The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-09 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The Madrid Gazette, of the 3rd, contains a royal
d whieh enacts that
Ile Is of the New Deferred Debt, who may selicit
it, sisal be allowed to maven their voucher, at the rate
lasi by the presement, into other vouchers of the Coo-
ssYMsi per Cost stock ; that sem six months the
Omni el llinhens shall In the price at which, daring six
eseeshs, the coeveseim may be effected, and the sum to
wise& It may amount; that every month the
tiemenele of the holden shall be submitted to
the Junta en the debt, and that the Junta shall
pint eat to the government those which present most ad-
motage, shall declare if tits amount lied by the govern-
meet be emeakd by the total demands or not, ttc.; and
that In leiraigs plows the propositions for the conversion
tea be meet in sealed letters eddreseed to the Financial
Osmededom at London or at Parte, or to the
Vim-OmM at Amsterdam.
The deem dee regulates sundry formalities re,-
ruder the etiid cooversion. The 3rd being Sunday,
the block &thug, we, not open.

GERMANY.
THE ZOLLVEREIN.
M. Kleine the Hanoverian minister for the Zoll-
Tugela aminesee has left Berl* so that the meet-
ly,r reatrieled as dig proviso* were to the sup-
posed sillesesiset Mods, ow now entirely sus.
pa Wiest asses Banner will take is at
=thermmetain, bee meet seempeßtey
e ismerssmsts ars tart:
serempeedesee betimes M. 1_ Bavarian
with*" at the oonforemees, and M. Amieer Roche,
the Friesian pregdome al the body, in order to show
Bost Prussia has Um the real separatist.

A letter dated Deesima, Oct. 6, annonneee tat the
/Ling)ted acespiled the resignation of M. de Friesen,
the Maeda of the hitmeior, and appointed Baron
was Boat u his sueeseser.

ITALY.
TUSCANY.
In the second sitting of the 29th alt. of the Royal
Court at Florence, the examination of Gamma was
rammed. As the first sitting of that day had been
entirely taken up with matters relating to the
image of institutions in Tuscany, us the second re-
lated ehiedy to the ohmages betredased in the admi-
Abelian and among the teselienewies of the state.
Gummi stated that be bed reamed IL Rowel-
mini hum the pedeetwe et Piste& fa ceder to save
hint has the hatred of the esteem peaty, and that
the vintages in the diplasestispormanel wire eirsetsd
12.atlestanalli. As to som aentinetione made by
Cluerraszi explained thou by saying that,
belnesirees to conciliate the repalffleeas u much
en possible sad bring thew over to his views, lu dis-
tributed 110•11 plans them, by which means he
oho generally transferred from the plums where
they were very iniliontial to others when they were
but /We known. Being seined whether he MB at
that tine any knowledge of the prolede herd by
the (load Duke at Prete Swett lltelhae. Onsrassi
mild that no weber et the digienatle mg. ever
ownwenitated the. to him Alter sr other-
wise, and that he only read thee any later
in the Genoa Omits. The said SIR
sodzseretions to him reepiggitas nsalibele ad-
to Europe by the government,
and showed him some oorrostleme whim on the
margin of the rough oopyof the laid deement, which
corrections Gummi readily acknowledged as being
in his own handwriting. The court then ad-
journed to the Ist. The following anecdote ma
elicited in the mune of the exanunation :-81r 0.
Hamilton, then British minister to the court of Tus-
cany, before his departure for Outs, whither he was
ing in order to obtain an interview with the
b"reMdDuke, called upon Onerrazzi, and told him
that from his own personal inquiries he had learnt
that the constitutionalists desired a restoration, bat

colipled with the abdication of the Grand Doke in
is•our of his eon ; and that he (Sir G. H.) would
break the matter to the Grand Duke. Cluerrasei
replied that be would do all in his power to forward
such a plant but Sir 0. Hamilton, oa his ret
told him there were no hopes of its aueress. and twill
he had been obliged to give up the idea's( grin
ludas, to an abdication, having found it was out hi! Of
the question (avando trovato if terms° dors).

