Guienne, 1000 marks; and the Treasurer, Keeper of the Privy Seal, Judges, and other officers of the King's Courts, were allowed 32007. 178. 6d. The Collectors and Comptrollers of the Customs and Subsidies received 8217. 3s. 4d., being rather more than one-sixty-seventh part of the receipts. The Pension List" formed a very heavy item in the expenditure, as no less than 32,1257. 168. 101⁄2d., being nearly one-fifth part of the whole amount of revenue, was paid in annuities to Dukes, Earls, Knights, and other persons. The sum total of these charges on the revenue was 52,2357., leaving a surplus of 35077., out of which it was necessary to make provision for the chamber household and wardrobe of the King and Queen for the King's works-for the clerk of the King's ships-for the keeper of the King's lions in the Tower of London-for artillery, and other matériel of war for the support of the King's prisoners-for embassies, &c.; but the old debts of Harfleur and Calais, and the old debts of the King's wardrobe, household ships, clerk of the works, arrears of fees, &c., the executors of the will of Henry IV., and the debts of the King whilst he was Prince of Wales, remained unprovided for. Coals. An account of coal, culm, and cinders imported into the port of London during the year 1834, and sold at the Coal Market: Turnpike Roads.-In the year 1833, the number of miles and the annual income of Turnpike Trusts in the six Western Counties were as follows: Dorset Somerset Wilts Hants Devon Cornwall Miles. 347 746 768 810 782 318 Annual Income. £10,189 38,972 42,328 26,361 28,934 8,727 Railway Levels.-The London and Birmingham line has 27 miles level, or equivalent to level; 20 miles rising not more than 10 feet per mile, and 62 miles rising from 10 feet to 18 feet per mile. The Southampton line has 20 miles level, or equivalent to level; 13 miles rising about 10 feet per mile; and 304 rising from 20 feet to 50 feet per mile. The great northern line to Norwich and to York, proposed by Mr. Gibbs, has 236 miles level, or equivalent to level, and 16 miles rising from 20 to 50 feet per mile. Mr. Walker's line for the same purpose, called the Northern and Eastern line, has 112 miles level, or equivalent to level; 744 miles not more than 10 feet per mile, and 734 miles rising 16 feet per mile. The Brighton line, as proposed by Mr. Stephenson, has 15 miles practically level, 5 miles rising 10 feet per mile, and 33 miles rising 16 feet per mile. Mr. Gibbs's Brighton line, including the Croydon portion, which is now in progress, has 46 miles practically level, and 10 miles rising about 50 feet per mile. By an official statement published by the British Chamber of Commerce at Canton, it appears that the quantity of tea exported from that city to Great Britain between April 23, 1834, and March 31, 1835, amounted to 43,641,200lb., of which, 36,382,000lb. were black, and 7,259,200lb. were green. The quantity sent to London was 31,903,468lb.; to Liverpool, 5,051,8671b.; to Bristol, 1,295,066lb.; to Ireland, generally, 2,197,067lb.; and to Scotland, 1,462,533lb. The whole was exported in 67 ships, being on an average above 651,361lb. to each. FOREIGN VARIETIES. Fossil Geology.-The celebrated Alexander von Humboldt is once more in Paris, and, at the meeting of the French Academy of Sciences, on the 17th of August, called the attention of the members to the prints of footsteps belonging to a quadruped, in the variegated sandstone, or bunte sandstein of Hildburghausen. It is an animal of the Plantigrada division, which traversed the rock while soft, and in various directions. A stone containing these impressions, from ten to twelve feet long, and three to four wide, has been sent to the collection of mineralogy at Berlin, of which the Baron submitted a beautiful drawing. There are four or five species of smaller impressions, which cross those of the larger quadruped at right angles, and are remarkable for the unequal dimensions of the fore and hind feet, and all have five toes. The rock is covered with them as with a net work, and here and there sinuous, serpular concretions, perhaps of the plants on which the animal walked, or perhaps some accidental effect of drying. The great importance of this discovery lies in the place occupied by this sandstone in the chronological series of rocks. Steam Engines in France.-Statistical accounts of steam-engines in France, taken under the direction of the Administration des Mines, up to the end of 1833, show there were then 947 steam-engines, presenting together a force of 14,746 horse-power-a single horse-power being estimated at 75 kilogrammes, or 165 lbs. avoirdupoise, raised to the height of metre, or nearly four feet, in a second. Of these engines, 759 were made in France, 144 abroad, and 44 whose manufacture had not been ascertained. This account shows, that in all the years, from 1827 to 1833 inclusive, the last year was that within which the greatest number of engines had been erected. These amounted to 130, of which five only were of foreign manufacture. Of the 903 engines whose manufacture had been ascertained, 334 were of low pressure, and 569 of high pressure. These 903 engines form the total of those which have been constructed within the last twenty years. It is proved that there are now in use in France a great many more high pressure than low pressure engines. On the 1st of January, 1834, there were in France 95 steam-vessels, besides those in the service of the government. The engines they employ are 118 in number, of which 82 are low pressure, and 36 high pressure. Of these 118 engines, which present a force of 3480 horse-power, 34 are of French construction, 59 foreign, and 35 unknown. At present, the engines constructed in France, in proportion to those made abroad, is not as 34 to 59, but as 125 to 5.