Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-06-20

HUNeAKY-Irs POPULATION AND REsou r CTS.
"A correspondent of the Philadelphia North A.
merican has furnished that paper with an Interest
ing sketch of Hungary, from which we make the
following extracts. The writer states that he has
derived his data from some of the best books in
which that country is treated and that the Stats
tics of population, property, &C., may be relied on
having been collected from 1886 to 1889, by John
Macgregor, one of the secretaries of the Iondun
Board of Trade:
The Hungary of the present day forms part of
the Austrian dominions, being bounded on the west
by part OF Germany-north by GaIlicia, from
which 1t Is separated by the Carpathean Mountains
east by Pennsylvania and Wallachia and south
by Turkey ,Sclavonia and Croatia Its present ter
rltorla extent is 81, 800 square miles, Thus it is
nearly twice as large as the State of New York
1t was formerly known Upper and Lower
Hungary, but this division has been superseded and
1: is separated into the following six circles.
viz'-Crcle this side the Danube, circle beyond
the Danube, circle this side the Theyss circle BIZ
yond Theyss, Province of Sclavonia, Province of
Croatia. The circles divided into counties, of
which there are Is in the first circle and Ii in
each of the others. The principal rivers are the
Danube, the Brave, the Maresch the March. the
White Koresch, the l2arnos, the Thesis, the Waag,
ard the Ternes.
1t contains So large towns, Isl market towns,
il,706 villages, 1907 ,172 houses, 2. So, $40 fam
ilies SOY POP males, G,l79,000 females. Total
population l2,096,202 OF these about S. 50O. coo
are Roman Catholics, and abor; 2,00O 600 of the
Greek Church, about ,000,0CJ Lutherans, 2, OOO,-
600 Calyinists, 100000 Jews ard its regular ar
my is So 600 men.
There about 5000 600 Of English acres of
arabic land, $3.50, 900 vineyards, d 100000 gar
dens, 4,S50,O00 pastures, about $1,000 900 English
acres of WOodlands-whoe number OF acres being
about $40, 100000; a 500 900 head of horned cal,
tie, 650,000 horses, 5000. 900 sheep.
Buda is the capital, stands on the right bank of
the Danube, and has $4,000 inhabitants. Ii was
the residence of The Kings of Hungary, say till
1926, when it was taken by the Turks. For l60
tians, and it finally surrendered to the latter in
1856. In 1910, 600 houses were destroyed by fire,
but they have been replaced with improved build
ings.
Immediately opposite Buda on the east side Of
the Danube, is Pesth, which is the largest city in
Hungary. 1t is well built, containing many ele-
giant public buildings and mansions Of the Hungar-
an nobility. Its University is oHe Of the most rich
w endowed on the continent of Europe, and this
city of Pesih contains above 10000 inhabitants; il
is about $50 miles east southeast of Vienna.
Throughout Hungary the Sclavouian population
are the most numerous and perform the most ser
vile kinds Of labor. The Magyars--the original
Hungsrians--though generally iterate, are spir-
tied and intelligent race fond of active employment
and military life--avoiding, as much as possible
either labor or traffic. In 1887 there were in Hun
gary not less than 259,640 privileged noblomen--
The number since that time has considerably in
creased. They pay no taxes and are thus very bur
fhensonne, and greatly retard the advancement Of
che most generally fertile kingdom in Europe, which
also suffers much from the want Of good roads and
cheap transportation.