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This is, as the title-page informs us, " A Mono-Dramatico Political Poem," by "Lynch Lawdon Sharpe," and the con tents bear out the promise. The characters are the Lord High Commissioner; Gibbon and Turtle, gentlemen in svai' ing on his Viceroyship; Sptaxh, a domestic artist ; Apparit' of Lords Brougham and Melbourne; Physician, Delegates. and others; Servants, 4-c. The scene is laid in the Vice-regal residence in Quebec; time, the arrival of the indemnity act, and the disallowance of the (in)-famous ordinances. We extract the opening and closing scenes; and it will be seen that the author, whoever he may be, has combined with his poetical vein all the tact of a practised writer. '4l l ' - THE VICEROY'S DREAM; Or, The CANADIAN GOVERNMENT " WIDE AWAKE. YORK, BELLERBY ; LONDON, WHITTAKER AND CO., LEEDS, CROSS AND HARRISON. Pk bi Su tic en (w 4,( Mi SCENE I. Ante-Chamber to the Viceroy's Sleeping Apartment, in the Vice-regal Residence.—Time---Midnight. TURTLE► and GIBBON discovered playing at dominoes. GIBBON. See, how you lay that piice amiss! Tuert.E. Amiss?— 'Tis double cinque and cinque-deuce joined to that. Gm. True! but observe the mimic line we draw, To represent the ramparts of Quebec. Thus far our game did trace the walls, which stretch, With devious angles, right athwart the neck Of this peninsula :—but now you break The rule of fortification and defence, By laying down your pieces like a child, Who plays for pastime merely, caring naugh: For bastion, angle, flank, or battery, And anxious only to play out the play. TORT. Why, so would I. GIB. Not thus are we enjoined To waste our sport : his Excellency bids, That, as we wile an hour away in play, We make the game subservient to some profit, Blending the useful with the pleasant; and As ZEsop learned to moralize at taws, We likewise make our duties here a sport, Acquiring knowledge of the colony, Whereof we know so little; Shame upon us! If to the mother country we return As ignorant as we came. I wish t' acquire A general knowledge of the strength and state Of our defences here, in case a row, Despite the Viceroy's potent ordinances, Arise next winter in the colony. Hence, do you see ?—in games of dominoes I seek the science which I lack the most. Some uses of stone walls I know; but this, — The art of keeping men outside the wall, — Is new to my unpractised intellect. Why, Turty, you're asleep ! TORT. Nay, I but mused On a new project for an ordinance Gte. Your scheme to hang or banish traitors first, And try them after, if convenient, Bespoke true genius, such as well befits The shrewd adviser of a despot bound By no restraint of mean and vulgar law. What new device is hatching in your brain ? TORT. A simple plan,—yet popular, 1 ween. How many wretched couples, man and wife, — Say rather, mutual torments,—groan beneath The inexorable bondage of a yoke Themselves imposed ; —conventional crimes! Dust take me, Gibbv !—Let the Viceroy give A proclamation to the effect that all Who wish may be released from marriage vows; — An Amnesty, in short, of wedlock. G re. Ah! Tutu.. A sweet oblivion of the past, a plain Legal non -recognition of a union To either party grown distasteful, or For one more luring scorned. This cannot fail To please the multitude; and scandal's mouth Will be stopped, and conscience rendered free; Nor taunts, nor sharp compunctious visitings -What was that sound? GIB. His Excellency's snore! I know it well, Sir, and well pleased I bear; For 'tis the signal sends us both to bed. So long as doth the noble Viceroy wake, Our duty keeps us here: but when he sleeps And Morpheus winds his Lordship's nasal trombone With deep sonorous note, our watch is done.—[about to retire.] Good night!—be sure don't blow the candle out, But use the extinguisher: for should the stench Steal through the keyhole and assail the nose Viceregal, 'tis an incense will incense His delicate organ with a sense of fury, And rouse him, though be slept as sound a sleep As fifty of Glenelg's condensed i n one . [E x it. [ TORT. (musingly)—Yes, yes !—the marriage ordinance is the thing 'Twill serve a double purpose; first to win The popular applause [vile humbug!), for It cannot but be grateful to the crowd Of luckless Benedicts to be again Free as their will to mate as pleases best:— But chiefly, that it will obliterate Odious distinctions, doth it like me well. 0, we mast have this custom well reformed ! [Exit.] SCENE V.—Tile PRESENCE HALL. A Throne and Three Banners respectively inscribed with the letters P.P.C.—P.D.A.—and D. 1.0. Greene and DELEGATES discovered in conversation. Glatt. His Excellency comes ! prepared you see For travelling :—be sure you speak the speech As I propounded it; and stand aside In deferential order as I taught. ( The Delegates arrange themselves on each side of the Throne.) Enter Vlcaaoy and 'TURTLE; SERVANTS following with trunks, carpet-bays, band-boxes, and various packages : his Excellency stands in front of the Throne. lit DELEE ATE. May't please your Lordship,—we are Sorry that you are off so soon. ()MINES. indeed we are! Ist DEL. The rumour met us as we hither came, Like cries of " Fire!" repeated through the town, Spreading alarm, and breaking epe in haste The copious water-plugs of all our eyes, [flent (Mmes.] Yet scarce believed we, till assembled here Those symbols of leave-taking we beheld. [points to the banner.' Agh who bas been so busy with our grief, To blaze it thus before the general eye? Tuar. My Lord, I am dumb-foundered at the sight, And ne'er till now perceived the sad intent Of those initials valedictory. But know the meaning I alesivied; far this [points to P.P.C.] Reads .‘ Patrice, Populi Gusto,"— VICE. [sharply.] Gaoler? Eh ? TORT. No,—Guardian, Sire! And this [points to P.D.A.] " Preesidium, Decut, Auxilium:—anct " D. LO." Is pregnant with a twin significance;— " Durham, Imperio Opiler."—or thus Read "butaurator Orbis!" [Uproarious cheers from the Delegates.] V ICE. [valde commolus.] Good, my friends! 'Tis true I would have been all this, and more, If more were needed and permitted. Nay! I had not shrunk to take the world in hand, If that my country called me thereunto. I did assume the government of these The Provinces of North America, With predetermination to provide for all Future prosperity and welfare; and, Naught doubting, in three little months have I Restored—such as it is—tranquillity: Substantial justice—though it was not Law — I have administered; and now was I -Upon the point to promulgate such laws As would the Natives have astonished quite, And saved the British interests—and our own. In this ,I trust, most u s eful cou rse , a b ranc h 0' tie' British Parliament bath INTERFERED; (I need not tell you 'twas impertinent !) Th' responsible advisers of the Crown, In such a meddling interference have Deemed right to acquiesce: se I resign That POWER which now is into WEAKNESS turned, And rendered totally inadequate To th' grave emergency that called it forth. [Groans from the Delegates.] 'Twas not surprising that Lord Brougham, and those Who act with him, should try to mar my schemes. But, Sirs, I've been put down and sacrificed, Yea! by say FRIENDS!—by those who should have stood In my defence against mine euemies. [weeps.] For Ministers, in persecution's hour, 'Twas duty to support me, NOT TO JOIN MY BITTER FOES IN STRIKING AT MY HEAD. (ShoteS of the populace without, cries of ' Durham !" " Vice le Gouverneur !"—" Down with the House of Lords !" —"Vise milord Brum !"—" Victoria for ever!"—"Sacre bleu!" —" Huzzah fur England;"—" Vive la Nation Cana dienne !"—A window beinu thrown open, the V IcEntri pro ceeds to address the PEOPLE.) My friends and ever loyal Colonists ! I'm off !—tor all my acts are d—d,—decreed By the whole British Senate, and confessed By William Lamb, to be illegal : aye And I'm insulted with indemnities. Yet nothing disrespectful do I mean To either Ministers or House of Lords. But you have been so kind, I can't withhold, From gentlemen like you, the honest truth, Secure that, in your weil tried loyalty And warm attachment to the British Crown, [cries without " Vive la Liberte !") You never will abuse my confidence. I came not hither unassured—the Queen Did delegate to rue despotic power : And much I deemed it would conduce to good, My free unfettered Will should stand for law, — For sound substantial policy, my Fiat. For what could mean my sounding titles less— " Governor-General," " High Commissioner," " Dictator," and the Lord knows what beside-- What less could all these mean than despot power ? Yet when I "tried it on," it would not tit. [lronical cheers from the French snob.] My expectations have been disappointed Most painfully ; for woful ignorance rules At home, where to incessant criticism My most minute details have been exposed, My powers by system all depreciated.—[Cries without, " Vive milor de Bruminag.ein ?"] Then the State Prisoners troubled me : not mine Of such canaille to have the odious care : But I resolved to make short work of them. Judicial process would have vexed afresh The public mind, have shown the sympathy Of multitudes with bold rebellion, And given assurance of impunity For guilt nolitical; the disaffect Seen; the leaders free, would look on them As innocent victims to vindictive charge, [cheers from the French Ingb.l And false imprisonmenl These mischiefs I Was bound t' avert, and would have done it too ; But I was thwarted: mischief light on them Whose acts permit the traitors to return Aud raise another row ! Not mine the fault : [Cries without, " Vive la liberte !"] Not I encourage fresh rebellion, n o ' -1 ow But if it comes,—it comes : I w as h m y h an d s way Of what ensues: I've striven to cement British connexion : loose it now wh o wi ll. [C r i es , " Vi ve le put citoyen Lambton !"] be l t I've gained approval of th' Unit e d St a t es felt (A gratifying compliment !) ; I have The plaudits of my c o n sc i ence an d o f you. [Ch eers an d bee tot groans i n t erm i xe d.] Britain alone condemns what all commend. met Observe, I say it not—l do not ra y, inut That Britain is unworthy now £2 Of your allegiance ;—no ! I say it not. Bair The Queen's Advisers and the Senate all the Are henottrahleonen ; yea. all-an most Most honourable men !—but me and you of rbalr They've treated vilely.—Yet I tell you this, Ne'er from the Mother Country separate I N " The anchor's weighed, or I would tell ye more." [Con tiOß fused hubbub and ch e er s . C URTAIN FALLS. ] am' The folloning advertisement having appeared in the daily papers. " FouN n—The wiz and gown of a barrister un known," the place of reference was next day blocked up with applicants answering the description.