The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-15 00:00:00

Another week terminates to-day without put-
ting us in possession of any knowledge of the
real state of things at Constantinople. It is most
remarkable? that events of such importance
as undoubtedly have taken place in that capital,
since the 11th of November, the date of the last
despatches, should still on :this, the 15th of
December, be unknown. If the SULTAN had
relaxed in his determination, no interruption
of the passage of Couriers would have
occurredt and in that case we think we liould
certainly halve heard of the continuance of the
Ambassadors in the Turkish capital. On
the other hand, it is argued, that if they
had quitted it, the intelligence of an event of
such importance would have spread with rapi-
dity, and we should ere this have known the fact.
We are inclined to question the validity of

its argument. It would have been obviously

the interest of the SULTAN to conceal the
knowledge of the actual departure of the Am-
bassadors, •in order to gain time and advance
his preparations and we have no doubt
that every possible means would have
been adopted to accomplish this object. '1 he
practicability of it is proved by the absolute stop-
page to all intelligence which we are now sulifer-
ing under, from whatever cause it may arise.
Admitting that it be practicable to stop intelli-
gence by the great roads from Constantinople,
the departure of the Ambassadors then could
not be communicatud (an embargo being placed
on the shipping) except by the more circuitous
way of Smyrna, or by the arrival, at some port
in the Mediterranean, of the :ships in which the
Ministers may have been permitted to embark.
We may be wrong, arguing merely on these
grounds—but we incline Ito the opinion which
we have before expressed, that the first intelli-
gence which we receive from Mr. STRATFORD
CANNING will be from Corfu.

The Earl of CLANIVILLIANI, who, it is said,
will be shortly raised to the dignity of a British Peer, and
who is destined for the still higher .honour of receiving the
nuptial hand of her Royal Highness the Duchess de BERRI,
is nephew of Lady Hownew, of this county. His Lord-
ship was confidential Secretary to the late Marquis of Lox-
noNneitaT, at the period of the Noble Lord's laLented
death, and has since filled the post of British Ambassador
at the Court of Berlin. lie is said to be a young Noble-
man of eminent talents, combined with the most finished
personal accomplishments, and is allied to many of the
first families in Europe. The late Earl (his Lordship's
father) retired in early life to the continent, where, at
Ichuschitx, in Bohemia, he married, on the 6th Oct., 1793,
CAROLINE, Countess of THUNN, third daughter of Josxrn,
Count of THUNN, by \VII.e ies MINA, Countess of Uwa,n,
both of the most ancient Nobility in Germany, and re-
lated to many of the reigning Princes. The late Earl re-
mained abroad till his death, in 1505. One of the present
Earl's sisters, in 1811, married Count PAUL SZCIIEXY,
Chamberlain to the Emperor of GxamaNY, son of Count
S Magnate of Hungary ; and another, in 1821,
CificuN
aftEL:s, -G A 2RIFI.JOHN.FRAXCIS, Count CLAM MARTI-
XIV, Chamberlain to the Emperor of Galtualiv. The
illustrious conneetion of Lord CLAxwfwa3t on the con-
tinent, explains the pcohability of his alliance with the
)Neapolitan anti Fransh branches of the House of Ipmbos;
L —.Leeds intelligencer.