The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-31 00:00:00

INDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1863.

WATCH NIGHT SERVICE.
LOWER STREET CHAPEL. Willem.
TO•PTIGHT. Dec. M.—Devotional Serrtee grill commence at
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The Rey. C. BRAKE wW preadde, and deliver an addre.a.

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The largest company, handsomest hall, and the best comic talent.
with the latest novelty, the Blondin Stookey, ascending the high
ripe with his brother on hls back. Daring achievements of the
Mothers Metric

THE OXFORD.—THIS EVENING a new and
original Cantata, written by Lltchgeld Moseley. Ety and
composed by W. Meyer Lutz expressly for this estahlishment,
entitled KING CHRISTMAS, supported by the entire company,
with full band and chorus. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmana.
Comedy by Unaworth, Eugene, W. Randall, T. MacLan, sad
those wondrous artistes. Mews. Berri, Leach, and Foster, from
the Imperial Circus, Madrid.

CANTERBURY-HALL,—Tire GHOST CLUB,
with entirely new effect. The Cho* in the Fancy
Fountain, and the scene from the " Tempest :" Ariel. Miss
Townley : allowed to be the mod perfect Illusion yet produced.
All the other entertainments an must, including corned, by Uos-
worster th.,
dte. ihagene, W. Randall,
_T. Maclagen, flutcheneon, J.
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Charges, Opening Address, and Reply on the part of the
Prosecution; with plane of the two buogalows in which Sergeant-
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TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(siqrsies nasewas.)
THE EXECUTION IN HOLSTEIN.
ALTONA, Da. 30.

General Betke and his staff left fur Norton this
morning. The Federal vanguard is said to have
reached Hokenatedt.

The six Holstein villages which have been incor-
porated with• Schleswig are to be occupied to-mor-
row. The Danes have evacuated the the de pont near
Friederichstadt, and the Danish troopsare also pre-
paring to quit Rendsburg.

ARRIVAL DF,DITKE FREDERICK AT KIEL.

HAMBURG, Dec. 30, Emirate.
Duke Frederick arrived this afternoon at Kiel,
and was received with great enthusiasm by the in-
habitants.

The ROM= troops and the Commander-in-Chief
arrived* Ivenatedt to-day, and are expected to
reach Rendsburg at 11 am. to-morrow, when de-
tachments are to be sent to Friederichatadt.

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thIANCE.
PARIS, Dix. Dix.

The Gazette de France of this evening asserts that
General Forey will proceed shortly to Miramar, on
• mission to the Archduke Maximilian.

The Emperor presided to-day at a Council of
Ministers.

THE BULLION IN THE BANK OF FRANCE.

PAWS, Dr.c. 30.
It is asserted that the amount of bullion now held
by the Bank of France is 196 million francs.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
. BERLIN, D. 30.

The Courrier de Wilma of the 26th inst. annouuces
that lieutenant Dominique Malekki had been allot,
having been found guilty of palming over to the
isusurgenta.

WARSAW, Dm. 30.

An order has been issued by General Berg that
until the complete restoration of tranquillityall the
police authorities, including the head of the police,
shall be subordinated to the military authorities.

AMERICA.

(norm% TLLZGRAX,)
[The following appeared in the grader portion of our
yesterday's impression.]

QUEENSTOWN, Du. 30.
The Inman steamship Etna, from New York on
the 20th inst., arrived here this evening with ten
passengers and 974,000 dohs. She landed 24
steerage passengers and nine sacks of mails, and
proceeded, at 6.45 p.m., for Liverpool.

(Par tha Etaa, via Crookhavaa).
NEW YORK, Dao. 18, Kamm.

Advice* received from Charleston announce that
the Federals threw a large number of shells into
Charleston on the 10th, provoking a heavy tire
from the Confederate batteries. A severe gale had
seriously injured the Confederate obstructions in
Charleston harbour, it was believed sufficiently to
render them ineffective against the Federal fleet.
Hardee's army is estimated at 35,000 strong, and
is at Dalton, with picquets extending to the tun-
nel. Wheeler is reorganising cavalry at Dalton for
an satire win* campaign. grant and. 4herraa9
have left Chattanooga for Brtdgenorth.

The guerilla General Morgan has escaped south-
wards across the Tennessee ricer, sixty miles above
Chattanooga. Sixteen of his escort were captured.
The official reports of the commanders of the
monitors during Dupont's attack upon Charleston
(now published for the first time), show that all the
monitors received severe damage, and if t* attack
had been continued they would have been dis-
abled. One commander says he was disappointed
beyond measure at the experiment of hionitore
overcoming strong forts, and considers it was a fair
trial.
The New York Tribune asserts that as the
Chesapeake was captured in British waters, she
will be delivered to the British authorities, but it
was not believed that the pirates would be allowed
to put to sea again. Mr. Seward has bad a
friendly interview with Lord Lyons on the subject.

