The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-21 00:00:00

rottrp. TO THE FOLLOWERS OF THE OXFORD NEW-MANIA. (For the Liverpool Standard.) When nations are to perish in their sins, 'Tis in the church the leprosy begins. The priest, whose office is with zeal sincere To watch the fountain and preserve it clear, Carelessly nods and sleeps upon the brink, While others poison what the flock must drink, Or, waking at the call of lust alone, Infuses lies and errors of his own ; His unsuspecting sheep believe it pure, And, tainted by the very means of cure, Catch from each other a contagious spot, The fouLforerunner of a general rot. Then Truth is hushed that Heresy may preach, And all is trash that Reason cannot reach. Then God's Qwn image on the soul impress'd, Becomes a mock'ry and a standing jest ; And faith,, the root whence only can arise The graces of a life that wins the skies, Loses at once all value and esteem, Pronounced by greybeards a pernicious dream. Then Ceremony leads her bigots forth, Prepared to fight for shadows of no worth ; While truths An which eternal things depend, Find not, or hardly find, a single friend. As soldiers watch the signal of command, They learn to bow, to kneel, to sit, to stand; Happy to fill religion's vacant place With hollow form and gesture and grimact. SIMILITUDES BY JAMES MONTGOMERY, ESQ, " I have used similitudes."—Hosea, xii. 10. A hailstone, from the cloud set free, Shot, slanting coastward, o'er the sea, And thus, as Eastern tales relate, Lamented its untimely fate : " Last moment born, condemn'd in this, The next absorpt in yon abyss; 'Tware better ne'er to know the light, Than see and• perish at first sight 1" An oyster, opening as it fell, Welcomed the outcast to its cell, Where,'meekly suffering a " sea-change," It grew to " something rich and strange ;" And thence became the richest gem That decks the Sultan's diadem, Tuin'd from a particle of ice Into a pearl of priceless price: For thus the Power that rules o'er all Can raise the humble by their fall. A dewdrop, in the flush of morn, Sparkled upon a blossom'd thorn, Reflecting, from its mirror pure, The sun himself in miniature. Dancipg for gladness on the spray, It miss'd its hold, and slid away; A skylark, mounting up to sing, Caught the frail trembler on his wing; But, borne aloft through gathering clouds, Left it entangled with their shrouds; Lost, and for ever lost, it seem'd, When, suddenly the sun forth gleam'd, And round the showery vapours threw A rainbow;—where our drop of dew, 'Midst the prismatic hues of heaven, Outshone the beams of all the seven ; While hovering angels sang again ".Peace upon earth, good will to men !" And " Glory in the highest be To God !'.' responded earth and sea. A Babe into existence came, A feeble, helpless, suffering frame; It breathed below a little while, Then vanish'd, like a tear, a smile, That springs and falls—that peers and parts, The joy, the grief of loving hearts. Sank then the soul to dust and gloom, Worms and corruption, in the tomb ? No " the rainbow round the throne,' Caught up to paradise it shone, And still it shines, until the day, When heaven and earth shall pass away, And those that sleep in Jesus here, With Him in glory shall appear; Then ;MI that soul and body meet, And, when his jewels are complete, 'Midst countless millions, form a gem In the Redeemer's diadem ; Wherewith, as thorns his brows once bound, Hs, for his sufferings shall be crown'd, Raised from the ignominious tree Tp the right band of Majesty, Head over all created things, The Lord of Lords, the king of kings. DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE (Front the Salisbury Journal.) The following interesting account has been received from a friend resident at San Jose, Costarica, on the Isthmus of Darien, dated September 14, 1841 : " We- haie had some shocks of earthquake, which have caused great consternation, but happily, in this place, have not been attended with fatal effects. A. little after six, on the morning of the 2d instant, the first shock took place. I was dressing at the moment, and immediately rushed to the door, some woodwork from the top of which, falling down, smashed to atoms my wash-hand basin, and gave me a slight blow on the leg. However, I soon found my way to the square, where I saw a motley assemblage, some en chi mese, others with blankets round their shoulders, women screaming, dogs howling, and every sign of confusion and dismay. This was an awful moment. The houses, though much shakes, had not fallen, and we were every instant ex pecting-another shock. The next was less violent, and for tunately did no damage ; but for nine days and nights were we kept in continual alarm by slighter tremblings of the earth. N 6 e passed the nights in our clothes, with the doors open to the street, to favour our escape, if it should be ne cessary. My house is so much damaged that I have not ven tured to sleep in it since, and I understand it will be taken down. I have probably mentioned in my former letters that the houses are only from twelve to fifteen feet in height, as some precaution against the danger of earthquakes ; bnt as I live opposite to a church, I did not view without ap prehension tho tower, which is one hundred feet high. In Cartago, five leagues hence, the effects were dreadful in the extreme. In less time than I can write it, a city of ten thousand souls was laid in ruins. What are all the evils of war compared to such tremendous devastation ? It seems wonderful how so few lives should be lost. The inhabitants are indebted for preservation to their early rising. All the houses were levelled to the ground, and not more than forty or fifty persons killed or wounded. You may imagine the distress of the survivors, without a roof to shelter them, and exposed to the mercy of the elements. They have pitched their tents in the streets and squares; miserable huts, roofed with hides and leaves, a very slender protection when the rain is coming down in torrents for eight or ten hours suc cessively. Many of them will, no doubt, perish from fevers. The poor will suffer much from the dearness of food, the chief article, maize, having been much damaged by the cattle get ting into the fields, the enclosures having been destroyed by the earthquake. The cause of the calamities has been the eruption of a volcano, three leagues beyond Cartago. The last earthquake took place in the year 1822, but the mischief was then-confined to the destruction of a few houses. The people have, as you may suppose, conducted themselves like good catholics. Images of saints were carried in procession through the streets, public prayers were offered daily, and women were walking about, doing penance, by carrying huge stones on their heads." LORD HOWICK'S EPISTLE ON CHARITY To test the sincerity of a " liberal " politician's professions as the special friend of the poor, it is only necessary gently to hint to him to subscribe to their pressing necessities, and in nine cases out of ten, we will vouch for it, he will shabbily decline, heartlessly act the hypocrite in alleging that he is prevented doing so from some " conscientious qualm " or some voluntary rule he has selfishly adopted in such cases, and chiefly mock the sufferings of his suppliants by telling them that he is sincerely sorry for their situation, and regrets that he cannot help them ; and if the knave pretends to sanctimoniousness, it were a miracle if he do not tell them that their severe privations are the result of bad tory legis lation ! The last sentiment is generally expressed with the white of the " liberal " hero's eyes turned up, as if he were going to faint in art exquisite paroxysm of humanity. We have over and over again seen these general facts verified in the practice of " liberal " politicians when appealed to for substantial sympathy with the destitution of the poor, and in such cases - nothing is got from them but canting expressions of sorrow, and cold vows made as a cloak for the most despicable greediness. To see this enacted with something like perfection, it is only necessary to get amongst a group of fanatic anti-corn-law leaguers or ignorant free traders, and the farce will be witnessed in all the tact of an Old ailey practitioner in feigned sensibility. But if these remarks re ceive illustrations from the conduct of the liberals generally, they have been singularly verified by the recent conduct of Lord Howick, in reference to some poor pilots at Sunderland whose cobles had been destroyed, and to re-place which, a subscription had been commenced by some benevolent indi viduals, the livelihood of these poor people entirely depending thereon. As a representative of Sunderland, Lord Howick was solicited to help this benevolent object, and to the re spectful memorial sent to him he has been pleased to return the following answer : . . Howick, Dec. 9, 1841 " received, a few days ago, a memorial from Thomas Gibbons, George Gibbons, William Collin, and William Watson, asking me to contribute to a subscription which has been raised to replace their boats, which have been recently lost, and requesting me to send my answer to you. I regret that, having, in conformity with the advice of my principal friends in Sunderland, determined to make a general rule of not contributing, as member for the borough, to any of the subscriptions for local objects, which are from time to time raised in the town, I must now beg to be ex cused from any pecuniary contribution towards making good the loss of these poor men, for which, however, I am very sorry.--I am, your obedient servant, " HOWICK " Mr. J. Charlton, 26, Silver-street, Sunderland." TWO LORDS JOHN The Manchester Advertiser , a radi cal, but an honest, print, contains the following pleasant and pungent contrast between the Lord John Russell of and the Lord John of 1841 ; betwixt my lord official, who 9 doggedly maintained constitu tionalfinality and landed inter:s i t o repootderancy to the elec tors of Stroud, and my lord thet an office, who pertly and mendaciously insists with Plymouth gobernouches that " taxes are paid to the landowner s " —his preponderant interest—" at the ex p ense of th e principles and comm unity con sistency at large." For the sake of more p atent illustrati on of t sistency of this " last " of the whi gs , we place these memo rable passages of his po litical life in 18 ana 3 9 . 1t 1841 in juxta position : 1839. B h -l n l i . Lord John, official lord, to Lord John, unoffici al, to the the electors of Stroud : plymounnies:— " I will be a party to no al- " The united strength of teration of the representati on monopoly has defeated eour f- 1 as established by the Reform forts to abolish prohibitions Bill." and prohibitory duties.,, "It is necessary for the " The late administration stability of our institutions endeavoured in vain to relieve " that the landed interest be the the country from those t am , . preponderant one. ‘‘ bich are paid to the lan td owners at the expense of e community at large." • IMMENSE REDUCTION OF THE FRENCH ARMY.— Upon the recommendation of Marshal Soult, his majesty Louis Philipe has issued a royal ordinance reducing the strength of the French army to the extent of one company per battalion , together with 15,000 horses. The number of men thus to be reduced is about 89,000, or rather more than oue-fifth of the /paw: Comdient upon this most important announcement would be _superfluous. The saving to be effected by this itteasure id estimated at 30,000,000 francs (£1,200,000 ster ling). THE STOCKOEXCHANGE.