The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-01 00:00:00

GREECE.

The following appears in the Ind pendant.. Beige:
The Levant post b►ings news that great sensation
had been excited at Athens by the publication of •
(erste. from M. Coletti, in which the most serious
charges are brought against M. Chriatenides, the pre-
sent minister of the interior, of forgery and murder.
The senate bad placed to the order of the day a
proposition conceived in the rcu.t energetic terms, to
the end that all relations do cease between that
assembly and a minister placed in such a situation.
This has bees the reason, no doubt, that M. Chris-
thlides and his colleague, Mr. Balbis, have resigned
their portfolio., as had been already intimated to us
via Trieste.

TURKEY.

Lloyd. by a letter dated the 17th instant from
Stnyfna, informs m that an insurrection tad broken
out in the island of Raines. Troops had ben sent
there from ConstanticoplerWh6, it the departure of
the courier, were still lighting against the insurgents.
Between the 10th and the 12th instant several
slight shocks of an earthquake had been felt at
Smyrna.
The complaints that the Archipelago is infested with
pirates have been repeated several times of late in the
various journals of the cities near the Adriatic and
Mediterranean. The pirates seem to ca•ry on their
trade with almost entire impunity.

WARLIKE P 1

OF RUSSIA

TOWARDS TURLEY.

CONSTANTISOPLE,,thre. 15.
Prince R.Asivil. the Emperor of Russia's aids-de-
camp, whom arrival I mentioned to my last letter,
will leave cernstantinople tomorrow on his
rears to Warsaw. Immediately on arriving
the prince had an interview with the
Grand Visier, and the following day he was
honoured, with an audience by the Sultan. Prince
Radsivil delivered to his Majesty an autograph letter
from the Emperor Nicholas, in which he demands
that the Polish end Hungarian refugee now in
the Turkish territory Rail be gives int*
the power of those governments spinet
Mhos they. bed dared to rebel. The Sala
was vary much irritated by the brusque tone of the
Comb hater, and his words and manners showed how
muck he was displeased. Turning towards the minis-
ter of foreign affairs, the Sultan said, " tell this man
that In e, day or two he shall have an answer.' In
their reply to the demands of Russia, the Turkish
government say that the Czar cannot claim the Polish
refugees under any (Ws.' treaty, for *hat they are
not and never have subjects, properly
speaking, for since the late subjugation of their
reentry they have constantly lived in exile, refining
to give in their allegiance to the Emperor Nieholas.
The Parts also appeals to the prineiplea of
humanity and to the common law of nations, and

As may be supposed, Sir Biatford Canning and the
French minister, General Aupic, have not been idle
sines the arrival of the Czar's aide-de-camp. They
have been using all their influence to induce the Poi to
to resist the demands of Russia, but at the same time,
not to adopt such a tone as might lead to serious re-
sults. The British assbastsdar, it is mid. is my
anxious that the matter should be left to arbitration,
and has mentioned Loudon se a proper place for a
friendly arrangement of the question in dispute. I
do not know if the Porte hes agreed to the suggestion
of Sir Brarford Canning, but orders have been sent t
Food Eff. ndi, the Turkish commissioner in the prin-
cipalities, to repair to S. Petersburg. Foad Effendi,
it is said, is to have full powers to treat with the
Russian cabinet on the subject of the Polish and
Hungarian is !age's.
Prince Radsiviis language in private is very war-
like. He talks of a Russian army of 50,000 men
being ready to c-oss the frontier. The public here
are most anxiously looking forward to tl e termination
of this affair. Every one seems to anticipate some
hostile remonstration on the part of Russia. The
Sultan, I know from very rod authority, is deter-
mined to adhere to his original resolution of not yield-
iog to the rill:wads of Russia under any circum-
stances.

