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Royal Commission on Unseaworthy Ships, p. 488

Load-line, a fixed, would do more harm than good, p. 527 —— must, ultimately, depend on the opinion of an expert, ibid.

Local charges at ports, French Government protest against, p. 445 ——, exemption in favour of certain British ships, in 1852, Append. p. 620 Log-book, official, masters of all ships required by the Act of 1850 to keep, and under heavy penalties, also, if badly kept, p. 304 Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping, history of, Append. p. 624 Lloyd's Registry and other private associations do much towards the improvement of shipping, p. 471 London Merchants, Petition of, in 1820, the real commencement of Free-trade, does not allude to the Navigation Laws, p. 217 'Lord of the Isles,' The, beats two American clippers from Foo-chow-foo to London, p. 294 Loss of Life must be considered in proportion to the number of vessels actually afloat, p. 511 Loss of Life on British Coasts, analysis of, and of the causes leading to, pp. 511-13 Losses by Railway Accidents, character of the inquiry into, as contrasted with that in lost ships, p. 495 Losses of Ships, present mode of inquiry into, not satisfactory to any one, p. 493 ——, the essential point to ascertain how the accident arose, whether from badness of ship, or the incapacity of those commanding her, p. 495 ——, the amount, during recent years, greatly exaggerated, p. 504 ——, no reliable statistics about, till 1855, when the Board of Trade undertook to prepare these, p. 505 ——, and of lives, often, much greater in one year than in those preceding or following it, p. 506 Louisiana, sold by France to America in 1803, for 15 million of dollars, p. 3 Lyell, Mr., M.P., proposes Committee of 1844 to inquire into the condition of the English commercial marine, pp. 69-70 Lyons, Lord (Boston, U.S.), letter to, from Mr. Lindsay, 1860, Append. p. 567 Macgregor, Mr., offers statements full of inaccuracies to Mr. Ricardo's Committee, p. 137 Marine boards, Local, established at the principal seaports, p. 299 —— empowered to establish shipping offices, where all sailors are to be engaged, p. 300 Marine Insurance, the Royal Commission on Unseaworthy Ships disapproves the present form of, p. 501 Marseilles always a comparatively free port, p. 433 ——, object of the privilege to, to draw to France the commerce of the Mediterranean, ibid.

Martin, Adm. Sir G. Byam, evidence of, pp. 178-186 —— asserts that the repeal of Navigation Laws will certainly diminish the number of shipwrights, p. 179 —— will concede nothing of the Navigation Laws, ibid

—— thinks that Shipowners will go to foreigners for cheap ships if Navigation Laws are abolished, p. 180.

——, and that the merchant service is valuable to the navy as supplying their men, p. 181

—— states that Lord Howe's victory of June 1, 1794, was gained mainly by merchant seamen, ibid.

——, and that Admiral Gardner collected 35,000 to 40,000 merchant seamen, p. ibid.

——, estimate by, of English mercantile tonnage now more than trebled, p. 182, note

—— thinks supply of seamen could not have been kept up in long war but by compulsory apprenticing, p. 182

——, and that impressment cannot be wholly given up, p. 184

—— holds that the law compelling so many apprentices to be taken