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In September, 1836, a great reduction was made in the dock dues; and they were then entirely taken off all goods arriving coastwise, or from Ireland.

It is extremely difficult, or rather, we should say, quite impossible, to form any correct estimate of the total amount of the trade of Liverpool. In 1850, however, the real or declared value of the produce and manufactures of the U. Kingdom exported from Liverpool to foreign parts amounted to 34,891,8477., while her imports, inc, the coasting trade, did not, perhaps, fall short of 30,000,000. The following statement is probably not far from the mark.

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We subjoin a statement, compiled with the greatest care by the best authorities, exhibiting a view of the quantities and values of the leading articles of Irish produce imported into Liverpool.

Account of the Quantities, Prices, and Values of the following Articles of Irish produce imported into Liverpool, during each of the Seven Years ending with December, 1844.

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£

No.

310,514 182,016
221,631 147,611
169,826 189,233

£ No. 487,027 5,347 640,879 5,654

458. 409,536 4,074 152.

1838 201,371 304. 302,056 216,443 45.
1839 214,908 30s. 1322,363 284,833 454.
1840 221,796 28.
111 170,486 264.
45s. 331,922 1,832 1.52.
1842 147,675 238.
40s. 378,466 1,070 151.
1843 134,444 278. 181,498 254,710 40. 509,420
989
181. 17,802 152,446
1844 137,370
298. 199,186 213,650 434. 523,859 1,688 191. 32,072 124,714 48s. 6d.
Average 175,436 270. 7d. 243,867 216,913 438. 3d. [468,730 2,949 16.18.5d. 46,054 107,773

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433,431

84,510 64,333 604.

192,999

61,110 60,631 548.

163.703

27,480 115,125

56.

322,330

16,050 82,417

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Annual Values of the Total Irish Produce imported into Liverpool during Seven Years, as follows:

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About 500,000%. a year may be added to the total sums in the above table for the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, and 1842, and 700,000 for the years 1843 and 1844, for cottons and linens, eggs, salmon, &c, of which no accurate account can be had. In 1841 these values are believed to have been nearly as follows, Viz-cottons and linens 400,000%; eggs and poultry 120,000; salmon 40,000, other fish, including oysters, 30,000!; hi les, hair, feathers, minerals, porter, &c. 110,000., making in all 700,0001.

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In addition to the above, Irish grain of the value of 162,620. was last year imported into Runcorn, at the mouth of the Duke of Bridgewater's Canal, direct from Ireland. A good deal of the wool that was formerly exported from Irejan I to Liverpool and thence to the Continent, is now shipped direct from the latter.

Four-fifths of the trade between the U. K. and the US. now centres in Liverpool; and she has a large share of the trade with South America and the West Indies. She also carries on a considerable trade with the East Indies and China, though in this department she is surpassed by London. Indeed, the ships and products of Liverpool are to be found in every port, in every part of the world

accessible to merchantmen.

Account of the principal Articles of East and West Indian and other Produce imported into Liverpool during each of the 5 Years ending the 31st December, 1850, with the Stocks on Hand on the 31st December each Year. (From the Tables published by the Brokers' Association.)

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chests

475

390

230

Shell

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110
790 1.180
510 2,650

200

30 450 1,000

400 280 1,050

100 44,630 125,800 113,000 61,300 32.400

40,000 230,500 30,000| 34,400) 70,000 1,000 17,700 12,900 64,250 32,000 750 900 5001 1201

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bags and pockets.

13,480

barrels and bags

6.70

Rice, East India

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Rum, West India

puncheons

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Nitrate of Soda

Sugar, British Plantation

Bengal, &c.

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Manilla, Java, &c.

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Havana

Brazil

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Other Foreign

Sumac

Tar

Tallow, European

American, &c.

