The Express. — London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

THE WAR. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Die. 23. Thanks to the energetic measures adopted by the rcernment, that is to say, by Mehemet Ali, to tber with Riza Puha, the general terror, or fat her panic. has been succeeded for the last two days by • c.ilm in men's, minds. The arrest of ISO JI, or students in th:ology, has compelled the ot otheis to keep order. I will relate to you how the wolfs:station began, and how it terminated. List Tuesday evening the rumour was spread among the sacerdotal body that the government had accepted peace. The next morning, exasperated by this news, from 14 to 13 hundred young men belong iog to the clergy repaired in arms to the house of the Sheik-al-Islam, chief of the Nlussulman priest hood, and there they solemnly protested against the conclusion of peace. The Sheik-al-Islam repled to them that they need not make any protestation, since there was no truth whatever in the report that peace had been made; that Russia being di, oseel to treat for peace, the friendly Powers had asked, ~it the Sublime Porte would consent to it, in case the peace proposed should be concluded in a saner honourable for Turkey —that is to say, conditioning the full and entire independence of her sovereign rights, and the preservation both for the present and the future of the territorial limits of the e mpire; he declared that that was the only exact version of what had been submitted to the National Assembly, and that the government, seeing in it nothing contrary either to the interests of the coun try or to those of its religion, had given its consent, out of coosideration far the friendly Powers. This declaration satisfied the greater part of the students, who withdrew to their quarters; but the moat ex cited of the body, about 400, wishing also to have other txplanetions, went away to the square of Sultan Bayezid, where the ministers, with the ex ception of Itesehid, were assembled. Reschid hud prudently retired to the Seraglio. An aide-de-camp of the Nlibister of War came out and invited them to enter his abode ; about 150 went it), when 100 Lancers previously dispersed in one of the neighbouring streets, at a given signal, occupied the two gates of the ministry in inch a manner that the wallas:just admitted were caught as in a trap. They were forth with installed in one of the barracks situated in the interior of the enclosed area, where they are snail confined. The other softas repaired to their com rades, and acquainted them with this arrest. It was then that they came in a body to the Square of Sultan Achmet, and it was hence that they branched off into the different quarters of the city and strove to raise the people. The next day they attempted to post op on the minarets of the great mosques pla cards, on which these words were written in large characters, " Here they will henceforth read the Gos pel and not the Koran ; ' but the soldiers who guarded all the avenues to the mosques, arrested the saftas who wanted to effect this in sight even of their comrades, and they were taken to prison. Thou who resisted were treated by the soldiers by blows from the butt ends of their muskets. These acts sufficiently proved the feeling entertained by the Turkish soldiers towards the priest. From that moment the govern ment no longer hesitated, and bra Thursday evening it published a manifesto nearly identical with the explanation of the Shiek-al-Islam. It mentioned, however, that this act had been done by the National Assembly—that is, by the congress of the entire nation—that a few isolated individuals had no right to criticise it; and if, notwithstanding this animiser meat, certain people did nut chose to accept it peaceably, they should be severely punished as dis turbers on the, spot. This piece of advice has pro duced the best effect, for every group immediately dispersed, and by Friday morning order was com pletely re-established. Yesterday (Saturday) all the effervescence was Tee duced to a mutineering on the part of the collegians.l The government wiphed the softas—those not ar rested—to resume their studies, but these would nat do so unless their comrades were released from plasm The government, in order to release them, required bail from the professors, who were not disposed be give it. Negotiations ensued, and lasted till yester. l day evening. There is no donbt of their submission s since the government has shown itself resolved to proceed rigourously against them, if necessary. While this ebullition was going on, produced by the manifestation of the softas, a counter movement I was going on at Pets calculated to increase the general panic. Lord de Redone es Wawa* convoked, in all baste, all his seines to me at his house, informed them that an resurreetion bad broken out at Constantinople which was air sliming a formidable aspect, and was the more to be dreaded inasmuch as one of the ministers was the ringleader (meaning no doubt by this allusion Mehemet Ali). He declared it was requisite to place in safety the subjects appm , taining to each embassy, that for his part he placed the palace of England and the men of war of the s a rad w rx at the The dispo ose o s f al t o h f e al f l oo tr e itannic e s t u te. bjecr o , point of fact all the English were informed of this decision. No other minister stirred in the matter, except M. Von Bruck, who sent for some Plaines from Austrian men of war, and some armed Croats, posting them as sentinels at the Internuncio's palace. General Baragnay d'Hilliers was at Thera pia, they despatched a message to him, and he area back to the city in post haste, and afterwarde ordered three steam frigates to be brought down the harbour. To sum up this movement that has just been termi nated, has given rise to two results well ascertained. The body of ulemas has been judged, and hence forth it will no longer be regarded as that formidable and dreaded body once able to keep the government in check upon all questions and in all places. The popularity of Mehemet Ali and of Ries, who have alone maintained order in spite of the slanders bruited about against them at Pen, has surpassed that which Reschid bad recently acqui red, but which be has cer tainly lost. In my opinion, Reschid will be die. missed ere long, and be replaced probably by Ali Pscba or Sarim Pacha. Another correspondent writes: CONSTANTINOPLE, Die. 22. l'olitical affairs appear to be assuming a new com plexion. You will have learned by the telegraph that two meetings of the grand council were held at the Porte towards the end of last week, for the pur pose of examining the new collective proposition of the Four Powers, for the restoration of peace. The debate was long and stormy ; the majority of the members of the council manifesting the strongest disinclination to sanction negotiations, except on the express condition of the immediate evacuation of the Principalities by the troops of the Czar, and the maintenance of the sovereign rights and ter ritorial possessions of Turkey. Ultimately it was agreed to accept the proposition of the Powers in its leading principles. The following are proposed as bases of n tiationa fora peace :—An armistice; ay of the Principalities; annulment of all forme