New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27


the next midnight-thus making each day separate
and distinct-is al once washed overheard az sea,
aud tho time is made TO b. GIN every day ut noon
By this nousensical arrangement OIL ume, part oi
one day ia Carried into another; ana the recoru "
the doings IF voyage Is thus made obscure wnsn
read Oh shore. The question has 10 be perlet'Mit
asked, s0meti' gu in Gases Of dsas'er, OF p'e, :"
ehipNreek and loss "Was 1t sea unie OF '''''
time 7"
This old custom Of navigation ooght at once 70
taken un bv 81. commercial Governments ana III
ished IL RECEPTION tends 10 mako com % IL
! cOnfounIel," aud il merely a tribute 20 1uo 'na
ages--to the time. when ciOcls and watches ''" '
icon ;rve.,eS-SLic. civil zation ana science o"s"S
moi 10 Day. The man VINO abollsbes ne h""oU7
,nantimlt time VIII confer great Diesrii Oh ''e
world. . on.,oo, IA the
A. other equally absurd marioe custom Is VIC
manner of striking the hour' inS' ~ rs nn0 W ihc
done by means Of common bells Ire man "' wv
"a, tas n rIock before bin in toe Lpnace, ana AZ
ia n, ,ojuts ont tie hour be slllhes snsii Zen
n"or Lv -w,i.u Is answered BY larger one ior-
ward. Inc manner Of striking 10 tbls Inc va,
beoins al twelve meridian. Inc DaIl ID s'rn'H oss
tines AT hal-yi,t twelve IL is struck ohce NJ Que
O'Clock twice; al hali-past one three tines I" TWO
O'Clock. four times; al half past Two, i've me'i AZ
tbree q clock sX times; AZ Lai-past three, seven
tines; a. four O'clock, egtt tines ms eOuii
what il called q watch, or section oil iln'e a,u 'i@
uanti,ai clocl. is sopposcd to begin S.yW. ava!
u
il strikes one; 81 five il strikes two; and 20 on eac
success i've bali hour and hOIT uni ~ eIght CoVh
IN tic evening there Genes season 81 'nn'!i anu
u strikes the correct hout Eight O'Clock - e.Bht
O'Clock, and il is the ouy time when TIC pe'i Strikes
hight during the whole tweniy-tour hours
| Now will any intelligent old sait-Of whom am
hapny 10 know by txyert nee there mGny-Plesse
nforn the world the real use OF this middle OF hor'
est time on the ocean1 Why Is j, necessary on sea
and no, on land VIII il lie said that the tAli hours
dr. r., E.ot reclOuilIp vel 10
this il mas be readily replied thai Distinct stroke
of the bell will announce the hair bours, as II now
does when the correct hour shall be struck as well
IA these fictitious once. Strike L. O'Clock, aS noon
or night when il Is II: aid then al l2l give DIS
tinct TAP. This is all plain SAILING, ana 'ea~e'
can understand il ne we'll as landsIen.
While an writing for IHY NEw-IorX iRIbrSf
this pleasant February morning IN the year oi gIac
1868, within the chops OF the British Channel t3'
"marine clock ia Tho handsome after caDin o, ,A'
George Griswold strikes directly over my head. Ia
dial says il ID II; the clock strikes six timee Tn
means il is two bells for al hour, from o'cloci
of "the first forenoon watch until III. lou begin
TO multiply add: one bell Is So two bells hIe =
three bells are ~ tour bells 10, five bells az
l0I six bells are ii O'clock. Now Will any gentle
. man, sea.wise or otherwise please show, If lie can
II why that clock and these bells should not sirk'
Z eleven times for eleven O'Clock
/ Honored shall be tho who reforms this OF,
abuse Of time. SO mote IL he!
is Dock A. LIVERPOOL Eng. Feb TO- 1903.
d We have had delightful passage up ST. George
It Channel. The weather changed to that OF Spring
soon after we came of Cape Clear, and continued
Q with us until we reached Liverpool.
At night one IL forclbiy reminded on this coast o
the shocking barUarity of the Southern traitors il
extingushng tie lighthouses on that part Of ON
r country. From Cape Clear to Tuskar, from Wieke
low to Holy head, from the Skerries to Point Lynas
up 10 the mouth Of The MerSey, there is no nayiga
,, ton 30 dangerous rs some on Atlantic coast
especially at such points Cape Uatteras-and yet
the madness OF treason has put out all the light
houses there Gould the wickedhess Of revolt agsnet
a good Government 20 further What iuhunanty
subject the lives and property OF distant nations
TO sudden loss TO spite the really unoiendng Free
Staiosl Let us hope that the dark night OF such
} barbarian is speedily to close.
The Griswod had been teegraphed from the
Iiio.-.tatOD, and much interest consequently
) awakened on her approach. a great number OF
ships passed u.s. going OUT and they began to display
their acs in line styl AT The port near the New.
Brighton seanl-ierry landing. the English color
were handsomely dipped, and The ship answered tie
{ commitment. We lad the Stars and Stripes at The
nizzen the private signal Of the Griswold hrn AT
lhe main, and the Blush sign at the fore. The
North Battery, near the commencement OF the docks,
now salu.ed Us with tweniy-one guns, to which our
deplsved their coloie, afd every staff shore. in
sight, in Liverpool and BlrkeDhead, followed suit.
1t was splendid exhibition OF national feeling,
rising amid tic gorgon sectional strife aud above
the smoke Of war, worthy Of being passed into
history.
The Liverpool Chamber Of Commerce al once pro-
ceeded TO take such stops IA reflect credit On The
gentlemen controlling it, They immediately voted
an address to Capt Lunt, tae arrival aud mission
of the CIisv5old, which is published in The Mercury
in advance OF it's prescn'a'ion copy il incloeec.
Pertops from Lancsshire, Kent, and other places,
visited the rhp this morning. ind will carry back
with them many remembrance OF the occasion. One
gentleman from Manchester, VINO goes there by rail
this evening, took with bun some specimens Of our
broad, to show to the suffering masses, as proof
positive TIA, relief is at hand.
! At the earliest moment / shall pass on 10 Ian
casbire. At Manchester there will 1e demonstra-
tiops Of public feeling, Of which, aud # other incl
deuts, ! will report IN my next. -
Liverpool.
J Address or THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE.