The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-02 00:00:00

Z,3ectEr. , ON TIIE CLOSE OF THE YEAR. TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN OF VOSZ. The year's last hour with solemn sound Es pealing on the list'oing ear; .Friends. pass the goblet; I-t's drink round Our blessing on the parting year! To join the former years it goes, The vanish'il years alreooy sped; It brought fall many joys and woes, Nearer the gaol our steps it led. Time, on swift wing•, for . evermore Round in his circling course proceeds; Life blooms, matures, decays,—'t is o'er, — And dull oblivion succeeds. Scarce the worn grave-stone can proclaim Who sleeps within the mould'ring tomb; And beauty, wealth, power, honour, fame— All sink with time in night's (Jeep gloom. Are all of uR asserahled here. The merry band, who full of life, Together met on this day year, And mirth and social glee were rife? Alas! we've seen full many sink In death's still sleep, too early doom ! Pledge me, my friends, and let us drink " Peace to each lost companion's tomb!" Who knows before this year be gone, How many in the grave msy lie ! Death, without warning, hastens on, And calls us ere we deem him nigh. So e'en the genial spriug•tide air Oft o'er , the falling lean will sweep— Those who survive shall breathe the pray'r "Peace to each friend's still grave !"- 7 and weep. The good man does but calmly close His eyes in gentle sleep awhile; And (lop, to sweeten his repose, 'Bids zladening dreams around him smile. Earth's sorrows o'er, his Gon awakes -The slornb'rer from his bed of rest; And bright upon his vision breaks That better world where all are bleat. Then, cheer ye, frientl;i nor let the thought That we must part onr joy repress; The men whose soot's with goodness fraught In l►fe or death finds happiness. Yet. shall we meet again in bliss, Again our songs of gladness pour! Drink round ;—our New-Year's toast he this : " May g.,odness prosper evermore!" J. T. 11 4 * • TUE CONTEST OF THE EYES Lone had the sparkling eves of jet black hue, The palm disputed with the eyes of blue: To, plead in open court they now prepare, For graver subjects ne'er concerned the fair. Venus was chosen to adjudge the prize, And end this long rivality of eyes. Each in this solemn court assumes her place, Anti each in turn unfolds her doubtful case Cites from the ample code of Cupid's laws, And pleads with native eloquence her cause. The Graces sat with looks sedate and mute, As fair reporters of the anxious suit. The speeches closed, a breathless parse succeeds, While Venus ponders o'er the cumbrous deeds : With hasty glanee surveys the haughty dames, And in the balance weighs their rival claims. At length the graceful queen, their referee, Thus mildly spoke her politic decree. " Black eyes most dazzle in the festive hour— The gentle blue exert a milder power: Black proudly vanquish—ravage at their will— But the soft blue retain their conquest stiil. The fickle black o'er thousand hearts woOild range ; Blue are more tender and less prone to change: - The black my darts, the blue my flame control— Black picture wit, but blue can paint the soul." CONTEMPORARY PRESS. POLITICAL CHARACTER OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES. (From the Manchester Guardian.) On Saturday last.a dinner was: given to the members for the borough of Cambridge, the Right Honourable Thomas Spring. Rice, and George Pryme, Esq., by a very numerous body of their constituents. In the course of his address, on returning thanks for the healths of her Majesty's ministers, the Chancellor of the Exche quer declared himself to be a.steadv adherent of the old English Whig party, and said that his colleagues in the government professed—and professed because they en tertained—the same principles. In speaking of the con stituency of England, he observed— " I say, if there is one thing which more strongly madc. that middle class than another, it is the moderation and firmness of their opinions. It is thus they are against both extremes. It is that they are resolved to maintain their liberty against old tory principles—it is that they are not anxious for unprepared and undigested alterations at the hidding of another harry. I believe that to be the opinion of the middle • class of England; and if that be so, it will constitute a source of strength to our party which will support us on all occasions." • - We believe that this is the true state of the case; we believe that the bulk of the middle classes in .England— that is, the hulk of the constituent bode—are nut at all inclined to extensive and rapid political changes; and, Consequently, have very little sympathy, and are attoge . ther indisposed t 9 din-operation, with the more active, load-speaking radicals. We have at various periods heretofore brought forward particular facts which have struck Its in corroboration. of this opinion; and it seems to us, that another confirma tion maybe supplied by the recent fate,of tde True Sun newspaper. That journal has unquestionably been edit ed, since it has been in the hands of Mr. Whittle Har vey, with great talent; yet the principles it advocated found so little favour with the public, that, after a very costly, though not very lengthened experiment, its pro. prietor, as the only means of escaping a further loss, has been compelled to dispose of the copy-right ; and let the • pro t er merge in the Sun. Nor is this a solitary dose. Some time ago, the radi o cats, being desirous to possess a morning organ of their : opinions, acquired possession of the old Public Ledger, and changed its name to the Constitutional._ This pa , • per kept up a sickly existence for ,a few months; not once, however, we believe, exhibiting the slightest pro-• miss of success; and at length came to an end. The result is, that radicalisar does not possess, because it cannot support, a single daily newspaper devoted to its. opinions. Nor can this fact he explained away by any representation, that the persons, by . whom the daily papers are chiefly taken in, are essentially of an aristo cratic class. Out of the metropolis the proportion of private individuals,•in. the middle rank of life, Aim allow themselves the luxury of taking in any daily paper. is comparatively very small. Most persons read . the Lon don journals at some public news - room , where papers of different politics are alike accessible ; and the numbers of tne several papers respectively taken at these news rooms are genetally a sort of test of the cast of opinions most prevalent amongst the subscribers to them., Hence it fo!:Jws, that, if the majority of the frequenters of news-rooms had been persons holding the opinions advo cated in the True Sun, that Paper would have had the greaiestl circulation ; but such notoriously was not the case. We believe, indeed, that its sale was less than that of any other London evening paper. It may, to be sure, be alleged, that its failure as a com mercial speculation was owing to the lowness of its price —4l instead of 51., the price of tire other daily papers; and, no doubt, this may have had an unfavourable effect on the concern, as a commercial speculation. But the circumstance tells two ways ; for if an advantage of 20 per cent in price was not foundsnfliciently great to corn ' Mand a very extensive sale for a newspaper edited with unquestionable talent, it is only a stronger proof how great must be the public distaste" to the principles and • opinions which it upheld. Yet, in the face of these con - .clusions, we are quite prepared to find the r'adicalS again as coolly maintaining, that the people of England are of their way of thinking in politics, as they have done any time these five years! WHAT ARE MINISTERS DOING? (From the Aue.) Can any one inform us where our Ambassador . at Petersburg is at this present crisis ? Where is the Ea;l of Durham? Berlin letters inform us that the-English government appears to be at present engaged in a parti cularly.active correspondence with its legation at the Russian court; that Lord W. Rnss,ll, our envoy to,t Prussia, has for some time past established a regular sta tion at Berlin for British couriers, the despatches being - I !'brought direct from London, and forwarded on immedi - afely to St. Petersburg. Is the British ambassador at ' his post to receive them The Earl of Durham can bend his neck for the red riband, and dance after the star of St. ..kr:•lt ew in England ; he can obey Kensington orders and hurry ,from his duty, but he seems to be in no hurry to return to it. •This is scandalous. There never was a period in the history of our foreign relations when it was more neces sary to guard against intrigue —aye, Russian . intrigue. It is at work at Constantinople ; it is at work at Tehe ran ; it undermines at. Athens : and it is our firm•Convic lion that Nichobts and Martin Van Buren understand each other perfectly, and v.. 111 know how to " improve" upon any great success achieved by their Canadian • friends—vet our ambassador, who ought to be in St. Pe tersburg. is eating his Christmas dinner at Lanibton Castle, after having been six months in this country, during which time he has doubtless remembered to draw his half year's •pay of £6,000. Where, too, is Lord Palmerston ? Does he know that a Belgian army has been marched to the Luxemburg frontier as a " division of observation Y" Does he nut know that two Prussian regiments have entered to re . infnre the garrison of Luxemburg? Does he know that. the King of Holla id's eldest son is brother-in-law, fr , the Emperor of Riwia, and that his (laughter is mar ri-d to a son of the Eing of Prussia ? Gentle Cupid repuses in new year's festivity, whilst WAR, WAR, WAR is brewing np ngainst Englgna in every platter of the „ . Mat •11 the meaning of this bit of news) viz.