The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-15 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, WIDWUDAT,
M. Fuld will tasks his financial statement to-day
In the Legislative Assembly. M. Fogad will, it seems,
ask that the excise on drinks be levied during the
year 1850. The salt tax will remain at the present
',rimed figure, to whieh it was brought down by the
Constituent Assembly.
Tte news of the Pops's return is being spread
utrywhere as a certain Let, so IOU& so
that letters
of the 9ih mention even the gate through which his
!witness is to pass.
More Austrian troops are ordered to enter the
Legations. Verona is about to be made as strong u
Comore, and to be transformed into a fortified
camp. Verona, u is already known, is the new
capital of the Lombard provinces.
PARIS FUNDS, Nov. 14.
COCI3
Three per Cents.
Five per Cents.
Bank Shares

WADIM Nev. 9.—Three per Osta., 271 sea ; nee pet Cents.. n
spn,; Oaapona, 94 ; Beak of Ferclinaad, 76 mar. Exchange on
canon, 30.0

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.—We extract the following from
Berlin correspondent's letter of the 12th lust :
The Second Chamber has at last concluded it. de-
bite on the 11-18 articles of the constitution. I
shall not encumber your columns with any of the
speeches, for when a diplomatist of so well-known a
character se Count Arnim grows warm in favour of
a Christian state, and when a political chameleon like
Professor Keller defends Christian morality and reli-
gion, one can only call it a sew example of human
shamelessness; the words themselves are valueless.
It is to be remarked, however, that the ministry
has again declared itself in foveae of illiberal altera-
tions in the constitution ; the minister of religion
spoke in favour of retaining the stupid amendments
added by the Upper Chamber ; he declared it was the
duty'of the Chamber to protect "Christian principles,"
as he called them.
The division exhibith more favourable results than
was to have been expected. Article 11 was adopted
by 184 to 119 votes. It runs thus:—" The freedom
of religious confession and of the association of reli-
gious societies is guaranteed. (The amendment pro-
pos. d by the Upper Chamber, which inserted the word
' acknowledged' instead of 'guaranteed,' was rejected.)
The enjoyment of political privileges is quite inde-
pendent of religious belief (the important addition
to this article of the constitution, •or of connection
with any religious society' was struck out); the ex-
ercise of religious freedom cannot in any way inter-
fere with the exercise of civil and political rights."
The following amendment was added by the First
Chamber : "That every society requesting the pro-
tection of the state in the character of a religious
association, must require from its members honour to
God, obedience to the laws, loyalty to the state, and
good moral conduct towards all their fel-
low-citizens." This was rejected by 228 against
71. A second amendment, made by the Upper
Chamber, met with the same fate ; it was to
the effect that all religious societies can only obtain
corporative rights by particular laws; it was rejected
by 154 against 144.
AUSTRIA.—Vnites, Nov. 9. Field-Marshal
Bay= is reported to have recommended to the
osurte martial sitting in the district under hie sum-1
eland, to be very canticle in acting upon any 4118111•
chiffons they may receive naiad individuals. &me
of the Austrian Journals rejoice at this apperemtly
liberal act of the field-marshal. The are some-
what hasty in so doing, for imm y afterwards
cue reads of hie demanding from the poor Jews of
Ofen seem of 200,000 florins, to be paid in 48 hours.
The Jewish body there, it is well known, is quite im-
poverished. bat Field-Marshal Haynan insists on their
complying with his demand. He must be all power-
ful, indeed, if he can extract hundreds of thomands
from the pauper Jews • for such purposes he is the
4‘ alter eye" of his Imperial Majesty.
The °Worse Casette states that wasteace of
death has been preneassed against 16 prisoners who
were tried at Arad. Reports have noshed Views
that the etatatee was carried late effect immediately
as the easalesioa of the trial.

BAVARIA.—Nnics, Nov. 9.—Dirootions have
bon booed by thomiolouyor tho lowor to cow