The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-29 00:00:00

VIE EXPRESS, 'TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29. 1859.

•te aisles himself a animals." The scheme of
Mena which here Sielyreshed us fees the Turkish
SSW indicates's emerameemeat upon %east vital
'slat of distieetiem haves a M•►s-- cad a
Christina Goverment. The Porte hen %sag been
remarkable he its telsremee of asset emey MBI ,1
neggestlem that the laws. a Western Rasps
wail inspin. Ommesseeial tarifa' have beset altered,
Christian semitaidse have hes invested with new
pietism erimiaal jurisdiction has been fork
gime whin British or French subjects are eon.
awned, even sailors in the fleet have been deemed is
the barbarous and Japhetic oostume of trousers. Bat
than wee one appeal to which, whatever might be
the social reforms of Turkish private gentlemen, the
SULTAN and his Ministers wee inexorable. TWO
wee to be no interference with the harems. Not the
mat suileciou of ambassadors had yet suseseded in
eblelidag retrenehtemit in that quarter. The number
of leaks the expense of their maintenance, were
meng the few gentians wholly out of European
ireetrol; and the purity of their lives, which the
Porte now openly asperses with a sweeping
anathema, was subject only to the secret and
midnight ordeal of the wick and the Bos-
phorus. We have seen even this respectable
institution mailed. Certain changes of costume to
be adopted in the harems under another imperial
decree, and in exclusion of some articles of French
apparel, are introdaoed on the alleged ground of pro-
surdas demesne manufecturs. Probably the real
sods of the decree is that of giving a politic sop to
the orthodox Mahometans, while their views are en-
croached on in a more vital manner. For, in regard
to the ladies themselves, their sumptuous habits,
their extravagance, their corrupuon, inspire the
wrath with which the Turkish Government at length
woks up from a long and languid dream to a vigorous
menties of reform. The Suttee begins to see that
there is no reason why his Government should lie
seder the liability to be bullied more, or to suffer
sere in financial credit, than meet other governments
of Continental Europe ; and that if the Cost will but
shake off sloth and irresolution Turkey may yet
make a very respectable figure in the company of
European States.

We incline to think that in correcting the
extravagance of the harems, the Porte strikes at the
root of its traditional misgovernment. This conviction
is not unsuatained. Of the enervating influences of
polygamy on the rulers of the nation we need not
speak. The harems tend to produce two distinct kinds
of political corruption. They involve, enormous

expense; and as a great Paths can make no display of
equipages in a country in which there are no roads,
he reserves his display for his female establishment.'.
In this department each Pasha tries to exceed the
other, in defiance of the ways and means, which
however are supplied by systematic peculation on
the public exchequer. This corruption being noon
i introduced, there is no limit to its extent.
Thus, unrestrained polygamy has become an
immense charge on the revenue, and the maul
decapitation of an offending Pasha by no means deters
others from a career in which each hopes, under
the doctrine of chances, to make himself safe. Let
a definite and restricted tariff of polygamy be estah
fished on a sale proportionate to the numbs.. at
" tails" possessed by each Paths, and there may be
some sort of equality hereafter between his
expense' and his means of honestly defraying
them. Bat what is hardly less an evil in the
present unrestricted polygamy, is the fact that
political intrigue has been carried on in an in-
eresaing degree by the ladies of the harems. Proba-
bly it is to this in part that the Porte alludes
in denouncing their "corruption." Half the
insecurity with which we have been wont, whether
justly or not, to regard government in Turkey,
appears to be thv result of intrigues, for ;the fall
of one minister and the glorification of another,
hatched in the harems. It may be asked, how
I will retrenchment obviate intrigue? Women will
still be women, and an isariyante will always be
an Carignan. We believe, however, that the test
of that supple tyranny is the unchecked extravagance
of fantastic tastes and caprices, and the imps-
! city with which racy are indulged. Polygamy is •
custom which has for some years been greatly on the
decline in the priest, society of Turkey. Indivi-
duals have thus set example to the Stan ; and what
they practise, and the Western Powers preach also,
the State appears really about to adopt.
While the Turkish Revenue seems likely to be
improved by leseening peculation and promoting
general economy, the proposed fundholders' tax
will be a certain direct augmentation to it. The
introduction of this principle serves also to increase
hi; stability of Turkish financial engagements, by
giving the Government a direct revenue interest in
their bondholders ; and in process of time probably
this principle may be applied to all loans as they
nee renewed. Bat we question whether there is
any power in the hands of the government to force
taxation on foreign bondholders, with whom It has
made an absolute contract. When a loan concluded
in a foreign country expires, this condition may, of
coarse, be interposed oo renewal ; and the prospect
that the Porte may succeed in effecting the iserrig•-
mast at a future day, will serve to increase its desire
to maintain its credit with all bondholders in the in-
terval. Bat it obviously cannot introduce new con-
ditions into au existing contract with individuals
beyond the reach of its legislative control.

