116 STATISTICS. 



Municipal Debts. 



In 1824, the debt owing by the City of 7 

 London was Jo*u,W 



Ditto by the Corporation of Liverpool . 400,000 

 Debt owing by the Liverpool Docks . . 662,873 



The richest corporation in England is that of 

 Liverpool ; the next is said to be Newcastle on Tyne, 

 London being only the third. 



The Common Council. 



The court of common council consists of 



Aldermen . . . . 26 

 Common councilmen . 226 



Total 252 



National Debts. 



Denmark, about .... .10,000,000 (a) 



United States 19,000,000 



Columbia 6,750,000 



Chile 1,000,000 



Peru 1,200,000 



Buenos Ayres 1,000,000 



Brazil 3,200,000 



Mexico, 1825 6,400,000 



Austria, in 1819 83,790,000 (6) 



France 170,000,000 



Spain 111,570,000 (c) 



(a) Of this amount 5,000,000 is the paper of the bank, for 

 which the government is guarantee. Four-fifths of the debt is 

 owing to Danish subjects. 



(6) This sum includes a paper currency of the nominal value of 

 20,000,000, which in 1819 was greatly depreciated. Part of 

 the Austrian debt pays only 2| per cent, interest. 



(c) Viz. Funded debt 59,460,000 ; Vales Real 52,110,000 

 111,570,000*. sterling. These Vales pay no interest. The 





