The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-30 00:00:00

THE FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND RUSAIA.—The Debate of yesterday says
" For some few days nothing has been talked about
but the friendly sentiments exchanged between the
high society of Russia and the American officers
on • mission to the Czar. On both sides there
have been cordial outpourings, and almost incon-
ceivable transports of tenderness, which even borrowed
their form of expression from the language of the Orient.
' I see before me,' exclaimed an American com-
modore, ' the portrait of the grand sovereign ;
that portrait has been decked with flowers.
May there never be aught else but flowers between
Russia and America.' One of Where's himumamouchi
could not have said it better ; but what in substance are
these demonstrations really worth? We know not.
Nevertheless, if we examine our own consciences we shall
be forced to admit that during the last few years we have
not done overmuch to revive the old friendship which for-
merly united Franc* and the United States, and that it is
somewhat our own fault if that nation, only moderately
flattered by our theories upon the expansion of the Latin
races, seeks the alliance of Russia with so much esger-

nem."
A very pleasing interchange of good feeling be-
tween landlord and tenants occurred on Tuesday in the
I presentation to Lord and Lady Powerscourt, at their in-
mantic seat near Enniskerry, of a large oil painting reprosentint she noble pair on one canvas, and executed by Ifr.
Wngal. The portraits, with a splendid diamond brood),
valued at some 12U sovereigns, were presented by a number
of the tenants of the Powerscourt, Dublin, Wicklow, and
Tyrone properties, with a suitable address. His lordship
replied on his own and Lady Powerscourt's part, and after-
wards the tenants present, to the number of nearly 100,
sat down in the old ball of his mansion to an abundant

dinner.
VIOLENT DEATHS.-1n 1864, the latest year for
which the returns have been issued, the number of deaths
in England from external causes was 17,018. It kept
below 15,000 until the year 1863, when it 15,
rose to 6N,
and in 1864 made a much larger advaDoe. The increase
has been most marked in the deaths from fractures and
contusions-5,397 in 1862, 5,852 in 1863, 6,500 in
1864. The number of persons returned as acci-
dentally drowned in the year 1864 also rose to 2,714
—a discreditable number, considering how easy it
is to lawn to swim. Nit it is probable that some
persons found drowned really committed suicide. The
number of deaths from burns and scalds shows some ten-
dency to decline, but is still nearly 3,000 ; the deaths of
girls from these causes between 5 and 10 years of up
have in the last 17 years averaged 344 a year, while those
of boys have averaged only 200 a year—a difference mainly
owing to the greater inflammability of girls' dresses. The
number of known suicides in 1864 was 1,340. In the
seven years 1851-64 it has averaged 66 in every malion of
population, never varying more than 6 per cent. from
that average. Such is, as Dr. W. Farr phrases it, the
iron regularity of the law of suicide ; but he justly adds
that it must not be assumed that the tendency is unco
trollable.
SUICIDE 07 A SOLDIER AT CHATHAM. —A
dreadful case of suicide occurred in the Royal Engineer
Barracks, at Brampton, yesterday afternoon. A sap-
per named Fox shot himself. The sad occurrence took
place soon after 3 o'clock, wh!n the people in the
barracks were startled by bearing the report of a rifle
landed with bal. It appears that -Fox bad been working
in the tailors' shop in the barracks of late, making tinges
and trousers for the men of the corps. This afternoon he
was thus employed in the tailor's shop, in letter C paesage;
be was at work with six compinions, and seemed in capital
spirits, joking and laughing with his comrades. Suddenly
he jumped off, exclaimed "
to HernHersoff !" and left t
he
he
workshop. He soon after put an end his life.
leaving the tailors' room he went to his -modbarrack, in
the north wing of the barracks, losded hiss rifle hot
himself through the bead. It appears proable that the
deceased bad an attack of delirium tremens, for he had
been indulging much in drink of late. Fel was • young
and belonged to the 21st Company
; had formerly
is maid that be
formerly attempted his life. An inquest will be held
at Broenkt_on on the deceased to-night.
THE WRECK Or THE BRI7IBER. —MT. B. L. Gross,
the county coroner, opened an inquiry
on Tuesday, at Size-
well, a hamlet about five miles from Ald is
boroagb, touching
the death of a little girl, about eight years of age, wise
supposed to have been one of the German painsogers co
board the steamer Bruiser, and whose body was washed
ashore on Monday. The inquiry was adjourned till Satur-
day next, when there is reason to believe evidence of Men
tification will be forthcoming. The Coroner made out his
warrant for tie intermeat of the body.