The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-01-06 00:00:00

Itbenroi ably tt iekened dni s when Pa again called togethe general in the expectation ar3us not ye *t the H 'eninants mall arc gh the Neweß ton (formerl which 1 Vith re Rnn Lord John F e mome mere to ce pro alliance Mr. D highest de arced by s will be )ordinate with a tanbarb , nday M ,st, perfor 3 become d John Rut mour, t bandon elves in make', s Graham es, there ee-trad iament ation el pes not been i net Co' But wt ,te that tt untry e idence of ye it m rve their of ;hose which m A sink thod in t licatio failed f position in con- I greater Whigs d an calculatinna •osperi!y which then, i, •e,tly sale. esult ; hut Uon ! a 1,681,201 ds of m f the const a Liverpool tes of t inquish is not 9 of ti is verbal shave its to 1 be I ilierfieeira, THE LIVERPOOL and brot lAtv of t n affairs, upporte gain conveniently sunPlie First Lord sin the Earl at Carlin s and cross a close f Cavendish, we have mentioned, and those and Ponsonhy, unite the nine cabinet mini e pointed out in the closest bonds of famil hinet of Lord Soli lin Russell lint in our inz the S men. The f :zeareety ahinPt of the S rights of ape and , n to i MMERC anions d have un t week stains the t their by mar lAL R ETROSPECT Of .partmer is of Trade, Comm change for the bet On th, her fa. ither part ti the pr is ch though resr well calculat .cniator to ay premise that pects of hat, at the exist . dended vier s and yarn t ioes not ex( that the fore (I even thong on of STANDARD, Sown, in s ars. Wr anticipation e find M on thus n markets are e peace of tors Wi rce moment, and re let for production of raw material ha is maintained uncertainly —v s of late enco nind that impor's ol all des ye rise to apprel oil which at all ti xpressin r facts, to T be reali Annual Ira. lording t toady eta stocks of hous, e subjoined extr fore the I 1 heavy losses n sanguit The position :ipal cause for ala and also that t' s of mon , to a no !a published iia tt fell short t rhe demar racter, fr and they are Tiod last year wool tr re prospects rm is a short have left a fair .om their cir, ghout the y ii - out the yc have effere )ugll keneially r lily promising with th Iritish as W II as of to ri the pr prices for landed and slave property in ppear to them an undue depreciation. To of little avail. The crop may be ;so acrea tied ical or social—the com I is, that appearances for the coming year are flattering ect of the general prosperity of the cotton trade, and is remark it must be left to the future to verify or re- ht, Gandy. and )wever. take a ittinc the stock hat the available crop of les, it must he ack now overstocked with goods, in the same scale as tb d. I i)tions of 1 to weaken that the dark side of the ,awe time. we published, has sat year. Hughes 'etty nearly on r both from our colo wools will fall short wail, prices may be caution necessary. lly to the extent fit to the im hoice. The exports colonial WIMk have r, the former to the latter nearly 10 per id in importaice its momen ing. Ti Ty coastw is 1 December 75,003 43,000 of what w sweet) awl ,000 qrs. of of fl fur. 50,001 an corn. Aa r may he cons Sessrs. 1 • denres ions tracfrs, account which t ,750.0150 I this vu rt of U their fr 9, WP W that gre tinent, but E ring particul at Septembe Flour. le Exports 80.000 t . - t both peri and flour can cu been an increa eese and lard t respectively o rnent upon :nast of A ae to sup an 4 this ewhere, the re to keep d ere 4 throng iewhat into .enanticir . . Awitbstandi reat intert netis of ship' characte the trad ivu the pri ing the Terence if the leading ar ate of di ated,owir stock of twlliOn 'ith money obtai and from ,forded f more. r, Dumb, od contr t. for 1 carton, ant - chutes is T LIES DA Y, JANUARY tion seemed to have arisen, for such explanations as I restore mutual good-will between two highly res ctable atelligent, and responsible bodies of me and our o happy" ;ay, appears now to be in a fair train for accomplishment, as the question has been ear nestly taken up on both sides, with a view to extend the uiefulness and secure the effective working as well of the merchant service of the port as well as the pilotage for the time to come. The Pilots' Committee have taken the necessary steps to investigate the complaints against themselves, by sum moning the captains to attend a meeting, held yesterday, at the Committee-room, Old Churchyard ; this, the captains convened a meeting of their own and pending ~ on board the I ac Wright, which took place on Fri. day last, for the purposes of preparing a memorial to the Pilots' Commit , ee, and further substantiating the evidence ings are subjoined, from which it will be seen t barges were not intended