The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-03

~ hVc any t~anE.y duty III vet in the hanfa
original importers There is warehouslsg system
IN use al Hamburg, nor it required the duties being
so low The warehouse rent OF quarter Of wheat NJ
be about and half cents per month Int ,hsra -
no fixed rates
ON passing st de the masters OF vessels must send
papers, including the manifest bills Of laIng aud cock
es on shore that the OF the Stade duties N hi Ii
py 'he way are much heavier than Hamburg city dut
and arc levied by Hanover for the right 10 pass p tina
river Ebe) may be calculated. On the vessel arriving
al hambu!e the broker reports her the Custom House
ana gives bis guarantee for the payment Of the duties
NneA the receipt for the Ssde du lies produced the
vessel is allowed to unload On clearing manifest or
the outward cargo together with the Consus certificate
OF tho regularity Of the ships papers be produced
at the Custom House by the broker, who obtains in
turn clearance certificate authorizing the vessel 70 60
TO sea- Brokers are positively forbidden to act
chants or factors.
FRANKFORT oS-THE- MAINE
Is considerable city OF Germany and seat Of the Ger
manic Diet II is situated the river Maine ana Is spe-
cfcay 30 deDomna ted to distinguish it from Fraokor
on the ODER town OF Prussia. The city is divided into
two parts by the river but connected again by
good stone bridge The principal part Of the city en-
the northern bank and is called Frankfort proper This
town. the residence of ancient electors princes ana
counts is divided in religion between The Catholics
who have nine churches the Luhe.ans seven and the
Calvniss two The Jews also settled here In large
numbers and embrace of the Sealthest Of their
race including the Rohschids &c. Frankfort carries
on great trade IN books and printing 1t is also noted
as being the birthplace OF Goethe. The Libraries also
contain some valuable manuscripts. Frankfort, long
free city, much oppressed by Bonaparte from 1906
to 1918, and is still turthened with debt taorcsult Of
the forced contributions OF the French. It. however,
allows perfect equality TO the different denominations
of Christians, and final appeal to the Diet at which the
four cities represented by the person and have
the same voice. The territory Of Frankfort comprises
about one hundred and ten square miles. The Consul
General Of America at the anseatic Cities is located at
Frankfort and Rufas Hosmer has recently been aprsct
ed TO fill the position Of Consal General,
No German city, with the exception OF Berlin is no
centre OF SO many railways Foar main and seven lour
lines meet in this city, having communication with tie
Grand Duchy Of Baden Switzerland Wurtemberg Bava.
ria Mayence, Wiesbaden, Coblen.a, Ludwgshafen the
Bayaran Paatinase, Mannheim, s.rasbourg, and even
with Paris The Maine Weser railway passes through the
greater part Of the two Hesses Caese and communi.
cates with Hanover Bremen Berlin, Saxony, Cologne,
Hamburg, &C. The Hanau railway connects Frankfort
with Hanau and the principal places along the Maine in
Guiding Bamberg Nuremberg, Augsburg, Iepsc Dresden
Bohemia and Munich even to AUSTRIA The constitution
Of Frankfort is similar 70 that Of Hatrrg being mix
ture Of aristocracy and democracy Tho government is
The Senate which exercises the executive power is com.
posed Of fortyfour members, divided into three
branches-Justses Senators and CounscEors-and hay.
ing two Presidents one chosen from each Of the
mentioned benches. The Legislative Assembly ia COM
posed Of ninety four members, and the permanent Com
mittee of Citizens of sixty members. To Assembly
generally meets in the November each year. and sits
for about a month weeks aud its seaction il re-
ouirite for all new laws budget, &C.
BREMEN
Is large, popuous and strong town, WITH territory
of about seventy-fve square miles. The river weser
runs through IT, and divides IL into the cd ard new
town. The harbor is six miles the place
called Elsfiet Boats only approach the town This
town is governed by its own magistrates, ana Is d.
vded into quarters each OF which has burgomaster
The religion is partly Lutheran, partly Calvnistc the
latter predomnaiiDg. II has considerable trade its
manufactures, also in bubber The fsseries are
in 1906, but II recovered its independence in 1888 II
has long becn and will continue to be- the most i'm
portant o on tho Continent for tho sale OF tobacco
Ia 1851 the ounsge of United states vessels arriving
this port FAR exceeded that Of Great Britain and ecuaed
that of all the other countries put together There ia an
American Consulate here
ring export duty is imposed all articles oS mer-
chandse shipped from Bremen and similarly light duty
all imports Bremen become the most ccnsdcra-
to this country, and their conveyance has become
ject Of much Importance The ship brokers CT Bremen
licensed officers, and give security to the enovnt Of
81 500 for the faithful discharge OF their duties
They not flowed to transact any commercial
camille business their account All vessels
ing the harbor subject to the superintendent of the
Ia Mister whose directions be obeyed by the
captains and CT avs No rubbish be thrown,
board into the harbor under heavy penalty, which
be increased the offence he repeated the offender being
obliged to the articles cast into the hlrbor
Gunpowder is not alo we'd to be kept board fire
arms be discharged In the harbor, under heavy
penalty Fires board ship prohibited between |
sunset unrise and the captain only allow oil light
In closed lantern in his cabin. The not
allowed to carry firearms, drks other weapons on
shore.
LuBEc,
Or Lubbock the last of the four free cities OF Northern
Germany, is nomnay tho chief Of the lianSs towns
When It actually 50 it was very powerful, bu: the
great part OF its is transferred to Hamburg
It, however sl enjoys fair share of the Balic trade
The Deputies OF anse used formerly meet in
the town house a; Lubcc manufactures OF cord
age sail CLOTH &c besides sugar reneries Fad tobacco
manufactures and builds merchant vcsses. Lubec 10
the seat of Supreme Court Of Appeal and Is also the
capta of the anseatc Cities The court consists Of six
mcmbcrs-one from each free city, the 9Th from Bro
men and Frankfort and the other alternately from
Iubec and twice Hamburg The President is chosen
annually by the Senates OF the four towns Iubec be-
came free imperial city in 1919. 1t oormed by the
French in 1906 and did its Independence till
1873 Ii has the fun Council OF the German
Confederation but in the Select Council I. has only
in conjunction with the other free cities Its internal
government Is similar to that OF Hamburg