The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-06-19 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

This Was done, the preamble so amended was agreed to,
and, having gone through some of the clauses, the Committee
adjourned. THURSDAY.
On the meeting of the Committee, 3.T.r. Alexander applied
on behalf of the St. Helen's Railway, Canal, and Dock Com-
pany, against the operation of the bill, and he proposed cer-
tain clauses to exempt vessels using the Garston Docks from
Town Dues and all other dues not applied to harbour pur-
poses. After some consultation, the Committee decided that
the proposed clauses did not apply to the bill under considera-
tion.

A proposal from Messrs. Bibby to alter a clause so as to put
judgment creditors upon the same footing as bondholders,
was refused assent to.
The Chairman announced that the Committee had agreed
to pass all the clauses, with these exceptions—First of all, the
clauses which referred to the Town Dues. Then the clause
that he understood the promoters of the bill were not yet in
a condition to submit, about the manner of constructing the
works, according to an agreed general plan, and the length of
time, and the specified sum. And he did not see in the bill
any of those general clauses with regard to harbour dues,
saving the right of Parliament to legislate in these matters—
a clause which the Board of Trade had desired to be inserted
in all bills of that nature passed during the present session.
After a brief discussion on this point, the Committee retired
to consider the clause referring to the Town Dues, and on
their return announced that they would accept the clause
proposed by the Corporation, as follows :—" Nothing con-
tained in or to be done under the provisions of this act shall
be held or implied, directly or indirectly, to confirm, alter, or
prejudice the right of the Corporation to any dues now form-
ing part of the borough fund of the borough, or the position
of the Corporation or any person in respect thereto, but the
same may in all respects be dealt with and judged of in like
manlier as if this act had not been passed."
The Chairman said the committee had received another
clause from the Board of Trade which they desired to see
adopted. It was as follows :—" Unless Parliament shall other-
wise determine, the Corporation shall complete, within two
years from the first day of September, 1856; and they are
hereby required to complete the docks mid works in connexion
therewith at Birkenhead, authorised by the said several Acts
relating thereto, so far as the same are in force, or such other
docks or works as shall be approved by Parliament in the
meantime, as most favourable for the commercial purposes of
the port of Liverpool."
It was agreed to leave the further discussion of these points
to the next day, and the Committee adjourned. •
FRIDAY.
The Committee reassembled, and, after some delay, Mr.
Burke said, that, with respect to the clause as to the execu•
tion of the undertaking, there was some difference with the
Board of Works as to the details,—the clause approved by the
Board of Trade provided that unless parliament should other-
wise determine, the Liverpool corporation should be compelled,
within two years from the first of September, 1856, to com-
plete the docks at Birkenhead, authorised by acts now in force,
or such others as should be provided by parliament in the
meantime, as most available for the commercial purposes
of the port of Liverpool. The Board of Works clause
was, that unless Parliament should otherwise determine in
the mean time, the Corporation should, immediately after the
Ist of September, 1856, proceed with the construction of the
docks at Birkenhead, authorised by the acts now in force;
that the Corporation should be made subject to all the lia-
bilities of the trustees with regard to the construction of the
various docks and works, and that the Corporation should
wholly complete such docks and works according to the plans
subsisting before the Ist of September, 1858.
The Chairman said the clauses were not inconsistent with
each other, but they would pass the one first read, and leave
it to be amended afterwards, if necessary.
Upon the clause pledging the Dock Trustees and Corporation
to prosecute a bill in the next session, for the construction of
works in a manner most available for commercial purposes,
for assimilating the rates between Liverpool and Birkenhead,
and for transferring permanently the Birkenhead Docks to
the Liverpool Dock Trustees, it was intimated that such a
clause being struck out in the House of Lords would be fatal
to the bill upon the question of privilege. It was, therefore,
suggested that that part relating to the assimilation of rates
should be omitted. This was agreed to, and the amended
clause passed.
Upon the clause for the transfer of the Birkenhead Docks
to the Liverpool Dock Trustees, the Committee were pressed
not to adopt that proposed by the Board of Trade. After
some
e
consultation,
ctatioorpn,ortahteioCnommittee agreed to the clause pro-
posed Upon the general saving clause, a brief discussion took place
b
for a clause to reserve the right of Parliament to include the
seen the Committee and counsel, the Chairman pressing
Birkenhead and Liverpool Docks in any general legislation af-
fecting harbours, in accordance with the recommendations of
the Harbour Commissioners, and Mr. Scott arguing against
connecting the promoters in any way to the inference that
they would not object to interference with the Liverpool Town
Dues. Ultimately it was found there was no difference be-
tween them, and a clause, including the Liverpool Dock Trus-
tees and the Liverpool Dock Company, was passed.
These were all the clauses, but the Chairman would not
sign the bill, as it had been arranged that this bill should not
be passed until the Committee also passed the Dock Com-
pany's Bill.

