The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-15 00:00:00

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

" VIENNA, MAY 6. ,
" The mail from Constantinople of the 14th of April, which
was expected with the greatest impatience and anxiety,
reached us at length yesterday, via Bucharest; at the same
time a courier extraordinary, who left the capital of Turkey on
the 19th of the same month, P.m., also arrived at the Chan-
cellor of States, with the ties; atches of Baron Sturmer, the
Internuncio of Austria. When the courier left, the nof
Hatti-Scheriff, a modification of that of the 14th of Februaqr
had been signed by the Sultan, but had not yet been ou'e
public. Rifaat Paella, the new Minister for Foreign Affairs,
at the Porte, had, however, communicated it by circular
to the representatives of the great Powers; that it was that
enabled tßaron Sturmer to send a copy to Pi.nate
Metternich. I am informed positively that this Hatti.
Scheriff, hears the date of the 18th of April, and eon-
pris, s three principal points, vtz., the concession of the
chalic of Egypt, as the heritage of the descendants, in diret
line, of Mehemet Ali ; the reduction of the tribute to be:ptin's
annually to the Sultan ; and, lastly, a modification of the right'
reserved by the Sultan to himself, by the firinan of the 14th 0,
Feb, nary, appointing the superior officers of the army .
Egypt. The direct succession was a question, to the soln?l°°
of which the downfall of Reschid Pacha, removed the last ob-
stacle, as I informed you at the time.' It was at Vienna.' even
a matter of astonishment that the Porte had wasted so nine"
time in deciding upon making a concession, bre?'
sible to refuse, in the face of the pressing solic'i
tations of the Powers which had signed the Treaty
London. The question of the tribute, and that of the
nomination of the. superior officers, was an affair which re-
ferred to the administration of the exterior, nor would the'
Cabinet of Vienna ever support the claims made by the Paella'
of Egypt, leaving to the Porte the power of arbitrating bee
own interests. Nevertheless, as hinted in mine of the 6th'°'
the French Cabinet had not lost all hopes of obtaining fromthe Porte a few concessions more favourable to Mehemet ,
and, in cot sequence, entered into direst negotiations wits the
Sultan relative to the subject. The Cabinet of Vienna, 35
also that of Berlin, although they declared they w °old, n°'',
support these claims of the Pacha, forwarded notwith-
standing to their ambassadors at Constantinople instruc-
tions to raise no obstacle to the negotiations of tho
Count de Pontois ; tLus in showing deference to the
Cabinet of the Tuileries, the Sultan chose a means r
satisfying everybody. The Porte, then, is disposed to reedy,'"
the remonstrances of 111ehemet Ali ; but v ishful to manta 01'
at the same time, intact, the principle of the Sultan's sove-
reign authority and independence, she has determined 'apal
appointing a Special Commissary, harged to verify, wit's th!
concurrence of the Pacha„ ,e the effective amount of the re,nne
of, Egypt, and afterwards to settle, upon the basis of this tinan"
cial table, the tributary quota Mehemet is to furnish, according
to his pecuniary resources.
" The-Pacha wished also to have the appointment of al?. his
superior officers, in his military forces as well as naval, but
from the motives above alluded to he can nominate otalY le
every rank up to that of colonel, inclusively.
"The solution of the Eastern question is effected, and Franc:.
has obta tied, with respect to it, more than she could (.rxree
consistently with the spirit of the Treaty of the 15th c,f J ui~'
and according to the memorandum of the Bth of Octo'oer.
courier was last Light dispatchad to Count d'Appony with the
news, and with instructions for him to press France to sign the
protocol of London, rnd thus to put the finishing touch to ,
Herculean edifice of modern diplomacy."

