The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-24 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, On Wednesday there was a special meeting of the Town council, for the purpose of selecting a plan for the new assize courts and for the consideration of all matters relative thereto. The plans which had been selected, including front and other views of the proposed courts, were hung up on the walls of the council chamber, for the inspection of the mem bers. The MAYOR referred to the fact of a joint committee, con sisting of members of the Finance and Improvement com mittees, having been formed for the purpose of examining the plans sent in for the assize courts, and said that their re port was now ready and would be laid before the council. The following report was then read by the Town-ct.Eux. "That in pursuance of the resolution of the council, ad vertisements were issued last year for plans for the intended sessions -house, designed also to be used for assize courts, to be sent in on or before the Ist January ; and at the expira tion of the time assigned, eighty-six plans were sent in for the proposed edifice. For convenience and dispatch, it was con sidered desirable that these plans should be referred to a sub-committee, constituted as above, who should inspect and report upon the same with a view to awarding the premiums held out by the advertisement for the first and second plans, and the following members were accordingly nominated for the purpose : " The Finance committee—William Wallace Currie, Thos. Bolton, John Holmes, Hugh Hornby, and George H. Law rence. " The Improvement committec—Thomas B. Barclay, Eyre Evans, William Earle, H. R. Sandbacb, and Henry Holmes. " On receiving their appointment, their first step was to direct the plans to be arranged in the exhibition-rooms, as in the case of those for St. George's-hall. " This being done, the sub-committee proceeded to the in spection of the same, giving ample time to each member to satisfy himself, and to select from the whole (76 in number) thirty designs which should appear to him most deserving of attention. These thirty having been ascertained by careful scrutiny, were then placed together for revision, and the sub-committee proceeded, on a subsequent day, to reduce the list from thirty to ten. Ample time in this instance was also given for selection, which was made accordingly. At this stage of their proceedings, they thought it right to call in the assistance and experience of the surveyor, whom they instructed to report his opinion as to the manner in which the artists had complied with the conditions required by the ad vertisement, together with his professional opinion upon the plans, both with reference to their external merit and inter nal arrangement. " In due time the surveyor laid before the committee his report, which they were gratified to find approved of their selection. _ -- ;I - After a careful examination, the committee proceeded to reduce the number still further, bringing it down to five ; mid it then became their duty to select the two which should in their opinion be deserving of the premiums offered for the first and second best plans. Although the committee were not fortunate enough to meet with any plan combining in itself both beauty of exterior and an unexceptionable arrange ment within, yet always keeping in view these two points, they have come to a decision recommending the plans now exhibited—namely, plan marked A for the first prize, and plan marked B for the second prize; the superiority, on the whole, being in favour of the first. With respect to the two selected, .the surveyor has .given it as his opinion that by some modification, of which the interior arrangements are capable, they will combine the desired objects. The selection has his entire approval. " It may be satisfactory to state, that in every selection, from first to last, these two plans have united the greatest number of suffrages in their favour. '` The names of the two architects - are still unknown to the committee, as the letters identifying the plans have been from the first, and still remain, carefully locked up in a box, the key of which has never been out of the possession of the chairman. " The task undertaken by the committee has been one of considerable labour and responsibility, but they feel confident that, as they were perfectly free from bias, being totally ignorant of the candidates, they will receive credit for having made the selection, to the best of their judgment, of those plans most likely together to secure all the useful objects contemplated by the council, and to be an ornament to the town." Mr. CURRIE, the chairman of the committee, moved the adoption of the report. Mr. Alderman IiARCLA-Y seconded the motion Mr. BUSHELL said that he had no intention of saying one word to impugn the taste of the committee, or to question their desire to do perfect justice to the artists as well as to the inhabitants of the town ; bui; it had occurred to him that in a matter of so much importance as this, the inha bitants of the town, who would have to pay so large a sum of money for these courts, ought to have some oppor tunity of judging as to the beauty and efficiency of the de signs. Although the gentlemen of the committee were perfectly competent to give a just and upright opinion on all matters of business, or on subjects connected with local affairs, still he thought that on an architectural ques tion any person might be allowed to dispute their ability without offence. He thought it just as right to bring down a number of architects to decide on a mercantile question, as to depute a committee of mercantile men to decide on an architectural subject. He was speaking from a desire that Liverpool, which had become celebrated for many things, should in some way redeem her architectural character, and he relieved from the blot which rested upon her of having scarcely one public building which exhibited anything like taste. It was far from his intention to pass any remarks on the design for St. George's ' he was less competent to decide on the matter than those gentlemen who had been appointed. But he thought it would be satisfactory to the public to be allowed an opportunity of judging of the designs ; and if the council expended a hundred guineas in calling in some gentlemen of acknowledged ability, such as Smirke, Barry, or Mr. Burke, of Edinburgh, and submitted the plans to them, he thought that it would be a proceeding that would give satisfaction to the town at large. Mr. Alderman EARLE said, that Mr. Bushell, after ac knowledging his incompetency to decide on an architectural matter, had roundly asserted that there was no building of taste in Liverpool. He should think that. a person making such a statement must fancy that he had some taste ; but perhaps it was Mr. Busheli's modesty which caused him to say that he had no taste at all. With regard to the ability of mercantile men, he might mention that law-attorneys, barristers, some of the judges, and, in short, all those con versant with the business of the courts, were consulted, and the surveyor had taken a good deal of pains to ascertain what was required, and, having done so, the advertisement was put forth stating what was required. If the plans were to be submitted to the town, he did not know how a decision was to be arrived at. Mr. Barry and Others might have competed if they had liked ; but they had not. (" We don't know that.") He knew that Mr. Barry had said that he would not compete, and that was the ground of his assertion. The probability was that the plan selected was that of a clever man, and they might sit dawn with him and make any alter ations that should be deemed desirable. _ _ Mr. COOPER hoped that something would be done to remove the Bridewell from its present situation. The report having been adopted, Mr. Currie handed to the mayor the key of the box containing the letters that were to identify the several plans sent in. The number of the plan A was 36—that of B, 70. The letters bearing these numbers were therefore picked out and opened by the mayor. His worship announced that the design marked A had been sent by Mr. Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, of London, the same gen tleman, as appeared from his letter, who had been suc cessful in the competition for furnishing the design for St. George's Hall. The plan B had been sent by Mr. Samuel A. Greig, of Paris-street, Exeter, Devon. No other letters %%ere opened. The AlAYon mentioned the meeting which was recently held in Lancaster' for the purpose of endeavouring to get back a portion, at least, of the assize business to that city, and said that it would probably be necessary for the council to take some steps in consequence. Mr. Co RILIE moved that the Mayor be authorised to com municate to the successful candidates the fact of their designs having been approved, and that the treasurer should be ordered to transmit to them their respective premiums of 1:300 and £2OO (or guineas, it is not stated which.) The motion was seconded, and agreed to. Mr. Alderman Hon..)r BY asked whether it had been agreed that the successful architect was to have the erection of the courts, or if the candidates had been requested only to send in plans. The MAYOR.—Not to build ; only to send in plans. Mr. Alderman STIEIL said that as the erection of the Assize Courts was a very important matter, seeing that they might exist in the town for ages, he thought that every means should be employed to make them as perfect as could be reasonably expected. Taking into consideration, also, the very large amount of the public money that was to be ex pended, every possible means should be taken to secure a proper appropriation of that money. Seeing what bad hitherto taken place in erections at the public expense—the mistakes which had been committed, arid the difficulties which had been the result of those mistakes, he thought it incumbent on the council to select the best members to have the management of this building, without reference to the members of any committee. But he would not have the management given over to any gentlemen until time had been given to consider who were the best fitted to be entrusted with the affair. He should therefore move—" That at the next meeting of the council a special committee of nine members be appointed for the erection of the intended courts ; and that such committee be elected upon lists to be delivered in and proceeded with as by law is appointed for the election of aldermen." Mr. Alderman HORNBY seconded the motion.—Carried. Mr. Alderman EARLE thought it a fortunate circumstance that the same architect would probably be employed both on the Assize Courts and St. George's Hall, because there was no saying, when they sat down, what alterations might be found necessary. It might probably be found advisable to alter both buildings, and with advantag e to the whole p lace, and in that case they would, by having the same architect, be relieved from every difficulty. If,' as he believed, !lines was a man of talent, there was l ittle doubt that his plans would give satisfaction. Mr. Alderman Saith then moved, " That the Watch Committee be required, at the next council, to report on the expediency of the removal of the Bridewell, Police-office, and _Watch.Committce-rooms and offices from their present situ ation to the Old Infirmary-ground, or other site in the neigh bourhood thereof, or otherwise." Mr. BOLTON seconded the motion. The motion was originally to consider the expediency of removing the above-named buildings to the vicinity of the in tended Assize Courts ; but it was stated by one or two tneni hers that the land was scarcely sufficiently extensive for the ssize Courts only. The motion was then qualified as above, and carried. A conversation took place with respect to submitting the various plans to public inspection, as in the case of those for the St. George's Hall. 