The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-21 00:00:00

EXCITENIENT IN THE PARLIAMENT.

BRUSSELS, ressosy.
During the sitting of the Second Chan Mer rater.
day a committee was appointed to examLe the con.
vention between the Dutch governuo nt and the
Ilandeltuarschallij, the great trading company of
Holland, similar in some respects to oua own East
India one.

liemn VAN DORN then rose and urged tin necessity of
postponing the order of the days in ord, r to t 'lse into can.
sidcration, on account of the importalice of tit, subject, the
organisation of the lioman catholic church in Nether
lands. concerning which he had addressed s. ,e• questions
oe Wednesday last to the government, who laid be-
fore the Chamber several documauts apperten.iug to the
subject.
Mean VAN HOEVELL observed that the goectument had
taken its position on a constitutional principle, but the
Court of Rome bad effected the urgantsation in question,
without having fulfilled the promise it had mieie, that is to
say, without haying given the Dutch government the re-
quired notice respectiug the time and mode of carrying out
that organisation. Ile (Van lIoevell) considered that the
cabinet had just grounds for complaining on that score; and
be thought it ought to manifest towards the Court of Rome
its sentiments on that point. In such a mini', station the
cabinet would be supported by the chambers. (Cheers.)
HESE VAN LUNDEN remarked that the du, unicnte laid
before the chamber did not contain all that bad happened
en the subject. Ile feared that the government had not
duly (Inehocrlijk) upheld the interests of the country, or
maintained its honour and dignity. (Applause, and cries of
dissent, and considerable sensation.)
Several members brick addressed the chiaaber amidst
considerable agitation,

The tditersvEit of Forostox AFFAIRS stated that instruc-
tions had been forwarded to the Dutch ninhass..i.r at the
cow; of Home to complain to the Papul government of its
omitting to communie..to beforehand to the Dutch govern-
ment the time and mode of the establishing of a Roman
catholic hierarchy. On the 9th of last mlti', a chapatti%
was addressed to the Dutch ambassador, informing him
that he bad, at Lis demand, unlimited leave of absence
from his post.
IlEntt VAN Dow,: then brought forward a motion, to
the etLet, that the chamber hiving learned from the go-
vernment that strong representations had been mode 11 it
to the court of Rome, pass fur the present to the order of
the day. He then added that his motion had °illy reference
to a matter of form, and did nut touch the r. ol (tetanal',
viz., ae organisation of the Roman catholic cuurch in
Holland.

On a division, there appeared far the motion, 19; against
it, 12 ; majority, 37.

TURKEY.

Despatches from Odessa state that on the Ist inst.
g courier had arrived from St. Petersburg, bearing
an imperial order to suspend the military and naval
preparations that have been going forwuol for some
time past at that place.
The Cunstitutirmnel publishes letters from Constan.
tinople, of the sth inst., which relate thi. reception
of Lord Stratford de Re&liffe at the landing place
of Tophana by all the English residents, who, ac-
cording to custom, accompanied him to the embassy.
When there he addressed a speech to them, in
which he said that his sovereign had principally in
view to assist the Sultan in husbanding the resources
of his country, in order to secure its future prospe-
rity, by means of better management. He did not
attempt to conceal the difficulties which existed at
present, and which had been lately aggravated by
political complications, but said he hoped they were
not insurmountable. He made no other allusion to
the pretensions of Russia.
Our own correspondent writes:
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aran. G.
In the present condition of Turkish affairs the
English public will probably receive with interest
some brief notices of the men who compose the Sul-
tan's administration. The Grand Vizier, Mehemet
Ali l'acha, brother-in-law to the Sultan, originally
a midshipman in the flag-ship of the Capoudan.
Pacha Papoudsche Ahmet, was selected, in 1827,
as page to the late Sultan, advanced gradually
to the rank of second chamberlain, and finally,
on the demise of his sovereign, having quitted tho
seraglio, with the title of Pacha, he entered the
army. From that period up to the present day he
has occupied with credit and ability several posts of
distinction, as Master of the Ordnance, Capundan
Pacha Seraakier ; and lastly, on the fall of Ali Pacha,
was nominated to his present high dignity. He is
amen of courage and energy—in the prime of life—
a moderate reformer—attached to England and her
-
policy. The Grand Vizier's friend- and " ffilus
Achates" is Reepik Bey, a man of extraordinary
talent and inflexible integrity ; a radical reformer,
philanthropist, and advocate for toleration in its
i widest sense.

