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Vottrp. THE PENNY ENVELOPE. Speed ye, speed ye, leaves Sibylline, East and west, and south and north ! Penny now, 'twas once a shilling ; And the plate's a penny -worth ! See the pens and paper speeding (Stationary now no more), Letter-writing, letter reading, Nothing else from shore to shore ! See a literary lion Crouching at Britannia's feet, Reindeer mails o'er deserts hieing, Cherub postmen in the street ! Elephants—discreet beholders-- Spite of all their masters' care, Read his letter o'er his shoulders Till the jealous camels stare. China turns her back towards us, Home the empty vessels sail ; But the penny-post rewards us With an Oriental Tail : See the planters' puncheons filling ! Grinning negroes show their teeth ! See the sugar-casks distilling Sweetness on the group beneath. See the elder maidens sharing, Sister like, their billet-doux ; Younger sister cease your teazing, 'Twill not serve for more than two ! Of the postage emblematic Deep-red Indians, copper men, Hail the boon with joy ecstatic, Stretch their hands to grasp a Penn. —John Bull. LITERARY NOTICES. The Political Works of Ebenezer Elliott, the Corn-Law Rhymer: Edinburgh: William Tait. 1840, Of this work, which has been lying on our • desk for some time, we find it extremely difficult to express a deliberate opinion. We know not whether its beauties or its defects are the more numerous. Ebenezer Elliott is, undoubtedly, a poet of the very highest order. He possesses the true divinus afflatus. But, as has been well remarked, he is a " poet of his own order"—the mechanics and artisans of his fatherland. In describing their habits—their toils—their trials—their privations—their sufferings—he writes with a force and eloquence which few have ever equalled, and none surpassed. His pictures of domeitic life among the humbler classes are touchingly truthful and pathetic. Callous, in deed, must that heart be that is not deeply affected by his recitals of " the poor man's woes." Here, however, we must stop. Would that Ebenezer Elliott refrained from his bitter invectives against the rich. With him every rich man is a demon in human shape, to be denounced and loaded with curses. We may add that on the subject of the corn laws he is almost, if not altogether, a monomaniac. How true is it that there is no great mind without its failings ! Astnodeus; or the Devil on Two Sticks. Newly translated by Joseph Thomas, from the French of La Sage. Illus trated by Tony Johannot. Part 1. London : Joseph Thomas. The well known character of this exquisite satire on the follies and vices of mankind cannot fail to procure for the present edition an increased measure of popularity, The illustrations are both numerous and exquisitly conceived and executed. The frontispiece is a veritable portrait of the mischief making imp. The Illustrated Shakspere. Part 12. London : Robert Ty as. Each succeeding part of this truly splendid edition of the works of our great dramatist seems to be an improvement on its predecessors. 'Whether we consider. the number—the originality--the exquisite finish of its engravings, or the in trinsic value and extent of its annotations and introductory remarks, we are constrained to acknowledge that this is the best edition of Shakspere that has yet made its appearance. When we say that it is worthy of the patronage of the whole reading community of Great Britain, we only express what we conscientiously believe. Wilson's Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Tales of the Borders, and of Scotland. Part 71. Edinburgh : John Sutherland. This series of tales appears to possess an inexhaustible degree of interest. They are eminently adapted to the popu lar taste. Their morals are unobjectionable, their language is simple and impressive, and their perusal is calculated to foster and encourage, in an eminent degree, the domestic virtues. We cordially wish them an extended circulation. A Letter to the Fanners of England. By Edmund Ed munds. Liverpool: Davenport. This plain-spoken epistle is from the pen of a farmer, lately returned from that " land of promise," America. He gives a faithful picture of the state of the country, especially of its agriculture, and forcibly describes the disappointments which he met with, and the hardships to which he was sub jected. The perusal of this tract is calculated to effect much good. It ought to be in the hands of every one who may intend to emigrate to the United States. THE WEAVER CHURCH BILL. (From the Choler Courant.) One of the errors into Aich . Mr. E. J. Stanley, and other opponents of this bill, have fallen, is this :—they argue as if the county-rate was to be taxed for the building a churches for the use of persons in whom the county has no interest; whereas the fact is, that this navigation, employing a large body of men, brings a very considerable revenue to the county, and it is proposed to set apart a moderate sum out of that reve nue for the instruction of men who, by the " sweat of their brow," assist in obtaining it. This makes all the difference, and this, in the course of the debate, Mr. Gaily Knight pointed out in a clear and forcible man . ner ; that hon. member very justly remarking, that . every ratepayer who shared in the advantage of being eased from county-rates by the profits derived from the navigation, was bound to provide for the moral and religious instruction of the people. The hon. member concluded his sensible address by significantly observing, that " the opponents of the bill had more the fear of the ratepayers before their eyes, than the fear of God." As to Mr. Jervis's oft-refuted argument that there was already ample church accommodation, it is not worthy of a serious reply: We do not doubt there are plenty of dissenting chapels to he found on the line ; hut we deny that there- is accommodation in the churches for fiatmen, and that the resident clergy can devote the necessary time to their instruction. The fact is, the hon. member, like many other opponents of the bill, has derived all his information upon the matter from the enemies of the Church of England, who oppose the meakire upon dissenting principles. As to the insinuation thrown ou t a b ou t the rejection of Sir Philip Egerton and Mr. Tollemache,.at a future election, on account of acting honestly and uprightly towards the flatmen of the Weaver, we have no fears on that point. The freeholders of the county of Ches ter are not the mercenary body some imagine them to be : they can and will distinguish between empty de claimers and true patriots. A reference has been made to the presentation of two petitions from Macclesfield, one signed by three thousand persons against the bill, and the other in fa vour of it by four hundred ; but nothing was said of the fact, that the amount of assessment was placed op posite the signatures of the latter, and omitted, for very obvious reasons, in the former. The definition of cha racters, creeds, &c., of these three thousand petitioners, would, forsooth, furnish a notable and very cur i ous document. It will be recollected, too, that the larger for signature at Weston Point, an d was petition lay signed by tiatinen, &c, trading from Northwi c h, an d other places, to Liverpool; Weston Point bein g at t h e entrance of the Mersey — the precise point where the rivers Weaver and Mersey join. To this petition also, it will be borne in mind, the signatures of a:great num ber of children were appended. There is one point to which we would request par ticular attention;--it is asSerted that Sir Philip Egerton intimated, that.the Clergy did not consider the Flatmen their parishioners, and, therefore neglected them. This absurd de c l arat i on i t i s h ar dly necessar y t o refute. Sir Philip thinks, and thinks rightly, that the clergy on the line, being occupied by other pressing duties, conse quent on th e i ncrease o f popu l at i on, cannot pa y that attention to this class, which is necessary, and which, did circumstance s admit, they would feel it . their duty to do. We deprecate strongly the virulence with which some of the opponents of the Weaver Church Bill attack the measure and its supporters ; but violence of language and strength of argument are two widely different things. We regret that so much malicious sort of feeling should exist in some quarters, although we do not accuse all who Oppose the bill as liable to such a charge. _ _ In one place it is suggested that room should he ob tained in a church. for the Batmen,' by turning out the National School children, thus cutting off the rising generation from public worship, so important to be at tended by persons at all periods of life ; but especially as relates to the young, in these days when socialism and chartism, and a variety of other isms are so rife. We would just remark that in the report of the de bate upon - this bill, given in the Chester Chronicle, four cyphers, instead of three, are placed after the figure 7, which might perhaps lead some to the supposition that £70,000 instead of e7OOO was proposed for the build ing of the proposed churches. We do not, however, wish to insinuate that this is an intentional mistake, — our friend's arithmetical powers, as evidenced in his recent profound disquisitions on the financial state of the country, forbid LIS to entertain such an extravagant idea for one moment ! As to the committee selected for the consideration of the evidence to be adduced for and against the bill, we are as ignorant of its composition as the Chronicle; but if consisting of private men we have no apprehen sions as to the result. Notwithstanding all the abuse that has been heaped upon this measure, we . are convi nce d that, if carried into effect, it will be found gratifying as well as ho nourable to its, promoters, and beneficial, through the Divine blessing, to that class of men wh ose wel f are is consulted by. its introduction into the House of Com mons. BRITISH GUIANA. EXTRACTS PROM " A DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH GUIANA, GEOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL : EXHIBITING ITS RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES, TOGETHER WITH THE PRESENT CONDITION, AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE COLONY. Br R. H. SCHOMBURGIC, ESQ." Guiana*, Guyana, Guayana, or Guianna, is that part of South America which lies between 8 deg. 40 min. N. lat. and 3 deg. 30 min. S. lat. and the 50th and 68th degree of longi tude, west of Greenwich It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic and the eastern course of the river Orinoco, on the east likewise by the Atlantic, on the south by the rivers Negro and Amazon, on the west by the northern course of the Orinoco, the natural canal of Cassiquiare, and the south ern course of the Rio Negro. Its greatest extent between Cape North, and the confluence of the Rio Kie with the Rio Negro, is 1098 geographical miles ; its greatest breadth be tween Punta Barima, at the mouth of the Orinoco, to the confluence of the Rio Negro with the Amazon, 710 geogra phical miles. Its line of sea-coast extends between the Amazon and the Orinoco, and is divided into Brazilian, French, Dutch, British, and