TURKEY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIII, Issue 3208, 28 October 1867, Page 4

TURKEY.

The Stjltan has addressed the following letter to the Grand Vizier on the occasion of his return from the West : — ... „ , r "The marks of sympathy and good will which 1 have received during my journey from the sovereigns and the great nations of Europe have been such that I can never forget them. In returning to the capital of my dominions I wish to convey to my faithful subjects the pleasure which I have experienced, and to make them sharera in it. They know that the first and dearest of my wishes is to witness the daily growth of the prosperity and peace of my empire, Ind the well-being of all my peoples, and their consummation in every respect. The satisfaction of my heart increases the more when 1 find all my subjects, like the governments and the nations whose hospitality I have been eD joying, appreciating the tmcerityof my intentions. There is no sweeter recompense for a sovereign than to see his subjects respond by affection and devotion to his «fforts for the tranquillity and prosperity of the country, ihe public marks of attachment and fidelity which 1 have received once more on this occasion from the entire population are, therefore, most agreeable to me, and I esteem them at the highest price. ltae sentiment of duby which renders it incumbent on me to ensure protection to all interests, and to guarantee the general welfare of all my subjects, has derived a new strength from this welcome, and has become invested with the character of a sacred debt My solicitude will, therefore, continue to be devoted to fostering those elements which everywhere serve to bind commonwealths together j to the advance of publ.c instruction, the extension of means of communication, the good organisation of the military and naval forces, and the development of public credit; and my firm will is that all my tainistera and all the fun-tionaries of the State should devote themselves to that object, each within the limits of his proper sphere. 1 deure that you should make known to all the pleasure which 'l have experienced from the sincere devotion manifested towards me^y all classes of my subjects, and the gratification d,splayed by foreign subjects, our guests, on the occasion of my return to the capital'of my empire.