CORFU, Syr:. 30.
A circumstance has 000tirred here lately which has
produced an extraordinary impression in all chimes
of society. To make myself understood in England,
I must tell you that each of the islands has a.patron
saint: Saint Bpiridion for Corfu, Saint (fermium° for
Cephalonia, Saint Demetrius for Zante, and so on.
The skeletons or mummies of these saints are pre-
served in churches, in coffins highly ornamented and
carved, by the offerings of the devout. It is believed
that an oath taken upon the body of ono of these
paints is • most solemn form of swearing, and that
the most terrible punishments fall upon any one who
swears falsely, not only in the next world but in
this. Accordingly it is not uncommon when two
persona swear directly contrary to each other in the
usual form in • court of justice, for the judge to
order one of the parties to take his oath upon the
body of the saint of the island. When this is done,
the parties adjourn to the church, accompanied by
officers of the court, a religious service is performed
by the priests in full canonicals, amid burning tapers
and all that can influence the imagination ; and at
the close the coffin is opened, and the party, laying
his bands upon the bony remains of the saint, make'
an earnest asseveration of the truth of his statement,
and calls down upon himself some dreadful punish-1
meat if he swear falsely.
Some six weeks since an advocate called upon one
of his clients to par him 100 dollars, due for plead-
ing &cause. The client replied that he had paid the
money nine months before, acknowledging that he
had taken no receipt, as he did not think it neces-
sary in dealing with a gentleman. Upon this the
advocate nee the client in court, and both having
sworn, the ono that he had paid the money, and the
other that he had not, the advocate was ordered to
swear that he had not been paid upon the body of
Saint Spiridion. He did so, and recovered the
money. However, in a day or two afterwards a
sore appeared upon his finger, it gradually extended,
and after a time his whole hand mortified. The
mortification then extended up the arm, and yester-
day the surgeons amputated his arm as a last chance
of saving his life, which is still in extreme danger.
To say the least of it, this is a remarkable coinci-
dence, and, as you may suppose, the effect upon a
superstitions people has been immense, every one be-
lieving that the poor man took a false oath, and as
they say, "God is making him an example to liars."

f(), OCTOBER 9, 1842.

Ebe Court.
BALMORAL, OCT. 7.
Her Majesty sod Prime Albert left Balmoral yes-
terday, for •JIII Skid of Allt as Oiutheseh.
The Viscometer Canning ia in attendance upon her
Majesty.

Mr. Mattawan, M.P., and the City Remeiribrancer bad
as Interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Each.,.
goer, at his °Metal residence, in Downing street.
Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governor-General
of Canada from the Colonial.onlee. Despatches were also
Pent to the Governor of Malts, the Lord High Commis-
sioner of the lonian 'timid', and to the Governor of the
Falkland Islands.

(Frame last alebt's Oasette.)
DOWNINO-ATREET, OCTOBER N —The Queen till&
been pleased to appoint her litillie Ilemiltor„ Esq., for
some time Lieutenant-Goveroor of the Island of Grenada,
to be Governor and Commander-in Chief is and over the
Island of Newfoundland and its dependencies.
FonsioN-oreice, OCTOBER 5. - The Queen has
been pleased to approve of Mr. William lioutcher as Con-
sul.Oeneral in Lnndon for the Argentine Confederation.
WHITEHALL, OCTOBER 6.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint William Alexander Anthony Archibald,
Duke of Hamilton, to be Lieutenant and Sheritf Principal
of the shire of Lanark, is the room of Alexander, Duke
of Hamilton, deceased.

NEW DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS.
STAFIPOID._

lion. Augustus Henry Vernon, Charles Holland (Doctor
of Physic), Herbert 'I sylor (Dower of Physic), James
Begnell, Esq. Michael Thomas Bass, Esq., John Bolt,
Esq., Morton Esq.,
Buller, Esq.. Richard Croft Chew-
Der Esq., William Davenport, Esq., Charles Forster,
Req., Lsrcnao Kirkpatrick Hall, Esq , Thoniss Parties'
Heywood, Esq., Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram, Esq.,
Edward Kinnersly, Esq. Rowland Moinwaring,Req.,
Tolman Mosley, Esq , Robert John Peel, Esq., Robert
Philips, Esq., John William Philips, Esq., Thomas Thor-
neycroft, Esq., Thomas Fletcher Twendow, Esq., John
Ashford Wise, Req., Thomas Edward Whitby, Esq.,
Philip Williams, Eq.._
_Francis Wnitgreavc, Esq.
MON TOON ray.
Thomas Browne Browns, Esq., John Davies Corrie,
Esq., John James Tenser, Req., John Olney Crewe Heade,
Esq., Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, Esq., Robert
Davies Jones, Esq.
LANCABTIII.
John Fletcher, Esq.
thouczarsa.
_ .

