The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, Toitenav Mowsnie.
The anxiety of the French government US avpid
giving arena to Russia is marked la ths.ftilowing
official note, which appears in the Miles, r
The journal Petrie, ef the 18th installs, toenail's' is
artiste epee the present dummies of Germany, with violent
'macaws saAlLied_asurearls. It is Us dual./ of id"
governssiet le pretest anainst article la the a feud
ma,..?. The only poliey of the roveramsat is that which
Y clearly sod sincerely laid dews id the message of the Pro.
'Ada( el tlieltepilthet. TM viesiont luaus sealer;
it ha always given the of respect for nationalities
and for foreigt novernseets, and will never deviate from
this he of cooduet.—(Comenaniestad by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs.)
Forty-two representatives have presented an amend-
ment to the Perim and Avignon Railway Rill, de-
manding that the railway should be conceded to one
company, formed by way of public and direct sub-
scription. The capital of the company is to be
divided into shares of 100 fr. each.
The opposition manifested by tke organs of the
government against the candidature of M. Duvergier
orHauranne for the Cher, has cautes se
approved by the
government are M. Planchat, Mayor of Bowles,
and M. Guillot, advocate.
The President and ministers dine to-day with the
Spanish ambassador, and on Thursday with Lord Nor-
in ysub.
M. de Montalembert, fresh with civic honours from
Rome, has arrived at Marseilles by the Veloce.
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PARIS. FUNDS, Nov. 19.
Three per Cents. r B7E 80c.
Five per Cents. 93E 20c.
Bank Shares 2 3OOE Oc.

Up to the hour of going to press our Paris corres-
pondence of last evening had not arrived.

GERMANY.

There are dates from Berlin of the 17th, although
oar regular correspondence of that date has not yet
arrived. Great anxiety was felt for the results of the
pending negociations, lest they should irritate the
army, which in its present form is virtually the nation.
The mtetiog of parliament on Thursday wu looked
forward to with feelings of apprehension, as the op-
position promised to be united as well as strong.
A person has been arrested on suspicion of an in-
tention to kill Manteuffel.
No important mov«inents have taken place at the
seat of operations in Hesse. The commanders of the
opposed fortes have come to an understanding cal-
culated to prevent further collision between their

troops. 1
Mr. Wellesley, attach 4 to the British Embassy ►t
Stutgardt, has arrived at the head-quarters of the
federal troops.
The states of the league have protested agaiaat the
proposed Prussian concessions.
It was stated at Vienna, on the 14th inst., that the
Ministers Schwurenberg, Bernstoeff, and Pfordten
were to 'mimetice the free couferenet a at Dingier.
Marshal Radetzky's campaigning equipage has
been forwarded by rail to Bohemia.

Baron Vieck, who refused to accept a seat in par-1
liament because the law of election was altered oon-1
teary to the provisions of the consitation of Deana-
bir, 1848, has, under the circumstances in which
Prussia is at this moment, consented to give up his
objections, and to accept a seat, if one should be
placed at his disposal. The Constitstionelle, is an-
nouncing this resolution of the talented and popular
member of the Clothe party, calls upon the electors to
provide him with the fir'''. vacant seat.

11A11131113.11, Nov. 15.
Besides Count Thum's notice that quarters would be
required here tor from 25,000 to 30,000 federal troops
dell acme, the senate has been called upon by thelliet
to proceed without delay to place its complete con-
tingent of troops on foot, in order that they may be
I joined to the 10th army corps of the confederation.
A like meseage has been sent to every state, so that
in a short time a formidable mass of troops will be

under arms.
During the last two days, tLiogs in Hanover have
taken a more favourable event fur Austria, whose
diplomacy has vanquished all obstacles. The govern-
ment consents to the advance of federal troops to
disarm the Ho'stripers.
Nothing indicates the least desistance of the Stast-
halterschaft from its extensive preparations for war.
The double danger which menaces it from Denmark
and the Diet dors not seem to influence in any man-
ner its risolution to oppose the most vigorous resist-
ance to the invasion of the duchy by an Austrian
army. The reply of the Staathalterschaft to Count
Thurn's note gives the public of the duchies unmixed
satisfrotion.

