Journal of the Statistical Society of London, 20. köideStatistical Society of London, 1857 |
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Page 109 - India; the chancellor of the exchequer, the first lord of the admiralty, the...
Page 105 - From the noblemen who held the white staff and the great seal, down to the humblest tidewaiter and gauger, what would now be called gross corruption was practised without disguise and without reproach. Titles, places, commissions, pardons, were daily sold in market overt by the great dignitaries of the realm ; and every clerk in every department imitated, to the best of his power, the evil example.
Page 114 - Next in importance to the maintenance of the Constitution and the Union is the duty of preserving the Government free from the taint or even the suspicion of corruption. Public virtue is the vital spirit of republics, and history proves that when this has decayed and the love of money has usurped its place, although the forms of free government may remain for a season, the substance has departed forever.
Page 27 - But while the labouring myriads of our country have been multiplying with our multiplied material prosperity, it cannot, it is feared, be stated that a corresponding increase has occurred in the attendance of this class in our religious edifices. More especially in cities and large towns it is observable how absolutely insignificant a portion of the congregations is composed of artisans.
Page 45 - ... fishing with lines, with baskets — by every imaginable decoy and device. There is no river which is not staked to assist the fisherman in his craft. There is no lake, no pond, which is not crowded with fish. A piece of water is nearly as valuable as field of fertile land.
Page 113 - Ans. 888,000 dol1 11. The salary of the President of the United States is 25,000 dollars a year; how much will it amount to in 82 years ? Ans. 2,050,000 dollars. 12. The earth is 95,000,000 of miles from the sun, and the planet Neptune is 30 times as far. How far is Neptune from the Sun ? Ans. 2,850,000,000 miles. DIVISION. 66. DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number...
Page 298 - an ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in parliament, for the speedy raising and levying of money for the maintenance of the army raised by the parliament, and other great affairs of the commonwealth...
Page 47 - ... to give more gusto to the rice. As the food the Chinese eat is for the most part hard, coarse, and of little cost, so their beverages are singularly economical. Drunkenness is a rare vice in China, and fermented spirits or strong drinks are seldom used. Tea may be said to be the national, the universal beverage ; and though that employed by the multitude does not cost more than from 3d. to 6d, per ft, an infusion of less costly leaves is commonly employed, especially in localities remote from...
Page 27 - From whatever cause, in them or in the manner of their treatment by religious bodies, it is sadly certain that this vast, intelligent, and growingly important section of our countrymen is thoroughly estranged from our religious institutions in their present aspect.