The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-11 00:00:00

CHAMOUNIX.

The fide inundationsof the valley of Chamouoix
have gives an additional interest to that magnificent district
this seams. Many trcvellers have, since they occurred,
been tamed back from an impossibility to pus arenas the
valley, the roads of which were in very may places almost
destroyed. The following eatraot frees the letter of a lady
who has just returned from the emulsion will not be %Mu-
Waiting :
" Ton are aware from my former letter that I had been
told the road through the valley of Charnounix was ha-
parable, sad that 1 had given up the hope of visiting the
foot of Meat Blanc, 911 the Sudiniaa aide. We were, how-
ever Wormed that the roods had been put into temporary
repair, for the accommodation of the public, and
that though difieult, it was possible to travel over
them. We therein* determined to prroeed. We left
Usages en Saturday at seven, in the Inversable.
A bamitifel ride took us to St. Mania by twelve o'clock :
everywhere the soustry bore traces of the inundations.
They have net bee. in the lust ezeggerated ; the road had
bee. destroyed, and all the Odds lying low covered with
mud sad mead. 1 comet describe to you how miserable it
looked. One town (Bonneville) had ran the risk of being
I washed away : the water was three feet deep there. About
five miles from Geneva oer passports and luggage were es-
milted, for Chantomix is in &Miele. Arrived at St.
Martin we waited two home, and dined at a miserable inn.
Here the pareogera are immiderred from the diligent* to
" ohius•a-bene," little rishordy Abe lidding three people,
who sit sideways ether semeopermes out be used ea
these bad reado—the eardespee ssm however, very safe. On
we went, bet were hosed to Maw the read, it had become
the bed of a termod. We west through fields and a wood,
the omens of the bad esslibsg well; but a waggoner who
followed es Mahe mar battle, talking enough for
three. Os briber, thee* hedges were washed away :
two rime we pureed die se" the third we
crewed es toot over • Neogene, he
sod
feud sonlegm waiting em the ether side he take tis ea.
Theme we west up the who to Same, from which there Is
a splumdid view of Moot illema—the smalls was mu-
remsdied with deeds. We them west through the vale of
Chamessia, pawing very near the nor de glees ; it do-
se des quite into the valley, is very white, which many are
set piing dirty), and the pinnacles of it are as high as the
Sr trees near. Its mass is " Glacier du Bois/son." We
head a nit* betel, ordered a wood fire, for the icy glaciers
make the air frosty, and then saw from the gardes the
ewsmy peaks become rose admired in the setting sun. The
following swathe it raised. I was to have socompahied
our travelliag eiempasisa to Mosta:mem but was obliged
to stay at hems; at eleven, however, to my great joy, the
sun appeared, so we seat for a chair sad two men, the as
was too far to walk, and away I went, bundled up in
shawls, with them M meat the niers, es the op.
Hake side with valley qmesite the Mestmovert. I cannot
describe the Mamba of die road. We pared brat through
a villege, whisk had bean almost destroyed by en mai
m lam in 1547. It bee recently been saheb injured by the
inuniatiose caused by the bursting of a glacier, and the
waters, pent up is Gas MIAMI for three years, melding dews.
The reed then led through a wood (great tress is which
had bees tent op by the tomcats), and up the asesstals,
first by the bed of •torriint in the wister,then somas another,
where the avalasehes deleted, strewed with trees beam
off just above the roots, thence through a lir wood sad
broken ground covered with gram. Arrived at the top, I
wailed while my guides dined, and then ea boor lamer
that I might see the view of Mont Blanc after the clouds
aimed away, Kapailteat it was I—the Meanie dark
reeks may partly severed with mow, standing oat evilest
the Ike sky, the seer de glace directly opposite me, end
Meet Maus above all.

"We lei a ries cm mar rehire. I saw Most
Mw le pertetiee from the vale of &roes. Chamomile is
mesh reetew thee the Oberisstd. The view of Meet
DIaM Mm this valley is eves reader thew that hem
Cbsieemeht Unit"

