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London, England, 1824-01-26 00:00:00

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IHE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND`
CORRESPONDI. CE
RELATIVE TO THE DISPUTES BETIVEEN TIIE MERCITANTS
('F LONDON, AND THE LONDON DOCK COMPANY.

It is well known to the Mercantile inhabitants of the
Metropolis, that A misunderstanding has, for some time,
existed betty een the Merchants of London and the Di-
rector t f the London Dick Company, but the particu-
lars rf the dispute, important to the commercial in-
terests of this great City, had not transpired. We
On:refine feel much pleasure in being enabled to com-
municate to the 'Wilk the official documents and the
coirespoe.diince which had passed between the Mer-
chinits and the London Diick Company on this im-
;:nrtant suhject, which involves in it not on!y the in-
terests of several of the great branches of our trade,
but the prosperity of an incor,;'orated body, the
Lon,fon Dock COTIVA 11 V WhO)C stock amounts to be-
tween four and Fve steiling. As intro-
dirctory to the fiiilowing documents, it may be ne-
cessary to premi e, that the dipole commenced with
the Direcors cif the London Dock, baying refusecL
to deliver prods to the orders of the Merchants to
wimrit they given Transfer Note-, in consequence
of which several cargoes have been delivered at the
Warehouse, ‘iitect, without passing through the inter-
nr.'diate 111 il,tll"C of plating them in the London Docks.
I:AtTIC Corrtr-norsr, Nov. 11, 18.:5.
At a MCVTINC: of lirr-cuANis and other Persons interested, held
at the Coffee-holt w, to consider what steps should he taken
in consequence of the Dint:emus of the forsnost DocK COMPANY
haring ranwd to comply with their own Certificates of Tranyer,
JixNJAMI fIA Fe.q. in the Chair.
1.4.-otsEn UNANistorst.v, _

.Ist. That the usage of making 'Transfers of Goods at the London
Docks .by the London Doc' Company, from the sellers to the
buyers. loss hitherto been productive of great facility in mercantile
operatiotts.
d. the sums paid to the London Dock Company upon
such 'Transfers, are ample compensations fur the trouble incident
the:eto.

;Ai. That the Transfer :Votes issued by the London Dock Com-
peng, (repress's. :,eknowledge the Transfers to have been made, and
conteit: a posit engagement " that thc Cods he deli! ered to the
Parries dented in tine Transfer .Notes, and to their Order oNLY."
4th. The: according to the usage of Merchants, Transfers made
by the Louden Dock Company of Goods in the London Docks
have always been deemt d, end considered, and acted upon, as ac-
tual Tiansfers of sucli
6th. That tae Transfer Notes issued by the London Dock Com-
pany, are in conformity with this nsige, and that such Transfer
Notes hiee always been de..med so correct and official that the fullest
credit has been Liven to them by :\ lett:hams, either by their paying
for. the Goods rartieulatized in the Transfer Notes, or by their
makir advances upon the Goods transferred.
tth. Tratuin the cases which have given rise to this Meeting, the
Parties to whom tits London Dock Contrary have refused to deli-
ver Goods, have actually paid the purchase monies for such Goods,
'Ton the faith and credit of the Transfer Notes issued by the Lon.
don Dock Company.
fo.it tilt JA011,10” Cmrpany well hmw the credit and
reliance given to and placed upon their Transfer Notes.
Bth. That the refusal of the Loudon Dock Company to act upon
their own Transfer Notes, in fulfilment of their own positive en-
gag,munit, is a breach of good faith, and if persevered in, will not
only he utterly subversive of all con ffienre in the London Duck
Cssrarialy, and of the usage wi.ich has hitherto prevailed, but will
tails) to establi.li a sy.!em ikhly injurirat to the interests of Crun-
nrrce,and rroduc ive of the niteta 'drams consequences to individuals.
9th. Trait if the London Dock Company have omitted to do
any act which they ought to have done, or have acted irregularly in
making Transfers, and if any loss has been sustained by individuals
in consequence of any emission or act of the London Dock Com-
;sany, that los., ought to fall on, and be made good by, the London
Dock Company, who were p.:id a compensation fur making the
Transfers.

