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&Org. STANZAS ON CONTEMPLATING THE HEAVENS AT MIDNIGHT. BY MRS. CORNWALL BARON WILSON. Tell me, ye brightly-burning orbs of night, 'Now shining down on our terrestrial sphere, if to Tour reahns the snarl' takes it flight =When it throws off it mortal covering here? Does it ta!:' wing and to the skies aspire, 'And breathe forth songs in heaven to some melodious lyre ? Tell me, moon, that sails't in ether's space, Art THE some world, peopled with creatures free, Where lered spirits shall meet face to face, LifLin_ he veil of immortality ? Shall we know, ev'n as on earth we're known, And shall affection clasp hearts made again its own ? Tell me, ve clouds, that o'er the azure heaven, Float like the streamers of some bridal vest, When, by the breeze of midnight, ye are driven, — •Say, do ye canopy some place of rest, Some pea'eful bourne to which the spirit flies, To join tile lost of earth and re-unite its ties? Ye CANNOT answer ! and it is not meet Such mysteries should be solv'd by us. Why should man, With blinded gaze and travel-wearied feet, Attempt to penetrate what angels scan With heavenly eyes but dimly?—let him bend,' Adoring what nor sense nor sight can comprehend ! LITERARIZ NOTICES. Blackwood's Magazine. March, 1838. This number opens with a very elaborate article on the subject of " The Practical Working of Trades' Unions," in which the mischievous tendency of illegal combinations is most clearly and satisfactorily demon strated, and in which the recent trial of the Glasgow cotton-spinners is caniidly examined. The remedies Which the writer suggests for the evils engendered by trades' unions are, the establishment of a powerful and well organised police force in all the manufacturing dis tricts, and an increase of the power of summary convic tinn'in all caves of combination riots. '• Guizot and Milton" is a very able critique. The sketch of "'niers" conveys much valuable instruction. The discrimination of character which it evinces is truly astonishing: " The Picture Gallery" is not quite as dull as formerly. It contains an excellent tale under the title of " Love at first S'ght ; or, The Fish out of Water." " Crystals from a Cavern" are exceedingly beautiful gems of thought. The imagery in some of them is of the most glowing description. " Political Parallels" will be pe rused with considerable interest. " How to avoid fight ing . a Duel" is a very ingenious paper, abounding in original ideas. " Canada and Ireland" is a political ar t:We of great power. The " Hymn to Ceres" and the S.anzas on returning from Iona" are the only poetical papers in the present number. The former is a very spirited translation from Callimachus, and the lattercon tains soine very happy historical allusions. " The De-. spatches of the Duke of Wellington" afford materials for th e closing article in Blackwood, , in which ample justice is done to the character of " the Duke." Fraser's Magazine. February, 1883. This is a very brilliant number. We open upon " Hone -Linic," which contain some admirable illustra tions of Chinese epic and dramatic poetry. "The Ana tomy of Gaming" is another of those expositions of the " Art of Cheating" from the pen of Nimrod, (Mr. Ap per' " Halla-crown's worth of Cheap Knowledge" eou,-Airis a review of fifteen of the cheap periodicals of the day. This article contains many sound reflections on the literary taste of the lower classes. There are some %ery amusing and piquant remarks in. " Captain Orlando Sabertash on, Manners, Fashion, and Things in general." His observations on " Dress" display a very refined and gentlemanly taste. " The Doctor" is a sin gular medley, very uninteresting to the general reader. can't think how it is!" is not only an amusing but a very instructive tale, conveying a lesson which, if at tended to, may save many families from ruin. The sketch .and portrait of. Sir 'William Molesworth are highly graphic. " Recollections of our last Parish 11,1i nister".do not altogether please us. We do not agree with the writer that Melville is a plagiarist. We could ias , : , ,rime scores of passages in other authors, presenting aei ,er resemblance to each other than any of the ex tra-, :rom Chalmers and Melville, which resemblance word cl no means justify the .charge of literary theft. " 1,1,2 I.ellow-plush Correspondence" this month con tains skyne very dainty " Skimmings from the Dairy of Georaze the Fourth." " Homeric Ballads," by Dr. Magin ,, , will afford a rich treat to the classical scholar. "Murphy, the Meteorological Quack," is a smashing ar ticle, Election Petitions and the Grenville Act" is acapiLai paper, proving to demonstrati on th e p art i a l conduct of the Whig-radical faction. • Dublin University Magazine. March, 1538. In this number we hare a larger share than usual of poetry, some of which is of a very superior order. The following are the several pieces :—" Sonnet—[erne;" " The Rubi—a Tale of the Sea ;" " Transl a ti ons o f Turkish Poetry ;" "S onne t s —b y Dr. Mackenzie;" and " Sonnets—by Coul Goppagh." The paper on " Lord Mulgrave and his Special Reporters," though brief, is extremely caustic. The continuation of " The Orphans of Dunasker" increases in interest. "The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagli" is a tale of much tragic interest. The paper on " Canada" is an admirable review of the circumstances in which the recent insurrection originated. It is characterised by a very forcible style. " The Ord nance Survey" possesses more of local than of general interest." " Richard the Rake—in three Snatches;" is a very spirited sketch of a character which is but too common in Ireland. The " Memoranda of the Month" contain a variety of strictures on " Persecution for Conscience-sake"—"The Trades and Mr. O'Connell"— "Papal Usurpations" —and " The State of Ireland." On the whole, this is a very excellent number. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. March, 1833. This number opens with an article on " The Aboli tion of Negro Apprenticeships," which contains some very strong ex parte state men t s , b y no means ent i tled to implicit credit, but which we have no space for noticing in detail. " Old Aunt Anne, or the Pension List," has some good points. " Politic Tactics" is very rich, but rather' uncharitable. " Sketches of Life and Manners, fiom the Autobiography of an English Opium-Eater" are very interesting. " Defamation of the Famous in famous" is very just in its remarks. " Marion Camp bell—a Highland Story," is well worth the price of the magazine. The incidents are of a very exciting charac ter. The' review of the " Diary" illustrative of the Times of George IV." is justly severe, though strongly tinctured with a hearty, democratic hatred of monarchy. The " Literary and Political Registers" contain their usual variety of notices of recent publications and con temporaneous events. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia. March, 1838. The literary articles in the present number are more varied and interesting than usual. " The Review of Eastern News" continues to give a bird's-eye view of the more recent events in the history of our oriental possessions. The short paper on " The Marquess Wel lesley" is an admirable vindication of the character of this great man, in opposition to the animadversions of the British and Foreign Review. " Selections and Re flections" embrace short criticisms on " Hesiod, as a Painter of Nature," and " Statius." The review of Wilkinson's " Manners, and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians" is extremely interesting to the lover of anti quarian studies. " The Vow of Sunjagta" is continued in the present number of the Asiatic. The translator's notes are particularly valuable. " The Persian Princes in London" is a temperate critique upon the recent work of Mr. Baillie Fraser. " The Adventures of Frank Hartley" promise to be a very interesting tale. The '• Visit to the M:shmee Hills in Assam" contai.s some veryimportant geographical information. " Dessar— an Episode in the Romance of Antar," is another speci men of oriental literature. The miscellaneous informa tion contained in this number is as interesting as usual. Reminiscences from the Early Life of a Lutheran Clergyman. By Frederick Strauss, D. D. From the German, by Samuel Jackson. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1838. This. work will be perused by the serious Christian with considerable interest, and will not fail to edify the reader. It contains a transcript of the author's ileas and reflections at some of the most striking eras of his exis tence. The occasions which gave birth to these recol lections of his early life are thus enumerated in the table of contents :—" The Eve of the Vernal Festival"—" My Autumn D. , v"—" Christmas"—" The Change of, the Yeer"—" The Lord's Supper"—" The Confirmation"— " The Entrance into Ofiice"—" The Marriage Jubilee" —"Midnight"—"The Death bed"—" Family Devotion" —"The Week-day Evening Service"—"The Epiphany" —"My First Sermon " — " The The Birth day"—" Easter Morning"—" Ascension Day""Whitstintile"—" Mi chaelmas"—" St. Thomas' Day"—and "The Ordination." The style and diction of this work is chaste and correct, and, the. language of the heart is unreservedly spoken throughout. Several passages struck us as being very eloquent.. The volume will form a very suitable present to,young persons. The author must not be confounded with the notorious infidel of the same name, who, on account of his anti-christian sentiments, has recently been diimissed from the office he filled in the University of .Tibing--J..he views embodied in the work before us ariflirlthlota )evangelical. 3 Attiezr.or.. , katiercise.s. By Mr. Th orn b orrow . %tO 4 ti•. l ar ae • Liverpo o l, Marples and C o ., • %,.. 4 aft tl.l to 2 )0;1' 4 ; 4 , 46W %;:-N ) rt';;;- ,at this useful manual of instruc edition. The respected author .has made considerable additions to the original work, - which have materially enhanced its value as a book of introductory Latin Exercises. Simplicity is the leading feature of these exercises—a feature which cannot fail to recommend them to the notice of the teachers. They will also be found of great use to those who are labour ing to acquite the knowledge of the Latin language without the assistance of oral instruction. Logic in Miniature. By the Rev. Dr. Vale. London, • Groombridge, 1833. This will be found one of the most valuable compen diums of instruction on the art of reasoning that ever emanated from the press. It is trulf designated "Logic in Miniature." It forms a complete multum in parvo of logical rules. The illustrative examples are chiefly taken from scripture. This little work might, with great pro priety, be introduced into the higher classes in schools, as an introduction to more elaborate treatises on the subject. Astronomy Simplified. By a Modern Astronomer. London : Groombridge, 1833. This will also be found a very useful school-book. It conveys as much instruction on the sublime science of astronomy as will suffice for ninety-nine out of a hundred individuals, .and, we venture to say, more information than is possessed by five out of every hundred of the po pulation of this country. The language is simple, and the illustrations apt and intelligible. COIV7'EMPORARY PRESS. DR. APHALE AND THE IRISH EDUCATION BOARD. ( From the Morning herald.) Another letter upon the subject of the national edu cation system of Ireland has been addressed to Lord John Russell by the zealous and indefatigable Dr. WHale, titular Archbishop of Tuam. We confess we cannot but admire the diligence and zeal with which this bigoted dignitary of the Romish church watches over what he considers the interests of the religious system of which he is an appointed guar dian. We could wish that, without imitating the Irish champion of the polcy of the Vatican in his fiery into lerance of sentiment and virulence of language, the ap pointed guardians of the Protestant church, copied him in his zeal and diligence to maintain his own system of faith and church discipline in all its integrity. The Ro mish bishops are seldom remiss in the vigilance that watches for, and the activity that seizes upon, every fa vourable occasion to advance the interests of their own church. The tide of popery which has been let in upon the institutions of this country by the bill of 1829, having formed a confluent current with recreant whiggery, threatens to sweep away the foundations of our protest antconstitution. As to the "securities" which Welling ton and Peel provided for the protestant religion, they have turned out, as all thinking people supposed they would be, mere mockeries. Dr. M'Hale will not hear of even such protestants as Dr. Whately and Mr. Car lile providing instruction for Roman catholic children, and yet no less than ten protestant bishops, in support ing the bill of " catholic emancipation," voted for al lowing Roman catholics not only to legislate for the edu cation of protestant children, but to legislate for the protestant church itself! Since that bill was passed ten protestant bishoprics have been suppressed in Ireland, to every one of which Roman catholic bishops keep up their titular claim, 'awaiting the time when to the barren title they shall add the substantial temporalities. Dr. WHale says to O'Connell's truckling protege— " Alas! it seems to be the fate of Ireland that no plan can be devised for her improvement, whether it regards education or the relief of the poor, that is not to be con ducted by individuals opposed to us by religious and na tional antipathies. For the education of the youth of Ireland a board is constituted, in which the chief influ ence is exercised by two aliens in reality—in religion and country—an English protestant and a Scotch' pres byterian." Here the cloven foot is most incautiously thrust from the jesuitical robe of the Romish doctor. Who does not recollect what an infuriate outcry O'Con nell and hie party raised against Lord Lyndhurst be cause of his using the word " alien" in a manner less designedly offensive than that in which Dr. M'Hale has used it ? Every English protestant and every Scotch presbyterian is an alien in the eyes of the Archbishop of Tuam. The " Sassenach," liberal though he be, must not meddle with so sacred a thing as the education of Roman catholic children. In a former epistle the most rev. doctor declared that the Pope alone must be looked -to as the supreme direc tor of the education of Irish Roman catholic children. The celebrated " appropriation clause" was to confiscate a portion of the property of the protestant church for the education of Roman catholics, which education, it now appears, was to have been exclusively under the direction of the Pope and Romish priesthood, in which no alien protestant or presbyterian was to be allowed to interfere. Dr. M'Hale has demolished the whole system of whig delusion on this subject. LOSSES AT SEA. ANOTHER WRECK AT ST. JOHN'S.-011 Saturday last, at 4 o'clock, a.m., the American ship Constitution, Wilson, bound from Liverpool to Charleston, with a valuable cargo, was, du ring the severity of the storm, obliged to seek refuge in the harbour of Kitlough, when she struck on the rocks war St. John's Point. The crew were rescued by boats from Killough, the vessel was then driven in close to the shore, and soon after went to pieces. A small part only of hercargo bas been saved, with the hull of the ship, and some few of her materials. We are informed that a boat has been picked up at Newcastle, on the same coast, with a ship's name, "Alexander Robinson," and the master's, " Samuel Whitley, of London," painted on the stern. The continuance of heavy-gales has given rise to alarming apprehensions respecting the piers along the coast, especially as the rides are still on the increase, and will, it is ex pected, continue to rise until Tuesday next. The pier at Ard glass will be, it is feared, should the gale remain unabated, entirely swept. The battery—a kind of breakwater to the pier, facing the sea—is nearly demolished by the fury of the waves. The pier-end, and part of the pier-wall at Newcastle, are already levelled by the combined force of the storm and tide; and where the pier -end once stood, there is now no:hing seen, for fifty or sixty yards, but a mingled mass of stones and rub bish. So that, according to present appearances, there is hut too mnch likelihood that every returning tide will hurry on the work of destruction. We are also informed that a portion of the seacoast road, leading through Newcastle, has suffered greatly front the sea, and that the houses on that side of the road are thereby placed in a state of danger. —Newry Telegraph. Part of a vessel was driven on shore under Bray Head. The sides and part of the quarter deck were picked up by the fisher men. It is supposed to be part of the Groot Lankum, bound for Amsterdam, which was abandoned in the Irish channel, on the 17th instant, all hands saved. WRECK.—On the night of Sunday, the MI instant, the schooner Douglas, of Sunderland, Parker, master, of 270 tons, laden with grain for London, was driven ashore on a ridge of rocks off the island of Devilaine, in the entrance of Blacksod Bay. Immediately on hearing the occurrence, W. H. Parker, Esq., agent to Lloyd's, proceeded to the spot, and earned the utmost praise for himself by his prompt and efficacious exertions in rescuing the crew from their perilous situation. After consi derable difficulty and risk they succeeded in launching two country hoais, throtig,h a tremendous surf, which were the means, under Providence, of saving and landing in security the whole of the crew, eleven in number, most of whom were previously disabled from exposure to wet and cold.---Mayo Con stitution. STATE OF TRADE. (From die Leeds Intelligeneer.) LEEDS.