Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-05-27

NO. 13.
| er's property, and marry man with whom
she was acquainted. She declared that
she had led very irregular life ever since
she was fifteen years of age, soon after
which she had child. She attributed her
ruin to visiting public house, which was
frequented by characters, male and female,
of the very worst description.
She made further confession of having
occasioned the death of two infants, one
being her sisters child, and the other her
own. Her child was boy of four or five
years old, and called John Scott: her sis
ter's was an infant in arms, little more than
twelve months old. She assigned, as
motive for destroying her sisters child,
that it originated through quarrel. To
be revenged on her sister, she took the.
child out, and purchased quantity of lau-
danum which she administered to it. The
motive for destroying her own child was,
because the man to whom she wished to
be married made the child an excuse for
not complying with her desire. She then
purchased some asenic, which she mixed
in molasses and gave to it.
ENGLAND AND AMERICA. A writer in
the London Morning Herald, in compare
ing the expenses of the British and Amer
lean governments, makes the following
statement -
"The annual expenditure ofthe U.States
amounts to only about s62, 313, 1888 sterling
that is to say, about one Oath part of
ours, which is 855 100000. The details,
of course, bear similar proportion. Thus,
whilst our army costs eight millions and
quarter, the United States army costs but
se468, 900. Our navy costs six millions
and half; that of the United States only
sf72G, 900. Our ordnance one million
and three quarters; the American ord
nance $685., 900. Our civil list-namely,
king, royal family, nobility, and courts Of
Justice, two millions and a quarter the
civil lists of America, 9274, 900. Our
King one million; the President of the
United States $4,000.
Poor RATES. A paper has been pub
lished by order of the House of Commons,
exhibiting the startling fact, that for the
year 1927, a year of profound peace and
of no peculiar pressure, the sum levied
and expended in England and Wales for
the maintenance of paupers and of those
who manage them, amounted to seven mil
hon eight hundred thousand pounds ster-
ling I! ! (about thirty-fve million dollars J
more than the whole revenue of England
fifty years ago, and equal to half the en-
tire national debt of the United States.
RESOURCES OF EUROPE, &c. The fol-
lowing, dotoile Som, che pa....~,-l---:~-osy---
zette, giving view of the population, mill
tary strength, extent of territory, &c. of the
several countries menaced with war, will be
read with interest at the present moment
The Russian Empire in Europe, is said
to equal in extent all the rest of Europe
it does not, however, appear to be very
accurately known or defined. 1t is COM
posed Of upwards of fifty different nations;
and these occupy territory of about two
millions of square miles, and compose a
population of probably, $4,000, 900. In
Asia, Russia is supposed to have terrific
ry of 100000 of square miles, and
population of ten or fifteen millions; total
population, probably, 10000, 900. She
has an army of about SOC, 900 men, about
200, 900 of which she can take into the
field, and navy of about 400 sail.
The Ottoman Empire an Europe, con-
sists of about 100000 square miles, with
O,OO0, 600 of inhabitants. In Asia, per-
haps ] 100000 square miles and Is, OOO.-
600 of inhabitants, making an aggregate
population of 25,OOO,OOO. She has a
nominal army of 100000 men, and can
take into the field probably Csc, 900, and
| a fleet of $50 SAIL
| Persia, now at war with Russia, has
territory of 900, 900 square miles, pop
ulation of "a 900, 900, an army of 25O,O6O
men, but no navy.
| Austria covers an extent of 1000, 900
square miles, has population of 80 ,OOO.-
900, an army of 100000, and navy of
| 80 sail.
France has in Europe, a territory of
about / 200, 600 square miles, population
of 30,0OO,OO0, an army of 800, 1000 men,
and navy of $50 SAIL
The British Empire IN Emope, is
about 100000 square miles, with a popu-
lation of 20,OO0,OOO, an army of 800. 600
men, and feet of 100 sale. Her colo
MES are greater in value and extent than