The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-01 00:00:00

MANY.
• TRIAL OF 'WALDECK.
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. i • ' BERLIN, Nov. 28.
1214tral 1/Waldeck ovirepeed this morning at a quarter
p shim kip nastiest ei persona assembled to witness
the proceedings. The prison in which the jury hold their
lings is full of soldiers and constables, and in the items-
-1:„, neighbourhood of the building the police prevented all
persons from loitering about. The appearance of the court
on, entering exhibited the usual signs of an Important cue
being under decision. There was hardly room to stead, =dell
eye. were turned spots the accused. Waldeck seemed rather
pale, and his sharp features seemed thirster than ever ; but
in is eyes there shone the light of that powerful mind which
so often carried away with its eloquence the Chambers and
caused the ministry to tremble. His fellow-prieoner and
secret accuser, the merchant Ohm, is a young man, about 24
years, of ordinary appearance, sad vulgar Jewish features.
He appeared earelem of the numerous spectators.
The court is composed of the unusual number of seven
members; generally the number of judge* is but five ; the
jury is also increased to fifteen, because, as the presiden TABmarked, the proceedings might possibly last three days.
Skate. Anicall (public prosecutor) challenged twelve names
cm the .Ist, and Waldeck's council eleven.
II Both the accused pleaded " Not guilty."
The OtrersloalmAntealt (superior public prosecutor) an-
seanced the rather extraordinary fact that he should assist
his learned eoadjator. The nresident deeps rd that it was
Mira to represent the Stoats-Antoalichaft (department for
public prosecution) in double. The Obtrstaats-amoalt
announced that he should abide by his determination to
assistin the promotion.
The court retired fot a short time, and, when it returned,
the president announced that the Staate-ansoaltschaft could
be represented but by one person. The Obs,staats.anteuit
protested against this decision, and declared that he should
lodge a comp'aint before the minister of justice, and retired
from the wart.
The accused Ohm then addressed the court, having
previously revived permission to assist his memory with
some writter documents witch lay before him. He first of
all complained most bitterly of the bad treatment he had
met with in the prison, and then spoke of his political pro
ceediogs subsequent to the revolution of March. He had
joined the democratic party, and had been made acquainted',
with their plats. H' sketched the mad proceedings of
the ultra-democrats during the summer of 1848, mentioned
the storming of the arsenal as the work of French emieserisse
one of whom he profaned to have known as M. ;
he alluded also to the celebrated proposition made by Mr.
Stein in the Prussian National Assembly, and declared that
on the 17th Nov., when this proposition was rejected, 100
men were stationed, with daggers beneath their coats, before
the building in which the Assembly was sitting. On that
occasion he saw his error and perceiving the egoismus of the
democratic party; the [village of a Prussian and a royalist
were re-awakened in his bosom, and he above all grew
disgusted with the demonstic party, because they assisted
the Polish revolution. For these reasons he had joined the
party of order; but he imagined that he might serve his
country to greater advantage by preserving the appearance
of a democrat, and thus become acquainted with the plans
of that party ; he, therefore, joined the new Prussian Gazette,
inwhicb journal be bad published their plans ; the
notorious " EnthuUungen " (disclosures) were written by
him. He mentioned his connection with M. Ovdathef (one
of the persons employed on the paper, and probably the
principal connector of the whole plot against Waldeck) and
with D'Ester ;it a very confused and hesitating manner.
This unexampled piece of pleading created a most un-
favourable intereesion. The accused spoke with the most
vulgar pathos, in bad German, seeking nevertheless to
create an impression that he had saved his country. This
un avourable impression was heightened considerably by
the examination which the president of the court then in-
stituted. The accused was so completely embarrassed by the
president. that he repeatedly convicted himself of having lied.
The principal portions of the statements contained in the
preliminary examinations he now denied, and moreover
confessed much that he had formerly denied. Until now he
had maintained that he kuew nothing of the letter said to be
written by D'Ester, and upon which the whole accusation is
based; but in the course of this examination he declared that
he knew it prom eded from D'Ester himself.
In the crowd of listeners it was quite impossible to note
every particular; I must therefore wait for the short hand
reports, which will proclaim the curious fact how often the
accused confessed, Yes, there I Iced." Up to this time
these reports have not appeared; the house in which they
are being printed is perfectly blockaded by the mob, and the
police have been compelled to interfere to preserve order ;
they fight for the copies of the reports.
Daring the examination the spectators were frequently
unable to suppress their just anger and digust. Wald. ck
listened calmly and coolly, though a smile appeared en his
lips, at the more extraordinary portions of his accuser's tes-
timony.

More on this subject to-morrow.

SAXONY.—OPENING OF THE CHAMBERS.
Toe Chambers were 4 petted at noon on the 26th
'mt. by the king in person.
His Majesty having concluded his speech, Minister
D. Zschinsky ascended the tribune, and announced
in detail the proposed measures of the government.
" With respect to the German question," he said,
" the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are fully impressed
with the necessity of devoting its attention and ac-
tivity pirticularly to the German constitutional ques-
tion. The chambers will receive more detailed com-
munications respecting the course which the govern-
ment has pursued and the position which it maintains
at the present moment in this matter."