TURKEY.

New Zealander, Volume 4, Issue 237, 6 September 1848, Page 3

TURKEY.

1 A letter from Constantinople, under dale March 30, sa>s — " It is impossible t-> describe the excitement which has been produced here by the news ot a revolution hiving taken place in England. On the 18th instant, an evu'aordinuy courier arrived here from Vienna with despatches for Count de Stunner, the Austrian mteinuncio. These despatches were uccompahied by a lt-tter from the Austrian consul at iSelgmdd, in which it is stated that the news had been xeceived by a commercial house in that city, of a republic having been pioelaime.l in England, and that the Queen a>>d royal family had left the country. As the communication bore the stamp of probability, Count de Sturtnei immediately communicated it to Ah Pucha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Shortly atter the receipt ot Count 1 de Sturmei's note, Rescind Pacha, the Grand Vizier, lepared to the pal.«ce ot Teheregan, where lie had <m audience of ihe Sul an, which listed for more than an hour. It is said, that whtii His Majesty heard of the fl ght of Queen Victoiia and of a republic having been, pioclaimeu in England, he showed signs cf the gieatest a tonishment and grief. The Grand Vizier, however, explained to him that the news was not official, and that there was every reason to believe it was unfounded. Though only a rumour, it has had the effect ot completely paralysing all commercial transactions. The tiadc of this place is for the moment suspended. The news of revolutions has, of late, come upon us so quick, thick, and heavy, that the public mind is in a state of ihe greatest uncertainty and alarm. "Warlike preparations are btili continued by the Porte with the greate»t activity. The Turkish mimotry seem to have some welLlounded reasons £ot fearing a hostile demonstration on the part of Russia. The workmen of the arsenal are engaged night and day in getting the remaining ships ready for sea. The fortifications ot the Bosphoious are undergoing repair, and there are frequent leviews and inspections ot the troops stationed iuaud around the capital 1 "