The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-14 00:00:00

THIZ SLESWIG INVASION.

The siege works before the Danish redoubts of
Duppel are now so far advanced that a general
attack appears imminent. The Prussian trenches
extend along the whole line from the Strait of
Alien to the Wenningbund. The second parallel
has been finished for some days past. The Prus-
sians, however, have not constructed breaching
batteries, properly so called ; those established in
the rear of the parallels appear to be rather in-
tended to support the troops engaged in the as-
sault. Letters from Prussian officers announce

the attack on Duppel for Sunday next, and it is in
fact probable that in few days the weeks of ap-
proach will have been carried to within a sufficient
distemos.

The railways every day bring supplies of stores
and ammunition. On the 9th waggons passed
through Hamburg conveying 4,000 quintals of
powder, 8 24-pounder guns, and 12 12-pounders,
loading at the breech. The projectiles of the
former guns are conics: shells, weighing 60 pounds.
Although the principal efforts of the Austro-
Prussian army are directed against Duppel, yet
the allies have not renounced the invasion of
Jutland. They are preparing to attack the straw
position of Fredericia. Before commencing the
siege they wish to secure all the points, the pos-
session of which is important for the safety of the
besieging army. Veile and Holding are to cover
its two wings. The Austrians are fortifying those
places, and the Prussians have just constructed
fresh redoubts on the north and south of Veils.
Those two places being strongly fortified, the left
flank of the besieging army will be protected from
attack.

falionies sztaaamta.)
THE DANO-GERMAN WAR.
BERNE, Amu. 14, YORIMIG.

The government of Bremen has requested the
Swiss Federal Council to allow ships belonging to
that port to sail under Swiss colours during the
Dano-German war.
This request has been refused by the Federal
Council.

THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN.
VIENNA, inn 14.

The family agreement entered into between the
Emperor of Austria and the Emperor Maximilian
will be communicated to both houses of the Reichs-
rath. The Emperor Maximilian's renunciation
for himself and his heirs of the right of succession
to the Austrian throne does not depend upon the
stability of the government in Mexico, but is un-
conditional.

ARRIVAL OF THE HA.NBA.
BOUTEIAMPTON, Aran. 14.

The North German Lloyd's steamer Ransa, from
New York on the morning of the 27th ult., has
arrived o'T Cowes and proceeded for Bremen. She
brings 121 bags of mails, of which 33 are for Eng-
land, 100 passengers, 27,600 dole. for France,
1,500 dole. for Bremeq, and a large cargo.
On the 28th nit the Hansa broke down, and laid
to forty hours repairing her machinery. The re-
mainder of the passage was made at half speed,
with only one engine, the other being disabled.
The Hansa encountered heavy north-easterly and
easterly gales throughout the passage.
The steamer Edinburgh, for Liverpool, which
left New York on the 27th, passed the Hansa while
repairing at sea.
The Hansa spoke the British barques George
Ninth, Robert Morriason, and Louise on the 12th
inst.

THE BRAZIL MAIL
LISBON, Ann. 13, Drama.

The Biessageries Impirialea steamship Navarre,
with the above mail, arrived here this evening at
six o'clock.

RIO DE JANEIRO, M4sca 24.
(By ielisisph from Lilboe.)

Exchange on London, 271, ; on Paris,
347, 350. Coffee, good first, 7,300 to 7,400 rein.
Shiptments since the departure of the last
mad 47,800 bags, including 12,650 bags for the
Channel. Sales, 48,844 bags. Stock, 55,000 bags.
Freight, 35a. to 40s.

At Bahia, exchange on London wu quoted 271
to 271 ; sugars, 2,700 to 3,200 refs ; cotton.,
21,000 to 22,000 rein.

At Pernambuco exchange on London was quoted
27k to 27g. Segura, white, 3,900 to 4,200 rein,
Cottons, 21,000 to 22,000 rein.
The Royal Mail steamship Magdalena, with the
outward mails of the 9th inst., reached Pernambuco
on the 29th inst.

The following telegram has been received at Mr.
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Company :

THE BOMBAY MAIL
ALEXANDRIA, Ana 13.
The Vectis, with the above mail, sailed at 10
►m. this day for Marseilles, where she may be ex-
pected about the 19th inst.
The Ellora, with the heavy portion of the mail,
left at noon on the 11th. She may be expected at
Southampton about the 24th inst.

A TRIP 1,11011 WOICIIITIZ ro 1371A1701D-ON-
AVON o WATER. —OD Good Friday a party of pa
three is somber, wishing to cheap the usual tine
Wendt from me part of the emote,/ to soother, started ID
assail boat to row from the Greed &sod emr Woe...meter-
bridge to Stratford-gm Arm, then to as how preparatioas
was slag for the Makeepearessi aseetum, the die.
t 0... somewhat over 60 stiles. The Met day's
voyage at Tewkesbury, sod the eaterpeislog voyageurs
Marled the next day op the Avos rid Bidford sad Evethium„
M wens somewhat impeded by having to lift their small
graft over sundry rocks. The exact time is sot gives,
threogh the commie. who ought to have hese timekeeper,
losing his timepiece is the Arm, and after swift dln
for it had the chagrin of knowing where it was, hut could
not lad it. However, Is the afternoon of the mooed day,
the frail berklsoded its freight el Stretford, &same beets(
rowed the 60 miles is two days, and the vest sussing the
party were sot the worse for their fresh water voyage.
Worcestershire Messick.

