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LITERARY NOTICES. The British and Foreign Review: or, European Quarterly Journal. London : Richard and John E. Taylor, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street. Galignani, Paris ; Asher, Ber- Foreign Quarterly is inferior to )caries in literary merit, there is no ale respects it possesses claims, superior tronage of a commercial community ttention, and bringing equal talent and opening poem as a specimen a to the task of reviewing the native literature .1 volley of the country, this able work far lformation which it affords respecting, mourous and sentimental poems. Many of them are ex tremely clever, and show that the author has a talent for versification. With here and there a plagiarism—and, " there is nothing new under the suu"—something very like an original thought shines out : of the first we may take the There is in the wide, unfathomed deep A spol where the sons of Neptune sleep— A holy, a calm, and Safe retreat; Whete dark and pale skinned warriors meet; And the sand beneath is their winding sheet. Down, down below, there no tempests blow ; This is the sailor's home. So sings Mr. Greatrex. The following well-known lyric iblication in the ability with which it I comes very near it: nternational policy, in which the pros- manufacturing, and shipping in- ly concerned, and upon which a greater n amongst educated men, exceedingly rich, in talent, and ind we can cordially recommend who resort to our periodi- of deriving instruction, of of arriving at accurate conclu- itical social questions and not ) the an- went of the passing hour MC a subject of serious and national ,d of Great Britain, or at least of a very rapidly imbibing a distaste ~!rtion, and a relish only for the fritters— terature. We no longer look, in our daily dherence to the severe but salutary rules has laid down as indispensible to Led work of intellect or genius We no , ur reading, the materials for thought and re- k even for instruction—except of lies upon the surface ; but expect be startled—to be tempted by the icial thinker rather than to " drink hidden fountain of useful or elevating know- lion of such a state of enervation of spread perusal of the able and vigorous nd in our quarterly periodicals, is well cal- and in none of those peri gthening and directing the tion of the best models of literature, as well , more abun- ntl Foreign Quarterly the opening article of the present r. of Hegel's /Esthetics, is especially from the nature of his mally somewhat too transcendantal in his I style, for ordinary readers, there are few whom perusal would not be calculated to instruct and Like most German scholars, the writer goes too irface of every day philosophy to be at all ithout an effort on the part of those who ccurately to his conclusions ; yet there is Lutiful thought, scattered like gems upon ward even the superficial reader, if it fail to closer examination. The review of " Viola splays a keen discrimination of the beauty er ; and from such a reviewer praise is )uld be valued tenfold beyond the mere laudations of the undiscriminating pretenders to )f critical instructors. The political articles upon ,sian League," and " the Handloom Weavers' Re at the present moment extremely valuable; and tempted at an early period to remark upon them ❑gth than we can afford space to do In our present n. Of the remaining articles, " The Poniatowski " Switzerland, her Political de Rains," " Tallemant de Ind " Passavant's Life of Raffaelle," the leisure have had for their perusal will not at present allow Chroniqu d the Destinies ( Woman: (Tales of the 2 vols., post Bw. ) By Mrs. C. Baron 'Wilson London : H. Cunninghar son, well known as a popular lyrist, and debilt, last year, in prose fiction, with the He," has taken a more sustained flight in bre us. " Popularity " and the " Destinies minentiv tales of the world. Tke romance Mrs. Baron Wil ho read it properly, contains materials s startling as any ever imagined by fancy aring. From such materials, has Mrs. Wil- 3 stories widely differing in spirit and style, )od sense and intellectual grace le has sketched the career, brief but a who enters life with fortune even while he is making a a—experiences the trials that poverty is ie of true love interrupted by doubts and Is, and finally recovering station, property, and happi- Benedick , the married man," to the satis mcerned. There is little intricacy in the plot ; but the events are detailed, and the characters sketched with a freedom and truth which few of our modern story- faction of all c )estinies of Woman " relates to the vicissitudes befal tare school Mate Two of ;d,—thi aird dies unmarried. Ihe two girls who enter life matrimonial have their fates variously cast. Sun ights the prosperous path of one—shadows fall upon But she battles bravely with ad subdues it,—and all ends happily. It is a e character of ber sex. How I how true are the sentiments embodied in the st can draw the 7 are so many single women, of middle age, morose ief-making ? Because, having abandoned in youth, those resources which would have proved pleasures hey-dey of life was passed, their minds have t barren soil, and weeds have sprung up where tight have flourished. tions of a married and an unmarried female, 1, are very unequal: the former having ;e in the scale of earthly happiness: kes the distinction still more unequal than .dvantag -five, the married woman is considered in the ; while the single one is considered as passe'e. wife has less necessity to depend on intellectual s resources from the lassitude of ennui. She has luties to perform, let her station in life be what it may, ,o which the single woman cannot turn to vary the monotony )f her existence. The matron, if she be a mother, will find s sufficient stimulus to keep up or revive, in the early in itruction which it it is one of woman's sweetest privileges :o give her offspring, the knowledge and accomplishmects the has learned in her own youth. At thirt 3n of lif tt pleasure can be higher or more unalloyed to the —what sight more endearing to the beholder—than 1, o'er whose brow the shadow of time, like that on has passed, yet left much of the sunny light of life leading her daughter to emulate the graces of which is so fair a pattern ? Or to mark a son, in all the ' youthful manhood, paying back with love, little adoration, the cares of her whose gentle instructions d him to seek the wider paths of knowledge, and knee his infant prayer was first breathed er feelings grow cold—other memories pass away ; gentle image of the mother who has watched our d—her love, her tenderness, her unwearied devotion, ever be mirrored in the human heart." s of Popular People. By the Author of Random Ilections of the Lords and Commons, &c. Loudon : Ivv-lar of the work before us is not altogether an un it, if the present number is a fair specimen of we are afraid that it cannot be very productive ising publisher. So far as regards the mere iaper, and engravings, they are undoubtedly the price charged ; but for the literary matter, Mr. Grant, we are compelled to say that it is ash vv‘a have recently met with. pleasant to us to have to give expression to such a spect to the production of any author ; and in h a work as the one before us, had it been the ling, unaccustomed venturer in ry exertion, we might have been disposed to with a gentle admonition to its perpetrator to a future to some honest, humble trade, and horship to men who possessed the talent, or trouble, to write something worthy of being The author of " Random Recollections," however, put in no plea, on the ground of inexperience, and, to critical forbearance. He has tres- take 1.1: auy more than sufficiently upon the patience and r of the reading public, whilst men of far greater ; been cast into the shade; and it is full time that ' pretenders, of which he is a rare specimen, should to fall hack into,their proper position, and mo f)c allowed to enjoy that public approbation and vhich puffing imbecility has so long engrossed. cimen of the wretche4 stuff of which the present is composed, at the risk even of being tiresome, ante one passage. The subject is " Street Mu ne which, in the hands of a writer possessed of the rticle of fancy, talent, or taste, is capable of being ;hide of infinite instruction and delight. Musicians" —writes Al-. Grant=" may b e di v id ed asses : those wh o play by the ear and th ose w h o systematically tang ht the ' heavenly art.'—writes u sually confine houses, their performances to the h urn . ne c offee-rooms, and taverns of - :elisions are the places on whose patronage The music they discourse is generally, as 'd, of an inferior kind. To a cultivated ear \armonions. Nevertheless, it pleases some end"• (whose end ?—its?) " is answered ffect of extracting a few pence from those when the performance —usually --is over, one of their num ?leces j enters the place with little .is respects in a quiet, unassuming ,e ears have been regaled with their akes thankfully (?) whatever is given of putting his hand into his pocket for Some give all the pence they have in &c., &c. Vith th .s of pieces 's this not the merest and most puerile trash that ever was coned, we ask ? The man cannot absolutely write a sen- Lee of grammar, and yet he is and has been a popular hor !--the admiration of newspaper critics, and the be- Lised even of our self-styled " reviewers!" Hours. By Charles E. Greatrex, jun. Tilt and London ; W. Grapel, Li verpool. 