Tincal and Borax
Tobacco

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920 1,400 3,860

2,745 2,665 2,770 2,700 3,000
13,210 12,600 16,350 15,60 19,900

8,300 11,480 7,50 13,300, 8,865
2,150
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3,630 14,750
110 10,260
15,100
4,200 4,300 7,300 10,000
19,550 18,400 17,900 16,250
19,500 17,800 7,550 8,760
1,315 720 2,100 1,400 3,050
201,125 378,000 351,000 297,900 314,100
5,620 25,300 9,100 11,000 10,650

9,850) 8,595 8,120
945 1,030 370
7501
1,930 540 235
69,740 31,600 66,100 48,800 49.800
69,170 96,000 77,600 68,300 78,600
21,970 36,340 24,360 30,650 25,190
309,640 279,600 330,900 301,400 354,250
96,260 89,000 16,420 88,600 76,500
10,555 20,035 25,965 7,210 22,135
13,135 39,180 8,790 1,110 8,620
4,433 8,710 8,030 6,470 4,080
19,540 84,800 77,960 95,650 54,965
11,710 17,055 12,680 17,580

3,550 1,350 2.300. 700 1,800 3,900 1,100 1,220 7,520 8,000 4,800 1,6 1,600 100 400 150 7,500 120,000 120,000 109,000 160,000 2,000 1,500 500 1,350 2,5

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18,300 3,500 4,100

7,500 11,500

38,240 56,500 68,000 44,500 37,000

3,700 1,000 10,400 8,400 5,500 96,000 145,000 124,000 142,000 170,000| 10,000 27,000 15,200 34,000 16,500 5,00 1,400 1,300 9,500) 22,200] 7,000 11,500 8,500 5,450 8,000 2,600 3,800 4,300 3,000 1,2-0 5,500 22,500 35,000 42,000 28,000 400) 1,1001 2,100 1,800 3,000 500

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41,110 36,000) 31,000 56,8.30 39,375
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17,100 18.900] 26,250 16,200
9,610 9,300) 16,750) 24,100 22,700
570
515 1,100 700 2,510
10,365 10,200 13,200 12,550
60,000! 44.900 52,200 51,00 81,600

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500 12,000

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65 400 300 85 none. 19.963 18,450 16,100 16.350 17,450 13,180 12,000 17,000 10,000 7,500

The vast preponderance of Liverpool in the cotton trade is obvious from the following statement taken from the comprehensive and valuable table published by Messrs. Holt and Co., cotton brokers. Account of the Quantities (in Packages) of the different Species of Cotton imported into Great Britain from 1840 to 1850, both inclusive; specifying the whole Quantity imported into Liverpool.

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Descriptions of 1840. 1814. 1845. 1846. 1847. 1848. Packages. Packages. Packager. Packages. Packages. Packages. Packiges. Packages. Packepes. Packages. Packages. 1,237,500 902,500,1,013,400 1,396,500 1,246,500 1,499,700 991,000 874,100:1,375,400 1,477.700 1,181,200 85,300 94,300! 87,100 98,700, 112,900 110,200 84,200 110,200 106, 00 163,800 171,800 38.000 40,700 19,600 48,800 216,300 273,600 258,500 182,100 22,300 32,900 17,300 17,700

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into G. Britain 1,599,500 1,344,000'1,392,000 1,741,100 1,681,600 1,855,700 1,213,500 1,232,700 1,40,000 1,905,400 1,719,300 Total imports

into Liverpool 1,415,341 1,164,269 1,219,811 1,557,597 1,490,984 1,652,731 1,134,191 1,087,058 1,568,000 1,732,700 1,573,100|

The mercantile marine of Liverpool is inferior only to that of London; there having belonged to the port on the 31st of December, 1850, 1,715 sailing vessels of the aggregate burden of 5€3,224 tons; manned by about 17,000 seainen: of these 218 vessels of the burden of 7,492 tons were under 50 tons each. There then also belonged to Liverpool, 93 steamers of the aggregate burden of 11,411 tons.

The gross customs revenue of Liverpool, in 1849, amounted to 3,471.2027, and in 1850 to 3.356,570, while that of London, in the latter year, amounted to 11,095,146. But it would be an error to sup. pose that the trade of the metropolis exceeded that of Liverpool in this proportion. Cotton wool, and other raw materials for manufactures, on which no duty is paid, form the principal part of the foreign imports of Liverpool; whereas Loudon imports comparatively few of these articles, her trade being principally in articles of direct consumption, as sugar, tea, coffee, wines, &c., on which high duties are paid. This circumstance accounts, in part at least, for the comparatively large amount of the customs revenue received in the latter; and, allowing for it, we doubt whether the foreign trade of London exceeds, or even equals, that of Liverpool.

The following table gives a view of the distribution of the foreign and domestic trade of Liverpool in 1849.