-Mining Journal. There are in France 3000 fire-engines, served by 55,000 firemen, of whom 45,000 are armed and equipped. Upwards of 15,000 communes may receive succour in case of fire, in a very few hours. The sum provided by the communal budgets for the expenses of these establishments is 1,000,000 francs. In many places there is a great deficiency, which is supplied by voluntary contributions. The expenses of keeping the engines in repair, and supplying the places of those which become worn out, are estimated at 30,000 francs annually. To the above engines there must be added a great many more belonging to large manufactories and other establishments.-Paris Advertiser. Ruins of Pompeii.-The world may soon expect a more elaborate and accurate account of the remains of Pompeii than any which has hitherto appeared, as the French Government has now an architect taking plans and drawings of every street of the unveiled city, which are to be engraved, accompanied by suitable letter-press. The Lady Bird.-Septem punctata coccinella, or, as the hop-growers call it, the golden fly, which is considered so serviceable in clearing hopgardens of vermin, are this year more abundant than they were ever known to be before. The heights to the eastward of the town were the other morning literally covered with countless millions of this beautiful insect. It may not be generally known that it is a cure for the tooth-ache under its severest aspect. Dr. Frederick Hirsch, dentist to several German Courts, in directing the application of them for the relief of those who may be visited with this torturing disease, observes, that he crushed the insect between his thumb and forefinger, until their points were warm, he then applied the substance both to the affected tooth and the gum; he continues, that he was happy enough in almost every instance to succeed in removing the pain on the first application, and had only to repeat the operation in the cases of a few females.-Boulogne Journal (a new weekly paper published at Boulogne in English, and very well conducted). By an authentic account published at Marseilles, the number of deaths by cholera in that city during the four months of the first visitation of the disorder was 933, while in the two months of the second visitation, the number of deaths was, in July, 1543, in August, 835, in all, 2378, making together 3400 deaths, or about 1 in 43 of the population, which is pretty nearly the same proportion as at Paris. The scientific Congress assembled at Douay, opened its sittings on the 6th inst., when M. Guizot was proposed as president. This met with violent opposition. In vain did those who met it endeavour to establish a distinction between M. Guizot, the historian, and M. Guizot, the minister, and the meeting broke up without coming to any resolution. At the second sitting on the 8th, a sort of compromise was come to, and M. Guizot received the Presidency in his character of Member of the Institute, and not as Member of the Cabinet. Chances of Marriages.-The following curious statement by Dr. Granville, is drawn up from the registered cases of 876 married women in France. It is the first ever constructed to exhibit to ladies their chances of marriages at various ages. Of the 876 females there were married : :- 7 33 Coal in the Nerbudda.-Capt. Ouseley, the resident at Hosungabad, we understand, after numerous unsuccessful attempts, has at last succeeded in discovering some very valuable beds of coal in the rich mineral district in which he is stationed. For some years past this intelligent officer, it appears, has been induced to believe, from a variety of circumstances, that large deposits of that substance were to be found in the valley of the Nerbudda: but until within a few months, small quantities of it only were obtained, and these, generally speaking, of an indifferent quality. In January last, however, information was brought to him of the presence of large masses of black mineral on the bank of a small stream called the Seta Rewa, one of the tributaries of the Nerbudda; and on proceeding to the spot, they turned out, as he expected, to be beds of coal. The quality of the mineral was the next point to be ascertained, and was found to be remarkably good; for a large fire was soon made, and an intense heat produced from such portions of the bed as lay most exposed. From a report, published by the official organ in Germany, it appears that the annual sale of books in that country amounts to 21,500,000 franes (860,0007.) About forty years ago Germany contained only 300 bookselling establishments; in 1833 the number had increased to 1094. In valuing the population of the different circles of the Confederation at 38,266,000, we may reckon one library to 122,222 inhabitants; while in Prussia the proportion is one to 33,899. In France, the number of literary productions, which quadrupled itself from 1814 to 1826, increased twofold from 1826 to 1828. At this period the number of works published in France was 7616; in 1830, 6739; in 1831, 6063; and in 1833, 7011. In England, the commercial value of literary works amounted, in 1828, to the