After to-morrow the Sultan will review the whole
a the large army at present assembled in the neigh-
bourhood of Ca-stahtinople. In cavalry, artillery,
and infantry there are more than 100,000 men.
A Turkish man-of-war steamer left this yes.erday
for the Danube. It is said that the Hungarian and
Polish refugees, ht present at Widdin, are to return in
her to Constantinople.
A letter from Bicharest 'Wes that trade in Wal-
lach:a is as a stand still ; that the corn crop is corn-
' r•letely lost. The want of rain has alto destroyed the
crop of Indian corn.
l'he revenue of the principality this year is leas by
'one-holf than that of preceding years. This is the
result of the enormous expenses entailed on that part
of the empire by the presence of the Russian army
of interventio

We have been enlivened for some days past by the
presence of Alb. rt Smith. A local paper, in men-
tioning his arrival, drscrlys him as a celebrated
Er.glish political economist and archeologist, r,
amongst other works, of the " Wealth of Nations "
and the " History of Ghent."
Bsrrewnsa 16.
The French steamer is not yet gone, nor will it
leave for some hours longer. Since yesterday morn-
ing the question of extradition has taken a still more
serious turn.

Prince Radzivil, the Czar's aide-de-camp, has re-
fused to accept an audience of the Sultan !
M. de the Russian minister, ye ott rdsy after-
noon, seats note to the Porte, statiant that if withhr
thirty hours he did not receive a simple answer of
yes or no" to the Emperor's letter he would sus-
pend relations with the Turkish government.
_ _

The Sultan had granted an audience of leave to
Prince Itadzivil, and it was expected that in that in-
terview his Majesty would make known to the aide-
de•camp of the Cur his intentions on the question of
extradition.

As won as Ali Paella, the Minister of Foreign
Affeirs, had communicates to M. de Titoff the intelli-
gence that instructions had been sent to Foad Effendi
to ;raved to St. Petersburg, for the purpose of ex-
plaining to the Emperor the intentions of the Sultan
in the question of extradition, and of removing any
irritation from his mind,the Russian envoy sent in the
note to which I have alluded in a foregoing paragraph.
In this note M. de Titoff intimates that Foad Effendi's
mission will prove totally useless, that all thoughts of
discussing the subject are absurd ; that it is the will
of the Emperor that the Polish and Hungarian re-
fuzee@ be given up, and that within thirty hours the
Porte must answer categorically whether they will
obey the Emperor or not.
In the history of civil'ee I nations, never did one
government attempt such au outrage upon another,
and never (I'd an envoy offer such an insult to the
rincereign to whose court he was accredited, as
has Prince Redsivil to the Sultan of Turkey.
Prince Radziva avowed openly that it was the in-
t otion of the Emperor Nicholas to hang the Hun-
garian and Polish refugees the instant he got them
into his power. A feeling of humanity alone was
sufficient to prevent the Sultan and his ministers
from being accessories to such horrible atrocity.
Upon this ground the Porte wished to appeal in
favour of the refuges", but they looked for pity where
roue ever existed. There is no treaty which gives
Russia a right to the blood of there hapless patriots •
and as far as precedent is oosoerned,it is entirely in fa:
roar of the Turks. Prince Hangerly, originally a rajah
Greek, was with his father implicated in a conspiracy
against the government of the Sultan. On the plot
being discovered, father and son took refuge in
Russia, and when the Porte demanded that they
should be given up, the cabinet of St. Petersburg not
only refused, but thews was made a Russian 'object,
and was sent back to Constantinople as head drago-
man to the Russian embassy.
Though Austria sometime since rent in a note to the
Porte demanding the extradition of the Hungarian
refugees, it was a proceeding adopted rather in com-
pliance with the wishes of Russia then originating
solely with the cabinet of Vienna. Austria
has of late been nothing more than the cat's-paw of
the Czar. In Hungary she is made to do all the
dirty work and to bear all the odium. Her triumphs
have, indeed, been ruinous, her vic•ories suicidal.
She has found out how deadly is the friendship of
Russia, now that she lies crushed order the gifts of
her ally. It is generally believed that Count Stormer,
the Austrian minister, would willingly come to an
amicable arrangement with the Torkish meat
in the present question, were he not for to yield to
Russian dictation.
THEILAPLi, Sam 11.
SUSPENSION OF RELATIONS.—It was late lest
night when the Porte communicated to the
Russian and Austrian embassies their final
decision on the question of extradition. The
fear of a suspension of relations with Rosin
has not deterred the Turkish government from
remaining firm to those principles of humanity and
honour which have distinguished their conduct
throughout the whole of the pres•nt proceedings.
The Sultan's ministers have unanimously agreed to
reject the demand of the Emperor.
Prince Redzivil will leave Constantinople within a
few hours for St. Petersburg, to communicate to the
Emperor the decision of the Ports.
M. de Titoff has suspended relations with the
Turkish government.
I send you this letter by a French man-of-war-
steamer, which carries the English and Frendh am-
bassadors' despatches to Marseilles. The French ordi-
nary mail packet left this yesterday evening without
wasting for the decision of the Turkish government.
You know in Ragland as well as we do here what
is to be anticipated from the fury of the Emperor
' Nicholas when he hear, of the spirited conduct of the
Turkish govsloment.

