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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1854. " SIGNS OF TILE TIMES," THE REP: 1 7 . 3f. WHITE'S LECTURE. On Reidy evening, the ReV. V. M. White delivered a lecture on the above snbjeet, in Clayton-hall. Notwith standing the disappointment on the 22d ult., and the ex treme severity of the weather, there was a large attendance. Precisely at the hour named, Mr. White took his place amid loud applause ; and, after invoking the Divine blessing, began by apologising for the previous disappoint- Ment. He felt assured that, whatever may have been the Inconvenience of parties attending on that occasion, there was none so devoid of natural affection as to say that the sudden and serious illness of a parent did not plead a suffi cient excuse. He was thankful to say he found his mother better, and hoped by this time she was restored to com parative health. He then proceeded as follows : My subject is " The Signs of the Times," as indicating a near approach of the downfal of Antichrist, and of the coming and kingdom of the Lord Jesus. On this point there are two classes : on the one hand, there are some who are always on the topic ; it is a glorious one, full of blessing to the world i they are carried away with it, and, without calmly weighing the evidence, are persuaded that it is close at hand ; their ardent wishes for its consumma tion make up for the lack of proof. So it has been with many from the first. Thus, the apostles put the question, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom unto Israel ?" The apostolic churches were so fully persuaded of it, that it became necessary to assure them that that day should not come until there should be a falling away first. The same f ee li ng preva il e d universally—at the de struction of Jerusalem, and again on the overthrow of P aganism under Constantine, and again at the time of the Reformation ; and now, with not a few of the church and the world, it is found to exist, all of which should lead us to consider impartially the evidence, before we come to a a e enclusion. On the other hand, there are those who refuse w entertain the question at all ;—many deny its truth, and scoff at those who speak of it, forgetting that the Apostle Peter predicted the existence of such per rue, s in the latter days ; many are so careless in spiritual diving as never to give it a thought • many regard it as ei''"' into the hidden mysteries of the kingdom, and con eentle6that it is not a legitimate field of inquiry ; that it is even forbidden when we are told that " it is not for you to know th e times and the seasons which the Father path put in his own power." There are, again, some who regard the subject as unprofitable, and tell us that we ?night select other questions, such as bear upon ourselves In the way of experimental and practical godliness, and leave the solution of dark prophecies to those who shall witness their accomplishment, and thus have some clue to understand them. Now, these different views demand a rePIY; if the subject be not a legitimate one, we are most Presumptuous in daring to fathom the unrevealed purposes of God. If it 'be not profitable, I am offending against You in trifling with that time which might be given to other things . ; if, on the other hand, it be the triumph and fulness of Christ's kingdom on earth, in proportion as we have any interest in his cause, we shall look forward t° its glorious consummation, studying God's word, and Comparing the signs given there with the events of the Present and past ages. Did the Jews of old refuse to eut ertaln the promise of Christ's coming till they'got some clue to its interpretation from the fulfilment'; was it not the , °ne theme of their meditations, their hopes, and their players? The men of Issachar were men vibe had under seet—ee'lng of the times, that knew what Israel might to do. ~„,,„,_- he 24th of Matthew, where our Lord speaks of his S'''ulee, g, he commands his disciples to attend to the signs the The antediluvian world perished from the neg- ' l et 'of thi s ; it is so fully insisted upon in the Gospels and nee '" Pist ies, that the Apostolic Churches fettled that his -- "ung was close at hand; and when, at the pouring out of the seventh vial, our Lord comes and completes the l' e ln of the mystic Babylon, consum i n g it with his bright "ass, it is introduced with these words,--:" Behold, I come 'aa a thief ; blessed is he that watcheth." .- e I n Prosecuting the subject, we propose to review the e urse of ev en t s as they are predicted in the Scriptures, 'and accomplished in the history of:the Church and the 'world, prior to the full establishment of Christ's kingdom tel the earth, and then to notice 'the signs which are to P r ecede that period as they are gieen in the Scriptures, V . Seeicl as the worldey now appear to be fulfilled, or are fulfilling, in . We have first to observe that the cause and Vagalorn of Christ is designed' by God to be universal. ee'a 4 2 t vaithstanding th e li m it e d ex t en t o f the patriarchal il l ee arcil, and the m ribed character of the i h welh, this view of Christianity' elms through the whole. eh e e -r e st Promise was, that the teed of the woman, that is, th a ta" r d Jesus, should bruise the head of the serperit, h aul I . s, effect the extinction Of Rti and Satan. To Alva eaeteit was said that—" In his seed all the nations of the di ee !anhould be blessed." In the 72nd Psalm it was plc an g nationsthat " All kings shall fall down before him, and la s e. t shall serve him." Isaiah declares that he the eetabli Y 8 the mountain 6f - the Lord's house should be the ham, on the top of theamountains, and exalted above th e , and that all nations should flow unto it—that I ,_,_ ear th shale b e f ull of theelanowledge of the Lord ae the girfs. cover the s ea . 'D a ni e l i n f orms us th a t there is hiQ o to the S on of Man '" dominion, and glory, and a serveZai; that all peopleanations, and languages, -should " Prophet And Maktan winds up the testimony et Rost e s`e 7 ,`J assening us, on the authority of the Lord down of ' th ‘ '"'frolerthe i^ ing of the sun to the: going Gentiles, a il e d sure, God's ename shall be great among the shall be offered a pure •effering PliecY at the ~.t4.3,,•-`4111.” lerY plum incense and ceded th , Ve‘ .7 Qt ile *ten the Such was the language of pro- Almighty himself cone ieges of a. none 'but 'Jews should partake of the prim with the his church. The facts were in full accordance it tin iversal. t° be P r ediction. Th e mature of Christianitefitted it The A n os were commanded to preach fore er Y c reature. The gift of tongues was given them yet beforeend ; fle, although the fact of its triumph is not it . the world, enough has been done to prove that The the applicable to•every nation and every country. Itte second great fact ,revealed in the Scriptures is, that, before the 'found ss of Christ's kingdom in the World, a great, wide-spread, long-continued, end deso lating apostasy from the faith would take place. This is fully sustained an the following three portions of Scripture. In 2 Thes. -ii. 1-8, the following. T articulars are brought out—that' the great subject of the chapter was the coming of our Lord, and the gathering together of his people to him; that "that day shall not xome until there be a falling augur first ;" that the mystery of ini quity' thegerm of that =anostacy, was even then at work in the church; that it was' kept down by some , "let': or hindrance, and would not , develope itself until that " let ' Ives taken oat of the way,-and then " that wicked " would r revealed, that is, the :apostasy should -openly show i tself, and its head -iittme in the temple of •God should hot only set himself forth as another God-on earth, but claim Powers above and :wainst God, till the end of his appointed time, and -then the glorious and expeeted coming would take place, and this loathsome apostasy should be Now destroyed by the appearing of the' Sea of Man. :sow the apostacy is the Church of Rome, the Man of Sin o f ls tile Pone ; the mystery which was at workin the days the Apostles is the essence of the Papacy in making Inwistianity a mixture of t `the prevailing opuiions of the na &nn s e with the fundamental doctrines of the eross, such Col oe t. r e a d combatted In the Epistles to the Galatians and - wh o i s e - "as• The "let," the,,perseenting .pagan emperors, v, e ePt down Christianity, and thus kept it pure. With e nst antin "'came 4.t. e Paganism was: overthrown, and. Christianity mine to nie e.. 0 state religion. It then spread, and soon be coming s e ' ‘ 'e s and more .corrapt e until the time of Christ's ever a ' t '"ea this apostate system eta be utterly and for es r e d . Precisely + chapt er _ e the same view of -things is given in the 7th aris e „.• , ' 4 Daniel. Four beasts tbat is, four ,kingdoms, . ee s iv a— • • , clan, em t i - re ve‘, 3lo n,—the Assyrian, the Persian, the Gre -was divided man- The fourth had ten horns, that is, -up out of theint ten kingdoms. A little horn then came Linn with the fourth, and moreetime is taken up with this ;learn he whole four king do This little thehe las together. ing in ea m ine an the Man of • Sin of St.. Emil, appear ing until destinroey°74er Haz e r h and of the eeme character, confirm- The lecturer next - --Y the r coming and kingdom of• Christ. ' , Proof of the fact tirlerred , to the Rook of Revelations in the coming and ki ' a great apoetacy was to arise before Mee third ngdom of Christ. lee __ point is, that the Church of Rome ,is that I,eaSsill-c3a . I know not if there be d te tives in this n out, ef there be, Any e c ve ever rem . e, I will venture •-to say, that no detec wed s an offender o full and. accurate marks and tokens of tical ou tla w a s the S criptures•this.great eeelesias • e4elaw—th me— n : ..., htirch of Rome. Wire shall enumerate zieeae rerst, It was totie 'Y• T be a deparfai from Chris the me s'` that elm. iv. 1. N he spirit speaketh in th la °w N e e .„e tter days some shall depart from come a., and also 2 'hat day shall net thereforcept there , Thes. ii. 3, ' 5. Co come a falling away .first." It cannot, Christi an i ty. P;ga nisna, which was not at departure from of Sinnum, of Christ. It should still preserve the name of " sits .:,_ ,'"ulst• Thus, in 2 Theseii. 4. " The Man self th at beeuitabe temple of God as God, ;and shows him raon .of the 4 . 