The Express. — London, England, 1853-07-29 00:00:00

locussion should be carried on with some referesee thr and that o yet. The general feeling of the house appeared in 10 tt ng the dame ; se with th view ofutti r • ti the etate of thiugs out of doors it e would b e much e to adopt the dewy than to enter into general diequi '', w ho had been right or who bad been wrong. tilleitiAN said the ezplanation given to him by the tit: member for Kidderminster was by no means sattsfac t t?. • W'ien a cab was 'envied to carry two penotes it ▪ wit to be allowed to carry more; that wou.d be unjust proprietors of other !thieve, who were heavily hued 1;1 any excess. lle should more that the chairman report ▪ le P. hoped his hon. friend would not persist in k.am: m inuet. it the claims were not rightly worded it a iht he amended ou the report. ste. V. SCULLY erid the whole matter wit one which e e.ved aerest constitutional principle (Laughter.) What bare 14.• a said in London if there had been a similar l a va nest of ibiblin cabmen ? (neer. hear.) It was a sey les b t t rebeluld, and done it w on as fotheirr the par go t ve t ornmputent *e g ben. lir remembered a cab rebellion in his own e , g ,,try, which was put down in a very summary m ,seer ; and the people of Ireland should nut he e'oesed to hear of a different course being pur mil where the legislature met. It was an ripper. tux, that might not occur again, for giving whet free trade in cabs. (Hear, hear.) They meet let cab proprietors register themselves at whetter, r ptoes they li:eased. Ile did not see why there should not be h u mbler vehicles at 2d. a mile, as well as others at tiel. er r I. tot the higher el Mr JAMES M'Ci RIGOR raid that the complaints that he hal hosed were nut 'gaunt the 6d. per mile fur short taros, bat againo 6.1. per mile fur longer distances. Mr. WALPOLE remarked that the cab proprietors were very much in the wrung, and perhaps the house was a little L-t then. then, tie the Chancellor of the Exchequer had 341ti§etl, first put themselves quite right. (Hear, hear.) They had bees advised to leave the matter to the executive tritcremeat. They could not do so; while they had an se of poliament tiny meet adhere to it; and therefore he ejeoeil them to agree to these amendments. (Hem, hear.) Mr. tit:Of:AN pernsted in hie objection. sir J. SHELLEY said that the cab deputation had ea preoel themselves quite satisfied with the new clauses as far as they went ; bat they said they would not be satisfied sale. , they were allowed a shilling for the first mile. (Oh !) Mr. Plt EWEN suggested that the clauses be printed and eleoneil at the bringing ng of the report. The question that the clause be read a second time was mita put, and Mr. Grogan resisting the motion, the com mittee divided — Foe the second reading Against it The manse was then amended, by the substitution of "carried thereby," fur "riding inside," and "drawn by me h dec." fir " licensed to easy two persens." Mr. MACARTN EY denounced the proceeding, as alto gether hmty and iiijia.licous, and euggested that the chases shoved be now priuted, and the debate ad jointed till this day at 12. They might then cone to a mend decisem. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER—Unfortu se( ly the business is hard for twelve ; but the hot. gentle men can renew shed:email in at another stage. Mr. MAGAN—I Omit know whether we should come to a elan,' decision," but the hen. gentleman (Mr. !Oscan- Rey) his past awakened from a sound seep. (Laughter.) The clime would do a great injury to cabmen ' because if Lear persons wanted to go mile, they might Ins distributed is three cabs for toe eight-en peace. (Much laughter.) The clause was then agreed to. Mr. LOWE next brought up another clause, giving Is. sale or part of a mile beyond a radius of four miles from Char:as-cross, when the cab should be discharged beyond the circumference of the four mile circle. Mr. EREWEN seed that, if they measured it either fro:a the lost-othee or Chariug-eross, the circle would not reach is the one cam beyond Eaton-square, or the Tower Harden in the other. per I). NORREYS remarked, that if they took the Poet 'Mee, they would ineude in the circle the inhabited part el haw or Peckham and the Isle of Dore—(laughter)—and sot the populous parts of Bayswater. He suggested that the measurement should be from St. Clement's Church. Mr. A. PULLATT moved, instead of four milts, to sub sides three. (Loud cries of " Oh.") Mt. WALPOLE übj. cted that under the clause, the cab. men weekl be entitled to charge le for every part awe might be in a ®le. Who was to interpret that ? This ditteulty was avoided by a verbal amendment. Sir J. SHELLEY suggested to Mr. PeUatt that four miles weeld include all the railway stations. Three miles wallet met. Tee clause was then pasted. lie. V. SCULLY mitred a new clause, imposing a penalty on any cab proprietor that should withdraw his cab without giving seven days notice to the Commisciouen of Mr. BOUVERIE said the clause was not within the in- Seattlens of the committee. )Ir. SCULLY replied that the dente went on to suspend the license, and he thought the committee would be of opinion that that brought it within those instructions. Mr. HOC VERIE that is not fur the committee to decide. (Liughter.) The hon. gentleman then decided,against the conedtration of the clause. Whereupon Mr. SCULLY gave notice that be should propose it at another stage. Ste D. NORREYS gave notice of a clause respecting dia. Met as to distance, his object being to prevent a repetition of Phillips's case. (Hear, hear.) The house then trimmed. ENCLUSION OF STRANGERS AT DIVISIONS. Inc debate on this suojec* was resumed. IV S. HERBERT said that the usable lord (Lord J. Ite.s.A.) had no objection to the experiment being tried. (that, hear.) The resolution allowing Praeger., except in the frost gal.ery, to remain during divisions was then agreed to. On the question that two minutes be allowed before dos ing the doers, Mr. FREWEN complained of the extreme polish whisk wa, put upon the passim* to the house. He was afraid than if hon members were hurried they would often (all doers. (Laughter.) Mr. MUNTZ requested the Sreaker to give his opinion. The SPEAKER said be thought two minutes quite suf ficient. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was then amended, by the insertion of "two minutes." and agreed to. The SPEAKER said he would take the necessary steps for carrying out the resolution, mud would give notice of the day when it should come into oper ition. CRIME AND OUTRAGES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. _ _ DUBLIN CARRIAGE BILL. nil bill wood through committee. TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE (IRELAND) BILL. 