The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-09 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

A telegraphic dispatch, rid Trieste, dated Constanti-
nople, 27th ult., says :
"The representatives of the Powers continue to pur-
sue the path of mediation. The demands of Russia will
probably be accepted as to the groundwork, but not in
the form they have been made. All the propositions
made for the formation of foreign auxiliary legions have
been rejected by the Porte. The French and English
fleets are still at Besika. The Circassians are concen-
trating their forces under the command of Schamyl."
Private letters from Constantinople, dated the 25th,
have been received in Paris. If the intelligence they
communicate be relied on, the prospect of maintaining
peace, unless Turkey make up her mind to submit to
anything Russia chose to demand of her, is becoming
less each day. They announce the arrival at Constanti-
nople of an envoy from the Bey of Tunis, for the pur-
pose of offering his master's condolence to the Sultan on
the death of his Majesty's mother, the Sultana Vali& ;
of expressing his regret at the " most unjust pretensions
of the Emperor of Russia ;" and of tendering his ser-
vices to his imperial master, and claiming to rally round
the banner of the Prophet.
The Pasha of Egypt has written a kind and respectful
letter to the Grand Vizier, Mustapha Pasha, father of
Veley Pasha, Ambassador in Paris, with whom he is on
the most friendly terms, announcing that the Egyptian
fleet was ready to sail to transport the contingent de-
manded-by the Sultan. The soldiers of the garrisons on
the sea coast were embarking, and those from the in-
terior of the country were on their way. It was calcu-
lated that in about 15 or 20 days the fleet and troops
would arrive in the Bosphorus. The Turks were, in the
meantime, taking the most active measures for defence,
and preparing themselves for every emergency. Foreign
officers at Aleppo had tendered their services to the
Porte ; among them were Poles, Hungarians, and even
English. The letter announces the arrival rom Galatz
of " three English Generals." This, we suspect, is an
error, as among the " Generals" is mentioned Lord
Carlisle.

The same letters announce the arrival on the 24th of
a steamer from Odessa. It brought the supplement to
the Odessa Gazette, which contains an article of a very
warlike character, and which was looked upon at Con-
stantinople as a regular declaration of war. The steamer
also brought the grave intelligence that Prince Men-
schikoff had left for Sebastopol, and had embarked
30,000 men on board the Russian fleet. It was said
that the French and English Ambassadors had ordered
their respective Consuls to proceed from Varna to Tour-
nova—for what object is not stated. One letter alludes
particularly to M. de Bruck, the Austrian Envoy, and
says that his propositions were so totally different
from what the Turkish Government could grant
that there was no chance of his interference being
successful. The question as to whether the occupation
of the Danubian provinces would be considered as a case
of war, and be followed by the entry of the fleet into the
Dardanelles, principally occupied attention at Constan-
tinople, but the writer is of opinion that it is not there,
but either at Paris or London, that it has to be solved.
If the facts communicated in a third letter be correct
they would show that there is but little hope of co-ope-
ration from Austria ; and that as respects her, the plan
alluded to more than three months ago, for the partition
of Turkey, was not entirely devoid of foundation. At
all events, the conduct attributed now to Austria would
show that nothing less than the utter ruin of unfortunate
Turkey is in contemplation. If it be true, it is certainly
an iniquitous act.

