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CONTEMPORARY PRESS. THE INSTIGATORS OF THE CANADIAN - • REBELLION.: • - - (Prom the Morning Herald.) Many persons have, since the receipt of the last ad vices from Canada, been asking each other this ques tion :—" If the leaders of the traitorous rebellion in Cariada are to stiffer the' penalty of their crime, is it fit ting, or consistent with equal justice, that the persons at honie who have been secretly prompting and counselling ;those rebels should escape without judicial notice or in -quirv?" If the advices we allude 'to are to be - credited, -the traitorous designs of some at least of our home agi tators have not been confined to speeches made in and 'out of _parliament, but consist also of written recommen dations to the -very• revolt which has since broken out. If this be true, and that the letters of one or more of such persons , have been found ticketed, and arranged in the official Cabinet of the traitor Papineau, surely it behoves governmentthe to look at home as well as abroad ; and not to let •the instigators of treason walk about un scathied, while the traitors pay the forfeit of their crimes. It is not imposSible, or at all improbable, btit that the treason being nipped in the bud and defeated, as we have now some reason to hope is the case, the instiga tors at home will abandon their dupes, and, in the lan guage of Sempronius, in Cato, exclaim— "Villains, stand off! base grovelling worthless wretches, Mongrels in faction, poor faint-hearted traitors! Know—when such paltry slaves presume To mix in treason, if the plot succeeds, They're thrown neglected by; but if it fails, They're sure to die like dogs." Ent this stoicism, though it may very well suit the cold-blooded heartlessness of the modern radical, will rilet with no sympathy with a British or any other Christian community. However the recent out-burst in Canada may -end, there can be no doubt but that its ramifications, both there and at home, must besought out and fully investigated; and though we, in common with the enlightened part of the community, have no wish to see traitor's heads on Temple-bar, we do wish that if treason, or traitorous designs, can 'be brought borne to any persons here, hey will not he allowed to escape from justice, but that the instigator of rebellion, instead of being allowed to disseminate mischief in safety, will find himself placed upon the same level with the traitors themselves. LORD DURHAM. (From the The Gazette of last night (as well as the debate in the Howe of Commons) announces the appointment of Lord Durham as Governor-General, Vice-Admiral, and Cap tain-General, &c., of her Majesty's provinces contigu • ous to the continent of North America. We will not quarrel with the multiplicity of the titles with which that noble person is loaded : would they may turn to good! We have no disrespect for Lnrd Durham : he is an ho • pourable and right-minded British , nobleman. -We are surprised that he has undertaken this difficult mission--- not that his lordship should shudder at the difficulty, but that he should not consider what class 'of men he has to please at home., Lord Durham and Joseph Home, for example, can have no more sentiments in common than. an angel and a Hottentot; and yet; if - his lordship gives . Satisfaction, he must please Joseph Hume' and Mr. Grote, cum multis aliis of that description. as well as Lords Melbourne. and Johnny Russell, who are dependent. upon Joseph and Grote for their existence as ministers. We sincerely wish Lord Durham success in his mission : *e certainly do not venture to predict it. EXTINCTION OF TITHES--PERPETUITY OF 7. THE ALIAS. • (From the Dublin Evening Mail.)' When Mr. O'Connell talks popularly (as he did yes terday at the Corn Eichange) about the total abolition and extinction of tithes, it is right that his audatory shOuld be furnished with a glossary of his political lan guage, by reference to which they may discover the pre cise value of the terms which he employs ; for the popu larbr exoteric dialect has little or no coincidence with the esoteric and recondite meaning of his . phraseology. With a view, therefore, of simplifying the meaning of this profound mystifier, we must turn from his oral to his written traditions, and endeavour to elicit from the latter the real amount and import of the former. In the speech now before us, Mr. O'Connell insists upon the total abolition and extinction of tithes for ever. In his late letter to the clergy of the Established Church be demands the commutation of tithes into a land tax. We have now a clue, by means of this comparative induction of terms—to the true .meaning of his popular vocabu lary—that abolition means commutation—and extinction, perpetuity--that the words tithe and land tax are but different names for the precise same fund ; and that a• little hocus pocus—such as substituting the latter for the fOrmer7—will fully answer the.purpose he hai in hand-- namely, to perpetuate the fund itself under such a name that the payers thereof may conceive it totally extin guished. t • For this purpose he calls upon the " people" of Ire land to petition parliament for a measure which it ,has already become obvious that it must pass, with the con sent of all parties—namely, the commuting of tithes into a land tax, or rent charge, or some alias equally 'conve nient and satisfactory. But he has not added, by way of,explanation, that the very moment when tithes be come extinguished, the identical same amount—penny for penny—pound for pound—cent. per cent.—will be come actually and bona fide due, under the more pleasing but equally immitigable name of rent charge, land -tax, or some of the other euphonious aliters that we have already left to the lively imagination of the public. It will so happen that when the occupier dreams, " good easy man," that lie has completely got rid of his shilling an acre, or his one-and-sixpence, due by contract to the clerical incumbent of his parish, and, hugging himself on his escape from the discharge of his honest obliga tions, he blesses the name of O'Connell for the success ful roguery—that a collector shall break through his vi sion of increasing wealth, and dispel his precipitate gra titude, by demanding the identical one shilling, or one and:sixpence per acre, as the case may be, which (as he will be informed) is to he paid to the use and hehoof of the said clerical incumbent—notwithstanding the aboli tion of 'tithe's! Nay, the awakened farmer will say to himself—yea, lie will grumble it out to the collector— that lie hadbetter and would rather have staid as he was; for that under- the. commutation of tithes effected by Lord Stanley he got an abatement at the rate of £l5 out of every hundred pounds of tithe due in the parish ; but that under the total abolition and extinction of tithes effected by O'Connell, he has his hundred pounds (or his share of it) to pay in full—penny for penny—pound for pound—cent. percent.—and besides found it easier to deal with two landlords—to wit, the parson :tad the squire —than ,to deal with one—to wit, an ecclesiastical hoard, or a government commission—and then, if he do not pitch Mr. O'Connell and his double dealing traffic in unintelligibl e words, as far as David Garrick advised his friend to pitch the guinea —(we use this circumlocution for the sake of " ears polite")—we are utterly mistaken as to the acuteness and irritability of the Irish imagina tion and the popular character. The fact is, the tribute is a failure. Nothing more is to he gotten from those of the lower order. That class begin to find out that emancipation has done nothing to wards the improvement of their condition ; and that agi tation, with its concomitants, is rather an expensive amusement. Hence Mr. O'Connell appeals to the sym pathy of the wealthy classes: hence his courting the pa tronage of the employers by denouncing the tradesmen. employed ; and hence his subdolous intrigues to win the confidence of the. established clergy and their communi cants, by realizing for ever the sources of their revenue,' whilst he deceives the ignorant and credulous multitude with the fallacious prospect of its utter extinction.— 'Twere a lucky hit for him, if, failing of the rent, he cotald fall back upon the tithe, and extract from the wealthy the tribute which the poor have ceased to ren der. He is evidently looking to receive rent from a higher order. • THE BALLOT. (From the Times.) Having shown, in two former articles, firstly, that. if the pre sent system of voting be repealed, you must either gag the whole constituency, which would be absolute tyranny, or you must leave it to the option of electors to vote openly or other wise, which, io practice, would be found complfgely•destruciive of secrecy ; secondly, that, supposing the gagging method to be adopted, there is no conceivable device whereby the desired concealment can be effected compatibly with an accurate and rightful exercise of men's suffrages; and, thirdly, that, as the argument de r i ve d f rom t h e ballot's alleged success in the East) India Company and private clubs is so far an illusion, that the supposed privacy of suffrage in these associations is (July nomi nal, and not real--so, even if there existed in those quarters a stricter concealment of operation than they now actually prac tise, the very questions on which they vote. as distinguished from those of permanent public interest, afford them such facilities for maintaining secrecy as no political constituency can ever hope to command,.