The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-08

Naarys plan had been adopted by the United States
and the suggestion bad been made BY the United
governments Of England and other maritime powers.
Her Msjestys government having referred this plan
TO the Royal Society, and having received through
the council OF that body, strong recommendation
ISOLATION had agreed similar recommendation,
be wished to ask the honorable and gallant officer
whether her Msjestys government we're prepared TO
adopt the sug esti0n of the United States govern
inert TO carry out that plan?
Admiral BsRxELEy replied, that her Aajesty's
government prepared to take their part in any
well digested plan for the objects in view.
We think that this. and United States Navy
Register, will inform the Chairman who Lieut.
Maury is But the second remark of the worthy
Chairman is more important. After saying that
he knew nothing Of Lieut. Maury, the Chairman
said that great part Of Lieut. .Maury's book
uas taken from Mr.. I'otcson's ,cork, cithout
acknowledgement"
With all due reverence for Mr.. Rankin. we do
not believe one word Of the charge Lieut..
Maury's system is the result Of actual surveys,
raid for by our government while the English
navy was employed in watching to see that
John Bulls toes were not trodden upon or his
pocket picked. Sir R. Inglis's remarks prove
this; and the Lords Of the Admiralty would
have adopted the system if it had not been
American at once. Your thoroughbred English
Admiral Qike to him that was picked and
drank by the sailors) is most desperate
stckler for the crown and anchor, and ifhe is "of
the White" and "K.C.B," he will persuade
you that there is no navy except that of her
Britannia Majesty, and no officers like those of
the old school. You should have been at Ira
talgar or Aboukir if you wanted to see navy.
We should have preferred safer locality and
the loss Of information. OF this style is the
Chairman of the Dock Committee, with a
slight admixture of the old gentleman
WHO would be very glad when the cursed
railroads were done away with, and we
had the good old stage coaches back again"
As the Admiral is to the Royal Navy. SO is Mr..
Rankin to the Royal Marine He was well re-
buked by one of his brethren, who Thought the
subject upon which Lieutenant Maury was en-
gagged was Of Importance to the whole Of Great
Britain and whether his information was
secondhand or original it was not for the COM
mittee to decide" This gentleman saved the
committee from covering themselves with ridi-
Guile like garment.
We cannot but feel shocked at such speci-
mems Of ignorance, Justification and bigotry, in
so high place. 1t seems beyond belief that
q subject agitated in the national Senate, men
toned in the newspapers, the subject of discus
sion in the Royal Society and pertaining d.
rectly to the Chairman's interest, should have
never been heard of at all by him. One thing
is certain, he will never hear the last oft.
We are afraid that Liverpool is still in be-
nighted state. There is q great field before Mr..
Haw thorne, and he can amuse himself and
benefit the Rankins Of Liverpool by new lot
Of juvenile books, such as Young America was
used to delight in twenty years ago. Rankin.
etid genus omne, might learn great deal in this
way, and Hawthorne thereby be glorifed. We
trust something will be done at once for these
heather. It's great = mission" and worthy
the author of the Scarlet Letter. and the Life
Of General Pierce"