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LIVERPOOL,i'miDAY, FED. 11). Wind S.S.E., fair..-High Water 5 m. p. 1. Arrived the Fanny. Peacock, from Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, sailed from llonte Video the 6th Nov. On the 10th Jan.. in lat. 23, 53. lon. 38, 45, spoke the brig Emulous, of and for London, from the bile of France. On the 4th December, in lat. 23, 51 S. lon. 31, 29, spoke the Joseph, of Whitehavea, from Lon don, for Calcutta. On the 6th February, 100 miles west of Cape Clear, was struck by a tremendous Res which carried away every. thing off the desk, boats, spars, cambouse, Qa &c. Arrived the Blues, Blues, front Carthagena. Sailed 13th Dec.; left the Richard, lilorce, of Liverpool, and the Saucy Jack, of London, at Carthagena. The Hope, On, Irmo Demerara, sailed 31st Dee. The Eliza and Jane, Vino!, from Liverpool have arrived at Oporto. The Tacos, Kettle, from Liverpool, has arrived at Lisbon. The Amity, Sewell. from Limerick foe Liverpool, luta put into Lough Spell t Isle of Stull). The New York, Bennett, for New York, was spoken with yes terday. at 9 a.m., a little to the eastward of Point Lynes. Vessels sailed the Wit Feb.—The Isabella, Hodgson, for An tigua ; Richard, Bomber, for Dmierara ; Pharbe, Crawford, for Babes; filulden Fleece, Evans, for ditto; Commerce, Lindsay, for Sian Leone; and the Deane, Ferguson, for Newfoundland. SATITIDAY, FEB. 11. Wind S.S.E. fair.—High Water, 37 m. p. 1. No arrival. HOLYHEAD, FEs.lO. Wind S.S.W.—mnderate and hazy. The Hall, toe Jamaica; Cambrian, for Bahia ; and be Lydia, for Jamaica. passed at three p.m. The Ardent, Parker, from Liverpool, has arrived at Alexandria. The Arab, Baker, from ditto and Genoa, boa arrived at Leghorn. The Brothers, Hill; 1,4 the Harriet, Mullion, from Liver. pool, has arrived at haguyra. The Albion, Kirkwood, from Liverpool, arrived at Alexandria, on the 17th Dec. The Planter, Potts, and the Mary, Holmes, from Liverpool, have arrived at Antigua. Vessels sailed 11th Feb—The Jessie, Kennedy, for Buenos Ayres• Clyde, dowser, for Savannah; and the Yovug Norval, Wathling, fur Terceira. FALMOUTH, FEB. 9.—Arrived the Lady Louisa packet from Jamaica—sailed 3d January ; and the Leon, Jones, from London, for Jamaica. Sailed the Rapid, Rosewell, a far London.—Wind S.S. W. to S. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 9.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Thetis, from Portsmouth ; and the Mayflower, Langmead, from Lisbon.— Wind E.S.E. COWES, FEB. 10.—The United States, Hutchins, from Batavia, which arrived yesterday, is come Into barticur to discharge torepair. The Henries, Cross, from New Orleans in 42 days, left inside the bar the British Tar, of Liverpool, with stern stove in, having been run foul of ; on the 6th ult. in the Gulf to the westward of the Shot Keys, fell in with an English ship with " Elizabeth" on the foretop.sail. The following day observed a ship on shore to the S.W. of the Shot Keys, with the loss of foretop-masts, and on her beam-ends, with a wrecker attending her, supposed to be the Elizabeth. PoItTosIOUTH, FEB. 10.—Passed by the Asia, Pope, front Bombay--sailed 9th Sept. and from St. Helena, 13th November. Arrived the Juliana, Dines, from London, for 31adras and Bengal; and the Egginton transport, from ditto, for Malta. Sailed his lila jeaty's ship Bellette. for Chatham ; the Rachel, Channel, for the Mediterranean; and the Thomas and Mary, Hack, for St. Mi chael's. Passed by the Illacqueen, Walker, foe Bombay and China.—Wind E.S.S. DEAL, Faa. 10.—A breeze springing up last evening, the whole of the outward-bound rounded the South Foreland. Arrived and remain the Hercules, Vaughan, from Batavia. Passed through from the ricer, the Earl of Balearras. for India ; the Morning Star, Buckham, for Ceylon ; the West Indian, Cook, for Antigua ; and the Symmetry, tones, for Jamaica. Also, a large outward bound fleet, from Ramsgate harbour. An American ship, with the letter X on her fore topsail, parsed about noon for London.— Wind E.S.E. GRAVESEND, FEB. 10.—Arrived the Mary, Bridges. from Ja maica; Fly, Sultan, from St. Michael's; Royal Mail, Scott, from Lisbon; H tram, Gorley, from Messina; Florida, Sinclair, from Malta; Elizabeth, Charlton. from St. John's, New Brunswick; Sophia, Drury, from ditto ; Active, Crofter. from Dunkirk. The Georgians, arren, for Derbies, returned with loss of bowsprit. MiLTORD. FEB. 9.—Yesterday was picked up on this coast several pieces of wreck and some capstan bars, painted black, and marked "John and Ann, of London." The Amity, Richards, from Leghorn, received considerable damage, and is leaky. JAMAICA (KINGSTON), DEE• 3I.—A sloop boat belonging to the brig M driven eanwell, lying at Port Antonio, was as hore at Hope I3ay on the 26th inst. during a heavy north. During • heavy north on Saturday night , the sloop Bergaini. of Port Maria, was driven on shore. She has been got off, but has sustained con , siderable damage. The schooner Kingston Packet, of Montego Bay, drove from her moulage in that harbour on the evening of the llhh inst., nod went to pieces. Vvtsirks SPOKEN WITH. —The Harriet, White, from Liver. pool to Savannah, 12th ult. lat. 32, long. 76. by the Ilenrica, arrived at Cowes. The Seville, front Virginia to Itardeaux, 27th ult. by the Courier, Hodson, arrived off Portsmouth. The Iphi. genie, of Liverpool, front I)emerara for London, Bth inst. by the Lady Louisa packet, arrived at Falmouth. ---- • - - Thr.t.s or H E Al:nu—The following communication from the Portuguese Consul-General in London was on Saturday rstetl at Lloyd's : Portuguese Consulate.lieneral, hoodoo, Feb. 10, 1826. Sir—l - laving observed the communication made by Vice-Admi ral Lord Aineltus Remelerk to the Committee of Lloyd's. regarding the inconvenience experienced by British vessels in the Portitguet.e dominions, Irvin their not being supplied with hills of health—l beg leave to state, and request the favour of your making it public, that it is the Conies bill of health they are required to produce, without which, according to the laws and regulations of Portugal, they are liable to a quarantine, though provided with a Custom house bill of health. (Signed) J. T. SAM PAYO, Consul•Lieneral. J o hn Bennett, Esq. Lloyd's. • • THE BRITISH PRESS. STATE OF TRADE. MIRAMICHL Ice !trendy in!