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London, England, 1856-04-21 00:00:00

THE SUM LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1854

Lord JOHN RUSSELL may see in Church Rates,
Ministers' Money, and Annuity Taxes, so many
props of the State and the Monarchy, but broad
common sense laughs at such Etdonic folly. We
know that were the whole of these three nuisances
swept away to-morrow, the difference, except in
the vanishing of religious parish and municipal
brawls, would be unfelt by the kingdom. Words
cannot, to our minds, express the contemptible
littleness which sees the shadow of danger to the
State from abolishing the power of one-half the
nation's worshippers to tax the other half ; and
if, on the other hand, the allegation of danger be
a pretence, what czn be said of the hypocrisy
which uses such arguments ?

The House of Commons must get rid of
these ecclesiastical questions ; they are alien to
its duties, and are felt to be so. There is, how-
ever, but one way to do it, and that is to cease to
defend or to vote ecclesiastical grants. What with
Church Rates, the Abjuration Bill, the Education
Bill, the Maynooth Grant Repeal Bill, the Minis-
ters' Money Repeal Bill, in addition to the con-
tests in Committee of Supply over the Regium
Donum and other grants, we have had a tolerable
dose of religious and ecclesiastical discussions this
session, nor is the crop by any means exhausted.
And what brings all these matters before the
House of °ominous ? The money—cut that away
and these annral nuisances would pester us no
more. It appears to us that some of the superior
minds in the House are beginning to perceive this.

LATEST NEWS.

BERLIN, APRIL 13.

We learn from St. Petersburg that, by an impe•
rial order, the army is replaced on the peace foot.

ing.

The troops in the Crimea are hereafter to form
two armies—one under the command of General
Gortschakoff and the other under that of General

Luders.

The rumours that Russia had again opened her

ports for commerce are premature.

CRIMEA, APRIL 8.

The Russians make many purchases at Ka-

miesh.

MARSEILLES, APRIL 19.
Accounts have been received, by the Danube,

from Constantinople, to the 10th inst.

Arif Bey arrived at Constantinople on the 9th

with the text of the treaty of peace. A Council
of Ministers was held next day to proceed to the
ratification. The son of Fail(' Effendi was to leave
on the 14th, bearer of the ratified treaty.

The Presse d' Orient affirms that the Hatti-

Hu►nayoun relative to the Christians is not in-
serted in the treaty of peace. The Plenipoten-
tiaries, says that journal, confine themselves to

.mentioning the importance of that act.

It adds

that the cessation of occupation is formally stipu-

lated.

New troubles, occasioned by the reforms, have

broken out at Kutaya and Tokat.

A portion of the English Baltic fleet was ex-
pected at Constantinople, in older to accelerate
the evacuation of the Crimea.

The journals say that in the month of May two
regiments of English cavalry would embark foi
India, and an English division, under the com-
mand of Sir Colin Campbell, for Canada.

HAMBURG, SUNDAY.

The semi-ofth3ial Dresden Journal confirms the
retirement of Count Nesselrode from the Russian

Foreign Office. He is succeeded there by Prince

Gortschakoff, recently
_Russian ambassador at

Vienna.

Count Nesselrode will retain the title and

office of Arch-Chancellor of the Empire.

STOCKHOLM, APRIL 19.

Prince Oscar, third son of the King of Sweden,
will leave to-morrow for London. His Roya

Highness's journey is anticipative of his marriage
with the Princess Mary of Cambridge.

RUSSIA.

THE CZAR'S SPEECH ON THE TREATY
OF PEACE.

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A letter from Moscow of the 11th, in the Con-
stitutionnel, contains ,no less a document than a
speech from the Emperor of Russia on the treaty
of peace :
" The Emperor arrived here yesterday, when not at
all expected, and without any previous announcement of
his visit having been made. His Majesty- was accom-
panied by the Grand Dukes Constantine, Nicholw.
and Michael, and a nutuerous staff. This n.orniog
Te Deum, was sung in the cathedral, to celebrate th,
signature of peace. The telegraph from St. P,tershur_
had informed us of this face, the news of which was rt-
i ceived with groat joy by the bourgeoisie, but quite dit.
terently by the aristocracy. The Einperrx and Li,
brothers were received with great enthusia,ni by the
inhabitants, who lined the streets from the railway to
the Palace. This raornim; his Majesty gave an audienct
to Count Zakrewski, the Military Governor. The duff -
re.nt circles of the nobility, with the Mar:dial who pre
sides over them, and the grand military and civil tone.
tionaries, were also adniii.ted to an audience, and whet:
all those personages were roseruoled around lute, the'
Emperor addressed them as follows :

