The Express. — 1851-01-01 (London, England)

MALTA. DEC. 25.  This morning early her Majesty's steamer Medusa, with the homeward mail from India, arrived in port, followed closely by the French boat from Alexandria, and the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan, from Conetautinople. Yesterday, after a very long absence, Sir William Parker, with the fleet under his command, reached the harbour. The order of arrival was—Queen. towed in by the Firebrand steam frigate; whish had arrived during the night, and went out for the purpose of giving assistance. Powerful, towed in by the Oberon, steam-packet, which had on that morning arrived from Corfu. Ganger, under sail only Caledonia, in tow of the F,rebrand; and Superb, in tow of the Senrge, steam-frigate. It is hardly possible to fancy the sudden change from dull monotony to lively joy that took place in the city—one only thought seemed to pervade, viz., the return of the fleet, and the advantage to be derived to the island by the money that would be spent. The Dragon (et.) is detached, to relieve the Spiteful, at Naples. Racer, brig, was at Smyrna on the 16th, and was to leave on the following Saturday for the Gull of &lonics. The officers of the 40th have been committed by Mr. Harper for trial. There was not, however, proved a particle of premeditation (on which alone they are committed), and Ensign Culpoys was dedared even by the prosecutor to have acted throughout as pacificator. Mr. Vaughan, the midshipman, was liberated. A mountain seems in the case lo:fore us to have been made out of a molehill.  A letter from Athens, under date 18th inst., says : "We are quiet here, but we know nothing of our king ; when he is coming, or why he we :t, or what it is that keeps him. The ransom that he is to bring with him—bis little nephew, second son of his brother Luitpold (who ts the presumptive heir to the throne). This little boy, only four years old, is 'o be brought up, it is said, in the Greek religion ; his father Luitpold will resign hie pretensions, and then this lad will become heir to the throne. It would not be a bad arrangement, but the rumour requires confirmation. " The brother cf the Queen, Duke Peter of Oldenburg!), is expected hero on a visit every day."  TITS SPLENDID ROTCON PARK ESTATE, near Birmingham, for a ling period the property of the Noels, of Worcestershire, hasjust been purchased by Mr. Dillon, the steel-pen maker, for 95,0001. SUICIDE IN THE MANCHESTER BOROUGH GAOL,— An inquest was held in the Manchester New Prison on Mon. day before Mr. Rerlord, coroner, upon the body of a man who was supposed to hare committed suicide under the influence of the 'ohm, system of confinement there practised. I The name of the deceased was Obadiah Tunicliffe, aged 21 years, and he had been committed to prison in default of bad which he had been required to find on the 18th December for assaulting his wife. On the 27th December he was left in hie cell, in solitary eonfilement, at ten o'clock in the morning by the warder, and in consequence of the sub-warder of the corridor in which hie cell was situated being absent at the torsions court, there was no officer in attendance for upwards of two hours end a half in that corridor. On the return of the warder, he was ceasing by the door of the min:tare' cell, when he found the handplate of the door turned up, and thinkiec there was acne thcne remarkable in the circumstance he unlocked toe door. He then found the unfortunate ram 'ascended by the neck from a gas-pipe at a point where it is about three feat as inches from the Bur, quite dead. The deceased had thrown himself into • partly recumbent position to effect his &ruction. The jury made some inquiries to ascertain how far the system of punidicsent adopted in the gaol might *enema for the rash act, and with that view. Mr. Walker Gotland, the official medical men, and the Rev. P. J. O'Learr, the gaol chaplain, were examined.—Mr. Holland said the deceased had been astbject to epileptic fits, sad hadbers attacked with  ste Court.  WINDSOR, TVZSDAT, Dan. 31. The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes, sad Windsor Park. Tim Royal Pauli, took their MM. tuned airings. Sir Charks Lock Eastlake had an audienes of the Qum& yesterday. Sir Charles took his departure from the Cloth te-day. Sir Frlikilis and Ludy Arabella Basing are ezpeotod to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen sad the Prince. The Royal dinner party this evening will include his Excellency the Chevalier and Diadem Boom, the Marquis of 1) wro, and the Right Hon. Sir Francis sad Lady Arabella Baring. The Band el the Coldstream Guards will attend during dialer.  The Duchess of Gloucester paned a good night on Meads', sad was going on well yesterday. Dr. ?McLachlan had an interview with Esrl Grey yesterday at the Cclonial-oflice. Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister, left ' tows on Saturday. ' Sir Francis Baring arrived in town yesterday •orning. The Right Won. Baronet left his residence in the Admiralty in the afternoon for Winnsor Castle.  LORD JOHN Roseau, will give his first parliamentary dinner on the 15th inst.