Show RESULTS OF HALF A CENTURY Queen Victoria has been on the English throne fifty years hence the jubilee now in progress throughout the royal dominions It would indeed be a year of jubilee as the New York Herald has suggested were Her Majesty to convey to Parliament a wish that the experiment of Home rule in Ireland should be tried When Victoria ascended the throne the area governed in India was 600000 square miles 1380000 now comprise that area The population of European stock has increased from 300000 to 500 000 the native polulation has increased from 96000000 to 254000000 and the revenues from 19000000 to 17000000 pounds sterling Her Majestys colonies colo-nies and dependencies have grown In area governed from 520000 to 7000000 population European stock from 1800 000 to 8500000 colored population 2 100000 to 8000000 State revenues 5000000 51000000 pounds sterling I |