--‘! lu the political circles at Stockholm it is .aid, that neoci tions are going on between F.nglan:l, Sweden, and Den mark, for afree pavage of the Sound to be granted to tr,n-of-war. Denmark dues not object-nor will Sweden." . • What! can Cupid ruffle his pinions and grow %alo rolls ? Does he actually meditate a sort of treaty a la- Unkiar 'Skelessi, and thus try to close the Baltic, as the Czar has closed the Black Sea ? Or is it that, " with bated breath and whispered humbleness," he prays of Sweden and Denmark to allow that flag to ,sneak into the Baltic, which once floated over a Nelson and a Rion ? How is all this to end ? War in Canada—war in Ava; the American Eagle screaming over its frontier; the claws of the Russian Bear protruding from Amrapoo ra to Montreal ! Whilst Lord Palmerston has so con trived our " amicable relations with forejgn powers," as to leave England without a friend in the world. If we are forced from peace, where shall we look for assistance ? Shall we ask the Queen of Portugal to aid us from her treasury—the Queen of Spain to lend us an army—or King Leopold to help us with his per? But there is France. Yes, there is France ! Would Franceenibroil her young dynasty in an European war for England ? Would she not, by remaining neutral, be the emporium for the commerce of the world, and its carrier also ? Nay, even if inclined to side with England, would. not the whispering of the little word " Algiers" stay her friend ship ? In fact, we have not a friend, unless it be the in jured and insulted. Head of the House of Orange.' But do we despond for our couptry ? No. Upon her own energies must England depend. Let her cast off her evil councillors who betray her; let her confide in her honest and true sons; and then, should her Lion but "shake the dew-drops from his mane," his rising up will be in strength, and his walk will he in honour. POPISH ALLEGIANCE. ( From the Dublin Evening Mail.) " The Priests At St. Charles, previous to the troops coming up, a•lininistered the sacrament to the rebels, to encourage them to stand bold or die."—Letters from 'Montreal, December I, 1827. Of comse, he did. In the Irish rebellion of 1641, the reigning Pope is sued a Bull. of Indulgence, with plenary remission of sins in articulo mortis, to the faithful who should take up arms and die in battle against the authority of their law ful Sovereign. In the Irish Rebellion of MS, the Popish priests blessed the arms and banners of the insurgent forces, and inspired courage and fanatical zeal by the administration of the sacrament to their troops - previous to an engage ment. Even predatory and skirmishing. hands received the blessing or the priest ere they set out on their mur. derous or rebellious expeditions. At the elections of Waterford and Clare, the crucifix was held up at the altar and in the poll•booth as th'e re presentative of Him who claimed the voters' suffrage. ['he rites of religion were denied to those who should, dare to resist the appeal, and a curse in this world,. and• eternal damnation in the next, was pronnuncel on every soul which would dare to vote otherwise than as the Pilest directed. Commencing here, the same sys'em has pervaded every constituencyln the island. Votes are extorted in faVour of Popery by the temporal hopes and spiritual fears excited by the Romish priests and their lay instrnments,•tbe agitators :—and constituencies are thus, either Pope's-bulled, or Butt beggared into a reluctant support of the church's nominees. " Hic et übique," like the Ghost in Hamlet, Popery is mining under ground its dark and portentous designs. THE CAN ADAS. As affairs are now, thanks to the Whigs, approaching to what Cohhett wouid call " a crisis, in the lower provinces, the FM lowing . short summary may not be uninteresting:" The Canadas, previrms to thelear 1759, when they were cen- Tiered by the immortal Wolfe, were in possession of the French. By the treaty of Paris (10th February, 1763) they were formally ceded to Great Britain, and on the 7th of Octo ber, in the same year, - his - Britannic Majesty issued a pa nett mation, establishing the English criminal and civil code of laws there. At this time the colonists were chiefly settlers from France, who were (to use the words of a writer not partial to the British) "of the lowest and most unfortunate classes of society," the dregs of the peasantry of " Old France" steeped in poverty, and immersed in the bigoted and superstitious igno rance of the worst days of popish prieStly tyranny. These settlets carried with them the customs of their country, as re spects the feudal tenure of land, and 'the criminal and civil procedures in their law courts, the former of which (the seigneurial tenure) exists among their descendants to this day. These'colonists had expressed themselvei anxious to participate in the far-famed blessings of the British constitution ; hut, nevertheless, expected (what was impracliCable), that it should be founded on, or engrafted with their own cherished customs. Finding then, that the proclamation in effect; abrogated those customs, the court of England was thus early beset with clamo rous complaints front the colonists, until in 1774, an act (14 Geo. 111., cap. 83); was . passed in the imperial parliament, whereby their civil righii, and the ancient laws, customs, and usages, relative thereto, were secured to the Canadian subjects of the crown. But this act, by re-establishing the ancient laws o ohe country, (lid away with the English one of trial by jury, and. also the habeas empas act; hence "fresh .grievances"' arose, which the ministry at home endeavoured to remedy. by restoring, in 1781, the habeas corpus act; and, in 1785, :he trial by jury in civil cases. But the restless spirit of the "grievance mongers" was not yet satisfied; mail at length, wearied by their incessant complaints, and in order to encourage and pro feet the British settlers, who %vete merchants of industry and enterprts'e, the then ministry (Pitt's) decided on granting' to the Canadas, a constitution as nearly analogous to that of Eng land as the circumstances of the Case would allow. Accordingly the act of 31st Geo. 111., cap. 31, known as the c onstitution of the Canadas, was passed, by which the Canadas were di: ided into two provinces, the upper anti the lower. Under this act, cacti province has a governor, a legislative council, and a house of assembly, in imitati on o f onr ki ng. l or d s , and commons. The governor is asaisted by an executive coun cil similar to our privy•eouticil. The legishitive council consists of 31 members-who are- appointed bythe crown for life. The house of assembly consists (488 members. the only qualification required from.wlioto is a 40s. fret, or•freehrold in the country, or a 51. one, or paying .101. a-year rent in a city or town. From this extremely low qualification, it may, be•easily imagined what sort of a house Lower Canada possesses.' The legislative coun cil being composed of men of wealth and intelligence, and chiefly of British settlers, and •consequently of men disposed to assist in further ing the views of the enlightened statesmen who framed the constitution, became of a body, almost ob initio, an object of hatred and envy to the lower house, the majority of whom were elected from the French settlers,•then, as now, the cham pions of anarchy and admirers Or disorder,-and strongly embued with the worst principles of the first French resolution, The colony continued, however % to thrive, by the steady industry and active enterprise of the British settlers, but the malcontents kept up a constant state of excit emen t an d di stur b auce, an d fresh '• grievances" were continually issuing from the revolu tionary forge. At length Sir Claig, who was appointed governor in IRI7, endeavoured to not a soon to the doings of the "agitators." On the 17th of March, 1810, a revolutionary paper. called Le Canadien, was seized, and several of the lead- • ing demagogues (among a horn, as is now the case, were several provincial M.P.'s) were arrested; but, after being kept in pri son, they were released. One, however, an advocate, refused to accept hie liberty, and, aspiring tolthe glories of a martyr, stated his determination to die it) prison.