New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-10
CHAMBER or COMMERCE.
ADDRESS OF W. S. LINDSAY, NJ. P.

ADDRESS OF w. S. LINDSAY, NJ. P.
A special meeting OF the Chamber of Commerce was
held last evening at Clinton Hail. for the parp1se OF
receiving and welcoming TO this country the Hon.
WIN. s. LINDSAY, member of Parliament from Great
British
Mr.. PELArIAH PERT, on taking the chair, intro
On ed NJ. LINDSAY, who was received with applause
Mr.. Idyps,y thanked the Chamber for their KING
Mag he said IL had been stated that he waited tls
country in kind Of official characters this was ms
take he came visit OF pleasures having nto Vi
long time business connection here. Lord Jonh nus
sell had asked him 10 cOnsut with merChlnts mere Oh
yar;oua ouestious that is all the Official connection
with his visit here 1t had also been sid that he vas
incompetent because he was a seft1nght man. Olt ne
thought THE would not iDure hln IN American eSIus
ticn For many years he had been cOnnectC1 WIN
maritime affairs. lie hsd no desifs to be intimate
with ojploracy as too often practlcet IN Ed
ropean Courts, but would talk to them as
plain business man. Inc Lona lon,,, odIi 70
ope bot themselves hsd passed resolution saying toey
had no confidence in him. But they ha1 no weg1t.
lie would speak first IN regard to the liability OF sllP
oSners IL the law nOS stands. any ship owner
might find hi uself ruined man by night La E1glanf
the responsibility ia limited 10 the value OF the snip ana
cargo he understood the American law 20 be the same
That ia ell very well; but If two Briisn ships meei,
ard he &c OF should come into ports, he Is made
responsible for the damage done. And If an American
shin runs down Br fish ship and goes into lih port
shsis made responsible for all the damage lie thougn
there should be a convention 70 settle II 80 that me
hirs of hernation when thro Tn into the Courts Oh the
Other ration, may be treated alike n either case
He desired that the ships OF England ald America
should adopt the rule OF the rOad at sea- In Lneldhd
ttey have two rules, which sometimes lel1s 20 Goa
Heug decisions. The rule OF America Is nueh use the
old ruie end be thought with 81 ght modi3atlJn Eng
land should ADOPT the rule OF America In 1871 Fog
land I'd adop I'd a sy stem Of lights, which are mos'
III iyersay adopted yet il ia not compulsory OIL Amer
| J.. Ifu ftfrkf Aunar ah.G
adnpt his system and her ship be compelled TO
carry lights With the same rule OF the road aud the
sans syetem Of lights, .lsons a: ses woad be mu;h
fewer Anoner thing he wished TO call attention 10
was oferses on board ships. Many offences might be
commit ed in foreign ut, without any jurisdiction.
In beinous crimes the criminal should be sent home 70
bis own country but, on minor oilenses, b)h nations
should aWee to have them summMly dealt With, ac-
oOrdIQ 10 the laws Of the pOrJ where committed IL
the case Of deterioDs, also the two natoos had no
jurisdiction outside of their own ports. Nnen we
consider the amount OF intercourse between the
two COUNTRIES these questions assume great nporahcs
and lie hoped would receive careful attention. An.
other very important question was mat OF
the belbgerent rights of aeamen. After the
war with Russia, pIivateertg was praclealy
abolished by England ana Francs, ano1F
Oher things bat this not agreed by this Gogro-
pent. America said If they wOdld make al pryl.e
property sae then she would agree 10 It. lie agreed
TO this and thought it unanswerable lie had brought
ths question before the House OF COnnO -, and was
happy 10 llI ne got through ItrOullJD III
OF declaring AL private property free ant sde, with
| only one dasente nt voice He onged for the time
when great powers would stop this system OF pdnder
ing tIyate property and he hoped they wOud al him.
SILL another question was that of registration. In
England they registered the chips Of all nations They
often bought ercan ships but here, in consequence
| Of registration, they were prohibited irom buying
| only American ships. Thi' however was mater
peculiarly for American consideration. Again, England
IN 1850 opened her ports, and in 1881 all her costng
trade 10 American ships. One principle OF these states
| men was reciprocity While they opened the cOasing
trade and the trade to al their colonies America pro-
hibned England from her coasting trade, but also
| called The trade between California and New York q
coasJing trade He thought this rather stretching the
eoastins trade England might az We call tue trade
to Calcutta coasrins trade Many British merchants
felt this very beeny Suppose order was Issued by
EDgaud against all ships OF recproca. ng nations
There such 40 order already passed, which might
| any day be- put in force He wanted that Anier
| cans should ad him in getting some reel Jroca
| ton in our coasting trade. Certainly, America
with her beautiful ships, need fear no amount Of
pstiOn This would greatly increase trade and he
thought America shOuld at least make concessions in
TIE coaspg trade. England also his concessions 20
| make America makes no charges for the lghtg on
her shores; England charges American ships for the
lights her coast and also passing tolls also, what
aie called local charges, and plotage under her COM
pulsOFy law, whether the ships take pilot or not
| American ships pay something Ike q million dollars
for these four charges annually He believed If Anne
| ca would make CONCESSIONS IN her coasing trade
| England would strike away these charges. Ia look
pg ct the i'm nense lake trade, he saw that Canada
carried on great commerce the northern side, and
the Americans the southern aide. But the chips Of
the respective countries could not trade ffO port TO
port of the opposite nation. This restriction should be
abolished by both nations ana he thought both would
be benefited. lie called the attention OF the Chamber
TO these questions, especially those which they did
not differ lie had no esTs Of bet ween these two
greet nations yet ont Of these questions
which did incaculable injury. If he could il a5y way
eij in settling these, his friendly visit would not be in
| Yain
Mr. Lindsay listened TO with the utmost atten-
| ton, and closed amid much applause.
Mr. c. 4. DAVIS said he thought that British vessels
could carry goods 10 Aspiuwal and from the ports
| the other side to California.
| Mr.. LISDsAY sad it had been decided otherwise by
| Government.
| Dir. TILEsToN moved vote of thanks to The gen.
| tlemaD for Lis learned and interesting discourse.
| Adopted.
| Mr.. GEORGE OPDYKE thought they should confer to-
gether more al leisure and moved that the gentle
should me the Chamber at the Executive Committee
room tomOrrow at r.
This motion was modified so 81 TO include any
| bers Of the Chamber and agreed to.
Mr.. MARSHALL suggested they also take up the sub
Zee, of steamboat subsdizing by the British Govern
nent. He thought il a very important question.
FIR. LINDSAY said he had always opposed sGbsi
dizing.
The Board then adjourned.
At, M