The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-29 00:00:00

[MORNING POST.]

The Allgemeine Zeitung brought yesterday in-
telligence from Odessa to the sth inst., and from
Constantinople to the'3oth of November. The
former states that M. Minziacky had made fresh
complaints to the Porte respecting the conduct Of
its agents, the Beschli Agas, who after having
retired from Moldavia and Wallachia for a few
days in obedience to the public orders of the
Divan, had returned and committed all sorts of
excesses, in consequence, it was thought, of secret
instructions from the same quarter. A copy of
these remonstrances had been communicated to
the other Christian Ministers, in .which the most
revolting facts are said to have been enumerated,
and revolting indeed they must have been if,
as 'it is asserted, they succeeded in moving
the inertness or partiality of Austria, and in-
ducing both the Ambassador of that Power,
and that of France, to unite their reproving
voices to that of the Russian Minister. 'Corn-
plaints of this natnre,on the part of M. Miuziacky,
coupled with thOiine at which they were made,
when the 'Erriperor Alexander was going to re-
view his armies on the Turkish frontier, tend .to
confirm a report which has obtained some credit

on the Continent, that the deceased Autocrat
" could not reflect without remorse on the cala-
mities of Greece ; that his patience was exhaust-
ed ; that the Lion's sleep was drawing to an
end, and that his waking would be terrible."—
If this be true, and the feeling is too natural
not to have been entertained by Alexander, it
must increase general regret that he should have
been removed from the earth at a moment when
he was ready so adopt a line of policy worthy of
a Christian Monarch, and to repair past errors
and weaknesses, by becoming at last the cham-
pion of justice and the avenger of humanity.. The
advices from Constantinople announce a partial
revolution in the Ottoman Cabinet. The Mufti
had been unexpectedly dismissed and disgraced,
but the real cause remained a secret., though
abundant reports were in circulation. These ac-
counts also state that a party of 300 Greeks from
Samos, who had landed in Crete to assist the insur-
gents,had been cut to pieces,which is very possible;
but when they tell us that Napoli di Romania
had offered to capitulate at the arrival of the Ot-
man fleet from Alexandria, their writers forget
that the Turkish did not even approach Napoli,
but took a wide sweep to avoid the Greek Ad-
mirals, and went round to Navarino, from whence
it was to sail still farther to Missolonghi. The
evident groundlessness of this assertion may
therefore justify a hope that the other is equally
unfounded. It is however proper to add, that
even at Constantinople they did the Greeks the
justice to say, hat the mere proposal to capitu-
late had created so much indignation, that an in-
surrection of the people had ensued at Napoli, in
which three Members of the Government. had
lost their lives.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
We have received the Paris Papers of Mon-
day, and The EMIle, dated Tuesday. To judge
from their contents, the death of the Emperor
Alexander, and the succession of his brother, still
appear to constitute the single subject of interest
in that Capital., The Rentes, it is pretty broadly
stated, would have felt the effects of this im-
portant change much more sensibly, but for the
extraordinary efforts of the Speculators for a rise,
who, amongst other ingenious devices, exhibited
forged letters on the Bourse, from Atnster-
dam, Frankfort, and Vienna, in which the
ambitious character of Alexander, and the
exemplary moderation of Constantine, are
dwelt upon with proper emphasis.. The in-
satiable ambition of the former has, according
to the same authority, rendered his death a great
and most seasonable benefit ; whilst the self-
command which his successor has displayed at all.
times, and in all situations, promises, of course,
to insure, for a long period, the repose of the
world. Constantine, too, is made to write to
Prince Metternich, to assure the latter, that the
wish nearest his heart (amiable and considerate
Prince 1) is to contribute to the • maintenance
of the peace of Europe ! and the Journal
des Debuts, which exposes the whole fraud,
points out, at the same time, the gross
absurdity of making the new Emperor, write.
to a foreign subject, before he had entered..
into any communication with the leading persons
of his own empire. In the mean time we are told
that this pacific Monarch commenced the journey
from Warsaw to St. Petersburgh on the 17th inst.
and we are only astonished, seeing the favourable
auspices under which his reign has been ushered
in by a certain class of Parisian. Stock-jobbers,
that it has created only sinister forebodings on
our own Market. In proof of this, it was very
currently Ma ted yesterday in the City, that a
strong squadron was to be detached immediately
to the Mediterranean, to reinforce the ships we
have there already ; and, notwithstanding the
obvious improbability of this rumour, it found
hearers, such is the _ •marked discrepancy
between the opinion generally entertained
here, and that we have just alluded to, re-
specting the views of the new Russian Sovereign.
Though it is _ highly probable that -Ministers par-
ticipate in the general impression that has been
made in - this country by the change that has
taken place on the Russian throne, yet it is not
at all probable that they would be in such breath-
lesshaste to apprize all the world of their sus-
picions. This country is not so weak in naval
force on that station, nor so unprepared to meet
sudden emergencies, to render such precipitate
demonstrations necessary. However eager too
he may be to grasp at the Greek Crown, yet
Constantine will no doubt take measures to secure
that of Russia first, as otherwise he might verify
the fable of the dog, who was crossing a stream
with a bone in his mouth. In the interval that
he is employed in securing the submission of his
Russian vassals, our Government will have suffi-
cient time to increase our naval force in the
Mediterranean to any extent that circumstances
may require. Besides, the Russian force in the
Black Sea is too insignificant to require prepara-
tions on our side upon a very large scale. It
consists, we understand, of about 14 ships alto-
gether, of which one-half may be of that line,
and the other's large frigates ; but the whole
very old, and, at the same time, very imperfectly
equipped and manned.

[NEW TIMES.
In another part of our Paper will be found
the circular of Sir Peter Pole's House, With the
certificate of five eminent merchants, who, as-
sisted by a professional accountant, have minutely
examined into the debts and assets of the Firm—
(See another column of Tnc.SuN).. These Gen•
tlemen state their decided opinion that the assets
of the House, together with the available pro-
perty of the individual partners, will, under pro-
per management, prove sufficient to pay all the
Creditors to the full amount of their respective
claims; and they recommend the appointment of
trustees for that purpose: It was unnecessary for
them to go further, or they might have safely
stated that after the full payment of all debts,
there would be a considerable surplus. • But
alas ! how great mush be the sacrifice, how la-
mentable the Wreck,- when a banking-house of
such extensive connexions comes to a forced -sus-
pension of payments If, under these ,circutn-
Stances, it is able to pay all its'llehts, it must, in
the fair course of credit, have been' a most rich

and flourishing concern. And yet all its means
were suddenly paralyzed by the poisonous
breath of calumny. Its character was hinted
away by a single malignant paragraph.—
So fatal is the power of the Press, when
uncontroulled by moral or honourable principle.