^rteil an address presented by the ptin merchants M rilira . micbt . to Captain Litchfield, of his g' s ; ea ty's ship Orestes, in testimony of the important hene tv:ltoeted by that officer to the suffering inhabitants of e e • ver foc a easure in doing justice the that port. ....Atorame giving insertion to a further address to Captain Litchfield, presented .bythe members composing the Com mittee( his Nlajesty a Council it Halifax, on his return to that port, rum whence he had been despatched under the oder , 0 j Rear-A , lmiral Lake, to the assistance of the up. f e rtunate suffe rers of Miramichi. w e co py the following from tho hat Halifax papers : To RESIT LITCHFIELD, CAFTAN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP ORESTES. Ilitlifas,?;ov. 24. 11;25. Sit.—The 'Members of the Committee of his Council vt i of the Committee of the town of Ilalifax, appointed for the re h;t:ng the ettficrvt, tirc in s' Itliramichimost s , avail thems ackno elves wle of your retu rn from tsar cess their incere dg ments and gra,e'til throX. for the active and zealous exertions with which tnu harc..l this lar.lentable occasion promoted %because of benemierce and c'!tr . ty. attention to t We have witotsxl tour n romot he all or distress., your personal aoi ntiefir cithle hdinuirs, and your instant and ju. tficious mcaguro , i•, •••:. '.c .Lip smiler your command for the noites and asaUlance a the unhappy humane service of c.f.v.ylng suferen under their pres.ii , g calamity. We have admired the jotieTnert which could s o a bly wen d the warm impulses of a generous and noble heart ; and we see in you well exemplified the eminent qualities which forest the high and dies tie wished character of the British sailor. Though Isbouri . ig yourself under severe sicknesa, you were Mill seen actively engsgeil in alleviating the sufferings of others ; and In those whose misery you were happily instrumental in !dice. jag, the voice 0: grat:tutle has arisen, anal long before your return their admiration a:.,1 praise of your rne:itorious services had reach ed us. Peenlv ve nsiblii ~1 the zeal and valuelde services which we have ere ived from rio, we consider it a duty thus publicly for ourselves, &IA for all on whose behalf we act, to p.sy sonic povuon of the debt of gratrui.e whit we owe. But attile we are conscious that our expressions cannot ade- Tritely speak our feelings, we know the delicacy duo to a generous mod. and aboain from stronger language, lest our anxiety to be stow commendation should thereby ofllmd. Permit us. then. Sir, to conclude our address with the fervent prayer. that the Almighty liming, in whose service your deeds of chanty hare been pertormcd, may reward your future life with his ei:oirest i;leaings, and among smell eta you will most value give you frequent opportunity of exercising the benevolence of your dis position an the catve et suffering humanity. signed by the Council and the Committee for the relief of the Sufferers. Ilia Majesty's Ship Orestes. Halifax Harbour, Nov. 24, 1825. Gentlemen.—l have had the honour of receiving your address, conveying your thanks for the services which I have been enabled to render to the distresAed inhabitants of M:rantichl. - • It is truly gratifying to me that, in the performance of my duty I have been s' successful as to give satisfaciion, and although my r.tmiation of the settler which I have done Is infinitely below what you are pleased to affix to it, yet I feel sensibly the value of nIT good opinion, and beg to return my grateful thanks for your ►i id communiration. I sincerely hope that you. Gentlemen, and the humane inhabit. ants of Halifax, may he preserved from calamity, and that you ir.ay rest in the full enjoyinevt tit rv.ny blessing and comfort which your pran fit and disinterested conduct on the late occasion DO fully merits. I have tLe honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, HENRY LITCHFIELD, Commander of bis 3lojesty's Ship Orestes. Extract of a letter from Havannah, dated January 1, 1.316:—" Since our communication of August 1, the c domerce of this place has been gradually declining into the moat torpid state, inasmuch, that such stagnant months!. is those which have now elapsed have not before been witnessed since the opening of the port to foreign corn coerce. The uncertainty of political events, the capture , lately of the important fortress of St. Jean d'Ulloa, which c .mtuands Vera Cruz, the now total suspension of exports to the Spanish Main, and lastly the misfortunes which have acted the commercial world abroad, have together thrown a gloom over the mercantile body, and the conti- , dance has been greatly restored by the recent arrival of a large body of troops, and several ships of war from Spain, ,et it must be some time before affairs resume their usual current. We have the pleasure of adding, that the ton miltc duty so unjustly charged upon vessels arriving lu distress, will very shortly be reduced to aftrifie, and this measure will be followed by a modification of the tonnage duty generally." The great and important project of a Grand Ship Canal from the metropolis to Portsmouth, we understand, will rime before Parliament this Session. Mr. Cundy's re port of this undertaking contains enlarged plans of the c ninny through which the canal is to pass, as well as a section of the canal, for its whole length. It appears that the proposed line is in the following dirtctiont—From the Thames near Rotheihithe, to the foot of Brixton-hill, Gannet's Farm, Epsom Common, Leatherhead-bridge (whete it will pass over the Mole River), Dorking-bridge, Ockley Church, Roman Turnpike-gate, near Slinford ; Billinghune, Pulborough-bridge, Arundel-bridge Ford, to the Salterns at Coppers?, West itchener, through an angle of Thorney Island, the centre of Hayling Island, across Langston Harbour, and through Pbrista Island, from Milton to Southsea Common Beach, between Southsea Castle and the Land Marks, where an opening will be made into the Harbour Channel. The distance measured is ex actly 75 miles, thirty-seven of which are on the tide level. The summit level will extend 20 miles, from Epsom Com mon to Altlfoltlen-britlge. To attain this rise, four locks arc