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22, 1848, either whollY.. °f , ire for emigranel',, ery week soasef, o seek the re e f o i It is a subjeT, notwithstal ii l 7, 3, not the b0g.,., causes is eb,. ° s ton on Snow., weekly twoll sons could be 5 —Mr. Leona `eancashire, r, observes , sion—" From.' as yet, to lorol the restriction r, already, hovie c rf quarters to re l employing Y° ll ,„',, sry at extra tit Ming off port „4 times—praet l ', “ Sower to pre , LI , difficulty of o fit 'twelves natur a .: Yment by con 1 , 1 ;, 'lug informe l° e r machinery re ° •ersons'whose.l.v Iserted a warn 4 ting out the Jlr sorts that, dig* district 616 az, in the prece l l, year ending 31 3 e of children 1)3 , had been paid lig the last '1 on in the b loc ing off was t° be , mand of this de he inspector ff 4 aster, Ches te :Het many fa ctor iod embraced blt only partially , and some ntinued to Of t the print and the nuto "7- Ad )f industry IN MAN. of the Prot& eld in the F rei the bill receotlp ord Ltinsdowl' ei ations betwe; were pres,,, t , ,nd on the Pfd the clergy °'" ;sed by our fos c relations , but it was no e 4 ms still exist,. ione of its O' to Protestant' would serious', tish our protest our civil nn , a all the Wel' stantism ; bu I our counted office, s I 001" ;h the pope e derived 119 ' willing MOO care that thel unconiil d by ~1 -I. l : e i c. rood je- Lith once tion. d id Seotlatinei r to set 0 ip lie PoPe' le PePe: i v, o perst ewould F lo us with ` e t could net the met' s : r is t of PoP - t bs land to Feb. 22, 1848. Ofityping *I.:011( m. TUESDAY, FERRIJAUY 15.—Wind variable Inui light. SAILED.— i , Wheeler, Charleston—Golden Fleece, Pale- Porpe, Bahis—Neptune, Butler, S. Michaels—Albion, Ro- Cobertson Alexhndria, E.—Charles Brownell, Splatt, Valparaiso rbclc, Pastill, Rio Grande—Mary Winch, Harries, and P aclet, ilickford, Malta—D'Auvergne, Smith, Honduras G r 2,br, Hoge, Sy ra —V esta, Sh earer, G enoa —F arago, L e '"'eY,-Carsquet. r dlea Jane, Horswell ; Augusta, Steward, and Devonia, •.?g, hence for Lisbon, have put back. illYll, Willis, from Galatz. at Holyhead, for orders. M Mi nna, Clare, h ence f or Havannah, at Newport. ercury, Snelling, from London at Ascension. Choice, D e Caen, hence at Monte Video 3rd Dec. Hera Cornish, Harrison, from Cape de . Verds. at . ditto.. Majesty's packet from Rio Janeiro, at ditto, with the utaober mail from England. gilu.mela sailed from ditto for this port Bth Dec. ovidence, Ford, and Mary, Walker, hence at Smyrna. sTrmanli, (screw -steam ) Mars, from Constantinople and 'i v Yr v na, at Malta, and soiled for this port Ist instant. -a nternriie a e, Kvdd and Alchymist, Pearson. hence at ditto. 1) on 30tfl Davies, from Beirout at ditto, and sailed for this n. bA.rgentina, Strickland ; Hannah Booth, Best ; Malcolm, ', , , i , e0111 1, and Ada, 'Constance hence at Leghorn. vre,rvie.inence,Ninteman ; and Jeanette, De Voort, hence at Ant- ARICHAT Verpoo The Lascar, Cooper, from Pictou to Li been ' s horn taken into ship harbour for repairs, having on n Cape Breton. ..._4LinioaOubli, Feb. 13.—The Larch, Reed, of Liverpool, :PM Hartlepool to Bermuda, struck on the Hinder Sand on a:_eionanst of Holland, 12th instant, arrived off this port to-day, Li c h waterend proceeded for London. warfA' Dece. 24.