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1C:11. 'Tat the London Dock Cornr.ny are the Agents of the
Tallies to wkom they have issued Transfer N4.teo, and with whom
they have ee:ered into express engagements to deliver toe Good;
inchided in the Transfer Note, 'and that their refusal to deliver
.such Good, in conformity with their acknowledgment,;.md in fulfil-
ment of tie it engagements to their Principals, is a dereliction of
their duty as unit Agents.
Th.:t a ihmitation, consisting of Mr. Tooke, Mr. Thomas
Wilson, Mr. Edward P.4,ons, Mr. Andr.:w Thompson, Mr. Tay-
lor, Mr. li. Mr. Ales. M..rdonald, do wait upon the
London Dock Company with a copy it the preceding Resolutions.
12. That the exams is ot th I ~a,tion Durk (7omparty having been
followed by the Pro:fritters uf Watson's Wuatf, a c • py of the pre-
c, ding Resolutions he sent to Al eSsr Watson and Metc7.lle.
13. That in (-nit the I.endqn Dick Company and Mes,r:. Wat-
son and Metcal:t: rein e to deliver Goods, for which they have is-
sued Transfer Note c,a Commitzer, cot.•istior of the before named
fitptlemen, be, lierehy al•r!iittted, to cou•ider what further
step. should be taken to remedy the grievance, ...hit to take such
seers a •cordingly.
14th. That a copy of these 11e• oloriors be printed and circulated.
(Mooed) 1; i..NJ A MI N HAWES, Chairman.

The above Itesolutions were ioliowed up by several
Meetings between the Directors nal ',Le Deputation—
as no alteration was aiaTted, the knowing Declaration
has been signe,f, and coo;inue, t..) be signed, by houses
•.f fte fist re,pectability. \\e give no opinion on this
important solject, but shall be obliged by any informa-
tion or communication on the subject.

GOODS IN TIIE LONDON DOCKS, AND TIM LONDON

The London Dock Company having refused to fullii
their own specific entz.o;ernent contained iu the T:aus-
fer No:es issued by them in relation to Goods landed at
the London Docks, the undersigned feel it inctintbent
on them thus pub:icly to dtaw the atteu:ion
of Jler-
chants, hankers, and others, to the risks and inconve-
niences to which they ai e exp,sed, it the line of con-
duct recentiy adopted by the London Duck Company
be persisted in.
Ilithet to the fullest reliance Las been plactd on the
Transfer Notes which have been issued by 11:e Landon
Dock Company. for goods watehoused and transferred
in the London Docks, because the Company not only
expressly acknowledge the goods to be uposfe, red, but
state that the todds will be deliveied to the party to
%%how the transfer is made, and to Ins in der only, as
%kid appear by the follots tug form of the London Duck
Company's Transfer Notes.
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" :bonier ff Goods lAposited at the London Docks.
"I%lr. . .
I. count,— ..........• you paying Charges from the
hy virtue of an Order of llr dated
" which said Goods, as per Narks and Numbers in the :1141-,;in,
hi!! Le delivered to you or your Order mar.
" For the London Dock Company,
" B.

" No Order in which there is any erasure will be received."

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It is hardly passible to conceive any form of en-
gagement mote strong or more precise than is conveyed
by these words. And it is lurther to be oht.etved, that
the Company have been in the habit of makiog a' dr,-
tinct chat ge for the Tiansfeis in their lh,oks, which
Tiansters ate the foundation on which the Notes here
aLuded to al e if.sued. .

But in vio!at,ou of engagments so precise, the Corn-
party leave lately accepted of orders to withlio!,! the deli-
ve: y of guuus to die pat ties named in the Transfer Nom.

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