international conventions between Russia and Turkey, and their replacement by a single treaty, to be made in a congress which shall meet on a neutral territory; an undertaking to be given by Turkey for the immediate execution of the Tanximat, and the amelioration of the condition' of the Christians throughout the empire; opening of the Black Sea to the war ships of the Western Powers ; resumption of relations with Russia as before the arrival of Prince Menshikofi at Constan tinople. I have lemon to believe in the accuracy of these statements, having received them from a source cal culated to inspire the fullest confidence; but the con ditions, I must say, do not appear to be such as Russia is likely to accept. lam sorry to say thdit little confidence in us or in FMnce is felt in Today. People believe that we ardently desire peace, homes we fear the Case, not beams we wish to elmek as audacious aggressor, or to emu Turkey hue Mop ten This opinion, I may asp is that at the Mila who govern the country, as well as that of the masses, who believe that France and &glass' see' cowards, and have a secret understanding with the Czar. Yesterday there was a demonstration of the ulemany who met in front of Sultan Achniet's mosque, to the number of 1,500. They protested against the pro- Codpea, and demanded the dismissal of the peace, er Puha (Reschid, Minister of Foreign Affairs). Alifrward, they dispersed to the event quarters f the capital, exciting the people to revolt. lam in hostilities, would naturally compel a third conter minous kingdom to prepare itself for meeting every eventuality." happy to say that these proceedings had no serious result. Thanks to the measures taken by the govern ment, order has been maintained. Upon the first appearance of danger, troops, both infantry end artillery, were posted at various points of the city. Possession was taken of the uridges, which afford a mutual communication between the two parts of the city, and order was given to be ready at the first signal to seize all the coignes, and to cut 6ff the com munication between Galatu and StambouL It is said l a:so that to-night some ships or steamers from the 'Anglo-French squadron are to be stationed off the part. The Minister of War appears to have had a hand in the nomination of Riza Paths to the post of Capu den Pacha, or Minister of Marine. This is a pleasing fact • the two are equally energetic and equally popular, and comprehending the wants and interests of their country in a practical point of view their presence in office can hardly fail to be beneficial to Turkey. Yesterday it was reported that Rama Pacha, President of the Council of State, would shortly be superseded in that post by Saran Pacha, ° an ex-Grand Vizier, a personal friend of Raze Pacha, an i sharing his views. The Culogne Gazelle gives the following as the substance of the collect ire note of the four ambassa dors to the Porte, from the summary made by is correspondent at Constantinole: Tho undersigned representatives of the Four Powers, baring reason to believe that the Emperor of Russia does not consider negotiations for peace to be precluded by the outbreak of war and aubseanent events, desire to bring to the knowledge of the Porte the conditions upon which a peace might bo pro perly proposed. The Powers would consider a satis factory declaration given to the representatives of the Five Powers, Russia, England, France, Austria, and Prussia, containing 1. Confirmation of existing treaties. 2. Confirmation of the rights of the Christian population of Turkey. 3. A pledge to carry out to administrative system (the Tanzimat) in an effective manner, and to develop° internal improvements such as may satisfy the wants and great expectations of its subjects of all classes. (Et de son cote la Sublime Porte deela remit qu'elle dereloppers plus efficacement son aye tame administratif et les ameliorations inttrieurec, poor satisfaire aux besoins et it la juste attente de see sujets de touter lee classes.) In another passage of the note, the evacuation of the Principalities by the Russian troops as soon as possible is stipulated as a preliminary condition to the declaration. In the first draught of the note it was said that the l'orte should "engage' to operate such and sloth internal change., but upon the repre sentations of Lord Stratford de Itedeliffe the expres sion was changed to "declares that it will." The following document has also been published as the note of the four powers: The undersigned ambassador of her Britannic Majesty, accordance with the representatives of France, Austria, end Prussia, has the honour to make known to the Sublime Porte that the governments of the four Towers having still roman to believe Chit his Majesty the Emperor of Russia does not regard the thread of negotiations as broken by the declaration of war, and by the events the consequence thereof ; a d knowing, moreover, the., occording to the proposed de, luratioas of his Imperial 31aje,ty, that he de sires only to beheld assured a perfect equality of rights and immunities ottrayid by hi Majesty the Sultaa and his glo riosa ancestors to the Christian communities, subjects of the Sublime Porte : Ou is part, the Sublime Porte reeponding to those decla rations by that which it made itself to regard it as concern ing its honour to continue to maintain the said rights and immunities, and to h^ still disposed to put an end to the difference train{ between the two powers : The &egotist's:a to be followed shall be based spots :- 1. The evacuation of the principalitiet, to take place as Doom aa possible 2. The renewal of ancient treaties. 3. The communication of the firmaas relative to the spiritual privileges freely granted by - the Sublime Ports to all its subjects not Mussulman, we:eh communication, made to the powers, shall be accompanied by suitable asst. rapers given to each of them. The arrangement already made to complete the ogres ment relative to the holy places and to the religious estab lishments at Jerusalem shall be definitively adopted. This arrangement concerns the erection of a church and the establishment of a Russian hospital at Jerusalem. The Sublime Porte shall declare to the representatives that it is ready to awn, a plenipotentiary to establish an armistice, and to negotiate on the above-mentioned bests, with the concurrence of the Powers, and in a neutral town to be agreed upoa between them. The declarations made by the Powers in the preamble of the treaty of July 13, 1841, shall be formally confirmed by those same Powers in the interest of the independence and integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and is that of the equi librium of Europe. The Sublime Ports shall declare on its part in the tame interest its firm resolution to develop more of leacieuely its administrative system, and thee. internal reforms of a assure to satisfy the wants sad the just expectations of its subjews of all claws. (Signed) STRATFORD DS RRDCLIFFZ, BARAODAT D'HILLIRRS, L. Ds WILDIXISOCX, S. as Bacce. Para, December 12,1863. The Journal de Cbiertaininopie says: "Since Riza Puha was made Minister of the Marine, he hat in cessantly laboured, with that intelligence, seal, and firm will so highly characteristic of him, to possess him completely at the affairs of his