The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1850.

way in the town of Pontefract. He was induced to
take a Clitistmmi distribution of blankets and coals
and to afforded trifling acconimodatioa to distressed
voters'; and so he was made to keep the tory party
together till close on the election, when his agouti
quarrelled with him as to costs, and he found
himself supplanted by a young mare, who had
an unlimited quantity of money to spend in de-
bauchery and bribery. " Sheriffs of London and
Middlesex " are very liable to be galled by sharp
electioneerere. They are easily trapped by a little
flattery and artifice ; and it is because of our fall vo-
@cleanses of this that wiarentnre to think the electors
of St. Albans have not yet mesa their man,wad that
we venture to advertise for them " To CAPITALISTS,"
explaining somewhat more fully than they probably
would do themselves what is the sort of man they
want, and what they will do with him when they
get him.

GERMANY.

The following is the letter of our Berlin corr.-

spondent
BERLIN, Dsc. 7.
In eight days from the present the free conferences
are to aseamble at Dismiss, and the invitations have
not yet been issued. Yesterday and to-day ministe-
rial councils set to disease the form and other matters
connected with them. It b difficult to imagine how
the necessary preliminaries can be concluded within
the short spaos of time. (Mantra the representative
of each state will require instructions for every pos-
sible case, and these cannot possibly bednwn up in a
hurry. The question of time is, however, of minor
importance compared with the feelings and in-
tentions with which the different states will dis-
patch their representatives to Dresden. A des-
patch arrived here yesterday from Vienne, in
which Prince Schwarsenberg announces that Ba-
varia and Wirtemberg have demanded of Austria
that the resolutions of Warsaw and Bregenz shall be
made the foundation of the proceedings of the free
conferences. The Bavarian ministry are said to
be boiling with wrath at the turn which affairs
have taken, and have reeolved on opposing any
settlement of the troubles of Germany which could
end in the re-union of Austria and Prussia. They
have refused to disarm any portion of the Bavarian
troops, and are about to concentrate a large force at
Bamberg. The Bavarian people are in favour of
peace; the Bavarian government desires the ha-
miliotion of Prussia or war. In Wirtemberg, the
King, more perhaps than his ministers, shares the in-
dignation of the Bavarian government. Orders were
issued on the bth inst., immediately after the results
of the Olmiits conferences had become known, to
place the army on a war footing, and a plan has been
drawn up to units the forces of Wirtemberg with
those of Bavaria, and to endeavour, by this attitude of
armed mistanoe, to cause the resolutions of Olmilts
to be rescinded. To both of those states Austria is
bound by the treaty concluded at Bregenz, and
Prince Schwarsenberg must, therefore, break either
the latter or his Bull more recent convention
with Herr von Manteuflel. The actual results
strived at in Olmiits are still, I believe, only partially
known, and it remains to be explained whether the
two ministers settled any. basis on which the futurel
constitution of Germany is to be constructed. Opi-
nions are very divided on this point. The oppo-
nents of Manteuffel believe that no settlement
of this nature was obtained from the Austrian
minister, and that therefore Prussia is exposed
to the greatest danger in the conferences. The
friends and supporters of Manteuffel assert that
though the question of parity between Austria and
vvea not agreed to by Schwarzenberg, yet that
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firming or disproving either of these assertions,
and suspend my own opinion on the point until
the west. I have no means of
experience shall prevent error. The unnatural system
of deception which has been pursued in various quo-
teee. the rues; r...! intrigues in the presst prevent every
-e a lust conclusion,
impartial person from arriviug -
unless the written documents are placed
him. It is not impossible, however, that loon
arrangement of the kind alluded to has really
been made at Olmiirs, as the threats and blustering
of Bavaria andVs inemberg would else!)e without a doe
cause. These states cannot possibly object to the
provisional attempts which are to be made to settle
the conflicts in Huse and Schleswig-Holstein; their
**Alone must refer to the definitive arrangement of
the larger question, and they need not therefore at
this moment receive greater attention than they
deserve. The definitive arrangement can only be
entered on when both Hesse Cassel and Schleswig-
Holstein have been disposed of. In both of these
asses the commissaries who are to be appointed are to
receive their instructions from the two parties
to the free conferences, Austria and her allies, and
Prussia and her allies. In the matter of Hesse Cas-
sel no difficulty will probably be made by the allies
of Prussia or Austria ; but in that of Schleswig-Hol-
stein, several of the minor state,, especially thus
which refused to ratify the treaty f the 2nd of July, I
may be expected to oppose the propositions
of Prussia. In the matter of Schleswig-Hol-
stein then is also another party deserving of
umideration : it is Denmark, the government of
which has already sbown that it is not pleased with
the allusions to the federal resolutions of the 17th
September, 1846; and the Deutsche Reform boldly
tells us this evening that attempts are being made in
Copenhagen to procure allies without Germany to op-
pose their execution. It will be seen thus that the
ant step which result frOdiffiu conferences at 01-
meta are not likely to meet with general approval,
and should the former plan for a division of Germany
into two or three great political unions, to the exclu-
sion of Bavaria, have been reamed at °lmam ; should
the resolution with regard to Schleswig-Holstein be
enforced, notwithstanding the opposition of Denmark,
the settlement of the German question may not be
quite eo amicable a one u was at first imagined.
The eleven Thuringian and Anhalt principalities
have egreed to adhere firmly to Prussia.
It is said that tho Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs in Vienna, Herr Werner, is to be
appointed plenipotentiary of Austria to the free con-
ferences. Herr Werner is an old adherent of the
crafty Mettorniel, and is thoroughly imbued with the
spirit which pervaded his policy. Should Schwarz-
enbsrg himself determine to attend at Dresden, he
will be met by Mantenifel. Otherwise Prussia will
be represented by Count Alveneleben, as has already
bean announced.

