a remainder of $39,103 03 beyond the expenditures. $8,000 of this has been appropriated to the payment of the indebtedness to the School Fund, which is now discharged in full, and the State commenced its present fiscal year entirely free from debt, and with $31,000 in its Treasury. Under these circumstances, the Governor recommends that the State tax be reduced from one to three-fourths of one per cent. The Governor reiterates his recomendation in favor of the adoption of the system of free banking in Connecticut. ADULTERATION OF COINS IN PARIS. The Paris correspondent of the National Intelligencer says, that remarkable ingenuity has been shown in Paris recently in the adulteration of money; and if the coins thus put in circulation were only used in the purchase of the corresponding coffee, there would not be much cause of complaint. The worthies engaged in this branch of forgeries are not so much counterfeiters of money as money alterers, or, to use the words literally, money changers. The modus operandi is as follows:-They take a genuine five-franc piece, and go to work as if they were about to manufacture a veritable snuff box out of it. The process is obvious. One side of the coin is carefully removed by the use of a very thin fine saw; as much of the interior as possible is then cut out; the space left vacant is filled with a composition having the same weight, and nearly the same sound or ring as silver; then the side is carefully soldered on again, and the coin has of course the same outward appearance as before. Most of of the pieces thus altered bear the effigy either of Louis XVIII., Charles X., or Louis Philippe. The fraud was first detected at the Bank of France. The deterioration of the coins thus altered is about seven-tenths. OF BONDS ISSUED BY RAILROAD CORPORATIONS IN MAINE. The following" act in relation to bonds issued by railroad corporations," was approved by the Governor of Maine, January 30th, 1852, and is now in force. AN ACT IN RELATION TO BONDS ISSUED BY RAILROAD CORPORATIONS. SECTION 1. Every railroad corporation within this State, shall have power to issue its bonds for the purpose of building or furnishing its road, or paying any debts contracted in the building and equipment of the same; bearing interest not exceeding six per cent per annum; and secured in such manner as they may deem expedient. SECT. 2. Bonds issued under the provisions of this act, shall not be for sums less than one hundred dollars; and all bonds issued by any company under this act, shall be binding on said company and collectable in law, notwithstanding such bonds are negotiated and sold by such corporation at less than the par value thereof. SECT. 3. This shall take effect on and after its approval by the governor. RICH MEN IN MASSACHUSETTS. It is estimated that there are in Massachusetts 1,496 persons worth $50,000 and upwards. Of this number, 26 persons are worth a million or more, 45 a half million. Of the whole list, 705, or nearly half, began life poor or nearly so. Two hundred and eighty-two received their wealth by marriage. Of the whole list, 90 are farmers, 53 manufacturers of cotton, woolen, &c., 463 are merchants, 75 lawyers, 31 physicians, 12 clergymen, 46 brokers and speculators, 11 publishers, 4 editors, 50 shoemakers and shoe dealers, 10 tailors and clothes dealers, 15 carpenters, 9 masons, 23 butchers and provision dealers, 14 distillers. Those put down as benevolent are 375. Old bachlors 68. THE MERCHANT THAT KEPT TWO BANK ACCOUNTS. The Wall Street Journal gives the following dialogue between two merchants in Wall-street A.-Where do you keep your account? B.-I keep two; one in the Bank of New York, and the other in the Metropolitan Bank. A.-Why do you keep two? B.