The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

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Mr. S. HOLM i begged leave to call the attention of Mr.
Robinson to the fact, that at least two or three years must
elapse before the Dock Committee would have incurred all the
debt which was stated in the estimate; and the chairman
having debited the committee with it all from this date in his
calculation, at the rate of 4 per cent., the interest of all that
money which was yet to be contracted for of course went now to

Locks, wh(

they were awar

there was a great want of dock accommodation, they should
bear in mind, although the chairman had laid no stress on the
fact, that the committee were entitled to credit for any increase
which took place in the revenues from these docks. And they
should also bear in mind, that almost all the docks in Liverpool
are new, or recently so ; and, therefore, the coat of repairing
them during the next ten years, will be less than during those
just past. This was an item on which the committee should
take credit. However, he thought that the reduction might
have been made on more suitable articles than those which had
beee selected. He would have been disposed to take less off
cotton, and to take some off earthenware and hardware. When
he remembered that a large portion of the inhabitants of
Staffordshire were living by the manufacture of the former
article, he would have done so in order to increase their means
of subsistence. He would, however,feel no hesitation in voting
in favour of the adoption of the report and the resolutions.

Mr. H. DANSON supported the adoption of the report.
Mr. PARKER congratulated the Chairman of the Dock Conl
mittee on the very large majority by which he would be Stl-
tained. He also congratulated him on the fact that a certain
gentleman, whose opinion was as grod as any in the Council
had, in his endeavours to find fault witlytheproject, been unablil
to make one single tangible objection to the whole scheme
And as to the opposition of the other member for St

ivr M. Anne's
Ward„ it was most effeminate. (Laughter.) And, continued
Mr. Parker, seeing all this Mr. Chairman allow me to give
you my most cordial and hearty support. (Hear, hear, hear.)
Mr. HORNBY explained that he was not then in opposition to'
the measure.

Mr. EARLE did not object to the report being adopted; but
his friend on his right (Mr. Parker) did not understand the
English language. (Laughter.)
Mr. GRIFFITHS was of opinion that the duties ought to be
taken off other articles instead of those selected for reduction-
Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE then rose to reply, and, in doing so,
proceeded at some length to confute the various arguments
which had been adduced against it. He said that an applica-
tion had been made to the Dock Committee to see if they could
accommodate four large steamers, which were being built at
New York, having 76 feet beam. That application was under the
consideration of the Committee, and also in what manner theY
could accommodate all the shipping which came to the port,
for it was the desire of the committee to give all the accommo-
dation which they could to the vessels trading here. There
was no place in England in which such steamers could be
accommodated ; and Liverpool was the only place in England
having dock gates so wide as 72 feet. Yet he hoped they would
be able to accommodate these vessels.

Mr. EARLE.—WiII the dock gates have to be taken down to
accommodate them ?
Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORS

.—Oh no

The MAYOR then rose, and put the motion for the adoption
of the address of the Dock Committee, of the 17th instant, and
the resolutions founded thereon, which, without a division, wos
carried unanimously, and the Council adjourned at a quartet
to one.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY (TAUNTON AND
CASTLE CARY BRANCH). •
The Committee met at the usual hour, and commenced the
business of the day by the examination of the Earl of Fortescue.
His lordship's evidence went to show that in his opinion the
Great Western Railway was entitled to the possession of the
western districts of the country, that the broad gauge was pre-
ferable to the narrow, and that it would be unwise to admit
the narrow ~auge into the broad gauge district, as it would
cause great inconvenience from the various breaks of gauge
which would result therefrom.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—YESTERDAY
The weather continues cold, wet, and_ stormy, cr

creased fears for the growing 'crop 'of Wheat, but spring corn
has much improved. We hear, however, more general reports
of rot in potatoes in England and Scotland.
At this day's market we had only a short supply of English
Wheat, which sold about 2s. per quarter over the currency 0'
Monday last. In foreign there was a good steady consumptive
demand, at better prices than were obtainable last week. Floor
is depressed, and some quantity of inferior quality from Aire'
rica is pressing at low rates.
.

-The trade in Indian Corn is paralysed for the present, owing
to the heavy supplies at Cork and Falmouth.
In addition to the reported arrival of Oats, some quantity of
foreign got up this morning, including two or three from RIP'
Although factors freely offered to take Is. to 2s. less money,
very little business resulted.
Egyptian Beans 2s. lower. Other grain very dull, and the
turn in favour of buyers.