The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-08 00:00:00

GERMANY.

- BERLIN J sudden
5.
The Saxon ministry have folloaed op the sudden
dissolution of the Saxon chambers with a series of
strong reactionary measures, measures which in fact
completely ignore the existence of the constitution of
11848. They are introduced in a ministerial proola-
gnaw°, which is accompanied by several ordinances,
all published the day before yesterday (June 3).
The proclamation, which is quoted below, contains
the reasons for dissolving the present chambers and
re-convoking the old Assembly of Estates on the basis
of the constitution of 1831, but in the form and com•
position of the extraordinary Diet of 1848. This
Assembly is to meet on the lit July next. The ordi-
nances decree the suspension of the state of siege,
and severe restrictions on the liberty of the press, rue
right of association, and public meeting. As very
important results may ensue from this step of the
Saxon ministry, I have translated the proclamation.
It is as follows:

His Mejesfy the King has been compallrd to dissolve the
chambers. The undenigned ministers of state feel nen-
solne bound to render amount to the Sex in people of the
reasons for this and the other measures about to be taken.
Dialog the political movements of the year 1848, it became
matter of conviction that an alteration of the electoral law
of the 24th of September 1831, bead of some of the provisions
of the conErtadons connected with it, had become tadispea-
sably necessary. The great agitation at that period, the In-
security of all relations, and more particularly the fadecisioa
which then existed with regard to this luture formation of
the German constitution, caused it to appear dedrable to the
government not to mores at et ce to the estates a de-
finitive elect 'rat law calculated for the future, but rather
to • the discussion of this subject to a quieter
period, and to establish merely a proetioriesse with legal va-
garious for the next Lendtag, by which a alcilnitive elm
Loral law whilst then be rimed. Both chambers of the then
assembled extraordinary Landtrig agreed to these view', and
in consequence the two laws pared on the 15th of Novem-
ber, 1848, were described n provision .1; they concerned
the election of &patios to the Lendtag, and several altera-
tions an the consitation. The first L elected on the
basis of these laws brougnt Baxon• to in.,. verge of rule. it
bad to be dissolved. This so •lancholy result, lio mis-
chievous to the country, connected with the insurrection
against the constitution which immediately succeeded it, led
at that time to the consideration of the question who
thee the attempt made by the provisional laws of
the 15th Nov , 1848, ought not to be vgarded as a failure ;
and that, therefor*, the reeonvocatioa of the old estates
Amass necessary for paining a definitive electoral law. As,
however, many of the maims which in 1848 made it &r-
-elish's to enter on the antes then adopted remained un
altered in 1849, his Majesty, by the advice of his responsible
ministers, felt himeeli bound to mike another attempt
whether an Assembly could be elected on the basis of the
provisional law of the 16th of November, 1848, the great
majority of which would recognise the imperative necessity
of putting an end to the provisional eta.* of things, and of
speedily passing a definitive electoral law. This hope has
likewise failed to be faifilled. Thou, h there were among the
members of the Chambers which aseembled in No-

timber, 1849, seyeeal true friends of their country,
yet were the other parties in the Chambers so
numerously represented that, although not in a majority on
all points, they were sufficiently strong to prevent the defini-
tive settlement of the most important questions. Thep 1
Lendtag at for six months, and not even the budget, the
most important question with respect to the financiel condi-
tion of the country, has been settled. The state of the
county calls for a number of important very sesruffing
laws. The experience which has been had ceased every I
hope to vanish of procuring the agreement of the
Chamber,. Within the last few days the Second
Chamber has so long delayed to give its consent to
• law imperatively required by the necessities of
the state, in particular for the construction of railways,
that the result has been endangered, to the great disadvantage
of the country. Such • state of things cannot be permitted
to last; it censuses the vitals of the country, and leads it
slowly bat surely to ruin. So long as the most important re-
letione remain in a prousional condition, so long as the laws
are not passed which are imperatively necespary to give
strength to the government in opposing the operations of the
revolutionary party with soccer., and thereby protecting the
country from fresh evils; oolong as the most important Sun-
cial questions remain unsettled, so long will it be necessary
to maintain the extraordinary measures for preeerving the
security of the country, whereby must be inereued the bur-
dens of the country, and the pressure of traction, already so
much greater in consequence of the revolutionary
movements. His Majesty the King therefor* considers it
his most sacred duty not to permit this state of things to
costinue any longer ; and therefore dissolved the Chambers
on the Ist lust The underrigned ministers of state have,
however, not been able to advise his Majesty to let the elec-
tions take place groin on the basis of the previsional law of
16th Nov., 1848. The i sperience which has now been twice
obtained has proved that it will be impersi, le in that way to
assemble Chambers from which it con Is expected that an
end will be put to the present uncertain provisional state of
stairs in a manner suited to the best interests of the country.
The extraordinarily small puttee patin n in subsequent elections
proves that this view is very generally entertained by the whole '
mototry. If, then, such a measure would only to pro-
lowstbe mischievous provisional stet* of affairs in which
Saxony is at present, with all its dangers and disadvantages,
and without any prospect of its termination, it must appear
equally inadmissible, because the operative character of de.
11111.1T11 laws would be thereby given to those provisional
measures; which, in reality, were only passed to meet a cu.
this eau.. His Majesty the King bag, therefore, decided on
taking • step es thoroughly consonant wit the provisions of
the constitution es necessary in the press et state of affair,. His
Majesty bee:decided on re-assembling the Chambers of 1848 in
the s me shape, and composed of the same members who then
sit in them. This assembly will possess the character of an
ordinery Diet of the kingdm ; but his Majesty the King
will only lay before it a draft of a definitive electoral law,
and certain other subjects, the immediate eettle meet of which
is imperatively necessary. His Majesty hopes and expects
that the Saxon people will rightly undsrstand the royal in-
tention of restoring to the comity,, by this means, the bless-
ings of peace and order, and that all who are bound to co-
operate in the attaintnent of this end will joyfully resist in
the good work. May this menace have the desired e feet,
and give to the country peace, order, and security, without
which the progres,ive development or the prosperity of the
or a diminution of the heavy burden of tr Ratios, is
ble.
ad —F. ZCIIITEILT, F. TO/4 BSTIST, B. R AAAAA OUT,
VON FIUISTS, VON Bina.
Dresden, June 3, 1850.
Letters from Kiel state that the mission of the
to Copenhagen has proved a

complete failure.

lisaus, lowa G.—Voluntary Loan, 1051 ; National Debt, L 9 ;
Oommerelal Marine Society's Premium, 1031 ; Bank Shares, 93g.

i THE BRAZILS.

By theßanger, from Bahia and Pernambuco,
arrived this °ruing at Liverpool, we learn that the
fever was aba 'og at Pernambuco. At Bahia several
new cases had appeared on board the shipping, five
men being laid up in the Rosen&le, from Liverpool.
Exchange was tending downwerds at both places.
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