The departure of the Elector from Wilhelmebad
for Camel has been delayed, but I am assured the
delay will not exceed a week.
The Gazette of to-night contains a royal decree
accepting the resignation of Ladenberg as president
of the ministry, but expressing the royal will that he
shall retain the portfolio of public worship until his
successor shall be appointed. The decree expressly
says the non-political affairs of hie office only are to
remain in his hand. Menteuffel is appointed Interim
President of the Ministry. He is now Interim Presi-
dent of the cabinet, Interim Minister for Foreign
Affairs, and Minister of the Interior and of Agriculture.
It is said that von Reamer, President in Frankfort-on-
the-Oder, has been appealed to undertake the
portfolio of Public Worship.
The Neu* Preussinche Zeitung says that addresses
to the King are in preparation, thanking his Majesty
for the recent measures of his government.
The King will not return to Berlin or Charlotten-
burg for the present, but will remain at Sans-Sonci.
The police are determined to ruin the Constitu-
tionals Zeitung. It wu seized again last night,
though the contents were as untreasonable and harm-
less as possible.
Count Arnim Boitzenburg has declined the post of
commissary for Prussia iu Hesse Cassel.
We learn from Vienna of the 6th that, pursuant to
paragraph 98 of the constitution of the 4th of March,
1849, the Emperor had decreed the formation of an
Imperial Council (Rsichsrath), over which Baron Ba-
be& bad been ordered to preside.
The federal forces advanced on the 7th from Hun-
feld to Niedessula. Part of the Prussian troops were
Pill at Camel, and part had returned to Berlin.

Tac Win INDu

to the Ad.

miralty tables, the West India mail steamers are due at
Bostleasepton cc the 4th and 18th of the mouth ; according
to the Post•offlee, en the 6ilt sad 20th; and according to the
West India Company's calcvlations' on the 7th and 22nd.
But eves the latter time can hardly be kept as far ea the
bigheads, of the month mail Is eroacerned, especially ia the
winter mouths, because that mail contains the one from the
Mexisaa Gull. The arrangements for this mall are the most
difficult to be massed of any Woe ing to the West India
scheme, on mount of the distance the Golf steamers have
to travels% sad alao from the bad weather they experience,
he the mints; dm season of the northers. Two
Cltilderr allowed for atoggege at Tampico, but this is
ones act keg enough, bemuse the steamer may be unable
to comeassitatiewith that BIM for a week or longer. The
West India mail ateasues eh aka sow prohibited, ea has
bees ehesiy anasemsd r doe Daily News, from leaving
say poet Whoa, pertimare I.y mused in the mail route
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between at. Themes eml SeMiters. sad it ia scarcely psi-
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time is the 800 video ihrtihim at Vera Oro, Tem-
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their 011110., whoa Ibit Om sew powerful steamers however
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great speed to iup the time last ia the Iph by
rapid voyages woe the Alkali, hem Bt. Thomas to
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