Is the meantime, the criminal sentences peseta
wpm the recent political offenders indicate that the
Porte is not influenced by any apprehension of a
feenh sommotioa, as was at first anticipated. The
sentences of death, indeed, have been emasauted to
long periods of imprisonment; but throe sentences
were originally only five in number; and the total num-
ber sentenced to different periods of imprisonment is
not lees than 41. This indimuss that the government
feels that it has vigour enough for action, and
course to strengthen itself by severe penalties.
That the remission of sentence of death will be
anything more than nominal and temporary,
we are inclined to doubt. Every one who
has resided in Turkey knows perfectly well that
persons upon whom notorious execution is inexpe-
dient are very frequently never afterwards heard of.
If the Porte will vigorously pursue its promised
imam of reform, the personages now withdrawn from
the scene will hardly be missed, and we need not
hesitate to wish the Turkish Government mousse.

COOT or THE WIT KNIT COUNTY ELSCIIOIIII.
—Dlr. R. Li., Audios eniiko far the county of RAM, Ire
yabliohed hie abstract of the est of expenses inentred by
oho emend costelidake for the pertienontoey re neetentotion
it Wirt an/ Let Loot et the eloodon to May kit.
The Wok ere :—Ttecottat Rohnoodolo end ter Mom/ Mi-
nter, SAM 1k 1116 Mr. Wyketuon Kent. Sea M. Jour
3.3771.15..; end Si, Br.ok W. arinise end Kr.
Warm 2421. 160. 2.1. Among the Aeries made for
Wist Rao an 14191. 16e. 6d. for agents lnot Lord
Robnoodeho sad Lir 8. Fame, with 3921. Ba 2L for hire of
cosmoses, ; while the motto for Mem& Menlo end
W Wawa sea 6611. 10e. 61.; and hire .1 ocotreyancon
731, 120. - _

In the liat returned by Judge Keogh of gentlemen
eligible se Nom the °Seep( bigh drill be the county of
Kerry wen the ram of Dead O'Connell, Req., of Derry.
roe Abbey, remises to Irekarffe Mentor. and eldest eon
of the Ws filesarios O'Connell. we (haeer's lotenest)
me glad Is ve that his Kraellaney the Lard Lientaeant
him whalesthe direct deesendant sod namesake of the Me-
nke kw lbedisllegniebed doe of high sheriff for his native
meaty Mr tie amiss par.

Wig iLeun.

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WINDSOR CABTLI, Nov. M. •
tUm &MO ant in ail open amides this
mompaniall by Primer Frederick Wiliam IPrank (Priem Reid), attended by Col.
TM PAWS °Mort with Pita°, Fradetialb
Pninia went go London by • emend trate of ite Orem
Weems Railway. TM Priam Comae drove hem Fad-
dlegien to 1111111b6114111404, Cavendialt-equara, sad Welted
Mr. Meats atelle; treat theme to the BoMik Imidagtoa
Yuen, gad eftgrwardi retureed to Windsor Clentia The
Prime Ooneort wea attanded by Woe .Ogneral the Rm. C.
Orgy, and WNW the Roe. A. Hardin*.
Prime Frederick William neat to Woolwich, mad Warned
to Windeor to the afternoon, attended by CaFiala Wan
hekwatatic

The Duke of lemurs visited her liejesty sad eles tie
Primer Frederick Wuhan.

Prisons Alfa sad Priajoso Halms nolo is the :Whir

The "Wore alio W% toe Castle to-day wan Is Lad
Cholallor and Lady larathoden, Bari sad Cannon Da la
War, the Constar of Duanion. acid Lady than Mussy,
and tan Right Hca. Cttarlas and Lady Mary Wont.

Governor linen had sa interview wide the Dohs et New-
ante yesterday at the Ookaiel-01100
The Jadicial Committee of the Privy Occult eel yeneedey
he the Connell Cbarabea, Aa ns! times Melte, " Gat..
Gerber," wee conersiol. ma kale
_present one laid
Chandler& the lards Jennie Le & Bran sad Tuner,
Sir Ahmed Ayes, sad Oh Lemnos Pest.
wire nesived la the Gokeist-slatio peleaday
tratrhasOovernors of Newiatedleed, Naha, Goyim, sad
lHaag Kota,
sad bon the Lord High Ca onaheiceer of the
anes oad*.

