travels

' HOLY LAND, AND CYPRUS. 245in honour of one of Mahomet'i^ relations.the Holy Cross appear to rise behind it.The mountains ofTowards sun-set,its rays, verging on the lake, produce a bright red,' onwhich were reflected the figures of the carts, horses, andpassengers, traversing it: this, combining with the mosqueand the tints on the overhanging mountains, produced abeautiful picture.The government is an appendage to the Captain Pasha,who vests it in the person of a mosallem or govemor, nominallyappointed for three years; the present one had, however,contrived to remain longer.The seat of government isat Nicosia, where the chief Turkish population resides.Theisland is divided into sixteen districts, each under a lieutenant,who bears the title of Cadelesquiere,The GrandSigner, at the commencement of a war, demands four hundredmen from Cyprus, who form part of the Timariots. TheGreeks are, as usual, oppressed.The dignitaries of thechurch are protected by the governor, who obtains contributionseasily through their influence.They consist of onearchbishop and three bishops: the former with an incomeof forty thousand dollars:. the latter have much less; and, inan excursion I made for a day in the mountains, a return ofmoney for hospitality shown was thankfully.received by oneof them,. , ...The Roman Catholics have a considerable establishmentΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΗