The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-14
WOLsEEEY nv CYPRUS.
the High commissioners Proclamation
to the amhnhitRmts-Hfs installation

kB GNE
as ssovern0r-BceneB ON the Island.
ETelegrams to the London Papers.]
LARNACA, Cyprus, July 22.-The Himalaya,
with Sir Garnet WolseIey, reached Lhrnaca
anchorage early this morning. Sir Garnet
was received with q salute Of seventeen guns
from the Minotaur. He will land with some
state this afternoon and issue proclamation
to the Cypriotes.
Admiral Lord John Hay Is expected to-day
from NicOsia.
Fever is somewhat prevalent.
Sir Garnet Wolseley has professionally set
of arrangements. The land question pre-
sents the greatest possible complications. 1t
Is to be dealt with by the nomination Of q
mixed commission OF English and Turkish
officials The president, Mr.. Barring, and two
English officers will peregrinate the island
for the purpose of obtaining information Of
the various tenures and ownershps for the
guidance Of the com mission. It is anticipated
that extensive claims will be made with re-
spect to the crown lands, the ownership Of
which rests In the Sultan, in cOntradistietiOn
to the State lands, the ownership Of which
passes to English care. Sir Garnet Wolseley
himself will make O. tour to inspect the capac-
tiles OF the island and the openings for i'm
provement. He means to divide the island
into five districts-Larnaca,B affo, Krysokha,
Nicosia and Farmagosta- administered each
by British commissioner, In conjunction
with q British magistrate. The commission
ers will probably be: Larnaca, Watson; Baffo,
Lampson; Krysokha, Hobech; Nicosia, Bid
will consist Of members Of the consular SER
vice, skilled lnguists, whom Sir Austen Lay
ard has been asked to dispatch from Constan-
tinople.
Road making will be one, of Sir Garnets
earliest cares AS soon as the prospect opens
OF revenue, loan for general purposes will
probably be asked for, as the most economic
method Of developing the capabilities of the
island. Possibly, to obviate complications
with the Turks regarding the surrender OF
tion, arrangement will be made to pay 81
annual lump sum. Eighty thousand pounds
Is spoken OF as the sum.
Gen. Payne comes out to take up division
al command.
Sir Garnet Wolseleys proclamation to the
inhabitants OF Cyprus commences by reciting
| the terms Of his nmission and his assump-
| ton Of the administration. 1t proceeds
"Her Majesty directs me to assure you Of the
warm interest she feels in your prosperity
and her intention to order the adoption Of the
measures best calculated to promote and ex-
| tend commerce and agriculture, and afford
| the blessings OF freedom, justice and security.
| It is her Maiesty's pleasure that the govern
ment be administered without distinction OF
persons or in favor Of any race or creed
| Equal Justice will be done to all under the
| IMPARTIAL protection of the law, and no meas
ures will be neglected to advance moral and
IuhbeEldl WeIiHIH III ~ kJHbtil = WISH tuht
| in the administration OF affairs the reasona-
| BILE wishes OF the Inhabitants should be re-
| garded respecting the maintenance Of ancient
| institutions, uSages and customs, consistent
with good government and the principles OF
| civilization and liberty
| The document has been translated into
| Turkish and Greek, and is to be circulated
| among the principal inhabitants and affixed
| In the public places.
LARNAoA, July 23.-The installation of Sir
| Garnet Wolseley was celebrated at 6 O'Clock
at the Konak of Larnaca. There were present
Duke of Edinburgh, the naval captains and q
numerous staff. His excellency was received
| by q guard of honor, composed Of marines,
| Madrassees and Turkish infantry, and by the
Turkish kalmakan and the judge and the
Greek priest. 4 great crowd had assembled
OF both nationalities, Greek and Turkish.
Col. Greaves read the Queens com mission
Sir Garnet Woolsey, Bible In hand, took the
oath Of allegiance and signed the form there
Of. Sir Adrian Dingl handed his ezcellency
| the oath OF office. Sir Garnet read It in loud
voice, took the oath, and signed the paper
Col. Greaves then read his excellency's procla-
nation to the Cypriotes, already telegraphed,
which was repeated In Greek and Turkish
every alternate sentence. The national an
| them was played. and the feet fired q salute
an address, in which he referred to the new
era upon which Cyprus was now, entering. A
Turkish gentleman spoke of the friendship
which had existed from time immemorial be-
| tween England and Turkey, and expressed
his qualification that the island had been
placed under the protection of the Queen, and
that she had chosen such distinguished rep
resentative.
Immense clamor and cheering followed
Englishmen, Greeks and Turks intermingled
and the proceedings concluded.
| At the close the kalmakan and the arch.
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