The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-18 00:00:00

GERMANY.

AUSTRIA.—The Wiener Zeitung of the 12th
inst. contains a programme of the arrangements for
the reception of the Emperor, who wail to enter the
city in state in the course of that day. The ministers
accompanied by deputations from the municipal
bodies, the administrative council of the national
guard. and 20 officers from the garrison, were to
proceed to Tula in a steamer at 5 am., to receive his
majesty, and accompany him to Nusedorf. The
landing-place at Nuesdorf was to be kept by the
national guard of the place and a guard of honour
from the academic legion and the burgher guard. The
road horn the landing-place to the pleasure palace
was to be lined by the national guards of the various
localities through which it passes. At every church
passed by the procession the ecclesiastics attache' .: to
it were to advauce to the imperial carriage and salute
their majesties amid the ringing of belle. In
immediate juxtaposition to this programme is
an order of the day expressing the pleasing
surprise felt by the soldiery at the companies of the
national guard and a detachment of the academi-
legion having epontaneousl taken part in the mill- I
tary celebration of the Italian victor:es on the 7th of
August A speech delivered in the Constituent Diet
on the 11th by thri Minister of War, and reported in
the same r umber of the Wiener Zeitung, deser-es to
be noticed in connexion with these documents. M.
Zimmer asked the minister whether it was by his
orders that the black, red, and gold ribbons had been
taken off the regimental flags, and whether this was
an indication of the Germanic sentiments of the
mini-try ? The Minister of War read in reply the
following resolution of the cabnet:—" The basis of
out [the Austrian] constitution is the recognition of
the equality of all the nationalities belonging to
the empire. The ministers rest the view they en-
tertain respecting the adoption of the German
colours upon this principle. These colours have no
national character for our troops ; they are a distinc-
tive mark for that portion of our troops which are our
contingent to the army of the German empire, but
indicate no national supremacy. The colours cf the
Germanic confederation will therefore be worn by
that part ot the Austrian military force which belongs
to the army of the confederation." The minister pro- ,
ceeded to state that this resolution would be acted
upon, but added that he still adhered to the opinion
he had formerly expressed, that this distinction be-
tween two portions of the Austrian army was likely
to have a prejudicial effect, and that the Austrian
soldiers might be very patriotic Germans without
wearing the German colours.
Berlir papers of the 15th and the
Cologne papers of the 16th inst. add nothinz to the
intelligence we published yesterday. The li6lnisehe
Zeit any of the 16th states the King was present at a
parade of the burgher guard and the troops in gar-
rison on the 15th, at eight a.m.
lIANOVEIL—On the 12th of August, in con-
formity with the promise made by ministers in the
reply to the memorial from the citizens of Hanover,
Ilildesheim, and Celle, an order of the day was
issued on the 12th inst., enjoining the Hanoverian
troops to assume the German colours. Black, red,
and gold ribbons, are to be arpended immediately to
the regimental flags; and those colours aro to be
worn personally by the soldiers, in some manner to
be afterwards intimated. This concession, however,'.
has not measured the memorialists. A public meeting
was held in Hanover on the 13th inst., M. Catlin,
president of the People's Union, in the chair. The
object of the meeting was announced to be
deliberative all to what further steps were
requisite to stem the Sonderbund propensities
of the Stove ministry. The three towns of Hanover, ,1
Hildesheim, and Celle were of course represented at
the meeting, and adhesions were given in from the
Constitutional Club of Gottingen (of which almost all
the professors are members), the Burgher Union of
Gittingen, and the People's Unions of Osnabruck and
Stade. Dr. Hoyna, in a long speech, exposed the
evasive half-explanations of the ministerial reply to
the memorial of the three towns, and its silence re-
specting unconditional submission to the central
power. It was in these circumstances, he asserted,
the duty of the meeting to turn to Frankfort and in.
vokethe Vicar of the Empire and the National Assem-
bly to exact homage and unconditional obedience to'
the authorities of the empire from the Hanoverian
troops. An address embodying this request was voted
unanimously by 1,350 men, and transmitted to Frank-
fort next day.
FItANKPORT.—The debate in the national as-
sembly, on the foreign policy of Germany, began on
the 12th inst. It arose upon the report of a com-
mittee on the separate negotiations of several Ger-
man states with Denmark. The committee recom-
mended that the matter be referred to the ministry.
In the course of the discussion M. Itadov,itz touched
upon the affairs of Italy to the following effect:
The glorious Austrian array has fought and bled for us,
and I believe I speak the sentiments of the assembly when I
expressexultation at its victories. (Marks of auent from the
right and the centre.) In my opinion the poasessionof Venice
and its coast is necessary to Germany, for the security
of Trieste, Trent, and our communication with the
Medittneneen. Austria must retain • firm footing
in hal^. For that purpose it does not need Lombardy, but
it needs the Venetian territory and the line of the tdincio
with Peschiera and Mantua. The task of Austria ought to
have been to reconcile: its interests with the nationality of
Italy, by the establishment of an Italian confederation.
Even if the Austrians were defeated, the animosities of the
Italian states among themsdves would prevent Italy from
being free. Upper Italy would be handed
.over to the su-
premacy of France, lower Italy to the supremacy of Eng-
land. The coustry as ler as the Mincio must be retained by
Austria, which, sue member of the Italian confederation, must
connect Italy with Germany. The Austrian navy will by this
arranvernent be a German navy. The mediation of France
and England is little likely to be conducive to our interests,
and therefore the central power ought to offer the mediation
of Germany, which cannot find a more worthy object
whereon to exercise its influence.
On the 13th inst. the Belgian minister, Count
Briey, presented a letter of congratulation from King
Leopold to the Archduke John at a special audience,
in the presence of the minister for foreign affairs. The
King of Belgium took this step without waiting for
an official intimation of the Archduke's entering upon
office.

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OBBORNE, THeRBDAT.—Her Majesty and Prince
Albert arrirLd at Osborne yesterday evening, having crossed
from Gosport to Osborne in the Fairy, royal yacht.
Viscount Duncan arrived at Osborne this
and returned to London in the afternoon.

Prince Caste lcicela, the Neapolitan Minister, pre-
seined yesterday to Vs-count Palmerston, Count Ludolf,
Neapolitan Minister at Rome, sent to this country oa a
special mission.
Mr. John Ware and a deputation had an interview
with Sir G. Grey yesterday at the Rome-office.
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England had
a general meeting yesterday, at their office in Whitehall-
' place.
A deputation from the vestry and guardians of the
poor of the parish of St. Marylebone, consisting of Mr.
Broughton, the magistrate, and ?dears Kirby, H. C.Wilaon,
and Michie, and Dr. Ruthertord, acoompanied by the vestry
clerk and secretary to the guardians, bad as interview with
Earl Grey at the Colonial-office yesterday, on the subject of
pauper emigration.
Sir Thomas Fremantle, chairman of the customs,
yes y
had an interview with the Chancellor of the ExchequMer
rda, at his official residence in Downing-street. r.
Rowland Rill bad also an interview yesterday with the right
hon. baronet.
Viscount de Moncorvo, the Portuguese minister,
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
The Lord Mayor had an interview yesterday with
Sir G. Grey.
The Count Dietrichstein, Ambassador and Mi-
nister Plenipotentiary of Austria, with his countess and
suite, left Blackwell pier yesterday morning, by the General
Steam NevigattoaComPany's steam•ship Soho, for Antwerp