The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-26 00:00:00

THE CHRISTIAN POWERS AND

TURKEY.

BERLIN, Nov. 6.—The result of the negotiations
commenced by Russia, in order to obtain for the Evan-
gelical Christians of the German nation the same 'ad-
vantages in the Turkish Empire, especially in Palestine
and Syria, as are enjoyed by the Christians of the Latin
and Greek Churches, excite general interest. It is, in
fact, so interesting an event in modern 'history that it
seems desirable to obviate involuntary misunderstanding
by a simple narrative of the occasion and object of the
negotiation.

The concord of the great Powers of Europe, to which
the Turkish empire is indebted for its independence and
the world for peace, offered an opportunity essentially to
improve the situation of the German Evangelical
Christians in the East. To profit by this opportunity in
a manner worthy of its political position, was considered
by Prussia as a sacred duty, especially, because it might
be foreseen, with much probability, that the great im-
pulse given to the commercial intercourse between
nations, would also increase the connection of German
Protestants in the East, and, perhaps, lead to the founda-
tion of settlements by them in those countries.

Seen in a general point of view, it might perhaps
have appeared deficient. for the promotion of science,
industry, and trade ; and also for the facilitating settle-
ments, if Prussia had only aimed at procuring for all
its subjects independence, without difference of religion
as far as they needed it, whether as travellers or as set-
tlers, that legal protection for their persons and pro-
perty which the Hatti Scherif of Gulhane had promised;
but, in the pursuance of these objects, it appeared in
what a much more advantageous position the King was
in respect to his Roman Catholic, than in respect -to his
Protestant subjects.
These objects appeared to be closely connected with
certain religious rites and privileges. The Latin and
Greek Church in the East are distinct bodies,
with common discipline and orders, founded on
ancient treaties, and therefore enjoy in this capacity
the benefit of being acknowledged, which includes the
most important political rights. The Greek Church en-
joys the protection of the Emperor of Russia, and the
Latin Church that of the great Roman Catholic Powers.
The Prussian Government needs only to join in the en-
deavours of the latter sufficiently to remove all obstacles
that must still exist to the particular interests of its Ro-
man Catholic subjects. The Protestant Church, on the
other hand, was destitute, up to the latest time, of all
legal recognition. What State of the Continent could
more naturally desire that, in the present state of the
world, they also might enjoy similar corporate pri-
vileges than Prussia, which has among its subjects more'
than half of all the members of the Protestant Church in
9-ermany? and ought not the Protestant Church, as a
iiheinber,of the Catholic Church of Christ, to possess the
'iif:tii"t;itinstructing its adherents in the science of the
B;gin of Christianity, and freely to proclaim evangelical
truth according to their confession and liturgy ?
Under these circumstances the Prussian Government
would not in d!itY be deterred by the difficulties of
various kinds, which opposed the attainment of an object
or
so intimately connected with the religious
appreciation of
the
nation. The question was, with a just
all the circumstances, to look for the way which might
mcst certainly lead to the proposed and partial negotia-
tions with the Porte, notwithstanding the very amicable
relations between the two Governments offered no pro-
spect of real success. The Turkish Government does
not yet feel the immediate connexion of Prussia with
the East. The Porte knows Prussia only as a great

