"托马斯·图克（Thomas Tooke）（1774—1858年）是英国有名的经济学家、货币和价格理论专家，英国银行学派的创始人和主要代表人物之一。
威廉·纽马奇（William Newmarch）（1820-1882年）是英国有名经济学家、统计学家。"

PART Ⅰ
ON THE PROGRESS OF RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES，FROM THE YEAR 1843 TO THE PRESENT TIME； ON THE EFFECTS OF THE GREAT RAILWAY EXPENDITURE OF 1845-1850； AND ON THE OPERATION OF RAILWAY TRANSIT ON THE SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION，AND THEREFORE ON THE PRICES，OF COMMODITIES
SECTION 1 General ouline of the facts connected with the construction of railways,1843-1855
SECTION 2 Statements relative to the expenditure of capital on railuvays in the United Kingdom,1844-1855
SECTION 3 The Extent of the employment arising from the railuvay works, 1848-1854. Also the traffic of the same period
SECTION 4 The prices of railway shares,1845-1850. Mr. Hudson's career
SECTION 5 The gradual improvement in railway property,1850-1856
SECTION 6 The origin, and failure of the Scotch “Exchange Banks”,1845-1850 SE CTION 7 The effects of the large railway outlay of 1846-1850 upon the expenditure of the middle classes
SECTION 8 Consequences arising from the operation of the frequent “calls” on railway shares
SECTION 9 Q uestions relative to the effect of railway transit on the price to
the consumer of raw produce and manufactured goods
SE CTION 10 The effect of railways,in this and other countries, in opening
up new fields of supply
SECTION 11 Cost of British railways compared with the cost of foreign
railways. Connection between cost and tolls
SECTION 12 Effect of railways on the revenue
SECTION 13 Sum mary of results arising out of the review of the railway
expenditure,1846-1855
PART Ⅱ
ON THE PROGRESSIVE APPLICATION OF THE PRIN-CIPLES OF FREE TRADE TO THE COMMERCIAL LEGISLATION OF THIS COUNTRY， FROM THE YEAR 1820 TO THE PRESENT TIME． ON ITS EFFECTS ON GENERAL PRICES． AND ON THE PROGRESS OF FREE TRADE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES， ESPECIALLY IN FRANCE
SECTION 1 On the general results of the free trade legislation
SECTION 2 On the doctrine of the Merchants' Petition of 1820 , as regards
the non-dependence of the policy of com mercial reforms upon the
concession of similar reforms in foreign countries; in other
words, on the principle of reciprocity. Testimony in support of
this doctrine afforded by Mr. Gladstone's statements of the
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PART Ⅲ
ON THE MANAGEMENT AND POLICY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND DURING THE PERIOD 1844-1856；WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE OPERATION OF THE BANK CHARTER ACT OF 1844

本书是一部经典性的著作，在经济学说史上占有不容忽视的重要地位。本系列丛书共分为6卷，讲述了1793-1856年间价格和货币流通状况的历史。作者对时间进行了严格的划分，分别介绍了不同年代间的谷物贸易、谷物价、谷物以外其他农产品的价格、物料流通状态、银行的监管问题等内容，并具体说明了各个时间区间的特点以及该时间段的谷物价格和大致产量。除此之外，作者还就《谷物法》以及金融机构的相关内容进行阐述，介绍了《谷物法》早期、中期和后期的特点及其颁布和实施后所带来的相关影响，自由贸易的原则在商业立法中的应用，英国银行的管理和相关政策，国家对金融、银行和信贷机构所采取的政策等。本书为该系列丛书的第6卷。