The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-30 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1003.

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

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THE NEW CONSTITUTION FOR DENMARK

AND SCHLESWIG.

COPENHAGEN, Barr. 29.

The President of the Council laid btfore the
Rigaraad to-day the draft of a new constitution
for Denmark and Schleswig, by which all questions
C3IIIMOII to the two provinces are to be regulated.
It shows great progress in the development of
liberal ideas in Denmark.

:and

A property qualification will only be required of
members of the Upper House. Members of the
Lower House will be freely elected without any
condition relating to the income of either the
electors or the persona elected.
All matters concerning Denmark alone will be
regulated by the Rigsraad, and those relating to
Schleswig by the estates of that province.

AMERICA.

The human screw steamer City of New York,
from Nair York on the 19th inst., arrived at
Liverpea yesterday. The Cunard screw steamer
Olympus, Captain Muir, from New York on the
16th inst., also reached the Mersey yesterday
morning.

The editor of the Washington Star, on the
18th, says :
Skirmiahing continued on the Rapidan on Monday and
Tuesday between our cavalry and the rebel cavalry, artil-
lery, sad infantry. On Wednesday morning the rebels
recrossed the Rapidan, showing a force of about two
divisions. Our cavalry fell beck a few miles, until the
infantry of the But army eery, Gemini Wares':, came
up, when they rstreated over the river spin, pursued by
our forces. la the affair of that day both sides lest perhaps
50 io killed and wesaded. Oa Wednesday night the Using
line extended from Stevenabarg through Culpepper Coat-
! hoes' to the Stone Mountain-house, four miles north
of the Court-house. Yesterday morning this line we'
ehaaged, the army having advanced to closer proximity to the
Rapidan river, when the rebel maps of .4. P. Hill sad
I Retell are believed to be new stroogly fortikad. The
prohalsffit7 of a serious engagement last evening, or to-day,
wee seism yeeeseeky Nestaise. Meowed penonel the so
stake that Lee's army was drawn up in lise of beetle all day
on Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Press of the same date has the
followingintelligestee :

The whole army was atisrpectedly in motion yesterday.
Oar army will not have to rest this aide of the
Yesterday the rebels, who roamed to be in doubt Gowan-
iag the strength and slatierity of our movements, crossed
the Rapid's near Easooon4ord, and drove WI of oar men
at the post away ; bet the regimente of oar cavalry db-
mated, and, anted with revolving rifles, drove the rebels
back is oonfookia. We bet la this entiouster about SO mu.
This moraiag, arearding b as bepertaat nunior, am rebels
mama the Rapines opal at Isaimerfard in atom fora,
sad raptured 1120 men-e( • Now Yea stalry togiateat
The rebels have • stones poultice on the Rapiam, ba
groat fame.

The following is the "situation," from the New
York lieraid of the 19th lust :
The intelligeece free lie army of the Noboru received
M liced•qnsearra is Weeidagten Maims that the position of
the troops along the' ltagidaa remiss narimaged. The
rebel army is Visible is saw said I. number oily 40,000
men, end to have fan bask I. the &hese; of liWarsorod.
At Portages Monroe it is stated that the whole of Lees OUT
were about to eveenate the State el Virginia, wee it Obey
had sot already dime so. If the Motile Itegister speaks
traly, General Lee has bean removed from the command of
the army of Vireo* sod Owning Johnston put is his
place.

