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:fore the eluding sentence of the records his judg- treater delinquent than Mr. s upon to have spread the ough some mad notions of philan- Dr the love of ` filthy lucre.' " " State of the Fine Arts in England" is itten. It is, in fact, of itself worth the price lumber. The remarks upon the character of architecture, when compared with that of the of the present day, we cannot resist quoting. hed turn and diminutive stature, both of the na and architectural genius, of late years, are the :able when we consider the stupendous and co [mitts of genius which actually exist amongst us partment Look at our ancient cathedrals, erected thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, when Great not contain an eighth part of its present inhabi rtainly not an eightieth part of its present wealth. gnificent is the conception of these noble al their proportions !—how graceful and ! How elevated must have been the hich, in an age of comparative poverty general education was unknown, and —when our nobles were living in chain• hes, and our peasants sleeping with a —could yet conceive and execute such Admitting that it was a race of the Italian freemasons, who in part conceived iese sublime edifices, still we can never suffi- [mire the grandeur of desire, the solemn feeling of heroic perseverance in purpose. which could lead tors, during seven or eight successive generations, the construction of these edifices, some of which e two hundred years for their completion, and none brought in one farthing of profit, either to their r their descendants. I to later times, and we will still find the architec s of Britain keeping pace with its great and grow- Charles 1., whose taste in every branch of the s of the most exquisite nature, was only pre - trous civil wars, which terminated in his ructing a palace worthy of the kings of th, if we may judge from the fragment of as completed at Whitehall, would have rivalled Mark at Venice, or the palace of Versailles of St. Paul's still remans an eternal and genius of Sir Christopher Wren, liminutive structures of later times, has survived his race, and fallen into ren the heavy but imposing architec partook, though in a diminished de )tions of former times; and, strange ,ural genius declined in proportion as store, and we became dwarfs in build- !come giants in national strength and the sixth article,an excellent review of Mont- we would recommend an attentive as a contrast to the bad taste and scurrility of a Dble poem which recently appeared in contemporary of the made a feeble attempt a few weeks ago to gm of "the thundet er," in a notice m. Really we can discover no reason why I allow their Popish, or Puseyite, predilec udgment of a poem, as in both these they have done. It is, the public will be inclined It, against Luther himself and the Protestant Re m, and not against Montgomery, that their spleen is r's Ma Work' is an ably-written political riter need scarcely have resorted as used to demolish a leading article ;azine. The political writings of this monthly of so influential as to do great injury when mwever, is seldom the case ; and the article n forth this notice fror.t the quarterly reviewer iently absurd and unreasonable to serve for its own eviews under the head of " General Literature" ell considered, and will be read with interest. As a le present number is equal to any of its predecessors. April, 1842. London : W. E. Painter, Strand rchman for the present month is an excellent We really wish, however, that the editor would matter of a more popular nature in this pub- pool Policeman No. 5. London : Dolman Liverpool : Booker and Co flith number of this publication is now before us ; ire enabled to express a more confident opinion upon Lts than we have previously felt justified in doing. re many things in it which, we confess, we would eve seen altered. There are, however, great power iption—great discrimination of character—a keen Dn of the ridiculous, and much wit and sarcasm by its author ; and we think that in its succeeding , when better warmed in the saddle of his pegasus, )ntribute even more to our pleasure and profit than ierto do ) not, and we are convinced the public do not, like 3 full of horrors, or of rascality, as we have been 1 to do in the tale of Messrs. Floss and Mugginson. iracters do no doubt exist in this world of ours ; but tot to contemplate them. We are much more pleased plate the characters of a Lanrose or an Emmeline, ach the author of the Policeman writes much more ly that when describing the villainy of Mr. Floss or -both rascals, without one redeeming feature. is, however, powerfully worked ; but nevertheless it would bear e knife. f " The Sergeant" n its effect tle application of the will recognise Mr. Joseph Rattler, who ap- n the present number, as an old Lee, and will, we dare say, desire to see more of ling numbers ade without expressing our approbation is of this and indeed of every number They are, we believe, by a Liver- ; and they do honour, we hesitate not to say, to SKETCHES OF THE SHANNON.—No. X riP by the Tipper Shannon from Limerick f 6 Killaloe, Portumna, ana Shannon Harbour; Dublin, a n d return to Liverpool. thence by canat,to say was windy,oviutahb frecent squalls and showers , thus navigated Berg,) i and the passing clouds *illy cast their exten d ed '‘e and the mountain sides , uadows on the dark waters the sun,—prod uc i ng a striking contrast from the - mbre, in the sameTh which anon gleamed in which loferiel of scenery, at once beautiful. parts 25 fathoms —and is generally of great 1 by elevated land, presents like most other i a dark and appearance, thou the water, when 'ire. When under,,'i a cloud it appeared We moved gallantly ..n and sail, the wind along by the be ~gh our speed denied us theigurgaftifictuattiohi7i varied and interesting scenery that every I itself with that minuteness inwhi.chpvers and beautiful delight to indulge, a ca tion arose from the impression that we liug emotion in a large and commodious vessel -I , 100 feet above the level of the sea, . . ary and soul Aackn Irefathers had for centuries rarely furrowed eveii es, to the triumph of modern . science and inge sail was only secondary in peril, not in interest ller, to an ocean voyage. To the latter apper -4-s—us and sublime in navigation; to the for ; and both, in proportion to their equally useful in promoting profitable rce throughout the human family. the landscape on the left we t mansion of G. Biggs, )oded point of land. IPI stands, on the of a bizil venerable and and sur irned, the pro- The country , ,Gn and undulated, and the ily circumscribed by the more distant hat terminate the vista. yglass Bay, on the left shore, on the t castle of the same name, at which .boat station. Shortly afterwards we :ory, intled tone n ig. I stately t !ntirman autifully ilrana, a considerable town, prettily Si on a gentle rise about a mile from part whit he lough I have a lively appearance, The houses are for and hurch is a fine object. South of ugh, stands Portumna Castle, roperty and formerly the residence of the Marquis of icarde. It is a stately square edifice, of blue limestone, and between it :I the I iublicat Church are written with ti The article entit- logy ; Rev. Dr an party is ht talented re- " The Divine Rill, )rmer the catholicity of the Church to the identical doc ans of our own land n our own opinion that ti far too gene- th unc I. We are conti- id their organs with the Church of England, , were derived from Roman Ca- are perverting both diffusion of the faith of :o weigh maturely the evidence without arriving at the r, " that the doctrine i It is distiuguisnea. Rome and Oxford :le class are the arti Catholic )-Saxon write rs in the cathedrals which stand where are mainly th cry same which are not The article on the le of Faith and Practice a notice of a work di the Rev. W. Goode. an party al and Political Tendency of the Novels" contains some severe strictures upon this We must conf s, however, we can length of the reviewer in the repro- bestows upon some of those writers who Upon Mr Ainsworth, esp, )m justifying aders will perhap to the production of works of fiction ally, although R bad taste evinced by him in we think the Quarterly has been gree with us ktprisAi fispkod with onibutiod 106t1041 ,erior having boon destroyed s of tli, )ble lord not I;ein; ,„ it is Said, a immediate ----• um opposite snore—tor tills is the country for picturesque remains--stands another castle, a fine old ruin on the slope of a wooded hill, on a peninsular base. Eastward of it is Belle Isle, the property of Lord Avonrnore, with an old round castle near it. Here I observed a pleasure yacht at anchor. In a few minutes we reached Portumna Bridge, at the upper extremity of the lake, where our voyage in the large steamer terminated—a distance of 23 miles from Killaloe We were now again in the stream of the Shannon, which is here of considerable width, probably a qusrter of a mile. We landed on a wooden stage, running parallel with the river, and alongside of which, built on an island, are sheds, &c., for the reception of goods and the ac commodation of the passengers, also a toll-house or lodge. Portumna Bridge, a wooden structure, of great length, (nearly 2,000 feet, including the abutments,) is an interesting object. It had fallen into decay some years ago, and was long neglected, but one of the most important, and almost the only communication between Munster and Connaught for a distance of 37 miles, though a foot passenger was required to pay for each time of going over and returning the sum of 3d., half the amount of the day's wages of a labouring man in those districts. By an arrangement with the authorities under whose jurisdiction it was, Mr. Williams, to whose name I have frequently had occasion to revert, reduced the tollage from 12d. to id.; and from his representations anew and more commodious bridge is now constructed. It was approaching towards completion when I passed it, and is a handsome piece of architecture, supported by square piles of wood, with metal tops, forming the piers. The cornicing and ballustrade are neat and classical, and the span or " arch" between each set of piles is about 15 or 16 feet. At the north end is a draw bridge for the passage of vessels. The government lent £20,000 for the erection of the new bridge, to be repaid by assessment on the two counties. There are two small harbours or basins close to it, one on each side of the river, for the use of which a toll and wharf age is required. These belong to the Dublin Grand Canal Company. At the upper end of the bridge we embarked, in continua tion of our voyage to Shannon Harbour, on board of "the Avanmore," a small steamer, about 60 tons burthen and 32 horse-power, with the paddle-wheels at the