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Alexandria, on the 17th ult., and had an interview with the Paella on the 19th, and placed the Hydra at his service to convey his dispatch to Marmorica on the 22d ult. Sir Charles left Alexandria in the Great Liverpool. Serious sickness had prevailed at Acre. The storm that visited the coast of Syria with such violence on the 2d and 3d ult. had produc A Beyrout nd in the moun- i governor had recklessly stop- riving, and the mountaineers were sioii with the authorities by des- ained that the Porte will be able at the population is re-armed. ag batteries and exercising his 1 given notice to the National bat they were to consider themselves time he was making prepa don of his private estates, and had son, Abbas Pacha, he sair ators in separate districts HUSAN (From the Bombay Times.) fore our readers the following ex- IMPORTANT NEW FROM CHINA, INDIA, AND - EGYPT, (From the second edition of the Times of Wednesday.) We have received by extraordinary express from Maisellles letters and journals from Bombay up to the Ist of December, as well as advices from Alexandria to the 24th, and letters and journals from Malta to the 28th. The intelligence from China is of the highest impOrtance, —no less than the near settlement of the China question. Shortly after the capture of Cbusan. Admiral Elliot, in proceeding to the Pecho river, was met by a mandarin of the third rank of the Chinese empire. though some accounts say by the Emperor himself, while others affirm that Admiral Elliot had arrived at Pekin, and had an audience of the Emperor. The Emperor has agreed to pay £3,000,000 for the ex penses incurred by the British in making war ; other autho rities state £2,000,000 sterling as indemnity for the opium seized, and £1,000,000 for the expenses of the war. The emperor, either himself or through his officers, has expressed pacific intentions to the admiral, and he disavows the actions of his commissioner Lin. This latter, indeed, has fallen into disgrace, and the emperor offers to surrender him into the hands of the British, to be dealt with as they may think proper. Two commissioners were to be sent either to Can ton or Ningpo, with full powers to negotiate a treaty. Chusan is not to be given up until the treaty be signed. The above intelligence, which is up to the Ist of October, was brought by her Majesty's ship Cruiser, to Calcutta. No movement southward is expected from Chasm before the 15th of October. The admiral was to leave Chusan for Ningpo in one of the steamers on the 30th of September, and the Blenheim was warping out for the same destination. The emperor is greatly annoyed at our occupation of Chusan, and his minister hinted " that the' admiral' visit had pre vented the march of fierce soldiers to retake the island." The Malkieca papers have got up a story, that accounts have been received there that our ships of war had taken the Bogue forts, and after forcing the passage of the Bocea, Tigris had proceeded to Canton. It is feared that this is not correct. Great complaints are made of the unhealthiness of the men in the expedition against Chusan ; the weather at this place is represented as cold and unhealthy. Mortality ap pears to prevail. Captain Stean, of her Majesty's 49th, had died. The fleet, however, was plentifully supplied with provisions. so highly important. 'rom Marseilles received this n Alexandria to the 24th ult., rpool sailed with the Indian ith to Alexandria is the shortest me hour from port to port. The ndria a month earlier than usual, officially notified. The Indian landed at Suez on the 12th ult., sert by a guard of 60 horsemen, .eserve them from the attacks of lately become hostile and clan :ores, and attacking the pilgrims i. Ibrahim Pasha was still with hich he had returned in very ill :aineers, hoping (it was believed) The intelligence from India is Our extraordina morning bri expres convention to return to-Egypt Dili had written again to ~ and proposed to send .eturn of Ibrahim and his h had arrived in the Hydra at on which day t Her trip on record-- plague had a cud tbr mails and 18 the Bede gero us, sei: Lz., 14 c en route from Cuir hie arrr health to avail hims peaceably an Admiral St 4 another me& to govern Le Mehemet troops incess Guard his regular soldiers rations for the heal Is of Alexa appointed his son, Sail to be resident adminis We hasten to plac tract from a 1 Sept. 30 r we have just received, dated Chisau, ,veral others are much more full of particulars, head and front" of the news but the following contains the from China " Admiral Elliot arrived in the Wellesley on the 28th from the Gulf of Pe-che-lee, as 1 before told you. The result of his fiegociation, at the mouth of the Peho, with the third in rank in the Chinese Empire, is not fully known ; but I may say, that the Emperor is willing to apologise for the insult inflicted upon Captain Elliot, and that his Excellency Lin is to be punished in any way which w e please. The chops were couched in very civil language, containing none of the offen sive epithets so freely applied to Europeans on former occa sions. The Emperor had been kept in ignorance of Lin's proceedings, but many of the nobles of the Court had perfect information relative to the Viceroy's conduct at Canton. In referring Admiral Elliot to Canton for the settlement of the matters in dispute, the Emperor said, through his deputy, that Granting all which y u say to be true, it would be ex ceedingly unjust to condemn Lin without giving him a hear ing ; besides, Lin's report is quite different from yours. I will send plenipotentiaries to Canton to make proper in quiries, and who afterwards will arrange with you there.' This reasonable course may have been adopted for the pur pose of removing the Admiral from the vicinity of the capital ; in that the Emperor has succeeded, but nevertheless the ex pedition has effected something ; the men of war have fully surveyed the Gulf of Pe-che-lee, and have partial!_ plored the mouth of the Peho. The Madagascar steam sel crossed the bar at the mouth of the Peho, and ascended the river for about two mile plied with sheep, bullocks, The fleet was plentifully sup tables, and fruits. " Tbe Kite armed vessel was sent under the command of Lieutenant Douglas, soon after the taking of Tinghae, to the mouth of the Yang-tse-Keang, for the purpose of surveying it is supposed that she has beep wrecked, as the lieutenant in charge, the captain's wile (Mrs. Noble), and some Lascars, are in the hands of the Chinese at Ningpo, who treat them and Capt. Anstruther also with kindness; until the Chinese informed us of the circumstance, we knew nothing of the loss of the Kite. Tbat the vessel had been wrecked, I believe, is an inference only, from the fact of the lieutenant and others being prisoners of the Chinese." The following highly interesting extracts are from letters of our correspondents with the China expedition : " TINGHAE (CIIIISAN), SEPT. 28.—The sickness conti nues to increase daily. The 26th had 520 yesterday, and I believe they have more to-day. 'Yesterday quarters for the whole regiment, in empty houses in the city, were allotted. This should have been done long ago, and much sickness. in all probability, would hare been spared. Our first casualty among officers took place last night, in the depth of poor Captain Stean, of her Majesty's 49th regiment, who had only been ill about a week, and prior to which he was looking as well as possible. " H— has come back, but he says he found the admi ral and everybody in the ship very busy writing, to despatch by the present opportunity, and he came away with the im pression that we should remain here at least five months more. This is a sad blow to most people, for most had made up their minds that we should be off the island very soon. The admiral says the whole of the troops must be housed as fast as possible. Report says that the Blenheim, 71, is to go to Ningpo immediately, and that the admiral will follow in a few days ; that a commissioner has arrived there from Pekin, of high rank, and of the blood royal, for the purpose of negotiating. I suppose it will take a few months to get an answer from Calcutta, and perhaps the admiral will await the orders of Lord Auckland. I really believe that all hos tilities have ceased ; but I very much fear that the business of bringin a sad time er manne Not a hou: give warms ns to a close will be protracted to it they are not dealt with in a pro very uncomfortable here in winter. e, or the means of having one. to ch a thing as a pane of glass, to nd. The Chinese substitute a admit light cloak till tht and when th time till the: Extract of 1840.—Hon Parties varying from 50 to 200 men have been making fre quent excursions in different directions, for the purpose of discovering armed men, but have always failed. Two officers and four men on a foraging excursion were attacked, and with difficulty escaped ' • one Chinaman killed, and several others wounded in the affray. Captain Anstruther, Madras Artillery, was carried away prisoner to Ningpo whilst making a survey of the country ; the wife and family of the cap tain since taken prisoners themselves. Sickness amongst the troops on the increase, and deaths more numerous. The wreck of the Indian Oak, off the Lew Chew Islands, crew and cargo saved, the natives there being so kind, that on the Cruiser being sent to bring them back they refused to come, as the, natives were building them a junk out of the wreck. The capture of 20 Europeans, one lady, and several Lascars at Ningpo,, reported to belong to the brig Kite, since sup posed to be the crew of some opium schooner wrecked ; the assurances of the Ningpoites that they shall want for nothing, and that they shall be given up as soon as the island of Chu san is vacated. The arrival of the Madagascar from Pe-che lee, with intelligence that the emperor is most anxious to treat, and offering Lantao in exchange for Chusan. Seven transports have been ordered to be in readiness for sea, and it is supposed two regiments will be sent to take pos session of Lantao. Authentic intelligence has just arrived concerning the prisoners at Ningpo, that they are the crew of the Kite ; Lieut. Douglas of the royal navy is amongst the number. Advices have come to the admiral that one of the head mandarins will be at Canton on the 18th proximo, for the purpose of negociating, and it is supposed the admiral will leave this for that place in a few days. _ Sept. 30, It appears that the Kite got on shore at Ningpo, and of course the whole crew were captured. The admiral is just outside the inner harbour, in the Wel lesley. The report that the whole land force will winter here is gaining ground. A chop has been sent to the Ningpo mandarins by the admiral about Anstruther : the answer has not yet come. Tne reply, whatever it may be, will be a key to the recent conference at Pe-che-lee. The Wellesley not having come inside looks as if she was not destined to remain here long ; however, nothing is known of the destination of any of the naval people. MACAO. DEFEAT OF THE CHINESE. (From the Canton Press, Aug. 8.) On Tuesday last, her majesty's ships, Druid, Columbine, Larne, Hyacinth, and Nimrod, anchored in these roads, and left again on Thursday last, with the exception of her Ma jesty's ship