-EXPLANAI lON 01 ITS FORMS AND REGULATIONS. (From the Times.) A count.•y correspondent having requested us to inform him and other rural capitalists some insight into the forms and regulations according to which.the purchase, sale, and " carrying over" of stock - and shares are effected by the bro- kers belonging to the " Stock Exchange," we proceed, in compliance with his request, to lay before our readers the in formati►on required, in as clear and concise a form as possible. This curious and complicated subject may be explained and discussed under three different heads—viz., first the par ties engaged in stock transactions, whether brokers or job bers ; secondly, money and time bargains ; thirdly, the rules and regulations by which these operations are conducted. The clearing-house in Lombard-street affords the greatest facilities to the transactions of the Stock-Exchange, inas much as, without its intervention, difficulties and embarrass ments would present themselves in the final settlement or adjustment of . those transactions, of an almost insurmounta ble character. By means of this clearing-house, all the great monetary transactions of the day are brought to a close by five o'clock in the afternoon, whereas, in the ordinary mode of paying or receiving money, whether in notes or hard cash, their settlement might not be finally effected for several days afterwards, to say nothing of the security afforded to all par ties concerned by the operation of the clearing-house. The members of the Stock-Exchange are divided into two distinct classes—viz., the brokers and the jobbers. It is the business of the brokers to receive and to execute the orders of merchants, bankers, capitalists, and private individuals, who are " out of the house ;" the Stock-Exchange being amongst its own members honoured with that dignified ap pellation ! The jobbers remain stationary in the " house," and ready to act upon the orders thus received by the brokers. And here it may be as well to explain the nature and character of the business transacted by these jobbers, who being men pos sessed of more or less capital, endeavour to turn it to account in the manner we are about to explain. It is their business to be always prepared to make a price to the brokers when ever the latter present themselves ; the readiness which they display in offering to do business to large amounts at the ap parently small difference of one-eighth per cent. would ap pear extraordinary, were it not that they are so numerous that an eager competition is excited amongst them for the favours of the brokers. 'When one of the latter appears in the market, he is surrounded by a knot of jobbers, who an t nounce themselves ready to buy or sell whatever amount of stock he has to deal in at a price varying only one-eighth per cent. For instance, if a broker has to do business in £5,000 Consols, (the market-price being about 90.) the jobbers offer to buy his £5,000 at 90, or to sell him that amount at 90*, without being in the slightest degree aware whether the orders of the broker are to buy or sell, and thus taking upon himself the risk of selling that which he does not possess, or of buying what he does not intend to keep; his only object being to undo his bargain at a difference of kth per cent. (or even less) with another broker, who may have to effect an operation the very reverse of the other, which kth, or even 1-16th constitutes his profit. The business of the jobber is one cf loss as well as profit ; he would soon grow rich were he sure of realising his kth per cent. on all his transactions. He runs, however, considerable risk, inasmuch as, after having concluded a bargain, and whilst endeavouring to obtain a profit thereon, the market may sud denly change, either in consequence of extended sales or of continued purchases by other individuals ; he is thus exposed to a loss. A clever and experienced jobber will, however, often extricate himself from his unpleasant and awkward situation, either by borrowing stock to deliver to the broker, or money wherewith to pay for the stock (as the case may be) ; and thus wait for a more favourable opportunity of undoing his bargain. He niay also have recourse to an " option," a transaction, however, which, besides being illegal and not re cognised by the Committee of the Stock Exchange, is chiefly confined to the speculators within the house, and is, more over, so intricate and complicated, and at the same time de pends so much upon the opinion and caprice of the parties who deal in them, that any explanation respecting it would be extremely difficult, if not utterly superfluous. Without the intervention of the jobber, therefore, it will be seen that there would exist a vast difficulty in effecting the transactions which daily take place: the jobbers are, in fact, the " middle-men," who stand in the house in the character of dealers, always ready to buy or sell, thus obviating the necessity of the broker's going in quest of a second broker, with whom he might transact business ; or in other words, whom it might suit to buy what the other broker had to sell, or vice versa. Again, even if one were at hand, he might not be able to concur in the actual amount of stock which the other wished to deal in, whereas the jobber is always ready to do business to any amount, even to the smallest fraction, and hence a great deal of time is saved. It often happens that a broker who has to dispose of shares not currently dealt in, is frequently obliged to wait for months before he can find a purchaser ; whereas, in case of stock, the jobbers offer them selves as buyers and sellers at a moment's notice, and thus offer facilities for transactions in the public funds which could not be effected without them. Having thus endeavoured to explain the difference between the broker and jobber, and confined our attention hitherto to money transactions, we next proceed to describe the na ture of " time-bargains," which form so essential a feature in stock business. Indeed, the very existence of the Stock- Exchange, as at present constituted, depends upon specula tions in time-bargains, for where there exists a body of 600 members, the actual bond fide business would not be suffi cient to provide employment for them all, notwithstanding the magnitude of the national debt. Time-bargains consist of purchases and sales of stock made for a certain fixed period, regulated by the committee. There can be little doubt that they had their origin in the business which has always beep transacted in the funds during the periods when the stocks are shut. For instance, Consols usually close about the beginning of June and December; that is to say, the transfer books at the bank are shut for the space of five or six weeks, in order to afford time for the preparation of the dividend warrants, which are paid in the following July and January. Hence it is clear that a person wishing to buy or sell that particular stock during the period referred to, would be unable to effect his object ; but in order to secure the price of the day, he buys or sells the stock " for the opening " that is, for actual transfer on the day on whieh the transfer-books are re-opened. This mode of doing business is legitimate enough, but this practice has no doubt given rise to operations of the greatest magnitude, founded, not on actual necessities, but merely on specula tion ; and this method being found convenient for one period, has been continued on other occasions, without, however, possessing the same pretext for its adoption. Periodical dates have consequently been fixed upon by the committee, similar to the "opening," at intervals of about six weeks, making altogether about eight " settling days," as they are called, in the course of the year. On these " settling days" are arranged and adjusted all the bargains made during the preceding six weeks, for that particular day; those who sold stock having to deliver it, on the one hand, and those who purchased having to accept and pay for it, on the other. But as the majority of the speculators have no intention of doing either the one or the other, their bargains having been of a purely speculative character, founded on their anticipations of a rise or fall in the value of the securi ties, so whatever difference may exist between the price at which a party commenced his speculation. and that at which he finally closed it, is settled on this important day ; and his operations most likely not having been confined to the same jobbers, but having been effected with several, it becomes necessary to balance them with the parties concerned, and much the same process takes place on this occasion as that practised at the bankers' clearing-house, by establishing ba lances between each other. Whatever balance remains un settled is adjusted by the names of the bond fide purchaser of the stock (who intends to pay for it) being passed from one broker, or jobber, or speculator, to another, until it comes into the hands of the party who intends to deliver or transfer the stock, by which means all the intermediate per sons through whose hands it passes (the price given by the purchaser being marked on the ticket) are enabled to close their accounts with each other at that particular price, and to pay and receive the differences accordingly. In short, all transactions kept open until the settling-day must then be closed, and the party who delays this operation until the last moment is often exposed to a loss, from the difficulty of finding others, who, having adjusted their own accounts, are unable or unwilling to enter into a fresh transaction on this " day of reckoning," whereby he is compelled to pay some thing extra in the price to those who have it in their power to afford him this facility, in order to enable him to settle his account. But as many of the bargains made for this particular day are really bona fide transactions, the stock bought and sold being, in point of fact, delivered by the actual holder, and taken by the new purchaser, let us briefly explain how this is effected. This progress is one of daily occurrence, and is not necessarily confined to a settling day, although on such occasions it usually amounts to a considerable item, from its having extended over a wider period. In either case, how ever, the following is the way in which the matter is settled between the broker and his principal, who has sold stock : The broker usually passes his check for the proceeds of the sale to his principal, taking the precaution of crossing it-- i. writing a banker's name across the check. When, however, Bank of England notes are demanded in lieu of crossed checks (as is sometimes the case), the bargain is made accordingly. In this case, the jobber who buys the stock provides them either by borrowing of those who happen to have large balances at their bankers, or from their own private bankers. The notes so borrowed. by the jobber are then paid over to the broker, and by him to his principal. This operation is, however, seldom resorted to by men of business where there is no reason to doubt the credit of the party drawing the check. The jobber, on the other hand, having