The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-27 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

The aggregate shipments in June were less by
1,429,4371. or 13 per cent., than in June, 1859, and
less by 1,001,9791. than in June, 1858. The ex-
ports for the six months of the present year were
less by 983,1701. than in 1859, and larger by
8,552,1851., or about 16 per cent., than in 1868.
The decrease, however, appears to be partly a
matter of account, as indicated in the following
official note, which is attached to the returns :
" Note.—The comparative decrease in the regis-
tered exports of British merchandise for the mouth
of June, 1860, is in part attributable to the opera-
tion of a clause in a recent act of parliament (23
Vict., c. 22, s. 22), which allows to exporters a
delay of six days after the sailing of the vessel for
the correction of their entries."

E • • the chief items of the exports, we
arrive at tho subjoined general figures for the
month—viz. : .

1858.
Apparel and slops £177,602
Beer and ale 210,016
Books WOW
Butter 56,800
Coals and calm
Cottons
Cotton yarn Wu)
Counterpanes and small
wares
Earthenware and pores-

Month of Juno,
10.50! 1860.
L 176,261
174,920 143,648
41.000 31,646
73,615 44,005
351,758 316,464
3.017,671 LOOM
601,163
42,756

Furniture
01w oummun bottles
Haberdathery and milli

97,318
16,766
22,556

nery
Hardwares and cutlery..
Leather, =wrought ....
Ditto, wrought
Saddlery and harness
Linens (cloths of all kinds
and cambric')
linen yarn
Dachlosty,staamengines 112,94
Ditto, other aorta
Iron, pair 112,467
Ditto, bar, bolt, and rod 189,114
Ditto, railway of al binds 451,011

291,081
1111,614
14,910
110/011
44,404

(111,8t21
2.59,242
63,922
154,421
SU,7lrs
17,403
147,1t14
(silk

wow
17,thr2
um*

397,130
338,973
14399
133,349
23,037

358,370
116.011
10,912
6.5,233
?(16,300
460,141
76,128
254,221)
30,777
texts
47,00
17.132
122,4541

ti,l&E

%AU
18,117
t),180

274,671
240,142
10,743
125,392
2.4,21111

250,727
113,661
110,622
174,267
78,43
167,546
306,692
143,621
254,062
19,179
161,009
52,411
39,371
10,806

Ditto.east
Ditto, wrought
Copper, unwrought
Ditto, theett and nails
Lead
Tin, nnwrought
Tin-plater

40,925
17,382
45,465
28,432
25,963
128,448
175,622

64,377
23,046
35,1164
15,055
20,355
130,614
101,303

65,31111
Other artaciss(ot 'Moldy) AIM
Silk, thrown Will
Ditto, twist and yarn 18J45
Spirits ,Britiab,
Wool
Woollstu !cloths, &C.)'
Ditto mixed stuffs, Son-
nets, &c.)
Worsted staffs 5475,303787
Woollen and wonted
yarns
Compared with last year, the principal decrease
is in cotton goods and yarn, linens, haberdashery,
and millinery, woollen and worsted rods, and rail-
way iron. Them is, however, a remarkable in-
crease in woollen and worsted yarns.

4A603
1129,0113

249,216
262,112

The annexed shows the quantities of the chief
articles of food taken for consumption during the
mouth of June :

_____ __ _ ____ .
1858. 1959. 1890.
Cocos lbs. 157,747 230,177 295,465
Coffee lbs. 2,543,910 2,725,664 2,914,900
Wheat
Flour
Butter ewta. 28,974 37,159 Free
Rice ewtar 181,426 22,220 Free
Owego meta. 21,190 31,291 Free
400 No. 16,580,600 17,419,000 Free
Pepper
Rum gala. 196,523 112023 259,942
Brandy pia. 75,361 90,190 119,471
Sugar, *weaned m9l. 7113,543 1,870.1.72 851,196
Tea
...

