The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-23 00:00:00

GERMANY.

COMPLETION OF THE PRUSSIAN MINISTRY.
Our express from Cologne brings us information
of the completion of the Prussian cabinet. M. Man-
teuffel is president of the council, as well as minister
of foreign affairs ; M. von Raumer is appointed to
the ministry of public worship; and M. von West-
phalen hold' the portfolio of the interior and of com-
merce. Austria (we learn by a telegraphic despatch)
will insist upon the entrance of her collective states
(gesammt *Moan) into the Diet at the conferences.
There is some hope that affairs in Reese may take,
fora time at least, a better turn, as will be seen by

the following :
" CASSEL, Dec. 19, 03 o'clock evening.)
" The Diet's troops are within one mile of this
town. There is a report in general circulation that
the Prussian Commissions and high courts of appeal
(ober appellations Oerichte) have come to an under-
standing. The courts of appeal will, it is said, pro-
visionally carry into effect the ordinances of the 4th
September till the decision on the question of right is
pronounced at the Dresden conferences. General
revieer has nrumiseel, ou obtsigu the consent Of,
Count Leiningen, to take measures for the retreat et
the ' Execution force. The people are but little re-
joioed at this news."
A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette of yesterday,
writing.from Dresden, Dec. 19,says :—"Weare assured
that Prince fichwarzenberg and MM. Manteuffel and
Pfoeden will personally open the free conferences,
and that after presenting a scheme for conducting the
discussions, already in substance prepared at Vienna
and Berlin, they will withdraw to make place for
their substitutes. That Count Alvensleben should
have been chosen to represent Prussia, occasions
much surprise in constitutional circles. A three
months' continuance of these conferences is already
spoken of here. Just before their opening the
Siegtsche Journal is suppressed. Its publication has
been definitively forbidden by the government. It
appeared yesteiday evening for the last time."
Under the head of " The Conference" the illgemeine
Zeitung gives a communication from Hanover to this
effect—that a separate executive power should be
established, independent of the legislative federal
body, with the sole authority to carry the resolutions
of the latter into effect, aced that this executive power
should be exercised in common by Austria and Prussia.
Further, a diminution of votes should follow; Prussia
and Austria should each have two, the four kings each
one, and the remaining small states collected into
five groups, should for each group have one ; so that'
instead of the former 17 there would be only 13 votes.
A representation by parliamentary deputies of the
detached states, or from chosen bodies, would accord-
ing to their plan be dispensed with. In every other
respect the present constitution of the Diet would
remain intact ; the exceptional laws and the Carla-
batten and Vienna resolutions are not noticed at all,
A Berlin correspondent of the Cologne Gazette,
writing on the 20th, and referring to the fore-
going, says, " With respect to the communica-
tions from Hanover it is possible, even probable,
that Austria may concur in the plan alluded to,
in so far as the executive power would be thereby
committed to the two great powers. But the exclu-
sion of a parliamentary representation from the
scheme will make the difficulty. The separation of
the executive and legislative powers, and the dimi-
nution of the votes, have been spoken of sines the
conferences of Wareaw. The telegraphic intelligence
from Vienna that Austria insists upon entering
the confederation with all her states, provoked dis-
union today in the Princes' College. If the despatch
speaks truly Austria has returned to her former
policy. But on the other side it would appear that
the entrance of the collective Austrian states into the
Bud cannot be decided on, for on the ministerial
aide it was asserted that an understanding with Aus-
tria had been come to on all important points. With
respect to the organisation of the future central
power, various opinions are entertained. We have
been informed that Prussia, in case Austria renounces
the claim to enter the diet with all her states, will
siessate a parliamentary representation in connexion
with the central power.
flue of the members of the Princes' College have
declared themselves openly against the communion
proceedings in Schleswig-Holstein and in Hesss, se
they were determined on at the Olmiitz conferences.
01 the plenipotentiaries iu this college we hear that
thebeck, Liebe, Banks, and Schmitt will go to Dresden.
Several journals have announced the formalwithdrawal
therefrom ot Oldenburg,Brunswick,and the Hometowns
but this announcement is incorrect. Oa the other hand
M. Shack, in the name of Mecklenburgh-Schwerin,
has declared that when the object of the federation—
that is—the constitution of the union—was given up,
the federation was given up also.
Baron Ladenberg has been appointed to a post in
the Treasury at Berlin.
The news of the arrangement between the commis-
sioners and the Court of Appeal at Cassel, is con-
firmed.

DARMSTADT, Dec. 19.

