The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE expressed his satisfaction with the tone which had been
I observed throughout, and the valuable suggestions which
....
had been made. He would not prolong that discussion,
n, erpool Chamber but simply move that the report be adopted.
3t€ o'clock. The Mr. HEATIT seconded the motion which was unani-
o ,rt from the mously carried.
pos ..,stension scheme, Jr. FoßwooD then moved as an addition to the re-
!ra
ol
retie
to a remit
the made
31st
to pow'_
"That this Chamber, concurring in the view
_ng, held on
taken by the Dock Committee, as to the vital importance
sir was occupied by Thomas that ample dock accommodation should be provided to
..., the Chamber : there were also meet the increasing wants of the commerce of the port,
cteath, Vice-President, Gill' Smith, considers that the magnitude of the commercial and other
Burt, Bault, Higgin, Arnott, Forwood, interests, bound up in the prosperity of Liverpool, requires
Hubback, Tomlinson, Baiter, Holland,
the broadest and most unprejudiced views to be enter-
tained of the measures proposed for the maintenance of
The SECRETARY read the following report : that prosperity, and the great extent of the shores of the
"In accordance with the resolution passed at the half-yearly estuary, and the difficulty of rightly appreciating the
general meeting on the 31st August, of which the following is force and influence of tides and winds is modified or aug-
a copy,—. That the Council be requested to continue its atten- mented by artificial embankments and constructions, call
tion to the subjects arising out of the dock extension scheme,
possible'—your
and to report to the chamber as early as for the greatest caution and deliberation before any steps
council have fully considered the matters referred to them ; be irretrievably taken which may have an adverse effect
but they are of opinion that, in order to form a correct judg. on the capabilities of the port. The Chamber, therefore,
ment on the questions of detail in the proposed scheme of strongly recommends that means be taken for obtaining
dock extension, it would he necessary to have the beat advice the opinions of the highest engineerinc, talent in the
upon them from practical engineering knowledge. This, of
course, your council are not in a position to command, and country, not only in respect to the selectionip of the best
they have therefore confined their attention to the consider- sites for dock extension and the construction of new docks,
ation of the *cants of the trade of the port and of the public, railroads, and improved communication with the interior,
believing that increased dock accommodation is urgently as well as the numerous details embraced in the Dock
required, and that it devolves upon other authorities to con- Committee's report, but also in respect to the effect which
eider the best means of meeting the same. the or proposed line of docks, quays, and embank-
"ln order to the perfect working of the docks, your council ments mayhave onchannels
present
the and approaches of the
are of opinion that a thoroughfare north and south should be
kept entirely free, and that no warehouses should be erected estuary of the Mersey.
which would at all interfere with such complete communica- Mr. HOLI.A.ND seconded the motion, which was unani-
lion. And, apart from the important extensions and im- mously adopted.
provements now proposed, they would strongly recommend After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting
a revision of the working of the docks generally, so as to broke up.
afford opportunities of introducing mechanical and scientific
appliances, whereby time and space may be economised in the
loading and unloading of ships; and that all possible urea- THE CUNARD STEAM SHIPS.
sures and precautions should be taken to prevent damage to
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goods while on the quay, the occurrence of which has already
had an injurious effect on several branches of the export TalE following letter has been addressed to The Times
trade.