Wines
The falling off in the quantity duty paid of
sugar, wheat, and flour, and the increase in wines,
are the principal changes. Cocoa and coffee pre-
sent larger figures, whilst the quantity of tea taken
for consumption in the month was lees. Occasional
monthly variations are of course to be looked for.

EXPERIMENTS WITH THE WHITWORTH GUN,

Some further experiments with the view of test-
ing the merits of Mr. Whitworth's rifle cannon took place
on Wednesday on the beach at Southport. There were
present among others General Sir J. F. Burgoyne, Bart.,
C.C.S., R.E., Inspector General of Fortifications ; Colonel
St. George, for the War-office ; Colonel Bingham (a member
of the Defence Committee), for his Royal Highness the
Commander-in-Chief ; Captain Moore, it.N., secretary to
the Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty ' • Cap.
Min Herbert, of the gunnery ship Excellent, at Ports.
mouth ; Captain lialstiad, Caption Egerton, of the St.
George ; Lieutenant-Colonel T. 11. F. Marriott, RA., and
Captain Wrotteeley, R.A. ' • Lieutenant-General Sir G. A.
Wetherell, K.C.8., K.H., &c. The experiments therefore
may be considered to have taken place under official inspeo-
tiou. The attendance of spectatum was very numerous.
There were four guns upon the shore—an 80-pounder, a
12-pounder, a 3-pounder, and a 1-pounder, the last never
having been seen in public previously. The fine day and
the present crowded state of Southport attracted a
large concourse of persone. Mr. Whitworth was present,
with his partner Mr. Wall, and some of his chief assistanA;
but they rendered only such assistance as was asked, except
that in the earlier parts of the clay Mr. Whitworth's
gunner occasionally supervised the righting.
At half.paat eleveneclock the artillerymen took charge of
the 12-pounder, from which they fired in succession 50
rounds. The results, us ascertained at a late hour, may be
thus summarised

12-pouxima : ZLZVATION, 10 Din. ; CHARGE., 21b.

Yards Yard, Deviation
Range. from line of Piro.

Vardi; Yard* Deviation
Range. from Line of Fire.

1. 4153 lO j Bight 16. 4:e.23
2 4102

10 Bight.
I 4 .

3. 4117
~.,
4. 4218
5. 4236
This was not good as regarded the line ; but the ranges
were considered excellent.

1. 3160
2. 3039
3. 3=
4. 3013
5. 3100

li Right.
2
3 9 I,
3 Left.

ELEVATION, 7 DEL.: CHARON., 1/ LB.
13 Right B. 3119
„ 7. 3122
2* „ 8. 3007
4 „ I 9. 3001
3 _„ 110. 3057
ELEVATION, 5 DEO. ; %NOE, ltcn.
Ten shots were fired at this elevation, but bye mistake
in the sighting the first five were really fired at 2. deg. ; so
that we shall omit them altogether. The remainder were
thus "posted up" :
1. 2540
2. 251.10 ...... GI „ 5. 2537
3. 2502
The error mentioned evidently affected the correctness el
the five shots fired at the intended elovatimi.

ELEVATION, 3 DEC. CHARGE,
Tho Whitworth shell was not charged, and was therefore
lighter that the shot.

-
RIOT. StIELL.
1. 1739
2. 1785
S. 1810
4. 1574 ...... 21 „ 9. 1713
5. 1717 ...... I ~ 10. 1824
_ . ._ 3

ELEVATION, DEG. : CHARGC,
This gun was Dot fired at less than 3 deg. in the previous
experiments ; but a nearly point blan`.< nage is considered
by artillery officers a most important one for teal work in
the field ; so that the firing was watched with great interest.
These were the results : . _

17747
2. 843
3. 771
Right. 8. 827 ...... Right.
4. 7!14
5. 757
Both shot and shell toucliec and flew from the ground
many times, never rising high.
The 12-pounder gun was now removed ; and the officers
and men from the Excellent took cliar,ro of the 80-pounder
for which they had been specially seat to Southport. The
low elevation of 1 deg. was adhere.l tu. The returns as to
the only ten rounds fired were :
80-eotambit : ELEVATION 1 DEG.; CHARGE 12LA
Yards
_Yards f Yards
_Yards