—The improvement which we noticed last week still continues, but the late severe weather is considered as having some drawback upon the demand for goods by having impeded ,the means of communication. At present, however, the state of the weather seems to indicate immediate relief in this parti cular. BRADFORD MARKET.—The demand for goods on Thursday seemed to be fully as extensive as for some time past, )et the sales effected did not not attain that proportion, owing to the merchants refusing to offer such prices as the manfacturers deemed remunerative. There was an average business done in the yarn market, the principal purchases being for immediate consumption, hut several of the piece-makers held off, in the hope that the opening of the channels of communication, by increasing the means of supplying the raw material, would diminish the price. In the wool market there was, of course, very little done, the quantity of wool on sale being remarkably small. HUDDERSFIELD M ARKET.—The demand for fancy goods here on Tuesday, was tolerably brisk, but _there was very little busi ness done in plain cloths and wools. HkLIFAX MARKET, FEB. 2-1.--Business is still sufferimg from the continued severity of the weather, and we have less doing both in wool and manufactured goods, but there is no ,diminution in the value of either. The prices realised for seve ral weeks past are fully maintained. DRWSBURY.—The demand for blankets at our Piece Hal!, on Monday, was rather flat, the dullness being generally attri buted to the state of the wool market. The prices offered for goods, though fully equal to those recently obtained, were not commensurate with the increased cost of the raw material, hence the manufacturers were reluctant to .effect sales. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, FEB. 26.—There has been more business done in the market to-day than on the previous Monday; and the demand for flannels, of the coarser kind, has been brisk ; but there is no improvement in prices; indeed. it is said, that in some cases, less money has bee❑ given. The wool market here still continues flat; and there appears no de sire, on the part of the manufacturers, to purchase at the pre sent prices. BURY.—The woollen business is improving. The hands in iron-foundries have full work, and good wages are given.— Mechanics and machine-makers have pretty fair of work, and calico block and machine printing is a little better. LANCASHIRE SILK TRADE.—The silk weavers have full em ployment. This week a great number of fresh reels have been given out of almost every description. Wages continue low, but some masters are giving a trifle more if work is taken to the warehouse in a certain time. _ LEICESTER.—The demand for goods is flat, and we are sorry to hear that some manufacturers are turning off hands. The wool market continues in the same state as for some weeks past. THE hos' Tn A dE.—The Birmingham papers represent the iron trade to be in a flourishing condition, commom bars are quoted at £9 per ton. WAKEFIELD A BONDED PORT.—On Thursday, the 22d. instant, a public meeting. was held at Wakefield, when it was determined to petition the proper quarter lor the establishment of bonded warehouses at Wakefield. rliE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. LECTURES ON PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. On Saturday evening Mr. John Smith delivered his second lecture upon this interesting subject, which was attended by en overflowing audience. The existence of a north-western passage has fur the last three centuries been a problem which h a s exc i te d the utmost interest, not only in tills but in many other commercial countries, and accordingly numerous expeditions have been fitted out for the purpose of exploring it, all of which have terminated in unsuc cessful results. 'Phis much, however, has been ascertained, that if such. passage do exist, it can never be made availirale in the present physical condition of our globe, fur any useful purposes of commerce. As a voyage to the northern seas is one which is productive of much gratification, so far as the pie turesque is concerned, as well as one which is profitable M a utter ' cantite point of view, it willbe intereresting to follow the voyager in his progress to describe the scenery, which lies in his route, the dangers be has to undergo, and the sources of his remune ration for these dangers. Passing through the narrow channel which divides Scotland from Ireland, we arrive at the Giant's Causeway, a stupendous range of basaltic - columns, which ex tends over a great portion of the north-eastern coast of Ireland and its adjacent islands. These columns, to the number of many hundreds of thousands, are mostly pentangular, and vary front one to five feet in thickness, and from. 20 to 250 feet in height. They are composed of several short lengths, curiously joined like a ball and socket, the depth of the hollow being 3 or 4 inches. The neighbouring pour fill these little basins in the tops-of the columns with sea water, which evaporating in-a few days, leaves there a kind of bay salt. Mr. Smith then exhibited a view of the causeway as well as a cave in its immediate vicinity, called Dunkerry Cavern. This cave is accessible by water alone, and is well worthy of a visit. Fingal's Cave, situated in the romantic Isle of Statra, lies in the direct route of the nor thern traveller. It is composed of basalt of a similar descrip tion to that of the Gi an t' s Cau se way, a nd f orms a gran d speci men of the architecture of nature. The castle of Rochemaure. in Languedoc, (which, as well as Fingal's Cave, were illustrated by the lecturer,) is built upon an abrupt and lofty mass of a similar description of basaltic rock. Proceeding further on our voyage, we come to an abrupt rock in the sea on the coast of Brassa, one of the Shetland isles, called Noss Holm, (of which an excellent representation was given by Mr. Smith.) This rock, which is about 16 fathoms from the lofty rock of the main laud, is famous for eggs and fowl, to obtain which men are lowered from its frightful precipices by ropes. The inhabitants get on this rock by means of endless ropes resembling the Ta rabitas, described in the last lecture. The people of this district are temperate and abstinent. Hence, length of life is a remark able feature among them, tradition giving an account of one individual who arrived at the age of 180. Proceeding seaward from thse Scottish isles, a current is per ceived setting from the pole. It is found that two currents regu larly set from each of the poles towards the equator. Indeed it was the opposition of the polar current which principally occa sioned the failure of .Capt. Parry's attempt to reach the North Pole in 1827. These currents are caused by the high tempera ture of the tropical Craters, and the continual waste which is thus caused by evaporation. Being disturbed, by the rotation of the earth, the direction of the currents are changed and they set upon the eastern shores, where they frequently become strong and even dangerous, according to the nature of the Opposition v. Ilia they encounter. By meeting with continual opposition the northern current performs a circuit of 11,400 miles in two years and ten months, leaving in its route on the shores of various countries the seeds of plants, &c. which it has abstracted from the lands, with which it has come into contact. The con tinual agitation of the sea is necessary to prevent its corruption, for not..vithstanding its saltness, sea water will soon become putrid in casks, indeed, the Indian ocean has been known by a long calm to swell so offensively as to threaten the safety o,f life. When two or more currents meet each other or cross at angles, a circular motion or whirlpool is the result. A remark able whirlpool occurs among the Orkneys, which is not con fined to any particular place. To avert its danger the natives carry in their boats a log of wood, by throwing which into the whirlpool, its fury ceases, and in about an hour its locality is found to be shifted the distance of a mile. The largest whirl pool known is the Maelstrom of Norway, which is of such an extent or depth that if a ship comes within its attraction, it is inevitably absorbed, there beaten against the rocks, and its frag ments thrown up to ,the surface when the water becomes less rapid in its gyrations. Whales are frequently overpowered by its violence. The trade winds, those constant currents of air, are explained on similar principles to the currents of the sea, that is from the rarefaction occasioned by the powerful heat of a tropical sun. These currents of the air and sea exercise a beneficial influence in commercial intercourse and when the canal is cut through the isthmus of Darien they will much fa cilitate our communication with the East, by enabling the voyager to go by that route and return by way of the Arabian Gulf and Mediterranean_ Sea. The toilsand dangersof the whale fishery are of an extreme na ture. A Greenland ship general's: carries a crew of 40 or 50 Men, and is provided with 6 or 7 boats, contrived so as to