New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-22


The Grand yizicr has determined TO cut his coat ac-
cordng TO his cloth and has made wholesale reductions
IN the appropriations for the army the navy ana 'he
civil service He has given official notice OF having cut
down the annual expenses of the Government S5OOOOO
leaving for the current year deficit Of s5OOOOOO &C
cording to La TrQies figures, or s,5O0O0O, according
TO his own II this reduction is Effected, and the Gov
eminent DAYS all its Obligations and pays them promptly
there is 10 good why its credit should not revive
As the LCrqnt Herald observes, her financial condition
is as good SPANS and her natural resources greater
As an example of the Grand Vizer's reductions, it
might he mentioned that large number OF clerks have
been DISCHARGED from the Aleppo Custom-hOuse. In
fact this has been done rather too thoroughly so many
have been discharged impede the operation Of bust
ness One Of the head clerks to that what used TO take
ten minutes now hour few assistants there
The salary Of the Vay OF Aeppo has been reduced from
81 800 per month to 5000 The salary of the Nay OF Syria
has been reduced from $4,000 per month to $1,000 The
Valy Of Acppo paid about 100000 for his appointment
II he paid il before his salary reduced he made bad
bargain; IL afterward he must have considered the
pickiacs worth good deal According to common re-
ort he has got s. back bride for keeping up the
price Of wheat three times what it ought TO be- The
Pasha has the power regulate the price of bread and
breadsts and il is believed in Aleppo that the chlef
grain merchants created corner on wheat and paid
the Pasha 70 let alone. Some cobwebs that this new
broom has been sweeping from the Ottoman SKY are
rocucs who succeeded IN carrying ON their operations
under the very nose OF the late Prime Minister Aau
Pasha died am told by old resident and foreign con-
sui indebted to the Government over half lmhoD do'
lars having in European banks $4,000 that he had saved
during his term Of Office. But he was considered TO De
an honest gentleman. lie was an acute diplomatst ana
his friend, urge that he occupied IN the foreign
uocy of the country that he could not soc the rasciy
~ home. st any rate, since lie died, and Mahnoud
Pasha took his place. knaves have been attended
TO- Haidar Ecnd, Project OF Constaninople has been
sentenced 10 two years exile in the island of Mtyene
and to refund about 5000 that he saved" while in
Office Husni Pasha. Minister OF Police in CONSTANT
NOBLE for pocketing $500 month. has been sentenced
10 refund double amount of his embCzzlements, TO
I've years confinement the citadel Of ST. Jean dAcre
and rendered Incompetent 10 hold any public Office.
mr Bey. Chief Secretary to the Sultan. has been sen
fenced to five years confinement in the fortress Of
,eua island of Cyprus. Rashid Pasha valy of SYRIA
who has been in alliance with the BedOuins, and has
wnked at their incursiOnS, has been superseded by
,uubhi PaSl "A Of such integrity, or such fear OF
the Grand Vzor that lie has already refused bride Of
three Arab horses and 5000 oGered by one Of the Arab
hirfs.
With view 10 learning the condition OF the people
the 10 which the laws executed, Mahmoud
Pasha has appointed Is JOrnads visit all parts OF the
Empire and report thoroughly and impartaly the con
ion OF thc ruled and the conduct Of the rulers The
instruct nn these men are explicit enough. and ii is
10 hoped hey will do their duty. Mahmoud Pasha
BIS good reason 10 doubt the knowledge he has Of the
remote provinces Not long ago lie TO surrayeh
asha Valy OF Acppo. nquring into the condition
D, the people. Tho Vay took notice OF this order
mtI it was repeated by telegraph. Then lie summoned
he chief men Of all the religious communities TO his
place and asked them if they satisfied with the
government il they had any grievances to be redressed
&C. Immediately Inuft stepped forward and told the
Viy lie would FOR them all They were perfectly
-a,fed and happy. The laws fairly administered
md they had no wrongs TO complain Of. The Naly i'm
medately Dismissed them without giving the Jews or
christians to say word. and sent very favor
able report 10 the Grand Vizier.
have seen the statement in print that for every
naster the Government receives, the people pay two
and quarter. The taxes very high and very rreg
arly collected. In Aeppo all the meat in the sham
Ics bear, the CustOm-hOuse stamp but that is right
under the nose of the Valy. In'AntlOch, have
stamped In entering Aleppo, baggage must be
examined by Custo-hOuse officer, else the latter
must have a backsheesh; but person can enter An
och IA the yayet without backsheesh or tax. But
now can Government collect its revenue when its
Ulcers can be bribed for fCw cents to neglect their
lutyi tax of q per cent Is imposed the sales Of
horses when the officials know OF such sales. gentle
man in Antioch had pair OF pantalOOns made in
Aleppo; the cloth had already paid tax on coming
into the country, but the manufactured ar
ticle had 10 pay another tax on leaving Aleppo.
The system Of taxation in Turkey Is very cumbersome
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viayet 10 another, if carried by water from one
place another in the same vilayet OF course this ia
preventive Of industry man has no induCement
manufacture except for his vlayot, the tax on
carrying the goods further eating up all the profits. II
there is anything more suicidal than this II Is the policy
pursued by the Government toward foreign commerce.
Intil lately. there duty OF per cent on all i'm
ported goods and OF per cent all exp0rts Not only
are the people burdened with taxes but the heaviest
taxes fall the poorest classes tax OF 81 Is imposed
on every pair Of in the country Beside this and
similar taxes. the Government assesses 1.-THE on all
far1ners-that IT, these poverty stricken peasants pay
the Government 10 per cent on all their farm produce
Until Ave wears ago there were no land titles but In
the Government gave deeds 10 Ahdholders for this
one had any jea that this tax would be reduced
but 10 the public astOnsbment INC Grand Vizer an
nounces that tins year the title Will 10 reduced " the
TeIegraphs were introduced few years ago by the
Government and reach about all the pacta Oh any
Importance but let not any suppose that Telegraph
mea the IN Turkey that 10 does m America Inc
motto Of every body Ia this country IL IarGsh gataS~
lsOwly. slowly. and electricity ~ handed ~
these plilegmatc Turks in accordance with her tHe
honOrCd customs Electricity IL altogether 700 atl Ior
the average follower Of the PrOphet but az II pays 10
heed 10 "BaUnSh ydDosh, after Ia started, no TURKISH
operator delays the message long as possible at one
md aud the Turkish carrier at the other end waits III
quantity OF kilograms have accumulated and then Dc
Votes half day 10 delivering VIC arrivals for the week
lei me mention couple Of cases that occurred under
nv own observation a few days ago. One gentleman
about one hundred miles by telegraph route
md got his answer ~ 9t q h2r' d 11Dsh h
fisInan' wishing 10 telegraph from Antioch 10
Sis LEX family in AlegPo, sent dispatch TO
the Office about ten O'clock Dut the operator
hour g. operator returned and was requested 20 end
re Dispatch "Insh0Hah,y sad be, I'm aDout haii nm
afternoon at which time he sent the Dispatch aud be
tween 4 and O'Clock II delivered 10 ue "iit, VINO
answered IL at once. This answer remained ~ the
AeppO Office IS hOurs. and then sent ." hpl"rb 10
hours after tins 10 delivered. Meab"biH no % "
teman went 20 AIcppO b. horse, ana ItatHu 1"eIt i"
good while before bs wifes telegram fcae'b AhID'u
Wales changed about 81 often % MclbCtsb c'itl
men, and each has "A violent attack ~ ING rum
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