1 vol. p.p. 200. r unassuming little book, bearing the ab ove titl e , h as put into our hands. The cont ents consist of hu ll There is in the lone, lone deep A spot unmarked, but holy, &c. In the lines to a young lady who died of consumption, the last line expresses a charming thought : Heav'n hails one angel more—earth weeps a daughter less "Lines enclosed to a lady, together with a billet doux," &c., betray a want of gallantry and no small self-conceit. " The Greenwich pensioners" is well told. " Shipwreck" opens with a palpable plagiarism : An infant lay sleeping alone on its pillow, A mother was weeping one far o'er the billow. What says Lover in " The angels whisper ?" A baby was sleeping, Its mother was weeping, While her husband was far on the wild raging sea. The rest of the poem is fairly written. " The Gambler" exhibits considerable power. " The Mariner and the Sea" is one of the best things in the book; the effect of it is, how ever, very much marred by the ridiculous and very silly intro duction. The information touching the versifier's juvenility is also unnecessary : some of the cleverest productions of our best poets have been penned by them at the age of the author when this was written. The effusion respecting "The author's hair when it wanted, or was thought to require, cutting," is very puerile. " The Midnight Guest" is a very fairly and smoothly told tale. " A Tough Yarn, but a true one," is cleverly told, but has " a lame and impotent conclusion." The song entitled " British Sailors" contains plenty of patri otism—a very good thing in a young poet—but it would be all the better if the fourth verse were omitted. The boast touching " the Frenchmen," good manners, and a twenty five years' peace, should have told him to refrain from •it ; while the remark touching "the Yankees" does not in any way apply. " The lament of St. Paul's over the ruins of the Tower" has been suggested, doubtless, by Hudson's "Mo nument and St. Paul's"—a sort of serious version of it. " Young English Gentlemen" shows the author to possess some observation. There is a great deal of truth in the song "to an old tune." "The Maniacs Revenge" is a sort of Ingoldsby legend, " told by a gentleman with a bald head." " A. Yarn—middle watch," is narrated with a great deal of humour. The author in this sort of versification excels. The lines on " Satisfaction" are very much to the point ; they are quite " Byronic." Taking this book altogether, it , is very amusing, and does the author great credit. We pre fer his comic effusions to his sentimental ones, although some of the latter exhibit feeling and pathos. With much that might be omitted, there is plenty worth retaining. CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE (From the o.zford Herald.) The Rev. Isaac Fidler, 8.A., of New Inn Hall, late rector of Kelbrook, Thornton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, has been pre sented to the rectory of Easington, in this county ; patron, the Bishop of Lincoln. PROMOTIONS Rev. John Sabine, 8.A., to the rectory of Thorn Coffin Somerset, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Alfred Tooke patron, the Rev. A. Tooke. Rev. Jacob Hugo North, M.A., to the vicarage of Car broke, Norfolk • patron, Richard Dewririg, Esq. Rev. Henry Butterfield, M.A., minor canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and rector of Brockdish, Norfolk, to the rectory of Fulmer, Bucks, vacant by the death Of the Rev. T. W. Champness ; patrons, the dean and canons of Wind sor. Rev. W. S. Palish, to be chaplain to H.M.S. Agincourt. Rev. Arthur Wilkin, M.A., of Christ's College, Cam bridge, to be chaplain to the Right H on . L or d Lowther. Rev. John Lithe, 8.A., vicar of Shundon and Shealley, near Luton, Bedfordshire, to the chaplaincy of the Luton Union. Rev. B. Hopkins, 8.A., curate of Thurgarton and Hover. ingham, Nottinghamshire, to the perpetual curacy of Bar ton, Westmoreland. Rev. Win. Waller, to the rectory of Kilcornan, Ireland; vacant by the death of theßev. F. Langford. Rev. W. Fisher, B.A:, curate of Kilmoe, Cork, to the rectory of that parish, vacant by the death of the Rev. F. Langford. _ _ . Rev. T. Williams, M.A., curate of St. Mary's, Shrews bury, to the vicarage of Elloughton, Yorkshire ; patron, the Rev. H. S. Markham, M.A., canon residentiary. The Dorset County Chronicle says that the cause of the Bishop of Salisbury's secesion from the British and Foreign Bible Society was, the refusal of that society to put itself un der the sanction of the Archbishop of Canberbury. The Rev. R. W. Sibthorp states in a letter which he has published, that his leaning to Romanism is not of recent ori gin ; and that in early life he sought admission into the church of Rome. and but for the interference of the law, he being then under age, should have joined her. CHESTER ORDINATION.—FEB. 20,1842. PRIESTS. Algernon Boote B.A. Brazenose Oxford James Parry B.A. Jesus College John D. Knox Scott B.A. Baliol William Bateson B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge Robert Morewood B.A. ,‘ Edward Dean George Gibbon B.A. Catharane Hall " James Losh B.A. Jesus College " Richard Parry Jon es' B.A. Trinity College, 41 Benjamin Crompton B.A. 41 If " George Bethune Norman, B.A. Edward Francis Manley B.A. Christ College, 64 Richard Yorbugh B.A. 46 William James Shearly B.A. St. Peter's College, ` Allan Wallace . B.A. Pembroke College, " Frederick Stewart B.A. 46 James York B.A. Sid. Sussex College, " Henry French Beasley M.A. Trinity College, Dublin William Thornton Cust B.A. 46 " David Carson B.A. /6 ~ Fitz J. Stannus Hamilton B.A. 46 Ai Richard Parsons B.A. 66 66 Fran. Talbot O'Donoghne B.A. 16 44 Robert Townley .. Henry William Ray II B.A. ll Lit. St. Bees College, " DEACONS. Francis Hinde .. B.A. Lincoln College, Oxford Henry George Baily B.A. Christ College, Cambridge John Griffith B.A. Id Henry Briant ... ... Hugh Johnson Hindley David Shaboe B.A. ‘, SI Matthew Isaac Finch Vicesimus Lush.. B.A. Corpus Christi, " John White M'Kinley Millman B.A. St. John's College, " James Hool Sharpies Benjamin Mashiter B.A. Trinity College, Dublin AN HONEST RADICAL (From the Cork Constitution.) There is some sense among the opponents. of Sir Robert Peel. They are not all so blind as not to see, or so brazen as not to admit, the advantages of his plan. The Manchester Advertiser is ashamed—absolutely ashamed of the conduct of the League Delegates, and openly denounces it ; but what could the Advertiser have expected of a parcel of people who have all through exhibited more passion than reason, and who, in their blundering about the morality of the question, show themselves so ignorant of its merits ? For our part, we think they might as well have drawn up their resolutions be fore the conclusion of Sir Robert Peens speech as after, and we are better pleased that they did so too. We like to see creatures of this calibre consistent :—their indecent disregard of even the appearance of deliberation may help to open the eyes of some whom it is not easy to enlighten. Men of any propriety cannot long consent to identify themselves with with "leaders" whose indiscretions tend only to expose their precipitancy and presumption. For this reason, then, we are glad that the delegates were true to their character, and we have pleasure in copying the following article from a paper which, though belonging unfortunately to the same party, had the sense to see their folly and the independence to re prove it. " The indecent haste with which a body of these gentle men, the corn-law delegates, rushed from the gallery of the house to Brown's hotel, without waiting to hear the whole of the premier's speech; and, after all the deliberation they could possibly give the subject—in their way through the Palace-yard—denouncing Sir Robert Peel's plan as an insult to the country, will be generally accepted as an evidence of rash and violent counsels among the body. Nor will the adoption the next day, by the conference, of the resolution struck off in such hot haste avert from them this imputation. An exhibition of heated partisanship like this is not only calculated seriously to impair the legitimate weight and influ ence which attaches to their position, but will excite a re action in favour of the ministerial plan among men of more moderate temper." _ These sober and sensible remarks are succeeded by a con fession that something of this kind has, in the Advertiser's opinion, already resulted from " the indecent haste" com plained of, and our contemporary then candidly . admits, opposed to the premier's project though he be, that i t has the following undeniable advantages : " That the new scheme falls short of the justice and neces sities of the case, all but the landed interest will assert. But the cooler judgment of those who are a little removed from the vortex of agitation will recognise in the new sliding scale an effective curefor some of the worst evils of the pre sent system, and a measure of practical improvement, as great as could reasonably be expected from a minister in the position of Sir Robert Peel. " The great and undeniable advantages of this new scale are,that it will reduce the trade in corn from a business of gambling to a legitimate employment of capital, and that we have now something like an effectual protection against any such au approximation of corn to a famine price as we have lately seen it. As soon as there is reason to believe that our harvests will give us an insufficient supply, the speculator will have, under the new scale of duties, a wider range from whence it makes up the deficit. One of the worst effects of the existing system is the waste o f money , f or no conce i va bl e purpose, entailed upon us, by our corn merchants bidding against each other, and rising prices to a ruinous degree in two or three of the ports nearest to our own shores. The sixteen millions of money paid for foreign corn within the last ten years above its natural value, will be in future saved to the country by j us t so much as the new plan admits of previous calculation, and opens to us every port in Europe. These are benefits of no trifling value, and it is only fair to acknowledge them." --- SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. —In the event of the Earl of Elgin vacating his seat for the town of Southampton, it is understood that Mr. Humphrey St. John Mildway, of the firm of Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., will came forward in the conservative interest. VALUE OF LIFE AT A DUBLIN ExecuTticz.r witnes s —lhose who remember Ireland not very long ago can how lightly life was valued or death regarded. Illustrative of this, we may refer to the story of the two basket-wornen in Dublin , who he ld c o nverse on the su bject of an approach ing execution. " Won't yo n go see de man die to- morrow, Judy ?" " Oh , no , dar li n , said Judy. " Ah, do, jewel," said her friend. Judy again responded , "No." " And why dont you go , dear?" inquired her friend again. " I've to wash de child," said Judy. " Throth, Judy, your ruinin' your health," said this soft-hearted acquaintance, " dere's a man to die to-morrow, and you wont come—augh never take no divarshin !"