Venezuelan Guiana, but its definite limits have never been obtained. All that has hitherto been done, between Spain, Portugal, and France, is regarded as only provisional, and the boundary which separates the British settlements from Venezuela and Brazil has never been determined. The following description is limited to those parts which comprehend British Guiana ; but the exact knowledge of its area depends upon the determination of its boundaries ; and in the uncertainty whether the pretensions of the Brazilian and Venezuelan governments will be attended to, it is im possible to come to a result. Some modern geographers ex . tend British Guiana from the mouth of the Corentyn is 56 deg. 58 min. W. long. to Putna Barima in 60 deg. 6 min. W. long. ; in consequence of the early Dutch settlers having had occupation of the eastern bank of the river Barima, where they had constructed a military outpost, before the English in 1666 had destroyed the fort of New Zealand, or New Mid dleburgh. The Republic of Venezuela claims the country to the mouth of the river Morocco, from thence to the conflu ence of the rivers Cuyuni and Mazaruni, along the western bank of the river Essequibo, to the confluence of the river Rupununi. The Brazilians having lately claimed as far north as the mouth of the Siparunus, its area would then be reduced to about 12,300 square miles, and it would form the smallest of the three colonies in Guiana, which are possessed by European powerst. If we follow the limits which nature pre scribes by its rivers and mountains, and include all the regions which are drained by the streams which fall into the Esse quibo within the British territory, and adopting the river Corentyn as its eastern boundary, the counties Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice, which constitute British Guiana, consist of 76,000 square miles. PHYSICAL ASPECT OF THE COLONY. The banks and low lands adjacent to the chief rivers of British Guiana, namely the Essequibo, Demerara, Berbice, and Corentyn, consist of a blue • clay, impregnated with marine salt mixed with decayed vegetable matter, which in its decomposed state forms rich mould and is highly produc tive. This alluvial flat extends from ten to twenty, and in some instances (as between the rivers Berbice and Corentyn,) even to forty miles inland, and is terminated by a range of sand-hill, from about 30 to 20 feet high, which approach the sea within two miles of the Arabisi coast of the Essequibo, if we follow them upwards from that point, they take first a S.E. by S., and afterwards a S.E. direction, traversing the whole colony. Almost parallel with the ridge of sand-hills run several detached groups of hillocks, of moderate eleva tion, being seldom more than 200 feet high ; they cross the river Essequibo at Osterbecke Point, in lat. 6 deg. 15 ruin. N., the Demerara at Arobaya, in 6 deg. 5 min., the Berbice in 5 deg. In the fifth parallel of latitude a chain of mountains is met with, which consists of granite, gneiss, and trappean rocks, and their various modifications ; they are an offset of the Orinoco mountains, with which they are connected by the Sierra Ussipaina of geographers; they traverse Guiana in a south-eastern direction, and may be considered the central ridge of the colony. Whenever this chain crosses any of the rivers which have been under my investigation, it forms large cataracts, namely, those of Twasiniki and Ouropocari in the Essequibo, Itabrou and the Christmas cataracts in the river Berbice, and the great cataracts in the river Corentyn. The highest peak appear to be the mountains of St. George, at the Mazaruni, the Twasiniki, and Maccari on the Essequibo (the latter rising about 1100 feet above the river), and the mountains of Itabrou, on the river Berbice, the highest of which, according to my barometrical admeasurement, was 662 feet above the river, and 828 feet above the sea. This chain appears to be connected with the Sierra Acarai by the Marowini mountains, and I am inclined to consider it the old boundary of the Atlantic, the geological features of the chain conducing to such a supposition. Further north commence hillocks of a lower elevation, and those ridges of sand the consequence of a retreating sea. The mountains of Pacaraima, approach the Essequibo in lat. 4 deg. N., and are an offset of the Sierra Parima ; their general direction is east and west, and so far as I have been able to ascertain, they consist only of primitive formation. The culminating point of this chain is a range of sand stone mountains, of which the highest is called Roraima by the Indians, in lat. 5 deg. 9 min. 30 sec. N., long. 60 deg. 47 min. W. This remarkable mountain group extends twenty five miles in a north-west and south-east direction, and rises to 5000 feet above the table-land, or 7500 feet above the sea ; the upper 1500 feet presenting a mural precipice, more striking than I have ever seen elsewhere. Down the face of these mountains rush numerous cascades, which eventually form tributaries to the three great rivers of the northern half of South America ; namely, the Amazon, the Orinoco, and the Essequibo. These mountains form the separation of waters of the basins of the Orinoco and Essequibo on the north, and the Amazon on the south, and they are therefore of the great est importance in deciding the boundary of British Guiana. The mountain Makarapan was formerly considered the highest point in Guiana, before I visited the Roraima moun tains. This mountain approaches the river Repununi in 3 deg. 50 min. N. lat., and rises to a height of about 3500 feet above the sea. The Cannucu or Conocon mountains, in 3 deg. N. lat., connect the Pacaraima mountains with the Sierra Acarai, in which the largest river of Guiana, the Essequibo, has its sources. The Acarai mountains likewise give rise to the river Corentyn, and form the southern boundary of British Guiana. I shall designate them as the mountains of the equator, that imaginary line cutting their axis. They are densely wooded, and display the vigorous and luxuriant ve getation which is the striking feature of Guiana. These mountains do not reach the height of the Roraima; I esti mated the highest at about 4000 feet. The Ouangouwai, or Mountains of the Sun, form the connecting link between the Acarai and Carawaimi mountains ; The Tarapona mountains between the latter and the Cannucu and Pacaraima mountains. A peculiar feature ; of British Guiana are the savannahs, which extend between the rivers Demerara and Corentyn, and approach the sea-shore at the river Berbice. They are not directly connected with the great savannahs of the Ru pununi, as the second ridge of mountains intervenes. These great savannahs are encompassed by the Sierra Pacaraima to the north, the Cannucu, Taiipona, and Carawaimi mountains to the south, the thick forests of the Essequibo and isolated mountains to the east, and the mountains of the Mocajahi, and offsets of the Sierra Parima to the west:. The winding course of the rivers are generally marked with fringes of trees ; and, if we except in some places tufts of trees which rise like verdant isles or oases in a desert from amidst these plains, they are merely covered with grasses and a few stunted trees. The geological structure of this region leaves but little doubt that it was once the bed of an inland lake, which by one of those catastrophes, of which even later times give us examples, broke its barrier, forcing for its waters a path to the Atlantic. May we not connect with the former existence of this inland sea the fable of the lake Parima and the El Dorado ? Thousands of years may have elapsed ; generations may have been buried and returned to dust; nations who once wandered on its banks may be extinct, and exist even no more in name ; still the tradition of the lake Parima and the El Dorado survived these changes of time ; transmitted from father to son, its fame was carried across the Atlantic, and kindled the romantic fire of the chivalric Raleigh. This tract contains the:lake Atrium, which in the dry sea son is of small extent and overgrown with rushes ; but during the rainy season it not only inundates the adjacent low coun tries, but its waters, as I have been assured by the Indians, run partly eastward into the Rupununi, and partly westward into the Rio Branco. The small river Pirara has its sources somewhat south of lake Amucu, flowing through it towards the Rio Mahu. On the banks of this small lake stands the Macusi village Pirara. With the exception of these savan nahs, and the swamps of the river Berbice, the interior is thickly wooded, the forests consisting mostly of useful timber trees. The large rivers with which the colony is intersected con tinually bring down quantities of detritus. The land at the mouths of these restuaries is therefore on the increase, form ing a fringe of low ground, which is soon covered with Man groves (Rhizophora Mangle) and Courida Bushes (Avicen nia nitida) ; it is the first step of the shore's encroaehment upon the sea. The sandy flat extends from twelve to fifteen miles to seaward, and in proportion as its distance from shore increases, it is covered with from three to four feet of water. These outskirts of new land may, it is more than probable, be hereafter gained from the sea, and form a valuable addi tion to the productive land. It has within the recollection of many advanced considerably, though in absence of precise data the yearly progress cannot be ascertained. GEOLOGY. The geology of British Guiana presents phtenomena that are in accordance with what has been observed in the eastern hemisphere; the alluvial soil and clays, of which the strata along the sea-coast consists, rest upon granite ; and it is to be observed as a remarkable feature, that masses which have been discovered by boring for water, at a depth of 100 feet on the coast, are to be seen at a distance of 150 miles in situ. • The alluvial flats are in many instances covered with a black vegetable matter, the detritus of the numerous rivers of Guiana, committed during the periodical rains to their cur rent, and swept towards their aestuaries, where the tides have c ii a l u it sd it s e deee t i o be npes t i p e o n s , it a e r t i l d . it T fo h r e m a s tna no o w sp a he c r a i r c b a o i n r s h ee a e s u a s ss v i e s g te e d . e v b ay or and cal i e n d t r i a l l e de rh ir e a r t E te s r s , On the vicinity e f t h t e h e A r p a e b m i s e i c e o e a e s oi it is often found to have a depth of five to six feet. At Ampa in the river Essequibo, a distance of about fifty miles from George Town, is a hornblende ; it has a south-westernnexteive bed of granite with direction,. appearing again at the site of the old post, in tie granitic bed has become of advantager t i e veMazaruni. This it is much used for building material. A George Town, where . greenstone, traverses the Essequibo, and to e, consisting t of ca taract in 6 deg. 11 min. N. lat. ; it is calle r Asrithaekafirst e rock y regions commence now, denoting primitive formation in in all its component parts : granite, porphyry, and other of the extensive family of trappean rocks, may be traced at the base and on the top of the mountains. A peculiar