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THE COMMERCIAL REVIEW ojiKi ,# r ?1EA&V•.’ ■ „ E D IT E D WILLIAM VOLUME B. BY DANA. FORTY-SIXTH, FROM JA N U A RY TO JU N E, INCLUSIVE, 1862. JJjtt) Cork : W I L L I A M B. D A N A , P U B L I S H E R AND PROPRIETOR, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND UNDERWRITERS’ BUILDING, Nos. 61 AND 63 WILLIAM STREET. 1862. C O N T R I B U T O R S TO THE FORTY-SIXTH VOLUME OF THE MERCHANTS’ MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW. A. N. B ell ; M. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y. W illiam B rown, Cote des Neiges, Canada. C harles H .’.'CarAole, of Eas£ Cambridge, :Mass.«. . . E. C ullen, M.D., M.R.C.S.E.'." ‘ W illiam B. D ana, of New, Jfirkt I. S mith H omans, of New York, Secretary of Chamber of Commerce. S heppard H omans, Actuary o{ the Mutual Life Insurance Co., N. Y. T homas P. K ettell, of New York. Professor L eone L evi, of London, E n g l^ l. P liny Miles , of New Y<>rk. . * \ V ^ ) \ V H. E. Muring , Coffee and Sugar Broker, New York. J ohn S avage, of New York. J. W. S cott, of Toledo, Ohio. C harles T omlinson, of London, England. Isaac H. U pton , Secretary Shipmasters’ Association, N. Y. “ 0 . A. W ,” of New York. Hon. A masa W alker, of Massachusetts. C. F. W reaks, Secretary Neptune Marine Insurance Co., N. Y. OCT 31194.1 fte fc £ *9 J -o + r ALPIIABETICAL INDEX TO S U B JE C T S C O N T A IN E D I N T H E MERCHANTS’ MAGAZINE AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW, V olum e X L Y I. FROM JANUARY TO JUNE, 1862, BOTH INCLUSIVE. E D I T E D BY W I L L IA M B. D A N A . PAGE. A. PAGE. Act of Congress requiring oath of al legiance from masters of American vessels.............................................. 486 Admiralty, British, business of.......... 81 Advantages of uniform postage........443 Africa, cotton growth of............... 67, 270 Agriculture and mining of Mexico... 417 Agricultural statistics........ ............... 670 Alabama, sequestration act in.......... 89 Albany, lumber trade of, 1850 to 1861 216 Algeria, cotton growth of.................. 572 Alterations of checks and notes........ 296 American steam fire engine in Engl’nd 490 Amoor, trade w ith ............................ 155 Ants, a plague of................................ 590 A new trick.................................. A - 508 Anthracite coal trade of the U. S . .. 376 Arctic expedition of 1860, account of. 55 Arming of merchant ships............ 182 Armies and navies of E urope.......... 508 Armory, national, necessity of.......... 496 Arms and saltpetre export from Eng land forbidden................................. 168 Army telegraph.................................. 162 Atlantic telegraph again.................... 299 Atlantic telegraph cable, (law suit).. 302 Australia, cotton in............................ 166 Australian mail service...................... 79 Austria, commerce of............................316 S3. Baltimore banks, report of, 1860-61.. “ imports and exp’ts of, 1861 “ finances of.......................... Bank, a government........................... “ circular from N. Y. to Chicago. “ legislation, Illinois.................... 289 284 563 118 293 292 Bank note circulation of Great Britain and Ireland.......................... 394 “ of Engl’d notes, strange forgery of.......................................... 294 “ of England, weekly returns, 394, 492, 560 “ of France, monthly, returns, 395 “ officers, small stockholders, and large borrowers.................... 288 “ pawners, at Boston,business of 292 “ returns, weekly, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Providence-. .290, 393, 491, 559 “ of west’n Missouri, statament of 290 “ commissioners report of Conn. 564 Banking, currency, & finance, journal of.............. 288, 393, 491, 559 “ system & national cuirency. 113 Bankruptcies in G. Britain in 1861.. 307 Bankruptcy, narrow escape from .. . . 689 Bankrupt law, proposed.................... 88 Banks of Canada, returns of............. 292 “ of Maine.................................. 495 “ of Ohio, quarterly statement of. 396 “ savings, of N. Y., yearly return 493 “ of New York State.................. 561 Belligerents, rights of, in British ports 484 Berar cotton........................................ 67 Bill reducing postage......................... 401 Bombay, exports of, 1860-61............ 285 Book notices.........108, 318, 411, 509, 593 Boston, arrivals and clearances of vessels at, 1852-61........ 281 bank returns of, 290, 393, 491, 560 cotton exports of 1857-61.. 269 pawner’s bank, business of.. 292 receipts of various articles at port of, 1858-61............ 284 IV IN D E X TO V OLUM E X L V I. PA G E. PA G E. China and United States, convention between for adjustment of claims. 