The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-11-04

voice. of the citizens in doing as he has,
and that they will appreciate his motives.
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INTERESTING STATISTICS.
A statistical account has recently been
published by the Scientific Association at
Liverpool, which contains many interest
ing statements. 1t appears from this docu-
meht, that i'll 1921, the proportion of Brit
ish to American vessels entering the ports of
the United States, was 7.2l per cent, in
1926, 43.G2 per cent; the mean for the
sixteen years 1907 per cent. Returns are
also given of the proportion of the whole
trade of each country to that with each 9TH
er from J s2l to 1895. In the iolmer year,
the proportion of the trade with England 10
the whole foreign trade ofthe United States,
was 1896 per cent; in 1885, 4l.76 per
cent; whilst the proportion of the trade
with America to the whole foreign trade,
was 1875 in 1921, and % 81 per cent; in
1885. The proportion ofthe trade with
the United States to the whole export
trade, was, in 1905, 1891 per cent; in
1906, 1921 per cent; in 1907, 81 80 per
cent; and in 1886, 1928 per cent. The
shipments of British produce in 1886 a
mounted, according to the declared value, to
953 ,3GS, ,57l, of which America took Gl2,-
425, COS, or 1928 per cent
The total shipments of 1885 amounted
to g47,372, ,270, of which America took
9l0,56s, ass, or 1880 per cent. With
out admitting or denying that this state
ment gave evidence of over-trading, the
writer called attic ntion to the circumstances
of the two peoples; their mutual wishes and
wants; TO the circumstances of this country
being the cheapest market for goods, whilst
| it was the best to the raw produce of Amer.
lea, and in conclusion asked whether, il
| the trade between the two countries were
put upon proper footing, that amount Of
traffic ought TO be considered excessive
which gave annually to every citizen of the
United States articles of British growtI
and manufacture to the value of only los
94d.
The committee appointed to report or
the condition of the working classes, re
ported that they had visited, in Manchester
and the other manufacturing towns, 800,
500 persons. No houses were vistet
which rented for more than 925 (Sl2O
year, and the number or houses and dwell
lings examined were, in Manchester %,
1856, Stafford 9,538, Bury 1855, Ducking
field 1850, Staly-bridge, 3,2l2, Ashton
1885.
The houses were also classified as vel
furnished, chairs, tables, clock, chest o
drawers, &c.--iiot wGll-furnisIfed, comfor
table. Tables of the average rents, of tn,
number of persons in each family, thei
occupations, oreeds, country, &c., wert
given, but these were so exceedingly volu
minOus and extended to such minute par
ticuIars that we cannot pretend to Civ,
even ar abstract.
In Manchester, the number of persons
inhahiting houses visited was 94,25O-lo
rooms 935l-dO. boarding 967l-do. eel
lars l4,724-in all 1877, ,996 persons, livinl
in tenements renting for less than EOS. on
of population estimated at 200, 900.
Among these l27, 1896 persons, COILS!
only are reported capable of reading an,
writing.
The average number to each family wa
rather more than AZ, and in many instan
ces there were three, four. five, and IN SOM
instances, six persons TO each bed.
Inc religious persuaslons OF the famiie
visited in Manchester were as follnws-
Church of Engand--heads of famlie
\ l4,5i7, lodgerr, &C., 4,73O. Romal
Catholics-heads Of families $500, lodger
l,7l2. No religious Professionalism @
families 1894, lodgers 967.
1t appears that the number of person
living IN cellars in Manchester, was IL
per cent. of the whole populations; in Sal
ford, the rextlargest town, per cent.
Mr.. Langton read statement respectn
Liverpool, from which tt appeared that i
the parish, or old borough, there were g.
800 cellars, 1854 courts, and 1913 dwel
ling houses, for a population of 1876, 900; i
the outskirts, 5,364 houses, 9ss cellar.
and 9O7 courts; population. 10000. Fe,