to bear upon the efficiency or exertions of the pilots ; but simply upon tl system " the turns" of the pilot-boats in boarding vessels requiting assistant, to enter the port le complaints were not without foundation on the part f the captains ; but at the same time, the testimony pro. he pilots tc revent inconvenience to the vessels needi pletely exonerates them from any impu inattention their services, com- ,tation of neglect or At the meeting of commanders, Captain Matthews, of the Great Britain steam-ship, was called to preside ; and On taking the chair, said he did so unwillingly, though he was anxious to take a prominent position in the important movement-upon which they had entered. He then plained his views as to the deficiency of the present tern, and the injurious tendency of the restrictive r tions in force. In 1846, when in the Great W had lost a tide from not being able to obtain a and again on the 31st day of March last ye zula stern, he riot, and a similar OFF OrGria:2Bk ns Baa~rouKei. all atauc, usual track from Lynas until he was well up to tl west light ship. Captain Matthews then read a document e north- ) the effect that there was a great deficiency in the num er of boats and men engaged in the servic( material alterations were required in th tions affecting them •, that then added to the service during the last twent `;,; i the requirements for them had greatly increased that very utes and regala- been one ears, althou 1840) the tonnage of Liverpool, inwards and mtward., wis 15,998 ships, 2,445,708 tons. In 1850 it was 20,457 ships, 3,536,337 tons, being an increase of 1.090,629 tons, or above forty per cent. in the ten years. Yvt during this period not an additional boat bad been added to the service. That some considerable addition might be afin-ded, was obvious from the fact that whereat a few years ago, the boats paid a dividend annually of ahou £lOO, it is believed that they divide now nearly £1,200 01. our and on ac ant of the existing monopoly in the service, each boat is valued at £4 being £1,600 or £1,700 at first cos eluded by D, or m bar actual val The speaker co pressing his cordial concurrence in the te ..... •••••••.I‘. asmel ••••"”" CM 4".1. .11 tion of the meeting a memori to be laid before the Pilots Committee, of ihich the following is a co " THE PILOT SERVIC "At a meeting of shipmasters of the port of Liverpool, held on board the Isaac Wright this day, the 2nd of Januar , 1852 " It was unanimously resolved,— ' That whilst fully aeknowledgir. conduct of the men engaged in Hie pilot. port of Liverpool, this meeting consider the regulation. by which they are bound very seriously interfere with their usefulness. ' That tb , - - f ability and good ieriice of th ,aey recommend such a revision of -hese regu lations as would induce more competition between the boats and men engaged in the service, instead of the pre sent system of each boat having an allotted turn ; and that they should he allowed to cruize as far outside as they like, additional emoluments being given as off-shore that is found to answer admirably in )tage, a system other ports ` That this meeting also complains of the system of banging the pilots that are originally put on board ships, as it has often °mum is removed before the ship is docked ; and in other cases, a vessel laying wind-bound may have her pilot changed s ere she gets to sea f of the meeting, an y such merc . . „. captains, and others, as approve of their object, be for warded to the Pilots' Committee, and that a copy be retained, to be forwarded, with the answer received, to the Trinity Board while admitting the ability and generally fearless hardi. hood of the pilots, tendered statements to illustrate the inconvenience of the regulations of pilots now in force. We nelectad a fart of -those CAPTAIN ALLEN'S STATEMENT " On the 7th December, 1851, at 7, P.M., made the Skerries ; distant about two miles, blowing fresh from S.W. Furled fore-sail, and close reef fore and main to; sails, furled mizen top-sail. At 8. P.M., Point L belt S.S E. distant about four or five mi ights, several vessels it At 10.30, P.M., blowing hard, and thick weather beading S eight midnigh 2, A.M. (Bth), cleared an wind ha 15 fathoms ; at 3, wore ship, the land in sight ah--a 4, A.m., wore ship, Point Lynas light W.N.VV tide making the ship drift in fast to the east. , (8, A.m.), close in by Ormshead, squared away, and ru along the land, saw no appearance of a pilot boat. At 10 the N.W. Light=ship distant about three miles, and the Bell Buoy in sight, t .t day-light became uneasy nded to en fal in of pr. 5 pilot.boat, next he had been with Captain Parry, and t time. so that a pilot-boat could not have con large vessel. He had not boarded any ship a hat it was blowi at. the with a 11 that Captain GOODMANSON said that he had been burni blue lights nearly the whole of that night ani was very uently fi been reported by Captain Simpson, but he went in search of her, and, in his judgment, she proved to be the Jacob A. Westervelt, which he boarded at half-past eight the same evening. Next morning, shortly after eight o'clock, he boarded Captain Goodminson's vessel. Previously to the nig ht before, and the Boad About six o'clock, at five i that he had 1 o'clock that mornir merican vessel, wh but it was dark then, and thei lights hoisted in other vessels jack. and kept it. fivine till the pilot cam The Cumuli/a:l.