[188] Table showing the total number and tonnage of Sailing and Steam Vessels built and registered in the United Kingdom in each year, from 1842 to 1857 inclusive. -------+----------+---------+--------+----------+--------- Years. | Vessels. | Tons. | Years. | Vessels. | Tons. -------+----------+---------+--------+----------+--------- 1842 | 914 | 129,929 | 1850 | 689 | 133,695 1843 | 698 | 83,097 | 1851 | 672 | 149,637 1844 | 689 | 94,995 | 1852 | 712 | 167,491 1845 | 853 | 23,230 | 1853 | 798 | 203,171 1846 | 809 | 125,350 | 1854 | 802 | 196,942 1847 | 936 | 145,834 | 1855 | 1098 | 323,200 1848 | 847 | 122,552 | 1856 | 1150 | 244,578 1849 | 730 | 117,953 | 1857 | 1278 | 250,472 -------+----------+---------+--------+----------+--------- From this it will be seen that the total of such tonnage was in-- 1842 129,929 1849 117,953 ------- Decrease 11,976 1850 133,695 1857 250,172 ------- Increase 116,777 [189] Table showing the number and tonnage of registered SAILING and STEAM VESSELS (exclusive of river steamers) of the United Kingdom employed in the Home and Foreign Trade respectively in each year, from 1849 to 1857 inclusive.