The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-11 00:00:00

lottrx!. YOUTH. Youth is the happiest time of life— 'Tis the season of harmony, excluded from strife; "Cis the period we enjoy ourselves, free from the cares Of a world of trouble, known by our tears. Youth comes but once on this fleeting earth, And flees faster away than the day of our birth; 'Tis the time of improvement and learning alone, Which if left till the last is always unknown. Youth keeps pace with Time for a season, But fades like the rest of things, stands to reason ; 'Tis like a flower in the prime of its bud, Which withers away with the storm or the flood. Youth is the season God gave us to pray, That thoughtlessness might not lead us astray; For the day of our death must certainly come, And then we'll remember His will has been done. W. W. S. THE BUTTERFLY AND THE BABY'S TOMB. Beautiful flutterer! sportive and gay, Wide o'er the flow'ry mead, wing►ng thy way, Rest thee thou flitting one—where would'st thou be? The red rose and lily are pining for thee. Turn thee again to von garden so gay, When sun-dancing beams with the flow'rets play: Each bud, and each blossom, are beckoning to thee, Hie thou sweet butterfly—where would'st thou be ? Away —away—the light rover flew, G'er the glowing heath, and the haubell blue; With Nature's fair wildings the butterfly play'd, How light were his gambols ! as onwards he stray'd. • Two little mounds in fresh grassy green. A willow droops there, and wild violets gleam, The wanderer rests his velvet wings, And the waving willow its death shades flings. A white stone stands on that lonely spot — Around it blows the forget me not — It mournfully tells of the age and birth, Of two fair babes, that lie cradled in earth. Between the two groves a fair tree grows, its light stems bend with the white moss rose, 'Tis the fostering care of a young mother's hands — Emblem of innocence ! smiling it stands. Butterfly tell me, what fairy flower Invites thy stay in death's cold bower: Slowly thou'rt hovering with milk white wings,— The speaking scene to my fancy brings Two little cherubs in robes of white, In the baby land of the regions bright. Young mother rejoice ! thy babes are blest, They have entered upon a glorious rest— For them it was purchased, to them it is given, Young mother give pi aise ! thy babes are in heaven. Ah! myriads shine in that baby land, To the eye of faith—what a smiling band! The chosen of God—how brightly they shine! Hallelujahs they sing in that heavenly clime, The praise, and the glory, 0 ! Saviour be thine. EDITH. Liverpool, Nov. 1838. SONGS OF THE PASSIONS. BY CHARLES SWAIN. (Front Lady Blessington's " Book of Beauty for 1839.") LOVE. Where the golden hand of morn Touches light the singing fountain, There a maiden lowly born, Guides her flock along the mountain. Bashful as the fawn, and fleet, She invests the world with beauty. Simple grace, and manners sweet, Dignify her humble duty. Sudden light has wreathed the earth, Robed the fields and flowers in gladness; New delights—too deep for mirth; — Gentle griefs—too sweet for sadness! — Who this sudden charm path wrought? Sent this flow of bright revealings ? Mind, that springs with joyous thought! Heart, that glows with heavenly feelings! Surely, 'tis some angel strayed, Not a shepherd's daughter solely, Who bath earth like heaven arrayed, In a light and love so holy ! Oh, when stars, like drops of pearl, Glimmer o'er the singing water, There I'll woo my mountain girl, Proudly wed the shepherd's daughter ! DESPAIR. I had a dream of many lands, A voyage fleet and far, Beyond the waste and desert sands— The light of sun or star. I saw a fearful shape arise, The Angel of Despair; His awful head gloom'd mid the skies, And clouds his footstools were ! The scars and furrows myriad years Had branded on his head, Where channels old of human tears That from all time were shed: His shadowy hands, from east to west, Obscured the troubled air; And nations saw in dread their guest— ' And shrieking, breathed Despair ! The billows backward raged and roared, One spring the Tempest took, And flashed around his lightning sword Whilst hills and forests shook; — And Nature, to whose gentle breast All human griefs repair, Could find no home for the opprest— No refuge 'gainst " Despair!" REVENGE. The midnight lamps were burning dim In an old ancestral room, And the low lament of a funeral hymn Told a youthful chieftain's doom; For the last of Ronna's ancient race Lay shrouded, cold, and pale; And the joyous cheer of the forest chase Had turned to fear and wail! -The last of Ronna's race—the last— On his couch of death was laid; Thus, one by one, each heir had passed, By steel or mare betrayed. Yes; sire and son, and daughter bright, As by some demon banned; By the poison bowl, or the sword by night ) And none might trace the hand. But, lo!—ere fled the burial gloom For the last of Ronna's ►ine, Some hand had writ on his hasty tomb, Revenge! Revenge !—He's mine ! Oh, wild was the fright of the watcher lone, As tomb by tomb he passed, For that seal of fate was on every stone— Revenge!—mine—mine at last! THE COMPASSIONATE PRECURSOR AND THE NORTHERN PRESBYTERIAN. (From the Dublin Evening Mail. A friend has sent us the following dialogue from the North. We fear our Dublin printers will hardly - do justice to the classic dialect of one of the speakers : COMPASSIONATE PRECURSOR-1 am amazed, my dear and deeply-injured brother, to see you look so fat and hearty. Are you not aware that we are - arrived at one of these stages in the political life of nations which is called a crisis ? NORTHERN PRESBYTERIAN—TO my certain knowledge we have been in a crisis for this eight-and-thretty year. It's naethin' new to be in a crisis. C. P.—But, my dear friend, Ireland—our country—is at this very moment suffering the most monstrous and insult ing injustice. N. P.—Ye dinna tell me sae! I thocht the country had been guy and prosperous. C. P.—Prosperous! Who speaks of the sordid calcula tions of commerce when a nation is insulted in the eyes of Europe? N. P.—l'm no just ready to neglec' the rule e' three, for a' that. But, pin there be ony atteck like upon the coun try, I'll resent it as ready as anither.—Wow, man, my fether was sue o' the Bangor volunteers, under add Col. Sherman. I'll no thole ony insult, what is't man, what is't ? C. P.—Heavens ! can you ask? Is not the qualification for the elective franchise ten times as high in hapless, im poverished )reland, as in wealthy England? Is not this a bade of slavery, and a mark of degradation ? N. P.—Prut tut man ! there's beggars eneugh hae votes already. It was the best thing O'Connell ever did to pit thee meeserable creturs, the forty shillin' freeholders, out o' the way o' corruption. C. P.—Ah! but, my dear friend, we shall soon have the protection of the Ballot. N. P.-1 dinna ken. I think, while the member votes openly in the house for my satisfaction, wha hae the frau cheese, I oucht to vote openly at the hustings for the satis faction o'thaem wha hae no votes ava. C. P.—Well, but leaving these theoretical niceties aside, I ask you now, in confidence and in friendship, does it not make your very blood boil to think that Ireland should be deprived, as she is, of her fair share of representatives? She ought, oa every equitable calculation, to have 170, and all we ask, in justice and on principle, is 150. We ask no more ; we will not be content with less. N. P. I dinna just clearly see the preenciple o' no asking a' that's fair at once. C. P.-Oh ! I by no means say that we would not take the odd twenty, sometime again, if opportunity offered; but at present it would be hardly expec— that is, you see, it would, perhaps, not be altogether consistent, as it were, with prudential principle—for we scorn expediency—to ask at once for more than the cool hundred and fifty. Leaving that question, however, I turn to the animating topic of Corporate Reform. There lam sure, we will be agreed. Come, then, my ill-used fellow countryman, unbosom yourself of the na tural indignation which these atrocities cannot but have excited in every honourable mind and manly breast. Here is the subscription list. Put down your name among the friends of justice. 'Twill cost you but a shilling. N. P.—Haitb, my man, you're no blate! Div ye think I've naethin' else to do with my hard-earned penny than gie it to be devoured among a wheen idle bletherin' beggars o' Precursor committee-men ? I've my rent to pay the morn; and non that the rent and tithe gang baith thegither—wha's doing was that? It's no mony shillin's a farmer body like me has to spare. C. P.—Good God !—and is it a man oppressed and impo verished, as yon declare yourself to he, by this blood-stained impost, who refuses to _exert himcplf for itgprijertion N. P.—lt's what? C. P.—lts extinction, I say—its annihilation—its utter and complete extermination ! N. P.—Why, that was what Sherman Crafurd wanted to do a twelvemonth ago, and ye wadna let him; and troth I'm thinking ye hae nae mair notion o't the noo than ye had then. Wha was't invented tithes ava ? C. P.—They were given originally to the Roman Catholic Church, for saying masses for the repose of the dead. N. P.—And by my sang, I think it's the auld purpose ye'll put them to yet. C. P.—That is the malignant insinuation of a disappointed man. I confess I was not prepared for this apathy in Ulster. Why, sir, there is no rousing you to a sense of the injustice heaped on your country. You have no feeling for Ireland— no sentiment of nationality. N. P.—lts no Ireland ava, man—it's Room you're taalkin' shoot. Its no nationelity but Popery that's coming through you. C. P.—Lord, how insensible he is to his wrongs ! Can nothing rouse you ?—'tis but a shilling—think of Reform, man—Corporate Reform. N. P.—Blethers—blethers ! You just want it for the folly o' caning the mace to mass. C. P.—The franchise ! N. P.—. Beggars eneugh turned politicians, as it is ! C. P.—Our lair share of representation ! N. P.—Over mony Papisbes in the Hoose already ! C. P.—The tithes!—the tithes!—its only a shilling! N. P.—You'll get neither tane nor tither C. P.—Think what you are about. We are eight millions. I would not advise the shedding of one drop of blood—but-- N. P.—" We've aye had the best o' it, and sae wull we yet!" C. P.—lt is plain to be seen you are nothing but an obsti nate fanatic. I'll have no more to do with you. N. P.—Gae 'lang, you spulpen! l - C. P.— —you, for a ranting, canting, fanatical, hypo critical, low-lived, sordid, swaddling son of a blackmouthed heretic !