The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-22 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Letters of the 18th from Madrid Mate that M.
Isttwits bas had a conference with the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, in conseq,nence of the news received
of the appointment of Lord Howden. M. Isturitx
is expected to set oat before the end of the month.
It is reported that M. !sterile will be charged with
some message from the Spanish government relative
to a satisfactory arrangement of the debt.

MADIIIO, MAT 11.—Tbree per Cents., 32 1 era operations ; after
Balsa, 311 13-16 earn. Fear per Ceuta., 121 paper. Five per Cents.,
13 paper ; after Bolas. 13 13-16 era. Passives 4 paper; after Belay
N Coupon 71; after Bola, 71 cash. Bank of Bt. Ferdinand,
541 paper. Zschangs m Landas 30.23.

ITALY.

ROMAN STATES.

Our Roman correspondent, writing on May 14,
hints at an intention of the Pope to leave Rome, in
consequenoe of which his movements are closely
watched by the French. Several cardinals had left
the city, and greet alarm prevailed in the ecclesiasti-
cal circles on account of the socialist elections. The
city was in a state of irritation produced by the vexa-
tious measures of the police and councils of censure,
to which Sig. Ciooquim, a man universally esteemed,
had lately fallen victim. Dr. Millingen had been
worried into leaving the Roman States, and M.
Ileum had been hauled up before the police for
painting Garibaldi's portrait. The waited M.
Ctvendish was still awaiting the result of his trial in
the Castle of St. Angelo.
General Gemeau, Commanderin-Chief of the
French army at Rome, arrived on the 12th, with the
Archbishop of Besancon.

TUSCANY.
(From the Debate.)
Letters from Florence of the 11th inst. say:: The
Grand Duke, accompanied by the Grand Duchess and
his two sons, will leave the following week for
Vienna. This journey, the object of which is, it is
said, to present the Grand Duchess and the Arch-
Dukes to the Emperor of Austria,excites much interest
at Florence. It is asserted that arrangements of high
importance to Tuscany will be definitively concluded
during the stay of the Grand Duke at Vienna. Con-
trary to what occurred at the last journey, a respon-
sible minister will accompany the prince, who will, it
is stated, be the Duke of Castigliano. The convention
with Austria relative to the occupation of the Grand
Duchy by the imperial troops is not yet signed.
If I am well informed, the principal bases of the
convention are : " That the Austrian troops shall re-
main in Tuscany whilst it shall please Austria. That
the Austrian general may always, of hie own will,
without authority from the Grand Dake, declare all
the towns and territory of Tuscany in a state of
siege."

GERMANY.
PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, MAT 18.
The political importance of the Congress of Princes
has withdrawn public attention from the proceedings
of another congrees, which is perhaps of equal if not
greater importance to the interests of the English
manufacturer. I allude to the congress of merchants
and manufacturers convoked by the Minister of

