The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-08 00:00:00

THE SULTAN INCOG.

The Levant Herald of May 29 publishes the fol-
lowing amusing incident concerning the Sultan,
reminding one of Haroun Ahaschid's perambula-
tions :—" The Sultan was, two evenings back, the
hero of a small adventure, which, with the addition
of a few imaginative touches, might be made to read
like an episode of the Arabian Nights.' His
Majesty, dressed in the common uniform of a bim-
bashi, crossed quite alone from the Kassim Pasha to
the Fanar in a one-pair caique. He proceeded to a
casino called Kii-bournou, and, calling for a cup of
coffee, soon got into conversation with the Greeks
and Armenians at his own and the adjoining
tab'es. It was noticed that he spoke very freely.
and not ever reverently, of the Sultan and his
Ministers, inviting frank expression of opinion as to
both. His fellow-customers spoke out as freely as
the bimbashi himself, and uttered some doubtful com-
pliments of more than one holder of a portfolio,
but generally expressed their conviction that Fuad
and A'ali Pashas were ' the right men in the right
place,' while the Sultan himself was universally ad-
mitted to be a capital fellow.' In the midst of all this
free criticism a certain well-known Banff sauntered
into the room and at a glance recognised the stranger.
The secret was soon common property, and the
change of manner towards the bimbashi was sur-
prising. His Majesty saw that he was discovered,
pretending ignorance, continued his questions; in
vain, however, for the answers now given were
lavish praise Of everybody and everything from
Buyukdere to the Seven Towers. He then boldly
asked if the company knew him. Of course not ;
no one present had the ghost of a notion who the
Effendi was, though the general impression was
that he deserved not to be a mere bimbashi, but
Serdar Ekrem or Seraskier at least. He then
pulled out of his pocket a bad lithographic por-
trait of himself, and asked if it was like him.
Staferellah ! it was dirt, while he was an Adonis !
That was enough. His Majesty then rose to leave,
but forgot to pay for his coffee; the cavejee, how-
ever, was so beside himself that he hardly knew
whether to insist on payment or to serve the
whole company gratis. Jt ended in the Sultan
setting out, accompanied by the cavejee and every-
body else, to walk to the old bridge, where his
suite and a couple of the Palace caiques were
awaiting him. Before embarking his Majesty
turned to his late boon companions and thanked
them for their remarks on men and things, which
he assured them he would not forget."

Despatches were received on Saturday at the
Colonial Office from the Governor of Heligoland. De-
spatches were sent to the Governors of Canada, the Baha-
mas, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands.

TOILETTES OF THE EMPRESS AND HER LADIES AT
THE GRAND PRIX DE PARIS—The Empress wore a
dress and vest of white poplin edged with bright green, and
ornamented with buttons and Brandenburgs of the same
colour; her bonnet was made of white tulle, on which was
placed a bouquet of green herbs and a white aigrette. Her
Majesty looked in extremely good health and spirits, and
was accompanied by the Princesses Mathilde and Murat.
The Duke of Brabant. the Prince of Orange, and King
Ferdinand of Portugal, father of the reigning Ring, were
in the Imperial tribune, and accompanied the Emperor,
when he quietly sauntered down in front to take a nearer
view of the competing horses. The Jockey Club flower
girl, Mdlle. Isabella, had been presented by the winner of
the French Derby (in accordance with an ancient custom)
with a costume of his colours, and now appeared in her new
uniform, composed of La Toucques' colours, plaid and
yellow. The dress consisted of a Scotch jacket with yellow
facings and steel buttons, a plaid scarf and skirt, yellow
petticoat and pouch for holding money; a Glengarry cap
and feathers, and handsomely hilted dirk, completed the
costume, which was jauntily worn, and had a very pretty
effect. The prettiest toilettes of the day were remarked to
be white, whether in taffetas, alpacca, or foulard. The
Princess de Sagan wore a white mohair dress and casaque,
with deep fringes made of yack wool, and a white drawn
bonnet, with a bouquet of white roses. Mme. do Pourtales,
a dress and vest of white taffetas, with a long and wide sash
of azuline-coloured taffetas, the bonnet white and blue to
correspond. Madame de Persigny, a gauze de Chambery
dress, white with delicate mauve-coloured, and stripe, a
tulle bonnet, with white and lilac trimmings. One very
pretty toilette worn by the Princess Poinatowski, consisted
of a light grey taffeta dress, trimmed with bias bands of
violet silk, over which was worn a deep camail of black
guipure, and a capote of cresse of two shades of violet.—
Queen.

The notorious New York Herald has surpassed
itself by glorying in a most disgusting manner over the
death of the great Stonewall Jackson, vilifying hie rOd
morY some disgraceful " Lines on a Dead Puppy 1,