The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-12 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE SLESWIG INVASION.

A temporary auxiliary—rain—has come to the
assistance of the Danes. The Prussians who work
at the second parallel are at present knee-deep in
mud. A tremendous storm burst over the siege
works, extending to some distance. The last
accounts received state that the Danish fortifica-
tions have suffered but little from the fire of the
Prussian artillery, which displays extraordinary
precision. Nearly every ball, however, sinks into
the earthwork, and causes no further damage.
The Danes continue to strengthen their defences.
They have received from Copenhagen several other
batteries of 24-pounder ritled cannon, the range of
which is as long as that of the Prussian guns, so
that the besieged will now be able to fight with
equal weapons. Unfortunately their small nume-
rical strength does not allow them to make frequent
sorties. The besiegers take advantage of that
circumstance to push on their works of approach ;
the fire of the place is not sufficient to check them,
and those who understand such matters are able
to foresee the moment of the assault, and think
that this time it will take place under circum-
stances favourable to the besiegers. The Prussian
columns will only have a distance of 30 paces to
pass before they come hand to band with the de-
fenders. The Danes fight with extraordinary
bravery, but they are one against ten, and the
enemy's forces can be reinforced indefinitely. A
number of Swedes and Norwegians have arrived to
enter the ranks of the Danish army. Among them
are a certain number of officers who still wear
their national uniform. They were received with
open anus.

In the north the Danes have commenced a
guerilla warfare, one of surprises and coups-de-
main, which seems to succeed well. They even
appear to have one occasion nearly carried the
town of Apenrade, situated between the two head-
quarters of Folding and of Flensburg. There have
been some skirmishes on the Horsens road and
near Constant* and two or three encounters be-
tween the Danish and Austrian patrols in the
neighbourhood of Fredericia, but they have not
been serious, the results being only a few men
kilted or wounded and some horses captured.

(ILEUTZWB 172.1:GRAMS.)
SLES WIG.
FLENSBURG, Ana 12.

A rescript of the Civil Commissioners prohibits
all public officers in Sleewig, under penalty of im-
mediate dismissal, from affixing their signatures
to any resolutions or addresses having reference
to the Loudon conference.

THE BOMBARDMENT OF DUFFEL.
COPENHAGEN, Aran., 11. L 56, a.m.
A violent fire was uninterruptedly kept up by
the enemy until 7 p.m., yesterday.
Twenty of our men were wounded.
The windmill on Duppel hill has been burnt
down.

THE FRENCH BUDGET.
PARIS, Aram 12, 11.7 A.M.

The Budget stipulates that the stamp duty, levied
in accordance with the law of 13th May, 1863, on
recites, loans, and public securities of foreign go-
verninents, shall be raised from 50 centimes to 1
franc. This measure is to take effect from the Ist
July, 1864.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, APIUL 12.

The Royal Mail steam-ship Seine, with the above
mails, has arrived here. She brings 150 passengers,
2,661,693 dole. in specie, and 821 packages of
general cargo. She left St. Thomas on the 29th
ult., and experienced fine weather throughout the
passage.

Diplomatic negotiations between Chile and
Bolivia had been broken off. The quarrel is prin-
cipally about the Mejillones Islands and their de
posits of guano. Peru and the minister of the
United States had offered their intervention.

Electioneering was progressing. It was antici-
pated that the results would be favourable to the
liberals.

A disastrous fire bad occurred in Valparaiso and
property to the value of 400,000 dole. had been
destroyed. The fire originated in the best part
of the city. Messrs. Huth, Grunning, and Co., and
Masan. Green, Nicholson, and Co., English firms,
have been completely burnt out.
A better tone prevailed in general business. Con-
siderable sales had been made. Foreign arrivals
were numerous. Home charters had declined.

Her Majesty's corvette Alert left Valparaiso on
the 20th ult., for Vancouver's Island.

At Valparaiso Exchange was quoted 44d. to
440. Bar silver, per marc fine, 10 dole. 75 cents.
The general news from Peru is unimportant.
A measure had emanated from the government to
put down gambling houses and punish gamblers.
The experiments made in Guatemala for growing
cotton had been successful.

In Honduras, General Joee Maria Medina had
been elected President, and General Florencio
Xatruch Vice-President. Alvarez, the opposition
candidate, had left the country and taken refuge in
the island of Roatan.

