The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-17 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The Austrian answer to Prussia's last note, says
the Cologne Ginett,, does not directly reject the
Prussian proposition, and makes the return to the
old Diet the subject of some preliminary discussion.
The note is said to be most friendly. It contains
the proposal that the Diet should be held in
future in Vienna, whereupon Prussia has suggested
that it should be held at Vienna and Berlin alter-
nately (further reference is made to the note in our
correspondent's letter given below). There is a
strange protest of SS members of the second Prussian
Chamber, published by the l'reunnische Zenung,
wherein the right of the president of the chamber
to call any minister, speaking as such, to order,
is denied. M. lanteuffel haying been lately
called to order by Count Schwerin, has
given occasion to this. The protest main-
tains that as the ministers of the crown, as such, do
not belong to the Chambers, the discipline of the
Chambers cannot be extended to them. The con-
duct of the high church (l'useyite) party in l'russia
towards the " free corporations" is exciting a very
general and lively interest throughout all protestant
Germany. The Prussian clergy are, by the constitu-
tion, quite independent of the civil government.
Every complaint made against them to the govern-
ment meets but with one reply from the ministers :
"We are not competent to interfere. The evange-
lical church is, by the constitution, quite independent
in all ecclesiastical matters of the state."
Our correspondent writes as follows
BERLIN, APRIL 14.

The Austrian answer has at last made its at). pearance. It
arrived here on Saturday night, but as yet nothing certain
of its contents is known. It is believed, however, that the
Austrian cabinet have signified their readiness to accede to
the conditions demanded by Prussia respecting the parity
in the executive, iu order to retain the Dresden con-
ferences, at which alone there exists a possibility of Prince
Schwarzenlwrit's effecting those great alteration* in the or-
ganisation and constitution of the Germanic confederation
which he considers nevi ssary to put down and prevent de-
mocracy and resolution. The threat of the Prussian
government to return to Frankfort, would seem to have
had some effect, thotigh perhaps nut exactly that which
the Prussian government antivipated. It is col* e*
tured that the conditions demanded by Manteutfel
were drawn up solely with the idea of compelling Austria
to dismiss Dresden, and assent tothe complete restoration of
Frankfurt. No one in the ministry expected that these con-
ditions would be accepted: nor doss it follow, because Prince
Schwarzenherg now agrees to them, that ultimately they
will prove valuable or available advantages to Prussia. if
the general supposition concerning the Austrian answer be
true, Baron Munteuffel has once again caught himself in his
own trap. Private letters from Vienna, moreover, state
that Count Thun will remain longer in that city than was
originally intended. So long as he is there the doors of the
Bundestag in Frankfort are shut for the temporary presi-
dent—the 'limes( ntative of Bavaria has no power to receive
the credentials of new plenipotentiaries
Count Alvendeln n will arrive from Dresden to-marrow,
has ing again lawn summoned here to give advice.
His Majesty of Greece has left Berlin for Dresden.
The m' try of agriculture is to be tilled up, probably by
Kleist Itetrow.
Prince Wittgenstein is to be buried to-morrow,witb great
state.
General Radowitx has been restored to the active list of
the Prussian army. The King transmitt“l a highly com-
plimentary letter to his late minister undo: bitth-day of the
latter, announcing the fact.