Tits TirrlOr lire SOUTHAMPTON on Saturday
with the sans for Listen, Madeira, Brazils, Buenos Ayres,
Keels Vibe, and the Pentland Islands. Bhe took out
MS }rangere, and wee crammed fa at ono. Araeoget
the Inge pin; of ladies and gentlemea who went down
Manual flea water to see Ow Teriot deport wee the &ugli-
er of Onserel Items, the ex-dictator of Swam Apse.
lIIPOIMANT WILL CAUBIL—The Jury Loan at
hos been occupied for several daps up to Friday
It Ire* trial of the important will awn of Gilmour
against 011esear, before Lord Anton red • epeeist Jury,
la width of the ester of 111411/L depended ea
the neer. Zee wills to dipabeersd whisk VIM to the
Sena w Inn of deeds et were these et the la
Mr. Aden Ofinone, a Otegiter, who was the
esoliteral hie era Mims, sad by his metres sod in-
tegrity had aressed as esenaeue Sonoma is Wiens there,
atria
is
=midi be ridreitliNedra
=or
vbeheekomeartrzble Ms* iskiagusuelt
iwns
awl heir at low, Mr. Alen Glisseer, Jon.. ran-
amt, she punier (or phistiff) in this suit. In
=tarn Win his death, the tentotoe tweeted
deed, =ides the Mawr deed sail, sad set-
die WellttlY ei main nephew. Mr. Allan
Gilmour, el Pater, the defendant is this suit. The
validity of that Mepeoltion wee now questioned, and the
Jury were sew fogad yea to decide—first, whether the
testator was is a week mind and amity reposed upon
when he executed it ; fad. if that deed of ISIS was ob-
tained by fraud, de. Tweatrwee whams, was ear
nand, mad en Friday the tiesined le passed
further with the contest, g that Me bed bees
neennsed by a desire to assert s& the her, end his
lisseurbie feeling dictated the came air ef emanating
lea war for the defendant. Tin maul M the de-
Indeed ban retire*, to the high &wester esd prio-
r* Wish bad dictated that step, mal_.lned Ithereesa
sin tenthatt to the high feelings of Justin whisk had
Metaled sag a surrender d the contest, theraddig that
there were higher cariderations in this Sr than the
aria ealthensat of neary, arid the jury dare a vadat for
the defeadest ea thie, the hank day tf the trial.
INOwite AND POLDIns.—TIM Opinions of Turin
dew gat gives the folkswfag hen Asu :—• bean in the
nonter of Sea it /renal inhabited by a few Sete-
.rnus An end a bed ea annuaration
ith the IdAsiong osavest Therereasopen. • flew dips ego.
at a way arty beer, sae of the oilers saw are hien
retire late the mama through the said eensaaisatien ;
and the dinalitia Amara they care forcibly roadadM the
otracrw WIWI at Nat the Mr neaserlisee bid her sport-
mot waft ea tbas el4e. The meg
_Mktg reward to
• tibe mind ef die the Weer WOW the etuantake.
den to be wailed up. Dad while the ensers were at week,
• whole bevy ot friars won rwereates shout then, end
enpernited so area* with darn ea what they were
obese, chat the wahine desisted art *eat away, when.
mow dr trim polled down what they had been building.
The esirril, however, watched his sod got the door
wailed up while the Criers were out thtg, and thus pat
mewl to ell disetwies.

tot or • HANDLOOM The
solgrair ken Paisley left the railway Swiss oa Tuesday
oseedur at ball-pest tea Va sa. when tfal vicinity of the
newsy was deasely erowdel by the ampailtising inhabi-
tants whit bad atessehied enmitieso the moan of 200 of
dealt fillsor4wnuesoest. and glee them a hearty farewell.
' The IMO prowled to the stolen by a flan hear-
*, Ineeiptbas Paisley enildreats—tiloot.
land be awl Australia—Zeta erotism Scott
Ageolis--Sed him the Clisra." The soli:ante reached
the Broawdelowls Use Osman lad entheeted en beard the
Lyra. They roes seso=d bl/4.7::: Mos*, rim
ire dim boary r limn-
we et =oats wee very ble, all mecum-
mow , bat we are Warned that ealy U. was
alleged lien he outfit, while the pauper emit is 31.
Nati Britioi
Jourvirtoci Barrwarsies.--The total capital re-
quired by the weinekileseeeeek nompasies iceluding gold,
railway, lesehlti undertakings, projected dor-
Wstrar aseinalea to amount to 30,000,0001.,
dlba mic=es la the shape of calls and

CONDUCT OF THE POLICE.

