The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-29 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

The official returns of the trade and navigatioa of tke
United Kingdom for the month ending Aug. 31 have
been issued.

The comparison. of imports for the month is as
undei

1856. 1855.
Live animals
Cocoa lbs. 1,070,405
Coffee lb-1 7,287,022
Wheat qrs. 507,531
Barley qrs. 59,962
Oats qrs. 137,692
Indian corn qrs. 130,792
Flour cwt. 478,')86
Cochineal cwt. 3,207
Indigo cwt. 21 7'4 6,751
Flax cwt. 265,966

Currants cwt. 274
Guano tons 8,031 ......
Hemp cwt. 61,612
Mahogany
Oil, palm cwt. 50,821
Opium lbs. 1,253
Provisions cwt. 65,358
Quicksilver lbs. 225,857
Rice cwt. 403,616

3,756
26,323
111,331
1,389
92,154
11,075
32,719
349,421
324,056

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Saltpetre cwt. 40,6118
Silk, raw lbs. 529,381.
Cassia Lignea, lbs. 17,460
Cloves lbs. 3,388
Pepper lbs. 1,233,145
Rum proof gallons 718,896
Brandy proof gallons 134,803
Geneva proof gallons 23,741
Unrefined sugars cwt. 760,657
Tallow cwt. 105,463
Tea lbs. 2,526,584
Tobacco lbs. 1,545,457
Wino gallons. 607,638
Sheep's and lambs' wool lbs. 12,571,30 i

The declared value of some of the principal exports,
compared with that for the same articles during the cor-
responding month of last year, was as follows :

1856.

1855.

Beer and Ale..

88,861

Coals and calm

324; 675 -

99,870

271,198

. .
Cotton manufactures 2,726,178
Cotton yarn
Earthenware 114,071

Haberdashery and millinery... 395,121
Hardwares and cutlery
Linen manufactures
Linen yarn
Machinery and millwork
Silk Thrown 91,191
Woollen manufactures
Woollen yarn

The total declared value of all the merchandi e
exportei during the month is 10,753,2921., against
8,891,4731., at the corresponding period of 1855, show-
ing an increase of 1,861,8191.

THE AMERICAN FRIGATE MERRIMAC.— SOUTHAMPTON,
Sept. 27.—T0-day, Mr J. B. Croskey, the American
Consul at this port, paid an official visit to this gigantic
steamfriv ate, and after inspecting the interior and ex-
changing the usual compliments with the captain and
officers returned on shore, the Merrimac firing the usual
consular salute. Yesterday at noon the frigate fired a
salute of 21 guns in honour of the British fiat, which
was returned from the platform battery. The Merrimac
is beginning to attract visitors, and it is expected that
during the forthcoming week she will be inspected by
many scientific and professional gentlemen. For the
present, owing to her immense length and great draught
of water, she lies moored at some distance from the party
in order to give proper room for the ship to swing with-
out at the same time inconveniencing or impeding the
regular navigation of the Southampton water. Last
night the commander and officers of the Merrimac were
entertained at dinner by the Countess of Hard wicke, at
the seat of the noble earl, near Humble ; and today
Captain Prendergast, accompanied by six or eight of his
principal officers, all in full uniform, 'andel to pay an
official visit to the Mayor of Southampton, Mr. R.
Andrews, by whom they wore most cordially received.
It is expected the Merrimac will remain about four or
five weeks at Southampton. In a few days the ship
will be thrown open to the public, and the officers, who
are a remarkably fine, intelligent, and gentlemanly set
of wen, scorn determined to offer a polite reception to
any English visitors. In a previous notice of the Mer-
rimac her tonnage was incorrectly stated at 4.833 tons
burden ; this was an inaccuracy, the actual register ton-
nage of the ship is 3,500, but the displacement is 4,883
toes.
Th,! atearnves-,el Medusa, 4, Captain Sherard 0 born,
from Portsmouth, arrived at .Ryinouth on Friday, and
wont up Ham, aze to coal previ to s g the
o iast of Africa.

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BIRTHS.
Or A SON.
On the 27th inst„ the wife of George Barker, Esq•' of
Arundel-square, Barnsbury-park.
On the 25th inst., at Deane Vicarage, Lancashire, tbil
wife of the Rev. Francis H. Coldwell.

OF A DAUGHTER
On the 25th inst., at Southsea, the wife of Lieutensni
R. G. Pochin, Royal Navy.
On the 24th inst., at Stoke, Devon,'Mrs. Octavius Vi
stanley.