New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-07

leoc. t.-ib tb4 c,rimrs u fissty P,rer.
.ba 1b.n IL prr.'1snt Upon - hsa .a
S5 Ses :o n S''. he fs do ..r
ieiins .. d.rguenty dir Ct e'n.t,tion THIS
fight .nd the a6,eno- Of elective tbFvsion q, msut
v5en The mai, ohjec MAJ be pert, p-e'er aog
ton. Of tie .im hsfe e2es il e. d.Jns s dsut. Be-
tween otlec' ae.ep,e hfy TJ ,c dTy "a o.g and -
the .ueisnueH Of which corstssns5n
and ~. ~ 81. s . S .p o s,s a.
tir,.r delb- the d-a tfhfly Of .eae
The reflection becomes veAEened teTroyed
s':ss A, rluraon o. ,h' may 'ecor he ios OF
,emsI Home some yeas since .p's oJI so..i where whs
,hs h,d Dea br ken in t1o as te oenhe AID shut,
hat in ,6e 5efeu.e 4 Il, her, ura q. plea
of un.eswcrtnness, the testimony taken andsr comai.
sion We do net ursn ay The wi,ne,.e, testified tr,dr
sn.y bit they certainly he uoder m.s tins
rom the opp.ps to the Court an Jury to -iad b-u
su .Ss S .Sa d sR,sasd would not
In any o. uriDtenons coiron il VII b. iornd and
sS sy NV o1y
such msy have been departed from strong II n, s
Inn the rules sbogh the collision may cot svoit.d h.d the
b. strictly Ch'sryet the might have .e'ste
frequently Improperly decided By .stful Of
% y the sssy @ h: an. n ss ss 'of tn
NowhsandiIs the rule. established BY law and custom to
avoid collision. and the dispoiou snd efforts to ob.ye
c.use. srs m,nod and clearly Gauge the ss They
ccrsquence Of lavigaoD much hIe ana ceIt,n
il rot z quen disaster by the witds sud Nor
houd M, class OF hszses fall 'hpowuer
more thsI the con qences OF fire or ans oe' disasters equally
We ID thu principle bat .hs OF cargo.
upon he G1s fS h b.. ny tbs: Ge
emo qu her or the voyage 10 doing 50 he is thrown uPn
Auow than the .bppe ofc.9o the undsrwer
p -oo can be have sry BETTE security than hey for toe
upon deck Nor contemplated 10 ',e 49, Of freight tha tho
aeT -aceyss any special remuneration G The 'lsk Of siOn
ty which to csny cargo for voyage tbs ship
nS s % s n .s' mat h a o. sn
equally With me oher k' :, which the voyage .ebec Th.
Liable ~. l far may be dam,ss
Irpe y insured by him Here then me ship carrying ID.
tie lnoweoee that lis 70 u, underwater III Insured
10 ca.e h, prop ry fers BY collision and the insurer
u things two vessels in contact sni damaged
peihsps 10 the extent Of $1,000 the other the Of
parties interest seir underwriters believing the risk
larger smaller the damage
equs even Ppo.ine both To be equally fault Oh, sc
ard Lytrss the underwater could no, be greater
Of noDt D1 of biz benz 70 b en p. who
the bszsid which he Rad himself assumed Tie pain 18th
sheraton and therefore should be- content with III. direct N
should each vs By % be- d aod
vthort to the othtr To do b. the gnderwt'
vace saving something the end of expensive
rgatoDs with thrd pariies OF
writers would not esy suffer by the change for .houd be
Of pr, MUM, which are Away. matter of contract.
We have alluded in the discussion of this report to tbs posi-
Of c.e. separately Sui to cSffeistiSy
pScp" Which We hni need, to Be redeemed from
radical error.
II necessary further in The premise. in hand than
embrace those collision which result, from accident
misfortune BE- isdiIe3ed JUDGMENT, To the,s or
but few in the world who would far dressrd the vare Of
their own and the live. Of tS0s % T. ns esr
boring .fPihc chances bers qusl Of their own destruction
piracy and puni.h the perpeiratOI. as pirates.
Ouf should also il they do not already, prOd. ample
Pc s Be 2 2 sad o sy o &
% 70 @ .pS % v apSs & sSa ossr equally
maritime Questions. should be uners, srd be m.de subject
world Science has shortened dsnce il it by time
made close nshbos of correspondents the extreme. Of
dencr friendship which bind the commercial world togsth'r
It be our aim and .s to ~ s.7 ~, ana
which contnve in conflict by local laws and which on the con
With Sese views we beg to .ubm, the anneI.d form Of
b. laid before Con this Chamber approve OF it, And
also TO caer Toe flIOsins REGULATIONS. yiz 81, -,
nSsd o Of sS Nth the Of the Chabe
Commerce Of New York be forwarded to the Congress Of The
United States, with our p.tion for its enactment
Of s pG' be sa pc 81 aHs the D
the United States with respectful petition ht 'ne
@ With 10 b n Of other Cow
ernn epts resident in Washington with corresponding
AID a. oppo nS %ss o y having e principles
proposed law Included in our treaties with other nations gen
eIaiy h. .,.n..
the principal COMMERCIAL Of the United State. and in Eg
pc. Ieque''ii their c'ooe aion N i VI '
'"" IL pRo@ s;f''''' '4' s T!dEs Ss, ,v,,o.
cH & LES II MARSHALL n II. aRINNELI
An Ac1 70 init Pstani,iy L.bie and p p,n.h wt or
rant n o. Mainline C)nntpn
BE rnacod BY the Senate and House q Rep,s.1taf're'
Of re Sfd Ss 90 Of cooa 6steen p.
uton the ,ra. upon the Lake. bay. aud river. OF the
United ssie. of etter or any Of such
ips or vessels shall liable in ecgnsry damages to the
any other of ch -hp' or vessels nor 70
therein Nor shall the owler of any .hp
OF ve, which may be lost damaged by collision a a9ts
said sbe shippers owners, conssuees OF uIa,i
wters for an damage which occur to cargo Aden
board such co6ei sp vessel or On b'sr' OF ei'ho VI
Sic In .l oo,ion Aforesaid e.eh owner sud
o or s Ip CT the
and sl Of them (so far they be nsnred na % = @
pencpe al the time place o ,uch collision IN the ame miu
of ether BY the dangers
vesse aud salvage each ded vessel, freight and cargo q.
utins Il; losses and damages separately aud "hou References
Sre Al collision the high .Ss' Q. qPou the
by The wi msce n, or penedaied Of the msse raa
other persons on board the snP oI ~
ueosted aforesaid ,hs be prcy. and the persons
afr said guilty of the set shall be punished - pr.te
Precedent custom, viii n Inconsistent with hs 81 SIC
The sutjec made the order for special meet
ing to be Lei Thursday next and 800 copies ct the
report ord red 10 be printed.
NJ. DAVIS from the Committee on Location, report
ed thst the services Of Mr.. HHmsns Librarian had
been engegsd, and tina. the building would probi
bly, be ready in essthan amor IT, The Committee asked
for an apprC priaon of COO fr books and suggested
Il at suitable ceemorials should be observed az Ine