The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-24 00:00:00

fie 14;17'; al mint pined by *a ampatkima tbel first
90 &Ss ti:

Hoary, mall ban
W tatwot tii, ditto .69
PhoLpa, ditto .67
=, ditto
ditto .67
Wldtioortb, Imp bore

It la, perhaps, scaniely necemary to Matt that these
Agorae are &rim., part of a foot The estimable points in
this result were the excelleama of Mr. Henry's sad
Yr. Whitworth's large bon, and the capital of the
Moat Storm breechloader, Mr. Pholpes,,,which it will be seen
surpamed the Whitworth snail bore slightly. The interest
• be in ender whether this a:colleen* in • breechloader
will be maintained at the long range to be tried in the two
following days. The rifling of the Most Storm is simple bat
peculiar ; it may be called • system of Ave fillets rather than
grooves, which though not more than the 1-32nd of as inch
in projection, are 'efficient to ',iee good rotation to the tan.
The ride was fired rapidly and with loose powder. and the
ballet, which is *either of hard metal nor mee1...1....i1y
fitting, is need with a waxed paper patch.
It was late before the second 20 shot. of each rifle could
be completed, and therefore we are sot able to give the
Egan of merit of all the rifles, as there Ina not light enough
to tats the diagrams with sufficient accuracy from the tar-
get The following, however, was gives as amertelsed :
Henry .43
Whitworth
Phelps's Moot Storm
Baker fib
Leaving the diagram of Mr. Whitworth's large ham and
Mr. Itigby'r yet to be takes.
The tads will be resumed to-day, when after the Wed of
these 20 shots, the keg-range practise will bogie.

SILLECT COMMITTEE ON STANDINO ONDENS.—Yes-
terday this oommittee declared that the standing orders
repeated u sot haring bees complied with might be sha-
wl* in the following ca.= : —Manchester and Nil-
redalmilaUway ; Panonstown and Portunisa Railway ; Bem-
beige Railway Tramway, and Pier; Ballast Contra Rail-
way ; Herne Bay and Hamden Fish ; lead Mango
Bask of India; New Brighton Pier ; Phoaniz Gas ; and
Drogheda Water.
ONTSTAL PLI.I.OIL ONE SHELL/NO
SIMNEL; Put. U.—Ad:deems cm Wm.* 9{l; ditto
107 sews tinkers, 410: Meal, 651.
MOll THAN inn AND =TEA THAN MEL —This
minz I. the kneel sad best sleet at nen( sad mane?
ever salantMd peek swam/ 71e aceid•taned
les lesesses se ANeed Webb Niles' the eetittastees only seas
blanseas, n, Nrestsakest, Meaansansre. Itaabisan 11141.

[TWOPENCE

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

THE WAR IN DENMARK.
ENGAGEMENT AT DUPPEL.
BERLIN, Fn. 23, L3O P.M.

An official despatch publiabed to-day Says :
"At daybreak, yesterday, the Roder, Caustein,
and Groben Brigades, accompanied by artillery,
made a reconnaissance towards the entrenchments
of Blipped within range of the guns.
" Field Marshal von Wrangel, the Crown Prince,
and Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia were on
the field.
" Our loss was 3 killed and 20 wounded.
" We have several officers and 200 rank and file
of the enemy prisoners, and have taken several

ALTONA, n5.,23.

Field-Marshal von Wrangel has issuvd anmtier,
dated Prussian headquarters, Apenrade, Feb. 16,
stating that persons committing hoetile acts towards
the allied troops, or refusing to render them &mist-
anoe, will be subject to martial law. An order of
of the Civil Commissioner, dated 19th February,
announces the language to be used in the schools
and places of public worship in Sleswig wig be
German, with the exception of the parish of ies;
hard, where inquiries respecting the language are
being made. In certain religious ceremonies the
language may be Danish, if desired by the parties
concerned.

HAMBURG, FIB. 73.

Advice received here from Kiel state that a
monster deputation from the whole of Sleswig is
expected at tha; town to do homage to the DuNe of
Augueteuourg.

FRESH PROPOSAL FOR A CONFERENCE.
VIENNA, Fria 21

Aooonling to the Austrian Gazette England pro-
poses a conference on* new basis for the settlement
of the Deno-German question. The same journal
asserts that Austria and Prussia have consented to
take part in this conference.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
BRIM-kV'. Pia W.

Polish advice@ received here state that the Rus-
sian Major Butkiewicr, who marched with three
infantry companies ag►inst the insnrgenta under
Dombrowski, had been utterly routed at Knrzewo,
in the government of Radom. Only 80 Russians
escaped.

Areport was current that several Russian soldiers
had deserted to the insurgents.

BERLIN, Fia.23.