—hating, we repeat, deinonstrate4 these seve ral points, we might well be entitled, on the foreo•oing premises alone, to demand against the ballot a sentence of universal re probation. But, in point of fact, the mere efficiency of this radical gag' though quite sufficient to secure the contempt otevery free and unskalking Englishman, is by no means the worst of it. The insult which it offers to the direct and fearless honesty of the national character ' the •offensive i m p u t at i on on w hi c h i t pro ceeds as its basis, th at the eleetors.of this realm are v set of un principled sneaks, who, being disposed to pledge themselves to one candidate and then to vote for another, are entitled to he facilitated and protected in their perfidy by an express provision of law—all this we do not now insist upon. The fact, however, that the ballot would, in several respects, afford opportunities for practising even a worse kind of corrop tu!n and toa.much greater extent than the existing system ad mits of, must be almost self-evident. For example, what is to hinder a keen partisan from giving in secret more votes than he is entitled, to? Whether the suffrage were to be given by means of labels or halls, we defy the ingenuity of man to prevent a dishonest voter from privately furnishing himself with a variety of .these tokens, and from slipping six of them int o the ballot-box instead of ne.' It is idle to say, that precautions would be taken to rend,. • this impracticable. If under the pres en t or d er o f t hi ngs , w l nmen ar e obliged to vote in the face of d4—y, neither the vigilance of contending par ties, nor the solemnity of an oath, nor the proverbial virtue of . potting clerks, can prevent unprincipled persona front persona ting the dead, or from voting twice at the same election, we may be very sure that, with such a couveuient covert as the ballot, the facilities fur giving a. fraudulent plurality of votes would be proportionably increased, in spite of all the statutory precau tions that could be taken upon the subject.- :The candidate having the smallest number of bonaAie voters might thus gain the election by a course of treaelleay;.Ahich, even if ascertained to have been practised in the groilk could not possibly admit of being investigated in the detail, or judicially fastened upon par ticular iudividuals. Of the confusion and crime involved iu such. proceedings we say nothing; but if the ballot brawlers will only prove to us either that these misdeeds can be effectu ally prevented, or that they are of a less flagitious character • . than the alleged evils of the present system, we shall give them all manner of credit for their ingenuity. Assertions, mind, will gb for nothing. In the ablence of actual experiment, we must have a strung presumptive proof. Another vital and insuperable objection to the ballot is, that • in such cases of fraudulent voting as we have anticipated no improper return could ever be set aside by any Parliamentary tribunal; or we ought father to say, that as long as knavish electors should manage, by collusion, to prevent the number of their extra legal labels or balls from surpassing the actual num ber of the local constituency, it would be utterly impossible to determine rightfully whether any return were an improper one of not. • How could'the grounds be laid for a legal scrutiny by the House of Conithous ? and if laid presumptively, how could judicial evidence be procured in reference to unknown offenders whom the ballot had surrounded with impenetrable darkness? Uncertainties, jealousies, pluttings ' circumventions, and unde tectable villains, would be inseparable limn the whole scheme. The upright constituencies.might have the strongest moral con viction that there bad been false play in the dark; but under the ballot system there could be neither proof nor remedy. Moreover, it is especially worthy of remark that all the argu ments in favour of a concealed suffrage on the part of the voter may be urged with tenfold force in _favour of secret voting in Parliament. lf the privilege of , irr es p ons ibili t y i s t o b e Con ferred ou electors, common justice would require that the same privilege should he extended to representatives. If the -ballot mongers insist that no man shall be called to account fur his vote at an election, we cannot see' why any member should' be compelled to give an open suffrage in a parliamentary diVision. indeed, if the principle of the ballot is to be recognized and a:iteil on in British politics, theft 'the abandonment of open voting in the legislature would only be its logical issue, as well as its proper off-set. And let us hear observe, that the intro duction of such a novelty into the House of Commons, how startling soever to our just notions of responsibility, would be quite in accordance with the theory of the constitution. The rigorous exclusion of " strangers" during the divisions of that house proceeds notoriously upon the principle that the concien- ' tines votes of members ought neither to he influenced nor in timidated by popular opinion; and if, within a comparatively short period, this nun-responsibility has been reduced to a mere theoretic fiction by the vigilance and intrePidity of the press, no person ran deny that the reasons which originally sanctioned its adoption would, under ther:lllot system, acquire a prodigious accession -of force and importance.' ' For ourselves, We of course justify the publicity of parliamentary Votes, because we think that members ought to be responsible to public opinion, when that opinion, as at present, can be satisfactorily ascertained. But once establish the ballot, and where are we to find a certain and correct index• of the public mind? You would have 'an immense proportion of electors professing one thing and voting for another. You•would see Weight of character and judgment deprived of their just influence. You 'would have Worthless vagabonds consorting with 'respectable men, and undermining them with fraudulent ballots You would have the constitu ency of the kingdom enveloped in the deep shade Sand iniquitous mysteries of the Inquisition; and therefore, in such a state of things. we hold that to rescue representatives from the caprices and injustice of a secret' tribunal, - the vote by ballot, if resorted to by the country, cannot be refused to the divisious in partici ment without the grossest tyranny.' • • Nor let us forget that 'if the protection of secrecy be due to the voter, it is in many grave respects far snore indispensible to the usefulness and - itidependance of the representative. An honest member of parliament may.require to be protected against the court, against the Minister of the day, against demagogue juntoa, and even against his own party connexions. On such a subject, for instance as the recent provision in favour of the Duchess of Rent, there can he no question that the known bias ses and dreaded disfavour of the palace did intimidate many mein hers from expressing t he opposition to th e measure which only Sir Geo. Sinclair and Col. Sibthorp had the moral courage to avow. Even the lover Radicals, who,. having never darkened the Royal threshold, can suffer nothing from that quarter . but con tinued exclusion, did net dare to propose an adverse vote. But among members of high station, familiar with the precincts and society of St. James's, the power of the court to avenge,their . Parliamentary independence by inflicting serious retaliations is' as extensively possessed as in the gentle hands which now wield that power it will, we trust, be generously and graciously disused. That such - power, however, has an obvious tendency to intimidate representatives front giving u a conscientious vote that might incur the Royal displeasure—this, we say, forms a plea for secret voting in Parliament, which the advocates of the ballot cannot consistently object to. 'Take another case, in regard to the position in which many members of the House of Commons stand towards the Ministry of the day. The Seri-ices of these members as men of talent, industry, and experience, might often be of great benefit to the country, either in com mittees or in subordinate offices of the state. But their honest and independent votes being openly given, are known and dis_ approved of by the Treasury Leader. They are, therefore, marked men; and, accordingly, they are interdicted froth serving on Committees wherein independence might be inconvenient to the Government, as in the case of Mr. Whittle' Harvey's ex clusion from the committee on the pension list, the packed committee on the Poor Law ,questiop, and many others too numerous to be mentioned. By open voting the upright repre sentative is thus exposed to ministerial malice, not more to the disadvantage of the commonwealth than to his own personal or family injury, in numberless instances in which himself or his children may be deprived of fair professional promotion, and tyrannically balked in their laudable and legitimate pursuits. If, then, the practice of secret voting at the hustings be neces sary for the protection of electors against oppressive landlords, it is equally necessary in Parliament for the protection of re presentatives against a mean and vindictive guveritment. Pre cisely the same thing may be argued in regard to borough and parochial juntos.