The Ost. Deutsche Poste has a letter of the 27th of
June from Bucharest, in which it is said, that as soon
as the Russians have entered the Principalities, " the
British Consul, will, agreeably to instructions re-
ceived, quit the Wallachian capital." The com-
mercial men who arrive at Bucharest report that
the garrison of the Turkish fortresses on the
Danube have received no reinforcements. " The re-
lations between the Hungarian Christians and the
Turks are very peaceable." The Presse learns from
Jassy, June 27, that M. Chaltschinsky, the General-
Consul in Wallachia, and M. Giers, the Consul in Mo!-
davia, have returned from Russia. Official communica-
tions respecting the intended occupation have been made
to the Government of the two Principalities. " The
Cabinet of St. Petersburg formally declares that the
Emperor does not send his troops to wage war, and that
the occupation will be no invasion. It is therefore
ordered, that no change shall be made in the adminis-
tration. The employes are to remain at their posts, and
the taxes and customs are to be levied as usual."
What is now -being talked of here as the most pro-
bable issue of this difference with Turkey will really be
brought to bear, viz., that the Porte will be prevailed
upon by Austrian intervention to sign the last note, of
which Count Nesselrode sent the draught, on Russia
giving an undertaking, in the shape of a contre-note,
never to meddle with the interior political affairs of the
Go dean It 'seems almost the only
onof loosing this
knot, and almost any way I doingveay this would
be preferable to cutting it.
Letters from Warsaw state the preparations that have
been made for war during the whole of the past winter
are greater than those made in anticipation of the late
Hungarian campaign. The army is now on the complete
war footing, the reserves and the rear-guard fully
e
or-
ganized; the military colonies of the guard at Novgorod,
and of the cavalry in Southern Russia,
mobile. Prince Paskiewitsch, it appears,have will
len maderemaie
stationary at Warsaw, in the neighbourhood of which, at
POWOJIS, a camp of 70,000 men is to be brought together.

Amongst the various preparations for war one en vogue
in this country will astonish the United Services, viz.,
numbers of officers travel to Czenstochow, (a place on
the Russian- and Prussian frontier, not far from Cracow)
wherothere is a miraculous picture of the Blessed Virgin,
and there offer up to her their prayers for a successful
campaign, and a happy return to their families.
A letter from Berlin of the 4th says :—" A report
has been current to-day that the Emperor Nicholas has
appointed the Grand Duke Constantine, his son, to the
command-in-chief of all the army operations against
Turkey. This morning, all the Ambassadors of the
Great Powers were convoked at the house of the Pre-
sident of the Council. The discussion, it is said, turned
on the Eastern question."
We gave yesterday, from a German journal, a Con-
stantinople letter, stating that the commander of the
squadron of the United States in the Mediterranean had,
in a private audience of the Sultan, made an offer of the
aid of his squadron in the event of a war with Russia.
This statement, which had great improbability on the
face of it, appears to have been without foundation. The
American commander did not go farther than to declare
the profound spmpathy of his nation for the Sultan. The
Journal de Constantinople of the 19th gives the following
account of the audience :—Commodore Stringham, com-
mander of the American station in the Mediterranean,
and the principal officers under him, accompanied by Mr.
Brown, Chargé d'Affaires of the United States at Con-
stantinople, were received on the 15th by the Sultan at
the palace of Schdragan. The Commodore made the
following address to his Majesty :
" Sire,—l consider myself highly favoured in being re-
ceived by a Sovereign whose noble character and enlight-
ened views have rendered his name illustrious in the new
world as in the old. The continual efforts made by your
Majesty for the advancement of your empire and to insure
the prosperity of your people, have obtained the sympathy
and admiration of the whole world. Your Majesty has
not gained in any other country in a more eminent degree,
the respect of the Government and the best wishes of the
people than in the United States of. America ; and I pray
your Majesty to believe that I express the sentiments of
the President and of the American people, when I offer
the respectful assurances of their profound sympathies for
everything that relates to the personal happiness of your
Majesty and the prosperity and independence of your pru-
dent and straightforward Government.. I have to request
your Majesty to allow me to present to you the officers of
my squadron."
The Sultan made a most gracious reply, expressing
the pleasure which he felt at seeing the Commodore at
Constantinople, and his satisfaction at beholding the
friendly relations which exist between the Sublime Porte
and the Government of the United States every day be-
coming Strengthened. His Majesty concluded by re-
questing Commodore Stringham to present his•felicita-
tions to General Pierce, the new President, on his elec-
tion to the highest post in his native country. Reschid-
Pacha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nourredhin-Bey,
dragoman of the Imperial Divan, and Klamil-Bcy, in-
troducer of ambassadors, were present at this audience.
Commodore Stringham left the same evening to join the
American squadron at the Pirmus. Mahmout-Pacha,
Minister of Marine, visited Commodore Stringham, on
the 15th, on board the Cumberland frigate, and was re-
ceived with all the honours due to his rank. The Otto-
man schooner, stationed in the port, returned the salute
of 19 guns, which the Cumberland made to the Captain-
Pacha on her departure.

