The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-22 00:00:00

ivis is the head ; nand e latter has been nominated
der-in-chiefluta promised bis co-opera-
ono° •
,;n„ in various important measures of reform and
Er proposed by Reschid. Said Pacha has been
The Turkish fleet had arrived at the
nd a rert was circulated that
Golden Horn,
condo Puha and a report Was circulated that
was to bepo dismissed. The events
obleh pteoeded and led to these measures will be mesa
mule letter of our own correspondent, written buss
Csetantinople on the 7th.
The news from Albania continued to be satisfactory.
vie 'nay had taken up its winter quarters, and the
mat perfect order prevailed in the province.
Seers! Greek officers of high rank, with 163 of
their partisans who had joined the insurrection, had
quitted the Greek territory and presented themselves
rs the Turkish authorities at Larissa, offering to serve
ill the Turkish army and to become subjects of the
Porte.
some cases of cholera had continued to be reported
is use week ending the sth, but the epidemic was so
smonsidereble, that no importance was attached to it.
The Greco-Turkish question remains still without
eistroo. Nothing was expected to ensue from the
'ester of the Emperor Nicholas.

The Athens journals of the 9th, and our private
letters of the 10th, have been received. After the
raidalous exhibition of a personal row in the senate,
the pugilistic struggle between the leading mem-
bers of the cabinet, which took place on the 16th ult.,
bed which we reported at the tune, the chamber did
cot reusemble till the 6th, when a scarcely lees dis-
creditable spectacle was presented, the details of
which will be found in the letter, dated Athens, the
gth Dec., which we give below. Such proceedings
ge well calculated to bring the very name of Greece
istoecotempt The project of law relative to the
debt of 20,0001. due to M. Eynard was adopted.

LNSURRECTION LN GREECE.
Siam the above was written we have received a sup-
plement to the Courtier de Marseille, in which a letter
le given from Malta, of the date of the 15th, which
era that the steamer Flamer had just arrived there
pint Corfu, with the intelligence that an insurrection
bed broken out in Greece ; that the garrison of Patru
In attacked by the people; that the governor was
teken prisoner by the insurgents; and the garrison,
too weak to resist the numbers of the people, had
peen obliged to seek shelter in the fortresses, where
applies of food could scarcely reach them. The
Flamer, on reaching Zrtnte, sent the Spitfire steamer
papas, to render all the assistance in her power to
the English residents there. Grivas was reported
tote the leader of the insurgents, who had already
tilled and wounded several. This news arrived
it Marseilles by the Ardent, which brought the
Indian mail. A messenger was on board with
despatches for the English government, who had
orders to proceed to London with all practicable speed.

ATHENS, Dec. 10.
I informed you of the scandalous scene which took
/glee in the senate on the 16th of last month. The senate
NM met from that period until the 6th, when the senators
setentedte continue the discussion on t- e communication
day had received from the president of the council. Several '
ambers, on the question being put that " the discussion be
mewed," opposed it on the grounds that quite enough had
hen slid at the previous sitting to ascertain what were the
notiments of the senate upon the extraordinary communica-
tion of the council. This argument was opposed by the
Wen of the interior, who averted that no definite opinion
m all had been given. Several senators gave it as their
speaker, that a discussion of four hours, at the end of which
the president and the ministers all ran away, could leave no
ikabt sato the unanimity of the opinion of the senate upon
the subject. Several others follawed on the same side, which
completely silenced the ministers. The senate then w.mt into
tts ordonnances concerning the appointment of the nine
raw senators. Four of the parties named by the King,
after examination, were found to possess the necessary
qualifications; three of the remainder were considered
doubtful, and some objections raised. The president then
regarded two of the senators to introduce the new ones.
Several members thereupon observed that it was necessary
that the ohjections raised should be previously answered,
sad demanded to be heard in opposition. Hereupon Mr.
Pretend got into a rage, and vowed that not a man
nougat them should open his mouth, not even to utter a
lmehemonian sentence. Londes, Manginas, Clonaree, and
lag a dozen others jumped up and declared they would
emak—they were sent there for the purpose, they liktd
talking, and talk they would. It was, however, of no use;
be president fulfilled the old adage—" When Greek meets
Greek then comes the tug of war"--stuck to his word like
lawman, and effectually closed their mouths. The di.
bunted members then declared the conduct of the presi-
hat shameful, scandalous, and unlawful, and that the
aim sew senators were unlawfully introduced into their
mut assembly. This done, they took up their
ens and walked out, to the number of 20. Amongst
Mai were a trieepresident and the two secretaries.
immediately the refractory members were gone the presi-
dent brought in the new members, and Metalled them, al-
*sigh they were not in number to deliberate or decide.
