The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-09 00:00:00

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teen, and some as much as twenty days. For two or
three months past, they have started from New York the
Cunard boats left Boston, in the hope, no doubt, that
they would be enabled to anticipate the latter, at all
events, in the French capital and ports; but on every oc-
casion they have failed to do so ; letters from New York,
vid Boston and Liverpool, having reached Paris, Rouen,
and Havre, before those sent on the same day, direct
from New York to Cherbourg. We find from Lloyds,
List, that the French steamer, Union, which sailed from
New York on the 30th September, the day before the ,de-
parture of the Britannia from Boston, arrived at Cher-
bourg somewhere between the 20th and 25th ult. The
Britannia experienced bad weather and unfavourable
winds, which must have been common to both vessels,
but made her passage in a little more than fourteen days ;
and her letters would reach Paris on the 18th ult., three
days at least before those sent by the Union. After these
repeated failures, we imagine the managers of the French
line will, at all events, abandon their direct competition
with the English boats, and fix their departures at periods
intermediate between those of the Boston line.
JENNY LIND AND THE COTTAGERS.—It seems that
Miss Jenny, being one of those young ladies who much
delight to see what can be seen, whilst staying at the Bath
Hotel ordered out her carriage, and, accompanied by her
friend Mrs. Grote and other parties, took a drive, for the
purpose of enjoying the beautiful scenery for which our
much-favoured neighbourhood is so celebrated. Amongst
other places thus visited, was the picturesque village of
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matter of course, ew,atshempuaerhtywere
grati-
fied, nay, positively enchanted. She praised the neat
arrangements of this peaceful spot, in whose very quie-
tude and simplicity she seemed intuitively to spmpathise.
Having taken the round, and surveyed the exterior of
the buildings, she at last entered one of the dwellings,
where she was received by two of the aged occupants.,
The old women were busily employed with their knitting,'
whilst high above them, in a cage, a prisoned blackbird
warbled its wood-notes wild, making the lowly cot re-
sound with its charming melody. The old cottagers and
Jenny were soon on intimate terms ; she examined their
knitting. and chatted away in a most affable manner.
" What a beautiful bird is yours," she at last remarked.
" Yes, my lady, 'tis indeed a pretty creetur ; we calls un
Jenny Lind." "Oh ! indeed," remarked Jenny, with a
smile ; " 1 fear you are too complimentary to that person ;
have you ever heard her sing ?" "La ! no, my lady ; it
ain't the likes of we as she would care to sing to."
" Then would you like to hear her, do you think ?"
"Ah !" that I should indeed," was the reply of one.
" And I, too," said the other ; " she must be a dear
creetur." " Well, then," said the fair questioner, as
something very like a tear glistened in her clear blue eyes,
" I am Jenny Lind, and I shall be happy to gratify you ;"
whereupon she immediately sang one of her pretty melo-
dies, to the great delight of her aged auditors, who, with
many protestations of thankfulness, vowed that they should
" long remember the day when the sweet young lady paid
'em a visit."—Bristol Mirror.

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.—A parliamentary document
was on Thursday issued containing accounts of exports to
and imports from the British West India colonies, the
East Indies, Ceylon, China, &c. for each of the past seven
years, ending the sth of January last, as also the number
of ships that have entered and cleared for those places
during the same period. The aggregate value of British
and Irish produce and manufactures exported the British.
West India colonies in the seven years, was respectively,
1840, £3,574,970 ; 1841, £2,504,004 ; 1842, £2,591,425 ;.
1843, £2,882,441; 1844, £2.452,409 ; 1845, £2,789,211,
and 1846-7, £2,505,695. The exports to the East India
Company's territories and Ceylon were as follow in the
years mentioned, as the aggregate declared value :
£6,023,192, £5,595,000, £5,169,888, £6,404,519,
£7,695,666, £6,703,778, and £6,424,456. To China the
declared value of the exports was—in 1840, £524,198;
1841, £862,570; 1842, £969,381; 1843, £1,456,180;
1844,£2,305,617; 1845, X 2,394,827 ; and 1846,£1,791,439;
In these returns the year ends on the sth of January.
In 1846-7, the import of tea from China was 54,534,2081 b.,
of whic 46,245,4821 b. were retained for home consump-
tion. To the Mauritius the exports were £325,812.
£340,140, £244,922, £258,014, £285,650, £345,052, and
£310,231. To the North American colonies the exports
in declared value were £2,847,913, £2,947,061, £2,333,525,
£1,751,211, £3,044,225, £3,550,614, and £3,308,059. To
New South Wales and Australian colonies the exports
were £2,003,385, £1,269,351, £916,166, £1,211,815,
£744,481, £1,201,076, and £1,441,640. To the United
States of America the exports in the seven years in their
declared value were as follow :—£5,283,020, £7,098,642.
£3,528,807, £5,013,514, £7,938,079, £7,147,663, and
£.£6,830,460. To Cuba, the exports were £514,785,
£592,546, £366,253, £624,871, £657,214, £695,379, and
£844,112. To Brazil the exports were £2,625,854,
£2,556,554, £1,756,805, £2,140,133, £2,413,538,
£2,493,306, and 1'2,749,338. And to Mexico and the
other states of Central and South America, exclusive of
Brazil, the exports in the seven years, of British and
Irish manufactures were in declared value as follow--
£3,576,357, £2,585,402, £3,217,824, £3,286,327,
£3,013,267, £3,485,886, and £2,816,123. The number of
ships, distinguishing British and foreign, with their ton-
nage, that have entered and cleared for the British West
India colonies, from the United Kingdom 'luring the same
period, appear in the return, showing at a glance the cols'
pierce of this great country.