New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-02

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ment hes expended so largely thst 4 y now iucu M
debted 70 this Bank the owners and chief gamers y,
which are Messrs Allen Battagi OF tins pace W.
out the existence of the Bank OF Exchange the
between this place and London would run up 10 Eilr
or even Plo-l per sterling with the 81 consequently
increased IN proportion. There are TWO currencis III
circulation in nstRnnOpe, one metallic and tne otht
the Representative OF the sse, in paper Inc At'sr
not allowed 20 circulate in the proyince lest sacud
he extensively cCuntcriecd, aud the results that AL
the metal (goid and silver has lc the capital Tor me
provinces while the paper IL almost the only uinuhi "
barter now found there Ire paper currency Is IA notes
~ pl cDO P:OO P25O and PlO0 all bearing interest
per cent there sre nlso other notes OF PSO each,
which do not bear interest The Government "a You are
svar, last year. levied extraordinary all TIE
inhabitants CT the Eupire who were subjects OF the
Susu amounting to POO each on the ground that the
extraordinary necessities Of the state had required me
Of small notcg, which were now 10 De called IN
Tire Government now takes great merit TO Itself Tor
,alpr in and DESTROYING these notes 1t l., however,
believed thar those destroyed bore the per cent inter
%, ard thar thcy Will be socn replaced by Others with
ont interest. ~ :. - iii +,
boardpg up al the money which goes INTO ms hsns.
He doCcedly refuses 20 pay any OF tne ceo's Oh nc
State and thus many inAh1ns OF P'-''erS 49, ,S.
to rrivate individuals. The worklnen on the
yrsaf IIniyersy-.or the restoration OF 81 SopniS-
even those on the Sulrsns magazine mt ne" p1lAce
of Bsehik Tasch. have not been paii Tor more
than n wear: aud he troops IN the provinces g.
neciav ~ Rsosd ere unpaid for some thirty months
Isst arye sums sre due 70 the people Oh the Oa~sars
Ter commodities bought tor the Soans sisters and ne
other household none OF which nave ever "sen psi'
The higher officers of the Government are all deeply III
debtc 10 the native Armenian bankers OF The capital ior
large sums loaned them whorcwh to erect palaces on
the BOsphoIus in the city You are awaf" tAaI Al,
n ouch properly spec king the Ottoman Government
il called dcspotlc il has vet traits in lis consrue.
ton OF Democratic tendency, which are accompanied
with their evil well tne advantages. lac sutha-
is the only office IN the Empire which Is heredtaTy
An the Ministers OF State all the highest Pachss, and,
indeed all officers Of the Government are pieOeians
have risen from the common, II not mtecI the lower
ranks OF society," either ~ hvor OF M5' ss
MANY of them suddenly lind themselves elevated from
humble posiOns into those Of rank AMI power WITHOUT
possessing the OF presenting an exterior eqna 10
The place or to those with whom they ind themselves
associated. The only resource then: Is TO ppIIoM
money from the Armenian bankers, wnlch OF course
il now Ut high interest the loss, too OF ner own III
dependence and power OF acting virtuously and hon,
estly The banker enjoys all the avors amt influence ol
his debtor, and not only dcmorazcs Ms cIeitorr oW
j. himself corrupt and cruel agent Of power among
those below him. There are few Pachas who have IN
heTiied wealth from their toreiaihers, ana none who
have rank and tide which in country under such
Government as this perhaps evil for Esops fable
oil the foxes and the dies is annually verified here by the
hungry swsrms of ofce-hoders who succeeding the
already gorced suck the hesblood out Of the suffering
and impoverished country
In il believed that the loan now Just made in London
and Paris of 1000 900 will only seryctopsy theprcsent
debts the Government and should there be any over
plus this will be GCvourei by the needy Pachas. TINS
the VCyodes of Walechia and Moldayie, tor the re
venues OF their Provinces for seven years IA patton
This financial operation Will have tho effect Oh securing
the political existence oil these members Oh tue Enprc
ard tiue aid I'm the integrity ofthe whole country.