department, great and small. He melee hie vigilance and activity into every part, and gives to the service a most salutary impulse, while be at the same time inspires all the officials under him with a strang sense of duty. Last Tuesday Rise Peas went on board of the flag ship the Mahmoudie. Here be easerabled the superior officers of the fleet on the quarter-deck, and made a speech to them, of which we much regret that we can only give the substance. He began by alluding to the favour shown him by the Salt an, and did not donbt their being animated with the same loyally and patriotism as himself. He recommended them the strictest attention to their respective duties , great seal and attention to discipline, warning thong that he was in the habit of appearing where and when lost ex pected, and that he should visit any breach of duty with stern severity. Finally, he st some length in culcated upon them, in tants not unbetltting the occasion, their great responsibility to their country and sovereign." A private letter from Treble3nd of the 16th states that intelligence of a serious kind had been received from Persia. it appears that an outbreak had very nearly broken out at Teheran, in consequence of the dismissal, at the demand of the Russian t d'Affaires, of two of the moat popular ministers t u t Shah. The officer commanding the guard declared that he could not answer for the public tranquillity: the people were in a state of exasperation under the impression that they were sold to the foreigner— meaning the Russians. It appears that it was in consequence of this state of things that the Shah was forced to resume his relations with the English chargé d'Affaires, and to postpone, if net abandon altogether, the idea of dismissing his ministers. BERVIA. A letter from Belgrade of the 16th silt., in the Trieste palette, says :—" The fiervian government has demanded explanations from the cabinet of St. Petersburg relative to the presence of Prince Milosch in the neighbourhood of Berrie. The reply contains the assurance that, in use of need, Russia would protect Prince Alexander, and that the presence of Prince Miloach in the neighbourhood of Berrie is Quite a matter of indifference u far u regards the future welfare of the country. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 18k. PERSIA. The official Jostrnal de Cbastantinopk contains the following: " Very important news has lately arrived here from Persia. News bad arrived at Tauris that Email' bed sent es special envoy Mrs ikoff, Director of the Diplomatic Chancery of; and that he was accompanied by a eral, a colonel, a lieutenant-colonel, a captain of Cacaos, six lieute nants, one doctor—in all about 14 persons. This mission, which resembles that of Prince Menchikors to Constantinople, had left Tiflis, and was on its road to Teheran, vii Tauris. " The representative of her Britannic Majesty, according to advice, of Nov. 24, had resumed his re lations with the Persian government. The latter has explained in an article of the Vakai Irosie (the offi cial gas,ette) the causes of this rapttre. The British legation wished, it says, to take under its protection an uadividaal who, by virtue of his being a Persian, was 'subject to the jurisdiction of the country. It was after the exchange of notes upon this contested sub ject that relations were broken off between the two governments. They are now replaced on their ancient footg. " in The official Gazette of Teheran,:in order to calm the people, who might be apt to feel astonished at the great armaments projected by Persia and at the hur ried departure of the Seraskier Ariz Kooli Khan for the frontier, attributes the sole cause of it to the serious act state of things. Bach a state, it con tends, whe a n d two ne i g hbouring empires are engaged SWEDEN. A letter from Christiana, in Norway, dated Dec. 30, says that the King has approved the proposition laid before him by the chiefs of the dockyard to build, in the course of the year, two large screw frigates of 60 guns each. ThePatrie contains the following :—"A letter from Christiania, of the 23rd December, states that Nor way had decided on the fitting out of a squadron composed of four frigates, five corvettes, and three brigs. This measure has been adopted in view of the events which are in preparation. This country, although united to Sweden, has, as is known, a con stitutiou of its own, a fleet of its own, and a national flag. Its inhabitants, like the Sweden are altogether opposed to the Russian policy, of which they know the ambitious intentions, and, in consequence, they reckon on the power of France end England to aid them, if necessary, to cause their neutrality to be respected. The Rusaian officers sent on mission have been received with courtesy and consideration ; but they must have convinced themselves of the slight sympathy which the conduct of their government inspires in any class of society. At the date of the last desk atches, they were in the province of Seca dejfeld, having just visited that of Nordland. Missions of this kind are common enough on the part of Russia, who gives her officers of merit every opportunity to gain instruction." The Swedish ..ilimiteur (Inrikes Tillningar)offici ally anr.ouoces that the resolutions of the govern ment, founded on the Treaty of Neutrality lately concluded with Denmark (and of which a summary has appeared in the Daily News) have been commu nicated to all the governments of Europe, and to the United States of America. FRANCE. PARIS, MoNDAY ETZIIINO. At the Boone to-day, in the absence of positive news of any kind, a vanety of rumours, based upon no solid or even plausible foundation, produced a great effect, and, aided by the " state of the account," resulted in a considerable rise in the rents and many other securities. It was said that all the accounts of a hostile ultimatum having been sent to Kneels were false, that diplomatic intercourse between the Czar and the Western Powers was in a very healthy state, and that, according to the latest accounts from St. Petersburg, he was, if por Ale more pacifically disposed than he has ever been der; the commencement of the difference. The Three per Cents. rose 40c., and closed at 71fr. being within sc. of the highest price of the day. T his rise is the more remarkable, because it occurred in the fan of two despatches from London ' reporting sec modes fells of / in Consols. The Credit Mobilise rase 16fr. ; the Rouen Bailway, 25fr.; Orleans. 