- With a pair of rumps like those of West minster and Marylebotie, where is the conscientious member who, being required to give -an open role in Parliament, can dare to excuse his honest convictions with any feeling of free dom or independence ? Let him dare to do so, and forthwith • he is pounced upon by the tribunals of the Crown and Anchor,. or the Barlow-street Club. The Poor creatures who sit for these' little metropolitan despotisms must vote, if they vote ' openly, under the goad and lash. Nay, we are free to admit, that in consequence of open voting in Parliament, an imprac ticable and independent member may often be thrown into very embarrassing relations with his own party connections, inas much as he may thereby incur certain jealousies, alienations, and resentments of a painful kiud, from which the ballot in•the House of Commons would have effectually shielded hitt'. Observe, we are not arguing for secret voting in that house if an open suffrage is to be retained in county and borough; elections. But 'we hold, that as far as regards publicity or privacy, the mode of voting ought to be the same; and that all the reasons which recommend a system of concealed operations at an election may be pleaded with tenfold force in favour of a secret Mode of taking the divisions. in Parliament. The advo cates of the one cannot, consistently, halt or falter without con ceding the other. LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LECTURES ON CHEMISTRY. Dr. Kane delivered his fourth lecture on Saturday evening, and one which afforded a richer scientific treat has rarely been listened to. Indeed, we a: . e glad to find that the present course upon chemistry is attracting, as it well merits, the attention of the scientific in this town. At a very early period of chemistry we were acqainted with the substance called sal-ammoniac, and the leading chemists were aware of the method of extracting from it a volatile liquid known under the nameof spirits of sal-amtnonitic. It was found likewise that a liquid of the same nature could be obtained by the distillation of animal matter, and we are now aware that the majority of vegetable substances yield a small quantity of it. If we take a quantity of any sort of animal substance what ever, and subject it to destru c ti ve di st ill at i on , we h ave a reac ti on which, although in reality complicated, and giving rise 'to a great variety of products, may be si m ply explained in general terms. Animal substances consist generally of four elements, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen. ' Now, where a sub stance composed of these elements is acted upon by heat, the action is very complicated, the carbon and oxygen unite to form carbonic acid, and :he nitrogen and hydrogen to form am monia. Now, these two substances, by virtue of the law which affects the union of acids with bases, unite together to form car bonate of ammonia. In practice, however, animal matters con tains too much carbon, and we gel a carbonaceous residue • we likewise get some water and some nitrogen. Yet, putting these aside, we may state the general result as being explicable in the above-mentioned way. Ammonia is usually known as the spirit of hartshorn of commerce. It was formerly obtained by subjecting horn to the action of heat. After the distillation of coal, in addition to the inflammable matters which are obtained, there is procured an enormous quantity of ammonia, so much so that we may say that by this means our principal supply of coal is obtained. On analyzing - sal ammoniac we find it to con sist of atninonia, united to muriatic acid. We may show the action by which ammonia is obtained from this substance lit a simple manner. Ammonia is a base of superior power, but it is a base inferior in attraction to other bases. It is interior, for instance, to potash, soda, and lime, and if we present these stronger bases to sal ammoniac the weaker baSe is set free. The separation of the elements of sal-ammoniac by lime is one of the simplest specimens of decomposition which Can be exhibited. When heat is applied the process is much expedited, and all the ammonia may be obtained, but mere tritriration in a mortar' will expel ammoniacal odour. This odour is easily distinguished. by its pungent smell. It is thelningent constituent of the smell ing salts, by which name it is universallyknown; 'We generally see ammonia under the liquid sir solid form, hitt when Perfectly separated it is a transparent and colourless gas, 'perthanent at ordinary temperatures and pressures. Ammonia maye be col leered in the same manner as oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogeo, but. it is necessary to make a simple alteration in the operation. We have hitherto collected the gas over water, but as'aiiithonia unites very powerfully with water it is colleete'd over . 'quicksil • ver. Ammonia is very light, being only half the weight of at mospheric air. It' we pass through atnmoniacal gas a series of electric sparks its volume increases, and it becomes inflatnrna ble, having been converted, in a great measure, into hydrogen. Thus, if we operate on twO pints of hydrogen we shall get four pints of the gas resulting from its decomposition. On an analysis it was found that three measures of hydrogen and one of nitrogen went to form two measures of ammonia. Now, it is easy from these results to collect the specific gravity of ammo nia, and we shall find that it is considerably lighter than atmos pheric ai r . W e t a k e advantage of this levity to procure it tolerably pure, by collecting it'under a jar without the aid of the pneumatic trough. A pipe is introduced under the jar to its top, and the atninoniacal gas as it issues from this tube forces the atmospheric air downwards until, it finally expels the whole. Ammonia possesses an exceedingly interesting action on vegeta. ble colours. By putting caustic potash into a jar of it all the By damping th e moisture w ill b e a b sor bed a nd' the gag thoroughly tried; If a piece of tu rmer i c pape r b e then introduced into the jar i t w ill he turned from a yellow into a dark biown. turmeric paper the change is more remarkable. The character of browning vegetable yellows is a property of alkalies, an d we here recognize ammon i a t o he an alkali. 'One of the most re markable properties of ammonia is, that by uniting with various acids it forms a beautiful class of salts: Thus by uniting with muriatic acid gas, it forms muriate of ammonia, &c. As it is soextrentely soluble in water we generally make use for experi mental purposes not of the gaseous ammonia but of the aqueous solution in a concentrated form. There are miser two circumstances connected with ammonia which are worthy of notice; one of .the most rentatkable'of which is its metallization. After the discovery of potassium and sodium by Sir II tonphrey Davy, be suPP"P`i that ammonia was similarly constituted fo these bodies, and th4t , he should be able to prove it to be a metallic oxide. The most distinguished men of the day have according)) , directed their attention -to am monia iti the expectation of obtaining oxygen from it. They THE LIVERPOOL STAN'D►ARD. have hitherto failed, but their labours have led to the discovery lof a very remarkable circuirstance. If a little quicksilver be I poured into a watch glass containing a little sodium and astnall I quantity of the solution of sal-ammoniac poured upon it, a num ber of small bubbles at ises on the instant, from the mass, and form themselves on the surface. The quicksilver, at the saute time expands, and is covered over with cauliflowerexeresceuces, and at length loses its fluid condition, becOrning a soft mass like butter which we may cut or mould with our fingers, still retaining its metallic appearance. It becomes very tight, so light that is is able te float upon water, but.it is metallican appearance, re sembling the combination of quicksilver with potassium and so dium. Upon observing what is called the ammoniacal amal gam attentively the process which has taken place is exceedingly remarkable. The constitution of sal-ammoniac consists .of chlorine and hydrogen (amuriatic acid) and ammonia. When this is put into contact with the quicksilver and sodium we have the following re-action :—The chlorine passes to the sodium, and we have common salt formed, and 'the' ammonia passes to thequicksil ver and causes its cauliflower appearance. This was remarked by chentists and gave rise to views which bad for merly been scouted as not only improbable,. but absurd, viz.— that the metals were compound' bodies, and that they only ap pear 'simple . because we are . not in possession of the means of separating them. Another very remarkable point of view in which it is at present important to consider ammonia is with respect to the reaction which potassium and sodium exercise exercise upon it. 