The Sun. — 1855-09-24 (London, England)

SAID PASHA. The latter, it is well known, put all the resources of Egypt into requisition in support of the SULTAN in his conflict with Russia—the former, now that the necessities of the Turkish Empire are greater and more urgent than ever, appears desirous to lend as little assistance to his Suzerain as possible. Though the forces of the SULTAN have been deplorably reduced in numerical strength, and further recruiting from the greatly diminished population is exceedingly difficult, so far from despatching troops to the aid of his SOVEREIGN, he actually grudges the soldiers needed to put down a local revolt in the province of Tripoli. To the SULTAN'S request for troops for this purpose, his only reply has hitherto been a resultless inquiry about the screw steamers at Alexandria.  The cause of this reluctance to support his SOVEREIGN, to whom his family owes a he redi,. tary throne, would appear to be ambition, possibly stimulated by Russian intrigue. The career of MEHEMET ALI has probably suggested a similar one, to be commenced under apparently more advantageous circumstances. It is stated that to an intrigue, in which the VICEROY was an influential party, REDSCHID PASHA owed his dismissal, and that the viceroy chafes at the fact of the tribute he pays being handed over to France and England, whereby a stronger hold is obtained of his allegiance. This much seems certain—that the Porte has expressed its sense of his conduct to the Allied Powers, and that they regard it in a light so far from favourable to the Pasha that the latter, while hastening to lay his defence before the Governments of this country and France, thought better of it, and turned back before he reached Marseilles. It undoubtedly is not easy for one in his peculiar position to escape misrepresentation by parties interested in promoting differences between him and his Suzerain, and due allowance should be made on this account ; but the present is not a time to resent such misrepresentation by withholding supplies, while, if the ambitious views attributed to him have really foundation in fact, the Allied Powers have reasons strong enough to induce them to put in an irrevocable veto to their accomplishment. It cannot be tolerated that while the aggressions of Russia are resisted vi et armis, the treachery of an Egyptian Viceroy should be winked at or overlooked.  Ero the harvest in Wallachia and Moldavia had well begun, we urged on our Government the clearance of the mouths of the Danube. The importance of the recommendation has now become more apparent than ever. Mark-lane reminds us of it three times a week, au I our baker daily. Independently of military and political considerations, we are feeling, both in France and England, the want of what the fleeced inhabitants of the provinces would be glad to sell us. We have had rather defective, they abundant harvests. Free traffic with us would, in some measure, compensate them for Russian and Austrian exactions. There is nothing in the way but the Russian gun-boats near the mouth, and a few strand batteries ; of either of these Sir E. LYONS could satisfactorily dispose in a short time. France was sending out a large number of river steamers a short time back. We had hoped they might be intended to clear the Danube for trade. As we mentioned on the former occasion, to open the trade with the Danube would facilitate greatly the supplies needed for the East. The state of the English and French corn markets, however, and the claims of the provinces, aro sufficient reasons for bestirring ourselves in this matter.  If any anything could degrade yet lower the most selfish and perfidious Court in Europe, it that Austria should have occupied the provinces all this time, professedly in aid of the SULTAN and the Allies, and that the Danube should not even yet be free. Russia dare not oppose what Austria had courage or inclination to demand there. She has probably neither. She can occupy territory which, till Sebastopol fell, she thought she might one day appropriate. She could plunder the inhabitants, murder the men, and violate the women. She could uphold the Russian tool, STIRBEY, and make him equally subservient to herself ; but one worthy deed—such as opening to trade their and her great river— this she has not even attempted. It would benefit the provinces, and the Allies, and annoy Russia ; reasons sufficient for Austrian inaction.  The Prussian government intonds causing numerous excavations to be made in Greece, and sending two sv;ans to superintend them.  Baron Alexander von Humboldt has just celebrated the 86th anniversary of his birthday. Notwithstanding his great age, he still unremittingly continues his important labours.