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ihntrp. VIE LOVER'S LEAP.* Oh ! have you not heard of that dark woody glen, Where the oak-leaves are richest and rarest — Where CONNAL, the chief and the foremost of men, Lov'd LILY, of maidens the fairest? She plighted her ihith, but as quickly withdrew, At a story that slandered her lover : She left him in wrath, but how little she knew That her peace at their parting was over ! He met her in vale, and he met her in grove,— At midnight he roam'd by her dwelling; But he said not a word of the truth of his love, For his cheek the sad story was telling ! He found her one eve by the rock in the Glen, Where she once vow'd to love him for ever, — He gaz'd, till she munnued " Dear Connal," and then He leap'd from the rock to the river! The summer passed on, and the chief was forgot,— But one night when the oak-leaves were dying, There came a sad form to that desolate spot,— 'Neath which the brake Connal was lying. She gazed on the brown swelling stream 'mid the rocks, As she lean'd the wild precipice over : She looked a farewell to the glen of the oaks, And Eily was soon with her lover ! * A romantic spot in the Dargle, county of Wicklow, so named from numerous traditions resembling the present. RELIGION. BY THE REV. R. MONTGOMERY. " And thou, religion, hell's appalling foe, Yet least prevailing, on whose seraph wing Far, far away from this benighted orb The spirit mounts,—though many temples teach, Thy sanctitude, and many tongues thy charm, Repeat, how few have found thee as thou art, The living SAVIOUR of mankind ! What hosts Who bear my attributes, or ape my power, Yet carry fospels in th,,ir saintly looks Ye hypocrites! how often have I torn Your veils away ! how often have I seen A midnight where the world saw day ; Beheld a demon, where they dreamt a Gon. "'Tis not the vileness of hypocrisy From which alone a hellish harvest springs ; But that contempt which on religion frowns, When hypocrites in unmasked truth appear ; Then vice is comforted, and lifts her voice Triumphant; pleased to have a broken step, However slipp'ry, where to stand and cry, Thank. GOD ! my soul religion never charmid ! Delusion vain, and exquisitely vile, How gloriously thy cheating spells can work ! For thus might Painting and her fairy scenes Be scouted, when a daubing mimic fails ; Or Music have her seraph voice denied, When a poor screech owl apes a melody ; As true religion have her Heaven disown'd, Because a false professor fbols the world." LITERARY NOTICES. The Asidic Journal March 1, 1839. In this interesting repertory of Eastern news and literature, we are furnished with a rich store of in formation at once valuable and interesting. Its selec tion of news relating to the politics, commerce, eccle siastical, civil, naval, and 'military proceedings of our oriental colonies, is exceeding copious. It has also several articles possessing high literary merit. In the present number we have an excellent translation of a " Tale from the Bostan ;" a capital narrative under the title of " A Chapter of Accidents ;" and a continua tion of the " Analyses of - Eastern Works," which latter is one of the most attractive features in the ithiatic. The article on the " Civil Service of Bombay" is elaborately written. " Russia and India" is the title of a• very important paper on the recent policy of the Autocrat. " Confucius and the Child" is a pleasing tale, which we shall endeavour to introduce into a future 'umber. The Monthly Law Magazine and Political Review. March, 1839. We have already expressed ourselves in terms of high admiration of this well conducted and truly con servative magazine. To the legal profession it must be an invaluable acquisition ; whilst to the general reader it presents attractions of no ordinary character. As we have already intimated, its politics are strictly constitutional, The number now before us displays great ability in its original articles, and indefatigable in dustry in the arrangement and condensation of its re ports. The analysis of " Lord Durham's Report" is a most masterly production. The paper on " The House of Commons" deserves the especial notice of every lover of his country. The review of the " Fourth Report of the Poor Law Commissioners" is very ably written, and administers the lash with very little mercy. The article on " Bills of Exchange, &c., in reference to Legal Discount" is of the greatest vaue to all who are coucerned in monetary transactions. The remarks on the " Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland" are pertinent and forcible. 77se " New Statistical Account of Scotland. No. 21. February, 1839. The zeal displayed in the management of this inva luable work, the industry manifested in the collection of the multifarious information which it contains, the accuracy of its copious statistical details, and, above all, the benevolent object to which its publication has been made subservient, entitle it to the especial support of every Scotsman ; whilst the interesting nature of its contents must render it attractive to scientific read ere in general. The profits of the work are given to the " Society for the benefit of the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy." The present number contains a beau tifully executed map of Edinburghshire, and a copious history of the parishes of Wigton, Kirkinner, Sorbie, Glasserton, Whithorn, Mochrum, Old Luce, New Luse, Inch, Stranraer, Kirkcolm, Leswalt, Portpatrick, Stonykirk, Penninghame, Kirkowan, Kirkmaiden, all in the county of Wigton. Dearden's Miscellany. No. 3. March, 1839. This new aspirant for public favour, is, we perceive, printed at Nottingham. From the number before us we venture to say that it cannot but be successful, if conducted hereafter with the same ability as at present. Several of its articles display ability of the very highest order. " A Sketch from Life" is an affecting tale, with an agreeable termination. We have been highly de lighted with tne perusal of the " Chapters on Poetry and Poets." The author is evidently a man of culti vated. taste, as well as a good classical scholar. " Float-, ing Remembrances of an Old Sailor" contain a very powerful narrative. The article on the " Ecclesiastical Statistics in the Church of England" is alone worth the price of the magazine. We shall endeavour to find room for it on some future day. Its defence of the church is unanswerable. The poetry dispersed through this interesting miscellany is generally excellent. We are glad to recognize the name of James Montgomery among its contributors. Greece, Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical. By Christopher Wordsworth, D.D. Part 2. London : Wm. S. Orr and Co. The eminent character of the author of this splendid work is a sufficient guarantee forthe ability with which it is conducted. lie classical attainments of Dr. Wordsworth peculiarly qualify him for the execution of the task which he has undertaken. When com pleted, this work will prove an invaluable acquisition to the school library. Independently of the literary portions of the work, each part contains two or three highly finished landscapes, engraved on steel, and nu merous engravings on wood, illustrative of the topo graphy, ruins, monuments, medals, coins, and scenery of the country. The pictorial embellishments are ex ceedingly well executed, and very considerably enhance the value of the work. We hope it will meet with an extended circulation, which it amply deserves. The Aldine Magazine of Biography, Bibliography, Cri ticism, and the Arts. Part 3. March, 1839. Lon don : Masters. This agreeable miscellany is conducted with much spirit and with great ability. its pages are chiefly oc cupied with original articles and valuable extracts from standard publications. The biographical and biblio graphical departments are particularly interesting, ar i d abound with curious reminiscences of celebrated authors and publishers. The frontispiece to the present num ber contains fac-similes of the autographs of some of the metropolitan publishers of the day. " The fate of Louis the Seventeenth" is a curious paper, in which the existence of the Dauphin is strenuously maintained. " Letters to my Son at Home" contain some interest ing details. The essay on "Woman" is written with great taste. The reviews and miscellaneous articles are copious and entertaining. The Farmers' Magazine, and Monthly Journal of Pro ceedings affecting the Agricultural Interest. March, 1839. This is decidedly one of the most useful periodicals of the day. It contains a large mass of carefully di gested information'• respecting the management of the land in general—the selection of grain, seeds, root, &c. —the nature and properties of manures—ploughing and draining—the economy of farm houses and la bourers' cottages—plantations—the breeding and diseases of cattle, &c., &c. The numerous papers which the present number contains on the corn laws will be found of great value. Altogether this work forms a complete encyclopiedia of agricultural science, and no farmer ought to be without it. Its price places it within the reach of all who are interested in farming affairs. The Sportsman. March, 1839. The illustrative engravings in the present number are "Grouse Shooting in the Highlands" and " The Teal;" both of which are executed in the first style of art. The letter press explanations of these plates are very cleverly written. " The Sporting Club" promises to form a very agreeable series of papers. The article on " Coursing" contains some valuable practical suggestions. " A Night March" is evidently from the pen of an old sportsman. "The Trout; and how to catch him" is a valuable piscatorial dissertation, abounding with information of great utility to all " lovers of the gentle art." To the curious in horse flesh, the " Account of the Stud at Morney" will be acceptable. The essay on " Stable Economy" is also adnurably compiled and full of instruction. The Vew Monthly Belle Assemblee. March, 1839. Thie pleasing naiacellanq contains a great variety of light and amusing reading, which renders it an agree able companion to the fair readers for whose enter tainment it professes to cater. Its illustrative plates of the monthly fashions seem to be executed with care and fidelity. The literary contents of the number un der notice are of a very superior character. They con sist chiefly of tales, romances, anecdotes, and poetry. The poetry does not always rise above mediocrity. " Nights at the Kiosk" form an interesting series. " The Victim"—" Puffing"—" Sybil Dalton"—" Leaves from my Life"—" The Bandbox Maker"—" The Be reavement of Mary O'Brien"—" Rejoicings in the year 1770"—" Our Book Club"—and " The Broken Heart" will be found an agreeable succession of tales, quite sufficient for a single number. Wilson's Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland. Parts 55 and 56. Edinburgh : Sutherland. This very amusing and instructive series of tales continues to rise in public estimation. They are generally unexceptionable in their character. Every tale conveys a moral lesson, which is frequently dilated upon at considerable length. The numbers before us are exceedingly rich in legendary lore. The tales are " Hogmany ; or, the Lady of Ballochgray"—" The Rightful Heir"—" The Duel".