The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-01 00:00:00

comsbore par les Orman' des -, et !'intention foretells
•a 4 B. M. le Sultan est de faire executer sans aucune altera-
tion se, decisions souveraines.
La Sub. Porte en outre promet officiellement qu'il ne
sera apporte aucune modification a l'etat des chases qui
'lent d'.l,tre regle sans use entente prialable avec `is Gou-
Tenement de Ramie et de France, et sans prejudice aucun
pour les differentes communsutes Chreticnnes.
Pour le cas cu la Cour Imperiale de Russie en fersit la
demand., it scrait assigne une localite convenable dans la
villa de Jerns .lem, ou dans les environs, pour la construc-
tion d'une eglise consacree a la celebration du service disks
par des ecclesiastiquess Ruses, et d'un hospice pour les
pelerins indigene ou malady de la meme nation.
La Sub. Porte s'engage deja 3 present a souscrire i cot
egard sn acts solennel, qui placerait ees fuodations pieuses
sous la surveillance specials du Censulat-General de 'lassie
en Syria et en Palestine.
Les Soussignes, &c.
(1) Pour lc culte et l'eglise orthodoxe Grecque la Sultans
n'ont jamais cease de wilier au maintien des immunites et
privileges de cc culte et de cette eglise dans !'Empire Otto-
man, et de les consacrer de nouveau par do saes solennels
qui attestaient, &c., &c.
(2) Lea communication*.
(3) De Kouschouk Ksinarje confine par celui d'An-
drinople, relatives la protection par la Porte du culte
Chretien.
(4) Et de faire cocnaltre que S. M. le Sultan, &c., &c.
(5) Aux avantages accordes et qsi seraient accordes aux
autres communautes Chretiennes sujets Ottomans.
(TRANSLATION.)

His Majesty the Sultan, having nothing more at heart
than to re-establish between himself and his Majesty the
Emperor the relations of good neighbourhood and perfect
amity, which have unfortunately been weakened by recent
and disagreeable complications, has betaken himself dili-
gently to the task of seeking means whereby to efface the
traces of these various incidents.
The Sublime Porte is happy to be able to communicate
to his Excellency Count Nesselrode a supreme Iradi,
which gives publicity to the result of those labours.
If the Emperors of Russia hare on all occasions evinced
their actice care for the maintenance of the immunities and
privileges of the orthodox Greek church, within She limits of
the Ottoman Empire; the Sultans, en their part, hare
never refused to (I) confirm them anew by solemn acts which
testify their old and enduring benevolence towards their
Christian subjects.
His Maj, sty the Sultan Abdul Medjid, now reigning, is
animated by the same sentiments, and—desirous to give to
his Majesty the Emperor of Russia a personal proof of hie
sincere friendship—he has listened to nothing but his un-
bounded confidence in the distinguished ,qualities of his
august friend and ally, and hu condescended to take into
serious consideration the representalims (2) of which his
Excellency Prince Menchikoff has been made the medium
of communication to the Sublime Porte.
The undersigned has in consequence received orders to
declare by these presents that the government of his Ma-
jesty the Sultan will remain faithful to the lett:r and the
spirit of the stipulations in the treaties Kuscuils, Kainarji
(3), and Adrianople, relating to the protection of Christian
worship (4) ; and that his Majesty considers himself bound
in honour to cause to be respected, now and in future, the
enjoyment of spiritual privileges, which have been con-
ceded by the august ancestors of his Majesty to the ortho-
dox Church of the East, and which are now confirmed by
him; and, moreover, to make the Greek ritual participate,
in an equitable spirit, in the advantages conceded to other
Christians by any convention or special ordinance (5).
As the Imperial firman which has just been granted to
the Greek patriarch and clergy, and which contains the
confirmation of their spiritual privileges, will of course be
regarded as a new peed of those generous sentiments—and
as, moreover, the promulgation of this firman affords
guarantee which will dispel for over all fear with d to
the ritual which is the religion of H.M. the Emperor of
Russia, I am happy to be charged with the duty of making
the present intimation. As for the guarantee for the future,
nothing will be altered in the visitation of Jerusalem ; it is
regulated by the firman issued by the Hatti liumayon, cm
the 15th of the month of Rebbi lilakir, 1258 (February,
1852), and explained and confirmed by the firmans of
and the intention of lI.M. the Sultan is to cause his sove-
reign decision to be enforced without any alteration.
The Sublime Porte, moreover, promises spontaneously
that no modification will be introduced in the established
state of affairs without a previous understanding with the
governments of Russia and France, and without prejudice
fur the various Christian communities.
In the event of the Imperial Court of Russia making
such a request a proper locality will be assigned in the city
of Jerusalem, or its environs, for the erection of a church
set apart for the celebration of divine service by Russian
ecclesiastics, and of an hospital for the indigent or sick pil-
grims of the mune nation.
The Sublime Porte engages to subscribe a formal docu-
ment to this effect, which will place these pious establish-
ments under the especial supervision of the general coa4u
late of Rusia in Syria and Palestine.
(The undersigned, &c.)
(1.) The Sultans have never ceased to keep watch on the
maintenance of the immunities and privileges of this wor-
ship and this church in the Ottoman empire, and to confirm
them anew by solemn acts, which attested, &c.
(2.) The communications.
(3.) Of Kutskuk and Kainardji, confirmed by that of
Adrianople, relating to the protection of Christian worship
by the Porte.
(4.) And to notify that H.M. the Sultan.
(5.) In the advantages granted, or which shall be granted,
to other Christian communities of Ottoman subjects.

The Presse publishes the following private tele-
graphic despatch:
" CONSTANTINOPLE, Avo. 22.
(Via Trieste.)
" Colonel Ruff is this moment setting out for
Vienna, to take an autograph letter from the Sultan
to the Emperor of Austria. This letter contains the
warmest possible thanks for the good results of the
Emperor's mediation."
The Trieste Gazette says :—" M. do Fock, the Rus-
sian Consul-General in Egypt has received orders,
it is said, to quit that country in consequence of the
participation of the Viceroy in the Turco-Russian
difference."