The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-18 00:00:00

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 4.—General Beatson, in
command of the riotous Bashi Bazouks collecting
at the Dardanelles, has arrived here to concert
with General Vivian.
The Sultan visited in state the Grand Council at
the Porte to-day. This ceremony takes place every
year, in the Turkish month of Muharrem (the first
of the Ottoman year), and is generally productive
of some great national innovation. On the present
occasion the Sultan made a neat and appropriate
speech, enjoining his ministers to improve the con-
dition of the country and people by the introduc-
tion of railroads. His Majesty also calls upon all
the governors and vice-governors of the provinces
to pay special care to the wants of the population
over which they are called to administer. The
President of the Grand Council, in his reply, stated
that a new code of laws was in course of being dis-
cussed, which will respond to the wishes of his
Majesty. The people, I am sorry to say, do not
place confidence in these acts of concession in their
favour. Every year at this season the same re-
petitions are made, and invariably fall to the
ground when the excitement has passed.
The gales of the 28th of September have occa-
sioned great losses in the Archipelago. At Salonica
four English merchant-vessels were wrecked in the
port.
The English and French cavalry regiments are
coming down to Constantinople to winter. Huts
are being constructed at Haidar Paeba plain for
the former; the latter have beds ready to receive
them at Maslak, near Pera.
The Trebizond mail has not ; arrived the only
intelligence from Asia is of a private character.
_
Omer Pacha has announced that the season is too
far advanced to undertake operations in 1855. In
the spring, 1856, with the fine weather, he will be
ready to act on the offensive.

The Borsenhalle
AUSTRIA.
of Hamburg •
particulars gives the following
respecting the state domains of Austria,
a portion of which are about to be transferred to the
bank of Vienna. The domains comprise 442 square
miles (German) containing 111 towns, 51 castles,
5,471 villages anclmarket places, 730 isolated farms,
1,655,065 inhabitants. Since 1802, land of the
value of 38 millions florins has been sold (the florin
is somewhat less than 2f. 50c.) Their total value
was estimated at 238 millions, so that if the value
of 150 millions be transferred to the bank, a
balance of 50 millions will remain to the State. A
large portion of the land transferred to the bank is
situated in Hungary. The totality of the domains
in Hungary produced a revenue of 2,650,000
of which 1,013,000 florins was from Ewa.
florins, • - - - - -

gary Proper, 98,000 from Croatia and Slavonia,
1,475,000 from the Banat and the Hoirvodine,'and
73,000 from Transylvania. In esteeming the
revenue at 2i per cent., we find that the value of
the domains in Hungary is fifty-six millions.

RUSSIA.
A letter from St. Petersburg, in the Cologne
Gazette, says :
" It is known that hitherto the Czars, notwithstand-
ing all the efforts they have made since the time of Peter. ..
the Great, have not succeeded in subjecting to the official
church the old believers of the Greek Church, the
Starowerzes, the Duchaborzes, and the Roskoluicks.
This submission has only been exterual, for the funda-
mental principle of the reform effected by Peter the
Great, that which makes the Czar the Protector and
the Primate of the Eastern Church, has always been
considered by these sects as opposed to the will of
God, and only established for temporal interests. A
secret society has, it is said, been formed, composed of
members of these sects, under the name of Perst
Bochi, the Finger of God, who see in all the unfortu-
nate events of the present war, and even in the death
of the Emperor Nicholas, a manifest of the Divine
Will, and predict the renewal of the speedy indepen-
dence of the Patriarchal Church, on which Peter the
Great imposed by force a temporal chief. There are
many priests, even at St. Petersburg, who share in these
sentiments although in the ecclesiastical schools, the
government constantly enforces the official doctrine, and
the police in general have great difficulty in preventing
the propagation of these ideas."

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS .

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING.

By the Royal mail steam-ship Tyne, Capt. Val-
ler, we have dates from Jamaica, Sept. 27, Porto
Rico, 30 ; Demerara and Trinidad, 25 ; Barbadoes,
27 ; St. Thomas, Oct. 1.
The Tyne brings 59 passengers, 548,505 dollars
in specie, 10,000 dollars value in jewellery, and a
cargo of sarsaparilla, pine apples, (tc.
At Jamaica trade continued extremely languid.
The Legislature would meet on the 16th inst. The
weather was intensely hot, and the island generally
healthy. A better feeling was exhibited in the
markets. Exchanges, 60 days, 11 per cent. prem.
At Tobago affairs had slightly improved. An
amended Constitution, similar to that of Jamaica,
had come into operation. The island was healthy,
and the weather favourable.

