The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-16 00:00:00

CIRCASSIA.

Accounts from Circa is in the Oseerratore Tries-
Nap state that the Russian commandant of Fort
Nokia, being out hunting with ten of his officers,
was suddenly attacked by a party of Circassians con-
cealed in a forest of the banks of the Adiakan. After
a severe conflict, in which two officers were killed
and three wounded, the commandant was taken

prisoner and conveyed to the mountains.

CHINA.

Advices had reached Calcutta Gram Hong Kong
of the 14th of August. Up to that date nothing
had occurred beyond the blockading of the Canton
river. Opium had advanced. Patna, MO dols. ;
Bemires, 690 dola. ; and Malwa, from 605 to 810
dols. Exchange, 4s. 11d.

THE SIAMESE EMBASSY.

(MOM WIZ owl 901117.11PONDINT.)
MALTA, Ocr. 9.

On the Bth, at 3 a.m., H.M.S. Camden arrived
from Alexandria, having on board the Siamese embassy and
smite, and also the Bombay mail.
H.M.S. Desperate arrived at 10 cm., having accompanied
the Caradoo as a convoy from Alerxentbia, and it ia under-
stood she will attend se escort of honour to the embassy the
whole of the voyage to England.
The Ambassadors and their suite landed at 11 cm., and
after paying a short visit to the governor, went to apart-
teenier at one of the hotels. After this they were seen
shopping about the town, and they returned to their hotel
to dinner.

H.M.S. Caradoe was taken into dock and will proceed
on her voyage on Saturday, the 10th. She will stay about
three days at Algiers, sad the same time at Gibraltar, attar
which the will roost probably go direct to England, but in
every case the wish of the ambassadors is to be studied.
There are on board three ambassadors, two oMotes in charge
of presents, one official interpreter, two king's officers, one
brother of first ambassador, one brother (hie sou), three
interpreters, three secretaries, two secretaries to the superin-
tendent of presents, two aecretariee to superintendent of
arms, three assisting embassy, and five servants.

The azahuasikirsare rid to be—first sad second from the
first King of Siam, sad the third first to the second King of
Siam—there being two kings, the firet sending two ambits-
adore, the second one. The second tunbamador is the
adopted son of the king; the first is the brother of the prime
minister. Another younger brother and son is in the suite
going to England to be educated.
They are Bhuddhist, and consequently do not eat beef or
mutton, or use milk, cheese, butter, or anything produced
from bulb or cows. Hogs' lard is the only fat allowed to be '
used in cooking. For the information, however, of them
who may wish to invite theca in England to parties, I may
suite that they eat freely et game, poultry, pork, and curry of
the very hottest,at every meal. They drink moderately of brandy,
wine, champagne, and pale ale. They ars very fond of tea,
which they drink slavery meal, and all day long, without milk.
They eat no poetry or Bweets. Eight of the principal mem-
bers of the embassy dine together; the others, excepting the
servant., have a separate table, and pay gnat respect and
homage whenever they address one of the superior eight.
They are very cleanly, and all make a point of bathing every
day. Their teeth art black from the nee of the betel-nut.
They have all torts of European articles for ordinary pur-
pose.. They have splendid presents on board for her Ma-
jesty; amongst them two crowns, and • lady's 'addle, en-
riched with diamonds, rubies, and other precious atones
spears with gold heads, &c. They have also 10,0001.
in dollars on board, besides ban of gold ; so they are
tolerably well provided. Their dress is very splendid—a
rich tunic with a belt of gold clasped in front with • buckle
ornamented with diamonds and rubies!, loon trouers, and
small richly-ornamented Ault-cep, with • spice running
from the top. Their faces aro perfectly Chinese, and they
look amazingly like the nodding figures in the large tea
shops in England. A number have changed their gay
oriental dreg' for clop-made *Mots and Jim Crow hate.
The change is not an improvement.
On the 9th Genteel Sir John l'ennefather gave • re-
view of the troops in honour of the embassy. The
troops went through various evolutions, with which the
Mamma appeared much pleased. The soldiers were in
magnificent order, and one could not help wishing such a
noble met of follows were in India aiding the restoration of
order, and protecting our women and children. The troops ;
wish this themselves.

MALTA, OCT. 10.
The Siamese ambassadors yesterday had an early
dinner with the Governor, at 6 p.m., and at 7.30 they visited
the Hon. Victor Hamilton, the chief secretary to govern-
ment, who upon the occasion threw open his elegant suite of
rooms to all the elite of Malta. The ledge crowded to have
an interview with the &emcee, who appeared to take a great
interest in the dancing, end a greeter ha aduireourieg to
make themselves understood by the ladies. They are very
pleased with Sir John Pennefather's giving them a review,
and with his attention to them generally. They leave to-
morrow, the 11th.

