which had been plundered by Chinese pirates, and which at one time threatened to lead to serious complications, was also satisfactorily settled. (See CHINA.) The prosecution of Count Harry von Arnim before the court at Potsdam came to an end on April 27th. He was found guilty of having abstracted official documents in his capacity as embassador, and was dismissed from the service, which sentence included the loss of his titles and of his pension. The empire was visited during 1876 by several severe disasters. In the latter part of February great freshets inundated large parts of the country, especially in Saxony and Silesia. The Elbe burst the dikes near Magdeburg, Kalbe, and Wittenberg, and the greater portion of the district of Barby, fifteen miles from Magdeburg, was submerged. In the extreme east of Prussia, the banks of the Vistula were inundated for miles near Pless, causing a great number of families to become homeless. The Oder also overflowed her banks, producing considerable suffering. A number of railroad embankments were washed away, causing several accidents; the railroad from Posen to Thorn being threatened at one time with total destruction. The Empress went in person to the scenes of the disaster, to furnish aid. In consequence of the heavy rains, a landslip occurred at Caub, a small village on the Rhine in Northern Germany, on the evening of March 10th. Eight houses and twenty-six persons were buried, and, although detachments of pioneer regiments were immediately detailed to aid in the extrication of the buried people, only three were rescued alive. In December, the Nogat, a tributary of the Vistula, broke through the dam at Elbing, in the province of Prussia, flooding the country for miles around, and causing great loss of life and property. In April Queen Victoria paid a visit to Germany, stopping at Coburg, where she was met by the Emperor William. The purpose of this visit was said to be the regulation of the succession to the throne of Saxe-Coburg, Prince Alfred being the prospective heir of the duke, who has no children. Nothing official, however, was stated about the results of this journey. GLASSBRENNER, ADOLF, a German humorist, born March 27, 1810; died September 28, 1876. In his twenty-first year he became the founder and editor of Don Quixote, a humorous journal, which gained great popularity, but was suppressed by the Government after an existence of three years. He then devoted himself to the description of the humors of popular life, in a series of papers entitled "Berlin wie es ist und trinkt," "Buntes Berlin," "Berliner Volksleben," "Leben und Trinken der feinen Welt," "Aus dem Leben der feinen Welt," etc. In these sketches he created a number of characters which became proverbial in Berlin, and are still living among the people, notably among them "Eckensteher Nante." In 1840 he married Mademoiselle Adèle Perroni, a celebrated actress, and for her sake went to Neustrelitz. Having taken part in the revolutionary movements of 1848, he was banished and returned to Berlin. Besides the works already mentioned, he published “Die verkehrte Welt," "Komische 1001 Nacht," "Gedichte" (a complete edition of his shorter poems), and the juvenile books "Lachende Kinder," " Sprechende Thiere," and "Die Insel Marzipan." GOLTHER, LUDWIG VON, a German statesman, born January 11, 1823; died September 17, 1876. Having studied in Tübingen, he entered the service in Würtemberg. He became Minister of Worship and Instruction in 1864, and President of the Privy Council in 1867. He contributed essentially to the promotion of public instruction in Würtemberg, organizing the "Volksschulen," the "Fortbildungsschulen," and a number of secondary schools. The relation of the Catholic Church to the state was regulated during his administration by the law of January 30, 1862. On this subject he published in 1874 a work entitled "Der Staat und die katholische Kirche im Königreiche Würtemberg," which gained considerable celebrity. GOSZCZYŃSKI, SEVERINUS, a Polish poet, born in 1806; died February 25, 1876. He studied at the University of Warsaw, where he early showed