New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-01
THE COMET IN TURKEY.
Co.zespondepes Of The N. Y. Tribune.

CossTAsrISoPLE, June 30 1857.
It msy, perhaps, not be out Of place 10 inform you
Of the reruts Of the promised visit Of the comet.
suppose you will receive of it from most parts
Of the world, and the collection may not be wholly
without interest. Here, at least il was believed that
II would exhibit itself the 18th inst This day being
past without any such sppariion some supposed that
the celestial visitor probably, observed the calender
of the old stye aud allowances have been made accor
dipply. Certainly the weather has been Of most eI
traordinary nature here at this period Of the year.
We had il is true little rain at the end Of June, in
time 10 put a sudden and smentabe end TO the straw
b, rries but ii OF short duration. We have not
Rad much rain at time hut il has rained more less
ey,ry "a bouis fr the last ten days more. The air
Is heavy and dull; every person complains Of
nle ant feeling in the head have swollen feet
and most persons feel almost total want OF appe-
tte. For myself the rheumatism Of my left shoulder
troubles me not little and have each and al Of the
o.b.r symptoms complained of. As yet the raias have
not been sufficiently to injue the grain crops
near to tits Capital, some Of which already har
vested. Should however, excessive foods set in,
thew will doubtless be injured, barn, even q
Grain slack, is thing unknown in Turkey. The Their.
n,noueter to-day is at 68 deg. Fahrenheit.
At SmyrDe, the 18th pa sed of without much ex-
element except during the night, when many per-
sons who had gone out To the advent OF the
comet. we're somewhat alarmed and put to flight by
the sudden sppsrition of bright light in the sky,
which however, upon examination proved only To De
paper lantern which some ways had sent up at the
tail OF kite 10 frighted the weak neIved.
At the Dardanelles the rains have been of Excess
siye severity; and the Rhoiius and Xsothu =
rivers Overfowed their banks and spread de.
yastatiOn among the wheat fields in the vicinity OF
their classic shores.
The same complaint ia written from Saonica, wher
the heavy Isins caused the Aaius to overflow ITS
banks and carry away portion Of its bridge; =,
On the Black Sea, at Vana nos only have the
L.. .atuA but fhn cold W a IA
the 18th inst. that the habtants were driven to don
their wooden Winter clothing Much damage, it wa
feared would result to the crops not YET harveste
there. A severe west wind blew from the Balkan
mountsiLs and seemed almost 10 be from fields
SLOW. 90,
Al Spope and SsmsoOn on the southern shores Of the
Black SEA there have been severe falls Of hail. great
" damaging the grain crops. ln the Danuos an
exc. ssve in quantity. The correspondence from
Greece gives accounts Of the fall of excessively Sc
we're rains, and much apprehension was felt for the
crops AT Bagdad ia letter III the Journal de Consfan-
tn6Dle says) there occurred the 18th of Ramazau
iApIil 81 sI gular phenomenon, which gave rise to
peai apprehension the part Of the Inhabitants, IN
The fom Of thick red cloud, which covered the whole
city at hight Of some thousand feet and lett the re
f.cti, of an intense flame Of fire. Ii slowly descended
and ltf the city in III rough darkness. soon began
10 6sperse AID before sunset was only slight red
tinge which finally was lost in the darkDess oil me
NIGHT TIE write, adds that this phenomenon affected
strongly the pulses Of the inhabitants, most of whom
had ~ many $50 puisatiOns ~ minute, tor news
| Of the Genet had even reached that CITY OF the
Calilbs. The suaI geDess OF this phe n0menon was
attributed TO its approach and the frequency OF the
pull atoms was, doubt in the ratio OF their Tears.
The circumcision OF the Sutans three younger sons
CONNER ces to- day and great preparations have been
made in the vicinity Of Pera celebrate the occasion
| with much pomp. According to Oriental usage,
large lumber of youths will undergo the same opera.
ton with the Princess and each viii receive SUIT OF
clothes and sIsl donation in money from the Sultan
| Thousands Of tents have been pitched in the open
country lust beyond Pera, and W, Oden platforms and
| ropes have been prepared for jugglers, and rope
dancers for the amusement Of the public. On the "a ne
oc asiop there were to have BEEN r-jociDgs made FOL
the marriage of the SutHns three daughters, bur-
| consequence of the death of a younger daughter u
| the Sultan these will be deferred until next Fall o
SprJ T. The expense wi be considerable, and II 10
well known fact that the Imperial Treasury is quit
empty Tbs, however, has to be kept from the SUI
tan by his present excellent Grand Vizier Redsh'
| Pssha; and quite recently, the head Chamberlain .
the Palace a. dismsse for having venured 10 inform
| the Sultan that there was no money ID MS conrts
Proposels being made for the erection OF a new
| BsIk of Turkey, and the capital rs nov oelpS SUD
scrb,d for among the mercbsnts BANKERS and broker
Of the place. he question of the Railroad seems t
be quietly slumberibg and it is supposed that nothing
| Of the kind will be decided upon at present
| The b. lgian Minister, M. Blondel, has LETT u
Athens. He was very meddling aud indiscreet mao
and took singular pride, durng the last war, II
| openly coLdemoiDg the conduct ot the Porte, an
nspainipg the ustness of the cause OF Russia unit
| Il was ssid that he both spy and agent Of tia
| Power.