The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-18 00:00:00

EASTERN INT ELLIGEN CE.

TURKEY.
The Journal de Smyrne puLl
V ishes letters from Constanti-
"oi dated the 27th ult., whicli state that the Porte, in ac-
quiescence with the late request of the British Government to
!end to London an Ambassador to assist at the conferen..es held
,1 that city to put an end to the pr emit difficulties between the
oultan and Mehemet Ali, had nominated to that post Beylikdji
QbtkelEffendi, who would proceed ith all possible despatch.
P°ad Effendi, one of the most distinguished officers of the
*art' of Translators, had been chosen. to accompany Beylikdji
?oeltel Effendi to London as Secretary of Legation. The new
ambassador received his 'firman from Khostew Pasha on the
41st, and was ordered to hold himself in readiness to depart at a
Mornent's notice Chekid Effendi would also be charged with
illttplimenting Queen Victoria on her marriage, in the name of
%be Stilton.
The Committee appointed to inquire i the conduct of the
ireek Patriarch had decided in favour ofnto the English Govern-
Tent. It had entirely set aside the religious question, but the
I,bootnents laid before the Commissioners proving clearly that
the Patriarch had endeavoured to create embarrassments for the
British Government in the lonian Islands, the Porte resolved
M 1 Riving full satisfaction to the offended party, and dismissing
e Greek Patriarch from his see. The Constantinople Synod
lass to have been convoked tea appoint his successor, and all the
Chances appeared to be in la•tour of the Archbishop of Salonica.
Major Farrant, with im?ortant despatches for Persia, left
Constantinople on the 15th ult.
, The treaty of commerce negotiating between Spain and Tur-
key, on the basis of the convention of August 16, 1838, had
been definitively concluded.

• The Constantinople Correspondent of the Semaphore de
Marseilles writes, under the same date, that the Divan was
tauch alarmed at the formidable preparations In aking by Me-
hemet Ali, a:id at the firm determination expressed by the
,viceroy not to yield to the exigencies of the Foreign Powers.
iteschid Pasha daily inquired of the Ambassadors of Great
Britain and Russia the result of the negotiations opened between
their Governments. and hopes were held out to him that they
w,,,0u1d soon be brought to a satisfactory conclusion. M. de
vciptois, the French Ambassador, still kept aloof, and only
Itlited on Reschid Pasha whenever the latter expressed a desire
kb consult him.
This letter repeats that a conspiracy, directed against the
tmatt' Sheriff, had been discovered in the Seraglio. The Sul-
na Valide, her Kiaja, Ali Bey, the Kislar Aga, the principal
,ilemas, and the Cheik El Islam, were said to be compromised.
The Cislar Aga had been exiled.
The commercial treaty between Greece and Turkey had
1 at last concluded.

EGYPT.
t,it letter from a correspondent of the Constitutionnel in
'l'ypt, whose information is derived from authentic sources,
!Iv es a very detailed account of. the composition and the
-to ount of the army of Mehemet Ali.
The following is the general summary :

INFANTRY.
4 Regiments, each of four battalions, in all
Theoo men
Staff
Companies of Ibrahim's and Guards

108,800
3,400
1100

112,400

13 Reiments
1: Squagdrons of Ibraham's Guard

CAVALRY.

12,900
280

Artillery ......... ... Irregular troops ...

13,180
~.. 25,000
~.. 7,500

Total
'MARINE. • 811 ships of the line, six frigates, force ccrvettes, and brigs,
manned by 11,810 men and mounting 1,204 °Am&
The annual expense' of this force is 319,455 purses ;
purse of 500 Egyptian piastres equivalent to about 132 franc,.
each
e fixed revenue of the Pasha is 505,055 purses, or 66,667,
286 francs, of which 42,168,060 are expended on the army.
Notwithstanding this enormous expense Mehemet Ali need
ot fear that his treasury will be exhausted, for ever since 1821
!us revenue has increased in consequence of the progressive
Improvement of commerce, and the extension of agrieulture.—
L. Constitutionnel
The Semaphore de Marseilles publishes a letter from 8ey-
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