Finance to discuss the proposals of alterations in the
Zollverein tariff, to be laid before the approaching
congress at Cassel of the states belonging to the
Zollverein. The nature of these proposals was com
municated in a former letter. Since then the con-
gress, which meets daily, has discussed and agreed to
the proposals respecting the reduction of the duties on
agricultural produce, cattle, sheep, &c., and on the raw
materiels of manufacture. In the sitting yesterday,
the duties on yarns came under consideration. The
first proposal of the government on this article is to
increase the duty on rough unbleached linen yarns,
with some exceptions, from 3 to 4 thalers per cwt.
Several amendments were proposed: 1. To calculate
the duty according to the number of bundles in the
cwt., and then to levy the duty in five successively in-
creasing rates. 2. To increase the duty to 7 thalers
per cwt. 3. To iaerease it to 8 thaws; and 4, to
reduce it to 15 silbergroschen the owt. These several
proposals however were rejected by the majority, and
the oriiiinal rates adopted. It was also agreed to
maintain the same rate of duty on yarns spun by
hands. on, machine yarns. On the next point, the
increase o f the present duty on bleached and coloured
yarns ae d threads to 6 thalers Wll.ll not deemed suffi-
cient by the majority,and an amendment increasing the
duty cr a yarns to 8 dialers, and on threads to 18 thalami
per or 4., was agreed to. The congress approved
thetar moposed increase in the duties on unbleachedl
an teothread cotton yarns ; but the duty of
8 theism on bleached and coloured yarns was
hr re again deemed insufficient, and a proposition for
ocreesing it to 11 thalers per owt- was adopted.
fhe majority also approved of the proposal
for increasing the duty on raw silk from
15 silbergrown to 3 thalami per owe., but the pro-
posed duties on white and coloured silk of 10 thalers,
and on sowing silk twists, &0., of 16, were deemed in-
adeqi.ate, and on the former an illOrellAo to 18 dieters,
and on the latter 20 thalers were agreed to. The
congress also agreed to the proposed duty of 4 thalers
on worsted, but recommended an increate in the duty
on coloured woollen yarns from 8 to 11 thalers per
cwt.; at this state of the proceedings the congress ad-
journed.
The resignation of Minister von der Heydt has not
been aoocpted. It originated solely in a personal
matter.
AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, Mar 16.
A letter addressed by Arabi:lake John, to Bede
Weber, the well-known ultramontane of the German
National Assembly, is occupying public attention.
The letter was first published in &Frankfort paper
without the knowledge or consent of the Archduke.
The public, learn from its contents with astonishment,
the close connexion which has long existed between
the former Reichsverweser and the generally
abhorred reactioaary party. This connexion was
no secret to many of the court in Vienna.
Herr Bade Weber is well known as one of
the most active and influential member, of the
catholic priesthood in the Tyrol who are among the
most fanatical of the party which desires to restore to
the church the position and influence which it occu-
pasd in the middle ages. During the
period of his
ee Reichaverweeer at Frankfort, the Archduke
John carefully concealed hie oonnezion with this
party ; but this letter is a clear proof that at no pe-
riod within the last three years had it ceased to exist.
In IE4B Archduke John placed himself at the bead of
the German movement, and contributed not a little
towards the raising of the Schwarz Rosh Gold
standard on the Stephan Plate. At that time the
court considered hint a semi-revolutioniat, and it is

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grerefore utterly insirplioable to those who were not
ilf the Matt that this grime should now openly de-
e*, big attachment to, so complete a reactionary
ministry as the t. The
thin
blication of this
War Me met d John the little remaining
confidenee which the liberals of Austria still had in
like.
'Measures haft been taken by the government for
placing Dalmatia definitively under the control of the
Ban at Croatia, Berm Jelieehich. The Eldd Slavieebe
party have long desired this measure, and accept it
with gratitude, while the ministry believe that it will
weaken the hopes entertained by the Magyars if the
three kingdoms—Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia—
are planed under the control of one man and will
counteract, in a great measure, the efforts of the na-
tional party in Hungary. It seems that the nobility
of Croatia are the, only provincial inhabitants whom
the government pay the slightest attention to.
The constitution for the Italian provinces, which
has been submitted to a 'frond commission, has under-
gone several great alterations. According to its pre-
sent form. I believe that the Lombardo-Venetian
provinces will become an independent kingdom, that
is to say, instead of their becoming part and parcel of
the Austrian state, as is contemplated by the
constitution of the 4th of March, the union will
be only a personal one ; the two united will pore's
an independent representation with a double chamber
(nt a senate and a chamber of deputies) and a Reich*.

It was rumoured to-day and yesterday on 'Change
that the Minister of Finance does not intend to act
upon the report of the Bank Commission. No loan
is to be negotiated, nor are the reserve shares of the
bank to be brought into the market. In consequence
of this rumour, the latter, which had fallen very
much in value, suddenly rose again is price. The
rumour finds considerable credit in financial circles,
and men of experience are of comae prepared for a
renewed fall in the value of bank notes, and a greater
increase in that of bank shares. Gold has risen to 27i
and silver to 20 per cent. premium.
The newspapers of Path announce that Madame
Mesizelenyi, in whose care the children of Kossuth
at present are, has received permission from Havnau
to send her young charges to their parents in Kitt*.
yah. They are to leave Pesth in the course of the
present week.

COPY OF DESPATCH FROM THE PRUSSIAN
GOVERNMENT TO THEIR ENVOY AT
VIENNA.

Your Ezoellency has been made aware by my letter
of the 3rd inst. of the circular issued on the 26th ult.
by the imperial cabinet, cmtaining an invitation to a
conferetce of all the members of the Germanic c wife-