The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

RUSSIA IN THE SOUTH AND IN THE

NORTH.

(PROM VARIOUS

CONSTANTINOPLE, JOLT 20.
The Russians, who before the war had a small
garrison on the Serpent's Island, which is within
sight of the mast and just opposite the Salina mouth
of the Danube, evacuated it on the breaking out of
hostilities. The Porte claims possession of the islend
in virtue of the treaty of Paris of the SOth of March
last, sad has Altos erected a lighthouse there, which
is of the greatest importance for the vessels boned to
and from the Danube and Odessa. They also have'
a small garrison, oonsisting of an officer and sixty
men. But Russia maintains that it is not included
in the territory she bound herself to give tap to
Turkey, and has in consequence sent over a small
detachment of soldiers. commanded by an officer and
sooonspanied by an army surgeon, who have effected
a lodgment, as the Turkish officer would not take on
himself the responsibility of opposing their landing
by force, though his men were superior in numbers.
Re has contented himself with reporting the facts of
the case and asking for Instructions how to act. At
this moment the island is consequently in the joint
oompatios of Ramis and Turkey.

CHRISTIANIA, JULY 25.
Is spits of the treaty of alliance with England and
France, the immediate object of which was to prevent
for the future the encroachments of Russia on our

extreme northern provinces, our powerful neighbours
seem inclined to continue their aggressive policy, as
will be seen from the following letter from Wadsii, in
the Teemed Tideade Unpleasant misunderstand-
ings are taking place as much ea ever in the fishing
rounds of lndre and Yttre-Hiberg, as well as of
Voradsii, in consequence of the motional incursions of
Reagan subjects into the Fiord of Waranger for the
purpose of poaching in our fisheries. And, indeed,
who can be silly enough to suppose that the simple
guarantee of England is sufficient to prevent such
contraventions of the treaty P A few miserable half-
starved Queues come over from Finmark, with their
wretched clothes in rags, to ask permission of the
Laplanders and Norwegians to fish in their waters,
whilst thirty or forty large Russian boats, well
manned, armed, and equipped, arrive from the coasts
of the White Sea to fish in the Fiord, not only with-
out the formality of asking permission, but actually
with an overbearing pretension of right, cal-
culated to excite alarm, and taking poems-
skin of all t►e best localities, both on the
water and on shore, to the manifest disadvantage
of the inhabitants, who are repeatedly forced into
unpleasant collisions with these strangers, sod are
uniformly obliged to give way to superior numbers.
The question appear. to be undecided yet whether
we ought first to make the nesesaary representations
to our own home department, or at once claim the
wistance of the Western Powers, who have guaran-
teed our living in peace on our own shores. How-
ever, the affair has become so serious, and, if not
checked in time, threatens to lead to such bloody
feuds, that petitions against the forced encroach-
ments of the Russians on our native rights have been
sent in to the Norwegian authorities, demanding
protection from etch unwarranted aggressions, and
it is to be sincerely hoped they will do something
to suppress them, or else next year they may bred to
the most embarrassing conflicts."

STOCKHOLM, JULY 26.
It would seem as if something of importame is
going on in the upper regions of diplomacy, which
has not yet transpired, and only given rise to vsgne
rumours and conjectures, whilst the official journals
maintain a dignified silence on the subject. Thus
much is certain, that a few nights ago a cabinet
courier arrived here " in hot haste" from Paris, with
despatches for M. de Lbbrein, the French resident
'minister, in consequence of which the said envoy drove
out the next morning to the summer palace of Drat.
ning holm, and had au audience of King Oscar topreeent
to him an autograph letter from the Emperor of the
French. The Prussian envoy extraordinary, Count
von Westphalen, had also an audience of the King in
the count of the same day, and on the following
morning, at an early hour, a special meeting of the
King's privy council was convened.
A memorial has been sent in by the Norwegian
government complaining that the Russians continue
to come over from Archangel and "the Fisher's
promontory" in the White Sea, and fish and hunt as
heretofore in the Waraoger Fiord, to the manifest
disadvantage and great disquietude of the peaceable
inhabitants. It will be in the recollection of your
readers that the specific object of Marshal Canrobert's
treaty was just to prevent thee, acts of aggression on
the part of Ramis for the future, and that England
was also a party to the treaty.
It is generally reported here that the Russians are
about to erect fresh fortifioations in the Aland Island.,
and not far from Boroarsuod. Geoeral Berg, the
governor-general of Finland, had come over from
Helsingfors accompanied by several engineer officers,
for the purpose of making the Delusory surveys on
the spot. This intelligence has created an unplea-
sant seseation, and given rise to a fresh feeling of
distrust towards Russia. It will be remembered that
Russia is expressly prohibited by the separate treaty
of Paris of the 30th of March last from rebuilding
the fortifications of the Aland Islands, and the con-
vention is particularly mentiooed in the 33rd Article
of the Treaty of Peace of the same date, as having
the same force as the latter treaty itself.

