The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, 'FRIDAY ;EVENING, MARCH 22, 1861,

in the Corfu Assembly. I rife all remember how the
"patriots," after becoming unmanageable under a
lenient High Commissioner, were visited by the
great English critic on HOMER, who effected,
however, but little, and who was followed
by the present "King S7ORK." The uneasi-
ness is not one of last year, or the
year before it only. Bnt this, if it shows that
Lord JOHN'S despatch did not create the mischief,
shows also that it is one which ought no longer to
be trifled with or palliated, The dissatisfaction
was one which found appropriate fuel in the de-
spatch, or at least an irresistible argumentum ad
hominem, as against the noble lord, and an argu-
mentum ad populum against the whole English
people, who exulted in the despatch. We cannot,
however, imagine that the people need any such
argument. Lords may not like undoing the work
of 1815, but the people of this country are almost
as willing as those of France to tear the treaties of
that year to pieces. Our " interests in the Adria-
tic," it will be generally thought, are to get rid of
a protectorate which is only a cost and a
burden to us, and to set Austria, Russia, and
Prussia, the example of giving nationalities
their rights. How much should we do for
Hungary and for Poland, by a cheerful
concession to the great European principle of the
day; a principle which even Lord PALMERSTON
and Lord JOHN RUSSELL cannot deny commands
the enthusiastic support of the country they
govern.

As to the military view of the matter, we cannot
set that against the right of the people to choose
their own rulers. It is, however, grossly exagge-
rated. The harbour of Corfu, which is a fine one,
would be as free to us as ever, though we
should not be its masters. But with Malta
so near, we have little need of another
naval station at Corfu. It might perhaps
be fair to secure, by treaty, that it should never be
placed, for any consideration, in the hands of any
of the greater powers—France, Austria, or Russia ;
and if it were not, we should practically lose
very little of our strength in the Mediterranean.
There are, indeed; several easy arrangements
which we need not now specify, by which we
might, at the same time, take the dignified posi-
tion of not forcing ourselves on those to whom
British rule was unwelcome, however advan-
tageous, and yet not suffer in a naval point of
view. We must, however, keep in mind also that
even some little loss, in that respect, would be
more than compensated by the position England
would gain with every people in Europe.

It is not a little singular that the Turks, whom
the patriots at Corfu implore all Europe to " im-
prove off" the face of the country they occupy
should be amongst the most advanced free-traders
of Europe. The Northern States of America have
had the benefit of a visit from Mr. COBDEN, but
such inapt scholars have they proved, that no
sooner could they filch an opportunity than they
changed a tariff already far too high, for the inte-
rests of consumers, into a protective one. They
hazarded alienation of England, and defiance of the
seceding States, by hostility to Free-trade and a
ruinously protective tariff. France, too, has had
the advantage of fifteen months' scholarship under
the popular Free-trade teacher; a teacher, too,
who was quite in love with his pupil, as well as
with his own doctrines ; yet she has got no further
than a first step towards Free-trade—a very
faltering one, and, as the debates in the Chamber
show, she is almost frightened at the step she has
made.

_
ot so, however, the good Mussulmans who
"blight the fairest portion of Europe." Their
tariff was liberal enough, as a tariff, before. Their
heaviest duties were not on foreign but on
home productions. They levied twelve per cent.
on exports, and only five per cent. on imports.
This is temporarily changed to a uniform charge
of eight per cent. on both:imports and exports;
the working of which should be that exports
from Turkey will be, more frequently than they
now are, paid for by imports, and not by silver
and gold. But the duty on exports is to be
gradually reduced—one per cent. annually—till it
is to remain at one per cent. on all exports from
the country. Imports will continue to pay the
eight per cent. duty. There is also to be a con-
siderable reduction on goods in transit through
Turkey. A Government monopoly will, it
appears, remain in Salt and Tobacco, two
articles commonly selected for that purpose.
The treaty is to last for twenty-eight years, and it
is to bind all parts of the SULTAN'S dominions, even
those over which his rule is little more than nomi-
nal. Our merchants may find, perhaps, in the
Mediterranean and the Levant some compensation
for the foolish and selfish protection tariff, signing
which was the last important act of poor Mr.
BUCHANAN'S not very enviable reign.

LATEST NE WS.

NAPLES, MARCH 21, 11.40 A.M.
The wanes of the now Councillors of Lieutenancy
are not yet known.
The journal Italia del Popolo having accused
Alexander Dumas of having taken 40,000 ducats
from the Government during the dictatorship of
Garibaldi, Dumas has sent a challenge to the editor
of that journal. Count Teleki and M. Winkler
will be his seconds.

The typhus fever has disappeared from Naples.

NAPLES, THURSDAY, 9 P.M.

A fete took place this morning in honour of
Garibaldi in the San Carlo Theatre and in the
Royal Palace.
Perfect order and tranquillity prevailed.
The Chevalier de Nigra was present in a private
box during the fete in the theatre.
Zappetta, President of the Association of Work-
men, delivered a moderate speech in honour -of
Garibaldi.

PRESBURG, MARCH 22.

The elections at Bosing have given rise to a
violent party struggle. The electoral parties pelted
one another with stones; Twenty persons were
slightly wounded. The military were compelled to
interfere.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 22.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Tagus, from Lisbon on the 17th inst., has arrived
here with the above mail. She brings 24 passengers,
£3,571 in specie, and a general cargo.
The Tagus experienced strong ninth-westerly
winds and a heavy sea throughout the passage.
The Tyne arrived at Lisbon on the 13th instant,
and sailed for the Brazils on the 14th.

The English fleet and usual Portuguese squadron
were lying in the Tagus.
At Lisbon exchange on London at three months
was quoted 54f ; Paris, 527 ; Hamburg, 48 ; Am-
sterdam, 421 ; Genoa, 522; Rentes, 3 per Cent., 48;
Coupons 4717; Deferred, 39i ; Lisbon Bank, 555
milreis ; Oporto Commercial Bank, 256 ; Oporto
Mercantile Bank, 260 milreis.