President of the Council, Mustafa Pacha, father of
Veli Pacha, ambassador at Paris. His early life has
much of romance and adventure. Native of a small
town near Monaster, he was sent, at the age of eight,
to Egypt, where, under the care and patronage of
his uncle, Tan Pacha, having been brought up a
soldier, he was nominated by Mehemet Ali, at length
Pacha, commander of Rosette, subsequently of Mecca,
and lastly to the governorship of Candle, where,
during a period of 30 years, he administered the
laws with wisdom and impartiality, and contributed
much to the prosperity and civilisation of that
island. Wonderful to say, some five years ago he
was suddenly summoned to the capital and deprived
of his government, to the grief and dismay of the
whole population. After a residence of about two
years at Constantinople, ho was at length appointed
to his present function, which he has discharged
with zeal and ability up to the present day, respected
and esteemed by all.
Mustafa Pacha is a liberal, or rather, radical re-
former, and a declared enemy to corruption and
abuses. Just, humane, tolerant, totally free from
sectarian prejudices, he is equally accessible to
Turk and Christian, Jew and Gentile. Moreover,
from long experience, acquired in the government of
a little kingdom, he is tolerably well versed in all
matters relating to state administration.
&milkier Mehemet Pacha entered the army on
the destruction of the Janizaries, and without patron
or protection other than his own acknowledged
merits rose from the ranks to his present high dig-
nity. He translated the French military code—hence
the soubriquet of Mutergim—and this has contri-
buted greatly to the organisation and present disci-
pline of the Turkish army. He is of a mild, amiable
disposition, a good soldier, and a man of prcgress.
In 1827, for instance, before the foundation of the
Sanitary Institution in this country, and when its
utility was altogether disputed, it so happened that
the plague broke out among his troops at Therapia.
Notwithstanding the little encouragement of the
Commander-in-Chief, contending besides with popular
prejudice, and with a host of other obstacles ,Mehemet
Bey determined to take upon himself all the respon-
bility of the situation, and having formed an encamp-
ment on a neighbouring hill, each tent containing not
more than three men, ho succeeded in subduing alto-
ther the pestilence in less than 40 days, by the usual
process of cleaning, purifying, and the isolation of the
sick. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rifaat Pachn,has
served at the Porte in one capacity or other from his
early years up to the present juncture—as Ahmcichi,
President of the Council, Reis Effendi, &c. ; was twice
ambassador at Vienna in the time of Metternich ;
lastly, on the resignation of Fuad Effendi, he was
nominated for the third time to his present fuLetions.
He is a moderate reformer, of a mild character,
versed naturally in political science from long expe-
rience, and one of their best writers. The secretary
of this department is Cabonitz Effendi, ex charge
d'affaires in London, and ex-minister at Athens,
brother-in-law of Fuad Effendi.
Minister of Finance, Mouchlar Bey, ex-ambassador
at Vienna; has served long years in the finance de-
part mea t its Nazir of Topanc, paymaster of t i A.torees,
ec.—a man of honour and stiietebt probity, ac. i•. e, in-
defatigable, and full of talent for his special depart-
ment ; he has already get tluough much rough waits
and contributed effectually to reestablish publi

endit, by the foundation of a natianal bank, and by
el, ariing to a ecrtiun extent the Augean sables of
the trca.iry. In manners, converation, and a
certain dignity of deportment, Mouchlar Hey may
k consithmil the veritable type of a Turkish gentle-
',Amor the Kilmar—an order, nowadays, fast divia-
dlunr •• d.,aa to nought."
1h: Nlinister of Commerce is Felki Ahmet Pacha,
brotlwr-in-law to the Sultan. lle was brought up at
the sereglio. sewed as page and second chamberlain
doing the late reign, and under the patronage of
Bowen Pacha embraced the military career. 'Some 23
alto he was ambassador to Vienna. On his re-
iarn he tided the posts of Minister of Commerce, Ha rut
Haut Nash., &e., but is more particularly known
be Lis tong services as Master of the Ordnance and
Minister of Quarantine. He is esteemed by the
sultan, and said to possess much personal influence.
'frit er of the Ordnance is Namik Pacha, a good
r and Mill of probity. lie travelled in various
puts of Europe in his youth, and has acquired the
Vreach language. Ilu has been many years absent
from the capital at the l'achalik of Bagdad, and
ni ~,, Mated to his present functions on the fall of
Ft:ki Ahmet Pacha.
Crpoudan !Nan' Mahmoud, Minister of the Marine,
Lae screed long in the army in poets of distinction,
sail succeeded the pres.mt grand vizier, Mehemet
Ali, at the Admiralty.

THE UNITED- STATES.
AIthIVAL OF THE FRANKLIN.
so t;T HAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.
The FrAtirliri arrived hero this evening, having
krt Sew York, April the 9th. She brings specie to
the amount of two hundred thousand dollats. The
Nea York money market was active. In breadstuffs
Old 'tour the receipts were fair and the supply
anipio. In cotton nn decline is quoted, the price
brim: We: Freights, fair amount offering,
and rates bit.aily.