The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-09 00:00:00

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.—Oar correspondent writes:
BERLIN, Maxon R.
To-day the second chamber elected its president.
It was known that it wou'd be a neck-and-neck boo-
nese between Uniuh and Grabow; and the house was
crowded with people eager to hear who would have
it. The president read over the list of names, and
each deputy cried out " hero," and admiring threw
his name into the urn. Temme, having to make his
appearance to answer a citation of the criminal court,
b-gged that he might be allowed to give his vote oat
of turn, which was of course immediately slimed.
When the votes were drawn cut, the excitement
reached an intensity readeble in all features.
At one time the members were equal so near the
Roil of the absolute majority, 166, es greatly to
heighten the expanded anxiety. They reached 103
together; than Grabow shot a-head, sad finally won
by 171 voices over 158. The president (d'dge) then
delivered op his place to Herr Grabow, who made a
little speech, returning. thanks and promisicg to
excente his duties with impartiality during the four
weeks in which he will occupy the chair. Next, the
Assembly proceeded to the election of the Bret and
emend veseepreeidente. Per the Brat, Aura-
wed was chosen by a majority of 170, against
Waldeck, who bad 134 votes. For the second,
Lensing, the aged president, was elected by 108, against
Phillips 136. Tuere were even two votes for the
priest Schaffranek, who sounded the basest string of
humili.c in tie recantation, before the Bishop of Bres-
lau, of his vote in the National Assembly for the re-
fusal of teem. The result of the elections for the
secretaries will be made known at the next meeting.
At first a great portion of the left in the second
chamber were against presenting an address, es such
a step they conceived might be interpreted as an ac-
ceptance of the king's constitution. At present this
scruple has been overcome. They have agreed to the
presentation of an address ; but Mlle will be joined
between opposing parties on the first paragraph,
which has reference in the speech to the granting of a
constitution. The right will hold the constitution
legal ; ttcy will accept it in the score of a ground to
meet upon, nod so fir justify the king as to accept it
foe a legal ground, or " rechte-boden," a term invented
by Vincke to signify a legitimate base for future
operations. Now the left consider the king's con-
stitution se altogether illegal, as well as his dtaselu-
tion of the National Assembly. They regard
both as acts of violence, and accept the constitution
no further than as &fait accompli by force, in nowise
legitimised by becoming the base of the revived con-
stitution, which it necessarily is as a precedent fast
which cannot now be got rid of. The point on which
issue will be joined is therefore the justification of the
king. The right wish to give the =Native a full
bid of indemnity fir their acts. The left reject this
notion, as the servile admission of a despotic exam,
which, neverthelese, they do not wish to qualify as
such, but to pass over to the real business, the revi-
sion, without praise or blame, justification or stigma.
They protest, but will revise. Now, in the midst of
this difference of views between certain parties on
the tight and left, it is important to ascer:aia the
tone of the centre. The two leaders of this portion
of the house are Grabow and Unruh, the two presi-
dents of the National Assembly. It may be remem-
bered that Grabow resigned the presidency of that
assembly, because it expressed considerable sympathy
. with Von Berg, whom he had called to order. He
also resigned his teat se deputy. Geabow was the
inventor of the term " Vermnbarung," as applied to
the framing of the constitution by the king
and people jointly as equal powers ; and it
may be observed that the king has adopted this term,
which implies a theory, in his speeeh. Gmbow was
of opinion that the dissolution of the Assembly was
an illegal act, as well as the grant of a constitution. 1
'Whether he is still of that opinion is a doubtful pint,
upon which much bangs ; nothing less. in fact, then
the strength of the really eonstinstional party.
Meanwhile there can be no doubt of one fact, which'
le remarkable enoogh, namely, that the ministry has
no party at all in the second chamber, or if
any party, one which deserves little considera-
tion, for either its numbers or intelligence.
Yet the Fame ministry will be tolerated until the
right-centre can understand the left-centre; until
' both can get rid of their connection with the ex-
tremes, ani judge the king froth the same point of 1
view.

