The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-15 00:00:00

THE- SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1854.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SKETCH OF A DISTINGUISHED TURK.
THE SULTAYS GRIEF .31LNISTER.

macy possessed for attaining their grand object were
quite inadequate. Reschid Paella was at the de-
cisive moment the more heedless, inasmuch as
he had only just received from his master, in the shape
of a- decoration expressly created for him, a rare. proof
of esteem and gratitude. He allowed himself to be
taken entirely by surprise. On the 20th of March, 1841,
the Turkish fleet returned from Alexandria, by which
the wound inflicted by Egypt was finally healed, and
on the 29th of the same month Reschid received his
dismissal. This fresh disgrace and banishment was
mantled over as before with the name of embassy. He
was sent to Paris, for which post he was well qualified.
The task he set himself in France was no other than
the one already alluded to, that of realising the balance
of power, and which makes therefore the preservation of
Turkey a matter that affects the interest of all Europe.
Since 1847 Reschid Pacha has lived in Constantinople,
and has been again in office as Grand Vizier and as
Foreign Minister. It was in this latter capacity that
he had to negotiate with the imperious Menschikoff. In
the former he had to contend for his ideas of reform
against obstinate antagonistic parties, as indeed, he
has always been compelled to do during the whole of
his public career.
Reschid Pacha, says his biographer, presents to us the
singular phenomenon of a Turk, who considers the bat-
tle of weapons as brutality, and who considers diplomacy
as that which is destined to decide the future destinies of
the world without being much longer compelled to ap-
peal to bayonets and cannon. In particular, he lays the
greatest stress for the preservation of Turkey on the good
services of his diplomatic friends, and among these no one
possesses his absolute regard save the Engiish ambassa-
dor, Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and Reschid Paella har-
monize in all their views and convictions, and they are
frequently seen together whenever anything important
is going on. That the Turkish diplomatist does nut stand
very high in the estimation of his countrymen, is intelli-
gible. He has bitter enemies in the old Turks, with
whom he has to wrestle foot to foot. In reality, he
towers among those who further reform by peaceful means
as Omer Paella does among those who tight for it with
the sword. He personifies reform—is the incarnation of
it; her victory is his victory—her overthrow is his over-
throw.

ASCOT HEATH RACES.

WEDNESDAY.—The Wednesday at Ascot, coming be-
tween the two important days of the week, has always
been considered an "off-day." We speak not of the
sport, for that was excellent ; but of the general com-
pany, which was very limited, notwithstanding the fine-
ness of the weather.

Mustapha Reschid Pacha was born towards the en-
of 1802, in Constantinople, and is, therefore, in his 52d
year. His father Mustapha Effendi, superintended, as
steward, the rich posssessions belonging to the Mosque
of Sultan Bajazet. The stewardship had been hitherto
hereditary in the family, but when Mustapha died, Sul-
tan Mahmoud gave the situation to an officer of his
harem. In 1817 Reschid's mother also died, having given
a most careful education to his four children, especially
Reschid, who distinguished himself by his aptitude and
talents. One of the daughters had been married to
Ali Pacha, at the time the Viceroy of an Asiatic pro-
vince, before her mother's death. Ali took charge of the
young Reschid, and made him his private secretary.
In this capacity the youth accompanied his patron to
his pachalic of Mores and Brussa, and subsequently to
Constantinople, when Ali was summoned there in 1822
and made Grand Vizier, It was the time of the Greek
insurrection, which Ali would fain have stifled by mild
measures, but as the most violent measures received the
preference in the Divan at the instigation of Haleh
Effendi, the Grand Vizier was disgraced and exiled to
Gallipoli. The defeats of the Turks in the Morea still
continued, however, and as Ali was known to possess an
accurate knowledge of the country it gave him the ad-
vantage, and he was appointed to the command of the
army sent against the Greeks. Reschid accompanied
him, sharing the privations and disasters of the troops.
As Ali was not more fortunate than his predecessors had
been he was deprived of his command, and subsequently
died a ruined man.