a considerable talent for poetry, taking Byron and Mickievitz for his models. In 1830 he took part in the revolution in Poland, writing many patriotic hymns. After the suppression of the movement he went to France and Switzerland. His first large poem, "Zamek Kaniowski" ("The Castle of Kaniow," 1828), was a poetic narration, having for its subject the terrible revolt in the Ukraine in 1768, and in which he described Cossack life with great truthfulness. In France and in Switzerland he published some excellent novels, among them "Oda," "Straszny strzelec," and "Krol zamczyska." In "Sobotka" he described the celebration of St. John's day in the Carpathian Mountains, and under the title of "Trzy struny" (1839, 3 vols.) published a number of revolutionary poems. His last large poem was "Poslanie do Polski" ("Epistle to the Poles," 1871). GRANGER, General GORDON, died at Santa Fé, New Mexico, January 10th. He was born in New York in 1823. He graduated at West Point in 1845, and took part in the principal battles of the Mexican War, being brevetted lieutenant in 1847, and, soon after, captain. When the civil war broke out, he became Colonel of the Second Michigan Cavalry, He took part in the campaign in Missouri, and distinguished himself at the battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861. In 1862 he was made brigadier-general, and commanded a cavalry division in the operations under General Halleck, which led to the fall of Corinth in May. He became a major-general in September, 1862, and in the spring of 1863 he was in command of the Army of Kentucky. He distinguished himself in the battle of Chickamauga in Sep- 21 dukes, 19 marquesses, 129 earls, 32 viscounts, 24 bishops, and 262 barons. Of the total number, 16 were representative peers of Scotland, elected for the twenty-first Parliament, and 28 Irish representative peers, elected for life. The Speaker of the House of Lords was Lord Cairns, the Lord High-Chancellor, and the chairman of committees, Lord Redesdale. The members of the House of Commons are elected by the people. The number of electors on register in 1876 was 2,340,763 in England and Wales, 295,420 in Scotland, and 230,773 in Ireland. The following table gives the area and population of the British Empire, according to the latest official statements and estimates: COUNTRIES. Great Britain and Ireland Malta.... GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, a kingdom of Western Europe. The Queen, Victoria, was born May 24, 1819. She is a daugh- Heligoland, Gibraltar, and ter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George III.; succeeded her uncle, William IV., as Queen of Great Britain in 1837; married, in 1840, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Children of the Queen.-1. Princess Victoria, born November 21, 1840; married to the Crown-Prince of Germany. 2. Prince Albert Edward, heir-apparent, born November 9, 1841; married in 1863 to Princess Alexandra, daughter of King Christian IX. of Denmark. Issue, two sons and three daughters; eldest son, Albert Victor, born January 8, 1864. 3. Princess Alice, born April 25, 1843; married in 1862 to Prince Ludwig of Hesse. 4. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, born August 6, 1844; married in 1874 to the Grand-duchess Marie of Russia. He is heir-apparent to the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 5. Princess Helena, born May 25, 1846; married in 1866 to Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein - SonderburgAugustenburg. 6. Princess Louise, born March 18, 1848; married in 1871 to the Marquis of Lorne. 7. Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearne, born May 1, 1850. 8. Prince Leopold, born April 7, 1853. 