The learned Cnrsitor Buoy, in a lengthened and compli-
mentary speech, expressed the entire satisfaction and ap-
proval other Majesty or the gentlemen selected by the titifSllll
to fill the Mlles of sheriff,

The euttomery oaths hawing bean admiaistemd, sad the
castomary formalities gone through, the 11,c:order, in the
name of the sheriffs, invited the Canitor Baran to their
inaugural banquet in the evening, ate: which the procesaion
returned to the City in the same order.

BANKRUPTCY CC.IRT—This DAY.

BILVOILS MIL 0111111SIII0/11111 13118/Hun.
IN RS SIR Oro. RICH, KNT.
RAILWAY SPECULATIONS

This bankrupt was described as of Feachurch-street, earn
dealer, and to day was appointed for the consideration of his
certificate. The bankrupt, it will be remembered, wee a:m-
ulcted with a greet number of railway and mining comps-
panies as director end shareholder, wher. by be had incurred
a loss on 'here' to the amount of 4,7401. 14s. Ild., and
liabilities to the amount of 40,7981. 24. 2d. The be.
me* meet, commencing January 1845, and ending April
1849, shows:—Debtor : To creditors, 1,2791. N. lld ; capi-
tal at the first period, 6.4571. 13s. 11d. ; income, 1,8781. 15e.;
profits, 681. 14.. 35 ; cleans by venous rsilway end mining
companies, 40,7981.2:. 2d. Creditor: Good debts, 71. 10s.;
doubtful, 7601 ; bad, 4,6251. 4e. 11d.; property, 3711. 10e. ;
lows* on railroad, &c., 4,7401. 14.. 11d. ; trade expenses,
1071. le. 6d ; law rap uses, 3521 15s. 6d. ; interest,
2121 0.. 65 ; household, pert nil, and travelling expenses,
2,1311. 55.; cash in hand, 4/. lls. 2d.; liabilities as per
contra, 40,7981.25. 2d.
Mr. Wilde, of Unlon-court, Broad street, appeared on be-
half of the bankrupt.
There was no opposition, er,d the certificate was granted
forthwith.

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.-GENERAL POST-OFFICE,
Beer., 1849.—0 n and atter lb. let of next month, the whole
pelage, both British sod foreign, upon letters ter Belgium,
directed " via Filmes," may be paid In advance, or the
letters may be sent unpaid, at the option of the sender, but
the present regulation, under which the British postage only
bay be paid upon such letters, will be discontinued. It must,
however, be understood that no letter will be forwarded to
Belgium by this route, unit's specially addressed " via
France." _ _

_
DRAINAGE OF TLIE METROPOLIS : TIDAL SURVEY.
The moan difference 01 level of hish•water at three stations
was, Deptford lower than London-bridge, 0.25 fat; and
higher than Battersea, 103 fast. The mein difference of
the level of the low water at the three stations was, Dept-
ford lower than London-bridge, 0.69 fest ; and lower than
Bananas, 1 98 feet. . _

