The Statesman’s Year-Book: A Statistical and Historical Account of the States of the Civilised World: Manual for Politicians and Merchants for the Year 1870

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by  Frederick Martin (auth.)

THE
STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK
A STATISTICAL AND IIlSTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE
STATES OF THE CIVILISED WORLD
~fanual for
POLITIOIANS AND MEROHANTS
FOR THE YEAR
BY FREDERICK MARTIN
SEVENTH ANNUAL PUBLICATION
STATES SOTFA TTEHSE OCFI VTILHIES EDCI VWILOISRELDD WORLD
;Jon~nu
MACMILLAN AND
C~
1870
Tbe ri;;ht of Tran&lation and R('f)rOduction U rebef'Ted
Man sagt oft: Zuhlen rcgieren die Welt.
Das aber ist gcmss, Z'lhlen zeii:;en, u·ic Eie regiert wird.
Goi:nm.
LOYDO!r : l'BUJ'l'ED JIY
ll'Ot'l:ISWOODB .c<D CO., ll'JIW·STEEl:r SQt'lllB
AND l'J..llLUllBZi't fi'IIl.I:RT
ISBN 978-0-230-25299-8 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/9780230252998
CONTENTS.
lNTROD UCTIO~.
CHRONICLE OF TIIB 'STATES.MAN'S YEAR BOOK.'
rAGE
NoYember, 1868-Dccembcr, 1869 • xiii
COMPARATIVE TABLE~
r_\GE
The Soyereigns of Europe • :uuu The Impm:t Markets of Great
Reyenue, Expenditure, and Debt Britain-Rank in !SGS and
of the Principal States of in 1869 - • X-•d
Europe and America • • xxiv Tho E.•port Markets of Great
Dem,iiy of Population of the Britain-Rank in 1868 und
Prihcipal States and Terri 1869 • . • . . XXYii
torial Dhisions of the The Iron-dad NaYics bf France
World. • xxY and Grca.t Britain • XXYiii
P ARl' TI!E FmsT.
THE STATES OF EUR OPE.
AUSTRIA:- BEI,GIUM:-
Reigning Sovereign and Reigning Soyereign and
Family. 3 Family • • , 28
Constitution and GoYcrn- Constitb.tion and Gowrn-
ment of fhe Empire • 5 ment . • • 29
- - of German Austria • G Church and Education 32
- - ofllnngary • 9 ReYenue and Expenditure • 33
Church and Education 11 Army • . • 3,5
Rerenue and Expendituro Area and Population • 36
of the Empire 13 Tr-ade and Industry • 37
- - of German Austria. H Railways • 3LI
- - of Hungary 16 WPights and Measures 40
Army 17 Books of Refore11co 40
Nary • • • 19
Area and Population. 21 DENMARK:-
Trade and Industry • 23 Reigniilg Sowrcign and
Railways • • • 25 :Family. 42
'"eights and ].feasures 26 Constifution and GoYcrn
Books of Reference • 26 ment 42
vi
CONTENTS.
