Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-10 00:00:00

DOCK CORMTTEE,

This emmittes met at one o'clock yesterday, Charles
Turner, Esq., in the chair. The other members present
were—Afessra. Rankin, Palmer, Robinson, Bl'ocklebank,
Haihead, Chaloner,Ronnthw.ite, HOlden, Clint; Hubback,
Holme, Lockett, and Mondell.

On the recommendation of the Sob-committee of Works,
the tender of Messrs. Jonei and Jump was accepted, for
lengthening the shed on the south-east (ray of the
Clarence half-tide-basin ; and the tender of Messrs. Ifolme
and Nichnll, for erecting an office for the water-guard
of the Customs, on the north pier of the George's
basin.

The Marine Sub-committee recommended that, one of
Herbert's patent iron buoys should be obtained, as a
fair way buoy for the Queen's Channel, which was
agreed to. _ _

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The Harb';urmaster's Committee produced a report of
the surveyor in reference to a memorial of timbsr mer-
chants, which was presented at a recent meeting, and
which regneested that the ground between Stanhope=street
and the Queen's Dock might be given up for landiag.tim-
ben Tie survey-ors report stated that the ground was at
present occupied with materials for the repairing of the
Union Dock, and that if they were removed, considerable
cost, delay, and inconvenience wou'd be occasioned; as
regarded that dock.

-Mr. LOCKETT said the sub-committee came to the-con-
clusion that they could not recommend the request of the
memorial to l e granted, inasmuch as it would prevent the
dock from being completed in the time required.
Mr. HALIIELD hoped the committee would recilleet that
the Coburg and Union Docks were entirely- taken away
from the timber trade this year, and he thought this a-very
unfortunate time that the alterations should- take place.
No one knew better than the deputy-ehairman that the
timber commenced to come in from about the first of Snip,
and continued to the end of the year. If the alterations
had been made from January to July, little-or no incon-
venience would have been felt ; but now it was'a matter
of very serious moment to the timber trade. The timber
merchants had been deprived from time to time of portions
of the Queen's-Dock which they wanted to hSve. Now,
they had lost the use of the Coburg and Union Dscks. He
was quite sure that, before three months, there would be
very serious inconvenience indeed connected with the
trade. He thought, the memorial ought to be acceeded to.
Mr. LOCKETT said the harbour end • dock masters had
particular orders to give every facility they could for the
landing of deals.

TheCliktamiut said the question which they had to
consider was, whether the delay in the completion of the
Union and Cobarg Docks, which mnst take place if the
request were granted, would not b 4 more injurious to the
timber trade than the want of dick spacer He thought
the delay would be productive of greater damage to the
timber trade than the present inconvenience.

Mr. HaulmAn asked how long were the dock works
likely to occupy.

The SURVEYOR : Mr. John Hartley said he could hardly
tell. It was expected that they would havebeen finished
in three or four months ; but now that the sill had to be
lowered, considerably longer time would be reqnired.
Mr. HALITEAD asked whether the • stones laid on the
ground, specified in the memorial, were intended to be
used in that portion of the alterat' on.
The SURVEYOR said they were, or else they would not
have left them there.

Mr. MoNDELL : How ranch can you lower the sill?
The StrßvaYort : One foot.

Mr. MoxnELL : So that all this expense and delay is
gone to for a lowering of one foot. I suppose it has had
consideration from somebody.

Mr. RANKIN said the fact of additional depth was not
all which a ould be gained. There was a curve which
vonld bs taken off.

The subject then dropped, it being 'understood that the
request of the memorial was not granted.
A report was read of the number of vessels which
loaded coals at the high level railway from the 6th of May
to the 6th of July. It appeared that the number of vessels
was thirty-seven, and the quantity of col, 4,915 tons.
Mr. LOCKETt said the great bulk of the vessels were,.
flats.

Mr. HOWIE remarked that if 'the coal trader did not
make greater use of the faculties afforded, they could be
applied with much advantage to more general purposes
connected with the trade of the port.
A resolution was read from the proceedings of the
Finance Committee of the Town Council, in referenda to
the management of the new landing-stage. The resolu-
tion was, that the stage should be placed undcr4the
management of the Dock. Committee, if that body would
undertake it, subject to such general arrangememts as
might be necessary to ensure a felt and proper control. over
the expenditure on the part of the Town Cannel.
The CHAIRM&N said it would,, no doubt, be desirable to
have it under the management of the committee.
Mr. LocKßrr expressed some doubt as to what the reso-
lution meant, by its beintr, under the control of tha,Conucil.
The On tIRMAN said the control only referred to expen-
diture, as the Council wouldlave to bear all the expense.

The resolution was ref4rred to the Marine Coniraitee to
consult the solicitor and other officers.

A letter was read from. Mr. Robertson Gladstone to Air__
Hartley, enclosing a communication from the. Rev. F. R
A. Glover, in reference tethe banks in the estuary of the
Mersey.
Mr. MoNncra, : Is that the man who is coming to grove
cabbaqes on Taylor's bank. (Laughter.)
The letter, without being -read, was referred to the Town..
Council, to which body tha -previous commutoicationsi4 the-
writer have been transmitted.
A letter was read from Mr. Wm. Rathbone, as agent to,.
to the Hon. East India Company, requesting the use of that,
Landing Stags for the' embarkation of troops for. India,„
on board the Prince Arthur screw ctsemer, on .Satur)ar
net. _ _

The request was 'complied with.
This closed the general business.

CORONER'S COURT.

The Coroner held the following inquests.yesterday :
Rose-place. The
On the body of a female child, found in a privy, in
Wichstead,from that the
. mother's name is Elizabeth
and the evidence it appeared
child was illegitimate, and that wishing to conceal the
birtb, she was actually confined in the privy. It was.;
proved that the child was born alive, and the j 117
found a verdict of " Wilful murder." The unfortunate
W 0131311 is at present in hospital, under medical care, but
when she is fit to. be removed, she will be taken into cus-
tody on the charge.
On the body of Anne APICey, eighteen months' old, the,
child of parents living at 17 Court, Carlton-street, whp.
was scaldel by hot water, and died in consequ,once. Ver..
diet, "Accidental death."

THE 15JAND, OF Pattun.,—The Paris foss says that the
imium of Muscat and of Zanzibar, who recently succee'ed
his father, has remonstrated against the English having
taken nossession of the Island of Perim, at the entiance of
the Rad Sea. It is well knowa that the propzrty of this
island has been long claimed both by the 'maim and by
the .Shah of Persia, and that these two, severeignd had, iii
A cell:4in divided the nowinet. posseEsion,