The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-23 00:00:00

GERMANY.

AUSTRIA.—Our intelligence from Vienna reaches
to the 18th inst. Four more individuals (including
the Baron richlecta) have been sentenced, for political
offences, to eight or twelve years' imprisonment, with
hard work. A Magyar deputation, an aristocratic one,
favourable to the Austrian party, had arrived in
Oilmutz, in order to do homage to the new em-
peror. We have already stated that hostilities had
commenced in earnest in Hungary. General Horvath
had taken posecesion of Goldenberg on the night of the
16th.
On the 14th instant Field-Marshal Simonich at-
tacked the defiles of Jablonits, and compelled the
Magyar forces to throw themselves into T 3 rota. Ac-
counts from Tyrnan, to the 17th inst., state the io►nr
gent Magyare,aftee having retired before the approach
of General Simonich's corps, and made good their
retreat to Snared, were oonsideraily reinforced from
Freeburg, and resisted the march of the imperial
troops near Tyrnan. General Simonich attacked
them in their positions at 4 o'clock p.m. on the 16th
inst., and beat them, after an engagement of two
hours' duration. The Magyars lost live pieces cf
artillery, one standard, 766 prisoners, and 43
horses. The setting in of night prevented the
imperial troops from following up their advan-
tage. The corps of General Simonich took
possession of the city of Tyrnan and its environs.

Field-Marshal the Prince Windiscbgtits cow
menoi d, on the 16:11,• gene ral reconteaisance from his
cimpo at Bnick, on the I.rit',t r and Prellenkircheu.
lie xtended his troops, consisting of the Ist corps
o' the army at.d the n e rye corps, on all sides, and
it red the )lagyars battle, rhich they refuted to
take, but retired on all points. The defence of two
et:loges was indeed attempted, but it was given up
niter a smartish cannonade from the imperial artil-
lery. A brigade of horse was pushed against the
email town of Thurman whereupon the Magyars
quitted the place, and made good their retreat to linn-
garian-Altenburg, and the imperial troops seized upon
Kasimizhof and Rittsee.
Field-Marshal Prince Windischgratz advanced his
oen posts on the right bank of the Danube, opposite to
Preleburg, on the 17th.
The left bank of that river was occupied by another
corps without meeting with any resistance, and the
outposts were pushed clam to the fortifications of that
important city.
Major Laininden, who commands a troop of horse,
reports from Keischau, of the 11th, that the strong
fortifications of this town were, on the 10th, stormed
by the corps of Field-Marshal Lieutenant Count
Setlick. Several imperial officers, and amongst
them the adjutant of Count Scblick, were killed.
A cabinet council was held at Olmutz on the
13th, ander the presidency of Prince Schwarsen-
berg, to deliberate on the one hand on the future re-
lations of Dalmatia, Sclavonia, and Croatia, and on
the other on the state of the Servians. The ministers
purpose coming to a definite conclusion.
I. is said that diplomatic negotiations have already
been entered into by a foreign court for a matrimo-
nial alliance with the new Emperor.
The Wiener Zeitung contains the followity, parti-
culars respecting the property of the ill-fated Meisen-
heimer :
As miens erroneous reports are in circulatinn which are
inserted both in the national and foreign journals respecting
the property of Herr Meesenhemer, we give the following
authentic parties ars from an authentic eouree, which win
show the actual state of Um cue. It from the will
blemerbaseer, wide% Ws been pabii hen by 011 T am-
gisMates, that he left 200 guilder. in ash is the hands of
the msgistrates, besides linen, wearing apparel, books, and
literary works. Among the latter Is, A Tale of Anti-
quity," in 10 vole ; a routine. " The Modern Argonauts ;"
and a drama in five acts, " Gold has its Weight." These
works are all in manuscript, and are complete. There are
also various unfinished literary productions, the value of
which will be decided by some future historiographer.
A correspondent says : The want of money is im-
mense; not only are the one guilder notes cut into
eight parts, but private persons issue paper notes to
the value of 10 and 20 kreutzer. Unspeakable cot fu-
sion will inevitably result from each a system. Every
enerchant now writes upon a piece of paper " valid
for 10 or 20 kreutzer " puts his seal to it, and then
gives it to his creditors as current. How these
papers will arrest or amend the confusion is an
enigma too bard for solution, and will puzzle the most
clear-headed financialist. In the ministerial report
presented by the committee of finance on the 16th,
signed by the president, Johann liagensuer, and the
reporter, Seidel, it is proposed-1. That the ministry
be empowered to contract a loan to the amount of 50
million guilders. 2. That this loan be met by trea-
sury bonds. 3. That a loan be contracted by the
state, open to competition. Baron Rothschild has been
here for some little time, and his presence is of course
connected with the intended loan.

