The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-11 00:00:00

THE LEVANT.

The Oriental Company's steamer Sultan, Captain
Brooks, arrived at Southampton from the Levant on
Saturday. She left Constantinople on the 20th ult.,
Smyrna on the 22nd, Malta the 28th, and Gibraltar
on the 3rd instant. She brought home about fifteen
passengers. She missed the passengers from Bombay
at Malta, having left before the Alexandria packet
with the Indian Mail arrived there. Mir cargo is
de of the mod valuable ever brought into South-
ampton, consisting of 17 packages specie, 67 b.ixse
°naps, 280 do. raisins, 49 do opium, 34 bales
tattoo, 934 do silk, 136 cases silk, 730 bales wool,
16 bags galls, 206 do. yellow berries, 22 tubs leeches,
57 cases sponges, 22 do. sesminoay, 47 bales carpets,
5 cues otto, 65 packages sundries.
The Sultan learnt at Gibraltar disastrous news from
Atria.

Earthquakes, which succeeded sac% other for no
fewer tt an six days, have spread consternation and
ruin among the Kahlle poptalstions on the road from
Setif to Bogie and the Baban. The natives could
only save their flocks and movables. The buildings
were generally demolishes; and in the two manufac-
turing towns of Zammora and Guenza, revere losers
most thus have been inflicted on the laborious and
rather wealthy inhabitants, some of whom bad storied
h•uses. A strong concussion was felt at Algiers on
the 9:11 February, by which a few buildings were
damaged.
Exchanges at Gibraltar : London, 90 days date,
603 ; Paris, ditto, sf. 360. ; Marseilles, ditto, s'. 38e. ;
Genoa, ditto, sf. 50e.; Madrid, 8 days sight, par ;
Cadiz, ditto, pm.; Maier), ditto, dia. ; Seville,
ditto, ;'du. ; Alicante, ditto, i die.; Valencia and
Barcelona, no paper.
Freights : To London sad ontporte :in the United
Kiegdom, Brazil, and River Plate, 12 do's. per ton
and 10 per cent. ; Gulf of Mexico and Havannah, 12
dole. per ton and 10 per cent.; Malta, Leghorn, Genoa,
Marseilles, 4 dole. per ton and 5 per cent. ; lead at
lees.

The Sultan met two line of battle ships, four
frigates, and two steamers, part of her Majestj's
squadron from the Tagus, in Straits of Gibraltar,
bound to the eastward. Her Majesty's steam-sloop
Jesus lilt the Hay of Gibraltar on the 28th ult.
The Ssltan brought home a mail from the lonian
Islands, betides ship letter bags from Constantinople,
Smyrna, Malta, and Gibraltar.

GRAND DI:ClIT or BADF.N.—The States of Baden
were opened on the 6th inst., by the grand duke in
person.
BT. PISTIRSBURG, FIB. 28.—0 a Monday, the 25th,
General Caatelbajae, the Freneb azabamador„ maa admitted
,o an asdienoa by the emperor, and delivered his credential
letter.

