The Express. — London, England, 1853-09-24 00:00:00

Zrvrtsli. TO colatEsros DENTS. A F 4 - • a r.. • T...• c..t..stne to, evoweves *.i tte,' t• y 0441.44 swery limits; and hillisy light., as taw for AA., u., •In I rotetl for Ttte Expretts" totottri Evening p.tprr t 111 , 1-1 t • 10,1baueetie-etreet, by Tee tit.t.it es the by et puleetaitos. ItIGIt WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ?ix 3b. S. is . : want, Gb. s•. iv-mmug.w retug. Ch. Altemon. t , h. Sisk. LO.V DOS, SATURDAY, SEPTBMBER 24. We now publish the second despatch of Count Nesssutuot: to Baron .NISALNDOItEr. Its tenor exactly corresponds with the account we were enabled to give of it two days ago. It explains the sense in which the ('zee acc:•pted the Vienna note. and this sense is one in which the SULTAN never could accept the note without sacrificing his own in dependeree and self-respect ; and in which France and England could not invite the St' LTAN to accept it without treading on therights of an independent State. Count Nit4sesitorn: declares that his master cannot consent to the first modification of the Porte, be cause with that modification the note will not imply that the Emil:eon has a right to interfere betwvai the St huts and his subjects of the Greek rite. Count Nesseheuto: does not deny that the moditieil terms of the note ensure to the Porte's subjects of the Greek rite every immunity they enjoy or are eutitled to. Count NESSELRODE, therefore, by standing out for the something more which he says was implied in the original draft of the Vienna note, frankly confesses that regard for the immuni ties of Christians of the Greek rite in Turkey was only a secondary consideration of the Cis!: ; that what the CZAR really sought was an admission by the SULTAN of his right to interfere in the internal politics of the Ottoman Empire. Again Count NESSELRODE declares that his master can not con* nt to the second modification proposed by the Porte, because if it is made the Vienna note will no longer assert that the right claimed by the CZAR of interfering iu the in:cruel politics of the Ottoman Empire is conferred upon h:ui by the Treaty of liainardji. That treaty confers no such right upon the CLAR ; but if the SULTAN had signed the Vienna note as it originally stood, he would have acknowledged that tho groundless claim of the CZAR was well founded. Yet again Count NesiELRODE declares that his master cannot accept the note as modified by the Porte, because it does not, like the original draft, promise to concede to the Christians of the Greek rite subject to the SULTAN any immunities not en joyed by other Christian subjects of the Porte. The Cz%lt Das;its that ho has a right to claim for Ottoman subjects of the Greek rite all or any privileges that the Porte may have been indoced, by political or other considerations, to grant to any foreign Chris tians while residing in its dominions. Had the CZAR demanded that his own subjects of the Greek rite while residing in Turkey should enjoy any im munities enjoy. d by French Catholics or English Protestants while residing there, his demand would bare been reasonable, and no more than his sub jects are entitled to expect him to advance on their behalf. But when he demands that tho SULTAN shall take from Russia the law as to how he is toilet"' with his own subjects, and also that he shall tell these subjects they are indebted to Russia alone for the concessions he may male to them, the Czsu demands what he cahoot have a shadow of a right to ask. It is curious to note how inconsistently, within the brie I limits of this not very long despatch, the Russian Chancellor at one time ho'ds out the immu nities, of Christians of the Greek rite in Turkey as of it tie moment in the eyes of the Ct ‘a—at another as all In all with him. When it is Count NERSELRODS'S cue to speak of the SULTAN'S refusal to give Russia credit fur immunities granted by the Parte, of its own free accord, to Christians of the Greek rite, the Count pooh-poohs these concessions—it is not a guarantee for them that is wanted; it is that the enjoyment of them shall redound to the honour and glary of the CZAR. Bat when Count NESSEL RODE comes to speak of the conflicting claims of the various Christian communions at the Holy Sepulchre, he affects a zeal for those of the Greek rite that cannot be contented with sub stantial justice, but mast secure for them every merely flattering concession that hu been made to other sects. Even the Christians of the Greek rite must see the source of this glaring incon sistency : the CZAR is thinking not of them but of his own self-glorification. As individuals he would have no objection to see them trampled upon; but as representatives of the Church of which be aspires to be the earthly head, he will insist upon precedence fur them, in worldly dignity, over all other Chris tians. The vanity of the Czsz is too much for his policy : even while trying to shake the allegiance of the SULTAN'S subjects of the Greek rite by affecting to be their champion, he cannot conceal from them what utter nothings they are in his eyes. We dwell upon these self-betrayals of their real objects by the Emperor of Ruests and his Ministers not as throwing any new light on these objects; we recapitulate them merely for the sake of refreshing the memories of our readers before adverting to a more important revelation contained in the Nasser- RODE despatch. The note in its original form, it is admitted in that despatch, was too explicit, not only for the Ottoman Government but for the Governments of England and France. "The reading first adopted at Vienna was afterwards subjected at London and Paris to a modification ; and if at that time we did not raise any objection, as we had the right to do, it was not that we made any illusion in the sense of the change." The note, as originally drafted by the Austrian Ministers, admitted too apparently of the interpretation now attempted to be put upon it by the L . /AC. France and England saw through the trap, and endeavoured so to modify the terms that it might no longer admit of this interpretation. The CZAR perused the alterations ; saw that they were insufficient to defeat his purpose (" the distinction wes indicated in a manner so delicate that, in the spirit of conciliation," &c.); and ac quiesced in it. But the Turkish modifies tioos were effective, and must, therefore, be re sisted. Who can doubt, after reading these admis sions, that the terms of the note were from the be ginning concerted between the Russian and Austrian Courts, and intended to throw dust in the eyes of the French and English, as well as of