Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-02 00:00:00

RATING MEETING OF THE' CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was con vened in the cotton sales' rooms. Exchange -buildings, at twelve o'clock, yesterday, for the purpose of consider ing the question of Dock rating, and instructing the Council of the Chamber what steps, if any, ought to be taken with regard to it. Among the gentlemen present were : Messrs. Charles Robertson, Charles Hol land, B. Hall, Forwood, Danson, Johnson, C. R. Hall, Francis Boult, Tomlinson, Edward Heath, Harding, Beloe, Bouch, Campbell, Derbyshire, Gill, Hornby, Brown, and Smith. Thc general attendance was very limited. The Chair was taken by the President of the Chamber, Charles Robertson, Esq. The Chairman said : You are met together in con sequence of an advertisement summoning the members of the Chamber to-day, to consider the, question of Dock Rating, and to instruct _the Council what steps, if any, should be taken thereon. You are probable aware that in consequence of the report of a committee of the Rouse of Commons made in June, 1858, which decided in favour of levying rates on all property, whether national or otherwise, throughout the kingdom, bills have been brought in by the government, making all property, with certain exceptions which are stated in one of the clauses of the bill, liable to .rates throughout the king dom, whether local or general. A bill which has been introduced by the chairman of the Poor Law Board has passed the second reading, and will be committed next Friday evening. I believe a clause in that bill, although there is some doubt about it, will exempt such property as the Liverpool docks from the operations of such a rate. The words of the clause are as follows : "Any exemptions parochially or general, or confirmed by any -actment contained in any private or local act of par- It is supposed that under that clause the siverpool docks will be exempted. But whether that will be the case or not, a private bill having a special reference to the Liverpool docks has been introduced, and will be read a second time to-night, by which those docks which have hitherto been exempted from all rates paro chial or mnnicipal, will henceforth be liable to contribute their share to the local rates. The subject was brought before the council, and the council was requested to con sider it with the view of seeing whether they could sup port the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board in their opposition to the bills for dock rating. The question was one of some importance, and the council in the view that it had created a good deal of difference of opinion of doors, were unwilling to commit them to taking any action on the one side or 'r, without referring the matter to thei r con oinnents and obtaining their view of the case, and taking the instructions which they might think proper to give. In consequence, we have summoned this meeting, and we are now prepared to receive any resolutions which may be submitted by any member of the chamber upon this occasion. Having thus stated the objects of the -, teting, I might leave you to initiate such measures -fight think best on this question, and, as president; of this chamber, I might perhaps, under cover of my official position, content myself with acting merely as the organ for the expression of yeur opinions, without taking she opportunity of giving expression to any of my own. Bat it seems to me that it would neither be respectful to you nor fair to myself to take that course. (Hear, h ear .) I shall, therefore, in as summary a manner as I possibly can, give expression to my own views upon the subject. I confess that I have not been able to refer this question of dock rating to any general principle. I I am not able to see that any law of political economy is contravened, either by the rating of the docks, or by exemption. If there is any principle involved, I am sure there are gentlemen here who can elicit it, and I shall be happy to have the benefit of their clearer per - ntions of the case. It seems to me, after having paid' attention to what has been said and written upon that, there are so many debateable points either side, and so much affirmed which looks do_weighty and convincing upon the one side, until you find it opposed by something which, looks equally perti bent and forcible upon the other, that it is very for me, - arrive at le othE )61th sides raised on at least,. to anything like a general principle in reference to this question, and I am therefore compelled to take what will seem, the lawer ground of expediency. On that ground, then, I am. opposed to the rating of the docks. (Hear, bear.) I may mention two or three points by way of Zhrstration, to show that the r e are man y o f the points which. are put forward very prominently, and insisted upon on either side, which are not q u it e so f ree of diffi culty-as may be supposed. It is stated that the Liverpool docks are a national property, as distinguished from a private or local property. I wish to know whether by ibis there is meant that there is no distinction between them and such establishments as the houses of Parliament, the courts of law, the Town-hall, and such institutions which are available for the public use, and which produce no direct benefit to any class or individual ? Can the same be said of the docks of Liverpool ? Are there no persons benefited by is there no class which derives an income from .eix revenue, and which has therefore a special interest a their mainteance and their working ? Is it permitted ter the sake of argument .to put in the same category institutions which have and which have not a certain revenue ; and those which are applicable, for general mrposcs only, ,with those which are applicable for general arposes, but also' indirectly for the benefit of a special ,? ft may be said that the docks being national property ought not to be subjected to local rates ;. but will it not be said with some truth that the poors' rate may be said to be in that sense 'a general rate, that although it is levied and administered in certain definite localities for the sake of a more economical expenditure, yet inasmuch as it is imposed by the legisliture upon the whole community for the benefit of the poor of that community, it may in that sense be considered as a - - I rate, and if the legislature were to-morrow to the burthen to the consolidated fund, and ten s administration it would be nothing more constitutional in it than in the present plan, for stance, of paying the Irish constabulary, the' metropo itan police force, and many of the borough and rural district police out of the consolidated fund. If so; that would very much weaken the 'argument of those who would oppose the imposition of a local rate upon the w eaned national property. Again it is affirmed that the docks produce 'pauperism, and, there fare, ought to be called upon to contribute their fair Share to the support of the pauperism which they help to create. Now, is it true that the docks produce or augment pauperism any more than improvements in agriculture, or discoveries in science produce or promote it ? May it not with greater truth be said, that the docks help to rescue many persons, by the employment they give, from pauperism, which must inevitably follow if they were not supported by public works (Hear, hear,) Would it not be fairer to tax the property created by the industry of that large mass of population which has thus been brought