The Express.
London, England, 1848-12-15 00:00:00

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.—We have papers from Berlin of IL-
amber 13. The forthoomLg eketions, the choice of
an emperor for Germany, .and the—as alleged—ap.
Teething changes of ministry in Berlin and Freak-
fort, form the sheath exclusive topics of conversation
in the political circles of the capital. Even those
members of the late Eoliths! Assembly who declared
at first that they would take no part, either as electors
or as candidates, at the new elections, have changed
their tactics in that respect, and are now amongst the
most active in endeavounag to procure their own re-
turn and that ef their friends. The state of siege in
a filch the government—for political ends—persist in
keeping the capital will, of course, militate to a Ger-
taia extent against the miens of the central elec-
tioneering committeee of the liberals; on the other
hand,. this oonduct of the government is raising up
enthuse to it in quarters where support was looked
for.
The military commandant had again suspended
some of the journals which had been permitted to

re-TEPear new. The chambers will hold their sittings in the
royal palace, the Brat chamber in the well-known
White Hall.
The following article appears in the Stadia Anzeiger
of the 13th :
Aesordieg to the royal patent of Me 6th instant, several
laws, limbs is view the setiefylug of the wishes of the peo-
ple (whim elicited by the argon ameadties of the thus)
will be shortly anairmaseL Asesaga them laws (which will
be eabiest M the approval ef_the seas &anthem) will be ass
aaspiettog the hoiedatinf seal memeheaden sad publicity,
▪ walled the*, system, tate the estern of Julies i raw
thee for the soattsw of titivate tribunals sad et mune for
the trial of privileged pre=; end ale' for the farther or-
ofeywheres album* the resdameatal priattOm of which
errilitilom sest with the apprebadoa of the iababi.
Mate el the old emol. Ohre tallow' the 106th amble
of the new ametr, jamify lag the pablicatioa ot prowl.
dead lama
folLfbreatleues the Wide) amongst than laws one is sot
the abolition, without indenueilloatios,
of the =rbelliallllll sad imposts on leaded pmprietore—
sad sash a law, ocesaliar to the farther moteate of the
regal kisse be laid before the seat Ohambers—the
eniefw le WWI by speeial sad weighty tireumetaams IV*
name te that kw. It has already beset made the subject of dis-
conises, but vialartramsty only partly se. in the sow di solved
Na long Aesesably ; sad OM that diseamba sad decides
ountot be emaidaroi (ample% became the preseribed tad
vote as the oaths law was see takes. The woes ef that
delay are sudiaisatly knowa—it Wag only asennary to refer
to the asesseing !modest emusareleg matting talon bad
adds; to J. waft the free missies of the Assembly. That
law, mareever, abated the Vete Prollerly,
wideltrighle may beat anangesesate, with the asseertaPeror
the repreesenotime of the mom meld be, aotordiag to tie
bream system of legiebelen, metered into.
In the concluding perste% of the article it is stated
that the government have greatly at heart the welfare
of the agriculttual population, and the hope is ex-
pressed thst the chambers which will be shortly con-
voked will speedily pass a satisfactory law, duly
regulating the relations of the large and small landed
proprietors. It is announced, moreciver:that a Pro-
visional law of that kind will be shortly promulgated
in the province of Silesia, as well as 'moiler one,
abolishing the statute regarding the inheritances of
the peasantry in Westphalis. The last sentence in
the article runs as follows :—" Malice and ruinous
agitation will no doubt seek further to deceive the
people, and to make them believe that the government
are thinking of retrograding. The people, however,
will ashslieve those seducers" (that le to my, malice
and agitation).
It is said that the central executive has given
brad hint. to the following " principalities," but not
powers," that it would be desirable for them to
merge into the neighbouring—comparatively--great
Mateo The two Hobensollerns, Rena, the Lippe.
Schwarzburg, Waldeck, the Anhalts, sad the small
Saxon states.
A day or two ago, the so-called " Head Section " of
the Criminal Court, a section composed of eight
Judges, who try such persons as are accused of crimes
which are punishable by impriesoment Ix life or by
death, has decided that, by virtue of a 'lame in the
new constitution, it is not competent to
judgment, mans the prisoners be eenvictedqiirruzli
jury.
The prisoner in whom favour this plea was urged LB
charged with the murder e/ his wife. Herr Von