A return moved for by Mr. Disraeli states that 1,891,9191.
of the 5,000,000/. Loan to Turkey, effected last year under the joint guarantee of England and France, has been paid or accounted for by the Bank of England to the Turkish Government. The transactions extend from August 1856 to Febru- ary 6, 1866. Sovereigns to the amount of 1,100,0001. were remitted ; and 791,9191. has been accounted for in the payment of bills drawn by the Otto- man Government and otherwise.
From an official return it appears that the number of persons employed on Railways in the United Kingdom at the end of June 1855 was 136,488. At the corresponding period of 1854, the number was 139,810. The diminu- tion is owing to a decrease in the number of labourers and artificers em- ployed. With these exceptions, a general increase is shown in the number of employes, particularly under the heads of superintendents, clerks, gate- keepers, and porters. At the end of June 1854, 7803 miles of railway were open, and 889 miles in course of construction. At the same date in 1865, 8116 miles were open, and 879 miles in course of construction.
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