The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-23 00:00:00

you N G SMOKERS.

Two lads named Richard Davis and . .
Geirity,
were brought up by detective officer Senife; on a charge
of, having stolen a box of cigars from the.shop of Mts.
'Banks, St. Anne-street. The• officer saw the lads
watching the, shop, and soon after he saw one of them
take bfr his clogs, and .steal. into the shop, take a box
of cigars off the counter, come out and hand it to the
other, when he at once. sized 'them, thus preventing
them froM. enjoying. a smoke. It appeared that 'several
boxes of cigars bad been recently 'stolen from the same
shop. The, bOys were remanded for the present.
(Before. Messrs. J. IX. 'SMITH AND BOOTH.)
IMPORTANT TO SCOLDING WOMEN

Mr. George Bridle summoned Mrs. Dinah Smith for
having used abusive and threatening language toward
him: Mr. "Ruck was for the complainant, and' 3.1 r.
Cobb for the defendant.—Mr. Black proceeded to Open'
t.,11€1,, case, by saying the cpeuplainant was ernolo)ledi
under the Corporation of Liverpool,"aid the hilsbaua
of Mrs. Smith was in the :same employment.. Some,
difference took place between the men, but he could not
enter into t44t, case. On the morning of the' 12th inst.
the complainant was leaving his own house, which, ad-
joins that or the defendant, when. she raised .up her,
window and Corrim6nedd. a furious 'attack of abuse on
.him.—Mr. Cobb : I will 'shorten the case•—you cannot
proceed, as the abuse was not in the street; that .actof
Parliament says, in a street, lane, alley, &e., so the case
must be diSmissa d. —Mr. Bluelt.: I knew that, but I
thought to get over it.,—The ease was then dismissed.

DEPOSITORY FOR WILLS OF LIVING

PERSONS.

By a recent regulation, sanctioned by the judge. of
the Court of Probate, the wills of living persons maybe
receiVed by the district 'registraes of. the forty country
district registries of the court, for the purpose of being
deposited for safe custody in the principal registry,, 6,
Great Knight-rider-street, Doctors'-commons; which is
the 'sole depository yet appointed for the lodgment, of
such wills, under the 91st section of the Court of Pror.__
bate Act. The following instructions haVe just been
"
issued on the subject :
. The will or codicil to be deposited' must be enclosed
in a sealed envelope, and delivered to one of the regisT
tries of the'court, at the principal. registry,t; or to.
district registrar, either by the testator biarlelf, or by
some person specially authorised by him to deposit the
same on his behalf. The will orycedieilise deposited
will not be delivered up to'aily person, but must remain
in the registry Until after the testator's death. In case
the, testator himself deposits his will or.cedicil,'he will ,
be. required to sign his name in the presence of the
registrar to an endorsement on the -enveloPein which
the will or codyl,is enclosed to the following effect
This sealedf)acket contains the laSti*ill and testament,
or codfeil•to:the'iast *ill and testament, ordait.Will and
testament and Codicil thereto, bearing date respectively
(here"the dates of all' the -papers enclosed are to be
-stated) of A B, &c., whereof .0 D, of &c., and E F,' of
&C.: are aptthinted.executorS, and the same arc brought
into the principal registry 'of her Majesty's Court !of
Probate by me for safe custody, there to remain deposited
until After nay decease.' (The residence of the testator
and of the executors are to be set forth in this enders -
ment,. and also; the date ~of signature.) . Jrt case the`
testator authorises some other person to deposit his will
or -codicil for him, he will be required to subscribe
his name, in the presence of an atteSting 'witness, to
an • endorsement, on 'the''envelope' ff which the 'will
or codicil is enclosed 'to the following*., effect,:-.—' This
s:.o,adleT packet contains
.the , last
,will and testament, or
tcesintoleftiitch.,e aftid&et;e,stament, or 'last will and
hien: dttei
uthaonr and E disoco(Glicii:,thoe7to of me AB,of &c whereof
arc appointed executors,,
to deposit the same for Safe custody,
registry of Her Majesty's Cerra of Pro-
ee rrinectioParlemi'esin until after'. m' y'Acce'ase, Signed,.
A-B, witness, KL. (The residences of the testatorand
of the executors, and the I.
forth i,.n..ptalikseetndeonintearnneinntg"ttheeq.:ii:na;
stare, are to be set
The'•
accompanied by an affidavit from the atetne(::irillo.nlivrtlitiels)so,
to the''effect that the signature of the testatbor
.tot the
above endorsement,. witnessed by the; deponent, is in the
proper handwriting of such testator, by him
signed in: the deponent's presence en then dawnskeLt,ioned
in the endorsement, and that the signature
the proper handwriting of the deponent.. An affid..t.N:
will
deposit the packet, to 'the effectiosryb toehifnaigtl
edtrheilosasiietcaesldte d:fsopacketCourt
custody producedi
.forn
the the'
principalpix r purpose or seeg
of,prpbdt,p, and on the back of which the deponent. has
signed his name, is at the time of Making the affi.da:Y it
prGGisPly in the same, state, plight', and condition
as
when received by the deponent from the hands of A B
the testator, on a day to be mentioned as that on which
he received it. The last 'mentioned affidavit is to be
sworn before the registrai,.to whom the packet 'contain-
inn the will or 'codicil is delivered. The fees payable
are, for depositing the will and receipt for Same, Is. 1d..;
for drawing and entering minute of the registrar, 2s. 6d.;
for filing each affidavit, 2s. 6d. Envelopes for wills,' with
the necessary forms, are to be had on application.

•
MALICIOUS OUTRAGE 'ON THE GREAT
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY

On Thursday, last, a most malicious outrage was per- •
petrated by some person or. persons, as yet unknown; on
the Great Southern and Western Railway. it appears
that as the down train, which leaies. Dublin at 4 'o'elock,
arrived at the place known as IVhitford's, within about
six miles of Thurlcs, at a quarter-pa.4-eleven, it sud-
denly came in collision with a truck or lorry, which had
been in use some short time previously, and was shunted
off the rails, but by the agency of some evil disppsed
persons bad been pushed on again so as to rest in' the
direct course of the train. So great 'was the shock that
the guards of thO engine were completely broken off
and both the engine and tender sustained ierions damage;
fortunately' no person was injured beyond 'the effects of
the alarm which the. collision created, , and after.a Very
brief delay the train proceeded on its course. At an
early hour on the following Morning, J. 11. Bradshaw,.
Esq., accompanied by Suh-lnsPector the.Superintendant
of the Thurles Station, Mr, Tyddi.Went by special train'
0 the scene of the.outrage, and from the information
then and there obtained, it is hoped the parties guilty of
Whereby many lives were
tehnidsan
vgeersrredleiwniollubs 'e.cmiiamdee, amenable to justice. It was
fortunate 'that' soinc' heavy timber, which was adjacent
-to the spot either escaped the 'notice of the party, or
was too heavy to be made auxiliary to the truck, as, had
it been'so made use of, very fatal consequences might
bave been the result.

M. Brainue recounts in the Opinion Nationizle . how
he witnehsbd tlietpVrforMance of Mr.!Squires, an Ameri-
can "Medium'," 'and had , ft table weighing some 501 b.
or 80th. lifted o'4o pladed on his head at the mere *lll
of the operator!

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MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
.7,,

tfAII MEETInCI.

On Monday -the anntild of fhb Mthietoskiii•
-"Chainher .Of Commerce was held iin the board,toom.,
York-.chambers; the President, Mr. Edward Potter, in
the chair, • There were also present---Messrs. J. A.
"'ruiner, 'ALP.; T. Bazley, .0. Heywood, E. R.
Latiefurthy, W. R Wood, Henry Ashworth, Edmund
„Ashworth, 844-Stern, -Alderman.Mackfe, JOhn
John Slagg, Malealm Ross, Hugh Mason, John Cheet-
haul, C. li. Rickards, M.'t,lladstedei Abel Buckley, flt.
W. It: eallepder, 3. S. MaysOit, W.
liersfall Otifdeft-street)-, VteAteid, j: C. 'Hada,
jun., J. Fildes,ql. j.LepPoe, It. A.. &lc*, W; dross,
N. Gibb, &c. .•
The Secretary, Mr. .11.,-Fleming, read, the reports, of
the directors and treasurer. The following is an abstract
of the former

`` Besoldtioit
as to the future, government of India
were, teo;,ved fte4.a Meeting- in Calsritta at the, close of
iaS(yeals. dild *bre earn'Steil f i 3ft,..1.3et1ey M.ll. ' In
consequence of the untleCeSadrilj, high eliargos ihsder the
act- passed last session for 'the extension of handing
privileges to-inlaridtciwnS,' the:Board memorialised the
Government,, and a more satisfactory arrangement had
been made.' 'The board compliment Mr. -William Gibb
for his great exertions in the. matter. In February the
Postmaster-Gerieral proposed some alterations in the
Northein niaila; but- the board pointed out the incon-
.venierice of thew. and Met ik•ra OT/dossed/ others
being niade histead..The proposed deinge Ol fehdavoes
of the steamers frOM the Isle o'fr St. Themes to Antigua
had notbeen carried out, iii consetirienee of an expression
of opinion against it, The 'board had addressed' a
Memorial to Lord John Russell, praying him •not to
witlidta* the alliedt stealier from the fiver 'Niger.
'On hie of February the 15,dariel held inieeting, and
,expressed their satisfaction Witii. the Chancellor's
budget and 'financial statement as a whole. The meeting
also suggested that the taxes on income and property
should be" raised 'in a more equitable and judicious
mode. The board had petitioned in favour of the Upper
Mersey Dues and Conservancy Bill, having for its
object to relieve the trade of the Upper Mersey from
contributing to the support of- the docks and other
works at and Werv. Liverpool, and to apply the revenue
to the 'citifiseriianey. of tiro tippet' Mersey, and fir the
benefit of the docks, &c. on thatpart of the river. ,The
repoit then dresi attention to' the special report on the.
French treaty recently pliblialied. '.An opinion being
entertained -that the adMission of foreign paper, duty;
free, from countries.wisich lay a-prohibitory duty on the
eapoit of rags, would lie both unpkt and impolitic, the,
directors passed the following tesolation That free
trade • implies the; power of purchasing for ,the general
good of the community in the cheapest market, and that
the impbsition of duties on raw m'aterials, for expert by:
foreign nations, ought not in any way to be allowed to
affect our free-trade legislation.' In March, the silk
manufactursrs of the district 'renewed an application for
assistance in inducing the Chancellor of the Exchequer to
repeal 'the invert' duty then levied on foreign ',silks.
Sufficient time had not elapsed for the directors to take
actionin the matter, when the Chanoellor of the f.:Yr-
chequer announced his intention of repealing the duties.
In March last, on its becoming known 'that an increase
of the Indian import ,dutieswas contemplated, a resolu-
tion deprecating such a coirrSc Was forwarded by the
chamber to Sir C. Wood. A deputation also waited
upon Sir C. Wood, atid samples and documents sub-
mitted to him, whieli he promised.to send out to India.
Theboard regretted to state that though these docu-
ments
and samples were sent to Sir. C. Wood on the 7th •
!of. April, they were• not transmitted to India until the
17th of the following month. On the 22nd May a
petition to the House of. Commons was adopted, pointing
out the injurious effect of so high a duty as even 10 per'
cent., and praying for relief. - In consequence of erro-
neous statements being -made by Sir Charles Wood in
ilie,llOluie of • Commons, the board memorialisea-
Lord Palmersion, complaining of the made in
.which.. the commercial relations of India were' being
treated. The board also took an opportunity
of 'Making.' Mr. Laing acquainted with their views, pre- .
vious to his departure for India. As the result of these
and other steps taken by the board, a new-tariff, applie-
able to the ports of India, had been received, in which.
the valuations had'been re-adjusted; end the ad vaZpron •
principle largelyreeognised ; hut the duty still continued
at•lo,per cent,.a rate which. the hoard deprecated. The
board, petitioned egainst,the, Bleachers' Bill, but their
Opposition had been unavailing. The hoard also_peti-
tioned against thesMasters and Operatives Bill, having
for its object tlfeseitablishment of councils of concilia-
tion ; and the `Committee of the House of Lords, on
receiving the petition, postponed . the consideration of
'the bill to'a future session. In July the directors'
attention was called to a means of opening up the
commerce. of Western China by establishing: a com-
munication through the British possessions 'ln- Pegu,
and h 'letter *as forwarded to : Lord 'Palmerston,
requesting him to take the matter into consideration.'
A deputation from
_the board attended the -Social Science
meeting in Glasgow, and teek.part in the discussion of
the 'Bankruptcy Laws and law affecting trades Unions.
The sub-committee aPpointed at a recent meeting ,in
reference to the Bankruptcy Laws, had' agreed upon a •
memorial, containing, some important suggestions, which
had been addressed 'to the AtfOrneyLGeneral. The
directors had addressed a letter to Lord John Russell,
requesting him to avail himself Of the opportunity
afforded by the presence of eomtnissioners frern.Wrocco
in,England,. with a view to the revi-ion of • the tariff, to
impress upon the Emperor of Morocco the • adventrsgeri
which:Worild result froth hiS adoption of a *ire liberal
,commercial. palicy. The directors had 'memorialised
Lord John Russell, praying; that ,consuls might •be
appointed at Paris, Havre, Rouen. Boulogne, Dieppe,
Bordeaux, and Marseilles, and adding that the successi-
ful working of the treaty would he essentially influenced
by the character and ability of the persons appointed."
The President' said the Chamber was now in a very
different position' to what it. was twelve months ago.
During the last year the increase of our cotton exports
was 31 millions. The decreaSe of exports to India would
he about 20 percent. Last year, he said, the trade of
India must not he, considered to be in' a normal state,
because he thought it had been forced by large exports
of specie owing to the mutiny. Therefore this decrease
had not come upen Indian merchants by surprise. He •
had never denied that the 10' per cent. day was a duty
'injurious measure; but he did not think they could lay
much.to its charge.yet: Ile deprecated that duty to the
utmest, and if it was continued it would injure trade.
But lie thOught. there, was not cause for anything but
hopefulness, except Eas regarded America. That was
quite unexpected; though he did not say it was not,
`what most of them expected might..happen ultimately.
Of course the affair in was quite a political One.;
but its-commercial aspect was very serious to us. (Hear,
hear.) Perhaps no internal commotion in any other
'country could have injured our commercial prosperity
as much as th/t in America. There were three evils con-
:Pected with it. Ire the first place, America would take
. _
our gold to a large extent, and, as there was no prospect
of her 'taking manufactures instead, there *Mild.be.that
• to:meet. America was our largest consumer ; but she
would now throw her consumption of 4!-; millions hack
upon us. The third evil was,-that any internal commo-
tion would lessen the supply of cotton. s This wouid'be
very appalling; but he thought they would have some ,
.cause to blame themselves. Great efforts had been made
by 'Cotton Supply Association, .and if it had done
,nothing else, it had drawn attention to' the growing of
:cotton throughout the world ; and in a short time they
would have to acknowledge that those efforts had
I borne some 'fruit. The only possible place from ,which
a 'large cotton supply could be obtained, was India;
but' meant must be taken to reform the. Indian Govern-
ment. If 'the supply from America failed, We should
have to' depend upon India. As regarded the French
treaty, it' was hoped, though it was not stated officially,
that it would come into force sooner than was expected.
France might, perhaps, be the means of supplying the
deficiency of trade caused by affairs on the other side of
,the Atlantic. There was the bankruptcy question,.
which it would be the duty of the Chamber to watch
.carefully. There would also be questions brought
before Parliament relating to - the law of partnership,
and to false trade marks, and the question of the Combi-
nation laws.. He hoped all these measures would' be
. _
watched carefully, for they, were all of great impOrtance.
The President concluded by calling upon
The Secretary, who read the following letter. from:
Lord johnluisell, on the subject of cotton growing in •
India :