488 China, custom-houses in..................... 93 “ population of........................... 408 “ trade with................................ 155 Chronological table of four centuries. 17 Cigars, duty on. .................................. 88 Cincinnati pork packing for 30 years. 544 Cities on the Missouri River.............. 54 City weekly bank returns, 290,393, 491, 559 Clyde, steamship building on............ 69 Coaches, last of in England.............. 75 Coal, production of anthracite in U. S. 376 Cochineal in India.............................. 191 Cocoons, growth of, e tc ...................... 321 Coffee, imports, stock of, etc., in U. S. and Europe.................... 44, 198 “ trade of Rio Janeiro...................454 “ crop of Ceylon......................... 571 Colombia, United States of, coin val uation in ........................ 307 “ U. S. of, new tariff in........ 90 C. Colored population of United States, California, copper and coal in............ 360 movement of................................... 576 “ fisheries of........................... 361 Commerce of Austria................316 “ mines, yield o f ................. 359 “ of New York for 1 8 6 1 ... 273 “ quicksilver i n ................... 360 “ of Philadelphia, 1859-61. 285 “ telegraph tariff................. 159 “ of Portland, Me..... 209 “ wool, exports of................ 362 “ United States, imports and “ iron clad vessels for.......... 554 exports, 1860-61 ........ 461 Canada—returns of banks...................292 Commercial Chronicle and Review, “ railroads in...............................303 100, 202, 308,403,500,577 “ Upper and Lower, popula Commercial phrensies......................... 225 tion of.............. . . .472, 473 “ progress of four centuries 17 Canal, proposed, between Lake Erie “ regulations, and Lake Michigan............ 218 87, 168, 304, 399, 447, 550 “ company, Delaware tfe Hudson 549 Coins, sale of, in New Y ork.............. 592 “ tide-water, deliver’s of, 1859-61 213 Confis^ted property in rebel States. 174 “ boats, steam, new style.......... 549 Connecticut, railroads of..................... 73 Captain Cook, of Salem, death o f... 71 “ finances of..................... 562 Cattle market of Brighton, Mass., 1861 460 “ bank commission’s report 564 “ of New York for 1861 459 Consumption of wines in Great Bri Causes of death in E ngland............ 49 tain under the reduced duties........... 211 “ of decrease in the population Contented life, a ....................................315 of Ireland........................... 53 Continental money.............................. 295 Census of British North A m erica... 472 Convention between England, France, and Spain as regards Mexico........... 172 “ of Ireland for 1861............... 48 “ of New South W ales........... 49 Convention between China and the U. S. for the adjustment of claim s... 483 “ of United Kingdom .............. 475 Central America as a cotton field .. . 62 Copper and coal in California...............360 “ mines of Lake Superior........ 378 Certificates of indebtedness, authoriz’d 479 Chamber of Commerce, Edinburgh. . 175 “ regions of “ “ .........192 “ “ Glasgow.... 176 Correspondence, foreign..................... 95 Cost of mail service in the U. S........ 77 “ “ N. Y., meet ings of 30, 32,146 Cosmetics, dangerous.......................... 145 Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco, “ history and uses of........... 139 meeting o f....................................... 151 Costa Rica, harbor and commercial regulations of................................... 305 Chicago, trade of, for 1861................ 82 “ “ for 1859-1861 . . . 363 Cotton cloths, foreign, in France........ 92 “ culture in Africa............... 67, 270 Chili, railways in ...................................301 “ “ in Australia................... 166 “ steamers in................................ 182 Boston, trade of, 1861...................... 281 Botanical garden of Mauritius.......... 590 Bread vs. cotton.................................. 64 Breaches of contract in India............ 176 Bremen, imp’ts & exp’ts of cotton at. 85 Bridge, new iron, over Thames........ 219 Brighton cattle market for 1861 . . . . 460 Buffalo robes, duty o n ... .................. 401 “ trade and commerce of.......... 368 British and Americ’n post’l arrangem’t 7 8 “ admiralty, business of............ 81 “ colonies in 1838-39, statist’s of 475 “ commerce, and the Hudson’s Bay Territory..................... 214 “ mails to Singapore, Penang, China, &c........................... 78 “ mercantile steam f l e e t.......... .69 “ North America, census of. . . . 472 “ subsidies to, mail steamers, one result o f .............................. 79 “ warehousing system............... 18S V IN D E X TO V OLUM E X LV I. PAGE. culture in Berar...................... 67 “ in Central America... 