together property mainly crea t e d b y their industry for the support of the poor when in sick ness and out of employment, than to tax the instruments of that produce ? For, after all, what is a dock but an instrument for facilitating the loading and unload- them iug of a ship, and is it more fair to tax that instrument than it is to tax the ship which brings the produce, and tlillbart which carries it to the warehousE I put these points to show that there are debateable vuestions, and questions of great difficulty, if we con s subject as a matter of principle. It therefore appears to me more desirable to have our consideration of the question upon what may seem the lower, but which is certainly the more practical ground of expo - • and I think that in doing so we shall carry with support of many not directly enraged in the opera tions of commerce, but who will see that it is a question materially affecting their own interests, and will find der thi thency as the that they ought to ivork with us in opposing the_liability When we Consider thal ha; of the - docks to rating, the whole rece n t policy of the country been to free commerce from restrictions and front injurious impositions, and to place on the same footing the Produce and the subjects of foreign countries with our own, would it not be unwise to seek to re -impose expenses which, however small in degree, must be levied upon carriers and upon the produce in transit, and which must be paid out of the profit s of commerce ? It seems to me that foreigners would very justly complain if they were placed in such a position. They may be called upon to pay rates for the use they derive from the docks as a quid pro quo ; but would it not be most unwise to impose . upon them a tax for the support of our poor, as for the cleansing of our streets, from which they are to derive no /enefit ? If by the imposition of higher dock rates, or by exi i sting the diminution of dock rates thro ug h t h e appli caton of the surplus revenue, we thus drive away D om Liverpool any portion of that stream of commerce which now flows through it and enriches it, Will not that be a result as directly affecting those wh o are not' actually engaged in th e operations of commerce, as those who are ? (Hear, hear.) I venture to think it wi the sakery be 3 veoor consolation for the m t o re fl ect, that o p f a few shilling s or pound s which e ''t have saved from the ordinary rates they have .?prived of the . thegreater profits which were withi n their reach by extendinitradeguite at oeftishe hep d o , rt th o a f t L if iv ti e t r i - s (Hear, hear.) am ri o e l siion' ba fairly considered by them, even upon the ground of, their own interests, they will go with us i n endeavouring I. exempt the docks from any additional Zates. I cannot, however, conceal from myself that, coming forwurd as we do to oppose the rating o . f the docks, we the placed in a s omew h a t inv idious position as regards h test of the community ; we are told, and I fear with some trath, that the persons who derive the greater portion of been d their wealth from the commerce of the port are contri buting less to the local burthens of the town than any others; We have lists set before us of persons whose in comes are large, but whose contributions to the local burthens are very much out of proportion; hncl we have other lists set up against these, of persons resident in the town, who are much more highly taxed in proportion to their income. It appears to me, that this is a very fair ground of complaint, but I dispute altogether the efficacy of the remedy, which is proposed in the rating of the Docks. (Hear, hear,) I admit that they have a very fair ground to ask for an equal appropriation of the local burthens ; but it appears to me that it would be far better to go to the municipal and parochial autho rities, and say to them—" Gentlemen, we are convinced that we do pay less than a fair proportion of the local burthens. The law as it stands places us in that position —we are not placed in it by our own act. We shall be quite happy to go with you for the purpose of ascertain ing whether there can be any mode devised by which the burthen of local taxation can be made more fair in its application, whether, by altering the mode of assessment, or by widening the area of taxation so that a very large district in the neighbourhood of Liverpool may be in cluded in one, and made to contribute to the support of the poor within that district, the present ground of complaint can be removed." (Hear, hear.) By such a course as this, I think we should awaken a sympathy for our movement, and place ourselves in a better and more honourable position than at Resent. (Hear, hear.) I feel that that is really the pinch of the question, and that very much of the irritation of feeling which now exists arises from this very point. Hear, hear.) The Chairman then concluded by declaring himself ready to receive any resolution which might be brought forward, or to hear any remarks which might be offered. Mr. B. Hall said, he was afraid that he should, in the remarks he had to make, have to differ from the feelings of the chairman, because the view s h e h e ld an d the few words he should utter, would have an opposite tendency to what he had said. As a merchant of Liverpool, of course, he was in favour of the rating of the dock property, for it was clear that the smaller the rates were made the better it would be for him and others. But in view of this question, they must look at that which would be just to all parties. When they looked round in other towns, they did not find such property exempt from dock rating. They were all rated. There was the arsenal of Woolwich, over which he had gone on Friday last, they were also rated, because, they being large properties, they are the cause of creating a large amount of la bcrur, which at times become decrepid and poor, and have to be supported. Again, the foreigner might complain, in coming here, to find that he was paying to local rates. Again, all other such property was rated. Let them look to London. The London docks were rated, and their property was the same as those in Liverpool. This view of the question was, therefore, as large est a t es , an d they would admit th a t th e dock estate was an immense estate, which could not be worked without creating a very large amount of labourine• '' population, and a s such labouring p o p u l a ti on must, at some time, suffer deep distress, they must, at some time or other, call for sup port, and must be supported ; it is not right that the dock estate should be exempted from their fair share of the burthen that is cast upon them, because if they did, the other portion of the town would have an additional burthen cast upon them. It had been urged that the rating of the docks would be found a great disadvantage and drawback to the shipping trade of Liverpool, as the trade would be exported, but he did not see that from that source they had anything to fear. I n th e fi rst p l ace they were paying fr o th 50 t o 60 per cent. They had but a small, a trifling debt. They had an immense capital, the largest capital of any dock property in the world. In London it was not so, but a large diiid en d h a d to b e paid by the docks ; but; the debt of Liverpool was insignificant. Therefore, from that source he did Not think that they had anything to fear from the' trade leaving them. With those experienced views the Council would see that he was not an anti-dock rater. He had no