The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-10 00:00:00

steamers range along the Schleswig coast, and enter
the very hub nue of towns in possession of the con-
federate troops without resistance, and thus keep the
Germans ever on the watch, and render their daty

most harassinfp
At Sundewitt the Prussians have now relieved the
Hanoverians, and the outposts of the Danes and Gen.
Wrangel's troops are not far apart.
The inhabitants of Rendsburg have been greatly
alarm d by the fears of a bombardment of their city
by the Danes. Two officers, bearers of flags of truce,
have given notice that, in case the Danish vessels
should bombard the town, the safety of those lying in
the hospitals could not be guaranteed. It was ob-
served that soon after these communications arrange-
ments were made to convey away the sick, which
leads the Flensburghers to fear the worst; but it was
understood that an hour's notice should be given
before the Danes would betin to throw in shells.
The accounts from Norway are favourable to the
Danish cause. A committee has been appointed by
the Storthing or Diet to consider the question of
Denmark and the German Confederation. A motion
was submitted to the Storthing by this committee to
the effect, "that it was necessary to employ the
troops of the lit e, and the naval forces, as the king
might deem fit, in the defence of Denmark against
the German Confederation and Prussia, and for this
purpose to plate a sum of 260,000 specie dollars at
his disposal in aid of such protection." This was
unanimously agreed to.
The highs at honours were paid to the remains of
the deceased warriors, German as well as Danish.
The Admiralty Court at Copenhagen, on the 3rd of
June, declared as good prizes the following ships and
cargoes :—Haitovelian ships, Concordia, Captain
Schleenhege, with coffte, currants, honey, tea, &c.;
Johannes, Oarrus (cargo allowed free); Pre- sian
ships—Pfeil, Widmann, with 669 tons herrings;
Heinrich Augusta, Buddo, with timber; Laura,
Nihon, with 3,100 bushels of wheat; Oldenburg ship,
Astrea, Stege, with sugar.
The following observations, in the letter of our
Hamburg correspondent, possess considerable interest
at the present moment :
A question on which, during the last ten years, much has
been published, tne annexation of the Manse towns to the
custons•house league (Zoll-Verein) seems ripening for deci-
sion now. The coast tuent a•senshly has requested all the
states composing the German union to send experienced men
to Frankfort to deliberate on a general system of custom
duties, and our Chamber of Commerce has in consequence
addressed circulars to the merchants—one letter to all
engaged in each line of business, with the several firms belong-
ing to it named on the address—in which they are request,d to
slate their opinion whether they consider it more advantageous
to the trade of Hamburg in general, and to their own branch
in particular, for this city to join the system to be adopted by
the German confederation, an a free port, or annex itself to
it without such a reserve. I ought to mention that two of
the three representatives we sent to the constituent assembly
at Frankfort, are of the fir.t class merchants (Messrs. Edgar
Rosa, of the firm Ross, Vidal, and Co., and Ernest Merck, of
the firm of 11. J. Merck and Co.) well versed in commercial
matters. We need not, therefore, send any other delegates
to their assistance ; and the step the Chamber of Commerce
is taking is merely meant to inform them of the opinions and
views of other merchants of all the branches of
trade. The wholesale dealers in manufactured goods,
most of whom have establshmerits in England and Scotland,
had a meeting yesterday for the purp. se of sneering the
circular. I understand the meeting was but thinly attended.
The chairman (Mr. A. Alexander) read a paper declaring
against any annexation, as far as my informant was able to
understand it. There were, however, several opponents,
who will probably return separate answers. I believe some
of the wholesale dealers in cutlery and Birmingham ware ere
likewise declaring against annexation, while some large ship.
pen to Mexico and other ports acrossthe Atlantic are in favour
of it. It remains to be seen what the other German states
not belonging to the Prussian league will do. Hanover and
Oldenburgb, who have established the Stever-Verein with
the two Mecklenburghe, Holstein, and the cities of Bremen
and Lubeck, will probably adopt the same views as our mer-
chants ; and Austria, which hitherto has had as many dif-
ferent systems as provincee, is scarcely in a condition to an-
swer the question. The disorganised condition of the empire
renders it impossible to adopt either one line of policy or an-
other. The loss of Italy, however, might force her to accede
to the Zollverein.

