receipts of grain by this channel alone will have reached six million bushels. Adding the flour at five bush. the bbl., and the large figure of seven million and three hundred thousands of bushels is made, to represent the breadstuffs discharged from canal-boats at Toledo. The receipts by rail-road have more than doubled those of any preceding year, as have also those by wagon. The tables exhibiting these have not yet been prepared. NEWSPAPERS. By the last census it appears the number published in the United States is 2625, circulating about 400,000,000 copies annually. It is curious to trace the origin of this powerful Fourth Estate from its humble begin nings in the seventeenth century. our time was published in the metropolis in 1622, and that the most prominent of the ingenious speculators who offered the novelty to the world was one Nathaniel Butter. His companions in the work appear to have been Nicholas Bourne, Thomas Archer, Nathaniel Newberry, Wm. Sheffard, Bartholomew Downes and Edward Allde. All these different names appear in the imprints of the early numbers of the first newspaperthe New News. What appears to be the earliest sheet bears date the 23d of May, 1622, and has the names of Bourne and Archer on the title; but as we proceed in the examination of the subject, we find that Butter becomes the most conspicuous of the set. He seems to have been the author and the writer whilst the others were probably the publishers; and, with varying title, and apparently with but indifferent success, his name is found connected with newspapers as late as 1640.” "When the reign of James the First was drawing to a close; when Ben Jonson was poet laureate, and the personal friends of Shakspeare were lamenting his recent death; when Cromwell was trading as a brewer at Huntingdon; when Milton was a youth of sixteen, just In continuation of the statistics of trying his pen at Latin verse, and Hamp. Florida Keys and Wreckers, as given in den a quiet country gentlemen in Buck- the Industrial Resources, we give the folinghamshire; London was first solicited lowing table, for which we are indebted to patronise its first newspaper. There is to E. J. Gomez, Esq., Spanish consul, no reason to doubt that the puny ances- and agent for insurance companies of tors of the myriads of broad sheets of Spain and Cuba, at Key-West: STATEMENT OF VESSELS WRECKED ON THE FLORIDA COAST, AND ASSISTED BY THE KEY WEST We have often had occasion to refer to the prodigious advances of Georgia in every element of material wealth, and the reader will find in the Industrial Resources quite a chapter upon the subject. We add the following additional items: ..... .$531,766 56......$1,321,678 03 -$7,918,217 77 In castings, Georgia has four establishments, with a capital invested of $35,000. They consume 440 tons pig * Many of these vessels were lost in the severe hurricane experienced on the 11th of October. Es timated number of vessels lost or injured on the Keys since 1823, 1200; of the value with cargoes, $40,000,000. From the 1st January to 1st Sept., 1852, 21 vessels reached Key West in distress or for repairs. Galena Mines-New-York Expenditure, &c. 403 In The assessment returns of the value of property in New-Orleans for 1852, show: Rep. Dist. Reni Estate. entire value of product, $88,750. We have seen a letter from J. V. Phil lips upon the subject of the lead mines of Galena and the Upper Mississippi, in which he states that not more than, five per cent. of the lead has yet been removed, in value about 35 or $40,000,000, though the product has been yearly decreasing. "Upper Production of Lead in pigs of 70 lbs., of the " Mines," for seven years, from 1846 to 1852, in clusive. .626,960 187,255.. 3.855 497,695.. 6,768 Negroes. Capital. Licences. 1st....... 5,414,215.. 485,400.. 2nd. 6,708,905.. 594,000.. .18,590,480.. 542,600.. 6,313,930.. 53,342 8,767,250. 325,000.. 2,308,550.. 14,778 589,800.. 3rd 5th. 6th. ... 6,857,760.. 3,919,225. 380,700.. 2,394,730.. 261,600.. 536,475.. 11,808 383,150.. 4,386 187,300.. 5,484 1,613,880.. 172,500.. Negroes, &c. 2,179 ... 1,837,030.. 245,100.. 80,400.. 2,581 8th.. 778,469 681.969 M. Funded Debt. 492,300 00. .1.749,660 00. 636,480 00. .1,041,992 43.... 919,289 20.. ...2,298,048 66...1,590,810 85. 357,947 35. III... 900,185 37 The estimated expenditure of the City 11 of New-York, for all purposes, in 1853, is as follows: For expenditure of the City Government, exclusive of Police, Lamps and Gas.. $2,539,938 00 325,000 00 Floating Debt. 664,256 80 .1,011,650 98 263,705 37 4,240,226 46 ..2,868,047 40 ...7,108,273 86 The following are the number of ships engaged in the North Pacific fishery for the last eleven years, and the averaged quantity of oil taken:-1841, 20 ships averaged 1,412 barrels-28.200 barrels ; 1842, 29 ships averaged 1,627 barrels47,200 barrels; 1843, 108 ships averaged gislature for authority to levy...... $3,479,938 00 1,349 barrels-146,800 barrels; 1844, 170 ships averaged 1,528 barrels-259,570 barrels; 1845, 263 ships averaged 953 barrels-250.600 barrels; 1846, 292 ships averaged 869 barrels-253,800 barrels: 1847, 177 ships averaged 1,059 barrels 187,443 barrels; 1848, 159 ships averaged 1,164 barrels―185,256 barrels ; 1849, 155 ships averaged 1,334 barrels206,850 barrels; 1850, 144 ships averaged 1,692 barrels-243,648 barrels: 1851, 138 ships averaged 626 barrels-86 360 barrels. In 1852 about 283 ships cruised in the 77,130 Half Dollars. 