proposition, however, to make to the meeting. Mr. Denson said, he was prepared with a' resolution, and, as he took the opposite side to Mr. Hall, he would now take the liberty of proposing it. Mr. Hall had dealt with it as he should after considerable attention to the subject; but . what he said referred entirely to the justice, and not to the expediency of the question. H e b e li eve d that the great difficulty o f arriving at a clear opinion and satisfactory to themselves arose in a great measure from the whole subject being mixed up with two great national measures w hi c h they had not made up their minds about, those were as to the rating of public property for the poor. Since the days of Elizabeth this question was in the greatest confusion, and he had observed a great want of reason and common sense on the part of the legislature in dealing with this subject. They passed annually an act exempting stock in trade - - from being rated for the poor, and only for -one reason, and that w as , th a t th ey could not find out a satisfactory mode of rating it, although everyone acknow ledged that it ought to be rated. The whole policy of the legislature lately was to free all foreigners from in ternal taxation. Mr. Hall bad referred to the. great London docks being taxed, but they were private pro perty, or in the hands of joint-stock companies. He believed this was a great national mistake, ever to com mit its docks into the hands of joint-stock monopolies, or any other form of monopoly. H e thought they might as well give over as private property, to a company, the clearing of the river Mersey, and allow the company to charge toll on account of the sums they had expended in clearing it from filth. This would be quite as consistent. He believed this was a great national error, but they should not folllow what was done elsewhere. He did not hold that their docks were anything that could be called private property. They were mealy an enlargement of the water -an estuary. If they looked back to former days, they bad the river wanting walls, &c., and when the vessels came into the shore, they went smack into the mud. That was a state of barbarism in which they could not carry on their commerce. They had improved it, and in such a way as to give no private profit ; and with regard to the channels of the Mersey, the nationally-benefitting channels of the estuary were precisely the same, and he could not see why they should not tax the channels as well as the docks, from which it was said mercantile men, as distinguished from shop keepers, derived some peculiar profit. What was the community of Liverpool which sought to fix the rates on these docks.? Their , chairman spoke of political economy, and he (Mr. Danson) would say that every town like this was, in fact, an aggregation of capitalists and labourers, collected together to exert their energies for mutual profit, and the poor rate, if it had as yet, any fixed basis, was one perfectly just ; it was wherever they found capitalists employing the labourers of the country— there was the liability for the poor rate. The Docks undoubtedly employed labourers, but the profit was national. With reference to this being an internal taxation, it was impossible to charge it as a mere na ti ona l rate, i t was local in every respect. With regard to merchants receiving profit by these docks, and others not ; and shopkeepers not receiv ing any greater profits than in any other towns, they, therefore, ought not to be called upon to pay an extra share of rate. This was a great fallacy, a similar fallacy as that which was held in reference to house tax, where persons had leases and purchased the houses under the tax, with no idea that ever the house-tax would be taken off; and it was, therefore, their private profit to have this house-tax repealed. If the shopkeepers had no greater profits than those in other towns, they made such charges as enabled th em t o carry on their business ; and it was absurd to say that a gentleman paying some thousands a year for a collection of shops, in some principal street in the town, and who had them leased, would not put into his own private pocket a very large sum if this dock rate were levied. But these were petty questions, in the presence of the great question itself. The question was, was it expedient that the docks should be rated ? He most decidedly thought they shonld not. (Hear, hear.) In regard to the position of Liverpool, as referred to by Mr. Hall : Liverpool had thriven because her docks were what they were. They had now the country covered with a net work of railways, which took away that distinction which once existed between one class of docks and another, and they had docks competing with theirs. He thought they ought to be aware how, in a growing commun i ty and growing pauperism, they. allowed, for any trivial purpose Or mere shallow or plausible policy, any body of people to injure the efficiency Of the docks. It was not because the people in the various districtS cared one straw for the port of Liverpool, but that they might use it for their own purpose. , They should take are how they run in a race that was even now against them. They should remember the old motto of their town, Dues nobis fun otia fecit, It was God that did these things for them They should ever remember what had been the means of giving effect to that wish which sprung spontaneously to them all— " Prosperity to the good old town of Liverpool." The motion which he had to move was—" That this meeting, composed of the members of the Liverpool Chaniber of Commerce, is of opinion that the rating of the docks . of Liverpool, for the purposes of the poor, is inexpedient, and the me e ti ng accor d ing l y there b y instructs the council of the chamber to oppose the movement for that - Sir. Charles Holland seconded the motion. He could not pretend to speak in the same eloquent terms as the gentleman who had moved the resolution ; but as a Liverpool man, he thought he should say a word on such an important question. He thought that nothing would be more impossible and unwise than for the community of Liverpool to rate the docks in the light in which they had been put as a part of the machinery of increasing 1 the trade which passed through them to the rest of the world —in that light they could not but be impressed with the conviction that every rate was a detraction from the produce of the world that entered the docks. He differed from Mr. Hall with respect to the debt on the docks. There was a prospect of an augmentation on the bond of debt on the docks. With all his confi fidence of the great resources of the country, as a Liverpool man, and having an interest in the town of Liverpool, he could not view such an attempt as rating the docks with any other than that of feelings of regret. There was one view that had been lost sight, of, that the docks were at present paying a sum of £60,000 a-year, that in fact there was a very charge on the docks in favour of the town. He would say, under these circnmstances, it was hardly reasonable that any should come forward and ask for addition to that sum. When the arrangement was made last year in parliament, no oue ever thought that the town of Liverpool would come forviard with the plea of the other towns referred to—there was no invita tion to come forward, and by a side wind levy an additional rate on the docks. If there had been, he was sure that no parliamentary committee would have given them power to bring such a sum as that sought for. As an inhabitant and holder of property in Liverpool, he would rather see an additional rate put on that property than that the docks should be rated— the docks on which all the prosperity of the town, all the property that they saw around them depended. He had been told that the town had a great number of advantages in its being the great outlet of the country to the Atlantic, but they were no longer in that position. - They must recollect, that wherever there was a railway terminus, every bale of cotton could b e p u t i n t o t h e carr i ages and conveyed to any part of the country. It was, therefore, necessary that they should consider the matter, and it would be seen that it would not be right for them to lay any further monopoly on the docks. He would not like to go before parliament without being able to deal with the question in a satisfactory manner. A' bill was-before the house for the rating of property throughout the country, and he had looked to some of the reasons for so doing, and one stated that as trade and commerce increase there were the more pauperism brought with them. 