No. Times. Steamers passed down, 195 Propellers, " 503 Barks, " 284 Brigs, " 314 Schooners, " 1,825 ----- Total number down, 3,121 Greatest number passed up in one day, eighty-five; greatest number down, seventy-three. The number of entries and clearances reported at the Custom House during the year is as follows: Arrived. Cl'd. Jan. 48 70 Feb. 49 71 March 161 288 April 334 375 May 438 586 June 458 568 July 403 597 Aug. 461 519 Sept. 316 481 Oct. 288 319 Nov. 294 316 Dec. 45 71 During the past year the amount of total losses has been light, not greater, probably, than the number of vessels built, so that although the classification is slightly changed, there is no material change so far as concerns the aggregate tonnage. Detroit owns, therefore, _nearly one-sixth of the entire tonnage of the lakes_. As a matter of some interest we present a comparative statement showing the tonnage, steam, and total, of a number of the more important maritime places in the country, taken from the report of the Register of the Treasury on Commerce and Navigation: Steam tonnage. Total tonnage. New York 118,638 1,432,705 New Orleans 70,072 210,411 Philadelphia 22,892 219,851 Baltimore 18,821 194,488 Pittsburg 42,474 56,824 Cincinnati 23,136 26,541 Chicago 8,151 67,001 St. Louis 55,515 61,266 Boston 9,452 448,896 Buffalo 42,640 73,478 Detroit 35,266 62,485 Charleston, S. C. 8,230 60,196 The following exhibits the number and tonnage of vessels owned in this district--nearly all of them in this city--on the 31st of December, 1859: Number Tons. 95ths Steamers 73 29,175 02 Propellers 32 6,090 81 Barks 4 1,337 08 Brigs 7 1,877 75 Schooners 131 19,671 56 Scows and all others 136 4,322 68 --- ------ -- Total 383 62,485 05 In 1857 301 52,991 50 --- ------ -- Increase in two years 82 9,493 50 The following was the aggregate tonnage of the lakes in December 1858: