Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-12-01

schools, l64,l59
Total number of primary and
common schools, 47,269
Total number Of scholars in @
common schools, l,848,244
Total number of scholars at
public charge, 46s,264
Total number of white per-
sons over twenty years OF .. 4
age who can not read and aH=]
write. 549,693 /
*rolal number of persons on board Of
vessels of war in the Uniled States naval
service. June 1. 1910, 6,l0O, making the
total aggregate Of the population OF the u.
States, r7,06s,666
From the ". Y Observer.
GREAT BRITAIN. !
Census of l54l.-Population Of The
British Empire.
From the results of the census which |
has just been concluded, it appears thai
the population Of Great Britain and Ire
land in the present year amounts to up-
wards Of twenty seven millions cfsouls.--
The return for the three Kingdoms, the
Channel Islands, and the isle o. Man, is
as follows:
England and Wales l5.9ol98l
Scotland 2.624,586
Ireland S,2O5,3o2
Guernsey, Jersey and Man l24,079
.."# s..# IOtak 1886, U23
This Is exclusive Of the army and navy,
Of merchant seamen afoat, and of all per-
sons ira yelIiug abroad, or not under roof
on the night Of the 9Th of June. Includ-
| ing these classes, the population may be
safely taken at twenty-seven millions,
which is an increase of about two millions
since 1881. Ii to this be added the popu-
laiion Of the colonies dependent on this
country, it willbe found thlt.the subjects
OF the British crown are more numerous
than that Of any other civilized monarchy
. or republic on the face olthe globe. After
making every allowance for possible ex,
; aggeration or uncertainty in the accounts
) Of The Indian or Australian population. we
may safely say that her Majesty. Qleer
3 Victoria, is The sovereign of hundre.
million OF subjects-a larger portion of The
: hannah race than has ever obeved any one
3 European sovereign since the downfall O
: the Roman empire.
5 Fire III the To,rer of London-Or
Saturday night, Oct. 80. FIRE broke on
in the arrlory of the Tower, which wa
Q in the magnificent building called III
/ grand store house. The small armor
with its contents, consisting Of a grea
8 variety of arms and trophies of variou
4 kinds, captured from foreign enemies. an
100000 stands of arms, was Of brick an
g hewn stone, 345 feet in length and go fee
3 in breadth, and on the lower floor OF
3 was the small armory.
Il was at first hoped that the destructio
% might be confined 10 the Round Towe
s but it soon communicated to the loof
the Armory. Ii was soon found q hop
II Hess attempt to save that building. and d
III rccled to saving rs many of the arms ar
yaluab!es as possible. Al twenty minut
y past III, the flames were issuing fro
% every part of the roof. and soon shot up
- an alarming height. At | o'clock u
u Block Tower fell in with a tremento
= crash. Great efforts were made Tor y
[3 preservation of the White Tower, al
The Chu CHI of st. Peter, which prov
Sc successful.
- The level Tower next attracted the
tention of the authorities the wind M
inc somewhat shifted blew the flames
that direction. and lis destruction appeJ
10 ed inevitable. On this circumstan
reaching the ears of the Governor. M
Eirington, he instantly directed the wal
ers to break il open at all risks. secure
SO rega!ia and crown jewels, and bring tn
10 him. To effect this crowbars We
found 10 be indispensable. Mr.. Swift, I
OF master Of the Jewel Tower, who v
sent for, was found to be in possession
)24 the KEY of the outer room only, the oil
keys 10 these valuables being in The p
session Of the Lord Chamberlain.
329 gaining an enirsnce much further &
Guilty presented Itself in the removal
: the strong ron railing with which
l7o diamonds. SC. were surrounded. A
a lapse Of about 20 minutes j. was eHec
2OS and . most extraordinary scene pseset
- i Ga 40 =