'ir. CURRIE observed that the public would be naturally desirous to sec the plans, and perhaps the council would think it right to direct the surveyor to have the rooms open for a few days, for the inspection of members of the council and their friends, and afterwards for a certain number of days for the public. There had been an almost unanimous verdict of the public in favour of the plan selected for St. George's Hall, and he hoped that there would also be in the present case. The council seemed to concur in the propriety of this sug gestion being carried into effect; but nothing was decided upon, though it will be perceived from an advertisement, that the plans will be submitted to the inspection of the public during the whole of next week. Tickets for admission may be procured at the Town clerk's office, to-morrow. The council meeting lasted an hour. THE MURDER AT ST. HELENS. The following has been received, in answer to a numerously signed memorial on behalf of George Murray, who was con demned to be executed for the above murder, or rathe r ag gravated manslau g ht er . B oth the pr i soners implicated in the affair will now escape the extreme sentence of the law. _ " Whitehall, - 18th April, 1840. " Sia,—The Marquis of Nornainiby having carefully con sidered your application on behalf of George Murray, 1 have the satisfaction to acquaint you, that, under all the circum stances of the case, his lordship has felt warranted in advising her Majesty to grant the prisoner a pardon, on condition of transportation for life.- 7 -1 am, sir, your most obedient, hum ble servant, "S. M. PHILLIPS. " Mr. J. Andrade, " 1, Brunswick-street, Liverpool." The Hampshire Advertiser states that gcvernment has officially announced their selection of Southampton as the station for the mail steamers to the West Indiesand America. SKETCHES OF LIVERPOOL AND ITS VICINITY. No. lI.—CONTINUED. (Written for the Liverpool Standard) THE FOURTH OR MOSTYN CONTRACT. This length extends from the end of the last, in .Led sham parish,. to the terminus of the railway at Ches ter, being a distance of five miles and a half. The excavations were computed at 450;000 cubic yards, and the masonry and brickwork, at no less than 13,500 cubic yards. The line here declines, the fall being from 1 in 350 to 1 in 1,367 on its approximating Chester. This longest portion of the line, on which the work is heavier than on any of the others, had been relinquished by the contractors, and was taken into the hands of the com pany, with a view to its completion, so that the opening of the line might not be retarded. The greater part of the earth excavated at the north end was required for forming the embankment at the Moston Valley, and to expedite the work side cuttings were resorted to in the ele va ti ons on th e sou th side, so that the embanking latterly proceeded from both ends. The work has been considerably impeded at this point by the unfavourable state of the weather ; the material excavated being principally marl or clay. Such, however, has been the activity with which the operations have latterly proceeded, that the whole is nearly completed. Here, in August last, about 900 men and 40 horses' were employed, and the work has been actively continued, wherever practi cable, throughout the winter. The road in this length verges a little to the eastward, its direction (in nearly a straight line) being about SSE. half E., to the point of junction with the Chester and Crewe Railway, at Brook -street, on the eastern extremity of the city of Chester, whence runs the road to Tarvin. The ground is of more unequal surface than that through which pass the other portions noticed, a cutting of considerable depth being required from the commencement of the con tract to the Moston Valley, or nearly half its extent ' • and the remainder presented considerable variety of hill and dale, and being intersected by brooks, roads, &c. requiring bridge work of a costly description. The most interesting portion of this final part of the rail way, (and perhaps of the whole line,) is the embankment and viaduct across the Moston valley, at the iottom of which are the Chester and Ellesmere Canal, and a brook of considerable size, the latter 68 feet, and the former 37 feet below the level of the railway. Some part of the embankment is above fifty feet in height, arid it was computed that it would require 358,000 cubic yards of earth to complete it. To facilitate the work of embanking, a temporary wooden bridge was thrown across while the viaduct was in course of erection, and the whole is completed within about 40,000 cubic yards of earth work. The viaduct consists of eleven arches, forty feet in height from the surface of the canal, and in several places, 52 feet from the foundations. The central arch, a skew-bridge on an angle 0f45 degrees, which spans the canal, is of rusticated ashler. and is of 45 feet in span. The other ten, (five on each side of the valley, and forming a continuous bridge with the centre one,) are of the same height, but smaller in span. The piers are of corresponding rusticated, stone-work of massy dimensions ; and the arches are turned in brick work. Below, in order to strengthen the foundations, the piers are united by inverted arches in the manner of culverts. The masonry throughout is exceedingly substantial, and the bridge, as seen from the valley, presents a light and hand some appearance. The valley and the surrounding country is well wooded and picturesque. To facilitate the operation of embanking, a steam engine has been employed at the top of the eminence north of the bridge, for the traction of waggons laden with materials, which, on reaching the crown of the ascent, run down to thei embankment on an inclined railway plane. On approaching Chester, the railway is, for the most part, elevated on embankments, and the views of the country are extensive and pleasing—the Cathedral tower of the ancient city forming a prominent object. There is a considerable number of bridges on this part of the line, including a fine skew bridge at the crossing of the Liverpool and Chester turnpike road. As the railway, at its junction with the Chester and Crewe line, is on a level with Brook-street, a bridge will be built to carry that thoroughfare over the rail way. The length of the line is 14 miles and 56-100 of a mile. The station-houses, sheds, &c., have not yet been erected, but plans and specifications are in progress, and materials in readiness, for the principal erections at the termini. The whole quantity of railway, in portions, laid down, is equal to about 15 miles of single railway, and (I learn from the last report) about 10 per cent. only of the whole amount of earth work remains to be completed. Several engines and a con siderable number of carriages are also built; and such is the general forward state of the whole undertaking, that I trust, Mr. Editor, to be enabled by the month of August to supply you with a " sketch" of the opening 'of the line, which will furnish a more interesting paper to the . mass of your readers than the details now submitted. I may remark, in conclusion, that it was resolved at a meeting of the directors of the railway, held on the 10th instant, to issue new shares for the sum of £125,000, autho rised to be raised by a recent amended act of parliament, for the completion of the works. Of this sum, however, only £85,000. is expected to be called up. The three directors ballotted to retire, but again eligible, were re-elected, and the utmost cordiality has prevailed throughout. No. 111. THE DOCKS, QUAYS, AND SHIPPING OF LIVERPOOL. • It has been well said by an admired English bard,— " Ever charming, ever new ; When the landscape tire the view ?" And, though, in common with all men of a somewhat poetical or enthusiastic temperament, I should prefer, as a perma nency, the quiet of the country to the bustle of the town. I may, 1 trust blamelessly, with reference to our great port, equally exclaim, Ever charming, ever new; When will the Mersey tire the view? _ . For myself, I am. as if instinctively drawn, every leisure hour, to the docks or quays ; and I almost begin to think that I can smell the approach of high water, and am entirely independent of the justly celebrated Mr. Holden, or any other manufacturer of almatacks on this point. Ido not remember to have gone to any one of our principal quays or pier -heads, at any time, in summer or in winter, by night or by .day, without seeing something new, something inte resting. On our outward piers, many of those congregated watch with intense interest the approach of the vessels from foreign ports in which they are interested, and give them joyous welcome when they reach the quay ; or with equal anxiety witness the departure of others on foreign and peril ous adventures ; and the whole becomes a scene of dramatic amusement to even the idle spectators. I have before stated that my friend, Mr. Alfred E- had been abroad ; and I may add that both of us assume a touch of seamanship, and particularly in boat-sailing. Weare both, and I more than he, particularly curious in all nautical im provements. We differ on some points, on this as on some other topics, to a considerable and almost hostile extent, until the better argument, admitted by one or the other, confirms our mutual friendship and respect. I yesterday (Wednesday) regretted that my friend could not accompany me on a short ramble round some of the docks. The day was cloudy and hazy, but, withal, mild and agreeable; and I strolled down James's-street, reminded, as I past from Lord-street, of the docks, by the Custom House, a certainly heavy pile of stone work, which, in the thinking of my friend, usurps the site of the ancient " cradle of Liverpool" (the Old. Dock), with no adequate claims to the same consideration or respect. He regards it as a mere specimen of the bulk of matter that can be raised out of a quarry, and put together in huge, and to the sight, over whelming masses. Ido not altogether agree with my friend, and shall express my own opinion, on noticing the principal public buildings of the town. But now to my ramble. GEORGE'S DOCK. It is impossible for any one, who knew anything of ship ping even 20 years ago, to observe the changes in our corn= mercial marine, in particular, and not to acknowledge that both in the size of the vessels, for the respective trades for which they are destined, as well as in their equipments and finding,—the palm of superiority is due to the modern owners and builders. Thirty years ago, there were few vessels of the ordinary tonnage of our larger New York line ships, in the kingdom, with the exception of vessels of war, or East India-men. 'Our merchant vessels, too, from small to great are, (independently of exterior mechanical appliances,) fitted up, in cabin and interior accommodation, in a manner, sur passing all ideas of our forefathers, and showing that the utmost cleanliness, comfort, and even palacial splendour may be accomplished on board of ship (a floating box after all), notwithstanding the ancient opinion that it was hopeless and effeminate to endeavour to .overcome, in any vessel, the offensive effluvium of tar or bilge-water,—a supposed infliction of father Neptune for our vain attempts to tatoo" him, by furrowing him up by our thousands of keels. We manage these matters better now-a-days in England, and in most other countries. Much science, and a variety of taste, are displayed in the production of vessels ; and skill and compe-. tition have combined to improve the character of our whole government and mercantile marine. George's Dock is the most central, and, therefore, - though small, as compared with some of the others, is, from its po sition, one of the most important in the town. It is con tiguous to and parallel with Castle-street, the centre of busi ness, and it is thence accessible by several wide thoroughfares at right angles, in one of which (Water-street,) leading from the front of the Exchange, are nearly all the steam-packet offices, in which the business of transmission is transacted, whether as regards Wales, the Isle of Man, Ireland, Scotland, in our proximity, or New York on the other side of that puzzling and ill-natured dub called the Atlantic ocean. George's Dock recall to memory some interesting histori cal facts. The Tower of Liverpool, the once residence of the Earls of Derby, and one of whom, together with "Mr." Gros venor, of Eaton, was entertained by the mayor in 1566, — stood at the bottom of Water-street, near the north-east corner of the dock. A portion of the same building was, I believe, afterwards used as a gaol, and was extant about twenty years ago, but has now disappeared. In the same di rection, but a little further from the dock, is St. Nicholas's Church, formerly a chapel-of-ease of the parish of Walton, and which remained so until 1655, when Liverpool became ecclesiastically independent. On the east side, and facing tk n i ea n, en r ws l a y nm i ne t s s ntai w lue hol e , ec,na rneedextNevna whichtr standswarehouses. stood osecis the lofty pile of buildings on . t T h h e, e sa o rn ri e gi s n it a e l , b w u e il r d e in b g n s rn o t f a n i d 'h t e ne ru t i n n t s al c l o o i s t s in in u b et n i i i ld o in b g u s ri n i n f d o r rn t e i p r c w h - a a r n d d s s o e f three m in on lB trs was estimated at £323,000. In this dock, vessels from any part of the world are ad mitted, but comparatively, few are of the largest tonnage of those that frequent the port. On the south side are congre gated, stern to the quay, brigs, schooners, and sloops, chiefly from Ireland and the south of England, with gra i n and other produce. On the west side are ships, brigs, a n d fi rst-class sharp-built schoo ners, the l ast handsomely fitted up, and chieflyemployed in the Mediterranean trade. At t h e north end may be generally found foreign brigs employed in the trade to Havana. Some of those are of fine model, and a Po lacca " may occasionally be seen amongst them. On the east side are the larger vessels discharging or loading ; but I may here remark, us regards all the docks, that the dis on the east, or town, side of th e charging is principa ll y dock, and that vessels for distant countries, and having a con siderable time to wait for a full cargo, generally haul, after called Dock yesterday, and but just discharging, to the west or river side of the dock . to load : arrived Amongst the " clippers" which ved l observed were schooner i. George's the Trinity Yatch, formerly belongi n g to the maritime insti tution of that name ; and the barque Mischief, a rakish looking craft, with her masts raking is said to be as brother Jonathan would say. This vessel "pretty considerably," - one of the fastest out of the port. She was once the Van guard, a private-armed slave-vessel, and was, I learn, caught by one of our cruisers, by stratagem or chance, ra ther than fair saili ng , on t h e coast o f Af r i ca . She underwent some alteration s in her upper works, after her arrival here a few years ago, and still more in her rigging. She was, so far as 1 remember, a ship, when she sailed on the voyage up the Mediterranean from which she had just returned ; but now appears in the dubitable modern rig of a barque, with masts and spars, and cordage enough to tear her to pieces, from their top weight:and leverage,—including poles for the setting (besides royals) of " sky-scrapers" and `'inoon-rakers." This appears to me as reprehensible and dangerous as the overload ing of a tine, spirited, and speedy horse; and 1 feel assured that, as a three-masted schooner, with a couple of light topsails, the " Mischief" would be uch more safe, and paradoxical as it may be , much more " m mischievous" than now. As for the " barque" rig —now becoming so common—l almost agree w i t h my friend Alfred, that it is a sort of paltry merely to s av e th e wages o f t coin promise between a ship and a brig, marri ng the look and a often i harry the sailing tw o in of ni a a n fi a n g e i vessel,ng the mizen top sa il an d topgallant sail. As my friend 'belongs to the old school, nothing will reconcile him to the naked pole stuck in the tail of a fine vessel,—that, to look well, and sail well too, he considers should, under all contingencies, be square rigged throughout. He goes the length of asserting, that if this rig be ad o pt e d b y the N av y, " Rule Britannia" may for ever be expunged-from our national songs ; but in this I do not coincide, inasmuch as, independently of sails, I opine that we shall be fully com petent to cope with any foes that may rise against us, by force of steam—that mighty agent in the new mechanical world. Our government have nothing to do but to secure the exclusive services of Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co. in the making of steam-engines and great guns, to secure us as complete a triumph over our foes as was achieved by Go vernor Elliott, when he pitched his red-hot balls into the combustible hulls of the Spanish junk ships, in Gibraltar• Bay. At the south-west corner of George's Dock lies TINE MARINERS' CRURCII, Formerly the Tees, sloop of war, of 28 guns,—a frigate built vessel. She is an object of considerable interest to strangers, and passers by will be gratified by a visit to this floating tem ple. The bow of the vessel is of very tine mould, and she is anything but wall-sided, having fine and rounded bearings amidships ; but she is rather deficient in length, and above all in transome, being tucked in astern so as to leave little sup port abaft to weather a gale. Though still, however, a strong vessel, and retained on the admiralty lists as one of our " thou sand" ships, it is questionable whether she will ever again be put in requisition as a man of war. In all probability, she will continue as a sanctuary, from which the doctrine of peace and good will towards all men will long be inculcated. The interior of the Mariners' Church is spacious, and neatly and appropriately fitted up. The body, or lower part is fitted with seats having backs. The pulpit is raised a little, and on the " starboard" or right side of it is the seat for the family of the minister, and on the " larboard" side a similar one for the committee. There is a gallery all round, formed on the main deck, from which an oval portion has been cut out. The front of it is neatly empanelled and painted in oak, as are the the pillars. The altar is neat, and the commandments, the apostles' creed, and the Lord's prayer, inscribed in compart ments, divided by pilasters, painted in resemblance of veined marble. The gallery extends round the altar, and there is ano ther above it, for the accommodation of the Sunday-school children connected with the church. The roof is raised from the upper deck, fore and aft, 'to a considerable height, and the sides of this erection being glazed from end to'end (be sides several port holes below), the whole is well and cheer fully lighted. The ship will accommodate about 1000 hear ers, and I am glad to learn that even during the severe winter months the attendance was every Sunday from GOO to 700 persons, including many of the most respectable ladies and - gentlemen of the town, who befriend this excellent esta blishment; and that on the .last day of worship it was quite full. The annual meeting will take place this day. The officiating clergyman is the Rev. Mr. Maynard. An intelligent old seaman, named Walker, who has been appointed by.the Admiralty to take charge of the ship, and who is keeper of the church, politely shewed me all through the vessel. The original after-cabin, lighted from the stern, is converted into a vestry-room, and is neat and well furnish ed. On one side are closets, and on the other the library for the supply of mariners with religious works at a cheap rate. The whole establishment is supported by subscriptions and voluntary contributions. I was much pleased with a visit to Mr. Walker's private cabin, or domicile, on the up per deck. It is a neat, well furnished, cheerful little room. On the chest of drawers stands a model of a church, with a tower, made of mahogany, with holly railings, ballustrades, and ornaments of holly. By turning a handle, a fair imita tion of a peal of bells is produced from wires within. This is the work of the good old tar himself, with very humble tools, and is credi'able to him. He has here also a model of one of those East India or Ceylon boats, that, being very narrow, are kept from upsetting, when under sail, by two outriggers, or poles, to windward, to which is affixed a log of wood, sharpened at either end like a canoe, and parallel with the boat. The model also shows the manner in which the sail is set. The sight of it brought us to a long, and, to us, inter esting conversation on boat-sailing, in which the old tar had had much experience in the south of England and abroad, and I took my leave of him with a resolution to pay him an early visit in his floating home. GEORGE'S PIER. From the Floating Church I sauntered to the Pier-head. The day was cloudy and inclined to rain, but the air was mild, and the water smooth, and hundreds were hurrying, on pleasure or business, to and from the river steam-boats. The shouts of the boatmen were ever and anon heard— " Now for Eastham !"—" Now for Woodside !"—" Now for the Rock !"—" Now for Birkenhead !"—nor did they shout in vain, for multitudes crowded their decks, and over the hum of conversation rose the sound of little bands of music, with horns, the scraping of a fiddle or' two, or the tinkling of an Italian wire organ, from on board. Sailing and row boats were also in requisition, so smooth and in viting was the bosom of old Mersey, upon which the light air from the northward scarcely raised a ripple. The white houses on the Cheshire shore were, in the morning, but visible through the haze, which mellowed down, to apparent clouds, the more distant and elevated parts of the landscape. What a contrast did this placid though busy scene present to that witnessed from the• same spot during the last great storm, when the . tide driven from the w e s t ern ocean by th e fury of the hurricane, rose much above its usual height, and roused into tumultuous waves, rolled over the whole line of sea-wall, and rose in showers of foaming spray that reached across the whole extensive aera, between the pier and the dock ! When some vessels were dragged from anchorage and wreckedor disabled, while others that held on rocked and lifted . on billows scarcely inferior to those of the Atlantic in a storm ; when the basins and quay walls were strewed with pieces of wreck, and many lives as well as much property fell a prey, on shore and on the water, to the indiscriminating devasta tion ! These awful visitations are, however, rare, and I re vert to them only as a reminiscence which may tend to lessen the arrogant pretensions of our species, to teach them that all our science, our philosophy, our mechanics, are vain and impotent when placed in contact with the elements, thus wielded for inscrutible purposes by the great Author of the universe. I continued my ramble to THE PRINCE'S DOCK. This dock, whether as regards the size of the vessels gene rally that enter, or the value of their exports and imports, is the most important belonging to the port. It was com menced in May, 1816, and was opened by a splendid proces sion of the corporation and the trades' societies, &c., on the coronation of George IV. on the 19th July, 1821. A beauti fully-rigged ship, built by a mechanic, of about a yard long, was the first received within its walls, and its sails being ad justed, it crossed it In admirable style,—a miniature and inte resting emblem of the future utility of this tine dock, the area of which, with its locks is nearly 12 acres. On the east, or townward side, lie nearly all the large line packet-ships of the United States, those of New York being