Larne, the two former for the Bogue and Cap singmoon, the Hyacinth for_the Broadway, and the Nimrod for Chusan. The reports which we noticed last week as to their probable movements have not been confirmed, but we hail the entering of the Hyacinth into the Broadway as an earnest that the blockade of the Canton river will hencefor ward be strictly enforced. It is with the deepest sorrow we have to announce that a British subject has probably fallen into the hands of the Chinese, Mr. F. Stanton, formerly tutor to the sons of the late Mr. R. Turner. SMITH, " Commanding the blockade squadron. " To , Esq., and other British subjects in Macao." An attempt was made, a few days ago, to set fire to the transport Nazaruth Schah, but detected in time to prevent injury. A man had mixed among a crowd of Chinese boats which were at the time alongside, and was observed to throw something overboard, but it was only after great exertion that the incendiary was secured. When become aware that he had been detected, and that the boats were being lowered to seize him, he jumped into the water, and diving under the bottom of the ship, re-appeared on the other side. For some time he eluded the grasp of his pursuers by diving and hiding among the Chinese boats, but he was at last taken, and is now in irons on board the Druid. INDIA. (From the Bombay Gazette) The Indian intelligence for the past month possesses unu sual interest. The first important item is the surrender of Dost Mahomed, the ex-ruler of Cabul, to our envoy at the court of Schah Soojah, Sir W. M`Naghten. Thus, after a struggle of two years' duration, we have finally established our point, and Schah Soojah is undisputed master of the throne of his ancestors. The second item of importance is the death of the Maha rajah Kurruck Singh of Lahore, and that of his son, Nou- Nahal Singh, by the fall of a beam in a gateway through which he was proceeding to the river Ravee, tb perform his ablutions after his father's obsequies; as prescribed by the Hindoo law. He has left no living heir, but we are informed that one of his wives in the third month of her pregnancy, and that her mother has possession of the fort, and refuses to give it up to Shere Singh, whom the Lahore Durbar pro claimed Sovereign of the Punjaub on the 7th instant. We believe that by a treaty entered into with Runjeet Singh, we agreed to guarantee the lineal succession of his descendants to the Guddee of the Punjaub ; and, in the event of the cor rectness of the report of the pregnancy of the Ranee, we opine we shall be obliged to take her under our protection. Shere Singh is the son of one of the wiles of Runjeet, but he was disowned 6y him from his birth, which happened in 1809. He is represented as being the idol of the Seikh army, brave as the lion, whose cognomen (Singh) he bears, but cruel, sensual, and debauched. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE BOMBAY, DEC. 1, 1840.—November has been an important month in India. The points of highest interest are four — viz., Affghanistan, Scinde, Lahore, and China. of the kind is to be had is broken, and instead of warming ley clothe themselves with cloak upon sufficient number to keep them warm, warm, they take off one cloak at a .ed C:husan Harbour September 29, :miner Madagascar it a few lines to give you an account f the Peho, or Pekin river ; from a very fine run up with fine weather, and ce on the 9th of August, the squadron con ' g ships :—the Wellesley, with his Ex- G. Elliott, C. 8.; the Blonde, Modeste, lagascar steamer, and the Ernaud and and provisions. On the 11th Captain , ceeded into the mouth of the river in boats of all the men of war present, and on our arriving at the bar the d the boats proceeded into the river flying ; on their arrival off the forts at rin boat pushed off to them and re letter, and after the expiration of six by his Excellency, a chop was received, required ten days to consider, which adron proceeded to the different e to water and procure bullocks, th them. They succeeded of my t arrived off ti sisting of t cellency lit Volage, Py Malcolm, C. Elliott, the steame steamer ceived days, t time being agrt.e islands in the gu the Emend tran supply, and returned to the anchor -I.igust, the day appointed, and the im 5, and on the 30th an in n Elliot and Khe Shan, who is the t hird man in the em pire, a mandarin of the first class, and red button, and ever since (that is, up to the time of our departure from the-Pebo, on the 15th of September) negociations have been going on, and, from all we can hear, it is generally believed that the plenipotentiary is to proceed to Canton to meet Khe Shan, and then to settle affairs, if possible. A portion of the troops remain here to hold this place until matters are finally settled. When the interview took place, Khe Shan, the imperial Com.: missioner, gave the party a splendid breakfast. The Chinese government are much alarmed at our being in possession of Chusan ; they do not like our being so near their capital, and they will endeavour to keep us to the s.uthward. The island of Lintao is spoken of as the place most likely where the English will settle at, but the Chinese would prefer our not having any settlement at all. They have offered to punish Lin in any way the English propose. The troops are very sickly at this place, and we are all looking out for a speedy settlement of affairs. Captain Anstruther, of the Madras Artillery, was out sketching a short distance frcm the city of Chusan, and was seized by the Chinese and made prisoner; he is now at a place called Ningpo, and well treated ; the au thorities at that place have sent over to say they have 20 more prisoners, but whom they can be we cannot make out : they say, if we give up Chusan, they will give up the prisoners. The Alligator had a brush with them at Amoy, and returned to this place ; the day after the affair 400 chests of opium were sold at very high prices indeed-1184 dollars a chest, so it is said ; the Chinese come on board the ships here to purchase, thinking we have come here to sell opium only. and they will have the drug at all risks; in fact, the smugglers benefit much •• the war and they hope it may last. Supplies of all kinds n. the eating and drinking way are in great demand. The Indian Oak was wrecked on the Lew Chew Islands; crew all saved. The Nimrod man of war has been sent to bring them to this place, and is hourly expected. When at Pe-che-lee, I went into the Peiho, or Pekin river, with the steamer ; on our approach to the river, the forts, two miser able affairs, were manned with Chinese soldiers. We had a flag of truce flying, and a mandarin beat came off to us. ♦ery well in ob age by the pedal chop terview too the imperia 'nt off to th en Cap tai When we anchored about a mile below the forts the whole of the beach was crowded with thousands of the inhabitants to see the steamer. They were quite astonished. The forts had three old guns mounted on sand bags, but they never expected that we should attempt to pass the bar, it being shallow. However, we managed to cross, and can say we are the only European vessel, and steamer, in the world that ever was is the river leading to the capital of the Celestial Empire. During our stay at Pe-che-lee, we had a trip to the Great Wall of China with the admiral. The end comes down into the sea about half a mile ! There is a fort on the end of it with a large tower. It is one of the most stupend ous affairs I ever beheld. It appears about 30 feet high, and about the same width. It has a watch-tower about every mile on it. The land is very high in the vicinity, some of the hills, about 3,000 f eet , an d the wall goes completely over the tops of the mountai ns , an d is seen as far as the eye can reach. It is impossible to say anything for certain regarding polities, but it is generally supposed the Chinese will come to Wins,. Our Chun!) and ti stopping tiuir trado entirsly,snd tbs tsicing t Macao, bring tho Chinese government into very low repo and at this the Court at Pekin are much alarmed, fearing a revolution may break out. All junks are stopped and de tained, but have ip some instances been released again ; the coast is now in a complete state of blockade, but the tants at Chusan appear to be coming in. Should our SWO subjec government hold Chusi Pekin authorities are well aware of thi rid would anything than have a protracted war. Under stances, I think matters will be soon settled.' these circur (From another letter,) TINGHAE, The cruiser is, we are told, off for Calcutta in a couple of hours, so I seize the opportunity to - furnish you with a few lines. WAN rumoured, had_diss • is now at Casabiancei: The litunquin-foo and Tao-ie ye alio left Macao. The following letter was circulated on Monday last : AUG. 17, 1840 4ACAO " Sir,—As the British community residing in Macao must be deeply interested in the fate of Mr. Stanton, lately seized by the Chinese, I•have now to request you will be pleased to make known to them, that assurances haTe been received from the governor of Macao, by her Majesty's officers, that the Taoutae, Yth, left Macao at seven p. m. on the 11th inst., for the sole purpose of laying before the Viceroy Lin the strongest demands for the release of the aforesaid British subject ; and his excellency has been kind enough to state that he will make known at the earliest period the result of I have, &c., this officer's mission voluatle property was placed, and that this calamity Id have occurred just before too insurance should have , een effected, the whole matter appears surrounded with /SERV. ATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK The admiral has returned from Peiho and the Gulf of Pe-che-lee ; his reception is said to have been good, and that the emperor is anxious for peace. Lin is to be tried by some Chinese commision, and I have no doubt will be sacrificed. They want us to give up Chusan and to take Lantao, opposite to Macao, and they offer £2,000,000 sterling in cash. The foree, it is believed, will winter here. _all but a small detach of artillery and one European regiment to accompany the ad- miral to Macao, where it is supposed peace will be concluded. The troops are dreadfully sick ; quarters are taken, and they are to leave the . r sick, and come into town, when the rain ceases, which we have had for some days. The Cameronians have lost 30 men, the 18th about 24, the 49th about 15, and the Volunteers about 24, the Artillery only one man, but have been more sickly than any other. The Cameronians had yesterday 545 men unfit for duty. This is a dreadful state of things. This island has been drained of supplies, instead of their being obtained from the mainland. The admiral goes to-day with Captain Elliott to Ningpo to try and recover poor Captain Anstruther (Madras Artillery) and Mrs. Noble, Captain Noble, and the crew of the Kite, who are all prison ers. The Viceroy has written to say that they shall all be taken care of, and invited the admiral to treat, as the Prince's guardian had been sent from Pekin for this purpose, as also a relative of the emperor. Since writing this lam told that all the troops at present here are to continue at this place until after the winter. FIGHT AT THE BARRIER It will be seen from the circular copied below, addressed by Captain Smith to the