be ready with the least possible delay. Each boat is provided with six iron harpdons, of about three feet in length, attached to lines urea suriug 120 fathoms. The harpoon is used to strike and hook the fish, its destruction being accomplished by a thin spear six feet in length, which is not flung from the hand like the har poon Gut held fast as it is thrust into the body of the animal. fhis description was accompanied by vivid and characteristic sketches of the process of striking the whale, as well of the dan gers frequently attending the whale fishery in consequence of the sudden rising of the whale under the boat, whereby the boat turd crew are thrown a considerable distance into the air. Ice bergs are met with in the Arctic regions of a very great length, Captain Parry gives an account of one 140 feet in height and 72U feet deep. Whenever these ice-bergs ground, as was the case in this instance, the contact of a floating field of ire is at tended with a fearful and tremendous crash, and consequently with considerable danger to any vessels which may be in the vicinity. In order to avoid as much as possible such accidents, Captain Parry, Upon the approach of winter, cut a canal for his vessels through a field of ice, of nearly two miles, and one third so that they might be safely situated during the winter season. After describing and illustrating this process, Mr. Smith exhibited the appearance of the vessels in their winter quarters, and gave an admirable account of the manner in which the voyage-s passed theif time during the dreary winter. The Esquimaux and their snow huts next occupied the lecturer's attention, the appearances they presented being accurately ex hibited by means of the magic lantern. It may naturally be supposed that in a country, the sources of whose vegetable productions are so long and so deeply frozen up, the means of human subsistence must be very scarce. Captain Franklin and his companions were for months com pelled to subsist upon a course species of lichen called 'l'ripe de Roche, (which was illustrated by a view) a substance so acid as to produce painful illness. When the travellers reached Mar tin's Lake they shot several reindeer, which supplied them with better food. 'l'he scene presented at Martin's Lake was then exhibited try the lecturer; a very beautiful one it, was for such a northern lattitude, and must have been an exciting one to the travellers. Nature, however, occasionally gives in these northern regions, very bold specimens of her powers, of which The Fulls tf Wilberforce, a beautiful view of which was pre sented to the audience, is a noble instance. The mode in which Captain Franklin and his fellow travellers prepared their en campment for the night was very simple. 'I hey cleared away the snow from the ground, strewed the space vvah pine branches and over these the party spread their blankets and cloaks. A fire was kindled, the sledges unstowed, the dogs unharnessed, and the provisions hung fur safety on the trees. Supper having been cooked and despatched, the weary travellers ranging them selves round the fire with their feet towards it, slept in warmth and comparative comfort, without any other canopy than the trees and the heavens, when the thermometer might be far be low zero. A very correct notion of tins manner of forming a resting place seas conveyed by a pictorial view. Humbly ac commodated as were our countrymen in this their resting pace, the Laplauder is much worse conditioned. The rein-deer are their only riches, for by them their sledges are drawn, upon their milk and flesh they subsist, and their skins form their only -furniture. Mr. Smith then exhibited views which admirably illustrated the feeble resources and helplessness of the Laplan der, as compared with the beaver, a being so much interior to him in the scale of creation. It is remarkable that the dwelling of the beaver is in the form of a dome, from which, probably, the Esquimaux have derived their domed snow huts, and that this mode of covering which the Greeks were unable to discover thought their splendid architectural career should have been known to this industrious animal. Parhelia,or mock suns, so frequently seen in northern laii tudes, are calmed by the angular forms of the crystals of ice or vapour floating in the atmosphere, determiulug the rays of light in different directions, and thus giving rise to various ec centric halos, which, by their united intensities, particularly where they cross each other, occasionally form masses of light or parhelia. The Aurora Borealis is another of those interesting phenomena frequently visible in-the northern regions. The.ge nerat and most rational opinion is, that this beautiful display of nature .depends upon electrical causes, but Sir John Ross thinks that it is occasioned by the reflection of the sun upon the Polar ice. Mr. Smith th . en closed his interesting lecture by exhibiting views of Parhelia and the Aurora Borealis, as well as one which, though he said, it might not be ap.propriAte to his subject, would be so to all good sunjects, viz. a beautiful like ness of our lovely virgin Queen, which eliciCed the loudest tokens of applause. The lecture of to-morrow will embrace the scenery of Switzer land and other temperate climes; where verdant valleys, ro mantic glens, sublime mountains, and expittisive lakes present themselves under the most delightful aspeits. ELECTORAL CALIiNDAR. (From the Plestonfilot.) March 25.—Overseers to be appointed, or within fourteen days. April s.—The return for the collection of the assessed taxes are made up to this day. Persons discontinuing the use of any taxable article should do so on the 4th, or they will be liable for the year ensuing. June 20.—Overseers must give notice to receive claims for votes. Persons on the register need not make a new claim. un less they have changed their qualification. July 20.—Assessed taxes and poor rates due on the 6th April last, must be electors or they will lose their votes. Last day of sending in claims for voting in counties. 3l.—List of county and borough votes made by Overseers. August 5 and 12.—(First two Sundays.) Borough and coun ty list to be exhibited at the door of every church or chapel. 20—Last day for entering objection to county voters. 25.—Last day of claim as borough electors. 31.—A1l taxes and rates due on Ist March must be paid on or before this day by persons claiming to be enrolled as burgesses under the Municipal Corporation Reform Act. September I.—Town-clerk in boroughs to cause burgess list to be affixed to some public place until 15113. 15 —Claims and objections to the burgess list to be sent to the Town-clerk in writing. 24.—Copy of the said objections to be exhibited in a conspi cuous situation, within the borough, till Ist October. `22.—Churchwardens. surveyors, and rated householders meet to prepare a list from which the justices select a Surveyor of Highways. On the two Sundays preceding the 15th, the list of objections to county and borough voters, qualified by the Reform Bill, must be attached to the door of every place of worship. Also a list of persons liable to serve on juries, with notice of when and where objections will be heat d. October.—Mayor and Assessors to hold an open court for re vision of the burgess list n itliin a fortnight. November I.—Borough councillors to be electep. 9.—Mayor and Alderman to be elected. CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT ATHERTON.-011 Tuesday evening last, a number of Conservatives, consisting princi pally of youths, assembled at the Queen's Head, Atherton, where a sumptuous dinner was prepared by the worthy host, Mr. Edward Rigby, for the purpose of forming a juvenile Con servative Association in that loyal township: ou which occa sion a handsome silk flag, with blue ground and white border, on which was inscribed "Victoria Regina;' was displaNed in the room, preparatory to its being presented to the Atherton Operative Conservative Association.—Mancliester Courier. THE AGE NEWSPAPER.—Mr. C. M. Westioacott having disposed of his interest in " The Aye " newspaper, has ceased to he - in any tray connected Stith that journal. e iljipping EntcMgcnrr. FRIDAY, Mallon variable and light. AnurvED.—Othello, Saunders, and James Perkins, Barry, from Savannah—aid Olive & Eliza. Pars from NeW Orleans SAMED.—Nary Ann, K anh , for Genoa, &c.—•ltedbreast, Millard, for Africa—and Tartar, Dayte, fur Algiers. General Wolfe, Campbell, from Campeachy, at Cork. On the 26th Jan. off Cope Florida, spoke the Adrian, from New Orleans for Liverpool ; ,on the 25th Feb. off Cork, spoke the Romulus, from New Orleans for this port. The Thomas Peile, sailed from Cam peachy for Liverpool 15th Dec. John Heyes, Hutehinson, fin London for Barbadoes, at Plymouth,- leaky, and must discharge part of her carlo P.,ctolus. Hardi:ig, from Savannah, off Cork Chilo. from ditto, at the Clyde Montrose, Fitchett, hence at Campeachy Deslandes.Vibert, hence and Syra, at Constantinople Patriot, Oliver, from Liverpool, at Naples Fredericka, Kirlshov e, and Egidius, Duyts, hence at Ostend Chilo, from Savannah, at the Clyde St. Patrtck, (steamer) fur Waterford, has put back with engine damaged Reliance, Splatt, from Ceara, at Kinsale CORK., FFB. 24.