The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-14 00:00:00

ITALY.

In the sitting of the Bth of the Chamber of Depu-
-1
ties of Turin,the discussioa on theßcelesiastical Courts
Abolition Bill came to a close. The Very Rev. Canon
TufoAU spoke in favour of the bill, which was al.o
supported by Messrs. Michelins, Perbino, ar.d Chenal.
The efforts of the adversaries of the bill were prin-
cipally directed towards obtaining an adjournment
et the measure. General Bea moved that the Cham-
ber vote an order of the day, approving of the
measure, but suspending it. In the courts of the
debit* the president of the council, M. d'Aseglio,
took an opportunity to declare that the cabinet was
unanimously in favour of the bill, and thought it ex-
pedient ender present circumstances. The minister of
glues and justice concluded the debate with a speech,
in which he passed in review and refuted all the ar-
guments brought forward by the opponents of the
bill. The Chamber then rejected the motion of M.
Marongin, which declared parliament to be incompe-
tent on the question; that of M. Bimini, proposing
new negotiations with R ; and that of Gen. Be..
The second reading of the bill was voted by an im-
mense majority.

GERMANY.

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.

The Cologne Gazette gives data from Kiel to the
10th, stating that General von Rauch, having arrived
there on the 9th, and had a conference with the
Stadtholder, had gone on to Copenhagen, it was said,
to negotiate the formation of a new provisionary com-
mission.

PRUSSIA.
The following is from our correspondent :
BERLIN, MARCH 11.
The Stoats-Am:diger publishes the report of a
sitting of the Verwaitunms-Rath, at which the follow-
log resolutions were taken on the Mecklenburg ques-
tion:

1. That the raid question is quite Si for the discussion of
the Vence:lungs. Roth.
2 That a judicial decision is necessary in order to deter-
mine the question.
3. That to the not* of the federal eommiericn at Frankfort
no positive inhibition, but only an admonition agair.st the
introdsction of she Schwerin c natitutioa was applied.
Dr. Brun has declared in the Hanoverian Chamber
that the recall of the Prtuesian minister wu not known
officially to the government.
Anerswald and Schwerin have received decorations.
A political offender, Lieut. Hank, has been hanged
at Arad.

It is ssid that Naples is about to establish a minis-
ter here.

Rums, Yawn 11.—Voluntary Ineuto 104. National Debt, 874.
Beak Shares, 935.
Vilma, /local 9.—Five per Cent Metallintim 93i. Four per
Cont. do., 721. Bonk Shares, 1093. Exchange on Frankfort. 1145.

THE ERFURT PARLIAMENT.

Tae Cologne Gasette, of the 12th inst., publishes the
following " Additional Ac'," passed by the l'erwal-
tungs-Ralh at Berlin on the 26th ult. It Min fact the
programme of an interim federal constitution for th,.,
states which adhere to the Prussian Three Kings
League. It is the co .nter-proj4 to the Mullett
alliance which we publishe yesterd sy. Taken toge-
ther the two documen'e may be considered as the
manifestoes of Pro-sM and Autria, in, their capacity
of rivals for the honour of giving a constitution to
Germany.
8o loam as some of the German state. withhold their
volantary sdbesioa to the coot •mpl dad imperial consti.ution
the following arrangeniet,ts alien be observed :
Article 1. The agarerate of the states which seknowledas
the imperial consti.o iv, compare the o,reasnie federal
state with the title of " the G.rosan union." The chamber
of popular repreientativi a and the chamber of styes are to
be designated "the parliament of the German union." All
other official designations will be framed upon these
analogies.
Art. 2. The relation in which the anion is to stand to the
German states which do not join is is mantel for future
mutual arrangements•.
Art. 3 The German salon, as a political unity, will
exercise within the German confederation all them rights
and fulfil all than duti. a which hays hitherto belonged to
and hard bees acknowledged by the governments essapos-
ice it.

Art. 4. The sathority to represent (or sot ea behalf of) the
federal s•s'a vested in the eovernwornt of the union will be
remised towards the Chratan states which do no: belong
to it.

Art 5. The right of carrying on war and e-nclading peace
vested in the gcverontent of the anion is not to be z.irciscd
towards the German stoics which do not beton,: is it ; on
the contrary, the provisions of the set of anion of 1815, eel..
live to the maintenance of peace among them, remain in full
force The army of the union will be so organised that it
Anil be a cnnponent part of the army of the Germanic con-
federation.

Art. 6 The Ce:lop of Priam consists of the fellow log
vette :-1. Prussia. 2. Saxony. the Scion dukedoms, the
three Anhalw, SAwarzhare, Sonderbausen. Bckevarabirg
Rudolstad-, end the two Reams. 3. Hanover. Brunswick,
the two Meekl.nburge, Oldenburg, Lewd', Bremen, and
Hamburg. 4. Baden. 6. The twa Hems, NUM, Wal-
deck, and the two Lippe. All other states joining the union
hereafter will be dandled to in the 67th motion of the im-
perial constitution.
Art. 7. The members of the Chamber of Btetre are to be
apporCosed ea folio re: Prussia, 49 ; Saxony, l 2 ; Hanover,
12; Baden, 10; !Pectoral Helm, 7 ; Ducal Reece. 7;
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 4 ; N.aeee, 4 ; Brunswick, 2 ;
Oldenburg, 2; Weimar, 2; ltdeiningen, 1; Coburg, 1 ;
Altenburz, 1 ; Aahalt-D -ems, 1; Anhalt Bart.burg,
1; Ank-laff tithes, 1; Ele.hwarabarg 8 inderhaucen, 1 ;
Sehwambere-Rndolstadt. 1; Waldeck, 1; R•lii: (the
elder line). 1; Remo (the junior line). 1 ; tlehannibure.Lip,,e,
1 ; Vppe.Detireold, 1 ; Lu reek, 1 ; Bremen, 1: Hamburg,
2. In all 120 vote,. All other stater joining the anion
hereafter are to be allowed the number of votes ateribated to
*on in the imperial constitution.
Art. 8 Members of the unin which !ism contracted cam-
/medal or other alliances with states not b?longiag to the
union, are free to fulfil the oblizatioas which vase treaties
impose upon them. The articles of the imperial constitution
relating to such alliances are of mural suipendel till the
expiry of existing treaties.
Art. 9. TIN articles of the Imperial constitution relating to
coins, paper money, weights, and measures, are in like
manner suspended till the eipirr of any existing treaties
litionipatiblo with their being carried into effect.
Art. 10. The entry into the onion of any of the O. rman
rates which do not yet belong to it is not to he r -girded ea
• change of the eonstitution, but as provided for its fan-
damental law. The executive authority of the union is
empowered t. receive new members.

These ernelee are to be considered daring the period spe-
cific I in the introductory paragraph as an integral part of the
imperial constitution, and equally obligat-ry with its provi-
Wont.