The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-07 00:00:00

warr ant us in apathetically remaining in statu quo, as if the -vs of matter, which regulate the subject, peremptorily and 'rarily laid it down that " thus far shalt thou go, and no " for the achievements, partially developed, of late skill and enterprise of individuals, give a death lbw to so discouraging an assumption, and would rather fa vour the conclusion—humbling as it may be to our pride of ad vancement—particularly as regards stpam navigation, that it is as yet comparatively in its infancy. So little, indeed, has hitherto heen accomplished in reducing naval architecture to definite principles for the attainment of definite enda, that no two shipbuilders, if left without limitation to carry out their own views, appear to entertain the same opinion, either in the modelling of vessels, in the precise proportion and kind of materials to be employed, or the manner of putting them together, so as to attain, by a given expenditure, the desired strength, speed, durability, and adaptation for any peculiar service ; and, though some have been eminently suc cessful, few of them, as might be reasonably expected from this indulgence in vague fancies and speculations, can safely venture to predict, with any degree of accuracy, the good qualitiss of a ship while she is yet on the stocks. Experi ment alone can accurately decide the question ; and though broad and acknowledged principles may to some extent be relied upon, his most sanguine expectations are more fre quently not realized than exceeded. Much is left to chance, both as regards speed and durability ; with respect to the material, should it be , as it generally almost wholly of wood, be it selected wi th w hatever care, d however appa rent its adaptation, h hopes are often defeated by its pre mature and unexpected decay. In the fashion or model of our Briiish ship, we for ages appear to have studied safety, to the almost total exclusion of highs speed. Our bluff bows and full sterns gave our vessels, indeed, a buoyancy, like that of our present light-ships, to resist the severest storms when there was ample sea-room; but rapid sailing, and the conse quent propertr of working off a lee shore when imminent danger presented itself, were not amongst their qualities, and the fatalities in such emergencies were frequent and often le. By a dogged adherence to the practice of the and to principles partly admitted and partly indefinite, . our ships of war became obviously sluggish in compari 'n with the sharper vessels of several continental nations : yet a long time elapsed before our hardy navigators could bring themselves to relinquish their fullness, and bluff ness of construction to which they had so long been ac customed ; and the circumstance that our enemies' cruisers, and French and other smugglers, were eventually enabled, by their sharpness of build, to elude their pursuit, alone com pelled 'them, reluctantly, to relax their stubborn opinions, and to adopt that fineness of model which combined rapidity of sailing with adequate security. It is notorious that, though intrinsically a maritime nation, we were ever, until of late years, in the rear in the attainment of these desiderata, if we except, perhaps, an occasional smart frigate or sloop of war, and that even during our last contest with France and Ame rica, some of our fastest ships (we may instance the Pique frigate, previously the French Pallas) were of foreign build, captured by our dauntless tars, whose prowess on the ocean was ever transcendent. If such was the prejudice formerly entertained with regard to the mo dels of ships, and such its very slow dislodgement from the minds of even practical men, no great surprise need be excited by observing a still inore rooted predilection in be half of wood, as par excellence the only safe and appropriate material for ship-building ; for, so long were we accustomed to its exclusive use, and so intimately connected are all our associations of the enterprise, adventure, and triumph of our countrymen on the high seas, with our " wooden walls," that such a feeling is not only natural, but patriotic; and if, after the results of the last few years in the employment of a harder material, an adherence to such a partiality may be deemed a frailty, it is surely one which, considering all the circum stances and the absence of correct information,—" leans to virtue's side." Two principal causes have probably operated on the public mind to confirm this prejudice against iron, as a material for ship-building,—namely, its weight and tend to sink in masses, and its supposed liability to rapid cor- The first objection, a very slight exercise of reflection must effectually dissipate. An iron ship is lighter and more buoyant than a wooden ship, and equally strong, or even much stronger, and by the appliance of water-tight bulk heads, a hole or breakage in any part of her bottom (of an extent that would involve the sinking of a wooden vessel), would only produce the inconvenience of admitting the water into one compart ment, leaving the ship still afloat and sea worthy. On the other hand, no ship can sail profitably or safely without heavy ballast or cargo, and in the event of such an accident occurring, and she could not be kept free, a wooden ship would sink as surely, though perhaps a little more slowly, than an iron one, under similar circumstances, and without the advantage of bulk-heads ; and as we cannot see either the philosophy or humanity of thus prolonging the sufferings of those on board under such a casuality, particularly if the ves sel be some hundred miles from land, this point may, we think be considered as disposed of. And with respect to the corri sion of iron ships, it is found that in vessels kept constantly in use, it is not nearly so rapid and insiduous as the decay in wood, from dry-rot and other causes, and will probably ere long be entirely averted by chemical appliances, and atten tion to cleaning the plates with which they are, as it were, years, by t 1 inevitab' tia rosion planked. The writer of this notice having frequently been at sea, particularly before the introduction of iron in the building of sea-going vessels, could not for a long time divest himself of a prepossession in behalf of the monarch of the wood, for such a purpose. The facts, however, that have recently transpired gave him pause, and eventually led him to an opposite con clusion ; and however much the expression of his conviction that iron is in some points quite equal, and in many superior to the best timber for ship-building, may subject him to that unpopularity which frequently and unhappily attaches itself to the advocates of bold innovation, he hesitates not to make the avowal, in the assurance that when the subject is fairly investigated, others yet stubborn in withholding their faith in its adaptation, will be induced to relinquish their erroneous opinions, and yield to the evidence which experience is rend ering eve day more and more incontrovertable. If we feel some ractance to abandon even false impressions, because the mitfd has habitually accommodated itself to them as true, there is at least a redeeming grace and satisfaction in candid ly acceding to the truth, where it irresistably bursts upon us, —and truth must in the end prevail with the sensible portion of mankind. With reference to the present subject, the ac knowledgement is matter of congratulation rather than of re gret. We have for many years back witnessed the scarcity and high price of good timber, for the requirements of our navy, and for our more extensive mercantile marine, and the rapid increase of both services has rendered an adequate sup ply of suitable materials, a subject of deep and serious con cernment, not only to individuals, but to the nation at large. It cannot, therefOre, but be gratifying to every patriotic mind, to find that the deficient supply of timber from our forests, may be amply and readily compensated for by an ad mirable and even more durable material, from the mines of our own country, without impelling us to the necessity of appro priating to the extensive growth of oak large breadths of land, especially required, with our growing population, for the culture of the edible productions of the soil. With these impressions, we hail the appearance of the first practical treatise on iron ship-building that has fallen under our notice, and the first which, in a regular and tangible form, has challenged the scientific and nautical world to a full and fair enquiry into the important questions at issue, and on which a great diversity of opinion is entertained , founded for the most part on mistaken assumptions. The able, argumentative, and fearless manner in which the au thor treats his subject, is not on;ar honourable to him as a judicious but resolute adventurer on this yet scarcely trodden and somewhat perilous ground ; but the testimony he ad duces, and the deductions he so clearly draws from it will, we trust, tend to enlighten the public on a topic too long en shrouded in the mists of prejudice and error ; and, assuming hire to be accurate in his conclu s ions, (of which we have not ourselves the remotest doubt,) will hasten the advent of a new and more propitious era in the history of navigation all over the world, and entitle him, in an especial manner, to the gratitude of his own countrymen. Mr. Grantham, a civil engineer, is an active partner in a highly respectable iron establishment in this town ; and has had very considerable experience (over a period of eighteen years) in his principal vocation as an iron ship-builder. In this age of authorship, when the mass of the productions of the press are too generally, fanciful, ephemeral, questionably useful, or often pernicious, we welcome with no little pride and gratification a work from the pen of a townsman, which, though comparatively small and altogether unassuming, will probably excite a wholesome agitation of the important sub ject under consideration, and eventually lead, both in this Country and elsewhere, to a great and profitable extension of trad e and commerce. —w hich are, after all, the chief pioneers of civilization and refinement. The ocean is the grand high 'ay between nation and nation, and every improvement we all effect in the speed, safety, and durability of the vehicles l' l w,bich w e t rave rse its mighty waters, constitutes a perma nent gain -to thegeneral interests of humanity. oiTtb,e_w_ork iside g dicated to Thomas Sands, Esq., chairman lecture delivered Committee, of this town, and is founded on a sci entific a "tred by the author some weeks ago, before a larged ti - Y7 Q : l „ l,l v gratified audience, and which he has en the teati,,,r additional facts and arguments, derived from various parts off other practical and talented individuals rience• In the e t .o ll kingdom, a 3 well as from his own expc expresses himself'''. rgeof some introductory remarks he thus • I should not have ventured upon such a topic had my previous impressions not exertions stimulated, been strengthened, and my humble bymore mature favourable opinion of several gentlemen on whose Luo mature judgment I can implicitly rely ; shee with the a dvantages, , havtia I must, in consider ation of difficulties 15 whie d to encounter, and of the - intervals of leisure /ford, solicit the indulgen ce of Vay ,!rrduous occupations my fellow embers in be n me to m an extent which I of an essay which has grown I did not at first anticipate. I have sought everywhere for h g w;e to veiret timber and iron ornerits of a practical nature roge.l,atthhino, of an loc ;hips_somethin,,vthat I could take as foundationtrle which I could dworks relating rnent —some historical view. s and very itu rgn • arry ont and