The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-01-06 (London, England)

STATI; OF PARIS.  From the various tables of population, it appears that, since The great political commotion of 1769, the population of Paris has inert ased in the proportion of about 219 to 200 ' • that there have been constantly arriving (especially since the Revolution) a number of foreigners in that capital, who have died there ; that within 30 years the number of marriages has increased about a sixteenth ; and that the number of foundlings has diminished more than a fourth ; on the other band, it appears that the number of natural children has been increasing since 1806, before which time there are no certain accounts, as natural children and legitimate children were confounded in the registers. The number of natural children acknowledged by their parents was, in 1819 and 1820, about 21 in .54 ; in 1821, 21 in 71, being almost two-fifths less. The number of aid, aftbrdell by the charitable institutions were, in 1819, 55,150 ; in 1820, 86,870; that of admission into hospitals and asylums (reckoning the foundlings) in 1819, 77,313 ; in 1320, 80,031. The average deaths in the hospitals and asylums were aLcut 1 in 7; the average expense for every individual received into them, from 110 to 123 francs a year. The number of indigent females is more than half as large again as that of indigent males. It appears that, on the average, the annual expense for bread of every inhabitant of Paris is about 38 francs 64 centimes ;of every family, 171 francs it centimes. It appears, also, that the average annual value of cattle sold, during the last ten years, in the markets of Sceaux, Paris, and Poissy, has been above Su millions of francs in oxen ; above I'2 millions in cows; five millions and a quarter in calves ; and near nine million, in sheep. The average price of the first of the above classes of animals has been 301 francs 90 centimes ; of the second, 179 francs 9 centimes ; of the third, 67 francs 11 centimes ; and of the last, 91 francs 21 centimes. The following details are as curious, though less important:—Paris contains 9761 ::Laps for the sale of provisions, not including .5000 traders that way in the halls and in the streets. The vendors of wine alone are 9,333 in number ; while there are but 560 bakers, 333 butchers, 927 eating-houses, and 787 coffee-houses. Thus it appears that the number of taverns is above four times that of bake-houses, and above six times that of butchers shops. It ought to be observed, however, that the last must not exceed a certain number. From the year 1810 to the year 1821 the number of silk manufactories increr-sed front .52 to 67. In the year 1819, there was stamped in France, six millions of gold and silver articles, representing a value of 64 millions of francs. It is calculated that the gold manufactured in France, in 1819, amounted to thirty-eight hundredths of the gold annually brought into Europe. One year with another, 120,000 watches and 15$000 clocks arc sold in Paris, for about 90 millions of francs ; the net profit on which is about three millions and a half. Six hundred and eighty presses are actively employed in Paris, and from 3to 4,000 primes. It is estimanal, that of every hundred works published, 68 relate to the belleslettres, history, or politics; 20 to the sciences and the arts; and 12 to theology and jurisprudence. The average price of a thousand copies of a printed sheet, paper included, is 62 francs. The annual cons ption of paper is 336,000 reams, &c.—Neese Encycl"pediqur.  Mr. Ilornidge, the gentleman who murdered the Proctor lately in his own house, near Illessington, is a Protestant, and has been for some time deranged in his intellects.— /r;../1 Ohm" err.  n L.—Oti New Year's morning, shout three o'clock,. a tire broke out in the concerns of Mr. Price, printing-tut:manufacturer, situate in Lincoln-lane. Owing to the inflammable nature of the goods stored in the premises, and the great want of water, the builtlimN were completely consumed before any efb:ctual assistance could be rendered. The engines and firemen of the Royal Irish, National, Royal txchange, Imperial, and Commercial Insurance Companies, were an the spot soon after the tire was discovered, but owing to the cause already mentioned, the shameful want of water, they were delayed a considerable length of time before they could get to work with effect. Their united exertions, however, contributed to subdue the flames and save the surrounding premises from ruin.— DuGlin  . . . f  • .T, •