The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-11 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The -Ifigsbqrg Gar.r?fe states that the Earl of
Westmoreland, our ambassador at Vienna, has can-
celled the lease of his hotel, and holds himself ready
to take his departure from the capital. The public
are aware that hitherto he has not been admitted to
an audience with the emperor.
The .luysltrg Ga:ettc, of the Gth inst., contains a
somewhat remarkable article under the title "Louis
Bonaparte, and the expectations of European diplo-
macy from him." Tho writer commences by taking
notice of the great stress laid by the government and
conservative organs of oninion upon the essentiality
of Louis Napoleon's continued presidency in France
to the cause of order throughout Europe. M. Bona-
parte, he says, has been regarded as the bulwark
against the inundation of anarchy, and the ladder by
which an exiled prince was to re-ascend the throne of
his fathers. As for the first function, however,
it has been abundantly proved that Caveignac or
Changarnier could fulfil it as well as the nephew of
his uncle ; as fur the second, it exists only as an un-
founded hope. M. Bonaparte is not a candidate for
the first magistracy of the French republic, but a
pretender to the imperial crown, just as the Duke
of Bourdeaux sand the Count of Paris are pretenders
to the legitimist and constitutional crowns. Nothing
but imperialism, according to him, is deepiy rooted
in France, where it has never been legally abolished.
It alone is legality ; it exists by the oldest and best
titles; legitimacy was restored by a power
from without, and the monarchy of June
was an affair of the middle classes, not of
France. Napoleon bequeathed the crown to
his son; its disposition otherwise was not within the
competence of the senate. Thus right is with him,
and all besides are fictions and usurpers. Tho wri-
ter goes on to show how steadily M. Bonaparte has
wrought to realise his plans, and concludes with
these words: "Our cabinets and diplomatists will do
well to leave oft' regarding Louis Bonaparte as the
representative of the conservative interest in Europe,
and to recognise in him rather the restorer of the
Empire, which, without the possession of the left
bank of the Rhine, would neither satisfy the army,
nor be in a position to overcome parties. This ap-
, pears to us to be the serious view of the
matter." The Prussian Keen: Zeitang abstains
, from continuing the expression of its opinions,
probably in deference to the wishes of the go-
vernment. Tho 117tner forgets everything else
in its enmity to parliaments. Speaking of the cause
of order, apropos of the coup d',,tet, it says :—" Who-
, ever makes this cause his own, is the confederate and
the brother of all legitimate and conservative govern-
ments, no matter what his antecedent position ; what
. his governmentsgenesis with respect to thgovernmentsmay-
. be." Tho Lloyd remarks that the French people
. always accommodate themselves to amomplish filets,
and such it takes to be the victory of Louis Napoleon.
. The Correspeaden:: shouts for joy, because it says
I that the parliamentary principle of government is
• fairly broken up in trance, and whilst Louis Na-
poleon reigns, will never be re-established.

BERLIN, DEC. 9.
Count Chambord is beginning, like a Bourbon :
that is, lazily. and hoggishly, to stir himself in his
stvc at "frohsdorfer, now that he thinks that he has
a chance, by the intervention of others, by no
act or deed of his own, of attaining what he
considers his divine right: the throne of France. Ito
has had au audienco of Prince Schwarzenburg;
and on tho tah the Duke of Illacas
started, after having also had an interview
with the Prince, for -Bruxelles. Prince Schwan.
zcnburg is reported to have spoken very cautiously
to the Pretender. Ho observed to him that it was

impossible for tbreign cabinets to withdraw, under
present circumstances, their moral support from
Louis Napoleon, as ho possessed the confi-
dence of the arum, which furnished, according to
the Austrian political ethics, the only guarantee for
peace and order. The Duke of Hiatus has taken
with him several proclamations, summoning the
French people to obedience to their legiti-
mate sovereign, and offering a free pardon to
Louis Napoleon, it is said, on his submission. This
Bourbon pretention gust now is, of all things, the
most likely to be serviceable to the usurper.
• SAXONY.

The Dresden Chambers, convoked on the Ist, were
opened on the 6th inst. The following passage of
the speech from the throne, in reference to the Zoll-
verein, is the only one of general interest:
I have ever aclenowleged the beneficial effects which have
been produced by the Zollverein, the maintenance and ex-
tension of which has always been my desire. I, therefore,
much regret that this object has met with some obstruction
from the late announcement of the termination and re-
newal [kundigung] of the Zollverein treaties. As it has
ever been niy opinion that this excellent institution depends
mainly for its prosperity on the reconcilement of various
and opposite interests—a truth which its past history has
proved, I feel convinced that the ob,truction I have
alluded to will be speedily removed. With confidence,
therefore, I have accepted and responded to the tranquillis-
ing assurances contained in the invitation of the Prussian
government to a Zuil Congress at Berlin. And I have par-
ticular satisfaction in remarking that the addition lately
made to the Zollverein expressly contemplates, as its ulti-
mate object, a general Zell union of all the German states.
Under this conviction I have hailed with equal satisfaction
every measure which the imperial government of Austria
has taken to forward the same end, on the accomplishment
of which the power and welfare of all Gmu.uly will in
many important respects depend.