The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-23
ALBEMARLE STREET, PIccADILLY,

ALBENARLE STREET, PIccADILLY,
LONDON, July 8, 1853.
Resume If the Latest Continental Ne,cs-Probabe
Termination Of the Eastern Questron-Con'no-
dore St,ingham's Inteyvieto ruh the Suttan-1he
Newspaper Advertisement Duty-Jisren1e "a
grancy IN L0ndon-1he Last French Piot-Ihe
Great Encampment at Chobhan-Ihe Weatasr-
Theatrical CHIT Chat-..llien COming to Amer
lea, Sc, &c.
Great fears have lately been rife throughout the
French provinces respecting the harvest the recent
improvement in the weather has tended somewhat to
allay them. While on the subject of weather may
as well tell you that we had fearful storm Of hail.
thunder and lightning here last night, about half
past eleven o'clock. The heat had been intense dur
ing the day. and if anything it is on an increase.
The Asiatic contingents have arrived at Smyrna,
and we learn from Constantinople, 25th ultimo that
the Turkish troops were obliged to be drawn up to
protect the Austrian Consulate, and that Austrian
sailors have been assaulted.
II appears that after so many weeks Of Dragging
and clustering the part Of the Car and his satel
lites and SO many rumors of war in all parts OF Eu
rope, the whole is to be nglorously concluded by
negotiation. The first ntmati0n Of this alteration
in tie prospects of this question the last mani
festo OF Nesserode, on the 26th ult., in which he
say.-with what truth all historic anteCedents will
speak volumes-that 1" Russia seeks not for con-
quests and has no need of them" nay continues he,
ave are even ready to stop the movement OF our
troops if the Porte will engage conscientously to
respect the privileges Of the orthodox Greek
Church"-tha church, forscotb, which the rope stg
matises as scbsmatc, in opposition to the original
and true United Greek Church. We have nothing
to do with these polemica distinctions; but if the
Gar imagnes that he will succeed in hoodwnking
Europe to his real intentions, and defend the
strous outrage be has committed in invading the
Principalities, Gas he really did near Leora the
I'd inst) all from religious zeal for the interests of
the Greek Church in opposition to that of Rome, he
ia nightly mistaken. We ore not now to be in
formed that religion has been sought as cloak for
the worst Of crimes-for the murder Of myriads Of
victim by the Inquisition-fcr the butcheries Of
smithfeld in the times Of Aary-for the murder OF
the Duke Of Guiss at Bois for the eruelties perpe
trated on the black st. Bartholomew Day and for
many other deeds Of darkness aud if Nicholas quotes
Scripture to suit his tyrannic purposes we know the
devil has done 1t before him. But the Gar says he
will stop his troops true, not yet perhaps, be-
cause it is not the fitting moment; but he does not
say that he will recross the Pruth; nor will he
long as chance remains for the acquisition of his
favUr,te object, compelling the acquiescence of Alb
dull Meschd in his cxims Of . sort OF ecclesiastical
Emporium in inpeto, to which he has no more right
than the King Of Dahomey. 1t appears, no ~ever,
that since the publication Of this manifesto the EN-
per0r, somewhat taken aback by the determination
VI France aud England to defend the independence
Of the Ottoman empire, has sent new envoy, one
N. OrZerof, to Constantinople, for the purpose OF
opening fresh negotiations with the Sultan in con-
nection with the English and French ambassadors,
who, it is said, have recommended the Sultan not to
oppose force by force to offer any opposition to
the huscovi'es, SO long as they keep on the north
tide of the Danube, but to wait for the
issue OF the proposed negotiations Moreover,
NJ Drouin de l. Hugs, the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has addressed . circular letter
supposed TO lie ,itaccian1nto of Louis Napoleon's
bellicoe letter, more heard OF, to the dipO-
matte agents in Paris-denouncing in pretty plain
terms the unreasonableness of the claims now ad-
vaIced by Russia after the Sultans cheerful COM
pliance with those first proposed We hear, ALSO
u at Lord PalmerstOn has spoken out his min d as
that OF the British ministry in general, that Eng
land and France 60 consider the occupation Of the
inequalities as a casus b,Ai, provocative to war
On the whole, the general opinion seems to be-and
tie late extraordinary Use Of the French funds seems
to confirm it. that there will be war but all dis
putes will be se,tled by negotiation, and that the
Sultan will, under the advice Of his Western allies,
agree to give Nicholas the act or engagement de-
manded by Count Nesselrode, on condition Of Russ ia
binding her elf by certain restrictions restrictions
not O little likely TO compromise the Car in the
opinion Of the Western Powers, and induce the
general belief Of the world that after all bis bullying
he has been compelled in vulgar phrase to swallow
the leek.' We are especially gratfed, also, with
the news ia the Trieste Gazette. that Commodore
Stringham, Of the U S. frigate Cumberland, lately
had the honor OF an interview with the Sultan, aud
Of expressing how great is the sympathy felt in
America for the prosperity and advancement Of the
Ottoman Empire. This is as it should be, but in
truth nothing more than We had expected from a
great and Independents country; nor had We any
H.. hal hnn,t t1aaa az
between abeolutism and the cause Of political free.
DOM she would have nobly come forward in aid OF
her elder sister on this side Of the Atlantic.
The excessive duty on advertisements in public
newspapers has long been felt as great grievance
not only as hindrance to tlade AID commerce, but
rs an oppressive tax affecting more particularly the
potr, who use the press as the means for procuring
humble employment. When Mr. Chancellor Glad
stone did so much in other ways to alleviate the
burdens Of the country-ahd undoubtedly, he has
done more than any one since Sir r Peel-it was
matter for general regret both in and out OF the
House, that he did not at once "go the whole hog"
and alto getber remove this odius mpost; instead OF
which be proposed only to reduce it to sxpence. To
this, therefore, Mr.. Wilmer Gibson, one of the
most judicious and influential Of liberals
proposed an amendment for its total re esl, which
iii effect was carried, leaving the bill nonentty
The matter therefore, remains for the preseat 10
allegiance till Mr.. Gladstone brings forward another
measure, which be pledged himself last night 20 do
with sl reasonable despatch. We trust there will be
rid Of this impo, tant questonfor, in truth this is
not the time for half measures. The voice of the
country is against the duty, (Which, after ALL with
the proposed alienation, would bring in little more
than halfa nillion and it is to be hoped that Mr..
Gladstone will rot peril his popularity by resisting its
repenl
The fact that there are in London alone upwards
of 5000 juvenile Migrants who make their living by
begging and stealing speaks volumes as to the ne
cessty o'judicioUs legislation on this subject; and
We are much grstftd that the Earl of Shaftsbury,
who ha7 alre,dy done AZ much for sanitary reform,
has turned his attention TO the above subject and
tr, ouccd bill in the House of Lords which aims q
heavy blow ut the root Of juvenile delinquency. All
previous acts for its repression had proved bungng
ard insufficient aiming, not at REFORM but punish
ment by the whipping and imprisonment of the juve-
nile offenders themselves; and the consequence has
been that they have acted rather as incentives than
pfeventves Of precocious crime. II requires little
wisdom TO comprehend he utter uselessne-s ~ send
lug mail, ignorant and oftea deserted children to
prison, putting them on a formal trial and then fog
ginG and dscharging theE---for the poor creatures