The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-24 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

M. BaTay, the Attorney-General of Belgium, en-
gaged in prosecuting Count d'llaussonville and M.
Alex. Thomas, as Editors of the Bulletin Francais,
supported, on Saturday, his argument for the con-
demnation of the distinguished defendants by quot-
ing
the language in which, at the opening of the
present session, Lord John Russell and the Earl of
'Derby condemned the English press for its free dis
mission of the conduct of Louis Napoleon. " See,
here," said he, " the opinion of prime ministers—
competent men—enjiiit de ',True."

GERMANY.
AUSTRIA.

On the fate of the missing war steamer Marianna,
the Trieste Gazette of the 17th has the following:—
We have to state with the most lively regret that the
more or less accredited reports which reach as, respecting the
M.trianna, are only elleulated to heighten the anxious fears
already entertained for the safety of the vessel and her
crew. The hope that at least some one or more may have
escaped the wreck, appears, however, not to be wholly
given ap.
As the storm had ceased, thirteen days before this
was written, there seems little reason to hope in the
safety of the ship. Boats were daily bringing into
Venice, Pesaro, Sinigaglia, and Rimini bodies of
fishermen and shipmen picked up on the coast since
the late storm.

The New Prussian Gazette, after having been
seized four times within these few days, is now pro-
hibited the Austrian dominions. The writers have
maintained the cause of the extreme right party in
Austria in opposition to Prince Schwarzcnberg,
and vigorously assailed that minister's German com-
mercial policy—hence the prohibition.

HANOVER.
The Cassel Zeilang gives an analysis of the pro-
test of the Hanoverian government against the pre-
tensions of the Federal Diet to interfere in the ques-
tion at issue between it and the equestrian order.
This is the document whose existence was lately
denied by the official Honorer Oazette.
COERCION OF THE FREE CITY OF BREMEN.
The federal prescript of March 6 relative to the
too democratic constitution of Bremen was published
in that city on the 19th. It is composed of six ar-
ticles, of which the following is the substance :
AB the provisions of the constitution of March IS,
18119, which the Senate in its communication to the
bourgeoisie, dated Sept. 27, 18. M, designated as con-
trary to the federal ordinances of August 23 of that
year, are to be set aside as really ranking in that
category, a point which the bourgeoisie had denied.
Whether or not this abolition will satisfy the pre-
scriptions of that federal order is a point on which
the Diet reserves the right of expressing itself.
Tho Senate must not fill up vacancies
in its body according to . the electoral law
of the constitution in question; a new electoral law
is to be enacted immediately. The Diet will send to
Bremen a commissioner who will aid the Senate in
bringing the constitution of the city into harmony
with the federal laws. and take whatever measures
may appear necessary for that purpose. The Hano-
ver= government is invited to designate a high
functionary to this task. Should the commissioner
think it indispensable to employ a military force,
the Hanoverian government will have to come to an
understanding with the Senate upon its payment
and mode of employment. To avoid loss of time the
commissioner will repair forthwith to Bremen, and
take such steps as he may deem advisable.