The Express.
London, England, 1855-05-29 00:00:00

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

The monthly Board of Trade Returns wore issued
yesterday. Being made up to the last day of the
calendar month, instead of the financial mouth (as
was formerly adopted), the returns tor the month
terminate on the 30th April, whilst those for the
four months extend from the 6,h January to the 30th
April. We subjoin the total declared value of the
exports of British and Irish produce and manufac-
tures during the month and four months, including
only the "enumerated" articles:
_ _

For the mouth. For 4 months.
1855
1854

1853

27.970.633
.. -

Including the " unenumerated articles" tke month's
exports for 1856 are raised to 8,083,9641, against
7,765,2831. in the corresponding month of lest year,
and those of the four months to 26,894,481 L, against
32,003,4931. last year. To these figures the fullowiig
note is appended :
Note.—" The four months ended 30th April, 1855, being
live working days shorter then the cotreaponding period in
the previous years, 1,422,8221 might be ended to the total
of *numerated articles. and 1,817,,93i. to the total of all
articles, for the probable exports of the tivo days not in
eluded in 1865. These additions would nicks the respective
total► 25.281.6641. and 23,511,6741., instead of 23,838,8421.
mid 26,891,4811., which appear in this account."
By this calculation the decrease on the four months
in the enumerated articles would he 2,931,0301., and
in the grand total of exports, 3,491,8191., compared
with last year. The rate of diminution exhibited by
these last named figures is equal to 10 per cent. The
comparison for the single mouth, however, is much
more favourable, a pomace increase being presented
over the export figures of the corresponding month
of last year. The inference is be drawn from this
comparison is, that the export trade is now recover-
ing from the depression previously occasioned by the
war, by the went of success of the allies in the
Crimea, and by the glutted state of several important
foreign and colonial markets.
Examining into the chief items of these exports,
we arrive at the subjoined general figures for the
month, viz.:
Month ending sth May, 30th Anti),
1853. 1864. 1855.
E. E. E.
Cotton manufactures 2,247 829 1,830988 2,171,706
Cotton yarn
Linen manufactures
Linen yarn 89,837 82,758 132,986
Woollen aad wonted
manufactures 740,133 637,982 465,371
Woollen and worsted
jars 12.071 10,280 9,887
Silks
Metals 1,484,691 1,501,365 1,181,198

Lindner, unwrooght and
manufactured
Ihberdeabery and mil-
linery ..... .
Hardwares and cutlery
Coals sad culm 129 030 235.929 191.44
Beer and ale
Machinery and millwork 143,71 l 161,611 184 690
Statiumory
Wool
Oils
The chief increase on the month is in cotton yin n,
linen yarn, machinery, wool, and oils. In articles
hitherto taken largely for the Australian markets,
such as haberdashery and millinery, hardwares and
cutlery, and leather manutactur. a, a considerable
falling off is shown. In woollen manufactures and
metals the decrease is also rather marked. On the
other hand, the important items of cotton and linen
manufactures exhibit a satisfactory comparison with
last year.

Annexed is a statement of the quantities of the
chief articles of food taken for consumption during
the month :
Month ending stb May, 30th April,
18.53. 1854. 1855.
Cows lbs. 3.55,466 375,763 449.638
Coffee lbs. 3,195,281 3,142,011 3,367,285
Wheat qrs. 343,401 476,111 12E4,401
Flour eats. 535,744 514,773 107,794
Currants cuts. 18,106 11,204 17,693
Batter eels. 3.5,793 46,273 49,403
Ries cuts. 65.232 89,23.5 6,9,92
Pepper ll*. 201,509 206,488 310.416
Rum gala. 273,474 210,720 302.656
Brandy eels. 131,876 126.972 117.790
Sugar, unrellned,orru. 691 443 64.5.750 1,18.5.809
Tea lbs. 2,359.865 12,927,303 6,3.9,793
Tobacco
Wines gals 672,347 613,311 687,394
'I be quantities taken for consumption of several of
these articles, especially of tea and sugar, are affected
by considerations connected with the duties, and thus
the com pa. ison with previous periods is disturbed. On
the whole these figures support the view we have
uniformly taken that the population at large conti-
nues in a state of prosperity, as indicated by their
power to pay for such large quantities of foreign and
colonial produce of every description. The smallness
of the receipts of foreign wheat and flour goes far to-
wards accounting for the sustained favourable appear.
anoe of the foreign exchanges.

The Empress of Russia has directed a bureau to be
opened at the Winter Palace, 5!. Petersburg, where will be
received in her same, gifts of money, provisions, liar, 6:.7.,
intended for the succour of the combatants at Sebastopol.
Count Wielhorski 11.teschkine is about to leave for the
Crimea to superintend the distribution of these present,.
The Journal de St. Patraaotrtg says that every Russian in
theempir• loop to take a place amorgst the defenders of
Sebestnpol, bat as that isnot quite practicable they can snow
the ardour of their patriotism by liberal donations to this
Apartments have been prepared at the Hotel de
Vdle for the Lord Mayor, Sheriff., and Aldermen t f the
City of London, who have received an invitation from the
Prefect of the Seine. The Municiprdity have also hired a
house far the acconamods.ion of some Englishmen of di.
Unction, who have also received invitations. It is 'creed
that the Lord Mayor will arrive in Paris in the first week
of Jsne.
Two of the brothers of the Bey of Tunis, accompa-
nied bye aameroas salt*, bave arrived in Perri.
"M. Horace Vernet," says the Independent de
rOnsot,.. has just proceeded to Frobstiorf to paint a por-
trait of the Coast de Chambord, of the size of life. The
Coast is to be represented out horaehaek."
CITITAL PAL/JCL—SHILLING DitTellifilr 28.
11.balarieas ea earnest, 15,638; ditto by Noes Ildtalet
11 .—Tolids 16,911.