'lf a piece of potisSium be pl ace d in a tube through which' ammoniacal gas is urged, and the potasSitith heated with alanip. instead of Ifnamontacal gas, hydrogen will issue from the tube which may be inflamed. This experiment is one so important in scientific chemistry as to deserve some attention. - In fact, ammonia occupies at present the most important position in chemistry 'of all substances, and the his tory of its combinations is looked forwaad t o as t h e k e y to the present constitutitinof chemiStry, for which all philosophers are seeking. It presents itself in so many differ e nt p o int s of view. and undergoeS. re-actions of "apparently so contradictory - a na ture that its study is reudered a matter of no little dif fi culty. There is no othetfaCt concerning it established than that the ammouiacal gas itself is not alkaline, it is not a base, but when it is in combinatiim or in contact with water. It acts more pow erfully as a baie in all the salts of ammonia containing exactly the quantity of water which is necessary. To return to the ex-. perunent o f directinga'stream of ammoniacal gas overheated potassium: The potassium, by the action of the continued stream of ammonia is entirely converted into a dark olive co lourtf substance, and upon examining the reaction which has taken place we shall find a most remarkable result. Ammonia consists of one atom of nitrogen, united with three atoms of hydrogen. When the potassium is heated in the ammonia, there is liberated - ft um the ammonia precisely as much hydro gen as the metal would have liberated from water, that is one atom, and the whole of the nitrogen with two thirds of the hy - drogen enter into combination with the potassium, and in this manner constitute the dark olive coloured substance. It is found in a most remakable manner that the nitrogen and hy drogen are capable of being transferred from one metal to ano ther the same as oxygen, that they assimilate to oxygen in their general relations, and that the composition of ammonia may be written in this manner: —N Ii 2 x li, just as we write the composition of water-0 2x 11, or as we indieateThe con 'stiftnien of rnuriatic acid, by C x 11. We shall have - other ex- . amples begides ammonia, of compound substances simulatiog simple ones. •• • the substance with which we shall next occupy ourselves is sulphur. It exists in nature iii very large quentit icS, principally in combination, but partly free. It is met with free, Principally io volcanic districts, where it is found in the earth, and its mines are worked as our metallic mines. The 'sulphur appears to be the - production of decomposition going on in the interior of the'earthohe sulphur being liberated from its metallic Com bination by some - superior agency.' In the north' of Europe, where free sulphur, or, as it is.called, native sulphur, is exceed ly rare, the sulphur required by the 'inhabitants is extracted from the sulphuret of iron, (iron pyrites.) of which very large quantities exist in these parts. This minced is a compound of two equivalents of sulphur and one of iron; and when it is roast ed so as to allow the air to act freely upon it, we shall get out ti k e whole of the sulphur, and there will remain only an oxide of iron combined with the acid which results fr,oss the burning of the sulphur; but if we burn the pyrites, shutting out the atmo spheric air, we shall oxyaize by combination only one half of the sulohnr, and we shalt obtain the green copperas. The se cond atom of sulphur is isolated and collected in the solid form. When sulphur is heated it is acted upon in a remarkable man ner. It conducts heat very badly, so much so, that we may hold a piece of sulphur in the hand, while the other extremity is melting with heat. The consequence is, that if a person whose hand is any way warm, takes . wild of droll of sulphur; it will crackle into pieces. The reason is, that sulphur, when heated, expands; but the inner coating not receiving the heat so quid:- 1y as the outer, refuses to expand at the same instant as the outer, which causes a separation of the mass. Sulphur melts at a temperature not greater than that of boiling water. It is then of - a rich yellow colour, and as liquid as water. O n heat ing it up to between 3 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit, a ccor di ng as the temperature rises, it loses its fluidity and yellow c o l our, . and becomes a dark brown, and thick like treacle, until a t l ast, when it reaches 400 degrees, it is so thick and hard th a t you niav turn . the vessel upside down without it droppin g out. Mien heated to a higher temperature it again becomes thin and more liquid, and begins to regain its yellow colour. Wh eu • it reaches GOO degrees, it is quite as liquid and yellow as before it was heated beyond the boiling point of water, and if heated still further, it begins to 'boil and evaporates. - When melted,. if it be slowly cooled it crystalizes, but if rapidly cooled, it is deposited in an exceedingly fine powder, which constitutes the' flowers of brimstone of commeree. If, when it is slowly cooling from 'a melted state, the crust is broken, and the sulphur allow ed to run out, we shall find the interior of the mass, when cool ' ed, to have crystallized in a beautiful manner. Sulphur in i ts chemical relations, resembles oxygen. It is not merely com bustible, but is also what is called, by the older chemists, a sup porter of combustion.. The fact is, that combustion is indepen dent of any one substance. If copper filings be mixed with sulphur, and placed in a test tube, a rapid combustion will- go on upon heating the test tube over a spirit lamp, until the con.; tents are turned into a black mass. Copper unites with oxygen, but its effect is not powerful. We cannot succeed in burning copper wire in oxygen gas as we can iron wire, but we can burn it in the vapour of sulphur. Sulphur acts towards copper as a supporter of combustion, but towards oxygen it acts as a com bustible. Sulphur differs remarkably from phosphorus in the character of its burning. It does not give snch an intense light, and the light is of a different character. Its combustion in oxy gen is more intense than in atmospheric air, but its character is the same. In general, - the - amount of heat given out from the burning'substance is independent of the natured the substance itself, but depends rather upon the products. If the result of combustion is the productien of a solid body, we shalt have a great amount of light. Phosphoric acid is a solid substance, and . as it is emancipated from the surface of the phosphorus, produces a white light. When the product of combustion is a • gaseous body, we have'scarcely any illumination, in consequence of there being no solid body upon which the light can act. If we give to a. gas light a 'minute quantity of gas, the flame is of a pale blue colour, because the quantity of air which is supplied preponderates so greatly over the quantity of gas, wholethatthe tif of the gas is at once burned into gaseous carbonic acid. But we'increase the quantity of gas; or, what is the same thing, if we diminish the quantity of atmospheric air, there takes place, in the first instance, an imperfect combustion, a quantity of carbon is formed : this carbon, in the state (dun exceedingly tine powder, is ignited, and this powder produces the illuminating power. In the same way, When phosphorus is burned in oxy gen gas, the phosphoric acid is afterwards burned. The pro duct formed by the combustion of sulphur is an acid. When phos orus is burned in oxygen, it passes at once to the highest degree of oxydation. It takes up all the oxygen which it is capable of taking; but this is not the case of sulphur, which takes only two-thirds of the quantity of oxygen which it is capable of taking up. With the lowest degree of axveeu it forms what is termed sulphurous acid, with the higher, sulphuric acid. Sulphurous acid may be generated by a variety of processes. It may be simply produced by the combustion of sulphur in oxygen, or in atmospheric air. 'Sulphurous acid is very easily absorbed by water, therefore, we cannot make use of water fur the purpose of collecting it, but we can either make use of quicksilver,pr reverse the process adopted in the collection of ammonia. We can likewise obtain the gas by heating oil of vitriol and quicksilver. Oil of vitriol contains sulphuric acid. When the oil of vitriol is heated in contact with quicksilver, the latter being a metal capable of combining with oxygen, takes a certain quantity of oxygen from the acid, so as to reduce it from the state of the sulphuric to that of the sulphurous. Sulphurus acid is twice as heavy as atmospheric air, in consequence of which by conducting it through a tube to the bottom of the vessel, it will gradually force up the atmospheric air until the vessei is filed with, the sulphurous acid gas. Sulphurous acid is per fectly transparent, and colourless. It has, however, a powerful affinity fur water, and that is the reason why in burning oxygen white fumes are evolved. These white fumes'are not sulphur ous acid, but the condensation of the acid by moisture. In the 'same way the white fumes which arise from water, are not the properties of the steam, but of its condensation. Sulphurous acid passes to the slate of sulphuric acid by absorbing oxygen. It is a powerful absorbent of oxygen, and is used in a variety . di chemical processes, where it is required to take away oxygen from other bodies. Acids are remarkable for their action on vegetable colours. In order to detect them, we make use of blue vegetable colours, which, with the exception of indigo, are all turned red by acids. Sulphurous acid exercises a remarkable action upon vegetable colours, namely, that,of rendering them invisible, by depriving them of their oxygen. We may test this property of the gas by immersing a red rose in a jar of it, When the red rose will become white. The colouring matter is . not destroyed in this process, for if we dip the flower in dilute sulphuric acid its red colour, will be restored. ' It is used-very - extensively in the arts to whiten fabrics; as for instance, in souse stages of the bleaching of raw silk, in the bleaching of plaited straw, and in the bleaching of corn. Sulphurous acid combines • with bases, and constitutes a remarkable class of salts. It is a very weak acid, and capable of being expelled fromits bases by otheracids. One consequence of this is, that the bleaching by sulphurous acid is never permanent. If }ou bleach corn; sponge, or bonnets, they will be rendered q u it e w hi te, but this is not very permanent, because, by exposure to the air, the sulphurous acid escapes, and the original yellow colour is reproduced Sulphurous acid condensed in water is very often employed in analysis, in