New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-30
NEWS FROM ST PETERSBURG.

On the 5ih martial law proc iimed at ST Peters
burg d throughout Russia and Poland s. Petersburg
placed under the command of tho Czars Oldest sen
The regime is the same as in Tsuris Crimea and Bes
sBr.ba.
not co pef6ion with the German Power but merely strict
neuuslfy which neutrality they say. has been firmly
prouise1
Tie expectation Of grain from the D1nubisn Pfn,ipa
itie- was forbidden after the 9Th inst
Itvas rumOred in diplomatic circles in Paris tbs, news
had been received from st Petersburg to the efOc, that
the Emperor had signed the order for his to pass the
Danube foTih7 in hU the particular point at when the
pe.fege was TO be sttempted i nGt -, .'ated3 I,
Other rurors circulated that The Emperor was IN
state of great deprt ,son Of spirits and hal ntmsted To-
Austria bis viii for citation or mediation IL IS sad
te Gar begins to he Influenced by tue representation.
slh Lave been pressed upon Lin by var0us members OF
read In The Jouynol de SAINT Pe,crsbouyg of Feb
We have u received the repor. OF the sitting of the
Uoue Of Commons Feb H. and he speech del! yered by
Lord Russell that occasion This Is MT the proper
place -ign6e arocious outreges oHrags
of which every faithful OF the Emperor will pre-
serve the mbranc, but ~bic Go Lot reach he Illus
trious pcrsoDHcc st whom they have been aimed we
ehs limit ourselves 90 the remark that one would seek
vain emoBg psrldD ntsry annals for instance OF smi
La in,en,elaI of language ia the mouth Of cabinet
minister respecting SOY eregn ageilst whom the country
of the pestr bar not declsr war. That which i Of
i'm uronsice in this haTangue is not the invectives OF the
minister but the Of the determinations revealed
by it the psr OF the Government becomes hence
forth set eyt II that he poece 4 the world no lor2er
depends on chance but tina. enters most decidedly
hto the plans resolved on by the English minister.
TO this Of necessity lead that fatel distrus which
in n Fsstern qaeston he been the germ OF all tho pre-
vious dicule-, aud wh"L at length is about 20 bring
,hem 10 the most deporebe solution.
That tLis distTgst might have been c0ncolVei Dy
France That up 70 certain point might have found
tlsce In the mind OF Government still recent thet had
Lot ye, had tire TO acquire by long experience oi our
n.eyous relations lib IT, exact notion OF our true IN
ntos end Which me eht yield voluntarily a. the opinion
almost traditional that has been formed of Russian policy
IN tle Fat l. very easily TO be conceived But rhe Brit
n ,euf
-ricone Ii has in It's hand. the written proof that they
are has on no foundations For long before the present
through the mission Of Prince nencbkOf % Constantine
rle had asumed the character Oi serious dissent
before Great Britain had placed herself on the sane line
of action France the Emperor had spontaneously ex
ylnred be views without the slightest 20 the
Omen and irr minister With the intent of esabi,hng
With them intimate understanding respecting "enths
GRAY e- eHtHsty that mg gh bea the Ottoman empire
since tie year -l9 Ills Majesty watched with serious
attention the march Of events IN Turkey The Emperor
could not sh1t hs eyes TO the consequences Of those
chsrges which by turns were being introduced INT, ns
existence OF that State. The ancient Turkey nsi dssp
reared ssce efforts had been made TO plant on Is soil in
rtitutif n d are al, opposed the genius of lsamn,
a, well a. 10 the character and habits of life
-u-tiiutions more les borrowed from the type oil
r.o5ern liberalr consequently atopen with the very
e-serce Of the Ottoman Government IL became eTlcen'
that Turkey Underg ong complete rensi"rmAlon-
that tie Issue of these experiments ei least doubtful a. lar
the reorganization oi the Empire was cohes'Deu' an
nouncCd reht the approach OF crisis espabe OF over
whelmng il th-t pectedly there might sprng from
an entirely new order Of thngs which . 'hsdowy n It's
outlnss would IN every pe the deruction OF the
present Of things which would have become no
IEser possible. To bese permanent ana coIsanty ~
cresr eauses Of dissolution hero had recently been ed
ded tie complications resulSng-from the ahar' ot
Montenegro ft1a the religious prosecutions exercised IN
vsrsl Christian provncs from the Misunderstanding
with the Austrian Government from cousdesbie nnancis
difficulties ard lastly from the serious affair OF the hoy
Places 20 which the nperous demands OF the ffehen
AmbsssaGor at CoDsisu.nople were beginning 70 give
seiiou. ar ihreateniDg character 1hese compile aon'
which fosered secret fermsnts,os mong tns CHRISTIAN
POPULATIONS ee sufficient give re any Gay 70 sohs
sudden cs;ssiro be- which il was incumbent to t0rese
Convinced Of the extreme importance OF such an
eventually which tbs: epoch had almost entered h,o
the realm Of possibility. il not entire prooao!y con
virced Of the DISASTROUS results tnat might snsne the
ueror felt the necessity Of aseersinng befoehana
ihe English Government shared bis apprehension ne
especially wished by frank preliminary understsn1hs 70
disTeIse every cause Of discord betwee, Crest Brian
AID hia sef 1t seemed bis Mses to 90 tas highest
importance ths; perfect identity Of views -houd De eiso
listed with tLIs Government
TO iLs end tie Erperor engaged the tnssh hin,ter
a, II Petersburg 20 convey the knowledge of the
Queen his apprehension, relative TO the dangers that ap
feared skout 10 the general equilibrium Ia,ksy
some fl.grs no NOR, or less pear. Bs :sIus'fsd On