INCREASE OF THE PRINCIPAL SECTS., TABLE I.—Showing the Numbers of Persons belonging to each of the Principal Sects at the various Census Periods since 1841, and the increase of each Sect during the intervals between the Censuses.
Principal Sects.	Persons, 1841.	Increase from 1841 to 1846.		Persons, 1846.	Increase from 1846 to 1851.		Persons, 1851.	Increase from 1851 to 1854.		Persons, 1854.	Increase from 1854 to 1857.		Persons, 1857.	Increase from 1857 to 1861.		Persons, 1861.
Principal Sects.	Persons, 1841.	Numerical.	Rate per cent.	Persons, 1846.	Numerical.	Rate per cent.	Persons, 1851.	Numerical.	Rate per cent.	Persons, 1854.	Numerical.	Rate per cent.	Persons, 1857.	Numerical.	Rate per cent.	Persons, 1861.
Church of England and Protestants not otherwise defined	6,190	8,731	141.05	14,921	22,512	150.86	37,433	70,569	188.50	108,002	67,416	62.42	175,418	36,650	20.89	212,068	Protestants.
Church of Scotland, Presbyterians, &c.	2,044	3,812	186.49	5,856	5,752	98.20	11,608	30,709	264.55	42,317	23,618	55.81	65,935	21,168	32.10	87,103
Wesleyan Methodists, &c.	650	947	145.69	1,597	3,391	212.34	4,988	10,296	206.42	15,284	13,021	85.19	28,305	18,206	64.32	46,511
Other Protestants	346	823	237.86	1,169	3,144	268.95	4,313	13,921	322.77	18,234	9,287	50.93	27,521	7,910	28.74	35,431
Roman Catholics	2,441	6,634	271.81	9,075	8,939	98.50	18,014	27,097	150.42	45,111	32,240	71.47	77,351	32,478	41.99	109,829	Roman Catholics
Jews	57	60	105.26	117	247	211.11	364	1,183	825.00	1,547	661	42.73	2,208	695	31.48	2,903	Jews.
Residue of Population	10	134	1340.00	144	481	334.03	625	5,678	908.48	6,303	27,725	439.87	34,028	12,449	36.56	46,477	Residue.
Total	11,738	21,141	180.10	32,879	44,466	135.24	77,345	159,453	206.16	236,798	173,968	73.47	410,766	129,556	31.54	540,322	Total.