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

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t. your imperial Majesty the admirals and
asy graLious tiLiver•ign "L, on the demand
•t). oh: in cert with th Ilas:ror of the
~,trrul•:!yr of con Let flzitannie z Idajyesty smt to ;
:hts Awl Maspoldruce of tit:, friendly empire, ,
lvitcuraide o it is sstisfackay boh to
yot, prcsence Acre under so rztri.ortli. '
,t4i,;• 'hews Low your Majesty and your
4/se.• wisay appretia.el the friendsLio and
-ytapithias of the English cellos.
ttorng so strongly to increase the I
h• two .'alas, mast be pr, noted by a constr.
usd talLibtcned gund feeling displayed in
stirs '44.7 of your angeriat Majestyr It
the suer...fat mamtenenee of a great Earl).
• th t • liriioh iov..rnment will seek a rerom-

, sicrinces wh.eb it msy have to make in
, the protection of Turkey split:tot en on pro
• ...I.:: . de.ires to contribute with equal lim-
y." ; •te.perity Of Ter'ary, and the bre° that your
, 4 I kit to &Ault* throughout the whole eaten(
K.. •
,:era Ay putout; is eme.ition • system of coup
b!!:•1;0.• proems ((morel' all theses and for
, _lvor subject.. The hope and the object
• ,:! co-operation i. peaca—not certainly an
• I pro.amos peter, bat one which, by simple
"I on ;rod honourable basis, and without
....Is sat other power, the rights of sovereignty
„a the silence of your empire.

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par • • pendent . _ . •
j 0 OM. : , Ace a mon as rOf •ihi e ill, I must euppow, the
in...d, . ,I par M ile.ty. as It is tha point ardently
wark. ,i ry leer Allies. I ,ball be happy to kern
so .N., ~t i, euly appreciated I.nd warmly encnoraged
toM ra, ter- of tour :144sty, in s clntinued spirit of
aidetati .

. n repl:cd a. fuliows
c thanking the anthasseder for havis2 procured
ears rvt sreinir the admiral and the officers of his
In toasting eircutr..tnueet, the pr-sence of the
• hue, an ler the -..iorn..nd of so distinguished
',lug an i rid-rat proof at the friendsh:p of her
or Great liritsin, my powerful ally, I
to repro.; to her my sentiments of gra-
.rlasal healers shown under many circumstances
J I f,elitg towards my empire, I doubt not that
by all means the unjost pretensions of ltus-
o. whi...• If -3 my indeptudence coil my sovereign rights.
ne ..arid will see what immense advantages may
snit L . Anug and Wearily power like England, and
ite t
herehits of enlightened, and gramme people
fee the Ectlish nation. As to peace, my government sle-
aze h as .ouch as Whew, but it mit be hanourahle and
gmpatibo with my aaverrign rightr. As far at regards
• hern remeut cud the prneprrity of my subjects, his
kowllcary -6 Ir t!et able than any one to know my semi-
&cats 0r1'.../6 Vett.
The Press,. last errn.n; gays :
Oar I, tt. ips from Conatautinoplo of Nov. 25, are nnani-
smii,„,,,,ekaggg the bad effect produrrd by the address
i Wed ti,.r.tford oe I:,,:iuffe 14 11..: Sti.tal. Our reader•
my la f.• • 011116611 C-• themselves that the English Ambas•
maw. wh.lsi assuring turkey of the co-operation of Ev.
had.+a•i• d nor, than was reaper on the nesessity tita
L-,ropern,.sate. Whit raised the public emotion to the
Wheat yi.els was an inopportune distend (or an amiable
tt three 4.•.stia, which :sac cl.plonsatist :nada •fter Mk
gersh. 1. was said. hoi 1.2., that Reechil-Psclia three&
,sod to tcahr his redruntien should the Divan pay attn.
tr. so th oi,agraticc.. of his lordship. On the 24th ult.,
;Lire grand ruin. cif at the Porte, at which a long
pi r Ivo taken iuln consider sties, from 11. de Bruck,
Aipvisa int,rcunclo, insisting likewise on en
grinrcasicst, and in es:...r :fiat every our should
as
_pea a tbe matter, the dragoman of the Pens.
us Embisay mode • sonseunicariJn, which was said to be
pea:. I was said that in east communication there was
130bge C I sn autograph letter from the Emperor of Rassio,
patesti. a his coati:lstory nicnsition. If that were true,
rte iakeres to be drawn le that the Crar at last admits
tithe was wron, in his conduct. The :fr.' R 1111420 cor;:s
death h.is not arrivcd at the Pruth, and the sth corps has
bra fa ..rd to send a brigade to the Caucasus to reinforce
• troop, ibere, and whisk Laro menaced with a general
mei tr. in the Cirt :sstans. '

FRANCE.

