The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-03 00:00:00

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

The Board d Trade nturne foe the month and
two months magi the 6th Maroh, 1866, 1864, and
1863, were imenT peter c ay. The total declared
value of the iffillefes of British and Irish prodoes and
manufactures taring the tr oath and two months, in-
' eluding only the Neentnerated" articles, is subjoined,
viz.: _ _

For the mouth. Per Reseed&
1866 £4,488,182 £10,197,460
1864
1863
It will be men from them figures that the export
trade of the country is at length experiencing a con-
adorable diabolism of activity, as compared with
provisos yeas Compared with last year's figures,
the desemse es the math is 2,129.2511., sad on the
two misatlisl,3B3,olllL, or at the rate of about 18 per
cwt. Thu war the overstocked state of foreign
markets, especially those of Australis, and the sneer-
tainty with regard to the position of the ministry
which prevailed during the period embraced
in the above figures, have all contributed
to check exporting business during the month
in It mast act be overlooked, how-
ever, that the comparison lies with two year. (1861
and 1863), when the exports of the country attained
an unprecedented degree of expansion. Including
the " unenumsrated articles," the month's exports for
1866 are raised to 6,032,4184 against 7,602,9124 in
the corresponding month of bat ypea, and those of
the two months to 11,497,2124 against 14,195,4541.
in the two months of '.864.

Ezainioiog into the chief items of these exports,
we arrive at the subjoined general figura, viz.:
Meath oodles 6th Mara.
1866. 1831. 1863.
L.
Cotton ateasfartares 1,782,180 1,961,501 2,192£. ,869
Cones yarn
Linea massafestures 250,814 868,999 859,630
ISees yarn 23,626 97,108 83,746
Wailes owl worsted

416,369 803.936

a7Yaßttane
weak,' sad wonted

Birkal.rka

37,155 88,854
91,946 119,996

Metals

674;366 1,106*1

Leather, nawroughtand
utanufaetund
Haberdashery aad mil-
linery
Hardwares aad cutlery
Coals and calm
Beer and ale .
..

54,262 130,271
168,782 337,143
174,173 276,035
97,360 107,714
91.824 90,907

Machinery sad 'millwork 133,606 143,064
fltatiosory
Wool

739,383
37,784
178,123
906,247

130,947

290.476
232.446
69,4.02
92,226

09:0i4
38.003
21,986
27

Oils 16;03 27,276 ,257
The falling off is general except in wool (the export
of which has doubled since lost year) and malt
liquers, the demand for which may be partly for our
army abroad. In machinery and coals the decrease
is less marked. The chief falling off is in cotton yarn,
metal., woollen yarn and manufactures, linen yarn,
leather manufaetures, haberdashery and millinery,
and hardwares and cutlery. The effect of the glut in
the Australian markets is strikingly illustrated in
some of these items.

Annexed is a statement of the quantities of the
chief articles of food taken for consumption during
the month:

Mate endieg 6th March.
1853. 1864. 1865.
Cocoa lbs. 371,949 439,568 363,620
Coffee lbs. 3,317,948 2,932,011 3,233,449
Wheat qn. 136,704 283,362 73,221
Flour wets. 260,971 303,390 104,974
Currants mtg. 21,396 3,637 8,829
Butter nets. 13,661 30,786 22.011
Ries own. 67,624 70,069 83,997
Pepper lb. 326,631 307,662 326,642
Rum gala. 278,615 262,165 297,422
Brandy gals. 138,846 123,6.54 119,069
Sugar, narelaad,certa. 649,144 629,289 661,939
Tea lb. 3.951,997 2.728,460 4,716,60;
Tobacco lbs. 2,321,860 2,407,747 2,377,979
Wines gals. 483,287 677,490 424,171
The general aspect of this portion of the govern-
ment tables is very satisfactory. The chief falling
off is in wheat and flour and wines. There is al.() a
decrease in brandy. On the other hand, rice, sugar,
tea, and rum have been more extensively taken for
consumption. The increase in this last named item
may be partly due to the requirements of the large
national forms now on service. On the whole, these
figures afford abundant evidence of the ability of the
mass of the population to purchase articles of comfort
to an unusually liberal extent. As regards the impor-
tant article of sugar, we annex statements compiled
by a practical authority, from which it will be seen
that, whilst the consumption is steadily increasing,
the imports palliest a remarkable falling of£
Seger for tweille•thi. ending Much 6, relined competed
tato raw by adding sin., and molasses reduced from 8 to 3.