" Foreign-office, January 19, 1861.
"'Sir,' The uncertainty whiCh must necessarily exist
as to. the effect that the present political crisis in the
United States may have on the supply of cotton,' and
Ityleeresetoriof,uls, resultsisaf appear to
tin() iiighatr
gest the expediency of making timely inquiry as to the
possibility of. obtaining from other quarters such. an
arnount of cotton as may compensate for any deficiency
aeju(s)luien Russellif that
tso7sPugl y-
in the amount usually obtained from the United States.
t' In compliance with the wishes,of the Cotton Asso
ciation of Manchester, the attention of her Majesty's
consuls, *was some time since called to the 'facilities
which the' countries wherein they resided offered for
the cultivation of the cotton plant ; and much valuable
information on this point .has been, from time to time,
communicated by the Foreign Department to the Cotton
Association ; and it has been made apparent that, with
proper encouragenient, a vast supply of cotton might be
produced for the• British market, in many places not
hitherto resorted to for that purpose.
"It would seem, too, that, even without more than
the ordinary encouragement to industry, offered by the
prospect of a sure market, no small amount of cotton
might at once be obtained ; and it occurs to Lord John
Russell that it would be of great convenience and adven-
t at
fairtoile
et
tage to the cotton manufacturers 'in this country, in
countries,
if
supplyt l ey couldw hieh it omwbitgearhient
anticipation of a deficieiat supply from the United States,
'estimate
wb eor pt
hr n procured.
thelde fetch it. amount of
"Lord John Russell,' therefore, desires to place at the
disposal of 'the cotton manufacturers of this country the
*tfor°sTnd°taindr
services. or any of her • Majesty's Consuls residing rin
countries which,l;from the inforMation now in the pos-
sme sesdiioant
eo
supply,
utphvel
yCotton t
Were, Association,
necessary off offer ahPa oa u
s pr
recourse
of im-
r
se to
them.
"Lord Jelin Russell would not indeed think it right,
that her Majesty's Consuls should be allowed to. incur-
any expenditure of public money on this account, or in
any way to pledge the Government to the collectors'or'
producers of cotton within their districts ..that the fruit
of their labours would surely find a :,British market;
But the Consuls might ascertain what amount of cotton
might be expected to be forthcoming in their respective
districts to meet any sudden demand, or what amount
might be brought into the local' market if the native
dealers had a reasonable assurance of finding customers
for it at a given time.
" The attention of the Consuls, Lord John Rnssell
conceives, might usefully be directed to these, as well as
to other:similar, points whiCh might be suggested by
your association in communication with the:General
• Cotton Association, and also with the Chamber of Com-
merce of Liverpool.
I "The practical knowledge possessed by'the•meniberri

