The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

The Preassiaehe ?Airway of to-day says that an
identical Prussian note was remitted yesterday to
Austria and the other German States of the Warr-
burg coalition. The following are the principal
passages of this note :
Since Austria, taking into consideration the
general interests of Germany as well as positive
rights, feels herself called upon to protest against
the views of Prussia in reference to German affairs,
the Prussian government will not conceal the fact
that there does not appear to be any well-founded
motive or any right for such a protest. The '
step, which is rendered still more striking
by the sending of identical notes, has so
little of the character of an exchange of opinions,
that the Prussian government cannot enter into a
discussion of the views expressed in the Austrian
note in opposition to those entertained by Prussia.
The Prussian government yields precedence to no
confederate in the conscientious fulfilment of Federal
duties, in the representation of real German
interests, in the serious endeavour to do justice to
well-founded national claims and to induce their
recognition !.,y the other governments of the Confe-
deration.

Should the views on a reform of the Federal con-
stitution, hinted at in the latter part of the Aus-
trian note, in favour of the establishment of a con-
stitution for the whole Confederacy with an efficient
executive power at its head, and aiming at a poli-
tical consolidation of a wider extent, comprising
'non-German territories, as already stated in the
Austrian note of the Bth November, be realised,
the Prussian government would be compelled to
see in such realisation a far greater peril to the con-
tinuance of the Confederacy than in the reforms
indicated in the Prussian despatch of the 20th
December.

The Prussian government is far from opposing a
formal protest to a mere expression of opinions,
but at the same time considers it more proper to
await proposals of reform iu a more concise shape.
At present, as far as the Prussian government is
able to judge, the proposed reforms are impracti-
cable.

As the proposals are entirely in contradiction
with the views of Prussia, the Prussian govern-
ment on its part considers it impossible to enter
into discussions on any such reforms.

TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, V. 15.
A treaty of commerce between Russia and Turkey
has been signed.
Three steamers, having troops on board, have
left fur the Herzegovina.

POLAND.

THORN, Fn. 14, Evrrots.

leeterday the churches of Warsaw were solemnly
re-opened, In the cathedral this ceremony was
performed by the archbishop, who in a speech to a
numerous congregation, tlissuadd them from sing-
ing prohibited Lymph. He also said that, if they
abstained from manifestations, he could decidedly
guarantee the Emperor's gracious intentions to-
wards Poland.

THORN, nag. 15.

Archbishop Felinaki has received the clergy of
Warsaw, and advised them to abstain from singing
prohibited songs in the churches. The priests who
were confined in prison have all been removed to
Russia. M. Schlenker has been condemned to
reside pertuanently within the walls of Vologda, a
city tiO miles distant from Moscow.

PRUSSIA AND ITALY.
PARIS, Fn. IS.

The Courrier du Dimanche of to-day says :—" We
have reason to believe that the Prussian Govern-
ment is about to recognise the Kingdom of Italy."
The same journal attributes this resolution to the
difficulties now pending between Prussia and
Austria.