The Constitutional Assembly in Salvador was
holding session. Several laws had been passed,
and a commission appointed for reforming the
constitution.

In Nicaragua President Martin had tendered his
resignation, which the Congress had declined to
accept.
The cotton crop was better than had been ex-
pected. It was calculated that it would amount to
20,000 quintals. Extensive preparations were
making for the next crop. Large tracts of land
had been cleared for cultivation.

Trade was reported dull at Greytown. The new
channel to the harbour was completely closed up.

The weather was fine at Jamaica. The cotton
cultivation was engaging attention and being ex-
tended. The sugar crop was backward. Coffee
was scarce and prices advancing. Freights were
plentiful for Europe. Exchange, 90 days, i per
cent.

At Demerara the weather was fine, and the ea-
tatee were busy. Produce was arriving freely at the
market. Freights unchanged. E.:change, 90 daps,
470 dollars.
Barbadoes was suffering from was* of rain.
Sugar reaping and the general yield was unsatisfac-
tory. The young canes were healthy. Trade dull.
Exchange, 4137 i dollars.
From St. Domingo nothing important. The in-
surgents were said to be disheartened.

THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.
BOUTHAIUTON. Ana 12.

The Peninsular and Oriental °Dwane& steamer
Syria, with the above mail a, has arrived here. She
brings 118 peneengers, a general cargo, and 1201. in
specie.

- She left Gibraltar on the 7th inst., and on the
Bth spoke the steamer Ceylon.

Gibraltar : Exchange on London, 90 days, 50k ;
on Park, sfr. 300. ; Kamilla', 6h. 31c. Freight&
unchanged.

lIIDNVIDAY. OX NoadSMat IMIMIDAT.
W. to N. and bark COAXES. W. to N. sad L,, mo-
fresh to moderate, donate, doe.
amerally enc.
W. to N. and L. mode. WITITX.X. N.W. to N. I. and B.L,
pate, ftne. moderate, ans.
N. to L. moderate to 8001111111. N.E. to &L sad 8.,
bash, dna fresh to light, dm
X.N.W. to L N.E., LEM& As next above.
Media bah, dne.

Ifeetdiaeon/lootland. Waders= Ireland, Warr and ad-
jacerodoo. analbero=loglleh Mimed and &may Bay. Instant
miastward Ilagland sod Heligoland.

B.—Baremelar corrected and enlaced to St• at halt tide level.
inch ten teat, et vertical elevation. causing about one livadivdth
a an Wen 11=11111711011 ; and each is. degrees, 'bora Br, can&
fag nearly three handwedtha seaman. It—pond Unmo-
unted. la shade. D —lllnerenci et wet balks par eraporalthea and
dew point). W.—Wliad, &melon of on--two obis Lire of
maggoetie). I.—Foreo ft to 111--aall. I.—natrame torso
since nit toport. Q.--Quartor whoa' =nut= tarot
to St=. . : —nine alty c.—dealt (detached):
L—log st.—oillik(basy —ovevout
dia.tea. (r 1.7.7

Upwards of a hundred pastors from the various
eonsistorion of the deportmenn have come to Paris for the
purpose of holding an assembly, in which a deohiratioa of
principle is to be proposed and adopted. This step has
bees readered memory by the schism which has taken
Otos more the Prince proesseaets, in oonesomenos of
cortain doctrines propounded by N. Osquersi, the younger,
sod which show a leaning towards those of IL Rama, as
sapwood in his work " La Vie cis Mos."

The Leemkg 'Jerald offsfaroh 30 publishes a full
report al the proceedings at a banquet gives the previous
Dot by the British community of Oomeleatisople to eel-
owe Bk Henry Weer an his return to Ormetratimude
after ea shwa of some mouth. la Leedom sad Paris.
Thu rasa delivered by the embroider was as expeeitioa
of the present corditea and prespesti of Turkey, and •
ate ems% of British policy is Bart