MOST IMPORTANT FROM TURKEY.
The following appears in a second edition of the
Morning Post, dated :

"CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 26.
"Great excitement prevails here. The Sultan, in con-
sequence of the rumours that the whole Russian fleet has
left Sebastopol, and is directing its course towards the
Bosphorus, has inquired of the Ambassadors of England
and France whether, in the event of the Russians
making a demonstration before the Bosphorus, the com-
bined fleets are ready to pass the Dardanelles.
" Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and M. de la Cour at
once replied that the fleets are ready to pass the Dar-
danelles.

" A swift Turkish steamer has just been sent from
the Bosphorus into the Black Sea to reconnoitre. She
has on board of her both English and French officers.
" Her return is looked .for with the greatest excite.
ment, as the Ambassadors have declared that if she
brings ,the news that a Russian force is coming towards
the Bosphorus, the fleets of England and France shall,
without an instant's delay, pass the Dardanelles, and be
placed at the entire disposition of the Porte."

SPAIN.
The following notice appears in the Madrid Gazette :
—" The Minister Plenipotentiary of her Majesty at
Washington has informed the Government that M.
Jorge Chacon, whilst he was Spanish Consul at Phila-
delphia, from which post he was dismissed, fraudu-
lently issued bonds payable in 1856, in that canital or
at the said Consulate, with an annual interest of G per
cent., and the said Jorge Chacon never having been
authorised to issue bonds of any kind, notice is given to
the public of this fact in order to prevent the loss which
might be occasioned by the circulation of them." The
Madrid Gazette of the 3d contains a royal decree open-
ing a supplementary credit of 12,000,000 reals for the
execution of the works of the Canal Isabella IL The
negotiation of treasury bills with private individuals
was being effected at 8 per cent., the lowest rate at
which the Government has treated for eighteen months.

ITALY.
We have already .given from the Presse the chief heads
of the sentence pronounced at Florence on the Ist by the
Royal Court, in the trial for high treason, which has
lasted exactly four years and two months. We now
take the full particulars from a supplement to the Ga-
zettes del Tribunali, published the same evening at
Florence, which are as follows :
Ergastolo (solitary imprisonment in irons) for life :
Montinelli, Mazzoni, Mordini, Niccolini, Modena,
Ciofi, Vannucci dimari, Ghirardi Dragomanni,
Guarducci (all by default). Ergastolo for 15 years,
corresponding to 20 years' hard labour : Guerrazzi
and Petracchi (both present) ; Pigli, Marmocchi,
Santi Mori, and Filippo Mori, Sgarallino, Piva,
Marchetti (all by default). Ergastolo for 90 months,
corresponding to ten years' hard labour ; Voltancoli da
Montazio (present) ; Cimino, Bartolucci, and Reynier
(by default). Ergastolo for 63 months (corresponding to
seven years' hard labour) ; " Capecchio (present) ; Pram-
chini (by default). Forty months' imprisonment in the
Casi di For (house of correction, with hard labour) of
Volterra, corresponding to three years' hard labour in
the hulks; Dami, Cimballi, and Piccini (present):
Roberti (by default). Perpetual exile from the Grand
Duchy ; Cimino and Piva, Tuscans ; Reynier and
Marchetti, foreigners. Subjected to surveillance of
the police for five years after the expiration of their
punishments; Guerrazzi, Petracchi, Montazio, Capecchi,
Dami, Cimballi, Piccini. Struck out from the list of
advocates : Montanelli, Guerrazzi, Mazzoni, Modini,
and Dami. Struck out of the list of attorneys : Va-
nnucci. Acquitted : Romanelli and Lottini (both pre-
sent). Acquitted, but with the mention of their names
to the Government authorities : Pantanelli (present.),
Ciuechi (default). Included in the capitulation of
Calignola : Gerovich and Lucchesi. Included in the
amnesty, though under prosecution at the time : Agostini
(present)."

The election of the General of the Jesuits took place
at Rome, on the 2d. Father Becks, provincial of the
province of Austria, and a Belgian by birth, was elected.
Father Becks is the third Belgian that has arrived at
this dignity. The other two were Father Mercurian
(1575-1580), and Father de Noyelle (1682-1686).