—Lover's Handy• Andy. MISCELLANEOUS We rejoice to learn that it has been resolved, by a ma ority of 105 persons, and thirty-four votes, that the Dundee ind Arbroath Railway is to be shut on the Sabbath. The immense stock of plate and other valuables used at ,he royal christening was removed from Windsor in eight artillery waggons, under an escort. An old man, a notorious sheep-stealer, was lately found frowned in a bog-hole, in the barony of Tyrawley, with a sheep which he had stolen tied round his neck. FLINTSHIRE ELECTION PETITION.—The petition of Sir Stephen Richard Glynne, Bart., Benjamin Brassey, Esq., Alderman of Chester, and others, against the election of the Hon. E. M. Lloyd Mostyn, M.P., is fixed to be heard on the 9th of May next. " Well-informed persons," the Temps observes, " say that it is not in England alone that the gold coinage is falsi fied by being bored through ; in France the coinage of 40f pieces has been obliged to be given up for several years from the same cause." THE KING OF PAITSSIA.—During his majesty's brief visit to this country Mr. Owen, the chief constable of West minster, was appointed to attend the King on all his visits to public places. In reward for those services his majesty has ordered a splendid silver tea service, bearing a suitable in scription, to be presented to Mr. Owen, which is now in a state of preparation. The price of corn has risen considerably in Poland.—This rise is attributed to the unfavourable state of the harvest this year in the neighbouring Russian provinces. The price of wool has fallen, very much to the dissatisfaction of the fund holders. We are informed, on good authority, that a marriage be tween the Princess Imperial of Russia and the Duke de Bordeaux has been finally determined on by the ex-royal family of France and the Emperor Nicholas. This alliance is said to be the main cause of the bad understanding which at present subsists between the courts of the Tuilleries and of St. Petersburg.—Morniny Herald. EMIGRATION.—Extract of a letter from the Cape of Good Hope, dated December 17, 1841:—" The emigrant ship Lloyd's, bound from London for New Zealand, has ar rived at Table Bay. During the passage from England no fewer than 57 infants and children, all under six years of age, died from diarrhma."—Observer. In the shop-window of a tailor, in Castle-street. South wark, a paper with he following inscription has been dis played for several days:—" A Petition to Parliament for a tottle abalition of the Corn Laws lieth here for Signature. N.B. Ladys as well as Gentlemin may sign." Perhaps Mr. Joseph Hume, who is so anxious for a "tottle" repeal of the corn laws, had some hand in preparing the above notifi cation. CHURCH EXTENSION.—A large Roman Catholic chapel at Bath, known as Portland Chapel, has been purchased by some members of the Church of England, and opened under episcopal sanction. The Rev. Sydney H. Widdrington, M.A., rector of Walcot, preached to an immense congrega tion on the day of opening. Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD. — Mr. Crawford has given great dissatisfaction to many of his constituents, by walking out •,f the house on the division of Lord John Russell's motion. His explanation, given in the Times of last Satur day, for refusing to vote, has rather aggravated than palliated his conduct on that occasion. Many of his supporters say, that he was not called upon to vote for Lord John's speech ; but his motion, which was merely to negative the sliding scale, and thereby compel the ministry to adopt some more feasible plan. Several of the liberal electors declined to vote at the last election, through fear of his crotchety notions ; and that he would attempt singularity by walking in the footsteps of the honourable member for Oldham.— Manchester paper. - : We learn, with great satisfaction, that there has been a visible improvement in the health of the Princess Royal during the short residence of the court at Brighton, and, we may add, that the infant Prince is also remarkably well. Prince Albert is, we hear, greatly pleased both with the palace and the town. His royal highness has endeared him self to the inhahitants by his open and affable demeanour. — Brighton Gazette. MEMORIAL TO MR. BUSFEILD FERRAND.—A correspon dent informs us that some of the respectable farmers and others who attend the market at Knaresbro', contemplate originating a subscription for a service of plate, to be pre sented to Mr. Busfeild Ferrand, the member for that bo rough, in token of their approbation of his manful exposure of the tricks of the corn law repealers, and of his zealous de fence of the agricultural interest in the House of Commons. The receipts of railways for the past week—that is to:say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made—are as follow :—York and North Midland, £1,432 ; Midland Counties, £2,248 ; Great North of England, £1,105; North Midland, £3,688; Manchester and Leeds, £3,959 ; Birming ham and Derby, £874; Great Western, £9,578; Greenwich, £BO5 ; Northern and Eastern, £789 ; Birmingham, £12,740 ; South Western, £4,107; Manchester and Birmingham, £336; Eastern Counties, £735 ; and Blackwall, £595. BREACH OF PROMISE OF M ARAI AGE.—DARBON V. ROSSER.—It will be recollected that an application was made by Mr. Thesiger, on the part of the defendant, last term, to reduce the damages (£1600) assessed by a special jury, who tried the cause, or that the court of Queen's Bench would be pleased to grant a new trial, when the court suggested that the parties should agree amongst themselves and granted time for that purpose, which led to an arrangement between Mr. Platt and Mr. White, and Mr. Pearson, counsel for the plain tiff ; and Mr. Thesiger, counsel for the defendant, who at last agreed that the verdict should be entered for the plain tiff, damages £B5O. The costs in the cause have been subse quently taxed at £5BB, making together the sum of £1,438. The directors of the Bank of England, at their -weekly meeting, on Thursday last, came to the resolution of lovver ing the rate of interest for discounts to Four per Cent., and immediately issued a notice accordingly. A copy of the notification will be found in another part of our paper. The measure was received with marked satisfaction by the com mercial classes in the city, as indicating the easy position of the bank in respect to its stock of bullion, and as affording evidence that the directors are disposed to apply an effectual remedy to the pressure which has so long and so injuriously prevailed in the mosey market. It Mar be hoped that the relaxation will exercise a beneficial inflnerlbe throughout the country, and that a speedy impulse will be given to our trad ing and manufacturing interests. AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—A. complicated correspondence of " a hostile character," between Mr. Peter Borthwick, Mr. J. Peard Lee, and Mr. J. Robertson, has been published. The origin of the " affair " was a letter published by Mr. Lee, accusing Sir W. Wraxall of ungentlemanly conduct. Mr. Peter Borthwich, who at first appeared as Sir W. Wraxall's friend, in the course of the correspondence became one of the principals in the matter' But notwithstanding his hav ing expressed an opinion that the affair " could only be settled at the pistol's mouth," after a multiplicity of notes, the matter terminated without the introduction of powder and shot, or even a " hostile meeting." We are sorry to see a man, of the capacity for public service that Mr. Borthwick undoubtedly possesses, countenance such a Gothicism as the " settling" of affairs of any kind " at the pistol's mouth." BERLIN, FEB. 17.—His majesty arrived here yesterday about one o'clock in the afternoon, on his return from England, in perfect health. On the latter part of the jour ney his majesty travelled by the Anhalt Railway, where every preparation was made to receive him. Yesterday morning their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles and Albert went to Zuckenwald, where they met their royal brother. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia received his ma jesty at the station in Berlin, and the public, who were assembled in great numbers, welcomed their august sovereign with loud acclamations. His majesty soon got into his car riage, which was standing ready for him, followed by those of the princes and the other suite. Crowds of his majesty's loyal subjects were waiting about the palace, , who saluted him with cries of joy as he drove up. Her majesty the queen was anxiously waiting for her august consort. His majesty came up by a special train from Coethen to Berlin, a distance of 20 German (90 English) miles in three hours 474 minutes, from which a stoppage of 37 minutes at the station must be deducted. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM SALOP GAOL.—A rumour has been abroad in Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and other places, to the effect that John Williams (one of the persons in cus tody charged with the murder of Emma Evans, at Brony garth, near Chirk,) had made an attempt, during the last few days, to escape from Salop prison. We have not been able to procure any account of the particulars from the gaol er, or any other party connected with the gaol, but believe there is no doubt that an attempt to escape has been made. The generally accredited report is that Williams had con trived to draw the staple from which his hammock was sus pended,—had worked with this so as to remove some of the bricks from the wall of his cell,—but being overheard by the watchman, was promptly placed in a cell of greater se• curity than the one he had previously occupied.—Salopian Journal. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—On Tuesday a specia general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the station in High-street, Shoreditch, for the purpose of raising a further sum of money by the issue of new shares, and for declaring the forfeiture of certain shares on which the calls were unpaid. The chair was taken by Mr. Bosanquet, who submitted to the meeting the plan of the directors, which was embodied in a string of resolutions, and suggesting the creation of 36,000 new shares of £25 each, upon which the sum of £8 6s. Bd. only was to be payable in the following manner :—£2 6s. Bd. on the sth April, £2 on the 4th June, £2 on the sth August, and £2 on the sth October next ; one of such new shares (as nearly as practicable) to be given for every three of the original shares, and for every three of the convertible debentures, or as the case may be, for every three of such shares and debentures jointly, the new shares to be entitled on the 4th January next to rank with the now exist ing shares in respect to the traffic of the previous half-year, and from and after that date, in regard to dividends and all other purposes, to be considered as if £25 had been paid thereon. Mr. Haseltyne moved the adoption of the resolu tion, which was seconded by Mr. Esdaile, and carried unani mously. The chairman, in reply to to a proprietor, said the question of a reduction of their 4d. toll to 21. on the passen gers of the Northern and Eastern Railway, was at present broken off, through that company not agreeing to their con ditions. Two hundred and fifty-seven shares were then de clared to be forfeited, after which the meeting adjourned. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Thursday the half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Great Western Railway Company took place, at the offices of the company, Princess-street, Bank, Manchester ; Mr. C. Rus sell, M.P., chairman of the board of directors, presiding. Mr. Saunders, the secretary, read the report. It expressed the pleasure of the directors in laying before the proprietors the result of the first six months' business on the entire line of the Great Western Railway, together with that on por tions of the Bristol and Exeter, and of the Cheltenham Rail way, between Swindon and Cirencester. The gross receipts for six months, up to the 31st December, 1841, were £337,352 4s. 2d. ; of which sum, £295,010 18s. was earned exclusively on the Great Western Railway. The number of passengers conveyed on the line, between the Ist of July and 31st of De cember, 1841, was £882,119, travelling an aggregate number of 27,538,764 miles. The expenses on the traffic amounted to £125,910 6s. being in the ratio of 37,323 per cent on the receipts. The locomotive expenditure was £40,110 19s. 6d., of which £22,144 3s. was paid for coke, but which would be come much reduced; arrangements having been made for procuring it at Bristol. The number of miles run by the engines, during the half-year, was 673,398, of which 613,616 miles were travelled by regular engines with trains of pas sengers and goods, and 20,654 miles by the assistant engine upon the incline ; and the sum of £15,940 14s. Ild. had been paid for government duty. The first charge upon the profit of the half-year was the interest on the company's debt, and the rent payable, under lease, to the Bristol and Exeter Rail way and the Cheltenham Great Western Union Railway Companies, to the amount of £93,259 10s. lid., which, de ducted from £212,446 165., would leave a balance available to the company of £119,187 ss. Id. The report, after re commending thatlthe sum of £20,000 per annum should be appropriated for ten years, to meet the first cost and probable depreciation of stock, concluded by recommending that a dividend of £6 per cent on the amount called up should be declared for the last half-year. (Cheers.) The engineer's report, after referring to the satisfactory state of the works throughout the line, alluded to the late dreadful accident at Sunning Hill, w hi c h was a tt r ibuted to a large basin of gravel, existing overcharged w ith water, pus h e d th e top of the slope into the within the clay near the cutting , which , becoming cuttin g, and with it a thin bed of sandstone, which caused the engine to go off the rail. Against such contingencies it was impossible, either on a railway or any other work, to provide.---The report having been adopted, four directors were elected, in the room of that number of gentlemen who went out by rotation. THE CONFESSIONAL.—Wbat a power over the consciences of their votaries does the confessional confer on the Roman priesthood ! It is recorded of Ximenes, confessor to the Queen of Spain in the 15th century, that on an insult being offered to him by a nobleman of the court, he with equal blasphemy and pride demanded respect for the man who each day had the offender's God in his hand and his queen at his feet ! RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following calculation of the last weekly returns of 34 ra il ways , 1215 miles in length, given in our present number, will, we believe, be of interest : Number of passengers on 22 railways. 166,813, consequently the total for the week must be above £400,000. The receipts for passengers on 34 railways, £45,229 18s. 9d., ditto for goods on 25 railways, £17,478 185..4d., total, £62,708 17s. Id. This is an average of £52 per mile per week. The traffic, therefore, is certainly at the rate of more than three millions a year, and carrying fifteen millions of passengers.—Raitway Magazine. - - - - THE CORN-LAws.—At a recent agricultural meetin,g, the Earl of Hardwicke thus expressed himself on Sir Robert Peel's proposal for the modification of the corn-laws : " When first I saw the proposed scale the other day I was not only astonished, but greatly alarmed. (Cheers.) I did think the reduction appeared so great that its proposers must have forgotten altogether the interests they professed to pro tect, and had put forward a document which could never stand the test of public opinion. (Hear.) But on a careful review of the document I confess my opinion is totally changed. I consider the scale to be a safe and a protective one." " ALL HAIL !"--Some say there is nothing new under the sun, while others proclaim that there is no end to man's in genuity ; and really this seems to be the case in this scheming age. One would have supposed that there was 'hardly an opportunity to squeeze in another company ; but instead of that being the fact, among the bills now before parliament a measure has just been presented " to incorporate a company to insure farmers and gardeners against loss from the effects of hailstorms, under the title of ' The Farmers' and Gardeners' Hailstorm Insurance Company l' " [To insure hailstorms, however, if the parties have the power, may be no great public benefit.] INCURABLE PROTESTANTISM OF THE WELSH.—A cor respondent of the Dublin Freeman's Journal, who writes in Friday's paper, thus laments the condition of the people of Wales :—" As to the conversion of the Welsh, there is, humanly speaking, no chance of it, under present circum stances. There is no priest to address them in their own language, except, perhaps, two in the whole principality, and there is an innumerable swarm of preachers of various sects, who poison their minds with all sorts of misrepresentations of the catholic religion. For this, the only and the obvious remedy is to educate Welsh boys for the church. But, alas ! we have no seminary wherein to educate them. There are youths enough in our congregations, blessed be heaven, with the talents and dispositions suitable to the ministry, but we have not the means of educating them." RAILWAYS.—One of the regulations in the measure in troduced by Mr. Gladstone, the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, for the better regulation of railways will authorise the Companies to close the gates, which a general highway act of the 2nd Victoria directs shall be put up wherever the railways may happen to cross the turnpike roads or high ways on the level, but which act leaves it entirely in doubt whether the Companies may keep such gates across such turnpike road or highways. We know instances where not only persons of inferior condition have taken advantage of this doubt, and have attempted to pull the gates down when so closed, by force, but where gentlemen (even of the quorum) have threatened to do the same thing. The provisions of Mr. Gladstone's new Railway Act will cure this defect, and Imake it legal, as well as salutary, to keep the gates shut in such cases. BLOWING-UP OF A HOUSE.—It will be in the recollection of many of our readers that a most diabolical act was com mitted at Kirkham some time ago, by the blowing-up of a house when the inmates were in bed. This happened on the 19th April, 1836. and suspicion attaching to an individual of the name of Richard Bennett, he was apprehended and tried, but the evidence was not of a nature sufficiently conclusive to warrant his conviction, and he was therefore acquitted, though it was generally supposed that he had committed the frightful deed. Six years have since elapsed, and whether from the stings of conscience, or as it is thought by some, for the purpose of annoying his family, on Monday last he pre sented himself before the police-officer, at Kirkham, as his own accuser, and stated that he was the person who had committed the act. On the officer asking him some ques tions, Bennett requested him to hold his tongue and he (Bennett) would tell his own tale, when he stated that on the night in question he placed a barrel containing gunpowder in the cellar of Parkinson's house, but that this being done, he had not the heart to apply the light, and he went home, but that about four ih the morning, the diabolical idea again came across his mind, that he got out of bed, threw a cloak over himself, and proceeded to the spot, when he set fire to the train, and immediately ran hotne. The explosion too k place, andi was most frightful in its consequences. Bennett was taken before a magistrate, and this statement again m ade, when he was committed to the House of Correction for trial at the sessions.—PrAton Pilot. COBBETT ON FREE TRADE.—" Of all the stupid things that ever engaged the minds of shallow and purbli nd politi cians, the free trade project is the most stupid."