HAVRE. The harbour of this important French seaport consists of three wet docks, and an outer port separated by locks, and ca pable of containing 450 ships. A fourth dock is in course of formation for steamers.. The fine quays which border the docks are always lined with vessels, and present great activity of business. The trade of Havre-produces in ordinary years customs duties amounting to about a million sterling, representing a total movement of merchandise to the value of over 20,000,0001. Besides vast quantities of foreign and colonial produce for the supply of Paris and the north of France, such as coffee, sugar, spices, the imports consist of raw for the manufacturing districts of Rouen, St. Quentin, &c., Of indigo, dyewoods, tobacco, rice, hides, timber,• iron, tin, tea; &c. The principal exports are silks, broadcloth, cotton manufactures, lace, gloves, shoes, trinkets, plated and tin wares, perfumery, wine, brandy, glass, furniture, books, &c. Above 450 vessels
belong to the port, including 50 of 400 to 500 tons engaged in the whale fishery, and 40 large and small steamers. There is regular com munication by powerful steamers with Rouen, London, Southampton, Bayonne, Hamburg, Lisbon, &c., and by packet ships with New York, Bahia, Vera Cruz, New Orleans. Small steamers ply to Honfleur, Caen, Rouen, and Paris. The manufactures comprise vitriol, pottery, lace, paper, oil, carpenters' tools, bricks and tiles, ship cordage, tobacco, furni ture, &c. There are also several sugar refine ries, and breweries. Outside the town and close to the shore there are five ship-building yards, which constructed some of the best sailing vessels and swiftest steamers be. longing to France.