The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-22 00:00:00

'RUSSIAN SHIPWRIGHTS ENGAGED FOR

FRENCH DOCKYARDS.
(711.011 THII CORNS/NOM/1W! OP TEM DAILT NEWS.)

STETTIN, JAN. 16.
The immense naval preparations going on in the
French dockyards have not only absorbed the labour
of all the available ship carpenters in the country,
but render it desirable to obtain further assistance

from abroad. Under these

the French

government have turned their attention to the pria-
opal shipbuilding ports in the Baltic, with the view
of engaging carpenters and other mechanics see.
viceable in ship building. Upwards of sixty men of
this description hays been engaged at this port alone,
and a still greater number at Danzig, Konigsberg,
and Memel. The conditions are very liberal : the
men iret a free passage to Havre, with 2 dollars a
day for expenses, and their wages are sf. a day.
They are also to be sent back to their respective
homes at the, expense of the French government,
when their services are no longer required.
It appears from the shipping lists received from
the different ports in the Baltic that few or any of
them have reason to complain of a falling off of their
trade in consequence of the war. At Memel the
number of ships arrived during the year amounted to
1,766, against only 984 in 1863, and 740 in 1852.
Konigsberg (Pillars) shows an increase of about 140
vessels (1,166 in 1854, against 1,009 the previous
year). The arrivals atjDanzig were 1,504 last year,
against 1,360 the previous one, but the exportation of
produce—particularly grain—has materially fallen
off, the quantity of wheat exported being only
225,000 quarters against 485,000 quarters in 1853,
and 470,000 quarters the previous year. Lubeck's
trade had increased a trifle, from 1,018 ships in 1853
to 1,063 last year.
And, lastly, our own local trade has also slightly
improved, the number of ships arrived at Swine-
, milnde iu 1854 being 1,976 against 1822 in 1853, and
only 1,665 the preceding year.

A letter from Hanover, in the Cologne Gazette,
states that, on the evening of the 15th, Baron de
Koller, the Austrian minister at that court, took his
departure for Vienna, being summoned there by a
telegraphic despatch from his government.
'lhe Indepessdance publishes the following despatch
addressed by Count Nesselrode to Baron Budberg,
and dated the 14th of December, referring to the
language of M. d'Oertsen, the representative of the
Duchies of Mecklenburg at the Germanic Diet :

"The Emperor," says Count Neaselrode, " is aware of
Ote observations made by the plenipotentiary of the twe
(!rend-Dual Courts of Mecklenburg at the Diet of Frank-
lint, on the various occasions on which that assembly has
Mss milled es to consider the Bute,. question.
lAsg ism, at the sitting of Ohs 24th of July, when
tLg on the treaty of the 20th of April, X.
trOertsen declared that the two Courts he had the
bower to represent, while witnessing with pleasure the
pig understanding established between the cabinets of
Vienna and Berlin, could not but observe that the accession
of the German Confederation to this treaty of alliance

offeitsive and defensive, was neither in sooordinos with the
spirit of the Federal Fact, nor with the position assigned to
Germany as • European rower ; and that it would e'en
ontstep the limits laid down in the 47th article of the lut
treaty of Vienna, as regarded a possible co-operation, and
that on that mould his august principals could not think of
he the secession. Faithful to this reasoning. the
Plenipotentiary abstained from voting on the
Ynt essisiss, when the Diet was called on to decide on the
additional article of the 26th of Noveinber.

" It is to be regretted, Monsieur le Baron, t►at the able
observations of M. d'Oertsen did not prevail on the Federal
Assembly. They would have shielded Germany from the
complications which the cabinet of Vienna labours more
and snore to usamulate. You know that our august mu-
ter has always carefully avoided any interference with the
questions submitted to the Diet, and which are its own ex-
elusive concern. But hie Imperial Majesty canard deny
himself the satisfaction of evincing to the two grand dual
clans how much he appreciates their noble attitude to-
wards a policy that, under the pretext of insuring the
return of peace, tends to force out of the existing war a
straggle that shall involve the whole of Europe.
" Be pleased to make known this testimony of our august
master's interest to their Royal Highnesses in whatever
way you think best.—Roceive, sto., &o."
It may not be amiss to note that one of the Grand
Dukes of Mecklenburg, whose policy Count Newt- .
rode finds so sage and appropriate, has a son mar-
ried to a daughter of the Cssr, and living at St.
Petersburg as a member of the imperial family.

Roms.—A letter from Rome of the 10th, in the
Univers, the especial organ of Popery militant, says
" Count Robert de Pralorino, representative of Piedmont to
the Holy See, left this plum upwude of a fortnight back.
His departure was given out as simple leave of absence, but
the well-known sentiments of this minister lead to the belief
that it will terminate in his resignation, should the Piedmon-
tees government not stop short in the course which it is par-
suing. For, in feet, what Christian man could represent
at the court of Rome such a policy, and render himself the
organ and accomplice of sail flagrant violations of the
rights of the church What man of honour could aid in
theepeliation proposed by the Sardinian government to its
parliament t The Pope, in his address of December 9,
timated that grave measures are in preparation by the
oly ess against the station and accomplices of these wen-
legions nsupetions."

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