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tho Foreigner, and tho facilities which tempt the Englishman, tho number of Foreignersannually arriving in this country, as recorded in tho Alien Lists, will not appear to bo so smallas tho first impression the figures might indicate.
Tho general accuracy of the Official Lists of Aliens, may also bo inferred from an examina-tion of tho ltoturns of Passenger Traffic. During tho six months ended tho 30th of Septemberlast, as compared with tho corresponding period of 1850, thoro arrived by Steam-packet, directto London from Foreign Stations, an excess of 21,278 passengers ; of course, a large proportionof these were English . During tho samo period, tho excess of passengers who arrived at thoLondon Station of tho South Eastern llailway, was 80,974. Thus, while the excess of Foreignerswho arrived in this country was 42,913, the excess of passengers, English and Foreign, by thotwo principal routes from the Continent , was 102,252, and tho number of Foreigners certainlyappears to bear a fair proportion to the total number of travellers.
Annexed, is an abstract of tho Alien Lists, showing the number of Foreigners who arrivedin London during the six months ended tho 30th of September last, distinguishing theircountry, with a statement of tho population of tho several countries, and the proportion ofarrivals to tho population.
Numhku of Fouhiuneks who arrived in I'.ngi.and, between the 1st of April and the 30th of
September, 1851.
Country.
Number
of
Arrivals.
Population.
Proportion
of
Arrivals to10,000 In-habitants.
2 952
3,128,841
9-43
3,790
4,335,319
8-75
27,230
35,400,48(1
7 *(>9
10,440
15,813,022
(Wit)
734
2,113,248
3-47
5,048
23,138,454
2-18
1,774
15,(199,441
1-13
Norway, Sweden , and l)en-\mark./
548
(1,(150,938
(>■97
Prussia.
1 ,489
1(1,171,5(1422,740,344
0*92
1,489
0-55
Austria.
072
32,8(12,770
0*20
Turkey and Egypt
Greece.
Not ascertained ....
Total ....
854
8(1
94
8
1,107
58,427
50,3(12,315
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* There is considerable difliculty in dislitiuiiishitig tho Countries of Cent rnl Kuropo. The comprehensive term “(lcrnnm ”is so frequently inserted in the Alien Lists, that it is impossible to ascertain with aoenracy the description of the countries.Tims, under the head of “ Germany,” are included ihivuria, tfuxony, Hanover, &e., and many Austrians and Prussians arecalculated here as Hermans.
PRECAUTIONARY ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ORDER, &c.
The peace and general good ordor of tho Metropolis have rarely beon disturbed, except bysome sliort-livod political or social outbreak, which tho Government has boon able to suppresswithout resorting to extraordinary powers, or requiring permanent additions to tho existinginstitutions for repressing crime and maintaining tranquillity. Tho network of Railways whichnow intersect tho country, and tho immediate connexion of all tho principal towns of Great.Britain with tho Metropolis through tho successful adoption of tho electric telegraph, havedoubtless strengthened tho hands of Government in caso of emergency ; but oven before thoexistence of these facilities tho military force in and within a day’s journey of London wassingularly small when compared with tho garrisons maintained in tho capitals of tho Continent ,and even less in proportion to the dense population their services are required to protect.
Tho ordinary military force in the Metropolis has consisted of two regiments of LifoGuards, and six battalions of Foot Guards in London ; and in tho vicinity, a regiment of LightDragoons, a force of Military Pensioners, the head-quarters of tho Artillery at Woolwich, thoSappors, tho Marinos, and some few detachments from regiments of tho lino there and atDeptford, in all not exceeding 13,500 men. This force has boon found sufficient lor all ordi-nary purposes ; but on tho occasion of the Exhibition, additional regiments wore quartered inand near London , and others so disposed as to facilitate tho concentration, if necessary, of alargo body of troops in the Metropolis. But although a considerable additional force hod thusboon drawn in upon tho Metropolis, amply sufficient, in tho opinion of tlio authorities, toprovont, in conjunction witli tho usual amount of troops and tho police, any disturbance thatmight have occurred, yet from tho judicious manner in which tho troops wore disposed, tho