the largest, and for the most part the most elegantly fitted up in cabin ac commodations. The larger class of these is the " dramatic line," and amongst the ships are the Roscius, the Garrick, the Sheridan, and the Siddons, &c. They are most beautiful vessels, and are upwards of one thousand tons burthen, and commanded by men who have earned them -selves " golden opinions" from all classes. The other line ships are equal to them in almost every respect, but a little smaller, though still large vessels. A stranger is bewildered on entering one of their spacious cabins, in which the most beautiful and valuable wood, marble, and metal in the world are wrought up with surpassing richness and effect. The furniture is of corresponding magnificence, and all is " costly though not gaudy." A visit to any of the dramatic line, or to the " Patrick Henry," now in pott, will bear me out in my opinion. I would not, however, be understood to show a preference to American over English ships. Though the first are tine in workmanship, the latter, I think, are superior in durability of materials ; and those who doubt the fact may, at the same side of the dock, step on board of the ." Thomas Sparks," a handsome vessel of upwards of 500 tons, recently built at Workington. The produce landed at the quays of the Prince's Dock comprises the products, vegetable, mineral, and " animal," of the whole world, and partieularly . of the regions within the tropics—including the major articles of cotton, sugar, rum, rice, dyewoods, copper ore, ivory, hides, horns, palm oil, gums, and drugs. There are, besides the New York line ships, a line to the same metropolis of the west, called " The Merchants' Despatch Line," . and many other private vessels, all of the best construction, and of large tonnage. Similar packets sail to Philadelphia, Balti more, and other parts of the Union. As at most of the other large docks, there are excellent large sheds on the east and west side of this dock. Amongst the interesting yet somewhat painful scenes of yesterday, was the departure of an emigrant ship from this dock, with her deck crowded with men and women, young and old, girls, boys, and infants. They were for the most part Irish, the remainder being chiefly from the interior of this county and Yorkshire. The anxiety of many of those poor creatures, who had been delayed to the last moment, to get their few shattered boxes, probably contain ing their all, and their bags of potatoes, and smaller quanti ties of other provisions on board, as the vessel hauled out, — together with the ill-suppressed sorrow of mink of them even during the bustle in taking leave, probably for ever, of their humble friends, was generously sympathized with by the nu merous spectators on the quays, not the rudest of whom of fered the slightest jeering remark on the woe-begone looks, or quaint attire of these poor emigrants. While this vessel was hauling out, in came into the gut, just arrived, the Oxford packet-ship, from New York,—her crew, while at the capstan warping her in, singing a peculiar song ; the ship Sandbach, from Demerara ; the Montezuma, from Philadelphia ; the Patriot Queen, from Calcutta, and some others. Several fine ships were towed out of the gut by steamers, including the emigrant ship named, and the arrivals and sail ings of large vessels at the other docks were, from the appear ance of the river, numerous, Proceeding northward I soon reached THE WATERLOO DOCK, , which is upwards of six acres in area. Opposite to the dock on the east is the Rotunda, an inn, of conical shape, formed out of the bottom stories of what was once the north wind will. Immediately in front of this building, and a few an cient detached cottage houses in a line with it on the south, was, only about 18 or 20 years ago, the river bank—or sea beach,—the resort in the summer of thousands of bathers, from the town and the neighbouring country. The site upon which they disported is formed into quays and docks, to within a short distance of Bootle Bay, nearly the whole ground having been reclaimed from the river, and secured by strong sea-walls. In this dock another ship, the Alhambra, full of emigrants to America, was about to sail. The vessels it receives are chiefly American, and the quays were strewed with cotton. THE VICTORIA DOCK, the next on the north, is about the same size—apparently a little larger, and is also devoted to the accommodation of large vessels. The mural masonry of all these docks is highly creditable to the Dock Trust. There is a continuous line of communication, by locks and basins, from the Prince's Dock Basin, on the west side, between these docks and those to the northward of them ; and the stonework, chiefly of granite, is beautiful and most substantial. From this dock a fine ship, the Richard Anderson, was towed out, on her voyage with emigrants to New York. The entrance to this dock from the river is beautiful—the wall on the west termi nating near it, on each side, in a lodge or office, built in the Egyptian style of architecture, and of fine gray granite. THU TRAFALGAR DOcK is a little further north, the intermediate space between these north docks being occupied by quay-room and sheds, and the whole enclosed within one circuit of wall. This dock is almost exclusively occupied by steam-vessels receiving their engines, or under finish or repair. On the north side there is a handsome and powerful crane, for the depositing of heavy pieces of machinery on board of the largest steamers. It was made by Messrs. Fawcett and Co.. engine -builders, of this town, and is in itself an admirable specimen of the science of the proper and useful application of iron by tension. When a heavy casting or boiler is hoisted by this machine to the requisite height, the whole being on wheels, it can be propelled to the brink of the quay, so that the pending mass may be deposited perpendicularly in a vessel's hold, though the hatch were 40 or 50 feet from the wall. I, yesterday, saw one of the cylinders of the steam ship United States, weighing upwards of 8 tons, hoisted up by a few men, and safely placed in the vessel in a few minutes. Had the Pyramids of Egypt again to be built, the time and human labour would by such means be reduced to a fraction of what was expended upon them. In friendly proximity to the United States, lies the still larger steam vessel—The President, which has already re ceived on board all the heavy frame-work, cylinders, &c., of her engines. When the United States has received her own proportionate quantum, she will, this week, 1 learned, give place to her larger rival, and each will successively take in manger, and I hope and trust that this their boilers at the crane. Here we have two noble horses eating at the same mkicking" at each early left,—for these. sir, are phrases _ ertaininin to • es apt , g portions of intimacy will prevent them from " ' other as long as either has a saddle, a stirrup, or a bridle a ship and her head gear. i s t h i e n 20th forward . state, and will probably be ready were on board. They A number of visitors, including ladies, 1 beautiful con. and aSbohuet I went on board of the Presiden b t y . by the polite struction of the ship, and highly gratifiedwere, in the hurry of atten tion which the captain and officers were all much struck ' by the great size • , but with a business, enabled to bestow upon them. . No .money is allowed to be received at the gangway for admustOn feeling of benevolence which does him honour, Capt. Fayre has placed at the entrance a box for " donations towards th funds of the Northern Hospital, in, behalf of injured sea men." During the few minutes I was on board, one gentle man, who had visited the ship with some ladies, to the great delight of her gallant commander, deposited a sovereign for the benefit of " poor Jack." THE CLARENCE DOCK, a dock for the fine Glasgow and Irish steam boats, is the last ; but I must conclude, (having already too far extended this mere sketch of the docks), by, in the mean time, inviting your readers to visit the cabins of the Glasgow vessels in particular. It is impossible to conceive any thing more costly, more gorgeous, or more beautiful. TIE. PRINCE'S PIER. I returned by this delightful esplanade, which is, I should think, nearly half a mile in length. The haze had dispersed, and the wind had.veered to the NNE.. The larger vessels, towed out by steamers, had long disappeared round the Rock, or were but faintly distinguishable beyond the Formby Light ship. A new scene however arose. The tide was running down ; and brigs, schooners, sloops, and small craft, to the number of upwards of a hundred, spread their utmost can vas to the heading breeze,.and beat down the river,—tacking as they neared either shore, and presenting, as it were, a picture of " things" that " walked the waters as if full of life." The wind, though adverse to get out of the river, (a few miles only), was, however, fine and fair for a run to sea, when the Rock was doubled. The pier was lined by prome naders nearly throughout its whole extent, and, taking all into account, the metropolis produces no such delightful prospect of land and water—the Thames being, in this respect, " beggared " by the Mersey. THE BRITISH FISHERIES. COPY OF LETTER TO JOSEPH_ HUME, ESQ., MP„ Sir,—A convention between her Majesty and the King of the French, having been entered into at Paris in August last, allowing foreign vessels to fish within three miles of our shores, I take the liberty of addressing you on the subject, to state freely my opinion, that this convention is a wrong mea sure, and most injurious to the interests of this country. The parties in the first instance interested, have not been con sulted ;—it has been entered into in face of, and contrary to the expressed opinion of the fish-curers and fishermen of nearly all Scotland ; also, of some fishing ports in England, from whom memorials were sent in 1836, to the Right lion. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, shewing, " That our fishermen are prevented from shooting their nets on the best fishing ground, owing to its being pre viously taken up by foreign vessels, whose weighty nets they dare not contend with,—thus they wrest the produce of our rich coasts from us, and oppose our merchants in the markets with fish taken from our very doors. To remedy this, your memorialists would humbly submit to your lordships, that no foreign fishing vessels, fitted out for the purpose of catch ing or curing het rings, cod, hake, or any other kind of fish, be allowed to approach nearer the coasts of Great Britain than nine leagues." Now, sir, instead of getting the protection prayed for in abiive extract, we have our opponents legalized within three miles of our shores, to the' injury of our valuable fisheries, and the decrease of our best nursery for seamen. Our most productive fishing ground lays without the dis tance limited by said convention, thus placing foreigners on, and keeping natives from the best fishing ground ; and if foreign fishing vessels increase as they have done for some years back; they will form a wall of nets around our coasts, where the shoals of herrings approach the shores in the spawning season, so that the herrings will be diverted from their course, and our native boats prevented from catching them, owing to the choice ground being previously taken up by foreigners, who are at sea continually, and of consequence select the best fishing ground, ere our native boats can get out to where the shoal is, and when they get to it they. dare not shoot a net where they see the appearance of the fish—and for what ? J ust because it is previously taken up by foreign ers. I therefore call upon every member of the British par liament to restrict the distance to thirty miles at least off the coasts ; and as they regard the good of their country and its ultimate prosperity, both by sea and land, to enact quite the contrary to this convention, viz., that