The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-27 00:00:00

GERMANY.

By a letter from our correspondent, at Malta, dated
March 17, we learn that on the 18th the Locust
steamer arrived there from Palermo, Messina, and
Syracuse :—" By her we learn that Admiral Parker,
was with his squadron, and Lord Tinto, as mediator
' between the King of Naples and the Provisional Oo-
vernment of Sicily, was on board the Hibernia, to
treat with the general committee. The following are
the " conditions of peace" proposed by the committee.
11. The Neapolitan troops shall evacuate and give up
the citadels of Messina and Syracuse, and the parts
thereof which command the cities, shall be de-
I molished. 2. All the appointments made, and which
shall be made, by the general committee, and the
other committees in Sicily, shall be confirmed. 3. A
fourth part of the fleet, of the arms, and the arsenal,
shall be given up. 4. The King shall irrevocably
grant the constitution of 1812, with a Sicilian Vice-
roy, or Prince of the Blood Royal. 5. The minis-
ters shall meet at Palermo, those of war and
foreign affairs included. .The title of King of
the kingdom of the Two Sicilies shall be abolished ;
for the future it shall be—King of the Two Sicilies.
After this was delivered to Lord Minto, a suspension of
arms for seven days was agreed upon, and the Locust
despatched to Messina with the news. On her arrival,
and communicating with the consul and Cwpt. Cod-
rington, of the Thetis, the firing cowl between the

ABDICATION OF THE KING OF
BAVARIA.-ACCESSION OF THE
CROWN PRINCE.

