The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-03 00:00:00

pIWAY LAN&

Tim Rwintwe, ROB ROY--?lean. Phelps, T. Swinhoarne,W.
Harrison. Witityre. Barrett, and Harcourt : ?truism's E. Cross,
It. O. Le Thiore, Iludioctli, and E. ltrougham.—To conclude
with WASTED HUSBANDS 10R SIX. Ills. Hudspeth.

HATMAILIAT.

TIP Manse, T lIE HEIL AT LAW. Mn.O Thsekstoce,
Chippendale, Compton, Farren, Mesdames Chipper -
dale. Moore, Re K SERIOUS FA I LY. Messrs. Bneksione,
Fame. te.—And PERFECTION. Mr. Kendal and /ilissßurke.

marmots%

THIS EVIV4DIn. NO. L FOUND THE CORNER. Nauru
Shore anal lurraater—And IT IS NEVER To() LATE TO
MEN D. Mews Vining, V. Villiers, Verner. Shore, Calhoun,
and Mellon; Inseam rage and Udders.

LYCEP M.

Titts Eresisn. RAM Rry•l%Li Price and NINs Kate
lU+hop.--And TIl6 IM KWS MOTTO. Mr. Pechter, Mews.
J..r.lan. Emery. !Tic,. Wi.l.lkolub, Fitzpatrick, ; Mimes
Humble, Elewurthy, Grattun, and Carlotta Ledinui.

WrILAND.

Tun Evisrea, MARRIKD DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG HITS.
BANDS.—a4NITIRALDA ; OR. THE SENSATION GOAT. Messrs.
Thorne, James, Ktlllsll. and Tamar ; Mesdames Bwanlmraog►,
Hughes, Wsathersby, Ac.—sad THE PRENEH EXHIBITION.

ROLDO/LN.

Tim ITVIIIIO, MY Tll NEXT. Mr. Delmore; Miler
Foote and Leun.,x —And FLYING SCUD. Messrs. N. Ils, Del-
more, Blake, Vollalre, de. Mesdames F. Josephs, C. &waders.
Beide Foote, lidded Lessor, Dymond, de.

BRITANNIA

syaxrno, TILE VAGABONDS.—FAI'ST. Mrs. Lane,
Nfieaei Jac!,lo, I,4wm. and Booth: Mr. Bigwood.—To conclude
with JACK AND JACK'N

MOTT WATER AT WYDON BRIDOIL

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LONDON, IVEDNESDAY, APRIL 3.

Ir there are any who have hitherto been igno-
rant of the existence of a Bulgarian nationality,
they have only to consult the Memorial addressed
to his Imperil! Majesty the SULTAN by the Secret
Central Bulgarian Committee to become impressed
with the strength of its position and the magnitude
of its pretensions. In this address the SULTAN is
told that the Bulgarian people are the most nume-
rous of the races subject to his sway, being no
fewer than six millions ; that his empire is in the
crisis of its fate, and that Heaven alone knows
what destiny is reserved either for the most power-
ful of monarchies or the humblest tribe. One
thing only is certain—Turkey is on the eve of
radical transformation. For this the Bulgarians
naturally desire to be prepared. After this
portentous commencement it ought to tran-
quillise the SULTAN to be assured that
the Bulgarians are his faithful and devoted
subjects, pacific and resigned, and having no
other desire than to form part of the Ottoman
Empire, as they have done for the last four hun-
dred years. But, in giving this assurance, the
Committee feel it their duty to state that the
ceremonial addresses which have been laid at the
foot of the SULTAN'S throne from time to time in
the name of the nation have not expressed the
real sentiments of the people, who, so far from
feeling satisfaction, appear to suffer under every
form of bad government which the imagination can
conceive. Their sufferings, in spite of the Hatti-
=karat; tho Tanzimat, and the Hatti-humayoun,
have become intolerable, and urgently require an
energetic remedy. The Administration is utterly
corrupt. Justice, committed to the hands of
ignorant men, and based upon laws out of
harmony with the spirit of the age, can
scarcely be said to exist. The people have no
rights, but only duties; taxes are multiplied, and
loans and subsidies demanded continually. Not
to draw out at greater length the details
of oppression, let us state that these faithful sub-
jects of the SULTAN tell his Imperial Majesty
plainly that they can no longer rely on vague
Imperial promises and general good intentions,
but that if they are to remain bound to his throne,
he must constitute their country a distinct Na-
tional State, and assume accordingly, in addition
to his Imperial title, that of King of the Bulga-
rians, as the Emperor of AUSTRIA is styled King
of HUNGARY. The views of these patriots
are well developed and clearly defined. The
King of BULGARIA is to go to one of the ancient
cities of tho country to be crowned, but
inasmuch as the dynasty is Moslem, he
will not be pressed to remain, as it
is intended that the kingdom shall be really
governed by a Viceroy elected by a Na-
tional Assembly and approved by the SULTAN.
The Viceroy is to be the head of the executive,
supreme magistrate, and commander-in-chief of the
army. The military force of the country is to
be national in composition, organization, and
equipment, and the flag is to display the Bulgarian
lion together with the arms of the SULTAN. The
orthodox Bulgarian Church is to be established in
complete independence with its own Patriarch, and
to be the dominant religion of the State.
Such, it is declared, are the wishes of the Bul-
garians, and the SULTAN is adjured not to mis-
understand or despise them. His MAJLSTY knows
what is passing in his monarchy, where some
populations are working to restore the Byzantine
Empire, and others are seeking their own ag-
grandisement. Both appeal to the Bulga-
rians for sympathy and aid, promising them
in return the blessing of liberty. This
is an offer which no people can disregard, and as
often as it is made it excites the national senti-
ment. The Bulgarians must have liberty, but
they would rather owe it to the wisdom and mag-
nanimity of the SULTAN than to any other source.
If the Ottoman Empire is to be weakened by the loss,
now of a province in the north-east, and now of
another in the south-west, the interests of the Bul-
garian people must be prejudiced ; and yet, if •
popular movement were to take place on the fron-
tier of Albania and Macedonia, or on that of
Servia, it is impossible to deny that it would re-
ceive a measure of Bulgarian support. How,
then, are the Bulgarians to be withheld from par-
ticipating in the commotions which agitate the
other races of the Empire t Simply by putting
an end to a state of things which at present makes
them regard every conquering stranger with hope