The Sun.
London, England, 1833-03-19 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

It seems now undoubted that the 'interference
of the French and English envoys at Con-
stantinople has averted the calamity of Russian
assistance, which -the Porte, in its dread of
i
greater evils, had been induced toinvoke or ac-
cept. The new French Minister, Admiral
Roussin, had, as appears by the last accounts,
obtained from the Sultan his consent to the in-
dependence of Egypt and the annexation of the
Pachalic of Syriato the former dominions of the
Egyptian Viceroy, as terms of a treaty to which
his Highness would be willing or obliged to sub-
scrihe. There can he no apprehension that such
conditions, recommended by such a mediation.
can he rejected. The previous statements re-
specting an additional demand of indemnity for
the expenses of the war are too unreasonable to
he true. It is not in the least probable that the
'Viceroy could expect any aid from the ex-
hausted treasury of his master, or that, in
present circumstances, he would put forward
such a claim, unless as a pretext for prosecuting
his expedition and rejecting offers of accom-
modation. It would be rather too much
for a successful insurgent not only to demand
from his vanquished Sovereign an abandonment
of the conquests which he had won, but
likewise the expenses of the armaments em-
ployed in his victorious resistance. The Pacha
could never be so absurd as to suppose that he
could place himself on the throne of Constan-
tinople, and supersede the Ottoman dynasty,
which combines in its favour both political rights
and religious prejudices. He must know how
precarious is the fortune of a successful rebel in
an empire like that of Turkey. The assassination
of Ibrahim, or a panic among his troops before
the decisive battle of Konian, might have lost
the Government of Egypt the fruits of two for-
tunate campaigns, anti exposed the Viceroy to
the bowstring. Even after that great triumph
the march of the conqueror to Constantinople
was by no mean 3 so ea-y or so safe as was
generally believed, though the Sultan had been
left without European aid, while, after European
intervention, the attempt would have indicated
insanity. The Viceroy of Egypt has attained
all that he had ever demanded, and more than
be originally expected. When he commenced his
attack on the Pacha of Syria about two years
ago, he professed his intention only to punish a
fellow satrap of the Porte who had harboured his
rebel subjects, and who had otherwise annoyed his
frontiers. He then gave no hint that he meant
to brave the Sultan's displeasure or to resist his
authority. The capture of St. Jean d'Acre, and
the excommunication fulminated against him by
the Head of the Faahful, encouraged him to
advance towards the interior of the empire, and
convinced him that his doom could only be
averted by ultimate success. He has long co-
veted Syria, as necessary to the extension of his
naval power. By his stipulation in favour of the
possession of Jerusalem, he likewise shows how
sensible he'is to any thing that brings him in con-
tact with European interests, orgives him any ad-
ditional consequence in the eyes of the Christian
and civilized nations of the west. The French
poet La Martine, who has lately visited the Holy
Land, with his farrnly and a retinue of ser-
vants, some time ago wrote a letter to one of his
friends in Paris, in which he expressed, in the
most flattering terms, his gratitude for the protec-
tion which Ibrahim had every where extended
to his half poetical, half-religious pilgrimage. It
would appear, both by the accounts from Turkey
and from Russia, that the mediation of England,
Frince, and Austria, had not been offered too
early, it being the object of all to prevent the
Russian Government from granting its suspi-
cious aid to the Sultan. A Russian squadron
had actually arrived in the Bosphorus from Se-
bastopol, and an army of 30,000 Russian troops
was soon to have gained a nearer view of the
Moslem capital as protectors than they did in
1829 as conquerors. They then did not advance
beyond Adrianople ; this year they might have
encamped in the gardens of the Seraglio, but
for the prompt interposition of French and
English diplomacy. How long is Europe to
be exposed to the ambitious designs of this
barbarous Power? How long are we to, be op-
pressed by the night-mare of Russian influence?
Every day that passes over our heads must make
us regret more the fall of Poland, which might
have been a barrier against Russian aggression,
and inspire us with a warmer desire for the res-
toration of a noble people, capable of driving the
Muscovite back into his Asiatic wilderness.—
Times.

There was much discussion in the House of
Commons la-t night on the object of the Irish
Disturbances Suppression Bill. Several amend-
ments were moved to the fourth clause, with the
view of determining the limits of resistance to
the collection of tithes, after the passing of the
Act. Mr. Sheil said "he did not ask the Mi-
nisters not to deceive them ; but he asked them
not to deceive themselves, by imagining that
they, the Irish, could believe that a Bill which
embodied the whole provisions of an Act which
referred entirely to tithes, was not intended for
the protection of the clergy alone, and to enable
them to enforce the payment of these
Tins remark drew from Mr. Stanley the observa-
tion, " that the Bill was not intended for the
protection of tithes exclusively, though of course
tithes would meet with the protection which
would he extended to other property. He would
repeat, that a measure was about to be brought
forward by his Majesty's Government for the
purpose of paling tithes on a footing which he
hoped would be satisfactory to all parties." This
dechiration, however, did not satisfy the Irish
Members; and at last Mr. Lambert, after ob-
serving, that in order to render she Bill palatable
to the people, of whom many were of opinion,
tSit if not applied to the tithe ,ystein it would be
of service, said he wished that the Bill should
bear that upon its face, that the promise already
given by the Noble Low (Althorp) should fluin
part of the Bill, With a view to give effect to
that promise, he proposed the following addttL.n
to the clause:—

"Provideit always, &e., that it shall not be lawful for
the Lord-Lieutenant, or any Chief Governor, &c., of
Ireland, to apply the provisions of this Act to any county
or district merely because the tithes are not paid in that
county or district; nor shall the Act be at any time ap-
plied in any manner whatever to the levy of tithes, or to
enforce the payment thereof."

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Lord Aithorp did not see any objection to
the first part of tho amendment ; but the clause
did not apply to anything but a forcible obstruc-
tion to levying tithes.
If (said I,i, Lordship) the tffeet of the amendment
were, or might be Inrpteted to do away entir-Iy with the
application of the powers 01 this Act to offences c•innected
with re.i-trince to the payment of tithes Arm co.s.bittation,
foam., or violent obstruction, then he shouost rertainly
ottject to the amendment," His Lordship
ad+ed, IL
could not be .appli.d for the purpose of evading justice,
except when Some volent and fore rile obstsuction was op-
posed to the payment' of tithes.--(tlear, hear.) To the
earlier part of the provision 'prtiposed by his lion -Ftiend,
he had no ohjection--he meant that part which went to
prevent the Lord-Lieutenant from app)ing the powers of
ibis Bill to any district Inertly because tittles were nut paid