The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-14 00:00:00

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.

LONDON, THURSDAY AFTERNOON

I have nothing new. to
•Communicate with regard
to the state of our political relations—by "political
relations". of course meaning our connection with
the quarrel between- Turkey and Russia. Things
are just in that sort of position in which a sufferer
feels in the chair of the dentist, immediately be-
fore the rebellious member within being twitched
by the remorseless grasp of the " forceps" or the
" elevator." The catastrophe has not arrived, but
we Eire upon the point of it ; and in the meantime
are compelled to endure the inconceivable agonies
of suspense. ,
The Cabinet, which yesterday sat from twelve
o'clock till five—a duration which sufficiently marks
the gravity of their deliberations, was occupied, as
I am informed;exclusively with the news that had
arrived the same morning, of the the Turk's hav-
ing declared war, and of the measures to be taken
in consequence. The hope of peace is not yet
abandoned; but mean while preparations are made
for the opposite ContingenCy. On these two points
the Cabinet have arrived at conclusions unani-
mously, though what these conclusions are " the
external world can only learn by the developments
of time. Immediately after the meeting," couriers
were despatched to Paris, Berlin, lZienna, Constan-
tinople, and St • Petersburgh. I believe that al-
though hostilities may, have already broken out;
confidence is still placed in the efforts of diplo-
macy—in fact every thing possible is to be done
to avoid precipitating Europe into war.
But, a plan both of active and passive operations
has been concerted between Paris and London,
which plan, if the proceedings of Russia renders
necessary, is to be vigorously followed. The object
of it is, to finish the business in the first campaign,
by powerful efforts on vulnerable quarters, for if
the maxim is, that we cannot have a little war, it
ought to follow that we cannot 'have a long war.
In Paris public attention is almost exclAsively
turned to this, subject.
The speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
at Manchester, has been received here with pro-
fonfid attention. Nothing could have been more
appropriate than the right hon. gentleman's allu-
sion to the late Sir Robert Peel ; and a member of
the Reform Club observed to me, a few minutes
ago, that it was. more 'pacific than the Peace So-
ciety. Certainly there are passages in it which
that organization may, if they choose, call in aid;
but the general spirit which pervades the whole is
that we are not afraid of nor unprepared for war,
either in respect 'to money, materials, or men.
The paper duties .are certainly doomed.
Another Cabinet has been summoned, for Satur-
I believe. • • .

RUSSIA AND TURKEY

Advices have . been received through the Sub-
marine Telegragh, via the Hague, stating that the
Lloyd steamer arrived at Trieste on Wednesday
(the 12th), with news from Constantinople to the
3rd instant.
These advices confirm the statement that the
Turkish manifestO had been issued; and they add
that new levies of .troops have been ordered The
navigation of the Danube and the Black Sea is
stopped. The remaining Russian functionaries
have left Turkey.
A private letter from Constantinople of the Ist,
says the Patric, states that " Reschid- Pacha had
just been chosen by the Divan,. to go in person to
General Gortschakoff, the commander-in.-chief of
the Russian troop.% in the Danubian Principali-
ties, to make known to him the resolutions of the
porte."
A letter from Bucharest, of the 30th ult., in the
Breslau Gazette, says Prince Menschikoff is ex
pected here in a few days. It is said that Prince
Gortschakoff, the commander-in-chief of the Rus-
sian army, has already announced that the Prince
will take in hand the government of the provinces."
Another letter of the 29th, from the same place,
s'aYs—" The westward march of Russian troops
through this city continues, and the number of
arrivals increases: On the 26th, came four batta-
lions
of Jagers,.and 32 six-pounders; on the 27th,
eight battalions of Jagers, and to-day, three batta-
lions, also Jagers, with their baggage. To-day
l el ti-t-
Prince Gortschakbff 'inusters tho- foevol
and corpsSe
• Aleko Ghika, Magurete, Kalugaren,
banetschi. General Luders came here three days
ago incognito."
A private letter from Constantinople of the Ist,
says that after the declaration of war the repre-
sentatives of the various Powers had paid a visit
to the Sultan, His Highness requested them to'
assure their respective Sovereigns that his wish was
to settle. his . differences with the Emperor of
Russia amicably; but he added; that his ancestors
had captured Constantinople with sword in hand,
and that if fate ordained that it should fall to
another master, the Turks would quit the country
sword in hand, or die as soldiers for their national
faith.

FRANCE

- The Emperor and Empress of France left Paris
on Wednesday, for Compeigne, where they intend
to sojourn for a fortnight. Their Majesties were
loudly •cheered on their departure from the North-
ern Railway.
The Constitutionnel is of opinion that should
war take place between Russia and Turkey, England
and France will actively join the Sultan in carrying
on hostilities against Russia, Vet that Austria and.
Prussia will not enter the battle field, their inter-
vention proceeding no further than the exercise
of: their moral and diplomatic efforts to prevent
the European equilibrium from being destroyed, as
guarranteed by the treaties of 1840 -and 1841.
The funds declined on Wednesday, the Three
per Cents. closing at 72f. 65c., and the Four-and-a-
Half per Cents. at 99f. 25c.