feature are large tracts of boulders, mostly of granite, which are more or less accumulated in particular places, sometimes with great confusion ; and which, wherever they traverse the rivers, form rapids and cataracts. They assume their grandest fea ture in that tract which is called Achra Moucra in the river Essequibo, in lat. 4 deg. 20 min. Veins of quartz frequently traverse the great masses of granite ; and vast tracts of brown iron ore are met with in the mountains and the flats which extend between the rivers, from the admixture of which the soil receives a reddish tinge. This is chiefly the case in the savannahs on the Rupununi, which are frequently covered with black shining pebbles. In the vicinity of Roraima rock crystals are found in the form of hexagonal columns, some times solitary, sometimes apparentlyliglutinated : they grow out of beds of sandstone, are perfectly transparent, and ge nerally terminate in a single pyramid, with from three to six faces. The leading features of the mountainous regipns are - coloured ochres, indurated clays, granite-gneiss, and trap pean rocks, and a total absence of limestone or its modifica tions. * The British portion is called Guiana in official documents ; Guayana is the Spanish name, Guianna the Portuguese. The earliest Dutch settlers called it Guiana, or the wild coast. It is said to h ave received its name from a small river, a tribu tary of the Orinoco. f It is called th e smallest European colony in Guiana, i n the Dict:onnaire Geographique Universe], Paris, 1828, vol. iv. p. 615, where the area is stated to consist only of 3120 leagues. They occupy about 14,400 square miles. PLENTY OF BLOSSOM. —A female called upon a lady in the neighbourhood of Ulverstone, a few days ago, to inquire if she wanted any fine ripe cherries, for that her cherries were the finest cherries in all the town, and that she was patronised by all the young ladies of Ulverstone, and many of them bad ordered a pound a day every day for a month, and that they were only a shilling a po nn d. Th e lady in quired, " Are you not very early with your cherries ? where do they grow ? have you them in a hot-house ?"—" Oh no, mam, they are not ready yet, but we have plenty of blossom." POLITICAL CHARACTERS, . (From the Oxford Herald,) LORD LYNDHURST. The name of Lord Lyndhurst is necessarily familiar to our readers, for it is a name which is to be found, one way or another, in every newspaper that is published. By giving , it, then, an early pl ace i n t h e li st of `• Political Characters,' we feel assured we shall give gratification to the numerous ad mirers of that noble and learned lord. Detraction, it is said, is a tax which eminence must pay to insignificance; and the case of no one exemplifies the truth fulness of the adage more strikingly than the case of the nobleman whose name appears at the head of this article. With detraction he must be as well acquainted as with the air he breathes. The Whig-Radical scribes have no more agreeable occupation than that of slandering, and vilifying, and endeavouring to blacken in every possible way the cha racter of Lord Lyndhurst. No man, it is true, in the stormy arena of politics can expect to escape censure and abuse : but the abuse with which the noble and learned lord has been assailed has been of the foulest and vilest kind ; so foul and so vile indeed has it been that it could with difficulty be equalled, and could not possibly be exceeded, even it it came from demons instead of men. Falsehoods the most extravagant; lies the most monstrous, have been told respect ing him ; his sayings have been misrepresented, his motives maligned, nay, so tar has the hostility towards him been car ried, that it has been solemnly asserted, as a gravely esta blished fact, that he is in league with the devil!. We assure our readers that we are not stating what could not easily be substantiated, for, ridiculous as the assertion must appear, it has been made, more than twice or thrice, in the leading Whig-Radical newspapers—newspapers written by men of acknowledged talent, for readers claiming to be possessed of some glimmering of intelligence and having received the rudi ments of education. Alas ! that party feeling should be car ried to such extreme lengths as it has been, and still is, with respect to Lord Lyndhurst, If one-tenth part of what has been written against him were true, he would deserve im peachment; if one five hundred-thousandth part of what the wretch O'Connell has said about him were true, he ought long ago to have died the death of an ignominious felon. If it were true that his constant endeavour in parliament is to commit as much mischief as possible, he ought to be ex cluded from the Senate ; if it were true that the delight of his soul is to heap insult upon insult upon the Irish nation he ought to be held up as a mark for public scorn and execration ; if it be true, as the exemplary Lord Melbourne once insultingly ramarked, " that God had given him splendid talents, but the devil directed the application of them," he ought to be shunned by all who have the good of their country at heart. But, un fortunately for the scribes in the pay of the whig-radical clique in Downing-street, none of these " ifs" are as they would have them. Lord Lyndhurst is a very different man to what they represent, and to what they so constantly endea vour to make their readers believe. He is a man of brilliant talent, which he devotes to the best and the holiest of pur poses. He is one of the most eloquent speakers of the day, and his voice is never raised save in the cause of right and justice, and the denunciation of evil and wrong doers. He is the leader of the conservative party in the upper branch of the legislature; hence it is that he is so obnoxious to the snarling curs of the radical press ; " the very bead and front of his offending bath this extent, no more." It is not too much to say that he would not be the acknowledged head of a party so virtuous, so great, so able, as the conservatives—a party combining all the rank, the wealth, the intelligence, the respectability of the land, but, happily, holding no communion with the riffraff, the rag, tag, and the bobtail—it is not, we say, too much to assert that Lord Lyndhurst would not be one of the foremost men of such a party as this, if there were the slightest foundation for the foul mass of venomous ca lumny with which he is so continually assailed. But perhaps the hostility of the radicals to his lordship may be accounted for when we call to mind the extreme mortification they must feel on seeing an individual raising himself, by his command ing abilities, from a station comparatively obscure to a posi tion among the proudest to which a private citizen can attain, and devoting those abilities to the best interests of, his coun try, instead of joining those men who are endeavouring by all the means in their power to undermine and destroy the time-honoured institutions which, under Divine Providence, have raised their own, their native land, to the first place in the scale of civilised nations. Those of our readers who have had the good fortune to hear Lord Lyndhurst speak in the House of Lords, have experienced an intellectual treat, which they would, no doubt, be glad to have repeated. Closeness of reasoning, felicity of illustration, an impressive and graceful delivery, are the main attributes of the noble and learned lord's oratory. There is no claptrap, no mere rhetorical flourishes. no aiming after effect, in the speeches of his lordship ; they are peculiarly adapted to a highly intellectual audience ; there is a weight, a solidity about them, far removed from the harangue of a mob orator, on the one hand, or from the vain, frothy, flashy declamations of a Marquis of Normanby, on the other. The addresses of the noble and learned lord are invariably received by the assembly to whom they are addressed in a manner befitting at once their intrinsic worth and the eminence of him by whom they are delivered. Nothing can possibly be more pleasing than to see Lord Lyndhurst fall foul of some unfortunate ministerial measure. He commences his examination of it in a cool, calm, and statesmanlike manner, and as he begins so he ends ; step by step, clause by clause, he investigates the government nostrum ; seizing intuitively upon its absurdities, he makes them apparent to the view of all, seeing at a glance its de fects, he points them out, and suggests their appropriate re medies. If the ministerial project be one containing an in sidious attack on any of our venerable institutions, or aiming a heavy blow and inflicting serious discouragement upon Protestantism, (as most ministerial projects do), Lord Lyndhurst will denounce it with the severity it demands, and administer as stinging a rebuke to its authors as their conduct deserves. But to see the noble and learned Lord in all his glory, we should be present when he brings forward his annual motion respecting the measures introduced and abandoned by the government in the course of the session. What pen can describe the agony of the occupants of the ministerial bench as he details pleasure after measure, scheme after scheme, bill after bill, which ministers have in troduced and abandoned ? Who can adequately paint the misery of the Treasury men, when their promises at the com mencement of the session are contrasted with their actual doings at the end of it? Who can describe the intense torture which these poor devils endure when Lord Lynd hurst, at the close of his speech, exclaims, in a tone of the most withering sarcasm, the most unbounded contempt— " Such, my Lords, are the doings of her Majesty's ministers ! Able statesmen ! Vigorous rulers! Proper men to govern a great kingdom 1" To describe all this as it ought to he de scribed is a task to which we feel incompetent, and we there fore leave it to the imagination of our readers. Our space is now fully occupied, and we must conclude by expressing our most earnest prayer that Lord Lyndhurst may be spared to fill once again that station the duties of which his talents enable him to discharge with so much advantage to the country, and so much honour to himself. __ A. T. T. Y. THE OPERA DANSEUSE. A SKETCH FROM NATURE. Now gay and prosperous in the summer sun—smiling, And now the victim of chill penury—weeping.