of the several associations will enahle them at once 'to
judge whether any beneficial results would he likelyito
attend such an inquiry as that which Lord John Russell,
io
, they Choose to accept his offers is prepared to instruct
qt.lAote ,pgs Cdiistds at olive Inset oft font Lord
hir Russell' Is da:ii tlidt,.. bit iiiiikiit ' tliis;oiKr, he is
departing in some degite frAqhe n4ll jiEe. actiite;‘ birt
it appears to His Lordship that the tact areofint Cr..tbe
interest at stake, not only as regards the manufacturers
themselves, but as regards also a very large proportion
of the labouring Population of this country, warrants
him in informing the parties wlio, from their position,
take a lead in such .matters, that ho is prepared and
anxious to afford them all the assistance, more partiou-
fatly at the present time, which the department under
liis stiperiutemletiee is able to render.—l am, sir, put
i most ohecli.ent hinnble servant, "E. ilAbimOND.!
"rife Prey 4eo 0 the Maficliester
• iiarinVer of Ceainefee.'
Mr... A.' Turner, M41'.1 said te &Wit 'that die,'
would all agree that ,the diiectors had nab ~,beit icil,
during the past year; and he could bear testimony, having
watched their proceedings in London, to their having
been diligent .on one question, concerning which they
had been subjected to some animadversion on account
of alleged negligence. He alluded to the important sub-
ject of th't tiffrease of duties in India, and the objection-.
able mode of vafalig !;a'c'es. Ile did not wish to pass
any heavy Censure upon guide:ail iflidhad many press-
ing
....
and multifarious subjects to engage their M•ttfrtion )
but he must say that, all along, he had felt great dissatis.:
faction and annoyance At the way in which the subject
had been treated by the Secretary 'for India. He
thotight,that the right hon. baronet might have lat least
fulfilled his awn promises, and have represented the
~
matter iii a more forcible manner to the government' of
India. /t was one of the most atrocious acts he ever
heard of, that 10 per cent. should be levied upon our
imports to India, and an almost Uncertain valuation left
to be levied on goods. The President had said that the

