The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-20 00:00:00

THE AFFAIRS OF THE EAST.

PARIS, JUNE 16.—The Ottoman Empire appears des-
tined to perish. The war between Mehemet Ali and the
Porte has terminated ; and yet Russian troops arrive by
thousands on the shores of the Bosphorus. The Sultan
has entreated the Emperor Nicholas not thus to crush him
with his" benevolence" and " consideration !" but his
entreaties are wholly disregarded, and regiment after re-
giment, corps after corps, arrive to "defend" Mabmoud
from an enemy who is appeased, and who has already
retired ! The Divan beseeches Count Orloff to be less
prodigal of these sort of favours! to keep the Russian
troops st home I and to send away those who are already
there ! preferring to be left to the protection of his own
subjects, rather than be exposed to the embraces of so
many kind friends from the other side of the Danube. But
the Divan implores in vain. Count Orloff has received
no retreating commission ! The Russian Ambassador
is without instructions; and in the meantime the
agents of the Court of St. Petersburgb are at
work to cause it to be believed at Constanti-
nople that the Emperor only acts for the good of
the Ottoman empire. We are bound, I think, to ad-
mit, before we proceed any further, that the Russian
diplomati.ts, as diplomatists, are the most able and zea-
lous in Europe. Prince Lieven used to preach at Lon-
don over good dinners, and even at taverns, to Iris!:
priests and to Irish Journalists, and the dui), and neces-
sity for obtaining Catholic Emancipation. He urged this
measure not because he loved the Irish—or loved the Ca.
tholic faith—or desired the emancipation, which lie pro-
claimed to be so necessary ; but he thought that Ireland
was the weak point of Great Britain—that by giving her
the task of settling Irish affairs, he should fully occupy
her and prevent tier from attending to foreign politics--.
and that thus he should favour the designs of his Imperial
Master. In like manner Count Pozzo di Borgo has paid
for many a Carlist Eineute, and even supported the Re-
publican and Movement Journals, not because he hoped to
see Carlisni succeed, or because he loved Republicanism
and desired e success of popular principles—but simply
because lie desired to occupy the French Government,
and gain time for the Czir to crush Poland and
crush Lithuania. I might continue my illustrations
to a considerable length, and I should be able
to show that wherever there have been disturbances
i❑ Europe, Russian diplomacy and Russian money have
been there ; and although the Court of St. Petersburgh
is opposed more than any other court in the world to the
progress of liberal principles, yet it can even preach pure
democracy, when by so doing it can succeed in distract-
ing men's minds, and the minds of European Govern-
ments, from the real march and real policy of Russia.
And during the continuance of these negotiations Russia
moves on, never stops her course—sometimes deviates a
little obliquely to the right and to the left, but the move-
ment is always " onwards" for her, and each month she
increases her power and extends her influence. I say,
then, that Russian diplomatists are the most able in
Europe, and that we are bound to render this act of justice
to the men who consent to labour in the interest of the

Czar. I could fill a volume with facts—not opinions, but
facts—confirmatory of these general observations; and
France and England have therefore not to contend with
any ordinary or inexperienced foe, in the course of their
negotiations as to the affairs of the East. There is, how-

ever, one circumstance which I must not omit to record,
as it has an essential connection with the subject matter
of this letter. I allude to the present troubles in Bosnia,
and to the war going on between that province and
Servia. Well, then, I assert in the most positive manner,
and that not lightly, but knowing the truth of my state•
merits, that Russian agents—Russian spies—Russian
officers and Russian money have got up this Insur-
rection. Russia wishes to obtain possession both
of Bosnia and Servia. Russia wishes to show

