The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-30 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

The exports of July last were more by 2,037,541/.
than in the same month of last year, but less by
390,897/.OllRn in July, 1860. For the seven months
there is a decrease of 791,2051. compared with
last year, and a decrease of 5,096,2071. compared
, with 1860.

Examining the chief items of the exports, we
arrive at the subjoined general figurva for the
month—viz. : _ .

Alkali Soda
Apparel and slops
Beer and ale
Books

Mouth of July.
1911. 11431. 1802.
081,275 £47,700 £81,472
1111 100,967 207818
,091 100,200 113,,600
47,366 37,190 MTh!

Butter 68,644 48,051
Coals, cinders, and calm 320,000 379,900
Cotton yarn
Cotton (piece goods, 3,660,397 2,936,668
Earthenware and porce-
lain
Haberdashery and milli-
nery 375,465
Hardwares and cutlery
Leather, =wrought
Ditto, wrought 124,908
Saddlery and harness
Linen yarn
Linen (piece goods of all
kinds) 407,008
Machinery, steam engines 155,912
Ditto, other sorts
Iron, pig and =dated 83,959
Iron, bar, angle, bol. t,
and rod 205,158
Railroad iron, of all sorts 361,539
Iron, wire
Iron, cast
Iron hoops, sheets, and
boiler plates 106,367
Iron, wrought, of all aorta 241.976
Iron steel, =wrought
(kipper, =wrought
Ditto, wrought 200,454
lAtto, wrought of other
aorta
Lead
Oil, seed
Tin, =wrought
Tin-plates
Painters' colours 41,041
Silk, thrown 43,832
Silk, twist and yarn
Silk manufactures (of silk
only)
Other articles of Bilk only 34,706
Silk Manufactures mixed
. .

69,890
Spirits tßritish)
Wool
Woollen and Worsted

- -
Yarn
Woolieu and worsted ran-

405,817

72,684
8,716
265,417
27,469
134,236
23,399
127,837

225,233
211,466
252,214
91,606

140,797
269,940
12,709
09,495

70,890
148,816
61,818
40,400
128,891

24,406
48,131
63,635
55,227
0,064
36064
47,546
34,978

71,149
18,917

36,796
66,731
151,C93

$45,914

19,007
47,260
100,007

379,900

W:,287
135,Y30

449,365
74,389

nufactures (cloths,&c.l 270,283
Ditto, carpets& druggets 68,468
Ditto, shawls. rugs, co-
verlets, & carpet rags. 45,998 11,138 40,888
Ditto, wonted stuffs.... 872,601 414,686 677,318
The increase in the shipments of woollen and
worsted goods, linens, and several kinds of metals,
forms the chief feature. The exports of cotton
goods keep up remarkably welL
The following shows the quantities of the prin-
cipal imported articles that have been entered
for home consumption during the month :
Mouth of July.

iseo. ---- i 8517 1802.
Cocoa Ms. 122,1517 291,623 374,000
Coffee lbs. 9,813,567 2983.636 3.032.797
Wheat
Wheatmeal& flour cwls. 467,00 779,411 663,166
Pepper
Rua
gals. 141.288 211,082 224,022
Broady gals. 140,518 138,666 141,190
Sugar, unrefined cwta. 877,583 66i.556 907,82
Tea
Wines. gals 071,861 616,127 2043,7102

It will be noticed that the consumption of the
principal articles continues upon a very considerable
scale. In some instances, including. more especially
wheat and cocoa, the month's entries for consump-
tion have been much larger than usuaL
The statement of imports stands thus :
Month of July.
MO. 1361. 1862.
Cocoa lba 437,992 346,080 601,420
Coffee lba 7.497,476 9,600,436 15,161,090
Wheat qrs. 509,358 703,342 1,064,276
W heat meal & flour cats. 467,659 774,411 663,165
pepper
Rum gab. 66%646 852,216 445,861
Brandy gala. 231,000 200.316 132,129
Sugar, unrefined carts . 959,363 1,339,041 1,131,138
Tea
Wines gala. 1,346,311 1,079,793 1,M,772
The imports of rum and brandy for the month
have fallen off by 50 per cent., while a large in-
crease has taken place in the arrivals of coffee and
wheat.

AFRICA AS A COTTON FIELD.

Foreign-Office, August 28, 186/
Lord Russell has received the following despatc
from Dr. Baikie, in command of the Niger expedition :
Bide, Muse, Central Africa, Feb. 26, 1862.

My Lord,—l feel it to be my duty again respectfully to
request your lordship to call the attention of those in
England interested in the supply of cotton, to the peculiar
eligibility of this portion of Central Africa as a future cotton
field. Here there are no adverse interests, no speculative
political parties to interfere with our wishes, no monopo-
lists nor capitalists to raise prices. Three-fourths of the
labouring population, whether free or slave, are at liberty
to have their own farms, and to Pell the bulk of their own
crops. Thus, though the small fanner may himself be a
slave, the larger his crepe the larger his profits, and in
working hard he is not labouring by mere task, or simply
for the benefit of his muter, but for him own immediate
behoof ; and thus, though a large part of the population of
Boat and of Mere are slaves, the labour on the small
farms is not strictly " slave labour."
It is from these small farms that most of the cotton
comes to the market, sod it is them small farmers whom
any demand would stimulate. Is Yoruba, more is pro-
duced by large traders, and there it has caused au in-
creased demand and pries for slaves ; but here it would
have, if anything, an opposite result, as it would enable
many of the present serf population to effect their freedom.
I have, in a former despatch, shown how superior Sudan
is, as a field for cotton, to the regions explored by Dr.
Livingstone, alike from the greater proximity sad sena
rior navigability of the Niger to the Zambesi, as well as
that here cotton is already in abundance, and cultivated by
a people able and willing to work, and accustomed to its
habit/ and rearing. Nothing further is required but in-
creased demand, and means of purchase, cleaning, and
shipping ; the rest would speedily follow.—l have, tic.,
(Signed) War. Barroom "Lamm.

THE THAMES EMBANKMENT. —A commencement
has been made with this important undertaking. On Wed-
nesday nod Thursday last several barges were moored in
the river, immediately opposite the newly erected 1111.1111i012
of the Duke of Buccleuch, and gangs of la re have since
been busily employed in driving piles into the bed of the
river. It is said to be the intention to bring corn operation
the steam windlass for working the "monkey, or pile
driving machine, by which a great saving is effected, both
in time and manual labour. Them windlasses may be men
daily at work in driving the piles at the works of the new
railway bridge now erecting on the eastern side of Black-
freers-bridge.
Tax COVENTRY RIBBON Timm The ribbon
trade of this city has not yet recovered from its late severe
depreesion though everyonespeaks hopefully of the future,
and expects a good trade at no distant date. " Although
much better than we expected
, to see it at the peewit
time," says • local paper, ' the ribbon trade of Coventry
still continues in a very languishing cooditioe. There is no
doubt we pt a fair share of the market for the kind of
article we manufacture, but this is very far from being sal-
cleat to employ the vast multitude who have come to look
upon ribbon weaving as their trade. The factorise are still
but partially employed, and must remain so until a more
steady demand arum, the vest working expense. of • fac-
tory swallowing up all prollts nukes the great bulk of the
looms in it can be kept going, and this at present is simply
impossible. The conamosnes is that most of the ribbons
required to be made are woven by the out-door ereavem.
But wide widths are not wanted, end it =fortunately hap-
pens that most of the looms in the out-door trade me ca-
pable of making 24dy., se the weamen are either reerpolisd
to walk about idle or work up a narrower width at • pries
whisk will barely afford them a subisteese."