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From the American Traveller, Boston.

"HUNT'S MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE.-We have from time to time noticed this thriving periodical as it appeared. Mr. Hunt, the projector and editor, may well be proud of the success that has marked its progress, and the high character it has acquired at home and abroad, among merchants, diplomatists, and statesmen, and it affords us pleasure to have it in our power to state, that it is taken by the British Board of Trade, the French Administration of Commerce, and the Governments of several of the European countries; by foreign consuls, ministers, and statesmen, and may be found in the Congress Library, the departments of State, Navy, Treasury, War, and Post-Office at Washington, and in the hands of a large number of our most intelligent Senators and Representatives in Congress. No periodical is perhaps more read and studied than this; and none we are certain contains a greater amount of statistical information, touching not only the commerce and resources of our own but foreign countries, with which we have commercial intercourse. The remark of a distinguished member of Congress to another, that no member of that body could speak intelligently on the Tariff or any subject connected with the Commercial Legislation of the Union without reference to this Magazine,' is perfectly just. It has moreover attracted the attention of the periodical press abroad; several of its articles have been translated into the French and published in the Revu des du Mondes,' the leading Review of that country."

From the New York Express.

"Each successive number of this standard periodical furnishes fresh evidence of the ability of its valued and distinguished contributors, and the talent, industry, and research of its editor. The commerce and resources of our own country and the various nations of the earth, that make up the physical and commercial circle of the globe, are spread out in its neatly and correctly printed pages in bold relief. The laws of trade that govern the States of the Union, are here analyzed and explained with clearness and precision, so that the merchant can easily comprehend how he can collect a debt, under the multitudinous laws of the twentysix States and territories. The Commercial Regulations that subsist between the various nations with which we have commercial intercourse are here presented in a condensed and comprehensive form. Do we wish to ascertain the population of a state, town, or county, in Europe or America; the amount of exports or imports of any State or Kingdom, the various articles of trade—the weights, measures, and currency of a country, or the rocks and shoals, that stand in the path of the ocean-tossed mariner, we turn to the pages of this Magazine, and find a ready answer. In short, this work has thus far been the repository of mercantile biography, history, geography, and statistics, and contains an amount of information on all these and kindred subjects, no-where else to be found, unless, indeed, we consult hundreds of books, pamphlets, and documents. Duly to appreciate the work, we should possess it from its commencement, and continue to preserve its monthly issues."

From the Yankee Blade.

"There is no publication in the world so valuable,— -or rather so invaluable, we should say—to merchants and business men generally, as Mr. Hunt's. Every number is freighted with a rich abundance of tabular and statistical information, while the leading papers on commercial subjects are characterized by great interest and ability. The fact that a work requiring so much expense, care and labor, has sustained itself some eight years, and is still receiving large additions to its subscription list from all quarters of the globe, speaks volumes in its favor."

From the Albion, (New York.)

"Great care is taken to make it comprehensive in its design, and it is produced in a very handsome style. This work should command success, for it addresses itself to the warmest interests of commerce, and is calculated to elicit important information on a wide range of subjects."

From the New Orleans Commercial Bulletin.

"The character of the Merchants' Magazine is too well known to require puffing; but to those unacquainted with its contents, if any there are, we would say, that it is a Magazine filled with matter, compiled with great care and labor, and giving to the merchant such information as cannot be found in any other work of a similar nature in Europe or America."

From the New Orleans Bee.

"This is decidedly one of the most valuable periodicals of the present age. The vast amount of information which it affords at comparatively so small an outlay, places it within the reach of every individual of moderate means, which is by no way the best recommendation in this eminently commercial country. In short, as we have frequently repeated, this work ought to be in the hands of every man engaged in commerce; the clerk and the merchant will find it equally to their advantage to patronize a periodical so ably conducted, and devoted to their especial interests."

From the Albany Daily Advertiser.

"The more we see of this Magazine the higher does it rise in our estimation. To the enlightened merchant, or man of business on a broad scale for the intelligent student of public affairs and of the interests of society in the reciprocal relations and bearings-for the statesman and public functionary-and even for the inquisitive and curious in a large and liberal way, there is no work published periodically in this country to be compared with it as a storehouse of facts, statistical exhibits, and the history and course of trade, whether internal in the various nations that make up the commercial circle of the world, or external and international. The mere table of contents of each number will show the propriety of these remarks.

From Simmonds' (London, England,) Colonial Magazine, edited by P. L. Simmonds, Esq.

"What can we say more in praise of our friend and collaborateur on the other side of the Atlantic, than we have already done? He follows on in the same praiseworthy and beaten track of public usefulness which he has pursued for these six years past, and may he live to a green old age to enlighten and improve the commercial men of the United States."

From the National Intelligencer.

