The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-17 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

On Wednesday a courier left Paris for Mar-
seilles, bearing a dispatch from our Government
for Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, which, it is said,
in a well-informed quarter, enjoins him to employ
every possible means to induce the Sultan to accept
without delay the note of Vienna without modifi-
cation. In case the Porte should object that she
was no longer able to keep in the populations, his
lordship is authorised to allow the English squad-
ron to • enter the Bosphorus, and to disembark
troops for the purpose of causing the decision of
the Sultan to be respected. It is further reported,
that on Wednesday, at St. Cloud, the Emperor
and his Ministers deliberated on the decision of the
English Cabinet, and decided on adopting the same
course.

From Paris yesterday evening the correspondent
of the Times writes :—" I did not exaggerate the
effect produced here by the news of the projected
conference between the Emperors of Russia and
Austria. It is, in fact, regarded as of the greatest
importance, and I may add further that few or
none believe that the Czar will not succeed in
completely establishing his influence over the mind
of the youthful Emperor, and detaching him from
the alliance with England and France. Every
guarantee will be offered and every promise made
that would allay his fears or excite his ambition,
but at any cost Austria must be detached from the
maritime powers. But that visit may have the
effect of changing the attitude of the other allies
of Turkey, and urging them, or one of them, to a
more decided action."

The same writer says :—" The most recent
accounts from Constantinople confirm in every
particular the facts relative to the excitement
of the population, and the eagerness of the
army to come to blows with the Russians. Ac-
cording to these accounts assemblages fre-
quently (it is said every day) take place under
the windows of the Ministers' palaces, all cla-
morous for war, and placards are found affixed
to the walls calling out for instant war against
the Russians war or death.' The state
of affairs is now indeed alarming and menacing. I
see letters from Constantinople and other parts of
Turkey, written by persons who, up to the present,
have been very moderate, very pacific, but who are
now as warlike as the most enthusiastic of the Mus-
sulmans. Of the army I say nothing, except that
I believe the greatest task imposed on its chiefs is
to keep back the troops from rushing to attack
their enemies. The question has assumed a serious
aspect indeed ; it could not be more so even had
the fleets entered the Dardanelles the moment the
Russians crossed the Pruth.

The following is from Vienna, September 12 :
" It is not difficult to foresee what the policy of
Austria will be should there be a war between
Russia and the Porte. As long as France and
England render no active assistance to Turkey,
this Government will remain neuter. Even if the
united fleets advance into the Bosphorus for the
protection of the capital it is probable that Austria
will not interfere ; but if troops are disembarked,
or the Russian fleet in any way molested, she will
certainly make common cause with Russia."
A. letter from Vienna of the 12th in the Augsburg
Gazette, says :—" It has been announced that Aus-
tria is going to reduce her army. At present it is
stated that the frontier regiments in Italy are to
be shortly dismissed to their own country."
The Press of Vienna says :—" The Cronstadt
Gazette considers it singular that, immediately after
the arrival of the Vienna note at Constantinople,
the Ottoman Porte called 80,000 men of the redifs,
under arms. There are 100,000 men on the Da-
nube without reckoning the redifs. The army of
the Danube will be 140,000 strong when all the
troops shall have arrived."

On the sth inst. the Envoy Extraordinary of the
Shah of Persia took leave of the Czar at St. Pe-
tersburgh, and on the 6th he left the capital. It
is said that he has failed in accomplishing the
object of his mission.

SPAIN.
A royal decree appears in the Madrid Gazette,
authorising M. Doral the ex-Minister of Marine,
to publish the documents in explanation of his
conduct, relative to the supply of coal for the mari-
time station of the Philippine Islands, undertaken
by the firm of Pinto Perez, of London, and to de-
posit the original of them on the table of the Cham-
ber of Deputies.—Another decree says :—" I re-
move Rear-Admiral Don Antonia Doral from the
post of Minister of Marine, and reserve to myself
to utilise his services when an occasion shall pre-
sent itself ;" and another decree confides the ad
interim administration of the marine department
to M. Collantes, Minister of Public Works.
It is said the Gazette will shortly publish a royal
decree, declaring that the contract entered into
with the firm of Pinto Perez and Co., of London,
is annulled ; and that a new contract shall be en-
tered into for the supply of coal to the Philippine
steamers ; also that the papers in the affair of M.
Doral shall be referred to the Royal Council.
The cabinet, after disposing of the Doral busi-
ness, decided on all questions relative to railways,
with the exception of those on the lines to the
north, and from Alcar to Palencia. It has deter-
mined that the line from Madrid to Aranjueo shall
be purchased by the State.
The 11th being Sunday, the Stock Exchange
was not open.