European Power, by whose agreement with other great
Powers its safety is guaranteed. The relations of Great
I Britain with the Porte are very different. England, by
its naval power and its commerce, possesses great influ-
' ence in the East. A union with England, whose Church,
in its origin and doctrines, is closely allied to the Ger-
' man Evangelical Church, appeared therefore to be the
surest means of obtaining the important object.
The negtoiation to be opened for this purpose de-
pended, however, on the previous question whether
Great Britain was inclined to do justice to the inde.
pendence and national honour of the German Evange-
lical Church, and to treat this affair in perfect union with
Prussia, on the fixed principle that Protestant Christen.
dom, under the protection of England and. Prussia,
' should appear to the Turkish Government as one Power,
and thus obtain from it all the advantages of being
legally recognised.
The steps which were taken to settle the previous
question had the most satisfactory results. Not only
did the British Government show itself ready with
decided good will to enter into the subject on the basis
proposed, but the heads of the English Church entered
with warm interest into the proposal. All parties agreed
in the opinion that the diversities of Christian worship,
according to languages and nations, and accord-
ing to the peculiarities and historical develop-
ment of each nation, that is to say in the Protestant
Church, is upheld by a superior Unity, the Bead of the
Church himself ; and that is this unity to which all the
diversities refer, as in their centre lies the foundation of
true Christian toleration. Besides this conviction, his
Majesty the King too warmly participates in the reli-
gious sympathies of the nation, which are so intimately
interwoven with the origin of the Augsburg Confession,
and the recollection of the champions of the faith of the
German Protestant Church, to have consented to any-
thing contrary to this firm common basis of the entire
German Protestant Church.
By a cordial co-operation, directed in this spirit, a
distinct Bishopric , has been founded in Jerusalem, in
which all Protestant Christians may find a common
support and point of union, in respect of the Turkish
Government, and in all cases where their representation,
as one Church, , may be necessary; while at the same
time the German Protestants preserve the independence
of their Church. With respect to their particular con-
fession and liturgy, his Majesty the King provides one
half of the expense of the Bishopric, and he participates
therefore with the crown of England in the right of
nominating the Bishop.
Thus the religious wants of the new Bishopric would
be provided for ; but as a religious community cannot be
blessed with prosperity, except in union with the instruc-
tion of youth, and the care of the sick, a still greater
support is to be expected for this purpose from the pious
interests and charity of the Protestant Christians in
Prussia and other German countries.

The foundation of an hospital is specially important,
in which travellers, who will be more numerously
attracted to Jerusalem by scientific inquiries, religious
interest, or other objects may be received, in case they
should need assistance.

In reference to the above, the Minister of Ecclesias

tical Affairs has addressed two circulars to the Provin-
cial Governments and to the Consistories, recapitulating
the preceding statements, and informing them that it is
his Majesty's pleasure that a general collection shall be
made in all the Protestant Churches of the Prussian
Monarchy. The sum collected to be sent to the Minister,
M. Eichhorn.

The Consistories are especially desired to take into
consideration the important object to which the collec-
tion is to be applied, and as his Majesty has this object
so much at heart, they are enjoined to impress it on the
minds of their Protestant brethren.—Prussian State
Gazette.

A breach of promise of marriage action, men-
tioned in the Globe a few evenings since, as having been
brought by a lady, aged 18, against a gentleman of ad-
vanced years, and in opulent circumstances, and in which
the damages are laid at 5,0001., is made special, and
stands fin- hearing in the Queen's Bench, 7th December.
The brief runs to 2,000 folios, and the case excites great
interest.

THE WEATHER IN RUSSIA.—The Moscow
Gazette says, that the excessive heat which has prevailed
during the whole summer in the government of Kishoma,
has caused extensive fires in the forests, which continued
till the middle of September in spite of all the exertions
made to stop their progress, and that they did not cease.
The Directors of the London and Birmingham
Railway Company have established at their great central
station, at Wolverton, an infant school and day school
for boys and girls, the children of their artificers and
servants at that place, They have also provided a read-
ing room and library ; and on Sunday next, a chapel,
licensed by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, will be opened
for divine service.
The Marseilles journals relate the following
lamentable accident:—On the evening of the 17th int.
the steam towing-vessel Utile, Captain Andrac, was
bringing into the harbour two vessels, heavily
laden with coals, when one of them was found
likely to be drawn under water. Upon this the men
of the steamer called to those in the vessel in question
to cut the hawse, and take to their boat. This was
done while the lope was at its full stretch, and the re-
coil was so violent, that it struck Captain Andrac on
the head, threw him to a distance against the bulwarks,
split his skull, and killed him. In the confusion both of
the barges sunk, and of three men who were in them,
one only was saved by the boat of the Utile.
The Propagateur of Troyes states that the boni-
face of an inn at Brot, in the Aube, having been long
subject to violent attacks of rheumatism, of which the
innumerable remedies applied had failed to cure him,
his wife and niece, under the advice of a village doctress,
covered the whole of the good man's body with leaves
of the plane-tree, which they sewed together into a
kind of primitive garment, and then put him into a
sack, tied close round his neck, leaving his head out,
and his respiration free. When the oven was discharged
of its batch of bread, the good man was laid on a board,
and slid into it, still hot. In a few minutes his cries be-
came piercing, but no other attention was paid by his well
meaning torturers than to assure him that his pain was
proof of his progress to a cure. Signs of his being at
the last gasp were at length perceived, and he was
drawn out, shouting lustily, but quite in opposition to
his usual habits, for water. The niece dreading the effects
of a potation so averse to her half-baked uncle, ran to the
well, and, filling a large pail with its produce, poured it
over him. The shock produced such an effect, combined
with the heat, that the poor man died almost imme-
diately in excruciating torments.