PA.OB PAG8
DE..'OURX:- 2. Sall:ony:
Church and Education , 45 Reigning SoTereign and
ReTenue and Expenditure , 46 Family. • • • 130
Army and Nary 49 Constitution and GoTem-
Population • , 51 ment • • • • 131
Trade and Industry 52 Church and Education • 132
Colonies • • • 53 Rennue and Expenditure • 132
Weights and :Measures 53 Population , 134
Books of Reference , 5! 3. 1\Iecklenburg-Schwerin :-
Reigning SoTereign . • 134
Constitution, RcTenue, and
FRANCE:- Population • • 136
Reigning SoTercign and 4. Oldenburg:-
~·amily. • • , 55 Reigning SoTereign • • 137
Constitution nnd Go;ern- Conotitution, ReTenue, and
ment • • , 67 Population • 138
Church and Education , 62 5. Brunswick:-
ReTenue and Expenditure , 66 Reigning SoTercign • • 139
Public Debt 70 Constitution, ReTenuo, and
Army • • • 71 Population • HO
NaT Y • • • 75 6. Saxe-,V"eimar:-
Area. and Population. 81 Reigning Sonreign • • 141
Trade and Industry • 85 Constitution, Re>enue, and
Commercial Marine , 90 Population • 142
Railways • 93 7. Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 143
Colonies • • , 93 8. Saxc-l'ileiningen 144
Weights and MPasures 94 9. Anhalt • • 145
Books of Reference 95 10. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 147
11. Saxe-Altenburg. • 149
12. Waldeck • • • • 150
GERMA.NY:-
13. Lippe-Dctmold • • • 151
Constitution and Go1crn- 14. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt • 152
ment • • • • 98 15. Schwarzburg • Sondershau-
Ro1enu1> and Expenditure • 99 sen •
Army and Population , 100 16. Tieuss-Schleiz . 154
Trade and Commerco • 186 17. Schaumburg-Lippe 155
Weights and Measures 189 18. Rcuss-Greiz • 166
Books of Reference • 190 19. Hamburg • 167
20. Liibeck 161
Co~7EDERA.TE STA.TBS OF Nonrn 21. Bremen 162
GEJULU"Y:-
1. Prussia:- Nox-CoxnmEnur: STA.TES oF SOUTH
Reigning SoTereign and GER)l.U."Y :-
Family • • • • 104
Constitution and Gonrn- 1. BaTaria :-
ment • • • 107 Reigning SoTCrcign and
Church and Education • lll Family. • • • 165
ReTenue and Expenditure • 113 Constitution and GoTern-
Army • • • • ll7 ment • • • , 167
Nary • • • • ll9 Church and Education , 168
Area and Population • 122 ReTenue and Expenditure • 169
Trade and Industry • , 126 Army and Population , 170
CONTE:XTS. vii
PAGE P.AGE
2. Wiirtemberg:- GREAT BRIT..\!X :-
Reigning Sovereign and Railways • • 272
Family • 173 Colonial Possessions 273
Constitution and Go;ern-
ment • • • 174 GREECE:-
Church and Education • 175 Reigning Sovereign and
Re;enue and Expenditure • 176 Family • 279
Army and Population 178 Constitution and Govern-
3. Badcn:- ment . • • 280
Reigning So;ereign and Church and Education 281
Family. • • • 179 Revenue and Expenditure • 282
Constitution and Re;enue 179 Army and Nary 285
lu:my and Population 181 Population • • 286
Trade and Industry • 288
4. Hesse:-
Weights and ::.lfeasurcs 289
Ileigning So;ereign and
Books of Reference • 290
Family. • • • 182
Constitution, Revenue, and ITALY:-
Population 183
Reigning So>errign and
5. Lichtenstein 185 Family • • 291
Constitution and Go>ern-
THE ZoLLTEREL'I' oF GEnYA:i.-Y • 186 ment • • • 293
Weights and Measures 189 Church and Education 294
Books of Reference concern- Revenue and Expenditure • 297
Public Debt • . • 299
ing Germany. 190
Army and Na>y . 301
Area and Population. 304
GREAT BRITAIN and IRE Trade and Industry 308
L.A.l'i"D :- Shipping • :HO
Reigning So;ereign and PAPAL STATES:-
.Family • • l!J2 Sovereign Pontiff , • 312
Constitution anil Go>ern- !.ist of Pontiffs ~ince A.n.
ment . • • 195 752 313
Church and Education 208 Constitution and Go;ern-
Re>enue and Expendi- ment • • • . 315
ture 215 Ecclesiastical Organisation 316
Taxation 220 List of Cardinals • • 317
National Debt 222 Rewnue, Army, and Popu-
Army 224 lation • • • • 3 l!J
Nary • • 231 Trade • . . 322
Iron-clad Navy • 235 Weights and :Measures 323
Population- Books of Reference con-
England and Wales 239 cerning Italy 324
Scotland 244
Ireland . 246 NETHERLANDS:-
Emigration • • • 252 Reigning Sovereign and
Income of the Population 287 Family. • 326
Commerce and Trade- Constitution and Govern-
Imports and Exports 256 ment • • • 328
Shipping • • 263 Church and :Education 329
Textile Industry • 268 Rewntle and Expenditure • 330
1'Iines and Minerals 270 lu:my and Nary 334
viii CONTENTS.
