| Years. | British. | Foreign. | Total. |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
| 1842 | 6,669,995 | 2,457,479 | 9,127,474 |
| 1843 | 7,181,179 | 2,643,383 | 9,824,562 |
| 1844 | 7,500,285 | 2,846,484 | 10,346,769 |
| 1845 | 8,546,090 | 3,531,215 | 12,077,305 |
| 1846 | 8,688,148 | 3,727,438 | 12,415,586 |
| 1847 | 9,712,464 | 4,566,732 | 14,279,196 |
| 1848 | 9,289,560 | 4,017,066 | 13,306,626 |
| 1849 | 9,669,638 | 4,334,750 | 14,004,388 |
| 1850 | 9,442,544 | 5,062,520 | 14,505,064 |
| 1851 | 9,820,876 | 6,159,322 | 15,980,198 |
| 1852 | 9,985,969 | 6,144,180 | 16,130,149 |
| 1853 | 10,268,323 | 8,121,887 | 18,390,210 |
| 1854 | 10,744,849 | 7,924,238 | 18,669,087 |
| 1855 | 10,919,732 | 7,569,738 | 18,489,470 |
| 1856 | 12,945,771 | 8,643,278 | 21,589,049 |
| 1857 | 13,694,107 | 9,484,685 | 23,178,792 |
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 |
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.
| Employed in the Home Trade. | Employed in the Foreign Trade. |
| Years. | Vessels. | Tons. | Years. | Vessels. | Tons. |
| 1849 | 9,610 | 719,815 | 1849 | 6,694 | 2,089,037 |
| 1850 | 9,150 | 721,153 | 1850 | 7,235 | 2,188,420 |
| 1851 | 9,266 | 764,461 | 1851 | 7,411 | 2,348,892 |
| 1852 | 9,134 | 768,409 | 1852 | 7,580 | 2,449,364 |
| 1853 | 8,851 | 774,813 | 1853 | 8,357 | 2,791,224 |
| 1854 | 8,778 | 748,714 | 1854 | 7,418 | 2,759,120 |
| 1855 | 8,590 | 748,543 | 1855 | 7,957 | 3,018,951 |
| 1856 | 9,707 | 787,476 | 1856 | 8,551 | 3,190,011 |
| 1857 | 10,064 | 860,406 | 1857 | 8,100 | 3,168,105 |
| Employed partly in the Home and partly in the Foreign Trade. | Total Number Employed. |
| 1849 | 1,917 | 287,490 | 1849 | 18,221 | 3,096,342 |
| 1850 | 1,507 | 227,639 | 1850 | 17,892 | 3,137,212 |
| 1851 | 1,507 | 247,582 | 1851 | 18,184 | 3,360,935 |
| 1852 | 1,105 | 163,111 | 1852 | 17,819 | 3,380,884 |
| 1853 | 998 | 164,050 | 1853 | 18,206 | 3,730,087 |
| 1854 | 1,211 | 221,259 | 1854 | 17,407 | 3,729,093 |
| 1855 | 1,281 | 222,676 | 1855 | 17,828 | 3,990,170 |
| 1856 | 1,012 | 178,590 | 1856 | 19,270 | 4,156,077 |
| 1857 | 1,164 | 182,971 | 1857 | 19,328 | 4,211,482 |
Tonnage entered and cleared with cargoes and in ballast at ports of the United Kingdom, in 1857 and 1858 respectively.
| British. | Foreign. | Total. |
| 1857 | 13,691,107 | 9,484,685 | 23,178,792 |
| 1858 | 12,891,405 | 9,418,576 | 22,309,981 |
| Vessels. | Tonnage. |
| 1857 | 1278 | 250,472 |
| 1858 | 1000 | 208,080 |