stern—one over each counter—the narrowness of portions of luteral canal, and particularly of the locks upon them, requiring this or some other construction not involving the projection of the usual paddle-boxes. The funnel is pretty close to the bow, and serves also, when required, the purpose of a mast. The paddle wheels are cased over, yet such is the force of custom on the eye, that this vessel —though after the plan of several of the original steamers—presents a clumsy and somewhat ludicrous appearance. We proceeded up the river at a fair rate—about six-and-a-half knots an hour. The country on leaving the bridge has a fresh and inviting aapect, with villas and comfortable-looking cottages, and sloping woodlands. Portland, the residence of R. Stoney, Esq., is a fine man sion on the right bank, surrounded by thriving plantations. Beyond this point the land becomes lower, resembling the low marshy meadows bordering some of the rivers in Eng land, and with long grass or sedge growing at the margin. These lands are covered with water in the winter. There are several islands in the middle of the stream. We passed. Redwood Castle, in Tipperary, a fine ruin, and soon after wards Meeleck Monastery, in Galway. Here, on one of a range of islands extending to a considerable distance in the middle of the river, and commanding the stream, are two Mar tello towers, of the line of military stations on the borders of Connaught. These islands are in King's County. We here entered the Cloonehoghue Canal, on the east bank, at the mouth of the river Brusna, which forms the boundary between Leinster and Munster, and again merged into the river on the same level. On the right is Lismore Castle, on an eminence, and as we proceeded, now in a more easterly direction, several seats on the Galway side—on which we passed a short length of lateral canal, entering it by a single lock. Here, in the south side (in King's County) the neat town of Bannagher, a steam station, running eastward in a single long principal street, on a slope rising to the east, with white-washed houses and a neat church and parsonage. The river is here spanned by a rough stone bridge of 15 arches, of somewhat irregular construction, and protected on the Galway side by batteries. Steaming a little further we reached Shannon Harbour, (King's County,) a small station for canal and river vessels, with several warehouses. The distance from Limerick is about 57 miles. This is the point of junction of the Grand Canal to Dublin, and the canal to Ballinasloe, 13 miles from the spot, and at which terminates the steam navigation to the westward. There is here a long and handsome wooden bridge from shore to shore. From Shan non Harbour another steamer, the Wellesley, proceeds by the river to Athlone and Lough Ree, almost in the heart of the island, and the navigation might be opened out thence by Longford and Leitrim, to the very rise of the river in Lough Allen, a short distance from Sligo, and, as before stated, 234 miles from its confluence with the ocean. At Shannon harbour we immediately transferred ourselves and our luggage to a canal boat, dragged by horses, which was in waiting, belonging to the Grand Canal Company, and took a final leave of the noble Shannon, with feelings of ad miration, qualified by deep regret that its capacities should so long have been neglected ; but not without a pleasing hope that private enterprise, with the pecuniary aid given by the government of a considerable annual sum for the accomplish ment of that great object, might ere long redeem it. Its adaptation for a commercial highway of the utmost value is so well developed in a recent number of the Dublin Penny Journal, in an article printed since the first of these sketches was published, that I cannot refrain from quoting a few passages therefrom, as corroborative of my own opinion. The writer states : " The extent of the country which would be immediately affected by the completion of this great line of communica tion, has been estimated at two million acres, in the heart of the island, rich in its various soils and numerous produc tions ; yet, when the peasantry are in the most miserable atate of destitution, scarcely sustaining life by the wretched resources of poverty, numbers of them annually emigrating to England to obtain that employment denied them at home. Many districts of this country have been amongst the most disturbed and disorderly in Ireland. The providing of occu pation, and of profitable markets for the produce of the soil, will vastly promote the peace and wealth of the country, and the increased comforts of the people will dispose them to habits of order and civilization. The introduction of British manufactures must greatly tend to elevate the condition of the people, and to enrich the English merchant, very important considerations in the discussion of the subject. The imports from Great Britain increase progressively every year, and must be much advanced by in troducing so extensive a tract to all the wants of civilized The advantages of a great home market, where de mands are unaffected by political circumstances, cannot but be appreciated by the earnufacturer. The benefits attending the completion of the Shannon navigation cannot be antici pated, depending, as they must, so much upon the concur rent circumstances of the general state of the country, as re spects the condition and habits of the people, as well as the progress of other public improvements. The opening of the river will have but a partial influence unless followed by the formation of roads on its banks, and the execution of other works to facilitate the transport of the productions of the country, and to promote the intercourse between the Shannon and the districts more remote from its shores. As the intel ligence, the habits, and the comforts of the people, and their mode of agriculture improve, the trade of the Shannon will advance, and in the present and disgraceful condition of the inhabitants, we cannot form any reasonable estimate of the valuable consequences of the too long delayed completion of the great work." With regard to the romantic beauties of the Shannon, and the historical reminiscences with which they are interwoven, I do not altogether concur with the same talented writer, who conceives that the following elegant sonnet of Sir Aubrey de Vere paints them too flatteringly. On the contrary, judging from my own impressions of its scenery and struc tural remains, the picture is, I think, by no means over charged : " River of billows ! to whose mighty heart The tide-wave rushes of the Atlantic Sea — River of quiet depths ! by cultured lea, Romantic wood, or city's crowded mart — River of old poetic founts ! that start From their lone mouutain cradles, wild and free, Nursed by the fairies, lulled by the woodlark's glee ; And cushat's hymeneal song apart— River of chieftains! whose baronial halls, Like veteran warders, watch each wave-worn steep, Portumna's towers, Bunratty's regal walls, Carrick's stern rock, the Geraldine's gray keep— River of dark mementoes ! must I close My lips with Limerick's wrongs—with Aughrim's woes ? " The boat by which we left Shannon Harbour, was what is called the slow or night boat, and the passage was tedious and uncomfortable, from the crowded state of the cabin, the moderation of the speed, and the generally uninteresting appearance of the country for many miles together. The passengers were so numerous—both ladies and gentlemen— that we had scarcely room to sit. An excellent dinner was served up shortly after our embarkation, for those who chose to partake of it, and bottled porter and whisky (the latter, however, of very inferior quality) were to be had as at an inn. I would strongly recommend those travellers who have sufficient leisure, and to whom a few extra shillings is not an object, to wait at Shannon Harbour, or Banagher, for the day or swift boat, which proceeds at a much more rapid rate. The distance by this canal from Shannon Harbour to Dublin is 79 miles, and a great part of the line is through the dreary and (to the weary voyager) monotonous Bog of Allen, in which nothing is to be seen, as far as the eye can penetrate round the horison, but bog—bog—interminable bog. This is one of those tracts of uninviting moss with which the sur face of Ireland is here and there disfigured, but which are not altogether unprofitable, as they supply fuel, and here and there, where drained, a few potatoes, for the scattered cot tiers, whose clay-built cabins, covered with turf or decaying thatch, are scarcely distinguishable, in their dingy aspect and slight elevation, from little kindred elevations of the dingy expanse that surronnds them. We past a rather uncomfortable night, the only accommo dation in furtherance of repose, in addition to the privilege of " sitting," being a pillow provided for each by the stew ardess, and that so hard and compact that it appeared to be stuffed with peat. It was imperative, as a matter of gal lantry, to allow the ladies sufficient room to rest in some thing like a recumbent position, so that as regarded our selves, sleep in the strict sense of the word was out of the question, and we had recourse during the greater part of the time to chatting in our floating omnibus, or smoking cigars on the deck. We passed Tullamore, and afterwards Philips town, but saw little of them. The dawn was truly welcome, and at six o'clock we got out of the immense bog, and the country—we were now in Kildare county—began to assume a cultivated and pleasing appearance, forming a remarkable contrast to the dreary region through which we had passed. We left Robertstown on the South bank, in which we ob served two hotels in ruins. The morning was beautifully fine and sunny, with a sharp invigorating air ; and the dis comforts of the night were soon forgotten over a substantial breakfast. Splendid mansions rose on every side, and the country, particularly to the south, presented a variety of hill and dale, cultivated lands and wooded slopes, with here and there a castellated ruin—the whole bounded on the south by the Wicklow mountains. The hill of Lions, whence Dublin is distinctly seen at a distance of fifteen miles, formed a pro minent object, and anon the fine seats of Lord Cloncurry and Lord Leitrim rose on view on opposite sides of the canal. Vast numbers of hares frisked about the banks, whence they ir occasionally lei g aze d upon us i n groups, an d h av i ng satisfied curiosity set off in undisturbed and sportive speed across the dewy meadows. We now began to descend l rapidly from the level we had navigated, by locks, to sin e and double, and frequently so locks eaarceh of her as somewhat rude construction, , \N o 'e n p t a h s e sed anath through each occupied, by a ew n od a succession of steps. These management, uu but he verysh passageor t mile space in n f t l i e m n e sci v e enue vl of trees, of nearly a proximate, several of us " dismounted e ith "dismounted," t w he a lo e c d k a s nwneere casional mile or two, at a brisk pace, 'lo the walked plea sant path, on the side, by way ofstrtcahinnggour embarking, when the boat overtook us at convenient points below. society We now rapidly approached the Irish metropolis, as indi catedclustersof houses, growingeter i hum of busy by the increasing numbar of hamlets, tasteful villas and homesteads, and the life. About two miles from the city we an . avenue or mall of noble lime trees, extending on each L line, a length of about four miles, and seeming e tn in a straight meet di stan t perspective. The occasional walk was here i the delight ful. A bea utiful country, richly wooded, deli g ht s the eye, eq ual to the richest spots of En g lish landsca pe , while the ear was charmed by the joyous songs of the birds. At length, phoenix-park, the seat of the Lord Lieutenant, burst up on the view, with the Wellesley Testimonial—surrounded by extensive lawns and woods of stately growth,—and in few minutes, we entered the busy town. passed under several IS-t land Quar- Rid ttotis Anti (malty 1014 tho erowile4 404 into a r, wa 01:104 WOK our city as business or pleasure direpted, is warm and fins, and I employed it in saunter. ing through the several streets, and visiting the numerous objects of interest, in a town second to none in its public .ructures fine situation, and local attractions, on which, however, it is not here my province to dilate. On the following morning I embarked for Liverpool by the fine steam-ship Duchess of Kent, the commander of which, Captain Jones, learning that I had accompanied' the Erin go-Bragh to Limerick, kindly invited me to become his guest, and whose polite attention and agreeable conversation ren dered an otherwise pleasant passage, of e l even hours, doubly delightful THE ROEHAMPTON SINGULAR COINCIDENCES AItiRDER (From the Record.) Although the same reflections have, in all probability, al ready passed through the minds of the majority of our readers, we do not feel at liberty to keep silence on the topic of the very remarkable evidences of an overruling hand, which have been apparent in the circumstances of the recent murder and the detection of the perpetrator of the crime. There was in former days a book in very current use in England, but which has for the last fifty years disappeared ; it was entitled—" God's Vengeance on the Crime of Mur der," and consisted chiefly of very remarkable narratives of the detection of criminals of this class. It is perhaps to be regretted that its place has not been occupied by some less horrible, but equally impressive, collection of such histories. Few, however, perhaps, could surpass the case now before us, supposing, as we are compelled to do, that the murderer of the poor woman recently destroyed at Putney, is indeed the prisoner Daniel Good. The cool and horrible forethought and contrivance of this miscreant appear to have been of an unusual character ; and his possession of these qualities, coupled with the peculiar local and domestic facilities which he enjoyed in Mr. Shiel s establishment, clearly rendered his concealment of his crime so probable and nearly certain, as to force us to observe the remarkable coincidences which rendered all his cunning of no Apparently, in the hope and intention of marrying a younger woman, Good must have formed the diabolical pur pose of destroying his last wife, in order to free himself from the embarrassment which her claims—knowing, as she did, his residence—might have brought upon him. With this view he removes her from her lodgings in town, quieting all alarm by a feigned story, and brings her to Putney, where a portion of her mangled body is soon afterwards found in that part of Mr. Shiel's premises which was under his care. But how came the discovery to be made ? Good goes to Wandsworth, a town distant some two or three miles, and there gets involved in a suspicion of stealing a pair of trousers. It does not appear at all certain that he was guilty of this offence. Still, however, the suspicion, somehow or other, springs up, and two men are despatched after him, with instructions to search for the missing pro perty. Good, thus surprised by the very thing of all others least desirable to him, naturally offers any terms rather than al low the seal - ch. He will pay for the trousers—be will go back to Wandsworth and satisfy the owner ; anything, in short, to stop the threatened search. But nothing will pacify or draw off the officers. Search they will, in spite of all he can say or do. And soon they come upon the unexpected and sickening sight. Good's cunning and adroitness, however, do not forsake him. He contrives to turn the key upon the officers, and wholly succeeds in effecting his escape. So well did he use the opportunity, that for nine days not the least trace could be found, not a single reasonable surmise be formed, of the path he had taken. His next plan was most judicious. He goes to no great distance, and yet so entirely changes the neighbourhood, and his own appearance and way of life, as to entirely succeed in his object of concealment, without removing even so far as fifty miles. He becomes a bricklayer's labourer—a class of men so migratory and so numerous as to render it quite un usual to think of their previous character or history. And he goes to the neighbourhood of a railway in progress, where swarms of similar workmen were covering every road and filling every beer-shop, and thus effectually hindering all remark. The sagacity of this plan was evinced by its success. He gained employment, fixed himself in a lodging, and to all ap parent probability might have remained there till the autumn unobserved ;—then joined the reapers, and with them have quietly passed over into Ireland without a risk of suspicion. But " evil shall h.mt the wicked man ;" and there was an Eye following Good's steps, which never for an instant lost sight of him, and a Hand preparing to " turn his wisdom unto foolishness." We doubt if the most experienced rogue in existence could have pointed out to Good a better course than that taken by him ; for who could possibly foresee, that among the workmen on this very spot there should be found a discharged policeman, who had formerly been a patroling constable in the very lane in which Good had lived ? Two such coincidences as these very rarely occur ; nor ought they to pass without remark when they become ap parent. We have heard, within these few days, men of gaiety and of the world using the word " providential" with reference to these circumstances, in a tone and with an earnestness which was quite gratifying. They can see that either of the two—the strange attraction of the officers to the spot where the body was concealed ; or the most improbable meeting at Tunbridge, with one of the very few men who could identify him—would of itself lead any reasonable man to look away from human causes ; but that the conjunction of the two events in a single case is so perfectly out of the reach of all probability, as to force every man, who is not an Atheist, to exclaim—" Verily, there is a God who judyeth the earth I" EXECUTION OF FRANCIS HUGHES ARMAGH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20.—This day Francis Hughes, who was found guilty at the last Armagh assizes for the murder of Mr. Powell, underwent the punishment of death in the front of the county jail, in this city. Since his conviction the unhappy man has had two prisoners along with him in his cell to read to him, as he was unable to read himself, and last night he was allowed to have a candle in his cell (which is the same that Woods was confined in.) The culprit had retired to rest at eleven o'clock, and slept for an honr, but was awoke at twelve by the opening of the cell door, the governor and first turnkey of the jail then coming in. He was frequently visited during the night by persons connected with the prison, and when his cell-door was opened at seven o'clock this morning, he was found on his knees. He took no food yesterday except a little tea, which was furnished him by the governor of the prison. The Rev. P. Rooney, Roman Catholic chaplain to the prison, visited hint at eight o'clock, and, with the exception of a few minutes' absence, continued with him to the last mo ment. He was removed from his cell shortly after ten o'clock at the ante-chamber, which immediately adjoins the execution-room. Hughes, in the strongest manner possible, affirmed his innocence. He was then asked by the Roma❑ Catholic clergyman present, if he was fully aware how aw fully sinful it would be to die with a lie in his mouth, and if he knew that he would lose the eternal happiness of his soul by doing so ? He immediately expressed his opinion, that such conduct on his part would be decidedly wrong, and again affirmed his innocence. He was then engaged with the Rev. Mr. Rooney, in listening to some of the prayers of the Roman Catholic Church, after which he was dressed in his grave clothes, having assisted with his own hands, the per son who dressed him. Observing one of the clergymen somewhat overcome by his feelings on the occasion, he promptly said, "Do not fear." Being then strongly pini oned, he walked into the execution-room, where he waited for a few minutes till the hangman arrived, by whom the rope was adjusted, and the culprit, after expressing a wish to speak to the people, walked with a firm step to the fatal spot, and with a powerful voice thus addressed the assembled multitude :—" All ye good people, listen to my last and dying words. I am innocent ; I was not present at Mr. Powell's murder, or any other murder; I know neither act nor part concerning it ; I know nothing of a conspiracy against him ; and I was not half a mile from my own house on the night of the murder. I now forgive all the world, and may the Lord have mercy on my soul." His lips then moved rapidly, as if in prayer; the awful moment arrived, and at five minutes past twelve o clock the bolt was with drawn from the fatal drop, and he was launched into eternity. In the moment of execution, his cap tell off, so that his face and head were uncovered. He died withont a single strug gle, and apparently his sufferings were speedily terminated. UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Oxford Herald.) in a Convocation holden on Thursday last, the following gentlemen were nominated by the Preceptors to act as Dele gates of Privileges, together with the Perpetual Delegates, for the ensuing year : Rev. James Frederick Crouch, 8.D., Fellow of Corpus Christi College. Rev. George Riggs, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College. Rev. William