—The Albatross, Mills, from Callao to Cork, o. pjit in here 17th instant, leaky, and with loss of bul -4' nag been surveyed, and must be lightened to repair. WE I DN'ESDKY l' it W . dNV N.W. moderate. D , EBRUARY 1.... in • , nap_ an . — America, Dunn, from New Orleans—Stephen Z ; m , Borland, from Mobile—lanthe, Hunter, from Alex i"'a! r-.., and Niard, from Odessa. Zu,._nAJLElL—Unica Ilija, Asteguia, for Havana—Susquehanna, fteolsvy, Poissonlphia—Governor Davis, Upton, Bo_s ,a to pa n— ra La .s: s or a r v a e l r l y , , Gar .R d o n j er, n N eir i o_Fe i r o . n g e hton :c o -- o a e t t ft h n d : ae i r ii i n' . z l n a c A n : t t es Yk : e i n i 8 d e b n o A d n i a — C r g T a a l u i r p r e k s t o , W , Mallett, and i Sophia, West 'Oport„ ~ lenaers—Era, Hingston, Zante— Oporto , o Barnes, . li reth:r°::: 'Ward, , ove; , Newbold, Trieste. jen p n r y i ggs , Smyrna, and Guist), Fisovich, ' and i de : it ca Constantinople. Jones, Wakeham ; and Volo, , Church 'Re Day ~. fiero, henc e _ at Genoa. ulth instant. , strup, sailed from Bilboa for this port on the Orpheusll, , from Leith, for Rio Janeiro, passed Pentland Frith th instant the p ' . Ly le bar YEn, Jopling, hence for Rio Grande, was wrecked on boiler of the latter port ; part of th cargo saved, but the 'b e losiand other heavy parts of the car e go, it was feared would The Ai eardi. arY Henney, Henney, hound to this port, put hack to c ontact with , Li Ilth instant, with considerable damage, having been in a schooner off the Nash Point. lo r td„as, Begg, from Ardrossan, with pig iron, struck on Tay.- ',.,° bank about midnight, and afterwards sunkse% ed. ~larinda, for Havana, in proceeding down the river to-day, -n foul of the P. Dean, for Smyrna, at anchor oil' the Maga eeecle Ole', d l l w hich both received damage. The Clarinda then pro- Y ilti itli vAsT. 14th Feb.-The , Janet Fowler, from Glasgow to It d il Pr,n, with pig iron, has put in ' here with loss of bulwarks, 4- leaky and must discharge to be docked. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I7.—Wind N.N.E., moderate. Ike"'"'ED.—lpswich, from Mobile ; sailed 12th December— ,eY. Atkinson, Leghorn. _ettleft_rinid:,La n o g f ie leldon, Rickerty, Calcutta—Marmion, r r r ee , legnd Hannah, New York—parker, Rue , Deme- Bombay—Phcepix, c _._ . lwH is ni r g i 4 h it; t n s A on n , ti e g a la . ,litta_ynia Brander, Boyd, , li klo- j°llll ~4 kt , Higgin, Ravenal, Nambersie, New York s —Duke of Wel k an Boston— INT4da?,, Halgreaves, Calcutta—Lucy, New York—D'Auverge lec , Sm m ith ' Honduras c' l4 ,: e la, n Tate, Charleston—Sultana ? Hall, New York—Hinda tam Jam aica—lndustrie, Zellein, Ostend—Jon . Cadmus, dei e alett, Ch arleston —Lima, Martyn, Gibraltar—Rival, Bad- Calle Galatz—Joseph, Heyde, Ghent—Empress, Newman, n nantilProvidentia, Lams, Ostend—Eb . lana, Moppet , thltl!'°Tie—Margaret, Jackson, Jamaica—London Packet, larder',,,t. Mi chael's—Fanny, Ockett, Antwerp_- 7 Clipp e er, l _Hat ertB ti t,onsta ntinople—Orion, Evans, Galati—Fl d a"r ARA. ntwerr, - Pearl, Earle, Naples—Lesseliers , Henricksen, I4,nees,P—Beram_ ampere, Smith, Calcutta—Thomas , Roberts,Rb Wren, T Gah qz — William Duke, Pitta, St . Michael s—Alfred, bordt_ jereeira—Ann (lest, Forbes, Coquimbo—Tr_ y Howes, baig u p ° I - I tni Gerard Hughes, Rotterdam—Celt, Wiis.n, r ' tt wird - a1 8 7,,,....i Lung! Ellen Jane, Horswell, and Angus a, uu a Abeona, Wilson, Naples. The "earn: ree k of a vessel, being towed to the westward by a Several was telegmphed to-day off the Ormshead. hind balks of timber were picked up to-day on Hilbre Is- Am n . With i o n -r, af Pwlheh for this port, put back to Deal 15th Feb., b u ss of anchor and chain. With 4, °f Wellington. Orfeur, from Alexandria, at Gibraltar, Eiridp.a2eage„Lbut sailed for this port. lA bon'''' ' w ade; Celerity, James, and Majesty, hence at Tall H s t. 0, Baker, hence at Lisbon. ~•ne incent, Shepherd hence at Madeira, and sailed for St. 17th Janooq* foll,,,,,Y'ky_tp.ttimsttuArg,LNail), Jan. 20.