The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-28 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, ZAN. 19.
In the Chamber of Deputies the discassits aa the
authorisation for levying the imposts still goes on.
Dim del Rio presented an antendmeat, that the tax
on landed property should not exceed 10 per oent.,
and that an income tax should be established. After
a short debate the amendment was withdrawn. Gon-
zales Bravo then made hia long-expiated speech
against the ministry. He said that the government
had adopted for system to act illegally, and then ask
for w indemnity or an authorisation ; that it had all
the incenveniencies of an absolute government with-
out its conveniencies; and none of the hematite of free
diecuseion are obtained. Authorisations to act ille.
gally are always dangerous, and the more so at the
present epoch, when there is no necessity for them.
The orator, who wss once the most famous satirist
among periodical writers, then made a kind of
anatomical demonstration of the ohmmeter of
each of the ministers, amidst universal laughter.
Mit was expected thati the mystic writer, Donee°
Cortes, Marquis of Valdegamas, the Montalembtrt of
Spain, would reply, Gonzales Bravo sought to dimi-
nish beforehand the effects of that gentleman's pecu-
liar oratory. He said, amongst other things, that the
minister would like to be absolute, but that he had
not the courage. This brought up Namuz in a
towering passion. Gonzalez Bravo made a sneering
apology. Mon then made a defence of his adminis-
tration, after which the house adjourned.
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GERMANY.

BERLIN, J. 24.
The most important turns which the great ques-
tion has taken have been certain attempts on the part
of Count Schwerin and Itadowita to mediate with the
crown, which seem as yet not to have met with much
enoesen. Schwerin bears the impress of frankness
and sincerity in his whole appearance, and has not
belied that appearance by any act of his public life.
He is a sanguine man, who would undertake a con-
ciliatory mesion out of pure good nature, but throw
it up at the least rebuff.
Oa Monday there was another meeting of the
II leaders of parties, when the President of the Second
IChamber took ucnision to unfold a new proposal for
negotiation with the crown. lie would establish the
First Chamber on the following basis:—Thirty mera-
lbira should be chosen by the provincial assemblies;
60 by the assemblies of circles ; 30 by the cities ; 00
by the highest taxed landed proprietors, and the re-
Imaining places should be filed by the royal princes
and the Reielwutamigtelbarcsa. You will p rhape re-
member that I fur fished a mathematical exposition of
the minimum nuinber of hereditary peers proposed in
the messsge of the crown, which I made
amount to 80, exclusive of the 13 Reichs-unmit-
I telbarcta, and the eight royal princes. Now,
when you consider that Count Schwerin was
chosen president of the chanib sr by the government and
the constitutional party, who dropped their candidate
Simeon, in order to conciliate the govertmeni: and
you find that this government president proposes to
treat with the crown on abase which does not admi.