An Account of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels which entered inwards and cleared outwards at the Port of Liverpool, in 1849; specifying the Countries from which they came and for which they sailed.

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Lines of Packets. Few things have conduced more to the progress of the trade of Liverpool, and we may add, of the empire, than the establishment of a regular communication, by means of packet ships, between this great emporium and other British and foreign ports. The intercourse with the former is principally carried on by means of steamers, which are daily leaving for and returning from Dublin, Glasgow, Belfast, Bristol, and other ports. But the regular intercourse between Liverpool and foreign ports is principally carried on by sailing vessels, which in point of security, expedition, and accommodation for passengers, are not to be surpassed by any ships to be elsewhere met with. New York being more intimately and extensively connected with Liverpool than any other foreign port, no fewer than 24 packet ships, distributed into 5 lines, are engaged in the trade with that city; and there are also packet ships which sail regularly for other ports in the U. S., and for Rio, the Havannah, &c.

The packet ships for New York sail from Liverpool on the 1st, 6th, 11th, 16th, 21st, and 26th of each month throughout the year. And they sail on the same days in each month from New York for Liverpool.

Cabin passage to New York, 201.; from New York, 75 dollars, which includes provisions, beds, &c., but neither wines nor liquors.

The ships, which vary in size from 700 to 1,000 tons burden each, are all American property, and built chiefly in New York, of beautiful workmanship, and fitted up with every convenience for passengers, and in a most expensive and splendid style. Each ship has a separate cabin for ladies; each state-room, in the respective cabins, will accommodate two passengers; but a whole state-room may be secured for one individual by paying at the rate of 14 passage, that is, 301

Packets for Philadelphia sail from Liverpool on the 12th and 26th of every month; and from Philadelphia for Liverpool on the 12th and 25th of each month. Cabin passage to Philadelphia, 20.; to Liverpool, 80 dollars.

Sailing packets for Boston leave Liverpool on the 20th of each month; and they leave Boston for Liverpool on the 5th.

The American MAIL STEAMERS sail, for eight months in the year, from Liverpool every Saturday, alternately for Halifax and Boston, and for New York, leaving America on the return voyage every Wednesday. But in December, January, February, and March, the mail steamers only sail once a fortnight. Cabin passage to Boston or New York, 351.; to Liverpool, 120 dollars.

The rate of steerage passage varies considerably in the course of the year; depending on the number of ships and the number of passengers going at the time. By the packet ships, it is at present (1848) 37. 10s.; by casual ships it varies from 34. to 31. 10s., current rate, 31.; it rarely now exceeds 41. For these rates the ship provides nothing but berths, fire, and water; the passengers provide their own provisions, bedding, &c. The expense of provisions for a poor person, who might wish to be as economical as possible, for the voyage out to the U. States, would not be more than from 40s. to 50s.

The cabin passage by the common traders (many of which are little inferior to the packets in equipment and safety) varies from 121. to 204.; no wines being provided at these rates, but provisions, bedding, malt liquor, and spirits.

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From between the Mull of Galloway and Duncansby
Head, Orkney Isles, and islands on the western coast
of Scotland; between St. David's Head and the
Land's End, the Scilly Islands, and the east coast of
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From the east and sout ern coast of Great Britain,
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Islatids of Shetland, the west coast of Ireland, trom
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Note. -Vessels remaining longer than six months in dock, to pay an addition to the above rates, per month

- 02 All vessels arriving at or clearing from the said port are to pay the said rates from or for the most distant port or place from or for which they shall trade; but vessels arriving from any parts in ballast do not pay dockare on entering inwards; and should such vessels proceed to sea agun in ballast, then only one half of the dock rates are due, with the whole of the lights; but taking a cargo outwards subJects such vess: Is to full dock dues.

N. B.-Now vessels built in Liverpool are subject only to half the above rates on the first outward clearance. Floating Light, at the Entrance of the River Mersey. --Towards this light, the following rates are payable

All vessels sailing to or from Liverpool, to any port or place between Duncan's Bay Head and the Land's End, on the west side of Great Britain, and between Malling Head and Cape Clear on the east side of Ireland, ¡d. per ton.

