The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-09 00:00:00

riously ill for the last few days, and the state of his
health for a considerable length of time had been so
precarious, as to leave little or no hope of his entire

recovery."

The Constittitionnel says :—" It appears that it will
be during the stay of the Royal Family at Neuilly,
in the months of May and June, that the Queen of
ENGLAND will again visit France. Considerable
works in cleaning and improving are going on at
Neuilly. From that residence the young QUEEN will
come to Paris and proceed to Versailles, where some
grand files will be offered to her.
The following article from the Journal des Debats
on the subject of French, German, and English
railroads, may be interesting to some readers :
' "In general the rate of charges on the German rail-
roads are similar, but the lowest is that on the Bavarian
line belonging to the State. The price of the first-class
is sc. 7-lOths, and for the two others 3c. 9-10ths, and
2c. 4-10ths, which is less than on the Belgian lines
worked by the State. Several German companies have,
besides, reduced rates of charges either for those pas-
sengers who go by a merchandise train, or for those who
subscribe for a certain number of journeys per month.
There are also tickets issued at a reduced price for a
party going and returning. For the conveyance of
goods there is nothing strikingly new in the German
tariffs, as they are nearly similar to the French. On a
part of the line from Vienna to Olmutz the price has
been reduced to 7c. per ton per kilometre (the quarter
of a French league), but this is the minimum of the
German tariffs. The Orleans Company, however, only
charge Bc. on some descriptions of articles, and the
Rouen Company, in consequence of the opposition of the
boats on the river, has reduced its price to Tic. between
Rouen and Paris. Goods in transita on the Belgian
lines only pay 6c., and on some English lines coals in-
tended for exportation are only charged 6c. In this state
of things it appears to be established that the railroads
cannot carry goods for less than from 6c. to 7c., which is a
third of the price charged by the ordinary carriers. In
Germany more than three-fourths of the passengers go by
the lowest class carriages ; a fifth part by the second
class, and only three in a hundred by the carriages of
the first class. In this respect, as in many others, France
occupies a middle station between England and Ger-
many. The rate of speed on the German railroads is
moderate, not exceeding 30 kilometres (not quite 19
, English miles) per hour. It is caused by their peculiar
1 mode of construction, and it also shows that time is not
yet considered very valuable in that country. On the
most productive lines of railroad in England, as that
from London to Birmingham, the gross returns are from
100,000 f. to 120,0001. per kilometre. In France, the
best lines (we only speak of those of some extent), such
as the Orleans and Rouen lines, give a gross return of
from 50,000 f. to 65,0001., or about half of the best Eng-
lish lines. The most favoured lines in G( rmany do not
yet produce more than the half of the best lines in France.
Exclusive of the lines from Vienna to Glocgnitz, and
from Berlin to Potsdam, the former of which produces
31,0001., and the latter 27,0001. per kilometre, the good
German lines are below 25,000 f. That from Aix-la-Cha-
pelle to Cologne only produced in 1844 23,736 f. ; that from
Leipsic to Dresden 18,7701. ; that from Madgeburg to
Leipsic 21,6381. The expenses may be always reckoned
at from the half to two-fifths of the receipts. The divi-
dends paid to the shareholders are in most cases hardly
5 per cent. ; very rarely from 6 to 61, and in no case
less than 3 per cent."
On the Paris Bourse on Tuesday, the Stock-market closed
as follows : --Three per Cents. for cash, 83f. 10c. ' • for Ac-
count, 83f. 20c.; Five per Cents., for cash, 121 f. 45c. • for
Account, 121 f. 45c. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,3101.
Neapolitan, 102 f. 25c.; Spanish and New Loan, not quoted.
The Share-market closed at higher quotations. Paris and
Orleans left off at 1,260 f.; Paris and Rouen, 1,025 f.; Rouen
and Havre, 815 f. ; Avignon, 1,005 f.; Vierzon, 700 f. ; Stras-
burg and Basle, 255 f. ; Boulonge and Amiens, 555 f. ; Nor-
thern, 760 f.; Bordeaux, 650 f.; Monteroau, 442 f. 50c. ; Fain-
poux, not quoted. But little was done in the Promise
market. Lyons Definitives, 1401. ; Strasburg, 55f.; Tours
and Nantes, 50f. pin.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAx. 7.
Angle-Belgian Madrid and Valencia... 1
Barba does
Boulogne and Amiens.. 12% Namer and Liege
Bordeaux &Mediterran North Jamaica ...
Bordeaux and Toulouse Orleans and Yierzon -
Do. & Cette (Espeleta) DA Orleans and Bordeaux
Do. (Mackenzie's) .. 1 Over Yssel
Callao, Lima, and Pa- Paris& Lyons (Laffitte)
citie Coast