necessary, viz. at Brixton, at Cheem River, at Ruxky River, and Fpsom Common-gate. The locks at this ex-, tr end will be at Aldfolden-bridge, at Billingliurst, at Nortlinrod-bridge, and at Pulborough. The canal is propose 1 to hold 20 feet depth of water, lobe 100 feet wide at ty.e bottom, and 150 feet wide at the top. Very few houses, r homesteads, or enclosures will be disturbed. The expLwe, Mr. Cundy says, cannot exceed three millions and a half of money ; the annual revenue he estimates at five hundred thousand pounds. Large ships will be transported by , means of attain, in twelve hours from SiritLea•l to the Thames, and lighter vessels in half that time. The deepest cutting will be at Dorking, where the land will rise 150 feet above the canal. Here immense beds of iron, building, and lime -stone, are expected to be found; and an opinion is entertained that Holmwood- , cmnumn will produce a strong seam of coal. It is a part of the project to close up the mouths of Chichester and Ltng!ton harbours, by which means they will be.con. vertud into immense.basins, with from 4l to $ fathoms water, the entrance to which will be through the canal. captain Robert King, of the navy, Mr. F. Giles, Mr. J. 4:aniLaer, Mr. J. Wright, and Mr. George Morris, sur veyor;, have also given their opinion as to the practica bility of the undertaking. The projector estimates that 10,000 veshels will use the canal annually, the expense to the owners of which will be Ss. toil. per ton. The re mainder of :the revenue will arise from newly-created trade, and localities. The expenses for conduct and repairs will not exited 40,0001. a year...—Hanopslsire Telegraph. - - • ELLCTIONPLICINO PItACAS.--A truly disgraceful scene took place at Retford, on Thursday, and of all places the church and church-yard were the principal ones where tumult and disorder prevailed; a contest took place between two parties for the possession of the bells ; the church was attacked by means of ladders, and carried by assault, the belfry door broken open, and those who were ringing forced out. The Vicar interfe red, and a most atrocious riot, in defiance of the civil power, closed a scene never surpassed within the precincts of a place of religious worship. Sir 11. Derides and Mr. Wrightson were afterwards when leaving the town, with stones and bricks, and the carriage windows entirely broken—in short, the magisterial authority is so entirely overpowered by the populace, that we understand the bailiffs intend applying to the Secretary of State fee protection and assistance.—Lords 31ercery. The Gazette de Florence of the 31st January announces, th a t the family of Xlavrocordato, which had been detained at Constantinople, have escaped, sail arrived at Napoli di Rumania. It also states that Nlavroconlato has married the (laughter of the President Conduriotti. The dissen sions that the agents of Austria and the Iloly Alliance Lave enikavourid to create among the Civil and 31ilitary Chiefs is daily wearing away; and the Turks of the violent party will perceive that they . have failed in all their Je suitical ananceurres against the Christians, who will be free. LIVERPOOL COMM ERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVEIPOOL, SATURDAY, FM 11. The demand for 111. P. Sugar this week has been very limited, and only about 400 hhds. gold at a reduction in price of 6d. a h. per cwt. In East India nothing done, nor in foreign. About 120 puncheons hlolasses (Demerara) at 235. Some few sales of Coffee have been made to the grocers at former prices. In Cocoa, flinger, or I'imento, no sales. In Rum the sales are trifling, but prices are steady. In Ashes the sales are, 115 barrels Canada Pot at 275. a 275. 6d.; 200 Pearls at 275. 3d. • 275. 90. ; and at auction on Thursday 222 Canada Pot, partially damaged, at 225. 04. a 245. 3d. and 32 harsh Pearls at 255. 3d. In Dyewood only 20 tons solid Nlearuguawood sold, of fair quality, at 211. In Quercitron Bark, 10 Idols Philadelphia at 14s. and 10 hbds. New York at I Is. arc the only sales. In Rice 40 tierces New Carolina sold by auction at 21s. 9d. and 40 bags East India at 2in. in bond. 225 quarters Flax Seed have been sold at 375. 6d. a 30%. In Sumach 30 bags Sicily at Les. 1100 bags Saltpetre at 255. a 255. od. CO ions pickd Mo res Valonia (imported from Leghorn), at 13/. per tun. No sales In Hides of any consequence. In Cotton the demand has been limited, although early in the week there was every appearance of an improvement on last week's prices, but the failures in Manchester, &e. caused the damp, and prices have declined id. a 3d. The sales have consisted of 3390 bales Bowed. at Cid. a Bd. ; 230 Sea Islands at Is. 6d. a 2s. 6d. ; 50 stained at 411. a Ild. ; 940 Alabama and Mobile at 6d. a Bd. 401) New Orleans at n d. a 10d. ; 700 hlaranhams at flid. a 10d. ; 160 Bahia at 944. a 10.1. I 130 Carthagena at 60. a 74.; 130 Egyp. tian at tld. a 94.; 130 Surat at 54d. a 611.; 170 Bengal at 6d.; --making a total of about 7,460 bales. IMPORTED INTO LIVRIPOOL FROM Tilt 4TII TO 11}rn THRRI'IRY INCLUSIVE. Sugar, B. P. - 1,465 hhdit Ditto . . 31 tilt Ditto - - 4 belt Coree - . 116 casks Ditto . 180 bags Ditto . - 22 brit Pimento . 196 bags Mohasco - 691 puns Rum . 72 puns Ditto 96 lihda Ashes - - 86 bit rustic 80 tons Isogwood . - 36 ditto Nicaraguawood 93 ditto Mahogany . 8? logs Brimstone - . 170 tons Tobacco - 139 hhds Rice . - 233 oaks Madder . bales Flax sled - 131 tierces Tallow 17 etude* Sumach - 1251; bags H Mee, dry 2,71k1 co. &cm salted 8,01/4 do. . lis bls home 26 bales . 202 casks S 4 pipes Ilorsehai► - Olite Oil - Wine - COTTON: West lndta. 110 bales Egyptian - American . 3 790 Brazil - • 1,070 Ireland, a c. 70 Europe • 697 8,146 NAVAL INTFLLIGENCE. The Colonial steam-vessel African, Lieutenant Austen, grit! sail on Tuesday, for Sierra Leone. The Juliana, Lieutenat Innis, R.N. for Madras and Bengal, will sail :o-morrow, with 20 passengers. Capt. James Stirling (a) has commissioned the Success (new) 28, at Plymouth. Lieut. Preston, Lieut. J. R. Canute, Mr. T. Wood. ham, Purser, Dr. Clowns, and Mr. Wilson, Muter, are appointed to her. Captain Fits. Clarence is appointed to the Ariadne, 28, at this poi t. The officers and crew of his Majesty's ship Bittern have pre sented their late Commander, lieutenant Michael Dwyer, with a rh•ste silver Va.e, as a tribute of respect for him, during the period he had commanded.