The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-06 00:00:00

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1827.

The Debate on the Corn Bill is to be re-
newed this evening in the House of Lords. We
have so frequently expressed our sentiments with
regard to the merits of this Bill, and its vital
importance to the best interests of the country
that we shall not fatigue our readers with any re-
pitition of those opinions, and we trust that we
shall be soon enabled to congratulate the country
on its having received the Royal Assent, not-
withstanding the machinations of some selfish
individuals, who vainly flatter themselves on the
momentary check which it has received. It is
not impOssible that the Noble Duke who moved
the Amendment mayhave repented of the course
he has taken on reviewing the inconsistency of
his conduct. Ambuscades and surprises are fair
in actual war, but they never were the distinguish-
ing features of his Grace's tactics, and in a political
contest, we should have thousht that even the
sophistry of the cunning creatures who surround
him would fail in recommending any measure
which was not above suspicion. But if the
Duke of WELLINGTON is, directly or indi-
rectly, the means of throwing out this Bill,
emanating from the late Cabinet, of which he
was a Member, and of keeping the agricultural
interests in hot water for another year—we have
,no hesitation in saying that his Grace will ex-
pose himself to a charge of shuffling which it
will not be easy to repel.

The Paris Morning Papers, of Sunday,
reached us last night. The Etoile was not
published in consequence of the Festival of
Whitsuntide.

The affairs of Turkey are evidently about to
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become a leading interest in Europe. The ac-
counts from Vienna, mention that great activity
prevails there in the department of Foreign
!Affairs, and that it is understood that the pro-
posals made by England and Russia to the Porte,
Telative to Greece, arc about to be enforced by
the great European Powers. We have invari-
ably stated that it was useless to expect that the
Divax would be induced to acknowledge the
independence of Greece, and that if the powers
if Europe were resolved to rescue that unhappy
,country from the grasp of her oppressor, they
must do so by force of arms. This course is, it
appears, now to be adopted, and considering
the means with which Turkey can resist, it is to
he expected that the struggle for Grecian Inde-
pendence will not be long ; but it isnot easy to
anticipate what the consequences of such an
event may be on the Turkish Empire, or what
the views of Russia may lead to in the event of
the dismembeiment of that Empire. When
once an opportunity occurs for gratifying a long
cherished desire, nations, like individuals, are
too apt to gratify it in defiance of all previous
engagements, and at the risk or dangerous con-
sequences. Russia, in the event of hostilities
with Turkey, will advance, if not accomplish
her favourite object of obtaining the command
of the passage of the Dardanelles, in spite of
any remonstrance which the other powers of
Europe may make against her gaining this dan-
gerous advantage.
Extracts of the French Papers will be found
in another column.

Frankfort papers to the 31st ult. have been
received this morning. The following are ex-

tracts :

ODESSA, MAY 16.

The latest accounts from Constantinople, which are o
the Bth of this month, say that reports were in circulation
there that Lord Cochrane had already struck a great blow.
But as neither time nor place could be stated, it is beet to
wait for the confirmation of the intelligence.

MMINSWICK, MAY 21.

The Privy Counsellor, Von Schmidt Phiseldeck, asked
to be discharged from the service of the. Government of
Brunswick, and grounded his application on the circum-
stance, that he had for some years received and accepted an
offer of being employed in the service of the Hanoverian
Government, The Goyernment of Brunswick had good