New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-09


tingencies the whole cos, would be three millions and
shaf Of dollars, with tie pier completely finished up
q the foundation Of tha warehouses. Tais would be
eqnal TO Sl2lj0por lot The Coz, would be greater in
proportion ct the fret part Of tho work, until
Meeting pier could be brouh into use after which every
succeeding cubic foot would cost less. l. would be
useful a. breskwner the first stone OF the
/ embanknert should rise above water; and i; would
begin to prepay as receptacle for bulky and heavy az
uclee before building could be erected upon Il. 1t
would not stop at CanAst but be era iuay extended
up the ryer; and, should the wants Of commerce re-
eure il, snother snlarpie could be constructed
eide Of it, and still leave simple room in the river.
In the foregoing calculation account Is made Of
the lots formed value increased he City side Of
the basins The present clips may remain they are,
faed however like their predecessors to BE- foi up
and made into blocks and Streets They would be
better filed up they advantageous IN md
dspatch at a straight bukhesd which IN than make
up.or apparent increase Of berths a narrow quay
straight bukhead would also assist the sewerage OF
the City, and do away all necessity Cor dre lying.
| The injury to the City of Nev-York caused by The
inconyeniences Of the port and consequent extrao.A
nary loss Of time and expenses of ships suffered TO
go on re has done increasing every day, without prop
oon or adoption of any Improvement, may be deep
er than IL imagined and the remedy may come
too late Bristol ruined by the charges Of its port
snd London did not dream ola competitor in collecting
tax upon ell the commerce Of the world until Liver
! pool built docks.
! London from the Tower to Blackwell, distance Of
| four miles is nearly all docks St Ks,herines Lon
don, East and West India, on the north sile OF the
Thames, without reckoning minor ones, occupy
tent of four hundred and fifty acres acconaodate
twelve hundred ships and have warehouse room FOR six
hundred thousand tuns of goods. The Surrey, Com.
mercal East County and other docks the south side
cover nearly as much ground St. Katherine's is one
of the smallest containing wentythree acres, but tax
ing advantage of the experience Of Others all Of It's ar
engagements of the mot perfect kind II was
dertaken by leading merchants In London, to meet the
necessity Of giving additional accommodation to the
great increase of business in the port to
duction in the rates and charges which were consd.
cred exorbitant the London docks no others
nently situated afording the means of competition;
and 10 bring the port Of London more on level In
point of expense, with the other ports Of the empire;
but particularly with the principal ports OF the
continent" 1t commenced in May, 1897, and
opened October 1923. More than twelve hundred
house, in the most central part Of the city, taken
down 70 make for IT, The of wharf front.
age is six thousand and four feet the warehouses
seven stories high and nnety-six feet deep They
erected within few feet of the gn Of the wharves,
20 that ships discharge directly into them aad iron
rooted sheds built upon the letting piers. aording
room for two hundred thousand tuns of merchandise.
always housed and under 1t cost two mil
lion pounds sterling. and, although the charges have
been very much reduced, psys six to eight per
cent interest on ire capital.
London docks cover one hundred acres, and cost
about four million pounds on which they pay four per
no d.eka lied in. agaiD
thcyng or smuggling; have organized system Of
labor &C. which gives the utmost facility and dispatch
TO ships and goods They have also the privilege Of
the wnrehousing system which is carried to perfoc
ton.
Liverpool has thirteen miles Of qusy frontage in her
docks which she is constantly increasing She owes
all her CONNER cia standing her unparalleled efforts
for the accommodation OF ships
There also docks in nearly every other port Of
England MS well as at Havre Antwerp. &c, the
tnen; ell in successful operation yielding certain
and direct benefit and proved by experience to be in
6i-pensable all agreeing in essential uses and only diff
erng in detail, when experience has suggested, or in-
gouuity invented improvements.
In carrying out such system for the port of New
York we have nothing to do but to cory the models
which before us, 80 far a. they may be consistent
with our situation and wants. In most essential
respect. compared with the docks of Europe that OF
economy in the construction the advantage side
is immense. They have been dug out OF the bowels OF
Great cities and have destro, ell streets churches,
and houses to make room for artificial ponds of water.
We shril not find il necessary to injurs any mans
property in order 10 create They are built
with old wsertight walls. and expensive lockgates,
vhose deep foundations are laid with coferdans aud
diyingbels We have necessity Tor keeping the
water out 1 simple embenNment Of stone and piles
Will make On Ill sufficient foundation, requiring no ex
persye masonry and dispensing with lock-gates en-
trely They situated whore there is great rise and
fan Of tide Some of them only be entered at
high.wster and have shoals at their entrances which
require constant dredging 20 keep them clear We
have deep water and but little tide can 60 in aud out
az al times and have shoals to remove or guard
against.
PosTPoNEMENT or THE SLAVE CAsE.-in the
superior Court-In Chanbers-beiore Judge Paine,
tie two young women. with their infants in T. 'ir arms
A. before the ads II aud H. brothers Of one OF them
and two Little boys twins) years OF age, children oil
one Of the women were sgein brought up on Monday
morning large number Of coloredperscn-, male and
female were present in the ROOM and aso in the entries
and orside Tie claimant ofthe alleged slaves OR Jonf-
than Lcrnmon) with his wife, present Mr.. Gull
YER appeared AZ before, on their behalf and MessTs
Lepauch ara Clinton for claimants. TIE latcE stated
that the slaves in question all the properly that Mr.
aud Mrs L. have and time should be taken 10 present