The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVYARTO, MARCH 25, 1850.

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THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT.
Oor carrespowdeat writes u follows :
ERFURT. Mama I).
The followlug Is the speech of Herr von Badowit ,s.
on the opening of the parliament yesterday (a tele-
reaphie suoisary of which has appeared in
7Expross): .

The Germantgementeatteallia by ilio invention of the
Met Mey 1841 tarn; by aside{ of that treaty, bound them-
esters "to seemed the people of Germany a seminitntics,l
beard upon a Feint agreed tee among themeelme, and le
K. pretest heeds a Iteieddig, to be assembled
heiheltedgess'." Bs* is me project of a
t empire and la the federal slant., it was soma that
all Germany, with the emend= of the Germem-Anstriaa
dates, would monde to that atedsimetion. Rho metedart
Mate oonfedetadoe mimed by Tdiesia.] Tee menthe of
the treaty, however, was net made dependent en this
assamption, but considering the peesibility of a lee
punsl participation, it was deemed advisable he
word Paragraph 1 et the melee of the med.
'scion in the lellowbg mammy: "The German empire
angst' of the Ismidefee et them Mier belajgaseglewEire the
former Genus& malittleratien ieldeb AM the
mestitatimel the empire." The ammemlal of the 1 th of
Jane 1848, whisk sustains the antheeds Interpeetatien Of
the said peeled, expressly Andes le this eoltheseney la the
hllowlmjsateems: "That hviteme seeldad the liege sea
ex may may be OM the sew fedora stets
will include the whole territtey of the cathderation of 1811,
still it ought only ,te be issostrnseed of thew German states
whose govenuneuM shall secede to the arenas-el project of a
constitution, and wham representatives shall accept it in a
Reichstag summoned from those states for the purpose." Be
won se It was ascertained, therefore, from the declarations of
the collective states of Germany—though the great majority
had decided on acceding dill—that therewen several data
in addition to Austria—viz. Bavaria, Wirtembetg, Laredo
burg, Limburg, and Meese Homburg, who for • time
refused their accessioe, and that from the condiment's of the
war the relations of Holstein and Laueaberg could not at
once be determined, while, at the same tame, from the free
tidy of Frankfort a definitive answer had not been obtained
up to the date of the meatorisl, it was resolved
that the allied governments could no longer delay
the fulfilment of the potables made to the Germ's
nation se far as it was in their power to do se.
The governments of Hanover and Saxon y alone entertained
' a different opinion • they assumed that the formation of the
federal state meld not actually be proceeded with until the
collective states of Gerneany, with the exception of Austria,
should have acceded to it, and that the went of the latter
should also have been obtained. In vain was this opinion
opposed, as contradictory to the federal etatu:e and the
negotiations entered into for perfecting it, as having no legal
foundation, and as calculated to defer the attainment of the
thief object of the confederation to an uncertain future
period, and therefore fatal to its existents. Both states,
though they declared their intention of adhering to the con.
'eaten, withdrew from all participation in the (in their
minim) unseemly deliberations on the formation and as-
enskiing of the Reichstag, and took no notice of the
1•1111•11111 to elect deputies to it. Saxony remains
it this ration, but Hanover has entirely needed
Iron the confederation in consequence of the resolution
adapted to mumble the Reichstag. Against both ete
tbsolke, a complaint has been entered before the federal
seed of arbitration fir non-fulfilment d their federal duties.,
We ma wait for the issue of this complaint ; till thee
however, both these states must be considered se legally in=l
elided In the confederation, and the other allied govern.
meats mug not permit themselves to be turned or withheld
Gem the anurse which both honour and futy point out to
them, by the exceptional relations of these two governments
end the confederation. Recognising this duty the represen-
tatives of the German states allied by the convention of the
26th May, 1849, have been called together in order to eon-
dade,with unfettered deliberations, the work of the constitu-
tion to the extent required in general and cordial agreement
with the governments, and without injury to the federal
relations with the other German states. The Verwaltung/-
Rath of the united governments, established in accorhance
With Article 3, Par. 2, of the federal statute, and empower( d
by Par. 3 to direct the proceedings of the Reichstag, has to
ley before the deputies assembled in the Votia and Staaren-
lieess, together forming the Reichstag, the following
pills. 1. The constitutionof the German empire, with the
ensimeeial which accompanies it, and contains its authentic
laterpretatien ; 2. A law for the election of deputies to the
Voasliaus. Both of these projects are ip the same unaltered
shape in which they were &dee I to the federal statute of the
28th May, 1845. And the Verwaltiings-Rath unites with
these projects the demand for their careful examinatioo, as
well as of those for the formation and putting into
operation of the imperial law courts; the Vertealtungs-Rath
further requests that any proposals in regard to which both
houses may agree, may at once be brought to its knowledge,
in order that the allied governments, in accordance with Art.
4of tho federal statute, can a: once be applied to for their
opinion ; and, their consent obtained, the conclusion
of the work of the constitution be accelerated.

