The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-15 00:00:00

TURKEY.

(MON 001 OWN COIIIISPONDINT.)
CONSTANTINOPLE, NOV. Y.
Three days ago—the date of my las —a cookrence
was held at the Grand Vizier's, and the ,iie re ion of the
Principalities is said to have been the thief object of
debate. The representatives of the gee. t Powers
were all present, with the exception ot the ktunian
envoy, who having been prevented by iqicpueition,
it is stated, from attending himself, (I,- u'ed 11:9 prin-
cipal secretary of embassy, M. Lebaoitt, to take his
phut..
My letter of September 29 apprised you of the pro-
bability of a change or modification in the Sultan's
Ministry, owing to the slow progress °retrain io ge-
neral,aod the unsettled state of many important clues.
tione. Great dissatisfaction wry felt, ant loudly mani-
fested: principally on this account, the no-i ion ot the
Cabinet in its actual form had become Guy more and
more beset with difficulties, and so much so teat the
ministers in a body, it is reported, had mare than
once tendered their resignation. It vise not, how-
ever, till Saturday last, that the Sultan con.
sented to a new ministerial arratigernt n', and rein-
stated Reschid Pacha in the post ot Peru Minister,
which he had occupied with ability and great energy
of character on many former occasion'. The edict of
nomination was yesterday read at the Porte.
The retnrn of Reschid Pacha to power has caused
a considerable sensation in this place, and most of
all, perhaps, in the diplomatic circle, which is es usual
divided into various sections, each struggling for
ascendancy. In addition to this, by a singular coin-
cidence, the event occurred on the vs ry day fixed
after various delays for the investiture ot the Sul.an
with the Order of the Garter. Our ambassador
doub less, on arriving at the Imperi,-1 Palace, must
have been agreeably surprised to find an old friend
and ally himself again—restored to hie high func-
tions, end to the favour of his sovereign.
In the midst of this general move= n> in camp and
city, early in the forenoon of Saturday the whole
party arrived in town from Therapi 1, per Caradoc,
counting of Sir C. Young, Garter King-at-Arms, the
Ambassador, Sir H.Sulwer, and Lord Admiral Lyons,
all in splendid uniforms, and covered with orders and
gold lace. The Spanish, Sardinian, Swedish, and
Greek ministers—in fact, the whole diplomatic
corps resident in town, with the exception of M. Tar-
gioni, the Neapolitan charge d'affaires —were invited
to our embassy to inspect the various insignia of this
famous order, hitherto unseen in these pars, previous
to their being transferred to the imperial palace.
All these magnificent objects were laid out in long
array, on seven velvet cushions with rich gold trim-
mings, in the state rcom of our embassy.
The Garter, in the first place, with its nob':' device
wrought in brilliants, attracted general admiration.
Next came the ribbon, the star, with St. Gelrge on
horseback, also in diamonds, and a model o' exquisite
workmanship. On another table were displayed the
collar, in gold enamel; the sword, with jewelled hilt;
the brevet, with her Majesty's signet, in a massive
gold box; and lastly, the cap with plumes, and
gorgeous velvet mantle of the order.
Seven of the royal carriages were sent to fetch the
eortige, which arrived about 2 p.m. at the new imps.
Hal palace of Dolma Baedjo, and was introduced
without much delay into the presence of his Impe-
rial Majesty. The Garter Kiog-at-Arms made a
neat and appropriate speech, the tense of which,
however, was left to the imagination of hie Imperial
Majesty, and those of the auditory unacquainted with
our language. Lord Redcliffe followed on the same
side, and his discourse necessarily produced more
effect, having been duly reported in bast Turkish by
the dragoman of the embsssy.
The ribbon, star, and collar were first presented by
the ambassador, which his Imperial Majesty put on,
and the garter when received was handed by the
Sultan to Reschid Pacha, who placed it on the table.
I Next came the sword, which his Majesty seemed
much to admire, and retained for some time in hie
hands. The statutes and brevet of the Order were
finally offered, and the bonnet and clock, without
more ado, adroitly laid on a side table. I have not
seen the latin brevet, but have heard from a triend,
as well as his memory serves him, that it is in sense
and substance as follows:

Noe, Abdul Medjid lien Gail, suanans Turcarum Imps-
rater, proraittimus et declaramna per has presentee literaa,
quibus eigillom nostrum ImperialeafEzton eat, hujus Ordinis
',gibes et inatitotis in omni re convenienter aaere, queuegne.
net Del valve, nee Komi &creels, obese. posse videatnr.
Other changes are expected to follow in the course
of to day or to-morrow; and Bias Fuchs is, I am
happy to say, generally mentioned as likely to succeed
the present excellent Streakier, Mehemed Rachdi,
whose health is unfortunately declining fast, so
as to have incapacited him altogether for some time
from attending adequately to the arduous duties of
that department. The great object of public curiosity
is to discover to what functionary the department of
Foreign Affairs may be entrusted, at the present
difficult crisis.
As regards talent and capacity, the ex-Grand
Vizier Ali Pecha surpasses most other Turkish
statesmen ; but of him, I am told, there is no chance
at present; and it is generally stated, besides, that he
is excessively slow in all his movements. Fired •
Pasha, it is reported, is likely to be trnna'erred to the
presidency of the council—and Rifest Paths, the
present occupant, to vacate that post. All these are
mere rumours, but I shall be better able to give you
information by next poet.
Dr. Sutherland, our great bygeist, previous to
quitting Constantinople, left a precious memento of
his presence here in the hands of a medical friend—
namely, a plan for the sanitary improvement of the
capital and environs. He will learn with twigs°.
tion, that his philanthropic efforts have not been
altogether fruitless, and that Hen Bey, the second
is command at the Intissab, or m.yoralty, one of the
most intelligent men I have met with in Turkey, has
devoted himself seriously to the realisadon of that
great object. A commission has been appointed, and
various sittings have been already held, to carry out,
if possible, Dr. Sutherland's plan; and I really begin
to think, after so many nosuccesstul efforts, that there
iv now some chance of success. The pavement of the
streets is already much improved in many quarters;
and the sewerage, drainage, and a long list of
hygienic evils, as indicated by our ;rest sanitary
reformer, will, it is hoped, gradually meet with the
necessary remedy.