Glasgow Courier. — 1857-12-22 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 12.—M. de Leaseps is about to apply for • finnan for cutting the canal through the isthmus of Sus, and is to be supported by the ministers of the foreign powers. Mr Spence, the American representative, had dience of the Sultan to take leave. He proceeds prior to his return to the United States. at Constantinople had not yet arrived. tian Armenians who have been raised to paeha are M. Tinghir, head of the office of correspondence in the department of foreign affairs, sod It. \Tertan, first interpreter of the Admiralty. The first taus the name of Teter Puha, and the other Yuan( Pacha. These nominations were very favourably received Constantinople, as the new dignitaries had lent service to Turkey. A letter from Tiflis announces that the enneti, who murdered Prince Gslgarine, was shot Ruggs on the 17th ult., in pursuance of the sentence the court martial. The following is • circular add d by government to Its representatives at the Courts, early in this month of December The directions which the Divans ad hoc or Principalities have given to their task raised a question, the solution of which required a preliminary understanding amongst all the Powers'. that signed.,*the treaty of Paris, namely, whether thetuk of the Divans ad hoc was to be regarded u accomplished, and whether they should be dissolved as soon as they should have tendered to the lioropean Commission the result of their delibe. rations on the political part of the subject, or whether It would be expedient, on the contrary, to induce them to complete the labours which the Congress had indicated to them? 'Our information coofirms us more and more in the opinion that it would have been very difficult to induce the Divans to upsets any ulterior wisbn respecting the administrative laws, before they had solved the points tient touching the political organisation. In such a ease it Dec.l „mom. 0 would have been rendered necessary : 'l. To permit their continuance until the be Liens General; Brevet Col F should have formed a decision on thews points. Dragoons, and Commandant of '2. To respire afterwards of the said assemblies the Maidstone, to be Major General; completion of their unfinished labours. C Barry, half pay as Captain Unattached, to ' & To meet again in conference. and proceed to the Major C L Nugent, Nth Foot, to be Liinit conclusion of the final act for settling the definite organ. H M Smyth, half pay 44th Foot. and &off isation of the two provision. Pensioners, to be Major. 'ln addition to the material difficulties which this mode Admiralty, Dec. of arrangement would have been sure to occasion, there Corps of Royal Marines—Gent would have resulted from it certain dangers, the gravity to be Second Lieutenant. of which quid not *nape the wino foresight of the Commission signed by cabinets. tod 'ln feet, duriop the Interval employed by the Conmen Inverness, Banff, Elgin, and. n the questions connected with their politicalveggseed Captain the Hon .1 Grant to be *Kievan's of the Divan* a* a constituted body weyad Cumming, Bart, resigned. .1111111111._ .  97th Foot second Creopin is Chatnpante ant' the Gazette of the Hilt ; 98th Foot—Gent Military College, to t, t.tregory, promoted. 99th koot—Gentleman Royal Military College, t tics Jacob, promoted. 2d Went India Reg, be sth Lancashire ppointed