The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-12 00:00:00

PRINCE ALBERT AND THE TRINITY-HOW

The following letter from Prince Albert, as Master
the Trinity-house, to Mr. Cardwell, President of the
Board of Trade, with Mr. Cardwell's answer, will show
what it is proposed to have done for the future manage-
ment of revenues derived from light-houses, beaconage,
buoyage dues, and ballastage rates :
Sir,—l have communTtuaitteyd-
Brethren the several propositions and suggestions 4hich
hoteuset,hLeoncedou;tn Feefb.
Eilsd.
or
her Majesty's Government are desirous that the Corpora-
tion of Trinity-house should adopt, in reference te tit!
future management of their revenues derived from ugh
house and beaconage and buoyage dues, and ballotage
rates.
It has been explained to the Court that the objects
desired by her Majesty's Government are :
First—To establish a control by Goverment authorities,
directly responsible to Parliament, over the expenditure
and application of these revenues.
Second—To institute a periodical audit of the accounts
connected with the receipt and expenditure of the said
revenues ; and
Third—To suspend the granting of new pensions Or
charities, which have been hitherto dispensed by the wr
poration from these revenues in virtue of, and in com-
pliance w they
hold the several charters and patents which t
hold from the Crown; and of acts passed by the Parlianle-
of the united kingdom.
The Court of Elder Brethren have duly considered bow
these objects can be efficiently and satisfactorily accom-
plished, without any regard whatever to personal feel,
Actuated solely by a desire to perform faithful our ell
lie duties, and to forward the several objects for viral,e
the corporation was originally instituted, as recited in
charter of confirmation granted by King James 11., vlio"f
" The good government and increase of the navigation
this kingdom," and the relief of the poor " mariners,
widows, and orphans," and courting investigation by r;
petent authority as to the manner in which these dutl.
are performed, the Elder Brethren will not offer any:
jection to the first and second objects of her Majesty's.„t7be
vernment, trusting that the contemplated control Inn t,
exercised in such a spirit as will enable them to carry hi"'
with unimpaired efficiency, the public duties with vvi":4•
the Trinity-house has, during so many years, been ee
trusted.,
The Elder Brethren propose, therefore that the core;
tion shall open an account at the Bank of England, b.
which shall be carried all payments received from the Ptl
lie for light dues, beaconage, buoyage, and ballast-50'010
That estimates shall be prepared from time to time ° the
amounts required to be drawn from this account for r
maintenance or erection of lighthouses light vessels, be
cons, and buoys, the ballast department, the cost of Collec
tion, the house establishment, &c. for
That such estimates shall be _periodically submitted
the sanction of the Queen in Council or the Board of Irl,„„ e.
That all increase of official establishments or expenditure
in connexion with thelighthouse, light vessel, or beaconar;
or buoyage, or ballastage services shall be subrculttecl
similar sanction before being. carried into effect. by
That accounts, in such form as shall be prescrihol'ont
her Majesty's Government, shall be laid before Farliatuo
annually ; and that such accounts
through the Board of Trade for audit to her Maise"'
Commissioners for auditing the public accounts. In
With regard to the important question of the corP°,
tion's charities, which have been hitherto maintained rs
accordance with, and in obedience to, the several 'charted
from the Crownj acts of Parliament, and patents gts'i,„,e
to the corporation, the Elder Brethren have as of
unable to come to a decision concurring with the vie" role
her Majesty's Government. They desire time to eaS
them to lay before her Majesty's Government the ofl
strong grounds upon which the legal and moral elm'' h.-on
destitute, aged, or disabled seamen rest for some relie",e,
the revenues arising from light dues, beaconage, buorthe
and ballastage, and respectfully to show that both by Ith
act' 3d George IV. c. 111, and that of the 6th and ,0
William IV. c. 79, the power thereby given to the co
ration of reducing rates, with the sanction or on the
sition of the Sovereign in Council, is limited, so that sand
reductions shall be consistent with the charitable t!on
other uses, purposes, and intents for which the corpora
ha been established and maintained." • 49'6
We desire also to bring under the notice of her Mai,e,,
Government that Parliament has within a comparsSeea-
short period recognised the claims of wealthy and ini'-necl
tial individuals holding revenues from lighthouses, (14
which claims were founded upon precisely the same gr°Ves
as those which apply to the poor and helpless class ,_w_ner
interests are now in jeopardy; and under such e"'cor
stances we do not despair of convincing her Majesty''cioot
vernment of the justice and policy of maintaining sit;
of
the present limited extent of the corporation's eharilaet
of substituting for them a more extensive and eemPretieeic
sive scheme, such as shall do honour to the great nlarld tel
and commercial character of the United Kingdom, an er
in accordance with the recommendation of the Select C° on
mittee, of the House of Commons on Lighthouses, se's,
1845, as recorded in their report in the following W",.,
namely— 60-
" That a compensation measure be brought forwaru_ii-, des•
vernment to form a fund for the relief and support of 'wbstat
titute and aged masters, mates, and seamen of the reerete to
service, their widows and children, upon a scale adetluawitll
their wants ; and that your committee have to stole, or
much satisfaction, that the shipowners examined by the.c_,vg
mittee, while objecting to any part of the light dues oeiri,
distributed in charity, declared themselves willing to Cfu 0 all
bute to any such charitable fund as would hold out ," 6,eBritish merchant seamen liberal inducement to remain iniief
service of their country, by entitling them to receive Tv rt
from that fund under sickness and accident, and also OPP°
in old age for themselves and families." • the
The Court of Elder Brethren feel that they stand hts
position of trustees in behalf of and guardians of the nt
of these poor men, their widows and orphans, to the sate4.he
at least of their claims on the revenues received by ,
corporation under their several charters, acts of Par
and patents, and that it is their duty not to abal"-Th4
their cause, but to use every proper and legitimate Ine's,„--)i
to bring it unfda
ce rt s the
Government.no tigcu
rae and favourable consideration
of her,
ter Majesty'sth
arguments which it may het.oulf.
sary for the corporation to bring under the consider* ir
her Majesty's Government, they should adhereh to
the
f
opinion in respect of these charities, it will be the and ul?
Trinity-house to submit to such high
the Trill.
the meantime, until this important question
mediation to
tided, the Court will abstain from making any
the present list of pensioners. re act
Trusting that the several • •
propositions horeillbef°and of
forth for ultimately attaining the objects of yourself so.,
her Majesty's Government will be satisfactory, mien.
authority ; de.
(Signed) ALBERT, Master of the CorP°Ta

