The Répertoire Général only gives the sea-going vessels of at least 50 tons Register, therefore some difference must exist between the official statistics of each country and our list. This statistic includes also all vessels under such tonnage that are classed with Bureau Veritas. RATES OF FREIGHTS ON CERTAIN ARTICLES, AT THE FOLLOWING DATES, IN THE UNDERMENTIONED TRADES. (Extracted principally from the Circulars of Messrs. Galbraith, Pembroke & Co.) Grain Freights.-NewYork to Rice Freights.-Rice ports, Coal Freights (outward ss.) Wales to Aden, per ton weight 20 0 COALING STATIONS OF THE WORLD. HOME PORTS.-Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Cowes, Dartmouth, Dublin, Exeter, Falmouth, Glasgow, Grimsby, Hull, Liverpool, London, Milford Haven, Newport (Mon.), Oban, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Scilly, Southampton, Sunderland, Swansea, Stornoway, Tyne. CONTINENTAL PORTS.-Boulogne, Bordeaux, Bourbon, Brellisnoes, Caen, Calais, Carentan, Cherbourg, Corunna, Cronstadt, Dieppe, Etaples, Fecamp, Gravelines, Hamburg, Havre, Honfleur, Lisbon, Pontreux, Port Audemer, Rouen, Rotterdam, St. Petersburg, Trouville, Valery, Vigo. MEDITERRANEAN PORTS.-Alexandria, Barcelona, Beyrout, Brindisi, Cadiz, Cagliari (Sardinia), Constantinople, Corfu, Gibraltar, Malta, Marseilles, Naples, Palermo, Piræus, Port Said, Smyrna, Villafranca (Nice). ADRIATIC PORTS.-Genoa, Trieste, Savona. BLACK SEA PORTS.-Galatz, Ibrail, Odessa. RED SEA PORTS.—Perim, Suez. ATLANTIC PORTS.-Antigua, Ascension, Bahia, Baltimore, Barbadoes, Belize, Bermudas, Buenos Ayres, Cape Coast Castle, Cape Town, Ceara, Congo, Dix Cove, Elmina, Falkland Islands, Fernando Po, Gambia, Halifax, Havana, Loanda, Madeira, Martinique, Monte Video. Nassau, Natal, New Orleans, Para Maranham, Pernambuco, Pictou, Point de Galle, Port Stanley (F.I.), Quebec, Quetta, Rio Janeiro, Santa Cruz (Teneriffe), St. John's (N.F.), St. Lucia, St. Helena, St. Michaels (Azores), St. Thomas, St. Vincent, Sierra Leone, Simon's Town, Trinidad, Whyda. PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN.-Adelaide, Amoy, Acapulco, Auckland, Bangkok, Batavia, Bombay, Brisbane, Buscah, Bushire, Calcutta, Caldera, Callao, Chiloe, Christchurch, Coconada, Colombo, Coquimbo, Coronel, Diego Garcia, Esquimault, Fayal, Galle, Guayaquil, Hakodadi, Hobart Town, Hong Kong, Honolulu, King George's Sound, Kobi, Kurrachee, Labuan, Leruka, Lota, Madras, Manila, Mauritius, Mazatlan, Melbourne, Moulmein, Nagasaki, Otago, Panama, Payta, Penang, Perth, Rangoon, San Diego, San Francisco, Saigon, Seychelles, Shanghai, Singapore, Sourabaya, Sydney, Tahiti, Tamsiu Fechau, Tonkah, Torres Straits (Cape Breton), Trincomalee, Valparaiso, Wellington, Yokohama, Zanzibar. PORT DIRECTORY OF THE WORLD. PART I.-THE PORTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. (COMPILED BY J. J. FLETCHER, C.E.) = LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS EMPLOYED. Accn. Accommodation for shipping, P. = Pilotage. C. Compulsory. NC. Non-Compulsory. R. of N. Rise of Neaps. R. of T. Rise of Tide. Rys. Railways which connect with the harbour. ST. Spring Tides. THW. Time of High Water. f. & c. full and change (of moon). Tr. Trade of Port. I. = Imports. E. = Exports. W. Wind, i.e., the prevailing or other winds which affect the harbour. W. of E. Width of Entrance. ABBREVIATIONS OF NAMES OF RAILWAY COMPANIES. Blackwall. Pilotage.-NOTE.-The several pilotage rates herein specified are subject to a reduction of one-fourth part, in respect of vessels propelled by steam and vessels towed by steam vessels, provided that if any such vessel shall be propelled by steam, or towed by a steam vessel for a part only of the distance for which any such rate may be payable, the reduction of one-fourth shall be made on such part only of the said rate as shall be proportionate to the distance so propelled or towed. Towage.-NOTE.-The Owners of Tugs at various ports will not be responsible for any damage occurring to vessels while in tow of their steamers. ABERAYRON, Cardiganshire, Wales. Bay of Cardigan. Lat. 52° 14' N; long. 4° 15′ W. Pop. about 1,200. Auth. Owner, Alban Gwynne, Esq., under Statute 47 Geo. III. THW. f. and c. 7h 25m. D. Dry at LW.; 12ft at HWST. Accn. Harb. of about 5 acres, with stone piers on N. and W. sides, each 396ft long, extending to half-tide mark. W. prev. NW. to NE. Tr.-I. Coal and limestone; E. Oats, pigs, butter, and timber. Harb. is used chiefly by locally owned vessels, drawing from 8ft to 9ft. Charges.-2d per ton reg. on ships, I/ per ton on cargo. Officials.-Harb. Master, J. Davies Compton; Shipping Agent, Evan Loyn. Hotel. Feathers Royal" Hotel, E. Jones. ABERDEEN, Aberdeenshire. On the Dee. Lat. 57° 8′ 20′′ N ; long. 2° 3′ 55" W. Pop. 120,000. Auth. Harb. Commission, incorporated under Acts of Parliament, 31 and 32 Vict., c. 138; 34 and 35 Vict., c. 141. P. NC. THW. I hour f. and c. Sp. rise 13ft; N. rise 1oft; D. on bar 10ft. W. prev. are from SW., and most dangerous gales on coast are from SSE. to ESE. Rys. Cal. and G. N. (S.)_Tr.-I. Coal, lime, iron, timber, bones, esparto, fibre, slates, &c.; E. Cattle, oats, granite, pit props, sleepers, staves, paper, &c. At HW. of ST. vessels of 21ft dft. enter the harb., and at LW. vessels drawing 8ft enter. The navigation channel, the entrance to the harb. and docks is formed by the N. pier, extending 2,000ft into the German Ocean, and S. breakwater running out about 1,000ft from the shore. W. of E. 600ft. En. to Victoria Dock, one 70ft wide, with a HWD. of 24ft.; lock 250ft x 60ft wide, over which there is a HWD. of 20ft. Accn. :Areas. Average Depth. Average Depth. L.W.O.S.T. Acres. Ft. Navigation Channel 40'515 23 L.W.O.S.T. Tidal Harbour, 1,720ft. x 860ft. Albert Basin... 2,680ft. x 470ft. 24'948 161 14 9 Victoria Dock, 2,020ft. x 471ft. Upper Dock... 820ft. x 490ft. 125'350 Extensive warehouses and cranage accommodation up to 10 tons; Charges. Rates on vessels vary from 2d to 1/3 reg. ton. Lights, flags, or signals ad reg. ton for all vessels. Pilotage.-District. The harb., the rivers Dee and Don, the coast between these rivers, and the coast southward from the mouth of the Dee to the extremity of the city's precincts or boundary on the Torry or south side of the Dee. 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