The Express.
London, England, 1850-09-03 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, Atrovirr 28.
The Gazette contains three demo. The first au-
thorises the raising of a loan of ten millions of reale
for the purchase of steam-packets, to run between
Spain and Cuba. The second authorises a loan of
800,000 realm to defray the expense of building a new
custom-house at Madrid. The third authorises a loan
of eleven millions foe improving the port of Valencia.

I stilted/it my last letter, it is only the right of union
that Austria is ready to recognise.
Atter the llama memtwandant oa the ratification
of the Dudek pease had been neared here, the
goverment, es kimown, despatched a circular note
to all the thereto& rverntaents, proposing either that
Preseht or the Rondos commission should be on-
to ratify the pewee in the name of the con-
reedeon.ed In reply to this request the Sazon
government is e note, which though dated
July 21st has wily just reached Berlin, again
refers to the restricted diet u the only body aOthormed
Ito perform the act of ratification. Saxony considers
the participation of the Bond in its collective capacity
as neceleary to show its power, as well to compel
the duchies to obey the legitimate authority, as to
preserve their rights as against the crown of Den-
mark.

The weavers in Chemnitz have addressed a petition
to the Saxon government, in which they protest
easiest the raising of the customs duties, and the de-
nunciation of the Belgian treaty. Chemnitz is the
sat important manufacturing town in Sammy.
BaLLIII. Almon 31.—Veloatsey Lees, 1061; Riotous,
Year.and.o.liali per Ouste., 990 ; Ifattemal Debt, MI ;
Conetereial Timms Sealiety's Premium, 1114 ; Durk Shares,
984.
Vizints, doonsr 10.—Pin per Cent. Iletalliquee, 9bi ;
Fear-and-e-Balt per Cents., ditto, 84; Bank Shane, 1,170.
Szelsaage ea Loathe. 11.87.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.

RENDSBURG, Avousr 28.
Both armin still maintain the position they have
occupied during the last three weeks, and if appear-
ances are to be trusted there is no probability of an
attack being made by either for some time to come.
I have previously stated that the Danish general did
not seem inclined to hazard the territory gained by
the battle of Idetedt in another general engagement
This view receives fresh confirmation daily. Not only
are substantial huts being erected in and around
Schleswig as winter quarters for the Danish soldiers,
large quantities of provisions and forage of all kinds,
heaped up as provisions for the winter, and the
ground on which the huts and storehouses are
situated, as strongly fortified as possible, but even the
roads are being broken up and rendered impassablo
as far as it is possible for the Danish troops to work
unmolested. The position now occupied by General
Krogh is extremely favourable for such a purpose. A
chain of moderately high hills commences immediately
behind Schleswig, and terminates at Eckernforde. It
is on these hills that the celebrated old wall the
" Danuewerk," was built by the Germans ages ago,
to withstand the invasions of the ancient Danes.
Some parts of this enormous work still exist in the
neighbourhood of Schleswig, and have once before iu
the present war been the scene of a bloody fight.
Gen. Krogh haarebuilt those portions of the old wall
which time and cultivation had destroyed, and has
crowned the chief heights between Schleswig and Eck-
ernforde with entre!: chments behind which his infantry
and artillery an operate to great advantage. A much
larger army than that of the duchies would be neces-
sary to storm any portion of this position, seeing that
the loss of life consequent upon such an attempt
would be most enormous. It is not likely that
General Wuhan will make the attempt. To the
westward the position occupied by General Krogh is
covered by the river Treene, and another small brook
(the Reitera) which runs into the former, and which
has bean dammed up in order to flood the marshes
and morsels in the intermediate district, which the
prolonged heat of the summer had dried and ren-
dered passable in many places.