enlarge. Excepting, )lely to timber vessels, or some few detached 1--...tches of iron vessels—and scarcely any, on either - of a practical nature—l could obtain little determined Assistance from published documents. I therefor e or no to take an independent course, and to trust more to it observations. and to information derived from those' Own would kindly assist i • n all pro bability, a fruitless se arc h . And here permit me to n collecting it, than to waste my who me efforts in a further and, I thank several friends, to w hom I have applied for information, for the u niform readiness with and to state t which they have replied to my inquiries, further sta ir S hat additi 1 shall have much pleasure in receiving f ro m any one who will to the facts I have already colle cted, favour me by supplying them•' an interesting di g est were Our author sets out with furnish in g of the ea r ly hi s tory of iron vessels, some of which built. forty years ago, and are supposed to be still in existlepecree. They were first, it appears, introduced on our canals, s'h they a re I inane yet found to be superior to wooden vessels most trying work, as well as in durability. The Aaron by, now in France, the first iron steamer that ever put to sea ; the iron steamers on the Shannon, originally introduced by the author's father now deceased • and the more gene ral in troduction of iron vessels afterwards ' sea-goers, port, Glasgo w , kke ,are then • adverted to. He next furnish es an interesting outline ne of the most approved modes of con structing iron vessels in essential l points from the keel up wards, the whole of w hi ch is amply illustrated ' by accurate drawings. He also suggests the substitution of iron for wood in the decks and other of iron vessels, where the latter material is still ret aine l d art The reader is then introduced to the question, considered commercially, and the superiority of safets, d " I iron vessels is shown—in strength, combined with lightness — great capacity for stowage— Pee --urabilit '' y—eco- perfect sn " But how stands the case when we turn to iron? Where is the frame, even of the most intricate form, that our smiths cannot mould? Where the frame or beam so large that iron cannot be found of which to fashion it, and that, too, if need be, without a scarf? Here there are no knots, no sap, no cutting across the grain. Here there is no useless timber, placed merely to fill in, or to cross buts. Here every inch of material is of service, and every scrap applied to some useful end." He afterwards adds on this point— " If we view the subject with respect to very large vessels --ships of the line or first-class steamers, in which inter mediate decks are not only not objectionable, but requisite for the guns and stores, and in which entire or partial bulk heads may be multiplied without causing much inconveni ence—we have in iron the means of dividing the shell into small sections, affording the strongest supports directly op posed to the strains that tend to disturb the form of the plates, and in the direction in which they can least resist such strains. The sides between these decks and bulkheads would be strengthened by the ordinary mode of framing. In addition to this, the lower part of the vessel might be again intersected by longitudinal divisions; and these decks, bulkheads, and subdivisions would not only be securely fas tened to the shell, but to each other,—the whole thus becom ing a mass of almost irresistible strength, meeting the strains in whatever direction they might arise, while, at the same time, the weight would be far below that of a timber vessel of only moderate scantling, and the room for stowage would be much greater." In comparing the fastenings of iron ships with those of wooden vessels he says— " A most elaborate system of bracing by iron straps, knees, and bolts with nuts, in addition to the ordinary knees, diagonal internal planking, stringers, &c. is now pursued. Tree-nails used to secure the planking are giving way to bolts, either of copper, iron, or composition, and great addi tional strength is thus imparted. But the grand objection still remains. The bolts do not accord with the materials they fasten together, and the wood is so soft that when a se vere strain arises, a general yielding takes place, by the bolt heads sinking into it, and the wood itself giving way to the pressure it receives from the neighbouring parts. In proof of this it is only necessary to examine the copper sheathing of, a large vessel after a trying voyage, when the waving sur face too often betrays the defects within. This effect of straining is most perceptible in steam-vessels, particularly under the paddle beams, and sometimes abaft them. The creaking of a timber-built ship, too, so distressing to lands men, and adding so much to the terrors of a storm at sea, is the result of the unceasing motion which takes place in the seams, acting on the internal timber work, and particularly on the cabin partitions and bulkheads. " A wooden vessel is made up of a great number of parts of various forms and sizes, placed in different directions, which, like the stones in an arch, are dependent on each other for support. If one becomes loose, the whole struc ture is more or less endangered. This is evident from the fact that much of the stiffness of a wooden vessel depends on the caulking of the outer plank." Our author quotes in corroboration of his opinions the following passage from a paper by Mr. Creuze, superinten dent of her Majesty's dock-yard at Plymouth, and author of several highly approved works on naval architecture : " Two questions naturally arise ; first, what are the ad vantages or disadvantages of the substitution of iron for timber, in the construction of ships ?—and, secondly, to what limit may this substitution be advantageously carried ? Amongst the advantages are the employment of a less costly material, of which the supply is inexhaustible, and for which supply we are totally independent of other nations ; also, the greater durability of the material, not only from its relative durability with that of timber, but from its requiring no such metallic sheathing to protect it from the ravages of worms- Also the greater durability of the structure, as a whole, in consequence of the greater permanency in the perfect combi nation of its several parts, arising from the fastenings being of the same texture as the portions of materials brought into connexion. The metallic fastenings to a timber-built vessel act, it must be remembered, not only chemically, but also mechanically, to accelerate her destruction so soon as the close connexion of the several parts is at all diminished." Instances are then adduced in which iron vessels have suffered severe beating on rocks, shores, and sandbanks in gales, without sustaining any material injury, while wooden vessels, under similar circumstances, would inevitably have been entirely lost. The greater room for stowage in iron ships is also discussed, and on this point he remarks : " The shell of a timber-built vessel is so much thicker than that of an iron vessel, that, with the same outside dimensions, the latter is frequently 18 inches wider and 12 inches deeper in the hold than the former. Taking the most favourable part of a vessel—namely, in the centre of the length—in a vessel of 200 tons, the proportion in favour of the iron vessel will be as 5 to 6 ; but in the ends, which are drawn finely off, the disparity is much increased, making the proportion of the whole contents about as sto 4. Supposing, therefore, that a vessel built of timber could stow 200 tons, she would, if made of iron, have room for 250 tons. The total capacities of the largest vessels will probably not ap proximate nearer than as 5 to 6 ; making the iron ship of 600 tons not to exceed in outward dimensions the timber one of 500 tons. The advantage of this is very great, and enables an iron vessel to trade, and remunerate the owners, in cases in which a wooden vessel would not return a profit; for, if we suppose that the freight of a 500-ton ship would just pay the expenses required to navigate her, an iron vessel would leave the freight on the extra 100 tons as clear profit. " With steamers, the comparison is much more in favour of iron than with wooden vessels. As the average cargo of a steamer is only, perhaps, about one-third of the load, in engine, cargo, and coals together, an increase of one-fourth in her stowage adds 75 per cent. to her capacity for carrying cargo. In other words, to carry a given cargo, the iron steamer may be much less than a wooden one. 7 The greater safety of iron ships from casualties, as well as from the dreadful calamity of fire, is ably set forth ; and with respect to speed it is remarked:— " The late register laws, which caused more injury to our mercantile marine than those at present in operation are ever likely to repair, and which originated and fostered evils that it may require ages to correct, are no longer obstacles to im provement, and their abrogation affords us some hopes that we shall not for ever be left behind other nations in the speed of our vessels. I believe I may safely assert that when iron becomes generally used for the purpose of ship-building, a much finer form may be adopted, without incurring the dis advantages that arise under the same circumstances, in even the most approved construction of wooden vessels. The ma terial being much lighter to attain the same strength, and occupying less space, the model of the vessel may be made finer, and better adapted for high speed, without a cor responding loss in the amount of stowage and carrying qua lities ; !aid iron vessels, as they have more buoyancy, are not so liable as timber-built vessels to pitch when in a heavy sea." Under the bead " durability" our author ably confutes the j supposed rapid corrosion of iron vessels, as proved by several vessels that had performed long voyages, and thus notices the decay of timber-built ships : " The dry rot in wooden ships (which finds no parallel evil in those of iron) is frequently as remarkable in the ear liness of its commencement, as it is invariably rapid in its progress ; and no appliance hitherto resorted to has, in all instances, been effectual to avert its insidious development, or to arrest its destructive progress. The tree which is in tended for a timber ship is no sooner felled than the oxygen, which, during vegetation, is held in harmless combination, begins its work of decay. The gradual combustion and de terioration of the woody fibre supervenes ; carbonic acid is evolved ; and the wood, becoming carbonized, loses its flex ibility and strength. The progress of this decay is sure, though, by care, its effects may be retarded ; but, from the numerousinstances of its rapid increase, even in well-built vessels, we are led to conclude that no human foresight can prevent its poison from spreading, like a baleful epidemic, into every portion of the ship. How many stately vessels are now mouldering away under this destructive visitation, while their fine and graceful forms conceal the treacherous enemy within !" On the question of repairs, our author states— " It is a great mistake to suppose that iron vessels are more difficult to repair than wooden vessels • and, in pursu ance of this error, it is often urged, as an oblection to them, that, should accidents occur to them in a foreign country, no one could be found capable of making good the damage. But so far is this from being the case, that it is found that nothing is easier of accomplishment; for the injuries are generally external, and confined to a single spot, and may in most cases be sufficiently repaired by any ingenious man, if the ship be but provided with a few drills, some spare plates, bolts, and other