The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-04 00:00:00

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and suite. The Earl of Dalhousie, who landed at
Alexandria on the 4th, left on the following day, in
one of the viceroy's steamers, for Cairo, where Hs
excellency arrived on the 6th. One of the finest pa-
laces in Cairo, belonging to Abbas Pasha, situate on
the banks of the Nile, and richly fitted up for the
occasion, was placed at his disposal. On the 7th
the governor-general was formally presented to Me-
hemet Ali, who received his excellency in state, end
sent his own carriages to convey him from Abbas
l'asha'a palace to the citadel, escorted by a guard of
honour of cavalry. Lady Dalhousie accompanied the
governor-general, and several of the officers of the
bidon were at the presentation, in full uniform.
On the Bth the Earl and Countess dined with
Mehemet Ali, at his palace in the citadel, where
a sumptuous repast was prepared for his highness's
?nests, amongst whom were the highest functionaries
In the country, the European consuls-general, and
several persons of distinction. ()a the 9th the go-
vernor-general and Lady Dalhousie dined with the
Hon. Mr. Murrly, the Enrli h consul-general in
Egypt, from whose house they started on the stone
evening for Suez, in a comfort Ale English britzska,
drawn by six horses. They arrived at Suez on the
following day, having occupied sixteen hours in cross-
ing the Desert; and, after resting that night at the
hotel, they embarked on board of the steamer. Moo-
zuffer. I-Icr Majesty's steam-frigate Sidon, which
took the Earl of Dalhousie to Alexandria, left for
Malta under sail on the 17th, and is to return in
February, to be placed at the disposal of Lord Her-
dinge, who is expected to land at Cossier, on the
western coast of the Red Sea, cross the Desert to
Keneh, on the Nile, whence a steamer sent up by the
Viceroy will convey his lordship to Thebes and the
Cataracts, and, after having visited those places, he
will proceed to Alexandria, to embark on board the
Sidon.

Nlehemet Ali's superintendent engineer at Cairo, a
Scotchmsn, has submitted to his hi_hness a proposal
to construct an engine of 200 hinge power, to convey
120 passengers, with their luggage, act (JIM the Desert,
between Cairo and Strz, in four hours, at the rate of
20 miles an hour, on the present toed, without the use
of rails. The engineer proposes to obviate the sist-
ance of the sand by means of driving-wheels of the
diameter of 30 fret, and, to save expense, offers to
construct the engine and carriage at the arsenal at
Cairo. The viceroy is believed to be favourably in-
clined towards this new scheme, which, if successful,
will be a great boon to all travellers passing through
Egypt to and from India.

REVOLUTION IN THE REGENCY OF TM-

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The Malin 31erliterra-net- Tim the following:

A c wrier ftem the internal region. bring, the news
that the Aerobe of iiherinn, Gebel, and tieved/ma, tired of
living any long. r lce the yoke and oporession of the
Ot•onian employe}, have revolted against their authorii y,
and cut off the bends of the governor o' those distriete,
Aehraet Effendi, and 100 of his people. The great suffer-
ings of the Arab tribes, too impositions and geohatious
suffered for many years, have driven them t h despera'ion,
and they thought by getting rid of the tyrant Aehmet,
there would never arise another go bad an he. Fur
thirteen veers have these unhappy' tHhea been tyrannised
over by the Turks, who, addicted to plum' r and com-
motion, leave them nothing bet their eyes wherewith to
weep, sad their b oche to be Hogged by their ungrateful
rulers. For 13 pars, these people have been wretched; not
a day of hippineu have they known similar to what they
enjoyed under the Ceremanly family, who for 200 yt are
ruled this how desolate country. The pashas who succeeded
to the command of Tripoli rivalled each other who could
kill most innocent men, t Ike the children from the Arens,
and extort the prop sty of this peer end unhappy people.
The tuxes, which under the Carameoly famile were twcoty
dollars every year per head, are now 100. This iniquitous
imposition tempt Bed more than 30.000 Arab, of the pro-
vines of Bengazi to emigrate to Et) pt and Smyrna, and
th.,re, deprived of labour, to live by charity. Other 40,000
flat into the regency of Tunis, where by means of their
industry they live in peace. The few who tvenain are a prey
to misery.
