New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-02
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W -, !, issued with commsndable punc'u'
w. ,he first day Of the month without A"'''F
s"'s ~. ,seplar date OF publication. Inc pIeS'
Psnhs ~, contains still more attractive se'e'-
eDt Num- ....n.neous articles than the preceding
wv -;,b the continuation OF the in'eres''"5 scr
cue .uosnced 10 that from the pens OF hsS'' anu
49, Several unpublished volumes. arc
-, ooptrbution the choicest passages iron
nv .svspce OF the regular issue are excel
'r-.,nrss in the NUMBER, and VIII serve % en-
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made is the delightful Autobiography OF Leigh
HINT. one Of the most fascinating books OF the
.s..op. both on account OF the inimitable naivete
of ia confessions. and the copious details OF Its
literary gossip with regard 70 Colerldge' SaeieN
Lamb, Campbell, and other celebrated contempt
-ies Of the author Monthly summary oil d.
ne.tic as well as Of foreign events, comprising a"
A political, literary, and scienth' incidents o. TUG
month, is hereafter TO be given IN eAoI
krcicles relating t. the economy oil SO0ia' No.
pocial interest to those engaged In any pa"
.aaut of productive activity VIII occupy ia5o
4. re in the MAGAZINE. The number IS emoeisn'
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~ "HUNr's MERCHANTS MAGAZINE" lJuly9
IA crowded to repletiol WI, the appropriate mat
ter belonging 70 its pages, aid almost entirely fa'
lIs the beau ideal Of a monthly repository Of com
mercial literature. "The Gold Mineso' California
.sbe subiect of the opening article, and discusses
the question of the depreciation OF the precious
metals in consequence of their discovery. The
winter, Professor Tucker late of the Virginia Uni
yersty produces brstiog array OF statistical facts
in support Of the positions, that the result OF the
California Gold will be to alter the proportion be-
tween the value Of silver and gold, SO that IN three
Or four years gold will fall from lG for to 10 for
Of silver, and the same cause continuing, it will
probably go on declining TO IA, -, 10 for ss 1t was
in some parts OF Europe prior to the discovery oil
America that this depreciation Will irjdre cred
tors and benefit debtors according to the extent OF
the depreciation, and the duration Of the contracts
in all countries where gold continues to be legal
tender,-and that these with therunavoldable con-
sequences, which are distinctly stated, will bring
about revolution in the monetary concerns of the
void. Other Interesting articles are given on
"1he Opium Trade Commercial Cities of the
United States" "The Coffee Trade &e. aud the
number closes with its usual coPious summary Of
s,atiktical intelligence.