The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-11 00:00:00

TUitHEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Meant It.
The prospect of peso* has not as yet prodesed the
ern.e,leet amelioration in the general situation or
alumni at Constantinople—the dearth and twareity
of al! the necessaries of life still coulees., rad sr,
a most serious drawback on oar daily bill of fare.
Fee instance, a turkey cost no more than dint two
abillisp in former times, and is now with difllealty
to be had for tweoty. Meat was to be had for two
and a half piastres the eke, and is now hardly to be
found of good quality at ten times that sum; and so
it is with all the rest.
Among other petitions of great importance which
will natorally arise no the restoration of peace, one
of the first will be the reorganisation of the Otto.
man army and navy, and many a wistful glance is
already beginning to turn in the direction of Kutch,
the quarters of the Contingent. All friends of
Turkey fervently hope that this force, which has
been from its very birth the object of such violent
opposition, may be continued eventually, and form
the sedans oft regular army. Public opinion seems
now to have taken quite a different turn, end even
here in Turkey the Anglo-Ottoman Legion is so.
(ining, daily, favour and popularity. Great credit,
it appears, is doe, generally speaking, to the officers
in command of this corps, who are all beginning to
/earn the language, and fraternise cordially with
their Mahommedan brother officers, and pay the
utmost attention to the wants and comforts of the
troops. The following are extracts of a priests
letter from Kertch, March 21:
" On the 22nd instant a grand parade took plain,
eomprishig the prrisoas of Kertch and Ironical', the
British Husetre, artillery, and the cavalry of the
Contingent, with the 71st, a splendid Highland regi•
meet. Notwithstanding the improvement in the
drilling and general discipline of the Turk., they
still appear to some disadvantage when in close :ou-
tset with European troops. The parade ground is an ex•
tansies plateau,semi•distant between Kertch and Yeai-
kale, commanding a splendid view of the sea, wherein
huge muses of ire were seen continually drifting down
the straits, and contrasted beautifully with the
sombre hue of the ship, and deep blue of the waters.
The weather was magnificent, and a genial breeze
Bringing up, failed not to enliven the scene, in•
spiriting the troops and their chargers, all in first
rate trim.

The first brigade, commanded by Brigadier
Rolexes, quitted the barracks at 10 a.m., and the
second, under Brigadier Beane, a little later—both
drawing up to the front, at quarter-mile distance, in
lines of contiguous colorans--the former composing
the right, and the latter the loft flank. It was highly
gratifying to witness the martial air, the precision,
and regularity of all their movements.
"Major Genera Mitchell soon made his appear-
ow, and all ranks stood ready for orders, and be
testified in the most flattering terms his satin
faction at the manner in which they were tram-
melled to sash individual company in the native
tongue, se well as at the celerity and promptitude of
their Kt ClitiOS•
"It must be borne in mind in what a cotoparatively
short epees et tines all this has been effected, and the
vast difficulty the officers had to encounter in obtain-
ing, with the assistance of their interpreters, some
knowledge of the vernacular idiom.
"The parade leafed for above three hours, and
lbws the troops piled arms, ea which, like a panto-
mime 'volatile, sack hauled oat the chibouque, his
been companion, and puffed away with prodigious
assiduity. After this restorative, the troops filed off
to quarters; and at this moment several ladies en-
livened the nese by their presence, and marched up
to staff headquarters, no doubt to the great eatidati-
don of the gallant commandos of this force.
"Nothing can exceed the good fellowship and oar-
ffiality which. prevails in the camp. The health of
the troops is excellent, and their temperance,
sobriety, and general good conduct most exemplary.
Their hate, knapsacks, and kit are regularly inspected
once a week. Their manner of saluting, when not
under arms, at first rather Fueled the British officers,
and resembles exactly our insular usages with re-
spect to ladies, that is to say, to wait for a nod and
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(treat) and wait, from respect, for his officer's Ant
*Wes, bet sow he ha learned to perfection the
Assilis sag or custom.
" The ratios. of the troops consist of white biscuit,
sat, rise, batter, peas, onions, and potato", which
latter they do not Roth relish, and exchange wil-
lingly for a little cense and tobacco. Their religions
interdict athe unclean animal in any shape (dowse)
has been, of course, respected strictly by the commis-
seriat.

"It is really sot uninteresting to witsess at swiss
these Gee Mows, is groups of 15 or 20, u they imp
Irma disk hats with water ewe to perform their
mods rites sad aWatiass, whoa the Muszia's vein
Load I. ate
Celts ewe ti pear r,
*WA they Ni. to g• through with the seem
edllybg knees sail devotion. Then ems the
coreenno or the breekhot kettle, which Ms:tithe
foe Imo men appeleted for that most at
duty. Aleut thus elide& the evesiag elms
ef& sad ed thigh *epees is a pekeipal sad never.
faillag Item, ma the Masi el sienst, mime;
mem, alternating via ry
sever drink rm. split% sr mime. :inial=sf *see
undone, same etberliNie sembele, engin eel* sad
emit like, are soloed $ them bp the sennelesinist.
VariosseasssaesAt. shooting, skating, sad SD
forth, en, tikes dui permit', usual amen the
elms, and the bet hammy seems also to prevail
generally is as asap"
P.S. A friend has jest come in, who tells me that
yeses was Signed pleurisy at. Paris, 3 pm., sewed-
rag to Ulegesplb sewage just arrived. At Boom
there woe ease Arias at Tophant, and from the war
ship whisk were else disked out.