The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-07


Want OF time will not permit sufficiently detailed
animation to arrive at the which these
fortunate beings In such greater number than they sp
peard in 1910 From the of taking the census Of
1850 they could not be rated higher than their actual
numbers and it follows therefore, that the returns in
1910 must have been deficient that occurred
in pa sing the figures in the tables particular
examination of both sets of returns will be made re-
,Sus to the printing Of the seventh IN which
Throughout our country increased attention Is being
paid the ameiorson of the condition OF this class OF
population, feeling kept in active operation, and
made 10 yield continually practical fruits. mainly
through the instrumentaty and devoted zeal of one
American lady whose reputation is not limited, and
whose influence is not confined to her native country
EDUCATION.
1t was intended accompany this report with tabu
lar statement preventing the statistics of education In the
United States We compelled to defer such table to
future period for Of time complete it 1t may be
satisfactory to state that 100000 youth
cevipg instruction in the various educational institutions
he country the first Of June 1850 at the rate OF
one in every five flee The number more
than 115 000 and the colleges and schools 100000
1 will endeavor TO furnish in 9 few weeks detailed
statement Of the condition Of the American people as
respects education to which time 1T will be proper to de-
fer extended remarks
No State in the Union without Its legal provisions
for the protection and support Of the INDECENT popu,a
ton In many States they receive care and atten-
ton which places them in enabe condition compared
with some OF the lsbong classes OF other countries
By the table annexed this report 1t will be perceived
that The whole number Of who have received the
benefit Of the public funds Of the different Stes for the
persons,
number there were 6s 5s Of foreign birth aud 90 Is4
Americans while of the whole number receiving sup.
pot the first day Of June there SO 9l6 natives
and 3437 foreigners making total Of 59363 persons
OF those termed Americans many free perons Of coor
The entire cost Of the support of these individuals during
the year has amounted to S2954sO6 This aggregate
may startling persons who have paid but little
attention to pauper statistics in own and her coun
tries; and it may be useful, and perhaps not ams to
mpaie these facts with results they officially de-
veloped abroad.
In 1918 about $50 100000 and during the years 1892
3s and "a than 500 600 600 expended for the
relief maints the poor Eng and Wales
exclusive OF the immense expenditure OF the poor
law administration in the unions and parishes.
In 1912 and 49, tho amount r Of $4,000 COO aud
during each of the years lS4T AS and 40 there
was expended $2S,6CO0co in EDglsnd and Wales
The entire number Of panpers relieved by the public
FUNDS In EBean and Wales for nine years, from 1910
TO ls4s inclusive amounted to 13l93 AIS equal to L.
e49 IFS persons per snnum In 1S4s the number relieved
was ,S76 531, by which 1t appears that psrs)n In
eyery eight was pauper The average number Of those
annually relieved, who represented to have been
adult and able bodied paupers" amounted more than
4ICOo, and 1t is on British authority asserted ths in
1S4S more than eco 600 person. in England aud Wales
kept from starvation by relief from public and pr
vate The total public expenditure for the poor In
England and Ireland in 1913 amounted s42 $50 COO
within The past seventeen years the poor law fund
pended In England and Wales amounted S425
This enormous expenditure accompanied II is by i'm
ense private contributions falls far short Of relieving
the wants OF the poor o. Great Britain While her popu.
stion embraces large number Of persons OF
variety of incomes combining with il ease comfort and
elegance the statistics Of the prove sub.tra-
um CT panpeiism or want is Of magnitude alarming to
the English moralst and thinker well the states
man. and Of extent and nature rowing 70 all.
The expenses OF the organized benevolent institutions Of
France amounted in lS47, to 50 100000 francs. The
her Of distressed persons relieved amounted to about
$50 Geo annually We have of arriving, ap.
proSimately at the number Of paupers in France;
as the institutions above referred 10
fined TO the cities and large towns while among the
roral communes, which contain several millions of landed
propetors there are large numbers OF in receipt
chaie MI, lister OF Commerce that ee5 p32 parsons
ceivsd pubic aims at their own houses
The Netherlands, In 1877. with population Of 16T,.
Geo. contained ii AGO charitable institutions which
trbuted 70 The support OF ala e56 persons about
fifth Of the entire population.
Whole No ofp1u-
pers rho rcccir-
edsupportwi
IN The year end Whole No ofprn-
inn f,ueJ A. B,ge s. fpuHGl