The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 8F. Hunt, 1843 |
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Page 390 - Murray's Encyclopaedia of Geography ; comprising a complete Description of the Earth : Exhibiting its Relation to the Heavenly Bodies, its Physical Structure, the Natural History of each Country, and the Industry, Commerce, Political Institutions, and Civil and Social State of All Nations. Second Edition ; with 82 Maps, and upwards of 1,000 other Woodcuts. 8vo. price 60s. Neale.
Page 349 - The capital employed in purchasing foreign goods for home consumption, when this purchase is made with the produce of domestic industry, replaces too, by every such operation, two distinct capitals: but one of them only is employed in supporting domestic industry. The capital which sends British goods to Portugal, and brings back Portuguese goods to Great Britain, replaces by every such operation only one British capital. The other is a Portuguese one.
Page 533 - Moines; thence, down, and along the middle of the main channel of the said river Des Moines, to the mouth of the same, where it empties into the Mississippi river; thence, due east, to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river; thence, down, and following the course of the Mississippi river, in the middle of the main channel thereof, to the place of beginning.
Page 235 - ... company in the convenient transaction of its business, shall be sold and...
Page 533 - ... meridian line passing through the middle of the mouth of the Kansas River where the same empties into the Missouri River...
Page 236 - It shall be lawful for any married woman, by herself and in her name, or in the name of any third person, with his assent, as her trustee, to cause to be insured, for her sole use, the life of her husband...
Page 489 - A GALLOP AMONG AMERICAN SCENERY; Or, Sketches of American Scenes and Military Adventure.
Page 533 - ... the rapids of the river Des Moines, making the said line correspond with the Indian boundary line; thence, east, from the point of intersection last aforesaid, along the said parallel of latitude, to the middle of the channel of the main fork of the said river Des Moines...
Page 390 - This bumper I crown for our sovereign's health, And this for Britannia's glory and wealth ; That wealth and that glory immortal may be, If she is but just, and if we are but free.
Page 199 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable-, at the discretion of the Court, to any of the punishments which the Court may award, as hereinbefore last mentioned.