—C)/nic Almanac. Southey, the poet laureate, is to he married nest June, to a i'+ • I,4erm)ady of considerable eminence, but the poet's junior bit than twenty years The two daughters of Dr. isotiAbeyu t both his7hly accorptlil, are, it 0 said, to be 1443"Tiel ejlort l 7. I. - - KV 7.14 i 'I CONTEMPORARY PRESS. THE IRISH CORPORATIONS. (From the Dublin Evening Mall.) We have been accused of evading or avoiding the question of Irish corporations; and the accusation has been put forward by th&e who knew it to be false. The Mail never avoided or evaded a subject that a public journalist was bound to discuss; nor are we aware, Wrat since the day when the bill for Irish muni cipal reform was last before Parliament, down to the present hour, the matter had ever assumed a position that called for observation at our hands. It is true, that a paltry cabal—influenced by motives to which it is unnecessary for us at...this stage to advert—has been set a-foot, and has kept the question in a state of ob scure agitation ; but we emphatically deny, that upon public grounds anything has occurred which made it necessary for us, in the exercise of a sound and whole some discretion, to obtrude ourselves or our opinions upon the time or the attention of our readers. It will be seen, however, by the following announcement,. which we extract from the -Warder of Saturday last, that a meeting of the corporation is to be held, at which we trust and hope the " rumours" and " whis perings" which have been so long afloat, will assume a tangible and substantive form : " We understand that the Lord Mayor has convened a meeting of the corporation for next Friday, at the Assembly-house, William -street, when measures of great importance not only to the corporation, but the Protestants of Ireland generally, will be brought for ward, and when, it is said, a correspondence that has passed between certain members of the body.and the conservative leaders in the sister kingdom, incltiding the Duke of Wellington, Lord Winchelsea, Sir Robert Peel, &c. &c. will be laid before the corporation." These documents will he valuable indeed; and in particular the letters of the Duke of 'Wellington and Sir Robert Peel. If the bill brought in last session contain fatal errors or. equally fatal omissions, all good men are bound to join in rectifying the one and in supplying the others ; and our humble aid, such as it is, shall be given to the extent of our capabilities, in procuring the best terms under the circumstances which can be effected. The principle is already de cided—a stringent and bona fide franchise, such as will prevent the Protestant corporations being made over to their political and religions adversaries :—and this we hold to be the sine qua non of any future legisla tion on the subj ec t. W e all along advocated extinc tion in preference to transfer. The great body of the English conservatives will not frear of the former; we should all unite in preventing the latter. INAUGURATION OF SIR JAMES GRAHAM AS LORD RECTOR OF THE UN LVERSI l'Y OF GLASGOW , ticians—they might possess all knowledge—be blessed with the finest understandings—yet all these would avail theta nothing, if they should " gain the whole world, and lose their own soul." (Cheers.) Depend upon it that learning, un less founded on religion, was unsound, and even danger ous. . (Loud cheers.) Learning w ith out re li g i on, was b ut as " sounding brass and tinkling sywbal"—a compass without its polarity—a watch without its regulator —a steam-engine without a safety-valve. (Cheers.) However important might be the understanding, it was not the most important faculty possessed by man. Something more than to improve the understanding was necessary to the correction of the heart. Let them look around them on the world, and see what would be the consequence were the understanding alone left to com bat with human passions. Tbese passions bad taken so deep a root in human nature, that nothing but the hope of future reward, or the fear of future punishment, could bring them under subjection. Paul had preached of righteousness, and repentance, and judgment to conic, before Felix trembled. Search, then, the Scriptures, for in every page would they find that which maketh wise unto salvation—that which would bring the understanding itself under Controul. Did he mean to say,' then. that learning and the exercise of reason were unneces sary? By no means. Learning was of advantage in dissipat ing the obscurity which hung over the dead languages in which the Scriptures were or:ginally written, while reason dis pelled the doubts which might arise as to the authenticity of the Scriptures themselves. Let the fundamental prin ciple, " Thy word is truth," but operate on their lives and manners, and theirs was the promise of everlasting life. In illustration of the importance of religious knowledge, the hon. baronet referred to the testimonies of its value borne by the most eminent philosephers. Bacon, at once the pride and the shame of human nature, possessed of Godlike genius, yet actuated by the most gnawing avarice, the inventor of inductive philosophy—this first of philosophers had said that none could deny God but such as wished there was no God. Newton, the great discoverer of the laws on which the motions of the heavenly spheres depend, had exhorted to search the Scriptures. Locke, the guide to the human understanding, had also exhorted to the study of the Scriptures, particularly the New Testament, which has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without mixtute of error, for its motto. Herschel', a distinguished follower of Bacon, and Newton, and Locke, had said it was the character of true philosophy to reject nothing that was not unreasonable. Such doubt was absurd; such scepticism iniquitous. The Lord Rector turned to Dr. Chalmers, and eulogised in high terms the Rev. Doctor's work on the Evidences of Christianity. But it was not only the best and the greatest men of the past and the present ages who bad borne testimony to the value of religion. A ' like evidence had been tendered also by some of the worst —aniqug others, by a leader of the firs: French revolution, when the Goddess of Reason was set up in France as an object of worship. Robespierre had seen Ithe madness of this attempt to reduce a people to Atheism, and bad remon strated against it. The idea of a powerful, a just and a holy Being, to reward and to punish, he viewed as inse parable from the human mind, spurned at by none but the rich and the criminal, cherished by all the honest and the destitute. The Protestant religion which we cherish, conti nued the hon. gentleman, has for its object to debase hu man pride and to exalt human nature, that of scepticism is to exalt human pride and to debase human nature. Our . religion is the religion of freedom ; freedom of judgment, freedom of interpretation, freedom of conscience. It elevated the mind, and was thus favourable to the protection of civil right. It was moreover the religion of reason. As yet they saw but as through a glass darkly; but by a proper use of the understanding they might reach the most sublime heights. It was the religion of hope: they had the promise which now is and of that which is to come. It was the reli gion of peace. Had 'he ever harboured a doubt of its Heavenly origin, this consideration would of itself have con vinced him. Be ye kind, is said, to one another: tender hearted and forgiving one to another; even as God for Christ's sake forgave you. It was the religion of their forefathers (cheers), and when he said so he could not but recollect that he was speaking in Glasgow—that he was addressing the de scendants of men who valued property, and life, and wog Idly reputation, as nothing in the balance when compared with a clear conscience, and the knowledge of the truth. He could but recollect that he was addressing the youth of Scotland, the immediate descendants of a happier generation, who had been enabled to cultivate their native land in peace—who had found it a howling wilderness, and had left it a garden. But alas, the present was a day of darkness and of danger— there was a fear of change perplexing nations—men's hearts failing them for fear. But in the midst of all this let them take their stand on the Rock of Ages, and to fear not for the religion of their fathers. Scotland had secured from Eng land at the union a national judicature and a national church. These were the trophies of her patriots—the last great me morials of her independence. Scotland has said to England, you may take away our crown, you may abolish our parlia ment, you may impose on us your taxes, and you may make us forget in other respects that we once were a nation; but i you shall not take from us our court of session or our kirk (cheers.) We shall retain these as proof that we are not slaves. The court had it in charge to defend the kirk, and he hoped never to see the day when the two shall come into collision. What mutal concessions had they not a right to expect in such a time of danger as this ? And he fervently prayed both' might flourish to the latest posterity, the Kirk in alliance with' the state—[Here the honourable gentleman was assailed by a storm of hisses, groans, &c., which, how ever, was speedily met by a shout of overpowering and en thusiastic applause.] On the noise subsiding, Sir James re marked, that had they waited till the sentence he was utter ing when he was interrupted had been concluded, perhaps the expression of disapprobation by some present would have been less strong. He would now give them the remainder of the sentence—the Kirk in alliance with the State, by a bold yet prudent assertion of their right (applause and dis approbation.) He was satisfied from what he beard to-day concerning tne part those before him would take. The hon, gentleman then referred to the progress of the Romans in Britain, under the reign of Agricola. Having vanquished the southerns, and reduced the lowlands of Scotland so sub missions, if not to obedience, the Roman armies had at last crossed the Forth, and carried their victorious eagles to the foot of the Grampians.. But in the fastnesses of these hills, still dear to Sciitsmen, the clans mustered their forces under Galgacchus—having buried in oblivion their mutual feuds. They rushed 'down upon the foe, nothing daunted by his numbers, his discipline, or his valour, but animated by the fr t o ut hs t he h i o rf s . e ar n‘ b ,c e ae f r o sdt r o e i rn h s , i m t iheet i their alai r ht ithinoske theno ft words of their heroic chief, who addressed them in language conflict,c % :i .i r l c ic u h rn l St e a l e n "' t . c o e t u h s l — e d m l n e o t t w h t i h n h e k o m l o d their them tni their posterity, and Scotland would yet rest in safety under their care. The hon. genlewan concluded his address amid general applause. After a few remarks from the Principal, the Assembly broke up at about half-past three o'clock. (From the Glasgow Courier of Saturday.) This interesting solemnity took place within the College Hall yesterday. The limited dimensions •of the Hall ren dered it utterly impracticable to gratify the eager desire of multitudes who wished to be present ; but besides the Uni versity functionaries and students, it was witnessed by as many as the space could contain. The doors were partially opened a little before one o'clock, and at that hour the rapid rush of the youthful electors into the ground area, presented an animated scene, in which a buoyant spirit and emulation for favourable if not distinguished positions, rather predo minated—as they always, on such occasions, do—over the love of order. As the Hall filled up, the scarlet gowns of the students, who were grouped throughout in every possible variety of arrangement, intermixed with the more sober cos tume and sterner aspect Of their seniors, gave an effect at once graphic and striking. The hour from one ;o two was occupied in the constant accession of entrants ; and the youths did not seem disposed to while away the time in actively, but amused themselves with proposing for approval or the reverse, a variety of names, which had the intended effect. At two o'clock Sir James entered the Hall in his robes of office, preceded by the mace, and followed by the Duke of Montrose, Chancellor of the University, Principal Alacfar lan, and the Professors, in their gowns. The Lord Rector took his seat in the Professori' Bench. In the cortege which attended on the occasion, we