The highway enjoyed a holiday, and the railroads had
an easy time of it ; a few private carriages rattled
through Windsor in the course of the forenoon, but the
public vehicles, coaches, omnibuses, and cars were more
abundant than fares.
Seven races invited the lovers of sport to the Heath,
and there was no diminution in the attendance of the
patrons of the turf, or in the number of votaries of the
fickle goddess of " The Ring."
The Royal Hunt Cup, the principal feature of sport,
brought out a field of 22 to contend for it, and was very
cleverly won by Brocket, half brother of Meteora, who
carried off the Three years old Triennial, and also half
brother of West Australion, who achieved the victory
for the Four-years-old Triennial directly afterwards.
The Royal Hunt Cup, exhibited in the Grand Stand,
is a finely executed subject in silver, representing a com-
bat between two stags. . _ _

West Australian's performance to-day did not advance
him in favour for the Cup on the morrow. Many doubts
of him were expressed, and 6 to 4 was currently betted
on the field.

Reschid had already made so favourable an impres-
sion, through his talents and acquirements, that the fall
of his patron was not injurious to him. He was now
made private secretary to the Grand Vizier Selim Pacha,
and accompanied hun during the campaign of, 1829
against the Russians: He continued at his post under
Selim's successor Izzet Pacha, and as secretary to the
Ottoman Plenipotentiaries assisted in negotiating the
treaty of Adrianople. For the services he rendered on
this occasion the Sultan raised him to the dignity
of an Amedzi, or Grand Referendary. His next
employment consisted in undertaking two diplo-
matic missions to Egypt, the first with Per-
teo Pacha, the second with Halil Pacha. In
tho laat, which occurred in 1833, the object was to
obtain the most favourable conditions for the Porte
from Mehemet Ali, the victor at Koniab. The result
of Reschid's exertions in the attainment of this object
was the treaty of peace at Kutahia, which the Sultan
had good rerson to be well satisfied with considering all
the circumstances of the time. Reschid's reward was
his appointment to the post of ambassador at Paris, for
which he was eminently qualified by his i-timate ac-
quaintance with the French language and literature.
From Paris be went as ambassador to London, and
spent more than two years in Western Europe. Long
previously a convert by conviction 'to the Sultan's plans
of reform, he became more convinced than ever by per-
sonal observation there of the immense superiority
that civilisation confers over barbarism. A catas-
trophe that now took place, engraved this convic-
tion as it were indelibly in his soul, He was re-
called, namely, by Porte° Paclia, who happened to
be at the time Prime Minister, to Constantinople, the
intention being to make him on his return Minister
of Foreign Affairs ; but on his landing at the place
of his birth, he found that Prima Minister no longer
among the living. The bow-string had been employed.
The order for his strangulation had, it is said, been ob-
tained by the enemies of the Minister from the Sultan
Mahmoud when that potentate was in a drunken fit.
Reschid required no stronger contrast than this between
European and Asiatic customs ; nor, indeed, could there
be one more impressive and revolting.
Reschid was now looked upon as lost, for the man
just executed had promoted him to his new dignity ;
but he confounded the predictions and intrigues of
his enemies, convinced the Sultan of Perteo's inno-
cence, and had the murderers brought to condign
punishment. The high favour he soon acquired
enabled him to commence carrying out his plans of
reform. The feverish impatience of the Sultan, prin-
cipally arising from his eagnuess to take vengeance
on Mehemet Ali, added wings to his zeal, and hurried
on his flight in such a manner as to become critical in
the extreme. It was evident that Reschid was now
going on at too rapid a pace, and by overthrowing what
was established too quickly and injudiciously, he did
inure injury than good service to his cause. Besides,
the old Turkish party, even the more prudent friends of
reform became alarmed, for affairs now assumed the as-
pect as if Turkey was to be transmuted in a single night
to a European state. , Conspiracies broko out, Mehemet
Ali received the most pressing invitations to draw the
sword in defence of the faith, and he began to aim. It
would have been far more prurient policy to have post-
poned the inevitable conflict with the Viceroy of Egypt.
Reschid Pacha, on the contrary, precipitated the rup•
ture. The Sultan himself, blinded as he had
been by hatred, saw at last that too much haste
was an error, and Reschid accordingly was dis-
graced. But in the main be had done nothing but
execute the commands of his sovereign, and this con-
sideration caused the latter to decree against the fallen
favourite the mildest form of punishment. Banishment
was veiled, and Reschid was sent back as ambassador to
London.