- The arrival et Me Minima. from Charleston hollow
brings es dat to Lb. /sth is.., The only point al inament
in her news vea MekGiberee's t 0.,.. sore shelling Mankrzio
from Betlery Ouse. The rumors from the memo regime,
received by way et Forkeo Meares, are Chit Chu/dos
had been destroyed after One deo' bombardment. The
emlloo2lll are doubtier premature. A small esoldreg party
of
Usioniste was eilitored by Ms rebels is lb. Savanesh
Railway, below the city of Clorkalieta, on the 12th. General
Lengstreet's lbseis ire reported be boy left Virginia is
Monday herd.
An increased rebid farce is reported to have averred in
North Cuoilne, in beet of the Usage Kees, ..d the obiod
of that preemie is variously earinised. Doubtlare the
moventeat via made by tie roltsis to disguiser tM poop
of trope through time Mots to other parte of Bebe/doe&
General Sere Jam is WA to bon the command of the rebel
forme in Wiliam Virginia, origins of Mont LOOS men,
divided into two bripdo, If. b soloed by Gemara hobo.
do's cavalry, 1,500 Mow slid by Won fosses is ox.
pitted shortly to take prem.
The arrive/ of Oftilled Solo's edicial report, dated from
Little Brack, condone the previous reports of the capture
of that city by the Union forms.

Manila law is in fugue to to rigidly enforced throughout
the departmest of the Idimouri.
The sluster George Cromwell from New Orisons brings
se dat4s to the 12th instant. The call news of importenes
is the sale of t►e lint bele of cotton of the pretest year's
produelioa, and which realised the high price of 674 r. per
lb. Tim is the first sale of cotton raised is Louisiana under
General Basks's Ines labour system that bet been brought
into the market.

The following telegrams give the particulars of
the uorremeuts of the opposing armies in Northern
Georgia :
A despatch dated Louisville, Keetucky, Sept. 18, says
"Rumours have been prevaleat here for the past three dap
of diameters to Gen. Rosecrane army, all of which have been
dienedged by the military authorities. They probably
arise from the fact that on Sunday last a rebel force, 16,000
strong, attacked General Negley'S division, 5,30i/strong, at
Bird's Gap, and drove them beak three miles and a halt,
:leaky recovering the pound next morning with a lose of
33 killed, wounded, and milling. Our foram buried 36
rebels (made. the gmund on Mooday meaning. The number
of their killed and wounded which had been removed is
uskaown, but is supposed to be considerable."
Headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland,
in the Field, Sept. 16.
- .

"On esucaatieg Chattanooga the enemy retired be Ins.
Layette, and named • fore. at that place, taking pea.
eerie of the Gaps of Pigeon Yountaia directly in frost
of General Thomas's column. The rebel farce bad been
made formidable by new eddithres from Johnston, Hind'
mite, Buckner, and Maury. DielltUrS report the enemy
now superior iu Numbers to the army they bad at the battle
of Murfreesboro—in all 35 brigade. of infantry, out lees
than 65,000 men. Thus formidable in sambas sad poeition
Itesserane was compelled to cooceateate his forme, neces-
sarily much icattered in creasing the Lookout Yewaisis&
The lines of the opposing armies may now be represented me
• crescent shaped by the Pigeon hlennteine, which raised,
like the are of • circle, around Lafayette. The rebels hold
the interior, recd we the exterior, liens. The two foram ars
within a few miles of mob other, but an effeethally sepa-
rated by the ramie of the mouatains. The rebel politics
can only Le approached by the Catlin; Wing, and 13thebird
Gaps, which are well guarded. This position of the rebel@
cows excellent lines of retreat ea Rome and Calhoun,
where they will probably make a new line, should they be
defeated here. There are rumours that they here been re-
tiring fora day or two, but they are ouseidered nareliable.
General &aromas left Chattanooga on Sunday, and is sow
making dispositions for a new sitastioa."
" In the Field. Sept. 17.
" All is quiet. No attack hoe been made. Ti. enemy
remain in possession of the Gape of Pigeon Memiteins and
about Lafayette. The Fume ere very elms, and there is
ocomional skirmishing. It is reported that Lougstreet bus
arrived at Ramat with 20,000 men. On, army in iu aphis-
did health and spirits."