observed the Marquis of Doug las, Dr. Chalmers, Dr. Muir, Sir C. D. Ferguson. Mr. Forbes, of Callender, Mr. Smollet, of Bon-hill, Mr. Kirk man Finlay, the Lord Provost, Magistrates, &c. After prayer by the Principal, and the administration of the oath of office, the Lord Rector addressed the Professors and alumni in an oration of nearly an hour in length. Sir JAMES GRAHAM, on rising, was received with deafen ing shouts of applause. On the cheers subsiding, he said, that when he con s id ere d th e na ti ona l i mpor t ance o f this uni versity—the aspect of the times in which they lived—the danger of the country—and when he reflected on the honour which they had been pleased to confer on him—when he esti mated its value, and the responsibility of the duties which that office devolved upon him—when he thought of the com petitor to whom he bad been preferred, and the immediate predecessors whom he had the honour to succeed—knowing their strength, and conscious of his own weakness; and at this moment, when naturally he was anxious to vindicate the propriety of their choice, and to express his own sense of gratitude, he was lost in the sense of his own inferiority. He should be cold, indeed, if he did not feel that the present was an occasion worthy of a free people. (Cheers.) Before him stood the youth of Scotland, who had, according to an cient custom, chosen for the time being their Rector—not dazzled by the glare of royalty—not allured by the blandish ments of a court—not crouching to the name of a prince— they thought fit to choose as their Rector a country gentle man—a country gentleman unknown in pereon; known to them only by his attachment to the civil and ecclesiastical institutions of his country—(cheers)—and by the sacrifices he had made, and was prepared to renew, in' defence of those Protestant principles which were the firmest basis of our free dom. (Cheers.) Nor was this all. He knew the gracious prince to whom be had been preferred ; it had been his good fortune to receive from him many proofs of condescending kindness. And such were the advantages of our free institu tions—such the respect for public opinion, even in the highest quarters, that he was sure that gracious prince would regard without displeasure the frank expression of their sentiments, and that even he might approach the Duke of Sussex without the fear of having forfeited any portion of his favour. Had he followed only the dictates of vanity, or consulted the natural impulse of his first impressions, he should have rested satisfied with this cordial, but short expression of his feelings; and shunning comparisons, in which he must appear to disadvantage, he should have cut short his address, and simply returned thanks, avoiding the beaten paths trodden by his predecessors. But perhaps this silent reserve might appear inconsistent with the respect he felt and the debt of gratitude he owed them. (Cheers.) And if, from his per sonal experience, be could offer even one suggestion practi cally useful to any one of them—if, from the authority they had conferred upon him in that place, he could inculcate one solitary truth, or conscious interiority should deter him from offering the only return he could give to the best of his ability. (Cheers.) But novelty for that place was impossi ble ; the duties to be inculcated were invariable; the studies to be recommended were the same; the truths to be euforced were eternal. Should he wish to direct their attention to the rhetorical art—to the advantages to be derived from the study. of the great masters of antiquity—that was a topic which from that place Lord Brougham bad touched with a master hand, and with the eloquence which he could so easily wield. (Cheers.) He had showed that in every age and tongue pure eloquence consisted in the natural flow of clear thought and sound reasoning, in the full tide of harmoninous lan guage. (Cheers.) Should he wish to inculcate any of the great principles of ethics, could he forget that a Mackintosh had been their rector, who poured the full stores of eloquence and learning on a topic on which he shone with power and lustre ? (Cheers.) Should he presume to talk to theta on matters of taste and polite literature, to offerany suggestions on that subject,—Jeffrey was his predecessor—the refined, the accomplished Jeffrey. (Cheers.) But should he pre sume still farther to talk to them of parliamentary excellence, to speak of those qualities that formed public virtue, the voice of Peel—(cbeers)—the voice of Peel and Stanley still vibrated within those walls—men whom it was an honour to have identified with the University. (Cheers.) He was re strained, however, from mentioning the whole of the great names which had adorned the place he now filled, and he would not give a studied panegyric: he would rather tell them in the exercise of a sound judgment, to remember their pre_ cepts and follow their example. And he felt it the less ne cessary to enlarge, when be looked around, and saw himself surrounded by learned professors, who sustained the credit and reputation of that University, and who were conversant in every brsnch of ancient and modern literature and eci ence—on whose stores of acquired knowledge they enjoyed the inestimable benefit of drawing without stint—who were anxious to stimulate without effort, to correct them when wrong, and praise them when they excelled; and, before all, to guide them in that way which led to virtue and fame.— (Cheers.) When he looked around him, could be forget the friend, whose voice was heard no more, who exercised in an exemplary manner all the qualities which fitted him so admi rably for the discharge of the duties he had to perform—one whom the Greek class, though lie was sure his place there had been well supplied, would ever remember with regret and affection ? (Cheers.) The right hon. baronet, after passing a glowing eulogium on the classical attainments bf Sir D. K. Sandford, proceeded to observe that he was far from wishing to discourage them in their aspirations after present fame and future knowledge. On the contraray, he would stimulate them to increased exertion and well-regulated efforts . This, they might depend upon it; teas the day-spring of their future . fortune—the dawn of thei r f u t ure career; an d h e could tell them from his own experience, that time wasted at College would leave behind it that which would prove the bitterest pang of after life, when it told of moments lost, and of time misspent. But what a noble prospect was before them in the great, and free, and happy country which they called their own I for he would be permitted to express the opinion, that in no quarter of the globe, and in no period of time, could men live so happily than in our own country, whether blessed with the favour of fortune or pressed by the severities of poverty. (Hear.) If blessed with fortune, one had the most ample facilities for obtaining in every elegant luxury, and all the enjoyments that wealth could bestow. If not so blessed with the gifts of fortune —if he minstered to his wants with his own hand, and ate sweet bread of industry, there were so many avenues to wealth and fame—such promises held out to genius and enterprise—such compensations for honest labour —that no man who was sound in judgment and opinion, and had been blessed with health and strength, could complain of want without reproachin g himself in some degree with neg lected opportunities. (Cheers.) Keeping this in view, and remembering the upward flight of those who were once bumble students, might he not say that he saw before him bands that might sway the rod of empires—hear voices that might shake the senate? (Cheers.) There was nothing which subjects might enjoy to which they might not aspire. (Cheers.) Depend upon it, if they wished to build high, they must dig deep; if they expected to reap the harvest, the seed time must not be neglected. The present was the time and opportunity for the formation of character, and the cultivation of the understanding; and he would implore theta not to waste it like children, but improve it like men. (Cheers.) He might perhaps be overstepping the strict bounds of his duty, and, if he did, he hoped the noble Chancellor wou:d correct him; but he could not avoid that opportunity of de scending into particulars, and addressing them on a few lead ing points. In the first place, he would recommend to them the study of geometry and mathematics. Here the right ho nourable baronet brought in review before his audience the great names, both in ancient and modern times, whose genius had thrown a lustre around those departments of study—in the course of which he enumerated the many eminent men who had adorned the University of Glasgow. He next recent mencreirth 6 — Study ot t reteir the pleasures of classic lore, and appreciated their heauties, would, under any circumstances, consent to relinquish them? Their study was not only an admission to all the learning of the ancients, but an admission to the inmost recesses of the thoughts of the greatest men—a participation in their noble and generous sentiments. Our knowledge of their heroic deeds, our communings with their struggles for freedom, and love of glory—their passion for the arts—their taste for poe try, and their matchless eloquence—all these imparted to the classic scholar a taste that never cloyed ; and as age advanc ed, the habit for it became more and more confirmed. It had always appeared to him, that a knowledge of the classics was a knowledge of the noblest sentiments of the human mind, conveyed in the finest language that the human tongue could utter. (Cheers.) But they might be the most accom plisbetl scholars--they might be the most prototpd mathema MYSTERIOUS CHARGE OF MURDER. On Saturday last, Samuel Lennox, of Low Hesket, in this county, innkeeper, was committed to our gaol on the charge of having been concerned in the murder of Thomas Hunter, a carrier, whom Our readers will remember was cruelly mur dered in November, 1837, near Orton, in Westmorland. The charge against the prisoner Lennox was heard before Major Wilde on Tuesday last, when it appeared that the sole accu sation against him at present was confined to his voluntary confession of the crime, which, it is alleged, he made several weeks ago to one David Little, of Low Hesket, and with whom it would appear that the prisoner. was not upon very good terms. David Little, in his examination said—l lice at Low Hes ket. I have known the prisoner, Samuel Lennox, since a little before Whitsuntide last—he took a house from me at Low Hesket and lives there. still. He told me he had lived before at Wasdale Head, in the.parish of Shap—he said he had been three or four years hind to Mr. Matthew Atkindson, of Temple Sowerby. After he came to Hesket he went to the middle Falkirk fair, in September last. I went into his public house a day or two after he returned home, about ten o'clock in the morning. He said his wife had been telling me something-1 saidnonsense, and put by what she had told me. .1-le said he thought we were too kind when she told me such talcs. I had not told him anything his wife had told me, but he said his wif e h a d t o ld hi m what 1 she had told m e . said it would be all nonsense what she had told me ' and he said it was a ll true. H e sa i d he thought if that was the way he might make me a present of his wit. He said he had shot the Kendal carrier—he said John Wills , and I.4ldward Sisson trete present at the time, and were as bad as him. Nobody was present when he told we this. I said it was a bad job. he being a learned man, to do