, 1853-10-22
Foreign Miscellany.

still finds time to rc-touch-almost re write
his former literary productions. The
proof sheets are now preparing, and the
works will appear in their new form in a
few months.
The Stats Courant, announces, officially,
that by decree Of the Both ult the company
of the railway from AK la. .Chapele 10
Maestricht has been authorized to establish
a railway from Macs,richt to the Belgian
frontier, in the direction of lIasselt
A letter from Messina, in the Picdmon-
tcsc Gazette of the 30Ih ult., states that
four urns full Of Greek bronze COINS, of the
fourth, fifth and sixth centuries before our
era, have been found at Taormina, close to
the spot where the column CT Naxos, erect
ed 73l years before Jesus Christ, formerly
stood. These coins have been sent TO the
Museo Borbonico at Naples.
A letter from Beaucar, France, states
that the annual fair opened under rather
unfavorable appearances, but had Afterwards
improved, and business had acquired con-
siderable activity, although in many articles
it was checked by the high prices asked, to
which purchasers hesitated 10 submit
A very large portion of the corn within
thirty miles-of Paris is already cut, and
much is carried. If the weather should
continue favorable for a short time, the
corn harvest in this part of France will
have been completed. The vines in sone
places look very healthy, aud promise an
average crop of grapes, whilst in others the
blight is very prevalent.
The sums paid into the Paris savings
banks during the week ended July 80,
amounted TO 675,SO5f, from 1859 deposit
ors, of whom TAT were new. The amount
drawn out was 426,2I6f.
A letter from Leghorn, of July DC, says
" The Grand Duke Of Tuscany seems de-
termined 10 set an example Of activity TO the
other States Of Italy in railway Matters
He has Just accorded tho concession of the
line from Florence to Arezzo, to Messrs
Gandell Brothers, engineers, of London,
Paris and Florence. This railway, which
runs directly north and south in Tuscany,
will eventually connect the north Of Italy
with Rome, and will, with other lines now
in the course Of execution, constitute the
great central railway of Italy. Various
branches from this central line will commit
nicate with the ports Of Genoa, LeghOrn,
Civila Nechia, SC, and will, in fact, throw
open the whole Of the northern part Of the
peninsula Of Italy"
From the returns just published in Paris,
it appears that, from the opening Of the
season to the end of June, the quantity Of
beet root sugar manufactured in France
amounts TO 81, ,2G6, ,47O kilogrammes, against
1872 ,760 kilOgrammes at the correspond
ing period of last year, being an increase Of
I2,292,7 no kilogrammes in favor of 1853.
The quantity delivered 10 consumption was
7O.47l ,494 kilogrammes, s,766,O67 more
than last year The quantity remaining in
stock on the 3OIh June was l4,793,976
kilogrammes.
ConstantiDoplc, from its admirable situa-
ton on the Bosphorus, is the key of Asia,
and the principal entrePot Of the Levant,-
The movement ofnayigaIion in IS46 amount
ed in that port to 1867 900 tons. Out Of
this number the English Aag reckoned for
500, 900 tons, the Austrian for 2S4,OOO, the
French for 10000 aud those of Sardinia,
Naples, Tuscany, &C., for about 400, 900;
the remainder belonged 10 the coasting
trade. From these details an idea may be
formed of the interest which the powers Of
tho West must find in preserving such an
advantageous market, and which will go on
increasing as the people of the east improve
in civilization. II is more than doubtful
whether European commerce would enjoy
the same advantages if Constantinople were
10 fall into the jealous and rival hands Of
Russia.
The Bcdouins, says Mr. Layard, are &C.
quainted with few medicines. The deserts
yield some valuable simples, which are,
however, rarely used. Dr. Sandwith, hear
ing from Sutton that the Arabs had no OPT
ates, asked what they did with a person
that could not sleep. Do - answered the
Shelkh, d" we can use him. We set him to
watch the camels
Miss Warner, the author of the Wide
Wide World" has been handsomely treated
by the London publishers Of her works,
two of whom have sent her large sums as
her share Of the profits Of their sale in Eng
land. One noted publisher has made her
standing offer Of thousand pounds sterling
for anything she may choose to write.
According to Parliamentary return, the
estimated number Of volumes in the library
of tho British Museum is 5l0,llO.
The London Times states that the great
Australian nugget lately exhibited in that
city, has been melted and sold by Messrs.
Ilaggard & Pixlcy, bullion brokers, for f5,-
532 Its weight before melting was ,6l5
ounces and it yielded ,3l9 ounces Of fine
gold, equal 10 ,423 ounces standard.
Baer, German astronomer, calculates