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Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 454, 10 December 1868, Page 2

The Nation says of London :— "The houses number more than 350,000, and its streets, if placed in line, would extend from Liverpool to New York, and are lighted at night by 360,000 gas lamps, consuming in every twenty-four hours about 13,000,000 cubic feet of gas. Of the water-supply, 44,383,328 gallons are used per day. The travelling public sustain 5,000 cabs and 1,500 omnibuses, besides all the other sorts of vehicles which human need can require or human wit invent. Its hungry population devour in course of every year 1,600,000 quarters of wheat, 240,000 bullocks, 3,700,000 sheep, 28,000 calves, 35,000 pigs, 10,000,000 head of game, 3,000,000 salmon, and innumerable fish of other softs ; and consume 43,300,000 gallons of beer, 2,000,000 j gallons of spirits, and 65,000 pipes of wine As a consequence, 2,400 doctors find con stant employment. London finally, supports 852 churches, which are presided over by 930 divineß of greater or less note."