New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-25
FROM TURKEY.

CerTs,routeus, of The y. Y. TdoBns
CossrASrlrorIE. Apin2 iess
We are in the midst ofihe festivities Of sbe Bairsm
which this year lss been celebrated with hss oi
romp bsn on previons occasious but VIII suihc!en'
,rlendor 10 give il all the attractive features oi M
Oriental f6te. TIE Fast Of the RAmazan, which has
been observed with IT. ancient siricness, aud Which
listed twenty.eigh. dBys, wa, closed the las, day
Of March. On the morning Of that day, The roar Of
tie cannon from ull the shore batteries ard The feet
10 % Golden Horn, announced that lidiugs Of the
aruearsrce Of tie new moon had been received from
tfe astronomer WHO had been FaiioLet on Nonni
Olyuius % watch Us con4iug In fe|
hours slterwnTd he Sultan pro eedcd IN lie
Stale barge IRON the Pshce u D0lnA BdRhicAe
10 thc un,ient Palace on tue SeIpglio Point. Hence
secomT aDied by brilliant g ort equipped Ia Lew
uniforms. whith are thOte % the Frrnch trOOps.
he a, sed by 81. sop ia and through the stree ot
Col,stanlnopIe 10 the Mosque OF Sultan Achmet, To
perform his accustomed Ceyo'ons An Immense
multitude thrOnstd lie srtels aud tLe great square
Of toe AtmeidAn which grerfed their foyefeign witn
thai silent rFspect Characteristic OF Oriental man.
ners Tie Salan reiurps DO snlule, aid strangers
ire surpiod 10 find that their salItsiiODs IT,
tunea either ith a cold glaute. or by ayef,i0n
Of The lace. Tms IL for want OF courtesy, but in
conform with the fixed usages oi tie country.
On the return OF the Sultan 10 SeiA Bourbon, sF
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the chi, officers OF State magnificent caipet Of
iiseue Of gold was spreai beneath tie pavilion Of
tho inner court on which was placed gtrgeOut
throne or dlvau Of red velvet embroidered IL gold.
UpOn this the Sultan took bis seat 4 silken eit
attached TO the imI eIisl costume repTe,1uiei ihe
hem Of The royal gaimente, which tLe Captain
Parha, standing by The sioo Of ihe GivuU, htid %
each Minister Of Stete to Lice, after having made ~
ubseQ uiOus ,slutatlOu by touching The ground " b
the lps uud lead. After The Annierr, re Choik el
Irliu or Great High Priest OF Mohaomedsnism
with tie priesthood puid the homage. The Clrik
Il f,lam in his green ELK mantle, aud gold
.mOroi5eTed iurb4n, was tie mOat Imposing
figure Of all Tie richly costumei Oiloiale. He
Is yenera le old maL--l,oking very ole
70 old in features that ho seemed 20 be one
Of hi, predecessors Of tso centuries ago Do. eTot
and as-ive with long, flowing beard of milk I Ike
bitenets. When this DruidIcal figure al proarhed
the Sultsu for The fret time he and received hs
homage AID benediciiOn au1 prayers GtaBdlux. Tbls
noble old man Is one of The noel venerable hnd die.
nihed human fsnres have ever seen. In personal
appearance. he seemed ~ lc one OF the prophets Of
t,c Ptutaiauch, md might havo pegytd as tne
original OF Michael Angelo Statue OF Moses. Dur-
iug all this ceremony tne band Ierloruing -ol-
mn music frOm Norma and other siu.il!r operas.
The Sultau's bearing wss both gracious and diimi-
fed lie received tie homage OI those kreut III ni-
taIies of The Empire with eae and charm Of nin-
ner that bespoke natural gentleman. lie
pro-siye OF bOahOmme rather ,han fauati,is lem
or cruelty, ercing blac eye Of that fatal Al ex-
precision peculiar 10 lis race. lie was simply atlred
IN black, richly embroidered, bat Wit out pUmes.
or the usual diamond aigrctte iu biz iez cap select
crowd ol spectators wiz essed this Interesting core.
nohy, among which were representatives from
alu0rt every Oriental race IN the Empile. special
Iitnne was rot apart Tor the fret time 70 tie DIpO-
ma aic Corps, which was, however, r4tter ibinly
represented on th's occasion. observed the French
Enbassador, the Perrian hiDihter, the Min.ter vi
the United States OF America and bis lady, snd the
Suauith Minister as tho only ch6fa Of Legations
piesent. The Sultan, at the lose OF the ceremonies
sent the Grand Vizer ard Minister Of Foreign AZ.
fairs TO present his compliments TO these gentlemen,
which was Il very maj kod innovation, as herotOi0re
10 la,e has been ussigusd Foreign Ministers and 10
notice bss been taken " their presence.
The new treaty recently negotiated by our Minis.
ter between tie Pore aud the United States is re-
garded with favor, az promising oi great sdyan.
.iges 10 American commerce. Tho ts.IG Of yalug.
ton made III conformity with IL is peculiarly favor
abie 70 American irtere,is and Wbs construct ed with
much care, and with especial view 10 promoting az
increase vi traGo between Iuikoy and th6 United
: jatcs.
TIE new Gnsneih project Of the Grand ViEer
looks very wei on paper. Ii carried into execution.
IL Will nn0uesJnubiy restore tho cr-0it of the
y, nnd Increase ~ lrancll resource; but ui dt
ends The n0lutcbau,e iu Office o. The present
VzieT. uni in .ho pO,siOily 0f finding rull ciont
number Of inleiisent sud honest mon 10 carry out
bis plans. Bolh integrity aud capacity sre, rtsret
~ hoy, very scarce bcie. A. W,li BE- necessary -
mi :. new generation OF men, edgC itod m modern
deas 10 thc service OF the SIae before any very
great reforms can he REALLY carried into execution.
The Biiusb Embaaydor, Dr. Henry DalSor, who