The Express.
London, England, 1867-03-28 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCK.

THE AMERICAN HOUSE OF REPRESEN-
TATIVES AND THE FENIANS.

A telegram from New York, dated yesterday,
published by the Times, says:—" The House of
Representatives have passed resolutions expressing
the popular solicitude regarding the Canadian Con-
federation, and sympathy with the people in Ire-
land and Canada in their struggle for nationality.
An amendment condemning Fenianism was re_
jected. The China, the Chicago, and the Olympus
have arrived out."

THE AUSTRIAN PRESS ON THE GERMAN
TREATIES.

The Frew/cub/aft of Vienna counsels Austria to
form an intimate alliance with Prussia, and to give
a quasi adhesion to the fundamental statutes of
the Northern Confederation. The Wanderer thinks
very differently, and pronounces with violence
against Count de Bismarck. It says :

The constitution of North Germany which M. de Ms.
marck has recommended to the adoption of the Reichstag
is one of military despotism, accompanied by commercial
and custom-house provisions as a safety valve. It is a con-
stitution which ignores the rights of the people aithout
giving them the power of voting for the taxes, without
control over the finances, without responsibility of min-
isters, without a federal tribunal—one, in fact, in which
the most powerful state alone has the right to speak and
the others have only to obey. Such a constitution is con-
demned from the first day of its existence, and its dura-
tion is only a question of time.

The Press of Vienna is no less indignant with
the partisans of the Prussian alliance, its lan-
guage running thus :
Certain politicians recommend Austria to make a mani-
festation of the most complete impuissance. Those people
counsel an understanding with Prussia—even an alliance
with that power. Naturally, if the consolidation of the
state is to be sought for in its dismemberment, tbef oreign
I policy which would place Austria's head in the lion's
mouth is easily understood. If foreign nations believed
seriously that public opinion in Austria is capable of listen.
ing to such advice they would certainly be right in pro-
foundly despising this country. What! France, Eng-
land, Russia, and Prussia, should have the right to
select their alliances according to their sentiments
or their interests, and Austria should be con-
demned, like the miserable fellahs, to carry the stones fur
the construction of the pyramids raised to the glory of
Prussia ! The syren voice of the Gazette of Northern Gcr-
litany of Berlin cannot fascinate us. We love Austria,and
shall not allow ourselves to be misled. We are far from
wishing to enter a Germany whose violent unification has
been effected by M. de Bismarck. We do not like to make
• traffic of the destinies of the monarchy. We know more-
over that Austria would acquire in M. de Bismarck only
a very doubtful friend, and that by such an unskilful change
she would draw upon herself dangerous enmities. Let her
at least endeavour to assume a practical attitude in foreign
policy. Is there at this moment any pressing necessity to
seek a positive alliance ! No ; any motive for such •course
would be looked for in vain. Hereafter, perhaps, the hour
may come when she will have to seek an alliance, and then
only will she have to weigh the situation and decide in
virtue of her specific interests.

(lIETTER'S TELEGRASIS.)

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, MARCH 28.

At the sitting of the North German Parliament
to-day, the debate upon the Federal Constitution
was continued.
Herr Ansfeld's motion that the mover of an
amendment might still speak for five minutes after
the close of the debate upon the amendment was
rejected by 128 to 125.
A treaty has been concluded between tho ad-
ministration of the North Hessian Railway and
the directors of the Bergish-Miirkisch line. The
latter company undertakes to work the line, en
gaging to substitute & per cent. Bergish-Markische
Preference shares for North Hessian shares.