The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-03 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL ASSOCIATION FOR
THE PROTECTION OF COMMERCIAL
INTERESTS, AS RESPECTS WRECKED
AND DAMAGED PROPERTY.
The fourth annual general meeting of this association
was held at noon, yesterday, in the Underwriters' Com-
mittee-room, Exchange-buildings; Philip H. Rathbone,
Esq., deputy chairmau, presiding. The minutes of the
last meeting having been read and confirmed, the Secre-
tary wits called upon to read the
• L ; COMDIITTEE'S REPORT .FOR 1860..
Thelcommittee beg to present the following particu-
lars of 'wrecks and casualties, which have been placed in
charge of the Association during the past year :
WItECIr. LIST PoR 1860.—Aan Michael ; Liverpool to
Bombay, wrecked on Arklow Bank. Salvage claims on
portion of cargo settled. Further portion of cargo
saved by divers. Proceeds of cargo already distributed,
£7,828 2s. 10d. Some additional salvage is expected
in the spring of 1861. Ship total loss.—Arethusa :
Cuba to London, with mahogany, &c., wrecked near
Bunnell'. Ship total wreck. Salvage claims on cargo
settled.—Britannia : Savannah
,to Liverpool, stranded
near Darmouth, The captain of the ship retained charge
in this Case. An agent from this association superin-
tended the discharge and forwarding of the cargo and
the getting oft the shag.-'-Charles Brownell : Singapore
to Liverpool, stranded at Fleetwood. Cargo discharged,
and ship floated arid taken into Fleetwood.—Charles
Holme Liverpool to Mobile, wrecked at Aberbach,
near Fisligilard; in 1859. A considerable portion of
the iron shipped by this 'Vessel has been recovered by
divefs its Weather *Mild Periiiit; arid brought to Liver-
pool for sale for the benefit of those Concerned.—
Emerald (s) : Wrecked in 1859, on the Isle of Man.
Cargo of iron saved, and forwarded to its destination,-
1 miiy : Savannah to Liverpool, stranded near
and
Garston. Assistance rendered in getting on
her to Liverpool.—Fanny Bloomer : Newfound-
land to Hamburg, assisted into Ramsgate, with damage,
&c. Cargo partially discharged, and ship towed to
London.—Ferdinand Brumm t Iquique to Liverpool,
put into Queenstown, with loss of roasts. Discharge of
cargo at Queenstown prevented. Ship towed to Liver-
pool. Correspoudence with Prussian Consul-General in
reference to Conduct of agents at Queenstown.—Go ward :
Liverpool to Ha'ana, put into Holyhead, with cargo
shifted. Re-stowage of portidn Of barge superintended.—
Haidee : Liverpool to Tobermory, stranded &jai- Black-
pool. Cargo saved, and put in place of securitY.--:.
James Alexander : Liverpool to Calcutta, wrecked near
Padstow. Portion of materials saved and sold.—Lei-
cester : Charleston to Liverpool, wrecked near Holy-
head. Portion of cargo saved and forwarded to Liver-
pool.—Lindisfarne : Liverpool to Pernambuco. Portion
of cargo (iron), thrown •everboard on Dulas rocks,
recovered and forwarded to Liverpool.--Loire :.Nantes
to Liverpool, towed into Penzanoe, leaky, by French
steamer Danube. Salvage tfialnial settled and cargo
sold.—Lydia : Liverpool to Monte Video, wrecked heat
Wexford. Cargo being discharged by divers, and for-
warded to Liverpool.—Monkton : Liverpool to Wick-
low, abandoned on Arklow Bank, and afterwards taken
into Milford, derelict. Salvage claims settled • ship and
cargo forwarded to destination.—Monticello : New
Orleans to Liverpool, burnt outside the Mississippi.
Surplus proceeds of derelict cotton, taken into Mobile
—supposed from this vessel—were obtained- from
the District Court at Mobile, and distributed.—
Neptane : New Orleans to Liverpool, wrecked in Bally-
teague Bay. The captain retained charge in this case.
