The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-26 00:00:00

it, on coesideratlen, they deemed it all that he pronounced
it to be.
Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P., seconded the motion. He said
that he had the pleasure of dining with Mr. Brown in London,
and of meeting, on the occasion, Mr. Squier, the Honduras
Minister. They had had a long discussion about the project,
and there could be no doubt tint it would ho a desirable thing
for all countries if a railway were made there, when guaranteed
by England, France, and America. (Hear, hear ) He only
hoped they might live to see it effected, although they all
knew that in such great undertakings it would require a length
of time, and great exertion on the part of those who took
the warm inters: in which Mr. Brown did. As respected the
general report, the Chahar) an and his friend, Mr. Horsfall,
hal ;one to fully into it, that it was scarcely necessary for
him to occupy the Chamber with any remarks It was well
known to the Chairman, and many members of the Chamber,
that he had always been in favour of some act for limited lia-
bility. He thought, however, thst in the Joint Stock Companies
bill, as pateedi there were some defects, hut they would yet
derive experience from its welkin, and he only hoped that it
would confer on the country generally those benefits which the
promoters anticipated from it. As respected the partnership
bill, he was most strongly opposed to one clause. He thought
the law of partnership required amendment, but he certainly
could not vote for that clause which enabled partners under
the act to come in, in case of the failure of the concern, as
general creditors. He was of opinion that it was desirable that
arty person who joined a concern should have his stake limited
by act of parliament ; but when such a person enjoyed the
profits from it, he thought that the property which he invested
should he liable to the very utmost in case of insolvency.
(Hear, hear.) He was, therefore, glad that that bill had bee❑
thrown our. He was not going to speak a great deal about the
Vice President of the Board of Trade, but he agreed very much
in the renisrks ah'eli had fallen from Mr. Horsfall. The
Vice President of the Board of Trade was now in the United
States ; for a'l he (qr. Ewart) knew, he went there for the
purpose of ascert Lining how limited liability acts answered, but
whatever his object, it was to be hoped he would come hack a
much improved and better man. (Hear, hear, and I 'tighter.)
With respect to the African mails, his friend, Mr. Horsfall,
who was so deeply interested in the trade to that country, and
himself, had taken great pains to endeavour to have the depar-
ture and landing of them transferred to Liverpool. The
matter rested very much with Mr. Wilson, but he was sorry
to say that that gentleman took entirely a postal view of the
question. They showed him by statistics that there was every
great difference of trade in favour of Liverpool—that it was six
times as large as all the rest of the country—but with every
exertion they could not induce him to alter the port. As
respected the export bonds, they also took very great trouble
with Mr. Wilson in regard to them. They saw him a great
many times on the subject, and they succeeded in obtaining
some relaxation, so far as that he would not require certificates
from consols in many ports to which the articles were
shipped, but would be satisfied with strong and
reasonable evidence of the goods having arrived in
the country for which they were intended. He (Mr.
Ewart) had in vain endeavoured to convince him that
the very fact of the vessel having arrived at the port of desti-
nation, ought to be quite sufficient to justify him in ordering
the bonds to be cancelled. (Hear, hear.) He was sorry to
say they had not succeeded to the extent they wished, but he
hoped that they would still be able to secure additional relax-
ations. He and Mr. Horsfall intended to see the collector of
customs at this port, to ascertain what the impediments were
which wet e thrown in the way of the cancelling of those bonds,
and to see if they could not devise some means of relieving the
exporters from the great annoyance to which they were sub,
jected. As regarded the constitution of the Board of Trade,
he agreed with his colleague. It had a great deal too much
to do, and it was quite impossible that they could attend to
particular insasures in the way in which they ought to do,
(Hear, hear.) He agreed with Mr. Horsfall, also, as to Lord
Stanley of Alderley, but he did not think that a person in his
position should be at the head of the Board of
Trade. They should have there a man conversant with the
general interests of commerce. (Hear, hear.) But at the
same time, he should say of Lord Stanley, that whenever he
had business to transact at the board, he had always received
from him every attention. In reference to the Monte Videati
loan, he would take the orrportunity of saying, that in the
interviews which he had had with Lord Clarendon nu those
foreign questions, he had always met from him the greatest
consideration, and an anxiety to assist them in any redress
which they were endeavouring to obtain. (Hear, hear.)
Ile could not also allow the opportunity to pass bye without
expressing his sincere thanks to his excellent colleague, for
the great and cordial assistance he had given to him, for the
short time he had the honour of being the representative of
Liverpool. He had the misfortune to differ with Mr. [lsmael'
on souse points, but he was happy to say they were
not many, and in matters of trade they had most
cordially co-operated in every question which affected the
commercial prosperity and general interests of the town of
Liverpool. (Applause.)
Mr. Brown, M.P,, begged to express
that had been said regarding
Clarendon

