ship building in

arithmetical accumulation of..

363 Moral view of railroads......

128 Montevideo, vessels touching at............ 505

635 Montreal, population of, in 1852............. 129

356

735

Lowell, taxes of corporations in............ 607

Lumber, manufacture in North-West of..... 391

66 trade of Savannah..

619

66

N.

Nautical intelligence.. 125, 232, 363, 504, 629, 744

744

almanac, the American...

Naval dry-docks of U. S .......... 187, 523, 766
Navigation of U. S. and U. K. compared.... 111

Mackerel fisheries of Massachusetts........ 359 New York, import of hides into...

M.

66

demand for....

103

66

getting

433

66

the philosophy of

650

66

613

577

banks of city of.....

223

360

66

banks of State of.....

219

canals, Commerce of........

112

66

66

act of, relating to liabilities of husb's. 80

survey of lumber in

imports of iron into.....

107

236

condition of banks of.... ...

487

66 stocks, prices of New England 350 New Orleans levee and wharfage dues....
Marine disasters on the lakes......

233

duties of wharfingers at....... 233

progress of population in city... 310

act of State relating to Ins. Cos.. 240
piers and docks in....

66

66

.... 612

66

66

pilotage law of......

123

Massachusetts, statistics of cod fishery of.... 105

statistics of trade, &c., of... 489

prices of produce, 1852........ 492

condition of banks of.......... 482

prices of tobacco in........... 725

rec'ts of prod'e by new can'l at 730

New Jersey, decision on usury law of....... 592

New Brunswick tariff of duties.

revenue of....

622

66

605

391

393

North America, first mining operations in

649 North-West copper mining company...

Note, action upon a promissory.

747

134

336, 464

due diligence in demand for drawer of 332

No antagonism between capital and labor... 770

Nova Scotia, complete census of............ 374

fisheries of........

767

66

361

manufactures, statistics of...... 388

railroad, statistics of......... 250

coal trade of................ 133

early manufacture of iron in. 254

debt and revenue of......... 606

north branch loan.....

Philadelphia, capital & divid's of banks in..

Piers and docks in the North River.......... 450

Pilotage law of Maryland.....

123

357

66 constitutionality of Penn...... 68

Plank roads in New York and Canada....... 508

66

503

605

....

...

of United Kingdom in 30 years 224

Revenues of German Customs Union ...... 97

Rice, exports from Savannah of............. 617

Polka nuts, a new article of Commerce...... 521 Right of way over land belonging to State.. 117

Population of the globe

638

statistics of, of Hungary......... 130

Rochester flour trade...

Rocks, blasting of, under water without dril-

362

320

66

statistics of Massachusetts....... 757

66

66

S.

CONTENTS OF NO. I., VOL. XXVII.

ARTICLES.

ART.

PAGE.

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L. ERICSSON'S CALORIC ENGINE...

IL COMMERCE OF THE BLACK SEA. By J. P. BROWN, Esq., of the Legation of the Uni-

ted States at Constantinople........

III. THE DIVINE USE OF COMMERCE. By Rev. E. L. MAGOON, of New York..

IV. COFFEE: AND THE COFFEE TRADE.......

V. RAILROADS OF THE GREAT VALLEY. By J. W. SCOTT, Esq., of Ohio.......

VI. PROTECTION vs. FREE TRADE. THE LAW OF PROGRESS IN THE RELATIONS

OF CAPITAL AND LABOR. By RICHARD SULLEY, of New York

VII. OF THE COINAGE OF THE UNITED STATES. By ROBERT HARE, M. D., Professor
of Chemistry in the University of Pennsylvania.......

JOURNAL OF MERCANTILE LAW.

Points decided in English Courts.-Carriers-Liability of railway companies, &c.....

67

Destruction of goods by blowing them up.-Constitutionality of the pilotage law of Pennsylvania 68

Loss of a baggage check by a passenger does not relieve a railroad company from liability.

Action for breach of contract to deliver part of a cargo of gum.

75

76

77

78

79

80

Suit for collision.....

Damages for injuries received in railroad cars..

Action to recover merchandise wrongfully detained.-Promissory notes--Indorsers.....

