The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-04 00:00:00

stomas as the present, any other arguments understood them
those represented by physical force.
Letters frost Memel state that the army under Bederhan
Hey has been isompletely ranted by the Sultan's forces, and I
that the once groat Kurdieh chief is now a fugitive in the I
mountains, where for so long he bad held sovereign sway. It
appears that two engagements have taken place between the
Kurds and the impetial troops. The first and the most
bloody was at night, not far from the banks of the Tigris.
The Turkish army, under the command of Omar Paella,
were sleeping quietly by their watch-fires, when the Kurds,
who had placed themselves in ambush near at hand, suddenly
opened upon them a murderous fire of musketry. The Turks
could do little or nothing against their concealed enemy, till
at length the day da seed, and the combat became more
equal. The Kurds then took up a position upon some
heights, from which after about half-an-hour's hard fighting,
they were dislodged and entirely. routed by the Sultan's
troops. A fortified castle in the neighbourhood named Der-
gule, belonging to Sedation Bey, was earthed by assault.
The other engagement was between about 12,000 Turks
under Emir Peas, and nearly the stone number of Kurds
under hlahnioud Khan of an, who lately made common
cause with Bederhan Bey. The Kurds in the mike did
dreadful execution with th, it long p.oignards, but the disci-
pline of the imperial troops finally triumphed, and the rebels
were forced to fly. Kurdistan may now be considered as
entirely under the power of the Porte; the most friendly
relations exist between Turkey and Persia, sad profound
tranquility reigns everywhere throughout the interior of the
Ottoman empire.
JULY 20.—Mehemet AU Fuchs has been dismissed from the
office of capitan paths, Sr lord high admiral, and Had
Fuchs has been appointed his saccessor. This change caused
• good deal of surprise sad dissatisfaction amongst the friends
of progress in Turkey, as well as amongst those who are
anxious that the integrity of the Ottoman empire should be
preserved. Mehemet Ali Paths has not been dismissed for in-
capacity, for it has long been admitted on all hands that
the important duties belonging to the office of repitan
paths had never been better administered than by him; nor
was it for intolerance or corruption, for these are charges
which were never brought against him even by his bit-
terest enemies. Had Paths, his successor, has already occu-
pied the place of lord high admiral under two administrations.
In the first instance he was dismissed in consequence of the
dilapidation into which the fleet bad fallen through
his negligence ; and the cause of his second disgrace was
his deep implication in the corrupt proceedings of Hies and
Mouse Safeu. He was very lately recalled from the govern-
ment of Trebizond in consequence of his extortion and cru-
elty. His treatment of Admiral Walker is still fresh in
everybody's memory. His conduct towards that officer was
marked by a series of petty persecutions, and by insults as
coarse and brutal as he dared employ. When Had Pasha
had succeeded in obtaining an order for Admiral Walker's
dismissal be sent two of his men in the middle of
the night to communicate it to that officer at his
credence, and it was with every possible circumstance cf
violence and outrage that the emissaries of Had executed
this order. The cause of his enmity to Admiral Walker
was that the latter had protested against those crimes with-
out a name of which Hata was the principal author and
propagator throughout the fleet.
Mehemet Ali Pacha was dantimed because, in the council,
he had lately, on the receipt of Coletti's letter by the Porte,
insisted too strongly on making a demonstration with the
, Turkish fleet on the coast of Greece. Finding himself
opposed, the violence of his temper led him into some trifl-
ing acts of insubordination, which, however, were considered
by the Sultan sufficient to warrant his disgrace. It is sup-
posed that Russia has had a hand in aiding the nomination
of Heil. Should rich be the fact, it would not be at all sur-
prising, as Halil'a devotion has never been a matter even of
I doubt. As capitan posh', should events take a serious
turn, Russia will find him usef al.

MALTA, JcLT 24.

By the arrival of the Volcano, from Patna, we
learn that the English brig Columbia, Capt. J. Churchesard,
loaded with corn from (Ahem, for Cork or Falmouth (to
order). had sprung a leak off Cape Matapan, and been aban-
doned by her crew. The captain and crew were saved by a
Greek brig, but all the cargo is lost. They are now in
Modon performing quarantine. On the 16th the French
steam-frigate, Panama, Capt. Beleesse, arrived here from
Palermo, where she bad left the French squadron, under the
command of Prince de Joinville. The usual salutes passed
between forts and ships. The next day she embarked the
French consul and Sir Augustus Portelli, and started for
Tripoli. Many rumours are afloat respecting the object of
this visit ; some say it is in consequence of the immense re-
inforcement which hoe lately taken place in the Turkish gar-
rison of Tripoli. The Panama returned here on the 19th
from Tripoli without oommaniiretion. She delivered some
letters there, and the French towed of Tripoli had an inter-
view with the commander.
The governor, Sir P. Stuart, this day leaves for England,
rid France. Who is to be the next governor keeps every-
body's imagination on the stretch.
A meeting bad been called here for the lith (this day), at
the Auberge de Provence, for the purpose of getting up a
patting address to H.E. the Ooveraor-General Stuart. It is
not signed ►y anybody, and runs thus:—"llls excellency
the governor being about to leave the island, and relinquish
the government thereof, it is proposed to hold a meeting for
the purpose of considering an address to his excellency pre-
vious to his departure, in testimony of the respect enter.
mined for his character, and the uniform attention and
' kindness he has shown to all in the discharge of the duties
be has been called upon to perform. Such persona as may
concur in this wish are requested to attend at the Auberge
de Provence, on the 24th inst. (We day), at 11 o'clock."
Mr. Winthrop, the American consul here, and Lieut.
Lock, of the Royal Artillery, have discovered and excavated
a verj ioterestsng and remarkable ruin in the vicinity of
Civita Vecchia. Two chambers, nearly equsre, have been
cleared out. The excareys found some pieces of pottery,
consisting of jugs end p. 4, which gave evidence of an an-
tiquity beyond anything yet discovered in the island. A
gentlemen, known as an antiquarian, has given his decided
opinion that the building in question dates farther back than
any records that are handed down to us. Mr. Winthrop in-
tends sending the jogs, to the British Museum. The
expense of the excavating ear defrayed in into by the said
gentlemen.

