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

nd that
c the

t allov the interests o

Fletely identified with those of the men-
d others who have an interest in the safe convey-
heir goods, the proposal is to establish boards to

merit r

the qualification of masters and mates, so that their ap-
ay not be left solely to the inclination of an
N. deputation has come from Glasgow charged

ENidun

th the r

holding conferences with the differen
h the shipping of the united kingdom

they eon

(finent of a legislative enac

er desi

was resolved that it woulc

This deputation

ners of Liverpool, at
desirable to establish

to qualification in navigation

:I by le

of cargo, and knowledge of r

In the event

t. The funds, it was resolved, should
for examining captains, and also by
ton on registering_new ships, or id. per

t r

reat desire of
3 scheme, that by

.-It is the
rd t

, any right

per ton, which

ppointing the proposed b

n to th

governm

cording to which the shipowner

xist, the

sed to be levied on a principle ac-
s should bear part of the
e examined, is calcidated ou a basis

,on the dut

40 are set down

kccording to

tonnag

e guinea for a coasting r

itish shipping according to Mr. Johnson, who
Glasgow deputation, gives as the number of
thins, and

Li require as many Ca
;ether 40,000 official

Allow-

ese to fall off annually, anti -of
number of examinations would be
ease, as given above, and allowing
- '

ied by old masters and mat

left, requiring

ma masters and mates

reign voyages, at two guineas, would

give £4200. Masters of coasters and mates of foreign
voyages, number 3000, and at the same rate, would give
£3150 ; 1500 mates of coasters at 10s. 6d. would give £787 ;
and the whole, with the addition of the rate on tonnage,
would amount to £11,262; while the expenses of the total
number of local boards are estimated to amount to no more
than £lO,OOO. The central board of examiners would be
xed in London and be appointed by the united committee
e general shipowners and Lloyd's. This proposal being
.
' ' ge, impossible to tell what will be
hat will in a great measure

in so early a sta

Chance of success, especially

1n defects in the

lts, would seem

ro71;;;illat the plan has been thoroughly consider;dasto4
its oractical working by the parties who urge its adoption.

lready generally known
lliers of Lancashire have struck for an advance of

tnands. 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
i.ct in the neighbourhood of Wigan. About 20

ho con-

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colliers attacked the house of a fellow-workman w
tinned to work at the (Ad 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 fella quantity oI ukuvu vvaa aucu, eV baa, aiv
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.