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O PP- populstios of Upper Caaada would outstrip that of old deaselppopaleted ounutries like England and Scotland; but that for a period of ten year% the Increase should stand Aw Canada 104 e, and for the fruited States but U 41.00, is what few would be prepared for. If Upper (anode had SOO,OOO inhabitants at the commencement of 1501, she will, at the rate of increase made in the previous ten Yeats, have a opulation of over 2,050,01 X) in and et the con elusion-of the nest ten years, that is 1571, the population would be 4,1:6,000. POPULATION or PROVINCES AND CHILI CITIES. Upper Canada, 1 , 451, population, 1413,1/411; square utiles, 1470131. Lower Canada, 1401, 1400,261, 1111.959. New Brunswick, 1841, 10:1,1010, 27,700. Novi& Scotia, VOL 276,117, P 1,746. Prince Edward Island, 1525, 02,875,1,1:11. Newfoundland, 1841, 101,600, 57,00. Hadson's Bay Territory, 1001, INO,OOO, Labrador, 1861, 5,000, 170,000. Toronto, Upper Canada, 15:12, :10,775. Hamilton, Upper Canada, INN, 14,111 Kingston, Upper Canada, 101.12, 11104. Quebec, Lower Canals, 1551, 41,4151. Montreal, Lower Canada, IM&2, :17,715. lavilerickton, New Brunswick, Isb2, 4,458. St. John's, New Brunswick, Mil, t 4,745. Halifax, Nora Hoods, 1+449., *OM. charlestown, Prince Edward Island, 1501, 4,717. PROGRESS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. THE last Ales of papers received from Australia give the statistical returns of the colony of New South Wales for the year 11452. The total population was 2014,254, showing an increase over the previous year of not more than 11,0811—a circumstance only to be accounted for by the large numbers drawn away to the neighbouring province of Victoria, since an in crease took place of 23,218 by immigration, and 70091 by births. Of this total, 11/4,1187 were males and 011,5117 females. Among the immigrants brought out at the public expense during the year, 2,074 were Protestants, 1,1462 Roman Catholics, and 1,045 of other denominations. The number of existing mort gagee on the 31st of December was—on land 310, for an of 1511,01114/.; on wool 09, for 7901101. ; on live 101, for 129,0551. Of letters by post the rilleiber was 1,117,777, and of newspapers 1,0.23,0714, the receipts being 16,1741. against an expenditure of 114,111141•—• difihrosee caused by the increased price e 1 keep old labour, the department in the previous year basing lodised a suiplus of nearly 2,000/. A mat* the rots or wages, the average during the ma` was nearly Any per sent. higher than in 11451. The ounther of acres under crop was 130,0" being a MIN, of of 211,11121 from the preceding year. ' Of sits = 75,249 were wheat, 114,600 Indian corn, fey, and 1,020 oats. The remainder con of plaid**, tobacco, grasses, it c. In the cul liveliest et the vine there has been a rapid increase awe be introduction, and the number of acres now SOMMISSIII to 1,006, polluting 02,744 gallons of wine 01111,1111 of brandy. The totals of live stock were IMAM h0ne5,1,405,9144 horned cattle, 7/4,559 pigs, and 7,707,917 sheep, being au increase over the pre p. year greater in proportion than that in the po , and showing 11j bead of horned cattle, and sheep, to every man, woman, and child in the °daisy. The number of sheep slaughtered in the 12 months was 202,00, together with 74,104 horned cattle, producing 147,947 cwt. of tallow, valued at 1411,1411/., an increase of nearly 00,000 cwt. over the preceding year. The quantity of wool exported was 11,01411,0741 b., valued at (176,14151., being a decrease of about 25 per cent. as compared with 1851 • but the woollen cloth manufactured in the colony was 234,37 H yards, or nearly 44,00 yards more than on any other occasion. With respect to the produce of the liehestee, the estimate of the oil exported is SOW , being an increase of 8,1945/. From the ex pert of gold, which amounted to 904,751 ounces, no easeiseion can be drawn as to the quantity pro digal in the colony, since the largest proportion of ligament away was obtained from the neighbouring Mosinee of Victoria. The manufacturing returns give a total of two distilleries, one rectifying establish ing., eleven breweries, two sugar-refineries, sixteen =genius tobacco, one hat, one salt, and seven sloth factories, four ropewalks, sixty-four tan neries, Vane potteries, five salting establishments, one geawerli, end one smelting establishment, together with seventy eight steam flour-mills. The imports in 1952 were 1,923,4301., or at the rate of about 91. per head, being au increase or 331,5051., and the exports 4,004 0341., or 221. per bead. Of shipping, the en tries inward were 721 vessels of a tonnage of 191,300, and the clearances %111, of a tonnage of 175,900. The number of vessels built in the year was 23, of en average of 04 tons, being a decrease of one vessel. Of general revenue the amount eoUected was 370,00441., being an increase of 119,350/., and of terri torial 239,5021., being an increase of 38,91)41. The sales of Crown lands amounted to 55,90 W., against 111 4 4251. in 1951, when at increase suddenly occurred of about 10) per cent. THE PRESS. J wirl ant