Though all resistance was ended by midday on Sunday, and
the mutinous garrison had been removed from the barracks round Yildiz, the palace and its grounds were not occupied till Tuesday, the delay being due to the determination to depose the Sultan in a legal and formal manner, and not to take possession of his person till the regular formalities had been complied with. On Tuesday morning the National Assembly —that is, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate sitting together—met at nine o'clock, under the presidency of Said Pasha. A feiva or proclamation, signed by the Sheikh-ul- Islam, deposing the Sultan on the ground of misgovernment, and of what may be termed treason to the Moslem faith, wat then presented to the Assembly, and acted on immediately by a unanimous vote. It does not appear that Parliament voted the succession of Reshad Effendi, no doubt because that .succession was secured to him by the automatic opera- tion of the law. Reshad Effendi is the oldest male of the house of Othman, and, the throne being vacant, he succeeded of right. The proclamation of the new Sultan was received with great enthusiasm by the Parliament, by the crowds who attended the proclamation, and by the soldiers, among whom may be reckoned Jewish and Christian volunteers, who probably for the first time in Turkish history appeared as armed defenders of the Empire.
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