The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-16
ENGLAND.

. Commercial Morality" Advocated by Mer-
chauis-The AtIauiic Mail Contracts Dis
cussi0n- The Alabama Ciaims-tlWnOr to
sciencc-FeniR nism In the Cities and Array.
meeting convened by tho Liverpool Chamber Of
Commerce. which attended br many Of the leading
merchants the town. consider discuss the ques
ton Of commercial morality" attracting consider
able attention at tho hands OF the British press and IA
vorab.e deductions were generally drawn from IT, The
London Neos considers IL sign OF the times at
grave ana hopeful, when ting comprising OF
the most eminent names in British has been
held to deliberate upon such SUBJECT
The London Tunes OF The J0.h Of January, In its city
article contains tho following remarks the Atlantic
mail onracts:-Tne North German Lloyds Atlantic Mail
Company in,imated that they coIld not onvcncntly
provide steamer to sail from Southampton for New
York last Tuesday with the mails, and accordingly
steamer sailed. The Cunard Company offered TO supply
mail steamer al Southa mplon the day required but
the Germans preferred paying the nno, and the mails
accordingly detained for the nexs departure. IL
appears, however, that the public will experience
Inconvenience. The whole passage money will this
occasion fall to the Inman Company, and would seem
As the practical operation OF the contract lately
tered into with tho Norm German Lloyds tor an rregu-
lar fuesdal mali IS Simply to reduce he ordinary postal
earnings OF the luman Ncdncaday sseamers The same
CIRCUMSTANCES Apply 10 the British contract entere1 n;o
with tue E9mourg American Company for FRIDAY mail,
except tpat tho Cuhard nail steamers sailing
Saturdays recsive liked payment, and any
loss Of tvanuo fats therefore, 10 the hrst
instance upon the British Post ONES. II Is
admitted that If the Goran Tuesday steamers we're
really to sat- girry aud 20 deliver their letters before
thc lnnau steamer OF tue folio day thore might DO
shos Of reason !or dividing the postage money be.
tween lie two lines; and that SIMILARLY IL the German
Friday steamers wore to sail regularly and snucipae
tha Cunara Gamers sailing the folio sing day, 10 might
be considered risbt 10 tvde letters aud sub
sidy. Bui affirmed that letters by the cunard Satgr-
day steamers almost nvarisbly reach Now YORK hrst
and that these tuesday and Friday German mails
not oi mitch practical utlity while BY dim nishing the
ordinary pust Of the Brit sn packets they Just
by SO mucn oimuish tho ind qcemeps continue build
ing lrtt class British mail steamers, and Increase the In
duceiuent 70 continue building German ones
The London TINES OF tue 2is Of January published
the following 'eor In response to the above -
GeEHswcH sTaLgr, g., Jan. 30, 1883.
| SIR The representations made to you on which you
WI tn reference 10 the Eas aorics are so snguary
varisico with the facts that are obliged trouble
you with few observations, conhniug Ourselves 10
what concerns our own company alone You ind fault
With division OF the mails which from our ont Of
view 10 great public convenienceb and say It ID ad
mitled that II The German Friday steamers TO sail
regularly and anticipate the GUARD steamer sailing the
following cay subd vision OF the letters and subsidy
| would be right We have the pleasure 10 inform you
thai for several years pas this oornpanys steamboats,
which now 10 leave southampton on Fridays, bavd
started with great regularity, and have hitherto tand
s WILL NO doubi) anticipate a. New York the steam.
boats sailing from England the day after them. There
I Is no reason TO assume boats are inferior 10
any aGoat Tho German boats maintain are
carrying on inc mai serycb ~ rapidly as any others
crossing the Atlantic, aud very small reInunera-
tion, varying from Il00 10 600 per trip, while the
Cunsrd COMPANY gsts hyed enumeration OF ESQ per
TIP We arc, respectfully. SIR your obedebt servants,
/ SMITH, SUNDlUS co,
| Agents for the Hamburg american Steamship Company
4 Ihe London Tties rtsI Publishes etter from the
4 evenfs o. mo ho-t tertnan floyds dticrdBg them
sol % from the reflections a,sn sts' Ee, cislmsrg