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London, England, 1851-08-20 00:00:00

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LETrEns from Constantinople. fully to be depended
upon, represent the differences between Egypt and
the Porte, respecting the Tauzimaut and the rail-
road from Alexandruc to Suez, as by no means
an extreme, or so arrogant on the part or the
Turkish government, as has been represented. No
doubt the Russian and Austrian governments espe-
cially have informed the Porte, that the framing of
a railroad by English engineers through Egypt,
would be tantamount to erecting a line of works and
manning them with English soldiers. But the Porte
it; aware that it is as little the Pasha's interest as its
own to make over his country to the foreigner, and
that he is in nu wise likely to do an in any military

At the same time the Porte is most jealous of pre-
serving its suzerainty over Egypt within the limits
laid down by treaty. The Porte was never more folly
alive than at present to the insufficience of the Nlus-
stilman piTuttt ion in Europe and Asia Minor to make
bead against a hostile European power. The unities
smith els of 'lackey are now exclusively recntited from
Massithnen. The preserving the connexion of the
Nio th African regency and population with Con-
stanti 111 l ple has be...me indispensable to the safety
and independence of the latter. 'to dismember the
Turkish Empire, or lop off another of its provinces,
would tie fatal to us. The 1' saes. it was always
for rendering Egypt independent cd the Porte; if so,
the Macs was 'away* for leaving Constantinople at

the mercy of Russia.
Egvid is, however, well governed. and has been
PO; better than Pushier nominated by the Porte
would have govd rued it ; and the hereditary rights
of the present family of Egyptian sovereigns ought
limn every principle to he maintained. But at the
1411111! l• • the Egyptian can never replace the
Su:tan, aho alone eiimmands the devout ',malty of
the Mos-oilman rnee. if the forte of the Ttirks and
of the Turkish Empire is to be held together, it
must be by the Pasha of Egypt considering the Sul-
tan us his politicul superio r. and by meting in some
roneert with the Divan on the great question of
European and Levantine polities. What the Turks
PM with most regret is, that the Pasha of Egypt is
now in the interest and Mem of me European
power,
now in throe of another ; and that the great
chose of Turkey, its religion, and dominant race form
tht• last esmsideration at Alexandria.
Tlwre he,s lain another measure, mooted of late by
tie' Egyptian government, that gives much more
elf nee to Constantinople, than any of their vague
leanings or defaults. This measure is the raising of
a lunn. Turkey Istratif has always refrained from
the receiving of a Willi, or meaning to any foreign
money market. She is well aware, that however
European imams can borrow from one another. with-
out giving the creditor the right to interfere or co-
ems, still that a ith I /rientul 'lowers, who should take
to stall-borrowing. it would lw otherwise. Them I.
(n poi. her next -,lsar neighbour. treated OP a child,
and *hipped for having incurred a foreign debt.
Itut what the Sultan shrinks from for himself, he
objects to tlw noel important of his provinces doing.
would even prefer tome the Turkish empire raise
at loon, than Egypt. It is not English or French en-
ginstr. ur idliwers or rogerie,o's. that the Sultan
dreads to MY. I-ma-ding into Egypt ; it is the en-
hat-tor of a lieut, who. having once got the wislge
in, would skive it further with a needy government,
till the loon taintrartors, nut the Pacha, were masters
of the country. Whether the 'forks lw wrong
or right in their fears, Or whether they Is-
not exaggerated, we shall not take upon ourselves !
determine. But this we must admit, that there is
POW foundation for such fear., and some fair grounds
of jealousy, which it is fully in the power of the
Egyptian to remove without sacrificing either his
interests ear his independent-v.
Accirding to the most authentic and official at,-
counts, which we Mine lime ago published. the
revenues of Egviit an- most Nourishing, its trade and
manuals largely on the increase. Tlw revenue is
fir beyond the is-ants of the country. The tribute
out of it to the Porte for tin' plural service of
the empire. is insignificant—s, insignificant, that
the Pasha thinks it always necessary to superruld
large presents. Under stub eireumstances, the Porte
insists that the Pasha 111 Egypt is well able to COM-
WHIT and carry on to coupled n, a railroad through
a country, tleit presents no engineering difficulties
whatever, by nouns of the ordinary resources and
nominal incomings of the 1:111(1.
NOW. we will wit 'sly that the Porte is Hie jus-
tified in all its pretensions. nor can it be denied, that
the interests of the Turkish etnpire and of Egypt
might not be advnneed by a brief anticilettion of
revenue. that WOlllll allow of an immediate execution
of a great railroad from Alexandria to Suez. All
We would that the Porte is not extrava-
gant or caprieiously hostile either to Egypt or to its
rail:mad and that it would lw wiser and better to
endeavour to c 1111 l iliate the dittirenees between them.
than to blow thein to a rupture. The Porte in its
pretensions. unit in far more than its pretensions, is
supported by Austria, by Russia, and by France.
The policy of England it plainly to protect Egypt,
but not to encourage or abet her in putting forward
any extravagant demands, in the face, too, of a very
powerful European coalition.
Egypt. indeed. ought see in present circumstances
11w strongest proof that there is no safety for her in-
dependence under Mussultnan rule, except in close
alliance with Constantinople. It is precisely because
Egypt has taken an independent attitude, that so
inane great powers think they have an absolute
right to hate the allegiance of Egypt transferred to
them, since it has been taken from the Sultan.
Smith are tiw views of France. Such monstrous pre-
tensions as these Anna's Vasil.% cannot resist, except,
as we have said. by keeping Mussulman interests
united. And whatever may he said of English am-
liition--of the desire Of England to possess Egypt
the truth of it is. that our only policy is to keep
Malannedan powers united. compel them to rule their
Christian subjects justly and mildly, and then leave
the future solution of the great problem of the East
to Pros idence. if the Turks can keep their ascen-
dancy. let them. If they cannot, then their legiti-
mate and rightful heirs are nut any one or more of
the powers of Europe, hut the great Christian and
indigenous race which is everywhere fast advancing
iu wealth, numbers, and intelligence.

Tile troubles of Cuba have been renewed. Not,
however, in their beginning this time by an invasion
front the Gulf of Florida; but in the shape of in-
ternal commotions nod disorders; to be followed up
and supp,rted by a descent from the opposite main
land ; in the hope of exciting the Creole pro.prie-
tors and the native born Cubans to a dash for :aide-
.
irntlenee of the heavy burthen and repressive pulley
of Spanish dominion. General Levu. Li again on
the was, with his bombastic proclamations, his more
formidable band of desperadoes, and his heaven
knows how supplied munitions of war, resolved to
deprive Queen Isaiin of this last relic of one of
the Indies; determined to found another Spanish ,
republic in the western world. It is quite possible
that all this may come to naught almost of its own
weakness: and it is more than probable that, even '
if it do not, the military strength of Spain in the
island will speedily put down the insurrectionary
movement. and so once more postpone a resolution;
without, however, letting any of the freebooters and
buccaneers that may be taken off so easily this time,
as it did on the last.
Nevertheless, the position, both internal and ex-
ternal, of Cuba has become one of great embarrass-
meut, not only to its own Sovereign, but to all her
maritime allies and to Europe generally. It is for
the interests of the world that Spain, occupying the
geographical position she does, should remain one of
the more important of the second-rate powers of
('hristendom ; and Cuba, of course, contnbutes to
the maintenance of Spain in that place in the
European system, just as Java does to Holland.
Hut neither the value of Spain in this position
to the rest of Europe, nor the value of Cuba
to Spain, can form any justification for the misrule