His Royal Highness Prices Frederick William of
Prussia, world by Captain flonweisitz, yesterday visited
Woolwich Arsenal, for the purpose of inspecting tits Arm-
strong gun and Its process of mennfootare. The prince was
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coadioied by • party of atom to the patters room of the
royal carriage department, where various models are &-
patted, among which are three of the Armstrong guns—can
a 12-ponder, and the others • 40 and an 80-ponder, yester-
day landed from her Majesty's ship Wrangler, 111011011011
with their foil equipment, amontaition wagger, &a
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Her Royal Highness the Princess Miry Cut-
bridge ,had her birthday, wittch oocurred on Bantry, eels-
tested yesterday at Kew. The duchess and 'dams dined
with the Duke or Cautbridp on Sunday, the natal day of
the princess. Their Royal Righthere the Duke and
Duchess inhume* the Duchess of Inverter, his Ruth
troy the Count d'Apponyl, hie Esaallser Coat Brir
told, and a leas list vintors, called yesterday at Cambridge
Coney, Kew. ee ray entgrataLmory visite to her reyel
bighorn. La the warns there was a Wither display of
firwurerkeen lew-grera, which attracted a very large m-
orns of prier tree Rieholond, Breatimd, tha. The
morainic exhibition cowmad at about ben-pan
sad herd an hour. At a subsequent hour the tradespeople
of the Duerr ni Cambridge reddest at Kew and Richmond
osiersted the met of the printer's birthday by a dinner at
ihe Mae& sad Rorer Inn, Kew•gress, at which a jovial
Doty menblid.

- itio Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, ae-
meepaided by by ismer Diemen Prince Edward of Sam
Welemr, Caked the Hera. Jamas Macdonald, Captain Mild-
may, sod Opeemedire Drummond, had a capital day's sheet-
ing at the debits preaervee at Coombs Wood on Friday last.
The five gam Med, la little more than three boon, above
380 heed of gm"

Their Royal Righnssess the Dake and Duchess
d'aurcele left Hatfield Heels, Harts. cm Satatday Ism, for
Orleans House, Twickenham.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and
tke Counts.* de Pawkily snivel at Albert-pte House ca
getneday, front visiting the Eerl sad Conners at Winona-
sea at Unwell Park, Kent, and left town yesterday on •
fist So Mr. and Lady Caroline Townley, at Tow.Jey Han,
Lasosabko.

His Excellency the Austrian Minister and the
Canaan d'Apposyi bawl returned to Cbandos How, from
visiting the Marquis and Marobiomes of Bslisbary, at Rah
&Id Howls.

His Excellency the Brazilian Minister has lift

Oreedir-equare for Italy. Darin his amelleacy'a
absence Chevalier Aguilar de Aadrada will me ea oaarsd
Carr. Madame de Cerwalho Monks le .by se the
eatria Had, Upper Norwood.

The Earl' sa Countess of Derby and Lady
Rama &malty Wt Bt. Jamaa'a-equare yastarday, for
&sowsley Park, Lenorahim

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The Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait have been
entertalog the followiag company at Pelham Palace during
the peat week . —His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Lord Chancellor sad the Hen. Mise Campbell, Ith
Ha-
oeßewry the Portuguese Minister, the &Mop of Durham,
the Bishop of Winolueter, the Biahop of Ouirod, the Bishop
of Carlisle, the Bishop of Graltametows, the Ladies Proby,
t►e Hight Hoe. Bir Owego and Lady Grey, the Right Ma.
W. F. Cowper, H.P., and Ni.. Cowper, the Right nom
Spasm Walpole, M.P., sad Mrs. sad Mira Wages the
Right Hoe. Laarocoe Subsea and His. Meth, Sir
Joshes sad Lady Amelia Jebb, Sir Charles sod Lady
Wake and Miss Wake, Vlo►Chanodior Sir William Pegs
Wood and Lady Wood, the Dam of Westminster end Mrs.
Trawl, he.

Lord and Lady Lyveden have arrived in town
hors visiting Mr. 'Mama Baring, M.P., at Norman Caere.
Latta

Lord and Lady Harriet Malley, aooompanied by
Lady Victoria Ashley, leave town to-day on a vi►it to the
Duke and Dunham at Marlborough, at Blenheim Palma,
Oxon.

