The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-14 00:00:00

TURKEY.

Our Paris correspondent, writing yesterday (Sun-
day) evening, stye:
News has arrived to-day front Constantinople,
of the 31st nit., that the Turco-Rucsian question was
well nigh settled. It is considered so here, and evi-
dentiy has been for some time, for the government
has received intelligence that the French fleet has
left Ourlac. The direction of the fleet is not given,
however. The following is from the Debate ;

CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 31.
The week which has just passed has been spent in
negotiation to arrive at a definitive solution of the
question of the refugees. The only difficulties came
from the Austrian embassy. Russia, wishing to end
the matter at once, consented to sign the resumption
of relations with the Porte, but the Austrian ambas-
sador refused to join, and the Porte, seeing the im-
possibility of overcoming his resistance, proposed a
new wording relative to the internement of the Hun-
garians, as follows:
"After the expiration of a few months, when Hun-
gary shall have been pacified, the Divan, having
advised Austria, which paver will be allowed to
make known its observation, will cease the interne-
ment,"
This wording was accepted ad referendum by M.
Sturmer, and then M. de Thoff went to pay his offi-
cial visit to the grand vizier. Ahmed-Vefik Effendi is
appointed to the Danubian provinces, in place of
Fuad Effendi.

Kossuth has arrived at Schumla, which !place he
gained vid Belgrade.
There is a talk in Paris of the resolutions expressed
by certain powers of forming tte Danubian provinces
into an independent state next spring, the European
powers guaranteeing its existence. Sweden has, it
seems, written to its minister in Berlin, to take steps to
prevent any attempts of aggression spinet Denmark.
I Lord Palmerston has sent instructions in the same
1 sense to the Earl of Westmoreland. Prince'
i Schwarzenberg has expressed the same intentions
and no doubt a entertained of the support of Russia
in the same sense.
P.s.—The English fleet has had orders to return to
Malta.

Iharswa.—The Gazette pul?lialses the provisional

constitutions for Austria above and below the Ems lad for
Selsburg. The former is to elect 17 representetnei from the
highest taxed, 17 from the title. and market towns, and 10
for the parishes. Austria below the Ems is to elect 68 de-
puties : 23 from the highest taxed, 25 from the towns, and
20 from the parishes. fisleburg is to elect 7,8, and 6
members in the respective categories. They are elected for
four years in each.
A general meeting of the shareholders in the bank had
taken place, at which a most decided opposition was mani-
fested towards the plans of the Minister of Finance, and R
dividend of 40 fl mins tel.) was decided upon. The issue of
the rosined shares was not mooted.
The report that the state of siege is to be renewed wry
sondify Le law confirmation. The Emperor of
has forwarded to Repaint a number of orders and decora-
tions to be dirribated among the officers, according to his
own idea of their merit.
It is said that Hermon Prokesch is to be removed from
Berlin to Constantinople.
Accord ng to the latest census the population of Vienna
amounts to 383,095.

Zbe Court.

WINDSOR, JAL 12.

The Queen and hie Royal Highness PrinceAlbe.rt,
with the royal family, and attended by the Marthiot.e, of
Douro, the Earl of Lietowel, Colon. I Hn. R. Boyle, CA....el
Hon. Charles Grey, Lord Charles F..zroy, and C .bowl Sty.
mour, drove to Fregmote this morning. His &iv.' lilt,.
nese Prince Albert, with the gentlemen in sitei.d.oee, e“-
joyed the diversion of skating on the ornamental wetir in
Progmore-grounds.
The Queen stet her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
were present.
The Marquis of 13readalbane and the Earl of Liverpol
left the Castle to-day.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party this
evening.
JAN. 13.—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, her Royal Highness the Princess Itoral, the tulles
and gen.lemen of the court, and the domestic houieh.od,
attended divine service this morning, in the private chapel
of the Castle. The lion. and Rev. O. Wellesley officiated.
There is no addition to the royal dinner pary this *Awing

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
her Rlyal ll,ghcess the Duchess of Gloucester co F
at Gkucester-house.

Sir George Grey returned to town on Satutdiy
from a visit to the puke of Bedford at Woburn-shl.y.

COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS —LienteColOnti George
Brodie F , commanding the Royal Artillery at S,.
Helena, is appointed a member of the Council of that Wand.
Jam. hiqqab (Receiver-General), W. Stake, and 'matt
M'Cudrly, Eire., are nomitst,d members of ,heßix:4m*
Cquucil of Tura Reltia R-fijamin Simpson Hou,li on,
Thomas Boddie, and Veit!' Carron, Esqrs., are apt oire.vl
members of Council at the Mauritius.—(6server.

DEATH OF IDE REV. DR. DAKINS.—TIic j.p
W. W. Dakiw, D.D. ant LL.D., expired on Tnur,dl)
at his residence at Dover. The Rev. deceased .s Ii i.tor,,;
St. Magnus, London-bridge ; of St. Michael. Cr., we, ;s • ,
and V.car of Asheldon, Heim. He was Chaplain e,
and Chaplain of the Fore, s from March. 1810, up to Iht4;
Chsplain a.,d Librarian to his late aryal
Duke of York for nearly lily rears, and late Pr c.."! r :
W. wminster Abbey. Tae Rev. Doctor was in
year.

REPEAL OF ADVERTISEMENT DUTT.—A s'r
eftwt will be made in the oming serti^n 01 p,
meta to obtain • repeal of the t.: on advert n:
Looked at MOM asp noun a view, this tut

pettiest and most mi•cl.ierous on the Chancellor's nr
advantnee as a source of r• venue beers no tol, rsb: p

tient to its cisadvantetses in other respects. 11r.t..i
the Exchequer the comparatively inconsideraY.
150,0001. a year, it acts en the eoevemieoce of
mwemischievously thaw would ten times the am,u,

;771-differ, nt snaniter. Ia effect is, to.totpode to an i m

extent advertieemtent im jlornals. In Ame~in, is
who wishes to lend or to tire—to buy or to cell—n.

n -w;;Ii-tO-b-1; townsmen tot a ehilliult; the eame.r.t.

men' in England would ct,t him fireiiiillinFsa•

this difference in east is the smallest min.-of the cv

eineequeace of the freed m :root taw on, the Am
j urcals are chesp,—tV4 r% body reads them. The
is therefore sure of hi• m.rket. There is seam.

•ingle thing that one man Lan to offer which then.
'time other maw who want■, if the means of finning

Inter by a medium of univi ',al communication were • -•
baked. The English joust els are de,r—ar.d are r a•
comparative taw. The advertiser is therefore driv,
seize on waste walls, lb., o‘s of empty houses, he ..t
of bridges, the insides et omnibuses, the outsides u.
1-nit vane, end whetever surface is certain to nie,
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public eye. and can evade the tyrannical le•••
the advatieement duty. Even thus, the ant. •
meat that would he effictivtly made in New
is a dozen newspapers; tor as many ahillinat, n

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he pictured on the walls of London at a cost
many pounds to insure an toutl amount of •
'yang office losing its ..1,12e notwithstanding. The wr.
galls both veep. By the exaction of the duty the newep,,
is kept down in circulation , and thus rendered a worse r
vertisirg medium, and the buyer and seller are forced no.
mode of soliciting the public attention which involve•
more cost and trouble. In the case of literary works str,,
at cheapness the case is peculiarly hard, the cost of the si
advertisi ment sometime. Amounting to more than the a r.
pr. fit of author and publisler on works which are sue. ss
We have heretofore point d nut other evils which
under the forcing process of this duty. This and the p, r
stamp are among the most fruiztul causes of that p q ..
ignorance which statesmen affect so much to cepl
AthemPum.
TIIE NELSON MONUMENT.—On Friday Aiiht t:
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pTeuti,e, of Megan. Wood, brass-founders, in 11.i.d.r., •
garden', were broken into, and a eonsiderable qurnwy
ornamental moulding connected with the ntorumrnt
immo.t.l Nelson, which that firm was bro: sing .• . •
from their workshops. It is sincerely to be hoped that
efforts the police are now making to recover thr
property may be sueetwful. or a more serious de ay to th
national, but neglected tribute, must necessarily occur.
TUE NIAGARA, Captain Ryrie, sailed trom Lre
pool on Saturday. for Halifax and Baton.

latsn FistitlttEs.—We undtratand that a nu:

of noblemen and gentlemen of influence held a prelim
meeting in the metropolis yesterday, for the purpose
vising a systematic, plan fur developing and workinz
Irish fisheries.— Ireekly Chronicle.
THE WEATTIER AND PARKS.—YeaterdllT
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thermometer ranged from 32 to 35 degrees IFatirr-.h,
wind N.H. with occasional falls of snow. The orn.rt,
waters of N.H.,
vsrious parks were firmly frozen and ire
thronged with thousands of skaters and sliders. The 1:
Humane Smiety stationed n number of extra icemen on •t
different waters, in order to prevent loss of life, but the

