The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

I ELECTION OF DOCK COMMITTEEMEN.

The election of twelve gentlemen to be members of the
" Committee for the Affairs of the Estate of the Trustees
of the Liverpool Docks," in addition to the twelve mem-
bers of the Town Council, took place on Wednesday, at
the office, Revenue-buildings. Thomas Littledale, Esq.,
the chairman, presided.

The following are the names of the candidates, specify
ing the interest which each represents :

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Shipowners' Association.---Robt. Rankin, Thos. Bold
Samuel Robert Graves, John Lockett.

American Chamber of Commerce.—Eyre Evans, Wm.
Barber, Joseph Malcomson.
East India Association.—Ralph Brocklebank.
West lndia Association.—Francis Shand, Wm. Nicol.
Brazilian Association.—Charles Saunders.
Corn Trade.—William Claxton.
Timber Trade.—James Smith, Hcnry Steele, Charles
Cha!oner.

Steamboat Interest.—Charles Wye Williams.
Mr. Edmund Molyneux, whose name appeared in a cir-

cular as chairman of a meeting, with a list of names of
gentlemen, purporting to be approved of by the Mercan-
tile Association, stated that such circular was issued
without his sanction, that he never attended any meeting
on the subject, and that he voted for the list approved by
the Shipowners' Association and American Chamber of
Commerce.

The 'umber of voters amounts to 1561, of which very
few remained unpolled, and the following is the result :
Ralph Brocklebank .. 631 Henry Steele
Robert. Rankin
Francis Shand
Thomas Bold 6lO Charles Chaloner .... 394
Joseph Malcomson
I
Eyre Evans 574 John Lockett
The preceding twelve gentlemen, having polled the
greatest number of votes, were declared duly elected.
The first four gentlemen following contested the election,
but the others were put forward without their knowledge,
and without the slightest attempt to carry the election:—
Charles Saunders .... 342 I William R. Sandbach .. 1
Charles Wye Williams 337 Henry C. Chapman.... 2
Samuel Robert Graves 303 I Robertson Gladstone .. 1
James Smith ...... .. 297 John Clint . .
Ralph Dawson
James J. Bibby 1
The election excited considerable interest, the
committee being called upon to carry into effect an act of
parliament which completely changes the constitution of
the estate.

The first meeting of the new committee took place on
Thursday, at Revenue-buildings. Present :—Messrs.
Littledale, C. Turner, Shand, Afolyneux, Robinson,
Evans, Gregson, Steele, Holden, Dover, Afelcolmson, J.
Ho!me., Lockett, Claxton, Bigham, Langsdale, Chaloner,
11,1 d, Rankin, and Hall.

Mr. Littkdale having been called to the chair, Mr.
MOLYNEUX moved that Mr. Charles Turner be appointed
chairman of the committee. The motion being seconded
by Mr. LANGSDALE, was carried unanimously, and Mr.
Turner took his seat accordingly.

The CHAIRMAN acknowledged the honour conferred
upon him.

On the motion of Mr. BOLD, seconded by Mr. DOVER,
Mr. Shand was appointed deputy-chairman.

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After some remarks by Mr. ROBINSON, repudiating the
report that in the election of members there had been a
contest between the north and the south end, the com-
mittee proceeded to the election of sub-committees.
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Mr. ROBINSON proposed that the sub-committee o
works should be increased from six to eight, as there hat
been a difficulty in procuring the attendance of members
It was, however, decided that six members only shook
he appointed, to consist of Messrs. Shand, Holme, Steele
Langsdale, Rankin, and Nicol.

The following gentlemen were appointed on the marine
sub-committee :—Messrs. Lockett, Robinson, Tobin
Brocklebank, and Littledale.

Mr. Dover declining to be re-elected on the warehouse
management committee, Messrs. Robinson, Eyre Evans,
Holden, Brocklebank, and Claxton, were elected.
Mr. BOLD moved that the harbour masters' sub-corn.
mittee, formerly consisting of five members, should be
increased to six. He named the three remaining old
members, himself and Messrs. Lockett and Gregson,—
with Mr. Holden on the part of the coal trade ; Mr.
Malcohnson, for the American trade; and Mr. Chaloner,
for the timber trade.

Mr. ROBINSON seconded t he motion , which was agreed to.
The following gentlemen were elected on the finance
sub-committee :—Messrs. Molyneux, Rankin, Hall, Big_
ham, Dover, and Chaloner.

Master Porters' sub-committee :—Messrs. Robinson,
teele. Hall, Dover, Barber, and Malcolrnson.
Parliamentary sub committee :—Messrs. Bold, Rankin,
,angsdale, Shand, and Littledale.

It was resolved that the chairman for the time being
should be, ex officio, chairman of all the sub-committees.

Mr. DOVER announced that the sub-committee ap-
pointed by the old board to inquire into the cost of the
Albert Dock Warehouses had nearly completed their
report, and he moved their re-appointment. Agreed to.
The resignation of Mr. T. P. Inglis, warehouse-
keeper at the Albert Dock, was accepted, and the sub-
committee empowered to recommend a successor.

A communication from the customs was referred to the
sub-committee of works, and the business concluded.