The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-09 00:00:00

" ' The Imperial Government, witching to correspond
to the confidence shown by the two Allied Powers in
guaranteeing its loan, accepted the principle of control
given to the board.
" ' It is the duty of the board to see that all the
money of the loan is employed in the pursuit of the war,
and that this control shall not impede the service.
" The Sultan's Government, to facilitate this double
labour of the board, submits to it the general budget,
since the commencement of the war, of the Ministers of
War and Marine, and a statement of all the extraordi.
nary expenses of the war.
"'The statement of accounts of the Minister of
nances submitted to the board comprises the budget frau%
the 27th of May, 1853, to the 27th of September, 1855
—2B months.
"' In those 28 months the Treasury disbursed for ex.
traordinary expanses of war, marble, and artillery,
3,015,583 purses, or 11,200,0001.
" ' Those accounts are divided into three periods :
" 1. From the 27th of May, 1853, to the 12th of
March, 1854, the period of the Turkish financial year.
•ern the 13th of March, 1854, to the 13th of
March, 1355, a whole year.
" ' 3. From the 13th of March, 1855, to the 27th of
September, 1855.
" ' Each period is divided into three categories—de.
parttnents of war, marine, and artillery.
" The first category consists of the expenses covered
by the ordinary bndget ; and of the amount of 3,015,588
purses, or 11.200,0001., we find the sum of 1,462,139
purses, or 5,400,000/., covered by the budget allotted to
the three departments.
" • The second category consists of the expenses for •
which the Treasury has been able to procure resources
and this figure amounts to 1,029,694 purses, 0r3,860,0004
"'The third category consists of the expenses covered
by the funds of the first loanjand the amount is 523,754
purses, or 1,940,0001.
" By the documents annexed the board will see that
the resources found by the Government, exclusive of the
budget, consists in—
"' 1. 617,297 purses (2,286,2851.), the produce of the
first loan.
" 2. 150,000 purses (609,0001.) advanced by M. de
Rothschild on the new loan.
" 8. 64,499 purses (201,8001.) national gifts.
" 4. 389,152 purses (1,440,0001.), issue of paper

money.
"' 5. 12,652 purses (46,7001.), lent by the deposit and
merchandise banks cansses de depots et de denrees).
" Which makes 1,223,574 purses (4,573,0001.) Of
this sum 617,297 purses (2,286,000/ ), form the produoe
of the first loan, of which
" '523,754 purses (1,940,0001.) expenses settled ; and
" 93,543 purses (346,0000 received by the Treasury
on account of the war expenses advanced.
" The total amount of the war expenses during the
28 months being 1,553,449 purses (5,800,0001.), and the
amount of resources disposed of by the Treasury being
1,223,574 purses (4,573,0001.), the Treasury may there-
fore chim 329,874 purses (1,227,0001.)
"' On this latter sum the Treasurer has paid :
" 160,000 purses (590,0001.) by conversion into
bonds bearing 10 per cent. interest ;
" 160,000 purses (590,0001.) on the ordinary reve-
nues destined for other branches of the service.
" To this sum of 1,553,449 purses (5,800,0001.) must
be added a floating debt of about 200,000 purses
(750,000/0 which the Government has to pay in the pro-
vinces for goods in kind, and about 300,000 purses
(1,235,0001 ) for different purchases on credit for the
War and Marine Departmen ts.
" ' To resume, then, in the period of 28 months, the
extraordinary expenses of the war amounted to about
2,000,000 purses (7,400,0001.) In this sum figure—
" 100,000 purses (370,0001.) advanced to the allied
armies in war materiel, ammunition, &c.
" During this lapse of time Turkey, to be able to re-
sist Russia and the Greek encroachments, was obliged
to have never less than 250,000 men under arms. The
troops of Egypt, paid by these provinces, have always
been maintained (entrctcnus) by the Imperial Govern-
ment. The Imperial Government, without levying any
new tax, maintained this war for two years and a half
without any other resources from Europe than 2,500,0001.
sterling of the first loan, and 600,0001. advanced on the
second ; it may be proud to show such a statement to its
allies, justifying their confidence.
" * It must render testimony of all the populations of
the empire, which, by an admirable devotion, alleviated
the burdens of war.

