486 APPENDIX, No. IV. 
A body of Janizaries was called out and maintained by Ali 
Bey, but fince the time of Mohammed Bey Abu-dhahab I 
have not underftood that they have been on adive fervice. 
The Yenk-tcheri aga, or commander in chief of the Janizaries, 
ranks as a Bey, as do the Kiah'ia and Ichawujh, Thefe three 
are eledted in the Divan of the Beys. The inferior officers 
are appointed by the Shech-el-belad, as are the officers of the 
city police. 
Volney feems generally to hint that women are defpifed in 
Egypt, and fays, they can poflefs no inheritance in lands. 
They are exadlly in the fame predicament with the other fex 
as to inheritance of land, and receive poffeffion by paying a 
fine to the government, from which none are exempted. In 
fad:, their fituation is in many refpeds better than that of men. 
Public opinion is in their favour, and their property is generally 
more refpe<Sted, and they are treated more equitably than males. 
Their complaints, in cafe of injuftice, fometimes carried even 
to intemperance, are heard with more patience. 
A large portion of landed property having devolved to a 
widow at Monfaliit in Said, Solyman Bey, Senjiak of Said, 
defired to purchafe it at the price the widow might demand. 
She refufed, and he afterwards married her to gain pofTeffion, 
though £he was both old and difeafed. 
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