The first chamber did not meet. The address drawn
up by their committee presents no remarkable feature.
The frequent passage of cabinet couriers between
the great powers gives rise to much speculation as to
the contents of despatches, and to many rumours..
Among these is a report that Reeds insigne upon
sticking by the trerVice of 1815, which that print
was the first to violate.
The Auer:an ambesiodor Count Von Trautemanne-
dorff will be replaced, it is raid, at this court by
Prokeech von Osten, the minister at Athens. It may
be remembered that in the days of October* desEateh
from this same Prokesch, violently shoeing Lewd
Palmerston, and declaring the world would never
be .at pesos till that :sinister vas politically
dead, was found la the archives of the Foreign-
office at Vienne. The Saxon ambassador, Voa Benet,
bad an interview with the king at Charlottenbsrg ell
the Ist, to take leave to go and seam the Ng, of
foreign minister, to arbichite is caned) st Drap:
In future, Sessasti Bemis, Harem aid Wwitt.e

"!,

COMMERCIAL tr MARKETS

MONKS MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE..
Teo &Clock.— The markets for nearly all descrip-
tions of public securities is considerably better tills
morning. Consols tpeced at 91.1 to I, and are now
market 911 to 2 for money and seat Tuesday. The
quotation for the 11th Apil is 92' to 1. . Reduead
Tame, are 911 to 21. Thres-andarter 'per
Cents.;92l to 3. Exchequer Bills, 41i. to 8140..-Breto.
Bank Stock, 193 0 6. .
The foreign market generally is firmer in tone.
Dealingilto a considerable extant have taken place
in Mczkan and Peruvian Bondy *hit& Are conse-
quently marked at higher figures. Mexican are
quoted 271 t f. Peravfau have improved to
62 to: 4. . Buenos Ayres are , 26 to 8. Bra-
zilian, 82 to 4. New Grenada, 17 to 4. Venezuela, 27
to 8. Ecuador, 31. to 1. Spanish Fives remain 171
tot ; tits Threes, 291 to 30; Passive, 31 to 4. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 481 to 91; the Fours,
781 to 91b Belgian, 82 to 4. Doi* 87 to 9.
EIGLIBB Fos
Beak OWL 115 5 •
3 6,44 Ct. el& ers..6o/ 44 I .1111
3 per Ct Cosa 41234..91; 3 Me. p
5011111014 PIM*
5 Per Ot aillighbil Weds. I ass OW. Owe& be, 3/ k
44 par 211A116,04... .Si 4 '
6Grzsgat fraerat la4r.s I
ti 54,
ff. 1534..52 4 4 Q. 641,44146 8e..'6214
Cosy. 10 4
wit.'".. trz sis..g
sa. *er JAL M3O '
k. 34 i !fele net Z-
. 4 . prossasslue .3/4
cli
0 For Be. 0 ~4 est 101. Vanuela de, 275
4 WO. Owe. /ft Vases*. Dahned Be. ti 5

RAILWAYS.-Shares are improving, sad a far-
ther improvement is expected. London and North
Westerns are quoted 137 to 9 ; Great Westerns, 97
to 99; Midtaads, 82 t 0.84 ; South Eastern', 241- to, I ;
North Stafords, 2f to 2} db. French shares are a
shade worse ; &Mope and Amides; 9f bin
I email arracfzu ur io TWO TSUI OAT
penir
wLamm
. , (Tatetday% prim win bigolod.Whot ) .
Dina. sal oxford la,tei I Wita .10g ez tuv
av
• I=ll "Val

:

&AMAIN INTi/ LONDON PION 7th MARCH TO 9th MARCH.
lan. Eartish. esotah. Ina. VnrAto.
Wheat 130210
bulgy 1490
1410
' Oats
Mow. 1,120 asks : barrels. Malt, 9,340 qrs.
_ .

Lennoox A•11111011.—Whest, 474. Id.; Barley, 295. lid.; Gab,
174. sa. ; ass, —a. 04. ; Sams. 275. Id. • Peas, 31.. 7d.
ildrtIULL AVEPAGV.e.

Wiwi.' Harley.) 0414. Aye. Ile4as.l Pees.
Jr. 27 426 24.2 k 104.174 04,284 114,304 34624 ed
Yob. 434 15,22. 106144 114 234 54.594 34 394 65
10 ... 434 114.29. 3417. 34 274 24'304 114 334 Od
17 .„ 47. 04:20. 94 .174 2.1 264 tkl 29. 'A 34. 4d
21 464 44'29. 11.1i17s hd 27■ 30s 1041326 114
Much 3 ... eve • 464 11469. 14119. 74116.4 114 304 sa:su Ild
11 Agg. Aver. N 3. 10.1,294- 341674 243 L 83 al: —52:33. Id

ptff.—Wheat. Barley, t*l Ey% woe, and ea., 19.

