The Glasgow Chronicle. — 1849-10-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3, 1849.  Events at Constantinople bate awakened an aprehension that Great Britain, after having for ineteen or twenty months avoided any active inerference in the revolutionary strifes which during hat period have been agitating the continent, is at ast about to be involved in war with that great ioliah, Russia. It appears certain that a serious upture has arisen between the governments of St. 'etersburgh and the Porte, in consequence of the :efusal of the latter to comply with the demand by ihe former for the "extradition" of the Hungarian eaders. The demand has been made simultaneously Oy the government of Austria, but as that power :ailed in Russia to fight its battles, so now it seems to have left to the same willing helper of its ;yranny the task of prosecuting those diplomatic sperations which have been found necessary to the 'till gratification of its thirst for vengeance. The seal of Russia against the leaders of the Hun;arian revolt has been even more signal since their iefeat than it was before. Nothing could be more savage and even brutal than the spirit which has aeen displayed by the Prince Radzivil, whom the Dzar sent to the Sultan to declare an this matter ais imperial pleasure. By way of encouraging the sultan to comply with his demands, he did not hesitate to say openly that it was the intention of his master to have every one of the Polish and Hungarian fugitives now in Turkey hanged the instant they were got into his hands. Here the soul of the great northern bear betrayed itself. The diplomacy of Russia has, far many years back, been one of the few things on which it could reasonably pride itself. In skill, caution, and courtesy its diplomatic representatives have not been behind those of the most civilized states. But here the barbarous instincts of its autocratic rule have been unequivocally siiaplayed. The horrid outrages perpetrated by the Austrian generals in the prosecution of the late nar, and the dastardly cruelties inflicted by them, even since its conclusion, on helpless and unoffending women, are well known, and will for ever stamp the Austrian name with indelible disgrace. The Russian government has affected to disapprove of these atrocities, and has pretended to advise the government of Vienna to the adoption of a lenient and merciful policy. On the assumption, which every body believes to be accordant with truth, that Russia has really no good-will to Austria and that, in the aid it has given the latter power, it has only been prosecuting schemes for its own aggrandizement, such an attitude of moderation, extibited in contrast to Austrian cruelty, had policy to recommend it; but that there was no sincerity in it, that it was a mere piece of acting, has been fully evidenced by the bearing of Russia at Constantinople. Hero, there has been no going about the bush, no attempt to conceal its bloodthirsty rage, and Turkey, a neutral and independent power has unscrupulously and unceremoniously been called on to minister to its savage appetite. To the honour of Turkey and of the Alussulman religion, this demand of a so-called Christian emperor has been unhesitatingly and firmly refused. The whole Turkish nation appears to have gone along with the resolution of its government, and to have protested loudly against being made participators in Russia's murderous designs. It is stated also that the Sultan "is supported by the Sheik-ulIslaem, or chief of the religion, and the whole corps of Themes. The Sheik-ul-Islaem said that, to give up these poor refugees would be a violation of one of the first principles of the Mussulman religion, which ordains that the followers of Mahomet shall give hospitality and protection to all who are in misfortune without distinction of creed or country." In consequence of the determination of the Porte, M. de Titoff, the Russian ambassador at Constantinople, acting on the instructions he had received, has suspended relations with the Porte, and the Prince Radzivil has taken his departure for St. Petersburgh. It becomes, then, a question of grave practical importance to Britain and to Europe, whether Russia shall follow up this step by a declaration of war against Turkey. Such, no doubt, would be the  natural and on hostile ; but we  pating  those questior their neighbo and wrong of tive, even on The Times, wl  refused who had mouth is for Russia, are relied on, are it clause in the treaty of 1774: