The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-04-18

TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES. The London
Times notices thirteen meetings receptlv
held in as many different places. in Emo.
land for the purpose forming Temperance
Societies, and adds
So general is the feeling of interest
and the demand for abstinence. in FORMING
societies throughout the country. that the
committee ar'lently desire to lie in posses.
sion of funds which would enable them IN
engage, at least, one agent to 90 ,hronab
the kingdom especially Mt time when the
Calamity with which it has pleased Divine
rrovldence TO visit our land is spending,
anu thus war against the common enemy,
ardent spirits. more destructive than the
SWORD. 80 indispensable and deeply i'm
Portant are funds, that three members of
tne committee had expended upwards of
1@uo ana If the committee was supported
ny funds IN proportion 10 the wide field Of
labor 1t has opened, it would Immediately
engage several agents for the same pur-
pose, and proclaim the neace which tenn
perance societies lead to, and become the
means OF greatly reducing the expense &C.
cas!oned Ivy pauperism, crime and disease,
produced by the use of ardent spirits"
POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN. The
population returns have ,cen Just printed ny
order Of Parliament. From that summary
Of this document we find that the popula-
ton of England was, in 1901. 1891, 434; in
1911, 9,53S ,S27; being an increase of 14t
per cent. In 1921, 1881 ,437, being an in
crease of Ia per cent and in 1881, 49,
OS9,336---nn increase Of 16 per cent
To- Tho Increase within the last,3Q years has
been 4,757,904,
The summary Of the annual value of
real property in England was $40 733, 622 !;
in Wales, GO, 153, eOl and in Scotland, &C.,
652 655 making total of E5S, 55l ,079.
The population of Wales stands thug: in
1901, SAL $40; in 1911, 6ll,7es in 1921
717,436; and in 1881, sos, 236.
That of Scotland as follows; in 1901,
1.599,066; in 1871, 1,o056S6: in 1921,
2,093,456; and in 1881, 1865, 1907.
The summary of Great Britain is as fol-
lows; In 1901, l0923646; in 1911, 49,
109,o64, being an increase Of Isl per cent. !;
In 1921, 1891 ,631, an increase Of IA per
cent; and in 1881, 1861 1893, an increase
Of Is per cent.
In 1901, the number of females in Great
Britain was 5,492 1856, in 1911, 6.269.650,
nm increase Of 14-l5 per cent. in 1921, T.
2s4.6l3. nm increase of 151-71 per cent. i;
and in 1881, S,375,760, an increase Of l5-45
per cent.
The population of Lon,lon THAT is the
.metropois) WINS. in 1901, S60,S45; in 1911,
zoos, SAG; in 1891. 1.225694; and in 1881.
l,474,O69; males, 684 AL F; females, 7e9, 62s.
Mr.. FareneH has taken leave Of the pres-
dency of the Cambridge (Mass) Bank.
John .7dams has been elected president Of
the Fulton Bank, New York.
In London, Boosey + Co. are agents for tho
temperance society.
Mr.. Death ~ one of the White Chapel Com.
mttce of Health
Mr.. Do Crane is secretary of the City Chol
era Board United States Gazette.
The Newcastle, Eng, Courant states that
the high price of the German or Alpine
leech, has caused the Importation Of large
spurious leech into England, the use Of
which in many instances has produced cry
sipelas and violent inflammation. German
leeches are spotted on the hack and belly
the spurious is yellow on the hellv