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GENERAL SUMMARY. ......._ F1103! LA'I'F. ENGLISH PAPERS.

ln'cngugn VALUE or R.itt.\v.ivs.-— The improvement in the incomes of existing railways Still continues, and. tiring the last two montbs amounts l ) upwards ofﬂﬂOOﬁOO on compari- n in with the. corresponding two i:)utils of lrill. The lines which hive reduced their fares most liberal- ;v are the greatest gainers. At this HUB of increase of tucmne the value rii'llic railway propérty ofthe coun- t")! H b6t'0llill2; greater by upwards

of £2,001h00‘) sterling per month.

The number of newspapers found'

:n the Genernl I’ost 015cc last year, with the coversburst. was 55,016; of those sent to the «lead letter ollire «Hilﬁd land of those placed in cover; and lorivardeu with notice, 09W.

The Regent's Canal, London. has been purchased by a. new railway rompuvy, for upwards of £100.000. The new railway will run throughout the heart ol'London. and connect the fires: “Western Inndon,and Birming- h'imand Eastern Counties RaiIWays.

Amati attempted to commit sui- l'ui!‘ in the Lyon, Railway. by pinc- mg his howl under the wheel of one ot' the carriages. but the wheel only 1;.ioci:c~i him off the line, and he was but slightly wounded.

Caplam Moor-Son) is appointed principa.‘ secretary of the great North American railway company. Messrs. W. $2. l}. R. Young are to be its colonial solicitors. The. spirit to mac.) the coionies have met the Company's designs is highly approved.

"zze rate of i-Ilt‘l‘eai in England is

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. .re railway nnnia increases. It is n'ow a rational I. pidemicmnd threa- tens to engulph every other species of truiness.

Tier» arerumours of roya' visits of‘our Queen and cour: to Lisbon and Cork. '

The c'crtric telegraph is fast pro- pressing we: the railways oftne (UngUIIZ.

The cholera morons has appeared in l’v'nneiiavezt.

'I‘re BeigianGovernznenl hasi rati- ﬁecf the sale of the British Queen steamer to M. lieymoit, of Antwerp, 2'): the sum of £233,000 The ves- sa. Wlil be broken up, and the iron, copper, and now sold.

.i. Laipsic paper states that a Ger- mar. Catholic Community, to the amount 053,000, had established it— 5:1." in Vienna, and that one of its meetings was dispersed by steam- pary ct'soldiers, but no arrests took piece.

The Ptmo.--Cnlored music has been introduced in England by a Mr. Jameson, by which persons are taught to play at the ﬁrst touch of the keys, which are coloured to cor- resoczzl with the book—Color being note, height, octave; and length, time.

Nice Cancer.a'rtou.—One of the ofﬁcial assiguees at a Brankruptcy Court, has lately declared two divi- dends upon an estate, the first being

the amount of “‘ eleven six tenths of a penny” in the Pound. and the se-

cond a “ .‘iurthing and half farthi' g” in the P.9"zz'i.

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Tm: ' Imsu .‘ini.i'i‘ta.—-A circular

i from Sir ’I‘. Si'iuemantle. dated Duh-

lin Castle, lﬁth September, has been addressed to lord-lieutenants ol' conn- ties, to the effect that her Majesty requires an immediate inspection of the militia staff throughout Great Britain and Ireland.

We have no account from Ireland of much importance Mr. O’Connell has again got to work, after taking a foiv weeks rest and retirement'at his country residence. He has tilted at tho “ Commissioner" of the London Times, and the Times of course, taking the part of its writer, tilts at O'Connell.

Fatucez—On the 6th October, Louis l’hillippe attained his 73d year. Notwithstanding his great ago, his Mjesty works harder than many young men, his attention being dc- voted to every department oftho Go- vernment, especially to foreign af- fairs, and much of his time being spent in pedestrian exercises. He will arrive at the Chateau of St. Cloud to-dsy or to-inorrow from the Chateau d’Eu, where he has been Spending the autumn; and aftera short stay at that charming residence will come to the 'l‘ulleries for the win- ter.

“'zishington Irving's arrival at Bourdeaux from Madrid was an- nounced some days ago, and it is said he was intrusted with a special mis- sion to the Government of France. Up to this time however, be has not

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arrived in Paris. Mr. King, the American minister in this country, has returned to Paris and resumed

his duties. after having travelled for-

a few weeks in Switzerland and Italy.

Shim—Tho eternal question of the Queen's marriage is inguin agitat- ed.- One of the everlasting Co- hurgs is talked of. and as he is sup- ported by England. Austria ‘gPrussia, and consented to by Francs, t may be that he will obtain the Queen’s hand.‘ Buttbe Spanish people cer— tainly, taken in theimnss, will not like him. They would rather she wedded Don Carlos’s son than a foreigner. But their voice will not be heard by the high and mighty personages who meddle in our aﬂ'airs.

ITALY.-Naplei, September' 23.— Our Government has commenced, or is about to commence. negociotions for a treaty of commerce with the United States.

Bantam—The Chambers have made provision for the subsistence ot' the people, iii Consequence of the lailure ofthe potatoe crop. The im- portation ofﬂour,potstoos.vvheat,&c.

«is permitted on a mere nominal duty; and 2,000,000 fr. havv been allowed to the Government for exigencies.

Swrrzuznmm—Geneva, Sept ‘23. ——A secret club, called Young Ger- many, has lately been dragged to light. It is numerous, and pos- sesses extensive ramiﬁcations. It professes the most violent doctrines, the divisions ofprOporty, the right at assassinatiug Kings, the encourage- ment ofrevolutions, 5L0.