0 Goa, . Certainly very like' e ti ati d o e n s s cris , Bluola,asinresented Le in . the church. In ea ltev fOr the irue to 4 e of Christ a faithless woman pas ng . _ se e h i a figure all through the Scritures used 1 usm, w h i ,Z ea.areh. It cannot, therefore, be Mahome- , not of Ce ar , e .";' zu ri nealit be called the wife of Mehemet, but 1 rie h• It ibirdly,—The time when it Should he vast was to arise out of the ten kingdoms into which and Roman •e 'at its fall, should be broken, w as 4 .,., . mpire, Christ ,F. e elitillUe until the coming and kingdom of Th ee. ii. enasefact inconfirmed in the 7th of Daniel, 2nd Fon e eh iy, ! .T t e and l by John in Rev. 17, 18, and 19. Th little h w I areeter of its government, Dan. vii. 24. other govern as to be diverse from the others. In all are h raents there are hue governm points of difference, but they mixture of the hu meats : but here there is a professed Mein ; no:Liar and the divine, of the civil and the eye, in one tribe ao l d n gruel of old, when the priesthood theessaane man in Limself e kingly office in another ; but 12a t, different from ev an absolute king and an infallible .ever sw. Fifthly —Theory ether government the world beyond all controversy Place .of its seat. This is put (ing en the beast, witli by Rev. lr, where the woman sit (verse 18) to be " that grisevetn h t eads and ten horns, is said kings of the earth ;' and at,eao.atiwlaich reigneth over the heads are seven mountains on wha verse 9') " the seven Now Rome was universally known • the woman sitteth." on seven hills, and the only 1 ! 1 Ins terY as the city which reigned city, 111 the ta over the kingdoms of the eart i h m e of John, conclusive is the evidence here, that Ronaish w ;•tideed, so that Rome is the place, but say it refers top ers admit a filch, however, it cannot be, as this never w n Roe, _way from the faith. Sixthly,—Her dress • as a fallieg Rev. xvii. 4 1 ess 18 given in " The woman scarlet colour, and decked i was arrayed in purple and and pearls." If thecostume with gold and precious stones truly given in the a pope and cardinal were aPPeared in full dress, rea nn t d Extibition in 1851, where they more perfect description utedl Y there could not be a Just quoted. Seventhl than the words of the prophet The va t Y,—Her extent, Rev. xvii. 15. sine are a ers which thou rawest where the woman a. _ ~ peoples, and nations,andmultitudes,and wngues. The • Made b tl simple application of this mark is Lion y ie Church of Rome herself in and boast that the assump- It i s she is " the Catholic Church !" very rare you find oPenly in wearing h an outlaw insisting thus eantitu Gar will g eo is known dress ; but out of her own 1 condemn 'larY powher. Sightly—The extraordi- Daniel ( • s and influence of its head, The little horn of Things, via 20) had " amouth th t ing s , aehnf.e took that was more stout than his fellows." and ten h at rose up out of the sea with seven heads Eo ns . tr e e r ns " is Popery, in its civil and p o liti ca l r eLl e ran c iie .n is flood of Gothic co nquerors th a t over tile - v ' ela o Roman Empire, and tattled down in Rome, and being unable to bring the masses of the popula tion back to Paganism, they had sufficient influence to graft upon a Christianity, already far declined, not a few of their heathen rites and observances, and thus produced the anti-christian mongrel Popery. Now we read in Rev. xiii. 3, 4,.7 :—" All the world wondered after the beast ;" " and they worshipped the beast," and again "power was given him over all kindreds and tongues, and nations, and all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him." And again, Rev. xvii. 2, " The kings of the earth," and " the inhabitants of the earth " are represented as made drunk with the wine of her fornication. The application of this is to be found in the fact of the Popes in the middle ages putting their feet upon the necks of mighty kings, and the almost unlimited influence which Romanists themselves boast the Pope and their clergy have over ' them. Ninthly—The blasphemous names that it assumes. Of the beast that came up out of the sea we read, Rev. xiii. 1, that he had " upon his head the name blasphemy," and of the woman, Rev. xvii. 3, we are told she was full of names of blasphemy." Now, to pass by such names as our Lord God the Pope," "another God on earth," and such like given to him and assumed by him, we refer to the title by which he is universally known. In that most exalted of all the visions of the Almlghty with which man has ever been favoured, that given in Isaiah vi., the highest of the Heavingly hosts cover their faces with their wings, and cry "Holy, holy, holy, is theLordof Hosts." God is said to be "love." He is infinite and perfect in all his attributes, but holiness is the only one that is thrice repeated, and thus applied to him, as if to teach us that, of all the per fections of the Divine Being, holiness is that one pecu liarly and especially his. He is "the Holy One of Israel." Well, what is the title of the Pope ? We stop not to inquire what sort of man he is. He is a man, with all the infirmities of humanity, and yet ventures to assume the peculiar title of the Great God and to call himself " his holiness " the Pope. —Tenthly, He usurps the pre rogatives and powers of God. The little horn was to speak great words against the Most High, Daniel vii 25. And as " the man of sin," "as God, sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God." The applica tion of this, mark, is the fact that the Pope usurps the infallibility of God the Father, re-enacts the perfect and finished sacrifice of the Son, and altogether does away, by the fires of purgatory, with the sanctifying work of God the Spirit, and, in general, claims the powers of God upon the earth, according to the words of Clement VII.—" As there is but one God in heaven, so there is not, nor ought to be of right, but one God on the earth."—Eleventh; Persecution : The little horn of Daniel was to "wear out the saints of the Most High." The woman was " drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus," Rev. xvii. 6 ; and, when destroyed, in her will be "found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth." Rev. xviii. 24. On this point, whether we look into the nature of Popery, or into her principles, as taught by her infallible councils and divines, or into her practices for many centuries, where she had the power, she stands before us as the literal em bodiment of the language of prophecy.—Twelfth," Doc trines of devils," or demons ; the demons of, the heathen being identical with the saints and intercessors of the Church of Rome.— Thirteenth, " Forbidding to marry," which some Romish priest will perhaps explain.—Four teenth, " Commanding to abstain from meats," or the fastings of the Papacy.---Fifteenth, Lying wonders and pretended miracles, Rev. xiii. 14, and xix. 20, of which it is not necessary to make any application.—And, - lastly, " Having their - conscience seared with a hot iron," 1 Tim. iv. 2, upon which supposition done we can account for men who boast' to be consistent members of the one Catholic Church, which we are told is every where the same, shouting for civil and religious liberty in England, and, with the same breath, vindicating the tyranny and persecutions of the continent. Such are some of the conclusive marks by which we prove the Church of Rome ; to be the Apostasy of the Scriptures. Our :fourth point is, that this apostasy is to be destroyed. It is not to be reformed 'nor pardoned, but destroyed. Of the little horn we aretdd, Dan. vii., 11, 12 : " I beheld even` ill'the beast was'ilein and his body destroyed,-and given to the burning 'flame. As concerning the rest - of thebeasts, they had their dominion taken away ; yet their lives were prolonged fer a season and a time." In -Rev. "The ten horns' shall hate the woman and make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh and burn :her with fire ;" and throughout the whole of the eighteenth 'chapter of Revelations her complete destruction :is re *.peatedly stated; and in the nineteenth chapter the beast 'and false prophet are " cast alive into a lake of fire 'burn 'ing with brimstone. " It is remarkable that in evens place the destruction ie said to be by fire, from which some have concluded that Rome will be destroyed by a volcanic erup tion, and that - the- judgment will be so signalas to give a deadly blow to' the system throughout the woeld, Who, then, shall condemn us for exposing what Caed-hireself has thus destined to ruin. The fifth poititis, the period of its continuance. With reference to ourlGord's coming to. suffer, thereis but one passage which fives the exact time, but with respect to his coming he bring in his kingdom and overthrow anti- Christ, there are many. Thus, in the eighth chapter of Daniel, in the wision of the Persian ram'and the rough goat, which is the King of Grecia, there is et,irne marked in the 14th verse —namely, 2,300 days. - Insneply to the question put la the twelfth chapter of Daniel-- - " How long should it be to the end of these wonders f" There is a three-fold answer given :"A time, times, -and a half ;" "A thousand-two hundred and ninety-daysei" and again, "A thousand. -three hundred and five arleithirty days." In 2 Peter, - fiiird chapter, in exposing the , scoffers who denied the promise of Christ's coming, he -says " One day is with the Lad as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." Apparently a calculation of some kind about the comhag•Of Christ, which these men denied, and drawn from creakortio which they had referred. -lithe eleventh of Revelationthe two witnesses prophecy :in 'mekloth, " A thousand twiihundred and three score days:" In the same chapter the - holy city is trodden down qorty-and-two mouths." hin the twelfth of Revelationsliu two places, t the church pis preserved from the great red, dragon for " a thousand twdbundred and three score days; and for "a time, timea.,-wad a half," and in the thirteenth chapter the beast out -of tke sea has power for "forty-twr. months." Now, we tike " a time' to be a year Of twelve months, and a month -to be thirty days "a time, times, and a half," fertyst,wo months, and a thousand two leundred and three score days, are one and the sameperiod. The pro phetic language " a day " means a year. "Thwwhen Ezek., c. 4, was commanded to lie 290 days , on Iris side ; and, again, 40 , days, he is told that it means 2911 years, and 40 years, "enanday for a year." The 70 weeks that Daniel said were determined before Christ should tonee were 490 years, that .18,-.a day for a year. Here, then.ime have ten periods noted in different places, but all about the same time, and referring to the same thing With a certain prin ciple of interpretation ; and the only ques.tion'le, where are we to begin - to reckon them. The main feabiee