LONDON MUTUAL LIFE AND GUARANTEE
SOCIETY.

On Wednesday the third annual meeting of this society
was held at its offices, 63, Moorgate-street, City. It has
already issued 2,357 policies, for 391,9411., the annual in-
come being 12,5461. Bs. 2d. The following comparative
statement of new business transacted was read :
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Months of therefrom.
1851 ... 284
.. 840,644 •• • £1,228 15 4
1852 ... 310 ."
48,360 ..- 1,513 19 0
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60, 225 •••
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FINE
A EL—A small but well-selected collection of
pictures, the property of Mr. Thos. Miller, the well-
known artist's colourinan will be Id on Tuesday, at
Christie and Mansons. Amongst the drawings and
paintings are unquestionable specimens of Lawrence,
Lance,lins, Turner, Muller, and a fine head of Sir Thomas
Stanfield, Landseer, Niernann, Morland, Col-
Lawrence, painted by Jackson, R.A., shortly before
the president's decease. There are also several beau-
tiful chef d'oeuvres, by old masters, and the pictures
painted in Silica colours by leading artists, and which
were exhibited at the Crystal Palace, in the Fine Arts
Court. These latter serve to show the brilliant nAture
of these figments, now .well recognised by the most
eminent masters of Europe. Armitage's celebiated pic-
turepainted expressly for the 'Exhibition,
and
the of f
only "Peace,""
one which may be said to commemorate
that event has been, as we are told,secured by authority.
FOREIGN GOODS.—NEW CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.--
The Customs authorities have directed that the officer
stationed hi the Long Room at the Custom-house, for
the purpose of issuing landing orders for free goods, and
for goods intended for trans-shipment, be authorised to
issue the landing orders upon " eight entries" passed in
the Report Office. They have aiso directed by a subse-
quent order, that the landing orders should also be
issued by that officer for goods to be landed by virtue of
baggage sufferances, and warehousing entries. These
arrangements will be found to give great and important
facilities to trade in the landing and delivery of foreign
goods on arrival from abroad.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Mining ;To urnal of this day.)
MINES.—The standard shows a slight improvement in
the price of copper ores, with an appearance also of the
advance being maintained. The Sale on the 30th June
was at a standard of 130/. Is. 6d., and a produce of 6,
against that of the previous month of 1281. 175., pro-
duce 54. Tin has advanced 21. 10s. per ton, and there
is little doubt that after the Dutch sale (which falls short
this year about 600 tons) has taken place a further and
considerable rise will be announced. With these facts
in view, we had hoped to report a better state of
things in the share market • but the various and almost
daily changing rumours afloat as to our foreign rela-
tions, and the uncertainty as to peace or war, seem to
to have unsettled men's minds for the moment, and put
a stop to speculative business. Some good dividend
shares have been request. at high prices, but there are
few sellers to be found. The calls on some of the pro-
gressive shares are becoming heavy.
The arrivals at Swansea during the week include—
from Garrucha, 110 tons of copper ore ; from Amleria,
3,200 baskets of copper ore ; from Caldera, 937 tons of
copper ore ; and from Cuba, 300 tons of copper ore.
In the Metal Market, with the exception of Iron, the
week has passed without any large transactions to re-
port.—Copper and Tin well maintain their price, and
Plates are rather improved, their being a more extended
enquiry for them ; Coke at 245. ; Charcoal, 30s. per
box.—Lead and Spelter are at present not in large re-
quest ; prices rather giving way a little.—Large deal-
ings in Scotch Pig-iron took place early in the week as
low as 515., but the market has advanced again to 525.
6d. at Glasgow. The enormous demand for Rail Iron
continues in all its vigour. Parties generally are
anxiously awaiting the itch sale of Tin for next month
on which will depend the price that will govern the mar-
ket for many months after.
In the Bullion Market—Mexican and South American
dollars, 4s. Hid. per oz. Bar silver without gold,
ss. 10. per oz. standard. Bar gold, 775. 9d, per oz.
standard.
Prices in the gold mining shares this week have oc-
casionally shown a tendency towards, a rally and at
other times been characterised by considerable depres-
sion, sympathising with the other departments of the
Stock Exchange, but, on the whole, prices have con-
tinued to dwindle throughout the week, and now stand
lower than for many months past. The dealers appear
to be generally fairly supplied with shares, but there is
little inquiry on the Part of the public.
Great stress is laid in the colonial journals on the in-
flated views entertained by the people of this country of
the value of certain districts supposed to possess im-
mense riches in gold, and the Australian Agricultural
and British Australian Companies are cited as glaring
examples ; but, from facts adduced, it would appear
that neither of those companies have put forward any
statement which they cannot substantiate, and which in
a great measure has been confirmed by the local authori-
ties. The people of New South Wales were extremely
anxious to get the' land by paying the ordinary
license fee, and were only to be prevented by the
employment of actual force. The quantity of gold
produced from the Victoria mines from the com-
mencement of operations in September, 1851, to the
end of 1852 (a period of 15 months) is estimated at
4,891,000 ozs., equal in value to 19,564,0001. The
shipments of gold from Sydney up to the end of March
amounted in the aggregate to 4,250,0001. sterling and
upwards, London value. The price of gold ruled at 74s
for New South Wales, 755. for the Ovens, and 775. for
Victoria. The shipments of Gold from Melbourne from
the Ist January to the 7th April were 661,000 ozs.,
worth 2,644,0001. sterling, and the last price at that
port 775. per oz.

