The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-30 00:00:00

choose from,—the arbitrary power of king., and the
anarchy of the solial republic; and yet of tb's bour-
geoisie there are 100 for each repubican ; it supplie.
the landwehr, the administration, the commerce, the
industry of the state—e'est lout! All Germany has
been deo- ived in Gagern, for had he been a man of
energy and los lotion, he would have broken down
the resis'ance of the King of Prussia, without the ne-
cessity of destroying his throne.
Now you will ask what will become of Germany.
God knows! But for the moment I foresee nothing
for it but either a government of fire or a complete
anarcThe hy.
parliament is annulled, it seeks to support
iteell,bnt the possibility of this seems to me extremely
doubtful. Yesterday, it was with the greatest diffi-
culty that a house of 150 members could be got
together in order to decide that in future 100 mem-
bers should suffice to make decisions valid. Perhaps,
to-morrow there will no longer be 100 members.
The opposition (the Left) has plenty of talent ; but
in order to make mt n of its leaders, there ir, above all
thing., need of an opposition on the part of the Right
to restrain them. Germany en masse has no great
confidence in the Left as an administrative and

governmental party ; and it will, therefore, never
have the mum of the bourgeoisie in its favour,
nor will it ever have the republicans, who re-
gard the Lift of the parliament as to 3 timid,
too indecisive, too parliamentary. Ido not see how,
without fresh complications, this Left parliament can
work any great good for Germany.
There have often bean questions ss to whether our
Rump parliament should put itself at the head of the
movement in Baden and its Rhenish Bavaria. I
think that the people of Baden and the Palatinate
would gain ncthing, and that the parliament
would lose all its remaining influence. The
movement in those two states, by the influence
of what there is of rouge in Germany, bee
taken that colour in spite of itself. On the other
hand, it is said that the people of Baden and the
Palatinate have addressed themselves to the govern-
ment of Paris, seeking its support. This will be
looked upon throughout Germany as treason to the
country; for the French will, most assuredly, not
come to return empty handed, and without having
attempted to regain the Rhenish provinces.lf the
enemies of France and Germany could get up another
war on that question, the liberty of Germany would,
for a long period, be lost ; and France would have all
Germany on her hands until she should be a second
time conquered.
Thus, all is 83 complicated and gloomy, that, per-
haps, we must have the light of cannon to see the
i sue, and this, I fear, will not be wanting.
BAVARIA.—A letter dated May 21, written from
Munich to the Constitutional Genetie, of Berlin, is as
follows :—" The Prussian General von Gerlach is here
and has communicated the plan for military interven-
tion in the Palatinate and Baden to our Minister of
War. Bavaria and Prussia will act in common; the
artillery garrisons of Augsburg and Wertaburg have
already received marching orders. It is asserted in
high circles that Prussia and Bavaria will put an end
to the system of petty states."
HESSE DARMSTADT, MAT 25.—Fearful dis-
order* have taken place at' Lanterbach, on the
Baden frontier, which painfully recall recent scenes
in Vienna. A popular meeting has been called;
the President, who interdicted it, went to the
place of meeting to forbid the assembly. He was
received with gross insult., and while in the act of
reading the riot act. was shot through the body by
' some cowardly fellow who was standing behind him.
Not content with this, the barbarous multitude
dragged the scarcely lifeless body on the ground,
and completely mutila'ed it with clubs and hatchets.
The gen d'armes who accompanied the prince was
seized by the multitude and thrown out of a window ;
happily, however, he was only slightly injured, and
effected his escape. Upon this the Hessian infantry
made a desperate attack upon the insurgents, whom
they dispersed, killing 50, wounding a great number,
and making 123 prisoners, who were taken to the
prison at Mayence. Among them was Fusth, the
ringleader of the insurrection, and president of the
Democratic Assembly. The troops had three men
mortally wounded, and others slightly. The blow re-
ceived by the insurgents on this occasion has produced
such an impression here, that the rebels have removed
their outposts above a league, and the Hessian divi-
sion of troops is animated by the beet spirit possible.
A proclamation will be issued to-morrow, forbidding
all popular assemblies. The meeting at Lanterbach
was composed of not less than from sin to eight
thousand men. The Hessian chambers were dissolved
yesterday.