The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-06 00:00:00

CONVOCATION OF THE HOLSTEIN ESTATES

BY AUSTRIA.

KIEL, Jurre 5.

An ordinance has been published dated to-day,
signed by General von Gablenz, convoking the
Estates of Holstein, by order of the Emperor of
Austria, for the 11th inst.
The Deputies or their substitutes are to assemble
at Itzehoe, and the discussions are to be terminated
within three months.

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, Juiri 5, Evawnra.

The semi-alcial Norddeutache AUgenteine Zeitieng
contains an article disapproving the policy pursued
by Prussia towards the French revolution of 1789,
and pointing out that Prussia has no reason to
complain of the second empire, and that she must
not forget that the French Cabinet, during the
Danish war, prevented the formation of any coali-
tion hostile to Prussia.

POTSDAM, Joss 5.
The royal body guard left here to-day, after hay
ing been inspected by the King.

PRUSSIA AND SAXONY.
BERLIN, Jeitz 5.

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The Saxon Minister at this court has presented
to Count Bismarck a despatch from Baron von
Beust, replying to the statement of the Prussian
government that the Saxon armaments had partly
been the cause of the armaments of Prussia.
The despatch says :—" No warlike preparations
took place in Saxony either in the first or in the
second fortnight of March. The 14th of April may
be taken as the date when the armaments, or
rather preparations against a surprise from
Prussia, commenced, that being the day when the
' purchases of horses were ordered ; the soldiers
on furlough were only called in on the 6th, and
the reserves on the 7th May. Count Bismarck
has already stated in his despatch to the Prussian
minister at Stuttgard, dated 22nd May, that the
Prussian armaments had commenced at the be-
ginning of March."

THE SAXON CHAMBERS:

DRESDEN, Jtrtra 5.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies,
the military credit of 4i millions of thalers re-
quested by the government was unanimously voted.
The Chambers also adopted the proposal of tho
committee on this subject, which, in approving
the armaments projected by the government, ex-
presses the conviction that the ministry will keep
aloof from any party bias, and maintain the
interests of Saxony and of the whole of Germany.
The committee also request the government to sup-
port the convocation of a German parliament, if
possible on the basis of the electoral law voted by
the German parliament of 1849. The ministry ex-
pressed their assent to these proposals of the com-
mittee.

THE WITRTEM33URG CHAMBERS.

STUTTGARD, JUNE 5.

In to-day's sitting of the Wurtemburg Chamber
of Deputies, the motion of Herr Redinger, that the
financial and military bills of the government
should not be agreed to by the Chamber before the
assembly of a German Parliament, was rejected
almost unanimously, only three members voting
in favour of the motion. The proposal of the
committee that the ministerial bills should be
agreed to unconditionally was adopted by eighty-
two against eight votes.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, JvNs 5, Evvreio..

It is believed that the King will shortly- return to
Florence, accompanied by the Prince of Carignan.
MILAN, JUNE 5.

The Perseveranza of to-day publishes letters from
Venice announcing that the central congregation
had protested against the recent forced loan of
12,000,000 florins, declaring it to be unjust and
impossible of realisation in the present condition of
Venetia.

FRANCE.
PARIS, Joie 5, EVENING.

The Moniteur du Soir says : " Intelligence re-
ceived here from Kiel announces that Prussia is
preparing to reclaim the right of co-possession of
the Duchies as existing previous to the conclusion
of the Gastein Convention. General Von Mant-
euffel is stated to have received orders to allow the
Austrians to re-enter Schleswig should they desire.
General Von Manteuffel himself would only take
possession of those cantonments in Holstein nut
occupied by the Austrians."
The Patric of this evening says :—" At the
conference held yesterday upon the question
of the Danubian Principalities, the Turkish
representatives renewed the protest of the Porte
against the installation of Prince Charles of
Hohenzollern, and demanded an armed intervention
in the Principalities. The Russian representative
strongly opposed this proposition, giving it to be
understood that, should the Porte intervene in
the Principalities, Russia would take a similar
step.
"The conference came to no resolution upon this
point. The relations of the Powers with Prince
Hohenzollern will continue to be of a semi-official
character."