Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-14 00:00:00

ItniE, MERSEY DOCKS •& -it ARI3-0-IJ-IT BOARD.
It h 0 *A 1.,,- ineeting; of this Board was held yesterday,
4' t '''''°-I ' -hair. The other members present,
14, . Turner m the ~.- • Pvang, RounthWaite, Tobin,
Were—Messrs Bow , Sham-- '-'l4, Mondell, r /loss,
Rubback , Bushell, Lockett, Arm,.- '-d, ,
Farnworth
Forwood, Anderson, Segar, Bold, Led--
1101 me, Rankin, Graves.

-WORKS -0030,1ITTlig

for acce 1
The following tenders were recommeridea f PeS
taußce:--Tender of Mr,. James Thompson, to -supp.,,, 7*
ol
Pr thi' telegraph line ; Messrs. Gilbert En arsonond
t, • ,
. rothers, to supply .40 American black spruce poles ; the
ender
of of the liayter Granite Co., to supply a quantity;
ranite.
The proceedings of the committee were confirmed.
l'zteth Dock
_ Directions were given for running the water Out of the;
beinorP on. 9 ins t..,
the 18th • -t to allow of the gates
c..repaired.

WARBROUSR:COMMITTEE

conein
proceedings of this coimuittee, which not
any feature of public interest, were read and

THE MARINE COMMITTZR.
which
he proceedings of this- committee were read, from
submitted
it appeared that the surveyor had prepared and
.te the committee, diagrams, showing the rise
and fill of the tide at LiverPOol. The tender of Messrs.
tida"ncroft and Co. to supply 2,00 gallons of olive Oil was
"thaended for acceptance, _and that of. Cato, Miller,
anc,1...C0. for the repair of the _Bell beacon.'
Ito Chairman said, before' the confirmation of the
Proceedin.s, he might state that there were certain
sreturns for 1.858, of an interesting nature, giving a
num:Lary of the services of the life-boat, the number of
Wrecks that had'oecinTed, &e. The returns were read.
tliamtttere. mondell
moved that' the'proceedino-s of the corn-
be confirmed ; but, previous to that,b he proposed'
Messrs. Brocklebank and Ilubback be appoinfed-a
tlspecial committee to act 'with 'the. marine committee in
lo
dohuperintendence of the arrangements for laying
Tile the teleah to Holyhead.
h.airmgran p
could see no objection to such a com-
m being appointed. -
th l'afrd he should like to ask the chairmin of
e committee, if it was probable the committee would,
consider the propriety of keeping the river clear for:
B'ietttntu•s? if it was not, he should give notice of a motion
upon this subject for next week. They had now, he
believed, power to make a bye-law upon the subject.
The Chairman : Yes.
Mr. . Mondell : I 'think the power of the committee
consists only in the removal.
Mr. Laird: If the committeewill consider
I Won't trouble about giving notice.
Mr. Mondell : When the telegraph is laid, I think
it will, be 'necessary to prevent -vessels anchoring 4n
proximity to it

the question,'

. .
Mr. Bold : Due care will be taken to :preserve the
•
'cable.

Mr. Graves said, when he had the honour of being a
member of the marine committee, there was some
conversation about a dock line of telegraph. lie asked
the chairman of the committc
early attention

to give the matter his

The 'Chairman : You me
quays.

a line along the dock

Mr. Mondell : I shall be very happy, as cbairman of
the Committee, to give it immediate consideration.
The resolution, appointing Messrs. Brocklebank and
llubback a special committee, was then carried.
The Chairman said-he thoughtii would be necessary
to alter one of their rules, so as to make it apply to the
branch porters, who should be worked under t
taittee.

118 coni-

A. conversation followed a

Porters, engaied at the piers and lauding stages, should
come under the marine committee or the master-porters'
committee, and-ultimately the Chairman said the matter, must stand over until next week, when they could decide
the question.

•
PILOTAGE COMMITTEE.
In the proceedings of this committee, it was recom-
-mended that David Rowlands be appointed secretary at a
salary of £285 a year, with residence, gas, and taxes
aleporteowed The committee stated that the secretary had'
rd to theta the death of Mr. Joseph Cooke, late
superintendent of pilots, and a letter of condolence had
m
been ordered to
be written to the widow and family,
and
eetitnlgle
uspeoenretary was directed to report to the next
the prospects of the family of the late
superintendent; and the committee asked for power to
eic)r.",letra successor to the late superintendent, should it be
_ed expedient to continue the office.
the c
moved-the confirmation of the proceedings
of LUC :LA
The wu Chairman said a letter had been received from
one of the
to the master pilots, writing on their behalf, referring
death of Mr. Cooke, and stating that the master
Pilot of each-boat had acted as his own superintendent
mfoirttsiZethtieme before the death of Mr. Cooke, and sub_
propriet y of g the office of suerin-
tendent, and asking that theabolishin master pilots might be p
called
before the committee, to.show. how. all the duties could
be performed Without a superintendent.
Mr. Shand said the Dock Trust had now three
.daties to perform, though he thought they might
have been performed by other gentlemen outside and
fitted for the work ; but he was quite sure the duties
would be conducted by that board with efficiency, and
he had no doubt many facilities and considerable relief
Would be afforded by the way the business would be
Conducted. They had decided to go on in the offices' at
the Old Church-yard because they considered that the
Most convenient place ; and they had re-appointed the
the secretary, but had not yet re-appointed the treasurer
of the body, who, he was sure, would receive the fullest
consideration from the board.
The proceeding of the committee were then confirmed.