—Sarah, Scott, for Liverpool, lost mainmast and bowsprit, and sprung foremast, during the late gales Feb. 26.—The Nailer, from Africa fur Liverpool, which was driven on shore at this port 15th Feb. is afloat FEE. 28.—The Euphemia, Cowan, from Havana, was wrecked on the bar of Campeachy 26th Dec. ; crew and materials saved. A brig abandoned, MA passed 25th Feb. off the Longships Light CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 31.—The Beirana, WoOlner, bound to Smyrna, ran on shore in the Dardanelles in going down, but got off without apparent damage FaCmourn, Feb. 28.—The City of Londonderry, steamer) for Gibraltar, with mails for India, has put back with damage, after being as far as Cape Ortegal. The Inglis, Routh. from London for Bom bay, has also put back, after being 130 miles to the westward SATURDAY, Mancti I—Wind variable and light. ARRivED.Echo. Alailett, from New Orleans SAiLED.—Meridian. Williams, for Baltimore—Celt, —, for Bar hadoes—Alexarwer Grant, Brown, for Savannah—Jefferson, Mason, for St - ohne—Royal William, Rogers, fur Constantinople, &c.—and St. Andrew, Leitch, for Boston. Severn, —, from Letterkenny for Liverpool, was driven onshore at Rathmully 16th Feb. but expected to be gut off, without damage Several vessels were driven on shore at Gibraltar previous to 19th Feb. during a gale Rival, Brown, from Nassau, at Crookhaven CHARENTE, Feb. 21.—The Mariote, Ford, bound to Rochefort, was wrecked on the Isle of Aix 22nd Feb. ; crew saved SUNDAY, MAUcII 4.—Wind E.—Light. ARRlVED.—Favourite, Jansen, from Honduras—Kinney, from Charleston—Portsmouth, from New York—Resolution, Wilson, from Odessa—John Taylor, 11 . 1• Queen, and Pleiades, Lowell, from Charleston—and Tally Ho, Cormick, from Virginia SAlLED.—Duchess of Clarence, James, for Genoa—Phoenix, Bun nemeyer, for An twerp—Wenhina, Kruper, for Anisterthm—Laura Ann, Caselv, for LiSbon—Anere, Greare, for Ostend—Eliza Warwick, Welch, for - Apalachicola—and Henry, Pierce, for New Osleans Zoe. Holmes, from Marseilles, at the Mauritius Stirlingshire, SeoDay, from New South Wales, ditto Mandarin, Donald, from CAleutta, at St. Helena 'Marais, Snow, from Darien for Liverpool, was on show off Dobay Flats 20th Jon. A naxibia, Trewartheri, from Messina, at Carthagena, with damage to sails and rigging, &c. and part of the cargo thrown overboard Swallow, Paton, loom Limerick for London, is on shore at Islay, bilged " gimrod, Manning, hence for Charleston, was spoken 25th Jan. in lat. 29, long. 40, by the Suviah, Josephs, for Liverpool, 21st Jan. off Key West Z wantina, Schuring, hence at Falmouth, cargo shifted—proceeded to Nantes Quebec, llebord, from New York, off Portsmouth ; sailed 10th ult. Thomas Pelle; Carr, from Laguna, at Savannah Europe, \lids, and Shannon. Leacibeater, hence at ditto Fanny, Sloane, hence, at Charleston Pennsylvania. Smith, hence at New York Ist Feb. Intredid, Hare, hence at Vera Cruz, and sailed 9th Jan. for this por p L y mou Tu;- Mllateti I.—The Nightingale, Crookshank, from Liver pool for Demerara, has been assisted into this port, leaky, and with loss of sails, Sze:having been in conta c t w ith a s hip, 23th ultimo-, in let. 47, long. 9. Mate drowned VERA Cauz, Dec. 31.—Cervantes, Miller, from Liverpool for this port, was wrecked IGth instant, on the Anijada de Fuera, part of the cargo (including 250 flasks quicksilver) saved. Vessel e)pected to go to pieces 1 New YORK, Feb. 7.—A ship with masts gone, and a nuOier of wreckers on board, taking out the cargo, was seen on shore Ist inst. about 5 leagues south of Cape Hum MONDAY, MARch 5, A altlVED.—Sheridan, Pierce, fro . m New York, after being on shore at the entrance of the Dee, but has received no damage—Sultan, —, from Calcutta—Adrian, Itugers, for New Orleans—and Hebe, , from Smyrna and Milford SAlLED.—Superb, Gatchell, for Baltimore—Tecumseh, Suydam, for Mobile—Wm. Goddard, Smith, and Lyons, Agry. from New Or leans—Troy, Wood, for Mobile—and Mersey, Bainbridge, for St. John, N. 8.- Jacob Pennell, Martin, fm New Orleans for Liverpool, off Matanzas 30th Jan. Ardent, —, from from Newport, at Naples Mary. Corder, from St. Domingo, at the Cove 'Glorat, Thorns, hence at Ceara TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MARCH 5. Wind at Holyhead E.S.E.—Liglit breeze in thejmorning. Calm at noon and evening. OtF Holyhead, - outward bound, at 11 a.m. No. 998, Henry, A.S. for New Orleans. Off Point Lynas, inward bound, at 8 a.m. No, 1321,William Hard man, B.S. (not quite sure)--No. 312, Silas Richards, A.S.—and 738, Edinburgh, B.Bk. at 12 at noon, from New Orleans Off Puffin Island, inward bound, yesterday, No. 1388, Glynne, B. Sc. at 10 a.m. from London—and 1687, Africa, B.Bk. (not quite sure) at 330 p.m. Off Ormshead, inward bound, No. 1063, Trader, B.Sc. at 10 a.m. from London _ Off Voel Nant, inward bound, No. 115, George Washington, at 2 30 p.m. froni New York ; packet of the Sth Feb. Emporto. UNITED STATES. Olive kEliza, (365) T Parsons, from New Orleans, 502 bales cotton, Roskeli ‘ Ogded and co-160 do, A Dennistoun and co-5 do, J Kears ley arid Son-5 do. J Holford and co-235 dn. Collmann and Stolter folit-68 do, J W Gibsone-131 do, W and J Brown and co-68 do, T Wilson and eo—W I) Echo, ) J Mallet, from New Orleans, 37 bales cotton, order -347 do, Jevons, Sons and co-1194 do, Humphreys and Biddle-241 do, W and J Brown and co-198 do, Ewart, Myers and co-383 do, Baring Biothers and co—W D James Perkins, (381) C E Barry, from Savannah, 146 hales cotton, Ralhhone , Brothers and co-290 do, Roskell, Ogden and co-50 do, W and J Brown and co-190 do, Bolton, Ogden and co-208 do, order —263 do, Purton, Parker and co-193 do, Molyneux and co—W D EGYPT. Stirling, (136) W Llyeock,frm Alexandria, Egypt, 780 bales cotton, order-200 do, J Pennington—Q D Ariadne, (2'5) B Ayre - , from Alexandria. 1118 bales 165,bags cotton, 31 casks gum arabic, 11 packages sundries, order-2 chests shells, 11I'Nair and Dutton-2 tons old junk, the master—Q D - . LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. MARCH 5. Since our List report there has been a brisk demand for Dry Butter, From Direct, i balirect. Prom Direct. Indirect. at however a shade lower prices. Pickled But t e r is held firml y at Calcutta .. ;Nov. ..I8 rdaranham Dec ....28 91s, with a likelihood of some improvement. Beef very steady, and Bonibay.... Nov. .3') N. Orleans Jan ....28 prime Pork not offering under 80s. Bacon has been in speculative Mauritius .. 'Dee— . 9 Mobile .. Feb.... 1 request, and very little at market — the pri n c i p al p ortion of what t h ere Rio Janeiro. Dec. ..25 Savannah . Feb.... i'2 is, is limited to a high figure.—Lard and Hams in fair demand. Bahia Jan ..., 3 Charleston Feb.... • 3 ' s. (1• s. cl. Pernambuco iDec. ..21 New York. Feb....10 BUTTER.—Belfast 9B 0 6 101 0 per cwt. Banbridge Coleraine 9O 0 PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE'AT LLOYD'S. Sli go . - LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Outward. Home. , Derry ....- 90 0 —, 91 d ••••••... (Sailing before 12th Jan.) ---- Limerick - Carrick -- - 9 O 9O 0 96 0 - to .... .... after Ist Aug,. Kilkenny Jamaica • 25. i Od 30s Od 50s OdQ 60s Od --...' Leeward Isl. De merara & B er bi ce .- 20 0 0 0 20 0— 25 0 Carlow, Honduras 3O 0— 35 0 140 0 —l5O 0 Waterford ............. 88. , 0 — 94 0 --... New York, Boston ' 30 'o 30 0 20 0 25 . 0 Newry Charleston, Savannah - New Orleans 91 0 ,reel, Cork dry,,3ds ............ _ 83 0 __... .................. 0 0 -- 117 6 t: Havana 12th Jan. 40 0 70 0 100 0 —l4O 0 Canadaper +'. r ,• BEEF.—lndia po . P P r i i e m k e le l‘ -4 1 t!s d s s .... New Mess Beef .. ... . ...... IJ2 6 )12 , 6 7 0 2 0 6 —..... 10 ,9 ,. British North America 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newfoundland .. 30 0— 45 0 40 0 0 0 Do. Br2zik 25 0— 30 0 20 0 60 0 River Plate East Indies DßY DAMS 4) 0— 50 0 ,40 0— 50 0 TA ...... 0 0 ' .--- ' ----- Company's Ships 45 o—s l 0 45 0 50 0 . WET .1- , 0 .................... 0 Batavia - 45 0— 50 0 45 0 60 0 ~, HEsTER MARKET, prices fully equal New South Wales Cape of Good Hope - Africa " 25 o—3o 0 30 , 0 —l2O OSA TU RDAY :' Gibraltar 20 0—25 0 15 o—2o 0 Towards the close of the week there has been an improvement in Lima, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. 25 0—35 .0 20 0— 25 0 to last week's quotations, but as the trade are looking for supine; of Smyrna and Constantinople Malaga Madeira " Weste rn I s l es, C ape de Verds 2O 0— 30 0 20 0— 25 0 firmly held at the currenc y of this d ay se'nnight and the busi . , Lisbon Cadiz France .1) 10 6 15 0 scanty stocks enab led the factors to re alize full prices. For Oat; and Holland , Hamburg, Bremen. &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm - 70 0 40 0— 50 0 sinners. . etersburg, Riga. &c. Oporto l5 0—.20 . 