The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

R SPORT.

In accordance with a Resolution of the Association, passed on the
20th June, 1€55, I attended, on tic 3rd duly following, a Meeting of
Gentlimen, convened by the Board of Trade, to consider the exist-
ing system of Telegrapas uses( at Sea, and in what m inner the
system could be improved.
'1 here were present at this Meeting,—
The late Admiral Beechy, Chair man......• ... )
Captain Robert Fitzroy, .1.1. N
B
Lieutenaf tJ. H. Brown, It.N., egistrar• Board of Trade.
General of Seamen
Rear-Admiral Benune • ...... Admiralty.
Captain H. B. Bax, H.E 1.0 S
Captain G. A. Halsted, R.N., Sec. Lloyd's i Lloyd's
W. Chapman Harnett, Esq..

Captain G. Denny. H.E IC S f General ship-
-1 owners' Society.
{ Liverpool Ship-
owners'
Association.

Joseph Monde' .........

Walter F. Larkin, Secretary.
The above Gentlemen having been constituted a Committee for
the purposes of the inquiry, proceedeo to the consideration of all the
known codes that have been used from time to time in the Navy and
British and Foreign Merchant Service.
A full account of their proceedings is to be found in the Report of
the Committee to the Lords of toe Committte of Privy Council for
Trade, comp:etecl in August, 1856, and which I lay before you with
this Report. _

The result of the Committee's labours has been the issue of a
new Signal Book for the use of the Mercantile Navies of the world.
The flags now in use in Marryatt'a cod-, with Wight variations, are
adopted in this, to save expense to owners whose vessels have
already that coda and its flags.

The substitution of Letters of the alphabet as names for the
Flags, instead of numbers, as apolied to all other codes, has added
largely to Its compreheusiveGess and also to its simpimity. No
repeating Flags are ref:l:mei:l, but from 1 to 78,F.L1 sirflals can be
made without break, or ilisplayias a greater number of signals than
tour at one time.

By this mode all the Mercantile Marina of Great Britain, if at
anchor together, may be indviduadsed by a distinctive signal of four
If adopted by Foreign Nations ships of different countries may
communicate wi.h each other, though entirely ignorant of each
other's language.
The adoption of the code is optional, not compulsory.
In presenting 111,5 report of the proccdings of the Signal Corn.
mittee to the Liverpool Shipowners' Association, I venture to urge
upon the members indivi.ivally the early adoption of the new Code
of Signals; the cost is about the same as Marryatt's whilst Ls
advantages ever thAt code are many, and the itnilortauce of having
one universal language amongst shipping, cannot be too highly
appreciated. I cannot conmune those remarks without expressing
to this associatuan the gietitcation I have had in being associated
with the veiy ab e comail,tee at Whitehall, on this important
nautical question. I did not attend all the m aetings, neither was it
naeqsiary to do so, as through the kindness and attention of the
able secretary, Mr. We ter F. Larkin, I was put in possession of
the minutes of each in ei vatting meeting immedia;
JOSEeII MONDEL.
On the motion of James Smith, Esq., Deputy Chairman, seconded
by F. A. Clint, Esq.,
It W 45 resolved unanimously—That the Report Ire received,
approved of, and entered on the minutes of the us,ociation.
On the motion of Robert Rankin, Esq , seconded by John Lockett,
Esq.,

Ii was resolved unanimously—That the best thanks of the also,
elation he presented to Mr. Monde! for the valuable services rendered
by hiqi hi assisting to frame the New Code of bigna:s, and for his
clear report thereon, and for the explavatioas of the new system
rendered by him to this meeting.
That this association also desire to record their appreciation Cf the
great labour and skill bestowed by all the members of the committee
in framing the New Code.
On the ototion of the Chairman, 8. R. Graves, Esq , secondetrby
Joseph Mondel, Esq.,
It was resolved unanimously—That this association strongly
recommends the immeoi,te adoption of the New Code of Signals to
the Shipowners of the port of live; pool.
It was wither resolved unanimou-ly—That the foregoing resolu-
tions be inserted in the Shipping Gazette and in each of the Liver.
pool papers. (signed) S. It. GRAVES, Chairman.

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