The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-30 00:00:00

STATISTICS OF TBA.

(Prom tie NerrA China Herald of Joe 20.)
The present month closes the season 1854-5. It
bus been a very remarkable year, and the business has been
prosecuted, diaries the greater portion of it, under peculiar
difficulties, arising from the troubled state of the constry,
and the siege operations in our own immediate neighbour.
hood. Nevertheless, we are happy to perceive that,
amidst the great difficulties encountered In finding
• ready market for imports—the scarcity of a Mr-
exulting medium—and the high nitre of exchange pre-
railing throughout, a larger export of tea has takes
place to Great Britain, than at any former period. As
compared with the previous yes? we find an sift,/ of full
20 millions of pounds of tea over 1853-4 ; and, to the United
States of America, the excess over the same year is about 6
millions of pounds, as usual, chiefly green; the latter, how-
ever, is not nearly so large an export as in 18.52 3, and the
sum of the two years 1851-2 and 18623 exceeds that of the
two" ears 18.53 4 and 1854 6, by shoat 3 millions of pounds
The export of silk is not so large as last year—that of silk
pimps goods is, however, greatly in tames; being as 163.000
pieces Gilliam 62 000 in 1853 4.
The large Increase of expert in tea has undoubtedly
mainly arisen from troubles in the south ; but then the
export from the port of Feochow has largely helped to nom
peosate for that state of things. We cannot at the present
time make a systematic statement of the trade of this port,
but at a future time we hope to give one, in some detail, of
the transactions of the pest seas n.
Estimating the export from Sbangtom this season to all
parts of the world at 77,000,000 lbs. of tea, that from Foo-
chow at 25,000,0001 N., and that from Canton at
13.000 00014., we get sa aggregate 'apart of tea of
117,000,000 lbs. We have no data to compare this with,
but give it for the benefit of statiaticians who are fond of
examining Into such things, as also for referenoe at • future
time.

In conclusion, me cannot but congratulate the merchants
of Bbsoghae as the successful operation of the season uader
the grrat pressor* of the timer, and we hope We shall hays
''neap future ocuis;ons of giviog still more prosperous as of the trade of this post.

THE SALE OP POISONOUS DRUGS.—The necessity
ter haulier restriction on the sale of polmoi to tots public
is well ea by the painful Ca6o of an American gen-
tlemen, os whom as inquest was held the other dsy. The
ideath had been (roman overdose of morphis. Whether the
poisoning was accideatal or suicidal there was no evidence
to shuw. Tee deceased had um.' supplied but a few days
previously with twenty grains of acetate of morphia, the
druggist contenting himself with hie custom. r's statement,
that he well knew how to use it." It 14 impossible that
such a quantity of nett a drug could have been required by
a non professional person, 'scooting for a criminal purpose
or a dangerous experiment ; and while we regret a state of
the law which permits clinch sale at all, we t moot on that
amount acquit the vender of a carelessness which was gross
sad culpable.—Medical Ta 0141011104 thafflfof.
VALE OP NICATII.—The capital account of this
nompsny to the 30th of June shows that 753,3871. had bean
r-ceirod,laeludies 206,7801. on debentures, and 782,2171.
.zooaded, leaving a Wane against the company of 28,8101.
The account for the hill year ending the 30th of
Joao last states that 24,095. bad teen received, and 12,4921.
espended, leaving • balance of 11,6071, which. added to
2,7201, the balsam fremm the last nougat, makes a disposable
sum of 14,3351.
CITSTAL PALACZ.-811ILLIKO DAT.—AUOUST 29.

oiladieioss oat saymont, 10,914 ; ditto bv soups ueic.ta,
697.—Tnta4 11,641. Nambrr on comapoadiag day last
yaor. 9,753.