—Did you ever have Captain GOODMANSON —Never before. The night, in s clear, so that he (Mr. Parry) could his judgmfTt the light Captain SIMPS ON said that the pilots of the port were, in his opinion, much more attentive now than they used He had sailed up the river for twenty years, and r had occasion to mak Captain GOODMANBOI fore brought an Mr BROAD!'" nt of pilot t. he had never net that body. the lights of the Garrick tain Parry ran to board her. N 0,5) s. There were several vessels standing in shore and out. Captain Parry went to those in shore, and he went to the ppear to him that there Mr. JaNgiNs said it did not had been any neglect of duty or inefficiency Captain SIMPSON said that as he came up he saw all th pilot boats at the station. Mr. JENtuNs : But, on the other hand, here is another man who was looking out all night for a pilot, and did not see one the ligt Mr: s It was dark, but clear. I saw Captain C i not se, dmanson's at to look for it it appeared to want Captain GOODMANSON : You came round the S at a mile distance, and I at:half a mile.. If, therefo could s e the lights there it must r very clear Captain indic . ated to him by Captai ninon, and that it led h to board flu. Jacob A. Westervelt. Captain GoonmArisow said it was strange that the pi could be so near to the Boadicea at four o'clock in t morning as he had described, without observing the G, rick. At that time he must be could have thrown a a's admit that the pilots alw iscuit int m selves ers sailing to the port n the night to which referred, t ion had b tains were and that the whole n Inxious not to 1 few of them (the Grecian Hotel, where they met wit nected with the him with their inc - ontradicted ns) met at t h a gentleman newspaper and they acqu Captain 1852. GOODMANSOINT.- The last time I c le here to , ompiain, was for a very different reason to the presen too mu'h competition and quarrelling among them. The SECRETARY begged to state that no complaint had ever been made at that office, which had not been in- I vestigated Captain .. tain GOODMANSON then repeated, in substance, the statement previously made by him, and published in our last number. He added, that he had been accustomed to sail to this port for 29 years past. His vessel was of 995 tons burthen, and he saw no pilots on the night of the 20th December. though he passed the Skerries at about half-past five o'clock. It was not till h. eight o'clock next morning that a pilot boarded him. Mr. PARRY, of the pilot boat No. 6. produced his log hook to show that during the entire dal on the 20th of all-past December he had been engaged on the loo'k-ont for and hen Captain boarding vessels. Shortly after the time , Goodmanson stated he had passed the Skerries. his (Mr Parry's) beat received information of a large vessel being at hand, and after chasing that Vessel for nearly two hours Captain Parry boarded the Jacob A. Westervelt. Captain GOODMANSON contended that the statement made by Mr. Parry did not in any way affect his case. • Mr. PARRY.-It shows, however the station during the wh( attending to our duties the northward it w hat we were upon time, on the look-out, and When you had drifred d_ have been impossible to board you. for you were ten miles distant Captain GoonmaNsox.—l did was to board me when I was out of the pilots' a expect that a pile mod but when I got back again into smooth witer. I tbough that one ought to have done so p Margaret. was then called in support of the statement made by Captain Good. manson. On the night of the 20th of December, about eight o'clock, ho informed the captain of No. 6 Pile that there was a large ship burning blue 1 . rently, therefore, wanting a pilot, on his I Captain Goonnc. st.' th.t IMPSON, 0 he steam•sl Dutwan ach a numt tcr had t have b ht.!, and apps- ~aten , trom Jescription given by Captain Simpson, the a Aip must have been his, and he could not, therefore, under stand bow it was that boat No. 6 missed him during the lip referred to whote night Captain SIMPSON afith