r.tras, St•svar Evaxiso. I
ihe C.', .t;•ufi,oi,,e: says of the despatch announc-
i:; a " great naval victory" by tho Russians:
The Turkish fleet having returned to the Bos-
7:mus, and being knuwn to have been still at Con-
g.-I:Maple at the end of November, oc e is entitled to
utiv:e the twelve Turk:sh ships said to be de-
:toyed came from'?"
kaothsr despatch has, however, reached this to-
dar. which, though bearing the same date
(1.-trtmher 5) and emanis;:ng from the same
ipteious quarter (Odesea) 1 have reason to
...eve from private info:in-:ion is not de-
of truth. It is true that the Turkish fleet,
tied by the Capitan Paeha, is anchored
z the Bosphorus; but it is known that several
:imports were lately sent into the Black Sea
ca arms, ammunition, and military stores for
limns. This flotilla, i: appears from the most re-
.: telegraphic despatch, me escorted by seven fri-
es and two corvettes. They came suddenly, and,
.t would item, accidentally, upon a Russian fleet of
sail of the line. A combat ensued, which lasted
,te hoar "—a decisive proof that the Tutks
feuded themselves gallantly against such a
wrier force. The heavy guns of the line-
-battle ships, if wor!ced with merely do-
t skiii and ordinary energy, were mere to
a the victory against the frigates. It is
d that the Turkish frigates and corvettes were
destroyed." Accounts differ as to the number
transports. Some say :hey all shared the same
ie, but according to a version accredited at the
rkih Embaaay, eight of them escaped.
Zi.ere has of late been much gratulation in certain
carters in England on the results of the " prudent
" assumed to have been pursued by our govern-
mat. We have, it is said, sagaciously avoided
a gaunt war, and cc the sunei time
g•te Turkey an opportunity of developing a
t.f.reitaLt energy which by almost common consent
s..e was supposed not to be capable of. The work of
do:omacy, it has been repeatedly urged in a tone of
t.amph has been rendered iniinitely more may by
Turkish victories on the Danube and in Asia.
Tam will be said now ? It is a subject for
magratalation that the epienlid fleets of France
td England. which went to Constmstineple to

pr test oar ally Sultan from " unjust aggres•
ion" (the very words of Lord Stratford de Red-
should have been lying idle in the lice:phorue,
c 5 Admirals giving and remiving dinners and cheer-
'sg unmeaning tonste, while tne Turks sus:ained a
,t serious reverse on the clement where our pru-
ettiea, if sincere, might have been no effie..eious ?
i:: this "prudent police" commend admiration
251, that the Russian presirge is enhanced in those
fey waters in which her exclusive domination
aislcht have been destroyed for ever had tLe present
::Loped for opporttlnity been turned togoodactount
It is. :lowever. a manifest enaggeration to call the
ex t. mentioned in the (Meows despatch a "great
:seal vic!ory."
•

Thw eteoicg'o Preece says :—" According to in-
Elution obtained from a good source, we believe we
say affirm that the des paten we have transcrilied ex-
aggerates the facts. There has been no such thing
I wal battle. propel ly so culled. It would ap-
ps merely tl.at some Turkish frigates and
a certain number of transports, Laving on
I,:d troops destined 'or Battouni, were cur-
Irrd by a divisien of the Russian navy so au-
roe that all resistance was naturally impossible.
ftan Paola, whose capture is announced by the
iftpa:c'n, is a secondary officer of the Turkish navy.
kelt as it is, when reduced to its just proportion.,
Oa :meat is :.ot the less the most just win-
ka'ary upon the passive attitude of the Anglo-
,. tad squadrer.."
The }'.eerie merely remarks upon the despltch
t": on the 24 h or 29th of November
to Turkish squadron was at Buyuck
'the Bosphorus, and it had been decided by the
?inn that on account of the season it should not put
.0 sea again at present. It therefore assumes (not
crowing upparently of the flotilla of transports and
tit? escort ot fewer.) that the encounter mu. 4 have
wet he' ween some Russian and Turkish gun.boata at
the mo'uth of the I lonubP, Osman Bet/ being the :one
if a captain commooding one of the three divisions of
be T....rk:ah griniscats.

LLLEGED CONSPIRACY, &ND NUMEROUS
ARRESTS.
PARIS. StrtlIDAT K•PNINO.
A :.amism. of politkal Jun:ids have been effect:At in
P.a.s ;tsterday and this morning. Arotber pbt
goast the Emperor's life has -been di.,cal :Ted.
than !11l I.e airesdy in custody, ammg hnai
se 22 jnnrtleymt a tailors ar.d shopmen employed ut
ts celebrated establishment of the Belle .Thrrhw.")'''
and Sen."), on the. (In-.r. it
• • !"..s. : xpreted re ;ve..•
tlte t... ....li' of •I.e work. lately
lOm-
-I.old to La *ad at the Seine, opposite the BA.e-
-.l"kaseediad It is alleged that it was intended to
et him from the windows. It is contienev ay.
se...:l•Naf *Ter: one of the ?2 perseiv 10.ov. :11?:-.•

