The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-06 00:00:00

LOndon.
BROKERS—Mews. Hill, Fawcett, and Hill.
The effects of civilisation, which have spread far and wide
from Europe to the remotest parts of the world, have not
failed, in spite of ancient prejudices, to penetrate gradually
the Tierkisla Empire, and it is not too much to say that a
complete revolution in the manners and customs of Ottoman
subjects is rapidly progressing, and that but a short time will
elapse before Turkey and its population will enjoy the advan-
tages of European institutions.
The project novetubmitted to the public has been for some
time under the consideration of leading and influential parties
in Constantinople. Turkey has hitherto been, and still is,
deprived of many, Alseful and even necessary provisions for
the comfort and eithainent of its numerous cities, not except-
ing the capital itself: Foremt st amongst its most urgent re-
quirements must be placed the adoption of Gas, now wholly
unknown there; and it has been ascertained that the intro-
duction of this admirable and economical mode of public and
private lighting will- be hailed as a boon by all classes of the
population, from the lowest up to its high-minded and en-
lightened Sovereign, under whose immediate patronage it is
. proposed to place the present uneertaking.
. The Ottoman Empire affords a wide scope for the opera-
tions of this Company, as the following facts will demonstrate.
Constantinople has a mixed population of Mussulmans, Enro-
Peans, Greeks, Armenians, die., approaching a million of
souls ; it contains n. large number of palaces and public edi-
fices. The Sultan alone has several immense palaces; the
Sublime Pert., where the Government affairs are carried on,
forms of itself a small city ; there are also extensive barracks,
colleges, manufactories, cafés, theatres, club-houses, and other
places of public entertainment, several hundred mosques and
bath-houses, a large number of which, for the comfort and
Convenience of the inhabitants, are, kept open during the
Whole night, as the time most suitable for the enjoyment of
that oriental luxury.
Steps have been taken to procure from the Sultan of Tur-
key a firman or concession, securing to this Company for a
term of years the exclusive privilege of supplying with gas all
places within the sovereignty and dominions of the Turkish
empire.
Ter.) of the directors, one h wing an intimate knowledge of
the country, the other being practically acquainted with all
the details in relation to the manufacture of and lighting by
gas, have already left this country for Constantinople, with
full powers to conclude the necessary arrangemen's.
Coals are to be had in Turkey, and it is believed that Eng-
lish enterprise will work the native collieries more vigorously
than hitherto ; but shipping employed extensively between
the countries, esAffially in the grain trade, will always carry
coal in lieu of ballast from England at a moderate rate.
The coke, tar, andather products arising from the menu-
feature of gas, are Jive to meet with a ready market.
Calenlatien;havolnen made as to the expenses of the present
Mode of lighting 4ritit OUT e oil, and the directors are enabled
to state that gas can be supplied at a rate which will compare
so favourably as to render certain its general adoption.
Power will ho reserved to take advantage of the privileges
of any law that has been or may be passed for limiting the
liability of shareholders in joint-stock companies.
The directors have every confidence that the privileges they
are seeking will be granted exclusively to this Company; but
If from any cause they should deem it advisable to abstain
from proceeding to carry out the objects of the Company, the
capital will be returned, lees preliminary expenses, which shall
not exceed one shilling and sixpence per share.
Applications for shares to bo made, on or before the 10th
Inst., at the offices of Messrs. Hill, Fawcett, and Hill, 29,
Threadneedle-street.