The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-12 00:00:00

tronsfe by the wows will bear rivalry with the' of
the bishops. sad, notariously, is superior to that of '
lases.
pln the present state of the °barely with the pro-
tensions pet forth by the episcopacy, it is not safe—
nay, to use Laid Latesnowtesht language, it will be
"most perilous" to decrease in say way the power
of the wows over the 'bawds ; and in ao way would
that power be more seriously decreased by
by
yielding to the insidious preposition to sell the
greater part of its patronage.
But if the 600 churches were built, whore is their
endowment to come from P From the increased
wine, stye the report, which the recommendations,
as yet only partially made, of the oommis-
lion on episcopal and capitular property, will
g.ve thereto. So that, after urging the
immediate erection of 600 churches, this commis-
sion throws the burden of their endowment on acother
commission, whose recommendations may bs
adopted, end which, if adopted, will only augment
slowly the value of church property. In other words,
hilf a century may pass before endowments are fuuad
for the 600 churches which it is proposed shall be
immediately built.
The commission had much better have adhered to
the bill they had prepared than have issued so foolish
a report as this.

GERMANB of all regions and opinions have been
most anxious thee* latter days for the fate of their
common country. Austria and Prusais, in their con-
flicting attemp.a, the one to r.store the old sate of
thine., the other to establish a German league on a
eenstitutionsl basis, had met each other in the ex-
treme la-gunge of menace and defiance. Austria
had opt my threatened war, and Prussia had replied
by placing her army on a war footi: g. Austria
at the same time tried to re-establish the
old Diet at Frankfort, which, could she mould and
master it, would have served as a strong and legal
entrenchment from whence to carryon the war against
the pretensions of Prussia. In this mavoluvre she
was worsted by the princes of o:rmany, all deter-
mining to send delegates, with similar instructions, to
Frankfort, who, in any assemblage of the members of
the old Met, or in any election of president, would
have coustituteh a majority contrary to Austria and
her pretensions. The court of Vienna has, therefore,
allowed her Frankfort scheme to linger and die out.

And thus foiled by their own influence or ma-
nceuvres in Germany to get together any efficient
alliance or resistance to the project of Prussia, the
courts of Vienna and Munich laid their perplexities
before the Emperor of RUSSIA. Perhaps it should
be premised, that Austria had previously made every
drat in Lladon tl persuade the Whig administration
that the formation of a League, such as Prussia pro-
posed. was a dangerous unfrsc•ion of the treaty
of Vienna, and ought to be opposed by all
the powers who had signed that trer:ty.
Those of our realers who follow closely the trace of
for ign politics will remember leading articles in the
Tunes, written in this sense, the information and
views contained in them evidently emanating from
the Austrian chancery. The English ministry, how-
ever, were not convinced either by the Times or by
the diplomatic representatives of Austria, and declared
that what was passing in Germany appeared alto-
gether an ieternal quarrel, with which foreign powers
and states bad nought to do. And this decision forms
another cause of the inveterate hatred shown by the
court of Vienna to Lord PALMERSTON.

The action of France being nullified by her civil
dissensions, Bulge remained alone amongst the
powers who signed the treaty of Vienna, able and
likely to interfere. Te St. l'etersburgh, therefure, the
Austrian and Bavarian envoys forwarded their peti-
tions and complains, throwing thews Ives at the feet
of the CZAR, bcpcezhing him to re,tore the ancient
constitution of Germany and its Diet, which alone they
declared was capable of opposing the outbreak of
revolution, from whatever side of the Ithint it should
corny.