In Miscellaneous Shares, the market continues dull,
with a downward tendency.

STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of this day.)
LEEDS, JULY B.—There has been nothing in the state
of the woollen market this week indicative of any change
of consequence. The trade continues good. On Satur-
day, the markets were brisk and buoyant, and au ex-
cellent business was done in nearly all kinds of goods of
a saleable character adapted for the season ; and on
Tuesday, although the general tone of the market 'was
flat and quiet, yet there was somewhere about an :we'
1-age business done when the goods were taken out of
the Cloth-halls. There has been a fair steady trade
done in the warehouses this week. Neither the ship'
ping nor the home trade is at all brisk, but in each
there is a; moderate business doing, so that, on the
whole, there is about an average trade doing for the
season of the year.
The London wool sales are advertised to commence
on the 14th inst. There are 58,000 bales to be offered,
as at present advertised. Probably this quantity niaY
be further augmented by future arrivals. This is a large
and important sale, and the quantity already advertised
will form more than an average sale. In the present
unsettled and critical state of affairs in the East it is
extremely uncertain how the prices may go ; scarcely
any person expects they will go higher than last sales ;
a more prevalent opinion is that the tendency will be te,
recede a little, in consequence of the uncertain state of
the Eastern question.
HIIDDERSFIELD.—In woollens of medium quality lb
fair average business has been done. In low class goods
there has been a good demand in the Cloth Hall, some
heavy parcels have been sold ; also fair orders given for
goods of low make, which are chiefly made by the small
makers or clothiers in the villages round about, as Long'
wood, Golcar, and Batley, &c. Most of them are very
busy, in fact they never were in so prosperous a state
at present. We have had some few foreign buyers, bet
they have not made any heavy purchases. Most of tile
goods have been bought by shipping houses in the town'
who are generally very busy.
BRADFORD.—The season of the year and the Illy
certainty occasioned by the Turkish affair, are pro-
ducing a continually increasing depression. Eng.
lish wool has during the past week fallen 15s. per
pack ; and all hold off from buying as much as they call'
A corresponding state of things exists in the yarn market,
in which parties wait for a further reduction. In pieces,
most is doing to fulfil existing contracts. But though
the fear of war produces so much embarrassment, We
don't hear any other sentiment expressed than that
Russian encroachment must be resisted at whatever DOA'
LEICESTER.—The demand for worsted goods at thio
season is usually dull, and the shipping orders being
nearly completed, but little is doing in common sorts',
Work is plentiful and wages firm. Cotton hose still
continues in request. Worsted yarns have experienced
a decline of one halfpenny per lb., and are only
purchased for immediate wants. In wools but little iS
doing, and our market generally is much affected by the
uncertain state of the political atmosphere ; it is thought
if the affairs of Turkey were settled, wools would im
diately again have an upward tendency, but at present
the utmost caution is used, and speculative purchases aro
at an end.