Göshüre, tithe $11,000,000 Saliane, land tax 10,000,000 Haradj, Poll tax on Christian subjects (lately abolished) 2,000,000 Geömrük, customs 4,300,000 Mirry and Ihtissab, indirect tax 7,500,000 Vergys, or tributes of Egypt $1,000,000 Vergys, or tributes of Wallachia 100,000 Vergys, or tributes of Moldavia 50,000 Vergys, or tributes of Servia 100,000 1,250,000 ----------- $36,050,000 Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, though it contains, including all its suburbs, a population of nearly a million of inhabitants, is, owing to the system of centralization, exempt from the direct tax, which is levied only in the provinces. Of late there has, however, been a sort of an income tax established, requiring every house-owner to register all contracts of rent at the Police, and pay a fee thereon of two per cent. Besides this, they have also introduced another tax on commercial and financial transactions, such as stamped bills, &c. Some of these taxes and revenues are collected by the agents of the government on its own account; and others are farmed out at public auction, with the view of avoiding the abuses and corruptions of the officials; the benefit of which arrangement was illustrated, when the custom-house was farmed out to the Armenian banker, Djezâyirly, who bid double the amount which the treasury used to realize. The expenditure of the government has usually been nearly within its income; but of late years has exceeded it. It includes the sultan's personal expenses, and the civil and military list. The sultan receiving a salary of $300,000 per month; the Grand Vezir $4,000, and the others $3,000 each. Civil list of the Sultan and his harem $4,100,000 Civil list of the Army 15,000,000 of the Navy 2,000,000 Ordnance and Fortifications 1,500,000 Pay of Functionaries 10,000,000 Foreign Diplomatic Salaries 500,000 Public Works 500,000 Séhims or life annuities &c. 2,200,000 Interest on Cayimés at 6 per cent. 450,000 Bank subvention 1,000,000 ----------- $37,250,000