no foreign fishing ves sel be allowed to fish withi n thirty miles of our coasts, inas much as our native boats often require to go that distance before they can fall in with the fish ; but if foreigners can come within three miles, they have all the privileges we ought to possess, as from being constantly at sea, they have an evi dent superiority over our boats by seeing the fish, and so taking previous possession of the ground, and the position of every approaching shoal. I would question the policy of al lowing such a fleet of fishing vessels to come so near our coasts, if it were no more than the danger it is to the revenue froth smuggling, and which no coast-guard could prevent. Why should we, who possess the richest and most productive fisheries in the world, be restricted in our operations, or cramped in our commercial pursuits by any enactment, or for the sake of any foreigners? . . . . Indeed I question the right to inflict such an injury on the commimity at large,—an injury which is to deprive the poor of employment,—an injury to every man, woman, and child, by depriving them of food, and of security in a great measure against dearth. It has nursed seamen who have manned our fleets in time of war. Who but the fishermen volunteered in 1801 to bring home the Danish fleet from Copenhagen? But they will dwindle away before this " Foreign Seamen Increasing Measure:" I not only question the wisdom of government entering into such a treaty, but to state that, according to Wellwood, an ancient writer on Scotch law, that " an old treaty existed between the Scotch and Dutch, that tjse latter should not fish Within eighty miles of the shore." But I . ask them, what have they got in exchange ? A li mited right to fish oysters on the coast of France, whereas the best of the French oyster coast is exclusively preserved for natives, (see article 9th of convention), a luxury in ex change for an unlimited right to fish for food,—is it possible? and fostering a nursery for foreign seamen to the manifest ruin of our own. Where there is a mutual coast, such as there is in the English Channel, it may be very well to enter into such a convention as the present ; hut what coast have the French, where we can get a single fish to give us in ex change for the privilege of our rich coasts of nearly 2,000 miles ? Therefore let it he the business of parliament to pre serve our fisheries inviolable, and 1 maintain it is the imme diate duty of government to make them invulnerable, by re stricting:, foreigners to the distance of 30 miles at least, and open to an increased distance, as the wants of the coun try, or the shifting of the fish may require, (surely they had thought cod, haddocks, and herrings, adhered to the bottom like oysters, when they entered into such a treaty,) or in case of an improved mode of sailing or steaming to the fish ing ground. At present, our boats go and return above 30 miles with fresh fish,—and I maintain that we have the right, and ought to }fie decidedly protected from all foreign intrusion within the distance we can go and return with fish fresh, and fit for food to our markets. Why should the people be de prived of such a blessing? Is the luxury of an oyster feast to be compared for one moment to the food of millions, and are the riches and abundance of the British Seas to be given in exchange for anything ? / say no. Why the Dutch long ago boasted of having sold herrings to the amount of 2,000,000 guilders taken in one year from the British Seas, not calcu lating other kinds of fish, nor fish taken by the natives. Pro tect our fisheries for 30 miles, and they will so increase, as to add a stimulus to commerce hitherto known. The herrings and cod fisheries alone, by the report of the board of fisheries for last year shows, 50,238 fishermen and boys employed, and that the total number of persons em ployed therein, was 83,652; this does riot include the vast i number of seamen employed n vessels carrying the tish to market,—now, we would double this number in a very short time if we had the protection we require. It is well known that a great deal of the poorest land in S co tl an d h as b een brought into a most beneficial state of agriculture by the use of the refuse of the fisheries. I trust, sir, this may he the means of arousing the mem bers of parliament to look , into, and sec th e be ar i ngs of thi s measure and enact otherwise. _ " In October, 1609, King James I. issued a proclama tion, prohibiting foreign nations from fishing on. the coasts of Great Britain ; and, accordingly, the Dutch, the subse quent year, made a treaty with him, agreeing to pay a certain sum for liberty to fish in the British seas."—Salmon's Chronology, vol. 1, page 96.—Anderson's History cif Com merce, vol. 1, page 478. " In 1636, King Charles I. issued a similar proclamation, prohibiting all persons, not his natural born subjects, from fishing on the coasts and seas of Great Britain and Ireland, without a special license first obtained from his Majesty,— (—Rymer's Fcedera, vol. xx. page 15,)—and the Dutch ac cordingly paid £30,000 for liberty to fish that summer."— Rushirorth's Col. 322. Vattel says—" If a nation have on their coast a particular fishery of a profitabl.l nature, and of which they have become masters, shall they not be permitted to appropriate to them selves that bounteous gift of nature, as an appendage to the country they possess, and to reserve to themselves the great advantage which their commerce may thence derive, in case of their being a sufficient abundance of fish to supply the neighbouring states?"Dorninicum Maris, 129. Bodinus says—" By the common law of all maritime na tions, the right of fishing extends 'to the distance of thirty leagues from the coast."—Bod. de Rep. lib. i. cap. 10 I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, (Signed) JAMES METHUEN, Fish-curer. Leith, 31st March, 1840. " THIS WERE TO REASON!._ LIKE A CHILD OR A WOMAN." (By a Champion of her Sex) [The following playful effusion is worthy of diffused pub licity. It was provoked by one of those vain or thoughtless expressions escaping from the mouth of a youthful preacher, by which the dignity and respect of " bright woman" were disparaged by that hackneyed commonplace and puerile com parison—" this were to reason like a child or a woman." Apart from our standing toast being " Dear Woman," our opinion is, that some girls, and a great many women, reason more logically, and with greater acumen, than arrogant talkers of the opposite sex. But hear our lady-like corre spondent.] To reason like a child, indeed ; With them to class bright woman! It skews the preacher ungallant, And manners unbecoming. St. Paul, 'tis true, is rather strict With maidens young and gay, And with a wanton widow He can't at all away. But you, good sooth, to hold the sex In such contempt at all, We do not think it proves your sense, For--you are not St. Paul. That miserable, in bachelor's plight, You'll spend your cheerless life, And find, too late, your pulpit speech Has robbed you of a wife, — We new light ladies, one and all, In earnest hope and pray it : Oh, silly—lost—unhappy man, What moved you there to say it! EXECUTION AT FLINT.—The execution of the unhappy convict, Edward Jones, took place on Saturday, at twelve o'clock. At the time of our entering the gaol, we found the Rev. Mr. Brown, the chaplain of the gaol, the Rev. Mr. Evans, of Nerquis, and the Rev. Mr. Philips, were with the convict administering to him the comforts of religion. The prisoner has throughout exhibited the utmost attention to the exhortations of the rev. gentlemen, and has expressed him self deeply grateful for their kindness shown towards him. Mr. Roskell, the magistrate, visited the convict about ten o'clock in the morning, by his desire. Shortly before twelve, Mr. Pritchard, the governor of the gaol, went to him, a n d requested him to prepare for execution. The unhappy man rose from his bed, and dressed himself with great firmness; being presented with a shirt, he requested to have his own shirt, and described it to Mr. Pritchard, who immediately went and fetched it to him. About twelve o'clock the exe cutioner pinioned his arms in his cell, and he walked forth, preceded by the clergymen, who read the burial service in Welsh. The unhappy man was supported by the executioner, and Copeland, the Ilolywell police constable ; the under sheriff and two or three gentlemen following. In this order, the mournful procession moved on to the fatal drop. When the executioner had adjusted the rope, the rev. gentlemen took leave of the convict, shaking him by the hand. He was asked if he had any thing to say : on his replying that he h a d not, the cap was drawn over his face, the attendants retired ; the bolt was drawn, and the wretched man was launched into eternity.—Abridged from the Chester Gazette. Lord Lyndhurst is convalescent, and has gone to Wighton where he will remain during the Easter recess. &I)fpping fittrlligturt. TUESDAY, APRIL 21.—Wind W.N,W, A RH ivrt)--Anna Liffey. Stewart, from Savannah—Patriot Queen, from Calcutta—Wm. Harris, Luly, from Ancona—Alida, Deddes, from Groningen—Vestal, Graham, from Monte Video— Ocmulgee, Leavitt, from Savannah—Mischief, Jones, from Trieste —Louisville. from SAILED—Yazoo, Trask, for New York Patriot Queen, Hoodless, from Calcutta, at this port ; sailed 30th Dec. and St. 14elena 2nd March. On 21st March, in lat. 14 ON, long. 31 0 W, spoke the Sir C Campbell, from Bombay for this port. On the 20th instant, off Bardscy, spoke- the Phoebe, hence for Mobile. The Harriet, which arrived here last night, from Baltinire, ex. perienced a hurricane on the 18th March. in lat. 39, long, i 4. On the gth April, in lat. 46, long. 20, spoke the Tartar, from Mobile to Havre, with loss of main and mizen topmasts, &c., having been on her beam ends. Albert, Hurry, hence at Malta Calder. , hence to St. Thomas was spoken 2nd instant, in lat. 47, long. 12 Asia. Bloomfield, from Bahia, at Sydney, N.S.W. Gustaf, Oldenburger, hence at Havre George. Heinkens, Ilene? at Brake Marion, Masters, hence at Cadiz Laura Ann, , hence for Lima, off Cape Finisterre 6th April Cecilia, Bay, from Kroge at Loughope, and sailed 12th instant Inc this port - - . Quiz, Luckland, from Zante at Cephalonia, and sailed 18th ult for this port Zulieka, Scott, sailed from Malta for this port on the 28th ult. Nestor. from New Orleans at Havre WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22.—Wind N.N.W. ARRlVED.—Richard, Simpson, from Calcutta—St. Mary, Currie, from Jamaica—Othello, Grouchy, from Honduras—Regalia, Cobb, from City of St. Domingo—Grcenhow, Ogilvie, after being aground near the King's Dock, and Victoria, Lennox, from Charleston— Ann. Johnson, and Superior, Taylor, from New Orleans—Sarah & Arsilia, Gardner, from New York—Montezuma, West. from Phila delphia—Mary Wylie, Miller, from Puerto Cabello—Frisk, White way, from Monte Video—Tarujo Secunda, Palca, from Lisbon— Emma Graham, Ferguson, from Oporto—Mantura, Weeks, from Terceira—Goed Hoop, from Amsterdam—Frances, Perre, and Eppein, Potjewyd, from Antwerp- s Providence. Maas, from Danzic —Cecilia, Bay, from Kioge—Jacoba Barbara, —, from Gron ingen—Vigilant, Simons, and Frances. Delpiere, from Ostend — Die Kroue, Burghardt, from Stettin—and Vriendschap, Klein, from Zwolle. SAILED.