The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-02 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

A Polish paper states that a republican conspiracy
has been discovered in Russia ; that numerous arrests
hive been made, and that the whole affair was
divulged by a secretary of Count Orloff.

EXTRAORDINARY DYSIGN TO MORDEIL-011 Sa-
turday last, a young, good-looking woman asked Mr.
Doughty, of Camhridge, if he could tell her of a stronger
pots at than arsenic. On being premed to say why she
wanttd to know, she replied that she had long had a notion
of destroy:mg her child, that she bad pit:chased poieor. five
deetp. for it, and that mete, just as she was going to give it
arsenic in its pap, it smiled so prettily in her face that
she had not the heart to destroy it then ; but she
was firm in her resolve. She also asked it he thought
she should be hanged, or whether there would not he
a verdict of insanity, her father and another relative
having been mad (which were facts)? Mr. Doughty
at once took her to the station.hones, to her great chagrin.
tate saying. I thought I was speaking to a friend."
Upon inquiry, it was found that the girl, throes only 24
years of age, has had five illegitimate children, and the one
en question was the only surviving child. The father, how•
ever, shortly after its birth (gad it is now only nine months'
old), had it placed under the charge of Mrs. Orsvestocks,
whose husband informed the magistrate this morning that
four times lately the prisoner had brought powders to be
Riven to the child, saying that it was very ill ; but as it was
hearty and well, the powders wore as,, r administered. A
l,tter was also produced in court, which the woman had
written to the father of the child, signifying her intention
"by Old, to murder the child." The magistrates sent her
to prison for three months in default of finding swedes.—
Bury and Norwich Post.

PARIS, Aye. 1. Far I ---
* Mont7.!Crenin I
1
3 per Cents. ....... 53 55 ti 43 -
3 per Cents..
5 do. New Loin „ re
4j percents. n *
4 per Ceuta
IL:cheep on Duda: d 4,
Delglen, 5, 1410
Da. 3, 1641
Do. 4f
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Boraan:—Parls- and Orleans, 760
Rouen and Haile, 250; Avignon and
Bile, 100; Centre (Vierroni, —; or
Paris and Strasburg, 333 73; Tutu,. at

For Aeeoar•t.

63 53 75
60 66 73

Lowest.l Closing.

153 55 53 70
50 50 5550
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Naples Rental-. 82 3021oary.
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Treasury Ikeda rr
Bank nuns ... 2273 „
); Paris ani Rouen, 348 73;
Msysselea, 220 ; Strasburg and
*atm 293 23; Nortb, 418 73;
nd Nantes, 808 23.

MADRID, JULT 21.-111ree per COAL, 271 mount; Four per Celli...
111 ; Flee per Cents., Ile. Ompon% 71. Bank el ft. Ferdinand,
now. Waage Oa Lando& 10.8*.

THE MEEANEE, 80-gune, new ship, built at Bom-
bay, of teak. having 500 wounded soldiers on board, from
&c., arrived at Sheerness yesterday, and sa-
ltier d the admiral's flag there. The lampus, 42, Captain
Thomas H. Mason, from the Ent Indian station, also ar-
rived and ealu•ed. Both the above rhips have gone to
Chatham to be dismantled and paid off.
BEDFORD CHARITIEB.—A public meeting was held
at the Shire-hall, on Wednesday last, purrnam. to requisi-
tion to the mayor, signed by 39 tradesmen, "to take into
consideration the present position et the affairs of the Bed-
fora chslty, in respect to the scheme f w a new act of par-
liament.' The mayor presided, and Mr. Pearce, solicitor,
read the resolurions. Besolu ions were proposed condemna-
tory of the new act, proposing to stop further proceedings,
and that the resolutions of the me. ting be presented at the
next board of trustees. The resolution' were all carried
unanimously by acclamation.