The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-16 00:00:00

MERCHANT SERVICE.
APPOINTMENT OF MASTERS AND MATE

(From the Ti
!cted with tht

The persons cony
.m generally to be making

ping of the outports

movement towards t

tion of competent persons as in
t present the
d. conside

,pointment rests with the
the great risk to which

pow ner

cl by the employment of inn-

es not allow the interests of the
.dentified with those of the mer-

hipowner to be completel
:hints and others who hi

rest in the safe convey-

.. goods, the proposal is to establish boards to
st the qualification of masters an mates, so that their
ap-
inclination of an

ance of the

not be left solely to t

individual

)11 has (

e from Glasgow c

with the t

ith the different

[on of ho.

bodies connected with

)ping of the united

ith a view to the establishment

L legislative enactmen
.ble. This deputatia

iipowners of Liverpool, at
it would be desirable to establish
n of masters and mates in the
irds to be established in London,
astle. Dublin, and Glasgow (or

Ice with th
ed

to qualification in navigation,

of cargo, and knowledge Of princi-
xarnination in the event
s resolved, should

with a -power of re-,
eing lost. The fund

bes for examining captain

3d. per ton on registering
on all British shipping. It is t
who are brinzinz forward this scheme

lesire of
that by

the lezislative enactment appointing the proposed board
no patronage should be given to the government, nor, in
deed, any right of interfering with the boards ; but that thei

with local bodie

ils of t

uch associations exist, the
duty of 3d

Ipowner

,vied on

cording to which the shipowners should bear part of the
expenses, as well as the examined, is calculated ou a basis
according to which the merchant ships in 1840 are set down
at 1,700, and their tonnage at 250,000 supposing an increase
According to thi•
I. on the tonna-

'oral preceding years

au I calculation t

would yield
fees, which would be two

the examination

uineas for a captain. and one guinea for a coasting master
r a mate, and 10s. 6d. for the mate of a coaster. The
ccount of British shipping according to Mr. Johnson, who

ow deputal

yes as the num

Jels 16,000, which would require as many captains, and
gout 24,000 mates, altogether 40,000 officials. Allow-
mg
.10 per cent. of these to fall off annually, and of
course to be renewed, the number of examinations would be
4000. Taking iu the increase, as given above, and allowing
) the vessels to be 1700 in number, and moreover, supposing
is that 700 would be supplied by old masters and mates, 1000
re- vessels would be left, requiring 2500 masters and mate
try, Now 2000 captains of 'fleas

—gn voyages, at two,guu. , would
.s of coasters and mates of foreign
)O, and at the same rate, would give

£3150 ; 1500 mates of coast

at 10s. Gd. would giv

wnole, with the addition of the rate on tonnage,
)ount to £11,262; while the expenses of the total
of local boards are estimated to amount to no more.
[0,900. The central board of examiners would be
London, and be appointed by the united committee
moral shipowners and Lloyd's. This proposal being
is yet in so early a stage, it is impossible to tell what will be
.ts chance of success, especially as that will in a great measure
depend on a proof that serious evils arise from defects in the
present system. The calculations, at all events, would seem
to show that the plan has been thoroughly considered as to
its practical working by the parties who urge its adoption.

ATTEMPTED MURDER.—It is already generally known
that the colliers of Lancashire have struck for an advance of
wages, and that the coal proprietors have resisted their de-
mands. In consequence of the general want which is now
beginning to be felt, a spirit of insubordination has begun to
manifest itself amongst the workmen, and the works of the
masters are obliged to be guarded, especially during the
night, against the colliers, who assemble in parties of about
20, and patrol the country. Several outrages have already
been committed. The most recent occurred on Tuesday
in the neighbourhood of Wigan. About 20
_...rs attacked the house of a fellow-workman who con-
tinued to work at the old rate of wages. They fired a gun,
loaded with slugs, through the window, happily without
effect, and then broke all the windows with stones. The
father of the collier then took his gun and opened his door,
and fired amongst the besiegers. One of them was observed
to fall, and was borne away by his companions. On the
spot where he fell a quantity of blood was seen,
_so that no
doubt remains of his having been severely wounded, and this
circumstance may lead to his apprehension. The collier
attacked is in the employ of R. B. H. Blundell, Esq., of
Pemberton.

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