- The committee proceeded to consider the Liverpool Docks
Bill, and, having been absent in consultation,
The Chairman said—Though the committee have come to
no formal decision, it may be for the convenience of the pro-
moters that they should indicate what they are disposed to do.
They are disposed to give the £326,000 for the purchase of
land. They also think that the £70,000, the £77,000, and
the £50,000 are reasonable, but they want some explanation
from the engineer before they give any more money.
Mr. Hartley, the engineer, then entered into some explana-
tions, stating that £22,500 was necessary for the north pas-
sages of the Huskisson Dock, which were in a state of half
completion. For the £232,000, part of the docks, the 500
feet lock, and the open basin would be completed within a
year, and the lock would be made available as a graving dock,
but not as an entrance for large steamers. He thought it
more important to complete No. 2 and No. 7 docks than the
graving dock. He proposed to use the long lock as a graving
dock. The 500 feet lock would be available for the largest
steamers as a graving dock in about a twelvemonth, and would
relieve the Huskisson Dock of the present inconvenience, by
accommodating the Cunard and Collins steamers.
Mr. Charles Turner said he did not think it probable
they would do more this year than complete the warehouses
now in course of erection, and that would require £50,000.
If the Improvement Bill passed, probably they might lay the
foundation of some new warehouses, but otherwise they
would not lay the foundation of any more new warehouses
this year. As to the Harrington Estate, it was now occupied
by the timber trade, and until that was gone they could do
nothing with it. The committee retired, and upon their
return, said they could not come to a decision, and adjourned
till Monday.

SALE OF THE SOUTHPORT RAILWAY

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE.—A special meeting of this
company was held on Wednesday at Manchester, Mr. W.
Stuart, the vice-chairman of the directors, presiding, to con-
consider the expediency of purchasing the Liverpool, Crosby,
and Southport Railway.— Heads of the proposed agreement
were read, from which it appeared that the purchase was to
take effect from the Ist of January, 1855, the share capital
of the Crosby Company beinc, taken at £224,000. The Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire accepted the liabilities of the Crosby
Company, and the purchase-money would be paid by the
creation of shares at 21 per cent. for the first, and 31 for the
two following years, to be converted into Lancashire and
Yorkshire ordinary stock from the Ist of January, 1858.
The Chairman moved, and Mr. Fielden, a director, seconded,
a resolution approving the proposed arrangement, which was
denounced in strong terms by Mr. D. Price; whilst several
shareholders expressed a wish for an adjournment of the meet-
ing, that the shareholders might have better information and
more time to consider as to their bargain. Mr. Ainsworth
moved, and Mr. Hobson seconded, an amendment adjourning
the meeting till the half-yearly meeting in September, for that
purpose; and this wss carried, with only five dissentients.
The Chairman demanded a poll, intimating that he should
use on behalf of the original motion a large number of proxies ;
but, after a long discussion, the amendment was withdrawn,
on an agreement that the meeting stood adjourned till the
12th of July.

LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, AND SOIITHPORT.—A special meeting
of the company was held in Liverpool on Wednesday, to take
into consideration the report of the committee appointed to
negotiate terms with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company,
for the purchase of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport line
and property. The report stated that an agreement had been
entered into by a committee of directors and shareholders for
the sale of the line on the following terms :—" That the Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Railway Company shall become the
purchasers of the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway
Company's line and property ; shall assume its entire engage-
ments and liabilities ; and shall pay to the proprietors of this
company upon the share capital a dividend of 21- per cent. for
the year 1855, 31- per cent, for the years 1856 and 1857
respectively, and from and after the 31st of December, 1857,
the same dividend as that payable to the holders of Lancashire
and Yorkshire ordinary stock." On the proposition of the
Chairman, seconded by Mr. Healey, a director, the report was
adopted, and the agreement with the Lancashire and York-
shire Company confirmed.

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favourite. Under the new rule it is hoped that the system of
vexatious monopolies will be abolished, and the rich resources
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LIE Committee re-assembled, Mr. Labouehere in the chair,
when they retired to consider a communication from the
Board of Trade. On their return, the chairman stated that
while the Board of Trade could not proceed with the clauses
until the preamble had been agreed to, they had decided
that the following ought to be the clause with reference to the
Town Dues :
"That nothing contained in, or to be done under, the pro-
visions of this act, shall be held to prevent any dues now
forming part of the Borough Fund from being dealt with by
Parliament, in like manner as if this act had not been
passed."
Upon this, Mr. Scott, on behalf of the Liverpool Corporation,
said they could not proceed further with the Bills, as the
clause proposed by the Corporation was amply sufficient for
the purpose, and they could not consent that their right to the
Town Dues should be prejudiced even by implication.
The Chairman said they were unwilling that the Bill should
be thrown up. They would proceed with the preamble, and
as they did not wish to prejudice the question of the Town
Dues, they would reconsider the proposed clause when they
came to it, striking out the words in the preamble which
stated that the act passed with the consent of the Board of
Trade.