—" Johnny Reid's Wedding"—" The Bewildered Student"—" Sketches from a Surgeon's Note-Book" —" John Square's Voyage to India"—" Phebe Fortune"—" The Enthu siast" and "The Laird of Lucky 's How." The cheapness of this series is almost unprecedented. A General Outline of the Animal Kingdom. By Thos. Rymer Jones, F.Z.S. Part V. We are glad to find that this admirable work is becoming popular. The subject itself is sufficiently interesting to render the perusal of this publication an object of general attraction : whilst the eminent quali fications of . the author cannot fail to secure' for it an extended circulation. Science and simplicity are so admirably blended together in its pages as to render it intelligible to the cursory reader, as well as instructive to the more learned in the study of natural history. The present part treats of the Annelida, the Illyriapoda, and the Insecta. The illustrative engravings are exe cuted with great accuracy. We understand that, in order to accommodate the work as much as possible to unscientific readers, a glossary of technical and scien tific terms will be given in the concluding part. The Church Magazine. March, 1839. Although we cannot express our unqualified appro bation of some of the articles which appear in this Magazine, it is calculated to effect Much good, espe cially by its uncompromising hostility to Popery. The present number contains some very powerful articles in repudiation of Popery. The paper on " Popish Er rors" is of the number; and exposes the heretical' notions of the Church of Rome on the subjects of Absolution, Confession to Priests, Prayers to Saints, the Worship of Images, the Supremacy of the Bishop of Rome, and Public Worship in an Unknown Tongue. The articles on "The Church" and "Tradition" sa vour too strongly of Puseyism to please us. The mis cellaneous information will be found very interesting. Preparations for the Session of 1839.—0 n the Crimi nal Returns of Ireland. By Jeffries Kingsley, M. R. I. A., &c. Dublin : Folds. 1839. This work contains a mass of carefully digested statistical information relating to the state of crime in Ireland. We need scarcely say that it affords the most conclusive evidence in refutation of the oft-repeated boasts of Lord Normanby and the whigs in reference to the " tranquillity" of that country. As it would be impossible for us, in the brief space at our command this day, to do justice to the contents of this pamphlet, we shall hereafter present our readers with a number of startling facts, sufficient to convince the most im partial that the affairs of Ireland have been grossly mal-administered, and that its actual condition has, for sinister purposes, been palpably misrepresented by the liberal press: Confessions of Harry Lorrequer. Illustrated by Phiz. No. I. Dublin : W. Curry, jun. and Co. We have often been delighted with the perusal of these " Confessions," as they appeared in the columns of the Dublin University, and we are glad to find that the spirited publisher has determined upon issuing them in - monthly parts, accompanied by humorous illustrations, after the manner of the Pickwick Papers, &c. The strange incidents detailed in this amusing narrative cannot fail to render it a favourite with the public. We know of no work more calculated to ex cite the risible nerves into a state of unwonted activity. LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LECTURES ON ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. A course of lectures upon this subject is now in process of delivery at the above Institution, by R. H. Brett, Esq., M.A., Professor of Chemistry at the magnificent institution in Colquitt-street,---the Apothecaries' Hall,—which has cer tainly commenced its career with much honour to the direc tors, so far as regards the engagement of this highly-accom plished chemist. The first lecture was delivered on Wednes day evening. The audience was numerous and attentive, and seemed to appreciate the intellectual treat laid before them by the worthy lecturer. The department of chemistry which I am about to intro duce to your notice, observed Dr. Brett, has been attended to in this country only within the last few years. It is singular that whilst our chemists have kept pace with conti nental chemists in the department of inorganic chemistry, they seem to have almost entirely lost sight of that branch which belongs to the organic kingdom of nature. It cannot be urged that the subject is either devoid of interest or im portance, for a branch of knowledge which has for its object so extensive a range, and which is almost certain to reward our researches by splendid discoveries, can hardly fail to excite a lively interest in the heart of every true lover of science ; and I do say, that the many discoveries which have resulted not only to chemical science, but to the arts and manufactures, are undeniable evidences of its importance. I am aware that organic chemistry has seldom or never been introduced in what is called a popular course of lectures on chemistry ; but when I bear in mind the many and excellent opportunities which the members of this institution have enjoyed, and still enjoy, of becoming acquainted with prac tical details of chemical science, and more particularly in the organic department, I venture to introduce to them this course of lectures, feeling confident that the subject upon which they treat possesses a great claim upon attention, how ever weak or incapable I may be found as an advocate. In treating upon the subject of organic chefnistry, it is necessary that we should have a clear idea of the difference between organic and inorganic bodies. It may be observed, that all the principles which we recognise as organic are essentially the products of vital action ; that the varied secretions which are met with in the animal kingdom, as well as the numerous products which we recognise in vege table bodies, are all the result of vital action producing chemical change. It is this circumstance which makes the great distinction between organic and inorganic bodies. We are able to imitate, in our laboratories, many of those com pounds which belong to the inorganic kingdom • but with a very few exceptions indeed, none of those which belong to the organic class. During the existence of an animal or plant those changes of a chemical nature to which I have alluded go on whilst the vital principle influences them, and it is only when this vital principle is extinct that the orga nised being comes under the influence of ordinary chemical affinity. It is then, and then only, that those laws which are called ordinary chemical laws come into operation. So soon then as vitality ceases, from whatever cause, either the organic materials are resolved into their simple elements, or into compounds differing from those which existed in the living being. These compounds are either gaseous, liquid, or solid. Independent of these important differences between the organic and inorganic substances, we have some which are of a more purely chemical nature. For example; bodies belonging to the inorganic kingdom are for the most part made up of numerous elements, those recognised as com pounds at least. There are not less than 54 elements in the inorganic kingdom of nature ; but in organic bodies four simple elements only are essential for their constitution. We have here then a very decided difference between inorganic and organic bodies. Whilst then inorganic bodies differ from the organic, in the variety and number of the elements com posing them, we find that the organic bodies differ materially from the inorganic in the combining proportions of the ele ments which are employed in their formation. We know that substances belonging to the organic classes, although the elements of which they are composed are simple and few, are compounded of these elements in numerous proportions. To make myself more clearly understood, I would notice two substances, selected from the two kingdoms of nature. We will take sulphate of , lime. This substance contains sul phuric acid and lime. The sulphuric acid is composed of four proportions of elements : one of sulphur and three of oxygen. The lime is composed of two proportions of simple elements, namely, the metal calcium and oxygen. We thus find six proportions entering into the constitution of sulphate of lime, which is an inorganic substance. If we take starch, or sugar, which is an organic body, we shall find the elements to be 32, namely, 12 of carbon, 10 of hydrogen, and 10 of. oxygen. Inorganic substances, it will be perceived from this statement, are made up of elements in few proportions, whereas in organic bodies the compounds are made up of elements in many proportions. Having stated the principal differences which exist be tween organic and inorganic bodies, I shall now direct your attention to the important changes which take place du ring the germination of seed and the growth of plants, for this is necessary before entering upon a consideration of those changes of an organic nature which will occupy your attention. In order that germination may take place with vigour and effect, certain conditions must he observed. In the first place the seed must be exposed to a certain tempera ture ; supplied with oxygen and also receive the advantage of moisture. It is a well known fact that seeds placed in cir cumstances favourable for germination have that process en tirely stopped