brvrraglog ro G . GaItIBLLDI TO VIVI
Para.—At • special gesesol emoting of the town council
of Perth, held ea Saturday, it wee resolved unanimously to
Write Goland Garibaldi to visit Perth, end to precut him
with the freedom of the city.—Edinburgh Courant.
Tai PitOPOKIED RKVIVAL Or TUN Wismar BANK.
—On Saturday, the following Latter wee mosived by the
chairmen of the committee ri the " Western
Beak of flooltind ( ) "from the Leeds of the Timmy.
A meeting of the provisional committee his, we andieetand,
been called to etreeider the letter :—'• Treasury Chambers.
April 7, 1814.—Sir,—The Lords Coenatimioame of her
Majesty's Treasury have bed before them the memorial from
the Provisimal Continitties of the Western Beak of Scotland
(Limited) addressed to the Chaneellor of the Exchequer,
and their lordships have directed me to acquaint you
that they have eked stated to the shareholders of the
Western Beak at is answer to a preview me.
moral out their behalf, that my lords were unable to
recognise any shim on the pert of the eherelsoldere to onr-
ticapate is say profit whisk may arise from any legisla-
tive measure for sa additional Sillello4oll of scam in Scot-
land in subetitatioa of the lapsed knee of WI WesMru Hank
Soothed;of sad their lordships ass oily add, is sassier
to the prompt sausseriel, that, sot from wait of sym-
pathy with parties who have suffered lam. hat sots
tive grenade of pablie policy, they amid mot recommend
parlienteat to say claim es behalf of the pro-
posed' Week.% Bank at Soothed (Lialitedr to privileges in
respect of hew which here bees forfeited by the former
bssk.—l am, sir, your abediat servant, P. Pm. The
Mantissa of the Provisiomil Committee of Western Bank of
Soothed."—Edinburg k Courant.
SHOCKING Dien! THEOVOH LoclJAw.—On Sun-
day eherticiou • shocking death throagh lockjaw took place
at Gay's Hospital. It appeen that about tea days
or • yours tout nand Jahn Henry Bawkise, re-
edit' et 8, Hemsworthatrest, Hosts, was in the
sot of breaking • piers ot wood lie which was
• rusty will) woes hie knee, musing • ht wound, of
which the deemed took no notice. On Friday last Dr.
Childs, of Finsbury, was celled is, who ordered his imme-
diate removal to the hosPtsl. Lockjaw havieg set in, he
expired in great agony on Sudsy Assam.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

MIDI DAY.)

(Before 11. r. Oamaindoner Bert.)
r win Solari St. (fadatiss, a very gentlemanly-looking
rouey man, who was Mated to be only 17 years of age,
~i,„fad guilty to au indictment charging him with obtain-
;Lig ter. by false pretences.
It appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of Ire-
q..:eutiug one of the night houses in the Haymarket, and
that he handed to the master, who knew him, a
chelue for 10f. signed in his own name, but with
the words " Fourth Hussars" added to it. The master
gave him 5/. and told him be would give him the res.
swede when the chsque was paid. The cheque was upon
Gnodlay and Co., but the prisoner had no account
d.ere, and it turned out that there was an ofboer in the
gar named St. Wotan, but he had no connexion with the
prouer.
Mr. Sleirh, who prosecuted, said that the proaecuton
SCC oaly desirous of doing their duty to the public, and
ther had no wish to press the matter with any severity
silica the prisoner. lie was undoubtedly very pones, and
it was believed that he bad get into bad company, and this
ha led to the commission of the crime to which he had
e.eaded guilty.
Mr. ()midge, who appeared for the prisoner, said that
frbmds were very respectable, and they were most
ani.,:s to cave him from the degradation of being sentenced
to hard labour. This instrument was not like an ordiaary
rte oe, but partook more of the character of a sort of se.
carir for the repayment of the money, and if the prisoner
ba,', not added the words "Fourth Hunan" it was doubtful
w 1 ier ho could have been convicted of any legal offence.
Hi. friends, however, were ready to enter into any wider-
talons to send him abroad,: if his lordship could consistently
wit:. 43 duty pass a lenient sentence upon the prisoner.
file learned Commissioner put some questions to the
polire.coostable in the case, in answer to which it was stated
that the house where the transaction took place was
nied as a brothel, and that the prosecutor Lad au interest
in ft.
ottalgment was post ned to the next session, and the
Vraed judge that the prosecutor should not he
Ulf ex peuses.
tmot, 17, barman, and Janes Smith, 26, glazier,
were indicted, the former with stealing Se. 4d., the money
of Lis employer, and the latter with feloniously receiving
the cane. . _

