The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-24
THE FOREIGN NEWS.

noticed. They are as follows--the re,e..'o 80
by the French and English governments u
the Cars proposal to reopen neeo'.aAvas
the withdrawal of the Turkish loan IN Lon
don: the rupture of diplomatic relations De-
tween Turkey and Greece; the splendid ban
ouet given to Lord Elgin, Governor General
nf Canada. on the 9th inst, at which Lord
Iobn Russell presided. and Mr.. Buchanan
made a speech; the advantages recently
gained by the Russian troops on the Danube
the declaration of Turkey, making the pos
session of the Mosques the property OF the
State ; the rumored proposition OF SPAN 70
Join the Western alliance against Russia
England and France will guarantee 10 hef
the possession of Cuba, and the still undeci-
ded attitude of Austria and Prussia upon the
Eastern question. Judging from the denun'
Citations heaped by the London Times upon
the policy of the King of Prussia, we should
think that there was but little prospect of Sc
curing his CO cooperation with the allies. Aus
tria is spoken of more hopefully, and even
confidently, but we have seen no satisfactory
evidence that she will enter the lists against
Russia. The passage ofthe Danube waste be
the signal for an Austrian declaration against
Russia, but now the Emperor says that he
meant the upper and not the lower Danube,
and that if the Russians pass the Balkan,
Austria will join England and France. 1t is
hardly probable that the sagacious govern
ments of England and France can place con-
fidence in the good faith of Austria.
Two of the events to which we have above
briefly referred, are of the greatest impor-
lance. One is the rupture between Greece
and Turkey The Greek Senate and House
of Representatives, by an almost unanimous
decision, refused to concede the demands OF
Turkey that Greece should recall Its sunJec's
engaged in the Instruction, exercise Sc
we're control over the frontier, and restrict its
free press. The consequence Is, that the al
lied powers are preparing to support the de-
mands of Turkey, and Lord Clarendon threat
ems Athens with blockade. Greece, though
weak in itself, will have the sympathy OF ele-
ven millions of the Greek population OF Tur-
kew. and the whole weight of both will be
thrown on the side of Russia in the contest
against power which has oppressed, perse-
cuted and butchered Greek Christians for 500
years.
Whilst, ON one side, it is probable that the
whole Greek population of Turkey eagerly
desires the overthrow of the Ottoman domin-
ion. and will do all it safely can to accom-
nlish that result, the Sultan has raised up in
new and opposite quarter another and more
formidable adversary. The concessions
which circumstances have lately compelled
him to make to the Christians, have reused
the intense anger Of the bigoted Turks, and
the London Times says, have led to lmpor-
tant changes in the Divan, even to the depo-
sition of the Shiek- al Islam himself, who is the
head of Turkishlaw and religion. The boldest
and most radical innovation, one which will
array the deepest passions and strongest in
terests ag ainst the Sultan, is the proposition
to make the possessions of the mosques the
propeaty of the State. The London Times
states that full three-quarters of the soil of
the Turkish dominions are held by the
mosques or religious corporations in Mort
main The Ulemas, or masters of the law
and the Koran, are the sole possessors of this
enormous wealth, and, it is said, form an in
dependent egal and heocratical power inthe
State to which the highest powers in the EN-
pire have been compelled to bow. No donbt
this is a real reform, but it will require the
strongest demonstrations of the allied pow
ers to sustain the Sultan in so bold measure.
The Times significantly remarks: "The in
ternal difficulties with which this business is
surrounded are at least equal to the external
dangers which have summoned our fleets and
armies to the rescue of the Sultan's domin-
IONS" Truly, Turkey sis sick man." and
bids fair to die in the hands of the Doctors.
No confidence is placed by either England
or France in the Russian proposition for
peace. Nicholas was only endeavoring to
gain time. A bill has been submitted to the
French Legislature to increase the army to
100000 men instead of $4,000 A debate oc-
Cured in the House of Lords on the 9th inst,
when, in reply to inquiries of the Earl of
Maimesbury, the Earl of Clarendon stated
that the only news Of Russian ships having
left Sebastopol, and conveyed troops to Var
ma and Circassia, was brought by the master
of Bremen vessel to Constantinople, but.
upon inquiry being instituted, it was found
to the entire satisfaction of the officers who
conducted the inquiry, that the master could
never have been near where he said he was
when the observation was said to have been
made.
AT the banquet to Lord Elgin, Lord John
Russell referred to "the great Republic of
the West represented by Mr.. Buchanan, in
avein almost as hattering as the soft and
velvet touches of Sir Harry Bulwer's after
dinner eloquence. Same blood same Ian.
guage, same ancient laws" &c. &c, the same
stereotyped blarney, intended to soothe Bro
Jonathan and make him "hold still till Bul
has disposed of the Russians, and is nrensred
to regulate the affairs of his dear blood ral.1
ton in this hemisphere. The following extract
from Lord Russells speech, is of interest as
indicating the new and wise policy wh;c ab
Great Britain viii henceforth adont tow arda