The maniacs from two prisons average 3,000 a year; and
the majority of mad persons are unmarried.
_Lottery_.--The average annual receipts of the lottery is about a million
sterling--of which the treasury receive about L180,000. the remainder
being the adventurers'.
_Marriages_.--The average of marriages is 6,316, or 1 marriage in every
108 persons. Marriages are most frequent in February, and least in
December. There is rather more than an average of three children to each
marriage.
_Births_.--The births average 27,000, or 1 birth for every 12 minutes; of
the number, 8,760 are illegitimate.
_Gaming Houses_.--The annual receipt is L360,000.; the whole expenses
L60,000. Those who lease them clear in 6 years about L83,000.
_Wine Tax_.--The annual revenue is a million sterling.
_Theatres_.--There are 10,000 persons daily at the theatres, Of these, it
is estimated, 6,816 pay for admission. The annual average receipts of all
the theatres is L209,298.
_Tombs_.--The price for a tomb in _Pere la Chaise_, is about L4.
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