necessary articles, which no captain should neglect to carry amongst his stores. Besides, when iron vessels become more generally employed, the necessary as sistance and means will be found at all considerable ports and stations at which they may touch. But, on the other hand, take the case of a wooden ship, after she has received shocks such as were sustained by the Nemesis, the Iron Duke, or the Vulcan, (if, indeed, she ever again floated ;) her whole frame dislocated—leaking at every seam —several floor timbers broken—the crew fearful at every moment that her continued working will increase the influx of water be yond the power of the pumps to keep it down ;—she is run ashore at the first convenient spot, to avoid a greater disas ter—some temporary repairs are effected at much trouble and expense—she returns home at great risk—goes into the graving dock for one or two months—her copper and planks are necessarily stripped off—the broken 'flooring is at great cost replaced—new planks and copper are supplied—and, fi nally, the whole being caulked, she is at length ready again to put to sea! There is no ship-owner of any experience but will readily admit the correctness of this statement, and incurredar x ebyaseueincdhag all cci bear de ut dents —an e expense , testimony indeed,to t h expense frequently so far previous calculation that the building of a new ship would, in the long run, be more in accordance with economy and discretion." But the sublect has grown so much upon our hands that we must defer our notice of the further points urged in be half of iron, including the consideration of the subject in a national point of view, until Friday. (To be concluded in our next.) The Liverpool Policeman. Booker and Co. Rork, It in cident is, ors•e;rns P i r t e i sent number will add to the popularity of the now for the first ese no romance, but warm with life. Every charac ter has, cr to have, its existing prototype ; every in -I\lalapropism ro u bles, a reality. Mrs. Nl`Fat, introduced ;an me, is a rich specimen of gullibility and her portrait', cann - ot be in the dialogue, by the the dry cunning and caustictiv displayed perusal of it, we severa Scotch artist, while she is sitting for indulgence of immoderate"" surpassed in excellence. During our Court of Rhadamanthu s surprised our gravity in the , lai.rpsistible bursts of laughter. The limb of the law is eore whose dread tribunal an ig noblesiderabie inventive genius, broughtaud i l- ' l) for judgment, shows con tic effect. The adventure at 4, my with great drama in the station-house are capitally uncle's," and the scenes author has too much tact and t oo m k• a e n neilied. In fact, the command to suffer the interest of hisjord pu.l%ilag for a single taste for that materials at his o cater is fi r a titicial and moment ; and the preference of the which is real and substantial to that w e h x i e e rn h p ' i mag i n ary cannot be more worthily liberal patronisation of the author's efforts not on ly in its for their amusement but to contribute to their moral tellectual amelioration. 4 nd in- It appears, from a report of a case which came before the Lord Mayor of London, that the consuls of foreign states have agreed to refuse relief to sailors in distress of their re spective countries, when they arrive in England as sailors on board an English vessel. WEIGH YOUR CANDLES.—At the Court Baron of James Dearden, Esq., of Rochdale, last week, eleven persons were fined in various sums, for having exposed for sale can dles deficient in weight. The candles were in dozen pounds, and in one case the deficiency was l7i ounces. CAUTION TO PUBLICANS.—It has been decided at Bristol, by Sir Charles Wetherell, the recorder, that publicans suf fering not only card playing, but bagatelle and the like, although not for money, or money's worth, are liable to the penalties imposed by the alehouse act of parliament. It is a well-known fact, which says little in favour of the New Poor " Law," that there is not one union in the ma nufacturing districts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, or Cheshire, where the law is not broken. The guardians dare not carry out the law for fear of their lives, and the commissioners dare not press them to do so for fear of their salaries. EARLY STRAWBERRIES.—Mr. Matthew Dalby, gar dener, of Linton, near Wetherby, has during the present week exhibited to us a very fine specimen of the strawberry (Keene's seeding) perfectly ripe, which iiad been gathered in his grounds, and had been grown in the open air on the banks of the river Wharfe. A committee has been organised in the city of London, with many influential names, for the purpose of presenting to the Pasha of Egypt a gold medal, as a slight mark of their esteem for the ready facilities to the conveyance of the mails to and from India through his territory, notwithstanding the war. Lieut. Waghorn, R.N., is active in the business. On Saturday Lord Denman gave judgment in the long disputed case whether Miss Burdett Coutts should be rated to the relief of the poor in respect of a box which she held in Drury-lane Theatre, and the court decided that the box in question was a tenement, within the meaning of the act of parliament, and that, therefore, Miss Coutts was liable to be rated. ROME, MAY 17.—Great sensation has been excited here by the marriage of an accomplished young English lady, sister of Lord It , to a veturino, and the arrest of , a lady of rank, who from a fondness of pieces of ancient kinds of marble, broke them out of places where _ they were fixed in our churches and museums.—Allgemeine Zeitung, May 26. Since the passing of the reform act no fewer than seventeen candidates have on different occasions offered themselves for the representation of Ipswich, viz., on the conservative in terest, Messrs. Mackinnon, Fitzroy, Goulburn, Kelly, Dun das, Brooke, Holmes, Gibson, Cochrane, Herries, Gladstone, and Lord Desart ; and on the whig-radical interest, Messrs. Wason, Morrison, Gibson, Rennie, Gisborne, and Moffatt. BELFAST ELECTION. — The committee appointed to try this election determined on Thursday, that the same must be declared void, on the grounds that sufficient polling ac commodation had not been provided, and that four of the poll clerks were minors. The candidates returned were Mr. Emerson Tennent and Mr. W. G. Johnson ; the disappointed ones, the Earl of Belfast and Mr. Ross. Little doubt is entertained that at the fresh election, the same candidates will be again returned. Sir Henry Hardinge has announced, by a circular from the War Office, that government will not be responsible for any losses sustained by paymasters of regiments, officers, sol diers, from the failure of country banks, as paymasters can have Bank of England notes at all times through the regi mental agent. Tnis order has been issued in consequence of the losses of the Scots Gras by the failures of Wigney's Brighton bank.—Limerick • RAILWAYS.—Wc understand there is every reason to be lieve that, in the September of 1843, both the Leeds exten sion and Liverpool junction line will be completed ; the chain of railway communication will have its link added, and the railway be open in one continuous line, from the Humber to the ?Mersey ; from the Thames to the Forth and the Clyde ; while all the great towns of Great Britain—London and Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, Leeds and Hull, Glasgow and Edinburgh, will thus be placed in closer connexion and more rapid communication with each other. COOPER, THE ALLEGED MURDERER. —Cooper, alleged as the murderer of the policeman at Highbury, appears to be rapidly recovering from his illness, but is totally indifferent to, or unconscious of, the awful situation in which he is placed ; for yesterday, one of the authorities of Newgate en tered his cell, and thus addressed him :—" Well, Cooper, how are you to-day ?do you think you arc getting well ? " Why, yes, sir, I feel I am getting better daily, but the effect of the poison that I took has gone into my hands and feet, and gives me great pain, and I do not think I shall get clear of it for two or three years to come." The gentleman thus , addressed, as his duty commanded, made no remark on this observation, and shortly afterwards quitted the cell. TRUE ?—A considerable crowd was collected the morning before last in the rue Beauregard, before a house from which loud cries proceeded. Suddenly the glass of a window was dashed to . pieces, the casement thrown open, and a man forced out a woman whom he held only by the hair of her head over the street. A cry of horror burst from the persons below—mattrasses were placed where the unfortunate woman was to fall, but she by a desperate effort, succeeded in catch ing the window-sill, and at last, after creeping-up, pushed in the man, who struggled with her. The guard arrived nearly at the same moment, and arrested the ruffian, who was con ducted to the guardhouse amidst the groans and hisses of the crowd.—Galignani's Messenger. DYING OF A THOUSAND GOOD SYMPTOMS.—" Here I am," said a great man, to a friend who entered his sick room while flattering physicians were telling him of hopes of recovery, which he felt were false, " dying of a thousand good symptoms." " There it is," says with very different feelings, the Morning Chronicle, pointing to Sir Robert Peel's majority, " dying of a thousand good symptoms." The sanguine journalist tells his readers—" The measures of the Ministry have been supported by larger majorities even than that which placed them in office ;" " no defection worth notice has taken place among Sir Robert Peel's supporters ;" " if occasionally a few Tories have given a rebellious vote, their loss has been supplied by at least an equal number of Liberals, who have strayed into the majority ;" and yet," we are quite sure" that " the Tory party is most seriously damaged, if not actually broken up, by what has passed during the present session." Sheridan, a Whig leader in his day, went once upon a time to shoot over the estates of an Irish nobleman. An Irish attendant followed him, carrying his game bag, much after the same fashion that the Chronicle follows Lord Palmerston, Sheridan blazed away right and left, but not a bird would fall; the numerical strength of the partridges, like the numerical strength of Peel's party, re mained undiminished. At first his trusty squire consoled him by assurance that this bird hung its legs suspiciously, that other moved its wing awkwardly, while a third he pro tested had dropped a feather or two. At last, finding the sportsman listened incredulously to his hacknied flattery, he bethought him of a variation, and bawled out as another bird flew off scatheless, " By the powers and ye gave that one a fright !" The Chronicle must have nearly exhausted its topic of consolation when it has recourse to one so nearly akin to Paddy's last shift. ROMANTIC INCIDENT.