The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-28 00:00:00

EG I)I74N4FFiI LRS.

.ALExAxpitit, Jan. 18.—After a long interval of
silence; iminterrnpted ever since the departure of
Mr. Wale from Cairo some six weeks, ago; a steamer
has at length arrived from Jeddah, bringing us
some slight addition to the information you already
possess touching the procc•edings there of the three
Imperial Commissioners. Particulars arc as yet
unknown. The operations -of the-Commission have
been conducted with strict secrecy, and very little
has transpired to the general public beyond the
fact. that the first portion of its labours—that re-
lating to what may be termed the criminal ques-
tion—had been brought to a cloSe, and that the
Commissioners were entering upon the discussion
of the next point, that of inquiring into the claims
for indemnities and establishing the. amounts
due to the sufferers in the late disturbances.
The meshes of the conspiracy which resulted in the
massacre of last year have been fully unravelled,
and, .when all details become known, it is said they
Will be found to afford a new and striking illustra-
tion in support of the oft repeated adage, that the
most elaborate fictions can seldom attain the dra-
matic strangeness of simple truth.
Few of your readers Will feel much surprised at
hearing that the men who suffered death last year
to stay the stern demands of outraged Christendom
consisted of merely a small nuMber of the bumbler
instruments of others. more powerful, but no less
cowardly and treacherous. Indeed, lam informei
that the greater number of those who composed the
tribunal by which they were`. condemned arc found
. themselves to have been among the chief instigators
of the massacre, their own hands imbued with the
very blood in expiation of which they censigned
_their- -Wretched accomplices to a. miserable death:
And yet justice is again delayed.' Scyid Pasha,
the Ottoman Commissioner, declares that he has no
powers qua' the Porte beyond .that of joining in
the inquiries of his' European colleagues. - •
This really seems the strangest part of all, and
the question must necessarily Ilse to every lip,
What does it n.can ? Can_ it be that the intrigues
of a few miserable fanatics arc even in this instance
allowed to prevail, and that the Turks are willing
toiforfeit the goodwill.orevery honest man, and to
suffer-themselves to be held up before the world as
devoid of every sense either of justice or of shame ?
The analogy of other cases of a similar nature,
though of less notoriety, might lead us to fear that
it really is so, that the eremies of Turkey are right,
and that dementv.tion is indeed preparing the way
for utter destruction ; but the information before the
public is still defective, and. it may therefore be
necessary to suspend our :judgement. It may be
that Seyid Pasha will still receive the authority he
was.believed to hold, or at all events that the Porte
will:be able to explain the delays there have been
in the fulfilment of the pledges it ..openly gave to
the civilised world, though even then the Govern-
ment. of the Sultan will not be exonerated from
the Maine of having so repeatedly allowed appear-
ances .to weigh heavily both against its officials,
and through them against itself. According to our
. latest intelligence, the two European Commission-
ers, unless Seyid,Pasha during the interim should
receive fuller powers, would return from Jeddah
immediately on coming to a conclusion on the
question of the indemnities.

