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EXCHANGE COFFEE-IIOUSF!, 
 
 Quebec, June ilthy 1820* 
 
 
 I 
 
 .h n ^ n »? ^^' 'f iY ^"''»'^!:^ .'''^^^ Advertisement in the public papers, namely, 
 the Quebec Gazette, and Mercury of i\xo 14th Instant, in order to tJke into consideration 
 and adopt measures ot remedy against the inconveniences and prejudicial consequenceH 
 resulting to ManUme Counnerce in general, ftom tlie facilities aflForded to the desertion of 
 ^amen by several unprincipled characters in Quebec, denominated Oimn», who actually 
 nmke a traffic of, and tor that purpose systematically arrange ^ lay out every device and 
 encouragement to that class of men ; whereby Masters of Veiiels are frequently deprived 
 ot the pnncipal part of their crews, and occasionally subjected to the greatest difficulties and 
 inconveniences, as well as loss to the Frelghterp, Owners, or otheuJiri^sted and to the 
 almost inconceivable detriment rfnd disadvantage of thfe ShipMgTnterest ffenerally : 
 In order, as much as hes in our ppwdr, to obviate and prevent, this illicit and unwarrantable 
 practice. We, the uhdersigiiecl, beihg respectively Masters and O-^vriers of Vessels tradinjr 
 to this Port, hav» unanimously cdme td the following resolutions : 
 
 In the Jiryt place, To r&queSt thS concurrence 6f the Board of Trade at Qoehec to 
 what 18 hereinafter respectfully submitteil, which, on deliberation, we conceive would be 
 in a high de^rree preventive of the mischiefs hereih before alluded to: subject, however to 
 such alterations and amendments as may appear most consistent With the obiect of our 
 present meeting. r *• 
 
 With respect to the preceding detail, the following propositions are agreed upon, as most 
 lifcely to be conducively effective to the matter under consideration. 
 
 t/c!!!?? ^'^"^l ah Agency should be appointed in Quebec, and the Office denominated 
 Ihe bihiAana liegiiler Offite, where all M&sters of vessels, on their arrival, would feel it 
 their interest to give in a List of the Seamen on board, with their description ; so that in 
 of any of their men leavi.ig the vessel, they may be la!-* ; M of with more facil'ity. 
 
 „.^^, Thai on any Seaman's ruhfting awfiiy from a Vessel, the Master shall immedi- 
 ately give notice thereof to the Registrar, who in such case mUI give the necessary directions 
 for having the delinquent apprehended. . 
 
 Thirdly, That nb Master of a vessdl be allbwed to hire a new hand, except throuo-h the 
 medium of th&t Office, under a penalty of One Hundred Pounds, giviitff. nevertheless a 
 discretionary poiver 6f mitigation between that and Twenty-five Pouncfe. 
 
 FoMr/%, Thjt any Seaman requesting a discharge; and obtaining it from the Master, 
 such discharge shall be signed by the Master, (according to a prescribed form, of which 
 prnited copies will be kept in the Office,) and shall also be signed by the Registrar. 
 
 Fifthly, That the following parts of the Act of the i7th Geo. III. chap. 9, with regard to 
 the subject in agitation, would still be absohnely necessary for the Shipping interest, and in 
 tact, for the Irade of the country; namely, that the penalty for harbouring, and that ivv 
 pemns encouraging Seamen to dei^ert, or concealing them, should be inflicted, and t!ie oi- 
 tenders proceeded agamst in the manner mentioned in Section 4th; that Tavern keepers and 
 others keeping boarding and lodging houses, should give in at this Office a List of their 
 ledgers, particularly of Seafaring people, and in case of default, or of any Seaman beino- 
 found clandestine y put out of the way or secreted, such Tavern keeper, or person kecninS 
 such boarding or lodging liouse, to be subject to a penalty of and such Seaman 
 
 impjisoned in the Common Gaol 'till his Master get notice of him, and take him on board. 
 
 Sixthly, That a certain sum be imposed on each Vessel entering the Port of Quebec to'^e 
 collected at the Navy Office, for the pyrpose of defraying the expenses incident to th« 
 business in question, namely, at the rate of Shillings per Hundred Tons. 
 
