The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-12
visit OF Ceremony to the sultsn,


Let Us follow the internuncio and his suite, how
ever aud we shall judge for ourselves. When they
arrive at the palace they are conducted by some
straggers who happen to be about the palace,
through little garden formally laid out in the old
French style-one Of those gardens which have
nothing but the name a garden with little patches
OF flower beds cut into traDgles and cresceDs, aud
having hard, dry, pebbly, useless paths between,
which nobody ever does or could walk upon. This
garden may, perhaps, cover quar.e, OF acre Of
ground. not more; and 1t is soon passed. The inter-
Lunco and bis tram have entered into q low stone
passage with many mysterious doors here and there
This passage too, Is very dark ana rather damp, and
altcularly bare. 1t has nothing of oriental mag
ticence Ill it, yet we are within the imperial pa
lace and the Sultan is, dare cay, within hearing of
us somewhere. Meantime some half dozen stray
Cling servants and officials appear to be a. busy Is
orentals are, in shosing up stairs into the
state apartments. There is nothing splendid about
them, either Except for their red caps, they might
easily nough be mistaken for German artisans in
Their Sunday clothes they are quite heavy, IS
awkward, with as solemn sehse of dignity, ard
with 81 baggy trou'ers. feT guards, dressed in
brown, with dirty gold ssshes, and having no arms
but sabres are also posted about, without order or
regularity The day is vet aud drizzly; indeed,
nothing can be altogether more commonplace or IN
comfortable.
Things change little for the better - we ascend
the stairs 10 spite of the dinginess which still seems
to hang about verything. Upon the first lan3 ling ID
posted one OF the palace guards of the Sultan and hs
Is dressed in clothes which are at least meant for
ried out but it is obvious that it has existed. We
are satisfied /; here il at least commencement Up
the dpgy stairs, therefore, go with the splendid
corege OF the nternunoio and from the dingy stairs
into dingy room-oh how 6ingy dingier, vow,
than lawyers Office in Lincoln's Inn. 1t is ill-fur
nisbed; and there are not chairs enough for the
bassadors suite more are brought in from another
apartment but there are still not enough, 80 that
fresh supply must be sent for Then the carpet.
which is dingier really than anything ever seen
cep the sofas does not half cover the room but this
perhaps, is merely oriental fashion, so We must not
ne surprised. At last the grand vizer ia brought in
I'll the grand Interpreter "a high officer in rurkey
then the minister of foreign all slr. all dressed in i'll
made European clothes and they are followed by
the usual pipes and o,iee.
The pipes are handsome; they have rich jewelled
mOuthpicces Of amber. and their value Is go netmes
81 preposterous as English racehor-e This coffee,
also served In little cups OF Jewelled hhgree of which
The best made at Malta Neither .ne coli n0r to-
bacco is very good, and the former Is served without
SUGAR AID unstraued, &C ,orling to the fashion OF
the East. There Is not much nversadol--eyery-
tody feels very cold and strange. Everybody also is
ignorant of the etiquette OF the place, aud does
not like TO commit himself There might, perhaps,
be plenty TO say, for men must be duh Indeed who
cannot talk TO minister for foreign affairs; butte
make remark is rather too serious business to be
repeated oftea. Thus. for instance, the internuuco
observes for want Of anything else to say, That it
il cold day. No sooner Is The observation out of
his excsllency's mouth than the head drsgomsn
leaves of snoring over his scadng coffee and drop
ping what remains over his knees rises with an ex
preston OF pain aud confusion. tear Of intense
anguish is IN one Of his eyes,
at is cold day. repeats the int nuncio, nod
ding; for be isa pleasant CHEEKY man.
The nteruunoo looks bored, and the pipes having
been ch4ueed for others still more magnificent, the
whole peIty rise. They take tneir way through q
passage, aud pass through dngy curtain; atter
which ttey find themselves in suite Of rooms Of
considerable sizs but nisersbly furnished fresh
ly lit fire Of coals suuly in two of the
era,es and know OF nothing more dreary aud dis.
printing The rain rattles solenDly against the win
,lows o the palace The noses Of the guards aaged
10 lire are quite rcd with cold, and their hands are
blue let US 90 on.
TIE last room Of the suite is snals than tbs rest.
IL would be usea as refe hment room II Strauss or
,Jul ~ were to give bali in the palace. A coal
lire rms eluggshy in the Crate, and there . plan
sos wirhout back, placed next to the wall nj the
extreme end AS the inierngncio enters with his
suite, an individual is seen to rte slowly from this
sofa and he stands mp TO receive the vsters. He Is
a dark, yearied looking man, In appearance about
forty though in reality some ten years younger He