A few-days ago all Alexandria was alive with
expectation, lookinf, for the arrival of. the Euryalus
with Prince Alfred.° A premature report had gOt
abroad that the frigate had left Malta on her way
to Egypt, and preparations were made to follow
the example set at other places visited by his Royal
Highness,-and to give the Royal midshipman, if
possible, as brilliant a reception as that with which
he has been greeted in her Majesty's dominions,
It is still hoped that he will visit Alexandria to-
wards the end of next month, and in that case the
arrangements previously made. will probably be
adhered to. According to the preconcerted pro-
s-ramme, when the Euryalus is reported in sight,
one of the; Viceroy's steamers will put off to-sea to
meet her with our consul and some of. the leading
members of thQ Egyptian Government. The moment
she drops her anchor in the harbour a Royal salute
will be thundered forth from the forts and, Egyptian
war vessels, to be again repeated when the young
Prince sets his foot on shore‘ There then will be
public receptions and a grand ball, which- the Vice-
roy has signified his intention of attending, accom-
panied-1)v the heads of the several departments-of
his Government. Our diplomatic body will, cf
couri-e, also be present at thefetes, in the persons
of the consular officials. A visit this winter from
the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia is likewise
spoken of.
The adoption of the reformed system of currency
has been deferred to the lath of February, so as to
allow full time for a complete and careful revision of
the Government tariff valuations of . fireign coins.
For this purpose a special council has been formed
at Cairo, and we learn that they arc ablaut to apply
to the principal European Governments for official
statements of the precise-assay fineness and weight
of their respective' coinages. In addition. to
.the
revised tariff we have the promise of a good supply
of small coin from the Cairo Mint, which of itself
will constitute a great and undoubted boon ; but it
is very generally felt that the only real and thorough
remedy for the sad state of confusion at which we
have arrived consists in furnishing the country with
an ample and continued
.supply of native coinage,
and of adopting one single metal at a fixed standard
as the legal tender of the country. But this course
it is feared would be attended with almost insuper-
able difficulties. The revenues of Egypt have of late -
years been burdened with heavy expenses, and
would at present be ill able to bear the additional
charges which the execution of that plan would
necessitate. We know by former.experienee that
the native coinage would at once be seized upon by
hoarders at even any sacrifice, and that none of the
new money would come into circulation until the
foreign coins now lying hidden throughout the
country had been displaced to the very last. This
alone would involve a considerable outlay, from
which the country would in reality - not. derive an
atom of benefit. We mu' therefOre of necessity
content ourselves with the present measures, which
after all will constitute a decided improvement, and
we may trust to the future for a more favourable
combination of circumstances to admit of the appli-
cation of a more thorough remedy.
Mr. Brunel has left Cairo on a trip to. the upper
country, and Lord Dufferin has also sailed for the
latitudes of Southern Egypt and Nubia. Mr. Brunel,
on his return to Cairo, will probably visit Suez, in'
areordance with a request made to him by the
Viceroy, who is desirous of having his opinion as
to putting into execution the long talked. of
projeCt of transferring the port of Suez to the
Bay of Ataka, some 10 miles • south of the
present landing place. The great inducement for
effecting this change consists in the depth of water
on this part of the coast. It would admit of the
largest steamers being discharged close in shore,
instead of lying, as at present, at a distance of
some five miles from the landing place. But a
breakwater would be necessary to protect the
shipping from the prevalent north-east winds. Mr.
Robert Stephenson paid a cursory visit to tha spot,
. prior to'his departure by last mail for Marseilles,
and his opinion seems generally favourable to Suez,
with the impression that the expense of construct-
ing the jetty would far exceed what was generally
supposed, and that the cost might even attain the
sum of ...4:500,000 sterling.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-TH LT RSDAT.

A good " Thursday's" attendance, and a moderate
amount of business wai • transacted. Ghika was first
favourite for the Liverpool Steeplechase, and 15 to 1 was
taken about him. Drogheda. advanced to 17 to 1 for the
Chester Cup; 5 to 1 was offered against The Promised
Land for the Two Thousand, while 15 to 1 was taken about
his stable companion Nimrod ; 500 even was laid on Hal o'
Wirklees against Nimrod, the backer of the former offering
to increase the bet to 1,000. 12 to 1 was offered on the
field for the Derby. 4,000 to 200 was taken in one bet
about Marionette. Balnamoon was firm at 30 to 1. 1,000
to 30 was laid once against Rainbow, the taker offering
to go on at the price. After 2,000 to 50 had been booked
about Gamester, 33 to rwas the highest offer against him
Closing prices

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
15 to 1 agst Ghika (taken freely)
CHESTER CUP.
17 to 1 agst Drogheda (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Argosy (taken)
1009 to 10 agst Thornhill (taken)
TWO THOUSAND OUINE.tS. •
to 1 agst Promised Land (offered)
15 to . I.agst Nimrod (taken)
500 cvat on Hal o'Kirklees ant Nimrod (taken)