by the operations of cold. If, for example, the seed be germinating at a medium summer temperature, and we expose it to the temperature of freezing water, we shall find that that pencess will be stopped, and in some cases entirely annihilated. The advantage of atmospheric air, and the oxygen which it contains is recognised by almost all. It is well known that seeds may be placed deep in the ground without germinating so long as atmospheric air is excluded from them. and we find that asland is turned up, germination takes place in seeds by their becoming exposed to the vivifying action of the atmospheric, having previously laid for years in a dormant state. The importance of moisture in germination, it is scarcely necessary to dwell upon, because every person must be acquainted with the faet. We all know how import ant it is that a proper supply of moisture should be afforded to the seed, and must have remarked, that when it is exposed to the burning influence of the sun, and is unable to obtain moisture from any source, it speedily perishes, but when it receives the influence of fresh vapour and moisture in a . condensed state, it speedily developes itself and becomes ul timately a fine grown plant. The changes then which take place, (these several conditions being observed) may now be spoken of, The seed being placed under favourable circum stances increases considerably in bulk by the absorption of water. During the process of germination the starch which enters largely into the composition of the seed becomes con verted into sugar and gum. A quantity of carbonic acis is disengaged into the atmosphere in consequence of the carbon of the seed combining with the oxygen of the air, and that seeds under such circumstances do give out their carbon is demonstrated by the fact that if we examine seeds which have germinated for a certain time, .we find that they contain much more carbon than they didbefore. Whilst that portion of the seed termed the plumula rises above the ground to be come the future plant, another portion, called the radicle, descends and ultimately becomes the root. This portion sinks into the earth, and it is from it that the upper portion receives its nourishment. The nutritious portions of the i seed are taken up by the radicle, and thence pass on to the plumula or young plant. As soon as the plant begins to de velope leaves, it causes certain changes in the atmosphere and media in which it is immersed, and this change will be in relation to the earth in which it is implanted, and re lative to the atmosphere, and in relation to moisture. It is now perfectly well understood that plants will not grow vigorously unless they receive certain substances from the earth. It is well known that the saline ingredients which are met with so abundantly in different plants are de rived from the earth, and that these salts are essen tial to the well being of the plants. Some very interest ing experimentswere made some years ago on this particular point. It was found that plants possessed a peculiar power of secretion with respect to the saline matters with which the earth was impregnated ; that some of these salts were imbibed more energetically than others, and, what appears somewhat strange, that poisonous salts were imbibed with more avidity than those which cannot be at all noxious to vegetable bodies. The relation, however, which exists be tween growing plants and the atmosphere are of much more interest than that which exists between them and the soil, although both are essential to the growth of the plants. When a plant is exposed to the atmosphere, carbonic acid is disengaged in the night, and oxygen in the day. Dr. Priest ley was the first to observe, that an atmosphere which had become vitiated by the ,presence of carbonic acid, was puri fied, so to speak, by the presence of plants ; that when plants were placed in water containing carbonic acid, they removed this carbonic acid and decomposed it, taking to themselves the carbon and liberating the oxygen—this taking placedur ing the time the sun's rays fell upon the plant;—that during the night a different train of circumstances took place ; car bonic acid was disengaged, but the whole of the carbon which had been taken up by the plants during the day was not dis engaged, a portion being retained to assist in the growth and to allow of nutrition. In order to prove that plants detive their carbon from the carbonic acid of the atmosphere, or that which is diffused through water, experiments were in stituted. It was found that when plants were placed in water which had been perfectly boiled, so as to free it from gaseous matters, and placed under the same circumstances as ordinary water, there was no disengageMent of oxygen gas ; but when carbonic acid was forced into it, oxygen was freely liberated from the water. An artificial atmosphere has been made, containing 8 or 10 per cent. of carbonic acid, the remaining portion being composed of oxygen and nitro gen in similar proportions as in the atmospheric air. It was found that when plants were placed in such an atmosphere, and exposed to the sun's rays in the usual way, after a few days the whole of the carbonic acid was taken up, as well as a portion of the oxygen, and their ulaces supplied with ni trogen or azote. Having in this cursory manner introduced to your notice the action of plants over the media in which they are placed, I shall now turn to the elementary constitution of organized bodies, and endeavour to show to you that such bodies are compounded of three gaseous and one solid bodiy, and that although other substances enter into the constitution of such bodies, they are not essential to their existence. They con sist of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and azote. Azote does not essentially enter into the constitution of vegetable bodies. Independently' of these- four simple elements, we occasion ally meet with two other elementary bodies, which also be long to the inorganic kingdom of nature, namely, sulphur and phosphorus. Sulphur is diffused through the animal kingdom, and we occasionally meet with it in the vegetable, but phosphorus is confined to animal substances. Whenever an organic substance is exposed to a certain temperature, we find the elements which entered into its composition are separated, that a number of gaseous products are the result of such application of heat, and when the decomposition takes place without the access of atmospheric air, that solid carbon is obtained. If, for instance, we place a small quan tity of starch in a small crucible, cover it so as to prevent the ready access of the atmosphere, and apply heat to it, we shall after a time separate the hydrogen, and the oxygen and the greatef part of the carbon will be left behind. Indepen dent of the application of heat, there are other means by which we are enabled to show the presence of carbon in organic substances. If I add a portion of concentrated sul phuric acid to common sawdust, the latter will become in tensely black. The change which takes place under such circumstances is this : the sawdust consists of carbon, hydro gen, and oxygen; when I add sulphuric acid, I add a sub stance which has a great affinity for water or the elements of water ; it therefore causes the elements of water (oxygen and hydrogen), in the ligneous fibre, to unite and form water, and leaves the carbon free, which assumes a black colour. Instead of using a concentrated acid, I can produce the same effect by a weak acid, by applying a moderate degree of heat. I shall trace a few letters upon writing-paper with dilute acid, and, by holdiag it above a lamp, we shall be able to show that the hydrogen and oxygen have been set free, and the carbon left behind. Having thus demonstrated to you the 'modes in which we ascertain the presence of carbon in organic substances, I shall proceed to the notice of hydrogen, a very abundant element of organic bodies. If we take an organic substance which is perfectly free from hygrometric moisture, and apply a high temperature to that body, we shall convert it into gaseous substances, which will be carbonic acid, carbonic oxide, carburetted hydrogen and water. You will readily understand how the different ele ments combine to form these gaseous products. One por tion of the carbon, for example, of the vegetable body unites with a portion of oxygen to form carbonic acid and carbonic oxide. A portion of the hydrogen unites with another por tion of the carbon to form carburetted hydrogen, while the remaining portions of the hydrogen and oxygen Unite to con stitute water. Hence we have by these means an experi mental proof of the existence of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon, taking care that no hygrometric moisture be present. Another means by which we ascertain the presence of hydro gen in an organic substance is the following. We take the organic body perfectly dry, for this is essential in examining an organic substance for hydrogen, and mix it with calomel, "the chloride of mercury, a salt somposed of chlorine and mercury. If we apply heat to the mixture, we shall find that the chlorine will combine with the hydrogen of the sub stance and form muriatic acid. This muriatic acid is capable of producing a cloudiness in a solution of nitrate of silver, and this will determine the existence of hydrogen in an organic substance, simply by combining it with some other elementary body, and causing it to act upon some of the salts of silver. The presence of oxygen in organic substances, and the mode of ascertaining its existence, is by no means a striking experiment. The simple circumstance of the application of heat to a perfectly dry organic body, if the substance contains oxygen and hydrogen, will produce water ; and if we find after exposing the substance to a strong heat for some time, that water is not produced, we having previously ascertained the presence of hydrogen. The may be assured that' the substance is free from oxygen, readiest mode of ascertaining the presence of nitrogen in or ganic bodies, is by applying heat to such organic bodies, placing them in contact with some caustic alkali, for organic substances are prone to generate acids during the applica tion of heat. Caustic alkali is necessary, therefore, to neutralize the acid and cause the amonia to pass off in a pure state. I