The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-24 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(RIOTER'S TILIOR•118.)
THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS.
BERLIN, AUGUST 23.
The debate on the address, in reply to the speech
from the throne, took place to-day, in the Chamber
of Deputies. Herr Virchow, the reporter of the
committee on the address, said : " The committee
have, in every respect, thoroughly appreciated the
importance of the present moment. The speech
from the throne is of a warmer cSaracter than ever,
and, therefore, a reply couched in more general
terms would be inexpedient. The committee have
desired to avoid all references to former differences,
and they have, therefore, withdrawn their draught
of an address in favour of one proposed by Herren
von Stavenhagen and Bonin, to which all parties
have given their assent." Dr. Jacoby said that
the recent war had not been in the interest of the
people, or of freedom. The success achieved had been
glorious, but the strengthening of the Prussian mo-
narchy could not be approved from a German point
of view. The Bill of Indemnity he declared to be
senatitutioially in.diapavable.

Herr von Reic.hensperger spoke in favour of the
draaght of the catholic party. HerrWardecir,Coluit
Schwerin, and Herr von Blankenburg withdrew
the draught they had brought forward. The latter
deputy said that it was necessary to show foreign
countries that on certain questions the house could
be unanimous. The Polish amendment was lost.
The address of Herr von Stavenhagen was then
pealed paragraph by paragraph, and the whole
address was subsequently adopted, only 25 mem-
bers voting against it. The minority consisted of
Herr Jacoby, three members of the Left, and the
Polish and catholic deputies. A deputation of 30
members was then elected to present the address
to the King,

THE PROPOSED GERMAN PARLIAMENT
DRESDEN, Auat:Err 23.

The Ministry of the Interior has commenced
making arrangements for the elections to the
German Parliament..

BOHEMIA.

PRAGUE, Aram 23.

The departure of the Prussian troops is being so
greatly accelerated, that by Friday next the troops
who are to remain here until the complete evacua-
tion of Bohemia will not exceed 6,000 men.

THE EMPRESS OF MEXICO.
PARIS, AUGUST 23.

The Empress of Mexico left this morning for
Miramar. Her Majesty will stay to-night at
Macon, where apartments have been engaged for
her reception.

HUNGARY.

PE3TH, Atmwin, 23.

The Pali Norio, organ of M. Deak's party, re-
commends the immediate settlement of the Polish
and Eastern questions, to be followed by the group-
ing together of Hungary and the German provinces
of Austria.

MONTENEGRO.
VIENNA, AvouBr M.

A deputation from Montenegro has arrived in
this capital. Up to the present it has only been
in communication with the Russian ambassador,
and has not yet been received by the Austrian
Minister for Foreign Affairs.

THE PRINCIPALITIES.
BUCHAREST, AccusT M.

Prince Charles of Hohenzollern left here to-day
for Jassy. He intends to make a tour in Moldavia.

AMERICA.
(NT ATLANTIC INLIGILAPH.)
NEW YORK, AucvsT 22, Ermixa.

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THE ANNEXATIONS OF PRUSSIA.

(fox ous OWN COMUNIPONDENT.)
FRANKFORT, Aucuirr 21.

Providence has seldom placed so much influence
in one man's hands as in those of Count Bismarck.
It rests with him whether the recent changes shall
be a curse or a blessing to millions of people.
Should he follow the advice of the Kreuz Zeitung,
the annexed countries will become so many
Venetias, while if he acts in a statesmanlike and
conciliatory manner, allowing a time of transition
to prepare the people for Prussian institutions, the
result will be very different. I took a trip last
week to the districts of Nassau and Hesse, which
will be annexed, and I found that to the great
majority the change is quite welcome. In Hesse,
where the people bad the worst government in the
civilised world, where they were not allowed to
telegraph, or to exercise the moat ordinary rights
of citizenship, where, in fact, the Elector planned
every possible annoyance to his subjects, they can
only be gainers by a Prussian administration. All
their fetters, in fact, have been already re-
moved. In Nassau, with the exception of
Wiesbaden, which loses the court and its
accessories, public opinion is equally favourable
to the change of government. It is only here,
where we had nothing to complain of, and where
we were our own masters, that the loss of inde-
pendence is universally regretted, and unfortu-
nately nothing has been done to allay this natural •
feeling of the population. The press is trampled
upon by an agent who acts like a pacha, declaring
reference to the law out of the question, as be acts
ion the right of conquest. Subscriptions for the
families of poor liberals who have fled have been
prohibited. The consequence is that confidence
cannot return. There is not a carriage in the
streets, not a barge on the river, not a customer
in the shops. Peace has been concluded with
Baden and Wurtemburg on easy terms, and even
the continuance of the Zollverein has been con-
ceded. With Baden it has been stipulated that
the tolls on the Rhine similes/Ise ; this is a benefit
for commerce. The Nassau princely family, which
had some hopes last week of remaining in posses-
sion, has been disappointed, while Grand Ducal
Hesse has been more successful in consequence of
family interference. It will be let off with the loss
of some small tracts of territory, including Hesse
Homburg, whose gambling will accordingly come
to an end.
Troops continue to pus here northwards, where
the landwehr will be disbanded, as all apprehen-
sion of a French war has ceased for the present.
The annexed provinces will give to Prussia an ad-
ditional force of 28 regiments, all arms included
of 213,000 men.
In spite of insufficient drainage we have now ee-
-1 caped for a fifth time the invasion of cholera ; just
as in previous outbreaks, it stopped at our gates.
There were some isolated cases in the military
hospitals, but the disease did not spread. It has
committed heavy ravages at the Vpper Maine.