The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-15 00:00:00

large qua,ntity,,of great coats for the sol:hers nee,.
All sortstof reports are flying 41.)-eiitaierieregeatelo4
N.tuckellen ; but I assns youLIVVQM-ifE4tee 1111V'-)
rah to Ea3.-:thit*ektnlftaisoPtiftplir-*' •
iri Etna is 2%.,
than cve of. 10.At'iqrrortic--: . 1
--
abrmt Cawnperee Gerertitheet :.flews no teeeenge
but the moat simple .one in regard to being. alive
and in good bedth to CAlle by the telegraph. It •
monopolises everything. Even the dawks, when
th-y do come in, are most scanty. No news *hate•
ever seem§ to_corne in, save the miserable pittance
d .led out by government. The letters generally,
as fAr as I cln ascertain from a very general inquiry;
seem to he written with the fear of the writer lest
iie be foulid out and visited with the displeasure of •
geeeinneetit exhibited in every line
refer vs-
p+•eially to the correspondence of the newspapers,
but it is much the same in private corre-pon-
dence.) D is a seded book to u 5!. Agri the
eliNgiaoUtbihti
sh the
le
,setalr
far
mere
milli, know
Uppertv".netra-. yorrull'4haPv
India than I may exp-ct to I:now nrril your answer
We fully exreoi
to my letter c•mes to me.
thee tie current of public feeling which by the last
papers ri c-ived wag unDing against Lord Canning
was tuantd in his favour by th. fail of Delhi, and
that he will, ales ! he r;
of his policy and acts towards Delhi and the army,_
g,tnacid. DBaucota, sv
the'e n
,t the news frym Chittyou
rewarded.
news
S:e., I think Lord Canning will be in a minority
ago n. But lam writing to save the mail."

THE DISITIRBANCES IN BOSNIA,
ALBANIA, &c.

The following letter from a correspondefif; ex-
plaining the causes of the insurrection which lately
broke out in a part of Turkey in Europe appears in
the Debats

" Insurrectionary movements have just broken.
out in the south of the Herzegovina.; the disturb-
ances in Bosnia are far from being appeased ; and
iu Albania, notwithstanding the presence of large
bodies of troops, the Porte appears to have obtained
only a temporary tranquillity by raiking some con-
e •ssions to the insurgent population. Everywhere
he causes of these movements are the. same ; the
transformation of the promises. of the Hatti-huma-
youn into new t :xes ; their collection confided' to
thepersons who farm them, who exact double and
triple what,i'duo.; the difficulty of regulating the
does betieg.;en the proprietors Of fiefs and the Chris-
tian rayas ; and lastly, the arbitrary act, which
everywh?re take the place of the law—a sad state'of
things, in countries where the masters are separated •
by religion and interest from the rest of the popula-
tion. In the Herzegovina the tribes of Bagnani
and of Krouchewitae had entered into a convention
with the Pacha of Mostar, in which they bound
themselves, in exchange for the remission cf the
taxes, to support the Pandours and the irregular
troops established on their territories. Last year
the troops were withdrawn, and, the convention
being consequently at an end, these tribes had to
pay the taxes of the year. The contractors for
these taxes, however, without taking into account
the convention entered into with the Pacha, claimed
the payment, not for one year, but for five, for
four of which the convention had lasted. The in-
habitant.; naturally refused to comply with that ex-
action, but they eagerly collected the sum due for
the year, in order to send it to Mostar by chiefs
who weWd then be able to defend before the Pacha
the into' eats of the tribes. At the moment of wart-
iiig, however, every one hesitated to undertake
the perilous mission ; they feared on their arri-
val, in the absence of any European consuls, an
arrest, which, by depriving the tribes of their chiefs,
would perhaps secure to the Turkish pretensions an
immediate obedience. The money collected for the
tax remained, therefore, in the hands of the tribes,
no one daring to carry it to Mostar. These tribes
were then considered as rebels, and troops were sent
aeaiest them. In another district, at Drobuiak, a
ad); of about 400 irregulars c mmitted all kinds of
viol9nce. The inhabitants supplicated the Pacha
to withdraw these men - they offered to support at
their own expense, at Mostar, any number of host-
ages, that the Pacha might name, to be selected
from the families of the chief', they protested their
entke submission, only dsking for the withdrawal
of those irregulars, and accepting beforehand any
condition that the Pacha might impose on then in
return. The Pacha would not consent to their
request ; and the consequence was that at Drob-
niak, as well as among the neighbouring tribes of
Piva and of Charansi, the people lost all hope of
redress, and took up arms. Last year a company
of irregulars were besieged in their quarters, and,
after a desperate resistance had been made, almost
all perished. That act did not serve to open the
eyes of the Turkish authorities, and, instead of tak-
ing the necessary measures to calm the agitation of
the people, they confined themselves to reinforcing
the different posts. They are acting in the same
manlier now ; a-battalion of the Nizam has been
marched on Nikchitj, at a short distance from Dr ob-
niak, and other troops on the town of Trebigne, in
the neighbourhood of which place commenced the
movement of the Christian tribes of Zoupee, of
Krouchewitce, and of Bagnani. The Christians
appear to have been the conquerors in a first engage-
ment. The insurrection, therefore, will extend,
and the winter in those countries rendering the
march of troops almost impracticable, the people
will have every facility for organising a vigorous
resitstance."

