The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-11-05 00:00:00

Uralic ant) Ironware.

Deeeissn In Etraeri.—The Bawd of Trade returns
Cldliillllo to afford painful eeidenoe Of the disastrous
effects of the Amerman war von the commerce of this
ounntry. Our exports for the month of September last,
as amipsted with those for the corresponding period id
last year, show falling off"( not less than £2,426,245.
The decrease in cotton manufactures is £1,437%032 ;in
cotton yern,al37.ooll: in I. manufactures, £206,838;
in linen yarn, 264.661. Woollen manufactures also
exhibit off Ming off, but in woollen worsted yarn the
lignres slime an Improvement to an estent of about
£30.000. The value of steam and other machinery
exported presents little change. while all the chief items
under the head "metals" show a acrions decrease. Silk
manufsetnies and yarn also appear on the unfavourable
elle. For nine months, the decrease in the value of our
exports is £1.01.0.014.
DINTIMN IN LANCANIIIIIIL—The sppreliendeil distress
In Lancashire. conseinent upon the wooing., is, the
American trade, is beginning to be realiseil. At Stock-
port the increase of attperiani is characterised as alarm.
mg. Thus, it appears that out of 10,000 mill hands,
only 4,000 are working full time, 2,000 five days a week,
7,000 three and four days, while close upon 3,000 ere
wandering about idle. It is estimated that, taking the
Manchester district. including Preston, there are at the
present moment nearly 100,000 permions, tommilly working
in the factoriem, totally unemployed. In Manchester
alone, we are told that Uri number of persons receiving
relief from the union is one-fourth more than at the
onrreepomeling period last year. The prospect for the
winter in the northern manufacturing districts is conse-
quently looked upon sith some dismay.
The affairs of the Bank of Oeposit and National An-
surAnce and Investment Association, in Pall 31s11. are,
we are informed, to be placed in the hands of Mourn.
Harding and Pullen. the accountants.
'limo Mope, Hoar( Reriete any., "If the Fri nob
Government really wish to avert is crisis, there is but
one niCASII re that will compktely RIIII permanently obviate
it, mind that is a great reduction of their enormoua
penilituie, which is slowly but surely sapping the foun-
dations mil the prosperity of France, mind paving Cie way
for a crash. Ultimately, we have little doubt, the pre
sent difficulties will be patched up by a State loan: but
palliatives awl expedients will not last for ever, and it is
only by a disarmament that the evil can be permanently
stayed and real confidence inspired."
THADI DINCI.ONCHEN AT MANCIIESTIIR.—On Wednes-
day the adjourned examination of Yews Dalton
Brother. and Heap, calico printers. Manchester, cause
on for further hearing at the Bankruptcy Court there.
The evidence showed the mode in which the bankrupts
conducted an enormous business at an absolute loam day
by day ; buying goods one day amid selling them the
next at :al absolute loss of from al. to Did. a piece.
Ileap's partners used to tabu's bills were due and must
be met, and to enable them to meet the bills lie (Heap)
went and bought gouda at the market price, and imme-
diately in some instances went to the Messrs Behrens,
and sold such goods at an absolute and wilful loss of, as
above stated, from 9,1 to lad. a piece. In the course of
• few weeks the bankrupts sold to Messrs. Behrens up-
wards of 14,000 pieces of grey cloth. It is believed that
such a mode of proceeding an that on the part of the
bankrupts is extensively in practice in Manchester, when
• merchant fluids himself in difficulties. The furtherez-
•mination was adjourned for a week.
A prosiectus has been issued of the Cannock Chase
and Ogley Land Company, with a capital of £lOO,OOO, in
£lO shares. The objects are to buy. improve, and
resell waste lands in England and Wake, a peculiar
feature being that the company will purchase the lord-
ships of waste lands with a view to enclose them and
bring them into agricultural value under the facilities
affooleil by the General Enclosure Act of 184.5 and the
Land Drainage Act of 1801. The operations of the
company will ci.nimence mit Cannock Chase—an Deen-
a...it waste of about 13,000 acres in the centre of
Staffordshire

A " l'aris Land Company" is proposed in London,
with &capital of £lOO,OOO, in sbarra of flO each. The
object is to purchase, improve, and sell or let, freehold
land in the most eligible parts of Paris and its vicinity.
Figures and statements are cited to show that large
profits may be realised ; but the announcement of such
an undertaking, under the present state of affairs in
France, will doubtless excite smile surprise.
The agents of the Bank of Francie are said to be endea-
vouring to effect arrsngements with the capitalists of
Berlin for assistmice.

The returns of the Bank of England for the week end-
ing Thursday last, show that the bullion is increasing,
bat the reserve is little higher than the previous week.
Probably the comparative moderation of the changes in
these respects had some influence in the existing mini-
mum rate of discount being retained. The public de-
posits show but a swell addition, but £2U0,000 of the
amount borrowed from the Bank upon deficiency bills
appear to have been paid off. The other deposits are
l.ws- and the other securities email-me todiminab, indi-
cating a low demand for money.