...
Ree. Donation. Jang; Deiviation.
1. 799
2. 737
3. 727 ...... I 0 2
8. 959
4. 769 ...... 1 0 9. 999
Le,tt,
5. 774
The ricochetting was very fine. The grazes showed that
the 80th. shot did not toed to bury themselves any more
than was unavoidable from their mere weight; for the
grazes were well defined, never deep. and always beautifully
hollowed from the ands to the centre. Those who had good
glasses said that they more than once saw and counted from
ten to a dozen contacts: five or six could generally be seen
with the unaided eye. The ranges, too, were said to be
highly satisfactory, even for a gun that had already pined
such a good reputation. The experiments were brought to
a conclusion shortly before six o'clock. The experiments
were to be resumed yesterday.

SICILIAN REFUOEF AT MALTA.-of late • great
many persons have come over here from Sicily, Chiefly
former Instruments of Bourbon cruelty and misrule, and
who are no longer safe amongst the people they have wo
bug tormented by their oppression. Amongst the fugi.
Lives there are a large portion of priests aryl some jesuits.
Campagna, the most infamous and most earerated of the
Neapolitan chiefs of police, has, as we stated last weal
alsolionourvd our island with a visit, bringing his family,
consisting of seven or eight individuals, with hint. We are
happy to say that he did not long taint the place with his
presence, having left on Sunday by the Alhambra. fur
Corfu.—.Va/fa

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
Tho APE teat took'ths chair at twenty minutes past 12
• !•,k, thsra nut 1104 tufty manibees meant until that

.......
PRIVATE BUSINESS,
!t.clictti's Estate BiU, Llamiel Stewart's Hospital Rill,
i:alway Harbour (No. 2) BA were respectively read a
;oltisicsed passed:

Catkrer's Bands (No. 2) Bill was rend • second time.
LANDLORD AND TENANT (IRELAND) BILL.
13,•tue vent into committee on this bill, resuming at
I .Il4e

The ATIORNEYd3ENERAL for IRELAND said there
„ " di.sennin on thin clau.se..iudhe was prepared to amend
t' e clause so that instead of the power of imprisonment fur
rev months for disobeying an order of the petty session to
i‘:•trsin waste, the term should ba ouly one month.
Mr. M'IIAHON said be had given notice of a motion to
,A the clause, but after the divisions which had taken
ple e he should not press his motion.
Tia 4 eta IS4 X3/11:E said he thought the hill ought not
t.. is• proceeded with with so small an attendance of Irish
e.euihera, soil he moved that the Chairman report prof/Teat
tftor a 'Mat tlineusaion, in the course of which it was
ized there were only nine Irish members present, the mu-
Inrowu, withdrawn.

ilAnge irsninrixletl, was thee agreed to.
37 to 42 wen:, agreed to with verbal amendmeuta.
In elanne

Mr. WMAIION moved the insertion of words limiting
tho wer.ition of the clause to leans that may hereafter In
mole.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL agreed to the amendment,
.a.l the wonla were inverted.

[Loft sitting. J

G.VITY JOINT-STOCK BANZ.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was
held at noon at the Lords e Tama, Mr. Alderman
in the chair.

Th.. Svc KET.tRY (Mr. Birch) nada. following report and
I,4latter.sheet :

The directors admit the half yearly statement of the
business of the beak to the shareholders. From
this it will be seen that, during the period,
th•• earnings, after Wing ample provisiw for bad
114. and payment of interest to customers, are
4.117/. 18s. 9d. ; and that, after payment of expenses,
there is an available nett profit of 2,6261. tie. 2d., which is
'milkiest to pay interest for the past half-year on the
share capital of the association at the rate of 2i per cent.
per annum, and leave a surplus of 407/. Is. 2d. 'The direr.
1.,111, however, 4o not propose to make this distribution, as
they consider the interests of the bank will be thereby best
srreed. The directors feel it to be a source of congratulation
this the leak will suffer very little lose by the recent
failures in the leather trade. They again solicit the co-
operation of the sharehohleri iu the introduction of new
1.11141)4146 and the increase of current accounts, feeling as they
do that nothing more is now required to insure the proepe-
nty .4 the

