The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-11 00:00:00

THE SCANDINAVIAN LEGION.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
STOCKHOLM, AUGUST 5.
For NOM time past the organisation of a Scandi-
navian Legion for the British service has been dis-
cussed in the Swedish papers, but as no practical
proposals wore made, I did not think it worth while
to mention the subject. As it, however, is now
brought forward in a tangible shape, I must inform
you that Dr. Munek of Itomenscheld has offered the
British government to furnish a Swedish corps of
12,000 men. It would seem that this gentleman
must have received a favourable answer to his pro-
posals, as he is gone to London to negotiate further
with the government, and to sign the needful agree-
ment. Dr. Munek, who resides at Malmo, is well
known in Sweden for his philanthropic labours to
improve the condition of the lower classes of his
countrymen, and has organised throughout the king-
dom workmen's associations, holding himself the
honorary office of president of the central committee
of the same, from which it will be readily under-
stood that his influence with the working classes
must be very extensive, and that, as he enjoys their
fullest confidence, any recommendation of his is likely
to meet with success.

In spite of the blockade of the Russian ports, which
is very rigorously kept up, boats arrive ►n Swedish
ports from Finland almost daily, bringing principally
rye to barter for salt, which article must ho exceed-
ingly scarce, as it induces the Finlanders not only to
risk the loss of their boats and cargo by the enemy,
but that of their liver, as if overtaken by a storm
their little open boats must inevitably be swamped.

THE CRIMEA.

SPIES IN THE ALLIED CAMP.

The Journal de Constantinople contains the follow-
ing letter from the Crimea, dated July 24 :
During the last two days there has been a good deal
of talk about the arrest of several spies, who contrived to
introduce themselves into the English trenches by wearing
the French uniform, and into the French trenches by wear-
ing the English uniform. A friend, of the Third Division
English, has Informed me of a curious incident in con-
nexion with this subject.
Three persons, one of whom appeared to be a French officer,
lately visited the camp, passing in and out with the utmost
coolness, and appearing like three brave men desirous of
satisfying their curiosity.
They arrived at length at the Third Division, at the mo-
ment when the men were enjoying some military music.
Hers they halted, listened with acritical air, and ended by
joining in convenstion with an English officer. They spoke
of the siege, of the operatiens, of the approaching events,
and in fact of everything thit could interest men united in
the same cause, sharing in the same desires and the same
hopes. Our tourists then returned to the music, and requested
that bays they left they might be f d with PArtant
pour la Syrie." The request wee readily complied with, and
the visitors did not lease until they had listened most reli-
giously to the national air, and thanked the English for their
graceful courtesy.
Scarcely had they left when an aide-de.carap arrived,
gal-
lopicg without any stirrup, bringing an order from a supe-
rior, officer, commanding that three suspected persons, of
whom a description was given, should be d wh
they showed themselves; instantly they recognised the
three tourists, who had passed for such exoellent French-
men! Was it too late to arrest the fellows? This I am
unable to say.
The fact is, that upon certain points it is easy to steal
from the Russian camp to ours under the protection of the
night, so near together are the respective trenches. It is
only necessary to have address and audacity ; and to judge
by the example cited, the Russian spies seem to be deficient
in neither.

The moat severe orders, printed in large characters, are
posted at Kamicsch, Bslaicism., and Kati Koi, in which
an absolute refusal is given to visit the trenches without a
special permission from one of the commanders•in•chief,
and it is very difficult to obtain a permission of that kind.
A special order is also necessary to visit the plateau, and
during the put week, although I have presented my pass,
I Dave been stopped twelve times in posing through one
division.

Commission IN THE ARMY.—Nearly one thou-
sand gentlemen were appointed to commissions in the army
between the Ist of January and the let of July. In July,
upwards of 200 commissions were conferred on candidates.
THE REVIEW AT EiIfORNCLIFFE.—We (United

Service Gazette) hear that her Majesty has expressed her
high approbation of lbe discipline and soldier.like appear-
ance a the Foreign Legion, and no doubt a general order
will be Immediately bunted to that afoot.