The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-11 00:00:00

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.—We hare Berlin papers of the Bth,
and our usual German correspondence. The follow-
lug is the letter of our correspondent at Berlin :

BERLIN. Arun 7.

The diet, contrary to expectation, did nut sit to-
day, but it has transpired that the elections for the
forthcoming constituent assembly in Frankfort —for
such it may be called—have fallen, for the greater
part, if not entirely, on persons warmly devoted to
the liberal cause and possessing the confidence of the
Prussian people. The way in which the delegates to
the constituent assembly were elected yesterday was
as follows:—The members of each provincial diet
chose from out the residents of their respective pro-
vince—whether the latter be or not members of the
provincial diet—the number of delegates fixed by the
royal ordonnance which communicated the decision
of the Frankfort diet. The mernbeis of the diet
wisely determined to select only half of the delegates
from amongst themselves, and the other half from
out the general residents of the respective provinces.
The Rhenish members have chosen,amongst others,
Herr Hanemann (Minister of Finance and Deputy
for Aix-le-Chapelle), Herr Camphausen, Prisidetd of
the Council and Deputy for Cologne, Herr Arndt, the
well known lyric poet. 'l he illustrious Humboldt is
the chosen of the province of Brandenburg. In
general, the members for the Duchy of l'osen took
no part in the elections, having the option to de so
or not.
People have been surprised to learn that the exist-
ing national fund, chiefly reserved for purposes of
war, does not amount now to more than four millions
and a half of thalers. It was long believed—and the
delusion was kept up by the late government—that
slum were at least some thirty milhons in the Staats-
tellatz. The thing is certain, there are only now four
millions and a half in the reserve treasury, and
Prussia requires some forty millions at this very
moment.
The Silesian Gazelle of yesterday states that the
proclamation of the military governor in Breslau
(referred to in a recent communication), has caused
the greatest alarm amongst the inhabitants, who fully
expect that, sooner or later, the city will be bom-
barded. Notwithstanding the proclamation (which
forbids all assemblages), 1,000 Poles, belonging to
the new n itional army, went through the usual exer-
cises on the 3rd inst., in Breslau. In the evening
great numbers of military were stationed in various
parts of the town—no one knew for what purpose.
fhe Polish committee continue to hold their sittings
undiiturbed.
P.S. There were several attempts made to create
disturbances yesterday, and a serious conflict took
place between the day labourers and the "piece"
labourers. It is said that two of the latter were
killed.
The members of the provincial states of Prussia
Proper have addressed a petition to the King begging
to be incorporated in the German confederation. The
petition appears in the A llyenicine Prenssische Zeilt(»y
of the Bth inst., together with the answer of the King
granting their demand. Prussia Proper has, there-
tore, elected members to the constituent assembly at
Frankfort.
AUSTRIA.—Our dates from Vienna are no later
than those previously received, viz., the 4th, but we
have some interesting additional items of intelligence.
The deputies chosen to represent Austria in the con-
stituent assembly at Frankfort left Vienna on the
4th, having Archduke John at their head. Though
Austria is willing to grant peace to Lombardy on the
terms we stated yesterday, namely, that it wile take
part of the Austrian debt and pass a favourable com-
mercial treaty, war with Sardinia has been deter-
mined upon, the first step towards which was the
dismissal, as we stated yesterday, of the Sardinian
ambassador. War has also been declared against the
Pope and Tuscany, and both the Nunci and the Tus-
can ambassador have also left Vienna. Radetzki has
been ordered to keep on the defensive pending nego-
tiations with Lombardy. The declaration of war
against Sardinia brought on a slight riot in Vienna