New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-07
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The regular monthly meeting Of this body was held
al their rooms OF William and CEDAR streets,
Yesterday afternoon, PELATIAh PERT presiding. Inc
attendance Of members was small. Aiter reaolng anu
apurOyng the minutes of the last meeting the foOW-
inc gentlemen We're elected members of the Chamber:
Edward X. AlbuIts, Charles H. Benedict, Edmund
W. CoIGes, Henry l.. Sote.
Mr.. Henry w. +. Mali was elected a member of the
Committee ON Arbitration, III place OF Mathew Maufy,
whose tenn had ext ired.
The PRTsmTET announced the reception Of the re-
port of the National Association for the Promotion OF
Social Science, held al Glasgow on the 10Th, 2th ana
9th of October the subject of an international gen.
eral average--ihe report having been forwarded by
the Hon. VIM. Marvin who represented the Chamber
in the meeting. The following is an extract:
Tie Conference was held upon Tuesday, the 18th,
Wednesday the 9ft h. and thursday, the 9th Sepem-
Der. under the Presidency of Lord Brougham and
Lord Neaves when tie following conclusions were
arrived at
Rps That general ue in the Of The srsnding of
vessel IN the Of her voyage the loss or damage 70 snip
cargo freight ought not 70 be the subject Of general average
but without prejudice to such claim in exceptional cases upon
Rit That Tie damage done to ship cargo snd freight in
tiurlsiug ought to be SLOWED IN general
Rule That the damage done to cargo by chatting aud break
age resulting r3m ettis,n Of part OF The remainder o. the car
Bgis4 That the damage done to cargo and the Jos. Of it shd
The freight H. resulting nom dischaIging il az port OF refuge
in che way usual port with ships distress ought not
to be allowed in general syer.ge a.. ,r,o., II
ma accidentally broken ought not to be allowed in general
That the expense OF warehouse rent at port ofIease
on cargo necessarily dehiSted hes Ie eAPsns o. besppS
Rgc That he damage done 20 ship cargo and freight by
carving pres of s ought be allowed ia general average
rite Thatw and provisions for The ships ought to
be allowed 70 Ire iuoW6er general average from the date
The ship reaches pot Of refuge in distress until tine date on
Rule That when the amount Of expenses is less than the
value Of the property finally saved The contributing values
ship freight and ought 70 be their values TO the owners OF
them respectively at the termination Of the adventure.
RITE TO- That when tire oun Of expenses greater thar the
sayod ousi- to be applied toward hose expenses end the
Of 'ie expenses over the proceeds ought 70 be appor
toned If the whole property had finally reached its dcsna
Ralc L. That, in fixing Tho vue Of freight the wages aud
be- deducted d he wages end port charges after that dste
ought be deducted nom the freight a. the rk Of the ship
The two following resolutions were also passed with
out "A di.sentien voice:
a,io 20 tS Ne, ne 4; n ' Si y' 70 ~ ~
Se @ 10 l, by he egsstve .noes of tbe
several nations the world which bin shall define clearly
may be the term general versgep describe
y tie case ltend,d be Included within the definition and
which hall also specify The nature OF ne o' damage o. cI
peEse allowable ~ general average ard the principle which
The Of the loss, damage expense shall be ascerncd
values Of The Interests concerned and which shoii also contain
such matters a 'he pet9n o. persons brewing up The o
tni berr drawn up and printed copies thereof shall be
ran TO the several Chamber Of Commerce, Boards Of
sce in different parts Of the world accompanied by copy
t resolution and ureqr;o them to examine snd return
10 49, 49,
time ~ he reI thereof That Upon the return Of the aid
copies upon the eyprbon Of the said six months the said
bin shall be revised by the person drawing mp the
That upon the bin perfected in le nsnuer Aforesaid be
recommended the legislative authorities Of oil commercial ma
uons 70 enact the same into law ,,.
That in the tiRo The meeting resolves circulate
vdely possible or general information The ruos embodied
IN The resolutions which s'e been passed R the meeting s
tose which under uDiiom system might be desirable to
consider.
The report was on motion referred TO the Executive
Committee with instructions TO have il published.
The srecial order, being the memorial TO Congress
reported by the Special Committee on the subject of
steam communication between San Francisco and
China, was then called up. The memorial has been
already printed in orr columns.
Mr.. A. A. Low moved its adoption.
Mr. CHARLES II. MARSHALL hoped that, in view
Of the limited attendance, ii would not be adopted to-
day. To adopt the memorial az the general policy, he
thought wrong, because the general policy Of subsi-
dining steamers was wrong. he would advocate
which went 70 substituting steamers that were
competing with British subsidized vessels, but TO
adopt general policy Of this nature would be de-
siIuctive Of private enterprise.
Mr.. OPDTBE, who VS. member Of the Special
Committee, and who favored this view, WIS not pres
ent, and ne thought that il not necessary that ii
should he adopted, 81 he did not think there any
possibility Of The memorial being voted upon at this
sossi0n OF Congress.
Mr. a. A. Low said that the subject had already
been postponed several times, and il WIS fair 10 pre-
sune tlst any pcrsOns taking interest in it would
be pIesen, nj this meeting 90 assist in discussing IT,
The ses-ion of Congress having Just commenced he
Thought ha; this The proper time for the adoption
Of The memorial, and il the gentleman who had
preceded MIN had any 70 offer against II, he
supposed that the Committee was prepared 10 meet
hem.
Gen. +. 81. WITNOnr thought that the prospects Of
action by Congress upon ts subject were excellent,
IN view Of the amount gf business they bad already
lie regretted Mr.. Opdykes absence but
he bad understood him 20 cay hat he waS in favor of
lie direct proposition upon which they were TO vote,
put 90 General system Of subsidziug steam vessels he
vas opposed. Tie memorial If tie Committee did not
e6k TO bay down any general principles but merely
ehear-ed certain historical facts, and then recon-
Hended one riugle measure. Gen. Wetmorc consid- |
red that the present meeting quite az large a
Ould be expected in yifw Of the time that merchants
ow lad 90 spare from thail burines-. He then al |
ud,d 10 the fact that American merchants were now
cpeAdent upon British muil- TO get their letters from
lima ard the East Indies. notwithstanding The natural
Nute was across our continent aud The Pacific, aud by
H. sch fact British merchants lad advicfs from Two to
nee weeks in advance Of American merchants.
A coirmgciai house in this city had found that ow-
q 10 this difficulty they could not do business until
ey had eateblished an agency ia London. This was
scrcdatIe "a Dc entepiec Of tbiG nation. IL con-