At Barbadoes the weather was wet, and the
prospects of a large crop excellent.
At Demerara the weather had been dry, and ex-
ceedingly favourable for maturing the sugar-cane,
many crops of which have considerably improved.
Business among the merchants was more brisk.
Intelligence from Grenada reports the island
healthy, but business still depressed. The planta-
tions had derived benefit from the weather, but the
want of labour was still felt.

At Trinidad heavy rains had prevailed through-
out the month, and the young canes were growing
fast. In some instances, however, the crops had
suffered materially from the storms.

THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT AT KARS.

HAMBURG, Oct. 15.—A private despatch has been
received here from an authentic source, which gives
Foine retails of the Russian defeat before Kars on
Michaelmas-day. The battle lasted for more than
eight hours, and was carried on with the greatest
desperation on both sides ; the Russians appearing
determined to take the place, and the Turks man-
fully resoled to keep possession of it. At one
time the Russians succeeded in taking two batte-
ries ; but before they had time to turn the guns
round, or even to spike them, the Turks rushed
upon them with such vigour as not only to regain
possession of the batteries, but this movement, being
effected suddenly, to decide the fortune of the day.
Being repulsed with such fury, the Russians were
quite taken by surprise, and fell back upon their
comrades, who were thrown into confusion. The
Turks then rushed out of the fortress, and mas-
sacred an enormous number of the enemy, before
they had time to form their ranks and recover
from their surprise. The despatch (which is from.
a Russian source) adds that although a great num-
ber of killed and wounded were carried off the
field of battle during the action more than 4,000
were left dead under the walls of the fortress. A
couple of hundred Russians were made prisoners,
and some pieces of ordnance fell into the hands of
the Turks. In consequence of this disaster, adds
the despatch, the Russians determined to raise the
siege, and when the courier left they were making
preparations to carry this resolution into effect.

THE CATALRY ACTION NEAR
EUPATUBIA.

PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF'S REPORT.
The following is Prince Gortschakoff's report of
the above affair, published in a supplement to the
Involide Russe of October 9 :

" On the 29th of September, at break of day,
the enemy, consisting of a considerable force of in-
fantry, cavalry, and artillery, went from Enpatoria
in the direction of Tegesch.
" Our detachments of observation were thus dis-
posed :—Lieut.-General de Korff, with a regiment
of Lancers of her Royal Highness the Grand Du-
chess Catherine Mikhailovna, and the light battery
of horse artillery, No. 19, at Tup Mamai and Orta
Mamai, and Major-General Terpelevsky, with the
regiment of Lancers of the Archduke Leopold, at
Tegesch.
" In accordance with the instructions which had •
been issued for the case of an attack by the enemy
in superior force, these two detachments were to
fall back, the first on Karagourt, and the second
en Buz Oglou. Major-General Terpelevsky exe-
cut d this order ; but Lieutenant-General de
Korff, before arriving at Karagourt, having lost
sight of the enemy, who was marching in pursuit
of Major-General Terpelevsky, halted between
Kouroulon-Keneghez and Koughill, made his
men dismount in order to raise the guns from
their fore-carriages, and did not dispose his
advanced posts in convenient order, and at the
requisite distance from his position. The result
was, that a great part of the enemy's cavalry,
numbering from two to three thousand men,
making a rapid movement to the right, appeared
suddenly on the right flank and the rear of Lieut.-
General de Korff, who after that had no time to
draw up for battle or prepare for a combat. The
regiment of Lancers were compelled to disperse and
to fall back upon Karagourt, fighting with the
enemy. Six pieces of the Horse Artillery opened •
fire on the appearance of the enemy ; but they had
lost the opportune moment of attack, and they
were surrounded and captured. Two other pieces
which were not loaded were replaced on their car-
riages, and carried off at a gallop.
.‘ Our loss consisted of 150 Lancers, one subal-
tern officer, and the six pieces, with a part of their •
attendants."

THE OUTRAGE ON THE QUEEN.

Frnm the Jersey Times, just received, we learn that,
the deputation having waited on the Lieutenant-Governor
at Government-house (where were also the Bailiff and
Crown-officers), and laid before his Excellency the reso-
lutions passed by the meeting, his Excellency assured
the deputation that he should take immediate measures
to carry out the wishes of the community.
We further learn that on Monday the Constable of
St. Helier verbally communicated to M.M. Piancini
(the proprietor), Ribeyrolles (the editor), and Thomas
(the distributor of the journal L' Somme), his Excelleney'S
Commands, that they do quit the island on or before Sa•
turday, the 20th inst.
The proceedings of the meeting have been communi•
cated to the French and British Governments.