Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-07 00:00:00

iOMMOM MAIL'.

Youx Council have represented to the Postmaster-General
the great delay in the ,arrival of, the morning ;London mail,.
which should be delivered froM the Post-Office-At 4.15 P.M.,
The delay doei not oceur here, but in the. Course of tranrit of
the traN ; and the Council have been assured that the hvatter
will rec,iveattentioP• i.
' - POST..-orFtee'sANlNos' BANKS.

A communication has been received from the Huddersfield
Chamber requesting the co-operation of this chamber toward,
the establishment, in towns where there are no.Savings' Banks.
of an office in:the Post.offlee for the receipt and ukynient of
small same of money. No action has been taken upon ityet,
and the subject. is referred to the new Council to be elected...to-
day. • .
CUSTOM-T(0175 EPTIIIV,S. . .

In Accordance with the remarks made at the last-half-yearly
meeting. as to the imperfect manner of publishing !tlleotate-
merits of exports. your Council 'have 'been in communication
with the Customs authorities' for the purpose of: rendering
those statements more correct, asd consequently'of greater
value to -trade. - But they have not winfined themselves to
this point only, for they • conceive that great trouble may be
saved to merchants" and the Custom-house by a simplification
of the mode of enthes, both inwards and out:van-1o; and they
trusi that the controunications now..in progress mty.result in
a very considerabladiminution of labour "to all parties.

::TATISTICS OF ,ITIPORTS, STOCKS OF
BONDED GOODS.

Your Council have pleasu're in reporting that periodical
Returns of Imports, Deliveries, and Stocks of Goods are now
.vegulariy published in the l;ill•of Entry..

NEW SC 4LE OF yowN,eres.
Several representations have been made to,yourcouncil as to
the unfair mode of assessing seine- articles in the new scale of
Tosvn Dues recently published by the Dock Board, and in the
belief that the objections are reasonable and iust, the subject
has 'Seen brought before the Board of Trade, asking for an
eater-160n of time so as to allow the Dock Board to reconsider
the qiiiistion after hearing the views of the Comm.rcial Associ-
ations. From the proceedings of the Dock Beard, it appears
that the matter has been brought before it by the Board of
Trade, and. Pour emmeil 'hope that such alterations may be
made as will render:the scale, as far as possible, of an equitable
character. ,

USAGES AND ,et STOWS OF TRADE..
, .
The coolmittec on this matter Continues" its functicins, and'
it Is noWproctifing the .neekbary information to enable it to
arrange a golleotion of the. usages. ,a'ad customs wevallingt
the various trades.. ,The subject is a• very large one, and one.,
thatrWill'reitaire much' time ania. Care"; but your eonncil hope
to be able to place before the chamber such a collection as will
be of great sertice.to the comniercialcommUnity. • • "• '
ie WE ,PREV,ENTION AVMS, 1846 AND 1841, - • -,• •
Seveol clauses of these acts, as affecting warehouse-porters
and other's, haatdg becOme Incirierative, your council. prOpbsz..
asking the. asgistance of. the Corporation, in Drotutingetheit'
repeal or amendment, for as the Acts now stand, it niiglitk
possibly tend to.-„litigation, in the case of those policies for Are
insurance which',require a "coMpliarite with the provisions of
these Acts. ' • " - • • •