merce with particular countries is liable to be extended or depressed so far beyond its natural limits as to afford no means of judging of its ordinary amount. The averages given in the Table (with the exception of 1802), are sufficiently extensive to neutralise the influence of such extraordinary circumstances (whether arising from bad harvests, the repeal or imposition of duties, or any other cause), as might materially affect an average for 2 or 3 years only; and as they extend from 1698 to 1822, they afford a pretty complete view of the progress of the foreign trade of Great Britain. This Table was compiled from official documents by Mr. Cesar Moreau, and may be safely relied on. The Tables which follow have either been copied from, or have been founded upon, official returns. Nos. IV. and V. give, in a brief space, by far the most complete view of the foreign trade of the empire during the half dozen years ending with 1835, than is anywhere to be met with. The proportional value of our export trade to different countries is, for the first time, exhibited in Table V. During the first half of last century, and previously, woollen goods formed the principal article of native produce exported from Great Britain; and next to it were hardware and cutlery, leather manufactures, linen, tin, and lead, copper and brass manufactures, coal, earthenware, provision, slops, &c. Corn formed a considerable article in the list of exports down to 1770; since which period the balance of the corn trade has been, with a few exceptions, very decidedly on the side of importation. Cotton did not begin to be of any importance as an article of export till after 1770; but since then the extension and improvement of the cotton manufacture has been so astonishingly great, that the exports of cotton stuffs and yarn amount, at this moment, to about a half of the entire exports of British produce and manufactures!-(See vol. i. p. 526.) The export of woollen goods has been comparatively stationary. The principal articles of import during the last half century have consisted of sugar, tea, corn, timber and naval stores, cotton wool, sheep's wool, woods and drugs for dyeing, wine and spirits, tobacco, silk, tallow, hides and skins, coffee, spices, bullion, &c. Of the colonial and other foreign products imported into England, considerable quantities have always been re-exported. TABLES OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. I. Account of the Official Value of the Import and Export Trade of Great Britain with all Parts of the World, at an Annual Medium of the undermentioned Periods; specifying the separate Amount of the Trade with each Country for such Periods. Imports into Great Britain from all Parts, of all Sorts Exports from Great Britain to all Parts, of all Sorts of Annual Medium of Five Periods of Peace, viz. Annual Medium of Five Periods of Peace, viz. 1698-1701. 1749-1755. 1784-1792. In 1802. 1816-1822. 1698-1701. 1749-1755. 1784-1792. In 1802. 1816-1822. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1,888,176 2,135,870 3,885,999 5,915,853 4,891,885 3,114,285 4,166,669 4,761,965 15,015,209 17,010,820 1,490,904 1,533,896 2,860,914 3,123,007 3,308,502 1,451,231 3,129,499 3,187,139 7,209,291 8,324,987 487,640 746,282 2,433,864 3,839,501 5,143,220 429,353 1,353,804 2,251,081 3,663,237 4,097,630 111,863 12,238 119,318 147,961 388,594 641,366 210,838 542,404 2,246,565 3,866,720 4,527,911 9,193,015 12,997,679 13,491,568 5,383,463 9,291,338 10,411,023 26,430,141 31,680,002 1,795,747 2,929,816 3,219,446 809,546 6,161,179 531,712 5,605,626 10,890,830 17,695,335 17.421 5,569,952 8,211,346 17,716,752 31,442,318 34,921,538 6,449,594 12,220,974 18,621,942 41,411,966 53,126,195 110,446 488,053 1,619,146 213,657 187,632 261,823 and 77,308 84,507 140,138 155,672 196,517 891,169 996,409 1,923,504 3,267,488 2,182,430 2,258,975 60,899 100,354 395,696 1,281,555 327,350 132,303 59,454 19,859 70,617 90,515 39,874 87,206 294,108 427,016 422,810 658,080 152,209 171,091 117,247 684,741 757,621 1,345,212 1,566,311 8,005,237 8,772,871 961,269 2,044,228 2,442,947 2,317,956 4,392,617 4,337,316 86.025 60,962 452,734 424,434 737,360 166,115 202,909 288,549 645,486 961,711 492,193 343,443 566,527 437,869 724,287 830,937 877,436 580,422 358,537 578,445 853,862 723,501 894,835 143,249 238,476 276,906 168,071 184,545 182,424 306,678 218,002 133,674 296,402 18,617 2,329,725 145,217 818,269 1,002,881 437,483 1,121,529 921,492 2,390,103 1,314,079 675,348 1,284,344 1,933,154 1,198,337 387,516 709,179 1,421,294 613,923 759,243 1,950,416 3,699,715 121,577 163,134 764,116 1,238,161 2,839,484 5,329.490 6,393,956 72,984 864,489 1,350,896 1,715,220 . FOREIGN TRADE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. I. Account specifying the Official and Declared Value of the Exports of British an Irish Produce and Manufacture, and the Official Value of the Exports of Foreign and Colonial Merchandise, from Great Britain to Foreign Parts; with the Official Value of the Imports into the same, also from Foreign Parts, in each Year since 1798. *Records destroyed by fire-From the year ending the 5th of January, 1815, inclusive, British produce and manufactures have been included in the returns of Irish produce, &c. from Ireland, and consequently omitted in the column headed Exports, Foreign, Colonial, and British, under which they have been previously returned. The exports from Ireland to foreign parts are inconsiderable. Their declared value, in 1835, was only 445,9001.—(Sce post.) III. Account showing the Quantities of the principal Articles of British and Irish Produce or Manufacture exported from Ireland in different Years, from 1801 to 1825, to all Countries; showing also the aggregate Official Value of such Exports, with the Portion thereof exported to Foreign Countries, and to Great Britain. Agg. official value of prod. and ma- to Great Britain L. 3.352,009 4,201,078 4,367,425 5,164,483 5,569,465 7,067,252 8,404,289 The above Table shows the inconsiderable amount of the trade of Ireland with all countries, except Great Britain. In 1825, the trade between the two divisions of the empire was placed on the footing of a coasting trade, and no account has since been kept of the quantity or value of the commodities passing between them, with the exception of corn. 625,415 1,132,781 877,959 637,818 697,667 |