the Turkish Go vernment. Austria, in now withdrawing its co operation from France and England, and insisting upon the SULTAN'S adoption of the terms of the Vienna note "pure et simple," is only playing openly thi game which it had hoped to play in secret. The detected colleague of the great northern thimble riser" will bully when he can no longer hope to sa It may be conceded to the French and English Governments. that in respect to the insidious phrase ology of the Vienna note they hare been deceived by Austria. The attempt to modify its originally too intelliyihle phraseology seems to indicate a desire to in, wain the rights of Turkey. This concession, L is no great compliment to their perspicacity, sin. e they were satisfied with word changer, which the Cz ‘r. SAW at once acre utterly ineffective. Rut it is nit so easy to acquit France and England of unworthy and conscious yielding on another ea- Inential point. _ After the DitOCIN DE Liwys and Lord CLARENDOX. the French and English Governreents were bound, before they proposed to Turkey to adopt the Vienna note, to obtain from the CzAw an unequivocal pledge that this adoption would im mediately be followed by the evacuation of the Danu bian Provinces. But in Count NesseutoDes first despatch to Baron METENDORIT it is declared that the Porte 's stipulation fur the evacuation of these provinces is inadmissible. The irresistible inference is that the French and English governments, though pledged to make such a stipulation a sine qua non, had neglected to do so. The present attitude of the Eastern question is most humiliating. On the assumption that the French and English Cabinets have been acting in good faith, it appears that a semi-hat barous power has first outwitted and now openly braves the two most enlightened and powerful nations of Europe. The only alternative—the assumption that the French and English Governments have not been acting in good faith—would be more humiliating still. A GOOD sign of the times is the increased measure of appreciation bestowed by the public upon their true friends. Nothing shows the character of a nation better than the manner in which it treats those who have laboured devotedly and successfully in its service. It is not always, however, that • nation is awake to the nature of the services it has received, and consequently it is hut too frequently the case that only the grosser kind of bene fits are repaid by the coin of national gratitude. A great victory either by sea or by land requires no very large power of appreciation to be enabled to decide upon its merits. We see, there fore, national monuments to dead heroes outnumber ing in a remarkable degree those erected to the memory of the civic benefactors of mankind. It requires an education of a certain sort to discover th.t a JENNER has really been of more use to his nation than half-a-dozen mere fighting heroes. This education, however, the people are obtaining. The SmeuL.Nsoss, the WATTS, red the DAR GANs are receiving their due raced of ha nour from the countries which they have enriched. We aro rejoiced to observe another instance of the improved state of public feeling in this matter, in the meeting which took place at Dunoon for the purpose of presenting a complimen tary address to ItowLAND HILL, to express the thanks of the meeting to that gentleman for his ex ertions in connexion with the Penny Postage move ment. The consequences of that movement have been far more extensive than could ever have been ima gined by the proposer of the abolition of the old rates. ' Tho enormous increase of commercial facilities which the reduction of the rate has introduced is much, but it is not the most important feature in the change. The cheering fact was stated by Mr. Mu. in his answer to the address that where one letter was written formerly tire are written now—that the gross number of letters last year was three hundred and eighty millions, and that it will be four hundred mil lions this year. But the true cause for our delight should be found, not in the mere numerical increase, but in the great moral result. What a deve lopment of the social feelings is indicated by an in crease of letters in the ratio of five to one. Making deduction of that portion of the augmentation which is due to commerce, how large a share is due to the increased facilities afforded to the intercommunica- dos of thought and feeling between those who for merly were separated by a gulf almost impassable. 1 Amongst the pour, some few years ago, a removal of one portion of a family from another; to a distant part of the country, caused a separation almost as complete as that occasioned by death. The difficulties of space were insurmountable, as far as their persons were concerned, and the high rate of postage checked the interchange of thought. Family ties became first loosened and tr.en broken. The mother forgot her son, and the son lived alien. ated from his mother. Both lived with their thoughts never wandering beyond the narrow circle to which fate had chained them. Everything beyond for them had no existence. The penny post has brought these together. It has prevented the gradual dying out of the best feelings of the heart amongst thousands. It has multiplied indefinitely the links which connect mankind together. The ties of family and friendship are rendered infinitely stronger and more enduring, now no distance makes the communication of kindly feeling more difficult- The remarkable fact stated by Mr. HILL, that the gross income, now 2,434,3261., was greater than the greatest gross income under the old system, speaks volumei s for the immense development of the inter course between mind and mind. The Post-office proves to be one of the greatest agents of civilisation, one of the most powerful instruments for the cultivation of the humanities of social life. How greatly another item in the changes in the Post-office—the introduction of the moneporders—has assisted the poor and middle-clasee• in their monetary transactions, may be seen by the fact that the amount of money tr►ns mitted by this means hu increased from 313,1241. to 9,438,2771. in fourteen years. How reasonably the public is charged for this accommodation may be seen from the circumstance that the Govern ment clear only 12,0001. annually by the opera tion. It is impossible, when reading the statistics given by Mr. HILL in his speech, to avoid the question, Why cannot this great boon be extended to the whole world, or rather why should not England receive all foreign letters at a cheap rate as well as all inland letters? This consummation might be ._ . easily attained. Our