63 <( in E g y p t.................... 166 it in H a y ti..................... 271 U in Illinois.................... 272 it in India....................... 271 U in Jam aica.................. 63 t< in Liberia.................... 269 it in Peru........................ 272 “ Queensland................. 167 “ T arta ry ...................... 272 “ Turkey........................ 270 tl of, in Venezuela.......... 571 M of, Algeria.................. 592 exports of Boston and N. Y .. 268 <« of G. Britain, 1859-61 386 U and imports of Bremen 85 flax.. 62 “ in Iowa............................. 65 “ and flax wool.................. 66 government sale of................ 212 imports at Liverpool 1861-62 890 perennial in cold clim ates... 66 Portuguese.............................. 67 printing in France.................. 195 question—growth, imports, ex ports, etc., 62, 166, 265, 381, 535 seed for India.............................. 167 stock at Liverpool, 1860-1861 214 supply and slavery.................. “ in England................... 265 “ in Europe..................... 3S4 “ in H avre......................... 267 “ in United States..........268 “ prospective. 3S1 “ of India to England . . 64 Surat no substitute for Ameri can.................................... 381, 635 trade for years 1826-1860... 386 distress in England.................. 535 what supply we can anticipate and what prices ................ 535 Cunard steamers, Atlantic................. 80 “ dimensions of........ 180 Currency, national, authenticated. . . . 119 “ and banking sys tem ................... 113 '■ “ ...................... 128, 186 Custom houses in China..................... 93 “ house regulations as to South ern ports opened................ 553 D. Dangerous cosmetics.......................... 145 Darien, survey of Isthmus of............ 14 Dead letters—postoffice regulations.. 81 Dealers in old metals in Great Britain, law relating to ................................ 374 Death, causes of, in England............. 49 “ of Captain Cook, of Salem, Mass................................................. 71 PAGE Debt of United States in March 1, 1862..................................... 397 Deer skins, duty on............................. 171 Defences of harbors on great lakes and rivers.......................................... 337 Delaware and Hudson canal com pany.................................................. 549 Disease of nutmegs............................. 86 Distances of stations on Pacific tele SCO graph ......................................... Docks, Liverpool, short account o f... 180 Duke of Wellingtcn, anecdote of.. . . . 408 Duties received at New York, 18591861.................... 979 Philadelphia, 1858 -1861............................................... 285 Duty on Buffalo robes........................ 401 “ on cigars................................... 88 “ on deer skins............................. 171 “ on extract of safflower................ 399 “ on lithographic hand bills or show bills ................................ 87 “ on old yellow metal.................. 399 “ on round cast-steel incoils......... 169 “ on saddlery................................ 172 “ on silk lacets............................. 170 “ on te a ................................ 304,305 “ on velvets in piece for the but ton manufacture......................... 170 “ on woolen jackets..................... 87 “ on shawls, embroidered...........400 E. Earth, internal heat of........................ Edinburgh chamber of commerce,.. . Economy, financial.............................. Effect of emigration in Great Britain. “ of war on increase of popula tion................................................... Egypt, cotton growth in.................... Embroidered muslins, Irish .............. Emigration from Great Britain in 1860 “ “ effect of Employment of Women..................... England, (see also “Great Britain” and “ United Kingdom.” “ cotton supply of................... “ gales on the coast of........... “ last of the coaches in........... “ mercantile marine fund in . . “ population o f........................ “ railways in........................... “ silk consumption of.............. “ bank of, weekly returns. . . Erie railroad earnings, expenses, etc., 1852-1861 .................... “ report of receiver......... Europe, cotton supply of................... “ unproductive labor o f.. . . . . European armies and navies............. Expedition, Arctic, of 1860............... 193 175 424 52 53 166 558 48 52 52 265 71 75 72 475 75 85 560 470 465 384 211 508 55 VI IN D E X TO V OLUM E X L V I. PAGE. Experiments, telegraphic.......... 160, 299 Exports of Baltimore, 1861................ 284 “ of Bombay, 1860-1861......... 285 “ of Chicago............................. 36S “ of New York, 1858-1861, ex clusive of specie 279 “ “ “ domestic pro duce .......... 