[8] Such as exist in most large towns.
[9] There are four Armies; the First in the west, with its head-quarters at Vienna; the Second in Italy, with its head-quarters at Verona; and two others in the eastern provinces. Each of these is divided into a certain number of Army Corps. The particulars may be seen in Schematismus or Military Calendar, and briefly in the Almanach de Gotha.
[10] In those parts of the Empire, namely, in the so-called Military Frontiers, the old Turkish border, where the government is simply military.
[11] The Governor or Lord Lieutenant (the Statthalter) is the ordinary representative of the Emperor in the various provinces composing the Empire. In his hands resides the usual administration of the government. The provinces have also their ancient Estates or Parliaments, Standing Committees of which might, under certain circumstances, sit at times when the Estates were not assembled.
[12] Small allowances, e.g. of 8l. for three years, are very generally made to the widows of officers, and occasionally to officers themselves, to assist them in securing a decent education for their children.
[13] Thus, it will be seen, all candidates appointed to the Military places in the schools are examined three times over by a medical officer. Where the State does not pay, in the case of provincial or private foundations, or of paying pupils, the same amount of precaution is not thought necessary.
[14] The difficulties of traveling appear to be considered in Austria too great to allow of any examination (competitive or otherwise) before the candidates provisionally admitted actually arrive at the school to which they are appointed; if ill qualified, they are dismissed with the Chance of a second trial.
[15] Will be assentirt, will take the oath. They are considered old enough for this at sixteen.
[16] Even clothes and shoes being made by soldiers; a considerable number of soldiers were found thus employed, for example, at the Artillery Academy at Olmütz, under the superintendence of a master workman, bearing a non-commissioned grade, that of a prima-planist, for whom, see a Note further on.
[17] Militär Rechnungs Branche.