Mr. Carter held an inquest at the King's Arms,
St. Cherwstreet, Albany-road, Camberwell, on Friday
evening, upon the body of Charlotte Jed& aged 21, the
daughter of the landlord of the Pigeons beer-shop, No. 6,
Cumberland-street, Newington-butts, who wu drowned in '
the Surrey Canal, near St. George's Church, on Wednesday
night last.
Richard Cook, 316 P, deposed that on Wednesday night
last he was on duty in the neighbourhood of the Albany-
road, and ou going down Cartel-street, towards the Guild
Surrey Canal, tie saw a light on the other side of the canal,
at the back of Addington-square. Ile recognised it as a
polies signal, and anseered it by turning his own light on.
its advanced towards it, and, when opposite it, was asked
by the poliee.conatable whose light attracted him, " What
was It mode the Wish in the water ?" He then turned
his Wires,e on the water, and saw the face of a woman
sinking very gradusfq, so that there was no motion per-
ceptible. She wrut down, and witness saw no more of her.
He should think she went down about half a minute alter
he got there. She was about two yards and a half from
the shore. Witness stooped down and held out his staff,
but she made no attempt to get hold of it. She was too far
10119.
The Coroner—Did you get into the water to try to save
her t_

Witness—No; I had no idea of the depth of the water,
end I cannot swim. I thought then it was over my depth.
I have been tads y and examined the place, and I find the
water is ver4llow, but I was sot aware of tile at the
time. The were brought, and I pulled the body out
in shoat four minutes after I first saw her. She apm ared
quite lifeless, but was not cold. About 20 minutes after I
brought her to this how. In the meantime I had been
holding her on the banks of the canal.
The Coroner—But why did you not bring her to the
how before t_

Witnese—She wee too heavy. Then was only one gen-
tleman there at the time, named Harding, a merchant.
Mr. Wood, a butcher, afterwards came, and I asked him to
assist Mr. Harding ■nd ms to remove her to the King's
Arms, but he sold no "could not touch a dead body," and
went away. Mr. Harding and I tried to carry her, but
found her too hoary without other assistance.
The Coroner said it wax strange a bu•cher could not
touch a dead body. (To Witness)—But how was it your
brother ofacer did not assist you during the twenty minutes
you kept her on the banks of the mug / If she had been
in the public-home, something might have been &me to
restore animation.

Witness—My brother officer ran for a surgeon imme-
diately she was beought ashore. as he thought his assirtamm
was more important than anything cite.
Lawrence Ryan, 332 I', stated that on Wednesday last he
was walking down Dath•plece about ten minutes to twelve,
when he beard a gentle splash in the water. It was not
accompanied by any voice or any other sound. Tht re were
no footsteps to be heard at the time. He turned on his
light but saw nothing, and imagined it might have been a
fish. He then Paw another constable's light turned on the
other side of the canal, and asked what caused the splash,
and was answered " It's a woman." He then immediately
went to the King's Arms for the drags, and afterwards fur
the surgeon.
By the Coroner—The body was about Ike fret from the
shore. By the reflection of my light I could form a very
good gums of the distance. Did not hear any voice or gman
to lead me to sup pets soy person was in the water.
The Coroner—Did you me any want of energy on the
pert of the other constable
Witness—No, with the exception of his not getting her
out. If I had been there I should have attempted it.
The Coroner—Would it have been prudent to have gone
into the canal at that time ? _ _

Wl:nen—Not unless he could swim. The water ap-
peared shallow ; but it is very deceitful.
Mrs. Judd, mother of deceased, stated that on the night
in question she had a few words with her daughter ; who
rave her an insolent reply ; in consequence of which she
dapped be fees. After this she appeared very unhappy,
end about a quarter to 12 stamped her foot, and saying she
I would be back in a few minutes, put on her bonnet, and
went out, but never returned, and neat morning inteldi•
genes was brought that she was found drowned. For some '
time past she had appeared very unhappy, having
formed an attachment fur a young man of whom her
family disapproved.
The Coroner then summed up, and the jury returned a
verdict of " Temporary Insanity."
The Coroner then said he felt bound to ask the opinion of
the jury• es to the conduct of the policeman Cook, whoesras
now under suspension for not having used more energy to
attempt to save the life of the young woman.
After some consultation, the foreman stated that the jury
wore of opinion that the constable had done the ben he
could under the circumstances.

