The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-05 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(zzuna's TZLZGEAbIa.)

DISSOLUTION OF THE PRUSSIAN
CHAMBERS.
BERLIN, gar. 4.
The following royal decree has been published
to-day
"By virtue of Art. 51 of the constitution, and
on the proposition of the Ministry of State, we
decree as follows :

" Art. 1. The Chamber of Deputies is hereby
dissolved.

"Art. 2. The ministry is entrusted with the
execution of the present decree.
(Signed)

" WILL*x I."

The ministerial report to the King, which pre-
cedes the decree, says :—" There is no prospect
that further negotiations with the present Chamber
of Deputies would lead to any understanding. His
Majesty the King, before bis departure, was pleased
to express his concurrence with these views of the
ministry ; but • definitive resolution was reserved
until his Majesty's return. The state of things in
Prussia since that time has not offered any ground
for a change in the propositions of the mi-
nistry which his Majesty had approved. Ou
the other hand, tendencies have manifested
themselves within the limits of the German
Federal constitution, the evident aim of which is
to reduce Prussia from that position as a great
power in Germany and Europe, which is her well-
earned inheritance from our forefathers, and which
the Prussian people has at all timer beeii 4,!4.3r-
mined not to relinquish. Under these circum-
stances it will be incumbent on the Prussian people
to give expression upon the occasion of the ap-
proaching new elections to the fact, that no differ-
ence of political opinion is so deeply rooted in
Prussia as to endanger the unity of the people and
the unshakeable fidelity with which they are
attached to the royal house when placed in face
of efforts tending to diminish the independence and
dignity of Prussia.
The events of the last few days have only
served to confirm us in our proposals ; and as the
new elections will require a period of two months,
the measures approved by your Majesty in the sit
ting of the Council of Ministers held on the 16th
July must be executed without delay, in order to
render it possible for the new Diet to be convoked
to discuss the budget within the current year.

THE FRANKFORT CONGRESS.
FRANKFORT- ON-THLDIALNE, Sat 4.

The letter addressed to the King of Prussia by
the members of the reoent Congress is dated the
let instant, and is signed by eighteen princes and
the four burgermastere of the Free Cities.
In it they empress their deep regret at having
been deprived of the King's personal co-operation
in the great work they had undertaken, and state
that they nevertheless cherish the hope that a
general understanding will be ultimately arrived at.
The letter concludes thus :--" Being all inspired
by the wish for German unity, and ready to make
sacrifices, we have come to a perfect agreement upon
the project of reform. We shall consider it a great
success for ourselves and for our peoples if resolu-
tions are maturing in the mind of your Majesty by
which, thanks to the unanimity of her princes,
Germany will realise her desire for a wholesome
reform of her constitution, based upon the laws of
the Confederation."

RETURN OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR TO
VIENNA.

VIENNA, Sm. 4.
The Emperor of Austria has arrived here.
The streets were decorated with the Austrian
and German flap, and hung with garlands.
Immense crowds saluted the Emperor with hearty
cheers.