The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-27

CUNARD SrEAMERs.-We have lately noticed in
the Boston papers several inatured paragraphs re-
latve 10 these steamers Annexed is the last one
we have SEEM
To THE EDITOR OF THE [Bosrosl CouRER-
notice in your paper to-day paragraph in relation to
The Cunard steamers can give you matter for another
The surgeons OF the two last steamers that sailed from
Boston are friends OF NINE and both they and the other
officers who accompanied them, stated TO the follow
ngA few hours after the arrival OF the Columbia the
surgeons and OF the officers concluded to visi,
New York-they were absent weeks perhaps or more
On their return they expressed to me much pleasure al
finding when they called for their bills at the Aston
House. board the steamboat to Albany, and elsewhere
that they had nothing to pay On the contrary, Were
free expense They laughed at the follyas the
motive evident enough-at the same time remarked
that for at least sve hnk years. the Cunard steamers
must sail from Boston.
If the motive OF the lberality and kindness of the
propretors of the Aston House, and the commanders
OF the Albany steamers, "was evident enough, :" we
think the motive of publishing the above is "evi-
dent enough also. Indeed it is transparent. We
can hardly believe, however, that any officer of the
Cunard steamers would laugh at the "foly," as il
is called, of Messrs. Coleman and Stetson and
the gentlemanly commanders of our river steamers
after parakng of their hospitality If they did, the
travelling public will kindly remember them when
taking passage for Europe.
But enough of this paragraph. All others have re-
tered 10 changing the western terminus OF the line
from Boston to New York. 1t appears that in the
contract made with the British government the man.
ayers of the steamships cannot alter the destination
without consent from the English Post Office. This
was no, known to every one, and hence the few
takes that have been made. II has been the wish
of most of the proprietors of the line to send
their steamers here, and the only impeachment now
in the way is the mail contract This can
easily be removed. We understand that
several influential merchants of this city will make
such representations to Lord Lowther, the head OF
the Post Ofiice,DeIarment in Grea. Britain that will
remove the difficulty at once. We are almost sure
OF this from what we know of the character and in
telgence of his ordshp. But if these merchants
should not effect change, we shall ourselves write
to LORD Lowtheron the subject, and have those four
steamers, the Britannia, Caledonia, Columbia, and
Acadia sent to New York. 1t is not right that the
owners of such fine vessels, commanded by such
noble captains as Hewitt, should continue TO lose
money any longer An enterprise like that of navi-
eating the big broad Atlantic with steamships, de-
serves every encouragement, and as they will not re-
ceive any while Boston is their terminus, we feel
bound to do all we can to have that terminus
changed to this city. And if writing will not do,
we shall take a trip in person to London next
spring, lay statement of the case before the Bri-
fish Government, and accomplish the object we
have in view, in spite of all opposition from Boston
or Whereabouts. We mever shall gipe up the point till
these atlantic steamers come to Ne,c York. Here they
will be well patronsed