Star.
London, England, 1826-02-02 00:00:00

STATISTICS OF BRITISH MANUFACTURES.

Mr. Czsar Moreau, an enlightened foreigner, who has
made the statistics of England his peculiar study, has
published several excellent tabular Ivor ks, exhibiting the
rise, progress, and present state of our finances, manu-
factures, &c. with the utmost clearness and precision.—
Mr. Moreau founds all his statements upon official do-
cuments, and therefore their correctness may be imp-
ci.ly relied on. His last work is on the hist and Progress
of the Silk 1 ride in England, which it traces historically
and statistically from the earliest period up to February,
1826. The industry and patient research this must have
cost Mr. Moreau is immense; and his work mast prove
highly useful to the Statesman, the Senator, the Met-
chant, and the Manufacturer.

In his works, Mr. Mot eau gives an interesting view
of our great manufactures of cotton, woollen, and silk,
for the last forty-five years, and the results are stir.
prising. From the year 1780 to 1824, the cotton goods
and cotton yata annually exported, grew in amount
nearly one kindred JO ! In the former of- those years
the official value *of the exports of cotton from tit eat
Britain was only 355,0601. but in 1824, it was no less
than 30,795,8551. The woollen tr4de has also in-
creased very considerably, though not in any degree to
be compared with the cotton. It was, at the first
period, 2,549,0641. and in the last, 6,926,1171. The
I.S'il4 Trade presents a very different result. In 1780, it
furnished an export of the value of 240,7631. but in'
1824, it was only 229,0001. and during the intervering
period it fluctuated between 128,0001. and 386,0001.

It appears, by letters from Rio de Janeiro, of the 29th
of November, that the destination of our distinguished
diploaratisi, Sir CMARLES STUART, had been changed,
and that instead of proceeding to Buenos Ayres, he had
sailed in the Wessman frigate to the northern provinces
of Brazil, Bahia, and Pernambuco. This change dfv'
destination is said to have created a very lively alarm
at Rio de Jineiro, as indicating the suspension or
breaking off of negotiation ; and the sailing for
Monte-Video, about the same time, of a reinforcement
of 1,600 men, had induced the belief that hostilities
with Buenos Apes and the Banda Oriental u ere to be
pursued with greater vigour than ever. Some of the well
informed merchants, however, give it as their opinion,
that Sir C. STUART. after his return from Bahia and from
Pernambuco, would repair to Buenos Ayres to con-
duct she negotiation, and that the measure of sending
more troops to Monte-Video was only adopted with the
vibe of taking a better position during the discussions,
by proving that the EMPEROR was still prepared, if
necessary, to prosecute the war with vigour. It appears
that the ill-success of the Imperial arms in the Banda
Oriental has led to a change in the Ministry at Rio.
General BRANDT, lately Envoy to this Country% and
one of the Commissioners for the Brazilian loan, has
been nominated Minister of Finance; Home Depart-
ment, J. F. F. Pinheiro; Justice, S. L. Tinoca ; Foreign
Affairs, J. E. A. de Almeida.
The New Catholic Association is defunct, it cannot
indeed, be said, that it has a died and made no sign ;"
but we think that those who augured much good from
its assembling, will be somewhat disappointed. So
anxious was the Association to a spin its term of ft ee-
dons out to its due length," that it actually met on
Sunday. The most important part of the proceeding
_was, however, the dissolution. On the motion of Mr.
O'Couraitt, it was resolved that the Association, at
its rising, should c .mpletely and absolutely dissolve for
ever. There is a little Jesuitry in this, for we under.
stand it is intended that it shall rise again, Pbcenix 1 ke,
from its own ashes, atterEaster. Three cheers were, in the
style of Irish gallantry, given for the Ladies; and three
more forfora Ould Ireland," and the Meeting separates.
HENRY Coma, Esq. has retired from the office of
Assistant Clerk of the Parliament, a situation held by
him for 45 years. It is mentioned that Mr. Coo RTENA Y,
the Member for Exeter, and a Master in Chancery,
obtains the appointment, in which case Mr. C. retires
from the Commons (though Sir G. Rose,' the Chief
Clerk of Parliament, has.a seat there), and makes va-
cancies fc r Exeter and for a Master in Chancery. .
The following is an account of the quantity of Rum,
dirty paid, from the Bonded Warehouses in the Clyde,
from the sth to the 27th ult. inchltskire, viz.

At Greenock . . . 38,363
Nat Glasgow . . 393
Glasgow . . . 15.611

Total

i 4,867 Imperial Osllona.

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