British subjects resident here, that his Excellency the Governor informed him that the Taoutae had left Macao' on the 11th of this month for the sole purpose of laying before the Viceroy Lin the strongest demands for the release of Mr. Stanton. On Monday, the 17th, the Taoutae returned, but without Mr. Stanton, and we are in formed that the only answer he gave was, that it was impos sible that Mr. Stanton could be liberated, he not having been seized on Portuguese territory, and that besides he, the Taoutae, had brought with him a number of soldiers to assist the Portuguese in driving away the English. It was known before, and we stated it last week, that strong additions had been made to the fortifications at the barrier and to the num ber of the garrison there, and a great many boats filled with soldiers were on Tuesday seen to pass through the inner har bour towards the barrier, where also were stationed eight war-junks, which before had been anchored opposite the town of Macao. The hon. company's steamer Enterprise left the road here for Capsingmoon soon after the return of the Taoutae was known, and returned on Tuesday in company with her Majesty's ship Druid, and towing the transport Nazaruth Schah, having the Bengal Volunteers on board. From the Taoutae's answer it was evident that the Chinese had hostile intentions towards the English residents in Macao, and there seemed but the alternative of quietly await ing the attack or to check them by falling upon them first. On Wednesday morning, the 19th, her Majesty's ships Hyacinth and Larne were seen getting under weigh, standing towards Fisherman's Bay, and the Bengal Volunteers were embarked on board the steamer, whilst we saw nine boats filled with marines and sailors leave the 'Druid, and following in the same direction as the Hyacinth P.nd Lame. The weather was favourable, a light southerly breeze wafting the ships very soon to a favouiable position right in front of the barrier and the fortifications there, a distalce of only about 600 yards. At about half-past one o'clock the Hyacinth b egan th e can .. . nonade, which was answered by the Chinese from their fort, or rather breastwork, consisting of pyramids of sand-bags, having each a foundation of about nine yards square, and upon which the 32-pounders made little or• no impression. The Chinese had altogether 24 guns in the embrasures of this fortification, 16 of which were pointed towards the ships, but their fire was very soon silenced by the Hyacinth and Larne, after the guns had been only thrice fired. The neck of land on which the barrier is built is just there only about 100 yards wide, and close to the land on the inside were anchored the eight junks already mentioned, of which from the ships only the masts could be seen, the hulls being hid and in a great measure sheltered from shot by the land. There was besides, on this side of the barrier, and on territory hitherto consi dered as subject to Portuguese jurisdiction, a joss•house, or temple, where there were several cannon, from which a brisk fire was kept up upon the ships, and it was observed that these guns carried further than those from the junks, many of whose shot fell short of the ships. Though several balls passed over the ships, they received no injury in their hulls, but a few balls passed through the awning and sails of the Hyacinth. After the engagement had begun, the garrison at the joss-house was reinforced by about 300 Chinese soldiers, who marched to it from the town of Macao. There was be sides a considerable encampment filled with soldiers just be hind the barrier, and sheltered by a saodhill, and it is sup posed that these must altogether have been about 2000 Chinese soldiers on the spot, of whom a considerable portion were armed with matchlocks. The distance from the barrier to Macao being scarcely two miles, the whole of the engagement was witnessed from the town, and numerous spectators, Chinese, as well as Portuguese and foreigners, crowned the adjacent heights. From half-past one until about half-past three o'clock the ships kept up a heavy fire upon the fort and the junks behind, which was latterly only faintly answered from the junks, but with more spirit from the joss -house. Parties of soldiers were seen running to and fro between the barrier and the joss -house, often interrupted in their course by the shot passing over them or ploughing up the ground near them, when they' would cower down, or creep along on all fours. Twice we saw them remove a dead or wounded soldietTAi about half-past two the English troops began to be landed on the beach, at some distance from and on the Chinese side of the fort. Some Chinese soldiers here, favoured by the rising ground, crept and fired upon the parties landing, but a field-piece was brought on, shore and planted on the height, and a sharp tire kept up from it upon the Chinese encamp ment below, upon the junks, and latterly also upon the joss house, which by the positive orders from Captain Smith had till then been spared, as being considered on neutral ground ; but when the firing from it continued, all pretence to neu trality of course ceased, and a great number of soldiers were soon seen flying out of it, and from some matsheds, through which a few; bills were sent, and running back to Mack. At a little after four, all the troops being landed (180 sipahis, 120 marines, and 80 seamen, commanded by Captain Mee, of the Bengal volunteers), they marched upon the fort, which they found deserted, but a fire, ‘vhen already in the fort, was opened anon them from the junks and the joss -house, which was soon silenced by the musketry from the volunteers. The Chinese still on board the junks tried to save themselves by leaping into the water, where many, it is thought, were killed. Two of the guns in the fort (they were very large and heavy, in bulk equal to 32-pounder carronades, though bored for 18-pounders only) were disabled, the carriage of the one being splintered, and the other broken to pieces by a shot. All the guns were spiked, and every thing else in the fort de stroyed and burnt. A powder magazine blew up, and two men, we are sorry to say, were severely hurt by the explosion. The Chinese encampment was next burnt, and, in fact, every thing found on that side of the fort destroyed, with the ex ception of the junks, which escaped being burnt from there being no boats available to get at them. Many of them were, however, so much injured by shot, that they will pro. bably never float again. The joss -house, from which the liveliest fire had been kept up, escaped destruction, as being on neutral ground, very:muck to the disappoi assailants, who could only by the strictest orders be rest from attacking it sword iii hand Smith seems to have be violate in the slighest deuree the neutral ent of the Led anxious not to of Macao, although the Chinese had no such scrupl, not only was the joss -house on this side of the barrie therefore on Portuguese ground, but tt :upied it, marched to it - from the town of The forbearance of Captain Smith in not at- soldiers that oc Macao itself. •eatestpart of th tackin the enemy on neutral ground arose, no doubt, from due consideration of the very peculiar position in which Macao is placed with regard to the Chinese, and we hope that his conduct will in future be imitated by the Chinese, who can have no reason whatever for complaining of the Por tuguese in this affair, when even their soldiers, although en gaged in active hostilities, were spared because they were on neutral ground. _ The English had four men badly, and two slightly wounded ; a marine had his arm shattered by a ball, and had to submit to amputation of the limb; another was shot in the body, and two, as we had alrea4 said, badly injured by the explosion of the powder magazine. The loss of the Chinese cannot be known with any degree of certainty. Those connected with their mandarins state it at only four killed ; but other state ' merits are about 50 or 60 killed, and aOuble the number wounded, and are probably more correct. One shot was seen to strike a tanka boat plying between the junks, and pulled by two women ; the boat was shivered to pieces, and nothing was seen of the poor women, who, it is possible, however, may have escaped, they being all expert swimmers. We hear that the Chinese soldiers ascribe their defeat to the cowardice of their officers, who they say were the first to run away, and that they were therefore obliged to follow their example. What the result of this affair may be it is difficult to foresee, but we hope that having received this severe lesson, the Chinese will hereafter refrain from troubling Macao. The Chinese population here have been very quiet ever since, with the exception of many families removing. The Taoutae, it In Affghanistan the attempts of Post IVjahomed to master that country have failed. He was totally defeated on the 2d of November by Major-General Sir Robert Sale, and having escaped from the battle, he fled to Cabul, and surrendered himself to the British Envoy (Sir W. M`Nagliten). Several excellent officers have fallen in the conflicts—viz., Captain Conolly, Dr. Lord, Lieutenant Broadfoot, and Lieutenant Crispin, and others were wounded. The surrender of the Dost will, it is hoped, secure peace to Schah Soojah. In Scinde there has been some fighting. Misseer, the young Khan of Beloochistan, with 5000 men, attacked, plun dered, and burned Dadur, in sight of an intrenched camp of 400 British sepoys, who dared not hazard themselves out of their fortified position. The Beloochees took their plunder to the hills, but before they left Dadur, one of their chiefs, who had the care of Lieutenant Loveday, the late British po litical agent in Khelat, had him murdered beside a tree, to which he was tied as a prisoner. The body was found warm by the British troops under Major Boscawen, and a faithful servant who attended Lieutenant Loveday to the last told the details. General Nott, at the head of a corps of the Bengal army, entered Khelat on the 4th, but he found it undefended and empty. In Lahore, Maharajah Kurruck Singh, the son and suc cessor to the tar famed Runjeet, died on the sth, as it is said, of the effects of poison and bad treatment. One of his wives and some female attendants were burnt with his body. His son and heir, Nou-Nepal Sinah, a violent opponent of the British, on returning from the funeral met with an accident ; the great beam of one of the gates fell on the elephant on which he was riding, killed one of his friends, and so severely injured the young king that he lived but a few hours. His death, has lessened the risk of war in Lahore. The want of a lawful heir was much felt. Shere Singh, an illegitimate son of Itunjeet, has been raised to the throhe. One of Non- Nehal's wives claims it for a child, of which she states herself to be pregnant three months. EGYPT. The Advices from Alexandria come down to the 24th ult., ou which day the Great Liverpool sailed with the India mails. The plague had appeared at Alexandria earlier than usual, and several deaths had been announced. Ibrahim Pacha was still at Damascus with his army, to which he had returned in ill health, in the expectation that the Napier convention would have admitted of his returning to Alexandria by sea. Mehemet had again written to