columns have often contained statements from the promoters of international postage, which prove that nothing but earnest ness and goodwill on the part of various countries are needed to obtain one of the greatest boons ever yet offered to the collective union of nations. The subject has just been brought before the Statistical Ctingreas now sitting at Brus sels, aid the plan proposed is so simple that it cannot be anticipated that tho objections to its introduction can be long maintained. The whole p:an is con tained in two resolutions which have been submitted to the Congress : 1. That each country becoming a party to the convention shall charge, collect, and retain the entire postage of all letters sent outwardi, and that it shall deliver all lettere received from foreign post-offices included in the convention, free of all charge what ; ever. 2. That each country shall make what charge it pleases on all letters proceeding to foreign countries but that charge shall b e un if orm i n a ll t hi ngs to all countries parties to the convention. The effect intended by the first resolution is that each country shall be totally free to make what arrangements it chooses as to its own postage rates France will not be required to assimilate her rates to ours, but may retain her present rates or adopt any other. She will only be required to transfer free of cost all letters arriving at her frontiers from parties to the convention. In return, she demands that the austere, to these letters shall be delivered gratin in the several countries to which they are directed. As the number of letters sent direct from England to France must be nearly the same as those seat direct from Franco to England, it must, be evident that neither party will lose much' THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1853. by the transaction. Each party, however, will Isn • gainer by - the abolition of the necessity of keeping accounts between the two court- 1 tries. It may fairly be pre‘inned too that the union of several nations into a convention of-this kind will lead the way to the abolition of the high rate in those countries which at first refuse to I give it up. The obvious hardship of a correspondent at one ending of a line being obliged to pay many times more for his share in it than the one at the other, will have its influence, and Governments will be obliged to yield to a pressure thus excited. The greatest effect, however, will be a moral one. France and England will be brought nearer together by each removal of a restriction on intercommunication. The benefits u yet con- fined to a country wilt be extended to two inset na tions. They will know more of each other, and learn to respect and value each other the more, giving to the world another example that the mere alteration of a fiscal regulation may have effect in directions not contemplated at first even by its most strenuous advocates. It is said that Lord CLARENDON is try ing to make a new Post-alce arrangement between England and France. Let us commend the Brussels resolutions to his serious consideration. ITALY. -- The question of the railway which is to unite the Mediterranean with Germany, via Switzerland, had been solved, to the great satisfaction of Genoa, by by the Council.Generel of Ticino, now sitting at Bel. Himont'. The city of Genoa is to supply six millions of livres. The Sardinian government is also to vest a large sum in the undertaking. Towards the close of the year two great sections will be completed, and Genoa will communicate with Suva, at the. foot of Mont Cenis. Nearly the whole of the 16 regiments concentrated at Marengo were conveyed thither by railin a few hours. On the occasion of the 3pening of the Turin and Genoa Railway, which is to take place in December, there is to be at Genoa an exhibition of works of art and industry, and of productions of agriculture and horticulture. 'the military manoeuvres at the camp of Marengo were alternately impeded and favoured by rain and fine weather. Those performed on the 17th figured an attack against the fortress of Alexandria, which, in case of war, would become the pivot of opera- tions. The Minister of W.A. had ordered a levy of 12,000 recruits of the class of Itss2, 9,000 of whom are intended fur the active service, and 3,000 for the reserve. Count d'Appony, the Austrian Ambassador, was preparing to leave his chateau of Ricoh for Vienna. The question of the sequestered estates, neglected on account of the difficulties in the east, is becoming daily more envenomed. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The latest elucidation which the present position of the Russo-Turkish question has received is fur nished by the Russian document which we give below. It is derived from the Zeit of Berlin, a paper having relations with the Prussian premier, and ap pears to be an extract from a despatch or note. Yesterday his Excellency the Ottoman Ambassa dor had an interview with the Earl of Clarendon at the Foreign-office. A despatch announcing that Lord Stratford de Bedeliffe had pressed the diplomatists of the Vienna conference to resume their meetings was yesterday published in London. We have reason to know that his lordship made no such request. The lithographic sews sheet of Berlin states that on the 17th the Prussian government sent to M. de Wildenbruch, its ambassador at Constantinopm ' de spatches enjoining him to induce the Ott omsu Porte to accept the note of Vienna without modification. It adds that the Prussian consul-general in the Danubian principalities, M. de Meusebach, has re ceived a decoration from the Czar. The German papers publish the following de spatch: _ _ "Vienna, Sept. 21. "At the repeated instances of the &Tile!' ambas sador [the Earl of Westmoreland] the conferences have been resumed. The ambassadors considered the urgency and expediency of collective anion, and it was finally resolved that all the ministers of the great powers at Constantinople should declare in common that the Vienna Note does not contain aught to endanger the sovereignty of the Sultan, as the Porte had conceived. No further joint assurances would ho To the proposition to give a more explicit declare. tion to the Porte, M. Buol objected that it was impossible to give precise guarantees, and that to give vague assurances might be attended with danger. With a view to bringing the points of difference between Russia and the Porte more readily before the public, we subjoin those portions of the original Vienna draft which have been modified by the Porte, and the modifications themselves, adding the objec tions of Resebid Pacha to the first and of