— [laity:hire Telegraph. SHIPPIAV INI'ELLit;ENCE. It is a subject of great satisfaction to find, notwithstand ing the unexampled difficulties with which ht.!!• and com merce are oppressed, that we have had very few failures in 1 the West Riding of Yorkshire. In Leeds we have not had a bankruptcy of any consequence for the last three months, and the very few stoppages which have taken place are rather applications for time than absolute failures. Brad ford and Halifax have, with the exception of Wentworth and Co.'s Bank, escaped equally well. At Wakefield, the principal seat of that great but unfortunate banking esta blishment, we have only heard of one single failure of any consequence; and at Ituddersfield, where two banks have failed, no house of any great consequence, with the excep tion of Messrs. Dixon and Co., has become bankrupt. This cheering retrospect is attributable to two causes; one, no doubt, to the indulgent consideration of tradesmen towards each other; but the other and the principal cause is the character of the present embarrassment, which is rather that of suspended credit than of actual insolvency.—Leeds Mercury. We publishes! a paragraph under this bead in our last, which, we are inclined to believe, was justified by the state in which things were at the time when it was written, al though we certainly have met with persons who are of opi nion that the tenor of our remarks was too sanguine. Be this as as it may, there is unfortunately no question that affairs are now looking much more unfavourable than they did at that time. The failures that have taken place since in Manchester and the neighbourhood, or in more distant places, by which Manchester people will suffer, have been numerous and heavy ; some of them wholly unexpected; and two or three calculated to excite much sympathy. And though in several, perhaps in all, of the most heavy stop pages, there is little or no apprehension of ultimate loss, the inconvenience arising from the temporary locking-up of capital mast be very severe. Cotton goods, we understand, have this week been sold lower than ever ; and the advance in the raw material, no ticed in our last, has been entirely lost. The number of hands out of work is rapidly increasing; and but that the winter is well nigh over, our apprehensions as to their state of suffering would be even much greater than they now are.—Manchester Guardian. . Messrs. Rawson and Co. of Halifax, in consequence, we presume, of the measures announced by Ministers, have determined on immediately withdrawing all their small notes from circulation, and supplying their place with gold and silver. In the meantime, the accommodation to their customers will of necessity be somewhat narrowed, and a little inconvenience perhaps result to the inhabitants generally. It is with great concern wehave to announce that the bank of Messrs. Dilworth, Arthington and Burkett, of this town, owing to the lamented pressure of the dints, was yesterday under the necessity of suspending payment to its creditors. The distress which this measure has caused is great; but we have not yet heard any statement of the debts and cre dits of this hitherto most respectable house, which has bsen the only bank in this town, since the failure of that of Messrs. 'f. Worawick and Co. in 1822.—( Lancaster Gazette of Saturday.) CHOICE OF ASSIGNEES UNDER MESSRS. WENTWORT AND CO.'S BANE- RUPTCY. On Friday the adjourned meeting under the commission of bank rupt issued against Messrs. Wentworth and Co., was held at the Court-house at Wakefield, for the purpose of appointing assignees. A little before twelve o'clock the Commissioners came into Court. and immediately proceeded to the Counsels' room, where they sat upwards of three hours, to receive proofs of debts. During this In. terval a private meeting of the principal creditors was held in an adjoining apartment, into which, however, no reporter was per mitted to enter, as it was thought their presence would restrain those confidential communications which it might be expedient to make. At half.past three o'clock Mr. MAUDE, one of the Commis sioners, came into Court, and stated to the general bay of credl. tors there assembled the result of the deliberations of this cabinet meeting in nearly the following terms : Gentlemen—The object of the present meeting is to choose assig nees under the commission of bankrupt, hut previous to this it will be necessary to appoint a banker or bankers to receive the monies which may be paid in, as the law does not permit assignees to retain in their hands more than a entail and specified sum. During the time that the Commissioners have been occupied in re. ceiving the proofs of debt, a meeting of those creditors who have large demands upon the estates of the bankrupts has been held in another apartment, where a proposition has been agreed to which I will read to you, observing, that the ultimate decision must be made, not by the number of votes, but by the amount of debts, and I think that the meeting to which I refer embraces so large an amount as would greatly influence, nay absolutely decide, the question, if it became necessary .o vote upon it—a necessity however which I do not anticipate, as I expect that it will meet with a cor dial and unanimous approval. The proposition Is to the follow. ing effect:—That the Assignees shall deposit the monies to be raised by them in the following banks:—Messrs. Swann and Co., York; - Messrs. Leathern and Co., Wakefield; Messrs. Harris and Co., Bradford ; or Muer*. Lloyd and Co., London ; at their discre tion, with this proviso—that as often as the sum of 3001. should accumulate, the Assignees should direct it to he invested in Exche quer Bills. Mr. Maude here paused, and the cheering of the meeting an nounced their acquiescence in the proposal. Mr. MAUDE proceeded—As the Meeting approves of this propo sition. I will now go on to state that the same body of creditors, after full discussion and mature deliberation, agreed to recommend that two Assignees should be chosen to represent each bank, though they would be also Trustees for the general body of Creditors. For the Wakefield