Lippe-Schaumburg Frederic Wm. Elector Holland orNetherlands William III. John Leopold Grand Duke King 66 66 66 Mar. 2, 1805 Mar.24, 1834 29 Evangelical 66 Oct. 5, 1840 Nov. 12, 1858 18 Catholic 66 Mecklenburg-Schwer. Fred. Francis Grand Duke Feb. 28, 1823 Mar. 7, 1842 19 Lutheran Oct. 17, 1819 Sept. 6, 1860 41 Dec. 8, 1818 June 20, 1856 37 Catholic 66 Apr. 29, 1818 Mar. 2, 1855 37 Greek Church *The King of Belgium is a Protestant, though his subjects are chiefly Catholics; the King of Saxony is a Catholic, though the greater part of his subjects are Protestants; and the King of Greece is a Catholic, though most of his subjects are of the Greek Church. Of the 16,440,000 European subjects of the Sultan of Turkey, 10,435,079 are Christians, and 6,004,921 are Mahometans. † His father, Ferdinand, husband of the late queen, was regent until Sept. 16, 1855. At the peace of Villafranca (July 11th, 1859), Austria ceded Lombardy to France, (with certain reservations which appear in the American Almanac for 1860, pp. 363 and 364), to be ceded by France to Sardinia. By the Treaty of Zurich (November 10th, 1859), France ceded this territory to Sardinia. Parma, Modena, the Romagna, and Tuscany, by popular vote, on March 11th, 1860, accepted and carried into effect by decrees of Sardinia, on the 18th and 22d of that month, were annexed to the latter kingdom. March 24th, 1860, a treaty for the transfer of Savoy and the arrondissement of Nice from Sardinia to France was signed by those powers, and the cession was made on June 14th, 1860. STATES OF EUROPE,§ With the Form of Government, and Square Miles, according to McCulloch's Geographical Dictionary, with Corrections; and the Population (chiefly) from the Almanach de Gotha for 1861. States and Titles. Andorra, Pyrenees, Repub *Anhalt-Bernburg, Duchy, *Anhalt-Dessau-Cöthen, *Austria, Empire, *Baden, Grand Duchy, *Bavaria, Kingdom, Belgium, *Bremen, Free City, 66 11,313 4,671,183 1860 112 88,856 1855 66 Republic; senate and assembly, Limited monarchy; with prov. states, 66 *Reuss, Principalities of, *Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy, 66 "" *Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, Lim. sov.; one chamb. for each duchy, Senate and council of ancients, Sicilies, The Two, Kingdom, Absolute monarchy, *Wurtemberg, Kingdom, Limited monarchy; with a legislature, Limited sovereignty; one chamber, Total, 358 62,974 1859 41,521 8,703,130 1856 176,480 15,454,514 c 1857 S170,715 3,639,332 1855 121,725 1,490,047 1855 15,261 2,391,478| 1850 189,920 16,440,000 1845 455 57,550 1858 7,568 1,690,898 1858 3,765,522 275,806,741 * Member of the Confederation of Germany. †The enumeration is that of 1857. The population enumerated is that of the Austrian territory as left by the peace of Zurich. Since the separation of the Romagna. Including Poland (4,696,919) and Finland (1,632,977). Including Wallachia, Moldavia, and Servia, containing respectively 1,800,000, 1,200,000, and 1,100,000 inhabitants. Including Turkey in Asia and African possessions, the population in 1844 was 36,600,000. a Exclusive of Iceland, with a population in 1855 of 64,603, and an area of 40,000 square miles, and other colonies with a population of 55,680, but including the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg. b Exclusive of the colonies (including Algeria), with a population (in 1858) of 3,641,226. c The colonies and dependencies of Great Britain have, besides, a population stated at 192,498,939; those of Holland, 17,692,684; of Portugal, 2,759,412; and of Spain, 4,528,633. GREAT BRITAIN. POPULATION OF THE BRITISH COLONIES, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST * Besides 50 aliens and resident strangers, whose sex is not distinguished. † Inclusive of 250,320 Chinese, namely, 147,364 men, 24,374 women, and 33,582 children. Total on the 31st December, 1858, 84,800. § Besides 26,196 aliens and strangers. Inclusive of 10,584 aliens, and 25,189 various, Malays, heathens, &c. This statement of the population is believed to be underrated, especially for the "Other States." THE ROYAL FAMILY. The Queen. Alexandrina Victoria, born May 24, 1819; succeeded her uncle, William IV., June 20, 1837; was crowned, June 28, 