The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-02 00:00:00

[MORNING POST.'

We received last night, by express, the Paris
Papers to the 28th ult. Their contents are
rather contradictory. The new delay granted
to the Ottoman Porte to answer in a manner
more satisfactory the Russian Ultimatum, will
expire on the 15th inst. and the opinion in some
quarters is, that war between Russia and Tur-
key is inevitable; whilst in others it is consider-
ed that the delay- is favourable to the expecta-
tions of peace. A letter from Constantinople
of the 25th ult saysl—We are pretty tranquil
here ; the arrest of foul' Greek Bishops has
made but little impression ; their insubordination
to the Patriarch isassigned as a reason. But a very
important event is the nomination of Kalib
Effendi (the all powerful favourite of the
%nap) to the post of the Keeper of the
Seals. ' It is the fruit of innumerable intrigues,
whice have been carrying on these ten months.
This man, who is considered as the principal ob-
stacle to peace with Russia, has been at length
removed from the person o'f the Sultan. He had
hitherto declined all kinds of public office, but
the will of the Sultan has prevailed. The Turkish

fleet, after having been repaired and re-victualled
with much care, has again sailed for the Archi-
pelago. It will endeavour to re-conquer the
Mores. It is affirmed that the Greeks have been
repulsed from Napoli di Romania, and that
Cliourschild Pacha is negociating with Ali ; but
these accounts want confirmation. It is also
said that the war with the Persians continues
on the frontiers, and that the Schah has not yet
signed the peace.

[THE TIMES.]
The debate upon the Salt Duty, and the divi-
sion upon that debate, are not things calculated
to make Ministers rejoice in their course. That
oppressive impost was carried in their favour by
a majority of four only, the number's for and
against being respectively 169 and 165. There
have been times when such a division would
have driven Ministers from their places in an
instant. The King would not have retained men
who possessed so little the confidence of a
House of Commons, not chosen before their ad-
ministration began, but under their very eye, and
subject to the Treasury influence in the first re-
turn of the members. Indeed it must be considered
as an odd method of governing a kingdom, when
they to whom the administration is confided
are constantly exposed to the hazard of having
those measures rejected, without which they say
it is impossible for them to retain their places, or
to discharge their functions to the public advan-
taffe. It was a mere toss-up to the last moment
whether the tax should be lost or gained. How
fatal to the nation that the chance should have
turned out against us ! The defeat of an army
would have occasioned bloodshed, no doubt ; but
it would not have taken more than one year's in-
come of this odious tax to replace all the losses
contingent on a grand defeat in war, such as can-
nons, kettle-drums, exchange of prisoners, and
even fresh recruits. There are few engagements
in which there are More than 10,000 men lost,
in killed and wounded ; and (if we may treat,so
serious a subject as a mere matter of calculation),
10,000 men, with all their accoutrements and
equipments, may, we believe, be replaced for less,
or not much more, than a million and a half
sterling. At such a rate is the country now car-
rying on war against the extravagance of Minis-
ters and their adherents.