New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-15
MARINE AFFAIRS.
the cusARD STEAMERS.


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Sir: Nearly year ago. the agent of .hs Cunard
line in this city thought IT beat 10 try and seDd the
steamers on. at On unreasonaby early boar, aad the
numerous complaints Published in TnE IRlsrsE and
other new spapers appeared 10 be the only reason for
the ultimate abandonment Of the project.
see by the notice Of the closlng Of the Arabia
mails az tie Post Office that this idea has again taken
possession OF Mr.. Cunards mind, and would 're-
spec,Cu w. of cOu.se suggest ~ him the great moon
yepeI CO 20 the entire business community resulting
from such coursP, involving the loss OF business
day in this and ferrous ucoDyen, nee 70 bu.ness men
in other cities.
mail in the whole of the Southern markets must be
left for III. next steamer the merchants cannot 10 ad
their Southern letters and write for The steamer before
= oclcck on Wednesday morning Ih.s stone, In the
prekeIt intensely interesting condition vi the southern
markets ought TO be a wegbty Argument against the
adoption of the practice OF sending the steamers ons a.
such an early hoar.
Last " inter, / believs, Mr. Cunard ssid that the
state Of the tide prevented his going over the bar sn
lsier-as he said if he went LATER be would have 70
wait for another tide. Why then do other boa'S, OF
az large daft Of water 80 at IL m over the osr WIN
peIfec. and safety; the Fulton, Ara9o, ana inc
ialge screw steamer Edinburgh, for instance. Ans
g, i is growing upon us. The Europa last week saled
st H. and now the Arabia i advertised TO sal at si
suppose the Africa viii sail az or y. Hoping this
con pain. may be the humble D1oGis .! producing
.1s ,d ~, S sally AEEw-yoRK MERCHANT
FsbyzaJy Il, ls5A
n. Il high water 8. Sandy Hook on "Wednesday
morning at 92s, AID suppose that the Aiso'a mas
20 leave early ia order 10 croes the bar Wih TIE hfs'
q he ebb.--EGl
ACCIDENT OLA FERRY BOAT.
About o'clock on FRIDAY evening, as mo hsnhitoh
sv.pue frry boat Mon,auk entering the slip on the
N.w.Yo,k sde, a femsls named Mary Ann Williams,
attempted to jump ashore pre- 7ious TO tae boat beng
uo3e lst 10 The bridge and fell between the boat and
b,1ee. She bad her ,tgh broken, and Tae imincdi-
a;ely taken to tie CITY Hospital.
MAIL ROUTE TRon ?oRrLAsD TO LIVERPOOL.
The people of Portland have rnsmorslized Cor.
c,ss, 70 establish sen.monthy mail from Portisnd
20 Liverpool by the Canadian and Portland hne Of
steamer, at $1,000 the round Trip for the service
The Portland advertiser rays:
"TIe creed Of ttere steamers has been Wei tested
ard cur ~ the pact Summer when the same vessels
were rubIipg TO Quebec, their time was uniformly
better than thst OF TIE Collins or Cunsrd line. An
analysis Of he trIs o. the different lines for the pat
Sumner shows that the s'eansrs engaged in The Ca
naoisn and Portland vice on their trips eastward
averaged hOur3 better than tho Cunard steamers
nom New-fork, 10 hour. better than toe Cdntri
steamers from Boston, and 81 hours batter thsa the
Collins lie from New iorh. Coming vest, the steam
era new plying 10 Portland Averaged stil better,
teat1 on an average for the whole Su ner the Cs-
lard hne To Boston by - hours tie GUARD noe 20
N,W-lclk by 80 hours, and the Collins line ID New
loIk by % bours. o. ibe of spoed, Therefore,
tie s,ebrers eDgeged N the Portland aod Cansiah