The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

GERMANY.

VIENNA, Oct. 9.
The denial by the government of the report
that the Sultan had declared war confuses the
notions of this public not a little. The telegraphic
accounts received on Friday from Semlin by re-
spectable houses, although brief, were so explicit and
categorical, that the most experienced politicians in-
cline to think that the denial of the government at-
taches itself to some unimportant point of form, and
that if war has not been declared in the diplomatic
sense, some equivalent act has been done at
Constantinople. It is a question whether any regu-
lar declaration of war could be fairly demanded of
Turkey u a preliminary to hostilities. Every sove-
reign power has naturally the right of self-defence
by arms, and the grounds of hostilities which it is
the object of &declaration of war to set forth are pal-
pable when arms are directed against an invader. It
is therefore perfectly conceivable that war may take
place without the intervention of such a form, and
perhaps this is the key to the enigma now puzzling
the good Viennese.
The Olmutz propositions have soon become effete.
The negotiations, however, still go on, and Count
Buol, M. de Bourquensy, and the Earl of Westmore-
land have frequent meetings. It is maintained by
the organs of the government that although the
courts of London and Paris have not thought proper
to accept the declaration which the Czar was willing
to see placed by the side of the Vienna note, yet the
concessions which he made at Olmutz relative to the
sense of that document are so important as to supply
a basis for further diplomatic action. I believe that
the public men of Austria are nervously anxious for a
speedy settlement of the question, and will do all
in their power to bring it speedily to a peaceful
issue.

The Lloyd was seized to-day.
PRUSSIA.

A letter from Berlin of the Bth mays :—" Up to this
time the Emperor Nicholas has remained exclusively
in the circle of the royal family. His MAjesty did
not come to Berlin to-day ;he reviewed the garrison
at Potsdam, and expressed a desire that no fête or
rejoicing should take place in honour of his visit. At
one o'clock this morning Baron de Manteuffel, pre-
sident of the council, had a private audience of the
Czar, by whom he was received with the greatest
distinction t the conference, however, did not last
long. To-morrow the Emperor will be present with
all -his suite, among whom are Generals Adlerberg
and Orloff, at the celebration of Divine service in the
Russian chapel, near Potsdam, and in the evening
his Majesty will leave. He does not proceed to
Warsaw but direct to St. Petersburg, via Konigs-
berg. It is rumoured in well-informed circles that
the Emperor will not remain long at St. Petersburg,
but will proceed from that capital to the theatre of
events."

The German papers publish the following note,
dated Innspruck, Oct. 7 :—" The news is confirmed
that four emissaries of Massini have been arrested.
They betrayed themselves by their conduct. When
a gendarme demanded their parporta, one of them
drew out a pistol from his poc et. There were found
on them English passports, proclamations, and letters
which compromise many persons in Southern Tyrol.
They also had 40,000 florins. A fifth emissary
escaped"