The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-17 00:00:00

XIBOANTILB 11.11N1 8111170.73.

MUTATION TO THE BOARD OF TRADE.

Yesterday, a &partial from the Mercantile
Karr Service AieWMotes of InadoNPooli, std
Southampton, bad an laterview with Mr. Henley, the rap
dant of the Board of Trade, and the Earl of Donoughmore,
the bee-resident, at the offices, Whitehall, fee the purpose
of Inducing the government to make same abrasion in the
Merchant Shipping Act for improvise the laws which regn
late the mercantile marine of the country. The deputatioa
comprised .—Mr. ithrefell, M.P., Mr. J. C. Kw=
and the Hon. R. Dutton, 31. P., CaptalnaLa.M.
Captain W. ()AMU, Captain 'Vert* :Ca Andor-
ra C C Cares Harrier ), It. La-
mest, B. Thomas, Pr., ametary of the
Limposi Karlin Service Association, and Thos.
&bee, M,
of Liverpool Office, mingledne,
chairmen. Sara deptly-clheirme Powell,
and Mr. W. Camb, tecretraf al the Southampton Amen-
Coe, and Captain Headroom, Captain Slaver, attst..
Gibbs, Captain Eiffe, Captain Guthrie, Captain r
Captain Mayo, Captain I , Captain It. Cook, Mt.,
Captain Lumley, Captain Orl Captain Strickland, Cap-
tain Thatcher, Captain Avery, A. W. Barclay, Esq., Mr. H.
Edwards, and Mr. J. Jackson, therstary of the London
Mercomlike Marine Barrios Association.
Mr. Houten having introduced the deputation,
Orton RilID, of Liverpool, spoke in erport of a memo-
eni white bad been presented to the Lords of the Committee
el Privy Council for Trade by the Mercantile Marine Ser-
vice Ambition of Liverpool, praying ire an alteration of the
cerebra of the Merchant ShtWag Act, 1864. The ro-
meninetion of the local marine boards wpasiameted, and it
was Mir that it would add greatly to the of the ser-
enaded to the encouragement of died education and
Me e& investigation, le give to he members the right at
voting for the election of marine member to the boards.
It wee also submitted that it would add to the minnow sad
dkricy of the merino boards to increase their extent,
red to constitute them not for particular porn, but
he Manta. They then urge that the present system of
teadereleg Maier into the cares of wrecks, &c., was not
seek r to give to the masters and officers affected by them
dos opportnaity of defence, nor was it marmot with the
prfaafpls of the law of the country. It was suggested that
there should be a preliminary investigation, and that the
evert should be one m which there should be more than one
nentical person ; and that should the court report there was a
prime/ate me for a formal trial, the specific cam for Ws-
redact or default should be forwarded to the accused at least
tea days before trial. It was proposed that some adequate
previa= should be made for the rick, wore cut, and disabled
to the service, and also for the training and education of three
who enter it ; and that the fund to be raised for the pur
should have a self-supporting character, and to raise it from
the service only, by procunnegthe sanction of parliament.
Several other alterations were pointed one as necessary for
the batter government and mclaurtage of the members of the
serrios.

Captain ENGLEDt:E., the chairman of the Southampton
association then spoke of the unequal manner the proviaions
of the Merchant Shipping Act pressed upon the shipowners.
Captain STRICKLAND, of the London association, then
addressed some remarks to the President of the Board approv-
ing_ of the memorial of the Liverpool association.
Mr. HENLEY said it was very natural that merino of ves-
sels should *apnea their opinion as to the character of the
courts of inquiry. What had been advanced in respect of
them, and the creation of a fund, and other matters that had
been adverted to, should have their but Conisideration.
The deputation then withdrew.