—Harriet, Foreid, from Liverpool put into an outport off Eggersun , • t )0 01 f "" B ab, Feb. 14.—Carron, Rae, of Belfast, from Liver econ?er Melds,S struck on Rattray Head 12th Feb., and has a ck. Crew saved. F s RID ----------y ,„ A nuivEn A-, F EBRUARY 18.—Wind S., moderate. . ~•----artubean., Winsor, New Orleans—Dalhousie, bane Wilkie , annall—Cori od, Burden, Venice—Victory, from 14 ic—St. George, Ferr er liCntk• jr,49).--7,Colurnbil, Crop p er; Howard, Brown, and Sir Ro lyra `l* , ee' ' _, -li ii'd, New' - YLk -- Vika, Tampico Rio Janeiro7-Phg tliveik: Zieng:47, Naples---Brotbers, Dove, —Vivid, Pit for(f, ,t71',1, W aterwitch, Strugnell, St. MiFhael's—Huma, i iiisui Azores-11:oPrt"unR:turn, Gilbert, Frie nd s,Lisbon—Two lie Be y r out—lanthe, Bailey, Constantinople -lantu f r o a r , ea-__ Actmon,buiey, N T ew ayl o o r rf e G an ala . tz—Cestrian, Dyson, JO ll O-e Ocean Queen (barque,) put into Holyhead at 3 p.m., and lg Ilorrocks, (barque,) from 'Neste, off Holyhead, at 5 p.m. to-Vitali.; from Africa at Fernando Po, leaky, and would have I.a l larg'e the greater part of her cargo. ,5;t,,70, Nicoleck, hence at Trieste, h'N,Vnie, Maci, hence at Havre. 4 blt - 'icias, from Ardrossan;that was stranded on . Taylor's the .\'..ou tunes he 16th instant, has been got off, and b eac h e d near Igaz bARR,,,,‘ - ' , MDAY, FEB RUARY'l9.—Wind S.W., moderate. Miercken, Philadelphia—Helen Han n ? nurnell and St. Patrick, Waterman, New York — ' r • Huddleston, New Orleans—Mary, Banks, Terceira Trieft Witche--Jatie an , d Mary: fr Hughes Pllermo om Lisbon —John Horrocks, Sanderson, —‘. and-South Durham, Ayre, hence at Genoa. at M 1 4 sailed from Genoa for this port sth instant.. th'portrances which was on shore at Hoylake, has arrived SuNi, ik.. L'AN 20th F ity —Wind North, moderate. igt • .I[Vg b , ( BRAVA • fr . I4 Sta *-11011 tezuma, Lowber, from, New York .• sail e d °rn N ew —Sa muel .Hicks Goodhue, and Rio Grande, Ryan, A. york—p 1 4441.8. Q. ueen le"es, from s t a myra, from Genoa—Avon, Mosher, and *4° ll a, N:B., Moses, New Orlean!—Eng.. , -.eddmo, Calcutta—Lievvellyn, Wythicombe, iillicte Hunter ,P.aY,e Steele, hen ce , off N ell,Digby, enc . ewfoi h indla e n a d t . New 'seed G Bailey, hence at Baltimore.. York. hi k b , rinde, and Great Britain, 'Hume, hence at Sayan- Ark . ~ ' Johnson, and,Gerierasale, White, hence at Charleston. Savan t Catharina, Durr;bence at Christiansand. itht:ilt?.l3Gul, Sloman, sailed from Marseilles for this port 12th let y k . e of 'Wellington,'Hargreaves, for Calcutta, has put bark, , 1 1)4 1 lig 11,4 ac All erton, Smith, and L ady Arabella, Simpson, hence at Plitecia, for this port, put back to Mistley 18th instant, with' V choked after having been aground. . c4rov s9iooner Isabella, from Cardiff for this port, with o a_ hii?f , ron, was towed into Holyhead, yesterday, with loss f the "148 t, acc., after having been on shore in Cynimyra Bay Previous night. tit ----------- ~AR) NI /AY 21st FEBRUA KY.—Wind N.N.W., moderate. rit y ( ll - ;Y ED.