THE CA NA S

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The Canadian Parliament meet for the des-
ln
will airtfeb(uAilinemsseiolsnjitili
cdonv, as it affects its most delicate relations witli
the Imperial Government. Of late years the mother
country has wisely abstained from vexatious inter-
ference with the local affairs of its transmarine
Inep2oorttlilluielie:tto'
possessions, yielding to the inhabitants an almost
exclusive right of ruling themselves. As at home,
the majority in Parliament practically nominate the
Ministers, and the Ministers distribute the patronage
of Office. The Legislative Assembly make the laws,
-frame the tariff, sanction loans, impose taxation. A
volunteer force is embodied, and the privilege of
bearing arms for the defence of their territory dis-
tinctly proclaims the freedom of the citizens. Ca-
nada is, indeed, united to Great Britain by a silken
thread, and the alliance, based on moral influences
alone, may be deemed voluntary. But the question
now pending, which has already overthrown one. A-
dministration; and may displace another, involves the
exercise of the Royal prerogative in a form and
manner so peculiar as to be truly exceptional. The
point at issue is the selection of the.future capital of
snnicahcintghebiettistetorryunolerp-satsotodol.eVnetis)rwo!"h%Se,i
the country : and, to • make the controversy now
brieflyf
base to
to the present crisis. . .
In 1819 the seat of government was fixed at don-
t:cal, in which year the. Parliament buildings were
fired and destroyed by an exasperated party or mob
wsalinoe' ste were d
was tiga
clitnl called the Earl Elgin
he eb iou Lossesto
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Bill. An attempt had been made some lime before
to excite ei it war, which- Was -supp.4"ssed
tary force. During the riots a eonsiderablc amount
of property had been de-stroyed belonging both to
the loyalists and the rebels, -nnd a sum of money
was voted by the Legislature to indemnify both
parties, to which Lord Elgin gave his assent.
Those who remained faith:nl to the Z2rown w(re

indignant, and testified their displeasure by burn-
ing; the: GOvernment establishments/. In conse-
quence of this revengeful act a resolution was
passed in the Lower House of Legislature to remove
•the seat of government from Montreal, and, to con•
ciliate the eastern and western province, to render
it ambulatory, so that Parliaments might he held
alternately at Quebec and Toronto. This plan was
carried by 34 rotes against 29, but 21 members were
absent. On the other hand, the Upper House ar-
rived at the opposite conclusion, resolving that the
removal was inexpedient. • Lord Elgin, however,
adopted the resolution of the Lower Ilonse, though
carried by a small majority and directly negatived
by the Upper House, and became very unpopular
with the defeated party. Many ineffiTtual attempts
were made to render the new policy impracticable,
but they failed ; and when Parliament was held at
Toronto Mr. Baldwin, an influential member, de-
clared that Ottawa was the most eligible locality
for the permanent seat of government ; but, as the
public faith had, been pledged' to the ambulatory
system, he acquiesced in Quebec taking its turn,
and thither Parliament was transferred. This,ar-

rangemcnt was expensive and inconvenient, causing
a double outlay for the necessary buildings and fre.-
quent removal of archives and other official docu-
ments. The evil was soon perceived by all unpre-
judiced men, and in Is 3 a resolution was moved
in favour of a single capital, hut it was negatived,
opponents arguing that, if carried, it would amount
to an acknowledgment of the -old claims of Mon-
treal. This divided policy was kept in a state of
feverish agitation down to the year 1857, when the
Administration of Colonel 'Liebe, convinced that'

the Canadian members themselves s wnyed by jarring
interests, would never *settle the controversy, made
it a ministerial measure. The proposition was
that. the whale matter should be referred to her

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Majesty Queen Victoria, and it was carried by
a majority of votes in a well-tilled house. To guard
as far as possible against any reversal of this decision
money was also voted to. erect Government buik-
ings on any site that her Majesty might please to
prefer, and that money is still held at the disposal
of .her Majesty.

A humble petition was accordingly addressed to
Queen Victoria, requesting her to fix the future
seat of government for United Canada, and she
those Ottawa. The selection was judicious. It is
central to both provinces, fold accessible from both
at all times of the year. No war can be expected
in the country except from the United States, and
Ottawa, from being in the interior, is sakr from
sudden invasion than any other town or city. Its
local position is such that, in the judgment of com-
petent engineers, it might be converted into an
impregnable fortress. It commands all the inland
communications from cast to west, add in a military

