The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-17 00:00:00

CITY OF DUBLIN STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. •
Siu,—Having seen. an advertisement in a Liverpool paper,
purporting to be for the establishment of a new steam company,
in which it, is alledged, that that company has been suggested in
consequence of " numerous complaints of the irregular rates of
freight, and uncertain and inefficient accommodation by•ex-
isting conveyances, and the frequent inconvenience and an-
noyance toimporters and exporters of goods, cattle, &c," I
crave, sir, to give the most unqualified contradiction to such as-
sertions, and which it would appear are made to favour the ob-
jects of a few speculators. No such complaints have •been
made, but, on the contrary, I have received the strongest and
most gratifying assurances of satisfaction on the part of the
great body ,of cattle exporters, and importers, •who have •ex-
pressed their cOnviction that the company afford every practi-
cable accommodation and convenience to shippers; and that,
as far as can be done, they secure certainty of conveyance, and
efficiency of steam accommodation, and .1 can only assure the
public that such continues to be the determination of the com-
pany.
With respect to the assertion of irregular rates of freight, .I
need only say, that no one connected with the establishment
has any interest whatever in the rate of freight; and that•the
principle of the company is to make but a moderate • 'dividend,
and impartially to divide the surplus in a manner which has al-
ready given great satisfaction to shippers.
I do not assert that no complaints have ever been made, but
I am authorised to say, that, considering 'the •gteat objects•of
the establiitunent, and the extent of its business; fewer grounds
of. complaint have been afforded that could be -supposed liy
those not 'acquainted with the difficulties and risks of steam
navigation. .
eat) only say that the company has' ever been actuated'hy
the moatJiberal principles towards all' classes of Shippers, and
their
,are determined to leave no reasonable grounds of com-
plaint on the part of any individual.
. „ SAM. PERRY.

27. A'ater•sl le4eto' fjii hauejt°lll.
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due regard to ,froth,, they announced. Mr. Bibbrs name as
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informed so bitnself, and said it should be contradicted.

SEA SERPENTS.-I‘l.4e.Liebold has seen two sea-serpents in
1 deg. 29 min. north latitude, in the Chinese seas;. they floated
on the top of the water, then.plunged in,:and• reappeared at .a
great distance, but they did not seem to be very active. One,
the hydroptsis polantis,vvasfrom.eighteen inches t) two feet long,
and was spotted with yellow y the other was:venomous. ,
Gaunt d'Orsay was asked the other slay, at the Travellers'
Club, whether he thought that the marriage between the Prince
of Capua and Miss Smyth would be considered binding. Of
course," was his.reply; "four negatives must make an affirma-
tive!' In the diplomatic circles this marriage•has been termed
the Quadruple Alliance."
-- Why is.arnan.asking_the hand in rnarriage,of your sister
Elizabeth like John the Grunter about 'Making a wager?—Be-
cause he proposes to Bet.—Age.