New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-08
WAR MISCELLANY.
TIE POPIIATInN OF pApIs

FROM an interesting paper on the population
OF Paris in the PdH Nal gazette OF Now a. We take tb.
following extracts as bearing most intimately on e H.,
mediate question Of the hour-the capacity N the Cit
sustaining heightened siege:
Passing 70 SIX and civil condition we find that erclud
ing tie military, the males were 10 the females ,n ~
city IA 0l 10 100 this proportion heinz however %
changed among the native Parisans, who counted t 5,
men Tor every 100 women, the greatest difference on ~
other side being noticeable among the foreign
who reokoned l32 men Or every 100 women Tho Eogls
census or 1851 showed ia women 10 every 100 man IT,
London, me corresponding proportion for the whole c
ana military population OF Paris being 100 males % 100
were married. as compared with % per cent in London
when we come 70 the question OF age, remark
whole population there were Ili7G7 children uB,ler
years Of age 1890 children aged and under Is ycr
3i344j persons between the ages OF Il and an yc,r -
G128 old people above 20. asa population adu'tee %
capable de traveller equiyaut presquaux tros qnar,
ian ages with those Of the London population W. fEd
that the former city has - per cent iLe latter n u
cent population az the working age - 10 co. ana iai
taking ONLY the male sex, Paris mas IS Der cont ~ IT,
age while London has only % per cent Tie importance
OF these facts in calculating tie issues Of the r, n
siegc undenabe; for, although the position On tLe
Pans population has been, no doubt altered n some rp
spects within the last three or four months such clarge
has almost certainly been IN the direction u increasing
within the city gates the previously large proportion M
capable persons, and diminishing the proportion Of chill
The following il broad classification Of the ,nbah.
tans Of Paris according 10 Their occupations modes OF
l. Living By horticulture. us
2
). Living ~ divers cllugs nciling a.
and their families r
Lyg by the liberal Profession TE2
5. Army, gentamtn and he police. fO
d. Public adm insra 5368
T. Cerxy different denominations gg3
Persons living tuer means j.
having distinct %
H. Persons whose occupations could not be asle.....,, s
Total. .'''..'''''liAZlt
groups are classed all the individuals who derive their
subsistence directly indirectly therefr0m, such
wives, children and servants. Adopting anothtf Dash
OF casslh alton, namely, that Of distinguishing en-
plOyers from employed we get total OF o5l,05
masters managers, persons working on their
o~u account; Of 2OG.528 clerks Of all kinds, Of
7J5,OO7 worlmcn (ouyricrs), and Of llfs6 domes-
tic servants. The wage aud salary class, win IT, de
pcudru constitutes therefore 81 per cent OF TIE entire
population Pursuing bis inquiry step lurther We ar
i've at Le KNOWLEDGE that tie 6j7Olj members Of the
employing class are made up OF 520s2l masters and
3 dependents upon them; that Is % say each master
supp0rts on an average IL person beside hmse Each
clerk supports average "a person. ana eaeh ouIler
81 person beside himself Here We zee now lanor Is IN
diydmZcd iu Paris; nowhere h. there smaller proper
uon OF uuprUductiye population.