All vessels sailing to or from Liverpool, to any port or place between Duncan's Bay Head and the Land's End, on the cast and southern coast of Great Britain, and between Malling Head and Cape Clear on the west coast of Ireland, id per

ton.

All vessels sailing to or from Liverpool, to any port or place not being within the United Kingdom of Great Britain' and Ireland, or the adjacent islands to the northward of the Cape of Good Hope, and the northward of Cape Horn, d. per ton.

All vessels sailing to and from Liverpool, to any port or place to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, and the west's ard of Cape Horn, Id. per ton.

In the day time, from sunrise to sunset, a blue flag, with the letters N. W. in white will be hoisted at the maininast head, and in thick and foggy weather, either by night or day, a bell will be kept constantly ringing, to prevent vessels froin running foul of the light-vessel.

Deck Regulations. Extracts from Acts of Parliament. Any owner or master, or any person having the command, agency, or consignment of any vessel chargeable with dock duties, refusing to pay the same, is liable to have such vessel or goods seized.

Any person throwing any ballast or rubbish from out of any vessel upon any of the quays, &c., shall immediately cart or cerry away the same penalty 408.

Every ship shall, before she comes within any of the piers, take down all her sails: penalty 51.

Any person having the charge of any vessel in any of the docks, refusing to remove the same, after 24 hours' notice in writing, shall forfeit 20., and pay the expenses of removal by the water bailiff.

Any person having the command of any vessel moored in the river, refusing to remove the same, when ordered by the water bailiff, shall forfeit 201

The master or other person having the command of any vessel from which any cannon or gun shall be fired whilst in the port, shall forfeit 101.

Any person making payment of dock duties, who refuses to answer such questions as shall be put to him by the collector, or give a false or untrue answer, shall forfeit 10/

Any master, &c. evading payment of the duties, shall forfeit and pay double the duties evaded; and by 55 Geo. 3. a sum of 20. in addition thereto.

Whenever it shall be necessary, for the purpose of cleaning or repairing the docks, to remove the vessels lying therein, the master, mate, or other person taking the command of such vessel, shall, within 3 days after notice given, remove such ship from such dock, on pain of forfeiting 107.

Any master, &c. refusing to moor and remove the same in docks, according to the direction of the dock master, will forfent 5., together with the costs of removal by the dock

master.

Any master, &c. aeting contrary to the direction of the dock master, will forfeit 201.

Any master, &c. entering and giving false information of the draught of water of any ship to any of the dock masters, shall forfeit 201.

Any master, &c. bringing the same into the entrance basins, when a signal is hoisted on the pier, at the entrance of such basin, signifying that such deck is full of vessels will Corfeit 201.

Any master, &c. bringing his vessel into any of the docks, contrary to the directions of the dock master, will forfeit 207. Every master, or other person, damaging any of the dock gates, Fridges, piers, quays, &c. is liable to have the ship seized, and sold to compensate for damage done.

Any person opening or shutting any of the dock gates sluices, or clews, is Treble to fo. fest 100.; or opening or shutting any drawbridge, 201

Any owner, &C. leaving gunpowder, pitch, tar, &c., or combustible matter of any kind, on the quay of the docks, &c., or upon the deck of any vesel lying in any of the docks, for above 48 hours after passing the Custom-house officers, is liable to a pealt. of 5 a hour; en neglecting to watch such ges in the might tame, to a penalty of 4.

Aga ter, or other person, having the command of any ship, ut ring any fire, candles, or lamp to be lighted and burning on board: pen dity 104.

Any osner &c. landing, or causing to be landed and laid, ant pirms, boots, anchors, calles, limestones, &c., or other the whatwever, mon any of the dock quays, shall with n 48 hours whenly remove the same from off such quay, or shall foriente. per hour above the 48.

Any per on wolf lly cutting, damaging, or destroying any cables, c. by hth any vessel in the river or in any of the dk shaft le fastend: penalty, 501.

Any pron damage or breaking any lamp, &c. set up near the docks & penalty for each lamp, 54.

A by frister, or other person, having the command of any ve about which any dence shall have been committed, in relation to any of the docks, &c., is liable to the penalty imposed for such offence.

Any owner or master of any ship or vessel giving or offering a bribe to any officer employed in pursuance of the dock acts: penalty 0.

