The North Carolina Standard

Turkey.—The principal intelligence from Constantinople is of the vigorous manner in which the new work of reform is prosecuted. Frequent meetings of the Divan were held with this object—fixed salaries had been assigned to the magistrates charged with the administration of justice, and many changes had been made in various departments—all to advance the work. Chief of these was the dismissal of Ali Nedjib from his post of director of the mint, and of the kislar aga, or chief of the eunuchs—both opponents of the reform.

It is affirmed that the Russian Ambassador had offered the Sultan to place 30,000 men at his disposal, and a considerable naval force, to attack the Egyptians and drive them out to Syria. Also that at a subsequent conference with Lord Ponsonby the Turkish prime minister complained of the delay, and was assured that if one more and last appeal to the Pacha should prove unavailing; more efficient measures should be resorted to by Great Britain.