7fr. 50c.; Strasbourg, 7fr. 50c.; Lyons, sfr., and se veral other lines from 2fr. to Mr., but Northern fell' Mfr. ; Western, 10fr., and St. Germain, sfr. Bank of France fell 15fr. The Emperor yesterday received in public audience M. Lucie Pulido, who presented his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Venezuela. M. Lucio Pulido was essiveyed to the audience of his Majesty in one of die awn sarriages. The Emperor also received yes terday the Prince de Chimsy, who presented to him a private letter front his Majesty the King of the IM the reasons stated for the rise at the Illsatt gi el am told that a very absurd story relative to the Prince de Chimay's audience with the Eur peror yesterday, gained considerable credit. The Russian party say that King Leopold has come for ward as a mediator between the Czar and Louis Napoleon, and the autograph letter suggests very tempting terms upon which the French Emperor might abandon Turkey and form a Russian album I have the best authority for stating that the latter delivered by the Prince de Chimay relates solely te the commercial questions now pending between France and Belgium. Since writing the above, I have seen this even ing's Patrie, which says, in its " Latest News," "Divers reports have been to-day circulated in Paris, the improbability of which renders it unnecessary to' contradict them. All the news brought by the foreign journals still represents Russia as persevering in the course she has so deplorably adopted. We do not believe that any important fact has occurred to modify the situation." The latest intelligence from the Principalities con firms the insurrection of the peasantry in Little Wal lachia. This rising may give the Russians much trouble. It is reported, and the news has unfortu nately an air of probability, that the brave Turkish Admiral, Osman Pasha, has died of his wounds. A rumour of the death of the Russian Prince Woron zoff is mentioned by the Presse as circulating at Jassy, but it is not generally credited. A stone-cutter named Legay appeared on Satur day before the Tribunal of Correctional Police, charged with the offence of having exclaimed, on the 10th of December last, in a wine-shop, " If the Emperor was here I would kill him!" This excla mation having been heard by a postman named Croton, led to the arrest of Leggy. When before the court the prisoner , in his defence, pleaded that he was intox icated at the time. Re was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and 10fr. fine. As a number of persons were praying on Saturday before the relics of BL Genevieve, in the church of that name (the Pantheon), a large stone rosaos fell from the roof, and was broken into a thousand • on the floor. Fortunately no we was ill but the accident naturally caused groat esosatioo. The stone is supposed to have become loosened by the thaw. NEW OCEAN STEAMSHIP, THE HIMALAYA. _ -- We learn from • respected nautical correspondent that the Padualar sad Oriental Steam of Na 3 vigation tons and Com pany's new screw steamship Himalaya, ,650 7004orse power, Captain A. Hillock, proceeded down the river, yesterday, in charge of Mr. Thompson, pilot, to the Nore, ea a trial trip. This performances of the ship, not. withstanding the prevaletee of a strong 8.8. wind, were desisted to be eminently satisheteey. Elbe yen the mea sured mile, with a current of knot is her favour, ia 4 min. 7 see., being equal to 14.676 knots per hoar. By the log, which was several times hove during the trip, the speed skews was quite 14 knots, with the menu going 66 revolutions per solute. The machinery, whlsh is by Messrs. Penn and Sons, of Greenwich, worked with a smoothness unused in first trials : not a single bearing being heated, sad its movemeats being ac completely under antral as though it had bees working for mess. The result of this trial he eatisfaeteeily demonstrated the achievement of the desideratum so long aught for ia term stewhipe—timely, the almost total abeam* of any vibra tory motion. It was bead perfectly practicable to writs without inoonvenleasse immediately over the *crew when the ship was proceeding under the fall power of her en • gives, sad at the bigamists of speed. Towards the centre of the vessel the motion of the machiaely was scarcely per- eeptible. The builders sad anise-ashen of this the vessel may be 000gratolsted on the remit alibis day's experhaeat, sad the owners is the pewassioa of perhaps the Asset semeastilo ship fa the world. The Himalaya gem gonad to South ampton on Thursday aseeniag, from 'hellos ohs proceeds to Alemadrie with the India sad Chiles malls sad posesupts of the 20th lastest, sad hum fairly be eatirdyetod that her first voyage will be one of the mod Tepid sad smoomfol yet moomplished. MERCUANT SEAMEN.—The Lords of the Admi ralty have exercised 'he powers given to them by the 13 and 14 Viet., chip. 93, to dispense with so nub of the Act 7 and 8 Vict , chap. 112, es relates to the system of registering seamen by means of tickets. TR. LATE DUELS AT MADRID. It will be Immo from the letter of our Paris cur issosadest, that the Emperor et the French hiss bes•owed a mark of his confidence on M. de Turpt, now suffering from the wooed remised is the duel which he fought at Madrid with M. Soule pore, nomiaating biw • grand °Seer of the bibs of Honour. • H. Ewalt, Ala, has addressed a letter to the Bayonne paper, which contained what he coaeiden an unfair accooct if the eiresinstssers of his duel with the Duke of Albs. He writes : " Ton say that my quarrel with the Duke of Alba took La rise in some remarks, in some pleasantries upon the toilette of Madame Soule, exchaeged between the Links id Alba and the Ambassador of France ; and you spank with a sort of solemnity of the very particular interest whirl has been taken in the affair by the Emperor of the Freueh. It may well be that, in spite of the aversion which your correspondents seem to have fur the truth, it has happened to them in this ease at least, and no doubt through lead vertenee, to render it an involuntary homage. What they tell you in ibis respect has, indeed, obtarned some credit here, and at any rate, gives a determinate ohs- neer to the causes and to the object of the offence done to say mother. But this point I obandon to you , seeing that it cannot cause to me the least anxiety. As re- garde all except the two amnions of which I have just spoken, I repeat there is not one word of truth in what your correspondents make you say. It was from the month of the Duke of Alba alone that the remark reached my ears which caused me to demand of him satisfaction by a stern and peremptory letter. This re mark. you say, was °sly an innocent pleasantry upon the toilette of Mme. Sou:i, the eccentric taste of whose i dress had been noticed by the whole company. This is a version which comes too late alter the one of which you have made yourself the complaisant interpreter. The dress of my mother had nothing at all to do with the insult which was thrown upon her. Her toilette, which consisted of a dress of velvet from the bands of Ifdlle. Palmyre, was that of a woman of taste and of good society, who knows how to unite that regard which the ezigenciet of the world command with the respect which a lady owes to herself." H. Sould then proceeds to contradict some statements regarding the letters that passed between the duke and himself, and then proceeds: "Yon say that I caused myself to be waited for on the ground, after having demanded and obtained a delay of 48 hours. I did net demand, and consequently did not obtain, any delay. I arrived on the ground at the same time with the Duke of Alba, and at the place of meeting eve minutes before the hour agreed upon. " You say that I was followed by six carriages full of Yankees who reside at Madrid. I was followed only by one servant and by the ostriage which contained my father, my physician, ene of my friends, Free& like yourself , 1 and one American, the only American who resides at Madrid aside from the perashitel of the legation. These were all left at a quarter of • league from the place of wombat. ts Yoo give me