The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-02

The population OF these amounts TO A. o6O So OF
which 24,Sid0o0 are Mussumans. Is, 900 Chris
Oriental rfes 1500 600 lsraeles ala 900 Zngartes or
gypsies. and the rest manly Christians OF the Latin
rite tRoman Catnoics) with sprinkling OF Profess
tants. The Mussumans are under the religious con-
troll OF the Shelk-ul-Isam and their own religious
iunctionaries, the Mahommedan being the state
faith; but as all other religions are tolerated the
other denominations have their hierarchy. Through
out the empire there are two patrarchs and eleven
Catholic and eighteen archbishops of the Greek
Melchite, Syrian Armenian and Chaldean rites with
numerous tribe Of bishops and minor ecclesiastics.
For the purpose OF Official communication with 1t
the Sublime Porte recognizes the following chiefs OF
she different religious communities: -Gregoire
Patriarch OF the seeding Armeniaps O. yarthaIites
Civil Chief Of the Latins Clements Civil Patriarch Of
the Greeks; Hassoren, Patriarch OF the Armenians,
and Takir. Grand Rabbi OF the Israelites.
The army rs divided into six grand corps, each
The 1rsl Of these s the imperial guard at Constan-
tnople. commanded by Omer Pacha- The standing
army Is composed Of first, the active force tntzaml
fantry. $4,000; cavalry, 1850; artillery, 1885: pio-
neers, 1.5eo; sappers and miners, 500. These last
taken from the surplus force OF the imperial
guard. The sum total OF all these corps brings the
active force up to 100 400 men. Second the reserve
{redi0, containing the same number OF men. Third,
auxiliary troops IRON Egypt and other provinces
100 900 men, Fourth, forces detached in Trpoll
Crete, &c, and In garrsons, n 200 effective men.
broutcha. &c 5000 Total available force 442 1872;
which could be swelled in case OF q popular war TO
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the present exigency the Pacha OF Egypt whose
contingent included In the above amount Is only
10000, has already placed $4,000 troops and all MS
neet ut the disposal OF the Porte
The neet. without counting that OF the provinces,
consists OF los vessels, among which are several
heavy ron-clads, carrying $3.50 guns. The feet Is
manned by 10000 men, including 1000 marines, and
Il In high state OF discipline and effectiveness.
The financial affairs oil Turkey under the present
administration. In a satisfactory state Hitherto
the rule has been an annual deficit Of from one q
fourteen millions The result has been national
Apnt A of
which 1t has been slightly diminished. was as fol-
lows:-Foreign debt sl6l.44s5os 80; domestic debt,
Sios. ig9s1s. Total s334 CAS- 456 50, 81 95 per
ooDit1. The annual expenses OF the government, by
the latest Dudget, were 3,26893l purses, or
soS,2i',7s4 10. beng 81 81 per caDnd
The present ruler o. Greece is George l., who
takes the title OF King OF the Hellenes. lie was
born December -. lS4J and Is the third OF the
present King OF Denmark, IL brother-in-law TO the
Prince Of ales and TO the hereditary Grand Duke OF
Russia. lie H. connected further with the House Of
Roumenon by marriage, his Queen, olga, being the
daughter OF the Grand Duke Constantine. younger
brother Of the reignDg Emperor OF russia They
have one son, Prince Constantine, born at Athens
August 2, 1865. The King has thus far displayed no
marked ability, but y must be remembered that he
has 20 rule over disorganzed Kingdom, peopled by
"a race which ~ rather turbulent and lawless and
that the country u lahorng under financial mis-.
management and the effects OF yet novel nstitu.
fons lie succeeded 70 the throne after the
overthrow OF Ming OHIO by successful revolu.
uon, BY virtue ., q . protocol signed BY me
have arrived ~ his majority June ~, 1858, by the
Greek National Assembly; arrived ut the Piraus on
the JOth Oh October and the next day assumed the
crown. The legislative power resides In a single
Champer Of Deputies. who elected for four years
by direct vote. and are 40 In number There are a
supreme court tAreOpagus, four courts OF appeal
court OF claims and sixteen district tribunals. The
Council OF state rs follows:-D. Bugaris President
and Minister Of the Interior; Y. Deyanns, Foreign
AfYnirB; p. Barbogs, Justice; T. A. simos, Finance
III Mavromichas, Religion and Public Instruction
General Spiro.Milio, War; N. Canaris, Navy.
The Greek rite Is the national religion, but tho
Latin rite is tolerated. on the mainland the Greek
Church has four archDlshops and four bishops In
peIoronnesus four archbishops aud six bishops, ir
the Egean islands one archbishop and three bishops
and In the ionlan Islands Ave arcnbishops and
bishops. The La;ins have two archbishops ana foul
bishops
The commander Of the army Is General Richard
Church; of the navy, Vice Admiral Canars. Tn,
army n composed OF SCI ocers, 2,125 suD-Of1iceri
and g. ia pryates-toia f64; but has been RAISED
70 an effective force OF 800 comprising 1870 rcgu
lar and 17t00 Irregular troops. The exact strength
Of the navy is not certain. At the beginning OF 1s0
fs was composed OF one frigate two cOryetes sever
steamors and twenty-six transports, carrying III
guns.