24 AUGUST 1867, Page 3

'The Sultan, as a first consequence of his visit to

the West, has .ordered his Ministers to improve the finances, the army, the 'marine, and the administration of justice, which is extremely -satisfactory, as satisfactory as an order to them to double the yield of every acre of land. He is, however, resolved, it is said, on -a practical measure, the creation of a new Divan, with 'ten Mussulmans and ten Christians. If this is carried out, the ten .Mussulmans will be of course the heads of all important depart- meats in the State, the ten Christians lesser officials with no real power ; but the appearance of equality will perhaps help to float another loan. The Sultan wishes, no doubt, that he were head of an European organization, but it is hard, if not impossible, to carve upon rotten wood.