1838; married, Feb. 10, 1840, to Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel, (Prince of Coburg and Gotha,) Prince Consort, born Aug. 26, 1819. Issue, Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa, Princess Royal, born Nov. 21, 1840; married to Prince Frederic William of Prussia, Jan. 25, 1858; Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, born Nov. 9, 1841; Alice Maud Mary, born April 25, 1843; Alfred Ernest Albert, born Aug. 6, 1844; Helena Augusta Victoria, born May 25, 1846; Louisa Caroline Alberta, born March 18, 1848; Arthur William Patrick Albert, born May 1, 1850; Leopold George Duncan Albert, born April 7, 1853; Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, born April 14, 1857. Rt. Hon. Sir G., C. Lewis, Bt., Secretary of State,- Home Dep., Salary. £5,000 5,000 5,000 Lord John Russell, Duke of Newcastle, Rt. Hon. E. Cardwell, Rt. Hon. Charles P. Villiers, President of the Board of Trade, Rt. Hon. Sir George Grey, Bt., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, President of the Poor-Law Board, 2,000 2,000 2,000 5,500 High Court of Chancery. — Lord Campbell (b. 1781, ap. 1859), Lord High Chancellor, salary, £10,000; Rt. Hon. Sir John Romilly (b. 1800, ap. 1851), Mr. Herbert has been raised to the peerage. Master of the Rolls, £7,000; Sir R. T. Kindersley (b. 1792, ap. 1851), Sir John Stuart (b. 1793, ap. 1852), Sir William Page Wood (b. 1801, ap. 1853), Vice-Chancellors, £5,000 each. Court of Appeal in Chancery. — Rt. Hon. Sir James L. Knight Bruce (b. 1791, ap. 1851), Rt. Hon. Sir George James Turner (b. 1798, ap. 1851), Lords Justices, £6,000 each. Court of Queen's Bench.— Sir Alexander J. E. Cockburn, Bart. (b. 1802, ap. 1859), Lord Chief Justice, £8,000; Sir Wm. Wightman (b. 1784, ap. 1841), Sir Charles Crompton (b. 1797, ap 1852), Sir Hugh Hill (b. 1802, ap. 1858), and Sir Colin Blackburn (ap. 1859), Judges, £5,000 each. Court of Common Pleas.—Sir William Erle (b. 1793, ap. 1859), Lord Chief Justice, £7,000; Sir Edw. Vaughan Williams (ap. 1847), Sir James Shaw Willes (b. 1814, ap. 1855), Sir John Barnard Byles (b. 1801, ap. 1858), and Sir H. S. Keating (b. 1804, ap. 1859), Judges, £ 5,000 each. Court of Exchequer. Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick J. Pollock (b. 1783, ap. 1844), Lord Chief Buron, £7,000; Sir Samuel Martin (b. 1800, ap. 1850), Sir George W. W. Bramwell (b. 1808, ap. 1856), Sir James P. Wilde (ap. 1860), and Sir William Fry Channell (b. 1804, ap. 1857), Barons, £5,000 each. Court of Probate, and Court of Divorce and Matrimonial Causes. — Rt. Hon. Sir Creswell Creswell (b. 1794), Judge Ordinary. Admiralty Court. — Judge, Rt. Hon. S. Lushington (b. 1782, ap. 1838); Queen's Advocate, Sir J. D. Harding (b. 1809, ap. 1852); Admiralty Advocate, Dr. R. J. Phillimore. Court of Bankruptcy. — Lords Justices of Appeal, Sir J. L. Knight Bruce, Sir George J. Turner; Chief Registrar, W. H. Whitehead. Insolvent Debtors' Court. Chief Commissioner, William John Law; Commissioner, William Nichols; Chief Clerk, Charles Dance. Scotland. Court of Session : Inner House. —1st Division. Rt. Hon. Duncan McNeill, Lord Colonsay (b. 1794, ap. 1852), Lord President, £4,800. James Ivory, Lord Ivory (b. 1792, ap. 1840); John Marshall, Lord Curriehill (ap. 1855); Sir George Deas, Lord Deas (b. 1804, ap. 1855), Judges, £3,000 each. Inner House: 2d Division. - Rt. Hon. John Inglis, Lord Glencorse, (b. 1810, ap. 1858), Lord Justice Clerk, £4,500. Alexander Wood, Lord Wood (ap. 1842); John Cowan, Lord Cowan (b. 1798, ap. 1851); Hercules J. Robertson, Lord Benholme (b. 1796, ap. 1853), Judges; £3,000 each. Outer House: Permanent Lords Ordinary. — Charles Neaves, Lord Neaves (b. 1800, ap 1854); James Craufurd, Lord Ardmillan (b. 1805, ap. 1855); Thomas Mackenzie, Lord Mackenzie (b. 1807, ap. 1855); William Penney, Lord Kinloch (b. 1801, ap. 1858); Hon. Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode (b. 1804, ap. 1859); £3,000 each. James Moncrieff, Lord Advocate, £2,500 and fees. Edward Francis Maitland, Solicitor-General, £1,000. Court of Justiciary. - Lord Justice General, Rt. Hon. Duncan McNeill; Lord Justice Clerk, Rt. Hon. John Inglis; Commissioners, Lords Ivory, Cowan, Deas, Ardmillan, and Neaves. |