Ship a total wreck. Cargo saved, and forwarded to
Liverpool.—Oberon: Maceio to Liverpool, wrecked near
Harlech, after being upon the' Sam Badrig. Salvage
claims settled. Large portion of cargo saved, end for-
warded to Liverpool. Ship sold.—Princess Royal : Para
to Liverpool, towed into Milford with damage from col-
lision. Arrangements made to tow vessel to Liverpool.
--Queen-of the Seat Santander to Liverpool, put into
Swansea `With cargo shifted, and leaky. Arrangements
made to prevent total discharge of cargo, &e.--Tribune :
'Clyde to Ohba; put into Holyhead leaky; and afterwards
into Falmouth leaky. Ship taken to 'Plymouth to dis-
charge, and cargo re-shipped into another vessel,
—Vermont : Dalhousie to Liverpool, stranded do BerA
nard's Wharf, near Fleetwood. Cargo partially dis-
charged, and vessel taken off and iuto Fleetwood.--a
Victoria : Mogadore to Liverpool, stranded near Wal-
lasey, and afterwards totally wrecked near Egremont.
Salvage claims settled. Portion of cargo saved, and
proceeds distributed.—Wave : Clyde to Saltney, wrecked
on Hoyle Bank. Portion of cargo saved by divers, and
forwarded to destination.
Besides the above, some minor cases have also engaged
attention. The increase in the number of casualties
placed in the charge of your committea will afford satis-
factory proof that the operations of the association will
become more and more extended as its objects are better
known.
The shipment of dangerous articles without proper
notice, and the subject of fires on shipboard, continue to
receive the attention of your committee. A "Report on
the frequent occurrence of Fires among Cotton, before
and after shipment from America, with Suggestions for
their Prevention," which was received from your valued
correspondent at New York, has been reprinted by the
London Association, with the concurrence of your ccrm.
mittee, and a number of copies have been distributed,
The amicable relations which exist between this assd-g
ciation and the corresponding associations in London
and Glasgow have been found mutually advantageous.
By the friendly communications which are exchanged
much valuable information has been obtained and
disseminated. ,By this means also the despatch of more
than one agent to a' wreck is frequently prevented,
„ Information has been obtained or communicated
respecting the 145 ships which were enumerated.
The Congress on the subject of International General
Average,. at the Glasgow meeting for the Promotion oi
Social Science, which was alluded to in the last annual
report, was held at the time appointed, and was attended
by delegates from the chief commercial associations of
this country, and from America and from the COntinent.
A series of resolutions, tending to the attainment of
uniformity in general average practice, was 'adopted by
the meeting, and arrangement werp made for drawing
up a bill to be submitted to the legislative authorities of
the different nations of the world, with a view to its
being enacted into a law.
A synopsis of the general average practice of different
countries was prepared and distributed among the
different Commercial associations interested in This sub-
ject, and was of much assistance to the delegates who
attended the Congress. For most of the details of the
continental practice your committee are indebted to the
active assistance of the committee for managing the
affairs of Lloyds. A revised edition of the synopsis,
including the average practice of Boston, Charleston,
Mobile, Bordeaux, Brest, Bologne, Hamburg, and Bel-
gium, has since been printed. Part of the expenses
incurred in printing will be reimbursed by the sale of
copies of the synopsis, the price being fixed at Os. per
copy.

The expense of printing the synopsis, and some other
charges which are shown in the financial statement,
have tended to seduce the balance of profit for this year.
Your committee propose to continue the usual subscrip-
tion for membership for 1861.
The retiring members of the committee are the chair-
man, Mr. Alfred Holt, and'Mr. W. T. Jacob. These
gentlemen are eligible for re-election.
P. 11. RATHBONE, Deputy Chairman.
The financial statement was then read, and showed a
balance of profit for the year of £ll6 7s. 2d., and with
the reserve fund a balance to credit of £1,091 2s. 9d.
