The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDAR'D.

Mr. HENDERSON dissented from the plan of going on
with the building of warehouses at present. He did not
object at all to any possible extent of warehouses, provided
they were built by individuals or companies, and in a si-
tuation not to incommode the working of the docks; but,
as a matter of prudence, this was an extremely ineligible
time for going on with them. The debt of the Dock
Trustees was now £3,000,000, ; they wanted about
£1,500,000 additional to complete the works which are
now in. progress ; and when he looked at their financial
affairs and the present state of the country, he really
thought that it behoved them to be circumspect. They
must recollect that warehouses would be provided to any
extent,,and in any situation, by individuals. They must
also recollect that warehouses were detrimental to a large
portion of the property belonging to the Corporation ;
and, as an individual, he considered that, by building
warehouses,. they would be doing an act extremely inju-
rious to the property of a very large number of persons in
the town. For all these reasons he dissented from the
trust going on with more warehouses at present; and he
wished to add, that it was not at all clear to him, after hav-
ing watched the operations at the Albert Dock, that ware-
houses would pay the trust.
Mr. MANN said that the future plans were well worthy
of consideration. He admitted that the Albert Dock
warehouses had been very successful indeed, but what in-
come they would yield, had yet to be ascertained. The
accounts for the last year had not been distributed, and
many were anxious to know what the total expenditure
had been.

The CHAIRMAN said the accounts ought to be out, and
that he was unacquainted with the cause of the delay.
Mr. MANN was of opinion that there were too many-
warehouses round the Albert Dock, and that, in conse-
quence of a great portion of the goods being warehoused,
as it were, upon the quays, much inconvenience was ex-
perienced there. He reminded the Board that ware-
houses could not be worked without an expensive staff,
and they ought to remember this if they decided on build-
ing them at the Prince's Dock.

lir. TOBIN said the time to go on with the building of
warehouses would be after the completion of the Wapping
Dock. They could build nothing to the westward of the
Prince's without stopping the working of that dock. He
asked whether there was sufficient depth on the east side
of it to build warehouses ?

Mr. HARTLEY said it was 100 feet in depth at one end
and 90 at the other.

The CHAIRMAN observed that 90 feet would render,the
warehouses very narrow.
Mr. AIKIN said he would not confine Mr. Hartley to
any plan. If errors had been committed, it was fortunate
that they had been discovered, and now improvements
could be suggested for making the future warehouses as
useful and valuable as possible. But they were going to
fetter the Committee most fearfully if they limited the
sum to £200,000.
Mr. RANKIN said it was quite clear that £200,000 would
not erect warehouses round the Prince's Dock.
Mr. AIKIN asked what the erection of the Albert Dock
warehouses had cost ?
Mr. HARTLEY replied £318,000. . . .

The CHAIRMAN said he ought to have stated that no-
tice of this discussion had been given publicly last week,
in order to get some expression of public opinion upon the
matter, but there had been no expression of public opinion
whatever.

Mr. TOBIN.—The public have a great number of things
to think about just now. (Alaugh.)
. .

Mr. HENDERSON said lie had been told that one-third
of the general warehouses in Liverpool were at present
em pty.
Mr. ROYDEN was in favour of obtaining £300,000 in-
stead of £200,000.
Mr. SHAND moved that the Parliamentary Sub-com-
mittee be instructed to obtain a general power to build
warehouses, and to borrow a sum of £200,000 for this
purpose.
Mr. CHILTON seconded the motion.
Mr. AIKIN moved as an amendment, that the Parlia-
mentary Committee be instructed to borrow £500,000, and
that Mr. Hartley be instructed to prepare plans for ware-
houses round the Prince's Dock, and other eligible situa-
tions. He would not name the situations, because he did
not wish to limit Mr. Hartley.
Mr. HENDERSON asked whether, if they built ware-
houses at the Prince's Dock, it would be necessary to shut
the dock up ?
Mr. HARTLEY said not. Two-thirds of it could be
worked.
Mr. AIKIN here altered the sum stated in his amend-
ment to £400,000.
Mr. LOCKETT seconded the amendment. _ _

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The question was put, and there appeared—for the
amendment, 7 ; against it. 9. For it :—Messrs. Rankin,
Lockett, Kendall, Middleton, Gladstone, Royden, and
Aikin. Against it :—Messrs. Sandars, Tobin, Sandbach,
Henderson, Shand, Chilton, Mann, Houghton, and the
Chairman. _ _ _

Mr. SANDBACH, seconded by Mr. KENDALL, moved
that £300,000 be substituted for £200,000 ; and this mo-
tion was carried by a majority of nine to seven.
The original motion, with the substitution of £300,000,
was then declared to be carried.

said was gin, and persuaded her to drink. She drank
about half a glass, and shortly after sat down on the floor
beside the fire, and became insensible. On coming to
herself, she found she was lying on the floor, and that it
was then about nine o'clock on Saturday morning. She
then looked about the house, and found that the stranger
was gone, that several articles of clothing were missing,
and that 2ls. in silver, 71d. in copper, and five pawn-
tickets, had been taken out of her pocket. The prisoner
was apprehended the same afternoon, and most of the
property found in her possession, She was- committed
for trial.