of Popery is the power and pretensions of the Pope e all the rest is mere detail. lf, 'then, we can safely fix-the time when he first assumed his peculiar powers. the rest is- a mere mat ter of calculetion. About the year 530 :these-: powers ap pear to have been given by the Emperor Justinian, and reckoning from -this 1,260 years, will bring ue , to 1790, the period of the French Revolution, when France, the eldest son of the Church, rebelled against the Papacy, and be came as a nation infidel ; 1,290 years brings .as down to 1820, the revolta "Greece, and the beginning of the break ing up of the Turkish power ; and 1,335 to '18(5, which, if 530 is the starting point, will undonietedlybe about the long-looked-for.period of the coming of our Lord, which is to effect the utter ruin of Babylon ; then, - 2,800 years spoken of in conneeion with the Persian ram, if -we date from the expedition of Xerxes to Greece, A.D. 480, will bring us tolB2o e.and it is worthy of remark that the language in Dan. 11, where the 1,290 days eis noted, refers " to the dellysacrifice," as does that of the Btlic., 13th and 14111 v., and -both terminate in 1820-a Turkey being the power by which Jerusalem is trodden down, and that year being - the beginning of its end. The passage in 2d Peter, 3, of one day being as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one:day, in the connexion -in ethich it stands, would seem-to countenance the interpretation that each day represents a thousand years ; the beginaing of the seventh thousand would introduce the railleniura. of rest, during whiela Satan is to be bound, and ChristAs to reign. According-to the-Hebrew calculation, 4,138 . years passed before Christ, and 1,858 added to that would ihring us within nine years. of the milienium of rest. Beeidossall this, the fulfilment of prophecy places us now under -the last of the vials of ills wrath that are to be poured :upon his enemies. The sixth point is, that the oxtiaction of this apostasy will be effected by the. coming of .our Lord ; in proof of which the lecturer quoted the passages already re ferred to—Daniel 7th, 2d Thes.;_2, 2d Peter 3, and to Revelations 19th, all of which fully e proved his position. Having thus laid downinsix generalpoints the course of events we are led to expeet from the:Scriptures,. namely, that the Kingdom of Christ is destine el to be universal — that, before this, a great, .desolating, and wide-spread :apostasy from the faith is .to arise —.that the Church of Rome is that apostasy that it -is .doorned to utter .ard awful destruction—that before it ;ht.gins to decline 1 4 260 years are to elapse, and 1,335 before its final extinc tion, and that simultaneously with its end will be the coning and kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ—we come now to examine the signs of the present times, as indi cating a near approach of that glorious period. Having simply given the view of events predicted -,in the Scrip tures, only such signs shall now lee noticed as,are given there. The first sign of the times Is drawn from ,the state of the Jews, and the interest felt in them by the people of God. to the hundred and - second Psalm, the Mowing record is made concerning them e—That they shall be dis persed anti judged for a lengthened period—that God will "havemeroynpon them"—that He leas "a set time to favour them"--that when God visits them with mercy, "the heathen shell fear His name, and all the kings of the earth His glory"—that the sign of this time of blessing to Zion will be when His "servants take pleaeure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof —that then exert them- w , selves for the goo d of this dispers people e are told, " This shall be written for the generations to come, that the people which shall be created may praise the Lord." The same view of their case is given in Ezekiel, 36th and 38th chapters—their literal return to their own land being most fully and pointedly revealed ; and lest any should say that all this is long since accomplished, Paul repeats it in the eleventh of Romans, where lie says : " If the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the moredimi theirnishin rliewheosuiodf tnhoet,Gbernettihlesre, u l , lo ni twhatneyhe g of them the ess of the Gentiles should be ignorant of this mystery, that blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fuln conversion be come. Such is the sign. What is be come in"—i. e., till the full time of the world's the fulfilment ? Is there no change in the position and treatment of the Jews ? Why, for centuries no man seemed to care for their souls • e ither men thought the m not worth saving, or that it could not be done ; no attempt was made. They were a reproach and a proverb, and a curse among the nations. Look at them non'. Politically they are everywhere holding up their heads. At this moment a Jew is one of the representatives elected by London—the metropolis of the world. A few years ago (1838), the Church of Scotland established the first Jewish mission, whilst now there is scarcely a church that has not a special mission to this people, and that mission the most favoured of the whole. In Palestine, in the last few years, they have increased from 2,000 to 20,000; whilst in the increased facilities of transit from place to place, it would seem as if men were unconsciously preparing for the fulfilment of prophecy on the return of the Jews to their own land at the set time. . The second sign of the times is the universal preaching Of the goopeL We do not give this because it is a means THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. likely to produce such a result, but because it is given in The Scriptures as a sign of the end. Thus, in answer to the question of the disciples, " When shall these things be, and what shall be the sign of Thy coming ?" our Lord said in the 24th of Matt. (and let it be observed that, though this chapter refers, primarily, to Christ's coming, to the destruction of Jerusalem, it refers principally to His coming, to the extinction of the apostasy, just as the 40th and subsequent chapters of Isaiah were spoken first in allusion to the deliverance of God's people from Babylon, and yet are now universally applied to the gospel deliverance), " And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations, and then shall the end come." And then, again, in the 14th of Revelations, before the pouring out of the seven last vials of God's wrath upon the earth, the prophet " Saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell upon the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying with a loud voice, fear God and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come ;" and then in the very next verse, another angel follows, and proclaims, "Babylon is fallen, is fallen" (v. 6-8). So much for the sign as given. Now for the fulfilment. Preaching is specially cha racteristic of the Reformation. Popery does not encourage it. She commands her votaries to hear, believe, and obey. No examination or judgment beyond the voice of the church. That is not all. The present century is em phatically the missionary age. Better than eighteen hundred years ago, our Lord gave the command to " go unto all the world and preach the gospel unto every crea ture." Nobly did the Apostles fulfil their mission ; but almost with them the missionary spirit died, and for seventeen hundred years the history of the church on this point is a blank. The oldest missionary society in exist ence is little more than half a century. Now every church has its missions. To be without them would be to be deficient in the one great end for which a church exists. Why did they not see this before, and why do they see it so clear now? God's word says it is to be, and then shall the end come, and therefore it cannot but be regarded as a marked sign of the times. The third sign is false Christs and false prophets, which were to precede the coming of our Lord, with signs so plausible as to deceive, if it were possible, the very elect. In illustration of this, we need only mention Joe Smith and Mormonism, with the Salt Lake Valley Settlement, their miracles, the book of Mormon, &c., all stated so plausibly that no less than 14,000 persons in the last ten years have been induced to sell all they had in this country and go forth into " the desert," as it were, that they may meet the coming Messiah. The revival of Popish miracles in this age of intelligence occurring so frequently, and advocated by such men as the late Lord Shrewsbury and Dr. New man, does seem to no so utterly out of place in these 'times, as to be explicable only on the ground of being the " signs and wonders " of ' the false Christs and prophets " of the last days. The fourth sign is the increase of knowledge and the facilities of communication which the present day presents. Daniel xii. 4.—" Many shall run to and fro,and knowledge shall be greatly increased." This refers to the time of the end, which an examination of the passage will show, though time will not permit that we should stop to prove it. First, , then, look at the vast increase of know ledge. look at the rapid spread of books and papers, good and bad. How old are they ? The flood of lite rature that is thrown broadcast over the lands is but of yeSterday. Education throughout the three kingdoms is one of the chief questions of the day, and such is the change, that a mere child knows more now than a wise man did 100 years ago. Then lodk at the extraordinary facilities of communication, our gteam-boats, our railways, and the electric telegraph—the 'lightning is God's mes senger—but this has now become a medium of everyday communication between man and man. A journey from Edinburgh or Glasgow, or even Liverpool to London, some years ago, would have ' , taken some weeks, now it is done in hours, whilst competing steamers actually contend about minutes in their voyages across the Atlantic. Shall we give a description of areaway ? The hollows banked • up, the heghts levelled or tunnelled through, the angles cut off, and the line made as straight as possible , and then the rails laid dawn, or, it) the words of Scripture, " &try valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill stroll be made low, and the zereoked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain;" and then mark what follows, - " and the glory of the Loritek.ll be revealed, and all fie& shall see it together." The fifth 'zign of the times is the troubled andeexcited state of the world, avers and rumours of wara. As this is an important pointene shall be a little more fulleapon it. Haggai ii. 7, says, "Yet a little