•
Price. Jai. W. Feb. a. Feb. lA. Feb. 17. fiels.2l. 114az. 3.
47 -
44 I 4
45 11 ... ee. •••
BIRMINGHAM. March 8.-During the present week the
transactions in Wheat, which were increasing previously,
have been suspended by the unexpected fall in Mork-lane,
but we have not heard of any redaction being submitted to.
In Barley nothing doing worth notice. Oats are only taken
in retail; the same remark applies to Beano. Peu might
be sold to speculators by submitting to a reduction of 2a. per
qr. At this day's market there was again a sheet supply of
Wheat from the fanners, yet the trade ruled dull, at a reduc-
tion of ls. per qr. on all but the finest English. Batley
nominally unaltered. Oats 6d. per qe.. cheaper. Beans
held for the currency of thisday sennight. I'eas Is. per
qr. cheaper. The following are the present prices ;
Wheat, English, white, per bushel of 621h5., 6s. Id. to
6s. 9d. ; new, 6s. 2d. to 6s. Bd. • red, 6s. 2d. to 64, 7c1.;
new,6s. 9d. to 6s. 6d. ; foreign, red, 6s. 4d. to 6s. CI.; white,
6s. to 7s. 04. ; Polish, Odessa, 61. 9d. to 6s. 2d.; Danube,
6s. 6d. to 6L Barley, per imperial quarter, 295. to
325. 6d. ; grinding, per 3921b5., 235. 64. to 275. Oats,
English, white, per imperial qr., 18e. Gd. to 30s. • Welsh,
black and white, per 3121 b., 17e. 6d. to 19s. fd. ; Irish
(401 b. to 421 b.), 19/.od. to 225. ; (371 b. to 391 b.), 18s. 6d. to
19s. Gel ; black, 17s. to 18s. 6d. Beans, English, per 19616.,
old, 15s. 04. to 165.; new, 103.9 d. to 13s. 6d. ; Irish, 1 Is.6d. to
12s. 9d.; foreign, 10s. Gd. to 13s. Gd. Peas, boiling, per Imp.
qr., 365. Gd. to 445. ; grinding, per 1961b5., 12s. 04. to
13 64. Indian Corn, per 1961b5., 13s. to 14s. Flour, per
sack of 2801 h., English, fine, 375. to 401. ; seconds, 335. dd.
to 365.

WORKINGTON, March 7.—We had to-day • rather slow
trade for Wheat, which varied in price from 20s. to 225.
Barley and Oats were more livtly, the former, it Ws. to
I la. ; the latter, 7s. to 7s. 3d. per 3 imp. bushels.

WATERFORD, March {7 6ur Ellarket continues exceed-
in ly depressed fur every article in the trade, and inns of
of grain, as well as }lour, are again lower.
EDINDVROV, March 7 —At this day's market there was
a small supply of femurs' Wheat, notwithstanding which tho
trade was very dull; choice parcels could hardly be pur-
chased lower than last Wednesday, but all other descriptions
I ars la per qr. cheaper. The business done in foreign Wheat
was not extensive, arid Where holders showed a disposition
to realise, a slight reduction had to be submitted to. Infe-
rior qualities of Barley, Oats, and Beans, w, re in reqdest
for seed, and such are fully Is. per qr dean r ; but other
sorts were a slow sale, especially melding Oats, whick were
dull in the extreme, and the turn cheaper. Wheat, top,
655. . • average, 455. 3d. Oats, top, 20s. Bd. ; average,
203. 2c. B rley, top, 355. ; average, 281. Bd. Beans, top,
Ws.; avenge, 295. 4d.