Colonial nttlligena. FRANCE. The t'unstitutionnertontratlicts the rtnnour sir ciliated by the Times of dissensions between Great Britain and France, which, it was asserted, had pa ralysed the action of the fleets in the Bosphorus. The Ambassadors of France and England at Con stantinople, says the Conetitationnel, have the same inatructions, and the line of conduct to he adopted after the battle of Sinope was agreed upon by Lord Bedeliffe and General iaraguay d'Hilliers. The semiofficial Patrie publishes the following paragraph in a conspicuous position " We reprinted in our last a letter published by the lisilipemlumee Bele on Eastern affairs, because we saw in it an expression of the firm resolve of France and England to adopt vmnipt and decisive measures for the terminal. Lion of than great question, which has so long held Europe in suspense. In doing so we only echo the public senti ment, which in both countries calls snore and more loudly fur a solution." M. Eortoul, Minister of Public Instruction, and M. Thayer, Director-General of the Post, were gazetted as senators on Wednesday last. The Archbishop of Sens has addressed a circular to his clergy ordering a subscription to be opened for the clergy of the Grand Duchy of Baden. According to the Anti de hi Religion, the Arch bishop of Paris has declared to his clergy, united at St. Bach for the examination of " eases of con science," that he adopts for his diocese the prescrip tions of the letter of the Bishop of Viviers as to the dangers of experimenting with speaking-tables. The Cardinal Archbishop of Besancon has also forbidden his clergy to make any experiments with the tables. An imperial decree Ka:lotions ate amalgamation of the Junction of the Rhone and Loire and the Great Central Itsilway Companies. Among the rumours current in Paris is ono- .0 the effect that a creation of imperial dignitaries will take place one New Year's-day. The persons spoken of are—MM. de Persigny, De Morny, and Troplong, to be raised to the rank of " Princes of the Empire ;" and MM. Ilaroehe, Abbatucci, and Eould t) the ducal dignity. In an elaborate article upon the progress of the French navy under the present Government, the Coma itotionnel says : " The budget of the naval department, which amounted to 158,000,00 K in 1847, and to 153,000,000 f. in 1848, was, in IN:e4 mot 1843, only 117,000,006 f., aunt yet out of that sum the estimates of ls 3 left 10,060,0011 f. dish le, one half of which was carried forward to the (Wowing veer, and the other half returned to the Treasury. What has been the state of our navy notwith s tanding that reduc tion ? Instead of 130 vessels fitted out agreeably to the provision* of the budget, we live had 161 at sea ; and, he stead of an effective strength of 27,060 men, we have had nearly 34,155). Thus, with a budget of less than 114,01111,000 f., on an average of the last two years, we have kept MI vessels at sea, and have employed 34,155) seamen. The tiovernment has been thus able to realise au idea which wait suggested in 1840, but which had 'toter before been carried into effect, namely, that of organising two spottily:am, one to operate in the Mediterranean, and the other in the Channel. It is needless for us to enlarge on the impor tance of a measure which makes us prepared fur any even tuality. if the Meditemmean is nut a French lake, we perform a part then• which becomes every day more and more considerable, and it calls for the continued presence of an imposing foyer, either in consequence of our African pusseseions, or on account of political events which suc ceed each other so frequently in the East. Thus, for a number of years our squadron of evolutions has been coin 'wiled to routine itself to the Mediterranean. The last complications of the Turco-Russian differences also show the importance of the new organisation. We have now, therefore, a squadron in each sea ; the vessels kept in a very advanced state in our dockyards could ) in case of need, promptly reinforce either of them, and the railways furnish a ready means of removing in a few days, accord ing to eiremnstances, our maritime presumed from Brest to Toulon, or rice reroi as they might be required. The ouly squadron which we haul last year was composed of eight nail-of the-line ; our two squadrons now cons at of fourteen ships-of-the-line, without reckoning a pmpor tionate increase in the number of steam-frigates and cor vettes. We have, besides, the naval division of the Levant, which is now united to the Mediternmean squadron. The remainder of our vessels are employed in the service of our ports, of Algeria, and of the colonies, as well as in private missions, and in the formation of different Ma t' . The tioverument has carried up the strength of our navy to its present point. without neglectin g th e new constructions, without diminishing the resources devoted to the supply of stores, and without supping or impeding the great works undertaken at our ports ; it bus watched with solicitude over all which constitutes the naval force of the country." An attempt to assassinate a sentry was made in I'aris in the night of Thursday