The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-14
MR.. LINDsAY's MISSION.
The Maritime Relations OF England with
the United Statss-Our Coasting Trade.

The Maritime Relations OF England with
the United Statss-Our Coasting Trade.
From the London Chronicle August axI
The shipowneB Of the United Kingdom are NJ lens,h
Which they have endu
given In their controversy COMMITTEES Of the Hsuse of
has u last pronounced IN opinion upon iii their
grievances After many Year, delay the shipownSrp nav
this session succeeded in bringing their fully and
fairly before Parliament More than year ago the free
trading protcctonst shpowners made common cause
However opposed In opinion about free trade in navga
ton both parties had very keen sense Of their epe
ca interests and combined together 10 carry out their
views. the ehpowners In Parliament could not agree
about the Qio Of the general effect Of repeal
Of the Navigation laws, at all events they per-
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light dues passing tolls or any other special burden Of
which they all 50 loudly complained.
However, 1t last committee formed, and looking
at its composition would appear that, although NJ.
Miner Gibson the President Of the Board Of Trade
.ua Ss aor PA generally the
sbpowners ct the outports having brooded for years
acting Chambers Of Commerce ana Marire Boards came
up 70 London 10 pour out their Affections We have read
TINT they did not sure 70 advantage Ia the noury which
they had provoked Their doughty champion Mr. George
Frederick Young We admit, fought ya!anily and made
trade. Almost al the other witnesses on his side
betrayed deplorabls ignorance, not only Of their
respecting shipping, and their liabilities under the Mer.
chant shipping and Passenger acts which they had
ieagued to condemn o. the lawn affecting The ship.
erroneous notions. The shipping administrative
formers confutsd they viii hereafter be si-
enced by the functionaries OF the Grown, Who since
1854 have been nvesed with the power to deal with ho
interests In question In word the intelligent AS
ssant Secretary 70 the Marine Department Of the Board
other officers sted with tho departmonts Of ship
ping, "csme dowa" upon the unprotected shipowners,
proved 70 their Confusion, that they were s srder
total misoonoepton Of the exact position on
the shipping interests ,s q the country British
cent Of the whole trade leaving % per cent BE- carried
under foreign dags, enjoy 90 per cent Of the whole
tags but as the 10 per cent was only upon II SOl
tons and the 90 per cen. upon 10 aaa l1s tons, IN
trade. Again. In the passenger trao, upon which srch
strt vas laid by various Witnesses 70 the eject that
foreigners had seized the greater portion OF this ucra
1858, 1872 COO passengers were conveyed in foreign shire
and IN Britain, only 900 conveyed in h
nm u y ana y me
Is deemed sad
navigation hwr, in 1885, have experienced many v!cs
situdee Some Of them have realized fabulous profits
whilst others have incurred heavy losses TO which ths
upon . review Of the whole case, that although III
owners Of low Chased sailing ships sunsr in tie rec
siesmshps the owners q the latter csss carry on yer
prosperous and thriving business Instead Of being swc
from the ocean BY tho Americans, who, u 10 admitted
other hand, far surpan those formidable rivals
steamers ard IN the Nos Of various alleged labiitie
in fact, driven the Collins line Of packets from tho pos
tcn they 90 proud occupied since the original estab
larger proportion Of the passenger trade in every psrt
the globe than We have ever enjoyed Instead Of ber
suppAnted BY the low priced shps Of The swsdss No
SPECTATORS rom those oountries actualy repair 10 o
markets 70 buy English built ships; and whatsvcr
spss eivs
changes are trsosable 70 production in shppin
both m Rnslhh and in foreign countries and to polite
more control than the shipowners themselves.
