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the Dock Committee

dale presided.—Mr. Langsdalc entered into lengthened
explanations relative to statements which had appeared in
the Liverpool Chronicle. He denied that the facts had

he should rather call him
Fisher begged to ask Mr. La►
in the Chronicle of last Saturday was true or false
Mr. Langsdale replied, "Oh I true to the letter. On

a injured sell.

man w•as-ceriainly stated as having received £4

though receiving 4

June, and had not come b
similar case mentioned by Dr
David Miller, who, he

k till Oct(

dale was that of

ated, bad '
hich t

in paid p

for eight weeks, during

e he was abs

his work

nature, and

cleaning the dock-c
cooking. Mr. Lan;

mount charged fc
t appeared, i
to say th-4-

rindstones had been knoc
were several other things I

Iced to pieces, and there
le could go on with, but

it it would be bolter to 'lem

id then breaking them to pieces

buying tirnt

_ per, never using it, and then burning it in
the end. He had one of the trustees of the docks to
prove that Mr. Hartley bought timber, and brought it to
the dockyard, and that that timber was actually burned.
In the course of his address, Mr. La ngsdale was frequently
interrupted and corrected by Messrs. Hartley and mem-
In the absence of the report of
e investigating the matter. it

bars of the committee

was deemed that the discussion was piemafure • and, ulti-
mately, it was agreed that the sub-committee should meet
and finish their investigations on Saturday, and that
a special meeting of the board should be called be-
fore Thursday, if the surveyors thought it necessary

for their justification,—The Master Pc
tee reported, in connexion with the applicatior
master stevedores, that they had Mr. Kennedy's letter un-
der consideration, and they saw no reason why the Dock
Committee should interfere with the shipowners and

ters' Cot

merchants, who were the proper parties to watch ove
their own interests.—Messrs. Fisher and Sandbach wet

appointed to revi e the list of dock voters, between the
Bth and 15th instant.—A letter was read from Mr. North,
the dock solicitor, to be permitted to attend the future

meetings of the committee, which was agreed to.—Mr.
Dover gave notice that he would move for the appoint-
ment of a sub-committee on the cost of the Albert Dock
Warehouses, and to ascertain how much, if any, of the
general expenses of the estate ought to be charged to the
warehouse account.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The monthly meeting of the Council was held on 'Wed-
nesday, the Mayor in the chair.
A letter from Sir G. Grey, announcing the a-
of lr td

pointment

. Mr. Mansfietu as stipendiary magistrate, was laid be-
fore the Council. The letter was very complimentary to
Mr. Blair. and concluded as follows :

George Grey must

I,vever, request it to be distinct!

fere in the selection of the person to fill the office, 'the appoint-
ment of which is by law vested exclusively in her Majesty."

unnecessary allusio-n the Mayor thus

notices in his answer to Sir G
" Permit me to add thatihe

la Grey

fOi'mer occasions of appointment to this office in the borough,
they felt it consistent with their position, as representing this

greilt community, to submit to the consideration of the re-spon
sible advisers of her Majesty the name of a gentleman of whoa,

quauncaiions ror toe vacant omce they had received the high-
est possible testimony. I ought also to state that the Council
received no application from Mr. Mansfield on the subject.—l
have the honour to be, sir, your most obedlent humble servant,

" JOH-
" To the Right Hon. Sir Geo. Grey, Bart."
Before the ordinary proceedings commenced, a petition
in connexion with Mr. Macdonald's case was presented
by Mr. THOMSON.

BENT, Mayor,

The proceedings of the Finance Committee comprised
a recommendation to purchase the model of the docks
and part of the town of Liverpool; and the case of imports

now exhibited at the Exposition of the Works of all
;—a recommendation that the new street in lieu of
Wapping be formed of the uniform width of 20 yards,
under the provisions of the Dock Act 9ch and 10th Vic. ;
—and a recommendation, on the report of the Town-
clerk, that Mr. Hughes be appointed to the vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation of Mr. Driffield, at the same
salary of £4OO, and that Mr. P. F. Garnett be in the
place of Mr. Hughes, at the same salary of £3OO.

• After considerable discussion, the whOle of the proceed-
ings were confirmed ; as were also the proceedings of the
Education and some other Committees.

The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been

The CHAIRMAN read several recommendations of the
committee, and then remarked, that although their

annual statement was not made up, still their funds would
be found in a very flourishing condition. ThF

... Increase in

he foreign tonnage this year over British was very
narked ; the decrease in the latter was 14,924, whilst the
ncrease in foreign shipping was 214,626 tons. (Hear,
iear.)

The following is the return from which this result was
ascertained :

An account of British and foreign vessels and tonnage entered
the port of Liverpool for the years ending 24th June. 1848.

1849, 1850, and 1851

Foreign