the Council at tl

f August last
Esq., Pr
Messrs

Beloe, Penney

.sterua

~upos
.oposed it

Cooke, King.
Stubbs, and J. Baines

" Considering tli e i ncreasing coni petition of London, South- I with reference to some erroneous statements which ap-
ampton, and other large ports, for the conveyance of the more peared in that paper respecting the magnificent line of
valuable products of British manufacture to all parts of the •
world, it cannot be too strongly impressed on the minds of the steam ships between this port and the United States :
trustees of the dock estate that the difference on the aggregate Stu,—A letter signed "It D. Weld" appehrs in The
charges and freight of goods of even 2s. or 3s. per ton, or the Times of this morning, containing statements which may
different packages being shipped in a dirty or clean state, may
have the effect of withdrawing from Liverpool further large cause alarm and uneasiness to those who may have to
portions of her export trade which her natural position has travel by our steam-ships.
hitherto secured to her. I trust you will be so good as to insert my observations
"Your council deem it expedient, while referring to the on this gentleman's statements.
export trade, to call attention to the report of a s?ecial com- Mr. Weld accuses the owners with indifference as to the
mittee on this subject, which they transmitted to the Dock safety of the lives of the passengers and crew, and calls
Committee in March, 185_; and they would recapitulate the
principal suggestions therein contained for improvement in upon parliament to interfere for their protection, and to
thp dock arrangements. These are— punish the owners.
We are obliged by Act of Parliament to carry boats of a
stipulated size ; we have not only the number required by
the act but one more in each ship ; each boat has in her
at all times the proper number of oars, a mast with a sail
'
,with bent to it, some small water casks, an axe, and other articles
likely to be useful in cases of emergency ; a crew is regu-
.. by a water larly appointed to each boat.
~e readily trans- The boats may not be exactly placed in the way that
Mr. Weld would place them, but they are carried in the
argoes of coals from a
manner in which the judgment and experience of the cap-
,.gement of the shelter sheds tain think best for their safety and usefulness; they must
afford more complete protection be well secured to the ship, or they will be carried away
..Sher and pilferage. in heavy weather, which occasionally is the case, with all
rangement of the quay sides, such as the the care we take of them; four of the boats are on davits,
'atforms, where the width of the quay
~ation, so that goods may be trans-
out being thrown out; suitable Mr. two are within and on the top of the deck-houses.
Weld says, "It would take three-quarters of an
'
hour in the tranquil waters of the Mersey, in broad day-
light, to launch each of these boats."
I have not the pleasure of knowing Mr. Weld. He is
is, as welt as giving cleauun.. to ~ I
evidently not a seaman himself, and has been misinformed.
Every boat in the ship, under such circumstances, could be
launched, equipped, and manned in three minutes. The
boats are quite sufficient to carry every person in the
ship. We are not only bound by Act of Parliament to
have boats and other suitable equipments, but the Lords
of the Admiralty order our ships to be rigidly inspected
immediately before going to sea on each voyage. The
public have, therefore, this additional security for their

one or several docks exclusively

2. The appropriation of s'

:eption of expoic good
`3. The esta

tinuous

xport cargoes.
he dock quays

for the

—.,.stiment of a proper connection, by con,
ies of rails, of the railway companies' termini with
lock quays.

nnection of the docks by a orate
-^nds might be readily trans

oading cargoes of coals from a

Mr. Weld says, "We make the lives of the passengers
and crew a very secondary consideration." This is, in-
deed, a very grave charge, and is entirely without founda-
tion. It is our first consideration. We have been so for-
tunate as to carry about 100,000 passengers across the
Atlantic—a distance of three thousand miles—without
injury to one of them. Ido not speak of this boastingly,
for we do not know when accidents may happen.
Mr. Weld refers to the unfortunate occurrence of the
Arctic. The passengers who were saved say that the
boats were sufficient to carry 500 persons. There were
only 400 on board. Some of the boats were lost by the
unskilful management of passengers, and one was not
used at all. Additional boats would, therefore, have been
useless. Laptain Luce is known to be a good seaman and
a firm and resolute man. He did his duty under the try-
ing circumstances in which he was placed. If his crew
had stood by him all might have been saved.

S. CUNARD

Howchin's Hotel, St. James's-street, Oct. 28

THE LIVERPOOL EXHIBITION' OF PAINTINGS Will be
illuminated with gas on and after this evening.

MR. BEEMNEE;solicitor to the ConstitutionarAssociation.
has had the compliment tendered to him of being returned
for West Derby Ward free of expense, and his fine for re-
linquishing the Assessorship paid for him, but his profes-
sional avocations and disinclination to provoke a contest

caused him to decline the flattering overtures ; but Mr.
Bernard Hall, a good man and true, comes forth to succeed
Mr. Royden, in Toateth, and will, no doubt, be elected.
A MODEL Chante.a.—The other night, James Lomas, a
cabman, received half-a-sovereign for his fare, in mis-
take, which he duly returned next day to his employer,
Mr. Hamer, stating from whom he had it. We believe
that Lomas, who has been twenty years in Mr. Hamer's

las been frequently known to do similar acts.
Some little while ago, one of our merchants, residing in
Aigburth, had a sovereign returned him by Lomas, which