I o this state of things it is iacumbeut on the allied pow en,
and Great Bri•cia in particular, to turn their at'eotlon to
this unhappy and afflicted country, and represent to the
Sublime Porte to lighten t u evils which they actually suffer
by placing one of tne Caramanly f saady at the head of this
desolate country. It may be a.i t that one of this family
governed the &mutt, euntioned a revolt of do Arab.,
and caused the city of Tripoli to be blockaded for three yews
by the revolters. Ali I'scha, Vie son of J vier, detaused, the last
;icht of the Caramanly family, was the mon who occasioned
such evils upon the country ; but al ono was iucapabi • of go-
verning and suppressing the revolt, that does not infer that
others of the some family cannot do better than he. The only
mews of endieg the discussions and enmities between the
Turkish end Arab races is to make Mahommed Be? C aramanly
the former Governor of Ilensaxi, Governor of Tripoli. He
is now living in Malta with his family—a most worthy
person, and one cap ,ble of governing this pe ple, who
earnestly desire to me in the government of Tripoli a man
of his kind, beloved and desired by all. It is heped that
Cheat Britain will counsel the Sultan to come to this choice,
sod thus, for the future, avoid much greater evil., and re-
' store the country to pence and prosperity.

THE ARcnitl.,nor OF CANTERBURT.—We feel
much pleasure in being enabled to state that the Archbishop
of Canterbury is in the enjoyment of his usual good health.
On inquiring this morning at Lunheth Palace we w. re in-
formed that his grace is perfectly recovered from the slight
attack of influenza under which he &Oren d *Dint ten dins
ante; but, owing to the advanced ace (B 2) of the venerable
prelate, and the variable state of the weather, his grace's
medical attendants consider it advisable that he should not
venture out of doors. TM. precaution, it would seem, occa-
sioned the rumour of his indiepositi ~,, .
MAJOR-GENERAL NAPICIL—The Guernsey Star of
Friday says: " We learn from good authority that Major-
Geu. Napier 's Lieutenant. Governorship of Guern, y will
terminate this
day. We have not heard, nor indeed have
we much interest in inquiring, whether this desirable event
w,ll be accomplished by a resignation on the part of G. nerel
Napier, or by an act of supersession on the part of the. Secre-
tary oiState. With the certainty of the island being re-
lieved of General Napier, we are not curious as to minor
matters. It is expected that the general's successor will be
named in about a fortnight."
DEATH Op MR. ALDC.RNIAN LUCAB.—Died, at his
renidence, Watsrinburg, on Sunday night, of the prevailing
epidemic, after a very chart ellnees, Matthias Prime
Lucas, Esq., in the eighty-eighth year of his age. The
deceased was a native of London, and served his time to
his father as a lighterman, and for a number of years toiled
as hard as any member of the class to which he belonged.
Through his industrial habits and success in business he
realised an immense fortune. It is stated that he has left
landed and funded property to the amount of between
300.00 W. and 400,000 i.
DANCING IN FETruns.—At the hour of receiving
it we were all mustered upon the main deck, the quarter
deck being partitioned off by rr.eans of a strong hulk-head
from the waist and fore part of the vessel, communicating by
a small door at either side, where a sentry was ul wept poor
and solely appropriated for the use of the military and their
wines. The names were then called. and for the purpose of
exercising the men, and ss a preventive to disease, each man
entered at one door to the quarter deck, danced to the cask,
drank his allowance, and then danced off *gain, round by
the opposite doorway. This, I need not remark, occasioned
much mirth to ell ;unties, the ul&ers and their families being
at such timeson the poop, purposely to enjoy the sport. The
steps, as various as toe performers, formed altogeth. r a most
amusing " ballet."—Adrentures gl'a Li fe Guardsman.