while, and I will athake the heavens and theieattia and the sea and the dry-lard, and I will shake . all nations, and the desire of All nations shall come." This was primarily accomplished--in the wars of Alexander 'before the birth of Christ, but wit have, we believe, its chief fulfilment in the state of the world prior to his seenell appearing. In the 24th" of Matthew we are told there shall be "wars and rumours of wars," " nation shallerise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and "there shall be famine and pestilences, and earthquakes ein divers places." " There Shall be great tribulation-such as was not since the beginning of the world to and time, no, nor ever shall be, on& except those days should-be shortened, there should nollesh be saved." Almost idcbtkal with the words of the first verse of the 1 - 2fla übapter of Daniel, " And .at time shall Michael Christ) stand up that great Prince that standeth -for the children of Thy peopkaand there shall be a time-of trouble, such as never weasilince there was a nation 'to that same time, and at that time. shall Thy people lx -.delivered." When the 'Word of God, " who treads the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God," i.e., pours out the lag vials of God's anger upon an apostate church and)- world, we are in formed `" - the blood came out of the wine-press even unto the horgebridles' by the space of -a thousand and six hun dredftiearegs," Rev. xiv. 20, compared. With xix. 16. Under the sixth vial which is poured out •upon the Euphrates, ands at this moment fulfilling in the state of Turkey, threeunelean spirits, like frogs, "gci-fceth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world to ga c ther them to the •battle of that great day .of God Almighty," Rev rvi. 14: and in the nineteenth ehapier, which gives in detail this last great battle and the 400ntending parties, the prophet saw " an angel standing in the suh, and he cried.u - ah a loud voice to -all the , •fawls that fly in the midst of heaven, come and gather ~rourselves unto the sapper of the great God, that ye :may eat the flesh of kings;:and the flesh of captains, and die flesh of mighty men,: - and the flesh of horses, -and , of them that sit on thenealid the flesh of all men,'both bond and free, both smelland g,reat;" and then follows the battle of the kings of the-earth, and the Word of God and the armies of heaven, and the Capture and punishment of the beast and the falee prophet. These details are ;literal quotations from Cleod'S - Word, and therefore, however terrible, we dare not withlibkl them. Now look at the .application of these signs` - to the present times. It would seem as if the sever ith vial was already poaredout on the air. We have had famines and pestilences, and we may have them again. We have not yet forgotten thelorrifying details of 1847, in Ireland, nor the potato disease which preceded it. That disease was not in the soil, for then it would have gone from the root to the stem and thelea£ The leaf went first, and that often in a night; and then the --dock, and then the root and the tuber. The most eminent scientific men and chendets were employed by gevermuent to investigate the tense and prescribe The remedy but 0, how God can atoufound the wisdom of the wise. After all their experiments, they discovered —what every one knew "before it was in the eeir, and that was nearly all they could tell •concerning the disease. It was 'much the same with the chielera. Medical men all agreed that it was not contagiens it was in the air. Look also at the present state of-Europe. Who will venture to say there is no impending al.anger, distrust and jealousyeaniversally prevailing. France and England are now agreed, but will any assert -thateeven they may not fail to aaderstand each other ; and evanethough they did, if God had a purpose to serve, could thcyprevent it ? Has he not taught England a lesson already, and by the very commoneet of plants confounded her •wee of science, pro duced a commercial panic such as has Itad:few equals ; and with her gold and credit without count a ibsolutely starved to death thousands of her subjects in ',the midst of her. See France with 1,250,000 of an army, e feustria with her 700,000 men, Prussia, a small kingdom,-.sigh half a million of soldiers, Russia with untold reconrces,7Feagland adding to her fleet - thirteen sail of the line, and.'evcry country in Europe preparing for war. And look again at the deadly -methods oteonducting war ; not the boweeaad spears, and shields of the ancients, but our artillery wad long-ranges vomiting forth death and destruction at every encounter. Only let the apple of discord be thrown iaaand we are t :fully prepared, awful though the thought be; to realise the prediction just recited. May God prepare..usefor that try :lug hour. The sixth sign of the times is, the state of tile Ottoman Wanpire. The -sounding of the sixth trumpet was the loosing of the four angels from the banks of the'Etephrates for an hour, a day, a month, and a year, and thatis the rise ofthe Turkish power, which rose about the year:lofi7, and settled in Constantinople in the year 1453, the :wry time predicted, i. e. 396 years—• Now, the pouring out of the sixth ;vial is upon this same Euphrates, drying it r ap to make ,a way for the -Kings of the East, a. e. the 'Jews to pass over. If we interpret the year, and month, and:knar, and day, i. e. 396, to refer, not to the period that -should elapse between the origin and settlement of the Turkish power, het to that' which should exist between their settlement in Constantinople and their dissolution as -a power, it would bring us -to 1849, the time when the re fugee question stirred up the wrath of Russia and Austria against it. In ,connexion with this, we must not forget that the 2,300 years dated : from the invasion of Greece by Xerxes, 480 13X, and the 1,290 years, both of which refer to the removal of the abomination of desolation which occupies the plate where the daily sacrifice was once offered, meet in 1820, when the drying up of the Euphrates began. Till then Turkey was a powerful and prosperous kingdom, but then her troubles began ; Greece revolted, Egypt and Syria became independent, whilst in the north Russia has wrested from her some of the best ports and fairest provinces, and placed others under an independent protectorate. Whether Turkey shall still have the name of a power, though stripped of all influence, or her very name be blotted out of the map of nations, a few years will tell; meantime, though France, and England, and the world uphold her, she is destined to fall. God has said it, man cannot prevent it. And, finally, we have the tripartite division of the great city. The Roman empire should give birth to ten king doms, " the woman sat on a beast witfi ten horns," i. e., ten kingdoms, which, with small changes, still mark the powers of Europe. But immediately before the end and the fall of Babylon the city shall be " divided into three parts." Rev. xvi. 19. And at this moment there are but three powers in Europe that are able to exercise indepen. dent action. Austria is the mere creature of Russia. • Prussia would be independent, but dare not. The shadow of Russian influence has already passed over Sweden and Denmark, whilst a very short time may see France give laws once more to Spain, Italy, and Belgium. But what ever be the result, present appearances indicate no ordi nary changes in the national boundaries of the continent, and thus give another striking sign of the times. The manifestation of so many and extraordinary signs, and the agreement of so many periods of prophetic history which, by prophetic interpreters for more than a century back, have been applied to the times stated, should surely cause t u h s li to ws p . ause, and seriously and prayerfully to ponder thea l e . The rev. lecturer then conclu d e d b y a practical and tell ing appeal, as to the duties of God's people under such circumstances, urging more of personal preparation, of Protestant and Christian unity, both amongst Churchmeh and dissenters;. a careful avoidance or patronage of re pery as a system ; more active efforts for its overthrow, mingled with the kindness which Christianity teaches to all Romanists ; a more prayerful spirit ; and, whatever troubles may befal the kingdoms of the world, the most unshaken confidence in Him who of old wrought such wonders by sea and land for His people, and who, by the mere breath of His mouth, can utterly destroy the apostate Babylon. (The lecture, of which the foregoing is a full report, was listened to throughout with the deepest atten tion and interest, and concluded amidst loud and enthu siastic applause.) The benediction was then pronounced, and the meeting separated. LORD HAMILTON CIIICHESTER died on New-year's Day at Malta. GUANO.— Several vessels, the Lanerk, Thorndike, Carlo 3fauran, J. Q. Adams, &c., have recently arrived at ports in the United States, with guano brought from islands in the CArribean Sea, called the " Musquito Keys." The quality of this guano is not claimed as equal to that from the coast of Peru, as the prevalent rains wash out some of the salts. It sells for about po per ton. The Peruvian guano sometimes brings as much as s46.—Boston (U.S.) Daily Advertiser. MORETON BAY.—The rising importance of the northern districts of Australia is shown in the return of its exports, which has just reached us. It appears that in the year ending June 30, 1853, the nett value of the exports from the districts lying northwards of the 30th parallel of lati tude was £370,110, or a hundred thousand pounds more than the estimated value of the exports as stated in the last petition from Moreton Bay, praying for a separa tion from the Sydney Government, from which it is situate some 500 or 600 miles. THE CHASE. THE CHESHIRE HOUNDS MEET To-morrow, (Wednesday,) 11th, at Belmont Thursday, 12th ' Ttaton Park Saturday, 14th . Astle Monday, 16th Twemlow Hall Wednesday, 18th Thursday, 19:h Cholmondeley Saturday, 21st Each (lay at half-past ten o'clo, k, except Saturday, the 14th, and Wednesday, the 18th, at eleven. SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS MEET This Day (Tuesday), 10th, at Hawar.len Thursday, 12th Acton Reynald Saturday, 14th . Baschurch Station Each day at half-past ten o'clock. THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS MEET To-morrow (Wednesday), 11th, at Whitmore Station Friday, 14th Woore Each day at half-past ten o'clock. PRICES of STOCKS for the )V.E'ER". BRITISH FUNDS. "Tusday. Wnsdayrhraday Friday. Satdy. Bank Stock 2174 217 .. . 