—Register, Jan. 13, 1837. "Of the free trade project I have always been an enemy ; it is an absurdity in itself. Other nations have taken advantage of our folly, and all are gaining by our loss." (Aug. 8, 1829.) " A free trade in corn, if it had been adopted, would at this hour, have made the land deso late." (Sept. 12, 1829.) "If there were no corn-laws, the landowners and farmers of England would be totally ruined, and the land would be covered with docks and thistles in stead of corn." (Aug. 8, 1829.) Snch were Cobbett's opinions, and such must be the opinions of every sensible and honest man, unbiassed by any sinister influence or in terest. _ _ "-- f - HP. CHILTERN HUNDREDS. —By an express Act of Par liament, the conferring of any office of emolument by the Crown on a Member of the House of Commons vacates his seat. The Chiltern Hundreds are ancient divisions of the counties of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, in which peculiar courts exist, originally constituted as far back as the time of Alfred ; most courts of the same nature have been merged in County Courts, but the courts of tha Chiltern Hundred s remain distinct and the appointment of their officers is vested in the Crown. The courts and offices attached to them are now scarcely anything more than a name, but the Chancell or of the Exchequ e r app o i n t s a steward with a salary of 20s. and all fees and per q ui s it es ; and this appointment, trifling as it is, vacates a seat in the House of Commons. It has long been the custom for the Crown to confer this appo'nt. went on any membe r o f th e H o use of Commons who whiles to resign his seat— there being no other way by which he can legally free himself from representative duties ; and as soon as the holding of the stewardship has answered its purpose, the steward immediately resigns his office into the hands of the Crown. Th ere i s no obligation on the crown to confer this appointment, but it is a convenient usage, and on that account maintained. SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Three o'clock -.co--- LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, (Prom Messrs. R. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.) ,—TH s DAY. We have this week an import of several thousand quarters of Wheat, with continued good arrivals of Oatmeal, from Ireland ; but of other articles thence, or of anything coast wise, the receipts are still moderate. The supplies of Wheat from abroad exceed 20,000 quarters. We have also to notice from the United States upwards of 2,000 qrs. Indian Corn, with 2,000 barrels Flour ; and many further parcels of the latter are shortly expected. The following are the quantities of Grain, Flour, and Oat meal, computed to remain in Liverpool on the 28th Febru ary, 1842 :—Wheat, in bond 138,139 qrs., free 110,000 qrs. ; Barley, in bond 10,371 qrs., free 8,000 qrs. ; Oats, in bond 14,451 qrs., free 20,000 qrs. ; Rye, in bond qrs., free 600 qrs. ; Beans, in bond 19,590 qrs., free 28,000 qrs. ; Pease, in bond 6,837 qrs., free 10,000 qrs. ; Flour, in bond 90,793 barrels, free 55,000 barrels and 12,000 sacks ; Oatmeal, free 85,000 loads. Our market to-day being tolerably well attended by town and country millers, the demand for Wheat was somewhat improved, and holders, generally shewing a disposition to sell, submitted to an abatement from the rates of this day week of Id. for the best qualities of English, Irish, and fo reign, and 2d. per 701bs. for other descriptions, at which a moderately fair extent of business was t,ransacted. home-made and Irish Flour was held at late prices, but moved off slowly, States brands merely sustaining the de cline of Friday. Bonded Wheat . and Flour continue to re main unnoticed.. Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease, upon a very dull sale, still exhibited a tendency to recede in value, the terms pre viously noted being scarcely attainable. Oats, attended by a very limited sale, were id per 451bs cheaper than on this day se'nuight ; and Oatmeal being offered freely at 24s to 255, reduces our quotations 2s per 2401bs below those of that date. ARRIVALS OF CORN, From the 22nd to the 28th February, 1842, inclusive COAST- ICIANAGAC MO- TOTAL DESCRIPTION. G• I WISE. & U.STS,d REIGN. Wheat Qrs. 3166 185 4382 15740 23473 Barley Qrs.IIII 223 1207 I 1432 Malt Oats Rye Qrs.f Beans Qrs. 720 720 Pease. Qrs. Shelled Barley . Qrs. Indian Corn Rapeseed Qrs. Oatmeal .... Loads 5811 10g Flow Sacks 080 270 Ditto Brls. . 1 2151 Into Runcorn, Ireland and 480 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 2316 ids; 12053 I Coastwise :—Wheat, lour, sacks. I 1150 2151 qrs. ; Oats EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Malt, qrs. : Oats, 175 qrs.; Peas, 15 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oat meal, loads ; Flour, sacks, 138 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 399 qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, loads ; Flour, 134 sacks.--Coastwise. Wheat, 332 qrs. ; Barley, 30 qrs. ; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 12 qrs. ; Beans, 24 qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Pease, I qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 28 Ids. Flour, 160 sacks, 563 barrels. Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Feb. 18, 1842. Wheat 60s. ed. I Barley 285. sd. Oats.. 195. Bd. I Rye.. 375. Id Beans.. 325. sd. f, Pease.. 335. lid Aggregate average of the six weeks. Wheat.. 605.10 d. I Barley 28s. 6d. I Oats.. 20s. Id. I Rye.. 38s. 51.1 Beans.. 333. sd. Pease.. 34g. Id. Duty on. Foreign Grain, &c. this week, . Wheat 263.8 d. I Barley 19s. lad. I Oats .. ;16s. gd. Rye.. 12s. 6d Beans igs.gd. I Pease.. 113 s. 2d. I Ind. Corn Os. Od. I Flourl6s. id Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe. Wheat.... ss. Od. I Barley.. 2s. tid. I Oats .. 2s. Od. I Rye.... 3s. Od. Beans.. 3s. I Pease.. 3s. I fndian Corn.. Os. Od. I Flour.. 3s. Od. Liverpool Averages, week ending Feb. 22, 1842. Wheat. r Barley. I Oats. Beans. 1 Pease Qrs 134 1342 Prices 5OB. 6d. Os. od.l 18s. Sd. Os. od SHIPPING- INTELLIGENCE TUESDAY, MARCH I.—Wind N,W ARRIVED.—Diadem, Biciet, from Alexandria, in 23 days—lndus trie, —, from Ostend-Native, . —, from Newfoundland— Perseverance, —, from Marseilles—Royal William, —, from Cophalonia—lsabella, Marshall, from Baltimore—Egidius, from Ostend. Edward, , hence at Sydney, N.S.W. Loyal William, hence' for Jersey, at Milford, much damaged, having been in contact with the Julie, for .Valparaiso Louisa, Chalker, hence for Leghorn, at yhead, with loss of mainboom, and tiller sprung Adelphoi, Owens, from Bangor for this port, foundered near the Light Ship, yesterday morning : crew saved Sarah Ann, Fortune, from Lancaster for New York at Cove, with loss of fore and mainmasts Horsburgh, hence at Valparaiso A vessel had arrived at Sydney, N.S.W., early in October, which sailed from the Clyde loth June Cuba, sailed from Syd ney, N.S.W., Ist October, for L on d on, an d the Australian was to sail about 20th October, for this port VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, tVC. Trsula, S Martin, 489 Calcutta, W & J Tyrer 'airfield, J Lee, 433 Calcutta, J Aikin & Son AFRICA Snowdon, E Davies, Africa, Agett & Hemingway WEST INDIES AND MADEIRd Calista, T Mauger, 203 Honduras. D Buchanan & Son Superb, J Edington, Jamaica, J Poole & Co Alice, J Anwyl, 302 Barbadoes, Barton. Irlam & Co Rose, N Bayles, 234 Tenerife, , J Poole &Co SOUTH AMERICA. Enfield, W J Shaddick, 97 Tampico, Boyes, Burrell &Co Undaunted, J B Beard, 267 Buenos Ayres, W & J Tyrer Mary, 198 Rio Grande, C Holland Venus, A M'Donald, 199 Lima, Gibbs, Bright & Co 'UNITED STATES. Portsmouth, C G Glover, 492 Mobile, Reid, Irving & Co Rappahannock, W Drummond, 113.1 New Orleans, W 11 Gilliat Leodas, N B Robbins, 445 New Orleans, Todd, Jackson & Co Abbott Lord, A P Patterson, 437 New Orleans, W H Furniss Hanover, J Drummond, 577 New Orleans, J S Holmes & Co BRITISH AMERICA. Thobuin, G Johnson, Dorcas, E Anthony, Airey, J Nicholson, 257 Montreal, Ingleby & Co 124 St. John, Nfld, Graham & Taylor ' 304 Montreal, J Hamilton EUROPE. L'lmmaculata St. Guiseppe, J Maresca, 200 Naples, J Moss &Co sphynx, W Connibeer, 122 Gibraltar and Malta, Wood & Ritson Queen, it Qayne, 93 Genoa and Leghorn, J Bibby & Sons David, A M'Garva, 144 Rotterdam, Campbell & Rudd Undaunted,,G Foster, 356 Antwerp, Bahr, Behrend &Co Derwent, II Nelson, 271 Cadiz, Newfoundland and Quebec, Theodore, J M`Lellan, 78 Lisbon, , Strong & Reid &I)ipptilg fitulltgenti. -•42C.-- FRIDAY, 25Til FEBRAIAIIY ARRlVET.—Monougahela, Turley, from Philadelphia—Hand of Providence. Brown, from Taganrog—Rapido, from Bilboa—Doctor, from Cephalonia—Serza Min, from Rochefort. Glasgow, from St. J ohn, N. 8., off Liverpool. t LEu.—Retrive, Evans, for Jamaica. Concord, hence for Lisbon, at Kingstown, assisted in with loss .1 rudder, having struck on the Kish Bank. Totnes, King, for Lisbon, put back to Milford 23d instant, with loss of fore•topmast. Sisters, Short, hence at Nassau. Eridano. for Genoa, has put back. Limena, Frame, from Nassau, at Liverpool, sailed 31st Jan. The Walter Scott sailed on the 16th, and the Jamaica 26th Jan. for Li verpool. On 19th Feb. in lat. 49, long. 20, fell in with the barque Emma, of Newport, abandoned. On 21st, in lat. Al, long. 13, spoke the Whim, bound to Lisbon. Monongahela, Turley, from Philadelphia, at Liverpool; sailed 2d instant. In lat. 47, long. 2g, spoke the United States, hence, to Philadelphia. On the 21st, at 9 p.m. spoke the Acadia, hence to Halifax Alert, Jordan, from Laguna, at Liverpool, after being on shore near Holyhead. SATURDAY, FN:BRUARY 26.—Wind West. Bangalore, Smith, from Calcutta, at Suez Robert Benn, hence for Port Philip, was spoken 4th Oct. in lat. 36 t , 7, long. 17 W Prima Donna, , hence for China, was spoken 28th Nov. in lat. 30 S, long. 30 W Zante, , hence for Leghorn, off Tuskar St. Andrew, Leitch, hence at Savannah Elizabeth Bentley, Hunt, hence at Mobile Ann Hall, —; Safeguard, , and Fanny, Sloan, hence at Charleston Peru, , hence for Arica, off Kinsale, .:3rd February Scotland, , hence for Charleston, W`as spoken 6th Feb. iu lat. 37, long. 36 _ _ . • Ilindostan, -, hence for Calcutta, was spoken 17th Dec. in lat. 34 S, long. 17 . . Gondola, , hence for Leghorn, was spoken 16th February, in lat. 44, long. 12 Hindley, , from Mauritius, at the Cape of Good Hope Bidston. Harmer, hence at ditto Mary Somerville, Lancaster, from Calcutta, ditto Lancaster, Jefferson, sailed from ditto for Bombay 2gth Dec. Actaeon, Duniam, from Lima, at London SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27.—Wind W. fresh. ARRlVED.—Charleston, Harlio, from Savannah—Gondola, Ren nie, from New York— Helen, —, from Alexandria—Lydia, Hartley, from Trieste—Fanny Palmer, , and Apparition, Heron, from Smyrna—Concord, Reeves, from Lisbon—Gem, Men zies, from Tampico—and Adams, Gay, from New Orleans. Magellan, Bouch, from Lima, at this port; sailed 23rd Nov. On gth Dec. in lat. 37 so S, long. 92 W, spoke the Elizabeth, from Liverpool for Valparaiso. On 19th Dec. in lat. 55 15 S, long. 62 30, W, spoke the Thomas Fielding, from Liverpool for Valparaiso. On 7th January, in lat. 30 40 S, long. 26 as W, spoke the James Mat thewson, from Valparaiso for Liverpool. On 9th Feb. in lat. 30, long 49, passed a large steamer steering to the westward Cantab, -, for Rio Grande, sailed from Kinsale 25th Feb. Diadem, -, for Bahia, ditto, ditto, The General Parkhill drove foul of the George \Va•hington this morning in the river, and lost her bowsprit, cathead, &c. Royal William, -, from Cephalonia for Li, erpool, was spoken 31st January, in lat. 36, long. 13 E MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23.