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

THE ISLE OF SERPENTS.

VIENNA. Arouse 3.
It is stated here on good authority that the Austrian
cabinet bus addressed a note to Russia, couched in
extremely energetic language, and containing
serious protest against the Russian occupation of the
Isle of Serpents, at the mouth of the Danube. It
sets forth that one of the principal results obtained
by the treaty of puce—vie., the free navigation of
the Danube, would be endangered and even nen-
tralised by this measure. To obtain this right of free
navigation for Germany was the principal reason for
Austria's intervention to bring about the peace of
Europe. It is fully expected that the Emperor of
Russia will comprehend the force of the Austrian
note, and being himself so pacifically inclined, will
not fail to give orders for the immediate evacuation
of the island in question, the further occupation of
which would only tend to produce fresh complications
and render the treaty of peace a dead letter.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 26.

The question about the porse.sion of the Isle of
Serpents is not yet settled. The Divan bed at first
determined to send over a high dtgoitary of the state,
accompanied by a strong military detachment, to
force the Russians to evacuate the position. But the
plan met such oppoeition that it was given up. It
was satisfactorily proved, that, without in the least
compromising the Sultan's rights of sovereignty,
that group of islands belonged at all events to the
Danubian Principalities, and that as the Porte was
bound by treaties not to maintain standing garrisons
in Moldavia and Wallachia, it would be a breach of
good faith to garrison the Isle of Serpents with
Turkish soldiers.

AMERICA.

ILLECTIIIC TILZOILATIL)

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY Moaning.

The Unit d States Mail steam-ship Fulton hasjuat
arrived GB Hurst Cagle, with the mails, and dates
from New York to the 26th ult. _ _ _

Herbert, the California senator, who murdered the
Irish waiter, has been acquitted.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JULT 26.

Cotton is dull.

Breadatuffe opened well, but buyers did not come
forward.

Freights inactive.
Exchange on London.—The leading drawer wan
asking 110. The range is 109 to 1091 for crammer-
vial signatures, and 109! to 109 t for most banker..
The Fulton has brought specie to the value of
105,000 dollars for England.

BAKUNIN.—A letter from Berlin in the Deutsche
ReieM Zeitung contradicts in the must positive manner the
liberation of liskunin, and adds that to is considered in
Russia as a far too dangerous surject to be rtstored to
liberty, not only on sccouot of the leading port he took in
the revolutionary movements in Framer, Poland, and Gera
Bally, but fir his psoslavittic sputches and l'hilcoophical
writings. The writer further maint►ins that • mitiga-
tion et Bekuein's imprionmeist was therefore all that
could be esp cad from the eemency of the CM, and ens
peas that hie uncle, Gen. eel Mouravieff, well aware of
this, did sot therefore peer, his restoration to liberty.
A PROFESSIONAL BEGGAR.—A female beggar by
profession, nsmed Gamer, has just died et Troyes, end, to
the gr.at surprise of alt those who had been accustomed to
relieve the extreme misery which she appeared to be la-
b luring under, on examining her ro teem war found e
large supply of household linen in excellent condition,
abort ZOOM in cub, and bond. aid securities emotions/
in vale to 'hien 10,e0Or. Sae fell ill about • week before
bee death, and was taken as a toupee to the hospital. Fuel-
ing her end approaching, the gave directions for her
funeral, which she wished 0001 ne in harmony with the
property rho left behind her. B.`e ordered a comfortable
cufilo, and also that the finest ortismeute should be displayed
on the hearse, which was to be toliweed hy all the poor of
tip pariah of St. Remy, where ore hid long roan!. d.
Tne Bourse t- melte of Berlin 'ma that most of the
German morons who entered the service of Runde during
the late war an Omit to return to Germany, the Russian
government not granting them the advantages which they
bad bean lad to azpsat.
The transport steamer Thames has been discharged
from the service of the goverment.