The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-09 00:00:00

THE BALTIC.

COPENHAGEN, his. 2.
Although the blockade of the Russian porta has
been virtually raised by the return home of the
allied fleets, and officially by the announcement in
the Gatelte, it is incomprehensible why the govern-
ments did not leave a couple of feat-sailing steamers
to watch any suspicious-looking vessels, and search
them for contraband of war. For this piece of—it
lappears almost wilful—negligence, the Russians may
I be grateful, as it enables them to obtain a seasonable
supply of arms, if not ammunition, from the United
States.

Long before the return home of the fleets, a large
and deeptli;iden three-masted clipper, under the
American , arrived here from Boston, and anchored
in the deep water of the so-called Hume, outside the
Trekroner Battery. The ship is called the Wolga,
and the commander (Captain Holm) is a native of
Copenhagen, and well acquainted with the navigation
of the Baltic. Whether he has become naturalised in
the United States, and thus obtained a right to com-
mand a vessel under the flag of the republic, and
whether the ship's papers are in order, and would pals
master with the lieutenant of the Driver, who lut
year so keenly overhauled the Sammy Apple.
too, after landing her revolvers at Baltish
Port, is more than I can say. Thus much,
however, is certain, that the Wolga had been
lying
.hers for more than a month under very
suspicious circumstances, for the captain had
always some diflerent excuse for remaining at anchor.
One day he was waiting for orders, on another the
wind was foul. At one time he was short of water,
at another fresh provisions, and latterly that he wu
afraid of the ice.

A few days ago, however, he weighed anchor dar-
ing the thaw sod sailed up the Baltic, and a vessel
arrived here from Boroholm reports having exchanged
signals with her off that island. It is generally stated
here as a well-known fact that she has arms and am-
munition on board, which being contraband of war
would have been liable to confiscation, although the
blockade of the %Nolan ports has been abandoned
toe the wilder.

According to a telegraphic despatch received here
by one of the foreign embassies, a Russian vessel,
loaded with salt, which was in the act of leaving the
harbour of Elsinore last spring when the arrival of
the advanced squadron in the Sound was signalled
from the Castle of Kronsborg, and remained quietly
at Elsinore ever since, had taken advantage of the
decided thew that has set in, and the absence of
British cruisers, to sail to a Russian port; and there
lin no reason to doubt that many other Russian yea.
'eels which have found • safe refuge in different
Scandinavian ports will now be enabled to return
home. I therefore repeat the question, why were
not • couple of fast steamers left here during the
winter P

A few days ago a couple of brokendown English
gunboats arrived here from the Baltic under canna,
and proceeded. As they held no communication
with the shore, it was impossible to ascertain their
names, but it was nederstood they had been left at
Bornholm to repair damages, and that they were the
very last ships in the Baltic.

RUSSIA.

BERLIN, JAN. 8.

Letters have been received at St. Petersburg from
Odessa, announcing that the cold there is something
extraordinary.

The harbOars of Odessa, Taganrog, Marianpol,
Rostof, and all the months of rivers are completely
frown over.

Generals Osten-Sicken, Lipraudi, and Kotzebue
have arrived at Odessa, to hold a council of war.

Ina letter dated St. Petersburg, Dec. 29, we read:

Before the allies left the Oulf of Finland the Ragan
Beet sent out isolated steamers along the coast to establish

communications between different points. On the 14th
November a squadron consisting of the steamers Oremoieb-
sobi, Wlsdimir, and Cbabri, towing three transports and
a pilot boat, left Cronstedt; after not fewer than four days'
navigation they arrived in the roadstead of lielaingfon; they
remained thole fear days, and then retarded to Cronstedt.
On the 28th November two of the allied vmsels were seta
for the last time off lielaingfors, at nearly twelve miles from
the fortress of fihreaborg. They soon proceeded to the south-
west, end shortly after the Russian steamer Count Vnat'
chonko was able to enter the port. On the 4tb December
the coasts became covered with ice, and on the Bth the
telegraphic service wee impended on all the line of the
northern coast.