Dunning—Tho States General oflceland have adopted I petition to the King of Denmark, praying, that all countries may be permitted to trade with Iceland, instead of, as

at present, only a few merchants of

,Denmatu, There is no doubt the

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Russu.—St. Petersburg, Septemo ber lli,-The Russian army, in re- tiring within its lines, had to act invariablv on the defensive against the mountaineers ofCaut-asus. The latter laid vvait for them in unexpect- ed places, and annoyed them from behind barriers in a dreadful man- ner.

P o r. A N D. -Accounts from the Polish frontier, state. that the Rus- sian Government had despatched to a village in Lithuania several minis-

ters oftbe Creek Church, in order to .

convert the peasantry, supported by a detatrhment,consisting of an ofﬁcer and forty men. The peasantry, how- ever, bad inveigled the priests into a neighbouring forest, and murdered

' them. They had likewise set ﬁre

to the barn in which the soldiers were quartered. and thrown into the ﬂames all those who attempted to es- cape. .

AMERICAN.

Muted—The French Minister:

has received his passport,aud retires. Puredas at the head of 10,000 ' men, has declared against the existing Go- vernment. and goes for a military despotism or triumvirato.

of the Federiilits, and as yet the Go-

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spalch any troops to put doWn the i’e- ’

volt. The revolution at Tabasco

repudiated by the Federalists of:

Mexico.

. The Santa Anna party are in favor

of postponing the declaration of"!

against the United States to a more

propitious time. , Preparations for war were still

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Pinch—“412M Turks Island Gazette of 15th ult. report-the arrival of President Pierrot at Cape Hsytien to urgoon the "Figaimt the Do- minicians. Troops-“Were marching upon Port Au Plait and the city of St. Domingo. "'TTrade dull: fruit and ’vcgctables scarce in consequence of protracted draught.

Tau-Arumic arm S'r Lawazucs Rutnoanm—We learn from the Advertiser that Thursday was a day of triumph and festival at Portland, it being the day appointed for the organiZation of‘the St. Lawrence Railroad Co. The British and A- merican llugs were ﬂying over the City Hall and various parts of the city. ‘

Ildll’JTARY blovsmaxr.——.\Iajor Ge.- neral ArlingtonBennet of the Nauiroo Legion has taken his departure for the seat ofthe Mormon War, under an order we‘believe from the Gover- noi' of Illinois, with a view to bring the parties engaged in Civil War to lbeir‘senses.

Robert Owen. the. socialist, has arrived in New York, from England; he intends holding a convention of socialists and philosophers, in that city, during the present month.

Ma. and Mrs. Kean are playing at Baltimore. The receipts on the ﬁrst night of their engagement a- mounted to $3,000.

Tremendous gatherings of the temperance hosts have been very frequent at late, in New York.

} between Bantry. Halifax an vernment have been unable to de-,

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('.iNAii.i.-—“'e understand, pays the Quebec Mercury, that the \‘Ilm: ol'gooils from Madchestcr and Hud- dersfield, for the. reliefofthe snﬂ‘e}. era by the late ﬁres, is about £17,. 000 sterling, besides quantities of clothing, &c. from London, daily ex. pected to arrive per 'I‘enlons, LN).- Seaton, and Arethusn. Total con. tributions in London, £|~l,000.

Nr~nr,a.-—-'l‘lm ofﬁcers and men of the it’d regiment, from the Colonel downward. have each subscrihqd a dav’s pav to the Mod for the relief vfthe stitl'vi-ers by the late Quebec fircs.

Hammx AND Qusnsc RAILWAY.“ We understand, front advices receiv- ed by the Hibernia, that this com- pany is now completely organizedpnd Only waits the countenance and aid of the Imperial Parliament and Co- lonial Legislatures, to commence at:- tiVe operations. . -

New S‘rsAM-Smr Linn—Halifax appears now destined to become a most important point on the American continent, as the centre of all steam communication between the New and Old world.

‘.We understand that a Company, whose capital willbe £500,000. has

‘lenfrodtbullds " Tabasco was stillin the possession ‘ i e 0 m u n came":

class of Steamers, to ply rs ularly New York, as s ﬁrst step towards melting Bantu-y a Packet Station ond‘Noval Depot. In aid.“ the proud the lord of the soil has grants Company a site for s wharf. Quays, stores. &’e.“'it a am'tuirimtt‘fElvis~-

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Labrador; the accounts: they bring are cheering, they have dpno well with the ﬁsh. and thc‘ heather has been pretty favourable for (asking it; so that in a short time we may look out for our Labrador ﬂeet.

We learn from the Cape Breton Spirit of the Times, that a public meeting took place at Sydney, for the purpose of taking into conﬁdant- tion a plan proposed by Mr. Mgrtiu, for the establishment ot’a Joint Stock Fishing Company.

Show Gaul—The Jamaica News speaks with some satisfaction that the sugar crop willsmount to 50,000 iilula. Previous to the abolition of sluwry. the crop of sugar on that is- v-ind was as large as 137,9‘ hhds annually. In IBQI it was lll,5l'.' ithds.. in 1892.58.551, in l825,it was 74,8l3. In l836,thethird year of the apprentice system it was 61,645.. It fell or'l'immediately after the aboli- tion ol'apprentipship. 'l‘be renewal of the system is restoring the pro- ductiveness oftbe. island. VVe'should add that the hhds at present are a quarter larger than they were former- ly.lnu there is evidently agreut falling off from former crops.

Tmarnao—Tlus island, we learn is in a very favourable and promising position. There. has been an increase in the island revenue, for the quarter ending 3|.st July. of upwards of .6583“, as compared with the cones—- ponuiug quarter of the preceding year. 2500 Cooliea are expected during the approaching seasmr.

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