. The earth and its inhabitants ... It puts in an appearance in * Number and tonnage of vessels belonging to the United Kingdom :— Year. Sailing Vessels. Tons. 1S65 . . 26,069 4,936,776 1870 . . 23,189 4,577, . . 21,291 4,206,897 1879 . . 20,538 4,068,742 t Tonnage of sailing vessels built and registered in 1871—75, 629,003; of steam-vessels, 1,431,343;the same for 1876—79, 649,628 and 929,605 tons. Steam-vessels. Tons. 2,718 823,533 3,178 1,112,934 4,170 1,945,579 5,027 2,511,233 464 THE BRITISH ISLES. nearly every port of the world, and successfully competes with foreigners in the
. The earth and its inhabitants ... It puts in an appearance in * Number and tonnage of vessels belonging to the United Kingdom :— Year. Sailing Vessels. Tons. 1S65 . . 26,069 4,936,776 1870 . . 23,189 4,577, . . 21,291 4,206,897 1879 . . 20,538 4,068,742 t Tonnage of sailing vessels built and registered in 1871—75, 629,003; of steam-vessels, 1,431,343;the same for 1876—79, 649,628 and 929,605 tons. Steam-vessels. Tons. 2,718 823,533 3,178 1,112,934 4,170 1,945,579 5,027 2,511,233 464 THE BRITISH ISLES. nearly every port of the world, and successfully competes with foreigners in theirown waters.* When the Suez Canal, which now joins the Mediterranean to theEod Sea, was first projected, it was feared hy some that it would unduly profitGreek, French, and Italian ship-owners; but jNl. de Lesseps was right when hepredicted that England, of all maritime nations, would derive the greatest advan-tajres from it. The commercial interests of England in India and the East exceed Fiar. 228.—Wreck ^?^r „,.-*^^
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