Andrews, M.A., Fellow of Exeter College. Rev. Samuel Henry Russell, M.A., Fellow of St. John's College. Rev. Edward Halifax Hansell, M.A., Demy of Magda lene College. In a Congregation holden at the same time, the following Degrees were conferred : BACHELOR IN DIVINITY. Rev. William Josias Irons, Queen's College MASTERS OF ARTS. Rev. Edward Clayton, Student of Christ Church ; Robert Choltneley Price, Student of Christ Church ; Edward Row land Dukes, Student of Christ Church ; Francis Charles Trower, Fellow of Exeter College ; Rev. Edward Nangreave Mangin, Wadham College ; Arthur Mills, Balliol College ; Rev. Peter Whitfield Brancker, Jesus College; Rev. Edward Mence, Trinity College. BACHELORS OF ARTS John Udney Robson, Alagdalene Hall, grand compounder; William Grey, Magdalene Hall ; Thomas Bayley, Magda lene Hall; John Peacock, Lincoln College; William Clay ton, Queen's College ; Charles Christopher Spencer, Queen's College ; Hugh St. Aubyn Rogers, Exeter College ; Hugh Pigot, Brasenose College ; Theodore Beale, Brasenose Col lege ; Markby Janeiro Thornton Boys, Wadham College ; Richard Astley, Pembroke College ; Philip P. Newington, Worcester College ; William C. Clack, Worcester College ; Charles Mostyn Owen, Trinity College; Robert Lewis Bampfield, Trinity College ; Samuel Frederic Bignold, Bal liol College. PROMOTION'S Rev. John Byron, M.A., to the Vicarage of Killingholme with Haburgb, Lincolnshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Hildvard. Rev. John George Wadsworth, 8.A., of Pembroke Col lege, Cambridge, to the Perpetual Curacy of Talk-o'-th'-H ill, Staffordshire ; patron. the Vicar o f A u dl e y. Rev. J. Hurst, M.A., Vicar of St. Catherine's, to be Chaplain to Mount Jerome Cemetery; patron, the Arch bishop of Dublin._ Rev. J. 0. Oldham, M.A., of Trinity College, Dublin, Curate of St. George's Church, Edgbaston, to the Incum bency of St. Luke's Church, Birmingham. Rev. Charles Carpenter, 8.A., Chaplain to Lord Beau mont, to the Perpetual Curacy of Zeal Monachorum, De- vonshire Rev. J. S. Green, formerly Scholar and Tancred Student of Christ's College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of St. Mary le-Bow, Durham ; patron the Archdeacon of Northumber land. Rev. J. N. D. Morest, 8.D., formerly of St. John' s College, Cambridge, and Vicar of Staindrop, Durham, has been appointed by the Duke of Cleveland to be one of his Grace's Domestic Chaplains. Rev. William Forbes Raymond, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, and of University College, Durham, and also Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Durham, to the Arch deaconry of Northumberland, vacant by the death of the Venerable Archdeacon Singleton. Rev. Evan Evans, 8.A., to the Curacy of Carno, Montgo meryshire. Rev. Sir William Dunbar, Bart., Chaplain of the Episcopal Floating Church off the Tower, the Sailors' Home, Well street, London-docks, and the Destitute Sailors' Asylum, has been appointed to St. Paul's Chapel, Aberdeen. Jo o h f n i3isho's vi ß ca e r v a . g D e . Robertson, 8.A., Mast er of Wrexham Grammar School, t o t h e C uracy o f Minera, Denbighshire. meßre,vt.o be ChaPlain t o th e CleoburY Union Wo rkhous e . W 8.A., W. M. Rowland, Curate of Welshpool, and forme r ly S cholar of St. Jo h n ' s College, Cambridge, to the patron, o f c e a o r b rti -1 u P r o y w m i s o . Rev. College, Rev. Hen r y t Williams, Castle,AssistantSalop o Curate Egerton Massie, 8.A., formerly of Q ueen 's Cambridge, and late ur ate of Marbury, to be an Assistant Curate oe St. Mary's, Shrewsbury. Towards the close of the last century, when the French Republic was arranging a descent upon the Irish coast, an ticipating a general rising of the Irish population against the British government, and so contemplating the conjunction of Ireland with France, the Roman Catholics of Ulster were associated under the title of " Defenders ;" their avowed object was to terminate the connexion between England and Ireland. Upon this point it is needless to state further than that—accordin g to the authority of Theobald Wolfe Tone, a conspicuous leader of the disaffected Irish, in French pay — the oath of the Defenders was, ".That they will be faithful to the United Nations of France and. Ireland." Into this subject it is neither requisite nor . desirable that we enter at any length ; but so much is necessary to show that the par ties who combined for the opposite purpose —to continue and maintain connexion with England —were acting upon the de fensive when they took up arms and formed themselves into societies, which afterwards became known and recognised as " Orange Societies ;" the adversaries of the " Defenders" having previously been distinguished as "Peep-of-day boys." It is difficult now to say, with certainty; how these two great parties were first created. At that period the penal laws against the Roman Catholics prohibited them from keeping arms, and to obtain them they were driven to the practice (still too common in disturbed districts in Ireland) of taking them forcibly at night. There were then no organised po lice, and the law was very inefficiently administered. The Protestants, therefore, became greatly alarmed—not without reason, as the events of the few following years proved—and in order to discover and prevent the robbery of arms, roamed about the country in small armed bodies. From the hours at which these patrols were made, they derived the name of " Peep-o'-day boys." To oppose this system the Roman Catholics found it necessary to organise their attacks, and assumed the name of " Defenders." This account, though probable enough, is, however, far from certain, and some suppose that the two parties originated merely in some pri vate feud, which, after a time, was converted by political agents into a religious war. Their quarrels were conducted with the bitterest animosity, and gave rise to much bloodshed. The Peep-o'-day boys had no regular system of union, while their adversaries formed a perfectly organised combination, with signs and pass-words. The latter, therefore, in a short time became a most powerful body—not confined to the north, but extend ing over a large portion of the kingdom. Outrage and blood shed —amounting sometimes to barbarous massacres—be came so common, especially in the northern counties, as to awaken the serious alarm of the Irish Parliament. A select committee of the Lords was appointed in 1793, who made a very strong report upon the subject. To confute the opinion that the violence of the Defenders had the countenance of the heads of the Roman Catholic church, a pastoral admo nition was immediately afterwards circulated by Dr. Troy, the Roman Catholic Archbishop, and the then great advo cate of the Roman Catholic claims. Several skirmishes having occurred in the county of Ar magh between the opposing parties, and some lives having been lost, a truce was agreed upon, and a meeting took place at the house of a man named Winter, in the village of the Diamond, by which a Roman Catholic clergyman, on the one part, and a Protestant gentleman, on the other, bound themselves, for their respective parties, that peace between both should be strictly preserved for a period named. The Protestant gentleman was fired at on his way home, after having affixed his name to the treaty, and his party was, on the next day, attacked by above seven hundred of the De fenders ; but it is asserted that these " Defenders " were, at the time, ignorant of the fact that an armistice had been agreed upon.. Thus exasperated, both parties prepared for a resort to arms—both assembled in large numbers—the one upon the one hill that overlooked the Diamond, and the other upon the hill opposite ; each having laid in a large store of provisions and ammunition, and each being amply provided with weapons. The battle took place on the 21st of September, 1795 ; and happily, before very much mischief was done, although several lives were sacrificed, the parties were separated by the timely arrival of the military. Out of this affray—preceded as it undoubtedly was by many other unhappy quarrels, and a terrible state of insubor dination in the county of Armagh—arose the " Orange In stitution." For the Protestants of that county, and ulti mately of all Ireland, formed themselves into lodges, to which they gave a name which, ever,since, has been dearly cherished by the one party, and utterly execrated by the other, until, within a comparatively recent period, the direct interference of the crown terminated their existence. According to some reports, the first lodge was formed on the field where the battle of the Diamond was fought—among the men who had been actually engaged in it. According to other accounts, a considerable portion of the routed Defenders escaping into the county of Tyrone, renewed the system of aggression there, and it was more immediately for the pur pose of resisting this body that the first lodge was formed ; a village called Dian, on Lord Caledon's estate, in the county of Tyrone, claiming the " honour" of being the first place of meeting. This latter is believed to be the more correct ac count. The lodge consisted merely of yeomen and a few re spectable farmers of the middling rank of life—iittle ima gining that it was to be the germ of so numerous and mighty a body as the " Orange Institution" afterwards became. The association of United Irishmen had been formed three or four months previously—in May, 1795. It is, however, very unlikely that the framers of the first Orange Societies had originally any view of counteracting the operations of this body, although in after years they became so efficient for that purpose, The circumstances of the formation of the rly lodges, and the rank in life of their founders, render it highly ini - prObable that they — would, or indeed could, form a design so comprehensive. The institution was found so effective, that it was soon en couraged by the gentry of the neighbourhood. In a short time several lodges were formed, with a regular system of rules for their guidance. They consisted chiefly of persons in the humble ranks of life ; the rules and ceremonies adopted were such as were likely to strike the minds of such men, and were full of mysteries. As none but Prdtestants were admitted, and most of these were Presbyterians, the institu tion partook considerably of the religious character of that sect. United in a cause which they believed to be a holy one, they always commenced and concluded their meeting with prayer, a custom which continued to be universally ob served ever afterwards, though their other rules were of course modified and altered when the management of the institution came into the hands of , more enlightened men. Among the nobility and gentry of the north who were the first to join actively in furthering the interests of the new in stitution, were Lords Hertford, Abercorn. Northland, and Londonderry—and the influential families of the Verners, Blackers, Richardsons, and Brownlows. The institution spread rapidly through the whole of the north of Ireland, and there is at least this fact in favour of its utility at that time, that the north, from being the most disturbed, became, and has ever since continued, the most peaceable and thriving subsequent outbreak in portion of Ireland ; and during the un injured by that frightful 1798 was the only part apparently convulsion. In little more than two years the institution extended itself to the capital. The first lodge formed in Dublin was founded early in the year 1798. In after times it became, as is well known, one of the most influential and numerous associations that ever existed, extending throughout England and Scot land, and even into the colonies. The first lodge in England was formed in 1808, in Manchester. In 1821, the grand lodge of England removed to London, and held their meet ings in the house of Lord Ken} on, in Portman-square; and in 1836 the number of orangernp in England was stated to Ka;el;;;;;lx,Jveen 120,000 and 140,000. - Although the Eng lish orangemen were governed by similar rules, and had the same grand master (the Duke of Cumberland), and the same system of signs and pass-words, there seems to have been very little unity of action between them and the orangemen of Ireland, except, perhaps, immediately after their first in stitution.