The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-27 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The latest dates from Constantinople are of the
19th instant, the Lloyd steamer having left on that
day, and arrived at Trieste on the 2.5 th. These
advice, make no mention of positive hostilities, al-
though the reply of Prince Gortsthakoff to Omer
Paella's summons was known.

The fleets had entered the Dardanelles, but
appeared in no burry to advance, as they had
nut reached the Sea of Marmora when the Lloyd
steamer came through the Straits. It has already
been stated that the vessels are not to go to Con-
stantinople, but to remain at the Island of Mar-
more, about 00 geographical miles from the Turkish
capital.
Many of the German papers which arrived yes-
terday terminate their Eastern intelligence by ex-
pressing a belief that " notwithstanding the ex-
tremely threatening aspect of affairs, a peaceful so-
lution of the difficulty will yet be discovered." Such
assurances, put forward by unofficial journals, and
unaccompanied by a statement of the slightest fact
to; which hope can attach, very nearly approach to
impertinence.
The idea of an active Prussian mediation is still
further discredited, by the latest advicee from Berlin,
Vienna, and Paris.

It is again stated, but with no apparent increase of
authority, that the French government, dissatisfied
with the services of its representative at Constanti-
nople, is about to recall M. De la Cour. A niplomatist
of military rank is speculatively designated as his

successor.
M. Xavier Raymond, who transmits communica-
tions from Constantinople to the Journal des Debals,
notices the delay of the fleets, and says that the
Turks find the manlier in which the presence of the
vessels is offered not to bo sufficiently intelligible
(n'est pus asse: tiettement ebyinie), and accord-
ingly the ministers of the Sultan have re-
plied to the ambassadors that if it is the
security of the Sultan and Constantinople they
are anxious about, they (the ministers) can answer
for that ; they arc very sensible of the good inten-
tions of the powers, and are ready to give proof of
their disposition, by permitting the fleets to pass the
Dardanelles, and anchor at Gallipoli, at the entrance
of the Sea of Marniora, but just as Turkey has de-
clared war, the fleets can only be useful at Constanti-
nople as the forces of active allies; their presence
there in any other quality would be an avowal of
weakness, which would wrong Turkey in the eyes
of all Europe.
In another part of his letter the same gentleman
says that he has not met one person who has seen
' both armies who does not consider that the first
battle fought must result favourably to the Turks.
Elsewhere he refers to the alleged danger of the
Christians in Turkey, and says, " Nothing can be
more false, I assure you. Everybody here is of one
opinion : and Francs, English, Turks, Italians,
Germans, all agree that the Christians never were
more secure or more respected."
A correspondent of the Vienna Wanderer writes
from Bucharest, on the 12th inst., that the steam-
' boat communication of the Lower Danube is sus-

pended, and that the express boat Albert was not
allowed to touch at Rustschuk, nor so much as to de-
liver letters. We have published later intelligence
from Vienna, according to which the mails for Con-
stantinople have for some days been sent overland
from Belgrade. It was with a fall knowledge of the
state of things existing on the Bulgarian shore of the
Danube at the latter end of last week, that the Im-
perial Danubian Navigation Company advertised that
its boats would steam as far as Rustschuk this week
with merchandise. The Wanderer's correspondent i
goes on to say that Prince Stirbey is still at Bucha-
rest, but the rumour runs that he will before long
take his departure. The Minister of the Interior has
officially warned all persons holding forage and
other stores not to demand too much for them; as,
should they do so, the Russians would take the com-
modities by requisition, and in return give not ready
money but bills for so much of the price as they
pleased. The Russians are constructing winter
quarters in the ground (Lorded), consisting of square
excavations covered over with small twigs and I
thatch, and having two openings above, one to ad-
mit light and let out the smoke, and the other to
serve as an entrance. In the ancient times the Wal-
lachian peasants lived in such holes, bat not for a
century past.
The anstittaionnel states that the Ottoman go-
vernment had " recognised " Schamyl and the other
Caucasian chiefs. What is more to the point, Tur-
key is sending there arms and ammunition. The
Constdationnel does not state by what inlet the chiefs
are to receive these munitions.

The election of the new Patriarch of Constantinople I
took place on the 6th of October. Anthimos was
chosen, at the recommendation of the Patriarch
of Jerusalem, and 4e immediately proceeded with
great pomp to the ierial palace, in order to pay his
respectful homage to the Sultan. The Sultan re-
ceived him with much cordiality, and gave him an
assurance that the government would always main-
tain the liberties and franchises accorded to the
Christian populations; but, he added, he ex-
pected that the newly-elected prelate would on
his part make every effort to respond to the
magnanimous sentiments of his Sovereign. M.
Anthimos afterwards proceeded on horseback to the
Sublime Porte, where he received the investiture
from Reschid Puha. M. Anthimos (bays the cor-
respondent of a German paper) alone bad courage
enough to accept the candidateship and election ;
and the Ottoman Porte immediately confirmed it,
because it believed him to be opposed to ltussia.l
But another danger may result from this election to
the Porte. M. Anthimos is a zealous Christian, and
bas large views respecting the regeneration of the
Eastern church and of the Greek nation ; and ho
possesses sufficient energy to execute the designs
which may grow out of those views. The Ottoman
Porte contents itself, under the existing circum-
stances, with putting at the head of the Greek
church a man whose energy gives him a guarantee
that a union will take place between the Russian and
Oriental churches.