THE VERB "To BUILD" has been much degraded
amongst us, and has lost its full sirnification. "Our Engdsh
word, to build." mys Borne Tooke, '• is the Anieo-Saxon
Dyldan, to confirm, so establish, to make firm sod sure and
fast, to consolidate, to strengthen ; and is soplical.le to all
other things as well as to dwelling place," In Germany
the word retains its full meaning.—The Builder,
DISPUTED RIGHT TO A LARGE PROPERTY.—On
Thursday morning last (says the Exeter Flying l'ust), long
before the hone for the meeting of the magistrates at Barn-
staple, all were on the qui tire, in cone quence of an obi
Greenwich pensioner claiming to be heir-at-law to a large
property near t .at town, and who was to appear before the
mayor and magistrates on a chives of wilful and malicious
trespees on Lady Jane Terra tenants, at Weetley. It appears
that James Jefferies, the old pewit) .er in question, canieider-
ing that he was the right heir of the late Sir Thos. Berry,
and lawfully. entitled to the whole of tee tatiOr tat West', y,
and not having the ready cash wherewith to set the law in
motion to recover the estate of a Mr.. Jane Torr, who, for
forty-five years or thereabouts, has been in possession,
hit upon the expedient of trying en experiment to become
an aggressor, and thereby make himself a defendant; and
accordingly ;Aar due notice to fourteen of the tenants, stat-
ing his claim as heir at law, and chairing them not to pay
any more rent to Mrs. Jane Tarr, the presu ned landlady,
but to himself, and then giving the same tenants notice of
his holding an audit at Barnstaple on the 10 h of Dec., at
which none of the tenants attended, he, on the 11th ult.,
caused his bailiff, Mr. Fry, to make a seizure on same of the
tenants for half a year's rent, due last Michaelmas. The
tenants not having replevied the bailiff in company with his
employer and an auctioneer after having issued hand-bills
stating that a sale would take place, proceeded on the 16th
to make a sale by auction ; but when they arrived, they
found very many people assembled to oppose them,
this opposition including eight special constables,
sworn in the day before by two county magi.
skates. The pensioner called on the parish constable
to swear in two appraisers, which was refused,—and the
covetable told the claimant if he or the auctioneer dared to
put their foot on the property, he was au•horised to take
them into custody. The pensioner and his bailiff, and
auctioneer finding it impossible to do anything, returned
home. A summons, however, for the pensioner and bailiff,
was served on them, to appear before the magitrates on the
23rd December, for trespass—and, accordingly, they ap-
peared, when solicitors appeared for the complainants and
the defendants. An office copy will of Sir Thomas Berry,
also pedigree of the whole family, and notices to the tenants,
were produced in court. After a long argument, and
the magistrate' had looked at the Malicious Trespass
Act, they decided that the case was clearly a question of
title, and dismissed the Charge as not coming under their

SffiF ON Fitt AND Loos OF LIFFL—The Cleopatra,
Mr. fd‘Rachem, from Demerara, arrived off Dover on
Sunday, reports the subjoined melar.choly disaster at sea.
On Christman-day, when in lat. 47 deg. 50 min. N., lone.
16 deg. 30 min. W., Mr. M'Rachern di-eerred a barque in
distress, which he bore up tn, and ascertained her to be the
Cybele, from Iterhice. She had lost her main and
wizen mast rigging, and had been on fire. Her master, Mr.
Griffiths, and one man were dead, haring perished from
injuries they had sustained by the fire. Front the accourts
furnished by her new it appeared that several nights pre-
vious, the ship in lat. 2,3 deg. N., long. 54 deg. 30 min. W.,
a large three-masted vessel, name unknown, ran into h r
when on !he starboard tack, and carried away the main an .
mites mast rigging. besides causing other serious damage.
