The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-09 00:00:00

TURKEY.

By accounts from Constantinople of the 15th ult.
,he Holy Land question may fairly be announced as
settled. It is naturally wrapped up in as much mys-
tery as possible. From what I hear, both the Porte
and the French Minister claim the victory as their
own. Nothing will publicly transpire in time for this
opportunity, and to hazard conjectures would be idle ;
it appears, however, that the basis of the arrangement
is on the treaty of 1760, in which case it will excite
a general discontent among the Christian subjects of
the empire, and Russia will put forth, you may rest
assured, the strength of her mighty influence to fo-
ment the feeling of dissatisfaction. No man can deny
the power of Russia over the Greek clergy, who are
persuaded that the Emperor will one day reign over
this country to the glory of their own peculiar sect.
They look to him as their master and lord. The pre-
ponderating influence thus exercised over this class of
men is, politically speaking, fraught with peril, because
the clergy in their turn have an immense hold over the
superstitious end susceptible minds of their ignorant
flocks, whose vast numbers will render them dangerous
should they ever be roused into action. The Sublime
Porte must, of course, exert itself strenuously to
maintain its hold over its Christian subjects. This it
can do when it can act independently without the in-
tervention of foreign councils; whereas, attached as
it is to the chariot of state, drawn by foreign horses,
each pulling m the direction of his own country,
progress is impossible, and it cannot reach its goal.
Insthe Porte will no doubt act
a
rather than those of European Powers. Leave the
Turks s
i actingtßt o t
themselvesindependently,
ants
a and
tastes of its own subjects,
much as possible, and they
will do well enough, but interfere with them, and they
can do nothing. If foreign influence go on as it has
done for the last 15 years, Turkey must of necessity
ultimately perish, and her true friends cannot too soon
change for a better system the one which is now hur-
rying her to perdition.
It will be remembered that a couple of months
back a misunderstanding took place between the
British Consul-General at Belgrade and the Servian
authorities. Matters have now been accommodated
by a diplomatic arrangement effected here. In
order to clear up any differences that may still
exist, Sir STRATFORD CANNING has just charged Mr.
ALLISON, secretary to the embassy, to proceed to
Belgrade end bring about the reconciliation. Mr.
ALLISON left this for the latter place three days since.
The question of the adoption of the Tanzimat in
Egypt is once more on the tapis, and the new com-
plications which envelope it are menacing to the
friendly relations between the SULTAN and his vassal.
The heavy tax imposed upon all the corporations
in the whole extent of the Ottoman empire has excited
general discontent, and unless a modification takes
place, I doubt if
the people will submit to the pay-
ment thereof.

quits this for Tunis next Thursday. An influential
The Niuhber
member of the Divan is bearer of important dispatches
Surrur Government steam-frigate
well informed, the PACA is called upon to con-
tribute 80,0001. PteBAoollo.4.o, said to relate to money matters. If I
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to the Treasury.

The sitting ofITALY.
the Chamber of Deputies at Turin
on the sth was dedicated to the election of its officers.
M. PINELLI Was appointed President, and MM.
ARO
BENso, GASP and TT
---, Li RBANO, Vice-Presidents.
MILAN, 111.ARCII
3.—The Emperor of AUSTRIA
visited Padua and Vicenza on his way to Verona.
He was everywhere enthusiastically received.

LATEST-FROM -PARIS.

(BY SUB-MARINE TELEGRAPH.)
PARIS, TUESDAY MORNING, EIGHT O'CLOCK.
M. Billault, Deputy, is named President of the
Legislative Corps.

THE NEW T.
LOAD CHANCELLOA.—The Right Hon.
St. Leonard's has taken the mansion No. 33,
square, formerly occupied by Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane,
who has removed to No, 20.
We regret to learn that the Gallant Member for
Cork, Colonel Chatterton, is atpresent confined to his house,
in Argyll-street, with a bad
for some days pre attack
vent his attending to his parliamentary
duties.
We understand that the ffice of Solicitor-Genera
The accounts from
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for England was offered to
f°oorurrsecwouanr.tr7man, Mr. John
Stuart of Ballachulisb,K but was declined
by that gentleman MP. consideration.—Edinburgh
Ull personal
Courant.
tion in the market for manufactures, occasioned by an aug- I
mented attendance of purchasers. There had, however, been I
no material alteration in prices.
Rouen allude to greater anima-