The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-01 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OP COMMERCE.

The half-yearly meeting of the members of the
above •••Mill woe held yesterday, Mr. TOM. pnisiding.
In reviewing the subjects which bed occupied the attention
of the chamber during the mat half-year the Chairman ex-
pressed his Sus that the complications with India and Chin
went somewhat nerd the opotione of the snociatlem in
getting fecreend amply cotton, but thought that the
raft should be peund -apes the attention of the govern-
ment. Be hoped that the Stadt don would be removed in
the tans may as the Bond dun.
The repwt stated that the council had made a grant of Wt.
101111148 the impasses of the tilli.roantile Law Committee of
the United Kingdom, established !or the purppoose of airrOag
eat the views and nines. of the meet conference in Lou-
den. The General Broken Aseociation had contributed
S&L towards the earn object. The committee had under con-
sisheation a hill to emend the law of bankruptcy which bad
been inininced Into the House of Lords. Amongst the other
subjects lo which they were turning their attention env
the inistration of partsesehips, the law relating to delivery
wsnents for gentle, the law as to debtors residing in fund"
reeetriss, the law as to common carriers, the L cited King-
dom Write BiU, the present mode of conducting the civil
courts of ran, end the incorporation of chambers of an-
meow. The committee had mho under considemittem the
adoption at all principal ports of a union custom of U.S.
in buying and wiling produce. N., report, however, had
yet been presented upon the latter subject.
The council 'spewed a hope that though Mr. Montan.'
motion on this subject had berm withdrawn, come other
opportunity would be ellorded for irapn.ved legislative in
regard to the constitution of the Board of Trade.
The sub-committee appointed in reference to the introduc-
tion of free labour into the British colones had been as yet
unable to produce any favourable imprestion epos govern-
ment.

The oarreeptading conunittes of the Cotton Elan* Am-
anda had commenced eperotione, and were enrolllng mem-
ber, and receiving aubscriptions. The committee of the
chnoller had forwarded representations to the Rant India
Conroy imparang spin them the advantages of an im-
proved system of commonication between the interior of India
and the coma, and between the Indian and the English sea-
Sheratorpting the encouragement of such schemes so the
Valley Railway Company, the Navigation of
Rivers Company, the North of India Trammed Com-
pany, sad the Mediae Irrigation Company.
This ocancil had placed oa record mastless favourable to
the limes Canal.

Per. Hi:owN, M.P., in moving the adoption of the se-
ptet, stated that favourable reports had bees received in
Medan to the Inter-O, sank Railway Kenos, end that
intienetional treaties had been remand on the anbisa.
He attributed the failure of the Atlantic Telegraph osh‘ to
the negligence of the person at the breakanc severely
eriticieed the conduct of the Chairman of the Board of Cas-
tro', who opposed the arrangement for lethal the cable for
Indian and China
Mr. J. C. EwARIM., eapreseed hi. Wig fartios at the
settlement of the town dues question, and alluded to the
Bank Chatter Act, which he said had born published.
Some others of the council sp.ke in complimentary feriae
of the conduct of the members of parliament of thin district,
offer which the report arse carried unanimous!y.
Some laws alerting the mode of voting for directors were
mimed, end the council separated.