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'HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Mega of Newman* Tuesday; Tharadak and Ulu,
dairillOßßOW EVENING (Todaday% February Y. FAUST (la
Easitek. Lemmena-Sherrlagton, Taalnl, and Florence, Locke;
esatley, Marched. Nook. and Mar Boma&
Concluder—Slow ASPlTL—Coinmeaceat Ilght o'clock.
Box.olllce of the Theatre open daily Tickets Cab at Ileum
Chappell and Co.'a 50, New ftadwanw.t.

TELEGRAPHIC INTLUGIENCE.

Prussian shipping, all Daniel' shipping shall be
a&ed in 'Prussian ports. Count Reverters boa
been appointed Austrian Civil Commissioner for
Slesa lg.

P ABLIAMBIiTARY BUS' N
MOUI6 OF COMMONS.
NOTICES OF nonage AND iltriken OP THE DAY FOR THE
Zll3OlllO Winn.
MONDAY, kb. &
ORDICRES OF TILE DAY.
Lords Commissioners' specTh to b, considered : Sir John Law-
reoce's Annuity Continuenos—momilbee shoreupen.
NOTICES OF )LOTION&
Mr. W. E. FOUTS:A—To ark the Under Secretary ed State for
Foreign Attain whether it be lee that the town of Foochow, in
China, baa been taken twice th. I iephies by helpof her MaJany's
°teems employed by the imp. 1.1011,01 with the sanction of bar
Majesty s government; whets r oW. the imperialist' were aided
by auppnes from her Malady'. anemia; sod *loaner the town
thus taken was delivered over to pillage and ILOS,acre by the
imperialist troops notwitlemanding the protest, and contrary to
the pledge of the British °Ober to wmuna.l . and if No, whether
any and what steps have beta taken by her Majesty's government
to withdraw their maistance to the Ft:kin government.
Mr. Witten—To ask the Chancellor of the Y.:chequer whether
be b sware that it has been found necearry in some cues to
meet to a voluntary rate In order to provide for the collection
of the income to by parocbtal onteers: and whether be will
consider the propriety of adopting • more regular system.
Lord HAAS—To sob the Coder liewastary of Mate for I'M*.
Alfares several questions relative to the state of idfairs in China
The CIUdICILLOI of the I.Y. itkinett—ln committee of the
whole house to move that leave be given to bring in a bill to
allow the making of malt duty free to be used In feeding cattle.
The CH•11011.1,1 Of the tacniirost—Blit to alter and amend
the laws relating to the collection of the bad tax, assessed taxes,
and income tax.
air G. Glay—Bill to amend the Act and uM. in-
Muted "An Act for making further provision foe the manna
wont and maintenance of Insane Prisonere."
The Arronsrei-Ginnnkm. for Lemma. —Bill to amend the Laws
relating to conveyancing, specie' pleaders, and draugtitainen in
equity practising in Ireland,
Mr. M. Oiloon—Select committee to consider the best method
of dolling with the railway schemes propoted to be sanctioned
within the Lindh of the metropolis by nab to be intredmied it
the present seadon, and to report their opinion whether any.
and II any, what schemes should not be proceeded with during
the present session:—Mr. Muer Gibson, Lord Stantei6l4r a.
Massey, Colonel Wilson Adieu, and Mr. Herbert.
message be sect to the Lords to acquaint their lordships
that this house bath appointed a committee, consisting
of eve members, to join with • committee of the
Lords "to consider the best method of dealing with the
runway ethane' proposed to be sanctioned within the Wilts of
the metropolis by bills to be introduced in the present session.
and to report their cedillas whether any. and if any, what
schemes should not be proceeded with during the present see
sion ;" and to request that their lordships will be pleasedso
of
appothisint en equal number of lords to be yolued with the nietabem
house.
Mu M. 00901.—That standing order No. 172 be suspended, ea
regards petitions for railway bill. authorising the constructico of
all works within the lignite of the metropolis and that no petition
for any such 1411 be pressntd so this -house until the day after
the report from the select committee on Maley Schemes
(Metropolis:" shall have been laid upon the table.
Mr. tubnima—Ben to =mad the law relating to future
judgment/. statutes. and recognise:look
Mr. H. Lewin—Tint no railway or other bill affecting the
streets or thomeghlans of the metrowlis be read a second time
until ten days after reports on the Whole of ouch bills be laid
before this hawse train the Board of Trade sod their engineer,
and also from the Metropolitan Board of Works and their en-
gineer.
General Pwll3,—Addrees foe oopy of a letter addressed to the
Judge Advocate-General by William Vernon Harcourt, Kai,
with remarks en the reply of the prosecution in the late COWS.
Crawmartiley.al held at Aldershot on the Dist of LieutemotColonell
it,. T. Marna—That the report of the engineer of the Metro-
-1 Board of Works upon the Metropolitan Railway and
this
other schemes of the present session be laid upon the table of
bows.
Mr. etaaerf—Select committee to inquire and report whether
it is expedient that railway companies shall be authorised, and,
if so, upon what mentitiosui, to construct or enlarge, purchase or
take on lease. Of otherwise appropriate, any dock, pier, harbour.
or Gm, or to acquire, provide, and me any stews vessels for
the conveyance of goods and passengers, or to apply any portion
of their capital or revenue to other objects distinct from the
undertaking of a railway company.
TUESDAY, Fa 9.
NOTIONS OS MOTIONS.
Mr. Berfon—Kagosizea—To move the following resolution ;
Tint lab house. while only Imputing to Admiral Kuper a ruts-
coliceeMon el the duty Imposed on Woe, deeply regrets the
burning of the town of Heimann', as being contrary to those
=of war which prevail among chinned nations, and to
It Is the duty and policy of this country to adhere.
Mr. DOlbutt—Begistratlon of County Voters—acted com-
mittee.
eh F. KeLLY—BIII to amend an act of the session of the 11th
and Ink years of her Majesty chap. re, to provide a further
appeal ID criminal mass.anefor that further amendment of the
administration of the criminal law,
Mr. Newnioars—Alli for the communities of church rake.
Mr. E. Horde is—To reeve for various returns in reference to
fees on private MEL
WEDNESDAY FEN 10.
'Nona thr konozi.
Colonel Inntire—letelle Orebadj—ileturn stating the amount
of all articles of Endes or Cobol= which have been imported
into Intend during the Met nee yews, and dechred value of
each in detail and total smentat. And dialler return for alt tuck
' as were exported from Ireland.
TMLIMIDAT, run. 11.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
The CEAMIKLLIM of the Excntuicak—Government Annuities
—bill to amend the law relating to the numbest of Government
Annuities through the medium of savings banks.
Mr 11ILinot 611sott—B111 to facilitate, in certain cues, the
obtangnit of, pongee toe IN niettrlbloll 9( r!! !.rays.
• mii•issi GnisolNOZ: to lactutaie, in eaten' cases, the
obtaining cd twiner pawns by realm eompankta
• Ma= FRIDAY, Yr& 12..
NOTICE OF MOTION.
WILUAIe FeAsni—To ink the Vlce-Chamberialn of her
Majesty's Household whether the Lord Chamberlain will grant
licenses to theatres In winch no adequate provision is made foe
a:ravens asset Sr..