M. de Nes selrode to the second. VIENNA NOTE. If at all times the Emperors of Russia have testi fied their active solicitude for the maintenance of tho privileges and immunities of tho orthodox Greek church in the Ottoman empire, the Sultans have never refused to consecrate them again by solemn acts. If at all times the Emperors of Russia have borne witness to their active solicitude for the worship of the orthodox Greek church, the Sultans have never ceased to watch over the maintenance of the immu nities and privileges of that worship and of that church in the Ottoman empire, and to consecrate them again. SZSCHID PACHA X. DS NISSELSODS. It is natural, and there is These words, "in the nothing to be said spinet it, Ottoman Empire," and them that the Emperors of Russia " the maintenance of the ire should testily their solicitude munitiel and privilegesi,&c." for the prosperity of the are suppressed in order to be church and of the religion pieced below, and to be ap which they profess. But, ac- plied exclusively to the Sul cording to the above-cited tans. This pupprcssion takes paragraph, it would be un- away the whole signification, dentood that the privileges and even the entire sense of of the Greek church in the the mutilated passage ; for States of the Sublime Porte nobody denies to the cove have only been maintained reigns of Russia their active by the active solicitude of the solicitude for the frith which Emperors of Russia. they profess themselves, and It is to OIL ob'crved , how- which is that of their sub ever, that tre fact of inserting jests. That which it was in a note to be given by the wished not to recognise is, Sublime Porte the above- that at all times Russia has mentioned paragraph, such shown an active solicitude as it is in the projec., for its co.ragicairs in Tur for religious privileges which key, and for the maintenance since the days of Mehe- of their religious franchises, med the Conqueror of and that the government is glorious memory down to resolved to adhere to that so the present day, have been licitude, and to preserve °drop.; and maintained with- those privileges intact. out the participation of any The turn given to the one whomsoever, would im- phrase is so much the more ply and offer pretexts to the unacceptable, because, by Russian government to pre- the expressions ich follow, tend to mix itself up in such there is attributed to the Sul matters. tans more than solicitude for _ No one could consent to the orthodox worship. It draw upon himself the re- is affirmed that they have preaches end the blame of Lever ceased to watch ova his contemporstita, as well the maintenance of these ia es ef po.tcr.ty, by allowing munities and privilegee, and the establishment of a state to confirm them by sole= of things as hurtful to the acts. The facts aro dime• present as to the future. trically contrary to what ia No servant of the august here affirmed ; and, COOli. Imperial Ottoman family dericg what has taken plasm dare, or would be capable, of more than once Ively, and putting into writing words eeoecially in the affair of the which would tend to dimi- Holy PLices, we are forced wish the glory of the in.titu- to sick a remedy for theta thous which the Ottuman tin- by squiring mere positive perces have founded by a guerantees fur the future. spontaneous movement of If we consent to scheme their personal generosity and ledge that the Ottoman innate clemency. vernment has never eeasel tie watch over the maiatenance of the privilegis at the Greek church, what then hucomee of the complaints which we have raised against it ? We ”ur:lst. admit ting by it that we have no substantial wrong that the TU:SSI,..I ~f Pence 31i uchik.4l was without motive, and, in a word, that the note which has been addressed to us is itself superfluous. VIENNA NOTE Faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the stipulations of the treaties of Kainardji and Adria nople, relative to the protection of the Christias wor ship, the Sultan regards it as due to his honour to pr,,vrve front all attack tae immunities and privi leges aczorded to the orthodox church. MODIFICATION. Faithful to the stipulations of the treaty of Kai nardji, confirmed by that of Adrianople, relating to the protection of Christian worship by the Porte, hie Mijtety, &c. IMMO PACIIA. M. DB NESSELRODE. As no one can deny that The omissions and ad the treaty of Ksinsrdji exists ditions of words, which are and is con fi rmed by that of made here with • strikine Adrianople, it is quit' clear affectation, have evidently that the precut° provisions the object of enfeebling the thereof will be faithfully oh- treaty of Kainardji, whilst 'and. assuming the appearance of If by inserting the above- confirming it. Toe reading mentioned paragraph the in- which would turn aside the tention is enterteined of con- spirit of the treaty, that is to sidering the religious privi- say, from the general priuci trips as the natural result ple laid down in the Bth arti sted exposed spirit of the ele relative to the mainte treaty of Kaioardji, the real canes of immunities, applies and precise provision of that to the view which we had treaty is limited to the sole express, d, and to which we promise of the Sublime Porte still Ir.ld ; for, in sue opi to protect itself the Christian rion, the promise to ',meet religion. The paragraphs a worship and its churches which the Porte might insert comprises within it the as regards religous privileges, maintenance of the immuni in the note it may sign, ties which they posmess. The ought only to express, as two things are inseparable. has been at all periods de- This reading, first adopted dared, either in writing or at Vienna, was afterwards by word of month, assurances subjected at London and at proper to remove the doubts Paris to a modification ; entertained by the Russian aid if at that time we did Covcrnment, and which form not raise any ohjeetion, as the subject of the disc's- we had the right to do, it siuns. was not that we made any But to give to the govern- illusion of the sense of the ment of Russia motives for change. We p rfectly coin. pretending to exercise a right prehendedthedifferencensaile of surveillance and interven- between two points, which, tion in such matters, by in respect to us, aro Mee. strengthening by new bonds parably united. But the the religious identity already distinction was indicated in existing b. tween agreat coin- a manner so delicate that, in munity of th- subject• of the the spirit of conciliation, Sublime Porte and a foreign and in the desire to arrive power, would be in some as soon as possible at a solu measure to