The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-16 00:00:00

The Baltimore and Liverpool Steamers.

It needs no argument to convince Western producers
and merchants that our trade with Europe should be
conducted through the cheapest channels, or that the
cheapest channels are those which effect the greatest sav-
ings, the elements of time and money both being consi-
dered. Whether for St. Louis and the Far West, which is
in commercial relations with our city, that channel shall
lay through New York or New Orleans or any other sea-
coast point, can only be determined when each of those
points shall offer its utmost facilities for expediting the
transit of commodities through it. It is in this point of
view that we hail with satisfaction the commencement at
Baltimore of an enterprise which now bids fair to establish
a line of steam packets between Baltimore and Liverpool.
The Somerset, one of the steamers belonging to this line,
left Baltimore September 30th, being the first American
steamship which departed for Europe since the close of the
war. She carried out a large cargo of Western and South-
ern produce ; and on the 25th of November returned well
laden with European goods, after a passage of less than
sixteen days. The Somerset is one of four vessels compris-
ing the line. Another of them, the Worcester, left on the
29th of November, with a cargo valued at a quarter of a
million of dollars, and enough of refused freight to load
two other ships of her capacity.
One advantage claimed for this route is the avoidance
of the delays incurred at ports further north. Thus it is
stated that goods imported for Baltimore merchants have
lain in New York from two to three, months, whereas a
Cincinnati house which shipped very heavily by the
Somerset in bond and upon through receipts, given direct
from Liverpool to Cincinnati, had their goods delivered
from the steamship direct to the cars of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, at the capacious Locust Point shipping
harbor. This fact shows both a great saving of time and
also of money in cases where goods are entered at the
custom-houses of the seaports.

There is every indication that the city of Baltimore and
State of Maryland will grant such aid to this line of
steamers as will give it every desirable local facility for
enlarging the amount of its business and promoting de-
spatch in the transaction of it.
Importers of foreign goods in St. Louis will undoubt-
edly interest themselves to ascertain the advantages
offered by the route through Baltimore. If its facilities
are such as are claimed for it by the Baltimore press, they
will bo quite sure to give it the preference over compet-
ing lines through New York or Boston.—St. Louis Re-
publican.

CONFEDERATE COTTON LOAN.—The adjourned
meeting of the holders of the Seven Per Cent. Cotton
Loan will bo held at the London Tavern on Thursday
next at one o'clock, when resolutions will be proposed in
conformity with the report of the committee, to which we
recently had occasion to refer. Some interesting develop-
ments are expected.
AN OLD CONSUL.—ConsuI Vevey, Aix la Chapelle,
who has been spending a few week in Paris for the benefit
of his health which has lately been in an unsatisfactory
state, is one of the oldest consuls abroad. He received his
first appointment over thirty years ago, and has served as
United States Consul at Antwerp, Havre, and other con-
tinental towns, in all of which he has given great
satisfaction to every administration, except, we believe,
that of Buchanan, and this exception added to his repu-
tation.
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