— Why, I have been in the habit of getting all the discounts I required from the good old New York, and I always keep a small balance in the Metropolitan, in order to get rid of my uncurrent money. Comment is unnecessary. COMMERCIAL STATISTICS. FOREIGN COMMERCE OF PORTS IN THE UNITED STATES COMPARED. The following statement, showing the amounts of revenue from customs, collected at forty-three of the principal ports of the United States, from the 1st of July, 1851, to the 31st of March, 1852, and the comparison with that of the corresponding period of the preceding year, is interesting, as exhibiting the comparative foreign Commerce of the principal ports of entry in the United States. It will be observed that there is a decrease in the ports of New York and Boston, and a slight increase in those of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New Orleans. The greatest proportionate increase is in San Francisco. The inland ports generally exhibit a very large increase. IMPORTATION OF EGGS INTO GREAT BRITAIN. It appears from the annual returns relating to trade and navigation that in the year ending the 5th of January, 1852, the number of eggs imported was 115,526,236, being an increase on the preceding, when the number was 105,689,060. In the year ending the 5th of January, 1851, the duty was £38,577, and in the year ending the 5th of January, 1852, £42,149. THE BANK AND COD FISHERY OF MASSACHUSETTS. JOHN GILLEY, Esq., Collector of the Marblehead District in Massachusetts, has sent us the tabular statement on the following page, showing the tonnage employed and product of the Bank and Cod Fishery in the District of Marblehead, which includes the ports of Marblehead and Lynn, for the year ending December 31st, 1851. The statement is official, and the most complete that has ever before been published. It will be found, in connection with the series of papers on "The Fisheries of the United States," published in former numbers of the Merchants' Magazine, quite interesting, as well as useful, in illustrating the importance of this important branch of productive industry : Commercial Statistics. Quin'ls. Price. Amount. Bbls. Thomas Chapman J. T. Dissmore... J. Gilley, 2d 815 250 $2,038 75 1,420 2.50 1,400 262 3,500 00 3,668 00 N. Warren..... ... 1,412 250 3,530 00 R. B. Ireson..... 1,519 250 3,797 50 ... D. Symonds, jr... 1,298 250 3,245 00 T. Tindley, jr.... 1,140 262 2,986 80 ... G. Knight. J. Bridgeo....... 1,800 250 4,500 00 S. Knight.. ... G. Knight. T. J. Peach ... 1,434 2 50 3,585 00 AMOUNT OF THE TONNAGE EMPLOYED AND PRODUCT OF THE BANK AND COD FISHERY DURING THE FISHING SEASON ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1851. Barnard. Martha.... Alciope... G. Knight.. G. Cloutman 7 4,117 50 333 26 4,450 76 16 480 16 00 256 00 7237 7 8,501 00 289 56 3,790 56 18 540 17 00 306 00 7151 8 3,292 80 286 15 3,578 95 16 480 16 00 256 00 92 47 10 4,756 00 360 00 5,116 00 16 480 16 00 256 00 7850 7 3,841 00 314 11 4,155 11 Atlantic. T. Wooldridge.. E. Dixey 1,3371 262 3,504 25 16 480 17 00 27200 8637 7 3,776 25 345 56 4,121 81 Gazelle G. Cloutman J. S. Bailey ..... 1,353 2 62 3,544 86 18 540 17 00 306 00 7349 7- 8,850 86 294 06 4,144 92 W. Franklin.. S. H. Brown J. Glass, jr. 1,270 270 3,429 00 14 420 16 00 224 00 80 26 8 3,653 00 321 09 3,974 09 Decatur. R. Courtis A. H. Missewey 3,769 00 16 480 17 00 272 00 85 45 7 4,041 20 341 89 4,383 09 Essex.. S. Standley J. Clothey. 539 287 1,548 37 3 90 17 50 5250 78 26 1,600 87 313 69 1,913 96 Beverly. R. Courtis T. B. Pedrick.... 1,193 270 3,221 10 14 420 17 00 238 00 7472 7 3,459 10 299 03 3,758 13 Robin.. R. B. Ramsdell.. R. B. Ramsdell.. 1,417 270 3,825 90 14 420 17 00 238 00 8461 7 4,063 90 338 57 4,402 47 Rose.. J. Hidden.... F. F. Swett...... 1,200 260 3,120 00 12 360 17 00 204 00 87 33 7 3,324 00 349 39 3,673 39 W. Bowler... Bird........ Gen. Jackson. S. H. Brown.. Eliza Ann... ..... Rebecca. Elizabeth... ... ... W. C. Anthony G. Barker, 2d... T. Barker.. K. Martin, 2d... W. Frost, 2d..... 1,517 H. F. Pitman.. B. Rose 1,178 700 140 Odd Fellow...J. O. Bowden. Amy Knight. G. Knight... Colonel Orne. J. B. Topham. R. Ireson........ 