The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

IX TRAORDINART CAPTURE OF THREE

BURGLARS.

Quite a sensation has been created lately in the
isoustim of Somerset, Glosanter, and Wilts, ty the number
Orbs:glories which have bean suceessfally perpetrated. An
eatraordinary sad rather an amusing capture of three
fellows gives some hopes, however, that a cheek will he put
Mthe proceedings of the peg by whom the public have
bma so long kept in a state of dread. It appears that on
Sandal evening the Rev. Mr. Meade, Vicar of Wingfield,
sear Bradford, Wilts, went to church with hie family,
leaving the eieerege entirely unprotected. About half-past
six o'clock a little boy 12 years of age, named Henry Gilson,
the as of the parish clerk sad constable, who was playing
sear the vicarage, happened to have his attention attracted
by two strange men, whom he afterwards saw enter the
Rev. Mr. Meade'e premises. He immediately went to
the eburch, and communicated to his father, who
was °Heisting at the time, his suspicions that all
Mee sot right at the vicarage. Mr. Gilson, think-
lag it no harm to de good on the Sabbath Day,
at once 'attempted the usual formalities of the public wor-
ship by desisting his suspicions that the parson's worldly
goods were is deriver, and lifter a short conference the con-
gregation set off towards their pastor's hooey, which they
seesplstaly surrounded, thus cutting off all means of 'scope.
Some of the boldest of them then entered sad found there a
fellow aimed Joeepli Withy, a returned convict, and two
others of the same stamp, whom there is reason to believe
• ars ticket-of-leaes men. All doubt as to the object of thew
staiavited visitors was speedily removed by the discovery
1. that alerge quantity of plate bad been peeked up in the
no. gentleman's carpet beg ready for removal, and would
" iambi haws Men speedily transferred to some distant
=III afilf the opportune discovery, as • vehicle was
hem the se ghboorhood by the supposed confide-
Meg of the thieve, soon after the congregatio• so unex-
pectedly emerged from the church. The burglars were se-
ased and handed over to the police, by whom they will be
bpseen before the magistrates without delay.

• TILE ABORIGINES OF AUSTRALIA.—The lest re-
• port of the Protector of the Aborigines hag recently been
it' published, bet beyond testifying to the rapidly diminishing
t Bombers of the satire tribes, it claims little of us iatanotiog
• gibmerster. The Adelaide tribe have returned to their
• Wats/ quarters in and about town. occupying theyinelvei
• day in begging food and clothing, and by night in hold•
of sorobbories by their snaky fires. Archdeacon Hale,
• mitt unwearied per. eeeee nee, continues his efforts at Port
. Lincoln. and speaks hopefully of the indication of some of
lie pupils. But the steady disappearance of t!.• natives it
• MOM every report upon their condition most uniformly
peMes to, although everything is does that could promise
lho Mario, the discomforts of their condition.—Adeloide
• arSAVAGE.—A man wan taken before Mr. Tref-
& Ind, the magistrates. at Bedford, yesterday seralarr,
• /se • brutal ammulte It mate out in 'videos, that ha
et had thrown down soothe, man, and whilst both meson lb*
R ground he had worried hie antagonist much as a dog would
A, 1.. e door, hiring • piace from his ohmic.
4 Dr. Teamed, from the Cape of Good Hope, had as
I• nterview myth Sir Wdliast llolesororth yesterday at the

THE BALTIC.

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KIEL, filirT. 10.

Raar•Admiral Naomi has ordered all the ramie
ooming from France to atop at Kiel, and not to pro-
ceed to the Baltic.

REVEL ROADS, Sari 3.
Few changes have taken place in the position of
the fleet during the past week. The only movement
of any importance has been the rust of the various
block-ships from the Cronstadt blockading squadron,
which have added to the pennants under Admiral
1/undas at this anchorage.
On the 28th the Cruiser, Captain Douglas, left for
Memel with a disabled collier in tow. She ta subse-
quently to take the plate vacated by the Builisk, and
cruise off the coast of Courland.