ip b hat he had told Mr. Parry the slue lights, which rppeared a large one, was .17211 fiontCegi him further than he, duito within a Mr. BROADFOOT aptain of Ni stated that on the evening one of the occasions referred to had en delayer t once, especially awe to which the p appeared that n in the mum sion mac 3ts are subject, agaitist such occurrences as those now comin captain hail a complaint to make, it g before us If any mild be left with Ithe clerk at least two days before the meet i ng o f the coin. mi tee, when prop er n o ti ce wou ld b e g i ven to the parties concerned, and the charge would be fully investigated. the person complaining being required to attend to substan tiate his allegations, with whatever witnesses he might desire to produce. Mr. JENKINS conceived that there was no obligation on the captains to make their complaints at that office any In that reqn...« - • more than in a public paper.. every one should, of course, take his own option. The way in which it seems requisite to bring a complaint might, and perhaps did, appear to the captains to involve a great deal of trouble. He thought that the pilots, nevertheless, had been doing their duty, and that they stood exonerated from any blame. He wee glad, at the same time, that the comp's" had peen made, as it had assisted to prove 0- had done all in their power. at the pilots aptain de Conroy how The SECRICTARY inquired of long he had sailed to this port ? Captain Da Couacy.—l have been five voyages. Captain HOODLESS, of the Jacob A. Westervelt then called in, and his statement. as made in lind• 'andard as read at one part of it was not exacrly correct. He had no four knots an hour ; but that th said that rhey wen rtriftin z ved at the pilot station atal;oiiiv - ;o'eitrg on the Saturday evening in question, and the pilot Was on board at about -- Mr. PARRY quarter past seven Simpson told_ Me of and trek. iat was the vessel that Mr rich I v ill nearly c as chasing from six Captain HOODLESS.—T could see a great number of hts and boats to leeward, some of which I took to be pilot-hoats,that answered to my signals ever, t which It is not, how pilot board yes understand t the time, al respect to the reason why we annot get is allowed to Some time took in apilot. and he brought in_my boat; but it out. that he was out of his turn. althoughl;o other . .. .;-ht and the ppentt and obtained. from h' pIIOL Liewunded usual track men, yet the rnan had to give up the money and on the night in question I fully expected to have ti lay-to all night , and theref ore th rew up rockets_ Toil, )(afore I have been detained in this port foe ind once I was very close to the Bell-buo marded us. I never mad nt of pilots , fore a pilot impression that it would not attended to . Mr. JaN hop ward be removed ; and t understan ar grounds of complaint they may ohtai Capt 71 mediate - redress here it to be understood that I mnplaint respecting the pil jam' filly nlv to complain; 88 no one when ho knews if the pilot, the ad , keep that u; HOODLESS.-I wi B aware that they are a cle . ver, inielli will take any pains to b, that he will not receiv. th, Mr. KENDA -1 net is not the case shout ring you ght to board you, and to ase, we brought in t repeat and gent, d miss m men who brought me in have nplaints were made here in an, uld give the pilotage to the man wo ressel. Captain HOODLESS think, und( make any efforts of your alb►wina but one boat to set at tame time, and quarrel. he present system, you will get the pilota to out of their turns. on account were tour or five parties all trying toillOartfarti; rose in consequence of it ; and this was a ...lc. I may be allowedtO -.I another observation. It has been told me that a gentleman said I came to this office to retract the state ment which I made, that was published in the Liverpod I Fier to say, that .I- have nothing to extrem, make awl now have to retract, and ha Mr. JENKINS.—It is not a peremptory direction to the pilots that the first boat shall be taken, but only that it shall have the preference. uaptain HOODLESS : I must repeat that there is no inducement for exertion, if they do not have the money for the work they perform ; and therefore it is that we have to wait. r. J&NKI That qt Ition has be 1 assur n very full judgmer u that it must be - left 4 to the at the ri the time, another, while some of the eapt The statement of Captain Fr, by the Secni himqelf, ho Captain Furber been compel Tought Mr. B o. 8 pilot liaac William s, of boat No 10th of I not the JENKINS.