280 “ “ “ for’gn free goods 280 “ “ “ dutiable............ 280 “ “ “ specie and bul lion.................280 “ “ “ total.................... 281 “ “ “ leading articles of domestic produce........ 275 “ “ “ sew’g machines 209 “ “ Toledo............................... 865 “ “ twelve principal ports of Great Britain............... 815 “ “ Russia, 1853-1859.......... 456 “ “ St. Paul Minn., 1861___ 287 “ “ United States, 1860-1861 461 “ “ “ fish,all kinds, 1859-1861 283 Exports and receipts of produce at New York.......................................640 F. Failures in Great Britain in 1861____ 307 “ in the United States in 1861 316 Female population, undue increase of, in England....................................... 52 Ferry between New York and Jersey City, new........................................ 76 Fictitious wines................................... 84 Finances of the postalservice............. 329 “ of Connecticut....................... 562 “ of Indiana.............................. 562 “ of Baltimore.......................... 583 Financial economy, article on........... 424 Fire insurance, coal oil, e tc................ 184 companies, mutual— important legal decision...................487 First steamboat................................... 76 Fish, exports and imports of all kinds, 1859-1861.............................. 283 “ inspection in Mass., 1856-1861. 282 Fisheries of California........................ 361 Flax, cotton......................................... 62 “ and flax wool.................. 66 Flour, imports of, at Rio Janeiro, 1860-1861....................................... 456 Fog bell, new style of........................ 179 Foreign correspondence...................... 95 Forgery of Bank of Eugland notes.. . 294 France, census of................................ 472 “ cotton printing in .................. 195 “ flour and grain in, 1859-1861 369 “ foreign cotton cloths in......... 92 PAGE. France, increase of population com pared with other European countries............................. France, mails to West Indies and oth er countries............. “ wheat trade of, 1841-1861.. “ woolen goods in...................... Fur trade, the....................................... 575 78 449 93 190 G. Gales on the English coast................ 71 General average, international.......... 129 Glasgow chamber of commerce........ 176 Gold and silver.................................... 128 Government bank..................................118 “ currency.......................... 186 “ sale of Sea Island cotton 212 Grain imports of France..................... 369 “ rec’pts and shipm’nts of Buffalo 368 “ “ “ Chicago 363 “ “ “ Toledo 365 Great Britain, see also “ England” and “ United Kingdom.” acquisition of Lagos.. . 389 bankruptcies, in 1861.. 307 bank note circulation of 394 consumption of wines in 211 cotton exports of, 18591860.................... 386 “ emigration from.......... 48 “ imp’ts of grain and flour, 1848-1861.......... 370 “ iron manufacture of. . . 371 “ wheat trade of........... 449 “ wool trade of.......... 449 .“ foreign trade of...... 539 Guano, exports from Chincha Islands 86 Gunny Bags........................................ 499 Gun, the Union................................... 191 II. Harbor and commercial regulations of Costa Rica.......................... 305 “ defences on great lakes and rivers.................................. 337 Havre cotton receipts, sales t tock of, etc., etc., for years 1851-1861.... 267 Hayes, Dr., Arctic expedition o f.. . . 183 Hay ti, cotton growth in ..................271 Heat of the Earth internally............ 193 History of the U. S. mint, with the value of coinage, etc., etc.................247 Hudson’s Bay territory—British com merce..................................................214 I. Illinois, bank legislation...................... 292 “ central railroad, annual re port o f . . . . 463 “ “ “ assessm’t on shares. . . 302 V ll TND EX 1 0 V OLUM E X LV I. PAGE. PAGE. Illinois cotton culture of.................... 272 Imports of Baltimore, 1861............... 284 “ of fish, all kinds, 1859-1861 283 “ of flour and grain into Great Britain and Ireland, 18481861..................... 370 “ of flour and grain into Franee, 1861.................... 369 “ of N. Y., value of, 1851-1861 277 “ “ “ certain leading arti cles, 1861 275 “ of Russia, years 1853-1859. 456 “ of United States, 1860-1861 461 Improvement in manufacture of shoes 190 India, breaches of contract in............ 176 “ cochineal in .............................. 191 “ cotton culture in........ 271 “ “ seed fo r........................ 167 “ “ supply to England. . . . 64 “ overland telegraph to .................222 Indiana, finance of................................. 562 “ In State,” poetry................................ 