The New York herald., 1863-09-05
THE CONDITION or TURKEY.

Our Cons,antnople nles the 9th Of August. We
gAshcr from them the following interesting itcms--
The suitan appears had the 25h Of July attended
the Council or Ministers n the Porte and received
general report OF the years administration. The FOL
lowing brief Of the document thus submitted
70 his Majesty After the usual Introductory invocation
Of blessings the imperial head md prayers for the
well being OF the empire proceeds 10 detail what has
been done
First in the catalogue or reforms actually accomplished
n noted the removal OF . number OF the old school
scaimacamsv and "mudirs," governors and lieutenant
gcvernors tho substitution Of pupils OF the Civil
Hsrvics School THAR places Of these. twelve
appointed TO ocsater strict examination, and ten more
have similarly passed and await vacancies. 1t Is admit
ted. however, that the number Of official eeres now
In progress Of instruction as yet greatly insufficient
for wants of the SERVICE the total the provincial
functonaries named last year amounting to hundred
and sixty eight whom the twelve above mentioned be-
lopgsd 70 the category. But the whole force his
Majesty is informed is TO be gradually composed Of the
new result which, once attained, WIN entirely
model the administrative department.. Hence Il will be
perceived that regular bureaucracy is csab shcd
BY the Turkish IN lieu Of the system
q nspotism and political wrcpulipg. The report then
refers tho Commissions Of INSPECTION, which now
useuy occupied In the provinces the credit OF which Is
wholly attributed TO the sultans Initiative Hs Majesty
n informed IN abe various public works iu pro
throughout the PROVINCES and among these the
report notices the widening OF the karassu river
eerrcs: the mixing Of n new maca sni1ed road in
he neghborhood of CAvaa: similar work Dc-
tween SAMSON and Amassa; tho drainage OF the Kara
pou marshes also Of the swamps behind kustcndge and
long list Of oher repairs, with other constructions
of great industrial importance. Various admins
srative regulations recrrcd 10, which
70 have force during the year. concerning the
State and private forests the fixing of rates OF interest
Tor money lending the prcductsn s tobacco and the
thereof rules affecting apohecarics passports and tho
collection OF this the agenent OF the
ION culture ths Improvement OF the capital the
lnhm In the metropolis of "trades nc ,demy - &C.
His Majesty u nsxt informed that, subject 10 his I'm.
pcral approval, hes been decided the con.
ptruc,on Of railways between Alcxandctia Aeppo
and bel vsrna and Rnsnchuk ao that proposed
line between SAMSON and Syaz sha be divided two
yecii,rs
The report then passes tho judicial abors OF the
6rsu. rVCuri bch As MAJESTY " Informed, heard and
disposed fever than thousand and thirty
civ criminal od.cia ard prlvate-darlDs the twelve
ns.lhs, of watch tne following may be cited In.
stance
gcn,chct 2arhs, formerly Earnfkam Of Eararsy, and
lsta the seal bearer Of kcshh rscha, having been
Gently convct1d of malpractces condemned tree
yeals exile at Aiyun Earflssar. This sentence sp
IaAcd against aud The second time before
ihs q; and Council, when tAe cnnvictin rrnef
the Increased 70 six years punishment wlth oss
would advise Behschet 20 secede and Join him.