week. A " garde de Paris," on duty at the Corn 31arket, saw a man ap proaching, and called out, "Qui vine " The man tired a pistol, the ball of which passed near the head of the sentinel, who immediately rushed towards the wan, and was about to seize him, when the ruffian tired another pistol, the ball from which wounded the sentinel in the right foot. He was obliged, therefore, to discontinue the pursuit. The SATURDAY, discharge of the pistol brought out the soldiers of the post, but they were unable to diseover the aggres sor. The seutinel's wound is fortunately slight. BELGIUM. The Chamber of Representatives voted, on the 22nd, the budget of the War Department, which exceeds that of the previous year by 33,121486;1. They also voted a provisional credit of 1,150,00Uf. to the Ministry of the Interior. On the '23rd the Cham ber voted a bill relative to the free entrance of coals into Belgium, "which measure," the Minister of Commerce remarked, "has been brought in sepa rately in consequence of the circumstances of the ca e, and has been detached from a general mid definitive system which is to regulate the free en trance of all articles of raw material." GERMANY. The question has been mooted in the Prussian Chambers whether the Ambassadors of Prussia and Austria should not be blamed for having been pre sent at the Te Ikons at St. Petersburg in honour of the "victory" of Sinupe. The idea was, however, given up. The Catholic party numbers sixty members in the Berlin Second Chamber, where it exercises a very great influence on the deliberations. A grand rout, or aril soirte, as it was called, was given by the British Ambassador in Vienna on the 21st inst., at which upwards of 2144) persons of the highest rank and station assembled to pay their respects to Lord and Lady Westmoreland. The splendid suite of apartments were thrown open to the beau monde of 'Vienna at about half past nine, and presented a brilliant display of fashion and beauty. His Majesty's Ministers, and almost all the highest military and civil auth orities, besides the Hite of society, were present. All the visitors ap peared iu mourning attire, the Imperial Court being still in mourning for her deceased Majesty the Queen of Portugal. The Earl and Countess of Westmore land received their distinguished guests with their wonted affability and gracious hospitality. The Jesuit missionaries have been again ordered by the Freiburg authorities to leave the territory w ithin a week. A similar order was issued about a month ago, and withdrawn by the Regent, in the hope that the parties concerned would profit by the indulgence, which, however, they seem to have abused. hmki. 440 i SW EDEN. King Oscar, on the 16th inst., invited the Diet to nominate a small number of its members possessing its entire confidence, to whom, as a secret committee, the Government may make an important communi cation. It is believed that the Government, wished to bring some momentous facts connected with foreign affairs to the knowledge of the Diet. Contempo raneously with this notification, a report was current in Stockholm that the King bad received a letter from the Czar "commanding" him to suspend all commercial intercourse between Sweden and Eng land. The King has reorganised the higher departments of the Swedish military and naval administration, with a view to securing greater unity and efficiency in the event of hostilities. Diplomatic negotiations are pending between the Govennnents of Sweden and Denmark, having for their object the conclusion of a league, offensive and defensive, between the two States. Sweden is arming by sea and land, and Denmark will immediately for tify her coasts, and place Copenhagen in a state of .defence. ITALY. The Roman Council of State met on the sth to deliberate on the financial position of the Papal teiritories. The Sovereign Pontiff presided in per son, and delivered the opening address. His Holi ness dwelt at much length upon the crisis which weighed on the finances of the country : he confessed his total ignorance of fiscal and economic science, and avowed his impotence to remove the poverty of his States. He then appealed to the better knowledge possessed by the members of his Council to provide a remedy for so great misery. For his own part, he repudiated all responsibility for the public misfor tune, declaring himself guiltless before God. He closed his address with tears, exhorting his coun sellors to find some means of amelioration, for which purpose he said sundry proposals would be sub mitted to their consideration. In the course of his speech the Pope gave utterance to many complaints and reproaches against England and the United States for propagating subversive and anti-religious doctrines under the shield of their respective Govern ments. In the sitting of the 26th, the Turin Chamber of Deputies elected M. Iloncompagni, the Ministerial candidate, as its President, by a majority of 74, out of 107 who voted. The candidate of the Left only got 211 votes. SPAIN. The)Duke and Duchess of Montpensi.r arrived in Madrid on the 20th, and held a levee on the follow ing day at the palace.