* The system of secret signs and pass-words in order to re cognise each other whenever they might meet, and the strict privacy of their meetings, were natural schemes considering the circumstances of their institution. It has, however, been much regretted by more enlightened orangemen, that so much mysticism was ever adopted. It gave rise and proba bility to all the stories circulated by their enemies, and ren dered them as individuals far less able to confute them. Without examining particularly the merits or demerits of the institution, or pronouncing to which most weight is due—the boasts of orangemen as to their loyalty, liberality, and high character, or the charges of their enemies as to their bigotry, cruelty, and intolerance—it must be admitted that nothing could be more charitable, or breathe a pu rer or more p eace f u l spirit, than their recognised book of rules and regulations. It is also but fair to add that the society stood the test of two most scrutinizing parliamentary committees—one of the Lords, in the year 1825, and the other of the Commons, 1836, without the slightest imputation being cast upon it which has any weight with rational men. The orange society was dissolved in the year 1836. After the proceedings before a committee of the House of Com mons, in consequence of the declared wish of the crown, and before any act of parliament was passed which could inter fere with their proceedings, a meeting of the grand lodge was summbned, on the 6th April, in that year. After much de bate, the question of dissolution was carried by a majority of 92 to 62. It was questioned by some of the lodges whether the deputed authority of the grand lodge authorised this re solution. It was, however, in the end generally acquiesced in by them all, or, at least, with very few exceptions; and a society of almost unprecedented magnitude, comprising a very large proportion of the most wealthy and influential noble men and gentlemen in the kingdom, and numbering, we un derstand, above 250,000 members, voluntarily separated. The ceremonies observed at the institution of an orangeman were briefly these—The candidate, carrying in his hand a bible and the book of the rules of the society, was introduced at a meeting of the lodge, of which he proposed to become a member, by two sponsors —one of whom was his proposer, and the other the mem ber who had seconded him. He was placed at the end of the room while the other members stood in their places. The chaplain of the lodge, or in his absence a brother nominate* by the master, repeated some scripture verses expressive of the power and pater nal care of Providence, and the necessity of trust in Him in time of danger. The master then asked, " Friend, what lost thou desire in this meeting of true orangemen ?" The candidate answered, " Of my own free will and accord I desire admission into your loyal institution." The master then asked, "Who will vouch for this friend that he is a true Protestant and loyal subject ?" to which the sponsors replied, giving their narres. The master then questioned the candidate thus—Master: " What do you carry in your hand ?" Candidate : " The word of God." Master : " Under the assurance of these worthy brothers we trust that you carry it also in your heart. What is that other book ?" Candidate : " The book of your rules and regulations." Master: "Under the like assurance we trust that you will study them well, and obey them in all lawful matters. Therefore we gladly receive you into the order. Orange men, bring to me your friend." The candidate was then invested with the decoration of the order —an orange sash. The chaplain then again repeated a selection of scripture verses, and the master said, " We receive thee, dear brother, into the religious and loyal institution of orangemen ; trusting that thou wilt abide a devoted servant of God, and a true believer in his son Jesus Christ—a faithful subject of the King and supporter of our constitution. Keep thou firm in the Protestant church, holding steadily her pious doctrines and observing her ordinances. Make thyself a friend of all pious and peaceable men ; avoiding strife and seeking benevolence; slow to take offence and offering none. In the name of our brotherhood I bid thee welcome, and pray that thou mayst l on g continue amon g them a worthy orangeman, namely —fearing God, honouring the King, and maintaining the law." The master then communicated the signs and pass-words of the order, and the chaplain, in conclu sion, repeated the verse, " Glory to God in the highest, on earth, peace, and good will towards men," SUBSTITUTES FOR THE INCOME TAX " A Modest Old Bachelor," recommends a tax upon old maids ; but, in our editorial capacity, we beg most vehe mently to protest against any such unjust and inquisitorial tax—the more especially as it is owing to the conduct of men of the stamp of our " Modest Old Bachelor," that such ar ticles as old maids are allowed to have any existence. " Stoicus" would tax kisses —holding them to be a decided luxury. There would, h oweve r, be a great difficulty in knowing wer e they " went off." Besides, it is to be pre sumed that Cupid might refuse to accep t the office of tax gatherer. `• A Married Woman" would tax all husbands who sit in public-houses, talking politics and drinking beer, while their wives were sitting alone at home, anxiously waiting for them. " A Maid," who begs to caution us against supposing that she is " sour," would tax unmercifully low-bosomed frocks and short petticoats. She would also impose a duty on sheep's eyes as cast about in parish churches and chapels. " A Cloth Merchant" is in favour of taxing little men heavier than tall men, inasmuch as they consume less cloth, linen, cotton, &c. On the other hand, " A Man of Five Feet Four" proposes to tax a tall man at the rate of one shil ling an inch for the first five feet—the tax to rise one shil ling with every inch above that stature. His reasons are, that the tall men consume more oxygen gas, and pick up all the best-looking women. For ourselves, we are inclined to recommend Dean Swift's plan to tax female beauty, and to leave every lady to rate her own charms. He said the tax would be paid, and, more over, very productive, which no doubt would be the case. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOb HOPE, &c. Nile, J L Anderson, 247 Ceylon, Cotesworth & Wynne WEST INDIES AND MADEiIm Papineau, J Allan, in St. Thomas, Eshelby, Rowett & Co Robert James Haynes, J Graham, 206 Barbadoes, Imrie & Co SOUTH AMERICA. Black Prince, EII Martin, 298 Lima, Cotesworth & Wynne Windsor, H Hayton, 207 Ceara, R Singlehurst & Co UNITED STATES. Abbotsford, 543 New York and Quebec, %V Quayle BRITISH AMERICA. Silksworth, J Meidrum, 337 St. John, N.B. H Smith &Co Crown, 350 St. John, N.B. Cannon, Son & Co Haberdine, J liore, 53 St. John, Nfld, Valiance & Henry Normanton, J Robinson, 265 Montreal, Crozier Brs & Co ORIGIN OP T!1 ORANGE SOCIETIES, From Mr. and Ireland.) bOipping ,teßllOß.l,lolk.o.*A..e,n• FRIDAY, APRIL 22.—Wind R.S.E. to S.S.W. 11g14 sr rvEn.—Eutaw, Thompson, and . Zenobia, Putman, from New yprk—and George Sutton, Hawke, from Lisbon. ,SAILED.—Sea Nymph, Gardner, for Port.au-Prince—Queen , Hoseason. for New York—Lancaster, Wright, for Vera Cruz—l 0, Barnes, for Montreal—Mary, Paul, and Eliza, Cooper. for Cadiz, &c.—Maggie Lauder, Smith, for Dordt—Auguste, Kirkhoven, for Ostend—and Czar, Fowler, for St Petersburg. Ben Nevis, from Mobile, off Tuskar Clyde, -, hence for Jiombay, was spoken in lat. a S, long 41 W, 40 drys out Ann Eliza, Cook, hence at Hayti John Tomkinson, -, from China, off Scilly Fozle Packet, Laing, from Malaga, at Cove SATURDAY, APRIL 23.—Wind S.E. ARRivan • —Osceola, Barstow, from New Orleans—Kathleen, Smith, troth Cuba—St. Andrew, Liddle, and Thomas, M.Millan, frem Savannah—Constitution, Neile, from Charleston—Shake speare, Miner, from New York—Caroline, —, from Marseilles —Oporto, Smith, from Oporto—and Maria, from Ostend. SAlLED.—Tamerlane, Morris, for Quebee—Palestine, M`Leah, for Sincapore—Martha, Steel, for St. Thomas—Phantom, Sanders, for Constantinople—Vesta, Christie, for Odessa—Mary Queen of Scots-(Killey, for Pernambuco—and Ann I.ockerby, Wightman, for Calcutta. Wilsons, Campbell; Mary, Hawkins ; Warringsford, M'Donald, and Brilliant, Frodsham, hence at Demerara Messenger, —, heace at New Orleans Mary, M'Kenzie • Jonathan Fell, Tate, and Ann Mondell, Roberts, hence at Winidad Zeno, Sutherland; Coquette, Symonds, and Columbia, Blaney, heuce at Jamaica Richmond, Kearney, hen ce at Antigua Galata, Woolner, hence at Dardanells Cuthbert Young, Henderson, hence for Calcutta, off Scilly Concord, Hewitt, hence for Constantinople, off Scilly Asia, Chambers, hence at Fayal, and sailed 23rd March for New York Albion, Gardner, hence for Adra, at Almeira Marys, --, hence for Trieste, was spoken lath March, in lat 47 0 Leipzig, Ritchie, hence for St. Petersburg, at Pentland Frith Pursuit, Rushmer, hence for Stettin, at ditto Wave, Mearns, hence for Pernau, at ditto Dee, (steamer) from St. Thomas and Turk's Island, at Havana Ivanhoe, Simpson, from Newcastle, at Havana Lee, Brown, sailed from Jamaica for Carthagena 21st February Penella, Smardon, from Gibraltar, at Malaga, and sailed 2nd April for Liverpool David & John, Micklereid, sailed from Bilboa for Liverpool 11th April Alexander Liddle, Henderson, from Ancona, at the Cove Isaac Newton, Spalding, from Mobile, off ditto Jamaica, Selkirk, from Hamburg for Liverpool, off Deal Kestrel, —, was to sail from Lima for Liverpool 3rd January Scipio, —, sailed from Laguna for Cork 26th Fcbrnary LAGUNA, March I.