The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-22 00:00:00

of their body hearing the national staadard,„„__
taco of which was greyed with loud and 1.„4"7:_
tinned cheers by the persons alrea ly assembled. The preing---
eneompanied by the secretaries, then ascended his tribune
in a few words, in which he pointed out the great ist
ants of the convocation of the national assembly, dee=
that it was duly opened. A member here advanced Mires.
the president's seat, and required that the u.esably be g,
dared solemnly constituted. The president put the pms
sition to the vote, and it was agreed to amicht much chile.
ing. One of the secretaries then read a brief addrevi from
the new Diet. A long, stormy, and uuktereetmg dilemma
ensued, respecting the mode of conducting the business
et
the parliament.
PRUSSIA.—The Stoats Anzriyer of the 18th sad
19th inst., are in a great measure filled with the
names of parties elected in various districts as teem.
hers of the German constituent parliament and the
Prussian Diet. The Berlin magistracy published oe
the 18th a notice, expressing regret to learn that
doubts were entertained in some provinces of the
patriotism of the capital; exhorting the citizens%
preserve order ; and declaring their confident expel
lion that the elective legislature about to mem%
would impart consistency and permanence to the fen
institutions of the country. The city had remains/
, tranquil since the publication of the intention et
ministers with respect to the recall of the Prince of
Prussia. _ _ _

Posen papers of the 14th and 15th, annonnee that
the Poles who were said to have dispersed throueh
the country, had re-appeared in force in the nete—h.
bourbood of Hain, but had been defeated end Is.
pereed with considerable loss by the troops mut
General Hirschfeld. The Prip-sian army in the pis,
Time bad received a strong reinforcement.

VIENNA, Mai 14.
Vienna in in a most deplorable state of ansrety.
The government may be said to exist no longer ; mini um
do not even attempt the smallest oho. of authority. grey
night imeutes take place in the public streets, the hulas of
unpopular persons are demolished, and in some cues Gee
are lost. These rows have now become a pastime; they*,
announced a day beforehand ; the how and place are spud.
fied ; and all those:who take an interest in such things
invited to be present. The national guard always muster it
great force, fully armed and accoutred, at such scenes, het
they come merely to protect the rioters from interruptin,
and not to prevent the work of destruction. I was pee
hut night when the mob attacked the Carlo Theatre, a on
and vent beautiful building situated close to the park. nay
were present at least 1,000 national guards armed wig
sword and musket, who stood quietly drawn up in line whin
the mob demolished the theatre. The cause of the attack
was because the manager had refused to increase the sahrist
of some of the performers.
There is note single soldier in Vienna, with the exceptiaa
of a few sentinels on guard at the palace, and at some (Atha
gates. The actual seat of government at present is the oai.
veraity. All real power is in the hands of the indents.
They are looked up to by the national guard, who ie their
turn are looked up to by the people. The students have all
the hot b y of boyhood ; the national guards are, ufu
as I eta see, awkward poltroons, and the mass of people, who
have still that feeblentsit of character which results frosclug
habits of servitude, are docile instruments in the hands Of
their new muters.
The university has assumed the appearance of a barracks,•
the class rooms have been converted into guerd.kouses, sal
the other apartments in the building into bureaux, trams
the administration of the city is carried on. The capital of
the empire of Austria is in the hands of a hundred or two if
boye, from 16 to 20 years of age. One meets three little
fellows everywhere—in the theatres, the cafés, and eves
the ehurei,es, with long swords clanging at their aide,
and plumed hats upon their heads. As they swagger with a
graceful impudence through the streets and public walks,*
biggest men and the proudest nobles respectfully make way
for them. Vienna looks like an immense school-room, win"
the boys have had a successful barring out. I have baud
the opinion of some of the principal oomtoercial men hen ea
the finances of the country, who all say that a national bank-
ruptcy is inevitable. The nobility are leaving Vienne',
their country seats. This city is evidently on the eve of a
great convulsion. The national guards have no chi, f ands
superior officers; they are merely an armed mob. Tim
receive all their erden from the boys of the university, old
obey them implicitly. Such a state of things must end body.
There is no government, there are no magistrates, no polka,
no military ; the city is completely abandoned to the shade*
and the national guard.
This morning a regiment of grenadiers left by railway',
Italy, and to-morrow a brigade of hunters, stationed in Ms
neighbourhood of Vienna, will march for Vim and tie
Rhenish frontiers.

Since the foregoing was in type we hear, by electric tele.
graph from Hull, that on the evening of the 15th, the arm
demo corps and civic guards assembled in the 'Vett/ and*
solved not to disperse until the following demands see
acceded to, viz.:—The rescinding of the order w►
pending the Central Political Committee of the
National Guard : a new elective law, and total ezelruion of
members of the imperial family, and nominees of the lim.
peror from the first chamber, and the removsl of the mili-
tary from the ci:y. A deputation had waked on t miaistm
making these demands, which were still in abeyance, but it
was supposed would be granted.