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      The Sailing Of The Baltic Fleet. The Bal...

      at ten , signal was made to the fleet to weigh the small bower anchor and raise screw propellers ; the wind being lair it was then known to be the Admiral ' s intention that the ships should put to sea under sail ; and at 11-30 he signalled to the paddle-vessels to get up steam , at slow speed , while at the same-point the dinner pennant was hoisted . ' At ten mihules after one , signal . was " made " Prepare to weigh ; " the fleet immediately hove short , and at half-past one signal was made " Weigh and form order of sailing as most convenient , " with Magicienne and Basilisk in front to look out ahead of the Admiral , and the Bulldog and Dragon to take their places in the Admiral ' s wake . At two , a general signal was made to " Rendezvous in the Downs in case of parting company . "

      The first off was the Blenheim , under courses , topsails , and topgallantsails , the James Watt following closely in her wake under topsails and topgallantsails , and evidently having the heels of her ; at a wide interval came the Colossus and Hogue , the latter carrying fore and maintopmast and topgallant studding sails , which example was followed by the other 60-gun blockships . Generally , the ships carried royals , which the Blenheim was first to hoist , and this she did when abreast of the Pylades . The Port Admiral , Sir Thomas Cochrane , went out of harbour in the Vivid while the fleet was tinder way , and remained close to the Duke of Wellington for some time , eventually proceeding some way out with the ships . " Had not the weather been so hazy , the

      picture from the shore would have been magnificent ; but the first of the fleet was out of sight before any movement was known on shore . About half-past three , however , the mist suddenly lifted , and a glimpse was then obtained of the fleet , in full sail about six miles from port , between the Warner and the Nab . The last signal seen was now made out , flying from the masthead of the Duke , and was evidently in consequence of the wind falling light ; it was for the line-of-battle ships to ' Get up steam at low speed . ' During the time these manoeuvres were being performed by the fleet , the splendid new two-decker Orion , 91 , under full steam , was cruizing about the roadstead , and trying her speed by the measured mile ; she is a magnificent ship , and apparently of . great power . The Bellerophon , 78 , sailing ship , afforded a sad contrast to the outgoing fleet as she was

      towed into harbour with sick and wounded invalids from the Crimea . There were but few vessels of any kind moving about the fleet , owing to the general impression that it would not leave before Thursday . The only casualty was with a schooner yacht , the property of Mr . H . D . P . Cunningham , R . N ., the inventor and patentee of the plan for reefing topsails from the deck , who got under way with the fleet to exhibit the utility of that important application . The yacht got under theTjows of the twodecker Majestic , carried away both her topmasts , and obliged the line-of-battle-ship to drop anchor . Thirteen sail of the line and five paddle-steamers went on Wednesday . The latter are the Magicienne , Vulture , Dragon , Bulldog , and Gorgon . It is reported that the sailing line-of-battle ships go shortly to the Downs , to salute the Emperor and Empress of the French , on their forthcoming visit to England .

      "At flveo ' clockthe-van-of the-Baltic fleet was hull down from the extreme end of the land on the Portsmouth shore .

      316 The Leader. [Saturday,

      316 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,

      The Revenue. The Return Of The Quarter's...

      THE REVENUE . The Return of the Quarter ' s Revenue , now made up , for the first time , under the new arrangement , to the 31 st of March instead of the 5 th of April , presents . a very gratifying result—a net increase of 4 , 384 , 308 / on the quarter . Under every Income but one , and that of very minor importance , there is a surplus , in comparison with the corresponding quarter of last year . The following analysis will show the fact : — INCHKASE . Customs . £ 221 , 060 Excise 211 , 284 . Stamps 54 , 944 Taxes 95 , 596 Property Tax 3 , 798 , 612 Post-Office 45 , 922 Crown Lands 1 , 000 £ 4 , 428 , 417 DECREASE . Miscellaneous 44 , 109 Net Increase £ 4 , 884 , 308 The Revenue for the year is also considerably larger than that of the former year—the netfincrease being 6 , 312 , 624 / . —Abstract in the Morning Post .

      The Board Of Trade Monthly Retukns. The ...