As the two secretaries bad flown, two others were appointed
provisionally to
_perform the necessary duties at this unlaw-
ful eemnony. The next day the refractory members pro-
tested against the proceedMge of the previous day ; and thus
the faree ended. The law relative to the loan of 600,000
franca by Mr. Eynard passed by a great majority ; but when
he will get his money is another question. As yit, we have
so cholera.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 7.
The position of Reschid Pacha, the Grand Vizier,
has during the last six months been most precarious. When
Bin Pubs fell, and when it was known that Reschid
was to be his successor, the most Utopian hopes were
Lased upon his reputation as a reformer. The new minis-
ter, however, on his arrival at Constantinople, found that
mongst his own countrymen he had not a single supporter
deny eminence, and that his only friends were the represen-
titiM of the foreign powers and the public voice of Europe.
la the ministry all has designs were frustrated, all his pro.
iedig annulled. A fatal wesknese crept into every branch of
the government. The finances fell into the most frightful
disorders ; and abuses, not however se great or glaring as
them which existed under Riza, everywhere prevailed.
Than things continued till within the last month, when
Reselnd Pasha found his pmitien insupportable. Before,
homer, committing the political suicide to which he wan
being driven by so many untoward events, he de-
termmed to make an appeal to the representatives
If the five great powers. He eosed to them
dearly the position in which he stood, and suggested
that the only means of avoiding the fate which was hanging
over hint was to ally himself with Riza and the great party
of which that minister is the head. The statement of the
Grand Vizier, at once simple and manly, was favourably re-
ceived by the representatives of the fire great powers, who
premised their co-operation in bringing about the fulita
'hick Resehid proposed. Negotiations, in the form usual
Turkey, were accordingly begun, and within the last few
days au interview took place between Rise Pacha and the
Grand Vizier, which terminated satisfactorily for all parties.
Bisa promised to place himself under the orders of Reechid,
le co-operate with him to the utmost of his power in carry-
is into effect any measures the Grand Vizier might pre-
lim, and indicated as the place hr desired to occupy in the
government that of commander-in-chief. Within the last
if hours the Sultan has contented to the dis a iseal of Said
fiche, the present streakier, and to the appointment of Riza
act his place. A few days since old Hosreff Pacha, by order
tithe Sultan, retired completely from the political world.
The Turkish fleet has entered the Golden Horn; for 1011111
days it had been detained off the Seven Towers by contrary
Medi. It is rumoured in high circles that Halil, the
CaPsdan Pacha, is about ta be dismissed.

EGYPT.—CANAL THROUGH THE ISTHMUS OP
Bcer.—The following report of the program of the surveys
and preliminary work, appears in the Journal des Debuts.
The letter is dated Nov. 11.—" There are ton operator,,
foteneters, and levellers. A tint levelling has taken place
it Cairo and in its vicinity, as well as at the Pyramids, and
it his been joined to that of the !Achim of the island of
gouda. After this preliminary work, the expedition
named at Demerdeche, opposite the camp of the pilgrims.
91 Highness the Viceroy as placed at the disposal of the
tile engineer a company of soldiers of artillery, about 30
hats, and 120 camels. The central united with the first
livision immediately repaired to the Lake of nitwit. The
like and its environs have been levelled with the oompaes
led the theodolite. In the meantime the second division,
flab had remained at the gates of Cairo, advanced towards
the central division, performing similar operations on the
chivated part which limits the desert and all the Valley of
OWL The ;suction with the Lake of Tinmah was made
M the 9th November: from thence one of the divisions went
to the road of Peluslum and the other to that of Suez. It is
Ittitected the surveys ;will be terminated by the end of the
South. A very good service of camels, established between
Cairo and the Lake of Tinisah, which is the central point,
ends means of procuring a very comfortable alimentation
bribe desert. The project of Linant Bey has been literally
*idled and put into execution. He has traced in Pelusium
and Suez the places where he thinks it is proper the surveys
Mould be made."

CHINA.