A letter from Hamburg, of the 3rd, in the Incle
pendant*, of Brunels, says :

The means of communication by Taal being now easy, in
sonsequesee of the snow and frost, • number of pieces of
' cannon of • long range, recently cast at St. Petersburg with
' all the latest improvements, have already been received at
Revel, Rigs, and other places along the coast. It is intended
to construct near those two places new batteries on the
coast, seeable of matching the artillery of the allied vessel'
the experience of the last campaign having proved that
English sad French guns were able to reach the furthest
works of the Russians, whilst the balls of those of the latter
fell into the 66a, and the shills of their mortars burst without
doing any harm to the enemy. The able engineer Jacobi, to
whom the Russian government is indebted for the invention
of the submarine infernal machines which, by exploding an-
der the Raniouth in July last, nearly caused the death of the
English Admiral Seymour, has been for some months past
entrusted by the High Admiral, the Grand Duke Con-
stantine, with the direction of the works in the imperial
foundries, and he sends out daily new siege guns. In these
operation', • number of old bronze cannons which had
become useless, owing to the progress made in the coasnuc-
non of engines of destruction, have been employed. Wine
from the principal merchants in the Russian ports of the
Black fie• say that in g I no confidence is placed is the
rumours of poem which had been current is December, end
that the coaviotion was general that in the spring the war
would be continued by Russia with extreme vigour. Nag
preparations for defence are being made throughout the
country on • formidable scale, in order to specs* the
extraordinary means of attack which it is known the silks
are preparing on their side. It le generally believed at
Revel and Riga that, on the opening of the navigation, a
numerous Anglo-French army will be disembarked in the
!Line provinces, and will advance simultaneously on the
two sides of the Galt

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 7.—The
Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have r. eeived, through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, • copy of a
despatch from her Majesty's nett and consnl.general is
Egypt, repotting that the Viceroy of that country has
revoked the decree prohibiting the export of graia from the
Egeptiandominioss.—Gosette.
BOARD OP TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. B.—The
Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade ad
Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affeita, a copy of a note addressed by Covet
Wale saki to her Majesty's ambassador at Paris, stating
that, in eonsequeoce of • representation from her Majesty's
isoirstursisat, toe French government has consented to &now
British passenger steamers, which are by law obliged 50
carry • cannon and twelve charges of powder for mating
signals, to ester sad quit French ports without depositing
on shore the powder sarriod.—Gotetta.
FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday' an inquest was held
at Reading on the body of William Goulder, need who
met with his death under somewhat shinnies. Citell61•1110“..
TIN, deceased was in the employ of Mr. Heniosham, fell.
monger, et Cavershave, and en Saturday he went to Marlow
waits horse and cart, us his master's business. On hi..gy
he took up two men who were on their way to Bath. They
left Twylord about six is the evening; it was thee raining
hard, and very dark. The cart travelled along at a penile
pato until it resebeid the bridge enweiog the line of the
Great Wasters Railway, a short distance from the lane
leading to Rolm. Park, SOODinir, the seat of Mr. R.
Palmer, M.P. °milder, noshie to see the road, allowed
the horse to be uncontrolled, and the result 751
that it drove the cart up against a large stone projecting
from one of the sides of the railway bridge. The commie.
owing to the slow pace at which the animal wee some. s' IT
slightly shook the meals the cart, and caused Goulder to
drop has whip. He said be must get down for it, rifle
alighting he stepped on the parapet of the bridge; thinking
it was the step of the cart, he to. k another leap, end than
the unfortunate man fell on the line of railway, a distance
of fall forty feet Item the parapet. The men is the cut
ofw hetree d man storlangetre Iciatchh the road,
them.aridthe sudden
thedrien aid however.(diospara
two gentlemen who came by in a chai.e, with less"
attuahCliataaviidwzliaa.heals'ieasdrnid os foundre.,7wAl Ace
ci'elri gde:hlyel "te.idn died tdolti aeht
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIB DAY.

COURT OF

'EPOS.; OM.

he bankrupt was described as a sostreetor, sers-deatat,
and ;tressed victualler, of Cambridge-terrace, Bernsbarr
pais. sal of the Balmoral Anne, Caledonimoroad. This
;be adjourned examination meeting. The accounts
,booed a capital at the commencement of last yes, of 1,1641.

IS•aurearrd debts us of trlfilag amount, only 6931., bat
ttru are batolities to the 'aunt of 6,411 L, ebirfly on bills,
rtu la respect of the Dean Iron aid Coal Company, of
abut the bankrupt bad bun a dinator. Th' assets an
stated at fsii/l.

mt. Tailor, on behalf of the assignees, ezpreolag their
malacca& nab the account', the bankrupt passed.

IN 11 ?LIMY.

Ibe bankrupt wan a wins sad spirit asarehaut, of Yar-
smith. This was Use eawaiw•*ion nuating. Debra, 1,2001. ;
Wit' about 5001.