share the save- /ion, we admitted the read reign rights and endanger ing which from that mo the independence of the em- ment we have considered as pire. It is therefore utterly invariable. impossible for the govern- These motives of conde ment of his Majesty the 'tension are no more appli• Sultan to give his consent cable to the new changes thereto, unless compelled to which have bzen made in the do so. MIMS passage at Conetan. If, finally, the object is tiruple. The line of demar only to obtain a renewal of cation between the two ob the provisions of the treaty jects is too strictly traced of Kainardji, the Sublime to enable us to admit those Porte might do it in a sepa- changes without disown rate note. ing all that we have Now, the imperial govern- said and written. The ment deems it of the highest mention of the treaty importance, either that tie of Keinardji becomes super paragraph relative to that !Nous, and its confirmation treaty of the project sent without object, from the mo shall be suppressed, or that, ment in which it is ceased to if it is maintained, the pro- apply the general principle miss of protection contained to the maintenance of the in the treaty of Kainardji religious immuniti; s of the and the question of religious Christian worship. It is privileges shall be separated with this end that these in so explicit a manner that two words hare been sup it may be understood at a pressed—" the letter and the first glance that they are two spirit." They bring for. different things. ward without any necessity the fact that the protection of the Christian worship is exercised by the Porte, as if we raised the pretension to exercise ourselves that pro tection in the states of the Sultan ; and as they omit at the same time to remember that according to the ietter of the treaty this protection is a promise made by the Sultan—an obligatiou ae. eqited by him—it would ap pear that they desired to question the right which we have to see to the punctual fulfilment of that promise. VIENNA NOTE. And, moreover, to make the Greek rite partici pate in an equitable spirit in the advantages con ceded to other Christians by any convention or special ordinance. MODIFICATION. And, moreover, to make the Gree k rite participate in au equitable spirit in all the advantages conceded to other Christians, subjects of the Porte. ItZBCHID PACHA. Y. DI NESBELRODB. It cannot be doubted that 3rd. The modification in the imperial government will traduced into this passage of not hesitate to allow the the Austrian note is Gape- Greek rite to participate, not cially inadmissible. The ()t -onic in the advantages which, toman government would of its free will, it has granted bind itself only to allow the to other communities of the orthodox worship to partici- Christian religion professed pate in tht advantages which by the communities its sub- it would accord to other re mete, but also in those which ligious communities, sub it may grant hereafter. It is, jects of the Porte. But front therefore ' superfluous to add, the moment in which these that the Sublime Ports will communities, eatholics or be justified if it cannot admit others, should not be consti the use of expressions so toted of native persons, but equivocal as those of eonven- of foreign priests and Isles lions or private provisions in (and this is the cue in al favour of a great community most all the convents, hospi of so many millions of sub- tale, seminaries, and bishop jects who profess the Greek ries of the Latin rite in Tur faith. key), from the moment, we Such being the points to say, in which itshould please which the Sublime Porte the Porte to accord to these' makes objections, it cannot, establishments new advan notwithstanding its supremo tapes and privileges, the or regard for the counsel of the thodex communities would Groat Powers its allies, and not, according to the words its sincere desire to renew its sought to be introduced relations with the imperial into the note, have the government of Russia—it right to demand the same cannot, I say, prevent itself favours fur themselves, nor from confiding to the equity Russian to engage herself for and justice of the Great them. I'owere the considerations The ill-dispesed relative to its rights of soya- tion of the ministers of the reignty and to its lade- Ports will become still more pendence. evident if we indicate the example of a possible ease. Let us suppose the probable case of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, the last ap pointed, receiving from the Porte privilege* which the Greek Patriarch has not. Every demand on the Dart of the last would be repelled, because he is the subject of the Porte. The same ob.ject tion might be taken by the Ottoman Ministry in that which concerns the catholic establishments in Nicotine, as soon as a new advan tage, not mentioned in the last firman, should be se corded to them, to the detri ment to the native comma- The Patrie says :—" We have news from the borders of the Danube of the 7th. Omer Pacha had left his head quarters to visit the defences that he had constructed on the banks of the river. He ap• pears satisfied with the way in which the works had been executed. The Russians had not yet appeared on the left bank, and Omer Pacha has no idea of crossing to attack them." The Sleds has the following on the Eastern ques tion : . The despatch from Vienna of the 20th, announcing that Austria has not completely adhered to the proposition of France and England tending to give to the Porte, by a col lee lye note, guarantees against the future interference of Russia between the Sultan acid his subjects, presents ob scurities whi. h we think we are able, at least in a great measure, to remove. The conferences had two difficulties to solve. It was necessary, in the first place, to decide on the merit and aloe of the modifications demanded by the Ottoman. Porte in the note drawn up at Vienna ; and next to preven , for the future the recurrence of acts similar to those which at this moment disturb the security of Europe. France and England are said to have declared that the original note might, without inconvenience, be maintained, if the conference explained by a memorandum that it understood that wee in the sense given to it by the modifications pre sented in the name of the Sultan. The two western powers are said to have afterwards demanded that the wish ex pressed by Turk() to receive from the governments which signed the treaty of 1841 guarantees against any occupation of the psineipalitiee, except in the Cates and conditions laid down by the Convention of Balta Liman should be acceded to. It