The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-18 00:00:00

TAB SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENINO, AUGUST 18, 1856

LATEST AEWS.

MARSEILLES', AUG. 17.
Despatches have arrived at Constantinople,
dated August 7.

The Montenegrins are menacing several dis-
tricts, and Kurchid Pacha has asked for rein-
forcements.

In a fight at Podgoriza some mosques and
churches have been destroyed.
The revolt of the province of Van has been

suppressed.
The internuncio of Austri.a has given a fete to

Admiral Lyons.

PRANCE.
PARIS, STNDAY EVENING.
The following telegraphic despatches were re-
ceived at Paris on Saturday, the 16th inst.
TRIESTE, 14th.—Accounts from Constantinople of
the Bth announce the departure of Prince Kalimaki for
Vienna, and the arrival of M. Richtoffen."
" BERLIN, 15th,—General Wrangel has been named
Field-Marshal-General on the occasion of the 60th anni-
versary of his entering the service. The French resi-
dents celebrated to-day the fete St. Napoleon by a grand
service performed at the church of St. Hedwige. Russitq
has engaged a considerable number of German work-1
men for the rebuilding of Sebastopol."
"Kin, 14th.—Gen. de Krogh, commandant of Hol-
stein Lauenburg, has had an attack of apoplexy, from
which it is feared he will not recover."
" MADRID 14th.—M. Coello is named Minister at
Constantinople. The resignation of M . Montesinos has
been accepted. The Ministry has decided on receiving
men of all opinions compatible with the monarchical
constitutional system, but rejects all joint responsibility
with former administrations. The circular addressed by
the Minister of the Interior, Rios y Rosas, to the
governors of provinces is considered satisfactory and
enlightened."
"TURIN. 14th.—The Official Gazette announces the
nomination of the Chevalier Bondi as Sardinian com-
missioner for the regulation of the question relative to
the Danubian Principalities. The Chevalier will leave
on Tuesday next for Constantinople. The Austrian gar-
rison at Placentia continues to receive fresh reinforce-
merits."

Telegraphic despatches received to-day in Paris
concur in stating that the Emperor's fete was cele-
brated in all the chief towns of the departments
with the greatest cordiality, and that public order
remained everywhere undisturbed.
" One of the last arrivals in Paris," says a letter
from that capital, in the Presse Beige, "is Baron
de Seebach, minister of Saxony in France, on his
return from an excursion to St. Petersburg. This
gentleman, it may be remembered, is son-in-law
of Count de Nesselrode. He is charged non•offi-
cially by the Emperor Alexander with the most
friendly assurance towards the government of the
Tuileries. M. de Seebach has declared at St.
Cloud that Russia has the firm intention of ful-
filling all her obligations, and that she intends
evincing the greatest conciliation in arranging any
difficulties of detail that may arise between her
and the powers which were parties to the treaty
of Paris. If it be borne in mind that it was to
the intervention of M. de Seebach that were due
the first arrangements which afterwards led to the
end of the war this proceeding on his part must be
considered exceedingly re-assuring." The same
letter adds :—" Prince Pierre Bonaparte who has
been in Paris for some days is spoken of as a likely
person to be elected by the European commission
and accepted by the Porte as chief of the govern-
ment of the two Danubian provinces united."
The heat at Paris, says the Akhbar of Algiers of
the 10th, appears to be more oppressive than here.
Whilst on certain days the thermometer marked
in the French capital 32i and 34 degrees Centi-
grade (90 50 and 93 Fahrenheit), we have not
had more than 25 and 26, and yet we are at the
very hottest period of the year in Algeria. If the
Parisians continue to suffer so much from the heat
we recommend them to pay a visit to this city, and
enjoy our superior climate.
The Debats contains the following sensible reflec-
tion on the probable policy of Russia in the East :

