The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-25 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock,.

AUSTRALIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE
SYDNEY.

PLYMOUTH, Six O'CLOCK.

The Sydney, mail-steamer, from Australia, has
just dropped anchor in Plymouth Sound.

RUPTURE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND
TU.RKRY. •

PARIS, THURSDAY EVMTING.—A telegraphic des-
patch from Vienna, received by the French Go-
vernment this morning, brings the important intel-
ligence, that by accounts which had just arrived
from Constantinople, the Ottoman Government
had refused to accept the ultimatum presented to
it by the Count de Leinengen, in the narfie of the
Austrian Government. The despatch adds, that
not only the Count de Leinengen, the Austrian
ambassador extraordinary, but the whole of the
Austrian Legation, had left Constantinople.
The Ottoman Porte immediately placed itself
under the Protection of England and France.
This affair adds greatly to the complication of
affairs in the East, but the opinion of political peo-
ple here is that, although Turkey is undoubtedly
weakened by late events, her integrity is saved by
the step which she has taken, in placing herself
under the protection of !France and England, and
that, for the moment at least, everything will re-
main in statu quo.
The secret mission of one of the Emperor of Rus-
Eria's aides-de-camp, who, as I have stated in a for-
mer letter, has been for some time pastin Paris,
is the subject of considerable interest in diplomatic
circles. The general belief is, that it shows the
existence of a better understanding between the
Court of St. Petersburg and that of Paris than is
generally supposed ; and it will probably turn out
that while French diplomacy shows one face at
Constantinople, it shows another at St. Peters-
burgh.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS EVENING.)

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool
sack at five o'clock.

The Earl of DERBY presented a petition from Ire-
land in favour of the distribution of Parliamentary
papers to literary societies.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Caer-
rnarthen, praying for the extension of the jurisdiction of
county courts.

LAM OF EVIDENCE (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM intimated that it was his inten-
tion to postpone going into committee on the Law of
Evidence (Scotland) Bill until Monday. His lord-
ship took occasion to advert to the operation of the
late Bribery Act, which, he said, had not put a stop
to bribery and corruption at elections. He had always
noticed that at 'every general election, bribery and cor-
ruption was greater than at the preceding one, and he
thought if some clause were introduced into the new
Law of Evidence 13111 compelling persons to give answers
to questions, even though they might criminate
themselves, would have a salutary effect in checking
sue:h practices at elections. Though compelling parties
to answer questions he would protect them from the con-
P.equenees of self-crimination in all subsequent proceed-
ings, except when they were indicted for perjury.

INDIAN AFFAIRS. -
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH inquired whether
her Majesty's Government intended to propose any
measure for the future government of India during the
present session ? The noble lord also presented a
petition from the Madras Native Association,
and • from others, praying for redress of griev-
ances in connection with the expiration of
the East India Company's charter. The petititioners
complained of the want of a better . system of
education, and of the absence of useful public
works in India ; also of the neglect of the irrigation of
the land, and of the bad state of the public roads, which
impoverished the country, and curbed the industry
of the inhabitants. They next spoke of the mode of ad-
ministering justice in the country, which was a
most important subject ; they stated that most of the
gentlemen holding judicial offices had scarcely any know-
ledge of the vernacular language of the country, and
that they had a very limited acquaintance with
jurisprudence, few having even undergone a limited
training in a judicial tribunal. They moreover com-
plained of the present manner of appointing and re-
nic.ving judges, the heads of the different courts
being in a perpetual state of transition. How
'was it possible that any people could have justice well
administered, or that they could have confidence in its
administration when such a state of things existed ?