The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-09 00:00:00

CENSUS RETURNS.

The returns for many considerable provincial towns are
now made up, and will be perused with interest. Taking
no account of places with less than 10,000 inhabitants, the
following list will show at a glance some of the most im-
portant results :-
1861. 1851.
Ipswich 37,717 32,697
Lincoln 20,991 17,512
Brighton
Scarborough
Hull .. 105,000 ?,602
Preston
Lancaster
Swansea
430,31 G 21,5 r 6
York
Newcastle - un-
der-Lyme
Cambridge
Stafford ...... 15,061 13,092
Rotherham
Middlesboro'
Bury St. Ed-
mund's 13,3, 6 13,902
King's Lynn 16,510 20,314
Stockport 54,907 53,855
Stratford
Peterborough 11,728 8,673
Northampton 32,801 26,657
Leeds 207,134 172,258
Bradford 106,•:03 103,786

1861. 1851.
Boston .. 17,916 17,426
Louth ' 10,554 10,553
Tynemouth 32,321 29,336
Barnsley .. 17 885 14,916
Doncaster 16,404 12,032
Stockton
Sheffield 184,779 135,310
Batley
Wakefield
Halifax 37,009 31,579
Colchester ..... 23,730 19,443
Hulme 68,209 53,482
Chorlton -upon-
Medlock 44,850 35,538
Gt. Yarmouth * 36,088 30,879
Birmingham* -295,943 232,811
Rochester
Chatham
Bridgewater
Frome
Bath
Cardiff .. 31,235 18,351
Newport (non-
mouthshire) 24,164 19,892

In the case of the towns marked with an asterisk the re-
turns are not quite completed. Every day affords fresh
proofs of the increased devotion of the population to manu-
facturing pursuits.

DISEASE IN GROUSE.—A Strathspey correspon-
dent of the Banffshire Journal, having had occasion lately
to traverse a portion of the moor in Upper Strathspey, ob-
served several birds in 6pparently good condition dead, and
on making inquiry as to the probable cause of the disease
he ascertained the general impression to be that the stunted
heather with the drought, which retards the growth of the
young heath, causes the birds to drink more than an ordi-
nary quantity of water, which creates general purging, and
occasions almost instant death. There is no great prospect
of a good breeding season.
THE RESULTS OF THE MORRILL TARIFF.—The ri-
diculously obstructive effects of the Morrill Tariff are greatly
complained of, and will have a most disastrous effect on the
trade between Portland and Canada. The Toronto Leader
points out " that, under its provisions, all goods passing
through the United States have to be examined by the
opening of the packages—a process that causes endless
delay and annoyance. There will soon be a million dollars
worth of goods at Portland, many of which cannot be re-
moved for weeks owing to the delay caused t y the examina-
tion. Fortunately the great bulk of the spring goods had
arrived in Canada before the Morrill Tariff went into opera-
tion, on the Ist of April, for those that came after will be
too late in arriving. If we are at sny time liable to such an
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Railroad movement comes opportunely.
The Portland papers complain still more loudly, and if their
statements are well founded, of which there is little doubt,
the Portland branch of the Grand Trunk is useless. Here is
a conplusive argument in favour of a route through British
territory, which may be independent of the eccentricities of
a Republican and Protectionist Government.—Canadian,
News.
It is apprehended that after the Ist of July next
there will be only a monthly, instead of a fortnightly,
mail to China, notice having been given by the Govern-
ment that the subsidy for the extra mail, which h :s been
in operation since 1857, will then no longer be continued.
The Submarine Telegraph Company have notified
that, in addition to the usual route to Marseilles, Trieste,
and Malta to catch the outward mails to India, China, Aus-
tralia, Egypt, &C., telegrams can be sent to Corfu and
Smyrna, as steamers leave the former place direct for Alex-
andria the 13th and 29th of every month, and from the
latter place every alternate Sunday in the month, commens;-
ing from the 12th inst.
CHINA.—The Russian journals, which receive
early intelligence from China through Siberia, announce
that the Mantchou army, in garrison at Pekin, has re-
volted ; the motive is said to be the delay on the part of the
aum in the payraont of the troops.