71s Mao Mail publishes in an extra the following
imisamada of the excursion of Sir John Davis to
Cala (!iris in H. M.'s steamer Vulture :
oa Os lumbar of Tram cm lb, 90 of Odobsr the
ONO Ihrligradi ta wars 'Mk 1s liesels area
attla Awe bra arrratad
tire ward Os of the millarra rdikrarallrliad
Park likki as rownewab was deo ?W I Int norm arra. very IWissamaidm la abroad
dim kr about a* am the ram at ass kit velar*
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lid go .26-
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aft ;Mr**, * as iralarai ar
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the thethavd—the emodeekwers swarths In their drums of we-
rim the bait toothedtithehthesi. The fret sworthilower
wee thelthist awoke oldie bawd of etwomee, the ern* Ithoserse
of /IL prestos% be wed& Tana hes The air thatioad
immealsotho, the emery this ea
pewits .I=radiShatmeasillia • Yoe mesa' to the
OMR the Vim alma( hob. bor. huh, &a, was sewed
as eed. et a rehintbdiensem, 'aka
NOT am smordbiriavaity lima VS
the
SI TIM ea the to
view awes ass* reds theft the was illethot.
Mime thil of the ethrombwieree • gide mos seat en board,
W • Intheleitled to idezdereery hell& Thoth thin** at onee
thee them* Set lotus= the dive awl as mold TWO amend to
met milli[ Ines sod Lambed witted" mod by OWWITTWO
lelliloye.Thoydripel rims Iloomelwr, of pevtile *Tow moo*
the ass warble es spina" sass sod W
keystone
Lepethed by or% sod the swims sweverted ble tenpin of isieths.
The lust afar Icquiam satarel pcathass, Mina Om of dOty
het 111 firs Ow Why (iest taw list Om) trolop. lbe Sow
le sheet ei.rd Act r ewes sol hr Ma met Snore'
Idols *Ad *dote of Potidla as Wdielpieswhou des Yids, sod the
whets le by a Odra rimy with theerdthe slaps at
laternds."Caries reek le bil est la a
sass.
ebb =WI devils. and peavaila the speatTlMllipcata It
miketurldy ma raked •maiwthir *ids AO; ail the pity
were eimadthee pd of the death ~,wl by the Millie. Oa rte
I Small to the bedew the bed hawed to s slebat
the sad It
I with net they to mond &on die Jim. Ballow diva the petty
net two emend pillexiildsh bed bees despitsbed M dimly the
eesmitheows. ad waned timeolves of the of dine for
dram Oa readdeg residere et the eemealiekeite the
sae hod below a perfect hareems. from tho MIL
mot wily rothestot the party (includlng
cud
ausra
M nosh ea night, but provid.• dinner anft every mem-
se:Wm to dr& power. No small anxiety wee Mt At the
dap Odor the sight, se the typhoon ciontUnied with Issessird fury,
belleree Om New sway the whole front of the beftdbig where the
=l.lreziell=sod of which the back portion web war, solid, a
having been made to froth of lomheee aid
thetthtw the owithisa. Oa the 21th their halm wpm* maw
bith, le it beams jest powille to maths dip
=the Arlie
torrie lothewitgray Two gled Os TOW ea bawd. though
with seer thilleatiy. Os Emig a die leth • best sore from
the emenlislaeurs telmeelei • Ilew sies left baled tis their eare.
Earliztite nth the Kingdom wee du
tamed
to eliaft•Pere to meet
the mall from Hong Kong, and, after taking supplies on
board, She Vetoes left Turas harbour at daylight on the 27th.
A Wow Imposelon low twee made on this timid and cautious people
by the treothesse they theitheil from Frencti id April last. y
destine tbet IMO off isk amber were ki.led without provocation ; but
the statement, bring air pale, may be received with some allowance.
• Sir John was absent from Hang Kong from the oth
to the 30th of October. Nothing of importance oc-
curred during his absence. There was no vessel of
war in the harbour or in Canton river except the
Diedalas. But neither the Chinese government nor
the people took any advantage of this circumstance
to make encroachments or aggressions ou Europeans.
Foreigners continued to move about the back streets
of Canton without molestation, and a walk round the
walls was of almost daily occurrence. They were
received with civility at spots where they were
formerly stoned and driven away. No doubt
foreigners in general, and the English in particular,
were still regarded with suspicion and dislike; but
the placards issued against them were fewer in
number and less virulent in expression. Out of more
than forty procured during the month from three
different collectors, there was not one denouncing
the ttbarbariaes." The official correspondence, too,
continues more respectful than of old. The term
translated " barbarians" has been dropped by all the
mandarins in and around Canton, except the chief
magistrate of the district in which Tvlampori is situ-
eted. And bating the occurrence of this word in one
of his edicts, the diplomacy even of this individual is
unexceptionable.