that neither the one nor the other can be happy
calm under Turkish domination. And then Russia
wishes to be charged militarily with the task of
reducing all to " order!" The military occupation of
these provinces will be followed by their occupation as
hostages! Russia will require to be paid the arrears of
the old debt, the expenses of the late expedition, the
charges of the fleet and the army, and compensation for
the journeys and expenditure of Count Orloff, Russian
emissaries, and the Russian ambassador; and as Turkey
will be unable to meet these demands, why Russia will
make war against the Porte to obtain them, unless
new concessions are made. Turkey will be unable
to defend herself against Russia, and must either
accede to the terms imposed upon her, or appeal to
France and England for assistance. If she accede to the
conditions of Russia, there is from that moment an end
to Turkey in Europe, as there is already an end to
Turkey in Asia. If, on the contrary, England and
France should encourage her to refuse, and even go the
length of making war against Russia in her behalf, then
the war will become European and general, and the com-
bat will begin, which must sooner or later be fought, if
not about Turkey, at any rate about some other question
of equal or even greater importance. Thus Russian diplo-
macy is at work to weaken Turkey, to throw Bosnia and
Servia into the hands of the Czar, and to obtain the
preliminaries and out-posts prior to the commencement of
the general attack on Turkey, which will be made by
Russia hereafter.

And whilst Russia is thus proceeding in the affairs of
the East in Bosnia, she is not less active, or less success-
ful at Constantinople. There the Sultan has been in-
duced by Count Giloff to believe that the conditions he has
agreed to with Mehemet Ali are by far too liberal in
favour of the rebel Pacha! Then be has been taught to
think that France had a direct interest in obtaining fa-
vourable terms for Mehemet, because the French colony at
Algiers has need of the protection and sapport of the
Viceroy of Etypt! Then he has been told, and is said to
credit the statement, that the British Government will
only interfere nominally—that it has too much to do
already at home with its Reform—Bank—East India—
Slave—and Tax questions, to occupy itself really with
the affairs of Turkey—and that thus, it is clearly to the

interest of him, the Sultan, to amid' himself to.the dis-

interested ! generous ! and faithful ! ally of Turkey, the
great, noble, generous, and magnificent Emperor Nicho-
las ! ! The Porte has been told that France has purposely
obtained such incomparable conditions for Mehemet Ali
to suit the interests of France at .Algiers, and assure
the protection and support of Egypt for her krican
possessions ; and the Porte has believed all these
statements, for i; has thrown itself without reserve

into the arms of the Russian diplomatists. Admiral
Roussin or Lord Ponsonby has no longer any influence
at Constantinople ! A French vessel at the entry of the
Dardanelles has been fired upon ! The French and the
English squadrons have been ordered not to proceed up
the Dardanelles, the castles have been additionally fortified,
one of them is in the power of Russia, the Sultan lavishes
all sorts of distinctions and honours on the representatives
of the Russian Monarch, and the Porte refuses to believe

that its faithful ally, the Emperor Nicholas, has any hos-
tile or invading intentions! Count Orloff points out to
the Sultan, that the fleets and armies of the Russian
Government were the first to arrive to his succour, and
the unfortunate Mahmoud has the conviction that he
should have been murdered by the Janissaries, had he not
been protected by Russian troops. Instead of withdraw-
ing from this scene of conflict, new regiments from the
Russian provinces each day, or each week arrive—and if
the Court of St. Petershurgh shall have really come to
the resolution of at once attempting the conquest of Tur-
key in Europe, and of realiz:ug the wishes and the mighty
plans of Catherine, it cannot possibly take any line more
certain of conducing to the result which was proposed. It
is, then, high time for time Governments of England and of
France to be up and stirring. Russia should be ordered
to withdraw all her naval and military forces from Turkey.
Not a single soldier or sailor should be suffered to remain.
If she will not consent voluntarily to do this, she must be
made to do so by force. If she will resist, then war must
ensue. And let it take place ! Turkey will not lose by
it. England and France will not suffer from it. The
Sultan would gain, and the Czar would be defeated.
But the Gazette of Augsburg contains an article
written by order and in the interest of Russia ! It
maintains that Russia has the right of giving her opinion
as to the fate of Turkey, and on deciding upon the condi-
tions of peace between the Sultan and Ibrahim Pacha,
simply because a Russian fleet and a Russian army ar-
rived before a French or English fleet or army In the Sea
of M irmora. It claims for Nicholas the title of grand
European Arbitrator—and it attacks those as insolent and
unjust who do not feel disposed to leave to the Czar the
exclusive right of adjudging this portion of territory to
Ibrahim, or of taking another away from Mehemet. All
who will not consent to such policy as this are pronounced
to be lovers of war and anarchy, enemies to the peace of
Europe, and firebrands and anarchists. The Gazette of
Augsburg is: even a little sentimental on the occasion,
and talks of the want of generosity of the Turkish Go-
vernment—of the want of gratitude of dynasties and
princes--and of the straightforward and honourable po-
licy of the Emperor of Russia. It asks, who has so great
a right to legislate for the future existence and alliances of

the Porte as the Court to which the Sultan is indebted
fOr having preserved his Crown ? and it winds up its long
article by declaring that Russia will act as to her may seem
tit, and Abet the Porte will do well to put its entire con-
fidence in the Emperor Nicholas. It tells us also that
the Porte has given orders to prevent the English and