—A man of the name of Buffard, aged 41, a day labourer, was tried on the 1 3th before the ourt of Assizes of Angers, for the murder of a gendarme named Renault. It appeared that the deceased on the 22nd of February, when accompanied by two of his comrades on duty in the commune of Maulevrier, perceived a man with a gun who was evidently poaching. He desired his com panions to stay behind whilst he went towards him. The latter on seeing him approach fled, and the gendarme pur sued until his comrades lost sight of him. Suddenly the report of a gun was heard, and the two gendarmes running up, they found Renault dead, and the murderer gone. A young man, named Gandreau, was arrested on suspicion, but after 14 days' imprisonment, Buffard, who is his uncle, came forward and delivered himself up, declaring that, if any one was guilty , he was the man. On the trial, the pri soner, who was decently dressed in the costume of the peasants of La Vendee, appeared deeply afflicted, held his face hidden in his pocket handkerchief, and, when he spoke, his voice was interrupted by sobs. He acknowledged that he had shot the man, but declared that it was altogether an accident, for when he saw the gendarme pursuing him, he warned him not to come near, and throwing down his hat said, "If you pass that spot, I will fire." The gendarme still approached with his musket to his shoulder, and he, not knowing what he was doing through agitation, raised his gun, and the piece unfortunately went off. He fled, and told his nephew, who had been arrested, as well as to other mem bers of his family. The court, taking into consideration the conduct of the man in giving himself up, and the evident affliction he felt for the unfortunate event, found him guilty of homicide without premeditation, an d sen tenced him to e i g ht years c(mfinement. Before the sentence was pro nounced, the Procureur-du-Roi, who conducted the prosecu tion, informed the jury that Cm prisoner had a high cha racter for general good conduct, and mentioned that the nephew . , who was in the first instance apprehended on the charge of murder, lzimw, immediately after the event, that his uncle was the guilty party, but, with the most generous feeling, had preferied imprisonment, and even the risk of condemnation, to becoming his accuser.—Galignani's Illes senger. Ia n -ib statementur g wT Bauer Chronicle, anti HAN IBURGH.—Messrs. Abraham ; transmit to the Morning h of the buildings destroyed by the fire-61 streets ; 120 courts ; 1992 houses, and 1716 dwelling-floors, (etages, sable) ; 498 cottages ; 468 dwelling cellars ; 21,526 inhabitants roofless ; 3 churches ; 2 syna gogues; 3 watermi a C c o o . r , reCl watermills, with 36 wielves ; the spinnhaus and zuchthaus, with their churches (houses of correction) ; the Detention-house ; the Senate-house ; the Old Exchange. N.B.—The New Exchange, only built last year, is saved •, and after a few days repairing, in use again. The Eimbeck house, containing the Court of Commerce, Court of Com mon Pleas, with offices, the Custom-house offices, the Stamp offices, the Lottery-saloon, the Citizen Guard offices, and other public offices. The Bank. A great many—and all the largest—hotels ; and all the libraries. 3 .786,300 square feet is the superficial extent of the burnt portion of the city. " The streets of Hamburgli," says the correspondent of The Times, " that have escaped the fury of the fire are assuming in many parts a novel appearance. I have already mentioned that small wooden buildings were being formed at different points at different points of the city, to accommodate as far as pos sible those tradesmen who have been burned out of their houses, and whose business has been fc a time necessarily suspended. These b uildin g s are risin g ra p idl y in sever al quarters, wherever a vacant space convenient for their con struction. As soon as finished (and their formation requires but a s h or t time), they are occupied by sores of the sufferers from the late fire. Many of the places are already opened as shops; and in some instances, where there has been time to complete the internal decorations and furniture, make, con sidering all circumstances, a pretty good show. These build ings are occupied as they are built ; the allotment of them be ing in the hand s of a g eneral committee , of which the Hdlfs verein forms part, who have also the distribution of the funds " Business co llected for th e re li e f o f th e su fferers by the fire • and credit are reviving rapidly; and assistance continues to be transmitted from all quarters. THE LATE FIRE LITERARY NO_TICES Valerie for Ship-building ; being a Communt the Polytechnic Society of Liverpool. By John Grantham, (LB., President. London, Simpkin, Mar shall and Co. and J. Weale ; Lace and Addison and W. Webb, Liverpool; Finlay, Glasgow; and Curry and Co. Dublin lo science the pursuit of which is of more impor ommercial and nautical country, such as England, ling; yet, strange as it may appear, aer, and independence as a nation are rk its practical improvement, there is no aical art to which so little commensurate has been devoted ; in which the progress of nine las been so much retarded by the force of antiquated dherence to the practice of our fore- by a servile politic registry laws ; or by a disposition on the part of too many shipbuilders to be guided by random conjec tures, rather than pursue their researches and experiments un uidance of genuine science. The subject, it must be is one which is beset with considerable difficulties; are by no means of so formidable a character as to nomy in repairs —cost—and, finally,—draft of water. On the first of these points he remarks : " The great strength of malleable iron to resist strains in every direction is well known ' • but, to those who are not conversant with the subj ec t, the extent to which this advan tage may be carried is not at first apparent; or how the ma terial may, from comparatively small pieces, be so combined in large masses, as to form the ponderous body of a ship ; and they are thus too apt to prescribe a limit to its use. An opinion, indeed, is now very generally entertained that iron may be suitable for small craft, but is inadequate for the construction of vessels of heavy burthen. This, however, is a supposition so erroneous that the reverse would be much more correct ; for large vessels will afford the best practical demonstration of the superiority of iron for ship-building. In the application of timber, obstructions increase in a ratio proprotioned to the increased size of the vessel to be built. flow often has the ship-builder the greatest difficulty in ob taining timber to suit the varied curves of our finest ships ! How often is the country despoiled of its noblest ornaments by the tempting prices he is compelled to offer for its most magnificent oaks, the largest of which are frequently insuffi cient for his purpose ! How are his brains racked, and his patience tried, in seeking for crooked timber necessary to frame a sharp floor, or a square bilge ! How often is he obliged, though he knows it to be injurious, to scarf the frames, for which no timber can be found sufficiently large to enable him to avoid such defects ! And is not this one cause, amongst others, why our building yards are empty, while our ports are filled with ships from other nations, in which timber is more plentiful, and the choice more exten sive! MISCELLANEOUS An car of wheat,—the first that we have seen this year,— was brought to our office last Monday. It was gathered iu Town.—Brightta Gazelle. a field near Kew Her Majesty was graciously pleased to confer the honour of knighthood, at the Levee on Wednesday, on Mr. (now Sir henry) Bishop, the eminent musical composer. Prince Albert has lately obtained an undoubted sword of the time of Edward 111., whom his royal highness so recently represented in court revel ; and another of that of Henry V. A butcher of Besancon has just been condenined to three months' imprisonment, by the Correctional Tribunal, for selling the flesh of dogs as for that of the kid. One night last week the parish church of Tavistock was broken into, and the entire service of communion-plate — some of it of great antiquity—was carried off. The Roman Catholics of Manchester have sold the site of their intended cathedral to the Leeds and Manchester Rail way Company for £9,000. - - - Mr. Samuel Nichols, of Morton, near IBingley, lost a valuable horse on Tuesday last. The animal was gored by a cow so dreadfully, that was grazing in the same field, that it died immediately. On Wednesday night, the members of the Protestant Con federation of Birmingham resolved to present an address to the Queen, congratulating her Majesty on her recent deliver ance from the hand of the assassin. A boy only ten years of age, belonging to the commune of Clercy, near Troves, is in custody upon a charge of wilfu' murder, by throwing into the river and dra,vning a playmate only six years old, who had offended him. The King of Hanover (the Duke of Cumberland) cam - eted, on Sunday, the seventy-first year of his age. - REPRESENTATION OF PRESTON.—Rumour is strongly 3oat that Sir H. P. Fleetwood is for accepting the chiltern hundreds PRESTON GUILD.—This ancient festivity will take place wring the present year. It is usually held in August or September. On the evening of Tuesday last, thirty-four families, com prising about 170 individuals of the Ballymacarret and Bel fast weavers, sailed from Belfast to Quebec. A large quantity of gooseberries arrived at Sunderland this week, per the Tourist steamer, from London, and were sold , . at the low price of threepence per quart. The Duke of Cleveland is going to erect a splendid man sion at the lower end of Grosvenor-place. It will command a fine view of Buckingham gardens. A further trial of the Atmospheric Railway took place on Friday at Wormwood Scrubbs, near London. The ex periments were highly satisfactory. The speed attained was considerably above 40 miles per hour, and the vacuum vary ing from 24 to 25 inches of mercury. THE RAILROAD CALAMITY AT SONNINGHILL.—The verdict of the Coroner's jury, exacting a deodand from the Great Western Railway Company in this case, was set aside in the Court of Queen's Bench on Saturday, on the ground that the accident causing death having occurred at Sonning, the inquisition before the Coroner of Reading, where the death occurred, was invalid. On Monday afternoon, whilst a man named Abraham Simpson sat on a plank, employed in repairing the shaft of the engine-pit at Dudley Hill, Bradford, an explosion of fire damp took place, by which he was blown to near the pit mouth, and then fell back again to the bottom of the shaft, a depth of from sixty to seventy yards, by which he was literally smashed to pieces. Whole villages, including the rich as well as the poor, are emigrating from Germany to North America. Three of those in Upper Hesse have, within these few months, been entirely abandoned, and several in Rhenish Prussia are pre paring to follow the example. A short time ago the whole population of one of these villages passed through Mentz on its way to America, accompanied by its pastor and school master. The registrar-general of births, marriages, and deaths, has ascertained from the returns of the late census that the mean duration of life in the two districts, towns and rural places, differs by nearly 17 years ; the average of life being 55 years in the country, and only 38 in the towhs. The density of the population in the country districts referred to compared with that in the towns is as 10 to 242 ; the mortality as 100 to 144. Captain Fisher, R.N., the principal harbour master, has been instructed to clear the Thames, near Gravesend, of the obstruction made by the sinking of the collier Vesper, about eighteen months ago, near the town of Gravesend. The means he intends to try consist of certain experiments by the galvanic process, and the operations will, it is expected, commence in the ensuing week. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—A circumstance of a very extraordinary nature occurred at Dam Head, in Quermore, on Friday last. Mr. W. Fox, who resides at Dam Head, discovered a nest of young rabbits in one of his fields, and brought them home to his sons. Next morning, the lads went to visit their rabbits, when, to their astonishment, they found their cat, an animal of the short-tail species, lying amongst the brood. and acting towards them the part of a mother. What renders the circumstance yet more singular is, that the old cat has a brood of kittens of her own, which she has actually forsaken, and regularly suckles the rabbits, and has fairly transferred her affections to them. IMPORTANT TO TIMBER MERCHANTS.