The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-30 00:00:00

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHIPPING.

The entrances and clearances of shipping at ports in the
United Kingdom were last year larger than in any previous
twelvemonth, the total entrances with cargoes having been
10,054,981 tons, while the total clearances were 10,782,937
tons. In 1843 the British tonnage which entered with car-
goes was 2,919,528 tons, and the foreign 1,005,891 tons ; in
1848 the British tonnage had increased to 4,020,415 tons,
and the foreign to 1,559,046 tons, showing an advance
of 38 per cent. in the former and 55 per cent. in the latter ;
in 1854 the British entrances had further increased to
4,789,986 tons, while the foreign, advancing still more ra-
pidly, had reached an aggregate of 3,109,756 tons, showing
an increase of 18 per cm. in the former and 99 per cent.
in the. latter ; and in 1860 the British entrances were
5,760,537 tons, and the foreign 4,294,444 tons, showing
an increase of 7 per cert. in the former and 38 per cent. in
the latter. Comparing 1860 with 1843, the British entrances
show a general advance of 97 per cent., and the foreign
entrances an advance cf no less than 329 per cent. ; the
actual augmentation of tonnage being—British, 2,841,009
tons ; and foreign, 3,28,550 tons. The clearances outwards
next invite attention. In 1843 the British clearances with
cargoes amounted to 2,727,306 tons, and the foreign
clearances to 1,026,061 tons ; in 1848 the British total had
increased to 3,553,77 T tons, and the foreign to 1,497,460
tons, showing an advance of 30 per cent. in the former and
4G per cent. in the litter; in'lBsl the British clearances
were 4,683,654 tons, and the foreign 3,186,882 tons, show-
ing an advance of 32 per 'cent. in the former and 113 per
cent. in the latter
; and in 1860 the British total was
6,358,917 tons, and, the foreign 4,424,020 tons, showing an
advance of 36 per cert. in the former and 39 per cent. in
the latter. Comparing 1850 with 1843, the British clearances
show a general advance of 133 per cent., and the foreign
clearances an advance of 333 per cent., the actual augmenta-
tion being—British, .`,4,631' 611 tons; and foreign, 3,397,957
tons. The yearly relative share of business enjoyed by
British and foreign shipping since 1843—as shown by the
tonnage entered and cleared respectively—was, therefore,
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British Foreign British Foreign
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1843 .. 73.5 .. 26.5 • 1852 .. 64•1 .. 35 9
1844 .. 71.9 28.1 1853 . 58.9 .. 41.1
1845 70.9 29.1 1854 .. 60.1 .. 39.9
1846 .. 70.7 .. 29.3 1855 .. 59.9 .. 40.1
1847 • • 68'8 • • 31:2 1856 .. 61.3 .. 38.7
1848 .. 71.2 ~
28.8 1857 .. 60'9 • • 39'1
1849 .. 70.9 29,1 1858 59.8 .. 40.2
1850 .. 66.8
33:2 1859 .. GO 1 39.9
1851 63.3
36.7 1860 58.1 41.9
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relatively more rapid advance of foreign shipping, the actual
clearances in British ships exhibiting last year an increase of
136,171 tons, and the actual entrances an increase of 368,612
tons, as compared with 1859. The general shipping trade
of the empire has been nearly multiplied threefold since
1843, the total entrances and clearances in that year having
been 7,678,791 tons, while in 1860 they were 20,837,918 tons.
The British tonnage which entered in ballast only was
625,818 tons in 1843, and 1,128,472 in 1860 ; and the foreign
tonnage which entered in a similar manner was 296,056 tone
in 1843, and 959,332 tons in 1860. The British clearances ip
ballast comprised 908,527 tons in 1843, and 669,997 tons in
1860 ; the foreign tonnage which cleared in a similar man-
ner was 315,370 tons in 1843, and 1,066,573 tons in 1860.
In 1859 the British entrances in ballast were 1,193,187
tons, and the clearances in ballast 503,985 tons, the
foreign entrances and clearances being 938,092 tons and
934,389 tons respectively. The unemployed British tonnage
which entered our ports last year were consequently 64,715
tons less than in 1859, and the unemployed foreign tonnage
also showed a diminution of 51,240 tons; the unemployed
British tonnage which cleared out last year was 163,012
tons less than in 1859, while the unemployed foreign ton-
nage which cleared out in the same period was 132,184 tons
more than in 1859. These figures refer to both sailing and
steam ships, but it is with the latter that British interests
have made the greatest advance, and hence, probably, the
outcry made from time to time by proprietors of ordinary
shipping. An analysis of this part of the subject must,
however, be given in a future paragraph.

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