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITII
INDIA.

( From Re Times' City Article.)
The subjoined relates to the question of a tele-
graph to_india
" Red Sea Telegraph Company (Limited),
8, Mo3rgate-street, Jan. 14.
" Sir,—The able review contained in your article of
this morning on the state of telegraphic communication
with India, appears indirectly to reflect upon the energy
of the parties who have taken upon themselves the duty
-f active agency in the pro ecution of these ondei takings.
So far as the Red Sea Telegraph Company is concerned
the inference is far from just. That company did all in
their. power, in August last, to enforce the view you ad-
vocate of the policy and even economy of immediate
action in laying down a telegraph in the Red Sea, for
which the cable and the ships were then available. Un-
fortunately the Government did not attrbute an import-
ance to the question sue) as it deserved, and the opportu-
nity then offered was lust.
" The c.,mpany, however, have never abated their
exertions in the cause. They have addressed repeated
representations on the .4ihject to the Government in all-
its appropriate departments.
Tne times have been most neavourable to the raising
of capital for such undertakings, anil it could only have
been effected under a guarantee of Government, such as
they
Thave
periodno t,b eheans
hpreparedow
arrivedto give.
when both the Govern-
mdt hues
tp us
ebel i
moarse r
ce
iperaersi eyn ttehde byv yourmoppoirnt
at onnese oo ff
mtheisntdaayn
this movement to the best interests of the country.
To prove to you that the Red Sea Company have
not been Vick ward in perseveringly advocating these
views, or in taking advantage of the improving prospects
of the times, I enclose a copy of a letter, written by the
sir, your obedient
ca s.L.PEEL,
chairman on the filet day of de present year to the
Court of Directors of the East India Company, which we
assume to he still under consideration.
" It Is only right to add that the Board of Admiralty
satrarnye eos
oat
the
ac no
bmoe
has. from the outset, been alive to the value of this
project, and that her Majesty's steamer Cyclops was
despatched so long ago as October last for the express
viriuerwpotsoetohfesbuurbvlneyeirnegionanodf
asoteulnegdrinagphthcaebßiee.d Sea with a
pebsjaa nee
servant,
aahrnwotph tooi
c h tlshortly
ohne yg
to ‘b'eUinndaerptobseitsieocnirctoumc
adgelraeyeed7ithl ryeomuaiinn,
g' Secretary Red Sea Telegraph Company."

Red Sea Telegraph Company (Limited),
8, Moorgate-street, Jan. 1.
ssir,—At the earnest rig-nest of those with whom
I am assoc ated in the prosecution of the Red Sea Tele-
graph I beg you to bulaini', the following observations to
the Hon. Court :

,s, On the 12th of September last I had the honour to
re
a communication from you, inquiring whether
the Telegraph
Telegraph Company would be prepared to undertake
the establishment of telegraplic communication the
whole way between Suez and Knrraohee within a year
from
the date of the agreement which may be entered
int ) for the purpose, and upon what terms they would
perform the work. On the 15th of September the secre-
tary submitted, on behalf of the company, our reply to
this request, stating the conditioss, which, at that time,
were deemed necessary to enable ns to raise capital and
to commence operations.
" During the three months and a-half which have
since elapsed, without any communication from the
Ron. Court. we have hesitated to press the subject on
their atteetion, partly from the state of commercial
~ffairs•in Ei:gland, and partly from a de:ire to avotd
iutruning at this juncture of affairs in India.
" Both these difficulties having now been in a great
measure alleviated, we can no longer neglect the re-
peated solicitations we are constantly receiving from the
4upportera of the undertaking to bring the question to a
definite i-sue.
" I would, therefore, ask you to submit to the Hon.
Court our request to be favoured with an early reply on
a subject of so much public interest and importance.
" ' I am further requested to state the readiness of
my colleagues to attend with me upon any convenient
occasion, should it be considered that a personal coat
munication will tend to expedite the decision of the HOD.
Court, as to whether our tender will be accegtekrob, )
in its original form, or with any cootlific:t2n_.,w,_iirt
under the present altered circumstances, th 1100 "v
may think fit to suggest. .
" 1' a "Ilressafel
cr.v, 2t,have
utoo f
thbee, re,
Secretary
...uturar. 75;t:hpbee
Co.i
a - S
‘' 'Sir J. Cossno —• indiA company.
lion. the Best