flit Court.
A cabinet council was held yesterday afternoon,
at the Forrion.office. The ministers present wen—Lord J.
Russell, the -Lord Chancellor, the Marque of Lansdowne,
the Earl of Minto, Sir 0. Grey, Viscount Palmerton, Earl
Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auck-
land, Sir J. Robhouse, the Right ILdt. R. Lahouchere, Lord
Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and Viscount Moo-
peth. The council eat two hours and a half.
A full innate r of the Queen's Guard of the Yeomen
Guard was held yesterday in the garden of St. James's
Palace, in the presence of their captain, the Marquis of
Donegan, when the corps performed their military exercise.
Mr. J. Wood, chairman of the Excise, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at
his official residence in Downing.street.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the governor of the Cape of Good Hope.
Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office for the governor of Canada, and also for
the governors of the other North Amer;can provinces.

(From last night's Gazette.)
THE WAR MEDALS.
ADMIRALTY, jINE 7.—The Lords C.mitnissioners of, the
Admiral, y having referred to a Committee of Flag Officers the con-
sideration of the naval actions for which medals should he granted,
in accordance with the spirit of the Queen's most gracious mien ions,
as sagnified in the Gazette of the 4th June, 1847 ,• and Iry Majesty
basing been pleased to approve of several of the euggostions cub.
mired by the mid committee, the following notice is issued for the
information and guidance of those who may have claims to this
honourable distinct on
1. Ibe rule directed by her Majesty to be observed in extending tide
mark of her royal favour is so compreheneive as to bring within its
scope all officer., seamen, and marines! Rind soldiers who served as
mannee), who were present in any action which at the time received
the special approbation of the Lords Commlnionere of the Admiralty.
2. Front the commencement of the war hs 1793, it was the
practice of the Board of Admiralty to notice battles of coital:t-
eam:a merit by the promotion of the first lieutenant of the ship or
ship, or the promotion of the commander' if the action was
fought by a email easel ; and, conformably with this practice,
it is her Majesty's pleasure that persons of every rank
who were present in such actions during the wars mm.
meneing in 1793, and ending in 1815, and now living, shall receive a
medal oommemoratiee of their meritorious sere.ees; and they are re.
quired forthwith to state their claims for each action in which they
may hone been engaged, al:mediae to the form (A) hereunto annexed,
end transmit the same to the Secretary of the Commotion of Flee-
oftthers, Admiralty, londoe.
3. Her Majesty boa also been aimed to take into her' gracious
conaideration the many instances of gallantry displayed by officers,
seam n, and marines in boat actions during the same period, and to
direc), that such 'creams, if distingeithea by the promotion of
the officer conducting the enterense, shall entitle those
who were present, and now hying, to • medal; pro.
tided the answers, to be given in the form (B), shall enable the com-
mittee to ascertain that the claim is well founded. But the officer.,
seamen, and marines of the ships from which the boats were detached
are not to participate in a distinction which only properly belongs to
those personally engaged.
4. It is also ordered, that service in the frigates and smaller ves-
sels, which were actually present in any of the great fleet actions
mentioned in the Gazette of the 4th June, 1847, for which the cap-
tains of the ships of the line received medal., *all entitle those now
surviving of the crews of such vessels to a medal.
And all surviving officers, seamen, end marines belonging to ships
actually cooperating and meant daring the siege and capture of
Martinique in 1809, GuadalouPe in 1810, Java in 1811, St. Sebastian
In 1813, for which the army bed medals, will be entitled to a similar
diatillttioll, if their return, according to form (A), shall enable the
committee to trace the presence and co-operstion of the skips to which
the appli•anta belonged.
