Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

IMPORTATION OP GUNPOWDER INTO THE TOWN.

Mr. M'Guffi3 and Mr. Golfrey, complained that large
vantities of gunplwdE.,r were landed at some of the
shins on the river side and taken into the town.
The Lew CLERK said he would enquire in .o the matter,
which he thought ought to be dealt with by the Wateh
Committee.
• The committee then adjourned.

DOCK COMMITTEE.

The usual weekly meeting of this Committee was held at
one o'clock yesterday in the Dock Offices—Mr. C. Turner
in the chair.

Other members present—Messrs. Chilton,Talmer, Little-
dale, Rounthwaite,l4ockett, Mondell, Clint, Anderson, W.
Rathbone, jun., and field.
The CRAIRMAN announced that the balance due to the
Corporation for the year ending June, 1856, on account
of the Birkenhead Decks, was 604 17s 4d, and on
account of the dock warehouses, £1,872 lOs 31—in all
£5,177 8s ld, which the Finance Committee would pay
over to the Corporation.
The minutes of the Marine Department (sub-committee)
were read. They staled that the new landing stage would
be opened on next Tuesday by the CJinmittee, when they
would proceed on their annual inspection of the light ships.
They recommended that the crew of the smal: stage be
transferred to it for the present, and that the appointment
of officers to work it permanently be at once made.
Mr. J. HARTLEY laid on the table the plans of the shed
accommodation which would be required on the new
eage.

Some conversation grow as to the dnty of the Corpo-
ration to erect those sheds, and whether they were included
in the contra3t.

Mr. LOCKETT observed tint the men working the stage
would require a shed.
Mr. PALMER thought the C rporation should act in the
matter, as they would no doubt act if the Conservancy
Bill were not in existence.

Mr. MUNDELL asked if there would be chains on the
stage ? •
Mr J. HARTLEY replied in the negative, and observed
that the stage would be safer without chains. On the
old stage wherever anything was to be seen on the river,
the people pressed against the chains, and he feared that
some day en accident would in consequence occur there.
It was resolved that the plans should be sent to the
Corporation, with a statement as to the necessity of shed
accommodation to the workisg of the stage.
Mr. BOLD gave notice, that neat week he would move
for a return from the Stanley, Wapping, and Albert ware-
houtves, of the surp us cargo of ships not given up to the
owners or captains since the docks were opened.
Mr. CLINT obs,nyed that even at the present moment he
had cause to complain of the regulation in regard to tsar-
plus cargo. There were five bags of rice surplus in the
Turin, but her cargo was short by two bags of sugar and
one bag of linseed. He had to pay f r the sugar and
linseed, but the rice was k ,pt by the dock authorities.
The CSIAIHMAN replied that the committee acted under
legal advice in tie matter. They were bound as Trustees
to hold all surplus cargo until some party showed claim
to it.

Mr. CLINT said that the regulation caused great irrita—
lion in the binds of shipowners, and he did not think the
legal opinion on the m otter a very deoisive one.
Mr. Dforrnsu. wioild be glad to see the question deter-
mined one way or the e, h: r. He, himself, was a sufferer
by the present regulation.
Mr. NORTH (solicitor) said that the opinion of counsel
had been taken on the case, which had been most carefully
stated. There could b no question about the law of the
case, so far as his judgment went. The dock trustees
received the goods upon an emus trust to account fur
them to the legal owners.
Mr. CLINT: And if the legal owners never tura up, to
keep them.
Mr. Noura : The shipowner has no right to them ; they
belong to the shipper, who shipped them in mistake. Yee,
may hive to piy for short cargo, bit that is no argument
why any surplus should be given to yoa. The one may be
your misfortune, the other would be a wrong.
The matter then dropped.
A letter was read from Mr. Eyre Evans, protesting
against the appropriation of any of the land at the
Huskisson Dock for the purposes of a bonded timber yard.
Mr. MoNDELL said he thought it was a very proper
letter. Ia his opinion the timber trace should unite as
one body, and demand the repeal of the duty on foreign
timber.

M. CLAYTON : What would the colonial timber trade
say to that.?
Mr. MoNDBLL : them say what they please.
(Lanh+er.) They have now the advantage of building
o British flag, compete with ships
their ships of untaxed materials. and while enj )osg
the pr,vil ges ofthe
built in this country of taxed mht,riAls.
This elneluded the general bu Bess.

THE ARDDXSUOP OF CANTERBURY AND THE INDIAII
REVOLT.-Mg G.-ace the Archbishop of Cauteibury has
addressed the following letter to each of the archdeacons
of his diocese:— Addington Park, Aug., 1857. My
dear Mr. Archdeacon —At the present peTio 1 of sorrow
and peril to our felow-countrytnen in I ,di4, there eaa
scarely be a parish in which much anxiety does net pre-_,
vail amongst many of the inhabitants. I therefore write
to reqqest that you will acquaint the clergy of the'diocese
that they have the authority of the Ordinary o invite the
parislmers to special services at which the Litany may be
used alone, and that they may be exhorted to such private
prayer and humiliation ai the occasion demands.—l am,
my dear Mr. Archdeacon, yours faithfully—J. B. C-ANTUAZ.