- At the expiration of twelve months,. hoaever, the • 6 warier'' was again offered his liberty, and did not think proper to refuse Sir James Craig, being too efficient a governor, was recalled by a Whig ministry, who, determining to act on the mistaken plan of conciliating the rebels, sent toot Sir George Prevost; the first act of whose government was to reward those who had con spired against the constitution of the country, by giving them honourable and lucrative places! The obstinate advocate al luded to was permitted to suffer martyrdom in the lucrative post of a judge ! —a tit person, surely, to administer laws against which he had rebelled. The effect of these silly lout truly whin.: gist proceedings was as might have been expected. The rebels became rampant. The house ,of assembly took it into their 'wise heads to impeach the two chief justices of the province. for baying advised Sir George Prevost to punish the traitors. They accordingly voted the impeachment of those learned per sonages, and coolly demanded of the governor to suspend the exercise of their judicial functions. In thesi factious proceedt ings, however, the legislative council very properly refused to join, and, itt consequence, the governor as properly refused to comply with the modest 'request of the h o u se . They were, now in a state of fury, anti, in return for Sir George's conciliatory conduct, passed a resolution couched in leans of insult to the governor. The privy council at 'mane heard and iudig,nantly - dismissed their complaint: but the restless malcontents perse vered, and during the excitement that now prevailed, and while a petition to the Prince Regent was being cepcocted, their par liknetit was dissoHed.. Pour Sir George was so worried los these factious proceedings', that : he retired in disgust. and - ill health, and died on his passage homewards. , . . • . - - - • . The Doke Of * Rich;.tiond suc cee d e d; and it was durog his government that the differen ce s between the legislative council and the house of Assembly, relative to the . supp!ies, first arose, and which are still not altogether settled. The House of Assemble refused to vote the neceisary situps for the civil service o f t h e s t a te, except in such manner as they, in the plenitude of their wisdom, should think proper. ThiS the upper house re fused to sanction. The latter had also Se‘'etaltimes - rejected a bill to maintain a journeytnan 2riev,,nce,b,in g e r in England to worry and annoy the cabinet at home. This latter point has since been conceded to them. Lora Dalhousie succeeded to the government on the death he Duke of Richmond, and he proceeded with firmness and vigour to crush the rebels. The House of Asiembly having (Nov. 20. i 817) again elected the notorious Papineau as their speaker, the governor refused to approve the appointment, and on the 22i1 prorogued the parliament. The whole province was now taised by the tnalcoments; an l Papineau, being thus virtually dpp l ived of his salary of £l,OOO a-year. as speaker, was, or course, to be found among the forethost of thejncen diaries Lord Dalhousie was recalled, and Sir James Kempf sue ceededed ; but he was not suflicimitly firm to put d own t h e spirit of rebellion, and consequently the rebels gained head against the government. At lengthl.MtiG7isford was Pent out by the whigs, with powers to treat with the rehes; and to cheerfully acquiesce in many of their extravagant and impudent demands. even these concessions have been found unavailing, having only s"rved to create fresh "grievances;" and the consequence is now, as it ever will be, while the vacillatina sedition-fostering policy of the whigs was adhered to, rebellion is " up in arms" against the constituted authorities. The demands of the faction at present are :—To make the legislative cou ne d elective; to acquire to themselves the abso lute power of making laws; to regulate and confront the exe cutive ; to have no persons appointed to judicial or official situations but such as I h v approve of; and, in fine, that the constitution shall be practically a nullity NCI far as they and their partisins are concerned. Some of their demands, as we have said, have been conceded.. hut. when they shall have oh tained all that the' at prexent tequire, it is not difficult to fore-, see that fresh ":rievances," by the aid of such enlightened statesmen as Messrs. Roebuck, Flume, Leader, &c., can easily_ be fabricated, until, in disgust, the mother country will be Om- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. pelted to "cut the painter" and send this, the most beautiful and heathfut colony in North America, adrift, to, enj,y the blessings of a "pure. republic"—the reptiblic of infidelity and the williotine—such a one as tiorished in the happy days of the directory and Robespierre—such a one as MOnswur Papinean won lit wish to se! e - 4 i Wished. s , It will be collected front the Foregoing observations that the sirievance-mongers con , i•it almost entirely of the habitans, or French Canadians. They are the descendants of the original French setters, and they entertain towards the I!:nglisii set tlers, or Britisheis, as they are called, the ancient national feelings of hatred and enmity, and, that, too, in a degree of virulence which it is evident cannot be softened by time, nor friendly intercourse, our the application of conciliatory mea sures. At the head of these French malcontents is the afore said notorious Papineau, who started in life as a needy lawyer, and who, to the disgrace of the province, has been for 20 years the speaker of the House of Assembly. This man unites in his own person all the bad quallities which a ftimehter of sedition and a crafty and cowardly conspirator may be supposed to pos sess. In fact, he may not inaptly be compared to :another agi tator near home, in the racklessness with which he goads on, his deluded followers to their distinction, and the cunning with which he - contrives to secure himself from the consermences of his sedition. * Captain Basil Hall said he was positively assured that the greater part of the House of Assembly could not even sign their own names ! What sort of a House of Commons should we see at home, if there were not property qualification? STATE OF TRADE. ( From the Manchester Courier.) MANCHESTER.—There is but little variation to notice in the state of business since last week. The present is a period at which there are seldom any extensive operations entered into, and the market generally remains in almost a quiescent state during the close of the present and the commencement of the ensninv, year. There is, however, every disposition on the part of the spinners and mannfactuters to hold at the present ad . - vanced prices, from the general impression that exists, that a better business is likely to be done in the early part of the year; and, also from the opinion that any probable variation in the prices of cotton, cannot effect. the present prices of goods and yarn, Unless it be to cause a still further advance. Bugry.—Trade seems - to be reviving a little in this town and neighbourhood; the printing establishments, and the business dependant on them, are in more 'general and active operation than they have been for some weeks. In other branches there is little or no variation. TIIE WOOLLEN TRADE. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET.—Tbis market was held on Tuesday instead of Monday, when the attendance was not nu merous, yet all sorts of flannels met with a ready sale at last week's prices. The wool market NiliS out so brisk, though it was a lair market, not many heavy sales took place. Prices kept up. Oils are dull ; prices appear to be stationary. HALlFAx,:(Saturday).—Considering the season of the year, we had a very fair business transacted, but as far as our infor mation goes we did not learn that anv advanite on a single article was realized. The spinners are lirui for former prices in yarns. LEEDS, (Tuesday).—Neither on Saturday nor on Monday, did we find any-filing like briskness in either of the halls. It would perhaps have been unreasonable to expect it, as most per sons, this week, are employed in taking their stocks. Prices quite stationary. • - - HUDDERSFII;LD, (ruesday). 