In this much-afflicted land are found no less than 21,500 parish churches, 2,500 monasteries, 100 collegiate churches, 62 cathedrals, and 33 seminaries for priests. For clergy there are four cardinals, 9 archbishops, 51 bishops, 543 clerical dignitaries, 1,239 canons, 692 priests with free board at collegiate13tables, 172 who have half board at the same tables, 20 precentors, 16,931 parish priests, 23,608 clerical incumbents of livings, 5,471 parish chaplains, 10,876 vergers, 5,532 assistants at mass, 37,363 assistant priests, 5,774 clergy of lower orders, 37,363 monks, 2,290 novices, 7,802, lay brothers, 151 order priests, 20,550 nuns, 1,005 novices, 1,130 lay sisters; or a total of 154,517 clerical and other religious officials supported by the people of Spain. Nor is the case much better in France, Italy, Belgium, or Austria.—Missionary Review.