The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-20


o. $500 sG DO. Us 3D. 81 %
Box. ~ s
OF per cent. 81 10
LR.DQ.PJ s595 %
NEW YokK, 9Th November, Is4s
MARCUS MoRToN, Esq.-Sr We beg to address you
the subject of the detention of of two of
shipments by last steamers from Liverpool to Boston
We have done business as large importers in New
York since 1876, never till this season. had
our invoices appraised above what they entered
This fact be aseetabed by ref tho various
New York Collectors. The appraisers in Boston, as
you advised us. marked up our invoice Of two
woollen long shawls per Niagara, marked y No. 37
32s but on reference TO the judgment of two emf
and were allowed by law to enter The goods wtnoub
penalty We need not urge how variable the m .rket
value Of such an article as long shaw is We
only offer TO produce the original invoice OF those
cases bought from Messers Wingate, Son Co, Glss-
gov. highly respectable house
The detention, however. OF the IAA] csses No. $50
and 1853. containing the same srticle-long shawls-
shows evident design OF mischief the part most
likely OF some Jealous brother iE porter and beg to
direct your special attention this fact IL any i'm
porter has long shawls on hand IT is OF vital npor
his interest At these shaws of ours should
be delayed for few days this late Of the sea-
but We feel sure will discountenauce and ex
BY referring to our invoices per Niagara in October
you will find Messrs. Hinshaw Il Co consigned US
tAAl No 1852 TO l5G, these same worsted aud cotton
sbawls, costing the fame money, S. and the apprais
ers passed them. By the Acadia arriving in Boston in
September the same party sent us AAl l39 to 148,
D are aut~
isfed and ny the Hbernia arriving ia Boston about
Sh September the same party sent us [AA 1870 49,
sane sha1ls at es and the appraisers were
satisfied These, We believe, were all the shipments
these shawls into Boston, but we have bad as many
per steamers to this port and they all iuvooed
at IS except the first shipment which cost 81 Cd and
they were ell considered fairly invoiced aud passed
here by the appraisers.
the face OF tn. Sc facts we cannot understand Wv
the app si.srs should require more time shan one
day to ascertain the value Of shawl they have seen
half dozen times before We trust, you ~ill ex-
fr.rf rvftaf iat,a ont fha 4.
consequence far regards the value of the Wis
that their sale should be muiediste but IL - OF
much greater qutnce that character. which
has stood so fair for twenty years, as merchants,
SHOULD be cleapssi from aspei sons thrown il
by .nvi, and nislie nant defamers.
Referring you for information regarding rsI,.o-
liability to Cornelius Lawrence, to WhitewelI & Sea-
TO sayles Merriam & Brewer. to Brown, Brothers
Co. to W @. Pickersgill Co, and the great bulk Of
the Boston dry goods jobbers,
We are sir, with much respect
Your very obt servants
lsienedl GODF. PArcfs0N C co.
NEw Yoax. Nov. 1s4s.
sIR:-we are honored this morning with your letter
OF yesterdays date, enclosing copy Of MIR Aliens re-
ply your inquiries. We never dreampt of i'm putipv
any improper motives the part of Mr. Allen or any
other appraiser but We had inf rmation that an i'm
porting house, who dealing largely long
had alleged at the Custom Houses both here and in
Boston that We were invoicing our shawls at 10 yer
than the market value, and of course we we're much
irrtated 1t was about ten Gays before we received
our consignm ent by the Niagara. aud we kuev thai
the house referred to had their goods In New
York three days after the entry OF the stsamrr Bv
that steamer we had about 1900 shswls besides the
two cases tEy 327 and 32s and their detention wa,
Of serious consequence to us; and seeing tia. ou-
brother importers had their shs~ls SO much SOONER
and with such information Of their spv procedure. va
felt called on to bring the matter (when we found ths
Europas goods also detainec) under your notice
Mr.. Allen has, however, explained matters su1i-
GENTLY, and are sorry II we have ia anv 80
wounded his feelings We have hitherto hat HE
either With the Boston authorities or New York on
GERS and We thank God we satisfy all nq uiries At
any time.
