The Parliament of Prussia was opened, at Berlin, on Thursday
the 21st, by the King in person, with the following speech-
" My intention to create a constitution which shall answer to the wants of the German nation has hitherto failed. In my hopes of the future I have clung to the idea which pervades my endeavours. But I cannot resume its realization on a new foundation until after the decision respecting the new formation of the German Confederation. I hope that the negotiations on this enbject will soon come to a prosperous end. I hope that our armaments will suffice to protect our rights. If this point can be gained, that armament has no danger for the tranquillity of Europe. For my people are not only strong, but also considerate. We seek not war. We seek not to infringe the rights of anybody, but our endeavours tend to effect an arrangement of the common fatherland, which shall be suitable to the condition of Prussia."
The speech was deemed favourable to the war party, and had repro- duced excitement.
The Hanoverian Cabinet is reported to have declared its assent to the passage of a Federal army through Hanover to Holstein.
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