The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-19 00:00:00

ITALY.

TURIN, JUNT. 15.
The chamber is occupied with discussing the bill
for authorising a loan of three millions sterling upon
railway security.

GERMANY.

The following telegraphic despatches appear in
yesterday's Independence

BERLIN, JUNE IS.
The Prussian Gazette declares that the realisation
of the principle of representation by States will not be
pursued as an administrative measure (par la you adminis-
trative); that the aim of the government is the development
of the constitutional r4intc.

FRANKFORT, JUNE 17.
The Federal troops will leave the Grand Duchy of
lime in the beginning of July. At the same time a corps
of 10,000 men will be collected around Frankfurt.

THE LEVANT.

Letters from Constantinople of June 3 state that
on the 31st a grand banquet was given by the sultan
to the diplomatic corps, in honour of the Duke of Ol-
denburg, at the palace of Ferryi,, near that of Tche-
ragan. The ministers and high functionaries were
present. Reshid Pasha did the honours of the feast.
At the dessert the Duke of Oldenburg proposed the
health of the Sultan; the Grand Vizier that of the
Duke; Sir Stratford Canning that of Iteshid Pasha
and the ministers. Sir Stratford made a speech, in
which he rendered justice to the Sultan 'b hospitality.
Reshid Pasha returned thanks, and gave a toast to
the friendly allied powers. The banquet did not
break up till one.
Ismail Bey, son of Ibrahim Pasha, has arrived in
Constantinople, at the head of a commission sent
from Egypt, by the viceroy Abbas Pasha, to nego-
tiate on Egyptian affairs, and particularly on the ap-
plication of tanzimaat to the Delta. The eldest
daughter of Mehemet Ali, Nadi.] lanouni, had arrived
with a numerous suite in the Dardanelles, on her way
to Constantinople from Alexandria.
Chekib Effendi, inspector of the Danubian pro-
vinces, took his departure for the Danube in ar-
vernment steamer, on the 30th ult. Mustafa Pasha
is returned from Samoa to Constantinople.
Great activity prevailed at the arsenal. A new
frigate, of 64 guns, had been launched, and the
Turkish fleet was getting ready for sea.
No further particulars arc mentioned with regard
to the murder of Father Basil, at Antioch. He had
been four years Capuchin missionary in that town.
The crime was committed in the middle of the day,
in the most populous part of the town. He officiated
in his own apartment, which he had turned into a
little chapel. His body was found lying on the steps
of the altar, with marks of strangulation. M. Les-
seps, the French consul, repaired immediately to the
spot to inquire into the circumstances of the crime.
By the Athens papers we learn that the Greek
ministry has undergone considerable modification
since the return of the king. It is now composed as
follows:—President of the Council and Minister of
Marine, M. Criesis ; Finances, M. Cluistides ; Foreign
Affairs, M. Paikos ; War, M. Spiromillo; Justice, M.
Damianos ; Interior, Melelopouloua ; Public Instruc-
tion, M. Barboglous. This change of ministry does
not, according to the Courrier d'AthonB, indicate any
change of policy, and appears to have been caused
chiefly by the resignation of some members of tho
late cabinet who had not the confidence of the king.
Brigandage was still carried on to a great extent in
different parts of Greece, and the journals mention
several cases of murder as well as robbery.

The Engineers of the Royal Navy have established a
club at Portsmouth for the use of the members of that branch
of the service. A large number of the engineers on shore and
afloat have joined. This institution will secure to the sub-
scribers reading rooms, domestic apartments, and the other
advantages of a well-conducted club. Spacious premises
have been taken in Lion-terrace, Purtsea, near the Dock-
yard, end which are now in course of being fitted up.