The Shuh OF Persia has been shot at by some fanatics
Of the religious called the BGbL II is stated that
while on shooting excursion, separated from his suite,
four individuals approached him, apparently for the pur
pose oiprcsentnc him petition, but actually to enable
them 10 fire upon Linn with more accuracy One OF tleir
balls struck the Shah in the mouth, another IN the thigh
IN
mortal The officers Of the Shahs suite, on seeing the
occurrence, rushed upon the assassns, two oil whom
were cut pieces with their swords, the two others
had both their hands cut of, AID were, IN this muated
condition carried prison. for the purpose OF examine
ton. The Shah, You will remember is quite ayouns
man, and succeeded his father TO the throne, but few
years ago lie IS said TO be mild and mercisul king,
and these fanatics were led TO attempt his NE out OF re-
yCnge for he death of of their chiefs who had for
fcicd his life by some crime against the State.
The disordered state of Turkey has given rise, even
here Of attempts against the life OF the Sui
tan which perhaps may reach the United States IL il
said that the SaGn fearful of plot in favor OF his
brother A5 NJ As- WHO has always heretofore occupied
apartments in end OF the Sultn's paace, coseiy
guarded by taihiu eunuchs This Prince Is said TO
mble his father Sultan Mshomed H. both in point OF
mental we'll es cUrporea capacity II IL quite impos
sbe 10 learn whether such an approhcn ion has existed
in the mind Of the Sultan or NOT or even whether the
brother yet hves The Imperial Harer il 40 sacred
that nothing trenspres out of il which II Is dcra
be 10 conceal L. However no. impossible that in the
event OF eny intrigue against the life OF the reigning
Sultan the brother would be sacrificed for the interests
OF the Sutan children who by the Mussulmen law Of n
herance only succeed 10 the throne after the death
of the brother of the Sovereign is neycrtheess not
generally believed that there Is any cause for these
moIs or OF any intrigue against the Sultan ever having
really existed.
For some time past there has been trouble in the
Armenian Catholic Community OF the capital, which may
10 show how the power Of the Pope works ia Tur
key The Catholic Armenian College, of Venice, an
enlightened and liberal Institution has therefore
the misfortune 10 draw upon itself the suspicion and
hatred OF the rigid Catholics and their clergy in this CAPT
tsl who declared il hereca and protestant and have
sought to suspend IL operations At the head of this
opposition the Bishop of the Armenian Catholics"
appointed by the Holy College OF Rome The Sublime
Porte, al the request OF it, Catholic subjects, has
ust dismssed the POpcs representative and warned him
TO leave the country
While religious subject it may be mentioned
that wonderful AsdsEd-a Holy Fountain has
recently been discovered twenty nes from this
capital the Of Marmora, and become the object
Of the pious visits sf vast number of the inhaants-
Greek Austrian and Turkish. The two chief objects OF
the alteration OF the Greeks are the PdaIQd-a Holy
Virgin Mary and the numerous Saints who arc supposed
70 preside over these hydsmds Holy Fountains
The nymphs and naiads of the ancient fountains and
Gfccian peganisn have been succeeded by the modern
saints, male and female Generally tho latter of the
Greek Christian Church What il very peculiar in the
past discovery IL, that account of the cures which
It a said to make OF the main, the blind and the
halt u Il visited by innumerable pilgrims from among
the hasshGHs, vho Witt 1t Ia drink and heal their ir.
hrmities in lie waters. The fountain is spring of
pure cold water which has remained for many ceniu
res, concealed from sight by some marble slabs and
vss discovered, " course mbdculoesly by m infirm
individual in answer to his prayers for relief frora
blindness. The number OF pilgrims TO the Aydsm1 being
very great and the offerings to the priests stationed at
It equally important the Greek patriarch hns made
special reserN alton OF its little geanings" tor his own
pnvy purse. The " .ount Of Bethsaiaa" was nothing
compared TO the bygeian qualities Of this modern
Aydsnd
Notwt standing the apparently depressed condition Of
the Turkish Government IL nevertheless acts with de-
tel animation in behalf of those who have suffered from
violence in H. prisons Last year three American eiti
zens, Dr.. Bacon and son and Rev W. Marsh left Mosu
TO cross the Curd Mountains into Persia On these
manche Indians the neishborhood Of the Rocky Noun
tons These gentlemen nearly lost their lives In some
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