The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-17 00:00:00

POLITICAL MOVEMENT IN GERMANY,

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BONN, Aren. 10.
For some time peat the English public has had
its attention turned entirely towards Italy, while
nearer home a movement is taking place, which
very shortly will shake European euciet to its
basis : I refer to- the discontented
state of the peoples of the thirty-five goyernmeeis
of Germany. lVe have seen how for a time
Austria. twistett.:rsuzne -her fingere the little
principalities and dechies in Italy ; and
if Prussia does not quickly and energetically
exert herself, Louis Napoleon will soon take a lead
in German affairs. The Germanic Confederation
(" Bund ") represents thirty-five states—kingdoms,
principalities, grand duchies, duchies, and repute
Jim-- There is one empire—Austria; and five king.
dome—Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Wurtemberg,
Hanover. There are nine principalities—Hesse
Cassel, Liechtenstein, Lippe Detmold, Lippe
Schaumberg, Reuse, Schwartzburg RudoLstadt,
Schwartzburg Sonderhausen, Waldeck • seventeen
rand duchies and duchies--Anhalt Dessau, Anhalt
Bemberg, Hesse Darmstadt, Hesse Homburg,
Baden, Holstein, Lauenburg, Luxemburg, Lim-
burg, Mechlenburg-Schwerm, Idechlenburg-Stre-
litz, NOBBIIII, Oldenburg, Attenburg, Coburg Gotha,
Meiningeu, Weimar. There are four republics,—
Hamburg, Frankfort, Bremen, Lubeck. The nine
principalities together have about a million of in-
habitants. The largest has about 700,000; the
smallest has 6,000 ; the average of the nine being
100,000 inhabitants each. One of these princes
has an army of 60, including .4;icers. Three
of these Finces between them have an
army of eleven soldiers ; so four princes
jointly can muster an army of seventy-one men,
including officers, nearly all of whom are highly de-
corated, as each of the four has the right of decora-
tion. The 17 duchice together have about
five millions of inhabitants. The largest duchy has
1,300,000, the smallest 24,000, making the average
of inhabitants to each duchy 300,000. Six of these
duchies have jointly 1,600 soldiers, and the average
of soldiers to each is 250. The 17 duchies are profuse in
titles and decorations to themselves and nine princi-
palities, and sire vend. The four republics have
jointly 500,000 inhabitants. During Napoleon's
time, the Confederation of the Rhine furnished him
with a certain uota of troops for the Russian war.
The Princess of Lippe Bucheburg was • great ad-
mirer of Napoleon : she addressed her troops must
energetically before their departure. Her speech
was received by the troops with cheers. They con-
elated of four men—one corporal and three soldiers.
Nut long since the Prince of Hohenzollern sold
himself, his rights, and his people to the King
of Prussia, as the Prince of Monaco will sell him-
self to Louis Napoleon. Exclusive of the courts of
Austria and the kiugdoms, there are in Germany
25 other courts, with 26 masters of ceremonies,
innumerable chamberlains and ladies of the bed-
chamber, and all the court paraphernalia, as in
Austria and Prussia. The expenses of the nice
princes and seventeen dukes amounts annually to.
3,500,0001., representing the annual loss to their
subjects of keeping up this ridiculous old feudal
system. Each of these feudal chiefs has the power
of life and death. In 1848, 21 out of the 25 either
started for England or had their luggage ready
packed for a trip thither. Now, however, they
shut their eyes to the storm which is impending
over them. Already have the people of Baden
rejected the concordat accepted by their govern-
ment. The publication of the unchristian and ridi-
culous excommunication has not only produced a
schism in the Roman catholic church of Germany,
but has increased the already strong political feeling
against ecclesiastical domination and the divine
right of kings and princes.