--A—ab, if I had you at Carrickshock ! BISHOP OF CHESTER'S CHARGE. Two or three passages in this document, just published, maybe considered to be of general interest : "Many subjects present themselves, towards which I might be tempted to direct your thoughts. One more especially concerns the Church at present; because it is daily assuming a more serious and alarming aspect, and threatens a revival of the worst evils of the Romish system. Under the specious pretence of deference to antiquity, and respect for primitive models, the foundations of our Protestant Church are under mined .by men who dwell within her walk, and those who sit in the Reformers' seat are traducing the Reformatiom. It is again becoming a matter of question whether the Bible is sufficient to make man wise unto salvation ; the main article of our national confession, justification by faith, is both openly and covertly assailed: and the stewaras of the mysteries of God are instructed to reserve the truths which they have been ordained to dtspise, and to hide under a bushel those doctrines which the apostles were commanded to preach to every creature. " It is not from any feeling of favour towards these new doctrines that I do not add my voice to the warnings which have been already raised, and ably raised, against them. 0) It is rather because I sincerely believe that the voice of warn ing, however needful elsewhere, is little needed here. We may regard it as a compensation for urgent and laborious duties, that the business of a diocese like that of which we are members, leaves no time for fables and endless genealogies,' and questions which are not of godly edifying.' We have too much to do with realities to be drawn aside by shadows. "Addressing you, my reverend brethern, I have no need to insist on this as the primary object of education. We, at least, are all agreed that this object must be the knowledge of 'the only true God, and of Jesus Christ, whom he has sent.' And before we abandon this object, or are diverted to any other, it must he proved to us that man is not an immortal being: or it must be proved to us that the nature of that im mortality, its happiness or misery, does not depend upon his conduct and character in this present life; or it must be proved to us that the interests of this transitory state are of inure importance than the welfare of the soul for ever. Till this be proved to our satisfaction, we shall make religion the primary object of our concern : because we hold that the nature of the education should be determined by the nature of the being whom we instruct; and that the being whom we instruct is to be educated in the knowledge of God, because on the knowledge of God his eternity depends. "We cannot, therefore, descend from this principle. Our practice, however, would be the same, even if it were not grounded on such high reasons. We should still make reli gion the basis of education, if our first object were merely to improve and enlarge the mind; for we know not how this purpose could be effected better than by exercising the mind upon those great things which the Bible discloses : the things pertaining to the dealing of God with man : the things which extend the sphere of mental vision, and carry us beyond what is seen to what is unseen. There are those who talk as if the Bible depressed the mind, and fettered the understanding. They seem to have forgotton that the greatest intellects which our country has known, those who have reached the highest degrees of what may be termed worldly knowledge, have also been most conversant with the Bible, and soared the highest in spiritual contemplations. "But, indeed, we may go further still, and meet the pro. moters of secular education on their own ground, the ground of personal advantage and general usefulness. Still I make religion the basis of education, and maintain that thein struction which prepares man for eternity is also the instruc tion which is most profitable for time. We desire to make men useful to themselves and their families; useful to the community in their several stations. Let it be supposed for a monient that we have this object, and no other. They are not made so because their heads are stored with knowledge, unless their minds are also brought under regulation. (2) And we have no secret for regulating the mind, except that dis closed in Scripture; no other way of providing against those vices which are alike pernicious to the state and destructive to the individual, except through the operation of those great truths which, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, govern and guide the heart. The passions are not controlled, the ap petites are not brought into subjection, because the mind is made acquained with literature, or with the arts, or with arith metic. Have these that power over the man, as to withdraw him from the haunts of vulgar dissipation, or overcome the allurements of profitable companionship? If such were the effect of these pursuits and this sort of knowledge, we should witness it in that higher class of society which is universally conversant with them. Unhappily, we know that the fact is otherwise: we know, by sad experience, that the greatest in tellectual strength may exist together with the most grievous moral weakness; we know that it is no uncommon case to find transcendent talents accompanied by pre-eminent depra vity, and superior mental powers only rendering more con spicuous the corruption of the heart. It is indeed an km miltating fact, though a fact too important to be concealed, that when we have succeeded in obtaining the most cultivated or intellectual man, we have no security that we have ob tained the man who is an useful member of the society to which he belongs. He may be as little what, as lovers of mankind, or as lovers of our country, we desire him to be, as the very man who has been least raised above the ground he treads upon through the process of education; he may be as much a slave to debasing vice ; he may be as neglectful of those whom he ought to cherish; he may be reckless of any moment beyond the present; he may be improvident, dishonest, cruel. And with this unde niable fact before us, how can we close our eyes against the truth, that it is in vain to give men knowledge, unless you also give them the qualities which make knowledge valuable, such as industry, prudence, temperance, and that in order to make men industrious, and temperate, and provident, you must supply them with the motives from which such virtues spring ;—such motives as really influence and affect the heart. For the man who is wise in the things which Scripture teaches, he has also that wisdom which is really to be desired for this world. He may be deficient in secular acquirements, but his moral understanding is enlightened, and he is raised above his fellows by qualifications which are alike accepta ble to God, and approved of men ; he is sober, and diligent, and prudent, and upright, and affectionate. " Three years ago it was my duty to represent the great exertions which were required, that, instead of being over whelmed by the swelling tide of population, we might be prepared to receive it as our own. 'l hat call has not been. made in vain. In every part of the diocese, according to the degree of exigency, it has been nobly responded to. One spirit seems to animate the whole. The result has been already seen, and 4he words of the prophet are already veri fied--' In the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people,' there it has been said unto them, 'Ye are the sons of the living God.' (Hos. i. 10.) " During the last three years, in that important district which lies between the Ribble and the Mersey, the erection of more than 50 churches has been undertaken, of which 32 have already received their ministers and their congregations, and the rest are fast advancing towards their completion. (31 The neighbouring county of Cheshire is actuated by the same spirit. In the parish of Mottram, where, till lately, there has been but one church, there will soon be four, Four others have been commenced in the same populous district; whilst, in the agricultural parts of Cheshire, attention has been directed towards the smaller, but not less neglected hamlets, and 18 chapels already attest the anxiety of the incumbents and the land proprietors to supply those spiritual wants which had been formerly remembered only to be deplored. " To whichever side we look, we find here what must gra tify It is gratifying that we are thus recovering our popu lation to the Church. It is equally gratifying that so many should be engaged in this object, and that the sums which these churches have cost, have been provided, with only two exceptions, through the private bounty of the community. (4) If the leaven which we desire to spread, the leaven of Chris tian principle, had pervaded the whole mass, it would not be left for individuals, for a portion of the country, to do that which is the business of the whole. The privilege of honour ing God with our substance would not be deprecated, but de sired. It would be treated as an essential part of national duty, that the whole people should be furnished with the means of public worship and scriptural instruction. And if the allotted means were proved insufficient, as is notoriously the case, through the result of perversion or alienation, other means would be cheerfully supplied. But the summit cannot be reached at once. That which has been gradually lost must be gradually regained. The importance of an adequate establishment for religious instruction must be proved: it must be shown by experience that no magistrate is so effec tive as the minister of the Church; no force so available as the force which religion actuates; no laws so influential as the laws of God. " On turning to the more favourable side, we have further ground for consolation in remembering that the spirit which has so brightened our prospect here at home, is not confined to a single district, but is felt throughout the land in all its length and breadth. A sense of common interest has been awakened; a conviction that the destitution of one province is the concern of others; thab when one member of a na tional church suffers, others suffer with it. And this has been no barren, inoperative sentiment; but has expanded itself in the formation of two societies which have ministered to our aid in the crisis of our exigency. The Pastoral Aid Society is furnishing to this diocese fresh means of grace to more than 30 places, each containing an average population of nearly 8000 souls, and each possessing, before, the services of only a single minister. The Additional Curates' Society, following the same useful course, has already given assist ance to 20 other districts; thus supporting the Church in the quarter where she in herself was necessarily weakest, and without foreign aid was incapable of bearing her own bur then. ^" The result of these various measures has been the acces sion, since last we met, of at least 100 labourers to the field; and in the most needy districts of Lancashire the effective force of the church is more than doubled. God grant that the harvest may be proportionate! We dare not boast; we dare not anticipate effects which we are totally unable to command. But we are justifiect in forming sanguine hopes, from the manner in which the people on their part have re ceived the benefits intended for them; from the willing at tendance given to schools and lectures, from the readiness t o learn, which seems to follow, or even to precede, the oppor trinities of instruction." (1.) "See especially, 'Revelation, not Tradition,' by Dr. Shuttieworth; `Capes on Church Authority;' `Charges by Archdeacon Browne and Mr. Townsend' -- (2.1 "Appendix 111. (3.) "Not included in the enumeration are the churches of Ashton, South-Shore, Thornton, Freckleton, and Out- Rawcliffe, in that district of Lancashire called the Fvlde ; which, together with those of Yealand, and Levens, and Milnthorp, and Grayrigg, and St. Thomas's, Kendal, in Westmoreland, and Brathay, near Ambleride, have a!1 been consecrated during the same period. (4.) " The churches of. Scotland, near Rochdale, and Ha bergam Eaves, in Burnley - , were built by her Majesty's Commissioners." It is probable that the military force in India will be forth with augmented to the full war establishment. BREAKING MACHINES.