Mr. Lucas, foe the assignees, stated that the bankrupt
had mugged nearly aU his property to hie brother, against
Mom proceedings had been taken by the assigame. The
mat bad been an arrangement, ander which the property
ass spree up. The bankrupt had altered his balammshoet

wordingly, and the seeigeimis 44 not now objeet to his

10.Ciddley aupport.d.
Tr• beakrupt paned.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
lx II WILLIAM CLAILINCIDOLD.-CHAIOII AOLI

L this meg a complaint was made ow the, part of MGM
Teat►, Dream, brewers, of Miming-lane, that thq had
cot Imam served with proper notice of the hearing.
Mr. Down appeared to claim notice.
Ur. Timmer Lamb, toe rateresger, attended, sod swore
that hi lied anal the notice is the 20th December.

Tkr.. witaseeee wars called sod stated—the bet, that Ito
revived the melee oa the nth ult., sad took it to the
woad Liam, Mr. Bailey, who pat it iato a drawer. The
other dirk, Prestos, saw the coda, sad was aortal* it was
after Christmas'. It appeared that the Wks attracted at,
testae, balsas* it woo the first of the Wad remind by
the ars, who lad b..a is buslaass between throe sad fru
yean.

Kr. Comaiegooor Morph, expressed his istasties to tot
ia the oppolidoa, sad gave tine Sae thit purpose. He pre-
pidgeit sub* egoism the sisesaier, sad be alma bays
tile to awns say somplabit.
Tito toe woo adJouraed.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.

Miry 26, on iadiend he As wilful Rs:dm of
George Me soot a obild fon roan old.'
2Mes was a soomd indietimot mated fit Oman
*hug* hot with dm .ardn of amoeba obild.

Tie ;rinser. who appeared is a rely weak Mat• 01 Wad
sad body, wee atated davitsp the trial.
Kr. Bolide mad Mr. Clerk esedseted tin prowswaties.
The rifts* wee defended by Mr. lislietises
The eiremiasteeese of the ease were of • mein &dreads;
eaten, sad the leaned weasel ke duo pressestiew admitted
is ►ie speaks that there was my little doubt that the O-
men was is a date of issewity at the Use the dreeilfel
sets were eemaitted. It append that the peteeser Heed
ilberedilme awl wee is very geed elsouneteeem Met
had three Whim, sad after the birth ef the lees Wier, is
Septereher, 1166, s►e seined bon milk WSW, sad was is
a very Ism wed deopeadiag @MN ea mowed is be
soder the Meeks that she was is • dielrelood
eaten and that bon Whim had se sloths. to
wear, sad that t►ey weld OM minty. She
weepiest tome ass of vision to ewe of her
*Wren • short time Mime the dreadful tweerrewsw,
wresequeses of width the and was end into the otwatry,
het the two *•happy desseeed *Woes remained wit► Mr,
Ned dubs, the aie►t of the 29th Nevewittee, dee derneyed
bah of them ►y twain their threat* She at ease ed•
waled that the had coweitted *MOM. awl a nose whisk
the had wed, sad 'hie* she bed talus ben the rem
ef ewe of the ledgers, was fogad le the teem
Mr. Gibes., the surgeon of the gest, stated that boo what
▪ had sets el the prisoaer, he had se doubt she wss
imam at the time the set was committed, wed evident wet
addend to thew that her father woe esallwed ia a lweatie
asylum as we tewarable itaatitt

if. jar, elaulued the pineal es the mesa eir freaky,
W Ike wee erlerod se be isieleoll duke bar blejsmere
piewere.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAT.

11•145101CHOU8Z.
VIOLS= ASSAULT DT • GOLDIN&

George Whims, a private le t►. Gentedier Gaud; at
mean I eenaged et the Pertnewneset banish*, was
pissed at the bee beton the Lord Item, eitarged with
nessektieg • skillet week spew Mr. Milsolf Reese, ender
the kin,* esprevend eireenetanes :
It appeared net the presentee wee steadies to treat of
hie ewe gesidowee whew the prissier, win had beset drisitieg,
sudden, one up sad neck bin a vision blew es think
of the head. Presenter seised the priegwor, who nide so
»gnaws, owl wee ennyed to the states-house. The
prosecutor lest two geld shirt studs Is the Nab with the
primmer, who appeared to be liking.
Led Itsy.r—Well, primmer, what ben you to asp to
seek roes andeet