Kercorirosorated, Mr. Lewis appeared for Oast, and
Sr. 2. Williams for Smith.
The prioner Oust was barman in the service of Mr.
fould•wne. a publican in Fore-street, ►ad it appeared the
priwiwr Smith went into the house and relied for two-
petn: worth of gin, with which the prisoner Oast served

lianas named Partridge, the head barman, raw Smith
p.:: down on the counter in payment of the liquor, and
the other prisoner went to the till and took out a quantity
of ,nev, which he pieced in Smith's hand. The witness
l'arlridge thinking that circumstance auspicious, went to
rifoner Smith and caught his hand ; and, after a brief
sir took from his hand a half-crown, a florin, a aix.
pen::. and fourpence in copper. Oust said he had given
rt.i,:e for a crown pima but the till was searched. end no
each coin could be found. When taken into custody the
mu of 4/. was found on Oust, and it appeared that he had
ou:r been a very little time in Mr. Gouldatone's employ,
Arc hrl recently been short of money,

the defence set up on the part of the prisoners was that
Snub hod taken out the silver money which was found in
his band, P.gether with the sixpence with which he had
paid for the gin, and the 4d. in copper money was the
chau;r of the sixpence.
.1, witeess. in whose einpioy the prisoner Smith had
been up to the time of the occurrence, gave him • good
ch3r,cter. _

The jury found the prisoners Guilty.
Mr. Kemp re.narked that during the thirty days in which
the ',Lerner Oust had been away, the prosecutor had taken
nearly 90/. mere than in the previous thirty days during
which he was with him.

The prieoners were each sentenced to Bre years' pawl
serristde.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
THE GARIBALDI RECEPTION.

A n:ao named Thomas Seaton was charged with assault-
iog Tace-coostable Reimers, A 593, at Charing-moss,
uziog the progress of General Garibaldi to Stafford
Honar.

Rtinien stated that he wu oa duty at Charing-cross,
where the crowd wee very dense. The prisoner was there
with a bench and was lettiog places on the bench to per.
saa. who stood there to see the protrusion par. Witness
told him to take the form away as no one was allowed to
let st.mda. At this moment he waa surrounded by some
freed, of another man whom he had removed • little
before. and those persons began to hustle him. The prisoner
said that the form did net belong to him, but that he bad
himself paid sixpence for a place on it. Witness, however,
knowing that it was his form, insisted on his removing it.
The prisoner spat in his fsce,of which he took no notice, and
ties the prisoner kicked him on the shin. He then struck
the prisoner in self defence. After a severe struggle, in
which he was much impeded by the mob, he succeeded in
nineties the prisoner to the station.
The prisoner said Reimer's struck him first.
Eeimen denied this.

Mr. Vaughan—On this occasion it is not for you or for
.kayooe to question the instructions given you by the police.
if you are told to leave you should leave at once, and with-
out giving soy trouble. fo addition to this you have corn.
mitred a very serious assault on the officer. The *entente
on you is that you be imprisoned with bard labour for 21

h Bullock wee charged with assaulting the same
officrr. Reimers.

To, prisoner had placed himself in Trafalgar-square with
a board placed on trammels, letting places for people to me
the proceuion. Reimers told him he must not do so, and
he re. :led with an abusive exprestion that he would keep
hi. st,od in spite of the officer. Reimers s►id, " Yon
realty must not ; von must take them ►way." The prisoner
trp:ted, with another execration, "Take the things away
yourself," at the same time flinging one of the trowels in
his Lice, and indicting a slight wound on the chin. Reimers
:ton k him into custody.
:ned 405.. or 21 days' imprisonment.
T -•"as ✓ones was charged with attempting to pick
in the crowd in Parliament-street.

••....cenonstable Doble, 147 1), stated that be saw the
r.-saner standing behind a lady with his band thrust into
pocket, bat protruding through a hole in the
:mai and inserted n the ladies pocket. Before
could reach the spot he bad moved away
....that lady and got beside soother, whose watchguard
Lid in his hand when witness tame up and took him in
•• The ladies reftwed to go to the station•honse or
.e their addresses. On the way to the station the
threw away some mosey, and was about to throw
'time more, when wittier' seized his hand and took