The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-11 00:00:00

TURKEY.

" One of our correspondents," says the Paris
Unicers, " has transmitted to us an important
document, being an annex to the Hatti-Scheriff of

the 18th February. This document, which has not
yet been made public, is intended to give satisfac-
tion to the representations of the French and Eng-
lish ambassadors on the most delicate point con-
nected with the reforms granted to the Christians;
—namely, that relative to Ottoman subjects who
might abandon Islamism fur any other creed, a
question on which L'ird Stratford de Redclith had
particularly insisted. The following is the trans-
lat'onof the note delivered to theambassadors of the
Allied Powers in the early part of February last:—
" The communications which your excellency has at
differeat periods, and again very recently, made to the
Subli ue Porte, verbally and in writing, on the subject
of religious questions, have been the object of the deepest
examination on our part. His Majesty the Suitan
highly and fully appreciates the signal services which
the friendship of his august ally the Queen of Great
Britain, and that of his other ailies in general, have at
all times, and more particulary under recent circum-
ste:nces, rendered to his Government, and the Ottoman
people will retain a feeling of eternal gratitude br
them. The Sublime Porte- cannot but be animated
with a real desire to .do justice, as far as possible,
' to all the demands which may be made by them ;
and as, on the other hand, it knows what is the
spirit of modern times, I hasten; by order of the
Sultan, to inform your Excellency of the resolution
which has been come to on the subject. The Sublime
Porte renews and confirms the assurances which it gave
at a certain period (in 1843, at the time of the execution
of the Christian ovaghiin) to the Governments of France
and England relative to..the question of renegades. The
Sublime Porte, moreover, declares that the decision
come to at that period shall be henceforth applied to all
renegades in general. In making known this satisfac-
torV determination to yeitie-excenency in the most ex-
press manner, I flatter myself with the hope that your
august court will see in it a new and striking proof that
the Sublime Porte is desirous of not throwing any gra-
tuitons difficulties in the way
of any demand the realisa.
Lion of which appears to it to be practicable, and' tbat
on this ground the present' notification will be received
with real satisfaction by your august court.—Accept,
A letter from Constantinople, of the 31st, says :
--" A terrible crime has recently been committed.
at Varna. A young Greek girl, 14 years of age,
was forcibly taken away from her family, and as-
sassinated after having been shamefully abused.
The general of division Salih-Pasha has been ar-
rested, and is charged with the crime. He, how-
ever, denies any participation in the matter, and
hitherto no proof has been discovered to commit
him. His prinCipal servant, who has disappeared,
is suspected. He gave orders, it appears, in the
name of his master, to the chief of the cav,ass (pri-
vate police attached to high personages in Turkey),
to destroy the young girl. Salih-Pacha declares
that he never gave any such order. The Porte has
determined to sift the matter to the bottom, and
to punish the guilty parties."

RUSSIA.
A letter from St. Petersburg says :—" The
Emperor and the Grand Dukes Constantine,
Nicholas, and Michael returned suddenly to the
capital after an absence of ten days, although their
in ten tion.has been to pass a month in visiting the
different corps d'armee and the principal towns of
Finland. His Majesty returned to St. Petersburg
after receiving a telegraphic despatch at Abo. The
persons attached to the suite of the Emperor agree
in stating that the inhabitants of Finland had never
ceased to testify to their Sovereign their fidelity
and devotion, and that Alexander 11., in return,
had promised to the nobility of the country that
he would seriously occupy himself with the con-
dition of the population. The article in the
..tbege du Nord agaiwit Euglaucl tenthates thus ;