409 Insurance, journal of.......... 184, 487, 566 “ fife, new scheme of survi vorship annuities........... 489 “ life, progress of, in N. Y. state................................... 569 “ taxing life, companies.........567 “ fire and marine, of Massa chusetts.......................... 566 “ risks, extra hazard o u s.... 568 International general average.......... 129 “ law vs. the Trent and 1 San Jacinto.................. Inventions, recent, in Ita ly ..................194 Invisible state of materials.................410 Iowa, flax cotton in.......................... 65 Ireland, causes of decrease of popu lation in................................ 53 “ census for 1861.................... 48 “ drinking and pauperism in, 50, 54 “ population of.................. 53, 475 “ decay of................................ 689 Irish embroidered muslins....................558 Iron manufactures of Great Britain.. 371 “ plated ships................................. 189 “ tools for working in ........ ........ 495 “ clad vessels for the defence of California................................ 554 “ for building in Paris.................. 556 Islands in the British seas, popula tion of................................................ 475 Isthmus of Darien, survey of............ 14 Italian inventions, recent................... 194 Italy, postage to, by the French mail 81 Jamaica, cotton culture in ................. 63 Japan, trade with............................... 155 “ troubles in.............................. 163 Japanese idiom, specimen o f ............ 92 Java, opium shops o f ........................ 83 Journal of banking, currency, and finance.. 288, 893,491,559 “ of insurance........... 184,487,566 “ of mercantile law .................... 296 “ of mining, manufactures, and A rt................... 189, 371, 655 “ ofnauti’l intelligence 68, 177, 398 JL. Lagos, acquisition of, by Gt. Britain. 389 Lake Erie and Lake Michigan, pro posed canal between................ 217 “ Superior, copper.mines, pro ducts of 192, 378 Lakes, harbor defences on.....................337 “ trade of................... 183, 210 Law, international, vs.theTrent and 1 San Jacinto............................... “ relating to dealers in old metal in Great Britain.................. 374 Lawrence machine shop, sale of . . . 194 Leather, new substitute for upper.. 195 Letters, dead money.......................... 81 “ stray “ 80 Liberia, cotton culture i n ....................269 Light-houses, new............. 177, 398 Life, a contented...................................315 “ insurance, new scheme of survi vorship annuities......................489 “ loss of, at sea, 1861.................. 274 Lithograpic handbills or showbills, duty on............................................ 87 Liverpool, cotton imports a t .................391 “ docks.................................. 180 Loan and Treasury note bill.................477 Long dock company.......................... 471 Lucifer matches, manufactureo f.. . . 193 Lumber trade of Albany.................. 216 M. Mail service in A ustralian................ 79 “ in United States, cost of 77 Mails, British, to Singapore, Penang, China, etc................................ 78 “ French...................................... 78 Maine, banks o f.. . . . ...................... 495 “ agricultural statistics of.......... 570 Marine telegraph, Ward’s .................. 221 Mason and Slidell, arrest of.............. 1 Massachusetts, fish inspection of, 1856 -1861 ............................................... 282 Masters of Amer. vessels—act of Con gress requiring oath of allegiance. 486 Matches, lucifer, manufactureo f... . . 193 Materials in their invisible state........410 Meetings of Chamber of Commerce, New York........................... 30, 32, 146 Meetings of Chamber of Commeree, San Francisco.................................. 146 v iii IN D E X TO V O LU M E X L V I. PAGE PAGE. Mercantile law, journal of................. 296 New York and Jersey City, new ferry between......................... 76 “ marine fund, English.. . . 72 “ arrivals of vessels at, for “ “ and science............ 68 years 1851-1861.......... 273 “ miscellanies.. . . 315,408, 585 “ cattle market for 1 8 6 1 ... 459 “ steam fleet, British......... 69 “ Chamber of Commerce, Merchant ships, arming o f ................ 182 meetings of, . . . .10, 32,146 Mersey, ship building on.................... 69 Central railr’d, cost, etc., of 74 Mexican convention between England, city bank returns, France, and Spain.......................... 172 290, 393, 491, 559 Mexico, mining and agriculture o f... 417 commerce of, 1861.......... 273 Mines in California, yield of.................359 cotton exports of, 1860-61 269 “ copper, of U .S ........................ 