The Minister Dalwigk will, within a few days,
depart for Dresden, to represent the duchy at the con-
ferences. The Privy-Councillor. Hallwachs will
accompany him.
FRANKFORT, Dee. 20.
M. fichoff and Beyndic Hernia have left us to day
to represent this city at the approaching conferences.
The departure of the three Bavarian regiments from
this place, may properly give occasion to some serious
thoughts in Berlin. 'Tut history of this affair, so
often spoken of, is u follows : More than eight days
ago Field-Marshal Count Leiningen ordered that the
let Bavarian battalion should be put in marching
order, as they were to be relieved by an Austrian
light infantry regiment, at the same that the
Prussian troops, whose insubordination had dis-
played itself simultaneously with the trafficking
habits of the Bavarian corps, marched out. This de-
cided the Prussian members of the Diet's commission
to come to the resolution that all the troops who had
lately taken parts in the street affrays should be ex-
change for other regiments. In consequence of this re-
solution the 28th Regiment of infantry left, and the
29th Regiment entered the city the next day. But it
was then declared that the Bavarian government op-
posed the retreat of her troops.
The Ist battalion of Bavarian light infantry, com-
posed, it was said, of men who could be " trusted,"
were to remain permanently in Frankfort. Bo the
matter stood, when, the day before yesterday, a tele-
graphic despatch from Munich ordered that not only
the Ist battalion, but the 3rd battalion of Bavarian
soldiers should march out of this town. But as the un-
derstanding with Austria in this affairand the duping
of Prussia ware now so evident, the report was im-
mediately spread that the Ist Bavarian battalion
was to be shortly relieved by Austrians. Well-in-
formed persons, however, know that this is merely a
blind. The now know more, and can much more
decisively affirm that the differences between Austria
and the middle states have come to a reconcilement
not to the advantage of Prussia.

Banta, Deo. 21.—Tobantary Lou, 1011 ; New Lou,
Your•aadieNalf per Deets., 96i; National Debt, 834; Cow-
amid Marlwe Society's Fremont, 121; Bank Shwa, 94e.
Vrannn, Dan. 20.—Fiy. pc Cent. Metallignes, 9S ;
Foormad-a-Half per Cents., ditto. 82. Bank ehares,
11,120. Sznbatp an Landon, 12.44.

PTEDMONT.—The Senate of Piedmont, in its sit-
tiag of the 16th, paned the bill abolishing the laws
ott primogeniture, by • majority of 34 votes to 19.

