The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-29 00:00:00

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, APRIL 24.
The Vossische Zeaung, this morning, has the fol-
lowing article, which contains the chief points of the
Prussian ultimatum in the Danish question, handed
to Lord Westmoreland on the lith instant by Baron
Usedom, the Prussian plenipotentiary :
la the ultimatum in question Prussia relmes the various
negotiations which bare taken place between the two powers
sins* the signing of the preliminaries for peace on the 10th
July, 1H49, and adds that as they all felled to obtain the de.
&arid result, the Schleswig Holstein Statthalterschatt had in
consequence undertaken the work itself, and had
commenced a direct wegotation wi:h the Copenhagen
cabinet. Pruscls, relying upon the full powers granted her
by the Contest Federal Comasiesion, proposes therefore a
peace between Denmark and Germany. It the proposal is
accepted by Denmark a special article will be introduced
into the treaty guarding the rights of both panics. With
regard to the rights of Germany, if we are well informed, it
is expressly stated that the (edema &chanson( the 17th Sept.,

1848, are to serve se • guide. The proposal has been
communicated at the mum time to the several governments
lof the
cosfederation with the request for an imenedists reply
eoesptiag or re jesting it

Forty-three persona were taken into custody yes,
terday for riot and assaults on the constables before
the Opera House, while waiting to obtain tickets
for the forthcomir g performance of the "Prophet."
On Monday afternoon the marriage ceremony wee
performed at Dresden between the Duke of Genoa
and the Princess Elizabeth of Saxony. The august
occasion was celebrated by a splendid fete and a ge-
neral illumination.
Ludwig Tieck, the celebrated writer, is danger.
ously ill.

APRIL 25,
The Berlingsche Zeiturig, of Copenhagen, publish-s
the sentence of the court-inertial appointed to try the
captains of the Christian VIII. line-of-battle ship, and
the Gefion steam-frigate, for the loss of their ships,
The former, it will be remembered, was blown up,
while the latter was captured by the Germans at
Eckernforde. The court-matial acquitted Capt.
Meyer, of the Gefion, but found Cwt. F. A. Paluisu,
of the Christian VIII., together with the commander
of the fleet, Commodore H. G. Gude, guilty of neglect
of duty, and sentenced the former to two, and the
latter to four months' second class fin-tress imprism-
meat. His Majesty has, however, seen fit to increase
the severity of the punishment ; for t e has altered the
sentence on Garde to six months, and on Paludau to
three months. They are to be conficed in the citadel
of Freidrichshafcn. The decree is signed by the
king, and countersigned by the Minister of Madge.
Another monster trial has just commenced. fine
hundred and twenty-three persons accused of basing
assisted in the insurrection at Elber'eld last May have
just been brought before the maize' for that di,,trict.
The trial of the five men accused of murderiug Lch-
nowpky and Auerswald, at Frankfort, still continu'.
The prevarication on the part of the witnesees is
general; not one of them in open court sticks to the
facts sworn to in the depcsitions taken in private.
The last day's trial has, however, produced the con-
fession of one of the accused, that he find a shot at
Lichnowsky, which tcok effect in the hand.

26.
The Prussian Minister of Trade and Public APRIL
Works
has for some time past been most active in his endea-
vours to promote a general understanding on the puital
system among the princes of Germany. Some weeks
ago I announced that he had succeeded in negotiating
a new postal treaty with Austria, by which important
facilities are afforded to the mercantile world, with at
the same time a great reduction in the postage. With
Hanover and Brunswick arrangements of a similar
nature were made at a much earlier period, but in
several of the other states great difficulties presented
themselves. The views of the governments differed
on some of the most essential points ; the postal tariff
was different, and the numerous frontiers Interrupted
the regular course of the mails. After a bug counts of
fruitless negotiations, Herr von der Heydt, the Minister
of Trade has at least succeeded in settling the princi-
pal points of a general German postal treaty. It the
negotiations now pending result in the general adop-
tion of the details of the plan, postal communication
throughout Germany will be very much facilitated.
The postage is to be reduced to 1,2, and 3 silbergro-
schen from distances of 10, 20, and beyond 30 tierrnan
miles ; the weight of letters paying simple postag to be
increased to one ounce and an eighth. l'russian postage
esn be prepaid to any part of Germany, and a mod,-
rate extra charge to be made where it i, not prepani.
Alterations of a similar advantageous character are co.-
templated by the treaty in the forwarding of book.,
magazines, and pamphlets under cross bands, as wc:l
as in the postage of letters addressed to non-German
states. Great credit is due to the Prussian Minister
of Trade for the perseverance and ability which he
has displayed in conducting the difficult negotiations
to the point at which they are at present, and he has
the good wiehes of all the friends of the material
interests of G -rmany for the final success of his plans.
A general postal system, of a favourable nature, is
great step towards a unity more calcul eted to advance
the interests of the people than ail the political
unions ever contemplated.
At'ention having recently been drawn to the great
neglect of the rich layers of marble, granite, end
porphyry in srveral parts of Silesia, the minister of
trade and public works has ordered an official ex-
amination of the quarries, for the purpose of drawing
the attenti In of the moneyed world to what may be
made a very profitable investment. The various
kinds of marble found it Silesia haze long been em-
ployed is small quantities as tables, pillars, chimney
pied, &c.