1853. 1864. 1855.
Raw taws 82,833 41,804 10,791
Rafted tows 2,272 727 866
Molasses tow 686 1,447 68

Total tons

Raw . tom

Refiai4 tons

36,1301
DUTY PAID.

Maisons tons

Total tom
British nitoedezportad

43,978
18.54.
68,976
1,351
2,691
..A.
62,917
1,648

Liciio
1,778
2,313

61,329
1,671

Raw roger rotainod for 1 69,758 81,389
hours commotion . j
1111170A1 IXFO&ThD SAWA TIMS.
1853. 1854.
621 1,369
108 888
61 87

Raw . taw

Refined tees

1,1706
1856.
61,120
2,660
1,829

66,p9

65,237

1836.
1,063
186
387

Moises.' tooll

Total toms 770
British seised tons 1,571
Total exported tons

2,282
1,640

2,341

1,636

1,N7

WRlClL—According to a return jut published,
the number of vessels wrecked is the month of March was
149 ; sad in the revisits menthol February, 164.
Australian contributions to the Paris Exhibition,
is oddities to throe recently received in the Arg are now
es their way to Ragland in the Zu o,lu, which ie due here
la a couple of days from Alexandria with the heavy portion
of the lad* China, sad Aut./alien mails. Amongst the
Sydney 'retributions on board the Buie. ars a statuette
in gold of a gold-digger with all hie implements, and a eta-
' tsetse in elver of ae Australian of native ram. The total
met of the eentribstioste mat to the Paris Exhibition from
New South Wales is 10,0004, 4,0001. of which was suet
is purchasing gold aporbsese.
Nearly twenty of the senior mail-guards are
about to be repesaanuted. Some of them guards have
butt is the service of the Po itellee between forty and
aftiE7IIIDL4N 421111 EN.—The *Wiese per Overland
Mail assossos the arrival at ea the 31st of
January, of the " Black Ball " Ague Indian Queen, Capt.
DlPlCirdie, after a capital ran of 71/ der. The Indian
Qum (welsh is owned by Kam loses Bean end Co.,
of Liverpool) left the Mug as tbs atisoassa of the 12th
November leak ullb arm& of 016 eadisaais as board,
Gar llsibsysros, sad net lass ember la Wiese% Bay as the
imam of the 31st of
Nswirsiza swel."—"Yi return to the Hams of
leads baldest bass imsedi ea newspaper stamen. The m-
adm is the duty Nei Oros ia 1636. In 1833 the snout
Met Bsty teethed was 641,1041. 17s. 6d. supplest: of
hosed et 4d. wee 32,316,642, sad on at
IL, Is 1134 the duty was 637,1681. 3.. 10d. The
amber as st 4d. was 32,007,671, es/ to sap-
6:4s* IL, In 1836 the amount of duty *ea
971. 4a. Id. samba of stamps at 4d. was
00, sad to sopyiseas= at Id., 436,863. In 1819
OD duty oa as Mays wet
SIAM 17a. 91 ;TVA 311111701147 64d. ; is 1861,
466,41f01. les U • la 1682, 4111.1.11. b. bd. ids
la 1869,
tN6Llls. 11d. ••ass is UMW
the swabs; home to at Id., was
111 177.408, sad to searismeab, at ~ the amber wee
9,644,779.
Viousnost wia NursvArsa STsitp Acr.—
. roma a ream just Wasik by war of the How of
i sit one Lords,
le dolt this presssosioos is ssaysot of
of No Nel anatsbse on Sway Aso forthros roses
bs
w►ealauto
was 143; the Ihroo yens falai the Ist
Nam taw fraly 16 prosoostisas.
DUBLIN ALLUSION MID DONIIIMEIN GAS CON-
-I,AST.—A AMIN& i 4s. 3d. per Noss he the yen Mat-
o year was aboard of the het meeting of this sompsay,
• mide' the Matisse he the whole year Is. 3d. yes
toss bless tea, bolas at the we se sliest 6 yes emu.