378 duties received at, 1858-61 279 Mining, manufacture, and art, journal exports exclusive of spe of...................................... 189, 371, 555 cie, 1858-1861... 279 Mint of U. S., history of, coinage of, exports and receipts of pro directors of, etc., etc........................ 247 duce, year ending April Mississippi river, modified regulations 30, 1862........................ 540 governing the commerce of........... 552 “ domestic produce, Missouri River, cities on.................... 54 1858-1861.... 280 “ semi-annual statement West foreign free goods, ern Bank of. 290, 291 1858-1861.... 280 Money, continental, a legaltender.. . 295 foreign dutiable, “ letters, stray........................... 80 1858-1861.... 280 “ review of an article “ What is leading articles money?”...............................234 domestic produce 275 “ making and keeping i t .......... 588 specie and bullion 280 Molasses, consumption of in IT. S. “ t o t a l ................... 281 1850-1861 .................... 287 “ imports certain ar “ trade of IT. S., 1861 ........ 286 ticles, 1861___ 275 Monthly coffee circular................ 44, 198 “ entered for con “ sugar “ ................ 46, 200 sumption......... 277 Montreal, commerce of....................... 209 “ enter’d for w’rehse 277 “ shipping business a t.......... 84 “ free goods............ 278 Muslins, Irish embroidered................ 558 “ specie................... 278 Munificent American banks in Eng “ total, 1851-1861. 277 land .................................................. 585 railroad commtmicatiou Mutual fire insurance companies, im with Washington.......... 73 portant legal decisions................... 487 “ receipts of articles of do mestic produce at, 1858-61 274 N. “ steam line to Bristol. . . . 70 “ tobacco trade of. . . . 208 National armory, Peoria, 111.................496 “ yearly return of, savings “ authenticated currency........ 128 banks............................ 493 “ currency.............................. 128 “ State, banks of..................561 “ “ and banking system 113 New reefs in South Pacific Ocean.. . 178 Nautical intelligence, journal of “ South Wales, census of............. 49 68, 177, 398 “ school in New York harbor. 43 “ style of fog-bell.......................... 179 “ whaling ground.......................... 179 Navies and armies of Europe............ 508 Newfoundland, population of............ 475 Notices of new books, 108,318, 411, 509, 593 New Brunswick, “ 475 New lighthouses................................. 177 N. Carolina, ship load of provisions for 212 “ “ in Gulf of S uez.. . . 398 Nova Scotia, population of................... 474 “ “ in Newfoundland.. . 398 Nutmeg disease.................................. r& New Orleans, trade of, for year end ing March 1, 1862.. 545 O. “ & other Southern ports opened.................... 550 Ocean telegraphs........................... 61, 159 “ proclamation of Presi dent opening port, Ohio banks, quarterly statement o f.. 396 Old yellow metal, duty on................ 399 A circular of Treasu ry Department, 550, 553 Opium shops of Java......................... 83 IN D E X TO VOLUM E X LV I. IX PAGE. Public debt of the United S tates... . 397 aPacific telegraph, account o f............... 157 “ distances of stations Quarantine reform.............................. 428 o n .................... 300 “ extension of........... 161 Queensland cotton ............................ 167 Paris, population of............................ 49 Quicksilver in California.......................360 Patents, new, in United States........ 196 K. Paupers in Ireland............................. 54 Pauperism and drinking in Irelan d .. 50 Railroad, canal, & telegraph statistics, Pawner’s Bank, Boston..................... 292 73, 217, 299, 462, 546 Paying debts, religion of.................... 315 “ communication betw’n New Peabody, George, munificent donation York and Washington.. 73 to London poor............................... 585 “ Erie, earnings, expenses, &c. Pennsylvania railway report for 1861 471 1852-1861........................ 470 Peoria <fc Oquawka railroad company. 16 “ Erie, report of receiver.. . . 465 “ Illinois, advantages of, for loca “ Illinois Central, annual re tion of a national armory.. . 496 port of........... ................... 463 Perennial cotton in cold climates___ 66 “ to Lake Superior............... 547 Peru, cotton from .................................272 “ in United States, earnings “ railroads in............................... 217 for February and March, Peruvian guano, exp’t of, from Chincha 1861-62 ........................... 548 Islands............................................. 86 Railroads in Canada... . . ................. 303 Philadelphia, arrival of vess’ls at, 1861 285 “ in Chili................................... 301 “ bank returns, weekly, “ in Connecticut..................... 