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acquisitions Of Russia as likely to affect at some -
tpre time, the possessions Of Britain in India. But
when the vast deserts are remembered, which inn
pede hr march in that quater it seems likely that
more tempting prize socits her in Turkey. With
out port on the Mediterranean, CUnstantnople
would be the most desirable of acquisitions for her.
1t would unietter the commerce of the Black Sea,
and give her the key to that great nursery the Med
tc"ranean of the navigation and the civilization of
antien times and the gre of vast and fertile coasts,
at this day Astounding in all the material of ofcommerce.
That she looks this sGolden Horn" of the city Of
Constantine, with desiring eyes, is quite unquesti
enable and the liberation of Greece itself is by no
means so important question to the European pow
ers as how to secure to themselves portion Of the
spoil (Which Russia stands most convenient to seize
that the decadence of Turkey must presently place
at the mercy of the strongest.


The Russian Commercial Journal of St. Peters,
burg gives concise view Of the commerce and nav-
CATION of all the sea ports Of the empire during the
first half Of the present year. According to this
statement, the number of ships that had arrived in
all the sea ports of the empire, from the opening of
the navigation to the lst of this month, was 1857 of
which 1882 were in ballast. The number Of ships
that had sailed was 1871, Of which only 25 in bal
last. Foreign goods imported, and already cleared
at the Custom-house, to the value S5,957 800 rub
les. Russian goods exported lO,747, $40 rubles.
Ooiu, anu Soiu anu silver III DafS, lmpTteu W tle
value Of 5894,188 rubes do. exported only 2,255,
s34 rubles. Among the principal articles Of Russian
produce exported, we're


Flax, 1,o46.12i poods


Iron, 487,143


Tallow, 1,S70.99l


Potashes, 1SS.385


Raw and dressed Hides, 10t,9lO


Corn, value 1881, Sc rubles


Timber, ditto, 1,28S, $40 ditto


II n a.
to the value Of t,6747s rubes; the value Of Russian
produce exported "A, sO1 ,7a9 rubles. The exports
from Archangel, in the same month,we l,ii0, 1924
rubles.