The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-14 00:00:00

GERMANY.

Piltxx~. Pas L
The easeserial et Brack cm the Austrian project for
a German Costeme.enies, which appeared in the
Menem el this morning, farms the chief topie Cl
dissuseien. Metre seems to prevail bare as little
hurry far an mom se =potation of a speed y deci-
sion, where natienel lateness ef seek magnitede are
cosernmd. It is ypea that Irieri Reichstag
will handle the prshlaisary Tooth", and thee is
eine teem to fear that the pretesensaist party will
bestrew in that aisembly. The rural onnforeaco
en onstase is not expected to bike place before the
middle of the summer. Is the meastimat there is
some talk of an Industrial Congress at Lips* during
the great exhibition of manufactures.
An extraordinary courier brought on the 29th eh.
a very important desoatelt from Frankfort, which
I counted is a memorisr, trawl' up by General Bohan-
leak, ale of the federal commisnioners, on the general
state el Germany, with observations epos the re-orga-
ideation of the army of the German confederation
end an the system of defence necessary to adopi
agaiest Frame.
In coesequeese of the *oddest which happened at
Parades orders have been given that the troops
are not to be moved daring a solder temperature than
12 deg. Rummer below the freezing point: sod
that troops on march are to balt sad rem a day or
two daring severe weather.
The Krosseiliter ZoVteng eznoenose that the Hen-
Boris. *Arse were transported on the 18th ultimo
from Bhamla, en the way to Asia Minor.
The Greek minister, &graph." to the court of Bt.
Petersburg, left Vienna on the morning of the Bth, at
haltpast five, by a special train for Cracow.

Ilsastsr, ha. IL—Wats/7 Tessa, 1071. Nodes& Debt, as.
Oamsendel Narias Soddy% Prieses, loy. Desk Shares, SS.
Funds and sham very dull
VIESIPA. Fas. 11.—}iv• pee Oast. Natard4tas,lls; Doak Mures,
1,140, izebsece es rraa,k nu.

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 14, 1860.

MN Court.

The Date at W fw had ea audience at the
Quota oleel et Palma
His mem Wpm. Priam Albert prodisi ysMarday
Armen at a m was Mag ths shams sad sausbars of
'osmium at the Soya Comiaist Iso ths Bs hibitisa of
1861. The we*, wee held at ineldegheee Palish st
three o'clooklad was Wasailed W Mai Granville, Lord
fittalsyt Nsheril Melamne" /rOwls, Lyall,tlir
Hew Do La Desits, MMus Mr. Thongs F.
Chinos, Prokwar Owes, Mo. lirsarip Mr. M.P., sod
Dr. Dr. Raffia. Mr. Sash Ur& mended ee aaaetsrl te the
eseeneles. tieetrOsienst B.M. 11,1., Kr. Geary Oster eel
Kr. Olieelee'W. MO weer la Wisdoms es eseeebete of
the eseenGee_ canninee. the Ls. Godes Grey,
his Repel Miabasses privies amrsoxy, ohs siassisi. The
waling Maks rip took slants Warp eight Vele&
The royal familyheir meal pony ead-welicteg nor.
littraLtellinheassihr end LeW:lottenitua. Lord George
Lessen, and the light Roe. Mr -Fronds sad Lady Arsbons
Drake, had ths MOVIE of dining with kw Majesty sad the
Prises. primly mains, at Daridaglisat Parra

Destabilise fona the W.
verawe of the Bahamas
were rewind, yesterday, at the Cokelakollee.

THE REDUCITON OF THE ARMY.