have here oxamide a combination of carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen hydrogen. When, therefore, we apply heat to this substance by contact with a caustic alkali, the hydrogen united with the nitrogen to form ammonia, whiCh is a volatile alkali capable of rendering vegetable reds green. Oxamide is a substance which contains a great quantity of nitrogen, it does not exist naturally, but is the product of the action of one organic substance upon another, as will be explained in a subsequent lecture. Independent, however, of those simple elementary substances which enter into the composition of organic bodies, there are certain substances common to the organic as well as to the inorganic kingdom. To these sub stances I shall now direct your attention. The inorganic substances which enter into the composition of organic bodies, divide themselves into the acids and base. We have as acids the sulphuric,'the muriatic, the phosphoric, and the silicic. The latter is the acid of flints, which possesses many of the properties of acids, as it combines with potash or soda, and possesses the neutralizing properties of an acid. Amongst the bases we have, potass, soda, lime, manganese, iron, magnesia, and copper, and these substances enter into the composition of many organic bodies. Potass enters into the composition of all inland vegetables, whilst soda is found in all the marine plants. Manganese also is found in combi nation with the iron, and copper has been found by the Ger man chemists to exist in some plants. I have a few solutions of the ashes of an inland vegetable. Now, potash and soda are extremely soluble in water, therefore upon adding the solution of a red vegetable infusion I obtain a green colour. This experiment demonstrates the existence of an alkali in vegetable substances. After the vegetable ashes have been heated with, water, to remove all the alkali, there will re main a number of earthy substances, such as lime, magnesia, and the metalic oxide of iron. It is necessary to get these substances into solution by other means than that for dis solving the alkali, as water is, not a solvent for these sub stances. They have therefore been dissolved in muriatic acid. If this solution contains magnesia we shall find by the addition of potash a white precipitate will take place. The precipitate is not abundant, because magnesia does not exist in large quantities in vegetables. I have said that lime is one of those earths met with in vegetable bodies. It also requires to be dissolved in muriatic acid in the same way in which the magnesia was, and if I add to it a salt called the oxalate of ammonia, I shall throw down the lime in the form of a white powder, by whiCh we show that the vegetable ashes contained lime. In order to prove the ex istence of iron in vegetable substances it is necessary to dis solve the iron also in muriatic acid; when, by the addition of a solution of prussiate of potash we produce Prussian blue ; and a very minute portion of iron can be detected by this means. Amongst the acids to which I have alluded we have the sulphuric, muriatic, and the silicic. The mode of de decting the presence of phosphoric acid I shall not now no tice. The sulphuric acid which is met with in the ashes of plants is associated with bases. If to a solution of the ashes in water we add a solution of the muriate of barytes, which precipitates the sulphuric acid either in a state of com bination as sulphate of barytes, we, shall obtain a white precipitate. The presence of muriatic acid is shown by means of a salt of silver, precisely in the same way as when I alluded to the decomposing action of an organic substance by chloride of mercury. The precipitate in this case is also white, being the chloride of silver. The presence of silicic acid in vegetable substrnces is shown by the fact, that, if we take common straw or ordinary grass, which contains a very large quantity of silica, and incinerate it, by mixing the ashes with carbonate of potass, and applying a considerable heat, we shall get glass. I have here some glass buttons obtained in this way. I will now proceed to the notice of a more interesting part of our subject, namely, the ultimate analysis of organic sub stances. Organic substances, as analized by the older che mists, were treated in a manner very peculiar to themselves. In consequence of their imperfect apparatus, and less ex tended,knowledge, they employed very rude means to ascer tain the ultimate composition of organic substances. They, for the most part, simply exposed them to heat, and collected the products, which were found to be solid or fluid. From such products, as well as they were able, the elementary properties of the substance under nniice were calculated. The method which has been since adopted in ultimately analizing organic bodies is much more perfect. It consists in the con version of all the carbon into carbonic acid and the hydrogen into water. When nitrogen exists in organic substances that product is obtained in a separate and free state. The • sub stance which was formerly employed for examining the car bon and the hydrogen was a salt called chlorate of potash. This salt is one which contains a very large quantity of oxygen, and not only does it contain a very large quantity of oxy gen gas, but gives it out very readily, and under easy circum stances. The action of sulphuric acid upon chlorate of potash is attended with the evolution of a large quantity of oxygen. Such a substance, therefore, appeared very favourable for the object which chemists had in view in converting the carbon into carbonic acid, and the hydrogen into water. If we place a quantity of chlorate of potash and starch in a tube, and ap ply heat to it, oxygen will be disengaged, which uniting with the carbon will produce carbon acid, and with the hydrogen water. This change is attended with a very considerable dis engagement of light and heat. Although a large quantity of oxygen is disengaged, there is not sufficient time for, the com bination of the oxygen and hydrogen, and a large quantity of the organic products is carried along the tube without perfect combustion. In order to show the powerful effect of chlo rate of potash upon organic substances and upon ceetain in flammable compounds, I shall cause a small quantity to be rubbed in a mortar with sulphur, when a violent detonative will ensue. This entirely depends upon the ve.ly rapid dis engagement of oxygen when simply rubbed in contact with an inflammable ingredient. If we take portions of the chlorate of potass, and phosphorus and place them together upon a paper, and give them a sharp blow with a hammer, we shall have the phosphorus immediately inflamed. The action of chlorate of potash in this case is similar to that which took place with the starch. If a small quantity of the chlorate of potash is mixed with mettalic sulphu ret, and we drop upon the mixture a small quantity of sulphuric acid, a sufficient quantity of oxygen will be disengaged to inflame the metallic sulphuret. In this case we have the action of chlorate of potash simply upon inflammable ingredients. But we are unable to show the action of the same substance upon an organic substance, namely, sugar. The experiment is striking, as it shows the rapidity with which organic substances are decomposed by the oxygen disengaged. This experiment will sufficiently show how energetic chlorate of potash is, not simply with in organic bodies, but with organic bodies of a less inflammable nature, and it is this circumstance that called the attention of chemists to its use in ultimate analysis. Finding, however, that this substance was far too sapid in its action, they had recourse to other means, such as metallic oxide, amongst which may be ranked the oxides of lead, copper, and manga nese. Oxide of iron, it will be remembered, gives up its oxygen to the carbon of vegetable substances to form car bonic oxide, and water is found. When manganese is heated with an organic substance, the oxygen unites with the carbon to form a carbonic oxide, the manga nese is reduced to a lower state of oxidation. But these substances do not answer the object for which they are intended in ultimate analysis, for several reasons. First, oxide of iron requires too high a degree of heat—oxide of lead, although better adapted to the purpose, itself fuses at no very high temperature, and is, therefore inefficient. Oxide of manganese gives off oxygen gas when no organic substance is present, and is therefore calculated to vitiate the experi ment, the object being to obtain an oxide which will only give give up its oxygen to the hydrogen and carbon of an or ganic substance. Now such an oxide is the black oxide of copper, ano it is this oxide which is now employed in organic analysis. In order to cause the decomposition of an organic substance by analysis with black oxide of copper, it is neces sary that the two substances should be intimately mixed together. The apparatus employed for this purpose is very simple. If we have an organic substance, which by previous experiment we have shown to consist of oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen, and we can get the weight of hydrogen and carbon in this substance, we can tell by the loss of weight the quantity of oxygen which enters into its composition ; and the oxygen is found to be the difference between the carbon and hydrogen, and the original weight of the organic substance. There are several circumstances which must be observed in order satisfactorily to perform this analysis. Unless the whole of the substance be perfectly free from hygrometric moisture, we shall estimate its hydrogen too high and its oxygen too low. Having obtained it perfectly dry, the organic substance is to be mixed with the metallic oxide, and placed in the tube. In the first place, one inch of the length of the tube is to be filled with black oxide of copper, we must then put in a mixture of the organic sub stance and black oxide of copper, to the extent of 24 inches of the tube, we then introduce two inches of black oxide of copper, and the remainder of the tube may be filled up with copper chippings. Having prepared the tube, we insert into its mouth a small tube, supplied with a bulb, containing a substance which has a great affinity for water, namely, dry muriate of lime. To this