Star.
London, England, 1828-01-26 00:00:00

PRIVATE CJRRESPONDRNCE.

The Porte has received news from Smyrna, dated the
24th, which must have increased its apprehensions and
dispelled the illusions of the members of the Divan,
who had flattered themselves that the Ambassadors had
exceeded their powers. Messrs. Guilleminot and Strat-
ford Canning, alter their arrival at Vourla, sent for the
merchants of Smyrna, and declared to them, that as
there was reason to fear that hostilities would soon corn.
mence, they were to take their measures accordingly.
This declaration threw them into consternation, espe-
cially as the proposals made in concert with the Pada
of Smyrna, and the object of which was to have this
city Considered as neutral, which had been taken into
consideration by the three Ambassadors. before the
rejection of the Convention of the 6th of July, having
been also rejected, there is every reason for the Porte to
fear an attack from the Allies.
Mr. S. Canning left" Vourla on the 23d.
Since the arrival of this news, it is observed that the
meetings of the Divan are much more frequent, and
the military armaments more active. The Ayans have
entered upon their functions in the quarters of the city.

P4RIS, JAL 2.3.
In refi:cting on the Commission which has been in-
aimed to examine the measures relative to the secon-
dary ecclesiastical schools, we have been struck by the
following considerations t—ls it permitted to be believed
that a Commission, some of the members of which ate
Prelates, .ca& propose to strip the Espiscopacy of its,
rights with,ffspect to the ecclesiastical schools, and to,
place all the hide seminaries in the kingdom in a state
of dependence of a lay administration, because sift or

seven of these establishmenti ale saspeeted'Orlidlig
directed by Jesuits, subject to the jurisdiction of the
ordinary ? Such a measure would not antytii contrary
to the acknowledged rights of the episcopacy ittoassid
offend the ideas of general equity ; for; adnatting that
Jesuitism is a crime, the innocent ought not to auffet
for the guilty.
It is therefore beyond a doubt, as we -have already
said, that the attention of our Committee will be directed
to these seven or eight secondai y ecclesiastical schools,
which are accused of being real Colleges. If it is de-
sired to replace these establishments is the class of Col,
leges of Laymen, they will have a very simple means
to prove their ecclesiastical institution;
.this Will be,to
make all the pupils weat the ecclesiastical habit,.and by
this means they will be in the condition of all the other
little seminaries.
Had we not good reason to say that all this great
affair of Jesuitism was a chimera invented by the revo.
lutionists, to give a false alarm to public opinion? All
the fears with which they, had filed 'France and Europe
—all those petitions which had moved the Tribunals
and the Chambers—all the disorder:, ib short; vhich
excited consternation in people's minds-...ate reduced to
this irregularity-, that there are iu some little seminaries
pupils who do not wear thelsock.
ConsequentYoll the great measures called for by
Liberalism, vtrli, at the most, extend to making the
scholars of St. Aucheul wear black robes !!!,
Whatever idea may be entert,ained.of the importance
of this results, we not hesitate to predict that serious
'evil will proceed from the Commission osst appointed.
FROM THRJOURIIAL DP DORM
BUCHAREST, J.tig, 4. . 1
.There has been lately ,a nuroorous Ailing fit he
chief men of Constantinopleot the Aft; firp. Tk Reis
Effendi made a lengthened report Of.tbe actual ielai ions
of the Porte with the Three piny/el:1.'0 the,lnsorgents,
and gavir'his opinion tothe•pwatta which renialqed
with the Pottle to resist.thc evils which tlyeatcue4
He, concluded his.discoutie by a call Upon those premnt
freely to give their opinion, and afterwards to vote.lc.
nettling to their conscience. It appears tha.t,4e .ajtes,
Ition of the. Ottoman Porte was not paidted ip ;jiffy
brilliant colours, since it is said that
.dremajorsty
coincided with the Reis Effendi, and consent's! to 'an
different means of conciliatiOn he proposed. It is, hie.
ever, said, that the Mufti, whose ialuence iu all state
,affairs is known, caused the resolutions of the ass7co4)y
to hu modified, so that the Porte mpst proceed withOe
greatest circumspection in every thing that relates-to
ishe Greek question, but that it is net to carry its con•
descenaion,heyoud i ie limjcs of honour,;and.iihaf.„for
all present it must confine itself tia:the, rep0:4194 IRst
made by M. de Itibeatipieire, and which the laiter,lsfid
rejected, under the pretence that- he c0..1d no longer
receive an official communication from the Porte alter
the departure of his Bugli4i and French colleagues.. It
was proposed and resolved, to communicate these pzoo
positions direct to the three Mediating Powers, and o
wait their answer before making any. change in them,
or having recourse to the last extremities, •
It is sai.l that the Porte addressed a nose to M. de
Ribeaupiirre on the 15th of December, in which it
expres exits desire to smooth all dofficulties, and.pto7
pot; s following . modifications of the, views of the
MeLiiatini,Powers:-1. The Porte will grant the Greejts
the right of governing themselves, by Rajalp chosen
by themselves, in the Morea and the Ida's& —2. It
will change the Capitation Tax, hitherto paid, into an
impost proportionate to the revenues.-3. It will not
place Ottoman troops in the said provinces, with the
exception of some fortreuses. M. de Ribeatipierre did
not think it necessary to pay any attention- to this note,
which appears natural enough. I;
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After the meeting of which we have just spoken, the
Grand Vizier went tp the Sultan, and laid before hina
the conclusions come to. The Potte looks upon the
present moment as so important, that it wishes the whole
natiou to participate in its deliberations; a hatti.scheriff
orders the convocation of a sort 0; National Assembly;
and the choosing of the tepresentatives is already.begaln.
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