The following is a detailed account of the races :
The CORONATION STAKES of 100 sovs: each, h ft, for 3-

yr-old Him_ Bst 71b each. Certain winners extra.

Old mile. 18 subs.
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Mishap, Bst 71b ......(J. Marson) 1
Lord Exeter's Delia, Bst 71b (J. Mann) 2
Lord Derby's Sortie (Bst, lb (A.. Day) 3
Mr. Payne 's Strutaway, Bst 71b (Flatman) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Sortie, 5 to 2 agst Mishap. Mis-
hap led throughout, and won easily by a length ; the
second beating the third half a length, and about a length
separating the third and fourth.
The FERN RILL STAKES of 15 sow each, 5 ft, with 50
added ; two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, Zint, ; Mlles and geld-
ings allowed 31b. From the Cup Course post in, about
half a mile. 11 subs.
Mr. Powell's Bessie, 6st 111 b (Wells) walked over
Handicap Plate of 100 soya. Last halt mile (straight.)

The old Turks have a third complaint to make against
Reschid Pacha. He is a poet ! A man of peace, a re-
former, and a poet, in one person form a union that is
not to their taste. As for the truth of the accusation,
Reschid is said really to have made verses in his youth,
and distributed thew amongst his friends with the vanity
of a bard. Luckily his mental cultivation is not con-
fined to versification. The learned among the Turks
involuntarily assume a respectful tone when they speak
of Rescind's. knowledge of the Arabic, Persian, and
Turkish liteeatures. He acquired a knowledge of the
western tongues and sciences during his travels and so-
journ as ambassador abroad. He is versed in history,
and has a predilection for logic. Shrewdness, love of
order, tact, and steady industry, are qualities in Rescind
that no one thinks of disputieg. His imperturbable,
almost icy calm, is Turkish all over, for you see it. in his
beariug and in his free. If it were, not for the bright
expression that kindles his eyes. and lights up his whole
countenance from time to time, you might take him to
be a lazy, apathetic Osmanli. His form would not lead
you to think otherwise, for he is of the middle size, rather
small than large, strongly made and close set, rather
square built and slightly awkward. His features, on
the other hand, are regular, his eyes brown, his com-
plexion dark in short, his features are Turkish. Guizot,
who seldom praises, said of him, " Rescind is a great
man—the only one that the east possesses." Reschid
Pacha likes Europeans, courts their society, and opens
his house to them at Constantinople. He himself lives
in what may be almost called European style, for in-
stead of sitting on his legs lie prefers a chair, and uses a
knife and fork at his dinner. As a reform minister, he
considers it his duty to set a good example, by avoiding
a custom that more than any other stifles civilisation in
its growth. He has only one wife ; she is no longer
young, but s'ie has borne him several children. Reschid,
however, has not cut the Turkish usages quite, and
there are a few important points about which he is said
to be still a Turk. Thus it is confidently asserted by
his enemies that he shares with all the Turkish nobility
their usual predilection for everything that jingles to
such an extent as to give the preference to those visits
where the clients chink with their right hand the weigh-
tiest evidence and proof. But this may be (and most
probably is) a Russian libel on the Turkish reformer.

