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Cape Town: British

COLOMBo. = Accounts are now generally stated in Government rupees or sterling. The circulating medium is composed of notes for £1 and upwards, issued by branches of the Oriental Bank and other establishments. British silver and copper coins, Spanish dollars, rupees, copper fanams, and cowries, or little shells, which are used in small payments by the natives. = The chief native measures are the amomam of 8 parrahs or 192 seers = 534 Winchester bushels; the last = 63/4 Winchester quarters. The leaguer of 75 welts or 300 canades 150 English wine gallons: at this rate arrack is sold, but it is bought 80 welts to the leaguer. The British measures of length and surface are used. The Kandyan land measure is the amomam of 4 peylas or 40 coornies = 2 acres 2 roods 37½ perches. British weights are used for foreign commodities. The candy or bahar = 500 lbs., and the garce 82 cwt. 2 qrs. 16½ lbs. avoird. A bale of cinnamon = 922 lbs. = CHILI.

VALPARAISO.

The unit of account is the peso corriente of 100 centavas, equal 5 French francs, weighing 25 grammes 900 fine, or about 3s. 11/2d. sterling. The gold condor, nominally of 10 pesos, is worth about £1, 17s. 6d.; though, if of the full weight of the 50 franc piece, it would be worth £1, 195. 8d.; making a difference of nearly 6 per cent. in favor of silver; 100 pesos of silver being equal 106 pesos of gold.

The metric system of France has been introduced into Chili, but the old Spanish weights and measures are still in use. 108 Varas = 100 Imp. yards; 96 Chilian pounds equal 100 lbs. Spanish or 101.44 lbs. avoirdupois.

CHINA.

CANTON.