Mah much gratitude for your prompt attention in
this unpleasant matter We are &c sc
(signeG GoDP PArrIsoN co.
AyripAurD.
GL.seOw, 18th August, lsls.
Messrs. G. Pattson Co.
R.PT Bot of winxste. son l. Go
1. 40 saxony wool psids at lis. ...fH IL a
Bale sheet boards, &C.. ........ {
car 10 q
I, Henry Smart, salesman with wineate Son q 30
that We purchased the 40 wocllen shavls I'm voicss
above In London. this month. at seventeen .snrs
sterl,ns each, Tor aeeoun, ~ } q Pattisou 3 20,
and by their order further declare and saw thai
know these goods to be the manutaeturr OF Mrssrs r
Roxburgh, OF Paisley, aud that their price foe
twenty right sbillings sterling Ifurtb.r declare and
say that have full knowledRe of IN. win. oy sh,.
class Of goods and that the depreciation Of partcua
styles similar to the above snaw- has been its a.
great as has happened in the above and thu. I've.
the present low prices ih.y are dieus q sale
sworn before (.iened RIen .. gDuos, nas Sl:.
gov, lsth Dec, ls4s.
AyrrpavrB
Andrew Wipgste Junior OF the Arm Of wingste.
Son Company. shawl wsrehouseunen in Giasros a.
make oath and say that The 9Th Of October lat the
said wipsste Son Co. sold to Messrs J 4 q Patti.
son Co, merchants In 6laaxo~. 5si waollsu ions
ehsvs at eighteen shillipss sterling each thn, I'D
Wingate Son Co packed said sha Wis bo "a
PPP, Noe S,o, boil 50z s6S. 50I, aud 5s5. and Tor
ward,d the ,ame to the said Messrs J 80 P.tt,.on
Go agent in Liverpool !. the said Andrew VIA
este Junior. declare aud say that th. said W,pe.t.
ptt oa of sb~ i..l-
ana August last at twenty eighs -hillpr- st. Hing
each subsequently at twenty nv. sriIiuss and han
sttventy.one shhlings; and that IN. llt Noyesa.
her last the saij wiDgst-. Son a Co soil the v-ry
description Of goods at sixteen shing. ana 80,
pence sterling each and 4 the said Andrew Winx,ts
Junior further declare and say that 4 am a iarss
dealer in these goods and that ny knosdr. hsr
goods OF the same knd sid IA Drtob.r Iast IA
greater depreciation from their pric. In July AMI
iugu" than the said Winsste Son n % sustain I'd ON
TIE shove mentioned lot Of Wis add the sAi An
drew "tpgste Junior further declare and say that all
the ~ ees quoted in the fors going sterling money
tsisnedD ANDREW wtNaArE. ia.
sworn hefore lsiTp.d AK RNRD, j y. at GIs-gov,
the 18th Decembes, ls4s.
Corr NoP
EKw Yosx, 18th January 1850
me- PSrvn HosyR; Received from Messrs Godf
Psttson Co, for guaranteed sales aud returns.
RPT No l-4e saxony Wool long -ba us at al so
Hsrps.. Co. 70 band 70" ,ss s,os. s s.ea s-..r.
imported per America lying at Boston They soss
ssventsen shilinss sterling Ts) and the "a ne
In July last believe but Witch they cold at auction
hers for 81 so We little better pared NOE To
prove that l7s IL the London market price tor thee
shsvls than Ne we're TO prove that 2ss ia ~
the price paid for them In s~ptsrber oct o.- Try
and sell them at ~ 80 or ~ Your. traiy
Boston. GoDp rArrisoN = &C
Worm KNOWING. Under ,Als mead tbe T.
Unio~ publishes the foIlowinr iron ian au.hsy,,c
source" lfit should prove equal g. It's prot. ~.,,n
we have several silvery beaded friends wh, would