The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-16 00:00:00

THE SLKSWIG INVASION.

The approaching opening of the conference gives
increased activity to the besieging army. The
Prussians are said to fear an armistice, and they
are consequently most anions to carry the place
before they are stopped in their operations. They
have placed in battery 42 pieces of cannon in the
second parallel, and are extending their works with
great energy. At Berlin great preparations are
being made. Marshal Wrangel has received fresh
orders and reinforcements. The 21st Brigade of
the Prussian army, composed of the 16th and 20th
Regiments, are to leave immediately for Diippel,
and others have been placed on a war footing.
A letter from Copenhagen in the National
Gazette of Berlin states that the Danish infantry is
to be again increased by 6,500 men from the enrol-
ment of those whom the drawing had exempted in
1857 and 1858. Those men, all of whom are from
30 to 35 years of age, are to join their corps as soon
as possible. In consequence of this resolution four
new schools of drill have been formed : one at
Copenhagen, for 3,000 men ; another at Odense.,
for 1,200 ; a third at Nyborg, for 700 ; and a fourth
at the Castle of Kronborg, near Elsinore, for the
same number.

The Danebrog iron-clad is to accompany the
line-of-battle ship Frederic VI. into the German
Ocean. Those two vessels are intended to combat
the Austrian squadron which left Lisbon about a
fortnight sum. The Frederic VI. carries 84 guns
and sails remarkably well, but she is not iron clad.
The Danebrog is the most formidable vessel in the
Danish navy ; she carries two 140-pounder Arm-
strong guns and 10 60-pounder rifled cannon.

(RIVIIDeII TZLIGILAM.)
THE SIEGE OF DIIPPEL.
COPENHAGEN, Aram 15, 3.15 P.m.

Last night the bombardment of the Thippel
works and our positions on the Island of Alien
was weaker, but it was continued with great vigour
at daybreak.
Our loss was inconsiderable.
The enemy has again set fire to some farms on
the Island of Alsen.

THE MEXICAN DEBT.
PARIS, Arm 16.
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The lifoltileur of this morning publishes a decree
of the Emperor Maximilian, creating a committee
at Paris, deputed to form • great book of
the foreign public debt of Mexico. Rela-
tive to the Mexican loan of 200 million francs,
6,600,000 fr. in Six per Cent. Rente will be in-
scribed in this book to the credit of tho French
government, who will give in exchange a receipt
for 66 millions francs applicable to the diplomatic
convention of the 10th April.
Another decree of the Emperor of Mexico orders
that twenty half-yearly coupons, dae to the Mexican
bondholders, are to be consolidated into new three
per cent stock, at an issuing price of 60 stock for
each 1001. coupons.

The Constittilionnet of this morning publishes the
following telegram :

BERLIN, APRIL 15.

Two war steamers, with transports, flying the
English flag, have entered the bay of Hoerupp,
Island of Aleen.

THE BANK OF BURMA.
BT. PITERSBURG, Arita 16.

The Bank of Russia has lowered itsrste of dis-
count on three-months' bills of exchange on St.
Petersburg, Moscow, and Riga, to 5 per cent., and
on six-months' bills and advances on goods and
securities to 5i per cent.