The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-16 00:00:00

TURKEY.

THE ENGLISH FLEEr AT BEBICA BAY.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 1
.

The British fleet is at present at nochoi at Belies
Bay, and will remain there till the arrival of the
courier from St. Petersburgh with the reply of the
emperor to the communication of Find Effendi, the
envoy of the sultan. Should the reply of the
cast be of a hostile nature, the fleet will pro-
ceed to Constantinople. The naval force at
Besica Bay consists of the Caledonia, Queen, Howe,
Bellerophon, Prince Regent, and the Rosamond
stetmer. On the 26:h ult. Lieut.-Colon( I Townley,
a Queen's messenger, arrived here in 13 days from
London. He accomplished the distance from Bel-
grade to Constantinople on horseback in five days,
which is exactly half the time in which the same
journey is performed by the government Tartars.
Colonel Townley was the bearer of most important'
despatches from her Majesty's government. In a
short time after hie arrival at the British Eat-
busy at Therapia, Sir Stratford Canning proceeded
to the residence of Reschid Puha, the Orand Vizieo,
where he remained for several hours in conference
with his highnese and with Ali Puha, the minister
of foreign affairs. Sir Stratford Canning elmmu-
(grated to the heads of the Turkish government
the intelligence that the British cabinet
had unanimously determined to form a de-
fensive alliance with the Ports in case of any at-
tempt at an invasion of the Ottoman territory by
Russia. At the same time Ma anthassidor gave it to
be distinctly understood that the English government
was most -nzious for pucei and that every endeavour
should be made consistent with the dignity of the
'furkieh empire to bring the present difference to an
amicable termination. _

Though one sees everywhere preparations for war,
a d= sire for pesee is very general amongst all sensible
people. Letters from Russia state that the same
sentiment prevails is that country.

SWITZERLAND.

News have been received that in the elections of
Geneva the radicals have carried the day, moat of the
catholic having voted against the conservatives.

WHAT NEXT ? —M. Penwell, the maehinitioaker
of Brussels, has jut ant from Scamp to Ban Francisco, in
Califoisis. a asploto Mal. assisting of fort rooms. with
beds. shako, tables. Its, all is sast ins. Thety a& mks to
plow sass desired.

VIENNA, Nov. 10.
The Wiener Zeitung publishes the postal conven-
tion concluded between Austria, Parma, and Modena,
whereby the two letter states engage to adopt the
land regulations and tariff of the Lombard-Venetian
king torn. The same journal ghee in its non-official
part what seems to be intend d as an apology for the
hanging of Czanyi and Perenyi ; but which will op- !
pear to the :Magyars and their friends as the most
authentic eulogy that could have been pronounced
over the graves of those strenuous rebels.
The greatness of General Heilman's mind may be
judged of by a new decree, which carries the prin-
ciple adopted in the bloband order a step further.
The houses in Pesth are generally marked with the
letters " sz" preceding the number of tie house
(from saint number). These letters are to be effaced
and replaced by " No." Another proclamation orders
the confiscation of all Hebrew books of prayer in
which tte name of Francis Joseph has not been it:ft°.
diced in the prayers for the Imperial hon... The
head Rabbi, Schwab, is commissioned with this task.
BADEN.—RASTADT.—The number of prisoners
confined in the fortress somewhat exceeds 1,200.
They are employed during the day) in all sorts of
public works : at night they ate confined in the came-
mates of the fortress. A most &hocking affair oc-
curred in one of these on the Bth ins'. It ap,•eare
that the authorities have issued au order to the effect
that the sentinels at the doors of these cells shell,
upon any unusual movement or irregular exclamation,
immediately fire through the window at the cccupantel
of the cell. This barbarous regulation has resulted
in the murder cf one and the wouLding of five of the
prisoners. It appears that the occup ruts of the cell
en r iteration had marvel from their work in wet
t clothes, and that from their endeavotuir g to dry
' themselves, an unu,ual light came from the fire,
whereupon the sentinel immediately fired into the
.

SAXONT.—Lwirrio.—The anniver ary of the
death of Rlbert Mum was celebrated hem on the
evening of the 9:llin the saloon of the Odeon Society.
The 3,000 tickets which bad been issued by the direc-
tors were utterly insufficient to meet the demand.
The ladies were particularly numerous in their appli-
cation for tickets, but more than the above number
were not allowed to be iestud by tho police. A bust
of Blum crowned with laurels appeared in the middle
of a email kind of temple. The proceedings com-
menced with the per'ormance of Beethoven's " Sin-
lonia Crooe3," and a motette by Mendelssohn. An
oration was then pronounced by Pastor Rauch in
honour of the departed.
It is reported here that the Deutsche Allgetneine
will shortly appear in an enlarged form, and more
liberal in its tone. It will be under the direction of
Herr T. Brockhano, the brother of the celebrated
printer, its present owner.