The New York herald., 1871-02-09


TOTAL .........................5 .523, 239
With The exception of some 10000 troops OF the
line serving In INDIA on other stations abroad
the whole or this enormous force Is at home and
available a. far as its organization permits, for
defence OF the United Kingdom
The Navy.
The British navy estimates for tho year Iss0-7l
represent net decrease OF f74s, Ill the total eX-
penditure estimated for being 60, 25o,5so as COM
pared with E9,s9j,c4l for the last financial year.
TIE increases occur under the following heads,
VIZ, in the scientific branch TO The extent OF a5974
in medical establishments, E2,973; marine divisions
fl,556 being total increases for the enective service
OF fl050 The largest item of decrease OF E300 S97
occurs on the vote Tor steam machinery ana ships
6uat Y contract. The next reduction is to the ex-
tent OF 92O7 .652 on the vote for dock and naval
yards at home and abroad. There are also decreases
OF f20341 the vote Tor vicuals and clothing for
the marines, and OF E69,612 on wages to seamen
anu marines. Against these reductions is Placed an
augmentation of the vote for nalf ana reured pay,
amounting 10 s55, 1853; oi s65,935 on military PEN
slons and allowances, and G6A, ,56S on civil pensions
and allowances
Wealth o. lbe Nation.
An English financial authority writing on this
subject during The past monlh--Ianuary ISL
says
The plethora or capital just now Is exceedingly
l
dtNidenus Of valous Kinds. aud the total for the
present month Is upwards OF e20 0J0,0Js, as thus:
DNidends on English governme N stocks, ~, 10000;
Australian Canadian aud Indian government loans,
&l,500, 900; English railway debeatures 9l,750,0o0;
foreign government loans, IS S2ooJ0; English joint
STOCK banks, mining ana miscellaneous shares, say
xl,o0J.o0o. The following Is an approximate eStI
mate OF the dealings which take place on the Stock
EXohange:BrntSn government stock, $500, 1000 900:
British possessions ana coionies-namely, India,
Canada and Australia-e1S0 ooo 0o); French govern
menr, f5io0 100000; other European States,
RIGA. 50,G0o000; Central America and West
government dcbts dealt In here Of f1 $50 600 COO
There are, besides our railway stocks Of 000
banks, teegra, hs, mines and various miscellaneous
shares the total OF which it IS impossible 10 give
approximate figure OF al THIS moment, but IL Is
siderable. Necessarily all this wealth is held
this country, but by far the greater poren is, and
such Investments are constantly increasing During
the past year G6l,0oo,o0o OF loans were placed on
this market besides 1000 600 for Joint stock enter
prise, and fresh creations are ready to come or-
ward at the earliest possible period They
Go 900 900. IL may here be observed that the est.
mated amount OF surplus capital required TO be
which mOiety Is generally ABSORBED IN the
new loans ana joint stock enterprises; the remaining
half represents the rise IN the value OF land house
property, stocks ana shares OF every Kind ana In
the extension of commerce. Sufficient Is thus shown
to indicate not only the cause OF the present abun
dance oil money, but tne wealth q the country and
The sources OF Its ab soTptOn.
AS lurtner illustration OF the extent of our Stock
Exchange transactions the bankers clearing for the
twentyfour setting DAYS in The past and two pre-
cedng years reached rs ioows:-lsIo, G634, 1000;
1862 a56l 935 600; 1858, 9523 349 00O Next, as re-
CARDS the trade and commerce OF the country the
BANKERS clearngs on the fourtbn OF the month IN
each OF the three past years gives the doliowlng
9t56, ,0eS, 900; but taking the whole range OF the
BANKERS icearlngs for last year, exclusive OF tne
stock Exchange settlements, we reach sum or
So 279 800 900 banking business alone. Ihe total 0r
1860 was f3,o6l, $1,000.
The Population.
A census OF the inhabitants of the United King
dom will be taken next April.
1t is therefore proper that should refer TO the
exodus Of the people hy emigrauon:-fhe total
emigration In ships which left the Mcrscy during
the year 1870 under government supervision was:-
Under act, l53, ,35 pas sengers, and not under
the acl, 1897 passengers; totai l63032. The num-
Der IN 1869 was l72,s3i, tnar there has been d.
crease on the year OF s,69g
The number Of ships that lett the Mersey under
the act In the month OF December last was %. or
these Is were for tue United states, with cabin
and 2e25 steerage passengers; ship Tor Queens
land with cabin and 223 steerage passengers
aud cue ship tor the Cape OF Good Hope with 10
caoiu and eS stecrage passengers
BesIdes there almost continued stream
OF emgrants from the ports OF Ireland and scot.
land.
Ireland-rhe Past and Present.
For the consideration OF the Parliament will come
the question Of Ireand-prominent, persistent aud
the year 1870 has been favorable for Ireland. The
agricultural classes have been benefited by high
prices FOR all descriptions OF live stock, and there is
no want of money IN the country; credit Is sound
and bankruptcies and nsovencies are rare. Railway
trafc, too, has increased in all directions includ-
ing the lines In the North.
The records OF Irish crime for the past year will
show gratifying Improvement. fncre are sull,
however some exceptional districts. where the law
continues to be set at defiance.
The amount OF property returned to the relief OF
the poor in Ireland during the year ending 2stn
September last s1s ls3.3o4. being s2aso5 more
than in the preceding The number Of persons
who received poor relief during the year ending 10Th
September last was 2sb53o against 2s53ss In the
preceding twelve months.
An annual congress of national school teachers Of
Ireland has been held in Dublin. The principal de-
sign Of those assembled was to press the govern
fOro If tha n N