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tiortrp. TO A SHAMROCK. (From the Nevascotian.) Clothed in a robe of simple green, Of lowly form and graceful mien ; Humble, timid, hid from view, /Seldom seen, and ever new, Child of Erin's beauteous Isle, Always greeted with a smile— Emblem of the graces three, True Faith, Sweet Hope, and Charity; Pretty, modest Shamrock tell, Why in shade, thou lov'st to dwell? Is there a flower with thee can vie, Fair though its form, its colour high For verrnil tint the rose may seem Of Loveliness—the sovereign Queen— Proud though in name, 'twill ne'er excel' The shamrock of the lonely dell; Till taught by Erin's flowret wild, Humility, true Beauty's child. Say, modest Shamrock, is it why, IR ♦erdant shade thou lev'st to lie ? The flower queen is deemed the pride Of Albion's clime, and empire wide— The Thistle—badge of Scotia's land, Entwined as 'twere by filial hand, Round Scotia's name, and victor wreath, 'Mid Laurel leaf and mountain heath ; More dear to me is Erin's flower Than Thistle bold, or Rose of power, Theo, little Shamrock, lift thy head One moment from thy lowly bed. CONTE3IPORARY PRESS. MR. O'CONNELL—MR. PURCELL. Fruin the Dublin Evenin g Mail.) 111 presenting the following letter—the most impor tant, perhaps, that has appeared in our columns for many a day—it is our wish rather to make a respect ful appeal to the candid judgment oF our opponents than to give expression to any feeling of gratification or triumph. Since the publication of the Evening Mail, we have been openly, and, we trust, manfully opposed to Mr. O'Connell. We believed that he never possessed one particle of public principle—we thought he was at all times deluding a warm-hearted and generous people for his own selfish and dishonest purposes. It was our conviction that he would sacrifice to his own objects any or every thing human or divine ; and while we never denied his talents, such as he possesses, we con sidered him, as we do still, an impostor upon the greatest scale that the world has seen since the days of Mahornet. In expressing these cons ictions we could not but write strongly. For this we have been often strongly censured. Many an honest man who all but worship ped the agitator of his country, while depicting wrongs which she never suffered, has turned his resentment upon the Mail, and abused us for hinting a disparag ing thought against the object of his abstract perfection. Have we ever denied that there were honest men so deceived ? Have we ever deprecated, indiscriminately, the honesty or the honour of our political adversaries? We ha►e not. There are many sincere—many good men among them. Would that the discovery of truth could win them to its path !—that they might accept the hand of fellowship cordially offered by those who would rejoice in adding their sincerity and honour to the best safeguards of our public and common inte rests. Such a man is Sharman Crawford, the calum niated and reviled friend of all that was liberal. Such man is Peter Purcell, with whose name we have often taken a liberty, and cracked a joke, which none can more easily forgive. But of those and others much opposed to us we can say, that a breath of baseness or dishonour never cast a stain upon their name. Th• following letter will astonish many—it is no surprise upon us : TO THE EniTot OP THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL. Ste,—ln announcing my determination to retire from the Precursor Society, I deem it due to the security of my cha racter to atat• the circumstances that have influenced me in coming to this decision; for did 1 remain satisfied with a simple and unexplanatory letter of resignation, I doubtless would expos. my political conduct to the censure of incon sisteacy, and my motives to the most unjust imputations; for these reasons I have decided on making this public statement. Oa the 9th of December I ascertained that Mr. Lawrence Pine, the treasurer of the Precursor Society, had resigned his trust, for reasons which he can best explain himself. This eireamatance led me to make inquiries as to the disposition of the faads—it induced me to see where the sums remitted from the county had been lodged, and to whose custody they had been entrusted. With seine surprise I discovered that all the money received from the day of the organization of the society up to the period of my inquire, were safely lodged in the Tralee branch of the National Bank, to the credit of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P. Upon finding this to he the ense, 1 lest sot a moment in communicating with Mr. O'Con nell's friends; I mentioned without reserve what my opi nions were; I stated that the future prosperity of the society and his own character depended on the funds being trans ferred to ether hands. Those who are his most devoted ad herents all concurred in spy views, and besought me to speak to him as the subject. I did so, and represented the matter to him as forcibly as I was able—impressed on his mind the impropriety and licipolicy of having the funds so situated. I stated the suspicious appearance which such a disposal would have, sot alone with our political opponents—with his per mai foes, but with the public generally. I urged that if he desired it the funds might he lodged in the National Bank; but that it was perfectly indispensable that they should bo ander the coutroul and to the credit of treasurers publicly appointed. He appeared struck with the prudence of my observations, and agreed to my suggestions. He even went farther than I anticipated ; for he said the money should be invested is the Hibernian Bank, not the National Bank. With his perfect concurrence and sanction, I solicited three gentlemen, Messrs. Ignatius Callaghan, L. Finn, and Janice Martin, to undertake the office of treasurers, and, at my re quest, they consented to act, and were accordingly proposed to this high trust by Mr. O'Connell, and were approved of by the unanimous consent of a public meeting, on the 9th December. Having accomplished my object—having performed what appeared to mein be a duty of a most imperative nature—l laboured in sususpecting confidence, and with all my energy, to place upon a secure and permanent basis an association which I fondly hoped would be the means of ameliorating the defective institutions of the country. Div anticipations were, however, interrupted, and my apprehensions excited by having stay attesitiuc again directed by a member of the asseeiatioa to the condition of its financial department; and I do sot hesitate to state that my surprise, as well as my feel ings of disapprobstiou, were strongly aroused by finding that not one shilliag of the funds had been paid to the treasurers from the period of their appointment, or prior to it, up to the elate of my second inquiry, tho 28th ult. I saw, with pain and regret, that the loins already received, and in progress of receipt, were still lodged in the Trdlee Branch of the Na tional Bank, to the credit of Mr. O'Connell ; and that my personal remonstrance, and those of his friends, had been attended with no useful effect, inasmuch as the same objec tionable management of finance was in full operation. Un eter such circumstances, I saw that it nas my imperative duty ta take the most active and instant measures with a view to the remedy of this defect. Fur the protection of my own personal honour and character I clearly saw how incumbent it was on me to demonstrate to the gentlemen who, by my interference, were induced to act as treasurers, that at least 1 was no party to the proceedings which made them sinecur ists—uominal guardians of the people's money in the eyes of the public, but, in truth and tact, entrusted with no real re speasibilitv. As a member of the committee—as a man of honour aid sincerity—l was bound to protest against this delusion; a; the individual who had solicited those gentle men to assume their office, I was above all bowel to clear myself of conduct so equivocal. Therefore in the committee roots, upon the 4 19th Ult., in the presence of others 1 spoke to Mr. O'Connell—without success. /I is answers were vague cad ausatisfertory—his reasons for persevering in his own Genree were, in my maim!, of no value. I then remonstrated with him, through the agency ()flair private friends; the same sluices. awaited their efforts which hail attended my appeal ; and having nee other alternative, I then addressed to him a letter, of which the following is a copy : " NIT DEAR SlR,—Since I saw you yesterday 1 have been thinking about the feuds of the Precursor Association, and, in consequence, I am, if possible, the m ore convinced that the prosperity, nay, the very existence of the society depends ea maintainieg the public confidence which we now so ex tensively possess. With this view you will pardon me for again suggesting to you the propriety, if no t t h e necess i ty, of having our accounts ul receipts and disbursements up to this period at once audited, and the balance paid into the hands of our treasurers. " You will recollect that the gentlemen who have under taken to act as treasurers were approved of by you, previous to their acceptance of the task, and by you were proposed to their office, at a public meeting of the body. I have duly eonsidered the objections you referred to as to the delay and difficulty of procuring money through a finance committee, with all the promptitude which an unexpected emergency might require, but I respectfully contend that this objection is not tenable, whet it is obvious that there exists no proba bility of a sudden demand arising; and above all, when we know the thoroegh confidence which every member of the committee reposes in the expediency of any matter vou may think it right to suggest, with a view to the expenditure of oar Nude. " Is conclusien, I cannot help feeling that if the manage. anent and control:0 of the funds with which tee ere entrusted be eontinued on the present system, and be an exhibited to the people, against which no precautions can he taken, the public confisleace which we now enjoy is inevitably lost, no matter hew pare oar motives and well intended our conduct. Believe me, with unalterable regard and esteem, your's faith telly, " PETERPLIWELL. " Dee. 30, 1838." To this letter, Mr. O'Connell has not condecended to reply. This discourtesy to sue I pars over, and merely men tioa it to explain why I have not addressed to him this letter, instead of to you, Sir. In conclusion, I have to express a hope that this public statement will produce that effect upon what I conceive to be his erroneous conduct, which neither entreaty, advice, our remonstrence has been able to accom plish, for I am reluctantly obliged to state, that even upon this day I have seen, by the books of the society, that since Nay letter or the 30th nitioso two additional sums of money have undergone the same process of investment. Allow me to add, that I eourider so sacred a fund as that which has been collected from the hard earnings of a confiding peasantry should not only be secure (which I fully believe to be in the hands of Mr. O'Connell), but that it should he so placed as to be above suspicion, even in the minds of our political 1111111111011. From the various circumstances which I have brought tinier refr notice, I feel I have only one course to adopt, and that is, relieving myself from all future responsi hility, by separating for ever from the Precursor Society.— I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, PETEP. PURCELL. Saturday, sth January, 1839. Coal. or R AIt.ROA DI.--The cost of the Manchester and Liverpool Railway was ':30,000 per mile; of the Dublin and Yirtestown, .£10.0b0; of the French, about £15,000; and in America from V2,O(X) to £6,000. The sum of £18,600 has been already contributed to the farad now raising for the erection of ten new churches in the parish of Birmingham; and the committe e h a ve h a d th e o ff er o f two or three sites if approved. UNIVERSITY COLLAGE, LONDON.