The million-peopled city
Garwood, John
1853
Numbers of Out-pensioners in different Years, according to the Prevalence of Peace or War.
The number of the out-pensioners of has much varied at different times. It has been least during war, and has been most in the early years of peace. In it was but 3,820. Then came the battle of Culloden, and the , which, in , raised the number to 9,087. It then somewhat decreased again, until the, which, in , increased the number to 15,229. For the next 10 years the numbers varied little, but the commencement of the wars with , , and , by had reduced the number to 10,961. The termination of the American war again increased the number, in , to 20,273. The war with , subsequent on the French Revolution, had again, in , reduced the number to 16,955. The Treaty of Amiens once more increased it, in , to 25,307; and on the war being very shortly afterwards renewed, the number was again lessened. But after the abdication of and the general peace, the numbers rapidly rose. In the number of the out-pensioners of l was 26,568. In they were increased to 36,757. In they amounted to 39,217. In they rose to 54,068; in , to 57,792; and in , to 61,397. In the numbers had still further increased to 81,189, | |
128 | and by they were 85,834. Through the blessings of long-continued peace, they have since somewhat lessened. But they are considerably more than the estimate given by the missionary in the foregoing Report. |