The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-16 00:00:00

COALS.

The consumption of coalii—tlie United Kingdom stands
thus : Tons.
Consumption—Papulation
Iron Furnaces. 3 000,000
Manufactories.
Steam Boats on Water.. 3,000,(X)0

Exported to all parts beyond Sea.... 615,255

Total.

31;969,25

A proof of the accuracy of the above estimated consumption
of coals is found in Dr.' Cleland's folio statistics of-Glasgow.
The quantity of coals,brought into Glasgow in 1831, was 561,949
tons. Of these there were exported 124,000 tons—and for 355
engines, 7366 horse, power, working each 15 hours per day, the
consumption would be 212,783, leavitig for the population
226,056 tons, rather more than ,a ton each, or a little greater
than the average consumption of London, as I anticipated it
would be.—M Queen's Statistics cif the British Empire.
According to a statement of the Staats C.ourcint, respecting
the commerce of Dantzic during the first six months of the
present year, it appears that. English speculators,have purchased
between 10,000 and 12.000 lasts of wheat, nearly the whole of
which' has been lodged in depots till a favourable opportunity
for transporting it arrives. This speculation has been encou-
raged by large arrivals from Poland of the yroduce 011831 and
18735. The prices, which at the beginning of this year were,
according to the quality, from 70 to 100 rix dollars a last, have
risen in consequence of this speculation to from, 90 to 120 rix-
dollars. Up to the 3,lth June, in 1835, there were exported to
Holland 1,2:32 lasts of wheat and 18 lasts of peas. The exports
of rye and linseed have not been considerable, because the crops
were scanty. The moderate price of wheat has caused an in-
creased quantity of flour to be ground. The timber trade has
been very active. considerable quantities have been sent to
France for the use of her navy, but this has not been the case
with Holland. During the first six months of 1836, fifty Dutch
vessels entered Dantzic, thirty-two of which were in ballast,
and the. rest laden with herrings, linen cloths, iron, and wine.
They returned with timber, ashes, corn, seeds, and zinc.---,Morn-
,
iny
THE TEA TRAPS, Monday.—The delivery last week was
nearly 561,0001 b. The East India Company's sale of 4,000,000tb.
went off heavily, and this morning further private trade.sales
.were commenced, amounting to about 80,000 packages. The
.purchases are verrlinaited.
The produce of the duties of the Northern Lights, in the year
ending June 30, was £38,078; the expenditure £23.244; but
adding £6,875 super-expended in the previotts expenditure, the
surplus is reduced to £B,227.—Scotsracw.

HARBOUR'S OF REFUGE.—That there are many portions of
the coast of Great Britain in which the want of harbours of-re-
fuge has led to the loss of many vessels that might have been
easily saved had such harbours existed ; of which the two fol-
lowing instances may be named :—ln three different gales of
wind which occurred in the years 1821, 1824, 1826, there were
lost on the.east coast of Englnd, betweenthe.litinaber and the
Tees, 169 vesseli, of which 73 were wrecked on the rocks off
Redcar, where peculiar facilities exist for constructing a har-
bour of refuge, by which, the loss of nearly all these vessels might
have been avoided. In the, present year, 1836) no less than 39
vessels were seen on shore in flolyhead Bay at one time, 20 of
which were totally lost With all their crews on board; and within
the same period many vessels have been wrecked between 14o-
lyhearl and LiVerpool, where an excellent position exists for
forming a harbour of refuge between the. Great and Little
Orme's Head, near the entrance of the river Dee, at.which, had
such a harbour been fornied,,the greater number of these vessels
might have been saved.—Report ofParligmentary committee on
Shißwrecks.