The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-09
Affairs In Turkey.

Affairs In Turkey.
The following extracts from letter written at
Constantinople, and dated June IL -
was present few days ago at the most interesting
assembly that perhaps held in this country IL
the first meeting OF Mechanics Institute, estab-
lshed by little colony, az may call them, of English
men in the service Of the Sultan. A Mr.. Hague, who
the direction OF foundry at village called
Mackrquoi the of the of Marmora presided
at this assembly, and Mr. Philips, who has the
ment of cotton factory in the place, acted
as secretary Fifty English operatives or engineers be-
longing to these manufactures, attended members of
the society. There were besides, also, Armenian
bers present, and Americans, among whom DE-
Davis, gentleman who is director OF model farm for
the Sultan which Is to be OF four thousand extent
in the neighbornood. Three Pachas have already put
their down honorary members of the institute
Mr. Lszt, the great pianist, in Constan tinope He
has been introduced to til. sultan and the sultan
played the piano before him This act, to those who
KNOW what the severity eastern etiquette is shows
The Sultan In the most auable light Indeed, from all
! can learn, the sultan Is about the most amiable
and benevolent man ia the world. Mr. List has no
doubt received some valuable token Of his Imperial
Highness's favor. He is to give concert here in
a few days, but | am afraid he will not be appre-
will listen to him will be barbarian that is nsensbe
the art and the transcendent charm Of music Rude
sounds tor rude delicate, practised capacious
for q high cultivated harmony Is rarely met
with in this country-even among Europeans-than any
where else.
have just learnt that the French government have
very recently instructed NJ dc Bourquenay inquire Of
the Porte, as a Mahomedan government by what
French consul may be established at Mecca the holy
city, into which Christian has been permitted
enter The object is to have French consul there in
to the passports of Agerines French sub
jects who yearly make religious pgrimages thereto
And 1t is desired that the consul should be Christian
and Frenchman In either of these characters how
the consuls life there would not be worth twenty
four hours purchase II the cabinet of the Tuleries
therefore wish to have consular agent at Mecca they
must send there Algerine Mussuman II a French
man they must have to answer their purposes, dare
say there would be no difficulty in finding one If the
salary affixed to the office be sufficient who would sub
init to abjure his baptism crcumcsed to cast of
Christianity and adopt lslamism for the good of his
country, humanity civilization, and the glory Of first
carrying French banner into the Holy of Holes Of the
Moslem creed This kind offase grandose is what par
culary enchants the French imagination.
FRENCH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES The d.
rect communication between France and the
United States, by means Of the New York and Havre
line of steamships, will bring in contact with
French terms and techncates of business and trade
The following table and observations therefore, Of the
English value of the weights and most in use
will be useful to those who not acquainted with the
French language 1t will be seen that the federal va
ues of the French coins are approximations they
are the truth to all ordinary purposes
The foundation of all the French measures whether
of lines surfaces solids, or the contents Of vessels (ge
morally called measures Of capacity is quadrant of
the earth's meridianal circumference This Is pre-
sumed be constant In the hemisphere, and
the same longitude; and the quadrant which thew use
is passing from the equator through Paris the
north pole. This according to the most accurate ad-
measurements and calcustions is estimated at $780,
TAO oil French toises of French feet each The
10000 00Oth part of this Is metre and metre is
equal to feet and IL 296lOO0 lines feet inch Of
The metre, the square metre, and the cubic metre
the radical standards Of the three measures for
there are only three sodity and capacity though
differently named and used, the same in reality
The radical denominations not always the square
and cube Of the metre because the first would too
small for land and the second toe large for
the greater number Of substances estimated by quan
ty. The following the denominations
LinedL Medsure-The metre, which means measure
and Is in round numbers about 80 925 English inches
Surtace.-The are which means surface or area and
is the square OF 10 metres or 100 square metres
Capacity.-The Htre which means a measured auan-
tty, and is the cube OF onetenth Of metre or the
1000 part of cubic metre In English measure Il is
nearly cube OF four inches and very nearly sixtyone
cubic inches.
Solid The stcre, which means a solid and Ia the
cube Of metre nearly 35lS English cubic feet
From these radical denominations the larger ones are
procured by multiplying by 10, and the lower ones by
dividing by the same. Thus
Decd, prehxed, means. ...... 10 times.
fIfctoi. 100
hio. .lOOO
mVtd. ZOO
These prc6xes which sort of barbarous Greek
for the numbers, are prcfxcd to the radical names
metre, are, tre and stere and the number In under
stood TO multiply the surface Of the solid not its
side thus one declare In 10 acres and not square of
ten times the side OF an are and 30 OF the Others.
The denominations below the radical ones are cx-
pressed by sort OF Latin prefxes Thus
Deci ". .ons tenth
C,nft Is. .one-hundrcdth
mtm IL ....... .one-thousandth
In the same mode Of estimating, time was arranged
into tenths and hundredths; day ga hours 81 ~
hours hour 100 minu and ! minute r 100