The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-28 00:00:00

TILE SUEZ CANAL.

The following is the text of.the letter addressed
by the Grand Vizier to the Viceroy of Egypt, on the
subject of cutting a canal through the Isthmus of
Suez

"21st Soifer, 1859).
"I have received and submitted t 01276 the(Bth Sultan Oct., the letter
Ithich Your highness wrote to me in reply to that which I
addressed to you by imperial order, and which contains cer-
tain
observations relative to the cutting through the Isthmus
of Suez. Prom the letter of your highness it appears that
the works undertaken by M. de Lesseps were not, strictly
6 Naking, for cutting through the Isthmus, but were simply
Pwll/lintlarY works of exploration, on which only foreigners
were employed. It also appears that on this subject various
remarks
nee and different reports were made, and that it was
essary to come to some decision, and to give a definitive
rePIY• I must observe to your highness, as I have already
done, that the question of the canal is not one of those
which concern only one province, or some particular admi-
nistration ; but that it is of sufficient importance to be
the by
and foreign affairs of all the empire, it requires
to be minutely examined and seriously weighed in every
aePeet. It belongs, then, naturally to the Sublime Porte to
!xamine the question. Moreover, the execution of such an
fund'rePortant enterprise absolutely requires, according to the
s.
mental rules of law, the special authorisation of his
Majesty, to whom the empire belongs. Every enterprise
0f
e-fibt"lB kind, commenced without imperial authorisation,
only be considered as null ; consequently, all that has
the
far been effected with regard to that enterprise is, in
eyes of the Sublime Porte, considered as if it had never
existed. There is, then, no difficulty in your highness
giviug a reply, based on this principle, which will be, with-
a doubt, supported by all the Powers which are the
tfriendS and allies of the Sublime Porte. As your highness
his to firmness of mind and perfect prudence marked
delitY and devotedness to the Sultan, you have, by that
Perspicacity from which no truth escapes, no doubt under-
Stood all the points, even the most minute, of this question ;
. and
you will join all of us in the defence of the sacred
.i.ghts of the Ottoman empire. This lam led to believe by
the is
of loyalty which you highness has always given
11131 this affair and in every other. lam accordingly charged
y the Sultan to press on you the necessity of avoiding all
the difaculties which may arise from this question by re-
plying to all the representations or demands which may be
addressed to you that the examination and authorisation or
non-authorisation of this enterprise belong to the Sublime
Puree) and by preventing all the works which may be
brtaken contrary to the rules of law. His Excellency
°llktar Bey, charge d'affairs of your highness at the Su-
me Porte, has been nut into Egypt to make verbally ob-
servations on this subject."

i U I\I‘‘,APTAIN n
LINTOCK.—We have much pleasure
In iliformium our readers that the Board of Trinity College
have passed grace requisite for proposing to the Uni-
versity of Dublin to confer the honorary degree of LL.D. on
~this gallant officer. We feel assured that the Senate of
me University will vote the conferring of this degree unit-
Wiriously,—Dublin_Erening Iffail.