The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-07 00:00:00

THE ITN. LaNDO'S, TUESDAY.4A3NE 7, 1836.

England and France. • We who are on the spot know
however, that this arrangement was practicable only be-
cause Russia generously consented to deduct, for the re-
mainderof the debt, the num of ninety millions of piastres,
and it is through this reduction that the Sultan is enabled
to exonerate himself entirely, without being obliged to any
foreign power. It will be curious to see whether the Rus-
sian Cabinet shall resolve to publish anything on this occa-
sion. Should it still be silent, and should the journals con-
tinue to publish their lying assertions, I shall endeavour to
procure and send to you some more documents which may
dispel all doubts.
" I have the honour &c. " H. F•

" P.S. Just as I am going to close this letter, I received
a pamphlet, which has come from Paris, and is called The
Question y. the East, by Theodore Benazet. I have but
time to run over it very hastily, and I find that the first
chapter, page 9, begins with these words—' The Russians
prosecute a fixed idea—the possession of Constantinople; and
the conclusion (page 112) has the following--' Russia che-
rishes the project of getting possession or Constantinople.'
There is no longer any possibility of doubting it : many
persons have affirmed it, M. Benazet repeats it, and how
can we help believing it ? For my part, I have only one
objection to make. The Russians, in 1829, had only three
or four marches to make for the Sublime Porte to cease to
exist (see the note of the Ambassadors), but they neglect
to take advantage of this favourable occasion, when nothing
hinders them, make peace at Adrianople, and retire.
"In 1833, a Russian army and fleet occupy the Bos-
phorus. This aid saves the Sultan from being precipitated
from his throne by the Pasha of Egypt. The Russians,
who might have found a thousand pretexts for.augmenting
their army of occupation, and remaining at Constantinople,
from which M. Benazt would certainly not have found it
easy to dislodge them, do no such thing, and again retire,
as they had done before.
" This is certainly a strange manner of prosecuting a
fixed idea—the possession of Constantinople ; for we see
that Russia had two excellent opportunities to take and
keep Constantinople, and it refrained from doing so. But
you will say Russia is maladroit, unskilful.' M. Benazet
shall answer -for.me :—"Fhe Russian Government is very
enlightened, of which it gives but
.too many,. proofs?-7-
(Pages 79, 80.) The Russian Cabinet possesses consum-
mate ability._ It has but one sole object, which it endea-
vours to attain be-all possible means.'—(Page 92)
M. Benazet has forgotten to add to. his pamphlet some
documents in support of his assertions. Pray advise him
in a second edition to giva the document which I now send
you. It will do wonders I assure you, and stop the mouths
of many incredulous persons. It would not be amiss if he
would add some other document to prove the following as-
sertion, which I find at page 12 of his pamphlet :
Persia, Turkey, Greece, and eVen Italy, are deluged
with Russian agents, labouring with all their power at their
national object. At Rome itself—(this fact is not even
suspected at Paris)—the Russian copec is already a cur-
rent coin.'

66 Be so (rood, Sir, as to inform your friends at Rome of
this curious fact, which they probably no more suspect than
the inhabitants of Paris.

If you happen to know 13. Benazet, pray tell me whe-
ther be is a Gascon ?"—Journal de FraideArt, May 30.

KING'S BENCH-MONDAY.

THE KING V. THE MARQUIS OF DOWNSHIRE.

Lord DENMAN, in the course of the day, delivered judg-
ment in this case. On the trial of this indictment, in the
spring of 1834, the defendant's Counsel, after hearing the
prosecutor's evidence, expressly admitted that every one of
the seven roads, the subject of the indictment., had been a
public road ; but contended that each of them had ceased
to be a public road, by virtue of orders of magistrates exer-
cising powers created by several Acts of Parliament, the
General Inclosure Act, and others, or by the award of com-
missioners acting under those statutes. The case was ar-
gued before the Court at great length, and, after anxious
consideration, we felt ourselves bound to decide that no one
of these roads had been properly stopped up, or had ceased
to be a public road, and it therefore followed that we were
bound to direct a verdict to be entered for the Crown. In
Hilary Term last an application was made to the Court to
excuse the personal attendance of the Noble defendant to
receive the judgment of the Court, his attorney undertak-
ing to pay any fine that might be imposed upon him. The
application was granted. During the present term the pro-
secutor prayed for the judgment of the Court upon the
Noble defendant. We shall respite our judgment till
Michaelmas Term.—Judgment respited accordingly.

BAIL COURT-MONDAY.