The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4, 1854.

to insult and alienate every Government and every
nation in whom England is likely to And sincere or
efficient allies. Since the Asses cannot prevent
England from stepping between Russia and its prey,
the Time tries to bring it about that England shall
undertake the teak with the lost parable amount of
sympathy and assistance, with the greatest parable
amount ri ill-will and distrust among the bystanders.
To this end it alternately libels the French Govern-
ment and the French people; to this end it lately
attempted to excite the unreflecting prejudices of
the English public, and lead it to support, nem
eervedly, a policy with regard to neutrals, in the
event of war, which most inevitably involve us in
perilous and angry dinxissions with all the northern
Powers of Europe, and with the United States. The
Times, in abort, is in England promoting the views'
and interest' of the CZAR more adroitly and unscru-
pulously than his best diplomatists can. It is
treacherously betraying, not only the cause of
national independence, liberty, and good order, in
Europe, bat the power and the safety of England.

LATEST FROM ABROAD.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

(IT 'onus.= AND sosorsat inuaosars.)

PARIS. TIIIIIIIDAY.
The government has received the following official
deopeteh from Turkey :

" CONSTANTINOPLE, Dic. 22.

"The aria Council having authorised the ca-
binet to negotiate, the students of the Koran met
yesterday to petition against the execution of this
resolve.

" For a moment troubles were feared, but the 1
measures taken by the cabinet, which sasembled
in presence of the Sultan, effectually prevented all
disorder.

N From thee to fear hundred students have been
arrested, and all is tranquil.
" A proclamation has been issued explaining to
the public the real objects of the deliberations at
the meeting of the Grand Council, and it has been
further made known that all disturbers of the
public pesos will be dealt with severely."

PARIS. TIIISOLT 7/1111NING.

At the Bourse to-day the Three per Cent. Rents,
closed ler money at 72.20, and the Fair-and-a-Half
per Cents. at 99.90. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents-
show a farther fall of * per ant., whilst the Three
per Cents. are the same as they clamed yesterday.

AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, TUESDAY.

The opening prices of this morning were :
Austrian Fire per Cent. Metallic*, 931. Exchange
on London, 11.22. Bank Shares, 1,372. The
steady rise in the exchange indicates much distrust.

THE WAR.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The Ottoman government, in deference to the
wishes of the ambassadors, and in the desire not
neeffiessly to stimulate the prevalent warlike excite-
ment, has forborne to publish the bulletins received
from Ears and Erzeroum, as it did the narrative of
Sloops. The substance of the reports to the Sera&
kier, however, has transpired through other chan-
son, and is far from supporting the lofty language
employed in the reports of General Andronikoff. It
is not true, u the Russians assert, that the Turks lost
twenty of their guns, nor yet that their camp equi-
page and material of war fell into the hands
of the enemy. Instead of pursuing a routed
and flying army, the Russians had to fight
for all the ground they gained, which was
about six miles. Abdi Pacha's army was not
dkusanised, but is preparing again to take the field,
Oh thee under • more experienced and energetic
AM% sad with a large infusion of regular troops.
The seire of Sinope has thoroughly aroused the
Tarts, who are beginning to feel that, if such things
an happen by sea and near the fleets, they hive
nothing to trust but God and their own swords.
The peculiar line of conduct followed by France
and England had not raised the profession of Chris.
tianity in the estimation of the Faithful, but
no cues of molestation of rayabs were reported. The
Sultan and his ministers were much pressed to raise
the standard of the prophet, and give to the war
with Russia the character of a religious strife, but
they steadfastly refused.
Above we publish an authentic communication from
Constantinople, of the 22d, respecting the petition of
the sophtu. This incident has been absurdly
exaggerated. " New troubles were feared," just u
a general massacre of Christians, a revolt, a palace
Iconspiracy, and a thousand other imaginary evils
have been feared, and afterwards laughed at.
The Independence Beige learns that, " improbable
las it may at first sight appear," the governments of
France and England have addressed to that of
Russia, if not an ultimatum, at least a note, pressing
for the expression of its resolution relative to the pro-
positions framed at Vienna. The Brussels journal
abandons on this occasion its long-cherished op-
timism, and confesses the conviction, which appears
to be that of all the world, that the Sultan may
accept the Vienna project, but the Czar never.
The entry of the combined fleets into the Black
See, which has been so many times announced in a
quasi•c®cial manner, is thus noticed by the Bieck :
1" We have reason to believe that while allowing the
diplomatists to confer together on their unfortunate
of pacification, the Cabinets of Paris and
have concerted measures which, whatever
yams may be given them, are really measures of
war. The order for the entry of the fleets into the
Slack Sea, which was sent off by telegraph on the
13th alt., required to be developed in its object. That
wee done by the despatches sent off on the 21st, and
these which will be carried out by the packet about
to leave Marseille', leave no room foe doubt in the
interpretation of them They state what must be
dose, and how it must be done, leaving the admirals
of some free in the adoption of the technical