HOTEL ROBBERY IN LEEDS.—On Tuesday, at the
Leeds Court-houe, before J. Wilson end H. Charley,
Burs., a respectably dressed elderly men. named Henry
Dale, described as en ironmonger of Bridliogtm, was
charged with steeling a quantity of wearing apparel and
other articles. the property of Mr. Joseph /deny, leadlord
of the Temperance Hotel, Bleb( matt-strut, Ludo. Mrs.
Navvy, wife of the prosecutor, capered that the prisoner
rune to lodge et the house stout a week since, end on Sun-
day morning lest, she missed from a chest of drawers two
dress-waists. Toe drawers were on the leading of the
emirs, and the prisoner reseed them on going to his room.
A cloak bad previously been taken from the trommerciel-
room; end the prisoner hrorieg been surpicted, a watch
was set on his m. resents, the result of snitch left no doubt
of his guilt. The ...viral notices produced were those
taken from the Imam. Mies Navvy, daughter of the
last wi•neve, stated that she leached Henry Dale on the
previous morning, wh Ist be was in the commercial room
alone. Bile saw him pot his hand into tie p ekes of a coat
that was Peeping in the room, and tate from it • pocket-
book. After loMmg ti r ugh the b wk, he returned it to
the rocket again, end then went up • He then entered
two bedrooms, where he bed no right to go. Superintendent
Ovauhsn wu sent for, and the prisoner given io'o his
casudy. The drew-waiste sod a child's frock had been
pledged at Mr. Jefferson's, pawnbroker. The prisoner, in
answer le the charge, •lim questioned by the beech, re.
plied," I confess 'het I did mks those articles, sad I did so
coder prueete of necessity. I expected a remittanee every
morning from the trusties of my late tether, when I shourd
have replawed the articles, and also have paid my bilL" It
was stetted by Mr. Orsuben that the prisoner hat 'edged is
another hotel In the town, whence Hurst et-ticks were
wired. He bad also been travelling aboet the oonotry,
estimably seeking few •situati.m. The prisoner we. om-
itted so Isle his trial at the lessione.—Lords Mercury.

CORONER'S INQUEST.-THB BODY NOT
VIEWED BY THB JURY.

Yesterday Mr. William Payne, the Cit 7 coroner,
bold as request at the Board-roles olColrrnsu-street Ward,
Londoa-well, on the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Frost. was of
Joseph Frost, the keeper of the Thrce Colts Tater°,
London-well. . . . .