73 290, 393, 491, 559 “ in England........................... 75 “ commerce of, 1859-61. 286 “ in Pennsylvania.................. 471 “ “ foreign, Nov. “ in Peru................................. 217 1861........ 83 “ in Russia.................... . . . 218 “ duties rec’d at, 1858-61 2S5 “ in the world, length & cost Photozincography................................. 197 of.................................... 462 Phrensies, commercial....................... 225 “ Spanish, i .......................... 218 Pirates, rebel....................................... 182 Rebel pirates...................................... 182 Poetry—“ A contented life” ................ 315 Record, chronological, of 4 centuries. 17 “ “ In State”........................... 409 Recovery of sunken vessels.............. 70 Population of British North America 472 Reform in quarantine...........................428 “ of China............................. 408 Religion of paying debts.................... 315 “ of France.......................... 472 Revenue of the U. States post-offices. 77 “ of Ireland, present......... 53 Review of an article “ what is money.” 234 of Paris............................ 49 “ of the saltpetre trade of 1861 452 “ of United Kingdom. ..49, 476 Rifles, American arm y...................... 591 “ statistics of..........48, 472, 574 Right of search.................................... 16 undue increase of female, Rights of belligerents in British ports 484 in England.................. 52 Rio Janeiro, coffee export, &c., of.... 454 colored, of the U. States. 574 Rivers, harbor defences on.................. 337 Portland, Maine, commerce of.......... 209 Rope, important tests of wire........... 556 Portuguese cotton.............................. 67 Rothschild’s w it.................................. 409 Pork trade of the West for 1861-62. 542 Round cast-steel in coils, duty on. . . . 169 Post-office finances................................ 329 Roxbury, Mass., trade of„.................. 208 “ United States, re venues of 77 Russia, exports and imports of, by Postage to Italy by the French mail.. 81 each frontier, years 1853-59 456 “ advantage of uniformity in. “ railways in ...............................218 443, 527 “ debt o f .................................. 563 Postal arrangem’t, British & American 7 8 “ bill, new...............................401 S. “ statistics............................ 77 Prince Edward’s Island,populationof 475 Saddlery, duty on.............................. 172 Produce, exports and receipts of, at Safflower, extract of, duty on............ 399 New York...................................540 St. Paul, Minn., exports of, 1861........ 287 Property confiscated in rebelStates. 174 Sale of machine shop at Lawrence, Providence weekly bank returns, Mass................................................. 194 290, 393, 492, 660 Salmon fisheries of California............ 361 X IN D E X TO V O L U M E X L V I. PAGE. San Francises, meeting of chamber of Tariff, U. S. amended Dec. 1861........ 94 commerce...................... 151 Tartary, cotton culture of.................. 272 “ “ trade and commerce of 357 Tea, duty on....................................... 304 Saltpetre, export from England for “ manufacture of........................... 556 bidden...................................168 Telegraph, arm y................................ 162 “ review of trade, 1861......... 462 “ cable, the Atlantic............302 Savings banks of FT. Y., report, 1861 493 “ the Chesapeake, cable laid 546 School, nautical, in N. Y. harbor....... 43 “ experiments................ 160,299 Science and the mercantile marine... 68 “ extension on the Pacific.. 161 Scotland, population of. . . . *............ 475 “ ocean............................ 61, 169 Sea, loss of life at, 1861.................... 274 “ tariff, the Californian.... 157 Search, right of................................... 16 “ Atlantic............................. 299 Sequestration act in Alabama........... 89 “ Co., expenses o f.. 547 “ Pacific...................................157 Sewing machines, exports, from 17. Y. 209 “ to India.............................. 222 Shawls, woolen, embroidered, duty on 400 Shipbuilding on the Mersey.............. 69 “ Ward’s marine................. 291 Shipping business at Montreal.......... 84 Thames, new iron bridge over.......... 219 Ships, arming of merchant................ 182 Tide water deliveries of the canals.. 213 “ iron plated................................ 189 Tobacco trade of New York.................208 Shoes, improvement in the manufac “ historical, statistical, diplo ture of............................................ 190 matic, and literary........... 513 Toledo, trade and commerce of......... 365 Silk, consumption of, England.......... 