'He would ask what was the ratio of pauperism in Liverpool ? A reason for rating the docks put forward was that the docks had the advantages of the local institutions. What could that mean—perhaps it was the hospitals ? It went on to say that the docks had the benefit of all the streets that were paved by the town ; but all benefits per contra were excluded. The fact was kept back, the fact that the docks paid their own police,. and paved and lighted their own streets of the town. It was further stated that not only a wall had been built along, but that they had the audacity to put up cranes on the margin of the docks. It was just saying, in other words, that the Dock Board, instead of allowing the vessels to be run slap into the mud, like the Cheshire cheese vessels re ferred to, had made machines and every accommodation for loading and unloading the cargoes of all ve sse l s th a t might visit the port. The board had also been guilty of Putting a railway along the side of the docks. These were the arguments brought before the committee as a reason for taxation on the Liverpool docks. He could not see in what sense it was urged that the docks of Liver pool were to contribute to the rates of the town. It had been said that the people flocked to other towns where the docks were rated, and the consequence was that the amount of rates was infinitely greater than it was in Liverpool. It was self-evident that such a proceeding was an injustice to the town, as it lessened its trade and the work of the people. The very existence of Liverpool was dated from its docks. There has been a bill brought forward by government for the exemption of the Liverpool docks from rating to the poor, but the Liverpool Corporation had a private bill for the rating of the property. That bill, he trusted, would be opposed, and the docks would be exempted from all such taxation. To him it appeared merely as a matter of abstract justice, the docks should be exempt from all such taxation. But why was this case urged ? Why was the dock estate now called upon to pay these rates Purely in consequence of the .town (Nei having been withdrawn from the Corporation. If it had not been for that measure there would never have been a word said about taxing the dock estate for the benefit of another class. He trusted the community at large would rise up and oppose it. He hoped that the mercantile community would, after calm consideration, and knowing that it is the national interest of the whole community to oppose it, that they will not only use every effort to oppose the bill, but that they would instruct the council to use every effort to oppose such bill. (Applause.) There was one point he had omitted to mention, but would do so. He would just draw a comparison between the port of Liverpool and the port of Bristol. How had the corporation of the town of Bristol acted with regard to its port ? In 1856 the trade was depressed and leaving the port, in conse quence of the large port dues, and the corporation bought up that property, and actually levied a rate of 4d in the pound, in order to relieve that property. But what was it with regard to Liverpool ? He would say, look on this picture and on that. Liverpool, instead of doing so, was trying to saddle the dock property with. rate of Bd. Instead of relieving them they were taxing them. Ile conceived that it would be more judi cious for the community to tax themselves with a borough rate, or any other rate, rather than charge them upon the docks. Mr. Johnstone requested to make a few observations on the subject under discussion, because he begged to • differ from the last speaker. He did not agree with the premises he had raised, or the conclusions he had formed on those premises with regard to Bristol, which had been mentioned ; he did not see that there was any analogy between Bristol and Liverpool. He had taken a boat from the Cumberland basin and sailed up the Severn, and he was astonished to find the position the Port of Bristol was in. It was the custom then to haul the vessels up the Severn, —they had no steam boats ; and when he asked why they had not steam boats, he was informed that there was a bye-law against it. He thought it was the absurdities that existed at that time was the cause of the trade leaving Bristol. He thought, if they consulted the - Political. Economy written by Adam Smith, the Liverpool Dock Estate had a right to be taxed for the benefit of the poor, as they were the cause of s great amount of pauperism, for a sum of no less th an £2,000 per week, or £lOO,OOO per annum, had to be raised for the support of the parish offices. Formerly a number of families lived around the docks, and then the burthens were more equally felt; but, as the docks had extended, they had been driven out of the town, and the taxes had fallen much more heavily, as they had only to be paid by a few. What they wanted, was a quid pro quo for such a state of affairs. As the dock extension increased, it was calculated that each dock brought 1,000 extra families to the town who were not capable of contributing to the poor-rates.' Then, as the large ratepayers had been driven into the country, the extra expense of maintaining these families came upon the smaller number of ratepayers. He assured the meeting that- during the five years he had been a member of the select vestry, the pauperism —particularly during the Irish famine—had been very great, and there could not be a doubt but that it did fall very hard upon the trading population to have to pay the whOle of those rates. He must say, after viewing the question, that he did think the docks should be rated. With regard to the argument, that it would drive the commerce away from the port, he did not agree with it, nor did he believe that the town of Liverpool was in such a position as had been described, that " the last hair would break the camels bask," for he believed that Liver pool was in a flourishing condition, and that there was no cause to fear. - It had also been said, it was the docks that brought the shipping. It was not the docks alone. Great Grimsby had docks equal to Liverpool. The trade did not go there. There were docks at 13irkenhead, but the trade did riot appear as if it was very likely to go there. Therefore, it was not the docks alone, but the commerce and the position of Liverpool, that brought the trade ; and he felt sure that, by the small alteration that would