Giascio;?, 'Mush 7.-The imports from Ireland continue
to be on a small scale, consisting of about 1,309 sacks of
Derr, 440 loads Oatmeal, and 600 qrs. Oats, which, toge-
ther with 1,080 qrs: Wheat faun • the Danube, and about
600 qrs. Indian Corn from America, have constituted the ar-
rivals in the Clyde since the 28th ult. Yid Grangemouth, with
the exception of about 2,650 qrs. Barley, the supplies this
week have been equally limited. Notwithstanding the small
supplies, and that most of our buyers are bare of stook, the
continued discouraging aooounts from Mork-lane have kept
the trade hers very inmanato sines the date of our last re-
pert, and rather lower prices would have been accepted for
ass articles to have promoted beanie!. At this day's mar-
ine Bak business transpired beyond a few retail tales of
meat, at a reduction upon last quotations of about 61. pt r
WU, the demand far all other articles being slow, without
say material change in price from those current during 'the
previous week. ,Wboat, per 2401 b., English, white,
old, 24,. 6d. to 255. 61.; new, 23.. to 235. 6d. ; red, old,
238.6 d. to 24e. ; new, 228. tp Ws. Od. ; Scotch, white, old,
245; 6d. to 251. 6d. ; new, 29e, Od„ to 235. Od. ; Irish, red
and whits, saw, 21a. Od. to ne. • Dantxic, old, 245. 6d. to
Mt 6d.; new, 2:41. to 245. 6d. ; Pomeranian, old, 231. 6d. to
2411- 6d. ; sow, 225. 6d. to 230. Ott, ; Danieh, ohl, 235. Od. to
23a. 6d. • new, 225. Od. to AO. 6d. ;. Odessa soft, 245. ad.
to 22a. '64.; Canadian, 22a. 04. to 231f.' Od. ; United
Stator, 22,. 6d to 235. Od. Barley, per 3201b5., Ber-
wick and Scotch, new, 191. 6d. to 21s. Od.; Irish, new,
18s. 04. to 19.0. ' foreign, fete Purnersaian, &c., old, 19s. 6d:
to 20s. 0d..; Dinlsh, 18s. 6d. to 19s. Od. Oats, per 2611b5.
Barwick and Scotch, new' 1,3.. 03. to 15s. 91.; 'tub;
Wexford, &c., new, 15s. Od: to 15s. 6d. ; Limerick,.
now,. 161. Od. to 16s. 981. ; extra, prepared, old, 17s. Od.;
foreign, Rua., old, 14s. 6d. to 158, Danish, old, 141. to 15t. 6d.
Beans, foreign, per 4 imp. bash., old, 15s. to 15s. 6d.; new,
14s. to lbs. ; 2601 b., new, 15s. Oil. to 15t 6d. ;
Egyptian, per 23011 w., old, 17s. Od. to 17s. 6d. Peas, 2801b5.,
white, old, 16s. to 16s. 6d.; grey, 15s. 6J. to 16s. •• Cana-
dian, old, 16a. Od. to 17s. Flour, per 2801b5., English,
superfine, old, 375. 01. to 38e. Od.; Irish, 355. to 37e.; fine,
old, 345. to 355.; extra choice qualities, 38s. Od. to 395.; Ame-
rican, per barrel, sweet, old, 265. id. to 27,.; Canadian,
sweet, 265. 6d. to 275. ; sour, 265. Od. Oatmeal, per 2SOlbs.,
Irish. common cut, 265. to 275. Od. Indian Corn, per 28011 e..
16s. 6d. to 17s. Od.

CATTLE, &C.-- lhairßprzt.D, Deo o'Ciock.—We
are teletably well supplied with Beasts to-day, although tke
number is not excessive. Our top quotations are esteem.
. prism for the ehoicest kinds; the weather being favourable,
causes a cheerful trails. The supply of Sheep is nearly twice
u large u on Friday last ; trade is scarcely so good, espe-
cially for Ewes and middling Sheep; however, there is
hardly a quotable reduction. Calves are by no means pier-
ciftil; hate Obis are cheerfully given. Trade is .brisk for
Pigs, but at a van, trifling advance. From Gerthany and
there are 'l2O Busts, 600 Sheep, and 44 Calves;
Sooliann 200 Beasts; lad 168 Milch Cows from the name
liar
atlas. 4.' 4. s. d. The stood ef 8114, v. :IA
- 8 8 " = Stlills... .. I°4.
.:3 4 4
.....
2 a 3 Do. Elbe"'
40 o Iwo' soil weed 40411 V O 0 s
• 40 1 uftatio. Oben .
aismpti..•
1 ....iiiiiii:i4iiii 44 4 ...- ii,-----; '''
' al NNW. 4021 11.44 P allallb4 -.---.'

!: N U. .6.1 r• • 4;

, :

k6i
ro. -