The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-09 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY.

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BALMORAL, Nov. 6.
The Queen was present at Divine service at the pariBll
church of Crathie.
Princess Beatrice was also present.
The Duchess of Roxburghe and Viscount Bridport were
in attendance.
The Rev. Dr. Taylor officiated.

THE POPE AND THE CONTINENTAL
COURTS.

The Berlin correspondent of the Times says M. Thiers
has written to the Pope, informing him that he has advo-
cated his cause at all the Courts visited on his late diplo-
matic journey. All the Courts were ready to consider
his case at the coming Congress, and would grant him A
position worthy of the Vicegerent cf Christ.

A. FRENCH DIPLOMATIST ON THE
EASTERN QUESTION.
The late ambassador of France at Constantinople, M•
de Laguerroniere, has published a letter to " an old
colleague " on the present aspects of the Eastern question.
It is only fair to Russia, he says, to acknowledge that she
has done nothing to bring aboutlthe present war. Since
Sebastopol she has been occupied in restoring her
forces, not in avenging her defeats ; and in 1859 and
1866, when two great wars were tearing asunder the
treaties of 1815 she remained impassive. But now " she
is ready. She did not expect the war of 1870 ; above all.
she did not foresee our reverses, and I may add in au
sincerity, that she did not desire them ; but to admit that
she will not take advantage of them is to suppose her
capable of forgetting all her traditions, and sacrificing her
moat essential interests." As to the report that a secret
treaty existed between Russia and Prussia, M. de Lagar-
ronidre declares there is not a word of truth in it, and

that he is certain M. Thiers is of the same opinion. 11°

thinks that the demands of Prussia for French territory
lead as a natural consequence to Russia making similes
demands in the East. It is not by a military intervention
however, that Russia hopes to realize her designs. " Such
an intervention would be met by a very resolute resistance
on the part of Turkey, whose army, and especially whose
navy, has made great progress under the impute
of the very enlightened Sovereign who governs her.
It would not suit the plans of Prince Gortchakoff to
enlarge the theatre of the present war, and provoke against
Russia, while Prussia is still engaged in her struggle with
France, the union of England and Austria. His policy is
too skilful, bis ambition too patient, for such a hazardous
undertaking. Russia is in no hurry to revive the
Eastern question . . . but, in proportion ne
the Prussian invasion shall extend over the French
soil, Russia's influence will increase in the Bosphorus ;
and, on the day that the King of Prussia, after recrossing
the Rhine, shall stop at Aix-la Chapelle to take to Berlin
the sceptre of the Holy Empire from the tomb of Charle
magne—on that day Russia will be virtually at Constan•
tinople." This result, M. de Lagu6rronibre thinks, must fol
low as a logical consequence of the formation of a German
empire and the humiliation of France ; for Germany, in
possession of Kiel, would shut up the Russian fleet in the
Gulf of Finland. and Russia must therefore seek another
opening for her navy in the Black Sea and the Mediter•
ranean, which, the resistance of France being paralysed, she
will easily be able to obtain. 3/ de Lagu6rronibre adds that
the Turkish Government is perfectly well aware of this►
and that immediately after the publication of M. Jules
Favre's circular, Ali Pasha addressed " a noble and
pressing appeal to all the Cabinets " in behalf of
France. " When these negotiations," he says, be'
come matter of history, this document will
become known, and people will be astonished at its net
having been unanimously adhered to by the neutral
Powers. If England, who had her reasons, perhaps, for
not taking the initiative, had energetically supported the
Turkish proposals, she would have carried with her the co•
operation of all the other neutrals, and this imposing corn'
bination would at that moment have made peace inevit-
able."

IIIE FENIAN PaiSoNiuts.—A petition, with mall
thousand signatures, has been presented to the Prime
Minister, praying for the pardon and release of the
Fenian prisoners. It is signed by several bishops, clergy'
men, magistrates, mayors, chairmen of town councils/
professional men, merchants, &c., and has been presented
through Mr, Downing, M.P., for the county of Cork.

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