The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-12 00:00:00

TURKISH HOSTILITY TO GREECE..

PARIS, Dio.ll.

The Petrie of this evening gays :

"The provisional government of Greece, haring
received information that the Porte was concen-
trating considerable forces on the Greek frontier,
and that bands of Albanians in the service of Turkey
were making incursions into Greek territory, ad-
dressed a note, on the 24th of November last, to
the Greek representative at Constantinople, ex-
pressing its surprise that Turkey should take
measures calculated to excite the public mind and
create regrettable complications.
"The note of the provisional government further
declined the responsibility of events which might
result from the measures adopted by the Porte."
La France of this evening announces that the
Corps Legislatif and the Senate will be opened on
the 32th of January next.
The Emperor has received Baron de Budberg,
Russian Ambassador to France, in solemn audience.

RUSSIAN POLAND.
WXRSAW, Dicc.ll.

A public court-martial was held to-day on 64
prisoners, accused of conspiring to establish a
revolutionary armed force and occasion a general
rising.
Privy Councillor Tymowaki has been appointed
member of the Council of the Empire, and Privy
Councilor Leski has been nominated Secretary of
the Ministry for Poland.
Councillor Bagniewaki bag been appointed
Director of Finance.

[TWOPENI

BANQUET AT FISHMONGERS* HALL.

The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers gave
a banquet last night in their magnificent hall, at which,
amongst others, the following guests were present :—Lord
Rbury, Prince Paul Sanguzko, Lord H. Gordon, the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor, N.Y., Vice-Admiral Sir G. tiarto-
ries, Link-General Maclean, Colonel Sir Charles Hamilton,
Baron Martin ; Mears. J. L. O'Sullivan, Bovill, Q. 0., M.P.,
R. W. Crawford, M.P., Wm. Murray, M.P., T. Q. Frnois,
alderman; B. B. Phillippe, alderman • J. O. Lawrence,
alderman and sheriff ; Bosley, alderman• 'S. .1. Gibbons,
alderman • Professor Owes, W. F. Pollock, W. H. Twenty.
men, J. G. Cookersil, A. Lark, Blackwood, O•rdon, He-
bert Non a, H. J. Norma, T. li. Jackets. Hy. A. Hunt,
R. Dalrymple, John Biggs, W. C. Gage, John Mercy, M.
Chaillon, Mr. Under-liherilf Mackrell, the Master of the
Mears' Company, the Master of the Grocers' Company,
the Master of the Drapers' Company, end Dr. Dalrymple.
All the arrangements were of the sturpMeras and isetefal
style for which this wealthy and infiumstisil company is re-
markable. The banquet was supplied and prepared by the
well-known Ring and Brymer ; and of the wins., it is
enough to say that they came from the Viabreongers' Com-
peoy_'a cellars. The lewd tribute to her Majesty, the Prince
of Wales, sad the ether members of the Royal Parnily
was paid in ordinary course, the Prime Warden pro-
posing the several Waste. The gemplinieut paid in the
army, navy, and voluuteen drew forth a warm re-
sponse from Admiral Mir Clemge fiewtoritus who expressed
satisfaction at the deep interest which the easel pm-
fesaion invariably commanded with the country at large ;
nor was it to be wondered at when it was
recollected that our naval supremacy was the lomesheion of
our coloeial inquire, sad the mourity of our peeition as •
first-rate power. During the last flee or six year. science
had introduced changes is shipbuilding and summery which
entirely upset the old system of tactic* in nasal warfare.
The effect of Ouse changes was net, however, yet decided.
We were ia a state of cremation, we knew not what slops,
or what gnus we should have to fight with or fight against,
should war break oat. Our woo.dsy walls had !oven way
to iron walls, our iron walls were already booming to fall
before the improvements in artillery, ad he believed the
500 or Ilk pounders would very soon show how ageless
had been the lame expeeditare incurred in iron sad steel
plated ships. But whatever turn smatters might take, he
had no doubt that the can which wee evinced by the
governmeet in availing Smell of every improvement ie ship-
building, machinery, sad gunnery would secure
us iu the efficiency of that first and most
efficient line of our national defences, the British
navy, and that without calling into requisitioa
the volunteers, which he regarded as ens of the sera im-
portant movements that had ever taken place in this
country, we might sleep assured that we were este from ft/l
danger of invasion from a foreign foe. (hs. bear.) The
sister service was answered for by (inners! Maclean. Lord
Ebury returned theoks for the House of Lords, Mr. Craw-
, ford, M.P., for the House of Commons, the Lord Mayer
for the Corporation of London; Baron Martin and Mr. boyar.
Q.C., for the Bonehead the Bar ;the Master of the Messed
Company for the City Companies : and Professor Owen, in
an eloquent and amusing speech, for the Vieitors.
The musical arrangements included the vocal matrices of
Messrs. H. Bnckland, W. Dawson. F. Walker, Donald
King, and Winn, Mm. Alexander Newton and Miss Eyles.
Mr. Harker was, as usual, the 'filmset toastmaster.