The Sun.
London, England, 1861-01-18 00:00:00

TR iDE WITII JAPAN.

REPORT AS TO ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR
IMPORT AND EXPORT.
The following communication has been received by the
Manchester Chamber of Commerce from the authorities at
the Board of Trade :
"Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
Whitehall, Jan. 9, 1861.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade to transmit to you, to be laid before
the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the enclosed report
(with patterns attached), drawn up by her Majesty's Vice-
Consul at liauagawa, in Japan, exhibiting the class of
woven articles in cotton which at the present moment are
thought suitable for importation into that port. I am to add
that a box has also been sent from the same place containing
specimens of articles the produce of that country likely to
suit the trade of Groat Britain. This latter may be viewed
on application at this office; and it is the wish of nay lords
that the Chamber of Commerce may take such steps as may
seem effectual to give publicity to the consul's report, and
also to facilitate access to the patterns to persons desirous to
inspect them.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
"J. EMERSON TENNENT."

The following is the report :
"PATTERNS AND SAMPLES OF BRITISH MANUFACTURES
SUITABLE FOR EXPORT TO JAPAN.—Brocades and Bro-
caded Shirting—The first very saleable at 41 dols to
5 dole a piece of 40 yards. Colour, only scarlets, yellow,
green (very bright) ; dark colours unsaleable. Camlets—
Very saleable, only in dark blue, purple, and orange ; other
colours not much demanded ; 58.59 yards, 31 inches, S S.,
27 dols to 28 dols ; 8.8., 30 dole ; flowered, 30 dols per
piece. Habit cloths—Only red, purple, green, blue, and
white ; dark colours very little ; 25f dole to 27 dohs per
piece. Chintzes-28 yards 28 inches, small flowers on red
orange gecund preferred, 2 dols 50c to 2 dole 60c per piece.
Grey shirtings-39 yards, 381 to 39 inches, 7 catters weight,
2 dole 60c to 2 dols 70c per piece. Spanish stripes—Only
scarlet, purple, green, blue, and white, dark colours not
demanded, 26 dol. to 28 dole per piece- White shirtings-
-39 inches, 40 yards, 3 dole to 31 dale per piece. Lasting—
Red, purple, blue, and orange, dark colours unsaleable, 30
dole to 33 dols per piece. Samples of Dutch cotton manu-
facture very much in demand by the Japanese, but at pre-
sent only in the hands of Dutch merchants. It was manu-
factured expressly for Japan, according to patterns sent by
the factory at Dccima named Jaffi Shillas. Prices offered
here: (respectivelquality), 10 dols, 8: dols, 7 dols, and 6
dols per piece, which is made to measure just three dresses,
15 yards. Some sales were made in long ells, Orleans vel-
vet, London sozge furniture, prints,- and damasks, but very
trifling, so that we could not ascertain the prices or patterns.
" LISTS OF JAPANESE PRODUCTS EXPORTED DIRECT
AND INDIRECT TO ENGLAND, 'WITH THE PRESENT MAR-
KET VALUE.—AII prices given are calculated in Mexican
dole, at exchange leebus 3 Japanese coin; prices very
high, through the present difficulties in the currency ques-
tion. Raw Silk—Muster very good—it is thought the
best quality ever seen in Japan (No. 1) ; muster of common.
silk (No. 2) ; muster of bad silk (No. 3). The parcels are
nearly always made up of thr: e or more qualities, so that
they require sorting before buying. The price of the pre-
sent musters in a parcel is 450 dole per picol. The No. I
muster is valued here at 26s 6d in London. Tea—All the
samples are made from different qualities to be fixed is
China for shipment to Europe. Present market value.
No. 1, 22 dole ; No. 2, 22 dole ; No. 3, 18 dole ; No. 4, 20
dole ; No. 5, 22 dole ; No. 6, 13 dols per picol. No. Bis a
muster of the first Japanese teas fixed here, by an English
establishment of Mr. T. ll3well, representative of Messrs.
George Barnett and Co., Shanghae, by the Chinese pro-
cess mark. Young hyson laid down hero at 30 dole per
picol. London valuation, is 10d to 2s.
MISCELLANEOUS.—Nos. 1 and 2: Samples of camphor;
No. 2 very good quality, price 2 5 dole per picol ; No. 1
middling quality, price 20 dole per picol. A small lot of
both qualities was exported direct to England in the Froas,
Captain Holme, May 5, 1860, as a trial. Camphor is gene-
rally scarce at this port; the principal market for this
article being Osaca, a port to be opened in 1863. The
Japanese find it easier and, of old, a better market to take
it to Nagasaki. No 3. Sulphur; Middling quality, price
2 dole 50c. per picol. The principal market for this
article is Hakodadi.—No. 4. Alum ; price 3 dols per
picol ; exported to China.—No. 5. Resin : Price 5 dole per
picol ; quality middling ; in no great demand or quantity.
—No. 6. Cassia Lignea : Price 7 dole per picol ; do.—No. 7.
Verdigris : Price 12 dols per picol. It was exported direct
to London in the Froas, Captain Hoime, May 5, 1860.—
No. 8. Vegetable wax : Price 14 dols to 15 dols per picol.
Principal market, Nagasaki. No. 9.—Beeswax : 28 doh;
per picol. Small stock, and very often imitated with vege-
table wax. No. 10. Rapeseed oil : First quality, price
dole per picol. No. 11. Rapeseed oil : Second quality, price
s
6 dole to 7 dole per picol. Of these two qualities 140 Tao,
(1 Wl=l picol) were exported in the Froas, Captain I
direct to London, May 5, 1860.—N0. 12.
London
quality, price 4 dole per picol. Exported dierorroas,
may,
°
per Georgiana, May, 1860, 4,175 tuba;pr
o'Pearl Shell
1860, 5,914 ; total, 10,159.—N0. 13.
botheru lity. Exported
160, 1
(Ameba), price 2 dols per picol,
firstB q,8105 boxes.
direct to London, per Froas, May, Fish
ct to London
I.
First
F. HOWARD VYSE,
,‘
H.B.M. Acting Consul for Kanagawa.
nanagawa, Oct. 15, 1860."
" H.B.M. Consulate,