such a thing. I meant a good •sholur. He said Sisson had been near the place were the man was shot about a month before, and his heart had failed him, and they cast lots which of the three should shoot him. I asked hits how they came together—he said Wills and Sisson came over to Wasdale Head. He did not mention the day--he set them a bit, and it was agreed that he should go over on Saturday to Tebay, on the day the Kendal carrier was shot. He said he did go over, and they had no shot at the shop at Tebay, and they cut pieces of lead and put it unon the powder. It fell to his lot toshoot the man. They all 'went together. It was Sisson's gun. He did not say who carried it. He said be was two yards oil the man when he shot hint in the bead. The carrier was on the road near home. I asked him what money the carrier had got— he said he had £:3O and three shillings—they divided it equally amongst them. He told me Sisson had been at Low Ifeske - t not long since, and was in very bad heart—they had sat up talking the main of the night, and they were not much in bed—only a little. He said Sisson got up before daylight and went off—he was not much seen. He said they corresponded - with letters, and offered to show me one, but I refused to see it. He said he set the gun in Sisson's porch the day after the murder. He told me they were afraid of \Vills disclosing the secret, and he was pining since he came out of gaol after last March assizes at Appleby. The pri soner confessed the murder again to me on the 28th of last November. I had given him notice to quit my house before Martinmas. I never Mentioned what be told me before last Saturday. After the above examination had been taken the prisoner was removed to A PP,leb , gaol. Wills and Si sson are b ot h i n ody. ais cust —C rl le i a t xi t. THE CEDARS OF LEBANON._Fifteen of the sixteen cele brated cedars of Lebanon are still alive, but all are more or less in a state of decay; and one of then) is remarkable for three immense trunks, proceeding from the same stump, at a short distance above the soil. Another, one of the health iest of the old trees, though perhaps the smallest measured 3.3 feet French (35 feel 9 inches English) in circumference. All the trees are much furrowed by lighteing, which seems to strike them more or less every year. in the middle of these old trees are about forty other cedars. comparatively young, though the trunk of the smallest of them is from ten to twelve feet in circumference. At the base of eight or nine of the old cedars are altars, constructed with large rough stones, which were formerly used by the inhabitants of the Maronite villages, who, headed by their pastor, went to El ilerze• on the day of the transfiguration. At this festival all the priests said mass at the same time, each priest officiating at the foot of the cedar belonging to his own village. Dis putes having, however, arisen from this practice, the patri arch of the Marouites has made a new arrangem e nt; an d now, though the Maronites still continue, on the festival of the transfiguration, to repair to El-Herze, only one mass is celebrated, which is performed on the altar of a different cedar every year, in order that the trees of all the villages in turn may enjoy the same privilege. There is nut one young cedar in all the wood of El-Herz6.— Loudon's Arbore tum et Fruticetum Britannicum. DOMESTIC CoNcoan.—lt is certain that our dispositions and characters ate scarcely ever formed in public, but receive their bent for good or evil in the privacy of domestic life. In presiding over the morality of the parental board, a man finds opportunity to manifest his good feelings; at other times to cultivate his mind; and above all, to apply himself to the searching after that wisdom which benefits his soul : he carries the fruits which he reaps in retirement into the open day. If he be accustomed to indulge in a resentful, peevish temper at home, the habit of anger and fretfulness will not assuredly leave him in his intercourse with the world, On the con trary, it he lives in an interchange of forbearance, meekness, and benevolence with his kindred and friends, he will insen sibly establish mild and amiable affections in the heart, and witt - niftrprighrutThriouranie, generous ano !rank, in Ins transactions with mankind. Where gloomy sullenness, or furious resentment, be suffered for any trifling offence, and upon every futile occasion, to "steal away our brains," the gifts of Providence are pleutiously bestowed to little purpose. In vain are our tables covered with plenty, our habitations adorned with elegance and taste, and our persons attired with surpassing splendour, if our feasts be unattended by cheer fulness, our dwellings unfurnished with conc6rd, and the out ward array of our bodies not set off with simplicity of mind. How frequently do we see individuals who seem to command within their own mansions every accommodation that can minister to com,fo&t,every gratificationt'oat can sootheanxiety, and every luxnry that might pamper a Sybarite's desires, roving abroad in search of that content they will not permit themselves to enjoy at home—and never find elsewhere. — The poise of the SELECT EXTRACTS. Mr. Moor records a flight in India - of butterflies, which extended 500 miles; and Mr. Barru describes one in Africa, which occupied an area of 2,000 miles. The greatest compliment ever paid to a preacher was that paid to the celebrated Rev. Robert Hall, of Leicester, of the attraction of whose eloquence it is said, that at one time it was not uncommon for persons to go down from London by the mail to hear him; and return the next night. THE BABOON SHEPHERD, &C.—HINTS FOR SOME MODERN STATESMEN.—The Namoquas informed us that, not long since, a farmer had brought up a young baboon, and had made it his shepherd. This creature every . day remained in the fields with th e flock, and at night drove his fleecy charge home to the kraal (village), riding upon one of the goats which brought up the rear. This baboon had the milk of one goat allowed it, and it sucked that one only, and guarded the milk of the others from the children. It also got a little meat from its master. At held the office of shepherd' for twelve moons, and then was unfortunately killed in a tree by a leo pard.—UrreiTY OF BA BOONS.—These creatures (not the statesmen) are the very best watchmen for lions, and should the king of beasts come near them at night, they set up such a clamour that he is compelled to move off to a quieter neigh bourhood; so that the safest place for a benighted traveller to bivouac in, is under the rock frequented by this chattering tribe, though even in this safe retreat, if the baboons be spite fully inclined, he may find himself about as comfortable as if he were between " the devil and the deep sea."—Sir James Alexander's Expedition into Africa. This article is seriously recommended to the grave attention of Lord John Busse!l and the other great poverty-grinding Malthusians. Here we see that baboons can be taught to supersede men in field la bour. What a saving it would be to the rate-payers if some thousands of these goat-sucking gentry were brought over to do our farmer's work, and assist where the factory children are now actually paid some trifle for the ruin of their consti tutions;—nay, might not this improvement be carried higher, and a " House of Commons" and its leader be selected from the most portly of this chattering tribe ? As things go on at present, most persons think that this would be " a reform indeed." THE WHITE PuatceN.—Ranged along the margins of the sand-bar, in broken array, stand a hundred heavy-b o di e d pelicans. Gorgeous tints, a ll autumnal, enrich the foliage af every tree around, the reflection of which, like fragments of the rainbow, seems to fill the very depths of the placid and almost sleeping waters of the Ohio. The subdued and ruddy beams of the orb of day assures me, that the Indian summer has commenced, that happy season of unrivalled loveliness and serenity, symbolic of autumnal life, which, to every en-. thusiastic lover of nature, inust•be the purest and calmest period of his career. Pluming themselves, the gorged peli cans patiently wait the return of hunger. Should one chance to gape, all, as if by sympathy, in suceession open their long and broad mandibles, yawning lazily and ludicrously. Now, the whole length of their largest quills is passed through the bill, until at length their apparel is as beautifully trimmed as if the party were to figure at a rout. But mark, the red beams of the setting bull tinge the tall tops of the forest trees; the birds experience the cravings of-hunger, and to satisfy them they must now labour. Clumsily do they rise on their columnar legs, and heavily waddle to the water. But now, how changed do they seem ! Lightly do they float, as they marshal themselves, and extend their line, and now their broad paddle-like feet propel them onwards. In yonder nook the small fry are dancing in the quiet water, perhaps in their manner bidding farewell to the orb of day, perhaps seeking something for their supper. Thousands there are, all gay; and the very manner of their mirth, causing the waters to sparkle, invites their foes toward the shoal. And now the pelicans, aware of the faculties of their scaly prey, at once spread out their broad wings, press closely forward with pow erful strokes of their feet, drive the little fishes toward the shallow shore, and then, with their enormous pouches spread like so many bag-nets, scoop them out, and devour them in thousands.—Audabon's Ornithological Biojraphy. CaotercHoec.—The caoutchouc tree occurs very generally RS a solitary tree, although occasionally two or three may be found grouped together. It is among the most magnificent of forest trees; and is second to the Iranian, because that tree admits of indefinite extension. Such is the size of the caoutchour, that it may be distinguished from a distance of several miles, by its dense, immense, and lofty crown. The dimensions of one of the largest are as follows :—The circum ference of the main trunk, seventy-four feet; circumference of the main trunk and the supporters, a hundred and twenty feet ; and of the area covered by the branches, six hundred and ten feet; more than a tenth of a mile ! the estimated height, a hundred feet. The appearance of the tree, as one approaches' the trunk, is majeslic. It has a natural tendency to throw out branches both from the main trunk and from the branches, and these have a strong disposition to cohere with the trunk and with each other. When the roots are thrown out either from the main trunk or near it, they ordinarily run dawn its surface, and impart to it the picturesque appearance of tte most elaborate seulpture. Frequently the caoutchouc plants itself on various other trees; and as soon as it is firmly fixed, casts down its roots to the ground. These, according to their nature, seek each other; a net work is soon formed round the tree; the recticulations diminish with the multipli cation of the roots, and at length a solid and firm cylinder is formed round the tree which received the young seedling, which is eventually stifled in the embrace of the catoutchouc. The juice is procured from transverse incisions made in the large root. The incision reaches the wood, and even pene trates it ; but the flow of juice is from the bark alone. Under the incision, a hole is scooped in the earth, in which a leaf, folded up into the shape of a rude cup, is placed. The field, as it issues, is, when good, nearly of the consistence of cream, and of a very fine white colour. Its excellence is by the degree of its consistence ; and the quality of caoutchouc —which would appear to depend on its consistence—is readily ascertained by rubbing a few drops in the palm of the hand, when the caoutchMic rapidly becomes separated. By knead ing this up again, it speedily becomes elastic. - Many inci sions are made in one tree; the juice flows rapidly at first, but diminishes in a few moments. It flows inure copiously during the night. In tw o or th re e d a y s, a l ayer of caout '- chauc is formed over the wound, and the flowing consequently Ceases.