'nig bill was read a second time. PUBLIC WORKS ACT AMENDMENT (IRELANI ADVANCES. A molation on din 'abject eras agreed to is committee. CHANCERY SUITORS' FURTHER RELIEF BILL. This hill wu read a stand tins,. _ The remaining orders of the day were postponed, and the house adjourned at 3 o'clock. Sir James Anderson has paired off for the remainder o the session with Mr. G. M. Butt, Weymouth. Lieut..Colouel Boyle's name was omitted as being pre sent at the " count out" on Tuesday night. Mr. Winn Knight paired for, wiih Mr. Aglionby against, Sir J. Paking•on's motion on salt duties. ELECTION COMMITTEES. CLITHEROE. aft. ♦IPINALL DICI.ARILD NOT DULY ILICTID. When the committee met yesterday morning, Kr. &dwell was heard on the part of the sittiug me Den. Mr. Sonsent Hinglintireplied at considerable length. The roam was then cleared, and after the committee had been about two ham is deliberation. The Chairman said the committee had unanimously come to the following molt:tient : " That T. J. W. kopinall, Esq., being a candidate at the last election for the borough of Chtheroe, in 1•452,was guilty of treating at such election. " That the previous resolution is not founded on • dis belief of the evidence of the sioting member given yesterday, but because, upon a review of the entire traneactione, the committee felt bound to regard Mr. Aspinall u • coneenting party to the illegal expenditure proved to be sanctioned by Mr. Baldwin, irrespective of the question of Ms. Aspinalre pertonalso gnisance of the actual treating. That Mr. Aspinall was not duly elected a burgess to serve in the present parliament." I be committee then adjourned, Mr. Slade intimating that be would to-morrow (this day) go into • recriminatory cue against Mr. Fort. CV Court. OSBORNE, Jtwr 28. Her Majesty took an airing yesterday morning, and drove out in the afternoon with Prince Albert, the Pr.neese Royal, and Prisons Alice, attended by the Mu ehioncat at k!y anti Colonel Bouveris. Sir R. Marchison and a deputation of the Beograghical S.sciety bad an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yes terday at the Colonial-elke. The Cathedral Commission bad a meeting yesterday. Present :—The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Marquis of tbe Earl of liarrovsby, the Bishop of Oaford, Sir William Page Woad, the Rev. Dc. Wordsworth. the Rev. Canon Selwyn, and the Ray. Richard Junes (Secre tary). At a court of the Mercer,' Company M. Dilille was yeaterilay appointed French Mutt,' to St. Paul's School. _ AIIatILLTY, II:LT 29. PROMOTION. Lieut. W. H. gdye, arid Mower C. Berney, to b. prrainttd. APPoINTMBITI —Corsi:minden E. K. Hamad, to Phi. !owl ; glad J. A. T. Whores, to Plumper. Lieutenants T. C. 0. D. Whipple, to & arena ono W. H. Edge, to St. Jean D'Aere. &coed Master J. F. Johnson, to Ante ,pe ; 0. H AHIS, to Combirlosedi and G. \V. Grey, to Intrepid*. LINETIOUSE ent'Rell 'WV+ TNJURED HT LIGIM4 'Sarin Ilhe sum of yesterday morning. giit 6)3000. TO COILILESPONDIiNTS. • eeaced &Wee et" The Express," eeemdated the ease moire. ot Gazette," le yabtlalaed every Tseaday sad Friday etolt, two ler poet. teettteenteata Wended " The Tzprier,*Leddos paper, taa.t re et !le Mee, liourszle•etreet, by Two o'clock OM the isy of ptddialike6 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tin , DAT—llaraisg. Ilb. 10m. —.....Aftersena. S. II!oie. 9 . 11a.. WC 4'121. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 29. TenKET, whilst protesting against the Muscovite seizure of her Provinces, still says she is " disposed, if an arrangement of a nature to satisfy Russia can be arrived at without prejudice to the sacred rights of the SULTAN, to send an Ambassador Extraordinary to St. Petersburg, to seek, in concert with the Rus sian Cabinet, the means of arriving at that end." Meanwhile there is reason to believe that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, instead of frankly closin; with any proposition made by France and England for the settlement of the Eastern question, has intimated its preference fur diplomatic communications with the Porte to be made and answered through Vienna. It requires no great sagacity to discern in this expe dient a new device for procrastination and delay ; and it is impossible, therefore, riot to view its adop tion with misgiving and distrust. The CZAR has an evident interest in prolonging the ne- gotiations just now. The more time he has for planting troops in Moldavia and Wallachia, the more complete will be their hold of the invaded Provinces—and the more diffi cult it will be to turn them out. Every honest man in this country must desire the terms of accommodation offered on behalf of Turkey by the Allied Powers may be accepted by the CZAR. But every wise and well-informed person must feel that the whole value of such propositions consists in their being promptly and definitively adopted. The sole consideration which can induce the Porte to make any concession for the sake of peace is that she should be speedily relieved from the burthens and perils of a state of war. Procrastination is too palpably the policy of Russia, while delay to Tur key is death. It may be thought worth the SULTAN'S, while, for the sake of procuring an immediate eva. cuation of his territories, to coecede something of pride and dignity, even at the risk of wounding thereby the religious and political prejudices of his race. But his position is manifestly too critical to render any farther concession safe unless the com pensating advantages which it is intended to secure be immediate and palpable. Weeks ago we foretold the internal dangers to the Ottoman Empire which must arise if, under the advice of hill Western allies, the SULTAN shall seem to his Ottoman subjects to temporise too far. We pointed out the consequences which must ensue if Russia were suffered quietly to take military possession of the provinces north of the Danube, and if, having established herself there, she were permitted to open autumnal negotiations. We were of opinion then — we fear all men are fast coming to that opinion now —that after the receipt of the incendiary manifesto announcing the invasion of the Ottoman Empire, the combined fleets should have droppped their anchors at the Golden Horn. We argued that any less resolute course would create an impression among the ill-in formed and fanatical, but loyal and brave, Moslem population, that the SULTAN'S foreign advisers were thinking more of avoiding offence to the Emperor Ificuotas than of keeping their Sovereign on his throne ; and that after his resources should have been ingloriously exhausted, and his best op portunities lost, Ain.T. MEDJID would find it too late to rally the enthusiasm of his people, or to induce his allies to undertake the expulsion of invaders from provinces which they would have virtually annexed. These anticipations, we regret to say, seem but too likely to be fulfilled. The Turks are, with rare exceptions, bad politi cians; but, like many races of whom history records the fate, their instinctive sense of what they can and ought to do in moments of extreme danger has much more of the sagacity essential to self-preservation than calculating diplomatists are willing to ad mit; and it is impossible, we think, not to feel that when the Turkish troops exclaim, " if ever we are to fight, let us fight now," there is too much truth in their impatient cry. It was to this cry that the SULTAN was on the brink of preci pitately