tube, which may be called the dry ing tube, an apparatus, consisting of a series of bulbs, is attached, and these bulbs are to be nearly filled with a solu tion of patass. This contrivance originated with the cele brated chemist Liebig, and the name of Liebig's bulbs has been given to them ; the alkaline solution which they con tain has a great affinity for carbonic acid gas, which it ab sorbs with much avidity. We first apply heat to that end of the tube near to the chloride of calcium. The heat is then gradually continued to the other extremity of the tube. When it arrives at the mixture of the black oxide of copper and the organic substance, the organic substance is decom posed, and the carbon unites with the oxygen of the dent oxide of copper, as also does the hydrogen, and carbonic acid and water are the results ; so that all carbon which is set free, is fully oxidised before it leaves the tube. The carbonic acid is entirely absorbed by the caustic potash. If there fore we weigh the muriate of lime both before and after, and in the same manner the caustic potash in the bulbs, the difference of weight will give us the quantity of water formed, and the quantity of carbonic acid formed. By this means we ascertain the due amount of hydrogen and carbon, in the organic substance ; and if we then deduct from the original weight of organic substance, the sum of both we get the quantity of oxygen. There is another mode of ascer taining the quantity of azote or nitrogen in organic sub stances, as the preceding one will not apply. In order care fully to analyze a substance containing nitrogen, it is neces sary to perform a very delicate analysis. In the first place, we ascertain the quantity of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, by means such as we have described, and afterwards we per form a separate experiment for the nitrogen. The apparatus used for this purpose consists of a furnace, (which also belongs to Liebid,) consisting of a simple oblong iron trough, with perforations at the bottom to allow the access of atmos pheric air. This trough is supplied with a number of bars, for the tube to rest upon. The tube is supplied with a mix ture of dentoxide of copper and the organic substance to be analyzed, and in this case it is also necessary to employ the copper clippings of which I before spoke. The copper clippings are introduced at the further end of the tube, and their object is of a preventive nature, for bodies containing azote, when submitted to the action of heat with dentoxide of copper, are found to generate nitric aoid, or nitrous acid, which being driven over with the other products of decom position, would be of course absorbed by the caustic potash, and consequently be a source of fallacy, as the object is to obtain nothing gaseous but carbunic acid and nitrogen. We have attached to the tube containing the mixed substance, a long tube containing dry caustic potash, in lumps, from the further end of which is a bent barometer tube, which dips into a glass containing mercury. We then employ a tube, graduated into 10 cubic inches, which is placed in such a mannar, as to receive the end of the conducting tube. A small quantity of atmospheric air is svffered to remain in this cubic inch tube. Let us observe what will take place. Heat being applied by means of ignited charcoal, we are able to govern the temperatnre. By this means we decompose the organic matter. The carbonic acid, aqueous vapour, and nitrogen traverse the tube containing dry caustic potash. The carbonic acid and aqueous vapour are absorbed by the caustic potash, whereas the nitrogen enters into the cubic inch tube, and of course causes a depression of the mercury inside. When the gas has entirely come over we remove the source of heat, and allow the whole apparatus to become cool. As this takes place an absorption occurs, but the absorption will be exactly equal to the quantity of gaseous fluid which occupied the apparatus prior to the applica tion of heat, it is of no importance whether all the nitro gen enters the cubic inch tube so long as the qu - antity of gaseous matter absorbed is the *same as was in the apparatus at the beginning of the experiment. Therefore the quantity of gaseous matter in the tube will be equal to the quantity of ' nitrogen-contained in the substance, so that it will be neces sary only to estimate the quantity of gas in the tube, making an allowance for the atmospheric air originally left in it. When we ascertain the weight of any volume of gus, it is ne cessary that we pay attention to the temperature at which the gas is examined and the pressure of the atmosphere at the time, for 'it is obvious that the same weight of gas will occupy less bulk at 50!? Fahrenheit than at 60° or 70°. Also if the pressure of the atmosphere be different, the weight of gas as compared with the mean barometic pressure will like wise vary. Accordingly if the barometer stands at 29 inches, then the mean pressure being 30, we of course fall into error without we apply a correction. It is therefore necessary that a correction should be made. The correction of a gas for pressure is very simple, for it will be found that any gas which occupies a certain volume at 29 inches of barometrical pressure, will occupy a bulk according to a simple ratio at 30, this may be readily calculated by the rule of proportion. The correction for temperature is not so simple, but by the appli cation of the law established by Gay, Lusac, and Dalton, all gaseous substances condense one part in 480 for every degree of Fahenreits scale, beginning at 32°, and proceeding up wards, and the converse of this holds good in every degree of the descending scale. By this correction we have a ready means for ascertaining the exact weight of the gaseous matters we are operating upon, and in this manner we do obtain them in practice. Dr. Brett illustrated his lecture with numerous brilliant and appropriate experiments, in the performance of which he was assisted by Mr. William Radcliff, whose abilities in this department of science have gained for him the first prize given at the evening schools of this institution to the chemical class, under the able direction of Mr. Wilson. COMMITTEE ON POSTAGE. We have just received the third report on this subject, and extract from the conclusion of it the following, which are the results at which the committee have arrived : The principal points which appear to your committee to have been established in evidence are the following : The exceedingly slow advance, and occasionally retrograde movement, of the Postoffice revenue during the period of the last twenty years. The fact of the charge of postage exceeding the cost in a manifold proportion. The fact of postage being evaded most extensively by all classes of society, and of correspondence being suppressed, more especially among the middle and the lower classes of the people ; and this in consequence—as all the witnesses, including many of the postoffice authorities, think—of the excessively high scale of taxation. The fact of very injurious effects resulting from this state of things to the commerce and industry of the country, and to the social habits and moral condition of the people. The fact, so far as conclusions can be drawn from very imperfect data, that whenever on former occasions large re ductions in the rates have been made, those reductions have been followed, in short periods of time, by an extension of correspondence proportionate to the contraction of the rates. And as matter of inference from fact and opinion, That the only remedies for the evils above stated are, a re duction of the rates, and the establishment of different de liveries and more frequent despatches of letters. That owing, to the rapid extension of railroads, there is an urgent and daily increasing necessity for making such changes. That any moderate reduction in the rates would occasion loss to the revenue, without, in any material degree diminish ing the amount of, letters irregularly conveyed, or giving rise to the growth of new correspondence. As regards the plan of a low uniform rate, payable in ad vance, and to be collected by means of stamps, the principal points established in evidence are — The fact that this plan in the case of newspapers is now in full operation, and was retained in the year 1836 expressly on .the ground of ? its superior convenience as a mode of collecting postage. The fact that this plan, so far as uniformity of rate and pre-payment are concerned, is already in operation in the case of the letters of soldiers and sailors, and is considered by them as a highly valuable privilege. The fact that so far as uniformity of rating is concerned, this plan is in operation in the case of ship letters, which are transmitted for the rate of 4d. from one extremity of the kingdom to the other. And as matter of inference from fact, and of opinion, That the principle of a low uniform rate is just in itself, and when combined with pre-payment, and collection by means of a stamp, would be exceedingly convenient, and highly satisfactory to the public. That the effect of the adoption of Mr. Hill's plan on the details of the management of the Post-office department would be, to use the words of Sir Edward Lees, secretary to the Post-office at Edinburgh [Appendix to Report 2, p. 35] ;" that considerable time would be saved in the delivery of letters ; the expenses in almost every branch of the de partment, but principally in the inland and letter-carrier offices, much reduced ; the complex accounts of the by and dead-letter offices greatly simplified, and the expences greatly diminished. That the system of accounts between the depu ty post-masters,which presents so many opportunities and facilities for combination and fraud, would disappear ; the labour and responsibility of surveyors be curtailed ; a system of complex and intricate duty, inseparable from the :existing nature of the country part of the Post-office, give way to one of simplicity and uniformity ; and the entire principle and machinery of the Post-office be changed in its character, greatly contributing to the security, comfort, and advantage, of the community in its connexion with the public correspon dence." That in the opinion of all the witnesses, excepting most of the officers of the Post-office, the adoption of Mr. Hill's plan would occasion a very great increase in the number of letters posted, and in the opinion of most of them, a far greater increase than would be required to maintain the reve nue at its present amount. On the foregoing premises, your committee have come to the conclusions which they have already stated ; and it only now remains for them to mention what they consider to be due in justice to Mr. Hill, and throughout the whole of their laborious and protracted investigation he evinced the utmost readiness and anxiety to explain to your committee all the principles and details of his plan. August 13, 1838. YANKEE CRITICISM.