ERFURT, Arm fl.
Tne report gains ground that a csogress of crowned
heads is likely to take place, in the coarse of the
ensuing month, at Gotha, in order that personal corn.
muncation and explication may smooth a vay the
difficulties which are said still to exist among the
rulers of the s'ates belonging to the union. Letters
from Gotha, this morning, speak of the affair as err-
'sin, and even describe preparations which are said
to be making to do honour to the august personages to
be assembled there. As yet no person, in connection
with thegovernmentor the Verwaltungerath, hes denied
or confirmed the report; but it is very extensivi:y
credited by the deputies.
The Volkshaus held a short sitting this morning,
bat transacted no business. It is not expected that
the parliament will be adjourned immrdis'ely after
both houses have concluded the revision of the cocsti-
tion : on the contrary, it is believed that the,Verwal-
tungsrath will, on Thursday next, lay before the par-
liament some statement of the other measures tires-
nary to the establishment of the union, and that then
measures will be introduced as speedily as possilic.
Neither house meets to-morrow, as it is one of :he
fast days ordained by the Prussian government

APRIL 2

government The
werer to-day
presenud at T
by and
Liebe. The order of the day was the dehave on the
report of the committee on the constitution of the
High Court.
Commissioner Lepel said the reports of the commit-
tees of both houses were now before the asserob'y.
For the most part they agreed, but section 17 pre-
sented differences of opinion ; they were now inli•ed
to declare whether they would pass the altered
clause as an expression of their wish, or make its
form a condition of their acceptance.
The alteratiors proposed by the committee to be
made in.sections 1,4, .1, 10, 12, 17 were then adopted.
In section 22 the committee proposed to make the
provision for the widow and children of the president
of the court depend on a separate law : the proposi-
tion was declined. The committee's alterations in
sections 24, 25, '27, 15, ;ht. 37, 40, and 42 were
adopted; 47, 49, 50 were struck out.
Count Rittberg proposed that the question whether
the constitution of this court should take its place
among the organic laws, should now be decided.
M. Borntaum remarked that the committee had
not occupied itself with the question, nor could it if
it were a constitutional queivion. The assembly de-
cided to refer the solution of this point to the com-
mittee of justice. The committee's amendment, pro-
posing the acceptance of the whole of the law on judi-
cial proceedings in th:, High Court, was accepted.
The Volkshaus met at half-past 10. The business
was the consideration of the report of the commi!tee
on the points on which the two houses have come t. 3
opposite conclusions. The first deviation concerns
the 104th section ; the proposal of the com-
mittee gives the Stastenhaus co-ordinate power
' with the Volkshans on the Budget, reservirg
the confirmation of this right to a subse-
quent assembly. The amendment was adopted.
The proposal of the committee on section
1.52, was accepted. It provides the freedom of house-
hold instruction. The committee of both houses hare
agreed to the following on the right of public meet-
ing : "'the Germans have the right of assembling
peaceably and unarmed without requiring special
permission. This freedom does not extend to open
air meetit•gs, which are subjected to the f,regeing
laws." The following propositiocs were submitted
' and discuseed: 1. Every German state shall have a
constitution with popular repro. entat ton.
the supremo legislature belong the determina-
tion of the fundamental principles of the .o
constitutions. 2. The supreme legislature shall de-
termine the principles on which inhabitants of the
single states shall vote. Until the issue of such a law
governments are authorised to coatit.ue the elicra:

Lion of the present elretorrt IVA'S. A thud pr00.2.A!
by Iltsselbach, consisting of the tint clause ot
eitso.nd amendment, was, after three div:o,o—.
accepted.