The Express.
London, England, 1852-08-20 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PAM, THIJUDAT ETZIM4IO.
The reign of brute force established in the interior
of France is beginning to be extended, to external
relations. We hare just seen a Wench squadron ap-
pear beers Tripoli, and threaten to bombard that
capital, uulesa the demands of the French govern-
ment were complied with in 24 hours. I will not
pause here to inquire into the justice of those de-
mands, the nature of which are now better ascer-
teased than when they here simply stated by the
Manatee to require the extradition of two renegade
deserters. It lacunae% that the goverment, instead of
condescending tonegotiation with avassal of the Porte,
prefers the diplomacy of broadsides. But the best of
the joke is, after inflicting this humiliation on the
Mussulman power, true to the old wolf-and-lamb
policy, France pretends that an injury has been in-
flicted on herself, and that the Tnpoli affair is 'he
last drop in the cup of bitter indignities brewed for
her by the Ottoman government, and that her long
suffering can brook no more. First comes the
grievance of the Holy Pluses, and the perfidious
frustration of the privileges obtained by the Marquis
do Lacalette for the Latins, by extending clandes-
tinely at the same time, in submission to the
dictates of St. Petersburg, the same privileges
to the Greeks, a piece of duplicity revealed to the
world by the Russian organ in the press of Athena.
Then followed the piece of work made about the ad-
mission of the Charlemagne up the Dardanelles,
whose ninety guns, awing both banks of the Golden
Horn, must be now found of considerable weight in
hacking the demands of the French ambassador.
Not content with these discourteous proceedings, the
Porte, by continued procrastination, connives at the
impunity of Rumor Effendi, who instigated the
assassination of the Capuchin missionary, Father
Basil, at Antioch. Such are the grievances of
which France complain against the Porte.
It appears that the last instructions received by M.
de Lavalette were of the most peremptory character.
The same despatches communicated to him the Tri-
poli difference, but not the result of the armed de-
monstration, which in fact took place on the same
day on which the French packet reached Constani-
nople. The orders were to demand immediate satis-
faction on all points ; exclusive privileges of the
Latin monks in Syria and Palestine; punishment of,
Eumer Effendi and his accomplices for the murder of
Father Basil; and imperial firman to the Bey of
Tunis, ordering the delivery of the deserters,
with apolog for their detention, &c. On the
2nd inst. Made Lavalette succeeded in obtaining
an audience of Abdul-Medjid. After this interview
he had a long conference with Ali Pasha, minister of
foreign affairs. The next day the French ambassa-
dor went to visit the Grand:Vixier, Reschid Pasha.
A divan was called at the Porte. Ali Pasha had an
interview with Colonel Rose, who has succeeded
Lord Stratford at the head of the British embassy as
charge d'affaires. The minister of foreign affairs also
consulted the Russian charge d'atfaires dur-
ing the absence of M. Tea. An immense
stir and sensation was made in the diplomatic
colony of Pere by the imperious and peremptory
attitude soddenly assumed by France. Great agita-
tion reigned in the Turkish councils. The packet,
which ought to have left on the sth, was detained
24 hours. It was supposed that this delay had been or-
dered to give the Porte time to answer the communi-
cations of the ambassador. While all parties were in
this state of agitation and suspense, suddenly it was
announced that the Turkish cabinet had fallen. The
grand vizier, Reschid Pasha, was replaced by Ali
Pacha, minister of foreign affairs. Achmet Fethi
Pacha, grand master of ordnance, and brother-in-law
of the Sultan, also gave in his resignation, and was
rep aced by Mehemet-Reschid Pacha, commander-in-
chief of the imperial guard. It was expected that
Fuad Fffcndi would be appointed minister of foreign
affairs. Considering the nature of the circumstances,
I confess it appears to me hardly probable that Fuad
would at such a moment consent to take the port-
folio of foreign affairs. It is evident that Reschid
Pacha would not knock under to the demands
of M. de Lavalette; and that Achmet-Fethi
Pacha was equally decided not to yield.
These are the two most important persons
of the cabinet, and although their ideas upon many
questions, particularly of domestic government, are
sufficiently opposed, they seem to unite upon this
occasion, strengthened no doubt by. the advice of the
rest of the diplomatic cores, in maintaining the dig-
nity.of the Porte, and resisting the overbearing pre-
tensions of the French government. The changes in
the cabinet, as far as the appointments mentioned are
concerned, are not worth speaking of. Ali Pasha was
formerly Reachirfs chef de cabinet, and is understood
to share the opinions of his patron and predecessor.
Mehemet Reschid is an old soldier, who commanded
a division of the Turkish army in the war with
Russia which ended in the treaty of Adrianople, and
has no political significance whatever. This arrange-
ment, in fact, has every symptom of a provisional
sae; and on this account one would be inclined to
doubt whether so wary a diplomatist as Fuad
Effendi would consent to figure in it, particularly u
the concession of the French demands is of course
opposed inflexibly by the Cur, who cultivates the
good offices of Filed. Under all circumstances the
proceedings of the French ambassador have
excited on all hands bat one opinion of the
violence and precipitation with which the views
of his government are being pushed. It seems as if
Prance wanted to pick a quarrel with Turkey merely
for the rumen of seizing her provinces in North
Africa, and ernaaziog the new conquest to Algeria.
The Meesiteete contains a decree appointing M. Ab-
batueci, minister of justice, end M. Billault, presi-
dent ot the legislative body, officers of the Legion of
Hamer; and also an announcement that the Prince-
Praia* hes just conferred the cross of chevalier in
the Was of Honour on the Maestro Verdi of Par-1
red. the author of " Eroani," the " Foseari," and
Mawr spares The official journal also sontains
dime Isslarries that the construction of a railway
homeiing_lbes the St. Germain railway at Batig-
sense, W pteesediog in the direction of Passy and
Auteuil, as a esatiamtion of the ceinteire railway
round Paris, aow be coon of execution, will be a
work of public utility. A convention, signed on
August 0, by M. Magus, the minister of public
works, and M. A. d'llickthal sod Emile Pereira on
behalf the St. Germain , for the execution
of the above branch is
A marked but not very essesseful agitation in fa-
vour of the empire is sow slim on is the councils of
arrondissement. It is sot eeeeentel.bessue,although
evidently in obedience to secret order, from Paris,
Many of these councils have voted ooaratelatery or
complimentary addresses to the government, bat few
of them have in terms expressed a desire for the em-
pire, and the guarded way in which, in many in-
stances, the blessings now en by society are at-
tributed to existing i seems to imply an
opinion that no change is seesseary.
M. Thicre arrived in Paris oo Tuesday evening.
A letter from Geneva states that M. de Remusat
had just arrived in Switzerland to pass the summer
when he heard that he was authorised to return to
Franoe, and he immediately set out for his estates in
in the Haute-Garonne. M. de ChamboLle, who re-
sides near Vevey, will, says tho same letter, shortly
leave with his family for 'Faris.
At the Bourse the Four and.a-Half per Cents.
closed without change, at 104.80; the Threes rose
10c., and closed at 73.85. The railway market was
inactive. Orleans fall 6; Lyons, 2.75; Bordeaux
and Teste, 2 31); St. Germain and Marseilles rose 5
each; Strasbourg, 3.75; Havre, 1.25.