sum of 334,450l., and in 1833 to 415,300. ; and adding to this the amount of daily and weekly papers, reviews, and magazines, the general sale of English literature in 1833 may be estimated at the large sum of 2,420,9000. sterling. The "Echo" of Poitiers gives the following account of the disastrous effects of a water-spout, which a few days ago traversed the estate of Monts, in the commune of Ceaux, near Couhe:- "Immense trees were completely uprooted, broken into pieces, and their trunks carried ninety.or one hundred yards from the spot where they grew. All the lesser branches were stripped from them, and whirled to a distance of upwards of a league. Within the width of its current, which was between twelve and fourteen yards, nothing could resist its violence. Twelve trees were carried away, all the maize and potatoes were completely torn out of the earth, the vines were levelled with the ground, and the grapes crushed to a pulp, and finally, an immense branch of a sorb tree, whose wood is extremely hard and heavy, was found 500 yards from the stem. At about half a league from Monts, the water-spout carried some unusually large chestnut trees from the plain on which they grew, into the meadows on the banks of the river Clain." The attention of antiquaries has lately been directed to Noyel sur Somme, which in old maps is called Noyel sur Mer, various objects of great curiosity having been found there. The surface displays many remains of the middle ages, and beneath there has been discovered a great number of Roman medals and other antiquities; below which again, many small figures and other objects belonging to ancient Egypt, or her colonies, have been turned up, which have given rise to various conjectures.-French Paper. Coal Mine on Mount Lebanon.—A bed of coal has been recently discovered at Carnayl, on Mount Lebanon, and the agents of Mahomet Ali, under the guidance of an English gentleman, are exploring it with all the energy the nature of the country admits. It is about three miles north of the great road leading from Beirout to Damascus, and about eighteen miles from the former city. It is a black bituminous coal, and burns readily, and with a clear yellow flame. The population of Austria, divided into religious sects, is as follows:500 Mahomedans, 13,000 Armenians, 50,000 Unitarians, 480,000 Jews, 1,190,000 Lutherans, 1,660,000 members of other reformed churches, 3,040,000 members of the Greek Church, and 26,990,000 Catholics.French Paper. In all France, during the year 1831, only 25 persons were executed, of whom 23 had been convicted of murder. The same year, in England alone, the number executed was 52, of whom 12 had been convicted of murder. Hence, in France only two, but in England, with a vastly smaller population, no fewer than 40, exclusive of murderers, died by the hands of the executioner. Splendid Antique Vases. - Twelve antique vases, of extraordinary beauty, and some of them of a much larger size than any before known, have lately been purchased by the Neapolitan Government, at a moderate price, from Major Lambert, their proprietor. They were dug up at Pruvo, in the district of Buri, in Apulia. No. 1 is five feet in height, and two feet six inches in the largest diameter; it is divided into compartments, containing 150 exquisitely designed figures of men, animals of various kinds, masks, &c. No. 2, about four feet high by two in diameter, with 73 figures, and a Greek inscription. No. 3, three feet six inches, with 25 figures, and three Greek inscriptions. Nos. 4 and 5, two feet eight inches high, by ten inches in diameter, with 37 figures; and the remainder are smaller, but very beautiful. Pompeii.-Professor Zahn, the diligent observer of the excavations of Pompeii, has sent some new and interesting accounts of the discovery of various antique fresco paintings, of great value. They are in a private house, near the old city walls, not far from the house of the Vestals and the house of Isis. Of these paintings, which are in one small apartment, the first represents Psyche tormented by three Cupids; the second, Phedra and Hyppolitus; and the third, the Sacrifice of Iphigenia. The census of the population of the Prussian States makes it amount, at the end of 1834, to 13,510,000 souls. The army of Austria, on the peace establishment, is estimated at 270,000 men. The military force of Prussia is composed of 120,000 men, regular troops, and 200,000 landwehr. In Pauperism in Europe.-Among the 178,000,000 individuals who inhabit Europe, there are said to be 17,900,000 beggars, or persons who subsist at the expense of the community, without contributing to its resources. Denmark, the proportion is 5 per cent.; in England, 10 per cent. ; in Holland, 14 per cent.; in Paris, in 1813, 102,856 paupers out of 530,000; in Liverpool, 17,000 in the population of 80,000; in Amsterdam, 108,000 out of 217,000. The number of indigent (it is feared) has since rather increased than decreased. AGRICULTURAL REPORT, WITH REMARKS ON THE QUESTION OF ABOLISHING THE CORN-LAWS. FOR a month or two after the close of the harvest there is always much discussion, and not a little discrepancy, touching the actual amount of the product. This year there is the usual quantum of contradiction, and it is to be observed that, generally speaking, the object appears to be to give the most unprosperous view of the case that it can be made to bear. Now, when price is so low, the inducement to raise price necessarily |