Admirail Stopford, offering to expedite the return of his son. Sir Charles Smyth arrived at Alexandria in the Hydra on the lith ultimo, and after an in terview with the Pacha, placed that steamer at his disposal for the purpose of conveying his dispatch to Marmorice. Sir Charles left Alexandria in the Great Liverpool. Sickness prevailed at Acre to an alarming extent.. The absurd conduct of the new Turkish governor had "greatly exasperated the mountaineers • indeed; there seems to be no hope that the Porte will be Ale to govern the Lebanon. Mehemet Ali con tinued still to make preparations defence, in the event of the rejection of Admiral Stopford's proposals by the Porte. ALEXANDRIA, DEC. 24, Noon. The Great Liverpool is starting with the Indian mail and passengers, and I have only time to me*tion that the Pacha has received intelligence (through the French Consulate at Damascus) that Ibrahim Pacha had a desperate engagement with the Druses on the 4th of this month, at Zahle, in which he had defeated them, with the loss of 5,000 men and 20 of their chiefs. The latter were put to death after the battle. Ibrahim's force is estimated at 70,000 men, with 30,000 women and children. He had put his troops in winter clothing, and was intent on resuming his march southwards, to enter Egypt as soon as the weather permitted. The mails and passengers from Suez having crossed the desert in safety under the Pacha's escort of horse, arrived here an hour after midnight, and were taken on board with out delay this morning. Sir Charles Smith is also on board the Liverpool, going certainly as far as Gibraltar, perhaps to England. He leaves Colonel Mitchell in command on the coast of Syria. Rein forcements are spoken of as absolutely necessary to compen sate for the sickness experienced there by the British as well as Turkish troops. The Cleopatra steamer left Bombay on the Ist of Decem ber, and arrived at Suez on the 18th, at three, p.m., and at Alexandria on the 24th, at one, a.m. MALTA The Great Liverpool steamer arrived off the harbour last night, and came into the port this morning, having left Alex andria on the 24th ult. She brings a mail from India, dis patched from Bombay the Ist ult., by the Cleopatra steamer, which arrived at Suez on the 18th. (From a Co*respondent.) MALTA, DEC. 28 MEHEMET ALI'S SUBMISSION. Up to the moment of departure of the Acheron for Mar seilles, the steamer expected from Marmorice, with the result of Captain Fanshawe's mission, has not arrived, but, we may venture to anticipate it, by stating that we have strong rea son to believe that the Sultan will not receive the subplission, and consequently refuse to reinstate Mehemet Ali, in which case the Pacha will resist to the last, and will, if pressed, retire into the interior, even as far as Sennaar, with Ibrahim Pacha and his army; but it appears doubtful whether the troops will remain faithful; in a contrary case, Mehemet Ali and his son will be obliged to surrender, should they escape with their lives. Unfortunately for him, his submission was only nominal, and not accompanied by acts. EXTENSIVE & CALAMITOUS FIRE AT DUBLIN (From the Dublin Evening Mail of Monday.) On Saturday morning a most calamitous and destructive fire occurred at the extensive premises of Mr. John S. Folds. The entire of his splendid printing-office, with its valuable stock of type, is burned to the ground. The printing-office was situated behind Mr. Fold's dwelling-house, on Bachelor's walk—the rere of the premises reaching the South Lotts. The tire was first observed by the policeman on duty in the Lotts, who perceived a flame issuing from the rere of the printing-office about four o'clock on Saturday morning ; the alarm was instantly given at the dwelling-house ; in a few minutes Mr. Folds himself entered the printing-office from the other side—he was met on his entrance by a burst of flames proceeding from the staircase, a quarter of the pre mises at a considerable distance, and completely separated from that in which the policeman had first observed the fire. The flames burst forth simultaneously in different parts of the house, and all attempts to save the valuable property from the devouring element were in vain. Some delay occurred in the arrival of the engines. On their arrival the supply of water was abundant. The police force exerted themselves with the most praiseworthy zeal, and by nine o'clock on Sa turday morning the fire was got under, not, however, until the whole of the building, and all the valuable stock of type on the premises had been utterly destroyed. Mr. Carleton of the Sun, Mr. Eiffe of the Caledonian, Mr. Robinson of the Patriotic, and Mr. Studdart of the Atlas Insurance Offices, were especially active in their efforts to extinguish the flames ; great praise is also due to Mr. Baillie (of the house of Messrs. Wilson, type founders), who made gi•earexerttons to save such portions of the paper and printed work as could be reached. Th 3 loss of property is immense-- the value of the type and paper consumed, with that of the building, exceeds at the lowest consumption £5,000, and we regret to add, that this heavy loss falls entirely on Mr. Folds, who is not covered by insurance. The only portion which escaped is a separate building, in which the machinery stands, which was insured; but on the printing-office, which has been burnt to the ground, the insurance had been suffered to expire ; Mr. Folds had actually taken steps to renew it, and this day, we believe, the policy would have been completed. For tunately a great deal of valuable property belonging to some of the booksellers had just been withdrawn from the store-room under . the printing-office, or the loss would have been still greater, as nearly all its contents were con sumed. Messrs. Curry and Co. had a narrow escape of losing the entire impression of this month's University Ma gazine and Charles O'Malley ' which, had the fire occurred a week earlier, must have been destroyed. The origin of this calamitous fire is enveloped in mystery •, it is strongly sus pected, 'and not without reason, to have been the work of an At • •• as usual, In another heavy storm, when a number - of pilots' cobles were between the piers attending upon several vessels that were coming in from sea, on the last vessel arriving, one co ble, containing four men, ventured out nea r: to the pier end, where the sea was exceedi ng ly boisterous. The coble was upset, and the men clung to her while she was bottom up, in 'which situation they remained for near an hour. None of the other cobles' crews would venture out into the heavy sea, lest they should also be upset, as it was thought that no boat could live, and there was then no life-boat. Mr. Douglass was on shore' at the time, but being informed of the occur rence, he and three of his brothers instantly manned their coble, and proceeded to the scene of danger. They found the men nearly all exhausted; but, however, they succeeded in rescuing them from their perilous situation. Two of the crew were brothers—viz., William Thurlbeck, now of the Granby Arms, in this to*rl, and Michael Thurlbeck, the latter of whom was drowned. The other men, together with the four Douglasses, landed in safety. About twenty years ago three ships, viz. the Lady Anna= bella, the Mary and Susazi, and the Billy Pitt, sailed out of this harbour, partly coal-laden, and took in the remainder of their cargoes in the roads. A very heavy storm came on, with the wind at north-east. During the night, all the three vessels dragged their anchors, and drove near to the South Rocks, till brought up upon the foul ground among broken water. Great fears were entertained that, on the falling tide, the ships would beat to pieces, if even their anchors should hold", which was considered verp unlikely, from the distance they had previously dra 4 It was therefore considered necessary to send off bail the life-boats to bring _the crews on shore. They were therefore brought out and manned ; Mr. Douglass being in the second boat that put off from the shore. At this juncture, the wind shifting from N.E. to N.N.W., Mr. Douglass considered, that if the change were taken advantage of, not only might the lives of the crew be saved, but the vessels also rescued from their dangerous situ ation. The first life-boat had gone alongside the Lady An nabelle, and the crew were seen going into her, with intent to abandon the ship, in which case she must have become a wreck by violent beating bejore, the next flood tide. Mr. Douglass hailed the Annabeila's crew from the second life boat, and told them to take the advantage which the change of wind afforded, and to use their endeavours to save the ship, by putting a spring on their cable, and on getting out, to run for the southward, and bring up near to Hartlepool ; which instructions were attended to, and proved successful. The second life-boat proceeded to the Mary and Susan, when Mr. Douglass and four of his crew went on board. The boat then proceeded to.the Billy Pitt, with instructions from Mr. Douglass how to act in order to get the vessel out to sea. Springs were put in each of the cables, and the vessels were got off, and, though the gale was violent, they were enabled to keep off the land. By these efforts of skilful pilotage, all the three vessels were preserved from becoming wrecks. • On another occasion, under the additional disadvantages of its being a very dark night, and in a very heavy storm and boisterous sea, the cries of a ship's crew were heard on shore, as if proceeding from a direction among the rocks, to the north of this harbour. The life-boat was launched, and a public alarm given ; but the prospect being so dismal, for some time no person then present would venture off. At length Mr. Douglass arrived at the spot, and hearing the cries, though no vessel could be seen from the darkness of the night, he manfully proposed to go off and invited a crew to man the boat, which with difficulty he obtained. They proceeded and nearly reached the vessel, which they could scarcely see, but knew from hearing the cries of the crew very distinctly, that they could not be far off. A heavy sea, however, broke over the boat, and nearly turned her over, when several of the oat's were driven away. They were therefore obliged to return to the shore for more oars, which were soon procured, but the crew, all but Mr. Douglass, stepped on shore and would not again return on board, so that a fresh crew was then required. M r. Douglass ' s bro thel' happened to be on the beach at the time, and volun teered to go into the boat. After some time, a crew was obtained and the boat again proceeded. On coming near to the vessel, they found that she was nearly on her broad side, on the N.E. extremity of the rock, and that the crew were In the main top. To avoid the danger of being dashed upon the rock, by which the boat might be broken to pieces, they proceeded round to the weather side, on the N. E. of the vessel, where they had much difficulty to keep the boat from being stove against the ship's side. The ship's crew were desired to descend the rigging on the weather side in two divisions, and on the word drop' being called, to drop from the main chains ; which arrangement proved successful. The whole of the men got into the boat, and were landed in safety. The vessel proved to be the Betsy and Ellen, or some such name, of Shields. In the morning her wreck was strewed all along the shore, HOWQUA, THE HONG MER CHANT.