The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-18 00:00:00

Tune or Hattotato.—A Hamburg shipowner has
keel y purchased of the Danish government a ship of war,
the Fru, for 21,000 thalen (3,1.501.) The vessel is being
esurted into a merchantman in Copenhagen, and will
lad direct fr m there for London, where it is said to be
singly cbertared for 9,001. for • voyage to Caifornia. f
tins be tree, the vessel cleoars its Vat over and ot
ter I again is
Ni trIP• is eouequenea of the scar.ity of vessels, and the
wastaadY Ungluing emigration from the port of Hamburg,
tasltawage-mney has risen 25 per gent.; and coals from
ue so mares and so dear, that pasties in Hamburg
ere aur taming their attention to exporting them from the
mismate England, instead of importing them from there.
asstdre has lately been chosen as a species of depict for
tkltmocAnserreart Company. which now procures there
awe of is wipsiaites, which it formerly purchased in Loa-
m° 4841 eirewbere. La•ely the Governor of the Russian
wham ia North America, several officials, and about 90
Walls with their officers, arrived at Hamburg to be
thiPpol there fur the shove-named colonies. In the mouth
W September there were 2,801 weenier* forwarded from
amber* to transatlaatie ports. In coaseqnenee of the
*nano( emigration that has loos set ant from Germany
daeres and Australia, Hamburg is now in the frequent
tru.pt of orders for entire cargoes of expensive articles of
1".1, particularly costly furniture, paperhanging., and
I.neatiose of room.. The most expensive of all these are
Ind te be ordered through merchants in Sydney.
Bite AND DEATH IN A PRISON.—On Saturday
X, Beelferd held an inquiet in Tuthill-gelds prison, on
*body of Catherine Morris, aged 22, • prisoner. The
&teased was committed at the Middlesex Sessions in
Muth Nat os a charge of stealing two five pound notes
tut a fel:ow-servant, and sentenced to twelve months' im.
Proament. She worked at needlework with 180 other
ties, and remained in good health up to Friday morning
he. when she was taken is labour. Dr. Levies, the prison
otailaa, attended her, and she cave birth to • male child,
%skis still Ita.ag. After the birth she was seised with a
naissiovi of epileptic Cs, in one of which she died, the
is the opinion of the nwdieal men, having produced
11•11 say of the brain. Verdict—Natural Death. This is
Illieseond birth in this prison, the former having taken
Owe is the year 1834.
_ltlttNll.3lB ON SALTA. On Saturday, at the
!tailsweetli County Court, en action was brought by
'wool Clark, lately employed by a long.establehed linen.
!toyer at Richmond, against his employer, for payment of
11l arrest of wages, amounting to 81. 17e. The plaintiff
tsti been obliged to leave his situstion en seeount of the
hp o 7 work. Part of the aura claimed was for premiums
oe the sale of damaged goods. The judge said he hoped
eta not the general custom of the trade to sell damaged
t. 6 1. geniis° articles. Tbe plaintiff said it was cue-
try for the soiled parts to be placed inside, so that they
a,l not be seen till after the purchasers got home. The
mount of wages was allowed, but not the premiums.
IitIIERSRA RALLWAV.—Tretfic for the fortnight
.444b3 Sept. 10, 1853, 3001. 28.11 d.