The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 28, 1856.

A kits: from Constantinople, of the iStb, states
that oscsiderable astonishment was felt at the capital

on the morning of that day, by the appearanee of an
American frigate, the Constellation, which entered
the port, saluted the Ottoman flag, and quietly
anchored beside the Ajaccio and Desperate.
The Journal de Cowdaistinople describes the great
fire in that capital :—" Yesterday, about halt-post
11 at night, a fire broke out in a house situated in
one of the main streets of Osliondji Youlook, at Pere,
half way down the hill. Ina few minutes the flames
took hold of the adjoining houses, and made cruel
havoc in such a dense mass of timber edifices. Help
was soon at hand; the firemen and labourers, under
the orders of several of the high officers of state,
made great exertions to abate the fire, and demolished
a number of the surrounding houses to prevent the
fire from spreading beyond them; but, unfortunately,
the supply of water from the cisterns and fountains
of the neighbourhood was insufficient to keep all the
engines at work, and the rain, which began to fall
about two o'clock, was not copious enough to have
much effect upon the flames. It was not till
seven in the morning that the conflagration could be
got under. Its ravages extended on the one aide as far
as Bulbul 1)&60, and in the other direction, to
Tchikour ; between five and six hundred houses were
destroyed by it. Notwithstanding the confusion
which prevailed all night, no serious personal injury
was sustained.' The correspondent of La Preue adds
that the charitable inhabitants of Constantinople
have responded liberally to the appeal made to them,
on behalf of the sufferers by this conflagration ; the
French soldiers' barracks, which had been purchased
by contractors, were offered for the temporary lodg-
ing of the destitute families; many poor persons were
admitted at nos into the hospital of the Sisters of
Charity, as well as Into the houses of compeseionate
Musulmano; and performances were to be given for
their benefit in the theatres of Pera, and other places
of public entertainment.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE KANGAROO.
(711.011 0111 OWN 0011101111PONDINT.)
LIVERPOOL, TH 0 EIDLY.

This morning, the Liverpool and Philadelphia I
Steam-ship Company's iron screw steam-ship Kan-
garoo, Captain Ewing, arrived in the Mersey, from
PhilaZelphia, which she left on the 13th inst. She
her brought a full complement of passengers.
From the New Orleans Piet:lvan* we learn that
General Walker has appointed Ferrinere Ferris
as Nicaraguan Minister to the United Stater, and
that Colqnhoun was about to return home. Walker's
prospects are highly flattering; a large accession to
WI forces was expected, and that there would be no
I more fighting, and • proclamation of peace was
looked for on an early day.

Farther California news states that there is a
prospect of heavy rain in different portions of the
States, and that it is likely to be a proeperons season
at the reins..

From New Orleans the despatches report that the
rivers are rising, and that heavy receipts of cotton
are anticipated. The markets are easier. Quote
tines unchanged. Commercial affairs at New York
unaltered since the Asia sailed.

Fraud and irregularities are reported on the part
of the officer, of the New York Stock Company at
Philadelphia.
Balinese is dull. Stocks lighter. Breadstuff,
lower.

THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE PARANA

The accident on board the Parana steamer in the
Southampton dock., on Wednesday afternoon, arose from
the steam chest having been blown by the menus of
steam from the shell of the boiler. The Panne was, fortu-
nately, coaled, and the coal Meeks n►roundieg the boiler
prevented the chest from being blown to • distance, and
doles; damage to the Alp, or killing or wounding more
individuals than those who have bees mimed. In the em-
tattoo, it was believed that Mr. Jones, one of the junior
maniere, was injured. This, however, wu happily not
the use. Knoughton, one of the men who was
killed, had evidently attempted to escape, sad,
while doing so, the hot steam overtook him,
and he fell back, sad was scalded to &Mb.
Some short time elapeed after the 'coldest ire any
attempt could be snide to drag out the dead bodies, or to
rescue those. who were injured. One of the first who ►t-
tempted to do so was • gentleman named Ritchie, billesiging
to the royal mall company. He got hold of one of Wolof-
feriae, and in attemptieg to pull him oat from wherrille lay
was burnt is the hand. In the former report of the disaster
• man named Brown was stated to have bees among the
killed. The name of the deceased, it appears, should have
been Robb'. A quantity of boiling water was blown
upwards, end appeared Ic We sir Ilk. floe rain. This, in
descending, flowed down the steps of the saloon,and soup of
the servants there narrowly escaped being scalded by it.
The government iaspector had not long left the ship when
the accident happened. The royal mail company yesterday
o►dered cellos for the men who were killed, and wW
be at the expects* of their funerals, if the friends of the de-
ceased desire it. The relative' of those who were killed
were lingering about the docks yesterday, and were sadly
*Mimed ►t their sudden and untimely deaths.
A coroner's inquest was opened, yesterday afternoon, on
the men who were killed, but the coroner expressed hie in-
tention of merely opening the [agility and ',loaning the
investigation, after enalaing a few witnesses. Wen ex-
amined were Mr. Jolts McCrar, foreman boiler-hiker to
the cempeny, end Mews. Wylie and Tate, the Beat and
mend eogineen of the Panne. Toe Ir evidence mat to the
effect that the Penns bed her steam up on the afternoon
when the explosion took place, for the purpose of trying the
boilers previous to going out of dock neat Monday. An
elimination made after the explosion showed that the star-
board forward boiler had a rent at e ach end, from which as
inuneses tamps of steam would immediately arise. The
nut extended at one end 8 feet, and at the other 13 feet or
Id feet In length. The original thickness of the boiler
plates was thne.eightke of an inch,and a messurement of the
thinnest part, after the enplanes, showed firosiatiseethe of
an inch. The bode:stied been in use four yean. The rents
exhibited no symptoms of previous defect la the metal. The
pressen about five minutes before the explosion was only
1211 m. with the safety valve eased. None of the witnesses,
after songful examination of the boiler, could assign any
opinion use the canoe of the accident. The inquiry was
then adjourned.