The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-05 00:00:00

and temporised witb, as it hitherto has been, is
strong enough and malicious enough to pilfer here
and plunder there, to enrich itself and impoverish its
neighbours. But lineal& is not strong enough to
wage a protracted strife against the two great
Western Powers of Europe. Russia is a nettle
which stings if timidly touched, but is innocuous if
grasped boldly. Russian intellect is accessible to no
argument but blows. Russian diplomacy will
wrangle, and split hairs, and cavil for ever, if allowed
to deal in words alone ; but half-a-dozen defeats of
Russian armies or navies will make the Government
and its agents listen to reason and justice.

LATEST FROM ABROAD.

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 19.

General Baraguay d'Hilliers has had a long inter-
view with Heschid Puha. The latter declared that
recent military events had not changed in any-
wise the pacific disposition of the Porte ; and that it
wu still ready to accept any arrangement which
would leave to Turkey its sovereign rights. The
evacuation of the Principalities must be a sine qua
non of all negotiations.

The 31 prisoners taken from the Foudroyant were
brought to Constantinople on the 16th.
The Ottoman government has officially declared
that it will not lend its countenance to privatecring.

BUCHAREST, Nov. 23.

A letter from Jars, of the 19th, states that the
Turkish engineer, Erif-Effendi, is directing works of
fortification at Trebigno and Wikch, on a grand
male. The governors of Bosnia and Herzegowina
have had interviews, for the purpose of coming to an
understanding relative to the division of the troops
destined to defend the territory. _ _

PARIS, SIINDAT.

General Abmrnowitch, the newly-appointed Chief
of the Staff to Marshal Paskewitch, has arrived at
Bucharest. This arrival was thought to indicate the
speedy approach of the Marshal himself.
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The number of deserters to the Turka from the
Russian army of the Danube was nearly 2,000. They
are most of them Poles, and the old aides-de-camp
of Generals Bem and Dembinski have been charged
to form them into a legion.

Selim Pacha, General-in-Chief of the division of
Batoum, had advanced on the Russian territory at
11 leagues from Circusia. His intention was to
assist the Circassiana, who were waiting for a fa-
vourable moment to rise, and form a corps d'arnaele
of 30,000 men. This news had produced a great
sensation at Erzeroum.

The Russian Boron Budberg takes the title of
Imperial Commissiocer Extraordinary for Moldavia
and Wallachia. By the same authority the Russian
Consul-General at INcharest is appointed Vice-Pre-
sident of Wallachia.

Prince Gortschakoff was at Guirgevo on the 26th
ult., and inspected the Ituasian forces there.

SPAIN.

MADRID, Nov. 20.

The Ministry has presented the budget to the
Cortes, and has demanded the necessary authorisation
for the collection of the taxes.

AUSTRIAN ITALY.

Four Hungarian hussars, stationed at the Austrian
post of PonteTressa, on the confines of Ticino, deserted
with arms and hones on the 24th alt.

THE WEST INDIES.

(BT ILECTAIL TELZOILAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, SCNDAY.

The Royal West India Mail Company's steam-
packet Orinoco has arrived at this port. Her dates
are :—Vera Cruz, Nov. 5 ; Chagres, Nov. 8 ; Jamaica,
Nov. 11; Trinidad, Nov. 10; and Demerara, Nov. 9.

The Orinoco put into Falmouth on the morning of
the 3rd, short of coal, and landed her mails there.,
Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of two
millions of dollars, sixty-six thousand of which are
oa account of Mexican dividends.

From Jamaica, we learn that the question whether
the Assembly intended to do business with the Coun-
cil has been set at rest, by the former having sent to
the latter a Bill to Consolidate and Amend the seve-
ral Acts of the Island relating to Pilots.

FRANCE.

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