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Mortality at different ages 398
Duration of life in Europe 399
Paris Dead House 400
Suicides in France 400
Premature interments in France 401
Relative weight of the brain 401
Dimensions of the cerebellum 403
American Presidents 404
United States Armory at Springfield 407
Original and Selected Miscellany:
The progress of Astronomy 415
Ethnology of Hindoostan 426
Condition of Japan 429
Sketch of Russia 426
Origin of Bible Societies 444
Guano 447
The Hermit Woman 450
Ossian's Address to the Sun 453
A Moorish execution 454
The migration of plants 456
Dress 458
Australia 463
Homer. 472
Chinese printing 475
Consumption, effects of climate 476
Mine under the sea 478
The Great Indiana Cave 479
Jews in China. 481
Southey the Poet 483
Biographical notice of Captain John Smith 489
Sketch of Richard Hooker 501
A Latin hymn 504
Documents:
Proposed Atlantic and Pacific Ship Canal 507
Message of the President on the Boston slave case 511
Proclamation of the President on the same subject 515
Letter from the Secretary of State to the Mayor of Boston on the preceding subject 516
Ocean Steamers between California and China 518
Correspondence on the Austro-Hungarian question 524
Letter of the Secretary of War on the Florida Indians 525
Correspondence between the American Minister and British Secretary regarding dues on United States vessels 527
Letter from Sec. of Interior regarding the use of public timber by settlers 533
Bounty Land Law and the Mexican War 535
Proclamation of the President on the Cuban invasion 538
Act to found a Military Asylum 539
Liberia and slavery 541
The whale fishery (official notice) 545
The Pardoning Power and its abuses 552
Opinions of the Judges of New York City on the New York Code of Civil Procedure 564
Address from the Delegates of the Southern Rights Association 566
Speech of Queen Victoria on opening the Parliament, Feb. 1851 571
Views of British Chartists 572
Farewell Order of Sir Charles E. Napier 579
Act regarding Liabilities of Ship Owners 584
Official Circulars to the Creditors of Texas 585
Circular of Secretary of the Treasury on Mr. Hunter's Bill 589
