The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1848.

cei the hist of Vibrancy, 1843. Perhaps AO KftillittOO
will *WM MO O. NUS that in sr/ eamelastisa I soy
have to speak of toneme l Ist it Moot o'7 istoadis to IP." 1
I against sad hut wily @Oast the system. I wish
it to In PattieViall Uffbaf&MA this I OM MOOCOMO hem to
my my.iing mg ant say ialhidask beiseging to the Au I
partmeat.—Wee there mytklng panelist ia the advostim
meat to whisk you refer It waa ea unumel metros% it ,
being only for nine months, the former coalmen haying
boss for two yease.—For whet quantity of timber was the
admetisemeat; how many Wide of (blastoff? 2,240 loads,
whisk was to be supplied in nine you Mader
for it? Oar home tendered foe a ponies of it—Fee how
mash? We tendered for the supply to tha Portsmouth yard.
—For wharteeatity did you tender ? For the whole •, 900
beds of timber. 660 loMs of thick staff, sad 200 loads
of plank.—Wen tenders given in for the other part ed the
quantity which was wanted, to your kaowlaidge ? lam got
certain whether they were or not. I had several interviews
with the Board of Admiralty upon the subject of these
tendon which had Bret coons out, and I endeavoured to m-
elon) them of the impropriety of putting out malt a tinder,
as it was quits impossible that it could be supphod.—Do you
know whether any tenders were given in tor the supply of
the whole quantity which we. wanted ? The mistreat was
afterwards takes by Mean. Morris, and I presume the
whole quantities were laoluded; but they were not delivered.—
Did you deliver the quantity for which you coatreeted, for
the Portsmouth yard ? We were not allowed to comma ;
we tendered fur it, but were not aeoeptad.—Do yin know
how meek of the quantity tendered for by other parties was
supplied 1,432 Leeds out of 2,240.—D0 you molder that
the advertisement was issued for so large a quantity with the
objet of preventing parties gosorally from tendering, alai in
order Mat the contrast might be renricial to any particular
house or person ? That was my impreaskes, end aiways has
been.—Upon what grounds do you form that impromioa ?
The quantity stated to be required having been 2,240 loads,
and the Admiralty only having received 1,432,
that is a hit conclusion, I think, to draw. It
is 801 Imds less then the form of the tender specified.—
Maya you knows say other innances in which simile:
irregularitee ham takes place in the delivery of the Tena-
city of timber castrated for ? I believe if a return were
moved for showing the mama% of the timber stated to be
supplied, sad the amount of timber faunally supplied, you
would new Ind the contract to have boon completed in any
one year. Take soy year for these last 30 years, sad that will
be the ease. _ _ _

archers.—Mr. Morris has had the contract sines
the peace, has he not ? Ile has had the contract for the lost
30 years, with the exception of one year.
Mr. Ellioe.—Your imprudent is that those advertisements
were band for a larger quantity of timber than the trade
were supposed to be able to supply, in order to confine the
supply to ldr. Morris, who hu been in the habit of supplying
the dockyards with timber? Yes ; *cis the thick stuff which
is so diffiank to supply.
lit J. Graham.—ln the specification for nadirs, is the
talk stet separated from the timber, or are they et=
thee They are quite separate.—ln advatishigise
the Admiralty oak for tenders for thick staff out Woe. se-
perately ? They do.—ls there a disad to the phis
is that ? Nut at all.—They are asking for a resseaffit
el
thick stuff, which is more difficult to supply in
ere the timber, which is lees difficult to supply 1 sa.lf
they want it, must not they ask for it: if they have
wombed It, why have not they been supplied with it frau the
esalnetor, who has had the contracts for ti.e last 30 years?
What I complain of is this—if the gown's's% has ro.
V 1,200 loads of thick stuff, we my, " You have most
omited so difficult that it cannot be supplied the
toode." Then they go back to the contractor, Mr.
and he kimeli 61,015 that it cannot be supplied. biome he
der net 'apply it : but he only supplies 1,200 hob set
of 200.
Me. prey.—Do you Imagine Mr. Morris uniselook te
se y
thesevpdraseetity of thick staff? If he didnet modes.
hsob- it it was a fallacy to put oat this edowthr
west. I.t ire, the trade; twosome, if they bed bees
swan that a smaller quantity woad have bees teethed,
mil would bans satisfied government, of wares they wield
lease tendered for it.
Mr. Miles.—What are you quoting from? This (refar*
le • gaper) is a leader tor etas months is 11143.—1 e it a
liesist tender limed by the Admiralty ? It is.—At what
prles did you tender, distinguishing thick staff from timber?
have a statement drawn out for three yards, tendered for
*ma She Slat et December, 1843. The yards were Wool-
with, Ihooresse, end Pommes* ; and this shows Nash and
Genney's priest, sad else the oristreeters' NUN. The con.
Wenier, It appears, was paid 1,6471. 17s. 9d. over and above
we tender.
