The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-22 00:00:00

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THE SULTAN'S VISIT TO EGYPT.

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At daybreak on TuesdAaLyE,XthANe D7Rt
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squadron was sighted, and the Viceroy instantly
put to sea, met it, outside the harbour, when he was
invited on board the Sultan's yacht. His Majesty
was accompanied by the three sons of the late Sul-
tan, his own little boy, who is five years old, Fuad
Pasha, Mehemet Pasha, the High Admiral; Meth-
moud Pasha, the brother-in-law of the late Sultan,
and asuite of 700 persona.

His Majesty landed in his State barge, the Vice
roy- sitting on his right, Fuad Pasha on his left, at
the steps of the fine palace of Rassettine, which has
been entirely redecorated and furnished at an enor-
mous expense for the Imperial guest and his attend-
ants. The Sultan passed the day at the palace, and
in the evening drove round the town, which from
the great courtyard of Rassettine, through the
bazaars to the square, was brilliantly illuminated
in his honour. His carriage, drawn by four white
horses, was preceded by a number of mounted police,
and running footmen with torches, and followed
by a body of his own guard, dressed as Zonaves,
with flowing white burnouses streaming behind
them. The whole procession slowly winding round
the square, the horses rearing and plunging at
every explosion of fireworks, the Sultan sitting
unmoved, and unmindful of the curiosity and cheer-
ing of the thousands who were thronging to catch
one glimpse of a real Sultan's face, was an impres-
sive sight.
No Sultan has visited Egypt since Salim I. con-
quered the country in 1517, and some old-fashioned
Moslems here and in Cairo think it so wonderful
that the representative of the Prophet should leave
his capital that they believe the end of the world
is coming, and have made their wills, forgetting
how useless such a proceeding would be if their
forebodings came true.
On the following morning his Majesty received
the foreign representatives, and, in reply to their
felicitations, said in Turkish:—
"I feel great satisfaction in seeing around me the
honourable representatives of friendly and allied
Powers. I have some to Egypt simply to give to
the Viceroy a fresh proof of my good will and
especial affection, and to see this important portion
of my empire. All my efforts are directed towards
the development of the happiness and prosperity of
all classes of my subjects throughout my dominions,
and to the strengthening the bonds which unite us
to Europe. lam also convinced that the Viceroy
follows in the same course, and that treading in the
steps of his grandfather he will maintain and per-
fect the works of our illustrious countryman."
In the afternoon he drove in state to Moharrem
Bey, the summer palace of Prince Halim Pasha,
where he dined, returning at night to Rassettine.
Next morning he left for Cairo, and was much
interested in the railway, the first he has ever seen,
visiting the locomotives, carriages, and trucks.

The Sultan has been much struck with the broad
streets, fine houses, and level roads (compared with
Constantinople), of Alexandria, and it is probable
that this visit may prove beneficial to his own coun-
try and capital, as he will strive to improve the
means of communication and transport, by making
railways, canals, and roads, and to develope agricul-
ture by the introduction of useful machinery.
The Sultan has shown a very proper consideration
for the high position of his powerful vassal, the
Viceroy of Egypt, and seizes every occasion of
manifesting his regard for Ismail Pasha ; vhile the
Viceroy has spared no trouble or expense to do
honour to his illustrious guest.
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Egypt has obtained the valuable concession of a
coalmine on the coast of Adalia, which the Sultan
has bestowed on Ismail Pasha. It was discovered
many years ago by one of Mehemet Ali's officers,
but the Porte had always refused to grant the con-
cession. Two officers have been sent down to report
on the quality of the coal and the feasibility of
working the mine.

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