The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-21 00:00:00

RUSSIA.

On tl he 16th instant Prince Gortschakoff issued
the fol lowing proclamation to the inhabitants of
Warsa

" To. put an end to the attempts of those evil-
minde i persons who try to get up demonstrations
in the sl greets, no matter of what nature they may
be, it i s again made known by these presen is that
all nit a" ilestations are illegal and dangerous to
public tranquillity, and that consequently all
assernl-da ges in the squares or streets with .a view
to mailit ?stations cr processions whatsoever which
are 'pat o rdered by the ecclesiastical authorities are
strictly
f, arbidden.
t
" Inhti bitants of Warsaw, listen to my warning,
.
and do 7 1( )t compel me to employ painful ineo.ns to
put dog yr,
disorder by armed force, The police
author'
tier 3 are charged at the same time to com-
mumca to t his present warning to all householders,
so that ethe y may inform their inmates of Vie s, Ime,

in order that no one can pretend to be ignorant of
it."

Telegraphic advices of the 18th announce that the
Commission of Safety continued its functions under
the presidency of General Lewinski. The Com-
mission had placed itself in communication with
all the principal towns of the kingdom, where,
according to its instructions, the same sort of urban
police had been formed as at Warsaw. In conse-
quence of these well-advised measures the pacific
movement was extending to every province.

The Committee of Education was to commence its
functions on the 20th inst. One of its first steps
would be, it is said, to ask for the restoration of the
University of Warsaw, and to maintain the prin-
ciple of national education.

TURKEY.
(From the Correspondent of the Times.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 8.

The draught of the new commercial treaty pro-
posed between Great Britain and Turkey was, as I
have mentioned in a former letter, sent home some
time since. I have stated at different times what its
provisions were likely to be. Now that it has assumed
a more definite shape it may, perhaps, be well to re-
capitulate the more important articles.
.In the first place, then, an uniform 8 per cent. ad
valorem duty on both imports and exports is, for
the moment substituted for the imposts now exist-
ing under the commercial treaty of 1838. Those
imposts were then fixed at 5 per cent. on imports
into the Ottoman dominions, and 12 per cent. on
exports therefrom. The draught of the proposed
treaty provides for its duration for a period of
28 years, each of the contracting parties reserving,
however, to itself the right of proposing such
modifications after ten years as experience shall
have suggested. The 8 per cent. duty on exports
from Turkey is to be reduced by 1 per cent.
annually until only 1 per cent. remains chargeable,
which reduced duty will be maintained during the
continuance of the treaty. No diminution of the 8
per cent. import duty is provided for. Goods
in transit through the Ottoman dominions are to
pay in lieu of the 3 per cent. with which they are
now chargeable, 2 per cent. for the first eight
years during which the new treaty shall be in force,
and 1 per cent. for the residue of the period over
which it extends. Tobacco and salt are articles to
which the above duties do not apply. Importation
of these articles into Turkey is prohibited. On the
other hand, the Porte allows their free export
without any duty or impost whatsoever. The im-
portation of munitions of war into Turkey is also
prohibited. The proposed treaty, which should
come into force on the 13th inst., extends to all
parts of the Sultan's dominions, including Egypt
and the Principalities of Servia and Wallachia and
Moldavia.