MANSION-HOUSE.—the Friday last, the Bth inst.,
the Lord Mayor entertained the mayor and corporation of
I,3=Edniunds, his lordships native town, and the vice-
and mss of the Loudon Institution, at a
wove laid in the Egyptian Hell
eras =L. The Right Rim the Lord Bishop of
UMW, who is a native of Bury St. Edmunds, honoured
.he Lord Mayor with his company on the occasion, and
them wen also present*. Maier, the Recorder, the Otter-
tail.' Isgsmih meglatiame smil councillors of Bury St.
IffiffaMb, MM Moro of Campton, the Mayor of Nor.
WO.l.:his vies-preeldima mid assusgen of the London
the master and court of the Clock-
es the and Sheriffs of London, •
1 varabir Ilf isatial of the Court of Common
PM" esSesseral private Bleeds.
APINIMMOMIIa-HALL.—Minnee of gentlemen who
Illik examination in the science and practice of
omit resolved certificates to practise, on Thursday,
Oel. to— Poste, London; Henry Vandyke Carter,
Solnicia .oWkTisekellire ; Robert Whitby, Maunhane St.
Peter, N ; Robert Newcombe Dev, Harlow, Ram.
TIM COSIPISSION INQUIRY AT PLTMOVTII.—.
The proesedipp sense Mod with the inquiry by the Bishop
of Exeter. relative Is Ohs *dims sod practise of the Rev. I
G. B. Pt7sie, the iomßissq ell Is. Peter's, Plymouth,
hne mes/M mash emellesasat In the towns of Plymouth,
Romp's% wed filsenhass The simmiskners of Devoe-
:Mites
ocesehrsi the Ihmitions of guardians of the poor
, hue meshed, at a full board, to show their
01l thejsigment of the bishop and the conduct
of . Ityamar.by aatpatabliag any of the children or young
iimificts MMUMMIII le be taken to St. Peter's to be
the Weep laving fined upon that church for his
bribe brae towns and neighbourhood during
Ilts pea me satiatb. A "sailer resolution has been
=by the di sells of the Royal British Female
#figipshiml prior to the examMatis a similar re.
saran ha bees rime to in respect to the Orphan Asylum
at Plymouth. Many of the clergy, it is believed, will not
take eladrse to St. Peter's. On Wednesday last a
yews lmalc some bassi the. magistratss at Devonport,
esil nab • statesena em emat—the seas in effect, It is
esld. ne Glees put is by the girls T. P. and E. U., on the
inquiry, as so Ste willies put to her by Mr. Prynne, in
emdirlion. Ow el the heist matins ever held in those
Wm is enpested to tam place in St. George's Hall, on
Tusedig meds es it is orrented by • requisition which is
ausesseeilig sigma by the most influential of the clergy and
laity of the &WM.
VA IN BOOTLAND.—At the Forfar county
=es y, at whisk Lard Penman presided, a
z ele we that messiss be Mites to preemie en
eakodledia the laws of Ilsodeed sad Enka in the
ore a . In the swam of the disc ilea Yr.
died, stated that it Beelied, madly; to some
eiliattose, acme seal he
la sestu and their ears bored,
end ultimately eves_ henmeil as OAP's'. Lord Peansure
Mid vepnairmas dirresieg Seethed, sad they ahead
mane a alma to remedy the evil. Bat ha was
&Waft M say altseatiss se the Scotch poselaw
as as pen the able-bodied to relief. The subject was
reserved hr further eonsideradem. I
FRAUDS OF CONVICTS.—Saes of the convicts in
the baguet of Cents, in Morocco, belonging to Spain, have
helms time pest been in the habit of writing letters to
Mires% Forbes, In which they promised, is return he a
sum slummy specified by them, to be tom a pgralsolge
pima ail
latue eased, to state wlarge semisat
money and prepay, esented a Mersa ghee
et
the awe the wers, or as ressede el mbbelee.weld
be heed. Madre& et peens lave diatfift paid the
satesso dusended, ha It is asedleas to say that in no ears
41m
has tbe to mire been disooverel The pines.
meet bas lastisitiess te all the peovlacad antkoritise
to take fm .established
tits had. aid Us ordsma
a stricter in the bsga.
THE Faison Oovw*vcT AND THEIR nous-
snir.—SuistAs,Oet. 7.—The Pelican, French war Semen
is ia tie Tyne. She is essersisil by Umtata A. de
Eseadie. osilleir vie disaigalsked Merit la the AM.
see sera" and le ineeed by a sew of SO steam
who has esodested themselves In a remarkably manly
sad well behead mama in the town. She is desalted is
the barbsar by elms of weather, bet will.rearde es the
aertl•oest ma of logised. reel oeuleek
the Frail bra mega Cabbies. leg
la the he le sis chest
*my de mat parebra• a ear English, and drat
the geareasat of the heat . liar agent. La Om%
anneeded by the de rata ham been
waft ce this swim the otormialessao. bee de.
yeast hr Frame. The War linanim,
espinsla survey in the North It ha allagale a
the having come fa to ad. The -algae of the
Freak English vessels are %pee most Madly tams,
sad have inteveleated the efts' amnesia of dining on
beard each other's 'ml.