0 15 0 0 0 WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET_ F a !DAY. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, :121DAY. Though the thaw has done much towards clearing the river of ice, c it has only partially done so, and, consequently, our arrivals of Wheat and all other grain are again very limited. The millers have bought so little during the last few weeks that, anticipating very large arrivals, an unusually large number attended our market to-day. This enabled holders of Wheat ready for delivery to obtain last cur rency. Had the arrivals been equal t' the expectations of the trade, it is thought that lower rates would have been submitted to. No alteration on other articles. REMA IIKA•BLE CASE OF SH OPLIFTING.—Shocking cases of shoplifting, by three sisters, daughters of a man at Edithweston, and all married women, were investigated at the Town-hall, in Stamford, on Monday and Tuesday last. It seems that the three women', residing in parishes several miles apart, have long been in the habit of meeting at Stamford on market days, and, dressed in large cloaks, going together to -drapers' shops, and stealing whatever articles they could secret amongst them. They were all three in the shop of Mr. Knight in the afternoon of Friday last, when one of them, named Webber, of Boston, was detected in stealing a roll of cotton print : and other stolen goods (as well belonging, to Mr. Knight as to Mr. Brown dra per) were found upon her. Her two sisters (Wood, of Colly weston, and Broughton, of Edithweston) escaped from the shop before the relationship was known ; but, joining Webber after ward, when, she was- in custody at the station-house, sufficient passed between them to authorise their detention also, and war rants were granted to search the houses of their husbands. At Boston and at Edithweston an immense quantity of drapery goods, of all descriptions, were found concealed under beds and in boxes. Woods, being far advanced in pregnancy, was al lowed to go home on, Friday evening before the search-warrant was executed at Collyweston, and nothing was afterwards found there; but, from confessions since made, in which each sister charges the others, it seems that all three were in the habit of partaking of the plunder, which, in one instance, consisted of a whole piece of linep cloth, containing 68 yards, and weighing more than &Abs. ! This they stole from the door of Mr. Brown, of High-street, in the middleof the day, on Friday. The prac tice was, after stealing goods, to go together to a public conve nience under the market portico, and there to make a division of them, each sister taking a share, or selecting articles of most use to' her. The scene at the Town-hall, on Tuesday, night, when the women ascertained that each had separately made •a confession implicating the others, can hardly be conceived. Each attributed to the ill counsel of her sisters her own criminality, and one laid her melancholy situation to the want of care of her education and , habits by a dissolute father! They were all committed to gaol, fur trial at the Quarter Sesions in April. Besides drapery. goods, stolen shoes, ironmongery, and other articles, were found on executing the search warrants.—Stam ibrd.Mercury. AUSTRALIAN WOOLS.—It was only in the beginning of the year 1.7&?, that the first convict vessel arrived at Botany Bay, and Van .I)ieman's Land was not taken possession of by the British till the year 1803.. Previous to 1806 there were but few sheep it♦ c,iittfer colony. In that year, however, Mr. M'Arthur left England, convinced of the capabilities of New South Wales as a Wool-growing country, by his previous acquaintance with it, and the proof of the wool he'had long brought over with him. Determined to increase and improve the breed of sheep as far as possible, he sailed with a few ewes and rams, selected from the most approved flocks, on board a vessel appropriately christened for the occasion "The Argo." And certainly, cool pared with the results of this enterprise, the famous expedition of old in search of thegolden fleece may well sink into insigni ficance. In 1810, the whole imports of wool from bc.th of these colonies amounted to only one hundred and sixty-seren pounds. In 1820, they amounted to ninetv-nine thousand four hundred and and fifteen pounds. By 18.32, they' had increased to ten thousand six hundred and thirty-three bales, and this year they amount to nearly three times even that quantity ! The history of coluinerre furnishes few parallel cases to the establishment and increase of such a trade in a country before scarcely known by name, a trade too which there is every reason to believe is still destined to progress in an increasing ratio. LONDON COLONIAL MARKET, MARCH 2. SUGAR.—The demand for British Plantation Sugar is rather heavy, and brown samples have receded in value about 6.1 per cwt. Toe sales this week' have scarcely amounted to 600 Mids. Of Mauritius Sugars nearly 10,009- bags have been offered this week, and the greater part of them has been taken at reduced prices, 6d on the lower and is per cwt. in the finer qualities. Good brown to fine yellow command 61s to G4s per cwt. In the East India &mat market White samples were also Gd per cwt. lower. Foreign sorts a' ein request, and about 9000 bags of Manilla have realized a rise of Is per cwt. For Foreign Sugars there is an increased demand at rather better prices. The demand for Refined Sugars is heavy, and prices, both for the home and export trade, are t,d per cwt. lower. Fine crashed is only worth 38s per cwt. COFFER.—New Berbice has been sold at 106 s to 106 s 6d per cwt. for good middling ; and at 102 s for low middling, samples, being Is to 2s cheaper. Other British Plantation Coffees are also heavy of sale. Foreign and East India samples are also in dull demand: Rum.—There has been some demand nt previous prices. SALTPETRE,—Priees are on the decline. Madras, unretracted, has been sold at 22s 6d per cwt. and 161 to 91 refracted Bengals at 23s 6d per cwt. Sricns.—Cassia Li g nea has advanced 2s to 2 s per cwt , ; about 1500 chests have been sold at this rise. TALLOW.—The prices of Russia Tallow have advanced to 50s per cwt. SlLK.—There is a brisk demand for raw Siik, and prices have advancd LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, 111aucti 2. In addition to the arrivals of this week reported helow the fresh suppli •s are confined to some Barley and Wheat from Suffolk and Essex, and one or two cargons of Irish - Oats. There has been a thin attendance of buyers to-day, owing in part, probably to a continued wet day : in consequence the business transacted has been very tri fling. Superfine Wheat and Barley have, however, met purchasers, and Oats in good condition in small parcels, all at the currency of Monday last. PRICES oe WOOLS AT LIVERPOOL. Epees and Wethers 13d to 14d 4y lh ; Down Togs 15r;o °1 16 is (11 .— Co D m o bI n tg E fleeces 14d tool 15d; Ditto Skin 13 to 15d; Super Skin 14d to 16d ; head Skin, 121 id. SCOTCII.—Laid Highland 9s to 9s 6d; White ditto Ils 3(1 to 12s ; Laid Crossed 12s to 13s; Washed ditto 14s to 15s; Laid Cheviot 14s to 15s ; Washed ditto 16s to 20s 6d; N hite ditto 24s to 28s per stone of 141bs. IRBlL—Fleeces, mixed lots 131 d to 15d; Wethers 13d to 14d; Hogs 15d to 16d ; Combing Skins 131,1 to 141 d; Sl;ort Skin lld to 13d. FOREIGN.—Russi4n 6tl to 7(1; Odessa, fine 12d to 21d; Buenos Ayres 30 to 4(1; Mogadore and Barbary 3d to 4(1; washed Peruvian 81d to 91d; unwashed ditto 6d to 7d; Portugal It, ltd to 12d ; ditto, low marks 84d to 91d ; German Fleeces 14(1 to I6d; ditto, assorted, 17(1 to 20d ; dltto, Lambs' 18d to 30(1; Spani s h IL 17d to 21d ; d i tto F.S. 15d to 22d ; New South Wales 124 to 21d per lb. L IVE Rl 3 OO I. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1838. PRINTED AND PUMA tiHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING, BY RICHARD PATTISSON, (Residence, Village of Warerlreed At No. 4, NORTH -CRESCENT, CASTLE-STRRRI, LIVERPOOL. Orders and Advertisements are received by Messrs. 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Terms of Subscription for this paper :—On credit , one year, £2 65.; half-year, £1 3se; quarter, 1 Is. 64.—1 f paid in advance, one year, £2 2s half-year, X 1 1s; quarter, lOs 6d. LIVERPOOL • 11 TABLE bays. Mrn. I H. st, Tuesday. 6 ) 753 Wednesday 7 I 9 A Thursday 8 955 Friday Saturday lO 11 8 Sunday 11 111 37 Monday - Etm. 1 lit. . -- 7 H. 7 4 U. I 1 F. I. 8 31 ' 10 6 ,Mars sets 5h 24m even. 930 11 7 i Perpetua. 10 15 13 0 j Suturn stationary. 10 51 ( 14 4 , Jupiter sets 611 39m morn. 11 22 1 15 6 ) Moon in Apogee 8h morn' 11 51 216 6 124 Sunday in Lent. , . 0 6 i 17 2 I Gregory. iarktto. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MARCH 2. The Sugar market has been rather dull this week; and as holders in general are nut pressing sales, in expectation of a revival in the de mand when the navigation is again opened, only 300 hhds B.P. have been disposed of, without alteration in price. 