The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-27

ance OF goods between UaLoturg and Lnbeck win he
preludlcial 10 the SouKd dues; and the ostensibie
reason 'r Denmafks per,ina cousiy refusing 10 re-
drce The Elbe transit. dues will no longer exist
After tie enjoyment of tree transit trade between
the North sea and Baltic for centuries earned by
many years OF bloody war, and secured by treaties
10 The former powerful league OF the HiRsa, Den
mark chose few years ago to extend her custom
hous. system TO her German provinces, BY SUBJECT
ing Hosten and Lauenburg TO its regulations and
imposing a transit duty of ten shil ,ings per cwt
together Win SIX per cent for Office fees, on all
goods passing through those duchies In conse
quence Of this unjust and illegal measure which
came into operation on the LIST OF January 1889 the
cities of Hamburg and Lubbock whose valuable
formal complaint and protest against Denmark to
the German Diet at Frankfort, and the latter would
certainly have in,erfeIed to pnt an end to this OBJ
ucxiOus restriction on trade, ii Denmark had not
by the advice OF austria made q concession to pub.
lie opinion, by reducing the transit dues one half
considering the other half sufficient protect the
interests OF the Sound dues, and prevent any great
increase in the traffic by land between the two seas
This is the present state OF the case and the ques
ton now arises whether the time has not arrived for
Denmark to abolish this equally unjustifable and
heavy restriction on the free commerce OF two cities
which are too weak to make hostile demonstration
ike the United States and whose misfortune it is to
tie separated from each other by strip of land be-
longing to the territory of Denmark, OF which the
latter takes an unjust advantage for her own benefit
and 10 the manifest disadvantage OF her neighbors-
whose formerly hourishing commerce must OF neces
Try be materially impaired. Whatever may be said
Of the injustice Of the Sound Dues II must be con-
coded that their origin is forgotten, or enveoped in
halo created centuries ago, and, like many other
public institutions, supposed TO be unattackable from
The Circumstance OF their having existed from time
inmemoral. But here we have complete innova
ton forced upon commerce by the onesided policy
and graspDg cupdity and selfinterest of one single
State. creation OF only few years since, which
the parties most interested in submit to only because
might 10 stronger than right.
Emigration to Australia from Great Britain
In 1855.
In the emigration to Australia there has been a
considerable falling off during 1855 compared
with 1854 attributable to The principal which
have affected the emigration to America. The re-
turns Of the two years show the following de-
crease
Assisted. Unassistea. Total.
1854. ,035 42,I72 s3,237
1865. 2s,Ol6 24,293 $4,000
Decrease. -. ......l3,O49 1850 3o,92s
Per cent. ........... 3l77 42.39 37.l5
In regard to the unassisted emigration we have but
little to remark The number Of deaths in vessels to
Victoria during the year s reported to have been only
1873 On 20, 95s, 50 per cent. The emigration con-
sisted principally of persons accustomed to daily toll
for their livelihood. and therefore likely to prove
useful settlers in the colonies. The distribution of
the sexes was to-
Males. Females. Tadl.
New South ales.............. LAS LIZ 2,tso
Nrtora Observation-Disclosures. 94Ib DIS 1@oo+
~outh AusTala ................ ioS OIL l,oso
western AUSTRALIA. .,........... u W ~
Van lheman's Land. l.ei0 .4sl 3,i3l
New Ieaiand. l,2o3 Low 2,z95
Total. ................... 1898 1850 2I,2e3
q disparity which we have made it primary object