twenty-three yeah of age—l am hardly twenty-two ; but you take care not to say that the Duke of Alba is thirty-six, that he had many years of Manic tion.with the sword, and that he had twenty-three days to exercise himself after having received my challenge, which he declined by explanations ample and satisfactory, and Won sending me his, which I accepted without hesi tation and at the instant. "You say that my hand tired quick under the weight of a sword, which I found too heavy. The swords were heavy, it is true •, but it was not at my instance that they were ex changed for other lighter ones, which the Duke of Alba had brought with him. You say that I was wounded. It is an error ; I have not received the slighest scratch. In fine, you speak of promises which, you say, I have made te give the lie to the English press, and to barn before witnesses the letter which the Duke of Alba bad written to me. I was incapable of 'slaking, and I have not made, promises of this kind, nor of any other kind. I had nothing to do with the English press, which is altogether foreign to mc. "The Duke of Alba has taken care ant to lay upon me any the slightest requisition, well knowing what account I should have made of it. Besides, such a requisition with I respect to the letter which he had written to me woad bine served only to mats the impression that it might semething injurious to hie character. "And you crown your recital by a description of the ossabat, which nipessients me as having been, the whole time of its duration at the mercy of the Duke of Alba. end warmly able to hold out my sword. In order to confound the detractors, who bide them solves behind you, I have only to place under the eyes of your readers the amount which has been given of the com bat by our seconds—that is to say, those of the Duke of Alba and mine. Will you, sir, rectify the falsehoods which your onrespondents have made you to utter? lam unwil. ling to doubt it, but if you refuse 1 shall find the means to unmask and to brand the infamous calumniators of whom yen have made yourself the echo and the gateman. " I am, sir, your most obedient servant, " Nahvih Soohs." The following is the memorandum of the seconds referred to by H. Soule : " The undersigned seconds and witnesses of the encounter which took place in the afternoon ot Wednesday, the 14th inst., between his excellency the Duke of Ann arid H. Nelvil Boul6, do hereby declare that the same commenced at 20 minutes before 4 of that afternoon, and was suspended at 10 minutes before 4, and, being renewed five minutes later, was again suspended past 4 o'clock. The under signed having peoceind that the fatigue of both the com batants proceeded from the bad state of the ground, and still more from the great weight of the Spanish aeons with which they fought, changed these for other lighter saw, with which the combat, being again renewed at 4 o'clock end 10 min., was connected until the under signed thought themselves obliged to give a new rest to the combatants, which was repeated three times more, and for the space of five minutes each. As in the last but one of the pauses, there bad been an occasion in which the combatants drew near, and addressed to each other 011ertnes words, the seconds believed that the time had =Oa OD see if any means could be found to put an end le lie dead with honour to both parties, taking advantage vest favourable incident, and although this could not be dl . there, In the following pause, insisting in that idea, 20. 80180811011 Posetwing ups the pewee itself a escort - 81111 be www Iliewilandhiewe, equally ho monsab to boll "L onnesqueace this 6l. the endeeelooll speed tmme diatelyirdeclare definitely terminated Ili mit at, enaul ea---. its canoes and destroying ian the writings geed pased between the combatants during the whole Nam etas agar. sc MAIM, Dee. 15, 1853. "Tolman General D. Jose de la Concha, Conde de Pu s/owe, Col. L. Minns, H. T. Perry." THE MURDER AT ACTON. ADJOURNED INQUEST. Kr. Waltley, the coroner for the western division of Middlesex, resumed yesterday, at the Goldsmiths' Arms, SA Anton, touching the death of Richard MwJhurst, a hid, awl 14 years, whose body was found lying naked at the beam of a deep ditch on the 24th of December, in a Isar biding from Riot Acton to Friar's-pith., under Cu , suoilimes which leave little doubt that a murder of the Mang dewasear he. boss committed. fflais IMMO ditched to the cue seems to increase, and ethos the last Wag of the jury government has offered a award of 1001. Waal person giving mach information as thall lead to the sinvistion of the perpetrators of the mar e", and Mr. Isogoolit Theithassl. with Sergeant Williams, of the detective pale, Sesumndiard, in ecejanstion with Sergeant Kathy, of the T division, have boon ssai &thusly promenade, the inquiry in their own pendia, way. Siam the last day Dr. Glover, of 21, Great Corm-wrest, had made an analysis of the stomach and intentinee, and that examination having been completed, the evidence per taining to it was the principal haters in the day's pro seeding.. Dr. Robert Mortimer Glover, Lecturer en Chemistry at the litq al Free Hospital, Gesy's-ina-road, said that he esamined the stomach Ant, and found it very meth con gested; it was empty, with the exoeptics of a littly bloody MUM He also foiled abundant proof of the undoubted passassa of inflammation, but could act dad the slightest Moe of either arsenic or any other poisomous Wotan's. Ulna were found ease spots of elusion hotweee the cuticle seals and the membrane below. Owner—From the external and Internal appearance of , are Toe of (vision that he died of sold and emir With btia.a ? Me. Nave—Thu same appearances might have been pmeased by poises. I examined the stoutish, the ?ato lls'st mad indeed all the organs, most particularly for Om, bat I was tumble to find any ; looking at the body thilmsally and externally, 1 am more inclined to think that dis key died of disease produced by cold and starvation, uh &Mb was greatly athelasted by the external vio lists glide was visible. Mr. Funds, tk• surgeon, then corrected a point la his otaidemar vela the last occasion, which was purely of Miblal Mare, when The Ouster asked if that wss all the evidence, and laving waived an answer in the affirmative, the room was I cleared of strangers, in order to give the jury an oppor tasity to consider their verdict. After some time groat in consultation, the door was opened. The Coroner said that the jury had come to the deter mination to postpone the proceedings for some time, far the purpose of seeing whether the amused party should not be brought before them, and he would at once himself see Lord Palmerston upon that subject. The jury and traceless were then formally bound over for farther appeanoce, and the proceedings terminated. NOE= METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.