The Sun. — 1868-04-04 (London, England)

STANLEY. The removal of these persons had, he said, been a very questionable benefit to them, and many of them were now starving in Greece instead of earning a living in their own country. The removal of non-combatants too could hardly be said to be altogether a neutral act, inasmuch as it afforded great relief to the combatants, and assisted them to prolong the contest. Lord MALMESBURY, indeed, stated that the Government had received a copy of 'a petition signed by many hundreds of the fugitives, praying that they might be allowed to return quietly to the island, so that they evidently had not bettered their condition by removing elsewhere. The ill-usage or oppression of the Christians in Crete is said to have been altogether overrated. Am PASHA, whowas commanding the island when the insurrection broke out, appears by all accounts to be an amiable and enlightened though somewhat weak Governor, who willingly sanctioned the erection of schools, hospitals, and churches. The real point at issue is not the autonomy of Crete, but the integrity of the Turkish empire ; and so long as we are prepared to support the Turkish Government in Europe we can hardly sanction the alienation of any past of it through the interference of other Powers. Lord RUSSELL said that if we had joined in the identical Note and counsels given to the Porte by other European Powers we could not have shut our eyes to the ultimate views of those Powers, and to the fact that they meant, however courteously they might express themselves, to aim a blow at the integrity of the Turkish empire. "If that blow is given," added the noble lord, " if Crete is separated from Turkey because there is an insurrection there, who will tell me that there will not be persons who will be skilful in getting up insurrections in other Christian provinces of Turkey, and that the same advice may not be repeated next year and the year after in order to separate one province after another from the dominion of the Turksh Government." The presence of the Turks in Europe may be an anomaly, but it is not easy for England to sanction the dismemberment of an existing State by the great Powers. We have seen mischief enough follow the partition of Denmark in our time to make us careful how we sanction the repetition of so hazardous and tyrannical an experiment.  The detailed account of the War in the River Plate, which has now reached us, would seem to indicate that the triumph of the Allies is not so conclusive as was supposed. The loss on each side, after the encounter on land, was great, being about 600 men. The Brazilian account, indeed, says that the losses in killed, wounded, and prisoners amounted to 1,600 men, but we must accept their estimate cunt grano sails. At the same time the capture of Hutnaita is, of course, a great success to the Allies, and a heavy loss to the Paraguayans, and the capture of the redoubt on the same day is another disadvantage. The accounts which are as yet given state that on the 17th of February three Monitors passed Curupaity, and on the 19th six ironclads succeeded in forcing thepassage:of the ships being much battered, but none lost, and that ten men were wounded. On the same day the Marquis of CAxIAS stormed a redoubt to the north of llumaita, taking 15 cannon and a quantity of stores. Two days later three ironclads steamed on to Assuncion, and found that place and all river towns abandoned. Eleven thousand men were to march thither. We hear nothing of the movements  of the Paraguayans, who will certainly not surrender their independence without a struggle, and it is possible that LOPEZ may yet make a sudden move to the discomfiture of his opponents. Meanwhile, whatever the successes of the Allies, disaffection is rife throughout the country :generally. The other day we received news of discontent in Buenos Ayres. Now we have the account of a revolution at Monte Video. The BLANCO party rose under BERRO; General FLORES wasmurdered by eleven stabs. MANuEL FLORES and twenty of his friends died suddenly under suspicion of poison. Reprisals were made by the population and by the troops which remained faithful. BERRO was shot, General BATTLE elected President, and order restored. The occurrence, however, is significant, and shows that all the States of South America are in a disturbed and unsettled condition. Brazil herself may well take heed, for should the flames of disaffection once be kindled, the Imperial Government may find it a harder matter to retain her supremacy than Paraguay does to resist the imposition of a foreign yoke.  MR.