•
The greatest range of tide during ID° Ptiard 21.3 het.
the meth win at .
Battersea
The heat range of tide during DrPtford ....... 14.76 „
ditto
Battersea
The mean range of tide during f DePtinll
Mho iliondon.bridge ... 17.91 „
Battersea 14.91 „
Giving e mean range et tide for the rime between
Deptlonl and Battersea of
This effordt lair data for ascertaining the approximate
volume of water which ebbs and flows twice a day, and, con-
sequently, of the quantity to be c titainiested Sy each indi-
vidual or family of the entire population. The area of the
river from Deptford Dockyard to Battersea Pier is about
1,360 acres ; and we hays in each sere, according to the ave-
rage range of die here stated, 730,937 cubic feet, or
4,664,000 gallons, giving a total quantity in the whole area
of 6,193.440,000 gallons for a single average tide, or
12,386,880,000 gallons during each twenty. four hours. Now,
allowing that the population contaminating this mass of water
is 2,000,000, there will be fir each individual anaveragequan-
tity of 6,193 gallons, or upwards of 30,000 gallons for saoh
average family of five persons. • • • The fact must not
be lost sight of, that as the tidal wave is to • certain extent
oscillating in estuaries, or rivers like the Thames, it cannot
be supposed that the whole of the semi-diurnal additions of
drainage impurities can peas own letely away with each
tide; we know, indeed, that they do not; and it becomes a
matter of vital importance to ascertain the progressive
amount of these accumulating impurities.— The Builder.
SUNDAY TRAVELLING IN SCOTLAND.—In the report
of the meeting of the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee
Railway, which appeared in the Express of Thursday
last, it was stated that a motion to discontinue the
running of trains on Sundays was met by an amendment,
and that the former was carried by a majority of 324 to 81
votes. This was an error. The ameselinene was carried by
the majotity of 243. We are the more anxious to notice the
unintentional mistake, an this large majority, together with
the victories over the indefatigable advocates of unnecessary
Sabbath restrictions which have beat lately gained in the
North British and Caledonian railways, shows that the great
bulk of bosedlade Scotch shareholders are in favour of Sunday
trains.
A RUNAWAY BRIDEGROOM.—Rather an
the bride, a young lady
extra-
ordinary scene took place on W.dnesday in Hove Church.
In the course of the morning, three carriages drew up in
dMhwver;mother, and some female
in readiness
front of the gate, from which dighted a bridal party—the
tfriobofriaipedneitliTmnal";haeaßill'eaolleitnmMi":7ll::"ailnlyd monaes in
nr
thetwovse:rtanroge, re cams in,
to witness it. One alarms was a foreigner, end his presence
seemed to have an irritating effect upon the gallant bride-
groom, foe, upon seeing him, he very unceremoniously came
up to him, asked what business he had there, and, without
writing for a reply, t ink the parry by the scruff of the seek,
and kinked him out of the holy edifies He then proceeded
to eject the other stranger, and having thus cleared the
ground, be approached the bride, and demanded of her if she
loved him t The young lady replied that she did. The
gentlemanmessed to her reulleetion that, some week,
before, she had said her mother forced her into the match,
and, after upbraiding her in violent terms, he rushed out of
the emelt, leaped the wall of the churchyard, and, tang
no notice of the three carriages in waiting to carry away the
contemplated " hurl couple," ran home at full eased,
leaving the bride and her hien& to ride hems as they arms.
—Briphioet Sena
NEW STURM OF GROWING POT/MGRS.—AII ex-
periment, which less proved successful, and, and as fu as we
ilioissisoldA Beacon) are aware, is perfectly original and
novel, has been tried by Mr. W. Williams, grocer, of the
tows of Monmouth, in the cultivation of the potato. Ever
sines the first breaking out of the diatom in tide favourite
root, potato-grower, have been trying their inventive
powers to discover, if poesitle, the take, end most productive
and profitable way for correcting the dimmer, and securing •
good crop. Mr. Williams has adopted a plan, which, salt
has been successful, and may be of utility to our read. ye, we
praised to lay before them. The seed was placed is the
ground within a specs ant ezmediog the oircuthreses of a
large shod barrel ; and a barrel, or memos sugar hogshead,
of course open at both ends, placed ever the spot. As the
haulm of the potato showed itself above the ;pound, a sup-
ply of mould wee placed around it ; and this process was
esatiseed until the barrel or hogshead was completely fill.
The haulm continued to grow, aced before the barrel was
opened, seas of the stems were fully six feet long, thereby
giving ries to a fear that the produce weaki be sit
stem and no potatoes, and that Mr. Williams would have to
content himself, after all his trouble. with a banal of earth
and a king potato stalk. The result, however, has been
different; for on g one of the barrels last week; be.
rides en avenge Xerci sowed potatoes at the root, theme
were potatoes attsched to every tabor throughout the whole
leas* of the basins, aid the yield bee been plentiful and
mai. •