—One of the learned professore of this college has resigned his chair, in consequence of the impediments which have been thrown in his way, with respect to the prosecution of experiments in animal magnet ism.-01,server.—[Dr. Elliotson is the person alluded to.] Tan MURDER Nr.wcAsTr.ti.—lt is reported that Sir. Follett hes been retained on the part of Bolsin for his defence. Mr. Cresswell is said to hare been retained also . The late Mr. Jnstice Park, who was through life a great stickler for propriety of professional costime, is said to have once stopped the present Sir Frederick Williams, while open ing a cause on the Western Circuit, for being attired, as his 444 2 4 deemed it, in 4D unrinr like wig. CORRESPONDENCE. THE RAILWAY INTERESTS OF LANCASHIRE. (No. 5.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.INDARD. SlR,—Permit me to address a few remarks to the Lanca shire proprietors of the Brighton and South Eastern railways, preparatory to the meeting of the former company, to be held on the lith instant. The great advantages resulting to the two railways in question, by the trunk line common to both, on the more expensive portion approaching London, via Croydon, aad by the use of the latter part of the Croydon line itself, and of the Greenwich terminus and station, must be strikingly apparent to every one conversant with the enormous cost of the first ten miles especially, and indeed of any railway length of thirty miles leaving our modern Baby lon. So obvious would seem to our common-sense view the great boon to all these lines, contained in their relative bene ficial connexion, that one would think no difficulties could be thrown iu the way of an immediate amalgamation or agreement of interests on a liberal and mutually conceding basis, and I do hope that at the meeting on the lith, a strong manifesta tion of opinion will be brought to bear on the subject. By the merging of all petty (and really very impolitic) jealousies in the different directions, and a hearty and generous union, how the hands of each would be strengthened. The railway world are deeply indebted to the gentlemen constituting the London and Birmingham Direction for the liberal and truly enlightened tone given to all their negotia tions and proceeding., looking out of the contracted sphere of selfish considerations and really applying the golden rule to all their dealings. The public have a guarantee of their interests being safe in such hands, and it is to be earnestly hoped for that so noble au example will be universally fol lowed by other companies. By the arrangement alluded to betwixt the Brighton and South Eastern, the returns of each will be augmented 10 or 50 per cent., while the Croydon line (perhaps the most ex traordinary nine miles of railway in England as regards traffic, more than three milEuris of passengers traversing each mile annually,) will be enabled to offer them liberal and easy terms. By the way, there wants a little infusion of northern energy into this latter undertaking, and perhaps never was there a more favourable opportunity for purchase. The shares, owing chiefly to stock-jobbing management, are depressed to a discount of 35 per cent. (El on the £2O old share all paid up), and the line is ♦ery near ready for opening. Within the whole range of the share market Idu not know so good a bargain. Owing to the approximation of the line to London, and necessarily increased expense for stations, &c., an addition of capital is required, but this we are familiar with. in all cases, and offers nu excuse excepting by interested exaggeration, for the depression of the shares to the extent at present existing. I have witnessed with great satisfaction the firmness with which railway shares generally are held here, the effect of which will very soon be seen and felt, as money becomes easy by payment of the dividends, and as attention is with drawn from the cotton mania; and I would still encourage every holder to wait for a considerable rise before he enter tains a thought of selling. A large amount of railway, bank, and other dividends will be spread amongst share men in a week or two, which will all come into these channels. I cannot omit this opportunity of doing justice to the brave stand which the supporters of Eastern Counties have made and maintained here; and call the attention of Brighton holders to it. I am, Sir, Respectfully yours, W. H. Liverpool, Jan. 7th, 1 039. PENNSYLVANIA REVOLUTION. AMERICAN UNION THREATENED.-CANADIAN REBELLION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sur,—By the late accounts received from the United States, it will be seen a revolution has broken out, of a seri ous nature, in Harrisburgh, the capital of Pennsylvania. Scenes of violence have been committed which are a disgrace to any civilized land. The Capitol is seized by a lawless force, the doors and windows broken out, the building almost torn down !—the governor of Pennsylvania kicked out of the city !—the Speaker of the Legislature almost killed ! the members of the Council obliged to fly for their lives!— and all this in the most civilized and republican state of the Union. The city is in the hands of the mob ; anarchy reigns in the utmost sense of the word; the lives of the citizens are in the hands of a lawless mob. What is the cause of this disgraceful work? who are the leaders of this rebellion? are questions naturally asked, and I shall with much pleasure answer them. Ist. What is the cause of this disgraceful work? I was iu Philadelphia when this " blow up" was threaten ed. It arose out of the following cause Philadelphia, a few months ago, was to be seen sundry proclamations from the mayor and sheriff of the city, announcing the important event of a coining election, when the "free and enlightened" citizens were to choose their congressmen As usual upon such occasions, sundry other documents appeared upon the walls, abusing and praising, in unmeasured terms, the prof fered candidates. The papers were fierce in fight; all the cheating and bribing of one party was published, whilst all the virtue and honesty of another party was made known through the respective papers. The citizens looked fierce some shouted " Porter and democracy;" whilst others cried aloud " Ritner and the people." Both terms suited both parties; therefore both parties were pleased. So far so good. At last the eventful day arrived. It was ushered in with a due quantity of fife and bugle flourishes; the inhabi tants drank deeply of " gin sling" and "mint julep ;" dress ed themselves with unusual care, and sallied out to the con test. Carriages were to be seen dashing to and fro; all the barbers' posts had unusually large caps of liberty upon them; and the gin shops, not to be outdone in pot-riot-ing, hung pieces of fustian, with sundry stars and stripes upon them, out of the windows. The Court-house, or, as it is called, " Independence Hull," was the scene of action. Thousands and thousands of citizens put their hands into little boxes, dropped little bits of white paper, mystically folded, therein, and walked off, well pleased with such gallant actions. This putting into the boxes continued until six o'clock in the evening, when pop went a gun, and bang went the box lids, signifying, in other words, the election was over. In anxi ous expectation, the citizens awaited to hear the result of the election. Pieces of paper, with mystic numbers, were seen, now and then, announcing the progress of sifting the ballot ! tickets. The \Vhigs seemed sure of victory, and a smashing ' dinner was in readiness. The Democrats were also in ex cellent spirits, priding themselves with victory. At last a large piece of paper appeared upon the middle pillar of the Hull. There was no mistaking it. It contained the result of the election. A grand rush was made; a tremendous shout arose; and the Whigs cried aloud in triumphant vic tory. The going off of guns was tremendous, and the squibs and crackers made their wonted noise. On the other hand was to be seen the poor defeated Democrats, considering what was to be done. A happy thought struck upon their minds,—the election note gained by eheatinj. No sooner did this suggestiou strike upon their excited imaginations than 'they raised a shout which astonished their opponents. Off they marched to the Hull, demanded justice, and upon a promise of it, retired. Au election jury were sworn in, to consider the votes, when it turned out that the Whigs cheated most shamefully. The judges of the election rejected the whole Whig mtes, and the northern liberties and entire district was thrown volt. This was JO to 7. By this tote by ballot cheating the Whigs lost their congressmen. In consequence of the district being thrown out, the Democrats have gained the candidate : so there are two persons to contend fur their seats in Congress. The Dernocrats have elected the gover nor (Mr. Porter) and state senators; but the Whigs have the majority in state legislature, and are now preventing the governor and senators elect front coining into office. This is the cause of the present revolution. Pretty state of affairs fur republican America! How it will end I cannot tell; but B Loon must flow ere this civil war be terminated. • elThe United States are not quite so " happy, prosperous, and peaceful" as Mr. Van Buren would wish you to think. The President, in his address, said the government of the United States was 50 years standing. Now, his Excellency, President Martin Van Buren, told as great a lie as ever he told, and if it was his first one, he would choke. The pre sent constitutional government of the United States is only 27 years old. It is one entirely different front the one formed 1776. 13oth in form and hearing ' the government is upo n an entirely different footing. Van Buren knew this; but he thought to gull his ignorant dupes by a little flattery, his bragging so soon of a half century's experiment looks bad. Twenty-three years must roll over before the fifty years experiment will be completely tried and tested. In twenty three years, where will the United States be? I answer, broken, divided, upset—a union that was—a distracted, bewil dered, miserable—`lb different nations. The Americans quake about their union—they prophesy its downfall. In Phila delphia I houglit a book bearing the following title:—" Ex- traordinary Vision, as seen by aCitizen of Philadelphia, on the twelfth days of April, in the years 1836 and 1838. By a Native of Jones Penn's Neck, County of Salem, State of New Jersey." In this " Vision" he saw "dreadful wars and conflagrations —my owe. country all in motion, and her citi zens under arms—parents arrayed against their children, wives against husbands—friends became enemies—the capi ta of this republic shaking to its foundation, sod incendia ries applying their torches. I saw the southern section of our union in flames, and the whole country streaming with blood." Alter talking about the government, he goes on There is not a doubt in my mind but a plot is fomenting, and our country will be in the hands of others. Americans, beware! It may be considered impossible; hut how-easily might the coloured population accomplish their object ! Think of 30,000 of them in Philadelphia, above that number in New York, and God knows • how many in Baltimore, Charleston, and New Orleans; and then ask yourselves, if it would be impossible at an appointed time to seize upon the public arms, and commence the work of DEATH ! They have men among theinfully capable of planning operations, and determined spirits, of all colours, that are re a dy t o ass i s t in prosecuting them. The people of this country are widely mistaken in regard to the number of the coloured population among them. Of negroes, there are three millions