The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-01 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

Private letters from Constantinople still describe
that city as perfectly tranquil, materially speaking ;
but they concur in stating that all parties are una-
nimous in refusing all further concessions to Russia.
There are three parties of politicians in that city,
that of peace, which has for its chief Raouf Pasha, an
old man aboutBo, who has already been 10 tim es Grand
Vizier, and who is almost invariably selected to fill
that post provisionally when a vacancy suddenly
takes place, and there is no time to fill it up per-
manently. The chief of the moderate section is
R. edsclud Pasha, and the war party recognises as
its leader or representative Mehemet Ali Pasha, the
brother-in-law of the Sultan. All parties, the
pacific, the moderate, and the warlike, concur in
declaring their determination to make no further
concession, no matter what the consequenc. e may be.
The Sultan himself is described to be animated by
the same feelings as his Ministers and his subjects.
Opinions differ as to the future conduct of the
Russians, but it is generally believed that, except
in the event of some stroke of magnanimity on the
part of the Czar, they will content themselves with
remaining where they are in the Danubian pro-
vinces ; that they will not be
the first to attack,
and merely act on the defensive if attacked, and
that the Emperor himself does not consider it to be
his interest to advance any further for the present.
The contingency of their being defeated in the.
first combat that may take place between them
and the Turks,is also taken into account. Itll
is
not unusual for the Russians to be defeated in a
first battle, and for this they seem to be in some
degree prepared, but they are neither alarmed, nor
will they be deterred from persevering even by
owl, ;1

The Vienna Presse contains an intimation from
Jassy, Sept. 16 :—" Yesterday or the day before
positive orders reached here from Petersburgh to
accelerate the; preparations for the passage of the

r•-s
Danube, and to quadruple the stores of proviE ion
in the magazines. The commander of the battt ai on
in garrison here has, also received orders to hold
his troops in readiness, and as soon as the battt dion
appointed to this garrison arrives here from Bes-
sarabia, to commence his march to the Danu be."
The cholera had broken out at Jassy.
The German Journal of Frankfort, under ate
of Berlin, 27th, says :—" Certain indications le ad
to the belief that our government, in the dell jz •a-
tions of the conference of Vienna, will share in ti ie
views of the Cabinet of St. James's, as far as re-
gards the modifications of the Ottoman Porte, 113 d
will not adhere in an absolute manner to the viA sws
of the Cabinet of St. Petersburg.
A letter from Vienna says :—" The Corn ;ere
Italiano states that Lord Westmoreland is to ag sin
bring forward, at Olmutz, the proposition to m md.
a collective note to Constantinople. A letter fr om
Olmutz states that the Emperor of Russia has re-
ceived Lord Westmoreland at a private audience.
Previously to that audience the Noble Lord haf I a
conference with Count de Nesselrode and Baron de
Meyendorff. M. de Lerchenfeld, Ambassador of
Bavaria at Vienna, has proceeded to Olmutz. I le
Emperor of Austria is expected at Vienna on ( )c-
-tober 1."

The Independance of Brussels, on the author ity
of a letter from Vienna, states that, in the audiel uce
which the Emperor Nicholas gave to the Earl 4of
Westmoreland at Olmutz, he again protested 121 's
firm desire to preserve peace, but that he ma in• -
tamed in all points his interpretation of the note of
Vienna.

The Cronstadt Gazette says :—"lt is believed
that the Russian troops will pass the winter itt. th
Principalities. Contracts have been made to fu- c- •
nish provisions for five months."
The Hamburgh News, under date of St. Pete] -a-
burgh 19th, says :—The Emperor Nicholas ( )1i
entering Moscow was received by the clergy, t.
head of which addressed his Majesty as follows :-
" Most pious Emperor, everything under Heaven I ►as
its time, says the Sage. The Orthodox Church has al-
ways found in you a defender, but the present epc Pch
more particularly sees you fulfilling that mission. -Y ou
have raised yourself up as its sanctuary in the East for
the security of your co-religionists with the sword, which
is powerful at the Imperial word. The uneasiness whi e h
has spread in the States inhabited by other nations, I is -
sures us that your word will triumph over resistance at
well as your arms. Our souls, penetrated with sr n. .
pathy in your ideas, pray to the Redeemer om your be.
half—' Master, communicate joy to the Czar by inspir-
ing him with strength.' The ceremony of kissing the
cross, the holy images, and the reliques afterwards tool; :
place, and psalms were sung in the cathedral, thanking
God for the safe arrival of the Emperor."
The Police Gazette of Warsaw, of the S`.6th, a n -
flounces that a plot had been discovered there, a' Er I
the object of which was to burn down and pills
the post-office of that city. At the head oft he
plot was a former employe in the post-office nam ed.
Chencenski. A locksmith, who was one of I ho
persons engaged in the affair, discovered eve: ry-
thing to the police. All the accomplices have be en
arrested.