—The Commis sioners of the Customs have, with reference to the contem plated alteration in the timber duties, issued an order to their collectors and comptrollers, at ports where regular bonding timber yards and ponds have not already been provided, di recting them to acquaint the merchants engaged in that trade, that they are ready to receive applications as to tem porary arrangements for bonding colonial timber and other wood goods imported to the 10th Oct. next. This will ena ble the timber merchants to import cargoes previously, and hold them in bond, subject to the low rate of duty, if not taken out for home use before the proposed tariff becomes law. WHEAT FROM ABROAD.—It appears by an authentic pub lished statement, which we have seen, that between the 9th of January and the 30th of March, no less than forty-three vessels cleared from Odessa for various ports in the United Kingdom laden with Wheat, amounting to about 75,000 quarters. Since the end of March, a number of other ves sels have left the same port with similar cargoes, so that it may be calculated that upwards of a hundred thousand quar ters of W beat are in course of deposit in this country from Odessa alone. The arrivals from the Baltic and other places will, no doubt, be correspondingly large, and when the duty is reduced from the present rate of 12s. to a somewhat lower figure, it is probable that a very large quantity of Wheat will be taken out of bond for home consumption. THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—We feel much indebted to the agent of this splendid steamer for putting us in possession of the Morning Chronicle of yesterday morning, three hours before the arrival of the London mail, containing the details of the attempted assassination of her Majesty. Copies of the Chronicle, Times, and other London journals were, the moment the train arrived from Greenock, forwarded to the different public reading rooms in town ; and altogether the public are much indebted to the proprietors and the agents of the vessel, at Liverpool and Glasgow, for their public spirit and enterprise. The passage from Liverpool to Green ock was made in the astonishing shorts pace of sixteen hours and five minutes.—Glasgow Chronicic, of Ist June. AWFUL OCCURRENCE.—At a wedding which took place in the vicinity of Youghal some time since , a teeto taller g ot in toxicated with " cordial." Maddened by the " drug," the wretched being imprecated that—" if the devil choked him, he would drink enough I "—and, shocking to relate, he kept his fearful pledge—he drank until he dropped a hideous corpse. Shocked at this awful interruption to the bridal fes tivities, and wishing, if possible to remove the responsibility of the madman's death from their own doors, some of the party removed the body to a neighbouring churchyard, where it was discovered on the following morning, and an inquest held upon it. This calamitous and horrifying event has pro duced a deep sensation in the vicinity where it occurred. — Waterford Chronicle. RAILWAYS IN FRANCE.—The Chamber of Deputies re jected on Tuesday the three Bills relative to the railways of Straaburgh to Basle, Bordeaux to La Teste, . and Pa ris to Versailles, along the left bank of the Seine. The Ministry had proposed to authorise the former to borrow 6,000,000 f. for the completion of the works, but the C hamber on bein g assured that the Company possessed ample means to complete them, and that one of the proprietors still held 34,000 shares unsold, thought proper to withhold the authorisation. By the second Bill, the Minister of Public Works asked to be empowered to lend 2,000,0001. to the Bordeaux and Teste Railway Company, and to dispense the Paris and Versailles Company with paying the interest of a sum of 5,000,000 f., loaned to it last year, until th e Ist of January, 1859. This demand was likewise negatived by the Chamber, and the ballot on the three Bills produced only 63 votes in their fa vour, and 206 against their adoption. Cannon RATES.—The Rev. W. Bruce Knight, Chancellor of the Diocese of Llandaff, at his late Vernal Visitation,lmade some reference to the recent surprising decision of Dr. Lush ington alone on the Braintree . case, and qu o t e d w ith m ost reasonable effect the following judgment of all the judges in the Court of Exchequer, delivered by Sir Nicholas Tindal. "The repair of the fabric of the church is a duty which the parishioners are compellable to perform, not a mere voluntary act, which they may perform or decline at their own discre tion ; the law is imperative on them, absolutely, that they do repair the parish church, not binding on them in a qualified manner only, that they may repair or not as they think fit ; and where it so happens that the fabric of the church stands in need of repair, the only question upon which the parish ioners, when convened together to make a rate, can by law deliberate and determine is, not whether they will repair the church or not, (for on that point they are concluded by law,) but how and in what manner the common law obligation may be best, and, at the same time, most conveniently performed and carried into effect. The parishioners have no more power to throw off the burthen of the repair of the church, than that of the repair of bridges and highways." THE MOORS.—As the shooting season approaches, in quiries from sportsmen in the south, who wish to take moors, as numerous as in former years ; and Inverness bids fair to keep up its title of the sportsman's toll bar for the Northern Highlands. From the continued rains in the end of last season, the grouse became as wild as hawks, so that plenty of birds must have been left for breeding; and up to the present period, this season has been highly propitious. Over all the moors, except the very highest, this week will be what is called the great hatch—the most critical time for the tiny cheepers—and, if rain falls heavily, the poor draggled birds 'are unable to crawl through the heather, where they perish. Hence the difference in the numbers which compose the broods. In fine dry summers, coveys will average four or five brace, while, in wet seasons, rarely more than half that number ever take wing. The prospects of the season for anglers are certainly of the most cheering complexion. Our spring salmon fishings have been unusually good. The rivers are now teeming with fry, descending to the sea, and when the grilse season commences, every pool will be searched by lovers of the gentle craft. The merry month of June invites numerous piscatorial parties, where, " in among the moun tains," from loch to loch, they pursue the finny tribes, and enjoy, in detail, the beauties of the Highland landscape. THE ROBBER BARONESS.—We learn from the Augsburg Gazette the following particulars of a very singular robbery, to credit which demands some exercise of the imagination. " A letter, dated from Rome the 20th ult., states that the admiration of a German baroness having been excited by the magnificent altars of the isolated church of Santa Croce, formed of some of the finest marble taken from the temples of ancient Rome, she could not resist the desire of appro priating some of these ornaments for herself, and she de tached several marble tablets from the altars with an iron hook." (The original phrase is we doubt not here correctly rendered " with a hook I") On her third attempt she was taken in the fact. A search having been made at the baroness's residence other objects which she had purloined were discovered. The penalty of sacrilege is that of the gallows." It was well for Santa Croce that the German baroness (who certainly must be a descendant of the re nowned Munchausen) did not take a fancy for carrying off the pillars of the church, as well as those very portable arti cles, the marble slabs which form the . altars. Samson's ex ploit in carrying off the gates of Gaza well known, and the reputation of the man who run away with the monument has survived in song : but the German baroness seems to be a more wholesale plunderer. Passiona tel y in love wit h art, she takes a fancy to a marble altar (or some other object of similar size and weight), and, incont in ently whips it into her reticule or her side pocket—if she wears one ; — it was a mercy that Santa Croce was " isolated" (and therefore, per haps, less used for service), or she might have pocketted the officiating priest into the bargain. Ho w we wish the baroness had paid a visit to London, she might then, perchance, have taken a fancy to one of our public edifices—the National Gallery, for instance, and have carried it off piecemeal. We, at any rate, should not have punished her for sacrilege ; the crime would, at most, have amounted to petty larceny. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. —The progress of this truly splendid pile of building has been very active, consider ing its immense length, since the panic caused by the late disagreements and misunderstandings among some of the , misled operatives. It is now arrived at the first tier of apart ments, and the corbels for many of the windows display al ready numbers of heater-shaped s hields, charged with th e royal arms of England before and after the conquest, toge ther with those of the royal continental houses with whi c h the present reigning family is intim atel y allied. Other sec tions of the edifice are also enriched .with innumerabl e escut cheons bearing heraldic designs ofillustrious ancestors who had fought in Palestine, bled on the fields of Arragon, or who once had aided the sturdy barons who compelled John to sign our ever-memorable charter. These exterior embellishments will sustain painted windows, " casting a dim religious light —a light as not of day," over the interior of a finer structure, and one every way m ore co nvenient, con si dered as the two Houses of Parli amen t, or o ne more becoming the dignity of the nation, ca n scarce ly b e c onceived. A remarkable passage in " the minute s of e v idence (952) before the sele c t commit tee of the House of Commons," on the subject of members' accommodation, runs thus :—" The near approach to the li brary and a convenient smoking room are now of more im portance than ever ; in olden times such accommodations were less neces sary. M em b ers came and sat a few hou rs i n their seats, heard the debates, voted, and went away in rea souable time, but now, a member of p arl iament wh o atten d s his duty cl ose l y , spends twelve hours a day in the house, to say nothing of committees. It therefore becomes important that he should have the convenience of a library ; an d w h a t is called a smoking room." &bitiptitg FRIDAY, Ju 3.—Wind N.W. liait Anal VED .—Ann Monde', , from Trinidad—and Canges, --, from Odessa. SA I L D.—Devon, Mallory, for Canton—Gleneira. Newby, for Sincapore—Charles Hamerton, Steincliffe, for St. Domingo— Theodosia, Cushing, for Jamaica—Robert Isaac, Sherman, for Sa vannah—Priscilla, Taylor, for Pernambuco—James Edward, How ard, and Sylvanus Jenkins, Seymour, for New York—Jessie, Horn, for Quebec —Glasgow, Douglas; Elizabeth Bentley, Hunt; Dun can, Robertson ; Duke of Well:ngton, Grant, and Rebecca, Pick ancc, for St. John, N.B.