The American annual cyclopedia and register of important events of the year Volume 5; v. 1865 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...Scialoja, Minister of Finance; Signor Defalco, Minister of Public Worship and Justice; Signor Jacini, Minister of Public Works. The Legislature consists of two Chambers, a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies. The Senate consists of the princes of the royal house, and an indefinite number of members above 40 years old, who are nominated by the king for life. The Chamber of Deputies consisted, in 1865, of 443 members. Italy has an area of 98,075 English square miles, and, according to the census of January. 1862, a population of 21,776,953. The largest cities of tho kingdom are Naples, 447,065 in Sec some further details on tho election of the Chambei of Deputies in Axncal Ovclopxcia tut ISM. habitants; Turin, 204,715; Milan, 190,109; Palermo, 194,463; Genoa, 137,986; Florence, the capital, 114,363. In the "Budget" for the year 1865, the receipts were estimated at 669,t!8,563 lire, and the expenditures at 873,635,600 lire. Deficit 204,197,037 lire. The puhlic debt amounted on December 31,1864, to 4,405,023,976 lire (nominal value of capital). The army, in 1865, was 222,321 men on the peace footing, and 494,800 men on the war footing. The number of war-vessels was, in July, 1865, 106, armed with 1,468 guns. The commerce, in the years 1862 and 1863, was as follows: In 1862, imports, 729,922,000 lire; exports, 392,497,000 lire. In 1863, imports, 777,158,000 lire; exports, 434,196,000 lire. The movement of shipping inclusive of coasting vessels, was as fol lows: Entered, 119,604: vessels; tonnage, 8,S85.381. Cleared, 120,704 vessels; tonnage, 8,235,515. The merchant navy, in 18G2, consisted of 16,552 vessels, having an aggrogato tonnage of 682,886. The publication of the Papal Encyclical of December 8,1864, threatened in January, 1865, to bring on a confli...