probably; but from the very light to the very black, there are more than four millions—a fact beyond all doubt ; and thousands of Nat Turners amongst them—aye, men amongst them that could take the command of the most powerful army. And there is the Island of Hayti, that could understand every movement, and, knowing an appointed time, lend a helping hand." This entirely corroborates what I said in my letter published in your paper of Friday week. The Am er i cans know the Union must fall; they know democracy is a hum . bug—universal suffrage and vote by ballot, a disgrace; a monarchical government they want, and a monarchical go vernment they will have. The Canadian troubles are another proof of the defective government of the United States. They have no power over the scum and dregs of the population, and are not able to keep their " free and enlightened" citizens from invading a friendly country to plunder and murder. If they give the militia aria`, the militia join the pirates : if they order the regulars to act, the regulars refuse to obey ! If they send their generale, their generals help and advise the brigands ! Such is the beauty of the republican system. Are we Britons to be insulted with impunity? Are our possessions to be invaded by armed pirates—our countrymen murdered and butchered—and all without redress ? Our flag is insulted, without reparation; our name degraded, without satisfaction ; and our country held up to infamy, without having revenge. It one drop of patriotic blood—the blood that flowed in the veins of our forefathers;—if one feeling of patriotism—the patriotism that actuated a Nelson —that ennobled our troops upon the fields of France, Spain, and Portugal;—if one spark of loyalty—the loyalty that upheld our name untarnished for centuries;—if one remnant of a Briton's feeling remains, let us have satisfaction—de mand satisfaction—take satisfaction ! Let us crush the monsters, the upstart vipers, and snake the name of England dreaded! Let not this demand be conveyed in any hum bugging despatches, but let it be by the presence of a British fleet—not one, but a dozen ones. Place ships at the chief American cities—Boston, New York, Baltimore, Philadel phia, Norfolk, Charleston, Mobile, New Orleans, &c. &c. Send in our demand at Washington: if not granted, com mence operations: send in your red-hot balls, bomb-shells, &c.; burn to the ground their cities—seize their ships—blow up those you don't want—land your troops—liberate their 3,UW,U00 slaves ! This is the way, and the only way, for a great nation to go about the business. lu one month the Americans would be as tame as the Dey of Algiers, when the British Admiral bombarded that place. A great and mighty nation like England must nut do things by halves. As the gal lant Duke of Wellingto❑ said, " It becomes a great nation to have a great war." We must net like men in the affair. None of your " His Excellency Mr. Fox, British Minister at Washington, has received despatches from England, de manding reparation for the injuries sustained by her, during the late piratical invasions of tI):e Canadas, by citizens of the United States." No; this is all very fine when you have to deal with gentlemen, but when you have to deal with blackguards, it must be "Admiral, &c. informs His Excellency, J. Martin Van Buret), President of the United States, that acting under orders from England, he has placed filets at the chief American ports, and if the requisite satis lattit,n is pot forthLonaing in 24 bouts, lie 4,031) be otyliged to commence operations." Something like this is the way to do the business. If the required satisfaction is not given, then it must be " blaze away, boys." This would make the Ameri cans wince; they would then give satisfaction and repara tion without any "guessing" and "calculating" about the matter. They would haul down their• fustian in double quick time. England has been playing too long with these villains; it must be solid work, powder and ball being the chief com ponent parts. I hope soon to see, instead of her Majesty taking an airing in Windsor Park, accompanied by her pet Lamb, she may be seen in Hyde Park, reviewing her troops, accompanied by England's Lion. It is high time that all sheepish con nections should be done away with ! In conclusion, I should like to ask bow long is Canada to be invaded by American pirates. No sooner is one invasion crushed, than another has to be met; the lives of the gallant and loyal inhabitants are threatened daily: How many of these villains have been punished ? Only two. Whilst hun dreds of the renegades are discharged, sent over the lines, to again re-commence their invasions. When a batch of these brigands are caught, the papers commence their sytnpa thisine• speeches; American Generals carry long petitions to the British officers, to spare the lives of the lawless scoun drels, and this, with all the bare-faced impudence imagina ble. A happy and prosperous people are thus persecuted daily and hourly. I hear much said about the miserable condition of the Canadians; now, if there is a happy race under Heaven, it is the French Canadians; they have little or NO tares to pay ; about un eighth of what is paid in the States, plenty of food, clothing, and fuel, and under Heaven what else do they want ? I have floated down the majestic St. Lawrence, and viewed with delight the beautiful villages, tasteful cottages, and splendid farms of the Canadians ; from the lake down to Quebec it is one continued line of beauteous villages and magnificent houses. Enter these houses, and their lovely exterior; tell you what to expect in the interior —you are nut mistaken in your thoughts; the cottages are comfortable, neat, and well furnished inside. The Canadians are to be seen with their straw hats, neatly and cleanly dressed, blooming in health and prosperity. The pretty girls, happy children, and contented parents, strike the strangers with admiration and delight. The little French songs, the evening hymns, or light guitar breathe upon your ears as you approach their dwellings; fatuity and happiness reigns within—comfort and prosperity surrounds you on all sides; but who are the monsters to break this peace? Who are the villains to tempt the peaceful cottagers to rebellion ? And who are the black devils of the darkest dye to crush this hap piness ? A way with them, "Down, down, to Hell, And say I sent thee thither." Sorry would I be, to see Canada in other hands than the English ; then this peaceful happiness—this comfort and prosperity, would vanish like a dream. "And like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind." I have the honour to be a native of Montreal, in the province of Lower Canada, and know the true state of my Canadian fellow•countrvmeu. Upon the honour of a gentleman, and the word of a Briton, there is not a happier, more prosperous, and contented people under Heaven, than the British and French Canadians. I glory in the noble manner my coun trymen marched forward, and protected with their hearts blood the standard of their country, unsullied, untarnished, and undefiled. Hoping to be excused for taking up so much of your ‘,.a. luable tune and paper, I have the honour to remain, yours, &c. S. W. B. January 7th, 1839. MR. PETER PUNCTILIO, THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK. (CONTINUED FROM OCR LAST.) Punctually as the clock was striking four the Highflyer fast coach drew up at the Bell Hotel, and deposited at the door a particularly prim and pussy little gentleman, habited in a new suit of black. There was a peculiar precision in his air, a starch spruceness about his white cravat, and a • fastidious formality displayed in the tie thereof, coupled with a feverish anxiety respecting the safe delivery of the sundry articles which constituted his luggage, which would have in dicated to any one in the least acquainted with the character of Mr. Peter Punctilio, that this was no less a person than that gentleman himself. At length he entered the hotel, and, looking at the clock over the mantel-piece of the coffee-room, exclaimed, " Seven minutes and a half past four, eh ? That will do ! It wants, then, exactly one quarter of an hour and thirty seconds to the time of my appointment with Mr. Solid. Fifteen minutes and a half. Let me see! that will just allow me five minutes to open my parcels; seven do. to smarten myself up a bit ; and the remaining three and the odd seconds to find my way to the apartments of Mr. S. But, let me have a peep at my self, and see how I look in my new suit of black." Mr. Punctilio went towards the glass, and began admiring himself with evident self-satisfaction. " Fla !" continued he, elevating his shirt collars, and re suscitating his brutus. " Most sedate and respectable, I flatter myself. Black certainly does become me amazingly— gives such a pensive and interesting tone to the features. Yes; not particular handsome, but irresistibly pleasing." Leaving Mr. Peter Punctilio thus pleasantly engaged in the contemplation of his charms, we will take the opportunity of saying a few words relative to the history of the black suit, which appeared to give him so much inward delight. To a roan of Mr. Peter Punctilio's regular habits a love affair was a roost important business ; and he naturally wished to appear before the lady to whom he was about to plight his troth, to the very best possible advantage; conse quently he sent for his tailor in order to consult him as to the best means of so doing. Ile told him he was about to pay his addresses to a beautiful and delicate-minded damsel, and desired such habiliments as would be likely to make the lady look with favour upon his suit. The taste, however, of the artist and our hero did anything but coincide. Snip, of course, was for decking him out in all the colours of the rainbow ; but Peter Punctilio, as that gentleman himself' said, wasn't the man to allow himself to be made a harlequin of. No; he preferred something sedate and respectable. and so decided upon having a genteel and sober suit of black. Whether Mr. Peter Punctilio did right or not the sequel will show. Now it so happened that a few minutes bofore the arrival of the above gentleman in black, a lady of the name of Hol lyhock had been thrown out of her photon and her senses at one and the same time, a short distance from the Bell, and had consequently been brought to that hotel until such time as she could be removed to her own house, which was situate about a mile out of Cheltenham. A messenger had of course been instantly despatched to the nearest surgeon for his im mediate attendance, but as yet he had not made his appear ance. Such was the state of affairs, when the landlady, not a little alarmed at the dilatoiluess of the Doctor, rang the bell, and ordered the chambermaid to go below, and see if Mr. Potio❑ had arrived. The lady of the bedchamber, who rejoiced i❑ the name of Sally, went about the bidding, grumbling that she wished they would take their sick people to any place but there, for they never give one nothiog but a great deal of trouble; and that if they did happen to give up the ghost, why, drat 'em! they never thought about re►nembering the chambermaid. 'Thus went Sally grumhiing about the house, until she reached the coffee-room, where the figure of Mr. Peter Punctilio, dressed all in black, no sooner caught her eye, than she exclaimed, " A Gentleman iu black. Oh, tnis roust be the doctor, surely. I'm blest if he doesn't look just like one of his own black doses animated!