—Friend in India, AN INDIAN AND HIS SQUAW.—When it is said, in general terms, that the men do nothing but hunt all day, while the women are engaged in perpetual toil, I suppose this suggests to civilised readers the idea of a party of gentlemen at Mel ton, or a turn-out of Mr. Meynell's hounds; or at most a deer-stalking excursion to the Highlands—a holiday affair; while the women, poor souls ! must sit at home and sew, and spin, and cook victuals. But what is the life of an Indian hunter! one of incessant, alinst killing toil, and often dan ger. A hunter goes out at dawn, knowing that, if he returns empty. his wife and his little ones must starve—no uneotn mon predicament! He comes home at sunset, spent with fatigue, and unable even to speak. His wife takes off his moccassins, places before him what food she has, or, if latter ly the chase has failed, probably no food at all, or only a little parched wild rice. She then examines his hunting pouch, and in it finds the etatve, or beak, or tongue of the game, or other indications, by which she knows what it is, and where to find it. She then goes for it, and drags it home. When he is refreshed, the hunter caresses his wife and children, relates the events of his chase, s mo k e s hi s p i pe and goes to sleep—to begin the same life on the following day; Where, then, the whole duty and labour of providing the means of subsisteuce, ennobled by danger and courage, falls upon the man, the woman naturally sinks in importance, and is a dependent drudge. But she is not, therefore, I sup pose. so very miserable. nor, relatively, so very abject : she is sure of protection • sure of maintenance, at least whil e th e man has it ; sure of isind treatment ; sure that she will never have herchildren taken from her but by death; sees none better off than herself, and has no conception of a superior destiny; and it is evident that in such a state the appointed and necessary share of the woman is the household work, and all other domestic labour.—Mrs. Jameson 's Canada. EAST INDIAN Ott.s.—At a meeting of the Asiatic Society on the 15th instant, Mr. E. Sully read a paper on some In dian oils, scut by the Chamber of Commerce at Bombay to the East India and China Association, which is at present engaged in investigating the productions of India. After stating the difficulty of a s c er t a i n ing the appli ca bil ity o f t h ese oils in the arts, such as soap-Making, &c. from the smallness of the .specimens sent, Mr. Solly described the respective properties of each. Several of them were, quite new to this country, and, he observed, would be important for the pur pose of soap-making and illumination ; but that, of coutse, the real value would depend on their relative cheapness of price. Ile stated, that the want of cheap oils w as rather felt at the present time by manufacturers. Mr. Solly proceeded to detail some experiments he had made on the.soaps of these oils, describing their colouts, smell, and other properties. Same of them p romise d we ll , and might probably b e o f con siderable value. In regard to the use of these oils as sources of light, he divided them into those which were solid and those which were fluid, at the ordinary temperatures of the air. Some of these latter, by their manner of burning, gave evidence of containing carbon in excess, and thenc e burning with a smoky flame; whilst others, from containing less car bon, consumed the wick. Mr. Sully suggested, that advan tages 'might arise from a judicious mixture of two such oils, and adverted to the fact, that large quantities of the seeds yielding one of those oils, which were now annually imported from India for the purpose of extracting the oil, and mixing it with sperm oil; this, he stated, was done with great advan tage, from the considerable difference in price of these two oils. Some of these oils, and in one particular, is well suited for the manufacture of candles; and he had no doubt, that if it could be procured at a sufficiently low price, it would soon become an important article of co:ill - tierce. Dr. Boyle said, that the paper just read ass an evidence. amongst others of the utility of this branch of the society. These oils had been sent to the East India and China Association by the Bombay chamber of commerce, and bad been referred by the secre tary of that institution to this committee, but for the exist ence of which, the specimens might long have remained without any thing being done with them for the purpose of ascertaining their comparative value or utility. Tetesr.—Thirst is a painful sensation, indicative of want of fluid in the economy. Its seat is in the back and upper part of. the gullet. It seems to be, however, sometimes local only, and capable of being removed without adding .to the existing fluids of the body ; simply by sucking any sapid substance, and thereby inducing a flow of saliva from the salivary glands of the mouth and gullet. 'When the water is cold, it extinguishes thirst much better that when it is of the same temperature with our bodies; showing that, besides its mere moistening effects, it acts in some peculiar manner by altering the animal heat and the nervous conditions. Hence a less quantity of cold than of warm water equally or better stanches thirst. When the body is very heated, by great exercise or atmospheric warmth, and transpiration by the skin is taking place, a draught of cold water strikes a sudden chill through us, and arrests the transpiration. In this case the transpiration which was tending rapidly to the surface, is thrown on the walls of the chief and belly; ant! hence the inflammatory effects which often ensue from this cause. In such a case, water very cold, but in minute quantities, taken into the m outh and slowly swallowed, effectually yet safely extinguishes thirst, in consequence of the great difference between its temperature and that of the body. There exist many liquids which quench thirst better than water ; as, for example, acidulous liquors, such as the juice of acidulous fruits, water acidulated with vinegar, with tartaric, oxalic, citric, and carbonic acids. So also the distilled aromatic wa ters of mint, the waters of rose, orange flowers, lemons, rue, &c., as well as the acidulous and white wines; also perry, cider, beer ; also water mixed with a little red wine or alcohol. Thejuices of the natural botanic order cucurbitaccce, to which the cucumber, melon ' and pumpkin belong, also speedily and effectuall y quench thirst. Is it from a narcotic property that these so stet? The liquids just noticed, independent of their particular effects on the stomach, have also the advan tage of quenching thirst in small quantity. Further, they quench thirst durably, which liquids either too strong or too softly nutritious and sugary do not; the former of these de stroying, by the heat which they immediately excite, the ef fect which they produce at the moment of being swallowed; the latter scarcely quenching it at all. It is owing to this circumstance that wines sweet and sugary, aromatic, very spirituous, and charged with much extractive matter—in other words, wines of much body, do not perfectly or durably quench thirst. Strong ale is open to the same objection. In the phlegmatic and cold constitutions of northern countries, they etear thn t..tesseseakasaaasassastessa-assaase seessas tries, and in sanguinous habits, they accelerate the circula tion, produce nightly agitation, which soon destroy their thirst-slaking effects, and reproduce the evil morestrongly than before. However, these same liquids, which, when taken into the stomach, produce disadvantageous effects, and Operate dangeronslv, may be made effectually and safely to quench thirst, if taken in such a manner as to act only on the mucous membrane of the mouth and salivary organs, as by rinsing, without their being permitted to pass down into the stomach. Alcohol a little concentrated, • ordinary brandy, generous wines, some aromatic liquids, as distilled mint water, pastilles; some salts, as nitre, the roots of the umbel liferous or aromatic plants, all may be employed in this way; but, in particular, it is alcohol which acts best in this manner, and which, without being swallowed, cures thirst most effec tually, and for the longest time,—Pr, Dick', Work on Diet and Beßimon, *Dipptng Entelliyntr. TUESDAY, DECPMBER 25.—Wind E. Moderate. ARRIVED—Dorothy Gales, Moore, from Calcutta—Hannibal, Mumford, from new Orleans, sailed from the Bar on the 11th Nov. —Orleana, —, from Prince Edward's Isle—Aristides, —, from Leghorn—Greyhound, —, from Odessa SAmsn—Ambassador, Davidson, Gulf of Mexico—Leonard Dobbin, Carpenter, for New Orleans—Enterprise, Vaughan, for Savannah. Mansfield, James, hence at Camaroons Whodstock, Cooke, hence at Madeira the 10th ult. and sailed the 13th for Jamaica Rochdale, Scott, hence at ditto the 13th ult. and sailed 20th for St. Vincent Frances, Dixon, hence for Barbadoes at ditto the 29th ult Lady Cornwall, Poe, sailed from Saugor for Demerara the 28th Sept. The Christopher Rawson for the Mauritius 28th Sept. and the Ellen, Yapp, for this port the sth Oct. La Guayra, —, hence at La Guayra Fenella, Wakeham, hence at Gibraltar, and sailed 4th instant, for Malaga . Dash, Huntriss, hence at ditto the sth inst. Mary Appleby, Mackie, from Trieste at ditto the sth inst. and sailed for this port Premier. Newcome, from Denia and Malaga at ditto, 6th instant, and sailed for this port Sarah, Penny, from Marseilles at ditto the Bth inst. and sailed for this port Enchantress, Gayner, from Smyrna at ditto, and sailed 10th inst. for this port Euphemia, Pennington, from Alexandria ; Shannon, Carpenter, from Cephalonia; William Hill, Berrill, from Leghorn; Henry, Halsall, and Triton, Scorgie, from Smyrna at ditto, and all sailed for this port 11th inst. Time, Ellis, hence at Marseilles Eliza Saunders, Bulley. and Symmetry, Butler, sailed from Odessa for this port the 24th ult. Sylph, Barton, sailed from Marseilles for this port 15th lust, . 'Margaretha, , hence at the Gironde Myrtle, Carter, a n d Emma, Irving, hence at Lisbon Dinack, Bell, and William Gray, Gray, hence at Oporto Commercinm, Dieclrick, hence at Copenhagen Ticker, Radmann, and Union, Weinholdt, hence at Danzig Gustav, Radmann, hence at Kiel Adolph, Kurten, hence at Stockholm Wilhelm Henrietta, Kruse, hence at Travemunde flopeton. Morris, hence far Jamaica at Kingstown Naias, Gething, hence for Constantinople at ditto Bootle, Tasker, sailed from Dublin for Trinidad the 19th inst. James Cook, Tallen, and Gipsy, Shotten, sailed from Waterford for Bourdeaux the 19th inst. Larkins, Ingram, from Calcutta at Deal Forth, Baxter, from Calcutta at Falmouth Clarence, Cox, hence for Lisbon at St. Mawes William Waters, Roe,sailed from Havana the 23d Sept. for Cowes, was off Charleston the 29th, with seven feet water in her hold, which was pumped out with assistance, and has not since been heard of—by the Ruby, arrived at Boston Adelaide, Evans, hence at Waterford for Cardiff, with loss of anchor and chain, having been on shore GIBRALTAR, 13th Dec.