—The Parlia mentary estimate of this company for proposed extensions to the Paddington station of the Great !Neatens, and to the General Post-ogles; for communicatioas with London and North Western sad Great Northern ; for stations and ware houses in the city, and for traffic contracts sad other arrangements, intonate to 660,0001. TSB PRESTON I2RIKE. -14-L PttBSTON, MoIDAY. It being nnasutood that Mr. Hollins wan to open his mill this meeting, at dul print tejd on the Ist of March last (before any advance took place), the Weavers' committee anted a placard, headed 0 . elation," and con taining the following: , • '• It is the intention of Mr. Hollins, of the Royal Sove reign Mill, to open his establishment this morning, Jen. 9, we therefore beg to Caution all parties to be awate that deputation has visited Mr. Hollins on two occasions List week, when two propositions 'wen laid before him. The first was, would he pay the tame prices up Messrs. Napier and Gouda's; when he (Mt. Hollins) said he mild not afford to pay them. The second was, would he ;pay the prices that he paid when his mill was closed,' Heti:tan re plied that trade would not allow hint to dos so. You, the weavers of Preston, will thenfora see that if _you apply for work at the Royal Sovereign Mills, it will be IM the sacri fice of the very object you are struggling for—the 10 per cent. and the union." The bell was rung, end the factory opened this Morning; but, so far as I have been able to ascertain, not .a single hand applied for work. Tbie feat may be takente.evidence of the firmness and determination still 'sitting anuingst the unemployed. There was a large meeting fa the Orchard at noon today. The chairman was Mr. CHLOWICIt, of Stockport.—.ln hie opening remarks he appealed to she multitude -whether they were tired of their present position. The response was a loud cry of "No;" some ene in the crowd esclaive log, "We should be more tired if we had to get tip at sin o'clock." (Laughter and cbeerel - Mr. GRIXBHAW read from the Boston Daily Common wealth an article entitled " Tbe White SaveseerEngland ; a sympathetic appeal to the friends of liberty and human rights;' in which the Preston struggle was diamond, and a suggestion thrown out that the people of Boston should raise a subscription to send a cargo of provisions to the famishing operatives of this town. The meeting having pledgrd itself to persevere in the struggle, the proceedings closed with cheep for success. THE CHAPTER OF ST. PAUL'S. Yesterday a comm i s si on sat in 'the Chapter House of St. Paul's, for the purpose of investigating the contents of a petition presented on behalf of the Rev. Rbbdrt Collin Parketten and the Rev. Mr. Lepton, both of them minor MIMS of St. Paul's. The }halloo of London presided, wa dded by Dr. Lushington aqd Sir John I mason. Mr. Molt, Q.C. appeared for the chapter, with Dr: Robert Phillimore, and Mr. Holy appeared for the petitioners. Mr. HALT, in opening the case, said that the Chapter had not allowed the minor canons these privileges and patronage to which they were entitled, sad had an their action overstepped the act of parliament. The chapter had taken to themselves the whole of the . patronage, emolu ments, and power which bad formerly belonged to the minor canons. Oa the bth of November/48W, the college of minor canons sent up to the chapter the names ef. the Rev. Mr. Webber and the Rev. Mr, Arnold, and the chapter ap pointed the Rev. Mr. Webber to an incumbency then vacant, which showed that the minor canons had a right to their share of the benefices of the cathedral ; and yet they were deprived of that patronage by the chapter, add it was therefore that the pttitionsm had appealed to the bishop, and the present inquiry took place. The learned gentleman at great length entered into a historical review . of the dif ferent grants mode to the Cathedral of St. Paul's by Ethel beet and others downwards, geodes as his authority Dog dale and Bede, to show that from the terau'of the grants, ' and in remote ages, the inertia of thechurcla was that the minor canons were to participate not only in the revenues derivable from grants which were given to accumulate in a common fund for the sustentation of the whele societies tisal body connected with the cathedral, bat thlSto parti cipate in the distribution of the patrimago - which time grants conferred on those connected with the cathedral : Mr. Rolt, Q.C., for the dean sad chapter, said he should not follow the learned gentleman through his illdistrations and arguments, although he admitted there was lame sub stance in them, but should consent himself with attempting to direct hie lordship's attentioa to a few simple circum stances which might serve to guide him in hiadecision. the dean .nd chapter had no personal or pecunytry inte rest in the matter, and they wished that so far as his lord ship could legally exercise his jurisdiction he would do so. Us took it that the foundatiee of St. Paul's Cathedral was much the same as Um eider cathedral laudations, and that the dean sad chapter wen as elsewhere c, mpere tie. hubs the amusement of the cached*. The miner mum wore Meets of the cathedral, 'farina as elsewhere dud stipends kr the discharge of the duties performed by them. But Me notion that they were an in ftral part of the corporation of the cathedral, or had any thing to do with the nunagessent of the cathedral or its menus, was quite new and quite prepeeterons. It was an menspien Willi he was ;otitis convince' would never re solve say amollna at his lordship's kends. The learned gentleman proonded to argue that the stale( such a church as St. Paul's could not be cut down to six, without serious Ineonvenience and damage—that the corporation of minor easens wu independent of the chapter, holding estates of its own, and some ia common with the lay vicars. Bach stall alba miner canons had with one exception a separate en dowment arising from estates granted at. various times by the dean and chapter. Then, estates mere entirely under the control of the minor canons, the (Mao and chapter lot having the slightest interest in the management or disposition of the property of the minor moons. It was not known what the income of the minor minors now produced, but it wee andentood thit in 18.58 the chief estate would bring in MOW. or 1,6001. a year, which, if the present appeal wee heeeessful, would then be divisible: amongst six, Maud of as at present amongst 12 minor canons. if the present iIIOOOIIIS of the minor canons ware inadequate, it MA in °Nirvana of the mismanage ment of the estates. As regarded the claim of the minor canons to an option bf every living in the gift of the chap ter, it would, he contended, be the eosin annihilation of the capiralar patronage, cr lathes. its transference from the dean and chapter to the mina canoes. 'fint wording of the act upon which the appellant* proceeded was, that in the disposition of the chapter patroasge , due regard was to be had to the claims of the minor canons. At present, out MAIL FOR AISiTHALLI.—The following was issued of the twelve minor canons, able held dean sad' chapter from the General Post-dice yesterday Information livings, while another, • nodes poultaroireusemances, was baying been neared that the Matilda Wattenbach, with allowed to exchange a chapter living.