Bat u this revision will prove that certain provisions
can not become valid so long u the territory of the
federal state shall not include all the states named in Par.
67 of the constitution for the empire, either because the para.
graph in question presupposes the adhesion of all these states
to the federal state, or because the existing relations with the
German coeferatioa require particular consideration, and, in
conclusion, partly because the existing custom and roamer
cial treaties are still opposed to the formation of a general
customs and commercial territory, the temporary regulations
which must thus become necessary have b -en coils-ed in an
additional us, which is hereby laid before the Reichstag for
a similar examination and expression of opinion. In addi-
tion to these necessary limitations, there are peculiar circum•
stances with regard to the customs and commercial relations
which, although foreseen in Par. 33 of the project of the
constitution, yet require particular consideration and express
reservation. Several of the states whish have joined the
convention, morn particularly the HUM towns, so intimately
and solidly united br their commercial relations, and the
Oldenburg principalityof Lubeck, must, so long as Holstein
and L .uenburg remain apart from the federal state,
be partly geographically separated from its territory, and
partly in their commercial relations, more particularly thou
which are maintained by the Hanes towns towards the con-
federation sad foreign countries, limited in sack a meaner
that the reservations contained in Att. 3 of the
additional act, will not toffee to secure to them those
interest. the validity of which has beta acknowledged in the
negotiations fer their adhesion to the convention. It canoe
be refused to then states; therefore, that they should, kr the
(it is to be hoped) short period of their isolation, posers a
freer volition in the regulation of their commercial
legislation and their commercial relations in the non-federal
states, both in and out of Germany, and a representation of
their commercial Interests by special consular agents, while
at the isms time their relation to the federal state will have
to be regulated by special treaties in each a manner as shall
prove most advantageous to themselves and the confedera-
tion. The intonate of the confederation however, mast, in
this respect, be so protected, that the separate commercial
treaties to be concluded by these states shall not prove dis-
advantageous to it, and that the periods for which they are
emended shell be limited to the time during which the con-
dition of these states shall justify these exceptional measures;
no less me will also be required to be observed that the con-
tinned activity of their consuls shall not disturb the political
unity of the federal state. As the special regulation
of these relation mold not well be -included in the
eaditkesal scar and will require extensive negotiations,
wink and ass be commenced in anticipation. in
emserreace of the uncertainty respecting the relation
of Wen Oman states to the confederation, the
✓oila goverammaii dement of the Reichstag that it should
earner the Briehsswigawl (the executive), to procure the
eissarry egesemints, sad to ley them before the next
&Wats, lie is ailatts approval. The Veriestiongrliath
will he rspresamsdi at the present Reichstag by the Ave lol-
lowiag osmahisoso : Gen. Lieut. von Raelowits, Minister
von Cselowitz, Ewen Lapel, President Yollprseht, and Dr.
Liebe. The.. essamiesioosrs will attend. is the name of the
Vsnotalweirlialh, the sittings of the Yolks and &anew
hays slaw as nose of the various committees and commis-
Won, and wfil possess the right of speaking, iks, making
both verbal and written declarations. In the name of the
united governments I hereby declare this pailiamsnt to be
opened.
Both homes at once commenced business. The
dirsalscAous, in the presence of Von Garlowits and
Liebe, as repreeentatives of the Verwaltungs•Rath, and
under the provisional presidency of the oldest member,
ex-minister Eiobhorn, proceeded to elect a president.
Von Auerswald wan chosen by a majority of 63
against 60. The standing orders proposed. by the
Verwallusgs-Rath were OM adopted unanimously,
and, after dividing the members Into five divisions, by
ballot, the hones adjourned.
The earlier proondinp of the Stade/thous to-day
were of the same formal character—viz. election of
secretaries and btudnefe committees.
The proceedings in the Volkshata yesterday were
opened by a few words from Von Radowits, in whirls
he reminded the deputies of the great importation of
the day and of their deliberations. Von F
the oldest member, took the president's seat peeeL
sionally. Von Raciowits then laid several documents
upon the table; among them, the standing orders
proposed by the Verwaltungs-Rath. On the motion
of Viehbahn the election of preiddent, and the omi-
t deration of the standing orders was postponed until
to-day. After dividing the member, into seven divi-
sions, by ballot, the sitting was adjourned.
While lam writing the Volkshaus is proceeding
to the election of a president i but the inconvenient
hour at which the poet leaves prevents me from giving
the result.
ERFURT, Manor 22.
Among the documents which I mentioned yester-
day u having been laid upon the table of the Valha-
lla's. by Herr von Hadowitz, is the draft of a bill for
the establishment of a federal comet of appeal or arbi-
tration. This is the court before which Hanover and
Saxony are to be tried for their defection from the
confederation. The bill is styled, " A bill for the esta-
blishment of a court ofjustios and the proper form of
procedure to be observed is it, for the prosecution
and punishment of all oases of high treason against
the confederation." Besides this, the most important
of its functions, it will have to decide all complaints