—A NS ON. Life is said to be made up of contrasts. Pleasure is sup posed to be enhanced by pain ; happiness by misery. Soli tude•derives its power of pleasing from the euloyment of too much society ; and company is more ,enjoyed after the in dulgence of solitude. There are few minds which accomplish that happy medium—that juste milieu,—that media tutissi mis ibis, which produces a regularity of happiness—a tran quil contentment—that kind of millenium of the mind, which has been trumpeted up by philosophers as the acme of human happiness. For our own part, we do not envy the possessors of this, to us, negative kind of happiness ' • we would enjoy excess of pleasure, even at the hazard of excess of pain— would endure misery rather than forego exquisite happiness. Violent contrasts may be sometimes painful, but they are likewise pleasing ; and it has been our lot to witness many, not only in our own experience, but in watching those of others. We have seen those who had been indebted to us for a shilling, in the days of early poverty, rise to wealth, and look down upon us from their carriages in their prosperity. And it has been our lot to throw half-a-crown into the brim less hat of a beggar, whom we have remembered the gay master of splendid equipages, the head of a magnificent es tablishment, and our own successful competitor for the hand of beauty ; we have sat at the hospitable board of a man sur rounded by his friends, and have envied his social position ; and we have seen this envied man sacrifice his life to the offended laws of his country ; and we have witnessed, often, contrasts quite as painful as these. We remember a prince of the blood living only in the smiles of a celebrated beauty, basking in her charms, laying his whole power at her feet, and piling oath on oath of his constancy and fidelity ; and we have read of his meeting and passing her unnoticed, while she was sunning herself upon crutches, with paralysed limbs and faded beauty, on her premature journey to an early grave. These are painful contrasts, but, alas, they are every day ones. Some years since, and very few, we recollect one opera night, lounging behind the scenes, when a dancer of some celebrity in her profession, but of far greater for the attrac tions of her beauty, was the fashion. Numbers of young men of the first rank were crowding round the fair disciple of Terpsichore. One was ambitious to hold her scarf, ano ther considered the care of her handkerchief a favour, every one sought to obtain a word, a smile, a look. Wealth poured out its stores to obtain her favours. Rank exhibited its at tractions to excite her vanity and engage her attention. Exery sentence she uttered was construed into a " Mot," and every step she took displaying the graceful contour of her limbs, elicited rapturous applause. Her neck, head, and arms were encircled with diamonds. Her person redolent with the sweetest perfumes, her eyes lighted up with blushes of delight which shone even through her rouge, and her bland and joyous smiles displayed the triumph she took in the ad miration she excited. The curtain rose, her admirers re tired to their boxes and their stalls, and silent admiration was succeeded by tumultuous applause. Three or four men of high rank and great means were the supposed envied pos sessors of this beauty—and each one of the four, from the snug corner of his omnibus box, imagined himself the sole favourite of the then " observed of all observers ;" for it is the peculiar fact of a celebrated danseuse to persuade in secret that each of her lovers is the only one whom she favours, and that the adoration of the others is only for the talent that gives her celebrity. The curtain fell—deafening shouts for the artiste were heard from all quarters of the house. She was led forward by the manager, and retired amidst the in cense of the adoration she had created. Now comes the contrast! It was a few years after this—for the sake of poor human nature . we are ashamed to say how few— that, walking up one of the bye streets near Drury lane, we were surprised at the sudden start of a poorly clad female as she passed us. The start was so per ceptible that we turned round, and we found the person still gazing at us with a look of recognition. Finding herself observed, she advanced with a timid step ; she was not quite in rags, but nearly so, yet everything about her was clean, and arranged with a certain degree of taste. Her face was pale, her features attenuated, and she held in her hand an empty t pa bottle. re A slight suffusion seemed to give her features a simila r ity t o something that I had seen before ; but the re turning French „inei an n e e m ss bl de remember v u e , e t 1 ? 1 , e , m sheag a faintlyi n from ms said d , recollection sn d asserted . "You in ' you ho -- s not wonder that u b l u d t n I o t a k m no g w re m at e l y . altered, an ( l iff d u o . sion that seemed to call all her features into life, recalled the once celebrated danseuse to my c memory, and I recognised the remains of that beauty which had a once been so admired. her cheek sunken—her eye dim armsnd laquimidb,s She was pale and thin. s a n t d te h n e u r at v e o d i — ce —" Ali," said she, " do not think it.— . g o s , saw my s t in hou go g i h n t g s weak. My eye rested upon the bottle to a dispensary for some m e di c i ne. " And, showed me the charitable lett er w hi c h entitled her to proof th , ee pri vilege of medicinal aid, for which she could not pay. was shocked, and requested to know her residence—she was ashamed to tell it — l gave her a few shilli ngs , and NV , : parted. / musing on the contrast. . She—but I dare not venture to guess her thoughts. A week or two e l apse d , when I re ceived a note, simply saying, " I sin dying. The friend who has never deserted me through all my trials, will be unable to pay for my funeral. Will you see to this—promise me that I shall not be indebted to charity —to the parish for a pauper funeral." I sought her out, and found her in the u pp er story of one of those blind alleys with which the nei g hbourhood of some of the London markets abound. An old apron was slung upon a rope over the door, to prevent the rush of wind from into the broken panes of glass to keep out the chill air, which a public staircase; other rags and pieces of paper were thrust a miserable fire, struggling into ignition, was unable to warm. A miserable truck bedstead supported the frame of the d poor girl—the apology for a pillow raised by r a g s supporte her the bed and a rug with the renlains of a cloak that had head. A mere tick laid over the sacking was the a p olo gy for once been splendid, was her only covering—a rush bottom chair with no.back was my seat at her bedside—a rickety table, upon which stood bottles of medicine, a cup of cold tea, a stale orange, and a few fresh flowers in a broken jug, containing, in short, all her remedies, necessaries, and hum ries, was within her reach. Her humble friend was on her knees, blowing the fire with her mouth. What a contrast ! Where was the eider-down couch—the luxurious sofa, with pillows swelling into rotundity as you left them—the rare exotics—that once adorned her boidoir ? And where was she who once was their possessor? Upon this truckle bed, in the last stage of a rapid consumption — with nothing of her former beauty but that delicacy of ex pression which added to the melancholy picture—she was dy ing, and she knew it ; yet, in her extremity, an air of mor tification passed over her features as she recognised me, and attempted to return the pressure of my hand. I bowed down my face to the flowers to hide any expression that might have told her how I felt the change. W hat a contrast !—the sweet, fresh flowers, and the dying woman !—" Before those flowers are faded," said she, " I shall be dead."—She spoke the truth.—Pa. • NEW ENGINE AND PROPELLERS FOR CANAL NAVIGATION. Mr. Peter Taylor, of Hollinwood, has recently taken out patents for two inventions—one for a rotatory high-pressure marine steam engine on a new principle ; and the other, that which chiefly calls for notice, for paddles or propellers, also of an entirely new construction. His principal object was to attain that desideratum in steam navigation on canals, suffi cient motive power for considerable speed, without injury to the canal banks, caused by the action of the ordinary paddles. The apparatus consists of a series of vanes or curved blades, placed obliquely, like the sails of a windmill, or like portions of a continuous screw. The apparatus is placed at the stern of the vessel in a small enclosure of water, the sides of the boat being continued beyond the stern, and the rudder being fixed beyond the propellers. They occupy a space of about a yard and a half in length, and, in the instance under notice, seven feet in breadth. There are two parallel axes or shafts, which project from the stern, each shaft having four pairs of vanes or blades, at short distances, and so placed as to strike the water in quick succession, and obliquely like the scull of a boat. The oars or blades on one shaft have an action like that of a right-hand screw, and those of the other like that of a left-hand one; and the vanes of each shaft work nearly up to the other shaft, and thus their joint action has the ef fect of propelling the boat forward, or when reversed by altering the motion of the driving-wheel in a direction. stern first. They are said to differ (amongst other respects) from all propellers previously invented, both in their screw-like action, and in the axle being wholly under water. By way of trying experiments with these propellers Mr. Taylor has had a set of them fitted to an old iron boat, about 52 feet in length and seven feet in width, formerly worked on the canals •by Messrs. Buckley, Kerihaw, and Co. One of Mr. Tay lor's new rotatory engines of only five horses' power has been fitted into the boat, which has been named " The Ex periment, of Hollinwood." After several private trials, this boat made its first experimental trip on the river Irwell, yesterday week. Mr. Taylor and a few friends proceeded from the Old Quay, Manchester, as far as Barton-on-Irwell, and on the whole they state that te action of itth engine and propellers was satisfactory; though in returning there was a deficiency of steam, from the filling up of the fire-tubes with coke; a casualty which was remedied as soon as discovered. The speed was regarded as in a high degree satisfactory ; being, it is stated, generally at the rate of six, and occasion ally seven, miles an hour. The motive power was deemed inadequate to accomplish all that the inventor had a right to anticipate ; but it is mentioned as one proof of the superiority of his inventions, that the Jack Sharp, a passage-boat be longing to the Old Quay Company (whose first trip, after being fitted with engine and stern-paddles, we noticed some time ago), was not at all able to. keep up with the Experi ment, though the engine of the former is twelve horses', and that of the latter only five horses' power. On Wednesday the Experiment steamed down to Runcorn, by river and canal, and the whole distance was accomplished in about five hours' working ; including the delays and stop pages at the locks, and those caused by the parties on the boat having themselves to open the bridges, on the Runcorn Canal. The boat stopped a short time at Barton, and also several hours at Warrington, which place it did not leave till dark, and performed the distance between Warrington and Runcorn (which, it is said, is about seven miles and three quarters) in about an hour, including delays from the cause just noticed. This increased rate was attributed to having obtained a better description of coke at Warrington. The boat remained at Runcorn for some hours, and, hav ing so far performed her work to the satisfaction of the voyagers, they determined to proceed in her to Liverpool. They started from Runcorn at half-past three o'clock on Thursday morning, with the tide, and reached the Rock Ferry, opposite Liverpool, by five o'clock, performing the distance in about an hour and a half. The Experiment is considered to be by no means well adapted for the purposes of canal steam navigation. • She is described as in form more-like a box than a boat, and as drawing two feet nine inches water; a manifest disadvantage with so small an en gine. We are informed, that all who have seen the boat's performance, including several engineers who took a trip in her, have expressed themselves much pleased with her speed and general action. We understand therels some probabi lity of the Old Quay Company making a trial of the pro pellers and engine in one of their twin quick passage boats on the Runcorn Canal. The Experiment, in these trips, was placed under the care of Isaac Taylor, an experienced captain in the Old Quay CoMpany's employ, the aid of whose ser vices, as pilot and steersman, was afforded for the occasion by Mr. T. 0. Lingard. Taylor says that the boat answers her helm readily, turns well, and is very manageable. When at her greatest speed, it was found that the agitation and swell caused by her pas Sing through the water, and by the propellers, had very little effect on the canal boats, the stream from the propellers being thrown off in the centre of the canal, leaving a considerable wake there. There will probably be some further experiments tried before long ; and we may have an opportunity of noticing their results, from personal observation. —Manchester Guar dian. Obipping Intellignitt. TUESDAY, MAY 2G.