PRUSSIA.—We have letters and journals from
Berlin up to the 20th inst. It was positively asserted
in that capital that General Wrangel would be sent to
the Rhine in order, as it is thought, to make military
preparations in a part of the kingdom which would
be the first to be affected by any grave occurrences in
France. The resignation of ministers is shortly
looked for, for it is understood that the still con-
Itinued negotiations respecting the election of the
King of Prins*. as Emperor of Germany cannot be
iner.isfactorily carried on under a cabinet to which the
antral executive objected, and which it indirectly
condemned as unpopular. The probability is that
Herr Von Vincke (a dental constitutionalist) will be
entrusted, within a short time, with the formation of
l a ministry. The government are still busy in col-
lecting evidence against those members of the late
National Assembly who took an active part in making
known in the provinces the resolution of the above
Assembly respecting the non-payment of taxes. The
late president of the National Assembly, Herr Von
Unruh, experienced a triumphant reception on the
18th, at Magdeburg.
FRANKFORT.—Letters from this city, of the
20th inst, state, that the majority of the committe
appointed to report on the programme et the ministers
respecting the Austrian question are unfavourable to
the cabinet. One of the murderers of Prince Lich-
noweki has been arrested, in Durlach.
BRUNSWICK. —The legislative assembly of Bruns-
wick was opened on the 19. h i stout. by the duke in
perem, who, in a brief but pithy speech, declared in
favour of the unity of Germany, and expressed the
hope that the decisions of the Assembly would respect
well-earned rights and constitutional or legally exist-
ing prescriptions.
Bums, Dee. 20.—St. Mad. Soh., 794 Wk. 794 MOW/. prey.
Sch., 944 money. Exchange on London. 3 months. 6.233 WM

FRANKFORT, Dan. 19.
The ministerial crisis terminated yesterday in a
Gagern ministry. It has long been foreseen that
Gagern would some day take in hand the central ad-
ministration of Germany. But nobody expected that
his accession to of would be effected in • manner
that deprives him of all power the very day he seams
to attain it. Gngem assumed a peculiar position in
the discussion relating to the connexion of Austria
with Germany. Somme wished that the non-German
provinces of Austria should only be united to the
German by a personal tie—by the fact of their having
the same sovereign. Others opposed this system.
Gagern delivered a perplexed speech, the conclusion
of which was that we ought to seek to win the Aus-
trian empire to connect itself by a treaty of union
with the German empire, as intimately as possible.
The Austrian question it was apparent, therefore,
would be " the difficulty " of a Gagern cabinet : but
nobody amp cted that M. von Gsgem would, in his
programme, propose a solu.ion of this difficulty that
must of necessity render his ministry en abortion.
You are aware that the treaty of Vienna con-
stituted Germany " a federal state;" that the
German provinces of Austria form part of this
confederation ; and that, moreover, the treaty
appointed the Emperor of Austria perpetual
pm sident of the Diet. Doctrines hostile to Germany
have been promulgato d to the effect that Germany
was not °federal state, but merely a confect ration oI
statrs. The r, volution of March was understood to
have put down this theory for ever, and here we have
Osgern as minister inviting us to expel Austria from
the ft deral mates and conclude an alliance with all the
provinces subject to the Emperor of Austria. He
calls for • partition of Germany. It is possible that
there are difficulties in the way that render mare cir-
cumspection necessary in tit sling with Austria than
with the other provinces of Germany ' • but there Mae
excuse for the proposal to:izarate Austria from the
German nation. The promore is the nnaccoant-
able, seeing that within tr e last week Austria has he
come a candidate for the imperial crown of Germany
All the Austrians in the Assembly—even the ma
decided separatists—are averse to having tie air
country entirely excluded from Germany. T 1 am
have no great affection for the rule of the &lay oak
sabre, which is dominant at Vienna and brew am%
In a word, ever since the word "De para.
tion " has been distinctly and ttsequiv many
spoken, the majority of the Austrian eputiea
have seen their real danger, and have become
most patriotic Germans. Gagern's prograr ame has
driven the whole of them out of the party. he leads,
and yesterday they openly declared age' net him.
This revolution in the views and sent. invents of
Austria and its representatives in the av arch of St.
Paid, ought to have made M. on °even pause be-
fore he publishid his migmatite; but. 4t is visible
that this returning of a patriotic sentiment among
the Austrians in Frunkfort may have stimulated the
Prussian party—or rather the
.party who have set
their hearts upon having a Prussian emperor - to in-
creased exertions. The acetesion of the Emperor of
Austria to united Germany threatens to affect nth-
vourably the canvas- of the Bing of Pmesin It is
no bad idea to assure the prospects of the King of
Prussia by turning the Emperor of Maria oat of
Germany. It is not yet certain that Von Gagern has
become an accomplice in this intrigue, but it has long
been the aim of Prussian diplomacy, and has been
busily worked i t Frankfort by Messrs. Hansemann
and Emphausen.
An immense majority in the nation are resolved
not to pay this extravagant price for an emperor.
The system now proposed by Prussia is the same
that was contemplated by Metternich and prevented
by Stein in 1815. Given 'proposed its adoption
yesterday in the parliament; ben be mast already feel