The Press.
London, England, 1855-02-03 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Accounts from Constantinople of the 22nd state
that a change of Ministry was expected.
Negotiations with Greece had been concluded, and
Rustem Bey, the Ottoman Commissioner, had been
recalled.

Omer Pacha has tendered his resignation, in con-
sequence of the refusal of Ismail Pacha to obey his
instructions in Roumelia.

It has been decided at Constantinople that the
principalities of Moldavia anti Wallachia shall fur-
nish 70,000 men, comprising the troops already
existing.
Zarif Mustapha Pacha, late commander-in•chief
of the army in Asia, has Leon disgraced and put in
prison.
Enact Effendi is named as the Turkish Plenipo-
tentiary for the conferences at Vienna.
The Sultan has conferred the decoration of Grand
Visir on the Bey of Tunis, as a mark of his satisfac-
tion at the prompt manner in which the Tunisian
troops were sent to the East to take part in the war.
A Constantinople letter of the 18th ult. states
In a few days a firman is to appear on the subject of
corruption among officials. The new law is due to the
exertions of the British ambassador, and is said to be
coualied in the must stringent terms and to direct the
severest penalties. It will be remembered that in August
last a message from the Sultan to the Council appeared,
denouncing the practice of official peculation. Subse-
quently a commission was appointed to devise means of
checking coritiption ; its report has not appeared. The
new firman has, however, anticipated the labours of this
body ; and the resolves of the Sultan will, if carried out,
produce the best effects.

RUSSIA.
In consequence of the difficulty of filling up the
ranks of the army the Emperor has ordered that
men shall be liable to the age of thirty-seven instead
of to that of thirty, as heretofore. Those sons of
aged or widowed parents hitherto exempted are also
now ordered to serve, forming a separate corps.
The disposable military forces of Russia have been
divided into five independentarmies ;
kiThe Baltic army, under General Sievers.
The Danubian army, under Prince Gortasbakoff.
The army of the west (Poland), under General
Count Rudiger.
The army in the Crimea, under Admiral Prince
Menschikoff ; and
The Caucasian corps d'arnale, commanded by Prince
Murawief.
Field-Marshal Prince Paskiewitsch will establish
his head-quarters probably in Kiew, from whence he
will direct all operations. The reserves will, it is
said, be concentrated at the latter place, or at
Kamenetz Podolski.
A Russian official report gives the following as a
list of killed and wounded in the defence of Sebas-
topol between the tith of October and the lith of
November :

Killed. Wounded
Generals 1 3
Superior officers
Subalterns
Non•cornmssioned officers and
sailors 789 2,934
UNITED STATES.
The mail steamer Asia has reached Liverpool with
New York papers of the 17th ult.
In the Senate on the 15th ult. the bill for continu-
ing the appropriation to the Collins steamers for
carrying the mail between New York and Liverpool
was taken up, but was indefinitely postponed. Tim
joint resolution on the Arctic search for Dr. Kane
and his companions was passed.
A bill bad been introduced into the Legislature of
Pennsylvania granting political and civil rights to
persons of colour, then residing, or who might here.
after maid*, in that State.