means."
A correspondent of the Augsburg Gazette wrote
on the 24th ult. as follows :—The principle which
the allied powers, France and England, intend to
observe, is this • they will take armed possession of
hie Black Sea this;
keep it, so long as Russia does the
cams I. the Danubian Principalities. The English
eel Pm* embers have received orders to detain
sway Russian ship of war, that attempts to put to
ma, and they will compel it to return to the port
It came from. In case of resistance the ship is is
he captured by an action, if necessary. This met*
Oho elms from a blockade, in so far that no Hawke
1111111Mbilla NMI will be molested, and, moreover, the
trade serried on in the Euxine by neutral vase*
will suffer no interruption.
" When the sad news about Sinope reached Coo-
-1 obletieside,Admiral Dundee acted with great energy.
lie rased that both the fleets should instantly
sell Sebastopol, so as to arrest the Russia*
eriadron on its return, if pomade ; but, should it
have already entered the harbour, to demand its ear-
tender from Prince Menchikoff until the end of the
war, or, In cue of refusal, to sail in and fetch them
out. Sir Edmund Lyons was to have executed
this plan. The brave old Dundee felt bow
hid it is to strike a hard blow at the right moment,
bet Gummi Baragnay n'Hilliers opposed it. In the
emihreme held between the ambassadors and the
admiral, the French general exclaimed : " Hush,
huh! it would be a second Navarioor (An amid-
=Lt.) Thies the opportunity wee let slip.
ding this the French stews were as eagle
he Wise as the English &denied himself; and the
seipmelMlity of the delay rests glee se the hamlet
the French ambassador, perhaps oaths Wier bath,
the ambassadors.*
The inactivity of oar naval forces in the East can.
dunes to afford the German press a subject for ridi.
cute. The Wanderer says that "we now know that,
the vessels of the Western Powers are to serve as hos-
pitals. aid their seamen as naves, for the sick Turks.
And mesh are the fruits of the alliance! Lord Strat-
ford de Radcliffe is said to be so completely disgusted
with the conduct of his cabinet that he has insisted
oe Whig recalled if such policy is to be continued.
Indeed, be has openly spoken in this sense to several
MOOS As to Baragnay d'Hilliers, when his first
was over, he grew mild, quiet, and
TM Amy Gandie, under the head of " Last
sews hem **theatre of war," states that the be-
ekes ea the Demi* in number 110,000, are
ige
big teems= the and% Oland Lidilisri