—In the critical notice of a Boston (United States) review, the following improvement was sug gested :—" The volume contains six articles, and would - have been improved, we think, if some half dozen of them had been struck out." AgAming iatttniyntt. FRIDAY, MARCH B.—Wind N.N.E. ARRIVED.—Jeff Jennings, Dale, from Amsterdam. SAILED —Euterpe, Cumming, for Hayti—Sir William Curtis, Doyle, for Terceira—Norman, Wood, and Europe, Gourley, for New York. John Cumming, —, from Savannah—and Medora, from Charleston, off this port Highfield, Brown, for Africa, has pnt back, the crew having re fused to proceed Castilian Maid, Scott, from St. Michael's, at this port. In lat. 46, long. 14, passed a great quantity of timber and plank, apparently not long in the water. On the sth, 50 miles S.W. of Tuskar, spoke the Ellen German, hence for Lisbon Richard, —, from Calcutta for Bristol, off Kinsale Marnhull, Woodyer, from Leghorn, at the Cove Elizabeth, Brown, from Mobile, off ditto, saw a field of ice in lat. 44, long. 49 Mary, Hunter, hence for Calcutta, off the Cove 6th instant, re ported to be leaky, and crew in a state of mutiny Royal Sovereign, , from Smyrna for Dublin, & Mayflower, —, from Lisbon for this port, off the Smalls sth ipstant Zeno, Mossop, hence for Jamaica, was spoken in lat. 45, long. 12 Thomas Mellor, , hence at Pernambuco Bth Jan. Bahiana, (steamer) hence at ditto in 32 days, at sea only 23 The December packet arrived at ditto 16th Jan. Collingwood, Downes, from Calcutta at St. Helena ; and sailed from Genoa for this port 22d Feb. Lama, Casely, and Waterlily, Liggett, hence at Lisbon Reindeer, Watts, sailed from Lisbon on the 27th Feb. Mary, M'Kenzie, and Rowena, Binck, 28th Feb. all for this port In de Dama, Rutot, hence at Gironde Standard, Peile, from Demerara, off Kinsale ; sailed 17th Jan. On the 2d March in lat. 49, long. 12, and spoke the Sackville from Constantinople to Cork. On the 4th, off Cape Clear, spoke the Strathmore hence to Marseilles and Quebec, and the Liverpool for St. John, N.B. 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The John Marsh was to sail 22nd Jan. for China Ben coolen, Tait, from Canton, at Manilla, and sailed 11th Nov for Batavia James Turean, for London, and Hope, for Cowes, sailed from Manilla, previous to 20th Nov. John Knox, Thompson, and Fatima, Fethers, hence at Calcutta John Bagshaw, Clucas, sailed from Calcutta for Moulmein, 22nd Dec.; Druminond, Milne, and Frances Ann, Hay, Ist January for Liverpool Bleng, M`Dowall, sailed from Madras for Liverpool sth January Lancaster4Campbell, and Emigrant, Petrie, hence at Bombay Tory, Reid. sailed from Bombay for Canton gth Jan. Dennett, , hence for Barcelona, off Santa Martha 16th Jan. ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 16.—The Commerce, Primrose, from Liver pool for this port, in coming in struck upon a rock near the Mara • bout, and was put on shore on the main, very leaky, to prevent her sinking. Cargo discharged, partly damaged TRIESTE, Feb. 20.—Seven vessels, (one English, one American, two Sicilians, from Naples for Gallipoli; two Greeks, and one Aus trian, from Trieste for Algiers) were wrecked on the coast of Leece, during a violent gale on the 20th Jonuary MONDAY, MARCH 11. 7 -Wind S.S.E.fresh, ARRIVED.—St. Ma i k, Varnam, from Sa' King, from Leghorn. SAILED.—Agath, Scharr, for Riga—Shannon, Carpenter, for Gib raltar and Zante—St. Lawrence, Chase ; St. James, Howe ; Mozart, Welch, and Henry Bliss, , for New Orleans—Caledonia, Man son, for Havana—Mantura, Weeks, for Terceira—Pauline, Vander perre, for Ostend—and Deux Sceurs, Testau. for Bordeaux. id Reindeer, Jamaica, Martin, from Batavia, at China Ellen, , froth Manilla, ditto Sagueney, --, from Manilla, at Siucapore, and sailed Ist Dec. for Cork Gunga, -, sailed from China for Marseilles about 28th Nov. Marys, , hence at Bahia Cybele, , hence at Pernambuco Standard, Peile, from Demerara, at the Cove Superb, -, from Pernambuco, off Cape Clear TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MARCH 11. Wind at Holyhead S.E. blowing fresh in the morning. —S. noon and evening. Off Holyhead, inward bound, yesterday, at 1 30 p.m. No. 926, Wilberforce, B.Bk. from Maranham-422, Blakely, B.S. from Cal cutta, at 4 p.m.—and 1311, Sarah, B.Bk. this day, at 9 30 a.m. and 140, Ellen Jenkinson, B.Sc. this day, at 11 30 a.m. from the Medi terranean. Off Point Lynas, inward bound, yesterday, No. 1727, Elizabeth Bruce, A.S. from Mobile, at 7 a.m. ; 1348, Henry, Cutter, at 3 p.m. ; 1081, Margaret, E.S. at 3 p.m. from Newport; 422, Blakely, B.S. from Calcutta, at 7 a.m. this day-1298, Mayflower, B.Sc. from Lisbon, at 7 a.m.—and 140, Ellen Jenkinson, B.Sc. from Trieste; at 1 p.m. Off Great Ormshead, inward bound, at 2 p.m. No. •1695, Albion, B.S. from St. John's. VESSELS ENTERED' FOR LOADING. 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Brothers-25 cases 1 basket wine, order-6 cases do, J Davies-6 do, Bevan and Smith -13 do, E Rae—l basket do, T Hayley-1 trunk apparel, 1 case a lamp, 73 bales clover-seed, Falk and Griffin-5 bales hemp, I trunk apparel, 1 bale tow, 1 case furniture, 1 package trees, 8 packages contents unknown, 7 bales silk waste, 50 bales clover-seed, order -1 box boots, Marischerre-1 case porcelain, Tomlinson— , s bales hemp, A Swainson-884 burr stones, Kay ane Hilton-257 cases 4 casks brandy, J Crump-2 cases prints, F Choi in-12 eases contents unknown, H Cattellain-2 cases brandy, T Hayley—Cl D Hannah, (296) A Forrester, from Hambro', 6 bags mustard seed, 2 packages 20 cases furniture, 4 hampers smoked beef, 2 casks cu. cumbers, 100 bags a quantity oak bark, 402 bags bread, order-41 casks honey, 9 bags clover-seed, Holdforth, Bald and co-16 casks merchandize, Tennants, Clow and co.—Landed at Harwich, 200 brls flour, 56 casks spelter, 948 qrs wheat, 75 casks tallow, order — G D LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL. i DIRECT INDIRECT. Fre= China Calcutta .. • . Jan. 5 Bombay .... Jan. 19 Mauritius.... Dec. 15 St. Helena Bahia Dec. 28 Pernambuco Jan. 2 TIDE TABLE. ' Days. Jim. Eva. Height. H. M. H. M. P. I. Tuesday 12 843 gl3 12 4 Gregory. Wednes. 13 g4O 10 3 14 4 Mere. sup, con. with Sun. Thursdayl4 10 24 10 45 16 8 Geo. con. Moon 71140 m e. Friday 15 11 4 11 25 18 11 Sun eclipsed. Saturday 16 11 44 - 20 9 Moon in Perigee 11h morn. Sunday 17 0 4 024 21 4 sth Sunday in Lent. St. Pat. Monday 18 043 1 4' 21 7 Edw. King of West Saxons . PACKET BOATS.—FALMOUTH STATION, GENERAL POST-OFFICE, March 8. Mails made Last Packets Next Packets DESTINATION. up in Sailed. Due. London. --- - Holland Tues. & Fri. Mon. & Thurs. Hamburg & Swed. Tues. & Fri. ' Tues. & satur.l Lisbon Madeira 1 Saturdays .. March 4. March 10. Spain S: Gibraltar , Malta. and Greece.. 2nd Saturday 'March 4. Egypt and India .. 4th Saturday Feb. 18. Madeira ist Tuesday H.M.B.Opossum Seagul, Brazil & B.Ayres. each month. Feb. 9. March 2g. America..... lst Wednes. L.Melville, Feb. g Magnet, Mar. g, 1 Jamai. L'ward Ist day of B. Shel d ra k e, Pi geon, Isl. & Hayti.. 1 each month. March 3. April 2. Lagnira Mexico and Ha I 15th day of H.M.B. Reindeer Petrel, vaua J Jamai. L'ward 1 Isl. & Aayti lsth day of H.M.B.Pandora, Lyra, each month. Feb. 17. March 11. Carthagena DIRKCT. INDIRECT. From Rio Jan. Dec. 28 Maranham N. Orleans .. Jan. 29 Mobile Jan. 30 Savannah Charleston.... Feb. 2 New York Feb .. 7 Oarketss. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MARCH 8. Sugar. There has been a steady demand for all descriptions, at very full prices. The sales consist of 1000 hhds. 8.P., 2000 bags Mauritius and 2500 bags Bengal ; the latter at 65s to 67s 6d. Fo reign Sugar continues in good demand; the sales are 120 cases Bahia and 74 brls. Pernams, the brown qualities ruling at 21s 6d to 225, middling to good dry yellow 22s 6d to 245, and greyish white at 25 up to 27s for good; 107 hhds. Cayenne have also been sold at 215 to 25s per cwt. The demand for Molasses continues, and 500 puns. have been sold at 30s to 30s 6d per cwt. for Demerara and Antigua, to 31s for Barbadoes.—Coffee. No public sales of Plan tation have been attempted this week, and the transactions are very limited, comprising a few small lots of Jamaica and Demerara, at present prices. Nothing done in Foreign. —Nothing done in Cocoa or Pimento.-500 bags Malabar Ginger sold at 20s, and 600 bags Black Pepper at 4id to 4d.—Rice. The demand being . coil fined to the home-trade, only a small parcel of dressed Carolina is reported, at 40s per cwt. duty paid, at which price the holders are firm; 100 bags yellow Bengal at 14s in bond.—The transactions in Rum amount to 220 puns. chiefly fine Demerara, at 5s 2d to 5s 5d per gallon. There is almost a suspension of business in East India Drysaltery Produce, there being scarcely an inquiry for any one article. 700 bags Nitrate of Soda are reported at 16s 6d, and of Saltpetre about 600 bags have realized 28s and 295.-60 cases Cassia sold at 60s. Dyewoods.—Several parcels have been offered, but generally taken in ; of Campeachy about 100 tons sold, at various prices, up to t'l6 for prime wood ; about 100 tons of Jamaica and St. Domingo at the quotations ; Fustic being scarce has advanced, 80 tons of Savanilla sold at 2to .t'l2 2s 6d a few tons of Nicaragua Wood sold at tl6 for Lima, and .£l4 lOs for solid, with some Angola Barwood at st'l 0 per ton.—The Turpentine market continues very dull, and the only sale reported is one of 200 brls. in store, at 12s 3d. —Nothing new in Tar.—There have been a few trifling sales only of Montreal Pot Ashes, at 258 6d to 26s for new, and at 24s 6d for old brands ; Pearl Ashes dull, at previous quotations.—ln Quercitron Bark scarcely any sales effected.—Nothing done in Flaxseed for sowing, and in Cloverseed only some very small parcels have been disposed of, at the quotations.