-Thy lat the boat was mint s stated that the ept the a Ana', f d to leave before the invest at, was e iepilota have seemed . to b ne vessel afte ;ed them in the Is, Stand;id having 311 was plaint, together with Mr and Mr. Hughes, of No statements was tF 9th as previously sttaeclbyi sw some lights fand left to tl men were all on board at the of the Le apprenticts &RK, of the boys. The pito ime spoken of boat : but all 'urber, and had ch. rd mate 3f the U ,tion, h and wt nection fted, will c s it is ti Cabinet I JOH I TRUR d GRAN a GRRY brings with him t ord . of the A Lazy : Mr. Labo from o man-of their n the am to be i a situat and nep' zn Affa at indicat r. LABOUdii r FRANCIS B, MAULE )rd SEYMOUE s himself Seen e Hoy OWIP. spoken 124 le •., vi; U as QUI', hocks a] that the whether , the crop ,atter of be. but ary foi the 1 l ' id _ !fauld ports so the Home unreasonable to the Board I another season 1e from the I I of Car- ion of th, lance am onnt is yet t as state ) market, as a A arehonse cot invite just mentioned bi et year at this t in be err may there r l'9 be eurtai ed, if prices f ibis si, imagined )pone th the jrer Light to it i sareguai disregard st be asc nd speculators but it is mnt. es allow their there h. Dem eri transacti obtained exports lice of of the purchases noticed in our 1 to s Our sh: week veil )yant,an extent took place. have not been maintained to the cloy the general tone 1, and the n: kother me at this festis more than is usual Borou IMPORTAN THE PILOT WE last IV rich bad t nd stock, 571 I 22a ; Lancashire and Do. fifths, 71 d ; Caledonian, 151 , 101; 'Royal Rock I' - Midland MEETINGS RELATIVE SERVICE. OF LIVERPOOL publicity to some important charge ed by four captains of American ves- is port, against the present efficiency 'ints which reached .ach instance, formation was supplied, in ad to the application of s► remedy for mind defe tive or amis This course one, at well n reference to the x)mplaining commanders, and afforded s for all parties to sat themselves right 12,1 with the public, and to arrive at a for the fa lave no feeling on the elbject. esire to benefit the town and where !am a dissatisfac. an opportutiit said to at that certain .Vlclier. Ttion of become lator. it deeme( receipt Atianti :fiance of ight usly the pilots as to the the readiest mea with each other a good understandit We, of course, except that of an e port, by affordin ide ; and take the c ,e latter were heir allowar to the ratb nd Co., of I Ppqd 1)y an impr on the 13 'umours of iin 971 for money rernium. d with the into) lotion to furthi •evived on Fr for lcians or numerous list idon, to the str t on Thor's; City, and kn s. tie firm wa is. Claypole and the early the quotations of mercantile :nd account LIVERPOOL MARKETS. Durse, and the :ar bay ss. to 3 i at 24s 6d. In IN We note sales of 200 h In foreign there has be In Tea there has be, common Congou is ee there and 1000 est India ant mar OF THE reely rem animat 'he Co )n, and ,nd Coff on mar i Siturday b also been . a fair been very quiet ayera had an advantage of prices are took 1,00( 4d. to 64 !kmonß tk 00 Bahia, 500 Surat, isive sale ador and far which full pries were es to be' much wanted at ad- !neernent of the as strengthened by a continuanc ,nd a further advance however of the Week, but larket shows this We annex 117 • 11._ e extreme pr, 6 per ct Buoy, standing towards us, but not having the usual flag flying. Had made up my mind to follow a shin in. At 11, was boarded by a boat from No. 12 Pilot Boat, and oat seen from Point Lynas up. _ _ the on " WM. H. ALLEN, Master, Ship Constellation " N.B.—The Constellation was drawing 22 feet wate The next, which is a copy from the log, is from— " CAPTAIN MORSE, OF THE QUEEN OF THE WEST. " I passed the Skerries at 8, A.M., wind S.E., light. At 9, A.m., Point Lynas ; bore south, distance six miles; same time wind moderate, and died away calm, Conti. need drifting up with the flood, several vessels in sight like myself, to get in shore, so as to obtain a pilot. wind breezed up light from south-west, stood trying, At 9 • in shore; 'and at 6.30, P.M.; Point Lyn W.S.W., distant five miles ; hove out lights, which were answered by a whole all placed in the same position as rays( till 9. P.M., heading to the westward, until the steam•tue fleet of vessels, ; hove to here Defiance, returning borne from an outward came alongside and offered her services. I e and was in the act of making fast to the steamer when the pilot came alongside in the jolly boat of No. 12. All this occurred on Sunday, 14th December, 1851 ; bad a flag flying from nine in the Torning t all day - Ca that )out" a year ago, he was commander of the Judah After making the Skerries, sighted a pilot, 3 bound; followed him sharply up, and Said he had shipped all his pilots, and was turning, as there was only the master on board. As I as drawing 211 feet of water, he came on board and brought