The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-04 00:00:00

CONTINENTAL AFFAIRS.

Identifying the aspirations of the Germane for
unity with those which have distinguished the Italians,
the Tints proceeds to show that the position of the two
countries is altogether different. Germany is still strong
enough against her neighbours, but not against herself.
Count Bismarck, who has shown the firmness and even the
harshness which to a certain extent were fleeciest/ for the
work, is yet far from his goal, and his frankness in avow.
tog the difficulties with which his great undertaking is still
beset amounts almost to rashness. Of the ultimate drift
of his long meditated policy he leaves us in no doubt.
The idea that Prussia's strength is the strength of Ger-
many cannot fail daily to gain ground. All that Prussia
gets at the expense of Hanover, Hesse, and other states
mast be allowed to have been won for the cot/2'130U secu-
rity and independence of the Fatherland. Saxony and
Darmstadt shrink from the subordinate position which
Prnaria has made out for them, but in her own selfai -
fence it is necessary that Prussia must have absolute
control over the military and diplomatic affairs of the
Northern Confederacy, and however hard these conditions
may prove to the Sovereigns themselves, there is no doubt
of the acquiescence of their subjects in the new order of
things. In commercial disputes the South never failed to
be dragged along and absorbed by the North. In the same
direction as material interests set, political combinations
must necessarily follow.
The Pod lectures the Italians on th 3 necessity of re.
trsnohment, and discussing the affairs of Austria, expresses
a doubt if any of the belligerents will be a greater gainer
than she by the events of the last few months. For years
pad Austria has been simply wasting her energies in a
struggle with Prussia, which from the beginning was hope-
less. From a further persistence in an unequal contest she
has now been relieved, and is thereby enabled to devote to
herself and to her own political and commercial interests
that attention which she has hitherto profitlessly
wasted upon her neighbours. Already we learn that
the Emperor is responding to the demands sal frequently
made to him by his Hungarian subjects for a separate ad.
ministration, and relieved as he now is from the distract-
ing influences of Germany and Italy, it is not unreason.
able to hope that hie well-meant efforts will be rewarded
with success.
The Herald at this moment will not attempt to arbi-
trate between those who condemn and those who approve
the withdrawal of the Emperor Napoleon from the occu-
pation of Mexico, and apparently from the defence of the
temporal power of the Pope. The retirement of M.
Dronyn de Lhuys is looked on by the friends of the Pope
as a most ominous circumstance, but the Herald thinks
that Italy after all cannot be vet/ desirous to assume at

TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1866.

LATEST IN TELLIGIMME.

iLlVrties TELKGRAMB.)
FRANCE.

PARIS. San 4.
Yesterday the Emperor visited the works at
Trocaderb.
His Majesty returned to the Palace at St. Cloud
by way of the Chsmps Firm,* and the Bois de
Boulogne.

PRUSSIA AND SCHLESWIG.
COPENHAGEN, Bwr. 3, Bvimuo.
The Faedrelandet of to-day says :—" On Friday
last a numerous deputation from the inhabitants
of Schleswig proceeded to Berlin, in order to pre-
sent a petition for the reunion of Northern Schles-
wig with Denmark. Count Bismarck, however,
refused to receive the deputation.

PRUSSIA AND HESSE DARMSTADT.

BERLIN, Bien. 4.

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The treaty of peace between Prussia and Hesse
Darmstadt was concluded here at noon yesterday.

SPAIN.
MADRID, San. 3, Evrrnia.

A royal decree has been issued appointing a spe-
cial commission to examine projects for the oon-
struction of different branches of railways, all of
which, it is intended, shall join the main line•