The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-28

tails and, having reported favsrabIy TO . change. .
pap. e nov IN siros.tio. for ssn.urss among tie
be adopted lts advantages numerous, embracing
sion Of loan circulation BY obging daily settlement
whatever may be the desire Of the debtor banks
The London Times of the 18th INST says
The advices from Russia continue to exhibit total ab
sence OF reaction from the rapid deterioration Of the TO
aern paper currency Al St Petersburg strong evil
cia classes as To- the yaus % the me
% aiussd that stock of bullion remains the
t. equal to eco sterling by
@ 70. A. tne bank notes for which this gold Is rem
resented TO be the security have fallen to dscennt of
per al ne last quotation Of exchange on London
can hope for no financial resources to enable him 70 main
n large armies out % his own territory any length
rable importance are taking place. lila Stanb.naT .
cotton dealer At 81 has Just for about
for about 10000 while at Moscow the three arms ~
Alexyeg,, 7 Matthias and G. Kyber, the amount Of
ed. At Riga the weather was mild, and the ice ex-
peccd to break up about the It'll Of this month Several
take away cargoes At Reve Also 1t expected some
exports would yet be made Purchases OF talow hemp,
&c. in progress at ST. Petersburg TO be sent to
Prussia and shipped via Mcneil.
II appears from . Parliamentary return Just issued,
that capital and authorized for the construction
Of railways in the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
amounted in December, 1851 to f3o1 ,42S asa; the
amount authorized by acts passed in 1852 "a 1884,
and by increase several returns 81, 1872 SsT total
f367 664 Co., From this is deducted f10 ,23,
being the amount Of reductions made in the above BY
acts passed in 1852 and by warrants for the abandon
ment OF lines &C. leaving the total at the end Of Do
cembcr 1852 at ss56 4e5 showing decrease in the
amount authorized Of f4s17 Goa az compared with the
amount sanctioned mp to the end Of December 1851.
The amount raised by shares and the end Of De-
cember 1852 f2c4 $780, and up the end Of De-
sember 1851, f247 ,es7 showing that the sum Of
2le s93 raised for railway purposes during the
year 1852 At the end Of 1852 the various railway
panies retained power 70 raise fS o7s which, added
TO the amount then raised made the total 1850
being klSO, 202 In OF their Parliamentary
powers The total length Of railways open for traf
&c at the end of 1852 was 1885 miles, of which
1923 were single line The length OF limo In
course Of construction was 1854 miles, leav-
ing S,SO8 miles authorised, but not commenced, on
the 31st December 1882 making the total length autho
rzed to that date IL s7s miles The length Of line and
branches belonging to the various railways for which the
of the compulsory purchase Of land had been al
lowed to expire without the exercise Of such powers 1t
the end Of 1852, 2,24Sx miles, out Of lat miles.
The amount Of capital authorized by Parliament to be
raised for the construction Of the 48X miles was
f42 $780, 25. appears that 972 miles Of railway
WERE the session of 1862 authorized to be construct
and 169 miles sanctioned In former sessions to be
abandoned leaving the increase in the authorized mile
age previously to 1853 S03 miles The amount Of capt.
authorized to be raised shares in 1885, ELL
1855, 74o and by loan E4l5s,se2 but from these
deducted fSs4 800 Of share capital and 4Oe Of
oan being the reduction in capital and oan authorised
former sections by acts passed in 1853 The increase
capital and loan the amount previous
ly to 1853 was in the session Of 1885, f11O10 $40
shares, and FL ass loans together f12 $685.
The annexed statement exhibits the quantity and value
of certain articles exported from this port during the
week ending and including Saturday April o. 1854 dis
tnguishing the destination and extent Of shipments to
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