" la the Field. Sept. 18.
" All is quiet, though there is constant skirmiakiing sloop
the line, and frequent clashes of cavalry of with sides. The
enemy dote not appear wnaioas to athick„ though he appa-
rently intends to disputa further advance. He remains is
militantly increasing force directly in front, a few mile' die.
taut, winning heavy isinfosceumute of old troops from
General Lee's army. Loogatreet paired through Auguste
on the UM sad 11th instants by rail to Hews. Their
advance Las reached Lafayette. The rebel* have been
moving through the gap of Pigeon Mountain, and forming
HIM uo tbia aide, as if to attack. Goose! ROMIUSUS hes
assumed a strong defensive position on Cheekanmags
Creek, covering Chattanooga. He evinces no dispo-
sition to attack at present. The preparations to do
so *moot all be completed for a few doge, when a bailie
must ensue. All reports of as engagement here are false.
The enemy has been busy today Iselin nor limes, sad
artillery duels have been brisk, with few casualties. The
:libels may be busy, getting into position for attacking to.
morrow. Little doubt remains that either Lcegatreet's or
corps are hue. Any day may bring on en atm*.
meat.

The Atlantic States were visited by a severs equisoctial
storm oti ties lath, bet oe damage et say oonsequesoe bad
beau reported.

_ .
4 The special correspondent of the New York Times

[stamped, Id. Additional.]

at Washington says :—" Intelligence has been
received here that propositions have been made by
the Emperor Napoleon to Jefferson Davis to abolish
'library in the South, and establish in lieu thereof
a system of peonage similar to that now existing
in Mexico. Should this be done, Napoleon believes
no opposition would be made by England to the
recognition of the Confederacy by France. Napo-
leon further assures Davis that if he adopts this
policy, the South might arm their negroes, and
prevent their being used against them by the
government."
The Richmond Wliig announces the death of
General Bani Houston, of Texas, at his residence
in Huutenville. He was 70 years of age.
The Southern journals state that one of the
English Blakeley guns, said to carry a shot of over
500 pounds in weight, and placed in position at
Charleston, had bunt while in the act of firing.
Advice/1 from California are to the 18th inst. The
steauier Nevada had arrived at San Francisco from
Oregon and British Columbia with 375,000 dole. in
treasure. Cars had commenced running from than
Francisco to within 17 miles of San Jose, over the
Western Pacific Railroad. Twenty-five miles
would be in order for passenger cars within a
month. The rest of the road to San Josd will be
completed by January. The steamer Senator had
sailed kV the UMW* • eeast,'lrompletely leaded
with peeesugers and freight for 'the mines lately
discovered, ISO mileaseet of lb* Colorado river,
now called the San Francisco mining district.
The excitement in the southern part of the State
concerning this new district was very great, and
crowds were flocking in that direction.
Parties recently returned to Los Angeles with
considerable quantities a/ gold report discoveries of
valuable quartz lead in the San Francisco moun-
tains, and exhibit rich speaimens.

THZ BOAP.D OF TRADE RETURNS
FOR AUGUST.

Examining the chief items of the arpoets, ere
arrive at the subjoined general figures for the
mouth—viz. :

!loath of August.
MA nes.
Alkali : Sods ,.. , tta,393 £60,146 £74,481
Apparel and daps ' " 106,tga ' 100,609 !KM
Baer and ala int,osi NAOS Wein
ter
46.1.51 ' nses 57,710
Batter 11a,831 naool 41,611/
Coda, Widen. sad Cili, ltlikuso 386,470 MAN
*Moo yarn
Cotton 4WD, goodk 4616,111 , &mow 3,744.11112
!lewd for sewing , 84,410 *Sol 40,20 S
narlitelware sad pawl-
LW 97,646 1)3,22.8 11
larnkore • tr,M 14,830 17,248
ltsberdwitery and Will
300,415 4%,366 406,980
Hardwares and cutlery 324;419 Iluatlfil 864,010
Loathe. tworeanbt
MI
limelight, boota awl
show
Ditto, ernawit of other
oats — 11,194 • Assi
Ditto, Oaddisay and
barman
Linea yarn
. . . .