—Originally a menial servant, Howqua has arisen to be one of the first merchants in the world, and his integrity, honour, and good faith, as a commercial man, cannot be surpassed by any merchant on the Royal Exchange. His teas to this day are superior In quality, and in the quality of their excellence, to those of the other merchants ; and tea-dealers in England, who have his name marked on the chests which they receive into their warehouse, can speak to the even nature of the quality con tained in each chest. As a merchant, his word may be relied on to a greater extent than can perhaps be believed by those who know him not. He would tell me any day of the week the rates of exchange at Hamburgb, London, or New York, Bombay, Madras, or Calcutta; and a capacious memory and a cool head enabled him to calculate, without difficulty, the probable profit or loss of any investment in goods or money. Regularity, system, and attention, seem to be the leading characteristics of Howqua's commercial life, whilst a mature judgment, aided by a retentive memory, and a quiet insight into the general business of the world, seem to have led him onward from a humble place in life to the station of the head Hong merchant of Canton Upon once asking one of his countrymen to what he attri buted Howqua's succesl„ and how he- accounted for that portion of respect and influence which Howqua appeared to have acquired ove r hi s countrymen , th e answer was —" With Howqua everything is of iMportance ; in whatever he is engaged—in whatever he has any interest, however small— that affair is with him of consequence. I have had many conversations with How qua , an d I seldom left him without feeling that I had been conversing with an intellectual per son—with one who was super i or by far to the majority of his countrymen—with one whose opinion was worthy of at tention, and whose word as a merchant was equal to his bond.—Sketches from the " Bristol Times," by a late Re sident in China. PORT OF LIVERPOOL Number of Vessels, with their amount of Tonnage, Reported in wards at the Custom-house, from the 25th Oct. to the 24th November, 1840, viz.— British. Foreign. TOTAL. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Ton 6 1 792 1 100 7 18i 56 32077 0 0 0 1 103 an d ..., t ~t he. w e z i , s g es eNc e n r i e n evening shut t t utphe; i British America wo rkmen had left the office, um Mr. Fold's confidential caretaker before closing them havingl(3illitia gone through the whole of the apartments without Guernsey a light, and Mr. Folds himself turned the main cock of th e East Indies gas pipe, which effectually prevented the possibility of any France risk from gas ; all was then perfectly secure, the fires in the -RGermany stoves of the printing-office perfectly extinguished, an d it is Iceland a singular fact, that on this day these fires had been by ac- I Isle of Man cident permitted to die out, so that the men in the office to- Jersey wards evening complained bitterly of the cold; the only fire Mediterranean 1; kept up on the premises was one in the reader's room ; and I Portugal 6 it is strange that this room, though situated off the printing- Prussia office, has escaped the conflagration , and is still standing R us si aswed en , sz , o uninjured. At two o'clock Mr. Folds retired to rest, and South America 23 t there was then not the least appearance of fire about the Spain printing-office, the front windows of which look towards the United States dwelling-house. Two hours afterwards the entire of the West Indies l2 2744 building was enwrapped in flames. When the fire was got Ireland and Coastwise 786 108829 under the premises presented a most melancholy appearance, masses of the molten metal of which the types were com posed lying among the ruins, all that rema ned of the Talc- Vessels able property in type. No clue has yet been discovered as and Tonnage entered the Port of Liverpool, in the Month to the strange circumstances connected with this lamentable • ending 24th November, 1839 and 1840. 1840 Liverpool.... 1042 vessels 188912 tons destruction of property. All was safe at five o'clock in the Runcorn .... 172 8521 evening, when the premises were locked up, and no one in Mr. Fold's employment could have bad access to them after that hour. There is nothing to account for the extreme ra pidity with which the fire burned in opposite parts of the premises, almost at the same instant ; and when is added to this the singular ill-fortune that the devouring element should have as it were selected that portion of the premises which was not protected by insurance, on which, however, f Decrease 36 1575 3507 - 712 - 4 566 o o o 0 o 0 / 128 O 0 1 116 O 0 O 0 O .0 O 0 2 259 6 1925 2 650 24 13570 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 103 13 5755 4 540 2 459 1 116 0 0 36 1575 1 59 17 3507 8 971 2 388 31) 7554 2 850 23 5434 10 725 - 27 14768 - 12 2744 - 786 108829 1001 171398 41 17514 1042 1.88912 1838 Liverpool, Runcorn . 127 - 4 vessels 197433 tons 1 320 vessels 1972d4 tons, 169 tons increase breaking over the vessel. the boat returned to the shore with those of the crew rescued, who were landed in safety. Mr. Douglass, nothing daunted, prevailed upon his three assistants to go off with him again, to endeavour to save the remainder of the crew. They again reached the vessel, and a few more of the ship's crew got into the boat with great difficulty ; the whole, however, could not get into the boat at that time, as she was driven from the vessel and swamped. She filled with water and drove to the beach, and all on board the boat landed, in safety, except the gallant Martin Doug lass, who still remained in her. The assistants being completely drenched with wet and exhausted, would not venture off again. During the second attempt, one of the boat's crew, named Michael Watson, was washed overboard, and had a very narrow escape for his life, but he was caught hold of by Mr. Douglass, and hauled into the boat. After some delay and great persuasion, Mr. Douglass obtained a fresh boat's crew, who proc'eeded with him to the vessel on his third attempt, when the whole of the remaining crew were taken from the vessel. But the custom-house-officer, Cuthbert Hall, being an infirm old man, could no' get into the boat, as the violence with which she was dashed to and fro gave no opportunity to any but the most active of parsons ; he therefore unavoidably perished. The boat returned safe to land, and the vessel became a total wreck. Those efforts being performed as above described, among st rocks, in broken water, in an extraordinary viol en t sea, an in an open coble, have been considered by the oldest of our seafaring inhabi tants to be the most daring and adventurous ever attempted on this coast. Wave, Dench, hence at Newfoundland Brothhes, Lewis, hence at Leghorn Jane & Jessie, Campbell, hence at ditto Cisar, Mierinck ; Joseph, Potlich ; Industrie, Zellein, and Jupi ter, Schroeder, hence at Ostend George Fyle, Pike, from Siucapore, at Deal Liverpool, Potter, from Para, at ditto Sir John Franklin, Renthwick, from Rio Janeiro, at ditto Albion, Valpy, Irom Quebec,. at ditto Evergreen, Henry, from Quebec, at Portsmouth Espadarto, Situaliel, from Lisbon, at Beaumaris In consequence of the N.E. wind cutting off the tide, the Co. lumbia (steamer) for Halifax and Boston, was unable to get out of dock this morning, but will proceed to sea this evening. H.M. Steamer Merlin and the Earl of Bridgewater (steamer.) were in contact this morning off George's Pier, where the latter sunk. The Merlin was enabled to proceed with the Dublin mail The bowsprit, beam knee, and bulwarks of a vessel, apparently a smack, have been washed on shore at the Magazines Wm. Sharpies, —, hence for Bombay, was spoken 14th Dec in lat. 50 0, long. 19 30 Mischief, hence for Ar 49 28, long, 17 20 CAPE TOWN, Oct. 13.—Vixen, Tinley, from Liverpool, which arrived here 10th October, was fired into by a brig on the morning of the 31st August. The Vixen saw the brig a-head at noon on the 30th, topgallant sail just visible above the horizon, and both vessels on the starboard tack. At one a.m. 31st August, the Vixen came up to the brig, and it being very dark and squally, determined to run to leeward some distance, and then had her wind again. This was done to avoid giving any uneasiness on board the brig, from the near neighbourhood of such a clipper looking schooner. The brig, however, much to the astonishment of Captain Tinley, bore up and ran down towards him, and when within ball, fired a gun from hig taffrail at the Vixen, and, on passing her stern, endeavoured to rake her by firing a very heavy shotted gun, which very nearly dismasted her, the shot passing through the Vixen's spars.—Mem. The Vixen will, no doubt, be the schooner that was fired at by the Magnet on the supposition of her being a pirate. DOVER, Jan. I.—The Harmonic, Schabeling, arrived here from Liverpool for Rotterdam, leaky BEAUMARIS, Jan. 4.—The Beverley, from Quebec for Liverpool, went on Red Wharf Sands this morning, and it is feared will be a wreck : crew saved ona, was spoken 31st Ded. in lat. LYTHAM, Jan. 9.—The Isabella, Brodie, from Glasgow for Liver. pool, was wrecked on the Horse Bank yesterday; crew saved WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6.—Wind N.N.E, ARRlVED. — Wakefield, --, from . Quebec. SAlLED.—Brilliant, Webster; Josephine, Scott. and Lotus, Head, for Barbadoes—Charlotte, Davidson, for Jamaica—Tiber, Lamb, for Bahi,a—lsaac Allerton, Parry, and Clinton, Little fo New Orleans—Superb, Nlowatt, tor Messina—Young Queen, - Chal niers, for Rio Janeiro—Roseland, Ball, for Palermo—Per Bate son, for Marseilles and Monte Video—Elizabeth, Stone, for 'Genoa —Beiram, Wooluer, for Constantinople—Currency, Parker, for the Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta—Villa de NapOli, Martino, and Dishon, for Naples—Pauline, Boer, for Rotterdam—Jupiter, Carter, for Boston—Wilton, Wilson, for Port-au-prince—Prompt, : Mortcn, for Charleston—Helen Jane, White, for Batavia—Mary Jane, Wood, for Trinidad—John Bentley; Desbro, for Savannah—Visiter, Lock, for Lisbon—Novo Felix, Trinidade, for Oporto—Valerosa, Mera, for Havana—Kate, Nickleby, Hamilton, for Cuba—Fenella, Wakeham, for Malaga—Frances Ann, Thompson, for Calcutta— Gazelle, Lamzed, for Newfoundland—Dragos, Obelovich, for Trieste—Favourite, Harvey, for Havre—Britannia, Volum, fox Leghorn—Promptidas, Leas,•for Lisbon. nexion with the recent melancholy shipwrecks and loss of life at this port, to speak of a man whose name, as we then stated, was in every persons mouth, viz. Mr. Martin Douglass, formerly of this town, who, for many years, 'was ever first in the scene of danger to save life in cases of ship wreck. Since that lamentable occurrence the circumstances of many of Mr. Douglass's exertions have been made' the subject of conversation at numerous firesides in this neigh bourhood. The intense anxiety with which the accounts were received by the juvenile hearers, while their sires or granilsires were communicating the details, afforded many proofs of the general feeling of sympathy that pervades the human breast, when the peril of human life is brought