11%
2LA
2%

Central of Spain —
Ceylon .
Demerara
Dendre Valley ......
Dutch Rhenish ...
Dieppe & Paris Juliet —
Dijon and Mulhouse
East Indian
Fampoux & Mazebrouk
Grt Northern of France
Constituted l5
Great Indian Peninsular
Great Paris and Lyons. SEA
Great Western Bengal
Great Western Canada
Jam aica S. Mid. Junction 4
Do. North Midland —
Do. Extension
Jersey
Louvain and Jeraappe 214
Lyons and Avignon 214
Luxembourg

Ditto (Calon's)....
Ditto (Sud Eat)
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasburg
(Ganneron's)
Do. (Compe de L'Est,)
Do. (Aymard's)
Paris and St. Quentin
Rouen and Havre
Royal North of Spain
Sambre and Meuse
Strasburg and Bale
Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt
Tours and Nantes
(Mackenzie's)
Do. (Lefebvre's)
Do. (O'Neill's)
Trinidad
Verona and Ancona
West Flanders

TEE FOREIGN MAILS.—The following notice was
issued on Wednesday, at the General Post-office, St. Martin's-
le-Grand, and the branch offices The next mails for
Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, Ceylon,
India, and China, will be made up on the morning of the 20th
instant, to be forwarded via Southampton. To the British
West India Islands, New Grenada, Venezuela, Bermuda, San
Juan de Nicaragua, and Madeira, on the 17th instant, by the
Medway steamer via Southampton. Next mails due from
the West Indies, on the 22d instant; Mexico, &c., on the 7th
of February. The next mails for Corunna, Vigo, Oporto,
Lisbon, Madeira, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, will be made up on
the morning of the 17th instant. Next mail due at
Southampton, the Queen steamer, on the 15th instant. The
next mail due from British North America, Bermuda, and
the United States, on the 15th instant, at Liverpool ; from
the Brazils and Buenos Ayres, her Majesty's brig Crane, on
the 23d, at Falmouth."
DIRECT MANCHESTER RAILWAY.—In consequence
of the official notices received by the parochial authorities of
the parish of St. Bride, intimating that several of the houses
belonging to the parish will be required for the proposed Di-
rect London and Manchester Railway, a public vestry has
been called by the churchwardens, Messrs. Isherwood and
Marriott, to consider the subject, on Friday evening next, in
order to direct what answer shall be given. Parties in the
district of St. Bride's and Farringdon Without are extremely
divided upon the subject.
ROYAL SANTIAGO MINING COMPANY.—Wednesdav
the half-yearly general meeting of the above Company took
place in the board-room at the office, 7, Broad-street build-
ings, for the purpose of receiving the Directors' report, and to
consider of declaring a dividend. A. Robertson, Esq., pre-
sided, and amongst those present were Sir I. L. Goldsmid,
Sir Claude Scott, &c. &e. The report was read by the se-
cretary and adopted, from which it appeared that the quan-
tity of ore raised in the half-year ending August 31st was
2,175 tons, of which 1,021 tons had been sold and produced
nett 9,947/. 2s. Bd., part of the remainder would be sold at
the next ticket of sale, which was credited in the account at
11,4101. 16s. 2d., the whole making an aggregate amount of
21,515/. 1 Is. 2d. The expenditure, including the Income-
tax, 519/. Is. Ild., was 22,729/. Is. 7d., making the excess
of expenditure over the income of 1,213/. 10s. sd. The
quantity of ore raised in the three months ending November
30th was 1,283 tons, of which 324 tons was lately landed at
Swansea. Though the assets were about 40,000/. and the
condition of the Company much improving, yet until their
law proceedings were settled, the Directors would not recom-
mend a dividend at present. After the usual courtesies to
the Chairman and Directors, the meeting broke up.
Died, on the 7th instant, at 16, Bruton-street, the
Earl Granville.