—l beg your par don, Sir," said she, addressing the Gentleman. " but 1 be lieve you've come to see a Lady in this hotel ?" " Most certainly, my dear," responded Mr. P.; " that is the interesting object of my visit." " All, Sir!' returned Sally, " the poor thing has been anxiously expecting you." " She has, has she ?" exclaimed he, not a little delighted at the impatience on the part of one whom he believed to be his destined bride. " No doubt," he• added iu an under tone, `• she has heard of my amiable qualities from some quarter or other." "'The dear creatur' has been dreadfully upset, I can assure you, Sir," continued Sally, alluding to the capsize of Mis s Holls hock. " breadfully upset, has she repeated Mr. Punctilio. "'',h'" subjoined he in a low voice ; "it's the way with all the women; they always are upset directly they hear any thing about me. Completely throw❑ out, 1 - dame say, now, continued he, addressing himself to Sally. " You may say that, too," replied the maid. head over heels, and no mistake !" " Amiable susceptibility," thought Mr. Punctilio. "But, said he, she won't be the first fair damsel I've cut up, by a great many." " Cut up!" exclaimed the horror-stricken Sally. you intends to operate upon the poor thing, then ?'' " Operate upon her ?" responded the Gentleman i❑ black. " Of course I do ; upon her heart." " Intends to operate upon her heart !" ejaculated the maid, " Did I ever hear the likes? Oh, she's booked, I see. But you don't mean to say you'll ever hate the couscieuce to do it ?" " Regularly " Wha " Conscience!" echoed Mr. I'. "bless you, her's won't be the first fair bosom I've penetrated in my t!ine!" " He's a-goiog to penetrate her bosom, too. The inhuman wretch!" " I've made some havoc among the members of the fair sex before now, I can tell you." "The members ! He means her arms and lees ! The nasty beast! I declare I'm of a tremble 11 hile I ieniain near the horrid brute !" "Although, I dare say, you wouldn't think it, to look at me:" said our hero. " Indeed, but I would, though. I never saw such a slaughtering countenance in all my horn days afore !" "It is rather a killing one, I believe," said the sell-satis fied Mr. Punctilio. - " You looks lancets, that you does !" " Why, truly, I have always been allowed to have a regu. lar piercing eye of my own." " But, while you're a running on here, you forget all aboul the sufferings of the poor young Lady )ou'ye come to see Sir." " sufferings ! You !lure!) do not mean to say she is so far gone as all that ?" " But l does, though ! La! bless you ! the d ear creature's in a state of perfect agony!" " Charming anxiety said he to himself. " But, come, let me haste to relieve the poor thing's torments!" " Ah, do, Sit !" replied S a lly ; " you'll find her eagerly expecting you up stairs in bed." " Find her where ?" blurted out the astonished Mr. Punc tilio. Why, in bed, to be sure! Where else did you expect to find her, I should like to know ?" "Anywhere else but there, certainly! Egad!" added Mr. P. aside, "a pretty wife she'll make me if she's in the habit - . - of receiving the first visits of Gentlemen in bed.' " Well, hang me!" said Sally, " if 3 - ou aiu't the rummest Doctor 1 ever seed, if you object to visiting a lady in bed!" "Doctor!" cried the Gentleman in black. " What do you wean by that? Don't Doctor me, if you please!" "What! do you intend to say you haven't come here to physic poor Miss Hollyhock ?" "Confound Miss Hollyhock!" ejaculated the irate Mr. Punctilio; "what's Miss Hollyhock to me? No! I came here to pay my attentions to a beautiful young lady residing in this hotel." "Well, here is a pretty kettle of fish!" exclaimed Sally. "Hows'ever, it was quite nat'ral, you know; f or see i ng ton dressed all in black, I in course took you for one of them phy sicianers." " 'r ook me for the devil!" cried the enraged Mr Punctilio. " But, come, show me at once to the apartments of Mr. Solid." " What, then, you've come here to marry the ward of that Gentleman, I suppose, Sir? Well, here's a precious disco 'very !" added Sally aside : " I'm blest if lie a'n't conic after the very young lady as Mr. Frank Forage is a-keeping com pany with. I'll play a trick with him send him up to Mr. Forage's room, and he'll soon settle his business with a vengeance. If you goes up to No. 42, on the third landing, Sir," she continued, addressing herself to Mr. Punctilio, " you'll meet with some one who'll give you every information about the party you want." " No. 42, on the third lauding, eh ? Sure you're right, are you ? And, egad, I must make the best of my way, fur I have no time to spare, I tee," said he. looking at his watch. " Mis take me for a Doctor—a Doctor, indeed l—a fellow that al- ways dresses in black, to be continually in mourning for the number of people be sends to their graves." And so saying, Mr. Peter Punctilio bounced out of the room, not a little annoyed to think that his new suit of black had met with so bad a reception. " Ah, there you goes, old gentleman," said Sally, when she had lost sight of the skirts of his coat, " and a prrcious game Mr. Forage will have when he finds ott who he's got hold on. Oh, he's a fine funny fellow, Mr. Frank Forage, that he is ! Not that he's exactly the kind of a young man, though, that I should like for a husband. No. 'Whenever 1 marry, what a love of a fellow, as the song will have, to be sure !" And she bent her way back to the apartment of Miss Ho lyhock, singing as she went THE MAIDEN'S CHOICE.' Whenever I marry, the man that has me, What a love of a fellow, od's bobs ! he shall be ! In the first place, the darling shall have, I declare, A head of the lovliest curling black hair; And as for his eves, goodness ! shant they be bright ! Yes ! just like two stars on a midsummer's night : And his nose—let me see—Oh ! his nose shall resemble ,The fine-looking acquiline one of John Kemble ; While his lips —ay, his lips! that important sweet part, So red, shall seem tinged with the warmth of his heart ; And through them, whenever a smile makes them curl, Shall gleam two white rows of the choicest of pearls. Nay ! he shall be form'd on Adonis's plan, And, to sum up the whole, quite a love of a man ! And now, having told you the form of my beau, Suppose I just take a glance round ere I go, And see if I can in this circle discover The handsome young fellow I'd like for a lover. Ah ! yonder smile curling black hair I descry— But then, mercy me ! he's a cast in the eye. But see! there are eyes! Oh, an't they a fine pair ! But then, lackaday ! he's got carroty hair. Look, though—there's hair and eyes, with a nose well enough, But then, la ! that horrible fellow takes snuff. See there !—but what teeth ! Oh, you'll never do— Nor you, sir—nor you, sir—nor you, sir—nor you !• In fact, I'm afraid, let me do all I can, I must wait a long time for my love of a man. Let us now return to our friend Frank Forage. On leav ing the apartment of his lady-love, the sprightly punster made the best of his way to the office of the Cheltenham Chro nicle and having deposited his mite of mirth in the editorial box of that journal, returned with all speed to his attic in the Bell Hotel, when what was his surprise to find a letter bearing his address lying upon his table, and containing a small slip of paper commencing, " Victoria, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom or Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to Frank Forage, greeting —" Need we inform the reader it was a—writ! " Egad 1" said the incorrigible Frank, " it's astonishing how formidable an instillment can be connected out of such simple materials as the quill of the goose and the skin of the sheep. Here I ain, poor devil! served with what these ras cally attorneys call a 'meow process,—and a particularly mean process it is most assuredly." However, set a thief to catch a thief, says the old adage, and, in conformity with the reverend maxim, our jocose friend despatched an envoy for the immediate attendance of .one of the profession, to consult him as to the best means of resisting (or rather putting off. until such time as he could arrange his marriage with the fair Cecelia) this most cour teous and Duval-like attack on your money or your liberty. Our lively friend Frank was anxiously expecting a visit from his legal adviser, when Al r. Peter Punctilio, following the roguish directions of Miss Sally, tapped at the door of Mr. Forage's apartment. Frank no sooner saw the sombre suit of Mr. Punctilio than he inwardly exclaimed, A gentleman in black—this must be the very man. " I be lieve, Sir," said he to Mr. Punctilio, "you have come about this suit." Now, unfortunately for Mr. Peter Punctilio, the term used by Mr. Frank Forage was a very ambiguous one, so that while our lively friend was alluding to one kind of suit, our sombre friend naturally imagined his interrogation to re fer to another, and accordingly grew rather poetical, and said, " Certainly Sir, as Othello says, von know, 'lt is the cause—upon my soul it is the cause.' "True," replied Frank, taking the word cause in a legal sense, of course;" but the worst is, these d—d causes are so intimately connected with your effects, the one is sure to go with the other—ha! ha! ha! Not so coarse that, I'm thinking►, eh, old fellow?" Mr. Peter Punctilio was astonished; he could not under stand the juke, and muttered to himself, " Very strange What can he wean, I wonder?" " But you are tired, Sir, no doubt; pray be seated," said Frank, offering the gentleman in black a chair, of which he had no sooner availed himself than the eternal punster added, " case of a-rest, as they say in the law. Come I've heard worse than that in my time." The supposed limb of that profession laughed —not at the joke, because his companion did. "Touching the present business," continued the facetious Mr. Forage, " I believe you are aware how far matters have gone already." " Why, it I mistake not," returned Mr. Punctilio, "there is an attachment at present existing." " Ah! he means the writ of attachment," returned Frank in an under tone.—" Perfectly right, Sir. Now, I presume, the first step you intend to take will be to enter an appear ance." " Enter an appearance!—that is, make my debut before the Lady," said the Gentleman in black aside, " Certainly, Sir," he added, addressing the punster, " the first thing I shall do will be to enter an appearance,—and," thought he, as he took a glance at his habiliments, " a very imposing ap pearance I shall make when I do enter." " Ay," responded Frank, " and then, I suppose, will come the declaration." Mr. Punctilio intimated by a nod of the head that such was the course he intended to adopt. " And after the declaration," continued Mr. Forage, " I presume you will then go on to plead; but for that," added he, " I suppose you will require some council?" " Sir," replied Mr. Punctilio, " I urn always happy to have counsel upon any subject. Have you any to offer?" " 'Why, Sir, I think now it would materially assist the case, if you could manage to get Wilde." " Get wild ! Oh, he means throw in a bit of passion," _ . thought Mr. Punctilio. "'Truly, Sir," said he " that, I have no doubt, Would be a grand point." " But that rests entirely with you. And then, Sir, having pleaded, I suppose, if there be n; demurrer, you will procee to join." "Such is certainly my intention." "And having joined, the issue will come as a matter o course." "The issue:" exclaimed the astonished Mr. Punctilio, shocked at the mere mention of such subject. "And about what time" continued Mr. Forage, "after joining will it be before we shall have the issue, do yuu iwu giney" Why the usual time, I suppose," replied the perplexed Mr. Punctilio. "The usual time!—ay ; but, unfortunately, lam so igno rant upon these matters, that, hang me ! if 1 know what is the usual time in such cases." "Then, Sir, all that I can say is," replied the gentleman in black rather warmly, " that you are one of the most inno cent beings for your time of life that I ever met with " "That may be, Sir; hutiyou see I want particularly to know the exact time—some few weeks, I believe, is it not?" "Some few weeks !" blurted out the bewildered gentle• man. " Well, d— me, if he isn't the veriest nincompoop I ever heard of! Some few weeks, indeed !