177,060 Quarter Dollars. 1,535,500 Dimes... 1,000,500 Half Dimes.. quantity of whale oil on hand in New- 18,663,500 Three Cent Pieces. The following table will show the amount of oil and whalebone on hand from 1852 to 1845, inclusive : Jan. 1, 1852. 1851. 1850. 1849. Bone. 27,549,555 Pieces. 5,162,094 Cents 32,711,649 Pieces COPPER. 153,550 00 50,025 00 559,905 00 $52,352,948 50 $51,620 94 $52,404,569 44 We gather from official reports, made Sperm, Whale. to the last session of the legislature of 19,350.....36,500..unknown. Virginia, the following particulars relat3,610.....14,062. 242,000 ing to the commerce of her great public .10,147. .20,936.. .994,600 works: 3,760... 13,000. .440,000 Statement showing the amount of Tonnage and the Estimated Value thereof, imported into the City of Richmond, on the James River and Kanawha Canal, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, Richmond and Danville Railroad, and the Virginia Central Railroad, during each of the last five years, together with the Freights and Tolls paid on the said Tonnage. Table exhibiting the Amount of Tonnage, Estimated Value thereof, and the Freight paid on the same, imported into the City of Richmond by means of the several Works of Internal Improvement leading into the City, during the year 1852. Charleston Exports for 1852-New-York Taxation. 405 Statement of Exports of the Growth, Produce, and Manufacture of the United States from the District of Charleston, during the year 1852, in American and Foreign Vessels. Mr. Tuel of New-York lately publish- Alabama Steamship Company, Black ed in the New-York Journal of Com- Warrior, between New-York and New merce an article upon the steamships Orleans, Mobile and Havana, 1,900; 3 of that city. From it we learn that the New-York and Savannah Steamship Cunard (British) line was established in Co., Florida, Alabama and Augusta, of 1838, and consists of Arabia, 2,500 tons; 1,300, and 1,350 tons respectively, 3,950; Asia, 2,200; Europa, 1,800; America, 2 New-York and Virginia Steamship 1,800; Persia, 3,100; Africa, 2,200; Ni- Company, the Roanoke and Jamestown, agara, 1,800; Canada, 1,800; Cambria, 1,050 respectively, 2,100; 3 United States 1,500; aggregate tonnage, 10,000. Mail Steamship Company, the Cherokee, Empire and Crescent City, 1,300, 2,000, and 1,500, respectively, 4,800; total number of ships employed, 17; aggregate of tonnage, 21,912. The New-York and Liverpool United States Mail Steamers. This line was established by E. K. Collins, Esq., in 1850. The first of its ships, the Atlantic, sailed from New-York for Liverpool 27th April, 1850. The Arctic of this line has made the quickest passage of the Atlantic steamers from New-York to Liverpool, accomplishing it in 9 days and 17 hours. Atlantic, 3,000 tons; Pacific, 3,000; Baltic, 3,000; Arctic, 3,000; aggregate tonnage, 13,000. The Ocean Steam Navigation Company comprises the United States Mail Steamship line between New-York, Southampton and Bremen, and consists of the Washington of 1,700 tons; the Hermann, 1,700; aggregate tonnage, 3,300. This company was established in 1847. The New-York and Havre Steam Navigation Company consists of the United States Mail Steamers, the Franklin, of 2,209 tons; Humboldt, 2,200; aggregate tonnage, 4,400 tons. The Glasgow and New-York Steam ship Company is running its new steamship Glasgow, of 1,962 tons and four hundred horse power. The steamships employed on lines between New-York and the Southern cities of the United States are seventeen, belonging to the following companies: 4 steamers, Marion, Union, Southerner and Adger, of 12, 15, 10 and 1,500 tons, respectively, New-York and Charleston Steamship Company, 6,200; 2 propellers, Benj. Franklin and Wm. Penn (1,000 each) between New-York and New-Orleans, 2,000; 2 propellers, City of Norfolk and Richmond, between Charleston, Norfolk, Petersburgh and Richmond, of 444 and 518 tons respectively, 962; 1 N. Y. and The California lines consist of the steamers of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, as follows: the Golden Gate, 2,500 tons; Tennessee, 1,300; Northerner, 1,200; Republic, 1,200; Oregon, 1,099; Panama, 1,087; California, 1,050; Columbia, 800; Carolina, 600; Columbus, 600; Isthmus, 600; Unicorn, 600; Fremont, 600; John L. Stephens, 1,500; total, 15,536 tons. The United States Mail Steamship Company, on the Atlantic side, connect with the Pacific Mail Company.-Their steamers are: Georgia, 3,000 tons; Ohio, 3,000; Illinois, 2,500; Empire City, 2,000; Crescent City, 1,500; Cherokee, 1,300; Philadelphia, 1,200; El Dorado, 1,300; Falcon, 1,000; George Law, 2,800; Total, 19,600. Vanderbilt's Line, via Nicaragua, is composed of 10 ships: The Northern Light, 2,500 tons; Prometheus, 1,500; Pacific, 1,200; S. S. Lewis, 2,000; Morning Star, 2,500; Independence, 900; Pioneer, 2.500; Brother Jonathan, 2,100; Star of the West, 1,600; Daniel Webster, 1,200. Total, 18,000. The New-York and San Francisco Steamship Company is composed of the following steamers: the Winfield Scott, 2,100 tons; United States, 1,500; Cortez, 1,800; Uncle Sam, 2,000. Total, 7,400. The Empire City Line is composed of the following steamers: the Sierra Nevada, 1,800 tons; City of Pittsburgh, 2,000; San Francisco, 3,000. Total, 6,800. |