The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-04


10 salaricd At $500 .Tbe Coosui at Havana,
Hsvrc, Rio Dc Jancro are 10 get $4,000 each
The other Consulstcs range from $4,000 TO
$500; nll of these nj ports with which We
have ~ extended trade, being sufficiently
remuncrated 10 enable the incumbent to live
without doing any other busin'sr Thu. the
two great vices Of tho old Consular system are
got rid Of first, the anomaly 81 the English
Consulates being the best paid 5cr,hs in the
the gin Of the Government and secondly, the
unfairness Of allowing merchants 20 oIIlcntc ~
Consuls, and TINS compete with their rivals nj
n disadvantage.
Cs.!Yeress aaa ysaa~nnN al a." Esea'
Nations.
An article ON the forces and finances Of th'
leading nations of Europe recently appeared II
the London Q,arisyiy Rryy, In relation Il
Rusuia, he states that hut little ia known, and
that little Ia obscure The depreciation Of thu
paper rouble to one fourth Of what it repre-
sents in uoncy comes inccsaptly in Conflict
with the statements Of Russian official returns
These returns DO not date later than 1888, ~
that nothing can be yet known Of the effect q
the war upon Russia. Al the end oI ls,3 TN
public debt amounted 10 1878, NJ ron
Lles, or fll7, ,90,0OO The revenue was give
ut 2Tj 500 Oo0 roub,~. un,l the expenditure q
go 800 900 The expenses Of the mliiar,
and naval establishments ii Russia on pcac
footing appear trifing both scarccly amount
my TO cis 900 900 n year.
Prussia has II debt OF 2i2.i,0.00o ,halcrs
az upwards ol 20 900 900 sterling IIcr RIVE
nue ior ls5,, WINS III .a21 .1s5 ihalers
The wrcicb~l condition Of Austria !, yer,
evident Her revenue, though with u populu
ton of 3s.0o0,0oO amounted ia 1854 to on
f2A 100000 sterling while her cypendiiur
was Az. 200. OO0, her debt fisG 100000 lie
enormous army AMI unsound financial 4y-tem
have ruined her credit AMI reduced her Ia III,
verge Of bankruptcy
The Guanccs Of Turkey can only liz curse
ry examined. ~ays Mr. MAcunsuoR, and upoI
the authority Of VI. m,tNl he estimates he
rcv,uur. inclu,ling everything at fG1sA ooo
aud her expenditure at &C., 10000.
France in her budget of 10 show an anti
c'pa,ed revenue Of Goa tlo9so agaua, an u,
pcpdi,urc or &c, sol ,,SC The goycrnmru
II the Emperor, observes Mr. M,caRrooR 'ha
preserved industry. tradc. ard financial crolt
The military iuro~ OF Europc, Mr.. M,coR'
81" cs,imstex round numbers AZ follows ;
The United Kingdom, including militia am
yeomanry, a, $4,000 men France including
5000 gen,larncric and national guards. 100
900 men Russia, non,naly, 100000 uwn
Prussia including the ar,t aud second bands o
the land wer 6o0,Oo0 Mon Turkey. 800 ,0Ot
men the con,ingcnis OF the whole Gcrmani,
Confederation. 10000. Sardinia includin,
volunteers AMI national guards, 10000 iIol
land GO 600 belgium 1000 sweden am
Norway. i;0,00o; Denmark. including ilol
stein, 1o0on Maple 10000 ,'reccc 10.
noe men,
lilo affirm. that the Navy OF England i
equal 10 the united nayics of the pSt q, tn
world France occupies the srcond rank 1h'
tlnitoi States OF America he says
Have not lavish,sl an eytrayagant .yrcndi
turc in maintaining formidable army or ma
W. but il would hc an utter dclusion 10 saw
that the grca, Anglo American Republic was
not formidable, The fertility OF her soil her
wealth. commerce, aud her mercantile, sailing
and steam navy furnish all the elements OF mil
'tary aud naval power Her prscni army,
which Is well and scientifically educated and
disciplined, consists Of only ahou, 1000 officers,
who have ccc'vei u strictly proved education
and who are prepared 10 I've normal military ia.
structor, Tor an armed militia. AMI OF about
10000 regular troops hut the enrolled mill,
lie comprises 9,S10 officers and I, ! 10 ooo mcp
The Anglo American fleet consists of II ships
81 the line nom 80 a. 100 guns 4 irigatrs oi
30 10 co guns, 20 corvcttos, q steam lrigatrs
aiioat and building. 10 steam curvcite- ana
some smaller ,eys'ls. altogether forming IA c,n.
siderable iorcc BESIDES. the splcndi,l mcrh
ant ships OF the United States could soon "
formed intoa navy. Nor should i, h. forgot.
ten that Auglo America unlike Spanish aud
ror'uscso Americas. owes No publc debt
- N""''" e"aN'' w W w i,tt u Cust SbWV
il In course Of construction u, the Mctholrts
Of Lyons. Iowa
The gold yield Of California iOr the las, four
year. has been sl9G.lAi,G9i That OF Ans.
trslia for the same period sl12.ioi,13l
In the Criminal Court at Nashvilh, Tcnu
Au.tley NJ. Stevens. late of the Julien Min.
stlels, was put upon trial Tor All assault aud
battery on his infant child Though defended
by able counsel, the jury foan'l him guilty, AID
sentenced him to three mon,hs eonsncmcu, In
the city Jail.
The Bark Sea Bind, Cap, Weston. arrived
at Melbourne on the 2sh OF April. III 81 days
IRON Boston, Capt Weston was 10 receive
handsome sum OF money, provided he malc tlr
run In 90 days, aud an additional sa@ ,or eys,
day ~ than 90 days