s concurrence in all
Lord Canning, and Lord

'1 he motion was unanimously agreed to.
In reference to the erection of a now Post-office,
Mr. Bushel said that he had an interview with Mr. Banning,
and that that gentleman was of opinion that the time was
approaching when they should erect a new post-office to meet
the requirements of the place. The public offices were about
to be removed to Dale Street, and he (Mr. Bushell) thought
it would be advisable for the council to have a consultation
with the health committee, as to the propriety and feasibility
of having the public offices and post-office in the same
building.
No resolutio❑ was moved in the matter.
Mr. Dixon moved, in accordance with the notice—" That
it be a rule of the Chamber, that when the Chamber wishes to
advocate any measure, respecting which the council holds &
different opinion to the Chamber, the Chamber shall appoint
its own committee to carry out its views."
After some discussion, the resolution was put to the vote,
and lost by a majority of one.
Mr. Henry Thompson brought under the notice 0'
the Chamber the injury which small dealers were
likely to suffer, from their names, and the amounts
and quantities of goods on which they daily paid duty
at the Custom-house, being published in the bill
of entry. Ho warmly complained of this practice, and Con-
tended that frauds on the part of the clerks could be checked
without it. The Collector was hound to give a receipt, i❑ the
form of a duplicate warrant, for all monies paid in duty, and
if that warrant were always made out, the object which it
professed to be, only sought by the publication of the names
and amounts, would ha fully attained. He did not suffer
himself from it, but he knew that it would seriously injure
small traders. It would prevent them from getting credit —it
served merely as a cheap advertisement for two or three large
houses, and he, therefore, opposed it on principle. How wr,uld
it be it payment on all taxes were published ? AO_ yet the
publication of the income tax would be as great Ps the publi-
cation of the amounts in this instance. Tlaey had counsel's
opinion in the matter, and if the Collector of Customs did
not cease 'the publication of such names, they would have
recourse to another tribunal for redress.
Mr. Bushell did not at all concur with Mr. Thompson,
whose statements, however, would be fully considered by the
council. The matter was an experiment, and he did not
believe that it would be injurious to the small trader,
The Chairman spoke to the same effect, and assured Mr.
Thompson that the collector believed that the duplicate
warrant would not check the frauda complained of by thn

merchants,
The matter then dropped.
On the motion of Mr. Horsfall, thanks were voted to, OA
Chairman, after which the meeting separated.

It was announced in Friday night's Gazette, that the trade
and shipping of the Two Sicilies will henceforth have the
benefit of the provisions of the act, intituled "An act to
enable her Majesty to abolish, otherwise than tby treaty
or condition of reciprocity, differential dues on foreign,
ships."

WITNICARDS BEWARE. The revival of stocks for
drunkards is projected in Sunderland. Three weeks ago,
the magistrates made enquiries from the bench regard,:ng
the condition of the stocks, with a view to bringing them
into use. At Middlesborough, the overseers have received
positive orders to prepare the old-fashlor.ed torture—the
magistrates finding that the drunken delinquents of that
town earn such good wages, that they are able to pay the
fines with ease, and the consequence is, they soon reappear
at the police court.
FATAL LEAP FROM A RAILWAY TRAIN.--011 Thursday
afternoon, a deserter from the Bth Hussars, lost hisursd life is
a daring attempt to escape from a railway carriage He
pened,bheat
was in the custody of two soldiers of the
was being conveyed by the express t • regiment, '.1114
rain from Birming-
Bhaamrt otnostYatoirokn., he lea Barton-on-Trent and
the window of the carriage. The step of the succeeding
Lecenuffed as he was, through
carriage caught him in its progress, and inflicted such
serious injuries, as to cause death shortly afterwards.
A VERY REMARKABLE TB EORY.—A Mr. Mooney has
been
which delivering a lecture on the origin of gold, concconcerninghe propounded the following novel theory set
out by declaring my belief that gold is the petrified,
remains of matter which was once animate ; and accom-
panied as it generally is by ocean pebbles, quartz, crystal,
and other saline and marine debris, I am of opinion that
gold is the petrified fat or marrow of a peculiar fish which
once floated over the gold fields wh.cin those fields were
beds and bottoms of the world's great ocean. In proof of
the hypothesis that gold is nothing more than the Petri.
fled fat of a peculiar fish, the lecturer showed specimens
of quartz in which marine shells were embedded. Mr.
Mooney also alluded to the fact that iron exists in the
human blood, and argued from that position, that gold
might be educed from the marrow of fishes.—ifelbournes
Argits•

MISS MARIAN

AMERICAN ENCHANTRESS,

AT THR

QUEEN'S HALL, BOLD STREET,

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