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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 128, 31 May 1881, Page 3

Prance is naturally Very proud of the latest proof of her ability to raise a milliard loan without an effort; but (remarks the Pall Mall Gazette) after all. has been said concerning the evidence which it affords of the wealth, and credit of . the Republic, this system of mortgaging the income of posterity cannot be regarded with complacency. The money is wanted for carrying on the great: -public r works designed by M. de Freycinet, over which the French Government propose to spend twenty millions' a year for the next ten years. France already owes £940,000,000, and the issue of the ' new loan, to. say nothing ot those which are to follow, will raise the national indebtedness to close upon a thousand millions sterling— a colossal burden for even the strongest shoulders. The proceeds of the new loan will be applied solely for the construction of railways, canals, roads, &c, but every fresh demonstration of the ease and rapidity with which France can fill her treasury will increase the anxiety with which she is watched by her neighbours across the eastern frontier. Is it not wonderful that these neighbours are asking, moreover, whether it is all really destined for public works, London Statistics. — An exchange says there are some unpleasant statistics connected with London life. We pay about a million and a quarter for our police, and having more constables than Canterbury, Durham, Hereford, and Lichfleld, ail com bined, have free and independent voters. But even with this supply our metropolis is increasing much faster than its guardians! Last year they added 230 to the police, while the number of streets constructed amounted to several' miles. There 'were 21,580 houses in London last year that had no existence the year before. Of course; the growth of property means the growth of thieves. :It i* a kind of rule of three sum. More than £100,000- .worth . of. goods were -.stolen, /and, riotwiitistandibg all our police, only 'a quarter pf them w^s recovered. But it is not property only that is lost. .People" are; lost j.they "disappear.'' Thj^oUsappeared' last, year to the number of 12*000*. But they 1 were recovered to, a large extent — recovered or accounted for. Some of Ijhemiwere 'murdered j some, committed suicide (240); Borne we'rit to eea; and some quiejtly came back again/ and "all was forgiven/.*; Still, on. the whole, when December was reached, there were 166 of whom no account could: be given; ; Their., disappearanc e was a mystery, and remained ; a mystery. And this leaves put of account the agreeable statistics of street accidents.., When,. we read that 124 were killed ancl- about 3,000 wounded; the campaign seems to have been carried on with' very creditable activity., \.

ClTf OF NELSON. ELECTION 6F AUDITORS. IS pursuance of the provisions of "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876," and "The Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876," I hereby give notice that a POLL for the ELECTION of TWO PERSONS to be the Auditors of the i City ; of.:Nel«on, will ba held on WEDNESDAY,, "the Firet ; day, of Junei l4§X,;es the Citx'Codsoil Chimbkr, Nelson, cornmencing at -Nine , o'clock in tbe Morriingi' and cloringViat fiix q'qloek in the Afternodn. 1 "-'•- " -> : ~* The followiopr persons have been duly Nominated lag Candidates :— 7 AITKB^ ROBERT : EDWARDS. HGNJIY HODGSON, GEOBGiB!. < )881. ; ALFBBD QREENFimiD) ■ ' ; lUfrmt ...... ■■ „ ->: mwH Qf&m