The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-10 00:00:00

THE EPIDEMIC IN RIISSLI.

The Paris Temps of Saturday publishes the fol-
lowing letter on the subject of the epidemic in
Russia :
Park, April 5.

I have read the mieoellansous news of your yesterday's
umber, and in cossequeoce of the rumours that nearly all
the papers are spreading respecting a fever which they call
the " Siberian Plague," prevailing at St. Petersburg, I take
the liberty of giving you some particulars, which I hope will
assist in establiabieg the truth of the matter, if they do not
entirely stop the exaggeration which has been indulged in.
Just back from St. Petersburg, I was able during
my stay there to appreciate for myself the sani-
tary state of the population, and I ma arum you, and
my statement is ooufirmed by information I have just
obtained from persons who left that city only four
days ago, that neither at this moment nor at a previous
period has there been any dimes° of thin nature. It is true
that a species of typhus broke out, in Russia about two
months ego, and that the poorer class« unfired somewhat
severely ; bat it is certain that this fever has considerably
diminished in intensity lately, end that everything
now leads to the belief that it will shortly dis-
appear. I will add that the disease I have
meetiosed has nothing of ea extraordinary character about
it, that if the mortality is a little greater at St. Petersburg,
it mime from the feet that at this period of the year dis-
OIDOI are more (request than at any other eases,, espe-
cially among the humbler dames, owing to their poor
living during Lest. With the view of putting an end to
the state of anxiet3 into which not may the Russians inhabiting
France, but the French who have rebitives in Rossi► have
been throws, 'add removing the injurious influence which
these rumours have produced upon the reciprocal
relations between the two countries, it would be of
;great utility, I think, to publish in your next number
the infortnatioa I seed you, and if you consider it appro-
priate, to insert this letter, for which I give you fall both°.
risatioe.—l am, &a, C. F. Dora,
Oommissionsire-Expediteur of the Imperial
Court al Russia.
14, Rue de l'Echiquier.

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIRTY.—On Saturday the
second spring exhibition of Rowers took place at the Botanic
GlllllOl3l, Regeet's-perk. The weather wee singularly
favourable, and the show was remarkably good. As the
distinctive feature of the first show is byaciathiee, that of
the second is azalea°. But though azaleas formed the I
preenicient part of the exhibition, there was a brilliant con.
tributioo of hyscietbs, cyclamens, tulips, eineraries, roses,
kr. The begonias were very good, but the camellias were
rather smelt Among the sew and rare plants the herb-
lords morgeritaoes, the Ruesia• violets, and aloe &Dankest%
deserve special notice. The ungenial weather which has
continued up to the last week might be supposed to greatly
militate against the exhibition, but for fulness of dower
and brilliancy of colouring it would be difficult
to produce more beautiful results of floricultural art.
There was a good attoodaDoo notwithstanding the mace ex-
aitiag fleetest ou the Thames, sad the company seemed
thoroughly to enjoy the sunshine, the dowers, and the
math, which was peeformed by the bend of the 2nd Life
Glair* and efeadeated by Mr. Froresert.
BICLORADI, APRIL S.—Prince Michael, desirous
of reeogaising the services readmit by Richard oobilen
the cease of bassaaity sad of Bettis, bee ordered tweed
services he hews= of his nieseary to be performed to-morrow
in the Bertha Cathedral said is the protestant church la
this dg.—Reateth Telegrms.