THE ISLE OF MAN.
[To MR EDITOR OF TED esrsorkroa..] Sut,—I cannot agree with your correspondent, Mr. Stephen, that the landing arrangements in the Isle of Man are "as satisfactory in every respect as possible," and must adhere to my statement that they are bad. As soon as a steamer arrives, having on board 800 or 900 passengers, or more, a crowd of porters rush on board, and a scrimmage at once begins to get on shore. The luggage, which is piled up amidships, and that which may have been sorted by the owners, is turned topsy-turvy and scattered over the deck ; whilst passengers, porters, and portmanteaus are crowded and jammed together on the deck and in the gang- ways. It is not easy to describe the disorder, both dangerous and inconvenient ; and it is not only ladies and children who suffer, but any one is liable to serious blows and discomfort, or to be delayed half an hour at least in landing, if he would avoid the struggle. Separate gangways for luggage and passengers should at least be provided, but the proper arrangement would be for the luggage to be landed by the Steam Packet Company and distributed to the owners on the pier, which should be kept clear for passengers, instead of, as at present, being crowded with lookers-on, whilst the actual passengers have only a narrow pathway kept open for them. Moreover, the luggage which is going on by rail should be conveyed to the train without the passengers' intervention, having been labelled with the name of its destination when placed on board.—I am, Sir, &c., Tim WRITER OF THE ARTICLE.
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