Letters rewired here from Warsaw state that
great excitement was felt in that city in consequence
of the forcible abduction of the sister of the sur-
geon Neumann by two Russian officers, under pre-
tence of a domieilisryvisft.

INDIA.
CALCUTTA, JAN. 30.
Grey shirtings and mule twist improving. Indigo
firm. Exchange on London, Firat-cisu Credits,
2a. lid. Government securities : Four per Cents.,
; Five per Ceuta., 104 ; Five-and-a-Half }er
Cents., 1101. Freights improving.
BOMBAY, TAR. 34
Money plentiful. Discount, 9 per cent. Ex.
change on London, 24. 01d. (/) Government se-
curities : Four per Cents., 961; Five per Cents.,
1061 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1131. Freights
tending downwards.
CHINA.

BEANGHAL Jaz. 10.
Major Gordon's forces are inactive.
CANTON, Jac IL
Grey shirting' tending downwards. Tea, higher
prices demanded: total export to date, 93,500,0001b5.
Exchange on London, se. _ _

SHANGHAI, JAN. ID.
Trade paralysed, in consequence of a panic in the
money market. Silk, 10 tools lower : total argon
to date, 33,500 bales. Exchange on London, 7a..
JAPAN.
SHANGHAI, JAE. 19.
Tranquillity prevails in Japan.

Vtcros Emmarcia. am) THE POPE.—Replying
to • clerical deputation the other day Victor tm-
ammisi is marled to hew* said :—" I em •wire •
report is circulated al ray bang on ill terms with the
Holy Father, from when 1 neverthelem again readied,
during the past year, farther pooh cd affection on the oc-
casion of my daughter'. lamina His 80b.... hes in-
vited me to Rome. I will add that lam in cerrespoodeere
with him, arid that I have good hopes that the time is Pot
far distant when all differences 141 disappear."
Tam Poor-omen to Tom:sr.—The Ottoman
'merriment Is about to ernibilah • regular postal service
throughost the Terkel* empire. Hitherto the delivery had
transmission of letters has been mainly effeeled by
Austria, Ronda, hums% mid Greece. Letters far foreign
countries may MI be conveyed through them egimilies.
but all bitten from Gee put of Turkey to another must
in future go through the Ottoman Poet•offlos. A cir-
cular aped by itall Pashs, this minister of foreign affairs,
has been issued to that 'asst. Is this document stress is
laid epos the het tire is sII fie mustrim of the world the
Net-office is • state isstategioq and that Turkey is •Mote
moss " civilised satires" is Mug w►thout oes. The on.
calm is dated the eth bat

THE DANISH BLOCKADE REOVLATIOXL The
official Bertivake Tidemic of Copenhagen Publitims liw
extents') the Daniell regulations for the blockade of the
German pork. Anoordlog to them regulations a provisional
eintarge is to be told until the let ci April upon all ships
carrying an 111011111101 flag authored is the ports or bays of
Denmark. After that date eon► ships may withdraw with
.aye conduces to non-blockaded pork upon condition that
the States to which the► belong will exercise reciprocity.
Orders relating to the capture of hoMile or inspected sees-
eels follow. As regard. the blockade Gael( it is said :
"The blockade le to be held to ha►e commenced when one
or emend meek blockade • port in such manner that mer-
chantmen can neither enter nor Mae without running evi-
dent risk of capture. Commandants of ships charged with
the blockade an immediately to summon usistral vessels
anchored in hostile ports to state when they will leave the
blockaded port."

Tux Ntas Jra..—Plyisorra, FEB. 23, 11 z.x.
—The Niels Joel is still here. Sbe is expected to tall at
woo to•sesro+.

SNRIOON CHARON AOAINNT ONZ 01 THI A /RICAN
HAIL COILPANT'ii CaITADIA.-oaplais Ws W., ri Me R.N.S.
A yesterday appeared before the Local Keane
Board at iverpool, to answer cartels charges of drusliew.
rare Rod roe,
referred ambit him. The cam wee
only partielly noveatmeted yesterday, but from the amasses
then given it appears that while on the return voyage from
Me Wert Afriees emet, and tetweeo Cope Palmas aid
Biome Wyld, we delirious from the Oasts
of Moir:A=llm get bite the ladies' cabin in a aim
plate elate of aunty, bet woo prevented by the atm%
It wax Algol that es owe wades the motel') cbmwed
come of the ship, so as to rue her os share, but thst the
wheel was taken from him ; widths& co another ameba be
threateeed to ran the meal oes shore and drown everybody
s beard. It wee seisaibled, however, is ezememamination,
that Captain Wilde was sultaise very severely been as in-
jury to me el he tangs, sad that les vomited blood dories
the yam" sad that his delirium mese in some inessnrefrem
his 200111. The prissipsl witnesses summed yeAserky
were IMatemat Croke, R. N. and Oaptain White, toeithast
seplabs.