The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-26 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE

TURKEY.

MINISTERIAL CHANGES FINANCIAL
EMBARRASSMENTS.
MARSEILLES, AUG. 25.
Intelligence from Constantinople of the 18th inst.
annnouces a Ministerial modification.
Othman Ruchdi Pacha, Minister at War during
the operations in the Crimea, is to be in the Cabinet
without a Portfolio. Riza Pacha is to unite to his
functions as Minister at War the direction of the
Artillery.
The replacement of the Grand Vizier is in

agitation.
The Ministers have fully submitted to the Sultan
the state of the finances, and his Imperial Majesty
has blamed them for not having sooner informed
him on the subject.
The Ambassador of France has obtained a miti-
gation of the 10 per cent. tax, which occasioned
great abuses.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

PLYMOUTH, TnuRSD*Y.

The Phoebe steamship arrived here this morning
from the Cape of Good Hope, with the mails. She
left Table Bay, July 21; St. Helena, July 30th ;
Ascension, Aug. 2.

Sir George Grey was about to leave for the fron-
tier on his mission of mediation between the Boers
and Basutos.

Table Bay improvements were to be commenced
towards the end of the year. Convicts are to be
employed on the work.

Umhala, a Kaffir chief, has been delivered up to
the British authorities by his own people.
The Bishop of Graham's Town was about to visit
the mission towns in Kaffraria.
The Hermes had returned from the Zambesi,
bringing intelligence that the Livingstone expedition
had effected an ascent of the river, and were all well.
The expedition had parted company with the Pearl,
and were about to proceed to Sete in the small steam
launch. The Pearl could with difficulty enter the
main stream.

The convict barracks at Graham's Town had been
destroyed by fire, the act of an incendiary.

A large number of emigrants had arrived from
Holland.

The Boseawen, Lynx, and Hermes, were in
Simon's Bay.

FRANCE.

AUG. 25, G P.M.

The French Government, anticipating the possi-
bility of more outrages on the Christians of the
East, originating in the bombardment of Jeddah, is
about to augment the French naval forces in the
Mediterranean. Captain Fleuriot de Langle is to
take the command of this naval division. The
Trieste Gazette says the events of Candia and
Jeddah have caused considerable fermentation at
Aleppo, where the Christians would probably have
been massacred, if Kiamil Pacha had not adopted
the most energetic measures to secure tranquillity
We shall no doubt hear of similar excitement in
other quarters of the Turkish empire.
An official despatch has reached Paris from Con-
stantinople, which says a modification is to take
place in the Cabinet of the Sublime Porte, with a
view of creiting financial reforms. If such be the
case, and the Sultan calls around him honest men,
bent on administering the revenue honestly, Turkey
need not come to London or Paris for loans.

I have received letters from Naples dated Aug. 20.
The King had given orders that no change should
take place in the treatment of political prisoners.
On the contrary, additional precautions were to be
used, and increased severities observed towards all
suspected persons. Difficulty a obtaining passports
to leave the country was increasing. Trade is dull,
as few strangers are now in Naples.

A deTatch from Lisbon announces the proroga
tion of the Cortes until Oct. 11.

