PESTH. This, the greatest city in Hun. gory, has considerable industrial and com, mercial activity. The manufactures are silk, cotton, leather, jewellery, and musical instru ments; that of tobacco is a government mono. poly. Pesth has, next to Vienna, the greatest trade of any city on the Danube. It has four fairs, each of which lasts a fortnight. The principal articles sold are manufactures, co. lonial produce, cattle, wine, wool, tobacco, and raw hides, honey, wax, &c. The Asasters of this interesting city during the lamentable war of 1848-0 form no part of our present subject. The relations between Pesti' and its sister town are noticed elsewhere. [Butte.] pETERSBURGII, ST. This celebrated city is not only the capital but the greatest manufac turing city of the Russian empire. There are above two hundred manufactories of different descriptions, some carried on by private indi. viduals, of silk, cotton, woollen, leather, glass, gold and silver articles, wateltes, surgical in, struments, paper, snuff and tobacco, sugar, &e. There are others which the govammant 1
has considered it advisable to carry on upon its own account ; such are the great manufactory of tapestry, a large manufactory of aqua-fortis, an assay-othee and a mint, a plate-glass menu factory, a porcelain manufactory, a great manu factory of cotton and linen, and a cannon foundry and powder-mills.
The commerce of St. Petersburgh is very considerable. Cronstadt is theliarbour, The exports are hemp, flex, tallow, leather, iron, tobacco, canvas, coarse linen, bees'-wax, lin seed, linseed-oil, tar, potash, cke. The imports are colonial produce of all kinds, manufactures of silk, cotton, hardware, French wines, jewel lery, and all articles of luxury and fashion. The trade with England is greater than with any other country. A few industrial statistics will be found under Russ14.