28 subs.
Capt. Lane's John o'Bruges, 3 yrs, 6st 31b. (Wells) 0 1
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Calamus, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 0 2
Mr. Bailie's New Brighton, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Garvey) 0 3
The following also ran :—Ruby, Comfit, Mountain
Flower, Testy, Protest, Spinaway, Determination, Cy-
rus, Adeline, and Rally.
Betting-5 to 4 agst John o'Bruges, sto 1 agst Cala-
mus, 6 to 1 agstSpinaway, 8 to 1 agst Mountain Flower,
10 to 1 el.ch agst Comfit and Rally, 12 to 1 agQt Ruby.
After reheated disappointments caused by Rally and
Ruby. the' work began in earnest, and may be thuS briefly
described. John o'Bruges and Calamus ran in front
throughout, and the race between the two terminated in
a dead heat. New Brighton finished a length and a half
behind them, with Determination fourth, and Spinaway
fifth; Ruby lost start, threw a plate, and brought up the
rear. Deciding beat-6 to 4on John o'Bruges, A good
race, won by three quarters of a nalle.

The ROYAL HUNT Cur, a piece of plate value 200 sovs,
by subscription of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for
all ages (2-yr-olds excepted) ; certain winners extra.
New mile. 61 subs.
Mr. B. Way's Brocket, 4 yrs, Bst 4ib (A, Day) 1
Mr. R. Harrison's King of Trumps, 5 yrs, 9st
(Cartwright) 2
Lord Chesterfield's c by The Emperor, out of Begum,
4 yrs Bst 21b (Flatman) 3
Lord Clifden's Alembic, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Rickards) 4
The following also ran :—Lascelles, Prime Minister,
Catherine Hayes, Mentmore Lass, Exact, Nervous,
Grey Tommy, King Pepin, Tormenter, Crosslanes,
Nicotine, Sandhurst, Humboldt, Little Tom, Swiftsure,
Herinitag,e, Mandricardo, Jephson.
Betting-2 to agst Alembic, sto 1 agst Sandhurst, 10
to 1 agst King Pepin, 12 to 1 each agst Swiftsure and
Mandricardo, 100 to 7 each agst Brocket, Nicotine, and
Begum colt, 100 to 6 agst Catherine Hayes, 20 to 1
agst King of Trumps. A good start. Begum colt and
Jephson, with King of Trumps and Alembic lying up,
made the running to the road, where Alembic went re-
solutely to work' and took a deci, led lead. At the dis-
tance, however, he was joined by Beg= colt and the
King of Trumps, and the race appeared to be left to the
three ; but at the stand, Brocket, who had been lying
off, shot up on the upper side, and the race ended in his
favour by a head, the second beating the third by a
length and a half, al ngth between the third and fourth,
Crosslanes was fifth, and Mentmore Lass sixth.

Second year of the FIFTH ASCOT TRIENNIAL STAKES of
10 soya. each, with 100 added, for three-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 4113 ; the owner of the second horse
to receive 50 says. out of the stakes. New mile.
43 subs. •
Lord Derby's Meteora,
Mr. Osbaldeston's Champagne (J. Marson) 2
Mr. Newland's Bracken (S Rogers) 3
The following also ran :—Bribery, Phaeton, Wink-
and Ruby.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Champagne, sto 2 agst Meteora,
6 to 1 agst Bracken, 8 to 1 agst Bribery, 10 to 1 agst
Phaeton. Phaeton and Bracken went off in front,
Bribery lying at Bracken's quarters. At the road
Bracken took a decided leap, followed by Champagne
and Meteora, but on arriving within the distance,
Meteora went in advance. Champagne made a vigor-
ous effort, but could not quite get up, and was at least
beaten cleverly by a neck : three lengths between the
record and third. Ruby pulled up, and did not pass
the post.

The observations that Reschid Paella has made during
his first stay in Europe induced him to come to the con-
clusion that the formation of a grand alliance against
Russia was by no means an impossibility. He knew it
was Russian policy that whetted and instigated Mehe-
met Ali against the Sultan, so as to weaken the coun-
tries of the East, thereby rendering them powerless to
prevent the final occupation of them by Russia. But he
failed to inspire the English statesman with his own con-
viction.

