The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review, Volume 35F. Hunt, 1856 |
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... tion , formed treaties of commerce , fitted out an armed navy , " and for hundreds of years merchants virtually guided the affairs of Western Europe . To such a state of splendor had these merchants risen , that on one occasion a ...
... tion , formed treaties of commerce , fitted out an armed navy , " and for hundreds of years merchants virtually guided the affairs of Western Europe . To such a state of splendor had these merchants risen , that on one occasion a ...
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... respectability , unsoiled by the touch of any occupa- tion requiring manual labor . But the education of which we speak is not ashamed to put on its leather apron in the shop The Money or Commercial Value of a Man . 35.
... respectability , unsoiled by the touch of any occupa- tion requiring manual labor . But the education of which we speak is not ashamed to put on its leather apron in the shop The Money or Commercial Value of a Man . 35.
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... tion enriches the other . If the persons moving are educated , so much the worse for the one and better for the other . The West , therefore , must become rich , not so much from the richness of its soil and productiveness in cereal ...
... tion enriches the other . If the persons moving are educated , so much the worse for the one and better for the other . The West , therefore , must become rich , not so much from the richness of its soil and productiveness in cereal ...
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... tion becomes handy . The wanton and unsuccessful attack made by the British on Egypt in 1814 , serves still to the French as a bugbear with their protege ; and not less so , the recent acquisition of Aden by the same nation , which ...
... tion becomes handy . The wanton and unsuccessful attack made by the British on Egypt in 1814 , serves still to the French as a bugbear with their protege ; and not less so , the recent acquisition of Aden by the same nation , which ...
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... tion . The " Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez " offers- 75 per cent of the profits to the shareholders , who will lose their titles in 99 years . 15 per cent to the Egyptian government , which has to furnish , gratis ...
... tion . The " Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez " offers- 75 per cent of the profits to the shareholders , who will lose their titles in 99 years . 15 per cent to the Egyptian government , which has to furnish , gratis ...
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Page 109 - Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective, that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 416 - Covenant and combine ourselves together into a Civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid ; and by virtue hereof, to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
Page 683 - ... breakings -down. They will here meet with ruts, which I actually measured, four feet deep, and floating with mud only from a wet summer.
Page 35 - It is directly concerned with the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the materials upon which we expend our labor, and the things which we buy and sell.
Page 227 - fire and marine" insurance. SEC. 9. Any person violating the provisions of this act within this state, shall upon conviction thereof, in any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Page 416 - King, defender of the faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid...
Page 543 - ... all objects of art and of foreign and curious research, and all objects of natural history, plants, and geological and mineralogical specimens, belonging, or hereafter to belong, to the United States, which may be in the city of Washington, in whosesoever custody the same may be, shall be delivered to such persons as may be authorized by the board of regents to receive them, and shall be arranged in such order, and so classed, as best [to] facilitate the examination and study of them...
Page 361 - ... if any false statement be made in such certificate or affidavit, all the persons interested in such partnership shall be liable for all the engagements thereof as general partners.
Page 109 - Convinced that the maxims which they now proclaim cannot but be received with gratitude by the whole world, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries doubt not that the efforts of their Governments to obtain the general adoption thereof will be crowned with full success. The present Declaration is not and shall not be binding, except between those Powers who have acceded, or shall accede, to it.
Page 355 - Act, either in person or through another, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars; and...