—The Diana, Miller, for St. John and Quebec—Richard Anderson, Bennett, for New York —Horsford, Warnock, for Tam pico—Columbus, Green, for Pernambuco—and Fanny Palmer, Cutting, for Constantinople. Express (packet) from Falmouth, at Barbadoes sth March Retriever, Norrie, hence and St. Thomas, at the City of St. Do. mingo Alert, --, hence at Algiers Latimer, Snow, and Queen, Thomas, hence at Leghorn Patriot, Nicholas, hence at Malta Charles, Lamzed : Thunder, Smalls ; Angelo Matten, Puneletti ; British Queen, Gladstone, and Marwood, Stott, hence at Trieste Mary, Gross, hence at Antwerp Ceres, Noord, and Helena, Hoist, hence at Antwerp Lover, Viscoviek, sailed from Trieste 4th April for this port, and Thomas Leech, Jolly, 15th, for Bridgewater John Bull, Rodger; from Catania, at Gibraltar, and sailed gth April for this port Charles Hamerton, hence for Trinidad, off Cork Garland, , from Sierra Leone, off ditto Liverpool, Rowe, from Bahia, off Falmouth - - - - Pauline, kraeft. from Danzic to Belfast, was totally lost lath inst. by striking on a rock off the Lewis's ; crew saved John Horton, from China to this port, was spoken 4th ult. in lat 9 0 N, long. s 0 0 W Pandora, , hence for Alexandria, was spoken 17th instant, in lat. 49 0, long. 8 0 Sandbach, Bispham, from Demerara, at this port; sailed Gth March. Left the Lady Campbell over the Bar, and would sail the next day for this port Oxford, Rathbone, fiom New York, at this port; sailed 30th March. On the 2nd instant, in lat. 40, long. 68, spoke the Brook lyn, hence for New York. On the 9th instant, in lat. 44, long. 48, spoke the Earl Durham, hence for Halifax, with loss of head of mainmast. On the 20th instant, off the Saltees, spoke the Ward, hence for St. John, N.B. THURSDAY, APRIL 23.—Wind W.S.W. moderate. ARRIVED.—John Horton, Cumming, from China—Dido, from Bonny ; sailed 7th Jan.—Wm. Badger, Deacon, and Proporitis, ' from New Orleans—Francis Law son, Clipper, from Mobile—Robert Burns, Messenger; Cottrtnay, Brown ; Ben Nevis, Burns ; Emerald, Ellis, and Aurelius, Crowell, from Savannah—St. Cloud, Colburn, from Charleston—Louisa, , from Baltimore—Totness, —, from St. Michael—Mag dalen, —, from Bilboa—Amalia, Albrecht, from Danzic—Wis. mar, Krohn, from Wismar, after being on shore near Formby Point —Pearl. Cove, from Malaga—Harriet, Carel, from Civita Vecchia — Lady Harvey, , from Santander—N. S. de dos Dolores, , from St. Antonia—Two Sisters, Thuro, from Aarhuus— Allegro, —, from Stettin—Charlotte Fredericka, —, from Griefswald—Diana, Warns, from Brake—Tititia, Roeloffs, from Leer—Gesina, —, and Margareta, , from Groningen. SAILED.—Isaac Newton, Spalding, for New York and Savannah —Llo-, ds, Blandford, for Quebec—Leonard Dobbin, Carpenter, for Bombay—and Alexander, Leeds, for Mobile. Francis Depau, -, which arrived here last night, experienced a hurricane 14th March, in lat. 34, long. 62 ; was on her beam ends, and hove overboard 18 bales of cotton, water casks, &c. to right the ship. On Bth March, in lat. 31, long. 77, spoke the Charles, from..-kew Orleans for Liverpool Havana Packet, -, hence at Bonny Mary Ann Peters, M'Pherson, hence at Africa Christiana, -, hence at Newfoundland Resolution, -, hence to Bahia, was spoken 7th April, in lat. 42, long. 16 Leo, Kendall, from Demerara, at St. Mark's John Woodall, , hence for Rio Janeiro, was spoken 11th instant, in lat. 42, long. 15 Storm King, hence to Vera Craz, was spoken in lat. 47, long. 10 Devereux, hence to Quebec, was spoken 14th April, in lat. 51, long. 11 Heart of Oak, M'Dowell, hence at the Mauritius Hero of Malown, Grundy, sailed from ditto for Colombo 14th March Victoria, Blakeley, hence to New York, was spoken 6th instant, in lat. 42, long. 51 Alexander, , hence to Mobile, was spoken 11th March, in lat. 22, long. 2g Star, Seller, from Monte Video, at the Cove Emerald, Varty, from Paraiba, at Falmouth sailed loth Feb. with loss of mainboom, bulwarks, &c., mainyard sprung, and sails split, having experienced very severe weather Diadem, Mitchell, from Port-au-Prince, at Falmouth Jane Erskine, Mitchell, from Aux Cayes, at ditto Isabel, Grieve, for Valparaiso, has put back BALLYSHANNTON, April 20.—The Louisa, Robeson, bound to Liverpool, was stranded on the Bar isth instant, and is expected to become a total wreck ; greater part of the cargo saved TELEGRAPH OFFICE, APRIL 23, 1840. Wind at Holyhead. S.W. blowing fresh during the day. Off Holyhead, outward hound, at 2 p.m. No. 1123, Richard An. derson, A.S. for New York. Off Holyhead, inward bound, at 4 p.m. No. 1727, Elizabeth Bruce, A.S. from New Orleans—and Commerce, A S. Off Point Lynas, inward bound, at 9 a.m. No. 4958, St. Helena, B,Sc. (by Maryatt's code.) from the Cape of Good Hope-5864, Superb, B.S. (by Marryatt's code,) at 10 a.m. from Nassau-7569, Cheshire, B.S. (hy Marryatt's code,) from Barbadoes, and 142, Robert Pnlsford, A.S. from New Orleans, at 3 p.m. Off Voel Nant, at 7 a.m. No. 145, Dido, 8.8. from Africa—and 762; St. Cloud, A.S, at 8 a.m. from Charleston. In the Victoria Channel, at 7 a.m. No. 1973, John Horton, 8.8. from China. A brig aground on Formby Bank, near the Buoy, at 3 black, at 7 a.m. (she got off at 2 p.m.) and two Schooners, one on Brazil Bank, at 7 a.m., the other on Dove Spit, at $ 45 a.m. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, ke. Harriet Scott, P Beynon, 350 Bombay, Hughes, Cowie &Co Herculean, J Cirindall, 317 Bombay, T & J Brocklebank Lady Bute, I) M'Kinlay, 384 Batavia and Sincapore, . - W & J Tyrer or Imrie & Tomlinson Thomas Lee, T Woof, 327 Calcutta, J Aikin & Son Majestic, R Rowland, 141 Cape of Good Elope, Kirby & Watson Grenada, J Il Miller, 407 Calcutta, Ashley Brothers AFRICA. Zephyr, 215 Africa, P Powell WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Helen Jane, R M'Dowal, 366 Jamaica, J Gladstone & Co Britannia, W Volum, 118 Belieze, Honduras, Imrie & Tomlinson Telumah, Gledden, 383 Havana, II Mure & Co Trinidad, T Lowden, 343 Demerara, Antigua and Honduras, D Gibb or Bold & Starkey Robina, D Gutherie, • " 134 Hayti, W Rose & Co SOUTH AMERICA. Kestrel, W Dixon, 231 Valparaiso, T& J Brocklebank Wm. Sorlie, J Frame, 174 Monte Video, J Poole & Co UNITED STATES. Colonel Howard, Prentiss, 308 Baltimore, Reid, Irving &Co Alexander, Leeds, 563 Mobile, Brown, Shipley &Co Peruvian, W Smith, 518 New Orleans, Baring Brs &Co Patrick Henry, J C Delano, 1000 New York, Wildes, Pickersgill & Co Robert Falton, W M'Michael, 586 New York, C.; Brown & Co Robin Hood, J Proctor, 400 New York, J & W Robinson Napoleon, J T Sherman, 519 New York, Fitzhugh & Grimshaw Princess Victoria, R Cooker, 561 New York, J& W Robinson Hercules, J Marks, 362 Philadelphia, G Brown & Co Champlain, D Brown, 623 Philadelphia, Brown, Shipley & Co Kensington, E Curtis. 494 New Orleans, Hughes, Cowie & Co Formosa, C D Crawford, 450 New Orleans, Baring Bre &Co Almera, J Weeks, 407 New York, J & W Robinson BRITISH AMERICA. Margaret, J Lowther, 333 Halifax, N.S. Fairclough & Frost Osprey, J Donkin, 274 Newfoundland and Richibucto, _ . .. II Smith & Co Thetis, C Brown, 804 St. John, N.B. Gibbs, Bright & Co Wilson, J Stoup, 176 Montreal, ..I Poole & Co EUROPE. Syra, W Mitchell, 194 Constantinople and Odessa, Bahr, Behrend & Co Lucinda Jane, J Corish, 103 Leghorn, Haskayne & Co Cyrus, J Nichol, :77 Narva, R & J Gardner Ann Paley, J W Williams, 159 Genoa and Leghorn, J Bibby & Sons Neptunus, H N Voss, 159 Ahrensburg, Bahr, Behrend &Co Danzic Packet, 11 Tanner, 239 Danzic, Bahr, Behrend & Co Albion, J Rymer, 104 Flensburg, A F Moore Clipper, J Douglas, 85 Gibraltar, Cotesworth & Wynne Freiheit, J C Meyer, 240 Lubeck, Bahr, Behrend & Co Vesper, J Bellamy, 99 Nantes, J Martin & Son Comet, J Lee, 260 Narva, R & J Gardner . _ Splendid, R Dishon, los Riga, Campbell & Rudd Sirius, P Fretwurst, 160 Rostock, Bahr, Behrend &Co Eppien, J K Potjwyd, Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Julia Elizabeth, J Larsen, 157 Tonsberg Bahr, Behrend &Co Drie Gezusters, D Fraoken, 105 Narva, Bahr, Behrend &Co Victoria, A P Nissen, 170 Norway, Bahr, Behrend &Co Hercules, J J Schwann, 200 Pernau, C G Weber & Co Flora, C Hassell, 170 Pernau, Bahr, Behrend & Co Alicia, K E Tiktak, 100 Narva, Bahr, Behrend & Co Vittorioso, Azzopordi, 415 Malta, Rathbone Brothers & Co Ilendrika, J E Gust, 00 Dordt, Bahr, Behrend & Co Fanny, T Hayhow, 105 Dordt, Cram & Smith Speculation, JF U Vagt,. 160 Elsinore, Bahr, Behrend &Co Southampton, W C Riley, 217 Gibraltar and Cadiz, W H Wood St. Adrian, J C Howmart, 72 Bergen, Neuman & Engel Emports. EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Src. Patriot Queen, (547) W Hoodless, from Calcutta, 1 box contents unknown, the master-1 do, G Massey-1 parcel do, A Crooke-2 ,do, Whyte and Morton-940 bags cutch, N Crooke and co -719 do, 96 boxes 61 chests indigo, order-24 chests indigo, Livingston, Elliot and co-70 bags cubebs, Bates, Son and co-101 chests tea, 8 bales raw silk, Peel and co-3 cases silk, W Jones-1 box shawls, &c. W Fisher and Son-1 box preserves, C Turner, jun-3 bundles mats, the master-1100 bags sugar, 1296 bags saltpetre -2900 bags rice, 432 sacks 343 pockets linseed, 728 bags ginger, 24 boxes tincal 86 boxes castor oil, about 10c buffalo horns, 351 bales jute, 156 bales cotton, 9 bales buffalo hides, 185 boxes shell lac, 35 bales safflower, 25 bales raw silk, 3 bales silk, order—P D WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Mary, (306) J Nelson, from Demerara, 84 lids 1 tee sugar, 21 pns 6 lids 2 brls rum, T and H Murray-52 lids 55 brls sugar, 67 pns 5 Yids 2 brls rum, P Girvin-20 lids sugar, J Gladstone-57 hds 2 brls do, 14 hds rum, N Waterhouse & Sons-20 pns rum, G Quayle-23 lids sugar, 24 pns 1 lids rum, Ewart, Myers and co-28 hds sugar, 24 pns 1 brl rum, S Mackay-1 brl sugar, Captain Bibby-19 puns rum, J Booker-25 puns coffee, P Girvin-52 cks molasses, N Water house and Sons-20 pns 9 hds coffee, T and H Murray-2400 coker nuts, J Nelson —1 box sweetmeats, Order-1 brl sugar taken for ship's use-Q 1) St. Mary, (221) A Morrison, from Black River, Jamaica, 1 hf tee 2 tees 21 brls coffee, II Roose-52 brls 3 casks do, 15 tons logwood, F Stacey-172 tons 4c logwood, J Adams-245 hides, H Roose-5 tons 13e lignumvitse, 6 tons lc ebony, J Adams-8 tons 16c do, 23 bags pimento, Gibbs, Bright and co-6 packages apparel, J and A Smith arid co—V D Sandbach, — (435) J Bispham, from Demerara, 510 hhds 6 brls sugar,-53 puns 48 hhds 94 brls rum. Sandbach, Tinne and co-21 hhds sugar, 22 puns 18 hhds rum, C W and F Shand-10 puns rum, J Gladstone and co-40 puns 13 hhds ruin, E J Troughton-1 brl sugar, 6 puns 4 hhds rum, order-1 brl sugar, J Bispham-81 bags clean and 319 bags coffee in the husk, a bags cocoa, Sandbach, Tome and co-8 packages succades and pickles, a quantity old copper and 4 cases 2 bales British goods returned, 24 pees maho. gany, order—P D Regalia, (186) I) Cobb, from City of St. Domingo, /231 logs ma hogany, 43 logs satin wood, 19 tons lignumvite, li Ripley -8 logs mahogany, the master—B SOUTH AMERICA. Lerwick, (283) D Hepburn, from Laguna, about 330 t logwood, Order—Q D UNITED STATES. Oxford, (707) J Rathbone, from New York, 33 chests 287 hf chests tea, (exportation) Fairclough and Frost-60 chests do, T Hatton, jun-56 do, Baring Brothers and co-3iB bales cotton, order-272 do, Tennants, Clow and co-201 do, Finlay and Neilson-9g do, \V A and G Maxwell and co-55 do, Fitzhugh and Grimshaw-54 do, de Lizardi and co-10 do, .1 T Crook-20 do; J Holford and co -10 boxes contents unknown, Phelps, James and co -119 brls do, Pennants, Clow and co-13 cases do, C Humberston and co-13 do, order-4 do, Ross Brothers—a chests 1 bale do, H Jenkins-2 hales do, J Gandy and co—llgo brls flour, Wildes, Pickersgill and co -501 salted hides, 57 tees flaxseed, order—HS tons copper ore, Rath bone Brothers and co-25 bales scythes, D Belhouse and co—nD LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, APRIL 21. The imports since Tuesday last of Wheat, Flour, and Barley, from Foreign ports have been rather large, from Ireland and Coast wise very moderate ; but the demand here and in our country markets have been very languid during the past week, at a further decline on Wheat of 2d to 3d per 701 b, and on Flour of is per sack and per barrel; Barley has also been sold 2d to 3d per 601 b. lower, and every other article in the Corn trade has been very dull, and last quotations barely obtainable. The only alteration this week in the duties on Grain from Foreign ports is a reduction of Is 6d per qr. on Beans ; there is a great pro bability that on the Ist of May the duty on Wheat may be reduced to 13s 8d per qr. and 8s 2id per barrel on Flour. Several parcels of Flour in bond have changed hands at 27s 6d to 28s, and some under particular circumstances reported at 27s per barrel ; Oats in bond very dull at 3s 6d to 3s 10d per 451 b. At this day's market there was a fair attendance and a better demand for good Wheat and Flour, and the above decline was a little recovered ; for all other articles in the trade there was but a very limited sale at about the prices of this day week. WHEAT, per 701bs s. d. 8. d. English Scotch 9 6 10 0 Irish 5 3 8 0 Bonded BARLEY, per qr. English 37 0 38 0 Chevalier • 3B 0 40 o Scotch, per 601 b. 4 0 5 3 Irish 4 0 4 6 Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 0 OATS, per 451 b. English Scotch 4 1 4 2 Irish 3 2 3 9 Foreign, in bond 3 6 310 Ditto, duty free 4 0 4 2 RYE, per quarter MALT, per qr. fine 6B 0 70 middling 56 0 66 0 INDIAN CORN, 113 480th. Red 37 o@4o 0 White 37 0 40 0 BRANS, per quarter. English 45 0 49 0 Irish 42 0 44 0 PEAS, Grey 3B 0 42 0 White 42 0 46 0 SHIP BREAD, per 1121 b. In bond l4 0 17 0 FLo UR, English, per 2801 b. Fine 48 0 54 0 Irish 44 0 52 0 Amer. brl. free Sweet U.S 37 0 38 6 Sour 37 0 38 OATMEAL, per 2401 b. English 32 6 33 0 Ditto, new 33 0 33 6 Scotch 32 6 33 0 INatittto. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRII. 23, There has been a good inquiry for Cotton to-day, and the sales are 4090 bags, including 500 on speculation, and 200 for export, at very steady prices. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, APRIL 23. Prime new Butter is wanted, and we understand considerable orders, free on board, have been sent to Waterford at 108 s. Fresh old is worth 105 s, but of that there is very little here.—The pickled Butter season is quite closed; First of May brands, of good repute, will, it is thought, touch 105 s for ends.—We quote good heavy prime Mess Beef 117 s 6d to 122 s 6d per tierce, India 130s.—Prime Mess Pork 808, Bacon Pork from Belfast, &c. 75s per barrel. The retail demand continues fair.—There is an improved demand for Bacon, but at unaltered prices, say 48s to 51s per cwt. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispentaries during the last w•eelc :7 North. South. Total Received advice and medicine atthe Insti tution. Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine 307 805 612 Total at each Dispensary , 500 413 VISITORS. North—Mr. W.F. Macgregor, Mr. J. H. Smith, and Mr. C. Booth South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. J. Wilkinson, and Rev. C. Morralt. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fexiwick-street, April2o, 1840. TIDE TABLE. Days. I I Mrn. Evn. Height. Sundays, Holydays, ,)*C. April u. U. H. M. P. f. Friday .. 24 I 3 25 350 111 6 Saturda) 25 425 511 11 9 St. Mark. Sunday 26 520 625 12 9 Low Sunday. Monday 27 7 8 739 14 5 Tuesday 28 810 838 15 11 Wednes. 29 859 923 17 2 Eager Ox. & Cam. term b. Thursday3u g 44 10 7 18 2 AGRICULTURAL MARKET, APRIL 22. Old Hay .... New Hay.... Clover Hay.. Straw, Wheat Straw, Oat .. Straw, Barley Green Clover s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. , k O 10(41 2 q' 2olb. Potatoes, 2 6®3 0 44 01 " 010 1 li - Cattle Ditto 2 3 0 0 ---- O gi 1 1- Turnips 0 0 0 0 .-- O 8 0 9- Carrots -- O 7 0 8- Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 ---- O 5 0 6 - Manure 10 012 6 ----- 000 0 - PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S. LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Jamaica Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbice Honduras New York, Boston Charleston, Savannah New Orleans Havana Canada British North America Newfoundland Brazils River Plate East Indies China Batavia New South Wales Cape of Good Hope Africa Gibraltar Lima, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. Smyrna and Constantinople Malaga Madeira Western Isles, Cape de Verds... Lisbon • Cadiz France Holland Hamburg, Bremen, &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm Petersburg, Riga, &c. Oporto Outward. 25S Od® 30 0 20 0 -- 25 0 40 0-- 50 0 30 0 25 0 -- 30 . 0 35 0-- 40 0 40 0 -- 50 0 30 0-- 40 0 30 0 -- 40 0 30 0 25 0 -- 0 0 35 0 -- 40 0 35 0 -- 40 0 35 0 -- 40 0 40 0-- 45 0 40 0 - - 30 0 - - 17 6- 20 0 50 0- 60 0 20 0 -- 25 0 40 0 -- 50 0 20 0-25 0 20 0 -- ---- 25 0 25 0 25 0— 30 0 30 0 —40 e 40 0 40 0 50 0 53 0- 60 0 25 0 1 Home 308 Od @Os 0 20 0 25 0 50 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 25 0 30 0 40 0 SO 0 40 0 50 0 40 0 50 0 25 0 30 0 25 0 30 0 40 0 40 0 - - 40 0 40 0 - - 126 0 - -_ 20 0 - --- 40 0 - - 20 0 - 25 0 30 0 - - 20 0 - 25 0 20 0 - - 17 6-- 20 0 20 0-- 0 0 25 0 -- 30 0 30 0 -- 40 0 40 0 -- - 50 0 -- ---- 17 6 - 20 0 PRICES OF SHARES, APRIL 23. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices. Birmingham and Gloucester BO paid 69 15 0 .... Ditto and Derby Birkenhead and Chester Bolton and Leigh lOO paid .... Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter 25 .... .... Chester and Crewe 45 .... 49 0 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow 3O 26 0 0 .. . Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid .... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid 15 15 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar 1 • Greenock, and Ayr 3O pant .... Grand Junction lOO .... 229 0 oex div Ditto half shares 3O .... 88 15 0 .... Great Western 65 82 10 0 .... 82 0 0 Ditto new shares Hull and Selby 35 paid 26 15 0 ... Lancaster and Preston Liverpool and Manchester .... 100 .... 184 0 0 ... Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .... 165 0 0 ... Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 5O .... 46 10 0 ... Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 81 0 0 .... Si 0 0 Ditto half shares Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 71 0 0.. Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 15 10 0.. .... Ditto and Ditto Exten;ion 7 .... 00 0 .... Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland New North Midland lO .... 24 0 0 .... South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland - 4O paid 54 0 0 .... 42 0 0 46 15 0 :21 U U BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 .... 765 0 oexdiv Bank of Liverpool .el2 10s paid 20 17 6ex dir. - Commercial of Liverpool 10 16 15 0 - Liverpool Union lO .... 12 12 6 .... - Northern and Central Albion - North and South Wales lO .... 6 15 0 .... of Manchester lO .... )0 2 6.. - M'chester & L pool Dsct. 15 9 15 0 - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank Commercial Bank of England East of England .... Phoenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings .4100 paid 163 0 o L'pool and Harrington Water 1 3 ,..„ 477 10 u •• Works Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 370 0 0 L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. .elOO .... 191 0 0 Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance 25 paid 2 Is 0 Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 915 0 .... Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 113 oex div DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company l5 Woodside Ferry Egrernout Ferry l2 10s. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company Harrington Docks Apothecaries' Company .... Asphalte (Liverpool; (Poloncean) 5 10 10 . 100 . 9. B 0 0 ... 14 17 6 .... 8 0 0 .... 5 7 6 6 5 0 6 17 6 o 0 0 o 0 0 o 14 6 .... 1 0 0 6 12 6 SHARE MARKET, THURSDAY EVENING. Our market at the commencement of the day wore rather a dull appearance. Sellers, however, were very drm, and before the close of business an improvement took place. The few sales, how ever, which were made, we quote at a shade below yesterday's prices. BIRTHS. On the 2nd instant, at Lisbon, the lady of Admiral SARTORI LS ' Viscount D'Piedade, of a son and heir. On the 10th instant, at Halewood, in th e coun ty o f Sli g o, LOY ANNE WYNNE, of twin sons. On the 13th instant, at Bristol, the lady of the Rev. JONATIIP" H. 'WOODWARD, of a daughter. • On the 21st instant, at Claughto n - roa d , W oo d s id e, M rs . h• , MORISON, of a ciaughter. MARRIED. On the 10th of February, at Bombay, RICHARD WILLIS, only Son of General R. A. Willis, Bombay Establishment, to JD SIE SANDERSON, second daughter of the late John Sanderson' Esq. Glasgow. - On the 11th instant, at Watnall, by the Rev. ii. W. PluMP t „.. re g EDWARD HENEAGE, Esq. M : P. to CHARLOTTE FIZANC. F. ANN, youngest daughter o f LANCE LOT ROLLE.4TON, Esq• t!„,," 0 On the 17th instant, a t St. M art i n ' s-in-the -Fields, Mr. JO S r' . KITCHEN, Great Nelson-street N or th, l ate of Whicham, to MAO, eldest daughter of Mr. G. HUGHES, of this town, and niece of the Rev. Jacob Picton, by whom they were married. On the 11th instant, at St. John's Church, Westminster, by the Rev. J. J. Ellis, ROBERT MARRIOTT, Esq. to ANNA ELEAN°''' youngest daughter of the late Captain DANIEL ROSS, R.N. 81 , , On the 20th instant, at Bury, L ancas hi re, b y t h e Rev. 148"."` RICHARD, eldest son of WILLIAM CALROW, Esq. of Wait'qi lodge, near Preston, to ELIZABETH , eldest daughter of JOH N GRUNDY, Esq. Bury. On the 21st instant, at St. Catherine's Church, by the Rev. u o bt. Davies; Mr.' ZHOMAS JEFFERSON to MARY, daughter of t" late Mr. ISAAC HARRISON, of this town. • Same day, at St. Catherine's Ch urc h ; b y th e R ev. H „ , ter Mr. JOHN WRIGHT. o f thi s t own, c h em i st, to M A RY , daug' - of the late JOSEPH ROBINSON, Esq. timber-merchant. ti Same day, at Booth!, Cumberland, Captain ISAAC SHAW, •-• of Underwood Cottage, to JANE, the third surviving daughter WILLIAM ROBINSON. Esq, of Cross-house, in Bootie. Same day, •at Rosthern Church, near Knutsford, by the it - -e ; Henry Leigh, Mr. JAMES PARTINGTON, tailor and drlLP° . ' Miss JANE FAIR, both of High Leigh, Cheshire. • On the 22nd instant, at the Parish Church, Bury, by the 'fi s Andrew Cassels, M.A. vicar of Batley, A. C. RROWN, Esq. 0c t ,,,, town, to SUSANNA, daughter of the late JAMES CASSELS, M.D. of Lancaster. Same day, at St. Mary's, Hackney, London, by the Rev, W. GO ° 1 1; child, Mr. DAVID 11. WNICOLL, of this town, surg eo n, to SAO eldest daughter of EDWARD DAY, Esq. of the former place. A , Yesterday, at Waltonmn-the- Hill, by the Rev. D. James, Mr. JOSEPH STRETCH, Everton, to EMMA ANNE, second s l e , viving daughter of JOHN CHADWICK, Es q . El m -h ouse , Kirk DIED. 0 5 At the Cape of Good Hope, of small pox, in his 53d year, JA DUNBAR, Esq. late of the 21st Light Dragoons, and youngest of the late Sir George Dunbar, Bart. Mochrum. Captain CALDWELL, of the 90th depot, quartered at Dover, r n i der melancholy circumstances. He was on a visit, at the sea oic his uncle, Colonel Caldwell, near Northampton, where, with 5! , .. companions, he was attempting to remove two large in swans, placed over the gate, at the entrance to the park, in ' l ` ) d which one of them fell suddenly with great force on him, 8 ,1 1 „ caused his death. Captain Caldwell obtained his company 00' 7th letbruary only. On the 10th of February, in the island of Barb a d oc s, the Ae , JOSEPH HELLIWELL, the highlyrespected minister of the I n ' pendent Church, Whitehaven. On the 30th ult. at Bristol. aged 84, Mr. SAMUEL AIX of this town. . Old 011 the 4th instant, at her residence, :I, Sussex-terrace , . of Brampton, Mrs. FRANCES LOUISA GRIFFITH. aged 72, relict te, the late Rev. John Griffith, M.A. Fellow of Ch r i s t Ch urc h Collegl A w Manchester, itic. and great-great-great-granddaughter of the ee brate&Evelyn, the author of " Sylva." after On the 6th instant, at San Lncarde Barr ame d a , near Cadis. a long illness, the Rev. HENRY RYCROI , T, the youngest so" the Sir Nelson Rycrolt, Bart. On the 7th instant, at Kirkcudbright, suddenly, aged 7- , SAMUEL M'KNIGHT, manufacturer. &Het On the 10th instant, aged 40, the w if e o f M r . R. MANN, sa and landlord of the Three Pigeons Public-house,-Burford, osto. J ~ shire. She had married four husbands nv the time she was thn' years old, and has left behind her an excellent character for hid' is, try and the possession of all the domestic virtues. Same day, in Paris, of