had been given him, in like manner, by mistake. Such
traits of honesty in a class who are too often known as
affording examples of an opposite line of conduet, cannot
have too much publicity, inasmuch as it gives an excellent
incentive to others to follow the like example.
EVERION WARD.-Mr. Alderman Langsdale, says a

contemporary, has forfeited his seat by allowing thre
months to elapse between his removal from one house and

the taking possession of another. It is understood that
the present Mayor will be re-elected to fill the vacant seat.
THE AMERICA.—The British and North American
Royal Mail steam-ship, Capt. W. J. C. Lang, sailed on
Saturday from the Mersey, for Boston and Halifax, with
the usual mails, 145 passengers, and a full cargo of
merchandise.

SINGILAR CASE OF DROWNING.—EarIy on Saturday,
a private watchman, engaged at one of the coal-yards on
the canal side, near Chisenhale-street, heard screams pro-
ceeding from the water higher up the stream. On run-
ning to the place he saw, in the middle of the canal, a
woman struggling in the water. Being unable to swim,
he ran for assistance ; but when he returned, the woman
had disappeared. After a brief search, the tip of her bon-
net was seen above the water, and it was then discovered
that she had sunk feet downwards, had stuck in the thick

ad at the bottom, and had been drowned in an erect

- THE NEW BEER ACT.—At the Birkenhead Police court
on Thursday, Mr. Huntriss, of the Royal Rock Ferry
Hotel, was charged, before a full bench of magistrates, with
having supplied liquor on Sunday, the 15th inst., to two
boatmen named Hanson. The information had been ordered
by the magistrates owing to the Hansous having stated
on a previous occasion, when charged with being drunk
and disorderly:ithat they had been supplied at Mr. Huntriss's
house on the Sunday. On cross-examination, however,
their statements varied, and were disproved in every
material particular, so that the bench dismissed the case
without even inflicting costs.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND lIISTITUTE.—The annual soiree
of this excellent society was held, last night, in the new
Music Hall, Bold-street : the Rev. W. F. Taylor, incum-
bent of St. John's, Liverpool, in the chair. Tea was laid
on six parallel tables, and the refreshments provided by Mr.
Melbourne, of Clarence-street, gave great satisfaction to
the guests, who numbered nearly six hundred. The pro-
ceeds were devoted to the fund for the widows and orphans
of the soldiers killed in the present war, and the greatest
_ •

enthusiasm appeared to prevail. Mr. George Holden pre-
sided at the piano-forte ; and:after tea Non noble Domine,
was very efficiently sung. The Rev. Chairman then ad-
'lressed the meeting on the interesting occasion on which
ly were assembled, and made some happy remarks on
tnat kindly spirit which had prompted what he might call
universal benevolence for the widows and orphans of those
who had fallen or might fall in the war ; and at its conclu-
lion he was loudly cheered.—Mr. A. Eaton followed with
on " the good old Church of England ;" and,
-^h was very efficiently given, Mr. Pickering
the Anglo-French alliance.

Music and speec

hes alternated until-nine o'clock, when

refreshments were again served. Messrs. Jonath-an and
Robinson enlivened the company with a duet, and Miss
Hiles sung a pleasing cavatina. The entertainment wound
up T-w the National Anthem, the company joining in the
and on its breaking up every one seemed gratified
the pleasant evening which had been spent.
AusTRALIAN- EXIGR.A.TION PROM LIVERPOOL.—The
Flora McDonald, Captain Gardner, carrying the " Black
Ball " flag, took her departure from the Mersey on Friday
loon, for Launceston, with 170 passengers and 500
if cargo on board. The passengers were chiefly
and holders of bounty tickets. The succeeding
is their celebrated clipper Lightning. The Glen-

, Laptain Hogers, ot- Messrs. Henry
Black Star" line, cleared for Melbourne on Satur
ers, in addition to a large cargo of

'homas and

*, with 284 pass,

1. The Earl of Sefton, Captain Noble, of ".lier.
line, sailed for Melbourne yesterday, with nearly
passengers, and a large quantity of merchandise
. The vessels likely to sail this week are,
Queen, belonging to Messrs. James Baines
s "Black Ball" line. and

S havir

er the command of Cap-
-1 to the

tain Willia

Samuel M•G

of the

Both the lads;