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being nearly five inches in thickness proved equal to
severe test to which it au subjected. Owing to tee aline, ,5
state of the thoroughfares, a great many ae.cidents have be..
received at the different hospitals, two of which have term
nated fatally. Last night the mercury fell to O'2, sited N
with every prospect of emetinuous frost.
POST-OFFICE SUN Doti LABOCIL—A correapoeler'
at Winchester states that the Sunday day mail on th,. Ls,' -
Western Railway ceased yesterday, in order to taeaie
the mail guards from Sunday labour.
LONDON QUARTER SEUSlONS.—Saturday beir •!
day for opening the sessions, the Recorder, with Sir •
Can-nil, attended at ten o'clock, but the constitution 0!
Landon ses.ilis requiring three aldermen, and only
being pre eat, the business could not be proceeded wait
near 12 o'clock, when Alderman Carden and Ithlcra,•
Mu•grove were requested to attend, in lieu of the two a r
meat, Finnis and Thompson, whose names were next en •
ruffs to attend with Sir G. Carroll.
MELANCIIOLT DEATIL—On Saturday an
was had, by Mr. Bedford, at the Westminster... Vivi. )1.-
kenstreet, Millbank, on the body of Edward 11 dd.,:
53, a gentleman of independent fortune, residing at N
Holyw.ll.street, Millbank. The deceased left 11,,¢r
Thursday forenoon, well and hearty, and teenier n 1 •
private business in the City, and on his return do: •
seven o'clock to dinner, be was noticed to reel shout •'.
drunken man, which appeared the MOSS eatraordinars,
he was a person of very abstemious habits. Shortly a''
wards he complained of pains in his head, and 1,11 d,.w"
a. verily cut his head. He was picked up in a *ens, •
state, and the parties about him, supposing him to he
fug under the effects of intoxication, allowed the daces, •
reiniin in that state, unassisted, for two hours. e!•••
becoming alarmed at his continued insensibility. &trio.:
whole of which time he was labouring under steran•.
breathing, a surgeon was called in, who tried to 1,4 ;.
but deceased died in a few minutes from serous re
which wee discovered on a post-neaten ctsamiskatou
the jury returned a verdict accordingly.
SUDDEN IEAXII3.-ISQUEnTe.—On Thursdn.
the Queen's Read Tavern, Amalie-street, Walwortr. 7 •
on Itichavd Salmon. aged 74, a wood turner, cerrsir:•
business at No. 2, Amelia street. On Tuesday the aro.-
proceeded into the yard, to wash his face and heed.. .•
while so doing he fell to the ground insensible. Mr. oil'. •
the surgeon, wascalled in, but deceased died from the ,
of apoplexy.—An inquiry was also taken at the Nen •r•
Arms, King-street, Rait- lane, touching thi•'lleath of IZi '
Purcell, aired 61, who died suddenly atter being t Aro
the street, having mattered some time from asthma in •
ease of the heart.—On Saturday, at the Weymouth
mouth.street, Now Kent-road, Newington. • I
Ann Egg. r, aged 19 years, a servant t".
ploy of Mr. Theephilus Lewis, a surgeon, .1
4, Brighton-place, New-Kent road. On Wednesiliy in•
ing last, at an early hour, whilst dressing. she
with a tainting fit. Mr. Lewis wee celled ue and eve.'
the deceased, but she was then dead, having on
day drank a quantity of gin and ate rather too init.'.
deceased died of a tit, arising from bronchitis.
day another case was taken at the Lard Nelson,
street, Newington, as to the death of Jane Linehan.:
71, a widow, who was attacked with a violent tit .1 ••'
ing, and expired without medical aid.—Another intpth,;
arter•sardt held at the Norse and Orcom, W•sl."."
Newington, concerning the death of ?dm Ann
aged three months, who was found dead in bed oa
morning, having died in a fit of convulsion.. A s.'
" Natural death' was recorded in each case.--• 4",".
quests have been held lately in Itotherhithe, Peat
•
Lambeth, and Camberwell, on the bodice of Pe"'. *
4tlYll .4%1 in a siaular rammer.