The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-08-09 00:00:00

THE EASTERN QUESTION.

PARIS, SU.NDAN.—The announcement in the Moniteur,
that the Emperor of Russia had acceptad ,the note fbr-
warded to hiln.from Vienna, produced tut.immediate.effect
upon the speculators assembled on the Bou_Wards. Threes,
which closed 77.20 on Saturday, rose t 0.79.20.

A despatch, dated Vienna, eight p.m., Sunday, confirms
the report that the acceptance of the Porte is alone want-
ing to the propositions of the Four Powts•
Plans, Sul( DAT EVENIN G.—The Globe's correspondent
says :—The news in the Moniteur drie.4 notinspire full
confidence,, on account of the conditiquuttaed by the
Emperor of Russia; there is, however, he_ thinks, no
grow;ut of apprehension on this point.. According to what
is said in the ministerial circles, there.is.no direct stipula-
tion on this subject, of the evacuation., of the Principali-
ties, but it was fully implied, and the evacuation will be
a natural consequence of the acceptance of. the propositions
of tike, Four Powers. . -

The Times' correspondent says,-"It is not probable
that much difficulty will be found in that quarter, and he
believes that no serious objection was rais*A by the Turkish
ambassador in Paris, to whom the propositions had been
previously submitted." Tile Times' correspondent now
sees no serious obstacle to a pacific soku.tion, except in an
insurrection at Constantinople:

No mention is made respecting the important point of
the evacuation of the Principalities, =lithe Herald's Paris
correspondent remarks that the lefoniteur's silence is by
no means satisfactory.

The Standard's city article says the pacific nature of
the news from St. Petersburgh. has exercised a very con-
siderable influence upon the corn, tallow, and other
markets for the staple commodities of northern produc-
tion, but until more decisive, intelligence be received, the.
variations in prices might be considered as the result Of '
speculation.
The Standard, alluding to the statement that the Em-
peror of Russ** accepts the project of mediation upon
condition that the. Porte makes no alteration in it, and *4l
receive an ambassador at St. Petersburgh, if the Porte
sends one, says Why not send a Russian ambassador
to Constantinople or Vienna to treat, if there remains any
subject of dispute ; the whole affair is far too plainly a
mere didatory device ; the statement, however, has pro-
duced some little reaction in the Funds, and, further
information is, of course, anxiously expected."
The. Sun says it appears that up to this moment no
positive information has been received in reference to the
ultimatum decided upon by the English, French, Austrian,
and Prussian representatives. No news even to the effect
that it had reached its destination ; yet, we are informed,
that matters are already brought to a satisfactory settle-
ment. The Sun awaits more explicit intabgence.

HOUSE OF LORDS,
Their lordships met at five o'clock. The Earl of WICK-
LOW presented a petition, signed by sixty of the principal
supporters of the system of National Education in Ireland,
complaining of the alterations recently made by the majo-
rity of the board, the object of the dominant party was
either to destroy the system altogether, or to get the whole
grant into their own hands, to neither of which would
parliament ever consent.
The Courts of Common Law (Ireland) Bill passed
through committee pro forma, and ordered to be printed.
The Naval Coast Volunteers Bill was read a second time.
The Public Libraries (Ireland and Scotland) Bill was re-
ported with amendments.
TURKEY AND RUSSIA. - -

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE asked what information had
been received by Her Majesty's Government as to the pro-
ceedings of the Russian authorities in the Danubian pro-
vinces of Turkey, and what steps had been taken by them in
consequence of such proceedings. He hoped he should be
told that this country had taken a decisive step upon this
subject, and that the British fleet was at least before Con-
stantinople at the present moment ; for if the facts were true,
as stated in the public journals, there was no explaining them
away, seeing that they were in entire contradiction of the
circulars voluntarily issued by Russia. The occupation of
these provinces was either war or piracy. Good news had;how-
ever, arrived this morning, to the effect that the proposals
sent from Vienna had been accepted. Unfortunately the house
did not know what those proposals were; but he was sure no
proposition would be recognised by their lordships which
did not include the immediate evacuation of the Prin-
cipalities. At the same time news had arrived of the Russians
being in command of the inner navigation of the Danube.
This was a matter of the utmost importance to Europe.
The Earl of CLARENDON said he had no information to
give materially different from that which he bad given five
days ago, in reply to a similar question. He agreed with his
noble friend, that the permanent occupation of the Prin-
cipalities, or any thing like the permapent occupation of them
by Russia, was a Very Brave PO her Majesty's

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1853•

Government had received no official information of th e nattl_re
alluded to by his noble friend. His noble friend had said tDS
Russians had crossed the Danube; but he had seen letters 0;
the latest date, which contained no allusion to the sublec,l
Nothing had been done at Vienna, but with the consent (s,
France and Austria.
The Earl of MALYIESBURY hoped the noble earl would no
refuse on a future day to explain definitely our relations With
the Russian Government, and whether the evacuation of the
Principalities was to be a sine qua non.
The Earl of CLARENDON had no hesitation in at once silt
ing that he looked upon the immediate evacuation of 00
Principalities as the sine qua non of agreement with Rusia°
The Earl of ELLENBORODGII asked whethcr the govers!
nt were aware of the demands lately made by Russia upou

mei.
Persia.
The Earl of CLARENDON said he had seen a statemen.t
.AOl
some demands alleged to have been made, but he had recelts
no official information on the subject; but he should sal tw-
none such had been made.
The subject then dropped. Vern`
Their lordships having gone into committee OD the GO
las
ment of India Bill, all the clauses were agreed W. The
clause in the bill was that added in the Coons on.ro:
motion of Sir J. PARINOTON for the abolition of the Sai!_fta
noply, and the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH moved its old
on revenue grounds.
The Earl of GRANVILLE concurred, and the Clangs
consequently thrown out. a their
Other orders of the day were then disposed of,
lordships adjourned at 12 35 a.m.,