Bank—Mr. Richard Kennett Dawson, Frick. ley Hall, near Doncaster; Mr. Richard Woollen, Brierley Manor. For the York Bank—Mr. Alderman Hotham ; Mr. Seawin, druggist. For the Bradford Bank—Mr. Matthew Thompson, and Mr. Henry Leah. Mr. MAunE further stated, that to prevent unnecessary attend ance on the following day, the examination of the bankrupts would be adjourned until the Ifolt of March, as it was thought desirable to afford ample dale to the assignees fully to investigate their affairs. He added that the Commissioners would attend to receive proof of debts. .Ir. Maude here inquired if any creditor wished to put in nomination any other person. No reply being made to this inquiry. Mr. Maude said he took it for granted that the meet ing approved of the gentlemen that had been named. This appeal was answered by cheers of approval. Mr. MAUDE then stated that the usual meeting of creditors would shortly be held, and of which due notice would be given. when it would be proposed to give the assignees power to hire and to employ an able accountant, no way connected with any of the banks, to investigate the whole of the affairs of the bankrupts; other powers also he observed would be wanted greater than those generally granted, powers which would be absolutely necessary for the skilful and advantageous winding up of so large a concern ; lie suggested that it would be unnecessary for small creditors to give themselves the trouble of attending on this occasion. In con clusion, Mr. Maude expressed his conviction that the gentlemen now appointed would do every thing in their power to secure the in terests of the creditors, and exert themselves to make a good and speedy dividend.—(Cheers) The necessary formal deeds having been signed by a sufficient number of the creditors, the meeting was dissolved.—Leeds fifer. envy. The Society of Writers tolhe Signet havo purchased, for the sum of 1'2,0001., the splendid library room of the Fa culty of Advocates, tope united to their own.—Caledonian Mercury. A TIIIEF Caucirr tx A RAT TRAP.—A few days ago, a pawnbroker residing in Ratcliffe Highway hit upon the fol. lowing ingenious contrivance to catch a thief, who was in the act of taking a valuable gold watch out of the shop-window :—The pawn. broker observed three suspicious looking-fellows hovering about his premises in the dusk of the evening, whom he watched for a con siderable time, and at length observed one of them approach the window, and apply a small knife to the lower part of one of' the panes of glass, which he cracked with the greatest possible dexterity and without occasioning the least noise. Having completed this necessary preliminary, technicalfy termed " burring the glaze," the fellows perceiving that they were likely to be discovered before they could effect their purpose, retired. The pawnbroker, convinced that they would return again and make a second attempt, placed a gold watch as a lure, precisely opposite the cracked pane of glass, and alma a huge rat trap, through which the han d that was introduced into the window had to pass before it reached the golden prize. The pawnbroker,' conjectures were right on the subject ; the thieves re turned in a short timeafterwarde, and thole within leavings clear coast, one of them applied a glazier's diamond to the glass that was al ready started, and in less than a second he made a hole sufficient to thrust in his arm, which he did as expeditiously as possible, but had reason to repent of his temerity, for the instant he had touched the rat-trap the taws of it closed with great force upon his wrist. The cove wretch roared aloud with the pan, and endeavoured to withdraw his hand, but could not, for the pawnbroker took the pre caution of making fast the rat-trap to the end of the counter. The captured thief finding there was no chance of escape. and deserted by his accomplices, called to the bystanders wh were attracted to the spot by his cries, to assist in releasing him. His entreaties however were treated with derision by those who had perceived the cause, and the pawnbroker, not over-anxious to curtail the period of his sufferings, allowed bins to stand the gaze of the spectators. When hie hand was released from the trap, a quantity of cobblers' wax was found on the ends of his thumb, fore acid middle fingers, fur the purpose of preventing the broken glass from falling within, by Making it adhere to his fingers. SARVICIf OF PLATE TO MR. HUSIUSSON. From the Li”etpool Cornrow,:lid Clernoftle.l We are indebted to the pultteness of John Bolton, Esq., for be. big enabled to lay before our readers the following correspondence on the occasion of the presentation of a service of plate to Mr. Hos. kiloton, from a numerous body of the flercharta, Freemen, and other inhabitants of Liverpool.' The letter of 31r. I i uskihson will be read with feelliigs of peculiar interest in the existing circumstance of the country. (corr.) Liverpool, lcb. 1, 1826. Mr DEAR Stn—As Chairman of the Committee, I have now the honour to request your receptatice of the Service of Plate presented to you by this great commercial town. 'file motives which led to this proof of public feeling are set forth in the following inecrir tion, and are also engraved on the centre ornament of the serviesi via.:— The service of plate of which this rimilelahrum is a pelt sstai presented to the Hight Iloti. William liuskisnon, by a numerous body of the merchants, freemen, and inhabitants of Liverpool, as a testimony of their sense of the benefits derived to the nation at large, from the enlightened system of commercial policy brought forward by him, as President of the Bowel of Trade, and of their gratitude for the zeal and ability with which, as Member for Liver. pool, he has watched over the interests of his constituents. 