218 17 217 19 SioCent•Rd.Ann. 93/ 1 334 9 3 4 . i 3 93424 31 93 21 / 3 r Cent•Consolts 931 21 924 4 4 New 3/ vlOent.. 91/ 1 944 941 4 / 94 / 3/ 4 94 34 / Long Ann, 1860. .... 5/ 5/ .... 5 5-16/ D0.,30 yeal•s,lBs9 I .... 5 1-16 .... 5 1-16 Do .30 yeara,lB6o .... I .... • • • . • • • . • • • • India Stock . In•Bands,el,ooo par 5 pm .... .... 3 4 pm Do. wwder.el,ooo 1 p,n 1 pm .... 4 par Sot* Sea Stock. .... • • • • • • • • • • • • Do.,`Old Ann... .... • • • • • • • • Comfor Accoun t 93 1 / 1 fr 934.4 931 2/ 3/ 93 1 24 3 9 3 1 $4 2 Jelxiao E.Billa,2d S 10 pm 7 10 pm 10 9 pml7 10 pm 6 9 pm 300 ditto, 21 .. 8 5 9 pm .... . . • . 7 10 pm 69 pm Ditto Small. 2d .. 8 5 9 pm 7 10 pm 7 10 pm 6 10 pm Sad to 60, and a few left at the close. The number of sheep much the:same as last week, from Gad to lad, and all sold up at the close. Calves Gad to 7ad, and all sold up.—Number of beasts, 1625; sheep, 5276; calves, 45. DUBLIN, JAN. s.—The rai:roads to-day brought a larger number of stock than could hare been expected from the weather. Butchers bought freely. Beef, 50s to 60s per cwt in sink; mutton, Sad to lad; veal, Sd to 811 per lb in ditto; house lembs, 32s to 33s each. In the pig market, a good demand at 45s per cwt for prime ; inferior, 45s to 465. The supply also was considerable, chiefly by ritilv‘ays. Pork, Sad per lb. SEABORNE MAILS. Day . when made From what' When COUNTRIES. up in Gen. Post- i Port due in office, London. 'despatched England. America(by Br. pk.).. Every Friday.. 7. :Liverpool . Jan. 16 America(byU.S.p.).. 10th of Jan. .... 'Liverpool . Jan. 18 America(by U.5.p.).. Southamp. Australia (via South ampton). ,4th of Mar. .... Southamp. Feb. 4 Ditto (via Cp.of Good Hope) .... Liverpool. •• • • Africa (West Coast).. 23rd of Jan. .... Plymouth . Jan. 26 Alexandria 2oth of Jan. .... Soot hainp. Jan. 21 Bahamas ...• l7th of Jan. .... Southamp. Jan. 16 Belgium Brazil . , Buenos Ayres 24th of Jan. .... Liverpool ~ •• • • Canada ll2th of Jan. .... Liverpool . Cape ()Mood Hope l4th of Jan. .... Plymouth . Nov. 3 6 Cape de Verde ll4th of Jan. .... Plymouth . _Nev. 26 Ceylon l4th of Jan. .... Plymouth, ov. 26 Channel Isles 1N Mon. Wed. & Fri. Southamp. T. Tb. Sa. Chili l7th of Jan..... Southamp. Jan. 16 China (see India) Constantinople. ... 19th of Jan...... Southamp. Yen. 16 Continent of Europe Twice daily Dover .... Twice da. Egypt (see India) France 'Twice daily Dover •_„ rw ice da. Gibraltar . ..... ...... r 7,17,20,27 of mo , Southamp. Jan. 9 Gfeece (see 'lndia) I Greytown .. 12nd & 17th of mo. Southamp. Jan. 16 He_mbarg 'Tuesday & Friday London .. Tne. Sat. Havannah .... , 2nd of Feb. .... Soutliamp. Feb. 1 Holland Honduras India(viaS'ampton) 2 oth of Jan. .... Southamp. Jan. 21 stadia l4th of Jan. .... Plymouth . Nov. 26 lonian Isles (seelndia) *lreland . wice daily Holyhead . rwiceda. Lisbon 7,17 &27 of month Southamp. Jan. 14 Madeira Madeira Malta (see India) Malta Mauritius (see India) Mauritius Mexico 'Naples '3, 15, & 25 of mo. Dover .... Jan. 19 New Granada l7th of Jan. .... Southamp. Jan. 16 Papal States Peninsula . 7, 17, & 27 of mol Southamp. Jan. 14 Peru l7th of Jan. .... Southamp. Jan. 16 Port Natal Sicily . is, 15, & 25 of mo. Dover .... Jan. 19 Tuscany Venezuela Van Diemen's Land (see Austraiia) West Indies . LIVERPOOL SHIPPING. TUESDAY, 4AN. 9. NARK Dreadnought, Samuels N et/7' 1 .1'0 rk Ocean Queen, Cooper Pugwash Star of the South, Phillips Quebec Sir Henry Pottinger, Crag Shanghae Arabia, Boutelle Nevraork Robert Hooper, Spencer Ditto John Francis, Stewart .Quehec Reliance. Watson Alexandria .5.4 Mho , Duguid Mobile Arabia, M•W hirter Bahia Barrow, Turner Melbour ue Erlymion, Withycombe 4 • Rio Janeiro Engineer, Sellars Barbadoet Elizabeth Ann, Lidetone Azores Henrietta, Fieldmann J. Juana, Ojiaga San Francisco Jessie Munn, Duckett_ _ •Wind•E:S.E., tight. Giutxquil ; V SD. Chipman, Bap St.-Stephen's, N.B. William•Vail,•Wishart New Orleans 4taidius, Murray Ditto Innustrie, Fever Pnrurund L4vonia. illan t9t.Thonias Violet, Peck St. Michaels Levant, Folner Maracaibo .Marshall, Krause Havre St. John AlexanderCochrane, Waldren Rio Grande Robert Whitewsy, Whiteway Valparaiso Samuel, Baker Dantzic Margaret Pictou Lucretia, Such Santander Niagera (r.na.s.), Boston and Halifax Sumatra, Grivel Sydney Salonica, Faulkuer Demerara Samolet, Eberth Revel Webster, Lawrence 'New York Rita, Joblin &kenos Ayres Eleanor Thompson. Foster G uay ra Fairy Queen, Edward Bahia Oberon, Goldwffthy New - foundland Xerelaw, Easdale Mauritius Martin Frederich, Peters -Bombay Xgir, Schuck Stavanger .Daring, Milligan Santagtiartha Camalan, Bate Rouen -Wan, Cove Gibraltar Tbe.Dee, Tannahill Ditto Ilarion, hence at Savannah. Margaret (a.), hence at Havre. Susan Hinks, Gay, hence tit Boston. . Braziliera (s.s.), hence at Lisbon,. in.i days 20 hours. International, Brown, and Consul, -Smith—both hence at New Orleans. Mountbars, Olive, from Santauder at Camaret; with cargo damaged : bound for this port. John Barbour (packet ship) hence at :ISt. John. N.B.,•in thirty days ; all well Mar.- c aret , Hamon, from Quebec for this port, at Crook haven, .30th Dec. ltuaerica (r.m.s.), Lang. hence at Halifax, at 8 a.m., 22nd December. China, hence for Savannah, off -St. John, N.B. She had experienced the effects of the recent gales. • Valiant, Kelly, for this port, at Caldy Road?, Ist Jan., in distress. The Grace Macvea, of Ardrosean, from -Quebec for the Clyde, was e fallen in with on the 24th Dec., waterlogged. The crew were taken off. Countess of Elgin, from Bombay; Australia, and New York, from New York; Euxine; Zenobia; Alcyone—all of this port. Washington, Comings ; Elisabeth ; Prince de Join ville (with loss of sails and quarter boats stove); West Point. Mulliner; and A Z, Chimney—all hence at New York. BRouwcabutvEN, Dec. 28.—Vigilant„ from Newport, has been got into harbour. YARMOUTH, Jan. 2.—The Courier, of London, for 'lnver ness, is wrecked on Scrobia Sand, and abatidoned. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—A cotton laden brig, on are, was ; passed by a vesel arrived at Charleston. RHYL, Dec. 31.—A hoard (supposed trout the briv.antine wrecked on West Boyle) with." Sophia, of Relfast;" on At, has been washed on shore here. BusroN, Dec. large ship on fire. attpposed to be cotton-laden, was passed on the 2nd Dec., in tat 28, lon 64. Two-ships were seen to leave her. [item.: The Irwin. from Charleston, was burnt on the 2nd Dec.] The brig Oscar, of Nova *cotia, was wrecked on the Bahamas. The crew were saved. Lisaott. Dec. 28. =The Elizabeth, from Beyrout, put in here on the 19th, damaged, and part of her cargo thrown overboard; she must discharge. The Mark, from London, put in here on the 23rd, very leaky, and must discharge. The Anoromague, from Marseilles, has foundered. The Anna Maria, from Riga, has been wrecked. WEDNESDAY, .1 ARRi 'AN. 4.—Wind B. Y B D. Good Intent, M'Kenzie Pictou Frankfort (s.s.), Loch lonian, Colley New York, &c. Naples, tkc. R'lodes, St. John, N.B. Louisa Antwerp Laconic, M'Henry Ditto Amelia (~s.), Aikin Bristol MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES. MANCHESTER.—Our market this week has been entirely without animation. On Tuesday great dulness prevailed, aud, in consequence of the heavy falls of sno?v, but few of the spinners and manufatturers have since been able to visit Manchester, whilst since Tuesday no letters arrivedfrom any part until Friday, so 'that !mines has been at a complete stand. Lxsos.—We have bad improved markets at our Cloth Hall, compared witifthe markets of the last fewweeks, and beenthe sa t l o es a b y i o t r h g e er I e commissionntt t ha n an men of i n a d t e o ; f o th n the the market `whole,ha emalso e business has been done than usual at this period. The stocks are low for the secson, prices are steady, and'the mills con tinue pretty well employed. Business has been rather dull in the warehouses, the wholesale houses being engaged in . taking stock. BaAneonn.-- 2 1Tools : The transactions dirwool this week have been on a limited scale. No alteration in price for finer descriptions of English wool. Anything icw in quality meets with ready sate at full rates. :`oils and brokes s ithout alter ation. Yarns: We cannot report anything new in this branch. Spinners are only working to order, and prices are about the same as last week. Pieces: The heavy fall of snow -impeding r and in many cases altogetherstopping the ordinary transit of the railway trains, has kept' back a large number of buyers;--and the late fire having caused very great derange ment amongst the stocks of the manufacturers, whose pre mhos are , ntrmerous in the neighbourhood of the fire, the ; transactions may be considered as very irregular; and only such thingras are specially wanted to assort up orders are inquired for. NOTTINOTEAM.—SO far as the accounts of exports and im ports or trade are made up for the past year, it appears that the commerce of the country at large is in a state of unusual prosperity; but as we have not yet theparticulars we cannot state what extent of increase in exports there is in either Of our trader; but there can be no doubt that both hosiers-and lace-manufacturers have participated the benefits. There is every prospect of its continuance, as our lace, hose, glove, shirt, and-ether kindred trades seem - to find additional cus tomers in the western hemisphere, andour dependencies very rapidly, particularly Australia; even•should the war betweea thenowers in Eastern Europe be prolonged or extended, ft can wake but little difference to the exports from this town, tunlestemeney matters be considerably deranged thereby. "CORN MABILETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 6.—There were a good many local and veighbouring millers at our market to-day, but in consequence of the stoppage on most of the railway lines, few attendod from any great distance. The demand for wheats a all descriptions, notwithstanding, continued without any- re mission ofactivity ; the sales, including parcels taken to hold over, are•considerable, and we must note an advance of fully 4d per bushel upon the currencleard Tuesday. For flour the , consumptiveinquiry is good, and speculators have bought to a fair extent, the improvement `averaging Is 6d per barrel parley is•rather dull, and without amendment in value; but 'beans are again held for Is per qr advance. Oats are Id per bushel, and oatmeal Is 6d•per load, higher; the latter is in increased request for the country, ancli.even at the advanced ,price, speculative inquiries are still directed to this article. Indian corn-is i s per quarter dearer; some parcels have been taken for investment, but the business with consumers has 'been only moderate. BRlinstr. !Mania iv. Wheat. V 7011,,, s. d. s. d. Wheat, *lolt, s. d. s. d. English red 10 4 toll 0 Canadian, lO 6tolo 10 Do. do. newlo 4..10 8 United States 10 6.. 