Liam 7.11e0s poke/ pa .
kintha 831,153 . '51,144 130,297
Machinery, sham ma'am . KM 191,317 160,436
Ditto, other aorta
Iron, pig and paddled ' 167,698 106,nt 104,898
Leo, bar, *ogle, boil..
sad rod 115,333 188.355 221,875
Railroad iron, at all aorta 1711,554 280,468 104,979
Iron, wtre
Ina, castings
Iron hoop Wrests, cud
holier plates 86.726 93,870 189,356
Dos, wrought, of all sorts 143,960 196,150 217,130
boa steel, tuparought
Copper, utiwrought
Ditto, wrought 149,W 187,U3 240,497
Lotto. wrought of ether
*outs
Load
6salag
- ... 119•101 74,174

(21, rya
M. iolineeltili
7 69,x48
47,M1S 100,766 m taw:
0,708
silk, thrown 6d.ul. 66,306 $1,196
Silk, mist sad yarn
211. k manufactures ,stuffs,_

silk ally;
Other &Melee of Silk only 26,674 46.6610 44633
Silk Manelectures mixed

—,7ltl;l7l7e7iiiii;rll77 64,210 8,233 101,171
I:eruilr 14cAtiala)
% ,
ai,6411 90,91'S V 6,743
WOOll4ll sad Wonitial
'-

-.
Yarn
Wuolloo and worsted ma

i;tisetitie; (c. 18641098.) 337,257 504,012 Man
Ditto, carystaltdruggets 66,901 8 ,5e4 98,486
Ditto, shawls, rags, co-
verlets, sit cowl nap. 24,842 62,475 119,009
Duna, worsted stuffs.... 650,787 60,573
8:,6,210

Oue of the principal features is the remarkable
increase in the exports of cotton goods. Although
this movement is due is considerable part to the
rise iu prices, it will be observed that au important
increase has likewise takeu place in the other great
branches of textile manufacture, including woollens
and worsteds, and linen good* and yarn. I here has
also been a marked increase in the shipments of
haberdashery, hardwares, iron (particularly rail-
road), and °upper. _ _

- -
The statement of imports for the month stands
thus: . _

Ilootiof August.

Ism. ----14,..---- 140.
Cocos Us. 714.107 swoon 972,096
coder lbs. 8,7746/1 13.331,706 174343,030
„:-.5 qrs. 640,337 1.000,0110 734000
1* orsel* kw curia 674,449 7644066 51144,54.1
1144 310.6417 1,101,401 3451,008
awn gals. 066.14431 724,017 5415,045
Dread, gals. 110,136 104,031 106,001
SOW, alweesed
Tea Ws 4404476 419,353 10,4114.415
Whalli 6614. 763,380 960.009 1,167,530

The variations indicated by these figures are not
of striking importance. The arrivals of tea have
increased.

The following shows the quantity of the prin.
cipal imported finicky' that have been entered for
home ammumption during the mouth :
Mouth of August.

IBM 1602.- 18g&
Caen Um MORS 217,462 9e1,247
Coffee lb& 2,227,2i0 2,642,404 2,502,006
Wires'
%mams&ld flour. cwt.". 674.400 762,204 6526.200
Pepper
Bun gala. 1:20,3421 21.6,27.12 2221,54.14
Brandy gala. 147,492 130,179 167,124
Sugar, unnamed .. owl& 114d636 11"614 1226,44
Tea lbs. 6,672,:nd 640%672 7,210.140
Wt4ea. gals. 747,169 747,721 704.437

The quantities entered for consumption of cocoa,
coffee, brandy, tes, and pepper have largely in-
creased. There is also an increase in wines. The
omasutuptiou of foreign wheat and flour is con-
&Went* less than it was last year, though larger
than in 186 L