be made in the trifling charges that would be inflicted, they would have but little to fear from any alteration, and that not a single vessel would be driven from the Mersey in consequence. He concluded by saying that he had much pleasure in seconding the suggestion made by Mr. B. Hall. The Chairman Here intimated that - Mr. Hall had not made any motion, upon which he moved, as an amend ment, " That it is the opinion of this meeting that it was not desirable to oppose the bill for exempting from poor rates, the Docks and Harbour Board," and in doing so observed, that he had not, from all the addresses that had been delivered, heard any reasons for altering his views, and looking at it as a piece of abstract justice that was due to the town. Mr. John Campbell said, the meeting seemed to be forgetting some of the principles of political economy, as laid down by Adam Smith, at least as they were under stood in the country of Adam Smith's birth. It seemed to be taken as the duty of the government to cheapen all exported and imported products for the benefit of the community. (No, no.) It should be remembered that the legislature, as well as the science of the kingdom, was based upon the principle that he who was ultimately interested in the laying down of the goods at the place of consumption, should pay as exactly as possible a fair quota of the charges really incurred in producing the goods,. and laying them down at the place of consump tion. If Liverpool were a mere port through which, as through a conduit, the goods passed from the place of prodnction, then it must _be obvious to all that the great question which seemed to excite s; THE NORTHERN TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1859 much interest in England; would really be something worse than a la'omachy—it would be a 'fight about straws. If the Liverpool docks had been subjected, like all the other docks of the kingdom, to rates, and that some individuals, in their enthusiasm on behalf of Liver pool, thought it would, be a good thing to throw these rates upon the other ratepayers of the community, and if these other ratepayers were simply ministers and agents who forwarded the goods direct from the quays, they would say to those who passed such a.law, "If you put an additional rate upon us, we will just raise our charges upon our employers, and it will be all the same to us. We must have the same return for our capital skill and labour here as at Hull, in the Clyde, or in London." The consumer would only for an instant felicitate himself upon his escape from rates, his servants would raise the charges upon him to an equal extent. But that was not the true state of the case, and hence it was that the pro posed alteration to be made in. the rate now levied here seemed to to be just and equitable, and for the advantage of the nation. The effect of the present system was one upon which the Manchester mill owner, who imported his cotton direct from America might well congratulate himself. He saw that his cotton which had caused a certain amount of pauperism to the people of Liverpol had been declared free from all share of the poor rates. Other goods paid their share of those rates indirectly. Sugar, for instance, was to a large extent, refined and manufactured in Liverpool, and so with other commodities. The manufacturer of sugar, although he escaped poor rates upon that sugar, had to pay them upon his sugar refinery, his dwelling house, and his counting house. Again take the shipbuilder. Th e shipbuilder might re asona bly ask why he should be charged with the pauperism of the docks. He would have built his ships there just as well if Liverpool never had been a port at all. The instance which had been given of the conduct of Bristol, he declared, should be looked upon not as an example to follow, but as a beacon to avoid. They might as well imitate the example of Sewell, in the United States, and impose a large protecting duty in favour of their manufactures. Instead of quoting as the motto of Liverpool, "Deus nobis hoc otia fecit," he should rather say "Sic vos non robis mellfficatis apes," which might be freely translated " thus ye, sugar refiners, refine your sugar entirely at your own cost, and pay the rates upon it, while the cotton. manufacturer gets his goods through Liverpool free of the rates, which ye help to relieve hi m o f." It cou ld b e only in a case which never existed,—that of all commodities paying precisely the same indirectly to the rates, that the present system could be considered a fair one. He was sorry to hear any Englishman express approval of the system of centralisation, which was the bane of foreign countries,—the system under which Government pretended to dictate to trade what course it should adopt. If any system of industry under equal taxation • fell into decay, they might rely upon it that it was quite time it did fall into decay. Mr. Francis Boult said, some of the speakers had been labouring hard to persuade the people of Liverpool to cut their own throats. It was not the opponents of dock rating who were seeking for a change. The whole property of the town had been bought, inherited, and paid for, subject to the charges which it now paid. (Hear, hear.) On the other hand, very great injustice would be done to several parties by rating them. What for instance would be the position of their dock bondholders who had lent them six millions of money, and who, if they were to carry out the engage ments which had been saddled upon them—not by them selves, but by others—would have to lend them some millions more. They had bargained to lend to a trust which was free of local charges, and' it was now pro posed to take from them that security to the extent of fifty or sixty thousand a year. (Hear, hear.) It, had been said that the Liverpool docks were in a triumphant position. He wished they could persuade capitalists that such was the case. He had no doubt of the ulti mate solvency of the docks, but the credit of the dock estate was not what it had been. So long as they were allowed to manage their own affairs their credit was unimpeached ; but they were not now receiving readily from the public the funds which they should require to execute the works with which they had been charged. A great deal had been said out of doors of the interest of the shop-keepers, He asserted that the shop-keepers did not pay a single farthing of that taxation. The taxation fell upon the rent; and was added to the rental, so it was merely a landlord's ques tion—a question whether they should tax the trade of the port to the extent of £50,000 or £60,000 a year to benefit the owners of houses in Liverpool. If the docks brought pauperism, did they not bring the means of supporting that pauperism ? Had they not nearly all been made out of the sea beach, out of property which never yielded rent or tax ? Look at the magnificent Canada dock opened the other day. A piece of the sea beach was turned there into a dock. The timber trade were building offices round it, and there would soon be streets of shops, stores, and warehouses adjoining it, which would all immediately become rateable. Before five years were over, that dock would bring thousands a-year to the local rates, not one sixpence of which would ever have been paid if that dock had not been built. (Hear, hear.) The docks had brought the wealth of the town and any thing more suicidal than to propose to burthen those docks more than they were, unhappily, burthened already, was beyond all comprehension. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Heath said in looking at this question, it occurred to him that, after one's experience, one's knowledge of political economy, and other sciences, there now and then arose questions in which it was very difficult to see their way clearly through. This was one of them. It had been presented in two different aspects, and really, by the speeches and arguments which has been used, it had been so presented as to almost win a person to both sides. It was necessary, in considering this matter, to bear in mind the principle for which these docks were sought to be rated—the maintenance of the poor. The principle upon which the poor were supported he considered to be entirely erroneous ( hear, hear), and one of the consequences was, that they were lauded into entanglements of this kind. They had the support of the poor in two ways : First, by a leg a l ra t e an d th en by charity; one of the principles was involved in this great struggle. If they looked to the principle on which rates were levied for the support of the poor, it would be found to be a most extravagant one, and he did hope that the time would come when there would be no legal rate for the poor, but be supported by charitable men. There were hundreds of thousands of men who, because a legal rate cannot touch them, pay no rate at all, and sitting as a magistrate as he did he was often compelled to make those pay poor rates who were little better than paupers themselves. If they made every species of capital and income liable to be rated, then they would be less likely to make a mistake. He considered that the parties who contended against the rating of the Liverpool d oc k s , h a d to prove their case. They appealed to expediency. The principle was self interest. The great argument that was used by gentle men of avoiding the poor rates on the docks was self interest. By not levying the poor rate, they would better themselves by enlarging trade, &c. He would also observe that the poor rate as it was always calculated in the expenses of busi ness. There was a great argument , used as 'to the danger which might arise to the trade of the port by having the docks rated, but he would say that that would be avoided by considering strictly what should be the principles upon which they should levy the sum. iTe also disagreed with those . parties who stat e d th a t th ere were no parties in beneficial interest by the docks. Every man who was a shipowner, every merchant and every man who had goods landing there, had a beneficial interest. The bondholders had also an in terest, and he expressed his intention of voting for the amendment, and considering the great differ 'ice of opinion that existed in the Chamber of Commerce, he thought it would be best to take no part in the matter, but leave the subject to be dealt with by those who were immediately concerned. Mr. Forwood very ably opposed the rating of the docks as injurious to the trade of the town. Mr. Chilton said lie had had an opportunity of reading and hearing all the speeches on both sides of the question, and he thought on such a question that they were more likely to come to a proper conclusion by looking at fresh principle s , and doing that w hi c h was r i g h t i n the matter. 'r hey mu s t not allow any antagonistic feelings to guide them. He quite differed from the opinions advanced by Mr. Heath, that the poor should be supported by charity ; and after alluding, in a cursory manner, to several topics in support of the amendment, and replied to the argu ments advanced by the former speakers, contending that the interests of the town would be materially benefited by it, and no injury could possibly arise. He never could agree that the docks should be exempted from the taxation no more than that railways should, which equally contri buted to the commerce of the town, and had a right to con - tribute to the maintenance of the poor. If they were national property, then the nation had a right to pay to the maintenance of the poor • but it was not difficult to prove that th ey were not national property, and, there f'ore, had no right to be exempted from its share of burdens. He concluded by supporting the amendment. At this juncture of the meeting it was suggested, that as the attendance was so extremely small; not more than a dozen people being present, that the meeting should adjourn ; but it was lost by a large majority. Mr. C. R. Hall next addressed the meeting. The meeting then divided, when there appeared—For the amendment 3 (the mover and seconder having left), and 7 for the original motion, which was consequently carried. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the business. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Evening. The demand for Cotton continues pretty active, indeed, a very large business was done considering that it was the Manchester market day. The sales reached 12,000 bales, including one-third on speculation and for export. The prices have again been in favour of the seller. The Liverpool Share Market continues very dull, and prices are again rather lower. The following were the day's transactions :—Birkenhead and Chester, 62 ; Caledonian, 84 ; Eastern Counties, 11 13 1 16 ; Great Northern, 101/ ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 931•, London and North Western, 931 ; Midland, 984, 99 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 7. 7-16 ; Great Western of Canada, 151, 151; Liverpool and Lo n d on Fire and Life. 8 2 . xd. The follow ing were the closing prices :—Blackburn, 111, 111 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 62, 621; Caledonian, 84, 841 ; Chester and Holy head, 48, 481 ; Eastern Counties, 11/, xd 114 ; East Lancashire, 924 xd, 93 ; Do. £9 shares, a xd, 1p ; Great Northern, 1014 xd, 1021 ; Do. A, 87 xd, 88 ; Great Western, 55 xd, 554 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 931 xd, 934 • Do. £9 shares, xd, p ; London and North Western Stock, 931 xd, 931 ; Do. one eighth shares, 14 xd, 1 1-16 d; Manchester, Shef field, and Lincolnshire, 371, 374; Midland Stock, 984- xd, 994- ; North British, 571, 581 ; North Western, 131, 13/ ; North Staffordshire, 5, 4/ d ; North Eastern—Berwick, 91 xd, 911 ; York and North Midland, '751 xd, 76 ; Leeds Capital Stock, 46/ xd, 471 ; South Eastern and Dover, 211 xd, 214 • Dutch Rheni s h, 4 13-16, 41 d ; G rea t Western of Canada, 151, 151 ; Ditto New Shares, 48, 41 d; Great Luxembourg, 61, 6B ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 74, 7 1. There is not the slightest variation to note in the general aspect of the Grain trade, from the tenor of the British and Irish reports dated at the close of the past week. With steady prices, business remains without animation, but holders, on the whole, seem disposed rather to wait- for some improvement, than to encourage purchasers by any concession. This market has scarcely altered since Friday; choice qualities of Wheat, not being plentifully. offered, even bring a shade of advance. The Flour trade remains dull. Indian Corn steady, with only limited transactions reported. This week we have rather a large supply of foreign Wheat and Flour, chiefly from Freirch ports, but little of other produce has appeared from abroad. The week's exports are light. Our market to-day was well attended, and prices were firmly maintained. At the various provincial markets, to-day, the tone was rather dull, but there is no change of any consequence to notice in prices. The market for the Public Funds