New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-23
GREAT BRITAIN.

LONDON, Friday, Sept 0, 1853.
The independence of Turkey was for the last Sax
months the rayng word for tie Western powers, but
scarcely begins Turkey really to show her indepen
dence by asserting, in very modest terms, that the
"Goyernment Of the Sultan Is the sole competent Judge
"of it's rights and independence, by complaining that
Turkey has not all been consulted in the drawing up OF
the Vienna project the dpOmatsts turn round against
the Sultan aud reprOach him with ngrattude Ofcoursc
since was the Western powers who advised the Porte
not to take the occupation of the Prncpaties for
casus bel and who did send their fleets TO COnstan-
tinople when the Sultan requested them TO do so; it
was their dipOmasts who drew up that precious pro-
ject of Vienna which contains mention of the evacu
alton of the Prncpaltes and none of the costs nor
even fat denial TO the pretensiOn of Russian pro-
tectorate over the Greek Church. Having rendered
such egregous service to the Sultan and left matters
Just in the position in which they found them by
preparing note which is liable to double nterpreta-
ton and of being turned by the Gar into the means
of further pretensions the Western powers might
easily go one step further, and bully the Turks into
submission peace must be preserved therefore, if the
Gar as it is possible will not yield it is the Sultan
who must do it. In the time the intrigues of
il seems that Napoleon is now inclined to leave Tur
Key in the lurch and to side with the Gar You will
from the papers that the hopes of the peacemaker
are not very strong according to the latest adyices
the ornaments in Russia continue without intermis
sion, the Principates all completely oyerrun with
Russian soldiers, defences raised on the Danube
but the commerce of Odessa does not suffer from
that state Of affairs. The Russian Commissariat
consumes the harvest of the Prncpaltes, the sudden
and probably artificial stoppage of the mouths of the
Danube makes every export from Wallacha imposs
BILE Wheat ia cheap, and the English and French corn
merchant must go to Odessa and buy there the more
expensive Russian wheat In COnstantnOple, on the
other hand, there reigns the greatest enhusasm-the
army is ready for the struggle 100000 the
Danube, $4,000 in Asia the Russian frontiers the
Egyptian feet The contingent from Iunis has arrived,
and the Kurdish chiefs ready to lead their country
men against the Russians. Immense exertiOns have
been made by the Porte, and her financial condition
has not deteriorated Turkey does not apply for q
loan, while Austria, Russia and France all in the
market waiting for an opportunity to negotiate loans.
Austria cannot postpone longer, and France is like
wise greatly embarrassed. But the signs of the times
not propitOus, the question becoming daily
more alarming In Greece there is failure. Prus-
sathis granary which poured such quantities of wheat
on the market of London in lsi6-41-Opcns her ports
for Unrestricted Importation The potatoes are bghted
in England, and in some parts OF France The odiOH
destroys the grapes of the south, the mulberry has
suffered and the silk crop this year under the ave
rage All this is serious enough The papers exerted
themselves to the utmost, in order to prevent panic
yet the prices suddenly Immediately after the
harvest, in alarming way. The double loaf OF bread
in London is I'D, before harvest I'd. reaction
must take place, and has already begun but from De
cember till May the dearth will be dreadful all over
Europe We hear already now of riots in France pro
duced by the high price Of corn Others have takei
place in Belgium and in Piedmont They wereof course
easily suppressed by the authorities but they indi
cations OF the rising disasters. VIII Louis Napoleon
beabe TO survive dearth, and perhaps financial crs
looming in the future His power rests on on soil,
foundation il rests solely the superstitiOus Affections
Of the rural population the national welfare OF the
middle classes, and the fear of cndangering them by
any change of Government This dearth is in Franc,
always connected with political movements and out
breaks against the Government since the French and
especially the rural population has 50 completely lost
all traditions Of sefgoVernment, that II relies Away
on the Central Government, and expects To be pro
tected BY it, against famine. The Government 4
second Providence for the French peasant, and Their
fore responsible for any great calamity. The grea
Napoleon knew IL, and short harvest made him NOR
nervous than lost battle. Louis Philippe lost hi
throne by the dissfection which was the consequence
of the famine OF lct7. Louis Bonapare has Ekewis
had iorebodngs, and tried TO cheaper the bread art
hcial, at least in Paris, and spends millions IN buyin
corn. But such an interference Of the Governmen
with the corn market, tends always 10 increase IN
difficulties the Emperor 10 be aware OF It, am
the Mcastesr declares that IL is absolutely falls
that the Government was about 10 make purchases o
corn. Yet the London dealers in corn cannot be ban
boozled, they Know exactly how much wheat Ia
already been purchased BY the french Government
and they do not doubt that this system viii again b,
continued Austria ayals herself FOR the moment of the
dearth, in order TO stSrve Switzerland into submission
The southern csntons, especially Tessia and Granbnnd
sep cannot subsst without Austrian corn, an oifica
treaty between the confederation and the Austrian En-
pre protecting the free importation Of certain guam
fity Of corn from Lombardy. But Austria does no
care for treaties and has prohibited the expectation
corn TO Switzerland, the Federal Council beeam,
alarmed, and now wishes contrary to its former con
duct, to take the dispute for cSltOnal matter o
course Il was Influenced by the report of settlement
Of the Oriental question, which would have given al
freedom Of Sction 10 Austria and the sbsourst powers
In letter which IL recently addressed 20 the Tel
reese Government, after having announced. that Will,
taking the necessary steps 70 induce the Cabinet o.
Vienna 10 maintain existing treaties rcatyc o. tAe
pert Of corn, il viii take the opportunity 70 renew Cd,
dcuand Tor raising the blockade 4 adds thar there
reason 70 believe thai Austria VII not consent 20 e