      THE BOARD OF TRADE MONTHLY RETUKNS . The Board of Trade returns for tho month ending the 5 th of March were issued on Monday morning , and furnish the strongest evidence yet presented of the rapid contraction of business throughout tho country . As compared with tho corresponding month of last year , the declared value of our oxports shows a falling off to the almost unprecedented extent of 2 , 470 , 496 / ., tho aggregate not having been

      more than two-thirds of what it was at that period . This change has been felt more or less in all departments of business ; but there are still abundant indications of its being mainly due , not to the war , but to the reaction , which the war alone rendered timely , from the wild trade carried on last year to Australia , America , and elsewhere . At the same time , the political state of the continent is unquestionably producing some considerable effect in reducing the amount of our transactions , proof being afforded of the inactive state of the various European manufactories by a great decrease in our exports of cotton linenand woollen yarn . .

      , .. The exportations for the first two months of the present year amount to 10 , 197 , 460 / ., against 12 , 480 , 526 / . in the corresponding period of 1854 , showing a diminution of 2 , 698 , 242 / . As compared with the same months of 1853 , there is a falling off of 2 , 307 , 030 / . * . "With regard to imported commodities , the quantities of foreign grain and flour brought in for consumption have comparatively been very small . Some other articles also show a falling off ; but tea , coffee ,

      sugar , spirits , fruits , and spices , have all been rather largely used . The comparative imports and exports of raw material show , with the exception of hemp and tallow , a very large decrease in each instance . Silk manufactures also present a great reduction ; and the imports of other articles have experienced a diminution sufficient , with the instances already mentioned , to account for the improvement during the past month or two in the foreign exchanges . Dyes and dyeing stuffs , metals , oils , and timber , have all been taken in very limited quantities . —Times City Article , Tuesday .

      State Of Trade, Labour, And The Poor. Th...

      STATE OF TRADE , LABOUR , AND THE POOR . The general trade of the country is by no means brilliant ; but in some places it continues to recover from its late depression . The yarn market and the cloth market of Manchester are more active than they were a short time back . The Liverpool cotton market has received an impulse ^ In the linen trade , there is an improved demand for the medium and finer classes of linen goods ; and at Birmingham , the decision of _ the ironmongers to reduce the price of iron 20 s . a ton , is said to have met the approbation of the trade generally . The Birmingham . Journal of March 31 st , in reference to the late failures in South Staffordshire , says : —" A good deal of uneasiness still exists as to the commercial stability of several firms in the district ; but , so far as we can ascertain , no new circumstances have transpired to increase the apprehension . The belief seems to be that the system of accommodation bills is not confined to the firms that have stopped , but affects , directly or indirectly , many others ; and that until the trade is purged of this unhealthy ingredient it will not be perfectly sound . Of course we cannot say how far this belief may be justified . " The general trades of Birmingham remain in a very various condition , some"languishing ,- others exhibiting signs of , im ^

      provement . The coal trade of South Staffordshire ( says a report on this subject ) , although the demand is great , is still in a very unsatisfactory state . The stocks are extremely small , and the threatened turn-out of the colliers , should it occur , will , without doubt , further complicate the difficulties of the manufacturing districts . The notices for a reduction of wages given to the thick coal men in the neighbourhood of Dudley and Brierly-hill expired on Saturday ; in other neighbourhoods they extend to another week . It is however satisfactory to state that the thin coal men , respecting whom still more serious fears were apprehended , have generally resumed their work in the pits . At \ Valsall and Wolverhampton , printed addresses have been issued by bodies of colliers ,

      depouncing " strikes" as injurious to the workman , and calling upon the colliers to resist foreign influence and dictation . At Longton , the operatives in the collieries of Mr . Sparrow have , in addition to those in the employ of Lord Granville , received notice of a fall , and the men have in consequence resolved upon a strike . The notices of the reduction in the wages of the colliers employed around Dudley expired on Friday week ; and , in expectation of a disturbance , a large number of special constables were sworn in at Dudley and at Brierly Hill , and about sixty of the enrolled pensioners from Wolverhampton took up their quarters in Dudley on Saturday . Everything has , however , remained quiet and peaceable , though many have not resumed work . The Jieathor trade is reported to bo in a state of

      great activity . The Nottingham laco and hosiery trades have improved in consequence of the home spring demand , but the hosiery trade of Leicester continues very depressed . As a consequence of this , nine hundred paupers are inmates of the union workhouse , while those receiving out-door relief exceed by one thousand those of the corresponding period last year . The , leather trade of Bristol is very dull , and the demand for wool is heavy . From tho Welsh iron districts ,

      we learn that the marketable value of iron is so low that a reduction of wages is inevitable . This will fall yery heavily on the workmen , as the price of provisions is still high ; but it appears that the mea have resolved not to go out on strike . Business at Leeds is rather quiet : woollen goods , however , have met with a fair , though not a large , demand in the home markets ; but the flax trade is very depressed and large numbers of the workpeople are out of to the mills short

      employ owing working time . ^ more cheerful tone prevails among the merchants and manufacturers of Bradford . Two hundred fewer of the working- classes are receiving parochial relief than the number a week or two ago . Still , a good many houses are working short time , several opera , tives are out of work , and the yarn trade and wool market are very flat . At Rochdale the flannel market continues steady ; but at Halifax the demand for worsted is small .