‘hids he held. The the mails fee Australia, despatched from Liverpool on the two remaining minor canons were k rosined with benefices lth ult., had put into Lisbon damaged, arrangements have from other patronage. been made with the General Screw Steam Shipping Cos- The Merited gentleman was about advaseing to anot h er puny that the steamer eftegttl, which will leave Southamp- stage of his argument, when to after the arrival of the day mail of the ll th inst., than The Bishop of London remarked, that' Ulnae was r.o sell at Lisbon for the purpose of receivi,./1 the mails on probability of the cams being thished..that day., he should board the Matilda Wattenbach, and conveying them to wish the inquiry to be adjourned. their destination." The inquiry way adjourned accordit TAIMINODON WITHIN WARD. The inquest having presented that a householder on Lud gate-hill refused to krve the office of ioquestman The Fousica• said that the following resolution of the inquest had been come to this morning : s. The inquest take this opportunity of expressing their opinion that the most important duties they take oath to perform are now more efficiently discharged by permanent officers, and that, there fore, the reasons for which the inquest was originally insti tuted no longer exist; and that the great personal inconve nience and lass of valuable time to which the gentlemen composing the inquest are subjected, is of no public utility." (Hear, hear.) The LOUD M•von—We are living under a very ancient constitution, and no doubt some changes respecting the ward inquests, amongst other matters, will shortly be made. After some business of • formal character, the court broke up. POPLAR AND LIMEHOUSE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION. Lest evening, a soiree was given at the above mead institution, in celebration of the second anniversary K siellatilialment, sad also to afford an opportunity of parisidis 1•11 Yr. W. Beekitad • testimonial from the assabw of disk sppassiation of his minors in forming Os ameplation r tbi at instance, and of his subsequent soviets as its beseewy secretary. Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, the soiree was well attended , the company being composed of gentlemen segsard is the chipping trade, their wives, sad families, ad cabers belonging to the middle classee. JOIRPII Dawson, merabeat and shipbuilder, pre sided, sad delivered on iatrodsowy address, in which he eaagratulated the 111•1111107/ masa IM progress the limita tion had made dace tggl, wbew he acted as the chairsnau of their first nowting,ead espeemed his pleasant at the may evidenees of seal improvement which characterised tberseent age, sot die loot impotent amongst which ware literary sod scientific institutes. The Rev. Taasaatc Hannton, of the Eaat India Com pany's Clerpol. end treasurer of the isstitate, in the name of the 'penally, spoke in soknowledgment of the servlces se XL Basklaad, who. it appeared from the rev. gentionee'ssesenesent, had in 1861 Wei then a stranger la the neigtilwastisse, laid the if s literary and Wenn& igialsatisa for Poplar sat lississass by oomissas lap a esrhosfssissitis harass la the possatladidisg, which was at thetas a &ma Wsdeyas sistaz ie l ha=b taissd the ssaatinsass Orme of the ts of this aseahlowdissa, by his constant sad latiarints bat magall stosalisa to ths duties of the aselenarrbilb bass the priadaml stem sr Wastes it to its pumas po tion of seems. As Noe atiorasat he these ser vices the members bd walowilisa Is • tesemaisl which the rev. awithrows hands* Is the Whalrosa M asessat, as the wit with see kiwi sal slislissast re , ma• rks eigeswirs of his ewes wan at their basessri seem tary's ward& The testimenie4 whist' emitted of a handsaws silver inkstand bearing sa sparaprists inscription, was then banded by the Mailman ti Mr. Baskland, who briefly bat feeling) y spoke Ms *maks. The Rev. G. Smith, an Independent minister of the dis trict, Mr. Fry, and other gentlemen, delivered addressee bearing witness to the great value of literary sad scientific institutions—whoa emesteeted as this was free from secta rian and political views—es • means of education for the middle chases; and afterwards • @escot r was given, in which the principal pa:forams were Mr. and the Masses Williams. I I GREAT COURT OF WARDMOTE. Yesterday being Plough Monday, the Lord Mayor held the annual Great Court of Wardmote. The auk:city of the presentation' of the ioquats of the various wards liad'reference to nun-freemen resident in the City, and to persons who refused to serve when duly sleeted to the *filet of inguestman. ALDESSOITI WlND.—rowsse OF 'lilt COMMISSIONS'S OP BZWERS. The Foanuan of the Inclusive complained of the 'lie- don of a public urinal in Maidtu-court, which was felt to be a great nuisance to the inhabitants of the ward generally, and especially to those in its lmmediats The Towx CLzing.—Tbe presentation will be referred to the alderman of the ward and to the City Solicitor to take the necessary steps. The Foasuax—The matter has already been before the ComM,sioners of Sewer•, who have declared it to be no nuisance. The Lunn MATOR—The pow( rs cf the Commission of Sewers to a certain extent override the eneitrot duties of the iugnest with regard to nuisances, the Commissioners having bad more recent powers conferred on them by the legisla ture and although in some respects there is • conflicting jurisdiction, still I apprehend it is the most usual course now, with a view to the removal of nuisances, to proceed under the more recent statute passed for their remedy Although notice may be taken of them by the aldermen et the ward and the City S.dleitor, I apprehend the most direct way of dealing with them is by communicatiog with • comann councilman, who, accompanied by a deputation of the inhabitants, would bring the snlqaet before the Com mission ot Sewn. ONE OF THIS !NW/EST.—My Lord, we base done that. Our common councilmen and alderman ate unan:mously of opinion that the nuisance should he removed. Ins Commissioners of Sewers who know nothing at all about it, who are, as it were, foreigners to the district, go down and make a view, end carry • resolution by the casting vote of their chairman, that it shall not be removed. It is a mon strous thing that we who live in the neighbourhood, and who knew the nuisance, cannot get it remedied. (Hear, hear.) The LORD UATOU—Ii you know it to be a nuisance nod can get • certificate to that effect, signed by two medical men, the Commission of Sewers would be bound to in terfere. Alderman Hunenzag—lf you were to go to the alder men of the ward, he would give you permission to pull it down. I know that I would do it. I would net hesitate • moment if the Commissioners of Sewers would not pull it down. The LORD MATOR—We will do all we can for you. The presentation will be immediately referred to the alderman of the ward and the City Solicitor. ALDOATII WARD.