—A heavy gale at east commenced on the 9th inst. and continued 48 hours. The Ditto, Luce, from Ancona to Liverpool, was driven on shore in the Bay. but got off after being lightened. The Triton, Scorgie, from Smyrna to Liverpool, touched on some rocks, but got off with assistance from H. M.S. Wasp. and not making water proceeded OPoRTO, Dec. 17 —The Earl of Murray, was fallen in with, aban doned, nth ult. in lat. 45, long. 22 ; eight men were seen in the tops, hut on account of the heavy sea, no assistance could be ren dered ; two men were observed to jump into the sea and were drowned ; the vessel was lost sight of in the night, and not seen again —by the Sarah, Hutton, arrived at this port from Newfound land. BEAIIMARIS. Dec. 20.—The Brandon, Roose, from New Orleans to the Clyde, was towed in here this morning under jury masts, having been dismasted in a heavy gale 28th ult. HARWICH, Dec. 23.—The Hannah, Forrester. from Hamhurgh to Liverpool, got on shore on the Cork Sand this morning, but was assisted off and brought into this port, with loss of rudder and leaky, and must discharge to repair. WEDNESDAY, DEC 26.—Wind S. W. Fresh. ARRIVED—Mary Hartley, Jones, from Demei ara—Pant:doon, ----, from Alexandria—Retsey, —, from Constantinople— Phantom, Saunders, from Odessa—Mary Appleby, Mackie; Alice Crowther, Parker, and Emerald, Weatherby, from Trieste—Wave, Millman, from Seville—Mary, M'Kenzie, from Lisbon—Lady Mary, M'Cave, from Riebibucto—Greenhow, Ozilby, from Bahia. SATLED—Henrietta, D'Hondt. for Antwe' p—Frederick, Gimeo, for Constantinople—Heb - e, Thompson, for Leghorn—Trinacria, Lagana, for Palermo, &c. • Albatros, M'Pherson, hence at Old Calabar Dorette, Voss, hence at Wismar Matiney. Downes, from Odessa at Standgate Creek Beiram, Woobier, hence for Constantinople, was off Sicily 19th inst. Ellen Jenkinson, Irving, hence for Trieste, was off Cape Spartel Bth inst. Ann Johnstone, Corbin, from Odessa for Newfoundland, was spoken 9th inst. off Cape Ttafalgar Hannah Booth, -, from Palermo for this port, was spoken 9th inst. off Cape Trafalgar May, Dawson, hence for Africa was spoken the 17th inst. in lat. 43. lot,. 1G Bonanza, Ponsonby, hence for Bourdeaux, wus spoken 22d inst, THURSDAY, 27Tu DECEMBER.—Wind N.W. ARRIVED—Mary, Guy, from Pernainbuco--Osceola, from New Orleans—Liverpool, Barstow, from Charleston—Hiber nia, Cobb, from New York ; sailed 9th Dec.—Greenhow, Ogilvie, from Bahia—Albanian, Winsor, from Dante—Norfolk Hero, Gar wood, from Odessa—Alice Crowther, —, and Mary Ann, Kemp, from Trieste—Hazard, Cliurcliward, from Leghorn. Oberon, Brocklehank , from Pernambuco, at Live r p oo l ; sa i le d 1 3th Nov. The Lady Stormont was to sail in 10 days, and the Rapid early in December, both for Liverpool. Royal William, (steamer) from Liverpool to New York, was spoken 20th instant, in lat. 47 10. long. 1783, five days out. Betsey Black, 'Lively, from Liverpool, at Milford, leaky, pumps choaked, and part of the cargo (salt) thrown overboard, bound for London Hygeia, -, from Liverpool to Hobart TOwn, was spoken in lat. 16 S, by the Florentia, arrived at Sydney. Lapwing Packet, from Falmouth, at Pernambuco sth Nov. Andres, --, frond Trieste, do • Mary & Ann, Bartlett, from M. Video, do Ocean Queen, - do do Superb, Boult, from ' Liverpool, off Pernambuco Palestine, Littlefield, from Liverpool, at New Orleans Sarah Parker. Davies, from Liverpool, at Apalachicola Columbiana, Barker, from Liverpool, at Boston Enterprise, -, from Liverpool, at Newfoundland Zulieka, Scott, from Liverpool and Syra, at Constantinople Richmond, Turber, from Odessa, do, and sailed 28th Nov. for Liverpool Ayrshire Lass, Nichol, and Conte Ortenburgh, Vucovick, cleared at Trieste 12th December ; Byker, Bruce, 13th, all for Liverpool Eliza, Billing, from Liverpool, at Venice Hannah Boot , h, Best, sailed from Palermo for Liverpool 7th Nov. John and Ellen, Pallet, sailed from Marseilles for Liverpool 19th December James Muir, Maul, from Liverpool, at Gironde Hercules, Erich, from Liverpool, at Swilinemunde Edward and Amelia, Buckhoff, from Liverpool, at Arendahl Caledonia' from Cyprus for Li ver p oo l, off Gibraltar 10th Dec. Titania, Loosemore, from Liverpool for Gibraltar, at Kingstown Adelaide, Manger,..for Palermo, has put back with pumps choaked, and must discharge part of the cargo. Imparto. EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 4.c, Dorothy Gales, (330) G Moore, from Calcutta, 1100 b gs sugar, Acraman, Briggs a n d co-627 do, Crawford, Colvin and co -265 do, order-250 do, Fletcher, Alexander and co-124 bgs saltpetre, 320 hgs flour, 30 bgs ground rice, 1030 bgs ginger, 3 , 0 bgs jute, 1900 bgs linseed, 28 bags coffee, 23 bags rice, 500 !oats and a city bamboos, order-28 bgs flour, Rawson and co—'2lms silk, 20 bls 1 prcl raw silk, 13 bls safflower, N Crooke and co-1 bag of the above sugar consumed on the passage D WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Mary Hartley, (408) W Jones, from Demerara, 316 hds 10 tcs 1 brl sugar, 33 pns :13 hds 2 brls rum, 39 tcs coffee, C W and F Shand —BB hds sugar, 19 pns 1 hd rum, 12 bls cotton, T and IT Murray -44 hds sugar, 1 brl rum, Sandbach, Tinne and co-61 cks 2 lids mo lasses, C W and F Shand—W D Lady Comber mere , (113 ) R Brown AFRICA. , from Africa, about 400 casks palm oil, about 20 elephants' teeth, 27 packages returned goods, I 0 Bold—P I). 511 La ur enti n e and Julie, (120) J B Massubo, from St. Louis, 1724 sacks gum, blocatta Brothers-860 do, order-0 D. SOUTH AMERICA. Trio, (153) W Boag' from Monte Video, 379 o and e hides, 100 lining, 6614 dry hides, M'Crackan, Jamieson and co-716 dry o and c and 632 salted hides, loose abt 15 t bones, 5 t horns, A A Gower, Nephew and co-1 pkge retd goods, It .Allen—G UNITED STA 7ES. Robert Isaac, (413) J G Mills, from Savannah, 1110 bls cotton, Molyneux, Witherby and co-290 do, order-31 do, Collmann and Stolterfolit-101 do. T Crowder—P D Hannibal, (423) 0 11 Munford, from New Orleans, 21 his cotton, Baring Br's and co-136 do, iiathbone Brs and co-115 do, Purton, Parker and co-112 do, W and J Brown and co—lll do, J Maury and Sons-50 do, Bell and Grant-84 do, Todd, Jackson and co -676 do, order—W D Independence, (717) E Nye, from New York, 1680 brls turpen tine. 55 cks 41 }lds bark, 500 cks flaxseed, 108 Ws cotton, 2 hf brls nuts, 397 lids apples, 1 hale moss, 10 es 1 trunk coifs unkn, 89 shts iron, order-3 brls apples, Master—P D BRITISH AMERICA. Jessie, 679) J Forde, from Miramichi, 684 ps fir timber, 49, c 4 deals, abt 18 frns lathwood, 23 spars, D Gibb-2 spars, Expn—B D e B Active, (52) W Russell. from Seville, 270 chts 66 bxs oranges, 36 S kgs olives, M'Andrews, Pilch er and co-2 bxs oranges, Master— Aurelian, (579) J Richardson, from Prince Edward's Island, 388 pees birch, 471 pees pine timber, 40Ic 19 deals, 43 deal ends, 13 cords lathwood, 1 box containing sundries, order-8 D. Mary Ann, (316) W M•Kaven, fro m Richibucto, 220 pees pine limber, 183 pees deals, about 4# cords lathwood, no Consignee— I; D. EUROPE.6S3 bls flax, A S wa i nson J V Stein,fromotend, Jupiter, (129) —5l do, Shaw and co-60 do, Tattersall, Sous d an co—abt 25 t oak bark, order—Q D Margaret, (370) It Gosson, from Baltimore, (Ireland,) 291 lid tobacco, from the Grace, from Virginia, stra n d e d • R • s .oarin Water Bay, Order-254 ps fustic, 2 bls sponge, from th e Thomas fucker, from Nassau, stranded at Long Island Sound, order—Cl D W ave, (83) F Milman, from Seville, 411 chests 182 I-chest s oranges and lemons, EII Burnett-2 boxes oranges, master—S D. Trinity Yacht, (78) J. Johnstone, from I enia, 2380 boxes 1070 half and 420 4-boxes 115 baskets raisins, J Heap and Sons -1 box 2 f-boxes raisins. J Johnstone-3 do, A Stewart. Mary. (100) J M'Kenzie. from Lisbon. 10 pipes olive oil, C and Rawdon-10 do, Leech, Hart 'son and Co-10 do, J Yeoward-10 do, J Adams-2i) do, 193 chests3o4 f-chests oranges, order--., drum figs. J Dou"lass—S a Nyverheid, (190) 1' A Lievens, from Bruges, about 94 tons oak bark, Boutcher, Mortimer and Co—Q D. Industrie, (150) J C Zellien, from Ostend 26 bales flax, A Swain son—l94 do, No Consignee-191 do, Horner and Bell-130 do, Glover and Thorp—about 45 tons oak bark, Neuman and Engel C 1 D. Mary Appleby, (264, T Mackie, from Trieste, 300 bags shumac, 51 bales wool. 4 cases beads, 10 casks contents unknown, 85 casks olive oil, 1 parcel samples, 2 jars. ..ayes. order-127 bags shomac. L Astor)-175 do, H Ede-100 do, W and M Smith and Co-64 bls madder roots, 4 casks 3 cases argot. 4 casks cream tartar, Geller and Co—about 31 tons brimstone, E Clarke - 51 casks olive oil, W Driver-50 b;iles wool, J Macaire and Co-1 brl oil, E Ede-1 box samples, W Carson-1 parcel do, If Glynn and Son—K D Aristides (199) W Hart, from Leghorn, 100 casks boracic acid, 14 casks terra sienna, 61 pipes 33 casks 10 jars 20 f-jars olive oil, 11 casks cream tartar, 10 bales 1 case contents unknown, 8 casks tal low, 7 bales raw silk, 39 bales juniper berries, 43 bales wool, 42 boxes itrgols, 2 hales wa• to silk, 2 cases cheese, 6 cases straw, 19 bales galls, 2') tons valonia, 31 tons pozzolano, 1 cask gum arabic, 2 cases alabaster, 1 case paintinak, order-1 case paintin,, , rs,Earles and Carter-20 hal es wool, E and J Carston and Co-4 bales waste silk, Martin and Ilartwright-5 blocks marble, no Consignee-6 blocks 10 slabs do, Vos and Co-8 cases furniture, 2 slabs marble, S Thomson-1 case a picture, II Cuming—l olive oil, Melly, Prevost and Co-20 bales hemp, J Lemon-54 hales cocoa shells, 11. Bond and C o -1 case 1 cask wine, G 51•IsIorine-3 I-kegs ancho vies, master-3 cases returned goods, Scott, Hastings and Co—B D Vroorlo 3 , 2ntrreD for lioatiing. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, &c, Enterprise, J Se'kelt], 338 Calcutta, Taylor or Co or W N Moore „ . HIDES AND SKINS:—SaIIed hides per cwt. 30s to 318 ; kips 33s to 355; ditto calf skins 3d to 31d per lb. LEATHER—Per lb. British lld to 16d; native light 10d to 11(1; ditto 421 b. to 451 b. per hide, 14d to 153 ; ditto 48th. to 501 b. 15d to 163 ; calf skins 18d to 223 per lb. slitters ditto 143 to 16d ; kips, Irish, 193 to 223; English 22d to 2tid ; cordovan 16d to 20d ; bellies 9d to 10d. Firm. LEAD.—Pig per ton £l9 ; sheet £2l; _pipe £23 lOs ; shot £24. OlLS—Rage •refined per cwt. 42s to 4as ; brown rape 40s to 42s ; turpentine aas to 80s• linseed 35s to 375. RAPESEED-14s to 15s per cwt. SLATES—Queens, tons, sized, 50s ; tons, 35s ; quarters, in lengths; 50s ; half ditto 25s ; commons 12 s : d uc h esses l sts Its ; 2ds 1:7 Os ; countesses, Ists, £6 ; seconds, 903 ; ladies, lsts, 35s ; 2nds, 40s, doubles. 30s; and mosses 80s per thousand. SALT—Perton 48s to 5Cs. SOAP—White per cwt. 36s to 40s 03; yellow 20s to 25s Od. house keepers, 42s to 445. STANCH-45s per cwt and cask. Tun—Flooring per dozen 4s to ss. , TALLow—Melted - per cwt. 63s to 645; bladdered lard 66s to 6Ss ; rough ditto 42s to 445; fat per stone 4s 6d to 5s Od. TOBACCO—RoII per lb. 3s 83 to 4s 3d. Wutsk Er, OLD—lmperial gallon, 7s Id to Os 03 ; new Gs 8:1 to 6s 9d. In bond 3s 83 to 3s 9d. SMITHFIELD IiAY MARKET.—fIay, 2s Od to is Od per cwt. ; Straw Is 3d to is 63 per ditto. SPITALPIELDS.—Dec. 13.—Bacon per cwt. 46s to 51s ; Hams 54s to 565; cheeks, 39s to 40s cd ; cool butter 91(1 to lid; firkin 84s to 90s ; bladdered lard, 62s to 655. POTATO MARKET.—AppIes, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; Cups, 2s 6d to 2s :Od per cwt. POULTRY MARKET, COLE'S-LANE.