French squadrons from passing the castles of the. Dar-
danelles, and that Russia will object to the appearance of
any French or English ship in the sea of Marmora. This
is really as insolent as even a German Russian journal can
well become ; and if the Duke de Broglie and M. de
Rigny shall permit a French fleet to be thus excluded
from any sea or port in the world, they will deserve to
be impeached by the Chambers, and subjected to perpe-
tual banishment from a country whose interests and
honour they should thus betray.
I have said enough to show you that the affairs of the
East are not terminated—that Russia does not intend to
withdraw her fleet or her army—that she has ulterior
designs—that she is conspiring to take possession of
European Turkey for herself—that there is no sort of real
and true alliance between the Courts of St. Petersburgh,
London, and Paris—that all is mere patchwork, to last
for the time being—that Russia has not abandoned, even
if she has adjourned, her long-projected plan—that
nothing short of a war against Russia can really save the
Turkish empire from destruction that all milk-and-
water, tepid measures, will be of no use—that France
and England cannot maintain the ascendancy of coustitu.
tional principles in Europe, and yet yield to Russian
influence, and Russian diplomacy—that if England and
France will not attack the Czar, he will ere long attack
them—and that both the Governments and the people of
France and Great Britain should at length open their
eyes to the real question, and should be made to under-
stand and feel that Russian influence must be curbed, and
Russian usurpation must be defeated. 0. P. Q.

THE WEATHER.—After a long continua-
tion of genial and delightful weather, we had a complete
change on Tuesday. About nine o'clock, the rain fell in
torrents, and the vast size of the drops, and the hail with
which it was intermingled, displayed the presence of elec-
trical agency. A little before two o'clock, a dense dark
thunder cloud arose from the south-west, and slowly pro-
ceeded to the north-east, only the skirts of it passed by
the town, but a few miles to the west and north the light.
sing was surprisingly vivid and ince,sant, and the re-
peated claps of thunder appeared to shake the foundations
of the houses. A most violent tempest of wind and rain,
such as the oldest inhabitant has never remembered at this
time of the year, commenced in the afternoon, and conti-
nued without intermission through the whole of the night.
The course of the wind varied from W.S. W. to W.N.W.
We anxiously wait for intelligence from the coasts, where
we fear the damage done must have been immense.—
Leeds Times.

On Monday JOHN BROWN, who has been

long known as an accomplished thief, was charged at the
Mansion-house with having lounged amongst crowds in
the streets, with the apparent intention of picking pockets.
He solemnly declared that he had left off thieving for six
months, and taken to his trade of a tailor. The Lord
Mayor said he supposed the latter would now be more
profitable, as he had long been advising people to wear
guards to their watches, and as to handkerchiefs, they
were not worth taking. Prisoner—Oh, your Lordship,
I'll never thieve never no more. The Lord Mayor—What
then, is thieving so unprofitable ? Brown—Unprofitable,
my Lord ! It's gone to the dogs. It won't keep life and
soul together. A thief's worse than a beggar now. The
Lord Mayor—Now tell me one thing. Do you practise
your trade because you prefer working to picking pockets,
or because thieving is more unprofitable ? Brown—l
won't try to deceive your Lordship, because it's no use.
I'm a tailor now, because there's no good in being a thief.
The Lord Maydr—l'll discharge you now, but take
care not to appear here again. You are a regular " family
man," and shall be watched. I believe your account of
yourself, as far as regards your preference of the life of a
thief to that of an honest, industrious man, and I believe,
too, that the profits of the thieves are greatly on the
wane.