In some respects our countrymen appear to show a
want of precaution which renders this continued for-
bearance on the part of the Chinese the more wonder-
ful. Mr. Consul Macgregor had felt himself com-
pelled to remonstrate with the English residents at
Canton on account of some of their number practicing
with ball in their shooting expeditions, to the serious
danger and alarm of the natives. The Friend of
China attacked this proclamation as uncalled for, and
in defence of it the China Mail adduced several in-
stances of wanton recklessness in the use of tire-arms
by Englishmen.
Sow time ago a young man who formed one of a part_ of {demure
to Wariness, bovine helped himself to some fruit, the Chinaman to
wham It belonged mooted on bring paid or accompanying hint to
long Kong to demand justice there, and the altercation ended in the
injured man Imam, a fowling-piece fired at him, after which "the
perpetrator" escaped to Hong Kong. to another cams la the same
district another young man having levelled his gun eta fowl near a
cottage dose. an also man held up In. hand m a sign to desist, and
thus received the shot, of which he afterward., died in the hospital at
Hong Kong.
We find the following just and important comment
on a step taken by the local post-office authorities, in
the China Mail, of October 30: I

The Postmaster-general Ins given instructions that letters and
tassiwpapers sent to or received from any of the eve oatnular ports,
and passing through the Hang-Kong post-office from or to places out
of China, shall, in addition to such postage as they may have already
paid or are liable to pay, be subject to the following chip rates
letters 4d. for every half-ounce, arid each newspaper Id. It to not ex-
plained upon what grounds this order is issued, but as a postage of dd.
on newspapers and 4d. on letters addressed to any of the carmine
porta or to Masao is already levied in England, we conceive the Post-
ranter-General is net entitled to demands penny more in the one
nee and fourpence in the other, fur completing the service he bas
*hewer been reld fee performing. A newspaper horn England to
I.l=igon/f saednLretiLdSciutotham.ptoponneomoresp free,
lace within
stageleelnietiter for
I hiss, 2i. mast be paid upon the newspaper at the time of posting,
otherwise It will not be despatched; but this being done, why
is the addctltlonst penny to ha imposed at Hong-Kong t
mai why should Mrs be
_subject a wooed time to the 4d. rote ?
Bash Pale butes Is ad serherfined by the act of parliament. But
the addllteashilip tats elder ape beton or newspapers would be
leas cilipsdknablis if lbsposholls• wen la a condition to emote the
service sibisedy. Bees dahlia of it bas beau four wow.
sary to sew appereare by medlar • dirk to Cede% bet
the IlsW MORS Ilist yrs Wouo In redo be semi ddely by We
=ei =Oda wee eetabliehed salw. asemfematitweek=p tient*
rim kw pot sad arm MI say maripare of Is owe. But
with repot to Bas sled the other perks. Wow mad was.
peers see still by ere. so !wend et the earedelse wheels
the poehadlor can curer on control ; rid WWI adder whaler
to delver letters nor to settle the poem's thee. And tido seed&
beery state of matters would be reoMeewd slia Owe go, were the rte
seat orders rent reforms to glee up the Ms Or the eve ports to
harm epee at Hoeg-Kong redly meted hs4,liseejewles toicet-
ielseperral may rwskreastimiwase by legelifees
Pat-
sr wsierkable reguilleri. per We
We rots see. we het leaddent
=Es est Whorl, the exteersa
He is re ewe er=ite=e2tet
dale =lt =Chas the whither hoed of Rues :
sad le seem an utter deem= of laterratbri In hot a adreler of
the teem should attempt to exertige hi towels= foss Ski
Male • mom in a folcountry. W• ere POW loi=saZfl
to mode Parterepsedad . *the as awirbred Wallower
of Cedes; eml>tnenculledhaoralYprallartew. we are
Nosily added le ralabisb oashwhhesses. We be eat of whet
would try liersposa aatYa, idled drilled,
with
to this; bet would
lewd drt eappletwor Weald be tried with some papa soarer
hors—lhe Pada of Bulk hr mind.
