The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

in hostilities, would naturally compel a third conter-
minous kingdom to prepare itself for meeting every
eventuality."

happy to say that these proceedings had no serious
result. Thanks to the measures taken by the govern-
ment, order has been maintained. Upon the first
appearance of danger, troops, both infantry end
artillery, were posted at various points of the city.
Possession was taken of the uridges, which afford a
mutual communication between the two parts of the
city, and order was given to be ready at the first
signal to seize all the coignes, and to cut 6ff the com-
munication between Galatu and StambouL It is said
la:so that to-night some ships or steamers from the
'Anglo-French squadron are to be stationed off the
part.
The Minister of War appears to have had a hand
in the nomination of Riza Paths to the post of Capu-
den Pacha, or Minister of Marine. This is a pleasing
fact • the two are equally energetic and equally
popular, and comprehending the wants and interests
of their country in a practical point of view their
presence in office can hardly fail to be beneficial to
Turkey. Yesterday it was reported that Rama
Pacha, President of the Council of State, would
shortly be superseded in that post by Saran Pacha,
° an ex-Grand Vizier, a personal friend of Raze Pacha,
an i sharing his views.
The Culogne Gazelle gives the following as the
substance of the collect ire note of the four ambassa-
dors to the Porte, from the summary made by is
correspondent at Constantinole:
Tho undersigned representatives of the Four
Powers, baring reason to believe that the Emperor
of Russia does not consider negotiations for peace to
be precluded by the outbreak of war and aubseanent
events, desire to bring to the knowledge of the Porte
the conditions upon which a peace might bo pro-
perly proposed. The Powers would consider a satis-
factory declaration given to the representatives of
the Five Powers, Russia, England, France, Austria,
and Prussia, containing 1. Confirmation of existing
treaties. 2. Confirmation of the rights of the
Christian population of Turkey. 3. A pledge to
carry out to administrative system (the Tanzimat)
in an effective manner, and to develop°
internal improvements such as may satisfy
the wants and great expectations of its subjects of
all classes. (Et de son cote la Sublime Porte deela-
remit qu'elle dereloppers plus efficacement son aye-
tame administratif et les ameliorations inttrieurec,
poor satisfaire aux besoins et it la juste attente de see
sujets de touter lee classes.)
In another passage of the note, the evacuation
of the Principalities by the Russian troops as soon
as possible is stipulated as a preliminary condition to
the declaration. In the first draught of the note it
was said that the l'orte should "engage' to operate
such and sloth internal change., but upon the repre-
sentations of Lord Stratford de Itedeliffe the expres-
sion was changed to "declares that it will."
The following document has also been published
as the note of the four powers:
The undersigned ambassador of her Britannic Majesty,
accordance with the representatives of France, Austria,
end Prussia, has the honour to make known to the Sublime
Porte that the governments of the four Towers having still
roman to believe Chit his Majesty the Emperor of Russia
does not regard the thread of negotiations as broken by
the declaration of war, and by the events the consequence
thereof ; a d knowing, moreover, the., occording to the
proposed de, luratioas of his Imperial 31aje,ty, that he de-
sires only to beheld assured a perfect equality of rights and
immunities ottrayid by hi Majesty the Sultaa and his glo-
riosa ancestors to the Christian communities, subjects of the
Sublime Porte :
Ou is part, the Sublime Porte reeponding to those decla-
rations by that which it made itself to regard it as concern-
ing its honour to continue to maintain the said rights and
immunities, and to h^ still disposed to put an end to the
difference train{ between the two powers :
The &egotist's:a to be followed shall be based spots :-
1. The evacuation of the principalitiet, to take place as
Doom aa possible
2. The renewal of ancient treaties.
3. The communication of the firmaas relative to the
spiritual privileges freely granted by -the Sublime Ports to
all its subjects not Mussulman, we:eh communication,
made to the powers, shall be accompanied by suitable asst.
rapers given to each of them.
The arrangement already made to complete the ogres-
ment relative to the holy places and to the religious estab-
lishments at Jerusalem shall be definitively adopted.
This arrangement concerns the erection of a church and
the establishment of a Russian hospital at Jerusalem.
The Sublime Porte shall declare to the representatives
that it is ready to awn, a plenipotentiary to establish an
armistice, and to negotiate on the above-mentioned bests,
with the concurrence of the Powers, and in a neutral town
to be agreed upoa between them.
The declarations made by the Powers in the preamble of
the treaty of July 13, 1841, shall be formally confirmed by
those same Powers in the interest of the independence and
integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and is that of the equi-
librium of Europe.
The Sublime Ports shall declare on its part in the tame
interest its firm resolution to develop more of leacieuely its
administrative system, and thee. internal reforms of a
assure to satisfy the wants sad the just expectations of its
subjews of all claws.
(Signed) STRATFORD DS RRDCLIFFZ,
BARAODAT D'HILLIRRS,
L. Ds WILDIXISOCX,
S. as Bacce.
Para, December 12,1863.
The Journal de Cbiertaininopie says: "Since Riza
Puha was made Minister of the Marine, he hat in-
cessantly laboured, with that intelligence, seal, and
firm will so highly characteristic of him, to possess
him completely at the affairs of his department, great
and small. He melee hie vigilance and activity into
every part, and gives to the service a most salutary
impulse, while be at the same time inspires all the
officials under him with a strang sense of duty. Last
Tuesday Rise Peas went on board of the flag ship
the Mahmoudie. Here be easerabled the superior
officers of the fleet on the quarter-deck, and made a
speech to them, of which we much regret that we can
only give the substance. He began by alluding to the
favour shown him by the Salt an, and did not donbt their
being animated with the same loyally and patriotism
as himself. He recommended them the strictest
attention to their respective duties, great seal and
attention to discipline, warning thong that he was in
the habit of appearing where and when lost ex-
pected, and that he should visit any breach of duty
with stern severity. Finally, he st some length in-
culcated upon them, in tants not unbetltting the
occasion, their great responsibility to their country
and sovereign."

A private letter from Treble3nd of the 16th states
that intelligence of a serious kind had been received
from Persia. it appears that an outbreak had very
nearly broken out at Teheran, in consequence of the
dismissal, at the demand of the Russian t
d'Affaires, of two of the moat popular ministers tut
Shah. The officer commanding the guard declared
that he could not answer for the public tranquillity:
the people were in a state of exasperation under the
impression that they were sold to the foreigner—
meaning the Russians. It appears that it was in
consequence of this state of things that the Shah
was forced to resume his relations with the English
chargé d'Affaires, and to postpone, if net abandon
altogether, the idea of dismissing his ministers.

BERVIA.
A letter from Belgrade of the 16th silt., in the
Trieste palette, says :—" The fiervian government
has demanded explanations from the cabinet of St.
Petersburg relative to the presence of Prince Milosch
in the neighbourhood of Berrie. The reply contains
the assurance that, in use of need, Russia would
protect Prince Alexander, and that the presence of
Prince Miloach in the neighbourhood of Berrie is Quite
a matter of indifference u far u regards the future
welfare of the country.

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 18k.