The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-03 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

A letter :from Stockholm of the 18th, in the
Meniteur, says :—" The preceding Diet voted
first credit of five millions of rixdollars banco
(about 10 millions of francs) for the establish-
ment, at the empense of the State, of a railway
from Ciothembourg, through the provinces of
Skaraborg and Neriell, and for the construction
of another line from Malmo towards lonkopiogy
running across the provinces of Scania and
Smaland. Since that time the question has
been examined whether it would not be useful
for the economical and military interest of the
country to establish, as promptly as possible,
a network of railways for the purpose of uniting to
the capital Malmo, Gothembourg, and the North-
ern provinces of- Sweden. Colonel Ericson, one
of the most distinguished engineers of the king-
dom, and who, at the same time, fills the post of
director general of the ponts et-chau ssees, was
information
of by the King to collect every
of a nature to throw light on the question, and he
has drawn up a report, which has just been pre-
sented to the Diet now assembled. The States-
General will be very shortly called on to discuss
the recommendations made by Colonel Ericson.
There is reason to expect that their opinion will.
be favourable."

The Brazilian mail-steamer Tamar, which was obliged
to put into Vigo damaged, was expected to proceed on
her
voyage to the Brazils on the 30th ult. Her Lisbon
mail, which
she took out from England, was sent on
overland from Vigo.
Mr. Savage, second wrangler at Cambridge this year,
is the brother of the late senior wrangler, whose sud-
den death after the accession to his honours was the
subject of much regret. The father of these young men
is a dissenting minister.
Our Lisbon correspondent writes :—" I am informed
on good authority that the ex-Regent Dom Fernando
meditates a Cowinental tour, and that in the first place
his Majesty will proceed to England in the war
steamer Mindello."
Sir C. P. Roney, secretary, and Mr. Bidder, general
manager of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, intend
visiting Glasgow this week, to make arrangements re-
garding the transmission of emigrants and other passeni
gets from this port to all parts of Canada and Western
States of America, via Portland, Quebec, and Montreal.
At Paris and in the departments complaints have for
some time past been made of the rarity of the smaller
silver coin, and complaints have been made on the sub-
ject by the Chambers of Commerce of Rouen, Lille, and
dther places. In consequence, the Mint of Paris is now
coining, in addition to pieces of 5f., a large number of
pieces of 2f , if., and 50c.
THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY OF MESSRS. MARE AND
Co., BLACKWALL —Yesterday the 1•;:de of the property of
Messrs. Mare and Co., Blackwell, which took place by
direction of the assignees, and which has been effected
oy Messrs. Fuller and Horsey, in conjunction with
Messrs. Pullen and Son, Fore-street, was completed by
the auctioneer. The auction has occupied sixteen days;
end during that period an immense stock of machinery,
stores of ironmongery, engines and boilers, tools, fix:
tures of the slips, steam engines, Naemyth's hammers 01
great power, iron-work for the new Westminster-bridge,
&c., were disposed of. One of the most beneficial days
of sale was at the disposal of the fittings of the slip's
with the stuck of timber slabs, which came off last
Wednesday, and which were disposed of by the Messrs.
Pullen. This consisted of an extensive stock f.a. the
use of ship hullers, timber merchants, cabinet makers,
&c., and comprised about 3,000 stage deals, 2,000 stage
st olden-4i, 2,000 keel sleeks, 300 lahorns of oak, 29,000
f et of bird's-eye maple veneer, 2,000 feet of mouldings'',
ship and cabin fittings, &c. There was in the course of
the two days' auction a more than usual attendance c 4
buyers, among whom there was more than the usual
cimpetition, the effect of which was that the various
lots, of which then: were 335, went at 20 per cent. bigl ier
..
value than what the property bad previously fetcbeco,
The whole has realised about 40,0001. What remains
the stock and plant has been purchased by the Thames
t
ci.,
Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company (Limite )_
Orchard-yard, Blackwell, for 55,000/., which comKtvY
intend to devote the resources of the yard to the building
of iron vessels of every tonnage.

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