The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-10 00:00:00

ITALY.

A telegraphic despatch from Vienna (published in
tho Augsburg Gazette) announces the advance of the
Austrian troops to Spoleto, in the Papal States.

GER MANY.

Jens 6.

The revival of the provincial and district diets
simply by a government edict continues to be the
engrossing subject of conversation here in political
circles, and, as far as the now press law (which is
not far) will safely permit, of- public discussion.
This revival is said to be merely temporary and
provisional; that its expediency has arisen from
the fact that the gmeinde ordnuny, which divides
Prussia into parishes, and provides the sufficient
local authorities, has not been carried into effect,
and that the class and classified income tax abso-
lutely requires some such authority as the provin-
cial diets to be brought into operation.
Supposing, however, all this to be true, why
was not the temporary renovation of these diets
submitted as a motion from the government to
the Chambers whilst the Chambers were sitting.
The Chambers were compliant enough to the will
of the cabinet, and had the measure been carried
by them, it would have at least been so far con-
stitutional. But its postponement till after the
Chambers were prorogued, and then its realisation by
virtue barely of a government edict, shows pretty
clearly both the spirit which dictated it, and the
purpose in view. A measure more constitutionally
important, in every sense more important, than any
brought under the consideration of the Prussian par-
liament whilst it was assembled, has been deemed,
and virtually declared, too important for the cham-
bers to meddle with, and the minister has taken it
upon himself to decide upon it without consulting
them at all about it. This seems to be as gross and
flagrant an outrage upon the representative system
as ever was committed. I know it is said by the
advocates of the government here, that the renewal
of the provincial diets is a mere administrative act,
and if the re-creation of an abolished organic institu-
tion can be so called, it may be thus designated, but
not otherwise. The better way to explain the fact
is, by simply stating that Prussia still remains a
despotic power ; that its constitution is regarded but
as a matter of sufferance, of grace, of indulgent con-
cession, whilst a sic vole, sicjubeo power is considered
as belonging to the crown by inherent unalienable
right.
The Austrian, Prussian, and Danish commis-
sioners have all, as it were, with one consent, left
Kiel. These movements have, it is likely, but one
object. After the return of M. Pechlin from St.
Petersburg, and probably as a result of his unsuc-
cessful mission, the son of Prince Christian of Glucks-
burg was adopted as heir to the Danish throne
by the actual King of Denmark. In a ca-
binet council held at Copenhagen on the
22nd ult. this adoption was definitively de-
termined on. It was then moved and decided that
this matter should bo laid before the Assembly of
notables at Flensburg, after which it was proposed
that a general Diet of Denmark and the duchies
should be convoked. And this it is, I am given to
understand, that has caused the two commissioners to
return to their respective courts. The differences that
exist between them and the Danish cabinet have also
made them desirous of conferring personally with
their governments. The commissions insist chiefly
on five points: Ist, a guarantee for the union of
Schleswig and Holstein; 2nd, the maintenance of a
German nationality in Schleswig, which the Danes
seem particularly desirous at present to root out ; 3rd,
areal amnesty in place of the edict which excludes so
many ; 4th, the composition, of the military contin-
gent of the Diet from native Holsteincrs only ; and
fifth and finally, the abolition of the line of custom
houses between Schleswig and Holstein.

HAMBURG, MONDAY. JUNE 9.
A bloody collision has taken place between the
sailors and Austrian troops. Six men have been
killed and a great number wounded. The Senate
bad declared itself en permanence.