The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-13 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS.

An adjourned meeting of this board was held yesterday
morning, in the Board-room, Argyle-street, present—
John Laird Esq., (in the chair,) and Messrs. Bryans, Cole,
Prichard, Walker, Watson, Williamson, Pike, Hughes,
Greene, Adamson, Nicholls, Bentham, Stevenson, and
Hicklin.

The CHAIRMAN announced that the object of the
meeting was to name four of the Commissioners to be
inserted in the new bill as Dock Trustees.
Mr. HICXLIN wished to be allowed, before that business
was proceeded with, to state that he feared the committee
appointed to arrange with'regard to the disputed accounts
between that board and the Dock Warehouse Company
would be placed in a very awkward position, in conse-
quence of the decision come to by the board last Friday,
relative to Mr. Rendel and Mr. Brown, whose evidence
was required to enable the committee to make out their
case. As those gentlemen had been dismissed, it was
not likely they would attend unless they were paid for
their service.

This led to a lengthy discussion, in the midst of which
the CHAIRMAN said Mr. Brown had expressed his willing-
ness to assist the Committee of Works as far as he was
able, and to make all his books and accounts quite straight
before he left their service.

The conversation ended by the CHAIRMAN stating that,
if the committee found any difficulty about the matter, of
course they would report to the board, and steps would
be taken accordingly.
Mr. BENTHAM, and subsequently Mr. GREENE, in-
formed the meeting that they could not attend the meeting
of the committee.

Mr. HiciniN then moved that Mr. J. H. Greene's
name be inserted in the bill as one of the Dock Trustees,
and in doing so paid a high compliment to his commercial
talent, business habits, and straightforwardness of pur-
pose.
Mr. IsTscnom.s seconded the motion. _

Mr. BRYANS moved as an amendment that the voting
should be for the entire list.
Mr. J. WALKER seconded the amendment. _ _

Mr. WILLIAmsox said he came prepared to vote for the
entire list of those proposed on Friday, and called on the
mover to show the superior qualifications of Mr. Greene.
Mr. BENTHAM spoke in favour of the motion, and
rule iced the character of Mr. Greene as well qualified
from his long experience as a commissioner And his
business habits.
_ _

The CHAIRMAN was about to put the amendment,
when Mr. Nicholls handed in a protest against the newly-
elected Commissioners being allowed to vote, on the
ground that they had not qualified as Improvement Com-
missioners.
The CHAIRMAN, however, put the amendment, when
there appeared against it Messrs. Hughes, Greene, Adam-
son, Nicholls, Bentham, Fox, and Hicklin ; for it, the
Chairman, Messrs. Brvans, Cole, Prichard, Walker,
Watson, Williamson, and Pike.
Mr. BRYANS then moved that the namesof Messrs. J.
Laird, W. Cole, R. W. Prichard, and W. Pike be in-
serted in the bill as Dock Trustees.
Mr. GOLBORNE seconded the motion.
Mr. HICKLIN moved, as an amendment, that the names
of Mr. Mallaby and Mr. Greene be inserted as two of
them.
Mr. Fox seconded it.
The amendment being put, was lost by a majority of
two,—the parties voting as above.
Mr. NicHoLLs handed in a written protest against the
proceedings as illegal for want of proper notice.
Mr. HicxLlN gave notice that he should lay before the
board, at their next meeting, some Parliamentary papers
relative to the estimates of Mr. Rendel.
The Board then adjourned.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)

LATEST FROM PARIS.

ARREST OF NEARLY TWO THOUSAND
PERSONS.
PARIS, SUNDAY, 6 30 P.M.
The circumstances which I described in my letter of
this morning as having been arranged for surrounding
the attroupement last night at the Porte St. Denis led to
the capture of 1,925 persons, who were immediately
marched to the prefecture of police, in the courts of which
they have been retained under guard.
It is expected that this stringent measure will put an
end to the attroupements, at least for the moment.
Complaints of 250 persons having been robbed in the
attroupements have been !aid before the Commissary of
Police of the quarter St. Denis.

ITALY.
Letters from Bologna, published in the supplement to
the Contemporaneo of Rome, of the 2d June, announce
that negotiations are already on foot between the Austrian
government and Charles Albert. Austria is to retire her
troops from Italy, on condition that Italy shall take upon
it a part of the Austrian debt. It is said that the Pope
will be the referee to settle the question.

CHARTIST PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY.

STATE OF LONDON AND THE COUNTRY.

The precautions taken by the authorities for the main-
tenance of public order, have, it would appear, proved
amply sufficient. Up to the moment of going to press
we have not heard of the slightest disturbance in any part
of the metropolis or the provinces, except a slight skirmish
at Bradford.

Bishop Bonners-fields, London, the scene of the in-
tended great Chartist demonstration yesterday afternoon,
by twelve o'clock, was in a state of considerable excite-
ment. The determination of the Chartist leaders to hold
the meeting, according to the manifesto issued by the
executive, had given rise to increased terror in the neigh-
bourhood. Shops were closed, and trade was com-
pletely at a stand-still, many of the public-houses having
bills posted up on the doors intimating that business would
be suspended for the day. In the early part of the morn-
ing, several troops of pensioners and police, and 100
mounted police, arrived.
Between 300 and 400 of the pensioners were marched
into the Bethnal-green workhouse shortly before noon.
About 1 o'clock a number of persons had collected about
the fields, but evidently more to witness the movements
of the police than for any political object. The autho-
rities, however, were informed that the Chartists were
fast meeting at the different clubs, and that they were de-
termined to hold the meeting.
Shortly before two o'clock Dr. M'Douall and other
leaders who had signed the manifesto calling the assem-
blage appeared upon the ground. They seemed in great
excitement, and Dr. M`Douall, addressing one of the
members of the K division, inquired if the meeting would
be allowed to be held. The officer replied that it would
not.—Dr. M'Douall then said he must see a magistrate,
or one of the principals of the force. On his way lie met
Mr. Superintendent Johnson, of the R. division, and that
• gentleman assured him that every means would be taken
to disperse the meeting.—Mr. M`Douall thanked him for
the intimation, and said, " Then we must see about it."
He then sent a message to Mr. Arnold, and received the
same positive answer alluding to the strong force brought
on the field to carry out the order of the government.
Dr. M'Douall and his friends then departed with a large
mob after them, and it was understood that they had
abandoned the idea of holding the demonstration.
At half-past two all was quiet at Bishop Bonner's-fields.
The stragglers were far outnumbered by the armed police,
detachments of which were in occupation of the ground,
while a body of Chelsea pensioners was held in reserve.
BIRMINGHAM, 12i P.M.—There will be no meeting of
the chartists until six o'clock this evening, and as the
races take place to-day, it is expected that the attendance
will be small.
MANCHESTER.—The meeting called for yesterday was,
in consequence of the mayor's proclamation, adjourned
till last night at the Hall of Science. The placard
making the announcement denounces in strong and in-
dignant language the unconstitutional interference of the
magistrates.
NEWCASTLE, NOON.—The town is quiet. A meeting
is announced to take place at 3 p.m.
HULL, Nom—Hull is quiet. A meeting is called in
the Town-hall for this evening, under the alleged sanction
of the Mayor (who is absent), to protest against the in-
terference of government officials in the selection of ju-
ries, and to form a subscription for the benefit of the
wife and family of MitcheL
NOTTINGHAM, 1 P.M.—The meeting now being held
here consists of about 2,000 persons, mostly idlers. All
quiet.