—Wind West, ARRIVED.—Water Lily, Payne, from Cephalonia—Competition, Brooks, from Marseilles—Colombo, Eldridge, from Savannah— and Flying Fish, ---, from the Mediterranean. Scotland, Robinson, from New York, at this port; sailed sth Feb. experienced very rough weather on the passage. On the lath, on the Western edge of the Banks, took a sudden gust of wind, lost a suit of sails, broke the cross jack yard in three pieces, sprung main, fore and foretopsall yards, broke spanker gaff, in jured the head of bowsprit, and received other damage; shipped a sea, and lost ports, &c. On the 21st Feb. saw the ship Girard, in long. 20 Vulcan, hence and Jamaica, at Tampico Lavinia, Donning, hence for Venice, at Milford Seaflower, hence to Lisbon, was spoken 19th instant, in lat. 42, long. 10 Sarah & Ann, —, from Glasson Dock to New York, was spoken 2oth instant, in lat. 49, long. 16, bearing up for the English Channel, under a jury mast, having been struck by a heavy sea, during a severe gale on the 11th, which swept the decks PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 25.—The Frankfield, from New Orleans to Liverpool, that put into Bermuda in distress, had discharged her cargo, and was to be hove down sth instant; it was supposed she would be detained there until the end of March. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, FEBRUARY 28. Wind at Holyhead West, blowing very fresh in the morning; W.S.W. bloWing fresh at noon, and S.W. ditto, in the evening. Off Holyhead, at 11 a.m. No. 461, Royal William, schooner. TIDE TABLE !Urn. Evn. 4 Height. Sundays, Holydays, n. U. R. U. f A. 1. TuePday . 1 141 2 3 19 6 St. David. Wednes . 2 222 244 17 3 Chad. Thursday 3 3 6 331 14 9 Friday .. 4 4 0 429 12 5 Saturn rises 41121 m morn Saturday 5 5 7 548 10 10 Sunday.. 6 635 733 10 3 4th Sunday in Lent. Monday. 7 8 7 84t 10 8 Perpetua. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL MARCO. HOUR 1, Robert M`Lachlan . 1, Clough and Galan, (and). 2, William Haskayne. 2, Mackay Brothers (proof and div.) Clarendon Rooms, 1 3, Samuel S. Jackson, (proof and fin. div.) Ditto, 13 4, Peter Leicester, (2nd) Ditto, 1 4, Seth Flitcrol-,-(ist) Ditto, 1 8 Robert Johnson Sharp, (2nd) Ditto, 1 8, Alfred Webb, (2nd) dOinmissioners' Rooms, Manchester, 2 12, William Haslett Clarendon Rooms, 1 12, John M'Lean, (Ist) Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester, 2 NORTHERN HOS . ADMITTED. , PITAL, FEBRUARY 26. DISCHARGED. Cured 2O Attending as Out Patients 19 Irregular Died 0 Accidents l4 Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation Remainingin th Le Hospital House Visiters, Rev. Thos. Hornby and H. J. Sanderson, Esq. Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. __ Chaplain, Rev. E. Maginnis.—House Surgeon, Mr. Parker LIVERPOOL PR CES CURRENT, MADDER, le , cwt. S. Dutch, crop 70 0 —72 0 Ombro 50 0 —6O 0 Gamene 32 0 —4O 0 Mull 10 0 —3O 0 French, S.F. 4O 0 —42 0 S.F.F 44 0 ASHES Montreal, Pot 31 0@ 32 6 Pearl, new 32 9 —33 0 U. States, Pot none. Pearl none. BARK, Quereit. Oak, * ton .. X 4 :0 5 10 German 4 0 4 15 BRIMSTONE, ton Sicily, &c 6 5 6 10 Tuscany 6 10 6 is CASSIA LIONEA, S. d. S. d y, cwt. in bond 76 0 86 0 CLOVER-SEED, 49. cwt. American, red.. 78 0— 85 0 Dutch 83 0— 86 0 French & Germ.B2 0— 84 0 COCOA, p cwt Trinidad.... Grenada .. Brazil COFFEE, cwt. in bond Jama. triage .. 130 0— ordinary .... good& fine ord. 80 0-102 0 middling 106 0-125 0 good mid. 127 0-134 0 fine mid. &c 136 0-148 0 Dutch, triage.. ). 30 0— 50 0 ordinary .... good &fine ord. 60 0— 70 0 middling 75 0— 80 0 good mid. }B5 0-100 - fine mid., &c. Mocha Ceylon Java Ilavana good &fine ord. 46 0— 52 0 St. Domingo.... 40 0— 42 0 Brazil 37 0— 40 0 Laguira 46 0— 48 0 Drzwoons, v• ton 4. s. X. s Logwood, Jam... b 7 6 Hon. & Dom. 5 0— 6 0 Campeachy 7 5 7 15 Fustic, Span 5 5 5 15 Tampico 6 0— -- Brazil Cüba NICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Hache solid rough 6 0— 7 10 small 6 0— 7 10 Lima, solid 1 5 0— 14 0 Barwood, Ango. 8 0— g 0 Gaboon 5 0— 6 10 Camwood 24 0— 26 0 Red San. Wood 6 10— 7 0 FLAX, 11). ton. Riga. P.T.R. P'burg, 9 head Archangel 44 0— 55 0 Dutch & Flem. GALLS, 19 cwt. Turkey, blue mixed 55 0— 60 0 East India 5B 0— 63 0 GINGER, *cwt. Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 Jamaica 6O 0-200 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 17 0 Gum, * cwt. Arabic, Turkey East India 24 0— 55 0 Barbary Senegal B5 0— 0 0 HEMP, ton s. X s P'burg, clean 37 10— 38 0 outshot 35 10— s 6 0 Riga, Rhine outshot 3B 0— Archangel Manilla 27 10— 28 0 Bombay Jute 2l 0— Mums, Ox and Cow, * tb B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry inferior & mid. 0 63 0 741 good & prime 0 73 0 6 Do. salted N. Amer. salted 0 33 0 3 3 Brazil dry salted 0 53 0 61 Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 6 0 7 Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 W. India, dry 0 0 7 salted 0 C— o 53 East India Kips, B.A. dry. 0 7 0 83 Horse, d. each 7 6 —l2 3 HORSE HAIR, qp , lb. Short mixed long tails 1 2 1 6 combed INDIGO, 40 lb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet 0 — blue & violet 0 — blue 0 0— violet, g. & fine 6 3 ord. & mid. 5 3 violet & cop. I mixed .. I 4 6 cop. g. & fine. 4 6 ord. & mid. 3 3 con. quality Oude 6— Madras 2 3 Guatimala, v. lb. Floras Sobres 4 0— Cortes 2 3 Caraccas, Floras 5 3 Sobres 4 5 Cortes 0 — LAC DYE, T. lb. D.T. and prime. 1 6 mid. to good 0 63 ord. & inferior 0 4 MADDER ROOTS, 43. Cwt. Smyrna Galipoll & Syria .. 38 0— 40 0 French 42 0— Naples 4O 0— 46 0 38 0- 43 0 } 32 0- 35 0 74 0-110 0 70 0- 72 0 54 0- 75 0 Neutna, .- Chiuchilli, do• Seal, eaoh SHUMAC, cwt 50 0 --- 9 0 - O 0 O 0 O 0 6 6 G 0 1 7 - 1 8 2 0 - 2 4 2 0 mid. to fine Soucliong, cont. good to fine Pekoe, flowery Hyson, corn... 4 - 3 0 - Young Hyson Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine .. 3 3 5 0 TOBACCO, 9fr lb. in bond. J. River, Leaf... • 0 2i— 0 51 Stemmed.. 0 5 0 71 Kentucky - 0 (j Maryland TURAIRRIC, 1p cwt in hand. Bengal lo 0 —2O 0 TURPENTINE, 13' 3 0 - 4 6 I 10-3 0 2 4 - 3 4 6 3 5 3 3 9 6 0 5 3 3 9 American ...... 10 0 —l2 6 VALONIA, `49' ton. s 0 Smyrna, picked.. 14 0 —l9 0 Morea .......... 6 0 —l3 0 WAX, BXES' 70 , cwt. in bond. African .......... 6 10 8 0 East India ..... 615 8 0 American ....... 7 10 8 10 E.5.F.F.52 0 —54 0 Spanish 4O 0 —5O 0 MOLASSES, 39 cwt. St. Lucia, &c 24 0 —26 0 Demerara, &c 26 0 —27 0 Bar & Antigua 28 0 —3O 0 MUNJEET, 964 , cwt 14 6 OIL, Olive, V 232 Galipoli aE 58 d —6O 0 Trieste 53 0 —55 0 Sicily 52 0 —53 0 Malaga 51 a —52 0 Portugal, &c 49 0 —5l 0 Levant 48 9 —5O 0 Palm, 19 , tun 32 0 —33 0 Fish, ap 252 galls Seal, pale .38 0 —39 0 30 0 —36 0 Cod .... LINSEED, ? cwt 35 0 —35 6 Rape, pale do. Turpen. v cwt 5O 0 0 0 Rica, V cwt Carolina, dress. 36 0 —37 0 In bond 22 0 Bengal, ord. do ll 0 —l2 0 mid to fine African none. ROM, ? gallon, in bond. Jamaica, 12 to 16 o. p" 3 6 3 8 stronger 1 10 4 10 choice marks.. 5 3 5 9 SAFFLOWER, ?Mt. Bengal, good & fine.. £5 0 7 0 ord. & mid .. 2 10 4 1 0 Bombay SALTPETRE, V eta. S. d. s. d East India 26 0 —29 0 South American 23 0 —23 SHELL LAC, V cwt. in bond. orange 45 0 —56 0 liver and block 2B 0 —3B 0 6 o —l2 0 10 .0 —25 0 . 1 4i— 3 U Sicily Malaga, Trieste Verona. Tyrolese SUGAR, VW/ B. P. Muscovado moist brown 57 0 —5B 0 dry brown 59 0 —63 0 good & mid 65 0 —7O 0 fine &v. fine 7l 0 —75 0 Mauritius, dabs and moist 43 0 —57 0 brown & yel 09 0 —66 0 fine yellow 67 0 —7O 0 East India, Bengal Khaur 44 0 —54 0 brown & yet 56 0 —64 0 good and fine 70 0 —73 0 extra tine 74 0 —76 0 Manilla, in bond 13 0 —l7 0 Havana, do. 7 0 - 8 0 60- 7 0 8 0 - 9 0 .I S 0-I9 0 .20 0 -22 0 .25 0 -27 0 28 0 -32 0 brown yellow white ord good & fine Brazil, in bond brown yellow white ord. good and fine TALLOW, '35 cwt. Pburgh, Y.C. 49 6 —5O 0 Odessa 49 0 —49 6 Archangel 47 6 —4B 0 Buenos Ayres 40 0 —46 0 TAR, 19 , brl. I Stockholm l7 0 —lB 0 Archangel l7 6 —lB Carolina Virginia — -- TARTAR, cwt. Cream of Tartar 66 0 —6s 0 brown and yel 46 0 -50 0 TEA, 1p lb. in bond. Bohea, Canton 13 6 -16 6 17 6 -18 6 18 6 -21 0 22 0 -24 0 Fokein --- Congou, com. .. 1 11 —1 11 i mid. to fine. 2 1 2 9 Twankay, com... 1 lei— 1 11 mid. to good 2 0 2 2 Pekoe, Orange .. 2 0 3 0 Campoi, coin. to good Hyson Skin LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT February 26, 1840 DISCIIARGED ADMITTED In-patients cured Relieved and at own request 12 I Made Out-patients . . . . . In-patients' 36 Out-patients Casuals during the last week 6 Irregular Dead . . . 2 I Remaininthe house Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. Chaplain Rev. R. Davies. House Visiters, John Cropper, jun. and W. M'Cracken, Esqrs Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. House Surgeon. Mr. Brandreth. E. W. JACKSON, Treasurer. DISPENSARY FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASE OF THE HEART. Established by Mr. Cronin, in Oldham-street WEEKLY REPORT.—FEBRUARY 28 Received Advice and Medicine 209 caess. Relieved Spasmodic Asthma Spitting of Blood Inflamation of the Lungs Palpitation of the Heart Incipient Phthisics Confirmed Consumption Otartitts. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET, February 28 a. ' d. s. d 8. d. s. d Potatoes, g Pink-eye Cups Short Tops ~ Cattle Turnips, To ton Carrots ...... Old Hay .... 0 8C) 11 p 20Th. 2 8 3 0 New Hay.... 0 d 0 10i - 2 2 2 4 Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 10 - 1 10 2 2 Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 5 tp 24Th 1 8 1 11 i Straw, Oat.. 0 31 0 4- 25 0 27 0 32 0 40 0 Straw, Barley 0 3 0 3i IManglewurzle 24 0 19.t0n LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, FEB, 28. We have had a large supply of Beast at this day's market, which met with a dull sale, and a reduction of id 4,- lb on our last quota tions. The supply of Sheep was small, and an advance of id T , lb. Prime Beef bad ; middling 5d to 6d ; prime Wethers 74d; middling ;d, sinking the offal. Number of Beast, 1 192 ; Sheep 2787. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, FEB. 25 Sugar.—The demand is still very limited, the sales of B. P. being only 100 hhds., and in the present unsettled state of the market prices are very uncertain. 1000 bags Bengal have been taken at about former rates. Nothing done in Mauritius. Foreign.