The history of merchant shipping : from American independence to the Suez Canal

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The history of merchant shipping : from American independence to the Suez Canal

by William Schaw Lindsay ; introduction by Andrew Lambert

I.B. Tauris, 2017

  • : set
  • v. 1
  • v. 2

タイトル別名

History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce

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First published by Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, London in 1876 as v. 3-4 of History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce

Includes indexes

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目次

  • Table of Contents Selected contents Volume 1 Ch.1 Rapid rise of New Orleans and New York
  • Boston ships extend the trade to India and China
  • Mercantile marine laws of the United States
  • Superiority of native American seaman owing to their education
  • Conditions of wages
  • Power of Appeal to the Admiralty Courts Ch.2 Education of merchant seamen in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Russia and Prussia, France
  • Qualifications of Venetian shipmasters
  • Present regulations of Austria
  • Consuls of Genoa, Ancona, Naples
  • Report of Consuls in South America
  • Shipowners condemned for character of their ships and officers
  • Necessity of a competent Marine Department Ch.3 High estimate abroad of English Navigation Laws
  • Change necessary owing to Independence of America
  • Commercial treaties with America
  • Conciliatory steps of the Americans
  • Reciprocity treaties
  • Shipowners who seek protection against Colonial shipping
  • Lord John Russell leads the way against protection
  • Effects of Irish Famine Ch.4 Equalization of Sugar Duties
  • Navigation Laws suspended
  • Rules in force in the Plantation Trade
  • First infringement of the principle of confining the American trade to British vessels
  • State of the law before the Declaration of American Independence
  • Trade with Europe
  • East India trading and shipping
  • Trade with India in foreign and in United States ships Ch. 5 Progress of changes in Navigation Laws
  • Reciprocity Treaties
  • Registry Laws
  • Naturalization of goods brought to Europe
  • Story of the cochineal
  • Special views of the Canadians
  • Free Trade with United States desired
  • Canadian urge abolition of Protection
  • Welland Canal
  • West Indians for Free Trade
  • Divergent views of capitalists at home Ch. 6 Ships built more cheaply abroad
  • Views as to captains of merchant ships
  • Praise for their nautical skills
  • Views of Collector of Customs in London
  • Difficulty about manufactured articles
  • Anomalies of coastal and internal trade
  • Commercial panic and distress of 1847 Ch. 7 Suspension of New Parliament
  • Mr Bancroft's Declaration
  • Lord Clarendon tells shipowners laws will not be altered
  • Lord Palmerston admits correspondence with America
  • Evidence of shipowners before the Lord's Committee
  • Claim in favour of direct voyages
  • Importance of keeping up the merchant navy
  • Working of the system of apprenticeship
  • Details about American ships
  • Reciprocity treaties so far as they affect the Americans Ch. 8 Protectionist principles stated
  • Extent of shipping trade
  • National defences endangered
  • Mt Gladstone's views
  • Lord George Bentinck
  • Mr Disraeli
  • Rely of America
  • Proposed change in coasting trade
  • Meeting of Shipowners' Society
  • Agitation in the country Ch. 9 Question of reciprocity
  • Difficulty of 'favoured nation' clause
  • Burdens to be removed from shipowners
  • Coasting trade
  • Americans not free-traders
  • Smuggling in the coasting trade
  • Details of American law
  • Lord Russell
  • Mr Disraeli Ch. 10 Protected and unprotected trade
  • Napoleon's desire for ships, colonies and commerce
  • Increase of foreign peace establishments
  • Canada not our only colony
  • Claims of shipowners and fear of competition
  • Timber duties
  • Coasting trade thrown open
  • Americans throw open all except their coasting trade Ch. 11 Dependence of many shipowners on repeal of Navigation Laws
  • Advantages naturally taken by foreigners, especially Americans
  • demand for enforcement of reciprocity on foreign nations
  • Certificates of examination
  • Institution of Naval Courts abroad
  • Merchant Shipping Act 1854
  • New measurements of ships
  • Registration of ships
  • Wrecks Ch. 12 Parliamentary Inquiry 1854-5
  • Emigration system
  • Runners and crimps
  • American emigration law
  • Disgraceful state of emigrant ships
  • Resolution of New York Legislature 1854
  • Legislation in the United States 1855
  • English Passenger Act 1855
  • Fraudulent tickets
  • Merchant Shipping Act discussed
  • Question of limited liability
  • Powers given to Board of Trade
  • Examination required for engineers

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  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB2461429X
  • ISBN
    • 9781780768878
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    London
  • ページ数/冊数
    2 v.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
  • 件名
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