The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-04 00:00:00

GERMANY.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, Mar 31. 1
AA the Diet is now complete, it may be useful to print the
names of all the members, with the states they represent. ,
They area. follows..—Count Than, Austria (president);
BIM Rochow, Prussia; General von Xylander, Bavaria;
Herr von Morotil, Saxony, Herr von ticele, Hannover;
Herr von Reinhanl, Wurtemberg; Herr von Marshall,
Baden; Ilerr von Trott, Hesse Camel; Herr von Month-
Bellinghausen, Hesse Darmstadt; Herr von Billow, Hol-
stein; Herr von &herd*, Luxemburg and Limburg; Herr
Won Tritsch, all the Sale principalities ; Herr von Ma-
✓as, Beano and Brunswick ; Herr von °crises, the Two
Mecklenburg.; Herr von Eisendeeker, Oldenburg and the
wall North German principalities; Herr von Linde, Lich-
tenstein; Herr von Holrhausen, Ilene Homburg; Dr.
Rimier, Frankfurt; Senator Banks, Hamburg; Borg°.
sister Brehmer, Lubeck; Housemaster Smidt, Berman.
• I understand that the King'of Prussia will leave Berlin
/Or Obnota within ten days or a fa tnight after the inaugu-
ration of the statue of his ancestor, rederick the Great,
erhiela takes place to day. It is this ceremony alone which
prevented him from paying a visit to the Emperor of Aus-
tria at the same moment with the Emperor of Russia. The
absence of the former from Warsaw is understood to have
Originatesl by a double cease ; the first of which art se from
the Russian policy of playing off one German monarch
essinst the other—a pane which is perhaps more
BUM ever necessary at this moment, since Austria has
shown in a very undiseuised manner that she is quite
able now to continue lire career without further aid from
Bona, and like most power., to whom amistance like that
accorded to her by Itwoia in 1319 is given, ceases to be
'fateful when it is no lonrer netemary. The other eause'of
Hie absence of the Emperor of Austria is to be found in the
coldness which *till exist. at the court of Vienna towards
the King of Prussia. Frederick William IV. will be
allowed, however, to do homage at Olmuts, when the retr-
aces of the three great and the numberless small German
i=s (1 include, of course, Russia) will, be re-cemented.
are rumours here. as well as in Berlin, Vienna,
Moaaish, ote., of a amend European congress at Vienne, in
the mune of the summer or autumn. I have not been able
is sessmairs whether they aro well founded.

THE UNVEILING OF TIIE EQUESTRIAN
STATUE OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.

1 have just returned from witnessing a ceremony
that should have been one of the most heart stirring solem-
nities the Prussian people have ever witnessed—the unco-
vering of the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great.
When one considers that Frederick 11. has made Prussia
what she is—one of the great powers of Europe ; that she
owes all to him, and that in Ilerlin there has been hitherto
no public monument erected to his memory, one would
naturally antHpatc that on tills occasion there would

be a great dcasonstratioa of national enthus
Late events, too, are likely to heighten the public
enthusiasm here for a hero King ; for Prussia is even now
feeling keenly the sense of the want of one. A great man
at her head is owing to several peculiarities, geographical
and moral, a necessity for Prussia. Without • great di-
recting mind Prussia is like an open city, without defence
or strength. Tier revolution has made her feel all this, and
her liberal press has been ever since, but especially lately,
appealing to the genius of Frederick the Great to come to
her help.
One would have thought then that the solemnity which
has just taken place here would have been one in which the
people would have moat heartily joined. So, at least, I
expected to find it, but was never in my life more com-
pletely disappointed. Before, hpwever, I make any fur-
ther remarks, I must endeavour to give you some idea of
the solemnity.
There was • great parade, of course, of military. Early
in the morning, about S o'clock, that splendid avenue,
" linter den Linden," from the Royal Schloss to about
half-way to the Bnuidenburigher Thor, was lined ou either
side by regiments of cavalry, artillery, the line and the
Lendwehr. All the corps in the garrison sent detachments
on the occasion, but there were not in all more than about
4,000 men assembled.
At a quarter to II o'clock, the firing of three guns ant-
Bounced that the various processions had begun. The first
consisted of the sculptor' Ranch, the hero of the day, and
other artists who had been employed on the great work of
art about to be exhibited. 'rho Prince of Prussia
stepped forward and congratulated M. Rauch, shaking
him hearti.y by the hand ; in this procession followed a
band of genenil officers, the ministers of state, privy coun-
cillors, state councillors, and representatives of the evange-
lical church and consisturies. The next procession con-
sisted of deputations from all the official departments in the
government service, and front all the provinces of the mo-
narchy. And a third procession was formed by the trades
of Berlin, bearing their various badges, which was viz
tdinly re
attended. All these different bodies. were grow
in their appointed places round the monument. But • if-
fermi group and the most interesting one of all to be there
seen, was • band of forty old veterans who had served in
the army of Frederick the Great. The youngest of these
is eighty-hoe years of age. They were all dressed, at the
government's expense, in the military costume of the time
of Frederick.
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