1,30312 65 3,453 61 16 480 17 00 272 00 82 18 7 3,725 61 328 76 4,054 37 974 275 2,678 50 12 360 16 00 192 00 80 87 7 2,870 50 323 66 3,194 16 ... 483 250 262 1,207 50 4 120 17 00 68.00 70 19 7 1,275 50 280 81 1,556 31 3,974 54 15 450 17 50 262 50 96 45 7 4,237 04 360 00 4,597 04 ........ 265 3,121 70 14 420 17 00 238 00 7158 7 8,359 70 286 44 3,646 14 A. J. Bowden 980 00 10 300 15 00 150 00 35 44 6 1,130 00 141 85 1,271 85 B. Knight... 1,078 262 2,824 36 14 420 16 00 224 00 93 50 7 3,048 36 360 00 3,408 36 J. Chadwick..... 1,500 270 4,050 00 14 420 15 00 210 00 107 87 7 4,260 00 360 00 4,620 00 L. Turner.. 1,100 250 2,750 00 11 330 17 50 192 50 104 15 7 2,942 50 360 00 3,302 50 J. B. Ellwell 961 140 1,345 75 14 420 15 00 210 00 54 06 1,555 75 216 25 1,772 00 W. Goodwin 170 140 238 00 4 120 15 00 60 00 11 00 5 298 00 48 59 346 59 Lavancha Balance K. Martin, 2d... Total at Marblehead. At the port of Lynn. Total amount in the district of Marblehead.. 48,119 J. Glass 150 1 40 210 00 3 90 15 00 45 00 1075 3 255 00 37 76 292 76 J. White 579 140 810 60 5 150 15 00 75.00 25 48 5 885 60 89 27 974 87 E. B. Thompson.. .... 1,377 262 35,015 88,116 03 409 13,104 300 39,302 00 3,607 74 15 450 17 50 262 50 89 32 7 3,870 24 357 35 4,227 59 12,270 15 237 127,418 03 27,507 6,774 50 2,310 53 217 10,673 00 700 82 111 17,447 50 3,011 40 328 144,865 53 11,551 73 94,890 53 9,038 86 103,929 39 49,975 00 2,512 87 52,487 87 156,417 26 IMPORTS OF IRON INTO THE PORT OF NEW YORK IN 1851. A STATEMENT OF THE IMPORT OF VARIOUS KINDS OF IRON INTO THE PORT OF NEW YORK IN EACH MONTH DURING YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1851. January.. Sheets and plates. Tons. cwt. qr. lbs. Hoops and rods. Tons. ewt. qr. lbs. Bars. Tons. cwt. qr. lbs. 2,278 Total each month. 61 Tons. cwt. qr.lbs. 8,658 0 0 L 5,764 9 3 1 15,639 17 0 14 : Commercial Statistics. THE CHEESE TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES. The Cincinnati Price Current, in accordance with its custom, gives a brief review of the cheese trade for the season of 1851-52, from which we derive the subjoined statements. The following table shows the monthly average price for good merchantable Western Reserve Cheese in the months of each year, from 1848 to 1852:'48-9. '49-50. '50-1. '51-2. '48-9. '49-50. '50-1. '51-2. [ April ..cts. 81 63 61 6 November... 61 52 61 61 May. 61 61 51 6 December.... 61 64 June 6 January. 61 64 61 February 64 August... 61 March...... September 61 Yearly av... 61 61 61 October.... 6 61 61 It is seen the average prices for the past season are better than for either of the three preceding years. The receipts at the port of Cincinnati during the last five years ending March 31, were, in boxes, as follows: Estimating the average weight of boxes at 35 pounds, and the amount received would be as follows in pounds : Thus, it is seen, the receipts since 1847-8 have increased very nearly 100 per cent. With regard to the future of this trade, we may say there is every prospect that the increase for years to come will be even more rapid than heretofore, and it is very safe, we think, to predict that in ten years, i. e., in 1861-2, the receipts at this port will be 30,000,000 pounds, which amount is 13,000,000 less than the present yearly receipts at the port of New York. Cincinnati is the distributing point for a vast extent of territory, where the consumption of cheese is rapidly increasing. The following States are now supplied, in a great measure, from this point; namely, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas, besides a portion of Ohio. The free population of these States, according to the last census, was about eight millions, leaving twelve millions for the remainder of the United States. Now let us see by whom the cheese is produced. The amount of cheese produced by each State during the year ending June 30, 1850, was as follows: Thus, it is seen, the States containing a population of about twelve millions produce over seventy-seven million pounds of cheese annually, while the Western and |