The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-13 00:00:00

GERMANY.

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The Vienna correspondents of the German papers
give the coup de grace to the absurd and semi-official
announcement of a reduction in the Austrian army,
made when a loan was thought possible, and exposed
at the time in these columns.

BERLIN, Oct. 10.
Neither the press nor the public feel at all com-
fortable under the prohibition to discuss freely in
print the engrossing topic of the day. Only on the
Bth the government acknowledged in the Zeit, that
whenever two or three Prussians met, their talk was
of the Russian question and the possibilities of war,
an event which was justly considered the most se-
rious event that could bef.l the nation ; and this is
the subject which must not be examined and sifted
by the ordinary instrumentality of political opinion.
The Preussisches Wochenblalt, in noticing the caution
which it has received, remarks that, in assuming this
right to control the cress by extra legal means, the
government exposes itself to the liability of having
to mould and guide the newspapers to the exigen-
cies of every crowned neighbour too important to be
disregarded.
Yesterday, the Czar left Bans Sonci to return to
his own dominions. Numberless reports are flying
about concerning his words and views as usual in the
entourage of great personages at critical times. I am
accustomed to pay little heed to such tales, but may
remark that according to all accounts the Czar affects
a rest love of peace, talks of the ooncespions he kas
enadie, and in a very composed, qui manner de-
dere' that it is quite impossible that ho can go any
father in that direction. This is what a man in
Ms rain naturally would say, no doubt, in mis-
naming company, and when not actually transact-
ing mess. Whether there is anything more in it I
alma ay.
' The article in the Zeie, asserting the neutral atti-
tude of Prussia, has excited considerable satisfaction
bare, the circumstances under which it was published

being considered. It would, however, be very diffi-
cult to adhere strictly to it should a war take place.
I have no doubt that whatever may be the influence
of the King with his imperial relative, it was exerted
on the side of peace. Although Prussia may not
have the same reasons as Austria for dreading a war
on the Danube, yet every German state would be
placed in great danger by such an event. In the
Augsburg Garete, which arrived to-day, I notice a
very nervous article on the federal fortresses and
the railway of Germany. The writer makes sure
that the Baden troubles would be reneeed and ex-
tend over South Germany, should the Russian forces
he seriously occupied.
Letters from Bucharest of the 23rd ult. state that
the Russian army of occupation is longing and
praying for winter to rid it of its Freeteet enemy,
epidemic sickness. Diseaseis spreading so fast, that
sot only in the rural districts, but in the towns
where troops are compa•atively few. new hospitals
must needs be constantly erected.
The people of Bucharest, remembering well the
pest—cholera and typtsus•—which steadily attended
the Russians during their former stay, dread the
crowding of the soldiers into winter quarters. The
two Bucharest journals, the Vestitor Rumattelk
the Wallachian idiom, and the German BuchareeC

Alieung, are not allowed to publish aught on the
Russo-Tureo dispute beyond official articles and
descriptions of festive or religious solemnities.

TIIE MEDITERRANEAN.

MALTA, Ocr. 3.

We have had several petitions here from the
inhabitants to the governor, praying t►at quarantine might
be imposed on vessels arriving from places affected with
cholera. This he declined, but ordered a quarantine of
observation to visit vessels on their arrival; and if they
have had aoy cases during their voyage, to subject them to
quarantine for a short time.
In our local government we have had some changes, by
the retirement of Mr. Boorkeir. He is succeeded in the
Customs by Mr. Bonavia, Mho was captain of the port ; and
Captain Graves, R.N., the surveyor, becomes captain of the
port, with a salary of 300/. per annum instead of 4001., the
other 200/. going to increase the salary of Sir V. Casolani,
the collector of land revenues, from 4301. to 5,50/. per
annum.

Freights keep very high, and there is great demand far
merchant vessels.

The weather is the most beactifal that can be imagined,
and we are rapidly tilling with winter visitors.