—The Heroine, Jeatt, was wrecked 21st Feb. on the east end of our island. Crew and materials saved Aye, Apia L 18.—The Hope, Douglas, of Liverpool, has put back to repair, having been on shore on the Coast of. Cantyre, and obliged to throw half her cargo t coals) overboard PAVAL, April 15.—The Olive & Eliza, Marshall, from St. Joseph for Liverpool, arrived here 19th March, with the cargo (cotton) on fire ' having been struck by lightning, and was towed round to Porto Pino, the following day; she has since struck the ground, and knocked off her rudder and false keel; 100 bales of cotton are considerably damaged, and the remainder are nearly all landed in a wet state. She was put up to auction ist April, but withdrawn, and is now refitting, under anothermaster, to reload her cargo. SUNDAY, APRIL 24.—Wind S.S.W. light ARRIVED. —lsaac Newton, Spalding, from Mobile. SAlLED.—Patriot, Nicholas, for Malta—Jacobina, Bontekoe, for Groningen—Agnes Gilmour, Mackie, for New York—Frances. Del pierre, for Gstend—Arethusa, Baxter, for St. Petersburg—Perse verance, Lampe, for Trieste—Hoppet, Humble, for Wyborg—Alecto, Ayshford, for Jamaica—Alice Jane, Bleasdale, for Vera Cruz — Rosebud, M•Cormick. for Riga—Princess Royal, Reid, for Rio Janeiro—lndustrie, Zellein, and Palmyra, Schreyenberg, for Ostend —and Charles, Rickmers, for Bruges. Minerva, -, from Savannah, off Cape Clear Superior, Louttit, hence for St. Petersburg, at Tobermory Camoens, Fanner; Kelsick Wood, Brown, and John Horrocks, Bond, hence at Berbice Mary, Kenny, sailed from Matanzas for Liverpool 13th March Nautilus, for Liverpool, was spoken 22nd Feb. in fat. 1 N, long. 21 W Athens, -, from Liverpool for Havana, was spoken 25th March, in lat. 28, long. 43 MONDAY, APRIL 25.—Wind S.S.E. ARRIVED.—Ann, Lumsden, from Laguna—Clutha, —, from Savannah—Sisters, —, from Nassau—Don, Vautier, from Jer sey—Chase, Billows, from Alexandria—Enterprise, Smart, from Marseilkas.—Bertha, Zaag, from Stettin—Doris, James, and Gra titude, fl,►vies, from London—Hero, Patrick, from Cork—Clifton, Lewis, from Dundalk—and Cato, Fisher, from Salcornbe. SAILED.—Tom Roberts, Samuels, for Riga—Gondolfo, Culotto, for Palermo—Annetta, Micah, for Naples, &c.—Margaret, England, and Trajado, Scopori, for Ancona—and Galladovia, Rae, for Ma deira and Africa. Monarch, from St. Lucia, at Kingstown Dougiastown, Leitch, from Marseilles, off Crookhaven Essex, Rice, from St. Michael's, ditto Pet, Bulkeley, from Zante, at Gibraltar, and cleared 13th instant for Liverpool Mischief, Downs; Emerald, Thomas, Lady Rowley, Wright; Nancy, Brown ; Mischief, Campbell, and Clydesdale, Percy, hence at Lisbon Fear Not, Cox, sailed from Lisbon for Liverpool 15th instant Mersey, Gardner, hence at Oporto Isabel, Granby, sailed from Oporto 15th April, and Emma Gra ham, Ferguson, igth, both for Liverpool Thunderer, (steamer) hence at Rio Janeiro H.M.S, Isis, from Plymouth, at ditto 11th February Beulah, from London to Madras, that was on shore at Dutige nese, was got off on Friday night, and towed back to the West India Dock basin, where she was yesterday discharging. EUROPE. - - —. Minerva, P Bailis, Antwerp, Bahr, Behrend &Co Hope, J S Rowell, 143 Cronstadt, Eshelby, Rowett & Co Rowena, J C Teasdell, 202 Constantinople, Bahr & Co Ceres, P Vemes, 144 Dordt, Bahr, Behrend & Co Tally Ho, J Rowe, 81 Hambro', Cram, Smith & Co Acadia steamer) A Ryrie, 612 Halifax and Boston, D & C Maclver Duchess of Kent, J Stevens, 95 Lisbon, A Coghill Mary Ann, W Hannah, 101 Rotterdam, Strong & Reid Geziena, J G Postema, 90 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Janet Hay, T Peterson, 108 Riga, R & A Henderson Valeria, J Wright, 113 Tonningen and Ilusum, A F Moore Lady Eleanor, R Welsh, 85 Tonningen, Strong & Reid Stour, R Atkins, 81 Tohr, Bahr, Behrend & Go Jasper, J Payne, 160 Havre, Rouen and Marseilles, H Smith &Co Cadmus, W S Strafford. 96 Harlingen, A F Moore Russell, A Winter, 128 Rotterdam, Cram, Smith &Co TIDE TABLE Evn. Height, Sundays, Holydays, 4c 0. 0. F. I. Tuesday .26 11 53 - 19 7 Mars sets 51151 m even. Wednes .27 0 14 034 18 8 Venus sets 8h 33m even, Thursday2B 055 115 17 6 Length of day 1411 43m. Friday .. 29 136 156 15 11 Length of night 9h 12m Saturday 30 2 18 2 40 14 3 Sunday.. 1 3 3 3 28 12 5 Monday. 2 1 3 58 4 3U n 5 sth St.nday after Easter LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT, April 23, 1840 DISCHARGED In-patients cured Relieved and at own request 8 ) Out-patients Made Out-patients ....• Irregular Dead ADMITTED Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson, Chaplain Rev. R. Davies. House Visiters, John Crossfield and N. D. Bold, Esqrs. Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. House Surgeon . Mr. Brandreth. E. W. JACKSON, Treasurer PRICES OF SHARES, APRIL 25 Prices within the last seven days. This days RAILWAYS, &c. Per. Share. Prices. Bolton and Preston Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto quarter Birmingham and Derby lOO .... 0 0 0 Bristol and Exeter 7O .... 0 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 2O 0 0 0 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Ditto new Shares.... 26 8 5 16 8 .... 5 15 8 Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid 0 0 0 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 25 paid 23 0 0 Half Shares . Glasgow, Paisley, Kihnarl 50 paid Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction lOO .... Ditto half shares 5O Quarter New ditto.... ........... 25 Great Western 65 .... Ditto new shares 5O Ditto Fifth Shares Great North of England lOO .... Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 47 10 0 Leicester and Swannington.. 50 .... Leeds and Selby Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 40 .... Ditto quarter shares Ditto old shares 23 5 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 0 0.. 184 10 0 95 0 0 .... 47 15 0 .... 26 10 0 .... 95 0 0 .... 95 0 0 65 12 6 10 12 6 10 12 6 87 0 0 ex O 0 0 ... O 0 0 .. , O 0 0 .. , O 0 0 ... 187 0 0 ex. 43 10 0 .... 0 0 0 .... 179 0 0 .. .. 37 0 0 .... 0 0 0 .... do o o Ditto new London & Brighton 30 7 6 .. 37 10 0 .. 8 2 6 .. 61 10 0 .. O 0 0 .. 64 10 0 .. 28 10 0 O 0 0 Ditto new London and South Western Ditto, lath shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 4O .. Ditto and Ditto Extension Manchester and Leeds 7O .. Ditto half shares .. Ditto quarter shat es 85 5 0 89 10 0 O 0 0 39 15 0 6 7 6 .... 615 0 79 10 0.... O 0 0 70 10 0 .... O 0 0 23 0 10.... O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0.... O 0 0 17 15 0 16 17 6 .... 31 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 .... Midland Counties Ditto, quarter North Midland New North Midland..... One-third Shares North Union Newcastle andUarlisle Ditto quarter shares Ulster Paris and Rouen South Eastern York and North Midland Half Shares BANKS Bank of Liverpool - Borough Bank - Commercial of Liverpool 10 - Commercial of England. 5 - East of England lO - of Manchester in o o 0... oo 0 ... 17 0 0 ... o o 0... O 0 0 ... M'chester & L'pool Dsct. t 5 Northern and Central .. 10 North and South Wales.. 10 Royal of Liverpool, South Lancashire Albion Liverpool Union O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 U O 0 0 7 10s. 25 paid 10 .... Liverpool Banking Co 10 .... Wilts and Dorset 7 los. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange 'Buildings 4lOO paid L'pool and Harrington Water Stock .. Works 1;5 0 0 578 0 0 0 0 0 Bootle Ditto L'pool Gas Light Company (Original Stock) 103 Ditto new Shares.... 100 L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO Ditto new shares are now paid up ASSURANCE COMPANIES M'chester Assurance Company. 10 .... Liverpool Fire and Life 2 lOs Ocean Assurance Liverpool Marine Assurance 1 . ) 10 paid Company DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, Sic. Anderton Carrying Company .. It Os. 0 0 0 .... Rock Ferry Steam Tug Company l2 •• • 0 0 0 Harrington Docks 100 0 0 0 Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool) 2 0 0 0 •• • (Poloncean) 2 •• • . 0 0 0 Ditto, new 204 0 0 178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 25 We have had a small market, and last week's prices were fully supported; prime Beef 6d to 6#d; middling sad; Bulls and Sex 33d to 4d ; prime Wethers lad ; middling 7d, sinking the offal Number of Beasts, 815 ; Sheep, 2160. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, APRIL 25 There has been a fair demand for good fresh parcels of Butter during the last week, at about Sas to 545. Other kinds ranging down to about 725. The advanced period of the season renders holders of old Butter anxious to quit the remnant of their stocks. New Butter is expected to open rather high,—the cause attributed being the continued draught which the country has experienced for the last six weeks. The best brands of Beef and Pork are firmly held at a shade more money. Bacon and Hams improve in demand, aad prices a little better. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, APRIL 22 The reported arrival of grain for this day's market is small, but a fair show of samples offering from vessels near at hand. We have a slow trade for Wheat to-day. Good new brought nearly the prices of last week, but for old there was a dull sale at a slight reduction in price. The demand for Barley, Oats, Beans, and Peas was very limited at the rates of last week. Shellings 6d to Is per load lower, LONDON CORN EXCHAN9E, APRIL 22 _ We have again to note very short arrivals of grain this week. The little English Wheat at market sold at about Monday's prices. The millers continue to buy only sparingly of free foreign for their immediate wants, generally at (but in some cases a trifle under) our previous currency. During the week several floating cargoes have changed hands. Ancona and Polish Odessa have brought full prices. Bonded in granary here is held with firmness, - and some holders have withdrawn their samples from present sale. We have no alteration in the value of Barley, Malt, Beans, or Peas. Our market is completely bare of ship samples of Oats. Those offering out of granary are held for higher prices, and there is but little doing in them, being most of inferior quality. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, APRIL 22. Sugar.—The demand has been rather limited, and the sales of B. P. are only 100 hhds., without change in price. 1000 Bags Bengal sold at the quotations, and 4300 bags Mauritius at 66s to 715 per cwt. Foreign.—Z.bout 100 cases old Bahia taken by the Refiners, at the quotation. Molasses.