The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-19 00:00:00

COMMEACE AND NAVIGATION 011111:

UNITED STATES.

The annual statement of the commerce and navigation of
the United States was lately laid before Congress.

The number of vessels, their tonnage and crews, which
entered the ports of the United States for the year ending
;he 30th September, 1841 :
Vessels. Tonnage. Men. Boys.
7,735 1,631,909 75,445 2,830
4,538 736,444 43,675 453

American
Foreign..

Total 12,273 2,368,353 119,120 3,283
The number of vessels which cleared from ports of the
United States during the same period was—
American 7,790 1,634,156 79,216 3,043
Foreign..

Total 12,344 2,371,005 123,277 3,391
The value of merchandise imported into the United States
during the same period was—
Merchandise free of duties
paying ad valorem dues . •
PP specific duties ..

Dols 66,019,731
34,610,642
27,315,804

Total 127,946,177
Imported in American vessels..
t, Foreign vessels 14,724,300
The value of merchandise exported during the same pe-
riod was—.
American productions ....
Foreign productions re-exported 15,469,081

Total 121,851,803
Of the American productions were carried
In American vessels Dols 82,569,389
In Foreign vessels
The prominent articles of export were—
Cotton Dols 54,330,341
Tobacco l2, 576 '703
_,_

7,759,6,16

Manufactures ..
Gold and silver coin
Pork

3,122,546
2,746,486
2,621,537

Rice
The tonnage of the United States, for the year ending
Sept. 30, 1841, was—
In foreign trade (registered) .... 945,803.42
Coasting trade (enrolled) 1,076,036.18
Ditto (licensed).. 31,031.70•
1,107,067.58
Cod fishery, (enrolled) 60,556.05
Mackerel, (do.)
Cod fishery, under 20 tons 5,995.79
77,873.02

2,130,744.37
Whale fishery, (registered and enrolled) 157,405.17
Of the enrolled and licensed tonnage, there is employed in
steam navigation, 174,342.44.
The number of vessels built during the year amounted to
761. Their tonnage, 118,893.71.
The tonnage for the year 1841 is less than that of 1840, by
50,019.79 tons.
Commerce of each state and territory for the year ending
September 30th, 1841 :
Imports. Exports.
Dols. Dols.
Maine . 700,961 1,091,565

. . ,
New Hampshire 73,701 10,348
Vermont 246,789 278,987
Massachusetts
Rhode Island 339,592 278,465
Connecticut 295,989 599,348
New York
New Jersey....
Pennsylvania 10,346,698 5,152,501
Delaware 3,276 38,585
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina 220,366 383,056
South Carolina
Georgia 449,007 3,696,513
Alabama
Mississippi —
Louisiana
Ohio 11,318 793,114
Kentucky
Tennessee
Michigan. 137,800 88,529
Missouri 33,875
Florida 145,181 36,629

127,946,177 121,851,802

THE AMERICAN TARIFF BILL.

(From the Times city article.)

Wool unmanufactured which shall be imported into the
United States of the value of 7c. per lb. is to be made liable
to a duty of 5 per cent. ad valorem. In such cases where
it shall be valued above that rate, it is to be charged 9c. per
lb. All manufactured wools, except carpetings, flannels,
backings, baizes, blankets, worsted stuff goods, ready-made
clothing, hosiery, mitts, gloves, caps, and bindings, are to
be subjected to a duty of 40 per cent. Woollen blankets of
the value of 75c. each are to be made to pay a duty of 15 per
cent. ad valorem, and all other woollen blankets a duty of
25 per cent. ad valorem. All manufactured goods, not
otherwise specified, of combed wool or worsted, and manu-
factures of worsted and silk combined, are to pay 30 per
cent. ad valorem, and hearthrugs an ad valorem duty of 40
per cent. Woollen and worsted yarns are to be liable to a
duty of 30 per cent. ad valorem, and the same is to be levied
on woollen and worsted hosiery. Ready-made clothing,
composed of whatever materials, is to pay 50 per cent. ad
valorem, while laces are to pay 15 per cent. ad valorem.
Cotton, unmanufactured, is to pay a duty of 3 cents per
pound ad valorem, and all manufactures of cotton, excepting
cotton twist, yarn, and thread, a duty of 30 per cent. All
other manufactures of cotton, which shall be valued at per
square not less than 35 cents, are to pay the same amount
per cent. Cotton twist, yarn, and thread, unbleached and
uncoloured, is to pay 20 per cent. ad valorem; bleached and
coloured, 25 per cent.; and all other descriptions, whether
thread, yarn, or spools, a duty of 30 per cent.
The duties to be levied on glass, porcelain, &c., are of the
most stringent character. 25 per cent. is to be paid ad
valorem, on those descriptions unspecified. Other wares,
such as China ware, porcelain wares, earthenware, stone-
ware, or any ware composed of earth or mineral substance,
are to pay a duty of 30 per cent. ad valorem.
Gloves are an article upon which a duty of 25 cents per
dozen are to be paid for men's ; women's leather habit gloves
are to pay one dollar per dozen ; and children's leather habit
gloves 50 cents per dozen. Furs are to pay a duty varying
from 5 to 25 per cent. ad valorem.
Manufactured metallic wares are another article which
come within the action of the new American tariff. These
are classed under the head japanned, plated and gilt of all
kinds, and are to pay a duty of 30 per cent. ad valorem.
Metals include lead, pig and in bars, which is to pay 3
cents per pound, while other descriptions of this article go as
high as 4 cents per lb. Type metals, &c., Tre made liable
to a duty of 25 per cent. ad valorem. Brazier's copper 30
per cent., and other descriptions of copper, such as sheath-
ing, &c., 2 cents per lb.
Throughout the whole of this tariff, 'it is observed, that
whenever any article is supposed to interfere with American
production, the rates of duty laid on are of the most pro-
hibitory character, while the chief incitement appears to
have been the exclusion of English manufactured articles,
although repeatedly it has been asserted that the views of
America were co-operation with British manufacture and in-
dustry. The minute detail into which this tariff plunges,
precl9des the possibility of entering into it as freely as could
be wished, to show the grievous burdens proposed to be
placed upon imports into the United States ; and having, as
is imagined, already adduced sufficient to show what is the
intention of the American legislature towards the trade
which has been attempted to be reciprocated between the
two countries, the subject is left till the whole of the bill
shall have passed.

