Some apprehension seems to exist in Constantinople of a great
Mussulman Revival. It appears to be certain that the Sultan has abandoned his project of altering the succession, and has recon- ciled himself to his nephew Murad, and there seems to be some suspicion that he has acted on religious motives. A pamphlet, written by an official, is being widely circulated, calling on all Mussulmans to unite under the Caliph and resist the Infidel ; the Sultan's youngest son, born this week, has been named the "Sword of Faith ;" and Christians have been prohibited from living in the Mohammedan quarters of Constantinople. It is asserted that the Sultan dreads a rebellion of his Christian feudatories, and sanctions these means of exciting the Mohammedan population. It is not very likely that a Mohammedan crusade is intended, but quite possible that the Sultan intends to fight, rather than make further concessions to the feudatories. The British Embassy at Constantinople never seems to know anything, not even when Aden is in danger, but the Indian Foreign Office- would have early news of any religious movement.
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