Common carriers-Bill of lading.-Liabilities of husbands for debts of their wives

COMMERCIAL CHRONICLE AND REVIEW:

EMBRACING A FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES, ETC.,ILLUSTRA-

TED WITH TABLES, ETC., AS FOLLOWS:

Abundance of capital and general prosperity-Sale of railroad bonds-Effect of the increased

production of the precious metals upon the commercial value of other commodities-Prices

of produce in the past have not been dependent upon the supply of coin-Illustrations of this

statement by comparative tables-Explanation of the cause of such fluctuations-The true

source of national prosperity-Free trade and protection-Profitable employment for the peo-

ple the object of both parties-Movements in foreign exchange-Shipments of specie-Depos

its and coinage at the Philadelphia and New Orleans mints-Imports into the United States-

Imports entered at New York for May, and comparative total from January 1st for three years

-Stock in warehouse-Imports of dry goods for same periods-Receipts for duties-Exports

from New York for May and from January 1st-Exports of produce-Causes of fluctuations in

shipments-Disbursement of July dividends and interest..

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JOURNAL OF BANKING, CURRENCY, AND FINANCE.

Fluctuations of stocks in the Boston market...

Of the increased and increasing supplies of gold...

Production of the precious metals from 1492 to 1852..

Capital and dividends of banks in New York....

Condition of the banks of South Carolina...

Statistics of the United States Post Office

Cost of transportation and postages collected in United States....

Revenues of the German Customs Union in 1851

Capital and dividends of banks in Philadelphia.-The

Pennsylvania loan bill..

Cost of legislation in Massachasetts in 1851-52..

Receipts of bullion at Panama, on English account.-Sale of Indiana Central Railway bonds..

Identity of indorsers.-The small note currency.

Demand for money.-Finances of Connecticut..

Adulteration of coins in Paris.--Of bonds issued by railroad corporations in Maine...

Rich men in Massachusetts.-The merchant that kept two bank accounts...

COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.

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87

88

91

92

93

94

95

97

98

100

101

102

103

104

104

Foreign commerce of ports in the U. States compared.-Importation of eggs into Great Britain. 105

Statistics of the bank and cod fishery of Massachusetts...

Imports of iron into New York in 1851...........

The cheese trade of the United States........

Commerce of Sweden in 1850..

Marine disasters of the northern lakes.-Timber trade of Quebec..

Statistics of commerce of Sweden from 1836 to 1851...

Navigation of the United States and United Kingdom compared...

RAILROAD, CANAL, AND STEAMBOAT STATISTICS.

Commerce of the New York canals from 1849 to 1852...

Galena and Chicago Union Railroad.-Tolls, trade, and tonnage of the canals...

The philosophical railroad engineer..

107

108

109

110

111

111

112

115

115

Maine law concerning railroads.-A profitable railroad in Geo.-The first American locomotive.. 116

Hamilton, Eaton, and Richmond Railroad.-The right of way over land belonging to the State. 117

Validity of a patent for improvement in cars.-Profitable railroad stocks..

COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS.

Commercial treaty between the United States and Costa Rica......

117

118

Reciprocal trade between U. S. and Hawaiian islands.-Relief of sick and disabled seamen... 121

Commercial treaty between France and Sardinia.-Act to regulate the sale of oats in Maine.... 122

The law of Maryland regulating pilotage..

Reduction of anchorage duties by Brazil.-Act to regulate the sale of cotton in Alabama...

British commercial and navigation treaties..

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Of light vessels as a guide to mariners.-Fixed light in the Strait of Sunda

Revolving light on south point of Barbados.-The southern coast of Florida...

Electricity applied to the capture of the whale.-Seamen's wages at San Francisco....

The Differences of longitude of Savannah.....

STATISTICS OF POPULATION.

Deaf, dumb, blind, insane, &c., population of the United States....

Population of France from 1801 to 1851.-Statistics of British Emigrant vessels.

Statistics of the population of Hungary.-Circulation of the London press..

JOURNAL OF MINING AND MANUFACTURES.

Copper mining of Lake Superior.......

Cotton planters should become cotton spinners

The Australian gold mines

Comparative cost of mining in Cornwall and Lake Superior..

The coal trade of Pennsylvania...

American Bohemian glass....

Discovery of gold at Queen Charlotte's islands...

The North-west copper Mining Company.

Gold mines in Van Dieman's Land...

Liquid leather.....

123

124

125

125

126

127

128

128

129

130

131

131

132

132

133

133

134

134

135

135

136

The value of an acre of coal land..

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