ment as given notice that the census of the. Empire, commenced on the Ist January of the Goh year of Meiji (1873), has been brought to and from the papers relating thereto, prepared by the Bureau of Official Statistics, we make the subjoined extracts "The enumeration of the population of all the Shi, Fu and Ken commenced on the let. January, 1873, and of that of the Lion Kien Islands in the month of February of the same year. The necessary arrangements for the Eensus of those who were living in other provinces or in foreign countries not being yet completed, the enumeration of those persons hae been made, not in the province in which they are living, but rey were born. The increase of 189,850 ivbabitants has been-proved by means of the registers of inscription, which are kept much more regularly than in the preceding y "The five imperial palaces of Tokio are snd two woof by Hayake, he Empress habited by the present Mikado, aged 20 years wager, a years;.and by Yosiko, the reigning Empress, aged 22 years and eight the Imperial family, that it relatives, amount to28 laces, ire Imperial family consist of 31 persons.
"Tie total population of the Empire, including the Mikado and his family, amounts to 33,300,675 souls, of whom 16,891,729 are men, and 16,408,946 women.
"Of the men, 4,754,931 are under 14 years years of age; 2,(129,520, above 15; 5,001,301 have 21; 2,663,290 above 40; 1,401,550 above 60; 71,184 above 80; of 768 the age could not be proved, and of the inhabitants of Saghalien, the age of 1,185 is unknown.
"OF the' women, 4,590,941 are under 14 yeara; 6,623,900 are' above 15; 5,041,972 above 40; 110,870 above 80; and of 2,163 the age could not be ascertained.
"The class of kuadzoku (nobles) is composed of 2,829 persons, of whom 1,387 are men, and 1,442 are women.
"The samurai amount to 1,548,568 persons, of whom 777,171 are.men,, and 781,797.are "The close of sotsu samurai (samurai of the 2nd rank) consist of 343,881 persons, of whom 173,654 are men, and 170,227 women. jishis. (samurai of the 3rd rank) consists of 3,380 persona, of. whom 1,742 are men; and 1,338 are women. amount to of whom 148,807 are men, Prieata, ineludivg bonzes of the 2nd rank,
and 28,862 women, "The ancient Shinto priests. amount, to 76,119, of whom:38,720.are. zen, and 37,392
The Gazette states more positively that "the pi f an expedition to Corea has now been definitely determined upon, and it will be.deferred only until such time as circumstances..will allow it to be carried out with reasonable probability of practical success. One contingency. alone will prevent the execution of the. sel and that is an ample stonement, on the part of Cores, for th quarrelsome and violent action in which she as indulged during the past two or three tething of this sort, however, is ated, and a Corean expedition is as cer iny event in the future can be that is not unconditionally. predetermined, We are well aware of the importance of an announoge ment of, this sort, and should hold it ono.of the gravest errors' of which " public journal could be capable, if, we, shawld give it currer without full Warrant and autho the minor reports, that hay upon this subject," referring the despatch ad's certain commissioner to the particularly'
capital of Corea, we may repeat what we have alreaily published; siamely, that up to the present moment no such appointment as that
made." which hes been confidently named, ha bean The Herald continues the theme by.xemarking, Notwithstanding.the numerous articles, which, have appeared in. the native Press deprecating a war. with Core thing that has occurred in ion to this subject has been confirmatory of ment thi we made mouth Cabinet had resolv on war in the ensuing spring. To active atops are being taken, and. every pre-ion sade. Mori has been deapatalied to to take soundings there, and to learn the disposition of the Chinese Government; relation to the affair, and to ascertain, \barrassed, and putting it out of gary. With the object of acoin
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