—months you mean." "Months!" exclaimed the equally astonished Mr. Fo rage, "you surely must be mistaken, Sir, or there must be a great alteration in the law." You must be well aware, Sir, that is a law which no ono -can alter." " Well, Sir, I submit to your superior judgment," said Frank; "you, of course, know more about these matters than I—you must have had some hundreds of issues in your time." " I had some hundreds of issues ! What the devil do you take me for ?" "Take you for ?" replied Frank; "why, a lawyer, to be sure." "A lawyer! —nonsense. I'm no lawyer —no, nor doctor either." "The deuce you 're not! Egad! then I've made a slight mistake, I suppose. However, it was natural; for, seeing you dressed all in black, I of course mistook you for a limb of the law." "Mistook me for the devil!" exclaimed the enraged Punctilio. " No, pardon me, Sir," replied Frank, " only for one of the family. However ' Sir, since you are no lawyer, wh o are you, and what is your business here?" " I, Sir, am Mr. Peter Punctilio, of Change-all e y, Corn hill, and the cause of my visit was to gain some information respecting Mr. Solid's ward, to whom 1 am about to have the pleasure of being united." ""The deuce, you are!" thought Frank. "So!—my rival. eh?" said he to himself. " Egad ! this is better luck than I anticipated—this is some of Cecilia's doing, to a certainty. Now, if I can only send him on some fool's errand, that will occupy him half an hour or so, the maid is mine beyond a doubt. I hare it, by Jupiter! I'll pack him off to Miss Hollyhock's, the lady who was pitched out of her phaeton this morning; —she's just been 'moved to her own house, and that's a good mile and a half from here at the least." The idea had no sooner entered the head of our facetious friend than, turning towards Mr. Punctilio, he said, "It was perfectly right, Sir. Mr. Solid and his ward were stopping in ►his hotel until within a few days back; but they have now removed a short distance out of the town. You will find them residing at Miss Hollyhock's, Hollyhock Hall, about three quarters of a mile on the Bath road." "'Thank you, Sir—Miss Dollymop's, Dollymop Hall, I think you said I"' " No, Sir, pardon me—Hollyhock, Hollyhock Hall. Any person will put you in the way t 6 it." " Hollyhock—l shall remember—three quarters of a mile on the Bath road'. Egad! I must lose no time, or I shall break an appointment for the first time in my life. I have now only to thank "you for your politeness, and to wish you a very good morning. " A stupid puppy," he muttered, as he made a profound bow to the Gentleman and quitted the room, "to take me for a lawyer—a lawyer, indeed !—a fellow whose black suit is but the livery of the infernal master he serves." Frank Forage burst into a violent fit of laughter—directly his precise rival had taken his leave, and having cut one joke at the old Gentleman's expense, hastened to claim the fulfil ment of Mr. Solid's engagement. (To be concluded in our next.) The Emperor of Austria has issued a decree—" That no person, male or female, shall be married who cannot read, write, and cypher, and cast up a common account." EMIGRATION.—The number of emigrants from Scotland who arrived at Quebec in 18'29 was 2.613; in ]B3O, 2,450, in 18.31, 5,351; in 1832, 5.550; in 183.3, 4,196; in 1834, 4,591; in 18.35, 2,127; in 1836. 2,224. The number who arrived at New York in 1829 was 948; in 1830,1,584; in 1831, 2,078; in 1833, 3,286.—01iver and Boyd's New Edinburgh Almanac fur 1839. LUNAR ItArmsow.—This beautiful atmospherical phe nomenon was seen in Leeds and neighbourhood to great ad vantage on Thursday night, between half•past eleven and half-past twelve. The wind was high at the time from the south-west, the moots, past the full, shone brilliantly; and an almost imperceptible shower fell, but the air was fully charged with humidity. We never before saw the bow so well defi ned, nor the prismatic colours so perfect. How TO RUIN A SON.—Let him have his own way; allow him a free use of money ; suffer him to rove where he pleases on the Sabbath-day; give him free access to wicked companions; call bins to no account for his evenings; fur nish him with no stated employment. Pursue any one of these ways and you will experience most marvellous deli verance if you have not to mourn over a debased and ruined child. Thousands have realised the sad result, and gone mourning to their graves.—Philadelphia Presbyterian. EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—On Monday last, Mr. Hugh Thomas, of Macchynlleth, a solicitor, and clerk to the Board of Guardians at that place, left at four o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose, as he stated, of see ing Captain Thurston, a magistrate, and chairman of the board, who lives at Pennel, on business. On the road he drank to excess, and on arriving at the house, rode through a narrow passage into the kitchen, and asked for Captain 'Thurston; the coachman replied that he was in the dining room, and that he must go to the front door, and took hold of the horse's head to push it out of the house as well as its rider. Thomas tuld him that if he did not immediately leave hold of the bridle he would shoot him. The coachman per sisted, and eventually closed the door, and instantly Thomas fired through the pannel, and the ball lodged in the fleshy part of the coachman's arm: he then discharged another pistol without effect, and riding to the dining-room windows, used most violent language to Captain Thurston. The Cap tain fired a gun loaded with shot twice at the horse's legs, which made it gallop away, and Thomas was 'soon after se cured by a constable, after he had beets to two houses for the purpose of obtaining snore powder. He had five balls in his pockets. On Tuesday he was taken before a numerous bench of magistrates, and comtnitted to Dolgelly gaol to await his trial on this serious charge. He has hitherto borne the character of a very peaceable inan, and his hatred towards Capt a in Thurston is supposed to have originated in his op position' to his election, and since corresponding with the commissioners to obtain his dismissal. .The coachman is in no danger, and the ball has been e4tracted by Mr. 1.1,.;11, of AbeFdsvey. LIVERPOOL PRI (Quoted as duty paid, excep ASHES blontreal,Pot ..28 oe 28 6 Pearl, new .. 0 0 —35 0 U.States, Pot none. Pearl BARK, Quercit 2O 0 —3O 0 Oak, (ty ton . -7 10 German BRIMsToNE,V ton Sicily, Ike. Tuscany CASSIA LIGNEA, s. (1. s d. 41 1 cwt. in bond 52 0 —55 0 CLOVER -SEED, 47 cwt. American, red Dutch French & Germ. COCOA, , W cwt. Trinidad 4O 0 —45 0 Grenada 4O 0 —43 0 Brazil 32 0 —35 0 COFFEE, cwt. in bond. Jams. triage.. 150 0— 90 0 ordinary good San ord. 93 0-101 0 middling ....103 0-110 0 good mid. ..112 0-124 0 fine mid. &e. 128 0-140 0 Dutch, triage.. ordinary .... 45 0-85 0 good & tine 0rd.90 0-95 0 middling 96 0-103 0 good mid. 1 104 0-ICB 0 tine mid. Sc.C. Mocha 90 0 —lO6 0 Ceylon 96 0 —lOO 0 Java 4O 0 —3O 0 Havana good &fin.ord.42 0 —4B 0 St. Domingo 40 0 —44 0 Brazil 37 0 —42 0 Laguira 45 0 —5O 0 Dxswoons, 4p• ton S. a. Logwood, Jam.l2 0 —l2 10 Hon. & D0m.12 0 —ll 15 Campeachy 15 0 —l6 0 Fustic, Span 10 10 —ll 10 Tampico ll 10 --12 10 9 10 —lO 10', Cuba l2 10 —l3 101 NICARA6cA Wool). Rio de la Ilache solid ll 0 —l5 0 rough 5 0 6 0 small Lima, solid ll 0 —l6 0 Barwood, Argo 7 10 9 0 Gaboon 5 0 5 10 Camwood 23 0 —2l 0 Red. San. Wood 7 0 8 0 FLAX, 4 ton. Riga, P.T.R. 45 0 —47 0 P'burg, 9 head 39 0 —4O 0 Archangel none. Dutch & Flem 6O 0 —llO 0 GALLS, 3J' cwt, Turkey. blue —75 0 —SO 0 mixed 56 0 -45 0 East India 70 0 —72 0 GINGER, ctr cwt. Barbadoes 45 0 —5O 0 Jamaica 80 G —l2O 0 E. India, in bond 18 0 —2O 0 Gum, 4P cwl. Arabic, Turk ey. 70 0 —llO 0 East I odia. 25 0 —56 0 Barbary 45 0 —55 0 Senegal 63 0 —65 0 HEMP, 41" ton. a. £ a. P'burg, (dean 49 0 —53 0 outshot 47 0 —47 10 Riga, Rltine 49 10 —5O 0 outshot 47 0 —4B 0 Archangel 46 0 —47 0 Manilla ..... 0 Bombay 28 0 —29 0 Jute 13 10 —l4 0 AIDES Os row, 4r lb B. Ayr,. onto Video, dry. inferior " •-i•l•ff 8 0 81 good ,(• 91— 0 104 Do. salt,. N.Ainer.saltod 0' 4 0 41 Brazil 0 54 0 63 dry salted-0 o 63 Rio, dry Valparaiso,dry 0 6 0 71, Odessa. A...x.(4y 0 64 0 731 W. India, dry. 0 52 0 7 salteil. 0 5 n 52 Eastlndia 0 8 0 1211 Kips,B.A.dry 0 71— 0 fill Horse, d. each 9 0 —l2 6 boast( Hain, 4f 9 lb. Short mixed long tails ..., 1 8— 2 0 combed 2 0— 2 9 INDIGt , 4172 b, in bond. ,CES CURRENT. It when mentioned in bond.) MADDER, 41 3 * cwt. S. d. s. d. Dutch, crop 56 0 —62 0 Ombro 4O 0 —52 0 Gamene 25 0 —3B 0 Mull French, S.F. 4O 0 —44 0 S.F.F 4B 0 —52 0 E.S.F 55 0 —57 0 B.S. F.F.58 ,0 —GO 0 Spanish 30 0 —32 0 MOLASSES, 4r cwt. Trinidad, &e. 29 0 —3 O 0 Demerara, &c 30 0 —3l 0 Bar. & Antigua 31 0 —32 6 MUNJEET, 4.1 , cwt 14 0 —l6 . 0 OIL, Olive, ly 252 galls. Gallipoli £35 0 —56 0 Trieste 52 0 —53 0 Sicily 53 0 —5l 0 Malaga Portugal, Stc. 5l 0 —5l 10 Levant 5O 0 —52 (P Palm, 4r ton —46 0 Fish, 4r 252 galls Seal, pale 31 0 —34 10 brown... 2B 0 —2B 10 Cod 30 0 ,30 10 LINSEED, 4r Cla 2.9 6 —3O 0 Rape, pale do. 46 0 —47 0 Turpen. (tr cwl —64 0 —65 0 RICH, 4r cwt. Carolina, dress. in bond none. Ben"al, ord. d 0.15 6 —l9 0 mid. to fine 19 f, —2l 0 African s DODO. RUM, cir gallon, in bond, Jamaica, 12 to 16 o.p 4 3 4 9 stronger 4 10 5 2 choice marks 5 3 6 0 SAFFLOWER, 41 , cwt. Bengal, good & fine £4 o—s 0 ord. St. mid Bombay 'SALTPETRE, tc. cwt. S. (1. s. d East India 23 6 —29 0 South American. 0 0 —l7 0 SMELL LAC, 4p . cwt. in bond. 0 orange " 80 0 —126 0 liver & black —6O 0 —BO 0 SKINS. Neutria, 41 , doz 7 6 —l2 0 Chinchilli, do 20 0 —25 0 Seal, each SIIUMAC, 4y Cwt. Sicily 12 0 —l3 6 Malaga ll 0 —ll 6 Trieste Verona Tyrolese Soo %R. if cwt. B. P, Nluscovado moist brown 53 0 —55 0 dry brown 55 6 —5B 6 good•& mid 60 0 —65 6 fine St v. fine 66 6 —7l 0 Mauritius, dabs 3; moist. 51 0 —53 0 brown 54 0 —56 0 yellow 57 0 —6O 0 fine yellow 6l 0 —66 0 East India, Bengal ord. white 64 0 —67 0 good & tine 6B 0 —7O 0 extra fine 7l 0 —72 0 hond 21 0 —23 0 Havana, do, brown none yellow 2G 0 —29 0 white, ord 35 0 —37 0 good & fine 38 0 —4O 0 Brazil, in bond. brown l6 0 —22 0 yellow 23 0 —25 0 white, ord 26 0 —2B 0 good & fine 29 0 —33 0 TALLOW, ir cwt. P' burgh, Y.C 40 6 —6O 6 Odessa 56 6 —6O 0 Archangel 59 0 Buenos Ayres 55 0 —39 0 !TAR, Ir brl. Stockholm Archangel... Carolina Virginia TARTAR, ctr cwt. Cream of Tartar 61 0 —63 0 brown & yel. 5O 0 —54 0 TEA. 41' ih zn bond Bohea, Canton — 0 10 Fokein 1 2 1 3 Congou. corn— 1 3 1 4 mid. to fine. 1 5 6 Twankay, corn . I 3 1 4 mid. to good 1 5 1 6 Pekoe, Orange . 1 8 3 0 _l6 0 —l6 6 ..15 6 —l6 0 none none Bengal, 7 pur. & violet 7 6 8 0 blue & violet 7 6 8 0 blue none violet, g.a: fine 7 3 8 0 ord. & mid. 6 6 7 0 violet &cop. 2 5 6 7 0 mixed.... - cop. g. & fine. 6 6 7 0 ord. 8: mix . 5 0 6 9 eon. quality Code .... 4 6 6 3 ?Madras 4 6 6 6 Guatimala, 4 lb. Floras Sobres Cortes Caraceas, Floras 7 0 7 6 Sobres Campoi, com. to good none Upon Skin 1 1 1 2 mid. to flne 1 5 1 7 Souchong, coin 1 4 1 6 good to fine 1 9 3 0 Pekoe, flowery 2 9 4 6 Ilyson, coin 2 0 2 4 fine 3 0 3 9 Young Hyson 1 11 2 6 Imperial Gunpowder, good & fine 3 3 4 6 TOBACCO, lb. in bend, J. River, Leaf Stemmed 0 1 1 3 Kentucky 0 9 1 3 Maryland Tul6le it lc, If cwt. in bond. Cortes ...... 4 6 5 9 1 Bengal LAC DYE, 4f' lb. TURPENTINE, 4r cwt. D.T. and prime. 110 4 0 American..... 11 0 —l3 0 mid. to gond.. 011 1 9 .VALONjA, 4, ton. £ a. £ a. ord. & inferior 0 6 0 1041 Smyrna, picked 12 10 —2O 0 MADDER ROOTS, 4r cwt, I Moron 12 0 —l4 0 Smyrna ........52 0 —54 0 'WAX. BEES', IP cwt. in bond, Tripoli Sr. Syria. 45 0 —46 0 ' African l 0— 9 0 French 5O 0 —52 0 East India 9 o—9 10 Naples 36 0 38 0 American 9 0— 910 AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE, Imported into Liverpool, from the 2Gth to the 31st Ult. FROM IRELAND. Cows. Sheep. Figs. Horses. Mules. calves. Lambs. 