The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-08 00:00:00

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.—Our correspondent writes :
BERLIN, Just: 5.
I shall attempt in this letter to give as distinct an
idea as possible of the base upon wh:ct. c Prue inn
govc roment proposes to erect a new German c •nfe-
deration ; and to place in a clear light the rc lative
situation towards the rest of Germany, which tho
Fonderbund (separate confederacy) of Prussia,
Hanover, and Saxony assumes, by the ace:mplishcd
ter t of an alliance offensive and defensive between
these powers, for the special object of promoting a
German main, of which they already teem the
nucleus. _ _

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The official publication of the project of const;t tr
Von of the 214th of May, is preceded by two c k' Oar
notes to tte German governments. The Bret cf them
documents announces that the &Sher/vines hell ut
Berlin in consequence of the circular invitviun of
the 28th April, have lea to the joyful (erf rertch) re-
sult of an understanding between Prussia, 1(1nm/cr.,
and Saxony, as to the project of a German constitu-
tion, while Bavaria has reserved her arson,.

IBS second circular is more important. Its rub-
stanc3 is briefly is follows:
In face of the dangers which menace Germany, before all
things a complete harmony is necessary in the action of the
governments. At present the proper point of uni in is wont-
ing, since the German Confederation erected en June 8,
1815, is for the moment without a competent organ for ac-
tion in common. A new federal relation it hos not been
possible to bring to completion, because the National As-
sembly convened at Frankfort has, by a one-sided conclu,int
of the constitution, for!eited its comm:ssion. Hence the
governments of Prussia, Hanover, and Sormy have, by
virtue of Section 11 et the Treaty of Confedera-
l:on, concluded under the conduct of Pruners an
alliance offensive and defensive, and call upon all German
governments to adhere to this alliance. The allied govern-
ments, having rejected the constitution framed .by the
National Assembly, are convinced of the necessity of grant-
ing a constitution to the whole German people. Starting
, from these principles, the following project of a constitution
is laid before the governments for their consent. The
governments which ',Vete to this project will form the
German realm (Reich) mentioned in Section 1; wbile in
relation to those governments which do no: &delete to the
same project' the rights and obligations flowing from the
treaties of 1815 will be considered still to subsist. Fit ally,
eee allied woe cements proceed expressly on the c:ppotaiort
that the definitive legal vaVdity of the constitution will rest
upon the coesent of the National representation. They
will therefore summon a diet ( Reichstag) of the tkrikon
states which adhere to this project, actordieg :o the pro-
visions contained in the project and the electoral law which
secompanb s it. To this assembly the constitutin will ho
submitted for debberation and sanction.

Such is the second note. Now it is clear that, upon
the same ground of Sec. 11 of the Treaty of Confede-
ration, a second German realm may be formed out of
the union of the 29 states, and a third out of the union
of Austria and Bavaria. Then there is tl:e actual
central power, acknowledged by all Germany, with
the provisional Rekhaverweser, who cannot be set
down by any less authority than that which LA him
up. Lastly there is the Zollverein. So much for the
progres of Germany towards union.
Here, then, is a picture in miniature of the state of
things. The Frankfort constitution has been accepted
with acclamation by, the people and by the muni-
cipal coiporationr. It has been adopted by all the
ri presentative assemblies of Germany with the ex-
cepti in of the Austrian ; and, lastly, it has been re-
cognised as law by the governments of 29 small
states and the kingdom of Wurtemberg. The
Prussian project has brain adopted by the
governments of Hanover and Saxony. The
government of Bavaria reserves its decision. The
Austrian government stands upon the ground of
the Treaty of Confederation of 1815. Tho German
diet was dissolsed on July 12, 1848. The .Reiehs-
rertveser has declined to carry into execution the con-
stitution promulgated by the Frankfort Assembly.
The Frankf rt Assembly, after the reed of the Aus-
trian, Prussian, and Saxon deputies!, from 604 numbers
has been melted away to less than 150.
Truly, it is not easy to foresee the solution of such
complicated perplexitiss.
The local subject uppermost at this moment is the
dispute of competency which has been going on
during a week plat between the civil and military
authorities, with respect to the arrests lately made.
During all this time the persons arre3ted have been
suffering the c'ostst confinement in the noisome mili-
tary Meek-holm during weather of suffocating heat.
The fact of the cholera having made its appearant c at
Berlin dieing the last few days does not improve the
lot of the Telenet& Meanwhile the examination of
the accusi d is deferred, biceuse the criminal court
would cot enter on the preliminaries of trial before
the prisoners were removed from the miiitary
prisons and brought back again to the civil.
whence they were taken. The military, it
seems, do not agree to this. The m'nister of justice,
M. Simone, at last, to settle the squabble, has ap-
pointed special civil judges to try the cases. The
society for the benefit of the working classes, whose
president, Waldtek, is now suffering military im-
prisonmen*, met yeeterday to take into di.ettesion the
seizure ar,d confinement of fifteen democratic lesd re.
Trey came to the c -inclusion of sending a deputation
to General Wrangel, urging him to bring to au end
the dispute of competency, so that. thesneaot.rs of

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