—Adelaide, Beeves, for Labrador—Cestus. Gillalee, for Montreal—Packet, Steel, for Genoa—Gipsy, Davis, for Harlingen—Redbreast, Wainwright, for Naples—lndustry, Bow ditch, and Agnes, Grenfield, for Rotterdam—Glenroy, Warwick, fur Archangel—Minerva, Briex ; Egidius, Halewyk, and Eugene, Groendahl, for Ostend—Walter Scott,Welch, for Nassau—Volador, Caloo, for Bilboa—Jantina, Wcaf, for Danzic—Waakzamheld, Weerd, for Narva—and Olga, Routledge, for St. Petersburg. Windermere, -, hence for Calcutta, was spoken 2nd April, in lat. 16 S, long. 23 W Parsee Merchant, hence to Bombay, was spoken 27th Feb. in lat. 23 S, long. 68 Lynher hence for Hobart Town, was spoken 17th Nov. in lat. 26 S, long. 17 W Glenview, hence for New York, was spoken in lat. 50, long. 14 Nymph, hence for Newfoundland, off Cape Clear 26th May Siwerdina, De Hann, and Era Carpenter, hence at Harlingen Onderneeming, Zeven, hence at Texel Grace Darling, , from Laguna, at Cove. On 13th May, in lat. 42, long. 46, spoke the Alabama, from Liverpool for New York. On 18th May, in lat. 44, long. 41, spoke the Liberty, from Liver pool for New York. On 20th May, in lat. 40, long. 30, spoke the British Queen, (steamer) 11 days, from Portsmouth for New York. SATURDAY, JUNE 4.—Wind S.W. to N.W. light, SAlLED.—Glcntanner, Wylie, for Africa—Ripley, Norman, for Calcutta—D'Arcy, Garrick, for Sincapore—Lily, Messurier, for Hayti—St. Vincent, Shepherd, for St. Vincent—Venilia, Vickers, for Havana—Lauriston, Panning, for Jamaica—Gipsey, Cresswell, for Rio Janeiro—Ontario, Jamieson, for New Orleans—John Den niston, Kittrick, for Chaleur Bay—South Carolina, Owen, for Bos ton—Britannia, (steamer) Hewitt, for Halifax, &c.—Safeguard, Smith, for Montreal—Scotland, Buchanan, for Quebec—Veracity, Gething, for Civita Vecchia—and Wm. Rushton, Smith, for Lisbon. Huron, hence for New York, was spoken '2nd May. ih lat. 46, long, 53 Castries, Elliot, from London, at St. Lucia Sir C. Campbell, Williamson, sailed from Charente for Liverpool 29th May Susan, Aliett, hence at St. Pcterrburg Tom Roberts, Samuel, and Janet Hay, Peterron, hence at Riga G. Palmer, Clutterbuck, and Tally Ho, Row, hence at Hamburg Lima, Towns, from Bahia, at London Albion, Maughon, from Odessa at Cove Frederick Wilhelm, Schutt, from Danzic tor Liverpool, at Pen zance. SUNDAY, JUNE s.—Wind N.N.W. light AnnivEn.—Janet & Catherine, Sutter, and Hostelina, —. from Barletta. SAlLED.—Athena, White, for Calcutta —Alice, Anwyl, for Barba does—Eliza Killick, Davies, for Hayti—Feneila, Smardon, for Gib raltar—Ellen Brooks, Hamilton, for New Orleans—Consbrook, Pollock, for Quebec—and Elia, Muniatequi, for Olesumd. Vesta, hence for Odessa, off Trafalgar Higginson, Hogg, and Dove, Collins, hence at Barbadoes Patriot, Sawbridge, hence at Palermo Marys, from Belfast for Quebec, was spoken in lat. 43, long. 23 lrlam. Morpliew, sailed from Barbadoes for Liverpool 2od May. George IV, Cornelius, sailed from Palermo 12th April, and Jane, Ridley, 30th April, both for Liverpool MONDAY, JUNE 6.--Wind E.S.E. ARRIVED.—Ann, Green, from Maracaibo ; sailed 21st April— Tomlinson, Kirkness, from Tampico—Waterlily, Cuthbertson, from Genoa—Blanche, Trevovich, from Palermo—Ann & Margaret, Neilson, from Iceland—lndustry, Zellein, from Ostend—and Eliza beth Watson, Watson, from Leith. SAILED.—Aibion, Moran, and Thetis, Vaughan, from St. John, E.B.—Columbia, Clarke, for Philadelphia—Sisters, Kenison, and Nautilus, Reneli3, for Newfoundland—Highlander, Carroll, for Messina: &c.—Annegiena, Potje, for Groningen—Mathilde, Michaelson, for Antwerp—Palestine, Littlefield, for Boston—and Rose, Tucker, for Mobile. Prince Albert, Jolly, from Pernambuco, at Cove. On Ist June, in lat. 51, long. 12, spoke the Normauto, hence to Montreal Success, Nelson, hence at Demerara Stephen, Hensell, from Newcastle to Pictou, was abandoned in lat. 47, long. 48, in a sinking state. Crew arrived at Newfound land in the John Romilly, from London. Margaret, Pridham ; Scaleby, M`Minn ; Jessamine, Jarvis . Nep tune, Cunningham ; Victoria, Bannister; Trafalgar, Kennedy, and Desire, Grieg, hence at Newfoundland Wild Irish Girl, from Madras, off Dungeness 2nd instant. On 21st May, spoke the Lady Campbell, from Sierra Leone to Cork I awsons, hence at Buenos Apres TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JUNE 6 Wind at Holyhead East, light breeze in the morning, Off Holyhead, No. 247, Alice, Ship, for Barbadoes. No further communication owing to thick weather. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) NEST INDIES AND MADEIIiA Jane, J Hollings, 81 Trinidad and Maracaibo, Imrie & Co Hereford, A Reaburn, 261 Kingston, Falmouth and Montego Bay, J Poole & Co SOUTH AMERICA - Cambridge, 323 Buenos Ayres, Lodge, Prichard & Cc P. H. Dean, .1 Collas, 118 Vera Cruz, M'N air & Duttor BRITISH AMERICA Ilurox, A Sibbison, ' 402 Montreal and Quebec, Croaier Brothers & Co Mearns, J Drynan, 756 Quebec, Rankin, Gilmour &Co Edinburgh, E Lawson, 941 Quebec, Fielden 13rs & Co Mentor, J F Schroeder, 275 EUROPE Genoa, Eshelby & Co Saracen, W Puckey, 80 Oporto, Wood & Ritson Franiska, Boden, Stettin, Bahr, Bchrend & Co Will-o'-the-Wisp, R Highat, 101 Lisbon, Vianna & Jones larhtt , LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JUNE 6. The dealers buy Butter, but with so much circumspection, that a decline of 3s per cwt. is obliged to be submitted to by holders, to make any progress. Heavy Beef and well fed Pork, very saleabla, and at rather more money. We understand there are orders in the market at the suit of the East India Company. Bacon is improv ing in demand, and only a few, are anxious to sell. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JuNE. 6. This has been one of the dearest markets we have had for seve years, prime Beef making from 741:1 to 8d per lb, middling 6.1 d to 7d, good Oxen such as are generally slaughtered for the shipping realized from 65s to 70s per cwt. sinking the offal. The supply of Sheep and Lambs were large, the former making 4-(1 per lb advance on last week's quotations. Sheep 6id to 7d, Lambs 7itl to 8d per lb. Number of Beasts 492; Sheep and Lambs 6932. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET, JUNE 6. The arrivals of Potatoes into port since the 3rd instant is ex ceedingly light, being comprised in about eleven cargoes—yet the high prices demanded for this root, has materially checked the con sumption, and the present stock, although small, moves inio con sumption exceeding slowly. Both our town and retail trade, and country dealers, being affraid to operate to any extent. The market has losed very dull this evening, with a tendency to lower prices. Manx, Scotch, and Irish Cups 3s 4d to 3s 6d, Apples 3s 6d to 3s 9d, Guernsey Blues 3s 6d to 3s Bd, Cattle 2s 6d to 3s per golb. Our local markets are exceedingly well supplied with all de scriptions of farm produce, for which we continue to have a good demand. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Potatoes,Apple,9olb. 4 2 4 6 Old Hay .... 0 6 CO 10pir 2016. Cups 3 6 3 10 New Hay.... 0 0 0 0 -- Pink-eyes - Short Tops 3 2 3 5 Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 5 ap 24113 Cattle - Straw, Oat .. 0 3/ 0 44 -- Turnips, T. ton - Clover and Grass l4 0 0 2i Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 Eton. MANCHESTER CORN MARKET, JUNE 4 During the preceding fortnight, our millers and bakers had pur chased to a fair extent of Wheat and Flour, and this being followed up by a week of the finest possible weather, the trade in thes e articles since our last has been languid, and the turn of prices has been iu favour of the buyer. The value of Oats and Oatmeal has been forced up by large pur chases of the latter for Ireland, both at Liverpool and here, but we have had no increase of demand from our usual sources. At this day's market, we have but a limited inquiry for Wheat and Flour, and though we make no alterations in our quotations purchases of both might be made on somewhat easier terms than on this day week. We raise our quotations for Oats 2d per bushel; and for Meal fully 2s per load, but it may be remarked that apart, from the demand for Ireland. no real Cause for so extensive an advance is at present apparent on this side the water. Conse quently our usual customers oppose it with much determination, and limit their purehases as much as they possibly can. Inferior and light Oats are still offered without effect at nearly late rates. Beans are held at rather higher prices. In Malt no variation. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, JUNE 3 The demand has been limited, and the sales of 8.P., are only 300 hhds., without change in price. Nothing has been done in Mauritius, but 1000 bags of Bengal have been disposed of, at figs to 70s per cwt. for good white. In Foreign there are no sales to report. Molasses.—The only sale to notice is 40 puns. ordinary St. Vincent, at 28s per cwt. from the quay. Coffee.—A public sale of Plantation, consisting of about 140 casks Jamaica, went off irregularly, and at a decline, in some instances, of 5s to 6s, con sequently a sale of 120 casks advertised for this day was withdrawn. Owing to the delay of the new Tariff and the uncertainty at what rates the duty will be fixed, the trade are little disposed to purchase, except for their immediate wants. 50 brls. Trinidad sold at the quotations. No sales of Foreign, nor of Cocoa, Ginger, Pepper or Pimento. Rice.-20 tees. fine Carolina sold at sos, and 5000 bags Bengal at llstous gd per cwt. B. P. Rum.—The demand is con fined to the finer descriptions, of which about 80 puns. have been sold, also 20 puns. certified East India, averaging 31 per cent. 0. P., at 3s Per gallon. . There hits been a better inquiry for Tea duriug the week, am prices may be considered a shade higher. . _ The transactions in East India Drysaltery Produce have been very limited indeed, comprising only 50 tons Cutch at 12s 3d, 5 tons Munjeet at 15s, and 75 chests Shell Lac at 36s to 55s per cwt. Of Saltpetre, only 150 bags are reported at 28s ad, and 150 bags Nitrate of Soda at 22s 6d to 23s per cwt. llyewyods.—The sales of Logwood have been very trivial. Of Fustic, Lo tons Cuba sold at X 8 to £8 10s, 40 tons St. Domingo at £7, 60 tons Spanish at £4 15s to £5 17s 6d; 30 tons Lima Nica ragua Wood .4'13 to £l5, 30 tons small at 47 los to £7 15s, and 100 tons Gaboon Garwood at £4 5s per ton. The trade purchase Turpentine very sparingly, waiting for the completion of the new Tariff, and have taken 450 brls. only, at 12s gd; our stock, in con sequence of this limited consumption, has increased greatly.—A parcel of 450 brls. American Tar have been sold at 11s 3d.—The sales of Montreal Pot and Pearl Ashes have been very trifling, but previous prices have been obtained ; the stock is now so much re duced, that the quantity remaining in the port is estimated not to exceed 500 brls.—Hides. Salted River Plate have been in good demand, and sales to some extent have been made, at 4id to 4id for Ox, and 41d lb for Cow, which is an advance of id plb on previous rates.—Tobacco. The total sales last month were 520 hhds., viz. 250 Virginia leaf and 130 stemmed, 26 Kentucky leaf and 114 stemmed. So far this month the market has been quiet, and the sales will amount to about 80 hhds., at steady prices. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, JUNE 3 Upon all Foreign and Colonial Grain and Flour, duties remain unchanged for the ensuing week. We continue to be fairly supplied with Foreign Wheat direct from the north and south of Europe, and a further quantity of Pease from the Baltic Ports, with which excep tions and a moderate quantity of Irish Oatmeal, arrivals of the past three days are scarcely worth notice. The want of animation existing in the wheat trade on Tuesday last, has not been relieved by any improved symp toms intermediately up to this date : on the contrary, holders of free Wheat have shown rather more inclination to sell, and even a small decline in price, scarcely appeared likely to produce much increase of demand.