The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-10 00:00:00

PILOTAGE COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee having been read,
Mr. WHYFT moved qteir C.°*Trittticill;ilP4
Mr. MONIIEL, in seconding the motion, said that at
a meeting some time ago Mr. bird produced a letter
from Captain. Christie, in which that gentleman com-
plained that he had wrongfully accused him of getting
a ship on shore. He must state that his -information
was derived from the Pilot-office, but he had since made
inquiry, and could not satisfy himself that there was
any fatiadatioa fox the statement; indeed, he unhesi-
tatingly believed that Captain Christie's denial was
respect to 14e examination of Captain
correct. With
Christie he decided iteou that ocp.asimi that lie was one
of the cleyerest am} ho had ever acme in contact with,
and he endeavoured to induce the members of the
examining committee to grant him a license. He was, ,
however, in the minority; and whether the statement
was made to him as a matter for congratulation on the
refusal of the license he could not say, nor could he
swear who gave him the information.
Mr. Ao;?xyxwArTr was quite sure Mr, Mowlel made
the statement in error; and he might state that it was
impossible to be true, as Captain Christie had not been
in commission since the examination.
Mr. LAIRD thought Mr. Mondel should have been
positive before he made the statement, which went forth
to the public, and had a tendency to damage the character
of q man of Still4lPg!
Mr. gOIIP.EI, 0114144 `that he was wrong.
The Cipoip444 said the reporters Would, no doubt,
take notice of what had been said, and the affair would
therefore be set right.
The proceedings were then confirmed, as were also
those of the Docks and Quays Committee, which con-
tained nothing worthy of notice.

THE CHAN-TESTR*AcTria,
The CliArawor read a resolution of the Liverpool
Town COVeil, Offering to allow the board to continue
to use the chain-testing machine on payment of a rent
of £2OO.

Mr. Bourg asked if they were milking 43G0 by it ?
gr. tinOCKLETSANIi kare4 they vfere Wanking nothing
; that, wheg the CorpniAtical had it, they
were making less than nothing. Ite thought it was
desirable that the machine should be kept up and rather
than that it should be discontinued, would, though
unwillingly, agree to pay the rent asked. He therefore
moved that the offer be accepted.

Mr. LAIRD seconded the motion.
Mr. MQNDEL suggested that a small epg..44 411 cm-id be
empinyed in place manual'
The said the Beard had agreed to erect a
a Machine aerriss the water, and they had only taken this
for twelve months.
The proceedings were then confirmed.
DEFENCES Ql' THE
The Secretor); read letters Om the Wat-once, ask_
ing4.l.
plans and „Gtim of the wall which had been
boat at Bootle-lane, where a battery had been built.
The Surveyor was authorised to furnish the plans, us
required.

COMMUNICATIONS.

A letter was read from the Surveyor to te r(4-ivasey
Local Board of ljev,lll, asicifn. the hoar'd'io cOntihue
their r(:,41-,d`s loihe formed hi'the Wallasey
Board. The letter was referred to the Works Com-

mittee; the chairman remarking that there could be no
objection to granting the request.
The following letter from Mr. Hilton Halhead, on
behalf of the timber trade, was read, and referred to the
Works Committee : •
CHA ALE. TURNER, E.Q., CHAFRMAN OF THE MERSEY EOARD.
Canada Dock, 6th August, 1860.
SIR,—A meeting of the timber trade was this day held at
Messrs. Farnworth and Jardine's office, to Consider the rates
recently fixed by the board for the storage -of timber at this
end of the town. As chairman of the meeting, I have been
requested to communicate to you their views on the subject.
The trade consider the rates named as much too high, as quite
inconsistent with the understanding on which the trade agreed,
at very considerable expense to themselves lo remove from the
south to the north end of the town, and as prejudicial to the
beet interests not only of the trade but of the board.
I do not think it necessary to -recapitulate all the arguments
on this vexed question, as they are well knoWn to those mem-
bers of the board who have studied the subject. The trade are,
of course, aware that they are now almost completely in . the
hands of the board, and should the board decide against recon-
sidering this questicin, they can only record their protest
against the course adopted. Should the board, however, be
the trade will be ready to meet them, and endeavour to settle
prepared to discuss the subject in a fair and impartial spirit,

the matter in a way consistent with the interests of both par-
ties. I may add, in reply to the secretary's letter of the 4th
inst., that the trade will be prepared to state their views
respecting the appropriation-of the land, as goon as the question
of rent is settled to their :satisfaction.—I remain, your most
obedient servant, HILTON HAEUEAD.

A letter from Messrs. Forrest and Co., asking thai

the Turkish frigate now in the graving dock might be
exempted from the payment of the usual dues, and
placed upon the same footing as an English man-of-war,
was read.

The CHAIRMAN remarked that the frigate referred to
had been allowed to occupy the dock to the great incon-
venience of the trade of the port, and that on no former
occasion had a similar application been made. The
application was declined,

A letter was read from the secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, stating that the comm ittte (If the council of
the association, on the subject of master porterage, had
recommended that the Dock Board should license a
requisite number of persons as master porters, and should
appoint surveyors to be stationed at the various docks,

The committee had also made a recommendation, which
hOwever had been referred back to them for considera-
tion, that the larding of the goods from the ship, and
the porterage of them on the quays, should be performed
by the same master porter; that the master porter should
furnish an account of the landing, &c., of all goods, sur-
veys in case of damage to be made by the surveyor. The
communication was referred to the master porters
csrnmittee. •

A letter from the Liverpool and London, and twelve
insurance companies, suggesting that, in case of fire in
the warehonses of the lioaid, the officers should be requested

to communicate with the owners of goods in the ware-
house, was referred to the warehouse committee.
This was the whole of the business.

LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.

CROWN COURT.—YESTERDAY.
Baron Martin took his seat on the bench in this court
precisely at eleven o'clock.
The usual formalities having been disposed of, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were sworn as