" Two boys, one not thirteen years of age, and
the other only ten, were arrested," says the Journal de
Reims, " the other day at Rethel, on a charge of having
stolen 1,057 francs from a notary of Sedan, in whose
office one of them was employed as a junior clerk.
When arrested, they had only 232 francs left of the
money, although they had spent only a few francs, for at
Mezieres, at an inn where they had stopped, they had
taken alarm, and set off hastily, leaving a bag containing
750 fr. behind them. It appears that they had quitted
Sedan with the intention of entering the navy, but the
fatigue which they had undergone, and the constant
state of alarm which they had been in, had induced
them to make up their minds to return home before they
were arrested."

Queen Adelaide is a German Tory, but her
Majesty was unjustly maligned in 1834 as the cause of
the dismissal of the first Melbourne Cabinet. The

memorable announcement of that sudden event in the
Times, that " the Queen had done it all," is now known
to have been a false imputation. In fact, but for the
natural irritation of that indiscreet and unauthorised
attack on the then Queen, it is well known William the
Fourth would hare re-considered his imprudent resolu-
tion. The Duke of Wellington, at Brighton, advised
the King to retain the Whig Ministry, but the exaspe-
rated Monarch pointed to the insult offered to his wife.
History will hereafter reveal more curious particulars of
the cabals of that year, which had no relation to Queen
Adelaide.—Correspondent of the Scotsman.

SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning a young man,
of the name of William Henry Gosling, who resided in
Queen-street, Chelsea, maker of emery and glass papers,
after being out all night drinking, returned home about
half-past seven o'clock, when, on his wife reproaching
him for his folly, he took up his hat, walked out of the
house, and threw himself into the Thames. A person
of the name of 'Wells, who was passing at the time, gave
an alarm, who, with several others, made a search for the
body, but they could not find it. His unfortunate wife
is left with two children to fight their way through the
world.

TELEGRAPH TO DovErt.—The London ter-
minus, at the end of Tooley-street, London-bridge, of the
telegraphic communication between London and Dover,
has just been finished, and the whole line will be opened
in a few days. The intermediate stations are situated
on elevated spots, at Forest-hill, Peckham-rye, Knock-
hol;: Beeches, Wrotham ; Blue Bell-hill, Chatham
Isle of Sheppy, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Minster, Broad!
tairs, and Deal.

A NEW TORY MAGISTRATE.-..Amongst the
six new Tory Magistrates just introduced into the Com-
mission of the Peace for this city, we find the name of
Matthew Pierpoint, Esq., who, on Monday, the 28th of
June, at the close of a speech which he made, or rather
roared, to the people from the Hop-pole Inn, shouted
out at the highest pitch of his voice, and with gestures
which answered well to the words, " Down with the
b—y Whigs," three times consecutively. Is his pre-
sent appointment a reward for the active part he took at
the last election, and amongst his other notable doings,
for this coarse and furious denunciation of the Whigs ?
The putting such a man upon a commission charged with
the preservation of the peace would lead us to infer that
we have no peace—nothing but partizanship to expect
from the Tory Ministry.— Worcestershire Chronicle.
BREAD AND BARRACKS.—Not more dis-
pleasing to the Parisians is the fortification of Paris,
than must be the efforts now making to erect more bar-
racks in Lancashire and the surrounding parts. Ashton
have
and Derby are already thus favoured, and proposals
_
been made from the Home-office and the Horse
Graham
Guards
to have Bolton thus fortified. Truly Sir James
seems,
is very considerate If bread be wanting, bitl,ls a meeting
it
can be had in plenty. On Wednesday
of the inhabitants of Bolton was held toh. takeweek,
credit o
e'
the
abovethe
proposal into consideration. Much to
ofßolton, the
patriotic and Constitution-loving people. as composed al-
mostproposal was rejected. The assembly
the highest rates, and
they declared they would rather
rtrust the protection of
exclusively of those who pay
their property to their townsmen than to the military ;sure was denounced as an
nay, further than this, the me
attempt to place the
glad that this feeler has failed,
which we trus twill be the case wherever similar propo-
sals may be made. com under a complete mili-
tary despotism. We are munity
Indeed, indeed, this is not the way
"
in which Sir Robert Peel must think to allay the " win-
ter's discontent —ForkCourant.