yielding, *hen on the morning of the Bth inst. he caused it to be intimated to MI:STAMM PACIIA and to RESCIIID PACIIA that he wished to transfer their offices to two well-known members of what has often been called the "Party of Despair." It was only upon the urgent remon strances of Lord STRATFORD that ABDUL MEDJID re covered sufficient confidence in the policy recommended by the Allies to retain the Ministers who advocate forbearance and concession, That the SULTAN should have allayed the apprehen alone of the Christian majority of his subjects by the issue of ordonnances decreeing full toleration was no doubt indispensable to his permanent reten tion of power. But it is vain to deny that his im mediate perplexities and perils may be ins:rased ratter than diminished by measures of civil and reli gious liberty, which offend the uncompromising zeal of that armed minority on whose fidelity and courage the defence of the Danube and the Balkan abso lutely depends. News travels but slowly in a country without good roads; but the conduct of tho Russians in Wal lachia and Moldavia cannot long remain unknown in the camp of OYER PAOLA at Shorn* and within the walls of Constantinople itself. The forces under Prince GOILTCHAKOFY can no longer be regarded as an army of temporary oc cupation, respecting the political status quo of the country they have entered, and restrained within the limits of a political as well as military bivouac. Their overwhelming numbers, the advance of their outposts to the very banks of the ricer which alone divides them from Bulgaria, their undis guised preparations to fortify their more im portant positions in the country, by usurpa tion of control over the post-office and the press, and the insolent assumption of precedence on all public occasions by the lieutenants of the CzAtt over the lawful viceroys of the SULTAN—aII these and many other minor circumstances compel the belief that Russia has no idea of relinquishing territories so easily won, and that under one pretence or another she aims at their permanent retention. How the Porte will be able to control the exaspe ration of the Moslems when all these facts come to be thoroughly known in the camp and the capital, and when every day is likely to bring new contributions of inflammatory matter to the smouldering fire, it i impossible to surmise. Confident promises of a speedy settlement of a negotiation, and reiterated assurances of substantial support from the 'Western Powers, do very well so long as the public have faith in the ability of those who offer theta to make them good when the time they have to run expires. But like promissory notes in mer cantile dealings, there is no restoring their currency when they have once been dishonoured, however innocent the makers of them may be of anything like fraud, and however clearly their failure may be attributable to fatality and misfortune. Should the Cabinet of St. Petersburg succeed in pro tracting negotiations with tip interposiug Powers until the season for active rtaistance on the Danube and the Black Sea shall have passed away, and should Russia then refuse to evacuate the Principali ties, the position of RESCUID and Mumma PACIIA, and of all who side with them in the councils of the SULTAN, will obviously be no longer tenable. Men are everywhere but too ready to judge by the event; and men in the desperate peal ' tion of the Turkish race in Europe can hardly be expected to form an exception to the rule. It is undoubtedly, moreover, becoming every day a ques tion more critically affecting the interest and the honour of England and France, whether, having counselled a policy so perilous with regard to time, they can afford to retain an attitude of judging and protesting, but nevertheless of practical acquiescence iu the dismemberment of an old and faithful ally. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1853 RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The steamer Caradoc, which was despatched from Constantinople by Lord Stratford, on the '2oth iost„ brings further particulars of Reschid Paella's note to Russia, of which some information has already reached England via Vienna. This note, like the protest of the Sublime Porto against the invasion of the Principalities, has been framed under the advice and with the assistance of the ambassadors of Eng land, France, Austria, and Prussia, and has been transmitted to St. Petersburg. The Porte has accepted the advice of the hoar Powers so far as to make every imaginable concession to Russia short of surrendering the national independence. These concessions of course relate to the form of engagement which the Porte purposes to give, the substance of the Czar's demands—such as confirmation of the privileges of the Christians— having been before granted spontaneously by the Sultan. It was believed at Constantinople that the Czar would find it impossible to reject the project of arrangement shadowed forth in Reschid Pacha's note, although some persons apprehen•led that he might take advan tage of the compliant disposition of the powers to append embarrassing and unjust conditions to his withdrawal from Moldo-Wallachia. The evacuation of the Principalities is of course made one of the conditions of the Turkish note. It is stated that the Austrian internuncio at Con stantinople, M. Bruck, had been furnished with an outline of an arrangement such as the Czar would be willing to accept, and that the proposition of Res chid Pacha is in accordance with it, but this asser tion needs confirmation. Were it true, the most dif ficult portion of the Eastern question would be vir tually disposed of. A Vienna letter of the 22nd states that the ad vanced guarder the Russian army of occupation, under the orders of General Aurep, was to enter Bucharest on the 13th. It adds, that General Gort sehakoff will not establish his head-quarters there before the 25th; but it appears from a Vienna jour nal that he left Jassy on the 12th for Bucharest. The Russian advanced guard consists of 7,000 ca 'airy and artillery. The army itself was to arrive in Bucharest a day after. CONSTANTINOPLE, in.: 15. Last night was delivered the protest of the Porte, in respect to the invasion of the Danubian provinces, as mentioned in a former communication. Cabinet Councils of several hours hat e been held daily. The Porte is anxiously waiting the final decision of Great Britain and France, by which it will necessarily abide. Both, it is to be hoped, will do their duty, and support in this last ex tn mitT, an old and faithful ally. Russia, meantime, is conducting her operations with the ut most skill and energy, and carrying all before her. Having wisely left a powerful enemy in our camp— her consul with a host of agents and official spies— every word and act of the bore government is daily and assiduously notified at bead-quarters. Her com mercial interests arc duly provided for—the Odessa steamers going and coming. Russian cruisers are seen within a few miles of the Straits, watching vigilantly the passage of our transports, and every detail of our operations in the Black