The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-22 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The K;lner Zeitmey says that its advices from
Vienna of the lath inst., announce the appearance of
a British fleet,under Admiral Parker,otrfunis, which
event, says the same paper, has made a profound
sensation ut Vienna, for it is thought to have sonic
connection with Lord Palmerston's speech on Oriental
titbit's,. It is kticum at Vienna that France is not
likely to interfere, and that Sardinia is too much
under British influence even to propose a mediation.
As fur Austria, the Vienna papers confess that she is
not in a condition to oppose an armed resistance
to any of the measures of the British Cabinet.
Hence, it is presumed, that Admiral Parker will,
be at liberty to bombard Tunis, unless indeed the
lies were to submit and acknowledge the sovereignty
of the Porte. The most important feature in this
case, adds the K;lnerZeitung, is the conviction which
makes its way into the diplomatic circles, of England
being determined to uphold the authority of the
Porte whenever that authority may be questioned or
assailed. The Vienna statesmen are, moreover, afraid
that the Protectorate of England will induce the
Sultan to comply with Lord l'ulmerston's wishes re-
specting the Hungarian refugees.

TOUR.: AND NANTES RAILWAY.—The remaining
section of this line from Angers to Nantes was opened on
Monday. Two trains from Paris, conveying about 1,000
visitors, arrived at Nantes. An altar was erected for the
Bishop of Nantes and his clergy to pronounce the usual
benediction. Opposite the altar, at the other end of the
Nantes terminus, four gigantic statues were erected repre-
senting Industry, Manufactures, Agriculture, and Com-
merce. The sides were occupied with extensive galleries
fur the accommodation of such persons as were provided
with tickets. Flags, trophies, and garlands of evergreens
and flowers were hung about in profusion, interspersed with
escutcheons bearing the names of the departments through
which the line of railway from Nantes to Paris passes. At
about 4 o'clock the troops of the line and the National Guard
marched into the terminus, and took up their stations. In
the meantime all We galleries had been densely filled with'
elegantly dressed ladies, and the crowd of people that had
collected on the ground was immense. Soon after the mi-
litity had assumed the stations allotted to them the bishop,
attended by a very large body of the clergy, arrived on the
ground. The only minister present was M. Magnc, the Mi-
nister of Public tt orks ; he was accompanied by the Pre-
fect. When the Te Delon had been sung the bishop deli-
vered a discourse, in which he alluded to the advantages
likely to arise from the opening of the railway, and forcibly
pointed out the paramount necessity of the preservation of
order, without which no human enterprise could prosper,
and concluded by invoking the blessing of Heaven on the
undertaking. 'I he engines which had brought down the
trains from Paris were then driven up bide by side on the
four lines of rails in front of the altar. The bishop then
• descended from the altar, and, headed by his clergy,walked
in procession round the locomotives, sprinkling them and
the rails with holy water. At the conclusion of the cere-
mony a grand banquet was given, which concluded the pros
ceedings of the day.'
Mu. THOMPSON on Wednesday evening met Pt
large body of his constituents in the Manor Rooms, Hack-
ney, fur the purpose of explaining to them the causes of his
late abience from England. The hon. gentleman having
done this in words similar to those reported in our columns
on a recent occasion, Mr. Goswell moved "That, the meet-
ing baring heard with pleasure the statement of Mr.
Thompson, with respect to his late prolonged stay in Ame-
rica, and deeply sympathising with his zealous labours in
behalf of the slave in that country, expressed their satis-
faction therewith, and pledged themselves to support him
lat the next election." After some explanations, the reso-
lution was carried almost unanimously, only nine hands
having been held up against it. The meeting broke up at
half-past ten o'clock, having sat three hours.

ASsAssINATION AT A 8A1.1...—At a ball recently
given at St. Sebastian, while a young lady, the daughter of
highly respectable persons, was dancing a polka with a
gentleman of Madrid, an officer of the engineers came close
to the dancers, and stabbed the young lady to the heart.
Her death was instantaneous. In the confusion the assassin
escaped, and, it is said has since poisoned biassed.