2000 bags of Mauritius have been taken at 63s to 61s 9d per cwt, and 1700 bags of good to fine white Bengal at 67s 6,1 to 68s per cwt. I n F ore i gn S ugar , th e on ly sa l e to notice is a lot of '3O cases' strong white Bahia, at 28s per cwt.—No sales.in Molasses, in consequence of the want of supply —Coffee. The only transactions comprise 120 robins of Mocha, mostly ungarbled, which were readily taken by the trade at 81s to 91s per cwt ; and about 30 brls good middling Demerara at 30 brls good middling Demerara at 107 s. Nothing done in Foreign.-500 bags Guayaquil Cocoa have been sold ,at 355, and 80 bags Brazil at 36s per cwt ; 500 bags of Malabar Ginger, at 2ls 6d for ordinary to 24s for good, and 33 bags of black Pepper at ,4d to 41d per lb.—Nothing done in Pimento.—There is a very good inquiry for Rice; both for borne-use and eortation ; the sales in Bengal are 1500 bags, at 14s 90 to 15 s 6d per cwt, and 100 tees dressed Carolina at 345, duty paid.—The inquiry for Rum continues, hut, in consequence of the continuance of easterly winds we are without any fresh arrivals, which limits the business to 150 puns De merara, proof to 5 overproof, at 3s 2d per gallon, and Jamaica, 16 per cent over, at the quotations. There is some demand for Indigo, but our maket is wanting of suit able kinds.—About 50 chests of Shell Lac found buyers at 87s 6d per cwt, 32 hhds of Tincal at .53s to 575, and a few chests of East India Gum Arabic at fair rates.—Nothin ,, reported in Saltpetre or Nitrate.- 5 serous of silver Cochineal broug:a 6s 7d to 7s , per lb, and 200 slabs of East India Tin 77s 6il per cwt. Dyewomis.—Two cargoes of Campearhy Logwood have been offered frOm the quay, and about 230 tons sold at £8 7s lid to £8 lOs per ton, and a few tons of Jamaica at £7 ss; in Fustic, 30 tons of Cuba brought £B, and 80 of Savanilla £4 13s ; a small lot of solid Nicaragua Wood at £l2 ; 15 tons of Camwood at £l6 10s, and 20 tons of Angola Barwood , at steady prices. —There are no sales of Turpentine to communicate, and prices remain unaltered.—Ameriean Tar is scarce, and would meet a ready sale.—The business in Montreal Pot and Pearl Ashes has been trifling, at 29s for the former and 33s for the latter description.— Nothing done in Cloverseed ; no sales of sowing Flaxseed have yet been effected, but of Archangel Linseed 700 quarters brought 35s per quarter, and 268 bags East India do. 42s.—No alteration in Quercitron Bark ; about 60 hhds have been disposed of at former prices.—Hides. The public sales to-day went off very well. and the whole sold at an advance of a id to Id per lb On dry Monte Video, whilst other descrip tions brought full' prices ; 450 salted Buenos Ayres Ox, inferior, sold at 40, 4930 dry Monte Video at 81d to 81d per lb for good, lid to 'lid for inferior to fair, and wormed in proportion, 400 Laguna at 51, 100 Lima at 61d, 120 Savanilla at 41d, 200 drys Med Pernambuco at 50, 308 salted, Demerara at 4id, 800 Jamaica at 41d, 700 New Orleans at 3.1 d, 160 Sa vanilla at 21d per lb, and 5600 dry Buenos Ayres and Monte Video horse Hides at 9s Id to Its 6d each.—The sales of Tobacco have been about 100 hhds Virginia and Kentucky stemmed, to the trade, at full prices. Only a few small sales have been made this week in Brimstone, without any change in prices.—The common descriptions of Sumac reinain scarce; Sicily sells steadily at fair prices.—Owing, to the scarcity of good white Argols, several orders which have appeared have not been executed ; about 3d carks of Oporto red have been sold from 26s to 335, according to quality.—There has been nothing done worthy of notice in Madders or Madder Roots.—Fine Persian Berries command £l2 per cwt. and find ready sale; the inferior sorts are neg lected.—There continues a good demand for Olive Oil, and' more business would have been done, had not the holders been disposed to requir4 advanced prices, which in some instances has been complied with total sales of the week amount to about 50 tuns.—Some tran sactions to the'.extentoc about 50 tuns Fish Oil . have taken place, principally fr,,m the quay, and at lower rates.—Seed Oils continue in ood request, atti small advance.—The business in Palm Oil has again seen extensive, consisting of about 550 tons, at £l9 to £ll, principally at the former price, and at which 200 tons were taken to arrive.—Oil of Turpentine is in good request. - There is a steady business doing in Hemp at the quotations.—ln Flax no sales reported —The transactions in Tallow have not been extensive, the consumers contenting them selves with small parcels; but all lightly stocked, and the market firm. LONDON GAZETTE'.—FRIDAY, MARcx 2. PT NE R SI I I P DI SSO L VE D. J. Tyrer a n d J. W R inder, Liverpo S ol, coopers—J. Tyrer, J. Winder] and R. Fisher, LiverpooLhoop-dealers—J. Hetherington and S. Smith London and Liverpool —R. G. Ilunt and M. Burley, Liverpool, dry s liters—J. H. Booth and J. Fishwick, Liverpool, hatters—J. Dean and J. Law, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, manufacturers of cotton—W. T. Hesketh, H. Hesketh, W. Hesketh and E. Hesketh, Manchesters corn-merchants, so far as regards W. Hesketh. BANKRUPTS. John Wyatt, West Smithfield, London, machinist. Joseph Smith Holdsworth, Lower Edmonton, corn—merchant. Johu Grinham Clerken well-green, London, licensed -victualler. John Wood, High-street, St. Giles's, London, eating-house-keepet. Mary Richordson, Chelmsford, innkeeper. Thomas Jones, Carnarvon, ironfounder. Gibliem Low, Fearnlee-within-Sadcileworth, Yorkshire, stone , dealer.. Charles Griffith, Chester, cabinet-maker. DIVIDENDS. March 27, R. M`Laren, Liverpool, rectifier—April 26, B. Glover] Liverpool, drysalter—March 27,T.Thornpson, Brydges-street, Covent garden, London, wine-merchant-11arch 24, C. tturfield, sen. Tooley-. street, Southwark, merchant—March 23, F. Glass, Cateaton-street, London, Blackwell-hall-factor —March 23, J. Rowling, Leeds, stuff dyer—March 23, W. Perkin, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, timber-mer , chant—April 10, R. Shirley, Kinftre. Staffordshire, worsted-yarn= manufacturer—April 10, J. brury, Kidderminster, grocer—March 31, W. J. P. Jackson, Kidderminster. baker—March 28, C. Noades, Leeds: tailor — March 26, J.W. Brooks, Cheltenham, common -brewer—March 23, C. W. Daives, Bishopcastle, Shropshire, mercer—March 29, W. Pettifor, Nottingham, common-carrier —Mar c h 27, G. Stevens, Wol• verhampton, grocer—Mar • h 28, T. Benbow, Cheltenham, mercer— March 28, T. T. Squier, Exeter, brush - inanutacturer—March 27, T. Brooke, Wolverhampton, tanner—April 5, E. Sheppard sen. and E.- Sheppard, jun. Uley, Gloucestershire, clothiers—March 27, T. Ke ars ley, Birmingham, corn -merchant. TES To be granted, unle ss cause be shown CERTIFIC t A o th e contra 23d day of March. ry, on or before the' W. B. Harrop, Milnthorp,Westmorland, timber -merchant—W. Pet tifor, Nottingham, common-carrier—J. Hoole, Crookes, Yorkshire, tanner—C. J. Marriott, Leamington-priors, Warwickshire, grocer. SCOTH SEQU David Cullum. Edinburgh , buiIderESTRATIONS.. John Riddell, Glasgow. farmer. John Baird, Ayr, merchant. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in• the week ending Feb. 27, 1438, is 38s 100 per hun dred weight, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. L VER V 0.014 COTTON MARK MARCH 2. - . Nottvithstanding a fair inquiry from the trade, the supply has so far exceeded the demand, that the market has been without animation, and closed heavily at a reduction of id per lh on American, and about id on other descriptioi.s. 800 bales of Surat were offered to-day by auction, of which tiOJ sold at id to id decline on previous rates oy private. 500 Aiiii•iiean 'have been taken on speculation, and 250 for export; and there have been forwarded into the country unsold during the past month 2200 American, 200 Pernambuco, 20a Bahia, 500 Egyp tian, and 100 Surat. - - • ACCOUNT OF SALES AND From the 23dult. to .141. IkIPORTS OF COTTON. day inclusire. Current Prices. ImPc ThisWk )RTS. this Year SALES OP THE WEEK, Sea Island Stained Bowed Georgia r Mobile t. Alabama and Tennessee • • New Orleans j Pernambuco and Paraiba Aricati and Ceara Bahia and Mavio f Maranham t Sawginned Al huts Para _ . 10110 1940 4960 Demerara, Surinam, &c Egyptian Barbados Peruvian Bahama Laguayra Common West India, ire Carthagena. Smyrna Manilla Surat ••• Madras Bengal •••• • On Saturday there was but a very m were only 2,000 bags; to-day, however, ance of the-trade, who have bought to ti market has closed with more firmness. 16d a 33d 6 -- 12 62 -- 8 62 -- 82 21 -- 7 6 -- Si 8i -- 1U 81 -- 91 -- 81 81 -- 9} 7 -- 8.1 9 -12 i Si. -12 i 7 - 8 8 - 9 61- 8 61 - 81 5.1 - 51 3i - 51 4 - 51 31 - 5 toderate dem , there has b( he extent of 4 MAI and, and 1 en a gooc 000 bags; LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL MARKET, MAUCH 2. s. d. s. d. i s. d. s. d. Old Hay H -- New ay 08010 - i '4 Cattle Potatoes 1 2 1 3- Clover Hay 0 7 010 - Turnips 21 024 0 per ton Straw, Wheat.. 