The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-04 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE DOCK COMil;leii

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The following members of the comtnittee were
the weekly meeting held yesterday :—,Messrs. Le 16.
Berm, Thomas Holt, Evans, Barclay, Holmes, Mellor, Bul-
ley, Moon, Martin, Chapman, Horsfall, George Holt, and
Smith.
The proceedings of the last meeting were read over and
confirmed; and the accounts for the week were passed, with
the exception of a portion of the expenses incurred in launch-
ing the Albert new light-ship last Saturday. t` ---- -
that sixty-five boys had been treated on the oct
builders we suppose. The committee having gi
rity for this expense to be incurred, it was disal
A letter was read from the Secretary to the '1 nutty Boort
stating that a buoy had been placed near the Coll Rock, o
the Skerries, and the proper notices given.
The MARINE SIIIIVEYOR presented a report of the dred
ing operations to the Victoria channel. This report
that the harrowing process had been carried on for I
month, which admitted of 21 working • days. A th
traverses bad been made in the channel ; and on con
the soundings now made with those of last year, he wa.., —O-
- that the depth of water was as good, if not better, than
at the same period of last year, with every prospect of i
continuing so. The Marine Surveyor further suggested tl
propriety of continuing the harrowing till the end of Septen
ber, as the tides would admit of 17 working days. The e:
pense incurred was stated to be—for hire of steamer £42,
for cordage, &c., £l4 145., for refreshments £6 Is. ; tt

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After a short discussion and some verbal explanations fron
the Marine Surveyor, a resolution was adopted, authorisin
the dredging process to be continued till the end of Septem
ber, and a copy of the report to be forwarded to the Tosvn
council.

A report from the Marine Surveyor was laid on the table
stating that the Formby light-ship and the North Star light
ship were in good order. This report also stated, that on th
27th ult. the Magazine life-boat proceeded to the assistanc,

of a ship a-ground on one of the banks, and after remai

with her all night brought her safe into Salthouse (loci,

The MARINE SURVEYOR further reported, that on the
morning of the Ist instant, the smack Newcastle, of Glasgow,
ran foul of the north-west light-ship, and carried away some
of her tackle. The weather was fine ; the Leasowe and
Formby lights were visible, and the accident was caused by
gross negligence on the part of the crew of the sloop. Mea-
sures were in progress for repairing the damage to the light-
ship which would render it unnecessary to bring her into.
dock. The sloop had since gone to Runcorn. A resolution
was passed authorizing the usual proceedings to be taken
against the owners of the Newcastle, for recovering the
amount of the damage, and also for reenvery of the penalty
for the offence imposed by the act of parliament.
Messrs. Moore and Co., consignees of the American ship
Josephine Teresa, applied for the dock dues on that vessel,
amounting to £9. Os. 4d. to be remitted. It appeared that
the vessel had been ordered to sail for Liverpool, but before
she arrived here the consignees received directions for her to
proceed to Havre immediately ; but.she was in the basin of
Prince's Dock before" the' were airate if her being in port.
Compliance with the application was declined on the ground
that the committee had no authority under therciict of parlia-
ment.

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A letter was read from the clerk of the boar of guardians
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for the Cardigan Union, stating they had relieved the father
of one of the dock gatemen with 41. 13s. 3d., and that he
was. now receiving from them 6s. a week. The dock gateman
refused to pay any portion of this demand, on the ground
that he had a large family ; and the present application to
the committee was for them to induce the man to consent,
otherwise the guardians would be compelled to attach his
wages under the 59th section of the poor-law amendment act.
After sonic conversation, the secretary was desired to say in
reply that the committee declined to interfere.
Some discussion took place relative to a complaint from
some part of the tobacco trade, that they were put to incon-
venience by goods being crowded upon the quay in front of
the Queen's warehouses. Eventually, a resolution was

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ercise their authority to prevent any inconvenience, and to
give every accommodation to the tobacco trade.

A letter was read from Mr. Gage, whose plans for the ex-
"tension of the dock accommodation of the port we noticed in
our last, presenting a rationale of his views, and index to the
-several plans he had submitted to the inspection of the com-
mittee. A resolution was agreed to, to the effect that Mr.
Gage's plans be Placed in the hands of the Surveyor and the
two Harbour Masters, for each of them to report thereon,
and on the presentation of their reports the whole subject tb
be considered.
The committee then separated.

SALE OF THE LATE MR, DOUGLAS'S PICTURES,
AT GYRN, FLINTSHIRE.

This important collection was brought to the hammer on
Wednesday and Thursday week, under the management of
our townsmen, Messrs. Winstanley and Sons. To the ho-
hour of the British school it may be stated, that a Landscape,
by Wilson, brought the largest sum, and was the general
favourite f the numerous company at the sale. The prices

which the principal pictures produced are as follow

An Italian Lake Scene, by Wilson . ' —275 •
-Christ at Emmaus, by Guercino 210
The Annunciation, by Murillo . 270
The Descent from the Cross, by the same 9O
A Lady and Child, by Rubens 155
St. Catherine, by Domenichino
Landscape, by Ruysdael
Ditto, by Wynants 62
Other choice productions of the Flemish and Dutch schools
fetched good prices.
The collection, as it hung in the gallery, v
mired, and its dispersion much regretted b
resident in the neighbourhood, to which it had lonf,
ornament

,s generally ad-
the gentlemen