—We are sorry that the practice, which prevailed to such an extent in the county of Norfolk, and succeeded by stack burnings, prosecutions, and execu tions, in 1832, is again commenc►ng in the same part of the country. In this ueigbourhood, no less than three threshing machines were cut to pieces and destroyed in the night of the 26th of November. They had been put down at the barn doors ready to be used the following day. On a former occasion these things were generally done in open day, and by large gangs of men. On this occasion the perpetrators are not known, coming as they did in the night, and getting away without detection.—Sujolk Chronicle. CHARTIST'S DEMONSTRATION AT MOTTRAM.-- On Satur day night a "grand demonstration," by torch light, at Mot tram, was expected to have " come off;" but, owing to some cause, it dwindled down to a meeting in the small room of the Pack Horse in that place. Placards had been liberally posted a few days before, headed "Englishmen assert your rights," and calling upon the radicals of Ashton, Dukinfield, and Stalybridge, to meet at eight o'clock, at the above place, where they would be addressed by Messrs. Deegan and other known friends. Deegan was very lately a spinner at Staly bridge, but now is a delegate to represent Hyde and neigh bourhood in the " national convention" at London. Stockport Advertiser. LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LECTURES ON PAINTING. On Saturday evening B. R. Haydon, Esq., delivered his fourth lecture upon this delightful art. Compostion is the art of determining the arrangement and quantities of the materials used to convey to the mind, through the eye, the story intended to be told in the picture. In all great events suited for painting or poetry, there must be a prominent figure, a leading object, and the subject must affect or terrify. Reynolds says that any man can execute a single part, but it requires a great genius to arrange and adapt the parts. This is perfectly true. We constantly hear of rules in painting and poetry, but we find that the greatest painters and poets have preceded the rules of their respective arts, The ancient Egyptians understood composition ; they always introduced into their compositions a principal figure, and we frequently find great beauty in the figures and men. Whence the Egyptians derived their knowledge of painting is unknown, but there is reason to believe that they derived it from other nations. After choosing a subject, the first principle is to have a proper figure, and the next to ascertain the inclination the figure makes, whether it be perpendicular to its base, or at an obtuse or an acute angle to it. Whatever be the incli nation of the line in the principal figure, or the principal part of that figure, that inclination as a line, must be repeated by the inclination of other figures in parallel lines, not in particular lines, unless for a particular purpose. Again, other figures must reverse the inclination of th - e principal figures. In this manner you will complete your composition in quantity and lines. The masses of light and colour can equally be brought under the laws of light and shade. The grouping of the picture is a difficult and a delicate subject, both as regards the arrangement and the quantity. There are various ways of arranging figures. Some painters choose the ellipse. Thus we find that Raphael has introduced it into his exquisite cartoon of the death of Ananias. The pyramidal is another style, which there is no doubt origi nated in the pediments of temples. Although Raphael used this frequently, he preferred the perspective. The circular form is sometimes used—Rubens thought it too simple, and the great masters of the art hated simplicity, which they agreed was the result ofeither idleness or want of genius. It has been said that figures must not be parallel and particular too, unless for some particular effect, accordingly in the death of Ananias. We find parallel and particular figures used, by which an awful effect is produced. Our lights should never pass at right angles, as it offends the eye; they should pass diagonally. Nobody attended to the arrangement of his lights and his colours more than Sir Joshua Reynolds. The colouring of the death of Ananias is as superb as any thing ever witnessed, and it is considered the chcf d'ceuv;e of Raphael. Mr. West used frequently to deliver lectures upon the harmony and beauty of the cartoon. Of course in all compositions there will be a number of repetitions of all the parts. There should be three groups, three masses of lights, and three of shades, the leading figure being always the principal. Care must, however, be taken that the leading figure is not rendered too powerful; therefore it is not ad visable to place the powerful light, the powerful colour, or the powerful shadows upon it exclusively, unless for some particular purpose, such as the excitement of terror; but young artists should be careful how they take liberties before they have experience to guide them. There is nothing so difficult to define as the distances between the figures; it has been attempted to define it, but it cannot be done. The greatest sculptors and the greatest painters have always been the greatest composers, and it was the art of arraying their materials which rendered them of so much use to their fellow-creatures. An artist should balance his quantities, his colour, and his light, but he should take care that his pictures are not too simple. Mr. Haydon then entered into a description of the cartoon, " Feed my sheep," by Raphael, an engraving of which he exhibited. Many painters degrade their art by merely realizing the conceptions of a poet—they should originate fresh ideas, and not depict those of others ; or, if they do borrow from poetry, they should draw upon their inventive powers so as not to follow too closely the copy which they imitate. Young painters are apt to consider figures of more import ance than quantity or mass; unless the naked form be the main requisite to develope the story, this is not the case. The first object in composition is to please the eye, by con veying the story to the mind in a pleasing form, and all other objects must be sacrificed to this. The naked form, however beautiful, must yield to this overpowering principle, the ponere lotion. We find that the sun is in the nudit of a sys tem, and that the general of an army is attended by colonels, captains, &c. in due gradation. Raphael could always paint heads in any part of his pictures, and supply the deficiencies of mass by numerous contrivances. There was one principle in composition which he would recommend to young men, and that was, that no picture was perfect without a beautiful woman; and there was every reason to suppose that this is the reason why the compositions of Raphael and Coreggio exercise such magic over us. Some persons have entertained an opinion that the ancient Greeks were not skilled in composition, which they have based upon the rude paintings found in Herculaneum and Pompeii. The Elgin marbles, however, are sufficient to dispel that illusion. It might, with equal reason, be urged some thousands of years hence, that the paintings executed in Australia at the present period are to be taken as a speci men of the skill of British artists. The paintings which adorn the walls of a provincial Roman city, destroyed 70 years before the Christian era, are not surely to be taken as a fair criterion by which to estimate the abilities of the early Greek painters. Indeed as we find that the Roman writers have praised the works of the Greek painters infi nitely more than they have those of the sculptors; and as we have evidence in the elgin marbles that the Romans have not over rated the latter, we have just reason for supposing that the works of the Greek painters must have excelled those of the sculptors Quinctilian tells us that Xerxes dis covered the principles of light and shadow. The Greeks we are also told understood the arts of perspective and fore shortening. Why are not schools of design formed in every one of the great towns in this kingdom, so that the young men might do every thing in their power to improve themselves? A large proportion of the most eminent British artists, inclu ding Charles Eastlake, and Edwin and Charles Landseer, were pupils of the lecturer, and one great reason of their ex cellence was, that they had been taught to dissect. See, in consequence, with what truth Edwin Landseer draws ani mals. There is a magnificent gallery at the Royal Institu tion, in this town, and all you want to render it complete, is an anatomical skeleton and figure. The young men should be freely admitted to study in this gallery, and thus they could spee - dily attain an intimate knowledge of propor tion with such a magnificent collection; it is a pity that the young men do not avail themselves of it. The gallery should be rendered useful, and young men be admitted three times a week,—it is the finest collection of sculpture I ever saw, and it is a pity that it should be idle. They have a school of de sign in Manchester, which will rival any school out of Lon don. They have a skilful superintendent, a most interesting young man, and the whole town takes an interest in the school. They should have a school o f d e sign here, especially as the town possessed such a valuable gallery, [We beg to inform Mr. Haydon, if he is still unacquainted with the fact, that the Liverpool Mechanics' Institution al ready possesses an excellent school of design, which, with proper encouragement, will no doubt contribute to the fame of our town in the circles of art. The liberal-minded direc tors of the Institution have long felt the want of a gallery to be a serious impediment to the prosperity of this department; but burdened, as they have been, with a large debt, have naturally shrunk from increasing the heavy expenses which have been incurred in the erection of their noble building. What will Mr. Haydon think when he is informed that the public of Liverpool have already generously subscribed £15,000 towards this edifice! The debt being now nearly paid, it has been determined to delay no longer the erection of a gallery for sculpture; and we feel assured that the ge nerosity of our townsmen will keep pace with the prosperity of the Institution, as they perceive the great good which it is beginning to exercise over the prosperity and happiness of the productive classes, and the still further good of which it may be rendered capable. Already, it will be seen, they have advertised for plans for a gallery, to devote to this pur pose; and the building being erected, casts of the Elgin, Egina, and other ancient sculptures, will not be wanting to adorn its interior; so that in the course of a few years, under the able superintendence of its amiable and accomplished master, Mr. William Bishop, we may soon expect the Liver pool School of Design to rank second to none out of the me tropolis, or even to be