The Sun. — 1838-11-14 (London, England)

REDSCHID PASHA.  On Saturday evening Redschid Pasha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Extraordinary Ambassador of the Ottoman Porte in London, arrived in Paris. Besides his three young children, Redscl:d Pasha has with him Ali Effendi, a Councillor of Legation, Rdnuf Bey, a Secretary, and Ayoub Bey, a Colonel of Infantry. o:‘r countryman, M. Cor, one of the most distinguished pupils of M. de Sacy, also accompanies the Ambassador.  Last year, about this time, Redschid Pasha passed through Paris on his way to Constantinople, whither be was called by Sultan Mahmoud to fill the situation of Minister of Foreign Affairs. All diplomatists know with what ability ti: at statesman discharged the duties of that difficult post. Unsler his auspices several useful and important innovations were introduced into the interior administration of the Ottoman eni-pire. Turkey was infested by three scourges—monopolies, the plague, and the depredations of public functionaries. An administrative penal code was published by his direction, which enacts severe penalties against the officers of Government who, forgetting their duties, are guilty of prevarication. A Council of State, instituted with that view, and composed of several members, sits in judgment on the high functionaries accused of that crime by their superiors or by the people themselves. The cordon, that monstrous creation of the lower empire, was abolished for ever, and the Capidji Bashi, or bearers of lettres de cachet, will no longer be despatched from Constantinople to poison or murder public officers condemned without trial. Redschid Pasha succeeded also, not however without much trouble, in persuading Mussulman theologians that the adoption of sanatory measures against the plague was not a violation of the doctrines of the Koran. It required the most powerful arguments and vast erudition to conquer the obstinacy of those fanatics. The Tavid-ve- Quim, or Turkish Monitor, was accordingly obliged to publish daily some remarkable article on that great question. The Minister at last gained his point, and a batti-sherif, issued some months hence, denounced death against whoever should impede the execution of the vs;.?"' measures which the Turkish Government has lately adopted, in prder to save from destruction the remainder of the population of the empire. The sanatory boards, composed of the most enlightene4 men of the country, are incessantly labouring to accomplish that philanthropic work, and have succeeded in checking the progres.s of the malady, wherever it appeared. Let us hope that, in e course of a few years, the plague will have ceased to existinTurkey," well-as in the rest of Europe. " In the question of monopolies, no obstacle could a.Ster Redschid Pasha from his purpose. He represented to his Sovereign that the system of monopolies prevented the propagation of instruction, and was contrary to the welfare of hiss people; that monopolists alone benefit thereby ; and that the public treasury, as well as the people, were impoverished by that anti-national system. The Council of Ministers approved the project of abolishing monopolies, which the Suitors subsequently sanctioned. Not long since a law was promulgated to that effect. Redienid Pasha afterwards notified to the Ambassadors of Foreign Powei:s that the Ottoman Porte had suppressed all monopolies, and inv;ted the Governments of Europe to conclude new treaties of comn-lerce with Turkey. England and several other nations have already acquiesced in his demand. France will soon follow ti:eir example. Among other important improvements, whieti were the work of Redschid, we must also notice the new organization of the island of Cyprus. It is a trial which the Turkish Government was desirous to make. The French commercial code, which, notwithstanding its imperfections, is. nevertheless the best in Europe, is now translating by his directions. Redschid intends to promulgate it in Turkey, and to appoint commercial courts, on the plan of those existing in France. Young jurisconsults are on the point of leaving Constantinople, for the purpose of studying the different European systems of legislation, and forwarding the result of their observations to the Council of Material Interests,' or Legislative Society, established likewise by Redschid Pasha. The Minister wisely resolved on calling into that Council Representatives of All the nations which constitute the Ottoman empire, without heeding their political or religious creeds.  " These are certainly novel achievements, well worthy of a statesman. Redschid was able to realize all these innovations during the eleven menths he held the office of President of the Council of Sultan Mahmoud."—Journal des Debats.