21.-Clifton; or Modern Fashions, Morals, and Politics. A Novel. By ARTHUR TOWNLEY. Philadelphia: A Hart. The extracts we have read from this work have given us a high opinion of the talents of the unknown writer. It is evidently from the pen of one who has seen the world with a "thoughtful eye," and who has mingled actively in the scenes he so vividly portrays. In politics he is rather radical; in religion decidedly liberal; in morals sound and high-toned; and, as regards fashion, we should not take him for a devotee to the follies of "Japonicadom.” 22.-Chambers' Pocket Miscellany. Vol. 5. Lincoln. 12mo. pp. 180. Boston: Gould & It may be said of the numerous tales contained in this volume, that they are interesting to all readers, and suited for perusal at leisure moments, especially when traveling. 23.-Sick Calls: from the Diary of a Missionary Priest. By Rev. EDWARD PRICE M. A. 18mo., pp. 388. New York: D. & J. Sadlier & Co. In these pages we are presented with some vivid sketches of the scenes witnessed by a Roman Catholic clergymen at the death beds of a large number of persons, embracing members of every profession and almost every pursuit of life. 24. Waverley Novels. Heart of Midlothian. Vol. 3. Part 6. 12mo., pp. 325. Part 7. Bride of Lammermoor. pp. 341. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co. New York: A. O. Roorback. A reprint of the Abbotsford edition, which contained all the author's corrections. 25.— Waverley Novels. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4. Waverley, Guy Mannering, Rob Roy, The Antiquary. 8vo. Philadelphia: A. Hart. A cheap edition of the Waverley novels, which is printed in fair and legible type, on clear and white paper. 26.-The Two Fathers; an Unpublished Original Spanish Work. By ADADUS CALPE. Part 2. 12mo., pp. 307. New York: Stringer & Townsend. This is the second part of a work which has not a single commendable feature about it, unless it be the typography and binding, which is in the usual good style of Messrs. Stringer & Townsend. POSTAGE ON THE MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE. 66 The new act of Congress regulating and reducing the rates of postage on "newɛpapers and periodicals," (or, to speak more accurately, on newspapers, magazines, and reviews, for a newspaper is a periodical, as much so as a magazine or review, although by the act of Congress, and in common parlance, a periodical is understood to mean a monthly or quarterly, in distinction from the daily, tri-weekly, semi-weekly, or weekly journal,) goes into operation "from and after the thirtieth day of September, 1852." A monthly number of the Merchants' Magazine weighs a fraction under six OUNCES, but is rated as weighing six. The postage on a single monthly number, according to the act of Congress, (which, together with a tabular statement of the rates of postage, will be found in another part of the present number of this Magazine,) is FOUR CENTS, and if paid quarterly or yearly in advance at the office where the said Merchants' Magazine is delivered, one-half the above rates is charged. The postage, therefore, on the Merchants' Magazine is— Our subscribers will therefore find it for their interest to pay yearly in advance the trifling sum of 24 cents, which is but two cents for each of the three monthly numbers of the Merchants' Magazine—a great reduction on the old rates, CONTENTS OF NO. V., VOL. XXVII. ARTICLES. ART. PAGE. I. COMMERCE OF FRANCE IN 1851.-A GENERAL SYNOPSIS OF THE COMMERCE OF FRANCE WITH ITS COLONIES AND WITH FOREIGN POWERS DURING THE YEAR 1851.. 532 II. THE REGULATION OF LIFE INSURANCE. BY ELIZUR Wright, Esq., of Mass..... 541 III. TOBACCO: AND THE TOBACCO TRADE.... ...... 546 IV. TRADE AND COMMERCE OF CINCINNATI IN 1851-52... 556 577 JOURNAL OF MERCANTILE LAW. Insurance Total loss of merchandise.. 585 Action to recover for services of a minor shipped in vessel on a whaling voyage.. 586 588 Libel for collision...... 589 Obtaining goods under false pretenses.-Bank checks-overdrawn account.................... 