The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-13 00:00:00

THE E' PRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1848.

themselves to writing. Here Sir Q. GREY interposed
in favour of the amendment, and Mr. Co' Lynx gave
in. It is plain that the game-pres, ruing interest is
perfectly safe in the hands of the present occupant of
the Homo-office. They then, however, restored the
power to the few occupiers who will be affected by
the bill to kill hares by shooting as well as by nets
and soiree. The absurdity of the restriction against
' shooting, introduced on the motion of Mr. G. BERKELEY
on a previous occasion, was too palpable. Next, Sir W.
' Joi.LIFFE moved that a man must not shoot his own
hares by night, and the limitation was carried by a
, majority of sixtya ! Mr. SHAILMA:4 CRAWYoIti) said
the bill was a elusion, fur it would not relieve the
farmer from any of the oppression of the game laws;"
and Mr. 11. Dieurentosiii said "all that was wanted
was an amended trespass act, and then to got rid of
the game laws altogether —laws he considered a
tyranny, in defence of which not a word could b. said."
And such are the opinions of all reasonable land-
owners on the subject.
Wu believe the present law of trespass to be
fully auflicient for the protection of land, d property,
and tat the apprehensions of increased liability to
trespasses, should the game laws bo simply repealed,
which many proprietors entertain, are unfounded.
Still we think it is worth 'he consideration of Mr.
Bawler, whether, when he next moves fur leave to
brig in his Clime Law Repeal Bill, it may not be
prudent and useful to append thereto some moderate
and reasonable facilities for checking trespasses,
beyond those which, apart from the game laws, are
dby the actual state of the trespass law. We
hope and believe that very many landowners would
by this conce:•sion he induced to consent to the abro-
gation of that mischievous code, the game law.

ns to presume that the 2nd of the present year will
also be 48 fli.rins. It appears from the accounts of the
Bank, published at the end of May, that it actually
possesses no more in nurnerary and silver bare than
22.000,000 florins, while the bills in circulation
amount to 177,1110,520 florins."
PRUSSIA.—HEREIN, JUNE B.—The reception of
the Prince of Prussia has been very dubious. He
arrired at Charlidtenberg on the 7th, but did not
appear in the National Assembly till this morning. A
party of abaut 30 persons had assembled under the
portal, and cheered him as he approached ; but this
mark of approbation aroused evident displeasure
among the groups of persons who were assembled
close by, who hissed and groaned at the prince. A
gentleman who placed his hand upon the mouth of a
youth who was hissing lustily was seized by the
mob, and dragged to the castle guard.
Along with the Preasaierlier Stair's Anzeiger,
of the 10th June, is published the continuation
of a curious enough document, an abstract of the con-
tents of all the petitions presented and motions an-
noiniced in the Prussian constituent assembly. The
petitions, of which abstracts have been prepared up
tii the date of this publication, are in number 1,051 ;
the motions 211. A great majority of Vie petitions
are prayers for relief front aeignorial exactions, or the
stringency of the game laws. Hut there are a num-
ber of curious little personal ro quests among them.
There is, also, a formidable array of prof i ate against
the draft of a constitution presented by ministers to
the assembly.

DENMARK AND TILE DUCHIES,

HAMBURG, JUNE 9.—The war has been renewed
in Schleswig-holstein with increatti d inveteracy, and
the pro:4l)ton of peace, to which English mediation
seemed to pave the way, are dissipari d. The Danes
have et übbotnly refustsl to make the slightest conces-
sion ; they have refused to recognise the right of the
German duchies to their peculiar institutions ; a
tight which the King, in his first patent, promised to
respect; and they have abused the prtiffered media-
tion of England, to gain time to t nter into new alli-
anei s with Russia, Sw, den, and Norway. Prussia
acquiesced in the preliminaries to a treaty of peace at
fi st proposed by the English cabinet ; but Denmark
refterid so dectili dly to listen to them, that Lord
Palmerston modified his proposals to meet the wishes
of the Danes. It was now recommended that
the Germans should evacuate Jutland and North
Schleswig, and give up the contribution de-
manded from the f.rmer province, and th it Denmark
should restore the Gelman ships that bad been cap-
•ured. AY basis of the future peace it was suggested
that the part of Schleswig in which Danish is spuken
should be disjoined font the rest and incorporated
into 1111 l Kik; that the part in which German is
sp,keh should be uhited to Holstein and Germany;
and that the Denish and Germ in sections of the king-
. .