 SeventUy That application be made to empower the Registrar to have authority to appre- 
 hend all Seamen found on shcfe, unless they can satisfactorily account for their absence liom 
 their respective vessels. i« ^ ^ lu 
 
 Eighthly 
 
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 Eighlhli/, That the expenses of any Action, brought by a Seaman against the Master, and 
 iiiUing upon the latter, shall with the consent of a Meelin|? of the Committee for ihe time 
 being, be paid out of a Fund, to be raised for the general purposes of the proposed Insti- 
 tution. 
 
 Ninthli/, That the following persons shall constitute a Committee for framing such Rules, 
 atul taking into consideration such matters as may be proposed, relative to the business at 
 present imperiously calling our attention, viz : 
 
 R. R. STOREY, 
 ISAAC WARD, 
 JONATHAN CRAM, 
 GEORGE WATSON, 
 JAMES HiVRLE, 
 W. DAILS, 
 JOSEPH BOYES, 
 J. C. ARMSTRONG 
 ROBERT BROWN, 
 JOSEPH BUSBY, 
 ROBERl MAXWELL, 
 ROBERT KENDALL, 
 HENRY CHATEH, 
 ROBERT PEART, 
 
 fielloha, President. 
 
 John Rickard, 
 
 Melton, 
 
 Ajax, 
 
 Harmony, 
 
 Sahiuel Whitbrcad, 
 
 Regent, 
 
 Grape, 
 
 Resolution, 
 
 Gorge Symefl, 
 
 Governor Woodford, 
 
 Shannon, 
 
 Blessing, 
 
 Broderick, 
 
 And that Archibald Campbell is authorized to call a meeting x)f the said Committee tis cir- 
 cumstances may require. 
 
 Tenthiy, That for the purpose of upholding a regular Committee, it shall be the duty of 
 each party in office, on leaving the Port, to substitute some other in his place, who, if in 
 any manner objectionable, shall be ballolted for and pass according to tlie deci 
 jority of the Members present. 
 
 Eleventhly, That a second meeting will be held on Saturday next, the 24 
 noon, at the Exchange Coffee Rooms on special business, relative to the Shippir 
 
 That the nature of our profession not allowing our attendance personally to any Legisla- 
 tive Piovision which may be hereafter made in this behalf, we hereby appoint Archibald 
 Campbell, Notary PubUc, our Agent; and give him full authority to take such measures 
 as he may consider necessary, by petition to the Legislature, or othervrtse, for the rescission 
 of such parts of the Provincial Laws respecting Seamen as may appear ineffective, and 
 therein to make such suggestions by Bill or otherwise at the next ensuing Parliament as he 
 or others interested in shipping may devise or consider appUcable for the prevention of the 
 growing evil of desertipii and its concomitant injurious effects. 
 
 That we request the said AncrJBALD Campbell to communicate these resolutions to the 
 Board of Trade for their concurrence, revi'^ion or uniendment, under a conviction that from 
 a sense of reciprocal interests, these Resolutions may be considered worthy of attention, and 
 the most effective remedial means adopted, with regard to the abolition of a practice so pre- 
 eminently exigent, which we are convinced could not fail to bo productive of the most bene- 
 ficial results. 
 
 Signed, R. R. STOREY, 
 
 ISAAC WARD, 
 GEORGE WATSON, 
 JOHN TAYLOR, 
 SAMUEL BROWN, 
 WILLIAM KENN, 
 JOSEPH R. JONES, 
 HENRY C HATER, 
 HENRY CHATER, 
 GEO. D. ROSSIGNOL, 
 JOHN CARRICK, 
 THOMAS NEWPORT. 
 JAMES HARVEY, 
 W. IIESILTON, 
 
 Bellona, President, 
 
 John Rickard, 
 Ajax, 
 Mary, 
 Zephvr, 
 Suffolk, 
 John, 
 Calypso, 
 Blessing, 
 Magdalen, 
 Minerva, 
 Henry. 
 Eliza, 
 Triton, 
 
JOHN GRAY, Amity, 
 
 JOSEPH BECKETT, Sophia, 
 
 JOHN HERBERT Mariner, 
 
 JOSEPH TURNBULL, Regent, 
 
 JOHN GATENBY, Latona, 
 
 THOMAS DAVISON, Canada, 
 
 CHARLES THOMPSON, Henry, 
 
 W. DAILS, Samuel Whilbread, 
 JOSEPH BOYES, 
 
 GEORGE PRATT, 
 GEORGE MAINLAND, 
 ALEXANDER McCOLL, 
 JAMES HARLE, 
 TRUEFOOT MEAD, 
 J. C. ARMSTRONG, 
 ROBERT PEART, 
 ROBERT MAXWELL, 
 JOSEPH BUSHBY, 
 CHARLES JACKSON, 
 ROBERT KENDALL, 
 JOHN ADDISON, 
 ROBERT BROWN, 
 BENJAMIN MORGAN, 
 FRANCIS SKELTON, 
 ALEXANDER HANNA, 
 HENRY DAVIS, 
 THOMAS CLARKE, 
 JONATHAN CRAM, 
 JOHN S. CLARK, 
 THOMAS ROBINSON, 
 WILLIAM GREEN, 
 JOHN LEWIS, 
 DAVID WALKER, 
 ROBERT MARSHALL, 
 
