New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-07
DENMARK.
THE SOUND DUES.
The following appears in yesterday LdtPcTdaace

The following appears IN yesterday Int pcEddRcc
Beige:
HAMBURG, Thursday Oct. ls, 1855.
The Dansh dispatch of Oct. l. on the conference
upon the Sound Dues of which cen you an analysis
in my letter of yesterday was accompanied, told
you, by a memorandum addressed in the same form
10 all tue governments Interested think myself for
tunate in being able 10 forward you detailed account
to-day. II is as follows:
1.-The memoir sudes fire. of all 70 the agitation for
a long time eveled against the toll, and which would
have entirely disregarded the claim OF tne Danish
establishments whose object il is TO facilitate naviga
CATION &c.
Under the late King Christian VIII, in conse-
ouence of negotiations entered toto by Denmark,
England ard Sweden, revision OF the tarif was ell
fected There was then stationary period.
Christian VIII had in view other modh cations
and revisions. He was prevented from carrying them
out through the with Scheswig. Hols elm and its
consequences. Later, the war in the East broke out
of, in order 10 seek solution, Denmark has
chosen the present moment is because the situation
has been created for her, in this way:
"By note dated last April the li'h, the American
envoy to the court of Copenhagen denounced the con-
vention of April &C. 1896, the only in which, in 80
far as America is concerned, there s any mention OF
the toll.
envoy that the avowed object of this denuncatOn is
10 release the American shipping from this toll al
though in the Danish poitt of view this release would
not be the natural consequence of the cessation OF the
This ,bas therefore created for Denmark new
situation, and the ideas previously impaired must on
thst moment become predetermined.
Denmark herself would be disposed 10 have re-
yision of the tariff, but neither America nor o.oer
powels would be satisfied with tha. Toe Danish
eoyt rnment therefore puts the revision one side,
without altogether abandoning it. II results from this
by pott esis, that the other governments, considering
the revision not calculated to prevent the conflict
might have inv ted Denmark 10 make other PROPOSE
lions. But il s wished 10 come 70 some dehuitlye er
rang enc II fo- put ing eud 10 the toll, without
infringing on the rights of the Danish cc)En.
:" 1t is from these motives that Denmark Is Undue ID
TO PROPOSE the capitalization of the toll.
- One essential condition is tina, the question should
be treated not as an affair Of trade money but as
a political affair On this head the memorandum
alludes 10 the Sound dues, ard the part that the toll
hes psyed in the policy OF northern EarOpe. In thus
tIeatng Il e question the negotiation vi have i'm
pTes,ed upon the character AID impulse - which il
Is entitled.
"Denma,k desire TO see tie negotiations opened
az Copenhaeen in the cOurse of November
se.dy expressed in the circular repel-ed aud sup
ported by motives 10 be found in the circumstances
ard in tue importance of thecy Of Copenhagen FOR
the affair in question.
WITHOUT wisair in ;he slightest dsgTes to anti l.
PATE the decisions OF the governments Denmark points
out the bdsis The adoption Of which 10 her opinion
would have fo- is result that each of the powers
should contribute 70 the payment OF the cspital sn
rario 10 the duty levied on lie navigation and com
merce
TIE Sound cues are partly levied on the ship.
parity OF the csrsoes.
1hese latter are the true Sound dues whereas the
former consist especially in lighthouse dues aad the
Ike.
FormeHy the idea was propOun1ed of adopting
for tie exclusive basis of capitalization nationality
of the ships passing through the Straits bu. this plan
was anything but just, seeing that the NUMBER of ships
belonging to a nstion aud passing through the sound
does not AZ all represent the quota contributed oy re
nation 10 The toll VIII IA is chiefly levied the goods.
There would be far eres.er conformity win the
true state Of things the quantity Of goo Il thai haze
passed through the sound AID tue Bells were taken
asa bass.
L mist- ior i-.,snee be sgreed ppln th:t Tie