46 ............... 492 568 667 568 Mississippi, debt and finances of.............. 427 Ontario lake, commerce of.... ........................... Moule, port of 665 New York banking law of 1843............... 107 66 port charges and tariff of.. 82 Paris, description of.................... rate of bills on European cities..... 81 Porto Rico, export and import trade of......... 641 history of..... consumption of.. 46 exports of..... 209 manufactures of... insurance regulations of... Pearl fishery........ 222 Pilots of New Orleans....................... 223 Pratt, Zadock, on commerce of U. States...... 533 244 Pittsburgh, steamboat tonnage of.. sales of state stocks of............ 248 Potash, method of manufacturing.. issues of state stocks of............ 250 Postal regulations of England and the United condition of banks of... ....... 328 prices of state stocks of............................. 255 States.... 46 prices of stocks in.................. 412 Pennsylvania, Union Canal of.. law of manufacturing corporations. 438 Philadelphia board of trade... 66 leading features of banks of........ 78 Naples, quarantine regulations of............. 218 trade with the interior.. Navigation of Philadelphia from 1787 to 1847.. 315 Poughkeepsie, description of.................. 395 Navigation laws of Great Britain....... 421 Principal and agent................................. .......... 190 creditors............................................. 407 river and branches, length of............ 493 Passaic Mining Company............................................................. 110 324 ............ 423 and Mississippi..................... 334 Question, commercial.. Quarantine regulations at Naples... R. .... 216 ..... 420 456 cotton factories............... 227 218 Spain, new duties at port................................................. 91 production of silver in.............. 321 Railroad, canal, and steamboat statistics. 94, 220, Specie, imports and exports of Boston from 1828 travelling for the million...... Baltimore and Susquehannah. .... 220 319 332 Sweden, regulations for ships bound to......... 317 Sugar, imports of, at Hamburgh... 312 system of the United States.......... statistics of the Columbia..... 94 Success in business........ Railroads of Mass. in 1840 and 1847... 386, 381, 664 Silk trade, foreign........ 98 323 Silver, production in Spain of............................................... 321 103 "spitway, buoys of........ 205 ........... 340 224 Statistical society for the United States........ 397 420 645 447 66 46 Resources of Mexico..... Speculation, commercial..... comparative fares of, in United States 97 Scythe and fork factory....... .... Raritan mining and manufacturing company... 560 Shoe trade......... Revenue of France in 1848.... 456 414 491 562 563 561 Sandgate, caution to shipping.... 318 552 559 T. in Great Britain in 1847-8...... 330 114 309 ...... 309 172 647 on railroads between Albany and Buffalo 101 ....... 421 Trenton, manufactures of 444 102 Trading company of Jesuits... 344 U. morality of.. ................. 669 UNITED STATES, seat of govern't of, 19, 367, 142,270 Utica and Schenectady Railroad, statistics of.. 540 consular system of.............. 60 Union Canal of Pennsylvania.. coinage of mint of.............. 107 44 tolls collected on. V. 120 ..... 99 .99 990 164, 395, 157 VOYAGES of British mail steamers............. W. ...... 208 WINE, champaign, export, etc...................... 84 643 population of, from 1790........ 304 bullion from 1821 to 1847..... 427 pal of debt of................ 426 fishery of the U. States in 1847. Y. .... 115 statistical society for the..... 397 YSTAD, light-house at Faron and.............. 318 TO SUBSCRIBERS. The number for June, 1848, closes the Eighteenth semi-annual volume of the FREEMAN HUNT, Editor and Proprietor. ART. CONTENTS OF NO. I., VOL. XVIII. ARTICLES. PAGE I. THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.-CHAPTER I.-False impressions prevailing in relation to the City of Washington-Mr. Southard's Remark, and its Application--Sessions of Congress, where held prior to 1790-Article of the Constitution providing for a Seat of Government-Discussions in relation to the Place to be Selected-Disadvantages of a Commercial City-Propriety of laying out a City expressly for this PurposePosition-Influence of the Proposition for Funding State Debts-The Growth of the West anticipated when this Question was Decided-Dr. Paterson's Calculation-Recent Remarks of Senators Calhoun and Allen on "A Centre of Territory," and Influence of Commercial Cities. By J. B. VARNUM, Jun., Esq., of the New York Bar.................... II. THE LIFE OF MAJOR SAMUEL SHAW, THE FIRST AMERICAN CONSUL AT CANTON. By CHARLES H. GLOVER, Esq., of the New York Bar........................... .......... III. THE COMMERCIAL CITIES OF EUROPE.-No. I.-Havre-Location of Havre-Its General Appearance-Commercial Establishments of Havre-Causes of Prosperity-Description of the Ports-Roads-Harbor-Basins-Navigation and Foreign Trade-Articles of Export and Import-Whale Fishery-Steamboats-Ocean Steamers between New York and Havre -Ship-building-Facilities for Business......... IV.-LIFE INSURANCE: WITH REFERENCE TO PREMIUMS, ETC., OF LIFE INSU- 19 31 43 49 56 VI. THE CONSULAR SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES-OUTLINES FOR THE REVISION OF THE CONSULAR SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A Letter from a Consul abroad to the Editor of the Merchants' Magazine......... 60 VII. STATE TOLLS UPON RAILWAYS... 63 VIII. LABOR AND OTHER CAPITAL: THE RIGHTS OF EACH SECURED, AND THE WRONGS OF BOTH ERADICATED. By GODEK GARDWELL....... 65 Foreign Attachment-Joint Debts-Secret Partnership-Evidence of Foreign Laws-Law Merchant, etc.............. COMMERCIAL CHRONICLE AND REVIEW, 66 EMBRACING A FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES, ETC., ILLUSTRATED WITH TABLES, ETC., AS FOLLOWS: The Commercial Embarrassment of England, owing to the Unskilfulness of her Monied InstitutionsImports and Exports of the United States in 1847-Influence of European Commercial Affairs on this Country-Coinage-Condition of the New York City Banks in August and November, 1847— The Country Banks-Dividends of New York Banks for several Years-List of Failures in Europe to 19th November-Mode of Transacting Business between England and the United States-Rates of Bills of Exchange, etc., etc...... ........ 76-82 |