Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-15 00:00:00

TO ANGLERS.

FISHING TA(IKLE of every description, in
RODS, LINES, FLIES, SILKWORM, GUT
&c., &c.; also Hooks and Lines for Sea Fishing, Artificial Baits,
Pocket Flasks, Rte., atIA. GALLETTI'S Fishing Tackle Establish-
ment. 17, Castle street. Liverpool.

BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE,
At LEWIS & COBIPAI•IY'S. Ratiql4gh greet,

MERSEY CONSERVANCY DOCK BILL.
PETITION AGAINST THE BILL.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORDS SPIRITUAL AND
TEMPORAL IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED;
The Humble Petition of the undersigned Merchants, Bankers,
Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants of the Borough of
Liverpool,
Sheweth,—That a Bill has been introduced into your Right Honour-
able House, entituled " An Act for Consolidating the Docks at Liver-
pool and Birkenhead into one Estate, and for Vesting the Control
and Management of them in one Public Trust and for other put poses."
That it is proposed by the said bill to divest the Corporation of the
said Borough, and the Members of the Council thereof, from all con-
trol over the management of the Docks at Liverpool and Birkenhead,
and to vest such docks and the management thereof in a board to be
elected unites* the provisions of the bill, of which board three mem-
bers are to be elected by the Conservators of the River Mersey, being
great officers of state, members of her Majesty's Government tor the
time being, and e ghteen by the Dock Rats-payers.
That your petitioners object to that constitution of a board for the
management of the great Liverpool Dock Estate, as it introduces, for
the first time in the history of that estate, the principle of Governm nt
nfluenco therein, and is, as your petitioners believe, the first step
towards the future extension of that influence, in opposition o the
great principle of local wolf-government und-r which local affairs in
this country have hitherto been conducted and managed.
That the progress and prosperity of the port of Liverpool has been
altogether unexampled, and is to be attributed to the energy and
forethought of the local management under which it has risen to its
present greatness.
Tnat there is no allegation in the bill of mal-administration, breach
of trust, or want of proper forethought and atten'ioa on the part of
those to whom is, under the present law, confided the management
of the Liverpool Dock Estate, and your petitioners therefore urge
upon your Right Hononratee House the inexpediency and non-
necessity of any alteration therein.
That it is also proposed by the said bill to vest in the new board to
be created thereby the Town Dues and Anchorage payable by law to
the Corporation of Liverpool in trust for the inhabitants of the borough,
and that without any compensation or equivalent a proposal mist
unjust, ii,asmuch as the right to levy such dues was acquired by
purchase; and if such proposal be sanctioned by your Right Honour-
able House, there will be no security for the continued enjoyment of
municipal property of any description.
That the said Town Does and other nanni.ipal revenues of the
borough have been at all iimes wisely and judiciously expended on
objects beneficial to the trade and commerce of the port, as weli as to
the inhabitants of the borough.
That a large debt has been lawfully contracted on the credit of the
municipal property of the borough for the purpose of carrying out
such objects ; and alt ough it is proposed by the said bill to divert
the sa'd Town Dues, which form the Jar, est portion of the corporate
income, to otbwr purposes, yet the bill would leave the remaining
corporate proplrty saddled with a large portion of the debt contracted
for such object as aforesaid under the authority of the law, and
on the faith of the continued enjoyment of all the property of the
municipality.
That the effect of the bill would thus be to throw upon your
petitioners, in respect of such debt, by retrospective operation,
burthens in rates whereby the vane of property in the borough wou d
be depreciated to a serious extent.
That your petitioners humbly submit that it is unjust to apply the
principles of a bill to one borough, and to legislate upon such
important matters by a private bill, but that the principles of the bill
in relation to municipal property, if discussed in Parliament at all,
should be discussed in relation to a public measure, upon which all
municipal and other corporations, affected directly or indirectly,
might have the opportunity of e n?; heard.
Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray your Right Honour-
able House that the said Bill may not pass into a law.

PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED —NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN, that Mr. SAMUEL WYLDE
AC K F. RLY has, by arrangement, retired from the Firm of ACKERLEY
and CROCIXER, Ship Chandlers at Liverpool, and from the Firm of
E. J. i ROCKER & Co., Ship •Chandlers, Lon on, at and from the
Thirtieth Day of Jane last. • s-
Dated this Thirteenth day of July, One Tnonsand Eight Hundred
at d Fifty-seven.

NOTICE.
HENRY GRANT begs most respectfully
acquaint his numerous friends aqd the public that
has OPENED those very large an/ extensive premises. the
largest in Liverpool, called the UNITED STATES HOTEL, Van-
dries-street (opposite the Trafalgar Dock). with one of the largest,
best, and cheapest Stocks Gf Wines, Spirits, Cordials, Ale, and
Porter, of theidnest qu dity, where he ititea.is selling a single glass at
the wholesale prices. _

H. G. being for many years one of the largest importers of th
above articles, and well known for shipping the best quality, is con-
fident those who give him a trial will be satisfied.
UNITI3DI STATES HOTEL, VANnaiss-sTRENT,
AND 66 AND 67. WArgaLoo-noAv•