7 -There is nothing particular to report this week, except that the sales were to the full us p x te sire as could have Leen anticipated. Such fancy goods as were triad,• two or thtee mouths a.; o, and which remain still ou hand, are offering at less money ; but all staple goods are firmly held for Late. prices. BRADFORD, (Thursday).—We have not experienced so good a demand to-day iu our piece market, but we cannot learn that there is any cause fur this, except its being Christmas , week, which is :decay unit. In prices ,not any variation, but if any the turn finer. Yarns.—There was not much doing, owin g t o the same eause4ierhaps which influences the piece market, but spinners were very firm, and former rates,,,Wlly realized.— Wools.—The spinners having lately purchased very freely, caused a great dulness to day., but not to produce the least effect on prices; in the contrary prices, if anything, are more firm. LEICESTER.—Some considerable purchases of goods have been 'made in this town during the past week, by the wholesale London houses, being convinced that goods are at the lowest ; and an American demand is considered certain to arise next spring, more or less extensive; so that the prospects of tha hosiery trade are decidedly better than at this period last year. Wool is firm, at the late advance; but buyers are not willing. to give any further advance. There is a pause for the present in its upward tendency, and it is very desirable for the manu facturer that there stiould be this check to its continued ad vance, since• no correspouding'advancte can be obtained on goods. No alteration in the price of worsted during the past week. Farmers' lots, as before, range from 335. to 3os. and 335. per tod. CONTROVERTED PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, A few days ago there was published amongst the parliamentary papers a list of petitions affecting 67 constituencies and 95 seats. In wrier to warrant the house in proceeding to bahot the respective c.otnurittees required for the trial of these cases, it was necessary that the petitioner or petitioners in each should enter into certain recOgnizances before certain : days. Those days being all past, with the exception of the e ,A e6nalatragi.erel nut, allowed in two or three special instances of indulgen ce, i t now becomes ascertainable what petitions are, a a condition for going to trial. We, therefore, present to our readers an amended list, from which it will be seen that against 10 out of the 95 seats there is no Imager any petition. Of the remaining 85, 40 are in the possession of conservatives, peti-. tioned against by whigs; 42 in the possession of whigs, peti tioned against by conservatives, and two in the possession of whigs, petitioned against by men of nearly the same opinions. The particulars are as follow : CONSERVATIVES WHOSE ELECTIONS ARE ALLEGED TO BE VOID. Canterbury James Bradshaw. Bridgenortlo T C Whitmore. Eluntingdonshire G. Thornhill, E. Fellow's. Eveshain P Borthwick or G. B. Bowles, Bridgewater H. Broadwood. P. Courtenay. Berwick B Hodgson, NV. Holmes. Worcester J Bailey. Oxfordshire G S. Harcourt, Lord Norrey3, T. A. W. Parker. Blackburn NV. Fielden. Gloucester H. T. Hope.. Total • 15 wilics WHOSE ELECTIONS ARE ALLEGED 'to GE VOID. Roxburghshire lion. .1. E. - Llliott. Bridgenorth H. H. Tracy. London Sir M. Wood, W. Crawford, J. Pattison. Worcester .H. Davies. Limerick County „Hon. B. Fitzg,ibhon, W. S. O'Brien. Leicester .l. Easthope, S. Duckworth. - Great Yarmout hC. B. Rumbold, NV. Wilshere. Tot a i l2 C O NSERVATII'E RETURNS AGATNGST WfllCkl THE SEATS ARE ' • ' CLAIMED.. Places. • Sitting Members. Seats claimed for. Ipswich . T Gibson Peterstield " ' Sir W. G. El .J•tgiffe C. T. Hector. Lanarkshire A. M. Loektiatt .. Hon. C. A. Murray. Neweast:e•un-L ynte W. 11. Miller .....It. Batinall.' Trait, .l. Bateman hl O'Connell. Evesham P. Bortbwick or .. G. R. Bowles ....Lord M. Hill. Hull W. WilherfOrce ..W. Hutt. . Sir W. C. James ..B. XVood. Kerry A. Bl e nn e rhasset —F. W. Mullins. Newry J Fllis D. C. Brady. Tarnworth F. 11. A'Court J. Townsheud. Slig o (County) .•...A. l'erceval D. Jones. Mallon J. Round 'l' 13. Leonard. Carrickfergus P Kirk Dudley - T Ha:sites W. M. 'r ui ner. Stirlingshire W. Forbes Floo.G.R.Abercromby. East Norfolk F. Wodehouse W. Wyndham. 11. N. Burroughes R. H. Gurney. FUntshire Sir S. It. Glynue..E. 'M. L. Mostyn. Woodstock ll. Pevloo..' .. . • .... Lord C Churchill. Bedford H. Stuart • S. Crawley. Denbigh W. Jones 'l' M Bidduiph. Norwich Marquis of D0ur0..8.. Smith. Hon. R. Scarlett..W. M. Nurse. Bolton•le-Moors W. Bolling A Knowles. Total - 25. WHIG-nAntcAt. its:TutiNs AGAINST {THIGH SEATS ARE CLAIMED BY coNSERVATIVES. Places. .HlS.,(l.lBt.:tAiir,n,uoDgiffhcci eo l rit e nii t y : n i n h g e i r i s a. . ;:.:\ S ;y :a Kl( t ) s ie.al c t;nl l yi a ni.e i p m tpts e .. d , fur. Ipswich Salford 1 Canterbury Longford I White ........A. Lefroy. 11. White ....C. Fox. Belfast J. Gibson .... J. E. 'reorient. Earl of Belfast ....G. Dunbar. Sligo J. P. Somers .......1. Martin. Bristol ilon.H.F.Beikeiey XV. Fripp. lioniton J Stewart Sir A. C. Grant. MarYlebone Sir S. Whalley....Lord Teignruouth. Youghal F I Howard ....W. Nicol. Taunton F. 'l'. Bain'oridgit ..R. N. Lee. Queen's County...J. W. Fitzpatrick „Hon. 'l'. Vesey. London George Grote ....J. H. Palmer. Reading C. F. Palmer...... C. Russell. Carl o w (Borough) W. 11. Mimic .•..F. liruen. Carlow (County) N. A. Vigors H. Bruen. .T. A. Yates 'l'. P.unbury. Walsall . F Finch C S. Foster. Dublin (City) D. O'Connell ....G. A. Hatnilton. It. Holton J. B. West. Shaftesliury J. S. Potilter G. B. Matthew. Poole lln.C.F.A.C.Ponsotiby Sir H. Willoughby. G. R. Phillips ....Si r J . 13 . Walsh. Kinsale I'. Mahuny Col. ii. Thomas. Wicklow (County)..J. -Grattan or R. Howard... NV. Acton. Waterford (City) ..H. W. Barron W. Beresford. Westmeath - M L. Chapman Sir R. Levinge. Sir It, Nagle lt. Hardwick. Total WOW RETURNS AGAINST WHICH THE SEATS ARE CLAIMED BY MEN OF SIMItAIt oPiNloNs. Tynemouth G. F. Youna - Sir C. Grey.... 1 Durham (City) ....W. C. Hariand.....f. C. Granger PETITIONS ALREADY DROPPED. Bury St. Edmunds Beverley Frotne Preston '••• Bodtnin Pontefract ...................... I)ownpatiicl: .................... Portatiington Total . TIIE CIIASE. Sir THOMAS STANLEY'S Ho►;Nos will meet this day , Tues day, Jan. 2d, at ilooton; Friday sth, at Backfurd; each morn ing at ten. Mr. SMYTHE OWEN'S IlnuNns Hill meet nn Tuesday, Jan. 2tl, at Whittiugtt.n Castle; Thursday 4th, at the Queen's Head; Saturdity 6th, at Woll's Head Turn - pike; each mornittgat half past ten. Lcciw's Fox HOUNOS will meet on 'Wednesday 3d, at Shotklach Village; Friday sth, at Gallantry Bank ; each morn ing at halt-past ten. The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on Wednesday 3,1, and Thursday 4th, at Duddon Heath; Saturday 6; at OultEui Park; each morning at haltpast ten. sAping :Intrlitcytnrc. rnmAy. Dne7mßatt AIITITVED.—Ca Mpben. M*Minn, from Parai afterbein7 :nlTound no:tr the Magazines—and Black-Eyed Susan,.Watkis, from Con stantinople SAILEIL—William Harris, Loll-. for Triesto—flybelp, for Perna mbnc-1. , n1y Sta‘dey, 11:nulersol, .for New Orleans—ilor-. vest !limn., Kenn. f,r Trinfilad-Ca!enttn„'.l'Lly, for St. Jo:m, N.B. —Ann Lorkerbv, Hurt, Rio Janeiro—John Peat, Leslie, for Beyrunt,. &e.—Mereer. Mercer, for Leghorn—and Magnificent, Walker,. for St. John, N.B Tally Ho. from Patras. at this port. On the 25th Dec. off Cork, spolse the latilda. hence for Havana. tin the 26th, off Water ford, spolce the Henry h.mce for Oporto Henry Tanner, Ferguson, from Madras for London. at the Mauritius Oliver Blanchard, Cihaut, from Newfoundland, at Oporto Thomas Battershy, Leitch, for Maranham, was off Point Lynas 27th Dec. when the wind become more favourable and moderate, she again proceeded (Thawing. Smart, hence nt Demerara Ellen, M`Donald, from St. Andrew, ditto Countess of Dunmore, sailed from Demerara for this port about 13th Nov. Rochdale, Neverson, sailed from Madeira for St. Vincent 29th Nov Thomas Leech, Conll, hence, at Lisbon Charlotte, Moor, hence, at lloisteen Canal, and cleared 21st Dec. for Kiel • Alayflower. Cumming, from Malaga at Gibraltar, and cleared 10th NOvember for this port Emma, Turpin, hence, at Gibraltar Albion, hence, for Constantinonle,off Cape St. Vincent 9th instant Cintra. Shaman, from Conatantinople. at Standgate Creek William Silthouse, Barr, hence, for Tri n id a d, ;it Cove llindoo, Mqlill, for Calcutta, was spoken on the 12th December, in lat 42, long 11. Cockermouth Castle, was spoken 28th November, in lat 17 21 N, long. 18 16 W • *Marchioness Queensberry, Kerr, for St John, N. 8., was spoken on the sth instant, in tat 43 22, long 2230 FALMOUTH, DEC. 26.—The Lorina, Allen. which put back to this port 9th instant, is so much damaged that she must discharge SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30.—Wind S.—Moderate. ARB ivED.—St. Lawrence, , from Miramichi—:Jos. Porter, from St. Andrea•. N.B.—l3rothers. Hutchinson. from ?ante— Di". ---. from Africa—Chatham, Gill, from Demerara: sailed 20th Nov. —and Exchange, Atkins, from Savannah ; sailed sth Dec. SA ILRB. — PnIos, Rayr:es, for New York—Thomas Tucker. Moore, for Antigua—Pearl, Fletcher, for Savannah—Enterprise, M•Cready, for St. John, N.B.—De Jersey, Noel, for Marseilles—Jersey Tar, De Coen,• for Constantinople, arc.—Marie Antoinette, Brabander, and Clothilde, Ocket, for Antwerp—and Astrea, Neill, for Naples. Athabaska, Nesfleld, from Richihueto. Part of her cargo thrown overboard, having been aground on Richmond Bar Sarah Birkett, Atkins, hence at Sincapore Alexander Johnstone, Auld, hence for Batavia, was spoken 14th Oct. in ht. 29 30 N, long. 49 50 W Hero, Smallwood. from Siam, at Sincapore Wilberforce, Harrison, hence at Marauham Sophia, Birkett, hence at Demeaara Brilliant, -, hence for Jamaica, was spoken 2.6 th Nov. in 1. t. 32 long. 32 Courier. Alnop, hence at Genoa llerc•ules. Malcolm, and Annolla, Wiekander, hence at Revel Constant, Vansc•hie, from Antwerp for this port, at Flushing, with windlass damaged, and loss of anchor and cable • Mary Lyon. Davidson, from Rio Janeiro. of Cowes Reindeer, Watts, from Rio Janeiro at London Alert, Mlluir, hence for Alexandria, at the Cove Pair Arcadian, Rogers, from Honduras, at the Cove Perseverance, Monnet, hence for Ostend, at ifolyhead, leaky SUNDAY, DignornEa 31.—Wind South. Anatvto.— A tlventure, Tucker, from Terceira—Paequet de Mama, Hornani, from Tarragona—Oporto, Martin, from,Oporto—Aristides, Hart, from Harnbro'—and Argentina Kelso, from Antwerp Satt.Ro.-"--Heart of Oak, M•Dowall, for Demerara—Hebron, Bur well, for Roston—Wm. Harris. Lola', for Trieste—Montezuma, Bur nett, for Vera Cruz—Thorrins Naylor, Selkirk, for Apalachicola— 'John Anderson, Foster, : for Charleston—Supply, Leask, for Ilayti— Governor, James, for JamaicaCassioptea, Winratn for Mauritius— Pearl, - Masters, for Tampico—Lynx, Creighton, for Terceira—and Alice Jane, Bleasdale, for Vera Cruz Courier, Nelson, from Valparaiso, at this port.in 80 days: sailed 19th Oct The Ellen; and . Dyson, sailed 14 days - previous for this port, and the Dryade 10 days previous for Iquique. The Chilian Squadron sailed about 15th Sept. (supposed for the Intermedious) with tio,o men, including 400 horse. .On the 4th - Dec. in lat. 237 N, long. 28 W, spoke the Philip, from Lima for this port Volunteer, M'Minn, hence for Calcutta, was spoken 7th Nov. in lat. 15, long. 29 Pera, Penning. hence at Ancona Flirt, Dare, hence at Marseilles . . New B runsw i c k , B ruce. from GoV,enburg, at Lan hope, and sailed 18th Dee. for Liverpool ; lost sails, Re. Isis, Arthur, sailed from Jamaica for this port 17th Nov. Regular, hence for Berbiee, off Tuskar :flth Dec. Euphemia, hence at Havana Mary S. Ann, Bartlett, hence at Valparaiso MONDAY, JANUARY 1. A RRIYRD.—Orae“. Pearson, from Demerara—Mayflower, Coming, from Malaga—Hlvira, Simms, from llambro'—and Frances, Arm strong, from St. John, N.B. SAI LED. —Letitia, Miller, for Demerara: Kineston, Cain, from New Calabar; sailed 30 th Oct. and from Fer nando Po I s t Nov. both for Liverpool. The Oscar, sailed previous to 30th Oct. from New Calabar; and the Bridget, from Bonny, both for Fernando Po and Liverpool Golden Spring, Mary, —, hence at Trinidad Cigar, Smith, was to sail from Islay for Callao tlOth Sept. James Bryce, Kevan, for Kiliala, and Amity, Douglas, for Sligo, at Islay CAHORE, Dec. 3 -I.—TbeWater Witch, Newby, hence for Barbadoes, struck on Black Bank this morning, and sunk : crew with difficulty asved. IsLilt, Dec. 26.—1 t Is feared a vessel loaden with grain, has been wrecked near the West Point. of this island TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JANUARY 1. Wind at Holyhead, W.N.W.—Light breeze. oir ditto, inward bound, at 12 at noon, No. 1249, Confidence, B Sr. from Bristol. Off I - 101 head, outward bound, at 12 at noon, No. 112, Heart of Oak B. tik. far Demerara Sailed from Holyhead. at 1? at noon. No. 1633, Alliance, B.Sc. Emporto. EAST INDIES. CAPE pF GOOD HOPE, &c. l‘Tary Ilartley, (408) R Mackay. from Calcutta, 083 1-mga rice, Hey:. worth and co-240 hhds 28 5 32 bags sugar, 101 bags saltpetre, 1 chest indigo. 32 talc's tincal, 1000 bags -oil seeds, 17 hales hides. 326 peek rosewood, 14 6 9 bundles rattans, 30 hhds molasses, order-34 hhds 200 bags sugar, 129 sacks flour, N Crooke and co—• 2 parcels 1 box con tents unknown, 302 bags saltpetre. 10,000 buffalo horns, 322 bags lin seed, 50 bales jute, J Brebner—G D - AFRICA. All , atross. (.734) T Dunn, fram Africa, 1200 casks palm nil, 2 casks wine, 2 casks 2 cases bugles. 10 packages British returned goods, Hamilton, Jackson and co—B D NEW SOUTH TV.4 LES. Celt, 1216) 1) Munro, from Sydney, 182 bales sheeps' wool, 1 box bird skins, order-97 hales sheeps' wont, Ilorsfall Brothers-16 do, M'Leod, Houston and co-5 do, C Butterworth-277 do, 197 pc'es cedar. 827 ox and cow. hides, W Smith And Sons-4ie treenails, 'Munro IVES T INDIES AND MADEIRA. Pennin,gliame, (250) Green, from Berhi c e , 103 hluls 20 tees 6? brls sugar, N Cairns-31 hhds sur , ar J Crosthwaite and co-90 do, N Waterhou-e and Sons-90 do, order-20 do, It Semple and co—lu tees coffee, T end W Earle and co—P D Mary, (306) J Nelson, from Demerara, 214 hhds 16 tees 96 brls sugar. 19 pur l s ruin, P (lirvin-30 puns rum, J Gladstone and co-24 hhds 20 tees su ga r, 7 mins 17 hhds 3 bus rum, order -15 hhds sugar, W S Ham ilton and eo-52 In, Sandbach, Tinne and co—ls do, C W and F Shand —lO9 casks 3 hhds molasses, E J Troughton-1 hhd shrub, 5 boxes presents, order—a quantity old copper, 2500 coker nuts, J Nelson D SOUTH' AMERICA. Campbell, (219) J 11`111inn, from P araiha, 681 bags cotton, V! case 40 brls sugar, order 3SB bags cotton, 800 dry hides, N Cairns—P D Heroine, (167)J Jeatt. from Bahia, 41 cases 74 brls sugar, 100 bags coffee, 976 bags cott,m, 2 boxes s p ec imens, order -12 ba g s cotto n , G Smith and co.-8 boxes arrowroot, Props Brothers —I box plants, R Murnford-1 parcel patterns, Hadfield, Wood and co-1 do, Gladstone and Serjeantson—t box specimens, T Booth and eo-2 boxes speci mens, itc, L J Venables-110 rolls tobacco, M'Crackan, Jamieson and co—P D _ _ - UNITED. STATES. • Nestor, (42') J G Moses, from New Orleans, 1650 bales cotton, Baring Brothers and co—W D Brighton, (337) L llowes, from Orleans, 751 hales cotton, Rosptell, °4(l ' n and eO-68 do, Rarity , Brothers and co-307 do, A Decnistoun and co-49 (10, Ewart, Myers and co-22 do, Brown Brothers and co —ll do, 166 dry ox hides, order- 1 V D Liverpool, (413) T H Barstow. from New Orleans, 382 hales cotton, R Correll -414 do, A Dennistoun and co-65 do, S Dutton and co -165 do, H Hamilton-26 do, Prenton. Parker and en--15 do, Whitaker. Rathbone and co-208 do, order-1 box contents unknown, E Heath and eo—G D Harold, 1437)N Crowell, from New Orle ans, 48 hales cotton, order —5Bl do, Baring Brothers and co-21 7 do, W and .1 Brown and en-100 00, Dennistoun and co-91 do. W Davenport and co-50 * do, Hagan, Magee and co-105 do, E Heath and co-176 do, G Green and Son -361 do, R Correll-17 hhds tobacco, Evans and Trokes-10 do, WII Gilliat—Q D Ark, ( 3 ' 20 ) S Flanders, from Virginia, 189 bales. cotton, Roskell, Ogden and co-73 do, 7 hhds tobacco, J Maury an 1 Sons-118 hhds 4 tees to),areo. Hunter and Alexander- 6 3 hhds do. Langtrvs and co -59 do, Evans and Trokes-62 hhds 1 tee do, W 11 Gilliat-50 hhds do, A and G Maxwell-30 do, W and S Irven(-12 do, J Stewart-8 do, W Oxley and co-32 do, order—Q 1) China, (18) 11 Larnmur. from Charleston, 759 bales cotton, J 0 Johnson and cn-80 do, W Wilson-195 do, Ewart, Myers and co-55 du, 71'ildes, Pickersgill and co-10'7 do, Cropper, Benson and co-90 d o , II 4 %tstellain, Sons and co-143 do, Collmann. Lambert and co -748 (10, order-1 brl cotton seed, Finlay and Alston-1 cask 1 box wine, J B Clough-1 do, I, Bulley—W Solon, (522) D Wood, from Savannah, 32 hales cotton, W and J Brown and en-187 do, J Holford and co-1615 do, order-13 bundles shooks, D Wood—W D Exchange, (422) .1 Atkins, from Savannah,' 904 bales cotton, order— " do. Leech and Harrison-500 do, Roskell, Ogden and co-59 do, T and J Sanes and co—W D .11TEDITIMRANEAN. • 1313 ck-PYPd Sits (124) (; Watkins, jun. from Constantinople, 80 tons J }!'Laurin anti co—S D Eliza Srntland, (173) C Smi - th. from Messina, 15 caska.pumice stone, Bancroft and ,o.—From Licata. 