JAMAICA.
The cholera in Jamaica has been the most frightful
scourge that has afflicted for many years any oountry
in the western world. The tropical climate of Ja-
maica—the filthy and indolent habits, and the ignor-
anoe and superstition of its coloured population, the
general poverty, and the unprepared state of the
inhabitants for the visitation of a plague, have been
the causes which have made one of the most beauti-
ful islands in the Carribbean Sea a scene of unuttera-
ble woe and desolation. On the 7th of October last
Mr. Watson, the surgeon of the naval hospital
in Port Royal, announced that Asiatic cholera of a
lee•lignant type had made its appearance in that
town. Immediately after that, on the recommendation
of Dr. Beveridge, the surgeon of her Majesty's ship
Daum, the commodore of the British fleet ordered
all leave to go on shore to be stopped, both for seam- n
and officers; fish and trait were forbidden to be tasted
on board ship, and every man was examined to see
that he wore flannel next his skin. To
these precautions may be attributed the com-
paratively healthy state of the crews during
the terrible mortality on shore. When Mr.
Watson first announced the existence of Asiatic
cholera in Jamaica the inhabitants were incredulous.
Facts soon convinced them, however, of its truth, and
at the urgent request of Mr. IVatson plans were de-
vised to stay the plague. A cholera hospital was
established, and some of the surgeons of the fleet
were sent ashore to assist. Government medical
stores were distributed freely, but it was soon found
that both the quantity of medical stores and
the number of medical men were totally inadequate
to the frightful extent of illness and suffering that
prevailed. It is known that upwards of 5,000 per-
sons have died in Kingston and Spaniehtown alone;
but it is impossible to state how many have actually
died. Numbers were so panic-stricken, that they
would not apply for assistano-, and no one knows
that they have been ill and died. Some were found
dead in cellars, where they had been lying
dead for days. The muscular movement of
the body after death, in cases of malig-
nant cholera, has been the cause of the utmost
alarm amongst the inhabitants, and contributed to
their panio-stricken state. They refused to bury the
dead for fear of burying them alive.
One of the most distressing things in Jamaica is the
number of orphan., both black and white children, and
their condition and future provision are now occupy-
ing the serious attention of the Jamaica authorities.
Hundreds of children of tender age are left utterly
destitute; for fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters
have b.en swept away by the pestilence. They are
to be seen in houses forlorn and helpless. Infants are
found lying on the floor foresaken by friends and rela-
tives, tor they are sleeping in death, and these inno-
cents are kept from perishing by the visits of the bens-
volent. In the cholera hospital a gentleman saw as
infant a few months old whose mother had died there,
kept alive by an aged black man ; he fed the infant
daily with milk sent for that purpose by some bens
lent clergyman. The panic-stricken state of the
poorer inhabitants is truly marvellous. A medical
man dragged out a poor afflicted creature from •
most filthy hole, where he was on his knees praying
to God to spare his life. The same gentleman maw
seven poor frightened creatures rubbing with tarpon-
tine five others in the last stage of cholera. Nearly
the whole of these persons were corpses is a few hours
afterwards.
Although there are many rich individuals in Ja-
maica, yet generally speaking there is not wealth
enough to pay for the expense attending this dreadful
and wide spread calamity. One day upwards of
1,6001. was subscribed for medical assistant
and relief, bat this was nothing, as it were, compared
with what was required. Mr. Nethersole, • magi-
strate, entreated Mr. Carrie, the agent of the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company at Jamaica, to let the
mail steamer go to Porto Rico or St. Thomas for
drugs, and he became answerable for the expense of
obtaining 501 be. of opium and 501bs. of calomel.
Mr. Currie went himself in the steamer to obtain the
requisite drags. This was about the latter end of
last month.
The dread of cholera in Jamaica seems to h
destroyed all the social affections. Some of the poor
blacks have been found to place their dead rela-
tives before the doors of their neighbours to avoid
the infection, or because they were unable to pay
the expense of burial. It was urgently suggested
that trecehts should be dog, and that corpses
should be buried without coffins, in order that the
expense of the latter should be saved and go to-
wards providing an orphan fund.
On the 16th ult., the day after our latest advi
left Jamaica, via America, the Jamaica journals indig-
nantly complained of the unwillingness of persons to
assist others who were attacked with cholera, and
made the most piteous appeals to the humanity of
the former to be kind and humane to their suffering
fellow-creatures. The Kingston journals, also, of that
date, recommended large fires to be lit and kept con-
stantly alive in the centre of the town and in the
burial grounds, to drive away the pestilence.
On the 17th died Francis M'Cook, Req., senior
member of the assembly for St. Dorothy, of malig-
nant cholera.
Although the public press had urged on the mem-
bers of the Assembly to form a house on the 18th, the
members were afraid to approach Spaniehtown, on
account of the cholera, and there was consequently no
house. At this time news had arrived in Kingston
that the cholera had reached the Port Royal moun-
tains; and at the request of the Merchants' Benevolent
Society, and in coneequeoos of corpses lying un-
buried, convicts were employed to bury the dead.
On the 21st the Kingston Morning Journal stated
that cholera was mowing down its victims by hun-
dreds. Corpses were placed in packing cues, instead
of coffins, and they were mutilated to get them in.
Bauths.—The EMMA, at Liverpool, brings &dela@ Onthe 23rd the cholera abated in Spanish Town,
nose Rio Janeiro to the let, sad Pernambuco° to the 19th Pod dal, and Kingston bat bat broke out in other
itevember. There is as latent/saes of interest from sty places. On this day De. died. As there
latter place, but the bitten from Rio speak la certainty et a was not above one medical man to 6,000 persons in
war with Basso Ares
Tin Run AT DIRKENHZAD.—Aftee the evidence Jamaica, and as four medical men had already fallen
et Thomas Higbee. given at Chester on Friday, reported in victims to their unremitting exertions in the moue of
sufferier humanity, it may needs be imagined how ill
see paper eatetdak that of Thomas C"' of Liverpool hel mil be spared. The following tante to Dr.
peke, was taken. • identified Haggerty, Foshan, and
rattlinollll. (A smasher of bludgeons, pieces of iron, gg,. Mactayden's worth and memory is from the Jamaica
were brought le, which he said resembled the weapons sled Mussel Standard:
by the mob.) Berrie Tomlinson, of the Liverpool polies, Amaagat the medical gentlemen of Hiegston, ao one has
so identified Eleattb, 11 platy, sad Pathan as tale( an snore abed himself by his utter disregard of all m-
astics past la the peeseeaiase. At the close of the last wit- meal =Mauls sines the cholera first mule its appear.
szambudies, it being past four o'dook, the tangles- 'nee an this city thee Dr. Maohyden. As the acting
tioa was again 'dinned till bloudsy morning at 10 °Week. rudders% of the Board of Health he was preadult% in the