ELOPEMENT or CAPT. DOUGLAS WITH Miss EL-
MOM—A painful degree of excitemeat has prevailed in
Cheltenham during the past week, m the subject of an
elopement which has jest taken plea. The parties are
Captna Douglas, late of the 16th Regiment, whose name
has been recent!, breaght before the public is sonteition
with a court martial, held is the idled of Gamow, and
Miss Mariam* Elliott, youagest daughter of Leant Elliott,
Esq , • gestlemas of ladepsedent , resident in
Centesimal. Ths parties Int eloped daring the abuse*
of the piing lady's father ou • visit to Bail Fitsitard-
lege, at Berkeley Cade, • few days lime, but • else having
been obtained to her retreat, she was brought home at the
fo loosing day, sad pretentious were takes to prevent a
repatition of the indiseretios. All the WADS taken, he..
ever, proved insufficient, sad as Thuisday last she quitted
her father's roof in dismiss, and SSW to Leaden by the
nest train. Captain Doggies has • wife and two children,
and has beta resident I. Cheltenham for some weeks. The
young lady is only 19 yesrs of age, highly aecomplistod, sad
the idol of her family. Mr. Serpent Warren, the author at
" Ten Thousand • Year," who defended the captain before
the court martial, and addressed a letter to theQaeen upon the
hardship of his client's case, thus apostrophises him is sae
of the early mei of his peesplhet:—" Captain Douglas,
himailf • father—the father- slimly children, and me el
them a son ; bat the sane et them is agony to him
foe they bear, ala f • now •Mommeweel acme, sad are the
uncoescietts offspring of a reined anOssidlhat gentle-
man I believe to be at this memisat one of the meet deeply
injured mos in your Majetty's domiaions."
ASSAULTS BY MILITARY OPTICERS.—The Ply-
ninth Joints, sates—" Two einem beleagieg to a regi-
ment quartered is that 'anima ware brought up before the
beach on Tuesday lent, charged with belay hank and disor-
derly at 12 o'clock ea the previews evening. Oa* of them
you're gmtlessam, it wee stead la evideate, was "tepidly
drunk, sad ehme es boob imd rasa every perms
whom he nisi • mma deemed is teMGm*lathes resisted
him, end • light sassed, whist' attreseel Madre& of people
to the spot, and the polies were obliged Is 'starrier'. The
two young aspirate for military fame were rescued from the
sob, but the sae of them had meshed• avers term/Jag
he renewed Ns Meek epee' *my in when he met, sad
his enemies awl him es sad mehhalbim. A pecans
was waled be by • geademma when they insulted, sad,
apes remeaserefiag with them. was Mid that they wave
goallemm, sad, if he ventured to interfere with them, their
Missal Mr Cilibbesawould tarhie met off his back. Nothing
dammed, hemmer, the timetable behead on their moving
ea, sad, ages their velmeel. lea them to the station-house.
They samed him m
essy es the way es release them, whist'
the stanin==:l7 refer;
sad•having been congaed
in the they were sow Sailed eyes to stet* wity
the elmeeld met be petalled he the atom Navin as
mum le the /aid the sae 'dm was
drank fa., iedered theme tamer isoyasle their ginsenol en.
abases ia the aim of ROL te keep the perm for the ant
three sheaths. sad *Nomad the regret of the bulb that
they had it not is their power to indict • homier yew* ED
two perms who. being oleo, had rated so
The doe having bean mod, the part Les were amt/,".
The Jowled aide— " Out of respect for the disolear
M the re/Mime, sad sot for that of iadividomb
we rebate hes giving their WINS."
ATROCIOUS ATTEMPT TO POISON IN MANCHESTER.
—A cations as. Is under favestiptisa by the police of
Nasehaster. Two well- hosed sass. having the appear-
ma of g 'anemia, called a few weeks beak at a large Sad
respectable eigsr shop in Manshester, sad were waited upon
by a female. It was about ten o'clock in the evening, and
having purchased some cigars, as. of them remained in
conversation with the lady,_ whilst the other smoked
his Agar at the door. The one who remained in
the shop delimited his cigars la a Madame boa,
apparently of silver, and predtmaid Irma another boa,
apparently of the sane metal, some Images, which he
offered to the lady. She decliaed Meat at first, but having
a geld, and bolas sasured they would remove it, she was
allmately persuaded to um two of than. After Militias
atm time about the shop the gentlemen departed, sad had
MN gone bat a short time wheel the awn of the loamgsh
Ramie apparent. She was seised with a Manias oesestioel
to the threat, followed by vomitiag, and had to be led home
by • kind. These somatic= were Wowed by faintness,
mil peat of the eyes, which affected the eight. She was put
to bed and loot all consciousness of what was posting. Three
surgeons were ultimately called in b 7 her friends, sad an
eminent physician, and with Ma assistanes a pad= of the
Motents of the stomach were dislodged, containing
poison. She entirely lost the sight of her eyes for
two days, and soessiousness wee anted for seedy • week.
She has only this week been able to manse her duties at
Ule shop, sad the particulars of the matter are now leader
lavestigatioa by Mr. Berwick, the chief superinteadent of
the detective police, in the hope that he will be able to
discover tin* men who administered the poison. The recent
administration of a drug through the instrumentality of
Imago fa • railway envier, has led to the suspicion that
the some potties have been at work la this case, sad that
rare wee, had the poinn takes effect soccer, to have
the shop. Some trace of the parties has been ob-
tained, but they are not yet in custody.
ItETENEIVE ROEENJUEE or PLATE AND JEWELL
—Oa ?ditty intelligens of the following robberies tom-
added daring the day was rewired by threactrelleos: lessa
Thom Dr 61, 61, Naeland-street, ewels, value
2601. ; hem N Isq , 36, Bedford. , Resell-
square, silver plate, vale, 2001. ; from Alf Jesse, Eeq.,
61, Lower Grosvenor street, silver plate, value, 801. ; from
116, Camdenroad-villas, silver plate, value, 961. ; from Mr.
Pritchard, 29, Tavistosk-street, emelt 61. Bask of England
saes; from the Egritmost Rotel, BArktes, jewels, value,
1901. • and front the house of Mr. Edward neidt Lek,
BtaffMtlahire, law. in gold.