, 1876-09-08


trative control OF the sclavio Provinces. In
either event, therefore, tho Beryian war has
not boon fought in vain.
THE DEpopuLAT1oN OF FRANCE,
The storility Of tho French population Is
beginning to attract attention, not only
throughout Europe, but also In Franco, and
the Government in that Republic is already
looking about to nccount for tho Causes of
tho docreaso iu population, and to discover,
II possible, sorno remedy. In 1866, tile pop
ulation Of France was $4,000, 900, and in
1872, It was 81, ,00o, 900. Deducting the num-
bor OF Fronchmen In MsAoe and Lorraine,
who woro Gcrmanized by tho cossion of
those Provinces after tho wnr, and tlero still
romains loss Of $40, 600 in six years. Com.
pared with tho increase Of population In
other European countrios, tho dguroa arc
very significant. In Great Britain the IN
crease from 1861 to 1871 was 8.8 per cent,
TINT Of Pr1tssia from 1867 to 1871 was 2.78
por. cent, and that Of Saxony In tho anne
years 5.S6 per cent Tho increaso in Ger
many is a1l the mora remarkable whom 1t Is
considered whnt largo emigration takos place
yearly to escape the rigor Of the military
laws. Notwithstanding this large emigration,
tho population does not suffer diminution,
hut on the other hand increases, showing
that wero 1t not for this emigration there
would speedily be an immense oxcess Of pop
ulation. The impotency Of tho French poo-
ple is startlingly shown in another manner.
It has been calculated on tho basis Of the
proportion Of births and deaths TINT Euro.
pean countries would double their popula-
tion "a follows: Norway, 81 years Austria,
c.; England, C9; Denmnrk, 70; Sweden,
50; Germany, 0s; and France, 334 yearst
tho statistics also show q very material de-
clino in the vigor Of young Frenchmen. In
1873. 303, $40 reached the ago Of 20 years;
296, ,2o4 in 1874; 2so, ,7es in 1875; and only
277,ooo In 1876. The decline in population
is as true of tue French colonies as OF Franco
itself. Tho Roman Catholic Diahop Of
Wellington, Now Zenland, calls attention to
the fact TINT at least 1000 British emi-
grants arc pouring into that colony
every year, aud that its population
now exceeds 100000, and says: Had
New Zenland been q French COLONY, as at tho
time 1t was nearly becoming, tho European
population would probably have been counted
W nono6eos ansteaoo u tuoasA11os' Ii coH-
frmahon Of this, ho calls attention to tho
Marquesss, to Mnyotto, and to Nossi-Dc, tho
gatowny to Madagascar, % vol as to other
French possessions, aud atIirms that it Is m
open question whether these islands, which
the French have hold nearly 10 ycara, must
not be altogether abandoned, since no French
man can b induced to settlo on them, and
tho native population Is last becoming e1-
tinct.
| rha rorc9ov, TIM, In d;acroo;, :, tha or1,
| H.. ..,... -u.--,..,t go, e..
! !oo'' se8'eas =" 'e1S p.olu10ens Asa0on ~
this decrease OF population tho o1hausnnR
series Of wars waged ny tho First NAponnoH,
tho conscFiPtiona Tor Which TOOK on tao
strongest poruon OF tne peasantfy' anu ene
V1tallty thus enfeeplea mas been tfansmltteat
growing weaker and weaker IN the transsn's-
sion. Ih'a Tasto Inns not been repaired, e1thos
by tho natural growth OF tho population or
BY stseams OF Immigration. corTospond'
cnt Of French paper calls attention to an
other reason, which 10 gives as follows:
oaf infefofty - clearly aemons1.aseu; anu tae
eousec".nea ~ n, comnu,so,v - suhd;yison ~
herltarcs. To those who doubt this, It will be
sufficient to observe that tue comparative stcrillty
Of marriages Is In France an sSll Pesallar only 70
.hoxo ,ro ,ra ,s,,h,ut hsr,ls.e artt.ans vvo,k.
mon, all who live from day to day, do not dread
having family; the patrimonla1 inheritance suf-
fe's no injury al It would 40 in the cases o. we'll
~ o us ,s n's ,ns ,I' ~ a
forced partition Of hsr,tages, Thcrv arc Other
.s,..a.a n.,uo..., ~ ~. ut, ~ nv. II !.