The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-17 00:00:00

EXECUTION AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

(hens the Lensed Herald of March 7.)
On Sunday morning the wife, and her paramour
the murderer, of the late Ferik Ibrahim Pacha suffered
"the last penalty of the law" at the Stamboul end of
Karakeui Bridge. As the sentence of the condemned
couple had been confirmed several days before by the Sultan,
it would have been immediately carried into effect but for the
difficulty of finding an executioner—the popular feeling as to
such services being now widely different from what it was in
the "good old times" when the bow-string and the scyme.
tar were seldom a day unused. At last, however, the (con-
sidered) high wages of 500 piss/tree. inducedrazsy to under-
take the mor and on Sunday ning, woo y, this now
unusual tragedy was performed in the area in front of 'the
fowl-shops beyond the bridge.
Shortly after 5 o'clock (Frank time), the prisoners were
brought from the Zaptieh prison, under a paid of sol-
diers and cavasses—the man on foot, with his hands tied
behind him, the woman in • sedan-chair. On &Me-
ing at the end of the bridge, the guard formed into •
half.cirele, shutting out the crowd of fifty or sixty people
who bad gradually gathered behind them on the way
from the Zaptish. The woman was then handed out of
the chair, and, from the sudden tremor . which seised
en her, after catching sight of the two upnghtfpoles with
their grim crossbeam, and the movements- of preparation
amongst the guard, it was evident that what could at
most have been only • suspicion in her mind before
then flashed into • terrible certainty. She moaned
piteously at first, then broke into • low my of "aside,
aside" mercy, mercy), and asked what they were going
to do with her. She was told—" merely to eras her," and
thus partly quieted, though still moaning and quivering
with terror, was led into the old black wooden khan at the
corner of the street. There she was immediately seized and
pinioned, screaming and struggling fearfully the while, till
the noose, rapidly slipped over her head and pulled at
either end by • citrus, had done its quieting work. The
body was then carried out and hung up on the hail gallows
Pr=for it.
this half of the tragedy had been in course of
accomplishment within the Khan, the male culprit had
suffered his punishment outside. As soon as the woman
was removed into the building, an officer read aloud •
statement of the prisoner's crime and scutence—then
announced to the wretched man for the first time. He
was then told to kneel down, which be did, stretching
forward his neck without hesitation or resistance, but
looking, as a bystander. remarked, like • men who bad
died yesterday. The. grpy then drew his yateireall
heavy inwar&y-cnrring blade) and struck • si&
blow close to the shoulder end of the neck ; the atenanal
fell over on his face and made • few convulsive draggles.
but three additional hacks from the sword of a aaramed
length severed the heed entirely hum the nmir, and 41111111.
plated the judicial butchery. The head was gm
face up, by the side of the body, whke, with that planed et the
woman, remained exposed to view the day with
placardsannouncing their crime stitched to the front el
Since last week we have been informed that jealousy, and
not a criminal intrigue with the male murderer, had been
the impelling motive of the woman's share in her husband's
death. The latter, it appears, bad taken to himself a
ming slave, and maddened by his refuel to turn away this
trespasser en the conjugal domain, the wretched wife
phoned and accomplished the old man's death as we have
related.

The Moniteur, in the report of the parliamentary
debate of Thursday night, suppresses the passage of Lord
Palmerston's speech in which he expressed a hope that the
annexation of Savoy to France might after all not take
place.
The ballet girl, Holke by name, of the Opera at
Berlin, whose petticoat. caught fire during a performance
on the 24th of last month, and who was dreadfully burned,
has just died la as hospital of that city.
A man named Lacaretz, who in the First revo-
lution was secretary to the notorious Carrier, author of the
noyades at Nantes, died three days ago at St, Sympkorein,
near Rouen. He. for many years lived solely by begging,
and was well known in different parts of France by the
name of "Trablits le Barbs." His death was oemeimed
by his having in an attack of epilepsy fallen into the fire in
the cottage of a peasant who had given him hospitality.
He had attained the age of 97._

A full-sized portrait of the celebrated Mdme.
&Scantier, painted by BeseuGerarcl, was sold on Thursday at
the public sale-rooms, Rue Drouot, Parbt, for the snm of
19,800 fr. Extraordinary curiosity was excited by the ex-
hibition of this picture. Upwards of 10,000 people went
to look at it.