11 0 Do.. white oldl 1 4.. 11 8 Danzi4, 10 10.. 11 4 Do. do. newlo 9.. II 4 Pomeraneany&clo 10.. 11 6 Lfish red ...old 0 0.. 0 0 Danish, &c 10 10..11 4 Vo. d 0... now 0 0.. 0 0 French, 10 2.. 10 00. white old 0 0.. 0 0 Odessa,PoLitli 9 9.. 10 3 130. do. . nevr•O 0.. 0 0 Dannbe . . . 9 6.. 9 9 ilarlaymfir.Chev.• 0 0.. 0 0 Russian &Chord 8 4.. 9 3 4.6o,l,Scitlrislrh 1.. 1 8 Egyptian 8 6.. 9 0 Malt, v qr. Eng... 68 0.. 72 0 Barley, v 6016, 5 0.. 5 4 Do. Irish .... 0.. 0 0 Oats, v 4516 4 0.. 4 3 Oata '•45t1 , „ Beans, wily. Earp 52 0..55 0 Enz.**Sctch,old.,4 /.. 410 .4.4801 b Egyptn 48 0.. 49 0 Do. Irish, old .4 cO.. 4 3 Peasoeqr.white f 56 0..59 0 Do.. DO. nevr,4 re.. 4 3 Ind. Corn, v4Bolls, Beana,W•qr4 Eng-53 0..57 0 Amer. yellow 44 6..48 0 4+45016.,5r. & 11' 4 4 9 0..52 0 Do. white 46 0.. 49 0 Peaa. Q r.E We— .56 .0.. 60 0 French. yellow 46 0..47 0 Flour, v 280112, Do. white...4s 0..48 0 Seconds Fine .48 0.4'50 0 Flour, V , brl. 196 M, Superfine .54 0.. - ;b8 0 Can., sweet .. 39 40 6 Extra..., 58 0.,60 0 U. States, do. n ko.. 40 0 Oatmeal, v 2401 b., Do.& Ca ihsour 35 .0..36 6 Irish .... MANCHESTER, lAN. s,..—Owing, no doubt, to -the in clemency of the weather, oonmarket this morning was , thinly attended, and but little business was transacted. In accord ance with the enhancement in prices established during the week we raise our quotations -sd to 10d per 701 b. on wheat, fully 3s per sack And 2s to 2s 6dper barrel on dour, id to 2d per 451 b. on oats. ls to Is Gd per Zoad on oatmeal, and is p& quarter on beans. PRESTON, lAN, Y.s--The few •Krcels of English wheat that appeared at oar Corn Exchange this morning, were readily cleared at an advance of 2s to 3s per windle over the rates of last Satuiday, Scotch 8d to likl, and foreign 10d to Is per bushel dearer. Flour rose 3s 6d per pack. Beans is per windle higher. Oats in fair request, and command 241 per bushel more money. Farmers' oatmeal 2s, and Irish Sully is 6d per load over last currency. Bran is per pack dearer. WAKEFIELD, JAN. 6.—At to-day's market buyers have been ready purchasers, at advanced prices ; new wheat ss, and old fully 3a per qr higher than this day week. Barley scarce, and 2s per qr dearer. Oats and beans partake of the general movement, and each article tends upward. WLSBECH, JAN. 7.—The quantity of grain offering here to-day is amall and wheat meets a fair sale at 58 advance, good red, 6olbs. per bushel, makes 81s. Not many cats offering, and is to 2s dearer. Beans, peas, and barley, each 2s per quarter higher. CORK, JAN. 7.—Flour sold largely beginning of the week at the then rates, but factors demanding 2s. per cwt. advance has checked business. Wheat market very excited, and rose 3s to 4s per bushel ; except speculators, there was little sold at extreme rates. Indian corn has speculative demand, at 20s per ton advance. Wheaten offals are unprecedently high. DUBLIN, JAN. 6.—We have again to report a very excited market at our Corn Exchange to-day, and an advance of Is on wheat, 6d to 9d on barley, and 6d on oats. Indian corn was held for a considerable advance, and so high as 51s was realized for good. White Wheat .41s Od to 44s Od I Oats, tawny.. 00s Od to Ns Od Red do ... 39s Od to 43s Od Rapeseed . ... 27s 6d to 298 6d Barley.grind. 178 Od to 20s Od 0atmea1...... 15s Od to 17s Od Do., malting 20s Od to 22s 6d Bakers' Flour.23s Od to 278 04 Bere. l5B Od to 16s Od Indian Corn, Oats, white ..13s 6cl to 16a 6d per 4801b..458 Od to 511 64 CATTLE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 9.—We have had a small supply of stock at this dny's market, which met a good demand at full prices. Beef, sbl to bid per lb.; mutton, 611 to 74d per lb. Beasts, 1616: sheep, 6346; being 331 beasts, and 337 sheep less than on Monday last. SALFORD, JAN. 4.—The number of beasts much the same as last week, and of very good quality in general, from PROVISION MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 6.—For beet the demand has not im proved, and the sales for the week are on a limited scale, at about former prices. Pork has attracted more attention, and some sales of French, for forward delivery, at a slight advance, are reported. New bacon sells slowly at the quotations; old is lower Is, without leading to increased activity. A low sale of lard has been made to clear ont an old parcel, and the market is now firmer. Cheese is in fair request ; the low qualities are, however, less sought after than the better descriptions. JAN. 9.—The transactions in butter were to a large extent, and prices advanced fully 3s per cwt. last week. Speculators took a fair share, and the dealers bought more freely. The advices of small supplies into all the Irish markets continue, and stocks held both here and in Manchester are very moderate for this season of the year. The import is falling off considerably, and as the present severe weather will operate against the aftermake, holders, anticipating higher rates, now demand a further advance of Is to 28 per cwt. on the finest description. The most esteemed brands of Water ford, Carrick, and Comet, 102 s to 104 s; Kilkenny, Carlow, and Wexford, 100 s to 102 s; Belfast, 97s to 995; Limerick, 95s to 98s; Sligo, 95s to 965; and pickled Cork, 2nds, 96s per cwt. landed. Imported from Ireland, from the 31st Dec., 1853, to the 6th January, 1854, 4,141 firkins, 3 kegs, 257 crocks, 92 boxes, 102 barrels butter, 41 bales bacon, 1 hhd. 8 tcs. hams, 115 kegs lard. Sr. JOHN'S MARKET.—Prices current in this market : Beet ar tb Os 5d toOs 8d Peas Mutton - 0— 0 0 Veal Lamb, per qr l2 0 —l5 0 Melons 0 0— 0 0 Fresh fork.... 0 0 7CApricots Cod Fish 0 6 0 0 !Filberts 2 6 0 0 Bret Haddock 0 4 0 G Ditto,Foreign 1 9 2 0 Soles 0 10 0 0 i Pines,For.eacli. 0 0— 0 0 Salmon 4 0— 0 0 Do. Enz 6 0— 6 6 Turbot 1 4 2 0 'Fowls,vcouple. 3 0— 3 6 Fresh Butter Salt Ditto 0 10 1 0 Geese .... each 3 0— 6 0 Lobsters each 2 0— 0 0 Turkeys FAO' .• —ad 124 9 4 0 0 Hares Potatoes.vpeck 1 4 1 6 Rabbits.f.cple 3 0— 0 0 Curnmberseach 1 0— 0 0 Grouse 5 6 0 0 Damsons 0 0— 0 0 Partridges .... 3 0— 0 0 LIVERI , OOL AGRICULTURAL MARKRT.—Prices on Saturday : etay,oktopst 0. 6d el OslGl'"otatoes, e. u. 5. ~, New 0 0— 0 0 Kemp% 4 9 5 0 Clover Ditto, Green 0 0— 0 0 Cattle Vetches Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 *Carrots 0 0— 0 0 Oat Barley SAILED, City of Glasgow (s.s.), Wylie I Tyro, Lloyd Litbon Philadelphia Emerald Isle, Candlish Messina New York Daisy, Miller Albatross (s.s.), hence at Lisbon. Kangaroo (s.s.), hence at Bordeaux. Calpe (s.s.), Bruce, hence at Genoa. Arno (s.), from this port, at Genoa, 3rd January. Rattler (s.s.), hence at Oporto, and cleared on her return, 28th December. Teneriffe (s.s.), Bell, hence at Constantinople, and cleared on her return. The barque Witch is on shore on the flat bank off Crosby, with anchors down. Windsor (s.), from Dublin at this port, passed seven square-rigged vessels at anchor, off the N.W. Lightship. The Sir It. Peel is on shore on the rocks, near Tynemouth —crew saved. A brig, belonging to Glasgow, and bound to this port, was passed on Sunday morning, off Wicklow, With loss of bulwarks, and a heavy list. Prince of Wales, Rippon, from Singapore; Norfolk, Brown, and Isis, Lister, both from Madras; Sunda, Perchard, and Africa, Neil, both from Bombay; John O'Gaunt, from Whampoa, for this port, all at St. Helena. SOUTH PORT, Dec. 31.—The William Whitty, Hutchins, from Pentewan to this port, was stranded on Formby Beach, 29th Dec., and became a wreck—crew saved. A Spanish lugger, which had sailed from Liverpool for Cadiz, was brought in here by the pilots on Monday evening, baying sprang A !talc after leaving port. A survey bits been held of her, and her cargo, consisting of iron hoops and bale goods, has been discharged, i❑ ord-r that she may undergo repairs before proceeding on her voyage. The name of the vessel is the Joven Claudio, Sanchez. master. A body was cast on shore at Curracloe on the :z9th instant, supposed to be that oi Francisco Roiz, a Spanish youth, passenger by the ill-fated French ship ('aravane, whrtse tc•tal los; his been noted in a former issue of this journal.— Wexford Independent. THURSDAY, JAN. s.—Wind S.E. ARRIVED. Von Weickman, Branihorff, from D.lntzc. The Atlantic (m.s.), West, errived at this port. She left New York on the 24th Dec., and brought about 8550,4 CO in specie. _ _ Glendaragh, hence at Mobile. Camillus, hence at Charleston. Pous Olii, Fcleston, hence at Baltimore. Glenmanna, Rogers, hence at New Orleans. City of Manchester (a s.), hence at Philadelphia. flip Vah Winkle, Aintree, hence at Philadelphia, Witch, Phelan, from Bahia, at this port, after being on shore at Crosby, hut without injury. The Allen Brown, from Colville for St. John, N. 8., was lost on Seal Island, 30th Nov. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 4. —The brig Henry, of Whitehaven, struck on the north breat.water, in the new harbour, and sprang a leak. She has been run on shore in Pestlimynath Bay. BEAUMARIS, Jan. 3. The brig Argus. Walters, from Pictou for Clyde. lost both anchors and cables hi the Cross Road', and ran orr shore in Cadnceat Creek, where she now remains, without damage, and safe. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 3.—The S. Held:), Kirby, from Manilla for London, has put in here with main and tnizen masts sprung, loss of topgallantmast, and decks swept, in a tremen dous gale 18th Dec., from S.W. to N.W., in lat 47, lon 12. DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, Jan. 4.—The schooner Blair, Lassells, master, of Dublin, and bound for Maryptrt, rot upon the rocks en the south side of our harbour yesterday mornim while coining into port, but was got off next tide, with trifling damage. The schooner Manx's Queen, from Dundalk to Ulverston, encountered very severe weather on Sunday morning off the Calf of Man, and put into Ramsey, with bulwarks carried away. DOUGLAS, Jan. 3.