Another more frightful accident, however, resulted from
the collision. Two puncheons of rum that were stowed on
the starboard deck were stove In, and the spirit coining in
contact with the binnacle-I,ov, which was knocked over by
the collision, immediately ignited, and fired the ship. A more
dreadful eight could not ho witnessed. Several of her
terrified craw were amidst the burning liquid. They were
shockiegly burned, and the flaming spint flowed down the
companion, and set fire to the furniture in the cabins no well
as the under-deck. Unfortunately the master, Mr.Griffiihm,
and a seaman, who were at the wheel at the time of c
were struck down by the bowsprit of the unknown vessel,
and were frightfully injured. To add to their suffering
their clothing caught fire, and their persons were Redly
burned. There was at one time a thought of eh:tannin r
the unfortunate vessel, the fire appearing to have a formid-
able hold of her. After a desperate effort, however, the craw
contrived to keep the devouring element from getting hold of
the cargo, but it was enure time ere it could bo said to he
have been safely extinguished. The muter and seaman
ai-
pired soon afterwards. There were two other into in a den.
greens state. Although the ship was seen iu a complete
blaze alter the collision, the vessel which ran into her made
not the slightest attempt to nova their lives or render as 44-
ance. The Cleopatra kept company with the unfortunate
vessel for four days, when she was last eight of in a fug:

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HINTS TO PI-ANTES9.—A correspondent of the
Gardeners' Chronick says: " loran:tiding through the New
Forest, I have been mush struck by observing how muck
the beauty of natural woods depends upon the open glades,
or intervals bare of trees, which tbi re so frequently occur;
and have often wondered why the landscape gareener FO
sel-
dom Imitates nature in this respect. In the disposition of
the open and the wooded spot., it may be observed that tea
tore co mmonly tills up the valleys with wood, and least,
mist of the brows and eminences bare, and in so undu-
lating country, nothing is more pleasing to the eye
than thus to see the woods creeping up the hollows
and gradually feathering off, and disappearing as they
appmaeh the summits of the hills, which rise haie
of trees above them. The landscape gardener almost
invariably dots t'e reverse. lie commonly photo all
Ua eauuvotes (probe tip from the notion of making a more
ColadidlellOUll dn.,* AL a distance), leaving his vacant spaces in
the valleys and lower grounds. By this means (putting sp.
prelatic., out art the questien) he subjects his trees to the
double disadvantage ul a more exposed situation, and a shal-
lower soil; cu.ssqueuty his trees groat ineemparalily slower
thou they would co in the deeper roil and more sheltered
isitatituou at the weer gr.amels. Trees differ to much in the
soil UAW aituation stutubie to the different kinds, that it is
art tau uunost cuusequerece to the planter that the ono ghoul .'
be attaptru to we outer; end it' planters could be induced
to look Si er these things themselves, just. ad of entrust-
ing them to the tiaras/man, toe would not so often
see plautattons tided with such worthless trees as beech anti
sycamore, when. more valuable sorts, such as elm, ash, and
chestnut, would flourish equally well. With this view, I
have thrown together a tow übstrvations on the sorts of trees
cummuuly plaixed. Tue aarth would, no doubt, be the meet
valuable tree that ma be p.anted, were it not unfortunately
subject to that peculiar dose ere, called the heart-rot, which,
1 b Inve, is net known to alLatt any other kind of tree. After
growing vigorously for twenty or more years, the heart of the
tree up to ,considerable height becomes entirely rotten, with-
out any apparent external decay. The cause of this singular
disease lists yet uualiowu. I am myself inediued to believe that
it ;timidly arises trout too great de y nets in the SOH. In S wi•zer-
load the native habitat sit [ha built is intimations abounding
ne moisture, era , the sines of slaty and granitic mountains;
sod the plautatious ht which, in this kingdont, it seems t
flourish beat, Are in similar bittnitione in Scotland anti
Wales. In Suglacd it nes principally bet n planted on dry
Gaudy heaths—a anuatiuo which affords the greatest cunt/tat
to its native habitat, and whieb the prevalecce of the neart-
rot shoes to be uncougemal to its nature. In peat of beauty
little eau he stud in tavour to the larch; it never forms
handsome mass of toliage ; and the spicy outline even of
the eldest woods always has a pour, uupleasieg eff. cr. It
must, however, be atauwerledged Out a single tree of larch
olteu has an elegant appearance. The Scratch fir is of so
hardy a nature 1.111,1 a wut ,urah in almost any soil or situ-
atouu. It is to very toad repute as a timber tree when vrown
in }instants, stanch is a vat) ausgulaz tact, as it is well known
that the same species of pine, when grown in the north of
Europe sad tic ingulanns ul Scotland product% that excel-
lent timtar known as the red deal. Different causer arc
aseigneu ter this eitratirdwary tufferetice intim umber grows
in Elegised and grown &mold. home persona suppose that
toe home and toreign grows lit are ehtlerent varieties of Nit
some species, one art which always produce: hard and the
other soft wood; some suppose that the colder climsto and
slower growth ul cue Baltic timber is the cause of its supe-
riority, and any oue who will take the trouble of counting
the number ul :wawa riugs to Baltic timber must see that
its growth is in sweetest e xcesslvely slow ; others con-
sider that age alone is wautiug to reuder the timber goal,
I and that if we were to allow English grown fir to attain
I the age of one or two centuries, as is the ease with the
Bettie ftrown' our timiier would he equally valuable.