1430 2059 3898 65 7 Previous 103907 17621 212545 5473 2SI 637 28691 COASTWISE. Cows. Sheep. Pirrs. Horses. Calves. Lambs. 48 373 204 14 Previously 4910. 78.519 8032 234 21 8920 LIVERPOOL POST OFFICE. 2 o—For Manchester, Birmingham, London, and Grand June tion line of road, also for the North road and Scotland. 6 30—For Presrot and the York line of road except Manchester. 8 o—For Maghull and Ormskirk. 8 20—Fer ahchester. 9 o —For Birmingham. Chester, and the road. 11 o—For Birmingham and the Grand Junction line of road. 11 30—For Manchester. P. at. 1 30—For Manchester. • 4 o—For the North road and Seotland,—For Present, Wigan. Manchester, and the York road,—for Chester and Shrewsbury. 4 30—For all Ireland. 5 o—For London. Birmingham, Bristol, Falmonth, and the lines of road, and for South Wales. 6 00—For Chester end South Wales. The above is the hour at which the box closes for the receipt of letters and Ita:7*w, The delivery of letters by the London =tits takes place at 9 a. ni and 10.30;p.m.. Etazittvancr. TUESDAY, JANUARY B.—Wind N.W. Capricorn, —, hence at Carthagena Laidmuns, Hughes, sailed from Jamaica for Santa Martha 25' Nov. Dampier, Newlands, sailed from Kingston for Black River 3rd Dec. Limenn, Edington, sailed from St. Vincent for Nassau oth Nov. Splendid, from Leghorn for this port, was spoken lath ult. oil' Cape St. Vincent Charles Hamerton, Reynolds, hence and St. Thomas, at Cape Haytien Margaret, —, hence at Port-au-Prince Anne, hence at St. Thomas Earle. Inch, from Alexandria, at Smyrna Zuleika, Scott, from Constantinople, ditto Lancashire Lass, Norman, sailed rom Smyrna for Liverpool 15th Dec. George Anson, Oakley, and Hirondelle,—, hence at the Dar danelles Boykett, Rotten. hence at Bonrdeaux Anna, Liberdina, Ugon, hence at Delv. , et Lima Packet, Singleton, hence at Trinidad The following communication has been received by Mr. Court, from Captain Denham :—The North West Light Ship parted one of her mooring chains at 7 30 a.m., and the other chain at 11 a.m., yesterday. The sea then running tremendously high, and making a fair surf over her, it was impossible for her to ride by her spare anchor, and the maser got her under sail, A n d ran in , o the river for the safety of the vessel . and lives of th e crew, She has not received any other damage in consequence, and new moorings are shipped on board. The Shamrock (steamer,) will take the Light Ship in tow at one o'clock to-day, to get her to her station this evenine, if possible. Great fears were entertained for the safely of the Formby Light Vessel, yesterday. but her light was seen on ,its proper bearing last evening, and the vessel has been seen th , re to-day. The Magazines life-boat has been making great exertions to save the crew of the ship which is heating on 'turbo A steam-boat is going down to render assistance to a ship in distress, and will take in tow the Magazines or Iloylake life-boat, if practicable '1 he Land Mark, near Hilbre Island, is blown down, but will be -replaced as soon as possible Jane, Gregory, for Cardiff, his put hack, with loss of sails, and leaky, having struck on Taylor's flank, coming in The brig Sarah, of London, is on shore near Formby Point Victoria (steamer) has gone out with pil o t s, to lead in vessels in the absence of the Light Ship Neither the Irish mails of yesterday nor to-day have arrived Endeavour, of Drogheda, sunk in the river on Sunday night Brighton. , from Bombay. for Liverpool, struck on Burbo yesterday, 14 of the crew got on a raft yesterday afternoon, and it feared they all perished. The captain, pilot, and six of the crew were saved by the life boat to day ; the cargo is washing on shore John Airey„ hence for Leghorn, is on shore nearWhite haven. The Captain, his wife, and two of the crew drowned ; cargo discharging into lighters Sloop Swan, for Glasgow, was in contact this morning with the Nimrod, from Charleston, and lost mast and bowsprit Two vessels were on shore on the North Basic or Hoyle Treasurer, —, from Bombay for this port, passed St. Helena on the 18th Nov. Rebecca, Belrent, sailed from Pernambuco for this port, the 12th ult. _ Lancashire Lass, Norman, sailed from Smyrna for this port the 15th ult. Verteux. Roussel, and Aigle, Thomas, sailed from Charente for this port 29th ult. M..bmeph. Gouvononx, sailed from Nnntz for this port 31st tilt. The French brig Amelia, from Nantz fur this port at Falmouth Victoria. Griffiths, hence for Galway at Killybegs Lydia, Smith. hence for Havana, was spolom in Int. 48, long. 13 The brig Sarah, of London. is on shore near Formby Point Jane, Roberts. for Bristol. has put back with loss of sails and leaky, having struck on Taylor's Bank coming in The lilverstone, Packwood, from Dalhousie for Leith, 29 days' passage to Lerwick, after a most tremendous passage, having ex perienced a succession of gales from the time she sailed. The Elizabeth, of South Shields, s tiled at the same time for this port ; parted from her on the Banks of Newfoundland on the 3d ult. The new ship Christian, Crawford, of Bestigouche, was to sail in two or three days after for this port. Sabina, Smart, from Hamburgh to this port atLerwiek 30th ult. after having exp er i ence d ver y severe weatlulr, lost bulwarks, roundhouse. &c, and crew much exhausted. The captain says the ships that (lid not leave the day be did weuld be frozen up Rosebank, , from Belfast for Charleston. put into Loch Ryan, on the 30th nit. ; sailed on the 14th, and in tat. 570. long. 17 49, lost foretonmast, in a heavy gale from S.W. to N. W. and ou the 27th, shipped' a sea. which swept the decks of almost everything, carrying away boats. bulwarks, spars, &c. Mary Bibby, Medealf, which sailed on Sunday for Trieste, in company with the Pennsylvania. New York packet-ship, and others, we learn slleViq.ikd in opening the Stack Light on Angle sea, at eight o'clock the same night, and at ten, after an unavailing effort to proceed, a tremendous sea running, and blowing it hurri cane, she stood to the northward until daybreak, and was brought safely back into port the next tide, without the slightest in jury. Great praise is due to Captain Medcalf for the superior skill and seamanship in conducting Ins vessel through the Channel safely, without any pilot, the Light-ship being adrift Pennsylvania, Smith, hence for New York is on shore on the North Bank, completely covered with water; captain, crew and passengers in the rigging, with the exception of three of the crew and two of the passengers, Who endeavoured to save themselves in one of the boats : but only one of them, a passenger (Mr. Thomp son; 2ot sate on shore at Leasowe . _ Lockwoods. Sproule, hence for New York, is on the hank near the Pennsylvania.; the captain, and part of the crew, and some of the passengers, in all 33 'persons, saved. Upwards of 100 persons still remained on board St. Andrew, Thompson, hence for New York. beat over the North ltank this afternoon in a disabled state, and is now on the Main near Leasowe Castle: crew saved Crusader, Wickman, hence for Bombay, k on shore near Black pool ; erew saved Edward, --, for Dundee, is wrecked on Hoyle Bank ; crew saved The Victoria. (oeam tug) proceeded to the North Bank about eleven o'clock this evening, with hosts and volunteers, to en deavour to save the crews or the ships ou shore 6OUTH7.OkT, Jan. Bth. —The Thomas Mason, has been driven from Beaumaris, withollt any person on board, and is on shore here apparently uninjured. Two vessels are on shore on the Main near Blackpool. A ship is on shore on one of the Ribble Banks. A brig is on shore on the Point of Mad Wharf The - following has been received by Mr. Court, of the Under. wri , er's Rooms : NEw BitIGHToN, Jan. 8, 1839.—Dear Sir,—ln the absence of my brother, who has gone out with a steam boat to assist a life boat it saving the crew of n wrecked vessel, I beg to inform you, tha several bales of East India cotton, perhaps 100, have been washei on shore, marked diamond J B and diamond .1 BD. Also, scvera: pieces of wreck.—Yours, ftc, (Signed,) WM. ATIIEBTON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9.—Wind N.N.W., fresh. ARRIVED.—Mary Ann Webb, Lloyd, from Canton ; sailed Ist Sept.— Lady Bessett, from Lisbon—Frederick, from New Bruns wick—Pocahontas. Turley, from Philadelphia ; sailed 21st ult.— Leila, Higgins, from Baltimore' sailed 20th ult.—Rapid, White, from Bahia—Don Juan, M'Comb, from Barbadoes and Cork. Orient, , hence at Anjer 24th Sept. Tickler, from China at A ojer 27th Sept. Euphrates. Wilson. hence at China 29th August Isabella, Gordon ; Snmersetshire, Jackson ; Mary Sharpe, -, and Renown. Gordon. at St. Helena Mariner. Freeman, hence at Demerara Standard. Pella, from Calcutta do Thomr.s Bold, Crougham, sailed from Rio de Janeiro for Batavia the 3d Nov., and the Judith. for this port the 22d Victoria, Matthewson, sailed from Cephalonia for this port 24th November Adelaide. Granby, hence at Gibraltar Penella, Walieham, sailed from Malaga for this port ne Ist inst. Matutina. Beilia. from Malta at Gibraltar, and cleared for this port the 22d ult. and the W ince Mysanco, Pilligrino, from Messina at ditto, and cleared the 23d for ditto Fartn . ers, Smardon. sailed from St. Übes for this port the 11th 111(;. Livaramento, Anna, on the 18th, and Marian, Budd, on the 16th Gertrude, White, hence at Lisbon Solace, Barrett, from Plymouth at ditto, and sailed 2'st ult. f this port . Emma, Graham, Ferguson, hence at Oporto Novo Sociedade, Rib Biro, sailed from Lisbon for this port 19th ult. ; Julia, Cram, and Fulmar. Leader, on the 2Gth ; Myrtle. Car ter. on the 2Rth ; Emma, Irving ;, Waterlily, Leggett, and Robert and Henry, Ellis on the 25th Hardware. Viner, for Lisbon. arid Lion, -, for Glasiow, with loss of sails, and Lynx, Forsyth. for Lisbon, have put back Reindeer, for Belfast, is putting back, in tow of the Unicorn, steamer Ann Paley, Hunter, hence for Lisbon, is on shore near the Rib ble ; three men drowned Harvest Home, Kenn, hence for St. Thomas, is wrecked on Mad Wharf ; carpenter and one man sat'ed—it is feared the remainder of the crew ate drowned Monkey, —, hence for Gibraltar, is wrecked near Formby ; three men drowned Victoria, Candler, from Charleston to this port, is on shore near Lessowe Castle. and ebbs dry Ward, Masters, from St. John's, N.B. is at anchor off the N.B. Buoy, with loss of yards A brig and schooner were driven on shore at Formby Point this morning The Victoria (steam-tug) has arrived with V; persons from the Pennsylvania, and 2 from 'the Lockwoods. Capt. Smith. and the second mate of the Pennsylvania were washed overboard yester day, and drowned ; two m,n were left in the main, and one in the mizen top, all dead. About 30 persons were lying on the noop of the Lock woods, a ll d ea d, an d severa l d rowne d in the cabin. The whole of the survivors, except two who refused to leave the Lock woods, have been brought on shore from both vessels by the Vic toria The Mary Ann Webb, Lloyd. from China at this port; sailed ?9th Aug. and from St. Helena 'l4th Nor. On 92.il Sept. in lat. 4. N. lon, 109, E. spoke the Bengal Packet, from China to Calcutta ; had seen the Parkfield 14th Sept. otl the Coast of Cochin China. On the llth Sept. saw the Selma, from. China to London, on the coast of Cochin China. The Mary Ann Webb experienced a short ty phoon between the Hainan and the Paracels, on the 3(1 and 4th Sept. from S.S.W. to W. N. W. Was informed by the Bengal Packet that an easterly gale was blowing at Lintin at the same time, during which many vessels left, bound down the China Sea BLACKPOOL, Jan, 8. -The Denis Carty, -., from Liverpool to Wexford, is on shore near thi s , w i t h l oss of sails, &c. The Anion, Davies, from Bangor to Shoreham, is also on shore here. The Crusader must go to pieces if the weather continues as it is at present. The ship is nearly covered at'half-tide TIETSItAri, NEAR LANCASTER. .Tan. B.