Oa account of some reports which bad been in circulation,
sad the disappearance of deceased's husband immediately
after her death, the inquest room was much crowded.
On the jury hobbit sworn, the Coroner said ha would pro-
ceed to hear the evidence, withojit first viewing the body.
Jane Beale, servant at the Thee, Doha Taranto' three
weeks prier to the death of Mrs. Frost, said that deoeased
was very "Icily when vire returned from Woclwieh a few
days before, but previously there bad been nothing the
matter with her. On Tuesday morning, at about 3 o'clock,
abs died of convulsions. Witness's husband had died of
typhus fever and he was convulsed, but not so much as the
deceased. She had
ill-treatment on the part of her husband. After bee death
her husband came into the room and looked at her, and is
three hours afterwards be went away altogether. Be did
not say that he wen going away. She had no idea why he
went away.
Cecilia Chapman, of Woolwich, cousin to deceased, wee
with her at the time of her death, and the doctor said she
bed typhus fever. Witness knew of no ill-treatment of
the pert of her husband. She was not aware whether Mr.
Frost was win:reseed in his drain. The deceased did
set complain of anything.
Mary Bray, of No. 25, Cloth fair, mid she was sent for es
Xisaday afternoon, the day before Mrs. Frost died. Di-
sused was eseeclous when witness went into the room, boa
ions after became inseasible. While she was sensible she
did not complain of anything she bad taken. She moaned
very mach, and her bands were convulsed. From the time
witness went Into the room deceased was in co:reclaims:
She bad been present at many deaths trout typhus, bat
never saw such eostwalsione before.
Mr. 8. T. Griffin, a medical practitioner, said he had
known the deceased for a year, and had attended her ha
Marsh last fir a disorder of the stomach, accompanied by vo-
miting, and again its May, for the same complaint. Shahid
lately taken a good deal of brandy, and was very bilious. Hs
thought that accounted for her siekneu. He was called is
to attend her on Wedse.day, the 23rd ofJuly, and found
her suffering from pains all over her body, legs, and sto.
mach. She said she bad been to Woolwich, and thought
abetted taken cold. He *Vended her to her death. Thus
symptoms changed shortly f 're lur death to violent
diarrhea], and she bad elirium tremens. On Saturday
her tongue assumed a brownish black appearance, a spore.
tam of typhus. He then for the first time discovered @ora-
-1 MU of the stomach, which he thought arose from a defect
of the digestive organs The symptoms became more severe
and more alarming. He saw her last at about half•put
nine on Monday night, when he told Mr. Fr at tint he
thought his wife was dyieg. Witness returned fr3m the
country at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, when he was
informed that she bad died that morning at three o'clock.
He had since made a post mortem examination of the body,
and found nothing in the stomach but a tea-spoonful of
mucous matter, which be had examined, hut had not ana-
lysed it at home. He could not find anything d,leeerious in
it, and he considered that she died of typhus lever. Woes
he lift her on the Monday night he did not expect that she
would die so soon. Convulsions might arise from the debi-
lity of the system.
A juror asked the surgeon if it was not usual, whets I
post-mortem examination was ordered to be made, sad
where there was any suspicion as to the cause of death, for
two medical men to be present at such 021101iIlliti,11?
Mr. Grifila said it was sot usual ; but in this case he had
no suspicion.
In answer to another juror, he raid that blackness of the
lips and tongue was not a symptom of p Awn hayloft been
administered. He had never read of such &thing.
A conversation ensued amongst the jury es to the pro.
priety of going and viewing Veer body, about one-half
ax-
presnng their williegness to go, the other half being of a
contrary opinion. About six of them left the room for that
purpose, bu.tshortly Taunted, and they said they considered
that, if any went, the whole of the jury ought to go.
A jerytnain aid be should move an adjournment of the
inquiry, as this was too serious a matter to be purled over

Another juryman wished to know if it was legal for
them to come to a verdict without kno•log whether then
was really a dead body at all. He had attended several
implode, aid it was always considued Demur, that the
jery should go and view the body.
Tits Comae, raid it wad the duty of the jury in all eaten
tkview the body, that act baiog alluded to in the depost-
dim ; but as the doctor considered this a eau of typhus,
he would not ask them to go and view the body, but they
Imaid do so if they thought proper, or aoy portion of them.
♦ttar a consultation among the jury as to what sort of
verdict they could return,
Teo Fereafte mad it would have been far more satisfac •
tees, te deft If they had other medical testimony • but
.lea the slats of the evidence Mors them they could come
'OD as othos conclusion than that the deceased died tuft
actual eau's.

SUSPECTED MURDER AT WOOLWICH.—An ifitpit7
tarminsted yesterday before C. J. Canter, E.g., coroner too
Wee. Kent. touching the death of John Woolsey, a ear.
;matte, who resided at Chancery lane, and who wag fauna
dead on the Arm bank at North Woolwich, ender circa's-
stances which lead. to the guswicion that • foue. deed has begin
committed. It tweet" that the skull of the demaged yea
fractured, hie eyes biskened, cue of his thumbs disloosted.
and hie coat torn io a manner which Indicated that a struggle
bad takes place. The medical erideou mu to the effect
that the injuries wire et ceived pricr to death. The jury co.
tamed an open verdict, cAtpled with an opinion that deatly
was caused Ly violence at the bands of some person or pere
eons unknown.

MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A SCOTCH TOLL-KEEPER.
—Between Toesday sight and Wednesday morning lad
week, Neil Thomson, tRe collector at Dslquhatnie Toll, DM
Rini:lodine, wee aroused from his slumbers by a pram
hamming et the window of his toll-hr nee, who pretended to
be p teeing In charge of some sheep, and inquired what the
tall does were. Thomson turned out of the toll-house to
maim from the moo the pretended toll dues. Hardly held
be goes beyond the threshold, when he received a mar.
dermas stroke with a weapon on the crown of the head.
The blow tent him staggering Gerrard into the house, and
another blow on the head seat him reeling to the floor. Ha
Tallied fora m^atiot, and made a rash for the outer door.
Hbassailant followed him, and endeavoured to dreg him
forcibly into the house. Thomson grasped the sides of the
door, sad several times called out "Murder." Fearing led
the cries should st•reet potions to Thomson's aid, the as-
sealant rushed out of the house and ran along the road. Then
le little doubt that the intention of the fellow was plunder.
after he had rendered his vivica insenailde. On Saturday
last, a tickt.t.of.leave travict, named .J ho Ledbetter, who
hie twain Kincardine for some month. east, was sperm
headed en the charge, and is now in Dendane orison.—
Glasgow Herat
DARING GAROTTE ROBBERY AT READING.—Abont
one o'clock on the morning t f Waders...sky, the SOth ult., a
d•ring gavotte rntb'ry took place in Resdiag. A respect-
able tradesman of the nem* of John H.yne was standing
near the Poet-flutee at the tine stated, when two men and
a +emote a prorched him and demanded money or drink.
He told them he had neither, and then bostened off to his
house, and just as he was shout entering tire door one of
them feud him and held his hand over his month and
nostrils„ testily retrocede" him, whilst his come-de wte
eogsgrd in titling his pockets. Toil done they marched
away, but fortunately two men belonging to the county
police force same by a few minutes afterwards, and learning
whet had happened they immeirietrly set ttf in search of
the fellows., acconsesnied by kir. Hays., and same up with
them in she adjoining street. They were accused of the
oreault and robbery, end were reined by the police officers.
They v oletttly resisted being taken into custody ; one of the
officers wog knocked down and his prisoner got away, but
the second officer, when nearly c • Eitowered, drew hie staff
and knocked the fellow down. He then succeeded in con-
veying his primmer to the atation-house, where he was me
eognieed ea a noteritoss offender, and as having lately be-
longed to the Royal Berke Mi' tie. He was examined before
the turg'stratre nn Wednesday, and the case was remanded
f r a sew days to enable the polio to;,diseover the other
fellow.
FATAL RAILWAY AcCIDENT.—A shocking accident
happened on Monde, evening to a man in chaffge of the
tort hag at en intermediate *Wino on the Lancaster and
Carlisle lice, dyeing the pro:tem of the mail teals from
Glasgow to Menehreter. It 'piteous it is cuwommy for the
train to be alsclotned, bat not entirely brought to a stand, at
several of the minor post stations., when the small letter
bags are thrown into the guards' van, sad the train pro-
ceed* on its clone. On the n"ght alluded to, the man
art'.ved rather early, and tieing somewhat fatigued from
haymaking during the day, it would eon; at that Tae had sat
I himself down epos the rails and become drowsy. The tests
came op, mod the toor fellow is said to hove been literally
cue is two, while in a sitting posture, and his remains scat-
tered in every dircetion on the lit e We have not learned
th name of the deceased.—Mooriteele. Fransiner.
THE MURDER OF MRS. M KNIGHT, AT ILILEV.
—One reader. will rrtnemher that the sit tretive officer sent
down by the Hsme Secretary to investigate this mysterious
e wh'ch &rpm. to her .me more mysterious the more
It is Inquired into, stated in or on court th.t he had very
litt'e doubt as to who wan the guilty perry. We under-
stand that this stet meet referred to this man, George
Holmes,eseminrd on au'pici re, but against whom no %a-
gog. evidence nr, II I related, and oho was last week NM-
teneed to impels. lament for two years, having been toned
guilty of robbing and nearly killir g by straneolatios 'a
young girl in the neighbourhood of the scene of the Ilktey
murder.—Durefres (butter.
ROYAL CALEDONIAN HUNT AND WESTERN MErpt
roe.—The race. under the aa.pic' a c I tie Caledonian
Hunt and Western Meetirg are or come off this par on the
fib, 9th, and lOth days of Oe ober neat We may stet*
that there will be fear races on the first day, five the deonds
end five the third ; and from the value of the plates to be
sus for, first rate si Ott may be expeeted.—Ayr Observer.
Advertisement. I—AT MR. MeCtil'a EaTABLISHe
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

