The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

Advices from Vien.trof the 21:h Inst. state that M.
von:Schmorling's resignation has been accepted by the
Emperor. M. Lichtenftls, Procurator at the Court
of Caseation, is mentioned u likely to succeed M. von
Schmerling. A revolutionary plot discovered at Vienna
s making almost as much noise as the plot lately die
covered in Paris created in the French capital. We
believe but littlo in such conspiracies. M. 'rengo-
, honki, author of the changes lately effected in the
Russian tariff, is at Vienna, on a mission to obtain
from the Austrian government every facility in the
shape of reciprocity between the two countries.

The Austrian Tariff Conference was opened at
Vienna on the 21st ins'ant, by a speech from M.
Bruck, the Austrian minister of trade, in which that
gentleman urged the necessity of a reform in a system
which from its incongruities rendered smuggling
almost a necessity. The deputies listened with due
deference to the ministerial speech, but were not slow
in coming to loggerheads amongst themselves. We
!mu by a telegraphic deepatcn, dated Vienna the
23rd, that an animated debate took place on the pre-
vious day and that fourteen members quitted it, be-
cause they pretended to settle principle., and the
minister of commerce declared that to settle pried-
plea with respect to the 'Loll tariff was cnly within
the competency of the legislative power.
The speech of M. Bruck, in opening the Congress,
was as follows !

You know, gentlemen, that the necessity of a complete
remedification of our whole system of customhouse duties
has been felt for many years. Ilse confusion And contra-
dictions of the present Z7ll tariff have operated as disad-
vantageously for the revenues of the state so for industry
and commerce iu general. The advantages, in fact, which
should accrue thereby to industry, have been converted, by
these inconeistencies, into disadvantages. Instead of all the
material interests of the state being reconciled by the present
system, ma tariff principles and regulations rather set them
at variance, end bring them, as it were purposely, into colli.
Sion; so that it Ohne, happens that smupaling seems the
most reasonable means of nullifying them. What a different
character would our .ndustrid and comenercia affairs bear

if there obstructions were removed, and our commerce were
strengthened by material and political bonds of unity. These
Views form en essential part of the grand changes which se
suddenly emu out of the storms of the year 1618. The
resolution of the constitution—that " the whole kingdom is
a trale and tariff ground "—would be brought neer to its
accomplishment by laws which should introduce an equalise-'
tion of impositions. The prouretions for a Zell ref.vm are
already made. Justice and political necessity demand them
u urgently as popular end state economy. The prArct set
before you on this subject is the work of thoroughly practi-
cal men, who have drawn their conclu..ims from widely
comprehensive details, and from practical proo's. To bring
the commercial energies of the whole empire within the
compass of one well-organised system, in which the different
branches of industry of all the imperial provinces, harmo
niously connected, may together develop their lull re•
sources; to give effective protection to home industry, with-
out altogether excluding by law a foreign concurrence, and
by so doing to give occasion to illicit commerce, which
would be detrimental to the state's revenue. These are

thethe pn ject aims at—recuring ; and I mast
urgently recommeud you, gentlemen, to keep these p ints
before you, in the deliberroions in which you are about to
engage. It is fintlly for the interest of ell that the new
tariff should be promptly settled, and that uncertainty,
which has such a stagnating effect upon trade, should be
remured. You, gentlimu, are called upon to put the last
baud to a work which is to promote the wellare of millions,
end to give to every part of the empir.e a prosperity as yet
unexampled, even independ. of of these higher p,litical aims
which the efforts of the ministry tend to, by the establish
meet of a mid-European Z ill-union, iu connexion with a
similar one already prepareo for Italy, the success of which
will depend greatly upon the result of your deliberations.

After this speech the Minister of Commerce ac-
quainted the assembly with the preliminary steps
tag had already been taken.
HAMBURG.
Our carropandent writes :
HAMBURG, JAN. 24.

The Senate met on Tuesday last, and re-
ceived through the Austrian ambriestelor, Count
Latzbw, a request from General Legeditech to pre-
pare quarters for 4,000 soldiers of his corps, the
Coll ge of the Ancient were cmvened and made
acquainted with the said requisition. They agreed in
declining the honour. The Senate represented that
the city could not bear such a burden ; the state of
her finances would not afford it, the debt being very
heavy, and the revenue hardly sufficient to cover the
current outgoings. It is true, the. Se-nate continued,
the general is promising to refund the city out of the
military funds of the League, but such a fund cot
being in existence as yet it must take some years
before the city could be reimbursed, and the advance
of so large a capital would create a great deal of
difficulty. Further, the Senate observed, the
city was in so quiet a state that there was not the
least fear for disturbances, and consequently no
armed force was wanted to quell disturbances or
to prevent any outbreak, and that the march of the
army from Lauenbnrg might be made on other roads
equally as near. Should it, however, be found in-
dispensable by, the general, the Senate went on to
say, to march some detachments through this city or
her territory, they would meet with a hearty wel-
come as friends belonging to the League (einen
bundea freuudlichen Willkommen).
An answer to that note was returned yesterday by
the general. lie regretted that he was not able to
comply with the wishes of the Senate ; that the van-
guard of a corps of 4,000 would arrive here on Sun-
day, and the remainder were to follow the next day.
The Senate met again last night and summoned the
College of the Ancients. The debates, it is said,
were very warm, and it was proposed to apply for
assistance to those foreign powers who guaranteed
the independence of this state in the Vienna treaties
of 1815. It was further obeerved, that most of those
trooper were not Germans; they could, therefore, cot be
legally employed for the executive purposes of the
German League, but must be considered as foreign
invaders. Whether this view was adopted by the
majority, and whether any steps will be taken in
consequence, is very doubtful ; the Senate is by far
too timorous to act with decision.

Disbanded soldiers arrive daily from the Schleswig-
Holstein army. They are escorted to the atram-terry
or the railroad station b 7 the military band from
Altona, and paid cff by their officers, Hamburg
cavalry and infantry watching their departure.