The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-13 00:00:00

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WEST OF IRELAND.
FIRST-CLASS STEAM COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND A'4- EATPORT.
The Liverpool and Westpor ~ttam-packet Company wi 1 despatch
one of their splendid and powerful Paddle steamers weekly from
each port, calling at Portrush, weather permitting.
craal& THE WESTPORT,
Captain J. P. WILLIAMS,

Or other steamer, will sail, unless prevented by
unforeseen cireumstanc-s, upon
WEDNI. SDAY, 18tH JUNE. AT 9 P.M.
Cargo will be received at the. North-west corner of Clarence Dock,
Liverpool, until two hours previon.
Goods cor be fotwarde,

led to the Agents at Lisierk 601, shotil
at the Waterloo Station, when they

to their

pt atteuiion. Fr

;angers. Cabin Passage,

15e. ircluding Steward's fee; Dcck, 7s.
For Freight or Passage or further particulars, arp'y to W. 11.
Donnelly and Co., 27, Eden Quay, Dublin ; W. Black, Shipping
Agent, Poi trush; Patrick O'Malley, Westport; or, to
DAWSON & 00.,
Baltic buildings, I\elcross-street. Liverpool.

Coasitintse.

STEAM DIRECT TO AND FROM LONDON.
The Screw Steamer
. ATHLETE
• tg2", Will sail from the Clarence Dock, Liverpool, on
—.27 Wednesday, 18th June; and from Griffin's Wharf,
London, on WednesdAy, the 2:,th June (unless de-
tained by any unavoidable oecurret.ce.)—For freight, &c., apply to
Masers. Wallis and La Thangue, 13, Charge-alley, London; or
CRAM, POWELL, & CO., 35, South John-st., Liverpool

DIRECT STEAM COMMITNICATION BETWEEN
LIVERPOOL AND BRISTOL.

One of the new Screw Steamships,
111rAt- AMELIA OR ATHLETE
• I,
gibb.,. Will Sail Weekly (unless prevented by any unfore-
seen oceurrence,)
From CLARENCE DOCK, L1VERP00L........ Every Tuesday.
From CUMBERLAND BASIN, BRISTOL Every Saturday.
Without calling at any intermediate port.
Cabin Fare, 12s. 6d.; Deck, Js, Return Tickets, available for two
voyages, 17s.
A pyly, in Bristol, to Mr. Richard Rowe. Steamers Whtrf, Red-
cliffe Becks ; or here to
CRAM, POWELL, & CO., 35, South John. st., Liverpool.

RHYL, DENBIGH, HOLYWELL, AND ALL
PARTS OF NORTH WALES.
The quickest and cheapest route is by'
THE SATELLITE, TO MOSTYN
I.i, •

From Liverpool (Prince's-pier)

rom Mostyn Quay to
Liverpool.
June 13, at 8 a.m
June 14- at 8 a.m
. June 14, at 8 a.m
.June 17. atlo-45a.m
lay June 18, at II a.m
June 19, 12-45p.m
or to

to Mos tyn. •
Friday. June 13, at 3 p.m. Friday .
Saturday ..June 14, at 5 p.m iaturday
M onday.... June 16, - \io❑day
Tuesday... June 17, at 7 a.m rues
Wednesday June 18, at 8/ am, Wed
Thursday ..June 19, at 9 a
&pnly to Mr. John Watki

rhuzsday

THE MERCANTILE LAW AMENDMENT

A meeting of merchants and brokers of the city of
London, convened by circular, was held on Wednesday at
the London Tavern, on the invitation of Baron Lionel de
Rothschild, to consider what course it might be advisable
to take with reference to the Mercantile Law Amend-
ment Bill, which has just passed through the House of
Lords, and which awaits discussion in the House of Com-
mons. In the absence of Baron Rothschild, who was
prevented from attending by indisposition, the chair was
taken by Mr. M. T. Weguelin, Governor of the Bank of
England.
Mr. T. Baring, M.P., said the opinion of the merchants
and traders of the City of London on the subject of the
bill had already been evinced, by the fact that a petition
against it had already received 800 signatures from the
heads of the principal trading establishments. It ap-
peared to him most remarkable that when a contract was
to be binding it should be reduced to writing; and he
could not understand why, when the system of written
contracts was established by law, it should be abolished
without any call for its abolition having been made by
the commercial community. Ho concluded by moving
the following resolution :—" Resolved, that this
meeting view with alarm the progress of a bill
in parliament entitled • The Mercantile Law Amend-
ment' Bill,' by which it is proposed to repeal the
English law requiring contracts for the sale of goods to be
in writing. That the established principle that mer-
chants are not to be bound by contracts until reduced to

writing is of the deepest importance to the, commercial
community, and it would be attended' with risk Of the

most grievous fraud and perjury if contracts 'cotild 'be
enforced in a court of law without any written note. The
meeting therefore invite the assistance of the mercantile,
community throughout the country in opposing this
measure, which is now to be the' law of England, has not
been called for by. the commercial public, and threatens•
an entire subversion of the present course of business,
without any adequate advantage.-

h seconded the re

ution, which was

I carried unanimously

onitiTnOtiona,Mr. J. G.llubbard, seconded by Mr.

IJ. J. :Traver?, a committee was appointed to take such
steps as they miqht,deem trcessary,,tn obtain a general
expression of opinion on the part-of the commercial-com-
munity in accordance with the first .resolution; 'After a
vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting separated.