Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-29 00:00:00

DOCK BOARD,

The weekly meeting of this board was held atone o'clock
yesterday, Cita.:les
,Turner, Esq., in the chair. The other
members present were—Messrs. Hubback, Rounthwaite,
!Inman, Farnworth, Boult, Smith, NA, Brocklebank,
.Anderson, Bushell, Arnold, Moell, Shand, Langton,
M'lver, Laird, Tobin, Forwood, Hutchison, and Segar.

WORKS COMMITTEE.
The committee recommended the acceptance of the
following tenders George Thompson and Co., to erect
office No. 4 on the timber ground, Canada Dock, also a
coach-house, stable, &c. ; jolin H. .Sloane, 10 tons cake
spelter ; Forrester and Co., 12 crates sheet glass ; William
Carson and Co., 3 tons white grease.
Mr. Brocklebank moved the confirmation of the pro-
ceedifigs, which was carried.

WA.ItEIIOITSE COMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee did not contain
anything of importance. Mr. Ilubback moved their con-
firmation, which was agreed to.

MA JUNE COMMITTEE.
The committee hnving considered the report of the
Director of the Observatory regarding the time-balls and
the clocks to be kept in order by the electric communication,
resolved that the system be only applied to the time-bails for
the present.
Mr. Mondell moved that the .proceedings be confirmed..
Mr. Bold was very sorry to, hear that the committee had
decided not to have an electric communication with the
clocks, especially on the Victoria Tower. He was informed
that the expense would be very trifling, and he thought it
would be absurd to see the clock two or three minutes
before or behind the dropping of the time-ball. They had
experience of the working of the system as regarded the
Town-hall clock; and he really thought there ought to he
some reason given why the committee had decided upon
not carrying out the recommendation made by Mr. Hartuup.
Mr. Mondell said the estimated expense of each clock
would be £lO a-year, for the patentee merely. There
would be other expenses incident -to other points. The
committee deemed that the time-ball dropping correctly to
seconds was of importance to the ships for the adjustment
of chronometers, but an error of a minute or two in the
clocks was of little matter to the town. It would be an
expense without any concurrent value to the dock estates
Mr. Bushell thought really a great trust like that should
not consider the matter of .£lO or £2O a-year. If science
had attained the precision which it now had in reference to
time, he did not think the argument such as emanated from
their friend was really quite satisfactory in this matter. He
thought the expense ought not to stand in their way in
adopting. it. He was of opinion that two or three minutes
were of importance, and they ought to adopt that which
science pointed out.
The proceedings were confirmed.

PILOTS' COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read and con-
firmed on the motion of Mr. Shand.
DOCKS' AND QUAYS' COMMITTEE.
On the proceedings of this committee a minute was
entered in reference to parties sending carriages on the
high level railway loaded with coke that were not purposely
constructed for that purpose, and notices were accordingly
issued against them.
Mr. Smith, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings,
said, in reference to this subject, certain parties had
recently sent waggons loaded with coke that were not
adapted for the purpose, and the effect was that only forty-
five tons could be discharged into a vessel from these
waggons in the same period that 800 tons could be dis-
charged if the waggons were properly constructed.
The proceedings were then confirmed.
MASTER-PORTERS' CO7MMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee contained a reference
to the subject of licensing stevedores.
Mr. Arnold, when moving the confirmation of the
proceedings drew attention to the matter, and said that in
the next bill brought into Parliament by the board, the
committee were ready. to insert a clause for this purpose.
Mr. lioult said he should like to hear some statement
with regard to the result of licensing stevedores, and what
good would arise to those employing them.
The Chairman said the subject would be brought duly
before his attention.
A letter was read from the manager of the Woodside
Ferry, calling attention to the inconvenience arising from
the bridge at the north side of the George Dock being
opened immediately before high water, and requesting that
the board would take some steps to remove this incon-
venience. The letter was referred to the docks' and quays'
committee.

A letter was read from Mr. W. T. Curtis, proprietor of
the patent train and road omnibuses, suggesting that the
board should enter into an arrangement with him for the
exclusive use of the tramways along the docks for a term of
years. The letter also suggested that steps should be taken
to plank over the drawbridge of the Collingwood dock, and
also to elevate the archways leading into the Prince's Dock.
The Chairman said the principal request contained in the
letter was a serious subject, which would require some
consideration.

The letter was referred to the works committee.

This concluded the general business,

REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTH-ERN TIMES,

Sir,—The leading organ of the ship-owners, while
lamenting the want of representatives of the
shipping interest in the House of Commons, remarks,
" Hitherto the shipping interest has been in effect
represented in the House of Commons by Mr. W. S.
Lindsay, but Mr. Lindsay has differed with his con-
stituents, and has gone to seek the suffrages of the
electors of Sunderland. If he fails there, we have
no assurance that the new parliament will contain a
single member practically acquainted with shipping
matters."

The Shipping Gazette, in making these observa-
tions, has lost sight of the fact that, at least one of
the members for Liverpool is deeply interested in
shipping, and that his interest is largely involved in
its prosperity, I refer to Mr. Horsfall, who, I believe,
to be most anxious to protect the shipping
interest, and to support any measure which may
be submitted to parliament, having for its abject the
amendment of the laws now in force for the regula-
tion of British shipping. These laws may be defec-
tive, I believe them to be so, to a considerable extent,
and that being so, I submit, that Liverpool, the first
port of the Kingdom, should be represented by gen-
tlemen alive to the importance of the subject, and
acquainted with the particular grievances of which
the shipowner has to complain.
I am not a partizan of Mr. Horsfall ; I differ from
him in many points; but I have the most perfect
confidence in his honesty, and that he would not give
a vote on any question whatever, without being
thoroughly convinced that he is supporting that,
which he believes in his conscience, to be right. A
gentleman of Mr. Horsfall's character and position, is
an honour to any constituency, apart altogether from
political considerations, and hence it is, I presume, that
the liberal party in Liverpool, have no wish to insult
him or offer opposition to his return on the present
occasion. I am in a position to bear testimony to
the courtesy which characterises his intercourse with
those who may have occasion to require his aid on
public business, and, taking everything into account,
I am of opinion, the people of this town could not
be better represented than they are in Mr. Horsfall
and Mr. Ewart. But, it appears, there is a desire on
the part of a section of Mr. Horsfall's former
supporters to unseat him and to place a gentleman
of more extreme Tory views before the electors on
to-morrow. It is said that, at the last moment, Mr.
Charles Turner is to be nominated; obviously, this
move must have for its object the turning out of our
senior member, for it cannot be contemplated that
Mr. Turner could secure a single vote from the ranks
of the supporters of Mr. Ewart.
Well, supposing the Tory party do provoke
a contest, the question presents itself, what
course should the Liberals pursue ? It is pretty
evident, to my mind, that our opponents have not
confidence in their own strength, if we have a
fair, stand-up fight--;tohsesi-brant to work a dodge,. by
which they might
vegianmmai moreH
representative than they have
if there must be a battle for it, I think otiiisefatbeßruatl
party right to measure their strength, and put their

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