The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-12 00:00:00

GERMANY.

SNVI'

PRUSSIA.—We have Berlin papers of the 9th.
The partisans of the ministry still repeat, with some-
thing like confidence, that a truce will be shortly
agreed to by Prussia and Denina-k. It is now cer-
tain that the Iterli'i cabinet and the Frankfort consti-
tuent assembly are at variance respecting the neces-
sity or advantage of arranging terms of peace.
Prussia having already expended four millions of
thalers in war expenses, besides having incurred
through the war a loss of some six millions of thalers
in trade and commerce, is not over-disposed to make
further sacrifices, particul irly as the national consti-
tuent assembly di3 not think proper to place either
the King of Prussia at the head of the empire, or his
brother at the head of the forces of the confederation.
As for the people of Berlin, they appear to be more
occupied with their local affairs, and particularly with
the constable question, than with the Danish question.
That body is M coming every day more and more ma-
pular, and it is likely that in a few days the constitu-
ent assembly will either vote for the total dissolution
of that corps, or fur a cora iderable restriction of its
ers.—A case of Asiatic cholera has been officially
announced at l'osen. It did not, however, terminate
fatally. A quantity of silver coin, to the value of
more than one million of thalers, has lately passed
through Breslau, to route from Hamburg to Vienna.
AUSTRIA.—A letter from Innspruck of the sth
inst. in the A valturg Gazette gives the following
answer made by the Emperor of Austria to the depu-
tation from the Austrian diet. He said, "1 ant pleased
at receiving the members of the constituent diet.
Always alive to the wishes of my people, I shall have
much pleasure in conforming to the wishes of their
representatives, and return to Vienna. Notwithstand-
ing the unfavour-ble eta'e of my health, I shall re-
turn to my faithful Austrians on the Bth of August."
FRANKFORT. There was another stormy
sitting on the Nth, in consequence of the vice-president
being called upon to reprimand Herr Brentano for his
diiorderlyconduct on the previous day. The tumult
rose again to such a height that the assembly was
adjourned for one hour. When the sitting was re
newrd, Heir Brentano ascended the tribune, amidst
the eteers of the pt•tsims assembled in the public
gee:les; whereupon the vice-president ordered " all
strangers" (including the reporters) to withdraw.
Subsequently the latter were allowed to return, but
the motion to admit the general public was negatived
by 380 to 91. An animated discussion then ensued on
the petition for a general amnesty for political
offenders. Finally, the assembly voted the order of
the day, by a majority of 311. to 90; thus virtually
declaring against the amnesty.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES,

The Minister of the Marine at Copenhagen has I
given notice that, besides the already blockaded har-
bours of Schweinmunde, Wolgast, and Camin, as also
Kiel, and Schleswig Canal, at ttoitettu, the following
are to be hleckarled from the lath of this month :
Greifswalde and the eastern entrance of Streisand,
the month of the Elbe, the Weser, and Jande. This
has been made known to the friendly and neutral
powers, at the command of his Majesty. The same
notification will he given to all ships passing the
Sound and the No other harbours are to be
considered in a state of blockade until further orders.
From Stockholm, under date August 2, we learn
that the Minister of Foreign Affairs has returned to
Stockholm. The commander of the Swedish troops
in Funen, General Lowenheiler, has contradicted the
report that the Swedish troops had petitioned to take an
active part in the Schleswig-liolstein question. fn
consequence of the difficulties which have arisen in

the negotiation for peace between Germany and
Denmark, the King has postponed his return to
St Jckholm.

1,-BERNE, AUG. ru-

moured in Berne that the diet hair resolved to place 16,000
men on the frontiers of Switzerland, in order to guard
against any sudden irruption on the part of the Austrians ;
but that it has Rinsed to allow a French army to pass
through Switzerland, a request to that effect having been
made by the Duke of Litta, a delegate from the provisional
government of Milan.