The Austrian troverameta is warned that its presumptuous
claims, tar ferm leading to en adjustment of nreisent
ties, only egg to them immensely. Painful es is the po-
"Won in which the Austriau claims place it, the Staathaltee.
abaft cannot hesitate for • moment in deciding on their
eltarecter, and acting accordingly. The peace of Berlin
samu to the duchies the right of settling their differences
I directly with their sovereign; to that poses all Germany is •
party. A trite organ of O.rmeny would safeguard
the rights of the duchies, which form a part cf
W common Fatherland. Such • trite organ, however,
the Diet is not. The Diet is even more exacting than the
Danes. The former demands the diastase of two-thirds of
the native army, the latter ask but a proportional diminu.
tion of its strength. The Diet promises not to guarantee,
still lees to effectuate, bet to reserve the rights of Holstein,
and oily such of these as grow out of the relation of Hol-
stein as • state federated to Germany. But the population
is in arms to defend also riaLts forming out of its internal
condition, and also those or Schleswig. The Staathelterschaft
Is responsible to the land for the satisfaction of its claims in
this regard. These who cannot lend assistance and protest.
lion should not presume to advise ; Germany seems inclined
to evade the Schleswig question, and trouble itself only with
Holstein; so moth the more need that the Staathaltenchaft
should do its duty. For many generations the German
empire, sad subsequently the eocfederation, punned
a neutral system towards the duchies. In abandon-
ing this system two paths w, re open, Germany
in eiandoning this neutrality might have chosen either
a policy of strict principle and law, ar of political cones-
niece.. Had it pursued the first, it would have per-
, milted a fusion of the administration of the duchies with
that orDenmark, nor allowed Denise officers to command
German troops, or hold German (outvote; it would have
repelled the intermeddlin of the Danish states with the
concerns of the German Doable', and the rupture of 1848
had been impomible. The lut of the duchies, however,
would have bean more tolerable had Germany as lately as
1843 took her stand upon it gel principles. By declaring
their laws of succession intact, it would have saved immense
sacrifices of blood and treasure. By its delay, Indecision,
and egotism, the old Diet lett the came of the duchies la a
worse condiuoa than it fogad it ; and now this Diet, with ell
its sine upon its head, reappears on the reale, with hard and
unjust claims. The violation of German politisal and na-
tional honour is the 'lucid. s would affect the great whole
indeed more sensibly than the small members, but It
is otherwise with the sacrifices of blood and treasure
riquired for the war; the burden of taxes, conscriptions,
oppressions, vexations of all kinds, tell on the amble@ only.
Tees" are liaise to defend divas which have grown up with
the very existence, and from which freedom and prosperity
are inseparable. The burden was great when Germany
aided ; the difficulties have since Increased tenfold, and have
to be borne by half the land, the other being in the enemies'
hands. Bat as the eserifies demanded has iaartuad, so bas
the willingness of the people. And this is the moment when
that part of Germany widish holds itself aloof from the
I duchies calls upon them to forego the tut melancholy right
of self-defence, and wills their deliverance, bound hand and
foot, to the enraged and gruel ienemy. No: the duchies
hive made too heavy eserlficee to be asked now to throw
away their arms brumes the Frankton Diet is inclietri
hope that Denmark will be considerate when its revolted
'objects shall have submitted themselves. The Sesathaltere
schaft must have something more satiefectory to show
to its patriotic Diet, its heave army, and devoted
than the Frankfort despatch, which assumes tnaPttersti
Germany will be able to obtain frig Denmark by aerptiu
tioa better terms for the duchies than all Germany wad
win by war. The duchies are resolved to defend titer=
geese to the last extremity. They will prove to the
of Germany whether thee. really can stand by and see those
rights trodden down which theirlequals have defended. "We
will watt this calmly; for if we are to fall it will be at least
most honourable for us, however shamelul to Germany, to
tall by the hands of Germans."
Such is the substance of the answer of the govern-
ment of KieL Its military preparations are in har-
mony with its words. The general staff, somewhat
weakened by the departure of Von der Tann even
Aldoseer, haa been reorganised and completed by the
accession of several experienced foreign officers. It
appears, also, that some of the Hungarian refugees,
whose services the government has hitherto declined,
have just received important commands In the Hol-
stein army.
Beaux, Nov. 18.—Toluntary Loan, 99• New Loan,
Fousandtheilall per Cents., 96; National Debt, 771; Bank
Shares, 861.
Fissure, Nov. 17.—Five per Cent. Metallic:me'' 74; ;
--4-a-Italt per Ceuta, eel. Beak Shares, 1090.