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in the Hospicio are to be added, and this will slightly improve the 

 averages ; making the number of child len educated 27*2 per cent., or 

 1 in every 3'70. 



On an Outline for Subjects for Statistical Inquiries. By Mr. Hare, 

 President of the Leeds Statistical Society. 



The author observed how much the importance and value of statistical 

 societies would be augmented by a strict attention, so far as is practi- 

 cable, to uniformity in the designs they have in view, by a general agree- 

 ment in reference to the principles on which they are based, the terms 

 and numerals employed in their investigations, and the documents ne- 

 cessary to their elucidation. 



With a view to the attainment of these desirable objects, Mr. Hare 

 has sketched an outline of the subjects of inquiry, comprising a series 

 of tables, intended to be filled up by different societies. 



From such tables, of which there are upwards of 120, each town 

 where a society is established may have the number and description of 

 papers which its peculiar locality may require. 



Criminal Returns of the Empire. By Jeffries Kingsley. 



The author presented, in this communication, a summary of criminal 

 returns according to the system of fiscal and criminal statistics as pro- 

 pounded by himself in the Standard County Book for the treasurers 

 of Irebnd. The subjects were arranged under the following heads : — 

 Statistical references. Population census, 1831. Number of souls to 

 the square mile, English. Comparative standard : Carlow, least popu- 

 lous county, rated as one crime. Counties in the order of population. 

 Offences against the person. Offences against property with violence. 

 Offences against property without violence. Offences (malicious) 

 against property. Offences and forgery against the currency. Offences 

 not included in the foregoing. Total of all offences. Deaths. Free 

 pardon. Executed. Petty Sessions' courts. General Sessions' courts. 

 Assize courts. 



The return to these several heads was collected from the Prison 

 Reports, Ireland, for 1836 ; but, seeking to establish a principle, the 

 author did not hold himself responsible for the accuracy of the parti- 

 culars which were stated in the return. 



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