PA.OR PAGE
NETHERLAXDS :- SrA1x:-
Arc.1 and Population • • 336
'"e ights and )f('nsures 415
Trade and Industry , 337 Books of Reference • 416
Shipping • 338
Colonies • • , 339
SWEDEN and :NORWAY:-
Weights :1.nd l\Ieasures 341
Books of Reference 342 Reigning So•ercign and
Family. 417
PORTUGAL:- Dynastic Union 418
Reigning Sovereign and SwEDEx:-
}'amily . • . • 3-13 Conotitution and (fovern-
Constitution and Govern- ment . • . • 419
ment • • • 345 RBwnuc and Expenditure • 421
Church and Education • 346 Army and Nary . 423
Revenue and Expenditure • 348 Arra and Population • 425
Army and Na•y • 350 Trade and Industry , 426
Arra and Population. 351 Railways • • • 427
Trade and Industry • 352 Colonial Possession , 435
Colonies . • • 353 ,ye ights and l\Ieasurcs 435
·weights and l\Iensures 353 l3ooks of Reference • • 436
Books of Reference • 354
NonwAY:-
RUSSIA:- Constitution and Go•ern-
Reigning Sovereign and mcnt • • • • 42!1
Family • • • • 355 Revenue and Expenditure • 431
Constitution and Govern• Army and Navy • 431
ment • • • 3.57 Arca and Popul.ition • 433
Church and Education , 362 Trade and Industry • 434
Rc.enue and R'Pcnditure • 365 'Veights and Measures 435
National Debt 368 Books of Reference 436
Army 372
Nary • • • 477 SWITZERLAND:
Area and Population . 379 Constitution and Gowrn-
TmdP and Industry 38.5 ment . • . 438
Shipping • 387 Church and Education 410
Railways • 388 Revenue arrd Expenditure • 441
].\fanufactures • 3 8 9 Army • • • 4H
'VPights and Measures 390 Are:i. and Popul.ition . 446
Books of Reference 391 Trade and Industry • 448
Haihn1ys • • . 449
SPAIN:- 'Veights and ::V!rasures 449
Constitution and Govern- Books of Reference • 450
ment • • . 303
Church and Education • 396 TURKEY and TRIBUTARY
Revenue and Expenditure • 399 STATES:-
National Debt . • 401 Reigning So•creign and
Army and Navy • • 403 Family • • • , 451
Area and Population • 405 Constitution and Govern-
Trade and Industry • 409 ment • • • • 452
1\Iinerals • 410 Religion and Education , 454
Railways • 410 Re•enue and Expenditure • 451
Colonies 412 Public Debt 459
CONTE~TS. ix
P.\Gll P.\GB
Ti:mXEY:- Roum:mia :-
Army and Nary 461 Tr(lde a.nd CQnunori;a • 474
Arca and Population 465
Trade and Commerce 469 SERVJA.:-
Manufactures , 4i0 Go>ernment • • • 4 i 4
EoYPT:-See Part II. Arn1cA.. Re>enue, Army, a.nd Popu·
lation • • • • 475
Romu.~L\ :- Trade • • • 476
Constitution and Go>ern- Weights and Measures • 4 77
ment • • • • 471 Books of Reference con-
Rennue, Army, and Popu· cerning Turkey 478
lation , • • • 47 2
p ART THE SECOND.
THE STATES OF AMERlCA, AFRICA, ASIA,
.AND AUSTRALASIA.