—The brig Caroline, of Wexford, that put into this port leaky some time back, and after hieing dis charged and repaired lett thii harbour on Thursday last, 29th ultimo, for Newport, On the following day, when off the Skerries, had all her sails split, and was obliged to bear up for Douglas. Not being able to reach it, she was obliged to come to anchor about eig' it miles off the island, and has since been brought into Donglas by the Ben-my-chree steamer. She was obliged to slip anchor and chains. FRIDAY, ARRI ', JAN. 6. VE D . Lady Sale, M'Kay Maranham 1 Margaret (a.) Havre Escalduna Porto Rico Barkachiff Elbing, Unrali New York, Hutchinson Dantzic New York I Harvey Galbraith, Leggett Britannia St. Join, N.B. I Para SAILED. Persian (s.s.) Alexandria Alfred Kerr New Orleans Joseph Tarratt Pritchard James Nl`lienry,Wild Mobile St. John, N.B. British Queen (s.s.),Wickman Golden Age. Davies Africa ' Constantinople Duchess of Leinster. and Idal'a—both hence at Valparaiso. Larne, sailed from Callao for England, 15th Nov. Jas. Carson put into Belfast Lough yesterday. Lancastrian, from Shanghae, off Ascension. Rolla Bell, and N. S. de la Victoria—both hence at Havana. Defence, Al eetry, hence at Sydney, N.S.W. Zebiab, La Gresley, hence at Vera Cruz. John nderson, Marshall, hence at Trinidad. Liffey, Somerville, hence at Demerara. Woodstock, Johnson, hence at Jamaica. The Clay bourne, from Bordeaux for New Orleans, has been wrecked near Tortola : crew and passengers saved. Magician, Spear, from La Guayra, at Porto Cabello, and sailed, sth Dec., for this port. Prudentia, Velasco, sailed from Bilboa, 23d Dec.,for this port Bellona. Jump, cleared at Demerara, 111th Dec., and Irt, Bth Dec.—both for this port. Mathilde, Frantzin, sailed from Aux Aayes, Ist Dec., for this port. Champion, Redmond, and Lousia, Kite—both hence at Barbadoes. Sebastian sailed from Havana, Ist Dec., end Amalia, on the sth—both for this port. Maria, Freeman, sailed from St. Thomas, sth Dec. for this port. Harmony, Jameson; Jamaica, Keddle; Empire Queen. Porter; Columbian, Burk; Reaper, Archer; Fredricksteen, Lyne—all hence at St. Thomas. Globe, and William Peile, Spell, both hence (and sailed for Mazatlan); Athol, Fraser, from Caldera ; and Ann Sanderson, Barton, Pisagua (both sailed for this port)—all at Valparaiso. Hartley, Loughlin, sailed from Valparaiso, sth Nov., fo: this port. Velocidad. Bart, and Kestral, Wise—both hence at Callao. Waystorrit, Jan. 4.—The Sprite is stranded. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2.—The Emma, from Baltimore, is stranded. _ ROTTERDAM, Jan. 2.—The Hendrik, from Batavia,is ashore. MUMBLES, Jan. 4.—The Liberty, from Falmouth, is ashore, much damaged.—The Erin, from Cork, is ashore, damaged. HAawicu. Jan. 4.—The Mary Lloyd, for Liverpool, and Skulda, are in contact, and both damaged.—The Countess is ashore. ARICHAT, Dec. I7.—The Goojerat, Ballam, of this port, is on shore near Cape H inch! boron ke, and likely to go to pieces. HISANA, Dec. I4.—Tke Undine has been lost in entering the port of Carninas. ANTIGUA, Dec. I3.—The Ouzel galley mutt discharge and be hove down. BAR/31_1)0B% Dec. 12.—The Bolivar, of London, has foun dered : crew saved. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 4.—The James, cn the rocks, has sunk, and is likely to become a wreck.—The Blandin, from Prince Edward's Island, parted her cables, and was run on the bead in New Harbour. SATURDAY, JAN. 7.—Wind S.E., mcderate. ARRIVED. Leon Santander Balbec (s.s.), Simpson Havre Urania, Daw Hausburg Agnes, Fox Demerara Brigand (s.s.), Alexandria Christina, Muir Bay Chaleur Rattler (s.s.), Benson Oporto SAILED. Niagara (s.), Leitch Boston Mermaid, Robinson Adelaide Bell, Chase Ditto Philadelphia Harriet Augusta Virginia Syra, Galsworthy Jamaica Occident, twice for Africa, at Kingstown. Coromandel, sailed from Callao, 10th Nov., and Flora, 11th, for England. Shamrock, Smith, from the Clyde, at Ramsey, Isle of Man, leaky, And short handed. The steam-tug Dreadnought went out last evening in search of the Emperor, but returned this evening without seeing her. B,AUMAIUS, Jan. 6.—llie Argus is discharging, being neaped and leaky. DUBLIN, 6.—The Edward Fletcher, of Boston, was passed, 22nd ult., abandoned. SUNDAY, JAN. 8.- ARAI -Wind S.S.E., fresh. V ED. Kangaroo (a.s.), Cove Kossuth Madras Bordeaux Augusta Memel iuy Mannering, Freeman King of Tyre St. Michael's New York SAILED. John, Haws Savannah Middlesex, Pormalee N.York The Duke, Gould N. Orleans Greenock, M•Pherson Mobile Guiding Star, Couch Ditto Cormorant (s.s.) Lisbon Guiseppe, Bueat Alexandria , Salatiga, Besier Batavia Nimrod -(5.)., from Cork, at this port. passed a large fleet of vessels. inward -bound, between Tuscar and the head : wind, S. to 5.F.., with a heavy swell. Star of the East, hence and Port Philip, at Sydney, Oct. 4. Admiral Prins Hein, .at Adelaide, Sept. 16. • Killemont, Oct. 2,idid A, hence at Melbourne. Charles, Campbell, hence, off Port Philip Heads, having put into quarantine with fever. Hugh Walker, from Glasgow, and Defence, M'Murtry, hence at Sydney, Sept. 29. Vesta, M'lntyre, from Archangel, at Christiansan, short of provisions, bound for this port. A large vessel, apparently a screw steamer, without funnel, and barque rigged, was seen off Holyhead yesterday after. noon : she subsequently put into the new harbour. Hugh Robetts, Owen, hence at Melbourne. HELVOET, Jan. 3.—The brig lost on the Hinder is said to be English : crew saved by a tshing-boat. ANTWERP, Jan. 3.—The Marie Al phonsine. from Liverpool, was lost upon the rocks of Pierre Percie, hear St. Nazare, on Dec. 26: crew landed; materials being saved. DANzro, Jan.l.—The AnialieSevartenort, hence for Liver pool, which was on shore-on Hela on Dec. 21, has been con demned: nearly half her cargo has been landed, and the remainder is expected .to be saved. QuEENsrowN, Jan. 6.—The Gladiator, Phelan, from Maitland to Gloucester, was abandoned in a sinking state on Dec. 23, in Ist 47, lon 16 : crew taken off by the Eleanor, from the Mauritius, arrived here. MELsonaive, Oct. 10.—The Hero, which arrived here from London on Sept. 2s, threw overboard two crates of felt on Aug. 2, in lat 24 S, ion 22 W, which were found to he on fire, supposed from spontrneous combustion. LEITH, Jan. 6.—The Tinatnara, of and from Liverpool, for Newcastle, with salt, has been brought into the harbour very leaky, cargo washed, and loss of bulwarks, &c., two of the crew sick, and another disabled. BELFAST, Jan. 6.—The Farmer, of Maryport, Campbell, from Liverpool for Belfast, sprang a leak off the Point of Ayr on the 3rd instant, was run into the Lough yesterday, and placed on the Wood Bank, with seven feet of water in her, The Jane Evans, from Ayr to Newport, ran on the Long Rock, :Baßywater, yesterday, and is likely to become a wreck: crew saved. KINGSTON, Jan. 7.—The British Empire, which arrived • here yesterday from Madras, was in contact with a ship painted • black at one a.m., 4th inst., about ten miles off the Skerries, and lost bowsprit, head, Sze.; the other vessel also lost her bor.sprit, and had her bow stove. The Victoria, of and for Wexford, from Liverpool, was wrecked on Rogerstown bar on the sth instant, at daylight : crew drowned. The Edward and Margaret. from Cardiff, was wrecked last evening on the North Bull : crew saved. A boat, marked Win. Herford, has been picked up off Wicklow. MONDAY, Jan A R 'lt I i. 9.—Wind B. V E D. Asia (r.m.c.), Lott New York Ellen, Jenk.-inson Africa Watkins C. G. Hope Hope, Langtkm Africa Golore Memel Emperor Brazil /Ea, Jarvis Patras Tribune Licata Windsor, Matthews Para -Star of the West, Woodward New York s A Margaret (a.), I Leavitt Storer, Trott - New Orleans illremie, Johnson Savannah Bellona Prince Edw. Island Reporter, Howe New Orleans David Crockett, Spencer . - " New York Ward Chipman, Roberta .. Callao Forget-me-not RioGrande arrison, Havre. Alpine, Hunter, hence, off Alexandria. Stamboul, from Quebec, at this port, with loss of fore and maintopmasts. She w,as towed in from off Holyhead by the Cormorant (s.s.), which sailed hence yesterday for Lisbon. The David Crockett, J, W. Spencer, from New York, at this port, on the 3rd inst.. when in lat 49.30, lon 29, ex perienced a very heavy gale, which put the ship on her beam ends, with plank-shear mainsail under water fur four hours; cargo shifted. The Asia (r.m.s.), Lott, from New York at this port, left New York on the 28th ult., at 5 p.m., and brought 4440,000 in specie, of which $287,000 are fur Havre. The Emperor, from Brazil, was at anchor under Lambay Island yesterday. A steamer had been engaged in Dublin to tow her either to that port or to give her a good offing for this port. Pacific (m.s.), Nye, hence at New York, Dec. 26. Oregon, M'Donald, hence at Mobile. Golconda, Fort, and Gipsey, from Cardiff, at St. Jago de Cuba. Triumphante, Menchusa, hence at Havana. I)eigo de Leon, from Cardiff, at Trinidad de Cuba. Western Continent, hence; Maria Ann, from London derry ; Charles Hill, from Cardi ff ; Thornhill, Bogart, from Newport; all at New Orleans. BrOtheis, from Wexford, at Ssvannah. Huron, Wells, hence at Charleston. Cobequid, Soley, hence at Virginia. Ambassador, from New Orleans for this port, put into Key West, Dec. 21, to repair rudder. America (r.m.s.), hence at Boston, Dec. 24. Prince Arthur, Sutherland, sailed from Melbourne for Bombay, Oct. 3. Eclipse, from Shanghai, arrived this day at St. Catherine's Dock, London. Thomas Sparks, Calcutta, off Cape Clear 7th instant. The Gny Mannering, which arrived here yesterday, en countered a very heavy N.R. gale from noon to midnight of the 3rd instant, in lat 49, lon 14, with a very high sea: shifted cargo. The Forget-me-not, at this port from Rio Grande, on the 16th inst., off the Sherries, saw a great many barrels of dour tinting about—most probably some of the flour Oaf W 44 DIED. Lately, at Woodbine-cottage, Drumbannocker, Ireland, aged, 110, Mrs. El vtbeth Logan, aunt of Mrs. C. G ran t, o f this town. On the 2nd Oct., at Essequibo, West Indies, aged 27, Mr. B. Jones, mate of the barque Ouzel Galley, and stepson of Mr. W. Morton, pilot. On the 18th ult:, at New York, Shadrich M. S. Simpson, a native of Montrose, Scotland, and late chief mate of the Li verpool packet-ship James Wright. On the 26th ult., at his residence, Springrove-terrace, Beau -street. Mr. Henry Tyrer, late of Halsall. . . . - On the 28th nlt., at the residence of his brothe r -i n -l a w, St. Anne -street, ageci24 Mr. William Frost. On the 28th ult., at his residence, Upper Canning•streef, aged 37, Mr. Nicholson Bradley. late of Ardnaree, county Sligo, Ireland. On the 29th ult., Rear-Admiral Ramsden, second son of the late Sir John Ramsden, Bart. On the 29th ult., aged 1 year, Arthur Wellesley, youngest son of Mr. Edmund Bickersteth, merchant, Park-lane. On the 30th ult., Edmund, infant son of Mr. I. Edwards. On the 30th ult. at his residence, Blackheath, age d 68, Si r Richard Jenkins, G.C.B. On the 31st ult., aged 57, Mr. John Williams, joiner and builder, Walnut-street. On the 31st ult., n t his residence, Beckwith-street, Mr. T. W. Eginn, clerk of Holy Trinity Ch urc h, Birkenhead. • On the 31st ult., at Denbigh, aged 91, Ellen, relict of the late Richard Hughes, Esq., Abergele, North Wales. On the Ist