(arum's amazasim.)
THE WAR IN SLESWIG.
RETREAT OF THE DANES.
RENDSBURG, FSIDAT NUM, Fll3. 6.
The Austrians and Prussians have taken Fehr-
dorf to-eight.
At 4 p.m. to-day two Danish forte were entirely
destroyed and rased to the ground. .
DANISH HEADQUARTERS,
FLENSBURG, &romper Evipma. Fes. 6.
The Danish army is being concentrated here.
The enemy ia rapidly approaching.
minimum& Fax 7.
Cappela, on the north bank of the Sehlei, has
been occupied by the Prussian division under
Prince Frederick Charles, after having been pre-
vieualy evacuated by the Danes.
Kill., Fn. 6, 12.7 rag.
It is officially announced from Rendsburg that
the Danes have evacuated the Dannewerke, leaving
60 grins behind them.
The Austrian bead-quarters are at Gottod.
. A deputation has arrived Isere from the town of
Eekeenforcie to do homage to Duke Frederick of
Angnstenburg,
COZENRAGM, Pa. 6, 6 P.N.
The news that the Danish army, by order of the
Commander-in-Chief, had evacuated the Danne-
werke, leaving behind them the material of war,
and retreated to Dybbel, has aroused indescribable
indignation and excitement in this city.
COPRNHAGB.N, Fa. 6. 7.13 r.x.
Public feeling is very much depressed, and great
indignation prevails against the Commanders-in-
Chief.
Both houses of the Rigadag (the Assembly for
Denmark proper) have suspended their sitting.
No quotation of prices took place on the
Exchange.
A proclamation of the King to the army has pro-
duced an unfavourable impression.
Explanations relative to the evacuation of the
Dannewerke are expected on the return of the
President of the Council.

