The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-21 00:00:00

generals, because he wanted them himself to keep
the country quiet at home.
After some remarks from M. Tecchio, who spoke
in support of the hal with certain modifications ;
M. Casalis, who opposed it as a shameful concession
to France ; Count aillori in favour ot, and M.
Sinco against the measure the debate was adjourned
to Monday.

TURKEY.
We have received Constantinople journals and
letters to the 10th. During the absence of Fuad
Pacha as the representative of Turkey at the
Congress of Paris, his post of Minister of Foreign
Affairs will be filled by Mahmoud Pacha, formerly
Governor of Smyrna. Fuad Pacha is to take
Vienna in his way to Paris. Letters from the
Ilerzegovina state that Kemel-Effendi, Commis-
sioner, of the Porte, has formally made known a
to the foreign conspls that the Turkish Govern-
ment would be disposed to give up to Montene-
grins, as was spoken of some time ago, the valley
of Nisic-Rudine, which forms part of the Herzego
villa. The soil is fertile, and would afford to 10,000
inhabitants if it were cultivated, but which
it has not hitherto been, on account of the
COn t 'anal incursions of the Montenegrins and the
tanoques. Th© population of Montenegro is
generally much exaggerated. Many geographers
estimate it at 120,000 souls but in reality it is not
More than 68,000. Such, at leapt, is the result
of the census not long since made by order of
Prince Danilo.

A letter from Galatz announces the thawing of
the Danube and the resumption of the navigation
by packets of the Austrian Lloyd's, between Con-
stantinople and Galatz. It is yet, however, frozen
up at Pesth.

The Eronstadt Gazette of Transylvania states
that the town of Ibraila has been destroyed by fire,
but it gives no details.

The Chroniqueur of Fribourg states that all Sar.
dinian officers on leave of absence have been re
Called to their regiments.

The petty electioneering disorders in the canton
of Friburg have entirely ceased. An inquiry has
been instituted by the authorities.

The journals contain no political news of im-
portance. The Espana says the reason why the
Maestrazgo has been declared in a state of siege is
not political, but is owing to the " misdeeds" of
the inhabitants.

Accounts from Naples, in the Univers, state that
'serious preparations are being made for defending
the
o territory against Sardinia. Count d'Aquila,
brther of the King, will command the squadron.
2)000 troops of the lino are engaged in levelling a
Portion of the height which commands the citadel
of Gaeta.

A letter from Vienna, in the German Journal
of Frankfort, says :—" The Council of Ministers
1444 been lately much occupied with questions re-
lative to the concordat. There still remain many
Mats to be decided for the execution of that con-
!elation, and it appears certain that they will not
be solved as heretofore, exactly according to the
!islifes of the church. The lower clergy suffer from
the new state of things created by the concordats
and it is to be remarked that whibt in preceding
n/ears the number of students in theology of the
versity of Vienna was 46 per cent. of the whole,
there vraa only 33 per cent. in 1857."
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

By the Lady Jocelyn we have received files of
Papers from the Cape to the 10th of March.
WC take the following from the Cape Town,
Maat
Of the 9th of March :
" To-rnorrow the Governor will open the fifth
and concluding session of the first Parliament of
the Cape of Good Hope, and he may sincerely con-
Fratulate them on the beneficial effects of their
itekgielation during the last four years, which, with
C`3 ftvour of Providence, has brought the
Colony to its present prosperous condition. Having
carefully examined the finances of the colony, and
establislacti the revenue on a solid basis, they have
B,,;treugthened every useful branch of the public ser-
pv'ee' and provided, in the amplest manner, for the
rotection of life and property within our borders,
ifiZrrZe clue administration of law and justice, and
mutual benefit of master and servant, by
botill,"lig,the Powers awl defining the right of
fort— "e need only refer to the enactments
Jrf regulating the armed and mounted police,
, enrolling the burghers for the defence
L.o'rtheir respective divisions, for encouraging the
:11Illation of volunteer rifle corps, for extend-
0_ th,e jurisdiction and increasing the numbers of
the district magistrates, with many other Acts of
e like nature, all tending to consolidate the
alelniltry for self-defence and self-government, to
clv how much they have deserved the confidence
the
gratitude of every good citizen. Industry
/protected has poured into the Treasury an
creasing revenue every year, and as all our taxes
0 based on business transactions we have thus a
t43ef of constantly-increasing traffic. The revenue
111„3-853, the last year of the old Government, was
`,.!,v,472/. Last year, 1857, th e font th yearof the new
,v '4721.
it was 401,845/. The value of c do-
11°,1 produce exported in 1853 was 732,5231. In
137 it was 1,833,700/. The imports for 1853 were
atallled at 1,639,136/. In 1857 they were valued
'43rt4)637,192/. To this we have to add specie iill-
.ed last year to the amount of 246,6661. Do we
hoi,ib tohis rapid progress in material wealth
it ep"Parliament ? By no means. Parliament
i_Eleif was the creation of public spirit and grow-
ug wealth. Schools and the press had led the
fite°4.Ple to estimate the value of representative in-
w_tlifititi°l.l9,_ and prepared them to use their liberty
Prudence, and to exert their power with a
4 Ilet regard to justice.