order to abstract oxygen from different substances. Thus, if liquid sulphurous acid be added to a'solu tion of the red (Aide of manganese ( a metallic ingredient) the latter' is bleaChed. The theory is simple. In the red liquor we have the maneanese uniting with two parts of oxygen, one. of these unites with the acid to form sulphuric acid,'which re mains in the liquid, and the other unites with the manganese to form a completely colourless compound. Another reaction is somewhat interesting, of which a young lady, bliss Holland, to whom chemistry is under some oldigAtions, has taken advan tage. She di aws patterns on ribbons, with inuriate of gold, which she afterwards ettbjects to the action of sulphurous' acid gas. The consequence is the reduction of the metal. The gold lustre does not - always take place; but a portion of the pat tern is of a dull brown colour. Since this discovery, sulphur.. ohs acid has been introduced into the more accurate researches of the !laboratory. Very frequently sulphurous acid is gene rated in investigations where it is the object of the chemists to get rirref it. We are now acquainted with a method of effect ing this. If bin-oxide of lead, which is a brown powder contain ing two equivolents of oxygen and lead be introduced into any solution 'of sulphurons acid, one atom of the . oxygen of the lead combines with the sulphuric acid to convert it into sulphuric acid, and this uniting with the protoxide of lead forms a white insoluble powder, called sulphate of lead, which is precipitated to the bottom of the solution. To-morrow evening Dr. Kane will continue his inquiries into the combinations of Chlorine, and describe the properties of lodine, Bromine, and Fluorine. The books of the Bank of England are said to be kept in tri plicate—the original being at the Bank, one copy lodged at the rower, and another in some place of safety. A HOAX.—Bills were yesterday posted about the town, an nouncing that some person calling himself Thomas Jardine, who had performed more wonderful feats of jumping than Sam Scott, and challenging him fir a sum of money to a trial of skill, would eclipse all the feats of tlia' daring individual, by jumping from. the roof of the Old Quay warehouse into the road, instead of into the water. There is so much gulliOility about a ceitain class of the people of Manchester, that Wat,,r street, and the loWer part of Bridge-street, were crowded with anxious expectants, for some tune previously to the hour ap pointed and for a long period afterwards. It is needless to say that no Jardine made his appearance.--Manchester Courier. ijipping ~3.lntcitt,tar,E. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Light. ARRlVED.—Niagara. Pike.: from New Orleans.—)l are Howland, Wpare, from N.,tchez—Jubilee., Edwards, from Moldlo—'Vestaf, fzom ,Newfoundland—Eleonora, Alvert, from Ostend—heath Lankutn, Suat, from Hariingemand Powhattan, Nl`Cerran, from Natchez Bishop, for Charleston—Daniel, Steer, for Oporto—CaMbrid:ze, Bursley, and Shakspeare, C(illitts. for New York— . -Mice,•Atiwyl, for Barbadoes.rosieph Wheelor, Pollock, for Antigua—Agnes, Vinnis, for ildaranhamand Tiro°leon, Winsor, for Boston. Duchess of rhirenee, James, sailed from Messina for this port 21st Dec. and the It ltuez, 22rd .Dec. Garrick, Palmer, hence Air ;New York, was spoken 4th Jan. in long. 30 • CORK, Jan. 13.—A boat marked Eleanor Laidman, was picked up near Youghall 3tlth ult. Charlotte, Moore, hence at Kiel Hirondelle. Pitketbly. sailed from Marseilles for this port sth Jan. Emma Matilda, Jansen, from ,Sincapore, oil Scilly Walter Scott, Rea, hence for Savannah,.was spoken 29th ult, in lat. 41, with loss of head and cutwater AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE, Imported into Liverpool, from,the'lOth to the 16th inst. FROM IRE LAN D. Cows. Sheep. .Vigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lambs. 1323 2190 4194 18 0 0 0 Prev icluslY— 2128 2946 7273 23 0 13 0 COASTWISE. _ _ Cows. Sheep. Pks. Horses. Calve% Lambs. 48 18 5 632 14 17 0 Previously 63 1516 867 0 10 0 PACKET BOATS.—FALMOUTH STATION. GENEIIAL PosT-OFFicE.—Jan. 16, 1837. Mails made Last Packets Next Packet bEiTINATIos. up in Sailed. Due. London. Holland - ' • Tues. & Fri. ' Mon. & Thurs Hamburg & Swed Tues. & Fri. Tues. & Satur Lisbon Emerald Isle. Madeira Spain & Gibralt Jan. 8. ' January 14. Malta and Greece.. 2nd Saturd. Jan. 8. Egypt and India .. 4th Saturday Madeira Brazil & B. Ayres each month. Jan. 5. . Jan. 29. America lst Wednes. Briseis.. Jan. 6. 11.M.8. Alert, S Jarriai. L'ward - Ist day of Goldfinch, Feb. 10. 1 Isl. & Ilit Yti• • j each month. Jain 3. • II M B.Sky lark Laguira mi.xto, a n d hi a - I 15th day of Lord Melville, B. Rhnger, vana f Jamai. L'ward 15th day of / Isl. & Hayt i . Pigeon, B. Lapwing, Carthagena • • LON DON CORN EXCHANGE. JAN. 17. • In consequence of the navigation in the river being impeded by the frost which still continues, we have had but few arrivals of any description of grain since Monday, and to-day our market, was very thinly attended; and although higher, prices were asl:ed for granary samples yet few were inclined to purchase, and those who (lid, bought very sparingly, at about the rates of Monday for every article. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17.—Wind N.E. to E. ARRIVED.-India, Snow, from New Orleans—Pocahontas. West, from Philadelphia ; sailed 21.4 ult.—Marathon, Shaw, from Savannah; sailed 15th ult.—Phillips, Woolley, from Lima—Crescent, , from Charerite—Auguste Julia, from Havre—Emma, Jarvis, and Cumberland, Fogwell, from St, Michael's—And Hope, Voader, Jersey. • SAILED.—Thomas Lowry. Pulley, for Sincapore and Lintin—MaL colm, Malcolm; - for Monte Video—Grace, Pearson; for - Antigua— Bruce, Campbell, for Jamaica—Minerva, Renterza. for Havana— Black-eyed-Susan, Watkins, jun. for Constantinople—Ariel, Butl•r, for Alexandria, (Ezypt)—Crown, Ponsonby, for Gilrraltar, &.c.—Jenne Esther, Bertin, for Senegal—and Flamingo, Falconer, fur Leghorn. Mischief. Jones, hence at Trieste • Audilie, Le Person, hence for Nantz. at Audierne, with damage Brothers, Lewis. from Swansea, at Havre • Dominica, Proctor, and Fair Arcadian, Rogers, from Honduras, at Plymouth Carena, Heyden, sailed from Trieste for this port 2nd instant Canton, Gibson, hence at Waterford, to caulk the bowsprit, and sailed 14th instant for Mobile ' • Je9SIP. Ford, hence for Demerara, off Wicklow 12th instant " Thomas Battersby, Leitch, sailed from Lamlash,for Maranham 9th instant H E LIGO LAND, Jan. 9 —Since last night it blew a gale from the east The small Elbe light vessel has left her station, on account of drift ice, and entered these roads.-12th.. The large Elbe light vessel has Also been forced from her station, and this day 'entered these roads, Two Elbe buoys (a white one No. 12, and the black Cl)' have already been found near this island. Wind E—and intense frost. ROTTERDAM. Jan. 9.—A sharp frost has set in since yesterday ; the river is covered with floating ice THURSDAY, JANUARY 18.—Wind E.N.E. SAILED.—John Taylor, Luce, for Mobile—Manchester, Lawson, for Savannah—Ellen Clare, Roberts, for Genoa and Leghorn—Rapid, Adams, for Bahia—and Phoenix, --, for Antwerp. Bootle, Nichol, hence for St. Thomas, wos spoken 16th Dec. in lat. 25:0, long. 36 Asia. -, hence for Mobile, was 'spoken 23rd Dec: in lat. 2934, low , . 33 Lady Paget, Galt, hence for Charleston, was spoken 25rh Dec. in lat. 31 40, long. 31 20 Mermaid, ----;benee for Africa, was spoken 10th instant, in lat. 47. long. 10 Zante, Winsor, hence, and Cacique, Irons, from Malta, at Leghorn Convivial, Hampton. sailed from Marseilles for Liverpool 9th Jan. ' Fisherman, -,, from Odessa, at Bristol Adelaile, Granby, from Charente for Liverpool, off Ushant 12th instan TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JANUARY 18. Off Holyhead. outward hound, yesterday. Nn. 1773. Sliakspeare, for New' York, at 11 a.m.—No. 207, Alice, for Barbadoes, at 12 at noon— No. 173, Cambridze. for New York, at 1 p.m. and 1236, Greenbow, tor Charleston, at 3 p in. • • LATEST DA TES AT LIVERPOOL. From. _Direct. Indirect. From Direct. , Indirect; Calcntta . • ;Oct ....10 Maranhani Nov ....25 Bombay.... ' !Oct ....25 N. Orleans Dec. ..11 Mauritius .. Oct —.17 . Mobile .. Dec. ..12 Rio Janeiro. 'Nov—. 4 Savannah . Dec. ..14 Bahia ...... N0v....19, • Charleston Dec. ..15 Pernambuco N0v....14: .dew York. Dec. ..20 LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Ireland,-CorkJAN. 18. • i • In some of the principal m ar k e t s i n I re land,Cork for instance,— we believe it would be an infraction of the law, to ship any Butter Which had not previously passed under the inspection of a public officer. This is a most salutary regulation, because the commercial public possess thereby, on a large measure, a guarantee that the quality of the article purchased shall be, bona fide, in accordance with its branded representation. We are aware that the inspeCtors' marks have been occasionally altered with a fraudulent intent,—lint the offending parties have seldom escaped detection and consequent dikgrace, and we believe the sy-tem now works so well, that. a Cork brand bought for what it purports to be, without any inspec tion on the' part of the purchaser, and without his experiencing any inconvenience frOha the display' of Se much confidence. Would that we were able to say so much for some of the northern markets ; all the butter, certainly, which comes under the review of the sworn inspector, is of a. quality equivalent to its scribed representation, but what we raise our voice against is, the . bad system of permitting " private inspection." where Such are the avaricious views of some people, that they will rank their Butter " firsts," that is not deserving of the character of " third s ," an d where " first Banbridges " are not worthy of being ranked in point of quality with "third Derrys." One of the systems ought certanly to be abandoned, and the commu , iiity ought to know whether it is to depend upon the personal cha racter of the shippers, or it is to be guaranteed from fraud by making it illegal to export any Butter that has not undergone public-sworn, inspection, This market was a short time ago inundated with very indifferent Butter, but the severe weather has luckily for holders forced it into consumption. We continue brisk and prices fully supported. Beefand Pork are both on the advance. Bacon is also improving' in demand. •s. (1, " s. d. BeTTEL—Belfast 9B 0 ' 104 0 per cwt. " Banbridge ,..