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ce despatch the ondertuentiosed 16111111•11 :
y .t sorTEADAM, the IVINOOILD, every Thinehhe aorshe
tn.n, nS the Tower. Faze LI.
BREIIEN, the AIILF.R, MORE, or SCHWALM, every
morning weather veresittlog), at Sam., twos Boyar
tom Slki from Maclean at 10 a.m. /area, 1.2, Ll. and 10a.
t,OTH EN BURG, tee GlinAP WASA. oboist 'deur, It,
from linnelyslogra. Fare% L 3 Ss, end LL To be
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Leos. N.: or to PHILLIP'S, GRAVID, PHILLIPPS,
.1, 0.. 11. good lane, LC.

OVERLAND ROUTS.--00MMUNICATION
by STIAM to INDIA, AIM/ALIA. km., vie BOTTY.
PCSINSVILAR end 01,11NTAL WILY NATIOLITOS
COTPLNY BOOK PASSENGERS and meek* Came sad ?web
at tear Wisdom oaks for Olboatter, Math, Keret, Ades, Woe,
caleetts, the Strata, and Chloe, by tsar steamers
woe Southampton ea the MB Ind 110th et every moth ; let
eltether, Bay Ain t, Adm. and Beeibey by ages et the Mb
sal-nth of sub month od for MaerttJek lessaleb. Kb.
comes Booed. Melbourne ad Sydney. by the eesemess leesw
tag ionthaptam on the tOtb of every meetk—ler tertber
ertkelsrs apply at the Company's Mem. ltd. Lobieaballoereee,
Lie Lae.loo ; or Oriesstal-olere. tesethempeoss.

BERLIN, F. 6.
The Anatrian embassy in this city has received
the following telegram :

TNTERNATJONAL FINANCIAL SOCIETY
Trteporary Wares. St. Ot ld Broadatreet, Peb. f. low
N..TICE LIERESIV GIVEN. that the TRAMS= BOOKS
r. this 9oriety will be CLOSED preparatory to the Omenl
tiog from TUMMY, the 16th Inst., to TIIMAr, the Ist
lir. h days taclailre.—By order.
WALTER A. lIICHAXI. harretary.

"A communication was received from Gottorf at
4.30 a.m. to-day at the Austrian head-quarters
stating that, according to a report from Colonel
Feldegg, Sleewig had been evacuated without
fighting.
" A deputation from the inhabitants waited upon
Lieutenant• General von Gablanz and announced
that the Danes had evacuated that city at 12.30
a.m. to-day.
"A report from Gottorf Castle announces that
the Austrians took possession of Sleswig at 7 o'clock
this morning.
"The Danes, ,in evacuating the Dannewerke, left
60 heavy pieces of artillery behind them."

THE CREDIT FONCIER (Limited)—LAND
CREDIT COMPANY feeMLEAT BRITAIN an4IIIIKLAND.
iIeRCANTILK Cl BOLT AIMOCIATION (Limited) are
rlyr.mi to receive SCHSCIIPTIO/48 ler the CAPITAL el the
tLEPIT FONCIES
To he leoorporated under Cempsoles Act. lidL"
Goal £7.000.000. in 30,006 Mom 01 £lOO each.
First Issue, 10000, Mares.
Immet on application £1 per Mark mad £2 on allotment.
SOarkiuest calla oat to mord 45 per Mar?, end at Intervals at

BERLIN, FEB. 6. 4 r.u.
The following telegram bee just been received
here from Field-Marshal von Wrangel :

“81,18 wig. F.b. 6, 10.45 a.m.

