The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-06 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

Our Paris advice' state that, according to the
latest and bci-t accredited version of the news ie-
cei‘ed there from Constantinople, war was not formally
declared on the 27th ult. At the some time the vote
lof the Grand Council, the temper of the people, and
the apparent impossibility of devising any pacific
jexpedient for escaping from the situation, stewed to
render such a declaration inevitable. As we stated
ycsterday, the vote of the Grand Council was not
float and conclusive, but would be subject to the
judgment of the Sultan and his more intimate and
responsible advisers. At the same thus the expressed
opinion of the members of that distinguished body
gives an immense increase of power to the active and
energetic men who lead the war party in the cabinet.
The sovereigns of ltussia, Austria, and Prussia
would receive intelligence of the Grand Council's
vote at Warsaw. The circumstance is not favour-
able.
The interests of Prussia are clearer to her chief
minister than to her king, who we may be sure
would be gently pressed by his imperial brother-in-
law to enter a coalition as disadvantageous to his
country as to Europe. The three monarchs have
left their civil advisers behind them, and are in the
heart of a Russian kingdom, in the midst of a popu-
lation of soldiers, and surrounded by all that can
feed military pride. Together the sovereigns may
not have the courage to be so prudent as each would
have been at home. A few days may show.
We yesterday published a delayed letter from our
own correspondent at Constantinople, of Sept. 19 ;
we have now letters from the Ottoman capital of
three days later date.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sari. 22.
It appears that the Porte has known for several
days the resolution of the Czar respecting Reschid
Pacha's amendments, a courier having brought a tele-
graphic despatch from Belgrade for the Austrian inter-
nuncio as long as five days ago. By alleging that they
had received no dispatch, and were not acquainted
with the terms of that received by M. de Bruck,
both of which assertions were quite true, Ministers
allayed to a certain extent the rising excitement, and
kept the public in doubt. However, yesterday
despatches addressed to the ambessadora of France
and England arrived here, and confirmed the refusal
of the Czar.

In the course of the same morning frequent inter-
views took place between the various ambaasadois of
the Powers and the Minister of Foreign Affairs; and
in the evening an extraordinary council was held,
under the presidency of the Grand Vizier. At pre-
sent nothing has transpired respecting the form and
this terms of the answer from St. Petersburg, but it
appears certain that it is negative.
the ministers of the Sultan are fully aware of the
gravity of the situation, and amongst the public
rumours of war have acquired a double intensity.
New levies to take place throughout the empire are
spoken of, and a census of the male population of the
capital is in hand. A general agitation is apparent,
which the attitude of the Ulemas is not calculated
to abate. They meet frequently, and their addresses
to the people are of the most bellicose character. A
new demonstration is talked of, to be supported by
seven or eight hundred of their body.
Thus you will perceive that the situation becomes
every day more threatening, and the general opinion
is that we are upon the eve of some great crisis.
There are thOse who think that this may be averted
by a modification of the ministry, but I fear it is too
late for this remedy. The Turks are for war, and
any cabinet which should seek to turn them from it
would in my opinion fall. The government will be
found to act banyreg malgre in this conviction, and we
expect from one hour to another to see it take an
energetic resolution.
The intelligence from the armies is still excellent.
From information on which I can rely, that of Asia
numbers not less than 70,000 men, and probably is
near 80,000. Their equipment and commissariat are
good, and they are animated with the best spirit.
The French steam-frigate the Gomer, carrying
the flag of Rear-Admiral le Barbier de Tinan, has
just came from Therapia, where it has been lying at
anchor for several days. M. le Barbier do Tinan
will inspect the French vessels here, and return to
Therapia.
The Paris Putrie of Thursday evening says A
private correspondence from Vienna of the 30th (in ,
the evening) says that news had been received from
Constantinople. It was confidently said that M. de
Bruck had had a conference with the most influen-
tial members of the Divan, but that it had led to no
result and no change in the resolutions of the
Porte."

_
There is not the least doubt that the Assemblele
Nationale was right in stating-that it was in his
military capacity that Lord Westmoreland went to
Olmutz, when the French and Prussian ambassa-
dors, his colleagues in the Vienna conferences, re-
mained in the Austrian capital.
The Vienna Gazette publishes a list of all the
"military guests present at Olmutz, and gives
the name of Lord Westmoreland a place by the side
of that of Count Guyon, the French military repre-
sentative of his sovereign, and Major Ismael Handi
present on behalf of the Sultan.
A letter from Vienna, of the 30th ult., in the
Cologne Gazette, says :—" Lord Westmoreland, the
Eomish Ambassador at this court, who proceeded to
Olmutz not as a diplomatist but as a general officer,
was not present at the conferences which took plats
between Count de Buol Schauenstein, Count de Hes-
selrode, and Baron de Meyendorff. He was not even
received at a private audience with the Czar, but
appeared befoul his Majesty with the other generals.
The Cur received him coldly and merely said : ' I
am delighted.' The French General de Goon was
honoured with a longer conversation, as the Emperor
said to him, I regret much not to see in person your
Emperor, and not to be able to say to all Europe,
how much I love and esteem him. I invite you to
follow me to Warsaw to be present at the manoeuvres
of my troops.' The Count de Ooyon at once seat a
telegraphic despatch to Paris, and in a few hours the
authorisation to follow the Czar arrived. The mar-
riage of the Emperor of Austria is fixed for the 24th
of April next."