one of thole 80 hereditary peers: you may form some
idea et' the breach which divides the crown and the
parliament. In fact, one can only consider this pro-
posal of Count Schwerin as a demonstration of cour-
tesy towards the government ; for the First Chamber
having already accepted the King's propcsition on
the peerage, with the proviso that control over the
supplies should be granted to the Second Chamber,
and the crown having abruptly declined such a stipu-
lation, it was perfectly clear that Count Sehwerin's
proposal would never have been entertained for a
single moment, nor could any mini-ter have bee.:
found who would have dared to present it.
On account of the electioes for the Ilithltris.'ioler,
who elect the deputies to Erfartn, no sitting has been
held te-day. Tac great debate therefore C 35208 on to-
morrow.
No papers having appeared this evening, I am
unable to give the general result of the eleciione for
the Wohlnabaner to Erfurth. Bat I naderataud that
the meeting was attended by 40 or ‘5O persons, none
however of the democratic party, and that the elec-
tors chows belarged to what is called the constitu-
tional piety.
The Vienna pod has failed both yesterday and to
day. Yesterday a change in the weather was mini-
feste I. A slight drizzling rain fell, which froze on
the snow, 53 that walking was found more difficult
than usual. The police enforced with praiseworthy
rigour contributions of ashes and dust from the houses,
which alone made the pavements practicable. It was
thawing all night, and to-day it snows no more, but,
rains: the temperature from 20 degrees Reaumur
below zero—an excess of cold rarely it-1: at St. Peters-
burg—haa suddenly become a Brest-coat and blanket
milder.
The first private trial of Belle's opera took place
last night. I went there, but it is difficult to form an
independent judgment about an opera the first time
of hearing, nukes it be decidedly bad, which Balfe's
opera is not, any more than the Gtadus ad Perna-
sum, which is put together from scraps of Virgil and
Claudiao, is bad poetry. It seemed to me es it I had
heard it all a hundred times before in a hundred dif-
ferent weras. It is a pesticcio, uncoils:Amu., I believe,
of all teat tickles the opera-going ear. Bat lam
really too unscientific in such matters to pretend to
the least judgment.
Telegraphic dispatches from Frankfurt announce
the opening of the Frankfurt legis'ative assembly on
the 22nd. A motion would be without delay brought
forward, proposing the incorporation of the free city
in theDreikeinigsbund. Tneoentrel federal commission
is occupied with the Schleewig-Holstein question.
The Deputy of Hesse-Cassel to the Verwaltuog-
rath having moved in the sitting of that assembly, on
the Ilth instant, that the Erfurt Diet should meet
on the first of March, and the President having pro-
posed an amendment stating that the building pre-
paring for the reception of the deputies would not,
accenting to official intimation, be ready till the 15th
of that month, the committee on the constitution, in
its sitting of the 22nd, voted that the Reichstag
should meet at Erfurt on the 20th of March, which
It decision was confirmed by the Assembly.
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Tne Cola, nc Ga:etle of Saturday publishes the fol-
lowing telegraphic message from Berlin dated the
preceding evening: " Yesterday evening there was
another meeting of the high conservative party at
Mi. lama's. Schimmel and Vichbahn rc proposed their
former amendment slightly modified, and as it was
rejected they retired from the meeting, and intend
to bring it forward in the Chamber. "
The amendment proposed by Count Arnim for the
adjournment of the potrie question to 18.52 was made
a party question.
'Dm Leppert Bodelschwingh party will vote with
Count Arnim on the }mine question, and on the
finances and the special court of law questions with
Vithbahn.
The Riedel fraction will reject Arnica's amendment
and abide by the report of the committee.
The Second Chamber has to-day approved the
ministerial report respecting the incorporation of the
Hohenzollern principalities.
Minister Manteuffel explained that the royal
message of the 7th January was not an indivisible
whole; the government would be glad to see ail the pro-
positions adopted, but only the eighth point respect-
ing the pane, and the tenth respecting the institution
of a special court of law were of principal import-
ance. He expressed a wish that these two proposi-
tions, 8 and 10, should be disowned last. The presi-
dent will put the question to the chamber.
The result of the primary elections for the people's
house at Erfurt is only partially known as yet. It
has been ascertained, however, that out of the number
of electors who have been chosen, the majority is de-
eidedly in favour of the doubtfuls or w *** r e ra, when
compared with either thee° in favour of orthose opposed
to the adoption of the projects for the German con-
stitution.

[WHOM THE POILEIUN PAVERS.]
BERLIN.—Herr von Radowitz had audience 'with
the Wog at CharlotMnburg on Monday, Tuesday, end
Wednesday last.
His Majesty has addressed the followine letter to the
members of the Berlin conservative central eteetion com-
mittee foe the Erfurt parliament " I thank you for the
loyalty end devotion with which you hams greeted me on the
commencement of the new you. In doing is, I gladly ao
knowlcoge the endeavours you mention as being made for
the vary's* of giving greater life to the elections to the Gu-
mmi parliament, and of mussing their importance to be more
generally felt. Ton will sot as I should wish if you are go-
verned by the conviction and can ealeblish it la the minds of

the dieters, that the honour and power of Prussia are the
best seearities for the glory and greatness of Germany."
FRANIETOIT.—The Allgemeine Zeitung says: Oar
latest :vans from Frankfortand linnich confirm the report
which as" appeared is several journals, to the effect that
Austria anti the four kingdoms have agreed toe project of •
constitution i.'oe Germany. with a lower house, to be coned-
avid from members of the chambers in each country.
Negzeietioas with Prawn on the subject are going on at the
present moment.
RustitAN Faorrnsas.—The Emperor of Rama
has orderci the erection of a line of forts along the boundary
towards Preens. At the present moment Russia has on tits
point only the fortress of Zsmosk. The principal object of
this measure is said to be the concentration of a considerable
force at the western extremity of the imperial dominions, to
be reedy in can of any event of Importance occurring in
Connell Europe.
CaAcow.—A report has been spread here that the
Russian officers who have just returned from Hunger, gave
8 millions of Rental's sons to Prince Peskiewitab, in order
to have them changed into current coin at Vicuna. It is a
fact that the Russian officers have continued to receive these
now at their full value, notwithateadlog that they have
been put out of circulation by the Austrian government.