" The Danes evacuated Sleswig last night, with-
out awaiting the attack which was intended to be
made to-day.
" The regiments commanded by Lieutenants-
General you Gablenz and von der 3fulbe are pur-
suing the enemy to Flensburg.
" Many guns have fallen into our hands.
" The Austrians have occupied Guttorf Castle.
The troops are now pursuing the enemy to Flens-
burg.
" It appears that the Danish decision was in-
fluenced by the knowledge that the Pruaaians under
Prince Frederick Charles' had concentrated yester-
day afternoon opposite Arnie and Cappelu, for the
purpose of crossing the Sohlei.

We are requested to state that Mr. Anderson, of
the Surrey Theatre, wee unavoidably prevented from at-
tending the meeting of the managers of the metropolitan
theatres, which was held at the Lord Chamberlaide-othat
on Friday hat.
Tors VOLCNTIMIS ON Erica BIONDAY.—A meet,
iag of the commandieg (sneers of Velveteen was held ca
Saturday at the odic. of the National Hi& Arecnatica,
Pall-mall Feet, when it was resolved that a divisional
day should be held as Beater Monday next, and • parade
take plasm in Hyde-park on bee Majesty's birthday. After
mach ditemree, it woe pronousoed unadviabls to hold the
forthcoming Faster review at Brightest. Lord Truro pro-
posed • posed, a plan of which hie lordship !aid upon the
table, three miles from Guildford, • large tract of land
known as Blackheath aid Farley-heath, which, by his kr&
shies deocriptioa, is rind for the manoauniag of at leer
50,000 ear. A committee was appointed to train into
the facilities likely to be afforded by the railway authorities,
sod was mimed to report that day fortnight.
THI BITHNAL.4II4I/N GUARDIANS. —The inquiry
into the charges prebend by the Bethnal green guardians
spinet Dr. Moon was ceetiased on Saturday. Several
witeeser were called, who denied the truth of the state-
ments mode by the midwife North. The charge of having
cried oasoseray inquests to be held, and at having brought
the board of guardians into contempt, was thee gone into,
Dr. Moore's medical relief book was put in, to show that he
had stated that sorbet the deaths in ilollybush-place were
owed by scarlet fever. Mr. Coroner Humphreys wee
stalled, and said that he held the inquests entirely cm hie
own authority. Dr. Moms had consulted him as to one
of the deaths in Hollybuish-place, and in commoners of
that coneultation the coroner's *Meer was sent to make
tawdriest the malt of which wee that Mooed' were bald.
The inquiry wee adjeermed to Thereday nut.
Ihosioar idiom° Morwarr.—ADothir meet.
lag in support of this movement was held in the &aka
rooms, nor Totesehrepart-reed, on Friday evening bat,
and. moterithelmadag the iadasassay of the sight, the awe.
WIN well ace eded.
ITI MURDNI AT WORCISTER.—WORCHITZTI,
151:1DAT.—This mortar (flenday) a navigator of the name
of Ford, bat better known by the nicknamed " Hautboy,*
renitvg in • place called Munn's-entry, in Cripplers*
Weriestar, • dreamt the western side of the Severn, had •
quarrel with his wife, sad, bar in drink, took up in hie
pear a small iron deal-pas tram the fireplace and struck
the hapless women en the head. One of the pointed
careen of the dust-pen entered her brow, inducting a avers
pelt and rupturing a weasel an the brain. Medical madras
was sent fee and Mr. Palmer, sargeon, was promptly on
the spot. Hamm aid was, however, unavailing. The
blow wee struck at 11 a.m.' and soon after 12 at
aeon the worm re • corpse. At the time of toe ewer-
nue there were but three persons in the home, the de-
sired, the hothead, sad • man of the name of Bennett,
who had bon drinking with him. It dose not appear why
Bennett did mot interfere, but perhaps as there was but or
blow struck it wee the work of a moment, and there was no
time for ieterfarence. The police,oonateble on the beat,
happening to be purl. at the time, was Wonted of what
bad occurred, aad entered the cottage. The husband sur-
rendered himself, and both he and Bennett were taken in
custody to the dation-house. Ford and his wife bad no
abider. The men will be brought beton the Mayor at
the Guildhall at 12 to-day (Monday).
Enron or THZ WAR oN SairrrNc.—Consider-
able anxiety has bees felt in Sunderland end the other
meth orate; seaports es to whether, in am of hostilities
bearer Danmark and Germany mot being stayed, the
Danish government would at roe blockade the Germs&
ports prevent British merchants from obtaining those
geode Wink have been lying there over winter in verde
reedy to sae. Several romehante having cargoes of Stettin
oak timber, Wail* have bee shipped for some time on board
vessels lying at thriasummte, ready to sail as roe em the,,
wee o have put themselves in oommunicatket
withres Foreign Secretary. through Mr. H. Fenwick,
IL P., to sak him to one his indoors with the Danish
government for the use d permits for such vessels to pea.
red. Captain Rodeenekit, of the Austrian merchant brig
Miler, with pain from the Mediterrassan for Antwerp,
which left Cork about the 30th ult., bee become so musk
alarmed by the sews of the war that ea amine( off the
Brad on Botedgy morale( he signalled for a stesettwok
and hr determined to wait at Plymouth for further im
pees baton proceeding up Channel. The Hull &mass
Are elates that • German screw steamer. Unsling between
Hull sad Benabers, ken PM discharged her cargo at He%
to be tranderred to an English steamer, to -- captor
by the Drib OnliSSlll.