The oaly Ingenious prcpoeL which Mr.. George Fredl
STATE o. ssss wSsS IL .os passing .vs . Sss
present great demand for shipping I'm suppl es
and China once o SuS rs ~ ss.. n
our colonies, and 70 revive monopoly in the carry
trade 70 and hon the vast British possessions ia eve
quarter Of the globe. This most chimerlcal p-oiect
hedging In the cuckoov has met from ali aides nc sd
Quivocal oondemnatNn
Not single witness proposed 70 revert 70 the
Navigation laws in their entirety. ana Tie comm,
unanimously rejected impracicabls any sugsestl
which bed for s object the re ess2bishmest o. 90
colonial possessions. me abolition Of the old Navlr,
laws d thus pronounced 70 be fnal aud rrevors.ble
concerning The e1psdiesey q reassnS so,ssu Pow
hav ing colonial POSSESSIONS 70 rcciprocae every
% our navigation: No administrator, whether cons
tory clauses In the Act Of lsl9 which have rcma ned
uant and inopssativs, shoaid be put in force. 10
owp liberal legisiasiou has presented itself u
mind Of any OF the Witnesses.
me exclssson Of the .recrrocatiDe Powers from
coAstog 1ade would have no practical coerciys efs
The Amercaas lave no colonies. II d trus they Oh
ishiy, Or shsbbilyn exclude us IRON thar coast
they persist IN regarding = coassIne trade BIT
slte o. shsse cfoDss, augmented By the sin vi nh
nate policy Of spain and Portugal We and no valid pro
81 pernassst injury 70 our maritime interesn, q
which aloss rsv,rial Of policy could y dssrded.
against ne Fossisn onos for MOI Ssvss ssssu de-
powers, thess aAvssiass Which u vss ne objsc, Of
truth b. has he House o. Connoos q the lns,ssso,
Mr.. W. Lindsay, the shipovner, had iatsrneSdled
tive sons rssh psrtss norsovsr - urrsd tbe ~
tion Of decided stspso 70 obtain roa - Enpercr
The French treaty q sayig.sion, complement %
shlp owners Of France became % alarmed nor Their
nope!y, and raised such camor q u Trsseh outpo
rs ss As'i ss.s s On A. !, ~: 2 :ss,s
tined and pjudteioss addrssn - ~ 0rs91 II the q
.sne.nsst o. Ne ssssioo, he House q tommons
the vFsncs nisstsss isii.sssS : Iors Css,sy ,t,,
vss usssss y sake any aisssivs q pesssss In the
sp,ssn sss,sss NE ysss;ss oasss - "a Sssio,
inposibiis.ss bus NJ. Lsa
~csse nxe our eavne, ne VIII refrsln n
: similar oouEse IN future; and win 10 n
ns.y 70 succeed IN his object By leaving
matter IN The hands OF the more comce.
advisers Of The Own, who are consssssisuanv ~.
9TH the exclusive power cf nisiasinx "a copcl1d
'ress.ss. ne nnpsror Of NE French We are cony o.
cutie prepared 70 oonsider any well svoundsd Ar
nsnts for q nors liberal treaty o. pavlGns;on ina-
Ists . psseset; ssd By judcso ssSp1aiions ii the
'sr time, be may md hinssf PLACED n pasitlon 70
ece 70 The general wish on his side. H - mary
slses = ovssocns, fov ths French snip owners are
= nucA Welded - thsdr prossososns r,ss,pes a.
nne irritable olam - Cur SIDE ~ Ne Chnarel, bat
ave noss cna6aenos h ~ saw<r TaSrv Il the cro~
ssaenas 70 dealing With The pecsiiarittss rre,ld
~ ovn cemsrynea, thsn In the snca1y o. az 4 4
20 mepe vhieh night b psompssa By ths rashue,
htsrssosd kithh shipowss1.
rvrc1 TIE Iosdon Pa, August o.
he MyptNp Gusafs has recently sssssd thss N, VI
lindsay - been authorized 70 proceed 70 Wsshn,,c
'ece before The American Oabincs anl the sesaie !
iews OF her hajesty's governusrt win refer.rre q,
listing navieatsoa laws Of We ssasep, and tbsir Ar
rcn our nesisme oo91eroe, snd 10 ensar rpon reg,
IONS for the opening Of the American coastlns trsS
Irfirn snpping" Asunisg that this Informal 80
orreci, Ne have only 10 Observe that Mr. ! Iios
- beforo him q difEcuff nd a.tt.~..