Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-07 00:00:00

DEAR- STR,-T.. am

Mersey Docks and,llarbour Bciard, a copy
of a report from the manager of the company to the board of
directors, and ,to '"intimate that claim will be made by us
upon the Mersey Board for the extra expenses and loss to
which• we are being •put in con.4equence of the workd now in
pry completion of the Birkenhead` Docks. I am,'

Aformation'of th

,gress for th
clear sir, yours faithfully,

W. JOHNSON, S

• Daniel :Mason, Esq., geCreta
Mersey Docks and lla,rbourßoa.rd,

Lfverpabl

The following is the report above referred to :--

Birkenhead Railway Colnpariy, General Manager's Office
Birkenhead, Oat. Ist, 1859.
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GEFTLEMEN,-.--I have to report that -since Friday, the 2ard-
ult., the conapany's gOods. traffic has been seriously inter-
rupted in consequence of the running off of the water in front
of the:conapany'S wharf. The business: as been conducted on
the Morpeth Dock quay, where but two cranes, and frequently
only orie,"have" been allowed to be used bythe company. There
is no•covered wharf for'our use, and other traffic is mixed up
with that. of the company. The Mace is most inconvenient,
and the fine iron and dry goods we were obliged to load in the
rain, having to be cleaned and made good before deliveries
could be made ; the cost of this, and of extra labour and shunt-
ing, is very considerable. The coal and coasting traffic are
.together suspended.
I purpose reporting in detail every :fortnight the extra
leaned by the company in consequence of .the stop-
s elsewhere.---

Ithe wa

page of their own station
I am,, yours obediently, • (Sign
To. the Directors ce, the: Birkenhead Railway

CHAS. MASON'

Mr. SMITH—And they will make a claim in the face
of all that we have done ..for their according to our
agreement ?
Mr. BouLr--Well, sir, the force of impv,dence can. no
further go. (Laughter.): • .
The letter waa referred to the Works' Committee.

The board then proceeded to determine •by lot' the
order in which. he elective ;members shall retire from
office on the Ist ,ofJanuary,lB6o:442-3, after which the
annual retirement will proceed by rotation. The
result was as follows ~.4—Tanuary,lB6o—Messrs. Graves,
Tobin, Maclver, Brocklebank; Smith, and Farnwerth.
January, 1861—Xessrs; Evans, Turner, Inman, Shand,
Segar, and Moss.:. Jarivary, 1862—Messrs'. Langton,
Arnold,i Rankin, Reline,: Lockett, and Anderson.
. Mr. EVANS,'--",' This • is electioneering ' gambling.'
(Laughter.)
January, 1563—Messrs. Bo" Ilubbacki -Rounth-
waite; lintehiSon, Mondel, and Ter*dod.
Mr. EVANS—These are the evergreens, (Laughter.)
The following regulations for the use of the graving
dock blocks; horizontal scores, 'stage
,poles, and planks,
recoinmended by the Docks and Quays Committee for
adoption by the board, were then considered :—BlockS:'
One set for•the length given at the time'of regulating.—
Horizontal' Shores One for every fifteen 'feet' of the
leiili given at the time of regulating.—Stage Poles and
Planks :' A sufficient number to make° one tier of stages
round the vessel,`to consist of two, plan's in breadth,
and a gangway stage of two poles and five planks.—Any
perion using or taking any graving dock block, horizontal
shore, Stage pole or plank; or othdi artiele belongiiig to
the dock estate, without permission .from the inspoltor
Of graving dock stazci, &c., orrefusiug or neglecting to
replace any of the articles aforesaid, as required by the
inspector of graving dock stages, &e., will be subject to
a penalty 'of .£S.—Damage done to any of the articles
sapplied by the
Dock. Beard for the use of vessels whilst
in any of the graving docks, will be charged to the,
owner, or master of the vessel, who will also be charged
for the use of extra horizontal shores,. stage poles, or
planks, at the rate of, sixpence per day for each shore,
pole,' or plank. • .
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On the, motiop of Mi. Graves, seconded by Mi. Lang-
ton, the regulations were Confirmed. _
This was the whole.of the general business, and the
board then proceeded,to matters of finance.

IMPROVEMENT IN GENTLEMEN'S HATS

' Liver Pool, April 15, 1859.
Messrs. KINNBAR and SIMPSON, St. George's-crescent,

‘.....,-.,. .. . ,
GENTLZMZN,—The-Hat you sold me,tgree days since I pro-
nonnc,e the most easy and comfortable Hat I have ever pre-
vionisfy worn—in fact, it is a luxviry to put on and take off tile
head.—l aid, Gentlemen, yours truly,

Bootle, April 20, M.
Messrs. KixNiziat and SIMPSON, Hatters,

St. George's-crescent,
GENTLICXEN,—The Hat you made for me fits me better, and
is more. comfortable, than any new. Hat I have ever had or
worn prior to this, and I wish you success with your, new
invention.---Yours truly, (signed;)
COmmanderShip
This letter was accompanied with a present of a very 'rich
and beautiful otter skin. ,

MeE6r6. KINNEAR AND SIMPSON,

„--- .
DEAR SIRB,-1. have great pleasure in beanng my testimony
to the comfort afforded me by your improved Hat, and iii
windy weather it holds comfortably and firmly to the head.
Tours truly,
Goree Piazzas, Liverpool, April 23, 1350.

• .
Lancaster, June 30, 1330.
Messrs. KINNEAt Aarn SlxesoN LiverpooL
Giormaxaa,---I have much pleakure in infolining yen that
the Hat which I receivedirom you through Mr.*-- satisfies
me in, every respect. The improvement in the head-lining
renders it, in my opinion, one of the most comfortable and con-
venient Had ever yet produced; and I beg to assure you that
I can confidently recommend it to the publle.---Yours, faith-
fully,
The above letters, with numerous others, ix reference to
Simeiung's EAST-Firriao RATS, have been received by Meows.
Kinnear and Simpson, and may be seen at their shops,
6,9 T. GEORGE'SCRESCENT-, and 9, DALE-STREIT,
LIVERPOOL'

NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION. The
arrangements for the: National. Social Science meeting
at Bradford aro now almost completed, and the sitting
of the association will-commence-by a special service in
Bradford: parish-.church, on Monday afternoon next.
The. Lord .Bishop'Of Ripon will preach a sermon on this
occasion.' " The-opening- addtess m St. George's Hall
*ill be delivered by the Earl of Shaftesbury. Lord
Brougham, Mr. Adderley, • M.P., Mr. Cowper, M.P.,
Mr. Monckton Wines, M.P., Mr. Titus Salt, MY.,
and other gentlemen are expected to attend.