"To persons who desire to obtain cheaply sound mercantile knowledge-and who are they that could not be benefited by such knowledge?—we know of no other means where so much can be procured at the same expense. You might be deterred from even opening, with such a title, from the supposed dryness and exclusiveness of the subjects. But an agreeable surprise awaits those who take the best means of testing its merits-that is reading a volume, and few will read one who will not secure to themselves the pleasure and the profit of the residue. To those who are called upon to perform the very high duty of legislating on the mercantile policy of the United States, Hunt's Magazine may be pronounced unhesitatingly indispensable."

From the Brooklyn Daily Advertiser.

"Though immediately and primarily designed for merchants, this commercial periodical will be of use to every man of business or of curiosity. There is no man who is not in some degree a merchant, who has something to buy and something to sell, and who does not, therefore, want such instructions as may teach the true value of possessions or commodities. The description of ports and cities may instruct the geographer as well as if they were found in books appropriated to his own science; and the doctrines of funds, the laws of trade, insurance, coinage, and currency, monopolies, exchanges, and duties, are so necessary to the politician, that without it he can be of no use either in the counsel or the Senate, nor can think or speak justly either on war or trade."

From the United States Gazette, Philadelphia.

"In size and general appearance, the Merchants' Magazine closely resembles the best periodicals of the day, while its contents are richly varied, although partaking strongly of the general character of the work; and as of one number, so of all, each is furnished with ample variety of well written or carefully selected and condensed articles, suited to the business pursuits of a merchant, and forming a work that a merchant may feel a pride in patronizing on professional grounds.

From the Troy Daily Whig.

"This sterling Magazine, so justly popular for its essays on general and local commerce, its running record of the progress of trade in the various sections of the Union, its commercial and miscellaneous statistics, its exposition of the law merchant and maritime law, its statesmanlike articles on revenue and finance, and its prompt and accurate information on all subjects directly connected with mercantile affairs-has now reached the close of the fourteenth half yearly volume. Its able editor and proprietor, Freeman Hunt, has served the commercial public well and faithfully for seven years, and we rejoice to learn that his labors have been rewarded by a large and rapidly increasing circle of subscribers."

From the Baltimore American.

"This very ably conducted work was established in 1839, and has progressively increased in public favor at home, while it ranks very high in Europe. The editor, Mr. Hunt, possesses rare qualifications for the execution of his duties, and has enlisted the aid of able contributors. In all that relates to commerce, manufactures, political economy, etc., with information on the various business operations, its pages contain an amount of useful matter invaluable to statesmen and men of business."

From the New Orleans Commercial Times.

"In the whole range of commercial works, professing to march pari passu with the continually accelerated advance in all departments of traffic and business which characterizes the age, there are few that are superior to Hunt's Magazine, certainly none on this continent. Whether we regard the diligence that collects, the skill that discriminates, or the taste that classifies the abundant materials which the editor must have to form his elegant monthly issue, we involuntarily award him our meed of praise, without even the smallest drawback."

From the American Freeman.

"We unhesitatingly pronounce this work to be one of the most valuable publications of the day. It is a monthly register of facts, connected with Political Economy, Agriculture, Commerce, Mechanical Arts and Manufacturing, which has no superior, considering size and cost. It contains a current and practical fund of wisdom. It is worth GOLD to the business man, engaged in any of the great interests of trade, and even the scholar will find much in it to interest and instruct him. We sincerely hope, that our readers will avail themselves of this publication. It ought to be read by every American citizen.

From the New York Courier and Enquirer.

"The Merchants' Magazine continues to sustain its excellent reputation, and to increase constantly in public favor. No periodical in the country is conducted with more industry, intelligence, and judiciousness of adaptation to the interests of the class for whose particular benefit it is published. It took the right stand at first, and has maintained it manfully. No-where else can be found in so compendious a form, and such excellence of arrangement, so large an amount of mercantile matter, and so uniformly valuable. Mr. Hunt more than redeems his pledges to the public in every issue of his excellent periodical."

From the Hon. H. I. Seaman, Member of Congress from New York. "I have been an occasional reader of your Magazine, and have no hesitation in saying that it is a valuable repository of useful information."

From the Mobile Advertiser and Chronicle.

"The more extensive the circulation of the Merchants' Magazine, especially among the business portion of our citizens, the better it will be for the general intelligence and useful knowledge so indispensable to the prosperity and respect. ability of a commercial community."

From the Augusta, Ga., Constitutionalist.

"We cannot too highly recommend the Merchants' Magazine to the community. Every merchant should have it in short every business man should have it." From the Savannah Republican.

"We never recur to this work as we do to the ephemeral productions of the day, but we always give it that consideration to which a publication of value is entitled, which no merchant of this day, who wishes to be well informed, can dispense with."

From the Baltimore Patriot.

