The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-30
INTEREsrING IrEMs-


brewing less than 1000 barrels, and more than
1000 others were beginners, paying only rs.
6d. duty. The great brewers are very few IN
number. Both in this and the preceding
year Is paid for licenses for brewing between
100, 600 and 500, 900 barrels; and two paid last
year for brewing more than 100000 barrels
one of these having in the preceding year paid
only as brewing between $50, 900 and 600,00O
barrels. The distribution of the beer is the
work of large army; SO, TAB persons were
licensed TO sell the beer as victuallers-57, 13O
in England II, 472 in Scotland, 10, 54l in Ire
land. In England there were also 44,6O7
other persons licensed to sell beer to be
be drunk on the premises, and 1868 persons
licensed to sell beer not to be drunk on the
premies. All these numbers are larger than
those in the preceding year. The 2575 brewers
(proper) in the United Kingdom consumed
38, 400 $50 bushels of malt last year; 81, ,327
victualers, brewing their own beer, consumed
1854, 805 bushels; and TO- 4Sl other persons
Gall in England), licensed to sell beer and
brewing their own beer, consumed 3,97S, 322
bushels of malt.
ENGLISH L1T1GAT1oN.-The London Times
gives the following statistical history of recent
English litigation:-In the last eight years
IS59-66-6,44l, Isl plants have been entered
in the county courts of England, showing an
average of S05, l47 year. 3,470,369 causes
have been determined or judgments given-a
look back upon; the average is 433, 796 year.
207, S68 warrants of commitment have been
issued-25, 9S3 year. 63, 030 debtors have
been imprisoned - 1878 upon an average.
1908, ,066 executions have been issued against
goods-125, 1888 year; and 80, 1853 sales made
-4094 year. In 1866 the numbers under
all these heads were above the average, except
those two which express the actual execution
of the final process of the law; the number of
debtors imprisoned being only 1901, and the
number of sales of goods only 1928. The num-
Der of debtors imprisoned has declined con-
siderably since change was made in 1864, by
stating clearly upon the warrant that the
debtor could obtain his discharge on paying
the instalments actually due; it had been COM
monty supposed that he must pay all the in
stalments before being discharged. In 1863
the number of persons imprisoned was one to
every 50 sued; in 1866 only one to every 1l5
sued.
A VoLCANo.-A Fernando Po letter, dated
May 20, contains the following paragraph
San active volcano appeared for the first time
to us on the night of the 18th instant, near
the top of Cameroon's Mountain, the sight
being grand one, as, in the darkness of the
night, the lava was seen pouring in an ap-
parent cataract an unbroken sheet of deep
tery-red molten liquid, for depth of some
hundreds OF feet, when it could be seen run
ming Oft to the right, round and down the
mountain, in cut in the side of the noun
tain, from which fssures here and there gave
us an occasional glimpse of it. We continued
to see it the three following nights. since
which it has disappeared. On the first night
1t appeared larger than on the two last seen.
On the afternoon and night previous to it's
being seen we had much rain, accompanied
by continuous heavy storm of wind from
the mountain, which came in heavy gusts,
with occasional light lulls of few minutes
between, and such a furious and long-con-
tinued storm was unknown here before"
The LONDON PoLICE.-At present a careful
watch is kept over the health of the London
police. Official tables show that the total
number disabled by injury in the last five
months was 80; by disease, the result of ex-
posure, l039 and this latter class is com
paratively larger in the police than in the
army. Dyspepsia and soreness of the
feet are two common affections. Nine
teen deaths occurred in five months, four from
cholera, and the majority of the remainder
from the chronic visceral disease that would
have invalided the attacked in the army. Diff
ferent divisions vary in regard to healthiness
The Thames division has about three times a.
many men disabled as the healthiest division
CA, S, R. and X). The causes of invading
are chiefly the diseases arising from exposure
and the practical lesson to be drawn from the
above facts is that any measure calculated II
beneficial results
CENSUS OF PRUssIA.-The last census o
Prussia was taken in 1864. At that time ther
were, in round numbers, l9, ,250,000 inhabi
tants, or 763, 900 more than in 1861. Nf thes
IL, 100000 were Protestants (being 438, 90
more than in 1861, and 100000 Catholic
(being an increase of 294, 000); in other words
the increase among Protestants was 1888 pc
cent, and among Catholics 4'45 per cent. Il
the year 1864 there were 1000 births anon
the PrOtestants, while there were 3O2, 90
among Catholics in spite of there being go
priests devoted to celibacy, and $3.50 religion
of both sexes. Further, out of the 479,0O
births among Protestants, AZ, $50 were illegit
mate, while out of the 800, 500 births anon
Catholics, only l6, 500 were illegitimate. Thi
great difference is maintained through the di
ferent provinces.
SWIMMING RAcEs.-The London Swimmin
Club has given its annual festival. The prt
gramme comprised series of races, in whic
some of the first professionals and amateur
took part; races for boys; ornamental foatin
displays, and hurdle races, together with
variety of amusing sports, such as egg-divinl
pole-walking, duok-hunting etc. Each ever
was well contested, and the competitors, will
out exception, showed themselves remarkabl
proficient in swimming. The prizes, twelv
in number, consisted of gold and silver medals
silver tankards, cups, ETC. The swimmer
Derby" race open to all comers, was tn
chief event of the evening.
INCREASING DEMAND FOR FIsH,-The demau
for sea fish in London is becoming so grea
says the Spectator, that men now go to sea
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