and Securities opened rather dull to-day, and towards the close business was very slack, and prices declined, Consols being quoted at 954 to 954: for both Money and the Account. Exchequer Bills were done at 35 to 38 ; and the new Three per Cents. at 96 to 96 1 s• The London Railway Share Market svmpathised with the funds and left off weaker. Caledonian, Lombardo, and Canadian declined. Foreign Stocks closed weaker. There is little change in Banks, Mines, and Miscellaneous Shares. The closing prices were as follows, : —Ambergate, Nottingham, and Eastern Junction, 61 ; Caledonians, 831, 84 ; Eastern Counties, 581, 591 ; East Lancashire, 92, 94 ; Edin burgh and Glasgow, 701, 71 ; Great Northern, 1011, 102 ; Do. A., 87, 88 ; Great Westerns, 551, 552 ; Great Western of Canada, 151, 154 ; Grand Trunk of Canad a , 291, 30 ; Great Southern and Western, 102, 104; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 955, 951 ; London and North Western, 931, 934 ; London and South Western, 911, 921 ; Leeds Northern, 465, 47 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 371 •, Midland Stock, 98.'1, 99 ; South Eastern and Dover, 705, 7.15. ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 905, 91 ; York and North. Midland, 755, 761.' , The Grand Trunk of Canada's account of its re ceipts state, that the income" for the week ending February sth, this year, was £7,638, against £7,382 corresponding week last year, being an increase of £256. The animation shewn in the Stock Exchange on Saturday has disappeared under the influence of the dissensions in the Cabinet, which are rumoured to be more extensive than is generally believed. A discourag ing_effect has likewise been produced by the' continued dulness on the Continental Bourses. The English Funds exhibit an unfavourable reaction, of a per cent., and in most of the other, departments of the Stock Exchange lower quotations were established. In the Discount Market to-day, a fair business was done. No gold was sent into or drawn from the Bank. At St. Petersburgh the exchange on London is quoted at 36 1-16.---Daily News City Article, Monday Evening. The recent animation in the English Funds seems likely to be of short duration. They opened heavily this morning, and subsequently experienced a further decline. There was no important foreign news, but the suspicion prevails that whatever turn Lord Cowley's mission may take, there is no real intention on the part of the Emperor Napoleon to diminish his armaments or to allow Europe to return to a state of repose. The disagreements in the English Cabinet have likewise contributed to the renewed depression. The range in Consols, which was 21 per ce n t. i n J anuary, has been only 11 per cent. during the month just entered, and the result of the operations of the month has been a rise of a quarter per cent. In railway shares the fluctuations have been unusually moderate, but the general tendency has been towards improvement. —Times City Article, Monday Evening. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. Amsterdam Short ll ... 15i to 11 ... 16 Ditto Three Months.. 11 . 17i ... 11 ... 18 PP Rotterdam Antwerp PP PP Brussels ~ Hamburgh Paris Short . 25 ... 7 ... 25 ... 12 Ditto Three Months... 25 ... 32, 2 . 25 ... 37 Marseilles 25 ... 32 “. 25 ... 37 1/ Frankfort —. ... 1181 ::. ... 1181 PP Vienna PP 11 ... 30 ... 11 .. 45 Trieste PP 11 ... 35 ... 11 . 50 Petersburg . .. . PP .. .. , 351 ... ... 35 Madrid PP YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE.—Colonial &c. The sales in Sugar on the spot are confined to 280 hogsheads Surinam at 39s 3d; but a small cargo of Paraiba, to arrive, has been placed at an outport a t 24 s 9d per cwt, in bond. There is nothing to notice in Molasses. The Rice market remains dull, and only 1,000 bags Necransie sold at 8s per cwt. We are again without anything to notice in Dyewoods. Ashes Pearls at 32s ; and of Pots, a few at 295. A small business done in Nitrate of Soda at .14s 6d to 15s 6d per cwt, and nothing doing in Saltpetre. In Brimstone, no sales have transpired. 320 bags Bombay Ginger, by auction, brought 16s 3d per cwt ; and by private, we have to report 700 bags Ground Nuts at £lO to £lO lOs per ton ; and 1,500 bags Myra bolams at 6s to 8s 9d up to 9s 9d per cwt. Oils, 4.e. : 130 tuns Palm, all faults, have been sold at £42 to £42 5s per tun. Tallow, P. Y. C. quoted at 53s 9d; of Lard, some American sold at 61s ; and 900 barrels Com mon Rosin at 4s 9d per cwt. In. Seeds, we have to notice, 2,400 bags Rape, part all faults, at 48s to 49s for sound Calcutta, and 300 bags Bombay Linseed at 52s per quarter. - LIVERPOOL CORN.—This morning's market brought an average attendance, and the feeling we note a little more cheerful. Wheat cannot be written dearer, but full prices were paid , just the same may be remarked of oats, barley, and Indian corn. Egyptian beans in lively request, at 9d to is per 480 lbs in advance.. Sack, barrel flour and oatmeal unaltered in value. FOWLER & FREAN. LIVERPOOL COTTON.—There has been a good demand for cotton to-day, and prices 'are ed per lb higher than on Friday. The sales—including 10 Pernambuco, at 8d • 80 11(aranham, 8d to 86d ; 150 Egyptian, 8d to 81d; and 800 Surat, 4Z-d to 6d are reported 12,000 bales, of which 4,000 are on speculation and for export. LONDON PRODUCE. - Sugar : The large public sales have commenced steadily. The Barbadoes public sale went off freely, and the mallet has a steady appearande.. Refined unaltered; lumps, 52s 6d to 555. Coffee : The public sale is progressing steadily. Tea : The sales are progressing steadily. Rice : The bulk of the large public sales was bought in for want of buyers. Coffee : 200 bags low native were sold at 495. Cotton has an improved appearance. - LONDON MlNlxo.—ln the market to-day shares in East Wheal Rus4ell continue in demand, and are quoted 24 to 25; Wheal Unity Consols are also inquired for at 20s. Shares in Grambler and St. Aubyn, North Basset, Wheal Trelawney, Kelly Bray, and Providence Mines have likewise met with a considerable amount of busi ness. The market generally is buoyant in character. The shares in the North Rhine Copper Mining Company t of South Australia have been dealt in jot; Linares, at 91 ; and P or t Philip Mining, at LONDON TALLOW. -L-- The market is quiet.,,, tallow is quoted 51 s 9d ne tt cas h ; Petersburg Y• ' pse , spot; 52s 6d ; M arc h, 52 s 6d , se ll er s ;. AP III ti3 fO r ' 52s 3d to 6d ; Ap r il on l y, 52 s 6d ; O c tober to Dec -52s 3d to 6d. HULL CORN.—The weather is fine. At to-dai ket there was a f a i r supply of wheat wh i c h sold : ot at last week's p r i ces . Other articles were ' change in value. H u ll- ma d e li nsee d cakes are V° ist £9 5s to £9 7s 6d p er t on . , LEEDS Conw.---At the market, to-day, theta% sti fair supply of wheat, but trade generally was " bstl e i rates of Saturday were not exceeded. Fin 00 e,. maintained full prices. Beans in limited deniaou . _ and other articles as before. Eflo U NEWCASTLE CORN.—At our market to-dgg, 6 wheat was a slow sale, and Saturday's ,r 3 L ti ti supported with difficulty. There was no aei — re foreign. The business in flour was slow, but th e e Ae cti alteration, to notice in prices. Malting barl e Y Oats quiet. In beans and peas there was no ellt i t DUBLIN CORN.—The supply of home off moderate, and the demand good, all being clearing, full prices. Fine qu a liti es o f oa t s were fot. Malting barley was scarce, and in good den l grinding was difficult to sell. CORK BUTTER. -- The supply to-day con- 5 ted ice firkins and kegs, w hi c h so ld a t t h e folloWi following rf o llo • d °f Firsts, 126 s ' • seconds, 126 s ; thirds, 1 045 ; 80s ; fifths, 62s per cwt. k GLASGOW InoN.—The shipments this W e l e eo 8,000 tons aga i ns t 11,000 tons correspon ding ". 10 0 year. To-day the mar k e t was d u ll , an d Price' 61 3 I namely—No. 1,50 s 3d to 60s 6d ; warrants,„, 33 1 51s 3d; makers' iron, 50s 3d to 50s 6d; No. 3, 50s 6d per ton. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Hinder, jun , auctioneer, Salisbury. Thomas Smith, grocer, Sheffield. John Webb, butcher, Reading. 're. Edward Hoyles, grocer, Coningsby, Lincolnsk i ,A , ot, , Charles Wooltarton, ironmonger, West Smithfi e : Itst John Winstanley, Ch as . H oug ht on, and Gor" Harvey, coach manufacturers, Liverpool. .„ fl orei ; John James, opti c i an , U pper Ki ng - stree t, Cot road East. 110' Henry Eaton Woodruffe, lace manufacturer„ , „ ° j Charles Henry Joseph, o th erw i se Ch ar l es Sew victualler, Strand, Middlesex. SHIPPING INTELLIG VSC THIS DAY HIGH WATER. yl Morn. Even. , ""17 10 24 13 1 .... 10 WIND At LIVERPOOL,—W.N.W.—Light breeze " HOLYHEAD,—W.—Fresh breeze. OFF THE PORT. 4 „,8 11 Crescencia (barque) ; N ew H amps hi re , Tinl°'"' Advice—all from New Orleans. A R R I V E D. 0 11114: Ann Jane Crown Point.. New Orleans Nantes Eliza Bonsall . . Ch ar l eston P i lar ....... • • 'penle,,`:ofi Heinrich M araca ib o Pl anter ....... 'sea L L a u c c n y ni T a h(osms)p.csoonu•s•ti3S3ii iirociii.e,Ato Lord Elgin . , . Demerara I Fidelia ...... • S AILED. Corsair Athens Kelpie ...... .• • ')fel Earl Grey ....Pernambuco Florence ..... • • oso, Fortuna G a l ves t on Gottheff .... • • •.j ur bP Josephine ..... Corfu Isabella ...... • 130 Ann E Hooper Baltimore Niord ..... • • - 6 3 rig i ' August St Thomas Thomas ...... • • Morgenstern Rotterdam MARITIME EXTRACTS. v ar ch 1. 0 LIVERPOOL, .'"",, e liCe The Genoese brig Louise, which sailed 0 11 ; Rio Janeiro on the Bth Jan., and from Holyhe tl bec od e ,i 23rd, is ashore on ArklOw bank, and likely 0, iron total wreck; cre w l an d e d. Sh e h a d a cargo or Dor'' coal. Vv this The Dinah Mulo c k Lamb, from Madras to r was at Galle on th e 24th January, leaky. hig h 0 The Lady Falkla n d, h ence t o Ri o J ane i r o, l'i np ed , into Milford, makin g wa t er , h as h a d th e l ea k 5 t °r k A great many lob of wood and pieces of wr en have been washed on shore between Milford 3 David's Head. _ tool The Peace, from Newport to Brigham, has be en into Milford, dismasted. ff i /01l was o The George Washington, for Boston, head at 9.30 a.m., putting back. The China, for Baltimore ; Duero (se), for B ar beg and Excelsio r , D ow li ng, for St. Michael's, all 6' o have put into Holyhead New Harbour. a, f" DUBLIN, March 1. —The L ou i se , ou t war d Liverpool for the Mediterranean, is on Arklow 133 n BRIDLINGTON, Feb. 28.—Th e Don Lonsd 3l ;flP morning Seaham for London, wen t d own this 0 borough Head ; crew save d i n th e i r own b oa t. KEY WEST, Feb, 10.—The Mimi, Schwar"' a e Galveston for. Amsterdam, with 1,501 bales cottlo on shore on Pickle R ee f i n the night of Jan . ' 4 ,4,900 soon filled with wat er . Ab out 500 bales of the C 3; be saved dry, but the balance if saved will be w e t' is ship will be a total loss. A large British iron s"`teb:,. ( shore on the B a h ama Bank, and bilged. Put irb„ De The .Laura Campb e ll, R e id , f rom Sa n ta Cruz ' f v o re York, to ship a c rew , h av i ng on l y three men be mast. OUTPORTS. Sa lts . l l ' t o GRAVESEND, Ma rc h I.—A rr i ve d : Th e v. 'Leopold—both from Cochin ; Marie Hay, I Ceil lr,e ciel A , Majestic, and Eleanor—all from Calcutta ; Sea Mauritius; Lagos, Lagos ; Intrepid°, Wydal; frol o Amulet, Swift, Susan, Heroine, and Critera- 31 ` Michael's ; Meltonene, Adelaide • Commodore, We; Minna, Maros; Stephen and Sarah, P ern ambue ° ,;i o , l l come, Bruges ;.Asi a ti c , Si ngapore ; G overno r 31 °„ Bathurst ; Re ns h aw , I‘l ogiclore. Sailed : The '" jol' Judah, for , kydney ; Dover Castle, Port PhilliP Pearce, St. Helena ; Christopher, St. John's, ,-?!..„ 13 ;' 5 , 11 ' DEAL, March 1 : P asse d and anchored Calcutta to London • Melbourne ( ss ), Bermuda to P • don ; Montreal, Moulmein to London ; Jos. , ' d o, bourne to Lo n d on; Th omas Blyth, Madras to dry John King, L on d on to B ah i a ; Euphraim, aloe t . ° London ; Angeli ca , Constantinople to Antwerp' 't diva, Amste r d am t o Genoa; Radical, Sun d e rla d p o rt Bordeaux Quee n , P or t Natal to London ; Cou c°r 04 0 Natal to Loudon ; Lively, London to Swanset ; ; els i Bride, Sel oe t o N ewcastle ; Persia, SußleaLl, Agra, has sa il e d f or t h e r i ver to stop lgOOP: Norma, Smyrna to London ; Doctor Tarragona t o H u ll ; Mil o7 ( ss), Westward t o li a d7i Henrietta (Dutch schooner) ; Queen of Sheba, lo isf a to London ; Mercia, Kurrachee to. London, wi,, th ,,joa:' an anchor which has been supplied; Foster, .„- 1-4° , 1 - j01 1 ,:i Grenada ; Wentworth and Reserve, both from - 1-4° ,,, 7 ,,en; Jamaica ; Adolph, Sunderland to Constallrids, George, Shields to Constantinople; Pacific, S ll 4 l llo ll ' 4 ' Redan ; Henrietta, Amsterdam to Hendreka Shields to Trieste. QuEENsrowN, March I.—Arrived: The vT 94 6 lt tir: Salonica ; Coquette M em b e lli , M ar i anop l e;. gnn rine, Newcastle for Limerick ; Eulidia, Mauritit t 'her'f f ginia, Odessa ; Pericles, and Canolo, Ibrail ; u # :; e lc Greer, Taganrog f or Li mer i c k ; Pallas, W es ,c7ll lle t ; Liverpool; Q ueen o f th e I s l es, Li verpoo l and -v- ° fur Old C a l a b ar , w i n db ound. Sailed:-The Carol Charleston. Arrived :.The feline, 00 KINGSTOWN, March 1. Glasgow for Boulogne. „to o DUBLIN, March I.—Arrived: The Maria, for 1 307 WATERFORD, March I.—Arrived : The ' VC „i s ( s, es from Liverpool ; Emily, London; City of ,J - " ti deoc Milford. Sailed : The Malakoff, for Milford; London. fO rll BELFAST, March I.—Atrrived : The Jeune Pier r e e o ; Bordeaux. Sailed : The Verbena, Larker, for City of Rotterdam, Donaghadee and Cardiff. ne fr ° GREENOCK, March 1.--A rr i ve d : The EseN'auteste, Alexandri a ; Q ueen, Savannah ; Bernigo, , to iet L.C,S., B eauvo i r ; Marianne, Bordeaux ; Mauritius. • VESSELS' REPORTS. Fe b eL, Report of the P a l es ti ne ( ss ) , from Ale i an dria s po* ' Malta Feb 17, an d Gib raltar Feb 22 at L i ve rpo the following vesse l s : 10°' Vessel's Name. For In lat. Feb 12.. A. M. S. Eurylus, Ale xan d r i a 10 4 ao Feb 18.. Th e W. Si nger . . A l exandria . . 37 2 °, I : T T. • 8 4 , 4 1( .. Feb 23 . . Th e Claudia. . . Alexandria .. 36 58 '•8 Feb 27.. The Mirage. . . . Alexandria . , 50 22N : ,•, 1er p00 rt Repo of the Black P r i nce , f rom C e ylon at . -IL` sailed 13th Nov. ; spoke the following vessels .-- Dec 18.. The Yerra, from Mauritius to Algoa Bay Dec 20.. The Isabella, from Manilla to Falmouth Jan 15.. The Euphrosine, from Tuto . corin for London Feb 2.. The Amelia, from Batavia to Amsterdam ....... Feb 25.. Sign a ll e d t h e sh i p Eliza N. 1 q'0. 9 0 Caroline, b oun d west 49 6"• IfaZ 3o Report of the b r i gan ti ne G a ll ov id ea n, fr° lll at Liverpool, spoke the following vessels Feb 17.. The brigantine Reward, from Cork for Lisbon, out 4 days . .44 50 Feb 21.. The barque lialambia, of 49 40 JA • • Liverpool 30 13 s -36 33 )3S 3344 S off St fi ele° lsf 8 21 N 27 25 9 26W 6 361( 21y , kll'y , QTy ; IZANG: th - r Pto ~~-,. a kt or rr a l B ' to, %1' 4 4 Lip thr 4 „ a 'la z of ~ls f ' 11 , 6 4- 4 ,' 1 4e! 411,,,e11 kr at 4: 4 t'att; g w, i • 4 . ,t J.k . # 117. f k ~k\ 1.4