Any owner, con ignee, or master of any vessel arriving and departing in ballast with me payment of dock duties, is liable to a sum equal to double the amount of dock duty which should have been paid, and the master liable to the penalty of 207. in addition.

Every master, &c. wilfully throwing, casting, or putting any earth, stones, rubbi, &c. out of my ship, &c. into any part of the port: penalty (0.

Any owner, &c. of any vel laid up for sale, or which shall not be actually emplo for two months, not removing the same within 24 hours' not ce in writing from the barbour master, or left on board. peralts 54, and costs of removal.

Any person discharging timbe in any deck without having obtained the consent in writing of the chairman or deputy chairman of the dock committee, or of some justice of the peace: penalty 104.

Any person having consent, not removing the same therefrom within 24 hours, liable to a fine of 58. an hour

Any person damaging any ship, &c. in any of the docks, &c. or in the river, and refusing to make comp nsation, able to have his goods, or the tackle of the ship, &c. doing the damage, seized.

Any justice of the peace for the county of Chester or borough of Liverpool, upon complaint made to them, may summon per sons to appear before him, and may fix the amount to be paid to boatmen, and persons finding and taking possession of anchors, &c. in any part of the port of Liverpool.

Any person throwing, casting, or emptying any ballast, ashes, &c. out of any ship, &c. into the river Merses, the Rock or Horse Channel, or Formby Channel, to the eastward of the Floating Light, or from any of the piers into the docks or basins, or into the river Mersey: penalty 107.

That every vessel laden with a cargo consisting so'ely of limestones, paving stones, flintstones, gravel, and chalk, shall be charged tonnage rates as if coming in ballast.

Every owner or master, &c. of any vessel arriving at or departing from the said port, shall produce to the collector, upon demand, at the time of inaking entry, all books, accounts, &c. i in relation to such vessel, or which show the weights and quantities of the goods, &c. In case of dispute, such owner, &c. shall produce a statement in writing, to be verified by oath, and showing the actual weights and quantities of such goods, &c., or the accuracy of the said books, &c.

In case the master, &c. of any vessel from which rubbish, ballast, dirt, or other refuse of any kind shall be landed, shall permit or suffer the same to be so landed, or laid within 3 yards from the margin of any such dock or basin, or of the river Mersey, and shall not cause such rubbish, &c. to be wholly removed from off such quays, &c. within 21 hours after the same shall be so landed or laid: penalty 51.

Any owner, &c. of any boat or vessel, permitting gunpowder, exceeding 10 pounds in weight, to be brought into any of the docks or basins, or any vessel or boat lying therein, without the previous consent in writing of a justice of the peace of the borough of Liverpool: penalty 1001.

That upon due proof, on oath, to the satisfaction of any jus tice of the peace of the borough of Liverpool, or county of Lancaster, that any dealer in marine stores, within the said borough, or Toxteth Park, shall have been guilty of receiving stolen goods, or purchasing or receiving, &c., every such person shall forfeit 20/. for the first offence, 301. for the second offence; and after conviction for such second offence, shall not carry on business as such dealer in marine stores within 200 yards from the margin or side of any dock or basin (exclusive of 40 yards pro hibited by a former act) on pain of forfeiting the sum of 1oz for every day he, she, or they shall carry on such trade or business.

In case any person or persons giving or accepting any bribe to or from any water bailiff, harbour master, &c. give information thereof, he or they shall be excused from the penalty of 207. imposed by the 51 Geo. 3. for such offence, provided sych information be given before any proceeding for punishing the said offence shall have cominenced, or any information laid before any justice of the peace against such pyrson in respect of

the same.

Justices of the peace may, upon complaint made, summon parties and ascertain and award the amount of recompence, for any services rendered by boatmen, &c. to vessels in the said docks or basins, and in case of non-payment, may levv the sum so awarded by distress.

Bye laws.-1. That the master, &c. who shall permit or suffer any pitch or tar, or any other combustible matter, to be boiled

or heated for the use of such ship or vessel, either on hoard of such vessel, or within 5 yards of the same, shall forfeit 40s. for every oflence.

2. That the master, &c. discharging or loading any cotton or other combustible goods on or from any of the quays, who shall permit or suffer any person or persons to smoke or burn tobacco, shall for each offence forfeit 208.; and any other person or persons who shall burn or smoke tobacco or any other thing, amongst cotton or any other combustible goods, lying and being on the quays, shall for each offence forfeit the Like penalty of 20s.