• •90 -91 0 --. Coleraine 9O 0 94 0 Siigo ' - Derry Limerick Carrick • 94. 0. 98: 0 -- Kilkenny 96 0 100 0. --- Carlow, Waterford Newry . Cork itrO ds B4 0 0 0 Do. pickled gds 94 0 0 0 BErtr.—New,Prune Mess 92 6 107 6 per tierr, Do, Point BAcom . 46 0 -- 50 0 per cwt. DRY IlAms - wEr.DO 0 0— 0 0 ..-- LA ao.—Firkin 56 0 62 0 Bladdered 31-mporto. UNITED STATES. Pocahontas, West, from Philadelphia, with 75 hales cotton, 145 hhds quercitron bark, 1 box trees, t brl apples, W and J Brown and co—l box merchandise, J Thomas-1 bale do, Ratbbone Brothers and co—} _brls apples, Leech and Harrison-10 hhds horn tips, 3 casks bees' wax, Fitzhugh and Grimshaw-25 hhds tobacco, W Oxley and co.:-29 blots quercitron bark, P Howard-24 brls chrome ore. Crop per, Benson and co-64 brls 6 tees do, Jordan and Magrath-388 brls turpentine, 99 hales cotton, order Marathon, (441) E A Shaw, from Savannah, 295 hales cotton, order —713 do. Molyneux, Witherby and co-39 do, T andJ Sands and co -149 do, Wainwright, Shells and co-21 do, W and J Brown and co-200 do, A Taylor—: 37 do Roskell, Ogden and co—P D Nia.ra, (540) J Pike, from New Orleans, with 1781 bales cotton, Baring Bros and co—B D India, (417) W Slow, from New Orleans, with 1391 bales cotton, Baring Bros and co—lU do, W D Jubilee, (375) W Edwards, from Mobile, 38 bales cotton, Wildes, Pickersgill and co-270 do, order-51 do, J T Crook-50 do, Ewart, Myers and co -131 do, T and J D Thornely-20 do, T and J Sands and co-55 do, W and J Brown and co-12.2 do, Wainwright, Shells and co-300 do, A Dennistoun and co-32 do, Baring Brothers and co —32 do, D Buchanan and co-43 do, Hagan, Magee and co—W D Powhattan, (568) R M'Cerran, from Natchez, 1921 bales cotton, A Dennistoun and co—P D Mary Howland, (550) S Weare, from Natchez, 1932 bales cotton, W and J (frown and co-1 box contents unknown, order—W D Olive Branch, (355) M Sedrick, from Savannah, 100 bales cotton, Bolton, Ogden and co-500 do, Roskell, Ogden and co-397 do, Moly neux, Witherby and co-,73 do, order —G BRITISH A3IERICA. Vestal, (133) J Wri:tht, from St. John, Newfoundland, 211 casks train oil. .1 G Oughterson-65 do, Job, Bulley and co-1241 quintals dry cddfish, J Glynn and Son-3 brls cod sound, 13 brls caplin, Gra ham and Taylor —S D Mary Anne and Martha, (94) W Major, from Newfoundland, with 261 cks train oil, 13 tes salmon, 5 o and c hides, 23 cold junk, 18 slits B iron, (retd) W W Bulley—Q AZORES. Cumberland, (49; S Fogwell, frOm St. Michael's, 371 boxes oranges, W Dart—S D MEDITERRANEAN. C RC, (221) P Briand, from Naples, 103 bales madder roots, 90 casks cream tartar, 120 boxes liquorice, 7 bales raw and 1 hale Waste silk, 40 baskets figs, 140 bags walnuts, 1 tin box„pictures. order—lo 6 boxes liquorice, 11 casks cream tartar, J Pownall-8 casks red and 4 casks white argot, Priestley, Griffith and eo--15.bales raw silk, Mar, tin and Hartwri!lt-20 boxes liquOrice, 100 bales madder roots, 134 bags hazel nuts, It Zwilebenbart and co—W D SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. Ann Paler, (159) T Hunter, from Lisbon, with 51 pps olive oil, Leech and narrisnn —6 (10, 0 and J Rawdon-23 do, T Martin and co —lO do. J Ewart-2 hds 3 qr eks wine, M•Calls„Allan and co-1 do, C Ironside and en-1 do, J Bildw and co.-2 qr cks do, Jee Bros and co-1 hd dn, H Glynn-222 chts 392 hx oranges, J Adam-25 chts 50 hxs do, J Bible• and co-1. hx marmalade, C Ironside And co-16 bags pine seeds, 2 cks chesnuts, Crawford and co-4 bgs cocoa shells, Vv II L Syers-1 box orange and lemon frets, 1 octave Wine, Order— G D EUROPE. Seetta, (343)W Cothay, from Rotterdam, 140 tons oak bark, R Hen derson and Sons-30 mats flax, W Winn-10d°, order—G 1) Groot Lankum. (1(.15) J U Stant, from Harlingen, CO tons oak bark .77 bales flax. 450 qrs oats, Neuman and Engel-3 casks cranberries, 755 bass, exportation—Q D Ann. (208) J Brown, from Rotterdam, with 36 bskts 12 hmprs selt zer water, 60 cs genera, 12 bxs saugages, loose 21 and 1 0 bxs 6 cs emese, 24 bgs 127 mats flax. aht 84 t bark, order-44 mats flax Ten pants, Moore and co-10 hf pas geneva, J Van Zeller and co—G D N,yverheid, (1901. P A Lievens, from Antwerp, with 160 bls flax, Tennants, Moore and cc-93 took bark,' order—Q D Constant, (217) A Van teltie ' troin Antwerp, with 200 hls flax, Ten pants. Moore and 'eo-51 do, A Swainson-91 do, W Fletcher and Son do, lialowskiabt 80 t oak bark, order—Q D THE. PLANET SATURN.-The Leipsie Gazette announces that the new number of Schumacher's Astronomical Notes contains a discovery made by •Dr. Encke, profesor of astronOmy.ut Ber- . lin, that the planet Saturn has three rings, instead of only two, as hitherto believed. CllATswouTut.—The Duke of Devonshire is tit Chatsworth, superintending the completion of his new conserv atory, which, when finished will be unequalled in Europe, for its extent and variety of appropriateness. One' portion of it will form an aviary, in which bads of evety country and climate will be de posited for the purposes r breeding. Plants, Shrubs, and flowers, collected and brought at great expense from the north, the south, and east of the habitable world, are intended to be cultivated in this' magnificent conservatory.-31anchester Guardian. LADY SKATERS.—The ornamental water in the Regent's park was crowded (luring the day, the ice being very good. Among the assemblage were several persons of rank and fashion, but the principal attraction were six. ladies, habited a la Russe, with silver skates suspended from their necks,.who .skated in a most scientific manner, from eleven until fonr o'clock.—Courier of Saturday. PAVED AND MACADAMISED ROADS.-It appears that Black friars-bridge requires for keeping it in a proper state of repair £lOOO. per annum, when macadamised; but it was kept in res pair, as a paved road way, for an annual average sum of £l2O - a return rresented to the House of Commons (1837) it ap-. pears that the first cost of converting one mile two hundred and fifty yards from a London pavement into a broken stone road, was .£12,9-12; the annual expense of maintaining which road h es b een £.1003. or ls. 2d. per superficial yard square.—ltail way Magazine. _ TEA URNS.—In the ruins of Pompeii an urn was found con taining an hollow metallic cylinder, for the insertion of a hot iron, by which water or other substances might be kept warm. Tea urns, therefore. are not entitled to the appellation of modern invention. TRANSMISSION OP NEWSPAPERS.—From the frequent re presentations madelo the Postmaster-general, the Earl of Lich field, of the abstraction of newspapers from their envelopes during their transit, his lordship has issued an order permitting the name and address of the party to whom a newspaper is directed to he written on the newspaper itself, as well as on the wrapper. This arrangement is of great importance to'newspa per.proprietors, as well as their readers, fur. in future no plea can' he set up of the wrapper having been defaced or accideni aiiy torn fa so as to prevent the paper reaching its destination. Lord King has been distributing. his bounty to the poorer classes on his extensive estates in Surrey. His lordship eru• plu s the whole of the labouring classes in the vicinity of Oak haw in improving his park, and has distributed to each man warm clothing, and 200 mope of beef among the nece s sitous poor of the parish. SMITHFIELD MARKET,- LONDON ; JAk, 15.' Owing to the weather'heing exceedingly severe, the pastures very bare of winter herbage, and the prices of dry fodder very high. many farmers and graziers have sent hither this morning a large quantit y of steer stork, which formed a large portion of the bullock supply, The supply of Beasts in this day's market was, for the time of year great, on account of which the trade with beef was exceedingly dull, and a depression of full 2d per 81hs was submitted to, it being with much difficulty that 4s 4d per 81bs could he realized for thievery finest Scots. There was likewise a great number of Sheep offering, am oun ti ng t o 31 010, the general quality of which was tolerably prime. The sale of mutton was very Heavy, hut no variation in prices was noticed. We have had a small supply of Calves on sale whilst the sale was tolerably steady, at enhanced tates. All kinds of Pork, the supply of which was good, went off brigkiy, it au advance of 2d per Blbs, PRICES up. WOOLS AT LIVERPOOL.. ENGLISII.—DoWri Ewes an'd Wethers 130 to 14(1 V lb ; Down Tegs 13d to I 6.1; • Combing Fleeces l Id to 130; Ditto Skin 13 to 1(1; Super Skin.l4(l to 16d: Head Skin 120 to 14(1. SCOTCII.--Laid, Highland 9s to- 9s 60; White ditto Ils 3d to Its; Laid Crossed its to 13s; Washed ditto 143 to 15s; Laid Cheviot 14s to 15s; Washed ditto 163 to 20i 60 ; White ditto 24s to 28s per stone of 141bs. Intsu.—Fleeces, mixed lots 1340 to 15d ; Wethers 13d to 14(1 ; Hogs 153 to 163 ; Combing 81; ins 130 to 1440 Short Skin lld to 130. FORElGN.