surpassed by any there.] On Wednesday evening, Mr. Havdon delivered the fifth of his lectures, in which he pointed out the principle of co lour and light and shade. Having settled the great base of all art, first, the principles of the human form, and secondly, the modes of arranging that form under the head of composition, we now come to treat of colour, light and shade, light and dark, surface and execution. There are three primitive colours, red, yellow, and blue. Red and yellow are considered by artists as warm colours, because with them fire is imitated; and blue is called a cold colour, because,it is used to represent water. The proportion of warm colour to cold is as two to one, warmth is therefore the principle of colour and cold an exception. Colour has a much b e tt er foundati o n than that of the eye; it is, in fact, a provident arrangement of the Creator himself. The colours produced by the admixture of red and yellow are also warm, whereas those containing blue are cold ; and this characteristic prevails however dark or however light the co lour. This principle can be discovered in Rubens' darkest tints : 'There is,. perhaps, n o more ev ident proof of the kind consideration of the Creator of all thins for the happiness of his creatures than the manner in which he has invested every thing with property o f re fl ecting colour upon the eye. With out this the blush of beauty would not present any contrast to the paleness of death. It is certain that the Greeks con sidered colour as much a part of artistical education as they did light and shade. Blue was not one of the colours used by the early Greek painters. The first black which they used was a blue black obtained by the burning of vine leaves; and ivory black was only discovered by Apelles, who obtained it by burning ivory. But without blue it woUld not be possi ble to have that beautiful combination which is the charac teristic of the Venetian school. Pliny says that the Greeks used only four colours, which four he adds are enough for all combinations. Now we see that three are all that are re quired. Black and white are not colours. As the Gieeks left out blue it is quite impossible that they could have car ried colouring to the perfection of the Venetian school, al though they might have equalled Rubens or Annibal Carracci in style. At the period of Apelles, however, all the colours must have been used in perfection. Sir Humph iv D a vy was decidedly of this opinion. Pliny says that Apelles repre sented the sea, and this required azure. It is extraordinary that Sir Joshua Reynolds did not allude to the absence of blue in the works of the early Greek painters, in his notice of Pliny. Canova remarked that the English school was the only school of colour in the world, although the c li mate o f Eng land was the worst known. The use of colour in painting is perhaps more regulated by the laws of association than any other portion of the art. Our very feelings are affected by colour. Joy and gladness is associated with white, and the contrary with the reverse. The Chinese, who put on white for the loss of a friend are reversing the feelings of the mind, while the Europeans, who put on black, are correc t. Schools of art are so many defects in art. A gay scene would ill be expressed by the obscurity of Rubens; in short, the silveriness of one school, the gaudiness of another, and the splendour of a third, are but faults of art. When c o l our i n a grand subject is consistent and harmonious instead of incou sistent and gaudy, it must assist rather than detract from the purity of the art. The principle of laying on colour is the same as that of composition—nothing should offend. Therefore we should have constant repetitions, but not too remarkable ones. There never was a better place for the study of colour than the Louvre, and never should the lecturer forget the feelings of de/ight and ecstacy with which he first contem plated that collection. By looking at them you imbibe principles in half an hour which took other artists years to lay down. Rubens bears all down by his breadth, bright ness, and depth; and if an artist keeps these principles in view, he may defy rivalry or competition. The silvery beauty of Guido looks grey, and you find that those artist s suffer most whOse works have the most peculiarities. The most gorgeous of the modern schools of art is the Venetian, the colouring of which is characterised by their splendour. The lecturer had once painted from models lighted with a lamp in daylight, and thus got a golden light like the Vene tian; but probably in Italy they were able to get the same splendour by letting in the sun upon the model, which he got by allowing a lamp to play upon it. The splendour of the Venetian school was produced by laying on every colour in its native purity on a white ground, and never mixing the colour. They then brought the whole into harmonious glory by glazing, which lessened the gaudiness without losing the splendour of the original pure colour. This was the practice of the Greeks in the time of Apelles. Glazing gives a mag nificence to a painting, but young wren must not depend too much upon it. The first aim of a young man should be to get a fine tint by no other means than by solid colours. If glazing is not well managed, it flattens; and if not used in a gummy vehicle, it runs into the fleshy tints. The fault of the English school of glazing is, that it is too palpable. Titian concealed it. Reynolds divides colour into warm and cold, and he lays it down that the lights should be of warm colours. Warmth is more agreeable than coldness at all times. Warmth is the rule, and coldness is the exception. In every part of your picture, high or low, let your colours be warm. The Greeks painted in distemper, and varnished intensely. From Pliny's description thew used wax, liquified with oil, as a vehicle. Sir Joshua Reynolds introduced wax into the English school. Oil painting must have been practised by the Greeks as well as distemper painting. The first thing an artist has to do is to prepare his ground, and this ground is either to absorb the oil or to resist it. It is a question whether the Venetians used an absorbing or a resisting ground. After long expe rience the lecturer thought that a white ground was the best, as you can do anything with it. Pliny says that Protogenes painted his pictures four times over, so that if one was de stroyed another might be ready ; but the better construction is, that he acted as Titian did, by laying upo❑ his pictures four coats of colour. The lecturer had written to Sir Hum phry Davy to ask hiin whether a white absorbent ground would keep its colour 300 years, if painted upon with oil. Sir Humphry Davy replied, that whe❑ a painting in distem per is varnished over, it would be difficult to tell whether the ground was distemper or oil. Thus the greatest authority in chemistry asserts that oils become varnishes by time. Titian could not have used gum, as the sun is so hot in Italy that it would have melted it. The vehicles of Claude and Titian were quite different, and it is quite clear that Claude used gum. When Wilkie and the lecturer began the art, oil was not used, and an artist was pointed out who was daring enough to paint with oil. We owe the revival of oil painting to the success of Wilkie's "Village Politicians," which was a most beautiful performance. So little did Wilkie think of this; chef d'wuvre, that it was with the utmost difficulty he could be prevailed upon to send it to the exhibition. The News newspaper was the first to praise it highly, as the extraordinary work of a young Scotchman, and to predict the future brilliant career of Wilkie. Being the first to discover this newspaper critique, he (the lec turer) immediately hastened with it to Wilkie, and told him that his name was in the paper. "Is it ?" said Wil kie, and he danced around the table with joy. Nobody can imagine but those who have experienced it, how cheering is the first encouragement which a young artist receives. Sur face has a considerable effect in the action of colour upon the eye; and as all paintings are executed in such a manner as that the various colours may have the proper effect upon the eye at a certain distance, a person should not apply his eye close to the canvas, and complain of its roughness, any more than he would to the cheek or eyes of a beautiful woman, and complain that the one was covered with down and pores, or the other with veins and blood vessels. The very ringluers of the skin gives it a soft appearance when viewed at a Mo derate distance; but ivory, which is smooth when closely in spected, looks, on the contrary, hard when seen at a short distance. The atmosphere makes a great difference in the appearance of figures. Thus, if a subject be painted to ap pear well when closely viewed, it will not look well when viewed from a distance, and vice versa. It is a gross delusion to suppose that the Italian painters got better colours and better brushes than we do. Wilkie never had a colour dis charged, because he uses common colours. Sir Joshua Rey nolds was always making experiments in colours, conse quently he was at the mercy of every adventurer, and his colours always fled. In reality, the old masters had not half the advantages which we have. Their canvas was so small, that they were obliged to have them pieced; indeed, Titian has painted some of his pictures on table cloths. It is a mis taken notion with young men, that all depends upon the ve hicle The lecturer hail painted with the common pure lin seed oil for 22 years ; not, however, such common oil as can be got in the ordinary way (for oil manufacturers very natu rally like to extract as much oil as possible from the seed), but from a great oil manufactory, where an artist can procure it expressed with one blow of the iron, cold. By this means oil may be procured which will not decay; but if you get oil which is expressed by 4(1 or 50 blows of the iron, it will not stand. It is the practice now to grind white colour in poppy oil because it is thin; but the lecturer ground his whites in this pure linseed oil, which, in appearance, is like gum when poured from a bottle. By employing a white ground you get even the lowest parts of crimson draperies quite transparent, owing to the effect of the white shining through it, and you have a depth of colour which could not be procured on a black ground: indeed, a colour may be readily changed by having a white ground. Never mix down to make a thing retire. The nearest figures should be painted with the most brilliant colours; but if it be wanted to make a distant co lour, we should not take Vandyke brown, and filth down the colour, but use a pure colour of a lower scale. Thus, in the Venetian School, we find the retiring figures painted with pure naked tints, and not mixed down. Cleanliness in co lour is of essential service, and every night the colours ought to be thrown away, and the pallette made bright and clean. In a very curious little work, which the lecturer had fortu nately got bold of, there is given an interesting account of Titian's manner of painting. He based his portraits upon a rich mass of colour. In four paintings he gave the promise of a beautiful figure. After having laid on his solid painting, he put his pictures aside, and left them. When he came to touch them again, he examined them with the closest scru tiny, as if they were the productions of his greatest enemy. By this strict examination he brought his pictures to the most beautiful state of nature, so that breath was only wanting to make them perfect. Titian worked day after day until he had perfected his pictures. In finishing, Titian preferred his fingers and his thumbs to his brushes. We come now to the execution of the brush, which no people study so little, or talk of so ignorantly, as my glorious countrymen. Painting is altogether a deceptio visas. It must be admitted that the atmosphere intervening, renders an oh : - ject more and more indistinct, until we lose sight of it alto gether. There is nothing at which the ignorant are so much asstonished as, after having been much delighted at viewing any thing at a distance, to see it composed of a few daubs or streaks. Roughness of actual surface has nothing to do with the softness; in fact, a picture may be full of touches to a microscopic eye, which, viewed from a proper distance, looks like nature. We find out original pictures by the roughness of the touch. Every touch is a thought; but all this is lost in copies;—it is sheer imitation. 