The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

BBNIGHTBD AMONG TBB ALP&

A letter from Interlarken contains the following :
"Oa Monday evening last, 49th of August, this little town
was in the greatest slate of excitement; the news having
reached it that there were three gent'emen lost on the Her
Moneta°, a spot which had 'greedy been the scene of
many fatal catastrophes. All the inhabitants of the town
and moat of this aromas at the various time!, collected im-
mediately In the avenue, and watched with the most painful
anxiety the pope.* of the lanterna held by the guides sett
to starch after the unfortunate gentlemen. It would appear
that the Prince Leon Deolet.Kildfeo (a Russian), Mr. Donald
Spence, end Mr. Lancelot Spence (two Englishmen), had
set out in the evenleg, about kittens's', five o'clock,
with the intention of manly taking • @bort walk
on the mountain, but that when they had ascended for about
half an boar they left the path and struck out one for them-
selves which seemed to lead more direcly to the summit. On
reaching, however, en awkward looking precipice, the
Russian prince and Mr. Lancelot Spence determined to cross
it, with the view of descending to Interleekt n in a (pucka
meaner; once on the other side of theprecipiee they found
that all dement wee impracticable, while at the same time
they were unable to retrace their steps. Nothing then was
left them but to ascend, for in asoension was their only hone
of safety, while Mr. Donald Spence, who hod not created the
precipice, wee able to hurry tale to the town fur amistence.
This be succeeded in obtaining, and in about two or three
hours he managed to overtake Ms brother and the
prima who, haying by the time given no all hope of eating
out of the difficulty unaided, had Ut their eigere, sad made
up their mind, to nave a night of it. It was then
dark, thunder and lightning raging, and • perfect lerag:l
nan falling, so that the predicament was anything but plea-
sant. To add to the danger of the benighted party, the guide
hed beenght with him no lantern, end was eome time before
be could diaoover any way ot Cescent to as to avoid the in-
numerable precipices which spread in every direction over the
Harder. After two boots of denverode walking, every step
of which might have been their lea, a party of six guides
with lantern@ joined them, sad then all became com-
paratively plain ceiling: four mole guidee, sent by the
Empress of Bawl* on bearing of the loot party, soon after
012:011 up. On serving at the entrance of the town, nearly at
midnight, an enormous crowd awaited *brit coming with
greetings of the most enthalisotic kind—all hope having
ban Stem up of the safety of Prince Deotet-Hild4eo and of
Mr. Lancelot Spenee. The entrance into leterlacken wee •
perfect triumph; the read wee lined; all the window@ at the
various hotels wee filled; the Empress of Runk (who had
despatched her own physician to meet the procession la cue
of need) was on the balcony of the Boil Belvidere, see.
rounded by her maids of honour, to view the torchlight pro.
011111i011 peat on to the Hotel de la Joungfrao, whets the
whole party were staying. The distress of Mrs. Spam,
the mother of the two Englishmen, and of the Princess
()ethane, the aunt of the young Roman, an reettoely be de-
scribed ; but aa it in Fennel), tab n that' All's well that
ends well,' we mutt hope thot the golden role wee not de-
parted from in this case."—Oaliyooni.

SCENE IN ME CARACCAS (VENE7tELA).—A letter
in the Semaphore of Marsts7lo, dated the 0 h of August, lbw
dercribes the Mate of that place:—" We ewe in the midst of
civil war. There was • bloody battle M my street
on the ltd of August. The troops of the govern-
ment have defeated their opporeete, my home is
riddled with balls. Neat day we were all engaged In
Gleaning the pavement which was soaked in blood. I em
so shocked at whet I have 'hooted that lam educe able
to write. Sinop the 4th I have only been able to go out
morning end everilog to take some food, sod then I go
with • pi.tot in eecb pocket. Busine.s is at • stand•still,
and personal safety is the thought uppermost with
all. A Frenchmen who put his head outside big
window whilst the fight woo going on received a ball
is the base, and was killed on the apt. Another was strut
is the head, but hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Agee* the chief of the party in opposition, Lis retired to
Legusyrs, where he has thrown up barricedes. The com-
munication with that place is interrupted, and we have hers
is Caracas only five days provision in cove:

The Vienna eorreepondtnt of a Hamburg paper
ease:—" It is gabe certain that Sad nit effered a large
sum lo oar government for the cesaion of Venetia, which
ogee, thowitt backed by England, wee timply declined.
Sardinie thea pruated that Menton and Peechiers should
be ceded, for which a considerable indemnity was 11310
offered; but this met with u little favour as the previona
proposal. Sardinia lest!, demanded that they should be
nude federal fortresses ; and up to the pres:nt timo abe in-
state on this requirement."

The Government of Bologna have abolished
the pontifical postal stamps, and 4.1..1.4 11111 W ones on the lit
of September, which erill aka@ be recognised by the rest-
ates authorities.

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