GERMANY.—PRUSSIA.—BERLIN, JULY 29.
The opening of the great trial of the Poles is fired fur the
tad of August, at eight in the morning, and will be con-
tiuned daily un• brought to a close. At the first sitting
the whole of the accused, of whom there are 254,
will appear at the bar, and the indictment will be read ;
first in German, and then in the Polish Lepage by an in-
terpreter. The business will commence with the trial of
Leopold Von Mierodawski, and the second day will be occu-
pied in taking the evidence against him ; alter him come
Vrosenrki and Dombrowski. In the early sitting there '
will be many of the heads of the ministries, and some of the
embassies, present among the audience, and there has been a
special gallery built up for them—The Official Gazette
positively; denies and declares to be a pure invention the
reports of the King having had offered to him and having
accepted a loan.
EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, JULY 14. Throb im
Pache is at rough,- M. d'Anastasy is with him. Said
u Pha is in Upper Egypt. The fiuseien Consul-General,
M. de Foke, has left in the French steamer on leave for a
few months. His successor pro PPM.. H. Custer, has arrived
from Constantinople. M. de Segur.Duptyron has sent Whit
report of health to the government It is a lasi docu-
ment, drawn up with much care. He recommends 8111111 Ii
modifications that ought to be introduced. He has sat salt
for Syria, to report upon that country.
GREECE.—kmillfts, JuLT 20.—Aillairs Midlevel*
instead of becoming calmed, have taken a mom lea
turn. After the son of Gen. Mavromhbelis was killed by
the gendarmes stationed at Farmwife, and Major [aryl.-
midos had arrived with a corps of the ftastiensmard, all the
government troops marched against the ldanan, who
ha fortified themselves at Doke. Upon this Gen. Ansa.
mares Havromiehalis went to Kytries to induce his friends to
surrender to the royal troopps; but at the very moment tires
beets arrived with a reinforaemant of 120 men to the be-
sieged party. In the night of the 7th inst., Col. Germans'
Mavromichalia went to Kytries to !eaglet this sesiliary
force, but ordered it to re-embark, pointing out eicetherseth
at-whlek they were to land. But most of the men rdteml,
bang afkaid of being taken by the corvette Amalie, and pm-
sada to Dohs, which Katrako llavromichalls, and snob
alum partisans as had warrants out against them, had jest
abradoned. Than ancillaries, about 100 in thambeirt=
et their way ablest eleven in the morning, tenet
en math elevated Oat near Saint Sarum. The M.
Clops who ma sealed the government troops, belay is-
keneed halk went with a sows detachment, endue.
mind awl swamis& them. He then called upon than to
lay down desk swam end return peaceably to their beam,
assuring them testes they had net taken any active pert let
the issanemine. Say had Bathing to fear. =iled,rere
beginning to Oa their arms, when one of them
Fronk 1 why should we deliver up our arms, when we
me no ins mar peamed ? Let us return home, but keep our
arms." Thu wee assented to, and most of the saes the
nab and were shoat to move off, when' Cloome:
dem* We MR 10 In upon them, and about thirty tell
in thek baled. This done, the Idlrare so leaner employed
the replay troops, but ordered tits Mainthes win were under
his eorsatead to pursue and extmwdmes AD benne. Thom
ram, of
foal animosity, gave densishes up to all the
rage of prenciel vengeance. Every arm they could Mal
was meassered without mercy, and it is maid -upwards of 70
WON kBYd and wounded. Never has the civil war in Greece
been stranded with such horrible butchery. In the mean
time, General Athatanus Mavromichalis remained at Kytries
to protect the families of his pardons. Having embarked
them from Limeni, he took his own departure, and the royal
Mope marched in.—A circular of the Minister of the Inte-
rior called upon the newly-elected members and senators to
meet at Athena on the 22nd ult., the day find for the
opening of the new ebembers.—The Manama Grec pub-
lishes the report of the operations of the National Bank of
Greece for the first six months of the present year. It
appears from it that the shareholders have a dividend of
rather more than five per cent. for the six months, realised
under eircarartances not very favourable to operations of
industry.—Lord Palmerston had desired Sir Edmund Lyons
to communicate to M. Coletti that the British government
had not notepted the payment of the 700,000 drachmas
offered by M . Eynard, and should not do so for • moment.
Sir E. Lyons was desired to insist upon the payment, every
mc months, of the ezoe.s upon the budget, towards liquida-
ting the loan from England. Lord Palmerston added that
these pecuniary demands by England were not a question of
money, but a formal disapproval of the vicious system pur-
sued by the Greek minister, who evidently marched towards
a revolutioa, and the overthrowing of the constitu-
tional institutions which Great Britain bad decided to
maintain in Grebes in all their power.—The Austrian
steamer, Vulcan, arrived on the 21st, in the Pincus, from