11, at a proper distance, a figure strikes you as a reality, what right have you to look close, and complain that the touches are rough ? Your won der ought to be raised as you ascertain the apparent slight ness of the means taken to produce the effect. Dashing exe cution is, however, the end in art, and he who begins its this style, will always end in emptiness. Never copy a picture. I never knew a person who was a copyist, who ever painted an original picture. Execution is the result of the utmost labour. With respect to the instrument of execution,—the pencil,—it was the lecturer's opinion that a flat one should not be used. It is an excuse for a feeble touch, and was in troduced by Sir Thomas Lawrence. It was not used by the old masters. What you do, you should do with the decision of an unerring hand, with a round brush. Light and sha dow is one thing, and light and dark is another. There is a solemnity in the shadow which there is not in the dark. Light and shadow increase the effect of a picture tenfold. A cavern is formed by dark; a shadow is the interception of light. Breadth, which is a significant word in art, c ons i s t s in painting your lights in masses; but breadth must not be emptiness. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE ANCHESTER—FRIDAY EVENING. There has not been anything done on the Derby requiring observation. We may notice Lord Jersey's horse backed yesterday at BM to IU. and plenty anxious to get a point more.—The Ashdown Park Stakes have attracted the atten tion of the coursers. The first ties are on a Tuesday : a few of our leading admirers of the pastime will leave to-morrow, to be present. Mr. Houghton's Erich° took his departure this morning peg• railway, looking "fit." The party ale very sanguine.—The entries for the Waterloo Cup, &c. to be de cided at Altcar, have filled quite up to expectation. The names, &c. we shall give on Wednesday. Bugle has been backed heavily in Liverpool for the event to come off on the 28th of February and St. David's Day (March Ist.) TATTERSALLS7TnuasnAY. The muster of subscribers this afternoon was much smaller than on Monday, and the difference in the extent and im portance of the betting equally marked; our task, therefore, is necessarily short and easy. Lott! Jersey's two were in about the same degree of favour as before, Ilderim's claim, as second favourite, being now beyond doubt. Flam beau and Accelerator were equal favourites at 20 to 1, taken in both cases. Tros was backed at 25 to Ito £lOO, and the same odds offered against Erin-go-Bragh (take 27 to 1,) and Zimmerman (take 30 to 1.) The room closed as follows : THE DENBY. 8 to 1 agst John Day's lot. 104 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Brother tol3av Middleton (t 11) 17 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's llderim (tk 19 to 1) 20 to 1 „ Duke of Rutland's Flambeau (tk) 20 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Accelerator (tk) 25 to 1 „ Lord Albemarle's 'Pros (tk) 25 to 1 „ Col. Anson's Zimmerman 25 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh 26 to 1 „ Hon. G. Byng's Boz 26 to 1 ~ Lord Lichfield's Gulnare colt 33 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Epidaurus 50 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Honeymoon colt 2000 to 20 „ Mr. J. Day's Farmington. THE CHASE.—The Cheshire Hounds will meet to-morrow, the 12th instant, at Booth's Obelisk; on Friday, the 14th, at Somerford Park ; Saturday, the 15th, at Weaver flail ; Monday, the 17th, at Manley Mill; Wednesday, the 19th, at Cholmondeiey Castle; Thursday, the 20th, at Wrenbury ; Saturday, the 22d, at Windmill on lavensmoor, at half-past ten o'clock. The Somerford Stag Hounds will meet this day, the 11th, at the Three Greyhounds; on Friday, the 14th, at Holmes Chapel, at a quarter before twelve o'clock precisely. We have heard a rumour, that Geoffrey J. Shakerlev, Esq., the master of the Cheshire Fox Hounds, is about to resign his office, and that John Smith Barry, Esq., of l‘lar bury, is to succeed him. STATE OF TRADE. LEEns.—The markets since our last have been brisk—un usually so for the season; and most of the mills are running full time—a rare occurence at this period of the year. The stock of manufactured goods is considered low, both in the merchants' warehouses and in the Cloth Halls. The princi pal business doing at present is in execution of foreign orders. BRADFORD MARKET.—We had a very fair demand for goods here on Thursday, particularly for moreens, lastings, and the middle and lower qualities of six-quarter merinos, the prices of which continue much the same as of late. In the yarn market there was a good demand for the middle and inferior sorts, at prices rather looking up. The wool market was very firm, the sales being chiefly in the lower and mid dle qualities of combing wool. UDDERSFIELD —We hite no material change to note in the aspect of affairs here. The market on Tuesday was to_ lerably brisk, and most of the clothiers are fully employed. The prices of wool still continue firm. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, DEC. 7.—Without having that extensive inquiry we experienced in combing wools for some time previous to the last week, the demand is still good; and we have to report a full average amount of sales at firm prices. Low carding wools are the turn dearer, with a steady demand for the other qualities at former rates. HECKNIONDWIKE.—The blanket market continues to be rugularly attended by the merchants and manufacturers, but, owing to the late wet and stormy weather, few goods can be finishd for the market. CHESTERFIELD WOOL MARKET, DEC. s.—We do not find that we can make any material difference in wool from OUT report of last week, with the exception that coarser kinds are rather brisker than what they have been fore some time, and the prices a little better; the finer descriptions are still in Food demand, and a fair quantity of business has been done this week. INDtGo.—The home trade and exporters have been com pelled to pay an advance on October prices of ls. for the general run, and is. 3d. for picked lots ; but business to any extent has been prevented by the limited quantity offering for sale, several of the holders not being inclined to sell at pre sent. Spanish commands rather higher prices. The lighthouse and part of the pier at Ardglass, in the Bay of Dundrum, which had been nearly completed at an expense of £26,000, were destroyed by the violence of the late storms. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS AT BOLTON. -- On Wednesday last, the second meeting of the council took place at the Town Hall, Little Bolton, C. J. Darbishire, Esq., the mayor, in the chair. It was declared that one of the aldermen and one of the councillors had not qualified; and that, if they neglected to do so before the following day, they would each be liable to any penalty which the council might choose to inflict, not exceeding £5O, and a councillor £2O.—A com mittee, with respect to the formation of a court of record, and the domination of borough magistrates, was then ap pointed, and the meeting terminated. Mark eto. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, DEC. 7. SUGAR.—The rapid improvement which has t a k en p l ace i n th e London market has caused increased briskness in the demand here, 1800 hhda British Plantation have been disposed of, at an advance, at the close of the week, of fully 2s. per cwt. on all descriptions, and the trade are still disposed to buy at the advanced quotations. Bengal have also particapated in the improvement, 1500 bags hav ing been sold at 695. to 70s. for very fine white, and 70s. 6d. for ordinary yellow. Nothing done in Mauritius. There has been a good demand for Foreign Sugar, and 220 cases white Bahia have been disposed of at 255. to 285., and a few cases good dry white Pernams at 295. to 30s. per cwt., also 1460 bags Manilla, the price of which has not been allowed to tra , spire. —The demand for Mo lasses continues, and about 350 puns have been sold at 295. 6d. for old Barbadoes, and 30s. per cwt. for good Demerara.—Coffee.— The sales of Plantation continue limited, and do not exceed 100 casks of Jamaica; no change in prices. Of Foreign, 500 bags Brazil th.re sold, chiefly at 425. for good ordinary.—No sales in Cocoa, Ginger, or Pimento ; there continues a good demand for Pepper, and 1150 bags have been sold, at 4d. for light, and 4id to 41 per lb. for heavy.—Rice is scarce, and much inquired for; the sales are limited to 700 bags of good Est India at 19s. 6d. per cwt., with 100 bags dressed at 235. 6d., and 1400 bags Paddy at lls. 6d, per cwt. in LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL. Direct. Indirect. From Direct. Indirect. Calcutta .. Bombay .. Mauritius Lima ... M. Video.. Rio. Bahia .... BIRTH. On the 25th ult., at the Deanery, Chester, the lady of Henry Railies, Esq., Ole son. MARRIED. On the 25th ult., at St. John's Church, Mr. Edward Edwards, tan ner, Tranmere, to Mrs. Kennerley, widow of the late Mr. Thomas Kennerley, watchmaker, of this town. Same day, at St. Anne's Church. Manchester, Mr. Geo. Davies to Hannah, youngest daughter of Mr. Abraham Fletcher, both of this town. On the 28th ult., at St. Philips' Church, by the Rev. Mr. Bow stead, Mr. Thomas Upton, of Nottingham, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. William Hartshorn, late of Much Wenlock, Shrop shire. On the 2d inst., at St. John's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Stringer. Mr. Wm. Steward, to Hannah, only daughter of Mr. Henry Atkin son, of Rochdale. On the 3rd inst., at St. George's Church, Everton, by the Rev. R. P. Buddidom, Mr. 11. Nelson, watchmaker, eldest son of Mr. M. Nelson, Bevington-bush, to Mary, second daughter of the late Mr. Jas. Arkwright, victualler. On the 4th inst.. at Burnley Church, Mr. Henry Blakeborough, watchmaker, to Ellen, eldest daughter of Mr. Lupton, grocer. Burnley, being the third marriage in the same family within six teen days. Same day, at St. Phillip's Church, by the Rev. T. S. Bowstead, Mr. Stratton M'Taggart, of Aberdeen, to Martha, eldest daughter of Capt. Wm, B. Scott, R.N., of this town, formerly of Newcastle upon-Tyne. Same day, at St. Nicholas's Church, by the Rev. J. Halton, Mr. Benjamin Dixon, spirit-merchant, of Keswick, Cumberland, to Sarah Fitzsimons, third daughter of the late Mr. George Glescott, of Clonmel, Ireland. On the 6th inst. at St. Brides' Church, by the Rev. J.H. Stewart. Mr. John Plitt, of H. M. Customs, Liverpool, to L,al),lla, relict of the lat John Conoly, Esq., of Scotforth, near Lancaster. DIED. On the 22d of October, at New Orleans, (whither he had gone on a professional tour,) of yellow fever, in the 28th year of his age. Mr. William Sefton, late of this town, sincerely lamented by his family and friends. On the 16th ult. at Madyn Farm, near Amlwch, after an illness of some weeks, aged 86, Mr. Hugh Pritchard, upwards of forty years overman(of the Precipitation Pits,belonging to the Mona and Pa r y Mine Company.' On the 17th ult. aged 67, Mrs. Dumbell, Mersey Mills, near War rington. On the 20th ult. at Parkgate, aged 71, Jane, wife of Mr. Charles Evans. On' the 21st ult. at his residence, Vicar's Island, Derwent Lake , near Keswick, aged 62 Licut.