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STRANGE PROCEEDING OF Tn E PROMOTERS
OF THE BIRKENHEAD DUCK BILL.

Before these remarks come before the majority of ,our
readers, the fate of the above bill, of which the third'
reading was last night to be moved in the House of Lords,
may possibly be decided. What may be that rate it is
therefore scarcely worth while now to speculate upon.
From our present ioformation, however, so strong is the
feeling which Was been excited in the minds of certain
members of the house, by a procredirg of which we
give the particulars below, that we understand a motion
would be made last night for tie re-committal of the
bill, if not for its being thrown over for the present
session.

It is .vell known that, by the enclosure of Wallasey
Pool, a space containing 10 acres of sale anchorage and
beaching ground, which they have enjoyed from time im-
memorial, will be lost to the coasting: trade and shipowners
of the Mersey ; and it naturally became an object with
those parties to take care that something like an equiva-
lent should be provided for them. Accordingly, upon the
introdue,ion of the bill in the liou,,e of Gonmon,, a ce-
tition against it (the ordinary mode of proceeding in stu h
cases) was presented ,by the .Shipowners' Association ;
upon which an arrangement was effected between the pro_
motets and the periti,ners. which will be hest underatrind
by giving here vetbat'm the original clause affecting their
interests and the amended clause ;Treed to be substiiui ed.
Tne clause (No. 128) in the original print,of the bill irr:
the Commons was AR follow-
" Provided also, and he it enacted, That the rates hereinhefore
mentioned shall not ha charged n respect of any vessel of less than
one hundred tons register, entering the said intended baSin near
Woodside Ferry from any port or place within the United Kingdom,
and not remaining there fur a longer. period than THREE TIDES."
The same clause, as altered by the agreement entered
into, was as follows, the alterations being shown by
Italics
"Provided also, and be it enacted, That the rates hereinbefore
mentioned shall not be charged in respect of any verse' of less than
one hundred tons register, entering the said intended basin near
Woodside Ferry, from any port or place within the United King-
dom, and not remaining there for a longer period than seven, days ;
nor shall any rate be charged for a longer period. if such vessel
shall he inward tr outward bound, and remain within the last.
mentioned basin for shelter only, and not for loading or unload.
ing..." .

-Here, then, were two distinct boons gained ; first, the
substitu'ion of seven days for the very inefficient period
of "three tides," as that during which vessels might lie
in the basin free of dues ; and secondly, the provision that
vessels remaining beyond the seven days, for shelter only,
should remain free of dues. And on the following agree-
ments being endorsed on the foot of the hill, viz.,—
" On behalf of the Snipowners' Association, I appro,e of the al-
terations in this Bill, clauses 127, 128, ]43, 145, 146,150, and 151.
"JOHN NORTH,

" Secretary of the Shipowners' Association."
" On behalf of the promoters of this Bill, I agree to the above al-
terations being inserted in the Bill, as Parliament may direct.
"Joss Pit MALLABY, 5 March, 1844."
the petition of the Shipowners' Association was withdrawn,
in the full confidence that the clause agreed upon would
be faithfully inserted in the bill.

The bill went into the Commons ; not, however, with
-theclause inserted in it which hadbeen Percedupon abhMr.
North, but with a t,-)tally different cruse, suggested (in
ignorance of any previous agreement having been'entered
into) by the Lords of the Admiralty. By this clause the
period for vessels to remain in the basin, fret of dues—the
unprompted suggestion, by the bye, of their lordships,
who saw the insufficiency of the period of three tides first
prorosed—such period was extended to six tides, with a
provision to meet the emergency of gales of wind or ad-
verse winds; and the House of Commons extended that
period to eight tides, in which shape it passed their House
and was taken up to the Lords.
When in that house Mr. Mallahy stated, -in explana-
tion, that the admiralty had " insisted" upon the inser-
tion of the clause as inserted in the bill (the eight tides
clause) "instead of the one which was arranued ; and
yet, in reply to a noble lord, he confes.tes,—" I believe
they were not made acquainted with the previous arrange-
ment" vt;ith the shipownerg!
In corroboration of Mr Mallohy's refutation of him-
self, with respect to this " insisting" of the Lords i-f the
Admiral' y, aletter fromAlte secretary states. Under date
of the llth instant, "that their lordships•made no specifie
objection to the. Twisters remaining seven days in the
basin." Mr. Mallaby admitted further in the hou,e
that no explanation, a.,= 'to the arrangement come to, was
' offered to the House of Commons.
The cross-examination of this gentlemen by Mr. Tal-
i bot, on the 10(h instant, and the' evidence of Mr. John
North. in reply, we give in full :-
4' Gros-examined ho Mr. TA r.nor:—Did ?Mt, ever communicate
to the Shipowners' Association, or to Mr. North, as acting for
them. what the Admiralty insisted upon ?
Mr. MA LLABY.=NO ; there was no time for the purpose.
Mr. TA LBOT.—DO you mean to say that there has been no time
since the 4 T3ill passed the House of Commons ?
Mr. MA LL A ; I do not mean to say that; T em certain
that Mr. North, who stands there, was familiar with all the proceed.
ings that were goine on.
Co M ITT E .--,WaS he present ?
Mr. MALI ABY.—No. I will not say that he was present.
Mr. TA I.l,o7%—Have you any means of statinrr to the Committee
that Mr. North was acquainted wrth the circumstances of what
passed ?
Mr. MA LT.Alir.—No.
Mr. TALBOT.—Tim never did communicate with him ?