Prince George Galitzin arrived at the Adelphi
Hotel, Liverpool, yesterday, from Alexandria, es route to
London. Prince George came to Eagland in the Agia SAL
DILATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL BRIM:IRMA-N.—We
have to announce the death of Rear-Admiral the Hon.
Charles Orlando Bridgeman, which took place on Satur-
day last, at bin residence, near Owastry. The deceased
admiral was second soil of Orlando first Earl Rrhdford,
by the Hon. Lucy Elizabeth BAN eldest daughter of
George,
fourth Viscount Torrington, and was born on the
lrimrillt February, 1791. He married on the 2nd of Deem-
bar, 1819, Eliza Catherine, eldest daughter of Sir Henry
Chamberlain, by whom he leaves a family, being father of
Lady Londesborough and Lady Corbet, wife of Sh• Vincent
Rowland Corbet. The late rear-admiral entered the navy
at an early age, and obtained his commission of lieutenant
on the 10th of September, 1810 ; that of commander on the
6th of May, 1814 ; captain 2nd of September, 1819 ; and
rear-admiral on the 19th of January, 1852. Numerous
families of rank are placed in
ST. PANCRAN AND NORTInIarVIDDLLSEX VOLUN-
TEER RIFLR BRlGADE—Yederday evening a special meet-
ing of the effective members of this brigade, which is steadily
increasing in numbers, was held after drill, under the
presidency of the captain commandant, Captain Ross, to
consider a proposal, having for its object the immediate
engagement and organisation of a paid band. Nearly 500
permits aseembled, more than half of them being
in uniform. The secretary of the band committee
having briefly explained the necessity of substi-
tuting for the temporary volunteer band which
has played occasionally hitherto, a paid band well-organised
and under thorough control, and entered into some details
as to the probable coat of maintaining it in a pro-
per date, it wan revolved unanimously that in
future every effective member of the corps shall be required
to pay 2a. cal. half-yearly towards the support of a band. all
subscriptions; to be paid in advance, and the first to become
payable to-morrow week. A higher amount was first pro-
posed, and although the proposal was withdrawn in defer-
ence to the feelings of what appeared to be a considerable
minority of the members, there is every reason to believe
that a very large proportion of the members will cheerfully
pay a voluntary subscription in addition to the compulsory
one, in order to provide the funds requisite to aecure a
really efficient hand.
QUOIT MATCH FOR 1001. —On Saturday a great
quoit match for 100 soya, between Gillespie of Cowden•
heath, the champion player of Scotland, and Hickson, of
Manchester, came off at Salford. Gillespie gave his ante-
gonist five at the commencement of the match, note-ill-
, standing which, when time was called, he had scored 61.
against -Hickson's 48.
Tin WALTHIFIS.—We are now full midway in
April, and still the .
spring seems most unwilling to c
invoke
forth. In vain we "Gentle Spring," for ethereal
mildness" assuredly does not " come." During several
days Last week the weather was cold, dull, and
!cheerless, and on Friday and Saturday, though the
temperature was somewhat milder, cold rain fell.
On Sunday and Monday it was bright, and the sun came
forth with considerable power, the wind, however,
still
keeping in a cold quarter. So protracted a winter and so
backward a spring few von remember. It really seems ai if
we should practically have no spring, and that when a
change doss take place we shall suddenly find ourselves far
on the way to summer. Vegetation bas made some little ad-
vance during the last few days, and the rains have swelled
both branch and bud. Nevertheless' everything is en•
tremely backwar,L This remark equally applies to agri-
cultural crops, which, although in the majority of instarcee
they have up to a recent date taken no harm, are in sown
places beginning to lose strength and look weak :e"-.l
pingly." The pastures have slightly improved druid
the past week, but they are wretchedly bare, and our
; farmers are suffering serious loss and inconvenience for
want of keep for stock of all kinds. An agrieulturiA de-
• dared a day or two since. in our hearing, that he and
I brother farmers were literally "starved lout." -
Adrertiaer.

EXTENSPIK FAILYRE. DCBLIN, SATUSPAY
Evxntao.—The failure of the extensive firm of Messrs.
gerson and Co., generally known as cattle aalesnuister,
is
announced this evening. They were likewise engaged is
the corn trade, in shipping, in the manufacture of raila-ay
carriages, as contractors for the army, and in farms;.
Their liabilities are variously reported, but all agna.i a A
very large aggregate. The proximate cause of their furs
is attributed to the banks restricting their aceommoday..n.
INSANITY IN SCOTLAND.—The second annual ',-
port of the General Board of Commissioners in hunser for
Scotland has just been issued. In commencing them. re•
marks the commissioners acknowledge the difficulties w5...;,•11
beset them in carrying out the provisions of the recent
statute, but add that a manifest improvement was already
discernible in the treatment of the insane in that pr!
the kingdom. The data furnished to make up the repol
' reveals a steady and serious increase in the imnib,r
insane. They show that the number of pauper
alone, which, on January 1, 1858, amounted to 4.7:,
, had increased to 4,980 on January 1, 1859. Of In syst/
single patients, only 27—namely, 12 men and 1'
women—were reported in obedience to the require-mew... 4
the 41st section of the act. The commissioners are, hes-
ever, cognisant of the existence of 1,807--namely. 041
men and 848 women ; but by far the greater prepurt:•e:
these patient& are living under the care of relatives. s7J-
consequently, do not fall under the provisions of the Beet,"
alluded to. The total number of the insane in SeotLsod
on the Ist of January, 1859, including private
amounted to 7,878, 3,829 of whom were males. awl 4)44
females. Some interesting statistics of insanity are given .3
the report, from which it appears that 1,228 sew pat!ei,.
were admitted into asylums in 1859, of whom 29 car's
admitted in the course of the year ; 302 recovered, 76 e.;,*
discharged not recovered, 106 died, and 772 remained .n !..!
asylums at the close of the year.