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ANDREW H. REEDER, of Fort Leavenworth, Governor,

Term ends. Salary.

1858, $2,500

Daniel Woodson,

Secretary,

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JUDICIARY.

Saml. Dexter Lacompte, of Ft. Leavenworth, Chief Justice, 1858,

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XXXIX. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

THE District of Columbia is under the immediate government of Congress. The city of Washington became the seat of the government of the United States in 1800, and it is the residence of the President, and the other chief executive officers of the national government. By an act of Congress, in 1846, which was subsequently accepted by the people of Alexandria, the city and county of Alexandria were retroceded to the State of Virginia, and the District is now confined to the Maryland side of the Potomac.

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Russia

Sweden and Norway July 4, 1799 Mar. 8, 1844 45 Lutheran
July 6, 1796 Dec. 1, 1825 29 Greek Church
Oct. 6, 1808 Jan. 20, 1848 39 Lutheran
May 24, 1819 June 20, 1837 18 Prot. Episc.

Holland orNetherlands Feb. 19, 1817 Mar. 17, 1849 32 Reformed

Oldenburg

Brunswick
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Great Britain

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Saxony
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Fred. Francis Grand Duke Mecklenburg-Schwer. Feb. 28, 1823 Ma 7, 1842 19 Lutheran
Mecklenburg-Strelitz Aug. 12, 1779 Nov. 6, 1816 37
July 8, 1827 Feb 27, 1853 26
Apr. 25, 1806 Apr. 25, 1831 25
July 24, 1817 Aug. 20, 1839 22 Evangelical
Saxe-Weimar-Eisen June 24, 1818 July 8, 1853 35 Lutheran
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha June 21, 1818 Jan. 29, 1844 26
Saxe-Meiningen Dec. 17, 1800 Dec. 24, 1803 3
Saxe-Altenburg
Sept. 16, 1826 Aug. 3, 1853 27
Anhalt-Dessau Oct. 1, 1794 Aug. 9, 1817 22 Evangelical
Anhalt-Bernburg Mar. 2, 1805 Mar. 24, 1834 29
Schwarzburg-Rudolst. Nov. 6, 1793 Apr. 23, 1807 13 Lutheran
Schwarz'g-Sonder'n, Sept. 24, 1801 Sept. 3, 1835 34
Reuss, Elder Line, June 29, 1794 Oct. 31, 1836 42
Reuss, Younger Line, May 31, 1785 Apr. 17, 1818 33
Lippe-Detmold Sept. 1, 1821 Jan. 1, 1851 30 Reformed
Lippe Schaumburg Dec. 20, 1784 Feb. 13, 1787 2
Waldeck
Jan. 14, 1831 May 15, 1845 14 Evangelical
Apr. 26, 1783 Sept. 8, 1848 65 Reformed
Sept. 9, 1826 Mar. 30, 1852 26 Evangelical
Aug. 20, 1802 Nov. 20, 1847 45 Reformed
Grand Duke Hesse-Darmstadt June 9, 1806 June 16, 1848 42 Lutheran
Hohenzol'n-Sigmar'n, Sept. 7, 1811 Aug. 27, 1848 37 Catholic
Holienzol'n Hechin'n, Feb. 16, 1801 Sept. 13, 1838 37

Frederict PrinceRegent Baden

MaximilianII.

William I. King

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Fran.Joseph.I. Emperor

Isabella II. Queen

Lichtenstein

Wurtemberg

Bavaria

Austria

Napoleon III.

France

Spain

Pedro V.S

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Portugal

Vict. Eman. II. King

Sardinia

Leopold II.

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Sept. 27, 1781 Oct. 30, 181635 Lutheran
Nov. 28, 1811 Mar. 21, 1848 37 Catholic
Aug. 18, 1830 Dec. 2, 1848 18
Apr. 20, 1808 Dec. 2, 1852 44
Oct. 10, 1830 Sept. 29, 1833 3
Sept. 16, 1837 Nov. 15. 1853 16
Mar. 14, 1820 Mar. 23, 1849 29
Oct. 3, 1797 June 18, 1824 26
July 9, 184- Mar. 27, 1854 5
June 1, 1819 Jan. 21, 1846 26
May 13, 1792 June 21, 1846 54
Jan. 12, 1810 Nov. 8, 1830 20
June 1, 1815 May
Apr. 23, 1823 July
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*The King of Belgium is a Protestant, though his subjects are mostly Catholics; the King of Saxony is a Catholic, though the greater part of his subjects are Protestants; and the King of Greece is a Catholic, though most of his subjects are of the Greek Church. Of the 15,500,000 European subjects of the Sultan of Turkey, 11,370,000 are of the Greek Church, and 260,000 are Catholics Only 3,800,000 are Mahometans.

†The Grand Duke of Baden is Louis, born Aug. 15, 1823, who is under guardianship by reason of insanity.

1 Dec. 7, 1849. These two princes abdicated in favor of the King of Prussia.

The regent of the kingdom is Ferdinand, husband of the late queen, a prince of Saxe Coburg. Under the sovereignty of Turkey, and the protection of Russia.

STATES OF EUROPE,

With the Form of Government, and Square Miles, according to McCulloch's Geographical Dictionary, with Corrections; and the Population (chiefly) from the Almanack de Gotha for 1853.

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*Baden, Grand Duchy,

*Bavaria, Kingdom,

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*Bremen, Free City,
*Brunswick, Duchy,
Church, States of, Popedom,
Denmark, Kingdom,
France, Empire,
*Frankfort, Free City,
Great Britain, Kingdom,
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Republic; senate and assembly,
Limited sovereignty; one chamber,
Absolute sovereignty,

Limited monarchy; with prov. states,
Const. mon.; senate and legislat. body,
Republic; senate and assembly,
Limited monarchy; lords and commons,
Limited monarchy; two chambers,
*Hamburg, Free City, Republic; senate and assembly,
*Hanover, Kingdom, Limited monarchy; two chambers,
*Hesse-Cassel, Electorate, Limited sovereignty; two chambers,
*Hesse-Darmstadt, G. Duch., Limited sovereignty; two chambers,
*Hesse-Homb'g, Landg'v'te, Absolute sovereignty; one chamber,
Holland, with Luxemburg, Limited monarchy; two chambers,
Ionian Islands, Republic, Under Brit. protec.; council and chamb.
*Lichtenstein, Principal., Limited monarchy; with one chamber,
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*Lubec, Free City,

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Absolute monarchy,
Senate and council of ancients,
Limited monarchy; two chambers,
Limited monarchy; two chambers,
Limited sovereignty; one chamber,

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*Member of the Confederation of Germany.

United to Anhalt-Dessau and Bernburg, since November 23, 1847.

! Including Poland and Finland.

405 69,650 1849

358 60,002 1849 41,521 8,681,289 1851

1849

176,480 14,216,219 S170,715 3,433,803 (121,725 1,328,471

1849

1845

15,261 2,390,116 1850

189,920 15,500,000

1844

8,712 1,761,140

1851

455 58,219

1850

7,568 1,802,252

1850

3,768,506 263,517,521

$ Including Wallachia, Moldavia, and Servia, containing respectively 2,600,000, 1,400,000, and 1,000,000 inhabitants.

a Exclusive of Iceland, with a population of 60,000, and an area of 32,000 square miles.

b Exclusive of Algeria, which contains a population of 246,531, and has an area of 100,000 square miles.

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