Transatlantic Navigation

r&rty-six years ago an enterprising Nova Seotian, Samuel Cunard by name, coneeived the idea of establishing a line of miïil stearaers between England and America. Seven transatlantic voyages had already been made by steam. Mr. Canard went to England, and in due time associaed with himself two small shipping firma, the Messrs. Burns, of Glasgow, and the Maclvers, of Liverpool. In 1810, by their united euterprise tho Britannia, the first vessel of the famous Cnnai'd line, was placed in oommisaion. She was bark rigged, and of 1,100 tons bnrden. From this beginning has grown up the most succetisful ateamshij) lino the world has ever seen. In the forty-six yeai-s of its existence it hos comprised over 150 large steamers, oi an aggregate of over 150,000 tons. These steamers have made over 4,000 trips, trareling a distanco of about 12,000,000 miles, an.) havo carried over 2,000,000 passengere, and all without ever losing a single life, or even a letter in tho rnails cntrusted to them. The socret of their sueces3 has been thoiough, carcftil, prudent maüage;uentforwliich they have from the rirst been noted. Nothing is evor risked that can be made snre.