—Hides. There are no sales to re port, the trade being engaged at the Bristol Leather Fair this week. —The sales of Tobacco are about 100 hhds. principally to the trade, at the quotations. For Brimstone there has continued to be a fair inquiry, and a few hundred tons have been sold, chiefly to dealers and consumers, and nearly all at a small advance on the prices of last week.—Only a limited business has been done in Sumac, Argols, and Cream of Tartar.—Madders and Madder Roots have been in limited request. —Nothing done in Valonia.—The demand for Olive Oil has been limited, the principal sale of the week having been 40 tuns of Gali poli for export to the Baltic, at and subject to a deduction of 10 guineas per tun duty.—We have experienced more inquiry for Cod Oil, and the sales are about 50 tuns, at £29 to .e 29 lOs per tun ; in Seal Oil very little is doing ; a parcel of about 30 tuns Greenland Whale has been taken by the trade at a full market rate.—Linseed Oil is in good demand; pale Rape is taken only in small parcels, at the prices quoted.—ln Palm Oil the sales have been very trifling.— Oil of Turpentine is in better request, at a trifling improvement in price.—Hemp remains steady, but the business of the week is trifling, a parcel of Bombay has been taken at .e2B, and some common Italian at £36 ; some parcels of Manilla were offered to-day, by auc tion, but nothing done • some little has since been sold by private at .t'3s per ton.—The Tallow market during the early part of the week was dull, but prices having experienced some improvement in London, has had a corresponding effect here, and sales have to-day been made at Is to I s 6d per cwt. advance, with a disposition on the part of holders to withdraw their stocks from the market, which has in 'some instances been done, and there is little offering at present rates. LIVERPOOL corroN MARKET, MARCH 8 An extraordinary degree of excitement has prevailed throughout the week, owing to an unusually extensive demand from specula tors, aided by a more active inquiry from the trade than has been evinced for some time past. An advance has in consequence been established on the middling to fair qualities of American of id to id, and on the better qualities of American, Surat, Brazil, and other descriptions, excepting Egyptian, of id per lb, at which advance the market has closed firm. Speculators have taken 35,800 Ameri can, 2000 Pernambuco, 200 Bahia, 200 Maranham, and 2300 Surat. 600 American were taken for export. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON From the Ist inst. to this dau, inclusive. Prices paid 1 IMPORTS. SALES OF THE WEEK. in the week.ThisWk. thisyear 50 1 Sea Island 2sd 06 31d 1 875 57914 30 I Stained I 7i 17 ' 39560 Bowed Georgia { Mobile 4660 54291 Alabama and Tennessee 7 si , 21700 New Orleans 271 1 12061 f Pernambuco & Paraiba 9 101 7320 1 Aricati and Ceara 3800 Bahia and Maceio _ 8i gi / 270 1 7117 3R , A fM ar anham "i " 1 Sawginned - 82 .... Minas __ .... ' Para 100 Demerara, Surinam, &c Si 7 220 5040 000 ' Egyptian Barbados 150 : Peiuvian , Btl Bahama Laguayra 380 1 Common West India, &c 7i 8i 400 Carthagena si 6 210 : Smyrna 6 i ei 1 Manilla — 6070 , Surat 5l —6i •" • 5588 200 , Madras 1 Bengal - - — 6l } } ' 88900 bales 5942 154333 LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE MARCH 9. Since this day se'nnight we have had very small supplies of Grain, &c. either coastwise or from Ireland; indeed, the exports of Wheat to the latter place have recently exceeded the quantities received thence. Of Foreign Wheat, however, we have again had large ar rivals, upwards of 20,000 quarters, which, added to the heavy im port of the previous week, had have a depressing effect on the market, both as to prices and demand. The best qualities of Eng lish and Foreign Wheat must be noted 2d to 3d., and inferior parcels of Mediterranean, &c. may be bought fully 6d per bushel below our last quotations.—Flour has sold with difficulty, and is also Is per sack lower.—The trade is dull for both Oats and Oatmeal. Of the former there are few fine samples offering : 38 6d to 3s gd per 481bs may be considered current rrtes ; 32s 6d to 33s per 2401bs for the best runs of Irish Oatmeal.—Barley, Beans, and Peas as last noted. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MARCH IL The Butter market is brisk, and prices look up, speculators having begun at length to show themselves. Pickled Butter in limited demand. Beef and Pork of good quality very scarce. There is a better feeling in the Bacon trade, and prices are steady at our quotations. Belfast Butter 945 ® 97s per cwt. Carlow, Kilkenny, &c. . . 9O 94 Newry, Banbridge, &c. BO 92 Cork B5 86 Beef lO5 120 per tierce. Pork Bacon 4B 50 per cwt. Dried Hams 6O 65 Lard, firkins 56 0 - bladdered 60 62 LIVERPOOL AGRiCULT s. d. s. d. Old Hay .... 0 geto 11#p 201 b New Hay.... 0 8 0 11 - Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 10 - Straw, Wheat 0 7i 0 84 - Straw, Oat .. 0 5 0 6* - Straw, Barley 0 5 0 6 - Green Clover 0 0 0 0 - LIVERPOOL PR . (Quotations duty paid, excel ASHES Montreal, Pot.. 24 0 @ 26 0 Pearl, new .. 35 0 U. States, Pot Pearl BARK, Quercit. .. 20 0 —2B 0 Oak, 19 , ton 6 0 7 10 German 4 10 5 5 BRIMSTONE, qp, ton Sicily, &c 9 5 9 15 Tuscany g lo lo o CASSIA LIGIVEA, S. d. s. d. 11) , cwt. in bond 56 0 60 0 CLOVER -SEED, V. cwt. American, red.. 75 0 —95 0 Dutch French & Germ. }B5 0-96 0 CocoA, cwt. Trinidad 4O 0 45 0 Grenada .... 40 0— 43 0 Brazil 32 0 35 0 COFFEE, 7 1 9 , ewt in bond. Jama. triage .. }5O 0— 98 0 ordinary good& fine ord.loo 0-107 0 middling 108 0-115 0 good mid. ll9 0-130 0 fine mid. &c 132 0.. 150 0 Dutch, triage. • 1 45 0— 85 0 ordinary .... ) good &fine ord. go 0— 98 0 middling 100 0-105 0 good mia. fine mid., &c. 106 0-110 0 Mocha Ceylon Java Havana good & fine ord. 44 0— 50 0 St. Domingo 44 0— 46 0 Brazil 4O 0— 46 0 Laguira 45 0— 50 0 DYEWOODS, ton s. .e. s. Log - wood, Jam... 12 0— 12 10 Hon. & Dom. 12 0— 12 10 Campeachy l4 0— 16 0 Fustic, Span 11 10— 12 0 Tampico 11 10— 12 10 Brazil Cuba l3 0— 15 0 NICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Hache solid ll 0— 15 0 rough 5 0— 6 0 small 6 0— 7 0 Lima, solid ll 0— 17 0 Barwood, Ango 8 0— 10 0 Gamboon Camwood 2O 0— 24 0 Red San. Wood 8 0— 9 0 FLAX, qp• tan. Riga. P.T.R. 45 0— 47 0 P'burg, 9 head 39 0— 40 0 Archangel Dutch & Flem. GALLS, vt cwt. , Turkey, blue ~ 75 0— 80 0 mixed 60 0— 67 0 East India 7O 0— 73 0 GINGER, . cwt. Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 Jamaica BO 0-120 0 E. India, in bond 18 0— 20 0 GUM, 16. Arabic, Turkey 7O 0-140 0 East India 25 . 0— 56 0 Barbary 45 0— 52 0 Senegal 63 0— 65 0 T , ton € a. s, P'burg, clean 47 10— 48 0 OUtShot 46 10— 47 0 Riga, Rhine 49 10— 50 0 outshot 47 0— 47 10 Archangel 46 0— 46 10 Manilla 34 0— 35 0 Bombay 2B 0— 29 0 _ _ _ Jute l4 0— 14 5 Hinge, Ox and Cow, Is , tb B. Ayres and Monte Video, dry, inferior & mid. 0 7 0 8 good & prime 0 8— 0 91 Do. salted 0 42 0 5 N. Amer. salted 0 4 0 41 Brazil dry salted 0 42 0 5 Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 6 0 7 Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 W. India, dry 0 52 0 7 salted 0 5 0 51 East India Kips, B.A. dry 0 71— 0 81 Horse, d. each 9 0 —l2 0 HORSE HAIR, lb. Short mixed long tails 1 8— 2 0 combed INDIGO, Sp , lb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet blue & violet blue 9 0— 9 3 violet, g. & fine 8 3 8 6 ord. & mid. 7 6 7 9 violet & cop.l 6 6 7 9 mixed .. cop. g. & fine. 7 0— 7 9 ord. & mix. 6 0— 6 9 corn. quality 5 9 8 0 Oude 4 6 7 0 Madras 4 0— 7 6 Guatimala, qp. Th Floras Sobres 6 0— 7 6 Cortes 4 6 6 0 Caraccas, Floras 7 6 8 0 Sobres 6 9 7 3 Cortes LAC DYE, lb. D.T. and prime. 1 10— 4 0 mid. to good 0 11— 1 ord. & inferior 0 6 0 10& MADDER ROOTS, 43. Smyrna 5l 0— 53 0 Tripoli & Syria 45 0— 46 0 French 50 0— 52 Naples 56 0— 38 0 JRAL MARKET. March 9. s. d. s. d. Potatoes, new 2 BeL3 2 scre Cattle Ditto 2 4 2 6 - Turnips - Carrots - Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 Manure 9 6 11 6 - ICES CURRENT. A when mentioned in bond.) MADDER, V , Cwt. s. d. s: d. Dutch, crop 6O 0 —6B 0 Onibro 44 0 —56 0 Gamene 3O 0 —42 0 - _ __ Mull 10 0 —25 0 French, S.F. 42 0 —46 0 S.F.F 50 0 —54 0 E.S.F 56 0 —6O 0 E.S.F.F 62 0 —6B 0 Spanish 3O 0 —32 0 MOLASSESOp Trinidad, &c 28 0 —3O 0 Demerara, 28 6 —3O 0 Bar & Antigua.. 31 0 —32 6 MUNJERT, VCWt 18 0 —2O 0 OIL, Olive, 252 galls. Gallipoli las4 0 —55 0 Trieste 51 0 —52 Sicily 53 0 —54 0 Malaga none Portugal, &c Levant 50 0 —52 0 Palm, p ton: 42 10 —43 10 Fish, 3p.252 galls. Seal, pale 33 0 —33 10 brown 28 0 —2B 10 Cod 29 10 —3O 0 LINSEED, Ma 29 0 —29 3 Rape, pale do. 46 0 —46 6 Turpen. p cwt. 6o 0 —6O 6 RICE, cwt Carolina, dress. 40 0— in bond none. Bengal, ord. do 15 6 —l9 0 mid to fine l9 6 —2l 0 African none. Run, 1r 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, gp , CWt. Bengal, _ _ good & fine.. es 0 8 .8 ord. & mid 2 10 5 10 Bombay SALTPETRE, 10 cwt. s. d. s. d East India 24 0 —3l 0 South:ilmeridan 16 6 —l7 0 SHELL LAC, gp cwt.'in bond. orange 80 0 —126 0 liver and black 6O 0 —BO 0 SKINS, Neutria, do~ Chinchilli, do. 2O 0 —25 . 0 Seal, each 2 0 3 0 SHUMAC, V cwt. Sicily l2 6 —l3 6 Malaga 11 0 —ll 6 Trieste 9 0 9 6 Verona "• 9 0 9 6 Tyrolese SUGAR, V cwt. B. P. Muscovado 54 0 -56 0 57 0 -61 0 61 0 -65 0 65 6 -70 0 moist brown . dry brown ... good & mid... fine & v. fine . Mauritius, dabs and moist 52 0 —55 brown 56 0 —3B yellow 59 0 —62 fine yellow 63 0 —66 East India, Bengal ord. white .. :1 63 0 —65 good and fine 66 6 —6B extra fine 69 0 —7l Manilla, in bond 21 0 —23 Havana, do. , brown none. yellow 26 0 —29 white ord 35 0 —37 good & fine 38 0 —4O Brazil, in bond. brown yellow white ord. good and fine TALLOW, IP. cwt. P'burgh, Y.C. . Odessa Archangel .16 0 -22 0 .23 0 -25 0 .26 0 -28 0 .29 0 -33 0 50 0 --51 0 ...50 0 --51 0 48 0 45 0 --48 0 BuenosAyres.. I TAR, p bri. StoCiholm Archangel .16 0 —l6 .16 0 —l6 . none . none Carolina ... Virginia TARTAR, 7ip cwt Cream of Tartar.. 64 o —66 brown and yel... 50 0 —6O TRA, 19. lb. in bond. Bohea, Canton .. 0 _ . Fokein Congou t corn. 1 2 - 1 1 3 - 1 mid. to fine. 1 5 2 Twankay, corn... 1 3 I mid. to good 1 5 1 Pekoe, Orange .. 