Sea. The Russian dele gate, moreover, still continues to assist regularly at the sittings of the sanitary council, advocating, if possible, more vigorously than heretofore, the wants and Dec. ssities of the public health. Such, then, at the present moment, is the para mount interest of the Czar in all our proceedings, and such his solicitude for the welfare of the Porte, as ably and eloquently set forth in Count Nesselrode's circular. The situation, I believe, is without a PROTEST OF THE SUBLIME PORTE. The following is a translation of the protest made by the Sublime Porte against the occupation of the Principalities by Russia : The Sublime Porte has just learned officially that the Russian army has passed the Pruth, and that it has entered Moldavia, with the intention of likewise occupying Wal lachia. This movement, made without its concurrence, upon an integral part of its empire, hu necessarily caused it as much pain as surprise. It is painful to it to see the in habitants of its loyal and tranquil provinces exposed to all the chances of military occupation. It is difficult fur it to reconcile such an aggression with the pacific declarations ' and friendly assurances which the Cabinet of St. Petersburg has so often reiterated. It is still more difficult for it not I to be astonished at an operation which strikes at the prin ciples established by the Treaty of 1841. The Sublime Porte, in expressing the sentiments which this event has excited, cannot avoid placing in a clear light some circumstances to which the ministers of his Imperial Majesty have in vain attempted to give • conclusion such as their love of justice and of peace would make them i desirs. The negotiations which were opened by agreement with Prince bienchikoif were confined at first to points connected with the difficulties relative to the question of the Holy Places ; and the differences which were the principal ob jects of these negotiations received without delay a solution proper to satisfy all the parties interested. We consented besides to the construction of a church and • hospital at Jerusalem for the special service of the Rus sians ; so that the concessions demanded in favour of the r iests and pilgrims of the same nation have not been re- After the happy conclusion of the part of the negecia doss which was the sole ostensible object of the extraor dinary mission of Prince Menehikoff, that ambassador addressed himself with the most pressing instances to have another demand accepted, of which the consequences, if it had been admitted by the government of his Majesty the Sultan, could not have failed to strike a grievous blow at the later/Ma of the empire, and to compromise those sovereign rights which are its ornaments and supporters. It is seen by the official communications which the Stabiles Porte has made to the great powers, that she does not hesi tate togivesuffieiget assurances, capable to dispel the doubts which have led to the discussions relative to the rights, to the spiritual privileges, and to the other immunities which thereunto belong, and in the pnesessioa of which the Greek *arches and the Greek priests are placed by his Majesty the Sultan. Far from thinking of withdrawing any part whatever of these privileges, or even of restricting their enjoyment oessecrated by use, his imperial Majesty glorifies himself is confirming them publicly, and, faithful to the maxims of justice and clemency, place s in • position of safety from all prejudice by means of a solemn act confirmed by his hattbeherif, and which hu been communicated to all friendly governments. Such being the cue, it would be useless to encumber the question with a mass of details. It will suffice here to state that, on one ride, the demand of the Russian ambassador, notwithstanding certain modifications, I whether as to terms or whether as to form, remained at the end inadmissible, fur the reasons just now explained ; while, on the other side, it became without any real object, on account of the solemn guarantees spontaneous! given by the Sovereign himself in face of the whole worl d. These incontestable facts suffice to absolve the Sublime Porte from all obligation to explain further on the subject of the religious privileges. It is incontestably evident that the independence of a sovereign state is null if among its attributions is not preserved that of refusing without offence a demand which is unauthorised by trea ties, and whose acceptance would be at the same time super fluous as to the ostensible object, and not less humiliating than injurious to the high party which declines it. Nevertheless, the Sublime l'orte dues not in any way re , tire from its friendly and profoundly sincere desire not only so fulfil all its engagements towards Russia with the most scrupulous e ...ctitude, but further to give it such entirely new proof of its earths' dispositions as is compatible with the sacred rights of its sovereignty and with the honour and the fundamental interests of is empire. The Sublime Porte is eves prepared to reiterate the assuraeces promised in the letter of the 4th (16th) June, written in reply to that of his Becellency Count Nessel nu, bearing date the 16,h May (G. S.) ; and it is still disposed, if an arrangement of a nature to satisfy Mania can be arrived at without prejudice to the sacred rights of the Sultan, to send an ambassador extraordinary to St. Petersburg to seek so concert with the Russian cabi net the means of arriving at that end. As regards the passage in the lett, r of his Excellency Coast Nesselrode relative to the eventual invasion of the Ottoman territory, the Sublime Porte has already declared that it cannot ec t irpt it.; and as that letter, as well es the reply of the , Ottoman ministry, was at once commu nicated to the Powers that signed the treaty of 1841, it evidently becomes needles' to enter into details o so pain ful a question. In consequence of these circumstancee, and in virtue of these considerations, the govsrnment of his Majesty had reason to hope that the founded motives which he never ceased to allege to justify the refusal of hie consent, the impossibility in which be finds himself of according it, and the sincere desire which at dif ferent times he has expressed to see a renewal of the cordial relations between the t•o High Parties, would be , finally appreciated, and that the court of Russia would ! return to more equitable sentiments towards it. The Sub lime forte feels the more sorrow in finding itself deceived in this hope, as the eminent qualities of the Emperor of I Russia, his known justice and moderation, did not allow it to 'impose that his Majesty would be capab'e of wishing to ground his demands upon other bases than those of reason and common right, as he had but recently given both to the Sultan himself and to the European powers, positive assurances of his desire to respect the dignity and maintain the independence of the O:tnmsn empire. And it is in this state of things that the Sublime Porte has just received the official notice that the Russian troops have crossed the frontier. _ _ _ If the