The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, March 22, Three o'clock.—Quotations
have continued weak ; the close taking place as

follows
per Cents 97 50
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 87i
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Credit Fonoier —
Do. end mouth 1462 50
NAM'

Bank Shares 3555
Italian Loan b 3 90
Do. end month 53 90
Mexican Loan 22
Do. Bonds 155
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred
r LIM

For Account.
. 9G7 50_

Orleans ..........••••.••...

_
Northern 1172 50
Lyons and Mediterranean. ........ 917 so
Southern 570
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian 407 50
Lombard 412 50
North of Spain —
Saragosra ll2 50
Ditto to Barcelona —
Roman.:

Reforms and Treatment of Christians in
Turkey.

The subjoined despatch from Lord Lyons re-
specting reforms and treatment of Christians in
Turkey was issued yesterday :
LORD LYONS TO LORD STANLEY.
(Received March 14.)
i; Constantinople, March 6, 1867.

"My Lord, —I had, on the 2d inst., a long and
serious conversation with the Grand Vizier, Aali
Pasha, on the internal condition of this empire. His
highness assured me that the Sultan's present Minis-
ters were fully determined to effect, as speedily as
possible, importantreforms, One of the main objects
of these reforms would be to improve the condition
of the Christian subjects of the Porte ; to open to
them a career in the public service, and to do away
with those distinctions between them and the Mus-
sulmans which, though in a great measure already
abolished by law, stillsubsisted in practice, and kept
up feelings of ill-will and estrangement. Measures
were also in contemplation for facilitating the em-
ployment of European capital in the country, for
the improvement of the system of finance,and, above
all, for promoting education. His highnessobserved
to me that within the last few days three new Chris-
tian members had been added to the Grand Conseil
of Justice ; and that a Christian, Mr. Aristide Bal-
tazzi, had been appointed assistant to the Finance
Minister and Governor of the Bank. This was, his
highness said,
a commencement, and it would be
followed by other appointments of Christians to hon-
ourable and important posts. It was, moreover, he
told me, intended to extend the system of vilayeta
(that is to say,
the system of nniting numerous
pashalics in a large province under a governor-gene-
ral). Provision would be made for an effectual re-
presentation of the Christians in the various medj-
lisses or councils in the vilaycts, and the lieutenant-
governors in Christian districts would be Christians
It had already, the Grand Vizier added, been deter-
mined to propose at once to the representatives of
foreign Powers to come to an understanding on the
execution of the Hatti-Houmayouu of 1856 conced-
ing to foreigners the right to hold real property. Ile
was, he said in conclusion, occupied, in conjunction
with Fuad Pasha and his other colleagues, in devis-
ing plans for still more extensive reforms, which he
would communicate to me as soon as they were ma-
tured.—l have, &c., (Signed) " LYONS."

THE MIDLAND COUNTIES.—One of the heaviest
falls of snow experienced for many years in the Midland
Counties took place on Thursday night, and continues at
the time of writing (Friday afternoon). In many places
the snow is nearly a yard deep, and some of the roads are
completely blocked up. On the Midland and Great Northern
Railways the trains have been greatly delayed, and there
have been several very narrow esoapes from accident. The
weather is only moderately cold.