The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-27 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(astrrra's TELEGRAMS.)
THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS.
BERLIN, Amur/ W._

At half-past two to-day the King received the
deputation. appointed by the Chamber of Deputies
to present to his Majerty the address of the house
in reply to the speech from the throne. None of
the ministers were present, and there was only an
aide-do-camp in attendance on the King. The ad-
dress was read by Herr von Forkenbeck, the presi-
dent of the home. His Majesty, in a reply in
which he touched upon all the points of the
address, stated that he received with joy
the address of the Chamber of Deputies, the
almost unanimous manner in which it was

voted bearing testimony to the unity of the
Prussian people. The Chamber had justly given
their first thanks to. the Almighty, without whom
successes such as the world had scarcely ever
witnessed before would have been impossible
their thanks were also justly due to the army. For
his part, as he had been forced to draw the sword,
he thanked the Almighty that, at so advanced an
age, he had been chosen to achieve with and for
Prussia such important successes. The superiority
of the new organization of the army over the old
system would now be recognised. The government
had never disputed the rights of the Chamber with
regard to the budget. The indemnity which was
now asked had in principle been repeatedly pro-
posed by the government, but unfortunately on
former occasions no agreement had ensued. The
constitution contained no article applicable to such
a position of affairs. In the event of a recurrence
of a similar state of things, he should be under the
necessity of again acting as he had acted before, in
order to preserve the regular order in the State.
But a renewal of the conflict could not take place
after the adoption of such an address as that just
presented to him. The concluding portion of the
deputies' reply contained all he could have wished.
In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
the bill for increasing the capital of the bank was
paned after a very short discussion.

THE PRUSSIAN ANNEXATION BILL.
MERLIN, AUGUST 26,

Yesterday evening the committee of the Chamber
of Deputies upon the Annexation Bill held a meet_
ing, at which Count Bismarck was present.
Several amendments were brought forward, all
agreeing in one point, that of demanding an imme-
diate absolute union of the annexed States with
Prussia. Herr Virohow moved that the German
Parliament should be consulted as to whether the
Prussian constitution should be introduced among
the annexed Staten. Count Bismarck stated
that he was not opposed to an immediate
absolute union, but only to the immediate
introduction of the Prussian constitution in the
annexed states, and to the proposition to consult
the German Parliament on the subject. He de_
dared that until the introduction of the Prussian
constitution into those States the government must
be left liberty of action to facilitate by royal
decrees the necessary settlement of the relations
between them and Prussia. He bad no objection
to an amendment to the bill stipulating for the
introduction of the Prussian constitution by the
Ist October, 1867.

To-day the committee will hold another sitting
to draw up the amendment in terms which can be
agreed upon by all parties.

ITALY AND THE PRUSSIAN PRESS.
BERLIN, AUGUST 25.

The Official Gazette of to-day says :—" The
Kreuzzcitung of yesterday and to-day contains
articles which allude to the origin of the Kingdom
of Italy and its recent military achievements in a
manner which does not correspond with historical
facts, throws contempt upon the just efforts of the
Italians to accomplish their unity, and evinces
an utter want of apprehension of the im-
portance to the interests of civilization which
attaches to the new organization of Italy. The
statements of the Kreuzzeitung with regard to the
strength and condition of Italy are at variance
with the facts of the case. Italy during the late
war was Prussia's faithful ally, and this alone
should have induced the Kretizzeitung to speak Of
that kingdom in such terms as a true and important
ally of Prussia might expect from a Prussian
journal."

SAXONY.

LEIPSIC, Auctsr 26.

At a meeting held here to-day of members of the
liberal national party from the principal towns of
Saxony, the following resolution was almost unani-
mously adopted :—" We hold that the interests of
Germany and Saxony will best be served by incor-
porating Saxony with Prussia, or should this be
impossible by at least handing over the direction
of military and diplomatic affairs to that Power,
and the legislation as well as the administration of
all commercial interests to the government of the
Confederation.

AUSTRIA AND ITALY.
FLORENCE, Acorn 25.

At the request of Italy the following article was
inserted in the treaty of peace between Austria and
Prussia, signed yesterday at Prague :—" In fulfil-
ment of article 6 of the Nikolsburg preliminaries
of peace, and in accordance with the declaration
of the French Emperor, made through his ambas-
sador at Nikolsburg on the 29th July last, that as
far as the French government was concerned,
Venetia was acquired for Italy, and would be
handed over to her upon the conclusion of
peace, the Emperor of Austria agreeing to
this declaration, consents to the union of the
Kingdom of Lombardo-Venetia with the King-
dom of Italy, without any more onerous conditions
than the payment by the Italian government of the
debts which shall be recognised as the share of the
ceded territories, in conformity with the precedent
of the treaty of Zurich. "

FLORENCE. A 170175? 26.

The Nazione of to-day states that General
Menabrea has demanded of Austria the restitution
of all the national relics and objects of art recently
carried away from Venetia by order of the Austrian
authorities, including the iron crown of Lombardy.
The same journal announces that, up to the pre-
sent, the Austrian negotiators have shown a con-
ciliatory spirit in their dealings with Italy.

ITALY,

noßaNca, Aratner IS.

General Cugia, 'Minister of War, has returned
from Bologna, where he had proceeded, in order
to confer with General C?ldini.

THE AUSfIUAN

• , VIENNA, Almon 26.
The Debatte of to-day says :—" We learn on re-
liable authority that the rumours current here
relative to the resignation of Count Belcredi are
without any real fonndation." Baron von Beust,
the former Saxon Minister for Foreign Affairs, had
yesterday an audience of the Emperor, and then
left for Munich.