AN INDIAN CAREER. —We have pointed out re-
cently the advantages offered by an Indian career to young
men of education. The following list will show undergra-
duates what those advantages are better than any
amount of description. it is a list of the ap-
pointmente and salaries enfoyed by the first batch of
competitioners who came out in 1856 :—Mr. Wells Butler
(dead) ; Mr. W. Cornell, Acting Magistrate, Tipperah,
7201. per annum ; Mr. IL J. Reynolds, Superintendent of
Survey, 6601. per annum ; Mr. R. H. M. Warrand, Super
intmdeut of Bervey, 4801. per annum ; Mr. C. W. Aitchison,
I:hider-Secretary, Foreign Department, 1,2601. per annum ;
Mr. R. M. King, Andstaist•Commissioner, Oude, 4801. per
annum ; Mr. J. 0. Cordery, Assistant-Comniimioeer,
Umritsur, 4801. per =sum ; Mr. J. H. Thornton, Assistant
Judicial Commissioner, Punish, 8401. ; Mr. H. Wilson,
Assistant, Ooruckpore, OW. ,• Mr. IL Bell, Officiating
Magistrate Mooghyr, 8401. ; Mr. H. K Perkins, Assistant
Financial Cornmimioner, Punjab, 840/. ; Mr. F. D. Sand-
ford, Under-Secretary, North-West Provinces, 8401. ; Mr.
W. B. Jones, Assistant Commiesioner, 6001. ; Mr. W. L.
Healey, Assistant Magietrate, 480/. Average salary of
each, 6871. per annum. Not one of these men can be 98.
Oerrespoadeat of the rinses at Calcutta.
AZILIVAL or Moore mole Iret&—The Great
Tasmania arrived in the Money yesterday, from Calcutta,
havi on board a great number of the men who were dis-
banded India at the termination of the East India Com-
pany's reip. The Great Tasmania is owned by limns
James Banns and Co., sad is under the command of Cap-
tain Gardyne. She hr' brought 20 officer's 3officers' ladies
2 children, 17 women, 979 men, and a full crew, making •
total of 1,107 souls. This ship was built by Donald/I%w,
and has made several splendid passages. On her outward
'some she Laded 1,000 troops in excellent health and me-
diae.. She is to be put on the berth for Melbourne and
Auadand, sad will sail next month. We underetand that
the troops will remain several days on board.
Miura'. or GOLD roux AITIRALIA. —YeortPr-
day the Black Ball clipper ship flaidanha arrived in the
Money from Melbourne, which port she left on 9th Dec.
Sbe has on beard 16,315 ounces of gold, valuod at 65,5601.
The following are the shipmeuts Beek of Aoirtnilsais,
11,222 on. 5 dyne.; Oriental Corporation, 5,072 ors. 11 dirts. ;
and small shipment; 22 rms. 5 theta. The fialdaah• ha.
also on board a large number of pamengera and a full cargo,
i among which s an immense quantity of Australian wool.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PRO-
MOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SEEM&

Foreign Department : Mr. Henry Lockwood has
been appointed paid attaché at Constantinople, and
his examination. War-office : Mr. W. T. F. Gamble
been appointed a clerk in the Royal Gun Factory, and pawed
his ezaminatien ; Mr. Geo. Arthur Boyle has been appointed
to a temporary clerkship in the Quartermaster-General's.
ales, sad paned his examination. The Admiralty : Mr.
Arthur Townshend has l,eeu appointed a temporary clerk in
the Demot of the Director of Archi and En.
Week, and pissed his examination. Law Department :
poser
office of one of the Barons of the Exchequer has
became vacant by the death of Baron Watson. National
Debt-ace The assistant-coinptrollenhip of the National
Debt-cant has become vacant by the death of Mr. James
filtham. °coeval Post-office: Mr. Owen, chief clerk, has
been appointed postmaster of Chester, in the room of Mr.
William Palin, retired on superannuation; Mr. William Erie
Piper has been appointed clerk at Oxfonl; Yr. Ralph Boyle
has been appointed clerk at Liverpool; Mr. Thorsen
Trowsdell has been appointed clerk at Lime-
rick. Copyhold Inclosure and 'Tithe Commission:
Mr. Edward Tatterehall has been appointed seemed class
clerk, and pained his examination. Customs : Mr. Thomas
J. Graham, third clerk, has been promoted to be second
clerk at Glasgow' vice Henry Brown, deceased ; Mr. George
Wigmore, fourth clerk, has been promoted to be third clerk
at Glallow ; there are two clerks on probation at Glasgow;
there is one vacancy at Glasgow. Inland Revenue—Racine
branch : Mr. Richard Smenlon,offieer of Westport division,
Galway collection, has been appointed to Bridgwater
second division, Taunton collection ; Mr. John Grafton
Walker, officer of Deepen; Ride, Grantham collection' hag
been appointed to Grantham Second Ride, Grantham col.
lection ; Mr. John Brett, officer of Hawick division, Bad.
dintion collection, has been appointed to Leven second
division, Perth collection ; Mr. John C. Hawkins, officer of
Ayton Haddington collection, has been appointed
to Hayrick diiision, Haddington collection; Mr. Robert
Lloyd, officer of Hamilton division, Linlithgow collection,
has been aprmmted to Ayton division, Haddington collec-
tion. Ireland • The Lord-Lieutenancv of Londonderry has
become vacant .by the death of Sir Robert A. Ferguson.
Bart.—Cies/ Service Gazette.