The Express.
London, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.—Tho following letter from our Cologne
correspondent shows that the accounts of the capitu-
lation of the Poles of Posen was premature.
COLOGNE, MAT 13.
The account given in several German Journals (including
the Cologne Gazette) of the surrender of the Polish ineur-
gi rile, turns out to he an unfounded, at lent a pri mature,
one. It was stated that the capitulation sank place on the
7th imtsm, but it appears by an official &watch from
Gtnerals Von Pfuel and Von Colomh, that up to the 9th the
hellieterent partite were near . ash other in the direction of
the eastern frontiers, but that no decisive cogagement had
taken pare. It is rated, however, in the despatch that the
c 4i:inlander of the insurgents, Von Bra. (who, it ap-
pesrt, has suneeeded Miereslawskil, had offered to capitulate
at Schroda ; rind that O •neral Von Pruel wan wiling to
&low the natives of the kingdom of Poland. G.dlicia, and
Cracow, to be conveyed to a depot bestir:an the Elbe and the
ser, or to receive passports for France ; and the natives
of the duchy of Posen to be escorted. for their own protec-
tion, to their variousdistriets, where they would be set free.
Deserters from the army and the Landwehr would
be sent to Posen, where they would be recom-
mended to the royal clemency. It L not y...t known
whether the capitulation wan signed on the 9b. Meantime,
it is asserted in the despatch alluded to, that the insurrec-
tion was still spreading ; that there Waal/ cens rat arming of the
people, and that large beads of Insurgents had apieareal in
various parts of the province, and even in the vicinity of
Peen. A conflict had taken place at &yeti*, where tie
insurgents lost some small field pierce end had 30 men
killed. On the night of the Bth notneeons Pru.s'an troops
marched towards Stenszewn, wh re grew numb( rs of the
insurgents had assembled. The emit of the collision, if one
I occurred. has not yet transpired. The priests display nn-
hounds d enthusiasm for the Polish canoe, and ezelte the
people in all possible ways to defend it no the last. The dis•
tribution of anon of the German inhabitants n: the capital of
Ithe duchy has given great offence to the Poks in that town.
The Emden government have urged the King to mesa

I the Prince of Prussia from England u soon as possible,
chiefly en the ground that his presence will be necessary in
Berlin, in order to give his sanction, as the next heir to the
throne, to the constitution which will be drawn up at the
next dint. The King, in his reply to the ministerial docu-
ment, states that the Prince of Prussia hes frequently ex-
premed his perfect satisfaction with the new form of govern-
ment. Major Lane has been commiuioned by the King to
notify to the prince the royal plcuure that he should return
forthwith to Berlin. The above officer is also appointed first
aide-de-camp of his royal highness.
Herr Valdenaire' who was elected depaty to Berlin for
three of the enrol districts of Traves, has been arrested on
the charge of having taken part in the late movement in the
above town. _

The elections in Stettin have terminated in favour of the
nobility exclusively, and those of Stralsund, on the contrary.
exclusively in favour of peasant candidates.
According to the Berlin correspondent of the Dusseldorf
Gazette, it is reported in Berlin that if the constituent as-
sembly, which will shortly assemble: in that capital, declare
in favour of the formation of only one chamber of the Icgis-
lature, the King will abdicate. It is added, however, that
this report is probably circulated by parties favourable to the
two chamber system. Considerable discontent has been en-
gendered in the minds of the officers garrissned in this city,
by the refusal of the Minister of War to allow them to
assemble for the purpste of discu.sing the necessary reforms
in the army.
It nppears that the object of General Von Pfuel's miadon
to St. Petersburg (whither he will proceed so soon as cir-
cumstances in Posers admit) is to give an explanation to the
Emperor respecting the concessions made or promised to the
Polish inhabitants of the above duchy. Russia bee always
manifested much uneasiness respecting any favours granted
to Posen ; and the late King of Prussia was obliged, at the
demand of the &lip: ror Alexander, to &DOHA the name of
" Polish legion," which he had conferred on the Posen army
corps.
The Prertstrische Stoats Anzeigen states that Kraut-
hoter-Krotowski bar been taken prisoner in the vil-
lage of Konazewo, near Stenechewo, where, after the
castle had been taken by the soldiers, he fled into the
garden, where he buried his arms, and on being
arrested pretended that he was the gardener.
Lepinski has also been brought in prisoner.
JIADEN.—It appears that some remnants of the
Baden republican band are still loitering about Todtnau ;
the Feldberg Hecker, one of the discomfited
leaders, has gone to Paris. The Baden government
is preparing a bill for the introduction of trial by
jury, upon a system bearing a stronger resemblance to
the English and Belgian than the French one.
SAXONY. The elections in the kingdom of
Saxony for the German parliament have for the most
part terminated in favour of the democratical party.
Professor Wigard has been elected for Dresden, the
well-known Robert Blum for Leipsic, and Dr. Joseph
for Freiburg. The commercial affairs of Leipsic con-
tinue very depressed. AeL•co ding to the local paper
of Hilburghauaen, the Thuringian princes are nego•
tiating among one another respecting a certain amal-
gamation of their states, by which each of the princes
will be in turn, and for a certain period, at the head
of the entire territory.
AUSTRIA.—It is stated in the Vienna Gazelle
that the Emperor of Austria has decreed, at the in-
stigation of Lis government, the abolition of the Re-
demptorists (male and female) and of the Jesuits, on
' the ground that they give rise to disturbances, that
they are disliked by all the intelligent classes, and
that the existing tech siastical institutions are suffi-
cient for all purposes of religion and education. It is
reported that the papal nuncio at the court of Vienna
has received his passports, end that Austria intends
to break entirely (.arch lossagen) with the papal see.
Count Montecuculi remains director of the affairs
of Lower Austria.

The accounts from Pesth, up to the 6th inst., are
alarming. In the districts boidering on Gallicia
the peasantry are committing the greatest excesses
against the nobles, the townsmen. and the Jews. The
important commercial town of Waag-Neustadkel has
been plundered and destroyed. The peasants demand
a division of property. Numerous towns and coun-
ties in Hungary have forwarded addresses to the
Emperor declaring that they will bear no part
of the national debt of Austria, and demanding
the recal of the Hungarian troops from Italy. The
intelligence from Prague also, up to the 6th inst., is
equally alarming.