—ln bonded Wheat and Flour also, the transactions during the same period were limited in amount, but with little variation from the terms previously noted. Oatmeal and Indian Corn, however, were in lively request for Shipment to Ireland at advancing rates ; whilst other articles remained stationary. Upon a continuance of exceedingly fine weather, and a very slender attendance of buyers this morning, all descrip tions of free Wheat were extremely difficult of sale, and de cidedly the turn cheaper. The transactions in bonded Wheat, since our report of Tuesday, include a parcel or two of Egyptian, at 6s. 3d. per 701195. on the spot, with two cargoes of French, afloat, at 405., and one of Polish Odessa, at 525. per quarter, cost, freight, and insurance; but nothing more has been done to-day. In Flour, under lock, no sales have transpired, and all kinds available for consumption have moved off very sparing ly, at late prices. Barley has met an increased enquiry for grinding, and must be noted 3d. per bushel dearer. Beans, likewise, are held on rather higher terms. Malt and Pease remain steady. Oats, in the absence of any material supply, have realised Id. to 2d. per 451bs. over Tuesday's currency, at which, how ever, few sales have been effected. The large operations in Oatmeal, amounting to 8,000 to 10,000 sacks within the last two days ' at 30s. to 31s. per 2401b5., have subsided this morning ; but Indian Corn, be ing still in request, commanded 45s to 46s per quarter of 480 lbs. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. JVNE 3. The attendance of purchasers in our Cotton market to day has again been good, and fully 5,000 bales have been sold at full market prices. The weekly sales amount to 34,450 bales, and the market closed with a very steady and firm feeling. COTTON MARKET, JUNE 6 The demand for Cotton continues general and good, with rather less animation in the market than for the last three weeks. On Saturday 3500 to 4000 bales were sold, and to-day 4300 bales have been sold at full prices, with a steady and firm feeling. The news by the overland mail has had no particular effect upon prices. holders shew their stocks freely, and buyers have a fair choice. COTTON MARKET.—WEEKLY REPORT. There has been a good demand throughout the week, yet, as the market continues so freely supplied, no improvement can be noticed in prices, but it closed with much firmness at last week's quota tions for all kinds. Speculators have taken 6ioo American, and Exporters 850 American, 150 Pernambuco and 140 Madras, and there have been forwarded into the country unsold during the last month 3000 American, 200 Brazil and 250 Surat. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, From the 27th ult. to the 2nd instant. inclusive SALES ON THIS WEEK Prices paid I IMP 0 RTS in the week: ThisW k. i this year LONDON GAZETTE. -FRIDAY, JUNE 3. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED, J. Martin and W. hlnir, Liverpool, shawl-merchants—J. Swain son and J. Clayton, Manchester—H. Marsland and S. Marsland, Charlesworth, Derbyshire, cotton-spinners — B. Butterworth, J. Butterworth, It. Butterworth, and It. %V. Butterworth, Hudders . field, woollen-cloth_manufactarers ; as far as regards B. Butter worth—W. North and J. West, Bradford, Yorkshire, cotton-dyers INSOLVENT June 2.—Thomas Long, Beaufort-place, Chelsea, coal-merchant BANKRUPTS William Chappe!ow, Long-acre, London, bridle-cutter. Peter Anderson Hepburn, Powis-place, Hampstead-road, Lon. don, bottled beer merchant. Thomas Quaife, Thomas Jones Tyrrell, and James Quaife, North end, Fulham, brewers. William Harper, Cowper's-conrt, Cornhill, London, merchant. Charles Samuel Heywood and William Heywood, Manchester, warehousemen. George William Longbridge, Sunderland, ironmonger. John Goodier, Rastrick, Yorkshire, fancy-cloth-manufacturer , Edward Ashworth, Manchester, innkeeper. George Bower, Wooldale, Yorkshire, woollen-cloth-man ufae• :urer. John Rainbridge, Richmond, Yorkshire, ironfounder. James Walker, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, mercer. John Nottingham, Cheltenham.. Gloucester, picture.dealer, Henry William Jackson, Haverhill, Essex, wine-mereeant. DIVIDENDS, si 6) 16 5i 6} ;110676 4 —6.:. 1 4 i __ 6 5 1 1927, Si 11 t - S 1 t 1335 6i 6i i •••• 5i —6/ i 1 5* 5 i 1 ) ...• 1 -- -- -- } . . . . sz ; - 61 - 1 1 7 6 - I - ii • • -1) • • 2i - 4i 4i - 4i 13120 LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT MADDEA, cwt. S. Dutch, crop 6C Ombro 50 Gamene Mull . ,5 00 - 35 0 -35 6 . 6 0 , 0 4 0 - French, S.F. 36 S.F.F 42 E.S.F 46 E.5.F.F.48 Spanish 4O MOLASSES, V C/Vt. St. Lucia, &c..... 27 Demerara, &c.... 29 Bar & Antigua... 31 MUN.TEET, 3 cut.. 13 OIL, Olive, :p 252 galls Gallipoli 458 Trieste Sicily Malaga Portugal, Nic -70 0 -55 0 -40 0 -30 0 -40 0 -48 0 -54 0 —Lo 0 o —29 0 o —3l 0 0 —33 0 0 —l3 6 -60 0 57 0 -58 0 56 0 -57 0 54 0 -55 0 52 0 -54 0 51 4 -53 0 34 0 -34 10 380 Sea Island.... 30 Stained ggso Bowed Georgia 6410 f Mobile 1 Alabama and 'Tennessee 4 124 N e w Orleans 550 ; A P e r ircuaatTabnut Ceara 520 ot a paraiba.. 6 7 520 ) Bahia and Macei ol 780 i Maranham Sawginned Minas... • Para Demerara, Surinam, &c Egyptian Barbados 230 i Peruvian .... Bahama 100 Laguayra 120 Common West India, &c 53 • Carthagena .... f Smyrna .... Manilla 5310 Surat .. 200 t Madras ▪ Bengal 34550 bales ASHES Montreal, Pot. Pearl, new . U. States, Pot, Pearl BARK, Quercit Oak, v ton German... BRIMSTONE, tO/4 Sicily, &c 6 15 CASSIA LIGNEA, S. d v. cwt. in bond 80 0 90 0 CLOVER-SEED, 43. cwt. American, red 62 0— 65 0 Dutch 64 0— 66 0 French & Germ. 64 0— 66 0 COCOA, cwt Trinidad Grenada Brazil 33 0- 43 0 } 32 0- 35 0 Levant Palm, lc, ton Fish, 14 , 259 galls Seal, pale CoFlu cwt. in bond Jama. triage .. 40 0— 76 0 ordinary .... good& fine ord. 82 0-102 0 middling lO4 0-124 0 good mid. fine mid. &c l4O 0-150 0 Dutch, triage.. )30 0— 60 0 ordinary .... good &fine ord. 65 0— 75 0 middling BO 0— 90 0 good mid. 95 0-105 0 fine mid., &c. Mocha Ceylon Java Havana Jamaica, good& fine ord. 46 0— 52 0 12 to 16 o. p... 3 6 St. Domingo 4O 0— 42 0 stronger 3 10 Brazil 37 0— 40 0 choice marks.. 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cod 3l 10 —32 0 LiNsfain, go , cut 35 0 Rape, pale do. 5l 6 —52 0 Turpen.l4 cwt. 45 0 10 , cut Carolina, dress. 30 0 bond 22 0 Bengal, ord. do 9 0 —lO 0 74 0-110 0 mid to fine .: 11 0 —l2 0 76 0— SO 0 African none. 54 0— 70 0 RUM, 19 , gallon, in bond. Laguira 46 0— 48 0 SA FFLo mut, v cwt DYEWOODS, V ton X. s. X. S. Bengal, Logwood, Jam... 4 10— 4 15 good & rune.. £'s 0 7 0 Hon. & Dom. 5 0— 5 10 ord. & mid .. 2 10 4 10 Campeachy .. 7 5 710 Bombay Fustic, Span 5 0— 510 SALTPETRE, p cwt. S. tl. s. d Tampico 6 0— 610 East India i7 6 —32 0 Brazil Cuba NICARAGUA WOOD. orange 41 0 —7O 0 Rio de la Hache liver and block .. 28 0 —3B 0 solid rough 6 0— 7 0 Neutria, v doz .. small 6 0— 7 0 Chinchilli, do. .. Lima, solid l4 0— 15 0 Seal, each Barwood, Ango. 7 0— 8 0 SuomAc, V cwt. Gaboon 5 0— 6 0 Sicily Camwood l7 10— 26 0 Malaga Red San. Wood.. 6 0— 610 Trieste FLAX, p ton. Verona Riga. P.T.R. .... 40 0— 42 0 Tyrolese P'burg, 9 head .. 38 0— 40 0 SUGAR, p cwt. Archangel 44 0— 55 0 B. P. Muscovado Dutch & Flem. 6O 0-120 0 moist brown .. 58 GALLS, 19 , cwt. <-, dry brown .... 61 Turkey, blue 57 0— 60 0 good & mid.... 64 mixed 50 0— 55 0 fine &v. fine .. 70 East India 55 0,- 60 0 Mauritius, GINGER, V , cwt. dabs and moist 43 0 —57 0 Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 brown & yel... 60 0 —66 0 Jamaica 6O 0-200 0 fine yellow .... 67 0 —7O 0 E. India, in bond 9 0— 14 0 East India, Bengal GUM, 243' cwt. Khaur 47 0 —55 0 Arabic, Turkey .. 70 0-140 0 brown & yel. 56 0 —64 0 East India. 24 0-- 60 0 good and fine 70 0 —72 0 Barbary Senegal B5 0 — 0 0 Manilla, in bond 13 0 —l7 0 HEMP, V tun aE S. £ s. Havana, do. P'burg, clean 33 0— 34 0 brown outshot.. 32 0— 32 10 yellow Riga, Rhine .... 34 0— 34 10 ' white ord outshot.. 33 0— 33 10 good & fine Archangel Manilla 23 0— 24 0 brown Bombay Jute HIDES, Ox and Cow. v lb good and fine B. Ayres and Monte Video, dry. TALLOW, v cwt. inferior & mid. 0 6i— 0 7 P'burgh, Y.C. .. 49 0 —49 6 good & prime 0 ;a— 0 8 Odessa 48 6 —49 0 Do. salted .... 0 4 0 48 A rc h a ngel 47 0 N. Amer. salted 0 3i— 0 4 Buenos Ayres 40 0 —45 6 Brazil dry salted 0 si 0 64 Stockholm l6 0 —l7 0 Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 6 0 7 Carolina Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 Virginia W. India, dry.. 0 fi— 0 7 salted.. 0 41— 0 51 East India .... 0 71— 1 0 Kips, B.A. dry. 0 7 0 81 Horse, d. each 7 6 —ll 6 Honsu HAIR, p lb 6 0 -12 0 10 0 -25 0 .0 0 - 0 0 9 0 -10 0 none 7 o 9 0 5 6 6 6 8 0 9 0 o —6O 0 0 —63 0 0 —66 0 0 —72 0 0 -18 0 0 -21 0 0 -27 0 0 -32 0 13 6 —l7 0 17 6-1 s 0 18 0 -20 0 21 0 -23 0 TARTAR, 'l9 , cwt Cream of Tartar 68 0 —7O 0 brown and yel 49 0 —65 0 TEA, 243 It, in bond Bohea, Canton Fokein Congo% corn. 1 7 1 8 to fine. 1 8 8 Twankay, 1 8 1 g mid. to good 1 10 1 11 Pekoe, Orange 2 0 3 Campoi, corn. to good none Hyson Skin 1 4 1 6 mid. to fine 1 7 2 0 Souchong, 1 10 good to fine 2 0 3 0 Pekoe, flowery Hyson, corn 2 2 2 4 fine 2 8 3 0 Young Hyson Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine TOBACCO, V. lb. in bend. J. River, Leaf 0 21— 0 51 Stemmed 0 4 0 7 Kentucky Maryland TURMERIC, cwt. in bond. Bengal 18 0 —25 0 TURPENTINE, 19 , cwt. American ll 0 —l2 9 VALONIA, IP ton. £ 0 Smyrna, picked l4 0 —l9 0 Morea WAX, BEES' 19 , cwt. in bond. African 6 10 8 0 East India American 7 10 8 10 1 4 - 1 6 Short mixed long tails 1 0 1 combed NDIOO, lb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet blue & violet blue 0 0— violet, g. & fine 6 3 ord. & mid. 5 3 violet & cop. } 4 6 mixed .. cop. g. & fine. 4 6 ord. & mid. 3 3 con. quality Oude 1 6 Madras 2 3 Guatimala, lb. Floras Sobres 4 0— Cortes 2 3 Caraccas, Floras 5 3 Sobres 4 5 Cortes LAC DYE, 19' D.T.sand prime. I 6 mid. to good 0 6f ord. & inferior 0 3 MADDER ROOTS, p cwt. Smyrna Galipoli & Syria .. 38 0— 40 0 trench 42 0-- Naples 35 0— 45 0 o 0 o 0 o o 6 6 6 0 5 0 4 6 5 3 4 3 4 6 PRICES OF SHARES, JUNE 6. ' Prices within the last seven days. This days RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Fri, Bolton and Preston Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto quarter Birmingham and Derby lOO 0 0 0 Bristol and Exeter 7O 0 0 0 Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 2O 0 0 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Ditto new Shares .... 4 6 8 6 17 11 Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O 51 10 0 Ditto new shares 3 . 4 12 6 Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid 0 0 0 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 25 paid 0 0 0 Half Shares.. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar Greenock, and Ayr 5O paid Grand Junction .. Ditto half shares Quarter New ditto Great Western 0 0 0 193 10 0 91 10 0 .... 25 0 0 O 0 0 •••• 88 0 0 62 50.... O 0 0 82 10 0 O 0 0 .... O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 .... O 0 0 ex. 42 10 0 .... 50 .... 84 5 0 g 0.,.. 178 0 0.... 37 0 0 .... 59 15 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 63 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 27 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... 71 10 0 •••• 17 5 0 .... O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... 21 8 4 75 71 0 0 100 Ditto new shares 50 Ditto Fifth Shares Great North of England 100 . . Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 47 10 0 Ditto Junction, new Leicesterand Swannington 5O Leeds and Selby 'OO Liverpool and Manchester 100 Ditto quarter sliares Ditto half shares .... London and Birmingham. Ditto quarter shares Ditto old shares Ditto new London & Brighton Ditto new London and South Western 39 .. Ditto, 10th shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 4O Ditto and Ditto Extension Manchester and Leeds 7O Ditto half shares Ditto quarter shares . . 2 Midland Counties Ditto, quarter North Midland New North Midland One-third Shares .... North Union Newcastle and Carlisle.. Ditto quarter shares Ulster Paris and Rouen South Eastern and Dover New shares York and North Midland Half Shares O 0 0 ..., O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... 