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 England and Wales.

These tables also tell their own tale, we see:—

That while agriculture remains depressed, trade is reviving, the figures for 1880 and 1881 for England and Wales bringing the fact into strong relief; 2, that as while in 1870 this part of the kingdom had a million of paupers to support, in 1881 it has only 800,000, although the population has in the meantime increased 3,340,000, a marvellous proof of progress; 3, that we appear to be once more embarked on the rising wave of prosperity as a trading and manufacturing nation.

Let us now turn to our criminal statistics.

3.— United Kingdom.

Do these figures require a word of comment?

Let us now turn to the matter of education.

4.— United Kingdom.