The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-12 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The Turkish circular of the I9th April on the
subject of the wholesale distribution of p tssports
by Russim to Greek and Armenian subjects of the
Porte, w,th the view of claiming them as Russian
subjects, may be summed up in these terms :
" This d.,cnnaent, which has been addressed to
all the Ottoman legations, state that the Porte has
learnt that Turkish subjects had obtained abroad
passports with which they returned to the Ottoman
territory. The consulates have then asserted that
they vere under their protection, and have even
at times withdrawn individuals who bad never been
abroa( from Turkish nationality by simply giving
them passports. The Ports remarks that it has
witnessed the increase of these abuses of lets with
the greater regret that it has always endeavou ecl
to oflar an efficient protection to the rights of
foreign subjects, and has the right to expecc in re-
turn llut its o:vn sovereign rights should be re-
spectid. If it could be permitted fiat through a
preference for the system of government of
anolker country. Turkish subjects might re-
nounce their nationality, their return into Turkey
as foreign subjects would cause considerable
inconvenience, since they would have had the
intention of withdrawing themselves from their
obligations t.twards the government of their Wit.).
Tho Porte feels n) doubt that the iy:cessity and
the legitimacy of this measure will be approved by
the different governments, and that by giving
rigorous in -truotions to the competent agents, they
will avoid the renewal of acts so much to be re-
gretted."

- A letter from Constant'nople of the 30th,
enclosed
re-
ceived via Trieste says :—" The celebration of tha
Flirkah-cherif or adoration of the mantle of the
Prophet took placa
performed in a largo hall at the seraglio of Top-
Capon. In caskets of exquisite workmanship and
yesterday. The ceremony was
r
one within anotht r are deposited different
seal of Mahomet, his mantle, and
the original copy of the various portions of
the Korar., collected by About Bekr. A commis-
sion c°raPos.td of members of the high clergy
and of lay digni'aries watches over this re-
ligious treasure. yesterday, this commis-
sion t3cl from its place of deposit the caftan of the
apostle, and exposed it to the view of the faithful,
who had been admitted to the ceremony. The
Sultan, hij,, fam;iy,
the minister, and all the high
civil aid military functionaries came fur ward in
order cf precedence, and performed their devotions.
o:ite tho solemnity took place without tiny offi-
cial elaracter, there being no display of troops.'

AUSTRIA.
:Flail Pi4ehrt, the Ottoman minister, had a pri-
vat* audieneg Enlie-or f Austria on the 7th
bang e.ented by Pi in 'e Clilimaki, the Turkish
aunbass.idur. The two OtioTan dignitaries afLer-
w&-rdi dined with the ErnpEr4 r. On the previous
thy a grand diplomatic; dinner was given by C ,unt
d, Bnol, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
a:, which Fuad Paella and Baron de Ruttier were
)resent.

ARRIVALS THIS DAY.
PRUSSIA. The AmPrican bark Rio' Boggs, R. Porter, 39
Letters from Berlin state that the health of the d ,ys from News 0.1-ans tobacco for Gibraltar.
King continues to improve ;he is now able to pay The It Y. O. schooner Ballarina, W. Willis (Mr.
visits unvoorepataied, and he recently gave an J. Davenport, owner), one day from Cadiz.
audience to the municipal authorities of Potsdam. The steamship Corinthian, Captain Wardell;