CONDITION OF EUROPE. 



31S 



Prussia 



(Including Pomerania, 

 Saxony, Schleswig- 

 Holstein, Hanover, 

 Hesse-Nassau, West- 

 phalia, &c., &c.) 



Bavaria 



Saxony 



Wiirtemburg 



Baden 



Hamburg 



Hesse 



Oldenburg 



Brunswick 



Bremen 



Alsace-Lorraine 



Anhalt 



Saxe-Meningen 



Saxe-Weimar 



Saxe-Altenbourg 



Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 



Schwarrbourg 



Sonderhausen 



Lubeck 



Reuss-Schleiz 



Reuss-Greiz 



Waldeck 



Schaumburg-Lippe 



Lippe 



Mecklenbourg-Strelitz 



Meckleaibourg-Schwerin 



GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



THE ARMY AND NAVY. 



The maintenance of a standing army in time of peace, without 

 the consent of Parliament, is prohibited by the Bill of Rights ot 

 1689. The number of troops, as well as the cost of the services, 

 have to be sanctioned by an annual vote of the House of Com- 

 mons. By the Act of Parliament of 1881, Great Britain and 

 Ireland are divided into thirteen military districts, and these are sub- 

 divided into sub-districts, or General Officer commands. The 

 system of military service is by voluntary enlistment, and the 

 duration of the service has been fixed at 12 years — 7 years in active 

 service, and 5 years in the Reserve. Exception is made to this rule 

 to the Horse Guards, who remain 1 2 years in active service. The 

 non-commissioned officers and subalterns, under certain conditions, 



* Not positively known. J Includes Interest and Management, &c. 



■f Active Debt exceeds the Passive Debt, and therefore no Interest charges. 



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