said, is to totes the psessis of the Danube at
/detain. Prises Clortateskoff is to bleiruftu.st-
selineb, sod General Auer is to attack
The Journal if St !stinker, of the 23rd ult.,
after stating that frees the 3rd to the Bth alt. the
Turks had not made any insersions en the left bank
of the Muth% pais* so extracts from a report
of Prince Clortsiteker a detailed amount ot remark-
able acts of courage diellayed by different officers
and men in what the ISt. Petersburg journal calls
a the obstinate of of Oltenitsa.•
The 0011V= of the Ose. Deutsche Post
writes front that orders have been
seat to Asia to raise =troops ter the Caucasian
army, as the conduct of the Free& and English mi-
nisters hu led the Porte to bellies that the fleets
will not enter the Black Bea until the Minims have
on all points victoriously assumed the offensive. Capt.
Blade has drawn up a memorial relative to the even-
teal operation of the fleets in the Black Sea, which
he will present to the representatives of the Western
Powers. The squadron which was destroyed_
Sinope had accomplished its task, having
20,000 muskets, 40 cannon, and 600,000 assedilgas
on the Caucasian coast, and left five TRAM Awe
with the Circassian& Diplomatic min am very such
inelbsed to believe that the Porte ern set eseeent to
a truss until the Court of lit. Petersburg has officially I
desired its willingness to treat.
A private letter from Tiflis, of the 2nd ult., an-
nom= that Prince Woronzow bad received &-
aphis@ from Bt. Petersburg, amig him that a
rebfonement of 80 pieces of artillery had been for-
warded to him, with directions to carry on the war in
Asia with the greatest activity.
The Vienna Zia. Cbrresp:has a letter of the 14th
from Braila. The writer affirms that the seinien
et the Turke and Tartars of the Debrebehe to
as great as ever, and even 400 well-armed Lereffille
(a Russian sect which, in
seconsequence of the pow
cation to which it was exposed, emigrated) are in
the Turkish ranks. In an near LAMM there use
not mere than 7,000 men. The garrison of Tultseha
is estimated at 2,600 men, and that of Matschin at
2,000. Almost all the officers of the Wallachian
militia are now Russians. Eighteen hospitals have
been established at Braila, but only two of them an
already filled; the other 16 are intended far the
future, and this is not considered any very wavier
ing proof of the sincerity of the peaceful preemie=
of the Russian government. The garrisons of Braila
and Cleats may amount to about 10,000 men. Bilis-
trio., where there were unimportant skirmishes on
the 16th,16th, and 17th, has a ' of 12,000
men. The Take have failed in ir endeavours to
get their tempera vessels into the port of Billable.
as every attempt has led to a heavy fin from the
Russian batteries.
The Galata etnespoodent of the Out. Deutsche
Pose mentions a Ilkamistance which is perhaps con-
nected with the beemestionary movement in the
Criea. The amiupsideet speaks of troops arriving
at m
ite ea the 17114 sad retuning on the follow-
' traistithresd marshes, to Bessarabia. A strong
mem followed, with Masa rine.
Ina published Vienna letter of the 28th ult. we
read :
A brief rshreess be pest mats will make to show that
Beeline has kediessdy hsea Is *skied* Mop er Rugs
and Austria. Slime law meadw d.ss Buda head it con-
using to necks that • kingdom of Belgium figured
on the lee Let BUMP% see the ensequene• was that the
I.llem of emus wee reesgaire as a " legitimate" Dove-
rrmilwthe hemetens Omar. Ia order still further to
e a his whims ILieg Leopold aimed at a family
OEMs with the loses of Austria, and accordingly the
mesehge between the Duke of Brabant and the Arch-
*UMW Maio wee engaged. It is positively affirmed
tact seasas se we this ', made right " between
she meg of the INAOme sad the two greet northern
pentes. the fuser omieseenik to convince his high 1
WIMPS and Mai Is *shad that an intimate
Zalllda Pew* weal be pernicious to England.
wag de Mete creates bee magaitted himself of his
aim* tisk has beams Os hatililles part which Rnfilsod 1
bee eo Ins ha the imea ipeail drama whisk
now essikelody the adiedia a the world. The
Bud ef W my, sad orebehle doss, assure the
ihNhaadeasitii. itelsbut Bumper will semi*
sobs seaserieet to the whim of the Woe powers, but
every us ben hi asseleeed that be will Se no wash
thing. It woes fat Ibe hope d Weiss Amide to
assist in makree heed aplest the theeerees esersadmiests
of Russia is still cherished Is England, but this is eoduly
out of the question. Km seise co-operation the Western
Powers will never have; bat if France sad Barked go
together heart sad head be aanaot venture to aseddle or
make in the Oriental quitioa.

BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, MONDAY.