3. That if the master, &c. shall bring the same into any of the docks, basins, or entrances, with loaded e innon or guns, with gunpowder on board, or, when driven in by stress of weather, shall neglect immediately to discharge the same, or who shall take gunpowder on board, until clear of the docks and pier-heads, shall forfeit 51.

4.1 hat the master, &c. of any vessel, or any other person or persons whomsoever, who shall permit or suffer any rope from such vessel to be made fast to any chain-post or quay-fender, or any rope, chain, or tackle of any description, to be made fast to any of the pillars of any iron or other shed on any of the quays, or to the roof or any other part of such shed, shall for every offence forfeit 40s.

5. That the master, &c. of any vessel lying within or up to any of the docks, basins, &c., who shall suffer any ballast, &c. to be taken on board such vessel, or thrown, discharged, or carried out of the same, without having a canvass nailed to the ship's side, or some other safeguard from falling into any such docks or basins, shall for every offence forfeit the sum of 40s.

6. That the master &c. of any ship or vessel lying in any of the said docks or basins, or the entrances to the same, who shall suffer any repairs to be done to the outsides of such vessela, without having a canvass or some other safeguard secured from the side of such vessel, and placed or fixed so as to prevent any chips or pieces of wood from falling into the said docks or basins during the whole of such work or repairs, shall for every offence forfeit 40s.

7. That the master, &c. of any vessel lying or being within any of the docks, &c. who shall not cause all ballast, &c. discharged from or to be laden on board of any vessel, to be thrown at least 5 feet from the edge of the quay, or on the outsides of the cart or chain-posts of the said quay, and taken away immediately, shall for every offence forfeit 40s.

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8. That the inaster, &c. or other person having the charge or command of every vessel lying within any of the dock basins, shall have a ship-keeper on deck to attend the rewel every tide, at least 2 hours before the time of high water, and 1 hour after high water, under the penalty of 10.

9. That the master, &c. of any vessel, when hauling inte or out of the docks or basins, &c., shall (except when any such vessel be driven by stress of weather have the yards a-peak, and the sprit-sail yard fore and aft, and the jib-boom run in, within 3 feet from the cap, if practicable; and, after any such vessel shall be brought into any dock or basin, shall have the anchors got in on the forecastle or deck, and shall have the steering-sail booms and irons taken off from the yards, and shall have the main or mizen booms, and the stern or quarter davits rigged in, within 24 hours, under the penalty of 40s.

10. That the master or other person having the command of any vessel, who shall, by negligence or otherwise, leave an anchor in the entrance to any of the docks, or upon the strand of the river, without a buoy, for a longer period than one tide, shall for every offence forfeit 51.

11. That the owner, &c. of any vessel who shall refuse to strike the top-gallant masts and yards of every such vessel entering any of the repairing or graving docks, shall forfeit 51. 12. That the owner or driver of any cart, &c., or any other person or persons who shall draw, or cause, or permit, or suffer to be drawn upon or over any of the dock bridges, any anchors, balks, &c., shall for every offence forfeit 40s.

Every day, 2 hours before high water, a bell will be rung for 1 minute at each dock, when every ship-keeper is to make his appearance on the deck of his vessel, or incur the penalty of

40s.

All merchants and other owners or agents of hips and vessels trading to the port of Liverpool, will be required to enter the names of such vessels, their draught of water, and the date of their arrival at the port of Liverpool, together with the name of the dock into which they are intended to be brought, in a book kept for that purpose, in the office of the harbour master in Revenue Buildings. And all vessels will thereafter be admitted into the said docks or basins in the order only in which they shall be so entered.

LIVERPOOL DOCK RATES. — The following is a Table of the dock duties charged on goods imported into and exported from the port of Liverpool:-

Dock Rates on Goods to be paid on all Goods, Wares, and Merchandise, imported into the Port of Liverpool, from Foreign Countries, or British Colonies, Plantations, or Settlements; or brought Coastwise from Ports or Places in the United Kingdom, including the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and Man; or exported from the said Port of Liverpool to Foreign Countries and British Colonies, Plantations, or Settlemen's.

These rates are subject to a reduction of one-third, and the rates "coastwise" are not now chargeable.

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