The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

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he consent of Baron Goldsriiid,

Ir. Bailey, and Mr

Mr. LAIRD

Without

,nsulting them. There is a

t difference in the two-words

The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to explain that it was
relative to some financial transactions, totally without re-
ference to the new bills, that they were in communication
with the bondholders.
After a few words from Mr. Thomson, the matter
dropped.
THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH.

WALES BANK.
Mr. WM. LAIRD. said that before the minutes of the
Dock Committee were confirmed, it was his wish to make

a few remarks on some of the points raised in them. Be-
fore doing so, he might premise that he thought the pro-
per course, before going into the discussion of the personal

dispose of all the other business of the day. He congra-
tulated the committee on the fact of their having consult-
ed with the bondholders during the past week. He thought
in doing so they had adopted a very proper course, and—
although he would not ask their reasons for doing so—

aken a step in the rig

He was certainly sur-

thought there was no disposition on their parts to do so.
In proposing the resolution which he then did, his object
was that the deputation should consult the bondholders
before giving any pledge to the crown ; but he did not de-
sire them to ask their consent. They had heard, from the

the North and South Wales Bank as security fo-r thc.
small advance of £3,000. He should like to know if any
other party had been applied to for an advance on thor
bonds other than the North and South Wales Bank .
he should also like to know if the £55,000 township im-
provement bonds, endorsed by the dock commissioners,
and £3,000 of dock commissioners' bonds, was worth no
more in the market than £3,000. There was another of

'—and

Mallaby, who

puttee appomucu
Mr. Potter he had no objection, but to Mr.
was solicitor to the bank, he had every objection.
Mr. L.) did not think it judicious that he should be on
that committee, for he did not think that he could con-
sistently act well for both parties. Without any to
that gentleman he would put it to the consideration of the
committee if it would not be better that some other gen-
tleman V-- ' his 0- and,

from the board was appointed in stead
lindeed, he hoped the chairman himself would view it in
the same light which he did and resign. (A pause, during
, •

WHIM mere was no reply from the chairman.) He would
not then go into the question of title, but proceed at once
to frame a motion, to the effect that those two points
which he now noticed in the minutes be referred back to
the committee. After some Mr.
conversation Laird then

ns motion

THE PROCEEDINGS OP THE LONDON DEPUTATION.
Mr. BRYANS detailed the nature of the deputation's
proceedings in London, and stated that the objects for
which they had gone up had altogether failed. This he
attributed in a great measure to the resolution of the board
on the previous day of meeting. That resolution, in his

man, with respect to the imputations of Arr. Laird, and
are of opinion that they are wholly and altogether untrue."
This motion having been seconded, was put and carried

nem. eon

Mr. LAIRD then moved, as being nesessary to the ex-.
planation, that the reporters should get a copy of Mr..
Potter's letter.—Refused.

Mr. THOMSON regretted that Mr. Mallaby did not pull
more cordially with his coadjutors in London.

The CHAIRMAN-
in which you. put it

Ignise no coadjutors in the light

aard then adjourned

rt;CULATORS IN

ALLEGED FRAUDS BY SP
CORN

;en erally we

-informed contemporary, tl

chester Courier, on Saturday last, contains a paragraph
'e must set him right, inasmuch

with respect to which

as it is levelled against parties quite as honourable in
their transactions as any Manchester manufacturer, and,

:er, evinces an ignorance of custom-house details,

able in any party 1

g in " the

port " of M

achester, which, we presume, has a custom-

Our statement on Wednesday, under this he
-

U 1 C 4'llll, UCCUUSe an insurance
was opened for the exportation of a certain amount of bullion,
that therefore that amount would be shipped, seems-, from re-
marks which have reached us, to have rather surprised some
people. Such, however, is the fact ; and if people would but
take the trouble to inform themselves a little, on what is pass-
ing around them, they would know it to be so. It will be seen
from the leading columns of the Courier, that similar tricks.
it is sv-- , are played off in the corn trade. A certain
n, being entered at the custom-house for ex-
certain vessel, on a certain day, and which
entry"'is duly punlished in the brokers' circulars ; but a day
•••

suspected
amount of gra
portation, by a (

Iry is with

motives, in these eases, are' trap

ke money dear, and reduce
latter to raise the price, of
. .

lators will resort, noite but the initiaialia7a.ny7leicaua

"the first portion of the paragraph, plainly inferring that
the accounts of the amount of bullion exported are taken
•

trom the insurance-offices, is quite wide of the mark.
Men are not obliged to insure gold; and it is very proba-
ble that a great quantity is exported which is never in-
sured at all, inasmuch as it is only liable to the danger
of total wreck. Besides, the amount in each vessel is
received by the customs authorities -from the agents of
the vessels themselves—not from speculators. There is
no necessity for a regular entry, gold not being a comalo-
dity whose export is under their cognizance. There is
nothing to prevent any individual from sending as much
as he likes in a parcel, provided he chooses to run the

risk of its being lost
The latter part of the paragraph, alleging that the pub-
lic are uninformed whenever a Quantity of -

,uwmuuay, is Prst entered and then withdrawn, is
not the fact. Our contemporary will find, on examining
the " Bill of Entry," published at the Liverpool Custom-
house and at other ports, that the quantities " short
shipped " are invariably given ; and brokers, in their cir-
culars, as invariably deduct these from the gross amount. „sr

'hese short