The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-10 00:00:00

DUELLING, IN RUSSIA.

A letter of Nov. 20, dated from Stavropol (in
the provisos of CinCanceaus), add/meal to the Gazette des
TreoUNOILT, :
"A duel has just bees fought between two young lieute•
meta of the Emma army of the (Omegas, Prince de Gott-
chakoff and Heron de Fitkaghof. The weapons chosen wr re
pistols, and it woe agreed that the combatsats, after being
placed is position, should be blindfolded, sad that thus the
word " ire" should be given by one of the three "
wit-
asrea," to be chosen by lot. The pasties tired simulta-
neously. prince de Gortchakoff wee not touched, but the
Harm do Fittieghot fell dead, with a ball through hie heart.
The prince sod the three elating's, M. de &hack.
lieutramt ; de Nippe, sub-lieutenant ; and Choniontow,
a 4411).4 on the stall, wars wrested, sad brought to a court-
martial at litarropoL The public prosecutor called for a
rigorous application of the sew law, which Ma bad a most
wholmorne effect iu checking the practice of duelling, till
lately or frightfully president in the Huainan army. Ac-
cording to this law officers who tight duels are liable to be
deprived .4 their ourumiseions, their deceratims, sod all
rights sod privileges of nobility, mod moreover to eight
per.' impn.uament is • fortrem ; sonoominisaimsed offl•
errs and soldiers are subjected to very severe corporal pu•
m.liments. le this case the court•nortial, taking into con•
aideratioe that Prim.* de Gortchalioff had dietiuguished
himself by his courage in several battle., as was proved by
his many scars, that N.M. de &hack and de hippo were
very young (under mottoes), and that the former,
having been born and brought up in °anionic,
might poeohly not have been entirely aware of the extreme
severity of the Ruasisn law with regard to duels, and that
M. (*Meliorator had before the combat made the moat praise-
worthy efforts to prevent It horn taking oleos, and had only
*souted to be a witness in the hope of effecting a recond•
liation— was of (+Mimi that the extreme rigour of the law
vliouhl be mottled by the exercise of their discretionaey
power. Acconlingly they only sentemed Prince de Govt.
chakuff mid Lieutenauta de Mcbac'k and it, Sims to he de-
prived of their military rank and decoratiom, sad to serve is
the army RS pravett soldiers, until by some brilliant service
they amok! to have the attention of the Emperor
called to their "vs.. As to If. rhocnoutow, he wee only
assatcuccal to air auoutbs' imprisonment in the casco/atm of
fortress."

A (tier frgun itisca says :—" 1 should Hot forget
to spoilt •ith the praise it deserves of the bobby conduct
of the geutlenien, .11 volunteem, who have boss gamed i■
the 1111110 is the difficult and dangeroue operation of Pl-
cover:lag the bodies. Were the Victoria Cruel conferred fur
ovic services, nose could have deservel rt mom than such
nwn as Mr. }trough. Me. Palmas, of Heangiaster (who bore
a chief part in the clograme of the Lutslhall Mee), Mr.
Wal.s, of Abursyclen, and other. who laboused on almost
in the jaws of death, with the gas dashing in the lamp, the
mine workings falling :ground, and in an atinolphere which
it is impossible to describe, while then yet remained •
chance of Boding a fellow-creature alive, htendly without
food sad without rust."

It is proposed to hold Hi the town of Birming-
ham, on the Zird of January, a conference ea the measures
to lie taken for the relief of children who are not as yet
either creinuala or pupas, but whose ntharal guardians
will uot or cannot provide foe their educatioo. It is the
ohjort .1 the calefereme to lay befoie the executive govern.
lowa and the legislature, as a °minium:ice of the prniciple
&leoa stated. the imperative duty of its providing ealuothwe
for the portmu of the comiumuty.
THE CHEST!! MUIDEIL—At the I)urhate a: mixes,
no Saturday. Milner Loekey (SM, pitman, was charged
with the wilful murder of Thomas Harrison, at Unath
Mill, Chester-lwritrest, oe the ZOth of September hat. The
poisoner at first pleaded " guilty of killing," but
afterwards withdrew the plea, substituting that of
" not guilty." Mr. Blackwell stated the case for
the prosecution. Luckey had beam married to his present
wife unit about a year ; they lived very unhappily together,
and finally separated. Mrs. Lothey and her three children
west to live to a cottage at l7rpeth, and whilst residing
there, a Mt. Bell, who occupied the farm, became bankrieit.
Harris's, the deceseal, wee a mesmeric of the Newcastle
bouthruptcy court, awl he ass tout to Umeth to look after
the crops. He took up Lis abode wink Mr.. Lackey.
Lockey [ammo jealous of the mato. and en the *venom of
the day to queetiou he went to the house, and with a clasp
knife he lad bought in Durban, he stabbed his wile its the
thigh. Harris's, who was ill iu bed is the hitches called
oces
nut "Lockev, shuns teenier y. our wife," w Lackey
turned upon. him in a furious rummer, pl the knife
late his Imeese, and killed him OR the apt. jury after
imminence of half as hour, found ii verdict of guilty ; mad
the prisoner was senteuced to 11,-..th.
I'arailalll•lllENT lit THE IAtNDON, CHATHAM, AND
DuTLE RAILWAY.—On Saturday evenieg Mr. DiliA•loX, the
city coroner at Canterbury, bald au toiletry at the Calla
lee, in the parish of St. Mildred, in that city, Mkt the de-
cumstoures comiected with the death of June Mather, a
sulccoutmetor of the auths in the course of construction
for the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, in the eeigh-
bourbood of Canterbury. About half-past 11 o'clock
that day the deceased was on the New Brick-field
bridge over the landoe, Ciodhain. and Dover Railway,
engaged inovuig some earth from behind one of the
ebutineets. Be 1,011160 masse the earth, about •
eramion•lead, slipped from the rear of the abutment and
knocked him oft, and completely covered him up. Amide
star was promptly obtained, awl in about six minutes ha
Was extricated from the earth. Ito methinl anathema ar-
riving life was extinct. The wet weather it was supposed,
had caused the eirth to elle The jury returned a venbra to
the effect that the decnow-cl was accidentally setthmted. The
Amer fellow has left a widow and seven chiktree ; but, for-
tanatcb , 114.1.4.1 in.liftlll his Ile only tit e days previously
f.., I:is I , 14,1.11, 11., ot it, insuran.:..m amounting to Nth.,
*Mello he had pre% ionicly efvvted.