£ Contract payment (less penalties) 14,764 Incidental payments 500 ------- £15,264 ------- (Signed) _Frank James Scudamore_, 12th July, 1861. Receiver and Accountant-General. [250] There is still a line of sailing-packets, named the “Old Black Ball” line, trading between Liverpool and New York, sailing from the former port on the 1st and 16th of each month. They are large and fine ships, and are under the management of Messrs. C. H. Marshall & Co. [251] In 1873 the _Wisconsin_ made the passages from Liverpool to New York and back in each case within ten days. [252] The White Star Line was originally composed of a fleet of fast sailing American clipper-ships, such as the _Champion of the Seas_, _Blue Jacket_, _White Star_, _Shalimar_, &c., sailing to Australia: to this line, Messrs. Ismay, Imrie, and Co. succeeded, and they still carry it on with similar fast high-classed vessels built of iron, such as the _Belfast_, _British Commerce_, _Knight Commander_, _Houghton Tower_, _Glengarry_, _Knowsley Hall_, &c., and they have applied the title “White Star” to their New York line of steamers. [253] Extract from “Book of Regulations” of the White Star line of steamers: “The commanders must distinctly understand that the issue of the following instructions does not, in any way, relieve them from entire responsibility for the safe and efficient navigation of their respective vessels; and they are also enjoined to remember that, whilst they are expected to use every diligence to secure a speedy voyage, _they must run no risk which might by any possibility result in accident to their ships. It is to be hoped that they will ever bear in mind that the safety of the lives and property entrusted to their care is the ruling principle that should govern them in the navigation of their ships, and no supposed gain in expedition, or saving of time on the voyage, is to be purchased at the risk of accident._ The company desires to establish and maintain for its vessels a reputation for safety, and only looks for such speed on the various voyages as is consistent with safe and prudent navigation.” [254] See Appendix No. 15, p. 613. [255] _The First Eleven Passages of the_ “BALTIC.”