The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-23 00:00:00

RorAL DANISH RAILWAY.

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An extension of the railway system from Hamburgh,
through the mainland of Denmark, to the northernmost""
part of that kingdom has long been planned, and the.
terms on which the first section of the line is to be
in-
troduced are now published. This section is to consult'.
of 69 miles, which will constitute the most important:
part of the whole work. At present there is a line froll-
Hamburgh through Holstein to the frontier of Schleswlg,.
and the 69 miles proposed will comprise an extension of
the communication through Schleswig to the Baltic
port of Flensburgh—a distance of about thirty-five'
miles—and a junction line of about. thirty-four mike.
to the port of Tonning, on the German Ocean. BY
the transit from sea to sea thus to be opened up-
across the narrowest part of Denmark, 500 miles of
dangerous navigation will be saved in the passage fronii
London to St. Petersburgh, Stockholm, Dantzic, ate-;,
Stettin, as well as to Copenhagen, Elsinore, and'
all the other ports of the Danish islands, and the ar-
rangements in conjunction with the North of Europe'
Steam Company will enable the Baltic to be reached-
in about 32 hours, Copenhagen in 48, and Hamburgb
in 36. With regard to the probable results of the enter
prise, it is stated that the Holstein •(Kiel and Alton
Railway, of which the proposed line is to be a continua-
tion, realised last year upwards of 7 per cent., although
it cost 9,7001. per mile, and, as the entire cost of the'
present one is not to exceed 7,5001. per mile, while its-
influence on commerce will in every respect be much'
more important, a higher and more 'rapidly increasing
rate of return is relied upon. The calculation of this.
promoters as to the revenue immediately to be obtained
from all sources amouhts to 10 or 12 per cent. ; but, In=
order to reduce the position of the shareholders to a cer-
tainty, an arrangement has been madoby.the contractors,-
Messrs. Peto, Betts, and Brassey, to lease the line &on/
the date of opening for 14 years, paying the shareholders"
a minimitin, rent of 6 per cent., and dividing equally with-
them the profits beyond that amount.. 5 per cent. is like-
wise to be allowed on all payments till the opening of the,
line ; and, as a security for the general performance of
these conditions, the contractors are to deposit 100,000/.
in the hands of three trustees—the Earl of Yarborough,.
Mr. Glyn, and Mr. Ricardo. The undertaking is to be'
completed within 15th months, and the concession from'
the King of Denmark, which is in perpetuity, embraFO.
a clause against the establishment of any competing
lines for
.a period of 100 years. The title of the com-
pany will be the Royal Danish Railway.

WEST INDIE3.=—The most interesting portion of the
intelligence received, by the steamer Parana from the'
West Indies, relates to the effect which the discovery of
gold in Australia is at length exercising upon the colo-
nists. At Jamaica the desire to emigrate to Sydney,
Melbourne, and Port Adelaide was steadily increasing,
and all the vessels taken up for those places were imme-
diately filled with passengers. The accounts relative to
the progress of *the yellow fever do not confirm those
previously received. At Tobago and St.. Vincent it had
appeared in a very virulent form, and the troops in gar-
rison were those chiefly attacked. At Barbadoes, how-
ever, it had nearly disappeared. The agricultural re;
ports from the several islands present no new feature 01
importance.
PERU.—The accounts from this province state that
although negotiations were in progress with Nest
Grenada they were likely to end abruptly. A statement
of the revenue had been issued, which shows a consider-
able increase in the export of Guano, the total being
125,656 tons, of which 77,436 tons were shipped to Eng-
land, 36,640 to the -United States, and 12,188 for
France.

—CHILL—The advices received from Valparaiso are
generally satisfactory. The country is represented tt
be steadily advancing in prosperity, and the president
had signified his desire' to encourage and promote the
establishment of public works of utility. The toad,e
with Sydney was increasing ; three vessels were nearlf
laden with flour, and several had sailed with passenger' regard
to the import trade, English cotton ree,flei
factures continued to find a less active demand, vria'
the stock on hand was large. Coal was unaltered i°
value. Flour was firm and in demand. Copper No:
scarce, and much sought after. Quicksilver met vrith„,
dull sale. The rates of freight had advanced to 3/. 0';
and 3/. 155., with 5 per cent., and still higher quota,tioioil
were demanded for Guano. Copper ore for LiverP° n'
4/. and 5 per cent. ; and for Swansea 4/. 10s. had bee.
offered and refused. Saltpetre for a continental P°"
31. 15s. Exchange on London was quoted at 47i ~0.
60 days.
PARIS SAVINGS BANK.—The sums received at the
519,826 fr., from 4,274 depositors, cf whom 767
Paris Savings Bank during the past week amounted
new; and the sums paidttick-t0'.586,84fr. • The 070
paid into the Caisse de Retraites for the aged duruig_o
same period amounted to 349,495 fr., for 508 P.ool'
of which 298 are new.