Court of Russia persists in founding the demand I to consecrate, by a document obligatory towards it, the religious privileges of which it is in question on the treaty of Kainardje-, it must be observed that the promise contained in the first part of Art. 7 of that treaty, relative to the pro tection of the Christian religion and its churcher, is a gene rality ; and that degree of importance attributed to it by Russia can scatcely he found in it, still less a speciality in favour of the Greek religion. However this may be, it' the Sublime Porte omitted to protect the Christian religiou and churches, it is then only that it would be time to remind it of its promise by quoting that. treaty ; and it is no lets clear that this new proposition cannot be founded upon that treaty, in 3.4nuch es the privileges and immunities of the Greek religion have been granted (octroyi , ) by the Sublime Porte without the demand or intervention of any one whomsoever. It is, in fact, a point of honour for it to maintain them et present and in the future, and a duty imposed upon it by its system, full of solicitude for its subjects. The firmans which have recently been pro mulgated, and which confirm the privileges ard the immu nities of all religions, publicly testify to the firm intentions of the Sublime Porte in this respect, in such manner that without the slightest doubt a foreign intervention is not at all required for the purpose. Only, whereas the court of Russia, whatever may be the motive, has conceived suspicions with regard to those religious pri vileges, and as the Greek religion is that of the august Emperor, and cf a great portion of his subjects, the Sublime Porte, moved by these considerations, and also front deference to the amicable relations which still exist between the two powers, does not retire be fore the resolution of giving sufficient assurances to his subjects. But, if a government contracts, on the rights and privileges which from its own movement it has ac corded to the churches and priests of a nation of so many millions of souls submitted to its authority, exclusive obli gations with another government, it would be to share its authority with that government; it would be nothing less than the annihilation of its awn independence. The treaties concluded between the Sublime Porte sod the court of Russia, concerning the two principalities, do not authorise in any manner the sending of troops by Russia into these two countries; and the article relating thereto, which is in the Sened of Bulta-Liman, is subordinate to the cases of the breskiag out of internal disturbances, which is by no means the case in the present instance. The fact is, that this aggressive proceeding on the part of Russia cannot in principle be considered in any other light than a declaration of war, giving to the Sublime forte the incontestable right of employing military force in return. But the Sublime Porte is far from 'spiting to push its right to the extreme. Strong in the justice which reg :fates its policy towards the Powers, it prefers reserv ing them in the expectation of a spontaneous return of Russia to a line of action more conformable to its declara tions. It is with a view to remove every obstacle to that return that it restricts itself at present to protest against the aggression of which it lies such just right to complain. It thinks thereby to offer to the whole world an additional proof of the moderation of the latent it has adopted since the commeacement of this affair. It abstains from any hostile act, but it declares that it in no manner cements to the entrance, from time to time, of troops into the pro vinces of Moldavia and Wallachia, which are integral parts of the Ottoman empire, regarding them as a house without a muter. _ It protests ' therefore, formally and openly, against that let ; and, in the conviction that tho powers that signed the treaty of 1841 would not give their consent to such an aggression, it has given them an explanation of the eh cumstancer, and meantime maintains in armed attidude for its defence. In conclusion, it repents that his Majesty the Sultan is always desirous of meeting any founded reclamation of the Court of Russia, of which lie bas already given proof more than once, and is ready to redress any grievance concerning the religions alleles of which his Greek subjects might have cause to complain ; that that reparation has been made as regards the holy plac. s ; that that question has been soloed to the satisfaction of Russia; and that the Sublime Porte does not hesitete to offer more explicit assurances to con firm the arrangement which has been made to the 'etiolata tion of all 'vibes. Constantinople 2 (14 July), 1833 (8 Chem], 1269). FRANCE. PARIS, THVIISDAT The information which I received yesterday that something of more than ordinary importance had transpired at the conference between Lord Cowley and M. Drouyn de Lhuys receives confirmation from tho following article in the Siecle, which has made a great sensation both' at the Bourse and in political circles: . . Yesterday morning, at half-past nine, a courier arrived from London at the English embassy. The despatches, which, it is said, were of the utmost importance, were im mediately forwarded to Lord Cowley at Chantilly, and we are informed that at two o'clock in the afternoon his lord ship • il in Paris to have a conference with the Minis ter of Foreign Affairs. However well sealed official des patches may be, something always escapes through the envelopes and the triple seals. We relate. therefore, with a certain di gree of confidence, what is stated - to us in our letters from London, and by persons who left London at the same time with the letters. fhe English government, it is said, his informed that of France that the moment is come for itiseussiog all the plans of proceedings in the event of a war, which is happily still not certain. As regards the condition of the evacuation of the provinces of the Danube, the British cabinet is of opinion that it is implicitly laid down in the propositions of arrangement which have been sent to St. Petersburg ; but it thinks it would not be amid to lay it down explicitly, as negociations can be carried on with honour only on this condition. Our letters inform us of something still more serious. The English government admits that the fleets cannot, without risking the ri spect due to the two great naval powers, remain in Besika Bay ; and an order is to be sent to them to pass the Dardanelles, but without undertaking any warlike operation with out fresh instructions. The reasons which have de termined the British cabinet to take a resolution appa rently so opposed to tho ostensible policy of Lord Aberdeen are as fellows: France and England have conclusively de monstrated that they have the right to take a step which they have not yet taken. This is a striking proof of their moderation. But this moderation may have, and in fact has, been taken by the mass of Oriental population as a sign of fear and hesitation in the face of Russia. In this opinion on their part there lies real