Island shall pay for more than one voyage in each month, computing from the first voyage in each year. SEC. IX.-Each master paying hospital moneys shall be entitled to demand and reco. ver, from each person for whom they shall be paid, the sum paid on his account. SEC. X.-Every master of a coasting vessel shall pay to the health commissioner, at his office, in the city of New York, within twenty-four hours after the arrival of his vessel in the port, such hospital moneys as shall then be demandable from him, under the provisions of this title; and every master, for each omission of such duty, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars. LAW IN RELATION TO THE HARBOR OF MOBILE. In consequence of "divers and grievous complaints" having been made of the captains and masters of vessels coming into the port of Mobile, and throwing stone, gravel, and other ballast from on board their vessels, to the great detriment of said harbor; and as the laws heretofore enacted have been found inefficient to prevent such offences; therefore, the senate and house of representatives of the state of Alabama have passed an act, containing the following provisions, which was approved by the governor, April 28th, 1841. I. That from and after the passage of this act, if any captain or master of any ship, vessel, or other water craft, which shall hereafter come into the bay or harbor of Mobile, shall throw from on board of such ship, vessel, or other water craft, into the waters of said bay or harbor, any stone, gravel, or other ballast, he shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of two thousand dollars, and be imprisoned for a period not exceed. ing three months nor less than three days, at the discretion of the court wherein such offender shall be sued; one half of said forfeiture to be paid to the first person who shall, on oath, before either of the officers hereinafter named, give information of such offence, and the other half to the harbor master and port wardens of the port of Mobile. II. That the said forfeiture may be sued for and recovered, by the harbor master and port wardens of the said port of Mobile, in any court having cognizance of the amount sued for, by process of attachment; to be issued in the same manner, and subject to the same rules of construction, provided and established in other cases of attachment; the said attachment to be issued by either of the officers hereinafter named, and to be levied upon the ship, vessel, or other water craft, the captain or master of which shall be the alleged offender; provided, however, that oath be first made by the informer, or other credible person, of the commission of the offence, before some judge or justice of the peace, or clerk of the county or circuit court of the county of Mobile; and provided also, that the said ship, vessel, or other water craft may be replevied on, the captain, master, or consignee thereof giving bond with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the officer issuing the attachment, in treble the amount of forfeiture or penalty sued for, conditioned for the forthcoming of the said ship, vessel, or other water craft, to satisfy such judgment as shall be recovered in the suit. III. That it shall be the duty of every pilot and deputy pilot of the bay and harbor of Mobile, to inform the harbor master and port wardens of Mobile, of every violation of this act coming to their knowledge, as soon as possible after knowing thereof, and every pilot or deputy pilot knowing such offence to have been committed, and failing to give such information, shall forthwith be deprived of his license, and be forever thereafter disqualified for the office of pilot or deputy pilot of the said port and harbor of Mobile. IV. That all laws contravening or impairing the provisions of this act, be and are hereby repealed; provided, however, that all suits commenced, or liabilities heretofore incurred, shall in no manner be affected by this act. STEAMBOAT AND RAILROAD STATISTICS. EAST INDIA MAIL STEAMERS. The East India Company look to these steamers as the right arm of their strength. They consist of nine vessels, all of which are nearly completed, and are mostly in a good condition. They have an aggregate burden of 15,658 tons, and a gross value of about £500,000. They are employed, with the exception of four of the number, in transporting what is called the "overland mail" from Bombay to Suez. The following is a list of them and their appointments. The voyage to Suez out and in is 5984 miles, and commonly performed, including all delays, in 38 to 40 days. The stay at Suez is about 100 hours. The coaling alone costs from £2,500 to £3,000 for each voyage up the Red Sea, and the total cost of coal for all the vessels is upwards of £30,000. The number of passengers of all descriptions for two years preceding May, 1840, was-from Suez, 234; for Suez, 255; these include servants and children. The fare of the first class passengers between Suez and Bombay is £80, of which £30 goes to the commander of the vessel for table money, and £50 into the government treasury. The gross receipts for passengers in the period just alluded to was above £30,000, of which about £12,000 went to the commanders, and £18,000 to the treasury. MASSACHUSETTS RAILROADS. The following table shows the receipts, expenditures, and dividends of the Massachusetts railroads during the year 1840: VOL. V.-NO. II. Receipts. Expenditures. Per cent. $267,457 $140,441 6 202,601 7 231,575 91,400 ୧ 183,297 105,293 5 121,347 62,071 82,638 52,532 93,468 70,022 76 73 61 * This road has only been in operation since the 4th of July, 1840. 24 BANK STATISTICS. CONDITION OF THE STATE BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES. A resolution was adopted by the house of representatives, July 10, 1822, directing the secretary of the treasury to lay before the house of representatives, at each successive session of congress, copies of such statements or returns, showing the capital, circulation, discounts, specie, deposits, and condition of the different state banks and banking companies as may have been communicated to the legislatures, governors, and other officers of the several states within the year and made public; and where such statements cannot be obtained, such other authentic information as would best supply the deficiency. The states or territories that have not complied with the demand of the secretary of the treasury, or only in part, are Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York (free banks,) Delaware, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa. We are indebted to the Hon. Thomas Ewing, the secretary of the treasury, for a copy of the document, which is quite voluminous, occupying nearly fifteen hundred pages. The condensed statements which follow are derived from this document, and are entitled 1. A condensed statement of the condition, at different intervals, of all the banks in the United States. 2. A comparative view of the condition of all the banks in the United States, near the commencement of each year, from 1834 to 1840, inclusive. 3. A general statement of the condition of so many of the banks as have made returns dated near to January 1, 1841. In a subsequent number of the magazine, we shall endeavor to lay before our readers, the condition of the banks in each state or territory, for several years. 1. A Table, exhibiting a condensed statement of the condition, at different intervals, of all the banks of the United States. 52,601,601 82,259,590 89,822,422 19,820,240 44,863,344 35,950,470 137,110,611 48 330 200,451,214 22,114,917 61,323,898 55,559,928 145,192,268 94,839,570 75,666,986 200,005,944 558 365,163,834 43,937,625 103,692,495 83,081,365 231,250,337 567 457,506,080 40,019,594 140,301,038 115,104,440 251,875,292 634 525,115,702 37,915,340 149,185,890 127,397,185 290,772,091 663 485,631,687 35,184,112 116,138,910 84,691,184 317,636,778 662 492,278,015 45,132,673 135,170,995 90,240,146 327,132,512 1840 661 61 722 462,896,523 33,105,155 106,968,572 75,696,857 358,442,692 * The number of branches is not given in this table, as it was not the practice to enu. merate them previous to 1835. For the number in that and each succeeding year, see table 2. The whole number of banks and branches, at the commencement of 1840, is there given as 901. |