The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-09
THE EUROPEAN MAILS,
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ADDITIONAL NEWS bY The PACIFIC.
THE YACHT RACES IN ENGLAND
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OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE.
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OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE.

The Dutch and Belgian governments have concluded
railway convention, by which junction line from Ant
werp to Rotterdam win the systems The B,va
ran government has granted million and half aorns
to the Palanate Company to complete the line from,
1 Ludwigsberger to Wittembourg
The cearances from the port of London for the gold
colonies Of Australia during the ending on the 2th
ue, had peen large They consisted Of seven vessels to
Fort Philip of an aggregate capacity Of 200 tons and
one TO Geeiong Tin balas Of 331 tons There was also
one vessel for Adelaide of 333 tons besides two for Van
Diemans Land, Of joint cappcity of $40 tons Spirit
and wines continue to be freely shipped but the prop
ton of other goods has not been relatively large The
two vessels to Van Dieman's Land however took cons
deraoie cargoes The fetal number Of passengers ha
not been ascertaned but it supposed to have bee
nearly 1000
The accounts of the state of trade in the prov;nces
during the week, all satisfactory At Manchester
general course of business has continued to show much
seadness and In consequence of the state of the Liver
pool cotton market there has been tendency to
prices AT Birmingham both the home and foreign orders
have been good the demand for Australia also being pa,e
ry large ihe returns of the principal parishes continue
to show dminution of paupersm as compared with the
corresponding period of last year. Notwithstanding the
general prosperity then prevalent In the woolen districts
there bas been alteration of Importance From Not
ngsm the reports show that the in
hosiery there has been augmented demand both for
nome use and for expectation to Australia Here as at
birmingham, the increased of endowment on the
part Of The people plainly observable In ths Irish
linen market transactions have been almost wholly sus
pended, in consequence Of the elections
The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rottor
dam producemarkets speak the general inactivity of
business In coffee the operations wholly limited to
orders for home consumption The approaching sales OF
the Dutch East India Company had been announced but
although comprising considerable quantity no essential
enect haa been produced upon prices Sugar
hned had not experienced any great alteration Rice
continued depressed owing to increased stocks Indpo
was well maintained ut former quotations From Ham
burg the accounts mention that coffee and snoap shnwod
atendeney to haiDess.
The letters from Rouen state that the market for man
uacturers had become active There had been lit lie
alteration in prices but result Of the r ~
eeucare had induced buyers to operate with greater
freedom.
The first two large steamers at present building
a. ior the Messrs Burns, ard intended to
Andes and the Alps
The first volume Of a new work on America has inst
ZEN the press in Stockholm 1t "ssetches of Tour
In the United States by Z. A. Siljesrom;r and il en-
tre devoted to examination OF the school system in
that country NJ SiljestTom sent by the swed-
lsh government TO make enquiries this weghty point
and octave Of nearly 500 pages the result abonnd
ing in information of the most valuable kind and far sur
passing any other European book on the subject.
The Countess of Neu,y, ex.Queen Of The French has
just purchased Of the EaIl of Kmoray the sum of
f23 eO0 Orleans house TSickenham formerly the resi-
denee OF her late royal husband.
has
taken Drury lane theatre for limited season The eg
mfe drama was TO be the principal attraction in which
MI Mexican, buchanan and Mrs. Abbot from the thea
tres In the United state5 to sustain the
leading characters.
The accounts from Madrid still speak Of the expected
defct which there reason TO tiey will he a.
tempted during the residence or the Court NJ In Grania
The military authorities however say they will put down
any such attempt.
letter from Vienna states that tha Sultan has SEM
magnificent ia bic service as present to the Pope
Another attelnpt was made. DAYS since mt the
Hppodroinc, Paris to solve the problem OF ste rirr bal
Icons A balloon in shape Ike a whsle was filed with
ga ard attempted 10 be guided by means of shaft of
wocd suspended horizontally, with q sail az the end tn
act as rudder To this shaft was affixed "a platform
WIN steam engine OF four horse Dover wo-knga
with three terminal paddles like three sails of Windmill
The experiment made in piese.,e OF ver scientific
mep, but was unsuccessful
The process of cutting the Kobinoor diamond u coI,c
on successfully but is expected TO be work OF many
weeks.
Rev DR.. Ritcbe. Of Lougforgan Scotland and Rev
Mr outhefanu, OF Dngwal are appointed by the Colo
congregations of that communion thc British Amice
provinces.
Accounts received from Scotland and the north Of Epr
no OF te prospects OF the harvest extremely favor
able Hay has been an average crop Wheat looks well
and will be ready for the sickle Barley Is partiolIv
cut aDd rs above the average. Potatoes though failed in
localities are above an average Beans deficient in
many places eFrom the south Of England and Ireland
favorable accounts are also reeeived
The Norwegian feet has increased 167 ships
equal 10 24s6S tons, since 1850.
We learn from Madeira that the vino growers are much
alarmed by the appearance Of blight among the vines.
Our London Correspondence.
LONDON, July 81 1882
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