CONFLAGRATION ON THE MOUNTAIN.--
A grand and imposing spectacle, which language is inade-
quate properly to describe, was presented to our view on
Thursday evening last, by the near approach of the fires,
which for some weeks past have been ravaging and devas-
tating, with unparalleled fury, the surrounding districts
of country. In the afternoon of the above-mentioned
day, the close proximity of the devouring element was
announced by dense volumes of smoke, which were wafted
to us by an easterly current, and completely enveloped and
overshadowed our borough. The thick and murky vapour
assailed our eyes with such an annoyance,and hung our streets
with dark, intense, and almost impenetrable folds. The
blood-red disc of the sun descending in the west, and the
empress of the night majestically rising in the east, with
an equally lurid aspect, glared ominously from the firma-
ment through the impending mass. As the evening ad-
vanced, the Sharp Mountain exhibited the scene to which
we have alluded, the broad acclivity of which, ascending
to a lofty eminence, facing in an easterly direction the
lower part of the town, became enveloped in sheets of
flame. Crowds of our inhabitants, both male and fe-
male, flocked from their houses to witness the sublime
and brilliant spectacle. At first, the mountain appeared
covered with myriads of flaming torches ; anon the con-
flagration spread—the flames were seen kindling, leaping,
and running in various directions—rapidly ascending the
tall forest-trees, and encircling them with fiery wreaths—
grarpling and enclosing the giants in their glittering
coils—while the dense clouds of smoke over-

head, the crackling of the boughs beneath, and the
furious lion-like roar of the element, added to the gran-
deur of the splendid pageant. On Wednesday last, the
active exertions of the inhabitants of Port Carbon were
called forth to protect their houses and railroads from
impending destruction. In spite of all their efforts, about
150 yards of the Mill Creek railroad was consumed, the
whole of which, however, may be repaired in a very few
days.—Miner's Journal, an American paper.
LUDICROUS ANECDOTE. - THE DEAF
LA DP. —Madame JUNO; in the sth volume of her "Me-
moirs," sketches, with admirable ease and grace, the
household of Madame MERE, BONAPA RTE'S mother.
There was one lady who, though not nominally belonging
to the household, yet was so constantly an attendant in
the private circle of Madame MERE, as to be fairly en-
titled to be considered one of its most efficient members.
The name of this female was Madame de BRISSAC:
She laboured under a defect of hearing which gave
rise to some ludicrous consequences, very pleasantly de-
scribed by the Duchess. Madame de BaissAc was about
to be presented to the Emperor; and, in order to guard
against the inconvenience which would result from her
infirmity, she zealously made herself acquaiuttd with the
nature of the questions which BONAPARTE was in
the habit of putting to those in her circumstinces,
when they were presented. She was informed,
that the Emperor, in the first place, never failed
to inquire from what Department the party came;
his second question, most commonly, was the age of
the party ; and the third, bow many children he or she
had. The day came, and Madame de BRISSAC was the
best prepared in her lesson of any one in the palace.
Having made her three curtsies to the Emperor, she saw,
by the Monarch, that he was addressing her. The ques-
tion which he actually asked her was this :—" Is your
husband brother to the Duke de Baissac who was killed
on the 2d September, and did he not inherit his estates ?"
The poor lady, little dreaming that any other interrogatory
than that which was previously set down for her would be
put, answered as if she had been asked from what depart-
ment she had come, " The Seine and Oise, sire !" The
Emperor, quite surprised, said to her then, " I believe
you have no children?" " Fifiy-two, sire," replied the
deaf lady, thinking that BONAPARTE asked her age. The
Emperor saw how it was, and, without further observa-
tion, continued his tour of the circle.