Prissor-117 lord. I bays so noollostion of what I did.
lon *my for 'bat Ikon dom. I boor boa la trouble
beim

L*d Mayer—Ton en a disgrem t pew regiment, ead I
met allow pm to go eapeohlbed. I 1111114 retort tko
malls ageism snob railloaly modest. Yee Um bees
looked up ell Eight, eed kept sway hem peer bursas.
Yes ont hood I. fee tko elms% or tat days' lamina-
mat.
Ths prima vas looked op Is &hulk

A DISTITIITZ MILITIA SAW.
Cherp Rabble, a militia as is resimeataisoras homed
lashes the Lead Xaym in a state of deatttatioa, and brim.
a deserter hem the Royal Middlsess Militia.
Poliaweaselahl• 45040 f the City tone, said that yesterday
Owosso, while on duty la Cbeapaide, the yeieseisr same
up and pas himself iato astody as a demorter. He said be
was Ikeda% aad without a hese.
Uri Mope—Why did you divert (MIMI year regiamat ?
Primer—Oa the Saturday before Christmas I sad
several ethers wished to p to Loads. to see oar friends.
refused.
We salted pessimism et the chief Miser, but we were

Lordllkyar—Tos wk to ma bar, do rot ?
Primer-Ir, say Lord. I bar bola to re routirou
k Barr knot, whin I foliated, and lb* tarok told no
that be mall rot auk* as. I was toot back to ay var.
ten fir boot way I raid.
Lord Karr—you bar dor eras by dowries, aad
yos val as doubt be orvorady parrs& I tail or tbs.
yes an rat brb to year rostraat.
TM rimer, who was a Sae you., ara, raid ashler
nad as writs. H. kr sobarartly seat bar ba sharp
N a makable, to tbo wintry astbaritios at AIN/oboe.

A.llOlllll ASSAULT.
Jaws lather, a private is the Grenadier Guard', sta-
tioned at the Partatea-etsret Barracks, was htewitlit ham
the Ind Mayer shamed with bevies Hessited Mr. Massif
of Birhapia&strest, allvetesakh.
lb. named said ho was wades aline Biebesplat►
lbw, wear his owe home, whoa the defendant railed wpm 1
htm sad swellod hi. withsst &salvia. say peoesestion, or
amnia, arty assn.
The &kindest said he rosily did set knew what he was
about et the time ; he was ao far gage is liquor.
The Lard Mayer ordered the &fondest to pay a kw of
ith or to be harkened for in days.
Jones Hubbard, s priests in the Midas*: Militia, was
committed Is, herbs( darted.
The defendant, who aid hit wee 20 pus ief age, and had
beta hen I. It. One'., etatei, In mew& to the Lord
Moyer's esitakirs, that ho amid 'wither said nor write, al.
Werth a Protestant, and that its wee arm Is, what he had
mead by westing oilosatiew.

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aosaaar or • WATTII AT SADLaa'a WUJ& TIMATILI.
Jam Rays•l6, Ilableaably althett mai asaa. was
Nasal at As bar allergia wish Sri a !doable Myer

vat* the report) e/ Kr. Richard Theban', ender the
feliewias eireaaesteneee.

It append *at the preeesister wee waltiag 'at the ea.
traces of &awe Wells Theatre, laving his wale kis hie
waists's* pocket After he had best there a sheet time he
felt in his wassteost pocket, when he missed hie wet*, bet
upon tuning rowed sew the wawa dm" It heal his right
hand. He at ewes seised him, wises the primer said, "It
is lot se, it is the old seas ever the way." The promoter
gave hiss Into the custody of the pollee, who had made
inquiries' about hiss aid aecertaieed that he yrs int
associate of the waste thieves sad bad eharestere.

The prisoner basics pleaded guilty I. Ile charm lb.
magistrate *entwined hies to four seriatho' isprisoasseat,
with bard labour. 1

1011111 IN ♦ 011111011.

Jaime Chamberlain, 18, of B:om-•llay, Clerkeftwell, •
greeagroee►, and Thomas Chamberlain, 14, of 8, Wood-
yard, Tarinaillctreet, Clerke•well, of as occupation, were
reathaded until Friday neat in • charge of entering the
thank ea Groat Beffroo-hill, sad stealing thorefrea • tin
boa eoatdai•g moneys, lb, snout of chick cm sot
knows, the property of the elarekwardass.