The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-05
British Thrift from the var.

The London Times, of the A.h June, gives
some si.sistics from the report of the Co1rais.
tioneTs Of Customs which are interesting. Il
appears that tie total Of British and Irish ex-
porte In 1860, were tl3j 800, GOO; In 81, ..IiJ.-
100000; in 62 .cI2i l00,C00. Thus i. srps AIS
that the entire decrease in the experts Of last
year was only. one tenth Of sha. " hich t4ok
place tha year before, and this, noswi,hsiaad-
ing .ts decrease IN eottoa goois o!ose arnou al.
ed 10 tl0,ol0O O03. or abea: .fifty millions Of
"oi51rs The Tinss very tsaiy remarks ga
vast preg.ess must hava bean made ia otter
branches of oor export trade 10 Eli op enal a
chssm aud bring up tia grand tata. 10 within
million Of that for 1861 1. proeEsaa to
cay ''sush progress has been realized to en-
extent aud in directions we shouEd hardly fsve
Anticipated. An advance OF C20G0fs)D IL
woolen mannfAssursf; Of 81 ,C0o,0 900 ia IRON
nnd iron manufsctnres; Of +. 800, GOO III Gual
manufacturer. of -cl, ,2C0, ,GOo in arms and asa-
rnnnition, aud of i ci0a 600 ia steam engines,
accounts for nearly f6000,0 GEO Of this ;,aiu.
The Destination Of aolas Of tasse commodities
wall readily be gassasd, and we ere iess cur
p1ised than the Commissioners TO hear .i.s:
American orders upon British marrsi scsnrsrs
for 1862 exceeded those Of 1861 by ners that
IS OoO 600 Having fallen from t..2l 500 GOO
in 1850 TO SO sdIi,Ci III 1861, our exports TO
America amoGaS Sed in 1862 10 upwards Of cH,-
000,oc0. THE, too, ia ia spite Of the blockade,
and represents our couamsrca with the North
ern and Pacific ports alone" Thus fer tbs
Times. live aid TO this the iEdrsc: trade Of
the Confederate States, via the West luiies,
and the bloeka js-running rontts, aud, further.
tho saips and munitions for tiisn supplied
from English ports, aud we bavs littis dnnbt
that tho aggregate export trade Of O,sat
Britain with tbs North Asneriasu States the
last year will hs eqaai to, If not in exeess o.,
that of 1850
Ills quite clear that Engisnd in the aggre-
gate loses Ill, lie by tho war In this country
Uer labor il inoommo4ed and made 70 suffer
by transfer from ono branch Of business to an
other--t;se moe 70 doubt because much OF il
cannot hs readily transferred, and some Of 1t
not at s.l; bu. the increased demand for one
kind 0'i lad ns:ry and in one department AIT
is COM psnss,ing her for the falling oil iii an
o:bai. This view Of the si.uatioa of her ia.
dutUy and commerce growing ont. OF the
troubles in this country may wei; contribute
to the comrosere Of the British Ministry, and
their persistence in their policy OF indiif&r.
encs I. is 10 wonder that they can ESQ no
ressoe yet for recognizing tho Seushern Con
fsderacy. The game in which sho sn''srs 50
little naAy 20 On good while ye. without
deu iment to hsTi
England has aiwgya lpads tnonsy out OF tie
wsrs She is ever ready 40 e.otEs sId arm The
.silieeien.s for COLA. Ina suspension OF hos-
tiNlies ia .ny. eonatry viii, which she can Of
f,o. communication, even under ths psriis Of
running blockade, Nigh. MT he especially
bsnsiiosl TO hsT. Ia all the wars of tho Euro.
pean continent in modern times Eugiaud hss
made large profits. Her Position is advantage
ous ior accesa, and she never puts any obstacle
in the way OF ohtsiaiag frpm heissf nsedea
supplies for tie prosscuti IL Of foreign wara
We iiava no ohisetion to sNiuiriGg the Msa3,s
Of De fence ior ourselves from England. H.
decd, we sss glad Of the orptutupity Of getting
them ron, her. But !u obsel~ipg the solemni
ty and dignity Of ninisteriei bearing III tbs
british Parliament, we may not forget the IN
fl,encs axested upon ministerial measurss By
tas con& derstions oftrade- .ths gsirs of traffic
2he Shap and the Mill have full as mneh to Go
with Isy i,ish policy es Justice and Honor.