apoplexy, M. MARTIN LAFITTE, br °tll i r e t of M. James Lafitte. He was one of the directors of the gr` joint-bank established by the celebrated M. Lafitte. „ 0' On the 11th instant, aged 38 years, Mr. WM. ATKINSON, sn --1 0 law of the late Mr. M. Furniss, St. Ann. square, .Manchester; the 20th instant, aged 3 years. MICAH JONES his sou ; an d t r. the same day, aged 11 years, FRANCES CAROLINE, his dang' h .le. On the 12th instant, awfully sudden, at his residence, Brool%s, Peaked', near Warrington, in his 57th y ear , EDWARD BO" na, a member of the Society of Friends, a truly conscientious n' and beloved by his family and a large circle of friends. CHAR LES On the L3th instant. of apoplexy, aged 46, the Rev. EVATT, rector of Monaghan. On the lath instant, aged 80 years, at Tarnbrook, in Wyers d Mrs. AGNES KELSALL, one of th e S oc i ety of Friends. Same day, in her 87th year, M rs. RADCLIFFE, widow Of Radcliffe, late Archdeacon o f C anterbury. st On the 16th instant, aged i s months, REBECCA. t h e youligli daughter of Mr. JAMES LAIDL AW, St. James ' s-p l ace, T o %te park. On the 17th instant, at his residence, in Laura-place, Corona , go , road, Bristol, CHRISTOPHER DEAKE, E sq . age d 53, for liT e d, years water-bailiff in that city. There were few men m o re resPecod or whose death could be more deeply deplored. Generon' pe good-natured, with a disposition frank, liberal, and friendrfLe fastened himself strongly in the affections of a large and re s nr, able circle, which his affable and urbane ma nners were ever ex7,stS ing. Though he always took an active p ar t i n t h e political CO'ti,i of that city. public differences never cost him a private frien" o o good temper, candour, and native c our t esy, h av i ng b een more i d proof against the asperities of party. Ilis end was happy. 311 every way worthy of his upright life. of Same day, at Wavertr ee , CHARLES B ROWN, Esq. surge°"n ' Winsford, iu the 34th year of his age. Same day, at his son's house, Sea-bank Farm, Hale, Mr : U L of MOUNTFIELD, in his 92nd year, father of Mr. Wm. Mounttie , ' this town. On the 18th inst an t , age d a b out 53, the Rev. RICHARD JO' Calvinistic Methodist Minister. r MI S • Same day, at the r es ide nce o f hi s f a th er, th e Rev. BEN-400ras BUNBURY, curate of R a thf arn h am , an d secon d son o f Charles Bunbury, Esq. of Blackrock, county Dublin, e On the 19th instant, GEORGE HENRY, only ton of V— lt . s ge• BRITTAIN, Esq. of Brookhill, Sheffield, in the 25th year of histi. of On the 20th instant, aged 60, Mr. EDWARD GRIFFq f oo! Clifford -street. He had been in the employment of the Li v , l l, o Gaslight Company for the last 23 years, and a faithful and ,', ni are servant to them, and is deeply regretted by all that had the P. of his acquaintance. tree li On the 2lst instant, at his residence, North Bedford -s JOHSTEWART, Esq. aged 70. n on On the 22nd instant, Mr. R. SHARPLES, painter, Ilee" Scotland-road, aged 33, formerly of Flushing, near Falmouth'/ LIVERPOOL: • FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1840. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED TO , EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORN-' it, asd JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE,of 88, Mount Pleasan LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, Li VERP001•• Old Orders and Advertisements ale received by ev. Messrs. N . , to „ i r ook Co., Warwick-square; Barker, Fleet-street ; Deacon, pole • Reynell, Chancery-lane ; Lawson and Barker, Birc11;;;-d, 'ii Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill Mundell Hatto l ; - , - reet Lombard-street ; Mitchell, 8, Red Lion-court, a t Clarke and Lewis, 4, Crown-court, Threadneedle-y!",,,; c hi Garraway's ; at the London Commercial Cutree-house, ?";: o ffee lane ; at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, Cornhill ; Chapte r -Coffee house, Paternoster-row; North and South America n ; house, Threadneedle-street; and Messrs. William }lll.' . an d Maitre, and Co., Sise-lane, London ; by Messrs. John sto— fde Co., at their Newspaper and Advertisement AgencY "-- Quay, Dublin; Mr: -IW-Phtm, Gla s go w ; Mr. Wheeler, 13s street, and Mr. C. 11. Lewis, Market-street, Manchester:rto Haddock, and Messrs. J. and W. Booth, Booksellers, Warrillo, Mr. Clarke, Pilot-oihce, Preston ; and Mr. Coupe, 33, t street, Birmingham. ftt ,ai4 r . Terms of Subscription for this naper :—Ort c one year, £2 6s. ; ball-year. ziN• ; i ,'1 s. 6d.—lf paid in advance year t 2 2 half-year, Li 1s ; quarter, lOs 6d. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street, Liverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester : TIME'S OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM, 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 6 a.m. Mixed ~ ~ 12 , 1 8 15 a.m. First Class Pi 1 15 p.m. 10 30 a.m. First Class PP„ 4 p.m. 12 15 p.m. First Class •1 21 6 . p.m. 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. First Class FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER, 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston _ at Parkside. 6 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do. 11 30 a.m. First Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 4.5 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 5 p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at a 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed PP PP 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. „ 7 p.m. 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. 2 45 p.m. The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only. tr 12 LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. FROM L'POOL. TO MANCRBSTER. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 ~ — lO 0 ~ I „ 11 45 „ 0 Aftern. .. 230 Aftern. 4 45 • • 5 30 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside * Except on Saturdays, when tt ON SU First Class Second Class o Morning.. 7 0 Morning 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Afters. 715 Evening 715 Mixed 11 top only at Newton & Prksik I TO PRESTON FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. First Class 11 0 ~ ti 2 30 Aftern. Second Class 4 45 Mixed _ _ II .• ON SU. FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOI.. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 0 „ .. 10 0 „ 11 15 „ .. 11 45 •• 2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 5 0 „ .. 5 30 •• 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I his Train does not start till Three. INLAYS.' First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside J r AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 „ „ ,t 2 45 Aftern. .. Second Class 1 5 0 •• .. Mixed 1 71 5 ,• .. First Class 'MOATS. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed S3O Afternoon .. „ )LION. • FROM MANCHESTER. g 0 First Class 11 15 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 NDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. lELENS. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 „ •• • • 11 45 • • • • 2 45 Afternoon .. 5 30 ~ • • • • t. WAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 so Afternoon.. !ORN GAP. FROM MANCHESTER. 730 Morning Second Class 11 45 „ 5 30 Afternoon .. 7I ~: First Class 7 0 Morning.... Mixed --- 530 Afternoon.. „ TO FROM LIVERPOOL. 5 45 Morning.... First Class 12 0 „ , 1 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 8 30 ~ • • • • OV SU 7 0 Morning.... Second Class I 5 30 Afternoon .. TO ST. I FROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 10 o 11 .. 11 45 ;; .: . : 9, 2 30 Afternoon .. Pf 5 30 Sr ON Sllf , 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. TO RUNCI FROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 11 45 5 30 Afternoon .. 193 , 108 LONDON GAZETTE..TtnespAy, APRIL 21. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Kennedy and 0. Arrowsmlth, Liverpool, grocers—T. Oldham and J. Oldham, Manchester, silk-manufacturers—J. F. Smith and T. Penketh. Manchester, coal.dealers. INSOLVENTS. April 18.—Thomas IClonmouthshire, fruit-mer chant. 20.—Thomas Eagles Jones, Birmingham, leather-seller. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Barnard Hewlett and Daniel Hewlett, Northampton , ironmongers. BANKRUPTS. William Higham, Knotty Ash, Lancashire, painter, to surrender May 4, June 2, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Soli citors, Mr. Hime, Liverpool; and Mr. Chester, Staple Inn, London. James Richardson and Peter Richardson, Liverpool, cart-owners , May 8, June 2, at one, at the Claren ion Rooms, Liverpool. Soli citors, Mr. Wareing, and Mr. Leather, Liverpool ; and Mr. Perkins, Gray's Inn-square, London. Leopold Recipatii, Lime•street, London, ship and insurance broker. James King, Salisbury, draper. George Walter, Change-alley, Corn-hill, London, commisgoa• agent. John Atmore, Winkfield, Lynn Regis, Norfolk, draper. Thomas Smith, Yeadon, Yorkshire, clothier. James Brooke, Macclesfield, silk-manufacturer, John Liggins, Hinckley, Leicestershire, hosier. John Schofield and Benjamin Schofield, Honley, Yorkshire, clothiers. George Savile, Swinton, Yorkshire, grocer. John Jones, Glynhafren, Montgomeryshire, farmer. DIVIDENDS. _ _ May 13, J. Moile, Liverpool. pawnbroker—May 14, W. Mead. Liverpool, iron-merchant—May 14, J. Silver, Hatton-garden, Lon don, silversmith—May 12, J. R. Glenister, Tring, Hertfordshire. auctioneer—May 12, H. Robinson, Nutford-place, Bryanstoa square, London, coal-merchant—May 12, T. Turner, Tonbridge , Kent, scrivener—May :2, C. Kipling, Warren-street, Fitzroy square, London, licensed - victualler—May 12, J. Ashley and J. J• Ashley, Regent-street, London, bankers—May 14, G. Topham, Richmond, Surrey, hotel-keeper—May 14, J. A. Cox, Union-street , Southwark, licensed-victualler—May 14, W. Leigh, New Windsor , corn-dealer—May 12, B. Angle, Moorfields, London, licensed-vic tualler—May 13, J. Burr, Wells, Somersetshire, baker—May 12, H. Myers, Cutler-street, Hounsditch, London, wholesale-stationer — May 26, R. Cuming, Plymouth, ship-owner—May 13, W. H. Pears, Coventry, silkman—May 11, T. Mousley, Ellesmere, Shropshire. surgeon—May 14, J. Hill, Shifford's Grange, Staffordshire, miller. CERTIFICATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before May 12. R. G. Roberts, Liverpool, timber-merchant—W. A. Dawson, Liverpool, merchant—J. Wimblc and G. Wimble, Maidstone, Kent. w hartingers—C. J. Atkinson, Huddersfield, woollen cloth -merchant J. Oakes, Sheffield, cutler—T. R. Taylor, Portsea, bill-broker- 0 - Mackay, Manchester, tailor—F. H. Hemming, St. Paull's Church yard, London, laceman—W. Bullock, Newcastle-under-Lyme, iron' monger—W. Harrison, Crosby, Lancashire, coach and omnibus proprietor—P. Mills, Hosier-lane, West Smithfield, London, vie' tualler—J. N. Harris and R. A. Ellis, High Holborn, London. woollen-drapers—J. Wright, jun. Trinity-square, London, coal' factor. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James Smiton, Crieff, maister. James Watson Gatheral and George Gatheral, Glasgow, tnanw facturers. William Mather, Arbroath, tailor. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. Aram Hotta 24. Henry Laffer, (Ist) Clarendon Rooms, I 25. William Wilking Bulley, (Ist).. Ditto, 11 AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE, Imported into Liverpool, from 14th to the 20th inst. incluk ivc• FROM IRRLAND. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. 1437 323 5011 42 8 30u Previously 10U4 12183 64979 508 8 45 1104 COASTWISE. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Calves. Lambs. 192 1561 176 2 Previously .. 1355 19132 3295 42 8 26 THE WORKHOUSE. Statement of the average number and expense of paupers in the Workhouse for the week ending Paupers. Per Head. April 11, 1840 13,1839 Per week aE i7s 5 171 5 More 20 More 0 01 More 619 I ° ------- Statement of daily relief paid out-door poor the week ending 4 April 20, 1840 '669 families, per week, £196 18 15, 1839. 2262 do. do. 285 9 Less .tlOl 9 1° More 602