The Earl of Claawilliam, Lord Guilford, the Rot.
E. A. Verson, and Lady Selina Verson, have arrived at
Deal Conti*: and the Earl of Amherst and family at Belle
Van Webster.

The following have arrived at Waldarahara Park,
re a deft to the Karl end Countess of Gull/oat :—Lord and
Lady !Canyon, the MOMS Kenyon. the Hon. Mr. and Mr%
MGM, Ray. George and Mrs. Randolph, Rev. A. Ward,
end 0. °Landes, Req.

The Right Hon. Henry Fitzroy, M.P., who has
removed to Brighton for the benefit of his health, is, we are
happy to may, gradually improving.
Among the oornpany asesmbled yesterday at the
Birmingham Cattle Show wire:—Lord sad Lady Cheater-
field, Lord Southanaptos, Lwd Rowe, Lard Mountgarret,
Lard Barwick, Lord Hoary Lemma, Lord Stanhope, Berl
Spasm (the Prosidast), Lord Maoderflail, Lord Cal-
abar" Lard Hathertas, Lord &oder, Lord Leigh
sad party, Earl Doshigh, Lard Alfred Churchill, Lord
Carson, Lord Lomyttbureogb, Sir John Ratcliffe, Calomel
Towarday, Sir H. Deressa, Lady Evelyn Stanhope, Lady
Dorothy Neville, Sir George Chetwynd, Sir Francis Good-
riche, Hon. Mr. Resrall, Edward Orem., EM,, M.P., C.
N. Nowdegate, Bag., M.P., Sir William sad Lady Hartopp,
file Francis and Lady Scott, Right Hoe. C. B. Adderlay,
M.P., and lady, Sir Thomas and Lady Skipwceth, Thom,
Lloyd, Fog. (Mayor of Birotioghant), flirWatkla W. Wyam
Hos. Captain Osumi, Hon. Arthur Wrottraley and party,
J. H. H. Foley, Rag., M.P., Hon. Colonel Scott, Lady
Emily Peel, &e.

_ .
On Sunday a meeting to sympathise with the
Pope wee held at Kingstown is the Roman catholic chapel,
immediately alter Divine service. The officiating priest
descended hom the pulpit, doffed hie soutane, end
took his place beside a chair, to which Mr. L. Waldron,
M.P.. was called. Much violent sparking spinet England
followed, and meantime of sympathy with the Pope and
the papal system of government were utisnimoualy adopted.
The Post concludes some comments upon the late
charge against the Rev. Mr. Maguire with this remark:—
" For our own part, we two women against the peeparterees
hoops which it is the fsehlon to call crinoline. As for our-
ealvee, se shall never me a woman so arrayed step into a
railway carriage without thisking that she is setting a trap
foe soars aufermaate peseragsee character."
The officers of the Royal Marine' at Chatham are
fitting up their racket court as a theatre. An orchestra will
be Immediately facing the stage to accommodate eight per-
knows, which, of coulee will be supplied from the splendid
Mad of the Royal M,rites. The body of the theatre is in-
tended for the non-commissioned offiorre and men, and alto-
gether there will be accommodation for as audience of be-
tween sot) sad 400. The whole will be lighted with numer-
ous pe berms, sod warmed by means of gas stoves. We
(Nalskree Jownial) believe the ihestre will he ems to the
whale it the gmrisrm, the atom tabg the parte la the
pieces that may be brought forward, slated by proimedonal

The long-rumored fact that the Empress Eugenie
has determisied to abolish crinoline was easanuteed yesterday
la a quast-olloial meaner by the lady who signs the
" Cowrier de la hf•wle " of the Paris Petrie, the Viscountess
Itesseralle.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THE CONGRESS.
n. following telegrams bag been received at Igr.
Hmatres seise :

PARIS. TUMID/T.
The letters of invitation to the Coarsen were
despatched to-day to the different powers.
The Coarser will aaaemble in the early part of
January next.

THE FRENCH ARMY IN ITALY.