danger. While Russia instals herself as a sovereign in two rich provinces whence sho may act upon Semis and Bulgaria, the Sultan in the eyes of many people appears to be abandoned by his allies, who lose with him the prestige of their power. Besides, in what respect would the entry of the fleets into the Dardanelles change the existing situation ? To an act of war, Turkey, England, and France would have replied by au act of war, which, if ft did not histen peace, would at any rate not poapoue it, for the Emperor of Russia could not refute an arrangement because Frazee and Eng land should have usumed a position in Turkey, balancing that taken by himself in the Danubian Provinces. The entry of the fleets may make Russia show her intentions, it cannot alter them. Moreover, it has been found by expe rience that ambassadors will not act upon their own respon sibility, and that it was necessary for the cabinets themselves to come to a decision relative to the fleets. If we could have hesitated to circulate this serious end,decisive intelligence, it would only have been humus it is so conformable to the policy advocated by this journal, that it might he thought we had desired rather than known it to be true. But thank Oed it is known that we are actuated by patriotic feelings more than by &lithe illusions of self-love. The news of the ap,•rosching entry of the fleets into the Dardanelles his been communicated to us most seriously as a fact having all the character of a moral certainty. As such we give it to our readers, begging them nevertheliu not to forget the difference between • resolution taken and a fact accom plished. fhe effect produced by this article on the Bourse was in great measure counteracted by a telegraphic despatch from Marseilles, stating that the Caradoc had brought intelligence that the compromise pro posed to Russia by Austria had been accepted with slight modifications, and had received the went of Lord Bedell& and M. de Lacour, who had secured the adhesion of the Porte. There had been a great rise at the Marseilles Bourse on the strength of this news. It is, however, wholly unworthy of credit. The Caradoc left Constantinople before the Alexander, and there is not a word in the correspondence down to the 15th brought by the I latter boat to confirm the story. Besides, it is in-1 consistent with the latest accounts from St. Peters burg. The Bourse here, perplexed by the contra dictory intelligence that pours in from all quarters, was obliged to resign itself to uncertainty, a vague and general belief that all will yet he settled peace ably still predominating. The Marseilles news brought the Threes up to 78.75, but towards the close they dropped to 78.35. Admiral de la Slavic, on his return to Prance, has written a memorandum in explanation of the circum stances which led to his abrupt dismissal from the command of the Mediterranean fleet. He justities the delay complained of in leaving Salamis by stating that the accounts of his commissary-general were not ready ; and further, he organ; that the rules of the service allow a commander of a squadron three days before executing an order, and that the order iu question contained co intimation that the general rule was to be departed from in this instance. On assuming the command of the fleet, Admiral Hamelin issued the following order of the day : Sailors of the Squadron! The Emperor has caked me to command you at a moment when we may have to support the honour of our flag. You will mlintain that excellent spirit which animates you, and will be under tuy command what you Pave been under the able direction of the distin guished officer whose services the navy and the squadron have this day the pain of losing. The Vice-Admiral Conimanling.in•Chicf, A Paris correspondent of the Lithpendynce Belo writes: To mention a retrospective but curious f,-e, lam psi tively assured today that the Prince de Juinville received information from an individual, that he wes abaut to at tempt the Emp.TOt's life. This person recommended his family to the prince's care, in cue he should lose his life in attemptiorto execute his crimiral design, which. he dared to state, would be advantageous to the noble exiles. It is also positively true that the Prince de Juinville transmitted the letter immediately to Lord l'altuerston, by whom it was sent to the French government. The steadiness of the last two days in the funds has given way to-day to a good deal of fluctuation, ending in a full of 10c. in the Four-snd-all.ll per Cents. for cash, and 33c. in the Three per Cents. for the account. The Three per Cents. for cash have maintained their value, and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for the account have advanced sc. Bank Stock has continued steadily to improve in value, and is now 25f. higher than yesterday. The following are the closing prices : —For cash : Three per Cents., 78f. .50c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Centt.., 103 f. 30c. For the account : Three per Cents., 78f. nc. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 44.1 c. Bank Stuck, 2,823 E. Northern, 878 E; Paris and Orleans, 1,146 f. 50e.; Paris and Strasbourg, 937 f.; Paris and Lyons, 935 f. 25e. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,112 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 763 f. SPAIN. The Crum?. Publico says that General Jose do la Concha has presented to the government a memoir on the political state, the government, and the admi nistration of the island of Cuba, and has requested to be allowed to publish it. UNITED STATES. AND CANADA. LIVERPOOL, THURiDAY. The Royal Mail screw steamship Lady Eglinton, Captain Paton, arrived in this port this morning, from Montreal and Quebec, after a very rapid run from the latter port of 11 days 1 hour mean time. She sailed from Quebec at 6 p.m. on the 16th, and passed the foHowing vessels in the river bound up : Apollo, Mar Black, Barbara, Indus, and Zion's Hope—all from hence. She arrived off the rock light at 3 o'clock this morning. In addition to the Canadian mails, the Lady Eglinton has brought home 65 passengers (amongst whom were Admiral Boxer, C. 8., and family), and a large cargo of mercantile produce on freight. By the Montreal Telegraph Company we have news from New York, up to 11 a.m. on the 16th. The Crystal Palace was opened on the I.lth inst., in presence of an immense concourse of spectators. The President of the United States and Gen. Scott were present. The New York Herold states that Mr. Buchanan has definitely accepted the embassy to England. The steamer Empire, on her downward trip from Albany to New York, on the morning of the 16th, was run into by a sloop, and one of her boilers was thrown overboard. Two persons were killed, and 8 or 10 seriously injured. The damage done to the steamer is estimated at 6,000 dole. Commercial matters at New York had not under gone much change. The market for breadstuffa had advanced considerably under the advices per Arabia, but had since become languid—the orders from this country being below holders' advice& The weather in Western Canada