The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-05 00:00:00

troops from the place, to be " an infamous and absurd
lie: for," he adds, " even if I had quarrelled with the
Austrian general, I should nevertheless remain for the
protection of this city, eueb.being the supreme will of
my emperor and lord." The insolence with which the
Russian general goes oat of his wiy to set at defiance
any objection on the part of Austria to the occupation
of a part of its dominions by Russian troops has
drawn very general attention here. Meanwhile we
hear this morning that the Russian troops leaning on
the Prussian frontier are being withdrawn, and that
the cabinet of Petersburg is giving symptoms
of a friendly approximation towards Prussia. The
prohibition of the exportation of cattle and horses
was withdrawn some time ago. Great activity not-
withstanding prevails in the Prussian war-office ; and
the Russian occupation of Transylvania is a subject of
anxious observation in diplomatic circles. An extra-
ordinary envoy has been sent to Olmiitx to assure the
Austrian government of the friendly dispositions of
Prussia, and to urge it to make fresh efforts to come
to an understanding on the subject of the German
union.
The chambers met for the second time this morn-
ing, bet their prooeedings regarding mere formalities
have as yet no interest for the public, further than as
shadowing forth vaguely the comparative strength of
parties. The emend chamber is split as nearly as
possible into two equal halves ; a central party of some
20 or 30 hold the balance between right and left.
sometimes throwing their weight into one scale and
sometimes into the other. Thus, yesterday, within a
few minutes a victory on the side of the left was fol-
lowed by one on the side of the right, the majority not
exceeding the minority by more than six votes in
either case.

An emphatic declaration, accepting the octroyed
constitution as the genuine law of the realm, and pro-
posing on the revision of the same to stick fast to
the principles of constitutional monarch under the
house of Hohenzollern, has received a many sig-
natures on the right. Beckerath an Jahn, now at
Frankfort, ars to be brought forward with the town
syndic Moewes, as candidates for the representation
of the third electoral district in the Second Chamber.
In the First Chamber the decided Right, under
Professor Stahl, seems to have coalesced with the
right centre, under Von Bonin. No such union is visi-
ble between the left and the left-centre. The ex-
treme left is composed of some 6 or 8, among whom
are Graff, Zenker, Szumann, Brodowsky, Potwo-
rowsky, and Mantrach.
The public is apathetic to the last degree as to what
the Chambers are about. There were hardly half a
dozen spectators at the door of either Assembly to-
day; it is by no means difficult to procure tickets of
entry to the tribunes, which are not half filled. Far
the rut, the people's chamber, so murmured about,
looked to me extremely comfortable, well lit, and
warm. The motion of Viebshn, which I described
yesterday, was carried to-day by a majority of 169
spinet 148.
At the close of the sitting the minister, Von Heydt,
announced to the Assembly that the Danish govern-
ment had proclaimed the armistice on the 26th of this
month. The proclamation is said to have been made
at the instance of the ultra-Danish party.