was to these two propositions that Austria raised serious uhjections; it would, however, appear that Count de Buol-Schaurnstein did not express any fear of being obliged to withdraw the iamb ition of his government, except on the question of the guarantees fur the future. Tile terms and the forme employed were, as may well ba supposed, very measured, and sufficient!) , ambiguous for the ambassadors not to be justalicd, in saying that from the present time the Conf. r. net. was without any pracTical ohject but in spite of this phraseology it would require more good wdl than is felt by the Earl of Westmoreland and M. de Dour queasy, not to understand that Austria did not intend in any case to declare against Russia. Our readers have not perhaps forgotten that at the opening of the Continence, 1 Austria when called on to declare what part elm should i take, in the event of Russia ri fusing to accept the notes i replied, " In that case, we reserve our liberty of action." What she has said she does, and we will avow that •c can not corceiee how the amhasiadors c..u..d imajhre that she would o t d . so. Austria mey n -t like 'lutes, but -h, tears her too much not to serve end to follow her. Resider, what woulo the llapsburgr gair, it the Cater, the prototype of absolutism, were humbled by the two great lile.ral na tions ? It is even a great deal fur Austria to dare to remain neutral, and we doubt whether the Czar would allow her to do so when France and Eugland shell act in favour of Turkey. As to Prussia, the ease is different ; neuttaLty is suited to the position which her government has as sumed between autocracy and the constitutional prim , ciple ; for neutrality will permit her to wait for the mo m-ill when she may extend her influence in G.rmany at the expense of that of Austria. Let there be, there fore, no illusions entertaiced. The cabinet of Vi. tins has not interfered, and will not interfere, except in the interest of Russia. The diplomatic action et the cibinet of Berlin ht s a!ways been mating, d in such a way that it might he end.l. nly stopped without falling into recantation, and the E totem qua stint, finds it-elf in the some pi:seinen as it was at the outer-, with this difference, that Turkey is able to defend heriw:l single-handed dur.i.g a campaign. It has been stated in a v.vy affirmative tour, that in order to get over the ezuharrassiuent caused by the insistence of the Pirate France and England would hi ie.; up their fleets to cause the note of VI( mut to be accepted. The accounts which we have recen . ly given sufficiently proves in our opinion, that such is nut the intention of the written powers. They continue, on the contrary, to insist on Turkey obtaining hunuurablu couditiuus foe the pre.tut, and solid guarantees fur the haute. ANOTHER RUSSIAN NOTE. "Examination of the Three Mtxlifizations which the Ottoman Porte has introduced into the Austrian Note. " 1. The projet of Vienna declares, 'lf at all times the Emperors of Russia have borne witness to their active solicitude fur the maintenance of the privileges and immunities of the orthodox Greek church in the Ottoman Empire, the Sultana have never refused to consecrate them again by solemn acts.' this pas sage has been modified as follows :—' If at all times the Emperors of Russia have borne witness to their active solicitude for the worship of the orthodox Greek church, the Sultans have never ceased to watch over the maintenance of the immunities and privi leges of that worship and of that church in the Otto man Empire, and to consecrate them again --.' " These words, 'in the Ottoman Empire,' and these, ' the maintenance of the immunities and pri vileges, ,Sze.: aro suppressed in order to be placed below, and to be applied exclusively to the Sultans. This suppression takes away the whole signification, and even the entire sense of the mutilated pastsige; for nobody denies to the Sovereigns of Russia their active solicitude far the faith which they profess themselves, and which is that of their subjects. That which it was wished not to recognise is, that at all times Russia has shown an active solicitude for its co religioNists in Tenkev, and for the maintenance of their religious franchises, and that the government is resolved to adhere to that solicitude, and to preserve , tnose privileges intact. " The turn given to the phrase is so much the more unacceptable, because, by the expressions which follow, there is attributed to th. Sultans more than solicitude for the orthodox worship. It is affirmed that they have never ceased to watch over the main tenance of these immunities and privileges, and to confirm them by solemn acts. The facts are diamet rically contrary to Al hat is here affirmed ; and, con sidering what has taken place more than once lately, and especially in the affair of the Holy Places, we are forced to seek a remedy fur them by requiring more positive guarantees for the future. " If we consent to acknowledge that the Ottoman gover ;ment has never ceased to watch over the maintenance of the privileges of the Greek church, what then becomes of the compaiuts which we have raised against it? We should be ourselves ad mitting by it that we have no subt,t.intinl wrongs, that the mission of Prince Menschileoff was without motive, and, in a word, that the mite which has been addressed to us is itself superfluous. " 2. The omission and additions of words, which are made here with a striking affectati n, have evi dently the object of enfeebling the treaty of Kai nardji, whilst assuming the appearance of confirming it. The wording of the note first adopt( dat Vient.o was, Faith to the letter and to the spirit of the sti pulations of the treaties of Kainardji and Adrianople, relative to the protection of the Christian worship, the Sultan regards it as due to his honour to preserve from all attack the immunities and privi leges accorded to the orthodox church.' The reading which would turn aside the spirit of the treaty, that is to say from the general principle laid down in the Bth article telative to the maintenance of immunities, applies to the view which we had expressed, and to which we still hold; fur, in our opinion, the promise to protect a worship and its churc es comprises within it the maintenance of the immunities which they possess. The two things are inseparable. This reading, first adopted at Vienna, was after wards subjected at London and at I'dris to a modi fication ; and if at that time we did not raise any objection, as we had the right to do, it was not that we made any illusion of the sense of the change. We perfectly comprehended the difference