590 Assumpsit against the maker of a promissory note indorsed in blank 591 Promissory notes-indorsers... Decision on the law of usury in New Jersey 592 COMMERCIAL CHRONICLE AND REVIEW: EMBRACING A FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES, ETC., ILLUSTRA TED WITH TABLES, ETC., AS FOLLOWS: General aspect of commercial affairs-The demand for money, and its influence in checking undue speculation-Indications of general prosperity-The influence of Commerce upon the foreign relations of the country-Position of the banks, with particular illustrations at New York and New Orleans-Deposits and coinage at the Philadelphia and New Orleans Mints for September-Imports of foreign merchandise at New York for September, and from January 1st-Classification of imports, including dry goods, with a quarterly statement for nine months -Receipts for duties at New York-Summary statement of the receipts of duties at New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, and New Orleans-Exports from New York for September-Quarterly statement of exports for nine months-Classification of exports, including the principal articles of produce-Prospects of the foreign trade for the remainder of the 34 year VOL. XXVII.—NO, V. ..... 593-600 JOURNAL OF BANKING, CURRENCY, AND FINANCE. Shipments of gold from San Francisco from January 1 to July 1, 1852 602 603 604 605 606 607 607 608 609 610 611 612 United States Treasurer's statement of deposits, &c.-Bank notes of the olden time Revenue of the Province of New Brunswick.-Dividends of the Bank of England.. Taxes paid by corporations in Lowell, Mass... The laws of the currency of Ireland.. Scarcity of silver coin in Europe...... British consols and the national debt.... Assay office at Adelaide for Australian gold The small note law of Maryland.-Condition of the banks of South Carolina Average prices of merchandise in Cincinnati in 1851-52.. ........ COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS. Tariff of duties in Province of New Brunswick until December, 1854. Revised tariff of Calcutta on imports.... Tariff of taxes on trade, &c., in Memphis, (Tennessee)........................ 621 622 624 625 626 NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. Light-houses on the north coast of Spain...... Bell buoy in the Bay of Fundy.-Ascertaining the currents of the ocean.. Revolving light on the east end of Kangaroo Island.-Port Patrick harbor light.. RAILROAD, CANAL, AND STEAMBOAT STATISTICS. Past, present, and prospective population of the United States....... Mortality of commercial cities-New York, Baltimore, Boston, and Charleston Manufacturing towns of the United States.-No. 1. Clinton, Mass.. The manufacture of glass-No. 111. The curiosities of glass making. By DEMING JARVIS, Esq., of Massachusetts... Consular duties.-American enterprise at Sydney 1 HUNT'S MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. NOVEMBER, 1852. Art. 1.-COMMERCE OF FRANCE IN 1851. A GENERAL SYNOPSIS OF THE COMMERCE OF FRANCE WITH ITS COLONIES AND WITH FOREIGN POWERS, DURING THE YEAR 1851. WE have given an annual review of the results of French Commerce, in the Merchants' Magazine, for every year since 1843. This review we have uniformly derived from the annual Tableau General published by the Direction Generale des Douanes, at Paris.* We are again indebted to the kindness and attention of our friend and correspondent at Paris, Mons. D. L. Rodet, of the Paris Chamber of Commerce, for a copy of this voluminous document, for the year 1851. For explanations of the French system of classification of the various articles which enter into Commerce, and which are distinguished as animal, vegetable, mineral, and manufactured; of the distinction between general Commerce and special Commerce, and between official and actual values, we must refer the reader to the volumes of the Merchants' Magazine, cited below. It will be sufficient for our present purpose to say, that the term GENERAL COMMERCE includes all imports, of whatever origin or destination, whether coming from a colony or foreign power, and whether intended for home consumption, warehousing, re-export, or transit, and all exports, of whatever origin or destination, French, foreign, or colonial. SPECIAL COMMERCE on the other hand, embraces only imports for home consumption, and exports of articles produced in France or nationalized by paying duties, and afterwards exported. The total aggregate of the general Commerce of France with its colonies See Merchants' Magazine, vol. xviii. p. 497, vol. xxii, p. 259, vol. xxiv. p. 284, for similar reviews of previous years. |