New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-15
Public Docks.

The superior utility and safety Of spacious enclosed
docks Ike the splendid structures in which At Liver
POOL and London the commerce OF Great Britain finds
shelter over the exposed and contracted piers which
line the water sides Of City. is matter papabe to
the most superficial and uniformed observer The ad
yan;aeos OF docks manifold and important. and 20
them the shipping interest Of Great Britain has
expended enormous sums in the erection of the -
Katharine East and West Indian. London and other
docks where the shipping OF all nations IS taken in and
moored perfectly secure from storm. fire. and land p
rates Here cargoes discharged with the greatest
facility and safety and warehouscd in hre-prooi struc
lures without the expensive medium OF carriage, and
with much reduced amount OF labor. Indeed this por
ron of the commercial operations England is reduced
20 perfect system working with beautiful precision
without crowd.ng interference with Others and giving
the -hp and ship owners every opportunity Of
completing the adng and unlading Of vessels with The
greatest degree Of economy facility, safety and des-
patch. This system it Is which enables the merchants
Of London and Liverpool where the commerce Of
the world 20 get through the immense amount
IF commercial business which Is transacted in those
cities with probably haifthe labor expense and an
noyance which would be- required under the small open
pier system such docks as those Of London and Liv-
erpoo are mperousy needed in this port for the accom-
modstion Of large and rapidly growing navigation
10 is well known fact that the accommodations here for
shipping are If not worse bad in any OF the
commercial cities OF this country. and much worse
than in the prominent commercial cities Of Europe
Our piers are short and narrow many giving scarcely
for pass the docks between are narrow
and shallow and the space Of the water from, Of the CRY
not sufficient tor the room for half the vessels which
gi. US. unless tue piers far up used. which Is
III. ID. IN. fh.a
tive season Of business vessels detained many days
before ber,hs can be obtained and then j. probably
obtained al an nconvenieni place and where the opera
ton 4 adng unladins goes on IN the midst Of crowd
Of men, horses and drays jammed together in almost
nexiricabe confusion narrow pier. or course this
: not Away. the case bur that there requen, coca
-ons when this state Of things exists and when Is with
extreme difficulty that the immense Of shipping
arriving AZ our wharves md accommodations for
d.charging and receiving cargoe cannot be disputed
To obrise this admitted difficulty and % afford large "a
ciHes for the increased commerce which this port Is.
and viii continue % be the recipient Of IN future years
portion Of shipping, more especially perhaps, that
which j. engaged in the foreign trade. must be drawn
or from our crowded piers 70 dock where they can
discharge or receive aing with facility OF wait for sale
or charter with perfect safety and with economy The
actual wants Of this p0rr demand such dock. and the
enterprise Of few capitalists L about to supply that
want We have been led these remarks by a visit 10
the Atlantic Dock Brooklyn and about this dock we
shall have some words 70 say in a day or two.
TIE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE Isrse Post 40 Nassau
street.
The Columbian for September i, already issued
and j. really admirable both In it, embellishments
and literary matter. II opens with a very rich
mezzotni by sadi representing a family scene, en-
titled The Friend in Adversely" The second plate
j. a tine line engraving. BY Galaudet Of Mount
Vernon. This i followed by a finely colored plate
81 Fashions with four figures The contributions
are numerous and from the best pens. There are
among other things articles from Mrs. Child, Mrs.
>goumey. Mrs Ellet Fanny Forester, Miss Rus
ell, lnman and West. Fanny Forester concludes
her excellent tale, Grace Linden Mrs.. Ellei
furnishes The Witch Capru-che" a sinsulary
Wild and beautiful legend. Night FancIes - the
TILE Of beautiful poem by Mrs. Carter. \ LIE
-end OF the Apostle John" By Mrs. Child. Is very
interesting paper fully worthy the reputation OF
10. author The Columbian seems determined 70
maintain and improve is high standing among our
Nonthlies
IT Tie most De ghffll place for novelty and Amusement
In Nex-York ]. he American Museum The Dwarf add
Giant are wonderful specimens OF ler knt and the exl