,
trade had been in some ItaS, negligent in former years
with regard to anticipating the crisis which he (Mr.
Turner) was afraid was coming upon them as to the
supply of the raw material for their immense maw--
factures. He was still of opinion that India was the
only country to which they could look with any
sort of confidence. They might talk of Australia,
of Natal, and even of the West Indies, but he
questibnecll whether all three could keep a good-
sized cotton mill at work. If they were to have
anything at all in any reasonable time, it must be from
India. The subject had been pressed apon the attention
of the old East India Company ; but Sir C. Wood, who was
rim* at the bead of affairs, was not much more to be
relied upon than they were. (Hear, heat.) They must
really press the matter upon the attention of the Govern-
ment, and urge them to use the land they occupied and
afford facilities by opening the communications of the
country, and erecting quays for the conveyance of cotton
to be shipped. He proposed the adoption of the report—
Mr. Henry Ashworth, in seconding the resolution, also
referred to the increased duties on exports to India, and_
the mode of levying those duties. A question which
affected 40 per cent. of their cotton exports must neces-
sarily- be an important one. 'But the affairs of the
government of India also called for particular attention,
The expenditure for the year 1860-61 -would be
't45,509,000 ; and it was estimated that the revenue for
the same period would be £39,000,000, thus leaving
a deficiency of about six millions and a quarter to be
made up by loans. The government of India were in
fact incurring a debt as to which from year to year
it would be 'more and more difficult for them to reim-
burse-themselves. If the -deficiency of six-milliona and
a quarter was to be invested in permanent works,
the borrowing of money for such purposes would be
pardonable ; but, unhappily, this. was not the case.
NO fewer than one hundred arid six works, which at
this moment ought to be, going on, had been stopped,
and they were going 'to expend £500,000 instead
of, eight millions. More than half of the thirty-nine
millions, which it was proposed to raise would have to
be expended in preserving the peace. In a country'
that required more than half its revenue for keeping its
subjects in a state of tranquility, there must be some
misapprehension as to the wants of the people. India
was the place tkwhich we must- look for our supply of
cotton;" but it bud not be obtained if public works
were, to be. stopped.. If railways were made and, the ,
land irrigated, a large quantity of cotton would find-
its way to Manchester.—Mr. Edmond Ashworth asked
for' some explanation why the deputation to Paris
in' July were bound by a resolution that they should
not commit the Chamber to any opinion as to the
rates of duties which ought to be levied by the French
Government on English manufactures.—The President
said he was glad the question bad been put, because'
there had been some remarks made upon the subject.
The resolution to which Mr. Ashworth had alluded was
passed at a very full meeting of the directors, and con-
firmed at the following meeting by a still larger
number. the Supe'rieter Conseil in Paris wanted to
'kno.w,frorn the manufacturers the prime Cost of' all our.
goods ; bit it was thought that such information ought
not to be given ; and though all the gentlemen who
formed the deputation were qualified to give that
information, he was sure no two of them could have
agreed as to what the prime cost of their goods watt,
bedause every estimate differed from almost'' every
other. The deputation did not go to Paris to give evi-
dence, but to assist Mr. Cobden and his colleagues. Mr.
Morris thought the President's reply was insufficient.
Mr. W. Horsfall said he was deputed by a number of
persons engaged in the bleaching and dyeing:trade, to
thank the President and the directors for the course they
took in reference to the Bleaching and Dyeworks Bill.—
Mr. John Pender said that he went to Paris to consult
privately with Mr. Cobden, and to state to him what he
thought, from his experience, the duties ought to be. The
deputation did not go there to lay before an inquisitorial
board all the details of their manufacturing system.
There were members of the deputation who stated dis-
tinctly before they went that they would not submit to
be so examine& • The resolution' of the Chamber not to
gii,hiinformation 0) persons who 'here likely to become
formidable competitors, was a very wise one. One part
of the French tariff—the duty on prints—would work
well ; but he regretted, and so did Mr. Cobden, that the