"This Magazine is regarded by our most eminent merchants and statesmen as the best work of the kind published. Indeed, it is the only one embracing the same scope of subjects."

From the American Journal of Education,

"This incomparable Magazine, commends itself to the favorable regard of every well-educated mercantile man."

From the Syracuse Daily Star.

"We know not how many numbers of this Magazine are taken in Syracuse, but we think we hazard nothing in saying that a more valuable monthly publication is not issued from the American press. To Merchants, Millers, Founders, and indeed all classes of business men, it is an invaluable compendium of facts, statistics and commercial affairs, which, did they but know it, they cannot afford to be without."

From the Hickman (Kentucky) Standard.

"To the merchant, the politician and the scholar, this work is alike valuable. Its pages contain a fund of information in relation to the commerce of the country, to be found no-where else in so convenient a form."

From the Newark Daily Advertiser.

"Hunt's Merchants' Magazine is among the Magazines which deserve to be signalized for their intrinsic qualities. It is a journal of uncommon merit.”

From the Boston Daily Atlas.

"It is the only work of its class in this or any other country, and every merchant and business man should feel personally interested in its success."

From the National Intelligencer.

"There is one praiseworthy circumstance distinguishing this periodical, which we think deserves to be noticed, and that is the great punctuality with which it is published. If a publication contain valuable information, it cannot too soon be in the hands of the public, and unless a periodical abides as nearly as possible by the literal return of its nominal period of publication, it loses its distinctive character, and with it much of the interest and value which would otherwise attach to it. Regularity is the soul of business'; it ought, therefore, to be, as it is, a distinguishing characteristic of a business journal like the Merchants' Magazine.”

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From the Boston Morning Post.

"Hunt's Magazine, in point of real usefulness, is worth all the other magazines in the country. It is a truly excellent work, and, we are glad to learn, is supported as it deserves."

From the Toledo (Ohio) Blade.

"No counting room should be without this best of commercial periodicals."

From the Baltimore American.

"This most valuable commercial Magazine has now been established for seven years, and, by the ability and untiring industry of its editor, has attained at home and in Europe a high and wide-spread reputation. It differs from any other magazine, either in this country or in Europe, in this respect, that it is devoted exclusively to the wants and interests of the business community; and is thus designed to be really a work for use, and not for parade. Commerce and political economy, essays on banking, navigation, manufactures, insurance, trade, mercantile law, including important judicial decisions, and official reports of new commercial regulations and treaties, constitute part of the contents of each number. A work conducted by a very able and laborious editor, aided by valuable contributors, which appears monthly, and treats of such important subjects, cannot fail to possess a very high value for present or future reference. This Magazine will be found to fulfil all it promises, and that is high commendation."

From the New York Tribune.

"The Merchants' Magazine was started in 1839 for the express purpose of furnishing to the merchants throughout the United States a work which should present to them, conveniently arranged and carefully digested, all the information upon commerce and the various departments connected more or less directly with it, which their position and profession demanded. This has been done in a manner, we feel warranted in pronouncing, far superior to anything of the kind ever published in this country or England. We cannot too strongly recommend this Magazine to the patronage and support of every class, to whom it must prove of decided utility. Every merchant, especially, should read it for his own practical advantage, and support it for the eminent service it is doing to the profession in which he is engaged.'

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From the Boston Morning Post, edited by Charles G. Green, Esq.

"We care not how successful Hunt's Magazine may become in this new year, or rather (and in the same sense,) we do care much. It is a capital thing, and should be in the counting room of every man who calls himself a merchant, and in the office of every lawyer who wishes to understand something (too often unknown by the profession) of mercantile matters and the way of doing business properly. This is no puffing-it is plain truth, and hundreds in this city know that it is so. We should rejoice to learn at the end of the year that the Merchants' Magazine had doubled its circulation within twelve months, and such success would be no greater than it deserves."

From the New York Evening Post, edited by W. C. Bryant, Esq.

"Mr. Hunt has been so long engaged in works of this kind, that he has no superior, and hardly an equal, as a mercantile editor. He spares no pains to get the best information from all parts of the globe. His statistics are always reliable, and his discussions marked by an air of truth. His plan has been to admit the most opposite views of controverted commercial questions into his pages, so that he may be thoroughly impartial in his teachings. In looking over the past volumes of this Magazine we are surprised at the accumulation of statistical and useful knowledge they embrace."

From the Albany Evening Journal.

"To those of our readers who have been accustomed to peruse the pages of this Magazine, we need not say that no periodical in Europe or America is more ably conducted. The leading articles are characterised by a vigor of thought, a beauty of style, and a comprehensiveness of illustration, which place it in the very front rank of our periodical literature. We know of no publication more richly deserving of public patronage."

From the Charleston (S. C.) Mercury.

"This Magazine sustains its high character admirably, and deserves the most ample encouragement."

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