MISCELLANEOUS.

TABLE I. Showing the net revenue from the customs paid by each state in 1816; the number of representatives in Congress, to which each state is entitled, and the number of militia in 1821.

Remarks. The revenue from the customs is paid in those ports where the goods are first landed. Tennessee, Kentucky, &c. pay no revenge, because they are interior states and have no ports. New-York pays a great revenue, because the goods consumed in New-York, half of New-Jersey, and the western half of New-England are first landed in the city of New-York. Goods to a considerable amount are also transported coast-wise from New-York to the southern states. The goods consumed in the western states pay duties in Philadelphia, Baltimore, New-Orleans, &c.

Questions. 1. What proportion of the revenue from the customs in 1816 was paid by New-York? 2. What proportion, by

Years.

Pennsylvania? 3. What proportion, by Massachusetts? 4. What proportion, by Maryland? 5. Why does New-York pay so much more than the other states? 6. Why was there no revenue from the western states? 7. Where do the goods consumed in the western states pay duties? 8. Which state has the greatest number of representatives in Congress? 9. Which, next? 10. Which, next? 11. Mention all the states which have more than 10 representatives.

TABLE II. Of the Post-office establishment, showing the number of post-offices, the amount of postages, the compensation to post masters, the cost of the transportation of the mail, the incidental expenses, the nett revenue of the establishment, and the extent of post roads in miles, for each year from 1790 to 1818.

1790

75

Dollars.
37,935

Dols.

1791

89

1792

195

1793

209

Dols.

Dols.

Miles. 5,795 1,875

Dols. 8,198 1,861 22,081, 46,294 10,312 3,092 23,293 9,597 1,905 67,444 16,513 5,282 32,731 12,913 5,642 104,747 21,646 5,660 44,734 32,707 5,642 1794 450 123,947 17,156 9,312 53,005 38,974| 11.984| 1795 453 160,620 | 30,27212,262 75,359 42,727 13,207 1796 453 195,067 35,730 14,353 81,489 63,495. 13,207 1797 554 213,998 47,109 13,623 89,382 63,884; 16,180 | 1798 639 232,997 56,035 16,035 107,014 53,893 16,180| 1799 677 264,846 63,958 14,605 109,475 76,808 16,180 1800 903 280,804 69,243, 16, 107128,644 66,810' 20,817 1801 1,025 320,443 79,338 23,363 152,450 65,292 22,309 1802 1,114 327,045 85,587 21,653 174,671 45,129 25,315 1803 1,258 351,823 93,170 24,084 205,110 29,459 25,315 1804 1,405 389,450 107,716 24,231 205,555 51,948 29,556 1805 1,558 421,373 111,552 26,180 239,635 44,006 31,076] 1806 1,710 446,106 119.785 25,895 267,893 32,533 33,431 1807 1,848 478,763 129,041 32,093 292,751| 24,878 33,755 1808 1,944 460,564 128,653 28,676 305,499 34,035 1809 2,012 506,634 141,579 23,516 332,917 8,62234,033) 1810 2,300 551,684 149,438 18,565 | 327,966 | 55,715|36,40 1811 2,403 587,247 159,244 20,639 319,166 88,148|36,40+ 1812 2,610 649,203 177,422 22,117|340,626 109,043 39,378| 1813 703,155 221,843 20,605 | 438,559 22,143 39,5-40 1814 730,380 234,354 17,170 475,602 3,244 41,736 1815 3,000 1,043,065 241,901 18,441 487,779 294,944 43,966 18163,260 961,782 265,544 16,508 521,970 157,760 | 48,976 1817 3,459 1,002,973 303,916 23,410 589,189 86,458 51,600| 1818 3,618

Remarks. From the table it appears that the number of postoffices, the amount of postages, and the extent of post roads has increased about thirty-fold in thirty years. This great increase in the extent of the post roads has been one cause of the rapid improvement of our country. Much of the commercial prosperity of nations is owing to the despatch and safety of well regulated post-office establishments.

The post-office establishment was not intended originally as a source of revenue to the government, and as the amount of postages has increased, nearly all the surplus has been employed in the extension of the post routes, and the establishment of new post-offices. In December, 1814, however, the rates of postage were increased 50 per cent. and the revenue of 1815 was in consequence, very considerable. In February, 1816, the postage was restored to the former rates.

Questions. 1. How much has the amount of postages and the extent of post roads increased since 1790? 2. In what year was the nett revenue from the post-office establishment the greatest? 3. What was the occasion of the unusual revenue in 1815?

TABLE III. Showing the expense of building and completely equipping vessels of war, of different rates, in the United States, together with the annual expense of each when in actual service, according to the estimate of the Secretary of the Navy in 1811.

GENERAL VIEWS OF EUROPE.

I. GENERAL TABLE. Showing the extent, population, density of population and chief city of the principal countries in Europe.

Questions. 1. Which state in Europe has the largest territory? 2. Mention the states which contain more than 100,000 square miles, in their order. 3. Mention the four principal states in the order of their population. 4. What states contain more than 7,000,000 inhabitants? 5. Which is the most thickly settled country in Europe? 6. Which is most thinly settled? 7. Which states have more than 100 on a square mile?

II. RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT. The following table shows the religion and government of the various states of Europe.

General Remark. The Greek Religion prevails in Russia, and the Mahometan in Turkey; in the rest of Europe the most northern countries are Protestant, the most southern, Catholic, and those in the middle partly Protestant and partly Catholic.

Questions. 1. What forms of religion are most prevalent in Europe? 2. Where does the Mahometan religion prevail? 3. Where does the Greek religion prevail? 4. Where, the Protestant? 5. Where, the Catholic? 6. What is the religion of Sweden? 7. Of Spain? 8. Of France? 9. What is the government of France? 10. Of Switzerland? 11. Of Sweden ?