The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-01 00:00:00

1-Tbe inquiry was proceeding when our report left.)

GENERAL TODLERES. General Todleben and
other officers in the Russian service visited Woolwich
yesterday morning, and were received at the dockyard by
C.ciltoodore Superintendent Hugh 1/uolop, C.B. At 11
o'clock the party embarked on booed the Admiralty steurc•
vessel Vivid, Statf.Commander Allen, which proceeded down
the river to Loog- Reach. passiog the immense works now
in progress for the southern metropolitau sewage outran,
and the wene of the recent gunpowder explosion at Frith.
The Vivid returned to Wo,.lvrali at 12 o'clock, an intended
voyage to Shoeburyoess, for the purpose of witeessiog gun-
nery experiment., being, it is stated, postponed. After
laudioir at tie jetty the general and party, eocorupsoted by
Slajur-General VCortle. U.S.,aid a second visit to the !loyal
Arsenal, and returned to..1;0, Eldon about 2 o'clock.

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Lie zaPtx4, Oct. 31—FEDERAL CRUSHES AND
BLOCKADE itumizas.—The Bat steamer, from this port,
with meebineryons captured off Wilmington on October 10
by the Federal steamer Montgomery ; on of the crew was
wounded and afterwards died. She arrived at Boston in
charge of • prise crew on the 17th. A blockade-running
paddle steamer, with smoke stacks, two masts, was sunk by
the blockading vessels off Charleston on the sth of October.
while trying to run in by the imier channeL Her roast and
smoke stocks were visible. but her hull was entirely sub.
merged. She was sunk at • point off Long Island out of
reach of the Confederate batteries, and it was probable that
she might be raised and portions of her cargo saved. The
Confederate steamer Florida was reported off Salt Key
Banks steering towards H b.
THE ALLEOLD MURDER IN THE GREEN PARK.—
"N. B." remark. that the Minna found on the deceased
could not possibly have been caused by • fall, or by any
other accident. This is evident from the character and
position of the bruises on the bead ; then were 14 in
number, seven of them were situated on the top of the
head, three on the forehead, aid four on the back of the
heal From the centre of one of the latter started the
fatal fracture. The bruise which was caused by the blow
which fractured the skull presented outwardly • perfect
definite circular form ; it exactly resembled the bruises on
the top of the head, and Mr. Hawker the house-surgeon
of the Westmimter Hospital, only expressed the general
feeling amoog the medical mar who examined the body,
when be swore positively that these circular bruises were
inflicted by a bloat weapon.
HitalWaX ROBBERY AT HZETEHED.--EILICTFORD,
MONDAT.—A highway rubbery, accompanied with extreme
violence, occurred on Saturday evening in the immerhate
neighbourhood of Hertford. Mr. Barker, farmer, of Brick -
endonbury, about a mile and • half from Hertford, was
returning horns from Hertford market shortly after 6'
o'clock along • secluded lane, or avenue of trees, known as
Morgao's.walk, half a mile from the town, when • re-
spect.bie.diecaad summer. whom be had not previously
seen. suddenly approached his, began talking about the
weather, and asked him where he was going. Immediately
after this the stranger fell back, and Mr. Barker. not liking
this movement, walked revidly oe. Cram this the stranger
quickened his pace, and on coming within arin's length
of the fanner struck him violently on the bead with a
bludgeon, or some other instrument, felling him to the
ground. Mr. Barker preseotly attempted to get up, when
Ms assailant solo struck him a severe blow on the back of
the bead, He attempted to rise a second t me, and had got
noon Lis knees, when the blows were repeated with mur-
derous violence until he became insensible. The robber then
rifled Mr. Barker's pockets, took from him 21. 12.., a purse,
and other articles, and left him lying on the grimed in •
state of nocoosciouness, and bleeding profusely from nu-
merous wounds. After • time Mr. Barker recovered eon.
griminess sufficiently to crawl home, where he arrived in
such • state that his wife was scarcely able to recognise
him. There was a severe contused wound on his face,
which was so much swollen that his eyes could scarcely be
seen ; and upon Lis head, sod chiefly about the hack part
of it, there were no lees than ten severe wounds, some of
them so deep that two fingers could be laid in them. The
injured man lies in a very precarious mete. The police are
actively investigating the case.