" lkiLioce sheet, J uoe 30, IW. —Dr.: —To paid up capital,
179.11961. ; to amount dew on current sod other accounts,
1.19,11571. fo, 84. ; to balance of interest account, after pay-
ment .4 intere,t 4. CU44.171e11, and making provision for
hol drld., 4,7.171 19e. ittl. . • to balance of profit and loss ac.-
,oint, sa per !',.t report, :1.40et1. 4. 4d. (lee. written aft pre-
Immary expenses, 1,5001. : ditto, old bums, 1,3001. ;
-•;. %sr. 1-411,/ 1.. Id.: total =179/ let
• -By preliminary expenses, as pm. last report, 34,148/.
ltd. ; lees written oh, per pirt and loos old account,
I,•asit. 15. I'.l. ; by investment in batik premises,
melodist/ the Ilei,;hton freehold, 24,4501. 7s. Id. ; by kolas
Isfis discounts,. as per last report, 39,6791. 19;. id. (lee
written off per profit and ken old account,
7,1. By current exposes from 31st December,
t.. ;lush dna,. 11MI0, 2,199 f. Ns. 11d. ; by bills dis-
counted, I.oiw to outmodes, fie. 177,7851. 17a 9d. ; by
rash in hand, 48,X0/. 1:i. 11d. • iotal, 321,1781. 9.. 9d.
"Proat and Low. Account. : To enrrentexpenses from
314 lberember, 1889, to 301iiiisse, IMO, 2,2991.165. Ild. ; to
baltio,, after making provision for baddebts, 2,t411. 6s. 71
Id. Cr. By batman al interest accoaat, after
ps%ne nt of intimates ,Women' balances, 4,5171.18.9 d.
L. hid owe of profit and lons aerostat, as par last
:::111,4/ Is. ; written off preliminary expenses salt
Loses. 3,les V.) *1541. 4.. J. Id.
" We, the umkrsigood, have ex animal the balance sheet,
sad canipued the item. it cotnpnw. with the several books
.a.l vouchers relating thereto, and hare fount the same
to ho conert.

Itiogutal)

