The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-04
SOUND LIST FOR THE TEN YEARS, ls44-1sss INCLUSIVE.
Average of the year,.

Although, as I said before, the tables foc 1854
have NOT yet been publis' ed, they have been made
up, and having been favored with Q sight Of them, /
an m. enabled ,n.sl 1n to gave ., 's sI, the ,5 fsllG ussaea p IT. sanIs !.
1854 was only l6,469, sho wing o falling Of 5000
vessels 90 compared vi h the year bsfore, aud 800
less thsn the average OF the revlO7s ten years.
Such . result is Dot to be wondered Of, and Is the
natural consequence OF The war and the blockade of
the Russian ports. The greatest falling of is In the
number Of British ships 1900 or more than one
t e Danish (3oO) rne number of American ships
was only ls, though figuring in the list for SO, as
they cleared ct EIs,nore ON entering the Baltic, and
again on leaving IL.
According to the Danish budget for 1884,
which ID available far our present consid grafton, as
war was not thought of when 1t was fia ned, the re-
venue from the Sound, Belt, and HolsHin Csnal dnes
was estimate at 2,0sl 900 DANISH rix dollars, Of
which about o million and q half, or fl5O,OO0, are
derived from the Sourd dues aisne.
This sum divided amongst the average annual
number Of ships during the last ten pears (1s, 1907
would give the cum Of Es for each ship each way.
Bat II must not DO forgotten that about three quar-
tiers Of the Sound dues falls on the cargo, and not
quite enc quarter on the ship, and ~ by far toe
greater part OF the American navigation MP the
Baltic belorg s TO what is GALE the Carrying trade,
that is TO say, carr ying cargo for account OF Russian
or En- gish mercnaDte, the whole weight Of tue
Sound cues tha,fell on the American s in 1862 xasthe
petty sum Of fl92, ELSE 10 1853, and only Eta Ia 1854.
Win such Insignificant interests atsssbe, for which,
moreover, they have the sdvsntage Of o well found
chain of ligh ihouses all through the dangerous parts
OF the cham mel, 1t cannot seriously be supposed that
they VIII risk 0 war with Denmark, or FL thew do.
that they must have another and hitherto secre. mo
tive for q hostile demonstration. A clue 70 this
policy may perhaps be found in the offer Of the
United States to mediate between Russia and her
opponents, which however Is not likely TO meet
with sny serious confederation on either size.
But the shove tables show rs which are the na-
dues. 1t appears that England sbso,bs nearly one
fourth OF the whole Baltic trade, Nor way and Swe-
den together another quarter, and Prussia and Hol-
land together . third quarter. Ii those governments
subject amongst themselves, and then make o Joint
proposal to Denmark for the communication Of the
Sound duea, there Is certainly no reason 70 expect
that such an offer would be rejected. Let MS hope
that some influential and patriotic member will be
found willing to bring the subject under The notice
Of Parliament and that the Chambers Of C0mnerce
in our principal por's aid manufacturing cities
would support the demand for q revision, and, even
tually, the abolition OF thoss moet obnoxious Sound
dues, there can DO PtIe doubt Of, especially II the
question be taken up with spirit by "the fourth eA
Chevalier wDkon and Lord Palmcrston.
From Perth ~(scotland) Northern warder.l
LORD PalmeIston has got himself into Q scrspe
similar to that in which Lord Clarendon cut 20 sorry
o figure some time ago. He appears TO have en-
pleyed In the autumn Of 1850 . seedy follow known
clearly through the French, and the United States
press, the liberal. and especially the ps;ifc shsrsc-
ter Of the policy Of her Msjessy's govern msnt.' II
her Msjesty's government havs no better use than
this for the Secret Service Money, is would be an
actof mercy TO- them to cut OF all supplies Of that
SORT In future. Wikof Is one of those talented gen-
tlemen, who perambulate tna world living on their
Hits. A year or Two ago, he vas convicted a.
Genoa OF Q scandalous outrage on . lady, and SEN
tDced TO fifteen months penal Imprisonment When
We find government employing Q felloy Of this stamp
TO enlighten the world on the policy OF Englanf,
the question IL fuggestes-how many apparently
spor famous expressions Of opiaion In quarters the
most unexpected may bs due to COVE :nment inspi.
iatioDi We do not believe that any auch prsctfcs
prevails, but why should goyeremsnt 80 heedIessly
nuation.