1825." Notwithstanding the embsrrassment and distress which generally prevail In trade and manufactures, I am desired by the Commit tee to assure you that their conviction of the wisdom of the mea sures introduced by you, for the removal of commercial restrictions. remains undiminished, and that they confidently anticipate, from their matured operation, the most beneficial effects to the country at large. It Is very gratifying to me to have been selected by my liberal fellow -townsmen, as their organ on this occasion ; and 1 have only to add, that I have the honour to be. my dear Sir, Very faithfully joura, JOHN BOLTON. (Signed) To the Right lion. Wm. Iluskieson, &c. &c. Bc. (copy.) Somerset-place, Feb. 0, 1826. MY DEAR :411,--1 have this day had the honour to receive from a Deputation of the Committee of the Merchants and In. habitants of Liverpool, the letter with which you. as their Chair man, have been desired to accompany the presentation to me of the service of plate, prepared under the direction of that Committee, In compliance with the resolutions of the subscribers. 1 receive wish just pride, and rtzknowledge with the most Hedy gratitude, this mark of their approbation. However splendid this munificent testimony of their sentiments, the record of those sentiments, in the inscription upon the plate, will ever be considered by me as constituting its highest value. In this free country, it is the hest recompence of the services of any man, filling a high and responsible situation (be his station in lute otherwise what it may), to find himself supported by the cordial concurrence of those who, by their intelligence, as well as by the habits of their lives, are most competent to form a correct judg ment, and whose welfare is most immediately concerned in tht re sult of any important measures, which it may be hie duty to bring forward in Parliament. _ . Valuable as the expression of such concurrence and support must be at any time, it is doubly grateful to me under the present cir cumstances ; and I hope I may be allowed to add. (without risk ing the imputation of vanity,) that the renewed declaration, by the merchants and inhabitants ot Liverpool, of their matured and con firmed opinion. is not, under these circumstances, altogether use. less to the public interest. Partial as their kindness to myself might render that opinion in easier times, it will hardly be Ima gined that in times of difficulty, like the protein, they wptild allow a disposition to employ the language of compliment to over bear their sound and sincere conviction. To such vicissitudes as those which have recently occurred, the commeree of this country has been at all times liable. They are, perhaps, the inevitable result of activity and enterprise, stimulated by unbounded credit ; and by those perpetually-increasing powers of machinery, which ingenuity has created in aid of the natural in dustry of our population. But, by whatever causes the present stagnation may have been occasioned, and however deeply I lament its pressure (more espe cially that portion of it which falls upon my constituents,) I am fully convinced that it has in no degree been produced or aggravated by the relaxing of any of those restrictions which Parliament deemed it no longer expedient to retain. In this conviction I ant supported, not exclusively by those who generally approve the measures of the administration, but by others of the greatest talents and authority, who look to those measures with a less friendly eye. By this coincidence of opinion, our pre sent commercial system is (fortunately, as I conceive,) withdrawn from the range of those questions which divide the two great poll ' tical parties of the state, upon other points of general policy , and I cannot but hope, that when confidence shall be again restored (as I trust it soon will be) in pecuniary transactions, die like general sense will prevail, among persons practically engaged in commerce, of the increased facilities and encouragement which the late changes are calculateil to afford to the manufacturing industry and wholesome trade of the country. ' I cannot conclude withost offering to you, my dear Sir, my warmest thanks, not only for the flattering terms in which you have expressed yourself personally towards ate on this occasion, but for the unwearied kindness, and active assistance, which I have ex perienced from you during the whole souse of my connexion with Liverpool. I have the honour to be. my dear Sir, Veil faithfully yours. (Signed) W. lIUSKISSOX. To John Bolton, Esq. &c. MR. O'CONNELL AND THE DUBLIN PRESS At a Meeting of the Reporters and other Gentlemen connected with the Dublin Press, held at the Dublin Coffee-house, on Wednesday, the sth Feh. 1526, the fol- , lowing Resolutions were unanimously agreed to :- Ist.—Resolved, That we feel it due to our characters to declare, that the charge brought against us by Daniel O'Connell, Esq. of having grossly misrepresented hint, is wholly unfounded ; anti al. though the same gentleman has before made similar accusations against individuals of our profession, he has never succeeded establishing them. 2d.—ltesolved, That it appears to us that the object of Mr. O'Connell, in thus impeaching our accuracy and capacity, was to throw a doubt on the reports of the vacillating and conflicting e'en. timents which we have so frequently known him to utter. On the present occasion we have good reason to presume that this attack of O'Connell, on the Press, was intended to answer ulterior pur. poses. W.—Resolved, That no person whose vitiated and interested feelings did not supersede his respect for that which has been so often and so truly termed " The Bulwark of Liberty"—The Press— would have declared that those filling one of its most essential de. partments were " a class of persons, whom neither God nor Na ture ever intended to elevate to any consequence." 4th.—Resolved, That the expression quoted in the foregoing Resolution entitles the person who could make use of it, not only to our contempt, but to that of every man who knows how false and unfounded the assertion contained in the expression is; some of the most distinguished, enlightened, and patriotic individuals of the community, having acted as reporters to the public press. sth.--Resolved, That he who has sheltered himself from giving gentlemanly satisfaction should cautiously avoid giving personal offence. .ATTEMPTED FRAUD. A circumstance has recently occurred in this town which serves, better than a whole volume of ratiocination, to prove the utility of police reports, and the way in which it tends to prevent crime.