Count de Persigny has arrived at St. Etienne to
take part in the labours of the counc:4l-general, of
which he is the president.
The importance of the role France is playing in
opening China to the commerce of the world is not
lost sight of, either by the diplomacy or the press of
this country. Before the reign of the Emperor Na-
poleon 111., the task of introducing civilisation and
spreading Christianity in oriental lands was almost
confined to England. During the reign of the late
constitutional King, France had little influence at Con-
stantinople, and less in China. Her commerce with the
last was rather the traffic of toy merchants than the
trading of serious mercantile men. The diplomacy of
the Tuileries in those days exhausted itself in petty
intrigues, such as the Spraiish marriage, and fretful
jealousy towards England, which, on one or two
occasions, almost produced war. The Ambassadors
of England and France at foreign Courts were ever
working in different directions, so that their influence
seldom brought about any good results either for the
political or commercial advancement of foreign coun-
tries. The present ruler saw the evils of such a
policy from English ground, and one of the strongest
convictions in the Emperor's mind was, as now, the
necessity of France and England uniting their influ-
ence to improve their own diplomatic and commer-
cial relations with the rest of Europe. But in order
to carry out this theory, his Majesty has had to con-
tend with the prejudices of a majority of the French
diplomatic corps, educated in quite an Dpposite school
of politics. Events have singularly confirmed the
Emperor in his views regarding the utility of the
Anglo-French alliance. Both in Turkey and Greece
France has gained immense influence since the
signing of the Paris treaty of peace. Thus a
French Ambassador at Constantinople can now
influence the Sultan in politics as well as commer-
cial affairs, and promote French interests, which
ought to be ever identified with those of England.
France has just gained another great victory by acting
with England in China. There her moral weight,
her intelligence, her interests, stand side by side with
those of England. The two great nations of the west
make no treaties either egotistical in conception or
selfish in practice. The whole world participates in
the free navigation of the Danube ; and the shipping
of the world also will enter the ports of China on
equal terms. If the genius and wealth of France
turn such elements of prosperity more to external
commerce than of old, the Sovereign and Govern-
ment of France have at least opened the gates for
traffic on terms which give security to the merchant.
That such results would have followed the old
jealous policy of the two nations is scarcely to be an-
ticipated. Every nation of the Continent has an in-
terest in the Anglo-French alliance, since it ensures
peace and produces material progress.
The Siecle has the following reflections on the in-
terference of the allies in China :—" Many persons
have disputed the right of Europe to raise thus
violently the veil which kept China concealed from
the world's view. We do not participate in that
opinion. We believe in the solidarity of the human
race ; we think that the same intercourse should
take place between nations as between brothers. No
nation has a right to shut herself up egotistically, and
to repd those whom God has sent as her companions.
If a state of isolation is unnatural in an individual,
it is much more so in a nation. What treasures are
lost when a nation surrounds herself by a wall like
China. How many efforts she would have spared
to other nations, if she had five or six centuries
ago communicated to them what she then knew.
She now pays the penalty of her selfishness, and we
do not pity her." _ _

A Telegraphic Congress, in which France, Bel-
gium, Holland, Sardinia, Portugal, Baden, Wurtem-
berg, and Switzerland are represented, has just been
opened at Berne, under the presidency of M. Naeff,
Federal Councillor.
PARIS BOURSE.—The market had rather a down-
ward tendency at the opening, owing to numerous

realisations, but a rally afterwards took place, and
the tone of the market improved. Threes, after
having been done at 69fr. 85c., rallied to 70fr.; Mo-
bilier, from 745 fr. to 757 fr. 50c. ; Austrian, 640 fr. to
642 fr. 50c.; Orleans, 1,342 fr. 50c. to 1,352 fr. 50c.;
Lyons, 821 fr. 25c. to 825 fr. ; Southern, 547 fr. 50c.
to 550 fr. ; and Northern, 950 fr. to 955 fr. The
following were the last quotations :
Fr. Ct. Fr. Ct.
97 30 I Credit Fonder 625
Belgian 41 lOO
Piedmontese 5 N 25
Roman . . 91
Austrian .
Spanish Threes .
—1 Home Debt......

41 per Cents...
Do. end of month
3 per Cent. 7O 20
Do. end of month 70 15
Bank Shares .... 3,125
Cr&lit Mobilier.. 770
Do. account.....

93 -

RAILWAYS.
Cash—Fr. Ct. Account—Fr. Ct.
1,352 50
955 --
810 --
827 50

Orleans 1,335
Northern
New ditto BlO
Lyons & Mediterranean B3O
New ditto ..
Geneva

Midi
Western .
Eastern
Grand Central
Sardinian
Austrian

610 - ..
552 50 ..
622 50 . .
690 - ..

427 50
640 -

610 -
552 50
625 -
695 -

436 25
646 25

THE QUEEN IN GERMANY.

AUGUST 23.

Yesterday, her Majesty the Queen and Prince
Consort, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of Prussia, the Prince and Princess Frede-
rick William, and the Grand Duke and Grand
Duchess of Baden, attended Divine service at
Babelsberg.
The suites of her Majesty and of their royal
highnesses were likewise present, as well as the
whole of the English servants in attendance upon
her Majesty.
This morning, her Majesty the Queen and the
Prince Consort, with the Prince and Princess of
Prussia, and Prince Frederick William, went by
special train to Berlin, and drove through the prin-
cipal streets of that city. Her Majesty was every-
where received with loud cheers and the most
marked demonstrations of respect.

Upon Saturday evening, late, their Royal High-
nesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Baden arrived at Babelsberg.

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH•

The following following message was received yesterday
morning :
" FURTHER INTELLIGENCE.
" NEWFOUNDLAND, AUG. 25,
12.53 a.m., Greenwich Time.
" Verse (?) takes Europa's passengers and mails.
Great rejoicings everywhere were solemnised in the
United States on the success of the cable. Bonfires,
fireworks, feux de joie, speeches, balls, &c. Mrs.
Eddy, the first and best telegrapher in the States,
died to-day. Pray give us some news for Newfound-
land ; they are mad for news."