—Two small parcels have arrived this week, and have been eagerly taken by the Trade, at the following rates, viz. 70 puns. Barbrdoes at 335, and 70 puns. Demerara at 30s per cwt. from the quay, being a considerable ad. vance on previous rates, and our market is again bare. 60 puns. Cuba are reported at szs 6d per cwt. duty paid. Coffee.—The transactions in Plantation consist of 100 casks of Jamaica, chiefly of ordinary to middling qualities, at the quotations. 40 bags superior Java sold at 75s to 78s 6d per cwt. Nothing done in Foreign. 130 bags Trinadad Cocoa brought 39s per cwt., 70 bags black'Pepper aid, and 5o bags Pimento aid per lb. Rice.—A small lot of Carolina sold at 3es for firsts. Rum.—The demand is limited, and the sales are confined to SO puns. Demarara at former rates. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET, April 25. _ _ Thete is only a moderate supply of Potatoes forward during the last three days. We continue to have a very good demand both from the town retail trade, and country dealers, at much about the same prices as last reported. viz. Manx, Scotch and Irish Cups 2s to 2s 2d; Pinkeyes Is led to 2s; Guernsey and Jersey Blues Is gd to 2s per golb. Our farmers have a pretty good demand for all descriptions of produce. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Potatoes, g lb. Old Hay .... 0 81@e 10ip 201 h. Pink-eye 2 6 2 9 New Hay.... 0 isi 0 11 - Cups 2 5 2 6 Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 10 - Short Tops 1 10 2 1 Straw, Wheat 0 42 0 54 p 241 b Cattle - Turnips, is , ton 2B 0 30 0 Straw, Barley 0 3i 0 4 - Carrots LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 19 The demand for Cotton to-day has been very moderate, and the market seems disposed to return to its wonted repose. The sales to-day may be estimated at 3500 bales. Those of the week amount to 39,920 bales, of which speculators have taken 14,050 bales, and exporters 2350. As regards prices, there is little change from this day week ; the improvement noticed early in the week has been lost again, and the market closes quietly. COTTON MARKET, Arnu 23 We have had a very fair attendance of the trade in our Cotton market to-day, which accompanied by a little speculative inquiry, has caused a business of 4000 bales, at yesterday's prices. The market closes steadily, but without animation. COTTON MARKET, APRIL 25 The has been no new feature in the market to-day : a good trade demand has been experienced, and fully 4501) bales have been sold at last week's prices, with a steady but animated market. 450 Pernams have been bought for export. COTTON MARKET.-WEEKLY REPORT. The speculative demand noticed at the end of last week was followed up in the commencement of the present, and the trade also were free buyers ; in prices little change took place, but the middle qualities of American were id dearer; - since Tuesday, however, speculators have purchased less freely, but the business has been extensive, and although prices are barely so firm as at the commencement of the week, the advance above noticed is maintained, For good qualities of American there continues a fair export demand, and these descriptions are with difficulty met with at the quotations. More business has been done both in Bra zil and Surat than for some time past, but prices have undergone no change. Speculators have taken 13,600 American and 450 Surat, and Exporters 1600 American, 200 Pernambuco, 250 Car thagena and 250 Surat. There are declared for auction on Friday next 1100 Sea Island and Stained, 500 Madras and 750 Cartliagena. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, From the 14th to the 21st instant,inclusive. Prices paid I IMPORTS in the week..ThisWk.ithisyear SALES OP THE WEEK BAKUP,TS. Henry Gratton, Liverpool,N hat ß ter, May 9, June 3, N at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. orris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn, London; and Mr. Norris, Liverpcol. Henry Lacey. Liverpool, booksoaer, May 9, June 3, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Reeve, Basinghall-street, Loudon. John Rackharn, jun., Long-acre, London, coach-builder. Stephen Hobday, Woolwich, tallow chandler. Peter Pyne, Crooked-lane Chambers, City, London, provision - broker. Thomas Downes Taylor, Lower Holborn, London, oilman. Alfred Bayley, Lothbury, stock-broker. Stephen Sly, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, London. John Richards, George-yard, Lombard-street, London. metal broker. James Shaw, Fetter-lane, City, London, carpenter. Joseph Mayor. Northampton, chemist. John Gibson, Kingston-upon-Hull, corn-merchant. Richard Burgess Scale, Halstead, Essex, farmer. George Guildford, North Shields, shipowner. James Lockwood, Wakefield, Yorkshire, linen-draper. John Scott. Birmingham, railway carriage-lamp manufacturer, Joseph Gill, Tipton, Staffordshire, iron-master. Isaac Marsden, jun., Bowling, Yorkshire, malster. DIVIDENDS. May 18, R. Smith and S. Marshall, Austin-friars, Russia brokers —May 13, J. Goodwin, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, innkeeper —May 13, B. Ward, New-cur, Lambeth, London, boot-manufac turer—May 13, J. Philpot, R. Marriott, and B. Burnell, Crigglestone, Yorkshire, coal-merchants—May 12, G. B. Bishop and F. Hilyard, Southampton, drapers—May 12, T. Ashton, Berners-street, Oxford street, London, bill-broker—May 14, J. Stephens aria R. H. W. Drummond, Rhodeswell-wharf, Mile-end, London, road-con tractors—May 13, S. Clough and W. T. Clough, St. Helen's, Lan cashire, alkali-manufacturers—May 19, G. Sheppard, Thornton-le- Clay, Yorkshire, corn-dealer—May 17, R. Drake, Bristol, engraver —May 27, H. A. Baber, Lindfield, Sussex, malster--May 19, W. Roberts, Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, grocer—May 18, W. Mayfield, Spalding, Lincolnshire, grocer—May 16, W. Barrett, Haselbury Plucknett, Somersetshire, girth web manufacturer—May 16, H. Hayes, Stamford, Lincolnshire, weelwright—Dec. 1, R. Loe, Portsmouth, banker—May 23, R. F. Beeston, Liverpool, marble mason—May 20, J. Hopkins and J. Drewitt, Arundel; Sussex,, bankers—May 14, W. Haskayne, Liverpool, ship-chandler. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before May 13. J. Gardner, Llangollen, linen-manulacturer—H. Harrison, Man chester, commission-agent—W. l 3 rydon—Abchurch-lane, druggist —J. Davies, Liverpool, oil-merchant—R. Hardy, Lancaster, cotton spinner —J. Smith, Blenheim-street, Bond-street, London, milliner —J. L. Radley, Oldham, dealer and chapman—W. Thompson. Princes-street, Spitatfields, hat-manufacturer. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FoR LIVERPOOL. APRIL. HOUR 26, William Lloyd, 2nd . Clarendon Rooms, 26, John Jones, (2nd) 26, John and Thomas Frankland, (2nd) Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester, 3 27, Shingler and James, (proof and div.) Clarendon Rooms, 12 27, Jacob Fletcher and Co. (proof and final div.) Ditto, 11 27, John Richardson Gorst, (proof and fiiv.) Ditto, 12 29, Anderson, Garrow and Co. (2nd) 32, Molyneux, Witherby and Co. Ditto, 1 30, William B. Fosbrooke, Ditto, 1 May 4, Dickinson and Glover, (proof and final div a, John and Elizabeth Fisher... ti, Cunnard and Ingraham, (2nd; William Darlington, (2nd) .... ti, Piers Lowe, (2nd). BIRTHS Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, Ditto, On the 12th instant, the wife of Mr. LOCKWOOD, Wesleyan minister, Holywell, of a boy and a girl, who, with the mother, are doing well. On - the 14th instant, at Mosley-hill, near this town, the lady of ALFRED SMITH, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED • On the 12th instant, in the chapel of the Palace of Stopinigi, near Turin, the Prince Royal of SARDINIA, to the Archduchess MARIE ADELAIDE of Austria. On the 13th instant, at St. David's Church, by the Rev. Robert Davies, A.M., Captain HARRISON BROWN to Miss CAM, daughter of Richard Cail, Esq., of Whitby, Yorkshire. On the l 6th instant, at St. Michael's Church, Toxteth-park, by the Rev. W. tiesketh, Mr. SAMUEL LLOYD, timber merchant, to JANE, only daughter of the late Captain JOHN FORD. On the 20th instant, at Farnworth Church, HENRY GASKELL, Esq., of Southworth.house, to MARY ANN, relict of the late Rev. W. GREEN ORRETT, Rector of Standish. Same day, at the Friends' Meeting-house, Leeds, GEORGE GREGG, Esq., merchant, of this town, to ISABELLA, third daughter of THOMAS BENSON PEASE, Esq.. of Chapel Allerton, near Leeds. On the 22nd instant, at St. Luke's Church, by the Rev. J. B. Parkes, M.A., the Rev. JOHN WILLIAM SCOTT, 8.C.L., of St. John's College, Oxford, to REBECCA JANE, only child of the late clay,l , ETa the lt Parish Worcester Church o f Cathedral. Same Dr. St. Marylebone, London, by the Rev. Edward Chaplin M.A., ch ap l a i n of the Hon. Society of Gray's-inn, ZACHARY MUDGE, Esq., Oriel College, Oxford, M.A., only son of Vice-Admiral Mudge, of Sydney, Devonshire, 'to JANE ELIZABETH, only daughter of GEORUE FREDERICK DICKSON, Esq., of Hanover-square, Regent's.park, London,and Abbot's_ Reading, in this county, C onsul -General for Buenos Ayres. • Same day, at Leyzayre Church, isle of Man, by the Rev. W. Bell Christian, the Rev. JOHN W. H. MOLYNEUX, grandson of the Right Hon. Sir Capel Molyneux, Bart , Castledillon, Armagh, to LOUISA, youngest daughter of the Hon. Deemster, CHRISTIAN, Milltown, Isle of Man. On the 23rd instant. at the Parish Church, Sheffield, by the Rev. John Haigh, Mr, JAMES MARSDEN, of this town, to ELIZA BETH, second daughter of the late Mr. WILLIAM DERWENT of Crookes-moor, Sheffield. On the 24th instant, at St. Patrick's Chapel, Mr. LUKE JOHN RYAN, to Miss MARIA FINLESS, Warwick-street, Toxteth-park. Yesterday, at St. Anthony's Chapel, by the Rev. P. Wilcock, Mr. BARTHOLOMEW HIGGINS, licensed hawker, of Kilkenny, to Miss ANN GALLAGHER, of Mohill, county Leitrim. DIED. At the Mauritius, three days after the death of her husband, Lady. SMITH. Her delicate state of health, it appears, had, ever since her residence in the island, precluded her from mixing iu Company. At Bristol, in her 93d year, ELIZABETH, relict of THOMAS BONVILLE. Esq., and sister of the late Edward Ash, Esq. By the decease of this lady the trustees of the city of Bristol become possessed of the sum of £30,000 and upwards for certain charitable purposes. On the 16th of February, at Vera Cruz, Mexico, aged 20, Captain WILLIAM HODSON, of the barue Storm Kin, of this ort. This young man, who q was highly esteemed and is g much lamen p ted by the owners of that vessel, to whom he served his apprenticeship, and who, in consequence of his good conduct, had thus early entrusted him with the command of her, met with a premature and watery grave, in an over-anxiety to perform his duty, by the upsetting of a boat whilst returning to his ship front the shore during a violent norther. Lately, at Brighton, in the 86th year of his age, Dr. PATRICK