--A few months ago a young man of genteel appearance and good ad. dress called upon a watchmaker in London, and stated that he had served his time to the business in Worcestershire, but was desirous of spending a short time in the service of some respectable watch. maker in town, in order that he might perfect himself in his busi ness, fur which he was ready to give a premium of one hundred pounds. When asked for a reference, lie gave the name of the Rev. Mr. Philips, of Dudley, who, he said, was his relation. The watchmaker accordingly wrote to Mr. Philips to make in quiries on the subject, and, in a few days, received a parcel which appeared to have come by coach, containing a letter. purporting to be signed by Mr. Philips, the contents of which were perfectly saris. factory. The watchmaker accordingly consented to the arrange ment proposed. The very next, day, however, the young man, taking advantage of the absence of the other workmen, possessed himself of three gold watches, worth sixty guineas each, with which he absconded, and got clear off. An account of this trans action was at the time inserted in the London newspapers; but no tidings were heard of the fugitive. A few days ago, however, a young man called at a respectable watchmaker's shop in this town, and proposed an arrangement similar to the one we have mentioned ; but the parties to whom he applied, having fortunately read the account is the London papers, declined acceding to it, and gave information to Mr. Lavender of what had happened. Mr. Lavender turned to the account in the newspapers, and found that the description of the•young man applied exactly to the person who had come to this town. Having then learnt that the young man had made an agreement with another watchmaker, he determined to apprehend him ; but, for some reason or other, he never returned to the shop after the first day, and was consequently lost sight of. Mr. Lavender, however, desired the watchmaker, in case he should see the young man again, to have hint watched. Yesterday after noon the watchmaker saw him in the street, and watched hint to the Ordnance Arms, in Hangingditch, where one of the beadles appre hended him very soon afterwards, and conducted him to the police office. On searching him something was found which strongly corroborates the Idea of his being the person who committed the robbery on the London watchmaker. lie had given to the watch maker in this town, a reference to a clergyman at NVolverhampton ; in his pocket there was a letter, sealed and addressed to the post. master of that town, desiring him, in case any letter were left at the post-office with that address, to re-direct it to be left at the post-office, Manchester. Be was sent to the New Bailey, and will he detained until the London watchmaker has been written to. •—.Mainlierter Guardian. On Ifednesday morning, about one o'clock, two crafts the Albion and Jane, belonging to Mr. Shearman, of Reading, sunk at their moorings off Millbank. The cries of four men on board were heard by Mr. Green, Thames Police Surveyor, by whose active assistance they were rescued from a watery grave. THE COTTON TiPtPX , 17 - The calamitous effkta of the re-action In the clifresley. manifest themselves, move and more. In consequence of two extensive weaving fattoriei being_ iehldly off worts; nearly 40 individuals are thro w n out of ensplofnte.g!; , Several other spinning anti power-loom factories Cops menced half-time on Monday. A weaving ffctory, that. was nn half-time, has resumed full time, in tonsequente of the weavers having submitted to a reduction of Vt. a cut: If trade lies not Speedily revive. a rannbor of factories Will • be obliged to stop, as they are only at present accVmulatz ing goods. Such is the effect of the limitation of discounte on the building trade, that a number of the master-build ] ers of Ellinbingh hate been sbliged to atop payment: It number of masons and labourers have consequently bred thrown out of employment. In Glasgow, building is alsd very flat at present, and the masters have been gradually reducing their hands fdr some weeks back, as their eon:- tracts were completed. The cross presents on the Monday mornings a melancholy body of unemployed men in search of work. A number of girls that were employed as tam-- benrers, Winders, and sewers in warehouses, have beers thrown out of employment in consequence cf the stagna.: tion in business. Many of the warping mills are also at t stand. the scarcity of money if of course affecting this . exchanges. The exchange with Jamaica is at t3.—Glargow Ch f.un ic UNIVERSITY INAELLIGENCE. • Oxidic+, Flux 111 ' On Saturday last the follotlng degrees were conferred DOCTOR itl Dlittillf.—Rev. Robert Ma tact Mifer, Ws& ham College, and Vicar nf Dedham, Elsie:. DOCTOR 1 . 2( CtilL LAW.—Bec Henry Wargliy, St. Mary) Hall. Docrolt itt MtbIcrWIR,L-John Wootten, Balliol College; BACHELOR IX CIVIL Liw.—Hon. Edwin Lascelles, Fillow of All Souls' College; MASTER* Of ARTIL--Robert Irvine, Magdalen Hall ; Rev Joseph Weer. Chaplain of New College: Bacasxbits or ARTS.—Sttetel Parr; Exeter College, Creed Compounder; Edward Truemin, Worcester College; henry Parker, Worcester College ; Willism George liamhert, Scholar of Corpus Christi College: Nathaniel Pomfret S•nal!, Bt.Metry Hall; William Latimer Neville, Queen's Golleige t John Antes La Trobe,' St. Edmund Haft ; Daniel Wheeler, Sit. Edmund Hall; thctles Seagram, Scholar of lirasennose Ccllege t John Robinson, lira•en rinse College; Charles Wool's, Pembroke College ; Hob. Arthur Chetwynd, Talbot, Christ Church ; Charlo Terry. Jesus College; James Pardoe Matthews, Wadham ; John Freeman, Dania! College; Thomas Walpole. Italliol College; Henry Ferdi nand BoOnqiiot; ROHM College; William Percy, Etat' College; Henry Vere Hodge, Exeter College. On Tuesday last, Mr. William Drake, Cominoner of Lincoln College, was elected an Rxhibitioner of that Societyi on the foundation of Lord Crewe.. . - - - The Venerable Chitties Abel Moysty, D.P. of Christ Church, and Archdeacon of Bath, was on Thursday se'o• night collated, by the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, to the Prebend or Canonry of Combe, the thirteenth in th 4 Cathedral Church of Wells. The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells intends to hold an Ordination at Wells, on Palth Sanday, the 19th ofMaieh next. SPORTi.vu INTELLIGENCE. ROYAL