tospherea. It was as tioned had a loaded gun coneea;ed among the clothes
• confided to his care.
It appears that the arrest of M. Ilubbart, which,
according to the report made to me, was founded
upon some discoveries m: de in searching M. Bra-'
tianos papero, is thought by tho bar to have been
provoked by his bold prt.feesiotial six ech at the trial
of the Opera-Comique conspirators. The Si,lele
says: " This arrest, which might appear to menace
the freedom of a counsel's defence, has produced a
deep emotion amongst the order of advocates. M. '
Berryer, the !Wormier, accompanied by M. Chaix-
d'Est
Ange, has waited upon the Procureur-Gene-"f
ral to obtain explanations. At the hour at which
we write M. 11ubbart has not been liberated."
The Emperor and Empress attended last evening
the performances at the Opera-Comique.
It ia said in court circles that on New Year's Day
there will be an evening reception at the Tuileries—
a sort of " rout." to which unmarried ladies will not
be admitted. The so much talked of court mantle
will,be worn on this occasion for the first time, and
by way of stimulus to those (and there are many)
who wince at the expense, it is given out that
ladies invited who do not make their appearance on
Jammu Ist will not receive another invitation an-
kis their absence shall be legitimately accounted for.
Mt Empress will wear a mantle of cloth of silver,
trimmed with silver lace and embroidered flowers.
But the guests will be at full liberty to exercise their
taste in the choice of colours and patterns ; " bees,"
however, being reserved for members of the imperial
family. The Emperor will receive once a week
throughout the winter season, besides the days set
apart for presentations. The Princess Mathilde
will give a grand ball to their M,•jesties on Dec. 31.
At least tour new senators are likely to be made
within a very few days. The I)uke de Vainly and
M. 1)a in aro the favourites in public conjecture.
M. de Laroche Lambert, a rich mauufacturer in one
of the central departments, is spoken of as a third;
and it is said that an eiithusiustic believer in the
royalty of the late Baron de Ricl:emont (one of the
Imany supposed Louis XVIL'e) has now rallied to the
empire and is to be rewarded.
The Bourse was flatter to-day, partly in constr•
quenee of the realisation of profits after the great
rise of yesterday, and partly, as it si as thought,
owing to an article in a London jcurnal supposed to
be in the confidence of Lord Palmerston, expressing
an opinion that the new arrangement come to at
Vienna will not lead to any result. The Threes ulti-
mately fell 20c. only, but at one time they were as low
as 75.80. A good deal of business was done is
railways, and many of the lines rose a few francs.
The legitimist journals are too wary to take up
the Fauntlet thrown down by M. de la GuerronnWre.
Their reply to his long article on the " fusion," is
confined to a few cautious words. The --humble*
does not forget that some months since it was pro-
voked by a government print, to trace a parallel be-
tween the Bourbon and Bonaparte dynasties. It fell
into the mistake of supposing that the subject, being
broached by a semi-official paper, was open to fr, e
discussion, and drew down upon itself two successive
warnings. M. Guizot's journal, therefore, now
declines to accept the controversy, observing merely,
" There are certain questions which ought to be
treated thoroughly, or not meddled with."
The Napoleon, steam line-of-balle ship, arrived at.
Toulon, on the oth, from Constantinople.

TILE BOURBON FUSION.
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
M. de la Guerronniore's expected article on the
"fusion'' appears to-day both in the Pays cud the
Clotslitutionntl. It contains some very hard and not
unfair hits at the Orleans priuccs, and abounds with
argameuts, of no recondite nature, tending to show
how small the chance is that the Count do Chambotd
will ever obtain the throne of France—and how
much smaller still that he wreild keep it long. So
far the task was easy, and M. de la Guerroneiere
has successfully performed it, in a composition re-
markable for that elegance of style to which he
owes his reputation as a writer of the French lan-
guage—an elegance which entirely evaporates in
translation. But the main object of his essay
seems to be to prove that the fusion has damaged
the prospects not only of the Orloanist but of the
lezitimist party, and in this, 1 vulture to think,
he has failed. The Orleaniat ranks, are ro dcubt,
thrown into great confusion. The bulk of the party
do not follow their leaders. A good many
notabilities embrace the opportunity, by no means
unwelcome to them, to proclaim their adhesion to the
empire. Others, who alike detest divine sight and
democratic despotism, are disposed, in the ab,ence of
all chance (tf a constitutional monarchy, to rest their
hopes of rational liberty in the revival of the republic.
Many, however, still continue to think that if any
unlooked fur event were to shake the apparent
solidity of the present government, it would not be
found that the principle represented by the " branche
cadette " had bees materially weakened by the fu-
sion. A " mot " attributed to M. Thiers describes
the views of this section of the Orleanists. He is
reported to have said, " The fusion is nothing but
the addition of four members to the legitimiat party."
But M. de la Guerronnkre, so far from conceding to
the legitimists even this trivial accession of strength,
will have it that the Count de Chambord, by con-
senting to receive the ur.qualified submission of his
cousins, has done irreparable injury to his cause, End
he produces neither fact nor argument to support
this proposition.
The only new fact of any importance—if, indeed,
it may be called new—announced by M. de Is Csuer-
ronntere, is that the fusion ie the work of M. Guizot.