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
I.B. Tauris, 2017
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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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- 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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