The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-26 00:00:00

DENMARK.

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COPENHAGEN. Dna 22.

The session of the Rigsraad was closed yesterday
by the President of the Council of Ministers, Herr
Hall, who delivered the King's speech, in which he
protests against the Federal execution in Holstein
and Laueuburg, but adds that to prevent for the
present the useless effusion of blood the Danish
troops have orders to retire before the advance of
the German troops, and evacuate Holstein, but to
take up their position on the Schleswig side of the
Eyder. After reading the speech from the throne
Herr Hall declared the session closed ; the assembly
then gave three times three for the King.
Neither General Fleury nor Lord Wodehouse
has as yet been able to do much in the way of
persuading the King to retract the constitution of
November, and preparations for war are being
actively made on a large scale for this country, in
the full expectation of immediate hostilities.
Sir A. Paget and M. Dotexac had audiences of
his Majesty yesterday, after which a council of
ministers was held, at which the King presided.
Several more officers have been replaeed by more
youthful men i among them are Colonel F. C. von
Blucher, who is placed on half-pay, with the rank
of major-general • Colonel Staggemeier, hitherto
commandant of Aleen ; Colonel W. Hindenburg,
Colonel J. C. Lemmich, Colonel W. Rodenburg,
Major Baron Wedel-Wedelaborg, and others retire
from the army with a pension.
On the departure of General Fleury the King
conferred on him the Grand Cross of the Order of
the Dannebrog, and the Knight's Cross of the same
order to Captaia de Ferbere, the general's aide-de-
camp.
The royal government of Holstein has issued the
following warning, dated Men, Dec. 16, and
signed by Count F. von Moltke :

In several German newspapers there is en announcement
from Gotha inviting the public to subscribe to a voluntary
loan for Schleswiglfolatein, by taking notes issued by the
Coburg-Gotha Credit Company at Coburg in sums of
5, 10, and 20 dollars, payable to the bearer.
As there cap be no question that the proceeds of this
loan, if any, will be made use of for purposes hostile to
the government of his Majesty the King. bis Majesty's
subjects are hereby warned against taking any part or in.
terest io the said loan.

The police authorities in this duchy are hweby ordered
to keep a vigilaat watch on these notes, if put in circa's-
tioo, to seine sad confiscate them, and nod in a report to
the governmeat.

A report is in circulation that Admiral Steen-
Bille has resigned his post as Naval Minister.
Though the report is repeated by the Dagbladtt,
it nevertheless requires confirmation.

THE EXECUTION IN HOLSTEIN.

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HAMBURG, Dzc. 23.

This generally peaceable city has put on quite a
warlike appearance since Sunday, when the van of
the Austrian army corps marched in and has un-
dertaken the occupation of the city, by which we
are secured from the blessing of having the Prince
of Augustenburg and his government provisionally
within our walls. The Austrian troops arrived at
Marburg on Sunday morning in eight separate
extra trains by railroad from Magdeburg and
Prague, marching across the island of Wilhelms-
burg on foot, and then carried across the Elbe by
the steam-ferry, five hundred at a time. The first
part that marched into this city was the 30th
regiment of infantry, 2,100 men strong, under
the command of Colonel Baron von Avel6.
These were followed by the 18th Battalion
of Jagers, 1,080 men ; then the 34th Regi-
ment of Infantry, 2,100 men • a foot battery
of 8 guns, a company of 254 men of the
engineers, betides train, ammunition, sanitary
company, medical staff, &c., the whole under the
command of Brigade-Major-General Count von
Gontlrecourt, who bas taken up his headquarters at
the Waterloo Hotel, his head guardhouse being
established at the so-called Milleru Thor, the gate
leading out to Altona.

Silo; then fresh arrivals of troops have been
taking place every day, and to-day the Hanoverian
Brigade, under the command of General Gilmer,
has crossed the Elbe, and just marched in. They
will pass the night here and cuter Holstein to-
morrow, the Danish soldiers having received orders
to retreat before them in a quiet and friendly
manner. In the meantime there is no lack of per-
sons willing to increase the excitement by spreading
false and alarming reports. Thus it was reported
last evening that in Altona a revolution had broken
out and the Prince of Augustenburg been pro-
claimed Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. The
Austrian bugles and drums immediately
sounded, and it was astonishing to see
how quickly they turned out and repaired
to their respective alarm places. Au officer of the
Hamburg police, having first gone out to Altona
to see if there was any truth in the report, re-
turned with the intelligence that everything was
perfectly quiet, but that, strange to say, a similar
rumour was prevalent in Altona that a revolution
bad broken out in Hamburg.