HUNT. On Monday the King's stag-hounds turned otre a fine deer ai Salt Hilt for the day's diversioo,which was taken at Burnham, after a very short run. On Wednesday a fine deer was turned out at irer Heath, which the King's hounds bunted, and after an excellent chase the Beet was taken near Haverfield Park. Filthy was the day appointed for another deer to be turned out at the Magpies' Inn, Hounslow Wain., bnt the denseness of the fog in the morning was such that the sport was deferred to, this following morning. Numbers of sportsmen were in consequence disappointed. The deer and the hounds were kept all night at Longford, to bb in readiness for Saturday morning, when the deer was turned out at the Magpies' Inn, and afforded au ex.. cellent day's sport. Fifteen tickets have been taken for the King's Hunters' Plate at the ersuing Ascot Races. This morning (Monday), the Ring's hounds hunt a deer at Two-mile Brook; on Wednesday, at Farnham Common ; and on Friday at the Magpies' Inn, Hounslow Heath; every day at 11.11:- peg ten. The H. H. will meet to-day at Weston-common; to.morrow at Bramdean:common ; Thursday at Nutley Church ; Saturday at Medstestl-green—st ten o'clock each day. THIRTY MILES RACE.—The match between Prosody. the property of Major S. Smithson, and Mr. liouverie's .Mulberry mare, considered the two fastest trotters in Engladd. took plea on Saturday, round the litelksham Furzes, Bucks, three miles, Lot 300 sovereigns aside. It was a trotting match which excited con.. aiderable interest, and the winner was backed to accomplish the 311 miles in two hours and five minutes, feather-weight. It was a true timed race, as follows: M. E. Prosody, Ist three miles 4 2d 1 5(1 3 , 1 . - 2 22 4 h - 159 5111 - 1 59 h . . 2 7th . . t 57 Bth . - 2 3 9:h . - 2 II 10th . 2 7 11. s. The Mare, Ist three miles 12 2d - - 11 3d . . 12 2 4th - 12 7 Sth . 11 6.h - - 11 7th . 12 19 Bth - .12 17 9th . IS 2 lOth . 14 2 4 20 1 s 5w Prosody broke into a gallop in the first mile, and was turoed agree ably to the articles; and the mare broke twice in the last five miles, and lost the match by her bad temper. Captain Huniphry, the umpire on the first match, backed hie galloway to trot two utiles over part of the same ground in okevect n - Inutes, and he won it cleverly ; the first mile having been per formed in three minutes ten seconds, and the second it. three mi nuted twelve seconds. DREADFUL CATASTROPHE AT GRAVESEND. On Saturday an Inquisition was taken at the Three Falcons, at Gravesend, before Mr. Hodgson, the Coroner, on a view of the bodies of Josiah Purvis and Edward Manning, who came by then deaths under the following melancholy circumstances. On the Jury bang sworn, they proceeded to the home where the bodies were lying. Both presented a most shocking spectacle, their heads and shoulders being blown to atoms. On the return of the gentlemen to the inquest room the following witnesses were exa mined. _ . . ...... _. Mr. Michael Rives sworn.—l am inspector of the batteries erected on the ramparts on the north side of Gravesend. tit Wed nesday last a salute from the guns was tired in consequence of the embarkation of part of the attic~_ of his Grace the Duke of ‘Vellitig ton for St.Petersburgh, in the Princess Augusts packet, for Dover, and the deceased men, with others, were employed to discharge the pieces. About three o'clock in the afternoon I was superintending, when one of the guns burst. The deceased persons were blown to shivers, and several others, who were near the gun, were dreadful:lr lacerated. Three individuals, besides the deceased persons, were instantly conveyed to a surgeon. The bodies of Manning and Purvis were removed to this house. The accident could not have been foreseen or prevented. Coroner—What distance were you from the gun when it explod ed ?—About forty feet. Juror—Can you give any reason why the cannon burst ?—I ran. not, except that it was overcharged ;it wan not foul, ' Coroner—At what distance were the deceased persons from the piece when it went off?—Not more than seven or eight feet. Juror—Were the deceased accustomed to load the guns on the batteries?.—The witness answered in the affirmetive. Ebenezer Maskell sworn—l am a boat-builder by trade. For the last three or four years I have been employed by the authorines of Gravesend to discharge the guns on the batteries on any particu lar occasion. On Wednesday last I was present when 21 guns were fired on the sailing of the Princess Augusta packet for Dover. with part of the Duke of Wellington's suite on board. Between three and four in the afternoon the firing commenced and continued for about ten minutes, when one of the guns burst. 1 was about 20 feet from the gun. 1 was knocked down and was quite insens ible, and when I recovered I found myself in a surgeon's shop. I then heard of the death of the two deceased persons. I cannot ac count for the accident, nor have I heard of a similar accident since I have been empleyed in the batteries. Mr. Alfred Morgan, surgeon, sworn—l saw the bodies of the de ceased persons soon after the catastrophe. Their hands and the upper part of their persons were b wn to pieces. Their deaths must have been instentaneous. I , tend the other sufferers, two of whom are in imminent flan ge Mr, llonesoN, the Coroner, said itils was a moat larnentals circumstance, particularly as one ofthe unfortunate men.Mannmg, had left a wife and four young children to bewail his fate. That the bursting of the gun was accidental, in his opinion there could bit no doubt, which was strengthened by the testimony of Mt... Kiri. It would be necessary tor Mtn to info= the Jury that in liw 557 thing that causes, or is instrumental in the cause, of the death or' a human being, becomes forfeited ; therefore it would be for them,i . , finding their verdict, to say what deodand they would levy on the gun, or indeed on the whole of the artillery. The Jury consulted for a short time, and then returned a verdict, •` That the deceased persons, Josiah Purvis and Edward Morning. were killed by the accidental es olosion of one of the guns fn Ile ''attery. Deodand, It. on the '2l pieces of artillery." On Saturday last, J. W. Jeffeott, Esq. an. was called to the Bar by the Ilon9urable Society of the Atidal e .Icmple.