The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-21 00:00:00

Chamber of Hungary at Peeth on the 11th. We
stated at the same time that on the 10th the
chamber had met to name its president. It ap-
p.. that a stormy debate took place on
that day. It was occasioned by a question
pot by J. Pats, • member of the left, to the Mi-
nister of the Interior, Baron Von Szemore, whether it
was true that an armistice had again been concluded
with the rebellious Serviane, and that Lieut. Field-
Marshall Von Ilrabzmaki in Peterwardein had re-
eased obedience to the ministry. The ministers de-
dared that they would admit of no interrogatories
until the house was organised; upon which the pre-
sident and two vice-presidents were immediately
elected. The ministerial candidate, Von Pazmandig,
was chosen president by an immense majority. To-
wards the close of the sitting the Minister of
Finance, Kossuth, demanded that in the next sitting
his project of finance should be the first question
under debate and decision. This demand was vehe-
mently objected to by the le ider of the left,Von
Madarose, who claimed the priority of the address.
The dispute between the two members became so
warm that Koesuth was almost beside himself, seized
Von Madaross by the arm, and dragged him across
the area. The proposition of Madaross was carried
by a majority of five.
It would seem that the difference between Hungary
and Croatia is assuming a more gloomy aspect. It is
true that the Archduke John has undertaken the part
of mediator, and that immediately after his arrival in
Vienna he summoned the Baron Jellachich to appear
before him ; the latter, however, does not seem
disposed to comply with this summons, and has
opened the Diet of Croatia at Agram. The Hungarian
ministry insists upon the dissolution of the Croatian
Diet, as being illegal, before it will enter upon any
negotiation with the Bann. The Diet, on its aide,
demands that the imperial manifest of the 10th di-
rected against the Bann shall be rescinded ; it requires
that the Austrian troops in cantonment in Croatia
and Sclavonia shall be placed under the Austrian
Ministry of War, and that the Archduke Leopold'e
regiment of infantry shall be withdrawn. As matters
now stand an amicable settlement seems wholly out
of the question.
With regard to the affairs in Wallachia the Silesian
Gazette announces the entrance of 10,000 Russian
troops into Jassy on the 14th of July.
According to the Swabian Mercury, it is probable
that Priem Alexander Ghika will be placed by the
National Assembly at the head of affairs in Wallachia,
provided the Turkish government revoke his sentence
of banishment. On the let instant, Colonel Salomon,
who is desirous of becoming minister.of war, had
risen up against the authorities in Bucharest, after he
had given orders to his armed minimum to tire on the
people, six of whom were killed. lie then withdrew
to the barracks, where he, as well as his followers, ex-
pressed the determination to defend themselves to the
last extremity. This conduct of the above colonel,
who is in the Russian interest, has caused the greatest
excitement in Bucharest. The Turks were collecting
troops in one of the frontier towns on the Danube, in
order to march into Wallachia.
All the villages (writes the Miener Zeitting) along
the road from Wallachia Minor (Kleine Wallachia)
to Siebenburgen, are entirely deserted, the inhabitants
having fled with all their goods to the hills. The
boyars are also concealing themselves.
The Prague elections for the Diet terminated, on
the sth instant, in the complete victory of the Czech
party, euch men as Palacky, Rieger, and Strohback
being returned.