1 8 3 Campoi, corn. to good Hyson Skin none 1 1 1 mid. to fine 1 5 1 Souchong, com 1 4 1 good to fine 1 g— 3 Pekoe, flowery 2 9 4 Hyson, corn .3 0 2 _ _ , fine 3 0 3 Young Hyson 1 11 2 Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine TOBACCO, tb. in bond. J. River, Leaf.. 0 14-- 1 Stemmed 0 1 Kentucky - 1 Maryland - - TURMERIC, 19 , cwt. in bond. Bengal 16 0 —22 TURPENTINE, 19' cwt. American ll 0 —l2 4 IVALONIA, V , ton. ol? S. Smyrna, picked 13 0 —2l 0 Morea l2 0 —l5 0 WAX, BEES' cwt. in bond. African 8 0— 9 0 East India American LONDON GAZETTE...•-FRIDAY, MARCH 8. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and J. Booth, Macclesfield, timber-merchants—E. Whittaker and W. Rae, Oldham, joiners —S. and M. Horan, Bolton-le-Moors. provision-dealers. INSOVLENT. March 7.—Arthur Pink, Somerset-place, Little Chelsea, brewer. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Richard Turley, Bilsten, Staffordshire. ironmaster. BANKRUPTS. John Marrow and Thomas Frodsham, Thatto-heath, Lancashire, common-brewers, to surrender March 20, April 19, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitor, Mr. Leigh, George-street, Mansion-house, London. John Cartlich, Whitecross-street, London, victuallell George Howes, Milton, Kent, tavern keeper. James Stanger, Maidstone, ironmonger. Frederick James, Bideford grocer. DIVIDENDN May 23, F. Schenk and J. Heapy, Brignton, watch-makers--April 1, E. Keeler, Canterbury, dealer in china—April 3, M. Robinson. Leeds, bookseller—Aril I, R. Wilkinson, Shrewsbury, draper—April 1, T. Jennings, jun. Canterbury, slate-merchant—April 2, J. Wood cock, Dover, woollen-draper—April 1, W. Wood, Canterbury, law stationer. CERTIFICATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before March 29. S. B. Woodhouse, Nottingham, lace-manufacturer—W. Kempton, Smith-street, Northampton-square, London, goldsmith. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Joseph Rowat, Hamilton, wright. Alexender M'Pherson, Glasgow, writer. Peter Garson, Janet Spence or Garson, and Catherine Spence, Stromness, merchants. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the sth day of March, 183 g, is 38s 6d per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. MARCH HOUR 11. Turner, Brade and co. (separate div.) . . Clarendon Rooms, II 13. Ditto, (div.) 12. Richard Pattisson, (2d) 12. Sorley and Crewdson, (2d) 15. Charles West Ditto, 16. W. Weston Wheeler. (Ist) Ig. Sloane and Whitty, (2d) Ditto, 12 lg. Peter Thomas Smith, (2d) 30. John Marrow and Thos. Frodsham, (Ist) Ditto, 1 PRICES OF SHARES, MARCH 11. Last Prices. This day's RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices. Birmingham and Gloucester 4O paid 25 0 0 .... Ditto and Derby Birkenhead and Chester Bolton and Leigh lOO paid 61 10 0 .... Chester and Crewe 25 24 15 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties • l3 paid 10 5 0 .... 10 2 6 Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 5 paid 0 0 0 .... • Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 8 paid 717 6 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar nock, and Ayr 1 6 10 paid 7 2.... Grand Junction lOO .... 207 0 0 .... 207 0 • Ditto half shares 2O 65 5 0 .... 63 li 0 Great Western 65 .... 77 5 0 .... Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 25 paid 21 10 0 .... Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .... 166 10 0 .... 166 15 0 Ditto new quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 5O .... 44 5 0 .... Ditto & Brighton (United) Leeds and Manchester 5O .... 68 10 0 .... Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 75 10 0 .... Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham l5 .... 14 5 0 .... Ditto and Ditto Extension - 0 .... Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... 92 10 0 .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland South Eastern and Dover North Union 100.... 64 0 0 .... St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland 2O paid 20 5 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 724 10 1 .... Bank of Liverpool aE 12 lOs paid 23 5 0 .... - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 19 17 6 .... - Liverpool Union lO 14 0 0 .... 14 0 0 - Northern and Central - Albion - North and South Wales so .... 10 5 0 .... - of Manchester lO 12 12 6 .... - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 13 5 0 .... - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank 7 10s. 13 17 6 .... Commercial Bank of England 5 .... 52 6 ... East of England lO .... 910 0 ... Phoenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 1 7 0 0 ... GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings L'pool and Harrington Water Works 350 452 10 0 ... Bootle Ditto Stock.... 324 10 0 ... L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 372 0 0 ... L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 197 0 0 Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance Company 25 paid 9 0 0 .. Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 6 2 6 .. Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 110 0.. DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company l5 .... 9 17 6 .. Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry l2 10s. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company 7 . Harrington Docks 100 . Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool) (Polonceau) 2. 717 6.... 717 6.... 3 2 6.... 85 10 0 .... 9 10 0 .... 0 15 0 1 0 0 LIVERPOOL INFI March ERMARY REPORT, 9. 1839. ADMITTED. In-patients Out-patients Casuals during the last week 6 Remain in the house «229 DISCHARGED. In-patients cured 2O Relieved and at own request 5 Made Out-patients Irregular . 0 Dead Consulting Physician.. Dr. Brandreth. Consulting Surgeons, Mr Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. House Visitors . . Mr. Thos. F. Bennett, and Mr. Gibbon. Chaplain House Surgeon Mr. Nottingham. LOCK HOSPITAL. Discharged Remain in the house 5O Patients admitted every day, Sunday excepted. NORTHERN HOSPITAL, MARCH 9. ADMITTED, DISCHARGED. Accidents lO Cured lO Medical and Surgical cases Attending as Out Patients . . upon recommendation . . 7 Irregular - Died 2 Total l7 1 Remaining in th, le Hospital ... 73 House Visitors, Rev. T. Hornby, and Charles Warner, Esq. Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. Chaplain, Rev..l. Kelly—House SurgeOn, Mr. Highmore. MARRIED. On the 28th ult. at St. Pancras Church, London, the Rev. Jowl' PRICE, Incumbent of Rhos-y-Medre Church, Ruabon, county of Denbigh. to HENRIETTA LovisA, youngest daughter of the late ROBERT ALLEN, Esq. Lymington, Hants. On the 4th instant, at the Parish Church, Preston, by the Rev. R. C. Wilsdn, Vicar, Mr. WILLIAM Rows, of this town, to Miss E LLE N SMITH, of Preston. On the Sth instant, at Caton Church, near Lancaster, Mr. RICHARD BARTON, of the Shuttleworth Arms, in Barton, to Miss GARNER, of Caton. On the sth instant, at liempsey Church, by the Rev. Henry Bid dulph, B.D. rector of Burbary, ALBERT HUDSON, eldest son of CLEMENT ROYDS, Esq. of Falinge, in this county, to Susan Eliza, only child of ROBERT NUTTALL, Esq. of Kempsey House, in the county of Worcester. On the 7th instant, at St. Michael's Church, Manchester, by the Rev. E. D. Jackson, Mr. S. HOWARTH tO MARTHA, daughter of Mr. SAMUEL JOHNSON, all of Manchester. This being the first mar riage solemnized at St. Michael's, the minister presented a Bible and Prayer Book. DIED. At New York, leaving wealth, Mr. JACOB Asroa, who has given his name to a country, and to a li tera r y work, f rom the pen of Washington Irving. _ _ Lately, in consequence of falling into a mine -shaft, at Pen-y- Bryn, near Holy*ell, aged 56, Mr. DAVID JoNas, mine.agent. generally known as DAVIDD JONES FFORDD FAIN. On the 26th January, at Charleston, JUDGE COLCOCK, one of the most eminent citizens of South Carolina and President of the State Bank. On the 29th January, aged 62, Mr. SAMUEL ASTBURY, watch maker. On the 4th ult. aged 25, JOHN, son of Mr. ROBERT KIRK, late of Warrington. --- 1/10n the 11th ult. Mrs. JANE CLUBBE, Pont-y-Dwr, Ruthin ; and, on the 20th ult. suddenly, Mr. JOHN CLUBBE, husband of the above, leaving three young children to deplore their loss. On the 19th ult. at Aberdeen, in his 94th year, Mr. JAMES DAVID sox, junior. _ . On the 23d ult. suddenly, while in the act of giving a musical lesson upon the violin to a pupil, aged 57, Mr. EDWARD Ssvii.i.s. Holywell, formerly master of the Royal Flintshire Militia Band. Same day, at Woolton Seminary, aged 68, Mrs. HAm ?SON. On the 25th ult. aged 75, JOHN BANKER, Esq. of Weston, near Runcorn. Same day, aged 3 years, SARAH CASSON, daughter of Mr. T. HARRISON HARBRIDOE, Stanhope-street. - On the 26th ult. at 22. IslingtOn, aged 58, ANN WILSON, relict of the late Captain ROBERT WILSON. ' On the 28th ult. deeply regretted, aged 17, ANNE, eldest daughter Of Mr. THOMAS BRADSHAW, Rainhill. On the 2nd instant, Mr. 16s s HArroar, of Keckwiek, Cheshire. Same day, at Torquay, aged /0, MARY, fifth daughter of Mr. ALEXANDER M'CLELLAN. On the 3rd inst. aged 25, ELIZABETH JANE, wife of P. T. Hoax Nit, Esq. of Boston, U.S. On the 4th instant, ANN, daughter of the late SAMUEL LENOX, Esq. of Billiter-square, London, and Plaistow, Essex. Same day, aged 23, SARAH, eldest daughter of Mr. HENRY A• HARRISON. ..... Same day. aged 33, Mr. THOMAS RIGRY, tobacconist, White chapel. Same day, at Abbenbury-cottage, Flintshire, after a short illness, aged 54, WM. SINCLAIR SIMMONS, ESQ. Same day, of troop, aged 3 years and 8 months, ELIZA AfAR GARET, daughter of the late Capt. DAviEs, and step-daughter of Mr. THOMAS SWARERICK, Copperas-hill. Same day, at Southport, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health, aged 52, Mr. SAMUEL WALKER, of Manchester, and brother of Mr. JOHN WALKER, cotton-broker, of this town. On Tuesday last, at the house of her son-in-law, the Rev. HENRY HAMER, Pointington Rectory, Somersetshire, Mrs. W I LLIAMS. relict of FLEETWOOD WILLIAMS, Esq. and daughter of the late RICHARD STATHAM, Esq. On Wednesday last, after a long and painful illness, aged 23, MARY, daughter of Mr. THOMAS GREEN, of Woolfe-street. Same day, aged one month, JOHN, infant son of Mr. WILLI/ 4 WHINNERAH, Windsor-street. . Same day, in Great George's-street, RICHARD BENT, Esq. M. 9 ' late of Basford, Staffordshire. On Thurssay last, aged seven years, ELEANOR HAYES. She was mentioned, last week, as having fallen into a stone quarry, at Cab bage-Han. Same day, Mr. THOMAS CARTWRIGHT, of the firm of Mew' JOHN CARTWRIGHT & SON, manufacturers, Wigan. 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