“The vessel is in port.” “She came into port yesterday.”
Of, In
“There was no use of asking his permission, for he would not grant it.” In asking.
In, On
“He is a person in whom you can rely.” “That is a man in whose statements you can depend.” Use on for in.
To, With
Two persons are reconciled to each other; two doctrines or measures are reconciled with each other when they are made to agree.
“This noun is in apposition to that.” Use with.
With, By
These two prepositions are often confounded. They have a similarity of signification with a difference of use. Both imply a connection between some instrument or means and the agent by whom it is used. With signifies the closer relation and by the more remote one.