The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-08-30 00:00:00

TRADE, COMMERCE, &c.

CONSUMPTION OF OPIUM IN CHINA.—"It is a curious cir-
cumstance," says the Quarterly Review, " that we grow the
poppy in our Indian territories to poison the people of China,
in return for a wholesome beverage which they prepare almost
exclusively for us." From the following statement, made by
Mr. Davis, late chief superintendent at Canton, it appears
that the money laid out by the Chinese on their favourite drug
far exceeds what they receive for their tea.

Imports in 1833.

Dollars.
Opium 11,618,167
Other imports

2.3,476,244

Exports in 1833.

Tea. 9,133.749
Other exports 11,309,521

20,443,270.
The Chinese smuggle all this opium, and pay the difference be-
tween the price of it and that of the tea they export in silver.
The total quantity of foreign wine upon which duty was paid in
the year ending sth January, 1836, was 6,640,533 gallons; and
the quantity retained for home consumption, after deducting the
amount exported subsequently to the payment of duty, 6,420,342
gallons. The gross amount of duty was £1,752,616, and the net
amount £1,691,522.
Gloucester has been constituted by the Lords of the Treasury
a port for the importation of East India produce. Between 60
and 70 sail of vessels arrived there during the past week, about
one-half of which were from foreign ports.
From Van Dieman's Land we learn that in some districts
the farmers had been compelled to cut their young wheat crops
for fodder, in consequence of the drought. Irish pork was in
great demand at £5 2s. 6d. per barrel. From New Brunswick
the accounts of the crops are favourable. The following notice
had been issued from the home government, dated
" Treasury, May 14. 1836.
" Gentlemen, —I am commanded by the Lords Commission-
ers of his Majesty's' treasury to acquaint you that, with refer-
ence to your report of the 29th ult., my lords are pleased to
sanction the issue of instructions to the officers of your depart-
ment, in New Brunswick, to receive the dollar and half dollar
of the United States of America in payment of duties in com-
pliance with the address of the house of assembly of the pro-
vince.'—l am, gentlemen, yours, &c., F. BARING.
" To the Commissioners of Customs."
A letter from St. Petersburg, of August 6, says :—Two Per-
sians lately passed through Abacar on their way to Moscow,
for the purpose, it is said, of purchasing a machine for spinning
cotton, and also to study the means of establishing a manufac-
ture of woollen cloth, and to have workmen well skilled in that
manufacture. Thus Persia also is beginning to think of found-
ing manufactories to work up the raw materials produced in its
own territory.—Journal de Francfort, Aug. ta.
A Scotch company are about to establish a lace manufactory
in Cashel.

WHALE FISHING: CAPTAIN Ross's RETURN.—Some ex-
citement was created on 'change yesterday, in consequence of
the information, brolig,ht from. Davis's Straits by Captain Ross,
in his Majesty's ship Cove, of the failure of the fisheries there.
When Captain Ross:left, on the 12th of July, only'ten fish had
been caught among the whole fleet of 70 vessels. The grounds
were covered with ice, and from appearances it was feared that
only a few stray whales would-be taken. Should a change of
wind, however, take place, the prospects of those interested in
the fisheries may take a favourable turn. The market for oils,
in consequence of the news, experienced a rise of from £3 to
£4 per tun, the holders not feeling inclined to part with their
stock even at that advance. The price of Greenland oil rose
from £36 to £4O. cod from £ll to £45, pale seal from £4O to
£44, rape from £49 to £5l, and linseed oil from £3B to £4O per
tun. There being no Greenland oil in the market, the quota-
tions are only nominal for that article. An advance from £llO
to £125 per tun has taken place in the price forsouthern whale-
bone.—The following account was received in town yesterday
of the return of Captain Ross
"Hull, August 23.—His Majesty's ship Cove, Captain Ross,
passed up the Humber this morning, about five o'clock, with a
fair wind, for the river. Captain /loss sent his despatches up
by a pilot, and they will be forwarded by to-morrow's post. I
understand that Captain Ross has been up the Straits to or near
Melville Bay, but, owing to the immense masses of ice, could
not get across to the westward, and consequently can give no
information of the William Torr. The fishing ships were left
by his Majesty's ship Cove about the middle of last month.
Only ten whales bad been caught, as per annexed account, viz.,
William Lee, of Hull, one; 'Norfolk, Harrison, of Berwick,
one; Clarendon, Kerr, of Keith, one; Advice., Deuchars, of
Dundee, one; Princess Charlotte, Adamson, of Dundee, one; I
St. Andrew, Bruce, of Aberdeen, one; Eclipse, of Peterhead,
three; and Superior, Mayson, of Peterhead one—in all ten
fish." ,

SPECIAL JURY CASE.—The case of Clayton v. Gregson which
was stopped on Friday evening by the illness of a juror, as men-
tioned in our last, was arranged the same evening out of court,
by the payment on the part of the defendant, of the sum of
£8,500 to the plaintiff.
EGYPT.—The following, of the 16th ult., from Alexandria, is
given by the Augsburg Gazette:—" The Viceroy, who returned
here last month from Cairo, during the eight months that he
remained there, intrAuted reforms in agriculture and manufac-
tures. Innumerable abuses that did not escape his penetrating
eye were Since his return he has inspected all the
public works. The workmen who distinguished themselves in
their labours have been rewarded, and the bad workmen punished.
Egypt in general presents a favourable aspect. The land and
sea forces are admirably organised. The army is composed of
180,000 men, and the navy is numerous and powerful. The
news received from Syria is good. Ibrahim has con ferred great
benefits on the country. A decided progress has been made in
the administration of the country, and commerce and manufac-
tures acquire fresh activity every day."