sold the stock to some other broker, who buys for his principal, receives, in return, his check ; so that, by this simple process of passing four checks, viz., that of the purchaser to his broker, that of the broker to the jobber, that of the jobber again to the broker who first sold the stock, and that of the latter to his principal, the whole transaction is completed. To advert to another technical peculiarity appertaining to the Stock Exchange, which may appear puzzling to the un initiated. The terms " Bull" and " Bear" are doubtless familiar to most even of our country readers, without their being aware, probably, of their meaning. A Bull is one who speculates for a rise, whereas a Bear, on the contrary, is he who speculates for a fall. The " Bull" would, for instance, buy £lOO,OOO, Consols for the settling-day, or, as it is technically termed, " for the account," with the object of selling them again during the intervening period at a higher price. The " Bear," on the other hand, would sell the £lOO,OOO stock (which, however, he does not possess,) " for the account," with a view of buying them in for the purpose of balancing the transaction, at a lower price than he origi nally sold them at. In stirring periods, when fluctuations of 4 or 5 per cent. often occur during " one account," vast profits may be realized, or equal losses sustained, by these gambling operations. The proceedings of the Stock Exchange are regulated by a committee consisting of 30 members, who are elected from the general body every Lady-Day, each member having one vote. They take care that the rules and regulations enacted for the admission and expulsion of members, and for the set tlement of disputes, are properly observed, and although some of their laws are at variance with the established laws of the country, they are not so strictly enforced by the committee as to bring them into collision with the courts of justice; they fully answer the purpose for which they were intended, and all members previously to their admission subscribe to the conditions there laid down. All members, on being admitted, are obliged to produce three securities of £3OO each, for the first two years of their probation, which £9OO becomes forfeited in the event of their failure, and goes to the creditors of the new member. In consequence of their being interdicted from engaging in any other business, on becoming a member of the Stock Ex change, they are no longer subject to the bankrupt laws, andf therefore, in the event of failure, all their assets are secured to the creditors in the home, to the exclusion of those out of it. This rule is enforced in order to secure the house from the loss which would ensue to its members, were the legal creditors (if any existed) to step in and lay claim to their property. The tendency of the above regulation is to insure honesty amongst its members. Should any principal have reason to complain, he has only to appeal to the committee, who in stantly take cognizance of the matter, and subject it to the strictest investigation. Defaulters whose conduct has been dishonourable are punished, and an example is made of them by publicly affixing thei r nam e s in th e h ouse on w h a t i s t erme d the black board ; " this is the heaviest disgrace which a member can possibly experience. FROZEN WINE AND ALE.---In the year 1809 the frost was so extremely intense in Scotland, that frozen ale was sold by weight. The same singular occurrence happened also in the reign of James the First, wh en b ot h w i ne and ale were sold by yweight in a congealed state. MISCELLANEOUS By u•• order i►t council, published in Tuesday oight's Ga zette, the duty upon olive oil, the produce of the dominions of the king of the two Sicilies, has been reduced, when im ported in British ships, to £4 4s. per tun, and when imported in Sicilian ships £6 Gs. The former duties were XS Bs. and £lO Ns. THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONGST TILE JEWS.—We have just been informed, that in addition to the donations of the Archbishops of Canterbury and ark, and the Bishop of London, of :C2OO each, her Majesty the Queen Dowager has, within the last few days, remitted the sum of 200 guineas, in furtherance of the objects of the above society.—Cheltenham Chronicle. STA'risTics OF SUICIDE.—In the course of an inquest held on Friday night, Mr. Higgs, the coroner, stated that for the last 30 years, the ratio of suicides never varied, as far as regarded the population of Westminster. They were as one to 8,000 of the population. With respect to the sexes, there were, during the same period, three suicides of males to one female.—Loudon paper. FARMERS' INSURANCE INSTITUTION.—His Royal High ness Prince Albert evinces a disposition to become a farmer in real earnest. On the Bth instant he was elected governor of the Royal Agricultural Society of England ; on the 11th he was elected a member of the Smithfield Club ; and he has insured his stock on the farms in Windsor Park, which he has taken into his occupation, in " The Farmers' Insurance Institution." FOUR VESSELS RUN DOWN AT SEA.—Within the last two or three days the underwriters at Lloyd's have received intelligence of four vessels having been run down during the late dreadful gales from the north-west, unhappily attended with loss of life. The vessels in question are the schooner Eliza, belonging to Ipswich, the Defiance, of Greenwich, the schooner Nancy, belonging to Yarmouth, and the brig Queen, of Newcastle. IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.—The Irish Chief Baron of the Exchequer gave an elaborate judgment on Monday last, in support of his decision that the minority of the judges in chamber were not bound by the majority. He was sup ported, he said, by his brother Richards, Lord Plunket, Judges Perrin and Hall, and the late Chief Baron Vv - oulfe. He maintained the contrary to be a dangerous doctrine, and one that had no sanction in recorded practice. He did not mean to undervalue the opinions of others, but he denied their conclusiveness. WIND AND STEAM.—Some idea of the force of the wind, and its effect on railway travelling, may be formed from the fact, that, in consequence of the boisterous weather on Nlon day week, one of the down trains did not arrive at the ter minus, at Southampton, till two hours after its regular time. The greatest detention was experienced between the Farn borough and Woking stations, where, notwithstanding the engine was put at its full power, it took nearly an hour to perform the distance of half a mile. RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION OF WATERMEN.—We under stand that the Rev. Frank Hawson has given notice of the following motion for consideration at the next meeting of the Society for Promoting • Christian Knowledge :—" That it being a well-known fact that there exists in this country a large body of persons employed on canals and rivers, and who from certain causes are deplorably ignorant of Christian knowledge, and consequently depraved in mind and body, it is expedient that this society, formed for the purpose of promoting Christian knowledge, to take some steps to re medy the evil." FALLING OF A HOUSE.—An accident happened about nine o'clock on Friday, by the falling of a house, in this town, which had nearly been attended by a frightful loss of life. It appears that one of four very old houses, towards the bottom of Friargate, had been pulled down, for the purpose of being rebuilt, and the houses on each side of it had been propped up to prevent their giving way. These supports, however, had been removed, and in consequence of the unsoundness of the foundation, (it being nothing but sand,) and the great age of the houses themselves, the accident, which seems to have been partly anticipated, really happened, by the house on the north side of that which had been taken down, sud denly falling in. The house in question is in the occupation of a Mr. Barton, a tailor, and he informed us that on hear ing the crash, he and his family made their escape out of a back window, in the best way they could.—Preston Pilot. On Tuesday morning last, a large crowd collected in Buchanan-street, in consequence of a report having become current that a poor sweep had stuck in the vent of a house which he was employed in sweeping. The report proved but too true ; and, as it was ascertained that the boy had gone a considerable way, great reluctance was felt at sending another person after him, lest he should he subjected to the same fate. It was discovered that a horizontal pipe, extremely narrow, ran across a close, and the idea was naturally enough entertained that in this small aperture the poor creature was jammed. An opening was immediately jnade in the build ing, and the pipe examined ; but the boy could not be found, and a feeling of disappointment was generally experienced, and it was feared that the unfortunate boy might be confined in some part of the vent, where no assistance could be ex tended to him. Some time after, however, the boy ap peared at the top in a very exhausted state, and flourished his brush, after having been in the vent struggling for life for about two hours. He is not seven years of age ; and the chief difficulty he had to contend with was pushing his way through the narrow pipe to which we have referred. A SCENE IN LIFE.—On Wednesday last, a woman of the name of Caroline Macdonald, was charged before the Hali fax magistrates with stealing from the person of one William Clegg sixteen sovereigns, under the following circumstances. The prosecutor stated that he was a small farmer, with a wife and seven children, living at Scammonden, and the day pre vious had come to Halifax for the purpose of making pay ment to a money club, of which he was a member, and on his way from home had sold a cow, in order to raise the needful, but arriving too early for the club hours, thought, as he stated, he should like to see " a little of the scenes of life," and for that purpose took a stroll to the bottom part of the town, and there met with the prisoner, who took him to a public house, where they had something to drink, and from thence they adjourned to a house of ill fame close by, and spent some time drinking gin with the prisoner and another. He then left the house, and it being dark, and he a little the worse for liquor, the prisoner led him by the arm, but in stead of putting him in the right way took him to the Brook side, only a few yards distant from the house, and gave him a push, when souse he went up to the neck in the water, (in this part not very pure.) From the noise he Made some per sons came to his assistance and released him from the cold bath. Shortly after, being somewhat recovered from his night's debauch, he discovered that his purse, containing six teen sovereigns was gone, he applied to the police who ap prehended the prisoner, and made a strict search but no part of the money could be found. Under these circumstances the worthy magistrate said he could not send the prisoner for trial, but as she had put him (the prosecutor) in danger of his life, he should call upon tier to find sureties to keep the peace, for want of which she was committed for three months, and the magistrate recommended the prosecutor to be more cautious in future entering such " scenes of life," in which opinion the unlucky wight appeared to coincide.