Intelligence from Trieste is to the 10th. The Go-
vernor of Kustenland has addressed the following
answer to the despatch sent to him on July 6 by
Rear-Admiral Albini, a translation of which appeared
in our paper on Tuesday last :
To his Excellency Rear-Admiral Albini, Commander of
his Majesty the King of Sardinia's squadron in the Bay of
Trieste.—May it please your Excellency,--I have the honour
to acknowledge the receipt of your excellency's despatch of
the 6th July. I learn with pleasure from it that the orders
issued to your excellency by the Sardinian government ar ,
in spirit, an approach to the public manifesto in regard to free
trade on the 7th April, issued by the then resident consul here,
by order of the King of Sardinia. I remark also that, -
theless, the blockade of the port of Trieste, for the mainte-
nance of which the ships of war under your excellency's
command were destined, is not yet raised. Upon this point
it behoves you to take care that, during the continuance of
the blockade by the ships under your command, no harm
comes to the trading vessels which may sail within your
lines, because it is not in my power to protect those ships
especially which come from seawards. Albeit, I have
made the requisite communication, according to the
declaration of your excellency, to those whom it
concerns. With reference to the protest of the Ger
man confederacy against the blockade cf Trieste, mentioned
in th.., above spoken of despatches, I must protest with all my '
strength against the maintenance of the blockade, as it is
contrary to the othcial declarations of the Sardinian govern-
ment, which declared that instructions had been given to
your excellency so far back as the 22nd of last June, to the
effect that the free movement of trading vessels to or from
Trieste should not in any way be prevented. With regard to
the last paragraph of your despcch, I must inform you that
as the Emperor of Austria is still at war with the King of
Sardinia, any attempted landing from a hostile ship of war
on Austrian ground must be repulsed by force.—(Signed)
ROBERT ALTORAF VON SALM, Trieste, July 9.
This letter is published in the Vienna Gazette, and
is followed by a declaration of permission to Sardinian
trading vessels from henceforth to enter the harbour
of Trieste.
FRANKFORT.—Our intelligence from this free
city is to the 17th of July. The central provisional
power has made known to all the governments of
Germany that the Vicar of tl.e Empire had named
his responsible ministers, and that the exercise of the
rights attributed to the central provisional power had
commenced. It has further, in its communication,
that it counted upon the active concurrence of all the
governments of Germany, which desire to procure for
their people the blessings of liberty, independence,
and peace. The central provisional power has
expressed a wish that the several governments should,
in conformity with the law of the 26th of June, 1818,
name as soon as possible their plenipotentiaries, with
whom it may commence relations. It also put for-
ward its desire to know, as accurately as possible, the
warts of the governments and people of Germar y :
and hoped that frank communications to that effect
would be made to the demands contained, in which
every satisfaction would bv given.
With regard to the new cabinet it appears pro-
bable that if the following nominations are as good as
those already made, it may reckon upon a working
majority of between 360 and 400, out of 550 usually
present. Grave complications, however, are appre-
hended on the Hanoverian question, and what effect
they may produce on the King it is impossible to say.
The following are the precise words in which the first
chamber of the Hanoverian legislature protested (as
stated several days ago) against the recent proceed-
ings of the Frankfort constituent assembly : ' The
national assembly in Frankfort has not been elected
in order to place itself over princes and governments,
nor ic order to decree, single-handed, a constitution as
well as laws which shall be binding on the latter ; but
rather in order to treat with the governments, in con-
formity with the constitution of the Germanic con-
federation, respecting the establishment of an imperial
constitution; and, in the way pointed out by the c en-
stitution of the confe:leration and the desire of the
German diet, to decree a imperial constitution in emu-
junction with the constitutionally existing govern-
ment
The project of a bill, containing the second chapter
of the future federal constitution of Germany, has
found its way into one of the Frankfort papers.
This project, prepared by Messrs. Dahlmann and
Robert Mold, but not yet brought into the house,
enumerates the attributes to be given to the defini-
tive central power. The more important of those
attributes are-1. Exclusive right of foreign repre-
sentation by envoys and consuls for Germany
and for the German states. 2. Exclusive right
of making peace and war. 3. Exclusive com-
mand over the armed forces by land and by
sea, nomination of the higher officers in the
army and of all officers in the navy, the
military oath to be sworn to the head of Germany
and the German constitution. 4. Exclusive right of
constructing or of licensing railways and telegraphs,
of inspecting rivers and canals, and of regulating the
tone, &c., to be paid on them. 5. The revenues from
the customs on all frontiers, and from the mails
throughout all the country, and from imperial patents.
6. Exclusive right of coining money, of regulating
weights and measures, and of organising the banking

system.
The indent ndence of each individual state of Ger-
many with regard to the empire wil remain intact, so
far as it is net limited by the rights exclusively at-
tributed to the central power, All laws and ordi-
reacts of the individual states which are in opposi-
tion to the constitution or to the laws of the empire
are invalid.
WURTEMBERG.—The democratical union in
Stuttgard has been dissolved by royal proclamation,