The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-16 00:00:00

LEVANT MAIL.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 'e.--r`fitterS are bltely to ton-
,nue for some tine- longer in an un-eitl, d state in Syria iltillf,sl
...he three Powers have recoithe to those coercive measures,
if which rumour's have been britited abroad during the la,t
ten days. Should these measures be etiferced, it is to be de-
sired most earnestly that they may produce itnniediate effect
upon the Porte, and not entail the disastrous consequences—
rebellion and civil war—anticipated by many persons here and
in Syria. That rebellion and civil war should take place is
highly probable. During the last five Or lit Months every-
thing has been done by foreign emissaries and agents td Widen
the breach between the people and the Government, to excite
the Chiefs against the Porte's local authorities—to foment
discontent among the people, and to inspire them with an
idea that the Great Powers were prepared to support any
attempts they might make to emancipate themselves from
the Turkish yoke. Measures have been employed and coun-
tenanced that would not be permitted in any other country
in Europe, and the Lebanon, thus prepared for revolt,
is ready to rise at the first signal. It puzzles the
wisist heads, to comprehend what England is to gen%
by this. What France can gain is easi!)! comprehended. She
has already obtained a' victory by the destruction of our in-
fluence here, and by the knowledge that it is morally and phy-
sically impossible that we can reap the slightest advantage here-
after in Syria. Her object, and that of Russia, has been to ex-
cite us to quarrel with the Porte, so that we may not support.
the latter against them, nor obtain concessions when required
for ourselves Knowing that the further we advance in our
present system, the more detrimental will be the results, France
continues to urge us forward. We have already done enough
tor Russia, and she therefore cautiously withdraws, and leaves
us to get out of the scrape as well as we can. According to the
latest accounts from Syria, serious dissensions have arisen be-
tween the English Consul and Turkish authorities at 13e%rout.
It appears that Emir Abdallah and his sons, fearing to lie ar-
rested in consequence of the Governor having discovered that
they were implicated in a plot or conTiracy, had taken refuge
on board a British ship of war. AI ustapha Pacha demanded
their surrender. This the Consul very properly refused. Other
letters state that the Patriarch, not. feeling himseif secure,
or perhaps anticipating a general outbreak, had retired to a
remote part of the mountain, and that several sheiks had fol-
lowed his example. In short, the condition of the Lebanon is
deplorable. The blame is of course cast upon the Turkish
Government alone, and this moat unjustly ; for half the evil
results from the intrigues and machinations of foreign agents
and emissaries, whose principal occupation is to provoke
sedition and to foment misrule. The bad seed is now sown
in the Lebanon, and come what will, the consequences must
be prejudicial to the interests of the Porte, and to those of
Great Britain.

