The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-23 00:00:00

PIEDMONT.

In its sitting of the 17th, the Chamber of Deputies
at Turin commenced the discussion on the bill for re-
cruiting the army. The members of the opposition,
and M. Brofferio in particular, advocated a general
military organisation of the country; the latter gen-
tleman, especially, being of opinion that civic forces
were perfectly able to serve in wars the object of
which was the defence of liberty, and that a civic
element might be advantageously added to the army.
The Minister of War observed that a civic force could
not be subjected to a military inspection. The dis-
cussion was adjourned.

TURKEY.

CHANGE OF MINISTRY.

REPORTED REJECTION OF THE RUSSIAN
ULTIMATUM.
A telegraphic despatch received via Brussels and
Paris, announces a change in tho Ministry at Con-
stantinople. Mustapha Pacha is appointed Grand
Vizier; the former Grand Vizier, Mehemet Ali
Pacha, is now Minister of War; Ali Pacha Minister
for Foreign Affairs; Fuad Effendi, Minister of the
Interior; ana Rifaat Pacha, Minister of Justice.
Another despatch adds to the above the assurance
that the Russian ultimatum was rejected by the
Porto on the 13th inst.

The Init.derer, of Vienna, has a letter from Con-
stantinople, which revealing the anxiety of
the Czar to possess some of the outworks of
the Turkish empire, favours the belief that he
does not expect immediately to be master
of the capital. According to the Ilitsderer,
Ozeroff has demanded explanations of the Turkish
Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning the state of
the Danubian principalities. Russia requires to
know whether the Porte will undertake to gua-
rantee the tranquillity of provinces in which the re.
volutionary spirit is making such rapid progress.
The answer to this question may be somewhat
difficult. The most formidable revolutionists in the
Danubian provinces are the Czar and his agents.
Against all others the Sultan, pursuing the same eon.
ciliatory course as hitherto, may hope to make suc-
cessful resistance. But if the Czar be really bent, as
there is reason to believe he is, on again fomenting
misunderstanding between the ill-instructed races
located on the Danube, and their rulers, he may for
a time succeed, seconded as he is by the ambitious
clergy of the church, who can point to 100,000
troops on the other side of the Pruth.

THE UNITED STATES,
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.
(mom OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LIVERPOOL. SUNDAY.

The British and North American Royal Mail
steam-ship Canada, Captain Stone, arrived in our
river this forenoon, with the usual mails from the
United States and British North American posses-
sions, about 110 passengers, and specie to the amount
of 170,000 dols. on freight.
By this arrival slimes have been received from
New York to the 10th, Boston to the 11th, and Hali-
fax to the 13th inst. The mails per Canada arrived
in charge of Lieut. Scriven, ILN., Admiralty agent.
The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia arrived at New
York on the sth; the screw steam-ship City of
Glasgow at Philadelphia on the 7th inst.; and the
Royal Mail steam-ship Cambria at Halifax on the
16th inst.—all from this port.
The United States mail steam-ship Hermann, from
Bremen and Southampton, arrived at New York on
the 7th inst.; and the Genova had also arrived at
Quebec.

By the arriral of the Canada we are in possession
of Californian dates to the 10th of April. Gold dust
to the value of 2,000,000 dole. was reported as having
lately left the placers for New York. The repents
received from California respecting the condition of
business, state that it was generally in a very unsa-
tisfactory condition at present. The recent favour-
able reports had naturally caused a great increase
there in the importations, by which the markets had
been over stocked, to effect a clearance of which a
ruinous sacrifice had to be submitted to. The satis-
factory accounts received by the last adviccs respect-
ing the prospects of the various mining operations
being carried on in California was confirmed, gold
being still obtained in considerable quantities.
The Daniel Webster had arrived at New Orleans
on the 9th inst. from California, bringing intelligence
of the occurrence of another dreadful steam-boat acci-
dent, the boiler of the Jenny Lind steamer having
exploded whilst in the bay of San Francisco, occa-
sioning the death of 18 persons immediately, and
wounding 30 others in so serious a manner, that it
is feared many of the cases will terminate fatally.
Intelligence has also been received of the loss in
the Pacific Ocean of the steamer S. S. Lewes, em-
ployed on the Nicaraguan route to California, though
we are happy to be able to report that the whole of
the passengers and crew were saved in this case.