—The Alert, Hall, from Liverpool to Sligo, is on shore off this place, and it is feared will.go to pieces. The Mona Castle, —, from the Isle of Man to Liver pool, is on shore near this : cargo discharging. The Yeoman, Thorns, from Liverpool to Demerara, which sailed on Sunday, is on Lancaster Sands ; cargo washing out: masts standing ; no ac count of thecrew THURSDAY, 10711 JANUARY.—Wind S., moderate. ARRIVED.—Fanny, Crowell, from New Orl eans —A von, from S John, N. 8., and Mary Ann, from Terceira. SAlLED.—Cambridge, Bursley, for New York. Pwr.utst t. 9th Jan.—The Swallow, Jones, from Waterford for Liverpool. parted from. Studwall Roads this morning, and Came on shore on Aberach beach. About half of her cargo had been previ ously discharged. SUNDERLAD, NEAR LANOAstro, 9th Jan,—The Veoman, from Liverpool to Demerara, has come on shore in this harbour, and is total wreck. Cargo washing on shore. The barque on shore oa Clark's Wharf is still unknown ; three different attempts have been made to board her, but without success ; another will be made as soon as practicable. Cova. 7th Jan.—lt blew a tremendous gale the whole of last night at W.S.W., which quite equalled any thing of the late gales. Nearly every vessel drove ashore, and several small boats were sunk and stove. The Zakrewsky, —, from 111eahuri:, , to Liverpool, parted and drove on shore on Halkness Point, Longhope, Ist Instant, and it is expected must discharge Favourite, hence to Genoa, is supposed to he lost near Blackpool Lln ER MK, Bth Jan.—lt blew a most terrific gale last night but one. The following vessels were driven on shore, with the excep tion of two, which are supposed to have gone up the River:— Ellen, Welcome, Cheshire Witch, and Elizabeth, for Liverpool ; Hope, and Queen Victoria, for London.; Gleaner, for Galway ; Lord Nelson, for Dumfries, and Sylph, for the Clyde, WESTPORT. 7th Jan.—lt blew a most terrific' gale last night, nearly all the vessels in the roads and at the quays sustained da mage. The Robert Lovely, of Whitehaven, capsized at the quay, and lies in a very dangerous position. The Jane and Alice, and Elizabeth, both grain laden, for Liverpool, drove from their fast enings at the quay, and have suffered oainage. The Amity, Doug. las, also grain lacier, for Liverpool, was driven on shore from her anchorage. The Antigua, from Marseilles to Liverpool, drove a considerable distance, and grounds at low water. A schooner, laden with oats, for Liverpool, was driven on shore in Lough Swills, on Sunday evening. Crew saved. The man rout woman left on board the Lockwoods yesterday, were afterwards saved, and taken to Hoylake. Plym, Davies, and Pilot, Davies, hence at Syra Lady Stormont, from Pernambuco, at Milford ; sailed 2d Dec.• The N. W. light-ship was replaced at her station yesterday Dryope, —, hence at Pernambuco There are about 251 bales cotton in the depot at New Brighton Jumna, Huxtable, from Calcutta, at Liverpool ; sailed from St. Helena 23rd Nov. The ship Tamerlane passed St. Helena 18th Nov. The Sea Witch spoke the French ship Fenelon, from Nantes, to Bourbon. The Maria reports the total loss of the barque Jane, of Leith, Captain Mill, o n the reef the Four Brothers, in the Java Sea. on the 7th September : all hands saved. The Maria spoke the barque Jupiter, - from Bombay, off the Cape. The Malcolm spoke the N'elocity, of London, from Mauritius, going into the Cape. The American ship - Eclipse, Widish, lying at anehor, off the coast of Sumatra, receiving pepper. The chief officer and four hands away, sending it off. '1 he boats crew, consisting of twelve Malays. who had brought off a load of pepper, rose suddenly upon the ship's company, at eight o'clock at night, while the crew were weighing the pepper. The Malays murdered the captain, C. F. Wilkins, arid one man, and wounded three others. They plundered the ship of about 20,000 dollars, every thing valuable, and then escaped. irnporto. WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Jarrow, (256) S Walker, from Demerara, 74 hints 33 brls sugar G Booker and Co-168 hhds 74 brls do, order-25 hhds do, 25 puns rum, J Gladstone-58 casks molasses, 3.5 hides, 2 Ms annatto, 0 Quayle-1 boXpresents, J Moss. Phoenix, (365) J Hartley, from Antigua; 310 hhds 11 tees sugar, 40 puns 8 hhds rum, 175 puns molasses, C W and F Shand—,22 hhd sugar, Ewart, Myers and Co-41 hhds 1 tee do, C Turner, jun.-22 hhds do, 5 hints rum, Trustees of C Turner-40 puns molasses, Graham and Taylor-10 hhds su ,, ar, J Dawson-3 brls do, o puns rum, J Medcalf-1 hhd ruin, P Capper-8 hhds 2 tees sugar, J Jones-3 boxes preserves, C W and F Shand-1 do, J Medealf-3 do, 2 boxes arrowroot, , boxes specimens, 1 box pepper, 1 keg tamarinds, 1 old pump r turned, order—P D. U.N4TED STATES. Victoria, (573) E Candler, from Charleston, 756 bls cotton, Moly_ neux, Witherby and co-157 do, Purton, Parker and co-100 do, J Calder-100 do, W Forde and co-300 do, H More and co-106 bls 37 bgs do, Order-33 bgs do, W Stuart—Cheshire Shore Oxford, (707) J Rathhone, from New York, 500 brls turpentine, Baring Brothers and Co-200 do, R L Dawson and Co-510 do order-302 bales cotton, Collmann and Co-115 do, Waddingt on ' Holt and Co-78 do, order-56 do, Rathbone Brothers and Co—!s' do, Mitchell and Co-52 brls 6 p a ckages apples, the piaster— l37 brls do, J Robinson-350 do, Molyneux, Taylor and Co -67 do T Fletcher-3 do, Baring Brothers and Co-18 do, order-5 do, T e ' n .. nants, Clow and Co-10 do, Wildes and Co—.; do, It Annott and Co-28 do, Leech, Harrison and Co-1 do, T and J Sands and Co -3 casks 2 boxes contents unknown. D Robertson-1 do Wildes and CO-2 cases do, 'l' and J D Thornelv—l do, order-7 packages do, Tennants, Clow and Co— 2 do : .1 Wilks-1 box do, J Quinn -10 brls flour, 1' and J Sands and Co-101.1 do, Breed and Eceleston —lO brls potatoes. T and J Sands and Co-400 brls flour Bre. , d and Eccleston-10 hrls do, T and J Sands and Co-201 tees flaxseed J W M'Bride and CO—EO4 salted hides, Breed and Eecleston-60 brls iron ore, 11 More and Co-2 casks castor oil, T and J D Thornely-1 bri hooks, H Roost.. Nimrod, (420) J Manning, from Charleston, 724 bales cotton A Taylor-138 do. Tennants , Clow and Co-54 do. Purton Park er - and Co-16 do, W Stuart -4 & 3 bales 2 pockets do, orde r , Warsaw (367) NV II Polcer from Charleston, 1176 bales cotton, Tennants, Clow and Co—Q D. SOUTH AMERICA. Hester, (236) J Marshall, from Savanilla, 89 bales cotton, I) Q Henriques and Co-57 do, It M'Adam and Co-380 do, Henrique and Robertson-458 do, C S Middleton-55 do, 1 seron copp , r ore, 3r.9 salted hides, 2200 horns, 6 tons order-4 bales sarsaparilla, Brazil wood, C S Middleton-109 tons fustic, Jordan, jon-240 bags divi rlivi, Steibel Brothers—K D, Charles Eyes, (255) W Moss, from Valparaiso and Huasco, (from Valparaiso,) 579 bales cotton, Gibbs, Bright and Co-50 tons Ni caragua wood, Todd, Naylor and Co—Prom Huasco, about 200 tons copper ore, 44 tons copper regulus, Gibbs. Bright and Co—l bale chinchilli skins, it W Waddington -1 do, W Moss—P D. EUROPE. Anna Agatha, J R Berghins, from Rotterdam, 50 mats flax. A Swaiuson-50 do, order—about 50 qrs wh;!at, Sandars and Clax ton. eOOlO Enttreb for toaDing. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) NEW SOUTH WALES. Lysander, W Currie, 475 Adelaide, South Australia, W Waddell or J Gordon EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 4 - c, Mary Somerville, J Hookey, 407 Calcutta, Taylor & Co or W N Moore AFRICA. Laurentine & Julie, J P Massabo, 120 Alders, SOUTH AMERICA. Water Witch, .1 Lang. 81 Gulf of Mexico, Watson Brs & Co Mary Appleby. T Mackie, 264 Bahia, Cotesworth & Smith Mary Queen of Scots, %V Killey, 215 Pernambuco, J Ilolliweli UNITED STATES. St Lawrence, 0 P Brown, 420 Boston, Fockc & Boult Albion, C Forrest, 722 New Orleans, - Holderness or G Brown Liverpool, D Ramsay, 950 New Orleans, Ingleby& Co orG Brown IVEST INDIES. pven.J B Kruse, 160 St Thomas, W Rose& Co gurray, J Houston, 305 Jamaica, C Lawrence & Son Entered :sth Jan. for St Andrew's EUROPE Bahr & Co Fenella, J Wakeham, GG Gibraltar, J Aikin & Son Diana, J Waiters, 105 Gibraltar & Malaga, .1 Glynn & Son Emma, W T Jarvis, n Lisbon, - J Glynn & Son Emerald, J Thomas, 72 Lishon, E H Burnett Alexander, F Fischer. 150 Ostend, Bahr, Belmont &Co Julie, J Calve, 90 Bourdeaux, Bahr, nehrend & Co °artist. F Gnvt, LO Rott er d am . Bahr, Behrend & Co Jeune. Nathalie, P Aubert, 90 St Valery, Bahr, Behrend &Co Le Z. J Bernard, 110 Bourdeaux, Bahr & Co Mischief, J Jones, • 195 Lisbon, Vianna & J ones Henrietta & Sophia, J Hall, 275 Leghorn, M'Leod & Yarrow Sisters, J Adamson, 137 Naples & Messina, .1 Moss Sc. Co Nyverheid, J Lievens, 190 Ostend, Bahr S', Co Prowler, It M'Dowall, 109 Rochefort, G Y Fishley or G A Lilly Patience, W Bergendahl, 341 Marta. Cram & Co or Campbell Entered 29th Dee. for Cadiz PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S. LONDON & LIVERPOOL, (Sailing before 12th Jan.) Outward. .Tatnaien Leeward Isl. Deme. C Berhice , 25s Orl ^a Vs On 20 0— 0 0 50 0— 0 0 40 0 50 0 30 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 50 0- 60 0 • 0 0— 0 0 84 () n 0 O 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 :15 0 40 0 35 0 40 0 45 0— 0 0 40 0— 0 0 40 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 30 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 0 50 (1 GO 0 O 0 0 0 40 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 0 20 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 25 0— 0 0 25 0— 0 0 3() 0 0 0 W 0 ,0 O o 0 0 O C'— 0 0 25 0— 0 0 , 81s (Id calosso 40 0 0 0 Honduras New York, Boston • • • Charleston, Savannah New Orleans Havana Canada 105 0 —147 0 20 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 0 50 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0 0 40 0— 0 0 25 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 .35 0-40 0 50 0— 0 0 40 0— 0 0 40 0— 0 0 40 0— 0 0 125 0— 0 0 20 0— u 0 40 0— 0 0 30 0— 0 0 30 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 0 20 0 0 A 30 0 0 0 0— 4 0 4•i 0— 0 0 8.4 0 —147 0 :n 0 British North America Newfoundland Instil River Plate - East Indiec Company'stihips Batavia New Smith Wales Cape of Good Hope Africa Gibraltar ... Lima, Valliant iRO, Ste. Malta, Skill - , &e. Smyrna anti Constantinople Malaga Madeira Wexteril Isles, Gape de Verds • ' Cadiz .. Prance Ilan - Court.% Bremen, Gottenhur;:, Stockholm Petersburg, Riga. 4e. Oporto .filarketo. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. la d We continue to have a good demand both from the trades% speculators. The sales yesterday were 0,000 bags, and to-dap eY amount to 5,500. Specul a tors h ave taken about one-half. roc are steady. • LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JAN. 1 0 We do not alt e r our quo t a ti ons for Butter,—the demand collo' ones very limited indeed.—Beef and Pork have a tendency nil:, wards which we thi n k j us tified by (the lowness of stock and ,t unsettled appearance of foreign itifairs.—Bacon is firmly held t the annexed quotatio n , an d H ams are so scarce t h at ex traraga n rates are obtainable. Belfast Butter 94s 96s per cwt. Carlow, Kilkenny, &c 90s —94 s Newry, Banbridge, Bcc..B2s 90s Cork 'Pickled 2dB B7s —89 s Beet 105s-120s per tee. Pork 7Bs 848 per l,rl. Bacon 48s 30s per cwt. Dried Hams - LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 8. 