Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-20
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EXTRA ORDINARY DEVELOPMENT OF BRrrIslI
COMMERCE. The synopsis of the statistics OF
British commerce shows that the exports OF
British and Irish produce in 1870 reached in
value, within fraction, the enormous sum Of
a thousand millions of dollars, and the export
of torei en- and colonial produce to about two
hundred and twenty five millions. The ex-
ports have been nearly quadrupled in the
course of thirty years or since 1910 The increase
has been progressive all through this
period, but greater during the last ft-
teen years, and was the greatest in the
decade from 1855 to 1865. The total
exports increased in these ten years about
i've hundred millions of dollars. In 1870
the United States stood first among ma,
tious to which Great Britain exported her
y
British, Irish, colonial and foreign included, to
over hundred and ffty-fve millions, of which
more than hundred and forty millions were
British and Irish. The country that stands
next is Germany, to which hundred and
forty millions were exported. Then follows
France receiving over hundred and ten
millions British India. a hundred millions;
the Netherlands, over eighty millions; Aus
tralia, over fifty millions Egypt, nearly forty
five millions Turkey, more than forty millions:
Russia, over fifty millions the British North
American Possessions between thirty-hve and
forty mious China, over thirty millions;
Belgium, approaching forty-6ve millions; Italy
exceeding thirty millions, and Brazil. over
twenty-sx millions. The countries having less
than twenty millions are not mentioned In thus
abstract, but in the aggregate the sun must be
large, for British commerce extends over
eyery portion of the globe. What are the
causes of this extraordinary commercial .devel-
opment Hereis an interesting question for our
political economists and statesmen. Protection
Is certainly not cause for British commerce
has increased to considerable extent in pro-
portion to the abandonment OF the protective
system and to the progress made 10 free trade.
This country is far richer than Great Britain IN
natural resources. and has larger population.
Why is it, then, that our commerce develops
so slowly comparatively, while that OF England
is augmenting so rapidly and vastly Let us
endeavor to understand the problem and inau
gurate better commercial policy than we have
been pursuing.-N. T. Herald.
From the Louisville Ledger
4 lady in Louisville paid seventy-6ve dollars,
we are told for having her face enameled for
the ball given at the Galt House to the Grand
Duke Alexis. The enamel was warranted to
last three days and so it did, The lady was
taken i'll upon her return home from the ball,
her face became greatly swollen. the most acute
main succeeded, and it was only by the employ
ment of the best medical skill that her lite was
saved. This statement we have from an un-
doubted source. r..
But the case of this lady is not so bad as that
of another Louisville lady who became enam-
ored of the odious fashion Of eDameliDg the face;
She visited another city far to the eastward
some five months ago for the sole purpose. OF
having her face enameled according to the lat
est Partisan mode. She had heard that noted
Partisan was engaged in the enameling business
at the CITY in question, and to him she went
nnop her arrival. For the sum of five hundred
dollars he agreed to enamel her face so sclcn-
tihcally that the enamel would remain undam-
aged for three years, and year or two longer
ifextra care was taken in washing the face ac-
cording to his prescribed method. The devotee
of fashion concluded the bargain and paid three
hundred dollars Of the sum named, the remain
der to be paid in yearly instalments divided ln,
to three years. The lady received the enamel
and returned to her home in this city. Since her
return she has disappeared from society. There
was SO much poison in the enamel that Its et-
ferts were almost Immediately developed in the
almost total paralysis of the facial nerves. and
what was once a truly beautiful face IS to-day
distorted, disfgured and ulcerous one The
lady's beauty has disappeared forever, and II
her physicians succeed in saving her lie they
will have accomplished more than they had
right to hope for. Her eyes are terribly, ln-
famed aud dis6gured, and the sight OF them
fast failing.
Nor THE LONGEST CAsE.-Many OF the
newspapers referring to the Ilchborne case,
sneak of it as the longest trial on record and
of the speech of the Attorney General IN oppo-
s;tion to the claimant as the longest speech.
As a matter of history this is not correct. The
trial of Warren Hastings upon articles OF lm-
peaohment for high crimes and misdemeanors,
before the British Parliament, was much long
or, and the address of Edmund Burke upon
presenting the articles of impeachment is pro
baby the longest legal argument on record
This remarkable trial began By the presenta-
ton Of articles of impeachment to the House
of Commons April 4, 1886. The answer, re,
ply, rejonder. &C., consumed the time T until unit
the beginning of February, l!sS Inc |, tna
before the House of Commons began February
10, 1885, and ended March Il, ll94: L hd,
mund Burke commenced his opening, speech
on the 18th day Of February, 1IsS, and closed el
eleven weeks later, on the 7th day OF May 1ol-
lowing
An AMERICAN WRANGLER.-The interest
which always attaches to the Cambridge, Ma; Ma
dent. Mr.. Robert R. Webb, of ST. John $
College, is the senior wraugler, which Is the the
highest honor of English scholarship and the
crown of university career: The papers an
nouuce that his father died during the progress
of the examination, which continues Tor Gays
Lest the knowledge of his death should inter h