The Press.
London, England, 1853-10-22 00:00:00

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Westminster-bridge shows fresh symptoms of apiltslach-
ing decay. For some years past three or its 'whet have
been closed to the river navigation,. and now it fourth pre-
rents an ominous gm., and is tabooed as dangerous to
passers tinder. The Itsllal circulation trallio over the
bridge has not as yet been considered datigerona.
Au expedition started &bun felt th ill dime last to
teat the mining capabilities of the southern coast 4.1'
in eouawpmrnrc Of a grant having been made by the
King or lfrunitirk to a Mr. Lund,. The Ih.lphon yacht. of
'lli wt' tilted ,alt for the purpose, mid has now re-
turned, having .41. loard upwards of 16 tons of 1.111/IIST Ml',
`4ill to average more than ~if !wt• cent. of pure uti•tal, and
a great Villit.ty elf specimens of silver and real urns. Thu
report of the adventurers is stated to Is' very satisfactory
regarding the metalliferous character of the entire country
included in the grant.
The quantity or opium imported into England in the
month ended the ritil ult. was 1i1,53•:11.5.. against •:3.01/Il6s.
ill the *One 1111111111 in the revelling year.
A LARUE lit.As% Itru.nrvu uM the Mirth side of the Vie'
lace iu Keusitigusiegardens, fiornierlv used as a greenhouse.
is now completely tilled with artieles pineliamed by the
Government at the limit Eshibition of ISAI ill ll~dr park.
comprising a vast collection of ores And other natural pike
duct ions or ai t every country on the face or the g1..1w,
many of which are of great interest and value. This build-
ing has Is temponwily used for the ion-pose Instil bir-
gements are made ter their depts4it ill a place Suited to
thole reeepti 0000 .
A new style of railway, substituting water for titmospbe.
rie pressure. hits 64'11 Ibritp,PO'll ill 1:1111lee, with a view to
economical working and security from accident. The ta..
lusting 110%tier in to be oblitillea by means of continuous
water power between the rails by artitieial pressure. The
water power is worked by peculiar meella 11l i l •al arrling.••
mein, end it is proposed to place the apparatus at (fiststa4.l
of 300 r....t along the line.
The Soeiety for the Eneouragentent of rat' I Industry
in Eranee have 'Wiz.' of I I tttt fur Ihi.
tine "fill the evils attending the universid csuisultipti.ut of
the 'Hondo as all ',Miele of roo4l.-
7'ri,,ter /,rilitsig status the lwr of vessels that
have entered the 'maul, 4if the 51111119 15um the 3lst of
August to the 11th of Septeinlier to he IN, and :II to have
cleared out. At the last sounding there were tli fret of
water. The Meant-dredges had worked on the 3lsl of Au-
gust and the tlnd of September, atitl hail removed only
seven barges full of mud.
A thiek or fine ewes, all in lands. and amounting to

nearly 940, were closely folded one night list week upon u
piece of mud Imatwheat id New Barn farm. iii the
parish of Ca thl the shepherd paying a visit to
his flock next morning, 1114 of them were already dead
from the effects of gross feeding: the animals getting
blown, they were soon choked and turned over on their
but.k.4, without the remotest hope of saving them.
The lovers of the pretermitural in Berlin have lately
been much interested in a machine invented by a
musician of the name of Wagner, which is said to bring
the phenomena of the turning-tables to such perfeetion
that the instrument, under the imposition of hands. spells
answers to questions by pointing to the letters of an al•
phabrt on the table. or even writing its answers or its own
observations, de., with a pencil. Most of the niernbere of
the corps diplomatique, sonic of the 11l l sisters, and many
of the nubility, either possess these instruments or have
been present at the experiments. and iu a few days one is,
it is said, to he shown to his Majesty.
The Sixpenny Savings Hank recently established in
New York is already doing a thrii lug business. The total
deposits up to the present time amount to nearly '20,111141
dollars, and are rapidly increasing. Interest at the rate of
ti per cent. is Ahmed of 01 aecumulathae, under SIR, 41..1
lam and 5 per vent. upon all above that snug. I 41e of the
first depositors; in the Sixpenny Hunk was on urchin with•
out shoes or stockings. Ilk first deposit was S vetati4,
and before the end of the week it reached '2l cents.
AnglwErctielt company ftpplied lately to the I invert'.
meta for a coneession of the transatlantic packets, the
port from which they would start being Dieppe. The
.foscsal fin !lucre states that the application has been fa-
' vonrahly received, and it even appears certain Iliad the
company in question has Leen antloaisell to intrisinee, free
of all duties, a certain numher of fiqpign•built stentnery4
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