-General Peachy. formerly M.P. for Taunton. The generafwas, in the truest acceptation of the words, " a fine old English gentleman." On the 28th ult. aged 31, Capt, H. .1. Walrnsle3r, only son.of Mr. Walmsley, Kirkdale, grandson of the Rev. W. Sneyd, M.A. of the Isle of Wight, and nephew to Col. Sneyd, Hants, of the lion. East India Company's Service. The deceased was washed overboard the Winscales : for his strict integrity and .amiable disposition his parents and friends will long mourn his loss. On the 3.)th nit. Ann, wife of Mr. James Evans, coacLmaker, of Mill.place, Shaw's-brow. On the Ist instant, awfully sudden, at Mount Gawne Brewery , Castletown/Isle of Man, aged 26. Mr. Archibald Glugston. Same daY, at Woodside, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Mr. B. M. Scholaield, and daughter of Mr. John Whitton, Bradford: Her death was sudden but triumphant,and she was much respected by all who knew her. Same day, in Gill-street, aged 15, Margaret, only daughter or Mr. William Lockhart. On the 3d instant, in New Bond-street, Douglas, isle of Man, aged 17, Mary Anne, second daughter of the late Mr. John Kelly, cooper, deservedly esteemed. Same day, in Portland-street, in the 56th year of her age, MI . Sarah Pittard. Through her lifetime she was greatly resP ectew and she died with the consolation that she had done her duty to her family ; she departed in peace. Same day, by the rupture of a bloodvessel, aged 54, Mr. Greeb, draper. Bridge-street, Warrington. On the 4th instant, at his residence, New Park-street, Lond"' in his 56th rear, Mr. Daniel Horton. On the 401 instant. Mrs. Margaret Hughes, Fontenoy-stteet . Same day, at his residence, Brunswick-road, Robert Butcher, Esq., merchant, deegly regretted. On the 7th instant, at Sunnina Hill near Bolton, Misg A liee _ _ RZtri Wel 1. fl ,S b ipping Enttltigencr. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7.—Wind N.N.W., moderate. ARRlVED.—Majestic, Mustard, from New Orleans—JohnWalker, Gaskin, from Dalhousie—Superior, —, from Nova Scotia : lost part of deck load—Ann Lockerby, Burt. from Calcutta— Bolivar, Fenwick, from Maranham, sailed 30th October; expe rienced very bad weather from 21st Nov. to 3d Dec. In tat 49, long 14, passed a brig abandoned, of about 200 tons, with a red streak, and apparently white underneath, and a small billet head; painted white—Ruby, Wescott ; Clyde, , from Quebec — and Martina Johanna. Steene, from Amsterdam. SAlLED.—Lautina, Williams, for Havana,‘lkc. Ganges, Crawford, from Dalhousie for this port, was spoken 27th Nov. in lat 46, long 34 40, with colours half mast, and in a leaky state, by the Ruby, which could not stay by her owing to the heavy gale John Taylor, for Africa, has put back from Studwell Roads, leaky Priamise. from Quebec for this port, was spoken 21st November, by the Ruby ' Montrose, from St. Jago de Cuba for Swansea, was lost on the Hogsties, 25th Sept. Crew saved Gipsey;from Clyde for St John, N. 8., was totally wrecked on Cape Sable, previous to 18th Nov Pekin, -, hence, at Berbice Forth, -, hence, off St John, N.B. Jessie Logan, , hence for Charleston, was spoken 28th Nov. Zante, hence for Ancona, off Cape Bona Lion, --. from Zante for Liverpool, off Malaga 16th Nov. Barlow, Spence, from St. John, N. 13. at London Theron, Burdes, hence at Malta Amelia, Lister, from Palermo, at ditto, and sailed 13th Nov. for this port Caledonia, Wright, from Scanderoon, at ditto, and sailed Bth Nov. for this port Chilmark, Penny, and Margaret flighfield, Thom, hence at Leg horn King of Tyre, Bond, sailed from Leghorn for Liverpool 21st Nov. Guiana, Pile, hence at Gibraltar Antigua, Gibson, from Marseilles, at Gibraltar, and sailed 22nd Nov. for this port 11.M.St. -Lucifer, that was aground on Taylor's Bank, has got off Fortuna, Gerdes, hence for Wismar, at Arehndahl Phoenix, Bunmeyer: Atlas, Schmidt, hence, at Antwerp Maria Catherina, Schlesser. hence, at ditto Egidius, Duyts, hence, at Ostend Emily, hence for Havre, at Newry, out 14 days Thistle, from St. Andrew's for this port, at Waterford, dismasted Despatch, Grusilier, hence for St Michael's, at Scilly, 2d Decem ber, out 21 days : had been 500 miles to the westward Liverpool, Johnson, hence for Mobile, at Cove, with water casks stove, &c. Hudson, Hamilton, hence, at Aries. in 120 days Shakspeare, hence for New Orleans, was spoken 30th Nov., in lat. 48, long. 29 26, with loss of foretopmast and maintopgallantmast Wind at Holyhead. N.N.W., light breeze A steam-boat aground in the New Channel, near Crosby Point Buoy. The government•tender was alongside at 10 a.m. CEYLON, Sept. 20.—A boat arrived at Galle 13th instant, reports the loss of a ship on one of the islands oft' here. Crew and a quan ity of treasure saved SATURDAY, Bth December.—Wind N., moderate. ARRIVED.—Agnes, Cobb, from Quebec—Robert Bruce, from St. John, N.B.—Walter Scott, Robinson, from Honduras—Eliza and Jane, Bowen, from Cadiz—Adventure, Lesbuch, from Seville, dismasted—Clarissa, from France—John Scott, Robinson, from Monte Video, sailed 24th Sept. The Reindeer was to sail about the Ist, and John Souchay about the Bth October, for this port SAlLED.—Susquehanna, Miercken ; Minerva, Pearson, for Phila delphia—South America, Barstow, for New York—William Miles, Kindley, for Mobile—Cybele, Armstrong, for Pernambuco-3 ane Smith, Swanston, for St. Domingo—George, Stothard, for Malta, &c.—Frolic, Bennett, for liourdeaux Corriere, Couchi, hence for Malta, at Plymouth, leaky, with loss of sails, and part of the cargo thtown overboard Catherine bl• Donald, Connor, from Richibucto for this port, at Waterford Emulous, hence for Demerara, was spoken 24th November, in long 18 Margaret, hence for Mobile, was spoken 22d November, in lat 51, long 7 America, hence for Charleston. was spoken in lat 47, long 19 Tartar, Davies, hence, at Algiers Matilda, Hodgson. hence, at Genoa Maria, Browner, hence, at the Texel Blackness, Anderson, hence, at llamburgh Enterprise, Salkeld. from Rotterdam for this port. at Yarmouth, after having been off Dungeness 29th Nov. and driven thence into the North Sea Brazil Packet, from Monte Video, at Cowes 2d Dec. On the 26th Nov. in lat 48 43 N, long 10 30 W, spoke the Henrietta, of Liverpool DONAGIIADER, DEC. 2.—The Don, from Quebec for Liverpool, struck on the Dor man Sh oa l, south of this port, but got off and proceeded for Belfast ; sh e i s re p or t e d t o b e very leaky, having struck previously MILFORD, DEC. 5.—A schooner, supposed to be French, is on shore near Great Castle Head, and is going to pieces SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9.—Wind E. SAlLED.—William, Clark, for New Orleans—Briton, Mosson, for Constantinople—Jane,iiregory, for Rio Janeire Gunga, Youngbusband, hence, at China John Bull, Ormond, hence, at ditto Tyrian, Cunningham, for Rio Janeiro, has put back Great Western (steamer, from New York at Bristol, sailed 23d November, p.m. Liverpool (steamer,) hence at New York, 23d November, in 161 days from Cork Tinamara, Wilson; Eurphrates, Emerson; Chevalier, Kenny; and Edinburgh, Bristow, hence, at New Orleans Bengal, Teulon ; Alexander Grant, Thornton, hence, at Mobile Siddons, Britton, hence, at New York Norval, Murray; Eagle, Hunt, hence, at Alexandria, Egypt Pantaloon, Candler, sailed from ditto for this port 31st Oct Yarmouth, Holt, sailed from Smyrna for this port 14th Nov Jessie Logan, hence for Charleston, was spoken in lat 47, long 12 Medora, hence, and Barbados, at Charleston ARRIVED.— Alert, Turn,' from Seville. Laidmans, Hughes, from Liverpool, at Jamaica, with damage, having been run foul of on the passage Sarah, Adolph u s, an d Ali ce Jane, Illeasdale, from Liverpool, at Jamaica, for water, bound to Vera Cruz Tyrian, Campbell, for Rio Janeiro, has put back. MONDAY, IOTII DECEMBER.—Wind W. to N. moderate. ARRlVED.—Johnstone, Spence, and Ritson, Johnson, from De merara—Fisherman, Gibaut, from Palermo—Julie, —, from Senegal—Earl of Oxford, Ellis. from Dublin. SAlLED.—lvanhoe, Gibson, Rio Janeiro—Amity, Glover, Bahia. La Nouvelle, Gabrielle, from Bourdeaux. at Afr►ca Savanilla. Ridley, from Liverpool, at Carthagena Limena, Evrington, from Liverpool, at St. Vincent Wm. Ackers, Nichol ; Margaret. Hunter, and Charles Hamerton, Reynolds, from Liverpool, at St. Thomas Express Packet, from Falmouth, at Havana, and sailed 2d Nov. for Nlexieo. Lord Melville Packet, from Falmouth and Barbadoes, at Jacme) 3d Nov., and sailed for Jamaica, Bahiana, (steamer) from Liverpool, at Core, for Rio Janeiro Aliquis, Gill, for New South Wales, and Falcon, stairs, for St. Thomas, sailed from Cove Bth December. Arno, Murray - , and Countess Dunmore, Johnston, from Liver pool, at_Malta Ware, from Quebec for Liverpool, was spoken 28th ult., in lat. 51, short of provisions. TELEGRAPH OF,FIOE, DECEMBER 10. Wind at Holyhead W. Light breeze, Morning. Do. do. W.S.W. do. Noon. Off Holyhead. inward bound, at 10 30 a.m., No. 67, Hankirfson, B. 8.. from Africa. No. 1285, Redbreast, B. Schooner, from Con stantinople. No. 1263, Arethusa, B. Schooner. Off Holyhead, outward bound, at 10 30 a.m., No. 182, George, B. Barque.. Oft' dreat Ormshead, outward bound, yesterday, No. 989, Re becca, B. B. EmportS. AFRICA, L'Amanda, (79) J F Lacoste, from St. Louis, Senegal, 1313 casks gum, order.—P D. EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 4.c. MAnn Lockerby, (365) J Burt, from Calcutta, 2172 bags sugar, 1600 bags linseed, 500 bales jute, 36 bales 1 parcel raw silk, 28 bales safflower, order-107 bags sugar, T 11 and .1 Ilornby and Co-832 bags sugar. East India Company-8 bales raw silk, Sands, Turner and Co-118 bags sugar, 22 cases lac dye, 89 cases Mother o'Pearl shells. 