had been delight fel for some days precious to the sailing of the Lady Eglinton. Wheat was already ready for harvesting, , and the crop was likely to prove a large one. The coroner's jury on the victims of the Gavazzi riot at Montreal concluded its sittings on the 10th instant, after a long charge from the coroner. In stead of a verdict, special returns were handed in by the divided jurors. Eight jurors found that the Mayor ordered the soldiery to fire upon a crowd, while there was no riot or disturbance to justify such order, and that the order of the Mayor, as well as the firing of the soldiery, without the orders of their offi.ers, were unnecessary, culpable, and unjustifiable acts. Ten jurors found that one man was killed by some person supposed to be one of the defenders of Zion Church, and that those killed by tho soldiery were killed in consequence of military words of com mand uttered by a person unknown, alter the Riot Act had been read. The jurors agreed on cne point, that the Mayor read the act unnecessarily, and that immediately after he was done reading, a firing took place on the part of the military, and that several parties not concerned in the riot were killed. An other of the wounded at the riot of the 9th June, named Michael Donnelly, died on the night of the 11th instant. The Hon. John Ross, Solicitor-General for Upper Canada, was returned for the town of Niagara, with out opposition. A severe hailstorm occurred seven miles N.W. of Toronto on the 13th inst. Some hailstones were picked up two inches long and;one inch wide. From Bytown, Upper Canada, we learn that the woods in the neighbourhood of that town had been on fire for several days, and it was feared much ' damage to property had occurred. A court-martial on the officers and men engaged in the Gavazzi riot commenced its sittings at Mont real on the 15th inst., and had not terminated at noon on the 16th. A tire occurred on the night of the 15th at Petit Cute, which destroyed some outbuildings, but was got iunder without doing much damage. Bread-stuffs at Montreal had advanced in value. Flour was quoted 225. on the spot, and 235. 6d. for August delivery. Wheat had advanced still more in proportion, and if tonnage were abundant the mar ket would be active. A statement has been published in the Quebec journals, showing an increase of 84 in the r.umber of vessels arrived, and 23,283 in the amount of ton nage, at Quebec in 1833 over the year 1852. The Lady Eglinton reports the arrival at Quebec of the ships Broom, Dauntless, Countess nt Durham, Arthur, and Euxine, from hence; Jamaica, from Glasgow ; Hans Thorswald, from London; Stafford, I Warwick, and Brown, from Sunderland; Zetland, from Bristol; and Lavinia from Waterford. The Hon. Chief Justice of Canada, Sir James Stuart, died at Quebec on the 14th iost. Amongst the persons named as hu successor are Mr. Justice Rolland, the Hon. Henry Black, and the Hon. Hyp polite Lafontaine. Admiral Boxer, C. 8., who left Quebec in the Lady Eglinton, was presented with an address, accompa nied with a purse of money, before his departure, by the inhabitants. Her Majesty's ship Devastation left Quebec early on the morning of the 15th for the Gulf; and her Majesty's ship Leander same afternoon for Pieton. With the exception of one slight skirmish, the 12th of July passed off quietly at Montreal. Fears of an outbreak were entertained. A fire occurred in Montri al on the 18th. by which considerable damage to p 'operty was sustained. COMMERCIAL. Qrrnit. JULY 16. Exchange on this country was inactive, without change in price. In breadatuffs flour was in moderate demand, At declining prices. Wheat 'wavy. Ashes in moderate de mand. Beef and pork inactive, hut without change in prices. Freights to GliNow and Liverpool had a clown. ward tendency, and the rates quoted wet:—flour, is. pa barrel; and &is. for saws. Nothing doing for London. MEETING OT rnE CITY POLlCE.—Yeeterday after noon a general meeting of the City Police was held at the Temperance Ilall, Friar-street, lilatkfriars, for tbo purpose of adopting a petition to obt. in an increase of pay. The attendance of constables was numerous, there being nearly four-fifths of the force, numbering about 400, present, the, remainder being absent on duty. Several aergeants wero also preaent, who, however, did not jut erfere with the pro ceedings. Police coostable Ferster, 42.5, was unapimou.ly calks to the chair, and acid they had met to rode ,vour, by legal means, to obtain an iocierese of pay, veli,eb was much j required at the present time. A petition, praying for in creased. pay, was then read and agreed to, and a deputation was appointed to presnit it to Mr. Pauiel WI Harvey, the City Commissioner of Police THE AFRICAN MAILS. (at ELCCrItI, 71:1.EnRAVII.) PLYMOUTH, Fainav The General Screw St eam Shipping ComistilY's Packet, Queen of the South,arrived this morning. She kit Sandhead, May 16; Ceylon, Mat 06 ; June 6; Cape, June 21 ; St. Helena, June ; Ascen sion, July 4; St. Vincent, July 13. The Lady Joei lyn was at anchor at Point do Galle, having lost one of the fans of her screw. Her passengers and mails were sent on to Calcutta by the Hindostan. The Puttinger and Pekin were at Calk. The Queen of the South conveyed the Overland Mails of the 23th of March to the 23ili Aptip to the Mauritius. The delay in the arrival of this mail at Point de Galle was o ring to some injury to the ma chinery of the Bentinck. Iler Mujesty'e steam-ship Hydra seined at tho Mauritius on the 6th June. The Alexander, from Melbourne, April .5, had called at Port Leith., and left a mail which was brought on by the Queen of the South. The French ship Paquobot Mexicaine, from Bour bon, had just put in, with loss of two men'; she was compelled to throw overboard 1400 bags of sugar. The General Screw Steam-ship CJinpeny's packet Indiana, which left the Cape on the of May, had no: arrived at Mauritius on the 6th June. Rice was becoming SedIVC; !doughy, the only description in the marker, made 3 dola. 33c. 4,030 hags of grain made 4 dole. per bag.: The constitution, with one or two exceptions, had been received at the Cape with every expression of gratitude, and General Cathcart and Lieutenant- Governor Darling are restoring order on the borders, and promoting content within the colonies. His Excellency, on visiting I:in:Waage to judge of its eligibility for assembling the legislature, in reference to the intended publication of a minute giving a full and faithful account of the state of frontier affairs which he had addressed to the Legislative Council, said he was in hopes, when they saw this minute, they would be satisfied that the prospects of per manent peace and security are as favourable and promising as they could desire. The Graham's Town Journal of June 8, and the Frontier Times of the 13th, contain accouuts of various depredations and cattle stealing by Eaffirs, of unsuccessful attempts to capture the offenders, and of the desertion of three Cape Mounted Riflemen with their horses. It is supposed these fellows have gone to Moshesh. The demand for skilled labour appears increasing throughout the colony, arisicg, in many instances, from new villages being established. Wool was being brought into Port Elizabeth in larger quantities than ever before observed. Seven veseels were there loading with wool for London. Her Majesty's ship Her:mica, Captain Baynton, arrived on the 4th of June from Cork, and sailed fur Australia on the 2iith, with fifty-four married couples and seventy-nine single men, eighty-seven wemen, fifty-eight boys, and forty-nine girls. The steam-vessel Dee, Lieut. G. T. C. Smith, ar rived in Simon's Bay from Gordon's Bay June and left for Algoa Bar June 20th. In Simon's Bay.