—RIFESAL TO SERVE AS INQUESTMEN. The inquest made a presentment against Henry Jackson and three others, who had been duly elected inquestmen and refused to be sworn in std take upon themselves the office. ----- Alderman Iltatrugar —They must be summoned before the court and fined. The TowN CLERK said the Court of Aldermen would give directions for such steps to be taken against the per eons presented as they might think necessary. The Foanues—lf inquestmen are called on to serve. Is it imperative upon them to perform the duties of the office to which they have been elected ? The LORD MAYOR—There is uo doubt whatever that any gentleman appointed to the dike of inquestman must per form the duties appertaining to that office. The Fuanwax said that a gentleman of the name of Kil burn had been elected inquestman, and; although; in his third year of office had constantly refused to serve, sad when he (the fireman) saw a merchant refusing to do that which his fellow-citizens were ready to do, be thought the court was imperatively called upon to make an example of that gentleman. (Hear, hear.) The LORD MAYOR said that the court could only deal with the case when Mr. Kilburn was properly presented to the court as having refused to teke upon himself the duties of the °Mee. The only duty upon the fulfilment of which the court would insist was his bsiog sworn as an inquest man to perform the legal, and only the legal, duties of the office. The inquest must, therefore, come before the first Court of Aldermen, and make a preaentmert of the con tamacicusness of Mr. Kilburn, and it would then be ia cumbent on the court to swarm= that gentleman to appear before the court following. REDO' WARD.—STATZ OF LONDON BRIDGE AND ITS APPROACHES. The inquest presented that the carriage and footways of London Bridge sod the approaches thereto were frequently a public nufsanes, by rears .n of the filthy and dirty state thereof; that occasionally the roadway, from its slippery state, was rendered dangerous for the traffic of horses and other animals, and that if the Lord Mayor were to give special and peremptory instructions to the police to report to the court daily the cleanliness, or want of cleanliness, of the carriage way and footpath, and to summon the con tractors for sot removing the filth, the roads and pave. mint would be kept is a much more cleanly state. They further presented that passengers by steam boats at London-bridge, as well as the inhabitants of Fish-street-hill and Miles-lane, were subjected to very great annoyance by reason of numbers of boys and girls congregating together, and offering fur sale Inciter matches and other trifling articles, and suggested that an extra policeman should be stationed at the spot in question, for the prevention of further annoyance. The LORD MAYOR said that numbers of offenders charged with obstructing the streets bad lately been brought before him at the justice-room of the Mansion' House, and he thought the practice had very much discon tinued of late. It was, however, a subject utgin which the inquest should communicate with the Police Commissioner. With reference to the condition of the streets, that was a matter to which the attention of the alderman of the word, the deputy, or the members of the Court of Common Council for the district, should be directed, who would ac company a deputation to the Court of Sewers. 1f the Com mission of Sewers did not perform their duty, the inhabi tants had still the power of coming to the Mansion House, and asking for a gammons against any contractor for neglect. WARD. The Fonstmaw of the IxciVirWrepreetnted that the houses numbered 1,2, 3, and 4 in Sun-court, Little BelleUey, were in a highly dengerons state, the walls having 1 times lately loudly cracked, and mused the inmate, to rush out into the street. Alderman Hunter—l never heard of this before. The presentment was referred to the Alderman of the Ward and the City Solicitor. 3 1 GREAT METROPOLITAN POUI TRY stroW. --4.-- Yesterday evening a private view was given of the poultry of this emaciation, which is to be exhibited during the next four days. The general opinion expressed by the judge. is that the Mew is a remarkably good one. and is marked by great signs of improvement in the different breeds of birds. The fowh in every class are striking both ferrite, shape, and beauty of plumage. On first entering the eye is Aught by the pigeons, which are more numerous than usual, and singularly fine. The most noticeable are the Australian bronze wings, and the collection of Ma. Samuel Belt, of Bonney-lane, Highgate, phich ere strangest., in a very handsome set of driwing.room looking The bantams are said to have much •imtfrovecl, and comprise the gold end—eierar. Sebr►glmp sepal other known breeds. The specimens of white-feather legged bantams is pen No. 1,000 ark worth exa mining. In large birds the fashion now rung co Brahma Pootras, which are driving the Cdchin Chinas 'out of tle, field. In pen 681 are some fine spteimens, contributed Le Prince Albert, hut they are sot so large or wellthageLd as the first prize (No. 603), the mgk and hen of the ',Okaying been bought for 1061. at the Birmingham show. Among the Co:hin-Chinas—which are very good, and said M be supe rior to the famous Birmingham breed-Lmarbe noticed Nes. 366, 361, and 362, which bate gained prim ;. sedan:Long the partridge corbins the first-prise 346;'and the.tecond prize 344. The gold and silver pencilled Hapsburgs have been greatly improving round Ling of late; they are very pretty birds indeed, :Da the ditplaion Mil occa sion is very good. The goose fewh were in 'keenest feather. The white Cochins bmianiag at pen 484, are re , mulishly good, and we understand that the drat pen of Mi. breed was .old four years ago at Diem:agleam ,fpr while at the present moment there are pairs in this exhi bition which have fetched 60 and 60 guineas, while a sin le cock belonging to Mrs. Herbert is valded'at 3J guineax. The geese which are in this neighbourhood are wonderful, one fellow weighing above 25 lbs. Tka Ayleaborp ducks tarried off the day, Mr. Brevington, as usual, beluga large prize-bolder. The turkeys are not numerpus, bat t ll ere are some famous Norfolk', and a her rare specimens of mopes with American breeds. " There is one pen, 899, of Emu or silk Coshies, which —le worth • kinking at. There is a novelty among the Potted.; entire blacks, never before exhibited, slumber . 896. The rare gold and silver spangled Poland, are very beautifill Bocci , mens. In pen 904 is a curious group of a sort of booted I bantams with top-knots, which are called Ptarmigan' fowl,. I In 926 are sme fine Inestande, sail to be of a rare breed. A new class of Cochins are exhibited in tho principel area of the room—that is to say, cocks and hens separstely, and the first prize (.515) is a superb bird. There is Bled • first prize of its class (414), Cochin chickens only 10 months old, exhibited by Mr. Gilbert, which will delight the amateur. Mr. Etson carried off the fleet prize among the white Cochin'. The Dorkings are perhaps the most iniettiißeent - Yowls in the exhibition, whether for shape, symmetrical size or plumage, and, it is said, theta:mewing into fall fashion and will bowl oat the Cochin—which, by .the bye, everybody seems desirous of distancing. The first and second prizes (145 and 146) we-e won by Mr. Fisher Hobbs, the birds having been hatched only on 11th May. The Spanish fowls, of which there are about fifty pens of the different classes, were much admired, the Andalusises and white-fated blacks being the favourite,. The principal ex hibitors were Mr. Fairlie, Mr. Vivian, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Fox, Mr. Rawson and Mr. Eason. The numbeelf birds collected may be imagined, when it is stated that there are 1,800 pens ; and altogether the show may be stated to be nut only highly creditable to the breeder', but extremely pretty, and interesting even to those who are accustomed to look at poultry from the most matter of fact point of view. ! at od )0, we site day, -Of ties. 'via-