9. Princess Beatrice, born April 14, 1857. The cabinet was composed as follows in 1876: First Lord of the Treasury, Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield; Lord High-Chancellor, Right Hon. Lord Cairns; Lord President of the Council, Right Hon. Duke of Richmond and Gordon; Lord Privy Seal, the first Lord of the Treasury; Chancellor of the Exchequer, Right Hon. Sir S. II. Northcote, Bart., M. P. Secretaries of State: 1. Home Department, Right Hon. R. A. Cross; 2. Foreign Affairs, Earl of Derby; 3. Colonies, Earl of Carnarvon; 4. War, Right Hon. G. Hardy, M. P.; 5. Colonies, Marquis of Salisbury. First Lord of the Admiralty, Right Hon. George Ward Hunt, M. P. Postmaster-General, Right Hon. Lord John J. R. Manners, M. P. Parliament is composed of two Houses, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The number of peers in 1876 was 494. Of these, 5 were peers of the blood royal, 2 archbishops, EUROPE British Kaffraria. Basuto Land East Griqua-Land (inclusive Natal Tristan d'Acunha.. Dependencies of Mauritius. New Amsterdam AFRICA....... Australian Continent.. Chatham Islands.. Auckland Islands.. Feejee Islands.. of Kaffraria*).. 16,031 210,000 (1856) 18,750 807,241 (1874) West African settlements.. 17,115 633,317 (1871) 47 84 45 789 839,371 (1874) 850 18,891 (1871) 25.5 2.8 274,104 2,331,284 2,945,257 1,865,724 (1874-'6) 26.215 104,272 628 16.8 196.7 3.2 8,083.8 21 142,150 (1874) 150 2,534,044 94.168 (1874) 161,386 (1874) 15,309 (1871) 24,710 (1870) 1,070,698 (1871) That part of Kaffraria which had been independent up to the present time was united with the Cape Colony by procla ination of June 22, 1876. rected returns for India were not at hand. Another point of difference is that the native states of India are not included, nor the native population in the transatlantic colonies, nor the different colonies added since 1873. The following table gives the area and population of the United Kingdom according to the census of 1871, as well as the estimates of the Registrar-General (who does not include the islands in the British waters, nor the soldiers and sailors abroad), for 1874, 1875, and 1876. The islands not enumerated in the official work are the Laccadives and the Curia-Muria Islands in Asia; the Northern Territory, Auckland Isl. ands, Lord Howe's Island, Fanning Island, and Caroline Island, in Australasia; and New Amsterdam and St. Paul in Africa: 87,819,221 Pop. in 1876. 24,244,010 19,496,132 20,819,903 193,647 77,828,903 The number of emigrants from the United Kingdom during the years 1853-'75 was as follows: Enumerations of religious professions exist in Ireland only. This country had, in 1871, 4,150,867 Roman Catholics, 667,979 Episcopalians, 497,648 Presbyterians, 43,441 Methodists, and 52,442 of different denominations. The nativity of the 24,244,010 inhabitants of England and Wales was as follows: 21,692,165 were born in England and Wales, 213,254 in Scotland, 566,540 in Ireland, 25,655 on the islands of the British seas, 70,812 in the British colonies, 139,445 in foreign countries, and 4,395 on the high-seas. The following table gives the population of the principal cities in July, 1876: 1. London.. 3. Liverpool.. 521,544 16. Leicester.... 118,581 Management of debt. 207,881 4. (Manchester. Salford. 5. Birmingham. 871,889 19. Aberdeen. 96,499 6. Dublin.. Interest on loans for local pur 7. Leeds.. 291,580 21. Oldham.. 88,609 88,480 £27,443,750 9. Edinburgh. 215,146 2. CONSOLIDATED FUND. 24. Plymouth... 72,230 11. Bradford 173,723 25. Greenock 70,192 Annuities and pensions.. 828,110 Salaries and allowances. 52,919 97,930 27. Paisley..... 48,679 Courts of justice. 629,652 Russian-Dutch loan. 63,384 Localization of the military forces..... 200,000 Miscellaneous 81,178 8. MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL SERVICES 4. PAYMENTS FOR VOTED SERVICES. 1,757,090 18,119,865 £3,218,294 Navy services... 11,068,449 5,894,822 26,842,556 77,335,657 76,466,510 869,147 5. DEPARTMENTAL CHARGES. 74,921,878 74,828,040 598,883 Customs and inland revenue 77,181,693 76,621,778 509,920 Total ordinary expenditure... Extraordinary expenses, for shares of the Suez Canal (£4,076,565), and fortifications (£250,000). Total expenditure..... 4,826,565 £80,871,778 The principal items under the head of miscellaneous civil services were: Public works, £1,442,345; public departments, £2,516,595; justice, £4,910,836; and public instruction, arts and sciences, £2,945,342. The local receipts and expenditures for 1873 -'74 were as follows: |