EXTENSION OF LIVERPOOL.—The increase in the
number of houses built in Liverpool has been great beyond
all precedent during the last two years, as will be seen from
the following statement :—No less than 2,450 houses were
erected in 1844, and the still more extraordinary number of
3,728 were erected in 1845, within the Parliamentary bo-
rough, to say nothing of the hundreds built beyond the
boundaries, in the direction of the Old Swan, and the still
greater number built on the Cheshire side of the river. To
some extent this extraordinary increase in the number of
houses has been the result of the excellent regulation
which forbids living in cellars, and so far it is a proof of an
improved mode of living rather than of an increase of the
population ; but, even after every allowance has been made
for that circumstance, the increase is surprising, and shows
that Liverpool is still in the full vigour of its growth. The
following particulars of the increase of houses from 1838
to 1845 are very remarkable:—

Houses.
... 1,052

In 1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845

••• 997
•• • 1,577
••• 1,761
... 2,027
... 1,390
2 450
... 3,728

Total ...

... 14,982

Litrerpool Times.
TUE NELSON MONUMENT.—The completion of
his
work has at length been determined on by the Woods
and Forests ; and to this effect a communication has been
made to the artists to whom the commissions have been con-
fided, by the Earl of Lincoln. The subjects proposed for the
tour bassi relieri are the victories of Cape St. Vincent, Co-
penhagen, the Nile, and Trafalgar ; and the sculptors ap-
pointed to execute these works are Mr. Watson, Mr. Wood-
ington, Mr. Carew, and Mr. Ternouth. The four lions will
be executed by Mr. Lough. The relieved works will be in
bronze— the lions in stone or granite.—Art Union.
RATING OF PRINCE ALBERT'S FARM.—WINDSOR,
!;DNESDAY.—In addition to the opinions obtained by the
Prince Consort (on the subject of the claims of the parish of
Windsor against his Royal Highness, fur arrears of poor-
rates) from Sir FresideriCk TheTsiger and Sir Thomas Wilde,
his Royal Highness also had tho opinion of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly,
which perfectly coincided, as the case was drawn up, with
that of the other two eminent counsel we have named. Mr.
White (Prince Albert's solicitoolwas present, by desire of the
Prince, at the interview at the Castle,
yesterday, between
Mr. G. E. Anson and the parish officers. Considerable ex-
citement prevails in the town, in consequence of the opinion
given by the law officers of the Crown. The result of the
vestry meeting called by the churchwardens and overseers,
and the steps which will'be considered necessary to be taken
by the parishioners on the subject, are looked forwaUl to with
great interest.
SUICIDE.—Mr. Wakley, my., coroner, held an
inquest at the sign of the Red Lion, near Hammersmith Sus-
pension-bridge, on the body of Anne Pearman, aged sixteen
years, who was found in the river, having, as it was sup-
posed, committed suicide, owing to the threats of her late
mistress to have her brought before a magistrate for some
theft with which she was charged. The deceased, however,
protested that she was innocent, but exhibited the utmost
dread of the proceedings with which she was threatened.
Mr. Wakley remarked on the harshness 9f the measures
adopted towards so young a person. Verdict, " Found
drowned."