New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-20
FAST NAIL SERVICE FROM ENGLAND.

The announcement by cable yesterday that the
British Post Office Department had decided TO
adopt the American system after September !,
1851 of forwarding ali mails for the United states
by the fastest steamships called forth expressions
of satisfaction from the merchants geheiaIy yes
tcrday. From carefully compiled Schedlle Oh VIC
steamships arriving here IRON BRUSH ports LOT thc
past six months. II Is shown that IN many cji:'S
steamers leaving the other side with the Engllsl
mails have not arrived here until two ana tnIee
days after other and faster steamers "ncn Sailtu
at the same time and brought freight, the invoices
of which were on the slower steamers. IN such
cases the freight must be stored III bonded ware
houses until the adVces arrive thus ehIaLint en-
pensc Of handling and storage. Inc merchants OF
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Boston and other places
also feel encouraged that the new system Is to be
From the table above referred to il is shown that
the fast steamships of the Guion Line which has
not the mail contract were rom thrty-t"o 10 sew
entv hours ahead of the mail steamers on the same
trims About the same difference OF tine Is shown
in the case of the fast steamships of the North
German Lloyd In March the North German e,, LoSn
will begin running its slower steamers from bremen
direct to Ncw-IOTk. Only the fast steamships
Elbe Fulda, Vera, Elmer and Ems will stop, ut
southampton. Ii is also observed by the table mat
the Tuesday and Thursday mails brought by the
Inman and White Star lines came only nineteen
times carly enough to be answered by the saturday
The fast steamers of the North German Lloyd,
leaving southampton on Thursdays, with the after
noon mails from London, arrived here sixteen OUT
OF eighteen trips in time Tor Iellcs 10 ne sent 10
letters on Saturday. OF the Cunard Line, onll
thirteen arrived in time for answers by the lue'-
dav or Wednesday early mails, and nineteen came
IN too late. Ii the Onion Line fast steamships had
been allowed 10 carry the mails of these nineteen,
twelve would have arrived on Sunday or Monday,
thus Giving ample time to answer by the mld-Ncek
OUTGOING mails. The CUard and Gul0n lines VIII
each have three fast steamers available the coming
season thus mSuIiuC faster mail service, ana, win
the North German Lloyd, bi-Weekl. fast mails can
be expected from Liverpool and London.
BTRJAL or ANTHONY j. BLEEChER.
The funeral Of An hony }. Blocker took place at
Trinity Church Yesterday afternoon. The services
were conducted by the Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX, rector
of Trinity Church, assisted by the Rev. DR.. Gecr,
of -. Tilnothy's Church. the Rev. Nr. Chase, of
Grar.,lolc and the Rev. 6. W. Don class, of Trinity.
The church was well filed by the congregation,
which included large number 81 dealers IN real
estate in this city. Among tio-c present were I;os
Mesler, Foidham Morris r. III LUDLOW fI Talh. ".
Fowler. L. c. Pophun Dir. " Illlam Jones. NIlildm
Carpenter H. J. CaTPentor -. - seaman lLcIfe
McbsnaId II. :. Brown, {. :. De'avan. Peter
Never. Timothy Donovan. William Lalor, Henry
Coats and .John McClaVe. \ large number OF menu
hers of thc Blocker family were present.
Nir Blocker was q lcal-c,tatc auguoneer IN this
city for over sixty years, following IN Tie steps OF
his father James Ricey kerr and of his grandfather,
Anthony l.. Blcecker-from whom Beeckcr-st. was
named He was the oldest SaChCm at IamNlany
Hall In the years lN1G and 1850 he dele
gate 10 the Republican National Conventions, ana
In 1856 was the Republican candidate for Mayor
0g9inst Fernando Wood. nder Van Barens adj
uiustratlOu he was United States Marshal, and
nal Revenue. Like his father and grandfather he
was p vc>frvinau of Unity Parish for many years.
lie was n fine Slakcspeanan scholar, ana nhmbered
Edwin Forrest among his intimate friends. Mf.
was buried in the family vault IN Trinity church