The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-12-05 00:00:00

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INDIA
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We have reeei

Calcutta, Oct

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tie over-

s thus received
; and Bombay,

Thore is no news yet of any effective movement as re-
gards the operations on the north-west frontier of India,
nor does it appear probable that we shall hear of anything
decisive until, at least, another month.
Shere Singh slipped away with his force from Mooltan
_ _

first contemplated by General Whish on this body, but
was desisted from on sufficient grounds as it appears,

Dec. 5,184 g.

of strength in the Punjaub, and it serves to explain the
fact, which otherwise we should have to regret, that
General Whish had not at once been supplied, as regards
the northern line of frontier, with any considerable rein-
forcement.

Our authorities in Western India, on their part, we are
told, had determined for some time past that only a gene-
ral and combined movement should be made by the troop,
of the Western Presidency, and the effective division then
on the march might be expected at the seat of war coinci-
dentally wail the arrival of ~he main body under Lord
Gough. There were adviees that the head-quarters of the
Bombay division had arrived at Sukkur. One detachment,
with some artillery, had already left Roree. The Rifle
Brigade. under Brigadier Dundas, whose movements up-
wards from Kurrachee had been so long spoken of, was in
motion on the Indus, and, with the European regiments
of the division, might be expected to reach Ulmer Scinde
at the end of October. It was Expected that Jacob's
Scinde Horse would cross the frontier immediately on the
arrival of the first detachment from Roree above alluded
to. and they would proceed together to the camp of Gene-
ral Whish.

TRADE

AND COMMERCE

The monthly Accounts relating to Trade and Naviga-
tion continue to tell awkward tales. What a pity that the
Manchester Chamber of Commerce cannot suppress them►
as "inconvenient and unnecessary."—as they have dons
the " weekly return of unemployed hands in the borough
of Manchester."

The general character of the facts revealed in these ac-
counts, is that of incre sing imports, and decreasing ex-
ports. We will give a few samples, being the results of
the first ten months of 1848. compared with the first tea
months of 1846.
To begin with some of the Imports
1846

184 ff.
Oxen
Sheep
Bacon, cwts 1,668 193,216'
Butter, cwts. 199,231 239.80 f
Cheese, cwts 242,452 319,519'
Wheat, quarters
Barley, quarters
Oats, quarters
Beans, quarters 206.666 411.878
Gloves, pairs 2,029,642 2,652,649
Pork, salt, cwt
Silks or satin, broad 111.418 2G0,632
Silk ribbons ... .
Gauze ribbons 29.109 46,901
Velvet ribbons 12.441 35,085
Wines, French, gall 345,908 572.717
Now, let us turn to the other side, and see what have
been some of the Exports. 1846. 1848.
Cotton Manufactures. £14,808,324 £13.466,746
Cotton Yarn 6;802.391 4,789,537
Earthenware 678.897 694.606
Glass
Cutlery and Hardware__ 1,828;872 1,524,682
Leather, wrought & unwrot. 286,387 223,318
Linen Manufactures
Linen Yarn
Silk Manufactures
Woollen Manufacture's