150 tons bilmstone, order. Prom Palermo, 700 bags shumar, II Richardson-suo do, Bancroft and co -200 boxes oranges, J Moss and co-1 box containing 2 mosaic tables, qr cask 3 octaves win e , the master—Q D Margaret High field, (17s) P ThoM, from Messina 90 tons brimstone l' 0 qrs linseed, IVO cases lem ons , ( a quantity discharged at Palermo in consequence et stress of weather) 236 boxes lemons, 2uo bags hazel nuts, 6 boxes oranges, 51 kegs anchovies, J Bibby and co-200 cases lemons, ordet , ,-(3 L) Janie Dunlop, (140) .1 W Dunlop, from Marseilles, 151 hnlesmadder roots, 70 casks ground madder, 1 cask 7 boxes wine, 40 tons brimstone, oriler—Q I) EUROPE. nan7el. (93) T Steer, from Xabia 2114 boxes 1923 ht boxes 750 basizets raisins, 90 boxes fi,zs, 109 fruits 200 lif and 399 qr boxes raisins, 50 boxes lemons, landed at Dartmouth Peri, (58) W Vivian, from Ds 2 enia, 1520 boxes 195 • hf boxes raisins, 15 Rae-355 hf boxes 20 drums o'o drums figs. 31 boxes oranges and lemons, Iqr cask wine, 2hf boxes raisins, J Wallace-4 hf boXes raisins, the master—S D Tres likrmanos, (100) A de Cortina, from Tarragona, 200 bags hazel nuts, E Rae-4!00 do, P Curran-200 do, L 11e11-3' 0 do, 1) Parry-300 do, P Righy-300 do, T Mayor-320 do, J Wallace-3 do, the master —(3 D • EXPERIENCE TEACHES FISH AS WELL AS FOOLS.—It is curious to witness the uproar that takes place in the fish-pond at Logan in Galloway, the moment the fisherman makes his appearance with his daily store of limpets and other food for his finny charge. , The whole surface seems agitated by some vast internal commotion, as hundreds of fishes rush from all corners to one con mon point were they know they will receive their accustomed food, and where they greedily contend with each other for the delicious mouthful. They are i n ti ma t e l y acqua i nted with the person of their kee per and w ill feed from his hand, dis tinguislong him from the many visitors who frequent the spot. One old cod, for the pondsis a salt water one and connected with the sea, allows the fisherman to stroke his head, and even to lift him from the water. Thus it is seen, that these animals have at unv rate acquired a consciousness of security whieh cannot be ascribed to any modification of mere instinct, which rather prompts them to shun the deceitful protection of man, as it doubtless did when they were first placed in the pond. But they have acquired knowledge from experience, and such is the res - uit.—Bushan's Philosophy of Instinct and Reason. SAGACITY OF THE DOG.—A friend of ours .shooting upon the Bveringham estate, in Yorkshire, lost a set of seals by the breaking of the chain by which they were appended to his water!. He recollected to have observed them on his person, when in a large field of turnips, nearly a mile from the spot where be then stood. He called a very intelligent retriever that was with him ; he chewed him the broken chain, and com pared it with the chain and seals of another gentleman, present. Solway , understood what had occurred: hurrying tiff att.i re tracing his steps, he found the lost seals in the turnip.field, and brought them to his master.-41ash ?loser PhilOsophy of In stinct and beacon. rtlatiteu. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, DECEMBER 29. • In consequence of holders asking very high prices, and the scarcity of brown and low middling qualities, to which the demand at present is chiefly confined, the sales of R.P. scareet- amount to 100 hh.ls. 12 0 bags Bengal sold without variation. Nothing done in Mauritius or Foreign descriptions, and no sales made in Molasses.—Coff.e. The stock of Plantation in the importers' hands is nearly exhausted, not exceeding 150 casks ; the trade are also very indifferently supplied; there are no sales to report, and the quotations are. continued. No thing done in Foreign .—. Nu sales reported in Cocoa.-17 brls Jamaica Ginger sold at .£5,.a small parcel of East India at 29s per cwt, sad 100 . bags of Pimento at 3d p er lb.-125n bags of Bengal Rice have been sold at 12s 9d for good, and 14s per cwt for extra fine quality.—Nothing done in Rum. Nothing has occurred in Indigo.—There has been a good demand for Terra Japonica, which has advanced considerably ; 30 tons were sold early in the week at £2O and £2l per cwt ; now, however, £3O is de manded.-l 5 hhds have been sold at 53s per cwt.—[n Saltpetre there is nothing worthy of notice; but there is a brisk demand for Nitrate of Soda, and the stock being now chiefly held by speculators, who are asking I ss, and retail sales have been mule at this rate. Dyewoods.—The arrivals of Campeaehy hive been eon siderable, and the public sales brought forward have gone IT heavily ; about 450 tons sold at £7 los to 47 Iss froM the ship, 7J of Jamaica, to arrive, at £l3 12s 60. In Plastic, 30 tons Of Cuba at £7 10s, and 20 tons of Cam Wood at £l6 to £l.B, with some trifling sales of other kinds.— There has been an extensive business done in Turpentine ; 5000 to 5000 brls have been sold at 1 Is `:d for ordinary, to I,ls 6(1 for Very good ; in London 5 0 brls have beep taken on speculation at Ils 60, ha con- Serience of a fire there, by which 3501 lark were burnt—Nothing new in Tar.—The intelligence hrought by the packet, relative to the insur rectionary movements in Canada, has given a fresh impulse to the de mand for Put and Pearl Ashes,.and prices have again advanced is to Is 61 per cwt. 300 to 100 lark having been sold at 284 60 to 29s 6,1 for Pot, and 33s to 33s fid for Pearl Ashes, and the market is very firm at these quotations.—ln Quereitron Bark the sales continue very limited, at former prices.—Nothing done in Cloverseed or Flaxwed,—The sales of Hides are very limited, and the only transactions 'to report are IRS dry African Kips at 60, and I'6o salted at 310 to 411 per lb.— The transactions in Tobacco have been about 3511 hint; ; of which 200 hhds leaf were taken for re-sale, and the remainder, chiefly stemmed, by the home-trade, at very full prices • The total sales of the month of 550 bads Virgnia leaf, 218 hhds Stemmed, and 141 hhds Kentucky stemmed, and stocks in the kingdom show a deficieocy of 13,040, as comp ared with last year. There have been several arrivals of Brimstone during the week, and some business would have been done had the holders been inclined to take rather less than the prices asked, but they do not seeem disposed to rive way, and the sales have consequently been to a limited extent. —The arrivals of Sumac have brought buyers forward, and a fair ex tent of business has been done at 14s 60 for new Sicily, 7s for old, and 7s 6cl per cwt for new Verona. —Of Argols and Cream of Tartar, the sales have been limited.—Brown Tartar in fair request ; a smalLlot of Naples. just arrived, sold at 42s per cwt.—Good Turkey Madder Roots are in fair demand at 40s ; other sorts, as well as Madders, are neg lected,—Olive Oil has been in modkate demand, and prices have been fully supported ; the sales of the week have been about 40 tuns.—The Fish Oil market has been quiet through the week, till to-day, when news was received of an extensive fire at Davies's Wharf, London, by which about' 800 tuns Fish Oil (mostly Cod) have been consumed ; only one sale of 5f./ tuns Cod has singe beets effected at £4O ; _holders now decline selling, and the prices are uneertain.—Seed Oils remain steady at last week's prices.—The sales of Palm Oil are only about 150 tons, at £34 to .€3l 10s : two vessels have since arrived, bringing about 900 tons, but the price remains steady.—Oil of Turpentine is now held .for 1305 per cwt, with more inquiry.—Hemp continues in fair request at the prices quoted ; Jute is steads, but less inquired for.—The busi ness in Tallow has been limited this week, but with the light stock prices are fully supported. Current IMPORTS. SALES OF THE WEEK. Prices. Th is W k this Year 10 Sea Island l4d 0,0 d 80 Stained ? 310803 5720 Bowed Georgia' 7 84 1500 I . Mobile 7 9 . . Alabama and Ten nessee ... • 61 8 ' 10583 474674 4070 New Orleans 650 { Pernambuco and Paraiba 9.t 108 t 774 S 53052 Aricati and Ceara 9 94 S 550 Bahia and Mavio 366 1 Maranliam Sawginned Minas — Para Demerara, Surinam, 3ze 9 124 65 1430 540 1 nryptian B4 —ld 20 35568 Barbados 70 Peruviau BB 9 1 1 Bahama — 1 210 Laguayra • Common . West India, 84e B4 84 } 1182 } 24179 5.10 Carel agena. I , Smyrna 20 • Man illa 7B 8 .1 1 156(1 Surat 4B —6l ~ • • 70012 . 60 Madras 3 4 4 1 —._ 5 .... 6 1 1 392.6 30 Bengal i....—._.... 15950 bales 1 32045 1 1033602 T.logday Wedne;day Thuimay Friday Saturday Sunday Monday LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. DF.C. 29. The demand this week has been limited, and the arrivals being con siderable, )riees of American have declined Id to id per lb; 'in other description there is, however, no material change to notice ; 500 American, 50 Pernambuco and 5 0 Surat have been bought on specu lation. Dttring the month there have been forwarded to the country uusold, 400 American and 500 Surat. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON. Peoin the 231 to this (l.ly inclusive. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE. DEC. 30. We have had moderate arrivals of Grain during the week, with fair supplies of Flour and Oatmeal. Since this day se'noight there has been a better tone in the Wheat trade, generally, more inquiry from the trade as well as with a view towardVaolding over, and the qua lities of either Old or new fit for this purpose have rather exceeded our previous quotations. No change in the value of Flour. In Oats there has been little business passing: at yesterday's market a parcel of Newry was so!d at 2s 914 ; fair runs of Irish were offering at 2s ild to Is 8,1 per 451bs. Prime samples of Oatmeal were held at 245, but 23s to 2.;s 94 per .24,dhs. were the prices obtained. There has been little doing this week in Barley, English held at 36s to 28s per qr. ; Scotch and Irish malting 4s 3d to 4s 94 per 60Ibs. there has been none offering under :is 94 to :is led. Beans and Peas as last noted. Some small lots of bonded Wheat have been take❑ at 4s 9d t 54 per 701bs. the latter price for a little Danzic. A few parcels of Baltic sweet and United States sour Flour have been sold ; the former at 25s to 265, and the latter at 21s to 22s per ltarrel. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. JAN. 1. The favourable view we have lately taken of the Butter market is about being realised;—speculators are on the •• qui vive," wad, the trade eagerly pick up everythir, of fresh prime quality—the stack of which is exceedingly- small.—Rather better prices are to helm(' for prime Beef and Pork, a few hundred barrels of the latter have been shipped for Sydney, N.S.W. during the past week.—Bacon, Hams and Lard steady. s. el. 51. d.. Burriza.—Tiel fast 93 0 0 95 0 per cwt. Banbridae Coleraine B6 1) 0 0 --- ' Sligo 84 0 86 0 Derry - 86 0 Limerick .. 84 0 -- 86 0 —.- Carrick --- ' Kilkenny - Carlow, - Waterford B O 0 ?..8 0 Newry - Cork dry 3ds. Do. pickled gds 9O 0 9t 0 Bistm—New Prime Mess 90 0 no 0 per tierce Do. PORK .. . BAcoN Day llAms WET Do - , LAltD.—Firkin 56 0 62 0 Bladdered LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARK.ET, JAN. 1. P. d. s. d. I P. d. P. d. Old Hay New Flay 0 7 010 - Cattle Potatoes i 2 1 3 - Clover liay 0 70 10 - Turnips 18 0 0 0 per tli, Straw,Wheat.. 0 4 0 41 - Carrots •30 032 0 - Straw, Oat 0 3 0 4 - Mantzlewurzle 0 0 0 0 - Straw, Barley O2l 0 31 - Manure 7 0 8 6 - PACKET BOATS.—FALMOUTH STATION. GENERAL POST-OFFICE.—D ec , 29, ' 1837. .• Mails made I Lail Pack.ets Next Packet DESTINATION. o U V ion. 0 Sailed. L Due. Holland Tues.l& Fri. Mon. & Thurs Hamburg & Swed Tues. Sr. Fri. Emerald Isle, Tues. & Satur Lisbon Madeira •• Saturdays .. Soho. Spain & Gibralt. Dec. 25. December 31. Malta and Greece.. 2nd Saturd. Egypt arid India .. 4th Siturtlay Madeira Brazil &B. Ayres each month Dee. 8. Jan. 29. America lst Wedge s. 11. M Al. Alert, H.M.S. Star, f Jamai. L'ward Ist day of Dec. 9. -Jan. 6. 1 Isl. & Hayti.. each month. 11. M.B. Swift, II M B.Skylark Laguira Mexico and Ha -1 15th day .of Lord Melville, B. Al utine, vans S each month. Dcc. 21. Dec. 21. f Jamai. L'wardl 15th day of Pigeon, i B. Delight, 1 Isl. & Hayti. y each month. December 21. t Jan. 10. Carthagena r PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S. LONDON & LIVERPOOL. .i ' Outward. Home. (Sailing before 12th Jun.) -- to .... •• .. after Ist Aug. Jamaica , Leeward Isl. Demerara & Berbice 2O (1 —25 0 0 0 0 0 Honduras New York, Boston 3O 0 '— 35 0 '2O 0— 25 0 Charleston, Savannah lO 0— 40 0 20 •.0 —25 0 New Orleans Havana 12th Jan. 40 0 50 0. 100 . 0 —l4O 0 Canada British North America - ' 3O 0 40 0 120 0 —l4O 0 Newfoundland ' • - - . •-20 0— 25 .0 40 0 0 0 Brazils River Plate East Indies • Company's Ships Batavia New South Wales Cape of Good Hope Africa 25 0— 30 - 0 3' 0 —IQ() 0 Gibraltar • 20 0 -- 25 0 15 0 - - 21) 0 Lima, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. • 2O 0—25 • 0 20 (1 -. 25 0 Smyrna anti Constantinople Malaga Madeira - 20 (1 15 0— 20 0 Western Isles, Cape de Verds 2O 0 —3O 0 -20 0 25 0 Lisbon Cadiz ' , 2O 0— 25 0 15 0— 25 0 France • 10 0— 15 0 10 6 15 0 Holland Hamburg, Bremen, &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm • Petersburg, Riga. &c. • Oporto 15 0— 2J 0 15 0 0 0 GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY FIWM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER. HOURS OF DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL. ARRIVAL AT LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER. h. m. First Class Mixed First Class ll 30 .. A.m 415 .. T. First Class Mixed First Class FROM ARRIVAL LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER. AT YIIieMINGHAM. First Class Mixed First Class First Class Mixed First Class Horses and Carriages shouid be at the Stations, andbooked Half an hour before the time of starting. FROM BIRMINGHAM. b. TB LIVERHOOI,: TUESDAY, JANUARY 2. 1838. rittNTBD AND PUBLISHED EVERI"FUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING , BY RICHARD PATTISSON, (Residence,' Village of Warertreed At N 0.4, NORTH CRESCENT, CASTIA-sTRIM, LIVERPOOL Orders and 'Advertisements are received by Messrs. Newton and W arA 'di-square ; Barker, Fleet-street; Deacon WalbroOk.; Reynell, Chancery-lane; Lawson & Barker, Birchin-lane ; Josep h Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill: Munden Hammond, 27, Lom" bard•street ; Mitchell, 8, Bed Lion-court, Fleet-street ; Clarke and Lewis, 4, Crown-court Threadneedle-street ; at Garraway'!:, at the London Commercial Coffee-noose, Mincing-lane ; at the Jerusalem Coffeehouse, Cornhill ; Chapter Coffee-house, Pate!.. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILROAD. nester-row ; North and South American Coffee-house, Thread 17. needle-street -, and J. Jenkins, General Advertising-office„ Times of Departure of the Coach Trains for Manchester front Southampton-buildings, Loudon; by Messrs. Johnston and Co. • the Railway Station in Lime-street. FIRST ctAsS. SECOND CLASS, and Mr. John Lee, at his Newspaper and Advertisement .Agltr. Office, 35, Ileury-street, ; Mr. M•Phun,- Glasgow; Seven o'clock. Two o'clock. i-nast Seyen. - Three n'elock. 'Wheeler, Exchaml ,- -street, and Mr. Lewis, Market-streo, Matt, l i ( 1 ‘ l v e e 0 1; ( ;) 1 ' ° c ( l ' o k ik. Sevenrivo'elock, Ten o'clock. I-past Five. cheater: Bookseller, Warrington Mr. Clarke, Pilo o'clock. Thelve o'clock. Seven o'clock office, Preston ; and Coopp, 3:1, Union-street, Birmingham, bo N i ; s ll . .—Corresponding T ra i ns s t art f rom M anc h es t er at t h e same Terms or Subscription far this paper ;—On credit On Sundays, the only departures are,—in the morning, a Second- eine class Train a t S even , an d a First-class Train at Eight ; mid in the yea.4r, LLA Cis.; half-year, 4CI 35.; quarter' afternoon, a First-cl a ss T ra i n a t Five, and a Second-class Train at I Is. paid. in advance, one year, X 2 2 1 " , -half-past Five. hali-year, 21 is. ; quarter 1.03. 6d." JANUARY 2, 18:38. LONDON GAZE TTE.-FRWAY, DEC. 29. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. t. Molloy and T. Richards, Liverpool, papet-rulers—W. Jacksott and G. Latham, Ashton-within-Mackerlield, Lancashire, cotton= spinners—E. Cowper and J. Blackwell, Liverpool, linen-drapers. INSOLVENT. Dec. 28.—Thomas Skelton and John Skelton, Gerrard-street, Soho, London, oilmen. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. David Boast, London-road, Surrey, chemist, from Jan. 2 to Feb. is BANKRUPTS. Samuel Burke, Liverpool, coal-agent, to surrender Jan. 17, and Febe 9, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs, Davendort and Son, Liverpool ; and Mr. Raynes, Norfolk-street 4 Strand. London. Charles DorringtOn, Digswell-hill, Hertfordshire, miller. William Charlenin and Joseph Hadley Reddell, Commercial-road East, London, white lead manufacturers. Stephen l'igg,ins„jun. Cambridge, common brewer. Richard A man. Northampton, cabinet-maker. IS/PC Johnson Thomas Ilaywatd, Stroud, Gloucestershire, common brewer. John Teasdale, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, road-contractor. William Bownas, Wortley, Yorkshire, cloth-manufacturer. Edward Haines and Charles Haines, Gloucester, linen-drapers. Charles Boyd Blake, Woolpit, Suffolk, innkeeper. - _DIVI DEN DS. Jan. 19, N. Kirwan, Richasleourt,Lin;-street, Lond oil merchant —Jan. 21, B. W. Pike, New Gloucester-place, Iloxton, fancy patpe'r stainer—Jan.2o, C. L. Birch, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. London, coach-maker—Jan. 19,W. Kenworth, Quick, Yorkshire, cot ton-manufacturers—Jan. 19, J. Ward. Greta-bridge, Yorkshire, inn keeper—Jan. 2m, J. Smith, Bristol, merchant. - CERT6'IOATES To he granted, unless cause he shown to thy contrary, on or before tie 19th day of January. J. Goff, Liverpool, grocer—D. llaslehurst and H. Kasen sen. Un ston, Derbyshire, colliers—R. Barker, Manchester, druggist—J. Catt, Tunbridge Wells, smith—A. Wild e b oer an d J. Kuck, ndon-street, Fenchurch -street, London, merchants—J. Clark, Keppell-street, Bloomsbury * London, dentist—T. Daniell, Trelyssick, Cornwall, cop- , per-smelter—J. Bentley, Cheapsi4e,Lou . don, warehouseman. scciTcLi SEQUESTRATION. William Kirk, Wick, merchant. E PRICE 01 , SUGR. The averagerice of AVERA Brown or Muscovado Su A gar, comp ed fr out the returns made in the week ending Dee. 26,1337, is 41s 41d per hun dred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid ,or payable thereon on the importation.thereoflinto Great Britain MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. JANUArY. MU& 2. Richard D. Murphy, (2tl), Clarendon Rooms, 11 2. Henry Conway, i s lst) 2. Robert D. Wilmot, (2d) .Ditto ..... .. 