The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-19 00:00:00

EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1853.

execution of the imperial decree relative to the re-
duction of the army, and that, on the contrary, the
generals commanding in Lombardy, Hungary, and
Croatia, had all demanded reinforcements on account
of the state of opinion in those countries.
The Press of Vienna says the corps darnije com-
manded by General Panioukine, now stationed near
Warsaw, and the second division of cavalry under
General Stahl have received orders to march upon
' the Pruth. This is a confirmation of the report that
Prince Psakiewitch was to followed by the army of
40,0(X) picked men stationed in Poland.
News from the squadrons has been received to the
6th. They were then still at Besika Bay, but were
preparing to depart. The health of the French crews
is said to be good. That of the English was less
satisfactory. The English ships were anchored
nearer the land, and consequently had suffered more
from marsh fever. The malady was, however, of a
light description, and had sensibly diminished in
intensity since the weather had become cooler.
The Bourse was affected at the opening by the
news that the Emperor of Russia had rejected all
negotiation, and proclaimed " war to the knife," a
version given in the English papers, and confirmed
by the Iniependunee lielye. The Threes declined to
72fr. 2Jc., but recovered tor the close to 72fr. 60c.,
being a rise of sc. from yesterday. The railways
varied but little. About half of them closed 3fr. to
4fr. better, and the " rest " fell in about the same

proportion.
The Journal du Harre announces that govern-
meat, yielding to the numerous petitions on tho sub-
ject, will very shortly make such a reduction in the
duties upon coal as will effectually neutralise the
coalition of the coal masters, and render inva-
luable service to every descrip.ion of industry.

GERMANY.

VIENNA, Oct. 16.

We are assured from Warsaw, that Prince Paske-
witch is appointed to take the command of the army
in the Principalities now under the orders of Prince
dortnhakoff, his quarter-master-general. Should
this news prove true, we shall be sure to hear of
some fighting. The prince is too old (be was born
in 1782) and dignified, to be moved about without
just cause. It was in Moldavia that Peakiewitch
first acquired any military distinction, and on the
storming of Brailow in 1809, he was nearly killed.
At slater period he commanded the army which fought
in the Caucasus, and against Persia and the Porte.
In 1826 he defeated the Persians at Elisavetpol, and
the next year entered Persian Armenia,
_and having
taken Erwin by storm concluded a most advantageous
treaty with Persia. In 1828 he took the fortress of
Acholzike from the Turks, and in July of the follow-
ing year possessed himself of Erzeroura. Upon the
conclusion of the treaty of Adrianople he received
the rank of field marshal, but was not destined to
remain long unemployed, for in 1830 we find him
again in Caucasus engaged with the Lesghis and
Arbasiee, and subduing Daghestan. I recal these
historical particulars because they throw a light
upon the appointment of this old and most dignified
of the Czar's servants to a command in the east at
this critical moment.

The Vienna Gazette of this day contains a para-
graph, alleging that the English and French ambas-
sadors at Washington had declared their agreement
with the views set forth in the collective protest of
Austria, Russia, and Prussia, against the conduct of
Captain Ingraham at Smyrna. The official journal
carefully scans the London daily papers for para-
graphs favourable to the Eastern policy which it
recommends.

Lord Aberdeen's reply to the Sheffield memorialists
is given to-day.
The official Wiener Zeitung has lately polished an
imperial ordinance relating to the legal rights of the
Jews to possess property, in virtue of which the
social disabilities of the Jews in Austria, such as they
existed previous to the Ist January, 1848, are
renewed. The immediate and principal effect of this
ordinance is that no Israelite is a►lowed to hold im-
moveable property in his own name. Previous to the
year 1848, Jews could only possess real property
under trust—property could not be registered or
enrolled in their own names, but in the names of
parties nominated by them, to satisfy the formality in
question. This state of things is now restored. But
such Jews as may have legally become possessed of
real property since 1848, up to the present time, and
holding the same in their own names, will continue
undisturbed in their possessions. Vienna letters state
that the government determined upon the measure,
fearing that in the course of a few years there might
have grown up a Jewish landed aristocracy in the
country, that would have been exceedingly inconve-
nient to the spirit of absolute monarchy.