The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-08 00:00:00

,AY EVENING, JANITAItY 8, 1864.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE CONF'ERENCE.
The Dibats of to-day observes that England can
produce considerable effect upon the cabinets of
Austria and Prussia, but very little upon the minor
governments of the Germanic Confederation—who,
strangers to the vast designs and to the combina-
tions of European alliances which such designs
imply, believe they have need, neither in the
present nor in the future, to form a league with
London. " What, especially, can she do with the
Germanic populations, with whom Schleswig-Hol-
stein is the dominant passion I The English
journals, which are irritated at the slight success
obtained up to this time by the diplomatic inter-
vention of England, declare that the kings and
petty sovereigns of Germany are engaged in •
ridiculous enterprise if they pretend to occupy
Schleswig against the will of Austria and
Prussia. The reasoning would be just in
case the Emperor of Austria and the King
of Prussia, instead of being reduced to
vain protests against their allies, could throw their
sword between Denmark and the Federal contin-
gents; but both of them have to deal with the
passions of their own subjects, and the national
sentiment, which, ranging themselves on the aide of
the Diet and the small States, render the ministers
of Vienna and Berlin a little less free in their de-
finitive resolutions than England supposes. So it is
that, in spite of diplomatic circulars and of proposi-
tions of a conference or congress, Prussia con-
tinues her armaments and Denmark calls her re-
serves under her flag."

eountry, and advanced posts have been established I
to give the alarm in Gen of danger. A surprise is
Inert to impossible, because the chiefs of the insur-
gents are kept well informed of the movements of
the enemy by the landowners and other persons in
the neighbourhood. The detachments in the
palatinates of Lublin and of Podlachia are pretty
well supplied with warm clothing and furs, a con-
siderable convoy of the latter articles having re-
cently arrived from Galicia."

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THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
VIENNA, Jas. 8.

Information from a reliable source states that
the German great po•vers have withdrawn their
intended motion at the Federal Diet for the em-
ployment of none but Austrian and Prussian
troops in the eventual occupation of Schleswig.
Preparations are being made for the convocation
of the Diet in Croatia.

DENMARK.
THE KING'S VISIT TO THE ARMY.
FLENSBURG, J AN. 7.

The King and the Crown Prince of Denmark ar-
rived here this morning by special train, and left
immediately for Sonderburg. Thence his Majesty
will at once proceed by the steamer Schleswig to
Korsor, in order, it is said, to be present at the
next sitting of the Council of State in Copenhagen.
His Majesty inspected the fortifications of
Friederichastadt on the sth.

It is asserted that the small canals of the Schlei
are still free of ice. The inundations of the sur-
rounding country by opening the sluices will not
be undertaken until the approach of the enemy.
The greatest activity prevails in the dockyards
at Copenhagen with the object of setting afloat a
considerable fleet as speedily as possible.