The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

THE NEW DOCK BILLS.

The CHAIRMAN observed that, having been lately is
London, he could state that the proceedines relative to the
new dock bills were going on as favourably as could be
desired. A question had been put to him as to whether
any of the members of the Dock Trust were proprietors
of the Harrington Dock Company, and he put it to the
gentlemen present to say whether such was or was not
the case, so that he might be enabled to give an answer
on his return to London at the next examination.

No one answering, he said he must take it for granted
from their silence that none of them were proprietors.
The CHAIRMAN then referred to a certain allegation
contained in petitions which had been presented from
Liverpool against the Dock bills, to th • effect that several
members of the Trust were proprietors of the Harrington
Estste, that the object of the scheme was to destroy Corn-
petition and restore monopoly, as well as to give to the
Corporation and Dock Committee an immense profit on
their estate. He said that five or six petitions had been
presented, and the allegation was in several of them ; the
question which he had put showed, however, that it was
false.

Mr. EVANS said, allusion had been made on Wednes-
day to members of the Dock Committee who signed the
petition. There was no such allegation so far as the pe-
tition he signed was concerned.
The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Evans's name was not in the
document before him.
Mr. ATKIN said the impression on Wednesday was
that members had signed the petition, and having opposed
the measure it was deemed far better that they should
have resigned. Whatever the impression was, it seemed
to be the opinion that members having signed the petition
were unworthy of confidence. If it turned out that those
parties never signed the petition, there was an end of the
allegation.
The CHAIRMAN.—I merely said members had been
promoting opposition.
Mr. EVANS.—The impression was that they were false
allegations. _

Mr. REPF_EY said an explanation ought to go forth. He,
as well as other members of the Dock Committee, was
mixed up with a petition in the remarks which had been
made in the Council, a petition which they did not sign.
Mr. EvANs.—l am an active opposer of the scheme,
and use all my influence, and will continue to do so. It
is stated as if there were something criminal. I have never
yet been guilty of hole and corner opposition.

CONVERSION OF THE THREE-AND-A-11ALFS.—The
contemplated conversion of the Three-and-a-Halls hag
alraady thrown the money market into sixes and sevens.
The Bears and the Bulls are down on all fours; and the
result is so doubtful that it is quite a toss-up with the
Bulls whether they will come out losers by the transac-
tion. The Chancellor of the Exchequer also contem-
plates the conversion of the short sixes into long fours, fof
he from experience that the fours give a much better light.
and the sixes will consequently be gradually extinguished,
It is generally believed that the conversion of the Three- 0,?„--------N,r
and-a-tialfs is preliminary to the abolition of the income . ,4`;
tax. It inigh Xt as well be said that the invasion of England C„, 4/e—S-:,V,
by the Romans was preliminary to the inttoduction or vi„-P.77 ...._l`,
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