The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-07-16

| BaIrIsH NAVIGATION Acr-Judging BY the recent de-
bate 10 the House of Lords and the comments OF the
British press thereupon inclined 10 think the I'M
preston England that the British government went
too far in throwing open all their commerce. except
coasing trade, TO foreign nations without supulahg
Tor qud pro quo.
the United States monopoze the California and China
tradehat is to say, ships, clipper ships especially
make four freights, VIZ one from New nork 70 oan
Francisco profitable another from San Francisco TO
China, mot very profitable y ihd IRON Emma 10 Eng
land profitable y and fourth from England tengrans,
say) TO New York-three good frelgh's-whereas the
Eng shman out OF all this trade, can make but two
that the whole trade being thrown INTO our hands by
being able underreigh the British from their own
East India ports TO their ports There Is something
of fact in all this but the British sbpowner is trying to
remedy by building ships and other means, IN which he
may be successful, but only in part
The grievance that the British shipowner alleges IA,
that the United States while enjoying all the intel. colo
NAL trade OF all the British colonies, exclude BRUSH
ships from the Atlantic and Pacific trade. calling II
coastwise trade, when, in fact 1t is almost hall way
around the earth The reply to this allegation was made
in Congress- when Sir Henry Bulwer made a like com
plant there; and i was this that Great Britain made
just the same exclusion, because no American vessel
could 60 from Quebec TO British port on the Pacific
it being coa,ting trade from which, by law, under the
course. The Gped States, were excluded Great Britain
therefore, very ndelicatey alleges against us exactly
what she herself ia doing.
land TO throw open the British csasting trade to all for
egn nations but. according to Mr. Lindsay, Of the
largest shpowners, that gyf 10 likely 10 be OF very little
value, TO England herself, II she keeps her monop
oily OF it, Mr. Lindsay declares that this trade will
be entirely extinct through the power OF the iron horse
that The railway will shortly make the British coasiDg
trade not worth hours protection and that the
it ia thrown open, the better il will be for British com
merce That trade is now principally confined TO the
"coiers"-brgs and schooners for carrying coal Mr.
Lindsay states that the London and North Rail
way Company offer carry Goals at the rate OF per
ton per 100 miles Goals such terms be brought
from the north OF England direct to London for about Be-
per ton. Mr.. Lindsay, however, makes the following
estimate OF the total cost by land and by water The
freight per railway will be 3s per ton and carriage from
the depot 2s. Cd per tonmaking 5s. Cd The freight by
water at present las Cd per and with L. Id per
ton city Dues the cost the coast is las I'd making
difference in the cost between land and carriage
of 9s Id This il certainly good reason why the Brit
sh coasting trade IL not worth hours projections and
may expect TO II thrown entirely open, for these
statements must have great weight with the government
We doubt very much whether the exchange OF our
coasng trade, stretching from the 10 the
Rio Grande, and from the southern part OF California to
the north OF Oregon, with the voyage around the cape
would be far exchange for little Great Britain and
lesser Ireland, and therefore we do not believe the
proposition will meet with reciprocity.
While on this subject, we beg New England and
New York city friends to remember that in all this vast
trade they protected from any interference by any part
Of the world in all their packet ships coasters prope
ers steamers, &c, &c. and that therefore, when our
southern countrymen ask for little protection for what
they behave 10 be their interests, Reciprocity" demands
that we should give IT in retMn.-N. Y. EIprsn. -