I. AMERICA.
ARGENTINE CON.FEDERA· CA.i.'ll"ADA and BRITISH
TlON:- NORTH A.;.l!ERIOA:-
Constitution and Go>ern- Constitution and Go1ern •
ruent • • • • 480 ment • • • 508
Rennut', Army, and Popu- Church and Education • 510
lation • • • • 481 R~rnnue and Expenditure • 511
Trade and Industry , 483 Army and Nary , , 512
Railways • . • 484 Population • , , 514
Weights and Measures • 485 Trade and Industry • 516
Books of Reference • • 485 Shipping • • • , 518
Weights and Measures 519
BOLIVIA.:- Books of Reference , 520
Constitution and Go>ern·
ment • • . • 487
Re>enue, Army, and Popu· CIIILI~-
lation • • , • 488 Constitution and Go;ern·
Trade and Industry • 489 ment • • • • 621
Weights and Measurea • 489 Rerenue, Army, and Popu-
J3ooks of Reference • , 490 lation • • • • 522
Tr-ade and Indwrtry • 523
B"RAZIL:- Railways • • • • 524
Reigning Sovereign and Weights and Measures 525
Family • • • 491 Books of Reference , • 525
Constitution and Go;ern-
ment • • • -i92
Church and Education • 494 COL011IBIA :-
Re;enue and Expenditure • 495 Constitution and Go;-ern-
Public Debt 497 ment • • • • 526
}.xmy and Na-ry , 499 Reve~ue, Army, and P<;>pu-
Population • • 500 lation • • , , 527
Trade and Commerce. 502 Trade and Industry • li28
Weights and Measures 605 Welghts and Measures li29
Books of Reference • 506 Dooks of Reference • 530
ix L'ONTENTS.
COSTA RICA:- l'.l.GK Pxxu:- PAGE
Constitution and Govern• 'frs.de and Industry • 652
ment • • • • 531 Guano exports • • 663
Rewnue, Population, and Weights and Measures 5!H
Trade • • • • 632 Books of Reference • • 555
Weights a.nd Measures • 633
Books of Reference • • 634 UNITED STATES:
Constitution and Govern-
.ECUADOR:- ment • • • , li5G
Constitution and Govern· Lists of Presidents • 557
Congress • • • , 569
ment • • • • 635
Revenue and Expenditure • li63
Revenue, Population, and
National. Debt • , 566
Trado • • • 636 Army • 568
Weights and Measures 636
Books of Reference • 687 Navy • • • 571
Iron-clad Navy • • • 572
Arca and Population. , 67a
MEXICO:- Immigration • • 679
Constitntion and Govern- Trade and Industry , 6S-t
ment • • • • 638 Mines ~nd Minerals • 588
R..-nnue and Expenditure. 639 Railways • . , 589
Public Debt • • • 640 Commercial Marine • , 591
Area and Population • 541 Weights and Measures • 691
Trade and Industry • 642 Books of Reference • • 592
Weights, and Meallures 6H
Books of Reference • • 545 URUGUAY:-
Colliltitution and Govern-
PARAGUAY:- ment • • . • 59·1
Revenue, Army, aud Popu-
Co11stitu.tion and Govern-
lation • • • • 594
ment • • • 546
Rerenue and Arrny • 546 Trade and Industry • • 695
Population and Trade 547 Weights and Measures • 697
'Veights and Measures MS :Books of ncference • • 597
Books of Reference , • 549 VENEZUELA:-
Constitution and Govern-
PERU:~ ment • • • • 598
Constitution and Govern- Re'l"enuc, Population. and
mffit • • • • 650 Trade • • • • li99
Revenue, /umy, and Popu- Weights and Measures • 600
lation , 651 Books of Reference • • 600
2. AFRICA.
ALGERIA:- CAPE OF GOOD HOPE:-
Go'l"ernment, Revenue, and Constitution and Govern-
Army • • • 601 ment • • • • 606
Area and Population • 603 Revenue and Expenditure. 607
Trade and Industry • • 603 Area and Population • 608
W l'ights and :Measures • 605 Trade and Commerce 610
'Books of neference • • 605 Books of Reference • , Gll