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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
11144251. in 1951, when at increase suddenly occurred
of about 10) per cent.

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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 notwithstanding 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 neglecting the 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 authorities, 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.