Being at times quite in the dark respecting the enemy
whom they had to deal with, they have often in conse-
quence rendered good service to the Muscovite plains,
without perhaps intending it—the Greek kingdom and
the battle of Navarino to wit. It can harily admit of a
doubt that had an anti-Russian alliance been really
formed at that time, an alliance essentially for the pro-
tection
of the Porter the sword of Mehemet Ali would
have remained unsheathed. But Reschid net having
accomplished his wish, he again went on his travels.
He visited those parts of Europe which were the most
important for his own country ; also Rome, where he
obtained an audience of tee Pope, being the first Osmanli
or Mahometan that had ever asked or obtained it.
From Rome he proceeded to Paris, and hero it was that
he first received the news of the terrible reverses that
were now falling with terrible rapidity on Turkey. No
Sultan, no army, no fleet ! All was over The Sultan
dead, the army at Nisib annihilated in a few hours, the
fleet converA by its own Capudan Pacha into the war-
port of VA enemy !
Reschid Pacha proved himself a true statesman in
this crisis. He instantly set off for London, and be-
fore he embarked for Constantinople in obedience to
the mandate of the new Sultan, the quadruple alli-
ance was formed for the preservation of Turkey.
Russia figured as one of the contracting parties—as
if she wished to sustain tho tottering edifice of the
Turkish state, her real object being, though not under-
stood by Europe at that time, to prevent Mehemet Ali
from taking the whole, and infusing fresh life into it.
When Reschid reached Constantinople the pressing
Clanger was over. In the East it more rarely happens
than in the west, that the successor to the throne should
treat the servants of his predecessor with the same re-
spect as the latter had done, and that he should also
pursue the former system of policy, but it happened in
this instance Reschid Pacha acquired the favour of
Abd-ul-Medjid to a greater extent than he had that of
Mahmoud, and received from the new prince the wel-
come command to go on with his plans of reform, that
had been interrupted. As circumstances stood now,
which had opened.at last the eyes of the Turks, all but
an incurable though small band of blind fanatics, the
minister's fiery zeal exercised a most decided influence.
A great deal has been said on both sides of the ques-
tion, whether the regular revolution in the affairs of the
nation, such as had just been effected, has raised or broken
the strength of Turkey. From the remarkable energy
that the state, alleged to have been reinvigorated by
its reformers, has developed in its actual contest with
Russia, it will be as well to examine once more the
question at issue.
Among the important laws that were decreed during
the ministry of Reschid Pacha, the hattisherif of Gul-
bane stands pre-eminent. This hattisherif contains the
outlines of a constitution, as far as such an institution
is possible in an eastern country. It grants equal pri-
vileges to all the subjects of the Sultan, and causes arbi-
trary will to disappear before the supremacy of law.
Other enactments ordained a new mode of instituting
the local authorities, by virtue of which the Christian
could sit with the Mussultnan in the town councils, and
be a brother magistrate everywhere. Other ordinances
decreed a new mode of levying the Harach or poll-
tax, thereby, removing the old grievances and oppres-
sions, that invariably had accompanied hitherto any
fresh levy of the kind. To the most important and
radical reforms in the administration of justice and
finance belonged the creation of a supreme tribunal
for penal and civil causes, and again the separation of
the powers possessed by the viceroys of the provinces.
As yet each viceroy, according to the old barbarous sys-
tem, had united in his single person the whole civil and
military authority, but by Reschid Paella's new law
there were to be henceforth three chief officers in each
province, one to preside over military affairs, another
over the finance, and a third over the police. The abo-
lition of te'eture by the rack has heralded the penal code,
which to embody the promises made in the Hattisherif,
of laiilliane respecting that branch of jurisprudence most
liable to wilful abuse. Reschid also prepared a seat for
science by the erection of a University, he organised a
post-office, abolished trading monopolies, contributed to
the re-construction and re-organisation of the army, and
regulated the Mint as far as has been nracticable. All
these are measures that exhibit Turkey in a state of
transition from barbarism and despotism into the region
of civilisation and organised civic life. Such a transi-
tion, intelligibly enough, cannot be made without en-
countering here and there assistance, without occasion-
ing confusion, and even at times wide-spread grumbliiags
and dissatisfaction.

