Star.
London, England, 1831-02-10 00:00:00

Sorrow not a/others that have no hope-1 Then. v. 13.

As the death of Eleanor had been a severe privation of
comfort to many around her, who were clothed and fed by
her bounty, the worthy clergyman of Llangollen church
had thought it but proper to allude to it in his sermon,
and. simply state the loss which the parish had sustained
in the decease of one, from whose unbounded charities it
had derived so much benefit. But because Lady Eleanor
had lived and died a sincere Catholic, this was deemed an
unpardonable offence by some of the congregation ; and on
the Monday following the clergyman received, by the post,
an anonymous letter, in a female hand, in which he was
charged with " such an abandonment of his duty as a
parish minister as rendered hhn wholly unworthy of thee
Are he filled !" For half a century, Lady Eleanor and
Miss Pnasonby had lived together in amity and affectionate
good will, though they each worshipped GOD according to
their respective views of his Holy Scripture, one as a Ca-
tholic and the other as a Protestant— equally sincere,
pious, and zealous, but also equally humble, benevolent,
and charitable in their respective creeds.

however, the city presented an appear-
unison with its desolate condition. A
arrayed in most fanciful costume,
all directions. Besides the Grand
Vizier, his troops, and suite, lanina contained all the neigh-
bouring Pachas and Beys, rho had repaired to the capital
to welcome his Highness. The corteges of the militity
chieftains were exceedingly splendid. No Pacha paid a
visit to the Grand Vizier, or to the camp, without being pre
ceded by a troop of horse, and followed by a large band 44
bis friends and retainers in splendid costume, and apparently
riding in the most picturesque confusion, though this con-
fusionhas its seder. The Vickie -hod entered AMC' at tb •
head of five-and twenty thousand men, all picked troops
and among these, eight thousand regular infantry. A camp
of five thousand was at present formed without the gates.
The other troops were scattered over the province.
His Highness received our travellers in the fortress palace
of Ali Pacbe, which though greatly battered by successive
sieges, is still inhabitable, and yet affords a very fair idea
of its old magnificence. Having passed the gates of the
fortress, they found themselves in a number of small streets,
like those in the liberties of an old castle, all full of life, stir-
ring and excited. They then came to a square, in which on
an assent, stands the palace. They hurried through courts
and corridors full of guards and pages, and attendant
chiefs, and, in fact, every species of Turkish population ;
for in these countries one head does every thing; and we,
with our subdivisions of labour, and intelligent and re-
sponsible deputies, have ne idea of the labour of a Turk-
ish premier. At length they came to a vast, irregular apart-
ment, serving as the anti-chamber of the Hall of Audience.
The scene here presented is mentioned as one of the
finest of the kind ever perhaps witnessed. Every thing
was 50 strange and splendid, that for a moment one for-
got this was an extraordinary scene even for the East, and
gave up the fancy to a fall credulity in the now almost ob-
solete magnificence of Oriental life. In this vast hall, full
of the choicest groups of an eastern population, each indi-
vidual waiting by appointment for an audience, and pro-
bably to wait for ever, they remained about ten minutes ;
too short a time—for circumstances may make it agreenb!e
even to kick one's heels in a minister's antichainber. Hence
they were summoned to the awful presence of the pillar of
the Turkish empire, the man who has the reputation of being
the main spring of the new system of regeneration, the re-
nowned Redachid, an approved warrior, a consummate poli-
tician, unrivalled as a dissembler even in Turkey.
The ball of audience is vast, built by Ali Pacha, purpasely
to receive the largest Gobelin t that was ever made,
which belonged to the chief c in Versas, and for
which he gave 5001. sterling, in t evolutiod.• The walla
and pillars are entirely covered with gilding and arabesques.
Here, squatted down in a corner of the large divan, they
found a little, ferocioas-kroking, shrivelled, care-worn man,
plainly dressed, with a brow covered with wrinkles, arid a
countenance clouded with anxiety and thought : at some
distance, in a group on his left hand, were his secretary and
his immediate attendants : the end of the hall was lined by
" tchiaous," or lacqueys in waiting. Some complialents
passed, and pipes and coffee were then brought by these lac-
queys ; then his highness waved his hand, and in an instant
the chamber was cleared.
" Let the chamber be cleared ;
The train disappeared,—
Now call me the chief of the harem guard."
The conversation, though exceedingly courteous, was very
vague ; his Highness evinced none of that curiosity now
common among the Turks of the higher order. It is rare to
pay a visit to a Pacha without being severely cross examined
on the course of your travelling, and other subjects, which
it is not very easy to answer. Pistols are an universal topic
of conversation, though yielding perhaps now the first place
to uniforms. Mehemet Aga, the Selictar of Mehemet ?ache
of Lepanto, showed with just pride to our traveller a new
cavalry uniform which be had received from Leghorn, and
which really was brode enough for the tenth. Many of the
Turks talk very freely about Peter the Great; and a book of
cavalry movements or some similar MS. is seldom unturned
In the course of the day. Mr. Clay and his friends att2nded
a review of the regular infantry, who went through the
evolution with great readiness. The men are mostly yoking,
and were represented by their officers as being exceedingly
zealous in their duty. Their arms were good, but their oth r
equipments only useful. The uniform of the colonels, how-
ever, is very splendid—scarlet richly laced with gold, with
the star and crescent set in diamonds on the breast.
After the usual time they took their leave for the moment
of his Highness, and proceeded to pay a visit to his son
Amir, Pacha of lanina, a youth of eighteen, but who looks
10 years older. He is the very reverse of his father—inca-
pable in affairs, refined in his manners, plunged in debau-
chery, and magnificent in dress. The Grand Vizier has,
however, a younger son, Ibrahim, who is said to inherit all
the talents of the father. This is the usual story when the
eldest son of an eminent man is not very brilliant; bat cer-
tainly the repartees which are circulaten of Ibrahim Bey, if,
unlike all other repartees, they belong to their pretended
ntte:er, bespeak a very vivacious intellect.
Mr. Clay and his friends remained a week at head qt &nets,
and received visits from all the principal personages. Each.
evening singers or dancers were sent to them by the different
Pachas or officers of the Grand Vizier's household. His High-
ness sent the most celebrated singer to execute a romance,
now very popular in Janina, on the death of Veli Bey. The'
triumphant accuracy with hich his fate is recorded, proves
how insensible all parties are to the disgrace which we
should feel to attach to an act of treachery. Turkish sing-
ing is described as a series of screeches, without the intona-
tion of a note. Their music is as bad, and possesses neither
harmony nor melody. The country is described as tolera-
bly tranquil ; and the atrocious scenes of rapine, which for
so long a period have desolated Albania, have entirely
ceased. Messrs. Ross and Urquhart, who landed at Bucin-
, tro, in August, have not been heard of, and hope of their
existence seems now faint. It is supposed that they were
murdered by some of the scared rebel troops who lied from
Bitoglia. The Albanians, when in retreat, murder every
one they meet on horseback, for the purpose of getting their
steed. Mr. Clay and his friends landed at Salons, and pro-
ceeded by Arta to the capital. They found it, however, ne-
cessary to engage a guard of Albanians during their stay in
the country, although they themselves and servants were
completely armed.

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