The Morning herald., 1876-06-21
De1aaIs ef the Depoolt1on " Ab4ul-
Asas HIS lnpoFtent Anger.

Correspondence OF the aris Temps.
Murad Effendi, forewarned by Midhat
Pashs at nocturnal interview in servants
house of what was brewing, was very ND
leasy. All this movement of troops had not
occurred without his perceiving some unu-
sual stir. His agitation was extreme. Nc
had warned Prince Hamid, his brother an
friends to be ready for any event. All at
once he was told that Hussein Avni Pasha
was there deman ling to speak to him
instantly. The War Minister held re-
volyer in his hand. He informed Murad that
the moment had arrived, and that he must
follow him. Murad hesitated. Hussein
pressed him to set out, first respectfully,
Ithen bluntly. The Prince yielded, and re-
ceived from the Minister revolver ready
loaded. He set out, preceded by a faithful
servant and followed by Hussein. 4. They
soon reached the quay, where five-oared
calque was in waiting. They embarked and
proceeded at full speed for Stanboul, land
ing at the vinegar merchants stairs. There
was stationed coupe in charge of young
aids-de-camp of Hussein, disguised as
f! coachman. The Minister of War was has
tily reached. Murad was received on alight-
| ing by the Grand Vizier and Midhat Pasha-
| He was Immediately made to sign decree
| by which Sultan Murad ordered the ex-Sul-
| tan Abdul AZiz to quit Dolmabagtscheh
with his family and repair to the Top Capon
| Palace. The aide-de-camp intrusted with
his missive entered the calquc in which
| Murad had fed, and went to Dolmabagts
eheh. There be handed decree to Redf
Pasha, and conveyed fresh instructions to
him. The General Immediately had the
| mems part of the palace occupied by the pu-
pills of the Military School. He himself
knocked at the door Of the harem. The
| Chief of the Eunucha presented himself
| very sngry, and asked who had dared to
commit such gross infringement of all rules.
The General replied that Redif Pasha came
to arrest Sultan Abdul Azz. The eunuch's
| anger at what he considered an act of mad
ness was unbonnded. He roared with laugh
| ter, and became serious only on observing
the armed group surrounding the General.
IN THE HAREM.
Redif, impatient, entered the harem, fol-
lowed by the military students. A few
eunuchs tried to cry out and resist. Their
hands and feet were tied and they were
gagged. A few moments afterward Redif,
still escorted by the students, who were
sensible Of the importance of the affair and
of their patriotic undertaking, entered the
Sultan's bedroom. Abdul Aziz, suddenly
waking, sprang from his bed. Redif sent
out his escort and respectfully begged his
ex-master to dress quickly. At the same
time he informed him of Sultan Murad's
order. Abdul Aziz flew into passion and
broke looking glass. His mother arrived
with her hair in disorder. Her nature as a
woman of the people, and former slave,
gained the ascendency. She poured on
Redif all the invectives of the Turkish Ian
guage, so rich in insults. The old General
did not even knit his eyebrows. As his only |
answer he remarked to Abdul Aziz that if
he clung to life he must make haste. This |
threat stopped the anger of mother and
son. They got ready and started.
On entering the calque, which was to con- |
duct him to Top Capon. Abdul Aziz cursed |
his nephew Murad. Had | known" said
he, "what kind of plant that, Murad was, |
would have wattered him with poison" A
few seconds afterward he broke out against |
his two eldest sons, who were in his calque-
To the first, Youssot, nineteen years old, he
said 81 made you Marshall and Command
ant of the Imperial Guard, yet you have
not known how to defend me-" AS to the |
second, Djelal, who is fifteen and was an
Admiral, he reproached him with the defec-
tion of the fleet. 1t was pitiable sight, |
according TO the soldiers, that of the Sultan |
and his mother unable to support with any
dignity the adverse fortune which they had
themselves provoked by their misconduct.
DAYBREAK.
By this time the dawn had come. The
gates were opened at the War Ministry,
L ND hoI tnI
rushed forward to salute the new Sultan,
who returned their salutatiOns with the
grace and kindness of expression he has in
llerted from his father, Abdul Medjid.
The following characteristic incident oc-
CURED A general officer was at the side
of Midhat Pasha in the servile attitude
presence of the Sultan, the eyes cast down
and crossed over the breast Midhat, with
an abrupt gesture, forced the officer to drop
his hands to his sides, saying loudly, so
that everybody could hear him, "Just stand
up like man: we have now, thank God, a
Sultan who does not mind your looking him
| in the face The Turks, who do not easily
liberate themselves from old habits, and
are not without a certain refinement say
that Midhat's words denote an independent
spirit but poor courtier. The ex-Sultan
could not endure Midhat, precisely because
he would look his Highness in the face, and
twirl his moustache in his presence, which
| Is, according to the custom Of the country,
highly censurable in an Inferior
The public crier announced the change of
Government rather curiously: "Prince
Murad is now proclaimed Sultan of the Os-
manlis. The Sultan Abdul Axis is dethroned
May God guide the former and pardon the
latter ~ \ As to the future the
Ulemas and the intelligent class expecting
lage concessions. They speak of nothing
r but a Constitution.