MORNING SUN

PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK, AS COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &c.

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LONIJON, TUESDAY, NOV. 23.
Number Dividend
Prim of per CANALS. per iNares. Annum.
Paid. Share 1,766 7 per cent. Ashton & Oldham...Average97l.lBs.sh. 104%
1,48'2 41. Ashby.de-le-Zouch Average 1151.5 h. 72
1,260 Basingstoke 1001. sh. 5
),(e,5 41. Brecknock and Abergavenny l5O/. A. 94
8,000 I-1604, 10/ Birmingham, 1-16th share ...,,Bfl. & 711. 200
4,000 . ..... a Ditto & Liverpool Junce 1 stol. sh. 1000 21
600 3y, Bridgewater arid Taunton.loo/.sh. all p.l - 400 51. Chelmer and Blackwater lOOl. eh . 105
N 0321. Coventry .............. ..... 1001.8 h. SOO
Cr0yd0n."......... Average 311.25.10 d. sh.
Dud1ey...a...................... ..... 1001.8 h. •94
600 131. Derby lool.sh . 120
20,000 4 percent. Danube and Mayne 41/.138. 4d.pd 30
3,575; 4, Ellesmere and Chester Average 1331.10 a. 75
231 13'21 Erewasn . -... - ..,./ _..1001.81a. 735
,297 351. Forth andsCly.L....Averarreao/. 16s. h. 6;0
11,600 7s. Grand Junction... ....... ............1001.8 n 110
2,8494 255. Grand Union lool.Bh . 26
',500
1,0001 4!. percent . Ditto (optional) Loan 1001.
096 Grand Western ...U. sh. allpd 103
600 13/.12x.90. Glqmorganshire, Aver. cost 1721.138.4 d. 230
749 19s. Gran :hurt ..... ........ .... ..... .... .1501. sh. 220
6238 21. Os. Huddersfield ....Average /1. 66.6 d. sh. 26
ioe
95.328 11.10 s Kennet and Avon, Av. 391.185. 10d. sh 224
11,699} 11. 7s, Lancaster Average 471.65. Bcl 28
2,8971 301. Leeds and Liverpool .... ....... ...1001.sh 740
545 f 111. Leicester 1401. sh 150
,897 51.05. Leicester & Northampton Aver P 31.105 7136
2,409 101. Monmouthshire ........ lool.sh 200
250 101. Melton Mowbray . ..... lOBl. eh. 117
508 251. Mersey and Irwell lool.sh. 550
9,000 21. 10s. Macclesfield lOOl. sh. all pd. 23
247 173, Neath lOOl.Bl, 325
2,400 5/,, Peak Forest.........Aver.ge about 761. sh. 72
21,418 bs. Regent's (or London) Av. 331.162.8 d. sh. 9
5,669 61. Rochdale Average 861. sh. 86
500 8!. Shropshire ... ....... ....... ...Mi. sh. 137
800 101. Os. Somerset Coal .. -. ... ............ . 1501. sh. 180
3,600/. 44 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock. 1.21.105. sh. 113(
700 36/. Stafford and W0r0e5ter.............1401.5h. 686
530 151, 5hrew5bury...........................1251. sh. 200
300 91. Stourbridge ......... :WI .. ~......1451.5h. 396
3,647 21. Os, Stratford.on.Avon ~ fer....:791. 9s. bd. sh. 35
533 1211 Swansea ."'.. .... .... ... ........ ....1001.sh. 265
3,762 21. 10s. Severn and Wye and Railway Ae.351. sh. 45
2,600 r eh. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, r share lOOl. sh. 550
8.149 ...... ... Thames and Medway .Av. 191. hs. Bd. sh. 2
I."ghl 161. Warwick and Wrraingham 1001.sh• 250,
1,00045 h.
960 13/. Warwick and Napier** 1001.,6. 115
7,000 41. Worcester & Birmingham Av.7B/.Bs. sh. 55
5,000 365. Wilts and Berko Average 671. 108 Bd. sh. in
800 66. Wyilev and Essingron 1251. sh 74
.26
905 IP Wey and Arun.............. 1101. en. 20
DOCKS.
