After these general statements we ought logically to watch the periodic movement of each leading category of crimes and offences in each division of the country; for not all crimes, nor all districts, pursue the same course from year to year. But as this inquiry is impossible in the present work, we may pass on to the general figures for other European countries. FRANCE. 1826-8. 1895-7. Police Contraventions ... ... ... 100 391 | Offences ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 397 | Crimes against the person ... ... 100 98 |in 61 years '' property ... ... ... 100 41 | <p 69> BELGIUM. 1850-2. 1883-5. Tried by the Correctional Tribunals, for crimes against the person soO log t in 36 years '' property ... IOO 162) 1840-2. 1883-5. Tried by the Tribunals for ``Offences'' loo 260l Tried at Assizes, crimes against the person loo 65 W in 46 years '' '' property loo 2I ) ENGLAND. 1857-9. 1884-6. Tried summarily, for offences ... Ioo 176 in 30 years. 1835-7. 1884-6. Criminal cases, against the person Ioo 143 } '' against property, and for Win 55 years. circulation of false money ... too 55 ) IRELAND. 1864-6. 1886-8. Tried summarily ... ... ... Ioo 95 ) Crimes against the person ... .. Ioo 57 1 in 25 years. '' property, and false money loo 52} PRUSSIA. 1854-6. 1376-8. Contraventions and ``vols de bois'' --. IOO l34 ~ in 25 years. Crimes and offences ... ... 100 134 GERMANY. 1882-4. 1885-7. Crimes and offences against public order 100 110 '' '' the person 100 116 in 6 years. '' '' property 100 95 AUSTRIA. 1867-9. 1884-6. Prisoners condemned for crimes --. 100 122 1 in 20 years. '' '' offences ... 100 495 SPAIN. 1883-4. 1886-7. Tried for crimes and offences -- 100 3 t in 5 years. '' contraventions ...... 100 113) The most constant general fact shown by these data is in all cases the very remarkable increase of slighter delinquencies, side by side with constancy or <p 70>slight diminution in crimes against the person, and a large diminution in crime against property. This is seen in France, England, Belgium, whilst there is an increase both of crimes and offences in Austria. Behind the general fact, however, we must distinguish between the actual and the apparent.