The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-22 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22.

THE German regiments which had invaded Jut-
land by occupying Kolding have been withdrawn,
and the military operations of the Allies are again
limited by the frontiers of the Duchies. Strictly
speaking, the Germans have just as much right to
enter Jutland as they had to enter Sleswig. Being
at war with Denmark, it is their business to take
the most effectual means to compel the enemy to
seek a peace of which they would prescribe the
terms. By invading Jutland and wheeling round
from Kolding the Allies might, as • military con-
temporary suggests, turn Diippel and Fredericia
with the aid of a fleet, and so gain the seashore of
the Belt, from which they could obstruct
communications, and even threaten Copenhagen.
This extensionof the theatre of war would, however,
have political disadvantages too great to compen-
sate for any military facilities which it might afford
Marshal WRANGEL. The Austrians and Prussians
have declared that the cause of this war arises in
Sleswig, and that they only seek to hold that
Duchy as a material guarantee for the satisfaction
of their demands. As regards Denmark, the wrong
clone by the invasion is not one to be greatly
affected by the hostile occupation of a few square
miles more or less of territory. But in the eyes
of the Powers which might have intervened between
the belligerents, but have been restrained from
doing so by the assurances of Austria and Prussia
that it should be limited to the Duchies, the
invasion of Jutland would have given the war
a new and more dangerous character. They
would probably have seen in it, besides the
violation of a pledge, an evidence of designs
of much wider scope than have hitherto been
avowed. For the moment, Jutland is not to be in-
vaded, but we are told that a number of Austrian
men-of-war are to be sent to sea to protect mer-
chantmen against Danish cruisers. It will be a
new thing to see an Austrian naval force operating
in Northern latitudes. The Danes are sailors born,
while the Austrians have yet to prove their quality
at sea. The ships of Denmark are considerably
dispersed, while those of Austria and Prussia,
which have no colonies, are at hand. Together,
the Germans can bring a much greater naval force
against Denmark than that which they would have to
meet. Neither the Austrian nor Prussian
Government has taken an engagement not to
use its ships except in the protection of its
own porta and commerce, and it is just
possible that the concentration of their naval
fortes in the neighbourhood of Sleswig may have
been ordered with the design of enabling Marshal
Wrialvora.'s troops to get possession of the re-
maining insular portion of Sleswig without attacking
Duppel in front. The objection to this theory
is that the Austrian fleet is in the Adriatic,
and could not reach the scene of action in
fortnight And the German Courts, we believe,
have good reason to suspect that in the present
cue Time is their enemy. Combinations of
which they had at one time a wholesome
fear, but which they have despised since it was
found they could not be carried into effect, every
day become more practicable, we will not may more
probable. The Danes are at present fighting on
with unsurpassed heroism, knowing that they have
not a friend in the world upon whom they can count.
It would be strange if their gallantry did not make
the world their friends. And to the Prussians and
Austrians it would be a rude awaking from com-
placent dreams if, just as they had made a nicely
calculated and satisfactory division of the "glory"
of the campaign, they were to receive a peremptory
summons to evacuate Sleswig. Such things have
been, and may be again.

RELIEF FUND FOR THE WOUNDED
DANE&

A number of Danish ladies living in England,
with Mademoiselle de Bine at their head, have
formed themselves into a Committee for the purpose
of raising a Fund for the Relief of the Sick and
Wounded soldiers of the Danish army, and also of
their widows and orphans. There must be many of
our readers to whom this announcement will offer
the opportunity which they have been looking for
of showing their sympathy with a gallant and
kindred nation defending itself heroically
against a most unjust attack. We all
profess to admire the dauntless courage of
the Danes under circumstances which would have
cowed many a people into submission. Itwould well
become us to take this opportunity of showing that
our sympathy is not a mere passing sentiment, but
a practical virtue. The treasurer of the Fund is
Mr. A. Westenholz, 26, Mark-lane, E.C. The
secretaries are Miss Frederica Rowan, 3, Fulham-
place, Maids-hill, W. ; the Rev. J. Flange, 33,
Great Coram•street, Russell-square, W.C. ; and the
Rev. James Mansell, 7, York-street, Portman-
square, W. Contributions will also be received by
Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, Loudon, and
Mesas. Barnet, Hoare, and Co., London.

MiI7LOPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DIVONSIHRE-
&VAST., QTY.—The aggregate amber of pitieete relieved
during the week ending Feb. 20 wee—medical, 1,012 ; cur.
&el, G3O; total, 1,642, of which 541 were new cans.