The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-17 00:00:00

serto create distorhatect. The or.stron.ise
to the tien:te, put in cireula.ion jestcrasy, has got a great
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FRANKFORT, Aro. 11.
We are still novices in politico, and it is otten ridi-
callous enough to see how we blunder on at haphazard.
But, notwithstanding, wo daily gain more confi-
dence in our handywork, and this confidence seems to
me a guarantee of strength and permanence. For
my part, I believe the unity of Germany to be a
cause !mph:, and am convinced that no resistance,
come from what quarter it may, can do anything but
confirm that unity. The King of Prussia will take
good care not to yield to the temptations of the
Prussians of pure blood and old standing ;'' for the
Prussian state will mumble to pieces, and Berlin it-
self will rise in insurrection, theday that the King re.
raises the standard of revolt agnst the reasonable
and timid orders (and such aseuredly they have hi-
therto been) of our parliament. The great
clamour raised in Prussia aga:nst the central power
was occasioned by the attacks made by some members
of the extreme left on Prussia and the Prussians.
The reactionary party took advantage of the bad
effect produced by these attacks to rally a considera-
ble portion of the population of Prussia around them.
But luckily this movement carried them too far ; they
shOwed their aims too openly ; they declaimed against
liberty and unity in general, and even went so tar as
to threaten South Germany with war and conquest.
This has opened the eyes of the patriots and the
friends of progress among the Prussians, and a
counter-action has begun which promises to place
Prussia once more at the head of the popuhr move-

meat in Germany.
There was a combat ti routrunce a few days ago in
our assembly between the extrerre right (composed
almost exclusively of the "Prossians of pure blood"),
led by Vol Vncke, ltadowsky, Lichnowsky, &c. ;
and the extreme lett led by some ',mullions and ad-
herents of Hecker. The friends of Hecker said, while
the amnesty was under discussion, that the Prince of
Prussia and Hecker ought to have been dealt
with in the same manner. The " Prussians of old
standing " were indignant at this sacrilege, and
seemed almost ready to proceed to blows. This
roused the certres ; and had the extreme left p -s-
-sessed the least tact tkey might have given on this
occasion the coup de grace to a party which ia only
strong in their blunders. Instead of this they rivalled
their antagonists in unbridled license of language, and
railed against Prussia and Prussians in a manner that
disgnstAil the assembly. But this scandalous episode'
has at least had the advantage of emancipating an
immense majority of the assembly from all influence
of either extreme; and I trust they will advance
more directly to their aim in future.
To-day and to-morriw they are to have a debate
on foreign policy. I believe I may assure you that
the assembly will compel the cabinet of Vienna to
adopt an Italian policy in respect of Italy. This
question has been unduly postponed, but the assem-
bly's hands are full of yet more urgent business. I
do not think the Limburg question of such secondary
importance as some appear to do. Germany has
been stripped on all hands. Limburg is German both
by blood and the sanction of treaties. Re-awakening
Germany could not, consistently with its own dignity,
shrink from the first truly national question that pre-
sented itself.
A word or two about our ministry. On the whole
it is a wretched one, but a majority in the assembly
seem determined to support it, as long as they
decently can, as it appears to them the embodied
central power which they aio both to weaken. The
choice of ministers is bad in many ways, but the
source of the evil is the general shrinking from the
responsibility of taking a lead. M. Von Leinir.gen is
a nobody,. without w:ight moral or political, and the
only conceivable reason for making him president
is, that he is a prince, and has written a
letter in which he appears to renounce the
old policy of the nob/esse and the privilegee of his
caste. M. Heckscher is a Hamburg advocate (a Jew);
he has no influence to speak of in the national assem-
bly, and certainly less in diplomatic circles. M.Von
Beckerath has lost much of the reputation he gained
at Berlin ; he is thought feeble, but he is respected.
Duckwitz, of Bremen, has a good character as an
honest man and able merchant. Peneker is weak and
his resignation is already talked about. Robert Nlohl
is the most distinguished man in the ministry. Every-
body respects his talents and character; he is thought
to be of the stuff of what real politicians are
made. He belongs to the left centre, while all
his colleagues are of the right centre. The
three under-secretaries of state have in like manner
been taken from the left centre. The ministry is, there-
fore, a coalition ministry; but I fear it will prove a
mire ministry of circumstances, and will only last till
the assembly assumes a more decided character. That
may happen to-morrow, or may not happen for a long
time.

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MADRID, Avo. 10.
The deputation to Seville, on the occasion of the
Infanta's confinement, is on the point of setting out from La
Gran* Sartorius will represent the cabinet ; the Duke
Castro-terrino the military, as captgeneral; and M.Arana
introducer of ambassadors, with some foreign ministers, and
the diplomatic corps.
There seems to have been some sharp encounters in Cata-
lonia, all of which have terminated, according to published
correspondence, in favour of the government. The most
notable recent fact in the principality is the entrance of a
body of 4 t republican centralistas from France, who joined
the cariitt band of Planadeninat at ,Nuestra Senora de las

Salinas.
A list of the Car Lets end centralies seat into the interior
of France by the authorities has been forwarded by the
Spanish consul from Perpignan, who bean testimony to the
activity of the French government in suppressing the in-
vasive parties. The Carlist list contains the names of 16
officers and 27 men ; head officer, D. Jose Galcera, brigadier.
The centralist list contains 11 officers and 56 men ; head
officer, Boilers, mariscal.de.campo. I observe the name of
one J. Gandara among the centralist officers; whether
Joaquim, the friend of Salamanca, I know not, but pro-
bably not.
The greatest obscurity exists as to alo whereabouts of
Cabrera. Some accounts even report him dead; others,
retired to London.
A more considerable action occurred than usual on the
2nd at Litre. The rebel party consisting of the united bands
of Menai and other Cabecillaa numbered 600 men, with 2.5
horse. Col. Apellaniz drove them from the heights, killing
9. The Queen's troops lost not a man. Another engage-
ment took place en the Ist between Monroig and Viure,
near Figueras, in which the Carlists had 11 killed, the
Queen's troops only 4 Aunded. There seems little doubt,
with all allowance for exaggeration of the government's
success, that the Ciente arc getting the worst of it.

FRANCE.—Etars InnIIIIGENTEL—The Ocean, of
Brest, cf the 9th, says that the taloa, containing ,
the insurgents, arrived on Monday night in the road-.
Mead, after a passage of thirty-three hours from
Bane. The insurgents were well treated, being al-
lowed the same food as the sailors, and permitted to
pass four hours on the deck. On Tuesday they were trans-
ferred to the frigates Didoe and Werner', which are destined
to serve provisionally as pontons. The frigate the Peadore
is to watch over the security of the prisoners.
PERNAMBUCO.—Dates from this city to June
28 state that business was at a complete stand, in come-
quenor of a disturbance that broke out on June 26, originat-
ing in a squabble between a student and a Portuguese
clerk. A mob collected and the anti-Portuguese feeling
manifested itself. Four or five lives were lost, the shops
were closed, and the want of energy at first on the part of
the police authorities gave fear of serious consequenc, but a
new chief of police being appointed the riot was immediately
quelled on the discharge of a few musket shots. Exchange
at Rio, June 17, 231 to 24.