" ' In submitting this statement to the board the
Government has twu objects in view—that of making
the board thoroughly acquainted with the actual state of
affairs, and that of asking from the board on the funds
of the loan the
" 169,874 purses (628,0001.) advanced by the Trea•
Bury, .-dispensable at the present mornent,.as well
▪l▪ stoi irreirre,..t7t the
as-owf .ie delay occasic
collect ,ne revenues.
" Let us pass to the budget of the departments of
War, Marine, and Artillery, to provide for the present
budget, one half of which is already gone.
" The War Department, the most considerable one,

by the

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has already presented its budget from the 13th of March,
1855, to the 13th of March, 1856. The Ministry of
Marine is preparing its budget. The artillery, not being
able to fix beforehand the amount of materiel and am-
munition required, will call upon the board for money
according as it may require it.
" In 1845, for an effective force of 122,000 men the
budget was fixed at 518,654 purses (2,357,5181.), owing
to the course of exchange 1,920,0001. On this budget a
sum of 81,331 purses (300,0001.) was destined for gene-
ral expenses, council outlays, the different military
scho,ls, school of engineers, &c. The 7th Corps
d'Armee, that of B igdad, paid directly by the Treasury,
is not included in this estimate.
" "I' he board will see by the annexed that there
exist—

Men.
Infantry and Guards
Cavalry and Artillery
Artillery of fortresses and reserve

Total.
From which number must be deducted 2,259 men, con-
tingent, maintained by the British Government.
." I'ho pay of this effective force for one year
amounts to
Its rations to 298,357 „ (1,105,0001.)
Expenses of ambu-
lances and others 27,297 (101,0001.)
Dress and accoutre-
ments 81,483 „ (302,0000

Total purses 623,788 (2,320,0000
" Deducting the ordinary estimates from that sum,
there remains a deficit of about 400,0001., resulting from
the exchangesland from the increased price of every arti-
cle ; it must be observed that the prices since the month
of last March have again greatly increased.
" ' Each soldier of the Line costs yearly 2,411 pia--
,ere, and each horseman 3,403 piasters.
6' The corps of Redifs actually under arms amounts
Men.
92,650
11,177

to—
Infantry
Cavalry

Total 103,827
From which must be deducted the Contin-
gent maintained by the British Govern-
ment

Remains 96,086
" The body of Redifs having been placed as regards
pay and rations upon the same footing as the regular
troops, deduction made of 9,0001. of permanent outlay
for the list placed on the budget, there remains an ex-
pence of 1,710,C00/.
" The increase of the expenses of the corps of Artil-
lery and Militia of 5,872 which in times of peace is
sedentary and is now mobilised, forms a surplus of 15,417
Purses (56,000/.).
Fo
maintenance
o 0 0 f
Ottoman the Egyptian
Cossacks
uf
po rtcoe
the
23,931 men from the month of Aug. to the 13th of March,
1856, the sum of 31,534 purses (118,0001.) is demanded.
Forr thethe force
of 2,
13th of March 5,002 parses (18,0001.) are demanded.
" For 485 Tartar horsemen for the whole year 6,247
purses (23,0001.)
" The expense of 'the transport of troops, travelling
expenses, and others, according to document annexed,
would be for the year 146,912 purses (545,000/4
" For the army of Georgia, the accounts not having
yet been sent in by Omer Pasha, the return of the ex-
penses will be sent in later.
" For the Redifs and other chapters the sum amount-
ing to 666,023 purses (2,450,0001.), and the deficit on the
budget of the Nizam (regular troops) to 105,134 purses
(400,0001.), the war requires, besides the ordinary bud-
get, 771,158 purses (2,850,0001.).
"An approximate calculation must be made that the
Ministries of Marine and Artillery will want 300,000
purses (1,125,0001.), and for the eventual expenses of
the war 100,000 purses (370,0001.)
" Such, then, is the general state of affairs as regards
the wants of the war ; it proves that, with few extraor-
dinary resources, a vigorous war was kept up for two
years and a half, and the allowances demanded cannot
but appear moderate. The Treasury, forced to come
forward, to the detriment of other branches of the ser-
vice, to help the necessities of the struggle,te finds itself
in the urgent want of making good is to regu-
late its accounts. As the war estimates presented to
the board will only, cover the four months which remain
till the month of March, the Government proposes to
the board to concert measures for adopting for the fu-
ture estimates such method of payment that means will
never be wanting to carry on the war with vigour and

ease.
" The Ministry will send in a monthly report to the
board of the employment of the funds received from it,
for the approval of the expenses specified.
" The Minister of War and the other heads of the
service, having assured the Government of his Majesty
the Sultan that this system will allow him to carry on
all branches of the service for one year, it will not be
necessary to have recourse to other funds.
It is urgent, in conclusion, to call the attention of
the board to the necessity of taking energetic measures
to suppress stock-jobbing on the rate of exchanges, which
is of the greatest prejudice, and causes very coneiderable