The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-12 00:00:00

GERMANY AND DENMARK

A letter from Berlin, dated the 9th of August,
aye:
In well informed circles here it is believed that the
German Powers will endeavour to settle the question of the
Duchies as follows :—As soon as pesos with Denmark shall
have been established Prunes and Austria will notify the
same to the Diet, pointing lout at the same time that the
Federal execution decreed against King Christian IX. must
naturally cease, and that all Federal troops must be with-
drawn from Holstein and Laneaburg. A provisional govern-
ment for the two Ductile, in common will then be established
to manage current business.

(2zursils 221.zazams.)
SPAIN.
MADRID, AuGoer 12.
The frigate Carmen has received orders to sail
for the Pacific.

A Catalonian COMMuIIIIOII has arrived at Madrid
and will confer with the government upon the
means of terminating the industrial crisis.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAIL&
SOUTHAMPTON, Avaux: 12.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Seine, with the above mails, has arrived here. She
brings 177 passengers, 2,585,301 dole. in specie, and
1,183 packages of general cargo.

The Seine left St. Thomas on the 29th ult. Fine
weather prevailed.
Her Majesty's ship Devastation left Panama on
the ll th ult. for Vancouver's Island.

At Valparaiso the congress was engaged in re-
organising the various courts of justice in the
republic, and planning the statutes of a national
bank. The deputies are exasperated at the cabinet's
withholding from them the correspondence on the
itispano-Peruvian question.
The smallpox was infesting the northern pro-
vinces. At Hume° 400 persons were suffering from
the epidemic.
Frequent and strong earthquakes were felt at
Valparaiso and the neighbouring districts.
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IL Peru the utmost exertion; were used by the
government to have all war vessels in readiness.
when it is ascertained bow the Spanish admiral will
act on receipt of fresh instructions.
Nothing further had transpired relating to the
difficulty between Spain and Peru.
Valparaiso : Exchange on London, 440. to 45d. ;
on Paris, 4.65 to 4.70. Lima : Exchange, 37d. per
dollar.

News from Santo Domingo announces that the
Dominicans had intrenched themselves around
Puerto Plata, but failed to do much damage. They
bad suffered considerably from five Spanish guns.

The Spanish steamer Hamburg had arrived at
Havannah with 400 wounded and sick from Santo
Domingo.
A correspondent, writing from Santo Domingo,
says that large numbers of rebels are preparing to
make a last effort at Santiago de los Caballero,.
The discouragement amongst the Dominicans
gains ground, and the insurrection is fast coming to
an end.

At Demerara general buaineas was quiet, rum was
in fair demand, sugar dull, tonnage ample, weather
stormy but favourable to the crops. Freight of
sugar to London, 30d. Ikebange on London, 476
dole.

A favourable change had taken place in the
weather at Barbadoes, and the prospects of the
planters were encouraging. The health of the
island waa good. Exchange on London, 485 dole.
Ruin abundant.

At Grenada sugar cane, cotton, and cocoa were
in a promising condition. Business was rapidly
improving.
The prospects of next year's crops at Jamaica
were encouraging. Sugar : sales, 25e. to 265. pee
100Ibs. Rum 27 per gallon. Tobacco dull.
Coffee scarce ; sales, 60s. to 625. Exchange, *per
cent. prem. for 90 days.