—Leeds In telligenccr. DEATH OF Mn. SERGEANT ARABIN.—This eminent lawyer died on Wednesday night, at his villa at Iligh Beach, after a lingering illness. Mr. William St. Julien Arabia was the only surviving son of the late General Arabia, at whose demise he succeeded to extensive estates in Middlesex and Essex. It Is nearly 40 years since the deceased was called to the bar, when he selected the Home Circuit, and practised at the Old Bailey and other metropolitan sessions. Many years since he was selected to preside on the bench as Deputy Judge-Advocate, and about that period he was ho noured with the serjeant's coif. When the new court was erected about fourteen years ago, Mr. Serjeant Arabin was elected as the third civic judge to act in concert with the recorder and common-serjeant ; and on the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court being established, he was made a commissioner. He was also for a number of years the only presiding judge in the City Sheriff's Court. We believe he was in his 65th year. In the event of the promotion of one of the pleaders to the office of judge of the Sheriff's Court, in the room of Serjeant Arabin, Mr. Laurie will become a candidate for the office. ANATOMICAL EXAMINATION OF A FEMALE CHIMFAN ZEE.—In July last a very fine pair of chimpanzees were pur chased by the committee of the Bristol and Clifton Zoolo gical Gardens, they having been brought direct from Africa to this port. During the summer and autumn these rare ani mals attracted the attention of visitors from all parts. From the circumstance of no specimen having been preserved in this country for a longer period than a few months, as they have generally died of consumption, more than ordinary care and attention were bestowed upon them by the keeper ; for as there was a pair—a very unusual thing—the committee set a very high value upon them : but it was of no avail, as far as regards the female, for she died on the sth instant, though not (as it has been subsequently found) of the usual disease—consumption, but of dysentery, to which she had, in fact, been subject on her voyage, and continued to suffer from till her death. Indeed, there was no remedy, for it was found impossible to administer any medicine. The keeper was in the habit of masticating her food, and feeding her from his mouth ; but the moment any kind of medicine was attempted to be introduced she rejected it, and even after it had been forced down her throat she would throw it off her stomach. The body having been presented to the Bristol Philosophical Institution, was opened by Dr. Fair brother, in the presence of some of the members. On being anatomically examined, its great similarity to the human frame was surprisingly apparent. The brain, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, &c., were in form and shape almost equally the counterpart of those in a hu man being ; the heart, in particular, presented a peculiarity never found in any of the monkey tribe, that is, it had nearly the same obliquity, and rested on the midriff in the same manner as in the human body ; indeed, the only striking exception was in the organs of the voice, there being on the upper part of the ventricles of the larnyx two small membra neous bags or sacks, into which part of the air must pass from the lungs during respiration ; so that the column of air is divided and diminished, and consequently the vibrations produced by its passage through the glottis are weakened, and the voice becomes inarticulate. If it were not for this singular provision it is supposed that the chimpanzee would be capable of giving utterance to its feelings and wants in the same manner that man does. But even had it been perfect in this respect there would still have wanting that at. tribute which gives man the superiority over and command of the brute creation. This no disposition of mere matter can give ; and the body, how perfectly soever formed, is formed in vain when it is not gifted with the soul to direct its operations.—Bristol Standard. STABBING CASE.—On Monday last, William Beaumdnt, of Nether Shitlington, labourer, was brought up at the Court House, Wakefield, before the Rev. E. H. Brooksbank, and J. F. Carr, Esq., charged with cutting and stabbing John Kay, of Middle Shitlington, carpenter, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Sykes appeared in support of the charge, and Mr. Wainwright attended on the pri soner's behalf. Prosecutor stated that about ten o'clock on the night of the 3d instant he had a scuffle with the prisoner near Thomas Wild's house ; they had quarrelled previously, and had had several scuffles ; they first quarrelled at Senior's public-house. Witness had hold of the prisoner when near Wild's house, and he felt him draw something over his (wit ness) face, upon which he fell sick. They had turned out of Senior's house about an hour before this, w h en t h ey h a d a scuffle, in which witness lost his hat, and the prisoner left him seeking it ; they met again about an h our afterwards, near Wild's house, who is brother-in-law to witness, and where witness had gone to borrow a hat. The prisoner said he'd make himself leather witness before h e went h ome. " Witness said he did not want anything with him ; the pri soner then seized him, and they had two or three rounds; in the last of these, witness got prisoner against Wild's house, pnd he was then cut as before stated. Mr. John Ward, of Middle Shitlington, surgeon, stated that he was called upon about eleven o'clack on the night in question, to attend the prosecutor, whom he found covered with mire, and hi s f ace was streaming with blood. On examination, witness found that he had received a wound extending from the right cheek bone to the chin ; another across the face, e x t en di ng f rom the right to the left cheek boric, dividing the cartillary, and :other structures, and passing into the cavity of the nose, on ;the right cheek ; there were also two cuts parallel to each other, the larger one extending to the neck, and terminating directly over the common carotid artery, the othernearthth half an inch in depth, the 'angle of the mouth. There were also two other cuts, on e under each eye, and one under the mouth , and a smaller'on e ontheforehead.T and he all of h wounds tern, in w penetrated fil ne ma quarterss,B opinion, was caused by a sharp instrument. He had considered them dangerous. The magistrates said it was a case that m us t go before a jury, and the prisoner was accordingly committed to answer the charge at the ensuing Yotk assizes. He was, however, admitted to bail; himself in £lOO, and two sureties in £5O each.—Leedst Intelligence'', Dec. 17th. The beet way to hanible R proild man is to take no notice A lady, whose fondness for generous living had given her a flushed face and carbuncled nose, consulted Dr. Cheyne. Upon surveying herself in the glass, she exclaimed, " Where, in the name of wonder, (lector, did 1 get such a nose as this?" " Out of the decanter, madam, out of the decan ter," replied the doctor. MODESTY.—Madame de Geniis, says somebody reproved her librarian for placing books written by male and female authors upon the same shelf. " Never do it," said she, without placing a prayer-book between them." A NICE DisTiNcTios.—lt once happened to me to be present in a school where the pedagogue thus addressed a rebellious pupil At your age, and with your abilities, you ought to be a pattern to the other boys, instead of which I am obliged to triple an example of you;" and thereupon he thrashed him soundly. ALWAYS " POORLY."—" I feel quite unwell, and will take a little brandy and water," said a member of a temper ance society, who had promised to use no ardent spirits, ex cept as medicine. "I am very unwell, my dear; hand me a. little more brandy." " Here is the brandy," says the wife; " and I wish the society further off, for you have not had a well day since you joined it." EXTORTION OF AMERICAN SHOPKEEPERS.—Let me in dulge in a few groans as to the exorbitant charges that are inflicted upon you. The hackney coachmen are a race of extortioners. A ride to the capitol is fifty cents ; to Mr. Fox's, another fifty. They have no idea of any thing under half a dollar ; whilst a London cabman, honest man ! will take you half over London for the sum. Ask for a bottle of humble port, " Two dollars ;" a bottle of sour yin ordinaire of France, which would be dear at three sons, " One dollar." I entered a shop, at New York, and bought the smallest pos sible bottle of lavender-water, " One dollar, if you please ;" at Baltimore, fora pair of gloves, " One dollar, if you please." It really becomes perfectly dolorous.—Colonel Maxwell's Run through the United States. GWYDIR CASTLE.—I chose my way to Bettws y Coed by the road on the right side of the river, because it contains many objects of great interest, and is besides in its retired sylvan character more to my taste. The road skirts the or chard grounds belonging to Gwydir Castle, and in less than half a mile turns sharply to the left, and between grove and mountain brings the traveller to this mansion, which is mainly interesting from its connection with the national and local events of the country. The entrance to the castle is through a court-yard, not now, as formerly, thronged with armed retainers, ready to engage in the broils and bloody strife of its tumultuous history, but adorned with gay paterres of flowers, disclosing their peaceful beauties, and perfuming the atmosphere with their aroma. This mansion is irregular in its form, from the frequent alterations which have been made in its architectural arrangements. The apartments, however, contain many subjects of taste in the antique carvings with which they are enriched, representing sub jects connected with the Roman conquest under Julius Caesar. They contain, also, two elaborate specimens of tapestry and needle-work, and several fine pictures from the pencils of Wouvermans and Borgognone and other eminent masters ; besides these there is to be seen the ancient manuscript, fairly written by the hand of that learned antiquary, Sir John Wyn,ne, which has been found so essential in authenticating many passages in the history of Wales. The original structure was raised by John Wynne ab Meredydd, and the date of its erection was in the year 1555. Its present possessor is Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, who is spoken of as a kind landlord and a bene volent man. My courteous cicerone took considerable pains to show me the curiosities of the place, and when I bestowed at parting the small gratuity which a wayfarer's pocket would afford, she did not regard it with the supercilious air with which, I well remember, a much larger one was contempla ted by the stately dame of Penrhyn Castle, after the hasty survey I was enabled to take of that magnificent pile. — From Roscoe's North Wales, new edition. AN OUTBREAK OF NATURE THE RED INDIANS.