New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-04

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,h ld lace while abroad band Of the zane decorated
,h .Ei,. and white psntaloons One OF the Ministers,
usbs,oet Ali Pr.hs the brother-inlaw Of the sultan,
va. rerpelIy coopers apprentice, but taken when
bov bv the late Sultan Nahmoad 20 be playmate .or
tis.en on account OF his extraordinary beauty Res
ibid Pssha the Grand Vzier. is a of about sky
year. of age lie s frequently called Giaour. or In
6del bv the Turks, account OF his liberal policy,
which has made him many enemies. The expression
If hs face denotes intelligence but LACKS the energy
necessary 10 accomplish great reforms His son. boy
Of out seventeen already possesses the rank Of Pasha
,ndi married 70 the 1l;ans daughter, child Of ten or
eleven years old lie j. fat, handsome youth, wiki
sprehtly face aud acted ME partn the ceremonies with
poueisanoe which made him appear graceful be idle
his stiff. disnifed elders.
Aner the Pashas came the entire household Of The
Sultan including his eunucss, cooks and consta-
bles The Ki.lar Aga or Chief Eunuch tall African IN
re- epdent co.turnc one Of the most important per
sonsges connected with the Court. The Sultan. IA
voTiie dwarf Lille about forty years old snd
three feet high be;rodc his horse with consequential
an az q any Of them few years AGO this man took
notion 20 marry and applied TO the Sultan for wife
The latter gave him permission 10 90 into his harenl
and take the whom he could kiss. The dwarf, IKE
eli ,hort men wss ambitious to lave long wife While
according 10 which the dwarf permitted TO choose
were laughing a. Tie amorous mannikin, he wen, up 10
one OF the tales; and handsomcs, OF them and struck
her sudden blow the stomach Sho collapsed with
the psn and before she could he caught her by
the neck and gave the dreaded Kiss. The Sultan kept
hi. word and the tall beauty If the mother OF the
dwari's children
The procession grows more brillian; as ii advances.
and the profound inclination made by the soldiers at
the further end Of the court the approach OF
the Sultan himself First come three led horses OF the
noblest Arabian blood-glorious creatures worthy 10
represent
And .nori the morrlns from their no-'ri.
Mains Their 6ery AIT ABOVE the cloud.
Their eyes were more keen and ustrous than the da
nond. which studded their head stals aud the wealth
Of ernerald- rbe- and -spphire that cleaned their
trappines would have bought the possessions Of
German Prince After them came the sultan's body
guard company Of tall strong men in crimson tunc'
and white irowsers, with lofty pIumes Of peacock
feathers in their hats some OF them carried cres;s OF
green feathers fastened upon long slaves These su-
rerb horses and snowy guards the only relic. of
that bsrbsric pomp which characterized all sta pro
cessions during Il . time Of the Janssaries In the
center OF halow square fplume-boarng guards rode
Abdul Mediid himself on c snow-whitc stecd. Every
one bowed profoundly he passed along bu, he mol
Their kcd 20 the night left made the slightest
acknowledgements OF the seutatons. Turkish etl1uct
oxact The most rigid Indifference onhe part the SOW
oreien who. on all public occasions never m ike-
greeting Formerly before the change Of costume the
Suans turbans were carried before him in the process
sion and the servants who bore them inclined them 70
one side and the other in TO the saluations OF
the crowd
Sultan AbduMedjid is man of about thirty, though
he looks older He has a mild, amiable weak lacc,
dark eyes, q prominent nose and short, dark brown
mus;achcs and beard His face is thx and wrinkles
arc already making their appearance about the corners
ofh mouth end eyes. But for certain vacancy Of ex-
preston, he would be called handsome He sits
on his horse with much and grace though there is
slight stoop in his shoulders His legs are crooked
owing to which cause he appears awkward when on his
feet though he wears a long cloak TO conceal the de-
ormity Sensual indulgence has weakened 4 con,ti;u
ton naturally not strong and increased that midnesa
which has now become a defect IN his character lie
is not stern enough be just ard his subjects are csa
fortunate under his easy rule than under the rod OF he
savage father Mahmoud. lie was dressed ia style o.
the utmost richness and elegance. He wore red
Turkish lez with immense rose;te of brisnts and
long. fCains plume OF brdofparadsc feather. The
diamond in the center OF the rOsette Il Of unusual size
il was picked up some years ago in the Hippodrome,
and probably belonged the treasury OF the Greek
Emperois The breast and collar Of his coat were
macs OF diamonds aud sperkled in the early sun with
thousand rainbow CLEANS. His mantle OF dirkblue
clcih hung to his knees concenng the detomty OF his
legs. lie wore white pantacons white Kid gloves and
patent leather boo,s thrust into his golden siirrups
few officers OF the Imperial household followed be
hind the sultan and the procession then terminn.el
pl fitrag
thousand pcrsons. The marines lined the way t. the
mosque Of the sultan Achmcd, and great crow! vi
spectators filled mp the streets and the square Of the
Hippodrome Coffee served 20 US, after which
we've sl conducted into the inner o: the Se-ago,
10 await the return OF the corege This court not
more thau half the size OF the one but il rhad,
with large sycamorcs ombclshed with fountains aud
surrounded with light and elegant galleries, in pure
Saraccnic style. The picture which il prcsented
therefore far richer and more characteristic OF the
Orient than the outer court, where the architecture is
amott wholly after Italian models The portals nj
either end rested on slender pillars, which pro.
jcctcd bread caves decorated with elaborate carved
and gided work, and above all a dome surmoun,.
cd ty the Crescent. On the right the tall chmneys OF
the Imperial kitchens lowered above the walls. The
sycamores threw their broad, cool shadows over the
court and groups Of servants in gala dresses lotered
about tie corridors.
Attcr waiting nearly half an hour the sound of music
and the appearance OF the Sutan's body guard pro-
claimed the return OF tie procession Ii came in re-
verscd order headed by the Sultan after whom fol
lowed the Grand zier and other Ministers OF the I'm
peiia Council and the Psshes each surrounded By his
staff Of officers The Sultan dismouniei at the entrance
to the Sera. lo ard disappeared through the door He
was ahsent cr more than half an hour, during which
time he received the congratulations of his family his
wives ard the principal personayes OF his household all
Of whom came 20 kiss his feet Meanwhile the Psshas
rsIged themselves in a semicrcle around the arched
and aided poTticO The of the Serago brought
out large Persian carpet which they spread On the
marble pavement. The throne, large square scat
richly carved and covered with gliding was placed in
the center md dazzling niece Of rlob of ,,lJ ,,v,