The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-06 00:00:00

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 23.
The first step towards the fulfilment of. the en-
gagements taken in the protocol signed at Paris has
been made, the Russians having withdrawn from
the Serpents' Island. Commander Glyn, RN.,
of H.M.S. Coquette, saw them off. It seems that
the pleasure in parting was mutual, for the poor
wretches, who had sat for four months and more on
that barren rock, were naturally not less anxious to
renounce the wretched anct Ili,. yr ming Rusin t.b1;47-

the Turks than the British sailors were to return'
from I. most dismal of al stations.

TELEGRAPH TO INDIA.
The concession for a telegraph through Egypt
and the Red Sea to India has been granted by the
Turkish Government to Messrs. Gisborne. The first
step taken in this, matter was to ask for a concession
for a telegraph line from Cape Helle to Alexandria,
touching at Scio and Rhodes. Mr. Lionel Gisborne
obtained this concession in the spring of 1855.
Taking this concession for a basis, the Oriental
Telegraph Company was formed, having for its ob-
ject a direct telegraphic communication from Eng-
land to India by the Red Sea. The East India
Company, aware of the importance of a direct tele-
graph line to India, entered into the project, and
promised a liberal support to the Company.
Mr. Francis Gisborne came out to obtain the
concession for ,the passage of the line through
Egypt, and the landing of the cable on its passage
across the Red Sea. The great point to gain in
the concession was the freedom of the line for
through messages, and the independenceinworliing
it, on both of which points the Company has been
sucmssful ; for as the line is chiefly calculated for
through messages any power of interference on the
part of the Government would necessarily have
caused delays, and impeded the working of the line.
All messages delivered within the Ottoman empire,
or coming from it, will, however, pass through the
hands of a Government official.

In the first part of the line, from Cape Hello to
Alexandria, the company is to receive a subsidy of
4,5001. a year from the Turkish Government, which
intends ,to establish in this way a telegraphic
communication between Constantinople and Egypt.
The line from Constantinople to Cape Helle the
Government will keep in its own hands. The
Pasha of Egypt, who was asked for the passage of
the line through Egypt, gave the concession in a
very liberal spirit, and this concession, confirmed
by a firman of the Porte, became the basis for the
concession of the Red Sea line as far as it is within
the Turkish territory.

The line from Alexandria to Suez is to pass along
the railway line, and the Egyptian Government has
offered the use of its own telegraph posts esta-
blished along that line. The company is, however,
at liberty, if it should find it necessary, to erect at
its expense telegraph posts for its own use.
From Suez the line is to be a submarine one
to Kurrachee, with the power of landing the cable
at different points mentioned in the concession.
The first of these stations will be Kosseir; on the
western coast ; from there it will cross to Jedda,
and go down to the Island of Kaaman, or some
other point on the coast of Yemen. Then it will
be landed at Aden, at Ras Sharma, the Island of
Moseir, and Ras-el-Hadd. With the exception of the
part between this latter place and Kurrachee, the
length of the submarine line will nowhere exceed
500 statute miles. The points selected for the land-
ing of the cable are such as to afford perfect secu-
rity for the stations. At Kosseir there is an Egyp-
tian, at Jedda a Turkish military station, and the
other points are within the range of influence of the
East India Company. Relay batteries from Alex-
andria to Kurrachee will make the communication
instantaneous. The company is allowed two years
for the construction from Cape Hello to Alexandria,
and three from the completion of this line for that
through the Red Sea. If the subject is taken up
in England the company
hopes to make the whole
line within a year.

FRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY.

The final decision of the English Government
on the occupation of Greece has been received.
Orders have been sent to Toulon and Malta to
despatch tram, ports to the Piraeus for the purpose
of taking on board the Anglo-French troops. It
is believed that the evacuation will be effected
about the 20th or 25th of the present month, per-
haps sooner, if contrary winds do not delay the
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