The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-18 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

A special general meeting of the cotunil WM hell
yesterday, John rorr, Esq., president, in the chair.
A memorial, prepared by the committee on the free
labour question, addressed to Lard Chreadon, requesting
the attention of the government to the subject of emigration.
from China, and praying that, in case of any new treaty
with China, provision should be made to enable the popu-
lation of that country to emigrate to all nations of the
world where freedom exists, was brought up and adopted.
On the motion of Mr. Dawson, it was referred to the
committee on commercial law to take into consideration
the report of the Wirral Agricultural Society on this
subject of uniformity in weights and measures, and to report
thereon.

Among the communications was a letter from severs!
firms in the Mexican trade, requesting the influence of the
chamber with government towards obtaining restitution by
the government of Mexico of the funds (240,000 dols)
plundered by the troops from the house of the British consul
at San Luis Potosi, Ordered that a memorial on the
subject be prepared. Also, a letter from the Board of
Trade on the productive capabilities of that portion of Africa
within the Bight of Benin : to he acknowledged with
thanlm. And the following letter from the same depart-
ment, as to irregularities in the forms required by the
Sp Inish custom house :

" Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
Whitehall, sth March, 1857.
" Sir,—l am directed by the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade, to request that you will inform
the Chamber of 03mmerce of Liverpool that the attention
of the Board has been called to the neglect, by the shippers
of British goods from the' United Kingdom to Spain, of the
formalities required by the regulations of the Spanish cus-
tom house.

Her Majesty's Minister at Madrid has reported to the
Secretary of Stite for Foreign Affairs, that this neglect
gives rise to much delay, embarrassment, and correspond-
ence in the transactions of British merchants importing
goods into Spain ; ..nd that it will soon become difficult for
the British Minister to obtain the remission of fines to
which vessels, in consequence of some informality, which,
by proper precaution, might be avoided, have become justly
liable.
"The informalities to which reference Is thus made
appear to consist in the absence of certain forms which
We Spanish custom-house requires. and which may be
obtained on application to the Spanish consulate of the
country from which the goods are exported ; and I am
therefore to request that you will suggest to the Chamber
of Commerce ct Liverpool the expediency of directing the
attention of the houses interested in this branch of trade
to the importance of procuring the proper documents
from the Spanish consuls in the United Kingdom before .
shipping goods for Spain.---I am, sir, your obedient
servant, (Signed) "J. EMERSON TBSNENT. •
" The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce,
Liverpool."
A note was received from Mr. Rathbone, jun., resigning
his seat at the board. Accepted, and the vacancy ordered
to be filled up at the next meeting. ,
iThe President and Mr. Bushell (chairman of the postai
committee), were appointed a deputation to join the one
from the corporation to wait upon the Postmaster General
and the Treasury, relative to the removal of the postomce
to Dale street.