The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-30 00:00:00

RUPTURE BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND
AUSTRIA.

The news from Berlin is of the 27th inst. It is
highly important. A correspondent, writing on that
day, says :
Ycu are aware that two notes have bean received from
Vienna. One of them was a refusal to discuss at Frankfort,
1 in a free conference, the definitive organisation of the larger

confederation, Penes Schwarzenberg being in favour of the
✓ssuioted diet of the confederation. The second note ie•
mends that the Prateleas should quit the Duchy of Bolen,
and that the Baden troops should totem home
The result of these notes has been the real of of the Prue•
elm envoy from Vienna. It will no doubt be followed by
the departure from Frankfort of all the p!enipotentiaries of
tha Union.
In comer quence of these Austrian threats, it is stated that
at a cabinet council held yesterday (the 26:b) the minister of
war proposed to place the army on a war footing, but that the
expense of 30 millions involved in this measure was cousi
dered unativisable. But preparations are made for having
the army on a war toeing within ten days. It seems patitive
that two army corps are to be directed towerds Kreuznach
and Woozier, and that a third will oc.upy the environs of
Benet.
The following letter is from our own corre-
spondent :
BERLIN, JULY 25.
The ministry are much engaged in preparations in-
cident upon the appointment of a finance minister, is
the room of Von Rabe. A man is named, whose ap-
pointmet.t, certainly, would give a pledge that the
existing. commercial system of Prussia shall not be
altered in favour of protection, even supposing Von
der Ileydt to maintain his place, which, however, is
very doubtful.
It is stated that Russia would support Denmark in
the Schleswig affair by a material intervention. In
this ease Russia would for the first time support the
democratic party, for it is well known that with that
pa ty in Denmark the proposition to suppress and
war upon conservative lLuLtein originated.
The important intelligence has arrived hero that
the customs congress now sitting at Cases' cannot
ogres upon the proposed alterations in the tariff of

the Zollvereio, and that in consequence the further
discussion of: those changes has been postponed in
order that the Assembly might proceed to certain
business of a merely administretive character.
The Rhenish states, in which 60,000 spindles
are turning, would not hoar of the duty on
yarn rising from 4 to 6 dollars, u proposed
by Von der Heydt. Saxony, whose government
has been overwhelmed with petition■ against all in-
crease of the pressure of customs duties, could agree
to no alterations in the tariff, since it considers neces-
sary that all the German governments should proceed
to diemu the customs union proposals of Adstria
without delay; a step which Prussia would not
sanction. In this cam the petty jealousies and dis-
cords of German courts are likely to be of some ser-
vice to the people. The English consul-general, Mr.
Ward, wu present in Cassel ; the free trade party is
active, but their means of educating 70,000,000 of
men in the principles of political economy are but

In Saxony bath the chambers have met and are
discussing the question of their competence or incom-
pettnoe. It is, at least, possible that the Stxon
ministers will fall into their own angle, fer the report
is already current that the members of the first
chamber in the staves, not representing the people,
but sitting in their own right, a kind of House of
Lords in fact, have resolved not to surrender the place
which they have been recalled to occupy by making
any new electoral law, as the King has required.