arc sixteen city banks in New York, besides a branch of the United States bank. Some of these edifices are neat and commodious, of architectural beauty and proportion, particularly the Branch bank, the bank of New York, the City bank, and the Phoenix bank. Besides these banks, for the purposes of discount and deposit and other mercantile transactions, there is a bank for Savings, incorporated in 1819, and a Seamen's bank for a like purpose, incorporated in 1829. According to the report of the trustees of the former of these institutions for the year 1330, the number of depo sitors from the 1st of January to the 3Ist of December 1830,was fourteen thousand two hundred, and the total amount of deposits for that period was seven hundred and forty-one thousand five hundred and eighty-three dollars ninety-five cents. The results which have arisen from the bank of Savings, have been invaluably advantageous, and when it is considered that the total receipts of this corporation, from its commencement in 1819 to the date last stated, December 1830, have been more than six millions of dollars, the founders of this institution, among whom John Pintard, LL.D. de serves a particular notice, cannot but feel the highest satisfaction. The Seaman's bank for savings is also in successful operation for the benefit of that meri torious class of men.
In an enumeration of the moneyed institutions of the city,the which renders the greater portion of the entire revenue of the United States, deserves to be mentioned. It is situate in Wall street, at the head of Broad street. It is sufficiently to be lamented that an appropriate edifice has not yet been erected by the government of the union.
Manufactures free and open access of the port of New York to the commerce of the whole world, has been attended with a necessary disad vantage to the amount of her manufactories. Nevertheless there is a number of extensive estab lishments for manufacturing purposes, and in a thriving condition. Among these are several iron founderies, a steel manufactory, type and stereotype founderies, sugar works, refineries and distilleries, hat, shoe and boot manufactories, whip manufactories, glass houses, breweries, printing ink manufactories, carding machines, very exten sive manufactories of saddlery, cabinet furniture, piano-forte and musical instrument manufactories, coach makers' establishments, manufactories for tobacco, &c. &c. Copper plate engraving, wood engraving, and the printing of books, are also on an extensive scale: and the first work on stereotype plates, from an American press, issued from New York. The stereotype establishments of Chandler, Bruce and others are on an enlarged scale. The
New York chemical manufactory is an extensive institution, and annually sends out a large supply of sulphuric, nitric and muriatic acids, alum, borax, and other chemicals. Many of the mineral articles of the materia medica are also made here on a large scale. The shot tower of Youle, on the banks of the East river, near Kip's hay, deserves special mention as well as the card manufactory of the ingenious Whittemore, and the steam engine man ufactories and founderies of Allaire, Al'Queen, Youle and Bliss. The West Point foundery com pany, also carry on an extensive manufactory for steam engines and rail road carriages. The manufacture of leather is very extensively prose cuted by persons resident in the city: the tanneries are situated in various parts of the state—and principally in Greene and Delaware counties, where bark is abundant, and water privileges abound.
The number of hats furnished in the city of New York is estimated at not less than one and a half millions of dollars, at three dollars per hat. The American Institute, incorporated by the legis lature of New York in 1828, for the promotion of manufacturing interests, and who held their annual fair in the city in October. at their anniversary in 1830 awarded premiums on the following among other articles manufactured in the city. Cotton goods, printed silk handkerchiefs, sewing silk made of American silk, hardware, locks, files, and cutlery, mathematical instruments, brass nails, cast-iron stoves, silver and plated wares, clocks, cut glass, chemicals, japanned leather, upholstery, &c. As long ago as in 1820, the returns made to Congress with the census, of the capital invested in manufactories in the city, amounted to nearly two millions, of which three hundred thousand dollars were invested in the manufacture of steam engines and castings of every description.
The Dry Dock railways, an important method of repairing ships, and vessels of other descriptions, is now practised with great advantage by a com pany vested with banking privileges. The Screw Dock, an invention of singular importance and great simplicity for raising vessels with ease and rapidity out of the water, for repairs, is also in use at New York. Ample notice deserves to be taken of the extensive and elevated rank to which and has attained at this port. Vessels in the service of almost every nation are built by her ingenious shipwrights.
Public York is distinguished more by the excellence than by the number of her public buildings. Her churches collectively are entitled to considerable commendation.