The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-16

QUO VI tilt slEilS even on ordinary occasions,
and has tinge OF 0rientalism about 1t which
reminds one OF The time when the Shepherd Princes
OF the House OF osman held their courts Of cere-
mony and justice In front or tent. After the
ceremony the party are 10 20 across TO Siam
bout to visit the old Seraglio that little town of
the dead within the living town. All those curiosi-
ties and sights with which the place abonnds are TO
he thrown open 90 them The library VIII have
SPECIAL interest Tor the Hungarian visitors con-
tanning as It. does seventeen OF the Goddess Corvi-
man, which formed part OF the library OF King
Matthias Corvinus OF Hungary and which were car
RED on when the Turks got possession OF Buda.
They do not contain exactly literary curoses most
OF them being wen written copies OF Latin and
Greek authors but they are all bound In red velvet
with the arms OF Hungary Illuminated ON the
title page, besides annotations from the hand OF
the royal librarian After the library VIII come
the Inspection or the Treasury, which IL also very
different from whnt II was IN the times OF Sultan
Mourad or Suleiman. Whether the visitors VIII oe
allowed TO see the most precious relic, the banner
OF Malound, The SaniaG Sheril, which is kept IN
mosque cose by, where no one is allowed to enter,
Is not stated In the programme II IS sort OF ma
tionai relic, aud with all good friendship some re.
gard must be shown 10 religious ana national sis-
capabilities. But nothing viii be III the way OF ad-
mlring tnat gem OF buildings tue Persian Kiosk or
sultan Mourad, covered with varegated mar
bes and encaustic tiles. such as are now
West. Admirable rs the building il III propor-
ton anu Commentator, the view from it,
embracing large portion OF the Bosphorua OF the
Golden Horn and the Sea OF Marmora, will be found
even more admirable, Tor PROBABLY no spot on the
earth surpasses II In loneliness on tine day. After
looking over the interior there the sights
outer courts. tne Church OF Sc. Irene, byzantine
building, almost unatered, and now transformed
INTO armory where Is Kept what little remains OF
ancient turkish military glory. few tattered flags
and collection OF keys OF towns and fortres les long
since lost. Last. not least, there is the colossal
plane tree the planting OF which IS attributed to me
Emperor Theodosus, and the Seragllo gate which,
however, IN its late transformation has lost It's most
curious leature-the Spikes on which IN oden times
the heads OF rebeliious pachas were fixed.
From the Seraaiio the party will go to the neigh
podronre to have look at the twisted column OF
brass the tripod OF the Pythoness IN Delphi, made
out or the shields OF the Persians slain at Marathon
the Egyptian obelisk which marked the centre OF the
Eastern Roman empire, and the built up obelisk Of
Theodosius. Close by VIII be found the famous
water reservoir OF thousand columns, now used as
4 silk factory, aud the collection OF old costumes
From the tiippodrome the party Will be taken in
carriage TO the mosque OF Sultan Suleman the
masterpiece OF spiral turkish architecture, where
likewise the best view OF the Golden Horn can pc
ootaned Aftsr thys !as gatsy WI Embark IN boats
the installation or the sultan Is solemnzed, and,
mounting on horseback make the round of the
walks along those miles OF graveyards, with their
dark cypress trees They may inspect The breach
where the assault was made by the Turks, which re-
mains pretty much IN the state IN which II was then
lett There Is close by the convent OF Haukn, with
Its tank OF fishes half friei bur swimming about
merrlly and then the fortress OF the Seven Towers,
on the sea side. Here the party are to embark again
ana return IN the Sultan'S steam yacht Ii they can
survive so mucn sightseeing there Is the opera IN
the theatre OF Pera, where LA Fayoritan is to be
played.
Saturday is to be devoted TO the Bosphorus and to
grand review. The sultan, with his guest, Is TO
go up 10 the bay OF BeC0S, on the Aslatic side,
almost opposite Iherapla ana, in the plain behind,
under the Immense plane trees, which contend with
some other plane trees on the other sioe behind
Iherapia. for the honor OF having sheltered Goo
trey, OF Bouillon, $4,000 choice troops are to be
mannuvTed and inspected. give you the number
as II was sent although | don't believe so many
can be got together IN Constantinople-or II they
could be GOT together, could ind room on that
PLAIN Tor standing. much less for InanmuyrnQ,
After the review there VIII be dinner on the ter
raced Egy ptian Kiosk OF BoiOs, watch was butt by
MohammeG ALI, and commands one OF the finest
views on the Bospborus. In the evening tine Ios-
Dhorus - TO be Illuminated. AS sight this will
probably he the greatest success Tor the effect OF
such on illumination and or the fireworks let Oh
from rats hXed on the water is truly Dagical-above
ali! tue pasteboafd balls which are fred from NOR
tars and, bursting IN the air, throw their hundreds
OF coored stars In all directions. illuminating for
moment those graceful hills, hanging gardens ana
picturesque country houses.
On SUNDAY the imperial party are to come up TO
PeTa Tor mass. ID order to enable the Emperor to
do 20 with comfort a new road, long required mas
been made through the dingy quarter OF rophana
Inc work has been going on Tor time by day
and night; the oteriny, picturesque wooden houses
have been pulled down without mercy, but the In
habitants Will derive permanent benefit nom this nos
pitable exerton OF the sultan After mass the Eun-
peror Is 10 90 to the embassy to receive the apo-
matic body aud the more prominent Austro Hunga-
rian subjects In the afternoon the sultan viii take
his guest over TO Scutarl, and after inspecting the
great barracks and the hospital 90 up on horseback
TO the NIL Of Bulgaria, the most prominent point on
the Asaric SIDE where not only Constantinople and
the sea Of Marmora, with Its islands, but the Olym-
pus range, near Brusa can be distinctly seen on a
fine day. The evening Is to conclude with State
dinner