DISTRESSING SUICIDE IN ST. PANCRAS.--Yes-
John Evan
terday morningoxi on was committed by Mr.
fliths, the r self-destructi •
p oprietor of a long-established
businessofsilversmith and pawnbroker, in Ossulston-street,
Somers's-town. It appears that the unfortunate gentleman,
wbo is about 38 years of age, has for some time last been
suffering from an affection of the liver, on account of which
ho had been under the treatment of Dr. Chalk, of Maryle-
bon e, and which had the effect of rendering him exceedingly
nervous and low-spirited. Some few days since, on return-
ing with his gig from the railway station, Mr. Griffiths
drove through the City, but on arriving in Calthorpe- street ,
where there was but little light, a man, who is said to
have been crosing the road at the time, and attempted
to pass directly under the horse's head, was knocked
down, and so seriously injured that he was conveyed to
the Royal Free Hospital, where ho expired on Monday.
Since this event the depression of spirits of the deceased
increased to a perfect melancholy, which appeared to have
been materially augmented from the fact that the summon-
ing officer waited upon him at a late hour on ednesday
night, and remained some time in conversation with him
upon the subject of the inquest to be held on the unfortu-
nate man to• day. Mr. Griffiths, on retiring to rest, com-
plained of being unwell. Yesterday morning, about eight
o' clock, when one of his employees entered his room as usual
for some keys, he discovered his master suspended by the
neck, by means of a cord, to the bedpost. The body was
at once cut down, and Dr. Magennis, of Euston-road, was
sent for. Bleeding and other remedies were resorted to, as
the body was still warm, but without effect. Mr. Grif-
fiths was highly respected throughout the neighbourhood
for his liberality and good feeling to his tenants and ne
. hours. He was a vestryman of St. Pancras, and in
capacity was also much esteemed. that