The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-03 00:00:00

THE GERMAN INTERVENTION IN

HOLSTEIN.

(nor ova OWN oozazerommer.)
HAMBURG, JAN. 31.

The first column of the Prussian Guards, with
the Crown Prince and suite, have just arrived by
special train from Berlin, and the troops are now
marching through the streets.

Some fears have been entertained in commercial
and shipowning circles, whether in the case of hosti-
lities between the Austro-Prussians and the Danes
the Hamburg flag will be respected by the latter,
and now that the import shipping season is about
to begin, merchants are getting uneasy about their
property at sea, whilst exporters are shy of char-
tering German vessels, preferring for their opera-
tions a neutral flag. In the meantime the shares
of the Hamburg and American Steam Company
are considerably above par, the latest price paid
being 1,100 marks bane°, but they are in such firm
hands that they are difficult to be had at all.

There is now no doubt that the Danes intend to
fall back as soon as the allied army crosses the
Eider. They have already evacuated all the vil-
lages to the north of Rendsburg, and only left a
detachment of thirty men in the Kroneuwerk as a
guard. Although such wonderful exertions have
been and are still, up to the last moment, being
made to complete the defences of the Dannework
position, I have reason to believe that on the ad-
vance of overpowering numbers the Danes will
evacuate it without contest, as any serious opposi-
tion would be of no real use, and would only sacri-
fice the lives of brave men without adequate advan-
tage. On the contrary, it may be safely inferred,
and from information I have received I believe that
this is hilly appreciated in the highest quarters at
Copenhagen, that Denmark will only seriously com-
promise her position by accepting battle against
such fearful odds as the numerically superior and
better appointed armies of Prussia and Austria ;
and that she will stand very differently as an army
obliged to retreat before greater physical force, than
if she bad risked &battle and lost it, when the pre-
tensions of the victors would be naturally increased,
and feelings of anger and bitterness, which at pre-
sent do not exist, would be engendered in the
bosoms of the rival armies.
Your readers are aware ttat the estates of
Lauenburg by a formal vote acknowledged, some
time ago, King Christian as their lawful Duke and
Sovereign. But the Auguatenburg party have been
trying to move heaven and earth to getup a counter
demonstration iu favour of the Duke, and by dint
of intimidation, soft sawder, and the judicious
application of a few hundred dollars, they have
succeeded in getting nearly a thousand signa-
tures (report talks of a dollar for each) from the
peasants, farm-labourers, artisans, and other com-
mon people, to an address of loyalty to the idol of
their imaginationa.

DERPATCH OF THE WEST INDIA, MEXICAN, AND
Pacmc MAIL—The Royal Mail Company's steamship La
Plate, Captain Sawyer R.N.8., sailed from Southampton
yesterday, with the 1111118 for the British and foreign West
Indies, Mexico, the Pacific, California, Central America,
&c. The la Plata took out 83 passengers, and on freight
English gold coin value 14,0641. ; French specie, 49,4181.
English jewellery value 2,7001. ; French jewellery, 10,0101.;
also 481 hotels quicksilver value 3,3071., and a full cargo of
French and English unerehandne.
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iIItALTH or LONDUN.--It appears from the weekly
room of the Regiatrar•Geoersl, that a decided improvement
has taken place in the public health. Thedeathe in London
were 1,749 in the week that ended last Saturday ; in the
previous week the number was 2,160. The average number
of deaths iu the corresponding weeks of ten years 1854-63,
corrected for increase of population. ,is 1,529. It appears,
therefore, that the mortality of last week, although mckl
less than any the returns have yielded sins. the cold weather
set in, was more by 220 than it would have been if the average
rata bed prevailed. Of the deaths registered last week
from diseases of the organs of respiration, 339 occurred from
bronchitis, which in its slighter form is commonly designated
as a "cold on the chest," and arises in the majority of
came from exposure to low temperature Poeumooia ear-
ned off 134 persona, asthma 38, laryngitis 8. Phthisis,
or consumption, was fatal in 170 mew In the
epidemic class of diereses 12 deaths are ascribed to
small-pox. Z 1 to measles, 53 to scarlatina, U
to diphtheria, 82 to whooping-cough, 63 to typhus,
14 to croup, snd 20 to diarrhoea. 744 persons died under 20
years of age, 484 were 20 and under 60 yeas, and 486 were
60 years and upwards. The deaths of 15 nonagenarians are
recorded, the oldest of whom was a chimney sweeper, who
had attained the age of 99 years and 11 moths. Four deaths
occurred from carbuncle. A potter died in the West-
minster Hospital from mice-title Three children of a
labourer residing at 44, Raglan-road, Plumsteed, died from
scarlatina. The widow of a weaver was found dead at 9,
Pollard's-row, Bethnal-green, from extranuatice on the
brain, caused partly by privation. A girl, aged 7 years,
died is St. George's Hospital from traumatic tetanus, sad
the son of a carpenter, aged 11 years, died from tetanus, the
result of severe Intros. -Last week the births of 1.044 boys
and 1,063 girls, in all 2,107 children, were registered Es
London. In the tee correspond's( weeks of the year
185443 the averse, number (corrected) was 2,035.
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