The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-20 00:00:00

The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin left
here this morning in order to proceed, vitt
Prague, to Leipaic, to assume the command of the
second corps of reserves. At noon to-day the 11th
division and some regiments of the Guard passed
through this town to join the first army. The 12th
division has been left as a corps of observation
before Konigsgratz.
The communications between the second army
(in the north) and the first army (in the south) are
perfect.
A battle between the Austrians and Prussians is
expected at Floridsdorf, or in the Marchfeld.

PRODLITZ, JOLT 16' I
The army of the Crown Prince is now here.
After yesterday's engagement at Trobitachan some
cavalry detachmenta of General Hartmann's division
charged and defeated several Austrian squares
of the lst and Bth oorpa, and made 300 prisoners.
The Prussian Colonel Glasenapp was wounded.

BERLIN, JOLT 19.

The King of Prussia has pressingly invited the
Elector of Hesse Cassel to change his residence
from Stettin to Konigsberg, on account of the un-
healthy state of the town of Stettin. The Elector
deemed the change unnecessary, and declined the
proposal.

NANRIIM, JULY 19.

The Prussians have commenced a regular siege
of the Federal fortress of Mentz. Boats on the
Rhine arc no longer allowed to proceed past the
fortress, and the railway traffic with the town is
stopped.
HEIDELBERG, JILT 19.

The headquarters of Prince Alexander of Hesse
Darmstadt are now at Waldurn, and the Duke
of Nassau has proceeded to that town. The rolling
stock of the Neckar railway has been brought to
Heidelberg for safety.

FRANKFORT, JULY 19.

The Senate, council of burghers, and legislative
body have been relieved of their functions ; and
Senators Fellner and Muller have been appointed
government commissioners.
A brigade composed of Oldenburg and Hanseatic
troops marched into Frankfort this afternoon.
General Falkenstein is said to have received a
command in Bohemia, and will be replaced by
General Manteuffel.

PRUSSIA AND BAVARIA.
COLOGNE, JOLT 19.

The truce which, at the request of the Bavarians,
was on the point of being agreed to, has not been
definitively concluded, the conditions offered by
General Falkenstein being deemed unacceptable by
the Bavarians. The Federal troops who were
defeated at Aachaffenburg have withdrawn in
order to effect a junction with the Bavarian army

THE PROPOSED GERMAN PARLIAMENT.

BERLIN, JOLT 19.

The Minister of the Interior has had several in-
terviews with some of the leaders of political
parties in Prussia, in reference to the intention of
convoking a German Parliament. A certain num-
ber of prominent men of the national party belong
ing to different German States were invited by the
Prussian government to take part in these confer-
ences. The semi-official Norddeutsche Zeitung,
in an article upon this subjects says:—
"The Prussian government thought it could
rely upon all the persons invited to these
conferences being animated by patriotic feel-
ings, and that they would not be influenced by
the insinuations of the organs of the Progressist
party, which have already thrown out hints that
the Prussian minister would control the discussions
of the conference. The Prussian government
does not intend any guardianship or control,
but only desires to give the German nation
the benefit of its advice, and to consult for that
I purpose, regardless of party politics, those men
who place national unity above all other considera-
tions. Prussia thus proves that it considers the
settlement of the German question only from the
point of view of the interests of Germany."

THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR AN ARMISTICE.

BERLIN, JuLT 19.

On the night of the 12th instant the secretary of
the French embassy in Berlin delivered at the
headquarters of the Austrian army the following
proposal on the part of Prussia :—" The King of
Prussia, in order to allow time for ascertaining the
intentions of the Italian government, is ready to
abstain from all acts of hostilities for three days,
upon the following conditions :—The Austrians to
evacuate the country betweenthe position at present
held by the Prussians and theriver Shags. The troops
of the armies of the North and South and
the Saxon army, and all their convoys, artil-
lery, and munition trains to remain stationary,
and to abstain from making any movement until
the expiration inks term agreed upon ; the Prue-