The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-26 00:00:00

POLITICAL INTRIGUES AT lISSENGEN.

Since the Emperor Alexander has been here, this
little watering place, generally so quiet, has been the theatre
of very considerable diplomatic intrigues. With the single
exception of the Grand Duke of Baden, all the sovereigns
of Southern Germany have been here in turn to confer
with the Czar. It is presumed that the object of Russia
is to recommend these princes to make common cause with
Prussia, and to impress upon their minds that the protec-
tion of Berlin and St. Petersburg will prove far more bene-
ficial to them than the seductive promises of Austria and
France. A special bait to the young King of Bavaria was
held out in the shape of an offer of the Grand Duchess Maria,
daughter of the Emperor Alexander, for his bride. It was
not till after he had thoroughly sounded the German
princes that the Czar, under the pretext of a visit to his
daughter, went to Schwalbach to give an account to his
uncle, the King of Prussia, of the result of his efforts.
According to what has transpired in Kiseengen, the Czar
was able to assure King William that all the
southern sovereigns, in return for certain pro-
mised advantages, were disposed to adhere to
the joint views of Rtilleilt and Primate. Every
precaution has been taken to isolate Austria in Germany,
and to deprive Franoe of the 'lightest hope of finding
support in any corner of Germany in ease of war. A great
many secret agents from different governments have been
. slot to Kiessagen in the hope of picking up some news.
stns, a personal agent of M. Bouher, was, owing to his
own indiscretion, speedily found out and sent to Coventry.
. Re went about boasting of his intimacy with the Minister
of Stets. This misadventure is not (Gemming to M.
Doubt, ' Mho, in sending this awkward irregular diplo-
'leas' usurping the functions of the Marquis de
of M. Pinar* The bares of state weigh
bbidly upon the Czar, who is growing prematurely
al& Whin lest herein 1564, he walked • great deal in
thi Wartarten, and returned with visible pleasure the
slates of the crowd which Booked about him. Now he
eibtely goes out, incept early in the morning, to drink
tit waters, sad he has • very sad and careworn look. The
litimbia and Bavarian police take the most minute precau-
tions for his personal safety. Since the attempt to aimed-
nits him at I. Petersburg and Paris, no sovereign has
Nish to systematically guarded day and night as
Vie Cass. Ile lessee Insseugen on August 24, to
psi vie of some weeb to his brother-blaw, the Grand
Dsdte of Hems. Prince Gortchakoft, who is at Baden,
will be near enough to take the orders of his sovereign
when neoessary. It is assumed that the object of the
Czar's prolonged stay in Germany is to consolidate
the understanding between Prussia and the southern
"einem

Twi LATZ OREM Nowa= 110A1.—The Thus
of this moaning publishes the following letter from the
Bight Hon. J. -8.-IVorthey, relating to the recent forgery
ffir,—ln the Timm of this day, I have read with
mitonidiment a
foe
letter addressed to you and apparently
bearing my sigtnre. I have written no such
as it is a forgery and the taste stated in it areletter, untrue,an I
an only suppose thatiou, smells. myself, have been amide
the victim of a mischievous hoax. I was never at Lowed-
, WV in my life, from which place the letter professes to be
dated, and I will only add at present that I never received
such a sum as ' 11,000L' in oonnnxion with the Credit
Fonder, or any sum in any degree approaching to that
amount—l am, sir, 1111, obedient servant, &MAST
Worertar.—Wortley
THE NATIONAL BABE of IItELAND.—A private
meeting of more than fifty_ of the proprietors of e Na-
tional Hank has been held at Cork, at which a committee
has been named to adopt measures to reform the board of
directors, owing to the revelations made at the last mixes
in the trial of Osmium ")'Kenn v. Ushorne."
• • ADMINAIZIT, Aworirr 25. APPOIISTMKNT6.
Lieutenant Beery J. F. bail, to the Forte ; Mid.
• shipmen T. A. L. Knight, E. Ccike,'44. W. S.
Douglas, P. M. Scott, H. P. H. well, and G. S. E. t
Harman, to the Forte ; es ffiewart, Frani P.
Taylor, Francis ,B. Fildl=‘,l and HeorteKes to •
the Plias ; V- Hayes, Jblpi L. ' Waltair7.
'fflosso, Oberlin A. WittersiEderent Stiffiley;
'D. PIA to the Northumberland ; Naval Henry A.
Knox, to the Northimlberland ; Naval Cadet, nominatedi
' MinnW. Palwes.
Id =TM OF' CORO:Mit/3' CoNBTABLZB.—Lieet
evening, a meeting of coroners' eonstables was held at
No. 46, Carey- Lincoln's-inn-gelds, for the
of taking intoconsideration the steps it would pbe ere
urpose
advisable to take in order to obtain a reversal of the re-
cent decision of the Middlesex magistrates, by which the
fee for summoning a Jury, and getting up evidence in each
inquest, has been reduced from 7s. 6d. towhich it is
alleged is totally inadequate to meet the labour and ex.
• passes of its#lll4 together a court sad mammas.