—I have seen the red man in all his relative situations, of war rior, hunter, tiller of the soil, and preacher of the word ; I have seen him wholly wild, but never wholly civilized; for the best specimen of an Indian missionary I am acquainted with, in Upper Canada, forgot all his instruction, all his ac quired feelings and habits, when he witnessed with me the war dance of heathen and perfectly savage warriors. He had been carefully educated from a boy, spoke English perfectly, was modest, intelligent, and well bred ; guided his young family excellently, and did not intrude his professional habits and opinions when in society, nor seemed in the least ele vated by his superior acquisitions. Yet he grinned with sa vage delight at this exhibition of untutored nature ; and when I asked him if it was not a blessing that the Indian had lis tened to the mild spirit of the white man's religion, and hav ing proved himself capable of appreciating it, that he might be the means of imparting its doctrines to the savage natures before us, who displayed human frailty in its lowest state of degradation, he calmly replied, " What you say, my friend, is true ; but I never before saw my red brother in the con dition of an absolute and acknowledged warrior. Ah ! he is very brave ! My father was as brave and as wild as he is, and often have I hid me from his frown in the depths of the woods. Listen ; the warrior is telling of his battles ! I will interpret the brave man's speech to you." And, excited be yond the power of controul by his native feelings, he went on translating the mighty deeds of a second Walk-in-the- Water, or Young Wolf, or Snapping Turtle, or some other chief of equally euphonious and terrible cognomen. He stayed out a second edition of the war story, and even of the pipe dance, which latter exhibition a European missionary would consider himself justly degraded by being present at, and I left him involved in rapid discourse with the heathen warriors.— The Canadas in 1811. "ALL Hum BUG."—Just as a strolling actor at Newcastle had advertised his benefit, a remarkable stranger, no less than the Prince Annammaboo, arrived, and placarded the town that he granted audiences at a shilling a head. The stroller, without delay, waited on the proprietor of the Prince, and for a good round sum prevailed on him to command his Serene Highness to exhibit his august person on his benefit night. The bills of the day announced that, between the acts of the comedy, Prince Annammaboo would give a lively representa tion of the scalping operation, sound the Indian war whoop in all its melodious tones, practise the tomahawk exercise, and dine ala cannibal. At the conclusion of the third act, his highness marched forward, flourishing his tomahawk, and shouting " ila! ah !—Ho ! ho !" Next entered a man with his face blacked, and a piece of bladder fastened to his head with gum ; the Prince, with an enormous carving-knife, be gan the scalping part of the entertainment, which he performed in a truly imperial style, holding up the piece of bladder as a triumph. Next came the war-whoop, an unearthly combina tion of discordant sounds ; and, lastly, the banquet, consist ing of a raw beef-steak, which he rolled up into rouleaus, and devoured with right royal avidity. Having finished his delicate repast, he wielded his tomahawk in an exulting man ner, bellowed, " Ha ! ha !—Ho ! ho !" and made his exit. The beneficiaire, strolling through the market place the fol lowing day, spied the most puissant Prince Annammaboo selling penknives, scissors, and quills, in the character of a Jew pedlar. " What !" said the astonished player, "My prince, is it you ? Are you not a pretty scoundrel to impose upon us in this manner ?" Moses turned round, and, with an arch look, replied " Princh be d—d ! I vash no princh. I vash acting, like you. Your troop vash lords and ladies last night, and to-night dey will be Kings, Prinches, and Emperors ! I vash humpugs, you vash humpugs, all vash humpugs !" HOOD ON AUTOGRAPHS.-1 am much flattered by your request, and quite willing to accede to it ; but, unluckily, you have omitted to inform me of the sort of thi ng y ou wan t. "Autographs are of many kinds. Some persons chalk them on walls ; others inscribe what may be called auto-lithographs, in sundry colours, on the flag stones. Gentlemen in love delight in carving their autographs on the bark of trees ; as other idle fellows are apt to hack and hew them on tavern benches and rustic seats. Amongst various modes, I have seen a shop boy dribble his autograph from a tin of water on a dry pavement. The autographs of the charity boys are written on large sheets of paper, illuminated w ith engra vings, and are technically called " pieces." The celebrated Miss Biffin used to distribute autographs amongst her visitors, which she wrote with a pen grasped between her teeth. Another, a German phenomenon, held the implement with his toes. The Man in the Iron Mask scratched an autograph with his fork on a silver plate, and threw it out of the win dow. Baron Trenck smudged one with a charred stick ; and Silvio Pellico, with his fore-finger dipped in a mixture of soot and water. Lord Chesterfield wrote autographs on win dows with a diamond pencil. So did Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth. Draco, when Themis requested a f ew sentences for her album, dipped his stylus in human blood. Faust used the same fluid in the autograph he bartered with Miphistopheles. The Hebrews writ e th e i r Sh pargotua back wards ; and some of the Orientals used to clothe them in hieroglyphics. An ancient Egyptian, if asked for his auto graph, would, probably, have sent to the co ll ec t or a picture what Mrs. Malaprop calls " An Allegory on the Banks of the Nile." Aster, the archer , volunteered an autograph, and sent it bang into Phillip's right eye. Som e individuals are so chary of their handwritin g as to bestow, when re quested, only a mark or cross ; others more liberally adorn a specimen of their penmanship with such extraneous flou rishes as a corkscrew, a serpent, or a circumbendibus, not to mention such caligraphic fancies as eag l es, s hi ps, and swans. Then again, there are what may be called Mosaic Autographs, i. e. inlaid with cockle-shells, blue and white pebbles, and the like, in a littl e grave l wa lk. O ur grandmothers worked their autographs in canvass samplers; and 1 have seen one wrought out with pins' heads on a huge white pincushion, as thus : Cowrza. WELCOME SWEET BABY, MARY ONES. When the sweethea r t o f M r . John Junk J requested his auto graph, and explained what it was, namely, " a couple of lines or so, with his name to it," he replied, that be would leave it to her in his will, seeing as how it was " done with gun powder on his left arm." There have even been autographs written by proxy. For example, Dr. Dodd penned one for Lord Chesterfield ; but, to oblige a stranger in this way, is very dangerous, considering how easily a few lines can be twisted into a rope. According to Lord Byron, the Greek girls compound autographs as apothecaries make up prescrip tions ; with such materials as flowers, herbs, pebbles, ashes, and bits of coal. Lord Byron himself, if asked fora speci men of his hand, would, probably, have sent a plaster cast of it. King George the Fourth and the Duke of York, when their autographs were requested for a keepsake, royally fa voured the applicant with some of their old Latin English exercises. With regard to my own particular practice, I have often traced autograph s with my walking-stick on the sand. I also seem to remember writing one with my fore finger on a dusty table, and am pretty sure I could do it with the smoke of a caddie on the ceiling. I have seen something like a very badly scribbled autograph made by children with a thread of treacle one slice of suet dumpling. Then it may be done with vegetables. My little girl drew her autograph, the other day, in mustard and cress. Domestic servants, I have observed, are fond of scrawling autographs on a tea board with the slopped milk, Also, of scratching them on a soft deal dresser, the lead of the sink, and, above all, the quicksilver side of a looking-glass; a surface, by the by, quite irresistible to any one who can write, and does not bite his nails. A friend of mine possesses an autograph—. " REMEMBER JIM HOSKINS"—done w i t h a re d hot poker on the back kitchen door. This, however, is awkward to bind up. Another—but a young lady —possesses a book of autographs, fitted just like a tailor's pattern-book—with samples of stuff and fustian. The foregoing, sir, are but a few of the varieties ; and the questions that have occurred to me in consequence of your only naming the genius, and not the species, have been innumerable. Would the gentleman like it short or long? for Doppeldickens, the learned Dutch man, wrote an autograph for a friend, which the latter pub lished in a quarto volume. Would he prefer it in red ink, or black—or suppose he had it in sympathetic, so that he could draw me out when he pleased ? Would he choose it on white paper, or tinted, or embossed, or on common brown paper, like Maroncelli's ? Would he like it without my name to it —as somebody favoured me lately with his autograph in an anonymous letter ? Would he rather it were like Guy Faux's to Lord Monteagle (not Spring Rice) in a feigned hand ? Would he relish it in the aristocratical style, i. e. partially or totally illegible ? Would he like it—in case he shouldn't like it—on a slate? With such a maze to wander in, if I should not take the exact course you wish, you must blame the short and insufficient clue you have afforded me. In the mean time, as you have not forwarded to me a tree or a table—a pavingstone or a brick wall—a looking-glass or a window—a teaboard or a silver plate—a bill- stamp or aback kitchen door—l presume, to conclude, that you want only a common pen-ink and pap er autograp h ; an d i n t h e a b sence of any particular directions for its transmission—for in 'stance, by a carrier pigeon —or in a fire ballpon—or set adrift in a bottle—or per waggon —or favoured by Mr. Wag horn—or by telegraph, I think the best way will be to send it to you in print.-1 am, sir, your most obedient servant, THOMAS HOOD.—Comic Annual. '!Mpptng intelitaturt. -.41P0.----- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17.—Wind North A:myEo.—Mary Ann, , from Montreal—Thomas Hughes, ; Carlton, Souter Johnny, , and Portland, . from Quebec—Alice Brooks, , from Buenos Ayres ; sailed Bth October—Warring ton, LightbOdy, from Monte Video--Pandora, Swelman, from Dan zic—Charlbtte, , from Jamaica—Spartan, , from Mon treal—Alhambra, Wilson, from New Orleans—and Clyde, -, from St. Andrew's. True Blue. Breton, hence at Halifax Emma, Weeks, sailed from Genoa for Liverpool 4th December Vigilant, Sims, hence at Ostend, having been in contact with a vessel off the Land's end Warringsford, Digby. from Monte Video, at this port ; sailed 27th Sept. bound to Cork for orders, but, having run to leeward of her port, was brought in here. On the 6th ultimo, in lat. IN, long. 24 W, spoke the Robert Beim, for Port Phillip Laurina, from Vera Cruz, at Laguayra Rising Sun, from Laguira, and Ann Dingwall, from Barhadoes, off Campeachy Aurora, and Si, hence at Havana Retriever, M'Laren, from Quebec, at Ilfracombe . Mountaineer, from Quebec, at Torby Wm. Sorlie, from Alexandria, at Milford Pursuit, Spence for New Orleans, has put back, leaky NEW YORK, Nov. 35.—The Globe, for St. John, N B. was driven upon a ledge of rocks near Seal Island, 12th instant, and bilged : crew saved SATURDAY, DECRmaz R S.—Wind S.W. light ARRIVED.—Santon, Huxtable, from Calcutta—Julia, M'Nevin, from Konigsberg—and Brutus, Noble, from Stettin. SAlLED.