Ma ifiliee,—Theris tenders being sent in tense Admiralty,
ar• the Made generally present when they are opened
They em in ea outer room. They were so in 1843. It was
quite& new Wag _ thee to have it throws open.—Who it
was delis! widish Woke woe te be weepted, were tit
trade geesesity W &Mem on which the eeesomfal tender
had ben smelled ? No, never.—Ds nit yes think it would
Illasigre=on upon thew womions, whoa any sup-
to the trade, 111111 when the tenons
were opened the trade should be present, and should
be made aware of the tame upon which they
were made ? It would be to, It might perhaps be
pronbie te make that ceder, but it would be very much like
turns( the tide to get each a thing 4one etSomersetilows.—
le the ease whirl you refer to In 1843, wens you made aware
by any eireamemeos afterwards of the pries which was gives
to Mr. Morris? I requested a amber of parliament le
move far a nuns. You ceneetipt a return while the SIR
Met Is pending • you ma eel, sbte.ia it when she conereet
is at an end; and I have requested, and have obtained,
return of this nature to be moved for.—Yon have
from those retard informed= of the prise ME* ghee
to Mr. Morris ? Yen—Was that price higher is say se•
swot ties the price in any wader that we made, to yew
knowledge, by other pestles ? Is every respost.—
Will yes Mate le the essmilass to what Meat sad is what
pantheism ihe seism pail la Mr. Made IPIIN higher tam
those Wend by ether wiles epee that eseedeel I bans
prodased an wall* of the prier, *bowleg that is the Woe
meatto/ antrest Owe we. 1,8471. paid over and above ow
tender ; media the two years' cannel of the same yew I
believe I am correct when I state that upwards of
13,0001. wee yell to Moms. Minis over awl above ow
tender.-21111 yea give ia g
and to widows a deW-
Wheels
statamat in writin of ars I
here yea made this tender, leader advartiswaiaPt, wire yea
reedy to wieldy with the severity end all the ether md4
dew required by *is Admiralty ? Yes ; perhaps the ow
utittee Will allow ma to reed one letter, which is a espy of
all the ethers, whisk have been met in : " Mr, we the wt.
&wiped ogres to become booed with John Nook and
Henry Harney in the Dam of 28,0001, is, the wide sr adm
proportioa of that suss fora part only of a 1011,11111 Nth the
supply of British oak timber, oak Wish lug push sad tow
salts to her Majesty's Josep desbx=ttoolient he by them thlp
day. We Greta, year h IrLosbor_,
Deka-dock, Wedowee' PoisomilliNttir. PO/ABM. W.
B. Gamey ; Nisrasse, esdleg sell Sharpe.' —Maw
made any oprosestadea St do Admiralty spot the
of the 'apposed favouritism shows to Mama Morris is
anima ? Malty slaw, sad et a mesiderable
Alas.—What has bees their wevrez to any observation id
that descriptka ? They have stated, we are shay that it
one preon does not tender for the whole of the reds me
sYslt set pt them supplied.
Biz J. Orahate.—What is your sower to that view se
takes by the Admiralty t— The made amorally, is feet I
may say to a man, believe that so poems in the trade will
receive a coetract but Messrs. Mani. What Ma
been you mews: to the npreasatatioa of the Adak*
wheayea love somplahead to them, end May Yoe said Net
May Mewl miss /Ir. Moak had the whole seamed liey
damn ad Oak the smodigthey required? My rawer
b, you ware slams err at the foot of your Omit
tbst die parties may S the sap* say ape mak
sod that yea will givablersord to lie ma who makes the
West emir red elfie", eseadty, wad have the
mil imams& it is spite releolsas es us to be
=_Navesearramser riscrercubl tot
ewy be foiled is 7m.
Tad •km smatity than the quantity stipulated Iho—l
Ulna tall that; bat I ant informed that it ban varied wry
▪ The ibliewhig illestratesthe merits of the exquisite are
=es%thine of which the dockyards do sot take**
t ism the royal knees, bat purchase it trees
mardrols sub buy it from the farts
Sir J. I. essims—Do you know models. shoat the
Tof timber from the Quesa's Soma ? Tas—
k se mg* sew direst from the tenet to the
(WNW' yolk- is- *ere ? Now, it is all rte by
eallisa.—De yea MA that ma
mese for the pubis, or etisrwise ? sQdaivil:l==egal.
de yea Wok it a Ise te the pablie Boosoes
timber might as well se direst to the yard es be sold tome,
send I have to sell it to the matramor. I have to get a pad'
en' Wit. end the eemtresese kw le get • relit cat of its and
pra ham Se ciao:sat deal mere fer yews ors timber
waif Vim earl kr the ride ernM someal pais
see
Qaesa's kiss. to the dame's yards T Ten—And dor&
lie pay these different profits P dermisly they do.—Wilm
did the drape take pleas ? Several yams am. I de set
Me dese.—Do yoa whisk Men OM
bow
alf the cleave? No, I dokaow aot.—Basroams that appeared te yea
always to be a loss to the pubis ? Always.
Mr. F. Maala—How in the timber sold in do Swots ;
it sill ilemdiap et eat ? Cut —Thsa all dee ovum, oak
ima dmidll GIST faligezpoiesaug„heade yaw who Lays,
ii War el
ips the
mg Ms ups whom Ups thssmem prodiella".—D•
=lila that do timber deem a mairoser aad
Is do deskysid, is Mon st • Veber of •
krientibluskidstmliw thanisisaskinigovereasesau
tbet essidexpenutemioreaberse
doritem? doskt
Athigher —Tray mask kWh& I sisal OM 10•-''
At •• price dna is ihool to ism Ns
which the party who bee te wag that limber Mss tles=
is yet to in so warylag it Tes.