The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-13 00:00:00

GERMANY.

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS GRANTED LN
PRUSSIA AND SAXON Y. ALARM AT
VIENNA.
The step taken by the Hungarian Chambers, onthe
3rd inst., has caused the greatest alarm throughout
the imperial family. This is described in a letter
dated the 6th, and which appears in the Cologne
Gazette. It shows already what may be expected
from freedom of the press : " The lightning hu
fallen from Paris in Austria. That its consequeoces
would be felt was foreseen ; but the news from France
has been cast in the shade by news from Presburg.
The journals containing the resolution of the Hun-
garian Diet (published in our journal on Saturday)
were read with amazement in the coffee-houses at
Vienna."
Archduke Stephen came thither to demand instrue-
tion how to act. Either the reform must be granted,
and the old edifice fall in ruins, or the Hungarian
States must be dissolved, and the country be thus
given up to the greatest agitation. Such was the
alternative. The old and stationary policy of Ass.
tria is impossible. The imperial family is m a state
of disunion. The regent Archduke Ludwig is op-
posed to all concession. He urges his brother soak
qui coi; te to make none, but Archduchess Sophie,
mother of the heir to the throne, wishes concession' to
be made, in order that the affection of the people ray
be gained. Such is the state of affairs. In the =a-
while Vienna is quiet. The greatest alarm is canoed,
however, by the tall in the value of bank notes.
Count de Montecuculli, marshal of the Diet of
Lower Austria, has gone to Lombardy as imperial

commissioner.
The King of Prussia has proclaimed the freed,,na of
the press throughout his dominions. It is well knows
that he was long inclined to make that conees,ion,bst
his desire was vehemently opposed by Austri On
the 7th instant about SOO young men publicly as-
sembled in Berlin and drew up a petition to the KM(
in favour of the unconditional (roibediagtc) liberty al
the press, of an amnesty for all political offenders and
prisoners, of the right of meeting and a-aviation, of
the establishment of the jury system with the aide
pendence of the judges ; of decreasing the number d
the army, of a general arming of the people, of a F-
uer al representation of the German people; of
speedy convocation of the united diet ; of political
equality for all, without respect to birth and pmpertZ•
A committee of ten was appointed to present this
dress personally personally to the King. The police pideal,
however, has informed the committee that his Majoty
would not receive the address personally, but in the
usual way, through his ministers.
l The 26th and 27th infantry regiments of the liar
have received orders to leave Magdeburg, direct for

Cologne.
A public meeting, announced on the 6th inst., iu
Breslaa, was prevented by the police.
It appears by the Cologne Gazette, of the 11th inst,
that it was generally reported in Berlin that the sen-
tence of death recorded against several of the Polish
prisoners would be commuted into imprisonment for
six years in a fortress, and that the remainder would
be immediately set at liberty. It is generally be-
lieved also that Prussia will merely protest for the
present against recent occurrences in Neufchatel. It
is somewhat remarkable that the Berlin journals have
not expressed any opinions respecting the revoltitioa
in that Pnisso-Swies canton. It is rumoured that
Baron Von Humboldt will shortly proceed to Paris
on a special mission from the King.
Numerous citizens of Berlin have forwarded ad-
dresses to the civic authorities, urging them to taker
steps for establishing an armed body of citizens fo
the preservation of order, and for ameliorating the
condition of the working classes. It is proposed to
make a collection from house to house on behalf of
the poor. The aldermanic body has negatived a
motion to petition the King to convoke the Diet w
out delay. The rejection of the motion was based rm
the circumstance that the head civic authorities had
recently an opportunity of communicating to several
members of the cabinet the and hopes of the
city, with reference to the prese techhal situation of
affairs. In speaking against the motion, the head
burgomaster stated that he had no wish to be placed
at the head of a provisional government.
The King of Saxony has proclaimed freedom of
the press and the abolition of the censorship. This
fact was made kno-vn at Leip!ig on the 8141, to the
üblic and the Journals of that tows.great joy of the p

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