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Of the capitalists OF tl,fa island. But ia shown
in another direction, aud that s In tho amount Of

tionnl debt OF qroat Britain, amounting to
o9 oeo is y oa y hSr r,I. oTn capitalists
dobts, estimated at e5oo,ooo,ooo. 1tis stated OIL
good authority That tho bonds of othor nntlona
Of Tho world, including thoBo OF political and
municipal sqbdtvisions of other countries, own.
Brtiah iebt, or, say ID 2oo00o, ,oO0 Il is statotl
that tho dcbts Of alt kinds duo tho capitalists Of
G100, 900 per annum, or 5oooooooo AZ .
general average 9f 70 psr eent, ils amount
EIGHT THOUSAND MILLIONS or nOLKAnH,
or nearly four timcs tho prosont national dobt Of
tho United States.
10 lend ali tlia money, 1t must first havo boon
earned md aayod, aud ovory penny Of 1t has
beon loaned snco tho overthrow Of Napoleon ut
Waterloo, but tho creator part Of 1t during the
Inst twonty yoars. Tho construction Of the gi-
gantio system Of railways at home, mud tho i'm
tho world, In nstditio1l To tho bions OF money
loaned to all other nations, 6tatos, and cities,
represent but
THE SMALLER rAnr
Of British accumulated wealth. ConBidor tho
beginning with the $1,000 In this city alono,
ovory ono built Of brick, stone. or iron, and COW
erod with tile or slnte. ConBiler the vnlto Of
tho n,annfactorics and machinery Of all kinds;
OF tho stores hllod with goods; OF tho shipping
Of evory description, most of thonh OF iron, and
thousands Of thom iron Htoamors, plying all round
these ia]audH and to all tho ports Of tho oartl,-
In short, awarming whorovor thero Ia saltwater
aod tho improvements and implements,
livestock vehteleso ovory description, churches,
and public buildings. War-liko materials, ino1ua
ing tho navy. I had almost forgotten tho value
try roads,. md city streets, with their river
bridges Of stone or iron. 7 have soen no roads
In Great Britain or ireland that wore not stouo-
paved. haye still omitted tho hundred rnillioua
Of gold and silver coins II bank or circulation,
and the hundreds Of millions Of. tho precious
metals In tho form Of plato, jewolry, and orna-
monta. Nor have included In tho inventory
the multitude Of librarioB, some Of them coutain~
Ing million Of volumca; the numerous muse
Of paintings, and collections of sculpture,
| ancient aud modern. To Bum 1t oil up u a
short sentence, the estimated value Of tho prop
| orty Of tho Islands OF Great Britain aud 1re-
land is put down at ton billions Of pounds, or
| FIFTY THOUSAND MILLIONS OF poLLAnsl
Forty per cent Of this almost incomprohonslblo
sum is tho valuo OF tho real estate, aud 60 per
| cent that Of tho improvements thereon, md tho
personal property, m9noys. and credits. have
gate of wenlth but, while Bho contains rather
moro than one~sixth Of tho total population, J,
sho representa- less than one-twentiotl1 part O I
the total wealth.
| THE POVERTY OF IRELAND
is in sad and fcnrful contrast with the wealth Of
England but, while as poor % Job In his afElc-
tions, eho has contributed largely to the opl,-
lenco OF her big brother, by the payment Of an
annual rent Of s100, 100000 per annnm to tho
absentee English Lords who own her soil, which
monoy IN spent or invested In England.
The secret Of Engand's astonishing prosper
| ity and wealth is found in two words,-tl1o pro-
COAL AND 1noN,
| constituting motive power and strength. The
| one built up all tho manufactures; the otho1
furnished tho framework, the muscle, 30 to
speak, OF British prosperity. Without these, she
would bo scarcely nd-class nation ii in
| Auence or woalth, and contain hardly half her
| present population. Add to tho coal and Iron
mild aud salubrious climate fertile soil ; an
| iDHular position, aato from foreign invasion; a
race and tic caueoa Of her prodsious riclloH
| aud national development are accounted for.
Notwithstanding tho enormous, unprecedented
riches Of Great Dritain, tho distribution Of the
wealth is fearfully far from general or equal
otpoor-house paupers in England, whose 6, con.
dtion is depicted b. DicSena' :, & They
a"' oruss" Of 400f Euglish '''si socoty 0 The % ap
per-cr1tst" number, perhaps, 100000 fam
lilies, Or half as many persons as the paupots.
Dno-ttird Of thoao arc born mobiles, and own an
the land the other two-thirds wcre generally
| born rich, and own most Of tho reAidue Of the
property, in tho form, Of buildings, improve
ments, ships aud railroads, stocks and bonds
goods aud ohattels moneys and credits Of al
kinds. Dotwoen those extremes Of absolute
dostitution aud overgorgod ai1luenee come tho
GREAT TolLINd MILLIONS,
who produced all tho wealth md development
They live, as o whole, comfortably; but tho,
havo little or no accunulatfons, but, while self
sans, or un tho product Of each yoars crops al
farmers. They own no land, aud feN have
house they eau call their OWL. They art
oil tonants, and tic greater part laborors
existence. Tho tenant-farmers number 600, ,ooI
families, who BY almost starving 100000 @
hirelings manage to pay their enormous rent
aud save a little money.
Thus, Great Britain ia a
| LAND OF EXTREMES
in everything. The British nation are the mos
industrious, frugal, euterprieipg, sagaclous
pugnacious people on tho face Of tho earth
Thoy have the richest men in the world, and th
largest number Of paupers and the greatost pc
| most law-abiding, order-loVing, rcBpectabifity
worshiping people Of ancient or modern timea
What honor Is to Frenchman. rospectability i
to Driton. No people Hayo tho Chinese are 81
usage and precedent, form aud ceremony.
Everything in this country III brought to fin
point,-
REDUCED TO HYsrEM.
| Nobody fa above his business. Every boy ami
| girl Ia educated or instructed for Yo1ne profeH
sion, trade, or useful employment, except til
hereditary nobility; and they arc born to. rul
and enjoy themsolyos,-to have, az ThacAora
calls it, all unonding picnic. The words "loafer
and "deal-beat" arc not known in tho Brltis
vocabulary OF slang, simply boeauae thoro is n
worthless class lore to whom tAoRe tornls ca1
applyin tho American henRo. Millions Of Englis
boys acrye regular apprenticeshipa to tradca 0
all kinds. How many Amorican-born boys
this?
EVERY ONE HERE MUTT WORK,
or go to Jail or tho poor-house e,-work-llous
il called, unless they iayo honest nleanB Q
support. Migrants md beggars arc arrested b
tho police On sight, md shut II
from public view, AL CLASSES OF bustnet
are systematlzed and economical /; labor IL dir
tributed aud Bubtlivilod. and each man {
woman loarnB to DO any ono thing. and. q
practice makes porfoct, they learn to do thf
woll. The amount Of savings In mnnnfacturin
mud domestic consumption md personal g,
penaes, would astonish n careless, oxtrayagaf
American.
Take tAem nil in ALL the British are
PECULIAR PEOPLE,