" The preponderance of Russia in the East was de-
rived not only from her power, but also from her sym•
pathy with the Christian population. Russia proclaimed
this sympathy with ostentation, being well aware of the
strength it gave her. It is by this sentiment that she
hopes to recover her preponderance, and this may ex-
plain the choice of her representative at Constantinople
having fallen on one of her most skilful and conciliatory
diplomatists, M. de Boutenieff. This diplomatist, who
has already represented his Sovereign at Constantinople,
possesses considerable ability, with an amiable though
firm character. He is the men for delicate and difficult
circumstances, for mild and progressive measures. When
it becomes necessary to hasten an affair, and conclude it
with the risk of spoiling all, Russia despatches Prince
Menschikoff; but when it is sought to regain by honest
and judicious skill a position whic'i has been coo--
promised or lost by violence, then Russia sends M. de
Boutenieff. In the latter, Russia despatches to the
Christian population of the Ea-.t an intelligent and mode-
rate protector. Will Europe permit this skilful mediator
to reconstruct in the East the preponderance of Russia ?
Let not our intentions be misconstrued. We are ani-
mated with no instincts of hatred or mistrust towards
Russia, and we acknowledge that she has the legitimate
right of endeavouring to recover in the East a little of
the power which she has lost. Moreover, it is necessary
for the equilibrium of Europe that Russia should possess
her proportion of influence in the Ea ;t. It is no longer a
question of taking up arms, and accepting the warlike
challenssethrown down by Russiato Europe in the person
of Prince Menschikoff. But it is necessary to prevent
Russia from representing herself as the only sincere and
affectionate protector of Christians in the East. It is ne-
cessary for Western Europe to adopt the honourable and
peaceful r•le played by Russia, and which she seeks to re•
cover, and to continue during peace the policy adopted
by it in time of war. By so doing, the Christians of the
East will understand that the sympathy manifested for
them by the allies during the war was not a strategical
measure, nor a diversion made against Russia, but a
stable and beneficial policy. In England, one of the
partisans, we may add, one of the authors of this gene-
rous policy towards Eastern Christianity, is Lord Strat-
ford de Redcliffe, English Ambassador at Constantinople.
No British statesman has better comprehended than he
the necessity of improving the position of the Christians
in the East. He has wished to ameliorate that condi-
tion, because.he has well perceived that all those who
are oppressed are the secret allies of Russia ; and that
the surest and most honourable way of weakening Rus-
sian preponderance is to prevent the Turks from op-
pressing the Christians. We even remember a cir-
cular, addressed by Lord de Redcliffe to the English
consuls in the East, in which he did not hesitate to
charge them to watch everywhere the Turkish adminis-
tration. In the West this would be a bold and com-
promising measure, whilst in the East it is a simple
and necessary one. We feel convinced that this measure
has not ceased to be necessary ; but that, on the con-
trary, it has become more than ever indispensable. The
be,-,f, method of protecting the East from Russian influ-
ence is to ameliorate and watch over the destiny of the
Christians."
BOURSE, Aug. IG.—The following were the last
quotations :
Cash. fr. a. End of Month.
4. per Cents 95 10 —f. —C.
3 per Cents 7l 10 71 15

New Loan 7O 95
Bank Shares 4,150 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,635 Austrian
Belgian Fives. ..... .. Spanish Threes 4i
Piedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt ......... 39i
RAILwaYS—POII CABE.
fr. e. fr. c
Orleans 970
......... ..... . 1430 Western
North*); a 1,,068 75 Strasburg
Lyons ..,,,,1437, 50 New Ditto
'llediterralleall 1,827 50 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva Bl3 75 Teste
Cette Bl2 50 Austrian Com. 'B97 50

TURKEY•
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 7.—A partial change in the
Ministry is talked of. The late Kairoakan Mehe-
met Kepresli, now President of the Tanzimat, is
finally appointed as Extraordinary Ambassador
to Russia for the coronation of the Emperor.
His appointment is, however, only conditional ;
it depends, namely, on whether the Ruseians will
send by an Extraordinary Ambassador a notifica-
tion of the accession of the Emperor Alexander
or not. The Ministry wanted to waive this
point, and to send an Extraordinary Am-
bassador on the simple hint which Prince
Gortschakoff gave to Aali Pasha at Vienna, that
such an Ambassador would be received with plea-
sure by the Emperor ; but the Sultan will not
agree to this, and will not consent that an Extra-
ordinary Ambassador of his should go to the coro-
nation of the Emperor without the notification
being made to him, as to every one of his Allies
of his accession by a Special Ambassador. As
ordinary Ambassador to Russia Namik Pacha, now
Governor of Broussa, and formerly sent toEngland
for the first loan during the war, is mentioned.