That Russia h:is, from the that dawn ing of the outbreak, sympathised witli tlio insurgents, is not si matter of surprise. TKo Cwir is Head of the Greek Church, the religion profeiaed not only by the in surgent Cretan?, but by more than threo fourtlis of the population of the Turkish Empire, find in virtue of his ecclesiastical praition, he claims the right to protect -.ill who hold that religious creed. There cannot bo a doubt, that the larger portion of the population of Turkey look earnestly forward to tho time, when the dominant race aboil be deprived of ilicir power, aud would hail, with delight, the occupation of Constantinople by a Russian Army. That this is also an object of ambition to thtt

Cz ir, none can doubt, after the revela tions that preceded and followed thri war in the Crimea; but since that time great thingca hare taken-place, both in Euro pe in feeling and territorial arrangements. Tins approaches of the Russians towards India, which that war was intended on the pirt of England to prevent, have bti'n mado silently and safely through Central Asia. Russia appears to have been under a sort of necessity to con tinually extend liur frontiers towards the Iliat, in order to maintain and rule that portion of the Asiatic Continent pre- Monsly conquered ; and so rapid hvt been the rats of progress that, o.ily a very narrow strip of land sepa riiis the Ilus.sian territory from •Sorlhern India. This extension of Ern [>no lias not taken place unnoticed, ilihough the exciting eventK in Europe of tlio pant eighteen nioutlm have tended (o divert attention from it. But it appears *(■ have been looked upon at Home as lomcthing inevitable, and tliafc it i% now t'jo late to check their advance. What iffict this new position of aifaira will hue in nettling the Eastern difficulty time alone can demonstrate. A French Kuter, 3\l- Q. Lejcan, considers that the o^cupatiun by lln.ssia of Central Asia will proves an incstiinablo boon to the inhabi * mil, of wliofie political and social condition he draws a fearful picture. He Bees in Russian rule equal benefits likely to accrue to thorn, as have resulted from tho occupation of India by the British. 