—The sales amount to 200 cases and 900 bags Brazil; middling brown Pernambuco at 17s, fine brown to greyish yellow Bahia at las to 185 6d, and middling to fine dry white at 20s 6d to 23s per cwt, ; all new Sugars. A cargo of Bahia has also been purchased afloat, at 17s 6d to 22s 6d per cwt., deliverable here. Nothing to report in Molasses. Coffee.—There are no sales of Plantation to notice, or of any other description ; former quotations are continued. 400 bags Malabar Ginger at 14s per cwt., and 150 bags black Pepper at 3d to 34d per lb. No sales of Cocoa or Pimento. 25 tees. fine Carolina Rice sold at 365, and 1300 bags Bengal at Ils 6d to 12s per cwt. Rum.—The demand continues good, particularly for the finer qualities ; the sales are 170 puns. Demerara, 30 to 40 per cent 0. P., at 3s lld to 4s 6d, a few common Berbice, 13 per cent 0. P., at 2s 7d, with a small lot of certified East India, 22 per cent. 0. P., at 2s 8d per gallon. Tea.—Throughout the week the market has been firm, and prices remain without alteration. There are no transactions to report in Indigo. 47 chests Cowries have been sold at 59s tod for small, and a few chests of large Shells at 54s 6d; 540 bags Malabar Turmeric at 20s, and 260 bags of Bengal, price not reported, and 16 bales Bombay Safflower at 325. 100 bags Sago Flour realized 16s per cwt. In Saltpetre and Nitrate of Soda more businss has been doing; nearly 3000 bags of the former sold at 27s 3d to 288 3d, and of the latter, a cargo of 300 tons to arrive, price not named, and 510 bags on the spot at 22s 6d to 23s 6d per cwt. Dyewoo - ds.—The sales of Logwood are confined to small lots of Campeachy at £7 5s to £7 15s, according to quality, and Jamaica • 6d; 80 toils Savanilla Fnstic are reported at £5 12s 6d to £5 15s, 20 tons Lima. Wood at £l4, £2O tons Red Sanders Wood e 6 los from the quay, and a few tons Carnwood at £25 to z 6 per ton. The sales of Turpentine are rather more extensive than usual, amounting to 2550 brs., viz. 700 in store at 11 s gd, 005 at 12s, and 1250 on the quay at 12s 4d ; the quality of this latter parcel was good. No sales reported in Tar. Although the market for Pot and Pearl Ashes is very firm, the business has been trifling; the few sales which have taken place have heen made at the previous quotations. Hides.—There have been no public sales, but one or two large parcels of salted River Plate have been taken by private at fair prices. The demand for Tobacco has again been extensive, and nearly 600 hhds. have been sold Wig week ; of these about 280, chiefly good Virginia leaf, have been taken for export, 120 of a similar class on speculation, 60 for Ireland, and the remainder by the Ttade. The consumers of Brimstone being pretty well stocked, are buy. ing just now very sparingly ; the sales this week are under 50 tons of Sicily ; 40 tons Smyrna have been sold, from the quay, at .e 3 ss, and for the same quantity, now i❑ store, los per ton is'asked. —lOO bags Sicily Shumac are reported at los 6d to lOs gd per cwt. No sales to notice in Verona or Trieste.-40 casks Naples white Argols have been sold at the quotations. 10 casks Cream of Tar tar at 675, and 20 bags Turkey Galls at 575 per cwt. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, FEB. 28 Our nutter market continues in an excessively' dull state, and prices are nominally as quoted on this day se'nnight. Very tine fresh Butters, however, which are very scarce, may form an ex ception ;—they are sought 'after, at full prices. In barrel'd Pro visions and Bacon there is nothing worth notice occurring. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FEB The supply of all descriptions of Grain this week is more than adequate to our present wants, and we have again to note a dull, slow sale for every article of the trade. Fine old Wheat was full Is per quarter, and new Is to Cs per quarter lower than on this day se'nnight. Barley, Oats, Beans and Peas were each Is per quarter cheaper. Shelling sold at a reduction of Is per load. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 25 In consequence of the scarcity of fine dry English white Wheat, it would fetch more money, but this improvement does not apply to any other sorts. The sale of free foreign is exceedingly heavy, but prices remain the same, and we hear of no transactions in bonded Wheat. Barley sells on the same terms as on Monday, and our quotations are supported for Peas and Beans. The Oat trade continues in the same depressed state. The Clover-seed market is exceedingly flat, and an increased desire evinced by the holders to press sales. Arrivals this week.—English, Wheat, 2010 qrs. ' • Barley, 5830 qrs.; Oats, 11,370 qrs. ; Flour, 2170 sacks. Irish. Oats, 12,920 qrs. Foreign. Wheat, 19,740 qrs. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 25 At least three-fourths of the supply of Beasts this morning were from Scotland, the receipts from that quarter, by steam and sailing packets, having amounted, since Monday, to about 800 ; but only 360 were allowed to come into the market, while we understand that more than 400 are now on their passage hither from Aberdeen and Perth. The primest Scots sold in most transactions at Mon day's figures, or from 4s 4d to 4s 6d, but in the inferior qualities little was doing. There was a very small number of Sheep, while the mutton trade was tolerably firm, at late rates, the best old downs realising without difficulty 5s per Sibs. About 50 Lambs were brought forward, without commanding any attention. Calves were in short supply, and fair demand, at from Is to 6s per 81bs. and a good clearance was effected. Pigs supported their value, with a moderate number in the pens. Mitch Cows moved off slowly, at from .t . 16 lOs to Its, including their small calf. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, F. The duty on Foreign Wheat has advanced this week to 26s Sd. on Means to 19s 9d per quarter, znd oh Flour to 16s 04d per barrel ; that upon all Grain and Flour of Colonial produce having been for some weeks past at the highest, rate of impost. We have some increase in the supply of Wheat, with con tinued good arrivals of Oatmeal from Ireland ; but of otter articles thence, or of anything Coastwise, the receipts are still very trivial. The imports from abroad consist of 7600 quarters Mediterranean and Black Sea Wheat, and 1000 quarters Indian Corn from the United States, being without any further quantity of Flour from that direction, though many parcels are shortly expected. Within, the . past few days the trade , for all free articles, has remained in an inanimate state, with no apparent altera tion in prices, and the only transaction reported in bonded is 1500 barrels American Flour, at 26s per barrel. We have to report, at our Corn Exchange this morning, a very slender attendance of both home and country buyers, who, although generally bare of stock, still appear determined to wait, at least nearer to a termination of the debates upon the corn bill, before they venture to ; come freely on the mar ket, and, beyond supplying their immediate wants, have done little business in any article to-day. The sales of Wheat, in consequence, have been at a de cline of Id per bushel, of Flour 6d per barrel, and of Oat meal, the choicest parcels are offering, without meeting buy ers, at is per sack reduction ; for one parcel of superior malting Oats, our last quotations have been realised, but any samples below that quality are id to ld per 451bs cheaper than on Tuesday. For all other articles we have had a com pletely nominal trade to-day, as regards both price and de mand. _ . There has been no further inquiry foreither Wheat or Flour in bond. LIVERPOOL COTTO/NI MARKET, FEB, 25 . There has been a fair shew of business in our market to-day which in prosperous times would have indicated a 5 or 6000 bag day ; as it is we cannot estimate it at more than 3.500 bales, at yesterday's prices. The weekly sales amount to 23,1g0 bales, of which near 6000 bales are for export on speculation account, leaving only 17,000 to the trade. COTTON MARKET, FEBRUARY 26. The reduction of the rate of Interest by the Bank of England is looked upon here as a very seasonable relief to the depression of trade, and has induced a few speculators to come into our Cotton market. This has caused a little more animation, and full 4000 bales have been sold. 1000 of these are Surats at a low figure, and the market closes steadily with a firmer fealing as regards prices. COTTON MARKET, FEBRUARY 28 The stimulous — gi;ei to our Cotton market on Saturday has in duced a more numerons attendance of the trade to-day, and we close our day's business with an estimate of ssoo bales, at the full prices of last week ; in some instances a shade dearer. There has again been a large business done in Surat, say 1250 bales, chiefly to one consumer. On the whole, things look better, and holders remain firm and unflinching. COTTON MARKET. —WEEKLY REPORT. The demand from the Trade continues extremely limited, and the common qualities of American are again id per lb lower, whilst the fair and better descriptions remain firm, owing to their comparative scarceness. In Brazil and Egyptian no material alteration can be noticed, but the prices of common Surat are barely supported. There has been a good inquiry and the buyers have some difficulty in executing their orders, which are chiefly for the better classes of American. 3400 American and 200 Surat were taken for export, and 2000 American on speculation. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, From the 18th to the 24th instant, inclusive. Prices paid 11%170 SALES OF THN WEEK. h'an the week T isWk.i IRTS IthiSyear 50 , Sea Island lO 6.1, 144 70 ; Stained 6380 I Bowed Georgia i M o bil e 2400 f 1 Alabama and Tennessee 4 i 5 1 29647 I 9680 New Orleans ~,, f Pernambuco & Paraiba 7 7i t .... "" ' 1, Aricati and Ceara — 1 180 Bahia and Maceio 250 , j Maranham 1 Sawginned .... ! Minas — .... Para .... Demerara, Surinam, &e — I •• • • 550 Egyptian - 9 •• • • , .... I Barbados.. — -- •••• 50 I Peruvian 51 Bahama 64 200 I Laguayra . 5l si 330 Common West India, &c 5/ ). .... 10 ' Carthagena Smyrna — ..... ' Manilla 2300 Surat 3 4a 1 80 Madras , .... Bengal - .... } 62462 114072 } 4837 2454 } 6261 23190 bales 40866 !133 } 33497 Feb. 25.