—Wind S.E, ARRIVED—JuIia, Rae, from Mobile—Friends, Maclean, from Vir ginia —Isis, Maas, from Wismar—Elizabeth, Pybus, from Rotterdam SAlLED—Patriot Queen, Hoodless, for Calcutta—Falcon, Turner, for Africa—Coroman do, Pierce, for Charleston—Cecilia, Anderson, for Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, and Sydney—Helen, Kuner, for Riga.—Asia, Hannah, from Savannah..—European, M`Lean.— Mogul, Gallagher from Apalachicola Capricorn, and Governor, James, hence at Jamaica Renown, from the Clyde at ditto Sultana, hence at Trinidad steamer, with the mails for the Hope Packet, was to leav e Jamaica for Cape Hayti, 21st ult Jersey Lass, and Mersey, hence at Vera Cruz Opossum Packet, from Falmouth at ditto David Banks, Jolly, hence and Leghorn, at Malaga Redbreast, Bence, hence at Malaga, and sailed 6th instant, on her return Micailitz, Smith, hence at Malaga Pioneer, Cook, sailed from Malaga on the 6th May for this port Nais, Easter, hence at Cadiz Maria Ann, Hagedon, hence at Riga Marion, Martin, sailed from Cadiz for Tampico on the 10th May, and Hebe, Thompson, for this port 12th May Tjakkien, Driennes ; Margareitha, Scholtens, and Gezina, De Boer, hence at Zwolle Trinidad Packet, -, hence to Carthagena, was spoken Bth instant, in lat. 44, long. 16 Susquehanna, -, hence to Philadelphia, was spoken 26th ult. in lat. 41, long. 58 Elizabeth, - , from St. Joseph's to this port, was spoken 2nd instant, in lat. 35, long. 71 The Unicorn, (steamer,) hence to Halifax, was spoken 20th inst, at 10 a.m. in lat 4g 20, long. 18 Two Sostre, Spiens, hence for Swenborg off Deal, on the 24th instant Dorothea, De Boer, hence for Zwolle off Deal, on the 24th install YARMOUTH, 24th May.—The Henry and Eli;.abeth, Mann, from Liverpool to Newcastle, has put into this harbour leaky, and must discharge TRIESTN, 14th May.—A British barque from this port in ballast is reported to be on shore on the rocks off Grosse Islands SINGULAR DETECTION . OF A SWINDLER. A rather singular and unpremeditated disclosure took place at the public office on Tuesday last, by which one of the most notorious of an incorrigable race of more or less respect able swindlers who infest this part of the country has been, for the present at least, safely lodged in the Forbury Gaol. It appears that on the above day a fellow calling himself George White, but who has gone by as many other names as occasion and convenience have suggested during his "black" career, preferred a charge of felony against Elizabeth Towns hend, a very decent-looking woman, of about4o years of age, who took up her abode in this town about a month since. He produced a copy of the Police Gazette of the Bth inst. in which he had inserted a paragraph descriptive of certain money and goods stolen from him, and of the dress and ap pearance of the woman who had absconded from him with such of his property about a month ago, at Colchester, and for whose apprehension he offered a reward of 2 guineas, giving for his address, Post-office, Bristol. He th en s t a t e d thet he had now traced her to this town, the prisoner being. the individual in question, and having applied for and pro cured a search-warrant, he proceeded to the woman's lodg ings for the purpose of investigating her goods,,and meanwhile she made the subjoined statements :—That she, though not his wife, had lived with him for the last three or fou r ye ars , during which time they had visited about 20 places, setting up in each town as corn and flour dealers, or otherwise, ob taining goods on credit, selling them under their stipulated(!) cost, and finally, when the faith reposed in them by their good-natured neighbours began to diminish, decamping sans cerimonie, or previous indication of payment for value received; that previous to embarking in this lucrative occu pation, she lived in Cheltenham, where she has a sister now living in respectable circumstances, who is the bona fide wife of the now-styled George White, but who was perfectly agreeable to the transfer of that worthy member of society ; that in the course of their travels her partner had assumed the respective names of " John White, Thomas Shaw, William Langdon, George Martin," &c, and had visited the following towns :—Thame, where they took a shop for the sale of corn, &c, and remained one month; New bury, where they purchased some oats, took a shop, and stayed one week only ; Salisbury, where they took a shop, obtained corn and flour, and remained three weeks ; thence they proceeded to Southampton, St. Alban's, St. Neot's, Newport, Abergavenny, Yeovil, Chard, Exeter, Taunton, Colchester, &c., their stay in each place averaging about a month. It was at Colchester she separated from him, having first packed up some of her own goods, which she took away with her, together with some money that was due to her, it being the amount of cash borrowed by him of her, with the allowance for the loan thereof. The woman further admitted, that they had both been convicted, in the name of Martin, of obtaining goods under false pretences, at Grantham, in Lincolnshire, for which they were senterced each to seven years' transportation; but before they had hardly reached their destination they were, by the interference of some kind friends, and the ingenuity of counsel (who detected a flaw in the indictment), again brought back, and once more set at liberty. She likewise stated that she had now £3 belonging to her, independent of £5 in the savings' bank, and that she at present lodged with a woman in Thorn-street. There is no doubt that every word of the woman's statement is sub stantially correct, and will shortly be corroborated elsewhere, the magistrates being determined, if possible, to bring so in corrible a rogue to justice . she appears to regret that she had ever formed so discreditable a connexion, and we believe it was her intention to open a little shop for the sale of small articles of provisions, &c., as soon as an opportunity pre sented itself. It has already transpired that White is the same man who visited this town about twelve months ago, and took the Lamb beer-house, in Alfred-street, at which time he was furnished with a cart, agreeably to order, by Mr. Freak, of Friar-streot, who, however, experienced rather an unpleasant freak on that occasion, Mr. White (we beg par don, he was then iu the enjoyment of an earlier alias--Wil liam Loader being at that time his chosen cognomen) having made off with the cart, after a sojourn in Reading of about two weeks. We understand that Mr. Freak intends, if praii ticable, to appear against him on this score. The man hav ing recovered from the disagreeable surprise which this unexpected disclosure occasioned, was, with the female pri soner, committed for further examination till Wednesday next. —.Reading Mercury. Amongst the trees marked for the hatchet this year in a forest near Chimay, is an oak 15 in girth, and 40 feet in height, without the branches ; eight hundred francs have been offered for it. Among the contents of the leathern bag which found its way to the Post-office at Bishop's Stortford, by the north mail, on the 19th inst., was a deal box and its contents, ad dressed to a gentleman in the neighbourhood, measuring 13 inches long, 7 wide, and 1 deep, the postage of which, of course, had been duly " prepaid." —Essex Herald. - - MORE ARMED PARTIES—ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—On Tuesday night last, about the hour of eleven o'clock, an armed party, consisting of six persons, went to the house of a man named 'John Hodgeus, residing in the vicinity of Cloghjordan, and attempted to force the door oft' the hinges. Hodgens, on hearing the noise, was about to proceed to the door, for the purpose of fastening it more securely, when one of the party, who was looking through a crevice in the window.shutter, seeing him, fired, but fortunately missed him. He had, however, a hair-breadth escape, as tlie ball passed through the sleeve of his coat. The reason assigned for the outrage was, that Hodgens swore informations against some persons for the burning of sonic property belonging to Sir F. Waller, a short time ago.—Tipperary Constitutional. OLD WIVES LEESJE.—" I have, in manuscript that in the year 1638 Sir Dudley Diggs,- of Sheldwich, Kent, gave by his will £26 to be paid yearly from an estate called Sel_ grave Manor' to two young men and two young women, on the 29th of May for ever, to be run a lye at Old Wives Leese, in Chilham, and prevail.' In pursuance of this bequest, the young men and maids run at Old Wives Leese yearly on the Ist of May ; and the same number run at Sheldwich Leese on the Monday following by way of trial; and the two of each place of either sex that ' prevail' run for the £lO at Old Wives Leese, as above mentioned."-- Mockett's Journal. We understand a contest is likely to take place this year, several young men and women from Wingham, Margate, and St. Peter's intending to try their speed, the sum being so inviting. Many gentlemen from each place will back their neighbours. — Kentish Observer. MUSIC AND TIIEATRICALS--The lessee and principal actor of a large theatre, not far from the city of Glasgow, unites in his own person the following. departments :—First tragedian, light comedian, heavy business, low comedian, tenor and bass singer, the Irishman and the Seotchinan, stage manager and prompt er , makes the thunder, lightning, and rain, beats th e big druna and the supernumeraries. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT. May 23, 18-10 ADMITTED. DISCHARGED In-patients cured 36 / In-patients ',5 Relieved and at own request Made Out-patients 0 Casuals during the last wee lc 7 Irregular o Remain in the house . 