Letters from Salonica express astonishment that the British
Government should exert itself so ardently in favour of the
Maronites, with whom British subjects can have nothing in
common, and at the same time apparently submit to
direct violations of treaties that directly affect the inte-
rests of the latter ; these infractions ought to be netts ed in
a serious manner. Comparatively trifling is themselves,
they serve as precedents, and, it' allowed to exist, may
be extended to every article of export. and thus render
the commercial treaty completely nugatory. It appears
that in addition to the monopoly of salt, tanned to
M. Alieon, a French broker of Pera, the Porte has accorded
the monopoly of the bone trade to another individual. Protes-
tations against both have, it is said, been made by the English
Ambassador, but without success. The bow monopoliser
shelters himself under the precedent of the salt farmer, and the
latter is openly protected by the French Envoy, whose influ-
ence apparently overpower; that of Eng:and. Al. Alleon is a
French subject, having large claims upon the Porte, which
claims the Ottoman Government finds ir more convenient to
get rid of, by sanctioning an abuse, than by raying its debt in
hard money. Coercive measures are to ked ot for Syria, wiih
the risk of civil war and blmaished staring the coereers in the
face. It would be more to the purp. so if the Porte were in-
formed that England does not make conventions with excep-
tions for French subjects, and that unless the monopoly is
abolished it must take measures to prevent its continuance.
Serious losses have, it is sail, been inflicted upon British mer-
chants by this grant. Under any circumstances this abuse
ought not to be permitted, nor can it without opining the door
to other violations which, in the end, will render our commer-
cial treaty a mere dead letter. Recently it came to the know-
ledge of our Consul-General at this place that an Lilian or
Maltese British subject had obtained the monopoly of oil
Stangour. No time was lost in compelling this p.,rson to re.
nounce his contract. This example ought to be followed by
the French Embassy.
The Greek Patriarch, who has been sometime in a declining
state, expired at the patriarchal Palace, in the Fanar, upon
the 24th, and was buried with great pomp, at th church of
our Lady of the Spring, at Balikli, on the following day. The
demise of this Prelate, the first who, for a length of time, has
terminated his earthly mission with the patriarchal mitre upon
his brow, has set in activity all the intrigues of the contending
parties at the Fanar. The Vogorides, Aristarkis, and other
leading houses have their candidates and relatives, arid are mov-
ing every art to turn the vote of the Synod, and the approba-
tion of the Porte upon the person of their choice. The Rus-
sian Embassy is equally active, and the Greek Legation is not
idle. It is probable that the selection will fall upon the person
most agreeable to the former. Greek Bishops, with few ex-
ceptions the most venal and corrupt of any men ot their holy
'calling, are not likely to resist the golden arguments of 4usAa,
the most lavish and expert of all nations in the art ef corrup-
tion. A synod of Bishops has been convoked, and their selec-
tion will probably be made public in a day or two. I i, a mat-
ter of little importance, however, to any but the Russian and
Greek Governments, whose interests in this matter do not
seem to coincide.

In con: equence of the perpetual squabbles of British Con-
suls and Consular agents with the Porte's local authorities. Sir
S. Canning has transmitted a circular to the former, calling
upon them to use diseretion in their relations with the Turkish
authorities, to adopt conciliatiry language and measures, to
abstain from according protections to the Porte's subjects, and
to endeavour to exert every effort to draw t,gether mere
closely the hands of amity that unite the Queen's 'Government
with that of the Sultan. 'I his circular, couched in impressive
and dignifi, d language, reflects great credit upon Sir S. Can-
ning, and will, it is to he hoped, give satisfaction at the Porte.
her Mejesty's steamer Polyphemus arrved here at rigi,t
A.m., on the 25th, with Laity Canting and suite. tier Ladt-
ship proceeded at once to Buyukd.r, where the house hired for
the summer residence of the Embassy has been rrepared. The
Internuncio is expected bads trim Brusa upon the 4th. His
Excel'eney's health hae somewhat improved, but his physicians
have recommended change of air, and it is understood that he
will proceed to Italy in September, and there pass the winter.
It is not improbable that his post m.iy be tilled during his ab-
sence by M. Buser, who is at. present at the h' ad of the
Oriental department in the Foreign-office at Vienna, .and was
formerly first dragornan at this place.
A Turkish corvette has been sent to Calymnos with
orders to investigate the conduct of the commandant of
the Sultan's schooner, to whom is attributed the
death of the Primate of the island. Different versions
of this story are given, but his Excellency Tahir Piicha
has commanded that the affair shall be rigorously scru-
tinised, and the captain of the schooner cent here for judgment
and punishment, if it should be proved that he has been any
way accessory to the death of the unfortunate Primate. Ad-
miral Lasusse's squadron, ennsisting of the Inflexible and
Santri Petri liners, the Fieche brig, and 'Acheron steamer,
have reached Smyrna from Athens. The Aigle, Lord C. Pa-
get, has left Smyrna for Corfu. It appears that some misun,
derstanding touching the employment of the French flag took
place recently between Lord Clarence and the commandant of the
Fleche. Tine affair was, however, immediately explained, and
it appears, fitom the admission of the French Admiral himself,
that the colimandant of the brig ,hat .p.) grounds ,firreons-
Th'e SAottlt otcer cOdmariiing theFlteheAs the
last man, perhaps, in the French navy to seek a quarrel; the
fault entirely rested with one cf his subordinates.