The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-16 00:00:00

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TRADE OF SINGAPORE.

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By the statement now furnished the aggregate exports of Singa-
pore from January to Lcsamber, /813, appear to be 5,6138,3611
Spani tit dollars.
The trade of Si consists of five distinct branches, viz.:—
that with Great rrtZ, that with Bengal and other parts of
‘yestern Lidix, that vrith China Native and European, that with
Siam and CLchin China, that wilt the distant eonimetclad tribes
of the Archipelago itself. and that with our immediate neighbour-
hood. Upon each of these a few eusaory remarks may be useful.
In 1222 Caere cleared out for London 4sitips only—in 1323 nine.
Tn this year the ciports amounted to 1,613,3132 Spanish dollars.
according to the trailifrats sworn to before the Local Authority.
I In 1822 the value of British Piece Goods imported was, Spanish
dolhas. 2133,0:3 ; in 1023 the iwiparts were, Spanish dollars,
1,061232, and the exportations in proportion.
The native trade with China in 11W consisted of five Junks; in
1103 of eight Junks importing, and :wren exporting. The value
1, Of The comr.mdities exported in this latter year, according to the
Jetail.tl statements furttished to us by the most respectable of the
merchants of the place, was 1d13.700 Spanish dollars:
Opium, with European piece goods and wuollena, constituting
230,000 dollars worth of this sum.
A !similar increase has taken place in the intercourse with Siam
and Cochin ellina. In 1322, the number ofJunks importing from
nod export:nu to those countries amounted to 12 ; in 1112.1 it was
61. In this latter rear the value of the imports has been estimated
at ZOO,OOO dollars. TheStigar in :822 amounted to 11,600 piculs, the
Sttclac to 268, and there was tin Sapan wood. In 11123 the Sugar was
coo piculs, the Sticlac 2,151, and the Sapan wood 7315
The experts in Opium were reckoned at Llt4 chests for Siam, and
40 for CoshinChina ; and the value of exports for both in cotmns
and wcoll;ns at about 20,060 dollars.
'lin native made of our immediate neighbourhood has kept pace
with the other branches of our commerce. The Pepper of 1822
air.ounted to 17,431 piculs, and the Tin to 13,6213. In 1813 the
firm reached the extent of 33,801.1, and the second 18,616 pietas.

ELECTION OF THE PItESiDENT OF THE

UNITED ST.II ES.

CONG ES.S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WEDNZSDAY, FEL 9.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
At twelve o'clock precisell, the Members of the Senate entered
the Hall. preceded by their sergeant at Antis, and having the Pre-
sident of the Senate at their head, who was invited to a scat on the
tight hard of the Speaker of the House.
Seats were then assigned the Senators, who took their seats to.
gether, in front of the Speaker's chair, and toward the right hand
of the entrance.
The President of the Senate (Mr. Gaillanl) then rose, and stated
that the ceetiticates, forwarded by the Electors front each State,
would be delivered to the tellers.
Mr. Tazewell, of the Senate, and Messrs. John W. Taylor and
Philip P. Harbour, on the part of the House, took their places, as
Tellers, at the Clerk's table. The President of the Senate then
opened two packets, one received by messenger. and the other by
mail, containing the certificates of the voice of the State of New
Hempel:he. One of these was then read by Mr. Tazewell, while
the other was compared with it by Messrs. Taylor and Barbour.
The whole having been read, and the votes of New Hampshire
declared, they were set down by the Clerks of the Senate and of
the House of Representatives. seated at different tables. Thus
the certificates from all the States were gone through with.
The Tellers then left the Clerk's table, and presenting them-
selves in front of the Speaker, Mr. Tazewell delivered their re-
port of the votes given ; which was then handed to the President
of the Senate, who again real it to the two Houses as follows :
For President For V. President
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31aine . . 0 0 0 0
New Hampshire . 8 0 0 0
Massachusetts - - 15 0 0 0
Rhode Island - 4 0 0 0
Connecticut - 8 0 0 11
'Vermont 7 0 0 4

- - -
New York - - 2ti 5 1 4
New Jersey. - - 0 0 8 0
Pennsylvania . 0 0 28 0
..1 2 0 0
Maryland - - 3 I 7 0
Virginia - 024 0 0
North Canslina - - 0 0 15 0

youth Carotins -.0 0 11
(leorgia - - 0 9 0 0
Kentucky - 0 0 0 14
Tennessee - U 0 11 0

Ohio

- = : U 0 6li
: . - 20 3 0

Mississippi - - - 0 0 3 0
Indiana . - 0 0 5 0
- I

Illinois - - - r 0 2 0
Alabama - - - 0 0 3 0
3lissouTi . . . 0 0 0 3

Total . 84 41 99 37

900 0 0 0
701 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 U 01
300 0 0 0
008 0 0 0
700000
29 0 0 7 o 0
800 0 0 0
23 0 0 0 0 0
100 0 2 0
10 0 1 0 0 0
021 0 0 U 0
15 0 0 0 0 0
11 0 0 0 0 0
000 0 0 9
700 7 0 0
11 0 0 0 U 0
0 0 0 16 U 0
500 0 0 0
300 0 0 0
500 0 0 0
3 U I) 0 0 U
000 0 o
u 0 3 .0 0 0