—England, Waite; Garrick, Ski 'dy, and Royal Sovereign, Walker, for New York—Victoria, , for Smyrna—S. Trotman, Brown, for Barbadoes—Loochriste, Cornelius, for Ostend—Resul tatet, Arenius, for Trieste—Star, Martin, for Azores—Belle, Carter, and Caroline, Mahennet, for Havre, &c.—Essex, Rice, for St. 1M ichael—Octorara, Smith, and Susquehanna, Miercken, for Philadelphia—Astrea, Stobie, and C. Durham, Gibson, for Monte Video, &c.—F. Stanton, Wilson, fee Baltimore—Corsair, Harland, and Lucy Wright, Pollock, for New Orleans—Agnes, Norman, for Laguira, &c.—Churruca, Jaureguizar, for Cadiz, &c.—Penelope, Ward, for Trinidad—Lady Campbell, Power, and Cath. M'Donald, for Sierra Leone—Mastery Stobie, and Cockerm. outh Castle. Bell, for Rio Janeiro—Salima, Laird, for Demerara—Agitator, Henry, for Alexandria, Egypt—Fortuna, Taay, for Dordt—Quiz, Tucker, for Zante—Correo de Bilbao, Cuculla, for Havana—Greyhound, Barker, for Genoa, &c.—Emma, Thomas, for Constantinople— Cumberland. Fower, and Robert Burns, Messenger, for Ap'chicola —Zeno, Sutherland, and Columbia, Blaney, for Jamaica—Emilia, Milora, for Palermo—Caledonia, Cammell, for Bombay—Assam, M'Alphine, for Calcutta—L'Adeline, Boutain, Marseilles—Selina, Dickenson, for B. Ayres—Premier. Hoppe:), and Oxonian, Wilkin son, for Valencia, &c.—Mermaid, Pepperwell, and Grecian, Rowett, for Leghorn—Rowland Hill, Stewart, for Venice—Mischief, Downea, and Fernandez, Contente, for Lisbon—Doctor, Luke, for Gibraltar —John Christian, Withycombe, for China—Barbara, Jeffes, for Fernando Po—Glenlyon, Chriehton, for Ancona—Active, M'Gullic, and Fawn, Cutts, for Alnaira—John Smith, for Charleston—Sisters, Short, for St. Vincent, &c. George, --, hence for Havana, off Jamaica Lena, Ford, from Calcutta, at St. Helena Albion; Fanny Palmer, Cutting: and Active, hence at Constan tinople Princess Royal, Bayfield, hence for Almeira, at Scilly Hope, 'Wells, for this port, at Dover, with damage, having been run into, off Dungeness, when at anchor Belvidere, NPKown, hence for New York, at Cove, leaky Forth. (steamer) Fayrer, sailed from Southampton for Nassau 17th instant. at 7 a.m. Caledonia, from Ramsay, Isleman, for this port, foundered 13th instant, off Maughold Head: crew saved CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 24.—The Helen, Noel, from Liverpool, went on shore, on Barbados Point, Dardanelles, previous to the 23rd instant, but was got off, after discharging two-thirds of her cargo, with false keel damaged : she is now reloading SUNDAY, DECICMBER 19.—Wind calm SAlLED.—Thunderer, (steamer) Covey, and Ellerslie, Turner, for Rio Janeiro—Manchester, Moulton, for Boston—Constante, Universo, for Havana—Shannon, Harrison, and Britannia, Atche son, for Mobile—Elizabeth, Van Ehren, for Bremen—Caledonia, Swinford, for New Orleans—Milheiros Primeira, Queros, for Oporto —E. Buckman, Bewley, for Buenos Ayres—Mary, Frese, for St. Thomas—Glengarry, Hill, for Savannah—Storm King. Gilles, for Vera Cruz—Henrietta, Crichton, ditto—Samuel Baker, Wild, Mau ritins—Yarmouth, Forsyth, for Monte Video. ARRIVED.—Lady Eli, from Senegal. Britannia, Edwards, from Ceylon, at the Downs Criterion, Fry, sailed from Marseilles for Liverpool, 18th Sept, and has not since been heard oft' Galen, Snow, from Waterford for Boston, was abandoned in a sinking state 6th Dec. off Fayal. Crew and passengers saved. Palmyra, Chapman, hence and Malta, at Smyrna Ann, . hence at Constantinople Rival, Darant, hence at Syra Floraville. M'Kinsey, sailed from Malta 20th Nov.; Maria Louisa, 16th Nov.—and Minerva, Marr, all for Liverpool Antelope, Gibson, sailed from Nantes for Liverpool I4th De c . . . Earl of Errol, Wade, hence for Almeira, at Bea - umaris Rowena, -, from Quebec for Cork, was driven on shore near Anticosti, 6th November, and abandoned. Crew saved by the Sir George Prevost, from Quebec, arrived at Warren Point MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20. ARRIVED.—Mersey, Roberts, from Rostock—Superior, Loutitt, and Monarch, Hudson, from Danzic. Andrew White, —, from Quebec to Liverpool, was in contact with a barque 16th instant, in the channel, and afterwards drove on shore near Portinllain, with only a passenger, second mate, and a boy on board; the remainder of the crew are supposed to be on board the barque. Ilaidee, Mayshell, from Lima, off Falmouth; sailed Ist Sept. The Atkinson was to sail same day for England. The Ranger was to sail on the 2nd, and the Thos. Worthington, on the sth Sept. both for Liverpool Provident, Bell, for Bilboa, has returned into dock to discharge, having been in contact with the North America, in the river Royal Victoria, (steamer) from Carlisle, ran against Clarence Pier this morning during a thick fog, stove in her bows, and lost head and cutwater Scandinavian, from Chili to Falmouth, is wrecked in the Straits of Magellan : cargo and materials saved WESTPORT. Dec. 18.—The Friendship, Wilson, from Clyde to Jamaica, is on shore in Clew Bay, with loss of foremast and main topmast, anchor and chain parted PLYMOUTH, Dec. 'B.—H.M.S. North Star, ' '26) and Harlequin, (16) sailed this afternoon to reinforce our fleet in China, and H.M.S. Belleisle, Apollo, and Sapphire, with about 2soo troops on board, for the same destination, are nearly ready for sea. The Malabar, (72) also sailed for Gibraltar. The Maid of Cashmere, from Liverpool to Malta, which put in here with damage, sailed this afternoon for her destination. The Mary Elizabeth, from Liverpool to the Cape, is nearly ready for sea. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, &v. W Harrison, 523 13atavia and Sincapore, W Rc J Tyrer WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA Richmond, M Kearney, -17 e Antigua, W Rose & Co Woodrnansterm, It Hindernell, 277 Havana, Cotesworth & Wynne UNITED STATES. Tremont, J E Gillespie, 393 New Orleans, J& W Robinson Patrick Henry, J C Delano, 1000 New York, Wildes &Co Emerald, W Leighton, 731 Savannah, Gibbs, Bright &Co Avon, P Masters, 1053 Savannah. Gibbs, Bright &Co Asia, J Hannah, 647 Mobile, Cannon &Co EUROPE. Anne, T Williams, 82 Seville, J Glynn & Son Norden, E Wikland, Trieste, Vianna & Jones Red Rover, W Roose, 98 Malta, Bahr, llehrend & Co Alchymist, E Scollay, 275 Naples, Chapman & Willis Voluntario, J Galhardo, 96 Lisbon, Cotesworth & Wynne Mary, J Walker, 282 Malta and Smyrna, Eshelby & Co Fifteen, T Dangerfield, 230 Alexandria, F Chapple TIDE TABLE Evn. I Height. Sundays, Holydays, §.e H. M. H. M. I F. f. Tuesday 21 4 2 1 427 12 8 St. Thomas Wednes. 22 451 I 524 12 Thursday 23 6 0 6 32 13 0 Friday ..24 720 755 13 2 Saturday 25 827 855 14 2 Christmas Day Sunday.. 2fi 920 947 15 6 Ist Sunday atter Christ, Monday .27 10 12 10 36 16 10 St. John. DISPENSARY FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASE OF THE HEART. Established by Mr. Cronin, in Oldham-street, WEEKLY REPORT.—DECEMDER 18. Received Advice and Medicine 167 caess. Cases. Relieved Spasmodic Asthma l2 Spitting of Blood 4 Inflamation of the Lungs Palpitation of the Heart 7 Confirmed Consumption 0 NORTHERN HOSPITAL, DECEMBER 18 ADMITTED. DISCHARGED. Accidents Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation Cured Attending as Out Patient 19 Irregular Died 30 Remaining in the Hospital . . 81 Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. House Visiters, Thomas Irlam and R. P. Carter, Esqrs. Chaplain, Rev. J. Connor.--House Surgeon, Mr. Parker LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, December is, 1840 DISCHARGED ADMITTED. In-patients Out-patients .. 2 I Casuals during the last week 0 2 Remain in the house ... 2 In-patients cured Relieved and at own request 5 I Made Out-patients Irregular Dead Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. Chaplain Rev. It. Davies. House Visiters, E. Gibbon and C. Moss, Esqrs. Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. House Surgeon . Mr. Brandreth. E W. JACKSON, Treasurer, PREMIUMS OF INSU EtANCE AT LLOYD'S Outward. 1 Home LONDON & LIVERPOOL, to Jamaica. Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbice, Honduras Havana New York, Boston Charleston, Savannah New Orleans Canada British North America Newfoundland Brazils River Plate East Indies China Batavia New South Wales Cape of Good Hope Africa Gibraltar Lima, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. Smyrna and Constantinople Malaga Madeira Western Isles, Cape de Verds Lisbon Cadiz France Holland Hamburg, Bremen, &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm .. Petersburg, Riga, &c. Oporto 2 . 5 . 5 - Ode 30 .. 0 66; " 0d98 , 1 - 0 20 0— 0 0 30 0— 0 0 48 0— 0 0 80 0-105 0 35 0-40 0 60 0-70 0 30 0-40 0 20 0-25 0 30 0-40 0 20 0-25 0 40 0— 0 0 40 0-60 0 50 0-60 0 40 0-60 0 50 0-60 0 40 0-60 0 0 0— 0 0 30 0-40 0 25 0-30 0 25 0-30 0 35 0— 40 0 30 0 --- 35 0- 40 0 1 35 0- 40 0 50 0-60 0 60 0-84 0 35 0-40 0 35 0-40 0 40 0-50 0 40 0- ---- 40 0-50 0 40 0- ---- 30 0-- ---- 126 0 -- ---- 15 0-17 6 17 6- 20 0 50 0-60 0 40 0- - 25 0-- -- 17 d-- 20 0 40 0-50 0 20 0-25 0 20 0-- 25 0 17 6-- 20 0 15 0-20 0 15 0-20 0 20 0 - 25 0 20 0 - - 25 0 - 30 0 30 0 - 35 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 - - ---- -- 17 6-- 20 0 17 6-20 0 20 0-- - 30 0-40 0 40 0 -- 50 0 20 0 - 25 0 17 6 20 o 2i.tarit rts. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 20. Although this has been our large Christmas market, we have not had such extraordinary fine Beasts as w e genera lly expect at thi s season of the year, though we had what may be termed a tolerably good show. The very primest Beef made from 7d to lid, varying down to 6d ; middling Sd to Sid. Prime Wethers scarce, and fetched from 7d to lid ; Ewes 6d to bid. Head of Cattle at market, Beasts, 1628 ; Sheep 4549. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET, DECEMBER 20. The late stormy and unsettled weather having prevented vessels from getting into port, the quantity of Potatoes in dock was near cleared away. There is a moderate supply to hand by this day's tide—but owing to the prevalence of frost, the demand is very brisk, both to the town and country dealers, at improving prices. Manx, Scotch and Irish Cups Is 11d to 2s Id per golbs ; round and rough Reds 2s to 2S 2d. The demand for our local farm produce is steady at the late cur rent prices, viz. Pink-eyed Potatoes 2s to 2s 4d : Cups Is gd to 25 ; Short Tops Is 7d to is 10d; Cattle is 3d to Is 6d pdr 901bs. Tur nips 20s to 23s 6d ; 'VI anglewurzle 20s ; Carrots 40s to 45s per ton. Old Hay Sd to Hid; new 6d io is; Clover 7d to lld per 20Ibs. Wheat Straw 4d to 4id; Oat 30 to 4d per 241bs. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, Dec. 17 There was only a moderate supply of Wheat to-day, an! fine samples of new and old brought rather more money ; In inferior samples no change Fine Malting Barley supports last week's rates; for inferior, no demand. In Oata and Shellings no change. beans, steady. WORCESTER HOP MARKET, DEC. 17. The Hop trade continues in a languid state, and little improvement is anticipated until the commencement of the new year. There •-• " " . _ were 26 pockets of new weighed on Saturday, and 78 of old. During the week 22 of new passed the scales. The present prices are as under ;-1841's, 100 s. to 1355. ; choice, 140 s. 1834'5, 755. to 955.: choice, 100s.-1837'5, 565. to 785.; choice, 845.-1836'5, 40s. to 685. ; choice, 635. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, DEC. 20. The Butter trade is recovering a little from its late prostrate con dition ; —our market being brisk to-day and 10ns obtainable freely for Belfast, Carlow, &e. A continuation of the present frosty weather will doubtless force prices up. There is a better demand for pickled Butter, and Sgs is got for respectable brands of seconds. We notice no improvement in Provisions. Bacon is a moderate sale at 58s for the primest long middles. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, DEC. 17 Sugar.—There is a very moderate demand, and the sales of B.P. are only 100 hhds., at steady prices. 1600 Bengal have been taken by the Grocers at the quotations. Foreign.—The sales consist of 250 cases and 700 bags and brls. Mageio, at I3s 6d to 153 6d for brown, and 18s to lgs for ordinary white, and 350 boxes Cuba, at 18s 6d for brown and yellow, and 23s per cwt. for middling white. There is nothing to report in Molasses. Coffee.—The sales of Plantation consist of 160 casks of Jamaica, at about previous rates ; 200 bags Ceylon were also sold at 70s, and 680 bags Rio, (via Cape), Price not reported. Nothing done in Foreign. 90 bags Trinidad Cocoa sold at 395, 150 bags Bengal Ginger at 155 6d per cwt.. and 370 bags black Pepper at 3 dto -14 d per lb. Nothing done in Pimento. In Rice no sales to report, except 70 bags Egyptian at ius per cwt. Rum.—The sales consist of 135 puns. Demerara, without change in prices; also 70 casks East India, 13 to 32 per cent. 0. P., at is 76 to 2s 10d, and 10 puns. Foreign, )New York,) 5 per cent. 0. P., at Is 6d per gallon. Te.-There has 'been a good inquiry during the week, and a fair business done, at last week's quotations. There is some inquiry for good Bengal Indigo for export, hut it is scarce ; a few chests have ;been taken by the Trade, without material change in price, and 26 chests Bombay Fig sold at Is 2d per lb. 33 chests Shell Lac sold at 40s. a tons Terra Japonica are reported at Its in bond. Of Saltpetre the sales are 500 bags at 27s to 28s, and some small lots of Nitrate of Soda were taken a 25s per cwt. Dyewood.—The sales effected in Logwood are 150 tons Laguna at £8 to as 6d, and 160 tons St. Domingo at the quotations; 100 tons Savanilla Fustic are are also reported at £5 lOs to .t'6 per ton. There is less demand for Turpentine, and for 13an brls. of ordinary quality lls has been accepted. The market for America❑ Tar continues depressed, and for 6ou brl. offered by public sale on Tuesday, the highest bid being 10s 60, they were withdrawn, but subsequently sold at lls 3d. Pot and Pearl Ashes are so much neglected, that the prices are almost nominal, and a few sales made are merely trifling parcels. 170 quarters old Riga Linseed have been sold at '6os per quarter. Hides.--The transactions are limited to about 2000 salted River plate Ox, at 4d per lb. Tobacco. —The deMand is still very limited, and the sales this week are quite unimportant. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 17 The import duty on foreign Wheat is raised to 225. Bd. per qr., on Flour to 13s. ild. per barrel, and reduced on Rye to 6s. 6d. per qr., that on other foreign, and upon all British colonial produce, remaining unvaried. Owing to the continuance of stormy and unsettled wea ther, we have very few arrivals of any kind of Grain to report since the early part of the week ; of Irish Oatmeal, by steamers, however, we have to note a further good supply, with a moderate quantity of Flour from Canada, Calcutta, and American States, but very little from Ireland, and none coastwise. In free produce of any description, between Tuesday and to-dav, no lively features have been apparent here ; but with repeated inquiries for Wheat to arrive, about 8000 quarters, coining from the South of Europe, have been disposed of to speculative buyers at prices, according to quality, from 455. to 48s, including cost and freight, and fine Barletta at 49s to 503 per quarter. Having very few town or country millers at our Corn Ex change this morning, all sorts of free Wheat met a more limited demand than usual, and, in the few sales which oc curred, a decline of ld. per 701bs. from our last currency was partially conceded. The inquiries for Wheat in bond and to arrive also appeared to subside, but, with few sellers of these descriptions to-day, prices remained unaltered. In the value of English, Irish, or Foreign Flour, we have no change to note, nor any transactions of moment. Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease were likewise in slow re quest, and each may be considered the turn cheaper. In the absence of country dealers, Oats attracted very lit tle notice, but fine qualities being scarce, prices remained stationary. Oatmeal, with the exception of a parcel or two sold to hold over, was difficult to move at our last quotations. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 17. The demand for Cotton to-day is again only very moderate, and not more than 3000 to 3500 bales have been sold, at yes terday's prices, with a declining market. The week's sales amount to 20,850: 1200 to speculators, and 350 for export. COTTON MARKET.--WEEKLY REPORT The market has remained in a.langUi — dYaie throughout the week, and American descriptions have been freely offered, but in prices no decided change can be noticed from the quotations of Friday last; for Surat there is a fair inquiry for consumption, and previous rates are supported; other descriptions also are without material change. Speculators have taken 250 American, and Exporters 350 American and 50 Surat. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, From the 10th to the 16th instant, inclusive. SALES OF THE WEEK Prices paid I im PO Furs in the weekjhisWk.ithisyear SO , Sea Island ,______ :2 l7 i 40 Stained 7 Si ,). 775 ,;, 4290 ; Bowed Georgia 2760 f Mobile 1. Alabama and Tennessee . 4 4 1 —_. 54 11 1731 9370 New Orleans f Pernambuco & Paraiba 74 7 8! 460 1 50 i J A Bahia rlca a t n i d an m d a r C e e io ar a 310 f Maranham I Sawginned - - 5i - Demerara, Surinam, &c 580 Egyptian 104'1 1917 • Barbados 20 Peruvian Bahama Laguayra. 130 Common West India, &e 5 100 Carthagena ... Smyrna ... Manilla 64 I 5 4 } i 661 - I 2680 Surat .. Madras .• . Bengal 4i }2665 20830 bales 1 33149 271735 1519647 .} 36713 :29532 } 33433 } 2484 g } 149714 1124666 LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT As is as Montreal, Pot 32 0 rr 34 0 Pearl, new 32 6 u 0 U. States, Pot none. Pearl none. BARK ' Quercit. 8 6 9 0 Oak, s ton 45 0 7 0 German 4 15 5 0 BRIMSTONE, ton Sicily, &c 6 5 6 10 Tuscany 6 10 6 15 CASSIA LIONEA, S. d. S. d le , cwt. in bond 90 0 95 0 CLOVER -SEED, V , cwt. American, red.. 70 0— 75 0 Dutch 70 0— 76 0 French & Germ.7o 0— 80 0 COCOA, 5 cwt Trinidad.... Grenada ... Brazil COFFEE, 10 , ewt. in bond. Jama. triage .. }3O 0— 65 0 ordinary .... good& fine ord. 72 0— 95 0 middling l3O 0-122 0 good mid. fine mid. &c l4O 0-152 0 Dutch, triage.. 30 0— 50 0 ordinary .... good & fine ord. 60 0— 70 0 middling 75 0— 80 0 good mid. } 85 0— 90 0 fine mid., &c. Mocha Ceylon Java Havana good & fine ord. 46 0— 52 0 St. Domingo.... 40 0— 42 0 Brazil 3B 0— 40 0 Laguira 46 0— 48 0 DYEWOODS, 10. ton 4. a. X. S Logwood, Jam... 5 0— 5 10 Hon. & DOM. 5 10— 6 0 Campeachy .. 8 0— 8 5 Fustic, Span 6 10— 7 0 Tampico 7 10— Brazil Cuba NICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Hache solid rough 6 0— 7 10 small 6 0— 7 10 Lima, solid lit 0— 14 0 Barwood, Ango. 8 0— I/ 0 Gaboon 5 10— 6 10 Camwood 24 0— 26 0 Red San. Wood 7 10— 8 FLAX, i 4 ton. Riga. P.T.R. 43 0— 43 1S P'burg, 9 head 4O 0— 41 0 Archangel 44 0— 55 0 Dutch & Flem. 6O 0-120 0 GALLS, ap , cwt. Turkey, blue 63 0— 68 0 mixed 58 0— 63 0 East India 6O 0— 72 0 GINGER, 11). cwt. Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 Jamaica 6O 0-200 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 17 0 Gust, 4 4 Cwt. Arabic, Turkey 7O 0-140 0 East India 24 0— 54 0 Barbary 4B 0— 50 0 Senegal BO 0— 85 0 HEMP, 19' ton 4 t. £ a. P'burg, clean 38 0— 38 10 outshot 36 10— 37 0 Riga, Rhine 39 0— 40 0 011tShOt 38 0— Archangel Manilla 27 10— 28 0 Bombay Jute 2O 10— 20 15 HinEs, Ox and Cow, v. tb B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry. inferior & mid. 0 63 0 73 good & prime 0 7i— 0 8 Do. salted N. Amer. salted 0 3i— 0 33 Brazil dry salted 0 52 6 6A Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 53 0 63 Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 W. India, dry 0 53 0 7 salted 0 43 0 53 East India Kips, B.A. dry. 0 7 0 83 Horse, d. each 7 6 —l2 3 HORSE HAIR,V , lb. Short mixed long tails 1 2 1 6 combed tb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet blue & violet blue violet, g. & fine 6 3 6 to ord. & mid. 5 3 6 0 violet & cop. 4 6 mixed .. cop. g. & fine. 4 fi— ord. & mid. 3 3 con. quality .. 3 0— Oude 1 6 Madras Guatimala, 4). tb Floras 5 6 Sobres 4 0— Cortes Caraccas, Floras 5 3 Sobres 4 5 Cortes LAC DYE, lb. D.T. and prime. 1 6 mid. to good 0 63 ord. & inferior 0 4 MADDER ROOTS, •.p cwt. Smyrna 42 0- 48 0 } 32 0- 35 0 74 0-120 0 70 0- 24 0- 5 (I 4 6 5 3 4 3 4 6 Galipoli & Syria 42 0— 43 0 Freneh - Naples 42 0— 46 0 MADDER,q4cwt. s. d Dutch, crop 70 0 —72 0 Ombro 50 0 —6O 0 Gamete 3' ) 0 —4O 0 Mull lO 0 —3O 0 French, S.F. S.F.F 44 0 —4B 0 E.S.F 5O 0 —54 0 E.5.F.F.56 0 —6O 0 40 0 —56 0 Spanish MOLASSES, 4) cu.,/ Trinidad, &c 25 0 —26 6 Demerara, &c 23 0 —25 , 0 Bar & Antigua.. 28 0 —3l 0 IMuNrEisr, p cwl 12 0 —l4 OIL, Olive, 1) , 252 galls. Gallipoli .t 80 a —Ol 0 Trieste Sicily 75 0 —76 0 Malaga t 8 0 —69 0 Portugal, &c ... • 0 0 0 0 Levar.;, 67 0 —69 0 Palm, :on 3l 10 —32 Fish, a 252 galls. Seal, pale.. brown 40 0 -41 0 33 0 —3B 0 Cod 3l 10 —32 LINSEED, Itt , Clel 37 0 —37 6 Rape, pale do. 56 0 —56 6 Turpen. v. cwt 52 6 —33 0 Ittcx, 14 clot Carolina, dress. 36 0 —37 0 in bond 22 Bengal, ord. do.. 10 0 mid to fine .... 11 0 African Rum, 9p , gallop', in bond Jamaica, -11 0 -13 6 11 to 16 0. n... 3 6 stronger 3 10 choice marks 5 5 6 0 SAFFLOWER, V CiVt. Bengal, good & kne.. e 3 0 7 0 ord. & mid 2 10 4 10 Bombay SALTPETRE, V' cwt. s. (I. s. d East India 26 0 —2O 6 South American 25 6 Sn ELI. LAC, 19' Cwt. in bind. orange 43 0 liver and block .. 30 0 —42 6 SKINS, Neutria, 1 ). doz 6 0 —l2 0 Chinchilli, do. .. 10 0 —25 0 Seal, each ........ 1 4i— 3 o ca•t Sicily.. Malaga Trieste Verona, none 70— 8 0 60— 7 0 80— y 0 Tyrolese • . ,SUGAR, 10' cwt. B. P. Muscovado moist brown .. 57 0 —3B 0 dry brown sg 0 —63 0 good & mid.... 65 0 —6B fine &v. fine .. 72 0 —;6 0 Mauritius, dabs and moist 42 0 brown & yel... 58 0 fine yellow .... 69 0 East India, Bengal Khaur 44 0 —56 0 brown & yel. 57 0 —65 0 good and fine 73 0 —76 0 -6s o —72 0 extra fine 77 0 —7B 0 Manilla, in bond 13 0 —l7 0 Havana, do. yellow . white ord... good & fine. Brazil, in bond 18 0 -19 0 20 6 -22 6 26 0 -28 0 29 0 -33 0 brown yellow white ord good and fine TALLOW, 19 , P'burgh, Y.C. 5O 3 —5O 9 Odessa 50 0 —5O 6 Archangel 4B 6 —49 0 Buenos Ayre3 4O 0 —4B 0 TAR, :IR Sri. Stockholm l7 0 —lB 0 Archangel Carolina Virginia — TARTAR, 9 7 3 cwt. Cream of Tartar 7O 0 —7l 0 brown and yel 46 0 —5O 0 TEA, lb. in bond. Bohea, Canton 13 6 -16 6 17 0 -18 0 18 6 -21 0 22 0 -24 0 Fokein Congou, emu. 1 - 1 10 mid. to fine. 2 11 2 9 Twankay, com... 1 9 -- 1 10 mid. to good 1 11 2 1 Pekoe, Orange .. 