The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-10

plumber 9o3 were British IL coonias and llS foreign
The greatest number Of casualties took place Decem
Der. namely $50, and the fewest in upe psnsey, 49,
Thirty four steamships included in tho above record
The circular Of = respectable house In tre Frsxch and
German wine trade says-We beg to lay before you
annual reports from the French ant Germss Vineyards
which, We regret to say are again very ontAvorHnie.
Prices have, In consequence, advanced sad
stocks Of old wines reduced In the haais OF bob
growers and the trade throughout the couatries that
unless the vintage Of 1857 abundant moi on p France
and Germany but throughout the other wine producing
countries OF Europe, II difficult to predict what may be
the result TO what price wine may attain. We have
been pains TO collect data the iu
and would certainly appear that 10 vrance the disease
rather the Decline for although ts ravases have
been EXTENSIVE has mostly confined itself to those dis
trots where ii had ,hown itself in previous years The
total yield OF tie French vineyards cannot be estimated
At more than fifth Of average crop bat so far
at present be udgei ibe quality viii be superior TO
last years produce. In the German vineyards yield
is not much favorable aud the quality will not
pensate for tic deficiency .l
The Liverpool Al5ion, or oath ult., says:-
On Saturday evening Mr. Samuel Bcsceglrde, salt pro-
prieor and shipbailder. OF Nohsck called At tho Album
Office and made the following slstementrne great SAT-
distrct is compos cd OF two dvions the Wnsford aud
the Northwich. own and work mine in The l4ser dvi-
sion For some tins past there been gradual de-
in the quantity OF brue obtained throughout
district but within the last few days the yield has dc
creased fully 30 per cent The higher miSss At Wnsoed
have completely tailed an tnoe OF Auterton and North
wch have fallen oI within fortnight something Ike SO
per cent. Ny own mine has dccreased to that extent
he brine having suSsdod to eighteen yards rom It's pre-
vious height OF thirty six yards and IT sl ths de-
crease Tae brine In Lord stanley mtne, in the
division within the last two days has decreased eleven
yards. II Is not unusual for decrease 10 take place
gradually, owing - the gradual sabsidanos OF land
In the Deishborhood, but We never remsmoer an tn
stance Of 80 great change occurring within 50 brief
period We account for from the fsct tast the Rad
Dunkirk, which is about mic distant from the uuos,
which had been gradually "seting duriug ths past
tew weeks, suddenly sank to the depth of three story
building day or two ago This we mag,ns, has altered
the position of the sraa aud has caused the brine In
flowing towards the ia whicn drccdoa all the
working shafts oow situated TO flow more nlaud.
Il calcuised that this decrease .i take away fuy
halt OF the present supply OF salt wuich comes 60 Ia
pool from that district Mr. Firth, banker, Of North
wch, VINO has salt mine Of @lnsord, stopped working
yesterday (friday) DunSirx ia high land, AID is sup
posed that tho brine being withdrs by mines has
caused the subsdence. The present export OF salt from
Liverpool, obtained nom tos district Ia about 700 coo
100000 tons year. OF which about three to
the United States.