DEFALCATIONS BY A MERCHANT'S CLERK. —A Con-
siderable amount of painful interest her been excited in
Lyon duniiii the lam few days, it Wag rumoured that
exteusive dofalcatious by • merchant's clerk, who bad
hitherto filled a highly respectable pesitiou iu the town,
had bees succeeded by flight. The rumours have bees
rather vague, but mill it wee Mimeo that dopersu-
toodeat Reeves lard left Lyon i.e Friday with •
warrant for the appreileosioo of the culprit. The cir-
cumstances have at length own, to light, and the
offender tunes out to Lie a youug married man with one
child, the sou of a highly respected incumbent of •
neighbouring parish. J. Bloom, the defaulter, had for
several year. filled the situation of one of the head clerks
a Mr. Burkitt, • oouncillor of this borough, and • mer-
chant tutorials, business on a most extminive scale. The
defaulter's defalcatioaa have been ascertained at present to
be spprosubiog 3001., sod it is feared they will turn out to
be much greater. He was 'titivated with the duty of por-
e:using and selling corn at the neighbouring markets.
whither he was sent by his employer, and it is doubtless
from informatuni &Armed whilst doing so that he wee
ambled to commit this fund without earlier detection. He
appears to have obtained trots some of Mr. Burkitt'e cus-
tomers the amount of their respective debts, in ow case to
the extent of 80f., and thew a • ted the sums so
obtained to his owl. purposes. The motive which ma
have prompted him is not clearly apparent, as be does Dot
appear to have lived • "feat" life, and war in receipt of •
=ivsalary for • person is his position. tie has
very adroitly to hide his guilt, sad to feet his
agape. He has been W for some time, apparwUT. aid his
employer kindly allowed him to rest, sod lard to bold
his situation open for six mouths, to him to retina
should he recover. It was supposed that he was is a Lee-
dom hospital, but it seems that lie has made good his flight,
far all the efforts which have boa node have filled le
tracking him. The wife said child are still at Lye°, where
tie Maud, of the wife live, sod croupy • respectable pest.
ties is life. We uodentaott thorn errs still hopes meter.
Lined el apprehending Bloom.—Briry Pon.

[TWOPENCE

WORKING dIEN'S CLUBS AND INSTITUTA
UNION.

Last evening a very crowded public meeting was
held is Stamford-street Chapel, Stamford•trest, Olga-
Mara, for the Purpose of forming • working meo's dab for
the district. Mr. Giotto& TUOMPtIOII occupied the 'hair ;
sod Mr. Edward 0. Clarke and the Bev. H. dolly wended
as • depotatios from the union.•
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the prootodinp, had he felt
highly honoured at being called upon to occupy Ile itollgasst
a position in such an important movement affecting the
working men of she metropolis. He assured the meeting
that when he waa asked to preside he required no sego-
moots to induce him to acoept the invitation, m be
had, from the very first moment he heard of the
movement, entered most cordially into Its objects,
and be had witnessed with the most extreme
satisfaction the progress whisk the union had made
in the establishment of clubs and Matitutes for the wzokrd
men. (Applause.) He 'mean trusted that he
soon see the movement become universal _ _ _

Mr. &map CLWI (s member of the council of the
Working Yen's Club and Institute Union) then proposed
the first resolution :—" That this meeting reconfirm the
iniporbuiee of dot IMMO, 1210•11101110 t to establish working
men, clubs and institutes. and is of opinion that such an
institsitioo in thin very populous neighbourhood would be a
great advantage no wonting men, Yid therefore merits the
support of all classes, but especially of the working
classes;" and in doing es spoke as greet length as to the
great benefits which bad accrued free the setabliehaasth of

ineking mea'a clue, the objects of which be suastely
..ze.VALLTLeitieeendatt the motion, which was amid with
seelawatiae,

The Itsy. B. Shur (thojkoretray at the tales) draft
upon the awfulness of this clam data* 'spookily a pops.
low WM:MU like goothwart, and roomed the following
resolutioo :—" That this meeting Fledges itself to so imam-
Wats and a vigorous effort in their district to secure main.
hors for a club and institute, and to raise funds by subscrip-
tions sad donations from members for the efficient airryiog
out of this object."
Mr. Gault seconded the rosolotiou, which was ohm agreed
to tomaissously.
A provisional committee was then formed to carry out the
resolution.
ial vote of thanks was this passed to this chairmen
for prosithric and haviag boss askroorlotigod, the prom&
lags were bought to a sionalooloo.