Thir'd year of the Fourth Ascot, TRIENNIAL STAKES of
10 sovs each, with 100 added, four-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; the second to receive 50 sov,s

out of the stakes. Certain allowances. Once round.

43 subs.
Mr. Bowes's West Australian, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1
Mr. Magenis's Vanderdecken, Bst 71b (Marlow) 2
Lord Exeter's Filbert, Bet 71b (Flatman) 3
Betting-6 to lon West Australian. Vanderdeoken
made the running, West Australian waiting upon him
until they arrived at the Stand, when he went a-head
and won very easiy by four lengths. A good race in
for the second money, Vanderdecken obtaining it by a
head.

SWENPSTAKES of 15 sovs each, 10ft, for three-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. The winner to be sold
for 400 sovs if demanded. Three-quarters of a mile.
5 subs.
Lord Exeter's Delia, Bst 31b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Death's na Cranbourne, Bst 71b (W. Abdale) 2
Betting-5 to 4on Delia. Delia waited to the half-
distance, where she collared Cranbounre, who was at last
beaten by a neck.

LATEST BETTING.
THE CUP.
6to 4 against West Australian (taken).
9to 4 agst Rataplan (taken). ,
9 to 2 agst Kingston.
100 to 8 agst Orestes (taken).

ST. LEG ER.
sto 1 agst Dervish (6 to 1 taken freely).
Bto 1 agst The Trapper.
10 to r agst Ivan.

DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Gra=lus Esuriens (taken).
ORDER OF RUNNING THIS DAT.
- I.3o—St. James's Palace Stakes.
2.0 —Visitors' Plate.
8.0 —The Cup.
3.4s—New Stakes.
4.ls—Windsor Castle Stakes.
4.4s—Sweepstakes of 50 sous each.
s.ls—Windsor Forest Stakes.
Weights for the VISITORS' PLATE. Once round and a
distance.

Age at lb Age at lb
Joe Miller 5 8 7 Little Tom 4 6 12
flex 5 8 2 Nicotine 4 6 12
Sleeping Partner 6 7 12 Wellham
Ethelwolf
Little Jack a 7 7 Bobby
Jacqueline 3 7 7 Pelham
Provost Marshal 4 7 5 Vingt-un
Nutpecker 4 7 4 My Dear
Postulant
Wellsbourne 4 7 4 Mulligrubs
Rackapelt 4 7 4 Jennala 3 5 7
Massaroni 4 7 0 Lincoln's Inn ..., 3 5 0
Allington
The GOLD CUP.—The following horses are scratched :
—Stockwell, Virago, Wild Huntsman, Barrel, Knight
of St. George, Newbold, Reiver, Calamus, Hungerford.
The ST. JAMEB.S' PALACE STAKES.—The following
horses are struck out :—Blight, Apropos, Belgrave,
Phcenix, Mandricardo, Incubus, Caliph, Astolfo, Brig.
liadoro. The Novice, Ortolano, The Consul, Quince,
colt by Touchstone out of Breastgirth, Bay Maresfield.
FRIDAY.—HER kiNientsTy's PLATE.—Hungerford is
scratched.

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The German sketch from which the previous facts
have been derived now goes on to say .—" Reschid
Pacha's important labours, on reforming the home de-
partment, so absorbed his attention, that for the first
time in his life he forgot to keep a watchful eye on what
his diplomatic rivals were about. He relied rather too
much in this quarter on his friend Lord Stratford de
Redcliffe, from whom it must be admitted he had only to
expect support in every way. This temporary inattention
was not unperceived, and it was taken advantage of.
Russian diplomacy is well accuainted with all the springs
that may 1)0 set n.t o.ln-tantincp!,,
the right moment for using them in one concentrated
effort, by which she produces a distinct effect. It was
required to interrupt the progress of invigorating
reforms, and the impediments that Russian diplo•