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between indiyidual states ; the people of a state and
its sovereign or government; the chambers of any
state and the sovereign ; and, finally, between the
chambers of the handl= and the executive, or be-
tween the chambers themselves. The sittings of the
eourt are to be public, and no sentence is to be pro-
unwed until a committee of seven of the judges
shall have consulted upon it.
Herr von Radowits at the same time laid upon the
table of thisase the draft of another bill, empower-
ing the president of the court established by the
former to depute four of his suociates to form a court
for the trial of criminal cases. In this court trial by
jl
uriise to be introduced.
Volkshaw adopted yesterday the standing
orders proposed by the Verwaleungs-.Rath with one
or two trifling amendments. At the commencement
of the sitting several new members took their seats.
The ministers Count Brandenburg, Menteuffel, and
Von der Heydt, who were present, took their seats, to
the general surprise, on the extreme right.
The sitting to-day will be occupied by the scrutiny
of the elections. Beveral meetings of the members
have taken place, at which the question has been
mooted, uto who should 911 the president's seat in
the Volkshaur. There are now four namesznentioned:
they ars Oagern, Simeon, Bodelschwing, and Camp-
!mese. It is acid that Nem has intimated his
nnwillicguas to serve. If this be true, it is probable
that Simeon will have the majority of votes.
The more important question of the constitution
and its adequion has also been mooted at these
meetings. Two courses have been proposed: one is
to adopt the constitution at once en bloc, while the
other postpones its deliberations until atter Easter,
when the whole of the deputies will have taken their
seats.

A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, of the 23rd
Test., in the Milner Zeitung, corroborates the late
news of the reiocation of the Prussian ambassador
from the court of Wurtemborg. Baron Sydow has
been instructed immediately to leave Stuttgard with
all the ambers of the embassy.
The Prussian for Foreign Affairs, Baron
Schleisitz, has address* • note:to the Wurtemburg
ambassador at the Prussian court, notifying to that
diplomatist the total rupture of all relations between
the two governments.

Innuar, Massa 23.—Voluntary Loan, 1051; :Winne Debt, 87 ;
Hank Share% 94,
Vtlinfra. Manor 12.—Five per ant. Metalliones, 93; ; Pour ditto,
711. Sank Shuns, 1105. Exchange on Frankfort, 115.

GREECE.

A telegraphic despatch, from our correspondent at
Berlin, states that on the 19th dates from the Pincus
to the 12th arrived at Trieste. It was said that
Greece had refused to enter into any negotiations as
to the settlement of the English claims until the
English fleet had left Salamis and the Greek vessels
seised by it had been returned. It was said also
that new demands had been put forward by England.
Au energetic Russian note bad been received on the
9th, and on the 10th an English courier had started
for Constantinople.