2 0 3 0 Campoi, corn. to good Hyson Skin none 1 7-- 1 8 mid. to fine 2 0 2 4 Souchong, com 2 0 good to fine 2 4 0 Pekoe, flowery 3 0 4 0 Hyson, corn 2 5 2 6 fine 3 0 4 6 Young Hyson 1 10 3 0 Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine TOBACCO, 14 , lb. in bond. J. River, Leaf 0 2i— 0 52 Stemmed 0 5 0 Kentucky Maryland Tvama arc, r mt in bond. Bengal 20 0 —22 0 TURPENTINE, 14 cwt. American lO 0 —l2 6 VALONIA, 19 , ton. e S e (1 Smyrna, picked l4 0 —l9 0 Morea WAx, Baas' la , cwt. in bond. African 6 10 8 5 East India American 0 8 0 LONDON QAZETTE.-FRIDAY, DEC. 17 PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED G. P. Jennings and A. L. Saul, Manchester, letter-press printers --J. BattersV and H. A. Duckworth, Liverpool—D. Broadhurst. J. Broadhurst, and D. IL Broadhurst, Manchester. merchants ; as tar as regards J. Broadhurst—T. S. Eddowes, J.Betteley, and F. J Bury, Liverpool, chain-cable-manufacturers—R. Scotsen, and J. Miller, %\heelton, Lancashire, sizers—J. S. Reid and J. K. Crisp, Liverpool, commission-merchants—E. Seller, S. Seller, and W, Seller, Chester, brewers—H. Waterhouse, J. Thompson, and W . Boutton, Manchester, cotton-spinners. INSOLVENTS. Dec. 15.—James Ford, Bristol, cooper. 16.—David Phillips and Lewis Phillips, Wilson-street, Fins bury-square, London, silversmith. 17.—Ann Phillips and James Phillips, Whitechapel-road , London, window glass cutters. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Smith, Leek, Staffordshire, brewer. BANKRUPTS Timothy Bourne, Liverpool, cotton-broker, Dec. 31, Jan. 28, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Mr. Harwood, Liverpool ; and Messrs. Jenings, Bolton, and Jenings, Elm.court, Temple, London. Alexander Wynne Pollock, Liverpool, commission-merehant, Jan. I, 28, at two, at the Clarendon Roams. Liverpool. Solicitors , Messrs. Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bedford-row, London; and Messrs. Harvey and Falcon, Liverpool. John Walker, Wardour.street, Oxford-street, London, appraiser. John Griffiths, Leicester-street, Regent-street, London, milliner. William Amos, Walbrook, City, London, sponge•merchant. Charles Daniell, Oxford-street, London, jeweller. Augustus Frederick Hemming, Chiswell-street, Finsbury, L°ll - elastic surgical instrument-maker. John William Horend, Paradise-street, Lambeth, London, builder. Robert Bacon and Robert Wayman, Barbican, London. wire worker. William Blain, St. Andrew's-road, Southwark, London, draper• Robert Scott, William ' , oldie, and Joseph, Hare, Union-court , City, London, merchant. John Colnett, Gravesend, hotel-keeper, Elihu Wilson, King-street, St. Giles, London, stationer. Edward Hale Hughes, Wrexham, Denbighshire, licensed.vic to aller. Joseph Rogers, Shrewsbury, hop-dealer. John Righton, Hebburn, Durham, brewer. Thomas Eskrigge, Warrington, Lancashire, cotton-manufactur er, Joseph Peel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, picture-dealer. James Ingham, Halifax, Yorkshire, stonemason. Charles Carr, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, cotton-manufacturer. Richard Coleman, Manchester, mercer. Michael Potter and John Lever, Manchester, commission-agents• DIVIDENDS Jan. 8, J. Dawson, Liverpool, scrivener—Jan. 13, J. Budding, Liverpool, paint..manufacturer—Jan. 7, G. E. Debenham, Baykal' street South, Camden Town, builder—Jan. 8, W. EL Larnport , Plymouth, silvarsmith. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before Jan. 7. G. K. Geill, Whittle le woods, Lancashire, calico printer—F.l" Byrne, Liverpool, wine-broker—J. Ashton, Liverpool, printer—w• Savage, Epsom, lodging housekeeper—J. Verey, Mansfield-Plac e ' Kentish Town, common bre wer —G. S. B o d dy, Red Lion-str eet, SpitalAelds, London, licensed victualler. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOIL LIVERPOOL DECENIBER. HOL 21, Bernard Sheridan, (2nd) fl, Robert lkl'Lachlan, (2nd 24, James Ashton, special Clarendon Rooms, IS Ditto, 12 Mr. Booker's, 12 28, Thomas Peak Pearson, (Ist) C 29, John Senior, (spe c i a l) d o n o l t a om r k o e, s s 31, Timothy Bourne, (Ist) Clarendon Rooms, 1 Jan. 1, 1842, Alexander Wy nne P o ll oc k , ( Ist) Di tto, 2 PRICES OF SHARES, DECEMBER 20. Prices within the last seven days. This day RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Price'' Bolton and Preston Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto quarter Birmingham and Derby Bristol and Exeter 6O .... 0 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 2O .... 0 0 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow ~ 0 . 43 0 0 .. . Ditto Leigh and - Newhaven 20 paid Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 25 paid Half Shares 4 10.. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilinar Greenock, and Ayr 45 paid Grand Junction Ditto half shares 5O Ditto quarter shares (late Chester and Crewe) 0 0 0 23 12 ti 4 10 0 4 8 6 0 0 0.. 198 0 o 98 o 0 Quarter... Great Western... Ditto new shares.. Ditto Fifth Shares.... Great North of England . Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston Ditto, new Leicester and Swannington Leeds and Selby Liverpool and Manchester 100 Ditto quarter shares .... Ditto half shares . 49 p) co 26 12 6 O n 0 O 0 0 9 15 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 .... 17 0 6 O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... O 0 0 ... O 0 0 . .. O 0 0 .... 163 o 0 .... 163 0 0 22 15 0 .... 23 15 0 55 0 0 .... 5; 5 0 :16 10 b 90 50 paid 47 10 0 .ondon and Birmingham, Ditto quarter shares Ditto new shares Ditto London K Brighton London and South Western 26 0 0 39 0 0 57 10 4 43 0 0 52 10 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 26 15 0 3 18 6 O 0 0 21 5 0 71 10 0 17 • 0 0 .... 10 17 75 10 0 .... O 0 0.. O 0 0 .••• 0 0 0 ..•• 10 3 9 •••• 17 15 0 .... O 0 0 .... SI 0 0 .... 31 5 50 .... sg o 0 Ditto, loth shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury 93 . Manchester and Birmingham_ 40 . Ditto and Ditto Extension Manchester and Leeds Ditto half shares Ditto quarter shales Midland Counties Ditto, quarter North Midland New North Midland 4n . One-third Shares North Union 2 , i 5 0 Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto quarter shares Paris and Rouen South Eastern York and North Midland Half Shares 12 .... 43 .... 50 paid 15 .... £l2 1 Os paid Bank of Liverpool . Borough Bank.. Commercial of Liverpool 10 Commercial of England. 5 East of England io of Manchester lO M'ehester Ft L'pool Dsct. 15 Northern and Central - North and South Wales.. 10 Royal of Liverpool 500 South Laucashire Albion Liverpool Union lO Liverpool Banking Co lO Wi!t - s and Dorset WATER. WORKS, tl,:c £lOO paid 3 tit 6 19 2 G.... 13 7 0 .... 16 17 6 .... O 0 I .... et 0 0 .... o 0 0 .... O 0 0 . o 0 0 .... O 0 0 ~,..< O 0 0 10 0 0 0 O 0 0 .... ,ton ater } 350 10 13 • O 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n e 0 0 0 176 0 0 Exchange Buildings; L'pool and Harring Works Bootle Ditto L'pool Gas Light Company, (Origimil Stock) 101 Ditto new Shares .... 100 pool New Gas Coke Co. Ditto newshares arc now paid up ASSURANCE COMPANIES 0 0 0 darine Assurance j• :0 paid Liverpool S Company M'chester Assurance Company. 10 .... 00 0 Liverpool Fire and Life 2 105. 2 I I 0 Ocean Assurance DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, .kr. Anderton Carrying Company .. 16 Os. 0 0 0 Rock Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . . 0 0 0 Harrington Docks lOO .... 0 0 0 Apothecaries' Company .... 0 0 0 Asphalte (Liverpool) (Polonceati) 2 .... 0 0 0 BIRTHS. On the 12th instant, the wife of Mr. HENRY WATMOUG H, Colquitt-street, of a son. On the 19th instant, at Laverock Bank, the lady of JOSEPH THOMLINSON, Esq., of a son. MARRIED On the 22nd ultimo, at the Parish Church of St. George.ill East, London, by the Rev. William Quickitt, Mr. GEOlai h MADDOCK, of this to wn , t o Mi ss E. YOUNG, daughter o f Mr. 1 " . Young, formerly of Bristol. On the 7th instant, by the Rev. Charles Hudson, WILLIAM JAMES HOPE JOHNSTONE, Esq , jun., of Annandale, to the [lon. OCTAVIA SOPHIA BOSVILLE, youngest daughter of the late i ord Macdonald. On the 14th instant, at Llanasa, the Rev. ROBERT WILLIAM' Curate of Gwernafield, M o ld , to Mi ss CAROLINA C . DAWLO of Gronant, Flintshire. Same day, at Neston, Mr. RICHARD REECE to Miss E. JOHN SON, both of Parkgate. On the lath instant, at Lockwood Church, near Huddersfield, by the Rev. Joseph Hughes, Perpetual Curate of Meltham, the He y ' T. WESTMORLAND, jun., A.M., Incumbent of Chapethorpe! eldest son of the Rev. Thomas Westmorland, A.M., Vicar of Sandal Magna, to ANNE, daught er o f th e l a t e JOHN BROOKE, En'. ° ( Dalton.lodge, in this county. BOND' On the 16th instant, at St P e t er ' s Ch urc h, M r. WILLIAM B n -4. clock-manufacturer, Beviugton.bush, to Mis s HANNAH REE CE . of Kendal. On the 19th instant, at St. Nicholas's Church, by the Rev. Chethani, Mr. WILLIAM SCOTT, Russell-street, to Miss AN PHILLIPS, Mersey street. DIED On the Ist instant, at his residence, at Farm, Abergele, at the advanced age of 82, JOHN OLDFIELD, Esq., solicitor, one o f . her Majesty's Deputy-lieute n a n ts f or th e c ounty of Denbigh. eminence as a lawyer was only surpassed by his virtues as a man. Gifted with the highest powers of intellect, he was also endued with a peculiarly tender and amiable disposition; and, firm in ti l6 friendship and highly exemplary in his relative and domestic duties, "he did justly, loved mercy, and trusted humbly to his God." On the 11th instant, at Barnard's Castle, MARY ANNE, aged 1 year and 10 months, only daughter of Mr. CHAS. WEATHEKILT , of Copperas-kill, Liverpool. On the 12th instant, at his seat, county of Sligo, in his 86th year. Mr. OWEN WYNNE, the oldest Irish member of the House of Commons. He represented that county in the Irish Parliament in 1777. On the 13th instant, in Upper Frederick-street, at the advanced age of 103, SARAH, relict of the late Mr. JAMES NAYLOR. Same day, after an illness of four days, aged 31, JAMES BRANDRETII, Esq., of 5, Raymondlmildings.,. Gray's-inn, Lon don, eldest son of %'m. Brandreth, Esq., of this town. Same day, aged 32, H ANNAH, wife of Mr. WILLIAM GOLDING , flour-- :ealer, Mill-street, Toxteth-park. Same clay, at Bath, aged 7d, MARY ANN, Dowager Countess Of B ELM 0 RE. Same day, after a protracted illness, which he bore with Christian fortitude and patient resignation, Mr. JOHN SOUR BUT, deservedly regretted and deeply lamented by his family and friends. On the 14th instant, aged 34, Mr. WILFRED JACKSO:I, the Monument Tavern, London-road. On the 17th imtant, Mrs. MARY WILLIAMS, aged 70, of Mr. Robert Williams, tailor and draper of this town. She been a most faithful member for upwards of twenty years I Calvinistic methodists, known in England as the connexion Huntingdon, Same day, awfully sudden, In his 80th year, BENJAMIN BRA SHAW, Esq., of Skipton. Same day, in his 23rd year, FREDERICK, youngest and only surviving son of the late Mr. JOSEPH WARD, and grandson of Wm. Ward, Esq., Pembroke-place. On the 18th instant, in his 84th year, ANTHONY ~ILSON, of Highwreay, near Windermere. Same day, after a long and painful illness, borne with patient resignation, DIANA, wile of Mr. GEORGE HARGREAVES, High Park-street, 'foxteth-park. Same day, at Birkenhead, MARY ANNE, relict of the late ROBERT GREENHAM, Esq„ and sister of the Rev. Wllliant Godwin, Rector of St. Martin's, Chester. On the 19th instant, at Prospect Cottage, New Ferry, CHARLES ROBINSON, Esq., aged 77. LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1841. 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