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Norway and Sweden require for the officers of their ships an even more rigid examination than that of Denmark, p. 29 Ocean race, the celebrated, from China to England in 1866, p. 417, note

Overloading, evidence of Mr. W. J. Lamport on, p. 527, note

Owner's liability in the case of passenger-*ships, real facts about, pp. 338-9 Oxford, Bishop of, tries to get a clause inserted that privileges should not be given to countries who had not adhered to the treaties for the suppression of the slave-trade, p. 285 "Pacte de Famille," allowing the Bourbon-ruled kingdoms to trade freely with France, Jan. 2, 1768, p. 425 Panic, Commercial, of 1847, shipping interest alone flourished during, owing to the great demand for corn in Ireland, pp. 158-9 Palmerston, Lord, reply of, to Mr. Bancroft, Nov. 17, 1847, pp. 165-6 ——, all parties disapprove his communications with the American Government, p. 169 —— admits, in the House of Commons, on Feb. 3, 1848, his correspondence with the American Government, p. 170 —— issues from the Foreign Office a circular (Dec. 22, 1848) to the foreign nations, seeking their views with regard to reciprocity, should the proposed repeal of the Navigation Laws be carried, pp. 209-17 ——, Circular of, general statement in, of what was likely to be done if the repeal of the Navigation Laws was carried, pp. 210-12 —— orders his agents to find out whether other countries will accept the advances of England, p. 211 —— requires information as to restrictions in force against British ships in different countries, differential duties, &c., ibid.

Parliament has interfered too much with Shipowners, p. 525 ——, "Independent Members" of, introduce all sorts of measures to amend the Mercantile Laws, p. 551 Passenger Ships to be surveyed by Act of 1854, but further inquiry about, 1855, p. 322 —— surveyed, agreeably with the orders of the Committee of 1843, p. 471 ——, regulation of, summary of the Acts passed for, Append. p. 600 Passengers' Act, impossible to obtain an uniform one, owing to the different laws of the States sending emigrants to America, pp. 334-5 Passengers' Act of 1855 consolidates all that was good in the previous Acts, p. 331 ——, chief matters of, as its general management has been transferred to the Board of Trade, p. 343 Passengers' Amendment Act, abstract of, and all Orders in Council relating to, to be posted up in the ship, p. 336 Passing Tolls all abolished, since 1860, but with far too high compensations, p. 411, note

Peel, Sir Robert, makes great alterations in the tariff, p. 71 —— resigns office on the question of opening the ports owing to Irish famine, but resumes it on Lord John Russell's failure to form a ministry, pp. 78-9 —— proposes, in 1846, a sliding scale of duties on corn, to last till February, 1849, p. 79 —— carries the repeal of the Corn Laws, but is, on same night, beaten on the Irish Arms Bill, p. 80 —— supports the Government measure, but in a hesitating manner, pp. 203-5 —— reserves his opinion for the present as to the throwing open the coasting trade, p. 204 —— suggests that the measure for the repeal of the Navigation Laws should only endure for five years, p. 205 Peel, Mr. F., brings in, in 1852, a Bill for the improvement of the Emigration system, p. 331 Peter, Mr., Consul, letters of, to English Foreign Office on the education of boys for the Philadelphian merchant service, p. 16 and note

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