2 The import from Ir e l an d thi s l as t quar t er i s near l y t h e sam, e ,f g , in 1837, but th a t o f - Fl our i t i s l ess b y nearly one-ha lf ; 0' • - f Wheat Coastways. n i ne -t ent h s are f ree F oreign from L on d o n:4 Barley, Oats, and O a t mea l, th ere i s a cons id era bl e i ncrease ; consumption during the last three months has been very extensts! but kith the release of Foreign Wheat f.om bond, on the 14th ane the imports thereof from London, as recently stated, °1„ stocks very much exceed those at this period last year; now Psajl mated at about 155,000 qrs.. ,• of Oatmeal about 33,000 sae ks ; 0 1 other Grain very trivial. The last month has been mild and dry the Wheat seed time has been very favourably accomplished , att ll the land thus appropriated considerably increased ; •b u t under s e circumstances and prospects, high as p r i ces now are , they are likely to be fully supported for many months to come : a lthel from the expected imports of Forei g n G ra i n , f rom p o rts in the ;, South of Europe during the Winter and f rom th e Baltic in t he spring and more extensive suppli e s f rom our own f arme rs • have not hitherto been very liberal. we doubt not we shall tin" sufficiency, if the next harvest proves favourable, and in due tiV e o f The imports of Wheat, Oats and Oatmeal from Ir e l a nd. an" a Foreign Wheat, have been to a fair extent since T ues d a y last: although a few speculative purchases of Foreign Wheat were mad e at our Friday's m ar k e t, sa l es o f Wh ea t, O a t s, Fl our an d Oan". e ", have been more limited during the ast week, and our Cons have been barely obtainable, p excepting for the very g fin e f qualities; and this rem ar k is equa lly a ppli ca bl e to t h e marl: els °, Yorks hire and Manchester ; Malt, Barley, Beans, and Pease hi very scarce, also Ry e an d Indian Corn, of w hi c h th ere is 't i ara ally here, are held at an advance of Is. to 2s. per qr. At this day's market, in consequence of the decline in Marl': lane yesterday for Wheat, the millers and dealers appeared very unwilling to increase their sto , ks, and sales were male only t° e moderate extent at a small reduction on the best quality. and all other qualities wer e offered at a decline o f 3d t o 4d per 7011); '( ° a Oats, Flour, and Oatmeal, last prices were barely obtained; 3 ?„ for Malt, Barley, Beans, Pease, and Rye, the a d vance a b ove me!' tioned was obtained on the few sales effected. WneAT, 70th r, d. a d INDIAN CORN, 47 English 11 9 .F,13 0 Red Scotch • 10 0 —ll ,8 Irish Bonded 0 0 0 BARLEY, V . qr. English 4O 0 —4O 0 Chevalier 46 0 —4B 0 Scotch, 4f 601 b 5 3 6 0 Irish Foreign, bond. 4 2 4 4 OATS, 4, 45113. English . . 4 0 4 8 Scotch Irish 44 0 1 8 0 BEANS, 4p' qr. English 4B 0 5 1 Irish PEAS, Grey 42 0 45 A v White RAPESEED, 4' last, £ FLoca, English, 4r 2801 h. A Fine 5l n 68 Irish American. 4, brl. free. Sweet, U.S. 45 0 16 Sour, bond Foreign, bond. 3 2 Ditto, duty free 4 0 4 7 Rye. if qr. 42 0 —l. 0 MALT, ir qr. fine 62 0 —7O 0 Middling 4B 0 —5B 0 OATMEAL, fft 240 Th English 35 0 36 ° - 0 Do. new 1837 38 0 — 3, Scotch 35 0 36 0 LIVERPOOL AGRICULI s. d. s. d. Old Hay 0 9141 0 49 , 9011% New Hay - Clover flay - Straw, Wheat 0 8 0 9 - Straw, Oat - Straw. Barley 0 5 0 6 - Clover --- 'I'URAL MARKET, JAri.O. s. d. s. Potatoes 2 sra 2 Cattle Ditto 2 2 2' 4 Turnips 28 030 Oper to& Carrots 40 048 0 Nlanglewurzle2s 026 0 Manure 0 9 0 11 Vetches n 6 0 0 IRISH PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURE. DUBLIN, January 4. BRlCK—Tullamore per thousand 30s to 325: County Dublin 3 0 to 38s. lit sF — Yer tierce India, £6 lOs to £7 Os ; prime mess, £3l2s td' per barrel £3 to £3 10s. Bacon—Per cw•t. 46s to 51x: heavy 43a to 488 ; pigs' cheeks P r to 425; hams 52s to 565; pork per barrel 80s to Bas ; tongues P e firkin 35s to 365. BUTTER—In coole per lb. 9d to lid ; firkin, firsts, 86s to 9 1 §; seconds, 82s to 85s, thirds, 78s. CANDLES—Patent mould, 9s 6tl; plain mould, 8s ; dipt, Ss Od pe doz. ms. • I I FEATHERS—From the country per stone, 9s to lOs ; white l to 15s Od ' • mixed 8s to 10s. • GLUE—Per ewt. 60s to 655. GLAss —Wine and porter quarts per gross 34s ; ditto pints () • ditto half pints 225; imperial quarts 425; ditto pints 335. 2 Pc' cent. off for breakage. AND SittNs.—Salted hides per cwt. 30s to 32s ; kips to 355; ditto calf skins: d to 3fd per lb. . LEATHER—Per lb. Briti s h lid t o 16d ; nat i ve light 10(1 to 11a , ditto 421 b. to 451 b. per hide, 14(1 to 15d ; ditto 48111. to 50Ib. 15 ", to /6d ; calf skins 18d to 22d per lb. slitters ditto 141 to 16 . ,. 1 . kips. Irish, 19d to 22d; E ng li s h 22d to 26d; cordovan 16d to 20a; bellies 9d to 10d. Firm. LEAD.—Pig per ton £l9 ; sheet .£2l; pipe £23 :Os ; shot £24. OlLs—Rape refined per cwt. 42 s to 45s ; brown rape 40s to 42 5 turpentine 71s to 80s ; linseed 353 to 375. RAPESEED-14s to 15s per cwt. , SLATES—Queens, tons, sized,sos ; tons, 355; quarters. in length' 50s ; half ditto 25s ; commons 12s : d uc h esses lsts £ 9 i ts £7 Os; countesses, lsts, £6; seconds, 90s ; ladies, lsts, 3j 91 ands, 40s, doubles. 30s: and mosses 80s per thousand. SALT—Perton 48s to 50s. Soar—White pen:wt. 36s to 40s Od; yellow .20s to 25s Od. house• keepers, 42s to 445. B+All6u-45s to 488 per cwt and cask. TlLES—Flooring per dozen 4s to ss. TALLOW —Melted per cwt. 63s to his; bladdered lard 66s to 6831 rough ditto 42s to 445; fat per stone 4s 6d to 5s Od. TonAcco—Roll per lb. 4s 0,1 to 4s 6d. WIIISKKY, OLD—lmperial gallon, 7s Cd to 9s 6d ; new 6s 9d t ° 6s 10d. In bond 3s 9d to 3s 10d. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—Hay, IS 6d to 3s Od per cva• Straw Is 2,1 to Is 6d per ditto. SPITALFIELDS.—Jan, 3.—Bacon per cwt. 46s to 515,: Hams 54 ! to 5135; cheeks, 39s to 40 8 Od • coo l b utter 9ld to 11d; firkin 84s to 90s ; bladdered lard, 628 to 655. POTATO MARKET._AppIes, 3s Cd to 3s 6(1 ; Cups, 2s 6 ,1 t° 2s lOd per MI. POULTRY MARKET, CoLE's-LANE.—POwI per pair 2s 6 d ' t° 4s 8d; Chickens. Is 8d to 2 s od ; d ucks, 13 6d to 2s 2d ; Turiger „ • 2s 6,1 to 5s Od ; Geese, 3s to 4s 6d each. EGG MARKET—Wholesale, 8s to 9s Od per 124. 11,1 BUTTER MARKET—Per lb. ; eOOI, :lid to 1014 ; fresh 10,,t0 __;.-...-.-• PIiIUES OF' SliAlth. LiVEUPOOL, JAN. it). ~ ---- Last Prices This daN ' RAILWAys /kr. PerSbarr. l'rices Birmingham and Gloucester 4O paid 21 0 0 .... Ditto and Derby 3O .... 0 0 0 ... Birkenhead and Chest er 27 paid 32 12 6 ... .. Bolton and Leigh lOO paid 64 10 0 .... Chester and Crewe l5 .... 16 10 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda lO paid 7 0 0 Eastern Counties .......... lO ...• 8106• • • • Edinburgh and Gl asgow lO .... 910 0 .... Ditto Leith & Newhaven 5 paid 0 0 0 •• • • Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 6 .... 62 6 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar nock, and Ayr 3 paid 0 0 0 .... Grand Junction 100 .... 208 0 0 ....206 0 Ditto half shares . lO .... 56 0 0 .... Great Western • 65 77 10 0 .... Hull and Selby Lancaster an d F reston lO paid Liverp oo l an d ... :Manchester lOO .... 204 0 0 e.d (/ .203 0 Ditto •quarter shares Ditto half shar e s ~.. 72 0 0 ... ... London and Birmingham . 168 10 0 ... - .. Ditto new quarter sh a res Ditto and Southampton .... 45 10 0 .... ..' Ditto, new shares .0 paid 40 0 0 .... „ „. Ditto & Brighten (United) Leeds and Manchester L •icester a n d S wann i ngton .... 50 .... 73 0 11 :.. Ditto, (new) l5 p a id 38 0 0 . . Manchester, B o lt on , & B ury , .7 8 .... 70 10 0 . . .. Manchester and Birmingham 1) .. 10 15 ii ..., Ditto and Ditto Extension 3 lOs 317 6 .... Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle 100 .... 92 10 9 .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland South Eastern and Dover North Union, lOO 70 10 0 .... ~,, St. llclen's and Runcorn Gap -100 paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland BANKS Royal Bank of Liverpool 5OO ... 703 Id 0 ... Bank of Liverpool £l2 lOs paid 23 15 0 .... - Commercial of .Liverpool 10 .... 20 2 6 .... - Liverpool Union lO .... 13 2 6 .... 15 5 0 - Northern and Central lO .... 3 0 0 ... - Albion - North and South Wales lO ... 10 7 6; .... 10 7 6 -of Manchester lO .... 12 12 6.... - M'cliester & L'pool Dset .... 10 0 0 .... ,i - South Lancashire .... 617 6 .... A Liverpool Banking Company ... 11 Ll 0 .... Borough Bank .... 1:1 5 0 .... Commercial Bank : of England 5 .• - •• • • East of Engla n d lO .... 9!0 0 .... Phoenix Bank 10 .... 10 5 0 ..., 10 5 ° Wilts and Dorset to .... 7 0 u ..., GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings £loo paid 163 0 0 . .. • L'pool and Harrington Water j 350 .... 452 10 0 ... Warks • Bootle Ditto stock .... •.:27 10 0 .... Liverpool COalGasCompanyStoek .... 37 t 0 0 .... L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. Xloo ~ „ 200 0 0 ..... Ditto Ne , v Shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE CONIPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance j 2. Company paid 9 0 0 ... ./ ()pearl Assurance Company ... 10 .... 6 13 0 ... Liverpool Fire and Life DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES. &e. .., Aili:o Carrying Company 19 10 s. 11 10 0 .... Woodside rtn Ferry .Egremont Ferry .. Rock Ferry • . 20 .... 717 0 ... Monk's Ferry .. 7 17 6 ... Steam Tug Company 7 .. 3 5 0 ... Harrington Docks loo .... 85 10 0 .... Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool) 2 .... 0 12 6 .... -- (Polonceau) 2 .... 1 5 0 .... _-. TIDE TABLE. Arra. Arri. , • • 11. ;H.M.i F. r. Tuesday 8 431 i 45s 12 I • Wei:tn. w e d ne3 . 9 • 527 , 557 11 6 Jupiter rises Oh 26m worm Thursday 10 632 75 i 11 3 Jul-titer sets Ilh 12m morn Friday 11 739 ! Rl2 I I 3 Hilary Term begins. Saturday 12 845 911 11 11 Saturn COll. with Luna 1'a 3 Sunday 13 935 , 955; 13 2 Ist Sunday after EpitilianY,'„ Alonday 14 10 21 !10 42 1 4 5 10x. Cam. and Lent TerTl:„ MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. JAN. nor % I I. Richd. Armistead, (final div.) Bankrupt's Court, London. I! 11. Rohert Edwards, (2d) Clarendon Rooms, , 11. Thomas B. Walden Ditto li 16. Felix Nl'Shane 1 John Brown's, . MARRIED. On the 3rd instant, at St. Phillip's Church, Mr. Frederick Strat ford, late of Cheltenham, to Miss Parker. DIED. On the 6th instant, at Bromyard, deeply rerrretted by her f a mil): and friend s . Mi ss Ch ar l otte. daughter of the late William Tav i.'; Esq. of the home House. H I erefordshire, and si s t er t o Mrs. J. ' . Curtis, of Renshaw -street, in thiftnwn. On the Bth instant, at New Brighton, the Rev, John Simpso n ' M late incumbent of Upton. On the Bth instant, aged 33 years, Mr. James Howarth, iron', monger, Wigan, deeply regretted by a large circle of friends On the 9th instant, aged 51, Ellen, wife of Mr. Win. Ilarrisoth,.., Sarkyille-street, formerly of Poollane. On the 9th instant. at her brother's house, Rodney-street, M is 4, • Tarlton, aged 75 years. On the loth instant, Anne Glynne, aged second daughter 'of Richard Bateson, Esq., of this town, sas,. LIVERPOOL ' FRIDAY, JANUARY, 11, 1839. PRINTED AND PUIU.ISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNIN G BY RICHARD PArrISSON, (Residence, Village of (f avertree,) At No. 4. NORTH CIE;SCP,ST, CASTLR-STREET. Lavintroot- Orderl and AdyerCsemen ts are received by Mt•ssrs. esv;oo . Co., Warwiek-squ a r e ; Barker, reet-street ; D eac on, W511)10 01; Fieynell. Chancery-lane; Lawson and Barker, Bi rc hin-1 01 2 Joseph Thomas, ;nch-lane. Cornhill : M un d en H am mond. t '; L , mbard-street ; F, lied Lion-court. Flect-Ore e s t Clarke and Lewis, 4, Crcwn-court, Threadneedle-street Garraway's ; at the London Commercial Coffee-ionise lane; at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, Cornhill ; Chanter con' , house, Paternoster-row ; North and South American Co,fr , i.e house, Thre a d nee dl e - s t ree t ; an d Messrs. William lircn" , in d itre, and Co., Sise-lane, London : by Messrs. J o hnston _ de , Co.a, at their N ews p a p er and Advertisement Agency Office, r' Quay, Dublin ; Mr. Nl' l'hun, Glasgow; Mr. Wh e eler. I , ..xcha b . street, Manchester ; Mr. Haddock, and Messrs. J. and W. " : 0 4 Books.dlers, W arr insrton ; Mr. Clarke, Pilot- o ffi ce , Pr e ston : • Coone, ;G. Union-street, Birmingham. Terms of Suhscription for this paper : —C7I ; credit, one yeti.., £2 6s • 7-•-•74 - -- v n, •r ' 1 35 ' quarter, 1 I s . ed.—if pa id i n advance, 003 xre r, X; 2 2s. half-srear, 1:1 IF, 4 aU arl'r - 10L6d. i ,-, .7:: E ( . ."." 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