- -
ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER AT LIVERPOOL.—On
Friday, the Bangor steam-boat Prince of Wales wu lying
at anchor in the Mersey, when she was struck by a heavy
swell, which forced her into collision with another vessel,
lying at anchor. The emulsion wu so violent that the
Passel of the Prince of Weiss was cut clean away by the
boards, and it was found necessary to tow her immediately
into dock. No personal injury wu sustained.
Tat NEW BusremsioN BRIDGE ACItOBB THE NIA-
; PARA.—The wire suapension bridge to be thrown across the
Niagara for the purpose of connecting the Canadian rail-
roads with those in the State of New York, is to be 800
feet in length from antes to centre of the towers. These
are to Le 60 feet high, 16 feet square at the base, and 8 feet
at the top, and of so compact a material as to be enabled to
boar a pressure of 690 tons upon every square foot. The
weight of the materiels of the structure as thus computed :
Weight of timber, 019,1301bs ; of wrought iron and sus
pfsders, 113,1241 W.; of castings, 41,3321 be.; of rails,
69.74015. ; cables between towers, 786,4021 M.; total weight
of superstructure, 1,678,7261b5. The weight of a train
reaching taws the bridge is estimated at 400 tons, sad the
superstructure at 782 tons--making a total aggregate mail-
man weight of 1,273 too.

SP Olt TING.
/8--SATI3RDAT.
L STAKES.
6 to 2 ept Filbert
e friendleu.
:H STAKES.
20 to 1 art Knight of to
Shire
30 to 1 Lorry whtut
(calico)
40 tl 1 King Ch..rra
Illft
1000 to 10 Timid Yawn

TATTERBAI
CLEARWI
6 to 4 met Orinoco

CEBAREWi
6 to 1 agst Weatberose
(taken)
Bto 1 Le Jail
10 to 1 Ariosto (t)
10 to 1 Indian War-
rior (0
11 to 1 Lady Evelyn
16 to 1 Lady Amyott
(taken)
40 to 1 apt Black Doctor and Richard Primmer (t).
It was generally believed that Knight of the Shire would
be watched.

PRENDERGAST STAKES.
Even on Ct.etldne.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.

1000 to 55 apt Ephesus (t) 3O to 1 sot ‘Vt Ahem Igo
,k ,u)
LATEST BETTING IN TOWN.

CESAH,EWITCH STAKES.
6to 1 apt Woatherra4o 9to 1 not Indian W'Ar.
I (titan) tier
9to 1 Ariusto (t 10 10 to 1 Laly I:%e )n
to I) (t Acit)
9to 1 Lo Juif 15 to 1 Ludy Ankyott
(taltco)
CLEARIVEI _ _

tt to 4 apt Ormum
13 to 8 Filbert

STAKES.
4 to 1 ag•t Sitt:cabouyne

HARROGATE RACES—SATemtv.

INNXISITSKS' PLATE wu won by Luan-ioue, bea'ing
Plunket and two "there by a length.
°SAND STAND Season were .on by Augusta, beating
Audab n and Plunkat by half a length.
VISITORS' PLATS was won by Florence, leafing Ithaula
and An others by a length.

NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING.
ARRIVALS VP TV B O.CLUtIi LAST NIG T. LAdy
Speedy., floppy Jew, Marty luau, &gum colt, Angelo, cby
Assault darn by Linemst, Faux Par, Oriooco
Salopiou, Corybauttio Nicotine, Miloolun, Li nl.l Any lot-
delity colt, Pidel,ty, 'Miss Tennyson, Radulit of the Goiter,
Caracara, Conrpiracy filly, Misa Sarah filly, Doubletloog,
Sister to Cancan, Retail, Indian Warrior, Longbow, Leidy
Evelyn, Gladiola Jason., lily (2 ye,.), senorita, Grace
Darling filly, B ibette. War Whoop, Young Norval, Jiro
to Grey Tommy. Thornhill, Snarey, Candlewick, L'dy
Amyott, Alonzo. Joe Miller, Miss Emma, Belgravia, Calo-
rie, Bordeaux, Le Juif, Mary Ann, Dewhinuna, Mutotog
Star, The Admiral, Tintil Fawn, Ilungerford, P. ide,
Speed the Plough, Wingcnund, Warbler, Alka:i t olt,
Frenzy, Cuba, Cotton Lady, Gloomy, Comore,
Davie, Incense, William Ilutuo, Stella, Ploughboy,
thergage, Jullien, The Friar, Maria, Rol. Roy, Lindriek,
Galvanism, Tumult, I'ug Orrock, Rage, liing.tnn, blun-
t/IM, Newport.