The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-08 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS•

The Board of Trade returns for the month ending the
sth of July, issued this morning, continue to furnish
results sufficient to explain the increasing demand for
money, as well as the inconsiderate independence of the
working classes now manifesting itself by strikes in all
parts of the country. As compared with the corres-
ponding month of last year, the declared value of ex-
portations again shows an enormous increase, the diffe-
rence being 1,003,6371. This augmentation is still
satisfactorily spread over every branch of production, the
only item in which there is a falling off of the slightest
importance being wool, which, as
on former occasions,
has simply been retained at home because the extraordi-
nary demand of our own manufacturers prevents us from
sparing any for shipment. It is also to be remarked, that
although as regards the extent to which the totals of each
month are now influenced by the rise in prices of raw ma-
terial some considerable allowance is to be made, the
fact that cotton, the most important of the whole, re-
mains at last year's quotations diminishes greatly the
weight of this consideration. At the same time, however,
that the prosperity exhibited has evidently been shared by
all departments of trade, the heads under which the
greatest increase is observable are such as to denote that
Zile attractions of the Australian market have superseded
all others. Fence, notwithstanding the character of the
last reason for great anxiety as
t
aggregate consignments to
that quarter, effected, as they have been, at a cost for
labour that would render their sacrifice on the spot at
low prices, or their reshipment to other countries, alto-
otahcocuoultninitsa, ,there hfel Nio-ifllthbee
Whatever may be the pros-
which will probably
xt arrivals,
bring intelligence of the effect of the supply of goods
taken out by the numerous vessels that left England at
the end of 1852,
i and were so long windbound in the
Channel, enough s shown to explain the state that must
gpeetohter pending ruinous.
the Meanwhile,ne
naturally prevail in the money-market during the time
that this trade, with its peculiarity of long-deferred re-
turns, shall remain unchecked, and to confirm the anti-
cipations expressed at the commencement of the year,
that the bullion in the Bank of England might, from
circumstances of the kind, be subject to unusual alter-

nations. •
The aggregate value of our exports during the first
six months of the year has been 41,866,5571.. against
33,549,3921., showing an increase of 8,317,1651., or
exactly 25 per cent., which has occurred in the following

order :
February 5 ... •• • ... ... £1,410,060
..• 919.097
March 5 ... ... ...
April 5 ... ... ... ... 1,486,818
May 5 ••• •• • ••• ••• 2,309,995
June 5 .• • ... ... 1,187,558
July 5 ... ... 1,003,637
As compared with the same period of 1851, there has
been an increase of 7,772,704/.
As regards the articles of food taken into consump-
tion, the increase has been remarkable, and affords an-
other indication of the rate of immediate expenditure
that is going on while we are waiting for the proceeds
of the trade by which our outlay is justified. Provisions
of every kind, cocoa, coffee, sugar, tea, rice, spirits, wines,
tobacco, fruit, and spices, have all been used in unusual
quantities. Wheat likewise shows a large increase,
and although there has been a diminution in flour,
its aggregate importation during the first six months
of this year has been more than one-third in excess
of the quantity in the same period of 1852, while of
wheat the total taken has been nearly twice as, much,
the amount having been 2,063,789 qrs. against 1,052,590.
Already, therefore, the expenditure that would be con-
sequent upon a bad harvest has, in a large degree, been

met. -
orts of raw material show a large
The imports and exp
increase in flax and wool.
With respect to the importation of. other articles of
general import, the returns show an active busines, hides,
leather manufactures, oils, timber, sTa!,petre, and quick-
silver being among those which exhibit the greatest re-
lative augmentation.

REDUCTION 1N 1N TELEGRAPH CHARGES.—The Submarine
and European Telegraph Company have announced their
opening to Birmingham at a great reduction in the scale
of charges. Messages of 20 words are to be conveyed
for a shilling, and it is to be hoped the experimentthe reproach
of being totally behind America in this system of com-
munication.
THE SMOKE NUISANCE IN THE METROPOLIS.—On
Saturday the bill of Lord Pal me rsto
it n on the smoke nuino-
-
sance, as altered, wasp rinted. Since was last
ticed it has been materially altered. From the Ist of
August, 1854, furnaces in the metropolis are to consume
their own smoke. Steana-vessels on the Thames between
London-bridge and Richmond-bridge from the same day
are to consume their own smoke. No person .is to be
liable to any penalty in respect of the use of any furnace
or steam-engine where coke or other fuel man fu
smoke is only used therein. Constables may not be
empowdered to enter and inspect furnaces and stosut-
' engines.