THE GERMAN INTERVENTION IN
DENMARK.

(nor ouR owls cozzisrostarr.)
HAMBURG, Dec. 28.

The meeting at Elseshorri 'yesterday was moat
numerously attended, An eye witness informs me
that there could not have been less than 20,000
persons present, and he describes it as a most im-
pressive scene, when the chairman asked the
meeting whether they renounced their connexion
with Denmark, and were willing to plight their alle-
giance to Frederick y 111., upon which the assem-
bled
multitude by a simultaneous impulse uncovered
their heads, held up their right hands, and vigo-
rously answered, " W swear fidelity to our lawful
Duke." From Alton& alone 8,000 persons were.
conveyed by railroad, and as the company were not
prepared for forwarding such large numbers, lug-
gage cars, goods vans, and othercontrivances, were
put in requisition in the hurry of the moment, and
despatched in three separate special trains as soon
aa.they. could ha gel. seripm.ziawhisoi
meeting was to proclaim Prince Frederick of
Augustenburg as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, and
take the oath of allegiance.
The following is a translation of the address
that was voted by acclamation to their new sove-
reign, and sigma by the assembled multitude :

Most gracious Duke ! Wherever Schleswig-Holstein has
been as yet evacuated by the Danes, the towns and open
country bare not failed to send representatives to the popu.
lar meeting held to-day at Elmiliorn. According to the
custom of our ancestors many thousands of us have met in
an open field, under the canopy of heaven. Our object was
to celebrate the day of liberty that has just dawned, after
so many years of tyranny and abuse of power. The bonds
by which we have been chained to Denmark for a period of
400 years are now snapped asunder, never agate to be re-
united. A uew era has commenced, in which Schleswig-
Holstein, under the sway of its own legitimate duke, will
become independent, and take its own proper place in the
world. Our German fatherland, with which we are insepa-
rably identified, will support our rights and regained
liberty.

Most gracious Prince! Your highness has been pro.
claimed as our lawful sovereign and Duke of Schleswig.
Holstein by the unanimous voice of this numerously-
attended meeting. Many separate localities on the southern
frontier were enabled to do the same at an earlier period,
and our fellow-subjects in the northern districts are wait-
ing impatiently to follow the good example set them.
The fundamental state law of the 15th of September,
ISM, which your highness has voluntarily re-established,
sod which we accept with joyful gratitude, will seal for
ever the hoods of union between our sovereign and his
people. With pleasurable delight we await the appearance
of your highness amongst us, to receive in person the
assurance of our loyalty and devotion. Our mote youthful
members are burning with impatience to receive your sum-
mons to arm and rally round your standard, in order to
march to the assistance of our brethren in Schleswig, and
deliver them from the yoke of bondage under which they
are suffering and have sighed so long.
Whatever sacrifices are required, we are fully prepared
to make them, in order to achieve our liberty and independ-
ence, which cannot be purchased too dearly. Our claims
are just ; the rights of the prince and the rights of the people
go hand in h►nd, and are inseparable. May the Almighty
grant us His blessing, and restore your highness to us as our
Sovereign Prince. May God bless our beloved fatherland !
Elnishorn, Dec. 27,1863.

After the meeting a deputation of seven members
was elected to carry the address to the Prince of
Augustenburg at Coburg, and invite him to come
and take possession of his duchies, but whether this
will be permitted by the Federal civil commissioners
under the present circumstances is a question.
The deputation arrived here last evening from
Elmsborn, and went on by the night mail train.
Notwithstanding all this there appears to be a
reaction at work. The Federal commissioners
have just issued another proclamation, in which
they state that they did not feel justified in pre-
ventiug the expression of public feeling in the
duchies towards the House of Augusteuburg, as
long as peace and order were preserved, but add
that they cannot overlook such tumultuous scenes
and acts of violeuce as were committed the other
evening at Altona (described in a former letter), as
that would he anticipating the decision of the
German Bund from whom they derive their power.
In the meantime troops continue to arrive and
pass through this city every day, and as they enter
Holstein the columns already there are sent on to
the north. To-day two regiments of Hanoverian
infantry and rifles, with a long train of baggage,
ammunition, and pontoon-waggonsarrived here from
Ilergedorf, having crossed the Elbe yesterday at
Zollenspieker, and marched through to Altona.
The Austrians remain in garrison in this city,
and ball cartridges, at the rate of forty for each
man, have been distributed to them, so as to be
prepared for any eventuality.
A Danish battalion of infantry that had been
quartered iu Lauenburg arrived at Moen on their