16 .... 17 0 0 50 50 paid o 0 0 .... 5 10 0 .... 5 15 O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... BANKS. Bank of Liverpool .el2 7 0 spaid 0 0 0 Borough 8ank.......... 10 .• • • 00 0 Commercial of Liverpool 10 .• • • 00 0 Commercial of England. 5•• • • 00 0 East of England ........ 10 •• • 00 0 „ —of Manchester.......... 10 •• • • 00 0 M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 •• • 00 0 Northern and Central .. 10 •• • 00 0 „ North and South Wales.. 10 •• • • 00 0 Royal of Li v erpool...... 500 .• • • 00 0 South Lan cas hire ...... 7 10s 0 0 0 .. ...............•• Albion .25 paid 0 0 0 ... Liverpool Uni0n........ 10 .• • • 00 0 Liverpool Banking Co.. 10 0 0 0 Wilts and Dorset ........ 7 lUs. 0 0 0 . • . GAS, WATEI: WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings .........i'loo paid 0 0 0 L'pool and Harrington Water) Stock .. 00 0 , Works Bootle Ditto Stock_ 00 0 .• L'pool Gas Light Company , (Original Stock) 100 .... 0 00 . Ditto new Shares 100 .... 0o 0 . L'pool New Gas 6: C o ke Co. £lOO .... 0 0 0 . Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. M'ehester Assurance Company. 10 • • ..0 0 0 . Liverpool Fire and Life 2 • 103. 2in 0 . Ocean Assurance .......... 2 10.. 0 ; 0 . Liverpool Marine Assurance } 10 paid Company .............. 0 0 0 DOCKS, FERRIES , NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying C o mpany. 16 ss. 0 0 0 . Rock Ferry 2O .... 00 0 . Steam Tug Comfy' lO • 0 0 0 0 June 24, W. Thompson, Princes-street, Spitalfields, London, hat manufacturer—June 24, J. Jackson, Poultry, London, glsss-dealer —June 24, W. Maton and J. Hudson, Fore street, City, London, leather-sellers—June 25, S. Chappel, Lawrence-lane, City, London, butcher—June 27, E. Bailey, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, Lon don, upholsterer—June 27, P. P. Phoms, Warwick-square, Lon don, printer—June 13, W. H. Hutchins, Whitechapel-road, Lon don, linendraper—June 24, W. Legh, New Windsor, Berkshire, corn-dealer—June 29, 3. Johnson, Nantwich, Cheshire, druggist— June 29, W. Corner, Nantwich, Cheshire, ironmonger—June 25, J. Marsden, Manchester, corndealer—June 25, J. Wood and T. Wood Leeds, cloth-manufacturers—June 27, T. Marshall, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, grocer—June 24, W. Carr, South Shields, grocer—June 27, J. M. Rigden, Wingham, Kent, moister, June 27, R. Neech, sen., Kirkley, Suffolk, farmer—June 15, J. Holt, Livesey, Lanca shire, grocer—June 23, B. Read, Worcester; wine-merchant—June 25, W. Curtis, King's Lynn, Norfolk, common brewer—June 28, J. Prescott, Upholland, Lancashire, innkeeper—June 27, J. Green and W. Green, Wetherby, Yorkshire, timber-merchants—June 28, J. Macarie, J. Liuneman, and J. C. Berger, Liverpool, merchants —June 28, J. Railton and J. Pavey, Manchester, manufacturers of mousseline de laines—June 27, B. Tattersall and T. Tattersall, Liver- I pool, corn -merchants. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before June 24. _ _ J. Thornton, Leicester, C. Hunt, Old Broad-street, City, London, merchant--T. Willacy, Windle, Lancashire, corn dealers—W. Batson-and H. J. Bissell, Tipton, Staffordshire, iron masters—G. H. St. Clair, Birmingham, pawnbroker—D. Nutt, Stratford-green, Essex, merchant—T. Bull, Minories, London, grocer—E. Green, Clifford-street, Bond-street, tailor—J. Crowe. Sunderland, innkeeper—E. Rowlby, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, scrivener-LW. Hunt. jun.. Tipton, Staffordshire, ironmaster. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James Black, Aberdeen, merchant, June 8, 30, at twelve, at the oyal Hotel, Aberdeen. Alexander Gleig, Baxter, Glasgow, saddler, June g, 30, at twelve, the chambers of Mr. Ritchie, Glasgow. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. JUNE. Houn 7, James Watt, (2nd) Ditto, 1 s, Bannister and Simpson, (special) John Peacock's, 12 s, George Hutton, (Ist) Clarendon Rooms, 1 10, Grays, Wilson & Co. (proof and final div. Ditto, 12 10, William Slater (special) Littledale & Bardswell's, 12 10, Bannister and Simpson, (2nd) Clarendon Rsoins, 1 11, James Wilson, (proof and final div... Ditto, I Mrn TIDE TABLE Height. Sundays, Holydays, U. M. IH. M. F. I. Tuesday . 7 956 10 16 12 3 Jupiter rises 101151 n even Wednes . 8 10 37 ilO 57 13 5 New Moon 10h. morning. Thursday 9 11 18 ill 38 14 7 1 Friday ..10 11 f.,9 - l5 5 Saturday 11 022 041 10 4 St. Barnabas. Sunday.. 12 1 6 128 16 11 3rd Sunday after Trinity Monday. 13 152 217 17 1 Trinity Term ends. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, JUNE 4 DISCIIARGED ADMITTED In-patients cured Relieved and at own request 10 Made Out-patients ....* irregular Dead In-patients Out-patients . 0 Casuals during the last week 4 Remain inthe house . 197 Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson, Chaplain Rev. R. Davies. House Visiters, Jas. Bold and L. Peel, Esqrs. Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. House Surgeon Mr. Brandreth. E. W. JACKSON. Treasurer NORTHERN HOSPITAL, JUNE 4 REPORT.I DISCHARGED 19 Cured ... Attending as Out Patients 13 Irregular ie Hospital 214933 } 394698 10225 4754 } 69317 [WEEKLY Accidents Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation Remaining in the louse Visiters, Daniel Neilson and Walter 0. Heyworth, Esqrs Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. Chaplain, Rev. E. Maginnis.—house Surgeon, Mr. Parker. BIRTHS On the 3rd of February, at Valpariso, the wife of ROBERT RODGERS, Esq., of a sou. On the 19th ult., at Warrington, the lady of WILLIAM MALL, Esq., of a daughter. On the 22nd ultimo, in Park-lane, the wife of Mr. THOMAS G. GARRETT, of a son, who died a few minutes afterwards. MARRIED On the 2ith ultimo, at St. Martin's Church, Birmingham, by the Rev. J. Fany, M.A., Mr. JOHN BUTLER, of this town, to CAROLINE, second daughter of Mr. THOMAS BAKER, builder, Kidderminster. On the 28th ultimo, Mr. JOSEPH KINSEY, saddler of this town, to JANE, sixth daughter of Mr. WILLIAM MORPHET, of liornby, near Lancaster. On the 29th ultimo, Mr. THOMAS DARBYSHIRE, head engineer to Messrs. Robert Preston anti Co., spirit-merchants, eldest son of Mr. Thomas Darbyshire, Standish Arms. Eldon-street, to JUDETH, eldest daughter of Mr. ROBERT ROGERS, shoe maker, Circus-street. On the Ist instant, at Dumfries, by the Rev. Dr. Wallace, of St. Michael's Church. ALFRED LANODON -BRANDER, Esq., Ordnance Office, Tower, London, to MARGARET GREY, youngest daughter of CHRISTOPHER SMYTH, Esq., writer, Dumfries. Same day, at St. Augustine's Church, Everton, by the Rev. Thos. Dawyer, M.A., ARTHUR POWELL, Esq., M.D., to JANE, youngest daughter of the late Mr. DAVID FITZPATRICK, of Edinburgh. Same day, at Great George-street Chapel, by the Rev. Dr. Raffles, Mr. THOMAS SAFFERY WILLIAMS, 91, Scotland-road, to HANNAH, eldest daughcer of Mr. J. HUDSON, Scotland-place, flour-dealer. Same day, at St. Philip's Church, Mr. H. HIGGINBOTTOM, machine-maker, to CATHERINE, third daughter of the late Mr. JOHN LEWIs, bookkeeper. Same day, at St. Peter's Church, Mr. JOHN MOORE to Miss CHARLOTTE COPNALL. On the 2nd instant, at St. George's Church, Birmingham, by the Rev. George Barrett A.M., SAMUEL ASTON, Esq., to MARY, eldest daughter of JAMES A. LABRON, Esq. Same day, at Christ Church, Mr. ANTHONY BARNES, of the Saracen's Head Hotel, Dale-street, to Miss HANNAH HAMPTON, of Etruria, Staffordshire. On the 3rd instant, at St. Bride's Church, WILLIAM PARK, Esq., of this town, to ELLEN, second daughter of GEO. ASPINALL, Esq., St. James's-street. Same day, at the Scotch Secession Church, Mount-pleasant, by the Rev. Hugh Crichton, D.D., Mr. JOHN MAXWELL, jun.. joiner, of Everton, to Miss CATHERINE FERGUSON, of Dumfries. On the 4th instant, at Walton-on-the-Hill, by the Rev. Mr. Wilson, Mr. THOMAS BROMLEY, painter, to Miss ISABELLA, M'KENZIE, both of Everton. DIED. At Fernando Po, Dr. VOGEL, the naturalist attached to the Niger expedition. Lately, at Llanidloes, aged 85, Mrs. JANE MASON, for upwards of sixty years a manufacturer and commercial traveller in Welsh flannel. The deceased has left thirteen grandchildren and twenty four great-grandchildren, all now living in the same town. In September last, at Sydney, New South Wales, aged 33, EDWARD TUOHY, Esq. On the 26th of March, at his residence, Salt-hill, Jamaica, THOMAS, eldest son of tne late Mr. JOHN DAVIES, late of Whitehurch, Salop, now of this town. On the 10th ultimo, after a short illness, SAMUEL JOSEPH, Esq., merchant, deeply regretted by a numerous circle of relatives and friends. On the 21st ultimo, at his cottage, near the Lake of Constance, in his 40th year, Captain GEORGE HOPE JOHNSTONE, G.C.8./ On the 23rd ultimo, at his father's residence, Hope, near Wrex. hani, in his 24th year, Mr. WILLIAM JONES, late head •master of the Welsh Charity School, in this town. His superior talents, and amiable disposition, rendered him greatly beloved by all in connection with that Institution. On the 25th ult., at Longton7in his 25th year BILLY RICHARD SON. He was the tallest man in that neighbourhood, being as he lay in his shroud, six feet nine inches in height. On the 27th ultimo, HENRY M'NICOLL, infant son of Mr. HE,,NRY H. TINKER. On the 28th ultimo, in Foregate street. Chester, after a long and painful illness, borne with Christian fortitude, aged 85, Mr. THOS. JOHNSON. Same day, at his house, Browning-street, Salford, in the 81st year of his age and 44th of his ministry, the Rev. JOHN BROWNING, Wesleyan minister, for many years a zealous and efficient missionary in the West Indies. Same day, at Deal, in her 90th year, MARTHA, wife of Mr WILLIAM DALLAWAY. _ On the 2gth ultimo, aged 34, much respeeted and lamented by a circle of Roman Catholic friends, MARY, wife of Mr. ANTHONY PARR. Same day, aged 20, CHARLOTTE JANE, youngest daughter of Mr. WM. SMOULT. Same day, in the county of Sligo, of consumption, aged 22, Mr. JAMES TAA FE, late junior teacher in the South Corporation School in this town. Same day, aged 62, Mr. THOMAS MUCKLOW, commercial traveller, late of this town. Same day, at her sister's house, in London, in her 88th year, the Hon. Mrs. WARDE, relict of John Warde, Esq., of Squerries. On the loth ultimo, after a long illness, MARY, wife of Mr. JOHN DEAN, Stanley Arms, Matthew-street. Same day, at Youlston, near Barnstaple, aged 52, Sir ARTHUR CHICHESTER, Bart. His eldest son, Arthur, born in 1822, suc ceeds to the family honours and estates. On the 31st ultimo, in Brook-street, London, in his nth year, THOMAS MANNERS SUTTON, Baron Manners, of Foston, county of Lincoln, formerly Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and who held the seals of that office for nineteen years. He is succeeded by John Thomas, his only issue, now in his 24th year. Deceased was brother to the late Archbishop of Canterbury, and uncle to the present Viscount Canterbury. Same day, after a long illness, borne with Christian fortitude and resignation, in his 57th year, Mr. EDWARD SULLIVAN, Falk ner-street, deeply regretted. tedious illness , aged 75, et. . h Same day, in her soth year, CATHERINA, w id ow of the late 1 o BENSO ft BENSON aer a IongSTEWART, Esq., Bridge-hill, GE On GEORGEGtheE t instant, CHARLES TAYLOR,_ Same day, at' 20, Upper Bean.street, Everton, after a short but severe illness, aged 19, MARY, third daughter of Mr. JOSEPH PEARSE. Same day, aged 88, Mr. GEORGE PI LKINGTON, of Thorues, in Wakefield. Same day, at Pontefract, aged 86, Mrs. RYDER. Same day, aged 16 months, JAMES, son of Mr. RICHARD ROYLE, Pontenoy-street. On the 2nd instant, at Delamere, Cheshire, aged 18, ANN, the amiable and affectionate daughter of Mr. RICHARD BILLINGTON, timber-merchant. She bore a protracted illness with exemplary patience and Christian resignation. "In the midst of life, we are in death." 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