The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-26 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.]

The official returns of the trade and navigation of the
United Kingdom for the month of January have been
issued.

The comparison of imports for the month is as
under :

1857.
Live animals no. 5,764
Cocoa lbs. 235,614 ..
Coffee lbs. 1,417,554 ..
Wheat qrs. 332,401
Barley qrs. 132,808
Oats qrs. 58,361
Indian corn qrs. 47,382
Flour cwt. 333,145
Cochineal cwt. 269
Indigo cwt. 92
Flax cwt. 39,173
Currants cwt. 17,878
Guano tons 828 ......
Hemp cwt. 7,264
Mahogany tons 1,5.43
Oil, palm cwt. 21,461
Potatoes cwt. 11,320
Provisions cwt. 68,645
Quicksilver lbs. - -
Rice cwt. 22,484
Saltpetre cwt. 131
Silk, raw lbs. 225,219
Cassia Lignea lbs. - 10,932
Cloves lbs. 85,379
Pepper lbs. 107,525
Rum proof gallons ]01,484
Brandy proof gallons 39,096
Geneva proof gallons 10,889
Unrefined sugars cwt. 217,200
Tallow cwt. 23,315
Tea lbs. 5,140,526
Tobacco lbs. 1,031,543
Wine gallons. 299,781 ...... 143,856
Cotton wool cwts. 300,807
Sheep's and lambs' wool lbs. 1,296,080
The declared value of some of the principal exports,
compared with that for the same articles dunng the dor•
responding month of last year, was as follows :-
1857. 1856.

1856.
4,301
78,226
287,413
207,600
22,453
7'),886
157,623
188,222

511
1,036
19,75 t

76T
5,027
20,336
1,367
21,936

2i
52,743

£ £--
Boer and Ale 135,430
Coals and calm 177,957
Cotton manufactures 2,472,779
Cotton yarn
Earthenware 114,072 ...... 93,530
Haberdashery and millinery 317,275
Hardwares and cutlery
Linen manufactures
Linen yarn
Machinery and millwork
Silk manufactures
Silk Thrown 114,317
Woollen manufactures
Woollen yarn
The total declared value of all the merchandise
exported during the month is 8,413,748/., against
7,278,4471., at the corresponding period of 1856, show-
ing an increase of 1,135,301/.

THE PROCESSION OF THE B(EUF-GRAS.

The procession of the Pceul-Gras in Paris was not by
any means as favoured with flue weather on Taesday
as on the preceding day, the thermometer having fallen
to 4 degrees above sere, Centigrade (39 1.5 Fahrenheit)
Hence the crowd in the streets was not particulaily
great, and, exeept at the moment of the cavalcade
passing, no throng of spectators wet .to be
seen. As to masks they were almost entirely
absent. Only one animal was taken out yesterday,
the Norman ex without horns (Sarlabot by name) which
figured in the procession on Sunday being allowed a
day's rest in order to enable it to support the fatigue ofagain being carried about for nine or ten hours this
day. The bceufgras carried round is generally lolled
the neat morning; but Sarlabot being an animal of a
pech lar breed, .And destined to compete for prizes at
various cattle-shows, is to be spared the fate which
awaits his fellows. The cortege yesterday was of the
same description as on the preceding day, the gods and
goddesses braving the change in the atmosphere to all
appearance with perfect indifference. The departure
Iron, the Abattoir du Route took place at about hall-past
ten ; and the procession, after visiting the Embassies
of Denmark and Belgium in the Rue de is Pepiniere,
these of E'igland and Russia in the Rue du Faubourg,
St. Huuore, proceeded to the Ministries of Marine,
Finance, and Justice iu the Place do la Concorde, the
Rue do Rivoli, and the Place Veuderne ; to the residence
of the Imperial Princes iu the Palais Royal ; the Prefec-
tures of Police and of the Seine ; and home to the Abat-
toir. Yesterday took place the visit to the Palace of
the Tuileries at 12 o'clock.

It is stated that the rates have been announced at
which the shares of the Russian railway scheme are to
be issued in tho various European markets. At Amster-
dam the share is to represent. 236 guilders, equal to
5071. ; at Berlin it is to be for 134dollare, equal to 503 f.;
and iu London it is to be for 201., equal to 5061. As the
issue at Paris is to be at the rate oliOof. per share, an
advantage is thus given to French subscribers over MI
others, and the result would be that the shares might
stand apparently at 6f. or 71. premium in Paris, although
the sum obtainable for them would be equal only tp the
par price at London or Amsterdam.