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THE RAILWAY BILL REGISTER, 1846.

This work contains a list of Railway Bills in progress
through Parliament, with a statement of each case, of
the amount oc money proposed to be raised, the number
and qualification of directors, the period limited for
compuls..ry purchase of land and completion of works,
the lines propose.] to be amalgamated with, or leased, or
sold to other companies, the name of the Parliamentary
!went for each Bill, and the proceedings in each case in
both !louses up to Easter. It is a valuable compilation
of railway statistics.

IMPORT AND EXPORT OF
METALS.

From the usual Parliamentary returns, moved for by
Mr. Pentlarves, of the imp ,rts and experts of copper and
copper cre, tin, zinc, lead, and lead ore, for the year end-
ing January 5, 1846—it appears, that the total quantity
of copper ore imported into England, during the year,
was 56,697,1 tons ; of old copper, fit only for manufac-
ture, 58 tons ; unwrought in bricks and pigs, 104 tons ;
bars, rods, or ingots, 27 tons ; plates and coins, 5 ton: ;
and manufactured copper, by weight. 49i tons, and en-
tered by value, 3,762/. Of the copper ore thus imported
41,342 tons were from Cuba. 10,823 from Chili, 1,212
from Peru and Bolivar, 1,109 from South Australia. 701
from America, 646 from British West Indies, and 640
tons from Daly. Of the manufactured copper entered by
value, 2,394/. worth was imported from France, and from
Holland 6701. The quantity of copper ore retained for
home consumption was 56,118 tons, and the net amount
of duty received thereon was 58.6461. The total quan-
tity of British copper exported was 18,039 tons, of
which 5,633 tons were sent from the port of London,
6,030 tons from Swansea, 5,417 tons from Liverpool,
467 tons from Llanelly, and 242 tons from Bristol.
Of this quantity Francs took 6,250 tons, East Indies
4,722, United States 2 219, Italy 870, Belgium 696,
Germany 566, Holland 387, Brazils 354. British W,st
Indies 288, British North America 244, and foreign
West Indies •224 tons. From the port of London alone,
the total quantity of British copper exported was 6,633
tons—of which quantity 2,316 tons were sent to the
East Indies, 672 tons to Belgium, 467 tons to Italy, 439
tons to Germany, 316 tons to Holland, 215 tons to Bra-
zils. 188 to the United States, 163 to the British West
Indies, 128 t ) Portugal, the Azores, and M aleira, 110 to
the Mluritius, and 102 tons to France. From the port
of Liverpool, the total quantity was 5,417 tons, of which
2.288 tons were shipped to the East Indies, 1,950 to the
United States, 218 to foreign %Vest Indies, 171 to British
North America. 166 to Italy, 138 to Brazils, and 93 tons
to the British West Indies. Of the 56,6971 tons of
copper ore imported, 21,519 tons contained not more
than 15 per cent. of copper, and paid a duty of 31. 3s. per
ton ; 9,054 contained from 15 to 20 per cent. of copper,
and paid 41. 14s. 6d. per ton ; and 24,576 tons contained
above 20 per cent. of copper, and paid 6/. 6s. per ton ;
970 tons were from British colonies, and paid 11. Is. per

ton.
TlN.—The quantity of tin imported was 1,2781 tons,
of which 938 k tons were from Singapore, 103 tons from
Java, 97 tons from the East Indies, exclusive of Singa-
pore, 43 from Holland, 40 from Belgium, 32 from the
Cape of Good Hope, 11 from Peru, and 10 tons from
Siam. The total quantity of tin exported was—British,
576+ tons, and foreign, 917+ tons; of which Holland took
28 tons British, and 200 tons forei,gn ; Belgium, 71- tons
British, 1881 tons foreign ; Italy, 40 tons British, 187,1
tons foreign; France 151 i tons British, 141 tons foreign;
America, 5 tuns British, 1501 tons foreign; Turkey, 106+
tons British, 251 tons foreign ; Germany, 20k tons
British, 314 tons foreign ; Russia, 52i tons British, 81
tons foreign ; and Prussia, 9i tons British, and 35 tons
foreign.
ZINC.—The quantity of zinc and zinc ore imported
into this country was 12,902} tons—of which Prussia
supplied 6,917 tons ; the Hanseatic towns, 5,501 ; Bel-
gium, 230 ; Holland, IqB ; Denmark, 33 ; Sweden, 30;
and France, 21 tons ; of this quantity, there were ex-
ported— to the East Indies.73li tons British. 1,683 tons
foreign ; France, 833 tons foreign ; Holland, 87 tons
British ; United States, 45 tons British, 65 tons foreign;
Italy, 44 tons British, 14 tons foreign ; British West
Indies, 48+ tons British ; Brazils, 39 tons British ;
North American Colonies, 24 tons British, 21 tons
foreign ; Russia, 5 tons British, 314 tons foreign ; and
Africa, 7 tons.

LEAD AND LEAD ORE.—The quantity imported dur-
ing the year is as follows—viz.: lead ore, 444 tons; pig
and sheet lead, 5.210 tons; white lead, 251 tons; and the
exportation as follows—viz ; lead ore, 169 tons; pig and
rolled, 10,485; shot, 1.092 i; litharge, 400; red lead,
1,033; white lead, 1.353; and foreign pig and sheet,
3.241-i tons. Of British pig and sheet lead, Russia took
2,926 f tons ; France, 1,8861; B,Agiutn, 1,246; Holland,
860; East Indies, 785; Germany, 555; British Wes.:
lodie4. 353; British North America, 268 ; Australia,
205; Prussia, 199; Channel Islands, 147; Africa, 109;
Italy, 99; Portugal. Azores, and Mad..ira, 77; Brazil,
74; Egypt, 74; Denmark, 70; and Mauritius. G 9 tons.
Of the shot, 316 tons were sent to British North America,
107 to the East Indies, 164 to Brilzi4, 74 to British W. st
Indies, GI to Germany, 67 to Australia, 38 to Holland.
31 to I)en.mark, and 30 tons to Africa. The total
amount of foreign pig and sheet lead exported was 3,241
tons—of which Holland took 1,196 tons; Russia, 836;
Belgium, 561; and France, 508 tons.

THE HISTORY OF IVIARY ANNE WELLINGTON.—
Another narrative of female adventure, from the pe❑ of the
Rev. Richard cobbohl, author of "Margaret Catchpole," is
announced for immediate publication. In August last (says
the prospectus) the mayor of Norwich invited the attention
of the Rev. Author to the peculiar circumstances of the his-
tory of Mary Anne Wellington, who was the daughter of
John Wellington, one of the artillerymen at the famous siege
of Gibraltar. She married a soldier in the gallant 48th, and
accempauied him through all the Peninsula campaigns. Her
fortitude in the hour of danger, and her attention to the
wounded were witnessed by many officers still living, who
were also aware of the extraordinary adventures in which
she distinguished herself. Iler husband died in 1844, and the
widow is greatly respected by all who know her in Norwich,
where she still resides. Her most gracious Majesty the
Queen, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and his Grace the
Duke of Wellington, have all been temporary benefactors to
her; and her Majesty the Queen Dowager has most gra-
I cimely minuted to accept the dedication of her history.