The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-01 00:00:00

THE SILK TRADE iN FRANCE.

An official document just published gives the
following details for the year 1859 :—The exporta-
tion of silks of all kinds, including ribbons, tulle,
fringes, and embroidery, amounted to the enormous
figure of 499,888,855 E, or 121,290,162 f. more than
in 1858. The importation of silks of all kinds
was only 6,705,478 f., a decline of 1,453,053 f. com-
pared with 1858, and one of 3,072,5941'., compared
with an average of five years. The exportation of
fabrics of all kinds, wool, cotton, flax, or hemp
Was 764,344,986 f. The export of silks conse-
quently was two-thirds of that total. The exports
from France of all natural and manufactured
productions was, in " actual value," 2,266,000,000 f.,
and, in " official value," 1,998,000,000 f. It follows
that the export of silks was very nearly one-fourth
of all the exports united. On analysing the afore-
said sum of nearly 500,000,000 f. of silk exports we
find that pure plain silk fabrics are put down in
"actual value" for 201,217,200 f. ; ornamented silks
for 66,152,457 f.; ribbons, 136,789,084 f.; tulle,
9,943,650 f. ; crape, 2,650,760 f. ; goods of silk mixed
with other materials, 41,648,106 f. ; printed hand-
kerchiefs, 6,996,220 f. The countries to which the
largest exports of French silks were made were
England, 163,293,406 f.; the United States,
136,871,111 f.; the Zollverein, 49,337,001 f.• Bel-
gium, 36,689,837 f. ; Spain, 17,956,422 f. ; Sardinian
States, 11,237,739 f.; Switzerland, 7,993,101 f. ;
Turkey, 7,238,235 f.; and the Roman States,
612,827 g. It is probable that part of the ex-
ports put down for England were really destined
for America. The usage is for the Board of Customs
to regard as the " country of destination" that to
Which vessels making exports proceed ; but a large
quantity of silk goods intended for America is sent
by 'vessels which put in at English ports, and the
gonsequence is that though England appears to be
the best market for French silks, the United States
41:6 so really. It must be remarked that the exports
of 500,000,000 fr. of silk goods do not constitute the
"hole of the production of the silk trade, as the
internal consumption must also be taken into
Bceount. This cannot be estimated at less than a
iourth of the exports, or, according to some autho-
rities, a third. A sum therefore of 150,000,900 fr.
must be added to the 500,000,000 fr. The produc-
tion of silk goods of all kinds may therefore be set
down for 1859 at 650,000,000 fr.

WIND AND WEATHER ItEPORT.

THIS DAY, I
Birmingham. S.E. ; rain
Bradford, N.W. rain
Brighton, N.W.;;
dull
S.S.W. ; rain
Cambridge, N.E. ; dull
Cardiff, N.W. ; cloudy
hehaillara, S.S.W. ; cloudy
-,-,- eat, S.S.W., moderato
-uerby, S. • fine
bundeeE. ; much rain
Edinburgh, 'S
E. ; dull
Falmouth, S. • rain
Glasgow S.E. ; rain
Goole, S.W. ; dull
Gravesend, S.W., light.; fine
arliar W.tlepool wich, S , N.E ; cold
.S ; cloudy

'EC. 19 9 A.M.
Holyhead,S.;fairbreeze,hazy
Inverness, N. ; fine
Leeds, S.E. ; wet
Manchester, S. ; wet
Middlesborough, S. ' • dull
Milford Haven, S.INT.; rain
Newcastle on Tyne, S.E.; cold
Newmarket, N.E. ; fine
Norwich, N. ; cloudy
Peterborough, S.E.; cold
Southampton, S.S.E. ; fine
Stockton-on-Tees S. ; rain
Sunderland, ; wet
Wakefield, S.E.; dull
Weymouth, S. ; unsettled
Wolverhampton, S.E.; wet
j York. N.E. ; cold

Korn.'s CANADA.--INlrs. Percy Sinnett's transla-
tion of Kohl's " Travels in Canada and through the States
of Now York and Pennsylvania," recently announced for
Public •
Ulm by I%lr, Mauwaring,
is, we IPderstaud, nearly