George Sehonswez the youog4,l3eq.
• Youx.

Barnard Hague, Esq., Thomas Price, Esq., George Wil-
liam 'Fireman, Esq., Edward Tew, Esq.

THE MILITIA.
The following commissions have been signed :
William Pryce Browne, gent., to be lieutenant in Royal
Montgomeryshire Militia.
James War.llaw, Esq., late captain. 24th Regiment Ben-
gal Native Infantry, to be major in 2nd Regiment of the
Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia.

Peter 81ingrlay Fitsgereld Bag., to be captain in ditto.

Thomas fir'adi'haw, 'gent.' 'to lie-lieutenant in ditto.
Joseph Peel. gent., to be lieutenant in oitto.
Ilenry Claris, gent., to be lieutenant in ditto.
Hugh Neill, gent., to be surgeon in ditto.
John Bentham, Egg., late b •major, 47th Foot, to
be lieutenant-colonel, rice Sir John Gerard. Bart., re-
signed, in 3rd Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own

....
Lieutenant James German, to be captain, vice Green-
!nigh, resigned, in ditto.
Henry Newsham Pedder, Eq., to be captain, vice Hes-
ketb, in ditto.
John Rayly, gent., to be lieutenant in ditto.
John Henderson, gent., to be lieutenant in ditto.
James Sidgreaves, gent., to be lieutenant in ditto.
Ensign William Ayrton, to be lieutenant in ditto.
Edward Monk, gent., to be lieutenant in ditto.
Thomas Woldeock, gent., to be ensign in ditto.
Thomas Richard Crcne, ksq ,to be captain, vice Helton,
resigned, in ditto.
Richard French Slegg, gent., to be lieutenant, vice Wil-
lett, promoted, in Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia.
Charles Castle, Esq. to be captain, vice Haythorne, re-
signed, in Royal North Gloucester Regiment of Militia.
-David William Nash, gent., to he lieutenant in ditto.
Charles Muscroft, Eq., to be surgeon in Ist Regiment of
I West York Militia.

John Lister, Esq., to be surgeon in 3rd Regiment of
West York Militia.
[This article is substituted for the one which sppeared in
the Gazelle of Friday last.]
Herbert Houneell, gent., to be ensign, vice Gould, pro-
misted, in Dorset Regiment of Militia. •
George Eiger, gent., to be surgeon, vice Sankey, re-
signed, in West Kent Regiment of Militia.
Tee Hon. Henry Lewis Noel, to be captain commandant,
vice the Hon. William Middleton Noel, resigned, in Rut-
land Militia.

Alexander Dorid, Foq., to be first lieutenant in ditto.

Edward Costal!. Esq.; in las maid lieutenant in ditto.
John Griffiths B , gent., to ho lieutenant in Royal
Radnor Militia.

William Thomu Rowland Powell, Esq., to be captain,
vice Pritchard, who retires, in Royal Cardigan Militia.
James Boynon Lloyd Philippe, Esq., to be captain, vice
Wagner, who retires, in ditto.
' Arthur Vaughan Donitborne Harris, Esq., to be cap-
tain, doe David Watkins Lloyd, resigned, in Brecknock-
shire Militia.

Lieutenant William Stuart, to be captain is Bedfordshire
Reaiment of Militia.

Francis Lnhe Pym, Esq., to be captain in ditto.
Edward Thornton, gent., to be lieutenant, vice Rix, re-
tired, in ditto.
Tbomu Barnard the younger, gent., to be lieutenant,
Tke Stuart, promoted, in ditto.
Charlea Livius arimah►w, gent., to be lieutenant in
ditto.

Thomas Henry Clatton Brock, gent., to be lieutenant,
vice Samuel Galindo, who retires on an allowance, in
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia.
Ensign James Queenborough Palmer, to be lieutenant,
vice Percy Galindo, who retires on an 'Borgne. in ditto.
Edward Winnington, Esq„ to be captain, vice Dent, re-
signed, in ditto.
Robert Walters, gent., to be lieutenant, vice Jefferies,
who retires on an allowance, in ditto.