BAVARIA.—We announced exclusively, in the
Express on Friday, the abdication of the King
of Bavaria, and on Saturday, the accession of the
Crown Prince. Direct accounts have been received,
up to the 21st, fully corroborai Mg these facts, as the
following documents will show.
The first of these is the proclamation of King
Ludwig, in which he abdicates.
Ludwig by the grace of Ged, King of Bavaria, &c.—
We have felt ourselves moved to resign our crown in favour
of our beloved son Maximilian, and by these presents, give
to understand, that from this time forward we will bear the
title of Ki"g Ludwig (Majesty), and our well-beloved royal
wife that of Queen Theresa (Majesty). The above, our re-
nunciation, and announcement of future title are made
public in our official Ga.:enc.—Given at Muuich, the twen-
tieth of March, 1848, in the '23rd year of our reign.
The King, in abdicating, has addressed the follow-
ing to his people, being his publicly alleged reason
for leaving the throne :
LUDWIO.—RUYAL WORDS TO THERAVARIANS.—Bavarians
—A new era has begun, and a different direction of affairs
inaugurated from that which is contained in the basis of the
constitution under which I have reigned now for 23
years. I abdicate in favour of my beloved son, the Crown
Prince Maximilian. I reigned true to the constitution, I
consecrated my life to the good of my people, and I acted far
the goad of the state, as if I had been a magistrate of a free
state. I can look io the eyes of each of my people, and give
my thanks to all that are attached to me. Though abdicat-
ing the throne, my heart beats for Bataria and Germany.—
Munich, March 20, 1848.—LeDWIO.
The accession of the Crown Prince Maximilian is
notified in the following patent :
We, Maximilian 11., by the grace of God, King of Ba-
varia, Count Palatine of the 'thine, Duke of Bavaria, Fran-
conia, and Suabia, tic., greeting: In consequence of our
most beloved and most dear father's royal majesty having of
his own freewill felt himself moved to resige in our favour;
and as by his abdication the kingdom of Bavaria, in the
entire extent of its old and new territories has been suc-
ceeded to by us, is heir to the throne, according to the de-
finition of the constitution, we hereby assume the throne and
the government of the kingdom. As we look to all classes
of free citizens and subjects in town and country, and to all
holding office in our hereditary states, of whatever proles-
sio, rank, and substance they may be, to acknowledge us
toro their rightful and only sovereign, and to grar.t to us
complete fidelity ; we in return give to understand to the
same that we have taken the oath prescribed in the constitu-
tion, and according to the form therein dictated.
lu order that the system of government and justice may
proceed uninterrupted, end without detriment to public busi-
ness, it ii our command that all offices and courts in the
kingdom do continue their usual avocations according to
their several attributions, seed perform eraser tiff:mita business
Ginn henceforth under our name and title, where such is
prescribed, but the present seal will be used until a fresh one
be got ready. We wish to remind all holding office, of the
oath they have taken to the constitution and to the service of
the King ; and we look to all classes of our free citizens and
subjects on summons being made to them, to be obedient to
us as their rightful sovereign ; in return for which we remain,
with royal grace and favour, will disposed towards them.—
Given in our capital of Munich, in the year 1818.—Maxt-
MILIAN. Countersigned, Baron VON THON•DITTNER,
Mi-
,outer of State, and by royal command the Secretary-
General,
Baron VON KOBELL.
Tne following neat proclamation has also been put
forth by the new /Ling of Bavari i :
ROYAL WORDS TO THE BATAlLLANS.—Bavarians.—My
well beloved father and king has been pleased to transfer the
crown to me. I feel deeply the importance of the duties
which he thus imposes upeu me. I mount the throne at a
time when both internally and externally the greatest agita-
tion prevails. I trust in the protection of the Almighty
God and in my own hon. at will to understand and aecom-
piish the necessities of the time. Truth I will have in every-
thing, and right, with constitutional freedom, is the go-
vernment of both church and state. I hope ranch from
faithful Bavaria, and from the love which it has fur cen-
turies borne to its princes. Do you, Bavarians, stand by me
in my designs to raise you to the position of a free people
and of a commanding state in the German fatherland.—
Munich, March XI, 1848.— MAXIMILIAN.
A letter from Munich of the 21st of March says,
that on that day early the troops of the line and the
landwehr assembled on the Dultplatz, and took the
oath of allegiance to the new king. A deputation from
the Chambers, w hick had been quickly collected together
at eight o'clock, proceeded to the royal residence, to
take the oath of allegiance to the new king. This
took place in the Chamber of State, in which at nine
o'clock the members of the council of a'ate were as-
sembled. Maximilian 11. appeared, accompanied by
Princes Leopold and Adalbert, and placed himself on
the throne with the princes at his side. State Goan-
eellor von Sehrenck advanced towards the throne and
said, " His Majesty King Ludwig I. has been pleased
to transfer the crown to the head of your Majesty.
We bow in deep reverence to you, and come
to bring you our homage." The oath was then
read by Councillor of State Von Beisler, and when
it had been administered, the King said, "My
beloved father has of his own free will transferred the
crown of this kingdom to me ; I feel in assuming it
the great difficulty of my position, and in order to
make that easier I count especially on the assembled
sates of my kingdom. I pray for the help of the
Almighty that he may give me knowledge and power
to fulfil the part entrusted to me. The constitution is
the basis from which all improvements must come."
A feud cheer was the answer to this speech. Maxi-
milian himself then took the oath in presence of the
C,uusil of State the deputations of the chambers.
The opening of the states is fixed for the 22nd, by
which time the completion of the new ministry will
take place by the nomination of Messrs. Heintz and
Lerchenfeld to be ministers of justice and finance. ,
'Die rest of the ministry. will be as follows:—General
Von Lessuire, war ; Beisler, worship; and Count Von
Waldkit ch, foreign affait s.
No previous event had ever created such an im-
pression on the whole population of the capital as the
abdication of Ludwig I. It was communicated on the
evening of the 20th to the municipal council and
publicly made known on the morning of the 21st.
the herald of the kingdom proclaimed the accession
of Maximilian 11. in the streets of the capital, and the
name of the new monarch was received with great
demonstrations of joy.
It appears that on the night of the 20th it was
armour ced by an aide-decamp of the King at the
corps de garde, occupied by the students, that his
Majesty having for 23 years governed on principles
which be considered just, and concessions and pro-
mises having been extorted fr.im him which he could
not conscientiously perform, he had abdicated. The
townspeople were at first under the imeression that
the act of abdication was not voluntary, in which case
they would protest against it. A meeting was called
for the purpose of sending a deputation to the palace
to request an explanation. At Augsburg the news of
the abdication of the King had created great discon-
tent and alarm. His Majesty will reside at the
chateau of Wittlesbach.
PItUSSIA.—The intelligence from Berlin is to the
24th, the Prussian Slate Gazette of that date having
been received. All was then quiet. On the 22nd,
says our correspondent, the funeral oln.equies of the
poisons who fell durimr the recent insurrection took
place. They were of the most imposing kind. All
the municipal and communal authorities, all the
magistracy, guilds, and students, and clergymen of
all confessions, were in attendance. Countless thou-
, sands followed the melancholy procession. Von
Humboldt headed the procession of the students. It
must be stated, to the eternal honour of the people of
Berlin, that the fallen soldiers as well as the other
victims were buried in one grave. Both categories
of individuals fulfilled their duty—one as soldiers,
the other as citizens—and so peace to their manes !
Their union in death will restore union between Prus-
sian soldiers and Prussian burghers. I forgot to
mention that on the day of the interment OA c.clnes-
day) the official organ of the government and other
journals appeared in mourning.
Professor Dahlman has been summoned to aid the
government in framing a law of elections.
The Universal Gazette of Prussia, of the 23rd,
states that the King had placed the properties of the
state, including the military stores destined to be em-
ployed for the defence of the country aping foreign