commercial regulations of.............. 549 230 Maury's wind and current chart....... humane society..... ....... 627 LACE, British export of........ Leckawanna and Wyoming coal region....... 290 Lake Superior, native silver from.............. 114 copper mines on. ancient mining on........ Land sold in U. S. from 1832 to 1847.... Law reform in New York... Lands, sale of U.S. public.. Lawns, British export of.. ... 320 103 454 Lead mines, discovery of, in Vermont..... floating, in Prince's channel........ 431, 553 Mercantile miscellanies. 118, 231, 343, 454, 569, 670 614 # at Fort Focardo...... Lille, France, commerce of..... description of.... Limitations, statutes of, in Tennessee.. Limitation of mercantile accounts.... 404 614 Merchant, the, a translation from the German.. 41 46 comparative exp. of, in 1845 to 1847 204 66 hats manufactured at..... insurance at....... .... 166 Nankeens, British export of. 171 Nashville Insurance Company.. ship-building in.. city, personal and real estate of...... 669 95 ...... 563 .............. 555 428 North-west coast fishery, extent of... New Hampshire, vessels built in, in 1847....... 95 Oil-cloth factory at Newburgh. New Jersey, vessels built in, in 1847........... 95 Orange powder works..... 57 204 56 648 export trade of, in 1847-8........ 419 PALM leaf hats, improvement in 296 export of breadstuffs in 1847-8.... 423 Paper making, improvement in....... 349 .... 657 568 568 111 666 391 499 drainage of Tixall meadows..... 501 Peru, changes of duties upon imports into...... 329 Portland, commerce and navigation of, in 1847. 199 Produce, export of domestic, from the U. States Protection of vessels from lightning. ......... 667 668 428 ....... Punctuality in business important............. QUAY duties at Mauritius..... 217 195 490 546 557 467 468 468 ...... 265 266 commerce of....... S. 678 ............ 561 ... 483 552 SAGINAW, (Mich.,) imports and exports of, 1847 27 Quercitron bark, British circular relating to.... 234 Sailing directions for Mobile Bay.. Questions of liability of trustees...... 116 Sardinian products of industry... 44 Great Western (Canada). .......... 217 Ship-masters, liability of...... ....... ... 642 428 export of, from China to Great Britain.... 424 revenue and expenditure of...... 635 V. 95 VALUE of different cochineals.... iron mines in.. 46 328 Ventilation of passenger vessels... 658 999 445 934 171 99 95 ...... 452 Venezuelian ports, Baltimore exp. of produce to. 198 46 exports of, from 1803 to 1843..... 191 Virginia, 46 commerce of..... Trade, jealousy of..... morals of.......... 269 WAR injurious to commerce........ .............. 454 Trenton, (Mich.,) exports and imports of....... 46 ... 230 98 230 545 470 19 425 Indies, Baltimore export of produce to... 197 Trieste, imports and exports of.......... U. ....... 411 85 527 ULSTER, (Ireland,) condition of Bank of....... 315 ART. CONTENTS OF NO. I., VOL. XIX. ARTICLES. PAGE L. INTERNAL COMMERCE OF THE WEST: ITS CONDITION AND WANTS, AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE COMMERCE OF MICHIGAN, PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE. By J. R. WILLIAMS, Esq., of Michigan.... II. THE MERCHANT. GERMAN PROSE WRITERS. BY DAVID R. JACQUES, Esq... III COMMERCIAL CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE UNITED STATES.-No. X.-NEWBURGH, (N. Y.) Location and settlement-Early inhabitants-Effects of the embargo and war of 1812-Enterprise of Jacob and Thomas Powell--Newburgh Whaling Company-Investment in manufactures-Water power-Newburgh branch of the Erie Railroad-Statistics of Newburgh-Steamboats and other vessels belonging to Newburgh-Value of real and personal estate in Newburgh-Agricultural statistics-Manufactures-Steam mills-Powder works -Brewery-Highland factory-Newburgh print works-Oil cloth factory-Oil mill-Mills— Foundries, etc., etc........ ................. .......... 19 41 59 63 51, 59 IV. COMMERCIAL CODE OF SPAIN.-No. 5.-MARINE AVERAGES, AND FORCED ARRIVALS OR ARRIVALS IN DISTRESS. By A. NASH, of the New York Bar..... V. THE MERCANTILE HOUSE OF A. AND S. HENRY AND CO........................ VL JAMES WILLIAM GILBART, F. R. S., GENERAL MANAGER OF THE LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK, (with a portrait.) His early history-Provincial Bank of Ireland-Waterford Literary and Scientific Association-London and Westminster Bank-Mr. Gilbart's evidence before the Committee of the House of Commons on banks of issue-Present and letter to him from the Joint Stock Banks-His published works-His private character........ MERCANTILE LAW CASES. Rights of children and grand-children of British-born subjects who have recently become subjects of the United States of America, with reference to the inheritance of land in Great Britain........... Libellant charter party-Right assumed by consignees of deducting a commission upon freight money due from themselves....... 68 76 78 Cotton planters and factors-Suit to hold defendants liable for loss on shipment of cotton to Liverpool. 79 In admiralty-Important decision to owners and lessees of wharves................. COMMERCIAL CHRONICLE AND REVIEW, 80 EMBRACING A FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW OF THE UNITED STATES, ETC., ILLUSTRATED WITH TABLES, ETC., AS FOLLOWS: The money market-Discredit of English houses-French Revolution-Exports of specie from New York to England, France, etc.-Precious metals-Spring business-Political difficulties in EuropeElements of prosperity-The loan of the Federal Government of $16,000,000-The loan of the State of New York-Exports of domestic produce from the United States in four years-Result of the revolution in Western Europe-Tendency of the commercial policy of the United States, etc.-Commerce of the German Zoll Verein-Imports into Germany-Cotton consumed in the German Zoll Verein-Commercial affairs of Austria-Imports and exports of Trieste, etc.......................... VOL. XIX.-NO. I. 2 81, 87 |