916 Dead 2 Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. Chaplain House Visitors . . . . . Mr. R. Houghton and Mr. Martin, Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. House Surgeon Mr. Brandreth. . Admitted LOCK HOSPITAL. 7 J Discharged . . . Remain in the house . . 12 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27.—Wind W.N.W. moderate, ARRIVED,—ChampiOn, Wright, from Pernambuco and Paraiba.— Reynard, Wetherall, from Naples.—Elizabeth, Jennings, from St. Joseph's.—Pauline, and Henriette, from Ostend.—Roscoe, Huttles ton, from New York.—Adelaide, from Mobile.—hnogen, from Calcutta.—Thomas Perry, from Cuba SAILED.—Sir J. Franklin, Borthwick, for Rio Janeiro.—lndepen dence, Nye; Angora, Salisbury and Warsaw, Mendell, for New York.—Robert Burns, Messenger; John Bull, Rogers ; Actress, Dixon, and Greenhow, Mackay, for Quebec.- Bristol, Hesketh, and Mary A. Henderson, Evans, for Cadiz and Monte Video.—Oberon, Whitesides, for Lima.—Jane, Reid, for Leghorn.—Thalia, Rogers, for Genoa and Leghorn.—Hope, Jellard, and George Sutton, Archer, for Labrado.—St. Mary, M'Minn, for Jamaica.—Joseph Potter, Wilson, for Charleston.—Tally Ho, Taylor, and Mischief, Jones, for Ancona.—Octorara, Deccan, for Philadelphia.— Galway I.ass, Abbett, for Archangel.—Louisa, Chalker, for Amsterdam.— Grenada, Miller, for Calcutta. Balfour, Foster, from Bombay at this port, sailed 2gth January, ans from St. Helena, 4th ult. On tile 16th ult. in lat. 1 40, N. lou, 20 39, W. spoke the the Venus, M'Donald, hence for Lima. Johnstone,'Spenee, hence at Demerara, in 26 days. Integrity, Watson, and Mearns, Allen, hence at St John, N.B. Earl Durham, Doane, hence at Halifax. Ariel, Hoodless, hence and Newfoundland at New York, 3rd inst Lagoda, hence at Baltimore Flying Fish, Edwards, hence at Odessa Thomas Crisp, Bloom, sailed from ditto for England, 10th inst Danubio, Milinovich, sailed from Trieste for this port, gth inst Elizabeth Mary Ann, Ball, hence at Naples Mary Jane, Osborne, sailed from Naples for this port 2nd inst Abeona, Baron, sailed froth Marseilles for this port, oth inst Johanna, Stuck, hence at Hamburgh Handelaars, Nyman, and Camilla, Coster, hence at Harlingen Aurora, Nieman, from Wismar, for this port at Elsineur Amphitrite, Rentz, frpm Rostock, for this port at ditto Jonge Wicher, Bontekoc, hence at Zoltkamp Union, Pulham, hence for South Australia, off Weymouth, 25th inst Bruce, Campbell, from Havana for St. Petersburgh, at Pentland Frith 23rd inst Caledonia hence for New York, was spoken sth inst. in lat. 44 0, lon. 46 CORK, 23rd May.—A vessel, bottom up, about 200 tons, with deep keel and flat floor, and about 8 inches of false keel, not Coppered, was passed Igth inst. on the edge of soundings, by the Ardent, Hartgrave, arrived ofl this port. THURSDAY, MAY 28. ARRIVED.—Robert James Haynes, —, from Rio dela Hache —Oxford, Robinson, from Savannah — Marathon, Brown, from Charleston. SAftEn.—Kate, Barrett; Anja, Hazewlnkel, and Maria Aletta, Schutt, for Rotterdam—Wm. Herdman, Michael, for Quebec — Erie, Funk, for New York—Alonzo, Adey, for Naples—George, Moller, for Narva—Ada, Rowe, for Marseilles—Wm. Sorle, Frame, for Monte Video—Despique de Inveyja, da Cruz, for Lisbos—Gue senan, Lake, for Danzic—Leonidas, Gardner, for Bristol, U.S.— Emma, Thomas, for Ancona—Carl, Westerburg, and Prpvidentia. Well, for Elsinore—Diana, Warus, for Bremen—Aurora Liberal, Mendes, for Oporto—Abeona, Jennett, for Newfourujland—Wis mar, Krohn, for Cronstadt—Galata, Palmer, for Constantinople— Regalia, Cobb; William, Clouston, and Sylphide, SOhrueling, for St. Petersburg—Hirondelle, Oxley, for Constantinfsple—Liberty, Littledale, for Newroundland—John Christian, Niejehr, for Elsinore Emma, Fischer, from Stettin—Galata, Bruhm, for:St. Petersburg— Emelia, Brading, for Riga—Ostsee, Trettin, for Copenhagen— Charlotte Froderick. Schribe, for Christiana—John Marshall, Poy thress, for Alexandria—Courier, Stindt, for Bremen—Johanna, Peterson; for Rendsborg—Coral, Payne, for Rotterdam—Alfred, Paelow, for St. Petersburg—and England, Gardiner, for Quebec. Barbadian, Hughes, from Norfolk, at Jamaica Sarah, Hanker, hence at Marseilles Jane, Watson, from Valparaiso, at Deal St. Patrick, Daris, from Newport for Liverpool, at Milford, with loss of main topmast Felicity, Ackers, from , at Studwall Roads, with loss of foremast and leaky Thomas Worthington, , sailed from Lima for Liverpool 24th Feb: Ilindley, -- from Istappa, at Lima, and was to sail for Liverpool Ist Maul Eblana, , and Avon, , hence at Trinidad Lively, [lick; Agatha, de Groot, and Chieftain, Baxter, hence at Helvoet Brilliant, , hence at Jamaica Mary, (supposed the May) off Cape Palmyras 21st March Elizabeth Radcliffe, Black, hence at Lima in 112 days Murray, , hence at Jamaica Despatch, de Gruchy, hence for Hayti, off Antigua 24th April Sonnes, Campbell, from Belfast, at Troop, with loss of topmasts, bound to St. John Douro, Stubbs, from St. Kitts, at the Cove Chieftain, Todd, from Sierra Leone, ditto Jenny, Boumack, hence at Newfoundland Tomlinson, -, hence off Tampico Ann Mondell, Roberts, from London, at Trinidad Heyworth, Dunlop, from the Clyde, at Demerara Glanmalier, Brown, hence at Valparaiso Black Prince, Martin ; Iteroine, - Bouch, and Asia, Bloomfield, sailed from Valparaiso for Islay 4th Feb. and Pearl, Carrick, for Cadiz 6th Feb. ANTIGUA, April 25.—The Eleanor, M'Pherson, from Liverpool for New Orleans, ran on the Horse Shoe Reef 22nd instant, but got of without apparent damage, and making no water, proceeded BEA UM A EIS, May 27.—The Jane, Williamson, hence to Charente, is aground in Friar's Roads, but not expected to receive any da mage _ _ ift:LL, May 26.—The Hebbles, Floating Light Ship, came in here last night, having broken from her moorings during the gale TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MAY 28, 1840. Wind at Holyhead, S.W. moderate. Off Holyhead, outward bound, at 6 p.m. No. 388, Mischief, 13.13 k for Ancona. ' Off Point Lynas, inward bound, (have pilots,) No. 127 g, Grey hound, B.Sc. at S a.m. ; No. 1612, Henrietta, B.S. from New Or leans, and g 6, Thomas Worthington, 8.8. at 2 p.m. and No. 115, Clifton, 8.13 k. at 4 p.m. Off Voel Nant, inward bound; at 7 p.m. No. 1612, Henrietta, B.S. from New Orleans. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) CHINA Lowell, T Remmonds, 444 China, Baring Bros & Co WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Queen of Britain, J Follett, 166 Cayenne, Eshelby, Rowett &Co Entered lath May for Trinidad Ann Eliza, J J Mattison, 242 Madeira. Baring Brs & Co Harmony, 374 St Thomas, .1 Poole & Co Entered 22nd May for Quebec SOUTH AMERICA. - Racehorse, I Punchard, 178 Rio Janeiro, Cotesworth & Wynne Couri9r, R Huntriss, 142 Lima, T & J Brocklebank UNITED STATES. John A Lancaster, D Rogers, 175 Richmond, Va, Baring Brs & Co Adirondack, W G Hackstaff, 763 New York, Ingleby or G Brown Portsmouth, L S Akin, 492 New York, Focke & Boult Kosato, R Murray, jun. 246 New York, J Maury & Sons Virginia, G Barstow, 629 Philadelphia, Ingleby or G Brown &Co Orozimbo, D Mancy, 496 New Orleans, Focke & Boult Isaac Hicks, Pettes, 473 New York, Brown, Shipley & Co General Jackson, F Moore, 329 New York, Waddington, Holt &Co Albion, 0 Lovett, 387 New York, D Malcomson BRITISH AMERICA. Alexander Edmund, J Strang, 716 Quebec, Wildes, Pickersgill & Co England, J Gardiner, 939 Quebec, D Gibb Skipton, T Place, 279 Quebec & Montreal, Crozier Brs & Co Ent'red 2nd May for Montreal only Juno, S M'Taggart, 103 St John, N.B. Cannon, Miller &Co William Rodger, J Nicholson, 139 Halifax N S and Pugwash, _ . Campbell & Co or G B Brown Entered sth May for Halifax only EUROPE. Wilhelmine, J C Linde, 140 Pillau, C G Weber & Co William Henry, A Crawford, 117 Rotterdam, J Drybrough Agnes, T Muir, 114 St Petersburg, Campbell & Rudd Mary & Eleanor, J George, 122 Dordt, A F Moore Erindring, J Neilson, 100 Elsineur, Bahr, Behrend &Co A►nitie, H P J Schultz, Igs Elsineur, Ditto Harmonie, J H Dik, 60 Amsterdam, Ditto Emilie, T Thorsoe, 300 Walloe, Ditto Charles, J Rickmeers, 130 Ostend & BrugeS. Ditto Entered 18th May for Ostend only Friederica Gustavo, C F Block, 168 Darizle, Ditto Lucinde, E Pottlich, 150 Hambro', Ditto Entered 21st May for Stettin Cheshire Witch, B Davidson, 150 Leghorn, Eshelby or Haskayne Liberal, PM de Oliveira, log Lisbon, Cotesworth & Wynne Mary & Eleanor, J George 122 Dordt and Bergen, A F Moore Entered 26th May for Dordt only 73 Marseilles, Eshelby or Grote 232 Ostend, C G Weber and Co 189 Antwerp, C G Weber & Co Morris, W Ferguson, Pauline, J Schreienberg, Eugene, J V de Perre, TIDE TABLE. Days. Men. Evn. Height. Sundays, Holydays, *e. H. 11. H. H. F. 1. Friday .. 29 9 5 932 17 5 Restoration of Charles Saturday 30 957 10 23 18 0 Sunday 31 10 48 11 15- 18 8 Sunday after Ascension. Monday 1 11 36 0 0 18 2 Nicomede. Tuesday 2 0 4 02g 18 4 - Wednes. 3 056 123 17 6 Thursday 4 149 216 16 2 PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S. .ONDON & LIVERPOOL, to Jamaica Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbice Honduras New York, Boston Charleston, Savannah New Orleans Havana Canada British North America Newfoundland Brazils River Plate East Indies • China Batavia • New South Wales Cape of Good Hope Africa Gibraltar Lima, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. Smyrna and Constantinople Malaga Madeira Western Isles, Cape de Verds... Lisbon Cadiz France Ilolland Hamburg, Bre►nen, &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm Petersburg, Riga, &c. Oporto Outward. t Home. 258 Odg 30 0 20 0 25 0 40 0 50 0 30 0— 25 0 30 0 35 0-40 0 40 0-50 0 30 0-40 0 30 0-40 0 30 0 -- 25 0 0 0 35 0 -- 40 0 35 0-40 0 31 0 - 40 0 40 0 - 45 0 40 0 0 - 17 6 -20 0 50 0 -60 0 20 0 - 25 0 40 0 - 50 0 20 0-25 0 20 0 - - 25 0 25 0 25 0-30 0 30 0-40 0 40 0 40 0-50 0 50 0-60 0 25 0 -- 30s Od @Os 0 20 0-25 0 50 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 25 0 30 0 40 0-50 0 40 0-50 0 40 0-50 0 25 0-30 0 25 0 :i0 0 •10 0 -- 40 0 - -- 40 0 - -- 40 0 - -- 126 0 - -- 20 0 - -- 40 0 - -- 20 0 - 25 0 30 0 - 20 0 - 25 0 20 0 - - 17 6-20 0 20 0 - 0 0 25 0 - 30 0 30 0-40 0 40 0 - - 50 0 - - li 6-20 0 Abrittt6. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 28. There has been but a moderate demand for Cotton to-day; the sales are 3000 bags, including 300 for export; the market very flat, and 4d I. lb lower in the low qualities of American Cotton. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MAY 2G. Since Tuesday last the imports of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal from Ireland and Coastways, have again been very small ; and of Wheat, Flour, and Barley, from Foreign ports, they have been much more moderate ; the two former articles are chiefly going into bond for the present; on the latter, duty is paid as it arrives, for home use. The demand during the past week has not been very active, the millers and dealers having been purchasers very sparingly, and only for their immediate wants; but the holders of Wheat, gene rally, have felt more confidence, there has been some demand for Ireland, and last week's prices of this, and of every article in the corn trade have been fully supported here and in our country markets. The only alteration in the duties on Grain from Foreign ports, since Friday last, is a decrease of Is 6d per quarter on Oats, and no change is anticipated next Friday;—some few sales have been made of Wheat, in bond, at prices as if free, deducting the duty ; --Flour, in bond, at 25s a 25s 6d to 265 in small quantities for ex port, and of Oats, in bond, at 3s 8d to 3s 9d per 451bs. At This Day's Market there was a fair attendance of town and country millers and dealers, who bought of Wheat more freely and to a moderate extent, at a reduction, in many instances, of about Is per quarter, which the decline in London, yesterday, enabled them to do ; Oats were also a trifle lower, and all other articles were but dull, at about last quotations. WHEAT, per 70Ibs s. d. s. d. English Scotch 9 3 10 0 Irish 5 3 8 3 Bonded BARLEY, per qr. English 37 0 38 0 Chevalier 3B 0 41 0 Scotch, per 601 b. 4 6 5 0 Irish 3 10 4 3 Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 0 OATS, per 451 b. English Scotch Irish 3 4 4 0 Foreign, in bond 3 6 3 10 Ditto, duty free 4 0 4 3 RYE, per quarter MALT, per qr. fine 6B 0 70 0 middling 56 0 66 0 INDIAN CORN, 19 , 4801 b. Red 37 Oa4l 0 White 39 0 41 0 BEANS, per quarter English 45 0 50 0 Irish 42 0 45 0 PEAS, Grey 3B 0 42 0 White 42 0 46 0 SHIP BREAD, per 1121 b. In bond l4 0 17 0 Ft oua, English, per 2801 b. Fine 48 0 53 0 Irish 44 0 51 0 Amer.l) Int free Sweet U.S 35 6 36 6 Sour 35 0 36 0 OATMEA 1,, per 2401 b. English 33 6 34 0 Ditto, new 34 6 35 6 Scotch 33 6 34 0 AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE, Imported into Liverpool, from igth to the 35th inst. inclusive, FROM IRELAND. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lamb 910 1319 2417 50 388 Previously 17864 15616 • 88560 g 29 66 50 4022 COASTWISE. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. 89 530 Previously .. 2381 ,27833 4620 Horses. Calves. Lambs 70 :o 26 PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL. WOOD, Deals, 120 stand. m. duty paid ' • Archangel el9 O.@ 20 0,, Memel 17 0-18 0 Gothenburg l5 10 - • 16 10 Wyburg lii 10 - 18 10 Petersburg l7 0 - 19 10 I PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. Danzig, Deck - 0 41 British American Pine - 0 21 LATHWOOD, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet £8 10 - British American 5 0 - MAHOGANY, per foot of 1 inch thick. Honduras - 0 10 Cuba - 1 0 St. Domingo 1 0 - 2 0 OAK PLANKS, British American none. TEAKWOOD, per cubic feet - 5 6 SrAvcs, per 1200. Danzig, C. Pipe .e135 0 -140 0 Hhd. 7O 0 - 80 0 Quebec, red, 11 inch thick, 55 0 -.75 0 and 51 feet long Do. Puncheon TIMBER, per cubic foot Oak Pine, British Amer. common red... yellow g 10 6 0 Danzig, middling ... Memel, middling ... Riga, red. 14 0-24 0 s. d. s. d. 2 9 4 0 0 0— 0 0 1 6 2 0 1 4 1 8 2 21— 2 3 2 21— 2 3 2 51— 2 6 £4 Ss. 15s. !.,e1 los Duty. Not above 16 ft F..E19. B. P. 2. 21 feet. ...e2 10s. 15s per load. los. Not aU. 36 in. 3s. B.P. 2s 2 6 4s, 30 6s, t os per load. 1 1.e2 15s. v load LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of new patients entered on the hooks of the Dispensaries daring the last week:— North. South. Total Received advice and medicine at the Insti tution Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine 291 2SO 187 153 340 Total at each Dispensary VISITORS. North—Mr. W.F. Macgregor, Rev. Dr. Buck, and Mr. C. Booth South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. J. Cooper, and Rev. C. Morrell. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fenwick-street, May 25, 1840. PRICES OF SHARES, MAY 28. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Pei Share. Prices Birmingham and Gloucester BO paid 70 0 0 .... Ditto and Derby lOO sg 0 0 Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 5 . 13 2 6 .... Bolton and Leigh lOO paid Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter 25 .... 29 10 0 .... Chester and Crewe 45 .... 55 5 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid 19 10 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar l 30 paid Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction A Ditto half shares Great Western Ditto new shares Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston •••• —lOO .... 250 0 VAN .. 30 .... 100 10 100 0 .. 65 .... 92 5 0 .... 93 10 .. 30 .... 43 5 0 .... 43 15 .. 40 paid 36 10 0 .... 42 10 0 34 5 0.... 12 12 6 .... 184 0 0 .... 44 5 0 88 10 0 178 0 0 5! 5 0 29 10 0 53 10 0 29 0 0 Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester lOO Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares ' 5 Ditto and Southampt0n... Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 83 0 0 . Ditto half shares Leicesterand Swannington 5O .... 71 0 0.. Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham_ 25 .... 23 5 0.. Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland lOO .... 102 0 0.. New North Midland 2O .29 15 0 .... 29 5 South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland 5O paid 64 0 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 746 10 0 ex die Bank of Liverpool £l2 lOs paid 20 12 6ex div. - Commercial of Liverpool 10 17 2 6 .... - Liverpool Union lO .... 13 2 6 .... - Northern and Central - Albion - North and South Wales lO .... 7 0 0 .... - of Manchester lO .... 10 2 6 , M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 917 6 . - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank Commercial Bank of England East of England Pheenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 lOs. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings .eloo paid 163 0 0 L'pool and Harrington Water l 3 . 50 ' 477 10 0 . Works .178 0 . 30 0 .710 0... 15 2 6 5 ... 8 0 0 .. Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 0 0 L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 370 0 L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. .6100 .... 191 0 0 .... Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance) 25 paid 210 0,, . , Company. Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 550 ex div, Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 113 oex div DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company IS . Woodside Ferry Egremout Ferry .. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . Harrington Docks 100 Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool; (Poloncean) 2 12 103. • 6 6 .... 7 5 0 6 12 6 .... 57 0 H 6 17 6 .... 0 14 6 1 o 0 GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departu re from Lime-street Liverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester : TIMES OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8. 30 a.m. 6 a.m. Mixed • 8 15 a.m. First Class 10 30 a.m. First Class 12 15 p.m. First Class 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. First Class ~ 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVE RPOOL AND MANCHESTER 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. I 15 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do. 11.30 a.m. First Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 5 p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed PP 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. „ 7 p.m. „ 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. „ 245 p.m. „ The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only. „ 12 LIVERPOOL AND MA; CHESTER RAILWAY. FROM erooL To MANCRESTER, First Class Second Class Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 „ .. 10 . 0 ~ FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 ' ~ .. 10 0 „ 11 15 „ .. 11 45 2 0 Aftern. ..*2 45 Aftern. 5 0 „ .. 5 30 „ 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed 1 Stop only at Newton & Prkside f his Train does not start till Three. nvnAvs. First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & l'rkside f F AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 ~ ~ 2 45 Aftern. .. Second Class I 5 0 „ .. Mixed 715 „ .. First Class rNDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 530 Afternoon .. „ )LTON. li 0 ..11 45 ~ 2 0 Aftern. .. 230 Afters. 4 45 „ .. 5 30 __.,, 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside * Except on Saturdays, when ti ON sU First Class' Second Class o Morning.. 7 0 Morning 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed top only, at Newton & Prkside I TO PRESTON FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. First Class II 0 f t 2 30 Aftern. .. SeeOnd Class 4 43 .. Mixed 7 15 r. First Class 7 0 Morning. ..., Mixed S3O Afternoon .. „ 10 B FROM LIVERPOOL. 5 45 Morning.... First Class 12 0 1 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 8 30 FROM MANCHESTER. g 0 Morning.... First Class 11 15 • • • • , 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 • • • • ~ r DAYS. ON SU! 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. TO ST. I 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon lIELENS. PROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 „ 11 45 ~ PP 2 45 Afternoon .. PP 5 30 PP qDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. 'ORN GAP. FROM MANCIIFNTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Cla s 11 45 • • • • to 5 30 Afternoon .. Pt 'NDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Oars 5 so Afternoon ~ PROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 11 45 2 30 Afternoon.. IP 5 30 .. ON su 7 0 2+forning.... Second Class 5 30 A Rumour... ON SU TO RUNC PROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.— Second Class 11 45 „ 5 30 Afternoon .. ON SU 7 o Morning.... Second Class I 5 30 Afternoon .. Emportc4. EAST INDIES, CAPE OP GOOD HOPE, 'ie. Balfour, (310) W Foster, from Bombay, 1368 bales 77 hf bales cotton, 11 bales 1 hf bale wool, 121 pees 28 bundles ivory, 1 bundle fish teeth, 50 cases 173 bundles mother o'pearl shells, 70 btmdles deer and about 3 tons buffalo horns, 38 cases silk, 1 case a saddle, order-93 bales Ihf bale cotton, 10u weights, 1 box contents un known, Dirom and co—g chests indigo, 30 bundles hides, Bates, Sons and co-1 box contents unknown, R C Money—.—From St. Helena, 7 casks and 168 loose pieces elephants' teeth, C Horsfall and Son—W ll Cora, (210) A Melville, from the Cape of Good Hope, 3743 bags 204 brls coffee, J Moore, jun and co—P D WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Jamaica, (298) A Whyte, from Jamaica, 12 hhds IgB tces 3 casks 102 brls 1 hf brl coffee, J Holt-71 tees 1 cask 3 brls coffee, J Glad stone and co-64 hhds 41 tees 17 brls boffee, Wilson and Derbyshire —29 tees do, J Hall and co-3 tees 8 brls do. A - H Cohan-24 tees 1 cask 14 brls coffee, J Adams-12 tees do; Headlarn and co-20 tees do, it Almond-20 do, G Geddes—g do, J Mackie and co-2 do, J Dick-6 do, T and H Murray-3 do, Jl3 Yates and co-22 do, It Gray-12 tees 1 brl coffee, Laiigtrys and co—about 5 tons ebony. 36 tons logwood, as tons rustic, 1 case wine, 24 cases arrowroot, J Holt—about 10 tons logwood, J Gladstone and co-114 salted hides, 40 pces sample wood, Wilson and Derbyshire-2 kegs tama rinds, 1 box pickles, Mrs. Smith-10 bales returned goods, J Gandy and Sons-1 brl sugar, T Maddock and Son-13 bales cotton, F Singleton -1 case arrowroot, 1 box shells, 1 case presents, order — P D Irish Lass, (184) S Grundy, from Jamaica, about 180 tons log wood, S Cohen and Sons—K D SOUTH AMERICA. • Sirius, (236) D Croal, from• Laguna, 300 tons logwood, to order — K D Hannah Giayson, (136) E Penrice, from Laguna, 150 tons log wood, W P Bushby and Son—K D Lydia, (277) H W Cothay, from Savanilla, 200 tons fustic, 42 bales cotton, 284 bags dividivi, I inrie and Tomlinson—about 12 tons dividivi, Lanferry and co-181 bags caaozos, Plock and Logan -148 bags dividivi, 5 tons fustic J Cohen and Son—about 50 tons fustic, C S Middleton and Son—B D LONDON GAZET7'E.