The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-03


information been received the State Department
the legation OF United States Sweden, under date
the 18th February, 1855 We are unable TO make for
the table alluded below, owing 10 its extreme length
An official report of Swedish manufactures 1862 and
1853 having published within few days by College
Of Commerce. beg leave offer you tabular statement
OF them which have compiled, and which win be found
appended hereto
The value of all kinds at registered aeto-
res was 1882 iss 1913 1876, 81 SAT lsas S. $685.
Sts 1850, 80 s9l 0T2 1852 50 $50 52i 1883 $40 TIA
IL would unnecessary to into any other detail
Of Swedish industry than will be found in the
table, except 10 relation 20 such affect American exports
Accordingly, coune myself following notices of man
utacures Of cotton and tohacco and my despatch
number ST. have already had to record these for
1850 and 1851 the present need extend
last named year
The Importation of cotton into Sweden in 1858 was
ssss52 pounds, exceeding the Importation previous
year by 2404l pounds and exceeding that OF 1850 BY
more than 100000 pounds II was, moreover, much the
largest Importation OF any previous year In ls45 the
amount imported 100000 pounds it was
1874, 434
The amount Of cotton produced Sweden in 1868
was I75,o6l pounds in quality chiefly of numbers under 49,
and valued at 1885 1886 40. In 1852 the quantity
es5s 100 pounds and the value equivalent $50
The precise of cloth manufactured does
appear to have been ascertaned the report gives
amount Unfortunately with lnenwoven goods Their
joint value in 1858 equivalent S348 exceeding the
value Of that produced in 1851 by $4,000
The importation Of manufactured tobacco in 1853
amounted to- 63S pounds exceeding mporati of
the previous year BY ll3722 pounds The imporatioof
manufactured tobacco in 1858 pounds making the
total of that years importation pounds Consider
ably more than half Of this quantity directly from
United States In 1858 the directly from United
states was 3,l0793 pounds The remainder chiefly
from German ports
Tobacco small quantity and Of very bad quality is grown
the environ Of Stockholm in no other part of
the kingdom
Homespun manufactures for which in every branch the
country people of Sweden remarkable do enter at
all into the accompanying table, which refers only to the
registered factories IL does not therefore exhibit ac
ua manufactures and unfortunately accounts of the
homespun fabrics unatanabe The province most dis
nguished for these productions is that of Eborg adon
ing the province of Gottenburg The homemade goods
Esborg and above the consumed by its own
the population being 24eoOo in 1853 as
follows
Cotton fabrcs-5, 67s, $50 English yards.
Cotton handkerchiefs-l, 325, 1888 pieces.
Linen ics--267 1866 English yards
Woollen cs-27s, 22O English yards
These productions surpas in durability and rival in
neness of texture the best manufactures registered
establishments and they considerably greater quan
1t lately supposed that the homespun manufactures
diminishing in consequence of the increase cheap
goods from the registered factores but find in Swedish
newspaper of the 18th instant effect that
the month of January Of this year the homepun produce
officially stamped by the tax collectors the of
Esborg the province above cited less
O72 43O Swedish els (7 1887 yards exceeding the same
month in 1854 by zoe, 900 yards.
Other provinces almost equally distinguished for the
industry of the PEASANTS the long winter evenings admitting
almost other remuneratve occupation have seen
only but linen cloth from these domestic weaver
Of exceedingly beautiful texture.
Death of rs. Cass, rThe following is an extract
from Galignani, Of the issue Of March 14tb
letter from Rome of the 9Th says The diplomatic
circle here has recently sustained fresh loss its
amiable members. Mrs. Mary Cass, (born Ludow,)
wife of the minister Of the United States yesterday
snatched from fe and from the affections of her relations
by bursting of blood vessel in the head She was near
ACCOMPLISHMENT. Her virtues, beauty and amabe quail
ties will make her memory deeply regretted by all who knew
her."
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Organisation the Treasury Department Treas
Department consists of the Offices Of the Secretary
Treasury, comptroers, commissioner of the customs
auditors treasurer register SOLICITOR board
and coast survey.
The following brief indication of the duties of these
offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secretarys Oce.Hon James Guthrie, Secretary of the
Treasury Hon. p. G. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer in charge architect and three
employed and twenty clerks The Secre
tay of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
of the fiscal transactions Of the and of the
cuton Of the laws concerning the and navigation
of the United States He superntends the survey of the
the light house establishment the marine hospitals of
the United States and the construction of certain public
for custom houses and other purposes.
Fir Comproller's O6ice.-Elsha Whitesey esq, Comp
troer fifteen clerks He prcscrbes the mode of keep
ing rendering for the civil and diplomatic
well the public lands and the post Office and
vises and certifies the balances arising thereon.
Second Comptroller 06ice.-John NJ. Brodhead, esq,
Comptroller and clerks He prescrbes the mode
of keeping and rendering the accounts Of the army navy
and Indian departments the public service and revses and
certifes the balances arising thereon.
Office Of Commissioner of the Castoms.Hugh j. Anderson,
esq., Commissioner eleven clerks. He prescribes the
keeping and rendering the accounts of the
and disbursements and for the building and repair
&C., and revses and certes the balances
arising thereon.
First AUDITORS 06ee.Thomas L. Smith, esq, First Aud
o and nineteen clerks He receives and adjusts the
of the and disbursements appropri
aons and expenditures of the civil list under
private Of Congress- and reports the balances the
Commissioner of the Customs and the First Comptroller re-
spectivey, for their decision thereon.
Second AUDITORS O6ce.-Phlp Clayton, esq Second Aud
or and twenty clerks He receives and adjusts ac-
relating to the pay clothing and recruiting of the
army, well armories arsenas and ordnance and all
relating the Indian department and reports the
balances the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third AUDITORS Robert J. Atkinson, esq. Third
Auditor seventy clerks He receives adjusts
for of the army, Notifications Mill
ary Academy military roads, and the Quartcrmasters de-
ary services previous 1916, and for horses other
property lost in the military service, under of
Congress and reports the balances the Second Compo
Ter for his decision thereon.
Fourth AUDITORS 0dee.Aaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth