The Press.
London, England, 1853-10-08 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

against Russia. Telegraphic despatches are said to
have been received that can be traced to no receiver.
In a few days will be opened in Paris a provisional
chapel for the orthodox tireek worship. It is at the
► Xiirrss demand of the Ambassador of the Sublime
Porte that the Emperor has accorded this authorisa-
tion to all Turkish subjects of this religion. The
Christians of the oriental Chureh—Mohlavians,Wal-
!whim's, Servians, and Bulgarians—have joined in
raising funds to support this chapel, and to maintain
a lireek priest. S. A. Veli-Pacha beads the subscrip-
tion, and declares that in so doing he is ailing in
strict confermity with his instructions, and the sen-
t' ants of tolerance entertained by the Sultan to•
wards all his subjects. The moment certainly is
cleverly chosen fur such a demonstration.
The No/lacer publishes this morning, at the head
of its " I'artie non ottleielle," the following :
" For several days past rumours have been spread
of au early modification in the Ministry. This ru-
mour has no sort of battalation."
The modification limy not be prochaine or early,
bat certainly it has been, and is, contemplated F.ooner
or later.

Ilitugsrr.s, October 7.

The importivnt news which every hour brings from
the East, confirming, unluckily, all the anticipations
of your paper, throws all our internal affairs into the
shade. The Emperor of Austria and the King of
Prussia have visited their ally the Emperor of Russia
at Warsaw, and the Czar will return to Berlin on
Friday next with the King of Prussia. The I
has decided on declining war against Russia. In pre-
sence of these all-important facts, and of the insulting
isolation in which, France and England are thrown
by the 'northern powers, war seems inevitablo—no
longer an Oriental war, but an European one, in
which our occidental nations must inevitably be
involved. This is the opinion I find predominant in
the political circles. They reason as follows :—Lord
Aberdeen is but an unhappy incident ; another \R-
iskier. snore alive to the dignity of 'England, will re-
place hint ere long. F'ranee, netwithstanuling the
very favourable opinion it may have of its marine, ix
but a second-class maritime power, though a first-
rate military one. She has no interest in fighting
on the Danube, where it would at the utmost be
possible to transport only some 541,000 men to op.
pose the formidable power of Rus:sits. The interest
of France is to bring war nearer to its frontier,
where it can net with its entire fore.'. Belgium is
the designated battlefield. IWe should date here,
flail ire hare reason to beliere that our correspondent
is inisiniimned.
The danger lies certainly at hand. I explained in
cote of my last letters the real condition of Belgium
as a military power. It does not want a certain
nap ortimee it' united with some more powerful allies;
but is feeble and defenceless it' left alone. Now, if
the Emperor of Russia has managed to obtain even
the neutrality of Austria anti Prussia, where is Deli-
rium to seek her supports ? England can never
allow Antwerp to become ts station for the Freed'
navy. She will soul a naval ferce into the Scheldt,
and the Belgian Government will remain for a while
under the protection of British cannon in the citadel
of Antwerp. Meanwhile France will occupy the
whole country, ransom the towns, overturn the
Waterloo monument, and treat. the provinces as a
conquered comery. And then?
It is but natural that the public in the country the
most exposed of all should follow with intense anxiety
the crisis to which the acknowledged inetlicieney of
Lord Aberdeen has brought things in the East. I
hear that King LeOpold has sent an otlicer of high
military rank to Constantinople, and from thence to
the camp of timer Paella, to follow the operations,
and report on the .'lances of the unequal fight.
In the midst of these forebodings, I have to report
one happy piece of news. I told you that immense
quantities of corn were left its lanai at. Antwerp, not-
withstanding the very high pricee at which they could
be realised on the market. I hear from a Whoa sonnet.
that a great part of this grain was bought on French
Beet-mist. and all order has been given by the French
buyess to their eorresporelivits at Antwerp to resell it
on the spot, and suspend all consimmaetts to Fnuk.c.
If this news, which I don't doubt, is confirmed. it may
have a favourable influence on the price of bread in
the country.
An adjutant of the King,Colonel Renard, was sent.
to Stockholm to return the courtesy shown by King
Oscar of Sweden on neeftSloll la the marriage of the
Duke de Brabant.