duty on calicos was not more moderate, so as to allow of
a large trade.—Mr. W. Gibb thanked the directors for
the complimentary notice of his name in their report,
in reference to the inland bonding question. His efforts
showed how difficult it was to move the machinery of
the British Government; but the result proved what
perseverance could do in an honest cause. Since the
charges had been taken off Manchester the increase of
business had been very large. He wished to call the
attention of the chamber to the' possibility of making
Miinchester a place for the receival of imported goods, for
the purpose' of importing foreign produce direct to Men-
chester. He would not alarm them by proposing a ship
canal, or a deepening of the . river Irwell; but he
believed that the practice which was adopted on the
Thames, and Clyde, and other rivers; might 'be adopted
in. the Mersey, viz. : transhipping foreign produce into
Properly constructed lighters, and bringing it up 'the
Mersey and thence to Manchester. There could be no
doubt of success if the scheme was taken up in Man-
chester, The Upper Mersey Dues Bill gave a chance of
doing this whiCh had not existed before. If they could
only get the goods past Liverpool, the people of Liverpool
would have no right to complain. (Hear, hear.)—Mr.
Hugh Mason said he was one of those out of doors who
believed the directors bad failed in putting forth adequate,
~exertions against the acts of the Indian Government.
The increase of the import duties involved thedestrue-
tio'n of our trade. When Sir Charles Wood made those
erroneous. statements in the House of Commons, and
neglected to send out the documents of the Chamber to
India for so long a time, the directors should have called a
public meeting,and passed a resolution condemning Sir C.
Wood asutterly unfit,by his ignorance and indifference,to
be President of the India Board. `He would move the fol-
lowing amendment :—That the following paragraph be
added to the report : That the report cannot be concluded
without deliberately stating that, in consequence of the
indiffererice 'and the incompetence which have been
shown by Sir C. Wood on various occasions, this Board
consider him to he utterly unfit to be Secretary of State
for India." [The amendment was not seconded.]—Mi.
M. Rosa differed from Mr. Maihn, and belieiecl
,that ne
subject Which had been brought before the Chamber
during the last eighteen years had received more anxious
attention or more disinterested exertions on the part of
the Directors.—After a few remarks from Mr. 'William
Cross, the resolution was passed unanimously.
34%, John Cheetham, president of the Cotton Supply.
Association, moved " That this annual meeting of ,the
Manchester Chamber of Commerce desires to impress
, upon the new Board of Directors the importance of giving
special attention during the, coming year to the financial
and commercial affairs of India, and suggests the desira-
bility of conferring with other Chambers of Commerce
and parties interested in the trade, with a view to united
action." He said the Indian mutiny had left bahind it
two Serious difficuliies—one, the setting of class against
class in a still greater degree than before ; the other con-
nected with the great influence which India had upon the
cotton trade of this country. During the last ten months
the exports of cotton yarns and cloths to all parts of the
world had been £42,100,000, divided between four or

five different countries. The exports to China were
£2,784,0001 nearly equal to the United States, which
were £2,998,000. To the British East Indies we
eiporied cotton cloth and yarn to the amount of
£10,350,000, a larger sum by £2,000,000 than the exports
to Europe, which, forty years ago, was our greatest con-
sumer. Taking the East Indies and China, the total
exports were upward of £13,000,000. Our £3,000,000 of
trade with America was nearly 'altogether in suspense at
the present time; and, though this was not so dangerous
as the interference with the production of cotton,might
be, yet it would have an injurious effect upon our
markets. If the trade with India were stopped, what
would the consequence be ? It was their duty, to them-
selves and to those in their employ, to prevent any such
catastrophe. There should be established in every pre-
sidency a Board of Works, for the investment of capital ;
and affairs should be so managed that public works
might go on even in the face of any financial difficulty.
--Mr.' John Pender seconded the resolution. He looked
upon India as•the hope of this country, and he trusted
the Chamber would keep it paramount before it—The
resolution Was passed unanimously.'