The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-31 00:00:00

THE PRESS IN TURKEY.

(From Dr. Walsh's Constantinople.)
On Saturday, the sth of November, 1831, this pheno-
menon, called Tria4vinti lreekai, or the " Tablet of Events,"
first appeared in the Turkish capital, and has ever since
been regularly published. In order to give it more exten-
sive circulation, every Pasha in the empire is obliged to sub-
scribe for a certain number of copies, for the information of
the people of his Pashalik, among whom they are distri-
buted. It is printed on two folio sheets, in Turkish and in
French ;—the latter is called the A'loniteur Oriental. The
one is read by the natives and rayas, and the other by the
Frank. It is issued with great exactness ; and every Sa-
turday 'morning it is sent up with our breakfast as regu-
larly as a weekly paper in London. The Sultan takes great
interest in it, reads it regularly, and is himself a contributor
to it, writing sometimes the leading article.
The contents of the paper are usually as follow :—They
commence with Constantinople and the concerns of the
Turkish empire. The principal details are those of the
army and navy, their movements and the change of officers,
with bulletins of action by land or sea, fairly given, with-
out much pompous Orientalism. Then follow civil affairs,
events of the provinces, with always a favourable view of
things, and an eulogium on the Sultan's measures for the
good of the. people. Then succeed news of other countries,
w:th sometimes extracts from the debates of the French
chamber of Deputies and the English Parliament, in which
latter Mr. O'Connell cuts a conspicuous figure. One
could hardly imagine that violent democratic language
would be permitted in a Turkish paper ; as yet, however, it
is harmless, for the people do not understand it. But the
most extraordinary communication is a kind of budget, in
which the receipts of public money are given, and the ex-
penditure accounted for, with an accuracy of detail in
piasters and paras that would please Mr. Hume. This is
a thing before unheard of in Turkish policy ; where public
money was a mystery, and every thing concerning it kept
secret, both in'its collection and expenditure. These sub-
jects are varied with accounts of useful inventions, elemen-
tary sketches of the arts and sciences, and sometimes pleas-
a• in and instructive stories.
'The Turks, when this newspaper first appeared, had no
conception of any amusement to be derived from such a
thing; but, like children, when their curiosity was once ex-
cited, it knew no bounds. The publication of the news of
the empire soon became of universal attraction. The pa-
per made its way to the coffee-houses, and the same Turk
that I had noticed before dozing, half stupified with coffee
and tobacco, I now saw actually awake with the paper in
his hand eagerly spelling out the news. But the usual mode
of communicating it are news-rooms ; and a place is taken
where those who wish to hear it assemble. A stool is
placed in the centre, on which the man who can read sits,
and others form a circle round him and listen. The atten-

tion paid is very different from that which I saw them give
to a storyteller. There was no mirth or laughter excited,
but all seemed to listen with profound attention, interrupted
only sometimes by a grave ejaculation of " Inshallab," or
" Allah Karim." The fiat thing a Turk of any conse-
quence is anxious to know is, whether he has been men-
tioned, and what has been said of him ; and in this he
shows a sensitiveness even superior to a Londoner or a
Parisian, because, as the Sultan is the virtual editor, his
opinion of a man is of some importance.

Mr. Bunn, the lessee, is the author of the successful
opera at Drury-lane, called the Maid of Artois.
The Rev. Mr. Sherman, of Reading, has been ap-
pointed to the pastoral charge of Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars-
road, vacant by the death of the celebrated Rev. Rowland Hill.
This fact was officially communicated to the deceased gentle-
man's congregation on Sunday.
The'Crreenwich Railway Company on Sunday, for
the 'first time, commenced running their trains from Deptford
to Bermondsey, on the Sabbath, but abstained doing so dur-
ing the hours of Divine Service. Being a fine moonlight'
evening, the trains were in operation till ten o'clock. We
understand that the Directors intend on all occasions to pre-
vent their men being employed during Divine Service on Sun-
days, as they have engaged two pews at St. James's Church,
Bermondsey, expressly for their accommodation, and have in-
timated their wishes, that those who are in their employ should
be constant in their attendance at church.

A gentleman left Manchester in the morning, went
to Liverpool, thirty miles off, purchased and took back with
him to Manchester, on the railroad, 150 tons of cotton. This
he immediately disposed and the article being liked, au
offer was made to take another such quantity. Off he starts
again, and actually that evening delivered the second 150 tons,
having travelled one hundred and twenty miles in four jour-
neys, and bought, sold, and delivered, thirty miles off, at two
distinct and consecutive deliveries, 300 tons of goods in twelve
hours I

MEETING OF BARONETS.—Yesterday afternoon
a meeting of baronets and their eldest sons took place at the
Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, to petition the King that be
would be pleased by his Royal warrant to grant them permis-
sion to wear the badge which was conferred on their ancestors
by the royal founder of their honours. Sir Roger Greisley,
Bart., M.P., was unanimously called on to preside. Mr.
Brown, the honorary secretary, reported the receipt of letters
from upwards of 180 non-resident baronets, cordially approv-
ing of the objects of the meeting. Various communications
having been read, and a report of the Committee of the pro-
ceedings instituted for the revival of the ancient rights and
privileges of the order having been approved, the honourable
secretary then read the draft of a petition to his Majesty,
which, after some discussion, was adopted. A deputation of
four baronets, accompanied by the secretary, was appointed to
' take his Majesty's pleasure as to the time when his Majesty
would be graciously pleased to receive the petition and address,
preparatory to another general meeting of the order being
held to appoint the deputation t, c y Sa.IIC to the loot of
the throne. The usual vote of Oianks was then given to the
chairman, and the meeting separated.