inst., at Maghull, aged 59, Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. James 'Watkinson, postmaster of Maghull. On the 2nd inst., at his residence, Leamington, John Fletcher, Esq., formerly of this town. On the 2nd inst., at Birkenhead, aged 76, Elizabeth, relict of the late Mr. W. Parr, of Tarbock. On the 2nd inst., aged 33, Mr. Matthew John Kirby, of Whitefield-street, Eve ton. On the 3rd inst., aged. 21, Thomas, youngest son of Mr. Thomas Dennitts, of Great Orford-street. On the 3rd inst., aged 7 months, John Henry, infant son of Capt. Robert Reid, of Toxteth-street. On the 3rd inst., at his residence, Prospect Vale, Fairfield ' , Mr. Charles Hall, formerly of London. On the 3rd inst., aged 13, Thomas Bostock, youngest son of Mr. John Briscoe, Grove-park. On the 3rd inst. aged 63, Thomas W a tki nson , Fag., of this town, formerly ofGargrave, in the county of York. On the 4th inst., at Olive-mount, Wavertree, aged 69 y Charles Barber, Esq. aged 23. John Crow On the 4th inst., at Gorefield Villa, Oxton-road, Birkeconhxeoand: , eldest son of the late John Cro w Esq., of Birkenhead. On the 4th inst., at the house of her tincle,Du Everton, aged 33, Eleanor, w if e o f Mr. Thomas Gist) Bos tock-street. k to e ri s , tret' M O r. n G t e h o e r 4 4 e t li w i n i i s s t o . ' n, ag L ed ion j9 ei n g, licensed victualler, Kent-street. On the sth inst., at his res id e nce , Stanhope-terrace, aged -street. lf r z e a e b t On the sth inst., Mr. William you ng. Moncrieff, daughter of 73, Mr. Richard Salter. aged . mitt's, Samuel Walmsley, son of On the sth inst., '' m On the sth inst., at Soho-street, Joseph Balsbavr. l l: r s u a o g a:c Lee, Berry-street. -lanuer.ch-street, in this town. Charles Edward, infant son of the Rev. A. On the 6th inst., road. MOr'njtohhen6tlt Parkinson , i inst., s t.figfoe F dr a m l l. r 9e : r l 111'Conkey, Kit Wee On the 6th inst., at Ombersley, Worcestershire, aged 43, Ch Mr. Thomas Taylor, On the Gth inst., in Prince Edwin-street, aged 44, M r. B ar . dett Chao. [Howe, printer, formerly of Whitehaven. Hend On erson the 6th inst., m at Dunfermline, in his 85th year, John , watchaker. On the 7th inst., Mr. Charles Masher, aged 77, Bootle. On the Bth inst., in Cheapside. aged 56, Agnes, wife of Mr. James lismpson, Warehouseman. On the 9th inst., in Castle -street, Kirkdale, aged 35, Eliza beth, relict of the late Mr. Charles Holliwell, sign of the if Black Horse," Greenland-street. thrown ove board from the Robert Roily, after collision with the Countess of Elgin. BELFAST, .T n. 7 —A large ship was driven ashore on the Copelands at noon to-day. She was breaking up yesterday a'ternoou, too crates and boxes of goods were washing out of her. NEW YORK, Dec. 28 —The Great Republic, Joseph Walker, and Constellation, all loading for Liverpool, and White Squall, recently arrived from San Francisco. took fire, yesterday morning at one o'clock, from some buildings in the vicinity, and only one of them, the Constellation, escaped total de struction. A great many castes and parts of a wreck floating, also se, eral bates of cotton, were seen off Tybee'Lights 12th DtTember. A large vessel. dismasted, was passed 15th De cember, in lat. of St. Jollies River, (Stivanttall,) in fifteen fathoms water ; and, on the 17th, a vessel, with only one toast standing, wys ran on Sapeilo beach. I . Nlein. : The China. front Lat . ( rpoal, reported to have arrived off St. John's River, has not ye( arrived at Savannah] VESSELS SPOKEN. Norfolk, Mauritius to this port, Oct. 13, lat 26 S, lon 25 with sails split. Wyoming, Philadelphia to this port, Dec. 5, tat 41 N, lon 55 W. Tepic, of this port, Dec. 11, lat 48 N, lon H W. Compeer, hence for Terceira, Dcc. 14. Tat 39 N,,10n 24 W. Prince of Wales, incapore to this port, Oct. 17, let 34 5, lon 16 E. lErolite, hence to Australia, Nov. 14, tat 9 N. lon 24 W. Courier, hence to Mauritius, Dec. 9, I st 36 N, ton 19 W. Arlington, Philadelphia to this port, Dec. 10, hat 42. Sea Eagle, hence to New Orleans, Dec. 3, lon 68. It. B. Sumner, New Orleans to this port, Dec 5, hat 25 N, lon 80. Helen, Caliao to this port, Sept. 22, lat 13. lon 24 W. Berwick, hence to Bombay, Oct. 6, lat 2 N. 10n.17 W . Thetis, hence to Hobart Town, Sept. 24. lat 11 Ni 'on 23 W. AI belstan, hence to Adelaide. Oct. 1, lat 5, lon 18 W. Merlin, hence to Australia, Nov. 8, lat 4 S, lon 28 W. Janette, Callao to this port, Dec. 10, lat 41 N, lon 30 W. Lady Mary. hence to Meltn erne, Dec. 26, lat 49 N, lon 10 W. Patras to this port, Dec. 17, off the Straits of Gibraltar. Inconstant, hence N.V. 16, lat 3 N, lon 23 W. Titania, of this port, Dee. 8, tat 40 N, lon 36 W. Mariam, of this port, Dec. 9. tat 44 N, lon 17 W. , Etisign, Bonny to this port, Dec. 4. lat 31 N, lon 41 W. Tapley, of this port, Dec. 11, tat 48 N, lon 11 W. Arno (s.), hence to Gibraltar, Dec. 28, off Cape St. Vincent. TIDE TABLE. DAYS. MORN. lEVIING. HOHT. i HOLYDAYS, Decemberj h. ni. I h. rn . ft. in. Tuesday.... 10 . 833 9 3 12 8 Wednesday .11; 927 950 13 3 Thursday .. 12 10 11 10 34 13 10 Friday ....13 10 51 11 9 14 4 Saturday ..14 11 28 11 45 15 0 Sunda,Jan.ls - 4 0 1 16 2 tat Sun. after Ephip ‘londay .... 16 019 ' 037 16 1 BIRTHS. On the 29th ult., in Percy-street, Mrs. H. Taylor, of a son. On the 29th ult., at Huyton, the wife of J. J. Kitson, Esq., solicitor, of a son. On the Ist inst., at Doncaster, the wife of Mr: J. P. Red head, of this town, of a son. On the 2nd inst., in Bedford-street South, Mrs. W. J. Paton, of a daughter. On the sth inst., at iligbfield, Oxton, Mra. James Beazley, of a stillborn daughter. On the sth inst., the wife of Mr. Christopher Mill, of a son. On the sth inst., at St. George's-mount, New Brighton, the vrife of Thomas Gorst, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 25th ult., at St. Nicholas's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Amos, Mr. Richard Hulbert, optician, to Miss E. Rans comb, Harrington-street, Toxteth -park. On the 26th ult., at Kendal, Mr. E. Gibson, of this town, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr. J. Medcalf, Kendal. On the 27th ult., at St. Bride's Church, J. Brunskill, Esq., of Lambrigg-foot, near Kendal. to Isabella, youngest daughter of the late William Farrer, of Wythmoor. On the 29th ult., at the Parish Church, Bradford, Mr. Thos. Fisher, sririt-dealer, of this town, to Mary Ann, only daughter of Mr. R. Smith, Thornton. Yorkshire. On the 20tu ult., at St. Silas's Church, by the Rev. W. H.. Duck, Mr. H. Emmett, surgeon, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. R. Haworth. On the 29th ult., at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. C. H. Burton, M.A., Mr. Chas. Boyd to Miss A. M•Rsry. On the 29th nit., at St. John's Church, Mr. Geo. Winters to Miss Jane Brownhill. On the 29'1i ult., at St. John's Church, Mr. Richard Wood to Miss Sarah Shepherd. On the 30th ult., of St. John's Church, Mr. Geo. Grant to Miss Margaret Grant. On the 31st ult., at St. Philip's Church, Mr. Edward W. W. Taylor to Miss Jane Ashburner. On the Ist inst., at St. John the Baptist's Church, John James, Esq., Park-road, Toxteth- park, to Miss H. Williams. On the Ist inst., at St. Paul's Church, Prince's Park, by the Rev. Francis Gell, M.A., William, fourth son of the late Mr. Joseph Deplidge, of Swinton, Yorkshire, to Ann, fourth daughter of the late Mr. Henry Greenough, of Gateacre, Lancashire. On the 2nd inst.;at St. Mark's Church, by the Rev. Mr. 'Moeran, Mr. John Hamilton, master-mariner, to Jane, daughter of W. Wilson, Req., formerly of Killybeg, Ireland. On the 2nd inst., at the Tabernacle Chapel, by the Rev. W. Rees, Mr. G. Pritchard, joiner, Gerard•street, late of Llanengan, Glamorgan:shire, to Miss J. Pritchard, Mans6eld street. On the 2nd inst., at st. John's Church, Mr. James Ashcroft to Miss Margaret Ince. On the 2nd inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. Henry Older to Miss Jane Jones. On the 21,(1 inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. John Flynn to Miss Ann Tierney. On the 3rd inst., at St. Michael's Church, Workington, Alex. Kincaid, Esq., of this town, to Frances, second daughter of the late Capt. John Henney, of Workington. On the 3rd inst., at St. John the Baptist's Church, Mr. Elias Tattersall to Mary, daughter of the late Samuel Naylor, Esq., many years a resident in the Park. On the 3rd inst., at St. John the Baptist's Church, Mr. Martin Mulhollan d Miss Sarah Pearson. On the 3rd inst., at the Parish Church, Leeds, by the Rey. N. Greenwell, Mr. Henry Plint. of this town, to Charlotte, only daughter of the late Mr. Jas. Jennings, of Salisbury. On the 4th inst., at St. Philip's. Church, Mr. John Naylor, to Miss Alice Elisabeth Hesketh. On the 4th inst., at Childwall Church, by the Rev. A. Campbell, M.A., rector of Liverpool, the Rev. Wm. Taylor, rector of Swynnerton, Staffordshire, eecond son of Sam u el Taylor, Esq., ot Eccleston, in this county, to Fanny, daughter of John Marriott, Esq., Eton-lodge, Liverpool. On the 4th inst., at St. Augustine's Church, Everton, by the Rev. Mr. Newenham, James, son of Jonathan Haworth, Esq., of Oswaldtwistle, in this county, to Jane, youngest daughter of the late Jas. Bury, Esq., surveyor, of Blackburn. On the 4th inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. Wm. Sinclair to Miss Ellen Dickson. On the 4th intt., at St. John's Church, Mr. Wm. Davies to Miss Margaret Nixon. On -the sth inst., at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. G. L. Roberts, M.A., Mr. John Rathbone to Miss L. Ashburner. On the sth Inst., at the Crescent Chapel, Eterton, by the Rev. J. Kelly, Mr. Henry Jones, sen., to Miss Sophia Bar nett, both of this town. On the sth inst., at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. W. M. Faßoon, C. Garbutt, Esq., me r ch an t, of this town, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Robt. Morrow, Esq., Rodney-street. On the 6th inst., at St. John's Church, W a t er l oo - roa d, Lon don, by the Rev. J. A. Johnston, Mr. Wm. Orange, son of the late Mr. John Orange, of Lord-street, in this town, to Harriet, daughter of R. H. Vinson, Esq., architect, Kenning ton, London. On the 7th inst.. at St. Saviour's Church, by the Rev. R. P. Blakeney, LL.D., John Maddock, Esq., to Mary Ann Ma tilda. youngest daughter of F. F. Gibbs, Esq Oxton, Cheshire. On the 7th inst., at St. Bride's Church, b y t h e R ev. W. M. Palloon, Thomas tawstorn Starey, Esq., of Nottingham, to Susanna, eldest daughter of Thomas Brongh, Esq., of Hus kisson-street. On the sth inst., at St. John's Church, Mr. Thomas Kidney to Miss Ann Newell. On the 9th inst,, at St. Silas's Church, Mr. Samuel Board man to Miss Eleanor Harding.