New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-21


7 ob-eryed Of the expenses OF hving m London aha
Psris think there not much difference octweenth0-e
capitals and Vienna -
M ,he estimate Tor the French and English Legation are
equally necessary here although they may not have
becn mentioned in the statement oil M Scn"dr~
Perhap. appearances more important Tor the
,nle III insurinr respect and influence here than 81
ether of those place. IL viii be observed thai no cal
cuIstion has been made FOR postage stationery papers
&c. &c which come under the head OF incheH.Ai eA'
From Mr.. Marsh, at ConstantiRoP!e.
Roth from nv own observation and from the
current testimony of the entire diplomatic corps At Con
stantinople believe the necessary expenses o. nVns
are considerably greater q. TINS city than az any u
penn capital with the possible exception OF - fc.Is
hurgh re,pecting which have detailed Information
The reason of this IL be found partly in the low state
of agriculture and Manufactures in Turkey, and parry
in the established modes of life at the capital 70 whica
every person in respectable political or soca posHOn'
and especially every foreign resident. obliged, IN
greater less degree toconiorm mi.
In consequence Of the almost total want o. iacities
nor nearly every article OF domestic use or eonsump
ton excepting the barest necessaes OF animal ne, oat
including nAny Of the comInonest vegetables q may m
the potato and ssparsgus ana All ne produces u
the dairy az well household furniture OF every de-
scriutop and every material for clothing i brought
from distant countes and of course sold az lar nlsner
rates than the place OF nsproducton and can ssey
estimate the expense Of supplying table ndpro7dn
for the other ordinary wants Of family az Constant
nople Of twice thrice the cost OF maintaining Ike es-
Enlistment et Washington IL u true, the ordinary
market price Of the necesssrles Of lie would perhaps
not indicate a difference 50 considerable a. ! have
stated but no article of sale has here liked and reyI
lar value and everything purchased On account oil lor
egn minister ether person OF distncnon mus Je
paid or az rates somewhat proportional 70 the sellers
estimate OF the rank and means OF the purchaser.
| alluded above to the established modes OF lie at
Consimtinople involving extraordinary expense IL
Is difficult 10 enter into explanation this subject with.
info
may mention the necessity Of keeping much larger
number Of than elsewhere required as an
important item Servants here are trained TO narrow
range Of duties, beyond which they cannot DC prevei
upon 10 60 and in their departments they IN
general perform much lees than persons OF their class IN
the United States The nominal wages OF servants are
quite as high here at Washington but they expect ire
den presents in addition and they CLAIM and receive
commission upon ell purchases made by them for their
employers. and ind the expense Of this part OF my
household be at least four and think I'VE times "a
great as II with family OF the same average num-
Der (exclusive OF scrvnnts) al Wellington.
deem it due 10 myself to say that IN liking the NUN.
Der Of NY servants, have not exceeded the limits Of
strict necessity aud have waived all attempt at comply
ing with that custom Of the country which makes large
renue a. wei msny ether forms o; display essential
TO respectfully the eyes OF the yet but hafciv ii
Inhabitants Of the Turkish capital.
The largest single item in the expenses OF living az
Constontinople is house-rent With the exception OF
the representatives. Of two three Of the less important
European powers all the foreign ministers are provided
by their respective WIKI phifCt- IL
PeTa dn crest part iurnishc, end summer residences
al Ruyuludere. Tnerassia, OF elsewhere.
All the officers Of the Porte reside in the country in
summer, and u Constantinople in winter and every
rcfeCn Of official convenience. wei. o. OF health AMI
comfort REQUIRES corresponding change Of residence,
on the part Of the foreign ministers.
With the exception Of the diplomatic residences, the
number Of houses n Pera, ~ ill 81 table for Tor
,gn Minister or indeed for person Of any condition,
accuctorcd to the comforts cOnyeniences and dccen-
cics OF Eur pCan and American life. Il very small; ana
house good a. the average Of those occupied Dy tne
members OF the Diplomatic Corp az Washington, or o.
our own Cabinet. could not be hired 40 Pera for less
than twenty-five hundred or three thousand dollars
ycfr Rents in the country though lower are still very
high. For my own house, plain. s!u1ll and che1p
wooden structure 1t Therasia paid first hun
bred dollars per month nnd II YVES only oy engaging X
for OF year and hnlf including two winters
period when country houses usually rein7n uneuant-
od-ihat able to reduce the Te1t 70 about eight
hundred dollars per annum.
Il was with much reluctance that determined upon
renouncng winter residence at Pero, and occupying
for the entire year n situation in many Eespects 20 in
convenient and 20 remote from town but the lowest
rates az which could lind habitsble mansion nearer
Coustsr;.nope from Constaniinorle were from
81 80 to $3.50 per aunum, and this payable in ad.
vance.
ought perhaps 10 edd that speak throughol, of the
rent oil houses only uniurnished, bu-n the
Try at eastunproydcd with replaccs stoves or Ten
chimneys.
Another expensive item il fuel. The climate of the
Bosphorus during the winter months, is not unlike that
OF tie City Of NewYOrk but the cold weather. though
sonev hat less severe Is Of longer continuance coal
CRATES and coal stoves not in except in two
three Of the diplomatic residences and o. wood
and charcoal must be rcsOrted TO.
Weed as well az charcoal, l. sold by weight and the
price the former (even whcnasi is seldom the case
II found dry; and difference in price j. made on
This accoun including the expense OF cutting and stor
ing. is not less than SIS per cord.
| mey add thai the day wages Of common laoorers,
the price OF ring services of every description the
cost of every species OF mechanical labor the expense
Of boat ard carriage hire, Of medical attendance and Ia
short Of ali the contingent outgoes of domestic life
much higher here than in any part OF Europe or the
United States end have accordingly found, might
be supposed from the statement have given, my salary
entirely inadequate dciray the expenses OF csab
lishment suited Will not Fey e. my Official position, but
TO thet of priynte gentlemen
The salaries Ct tie high officers Of The Turkish Govern
mont and Of the European diplomatic corps at the Pore
are believe considerably higher than any European
Court and these functionaries all receive in addition
large allowances elsewhere unknown, 10
the CxruOT binary expenses 70 which the peculiar cir
cumstances and conditions % public and private life az
Constsnlin0ple expose them am fa- from asking or
advocating corresponding rate OF compensation forthe
Representative Of the United states the Porte but
the time must be pardoned for saying thet be-
eye person acquainted with the actual of things
here doubt that both justice % the incumbent and
the honor and interests Of the American Government
would be best consulted by considerable increase OF
TIE salary now allowed to the Minister at Constantine
lie.
From Mr.. Schenck at RIO
| have NOT yet been in Rio Janeiro long
enough, perhaps TO be able 10 distinguish clearly AMI
precisely between al the items OF the cost 0fhying ne
cessarv and regularly to be incurred and those
incident TO obtaining experience the hg.t year have
made however, close and accurate calculation, and
ind that, after e&hausting equal 70 the outfit in
the purchase OF furniture, carriage horses and what
is necessary ior living comfortably AID repecta5y
and in fir degree IN conformity with my position and
rsrk as the representative Of the United States and
have thus far spen, beyond that in the cost OF living
about 5000 year
That think, may be fasy taken a. the average an
nual sum il VIII cost me TO continue nv residence here
It certainly Cannot be less It viii probably be more
when come 10 aid something for occ asions hospi,a
Ties and entertainments to be extended my diplomatic
colleagues and other persons besides nv coantryrnen
10 whom the little have yet been able do In that way
has thus far been conhned
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