Every paper we rt cries from Sweden and Denmark
acknowledges the rigour of this year's blockade, and
expresses surprise at the vigilance of our cruisers, who
effectually exclude every intercourse along the im-
meow tract of coast from Polangen, near Memel, to
Happaranda, in Swedish Lapland.
The Finns evidently Gaffer the most from the
blockade, u they are altogether dependent on the
barter trade with Sweden for the common necessa-
ries of life. This ie also the case with the wretched
population of Odensholm and Dagero, at the entrance
to the Gulf of Finland, many of whom attempt to
run across to Sweden in open boats, at the risk of
their lives, in hopes of obtaining a few bags of
salt. Their wretched condition generally creates
commiseration, and our cruisers invariably send
them back to their homes furnished with many
luxuries previously unknown to them. This is an
English requital for the barbarous massacre at
Haag°, an appropriate contrast between an enlight-
ened and a semi-civilised nation.

The Vulture, Captain Glasse, hie been on shore off
Hango Head and sustained serious injury to her bull
and keel, besides the loss of her anchors. She will
mast probably be sent home in a day or two.
The French still retain their gunboats and mortar
vessels oat here. A transport has also arrived from
France with upwards of 5,000 rockets on board, said
to be of a new and formidable kind, supposed to
range 6,000 yards. This has given rise to a rumour
which now is current in the -fleet, that another
attempt will be made in the Out before the close of
the season. _ _ _ _ .

The French Captain of the Fleet has proceeded
home with important despatches, and his return is
anxiously looked for by our allies, who couple his
departure with the above report.
The small tug steamer, cut out by the Tartar's
boats at Biorneborg a few weeks back, has bad a gun
put into her, and now acts se a tender to the Tartar.
The other steamer captured by the Archer at Libau,
on the coast of Courland, in the spring, has done
good service as a tug at the depiit at Ferri).
The ships at this anchorage are Duke of Welling-
ton, Royal George, Hogue, Blenheim, Cossack,
Geyser, Vulture, and Merlin ; besides all the French
ships.
The Hawke and Desperate are blockading the
Gulf of Riga. The Cruiser, Archer, and Conflict, are
cruising along the coast of Coarland ; the Esk, Tar-
tar, Harrier, Firefly, and Retribution, are in the
Gulf of Bothnia; the Edinburgh, off Haogo Head;
the Russell, Pembroke, and HastiOgs, at the
anchorage in Barn Sound ; the Amphion is off
Bweaborg, and the remainder of the fleet, under
Admiral Seymour's orders, watching the fleet in
Cronstadt.
The gun-boats are dispersed round the Gulf, and,
like so many mosquitos, visit the different creeks and
corners, and leave their sting behind.
The Commander-in-Chief and the Captain of the
fleet have been over toßaro Sound is the Merlin, sur-
veying vessel.
Captain Caffin has lett for England, and Captain
Fanshawe, of the Cossack, has taken the command
of the Hastings.
The officers engaged at Sweaborg are anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the next mail, and the pro-
motions consequent on the late successful bombard-
ment.

From various accounts derived from the islanders
in and around Helsingfors we have had confirmation
of the accounts previously transmitted of the effects
of the conflagration consequent on the bombardment
of Sweaborg, and in addition learn that the three-
decker, La Itussie, of 112 guns, which was moored
head and stern across the postage between Ark-
Ho'men and Oustahvard, was so crippled by the
gunboats' shot that the day after we left she sank
in deep water, and is lost to the imperial navy.
One 13-inch shell passed through three of her
decks and killed 11 men, wounding 40 others,—
this the government papers even admit,—
the islanders also report the destruction of two
new steam-frigates building, supposed to have been
ready for launching this autumn, besides eighteen
small craft, all government vessels. This is very
satisfactory, and I think the silence on the subject of
the result proves that the Russian government is
unable to deny what was evident to several thousand
spectators, and that a conflagration extending over a
mils of buildings should only have destroyed " • few
buildings and sheds on East Svarto" is prepostemus,
and gives the lie to the government despatches. We
have only to regret that no troops were ready or at
hand to take advantage of the din and contusion, as
it is probable five or six thousand men of the Alma
and Inkerniann stuff would have carried the place by a
night attack.

A letter from Elsinore, in the Cologne Gazette,
states that a rumour is current of its being the inten-
tion of the British government to let the fleet winter
in the Swedish port of Landscrona, which rarely
freezes. Negotiations on the subject are said to be
I going on between Stockholm and Loudon.