That English fir Umber dots improve as the trees
grow oluer, is a tact well kuown to Umber merchants; and
I can instance the row are the house in which lam now
writing, which was lamed of English fir, of very large
latintlitig, about tort) years ago, auu which to all appear-
ance is mow as woad as tau ea, it was put up. It must also
be observed tutu. the Bugush nr is commonly cut doors of
email dimensions, sow lull 01 bap wood, while most of tke
sup wood is cut a.. ay tram the !Sallie balks before we get
them. But there is Finland point, which I have never seen
noticed, which, perhaps, may go tar to account for the
difference art quality. 1 Mtns the season in which the
timber is falai. 1t had never yet been ascertained that
redwing trees uugiet to by felled in winter, as- is the
universal pretest ce rot Eugleuel, feud it is not unlikely that
the resinous juices wits. which firs abound in summer
may teud to ineeease the durability of the. timber Jelled
in that liedbOli. I would strunely impress on those who
have the opportunity, how ueurelne it would be to institute
experinieuts tin this penal. It is gated, on what appears to
be good authority, that both in Norway and the rest of the
north of Europe dr trees are ueways felled in summer. In
Switzerland, as in England, the timber of the Scotch fir is
reckoned of very little value. As an oruamental .roe the
Scotch fir is gcnie much out of fashion, yet wiien allowed to
attain a suffitaent age its rounded top sad red-c doured bark
and contorted limbs produce a grand and picturesque effect
in the landscape which scarcely any kind of tree can surpass.
The spruce fir dcbgnts its shwa soil and a very moist situa-
tion. In such situations, when not crowded by other tree's,
so as to have pleuty of light, it thrills& beautiful mass of thick
foliage, towering to a great height. It is quite use lees to
plant it in very dry, sheilliw, or rocky soils. I have seen young
spruce firs tiourishing suffelay, though I believe ultimately
such soils to not suit it. It eaten deceives the pl inter by
growing vigorously tor 15 or 20 years, end atter wards become
tug stunttd, eituoiting nothing but a few ragged teem on
the ends of the branches, being then one of the most un-
sightly objects is nature. It is singular theta native of Nor-
way should seem in our climate not patient of wind or frost.
It affords a sett wood, useful for many purposes but always
very full of knots, atilt as it baa either been severely pruned,
or grown in such date woods as to lose its side branches by
natural process of decay from want of light. The silver fir
flaurishes in stiff wet mays. and throws up its tall head quite
perpendicularly, eves in the most exposed situations, appa-
rently uninjured by the utmost fury of the wind, It era tree
which the laudseape painter thinks of introducing in a
picture; yet it is not without a peculiar iseau:y of its own,
and often produces a grand effect, either is the stiff formal
avenue, or when wen towering above other trees. Its tim-
b:r is much like thatof tan surmise fir, but of rather better
quality."
THE M.tRRIAOE TEST.—B(4re a revising barrister
the other day, a witnes was asked how he knew that a mat
and woman were husband and wife, and he replied, " be-
cause he had often baud the lady blow the gentleman up."