The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

TRADE OF HAMBURG IN 1854.

According to the official tables published by the
Mercantile-Statistical Board in the Hamburg Corres-
pondent, the year 1854 appears to have been a very
favourable one for the trade of this city. The total
number of ships with cargoes from foreign parts amounts
to 4,896, with 903,200 tons, and mews numbering
40,694 men, or about one man to 22 tons (against 4,174
vessels of 743,493 tons, and 34,149 men in 1853, show-
ing a general increase of 722 vessels, and about 160,000
tons of shipping, or about 21 per cent).
The number of British ships arrived from all parts
was 1,345 against only 1,288 in 1853, whilst the arrival
of vessels of all nations from parts in Great Britain and
Ireland was 1,942 against only 1,690 in 1853.
Classified according to the national flags, the follow-
ing are the results : —Hanoverian. 1,375 ; British, 1,345;
Hamburg, 746 ; Danish, 423 ; Dutch, 410 ; Oldenburg,
122 ; Norwegian, 85 ; French, 95 ; Swedish, 65 ; Spa-
nish, 66 ; Prussian, 31 ; United States, 31 ; Bremen,
25 ; and Portuguese, 24. The rest are divided amongst
the other European flags.

FOREIGN POSTAGE NOW and TWENTY

YEARS AGO.

Twenty years ago the British and foreign rates of
postage could not be paid on foreign letters. In 1843
a convention was arranged between England and France
by which a letter going to or passing through France
could be paid to its destination, and international ac-
counts were kept between Great Britain and the French
Government. The following table shows the full post-
age on foreign letters in 1835 and 1855, viz.:-
Postage. Postage.
1835. 1855.
France 2s. Bd.
Luxembourg 4s. 4d. ...... Bd.
Baden 4s. 4d.
Holland 3s. 84.
Prussia
Bavaria
Wurtemburg 4s. 4d.
Switzerland
Germany
Sardinia 4s. 2d.
Sicily
Tuscany
Papal States
Austria
Northern States
Turkey
The following post-offices have just been empowered
to issue and pay money erdere, viz. :-Hoxton New
Town, Peckham, Old Brompton and Barham ; Cox-
ham, in Hants ; Coggeshall, in Essex ; Droylesden, in
Lancashire ; Studley, in Warwick ; Eggesford •and
North Tawton, in Devon ; Stanley, in Perth ; Core.
torphine, in Edinburgh ; and Galston, in Ayr.

COLLISION ON TRH SCOTTISHCZNTRAL RAILWAY.—An
unfortunate collision of an express and goads train oc.
was proceeding in the
curred at the Larbert Junction of the Scottish Central
Railway, on the evening of Tuesday, about five o'clock.
A fast
northerlyp and a goods train
was at the same time on the line going in the re-
verse direction. The usual danger signal was displayed
direction
nor
ferzopniresstrain,
Edinburgh,
to the approaching express, which, unfortunately seems
not to have been seen or attended to, and the danger
was imminent before the engine was reversed
or the breaks applied to the express train, which
consequently ran into the goods train with such force
that three goods trucks were actually shivered to
Pieces, and piled up a complete wreck upon the line, the
tender of the express being, with the ♦iolence of the col-
lision, thrown off the line. It is amazing that no acci-
dent of a fatal character took place. We learn that a
Mrs. Duncan, belonging to Larbert, received some in-
juries, though not serious ones ; and that the guard,
named Andrew Banks, was a good deal bruised. The
passengers, of course, were a good deal frightened, and
were jolted considerably by the sudden shock of the col•
lision.—Glasgow Daily Mail.