Sir,—The letter which your
of the Trinity-house, has done me the honour to acli—
me I have laid before her Majesty's Government. their
It is very satisfactory to the Government, and, iligno of
opinion, highly honourable to the ancient corpora "'" oo
the Trinity-house, that the Elder Brethren have olle""-oso
Board of
m 'lti•adnees,s,FaesbLi. low.ar•to
perfect a willingness to adopt the views which their of to
of public duty has led her Majesty's Governmell
suggest. and
The principles which regulate the receipt, contr°loo
expenditure of moneys compulsorily levied upon the
,forth
for the general purposes of the community, will hence for
fot
be applied to the stuns payable to the Trinity-11°,7;0h
lights, buoys, beacons, ballastage—in short, to st.Lntil°
without exception, levied upon and paid by the Mil"—
riot marine.
The gross receipts will be carried to a separate,. seco
b°
at the Bank of England, from which no payment her
made except by the authority of a department c'par
Majesty's Government responsible to the Houses of
liament.
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The accounts will be regularly forwarded to the -tor
of Trade, and thence, after examination, will be
witted to the Commissioners of Audit.
be
A full statement of the accounts of the past year vrill
regularly laid before Parliament.
The provision of the statute 6th and 7th William the
chap. 79, for reducing the dues upon the requisition (foot
Sovereign in Council, will at all times be carried int°,oent,
so soon as, in the opinion of her Majesty's Gevernte nep
the state of the fund will admit, without any regard
,Vie oeve.
consideration whatever, except the efficiency of
ral services for which those dues are levied. per;
It appears to her Majesty's Government that t",,° P0(.1
cantile marine is justly entitled to these advantaro'ocure
that the scheme proposed by the Trinity-house will
them.
The Government will not fail to give a full and 117abolf°
tial consideration to the grounds which the Trinitlogoe.
proposes to lay before them for continuing the Pelot
and charities ; but while it would be manifestly nlavan:
the highest degree to deprive any individual of an
tage legally coferred upon him under the systeThat th;t•
has hitherto prevailed, they are glad to observe ievis'
Trinity-house have consented to acquiesce in their coe'
they shall adhere to their opinion, and that, in the r
illoieg
while, the Trinity-house undertake to abstain from`
any addition to the list. I have, Ste,
(Signed) EDWARD CARD vv

THE WOOLLEN TRADE. •

(From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) it fall,.
FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MARCH
average amount of business has been done in this 00'
during the past week, prices being firm at late
tions.
re ,i 5„;
LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, MARCH
steady demand for wool at firm prices. Import-51-10
the past week East India, 196 Lieb°,Li;ei,
Egyptian, 172 Buenos Ayres, 246 Mogadore, 900 -1-'-
1,300 Peruvian, 2,600 Alpaca. in tl3e,
LEEDS.—We have no material change to repo" 0.00
state of the woollen cloth market this week ; 01ts 1
active business continues to be done. The niart;re
Saturday and Tuesday, in both the Cloth-halls, "„d for
a full average character. There was a good deni'res /0
wool-dyed blacks in low qualities ; also, for iniltil„intiO*
various colours, both in prunells and ordinal. "father
Goods 'of the middling and better qualities were ant
dull of sale. Stocks continue very low ; prie7 wee
There have been several buyers in the town th'sd ore
from London and the provinces, which has cane,°lrnble
activity in the home trade ; this, with enlist'," niog
briskness that still continues in the colonial sn'.l)l; the
business, makes a good trade generally prevalent
warehouses at present. affair
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—There was a V 0-00;
•
attendance of buyers in the market to-day, and tecl
thing like an average amount of business transaceo
previous prices. The wool market continues sYndec°
and any little extra demand has the tendency t°, „
the seller to ask a small advance for the raw'
BRADFORD.—The transactions in all kinds of fO.
wools are not large. The prices sought and bed. the
totally preclude the spinners from buying, 30 ee
doing
gcmg their stocks.—Yarns: There is
staplers act on the defensive seeing no cl3wl nor°
in the 113 .00
Large orders for seven-quarter goods being ipti
fac in yarns, for both Lancashire and here in eP:no-
turers hands, give a better feeling, as the consa,
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will be augmented in consequence.
HALIFAX.—The principal feature to be noticed iwilhich
day's market is the movement in long wool, at higher
there is a considerably improved demand,
Prices. Or°
„ia
LEICESTER.—The confidence felt by tea
that the present advanced rates both of vielififol•
cotton will be maintained, keeps employment
decidely

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THE FATAL RAILWAY ENGINE EXPLOSIO,.. T
--,.
ourned inquest on the unfortunate men killed 31'
sight, near Manchester, by the bursting of a, r3sortil
logomotiieJengiire. belonging-tcr the London and
rsator
Western Company, which was resumed on 11112,L
AftellicooN wan again adjourned till WedneadV
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