—Russian 60 to 7d-; Odessa, fine 12(1 to 21(1-•, , Buenos Ayres 34d to 4d ; Mogadore and Barbary 3d to 40 ; washed Peruvian 840 to 01(1; unwashed ditto 60 to 70; Portugal R, Ind to 120 ; ditto, low marks 840 to 940 ; German .Pleeees 140 to Rid ; ditto, assorted, 17(1 to 200 ; ditto, Lambs' ltd to Xi; Spanish It. 170 to 21d ; ditto P.S. 120 to 22d; New South Wales 12d to 21d per lb. THE •WORKHOUSE. • . Statement of ,the average number and expense of paupers in the Workhouse for the week ending Pauper:. F Head, Jan. 6, 1833 ... 1t451 ls. 7d Jan. 7, 1837 •' ' 1788 ' . 1 .8# More 63 Less 0 1# Per Week £145 19 1 151 4 11 More 4 510 Statement of daily relief paid out-door poor the week ending Jan. 15. 1838 2179 familieo, per week., £268 12 2 Jun. 16. 1837 2227 do. do. 2;;8 611 Less 48 LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES Less 0 5 3 Numberof +Jew patients entered on the books of the Dispensariesduring the last week,- North. South. Total. Received advice and medicine at the Institution, 265 265 530 Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine l6l 111 275 Totalat each Dispensary 425 379 805 VISITORS. North—Rev. C. W. Lawrence, Rev. M. Fisher, and Rey. R. Croft. South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. T. Robinson, and Mr..l. Cooper. PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLO LONDON & LIVERPOOL, (Sailing before 12th Jan.) _- Jamaica Leeward Isl. Demerarajt Berhiee Honduras New York, Boston Charleston, Savannah New Orleans Havana 12th Jan. Canada British North America Newfoundland Brazils River Plate East Indies Outward. 25s Od c 30s On 20 :0 -- 25 0 30 0-25 0 30 0 -- 35 0 30 0-40 0 35 o=-40 0 40 0 -- 50 0 0. 0— 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0-45 0 25 . 0-30 0 35 0-40 0 4o 0--50 0 45 0-5 0 45.0-50 0 40 0 ,7 50 .0 30 O. -- 40 0 25 0 -- 30 0 20 0 --•.25 0 45 0-70 0 25 0 -- 35 0 25 0 -- 35 20 0 -- 30 0 15 0-20 0 20 0-30 0 15 0-20 0 20 0 -- 25 0 10 0-15 0 10 6 -- 15 0 1'; 6 -- 15 0 GO 0 -- 70 0 0 0— 0 0 15 0-20 0 Company's Ships 'Batavia New South \Vales Cape of Good Hope Africa Gibraltar Lima, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. Smyrna and Constantinople alarm Madeira Western Isles, Cape de Verds Lisbon Cadiz France Holland Hamburg, Bremen. &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm Petersburg, Riga. &e. Oporto Home. after Ist Aug, Os Od Os - Od 0 0 0 ,149 0.150 0 20 0-25 0 20 0-25 0 50 0 60 0 100 0 —l4O 0 120 0 —l4O 0 120 0 —l4O 0 40 0— 0 0 20 0 60 0 35 0— 0 0 40 0-50 0 45 0-50 0 45 0-60 0 40 0- 60 0 30 0-40 0 3 ,2 0 —l2O 0 10 o. 20 0 40 0 50 0 20 0 25 0 20 0 30 0 20 0 2.5 0 15 0-20 0 20 0-25 0 15 0-20 0 15 0 25 0 10 6 15 0 10 6 15 0 10 6 15 0 40 0 —no o 45 0 _ 80 0 15 0— 0 0 laCts. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, JAN. 16. Since Tuesday last the imports of Wheat, Oats, Flour, and Oatmeal frOm Ireland have been pretty considerable, and sales have been effected to , a moderate extent here and in all out country markets, of Wheat and Flour at an advance of 2d to 3d per 70Ibs on the former, and of is to is.6cl per 280Ibs on the latter ;—Of Oats and Oatmeal also at fully our, last quotations ; and in the value of all otherarticles we can make no alteration ; the frost which commenced on the Bth inst. has uninterruptedly continued with unusual s-verity, so that all com munication with the inferior by Canals is already stopped, —except by the Bridgewater Canal, which roust soon be also stooped. The ditty on Wheat from foreign ports is since Friday last increased is per quarter, 7id per barrel on Flour and is fat per quarter on Beans, —on other Grain no alteration ;—some few sales have been matte of the finest white and red Baltic Wheat in bond at 5s to 5s 3d per 701bs, arid of Hamburgh extra superfine sweet Flour at 26s to 27s par barrel, and sales to a g reater extent might ha ve b een ma d e , b u t f or t h e scarcity of both articles, of fine fresh quality; old and ordinary Wheat in bond is at an ad vanceof 2d per 701 b, but for such there has as yet been a very limited demand. This day's market was well atteneded by town and country millers and dealers, w h o purchased to a fair extent of the, best descriptions of Irish Whe a t, new an d o ld, an d o f Fl o u r a t the above-mentioned ad vance •, ef Oatmeal at fulls' our last qubtations, but of Oats to a Very limited extent at a small reduction, owing to all communication with the country, except by the Railway, being entirely stopped; for all Other articles there was a very small demand at about last quotations. In conseqOuce of the severefrost and snow in the south, there was an advance yesterday in the London Market of 38 to 4s per littarter on Wheat, if accessible for immediate consumption. WHEAT, Ar 70th 8. d. s. d. INDIAN CORN, 47 4 5 101 b. English 8 4 a 9 6 Bed 43 0 0 44 0 Scotch Irish Bonded 0 0— 0 0 English BARLCY, 47 qr. Irish n English 34 0 —35 0 PeAs, Grey .... 29 0— 32 0 Chevalier 36 0 —37 0 White.... 32 0 39 0 Scotch, 41 , 60th 4 6 4 7 RAPESEED, 8V last, 1: Irish Foreign, in bond. 2 0 2 2 Fine 35 o 47 0 Oars, 4P 45415: ' Irish ,. 34 0 46 0 English 3 6 3 8 American, 4p brl. Nee. Scotch - 0 0 Irish Foreign • in bond 2 0 3 3 1 OATMEAL, V 2401h_ —.. Ditto; duty free 3 2 3 6 RICH, 36 0 —3B 0 MALT, if qr. fine 55 0 -53 0 Middling 46 0 —52 0 English 22 0 22 6 Do. new 1837. 23 0 24 6 S'eoteh.. ..... 22 0 -- 22 6 JANUARY 19, 1i; LONDON GAZE TTE.---TUESDAY, JAN. 16. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. R. Forshnw, T Loft, J. Bruwn, and P. Ilaskayne, Liverpool, boat: , builders—G. Russel, and I. Paley, Liverpool, ship-brokers—J. G. Crump, jun. and P. S. Run, Liverpool, merchants—W. Medcalf sad T. Rushworth, Manchester, brush-manufacturers—J. Davis and W. Davis, Lancaster, coal-merchants—G. Vose and T. Robinson, St. He len's Lancashire, blacksmiths—C, Johnson and R. Johnson, Buglaw-: ton, Cheshire, cloth-finishers. INSOLVENTS. Jan. l&-:-Charles Vincent Smith and Robert Edwin Goulding, Tot; tenham-court , road, London, linen-drapers. • BANKRUPTS: John Smith, Little Warner-street, Clerkenwell, London, funeral= carriage maker. George &Amor* Minories, London, tallow, chandler. John Calvert, Pall- nall. London, ivor) , • turner. James Allen and John Sherwin, Dartford, Kent, farmers. George Mince, London-road. St. George's-tiolds, London, tea dealer: Thomas Sawer, Wood-street, London, f iband-manufacturer. Frederick Reckingsale, Bridport, Dorsetshire, grOcei. Samuel Lyle; Reeruth, Cornwall, smelter. Thomas, Lithaby, Clifton, mason. George Sheppard Blackborow, Bristol, wine-merchant. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 15. We have a large supply of Beasts at .market to-day for the tome of the year. and the quality but middling, saving a few which readily sold at a good price. Of Sheep we have had a very large supply, some of which were turnip fed, and of very good quality, selling without diffi culty at 7d in sink. Good Be , f may. be quoted at from•sid to 51d. with some of the inferior quality at 3d per lb. Good Wether Mutton was sold at 7d ; some of 'smaller size and Ewes 610 TA* lb and most of the good Beasts arid" Sheep were sold up at the close of the market, which, upon the whole, may be considered a brisk one. Number of Beasts at market,.l4os ; Sheep, 3032. LIVERPOOL' AGRICUL'I g. d. s. d. Old flay New llay 0 8 0 11 Clover Hay 0 7 0 10 Straw,Wheat 0 4 0 4 Straw, Oat 0 4 0 Straw,Barley 0 3 0 4 ['URAL 111ARKE'1', JAN. 17. s. (1. s. (1. Potatoes 1 4TII. 6 0" 9011.. Cattle Potatoes 1 2 1 3 - Turnips 0 0 2'l .0 per ton Carrots - Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 Manure 7 0 8 G - LONDON COLONIAL MARKET, JAN. 16 BuGAß.—This afternoon the transactions in bOtitg;leianifrefining descriptions were extremely' limited, the purchases not exceeding. 90 hhds. and tees. but no further reduction in prices have been submitted to. A public sale of. 127 Mids. Barbadoes, which was to have taken place, was Ifithdra wn on account of the dull state of the market. FOREIGN,—The market has been very inactive for all kinds: the enquiry for white and brown Brazil has ceased, and for Havana there has been no demand, but importers require fully previous prices for all descriptiens; a public sale of 70 chests Bahia, and 197 chests and 113 brls Rio which was to have taken place on Friday last has-been postponed until Thursday next; the accounts from the Continental markets represent that there was very little business doing. and prices hsd a tendency downwards. MOLASSES.—West India are heavy of sale, and although there are sellers at rather lower prices nothing has been done. COFFER.—This afternoon there was no public sale of British Plan tation, and the private operations were . very limited, but importers still require full prices for ordinary and unclean sorts ; of middling clean qualities there is no supply. The public sales of other de scriptions consisted of 150 bags Mysore at the 9d duty, and 1400 bags Brazil, the former sold at the general valuations, F.,oofi ordinary 05s to 65s 6d, fine ordinary 695; the latter only found buyers at Is decline, good ordinary Rio at 40s , and Bahia of similar quality at 40s to 41s. Rust, BRANDY AND HOLLANDS.