A Berlin letter, in a Frankfort journal, says : :
" The cholera is making great ravages at Warsa
particularly among the troops of the garrison."
A letter from the Belgian Consul at Buchares it ,
dated the 14th, in the Independance of Brussels, ,
says that the state of the Danube at Sulina is nut
improved. The same letter states that the abun-
dance of corn was so great at Ibrail and at Galatz
that warehouses could not be found for it, and im-
mense heaps of barley were lying on the quays at
Ibrail, exposed to all the inclemency of the weather.
The Pope has appointed Monsignor Melilla to
the post of apostolical delegate of Macerata, and.
Monsignor Zecchia to that of clerk of the Aposto-
lical Chamber. Cardinal Morichini has taken pose
session of the convent of Sts. Cosma and Damian( ►.

A private letter from Erzeroum of the 27th o f
August announces the arrival in that city of a,
courier extraordinary from Teheran, bearing ( le-
spatches for Constantinople. It was said that t he
Shah had placed 6,000 of his best troops at i he
disposal of the Sultan. This proceeding was cc 03.-
sidered to be the more important as the Cabinet of
St. Petersburg had employed all means to Isola t e
Persia from Turkey.

SPAIN.
The Madrid Gazette, of the 25th, contains a
royal decree, enacting that, in addition to the
articles, already exempted, tools, machines, car- •
riages, and materiel of all kinds, which may be
destined exclusively to the making and working e. f
railways, shall be imported free of duty. Some o f
the journals say that some of the generals nominat e d
to different posts by the new ministry will not acct pt
them. The Espana mentions General Lersundi as
one of these, and the Clamor Publico says that ( ;co-
ral Jose de la Concha has already resigned the p 3st
of director of cavalry, but the resignation is not • tet
official. The Heraldo states that Queen Chi is-
tina and her family are to return to Madrid at
the beginning of October. Several arrests had be. 9u.
made in connection with the recent clandestii r, e
publication of seditious pamphlets. The Ministe4
of the Interior had stopped a prosecution against
the Diario Espanol, for publications connecter
with the coal affair of the ex-Minister of Marine .
The works of the different railways are being pthshei 1
on vigorously: Those of the Northern line, in thi 3
province of Barcelona, are far advanced, and qv e
section to Moncada will, it is said, be soon ope) net i
for traffic. Accounts had been received from CI aba
and Porto Rico to the 29th and 30th ult. Tr: In-
quillity prevailed in both islands. The 25th be ing
Sunday, the Stock Exchange was not open.
ITALY.

The Parma Gazette publishes a decree of t to
Duke, conferring on the Minister of State, Barn n
Thomas Ward, the Grand Cross, adorned wit h
diamonds, of the Sacred, Imperial, Angelical, am d
Constantinian Order of St. George.
The Parlamento, of Turin, of the 27th ult., quote g
a letter from Modena, announcing that, during -dm )
night of the 17th, the stage coach of the Treasur T
of Este, coming from Mantua, had been stopp e d
by a band of robbers in the high road betwe Kin
Carpi and Modena. The guard having attempted
to defend himself was wounded and carried off by
the banditti. The postilion, whom they orde red
to drive on, was fired upon by them and dangeror tsly
wounded. His life, however, is not despaired of.
Two travellers, who were in the coach, were in of
molested. The robbers confined themselves to
seizing on the money contained in the Governmei it
chest, amounting to 2,929 livres, and variot is
articles belonging to the passengers and the guard !.
Orders were immediately given that in future th to
stage coaches of the Treasury should be escorted b y
Royal Dragoons.
The Pope has appointed Monsignor Melilla to
the post of Apostolical Delegate of Macerata, and.
Monsignor Zeechia, t 9 that of Clerk of the Aposto-
lical Chamber. Cardinal Morichini has taken pos-
session of the Convent of Sts. Cosma and Damiatio.