"The best spirit prevails among the Austrian
troops."

fiLLSWIG, Fu. 6.

•
To-day, at noon, Duke Frederick of Augustan-
burg was proclaimed at the Town-hall of Sleswig.
In reply to a deputation from the municipal
council, Lieutenant-General von Gablenz declared
that it was not his business to interfere either with
the proclamation of Duke Frederick or with the
removal of the Danish functionaries. The procla-
mation of Duke Frederick was a question oorcern-
jog the German confederacy, and the removal of
Danish functionaries one merely concerning the
citizens.

The inhabitante of Sleewig have emit a deputa-
tion to Kiel to render homage to Duke Frederick.
PRUSSIAN READ-QUARTERS,
Pm 6, Arruutoox.

Prince Frederick Charles threw a pontoon bridge
over the Schlei, near Arnis, last night, and crossed
the river with his division.

Rbder's brigade crossed in boats, and has already
pushed forward and captured four 24-pounders.

No lanes on our aide.

HAMBURG, he. 6.

At twoo'clock this morning, during a snow storm,
300 fishing boats conveyed the Prussians across the
&Wei, between Arnie and Cappsln.

KIEL Pm 7, 11.5 A.m.

The tete-de-pont at )(island° has been blown up,
The Austrians are pursuing the Danes to Flens-
burg and have captured some guns.

(OrnciAL) 12.6 r.m.
A sanguinary engagement has taken place near
Idstedt. The result is not yet known.

7.42 vit.
More proclamations of Duke Frederick have
taken place in Sleswig.
The Prussians are said to have overtaken the
Danes.

HAMBURG, Fn. 7.

The Danes evacuated Tonningen and iriedrich-
stsdt the day before yesterday. Some twenty
soldiers, natives of Sleevrig and Holstein, deserted
on that occasion from the Dardsh army, and made
off for Holstein.

BLEBWIG, BU/DAY Ennio.

An engagement took place yesterday no-r
Oversee between the Danish and Austrian troops.
The Austrians, commanded by General Gablens,
completely defeated the Denys after a desperate
resistance.

Colonel Prince William of Wnrtemberg and a
lieutenant-colonel were severely wounded.
200 prisoners and Rix cannon of heavy calibre,
with a portion of the ammunition and baggage trains,
were taken by the Austrians.

Oversee, near which pi&oe the battle was fought,
is situate between Slestrig and Flensburg, but
nearer to the latter town.

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