The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-16
FOreIga NIisccllany.


JOS, nal 6es Mines contains the following informa-
tion On the quantity Of gold and silver coined in
Russia since 1926. From that period to 1851, tho
total yalus Of the gold and silver produced has been
1855 769 600 silver roubles. There we're Imported
from foreign countries, in ingots and SPECIE 1884,
295 600 roubes; there were exported the value Of
AZ, $50 600 roubles and that amount, being de-
Quoted from the vsse OF the quantity produced and
imported leaves 426 TIA 600 rouoles. Of that sum
there were transmitted to the mint Of st. Peters
burg 426. 625 600 roubles; coined, $40, 000, 900
struck. as medals, 100000 and sent away in in
COTS 49, 462 600 II results from these details that
the gold and silver coined 10 Russia, from 1926 to
1851, have amounted to $50 600 900 Of roublss.
The Earl Of Carlisle is announced to deliver .
lecture before the Sheffield Mechanics Institution,
son the Poetry Of Gray" in the second or third
week in December.
A manufacturer in wurtemburg has invented
modc OF applying . surface csatiug to shest.iron,
which enables II to take freely the mark Of slate
pencil II is said to be mach lighter and much less
liable to injury, than . common slate.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company possess
feet Of Al steamships, Of 81 600 tons, and 10000
horse power they yearly travel ever distance OF
sea equivalent to ffty times the circumference Of
the globe they employ 60 900 tons Of sailing ships
and 3, 600 seansn, in carrying coal for them and
they afford occupation and subsistence to 100000
persons and their families.
A new AID simple method Of protecting submA.
Yins electrical conductors has just been invented by
Ar. T. Allan, of Edinburgh The exterior protect
ing iron wires are placed epgitudin.lly instead Of
and yet arc quite flexible. By this means, about
half the quantity Of protecting wires will give
. greater security against . longitudinal strain
upon the copper conductors than can be attained
when the wires pass spirslly around them The
process, too, is less costly than the former enc.
Mr. Martin A. Hewlett, Of New Ross, solicitor,
begs leave to inform his legal brethren that he has
set apart portion Of his present farm ut JAMESTOWN
for the purpose Of importing to them instruction in
d hnn ham and kho NJ fhA yiNk
vious to their exodus to the dggins A competent
person viii attend. The lectures will commence on
tho End sfNovenber next. being the arst day Of
Niehaelmas term, - the attendance Of the profss-
hsn will not be required In Dublin.
We regret to announce the death Of Charles Hig-
giaaon, Esq for many years her Britannia Ma
jesty' 9 csRsal at PAta.
We learn from IN abstract Of the accounts Of the
several county in England and Wales for
the year ending Niehasnas, 1851 that the total A.
sessment for the county rate in the ysar was ESQ.,
1874 1856 6s. ID. The receipts. with the balance in
hand, Amounted to Gl, 489 437 lis Cd The dis
bursenents were Gl, 1856 Gas l2s. ll}d. The prose-
cstoa Of prisoners in the year oane u ESQ 1858 o.
to Gig $50 g. 4ad., and the esrensrs cest in the
year E54. 45l q Sd.
Mr. Hind, Of the Observatory, Regents park,
London, has disesvered another planet, situated
between the tvs bright stars in the horns Of Taurus
The new residence Of the American legation IL
no 45 Portland pla.s We understand that bis
Exce]lensy, Mr.. IRgsrsoll, intends to snliven the
fashionable wsrla BY series Of assemblies, before
Christmas.
II will be interesting to the public TO knew that
70 Parliament fer powers v vest in the Csna,s.
dsnsrs Of Works and Pablo salaings, ths premises
Of Stafford ppeo. Avsn, known - Shakspsare's
House, and for the care and preservation Of ths
the public win have the opportunity Of wishing the
heufs At regulated times 1t is, We believe, ia
tended to let o. Pul do.n aad dispose Of ssne por-
dsu. tho proceeds 70 be applied together With any
sun which may be appropriated by government, TO
its maintenance and preservation.
The only itsn Of interesting news from Ireland 10,
that in the CsHrt Of Qnsen's Bench, Dablin. The
judges have unAaimsusly rejected the motion Of the
Attorney General 20 quash the ccroncrs inqaisition
1t Blk Mile Bridge.
A ssmpsny is about being formed in Belfast,
With capital Of ESQ, 600, to work the salt nisss
which have been discovered on the Marquis Of d.
vonshirs's ESTATE NJ Dasm uc. In eounsetisa with
che preparation Of the salt for 1meree che meal
works are to be established which will enable tho
company not oaly to supply manufacturers with
blsscbirk materials, bnt to export them in largo
quantities to other countries.
The line Of telegraph proposed to DO laid Down
frsm the Hague to she Eng kh coast, has already
bssn carried from the Hague N Schevinepren, bat
the wire will ret be thrown across the channel till
next year, swiag TO the bsistcrsus state Of the
weather il 10 STATED that the line will tsrminAss
Mt Lovestoft, and NOT at HArwish, ~ ut Arst In
tended
N appears by q letter from Vienna that the Count
de Chsrnbsrd has been thrown out Of . carriage ~
Frshsdsrf the spot where he broke his leg fsur
years age On this occasion be vas NOT hurt.
Daring his term Of Office. Louis Napoleon has re-
dsced the Fressh army by 70 600 azen II may
BET De unintsrssting " qssts avslushs statistical
paper which has just been prepared sna which
shows how much Louis Ma oleoa has reSsssd che
very sise.s Of war. IL appears uodsr she roign Of
eais Philippe, the credits sllo we'd by the Cksnbsr
Tor naval expenses Amounted in
iotu - $780, I40 2i7. t01f
i ioa 093 5i5
'ofo'. .-..ssss. ........ 1913 0l0,777
The terrible financial diserders OF 1913 fersed the
legislative Assembly "a cut down tho bndgot az tbs
navy, in 1910, TO l2s, 1877 1885,
The government Of Prince Louis Napoleon has