113 chests shellac, 50 bales jute, Fletcher, Alexander and Co-70 bales jute, 130 bales rnunjeet, W Lockerby. UNITED STATES. Majestic, (371) G F Mustard, from New Orleans, 697 bales cotton A Dettnistoun and Co-221 do, J Maur,/ and Sons-249 do, Rath bone Brothers and Co-41 do, Baring Brothers and Co-50 do, 0 Green and Son-99 do, Purton, l'arker and Co-12 do, T Richards —W D. SOUTH AMERICA. Bolivar, (386) J Fenwick, from Maranham, 2 pipes 5 cases Indian rubber, Moon Brothers-3 do, W S Lyne-2 do, lt B Lusek and Co —153 bags cotton, Duarte Brothers and Co-20 do, A T Murta-3 do, Hadfield, Wood and Co-73 do, A Parlane-24 do, Gardner, At kinson and Co-20 do, T Stoekdale and Son-170 do, J Rushton -75 do, W and J Wellstood-66 do. Foster Brothers and Co —1159 do, 4 carriage wheels; Moon Bros-4 bskts tapioca, Ada Silva, jun —5 AS 2 brls 1 cse isinglass, 3 cs wine, W S Lyne—P D Gazelle, (282) .1 Evins. from Bahia, 50 bales cotton, Sad'er, Fen ton and Co-28 do, J J Ferguson and Co-51 do, Iloyles, Ashworth and Co-50 do, W Adams and Son-115 do, Heyworth and Co-5 do, Jones, Mann and Co-21 do, Constant and Co-106 do, J A 1%1 urta-1002 do, order-55 do, 15 cases balsam, 20 cases sugar, 1 box specimens natural history, order—K D. BRITISH AMERICA. John Walker, (523) It Gaskin, from Dalhousie, 774 pees pine timber, 174 deals, 23 cords lathwood, 17 spars, Houghton and Sm ith—B D. Mary eaMphell, (415) J Barker, from Pictou, N.S., 62 pees birch and 501 pees fir timber, about 10 fms lathwood, 991 deals and deal ends, Cannon, Miller and Co-1 spar, Exportation—B Ann Hall, (773) W Tucker, from Quebec, 43 pees oak timber, 2001wls flour, 13 spars do, 15 pees elm, 7 pees oak and 497 pees pine timber, 40(7 deals and deal ends, 15,127 staves, J Froste and Co—P D. _ _ _ Ruby, (573) J Wescott, from Quebec, 38 ps oak and 393 ps fir timber, 1311 c 9 2taves, 251 c 21 deals and deal ends, .81 fms lath wood, Gibbs. Bright and co—B I) Clyde, (711) D Reid, from Quehee, 39 ps oak and 349 ps pine timber, 2465 deals and deal ends, 8244 staves, abt 16 fins lathwood, Wildes, Pickersgill and co-7172 deals, order-130 brls flour, J Froste and co—B D Sup,rior, (866) J A Taylor, from Liverpool, N S, 1664 ps fir tim ber, 100 ps deals and deal ends, abt 17 fms lathwood, Cannon, Miller and co—a quantity of the above deals were washed over board during a gale—B D Current IMPORTS. SALES OF THE WEEK. Prices. This Wk this Year —- 480 I Sea Island l7d 636 d 400 1 Stained 7 —lO } 618 442020 9830 Bowed Georgia... 8630 5 Mobile 6l 81 / Alabama and Tennessee 64 74 1 2236 617355 31000 New Orleans 64 9 5 Aricatiand Ceara Pernambuco& Paraiba. 9 10 , 1720 8 71 -- 9" 1 1483 32672 555 1 6120 t 1400 Bahia and Alii,•eio 2220 { , b Maranham awginne d 7 8 3 ..•• 1 32677 Minas Para • 170 Demerara; Surinam, &c. 8 —l3 49 1215 700 Egyptian ll —l6 .... 24642 Barbados 74 9 32 203 Peruvian 74 —SI 1 1 Bahama — ..... -- ——• Laguayra Common West India, It-,c. 61 —Bl } 972 } 24528 180 Carthagena. Smyrna Manilla 4670 Surat s—6l J 1296 63028 350 Madras 5 64 Bengal 5 -- 54 "•• 1 _ 61750 bales 7261 1298590 DEC. 10. On Saturday there was a very animated demand from specula . On Saturday there was a very ani tors and the sales reached 10,000 b are entirely confined to the trade, a 3,500 bags. The market has closed D ,mated demand from ,ags. To-day the trai and their purchases an firmly at full prices. specula nsactions nount to EUROPE. Eliza Jane, (104) J Bowen, from Cadiz, 2 h 2 h 41 cks wine. H Withington-4 b do, Herford Bros-8 1-cks 8 octaves do, W Gibbs —3 b 10, Petty, Postlethwaite and co-1 b 4 h do, J Falcon-2 b 20 h 27 4-cks do, Glazehrook Bros-4 h do, Illoodwarcl and Son-9 h 22 h 40 4-cks do, J Winstanley and Son-16 h 16 1-eke do, J Knowles, jun. and co-20 1) 31 h 32 4-cks do, Order-44 b 5911 75 4-cks do, for Glasgow—S William, (108) W Wakeham. from Gibraltar, 1894 pigs lead, C S Middleton-260 hgs wool, 6 srns gum, J Carver and co-4 his conts unkn, Murray, Syme and co-1 bale recd goods, Scott, Hastings and co-98 bxs 55 hf and 37 qr bxs raisins, order—K D Adventure, (82) C Leshirel. from Gibraltar, 721 pigs lead, C S Middleton—(from Seville) 440 chts 60 hf chts oranges, Order — Cg D Alert, (63) J Truran, from Seville, 372 chts 44 hf and 2 qr chts oranges, 14 kgs olives, E H Burnett—P D La C Llarise (70) A Marchandeau, from Rochel le. with abt 425 qrs wheat, 60 cks brandy, P Devaux-7 cks brandy thrown overboard during a gale—P D Charita, (120) F Allona, from Santander, 186 bales wool, Zwil chenbart and Co. - K D. Terra Nova (153) J Wessberg. from Pitea, 1208 brls tar, 4 fms lathwood. Falk and Griffin-100 kegs steel, J C and J Shaw-17 dozen handspikes, 21 kegs cranberries, Master — Q D. Newton, (257) W Ferguson, from Danzig, 258 pees timber. 2152 Pees lathwood, 2719 pees spelter, 175 deals, Holdforth, Bald and Co—B D. Martina Johanna, (137) It J Van Driesten, from Anisterdom, 120 boxes cheese, R Still-20 do, Sandbach, Tinne and Co-1 case do, D Willink-1 case cordials, J Macaire and Co—about 50 tons oak bark, order-14 casks madder, 11 Castellain, Sons and Co-1 brl peas and beans, 1 case smoked beef , 1 case sausa g es, 1 case g in, 1 box confectionary, D Willink Astrea, (215) J Neill, from Genoa, 2 cases returned goods, J T Crook-1 box returned goods. J Bibby and Co-2 do, A Swa inson —1 truss d o , vi a nna and Jones--1 hale do, J Staveley—loose about 1000 qrs wheat, Crozier and Co-325 do, Baring Brothers and•Co— P D. Joven Enrique, (9a) J de traarte, from Tarragona, 400 bags nuts, E Rae-20n do, P DigbY-100 do. D Parry-307 do, order-3 do, Master-14 bags almonds, E Rae—G D. Henry Alexander. (138) J D Pyke, from Barletta, loose about 810 D. qrs wheat, W A and G Maxwell—a quantity thrown overboard K Don, (342) G Morton, from Cronstadt. 993 casks tallow, J and T Johnson—about 8 fms lathwood, 6 fms firewood, master—i St. Antonius, (77J11 A Klein, from Neubarlingersen, about 420 qrs beans, Twiname and Maxwell—Q D. Patience, (300) W Bergendabl, from Nye Carleby, 1537 brls 40 half-brls tar, 3328 battens, J W Gibsone and Co—B D. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 8. During the last seven days we have continued to have large arri vals or Grain, amongst which may he enumerated upwards of 21,000 qrs of Wheat coastwise, 8,000 quarters from Ireland, with above 22,000 quarters of Oats, and 20,000 loads of Oatmeal from the same country. In the face of the se large supplies, holders have continued firm, and with only a moderate demand, the quotations of this day week may he reported for Wheat generally, fine Baltic red being held at Ils. 3d. to 11s. 6d., and the better runs of Irish new at 10s, 6d to 10s. 9d.: somevery superior samples of English white have brought as high as 13s. per l'Olbs.—A good part of the supply of Oats, to Tuesday's market, was cleared off at Id. advance, choice mealing realizing 3s. lld , and fair runs 3s. 9d. to 3s. 10(1. per 451bs. : these rates have since been sustained. but the inquiry has been less active —Oatmeal has sold at 355. to 365. per 240 lbs.— The best marks of Irish Flour are held at 645. to 665. per sack, but this article has gone oft' very slowly.—For Barley there has been a good demand ; fair runs of English have sold at 425. to 435., and chevalier up to 46s per imperial quarter for the best English.—Peas in request, and fine boilers worth .50s. to 51s. per imperial quarter. There are buyers of all descriptions of bonded Grain, but very few disposed to sell. PRICES OF SHARES, LIVERPOOL, DEC, 10. Last Prices This day's RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices Birmingham and Gloucester 3O paid 15 0 0 .... Ditto and Derby Birkenhead and Chester Bolton and Leigh lOO paid 64 10 0 .... Chester and Crewe l5 .... 16 10 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow lO .... 9 10 0 .... Ditto Leith & Newhaven 5 paid 0 0 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 6 .... 5 7 6 .... Glasgow,. Paisley, Kilmar-s nock, and Ayr 3 paid 0 0 0 ...' Grand J unction lOO .... 203 0 0 .. „, Ditto bait' shares lO .... 55 0 (1.... Great Western Hull and Selby Lancas . '. Preston 70 paid •• • • Livens , ..,Vtaneliester lOO .... 204 0 0 e.d. WM. lquer shares Ditto hail' shares ...... London and Birmingham Ditto new quarter shares Ditto and Southampton Ditto, new shares 2O paid 40 15 0 .... Ditto & Brightin (United) Leeds and Manchester ..50 .... 67 10 o .... Leicester and Swannington Ditto, (new) l5 paid 38 0 0 ..., Manchester, Bolton, & Bury.. 78 .... 70 10 0 ..., Manchester and Birmingham l3 a... 11 0 0 .... Ditto and Ditto Extension 3 lOs 3 17 0 .. _ Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle 100 .... 92 10 9 ~.. Ditto quarter shares North Midland South Eastern and Dover North Union, lOO .... 73 10 0 .... St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap —lOO paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland 2O paid 20 5 0 .... BANKS Royal Bank of Liverpool 5OO ... 710 0 0„ .. Bank of Liverpool .. ..... £l2 10s paid 23 12 6 .... Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 29 0 0 .... Liverpool Union lO ~... 13 7 6 ... Northern and Centr a l. — 10 .... 35 0 ... Albion 25 paid 26 10 0 .... North and South Wales lO ..... 10 17 6 .... of Manchester lO .... 13 0 0 .... M'chester & L'pool Dsct .5„ .. 20 10 0 .... South Lancashire 7 0 0 .... Liverpool Banking Company . ,• .. 11 2 6 ..... Borough Bank Commercial Bank of England 5 .... .... East of England lO .... 910 0 .... Phoenix Bank Wilts and Dorset lO .... 7 0 0 .... GAS, WATERWORKS, &e. Exchange Buildings £loo paid 163 0 0 . .. L'pool and Harrington Water I 350 .... 452 10 0 .... Works Bootle Ditto Stock .... 320 0 0 .... Liverpool Coal GasCompanyStock .... 372 0 0 .... L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 200 0 0 .... Ditto New Shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance 1 25 paid 9 0 0.. Company — ~. Ocean Assurance Company ... 10 . v .,. 610 0 Liverpool Fire and Life DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company 12 10s. 11 10 0 Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company Harrington Docks lOO .... Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool) 2 -- (Polonceau). 2 7 17 6 . 7 17 6 . 3 5 6 75 0 0 6 12 6. 010 0. 15 0 . bond.—There is very little Rum offering, and the sales are in con sequence too limited to notice. Several parcels of Bast Indialndigo have changed hands this week, in all about 90 chests, at 9d per lb advance on the prices of the late auction sales.—Lac Dye has been in good request, and the business amounts to nearly 200 chests, at 10d to 2s per lb.—Of Shell Lac, 44 chests are reported at 755; East India Gum Arabic. 30 chests at 29, to 365, and 20 bags of Stick Lac at 55s per cwt.—The demand for Saltpetre and Nitrate of Soda continues ; of the former 2600 bags have been taken at 27s 3d to 28s 61, and 300 bags of the latter at 16s per cwt. DYEWOOD.—The sales of Campeachy Logwood have been 70 tons at £l5, but there is nothing reported in other kinds ; of Fustic, 10 tons of Cuba brought £l3, and 30 of Savanilla £lO ; 20 tons of solid Nicaragua Wood have been sold at £l2, and 10 of Angola Barwood at £8 per ton ; there is an improved demand for Camwood, and sales have been made at advanced rates.—There is very little varia tion in the state of the Turpentine market ; the sales are 2000 brls. at 12s 2d to 12s 3d from the quay, and 200 brls. at 12s 5d per cwt.— Nothing new in American or Stockholm Tar.—M ontreal Pot Ashes are 3d to 6d per cwt. lower, but the sales at this reduction have been rather large, amounting to 500 to 600 brls. at 29s to 29s 3d, and a few at 29s 6d per cwt. ; some small parcels of Pearl Ashes have brought 35s per cwt.—Nothing done in Quercitron Bark, Cloverseed or Flax seed.