..... __ _
Mr. MA T.LABY.—No.
Mr. TALBOT.—Do you still say that Mr. North was familiar with
all the proceedings? -
Mr. MALLABY.—Tt is my com lawn, be -• ' can, several of the Illerrt•
bers of the Dock Committee of Liverpool. who are opposing the Bill,
were members of the Ship Owners' Association.
.1)..-1:IIn:eithrtsi:eAcsos:::::::::e discussion.
Counsel
lssthede iEnutlh,easCon-
Mr. TALBOT —Your conviction is, that Mr. North was aware of
it, at what time?
Mr. MAT.' A WT•—T cannot Soy.
Mr. TaLuor.—Not beforeiaeeo clausetblieefy o
uwasrc
mittee of the House of Commons?
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Mr. TA LBOT.—W hen was that?
Mr. TALBOT ,—When ?

Mr. MA LLABY.—In the Committee of the House of Commons.
Mr. TALBOT —Before the clause was discussed?
Mr.M A LLABY.—Yes, before th 9 clauses generally were discussed."
Compare with the above the straighVorward explana-
tion of Mr. North :
"Mr. TA LB OT.—At what time did you first become acquainted
with the fact that the clause introduced int, the. Bill speaks of
eight tides and not of seven days?
Mr. NORTIT.— Upon Saturday last.

Mr. TALBOT.—There is no mistake about chat?
Mr. Noninf.—Not the smallest. I can explain it if you wish.
Mr. Clay, who is concerned for the Coa.sting Trade, applied to me,
as I had been concerned fel. • the Association, for some assistance,
which I willingly gave him. In the course of our conversation I
told him incidentally, that the coasters were to have seven days' ex-
emption from dock rates in the Woodside Coasting Dock. On Satur-
day last, Mr. Clay, I believe, for the first time, had in his hand the
Act as it is now before your Lordships' Douse, and, bearing in mind
his conversation with me, his attention was attracted to, the clause
now in question, which only gives eight tides. He came immediately
to me to ask for an explanation of it. I said it was impossible. , I
could not believe the fact till he showed it me in print. I was quite
sure I could produce the evidence of the agreement which had been
made, and I opened the box in which the papers of 'the Shipowners'
Association were kept, and produced the h ilt.
Mr. TA...LnoT.--That was the fret intimation you had of the
change?

pjM :T..... IN AO. :tn. ni 0uj....1:-YNHEna,Bd; youm evermay
have se es
en n tnh e
theßill beforeb tt 11) etni
n?
not
think
that
Byl
ae vLeora
no pen.
—Had
it.
the Bill been generally published in Liverpool
for the last few.weeks?
Mr. NORTH.—I can hardly say whether it has or not, Perhaps the
Town Council and other official bodies at all connected with it might
have had it before them, but it certainly nevercame into my hands.
. Mr. TALBOT.—It was never before the. Association?
The intelligent reader will form his own judgment with
respect to this evidence ; and, perhaps, may have an
opinion, toe, of the truthfulness of statement and pro-
fession, by, which other portions of tha,bill_have been
supported before thejegislah..........the public..

. _
THE QUEEN DONVAGER.—Her Majesty Queen Ade-
laide will return to England from the Continent on the
23d instant.
BOLTON. SUNDAY MORNlNG.—CQnsiderable excite-
ment prevails in this town in consequence of a threatened
turn-out of the whole of the operative cotton spinners in
the Bolton district.. I stated in the Herald three weeks
ago that the spinners of Bolton bad given notice to their
employers that they would leave work at the end of a
month unless their wages were advanced 10 per cent.
The term of notice expired yesterday and to-day, and as
no satisfactory arrangement had been come to most of the
operatives left work at. the time fixed. -The consequence
is that many, of the mills are now stopped foe want of
hands,,whilst some of the masters have readily complied
with the demand of their workpeople, and have agreed to
give the advance required.. Most of these•masters have
made a condition that, unless the advance be made general,
they will come down to the price paid by their neighbours.
At present everything is in a state of the-greatest uncer-
tainty. Many people think that on Monday morning,the
Masters generally will give the advanced -price, whilst
p r present
ae
td an Lriianrt edt ofehti
their.-determination
wages.
ae
others say, it is very probable that a compromise will be
,cOme to,
the
on t
thingshneroet
to
oee
mgoiatvihene others, however,
whatever,.,
o declare
The operatives;
I understand, have called an extraordi-
nary. meeting of ,dell gates from all the mills in Lan-
cashire,_et_btve
ito be held in Manchester, where it is said some
sk course will be adopted, not on y as regards
Bolton, but other towns in the manufacturing districts.