Praia the lame -journal we transcribe the tollowhig re-
; marine ill the rate of trade :
In the newlies, the amount of trade does a arbsedee, and If
treausedow w not so profitable as la termer thew. 6111111111111 not to
be we* la Or podded Widow between the two weeetrico, se
lark se Y the 1111101061141.111110. as ilia brim hes been eon.
dada by proms of Molted eel lie bees not profited
WOW yid& others bars of heft rad of theopla
with tsetm they have to Ow widest ropresr, toldag ts
el WPM us the ttet. be. erre& wryfferadrypleture trade
et Owl= t ler If we lee le the menet OW. he sapid of to and
ink slew lek, WI be Med le mewl OW of the
krze.tsied of any
yew. The imports few Osaka glee the result:
30 to Oct. 30 la Id l7„solbs.
lime paled last yea;; in 151t47. erisels
verde 14,069,50501b'.
laiiiree a VW 2,939,9951be.
Whew the mail was deapatehed from Hong-Kong, the
Secret bad roe out on a new cruise after pirates ; the Pluto
had anal en a trip to Ningpo. The muter of the ship Julia,
from Bomber,
_tad sent to the local journals the following
notice a:easel he had minutely examined ta hie pomp
up from ebeespore •
The reef swered of real Armadas, dr beam wry large. sad
Or_ *Ns-% 1. hams. TIP* $4 Phew, wee dos her we
fred. thew may berm ewe ter Was hip soft Wk. the bet
wee embemille y lehme, he rake of Webb Sipes bre LW. by
W. sad de Yee
thee per
=Laggrotabo the mewled. her bedew sellinat
lithe ea, I Erie to reef bia fa erre of Yob
heft L OP hp 14ude~sa1 l
of
4 mew. sad Ileflent
hark he r
MT, The reef appeand to be g Parer =lt =l. Ind eint
boorth.

811701.P017.2, Nov. 7.
Within the Straits settlements there has transpired
nothing of sufficient political interred to call forth particular
remark. Tho three settlements still poems the elements of
change which have witnessed Malacca, once a princely city,
now little more than an extended village ; Penang, which
fell into decay on the establishment of Singspar, has again
revived ; the plantations of Province Welles4y have given a
new impetne to Penang, from whence seven or eight ships
have sailed to Ettiope with full cargoes of sugar. Since the
departure of the October mail to Europe Singapore has been
unusually dull, unrelieved by that prosperous state of trade
with the Bogie which marked former years. The Recorder
(Sir Christopher Rawlinson) and court establishment left
for Malacca and Penang on circuit on the 9th October. On
the 11th the fleet Bogie boats of the season arrived from the
Celebes. The yearly return of these traders is an event of
some importance to the settlement, since they bring
valuable cargoes of mother-e-pearl shells, tortoiseshell,
bkhe de *Der, rattan', coffee, and ether articles of value
which they barter for English and Indian cotton piece goods,
twist, woollens, copper tokens, and earthenware. Seventy
or eighty of these Bogie prows (from 50 to 300 tone each)
used to make Singapore their mart; but, owing to the in-
fluence exercised by the Dutch, in compelling moat of them
to int enter Macassar, their number has been greatly re-
duced. Up to date 0a177 52 prows have arrived, of which
number 25 were from and the remainder from va-
rious parts of the Celsbean Archipelago. Of those which
have arrived the most valuable of their seem they were
compelled to dispose of to the liandel-Mmashapplj, at Ma-
csems, before obtaining • port cleaner, hr
Axon the meals of the month I eggliMstr:entit the
cireaustaase of a essielman tsralesMalsommedan I This
waved is Mahn shirr la ha • Mahn of Peter Borth-
wick, Esq., LP. I have made Noe inquiries respecting
him. He was mond mats aim Suede, a meet into lligent
fellow, and arrived here in Oeleissr, 1846. The captain gave
him a bad character ; he was abseiri with theft. If sub-
sequently became an Inveterate drunkard, and urged at a
low sailors' pot-house se barman. Whether he will comply
with the prompts dais Yaw and 1100411100 /oZsagdrink,
remakes is be seen. The rite el sisnowilien will be
par in a hw days,
(after whish David A. Berthwisk
will pawed tO Ashman ordista acirsnaily haustra),
where sews hamper= Idshomaelme already maids, to
whom "pars nese a welialarld he s
have presselsdarrsirsans srpasards vf annakeess,
not the truth, of Isles ea.
A fee tatid ape bis Wars the t iseepagat Mir