0 4 0 5 - Carrots 2B 030 0 - Straw, Oat 0 4 0 0- 1 Manttlewurzle 20 0 22' 6- Straw. Barley 0 31 0 0 - ; Manure .8 0 10 0 LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE ' MARCH 3. With the exception of about 3600 sacks of Irish Flour, brought by steamers, the imports of the past week have been trifling. The opening of the canals brought a better attendance of country dealers to our market last Tuesday, but their chief inquiry was for Oats, in which a fair business was done at an advance of Id to Id per bushel. Wheat also maintained the improvement noted in our report of this day se'nnight, the best Irish red reaching 8s 31 per 701 h. Flour and Oatmeal were without change in value. With a very limited demand, prices have not since undergone any alteration ; and that tho trade has not been of a more active character may in part he attributed to the usual scanty supplies. Choice Roundland Barley has brought 35s to 36s per quarter, and Scotch and Cumberland, suitable for Malting. may be bought at 4s 4d to 4s 6d per 601bs. Beans and Pease as last noted, In the bonded market, a small parcel of Baltic Wheat has been sold at 5s per 7011 , 5. and a few hundred barrels of U.S. sour Flour has been taken for export at 25s per 106Ibs. PRICES OF SHARES, LIVERPOOL, MABCH 5. ---.. Last Prices This day's RAILWAYS, &c. PerShar e. Prices. Birmingham and Gloucester l5 paid 12 10 0 .... Ditto and Derby 2O .... 19 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester 5 .... 615 0 .... 70 0 Bolton and Leigh lOO paid 63 10 0 .... Chester and Crewe Dublin and Drogheda lO paid .... 6 15 . 0 Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow (old) Ditto ditto (new) Ditto Leith and Newhaven 5 paid 3 7 6 .... Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock 4 .... 415 0 .... 411 6 Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock,l and Ayr 5 paid 4 7 6 .... Grand .1 unction lOO .... 235 0 0 .... Great Western 65 93 0 0 .... Hull and Selby Liverpool and Manchester 100 .... 205 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares 25 .... 48 15 0 .... Ditto half shares 25 .... 64 10 0.. London and Birmin g h am 9O .... 171 0 0 .... Ditto new quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 5O .... 44 10 0 .... Ditto, new shares Ditto & Bright•m (United) 8 .... 12 17 6 .... 12 15 0 Leeds and Manchester 2O .... 39 10 0' .... 39 15 0 Leicester and Swannington Leicester and S wann i ngton, (new) 5 paid 25 0 0 .. .. .. • Nlanchester, Bolt on , Sc Bury 7B .... 75 0 0 .... Manchester and Birmingham. - - 7 .... nl5 0 .... 11 7 6 Midland Co un ti es 2O .... 21 10 0 ... Newcastle and C a rli s l e lOO .... 92 10 0 .. ... Ditto quarter shares 25 .... 23 5 0 .... North Midland South Eastern and Dover 7 .... 617 6 .... 617 6 North Union, (new) 100 .... 70 10 0 .... St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap 100 paid 40 10 0 .... BANKS. Bank of Liverpool..... ......£12 10s paid 23 0 0 .• .. -- Commercial of Liverpool 10 ... • • 20 • 2 6 .• .. --‘-- Liverpool Union lO .... 13 7 6 .... -- Northern and Central --- North and South Wales lO ... • 9 5 0 .... of Manchester - 10 .... 11 17 6 .... 111'eliester & L'pool Dset 15 .... 20 12 6 .... South Lancashire 7 10s 617 6 .... Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank Commercial Bank of England 5 .... 415 0 .... East of England .... 9 17 6 .... Phcen ix Bank •• .. 412 6 .... Royal Bank of Liverpool ........500 .... 660 0 0 .... Wilts and Dorset - • - -- - -- - GAS, WATER. WORKS, &c. -- Exchange Buildings. £lOO paid 159. 0 0 .... L'pool HarriugtonWaterWorks 200 .... 450 0 0 .... Bootle Ditto Stock .... 3I 0 0 .... Liverpool Coal Gas Company—Stock .... 355 0 0 .... L' pool New 'Gas 24 Coke C0....£100 ~... 196 0 0 .... Ditto New Shares are now paid up. _ - ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance C 0.25 paid 10 2 6 .... Ocean Assurance Company. lO •• • , 6 7 , 6 -.... Liverpool Fire and Life 2 lO s . 2 6 6 ..,. DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES , &e. Anderton Carrying Company l2 10s 12 28155 0 ... Woodside Ferry 25 a ... . Egremont Ferry Rock Ferry. 20 •• ...• 13 15 0 • .... Steam Tug Company • • 2 .... H a rrington Docks• •• 10 0 80 •• •• ••• 64 10 0 ... Apothecaries' Company •-t PACKET _______ BOATS. —F ALMOUTH STATION, GENERAL POST- OFFICE. —March 2, 1837. _ _ Mails-made , DESTINATION. up In Last Packets Xext Packet ' London. Sailed. D ue. Holland - .......... Tues. & Fri. Mn. & Thurs. Hamburg & Swed. Tues. & Fri. Tues. & Satur Lisbon ....... Madeira . . ... Saturdays .. Spain & Gib ra l t. Feb. 26. Feb. 25. Malta and Greece.. 2nd Saturd. Ma Egypdet and India .. 4th Saturday Brazil &B. ira ....... Ist Tuesday H.M.B. Sp e y, H . M .B. Lyra, Ayres. each month. 2 Isl. & Hayti.. b. 9. March 10. America........, Ist Wednes. Magnet.. Feb. 10 H. M arch c Jamat. L'ward March 10. B Feb. 3. B. Goldfinch, Laguira ....... each month. 81st day of H.M.11.M B. Linnet, March 28. 111txic,) and Ha- z 15th day of H.M.B. Delight, Nightingale, vana ...... S each month. Feb. 19. Feb. 21. 5 Jamai. L'ward 15th day of H.M.B, Express H.NT.B. Pigeon I Isl. & Hayti. C arthagena .• . each month. Feb. 19. M arch 15. •.J 985 1505 MARCH 6, 1`:38, MARCH • 6. Robert Graves, (di v .) noun Clarcdon Rooms, 11 6. James G. Tr ev itt, (I s t) Ditto 1 8. James Ramsbottom , (special) ,. Mr. Lewis's, 11 8. Abraham W. Collard, (div.) • Clarendon Rooms, 1 9. Joseph Townsend , Ditt3 1 10. C. Humberston and Co. (proof).. ....... ....Ditto l9 13. Christopher Ilayos, jun. (2d) Ditto 15. James Mercer. (special) Thomas Hilliar's, 1 16, John Reid, (2d) Clarendon Rooms, 1 16. Joseph Taylor, (2d) . Ditto 1 17. John Mills... Ditto 1 MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. NORTHERN HOSPITAL WEEKLY REPORT. For the week ending March 3, 1838. PATIENTS ADMITTED. PATIENTS DISCHARGED. Accidents without recomrnen- I Cured 2B dation Medicaland Surgical cases with Incurable 0 recommendation Remaining in the Hospital. 77 House Visitors, Rev. T. Hornhy and Rev. Dr. Ralph. Chaplain, Rev. H. S. Joseph.—Treasurer, Charles Warner, Esq. House Surgeon—Mr. Benjamin Blower. Donations and Subscriptions thankfully received at Heywood's Bank and at the Hospital:l.Reds-street. BIRTHS. On Friday last, in Upper Parliament-street, the lady of the Rev. Henry Carpenter, of a still-born child. MA,RRIED. On the 25th ult. in Blessington-street, Dublin, by his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, John O'Connell, Esq. M P. third son of Daniel O'Connell, Esq. M:P. to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late James Ryan, Esq. of Jubilee Hall, in the county of Dublin. • On Thnrsday last, at the Superintendent-Registrar's Office, Mr. Miles Taylor, of Lancaster, to Miss Margaret Morris, of this town. Same day', at Overton. Thomas Brandreth, Esq of Helsby, to Miss Ellen Burgess, eldest daughter of Samuel Burgess, Esq. of the same place. DIED. Lennox Robert Read, Esq. formerly of the Royal Navy, uncle of the present Lord Viscount Avonmore, At Calcutta, aged 21, John, son of Mr. John Lightfoot, of this town. house and land agent. At Mr. Rigby's. Park-lane, after a long illness, aged 32, Mr. Robert Puckett, late of Weymouth In January 'ilk, at Langalate. (one of the Canary Islands,) Captain William Milton, of the Mary Ann, of thie port, deeply regretted by theapt Captain Robert Jan.at his Elliott, residencehavin having I s o e n r tvg,odm hise y Lozi4y, , Virginia, a agedsot= his friends. captain, during the revolutionary war. dietlo , On andC On the 13th ult. at M ontague-street, Edinburgh, Francis Matilda, in her sth year; on the 14th, James, in his 2d year; on the 16th, S e t h h il y d e re a n r ; 0 f a nivid 8, li theza, r i il l w i e a r y 6 e t o h n y tr e a a c r io t r h ., e 3 fo a t n ir et y , o %i ng h e e s r t On the 23d ult. aged 3 years and 3 months, Frederick, the son of Mr. Henry Brooks, tailor, On the 24th ult. at his residence, Islington-terrace, aged 81, Mr. James Hird. Same day, aged 87 Mrs. Mary W e i g h, Ch ester. • On the 25th ult. Captain Robert Mitchell, of the ship Formosa, much regretted. st re O et. n the 26th ult. age d 6 2, M r. William Dixon, enameller, Stanhope- Same day, 'at the Rectory. H a ,t on , near L ancas t er, M ary, the wifet of the Rev. T. lv.ackreth, B. D. Rector of that place, and daughter of the late Rev. James Thomas, of Lancaster. It pleased; the Almighty that her sufferings should be very severe and protracted, but they were borne with great Christian resignation. - On Tuesday last, aged 63, Mr. Edward Hughes, south end George's Dock, much respected by a number of friends who had the faVour of his acquaintance. On Wednesday last, Mahella, relict of Captain/James Murray Nor they. R.N. and, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Whitby, of Creswell Hall, Staffordshire. On Sunday last. Mr. Wm. Edwards, aged 46 years, late of Pool lane. 7G901 64049 5544 7677 1 3304 5163 2905 1 '• • ' 175789 the sales I attend , and the 1209