The following is a copy of the dunks memoran-
dum relative to the reduction in the army:
Rom Gam . 6.
Her Majesty laving been pleated to approv of aFeb farthor
redaction in tho infantry, froin the 31st et Kara next, the
following are the arresgements under which it is to be oar.
tied into sleet, viz. :
Firet—The 6th, 20th, 36th, 42nd, 44th, 46th, 66411, 67th,
69th, 76th, and 2nd battalion Rids Brigade, to be respes6vely
reduced from 1,200 men to 1,000 rank sad file, and em
dated into eat battalion.
The raparitameran Akers of thew regiments will be

retained ea the seresgtei of their respeollee oiler essead,
with the eitoe, of the gorgeous, rend qumremmesters, who
win be ~ea heitpsy.
The seemed sijagemte will retools fa their wake et lien
Moat =S IM epee may be.
The Mimes will prepped st sed ease, soder the
ssperleamidemer digestion of the poem' editor eons-
mmedfog Mae etediese vednotion
es he es may be theseessay sod seise dedsedng
invalids, be the Momedletedimiorp et sub espentemerary
noniammimiesed Wisp sod saga se may be desiress to
quit the melee for the wpm of geWest is the 'sissies, or
who can mum the memo et paeldhigies their removal to
Rejlend Masse subjeetlag the pa Midis 'gage.
Thais missals will homestead' bale ealyaemlaal depots,
reelt as these maintained by regiment" la India, ass sting
et ,s captela, who will, as fror.tellme, have charge of the
regimental records (waisted, when ansaary, by one or two
lieutenants), and five serpents and des corporals, detashed
frees the regleaurst.
fiecondly.—The Bth Regiment will be reduced from 14111
to 760 rank and Ale, the reeserod battalion being lewd
lento an ordinary four-sompany depot of 210 rank gad Se,
with such additional member as may be required to make up
the establishment of the regiment; sad the whole of the
supernumenry officers pieced on haltpey, and suck of the
non.contreissioced .oflieers and men es are not inclined te
transfer their services to other corps will be discharged.
Thirdly.—The 11th, 58th, end 86th Regiment' will be
reduced from 1,000 to 760 rank and file, and is like sonar
formed into six service and four depot companies.
The reduction of these regiments to 640 rank and file Ma
(the establishment of the service companies), will, es far as
practicable, be dilated by the discharge, on the spot, of molt
noncommissioned °Moen and men u may be desirous of
being released from the service with a view to becoming
settlers, or who have the means of providing their own pas-
sage to England, sending home the proper establishment of
officers and noncommissioned ruffian to form and organise
the regimental depot.
Lastly.—The depots of the lit Battalion Royals, 7th,
18th, 19th, 34th, 38th, tetth, 66th, 72nd, 73rd, 79th, 88th,
95th, and let Battalion Rifle Wracks, will respectively be
reduced hem 230 to 210 rack and file, which will reedit be
effected by discontinuing recruiting until the new esta• -
meat shall be attained.
The men to be voluntarily discharged, as above directed,
will, of course, receive all the advantages they may be en-
titled to claim under the provisions of her Malesty's wet,
rant, 'acceding to the length and nature of their melee ;
but care moat be taken to select those for discharge, in re-
ference, who have been found generally the least efficient
soldiers and whom, therefore, it may be deemed the least
desirable to retain. By command,
Joss MACDONALD, Adjutant General.
The redaction will thus meant to 3,680 rank and
file.

PARLIAMENTARY
AND FINANCIAL REFORM.

MANCHESTER, Fan. 13.
The meeting at the Free Trade Hall to-night to
receive a deputation from the National Reform Asseciation,
prombis to he a large gathering. The entire of the tickets.
to the body of the hall are said to kayo been disposed of yes-
terday, and the weather and other circuesstasore ere as
favourable as could be desired. The speakers are to be Sir
Joshua %Insley, M.P. Georg* Thompson, Seq., M.P.,
Mr. Henry Vincent, Mr:Alexander. Mackay, and Mr. Edw.
The only resolution is to be one declaratory of the
necessity of a reform of the Home of Common, to the extent
proposed by the National Re win Association, and pledging
the meeting to sustain the efforts now being made to obtain
that object. Besides the speakers, several Influential meat•
berm of the National Reform Association are expected to be
present as part of the deputation.