The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-10
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The American Ceassing Trade.

. ''A~SsAss 49, - - -
The Am- rican Ceaating Trade.
A convHrsAtion took place In the House
OF Commons On the 10th ulttmo. IN regart
to the exclusive privileges enforced by tn,
American law Of isis. upon American vessels
engaged In tbs trade between New York and
California, either BY Panama or Cape Horn
and which defines such to be . coasting voy.
age. Mr. LsDDxLL asked the Secretary 10,
foreiga Anaire, whether the exclusion of Br,
tish and foreign ships from any participation
in n coasting trade, 80 defined, was or wa. no,
violation OF the treaties in force between
England and America, which stipulated for q
reciprocal liberty Of commerce In reply. the
Secretary, (Lord JOHN RUSSELL, said the
opinions OF the law officers Of the Crown had
been taken generally whether the trade car
ried on between New York and California
could properly b. called a coasting trade and
they considered that il was a coas ting trade
With regard to the question whether the ex-
cinsion Of British ships from that trade was
violation Of the treaties between England
and America, the American Government said
they were prohibited from admitting British
ships BY the articles Of their Constitution
They admitted the treaties for equality of
trade but ther said that by their Cons ii ton.
IN the way they unders TODD IL. they could not
grant the coasting trade to Great Britain
The honorable gentleman would see that it
was hardly possible to dispute with them as
10 the meaning Of their own Constitution, bu,
her Majesty's Government had several times
applied to the American Government to give
Great Britain the same privileges which were
granted TO them, and especially that trade in
which the cargo was unloaded, carried across
The Isthmus of Panama, and shipped aboard
another vessel 1t did not appear to the British
Government that, in any sense of the word,
tina, could Ike called a coasting trade. Lord
LYONS had brought the subject under the no.
tice of Gen. CAss, who replied that ne would
take the opinion Of the Treasury about it. He
had carefully considered the question rs to
whether it was violation of treaties, and al
though ii might not be violation Of treaties,
at the same time it was great disappoint-
lnent, after what the honorable gentleman
would recollect were the professions of the
American Minister in 1919, when Great Britain
proposed to repeal the navigation laws. Mr..
BANCROFT. who was then the American Min
lister in England, stated to Mr.. LABoUcHERE,
the President of the Board of Trade, eff You
are liberal, we shall be liberal; if you give
much, we shall give much if you give ALL we
shall give all" 1t was only Just to say that |
the American Government did give eq uivalent |
advantages on passing the navigation act but, |
although in 1851 Great Britain threw open the |
;oasting trade, what had been done by them in |
that respect was still very unsatisfactory.
This is reasonable demand on the part of |
our enterprising English friends. They have |
Just now the command of the Atlantic-sey.
entv ocean steamers against five or six Ameri- |
can, whilst some Of our finest clipper ships |
are lying idle at the wharves. With charac- |
Ieristic moderation, Mr.. BULL is now trying |
10 lay his finger on the nice little coas ling |
trade, which is all that is left to our CONNER |
rial New Englanders, and out Of which they
support an immense number Of their people.
We are not prepared TO say, in view of the in-
Justice which the South has suffered from that
quarter, that its industry should any longer
" taxed for the purpose OF giving monopoly
# the ting trade to New England vessels
Pictures and illustrations.
Ra'Pp's Weekly for to-day con tans a like-
less, or what purports to be such, of Hon. Il.
NJ. T. HUNTER, and a sketch of his life W.
should certainly not recognize the likeness,
'ut for the name under it, In the same num-
DER Is likeness Of "Gen. AMOS PILsBURY,
Chief of the New York Metropolitan Police"
This is full length portrait, down to the
lnees. The "General" carries q heavy stick
n one hand and a hat i'm the other we have
satisfactory view of his coat waistcoat and
,reeches, hut by the most unaccoun table negli-
.eEce are denied the sight of his lower legs
4 is important to the fame of PILsBURY and
lie good understanding of the public, that an |
delineation should be given of the | {
alNes and boots appertaining to the Metro |
'olitan Chief OF Police. 1t is certainly rare
compliment TO Senator HUNTER, one of the |
rsr statesmen OF the country, to place him
n picture gallery side by side with cele-
"a ted thief catcher. IL
singular taste has sprung up upon this
ubject within few years. Formerly, there
'as at the head of the New York police Il man
limos, equal to VIDoCo, in bis sagacity ener-
y and courage. Old JACOB HAYS. who
ourished in the Empire City about forty
ears ago, was a terror to all evil-doers. He
ras the best police officer who ever lived in
lis country; but the plain and simple old
AN never dreamed Of being shown up in a q
terary weekly. No publisher recognized AT {
Ia time the existence Of any such morbid
lriosity AS that which now demands the
kenesses OF police officers as well as Presi-
ents, ana HAYS would certainly never have | Z
FINISHED TO a publisher the materials for his
ography. Really, it is difficult to under >
and what interest any class of readers ex.
pit pickpockets and rogues in general can
el in the personal appearance OF Gen AMOS a
ILsBURY. II
Another remarkable picture in Harpsr is the y
Gamer "Peytona,'' new steamer on the !,
'esteIn waters looking precisely like every u
her Western steamboat that ever was built. -
I'd every other representation of Western
eamboat which has ever been made. What "
the readers Of Harpsr want with a picture "
that or any other steamboat! The space
cuped might be more probably employed II
an in such palpable humbugs. il
Virginia Marine Railway, I"
We referred lately, in another column, to ~
is new and important addition to the com. A
ercial improvements and facilities Of Rich. :.
ond. 1t is owned by Messrs. r. o. HAS. . .
Ne. DAVID CuRRIk, john CURRIE, Jr.. W.
TOMpKINs, and T. w. McCANCK These gen. 81
men own about five acres Of land on WIFI IN W
is railway is built. There are twenty feet u
water at the shore and a forty horse power al