26 JANUARY 1867, Page 2

On the other hand, it is stated that the Liberals

in Prussia are in- clined to break once more with Count Bismarck. They suspect him of using the Federal Parliament to overthrow the German one, and believe that his demand for a German military Budget, to be voted either in perpetuity or for a long period, will, if accepted, termi- nate their own powers over finance. It is not, however, at all clear that the temper of the Prussian Deputies in the German Parliament will be quite so servile as expected, and the Prussian Liberals therefore wait, only announcing that if the Budget is taken out of their hands they will resume their opposition.