After the committee's statement and report had been
read and eonfirmed, the subject of the renewal of certifi-
cates of competency to masters and mates, who had been
convicted of drunkenness, was discussed, and, ultimately
referred to the committee for their consideration.
The 'thanks of the meeting were then voted to the
Chairman,
_Mr. W. M. Moss, to the members of the
committee, and to the officers of the Association for
their'services, and a special vote of thanks was awarded
to the Deputy-Chairman, Mr. P. 11. Rathbone, for
drawing up at the request of the committee a synopsis
of General Average practice in England, America,
France, and other countries, and for the time and labour
which he had given as chairman of the inb4ommittee
to the subject of International General Average.

ANNUAL DINNER TO THE SOHO-STREET
RAGGED SCHOOL CHILDREN.

According to his annual liberal custom, Mr. T. B.
Horsfall, M.P., gave a capital dinner to the children
belonging to the Soho-street Industrial and Ragged
Moels yesterday, at the Oddfellows'-hall, St. Anne-
street. There were in attendance a large number of
subscribers, friends, and parents. The children, boys
and girls, were tidily and prettily dressed, and their
general appearance was clean and healthy. The mem-
bers of the band wore their distinctive clothing, and
their perforniances before and after dinner were highly
creditable to themselves and tutors. The children sang
pleasingly, and gave every indication that great pains
had been bestowed on their culture. The quality of the
dinner was excellent; meat and pudding were in
abundance, and were _ highly appreciated. About a
dozen pretty little girls, daughters of patrons and sub-
scribers to the institution, acted as waiters, and did
their duties intelligently and well. The sight during
dinner was a most pleasing one. Everything was
orderly, and the pupils behaved decorously, indeed in
such a manner as they might have been expected to
have done if they had all their lives been used to plated
spoons, the best victaals, and the most attentive
servants.

After dinner Mr. Hubback, the secretary, occupied
the chair, and proposed the usual loyal toasts ; the
success of the Soho-street Industrial and Ragged
Schools was responded to with great satisfaction.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed the children, the
parents, and the public. He urged the children to
attend school regularly, behave properly, and instanced
some boys, formerly pupils at the school, who had ob-
tained respectable and remunerative situations, and
were at present respectable members of society. One
of these was getting £1 per week, and he had attended
at Soho-street some time ago, anti had given the
children his history, and very appropriate advice.
Another boy he (the chairman) had taken out of bride-
well : that one had prospered in life creditably. A third
obtained a sum of money with which he
paid his passage
to Australia, where he remained until he had acquired
the sum of £l,OOO. He returned some time
since, placed his money in the bank, repaid the
amount he had borrowed, got married, and re-
turned with his wife to Australia. The chairman
dwelt upon the importance of the parents sending
their children to school with regularity, in pre-
ference to keeping them at home to take care of
younger members of their families. To the public he
returned his sincere thank for their continued support,
and mentioned the fact that the receipts of the bazaar,
held a month or two ago in St. George's-hall, amounted
to £5,000. He paid a tribute of respect to the memory
of Mr. Horsfall and Mrs. Wainwright, liberal sup-
porters of the schools, who had died in the course of
the year. In conclusion, he briefly alluded to the recent
controversy in a local contemporary with respect to the
boy Stephenson, and the usefulness of reformatories. He
could not conceive how it could be deduced that juvenile
criminals never ripened to adult criminals. Visiting the
the Borough Gaol in his capacity of magistrate, imme-
diately after reading the controversy, he was struck
with the fact that the first person he met there was a
young girl 22 years of age, who had been convicted
eighteen times; and he asked was it probable that she
had received the benefit of an education such as was
afforded at ragged schools and reformatories, conclud-
ing that, under other circumstances, if she had been so
cared for, she would have been at this day a useful
member of the community.
"Mr. T. B. Horsfall" was then proposed to the chil-
dren, who cheered the toast lustily.
The Rev. GILBERT SA.NDBACH afterwards addressed
the children.
The band then played some lively airs, and the
proceedings terminated.
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