under our serious consideration, and tended greatly to show, that we are almost as susceptible of sympathetic impressions when scenes of danger are related that are past or distant, as when the occurrences have been witnessed by our own eyes. For the entertainment of our readers generally, who take an interest in such matters, we have compiled a few of the most interesting 'of the occurrences in question, in which Mr. Douglass's skill and intrepidity have been manifested; a perusal of which, we doubt not, will be considered worthy of attention. About forty years ago, a new vessel of about 300 tons bur then, named the Ajax, Captain Hall, sailed out of this harbour with part of her cargo of coals on board, it being intended to ship the remainder in the roads out of keels, which was then' customary with large vessels, as the great improvements in deepening the harbour were not then effected. A violent storm came on, and the vessel became so much' endangered that all hopes of saving the crew, consisting of thirteen per sons, together with a custom-house officer, were given up by the people generally on shore, fot: at that time no life-boat was established here. The vessel either broke from, or dragged her anchors, so that she drove upon a rock to the north of the harbour. The danger of going off to her was therefore greatly increased, as it was considered that, in such a tremendous sea, no boat could live one moment among the rocks in broken water. This being the opinion of the most experienced of the pilots and seamen, all others followed their example, anti none would attempt an effort to save the crew, until Martin Douglass, who was then an active young man, of undaunted courage, and possessing great skill as, a pilot. boldly volunteered to go off to the vessel in a coble. With much difficulty he succeeded in prevailing upon other three men to accompany him. After a long and severe struggle they reached the vessel, and succeeded in taking part of the crew froin the foretop, to which they had fled for safety, ai they were in danger of being washed off the deck by the sea the rat) &bipplim ...m....r.....ap,... )AY, J.:NT/ARV 5 —Wind N.E cent, from Seville nac Packet, Todhunter, Helena, and sailed 11th Nov. for London from the Cape of Good Hope, at St rigleborough, -, from Bristol, off the Cape 01 Good Hope, Charles Hamerton, hence and St. Vincent, at Cape Haytien Elizabeth, Robinson, hence at Trinidad Avon, Robinson, hence at St.Kitt's, and saiied 14th Nov. for St Margaret Elizabeth, M'lver, and Mary Ellen, Joy, hence at Bahia Priscilla, Taylor, hence at Pernambuco Jubilee, Anderson, and Regina Victoria, Basso, hence at Rio Jenny Jones, (late Pidgeon,) hence and Cori u, at Zante John Cumming, Vigors, hence at Havre Mary, Gress, for Ostend, that sailed this morning, has put back with loss of bowsprit, having been in contact with another vessel. Sherbrooke, O'Brien, hence for Mobile, was spoken the6thil; in lat. 1g 0, lon. 38 0. Ann Hall, Bates, hence for Mobile, was spoken 17th Dec. in lat. 47 0, lon. 30 0. Miller, hence for Malta,was spoken 31st Dec. in lat. 45 0 Blake, from Calcutta, to this port, was spoken in the Bay 01 Bengal. Bradshaw, Milroy, hence for Charleston, was spoken 4th Dec inlat. 30 0, lon. 35 0. KINGSTON, sth Jan.—Kmysna, Bowles, from the Cape of Good Hope, parted one cable and slipped the other, in the Bay, and in running in struck heavily at the entrance of the old harbour, and is leaky. BEA - UMARIS, Jan. s.—The Mountaineer, (steamer) from Liver pool to Swansea, got upon one of the Swilly Rocks, yesterday, and it is feared will be a wreck : a small part of her cargo had been landed. The Robert, Lawson, from Savanilla to Liverpool, out go days, put in here to-day short of provisions and water, and all ber sails blown away, except the topsail. The Beverley keeps to gether, and is being unrigged; hopes are entertained of being able to bring her in here. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, JANUARY 5. (From the Circular of Messrs. James Scott & Son.) Although the winds have been westerly since Tuesday last, and have admitted arrivals, partially, of Grain and Flour from Ireland, the United States, Canada, the Baltic, and coastways, from London, to a considerable extent, still the imports have not come up to the general expectations, and with a demand only to a very limited extent, we can note no alteration in prices of any article in the corn trade during the week. The thaw did continue from Tuesday until yesterday, (Monday) since which we have had a recurrence of very severe frost. The duty on Wheat from foreign ports is increased to 27s 8d per quarter, and on Flour to 16s lid per barrel; also, on Barley, Indian Corn and Buck Wheat, to 13s 10d per quarter since Friday last; — on other Grain no alteration. The transactions in bonded Grain and Flour have been so trivial, we can only qnote them nominally At this day's market, we had a full attendance of town miller,_ and dealers, but very few from the country, who bought very sparingly and timidly for their immediate wants, and to a very small extent of every kind of Grain at barely the prices of this day week. Some Flour, is scarce and in demand at fully our last quotations; but the quantity of sweet Flour have experienced a temporary increase from Canada, was more difficult to sell at a decline of 6d to is per barrel and per sack. , WHEAT, S. d. S. d. INDIAN CORN, if. 480 English Scotch 8 3 9 0 White 32 Irish 6 8 8 9 BEANS, per quarter. Bonded BARLEY, per qr. Irish 44 0 48 0 English 33 0 38 0 PEAS, Grey 3B 0 42 0 Chevalier 3B 0 39 0 White 44 0 45 0 Scotch, per 601 b. 4 6 5 0 SHIP BREAD, per 1121 b. Irish 4 6 5 0 In bond l3 0 14 0 Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 0 FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. OATS, per 451 b. Fine 44 0 50 0 English Scotch 3 4 3 5 Amer. 14. brl. free Irish 2 8 3 3 Sweet U.S Foreign, in bond 3 3 3 4 Sour Ditto, duty free 3 4 3 RYE, per quarter MALT, per qr. fine 62 0 64 middling 54 0 56 24 0 25 0 26 0 27 6 24 0 25 0 0 37 0 35 0 35 6 31 0 32 0 6 OATMEA L, per 2401 b 0 English .. o Ditto, new 0 Scotch AGRICULTURAL MARKET, JANUARY 5. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Old Hay .... 0 BC.I 0 201 b. Potatoes, 901 h. 1 11@2 6 4/ , golb New Hay.... 0 8 0 10 - Cattle Ditto 1 g 1 10 - Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 11 - Turnips 25 026 0 - Straw, Wheat 0 5 0 6- Carrots 4O 045 0 - Straw, Oat .. 0 4 0 4i - Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 - Straw, Harley 0 4 0 0 - Manure 7 610 6-' Green Clover 0 0 0 0 - AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED Into LIVERPOOL, from the 29th to the 31st ultimo, inclusive FROM IRELANL Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. 561 1491 2680 18 Prey.. 86656 203540 179336 4056 Mules. Calves. Lambs COASTWISE Prey.. 3658 24765 asa 145 467 16765 33 101 THURSDAY, JANUARY 7.—Wind E.S.E. - - SAILED.—North America, Lowber, for New York—John Kqox, Forrest, and Santon, Huxtable, for Calcutta—Post Boy, Lovering, for Azores—Orestes, Cook, for Sydney—lsabella, Campbell, for Leghorn—Atwick, Robinson, for Bahia—Speed, Pentreath, for Mobile—Lee, Bowness, for Jamaica, &c.—May, Brown, for Africa —and Hudson, Leggett, for Constantinople. Frances, -, and Helena, ----, hence at Bombay Bth Nov. ; Duke of Lancaster, ditto, 23rd, and Princess Charlotte, ditto, 30th. Brilliant, and Strapane, from the Clyde, at Bombay Malabar, and Childe Harold, from London, ditto Maitland, from Sydney, ditto J. Mitchell, sailed from Bombay 31st October; Alan Kerr, sth Nov. ; Herculean, 7th; Madonna, 9th; Ellen, 14th; John Garrow, 18th, and Royal Saxon, 22nd, all for Liverpool Chili, (steamer) from London and Rio, to Valparaiso, was spoken 12th Sept. at the eastern entrance of the Straits of Maxillan, and another steamer, supposed to be the Peru, for Valparaiso, was passed on the 13th September Centaur, Gibson, from Quebec for Liverpool, off Kinsale Martha, Foster, from Sierra Leone to Liverpool, was spoken 21s1 October, in lat. 38, long. 34 E, and has not since been heard of Mary Walker, Butterwick, from Demerara to the Clyde, is total!) wrecked Aureo, Martinolich, sailed from Trieste for Liverpool 24th Dec. Hero, hence to Jamaica,was spoken 24th Dec. in lat. 46, long 11 Pwwnim, Jan. 6.—The Robert, Medus, from Quebec for Liver pool, struck on one of the Studwell Islands, lost her rudder, and afterwards beat over the Causeway and was stranded near Aber dovey; crew saved. A Schooner and Polacca parted or slipped from the Roads during the gale on Monday. Tne Clifton, from Bay Chaleur, and Falkland, from Naples, both for Liverpool, with many other vessels, are riding at anchor in Studwell Roads. MAcwo, Nov. 30.—The Psyche, Barossa, Falcon, and Litherland, (uow under despatch) take home all the Teas remaining afloat at Capsing Moon, for conveyance to England. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Sre. Gentoo, H Dodds, - no Calcutta, Cotesworth & Wynne Rajasthan, D Ritchie, 700 Calcutta, J Haselden Monarch, Rooth, 701 Bombay, Hughes; Cowie &Co WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Antonio, R Walton, 232 Havana, Nickels & Co Rival, D W Cuddy, in St. Thomas and Carthageha, Countess Durham, Stowe, Os Demerara and Maracaibo, J Poole & Co or Valiance & Co SOUTH AMERICA. 199 Valparaiso and Nicoya, Montezuma, --I. Cotesworth & Wynne Westmoreland, J Hunter, 195 Bahia, T & J Brocklebank Emma, J Fisher, 185 Rio Janeiro, W & J Tyrer UNITED STATES, Merans, 756 Mobile, Rankin & Co Majestic, D Laidley, 799 Mobile, Smith & Co Mary Ann Hatton, Tlt Vero, 567 New Orleans, Zllerton &Co EUROPE Comet, E Bell, — (52 - St.qlichaePs, the master Pallas, W Vinton, 106 Gibraltar, Cotesworth & Wynne Victoria, R Tait, 114 Leghorn, G Yates, Louthean & Co C.R.C., J Huelin, 221 Malta, . J Robin & Son Blackaller, J Watson, 136 Constantinople, Bahr & Co Heligan, W it Roach, 74 Havre and Rouen, H Smith & Co Post Boy, R Lovering, 96 Azores, W Dart if mports. NEW SOUTH WALES. Pilgrim, (387) A Rawling, from Sydney, i box conts unkn, W Smith and Son-1 do, A Routledge-1 do, J Openshaw-1 do, J Gosling -2 tin bxs ao, S Gath-2 do, Mrs Parkinson-2 bxs 1 pkge curiosities, W Fletcher-1 cse do, E James-17 bales wool, D Whitehead-11 do, F H Langley -5 do, W Eggleston-104 do, F Huth and co -207 do, Armitage Brs-2 do, A Gartside-4 do, J Burt and Son-7 do, G Parker-5 do, order-14 do, J Broadbent -673 do, Aspinali, Browne and co-1 cse a painting, W Eggleston -27 bdls whalebone—, Potts, Baxter and co-5080 treenails, J Hatton, Son and co-1 box rice, Mrs Parkinson-1 box stuffed birds, J Sunners—W D WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Joseph P. Dobree, (267) J Hayes, from Black River, Jamaica, 2564 tons logwood, 10 tons it ac ebony, 69 bags pimento, 3 tees brls coffee, J Cohen and Son-2 tees coffee, J Holt-2 boxes sue. cades, order—W D BRITISH AMERICA. Manlius, (703) J Hodge, from St. John, N.B. 137 pces birch, 679 pces fir timber, 786 deals, 8100 staves, 22 cords lathwood, Chaloner, Houghton and co-13 spars, exportation, Wakefield, (607) J Young, from Quebec, 21 pces oak, 32 pees elm and 558 pces fir timber, 5100 staves, 5} fms lathwood, 878 deals and deal ends, Gibbs, Bright and co-764 oars, 960 handspikes, the master-1 pee of the above oak, exportation—B D Margaret, (626) E Roach, from St. John, N.B. gg pces birch and 666 pces pine timber, 147 pces deals, 8280 ash staves, 61 cords lath. wood, J L Wilmot—B D STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, ON THE IST OP JANUARY, 1840. (From the United Service Journal.) [Where two places are mentioned, the last-named is that at which the Depot of the Regiment is stationed.] Ist Life Guards—Windsor 40th Foot—Bombay ; Chatham 2d—Regent's Park 41st—Madras; Chatham • Royal Horse Guards—Hyde Park42d—Cork ; ord. to Corfu Ist Dragn Gds.