The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-27 00:00:00

FROM TIM MORNING PAPERS OF FRIDAY.

CHRONICLE.—It was generally understood yesterday that
Ministers would be able to protect the franchises of the people of
Ireland against Lori., Stanley's assault, and that the majority
would be something about the amount now ascertained by the divi-
sion. The funds, therefore, have not been influenced by the re-
sult ; and the slight change which has taken place may be attri-
buted to the renewed rumours of a French loan, consequent upon
the expected passing of the Fortification Bill in the Chamber of
Peers, and to the settlement of a heavy Bull atcount which took
place yesterday. The Continental exchanges were again some-
what higher ; but the improvement seems to have been produced
mere by a tightness of money thaorby an increase of business.

There was rather more business doing in the Share Market to-
day ; but prices have not varied materially. Great Westerns
were a shade lower.

A document of great importance to those interested in trade and
navigation has been prepared and laid before Parliament by Mr.
Porter, in charge of the statistical department of the Board of
Trade, giving an account-
1. Of the imports into the United Kingdom of the principal ar-
ticles of foreign and colonial merchandise, of the consumption of
such articles, and of the Custom duties received thereon in the
year ending the sth of January, 1841, compared with the im-
ports, consumption, and receipts of the preceding year ending the
sth of January, 1840.
2. Au account of the exports of the principal articles of
foreign and colonial merchandise, in the year ending the sth of
!January, 1841, compared with those of the preceding year.
3. An account of the exports of British and Irish produce and
manufactures for the said two comparative years.

4. An account of the produce of the Custom duties of the
United Kingdom for the same two years.
5. An enumeration of the number of vessels, with their res-
pective tonnage, distinguishing the countries to which they be.
longed, entered inwards and cleared outwards, for the year end-
ing the sth of Jannary, 1841, compared with the entries and
clearances for the preceding year; exclusively of vessels in bal-
last and of those employed in the coasting trade between Great
Britain and Ireland.

6. A similar enumerative table of vessels employed in the coast
ing trade of the United Kingdom for the said two years.

It will be seen by the above returns that the quantity of foreign
wheat imported in 1839, to make up for the deficient harvest of
1838, was 2,634,557 quarters, which, calculated at an average of
60s. per quarter, gives 7,903,6711. as the price, which may be said
to have been paid to foreigners in hard bullion. The duty received
on that amount was only 631,6981., while for less than two mil-
lions of quarters the duty received last year was 725,0451.
The duty on raw silk shows an increase for last year of 2,000/. ;
and that of manufactured silk has also improved nearly to the same
amount. The India silk trade exhibits a serious falling off; the
duty having diminished from 17,0001. to 13,0001.
The sugar duties also haye decreased considerably. The import
of East India sugar is less last year than the year preceding, but
the quantity entered for home consumption is greater, and the
amount of duty received proportionably increased.
The duties received for deals and deal-ends from British Ame-
rica has improved last year by 20,0001. in comparison with the
year preceding :
The total declared value of. our Exports for the

year ending Jan. 5, 1840. was £45,307,409
Year ending Jan. 5, 1841

Less in 1841

The cotton manufactures in the first.namedyear was 17,692,183/,
against 17,561,7111. in the last ; Cotton-yarn 6,858,1931. against
7,099,4681. in the last ; Hardwares and Cutlery 1,828,5214
against 1,345,888/. ; Linen manufactures 3,414,9671. against
3,304,545/. ; Metals, iron and steel, 2,719,8251. against
2,508,5261 s ; Woollen manufactures 6,271,6501. against
5,336,2751. We shall be curious to see how Sir Robert Peel will
treat this subject when it comes again to be discussed.
The produce of the customs was—
Gross receipts inwards, year ending Jan. 5, 1840 £23,278,089
Duties outwards

£23,405,271

Year ending Jan. 5, 1841, the gross
receipts inwards were £23,466,117
Duties outward

23,5g4,404

Increase in year ending Jan. 5, 1841........

The net receipts were, year ending Jan. 5, 1840£23,681,680
year ending Jan, 5 "i
841 23,271,548
The ships employed in the foreign trade were :
ENTE"..., INWARDS.
_ _

Year ending sth of Jai-diary, 1840:Lahips, 23,114 ; tonnage,
3,057,468. Year ea`':.ng sth of January, 1841 : —ships, 22,725 ;
tonnage, 4,105,2e:i,

CLEARED OUTWARDS.

Yca► ending sth of January, 1840:—ships, 18,424 ; tonnage,
3•P;5,752. Year ending sth of January, 1841 :—ships, 19,710 ;
tonnage, 3,392,626.
Ships employed in the coasting trade:—
ENTERED INWARDS.

Year ending sth of January, 1840 :--ships, 130,254; tonnage,
10,610,404. Year ending sth January, 1841 :—ships, 133,299;
tonnage, 10,766,056.