 WILLIAM JENKINSON, Brothers, 
 
 Regent, 
 Eagle, 
 Knapton, 
 Union, 
 Harmony, 
 Indian, 
 Grape, 
 Broderick, 
 
 Governor Woodford, 
 George Symes, 
 Neva, 
 Shannon, 
 Nelson, 
 Resolution, 
 Catherine, 
 Spring, 
 Waller, 
 Harrison, 
 Britannia, 
 Melton, 
 London, 
 Th-tjs, 
 Thames, 
 Ann. 
 
 Frindsbury, 
 Alexander, 
 
 GEORGE SHAW, 
 Wm. COLLINSON, 
 ROBERT DAVISON, 
 Wm. fortune, 
 JAMES KERR. 
 ROWLAND CRAIGE, 
 
 Wm. tickle; 
 
 J. K. TYRIE, 
 Wm. STEWART, 
 Ed. STEWARD, 
 ROB. WISHART, 
 SAML. JEFFERSON, 
 G. BISHOP, 
 LUKE BRUCE, 
 JOHN WOOD, 
 Wm. HAIGH, 
 Ed. LAING, 
 J. ANDERSON, 
 HENRY MARSHALL,* 
 HENRY GRAIGSON, 
 JOSEPH GRANT, 
 JAS. WARDLE, 
 JOHN BROWN, 
 JOHN JACOBSON, 
 THOS. MELDRUM, 
 THOS. WATSON. 
 Th. A. WATSON. 
 ISAAC PEART, 
 R. POTTS, ^ 
 
 H. Por TER, 
 GEO. SMITH, 
 
 Ann, 
 
 Kingston, 
 
 Ross, 
 
 I^eopard, 
 
 Antelope, 
 
 Halifax Packet, 
 
 Lord Willipgton, 
 Friendship, 
 Britannia, 
 Union, 
 Elizabeth & Sarah, 
 
 Robert & Ann, 
 Skeen, 
 Peace, 
 Collins, 
 Betsey & Ann, 
 Johns, 
 Comet, 
 Doncaster, 
 Phillis, 
 
 General Elliot, 
 West Indian, 
 Rosina, 
 Marys, 
 Sarah Ann, 
 Lord Cathcart, 
 Harbinger, 
 Tasso, 
 Don, 
 Bluclier, 
 Juliana, 
 
ROBERT JOHNSON, 
 W. PEART, 
 RD. WARD, 
 WM. TAYLOR, 
 PETER HUNTKR, 
 CHARLES PIJRNELL, 
 THOS. ELLISON, 
 THOS. MINNETT, 
 N. PROCTER, 
 B. THOMPSON, 
 ROBT. CARTER, 
 JOHN YOUNG, 
 T. REED, 
 F. REED, 
 
 HENRY wriEATLEY, 
 WM. CUMMlNGS, 
 ALEX. MURDOCH, 
 THOS. WARAN, 
 JOHN LONGBOTHAM, 
 JAMES WIHTE, 
 JAMES ADAMSON, 
 HUNTER ESTILL, 
 JOHN EDMANS, 
 N. CHILTON. 
 
 Adrian, 
 
 Norina, 
 
 Triton, 
 
 Dorothy, 
 
 Hawkesbury, 
 
 Heywood, 
 
 Mary Ann, 
 
 ['"■anie, 
 
 A mo, 
 
 Er.iily, 
 
 Wakefield, 
 
 Alexander, 
 
 Rolla. 
 
 Zealous, 
 
 Polly, 
 
 Sally, 
 
 Jane, 
 
 Severn', 
 
 Diana, 
 
 Sterling, 
 
 Agnes, 
 
 Maida, 
 
 Diadem. 
 
 Chilton, 
 
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 Printed by order of the Committee, 
 
 ARCHIBALD CAINIPBELL, 
 
 Agent.