/MAY. _
lITViDAY.
&L to B.W. and N.W. Norms& LW. to N.R. and back,
froth. with some °oaths. fresh to strong. with
showers. thowsm
Lto & and g W., wanus. B.L. to &W. sad N. W.,
froth to strong, some fresh. squally, with
showere showers.
N. to S., moderate to ithnthrthitth Lair to 8.8. W., fresh
strong, generally fine. to strong, with some
*booms.
B.E. to S. W., fresh, line. Immix B.IL. to S.W. and N.M.,
bosh, generally In.

Naellswimbootlaad. Weateni= Inked, WWI, sad id-
tatredir. gmativro English Chant's' and liscay By. Liters
=blamed lesSaad and Roglipisad.

B.—lierometer corrected and Must to rim at half tide level.
Loeb ten feet, of vertical elevation, madam about one hundredth
of an inch DIMINtIIOIII ; cad each to demos. above sr, eau-
Ing nearly three hundredths INCSIMEL T.—/loomocootor ex.
posed in shade. W.—Wind, direetios el n•--tcre points
LIM} of magnetic). F.—law (i to Ms.—Ex-
treme force sinoe last report. D.—Direction of mown fens.
L Initials b —Mee My; c).--donds (Ootodoid);
b.—hall L —lightning ; n.—rolsty (taiy) ; w—overcost ;
r.—rain . a—snow ; t.—Utoader. mow or MU
(melted), since last report. 6.—ast dielorlooes (1 to 91.

—Victor

V icrok Huoo's HomAoirro
Hugo's new work upon f3hakexpeare has just been published
in Peri; where it has already abraded great enmities. The
leading journals give long extracts from it, and refer to the
spend intend it pommies on the eve of the to
odebratMe. The Tamps chaiscbtriess the book as the most
remarkable homage to tikaksepouv which the amiss *ad-
versary has called forth, an opinion not unlikely, perhaps,
to be oodinned by &beak critics.

On going into o;nimittee of supply, Mr. White-
side intends to above the following resolution :—" That in
the opinion of this house it is expedient that the (midis'
duties on spirits should be reduced."

In case of the resolution of committee of ways and
means on the sup: duties Wog reported. Mr. Crawford
will move " That it is not possible for the oaken of the
customs to asoartrin by inspection the quantity of crystal-
livable saccharine matter °Detained is any sample of sops.,
and that a law which seek' to effect such an object is
sisjset to the producer, inasmuch as by striking with a sups.
doe duty ass pound of sugar width by a better mode of
mansfactuis eostatre more saccharin matter than soother
pound obtained front the wee raw materiel, it iodate direst
discouragement cia improvement ; whilst at the same time it
excludes large quantities of fins segue from the market,
and thereby injures both onesainem and the revenue by
Pmitiog the supply."

Mx. Henry Seymour, on Monday, will ask the
Secretary of State for the Home Department if the govern-
roma intend to introduce this erosion any bill relating to the
Ecclesiastical Commindon.

Tat VEN. ARCHDEACON LORD A. HIRVZY AND
TRH OXPOID Dommtartow.—The Vets. Archdemea Lord
A. Hervey command his annual visitations on Ifooday
at Iswerth. Os Tuesday morales his lordship visited
Bart St. Edmund's, and there was • large atteadasos
of the okra
_sad laity at Bt. Mary's Church. After morn-
* prayer had bees read by the Rey. A. Ooraford, the
elergy proceeded to the chased, where the Vs.. Archdeacon
delivered bin charge which is reported I. the
Bury mei Norwich Poet. With refereme to the
Ozfent Declaration hie knish* while levies full credit
to Its framers for their maims desire to steed up for the
faith delivered to the saints. add that he amid not sngs
it for several mama. Not being Pres"r
thought it would be as irregular procesdnigtsisme
such • declaratios without coesulting the bishops sad
other high dignitaries of the church; *either did
he like the appearance of impose* the Lamm mid
soundness of the decision of • enprome mart of law.
His lordship mentioned some other mums for with-
holding his signature. the final me beim the toms of
the declaration itself, to the effect that Holy Scriptures not
only °metals, but is the Word of God. He thought
many might hesitate to saga this as • pettedly accurate de-
tisitioo he himself Ulm* muck of the contents of
Holy Scripture of *le historind statieessete,
which could sot be coaddend se the Word of Cod I. the
mem sense as the doctrines of our selvatios bat as the
framework (so to speak) in which it had pleased Almighty
Clod to set his revealed truth. At the nine time he sadist,
sympathised with the framers of that declaration is their
Arm opposition to what they considered the sceptical spint
of the me, and their Arm sod resolute stand for the doctrines
of our holy religion as taught by the Apostolic Church of
Christ.