DOCKS AND QUAYS COALMITTEE

The proceedings of this committee were read, and con-
tained the following report from the harbour master :

• Harbour Master's Office, 11th January, 1859,
to furnish you, for the information of th.Anolrae

quays committee, the following particulars of the vessels named
in Mr. Edward Chaloner's circular of the 31st ultimo, 1858 :
Dec. s.—The brig Souvenier entered the Coburg Dock, and left
for the Toxteth Dock on the 13th, when she was berthed the same
day. No application in the Coburg Dock for a berth.
Dec 17.—The Bolivar entered the Coburg Dock, and left for
the Toxteth Dock on the Ist instant, when she was berthed the
same day. No application in the Coburg Dock for a berth.
Dec. 18.—The Earl of Harewood entered the Coburg Dock and
on the 28th the officers applied for a discharging berth under the
hydraulic crane; this could not be granted, owing to the four
large vessel4-being berthed to discharge. The Earl of Harewood
left for the Toxteth Dock on the Ist instant, and was berthed the
same day.
Dec. 20

—The Itosita entered the Coburg Dock, and on the
4th instant left Tor Torteth Dock, when she was berthed the
same day. No application for a berth in Coburg'Doak.
Dec. 22.—The Isabel entered the Coburg Dock, and was berthed
on application 'on 'the 23rd, to discharge spars, grain in sacks,
and deals: ' No application having,been made for a berth for the
EarPof itarewood before the 28th, when the Isabel had com-
menced discharging.
Jan. 3; 1859. The brig Mary Waugh entered the Coburg Dock,
and was berthed under the hydraulic crane on the 7fh inst., the
day of application for a berth. The Isabel having discharged her
deck load of spars and some grain, and not continuing her dis-
charging, was removed from the berth for the accommodation of
the Mary Waugh.

I may here remark that, owing, to the late and present depres-
sion of the shipping interest, light unemployed vessels have not
only obstructed the business of the Toxteth Dock, but more or
less all the docks on the Liverpool side have been obstructed
from the same cause, and the breaking up of the firm engaged in
the mahogany, trade on the Birkenhead side of the river, has also
tended to increase the difficulties at the Toxteth Dock.— I am,
sir, your obedient servant,

iiigned

THI-Y3. HODGSON, Harbour-master

•
Mr. Lockett said, the committee sat yesterday for
several hours,, and examined into the whole. of the coin-
plaints made by Mr. Challoner, and they were of opinion,
that if application had been made to the consignees of
the cargoes of the vessels that more vessels might have
ten discharged, and time saved; but they were far from
thinking that Mr. Challoner's complaints had any just
foundation. From the width of the Toxteth dock only
being 66 to 67 feet, they do not put, two vessels to dis-
charge to the north and two to the south side, or there
'would be no passage between them. The north side
believed
generally used by • coasters ; and he
veliered there were at the top of the dock at the
present time four empty vessels, but what power had
they to remove them ? The ship Adolphe went into the
Queen's dock, and applied in the morning for the use of
the cranes, but Mr. Challoner told the master he must
'not go there, but into the Toxteth dock. On the sth
December a vessel arrived in the Coburg dock, and stated
that they did not want a berth, but that they were going.
en to the Toxteth dock, and there made applicatir:;„ for
a berth on the 13th. Mr. Lockett then quota the the cases
the Isabella, the
of the Bolivar, the Earl of Harewood, th
that there was
Rosins, and the Mary Wall, to,sslor.,w
Rona a,
of accommodation for them 'it the time they required
1t but not at one particular place ; and it was absurd
for an one to suppose t.3';at he could have a particular
dock all to his Own MO- because it happened to be near
his Place to
btl 1,„„
f Monday
n.hi which
I,
of /awl ness Tere was, then, a ssel of
-et s berthed at ourh o c o
-tad not discharged her cargo of mahogany at that
moment. (Hear, hear.) He quite agreed that if all
14111,.?"'-sary facilities for carrying on the mahogany-trade
not exist that they should endeavour to provide;
ut he said it did exist. (Hear, hear.) Were other
talmes to be prevented going into the Toxteth Dock
ecause Mr. Challoner happened to have a place of
business, near it ? Mr. Challoner had published the book
Which he (Mr. L.) held in his hand, stating th9.t the port
l-'olnuaodati.4l, that Liverpool hid ,t -the 11167,
titles uceded;*aUd he had publishea. 4,:01c to the