"But these regions seem to have been selected for their approximate equality in population." So it seems, and our friend, Mr. S., has _made it seem_ so in this fashion: "We compare Protestant Norway with 1,194,610, and Roman Catholic Styria (Austria) with 1,006,971. Again, we compare Protestant Sweden with 2,983,144, and Roman Catholic Upper and Lower (Austria) with 2,244,363." All very good; but now let us go on: "We compare Protestant Saxony _with its population_, and Roman Catholic Carinthia _with its population_. And we compare Hanover _with its Protestant population_, and Salzburg _with its Roman Catholic population_." "'Of course these countries are selected _for their approximate equality in population_.'" In order that our readers may see how much _equality_ there is in the populations of these countries, we give the following _Table of Populations._ PROTESTANT. CATHOLIC. Saxony 2,343,994 Carinthia 342,469 Hanover 1,923,492 Salzburg 147,191 Saxony is only seven times greater than Carinthia. Hanover only twelve times greater than Salzburg. Very excellent is Mr. Seymour in "anticipating the _tu quoque_ of the Roman Catholics." We now desire to call the attention of our readers to one very remarkable phenomenon of the statistics. In Protestant England the cities have a lower rate of illegitimacy than the country, while in France the case is reversed, the countries are low and the cities high. The following table will show this: _Rates of Illegitimacy in City and Country Districts of England._ CITY. PR. CT. COUNTRY. PR. CT. London 4.2 Nottingham 8.9 Liverpool 4.9 York, N. R. 8.9 Birmingham 4.7 Salop 9.8 Manchester 6.7 Westmoreland 9.7 Sheffield 5.8 Norfolk 10.7 Leeds 6.4 Cumberland 11.4 The rate for all England is 6.5. _In France._ Rate in all France 7.2 Rate in cities 11.4 Rate in the country 4.4