The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-29 00:00:00

OPENING OF THE DANISH P,

THE SPEECH OF THE KING OF DENMARK.

We have received the full text of the speech of
the King of Denmark, read at the opening of the
Itigaraad on Saturday, by the President of the
CouneiL It was as follows :
We, Christian LX., mead to the Rigaraad or. royal
salutation. The critical situation of the country and
the extraordinary expsesee which the war has already
entailed, sod which its continuation may yet further re-
quire, have imposed upon us the necessity of convoking the
Rigsrsad, in order that you may approve of the steps
which our government bas taken, and that you
may give your consent to the measures intended
to create the resources which are indispensable. It is not
we who have provoked war; our conscience tell' us
that we have done all that was in our power to avoid it. We
have been attacked by a superior enemy, under the pretext
that we have not observed the airangerneats of 1861 and
1852. Before the commencement of hostilities our adver-

arias refused to accept a conference to consult in • friendly
way with the other sigaitariesof the London treaty, and it
was not until they had seized the greater part of the pen-
insula that they consented to its meeting, bat declaring
even then that they did not regard themselves as
bound by the transactions of 1851 and 1832. During
the short time that our reign has lasted we have learnt by
bitter experience how little the clearest rights now weigh
in the political balance of Europe, and how a king std his
people may he abandoned to themselves in the most
unequal contest. Therefore it is that when England, sup-
ported by all the neutral powers which sat in the Conference
of London, demanded of us to renounce altogether the por-
tion of territory belonging to the Danish monarchy situated
to the south of the Schlei and Dannewerke, we resigned our-
selves to submission to a sacrifice which was so grievous to
as. Thia sacrifice has not been aocepted by the German powers.
We cannot sacrifice more. To the exhortations which have
been 'made to us we have responded by a negative, in the
firm conviction that our refusal I. that also of the Danish
people. May God change the dispositions of the powers
that hold the destiny of Europe in their hands ! May He
at least grant that the sympathy of one amongst them be
transformed into efficacious co-operation ! Hereupon we
assure the Ripraad of our royal favour.

CHRISTIAN B.
(Countersigned) MosiuD.

THE "CONFERENCE " AT KARLSBAD.

The Debate of to-dey has a letter from Karlsbad,
dated Friday last, in which we read :

The Emperor of Amnia has not yet left his brother the
King of Prussia. Every hoot. brings • new diplomatist
and such rumours ! If M. de Rechberg talks for ►n
instant with M. de Bismark, and leaves him smiling,
Austria and Prairie are declarod to be agreed upon all
points ; if M. de Werther exchanges, in passing,
• rapid salute with the Duke de Gael:monk a
certain coldness has arisen between the cabinet of
Berlin and the rebind of the Tuileries; if Prince
Windischgratz approaches • circle of generals and re-
mains in conversation with them, Asst::► is going to rein-
force the expeditionary army with • new corps ; if the Arch-
duke Ferdinand takes aside the Duke of Nassau, the eor-t
of Vienna is attempting to rally the Germanic Con-
federation to its projects ; if King Frrienck Wit-
Ham stops to talk with the Grand Duchess He-
lens of Russia, the two governments are seeking an
alliance ; a•d if, perchance, the Emperor Francis Joseph
joins the group, every imagination is on the wing ; the
three northern courts ere eonsu'ting upon every question—
the coalition is remade. Here we interpret everything—the
smile, the look, the walk, the invitation which has been
sent and that which has not been sent ; the conversation
and the rencontre ; the dinner which the Emporor accepts.
and the proposal which he offers. Even a cup of tea has
its aignibration.