The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-09 00:00:00

TURKEY.

The lndependance of Brussels publishes, on autho-
rity which it declares worthy of credit, the follow-
ing statement of the ameliorations about to be in-
troduced by the Turkish Government :

" 1. The reconstitution of the finance system,
which is to be submitted to a control offering the
necessary guarantees against all kinds of abuses
in the fiscal management of the different adminis-
trations. 2. A just and equitable augmentation
of the revenues of the State and retrenchment of
every useless expense. 3. Improvements in the
different branches of the administration. The first
of these articles is already in course of execution,
and the rate of exchange has fallen considerably.
The Government has come to an understanding
with •the principal bankers of Constantinople to
keep the rate of exchange at 110 piastres per pound
sterling for ten years, in consideration of a commis-
sion. This operation will not take effect for six
months yet, and meanwhile the Government
engages to withdraw from circulation about 250
millions of paper-money. There is also question
of establishing a bank with a capital of one
million sterling, which should have the exclusive
privilege of issuing notes to the amount of three
millions sterling. We are assured that the nego-
tiations On this subject in London have been fully
successful. These combinations are certainly cal
-
culated to restore the credit and finances of the.
empire, so deeply compromised of late. It can
hardly be doubted that, enjoying as he does the
full confidence of the Sultan, the efforts of the
Grand Vizir will triumph over all obstacles, and
everybody anticipates great things from his well-
known energy and talent."

ROYAL CHARTER.—Further amounts of gold in
bars and sovereigns have been received from the wreck of
the Royal Chartr, and the whole have been forwarded to
London. The total, consisting of about £lBO,OOO, was re-
ceived at the Bank yesterday afternoon.
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY CURATORS.—We (North
British Daily Mail) understand that the election of the
patrons of the University will take place next week. The
University Court will hold its first meetng on Monday, and
will elect three members of the curatorial body. The re-
maining four will be elected by the Town Council on the
following day. Mr. Gladstone will attend at the meeting
of the court, but his visit here at present is of a purely busi-
ness character. It is expected, however, that Lord
Brougham and Mr. Gladstone will both visit Edinburgh
about Easter, when they will deliver inaugural addresses
to the University.
THE SOUTHWARK hIPROTEMENTS.—In addition
to the new street now in course of construction, leading from
the High-street, Southwark, to the Blackfriars-road, it is
confidently stated to be the intention of the Metropolitan
Board of Works to carry out the original design of extend-
ing the Dover-road, in a nerth-westerly direction, from its
terminus in Blackmaa-street. According to the old plan
the street will commence opposite St. George's Church,
passing along tho Mint on the north side, crossing Red-
'cross-street into Queen-street, thence, across the South-
wark-bridge-road, will diverge towards the north-west "
Norfolk-street, and crossing Union-street, near Pepper-
street, will fall into tho street now being constructed be-
tween Ewer-street and Gravel-lane. This route will be
found extremely convenient to vehicles and heavily-laden
waggons passing from Kent and Surrey to Covent-garden
a
nd Farringdon markets, and will have the effect of lessen-
ing the traffic over London-bridge ; and the expense of con-
structing it will be comparatively trifling, the improvement
pasaingthrough low localities