point, of view, may be pronounced the key of the
country ; while for naval defence Quebt c is pre-
eminent. Ottawa is on the river which bears
the svme name, which is the boundary
line between Eastern and • Western Canada;
and, to prevent all jealousies, it is under-
stood that the Parliament Houses would
be built on one side and the residence of the
Governor-General on the other. If, then, any choice
could reconcile all conflicting opinions, that of the
Queen ought to have been hailed with unmixed
satisfaction, but the baleful spiritof party has so far
nullified her beneficent wishes and disappointed her
anxious hopes of. becoming a friendly pacificator.
In the last session of the Provincial Parliament
many of our readers will remember that the Mac-
donald Ministry proposed that the choice of her
Mjesty should be confirmed and carried into exe-
cution, when they were defeat.:d by a majority of
fourteen votes, the Opposition deciding that. Ot-
tawa was not. the best scat of government but did
not name any other locality. The Macdonald Mi-
ni.t:y at once resigned, and were succeeded by Mr.
Brown and his friends, who only held office for two
days, when their predecessors, with sonic modifica-
tions, more nominal than substantial, were restored
to power. It is reported that they will bring for-
ward the same measure and before the same Par-
lianient, notwithstanding their defeat of last
year, and of course, public opinion is very
much excited as to the result. Hitherto the
representatives of each of the:great cid( s, as Toronto
and Kingston, Quebec and Montreal, have claimed
a preference for their own constituents, in order to
make political capital for themselves : and those
tactics have been approved by party spirit, how-
ever condemned by patriotism. But now the ques-
tion is raised, shall the Royal prerogative be para-
mount, which imparts peculiar interest to the
approaching struggle, if, indeed, reflection has not
convinced the opponents of the Queen's command
of the duty of obedience.
The treatment her Majesty has received has dis-
gusted and incensed all her truly loyal subjects
the colony, who look with scorn and indignation on
c.
the small section of demagogues who have the har-
dihood to insult the Throne
.thot they may obtain
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dithe more temperate legislators agreed to a reference!.
Her Majesty was appointed umpire by the Provin-
cial Parliament, and, with her wonted kindness,.she
accepted the delicate and ungrateful task of arbitra-
tion. Can it for a moment be supposed that our
Gracious Queen would have undertaken such a duty
had she entertained the remotest suspicion that her
award would not have been final? -Under all the
circumstances we arc compelled to view the adverse.
vote of last year as a personal affront; but there
still remains the indignity oflincd to the Royal pre-
rogative. Canada is a province of the British em-
pire, and bound by its allegiance to respect the
supreme authority which the whole United Kingdom
respects and obeys. Her Majesty his declared her
will and and the Provi:tcial Parliament
cannot set aside her award. To listen to any other
doctrine would sanction an lower inn& in imperio.
The whole case is the more offensive and factious,
for while the malcontents reject Ottawa they can-
not agree among themselves on any other locality.
We give every praise to the Cartier-Macdonald
Ministry for persisting in the establishment of the
Queen's decision, and. sincerely hope that the More
sober-minded of the Opposition have already re-
pented of their folly and rashness, and will inake
amends for their past disloyalty- and discourtesy by
rescinding their former vote.—Moruing herald.

GALI,ANTRY OF A :MOORISH BEY.—in the recent'
dreadful tempest on the roast of 'l'unis, the Bev, seeing' a
French vessel, the Sulfide, wrecked within view of his palace,
went off himself in a boat and rescued the crew. Ile stripped
off some of his own garments to give to one of them, made
his finite do the same, previdtl for all their other wants, and
in additicn. presented each man with 100 piastres, and the
captain with 200. Moreover, during the two days the tem-
pest lasted, the Bey was constantly on horseback visiting,
different parts of the coast, to see that proper relief as
afforded to the numerous shipwrecked sailors of differen
nations. The hey's brother-in-law, Ismail Sunni. keeper
rf
the teals, also visited • the coa ts, and exerted
a,.tivalv in resedocc and provi,iio:: for the wrecked,
General liheired Din, INlinister of Mat fine, though confine°,
for a year to-his chamber by indispositicn, likewise went to
the coast, +t ad in spite of the wind and rain did
gmalthlfhoaert could
to save and relieve the sufferers; he besiCcs caused Led,
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pcloostshibiTteeinetas,uhiroodrs,c;,;
iejearptal:Givnidtedheitnevaimunytdhianli
and he undertook to pay everything out of his
tywn purse.