—Canada; York 43d—Canada; Armagh 2d—Piershill 44th—Bengal; Chatham 3d—Shellleld 45th—Belfast 4th—Leeds 46th—Gibraltar; Jersey sth—Manchester 47th—Malta, Longford 6th—Dublin 48th—Gibraltar; Youghall 7th—Nottingham 49th—Bengal; Chatham Ist Dragoons—Glasgmi• 50th—N.S.Wales ; Chatham 2d—Birmingham 51st—V. D. Land ; Chatham 3d—Bengal 52d—West Indies.; Naas 4th—Bombay 53d—Plymouth 6th—Newbridge 54th—Dover 7th Hussars—Canada, York 55th—Bengal ; Canterbury Bth—Norwich 56th—Canada ; Newry 9th Lancers—Hounslow 57th—Madras; Chatham 10th Hussars—Coventry 58th—Glasgow 11th Light Dragoons—Brighton 59th—Corfu ' • Templemore 12th Lancers—Dublin 60th (Ist battaloy.)—lN indsor 13th Light Dragoons—Cantrbry 2d batt.)—Corfu ; Newbridge 14th—Dorchester 61st—Woolwich 15th Hussars—Madras 62d—Madras ; Chatham 16th Lancers—Bengal 63d—Madras ; Canterbury 17th Lancers— Cahir 64th—Nova Scotia ; Birr Grenadier Guards (Ist batt.) 65th—Canada; Plymouth St. George's Barracks 66th—Gossport; Sheerness (2d batt.)—Canada 67th—America; Galway (3d batt.)—Tower 68th—Jamaica ; Ashton Coldstream Guards—(lst batt.) 69th—America; Nenagh Wellington Barracks 70th—W. Indies; Spike Island (2d batt.)—Canada 71st—Canada; Dundee cotch Fusileer Guards —(lst batt)72d—Portsmouth Portman Barracks 73d—Canada; Hull (2d batt.)—St. John's Wood 74th—West Indies; Waterford Ist Foot (Ist batt.)—Gibraltar 75th—C. of G. Hope; Exeter (2d batt.)—Canada; Buttervant 76th—West Indies, Derry 2d Foot—Bombay; Chatham 77th—Malta; Chatham 3d—Bengal ; Chatham 78th'—Burnley 4th—Madras; Chatham 79th—Gibraltar ; Stockport sth—Cephalonia • Castlebar 80th—N. S. Wale s; Ch at h am 6th—Bombay; Chatham 8 1 st—Barbadoes ; Ashton-under 7th-Gibraltar; Newcastle Lyne Bth—America; Guernsey 82d—Jamaica; Portsmouth 9th-Bengal; Chatham 83d—Canada; Boyle 10th—Manchester 84th—Dublin 1 1 th—D evonport 85th—Canada; Plymouth 12th—Mauritius;" Paisley 86th—Dublin 13th—Bengal; Chatham 87th—Mauritius 14th—Trinidad; Newry 88th—Malta; Birr 15th—Canada; Gosport 89th*—West Indies ; Clonmel 16th—Bengal; Canterbury 90th—Ceylon; Tralee 17th—Bombay; Chatham 91st—Cape &St. Helena; Dublin 18th—Bombay; Chatham 92d—Malta; Sterling 19th—Malta 93d—America; Aberdeen 20th—A thlon 94th—Madras; Chatham 21st—Bengal; Canterbury 95th—Ceylon; Tynemouth 22d—Chatham; ord. to India 96thil —Chatham 23d—America; Chester 97th t—Cork 24tht—Canada ; Kilkenny Nth—Newcastle-on-Tyne 25th—C. Good Hope ; Brecon 99th—Dublin 26th—Bengal; Canterbury Rifle Brigade (Ist batt)—Weedon 27th—C. Good Hope ; Fermoy (2d batt.)—Newport 28th—N. S. Wales; Chatham Royal Staff Corps—Hythe 29th—Edinburgh Ist W. Ind. Regt.—Demerara, &c. 30th—Bermuda ; Enniskillen 2nd—Jamaica & Sierra Leone 31st—Bengal; Canterbury 3rd—Sierra Leone 32d—Canada; ordered home Ceylon Rifle Reg. Ceylon 33d—Gibraltar; ord. to W.I. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Cape 34th—Canada . ; Dover of Good Hope. 35th—Mauritius ; Gosport Royal Newfd. Veteran Co my__ 36th—America ; Clare Castle Newfoundland 37th—America; Templemore Royal Malta Fencibles—Malta 38th—Corfu; Kinsale 39th—Madras; Chatham * Ordered to Canada. t Ordered to West Indies. 1 Ordered to Corfu. II Ordered to New South Wales. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street, Liverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester : TIMES OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 6 0 a.m. Mixed I „ 12 8 15 a.m. First Class 1 15 p.m. 10 30 a.m. First Class It 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. First Class 19 f 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER, 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 6 0 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do. 11 30 a.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 5 0 p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed Of 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. „ 7 0 p.m. „ 9, 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER, 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. „ 245 p.m. , The Trains on ' Sundays stop at First Class Stations only. FROM CHESTER TO CREWE. 7 0 a.m. Second Class, to meet 6 a.m. Train from Liver pool and Manchester. 11 15 a.m. First Class, to meet 10 30 a.m. Train from Liver pool and Manchester. ROM CREWE TO CHESTER. 2 0 p.m. First Class, on arrival of 11 30 a.m. Train from Birmingham. 6 30 p.m. Second Class, on arrival of 3 30 p.m. Train from Birmingham, and 4 p.m. Train from Liverpool and Manchester. There will be no Trains on Sunday until further notice. BIRKENHEAD AND CHESTER RAILWAY 1 / 4 FROM GEORGE'S PIER HEAD.) .. 10 0 .. 12 0 I Afternoon 2 0 FROM CHESTER TO BIRKENHEAD Morning 8 15 .. 10 15 .. 12 15 I Afternoon 2 13 .. 4 15 .. 8 15 ON SUNDAYS:-:--FROM GEORGE'S PIER HEAD. Morning g 0 Afternoon 4 45 FROM CHESTER TO BIRKENHEAD. Afternoon 6 0 Morning 8 0 4 0.. 6 0 Morning g 15 LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY FROM L'rool. TO MANCHESTER. FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning - Morning.. 730 Morning 8 45 „ 9 45 „ 9 0 „ ..10 0 „ - - - 11 0 „ ..1/ 45 „ ii 15 „ ..11 45 „ I 2 0 Aftern. .. 230 Aftern. 2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 445 „ .. 530 „ 5 0 „ .. 530 „ 715 Evening .. 715 Mixed 1 715 Evening.. 715 Mixed i Stop only at Newton &Prkside I Stop only at Newton & Prkside / * Except on Saturdays, when this Train does not start till Three. ON SUNDAYS. First Class Second Class I First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Morning I 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 4 45 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 715 Evening .. 715 Mixed 1 715 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed 1 Stop only at Newton & Prkside . Stop only at Newton & Prkside 5 TO PRESTON AND WIGAN FROM LIVERPOOL. FROM MANCHESTER 8 45 Morning.. Mixed 1- 0 Morning.. Mixed 11 0 ~ • • First Class 11 15 „ .. First Class 2 30 Aftern. .. Second Class 2 45 Aftern. .. Second Class 445 ~ .. Mixed I 5 0 ~ .. Mixed 7is „ .. First Class I 7 15 ~ .. First Class ON SUNDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 7 0 Morning— . Mixed 445 Afternoon.. 5 o Afternoon 715 Evening.... First Class. 715 Evening.. TO LANCASTER. FROM LIVERPOOL. I FROM MANCHESTER 845 Morning.... Mixed g 0 Morning.... Mixed 1 0 ~ .. First Class 11 15 „ .... First Clas s 230 Afternoon .. Second Class 245 Afternoon .. Second Class 4 45 .. ....Mixed 5 0 f t Mixed First Class .f,ilarkets. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 6 , There was a much better show of Beasts to-day than on this day week, but of Sheep much about the same. The quality of Beef was very good, but it exceeded the demand, prices gave way id per lb. Prime Mutton as last reported. Best Beef, 6d to bid; in ferior, 5d to 6d. Best Mutton, Gi to jid; middling and Ewes, 5d to 6id per lb sinking the offal. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JAN 7 The severity of the weather, hardens the nerves of holders of Butter, and prices are looking up. There is not any alteration in the value of pickled Butter—the demand steady. Good Beef is fully as dear ;—but low qualities are plentiful, and may be purchased upon easy terms. There is a little enquiry for Pork, but nothing important will occur until the spring demand has commenced. Bacon is quite as dear, 50e to 52s being a fair quotation for good stuff. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN 6 The good demand noticed yesterday has continued throughout to-day, and from 4,000 to 5,000 bales have been sold at full prices, the market closing with a tendency upwards, and several holders withdrawing their stocks for higher prices since the departure of the Boston Mail Steamer. THURSDAY EVENING The arrival of the overland mail from India, bringing very im portant news from China, bas caused a very excited market, and had holders offered their stocks freely, a large business would have been done ; as it is, from 8,000 to 10,000 bales have been sold at an advance of id to id per lb on yesterday's prices for all descriptions of Cotton, particularly Swats, of which there are very few sellers. The trade have bought sparingly, and half of the business to-day has been for speculative account. There has been a good deal of excitement, and many think that the intelligence does not warrant so rapid an advance ; and from the middling purchases made by the trade, it is evident thay will only buy for their immediate wants. Brazil Cotton is getting scarce, and holders very firm for higher prices. PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL *Wool), Deals, 120 stand. m. duty paid Archangel £l9 10 (? 20 0 ' Memel 18 0 19 0 Gothenburg l4 10 -. 16 0 Not alAcive 16 ft Wyburg l6 10 - 18 0 P. 419. B. P. 2. Petersburg l7 0 - 19 0 I 21 feet. PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. , £22.. £2 10s Danzig, Deck British American Pine LATHWOOD, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet £9 0 British American 4 10 MA H OGANY, per toot of 1 inch thick. Honduras Cuba St. Domingo JAK PLANKS, British American. rEAKWOon, per cubic feet STAVES, per 1200. Danzig, C. Pipe £l4O 0 —145 0 1 Hhd. 7O 0— 80 0 Not ab. 36 in. Quebec, red, li inch thick, } 40 0—65 0 2 6 48, .4'l 3s. B.P. 2s and 5i feet long Do. Puncheon l3 0 21 0 3 o 6s. TIMBER, per cubic foot. s. d. s. d. 2 6 0 0 I lOs 2 1 per load. 1 9 Danzig,middling.... 2 3 Memel, middling 2 3 1.4'2 15s. ;0 load Riga,red *There is an additional duty of 5 per cent. on these rates. 0 32- 0 24- 9 10 £4 5s 0 0 ,15s. o 9 .el 10s 1 0 },5. 2 0 none. 15s per load 5 6 6 6 10s. Oak 2 2 Pine, British Amer. common red I 5 yellow 2 21— . 21— LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispensaries during the lust week : North. South. Total Received advice and medicine atthe Insti tution 344 351 695 Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine 270 217 487 Total at each Dispensary 568 1182 VISITORS. North—Mr. J. H. Smith, Mr. W. F. Macgregor, and Mr. C. Booth, South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. J. Cooper, and Rev. W. Parker. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fenwick-street, THE WORKHOUSE Statement of the average number and expense of paupers in the Workhouse for the week ending Dec. 26, 1840 23, 1839 Paupers: Per Head. Per Week 1862 2s. 6d. .e 233 7 1 1791 2 6i 22g 17 11 More 71 Less 0 Oi More 3 9 9 Statement of daily relief paid out-door poor the weekending Jan. 4, 1811 Jan. 6, 1840 More 280 More £36 16 7 TO BOLTON FROM LIVERPOOL. FROM MANCHESTIIR. 845 Morning.... First Class I 9 0 Morning.... First Class •••• " 11 0 ~ 11 15 230 Afternoon .. Second Class 245 Afternoon .. Second Class 530 ~ "• • " 530 ON SUNDAYS 7 0 Morning.... Second Class I 7 0 Morning.... S econd Class 5 30 Afternoon .. 5 30 Afternoon .. 11 TO ST. HELENS. PROM LIVERPOOL. 