Yesterday (New Year's-day) the King of the
Belgians received the usual annual deputations from
the Senate and the Chamber of Representative., the
courts of justice, the royal academies, the military
authorities, and from various religious communities,
including the Hebrew one. In the address of the
President of the Chamber of Representatives he
observed that the liberal institutions of Belgium,
wisely understood and loyally carried out, had given
a lively impulsion to all the elements of national
prosperity.
M. Dolton, the president of that chamber, is a
wellanown liberal, and the above declaration may
be taken as an answer to those reactioniats who con-
tend that the institutions of this country are too de-
mocratic, and who, for some time past, have been
concerting how to modify them. The President of
the Cour des Comptes stated, in his address, that
great precautions had been taken with reference to
the conversion of certain Belgian loans, and that, in
the interest of the national credit, facilities had been
given in London and Paris to the holders of Belgian
bonds.
Private letters from Madrid bring the not alto-
gether unexpected intelligence that the Spanish
government, after long discussions, had resolved to
effect a species of coup detat, in order to effectively
repress the spirit of opposition manifested in the two
houses of parliament. The first blow is to be struck
against those judges who, as members of the senate,
lately voted on an important occasion against minis-
ters. Those judges are to be dismissed or pensioned
off. The second blow is to be aimed at the senate.
The organisation of which is to undergo a radical
change. It is probable, too, that the parliament,
which is now only adjourned, will be dissolved.
It was positively asserted in Vienna, on the 31st
nit., that the allied fleets had entered the Black Sea
on the 22nd. That assertion produced a fall in the
Vienna Bourse.
We have intelligence from Bucharest up to the
22nd ult. The Russian preparations to attack Ka-

lafat still oonunned.
According to the Frankfort Oberpostants•Zeitung
the Porte demands the revision of all the treaties
with Russia ; the replacing of them by a treaty with
the Great Powers ; the immediate evacuation of the
Danubian Principalities; an indemnity for the ex-
penses of the war; and the referring to arbitration
Ithe question of the Russian protectorate.

Monsignors Vials Praia. The priests who were ar-
rested ea.the 24th ult. for having obeyed the arch-
bishop
_were released before the terns of their imprison-
meet had expired, to enable them to perform their pas-
toral duties daring the recent festival.
A correspondent of the Cologne Gazette writes,
ender date Berlin, Dec. 29:
The body of General von Radowitz, who died on
the 26th, was brought to the garrison church in
Frederick-street during the night, where it will
remain until the preparations are completed for its
final resting-dace in Erfurt. Although his political
career closed in 1850 his countrymen, such at least as
consider Prussia destined to be the bead of Germany,
regarded him as their champion to the last, while all
honour him with their regret. During his long ill-
ness the King did not once have a personal interview,
nor did any intercourse take place between them,
though both mutually desired it. The dying general
repeatedly exclaimed "he had still something of
importance to impart to the King.' During
periods of . imperfect sleep he often spoke
aloud, and on one occasion unconscious where
he was, or perhaps thinking he was in the Chambers,
he actually delivered a speech, which for .political
talent, taet, and enthusiasm might have vied with his
lhappiest efforts of former times. Revered by his
esmants, loved by his friends, he died with the same
elm placidity that he had lived.
The Cologne Gazette devotes an article to the con-
dition and growth of Hamburg, which, says the
writer, may now be regarded as the greatest com-
mercial city on the Continent of Europe. It has
Isai eclipsed Amsterdam. The triple row of tall
we es either side along the Elbe lead one to the
eseeksion, and a correct one, that more merchandise
mast find its way into and out of this one maritime
eity, than exists in the whole kingdom of Holland.
The Elbe has a very deep broad month, well calcu-
lated for the repair of merchant ships, but then Hol-
land has the Rhine, is as near Germany, and even
nearer to its richest provinces—its harbours, too,
are open longer, the climate being milder,
and they offer to skippers from all parts
of the world a plausible opportunity of escaping the
perilous navigation of the Baltic. The rapid rise of
Hamburg, therefore, cannot be entirely owing to its
site ; we should rather assign the cause partly to the
illiberal commercial policy of Holland, and partly to
the moderation and liberality of its own mercantile
laws.
That the trade of Hamburg surpasses that of all
Holland, may be easily seen by the follovriog figures.
During the year 1852 her goods were estimated at
764,624,270 marks banco, that is, more than 382
millions of rix dollars. In Bremen the value of the
cargoes amounted to 171,159,870 marks banco, and
the two together make 93.5,684,140 marks, more by
one-half than the exports and imports of all the
Dutch ports put together.