CHARTIST IVIEETING.
(FROM A CORRkSPONDFNT.
BATH, Thursday Evening, Ten u'C1.,69
Pursuant to public notice, a public meeting of the Charti3!'
took place this evening; for the purpose of taking into cou'.l7
deration the proper line of conduct to be pursued by them
the event of a general election. Mr. A. Phillips was I.e:w''
mously voted to the chair, who introduced the proceedings t.,
observing, that the time was fact approaching when the ele
tors prescnt would be called upon to discharge a great and an m..
portar.t duty. He hoped they would unite for the purl'c's'
securing the return of a man who would, in every way, repre-
sent their interests. Mr. Philp was then introduced to the
meeting, and spoke for some time with considerable effect. 08
said there are many opinions afloat as to the course the Clar:istigt
intended to pursue at the next election. Both W'DiV 3Pj
Tories are tialculating.on .their support; but he (Mr.;. Ph '',P'f
would advise them to reject both 11 big and Tory eavosa
a man that will support the pi inciplrs of the people's
Mr. G. Bartlett, though ill, thought it his duty to come for-
wardth on the present occasion, for the purpose of she"°s
necessity of the people endeavouring to turn the balance
or
power in the House of Commons. lie thought the Minister.
had adopted a wise and consistent course on the present occLa-•
ion by resolving on a fixed duty on Corn. But this is flot,t,r.e
I question ; we are met here for the purpose of deciding. 0rr.114
course to be adopted at the next election, The Char.ist, r
,at)
voted for a Tory into Nottingham ; but he (Mr. Sa.-111''`oi
questioDed if it would be politic to do so at Bath. ISM 11-•
charter.
,s 9
going to throw up a straw to see which way the wind blou
it is the duty of every Chartist to vote for Roebuck, a 03.'n
who would represent their interests, by doing as much we rt.-
the House as any other twelve men. if returned, his elo(p.ter'L'e
' al
would soon effect a chance in the minds cf these by who 11'0
would be surrounded ; and if lie could not give them supp o.r,e
would at least be able to nullify and prevent °pig, ii'°"-e
Mr. Samuel Bartlett observed that they had no right to isali,l'ad
(lectors either to vote for Whig or Tory. That goo(' '',st
been played too long ;if they acted consistently, th ey to
vote fur an nitre-Radical. He (Mr. B.) had one crilertoil
d
go by. If a candidate was to ask him for a vote, has slit{
give it only on the condition that the said candid-,rte 10"
pledge himself to support the principle of the People's Charte.re
If Roebuck would not support the Chartists' suffrages'
(Bartlett) would not vote for him. But he believed that ,`r°
Roebuck was strictly of Chartist principles, and, therefore, "`
'sired their support. The Whig Government had been loatlOl
with abuse, but he thought they deserved praise. As a
men, they are inclined to do good, but are prevented 'OY .`
he
influence of circumstances. All he (Bartlett) blamed 111 00
4
for was timidity, in not throwing themselves on the peopli. '
protection in cart ying such liberal measures.
After a further dicussion, in which the merits and Zell*
of the two parties (Whig and Tory) were brought fe (-war
Mr. ;Sidwelt and Messrs. bolwell and Son, the folleesing re"
lutions were unanimously agreed to :
F
" That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is inem 'n°mhent
the Chartists of Bath to take a prominent part in the f°‘'
hy
coming t lecticm, and to secure, if possible, the: return. of 5n."
men as will labour to advance the cause of democracy. the
" That it is necessary that the candidates solicit:nig. ;e
suffrages of the people of Bath shall be waited upon b or
Chartists' Council, and examined upon tLe measures thej
'
tend to support in Parliament.
4h r
" That the Chartists at present assembled recommend
brethren in Bath to discountenance all acts of bribery and I ete
ruption at the ensuing election, and call upon them 144
yield to influence or intimidation."

