Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-23
The EmxIlsh Empire In I"dI.,

One of the late English Reviews thus traces the "a
pid growth Of the English Empire in India:
In 1857, not quite hundred years ago, England,
besides being mistress of few factories on the coast
Of Maahar and Coromandel, exercised sovereignty
over 1882 square miles of territory, which she had
acquired from the Nabob of Bengal In 1888, the
date of Lord COrnwaliIsS permanent settlement, up
wards of 100000 square miles of territory, with
population little short of 40 900 900 acknowledged her
supremacy. The former had grown in 1918, when
the charter was renewed, TO about 100000 square
miles the latter to 60, 1000 which again in
creased in 83a, to 100000 square miles, peopled by
al least 100 900 900 OF natives AT this day the sur
face extent of land actually contributing TO the India
treasury, and managed by covenant servants of the
Company falls little short oil SOC. 900 square miles
while the population will be placed under rather than
above the mark, if we assume that it reaches $780,
OOOOOO
But this is not all. Between Cape Comorin and the
HimaIays mountains, and from Bombay 10 Daracan,
there is not principally, State province, but is
more or less connected with the British Empire by
treaties admssive of the superiority of the stranger
Thus EOrthward OF the peninsula, extending to the
centre, we find Cashmere, Cts, Sutledge, Nepau the
northeast frontier States, Raipootna Dude Bunlecund
the southwest frontier States Berar, Sangpor Mama,
and Hyderhad with oher less important
TO the south, the Mysore, the Orssa, Taghres Ira
vencore, &c., and to the west Guzzerat and various
other petty chiefainships besides. All these presen-
ting surface extent OF upwards of 100000 square
miles, and comprising population which has been
TAKEN al OF souls, are Tor every practical
purpose, at the absolute disposal of the British govern
ment. Some of them connected with by subsi-
diary treaties that TO say, they supply funds for
the maintenance OF given number of troops, which
the British government dsciplnes and officers others
pay tribute and undertake, in case of war, 10 swell
our army with conilngents, of which the strength is
hXed while the residue accepting our protection, hold
themselves bound, when called upon, TO cooperate
with US IN any contest into which may enter. In
word, England has become far more extensively
lhan could have been predicated of the powerful
Mahomedan Emperors, lords paramount of India, hav-
lhg VasSaage under us whose aggressive military
adjustments show muster.roIl in round numbers, oil
about 100000 armed men / National Democrat.
THE MAINE LAw.-John Neal of Portland, an orr
gna supporter of the Maine liquor law, thus speaks
OF lis effect in that State:
" AT this moment-and il has been growing worse
every day, since the first three months were over
when people were blinded by rashness-there is more
ihlemPerance and more drinking in this ctv anG
nelghhorhoOd, and probably throughout the whole
rtaie of Maine, with here and there doubtful excep
Noh man there has been at any other time for twenty
years"
And he says further that the law is Ian outrage
upon common sense and common dece1cy. alike fool
,Sn and worthless for the great purposes it pretend
" nave IN view" Mr. Neal has been an active TEN
peTance man for thirty years, and is a member of
GHnurch IN Portland. He says the good citizens O
Iottand put Neal Dow into office because they d
not know him, and turned him out because they d
know HMM. H. Patriot.
n canada AND THE UNITED STATEs'-The Montrea
'onmsmefe'qIs Advertiser says;
we nave held the Americans up examples t
Out sleepy headed fellow citizens we have times with
ou' number pointed out to them how the American
were going ahead in taking all the trade
81 thetr hands. We have told the French Canadians
nst .ihey were fifty years behind the sleepy British
5 ru mat unless they paid more literally for educatio
,b man 'hey have hitherto done, they would be. whe
ne americans became possessed Of this country, mer
msweFs OF wood and drawers of water. We nee
say more TO prove how highly we appreciate tn
"aV''S OF enterprise SO conspicuous in neighbors
all ne great race between a nightmare and
horse came of yesterday The man VII
TOOK the prize.