made between two points, which in respect to us aro inseparably uited. But the distinction was indicated in &manner so delicate that, in the spirit of conciliation, and in the desire to arrive as soon as possible at a solution, we admitted the reading which from that moment we have considered as invariable. " These motives of condescension are no more appli cable to the new changes which have been made in the same passage at Constantinople. The line of demar cation between the two objects is too strictly traced to enable us to admit those changes without disown ing all that we have said and written. The mention of the treaty of Kainardji becomes superfluous, and its confirmation without object, from the moment in which it is ceased to apply the general principle to the maintenance of the religious immunities of the Christian worship. It is with this end that these two words have been suppressed the letter and the spirit.' They bring forward without any necessity the fact that the protection of the Christian worship, is exercised by tho Porte, as if we raise the pretension to exercise ourselves that protection in the States of the Sultan ; and as they omit at the same time to remember that, according to the letter of the treaty, this protection is a promise made by the Sultan—an obligation accepted by him—it would appear that they desired to question the right which we have to see to the punctual fulfilment of that promise. " 3. The modification introduced into this passage of the Austrian note is especially. inadmissible. The Ottoman government would bind itself only to allow the orthodox worship to participate in the advan tages which it would accord to other reli gious communities, subjects of the Porte. But from the moment in which these communities, catholic or others, should not be constituted of native persons, bat of foreign pr i ests and lairs (and this is the case in almost all the convents, hospitals, semi naries, and bishoprics of 'he Latin rite in Turkey), from the moment, we say, in which it should please the Porte to accord to these establishments new ad vantages and privileges, the orthodox communities would not, according to the words sought to be in troduced into the note, have the right to demand the same favour for themselves, nor Russia to engage herself for them. " The ill-disposed intention of the Ministers of the Porte will become still more evident if we indicate the example of a possible case. Let us suppose the probable case of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, the last appointed, receiving from the Porte pri vileges which the Greak Patriarch has not. Every demand on the part of the last would be repelled, because ho is the subject of the Porte. The same objection might be taken by the Ottoman ministry in that which concerns the catholic establishments in Palestine, as soon as a new advantage—not men tioned in the last Orman---should be accorded to them, to the detriment of the native communities." GERMANY. The crown of St. Stephen, with the other regalia of Hungary. was brought to Vienna from l'esth, by the Northern ItAilway, by the Archduke Albert, on the 19th inst. The Emperor was expected to arrive from Olmutz to receive them. The concourse of people was immense. A stately procession was formed to convey them to the Imperial Burg. The furniture nod other confiscated property in the Schloss of M. l'neeis l'ul%ky was advertised for sale, on the part of the Austrian government, on the 19th. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENINu. The Constautionnel draws the inference from an announcement from S•. Petersburg, dated the 14th, of the Emperor Nicholas hoeing set out 6,r Mo,eow, that he has giren up the project of meeting the Em peror of Auer ria at Olmuta. The Union, however, which from its legitimate connections is very likdy to be well informed as to the proceedings of the despotic powers, says to-day that the Czar will meet the Emperor of Austria t.t t)lmutz, and that the et. 'sting bonds of friendship between them will be drawn much closer. Tim Prince of Pruscia will also, according to tile same authority, be at Olmutz. Since writing the above, I have seen the following telegraphic thspatelt, dated Vienna, Thursday, Sept. 22 : A telegraphic despatch from Warsaw announces that the Emperor of Ewell will arrive at Ohnutz, on Saturday, the 24th, accompanied be the Grand Duke the heir apparent, the Grand Make Ninhulas, Palace Paskiewitaen, Co met orbdl, Generale Licari', Adletherg, and Grumwald, cellar Count .le Seseelrode, baron deMereedirtf, and the Secretary to the Embus% Baron Mubrenheim. The Princ e of Prus.ia is expected at the Cump of Olmuts on the 23rd. The Minister of Marine will leave Paris on Sun ! day to join the Emperor, and accompany his Itlit.ety lin his visit to the ports of Dunkirk, Boulogne, and j Calais. Habib Risk Allah Effendi, member of the Turkish Embassy in London, has arrived in Paris. The satisfaction felt by the bourgeoisie at eating bread below its value is likely to be of short du rat i on. The municipality are daily considering schemes for extracting money from the pockets of those who are able to puy to compensate the city funds for the advances made to the bakers. There is a tuik of some additional centimes upon the direct taxes. But' project for an octroi duty of 3f. per 100 kilogramm es upon iron, and 2f. upon cast iron, both which articles have been hitherto admitted free, finds much favour, and the more so because the proprietors of forest s complain that their interests are affected by the sub. stitution of iron for wood fur building purposes. It is also contemplated to raise the octroi duty on real front 28c. to We. A draft decree for cart ying these measures into effect is said to be before the Councilor State. At the last market at Lille wheat rose 2fr. 7.3 e. Ma bakers thi re arc compelled to sell at a loss, mis I'aris. It is given out that the municipality do not intend to mist vere in this nvstetn, but they will find it very difficult to abandon it. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. It was intended when their Majestie+ passed. througii Lille to inaugurate a statue of the Emperor, hearing this inscription, To the Protector of Native Sugar," but this ceremony hns been postponed till atter the imperial visit. The Emperor cannot phase everybody, and is obliged to be care ful le,t while he eultiyatra popularity at Lille he should give offence to Ilavre, where the petition got up by the beet-root growers for (quality in the sugar tnx has produced a strong counter movement in favour of the maintenance of differet.tial duties. " Encourage native augur, " shouts Lille. "Hyatt do," says Havre, " you will destroy your colonies." The Bishop of Arras appears to consider the pro elamntion of the Prefect of the Nord, caning upon the eltrgy to join the processions in the Emperor's route, as an infringement upon his jurisdiction. in a circular to his clergy he says : We are aware eatst you base ueen asked to appear in tba streets, side by side, with the mayors when the winces (tie) pass by. We op, reciate the p-litenots of this ins,tstiori, but we persist in thinking that your place is iu the church, about our person, and that this manner of doing honour to the powers of this world is more becoming, both f a them and fur you. Nevertheless, in those places al.ero no solemn reception takes place, you may join the public authorities of the commune. The Utiiwa remarks upon this : —" The Bishop of Arras is right. In the interest of religion it is most desirable that the priest should not be mistaken fa' a functionary." The Emp• ror and Empress attended the first re prtaeutatioll of the new ballet of -Elia ...1/ysia at the Grand Opera last evening. Queen Christina and the Duchess de Alba were also present—the}- were in a box oppsite that ocmpied by their Majesties. It has been stated that the Emperor did not go to the Odeon on the opening night on account of the news of the dreadful accident on the Bordeaux rail way. Another, nod more probable, reason, has, how ever been suggested, namely, 'hat beforo witnessing Dun Gu:om),, ho wished to know whet impression NI. Nlerj's dramatic portraiture of an ancestor of the Empress made upon the public. Odeon audiences are not always courtier-hke, as they disagreeably proved last year, when the President of the Republic was present to see llonneur et Argent. The •Ifonilcur publishes an official warning to the Constitutionnel from the Minister of the Interior. The warning says— Considerit.g the article published by the 1 7onVititeiooriel in it. number of the 19 11, under the hi ati of " Budvtin liebdom oluire de la Bourse de Pori.," and signed "Parade." Considering that vsying no atti.ntion t , the friendly notices that have tren given to it, the j iurns! persists with a view to private speculation in systematically praising up certain industrial enterprises and in depre ciating others by throwing discredit on them, with erro neous or malevolent appreciations. On the propositisn of the direc'or of the Surd,: Generale, a tint warning is given to the C , astitutionnel, in the person of M. l'sradis and of M. Denain, the publisher of the Journal. • The Journal des Havre, on the faith of private letters from Montevideo, states that after the triumph of the regular troops over the Urban militia devoted to President Oribe, the conquering party thought of placing the republic under the protectorate of Franey. The resolution suddenly taken be the ad miral commanding the station to send the Oiliest to France, had strengthened this rumour. By decree of the sth, it was ordered that vessels sad boats on the rivers of France, when laden entirely with corn, flour, rice, potatoes, or pulse, should be exempt from the navigation due?. The Nlinkter of Finance has now extended the applies , Lion of the decree to vessels and boats the cargoes of which consist only of these articles in part with other merchandise. In this case the dues are to be paid on the latter. The Moniteur du Loiret gives the following fur ther details of the late railway accident: The accident took place about half-put four in the morn ing. The passenger train going to Bordeaux was proceed ing at full speed, when it was suddenly p o-crived by the goods train coming from Angouleme. The engine driver in alarm sounded the whistle tit his engine, but he was too late, and the two trains were too close together fur tAi eol lision to be avoided. On hearing the sharp and repeated whistle of the goods train, the chief of the mail train, who was in the first baggage waggon, looked out of the window to see w hat was passing. At the same instant a frightful shock took place, and the head of the unfortunate man being un the outside of the carriage, it was cut efi as with a sharp instrument. His body remained in the carriage and the head rolled on to the line, w here it was after %ants pie.kid up. Three persons were on the engine of the mail train ; the engine driver, the stoker, and an inspector, M. eo. Sassenay, who thought it his duty to accompany the tram iu ani•equenee of the Minister of Public Work. being one of thy- pussen gem 11. de S,ssersay suldenly hearing the whistle of the goods' train left the platform of the locomotive, and went on to the ste;i in order to he hAter able to si-es ahead of him. It was to this proviocntial chance of position that he owes his life. Ii ing placed on the step, the shock threw him 30 feet beyond the line, from whence he rose with only a few slight bruises As to the stoker, he was crushed to death by the side of the engine driver, who was very dangerously wounded, but there are hopes of his recovery. The chief of the goods train was so completely cut to pieces that it was necessary to put the remains into a Sox. The enktina driver and the stoker were also kilted on the ►pot. the c irrioge in which the minister was with his s.7cretary was det :chest from the other carriages, and rolled away from their ruins. Several versions are current as to the mum of the IV'el lent. According to souse, the chit( of the goods train had received orders not to proceed until 40 minutes after 3, and then to enter the terminus; hut in the imper fect light of the morning, he mistook the time by his watch, and this was the cause of the calamity. If this account be true, lie has awfully expiated his error. THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S VISIT TO TILE NulailElTN DEPARTMENTS. ARRAS, FRIDAY, W.!, .%AI. When laot evening's despatch was sent off, the Emperor and Empress were proceeding to the prefecture to receive the congratulations af the different classes of the community is this district, expressed in addresses commit ted for provocation to the beads of deputations. Their Majesties were attended by a brilliant suite. The mueicipality surrounded the royal party as a guard of honour, the advance being led by tn.e mayors, the pre fects, and deputy prctecu, wuilo the open conisgesi s which the Emperor snit royal contort wera conveyed into OW city were strongly skirted on either side by th.sc selected for the occasion from all classes—trading, meraantile, aag nyzattfactoriag—the military escort, a thin one, b.:aiding up the rear. As their Jlajesties proceeded, the shouts of wakens,