MINERAL SUBSTANCES. 939. 
Imports, | Imports, | Imports, | Imports, | Imports, 
Bulsteneee: ingorted. 1853. | 1854. | 1855. | 1856. | 1857. 
Chrome Yellow eH 2: Rowen ssl oewe P| PT 
Burr Stonesss.siscscsssceceas vss {ETANCE ssscseeeeiee 1045 2205 4057 624 4892 
Sal-amMoniac .,.,....6..-.0000.(ROtterdam ....0. 3 cwt. 
Acetaté of Lime .i.....:...0668 New York .,,,../1825 cwt.J1611 cwt.|1924 cwt.|1976 cwt./2072 ewt. 
MVIGEIOL 452 sis cc sitesedsavsee a ciliilsretereter) PePerL LET ere 250 galls. 
gallons, | gallons. | gallons. | gallons. 
Mineral Water............. seve {Hamburg......c0 600 
Rotterdam ...:.. 550 
Marseilles. cisiae|sisciesccass ccd. icvaccaelecsas ysanact 2000 
Seltzer Water .....:..5:.4......JAmsterdam ,.....|.. HATA. Sete ebsites saat «o4+-/645 galls, 
Chromate ? ...sssésees PET TTT ite QBOPbG sicsice gece feceisthacccsjosas cadsicsstes ert er 238 cwt. 
Report of the Committee on Shipping Statistics. Presented to the 
British Association, September, 1858. 
Report of the Committee appointed by the British Association to inquire 
into the statistics of shipping, with a view to rendering statistical record more 
available as data conducive to the improvement of naval architecture as 
| respects the adaptation of the form of ships to the requirements of sea 
service. 
The Committee, so appointed, consisted of the following gentlemen :— 
Charles Atherton. Henry Wright. 
William Fairbairn. Andrew Henderson. 
James Perry. 
Admiral Moorsom. 
J. Scott Russell. 
J. E. McConnell. 
_ The Committee, on commencing their proceedings, received letters from 
Admiral Moorsom, Mr. John Scott Russell, and Mr. J. E. McConnell, 
whereby the Committee were deprived of the co-operation of those gentlemen 
as members of this Committee ; the remaining members, however, agreed to 
rosecute the duties assigned to them, and William Fairbairn, Esq., F.R.S., 
by the unanimous desire of the Committee, undertook to conduct the pro- 
ceedings as Chairman, with the assistance of Henry Wright, Esq., as Honor- 
ary Secretary. The Committee now beg to explain the course of proceed- 
ing by which they hoped to promote, if not mature, the objects assigned to 
them by the Association. 
: In the first place, the Committee issued a circular, inviting statistical in- 
formation as to the actual sea performances of ships (Appendix No. 1), with 
a view to compiling a comprehensive statement as to the sea performances 
of vessels generally, whence the Committee might be enabled to select a con- 
siderable number of vessels, of which the performances at sea may have been 