The Milan Gamete says:—" We are most happy
to publish the following testimonial of satisfaction
and commendation addressed to the Italian phy-
sicians by the secretary of Marshal Valliant, through
the medium of the government :—' Hie Excellency
the Marshal desires me to state that, so the number
of sick in the French army is daily decreasing, the
French medical staff at his disposal is now sufficient
to meet all requirements, and consequently the
assistance of Italian physicians becomes unnecessary.
In communicating to you this fact, I have the utmost
satisfaction in fulfilling the mission confided to me by
the marshal of thanking the Italian physicians for the
devoted seal which they have shown in the French
military hospitals, and of assuring them of the deep
gratitude of all the French army. I request that
you will have the kindness to make known to them
these esnliments.'"

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR 01/X

PARIS, MONDAY MOONING.
M. de Metternich, the Austrian Ambassador, had
a hag interview with count Walewski to-day, and
it is given oat that the last remaining difficulties in
the way of the meeting of the congress have been
got over. It is very positively stated that the letter
oonvoking the congress will be sent out to-morrow
or next day.

The Univers treats of the great invasion question,
and favours the world with its opinion as to the
practical objects which Fiance might hope to effect
in case she were to ass fit to " throw three hundred
thousand men upon the British shores." Although
overflowing with towards England, the
ultramontane organ is candid enough to admit that
the idea of conquering England, and making her a
French province, is simply absurd. The pos-
session of England would be more embarrassing to
France than that of Lombardy was to Austria; to
hold it would require such a number of troops u to
exhaust the military resources of France, and make
it impossible for her to carry on any continental
war. Such assurances, coming from such a quarter,
are no doubt comforting as far es they go; but
although the holy men of the Univers cannot see
their way to denationalise Great Britain, they think
the three hundred thousand pair of red breeches
would be quite capable of annihilating her power.
A conquering French general, in possession of
" London, the Bank of England, and the docks,"
would have no difficulty in freeing Ireland, India,
Canada, and the colonies from the British yoke. He
would destroy all the arsenals and pore on the
British shores ; the tricoloured flag would float on
the Isl. of France; and England, humiliated, and
reduced to the rank of a third-rate power, might be
left to make the best of her new position.
A Turin letter in the Press. says it is already
understood that Count Cavour and M. Desambrois
will represent Piedmont in the oongrem. lam
much afraid that the new., so far as it relates to
Count Cavour, cannot be true. It is well known in
diplomatic circles that the estimable Marquis de
Villamarina has been recalled from Paris because in
the eyes of Count Waleweki he was too devoted to
the Italian cause. He made no secret of his inten-
tion to sustain in the emigres. the Milan programme
of the Emperor Napoleon for which his King fought.
It was in order that he might not sit in the congress
that, in pursuance of a suggestion from France, it
was resolved to remove him from his post, and
make him governor of Milan. Now Count Cavour
is at least as true to the cause of Italian unity
as the Marquis de Villantarina, and therefore, unless
• greater change has very lately come over the
policy of France than known symptoms permit us
to hope, it is scarcely credible that Cavour, who re-
signed after the peace of Villafranca because of the
wide difference between him and the French Em-
peror, can now, with the approbation of the latter,
be the first Piedmonts., plenipotentiary in the con-
gress. I only hope the improbable news may be
tree, and then the results of Lord Cowley's journey
to London may perhaps turn out to be assatiefactm7
as the most sanguine rumours would indicate.
The Seeds looka upon the intimate union of France
and England—those two great powers alone repre-
senting the principle of the sovereignty of the people
as distinguished from the doctrine of divine right—
s' the main hope of the Italian canoe. It mast not,
however, be forgotten that the Emperor
told the King of Sardinia in a celebrated
letter that his course in the congress we.
marked out beforehand (tout tracee)—meaning
that he was bound to ►upport the preliminaries of
Vitlafranca and the restoration of the dukes. Can
we hope that a radical change in his Majesty's
intentions has taken place since that letter was
written?

The Opinion Nationale says that " a remodelling
of the map of Europe befog an evident and proxi-
mate political necessity, llugland and Fianna cannot
remain united unless they come to an understanding
as to the general terms of this great transformation.

If they ;nonld not agree eventa will separate the
two peoples, and war on a seals never before seen
will be the oonsequenee."

At the Bourse the Rent* opened heavily at Sa-
turday's prices, but there was a favourable reaction and
much animation afterwuds. The closing quotations
were 701 r. 26c. both fur cash and account, being
a rise of 10c. Mobilier rose 6fr. 25c. Railways left
off very firm, with an improvement of from lfr. 250.
to 21r. 60c.

A duel was fought this morning between M.
d'lS and M. V—. I presume they are per-
sonages of some importance, 111.11C0 the journals hays
received peremptory orders not to make the slightest
allusion to the rencontre.