CITY SHERIFFS COURT.

OMB. CIL VIMNDIMAJT,II.C.
V ABON r. .—CCAkL-LAal CIISTOIII.
The plaishff in this soti a emcee oa bedew at Ford.
boat Mills, Ewa, sod defeedast is a broker or yeas la
t4ethine lase. The action ass brought to /me.' the sem
.1 41. b. 2d, for lose sestanted by the plaintiff its roaea•
wilco of the Boa-Mimi of a quantity of linseed, ait-
NrJose to coottset. no taste of tb ewe woro *we
rtsmare Bon, wt e) geawraUy mated ea his spat falls' mar-
ket, agreed cis the 7th Marsh kw the ware of 91
gesture of liaised, at 465. Bd. per quarter, bat
that contract wu varied b a verbal agree-
sent. sod on the 17th Mr. Mame, jua., paid 11.
oil aceosat, sad sabsegaeatly the remainder oa the
25th of March, whoa he waived as order for the
deliwry of the seed from Merritea's Wharf, bet en piss
there it woo fogad that the werohaatet delivery oriel led
not bon lodged, sad eeesequitatly he weld aot °Mak tea
hawed which he had previously resold to a Ms. Claplia
dine or lour days before be (Mean) bad paid fee It. awl
so be weld sot deliver it throve' the above eases,
Chaplin repudiated the aospact. Massa Urea applied te
dentinal ler the news of Ms wormy, which wee vetured,
Medea thee psi the sad, sad sold at a lees of Ss. per
quarter, sad iawreed ohs, impasse which he sow aught
to recover.

Mt. Pbilp, for defesdaat, sealsailod sass piestif could
sot waver, of tbe posed that the tysaseetlea was void,
se As ammo was sot is writing se requited by the etststs
of freak; sad if it wins true bawls it was also void ea
that &coast; besides widely be would show that Moos,
jos., wu is tide ease the prissips4 mad set who meat, sad
we thermion tas poops, party to sae.
His Home bad as doubt os tits past. . _

Mr. Nam seid that it Was sot the autos Is dos Non
■asksts to rims bought sad sold motes, and, besidss, this
or s ash marmite.

His Heuer said it unlit rca•c ily b called that, sad with
the mum of the Buses markets tit., hid aoth ag to do hors.
♦ bill bad boss brought Mit Partameet to repeal a putt*
of the Stets* of Fronds as fu u it required all *struts
shies 204 to be to welting, and it was supported by
the Lord Cheseellm sad Lard Campbell, bet the
=masa* rucegly opposed it, sad it was not oar-
tied ; they looked sum tho system so theft *hutsr
sad sourity. But those win sot the Italy potato—
** plaintiff ought sot to hoes taken the suds, bet seed
for tho money and say lose. The receipt of the goo*
appeared to hint to be a waiver of the cozen*

Mr. Moon said that they had gium.oue. is deleadiat
before they took the Ned.

Mr. Philp pat to the height sate et the 7th, whit! was
*aid Theo.' limes" (the scab Ctapelutreet, Bal-
my. square, sad a aeberqwrat latter from him from the
onatry, regveitlas • elect &ley is ming the Imilasee,
awl that the wed might sot be &muted with, es he (the mos)
bad told it to soothe/party. Kr. Philp therefor, eoaleaded
that although the seta was set acted apes, yet it showed
flat Mown, Ili., was acting ea his owa sensate

Plaiatairs abetter rid that it wu well kaolin la Mult
lese.that the sea wee the spat of the father.

His Hamer sad Um liecamesta were aceilesive, sad hi
Amid Stye j edgings% ter dotesdaat.