A " STATE OP fheoz."—The Messaggere of Mo-
dena of the 9th publishes the decree declaring Carrara in a
Meta dater, as already stated. All coffee-houses, places of
public resort, and altopiy are to be closed from nightfall to
sunrise. Crowds are to be dispersed, sod no three
see to be allowed to atop together in the street/. ArlisODZl
sad lodging-house keepers, and all those who have private
visitors staying with them, are immediately to send in the
names of their guests, on pain of a fine of from 200 fr. to
I,ooofr. No one te allowed to be out from nightfall to sun-
rise, except priests and physicians. All those who are found
drunk in the streets are to be arrested, and on the following
day receive corporal punishment.
ALLEGED UMLERA OPTBREAK AT SZEATPORD.—
SANITARY PRlCsotloNS.—Yesterday, at a special meeting
of the parochial authorities of St. Pancras held in the Vestry
Hall, Camden Town, Mr. Churchwarden Attenborough in
the diair, Dr. Morris Wilson called upon the authorities to
adopt prompt and immediate san i=measures for meeting
any outbreak of cholera in that . He wished for the
immediate appointment of another inspector of nviaances,
and the roost rigorous thief to be laid down, so that all
causes for generating the awful scourge might be eradicated.
In doing so, he had to inform the authorities of the serious
and Important fact that at West Ham, in the village of
Stratford, the cholera had already made its appearance.
(Sensation.) Within a few days, 17 cases had occurred,
and 7 deaths had taken place. (Much sensation.) It
was, therefore, highly important that the whole of the
metropolitan parishes should at ones adopt active measures to
meet the serious evil, and m it was impossible for that ex-
tensive and populous pariah to be properly inspected by one
inspector of nuisances, he traded there would be another at
once appointed. Dr. Hillier the medical °Moir of health,
who had been investigating ties apparent cause of the outbreak
at Stratford, said that it was believed to arise from bad water
supplied from a well. The attack was confined to one row of
houses supplied by this water ; sinoe its We had been discon-
tinued the attack had greatly subsided. Dr. Wilson further,
in urging the appointment of a second inspector, alluded to
the unwholesome food sold to the poor, which at any time
might give rim to an outbreak of the disease. Articles of
hod of the worst kind were constantly: being sold. They
heard of such things as gesso at Bd. a piece, and meat at 2d. •
paamd. After a brief disevaalon, this important matter wan-
's/red to the Seattary Committee for immediate consideration.

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN THE REGENT'S
CANAL.—Yestervtay a number of persons proceeded to the
Queen's Arms public-home, by the side of the Regent's
Canal, Twig Folly, Bethnal-green, to view the body of the
man found on Wednesday evening, under the mysterloas cir-
cumstances detsiled in this journal of Thursday, but the body
has not been identified st present. Last evening a second
inspection of the body of the deceased was made previously
to the port toortern examination which had been ordered by
' the coroner, when it wss discovered that, in addition to the
injuries alreadv mentioned, both arms were fractured, and the
back part of the heed had sustained an extensive laceration
of the scalp and fracture of the skull. There was likewise •
stab wound on the thick part of the right arm, evidently in-
flicted by some sharp instrument, which had pawed com-
pletely through the limb. The police of the K division were
occupied from an early hour in the morning until late last
evening in searching the towing-paths and the adjoining
Bolds immediately abutting= the canal, to tows, if possible,
the misting clothing of the deceased, but nothing whatever
has been found by them. The general impression last night'
among the pollee find others was, that thedsomeed must have
been brutally mustered, and afterwards thrown into the
vat, by hie magenta. Yr. Itteherd Keldolo, the sargeon,
of Onsa-street, will make a pier owsrims sumniastion of the
body this (Friday) wonting, sod the inquest will probably
be held this aftersion. The deceased is swotted to have
been • respectable mechanic.
Isumorox EXHIBITION OP ARCHITECTURAL DP.-
.

stoss.—Yesterday and the day preceding the Intabitauts of
Islington were gratified by the free exhibition of the architec-
tural derive' seventy-eight in number, which have been
mat for the intended vestry-hall to be erected in Upper
strut, the vestry having offered prank= of 601. and 201.
for the two best designs for each a building. A committee
has offseted twelve to be returned to the vestry sa the beet
he their judgment of the number, and from this selection the
vestry will cheese the two moat amopenthe for the porpo
to which the premiums will be avner. The exhibition will
I continue open to the public till Wu o'clock this "Telling.