The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-17 00:00:00

GERMANY.

DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRIAN PARTY IN
THE FRANKFORT ASSEMBLY.
We have intelligence from Frankfurt up to the
night of the 13th inst.
he debate on the Austrian question and the minis-
terial programme was resumed at half-past nine a.m.
on the above date.
Herr BESELZU emceed, that the question before the
house was strictly a question of German unite. If the second
and third sections of the constitution were violated, then the
entire confederate state would be ruined. He was persuaded
that public opinion in Austria demanded, in unison with the
Austrian ministry, the maintenance of the entire Austrian
empire. He contended that an alliance between a confede-
rate state and a unlideration of states—in other words, be-
tween Germany and Austria—might very well exist. The
material interests of the two nations would lone remain the
same. Ile should support ministers. It was high time that
the National Assembly had drawn up the constitution, viva
at the risk of losing Austria.
Herr VOGT remarked that the Austrian question bad
brenght together a host of intrigues, and he strongly sus-
peeted that behind the ministerial programme there was
couched the question of the eli ctiun of the hereditary em-
peror of the G. rmans. For that election, however, the con-
sent of all the sovereign princes of Germany would be neces-
sary, sad as the most post soul of them would not agree to
the choice of a Prussian i mp, roe, it was deemed requisite to
expel the objector from the German confederate state. Much
had been said about unity; now he was convinced that in
the eyes of the German people the giving up the Rhine pro-
vince to the French would not be worse than the abandon-
ing the German Austrians to the Sclavoniaas. (Cheers.) The
Is= of the unity of Germany was a difficult one, not
of the people, but because the various dynasties' threw
etetacles in the way. It a gurantee fur freedom was de-
sirable, a powerful government should not be thought of.
By the withdrawal of Austria from the German confederate
Mate, the Danube and all the commerce in the Levant would
be lost to the latter ; the Prussian united states would be
aggrandised at the expense of the email countries of the
north; Bavaria and Saxony would always stud by the side
of Austria, and the south-west portions of Germany would
lean upon Fiance. (Interruption). The internal as well as
the external policy of Austria, threw that country into the
arms of the German cureiterate state. He denied that the
Austrian Germane were in favour of a united monarchy in
Austria; neither was it desired by the Italians, the Hun-
garians, or the Croatian,.
Herr Vote Vixeme—The proper mission of the National
Assembly is to establish a constitution, but not to force the
same one on all parts cf G rmany. The union of the entire
Austrian empire with Germany would bring abut •
Babylonian confusion, and so monstrous a conglomeration
could not be called a German state. As for the union of
the German portions of Austria with Germany, whilst the
non-German parts would only be bound by a formal union,
he could only say that Austria bad always taken part in
European politics as an entire empire. Moreover, the prag-
matic sanction still existed. Germany does not wish for the
aeueseion of Austria, on the condition of the former breaking
up its entire =moray, for the former would lose thereby the
commerce of the Danube. The Vinci revolution war excited
by Italian and Hungarian money. (Greet interrup-
tion.) It is impossible that Austria can form a portion
of the German confederate state, but it may be in another
way united with Germany. Its interests lie in the forma-
tion of a powerful and united Germany, and so must Austria
perceive, with the propect of the renewal of the war in Italy,
and of French intervention. How important would it be
for Austria if the German central power were to place an
army on the Rhine, in order to take France in the Bank.
(Cheers from the Right.) The National Assembly was
bound in honour to give an answer to the Kremsier pro-
gramme. The Austrian ministers kindly promised not to
=the National Assembly in its labours on the oonstitn-
est as if Austria could prevent that Amenably from
proceeding with its work. (Cheers) Prussia had obeyed
the decisions of the central power in all points
except when the latter had exceeded its powers,
or in cues in which Ls provisional character was
concerned. Herr Wiirth's account of the treatment of,
and conversation with, the commissioners who were sent to
Potsdam on • mission respecting the Brandenburg ministry,
was erroneous. He (Herr Vincke) always understood that
an ex-functionary should not make communications which
had come to his knowledge whilst he was in office. He
now knew what it was to be an Austrian, and why
there were no longer any Au:triers suffered to remain in
the central ministry. (Tremendous uproar.)
After a few setisfaetory words of explanation from Hen
Wysern, the Assembly adjourned, in great excitement, till
3 p.m.
The afternoon sitting was opened by a long speech
from the President of the Cabinet (Von Oagern), who
recapitulated the chief arguments in favour of his

programme.
Fifty Austrian deputies then protested against any
decision of the house which should eject German-
Austria from the confederate state ; they denied the
competency of the Assembly to vote such a division,
and declared that, unless removed by force, or ordered
by their constituents to leave the house, they would
retain their seats therein.
Upon a division the proposition of the minority of
the committee—the proposition upheld by ministers
—was carried by a majority of 261 to 224. It was
opposed by all the Austrian members and by. the
Extreme Left. By this decision the central ministry
are empowered to carry on diplomatic negotia-
tions with Austria, just as if it were a foreign power.
The vote, moreover, may be looked upon as the pre-
curios of the one for the election of the King of
Prussia as Emperor of Germany.
AUSTRIA.—A fresh bulletin brings news of the
operations of Field Marshal Lieutenant Count
Schlick, who, it is stated, fought • battle on the
4th instant with the Hungarian General Meszaros.
The Hungarian forces consisted of 18 batta-
lions of toot, 33 pieces of artillery, and 800
Hussars. They met the Austrians between the city
of Kaschan azd the heights of Paroza, and were com-
pletely defeated& The Austrians took 10 cannons,
6 waggons of ammunition, 1 standard, 200 muskets,
and 40 horses. They captured likewise two
Hungarian officers; and. 300
.privates. A chest,
containing 10,000 ducats, fell into the hands of the
imperialists. General Monroe was all but sur-
rounded. An imperial officer would have shot him
bat the pistol missed fire. The bulletin adds that the
combat was furious, but that very few of the Austrians
were killed or wounded.
General Welden announced the surrender of a
great number of Austrian troops in the Hungarian
army, who quitted their quarters at Nested: and
joined the imperialists at the Boman encampment
,near Rasa

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