The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-26 00:00:00

FRANCE.

A dispatch from Lyons states that the inundation
of the Rhone is at an end ; much damage had been
done.
In addition to the concessions for Kailways whic h
have just been signed by the Minister of Public
Works, the Debats says—" There is another project
now under consideration by the Government in order
to complete the line of railways of the South, and to
extend it as far as the frontier of Piedmont, on the
side of the Var, by starting from Marseilles or from
Vulon. In order for this line to produce any use-
ful results it is necessary that the two Governments
Of France and Piedmont should act in concert_
Nothing, certainly, could be more easy ; their
interests are common, and they are animated
with the best feelings of entente cordiale one towards
the other. In this case the Piedmontese Government
would not hesitate to welcome the propositions of the
companies which undertake to open a railway from
Nice to Oneille, or Albenga, and to continue it the
whole length of the Valley of Tanaro, as far as
Cherasco, where it would connect itself with that
which is now open from Turin to Milan by Novare.
In still following the course of the Tanaro, the
line would naturally run from Cherasco as far
as Aste, where it would join the Alexandria line.
the real nucleus of the railways of Upper Italy, for
from Alexandria they go on one side to Turin and
the Lego Maggiore, and on the other to Voghere,
Modena, Bologna, and Ancona. Consequently this
new line would connect France and the Mediterra-
nean with Switzerland, Lombardy, the Legations,
and the Adriatic. It is, therefore, useless to insist
further on its great importance. The Valley of the
Tanaro is only separated from the sea by a small
ridge which unites the Appenines to the chain of the
Alps, and which can be easily made practicable by
piercing a tunnel of little more than half a mile in
length."
A considerable number of electors of the canton of
Marennes having sent in a protest against the elec-
tion of Prince Murat as member of the council-
general, the council of the prefecture, after examin-
ing the circumstances of the case, has declared that
the election is valid.
The Consulting Chamber of Agriculture of Bee-
deaux, before separating, voted an address to the
Prince President of the Republic, thanking him for
the benefits for which the owners of vineyards are
indebted to him in consequence of the modifications
effected in the octroi system and in the indirect taxes.
In consequence of the visit of the Prince President
of the Republic to Bordeaux, several regiments are
to be concentrated there. Three squadrons of the
13th Cnesseurs have already arrived there from
Libourne.
Letters from Lorient state that the Mazagran and
Annibal, of 90 guns, are to be fitted out both as
steam and sailing veesels.
By the arrival of the Erigone frigate, accounts
have been received from Guyana to the 18th ult. At
that period the penitentiary colony continued in a
perfectly healthy condition. The works of installa-
tion were going on iu the Salutation Islands. The
greatest order prevailed among the transported
prisoners.
A notorious robber, named Tirard Gailier, who had
long been the terror of the department of the Isere,
was executed onthe 17th at Voiron. He was escorted
to tie place of execution by a detachment of gen-
darmes and another of artillerymen ' • and on his way
received the pious exhortations of the chaplain of the
prison with becoming resignstioc. A large crowd
was assembled to witness his death ; he mounted the
scaffold with a firm step, and laid his neck of his own
accord under the fatal blade.

ITALY.
The Official Gazette of Savoy of the 20th positively
asserts fmna Turin that M. Pernati, Minister of the
Interior, has resigned, and that Count Pouza di San
Martino, who bad had a portfolio after the events of
1848, has been sent for by the King.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
.I.AITAIBEIt OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 21, 1852.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*373
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 41
Tubercular Diseases ... ••. ... 212
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 92
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels .. 43
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... 75
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion...
Diseases cf the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Disenacs of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations...
Premature Birth ... •• •••
Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Old Age
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance
Causes not specified

... 31
... 38

... 36

DEATHS FRoM ALL CAUSES ... ... 1,084
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated, sponding week in the
18.51. of 1851. Week.
West Districts... 376,427 .. 151 ... 177
North Districts.. 490,396 .. 187 ... 225
Central Districts 393,256 ... 173 ... 189
East Districts ... 485,522 ... 205 ... 238
South Districts .. 616,635 ... 240 ... 255

Totals. 2,362,236

Males ...
Females ...

... 1,084
... 581
... 503