door should continue annexed to the Danish crown, as
Norway is to the Swedish. This arrangement, cer-
tainty the very utmost that G. many could concede,
was agreed to by Prussia on the urgent solicitation
of the English ministry, who promised their easel's.-
anee to have it carried through ; and General Von
Wrangel, commander-in-chief of the German ariey,
received orders to evacuate Jueland and North Schles-
wig without delay. But the expected ninon-scene*
of Ih-tumult dio not ensue. The evacuation of
Jutland was aft, ibuted by the Dahish court partly to
the threats of Russia, partly to dread of attacks from
Dee m irk and Scats:eel. The !tines therefore resolved
to assume vie offensive, and occupy the districts from
which the Germans had been withdrawn. How
little a'tachment to Denmark there is, even in North
Schleswig, np,reara from the fact that the inhubitanta
of Ape tirade- and Hadendeben fled at the approach of
the Dane:, and that a hundred heads of families from
Iladeraleben alone (the population of the town does
nut exceed a few thousands) hastened to Frankfort,
to rote at against the incorporation of their province,
into Denmark. I learn from a trustworthy source,
that the conduct of the Danish government has given
great offence to the Ehglish ministe-rs, and that an
energetic note has been transmitte d to Copenhagen,
hut without any effect. The conduct of the Danes
has excited universal indignation in Germany. Fresh
troops have already been despatched to the north, and
according to the latest ac counts the assembly has sent
agents to the two nearest Germ en powers, to accele-
rate. their movements.
The main force of the Danes has been stationed
since tl:c beginning of the war on Alsen. This island
is ;Art of Schleswig, and the family estate of tit • Duke
of Augustenburg is on it. The island is separated
from the main by a very narrow ai in of the sea, which
is deep enough, however, to float the largest snips. It
was from this position that the I tants a Ivanced to
attack the Schleswig-Holst. in triceps on the thh of
Aptil. and hither they retreated after the battle of
Schleswig. Here they have ever since boen busily
augmenting the numbers of their troops, and throw-
ing a budge over the straits from opposite the town
of Sonderburg,n here it is narrowest, and constructing
entrenchments on the mainland. From want of
artille-ry the Germans were a considerable time un-
able to check these operations. These intrenctiments
were thrown up on what are called the Diebbeler
heights—a tract of rising ground close upon the sea,
and extremely defeneible. The matches of all the
farms (as is common in this part of the country) are
m liked by earthen walls as high at a men's head.
Even without intrenchments, the-re-fore, the position
taken up by the Danes on the main was of great
strength.
A few (Gorman) min south of these heights is the
town of Flensburg, which has borne the burden of
the war her about two months, and has alternately
been held by a Danish and a Gei man garrison. Upon
this point General Vein Wratege I had concentrated the
greater part of the German troops, amounting—Prus-
sians, Hanoverians, Oldenhurgers, Nles.kl nburgers,
a. d Schleswig. Holsteiners included —to about
20,000 men. The remainder of the army garrisoned
the most important positions, or were enip eyed in
partisan demonstrations to the north. The Zith of
June was the birthday of the King of Hanover, and
an order of the day was issued for a great review in
honour of the occasion. This, however, was a mere

pretext to deceive the Manes. Ilut the nee, slurry re-
quisitions for wazgons, the removal of the
sic& and wounded in the Flensburg hospi-
tals to the rear, and oth-r preparations,
of al: of which the Danes were informed
by their German Rpiett, kept the enemy on the qui
sire. Instead of wasting time in parade manceuvrt a,
the German troops were marched straight up to the
Danish position. The Mecklenburgem and liatio-
vcrians advanced with such imp, tuous haste, that
nearly an hour elapsed before the Prussians could
come up to their support. Thrice this vanguard
as-ailed the superior toree of the Davies. aid thrice
they were driven back with tl.e loss of to m.. guns. At
last the rosin body arrived, and the Pi usdaiis pressed
Mrwatd with such irr•simtible ardour, that the Danes
were driven out of till their positions in sueems'on,
the guns they had taken re-captured, and them-
Se:ves forced h tek udon their mit renehments
on the Diibbeler heights. Th,, fiAlit was maintained
with equal fury on both aides. The mans got
rich booty and many prisoners. Among the prisoners
were several Norwegians, who served as voiuntet re
in the Danish ranks-- rah r dies the lc in of a Nowt:-
Irian provincial Cove mw. Atter a morn, utary pause
the main hotly of the Germans stormed the heighta in
front, while a detachment attempted to take the
Danes in Hank and occupy the bridge. The erect of
the range was anoint d but the storm of attillery
brought to bear upon the assailants Irma the heavy
Danish artillery on the island, and from the
gun- boats (several of which, however, were
dest rap d), and which the G. rmans had ILO
guns of sufficient calibre to return, 'breed
the latter to withdraw. The battle was renew. d next
morning, but without arm decisive result. The Ger-
man army occupied of tr the tight the position taken
up at the commeneetnent of it by the Danes. Tile
loss on either side bus not M e n ascertained, hut must
have been great, for every p t>iiron was assailed and
defehded with the tenuity nbainney. It is understood
Oa' General Von Wrangel still adheres to his deter-
mination to drive the Dames Loin the main land. 1
learn from parties who have arrived from Flensburg,
that the greatest eagerness for another battle pervades
the German army.
The hatred on b ith sides is exeessive. The Danes
speak incessan ly cf the treachery of the Sehlr swig-
llolsteiners, and the Germans accuse the Danes of
acts of great barbarity. The auxiliary a lions of the
Swedes and Nora elziana will be confined, it is be-
lieved, to the defence of the Drnish islands. The in-
clination of it0,..4 to take part in the war is a mare
ominous symptom fur the petice of Europe. Many
young men from the duchies, who are here in llama-
Drug to learn the mercantile profession, are aoout to

relinquish it in order to take up arms. lam person-
ally acquainted with many of them. It is difficult to
form an adequateconcept on in England of the warlike
spirit which begins to animate the young men of Ger-
many ; and as the Danish and Swedish youth are
quite as eager, thero is little hope of a speedy termi-
nation to the war.
On the same day that this battle was fought the
partisan corps of Ibaun, who had contemplated a
surprise of Iladersleben, fell in with a party of the
enemy, from whom they took ten fit Id pieces with all
their accoutrements and munitions.

[Along with the above letter we have received
Hamburg papers to the anme da•e. They e mtion the
order of the day issued by Gt nrral Von Wrangel on
the 6th. Ile esprtsses in warm terms his appr
cba-
lion of the conduct of his army, and intimates that
they will bivouaek that day on the field of battle, and
advance again the next.]