Wm. hitutti,
Auditors."
"saws •PWOOD,
Th• estimate, Is me. tog that the report and accounts be
adopted, mid the privieedings of the lest six months nit;
be thteight, be emeselered on the whole satisfactory.
dinettn hail thought it prudent to do • safe
hush,. ei rather thea an extensive ma, and be
was harpy to say that the loos did Dot exceed the average
imurreol under the management of Mr. Terry. The de-
pteit. would, he believed, have incensed but for the large
anti *widen rise ea the rate of interest, which led many
is mem to diminish their I.daners in order to avoid prig tri
an additional 2 per cent. for money. They had
fortunate in avoiding howl debts to any
tonosideraltlio extent is connexion with the recent
heavy failures. They had many amounts in the leather
trade ; and he coefe..e.l lie trembled when he saw the
report of Messrs. Streatfeild'i failure. lint on going
te Mr. Terry he found that the book held very
little paper connected with that trade, and that
met of it emanated from puttee who were quite able to
MAIM gool the I. se. Although Mr. Terry said that they
might is • there war mann to hope that they would
0.4 lone wco that. Ile theught that that allowed exceedingly
goed ineaagemeot on the Fart of Mr. Terry, and shower)
that their iniziociii was with persons who were not
of a spcnslative clam. (Hear, hear.) As they had
now reached the termination of the third year under
the sew management, it woe, he thought, desirable
that they should see whether their position as •
ronipany had improved. and if so to what extent. Accord-
ingly he examined the hooks the other day with the view of
instituting a cornparieon. He in,d hardly tell the meeting
that the first year of their existence—list preceding the
new manigentiont--was • year of great expenditure,
of great hews, and of come extravagance. At
the end of that year it beams necessary to make
a change altogether in the management. In the
Ent year of the new management, which terminated in
Nei, the enemies wire 14,3731., and the loss upon the
he.iness of the year was 2,5141. ; in the following year the
eaten., were reduced to 6,9*...V.
sl. and there was a net profit
of MOP. ; in the year jut terminated, the es•
posses weis teduced to 4,567 f., and the net profit
• tot 5.0471. Whom.) To have jumped from •km
of 2,5141. to • profit of 5,0471. within three years might, he
tienglit, he regarded as very fair progress, and he hoped
the duo. holders would all feel that it did some credit to the
entiaenart gue.ondly. (Hear, bear.) The profit &c-
-ommgtted within the last six month* must be
dalt with by the meeting as it thought proper.
let that subject the directors hail nothing to add to what
et
lanrol in the rcirart : but he knew it was the taring opi-
bion of Mr. Telly that it was desirable that the
profit n alien! :hookd be carried forward. (Hear.)
A larze portion .4 the surplus space in the beak premises
use well let, though there was still enough to
!raid five or six hundred pounds if it were occupied. That
is het, the only means of further diminishing ex-
penses, which were Dow as low in other respects as they
pi-alibi.' could be. The marts and securities wore, ho
leliesed, fully worth the attempt at which they were
put down in the actounta. , The directors had made a very
amide allowance for :thy-thing that null arise in the chap@
cf lad debts, and he hail reason to believe that every
tottliing that wain ret downs as an meet could he realised if
wo
~eon. Their west-end bushings sow yielded a profit of
anent ;OW. • year after paying all expeusni—a fact which
lie must say ref eztal great credit on the manager,
Mr. Sykes. ((heers.) The directors would he very
Fled to Nee as additional 100,000 e iu the form of deposits,
That would make a great difference an regarded profits,
eititariallir as the expenses would not be ID any degree
iaoreaseil. That object couhl only he secured by norms
of increareal pillar confidence anal imien.eil arairtance rim the
part of the shareholders themselves. In this latter lespect
tit. re was, he coneelered, great ram for improvement ;
on), though he knew the oltftiettlty of getting men
Imre • lank with which they had been tioauttomed
to do Lunacies, and for which they hail se.
teired a sort of affection, he trusted that •
I'r,. r number of .litirehelilers would soon be induced to
Lenore matorners of the lank. (('hens.)
Mr. 511E14%443 wc041.1 the motion, which was put and
e coned unanittionsly.
Mr. Deputy &Ara having been re-elected a director, in
r turning thenks, eipremeil les confidence that the hank I
•.. as safe as the Beek of England. and would ultimately
14 • goad return to the shareholders.

The ntiftw.i;, in ncintsled,ring a vote of thanka to
T. and life colleagues, remarked that although the
Is-40LO mit ifo.roarasl during the !aft half-rear, ninety
▪ * ..coomit• hiol hroll
h. the motion of Ur. 4't TRIZET, thanks were afterwards
• Vf Mr. Terry, who, in replying, observed that hut
, the estrmite care of the management to do only a safe
.•11,M, the hoard might alauir a huger profit,
• he widest was further restricted by the ill-Lomita-
to keep in hand a sufficient amount of cash to meet
• ftmsihle contingcncim.
• mosting then sciairatad.

st'OTTISH AUSTRALIAN nrrzormszrr
CONTANT—(THIS DAT.)

At the half-yearly meeting held at the Lomion
T.e. re this ailersolin, Mr. W. M. Dicriere is
chair, • stiviiieuil rCr.mlmeu.lel in the re-
-1..1 at the rate of Pi per cent. per antrum
azreert to. Thin lenvea to the credit of the
r ore leorl the semi at 13.290 t !Id- The swept.
r profit for tier is imatbs eras Itk.ifirM. Ilia. 71

ritTsTAL PALAM—Tbsestries for the Rummer
A. •.4 onaltry, Mtn e. ernissiiits, at the Crystal Palace,
ti, t.,-seJerser (slatasety).