The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-25 00:00:00

RUSSIA._

EXCITEMENT AGAINST THE TURKS.
A letter from St. Petersburg of the 18th, in tho
Dibots, has the following :
I cannot describe to you the excitement which prevails in
this capital in consequence of the accounts front Syria.
The French and German journal' which publish them are
read with au avidity exceeding anything that you cal,
imagine. The recital of the massacres, profanation', end
atrocities which the Druses and the Torts have committed,
excites a feeling of complete fury. The upper classes are
generally indifferent in matters of religion, but politics and
national traditions have accustomed them to execrate every.
thing Mahometan. All are unanimous in banding with
reprobation the cruelties of the Turks. Excited passions
rise with • violence which I never should have expected ;
at this moment you would imagine that every Russian was
• fanatic, which certainly is not the case, but the old
hatred of the most sceptical so closely resembles fanaticism
that one may sadly be deceived. There is only one wish,
or one cry—the Christians must be succoured ; their
barbarous oppressors be exterminated; outraged re-
ligion and humanity be avenged ; and the Turks
driven out of Europe. The army appears to feel this
paroxysm of anger even more than the rest of the people,
and this is more particularly seen at the camp of Krum*.
Selo. When the Emperor arrives the Acclamations, which
have always been very warm and sincere, are now fran-
tically enthusiastic, and no one can avoid seeing the gigot-
lication of it. His Majesty appears to be very well satis-
fied at this, and the presents given to the temps have been
more abundant than for a long time past. The army ap-
pears convinced that it is on the eve of war, and this idea
gives it en ardour which strongly contrasts with the
languor and carelessnesia which Lave Leen apparent during
the three years which succeeded the peace.

THE SAVOY QUESTION.

B!gRtIE, IJOLT 24.

The Federal Council has received information
that the conferences on the neutrality of Switzer-
land will be indefinitely adjourned, as Austria eh-
whitely refuses to take part in a conference should
Sardinia be admitted thereto.

The Toronto Colonist eaye that the quartz mining
foyer rages with increasing violence, that half the people are
"prospeeting," and that every corner is filled with " speci-
mens.* Bit W. Logan had pronounced a specimen as
genuine. and as experienced Californian miner states that
the quarts found in Granby exhibited indications of great
richness.

Reroltella, the banker at Trieste, who was
implicated in the military frauds committed on the Aus-
trian government, has been set at liberty, u the bankers
Mondolfo and Bramluilla had been before him. The only
persons now undergoing preventive iluprisonment for this
affair are MM. Richter, Perugia, Liehnim, and Prweer.

Cumsetjee Jamsetjeo Jejeebhoy, of Bombay,
has forwarded &liberal donation to tl'e Royal National Life-
boat Institution, and in doing 10 writes : "That a society
which embraces so wide a field of beneficence and usefulness
merits the warmest support dthe charitably disposed; rod
he would wish to add the expression (..f hi,, hest wishes for
its prosperity, with a view to its increased usefulness and
efficiency.*
CLOAKS IN FRANCE. —An imperial decree of the
14th Met,. fixes the wiling price of cigars, whether made in
Havana, /lanai, or France. The prices vary' front filc. to
Mc. each. The same decree authorises the .admitlistration
to seU to consumers, in whole boxes or packets, every de-
scription of tobacco or snuff snide in the imperial menu-
(rotaries. . The small Rayons cigars called " Dunne," will
.continu• to be sold at the old rice of 10c. till the stock in
band is exhausted.