The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-04

sioncrs, without serving an apprenticeship Ihey
were men said to be from the State Of Connectl-
cut, having no thorough knowledge OF the harbor.
Some of them were men rejected for incom-
potency by the board of examiners of the New
York commissioners, who apply for and OBJ
tain Licenses from the New Jersey commits
sioners, and afterwards practice as pilots.
The master of vessel coming into port, is
obliged by law to take the first pilot who appears,
and is besides generally unable to decide be-
tween an ignorant and sklful person. But the
New York pilots are obliged to give bonds for the
faithful discharge of their duty. They can be
mulcted for any negligence, and are liable to be
punished by the laws of the State for any dire
LECTION of duty. The New Jersey pilots are not
amenable to those laws, nor liable to those pen
aties, and consequently the ignorant and unsk.
full among them are not deferred from jeoparding
the lives and property they take under their
charg-, from any dread of the consequences
New York has no hold on the Jersey pilots. and
her laws, which exercise a Wholesome influence
over her own pilots, are powerless as regards
citizens of another State. Add to this that the
law does positive injustice to the New York
pilots, some Of whom have been fifty years in
the service, devoting their whole lives to it, living
by it, rsking their ali in it. having property en-
barked in it, the aggregate value of which is not
less than one hundred Thousand dollars-im-
perilling their lives the pursuit OF their pro-
fesson, and rearing their families the faith OF
the protection which they expected naturally
enough in what they have always looked upon as
their rights
No man will question that physician who
undertakes the treatment of disease, should spend
q suitable length of time in preparatory studies.
The lives of his fellow citizens are in his hands,
and he should be skilled in providing cures for
Diseases and above all, he should know enough in
the treatment Of patient not to endanger life by
malpractice. But here is body of men, any one
of whom has in year more lives depending on
his skill and experience than any ten physicians IN
New York; and yet, by the operation Of this law,
the door is opened for the admission OF any
quack who desires, whether he saves or endangers
life, to make money. 1t is all very well to talk OF
fair competition, when human life is not en-
dangered, but the door should be at once closed
on the dangerous influx of unskilful men, who,
coming from any portion Of the Union, take ad-
vantage OF this loose and mischievous act of Con-
gress to obtain licenses for the pursuit OF calling
with which they are unacquainted, and the
prosecution of which is in their hands vastly
dangerous to the comm unity.
The act of Congress of March, 1897, renders the
New York pilots poweress to resist the incursions
oi citizens OF other States their legitimate occu-
patton. The law sanctions great injustice, and
it therefore ought to be repealed.
NFw PACKET SHIP CONSTITUTION SHIP BUILD
ING IN NEW YoRK-We gave on Friday, among
- ,p
city, in 1876, and of those on the stocks on the
3lst ult. Of the latter, we mentioned the new
packet ship Constitution
This new packet is to De launched atten o'clock
this morning, from the ship yard of Messrs.
| Brown and Bell. The announcement OF the fact
that she is the largest merchant ship in the world,
will probably induce thousands to be present at
the baptism in the East river, of so big vessel
Her size is as follows:-
Extreme length. 1888 feet, inches.
I Breadth. ~ =,
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Those who visit each new packet ship built in
this city, imagine that ship building has reach ed
perfection; yet every days experience gives the
world some improvement in naval architecture
Those who may visit the Constitution would
look upon her as the ne plus ultra o.
packet ships; yet, we are told by experienced
shipwrights, that even she can be eclipsed Ihi'
we are disposed to doubt; but nous verrons.
This new packet is difficult TO describe. She II
an immense ship, three decker larger than the
frigate Constitution, or sold IroRsides;" beautiful
in her points and lines; symetrical as swan
built of the best material and not in hurry
and is considered the pride and boast o
her experienced builders, Messrs Brown and Bell
No expense has been spared in her construction
one hundred thousand dollars having been ap
proprated to give her strong, splendid, and sub
stantial constitutions body, hull that will al
most outlive the progress of Improvement in Anne
rican ship building. This ship, in her magnifi
cence, will probably astonish the English abou
as ,auch as " Old Ironsides" in her proves, di'
in our last Smeute with Great Britain.
The finish of the packet ship Constitution
superb. Her masts are massive, and man -oi
war like. Her spars are tremendously large; he
spread of canvass will be enormous; the cabins ar
3 fitted up chastely and neatly; indeed remarkabl
80. The state rooms are quite large, bigger tina
. most rooms In some hotels on shore they ar
, high, wide, long, and extremely well Lighted
f They are indeed beautiful boudoirs; they hav
{ every convenience that traveller requires. III
Q accommodations for Storage passengers are 9
/. benevolent as they are beautiful; they exhibit a
: earnest desire on the part of the owners to pr
!, vide for the comfort of the poor and much abuse
G emgrant.
z The figure head Of the C. is Washington at fr
i length, splendid figure her stern is decorate
If with magnificent spread eagle over the glob
l. with half figure of Washington between HoI
), and Liberty, beautiful design.
8, Altogether this new ship is great and grand.
IT She is to take the place Of the packet ship X
v chester, in Messrs Woodruff and Minturn's lii
k of Liverpool packets, and will be commanded
|. Capt John Britton, one of the most experience
Al navigaors in the world. We learn that he is no
n Post Captain in the Belgian Navy, and h