The Emperor NICHOLAS, it is well known, is by
nothing en! ref flattered than in acting the part of
arbiter of the affairs of Europe, and suzerain over its
sovereigns. His Imperial 111.szerite, therefore, de- I
dared that he would proceed to Warsaw, and hold al
roue pleniere, to decide upon how Germany could
best be organised and governed in the interests of
conservative and European defence. Prince
SCLIWARZENREILG has been to Warsaw, and P.O
has the Prince of PRUSSIA. A-d each have
no doubt expanded before his Imperial 'MAJESTY
their tears, and %jewel, and determinations. The
Prince of Parisi., we cannot but th'nk, had the
best of t:.e argument. Ile must have shown, with
no great difficulty, how null was the German censti•
tenon, as it existed before 1848, to provide for either
the military delence, or the civil quiet of Germany.
All that the treaty of Vienne proposed was,
peace to be obe eyed between the several
members of the empire, and a union
of their military strength, both in federal
garrisons and in the field. This the Prussians
declared the willingness of Prussia and the other
members of the League to observe and to contribute
to. With respect to civil quiet, Prussia deemed that
concession of certain constitutional rights was the
surest way to rally the pedple of Germany to put
trust in their sovereigns, and to make all classes
walk with the age in content and harmony.
This might not b.: achieved immediately, but
could not but be the result of the pclicy
purseed• by Prussia; whilst the Austrian plan
of re-establishing military and despotic govern-
mert in a country ripe for more advanced institutions,
would in truth sow the seeds and perpetuate the
growth of civil war.

li-weeer reluctantly the Emperor of RUSSIA might
have listened, or consented to, such arguments as
these, there were other objections • o the policy of Prince
ScuwAzzirecac, in which Russia more fuel 'empa-
thized. One of the proposals of SCHWARZENDERG, for
example, was, that Austria should enter the German
Confederation abut to be formed, not merely with
her German provinces, but with her Slavonic and
Italian. Hungary was to be a part of the German
empire, guaranteed to Austria by the fundamental
law of that empire, and defended, whenever it was
nen 'eery, by the force of Germany. Now this
shrewd proposal of Prince SCHWABZENISERG did and
does cot suit Huge& at all. The (..tAR would much
prefer seeing Hungar remain as she is, nominally'
under Austrian sovereignty, but in truth irrecoverably
estranged.
But, by whatever motives swayed, or by whatever
arguments convinced, one thing, at least, is past a
doubt, which is, that the Emperor NICHOLAS, at War-
saw, has decided against Austrian pretensions, has
refused to abet or sanction the war which Austria
has menaced, in order to retain her old supremacy,
however nominal, (a Germany. And in loot Russia
sanctions the new order of things that Prussia is in-
troducing into Germany.
We cannot say that we chronicle all this with any
supreme satisfaction. For, although such • decision
flings back into its own imbecility the wide attempt
of Austria to restore and extend her military deep*.
tism, it rill casts the black shade of despotic support
over Prussian effort.. Tne court of lierlin cannot but be
sensible of such favours, cannot but show itself grate-
fol. And we may see this gratitude evinosd by fur-
ther infringement!, and modifications of the two con-
stitutions, so as to render them more palatable at
Bt. Petersburg and more unpopular in Germany.
Already we see a >ymptom of th a kird in the new
law of the pn e., promulgated without the sanction of
the Chambers, and containing several most uncensti-
tational clauses. (11,e, tor example, withdraws oertain
misdemeanours, of the press from the judgment of the
jury. We admit the fact of pressure from the con-
servative side, occasioned by the late attempt on the
hing's life. But the Prussian consti ution, and the
way in which it has been administered, are quite
stringent and sonservative enough, without being
modified in the sense of despotism, su abruptly and so
i soon. The true po:icy of the Prussian king is to do
all to regain the confidence of the moderate liberals,
the constitutionalist:, and the middle clams of North
Germany; and this can only be done by governing
in a constitutional and in • liberal sense.
The example of Saxony should act as a warning.
The unfortunate Hing of that country, seeing that his
chambers and his people were against his alliance
with Austria, hes dissolved the chambers, and de-
tiered the constitution null and void. This Austrian
po,icy should have bean placed in as strong a contrast
as p omible with Prussian policy. And in this strong
sal silent appeal to public opinion Sagooy and
Hanover must succumb.. The Russian support having
been withdrawn bow, the party of the old dist, kings,
as well as people, neat come round to a new order
of things.