The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-03-11
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE
Presidents, kings, EmperOrs, sulrnns and shr

Presidents, Kings, EmPerors, sulrnns and shnhs
There are on this globe about one hun
dred and twenty nationalities, ruled over
by nearly as many men, for only three
queens-Victoria L, of England Pomare,
of the Society Islands and Ranavola H.,
Of Madagascar-sit upon thrones. OF
course, there are plenty Of queen consorts,
but these three ladies are the only ones in
the world who are really rulers in fact as
well as in name.
One mantle Gar of Russia-holds
sway over 75,l48,69O subjects. This is a
goodly crowd; but after all, does not
amount to much beside the record of
China, the Celestial Emperor having no
fewer than 4l5,OO0,OO mortals to own
his rule. Charles the Ill, Prince of Mo-
naco, has 200 subjects so that Prince
John IL of Lichtenstein, who has 1850,
can afford to look with plying contempt
at his brother on the Mediterranean coast.
THE REPUBLICS.
The most populous of republics is the
United States of America, which by the
last census had 38,558,37l inhabitants.
Speaking with equal exactitude, we can
say that the next important republic
that of France-has precisely 87472,782
inhabitants, and that of Spain l6,56O,sl3
Mexico boasts of 1865, I2O and Switzer-
land 2,39O,ll6. Peru with 100000 and
Colombia with 2,223, s37 are the most pop
ulous of the South American republics,
while Chile, the most advanced of them
in social and material progress, has only
l,55S,3l9.
THE KINGS AGAIN.
William l., as King OF Prussia, has sub
jects to the number of 23,5s9, 7OI, and
Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, 23,l2O,OoO.
The Sultan of Turkey claims 81, AGO, 700,
the Queen of England 29,8O7, I99, and the
Emperor of Austria 35,Ol9,O58. If you
were to ask the Lama of Thibet how
many people wOrshipped him, both as a
monarch and a deity, he would say-pro-
yided he did not cut your head off for
your nsolence-3O, 900, 900. In like man
ner the illustrious Zung Che, who as ev-
erybody is aware, is King of Corea,
would respond II 100000; Synd Toskes,
more Familiarity known as the Imaum of
can only boast of 100000, which
is but a drop in the bucket compared with
Tu Due, who, it is almost superfuous to
add, is King of Anam Cochin China),
and who is sovereign over 10, 500, 900 in
dividuals.
ORIENTAL PoTENTATEs.
The most magnificent specimen of no.
nenclature in the list of sovereigns APP
pertains to the King of Siam, who shows
his good sense by subscribing regularly
o the New York Eoeaiag Post, and who,
even on that ground alone, is perfectly
justified in calling himself Chau-fa-C hula
Long horn; 100000 Siamese call
lim the same; so we suppose that such
cumulative evidence must be accepted as
ettling the matter. The Tenno of Japan
whose name is Montsochito) rules over
100000 OF subjects. In this country
We call the Tenno the Mikado.
However, were we in Zanzibar, and felt
desire to address the Sultan thereof by
is proper name, preliminary to discuss
lg with him the matter of the slave
rade, we should address him as Your
creme Efulgence Burgosch Ben Said.
he Khan of Bokhara was named Mo-
afar-ed-di. Yambery gives such &C
cunts of this potentate, or his predeces-
or, as do not incline the peaceful Chris
an to seek his acquaintance, so that ac-
uracy in regard to his name is not as i'm
ortant as it otherwise might be. But if
e were in Dahomey, among the canni-
ais, and in danger of experiencing the
Ovel sensation which must arise from be-
g served up as an article of food, we
lould appeal to the King at once for re- I
bite; and in such a contingency it would |
= highly desirable to know that be is t
llled Adahoonzou, and that he is the I
.cond of that name Our readers will '
iank us for thus preparing them against t
lie of the many possible vicissitudes to f
hich we are all exposed in this vale of
ars.
The real name of the monarch VINO
les over China is Toung Chi. Why he r
ould insist on an apostrophe after the /
our limited familiarity with the Chinese i
ngue alone prevents US from explaining h
1t we will render unto this Asiatic 4
esar the things which are this Asiatic n
esar's, and he shall have dozen apos- r
ophes if he sees fit. This Toung Chi
not called an Emperor in his own coun- e
=, but Hoang Ii, which is fact emf r,
ntly calculated to puzzle even Lord Il
himself These monarchs. h
viewer, are a queer set of people, which cl
probably the reason that Ali Kuli v
ian calls himself the TaLsir Khan Of G,