me safe to the river, and then he departed, leav ing another pilot in his place. A vessel immediately following me might not be able to get a pilot." evidently inwari Otherientleuien then ye freely their opinions as to tem of arranging the the inefficiency of the present boats ; and urged firmly the n their number, and the propriety of of competition, in every grade of the ing throughout was unanimous. , cessity for an increase in trodueing a system The meet- PILOT I ESTIGATION YESTERDAY The meeting, to investigate the conduct of the pilots of this port, in relation to the captains of merchant ships, was held at noon, yesterday, at the coMmittee-roon3, when the following gentlemen were in attendance :—Mr. John Nelson Wood, chairmen,) Mr. R. W. Houghton, (deputy chairman,) Mr. Evans, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Mann, Mr. Kendall, Mr. Williamson, and Mr. Worrell. The statements made by the American captains, and published by us last week, was read in extenso by the secretary of the committee ; 'and Captain Goodmanson, commander of the Garrick, was then called in, relative to the complaint urged by him. He, however, objected to that room, and contended that all of them ought to be present during the investigation, instead of being brought one by one before the committee, in the way it was pro posed to do by the chairman. A brief discussion on this finally arranged that .bject ensued, and it was ptains should have their corn. Of the M made by war to questions f four o'clock, and the wind was then abou blowing a steady breeze ; but during the night i squalls, which then obscired the lights, though it was not hazy weather. I was at the time under three reefed top-sails. At eight o'clock ti W.S.W4 and 1 lay there till I lost through drifting off the land. Saw the time, one of which I thou as they in general ha The CHAIRMAN-- Skerries bore of the lights, several lights during ht was that of a pilot-boat, plaints enquired into. and the witnesses be examined in each separately, in order to avoid contusion. The CHAIRMAN said that the only object of the Pilots' Committee in bringing forward the investigation was to benefit the port of Liverpool. Certain statements had appeared in one of the public papers, reflecting on the efficiency of the pilot service, and some dissatisfaction seemed to exist in the minds of the American captains, ,oyages. which it was highly necessary to clear up. For that pur- Mr. WILLIAMS, Captain of tn.. pose it had been thought'that no other course would be that he had sent a pilot on board tht so effective as the one now adopted. as he saw the vessel. The statement of Captain Goodmanson was then read, Mr. KENDALL.—T, and that gentleman stated that the report was perfectly Captain De Councv accurate in every particular, except that he had not said ber. I drifted far away te ...._ that he lost twenty-fonr hours before he docked. tie had , pilot. lost a tide only. Mr. Witttams.—lt appears 'that, being on . The CRAIRMAN inquired why Captain Goodmanson ' tern station, he sagged off-shore too far to be seen. hid not preferred his charge at the Pilot-office, rather Mr. I'ARRY (No. 6), said that at 8 o'clock, as he had than at the office of one of the newspapers of the town. previously shown, he had gone on board the Jacob A. Captain GOODMANSON had been told by other cap- Westervelt. At 6 o'clock he had boarded the steam-ship tains of vessels, and by some of the merchants of Liver- Margaret, from which be ran off to the Westervelt. pool, that the best way in which he could make the com- Mr. WILLIAMS (No. 3).—Wo often look in the morn plaint that had been bro u ght by himself and others, wa s ing for vessels that have drifted out far to the north and through the public press, as if brought before that com- the eastward, which have got out of plot-ground, and mittee no notice would be taken of it. which it has been impossible to see if the night was not The CHAIRMAN.—TiIiS is not the case. Any com- clear. plaint made here is at once investigated ; and I hope it ' Mr. KENDALL thought it strange that Captain TY will go forth smong the shipmasters and commanders, Courcy should have missed a pilot three time uut_ that every attention will be given to their Teßesentaiions voyages, and yet have made no complaint at that off at this office. There would have been Suil,clent cause to complain ire you not aware that they some -light in hazy weather ? -mow up a Oast Captain Di CouncY.