—Frederick Pratt, Saredon-mill, Staffordshire, miller, BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Thomas Scudamore, Birmingham, chemist. Joseph Smith Nedham, Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, banker. BANKRUPTS. Henry Gouger, Great Winchester -street, London, merchant. John Dover, Three Cranes-wharf, London, merchant. Thomas Hurrell, Walthamstow, Essex, cattle-dealer. Richard Lamprell, Sherborne-lane, London, builder. John David, Laughare. Carmarthenshire, master. Vere and John Hare, Taunton, house agents. Joseph Dakeyne, Edinburgh, lace-dealer. Joseph Bate, Dudley, Worcestershire, iron-merchant. John Ilolroyd, Wheatley, Yorkshire, cotton.warp-maker. George Dodson, Boston, Lincolnshire, wool-dealer. DIVIDENDS. March 18, T. Waterfield, Dunstable, straw-hat manufacturer— March 18, J. Maughon, Percival-street, Clerkenwell, London, hardwareman—March 10, J. Robins and C. Williams, London-wall, London, carriers—March 18, J. Marshall, Colchester -street, White chapel, London, boiler-maker—March 18, G. Dickens, Hertford, surgeon—March 18, T. Bedford, Goswell-street, London, carpenter —Marc h 18, C. Hall, Piccadilly, London, upholsterer—March 19, A. G. W. Biddulph, J. Wright, H. Robinson, and E. W. Jerningham, Hentietta-street. Coveut-garden, bankers—March 21, J. Ryle, Macclesfield, banker—March 21, G. Last, Birmingham, merchant— April 11, W. Horsnaill, Dover, carpenter—March 19, N. Litherland. Liverpool, merchant—March 23, J. G. Bond, Great Yarmouth, draper—March 17, W. Parker, Hockley, Nottinghamshire, grocer— June 15, S. Evans, Road, Somersetshire, clothier. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause . be shown to the contrary on or before March IS A. Emerson, Shankhill and Belfast, Antrim, and Enniskillen, Fermanagh, distiller—T, Burbey and J. Loe, Portsmouth. bankers —T. Potts, Birmingham. metallic tube-maker—D. B. Smith and J. W. Smith, Alton. Staffordshire, paper manufacturers—M. Marshall, Chew Magna,Somersetshire, money scrivener—T. Kitchener, Arundel-street, Coventry-street, London, engrayer—J. Turlay, Manchester, tailor. LUNDON GAZETTE.-FRI DAY, FEB. 25. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED P. Robinson and W. Oxley, Warrington, Lancashire, common brewers—G. and J. Milington. Manchester and Edgeworth, calico printers—R. Lever and Co., Manchester, yarn-dealers; as far as regards R. Lever—Holliwell, Boumphrey, and Co., Liverpool, plumbers: as far as regards T. Bothwell—Grundy, Williams, and Co., Manchester, woollen-merchants ; so far as regards J. Williams —II. and E. Tootal, Manchester, silk-manufacturers. INSOLVENT. Feb. 23.—Joh'n Lockley, Bilston, Staffordshire, plumber. Feb. 24.—William Barnes, Shineliffe, Durham, fire-brick-manufac turer. PRICES OF SHARES, FEBRUARY 28, • Prices within the last seven days. This days RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Priceb. Bolton and Preston Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto quarter Birmingham and Derby lOO 0 0 0 .... Bristol and Exeter Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 2O . 0 ' 0 0 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Ditto new Shares..,. 26 8 3 19• 2 .... 4 0 0 Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid 0 0 0 ... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 23 paid 0 0 0 ex Half Shares . 4 10.. 0 0 0 Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar paid Greenock, and Ayr........, '" Grand Junction .. Ditto half shares 53 5 0 ex 184 10 0 ex 91 15 0 ex. 9/ o 0 o 0 0 ex. 46 0 0 O 0 0 61 10 0 .... 10 0 0 ex. 10 0 0 O 0 0 ... O 0 0 ... O 0 0 ... O 0 0 O 0 0 o o 191 0 oex o 0 0 ex O 0 0 eX 168 10 0 ... 34 10 0 58 0 0 29 5 0 O 0 0 512 6 pre.! 5 141 0 59 5 0 ... O 0 0 .... 51 15 0 .... O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 O 0 0 .... O 0 76 10 0 ex. 19 5 0 ex. O 0 o O 0 .0 O 0 0 .... O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 14 15 0 .... O 0 0 O 0 0 .... O 0 0 Quarter New ditto Great Western 65 .... Ditto new shares 5O .... Ditto Fifth Shares Great North of England lOO • Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 47 10 0 Ditto, new Leicester and Swannington 5O .. Leeds and Selby Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham go .. Ditto quarter shares Ditto old shares Ditto new London & Brighton 5O .. Ditto new London and South Western Ditto, 10th shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 4O Ditto and Ditto Extension .. 7 Manchester and Leeds 7O Ditto half shares Ditto quarter shtu es 2 Midland Counties Ditto, quarter North Midland New North Midland One-third Shares North Union Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto quarter shares Ulster Paris and Rouen South Eastern York and North Midland, Half Shares 34 13 0 29 7 .5 50 paid BANKS. Bank of Liverpool £l2 10spaid - Borough Bank • 10 .... - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... - Commercial of England. 5 .... 18 10 0 13 5 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 4 5 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 10 10 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 - East of England lO - of Manchester lO - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 - Northern and Central - North and South Wales lO - Royal of Liverpool .. 500 - South Lancashire - Albion - Liverpool Union - Liverpool Banking Co - Wilts and Dorset 7 lOs GAS, WATER WORMS, &c. Exchange Buildings .WIOO paid L'pool and Harrington Water 3 , 0 Works Bootle Ditto L'pool Gas Light Company, (Original Stock) 100 Ditto new Shares .... 100 L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. .elOO Ditto new shaxes are now paid up ASSURANCE COMPANIES Liverpool Marine Assurance CCompany} 10 paid 0 0 0 M'chester Assurance Company. 10 .... o 0 0 ... Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. sll 6ex Ocean Assurance 25 paid 170 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES. &c. Anderton Carrying Company .. 16 as. o o 0 Rock Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . . 0 0 0 Harrington Docks 100 0 0 0 Apothecaries' Company - • 0 0 0 Asphalte (Liverpool) (Poloncean) 2 .. 0 0 0 BIRTHS. On the 16th ultimo, at 25, Abereromby.square, the lady of Major TIIOMSON, C, 8., of a daughter. On the list ultimo, at Mersey Villa, Tranmere, Mrs. GEORGE PALMER, of a son. On the 24th ultimo, in Catherine-street, Mrs. J. W. SEABURNE MAY, of a son._ On the 25th ultimo, at 61, Highfield-street, ANN FITZSIMMONS. of three sons. Two lived 1 hours, and one 3i hours. The names of the children were ARTHUR, JOHN, and PETER. MARRIED. Lately, by license, Mr. WM. NORRIS, cotton-manufe.ctarer, of Chorley, to Miss MARROW, of this town. On the 18th of January, at Cambridge, United States. Mr. WILLIAM F. BOOTH, son of Henry Booth, Esq., of this town, to ELIZABETH M., daughter of the late Dr. PHIPPS, of Cambridge, Boston. On the 11th ultimo, at Wrexham, Mr. JOHN ROGERS, school master, to Miss ALICE CADWALADER ; and, at the same time and place, Mr. WATKIN JONES, clerk, of Minera, to Miss HANNAH EDWARDS, both of Wrexham. On the 19th ultimo, at Southport, by the Rev. George Greatbatch, Dissenting Minister, Mr. THOMAS HOWARD to Miss ANN HODGE, both of the parish of North Meols. On the 21st ultimo, at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Stewart, Mr. W. A. BAILIE, of New Orleans, to Mrs. HARRIET PHILLIPS, widow, of this town.. On the 22nd ultimo, at Wilton, by the Rev. Daniel Vaudrey, 8.A., Mr. RICHARD HOUGH, tea-dealer, to SARAH, eldest daughter of THOMAS BARLOW, Esq., of the same place. On the 24th ultimo, by special license, at Wolerton, Norfolk, Viscount POLLINGTON to the Lady RACHEL WALPOLE. Same day, at Walton-on-the-Hill, by the Rev. R. Wilson, EDWIN, son of ROBERT WILLAN, Esq., Edge-hill, to 'HELEN, only daughter of RICHARD BENNETT, Esq., Bedford-street, late of Summerfield-house, Bolton. Same day, at Sefton Church, by the Rev. John Fearon, M.A. HENRY W. ATKINSON, Esq., surgeon, of this town, t o M A RY ANNE, eldest daughter of JON GILL, Esq., of Orrell. Same day, at Bidston, by the Rev. G. Gate, WM. BLORE DAVIES, Esq., of Frankby, to SUSANNAH, second daughter of Mr. GILBERT URMSON, of Saughall Massey. Same day, at St. George's Church, by the Rev. Frederick Bridge, Mr. ROBERT GRAVES, jun., Stephen's -green, to BESSY, eldest daughter of JOHN POWER, Esq., North Anne-street, Mount Joy square, Dublin. I. Lately, at Kensingt on , age d 88, ED 88, Mr. MENZIES. F.L.S., the emi nent botanist, the only survivor of the celebrated expedition of Captain Vancover round the world. On the 18th ultimo, aged 39, Mr. WILLIAM ROBERTS, tailor, brother to Mr. George Roberts, Renshaw-street, much respected by a numerous acquaintance. On the 20th ultimo, the wife of Mr. JAMES POTTS, printer and public librarian, Marylebone, much regretted. Same day, after a long and painful affliction, aged 78, ANN, wife of Mr. R. R. CORE, agent, Edge-hill. Same day, aged 90, Mr. CHRISTOPHER CHRISTIAN, late of Christian-street. For upwards of thirty years he was a starch manufacturer in this town, and was much respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintance. Same day, aged 98, Idr. WILLIAM BROADHURST, Congleton moss. On the 21st ultimo, at Baffin-cottage, Windsor, in his 77th year, RALPH CLOUGH, Esq., deservedly respected by a numerous circle of friends. Same day, at Hampstead, in his 76th year, RICHARD HART DAVIES, Esq., formerly for many years M.P. for Bristol. Same day, at Paris, to the great regret of all her family, the Countess SEBASTIAN!, sister of the Countess of Tankerville. Same day, of inflammation of the stomach, aged 53, Mrs. ELIZABETH OWENS, of Lower Frederick.street, deservedly re. spected by her neighbours and friends, and her loss is a source of much grief to her family and relations. On the 22nd ultimo, in this town, aged 38 , Mr. WILLIAM. SMITH PARKES, youngest son of the late Mr. Benjamin Parkes, of Birmingham. On the 23rd ultimo, at Barton, aged 84, Mr. BROWN, deeply la mented by his family and friends. On the 24th ultimo, after a few days' illness, aged 27, Mr. JOSEPH LIGHTBOUND, of Pitt-street, deeply lamented. Same day, aged 73, Mr. JAMES KEOWN, much regretted. Same day, MARIA, youngest daughter of THOMAS ARTHUR , E a s t q gandbach, aged 76, JOHN WILSON, Esq. Dean-street, Fairfield. CORLETT, y Same day, at his residence, Pitt-street, aged 82, Mr. WILLIAM DIAMOND. joiner and builder, late of Teignmuh Devonshire. Same day, at Mr. Banks's, Berry-street, aged 59, Mr. JAMES GREEN. On the 25th ultimo, aged 46, Mr. JOHN EWIN, sailmaker, much and deeply regretted by his family and friends. On the 26th ultimo, at his residence, aged 42,. JOHN ABBOTT KAYE, Esq. Same day, at Maghull, aged 41, Mr. GEO. BLUNDELL. 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