—There has been a brisk demand for Rum since our last : the ttansactiont have been chiefly in strong descriptions, and Jamaica bas yielded lfd, and Leewards id advance on previous rates : of the former 200 puncheons have been taken, 28 to 33 per cent over proof at 4s 4d to 4s 6d, 34 to 36 over 4s 7d to 4s Bd, 37 to 39 over 4s 9d to 4s 10d, favourite marks 53. The government contract for 140,000 gallons, proof strength, has been taken at high prices, full 4d abOve'the previous one. LON DON . PROVISION, MARKET, JAN., 16. There has been d revival - in - the demand for Irish Butter since our last, and a very good business has been transacted at 2s to 3s higher prices. Dutch has sold readily at an advance of several shillings,• 112 s paid for the best. In Bacon the transactions have been limited, but former rates are required. Lard has ,heen .taken sparingly at late quotations. For India and bless Beef and Pork, landed, a good request has prevailed at improved prices on board Pork has been in brisk demand, and a good business has been done in Beef. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 10, H. Pegg, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, hotel-keeper—Feb. B.W; Green, Cheapside, London, silk-warehouseman—Feb. 7, J. Simpson and J. Windt oss, Bishopsgate-street, London, linen-drapers—Feb. 27; R. Feltham, Bath, oilman—Feb. 27, G. Hall and •J. H. Bryant, Bath; stationers—Feb. 27, H. Farmer, Bath, ironmonger—April 14,T. Pizzie, Bath, upholsterer—Feb. 7, J. Mapp, Birmingham, timber-merchant--; Feb. 6,). Davenport, Derby, colour-manufacturer—Feb: 13, S. Mon: - gan, Birmingham, toy-merchant—Feb. 19, J. BrittOn and J. W. Bris. coe, Darlington, Durhatn, linen-manufacturers—Feb. 8, W. T. West, N.attingham, draper—Feb. 7, J.Tewster, Kingston-upon-Hull, builder —Feb. 15, C. Baker, Southampton, timber-merchant—Feb. 15, C. Caldwell and T. Smyth, Liverpool, and J. Forbes and D. GI% gory, - London, bankers. • CERTIFICATES . —......—.. To be granted, unless cause be shown- to the-contrary, on UV before ti e 6th day of February. . . C. Slyers, Great Yarmouth, m one y- scriven e r —ll. Farmer; Bath, ironmonger —W. Reynolds, jun. Savage-gardens, London, wine-mer; chant. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS JANUARY. llOUlte 19. William Poome Beswick and Son, Birmineliam, 2 19. William 'Pallor Clarendon Rooms, 1 - . 23. John 0. Wilite (2d) . Ditto 1 24. Lownsborough, Lee and co. (div ) Ditto '2 21. John Slinger 2.5. James Mercer, (div.) Ditto 1 25. Robert Jones ; (Ist) Ditto.... •• • • 1 26. 0. DennistOun and It. Laird Ditto l2 26. Henry Conway, (2d) Ditto.. . 26. Peter Hughes, ( 2d)• Ditto I 26. Coupland and Duncan, (special)....Lowndes and Robinson, . 2 27. William James, (special) E. Bretherton's, 11 PRICES OF SHARES, LIVERPOOL,.JAN. 18. Last Prices This day'a RAILWAYS, Ste. Per Share. Prices. Birmingham and Gloucester l2 lOs 2 12 6 . ... Ditto and Derby 2O .... 13 15 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester 2 .... 014 0 .... 1 0 6 Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow (old) Ditto . ditto (new) Ditto Leith and Newhaven 3 .... .... Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock 4 .... 0 0 & .... 32 & Grand Junction Great Western 55 . . 71 10 0 .... 70 0 0 Hull and Selby Liverpool and. Manchester •100 ... 197 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares 25 .... 48 0 0 .... Ditto half shares 2O .... 56 10 0 .... London and Birmingham 9O .... 164 10 0,,.... Ditto new quarter shares 5 .... 29 5 0 .... Ditto and Southampt on 5O . 34 10 0 .... Ditto, new shares Ditto S:. Bright',n (United) 5 .... 7 10 0 .... 7 0 0 Leeds and NI anehester l5 .... 21 5 0 .... .. • Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 74 10 0 .... Nlarichester, Bolton, St Bury 7B .... 57 10 0 .... Manchester and Birmingham-- 5 .... 75 0 .... Midland Counties l5 .... 13 u 0 .... . . North Midland 25 .... 26 0 0 .... 25 5,0 South Eastern and Dover North Union, (new) 2O .... Ditto, (old) • • BANKS. 35 15 0 .... 61 0 n Bank of Liverpool.... .7.7.....£12 lOs paid 24 2 6 .... 24 2 II --- Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 20 2 6 .... -- Liverpool Union 10'.... 13 0 0 .... -- Northern andeentral lO .... 3 6 0 .... Albion 5 .... 5.2 6 .... -- United Trades' ditto lO .... 10 0 0 .... North and South Wales.. 10 .... 8 17 6 .... of Manchester lO .... 11 17 6 .... M'chester & L'pool Dsct 15 .... 19 15 0 .... South Lancashire , 7 10,s 6 11 6 .... Borough B:ink Commercial Bank of England 5 .... 4 15 0 .... Easr of England , lO ...• 9 17' 6 .... Plicen ix Batik •••• 412 6 .... Royal Bank of Liverpool 5OO .... 623 0 0 .... Wilts and Dorset OAS, WATER WORKS, &v. Exchange Buildings. .0100 paid 161 0 0 . ••• Wpm)) & HarringtonWaterW ork s 200 .... 450. 0 0 ....• BOotle Ditto Stock .... 312 0 0 .... Li verpool Coal Gas Company Stock .... 355 0 0 .... L'nool New Gas & C o k e C0....E10n .... 196 0 0 .... Ditto New Shares 9l .... 176 0 0 .... ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance C0...-C25 paid 10 2 d .... Ocean Assurance Company lO ..., 7 2 6 • • Liverpool Fir e an d Lif e 2 ;Os.. 2 3 0 ~.. DOCKS, FERRIES, 'NEW COMPANIES, &e. Anderton Carrying Company l2 10S. 11 1 6 .... Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry l2 10s ••• • Rock Ferry. Steam Tug Company Harrington Docks 69 .... 44 0 0 .... Apothecaries' Company, ..... 210'0 LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILROAD. Times of Departure of the Coach Trains for Manchester from the Railway Station in Lime-street. FIRST CLASS. SECOND CLASS. Seven o'clock. Two o'clock. i-past Seven. Three o'clock. Nine o'clock. Five o'clock. Ten o'clock. i-past Five. Eleven o'clock. Seven o'clock. Twelve o'clock. Seven o'clock N.B.—Corresponding Trains start from Manchester at the same bouts. On Sundays, the only departures are,—in the morning a Second class Train a t S even, an d a First-class Traiu at Eight ; - r and ' afternoon ft First - class T ra i n at riot , and a necona-class 01111•• o half-past Five. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL. ANIYMANCHESTER, HOURS OP DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL. ARRIVAL AT FROM BIRMINGHAM. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER. b. m. h. rn. First Class ' 7 0 o'clock A.M ..... —.ll 45 o'clock A. Mixed First Class First Class Mixed First Class FROM ARRIVAL LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER. AT BIRMINGHAM. First Class • Mixed First Class ll 30 .. A.M .4 30 . r. First Class, Mixed First Class Horses and Carriages should be at the Stations, and booked Half tut hour before the time of starting. LIVERPOOL . TIDE TABLE Mrn. I Ern. IT, IL IL IC . 1 . F. I. 2..18 237 14 7 Venus sets Sh. 28m. even. f 254 313 i 13 11 i Mars sets 4h. 49m. even. 333 •3 51 f l 3 1 ; Prisca. 419 445 12' 3 !Jupiter rises Bh. 52m. even. 515 •5 48 1- 11 10 }Fabian. 621 •659 ; 11 6 3d Sunday after Epiphany. 735 811 12 : 0 Vincent. Tuesday, 16 Wednesday l7 Thursday lB Friday l9 Saturday 20 Sunday 21 Monday 22 BIRTHS. On the sth instant, the lady of the Hon. H. T. Stanley. of a son. On Monday last, at Holywell, Mrs. Brighouse, of 'a son: MARRIED. On Saturday evening, the..lBtit November last, at New Orleans, Charles Black, Esq. to Agnes, daughter of the late Mr. -J. Sewell, of this town. and niece of Mr. John Fisher, Holt-hill, Cheshire. On the sth instant, at the Catholic Chapel of St. VV dila, Preston, Mr. James Hodson to Miss Jane Wors ley, both of Preston. On the 6th instant, at St. Michael's Church, Mr. Joseph Lacy, of Whitby, to Miss Hannah Jardine, Chester. On the Bth instant, at West Kirby, Mr. James Dickson to Miss Alice SI erlock, both of West Kirby. Same day, at St. Wilfrid's Chapel, Preston, Mr. Henry Ashton, of Warrington, draper, to Mary, eldest daughter of the late Mr. John Pilkington, of Preston. On Friday last, at Chester, Mr. Samuel Orme, of Everton, to Julia, only daughter of Mr. J. B. Johnson, of Chester. On Tuesday last. at St. Anne's Church, by the Rev. R. P. Buddi corn r. C, Knight, to M a ry, y ounges t d aug ht er o f M r . J o h n Ash ton, both of this town. DIED. Oil the 26th. ult. aged 58, Captain Norris, of Orrelmount Cottage, Wigan, R.I P. On the 28th ult. at Cusack, Ballasalla, Isle of Man, aged 82, Mar garet, wife of the Rev. J. On the 30th ult. Ann, wife of Mr. Thomas Howell, of Burton, Cheshire, aged 63. . . • On the Ist instant, Jonh Cooke. M.D. F.R.S. Bv. of Gower. street, London. and many ye rs physician in the Lobtion Hospital. On the 3d instant, et Dresden, Prince Maximilian, father of the King of Bavaria. He *as horn in 1759. On the 7th instant, aged 15 months, Elizabeth, youngest child of Mr. S. M'Cull,ch, surgeon, Duke-street. • On the llth instant. at his seat, Apley Castle, Shropshire, William. Charlton, Esq. in his 77th year. On Friday last, at his residence, in Prince Edwin-street, in the 67th year of his age, Mr. Wm. Flounders, for a long series of years exten sively engaged in the Irish trade in this town. Same day, aged 39, Mr. Thomas Whitby, paper-dealer: Parr.street. Same day, at h 4 r house, Burlington-street, Bath, Eliza, third daugh ter of the late Jonas Bold. Es q. On Saturdlii last Mr. Robert Cooban, jun. of Walton, aged 31 years. On Sunday last, aged 40 years. Mr. William Taylor, for a great num ber of years the confidential Clerk of Messrs. Laughton and Potts, wine merchants. He was attached to his employers, and sincerely regretted by them and a large circle of friendet Same day. aged 40 years, Mr. William Taylor, Gradwell-street,. and late of Cogshall Cheshire. On Monday last, Char. otte Williams, of Prussia-street. Same day, Stephen Hartley, eldest son of Mr. Watson, Berry street, aged 3 years. Same day, Letitia, wife of J. W. Moore, Esq. of Leeds. On Tuesday last, at Grove-place, Kirkdale, after a severe af f liction, aged 34, Mr. John D uc k wort h, j un. b r i c kl ayer. Same day, awfully sudden, Mrs. Archer, Edge-hill, deeply lamented and highly respected by all who knew her. Same day, aged 31, Mrs. Mary Ann Tucker, Boldstreet. 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