.- .
The war, gentlemen, is at an end, for before leaving
St. Petersburg I ratified the treaty of peace which Lao
been signed by the plenipotentiaries assembled at Park.
I ant happy to announce this news to you offie?lly,
and to repeat before the nobles of Moscow the 'Words
which I addressed to my pe pie in my last manifesto.
Russia might have defeaded energetically for.
many long years, and I think that whatever force might
have been brought against her she was invulnerable on
her territory. Bat for the real interest of the country
I thought fit to listen to propositions• compatible with
the national honour. War is an abnoruial state' of
things, and the greatest successes which may be ob-
tained are not equivalent to the evils which are
caused. The war had suspended the commercial rela-
tions of the empire with the greater part of the nations
of Europe. I should certainly have continued it had
not the voice of neighbourm, nations been raisszei
against the policy of these latter years. My father, of
imperishable memory, had his reasons for acting in the
way he did. I know his designs, and I hilly adhered to
them ; but the treaty of Paris has fully attained the ob-
ject be had in view, and I prefer that means to war.
Way among you, I aue aware, regret that I alLeredso
promptly to what was proposed to me. It was my duty
as a man and as the head of a great empire to reject or
frankly accept; that duty I have fulfilled conscientiously
and in good faith ; I feel assured that allowances will
be made fur the difficulties of the state of affairs, and
that before long every devoted friend of Russia will do
justice to my intentions and to my views for the future
welfare of the country. Supposing that the chance of
arms had always been favourable to us as it was it
Asia, the empire would have exhausted its resources in
keeping up large armies on different points, and hands
would hare, been wanting for agricuiture and manu-
factures. Even in the Government of Moscow the
large industrial establishments had closed their doors. jI
prefer the real prosperity of the arts of,peace to the vain
glory of combat. I have just opened Russian ports to
the commerce of the world and the frontiers to the free
circulation of foreign produce. I wish that hencefor-
ward in our markets there shall be an exchange made
between the productions of every country and those of
our own soil. Several plans will be shortly communi-
cated to you for giving an impetus to native industry,
and in the realisation of which I rely on every noble
taking part. _ _

"This
speech of his Majesty was listened to with the
most profound attention. During the whole of the day
his Majesty continned to receive deputations of the in-
habitants wbu were anxious to offer their homage. The
Czar afterwards visited several manufactories and pre;
raised assistance to several of the proprietois of theni
whose resources had been exhausted by the war. He
also gave orders that the preparations for his Coronation
should be pushed on with the greatest activity. Peraons
are already arri'virig`fmettiti friVerorin order to ijecure
accommodation for the ceremony."

FRAcNOE:

The Moniteur of Sunday is occupied with the
reception of letters by the Emperor, from Saxe-
Weimar, Saxe-Coburg, &c., and some more
alphabetical lists of congratulations on the birth of
the Imperial Prince. There is nothing of interest
in the miscellaneous columns of the Ai oniteur..

It is stated in the French journals that M. Man-
teuffel, previous to his departure from Paris, re-
ceived the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
M. Buol was presented with a dessert-service,
made at -Sevres ; whilst Aali Paella- has been pre-
sented with a vase of the same manufacture. All
the Plenipotentiaries are reported to have received
(or to receive), some souvenir from the Emperor.
Baron Steiglitz has arrived at the Hotel Bristol.
It is generally understood that his mission to Paris
is connected with money transactions, which the
financial condition of Russia renders necessary.
It has been, decided that M. de Morny will re-
present the Emperor of the French at the corona-
tion of the Czar. It is not yet known who will be
the French ambassador at Constantinople,

presence of thH Sultan, and went off with great
ecw. The Sultan expressed himself highly de-
lighted with what he saw. Omer Paella was in the
Imperial cortege. The Government continues the
organisation of its measures for carrying the Hatti-
Scheriff into execution. Nothing certain was known
as to the real guilt of Salib Pacha, accused of the
murder of the Greek girl. Tie trial is to take
place at Varna. If the Paella is proved to prevent
the bad effects which cannot fail to be produced by
his escaping with impunity.

SPAIN.
MADRID, April 18.—The report in circulation
that an insurrecti9n had broken out at Granada,
on the occasion of the drawing for the conscription,
produced iu the capital only a slight alarm, which
was soon dissipated. The committee of the con-
gress appointed to examine into the conduct of the
ex-Ministers, have decided on impeaching M. Sar-
torious. The Gazette denies the truth of the
rumours relative to the retirement of the Duke
de la Victoria.

The Independance Beige states positively that
more discussionS upon the Italian question have
taken place in the Conferences. At the last sitting
Russia and Austria maintained that every Sove-
reign has a right to call in the aid of another power,
and to retain that aid as long as he chooses, with-
out consulting the wishes of other States. Eng-
land and Piedmont maintained a contrary opinion,
and so lively was the debate that Lord Clarendon,
it is asserted, allowed an expression to escape him
when speaking of. Austrian policy, which is not
likely to find a place in the proces-verbul. He
described it as " an infernal policy."