INDEPENDENCE OF TURKEY.

New Zealander, Volume 9, Issue 776, 21 September 1853, Page 3

INDEPENDENCE OF TURKEY.

The mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne has received the following communication in reply to the memorial adopted at a meeting held in that town, on the 29th of March, on the Turkish question: —

“To the Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. “Sip,— 1 have had the honor of receJrl ig an address,, -signed by you on behalf of a meeting of the inhabitants of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. “ I am happy to find that this meeting concurs with me in opinion ‘ that this country ought to be anxious to maintain the independence of Turkey.'* “ That independence could not be subverted without a great change in the territorial circumscription of Europe, a derangement of the distribution of power sanctioned by treaties, and more especially a violation of the engagements contracted by the great powers in 1841. “That independence could not be subverted without a danger of the aggrandizement of states already sufficiently formidable, and a disturbance of the balance of power in Europe. “That independence could not be subverted without a great diminution of British commerce, now fostered by the moderate tariff of the Turkish empire. “ You may rely upon the constant vigilance of Her Majesty’s Government being employed to prevent such misfortunes; upon the sense of justice and good faith which animates the principal states of Europe ; and upon the weight of the British Parliament, which will be ever ready to defend the rights and the independence of Her Majesty’s tillies. “ 1 beg you to thank the inhabitants of Newcastle in my name for the distinguished honor they have done me, and remain, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, “J. Russell. “ Chesham-place, April 11, 1858.”