7 0 ivlorning.... Second Class g 45 ~ • • • • 11 45 • • • • PI 2 30 Afternoon.. PP 5 30 ~ PP FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 „ .... PP 11 45 „ .... fP 2 45 Afternoon .. 5 30 PP OATS. bN sUND Second Class I 7 o Morning.. 5 30 Afternoon 7 0 Morning.. 5 30 Afternoon Second Class LONDON G. 4 ZE TTR -TUESDAY, JAL 5 PARTNER SHIPS DISSOLVED, T. Thornley and J. D. Thornley, Liverpool, merchants—W. Okill and T. Cooke, Liverpool, share-brokers—T. Hewitt and J. Hewitt, Knotty Ash, Lancashire, builders—B. Wright and W. Heighway, Manchester—J. Pritt and T. Hughes, Liverpool, iron-founders—W. Gaulter and S. H. Wraith, Over Darwen, Lancashire, surgeons— R. Ogden and D. Haworth, Bank-top, Lancashire—cotton-spinners. BAN RUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Samuel Walker, jun., Clifton, oorkshire, coalmerchant. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Evans Phillips, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, draper, Richard Tindle Terry, Bristol, ship-chandler. John Gox, Nottingham, grocer. John Speden, North Shields, spirit-merchants. DIVIDENDS. Jan. 26. C. Farnworth, Dowgate-wlmf, Upper Thames. street, London, tin-plate merchant—Jan. 29. W. M`Phearson, Hatton. wall, London, oilman—Jan. 26. F. Bradford and T. Healey, Graat Trinity-lane, London, wholesale-stationers—Jan. 28. J. Foalerton, Upper Bedford-place, Bloomsbury-square, London, merchant—Jan. 26. H. Mauude, Henrietta-street, Govent-garden, London, banker —Jan. 28. J. A. Butler, Blackheath, master-mariner—Jan. 28. J. Ulyatt, Crowland, Lincolnshire, cattle-dealer—Jan. 27. W. R. Burin, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant—Jan. 27. B. Cook, sen., Birmingham, brassfounder—Feb. 1. J. Roberts, Clareton, York shire—horse-dealer—Jan. 28. W. Barrett, Keighley, Yorkshire, worstead-stuff manufacturer—Jan. 26. J. Morley, Kingston-upon- Hull, coal-merchant—Jan. 25. W. Stead, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, corn-miller—Feb. 4. E. Browne, Huddersfield, machine-makers— Jan. 29. H. Chapman, King-ct, Cbeapside, London, warehouseman. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before January 6 H. Speight, Allerton, Yorkshire, stuff-manufacturer—C. 1? Harris, Percy-street, Tottenham court-road, London, carver and gilder—J Mulcaster, St. Paul's Church-yard, wholesale furrier S. Taylor, Castle-street, Holborn, London, hat-manufacturer—M. Evans, hlarberth, Pembrokeshire, innkeeper, H. Marsh, Plymouth, coal-merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS Andrew Thompson, Glasgow, jeweller, Jan. 11, Feb. 1, at twelve, at the writing chambers of Mr. Smeaton, Glasgow. John Ross, Aberdeen, organist, Jan. 9, 30, at one, at the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. _ William Hope. Jedburgh, Jan. 9, at twelve; Feb. 1, at one, at the Spread Eagle Inn, Jedburgh. Joseph Maitland, Edinburgh, brewer. Jan. 8, at one, Jan. 29, at two, at the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. JANUARY. llOl7ll 8, Thomas Hampson, 2nd (and proof) Clarendon Rooms, 1 9, Charles Pain, (proof and final div.) Ditto, 11 9, Robert Feveran Beeston Ditto, 1 . 11, Thomas Moflit . (proof and div,) :3, John Jones.. Ditto, 1 14, Joseph Dobson, Ist 15, Parke and Kenrick, 2nd Ditt o, 1 16. Richard Benbow, (proof and div.) . , ems TIDE TABLE Height Sundays, Holydays, 6.c R. H. R. U. F. P. Friday .. 8 11 33 11 57 18 3 13attle of N. Orleans 1815. Saturday 9 0.21 18 , 0 Independence Mexico.lB2s Sunday.. 10 044 16i17 10 Ist Sunday after Epiphany Monday 11 128 150 116 11 Hiiary Term begins. Tuesday 12 210 230 16 0 Clock before sun Sin. 435. Wednes. 13 250 311 14 10 Cambridge Term begins. Thursdayi4 333 4 0 13 11 Oxford Term begins. PRICES OF SHARES, JANUARY 7 Prices. This day Last Per Share. Prices 100 paid 34 0 0 77 10 0 77 0 0 36 0 0 16 12 6 0 0 0 9 7 6 5 17 6 27 17 6 s 16 6 29 5 0 213 0 0 95 10 0 215 0 0 53 10 0 29 15 0 53 10 0 92 0 94 10 0 62 10 0 .... 64 10 0 11 12 6 .... 11 5 0 41 15 0 .... 53 15 0 .... 26 10 0 .... 15 7 6 .... 186 10 0 ... 45 0 0 . 89 .10 0 89 5 173 o o ....174 0 51 0 0 dip 27 15 0 58 15 0 43 5 0 76 0 0 .... 82 10 31 0 0 41 13 0 26 0 0 5 2 6 75 0 0 IS 0 0 .... 15 15 92 10 0 27 15 0 .... 76 0 0 .... 37 0 0 .... 2 18 6 .... 3 5 13 5 0 .... 14 2 83 0 0 ex. 83 10 67 10 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 ex div 14 15 0 .... 18 0 0 .... 3 2 6 .... 8 16 3 with div 10 2 6.. . 3 7 6 .... 4 5 0 .... 741 0 0 div 5 4 0 21 5 0 ..., 12 12 6 8 10 0 ... 158 0 0 47 10 0 325 0 0 330 0 0 171 0 0 0 13 9 8 0 0 7 5 0 7 0 0 57 0 0 6 2 6 0 14 0 1 0 0 RAILWAYS, &c Bolton and Leigh Bristol and Exeter Birmingham and Gloucester ~ g 0 paid Ditto and Derby IOU .... Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties 10 paid 23 paid Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto - Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 20 paid Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar l 30 aid Greenock, and Ayr p Grand Junction .. Ditto half shares Ditto quarter Chester and Crewe, Quarter Great Western Ditto new shares Ditto Fifth Shares Hull and Selby Leicester and Swannington Lancaster and Preston shares (late so paid 42 10 0 Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham go Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 39 Ditto & Brighton Manchester and Leeds 7O Ditto half shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 35 Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties Ditto, quarter Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto quarter shares North Midland New North Midland Paris and Rouen South Eastern and Dover .. North Union York and North Midland St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap BANKS. 50 paid Bank of Liverpool - Borough Bank - Commercial of Liverpool - Commercial of England. 5 - East of England lO - of Manchester lO - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 - Northern and Central - North and South Wales lO .el2lospaid Phcenbc Royal of Liverpoo South Lancashire Albion 25 paid - Liverpool Union lO . . ... - Liverpopl Banking Co lO .... - Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings .4'100 paid L'pool and Harrington Water Works ) „.''',.„ '' • • • • Bootle Ditto Stock.... L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. Li 00 .. , „ Ditto new shares are now paid up. - ASSURANCE COMPANIES .iverpool Marine Company ~ . Ocean Assurance Company Liverpool Fire and Life.... DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c Anderton Carrying Company .. 16 5s Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company Barrington Docks . Apothecaries' Comp Woodside Ferry ... Egremont Ferry ... Asphalte (Liverpool) (Poloncean MARRIED On the 10th of October last, at Nehow, in the East Indies, JOHN MURRAY, Esq., M.D, M.A. of the Bengal Artillery, to LOVEDAY MARIANNE, youngest daughter of the late JOHN OWEN PARR, Esq. _ On the 2gth ult., QUINTIN FLEMING, Esq., second son of Nicholas Fleming, Esq , of Dublin, to JANE ANN, fourth daughter the late WILLIAM PALGRAVE, Esq., collector of H. Customs, Dublin. Same day, at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, Mr. GEORGE REDFERN, of Blakewell, in the county of Derby, to Miss JANE Thornley, late of this town. Same day, aged 35, Mr. THOMAS MAIN, formerly of Stone haven, N.B. On the 31st ult., at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, SAMUEL HEMMING, Esq.. of Birmingham, to ELIZA SOPHIA, second daughter of Mr. EDWARD PUTLAND, merchant, St. George's terrace, Manchester. On the sth instant, at St. Bride's Church, by the REV. J. H. Stuart, Mr. JOSEPH HIGGINSON, eldest son of the late John blockmaker, to ISABELLA, only daughter of Mr. JOHN HARDING. Yesterday, by the Rev. J. Tobin, Mr. GEORGE HUTTON, to FANNY, eldest daughter of JAMES BANNISTER, Esq., ship builder, Liverpool. _ Same day, in her 82nd year, Mrs. BURY, Chatham-street, relict of the late John Bury, Esq., Salford. DIED On the 24th ult., aged 31, J kMES CROSFIELD, M.D., second son of Edward Mason Crosfield, Esq., Edge-hill, Liverpool. Dr. Crosfield occcupied, for the last two years, the office of Physicians' Assistant to the Royal Infirmary of this city, a situation to which his attachment to his profession and a conscious desire to render his medical attainments as ;complete as possib:e had led him to aspire. To the performance of the arduous and important duties of his office Dr. Crosfield devoted himself with the most ard_nt zeal and indefatigable industry; and it is but j ust i ce to say, t h at h i s eagerness in the acquisition of professional knowledge was only equalled by the assiduous and benevolent attentions he gave to the patients entrusted to his care. He was a y oung ma u of ve r y grea t n atural talents ; and, had his life been prolonged, it is impossible to doubt that he would have risen to disti nc ti o n. It is a m e l anc h o l y instance of the instability of all human arrangements, that he breathed his last on the same day on which his engagement with the hospital terminated. —Edinburgh Evening Courant. On the 26th ult., after a very short affliction, aged 81, Mr. JOHN GRAY, for fifty-four years clerk of the Parish Church of Chorley. At the age of fifty, he undertook to walk, on the Chorley and Wigan road, 147 miles in 40 hours, which he accomplished in 39 hours. He was in the habit of issuing a yearly bill of mortality, which was always prefaced by some poetry of his own. His last production, which we annex, published a week or two ago, most singularly prognosticates his own end. I always do find my friends very kind, For fifty-four years I very well know ; And now I do stand to receive at their hand Whatever they please to bestow. Eighty-one years with me are past, And many do think this will be my last." ........ On the 13th ult., FRANCES, daught er o f , the late Rev. ROGER KENT, Vicar of Minshull and Wetnall, in the diocese and county of Chester. On the 29th ultimo, at his residence, Shaw's-brow, aged 77, Mr. JOHN FLETCHER, book-binder and paper-ruler; and on Friday morning, aged 65, Mrs. FLETCHER ; wife of the above.. Sume day, at his residence, in Kirkdale, Mr. JEREMIAH SHAW, a man proverbial for the integrity of his dealing ; and whose charitable, active, stimulating, and benevolent disposition, gained for him general respect, and whose memory will long be cherished by many wko hare benefitted by his humane exertions. - On the 22d uit., in Thurlow-street, aged 68, Mr. WILLIAM JONES, sawyer. He was a faithful and industrious servant to Mr. Langdale, timber-merchant, for upwards of twenty years Same day. in her 66th year, MARGARET, wife of Mr. EDWARD DAVIES, anchorsmith, and mother of Mr. T. Davies, printer. On the 24th ult., aged 9 years, THOMAS CAMELFORD HILL. eldest son of Mr. Joseph Hill, Everton. On the ist instant, aged 46, Mr. CHARLES WEBSTER, of Brook Pottery, Prescot, the last of seven brothers. On the Ist instant, aged 53, Mr. ELIJAH AIREY, late of the Boar's Head, Water-street. On the 2nd instant, aged 80, Mr. ROBERT JACKSON, Mill street, To xteth-park . Same day, MARGARET, youngest daughter of Dr. CARSON, of this town. Same day, at an advanced age, Mrs. COYLE, relict of the late Mr. Henry Coyle, Brook-house, Smeatham-lane. Same day, at W alton-on-the -Hill, aged 27, MARGARET, wife of RODOLPH ZW ILCHENBART, Esq., and eldest daughter of the Rev. John Richard Tetlow, A.M. 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