—FowI per pair 2s 6d to 4s 6d ; Chickens, Is 8d to 2s 43 ; ducks, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; Turkeys, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Geese, 3s to 4s 6d each. Eon MARKET—Wholesale, 8s to 9s Od per 124. BUTTER MARKET—Per lb. ; cool, 913 to 101 d ; fresh lid to 123. il'ES7' INDIES. 296 Demerara, J N Wood & Co 87 Havannah, F Marrero 178 Hayti, II Sheil or Inarie &Co AFRICA 730 Africa, SOUTH AMERICA 282 Bahia, Ferris & Co or R Tanton 230 Bahia, W & J Tyrer 214 Lima, W & .1 Tyrer 227 Arica, Islay s Lima, AV and J Tyrer UNITED STATES. 573 Savannah, Gibbs, Bright &Co 752 New York, Baring Bros &Co EUROPE. C Horsfall & Son Robert Burns J Maychell, Clarita, A Ullona, Falcon, A Tod, Majestic, J Alop, Gazelle. —,• Agnes, W C C o bb. Octavia, W Brodfield, Georgina, N Ruby, J Wescott, Cambridge, J BursleY, -- • -- Ann Paley, T H un t e r, v 159 Lisbon, J Bibby & Co Active, W Russell, 32 Lisbon, J Glynn & Son _li4p...i,D r t_ _ r......1-1,-...,- --..1it0 (~..-••,.1, c-er - vv ermrzk - uo ---- Brenda, It Watiiins, 138 Constan do Odessft, Bahr, Behrend &Co Entered 3d Dec. for Constan & Smyrna Henry Alexander, J D Pyke, 138 Ancona, J Moss &Co Speedy, J Wills, 40 Gijon, J Glynn & Son Egidius, E Den Duyts. 243 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend &Co Actif, J Vanderbrooke, 114 Ostend, J Johnstone TIDE TABLE. Ern. lit H. V. H. bf.l F. 7. Tuesday 25 5 16 5 53 14 6 Christmas Day. Moon in Wednes. 26 6 27 7 0 11 6 !St. Stephen. [Perigee 12h e. Thursflay 27 7 8 8 14 7 ISt John. Friday <R 8 ;',B 9 8 IS 1 ! Innocents Day. Saturday 29 9 36 10 3 15 9 , Length of laigllt 18h 311 r. Sunday 30 10 29 10, 53 16 2 Up even. Ilandav• - 31 - 11 .1§ • : IQ Silveger. Sin iu ferisfee. LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT. (Quoted as duty paid, except when mentioned in bond.) MBEs MADDER, rte Mi. S. d. s. d. ' Montreal, Pot ..28 6q29 0 Dutch, crop 56 0 -62 0 Pearl, new ..34 0 -35 0 O m b ro 4O 0 -52 0 U.States, Pot.. none. Gamene 25 0 -38 0 Pearl BARK, Quercit... nominal. French, S.F. 4O 0 -44 0 Oak, ir lon .. £6 0--7 10 S.F.F 4B 0 -52 0 German - 5 5 E.S.F .55 0 -57 0 BaimsToNE,4y ton E.5.F.F.58 0 -60 0 Sicily, &c. Tuscany CASSIA LIGNEA, S. d. s. d: Trinidad, &c. ..29 0 -3 0 0 4Y cud. in bond 52 0 -55 0 Demerara, &c... - -30 0 CLOVER -SEED, ir cwt. Bar. & Antigua. 31 0 -32 6 American, red NIONJEET, 41 3 • cwt. 14 0 -16 0 Dutch I Nominal. OIL, Olive, V 252 galls. French & Germ Gallipoli £55 0 -56 0 Cocoa, 4V- cut. Trieste 'sl 0 -33 0 Trinidad 4O 0 -45 0 Sicily 53 0 -54 0 Grenada 4O 0 -43 0 Malaga ........ -- - Brazil 32 0 -35 0 Portugal, &c. ..31 0 -51 10 COFFEE, ctr cwt. in bond. Levant 5O o -52 0 Jama. triage.. ? 50 o- o 2 0 Palm, r ton •••• - -46 0 ordinary .. 3 Fish, 4r 251 galls. good&,fin ord, 95 0-103 0 ' Seal, pale 3l 10 -35 0 middling ....105 0-112 0 brown 28 0 -28 10 good mid. ..114 0-128 0 Cod 30 0 -3U 10 fine niid. &c. 132 0-141 0 LINSEED, 4r cid 28 0 -28 6 Dutch, triage.. 545 0-85 0 Rape, pale do. -45 0 -46 0 ordinary .... . Turpen. 47 c/a 62 0 - - good & fine 0rd.90 0-95 0 Rica, 4Y cwt. middling 96 0-103 0 Carolina, dress. 42 0- - g ood mid. 3 in bond no ne . i,,, m id . & c. i 104 0-108 0 Bengal, ord. d 0.14 6 -18 0 Mocha 95 0 -.110 0 mid. to fine.... 19 0 -21 0 Ceylon 96 0 -100 0 African none. Java 45 0 -55 0 Rum, 41 , gallon, in bond. Havana Jamaica, good &fin.ord.42 0 -48 0 12 to 16 0.p... 4 3 - 4 9 St. Domingo 40 0 -42 0 st r o ng er 4 10 - 5 2 Brazil ' ' 37 0 -42 0 choice marks 5 3- 6 0 Laguira 45 0 -50 0 SAFFLOWER, real. DEBwooos, Of ton .C. s. £s. Bengal, Logwood, Jam.l2 0 -12 10 good & fine ...CI 0 - 5 0 Hon. & D0m.12. 0 -12 15 ord. &. mid .. 1 10 - 3 15 Campeachy 14 10 -15 0 / Bombay - 1 .5 Fustie, Span... 9 0 -10 0 SALTPETRE, ff , Mi. a. d. .s. d. Tampico ll 0 -11 10 East India 23 0 -91 6 Brazil... 8 0- 9 0 SouthAmerican.l6 0 -17 0 Cuba l3 0 -14 0 SHELL LAC, 4, cwt. in bond. 0 NICARAGUA WOOD. orange BO 0 -126 0 Rio de la Hullo liver & black 6O 0 -80 u solid rough 5 0- 6 0 Neutria, V doz.. 7 6 -12 0 small 5 0- . 6 0 Chinchilli, d0...20 0 -25 0 Lima, solid ....10 0 -15 0 Seal, each - 2 9 Barwood, Anco. 7 0 - 8 0 SIIUBIAC, cir cud. Gaboon '5O- 5 10 Sicily 12 0 -13 6 Camwood 20 0 -24 0 Malaga ll 0 -11 6 Red. San. Wood 7 0- 8 0 Trieste - 9 0 FLAX, edr ton. Verona - 9 0 Riga, P.T.R. ..45 0 -47 0 Tyrolese P'burg, 9 head .39 0 -40 0 SUG %R. 44r cart. Archangel none. B. P, Muscovado Dutch & Flem 6O 0 -110 0 moist brown..s3 0 -55 0 GALLS, 4y et/0, dry brown ..55 6 -51 6 Turkey, blue 73 0 -82 0 goo d & m i d... 60 0 -65 Mixed - 6O 0 -65 0 tine &v. fine.. 66 6 -71 - 0 East India 7O 0 -75 0 Mauritius, GINGER, 4y cwt. dabs & moist. 51 Barbadoes 45 0 -50 0 brown 54 Jamaica 80 0 -120 0 yellow ..,.,.i7 E. India, an bond 18 0 -20 0 tine yellow ..6(4 Gum, 4p' curt. East India, Ben ,, al Arabic, Turkey. 70 . 0 -110 6 ord. white... 64 East India. 25 0 -53 0 good & fine ..68 Barbary • 45 0 -55 0 extra line ....71 Senegal 65 a - 0 8 0 Manilla, in band 21 11633E,7 ton. £ s. ..0 s. Hav a n a , do, • P'burg, clean 4B 10 -49 10 brown outshot.47 0- - yellow ... 26 Riga, Rhine.... 49 6 -49 10 white, ord 35 outshot.47 0 - - good & fine 38 Archangel 46 0- -- Brazil, in bond. Manilla ..... 36 0 -38 0 brown l6 Bombay 27 0 -29 0 yellow 23 Jute • l4 0 -14 10 white, 0rd....26 HIDES Ox and Cow, 4y lb good & fine,29 B. Ayres & Monte Video, dry. Tatiow, a,Y cwt. inferior & mid.o 8- 0 ii: P'burgh, 5'.C...r0 god & prime..o 95- 0 104 Od essa 63 o. salted ....0 5:- 0 6 Archangel N.Amer.salted 0 4- (I 44 Buenos Ayres 55 Brazil 0 51- 0 64 TAR, 4p• bri. dry salted 0 5:- 0 64 Stockholm ....16 0 -16 6 Rio, dry . (I 74- 0 8 Archangel 15 G -16 0 Valparniso,dry 0 6- 0 74 Carolina Odessa.&c.dry 0 64- 0 71 Virginia none W. India, dry. 0 5:- 0 7 TARTAR, 4? cwt. salted. 0 5- 0 54 Cream of Ta rtar GI 0 -63 0 Eastlodia ....0 8- 0 124 brown & yel. Kips,B.A.dry.o 74- 0 8I TEA, ly 18 in bond. Horse, d. each 9 0 -12 6 Bohea, Canton - -0 10 HORSE HAIR, cIY" lb. Fokein - 1 3 Short 0 81- 0 9 I Congo'', coin ... 1 3- 1 4 mixed - 0 13 mid. to ,fine. 1 5- '. 6 long, tails ... -2 0 I Twankay, corn . I 54- - combed - 2 9 mid. to good I 6- 1 7 INniot , 41 1 ' lb, in bond. Pekoe, Orange . 1 8 - 3 6 Bengal, I Campoi, pur. & violet 7 6 - 8 0 corn. to good.. none blue & violet 7 6- 8 0 Ilyson Skill .... 1 1- 1 2 . blue none 'mid. to fine. 1 5- 1 7 Yiolet,g.Bc fine 7 3- 8 0 Souchong. coin. 1 4- 1 6 ord. & mid. 6 6- 7 0 good to fine... 1 9- 3 0 violet &cop. I . 5 5 -- 7 0 Pekoe, flowery. 3 0- 4 6 mixed.... s Alison. coin „ 2_o_ --2.....4 cop. g-er, one. e o ..-7 - 7 0 tine 3 0 - :3 9 ord. & mix . 5 0- 6 9 Young 'Tyson.. 111 - 2 6 con. quality .. 5 6- 7 3 Imperial -2 10 Oude ...... .... 4 0- 6 3 Gunpowder, Madras 4 6 - 6 6! good & fine 3 2 - 4 0 Guitimala, gy lb. Tonaceo, 4? lb. in bend. Floras - 7 6 1 J. River, Leaf . 0 84- 1 0 Sobres - 6 9 Stemmed.. 0 9- 1 1 Cortes - 5 9 Kentucky 0 9--- 1 3 Carnecas, Floras 7 0 - 7 6 Maryland - - - Sobres 5 9 - 6 9 TURMERIC, tr cwt. in bond. Cortes ...... 4 6- 5 9 Bengal l2 0 - boo DYE, 4P' lb. TURPENTINE, tf , c,rt. . • • .. D.T. and prime. 110 - 4 0 America: , .... 11 0 -13 0 mid. to good.. 011 - 1 9 VA LON iA, , IP' /On. £ s. .g.: s. ord. & inferior 0 6 ••-•• 0 101 Smyrna, picked 12 10 -20 0 UNDO R ROOTS, if` cwt. Morea 12 0 -It 0 SDI y rust .. ..... .51 0 -53 0 Wax, li Ens'. 41' cwt. in bond. Tripoli & Syria. 45 0 ..,.46 0 . African . , 8 0-. 9 0 French .4 , 50 0 .."4:3 .0 East tlidia •'9.o - 9 10 Naples ..,.,.,,36 0 ,a$ 0 ; America 4,, ~ , , 9 9, 9 19 0 -53 0 0 -56 0 0 -60 0 0 -65 0 0 -67 0 0 -70 0 0 -72 0 0 -23 0 0 -29 0 0 -37 0 0 -40 0 0-t2 0 0 -25 0 0 -28 0 0 -33 0 o —6O 6 0 —6O 6 o —59 0 2 o—For Manchester, Birmingham. London, and Grand Junc al tion line of road, so for e North road and Scoand. 6 30—For Prescot a nd the York line th of road except Mauchetlster. 8 o—For Maghull and Ormskirk. 8 20—Fur Manchester. • 9 o—For Birmingham. Chester, and the road. 11 o—For Birmingham and the Grand Junction line of road. • 11 30—For Manchester. P. 3t. 1 30—For Manchester. 4 o—For the North road and Scotland,—For Preseot, Wigan, Manchester, and the York road,—for Chester and Shrewsbury. 4 30—For all Ireland. 5 o—For London, Birmingham, Bristol, Falmonth, and the liner of road, and for South Wales. 6 30—For Chester and South Wales. The above is the hour at which the box closes for the receipt of letters and papers. The delivery of letters by the London mails takes place at 9 a.m and 10 30 p.m. LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL. • Direct. Indirect. Fro m Direct. Indirect. China Pernam... Nov. ..I3 ........ Calcutta .. •• . Oct Trl a ,anham ...... Nov. llorn bay Mauritius . St. ilelena. Oet ..31 . Savannah. ...... Dec .... I Rio. Bahia .... Oct ..28 PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S. LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Outward. Home. (Sailing before 12th Jan.) _. Jam to aica 2ss M • O Os Od od 4)103s Leeward Isl. Deme. &- Berbice 2O 0— 0 0 40 0 0 Honduras New York, Boston Charleston, Savannah ...... 30 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 0 New Orleans Havna Canada British North America B4 0— 0 0 00— 0 0 Newfoundland oo— 0 0 40 0 0 0 Brazils River Plate East Indies 35 0— 40 0 35 o—4o 0 Company's 5hip5........, 45 o— n 0 50 0— 0 0 Batavia ... . New South Wales Cape of Good Hope ........ Africa Gibraltar 30 0— 0 0 126 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 Lima, Valp a r a i so, S ze. Malta, Si c il y, & c. 0 0 30 0 0 0 Smyrna yid Constantinople - 0 0 Madeira Western Isles, Cape do Verds oo— 0 0 00 — 0 0 Lisbon Cadiz Prance Holland Hamburg, Bremen, Sc. Gottenburg, Stockholm Petersburg, Riga. &c. Oporto 25 0— 0 0 20 0— 0 0 LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARKET, DEC. 26. _ • LIVERI3OOL AGRICULTURAL. MARKET, DEC. 26. s. d. s. d. I '. d. a. d. o oat 1 4r2011$ Potatoes 2 G€ 3 0 - 0 8 012 - Cattle Ditto 2 2 2 4_ 080 10 - Turnips 28 0.',0 6per ton. 0 7 0 9- Carrots 40 050 0 - 0 6 0 7- Ilanglewurzle26 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 6- Vranure 8 011 0 - 0 0 0 0- Vetches 0 6 0 0- Old flay New Clover nay Straw, \V}ieat Straw, Oat Straw, Barley' Clover AN ACCONT OF CATTLE, Imported into Liverpool, U from the 19th to the 24th Dec. FROM IRELAND. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lambs, 913 1262 2810 15 -- 24 6 Previous 104994 169359 200745 5457 281 633 28682 COASTWISE. Cows. Sheep. P igs. Horses. Calves. Lambs. 1 333 -- 4919 78186 8032 234 23 8220 Previously .... MARRIED. On the 9th instant, at Choriey - ~,,,,, R. Tootell, ironmonger. of that town, to Miss Leigh, sister of Mr. Leigh, manufacturer, of Preston. On the 13th instant, at Blackburn, Mr. Charles Vo.e, corn dealer. to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Mr. Wm. Callis, all of that town. On the 24th instant, at St. Augustine's Church, Mr. James Kirk.. ham, veterinary surgeon, of this town, to Sarah, youngest daughter of Mr William Williams, Edge-hill. On th John~sth instant, at Toxteth Chapel, by the Rev. Dr. Raffles, Mr. Pitts Miller, of St. James'-place, Toxteth-park, to Eliza beth, third daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Crown. Same day, at Toxteth-park Chapel. Mr. Th.._ A. Titheringtou. chcMtst, to Margitrvt:daughterbf-Mr. Rankin, Botanic-vt ,, w. Same day, at the Isle of Man, Richard, son of the Rev. Edward Phillips, East Titherby. Hampshire, to Anne Mary, youngest daughter of the late Benjamin Jowett, Esq., of this town. dilarketo. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 27. There was a very animated demand yesterday, both from the trade and speculators, and the sales were 12,000 bags; to-day the business amounts to 6,060 b ags , an d th e tra d e have bought nearly the whole. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, DEC. 27. The Butter market remains in 'a most inactive state, and the an nexed prices are obtained with the greatest difficulty. Supplies continue abundant —For pickled Butter 90s per cwt. for 2ds is an outside quotation.—Prime Beef and Pork very saleable, and inferior descriptions command full prices. —Bacon in demand, and Hams continue very scarce. Belfast Butter 96s G 98s per cwt. Carlow, Kilkenny, Stc 92s —96 s Newry, Banbridge, &c 86s —92 s Cork Pickled 2ds BBs —90 s-- Beef 105s-117s od per tee. Pork 7Bs —84 s brl. Bacon 48s —50 s cwt. Dried Hams LIVERPOOL CORN 'EXCHANGE, DEC. 24. Since Tuesday last the imports have been to a moderate extent, and the demand for every article in the Corn trade has peen more active; sales to a considerable extent have been effected, of Wheat at (in proportion to qualities) an advance of 2d to 3d per 701bs ; on Flour, of Is per 2801bs ; on Oats, 2d per 45Ibs ; on Oatmeal, Is per 2401 b : and of Malt. Barley, Beans, and Pease, at fully last quota tions. In the Yorkshire markets of the past week, there was also an active demand at an advance of 2s. per quarter on Wheat ; and at Manchester, on Saturday, there was much less done than on the preceding Saturday, but prices reached the advance above noted. The chits on Wheat and Flour from foreign ports continues at the lowest rates ; on Barley, Indian Corn, Buck Wheat, and Oats, it is reduced to Is 6d, and on Rye, 3s per quarter ; on Beans and Peas no alteration. All the Oats now here in bond have recently changed hands, are held for a reduction of duty, and ma y he quo t e d 3d to 4d per 451bs hi g h er : of all other Grain in bond no quotations need be affixed—the value thereof being as if free, less duty. The market this day being held out or its usual course, was very thinly attended, and sales of every article in the trade were effected only to a very small extent, but the advance, as above mentioned, was pretty generally demanded and obtained on superior qualities. WHEAT, iy 70Ib a. d, t d INDIAN CORN, 4Jf -Ma. English 11 0 013 0 lied Scotch lO 9 —ll 9 White Irish Bonded oo— 0 0 English 44 0— 47 0 BAnt.p,v, 41r qr. Irish .. English 39 0 —44 0 PEAS, Grey.... 40 0— 44 0 Chevalier 44 0 —46 0 White .. 52 0 56 0 Scotch, 41 , 60Ih 5 3 5 6 RAPESEED, 4ff last, i.! Irish Foreign, bond 4 2 4 4 Fine 54 0 — G 7 0 OATS, clf , 451 h. Irish . English .. 3 10 4 6 American, 45' brl. free. Scotch Irish 3 8 4 2 Sour, bond .. 38 0 40 0 Foreign, bond. 3 0— 3 6 OATMEAL, Of 2401 h Ditto, duty free 4 0 4 6 English 35 0 —36 0 RYE, 41 , qr . 36 0 —4O 0 Do. new 1837 36 .0 37 6 MALT, 4f , qr. finesB 0 —66 0 Scotch 35 0 36 0 Middling 46 0 —56 0 PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL Wood, Deals, 120 Stan. M. duty paid. Archangel £lB 0 0 19 0 Memel l7 0 18 0 Gothenburg l6 0 16 10 Wyburg Pete rsburgh :6 10 18 10 Planks, per foot of 2 in. thick Dantzig, Deck 0 31— 0 41 British American, Pine 0 2i— 0 3 Lathwood, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet £9 0 10 0 British American 5 0 6 0 111a 1 ,ogany, per foot of 1 inch thick. Honduras Cuba St. Domingo. Oak Planks, British American.. none Teakwood, cubic feet Staves, per 1200. Danzig, Common Pipe £l4O 0 —145 0 Hho. 7O o 80 0 Quebec, red 11 inch Thick, and 51 feet Long Ditto, Puncheon ... Timber, per cubic foot_ Oak 2s. 9d— 3s 6d Pine, B. American, common red 1 8 2 4 yellow 2 21— 2 6 2 21— 2 6 2 5 2 6 !Not above 16 ft Foreign £l9. B. Plan. £2. Not above •21 ft. Foreign £22. B. P. .£2 10s. I .£llos. 1 £7los. 13s load. ,10s. Not above 36 in, Foreign £l3s. B. Plan. 2s. 16 0-23 0 10s. per load. Danzig, middling Memel, middling Itiga, red 1 £2 l 5s 4 load IRISH PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURE. DUBLIN, December, 21. BRlCK—Tullamore per thousand 30s to 325. County Dublin 32s to 38s. BEEF—Per tierce India, £6s to £0 Os ; prime mess, £5 to £5 lOs ; per barrel £3 to £3 ss. BtcoN—Per cwt. 46s to 51s : heavy 43s to 48s ; pigs' cheeks 37s to its; hams 52s to 365; pork per barrel 80s to 83s ; tongues per firkin 30s to 365. BuTTER—Iin coole per lb. 9d to Ild ; firkin, firsts, 86s to 94s ; seconds, 82s to 85s , thirds, 78s. CANDLES—Patent mould, 9s ; plain mould, 8s 6d ; dipt, 7s 6d per doz. lbs. FEATIIERS—From the country per stone, 8s to Its; white Its to 14s 6d ' • mixed 8s to 9s. GLUE—Per cwt. 60s to 655. GLASS —Wine and porter quarts per gross 34s ; ditto pints 30s ; ditto half pints 22s ; imperial quarts 42s ; ditto pints 335. 2 per cent. otf for hreakage. LONDON GAZETTE.-TUESDAY, DEC. 25. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Holt and W. Benson, Liverpool, iron-founders—T. R. Jervis and R. Baguley, Manchester, manufacturers of striped cotton. INSOLVENT. Dee. 24.—William Bartley, Liverpool, and Egremont, Cheshire, money-scrivener. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. James Bowerman, Castle Cary, Somersetshire, shopkeeper. BANKRUPTS. David Davies, Lydney, Gloucestershire, and Richard Ferdinand Cox, Regent-square, St. Pancrrs, London, coal-owners. William Thomas Doorne, Torquay, Devonshire, bookseller. John Nutter and Robert Nutter, Cambridge, corn-merchants. George Eld, Foleshill, Coventry, miller. Thomas Wharton, Lancaster, house-carpenter. DIVIDENDS. Jan. 15. T. Rankin. Epping, draper—Jan. 15, J. Anderson, Win chester-house, Old Broad -street, London, merchant—Jan. 15, C. Basan, Strand, London, licensed-victualler—Jan. 17, B. Verrinder, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, London, coal-merchant—Jan. 17, G. Palmer, Southampton, tailor—B. Sowell and W. Garrod. Hack ney, drapers—Jan. 17, H. Crace. Regent-street, London, painter— Jan. 17, W. P. Williams, Newton Abbott, Devonshire, draper , — Jan. 15, C. Bailey and W. 11. Potter, Garlick-hill, London, whole = I sale druggists—Jan. 25, W. Atwood, Lewes, Sussex, watr hmaker— Feb. 14, J. Llewellyn, Carmarthen, drapers—Jan. 18, S. Hugo, Truro, maltster—April 4, J. Harries, Carmarthen, timber-mer chant—Jan. 16, D. Davies, Manchester, victualler. • CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause he shown to the contrary, en or before tip 15th day of January. G. Martin, Oxford-street, builder—J. Saul Holme Cultram, Cum berland, schoolmaster—Ai. Groucott, Leamington Priors, War wickshire, dealer in glass. PRICES OF SHARES. LIVERPOOL, DEC, 27 , - • -- - Lat ices da RAILWAYS, fze. PersShaPrre. This Prices y's Birmingham and Gloucester 3O paid 15 0 0 .... Ditto and Derby 3O .... 0 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester Bolton and L e i g h l OO paid 64 10 0 ..... Chester and Crewe l5 .... 16 10 0 .... Dublin and a Droohed., Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow lO .... 910 0 .... Ditto Leith & Newhaven 5 paid 0 0 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Sc Greenock 6 .... 5 7 6 .... 5 5 0 Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar nock, and Ayr pant 0 0 0 .... Grand Junction 100 .... 204 0 0 .... Ditto half shares lO .... 54 0 0 .... Great Western Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston lO paid ••• Liverpool and Manchester lOO .... 204 0 0 e.d. Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares . .30 ...„ 72 0 0 .... London and Birmingham .... 90 .... 166 10 0 ....168 10 0 Ditto new quarter shares .. 5 .... 29 5 0 .... Ditto and Southampton .... 50 .... 45 10 9 ..-.. Ditto, new shares 2O paid 40 0 0 .... Ditto & Brighton (United) Leeds and Manchester Leicester and Swanhington 5O .... 73 0 0 .... Ditto, (new) l5 paid 38 0 0 .... Manchester, Bolton, & Bury 7B .... 70 10 0 .... Manchester and Birmingham l3 .... 10 17 6 .... • Ditto and Ditto Extension 3 10s 47 6 .... Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle...... 100 .... 92 10 9 .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland South Eastern and Dover North Union, lOO .• 70 10 0 .... St. Helen's and Runcor n G a p lOO paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland 22 paid 20 5 0 .... BANKS Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 .... 703 14 0 „.. Bank of Liverpool .. ..... .612 !Os paid 23 17 6 .... -- Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 20 2 6 .... Liverpool Union lO .... 13 10 1) .... Northern and Central lO .... 35 0 .... Albion 25 26 6 ... North and S ou th W a l es lO paid 12 ... 10 5 0 ..... of Manchester ld .... 12 12 6 .... M'cliester St L'pool Dsct .... 15 17 6 ....„ South Lancashire .... 70 0 .... Liverpool Banking Company .... 11 2 6 .... Borough Bank .... 13 5 0.. Commercial Bank of En g l an d 5 . , .. .•••• East of England lO .... 910 0 ... . Phoenix Bank Wilts and Dorset lO ...• 7 0 0 .... GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings £loo paid 163 0 0 . .. - L'pool and Harrington Water j 350 .... 452 10 0 .... W.rics Bootle Ditto Stock .... 320 0 0 .... • . - Liverpool Coal GasCompanyStock .... 373 0 0 .... ' L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 200 0 0 .... - .• Ditto New shares are now paid up. . ~ ASSURANCE COMPANIES. • Liverpool Marine Assura nce 25 ai } • Company pd 9 0 0 .••• Ocean Assurance Company ... 10 .... 610 0 ... -. Liverpool Fire and Life DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, Ste. Anderton Carrying Company 12 10s. 11 10 0 .... Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company 7 .... 3 5 6 ... Harrington Docks lOO .... Apothecaries' Company Asphalts (Liverpool) 2 .... 012 6.... -- (Polon eeau) 2 .... I 5 0 .... LIVERPOOL POST OFFICE. DIED. - - On the 6th instant, after a long and serious affliction, William White. SPII., tailor and draper, B o ld- s t ree t, i n hi s 61st year, On the 9th instant, aged 20, Miss Harriet Pickering, Northwid4 On the 10th instant, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Robert Wright, Up per Pitt-street On the 11th instant, at Pool Farm, near Runcorn, Mr. Peter Youd, aged 72. On the 12th instant, at Wrexham, aged 69, John Williams, Esq., of the Abbey. near Denbigh. On the 13th instant, at Lime-field, aged 65, Mr. Henry Bolton, for many years a respectable chemist and druggist in Blackburn On the - 13th instant, in Pleasant Hill-street, Mary, the wife of Captain George Duncan, of this port. On the, 17th instant, aged 20, Mary, daughter of Mr. Andrew Crosse, late of Ellesmere. Salop._ On the 18th instant, William, eldest son of the late John Braith waite, Esq., of Bath-place, New-road, London • Same day.JMr. Gill, Chester-street, aged 67 On the 19th instant, in the 40th year of her age, Elizabeth, of Mr. John Bellhouse, of Lloyd-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock. Same day, aged 67, Mr. John Washington On the 18th instant, Mr. Gen. Venables, smith and farrier, Whit church, Salop, deeply regretted by a numerous circle of friends, On the 24th instant, WM. Edward, son of the late Captain John G. Lege:en. of this port. On the 25th instant. after a long and painful illness, Mrs. Ashlin, the beloved wife of Mr. Isaiah Ashlin, Anson-street. Smile day, at Thornton-place, Toxteth-park, in the 65th year of her age, much and deservedly respected. Mrs. Hannah M•Murdo, relict of Mr. John M'Murde, of Manchester. On the 26th instant, after n short indisposition, aged 54, Mary, the wife of Captain Joseph Johnson, Whitechapel. LIVERPOOL ; *FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1838 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED , EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING BY RICHARD PATTISSON, • (Residence, Village ofII averiree,) At No. 4. NORTH CR' SCENT, CASTLE -STREET, LIvERFOOL. Orders and Adverc•sements are reeeiyed by sh,sr s . - c - o.7vrarwreTt=Square Bark Cr, Freet- stree t ; Deacon, Wallirook ; Reynell. 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