We are told that the will of a Marquis, recently deceased,
is likely to provide active employment for gentlemen of the
long robe, the heir to the title being determined to oppose
the execution of every clause relating to certain bequests, to
which end a bill will shortly be filed in the Court of
Chancery.—Morning paper.—[The will alluded to is that of
the Marquis of Hertford. The language in which some of
the strange bequests are given, is so libellous that the papers
decline to publish it.—ED.l
IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN CATTLE 'UNDER THE NEW
TARIFF.—The supply of cattle at Smithfield-market on Mon-
day was much greater than for several weeks past. There
were 60 head of cattle imported under the new tariff from
Rotterdam and Hamburg. They resemble very much the
Lincolnshire breed, but are far inferior to our own as regards
fatness, and met with a very dull sale. The importation of
foreign cattle offers but a poor profit, as our markets are so
plentifully supplied from Scotland and Ireland with a much
superior quality,—Herald.
Mr. Baker, who is well known on the Corn-Exchange as
a large speculator in grain, regularly announced on Monday
the necessity of a suspension of payments. The cause of
this is said to be that he purchased too large a stock of foreign
grain to work off in the market, the condition of which was
not such as to meet his anticipations. It is generally be-
lieved that he purchased wheat to the amount of about
£120,000, and other grains to the amount of £30,000, on a
supposition that the market was favourable for the import of
foreign grain at the prices which he had paid, but the revul-
sion of prices in favour of the market purchaser, partly caused
by the appearance of the weather for the coming crops,
caused the unfortunate event just described. He is not
supposed to have many connexions in the London corn trade
who will suffer by his failure ; but it is thought that in some
of the provincial towns the occurrence may be more severely
felt.—London
THEATRE PATENT—ALEXANDER V. ANDERSON.—Mr.
Alexander, the complainer, is lessee of the Theatre Royal
Glasgow ; and Mr. Anderson, respondent, was formerly con-
nected with a minor theatre in the same place. Mr. Alex-
ander prayed the Court of Session " to interdict, prohibit, and
discharge the said respondent, and all others representing,
or acting by or under his authority, or otherwise, from
acting, representing, or performing, or causing to be acted,
represented, or performed, at the place mentioned in the said
statement of facts, or any other place in the city of Glasgow,
or in the suburbs or neighbourhood thereof, all tragedies,
comedies, operas, plays, farces, interludes, melodramas,
burlettas, and all other entertainments of the stage of any
description whatsoever, whether the same have been licensed
by the Lord Chamberlain or not, or any part or parts
thereof." The pleas of the respondent were, Ist, That the
previous proceeding before the sheriff, constituted a alibi
pendens, so as to render the application to the Court
Session incompetent; 2nd; That the penal statute founded
on by Mr. Alexander had been repealed ; and 3rd, That at
all events, Mr. Alexander, being himself limited• by his
patent to the performance of licensed plays, had no legitimate
title or interest to prevent the performance of unlicensed
pieces. Lord Chief Justice Clerk, in delivering judgment,
said, " The whole case is mistaken in the plea of the respon-
dent. The complainer alone is entitled to exhibit and per-
f.nrr.noany entertainment on the stage ; no one else is entitled
to 4_ so. The words of the privilege are quite broad : no
doubt the complainer is also limited to this, but what he per-
forms shall be licensed. That is a restriction laid on him.
to warrant
But he alone is to perform any entertainments on the
carried on by email'
stage. that licenses under that act were not intro-
duced
of 1 Oitnl
Y exhibition or representation whatever
the case of Gallini is g. The words are plain. As to the in-
terpretationdecide it, I am of Geo. 11., I apprehend the judgment in
Kenyon was the bettepr'ini9
sufficient for this case. But if we must
of the stage is prohibitTinb"
n that the first opinion of Lord
, and that every entertainment
noty the 10th Geo.
are express, and I knowH. The words
The only question is—is the performance a court can limit them.
the stage ? Now, what is the stav an entertainment of
fictitious scenesby
to suchcceii
exhi-
bition of acting or representation4f?—of it refers to the
performance of parts—of the exhibition the
of any dramaticskill
representation.
to
or characters. Mere fencing alone is
naec tr s
But if parties are advertised to fence, or dno°tfer dressed up
in characters, though no name is given
dressed up in fantastic dresses, so as to make a scene by y the
aid of the dresses, then there is scenic effect superadded
the fencing. As to tumbling, I should wish not to be under-
stood as concurring in the opinion, that tumbling may not
be brought within scenic representation or scenic effect, of
however low a character. But wherever there is a scenic re-
presentation and dramatic effect, of whatever kind, I appre-
hend that is an entertainment of the stage.—Glasgow paper.