—ii.M. ships Meander, Commo dore Talbot ; Grecian, Commander the Hon. G. Keane, and Dart, Lieut. Beane. The Calcutta, due at the Cape 18th June, was not there on the 21st. There was 110 intelligence at the Cape of the Argo, from Southampton, the Antelope, from Liverpool, or the Adelaide, from the Australian colonies, with gold-dust valued at 300,000/. Her M ijesty'a steamer Volcano, from Ascension, snived at St. Helena on the 23rd June. The ship Scotland, from Hong Kong to Lordon, arrived on the 26th, spoke the day previous the 1) knish ship Christian, from Simon's Bay. The barque Reliance, from Singapore for Glasgow, arrived on the 28th. Flour and sugar were scarce at St. Helena. •Com modore Mayo, in the United States' fi igate Consti tution, was at St. Vincent, and entertained most hos pitably the °Eves and passengers of the Queen of the South. The Engish red ensign was hoisted at the fore, and a salute of fifteen guns was fired on the departure of the visitors. The gallant officer also scut his band to the stern of the steamer to serenade the ladies. The Constitution left for Porto nays, July 30th. The Queen of the South has a cargo of indigo, silk, saltpetre, and piece goods. She was detained thirty-six hours at the Cape, on the appli cation of a mercantile firm to the Cemtnodore. Con trary north-east winds prevailed after leaving St. Vin cent. She has 140 passengers including attendants, among them are from Calcutta :—General Sir H. and Lady Wheeler, Brigadier Iluish and Captain Cawel ; from Madras, Major Wilder and Captain Barker; from Mauritius. Major Newhouse and Captain Galen ; from the Cape, Lord Alexander Russell, Major Preston, Colonel Boys, and Captain s Fenwick, Doe raux, Gordon, Careton, and Whittiegstall. THE STRIKE OF THE CAB-OWNERS. Yesterday, as cn Wednesday, not a cab was to be seen plying in London str,ets. In rome measure to make up for their deficiency, a number of private flies were pig into requisition by ladies and gentlemen whose business or pleasure compelle'd them to procure the luxury of a earriage. Among them were several cabs, whose drivers had doffed their badge, with the hope of somewhat relieving the loss their wages as cab-owners during the 'mike. At the dil ferent railway stations the directors partially met the great inconvenience which was excerieneed by providing spring vans, light carte, and even re heeloarrows, for the accommodation ut the various kinds of luggage as it arrives from the country. The committee of cab-owners, whose quarters are Cran bourne Hotel, waited yesterday on Mr. Fitzroy, at the Home-office, to represent their grievances. They presented their` demands in the fcrm of the following provisions, which the cab.owneas desired to haze enacted. PABI. For any distance not exceeding two miles, the sum of lc., and no hackney carriage should be compelled to work at C.l. per mile, except within a circle of four milts from some central point. For every mile, or part of a mile, beyond the distance of four miles from such central point, Is., and for which sum the hirer shall be entitled to return to ouch point of the circle as the carriage shall have first passed. When more awn two persons shall be carried in et upon any hackney carriage, a sum of sixpence for each person, in addition to the fare, shall be paid for the whole hiring. Personal luggage, contained in carpet bags, portmanteaus, or hat boxes, to the extent of 56 lbs., shell net he charged for; the carriage of luggage of other descriptions ssall be made subject to an agreement, which shall be legal and binding. When hired by time, 2s. shall be paid for the first hour, and 6d. for every 15 minutes sr coy portion of 15 minutes beyond. ALTEI:ATIoNS Ai 70 DISCIPLINE. Clause V., line I—To ~rase the words " both " and " outside." Clause Vl.—After line 5, to add the words "except when tho hirer or driver shall require the distauce to be mea sured." Clause VIII., line 3—That the words "if required" shall he insetted after " deliver," and the penal clause (17) shall be altered accordingly. bI:'GGStiTIONS. That an appeal from . the decisions of tither commissioners of police or magistrates to a superior court shall be allowed in all matters of dispute arising out of the working of this or any other act relating to the discipline of drivers. That as the Ransom cabs can in no way participate in the increased fares peimitted by this act, the proprietors shall be allowed to fix such rate GI fares as they may di cm expedient, provided that steel rate of fares shall be dis tinctly exhibited inside, and that such rate of fare shall not be altered without one week's notice be given at the proper office. Ilvon the return of the deputation to the body of the pro prietors who had met at the Cranbourne, Mr. Liman, who bad acted as its spokesmen, reported to the meeting that the deputation Lad had an interview s it to Mr. Fitzroy at the House of Common?, iu company %van Sir It. Mayne, Sir J. Shelley, and another member ui par liament, whose name he did not know, but be was sorry to inform the meeting that their hopes, if highly raived.would be disappointed. The first thing which Mr. Fitzroy did, was to clerics his regret at the step which they had teasers, as, however much he might have been inclined to du for them on Monday, he was not, through their subsequent conduct, in so good a Noakes to do it now. They then I went into the ecinsiderauon of the conditions contained in I the memorial. Tin first was the demand of one shilling for • hiring under two miles. Mr. Fits soy said he could not accede to it. It was un reasonable to ask it, and quite impossible to do anything of the sort. (oh, oh l) The next condition was the pay ment of Is. for every mile beyond the fourth, and Mr. Fitzroy said that he would that night propose &clinic fix ing the (are at Is. for every mile beyond the (earth, Charing-cross to be the central .g . niassi :: : 011aemeli-vg That will do.") In fact, upon kOesng into 16 the a4,se was found to agree exactly with st4ir 00170.469114 Tit* was the first thing Mr. Fitzrcy lipid pee them : and taba td. t neat was the sixpence which t 1 reqaireer every nee- '• wager beyond two, and which :Um:oy was 41Aulii;ling to grant, whether they carried ree,. four, or five.patssen. gem. (Cheers.) The next po was the luggage. .1114. Fitzroy admitted the reasonable ss of their request, Moll stated so to Sir U. Mayne ; but ided that no salt alto- . I ration could be made. Thcy next eigita..to.thatintesi.lagelli,