The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-24 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The Mediterroneo of Genoa, of August 18, contains
correspondence from Constantinople, brought by the
French mail•packet Orontes. On the departure of
this vessel from the Bosphorus a fire, which
lasted several days, was still raging in Constantinople.
It was estimated that in the quarters of Ocluta,
Pera, and others no less than 4,000 houses had been
consumed. This correspondence also speaks of the
discovery of a plot against the life of the Sultan,
organised by his brother, with a view of usurping
the throne.

The Turkish fleet sailed from Smyrna on the 9th,
for Rhodes.

PORTUGAL.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's mail-
packet Tagus, Captain Russell, from the Peninsular,
arrived at Southampton last night, and landed
her mails under the charge of Lieut. Hay, R.N.,
Admiralty agent. Her dates of sailing are : Gibral-
tar, August 15; Cadiz, 16; Lisbon, 19 ; Oporto, 20 ;
and Vigo, 20. The Tagus. brings 37 passengers, and
eight packages of specie. Amongst her passen-
gers is Mr.a Hislop, who has been declared by the
Portuguese government the successful competitor, on
behalf of the Central Peninsular Railway Company
of Portugal.
In Portugal the crops of grain will be good, but
that of grapes has to some extent failed, and heavy
prices are demanded.
Exchange, M. Discount on Lisbon Bank notes,
21 per cent.
Our correspondent writes as follows:
LISBON, Ammer 9.
Dictatorial legislation goes on by @team, but never mind
if it go in the right way. The ministers appear certainly
to entertain new ideas of commerce, and are therefore
beginning to reduce the tariff on many articles, and give
greater facilities to it. A decree permits the steamers
touching here, going to Breed, to take in any portion of
cargo, paying only a tonnage duty upon the merchandise
they receive on board , but specie or bullion remains sub-
jeet to the until duties levied on its owner.
It is expected that the recently improved policy of the
ministry in relieving and encouraging commerce will almost
immediately be extended to the abolition of the odious soap
monopoly, which exacta from the pockets of the needy a seat
sum for a beastly commodity, for which the public are
obliged to pay the enormous sum of 124. sterling per lb. ;
while the passenger coming to Lisbon is liable to have his
shaving box riled of even half an ounce of good shaving
sup, should he have it. It is time such legal plunder
should be put a stop to.
The position of the ministry seems somewhat inexplicable.
It is still rumoured that a strong desire exists to form a Ca-
bralists union in order to keep down the Progresaistes ; the
article in the Diario, says "all parties hostilise the ministry,
but it is determined to proceed in the line of conduct
it has wetted ;" it is, however, evident that if all parties
are atone to it, it can only maintain its position by force ;
and as the Cabrelista journals are extolling its conduct and
policy, there is some reason to think that that party is de•
sirons of drawing it into a snare, and then ousting it alto-
gether. The Progresaistas certainly keep the marshal on
the horse, and he may yet see the necessity of
drawing the ties closer with them ; they are not ambitious,
and even dislike office; but I am persuaded they will not
sit down quietly under a permanent dictatorship, for the
only legislation now acquired under it is the framing of an
electoral law, so as to carry out the reform of the
charter, by prescribing in what way the " direct
election " therein guaranteed is to be carried into effect,
The much respected president of the English college in
this city. The Rev. Edmund Winstanley, D.D., died on
the 14th last, aged 82.
The Medusa sailed on the 9th. Rio de Janeiro is declared
" suspected" from the Ist July, and Parahiba from the 17th.

Tnz CHOLERA.—Tho accounts received to-day
(Monday) of the devastations of this dreadful scourge in
portions of central Europe, are sufficient to put our unitary
authorities on the qui rive. By the last accounts from
Warsaw the cholera is rapidly spreading, and the disease
increasing in intensity, the police report of the 13th inst.
shows ME nearly half of the cases ended fatally. On the
above date there were 660 persons attacked, of whom 244
died, 263 were recovered, end there remained under treat-
ment 1,483. The alarm among the population of the city
is excessive. The Breslau papers contain an appeal to the
public for contributions fur the relief of the population of
Landsberg in Upper Silesia, where the cholera is ruing.
The official report confirmed by the chief president of the
province, states that there had been up to the 17th instant
246 cases, which is nearly 25 per cent. of the whole popula-
tion ; of these 109 cases, or 10 per cent. of the inhabitants,
had died from the disease, 62 had recovered, and 7.5
were still under treatment. In the village of Krusaw-
zewitx, two miles from the town, the proportion has been
still greater, as 40 per cent. of the population had been at-
tacked; but the returns :or the last three days showed that
the eases were rapidly decreasing, and it is believed that
the disease had exhausted itself. There is no intelligence
of its further advance further westward. M. von Schlcinitz,
the Chief President of Silesia, when the disease was in-
creasing to an alarming extent, went to Landatierg, with
Dr. Eitner, a member of the sanitary council, to afford as-
sistance. They found the state of aflkire most deplorable.
The only medical man in the place had died of the pest—
the apothecaries establishments had been shut for some
days from the same cause—all who had the means had fled
the place ; while the neighbouring communes had cut off
the communications for fear of infection. The minds cf the
people had become depressed, and terror operated to • great
degree to spread the (Becalm. With the assistance that was
finally sent the people took courage, and it is hoped that
the next returns will show a decreasing number of cases.—
Keening paper.
THE StIRIEVALTY.—To the great surprise of the
City authorities, Mr. Chandler, who was elected sheriff at
last Common Hall, has not only signified his intention not
'to serve the office, but has already paid the 6001. penalty.
The reason which Mr. Chandler has assigned to the friends
who proposed him to the Livery is, that the large business
of the house to which he beloage will require his peculiar
attention, in consequence of the delicate state of his father's
' health, which has been for some time on the decline. It Is
este cted that • Common Hall will lie summoned in the
course of the week. As the fees of under-sheriff have been
by recent changes in professional charges considerably
diminished, one great element in sheriff making has been
almost completely dissolved, and it is believed that vigorous
measures will be adopted to destroy every part of the
system.
bOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY.—IteItten of traffic for
the week ending August 21,1852 :-18,887/. Ifs. 6,1. ; corre-
sponding week, 1851, 20,0841. 10s. 61 Decrease iu 1662,
1,1964. 18s. 114.