85 “ lacets, duty on............................ 170 Tools for working in iron..................... 495 “ something about i t .................... 321 Trade and commerce, statistics of, Silver and gold................................... 128 82, 208 273, 357, 449, 574 Something about silk...........................321 “ “ of Buffalo___ 368 South Pacific ocean, new reefs discov “ of B o sto n .... 281 ered in.............................................. 178 “ of Chicago 182, 363 “ “ of San Fran Southern ports—opening of Beaufort, cisco........... 357 Port Royal, and New Orleans 550, 653 Spanish railways................................ 75 “ “ of Toledo___ 365 Specie imports at N. Y., 1858-1861 . 2^9 Trade of the lakes...................... 283, 210 “ with China, lapan and the St. Petersburgh, goods -imported from Amour................................. 155 U. S. to, in 1860-1861................... 544 “• of New Orleans for year ending Statistics of French census................ 472 March 1, 1862..................... 545 “ of population........ 48,472,574 Trick, a new........................................ 60S “ of trade and commerce, 82, 208, 273, 357, 449, 639 Treasury certificates, official o rd er.. 480 “ decisions................................ 399 Steamboat, the first............................ 76 “ note and loan bill..................477 Steamers, American, in China........... 85 “ notes by the c art-lo ad .... 293 “ between Bristol and N. Y. 70 “ regulations, trade on the “ Cunard Atlantic................ 80 Cumberland and T enn.. 481 dimensions of.......... 180 Treaty between Turkey, England, and France....................................... 175 “ subsidies to, by Chili........ 182 1 Steamship building on the C lyde.. . . 69 “ Trent,” facts as tostoppage of......... Stray money letters.............................. 80 Turkey, cottongrowth in.................... 270 Subsidies to British mail steamers.. 79 Substitute for upper leather .............. 195 U. Sugar and molasses, southern demand for............................................ 82 Uniformity of postage, advantages of 443 “ circular, monthly................ 46,200 Union Gun, th e ....... ........................ 191 “ manufacture at Hamburg........ 656 United Kingdom, population of........ 49 Sunken vessels, recovery of................. 70 rights of bel’gerents Supplemental treasury act................ 479 in the ports o f.. . . 484 Surat ns. American cotton.................... 381 United States and China, convention Survey of the Isthmus of D arien.. . . 14 between, for the ad System of warehousing, origin of, etc 239 justment of claims.. 483 anthracite coal trade. 376 cotton supply in........268 “ prospec Tariff, new, of Colombia. 90 tive... 391 XI IN D E X TO VOLUM E X L V I. PAGE. PAGE. United States, failures in 1861........ 316 “ foreign commerce of, 1860-1861........... 461 “ mint, annual report of directors, with his tory, coinage, etc. . 247 “ molasses trade of 1861 286 “ “ cons’ption of 1860-1861 286 “ mail service, cost o f.. 77 “ minister to Ja p a n .. . . 163 “ new patents in ......... .. 196 “ postal department, fi nances of.................. 329 “ post office, revenues of 77 “ public debt of............ 397 “ tariff amended Dec., 1861....................... 94 “ warehousing system of 187 “ wheat exports of,1841 -1861.................... 449 “ of Colombia, coin, val ue of....................... 307 Unproductive labor of Europe.......... 211 Vessels, arrivals of, at N. Y., 1851-61 “ of, at Philadelphia... “ recovery of sunken.. Voyage, Arctic, of Dr. Hayes............ 273 285 70 183 \v . Wales, population of.......................... 475 War, effects of, in retarding increase of population.................................. 63 Warehousing system of G. Britain... 188 “ of U. S ta te s.. . 187 “ origin, Ac., o f.. 349 Ward’s marine telegraph.................... 221 Washington railroad communication with New Y ork.............................. 73 Western Bank, of Missouri, semi-an nual return of........................... 290, 291 Whaling ground, new, plenty of whal’s 179 Wheat exports of U. S., 1841-1861. 449 “ trade of France, 1841-1861... 449 “ trade of G. Britain, 1841-61.. 449 Wines, fictitious................................ 84 Wire rope, important tests o f .......... 656 Wool exports of California................. 362 V. “ flax and cotton flax................... 66 “ trade of Great Britain............... 449 Velvets in piece for the button manu “ growing..................................... 573 facture, duty on.............................. 170 Venezuela, cultivation of cotton in .. 671 Woolen goods in France.................... 93 “ jackets, duty on.................... 87 Vessels, arrivals and clearances of, at Boston, 1852-61. 281 Women, employment o f .................... 52 Geo Soe W. W ood, Printer, No. 2 Dutch Street, N. T.