The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-05 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The Dgbatshas the following remarks.on projected
railways in Switzerland :
" While Enrope•is covering herself with railways, and
rapidity of communication is everywhere tending to
change the conditions of existence of nations, Switzer-
land appears now to comprehend that she can no longer
remain aloof from the great movement which is going on
around her—slin finds the necessity of joining in it,
ander pain of soon finding herself in the centre of
Europe in a state of isolation which would be die-
asterous to her commerce and her manufactures. The
Federal. Council employed Mr. Stephenson, the cele-
brated English engineer, Fto survey for an ensemble of
railways, and although that preparatory work met with
some (ejections, it appears probable that a commence-
ment will soon be made to carry it into execution. It is
in contemplation to put Geneva and Bale in communica-
tion, and these two cities with the Swiss frontier to the
north-east of the Lake of Constanc-. The French and
Piedmontese railways which are to terminate at Geneva
will be thus united, on the one side to the German
lines, which already come to the Lake of Constance,
and, on the other, to those of Alsace and tho Grand
Duchy of Baden. This undertaking will be there-
fore one of considerable general importance. In
1844, M. Fraisse, who was then meismer in
chief in the canton of Vaud, proposed a lice
of railway which would unite the Lskes of Geneva and
Neuftbetei, and by cembiniere itself with the navigation
of the lakes and of the Aar have opened a direct coin-
munieetion between the Rhone and the Rhine. This
plan has ocen approved o: by Mr. Stephenson, and will
be adopted for thir part of the undertakings by which it
is inteetietl to unite the two lakes. Circumsttnces are
now mere faveuraWe far such enterprises than they were
in 1844 A company has already collected a sufficient
espied; it is represented by_ M. Sultzbcrger, a Swiss
angle:tet., and offers to make the line. The views of the
Federal Council are not, however, it appears, in accord
with these of the English engineer, but the latter are
adopted, by several of the cantonal Governments more
particularly interested in the question. It is with these
Governnients that the Sullzherger Company are about to
treat directly.
" The cantons of Lucerne, St. Gall, Soleure, and Vaud,
have already made the concessions of the portions of the
hue which run on their territory; and it is probable that
the projected works will be excepted without the co-ope-
ration of the federal authority. A line, which will start
from. Kerschach, on the Like of Constance, will reach
the Like of Geneva at Merges. On the lak7s only will
water noeveyance be resorted to. Another line will
brans' Off from the former et Olsen. and will thence pro-
ceed i.e Bele by the Hauenstein. The French Govern- •
merit bee recently appointed cegineers to surrey the
projeptd line from Lyons to Geneva. Piedmont, on her
aide, hes already pat bar hand to the work. We may
years the ports of Mar-
therefaeo ',lope that in a !ew
etilies and Genoa will be put in direct communication,
by tha interior of Switzerland with all Germany and
with. Zee: North and 13altio Seas."

RUSSIA.
The-,engineer chief who was conducing the
railway train by which the life of the Emperor NI-
CHOLAS yeas placed in great danger, on his return from
Berlin to Warsaw, had been condemned to Siberia,
but the F4%11.2E011, has since commuted the punishment
to a fevi days' imprisonment.
Russia, in 1850, possessed 107 infant asylums, and
at present she has more than 200. In 1850, 34 of
these establishments h id, in addition to their build-
ings, a capital of 2,080,000 f.
At the late fire at Bzverneborg, in Russia, 295
houses, the church, the salt magazines, three military
storehouses, and the p üblic school were completely
destroyed. -The loss is estimated atmore than 800,000
roubles (about three millions of francs).

EGYPT.
The affairs of the inheritance ofMEHEMET .111 A has
. • Tae former.' is to
Porte • -
been 41" tanged in Egvp` between the VICEROY and the
francs_ • pay the
heirs 23 million

MINING
IN tt LLIGEN OE
- (From the Mining .lour,•
There has boon mach animation in
market
the
s nilulla
og many
or
which hav:tiltr business
during the week, with a considerable an
in dividend mines,
prioe. Devon COnsci.s have Increased from 33v45" toeda4inr, 350; Alfred Consela 141 to 171 18; West Caradoa,l27
to 145 ;
_United Mines 100 to 150; Whoal Bailer,
730 to
750; Lovell 38 to 40 ; and Wicklow, 314 to 32i,
steady market for Bedford United, Bryntail, East Pool,
Merllyn; South Tamar, and South Tolgns, all of which
maintaid.the 'fate quatattons. In speculative shares,
Great Wheal Alfied, Clive, Kilbricken, Harriett, Cabers,
Monied; and Trovelyata, continue to be dealt in to a
large eltant, -ratid the demand for them shows they are
in hies favour. In others few, if any, transactions have
taken place. In Cornwall, East Pool shares advanced
to 185, and No.,rth Pool to 4721.
At north Pool meeting; on Tuesday, the aocounts for
March dud April showed—Balance from last account,
3391. ts: 63.; Oros sold (less dries), 3,5491. O. 6d.=--.3,888/.
2s. To ,coats end' Merchants' bills, 2,171/. 123. 2d.;
dividend'of 5/, -pa* share (1,0004) ; leaving balance in
favour df adventurers, 7164 9s. 10i. A dividend of Si.
Per 4hsie was declared.
At W'ost Catadon bi-monthly meeting. on Monday,
the aAi-B,llntg showed—Received for copper ore and car-
riage, 3448/ ; materials, 55/. 11g. 91=5,5034 11z. 9d.
A dividend of at per seam was declared.
The cluartetr etatemenz of Wheal Spoarne Consols
accent-1N abovved--=-Balance ir, band, 575/. 4s. -Id.; tin ore
sold, 1,7,791. 1.03 3d,---2,354/.; leaving, balance in favour
of adventurers, 598t''8;. 101 frc.)ia whichdividendof
10s. per. share (5121. j wag
d;elarccl.
At tte' Mining Corolltily (11 incised half-yearly meet-
ing, on nursday, the accouots k,bowed profit of 2,511/.
16s. 3d.,, exolasiv&of 2,1101.9 y 9d. expended in prospec-
tive outlay at the company's
di-
vidend of 5 per oent. per anntevard collieries. A s
declared.
At Bedford United-Mines meeting, on Tuesday, the
accoanti:showeit—Ralance last account, 1,0701 3s. 83.;
received for copper ore and carriage, 1,6984 16s. 6d.=
2,7694 Os 21`.; leavesibilartoe to next account,
add ore bills due 20th inst., 1,00.,
ore for sale 17th inst., 880 makes 2,775 od, as-
sets. The liabilities are: May and June cost, 1,1001.;
°lice axpeuaeg, 831.; leaving balance, 1,6404
At Fowey Comas mating, 04 the 17th of Jane, the