The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

THE AJLANTIC STEAM NAVIGATION

IN THE YEAR 1861.

The New York Handels Zeitung publishes an
elaborate statement on this subject, from which the
subjoined interesting particulars are abridged :
During the past year three of the steamers trad-
ing between North America and Europe were lost
—viz., 1. The United States, on her voyage from
Glasgow to Quebec, which sailed on the 13th of
April, and was wrecked on the 25th on Bird Rock,
in the St. Lawrence river; one life lost. 2. The
Canadian, which sailed from Quebec on the Ist of
Jane for Liverpool, and was w reeked on an iceberg
on the 4th of that month near Belle Tsle, and went
down, with 25 passengers and 10 of the crew. 3.
The North Briton, which left Quebec for Liverpool
on the 2d of Nov., and was wrecked on the sth of
the same month, near Paroquet Island, without the
loss of a single life.
The following lines were at work during the
year :-
1. The Cunard steamers (Persia, Arabia, Asia,
Africa, Australasian, Europa, America, Niagara,
and Canada) have been running between New York
and Liverpool, and between Boston and Liverpool.
On the former line they made 26 voyages westward
and 27 eastward, and on the latter 26 voyages each
way.

2. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
(Inman's) line (Etna, City of Baltimore, City of
Washington, City of New York, Edinburgh, Kan-
garoo, Glasgow, Vigg, and City of Manchester),
which run every week between New York and
Liverpool, made 51 voyages westward, and 49 east-
ward.

3. The Cunard screw steamers (Marathon, Kedar,
Jura, and Palestine) performed 4 westward and 6
eastward voyages between Liverpool and New York.
4. The Liverpool, Quebec, and Portland line
(Canadian, North Briton, Bohemian, Anglo-Saxon,
North American, Nova Scotian, Palestine, Hiber-
nian, Norwegian, and Jura), run during the summer
months to Quebec, and during winter to Portland.
These steamers made 51 westward and 49 eastward
voyages.
5. The New York, Southampton, and Havre line
(Arago and Fulton) made 12 eastward and 13 west-
ward voyages.
6. The Galway, Boston, and New York line, via
St. John's, Newfoundland (Prince Albert, Columbia,
Adriatic, and Parana, the latter chartered), made
six eastward and seven westward voyages.

7. The Glasgow, Quebec, Portland, and New
York steamers (United Kingdom, United States,
and John Bell) sailed 11 times westward and 12
eastward.

8. The Great Eastern made three voyages west-
ward and two eastward.
9. The steamer Saladin made one voyage east-
ward.

10. The Belgian steamer Congress made one
westward and on© eastward voyage. '

11. The Hamburg-American Company's steamers
(Saxonia, Borussia, Hammonia, Teutonia, and Bava-
ria), running between Hamburg, Southampton, and
New York, made altogether 21 voyages westward
and 20 eastward.

12. The North German Lloyd steamers (New
York, Bremen, and Hansa) made 12 westward and
12 eastward voyages. .

The total number of passengers forwarded by the
different lines of steamers between Europe and
North America in the years 1860 and 1861 is as
follows :-1860,we5tward,49,796 ; eastward, 24,644 ;
total, 74,440. 1861, westward, 40,351; eastward,
28,956 ; total, 69,307 ; showing a decrease in 1861
of 5,133. • It will be seen that the decrease last
year was in the passengers going out to America,
the number being 9,445 less than 1860, while there
was an increase of 4,312 in the number travelling
eastward to Europe.