      Advices from the North of Ireland continue cheerful . Linen , yarn , flax , and cotton are meeting with a good demand and full prices .

      Australia. Fbom Australia We Learn That ...

      AUSTRALIA . Fbom Australia we learn that the recent riots , arising out of the obnoxious licenses for digging , haTe not been without a good effect . Meetings have been held at Bendigo to express sympathy with the m en of Ballarat ; and at these meetings those present de < termined to takeout no more licenses—a determination which has been so far acquiesced in by the authorities that they have announced that no attempt will in future be made to collect licenses by an armed force .

      Considerable commercial And social improvement has taken place at Melbourne . Business is increasing , and the people are settling down to industrious pursuits . The amount of gold collected from the diggings has recently augmented ; and the colony seems on the whole to be in a prosperous condition . Recent advices announce the departure from Melbourne of the Anglesey , with 37 , 121 ounces of gold ; the Constance , with 17 , 584 ounces , and 300 sovereigns ; and the Charlotte Anne , with 9570 ounces;—making a total value of 257 , 40 ©/ . The Yimiera has sailed from Sydney ; but she will bring only 178 ounces and 500 sovereigns .

      Intense Heat in Austraxia . —Messrs . Joseph Stilling and Co ., of Adelaide , South Australia , in their circular for the overland mail , say— "During the-last seven days , the continuance of hot weather has been unparalleled since the establishment of this colony . In this period the thermometer has constantly ranged night and day , in theshade , from 80 to 120 degrees , according to situation ; and from 130 to 150 degrees in the sun . Many cases of sun-stroke have occurred in the neighbourhood , death being the result in some instances . Apples are also being exhibited as «» having been roasted on the trees from the fierce rays of the sun as perfectly as though ' they had been in a furnace . "

      India And China. Nothing Of Great Import...

      INDIA AND CHINA . Nothing of great importance has lately occurred in India , which continues tranquil . Communications with Dost Mahomed have been reopened , but have not as yet led to anything . He has responded to the Governor ^ General ' s letter in very amicable terms , and his son , Hyder Khan , has arrived at Jellalubad , and is to be received by Major Edwardes at Jumrood , at the mouth of the Khyber Pass . The last portion of the Indian contributions to the Paris Exhibition has been despatched . We quote the following from the Bombay Times . — " An outrage of a singularly daring nature has just been committed on one of our posts near Pcshavur by a portion of the tribe adjoining . The Kohnt Pass lias some time since been closed until satisfaction should be obtained for a murder committed near Aklior . The

      Akhor Affrecdiea professed innocence , and accused the adjoining tribe of Bussee Khel , when it was resolved to blockade the pass , and to seize such people , cattle , or flocks m canio into tho Peshawur valley . To be avengoa of this , on ' tho 9 th of February , 200 of tho Uussco Khel men , who ' equally professed innocence with tho others , attacked , ' about 11 o ' clock at night , the station of Budee-beor , seven miles from Peshawur . Ihoy surrounded it with lighted torches , and , having pelted . tto tents with stones , they Ml upon tl . o inmates , lulling sixteen and wounding thirty , the bulk of them inorta They succeeded in carrying off 000 / . or 80 W . m cart , and thinS portable they could eue

      dx io ^ s every Tho whole affair wan over in n t ™ mmut ** > . ' ° "I BdilahtB ouly losing a . slntf lo man . ' } horo ™ ° ™ ** ^ J flvc well-armed policemen in a fort immediately ndjowing , who witnessed tho whole ncene ™ £ out flrui « J shot , or giving the slightest assistance . Of tho Uo men guarding . the treasure , one only renmnc nt I post , and was cut down ; tho others ran awa > . 1 W marauders , on their return towards tho . r fustneasos , » a native officer with thirty troopers of tho 5 th retfutor cavalry returning to Fort Makoson , with sc '™ £ > they had just rescued from another band of plundere rs .

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    • Leader (1850-1860), April 7, 1855, page 4, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_07041855/page/4/