The foliowing comparison between the cost
of steam and water power is taken from " Blackadder's
Account of the Strathmore Railway" :—" Of the great
water-power thus available in the district, equal to that of
20,000 horses, there is not exceeding 260 yet occupied
for the purposes of the linen trade. There can be no
doubt that establishments at the port have certain advan-
tages over those in the country; but the great expense of
steam power in Dundee, amounting to 401. per horse, when
compared a ith the small expense of a water-fall, will ope.
rate against the extension of steam-power for spinning
establishments. A practical comparison cannot easily be
made between the use of steam and of water-power for
spinning linen yarn ; the mills depending on water-power
already in use being all upon a small scale, and the power
not being always applied with the greatest effect. But a
parallel may be drawn between the expense of the two
powers when applied to spinning cotton. The Deanston
establishment possesses a waterfall equal to 400 horse
power, which is in progress of being made available. Now,
although these works have 36 miles of land-carriage, yet
they compete with success against similar works which are
placed in Glasgow itself, and have no part of that carriage,
but are driven by steam-power. It is true that cotton is
a light carriage as compared with flax ; hut, on the other
hand, the transit to the Deanston works is a long com-
mon turnpike road ; and the steam-power of Glasgow is
obtained at one• half of the expense which it costs at
Dundee ; the expense of steam in the former being 201.
per horse ; while, in the latter, it is 401. The Deanston
power, inclusive of the carriage, does net amount to half
the expense of steam-power in Glasgow. It is fully 101.
per horse-power; that is, not a fourth of the cost of steam-
power
in Dundee."

THE GRAND FANCY FAIR AND
AT THE HANOVER-SQUARE

Yesterday morning the fancy fair and
above place, held for the benefit of the Society
of Foreigners in Distress, was opened to the
having been publicly announced that her Mt
be present and would preside at one of the oat
cumstance naturally attracted a very numerous
of visiters :so great, indeed, was-the cons
on the doors being thrown open at two &clot
room in which the fair was held was immed
while hundreds upon hundreds of anxious

besieging the doors and continually pressing
admittance. The crowd at length became so
scene of no ordinary description pre,ented itself.
ladies, overcome by the excessive heat, fainted,
carried out of the room; and it was at length
lutely necessary to close the doors, and to refuse
ther tenders of admission money for the day.
be useless to attempt to describe is detail, bur
the room as we were, the articles for sale

various stalls ; no opportunity, in fact, was
any critical examination either of the animate or

attractions of the place. The fair was laid out in
room, in which her Majesty occupied a box (the
tra-box, we believe) immediately opposite the still
bore her name. We observed among her train the
of Wellington, but the hurry of the scene was too'
permit us to distinguish the other distinguished,
both male and female, who were in attendance

Majesty. We sincerely hope the proceeds of th,
fancy fair and bazaar, which is to remain open
days longer, will exceed, if possible, the most sat
pectation, for certainly there never was a society
for the promotion of more unexceptionable and
rested objects. We are inclined to think they
a munificent harvest on the present occasion, for
admission-money, independent of that which In'
been expended on the various articles exposed for,
the stalls, must have amounted yesterday only to
considerable sum. Her Majesty left between tbr
four o'clock. The following is a list of the

of the stalls and of the names of the ladies WI
them :—Her Majesty had three stalls—Nos. 1, 2
—for England, Hanover, aid Saxony• At the
English stall, the ladies cl.dpmeo ,:ent the Col
Denbigh and the Countess Howe; at the Hanover
the Baroness Ompteda ; and at the Saxony stall
her Majesty's Ladies of the Bedchamber, the M'

of Westmeath and the Viscountess Beresford
Hope), presided. The Princess Lieven (one of tl
patronesses) forwarded to her Majesty's stall (the
being obliged to leave for the continent) a beautifl
tion of tapestry, the ingenious and tasteful prodik
the present Empress of Russia, and also of the
Duchess Helene of Russia. The other stalls were
cupied.-3. Neapolitan stall, Countess Ludolf a►
Acton. 4. English stall, Marchioness of Londi
and Countess of Chesterfield. 6. French stall, 1
de Dino. 6. English stall, Marchioness of Tavist.-
Countess or Albemarle. 7. Swedish stall, 00'
Bjornstjerna. 8. English stall, Countess of Alortos
Countess of Sheffield. 9. Swiss stall, Mrs. Sterl
Mrs. Brands. 10. The Ladies of the Directors.
Hans Towns stall, Mrs. Colquhoun. 12. English
Baroness de Rothschild. 13. Ditto, Countess of
and Countess of Wilton. 14. Russian stall,

Lieven and Countess Cowper. 15. English ;tall,
chioness Cornwallis and Mrs. Bates. 16. Prussilll.
Baroness Bulow.

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