—No ; was 'not attar( I have been compelled to lay-to all night twi, once in the summer ;—in fact, three times out' e before 3 pilot x intezutna as at night do you allud 20th of Decem- Their obje he matter, was not tc upon the pilots, but to benefit, the ,iltionto the system whic ,fr. Jamxtms said the ( 6 attracted notice be the beat course they coulf captains for he complaint to a newspaper, and laying it before Captain GOODMANSON said he did summoned there It had been all had met and passed a series ( to the pilots, and that they we of reso hare of their duties, captains complained of w t system under whic bought sent to that committee Captain Goo a make he public from diem, unl be SECRETARY said that such an in Liverpool shipmasters, every itatements they re them a touch st any imput vice by stirring up were obliged to the to the matter .1 have adopted ;you'd :ead of taking it the pub! not know why he was :ed that the captains lutions in opposition is not the case. What ,t the pilots. but the List mig t captains and paid to any Made at that office, it wot Captain GOnnmA )od thing to gi Captain DE Coußc called in, and be ation was aid there wa it a ver last week's Standard Captain DE COURC report there given. Instead of saying that be bad been detained for the last three voyages for want of pilots what he had said and, what was the fact, was, ti ages ho had been detained three —Did you ever eo lain DE CoußcY - out of No, I never did The CHAIRMAN.-But do you not think that it would have been more courteous to make it here than to a Captain DE COUR( have understood from other ,tc4 have been made here, but shipmasters that compt that they were never attended to Mr. JENiuss.—l hope it will bo well understood he after that any complaint made here will be at once inv tigated ; and if they deserve it, the pilots will be for any neglect of duty. • Captain DE Counev, in Chairman. said.—When I 20 brougl tion ought not 1) .- 37 faets being m ,tention ma to mat b. better ti it it wit! tigation_ had taken place, tt as given i ation at the tic it duty Mr. EVANS said it was stood that the captains preferred their cOmpl SECRETARY then s letter from Captain Judkir tarily come forward to make Ile then read the fi R.P.I.S. Asia tan of the Pilo ound boat No. 6; t , and the weather tl addressed this lett( to prov vas very glad that inves h he should , referrtil * instead of in a public all who had heard the Ted to, and ire doing ave it under. are prompt redress if they a committee. I that he haC .eceived of the Asia, who had a statement in behalf of the I, , ,iverp9ol, 3rd Janua Liverpool .itandard that three mplained that the pilots were lye years, beg to state that I and that on to the pilots , , e no foundation g:JUDKINS, a that of Captain Good eg that time, jack as a signal :omplaine axe rested wit t the last time, had chased the ship during ti ;erred to hini tt frOm g. N N , if posibl, Mr. MANN said that s given in favour of tt this port for twenty-nir never found but one occasion to hois t for tho pilots; a of, the fault did not seen the captains ,t - the pilot gation into the sys was performed, ind fourteen axe a complaint a tip them up a little ; and that, 1 VANS t hew them th tem under which pilot sere it did not require some a' ENKINS :—That isenssion Mr EVANS.—I have years ago, there were eleven and though in the course has only been incre expected that the same present to do the work pror the time alluded tJ. I rif two boats wen ame fir Tb CRAIRM a increased in the a matter which heard that, twelve boats used for thepilot servi, ;ervenink he numbar of ed by one, stablisbmE Tt was wouLl suffice at , that taialic have served at would b, mpete at the Mr. ErAws was in error tuber of ships •tion mentions tonnage 'hipping. Mr. Ev increased fully in proport The SECRETAILY.—Tt addition of 48 Mr. Evwxs. lots to t And wi be SECRET tr. MAN N Captain Matthews at th Friday last (reported abov Mr. Cool( said Capta Igreat mistake in his sts additional boat had be, in the number ME ate ; for em's not the had been eng Mr. ErAivi still thou enough employed. Ther Mr. MANN can do as much work as fi the use of steamers, by at bocce at' night, and out agency will enable three being done by the s The public proca but not the number of s on to the tonnage , ,s a fact that ps Las re has been an umber of boat s It ten year . to the statement made by meeting of captains held on iii Matthews had m lie had alleged that Rat on, nor any increase made tiring Vie last pow Rpp stied that 48 extra pil ere not boats sufficient numbe Af ono pilot now unt of able to be rho same Ire closed at that -e• Could formerly, or means'of which he !dings of the committee mornm s 6 'glib - ant of t 'este* • , LIVERPI PRINTRD AND PURL T U E S, D A. Y UE SDA MORNING I . . UT tH I PROPRIRTOR A ROBERT PEARSON THACKER. OF No. 47, CANXING.STiiiIIT. AT STANDARD . GENERAL FRINTIN OFFICE iF's CasscicNT, LivsaroaL. 817DASCRIPTION : ADYANF ON CRIDIT rg that he had. duri