-TUESDAY, MAY 26. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. Ramsbottom and R. K. Ramsbottom, Liverpool, lime-burners —R. Chadwick and T. Hargreaves. Bolton-le.Moors, timber.mer chants—P. Davies and W. Heath, Warrington—J. Young, sen. W. M. Young, and J. Young, jun. Bury, Lancashire, woollen-manu facturers. INSOLVENT. May 26.—Thomas Phipp, Southampton-row, Bloomsbury, Lon don, bookseller. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Richard Perian Psat; Glastonbury, Somersetshire, scrivener. Samuel Prat, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, scrivener. BANKRUPTS. Frederick Gye, Fleet-street, London, tea-dealer. Robert Baxter, Montague-close, Southwark, wharfinger. Thomas Fitkin, jun. Turnhatn-greeti, London, omnibus-proprietor Joseph Brook, Victoria-road, Pimlico, corn-dealer. %%Illiam Reynolds, Droitwich, Worcestershire, baker. Thomas Heatherley, Wolverhampton, miller. William Hirst Beeston, Manchester, coach-builder. Nathaniel Author Austen, Ramsgate, banker. Thomas Tovey, Warminster, Wiltshire, innkeeper. George Richardson, Southampton, tinildtr. • Jokph Brook, Huddersfield, cloth-dresser. Samuel Bradley Booth, Macclesfield, silk-merchant. Silas Matthews, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, grocer. John Richardson, Leeds, NA ool.merchant. John Peters Hubbard, Teigntnouth, Devonshire, cabinet maker. James Park, Manchester, iron merchant. Ralph Lees, Burslem, grocer. DIVIDENDS. June 20. J. R. Gorst, Liverpool, coachmaker—Oct. 13. J. Ratcliffe, Lowestoft, Suftblk, coachmaker—June 16. C. Palfreyman, Man chester, calico-printer—June 18. J. Jones, Maddock-street, Regent st London, tailor—June 18. G. Finch, Newbury, Berkshire, cabinet maker—June 18. H. Jacob,Amersharn, Buckinghamshire, builder— June 16. W. Henderson and J. Henderson, Great St. Helen's, London, merchants—June 14. J. Pen - atop and T. Fletcher, Mac clesfield-street, City-road, London, coal-merchants—June Is. J. Watson and J. Cooper, George-yard, Macclesfield-street, Soho, London, silver-platers—June 18. G. A. Emmitt, Walworth-road, grocer—June 29. M. Hart, Northwich, Cheshire, mercer—June ln. C. Webster, sen., Manchester, banker—June 17. .1. W. Edwards, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, druggist—June 16. P. C. Nicolle, South ampton, wine-merchant--June 18. J. Ryder, Manchester, crown glass-cutter—June 19. S. Jones and J. Jones, Manchester, machine makers—June 18. J. Hill, Shifford's-grange, Staffordshire, miller— Jane 19. W. Yates, Manchester, commission-agent—June 19. J. Rutherford, Wingerworth, Derbyshire, stone-quarrier CERTIFICATES R. Hatton, Liverpool, woollen-draper—W. Blundell, Liverpool, merchant—W. Church, Aston, near Birmingham, civil engineer— J. Richardson, Hyde, Cheshire, shopkeeper—W. Edwards, Went worth-street, Spitalfields, cabinet-maker—F. Robinson, Coventry, riband-manufacturer—C. H. Papps, George-street, Adelphi, Lon don, coal-merchant—J. Lumley, Leeds, flax-spinner SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Lawrence Tweedie Robertson, Edinburgh, silk-mercer. Joseph Gibson, Dundee, merchant. James Morison, Dundee, manufacturer. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. MAY HOUR 29. Samuel Rogers, (div.) Commercial Rooms, Bristol, 12 . 29. William Bilsborrow, (2nd) , Clarendon Rooms, 1 30. Betty Smith, (special) Ditto II 30. Montefiore. Carmichael & Co. (special) Court of Bankruptcy, London, 12 29. William Kelly, (Ist) Clarendon Rooms, 1 30. Thomas Wilson and Son, (proof) Ditto. 2 - June 1, James and John Cotter, (final div ) Ditto, 1 AGRICULTURAL s. d. s. d. Old Hay .... 0 10061 11. 201 b. New Hay.... 0 10 1 0 - Clover Hay.. 0 10 1 0 - Straw, Wheat 0 6 0 7 - Straw, Oat .. 0 5 0 6 - Straw, Barley 0 4 0 5- j Green Clover 0 2 0 3 -- dARKET, MAY 27. s. (1. s. (1. Potatoes, 2 0613 8 44g01b Cattle Ditto 1 10 2 0 - Turnips 0 0 0 0 - Carrots - Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 --- Manure 8 0 10 6 -- BIRTHS. On the 21st instant, at Milford-lodge, near Lymington, Hants, the lady of Colonel H. T. ROBERTS, C. B. of a son. On the 27th instant, at Breekfield-lodge, the lady of ADAM HODGSON, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On the 11th instant, at Oporto, ALEXANDER REID, Esq. of Rio de Janeiro, youngest son of the late Sir John Reid, of Barra, to FRANCISCA, daughter of Signor FRANCISCO FERREIRA DE SAMPAIO, of Oporto. On the 20th instant, by special license, at Baltinglasa, by the Rev. William Johnston, GILES WILLIAM CULLEN, Esq. lieutenant of revenue police, to LOUISA NICOLINA, the amiable and lovely daughter and heiress of Sir CHARLES LENNOX DICKSON. of Lennox Castle, Norfolk. On the 20th instant, ROBERT JOHNSON, jun. Esq. to ELIZA BETH, only daughter of RICHARD ALI SON, jun. Esq. Wooin'. keys... On the 21st instant, at Spratton, Northampshire, SARAH ELLEN. eldest surviving daughter of THOMAS BUTLIN, Esq. to HENRY H AYSTON, youngest son of WILLIAM DOCKER, Esq. Mount Vernon, in this town, On the 24th inst. at St. Mark's Church, Mr. THOMAS POVER. printer, of this town, to Miss JANE LIMBIRD, of Halifax. On the 25th instant, at St. Paul's Church, by the Rev. J. H. Staf ford, Mr. JACOB HICKS, chief officer of the ship Richard, to Miss SALLY SMITH, both of St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall. On the 24th inst. at Farnworth Church, Mr. JOHN SOUTHELL , spirit-merchant, of this town, to MARY ANN, second daughter of THOMAS NORMAN, Esq. of Sankey, near Warrington. On the 27th instant, at St. Mich ael's Church, by the Rev. Cyrus Morrill, M.A. JOSEPH, fifth son of ANTHONY SCOTT, Esq. of Southwick, to MARGARET, fourth daughter of Mr. GEORGE RA-MELD, Upper Pitt-street. DIED. On the 21st of December last, at Candahar, East Indies, AN DREW WALKER, surgeon. H. E. I. C. S. 42nd Native Infantry. second son of the late Andrew Walker, Esq. Gairbraid Colliery. near Glasgow. Lately, at the island of Tobago, HORATIO EMERY, surgeOn, eldest son of the late John Emery, comedian. Lately, aged 23, CATHERINE ROGERS, wife of Mr. John ThOS. .Rogers, iron-moulder. Lately, at his Rectory of Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, the Rev. CHARLES KEMYS WATKINS, formerly Fellow of Christ Church College, Oxford. This excellent man devoted upwards of .E7O O a-year to acts of charity. On the Bth ultimo, at Beziers. in the south of France, after a few days' illness, on his way to England, Sir ROBERT HUGH KEN NEDY, K.C.H. second son of the late Hugh Alexander Kennedy , M.D. of London. On the Gth instant, at Bath, Lady ANN MARIA LUMLEY, the eldest daughter of John, sixth Earl of Scarborough, and sister to the present Earl. On the 10th instant, at Ramsey, Isle of Man, in the 85th year of her age, MARGARET CALLOW, eldest daughter of the late WM. Callow, Esq. of Claughbane. Same day, at Ramsey, Isle of Man, aged 88, Mrs. HARRISON. relict of the late Rev. David Harrison, and mother of the Rev. BOW yer Harrison, Kirk Manghold. On the 12th instant, at Kirk Michael, Isle of Man, much and de- servedly respected. aged 75, Mrs. CAINE, wife of Mr. John Caine, of Balla-nea. Same day, aged 76, MARY DAWES, wife of the Rev. W. It. Dawes, formerly pastor at the Independent Church, at Oimskirk• Her life was eminent for piety and beneficence, and her death for tranquillity and peace. On the 15th instant, at St. Asaph, Mr. JAMES HUXFORD, aged 79. He had been a long and faithful servant of the Hon. Mr. Fitz' maurice, and also to the late Lord Viscount Kirkwall _ _ On the 15th instant, at Ulverstone, aged 37, Mr. ALFRED STORDY, late of this town. Same day, at her apartments, near Warrington, the beautiful al! lamented ANN DENT, eldest daughter of Capt. Dent, of the Royal Durham Fencibles. She bore an accumulation of afflictions with the most exemplary fortitude. Same day, Mr. THOMAS BURLEY, Wesley-place, aged 31. Same day, at Maryport, much beloved and deeply lamented by all ranks in his neighbourhood, KELSICK WOOD, Esq. shipbuilder , in his 70th year. On the 17th instant, after a severe illness, MARY, wife of Mr. WILLIAM HAWKINS, Olive. street, aged 57. On the 17th instant, at Windsor astle, after a short illness, in her 68th year, Miss WHITE, housekeeper at Windsor Castle. Miss White was appointed, in the first instance, housekeeper to the Pavi• lion, at Brighton, and was highly and deservedly respected by the royal household, during the long period of twenty-five years, in the service of their late Majesties George IV. and William IV., and of her present Majesty. Same day, aged 3 years and 2 months, JOHN NICOL, only son ° I John Nicol, Esq. M.D. Rodcey-street. Sam day, awfully sudden, in the 36th year of his age, of apoplexy. Mr. WILLIAM SUTTON, of the Mill-stone public-house, Frodsham• He was much respected by a large circle of acquaintance. On the 18th instant, JOHN NORBURY, Esq. brewer, Nor thwic.ll" Same day, after a protracted illness, aged 60, Mrs. POOLE, of Stretton, Cheshire. Same day, at the advanced age of 91 years, ELIZABETH, relict of the late Mr. J. DILWORTH, of Utkinton, Cheshire. Same day, Mr. GEORGE RICHARDS, late of the. Eagle and Child Inn, Holywell, aged 78. On the Igth instant, ANN, the beloved wife of Mr. ARTHUR EBBS, and youngest daught er o f Mr. John James , Cornwallis street. On the 20th instant, at Cardigan, the Rev. JOHN BLACKWELL , M.A. Rector of Manordeivy, in the county of Pembroke. On the 21st instant, at Altrincham, aged Is years, WILLIAM GILMOUR MILLER„ youngest son of the late James Miller, Esq• merchant, St. Thomas. _ On the 21st instant, aged 25 years, at the residence of her father. Mr. John Arden, late of Norton, in the county of Hereford, MARY , the beloved wife of Mr. THOMAS SMITH, Ranelagh• place, in this town. . Ou the 22nd instant, MARY, the youngest daughter of Mr• WHA RTON, gamekeeper, Ince-Blundell. Same day, Mr. WILLIAM ANGUS ROBERTSON, aged 28 years: for several years assistant editor and publisher of the " Mechanics Magazine." Same day, after a long and painful illness, aged 56, MARTHA► wife of Mr. MASKERRY, coach-builder, Warrington. Same day, JOHN DEAN, aged Is months, son of Mr. George Dean, watchmaker. On' the 23rd instant, at Brighton, Dr. ROBERT FINLAYSOS' surgeon, R N. _ Same day, deeply regretted, aged 34, Mr. SAMUEL HENSHAL L ; organist of St. Nicholas's Chapel, Copperas-hill, in this town. 111 ,, last and most beautiful of Mozart's compositions, his e. Requienb f was sung at the fun era l on W e d nes d ay morn i ng, b y a number °,l the professional gentlemen of this town ; Messrs. G. Holden an Santley presided at the organ. On the 25th instant, at Evertor, in the 94th year of her ELLEN, relict of Mr. JOSEPH JACKSON, surgeon, of Frodsba nh Cheshire. On the 26th instant, of setalet fever, aged 8 years, THOMA S ' eldest son of Mr. JOHN GAGE, Wilton street. LIVERPOOL : FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1840. 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