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THE WEATHER.—NooIsr, MAY ]5".,
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STII-,",r
Barometer .................. 4
30.21 In. . 3
Thermometer... 68 Highest ........ 68 Lowest
Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

C0RN4.4.----ws.
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The working people of England never had sue;n an opP° hel nity put into their hands of iloing themselves , justices 31 tcilo,, have at the present moment, and we trem'vle for the '7 ; of
welfare of the nation, when we coriteenpla.'‘e the possibil_i,t 'or,
their allowing, by supineness or incifference, the pret,,iow ire
portunity to pass away without making every
effort to! 0,0
the advantages which it offers. Lord John Russell, or' the
part of her Alajesty's Govefnment, has come down to!'a cp,
House of Commons and proposed a series of measures, w .
_,'bt,
se
if they can be carried, will, without '.,he possibility. 0f.a.(1 °rest
effect a mighty change in the commercial affairs of tbis P
country. Ile proposes to give u%
Is !j1
CHEAP BREAD !—CHEAP SI;GAIt. !!;CHEAP-Ti .4 BE -
ANTI ABOVE ALL
A MARKET FOB, LABOUR, BY INCREASING THE i
COMMERCE OF (TREAT BRITAIN WITH EVERY' C01.41.µ
IN THE WORLD !!.!!
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If ever a proposition demanded attention, surely it is
t 4
,it
If ever the multitude thought it their duty to watch an d 5
-ii port the motions and proceedings of a Governmentlartrely `her
at the present crisis ; for every man, woman, and child its. /
Majesty's dominions is deeply,
Nottingham Review.
if
vittily interested in the ever tt '
In the disetnsions in Ikrliament on the Corn-laws the re ,o,
one party lost sight rl, who profit more by the existing l°
perhaps, than any tither. We mean the speculators in eutl, 'II
men who syslntnatically raise the averages in order to 10'1 10
foreign corn without paying anything but a nominal duty' s her
thus rcaise immense profits. England does nou, nor can op
raise a, sufficiency of f ,od for her ever-increasing poP' lila t, i l'''
and it is abominable that the food of the millions thou rots
sported with, for their private advantage, by those corn" ditol'
—those rogues in grain—the speculators iii c0rn.—.13,11
Herald.
ill' ANTI-CORN-LAW MOVEMENT IN LANCASHIRE.-•^A' $' , 045
stance of the feeling in Lancashire against the Corn-law, , ele
given on Thursday last 1,.)
, when two gentlemen, appointed . ile ,
et
Council cf the National Anti-Corn-law League, went tt,„.,e‘ kii
subscriptions in Ashton-under-Lyne, Staley-bridge, -v.,, - • '0
geld, Liod!ey, and Hyde. They called without distiactiolP . 1
Whig and 'l'ory, and in that one day obtained sultrsr,rip:i°il
the amount of sixteen hundre d and fifty pound;; / 1.11(1,,t it ' not a single refusal, but on the contrary all pititical F-
Lade thorn " God arced."
: or(' 1 SADDLEWORTII, MAY 13.—The people of this large, .„°' ?ual
' ant and manufacturing, parish, are signing petitions to I' efO'
ment for a total and immediate repeal of 1-ne corn ar1u.1.,-' vi,ion law:, and also an Address to the Alirdsters, on the ',op
awful sta'e of the country (and none more; so than the w 0 0'
manufacturer), the wretchedness of the people, and the' , of
lute necessi:y of the breaking up of all monopolies, whe°6,-, li land or the colonies, and any other which stands in the t 10
of the general good. The propositions of the Uovernme 5 be
0 -
prersinpeeieptiet3 . o these matters, though vaorylar short of wh-thtlast
on them be and
country requires, is hailed as a harbinger of a return te',i'co;
, „, the
mwoaieedbiecttioontlotef
ampeenri esehhiontshpaelol
rdieef.end inju s,
Cony-Laws.—We are happy to observe that, early, -vti.
Dublin Reformers have taken the field, they have bee n
.iber
ciraterl by tho,e of Belfast. We may add that the Ci 15noora
of Commerce of tin.t thriving commercial town have pet--!iergic
in ftrou:. of' a change in the tatiber duties, and for a me
tiZe,l duty on corn.—Dublin Erehing Post. " 0
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