2,600& 1 3p. c. Commere al ....... lON. sh. 61
1,065j5h.
5 per rent. East and %Vest India ............5t0ck 102%
3,238,310;1. 31. p. ct. London ...........5t0ck 72
Ditto Bonds ..... ......... "....... ..... .... ..... 100%
2,209 31. Os. sd. Bristol ........ ....... ..Average 1471.95. sh. 75
68,3241. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts .......... 106
352,752 5 percent. St. Katharine .. ............ ................Stock 92
500,000 44 per cent. Ditto Bonds -, lOO%
200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years .... 97.
Deptford Pier ..., ..... ......201. sit. 201 pd , 10
BRIDGES.
1,600 1/. Hammersmith. ..
.. ,„.............,„„,„56/,th, 21%
1,231 Southwark, Old. Av, 631.25. Bd. sh. 3%
1,700 1!. 15s. Ditto, New. of 74 per cent.,.....501.5h. 15%
0,000
5,000 228. Od. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81 60/.'pd 121
5,000 Ws. 3d. Ditto' New Ditto of 7/. .... 404 pd 1834
nO,OOO/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds .............................. 99
5,848 '27s Vauxhall .........Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. 26
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
2,000 3110 s Albion 500!. sh. 50/. pd 72
6 per cent.]
150,000 [ and 15a.Alliance British &Foreignlool.sh. 111. pd 13%,
50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 5
24,000 I/. per sh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. Si. pd 14.
1,20015 h, 5/. Birmingham Fire... 2501. sh. 55/. pd 107%
20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 250/.Bh. 501. pd 40
12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial ........50/.sh. 5/. pd 6
5,000 51. percent. Clerical & Medical Life, 1001. sh.2llos pd .%
4,000 31 Os County lOO/. sh. 101. pd 11
9,000 e:s. Eagle ..... ........... ....501. sh. 51. pd 4%,
on„ r
tan d 301 bs. j per cent./ Economic Life 1000/. sh. 2501. pd 406
-""
2,271 225. per cen t. European Lite 00/. eh. all pd 22
50,000 Qs. Ditto, New 20/. sh. 21. pd 1X
.000,0001. (4 per ct Globe Stock 115
20,000 51• Guarian
30,000 4s. Od Hope 5Ol. sh. 51. pd 54
2,400 51. 12s. O.
Imperial Fire 5OOl. sh. 501. pd 133
7,500 9s. Imperial Lite lOOl. sh. 10!. pd 11
13,459 M. per cent. Indemnity Marine lOOl. sh, 8/. pd 29
2,020 31 108 Kent Fire 5O/. Eh. all pd 92.
31. Ditto Life 5Ol. pd 66
10,000 16s, Law Life lOO/. :h. 10/. ixl
5,000 10s. London, Fire 451. sh. 121. 10s. pd 183 i
3,900 1013. London, Ship 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd 184
1,000.0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 1001. sh.
510,000/.
36,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Litz .... sh. 2!. pd 2/ tis
50,000 51. per cent. Protector IHe 001. sh. 21. pi 18s 0d
1(1,000 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters .... 100/. sh. 51. pd 5%
9,500 11. Provident Lite ....... ..... 1001. sh. 101. pd 20
200,600 4s. Od. Rock Life
89,220/ W. per c.nt. Royal Exchange Stock 1(10
6,000 5 per cent. University Lite 100/. sh. 51. lid 524
10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100!. sh. 51. pd 7q.

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