1 4. John G. White, (special) T. Davenport's. 1 5. John clinger, (2d) Clarendon Rooms, I 9. William Henry Smith, div.) Ditto .. 1 12. John Swi n b urn, (d i v.) Ditto lO 13. Robert Graves . Ditto l2 Last Pric'es This day's RAILWAYS, Ste. Per Share. Prices. Birmingham and Gloucester l2 10s 217 6 .... Ditto and Derby 2O .... 13 15 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester 2 .... 12 6 .... Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow (old) Ditto ditto (new) Ditto Leith and Newhaven 3 .... • Glasgow, Paisley, and G reenoc k 1 .... 0 1 0.• • • Grand !unction 95 .... 210 0 0 .. .. Great Western- ' Hull and Selby Liverpool and :Manchester ...... lOO .... 197 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares 25 .... 47 15 0 .... - Ditto half shares 2O .... 56 0 0 .... London and Birmingham 9O .... 159 0 0 .... Ditto new quarter shares 5 .... 24 5 0 .... Ditto and Southampton 5O .... 34 5 0 .... . t ' Ditto, new shares Ditto St Bright-in (United) 0 .... 45 0 .... 40 0 Leeds and Manchester l5 .... 15 2 6 .... Leicester and Swannington 5O. . . . 74 10 9 .... Manchester, Bolton, St Bury 7s .... 59 0 0 .... Manchester and Birmingham 5 .... 315 o .... Midland Counties l5 .... , 11 10 0 .... North Midland 25 .... 26 0 0 .... 25 0 0 South Eastern and Dover • • • • North Union, (new) lO .... 26 0 0 .... Ditto, (old) BANKS. Bank of Liverpool..... , £l2 Ins paid 24 10 0 .... -- C ommerc i a l of !Averpool 10 .... 19 5 0 .... , ,!,,,,, -- Liverpool Union lO .... 12 10 0 .... --- Northern and Central lO 3 0 0 ... . _ .... All, rciolon 5 .... . 5 0 0 .... United Trades' ditto lO .... 10 0 0 .... --- North and South Wales lO .... 9 2 6 .... --- of Manchest er lO ...: 11 1 7 6 ... M'cliester & L'pool Dset 15 .... .19 2 6 .... South Larcashire 7 les 6 17 6 .... Borough Bank l.. . 7 lOs 12 10 0 .... Commereisl Bank of En g l an d .5 .... 4)5 0 .... East of England Phoenix Bank •• .. 315 0 .••• . Royal Bank of Liverp o ol 5OO .... 525 0 0 .... Wilts and Dorset .......... GAS, WATER WORKS, &e. Exchange Buildings ' £lOO paid 159 L'pool & Harrington Water Works 200 .... 450 Bootle Ditto Stock .... 312 Liverpool Coal Gas Compan y Stock .... 355 Poo& New Uas & Coke C 0.... £lOO .... 196 Ditto New Shares i . 90..... 176 ASSCE COMS. Liverpool Marin U e ßAN Assurance Co. PANI £2S paid le 2 6 .... Ocean Assurance Company lO .... '7 2 6 .... Liverpool Fire and Life 2 les. 111 6 .... DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, Sze. Ancient.] Carrying Company l2 10s. 11 7 6 ...'.. Woodside Ferry2s .... 26 15 0 .... Egremont Ferry l2 lOs • • • • Rock Ferry 20 .... 11 5 0 .... Steam Tug Company Harrington Docks 6O .... 44 0 0 .... 00 .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 .... 0 0 .... As. F. T. Ii 1G 6 ,Sun in Perigee th morn. l:i 4 , Venus sets 8h 9m even. 14 8 • Jupiter stationary. 13 11 Mars sets 4h 43m even. hi 3 ; Epiphany. la 7 ; Ist Sunday after Epiphany. 13 11 I Lucian. PRICES OF SHARES, LIVERPOOL, JAN. 1. NORTHERN HOSPITAL WEEKLY REPORT. For the week ending Dac. 30. 1837. PATIENTS ADMITTED. PATIENTS 1.2 DIS CHARGED. Accidents without recommen- I cure dation Medical and Surai ca l cases with 1 , Incurable r recom men d a ti on it...m.i n i ng i n th e H05pita1 ...... " ... '' H Visit, ll T .ouse ...tors, Rev... llorr—FiTand Samuel Laeon, Esq. Chaplain, Rev. J. 11. St a ff or d—T r e asurer, Charles Warner,-Esq. house Surgeon—Mr. Benjamin Blower. Donations of old linen will be thankfully received. LATEST DATES A T LIVERPOO .., . • From Direct. Indirect. Prom Direct. , Indirect Calcutta .Oct .... 9 Maranham N0v....--" Bombay :Oct ....26 .N. Orleans . . N0v....30 Maulitius Sept. ..26 Mobile .: N0v....3CP Rio Janeiro ' Oct ..:.23 Savannah . Dec.... 2 Bahia N0v....11 Charleston Dec.... 9 Pernambucc N0v....141 NeW York. Dec.... 8 LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE. Alm. I lirn H. M.I II:, 2 1 3 10 3 31i . 3 4 6 4 36 4 M 5 7 540 f 5 614 651 6 7 25 8 0 7 83 , 9 1 8 929 j 9541 • BIRTHS. On the 18th Oct. at Rio de.laneiro, the lady of Robert Hesketh,Esq: H. li. Al. Consul, of a son. On the 10th ult. the lady of James Ryley, jun. Esq. of a son. On the 15th ult. the wife of the Rev. George Stausfield, Primitive Methodist Islinister, of Pontefract, of twins, being the third time that she had twins. On Saturday last, in West Derby-street, the lady of the Rev. Fielding Ould; of a son. MARRIED, On the 29th July, at the Archiepiscopal Palace, Lima, by the Very Reverend Archbishop Don Jorge lienevente, Thomas Wheelock, Esq• late of Market Drayton, Shrop s hi re , connec t e d w i t h t h e h ouse 0 1 Charles Tayleur and Sons, of this town, to Dona Mariana Osambela, the amiable and accomplished widow of the late Don Ignacio Riera, of Lima. On the 25th ult. at St. Luke's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Aspinall Mr. Thomas James, of the Mersey Steel and Iron Company Works. to Miss Mountfield, eldest daughter of Mr. Mountfield, St. James. road. On Tuesday last, at St. Bride's Church, Mr. H. C. Decombe, engine turner, Tarleton-street, to Mary, only daughter of Mr. William Griffiths, Williamson-square. Ou Wednesday last, by license, at the Leeds Parish Church, by the Rev. W. F. Hook, vicar, Henry Smith. Esq. professor of music, to Eleanor Elizabeth Skelton, daughter of Thomas Skelton, Esq. of Wa ter-lodge, near Leeds. On Thursday last, at the Independent Chapel, St. Helen's, by the Rev. W. Vint, Mr Samuel Medley Harvey. grandson of the late Rev. S. Medley, of this town, to Mrs. Esther Scott, both of St. Helen's. Same day, by license, at St. Ann's Church, Mr. Thomas Wagden, portrait-painter, to Elizabeth Ann, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Henry Wood, victualler, Great Crosshall-street. On Saturday last, at St. Augustine's Church, by the Rev. J: Jone', Mr. Henry Suffell, of London, to Margaret Ann, second daughter of the late Mr. Jonathan Banks, Mount Vernon. DIED. M. Tessier, the senior member of the French Acaden:r, at the ad vanced age of 96. On the Ist ult. at Croft, near Winwick, aged 69, Mr. Tilt MRS Lyth goe, late of Southworth-hall, R.I.P. On the 6th ult. aged 76, M r. Thomas Jones, of Wrexham. On the 19th ult. aged 67, Mrs. Sarah Walker. Princes-stre.t. much respected. Same day, at Harrogate, Mrs. Van Mildert; widow of the late Lord Bishop of Durham. Same day, at her house, Webster -street. Everton, aged 88, after a lingering, and severe illness , borne with the most Christian fortitude and resignation, Mrs. Hannah Jackson, relict of the late Mr. Thomas Jackson. Same day, at his house, Foregate-street, Chester, aged 83, the Rer. W. Richardson, fifty-two years vicar of St. J ohn the Baptist's Church. Chester. Same day, r.t Somers-place, West, Euston-square, London, aged 78. the ltev. Robert Blair, D.D., rector of Barton, St. Andrew's, county of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich. On the 25th ult. at Bolton, aged;.'', Mr. William Robinson, printer. second son of Mr. Charles Roldrison; of Blackhurne Same day, at his hems,., in ith:sley-street, Manchester, of typhus fever, aged 40, Charles Philips, Esq. M.D. oue of the physicians to the 51;,richester Infirmary On the 25th ult. Exuperius Pickering, sen. Esq. Newhall, Ruabon. much and deservedly respected Same day,. at the Royal Infirmary, Manchester, of typhus fever. caught by visiting patients who were ill of that disorder, aged 25, Mr. Player, resident physivians's clerk SaMe day, at Madam Castle, Dumfries, in her 72nd year, Mrs. A. Tranmer, formerly of Wakefield,' and mother-in-law of Mr. H.l'. Black, printer, of this town On Tuesday last, aged - 9 months, Joseph, only son of Mr. Joseph Edwards, draper, Paradise-street Same day, aged 4.5, Catharine, the beloved wife of Mr. James Knox, Richmond-row, after endufinz an affliction of five years, which she bore with Christian resignation On Thursday last, Mrs. Deborah Harding, formerly of `Wrexham. Denbighshire