The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-15 00:00:00

FOREIGN TRADE OF BELGIUM.

The exports of Belgium in the first five months of the
year 1861 included 1,402,629 toun. (of 2,2001 b. each) of
coals, the export being almost entirely to France. The
export of machines and machinery amounted to 4,053,437
kilogrammes (2.201 b. each), the export to the United
Kingdom increasing to 279,071 kilogrammes, from
14,995 kilogrammes in the corresponding period of
1837, and 111,231 kilogrammes in 1866. The im-
port of machines and machinery in the first five
months of 1868 has amounted to 1,524,489 kilogrammes,
967,889 kilogrammes coming from the United Kingdom.;
but the quantity was 1,397,230 kilogrammes in the first
five months of 1867, and 1,869,908 kilogrammes in those of
1836. In iron the import of ore and filings in the five
months has amounted to 133,559,560 kilogrammes, and
the export to 43,648,980 kilogrammes ; pig and old—the
import 15,881,495 kilogrammes, chiefly from the United
Kingdom, and the export 5,636,135 kilogrammes ; there
were also exported 27,596,906 kilogramnies of rails,
and 4,718,050 kilogrammes of nails. The export
of zinc, =wrought, amounted in the five months
to 13,133,375 kilogrammes ; the import, 1,414,394
kilogrammes. The export of paper (not including
paper-hangings) amounted to 4,678,413 kilogrammes, the
United Kingdom taking 2,958,247 kilogrammes; the im-
port was but 330,393 kilogrammes. The export of rags
reached 1,643,638 kilogrammes, 535,548 kilogrammes to the
United Kingdom ;. the import was 1,517,777 kilogrammes,
285,296 kilogrammes coming from the Kn it ed Kingdom. The
import of raw cotton amounted to 7,724,252 kilogrammes,
of cotton yarn 188,674 kilogramme; of manufactures
408,075 kilogrammes, nearly half the latter coming
from the United Kingdom ; and the export of cotton
yarn was 325,607 kilogrammes, and of tissues 1,012,386
kilogrammes. The import of wool advanced to 24,940,097
kilogrammes ; of yarn the import was 295,577 kilogrammes,
the export 1,185,647 kilogrammes ; of manufactures the
import was of the value of 7,173,605 f., and the export of
woollen cloths was 652,108 kilogrammes. The export of
tissues of flax, hemp, and jute amounted to 1,344,141 kilo-
grammes, and of yarn 2,063,998 kilogrammes. The export
of beetroot sugar was 9,502,304 kilogrammes. The import
of wheat reached no less than 82,724,176 kilogrammes ; the
export was only 1,526,894 kilogrammes. The import cf
petroleum reached 2,880,346 kilogrammes of raw and
18,096,731 refined. The total value of the enumerated or
principal imports in the five months shewed an increase of
17 per cent. over those of the corresponding period in
1867, and the exports an increase of 10 per cent.

TIIE ABSCONDING OF A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT.—
All doubt is now set at rest as to the Liverpool merchant
whose sudden flight early in the week created so painful
an impression. According to the tenour of a police notice,
the person in question is Mr. W. J. Harris, the managing
partner of the firm of George Wright and Co., of
2, South John-street. The charge against Mr. Harris is
that of forging commercial documents to the extent of
£1,400, but that amount is said to be a mere trifle as comy
pared with the full litkbilitiee%. lie held a gool too:at
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