And 3. Her Majesty, having taken into her moat Fenton. consi-
deration the circumstance that medals have been granted by her
Majesty for services rendered by the nary, not only in the wars corn.
meneing in 1791, and end d in 1815, but also for services rendered in
the late war in China, whilst the intermediate general actions, via,
the attach upon Algiers in 1816, the battle et Navarra° in 1627, and
the operations on the comet of Syria in 1840, are unmarked by any
such distinction, ban been pleased Indirect, that thesurriving officers,
seamen, and marines, engaged in those actions, shall also re-
ceive • similar merle of their sovereign's grunions recollec-
tion of their services, and of her desire to record the same; and all
such officers, seamen, and marines are, therefore, hereby called upon
to transmit their claims to such diatinction according to the annexed
form A, and addressed to the secretary of the committee of flag
officer,, Admiralty, London.
The followiog flag ofite,ers have been directed to reassemble, as a
committee for the investigation and adjudication of all claims sent in
according to the Printed tonne, via. t
Admiral Sir T. Byam Martin, G.C.B.
Admiral Sir W. Hall Gage, G.C.H.
Admiral the lion. Sir Thomas Blade's Cape!, 8.C.8.
Vice-Admiral Sir James A. Gordon, K.C.B.
By command of the Lords Oommiesioners of the Admiralty,
H. G. W ABB.
The Schedule A requires a return of the name of applicant; named
his ship ; captain's name; action for which claim is preferred; data
of ection ; name of officer or officers promoted.
Schedule B.—Name of applicant; name of his ship; esiothia'a
name; place or occasion where the attack was made . • date of attack ;
name of the boat In which the applicant served, and name of the offi-
cer commanding the boat ; name of the officer commanding the enter-
prise ; name of the officer promoted.
[The notice dated Jana I, 1847. ia renrinted in last night'eGazefte.)
WAR-tit r Kt, Sees 9.
2nd Draga—Copt. &T. Williams, from 47th P., to be cap), vies.
Grant, who evthanges.
3rd Lt. Drags—'Lieut. J. Cowell. to be cap t, by pun., vice Martin.
who mt.; COT. O. T. Gough, to be lieut., by par., noe Cowell ; Lieut.!
G. E. F. KalltitZe, to be adj., Mee Sullivan. who resigns the adj. only.
2nd Regt. of F.—J. C. Weir, gent, to be ens., by par., vies
Mathias, promoted.
12th F.--Lieut. S. Fairtloagh, from h..p. 63rd P., to be lieut., VIM
51Ta1."27.11.5. W. Pollard, from 37th Fa to be ens., riceßimers
who exchanges.
Roth F.—Lieut. F. W. Johnstone, to be capt, by par., vice Col e.
who set; Ens. F. Barnes, to be lieut., by pur., vice Johnston; W. D.
Phelipe, gent,, to be ens., by pur., vice Barnee.
47th F.—Capt. W. C. Grant, from 2nd Drag., to be caps, Mee Wil-
liams, who exchanges.
37th Y.—Ens. It. Primer, from 17th F., to be ensigr., vice Pollard.
who exchanges.
68th F.—tmut. T. de Comfy Hamilty,fl,lllknirfie.,Aktee lieut.
vice Steverson, who exchange.. 4, • ,
90th g,__Liaat. W. G. Steven/ mg • sous 14 le bve:o6ut.., eke
Heat ton, who exchanges
95th F.—unit. G. enc, Aithant,
Dickson, who *etc ;Mon L.P.; Yolteslo.4
wall; Gent. Cadet J. C. Dam begs ,to
be maigh, vice Posta. se
Ride Belinda—lke- J. B. 017 a be totekiltrerN viothe Ron.
J. A. Keene, who tete.; Fee. Lien „A.M. to be 'lieut.,
by par, Moe Ellyn; C. W. tta bat iee. lie Qt., *Put..
vice Goa*, ; Beco4d-Itielit. W. t, to be a4l, nee (up,
maw&