The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-30 00:00:00

SPAIN.

D. Leis Armor° is appointed Spanish minister at
Berlin. and will set out immediately foe his post.
szotru,3lar 21.—1 !tree pre Cents., 31 9.11 cosh swarms; after
Bo'sa, 313 sash. Four per Cents., 135. Pies per tints., 121 9.11
ra.h. Barnes, 31 13.11. Coupons, 71. Bask of et. Yotollnand,
81s2 cash. Esobraph pa London, 010.13.

GERMANY.
PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, MIX 27.
The King continues to progress favourably. The
latest bulletin issued states that his Majesty has
passed a quiet night, and that the inflammation
es very slight. No important change has taken
plain in the wound. Congratulatory addresses are
pouring in by wholesale from cites, large and small,
towns, villages, associations, unions, clubs, &c. None
of the deputations with addresses are received by the
King.

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The several regiments of guards are to be put on a
war-footing. By this measure, which has, in fact,
been in contemplation ever since 1842, their number
will be increased from six to thirty thousand. Its
fulfilment at the present moment, so suddenly and
unexpectedly, is, perhaps, another proof of the appre-
hensions entertained in high quarters of war with
Austria. So far as the public are permitted to know,
nothing is left undone which could prevent the instant
collection of ajarge army, thoroughly equipped and dis-
ciplined. On the Exchange yesterday there were ru-
mours of a very bellicose note having arrived from
Vienna. On inquiry, I could not trace the rumour to
any higher source than the locality of the Exchange,
where It appears to have originated ; some effect it had,
for the funds receded slightly. The existence of a
secret military treaty between Austria and Saxony is
confirmed. Its object can, of course, be only an
offensive and defensive alliance against Prussia, with
whose firmness in prosecuting the scheme of the
German Union both these powers are equally die.
satisfied and enraged. Saxony finds that, should the
German union even not succeed to the full extent con-
templated by Prussia, it will at least end in the incor-
poration into Prussia of the Thuringian principalities,
on the on of which it has long set its covetous
eves. possession
rulers of these four Saxon or
Thuringian duchies are so dissatisfied with their pre-
sent position, and so reluctant to maintain the unequal
struggle against the tendencies of their people, that
should the present prorisorium of the German union
not terminate in a definitiorium, they have expressed
their readiness to submit to their own incorporation
with Prussia. Should the union be defini-
tively established, the alliance will be a suffi-
cient protection to these princes. Thus union
is no union ; Saxony will be disappointed, and in
her rage she flings herself into the arms of the
old rival of Prussia. The insane policy pursued by
the present cabinet of Vienna in the administration of
the affairs of the empire, renders it but too probable
that they will cap their iad proceedings by declaring
war against Prussia, on account of the latter's at-
tempts to form a German union on her absorption of
the minor principalities. Austria denies the right of
Prussia to incorporate the Hohenzollern principali-
ties, and has, de facto, protested against it, by
forwarding to the princes of that house an in-
vitation to the Frankfort Congress, similar
to that issued to all the other sovereigns of
Germany. The finances of Austria present the chief
obstacle to the angry designs of the Schwarzenberg
cabinet on Vienna. Oa this point it is rumoured that
the catholic church, out of gratitude for the recent
measures in its favour, has offered the loan, or indeed
to present the government with 100,000,000 florins.
For the troth of this latter statement I cannot vouch,
but I again repeat that the most serious spprehen-
micas are bit hen by the ministry and the overt.