The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-01 00:00:00

GERMANY.

FRANKFORT.—On the 28th inst. the 11th,1*
and 13th paragraphs of the constitution were adopted
by the Constituent Assembly. They guaranteeentire
liberty of religious opinion and public worship; hay
on the other band, establish legal responsibility k ,
any immoral or illegal acts that may be pereettelea
as part of a ritual. They declare that religions bad
cannot exclude from civil and political rights, bet
neither can it exempt, from the discharge of pub&
duties. The Hungarian plenipotentiaries have pre
seated their lettere of credence to the Vicar of ths
Empire.
AUSTRIA.—In the evening sitting of the c
mittee of the community of Vienna, the regulations
for the election of the new common council were
taken into consideration. They were ordered to to
submitted to ministers for their approbefla
on the 26th ; and hopes were entertained
that the elections might take place in a few day",
The same day the partisans of the committee spat
attacked ministers in the diet, for taking the cow
mend of the national guard out of its hands. N.
Umlauff in a vehement speech, complained that
supersedirg the committee, minister., had destroyed*
bulwark of freedom in Vienna. Ho &consul tie
guard of having fired upon flying men. He asserted
that discontent and sedition bad been caused, set
suppressed, in Vienna, by the ministerial meager*
M. Dobblhoff, in reply, maintained that those whohed
stirred up the workmen to insurrection were sloes
guilty of the blood that had been shed. The 'lanai
guard had only fired inself-defence after it had been 60
upon. With regard to the maintenance of pnYle
liberty in Vienna, he anncunced that the ic4ulatioes
for the election of common councillors would that die
be completed by the committee, and that as soon m
ministers had scrutinised them orders would be lamed
to proceed to the elections. The expressions of newt
and dissent which greeted both speakers were rake
violent, but the miniaterialiets were the stronger...
A correspondent of the A !Igen:eine Zeitung,
from Vienna on the 23rd of August, says: "It ts
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Saved that M. Von Wessenberg will leave Vienne
again in a few days, and resign his ministerial
It is said tliatCount Von Thorn is to be his successor.
The editor of the Allgemeine Zeitung adds :
We learn from another source that in the tir.t cud/rams
held between DI. Von Wessenberg and the French and sae
Huh nainistm a, on the 22nd August, he declined, on the
psA
of the Austrian government, to accept of their mediation, 0
the ground that direct negotiations had been
with Charles Albert; that it was uncertain whether MOP
accepted the offer to mediate [this was untsue]; and IA
some of the conditions of th- armistice bad not )et bask,
filled. Tho last allegation is believed to refer to the rook
lag of the Sardinian fleet in the Venetian waters, by OA
Venice is encouraged to hold out.
A communication from Vienna, is the robsimie
Zeitung, dated the 23th August, states:
It is reported in the poltical circles that Wesenbergea
his arrival from Frankfort was instructed by the emit 0
form • new ministry, on the grouud that the DAblhoffsk
nistry allowed half to be led by the commiyee of safefFi
and offered no guarantee for the restoration of cedars
Weasenberg declined to undertake the task ; but it is se'
ailed that the minnow me owes adopted against the wee'
men have their origin in tills attempt on the put calm
court. The majority in the diet grows daily.
ssn
conservative, and Mmisters must strengthen that
olden to make head against it. As there is rases
apprehend that a consecrative ministry under S:salloas
receive the eupomt of the majority, Dobbis.oll has WO