The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-11-25


A recent number Of Chambers Journal con-
taius some facts aud stat sites with regard 10
the trade and commerce Of London which are
so marvellous IL appearance that hey nigh, be
esteemed fabulous were il not Tor the figures
which accompany them and the respectable
source from which they emAnate. Il says:
The custom house port OF Londoa extends
from London bridge 10 the North OrrlAnd. on
the Kent coat. and the Naza on the Es-ex
coat, including not only the Tbamrs. but the
wide estuary below the river. This u ghiy
port h4s grosn up gradually. There wers no
docks IN London Until the pres nj century
which has witnessed ihe expenditure Of twelve
nili"ns sIeIliug in ih= constr ructinn o. docks
On either side Of tne Thames SIX tbOu-and
b ~ now enter thrse dOcks a luGally aad Ihe
cry IS sill hey come All The dOcAs ars
nl ed though som do uot pay we'll.
- There are shipped Oh now yearly from fhe
port Of LOudon alone commodities 10 the value
OF thirty millions sterling. besides those from
Oller ports Of lhe United kingdom. and taere
i imported n sti.l larger ouanittv o. colonial
produce. The ships which actually belong 10
the ps'rl OF London are not less than 5000 10
number, averaging about 5UO tOas each, or
900, ,UO0 tons Of commercial 81 pp.ng IL ali
/ u u Z
one single river. II is a quarter OF The total
amount Tor the whole kingdom FIVE hundrs
o. these are steamers, aad oue-Aalf VI all TIE
mercantile steam navy u Enga b,lOag- 10
and is registered in the port OF London. No
less than thirty thousand ships enter the port
OI London yeariy-mOIv than eighty per day !
Some OF these ships make many voyages 6ut
there are $1,000 arrivals Win $4,000 cargOe-
The vesse.s average 2UO sous each. giving us
sn aggrgate OF 5000. COJ tons.
- The cOasting trade Vi London is most
wonderful. Ui The $4,000 vessels Just named
! s,OUO bring cargoes from o,her British ports
aud 5000 o. ta~se 90 baca empty, mostly 10
coal ports Five n Hon tons OF coal are
burned annually In the metropolis. and about
l20O0 oargoes of cOa are brough into the
Thames aanually-one every hour and a
handsome Plus over. The spread OF rail
ways from London has had very little effect ia
d diminishing trade by other nudes Of convey
ance The canal boats carry more than before
the railways were CONSTRUCTED ana ~ nus,ibe =
Of carriages and horses employed in Great
Britisn, the use of which railways were de
signed TO supersede, IS greater than il was be-
fore those railways were made. But the gran
deur OF the foreign trade OF London strikes
the imagination still more fcrciblv
O. All the corners OF the earth seems 70 be
brought TO a focus in the river Thames
Twelve thousand ships now enter there yearly
bringing nearly II 00O csrgoes OF all that the
earth Can produce OF value and b, auty Every
forty minutes during the year a ship passes
gravesrud. bringing stores from some colonial
OF foreign CLINE. Ia many cases much more
tnan LOldOns Own proportion. FOR instance:
seven eights Of all the colee brought 10 all th..
paris Of the United Kingdom; seven nintAs vi
all tue live stock; OIe-half Of all the sugar.
fot.a
nearly one half of the facon. ham barrrlled
salt meat butter. cheese, eggs. and lard i've
xths Of all the spices, and 10 .vss than fifteen
slXteentLs Of all the tea. London consumes
Just as much OF this as she wants. aud sends
the rest into the provinces and abroad.
" Il Is truly wonderful where all the commoci-
tiss 90 to Ten thousand pounds o. pepper ev
cry ysar-the sound OF the words makes on-
-neeze Pa 900 900 bushels VI corn, l,OUO, ,uOu
hundred zhts Of fJur aud neal and more
IMAM l.0O0.O OF oil cake entered the Thame-
alone 10 one recent year. Two ships every da,
or thereaoouts OF the average capacity Of 7OJ
IONS. enter th- Thames from India and Chrz
alone Toe expori tfade is enormous. NJ le>-
than ten or eleven millions sre,bng are ia "a.
i"rm- OF Clothing aud materials inr ci"ihi.g !;
= 100000 III Ots aud shoes e. uOu. 1000 o..
military and hab-fda~hrry & .OOO,O f..
apparel and slops' all 70 from one purt IT, o.,
year Soa'e Oi the items Of impo' L are cltiOu~
Think OF whole ship loads OF Dutch eels, Ia ca
goes OF - .UO1 pounds rsch, coming 80 LOnGo.:
oxen fattenrd tor The LD..dOn market iu >lr-
wig Hoistein Ostend batIer aud Osteu0 rsooil-
~hch are sure 70 Cad market 10 spite OF u.
nome supple.
Two million empty oys er shells were one
brought over 10 London in one chip Tor the SAX
of that beautiful lining which Constitutes m.
mother of-ps srl used tor many ia cy aud orrs-
'ne"tai purposes One tact most instructive l.
b>ervaoe ia TINS vast trade OF tie port Of Lou
ion, VIZ: whatever l. brought over in whA'ev-
e ship, from "hatever place. ard BY whateFet
persons, IL l. sure u I'D market The pric~
may be beaten down if the demand j. l4u
gnid. hur they never think Of saving We dou',
want any
Notwithstanding the vast commercial impor
tance of London The great American trad j.
mostly within the grasp OF Liverpool. becsas.
ne Mersey is nearer 10 America than th-
Thames aud cotton is most needed 10 LancA-
| SnlFe, and oecsu-e the chief aruclrs sold L,
America. such as metals, hard Eare, earIhware
&c. are fabricated nearer 70 Liverpool than t.
| London l. the trade with Australia TOO, Lv
erpoo beats London, as measured by The rela
tive population Of the Two places