KELLY, author of the ".Universal Cambist" and of many ele mentary works on astronomy, &c. On the 14th ultimo, at Andover, United States, sged 98. Lieutenant MOSES BAILEY. His descendants wLo now survive him are seven children, forty-three grandchildren, seventy-three great-grandchildren, and twelve great-great-grandchildren. On the 21st ultimo, at the house of her grandmother, North Egremont. MARGARET, eldest daughter of the late Mr. JOSEPH VIGNAUX, surgeon, of this town, and grand-daughter of the late Mrs. Ratcliffe, Chester. On the D.th instant, at Scarlet, near Castletown, Isle of Man, aged 67, GEORGE MOORE, Esq., formerly of Manchester. On the 12th instant, at Everton, MARY, relict of the late Mr. ANTHONY SIMPSON, jun., of Castle-gates, Cockermoush, Cumberland. Same day, at her residence, in Plymouth-grove, in the 86th year of her age, SARAH, relict of the late ROGER FARRAND, Esq., of Manchester. On the 14th instant, at Northallerton, aged 87, Mr. HENRY HARRISON. Same day, at his house, in Belgrave.place, London, Mr. JOSEPH THEAKSTON, the sculptor, aged 69 years. On the 15th instant, at the residence of his brother, Edgbaston near Birmingham, aged 34, M r . DENIS WCHEANE, of this town,, third son of T, M'Cheane, Esq., Waterford. On the 16th instant, in hi s 76th year, Mr. EBENEZER DANIEL, Falkner-street, much and deservedly respected. A truly honest man, and a faithful friend to those with whom he passed most of his prolonged life. His uniform kindness was well known and will long be retained in the memory of his relatives and friends. On the 18th instant, after a few days' illness, in the prime of life, Mr. HEZEKIAH TATLOCK POTTER, corn-dealer. Wigan, one of the most honest and industrious tradesmen in that town. Same i. day, FRANCISatROBINSON. residence, The deceased Thomas's-buildings, m Sf formerly H e e r l l e y n s, kepta geda boarding-school 55 at woolton, in this neighbourhood, and was universally respected by all who had the pleasure of his ac. quaintance. On the 19th instant, at the house of his son, St. Paul's square, aged 64, Mr. MATHEW WARREN , l ate of Nerquis-hall, Flint- Same day, at her house, Clark-street, Toxteth-park, after a-long and painful suffering, bcrne with true Christian patience, JANE, relict of the late Mr. JOHN BAILEY, Parliament -street. Same day, aged 76, JOHN WHITESIDE CASSON, Esq., archi tect. On the 20th instant, at hi s h ouse, Edge-lane, aged 89, ISAAC HADWEN, Esq. On the 21st instant, in his 16th year, HENRY, only son of Mr. WM. ALCOCK, draper, Dale street. Same day, ELLEN, wife of T. Same day, ag e d 89 P. ACKERS , E sq. L i therland. , place, Kennington-crossGEORGE HALE, Esq., o f M ar lb oroug h- Same._.o day, in P ar i s, in his 90th year, Marshal MONCEY, Duke of Conegliano and Governor of the Royal Hotel of the Invalids. In the marshal France loses one of her most distinguished citizens. 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I Mull BARK, Quercit. .. 8 0— S 0 French, S.F. Oak, yo ton .. .£4 10 6 10 S.F.F 42 0 German 4 0 4 15 E. S. F... 46 BRIMSTONE, 16 , ton E.5.F.F.48 Sicily, &c 6 5 6 15 , Spanish 4O Tuscany — MOLASSES. 59 CWt. CASSIA LIGNEA, S. d. S. d. St. Lucia, &c..... 27 v. cwt. in bond 80 0— 90 0 Demerara, Bze• ••• 28 CLOVER-SEED, 9p , cwt. Bar & Antigua.. 30 American, red.. 62 0— 65 0 MUNJEET, 14. cwt.. 14 Dutch 64 0— 66 0 OIL, Olive, v• 252 galls French & Germ. 64 0— 66 0 Gallipoli .4 59 COCOA, 19 , Mt. Trieste 57 Trinidad 33 0— 43 0 Sicily 56 Grenada .... / 32 0— 35 0 Mala g a Brazil Portugal, &c .... 51 COFFEE, 70 , cwt in bond. Levant Jama. triage .. 40 0— 76 0 Fish,'Palm ordinary .... Ip• 252 galls, good& fine ord. 85 0-108 0 Seal, pale .... middling llO 0-130 0 brown good mid. fine mid. &C 142 0-152 0 Dutch, triage.. 1 30 0— 60 0 ordinary .... good &fine ord. 65 0— 75 0 middling BO 0— 90 0 good mid. } 95 0-110 0 fine mid., &c. Mocha Ceylon Java Havana good & fine ord. 46 0— 52 0 St. Domingo 4O 0— 42 0 Brazil 37 0— 40 0 Laguira 46 0— 48 0 DYEWOODS,V. iOII .4'. S. S. Logwood, Jam... 4 18— Hon. & Dom. 5 0— 6 0 Campeachy .. 7 5 7 15 Etude, Span. 5 0— 5 15 Tampico 6 10— 7 5 Brazil Cüba NICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Hache solid rough 6 0— 7 10 small 6 0— 7 10 Lima, solid 14 0— 15 0 Barwood, Ango 8 0— g 0 Gaboon 5 0— 6 10 Camwood l7 !0— 26 Red San. Wood 6 10— 7 0 FLAX ton. Riga. P V. .T.R. P'burg, 9 head Archangel 44 0— 55 0 Dutch & Flem. GALLS, cwt. Turkey, blue mixed 50 0— 55 0 East India 55 0— 60 0 GINGER, o cwt. Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 Jamaica 6o 0-200 (I E. India, in bond 12 0— 17 0 GUM, qp , cwt. Arabic, Turkey 70 0-140 0 0 -48 0 0 -54 0 0 -56 0 0 -28 0 0 -:30 0 0 -33 0 0 -14 O 4 -60 0 0 -58 0 0 -57 0 0 -55 0 0 -53 0 53 0 32 10 -33 0 3g 10 —4O 0 30 0 —37 0 Cod 2B 0 —29 0 LINSEED, IP cu. , / 31 0 —34 6 Rape, pale do. 52 0 —52 6 Turpen. p cut 45 0 —46 0 RICE, 1 1 ) cwt Carolina, dress. 30 0 in bond 22 0 Bengal, ord. do 10 0 —ll 6 mid to fine l2 0 —l3 0 African none. RUM, 111 , gallon, in bond. Jamaica, 12 to 16 o.p 3 6 3 8 stronger 3 10 4 10 choice marks 5 3 5 g SAFFLOWER, 19 Mi. Bengal, good & Roe.. Xs 0 7 0 ord. & mid 2 10 4 10 Bombay SALTPETRE, V. cwt. S. d. s. d East India 27 6 —32 0 South American.. 23 6 —2i ° SHELL LAC, ewt. in bowl. orange 45 0 -56 liver and block .. 28 0 —3B O SKINS, Neutiia,:# c/oz Chinchilli, do 6 o -12 n 10 0 —25 0 . 1 4i— 3 U Seal, each Snuaiac, cwt Sicily... Malaga. Trieste. none 7 0 8 0 6o— 7 0 8 8 9 0 Verona. Tyrolese SUGAR, V. cwt, B. P. Muscovado moist brown .. 59 dry brown .... 62 good & mid.... 66 fine & v. fine .. 72 Mauritius, (labs and moist 45 0 —59 brown & yel... 61 0 —67 fine yellow .... 68 0 —7l 0 East India, Bengal 0 —6l 0 o —65 0 0 —7l 0 —75 0 Ithaur v 47 0 —56 0 brown & yel 58 0 —65 0 good and fine 71 0 —74 0 extra fine 74 6 —76 0 Manila, in bond 13 0 —l7 o Havana, do. East India. 24 0— 60 0 Barbary Senegal B5 0— 0 0 HEMP, V ton Je s. ,e P'burg, clean 36 0— 36 to outshot 35 0— 35 10 Riga, Rhine outshot 36 0— Archangel Manilla 27 10— 28 0 Bombay Jute HIDES, Ox and Cow, v tb B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry. inferior & mid. 0 64 0 7 good & prime 0 74 0 8 Do. salted N. Amer. salted 0 34 0 4 Brazil dry salted 0 52 0 64 Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 0 0 7 Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 W. India, dry 0 6 0 7 salted 0 0 5i East India Kips, B.A. dry. 0 7 0 84 Horse, d. each 7 6 —ll 6 HORSE HAIR, V lb• Short mixed long tails . 1 0 1 6 combed INDIGO, 1p lb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet 0 0 — blue & violet 0 0— blue o— violet, g. & fine 6 3 ord. & mid. 5 3 brown yellow . ... , white ord... , good & fine Brazil, in bond, o --Ig o o -22 0 0 -27 0 0 -32 0 brown l3 6 —l7 0 yellow 17 6 —lB 6 white ord. lB 6 —2l 0 good and fine 22 0 —24 0 TALLOW, 19 , cwt. P'burgh, Y.C. 4B 0 —4B 6 Odessa 47 6 —4B 0 Archangel 46 6 —47 0 Buenos Ayres 37 0 —45 0 TAR, 19 , bri. Stockholm l7 0 —lB 0 Archangel l7 6 —lB Carolina ll 0 —l2 0 Virginia — TARTAR, ?1, cwt. Cream of Tartar.. 68 0 —7O 0 brown and yel... 49 0 —65 0 TEA, 19. lb. in bond , Bohea, Canton 1 6 - 1 7 - - Fokein Congou, corn. .. 1 10 —I 10} mid. to fine. 1 11 2 Twankay, corn... 1 10 1 11 mid. to good 2 0 2 2 Pekoe, Orange .. 2 0 3 0 Campoi, c0m....t0 good.. none Hyson Skin I 7 117 1 8 mid. to fine 2 0 2 4 Souchong, corn 2 0 good to fine 2 4 3 o Pekoe, flowery Hyson, COM fine 3 0 --- 4 6 Young Hyson 110— 3 0 Imperial Gunpowder, violet & cop. 4 6 mixed ..I cop. g. & fine. 4 6 ord. 8r tnid. 3 3 con. quality 3 0— Oude 1 6 Madras Guatimala, p lb Floras Sobres 4 () Cortes 2 3 Caraccas, Floras 5 3 Sobres 4 5 Cortes LAc DYE, Is lb. D.T. and prime. 1 6:— mid. to good.. 0 6i— ord. & inferior 0 3-- MADDER ROOTS, cw t. Smyrna Galipoli & Syria .. 38 0— 40 0 French 42 0— Naples 3B 0— 46 0 good and fine .. 2 3 4 6 TOBACCO,r lb. in bond. J. River, Leaf..., 0 24-- 0 54 Stemmed.. 4 0 7 Kentucky . 0 2 ..... 0 i—u 8 Maryland ...... 0 0 0 0 TURMERIC, Y cwt. in bond. 8enga1.......... 15 6 -17 TUR P ENTINE, V , American .... 11 0 —l2 10 VALONIA, 19, ton. es 0 Smyrna, Picked.. 14 0 —ig Morea ......... 6 o—l WAX, BEES' V, cwt. in bond. 3 African.... ....... 6 10 8 0 East India .... 615 8 0 AMeriean. ....... 7 io 0 114097 1212936 } 8553 4782 } 14818 } 3831 O 0 O 0 O 0 6 6 6 0 5 0 4 6 5 3 4 3 4 6 L . MAPOOI ?.. con.N EXCHANGE. Arm 22. Under the act still in force, an increase of duty has taken place this week on Foreign Wheat to 28s, Bd., on Barley, to 225. lOd., on Rye to 19s. 9d. per quarter, and on Flour to l/s. MI. per barrel. From the accelerated progress of the New Corn Bill, however, we shall shortly have to notice the operations of the averages in conformity with the reduced , scale of duties contained in its provisions. Our fresh arrivals of Grain: Flour, and Oatmeal, within the past three days, are light ; but having no recent impulse from othec markets, the trade here in all free articles, be tween our first report this week and to-day, has been ex tremely inactive ; and - though we have still had inquiries for Wheat and Flour in bond, no further business appears to have transpired during that period, beyond 500 barrels of Western Canal Flour sold at 285., and 2000 qrs. of Egyptian Wheat, to arrive and to be landed here at ss. per nibs. Having very few country buyers at our Corn Exchange to day, and our local millers remaining much upon the reserve, the transactions in Wheat for consumption here were very limited in amount ; and although some further parcels were taken for Ireland, prices generally receded ld. to 2d. per 761bs. from the current rates of Tuesday. All sorts of English, Irish, and foreign duty paid Flour continued to meet a slow demand on the terms last noted ; and the only sale of bonded produce reported this morning, was confined to 1000 barrels of States Flour at 28s. per brl. Barley, Malt, and Pease ruled dull at former prices ; and Beans, except Egyptian, for which there was some inquiry. were unaltered in value. Oats, although not readily saleable, appeared to attract rather more attention, and good qualities maintained our last quotations. Oatmeal, however, seemed to meet very little notice, and was the turn cheaper. Notwithstanding the prevalence of cold, harsh winds for some time past, the weather otherwise has been highly fa vourable for all the labours of husbandry ; thus, except on some stiff clay soils, spring culture upon most lands in this district is progressing rapidly to a close, and the temperature having recently become more genial, rain only seems requisite to promote vegetation. LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, APRIL 22 DISSOLVED. W. Elease and J. CarroII,PART NERSHIPS Liverpool—T. Rowbotham and G. Barker, Manchester, tobacconist—J. Seel and W. Holt, Oldham, hat-manufacturer. • INSOLVENT. April 2 1.—Joha Moore, Moorgate-street, City, London, mer chant.