The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

COUN2RI 11.1ARKI5.

LEICESTER—MAY 10.
An average supply of wheat today at market, which
found buyers languidly at is to 2s per quarter decline in
previous prices. White, 62s to 655; red,. 59s to 625;
old red, 50s to 57s per 36 stone. Barley was in short sup
riv—grinding, 32s to 345; malting, 39s to 42s per qr.;
mils, 24s to 27s per 24 stone. Beans were a fair sale
new, 37s to 400 ; old, 42s t. 47's per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 45i; I Seconds, 42s I Thirds, 40s per sack.

NOTTllsig HA-211.—MAY 10.
At this Corn Exchange to.-day there was plenty of wheat
shown, but trade ruled very dull at 1s under former rates
—White, from 61s to 665; red, 4'4's to 60s. Barley was
in small show, with a quiet trade • prices barely as higlt
—malting, 37s to 42s ; grinding, 2'9: to 31s. Oats were,
steady at 30s to 355, old ; 24s to 28s ne\ Ir• Beans were sold
at 40s to 50s per qr, Flour, 40s to 435 r.

s very slow, re
'sly fair with a.
NORWICH—MAY 10'.
The supply of wheat to-day was tolerat
rather thin attendance of farmers. Sales wN.
and sold at about is under the prices of last Th'eek•
dowOats,
beans, and peas unaltered. Four 6d to is per e_ac.kecs wen.
The The quantity of barley shown was scanty, and pi"
the same as last week.
White wheat......58s to 61A I Red wheat...... 54a to 57as
Malting barley....4os to 41s I Chevalier barley 39s to 40a
New do.. ..•• ....—s to —s I Oats. - to 303
Flour, 39s 6d to —s Od per sack from the miller.

YORK—MAY 10.
We had more wheat on offer to-day than has been the
case for some time past, both of red and white qualitie....
The demand ruled inactive, and late prices declined is to 2a
per qr. Barley an inactive business, and scarce; former
prices were not exceeded. Oats in demand, at extreme
prices. Beans at late currences.
Wheat, red 56s to 60s Oats....
White do .60s to 649 Beans „..409 to 44a
Barley .32s to-8 Peas .....--s to —8
Malt, 66s to 68s per qr."; rye, 34s per qr. ; flour, 433
to 45s per sack.

10.R.E1GIT MAIL TACKET 'IST.

MAILS DUE.

Aus'aalia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..May 19.
via Marseilles .. . May 13.
cirazil and Cape Veras, by British packet. June 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. June 1.
China, :Penang, and SiDgapore, via Southampton. May 12,
via Marseilles ...May 13.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southamin'on May 19.
India (Calcutta), an,l Ceylcm, via Southampton May 19.
-- via Marseille s May 13.
India (Bombay), via Soui han.'Pton
via Marsoillek.' May 20.
Lisbon
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Clout ha meson
May 1
19.
via IVara eies .. May 4.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo ... ,
U. S. and British N. America, by Frit.. packet.... May 14.
May 11.
re•-u, }May 14.
by U. S. racket....
by Cm radian packet. May 14.
V.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe • . May 10.
Bahamas, via New York .
Mexico
All parts of West Indies, including Chili,
California, and British Columbia.. ~•

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TWENTY YEARS SINCE.--The census returOs show
that between 1841 and 1861 the population of the United
Kingdom increased by more than 2,000,000--from 27,000,0 n
to above 29,000,000, notwithstanding the famine which de-
solated Ireland in 1847, and notwithsqauding also that there.
left our shores 4,000,000 emigrants, the vast majority of
them natives of this kingdom. An annual publication of
the Board of Trade gives with official acctifacy and autho-
rity an account of the progress of the couni:Ty in these 20
years. Wars and rumours of wars have comps,. lied us to add.
considerably to our national debt, but we have so far reduced
the addition that the £790,874,608 of 1841 is no more than
£799,949,807 in 1861. The close of the 20 years sees us
better taxpapers than the beginning. The net reveh'ue
in
1841 wns but £48,084,359; in 1861 it was £63,905,884. The
Customs' duties, notwithstanding the millions of taxation
repealed or reduced, actually rose from £21,898,845 to
£22,765,338. The expenditure advanced from £50,185,729
to £66,120,092, and this although the interest of the debt
was reduced from £29,450,145 to £26,090,260. The expen-
diture for the defence of the country had to be raised from
£14,722,628 in 1841 to £28,317,341 in 1861, nearly double
the former amount; and the civil charges are also stated.
as rising from £6,012,956 to £11,712,491. Happily, with
so much more taxation to pay, we are now doing a very
much larger business. In 1841 the exports of British and
Irish produce were of the value of £51,545,116, and in 1861
they were £125,11.5,133; the exports to foreign countries
rose from £36,541,691 to £82,854,163, and to British
possessions from £15,003,425 to £42,260,970. In 1841.
we imported 487,992,3551 b. of raw cotton, in 1861,
1,256,984,7361 b. ; and the export of cotton manufactufes,
twist, and yarn rose from £23,499,478 to £46,836,749. im
1841 we imported 56,170,9741 b. of wool, and exported
woollen manufactures and yarn of the value of £6,300,821;
in 1861 we imported 147,172,8411 b„ and exported to the
value of £14,687,316. In 1841 we exported iron and steel
(in addition to cutlery) of the value of £2,877,278; in 1861
it was £10,341,576. Haberdashery (besides linen and silk
manufactures of the value of £1,217,975) was exported in
1841 ; in 1861 it was £5,577,064. To carry all these piles
of goods British and foreign vessels of the following ton-
nage entered and cleared from our ports :—ln 1841, British
6,790,490; foreign, 2,628,057. In 1861, Eritish, 15,420,532;
foreign, 11, 175,109 tons. We imported in 1841 3,627,562
qrs. of grain and meal ; in 1861, 16,094,914 qrs. The price
of wheat was 645. 4d. in 1841 555. 4d. in IR6I
tltt,ca :u 13.61,Ana were 122,496 in 1841, ard had risen to
165,250 in 1861; and the excess of births over deaths from
168,311 in the former to 260,232 in the latter. Between
1847 and 1851 our railways were more than doubled in
length, and the number of passengers and the traffic receipts
were more than trebled. These are a few examples of the
I figures that show the progress made between 1841 and
we may add with honest pride that there are items which
cannot be put into figures.