THE DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS
TROUBRIDOE, BART.

Rear-Admiral of the Red Bir Edward Thomas
Troubridge, Bart., died on Thursday night at his residence,
Eaton.place. Sir Edward *as only sou of the late Rear-
Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge, But., and brother-in-law
of Lieut.-General Sir Charles Bolkelcy Egerton, G.C.M.0.,
K.C.H. He entered the navy Jan. 21, 1797, as a volunteer,
on board the Cambridge, 74, Captain Boger, guard-ship at
Plymouth.
By the decease of Sir Thomas Troubridge, the following
promotions and removals take place :
Rear-Admiral of the White /Hanley Hall Dixon to be
rear-admiral of the red.

Rear• Admiral of the Blue Fairfax Moresby, C.D. (Com-
maader-iu-Chief in the Pacific), to be rsar•adatiral of the
white.

Captains Thomas Ladd Peak, (March 1, 1822) and Wil-
liam Hendry (July, 1822) to be rear-admiral on the retired
Hat, in accordance with the terms of the order in council of
180.
__

Captains Norwich Duff (April 23, 1822), aide de camp to
the Queen ; Sir Charles Christopher Parker, Dart.
(April 23, 1822) ; John Edward Walcott, M.P. (May 6,
1822); and the Right Hon. Frederick Earl Spencer,
K.0.C.8. (August 26, 1222), to be rear-admirals on the re-
served halt pay list.
Captain James Hanway Plumridge (Oct. 9, 1822), to be
rear-admiral of the blue.

Captain Sir George Tyler, KM., M.P., A.D.C. (Oct. 10,
1822), heroines the senior on the active list. Captains
N. A. Eliot, James Wigston, O. F. Byres, C. 8., Sir
Thomas Hastings, C. 8., and the Hon. Thomas Best (1830)
seemed to the senior ball pay list ; and Captains G. Hansel,
J. Shepherd, W. Shepheard, William Luckraft, and
Thomas Henderson are placed in the second senior half-
pa y list.
Two captains' good-wervie• pensions and the appointment
of A.D.C. to the Queen are relinquished by the above
promotions, and fall to the nomination of the Duke of
Northumberland.

STABBING BY FOREIGN SAILORS AT
BRISTOL.

On Thursday a very ferocious moult with large
knives was committed by some Danish sailors in the neisg-
boyhood of Broad-street, Bristol. The men, who formed
part of the crew alma American vessel, lying on the quay,
were in the habit. as is not uncommon with foreign sailors,
of wearing large knives appended in leather cues to their
aides. On the evening in question the Danes came ashore
in • party, for the purpose of amusing themselves in the
oily, and in the course of their peregrinations they picked up
with three or four girls, with whom they went drinking.
Daring the time they went to a tavern in the neighbour-
hood of the centre of the city, at which there was singing
leoing en. After amusing themselves for wine time they
ft, and when in • public passage communicating
with the house they commenced a quarrel with the
females, and between each other. In the course of the disturb-
ance they drew their knives out of their cases, and nourished
them in • way which created consid, cable alarm among the
bystanders. One of the persons looking on war a working
man named Robert Jones who had been through the pas-
sage to the house of a fellow workman, and who on his
road stopped for a few minutes to ascertain what was the
cause of the tumult. Ile had not interfered in any way,
and he was standing quietly with his cap in his hand when
one of the sailor., tamed Hans Kreeehnar' made • rush at
him with his knife and inflicted a wound on the back part
of his head. Upon finding himself wounded and bleeding
Jones cried out that he had been stabbed, and • female
named Ann Rogers, who resided close by, and.who had come
from her house to see what was the cause of the disturb-
ance, kind kresahner by the arm, in the hope of averting
further mischief. The fellow, disregarding her, aimed • se-
cond blow at Jones with the knife, which, in consequence
of her pulling, glanced off, and the point of it entered the
woman's neck. lie theu at once broke away from her and
teamed into one of the houses, but he will watched, fol-
lowed, and ultimately apprehended by the police. lie had
contrived to rid himself of the knife, but the case in which
be carried it was still strapped round his waist.