The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EV-YINING. JUNE 6, /8534

TURKEY.

The.fitsditernmean fleet has neilcerfroin to
Conpantreople ; and the 0004 fleet hal'. been
ordered tri the Meditirrancen&
The thionstadt (111. Petetalli,) steamer, .which
101.111010 st on. 28th *unlit intelli-
genatii Dautzic that the Czar Sas declared his ap-
iProval in all points of Prince 'llienchikors pro-
ceedings.
A lama 'Mir; of the 27th ult, states that
the Russian foroM had already' commenced their
march on Moldavia and Wallachia. Where these
Russian forces began their march ht not stated, bat had
troops in the neighbourhood of the frontier been put
lin motion on the 27th ult. we should have had pull-
culars by telegraph before now. A telegraphic de-
spatch dated Berlin, June 2, is more alarmist in its
character. It is announced that the 4th corps
d'armee, under General Danenberg, has suddenly,
and in obedience to orders received from St. Peters-
burg, commenced preparations for proceeding, by
forced marches, to Bessarabia, the Russian province
ladjoining Moldavia, a principality under the sove-
reignty of Turkey. The intelligence may prove
true. We should, however, beware of con-
cluding. from it that hostilities are imminent.
War is not the only object with which
large and imposing bodies of troops are from time to
time paraded by this or that power in view of an
uncomplying neighbour. Supposing that the Czar
were about to adjust his present differences with
Turkey in a pacific manner, whether by resuming
negotiations at Constantinople, accepting the media-
tion of a third power, or treating with the other four
great European powers in congress, he would hardly
omit to make $ signal display of his forces, as a de-
monstration of military might. It is not insufficiency
of material means for crossing the Pruth and seizing
a portion of Turkey that detains the Russian forces
for a day in the Case's dominions.

have had the honor of associating with the Duke of
Seville, that a strong attachment to constitutional.
'institutions, first imbibed during his early residenCe
in England ; loyalty and devotion to the thrum of
his country, as long as the liberties of that country,'
are respected by the throne; and feelings of nation-
ality carried to the height of chivalry, are the cha-
racteristics of his royal highness. . .
"The Gazette du Languedoc says:
"'Our corn spondence from Mad rid leads us to look forward
to the real' to Spain of his Royal Highness the Infante Don
Enrique do Boorbon as an event alusuA certain. Apropos
of this act of the Spanish government, upon which we are
not about ti express any opinion, the journals of all shades
are unanimous in recognising the eminent qualities of k
prince who has known how to conciliate sympathies the most
incontestable, since they are manifested without reference
to party. We the more willingly associate ourselves to the
sublimes of the different organs of the Spanish press,
because in our mouth they cannot be suspected, and because
we are impartial witnesses of the exile which his royal high-
ness has supported with nobleness and dignity—in short, as
a Bourbon.'..

----
" The Aigle says:
"'Queen Isabella, whose goodness is proverbial in Spain,
and whose clemency has already been extended to entsgris
of all classes and opinions, waits perhaps but fora word front
her councillors to perform an act of generosity to which her
heart has long been inclined, and which has been hitherto
delayed under pretests of reasons of state, now no longer
possible to be invoked against the recall of the prince. We
are sure that the Spanish Ministry will only have rea-
son to coneratulate itself in confiding in the loyalty
of His lteyal Highness. It can have nothing to fear
from a prince,. whose only ambition consists, if we are
well infwmed, in the desire to present to hi► sovereign the
homage of a faithful subject, and to don again for her ser-
vice that glorious uniform of the Spanish navy, which he
wore with no much pride in his earl] youth.' "
I am informed that Don Enrique left Toulouse on
the 3rd for Bayonne, there to await the result of the
negotiations going on for his recall.
The Assembler, which may be safely taken to be
the organ of the Russian embassy here, has the
following on the subject of M. de Nesselrode
junior's mission to London :
The House has been greatly occupied with the de-
spatch announcing that M. de Reminds had passed
through Vienna. The general report wes that he
was the bearer of a request from the cabinet of St.
Petersburg to that of London to intervene in concert with
Austria as a mediator in the difference between the Porte
and Russia. We believe that M. de Nessehode's mission to

LtSLd3u may be interpreted in
a pacifle sense. But the ver-
sion accredited at the Bourse is wholly destitute of
probability. What is more likely is that M. de Nes-
selrode was in the first intance sent by Prince Men-
ehikoff to St. Petersburg to make known the
unforeseen opposition of Lord Stratford de Redeltffe to the
demands of R WM. The despatches of which he was the
bearer would have authorived Prince Menakikoff to suture
the English ambassador that the Russian cabinet, although
persisting in its demands, was determined to do nothing
which might disturb either its good understanding with
England, or the peace of Europe. M. de Rewired@
arrived at Odessa before Prince Menchikoff. Ile would
have learnt the departure of the Prince from Constanti-
nople, and it is probable that his instructions were in
that came to take his despatches to the Russian Minister
in London In order that the contents might be commu-
nicated to the English cabinet at the earliest possible
moment. This is the most probable explanation of M.
de Nesselrode's journey. It is eakalated that he will
have embarked from Calais to-day, anti that the commu-
nication of which he is the bearer may be made to the
foreign office to-morrow. _ _

PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING.
The ifoniteur publishes s report from M. President
Billault, giving the Emperor a detailed account of the
proceedings ofthe Corps Legislaif daring the session
just expired. This is a formality not prescribed by
the constitution ; and seeing that the Emperor,
having the initiative of all legislation, is in a better
position than any one else to know what has been
done, it seems to be altogether a work of superero-
gation. The report itself indeed emanates from his
Majesty's initiative, for M. Billault states in the out-
set that out of his " high solicitude for the great
bodies destined by the constitution to second his
government," his Majesty had desired to have an
account rendered to him of the labours of the session
and their results. As might be expected, there is
very little new or interesting in the report. It enu-
merates and classifies the different bills which have
been passed, but this work has been done both by
the French and English papers long ago. It discloses
a fact not hitherto made public in this stag cling
form that the aggregate addition to the depart-
mental and communal debts made by the loan bills
voted during the session amounts to 37,800,000 f. Al-
luding to the partly successful opposition made to
the bill for the conversion of these debts, M. Billault,
says the Corps Legialatif, " appears to have thought"
.that while the government was making efforts to
diminish as much as possible the general charges of
the state, it was important that this benefit should
not be neutralised by progress in an opposite direc-
tion with respect to local charges. He echoes that
absurd passage in M. de la Ouerreneiere's report,
which attributes to the Emperor's benevolence, in-
stead of the instinctive regard of the Corps Legislatif
for their own heads, the withdrawal of the proposi-
tion to re-establish the punishment of death for poli-
tical offences. "We have," says M. Billan't, "in
order to give a better and more efficacious action to
criminal justice, revived Articles 86 and 87
of the penal code, with • mitigation of
the penalty which your Majesty's heart
commanded." This servile flattery is really too ridi-
culous. This is the first time that an attempt has
been made to relieve the Emperor from the responsi-
bility of the acts of his government. His whole ca-
reer disentitles him to the benefit of the maxim
" The King can do no wrong." Hitherto he has
spurned it. 'lbe official boast now is, "The Em-
peror governs u well as reigns." The standing ex-
cuse for every stretch of power since Dec. 2 is, " I
am responsible." Now, the bill foe the revival of the
political guillotine was presented by the " govern-
ment," and when, owing to a universal cry of horrar
raised not only in France, but in Europe, it is
thought expedient to withdraw the bloody proposi-
tion, the odium of the initiative 's thrown upon his
Majesty's advisers—and, moreover, his anonymous
advisers, for responsible councillors he has none, and
if a project of law proposed in his name does
not emanate from himself, nobody can say
where it originated. M. Billault takes occasion to
land the mechanism of the Corps Legislatif.
He informs the Emperor that all is for the best. It
was quite right that the session this year should have
been prolonged, and although little but matter-of-
course legislaticin has beenbrought forward, the ,
pro-
longation is so proof that the fixed limit of three
months is insufficient, or that there has been any
want of diligence in the het= this session. He also
highly approves of the restrictions upon the power of
moving amendments, and in order to refute the ob
jection that the right of amendment is practically
• extinguished, he brings forward the fact that out of
41 bills, which alone were, properly speaking, bills
susceptible of opposition, 22 have been amended by
the committees with the concurrence of the Council
of State. M. Billault does not say, however, how
many attempts tg,amend bills have been ineffectual,
nor how many have been voted against the avowed
convictions of members, because the forms of the house
imposed by the constitution left no alternative but to
accept them as they were or to come into collision with
the government by throwing them out. The report
concludes with a peroration against parliamentary
government and a simile, likening the Corps Legis-
latif
to well-oiled wheels, which work better than
those which make more noise. The general opinion
on reading this report will be that expressed by M.
Berryer the other day in his speech for the foreign
correspondents, that " despotism is never more
odious than when it dresses itself up in the garb of
• liberty."
The troops at Satiny yesterday exhibited the ma-
noeuvres representing what took place at the cele-
, bested battle of the Pyramids. Marshal Magoan
arrived at halt-past twelve, and at once the opera-
tions commenced, in presence of a great crowd of
spectators, whom the fineness of the weather had
tempted to attend. The three brigades of infantry
advanced in a staight line, and when they came to a
• certain point, supposed to be not far distant from the
enemy, they formed into squares, with a piece of
cannon at each angle, and commenced firing. The
cavalry was drawn up in the rear as a reserve,
as were the batteries of flying artillery. As
the attack of the enemy was then supposed to
be directed to the left. the brigade faced to that
side by echelons, the cavalry advancing to
I cover the movement, and occasionally charging,
as if to disperse the enemy who attacked. At the
• same time the artillery, which was in reserve, dashed
to the front, and opened a fire to support the cavalry.
Then, when the infantry had completed its move-
, meat to the left, and taken up position, the cavalry
executed the movement of retreating through the
. lines, and formed in the rear of the infantry. lm-
mediately. after, each echelon of infantry, formed in
square, with a piece of cannon at each angle, and
opened its tire, as at the commencement of the ma-

lyres, [be

:tillery at the same time keeping a
_..,-..uscained flee to support the infantry. At last,
the enemy being supposed to have withdrawn, the
troop, retuned• to their encampment. The whole
Operations pissed off with only one slight accident—
the (allot a carablikr, who, in tailing, hurt himself
with his robtig.
There was a considerable improvement at the
_Bourse to-day. The differences were paid with the
utmost regularity, and the expected " executions "
(lid not take place. Money is very plentiful. The
Threes rose to 78.90, and most of the railways were
better.