— Hides—None of the late arrivali have 3et been brought on the market, and consequently there are no sales to report —There has been an extensive demand for Tobacco, and the sales amount to about 450 Mids., of which 200 trils, were taken for re-sale, and the remainder by the home-trade. The quotations of the low mtd tiling descriptions are id per lb higher, and the fine qualities have realized full prices. _ _ _ B RIM STONE.—There has been less done this week than for some time past, chiefly because there are no sellers at late prices ; about 250 tons of good seconds sold to-day at £9 17s 6d per ton.—Some few sales have been made in Sumac at full prices.—Only a moderate businesshas been done in Argots and Cream ofTartar.—The scarcity of Madders prevents business being done in them.—Madder Roots have been sought after, and about 200 bales sold, chiefly at 60s for Smyrna, with small lots recently at 52s per cwt.—No sales are re ported in Valonia.—For Olive Oil there has been an animitted.de mand, and large sales have been made, amounting in all to 400 tuns, including about 100 tuns to arrive ; full prices have been obtained, and holders are now looking for an advance, which in several in stances has been paid.—The arrival of five vessels from Newfound land, with about 300 tuns Cod Oil, has caused more business in Fish Oils than for some time past ;-150 tuns Cod Oil were sold previously (atithe close of last week) at £ . 29 lOs to £3O, and a considerable part of the remainder has since been disposed of at £3O to £3O 10s ; holders now require an advance of lOs to 20s per tun ; some small parcels of Halifax Cod sold at £2955; of pale Seal, small sales are being made at £34 lOs to £3s.—Pale Rape Oil is steady at 455, but Linseed Oil continues dull of sale, and 28s has been accepted, al though few parties are disposed to take so low a price.-1 he busi ness in Palm Oil has been extensive, comprising about 800 tons, chiefly to arrive, at £43 lOs for spring delivery, up to £44 lOs for part of a cargo now off the coast, and at £44 15s to £45 on the spot. For Oil of Turpentine rather lower prices have been taken, and our quotation is barely obtained.—Holders of Petersburgh Hemp are again asking higher rates, but nothing of moment has been done, and the prices are for the present almost nominal. There are no sales reported this week in East India descriptions.—Tallow was dull of sale at the commencement of the week, but there has since been more inquiry, and sales of 500 to GOO casks have been effected at 59s to 60s per cwt. for yellow candle ; the market is now firm at the latter price. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 7. COTTON.—The extensive demand noticed in last week's circular from speculators has continued with unabated spirit, and their pur chases amount to 41,000 bags, of which 35.000 are American, 3800 Surat, 1000 Maranham, 300 Pernam, 200 Bahia and 21,0 Egyptian. Prices of all descriptions have gradually advanced during the week, and are ad. per lb. higher than the quotations of Friday iast. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, From the Ist inst. to this day inclusive. LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARKET, Dac. 8. s. d. g. d. v. d. S. d. Old Hay 0 11riA1 1 4P20111 Potatoes •• • • 2 622 8 - New Hay OlO 111 0 - Cattle Ditto.. 2 3 2 5 - Clover Hay 0 8 011 - Turnips 28 030 Oper ton, Straw, Wheat 0 61 0 7 - Carrots 4B 050 0 - Straw, Oat ... 0 6 0, 7 - Manglewurzle26 027 0 - Straw, Barley 0 6 0 7- Manure 7 0 9 0 - Clover - LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, DEC. 20. There is very little doing in Butter. Consumers do not freely buy at the advanced rates that holders require, and the figure is rayther too long for speculators. Belfast, and other superior de scriptions. we call Ss. to 102 s ; Newry and Waterfords, &c. 88s. to 9Cs. Pickled Butter remains about our last quotations. Prime new Beef may be rated at llOs. to 117 s. Gd per tierce, and Pork at 78s, to 86s. per brl. Bacon quite as dear, as are also Hams. LIVERPOOL PR] (Quoted as duty paid, excep ASHES ICES CURRENT. )t when mentioned in bond.) MADDER, V cwt. s. d. s. d. Dutch, crop 56 0 —62 0 Ombro 4O 0 —52 0 Montreal, Pot ..29 0 29 6 Pearl, new ..35 0 —.-- U.States, Pot none. Pearl 13AnK, Quercit nominal. Oak, 4 ton X6 0 . 7 10 German BRIMSTONE,VIOG Sicily, &c. Tuscany CASSIA LIGNEA, S. d. 8 d cwt. in bond 52 0 —55 0 CLOVER -SEED, 4Y cwt. American, red Dutch I Nominal. Gamene 25 0 —3B 0 Mull French, S.F. 4O 0 —44 0 S.P.F 4B 0 —52 0 E.S.F 55 0-57 0 E.5.F.F.58 0 —6O 0 Spanish 30 0 —32 0 'MOLASSES, 4? cwt. Trinidad, &c. 2B 0 —29 6 Demerara, 3cc 29 6 —3O 0 Bar. & Aritigua. 30 0 —32 0 MUNJEET, ct, cwt. 12 0 —l4 0 OIL, Olive, ti 252 g alls. _ _ French &Germ COCOA, ir Trinidad 4O 0 —45 0 Grenada 4O 0 —43 0 Brazil 32 0 —35 0 COFFEE, cwt. in bond. - -- - - Gallipoli , £55 0 —56 0 Trieste 5l 0 —53 Q Sicily i 3 0 —5l 0 Malaga Portugal, &c. 3l 0 - .51 10 Levant 5O 0 —52 U Palm, tr ton —l5 0 Fish, cIP' 252 galls. Seal, pale 34 10 —35 0 _ _ brown 28 0 —2B 10 S 0:- 92 0 ordinary triage.. good&fin ord. 95 0-105 0 middling ....107 0-115 0 good mid. ..116 0-130 0 fine mid. &e. 132 0-144 0 Dutch, triage.. ordinary .... 145 0-85 0 good& fine 0rd.90 0-95 0 middling 95 0-103 0 good mid. 104 0-108 0 tine mid. &c. Mocha 95 0 :410 0 Ceylon 96 0 —WO 0 Java 45 0 —53 0 Havana good &fin.ord.42 0 —4B 0 St. Domingo 40 0 —42 0 Brazil 37 0 —42 0 Laguira 45 0 —5O 0 DYRWOODS, 4! ton £. S. .£ s. Logwood, Jam.l2 0 —l2 10 Hon. 8.; D0m.12 0 —l2 15 Campeachy 14 10 —l5 0 Fustic, Span 9 0 —lO 0 Tampico ll 0 —ll 10 Brazil... 8 0 9 0 Cuba l3 0 —l4 40 NICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Hache solid roufrh 5 0 6 u small Lima, solid Barwood, Arnto 6 10 8 0 Gaboon . 4 0 4 10 Cod 30 0 —3l 0 LINSEED, ctr ctot.2B 6 —29 0 Rape. pale do. 4l 6 —45 0 Turpen.4r cwt 6l 0 —6l 6 Rica, cIY cwt. Carolina, dress. 42 0 in bond none. Bengal, ord. d 0.14 6 —lB 0 mid. to fine.... 10 0 —2l U African none. Rum, 4, gallon, in bond. Jamaica, LI to 16 o.p 4 0 4 6 stronger 4 5 0 choice marks 5 3 6 0 ,SAFFLOWER, 47 cwt. Bengal, good & fine ...C4 5 0 'Ord Sc. mid .. 1 10 3 15 Bombay SALTPETRE, V CWI. a. d. a. d. East India 23 0 —2st 6 SouthAmerican.ls 6 —l6 0 Simi. LAC, ty cwt. in bond. 0 orange BO 0 —126 0 liver & black 6O 0 —BO u SKINS, Neutria, 4r doz 7 6 —l2 0 Chinchilli, do 20 0 —25 0 Seal, each SIIUMAC, 4y cwt. Sicily 12 0 —l3 6 Malaga ll 0 —ll 6 Trieste ' Verona Tyrolese SUGI R ewe. B.P, Muscovado moist brown 52 dry brown 55 good & mid 59 fine & v. line 65 Mauritius, dabs &moist 50 brown 53 yellow 56. fine yellow EO East India, Bengal ord. white 64 0 —67 0 good & fine 6B 0 —7O 0 extra fine 7l 0 —72 0 Manilla,in bend 21 0 —23 0 Havana, do. brown none yellow 26 0 —29 0 white, ord 35 0 —37 0 good & fine 38 0 —4O 0 Brazil, in bond. brown l6 yellow 23 white, ord 26 good & fine 29 TALLOW, 4, cwt. P' burgh, Y. C 59 Odessa 59 Cameod 18 0 —22 0 Red. San. Wood 7 0 8 0 FLAX, 4Y km_ _ - P.T. 45 0-47 0 P'burg, 9 heAd 39 0 —4O 0 Archangel none. Dutch & Flem 6O 0 —llO 0 GALLS, Ift Turkey, blue 73 0 —B2 0 mixed 60 0 —65 0 East India 7O 0 —75 0 GINGER, 4 cwt. Barbadoes 45 0 —5O 0 Jamaica 80 0 —l2O 0 E. India, en bond 18 0 —2O 0 Gum, 41$' cwt. Arabic, Turkey. 70 0 —l4O 0 - East India. 25 0 —56 0 Barbary 45 0 —55 0 0 —54 0 0 —ss 0 6 —6l 6 6 —7O 0 0 -52 0 0 -55 0 0 -59 0 0 -65 0 Senegal 65 J —6B 0 liEmr, 4, ton. £ s. £ s , P'burg, clean ..48 0 —4i 0 outshot.4s 10 —46 Riga, ft hine....49 0 —49 10 outshot 46 0 Archangel 45 0 Manilla ..... 36 0 —3B 0 Bombay 27 0 —29 0 Jute l4 10 --14 15 Mins, Ox and Cow, 447 lb B. Ayres C. Monte Video, dry. inferior & mid.o 8 0 81 good & prime..o 01— 0 101 Do. salted .. •• 0 5 0 6 N.Amer.salted 0 31— 0 41 Brazil 0 51— 0 64 dry salted 0 51— 0 84 Rio, dry 0 71— 0 8 Valparaiso,dry 0 6 0 71 Odessa. Sze.dry 0 61— A 71 W. India, dry. 0 51— 0 7 salted. 0 5 0 54 Eastlndia 0 8 0 121 Kips,B.A.dry 0 71— 0 8!, Horse, d. each 9 0 —l2 6 HOUSE HAIR, <lr lb. Short mixed long tails ... 1 8— 2 0 combed 0 -22 0 0 -25 0 0 -28 0 0 -33 0 3 -60 0 6 -59 9 0 - - 0 -56 0 Archangel Buenos Ayres 53 TAR, 4? brl . Stockholm ....16 0 —l6 6 Archangel le. 0 —l6 6 Carolina .....,17 6 —lB 3 Virginia......., none TARTAR, 4 cwt. Cream of Tartar 61 0 —63 0 brown Rc yel. none TEA, 4r lb in bond. Bohea, Canton 0 10 Pokein 1 2 1 3 Congon, corn .. • 1 3 1 4 mid, to fine. 1 5 a 6 Twankay, corn . I 51— mid. to good 1 6 1 7 Pekoe, Orange . 1 8— 3 6 Campoi, corn, to good none llyson Skin 1 1 1 2 mid. to fine 1 5 1 7 INDIO& , V lb, in bond. Bengal, CP • pur. &violet 7 6 8 0 blue & violet 7 6 8 0 blue none violet, rr.& fine 7 3 8 0 ord:& mid. 6 6 7 0 violet &cop. Z r 6 . 1 - 5 "' cop. g. & fine. 6 6 7 0 ord. mix . 5 0-6 9 eon. quality °title ...... 4 6 — . 6 3 ?Madras Souchong. corn. 1 4 1 a good to fine... 1 9 3 0 Zekoe— flowery- 3 (1 —___4_ nyson, corn,— 2 0 2 4 fine 3 0 3 9 Young llyson 1 11 2 6 Imperial Gunpowder, good St fine 3 3 4 0 TOBACCO, 4r lb. in heml. - J. River, Leaf Stemmed 0 8 1 1 Kentucky 0 8 Maryland ITunmunic, Y cwt in bond. Bengal l2 0 —lB 0 TURPENTINE, AP Cwt, American..... 11 0 —l2 6 VALON IA , ton. £ s. £ B. Go,timala, 4F lb. Floras Sobres Cortes Caraccas, Floras 7 Sobres Cortes LAC DYE, 4, lb. 0 - 7 G 0 - 6 9 6- 5 9 0 - 7 6 9 - 6 9 6 - 5 9 D.T. anilpriMe. 1 10 4 0 mid. to gond... 0 11 1 9 ord.& inferior 0 6 0 104 MADDER ROOTS, ir CWi. Smyrna, picked 10 —2O 0 Morea 12 0 —l4 0 BEES'. IF cwt. in bond. vrna . ..... —5O 0 —5 0 Tripoli & Syria 45 0 —46 0 French 4B 0 —5O 0 Naples 35 0 —36 0 African 3 0 9 0 East India 9 0 —lO 0 American 9 0 —lO 0 LONDON' GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, DEC. 7. PARTNERSIIIPS DISSOLVED. P. Cotesworth, D. Powell, M. Pryor, W. Cochran, and R. Smith, Mexico—F. Parnell and J. Hull, Manchester, power-loom-manu facturers—R. Dale and J. Dale, Manchester, boot-makers. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. William Woodrow, Yeovil, Sornersetshire, innholder. BANKRUPTS. Christopher Annet Collis, Witham, Essex, victualler. George Holden, Salford, stiffner. John Revell, Sheffield, hosier. DIVIDENDS. Dec. 17, T. Hall, Great Portland-street, London, woollen-draper —Jan: 5. J. Holden and T. M, Fisher, Manchester, cotton-spinners —Dec. 31, J. Haworth and, S. Davies, Manchester, ironmongers— Dec. 31, J. Chiesman, Leeds victualler—Jan. 1, G. Dickinson, Dover, paper-manufacturer—Jan. 1, W. Hirst, J. Hirst, and W. Hirst, jun. Gomersal, Yorkshire, merchants—Jan. 2, J. Barker, Mattersey Hill, Nottingham, miiler—Jan. 11, J. Osborn, juu. Gainsborough. ironmonger —Dec. 29, H. Mackay. Manchester, tailor—Dec. 31, T. Wallace, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, grocer CERTIFICaTES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, en or before the 28th day of Deceinher. G. Orbell. Romford, horse-dealer-11. Orbell, ltomford, inn keeper—W. S. Gladill, Clerkenwell-close, London, japanner—G. Field, Two Waters, Hertfordshire, ver.maker—W. Coles. Taun ton St. Mary Magdalen, Somerse ire, shopkeeper—T. Young, Nailsea, Somersetshire, tailor. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 4th of Dec.. 1838, is 32s 1d per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. TIDE TABLE. 11/rn. fern. lit. -- H. M. H. M. F. I. Tuesday 11 643 716 n 7 Wednes. 12 7.45 I 813 12 1 Thursday 13 839 9 1 12 9 Friday 14 922 943 13 5 Saturday 15 10 3 10 23 14 3 Sunday 16 ilO 42 11 1 15 2 Monday 17 11 19 11 37 15 10 11Tars sets Oh 39m even. Jupiter rises lh 59m morn. Lucy. 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