— Manchester, Higgins, from Baltimore—Mysore, A rne , morn Alexandria. . armstrong, from Rio. Janeiro, at Bombay. ber t "wn, sailed from Bombay for this port 10th Jan., and Ro ps.lienderson_, for London 11th Jan. (40qtaces, Crkhill (29th ec.); Duncan, llenrickson, and lip 'liana) Williams,(lst Jan); and John Edwards, (sth Jan.) re at Calcutta. Ilen'Lasia, Davidson, sailed from Calcutta 20th Dec.; steamer 41) ! P ottinger, 24th Dec., an d Mary .11nrie, Boyd, 25th D ec ., this chieftain,ort. and Saxouville, Barber, hence at Hong Kong. 1 1 -u nles T. Foord sailed from Hong _Kong for ,London 15th rppec. • %in Statesman, e . ra an n d c :4l, l4 rn arc iio_ll, , 3 . rd.Dec., and Blair, 23rd Dec., y for Shangltae, 4th Dec. Zl;hind sailed from Woosung Nov., and Albert. '''vard 14th Dec., both for this :port. A ulttaria, hence at Alexandria. and Aid, sailed from Alexandria for this It tth Feb. M'Dowall, from Callao—Princess Royal, Duguid, wad e "yluerce, Henry, from St. John, N. 8., and Hannah, , leap Newfoundland, all at Cove. %. 4 , 1 " - 'elle Marshall, from Port Talbot for this port, at Holy tli',%ith. loss of mainmast, sails, &c., and leaky. t'aj':'es.:etnith, from New Zealand E off Cove. : 14 (It' 1) '9. , 'Cor Rio Janeiro—Southampton, Cooper, for Cron '44ll,-;n.e, Jose, for Carril—Augusta, Seward, for Lisbon, 41 , Usti, for Naples, hence at Kingstown. - ' - -- 41 1 . VESSELS SPOKEIV.. 1411 il Nv 'tt , 'From China, 28th Oct., in lat. •14 N., long.l_lo f E s. . S 11. ", Atth to in lat. 19 S., long. 82 E.—Rope Pi 1 . :oth (:,4,)!ft C alcutta, 19th Dec. in lat. 34 S.,ong. 29 _E.-Nina,__ — g n ,bro a i l „ n a for London 21st ' Jan., in lat. 4 N., long- 1 9 w.- ' ,- tv -.``, tClr Africa, 12th Feb. in the Channel—Stephen 7 10 4 1-......1 )(iftitiiroili Mobile for this por4 . l6th Jan., in lat. 32, 10ng. 4 L..ht. .., „111 c, hence for Rio Janeiro, 11th Jan., in tat. N., il‘r w(iii `‘'.z-Uraula hence tbr Bombay, 12th Jan.—General 36 s 3 ' 1 ±:.! s k 4' n 74 T i t , from i Calcutta, for London, 7th Dec., 11 1 ta t. _ . B.4l—rerr.ii:',,;;;;?,..ranlices Burn, from China, for - London,li in , 'li t 11 5,15 K___,,, madras for Liverpool, 13th Dec., in lat. 32 3411 .4 N. long. . 2 `i'lleS, from Loncl r o , ' • Callao, 9th Jan., 111 y 0 1 2 r t k l : is B l2 ::: 2 n t h h ia s l e l l, l2 :7 2. 9 :-.5 ° N. ' , 11 . r 0 1 . ga il l i a ver i p si oo ont r o h u el ar fOr b° N u e l vs "L ' -ae, 1 --, ill lat. 50° ro;ie tofi l e prowse, hence for Shang- NI, Fi'ell4:l4ll,ts hfotr, Ne w ''iY,, 24t Oct,A .., a t . tat.' 1 0 n g ~ tong. 44 E.—Sunbeam, from 11,1;i:73th jai : W.—Constant, hence for '1........:z in lat. 42, long. il! lat. 24, long. 80—Sea. ,- - - 44;'bmi.,`,ERN HORPIT AL REPORT, FEB. 19. Ittp,l,„e-nrim..P.O.! Accidents, 28 • Medical and Surgical Cases upon '' -/ t2l ; Total, 49.—DISCHA RGED : Cu re d, 24; ••‘tatt own request 2 . ; Attending as Out Patients, 16; (1 11,,'I t i ii ; 1. 14 .,i,ed, 0; Reni'ng in the Hospital, I . ot. ritt r „, en :Sturgeon, J. Al_ Winner, Esti. ; Physician and 'l°l,Zs-tn for the e ftmling WYk, Dr. Ashcroft and Mr. otse Visitortt, J. Ri g by anti R. W. Hate. 1 ?louse -Surgeon.. r'. Giidersieeves; , Vr strer, tt. Jl. Jones, Kw; Chaplain, Rev. Wm. LIN . • ~,,,!ii,c,,4TtP,OOL INFIRMARY REJIORT, FEB. 19. Aip4t , Tt . ion : In-patient.; cured, 14 ; and at own .Made Out-patient, 3; irremilar, ; Dead, 1.- 1 .2 1- patients,36; I-ha-patient-151; ,C4giols during 044,2 neontining in the flons, 128. 17. V./P,.Surgeon Dawsonq,; Hous?Sio•gtion, Mr. vi, i 7 (... D Ikon ; Ajnniacary. 4, core ad/eyi Dostlse $, 1 ,, W. Carson and 11. Lawrenco, Lstis.,; chatsio, • DlOndell ; rtj..).sqn,l•;c-f l ' • LONDON GAZETTE.-TUESDAY, FEB. 15. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Paton and Melville, Liverpool, boiler makers—Richard Had land and Co., Eccleston, Lancashire, glass manufacturers. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. J. Brittan, Redlynch, Wiltshire, market gardener. D. C. H. Lomer, London-street , Fenchurch-street, London, merchant. J. Turner, Ludgate-hill, London, jeweller. F. W. Gerish, East-road, City-road, London, ironfonnder. W. Oliver, Darlington, Durham, printer. J. Wainwright, Digbeth, Warwickshire, draper. W. E. Holmes and W. Bnicher, Lichfield, coach builders. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED, John Bond Cooke and George Shaw, Denton, Lancashire, hat manufacturers. Robert Murray, Liverpool, woollen draper. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Phipps, High Holborn, London, saddler. Henry Burrell, Bull and Mouth-street, London, lodging house keeper. James Haddon Brownlie, Richmond-stieet, Princes-street, St. James's, London, cabinet maker. Henry Harvey, Stock-exchange, and St. Paul's-terrace, Lon don, stockbroker. Charles Slade, Grange ? otherwise Grench-next-Gillingham, Kent, market gardener. George Stokes, jun., King's Arms-yard, Snow-hill, London, cheese-dealer. Stephen Charles Taylor, Crescent, New Peckham, wine mer chant. Thomas Freemantle, Bedford New-road, Clapham-rise, Lon don, builder. William Henry Mann, Maiden-lane, Queen-street, Clrap side, London, lead merchant. '" Mary Emma, Ellen, and Eliza Anne Edwards, Bristol; bank ers, (partners in the North of England Joint-Stock Banking Company.) Evan Parry, Pontypool, Monmouthshire; draper. Lewis Povey, Wootton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, printer. John Stephens, Bath, grocer. Richard Jewell, Begralston, Devonshire, bootmaker. William Stanbury, Cawsand, Cornwall, grocer. Henry Tucker, Colyton, Devonshire, linen draper. Robert Burns, Meter, general draper. Alfred Furniss, Derby, grocer. Thomas'Cattel Wilcox, Birmingham, linen draper. Thomas and Thomas Lowe, Whitchurch, Shropshire, bone dealers. Jabez Rubery, Darlaston, Staffordshire, lock manufacturer. Thomas Butterworth, Greenbooth-mills, near Rochdale, Lan cashire, woollen manufacturer. William Henry Bushell. Manchester, innkeeper. Simon Rutland, Hoasthorpe, Lincolnshire, coachmaker. DIVIDENDS. March 10, W. D. Scurfield, Liverpool, shawlman—March 10, J. C. Dreaper, Liverpool t corn merchant. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on the d..v of meeting. March 9, W. Sheppard, Manchester, wine dealer—March 7, S. Dethick, Newton-heath. Lancashire, common brewer. CERTIFICATES to be confirmed by the Vice-Chancellor acting in Bankruptcy, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before March 7. J. Morrison, Railway-place, Fenchurch-street, London, dealer in sacking—J. H. Page, Pancras-lane, London, auction eer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. W. Gray, Edinburgh. grain merchant. W. M. Jamieson, Edinburgh, draper. D. Yellowlees, Edinburgh, coachbuilder. Cumming and Co., Thornhill ; WM) , and Co., Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, storekeepers. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W; Archer and T. Serginson, Manchester, plumbers.—T. and G. Lucas, Manchester, engravers.—Wood and Brown, Liver pool, spice -merchants.—T. Derbyshire and J. Holgate, Man chester, grocers. —R. Hargreaves and J. Marsden, Little Bol ton, Lancashire, ironfounders.—Morice and Wilkinson, Liver pool, ship-agents. DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. Robert Greenham, Liverpool, merchant. William Chappelow, junior, Jermyn-street, St. James's, wholesale saddler. William Bennett and Henry Selby Reeve, London-road, vic tuallers. Matthew Chrone Johnstone, Lamb's-conduit-street, linen draper. John Stone, Abingdon, grocer. BANKRUPTS. Francis Blair Henderson, Liverpool, ironmonger, Feb. 29, March 22, at 11 o'clock, at the Liverpool District Court of Bankruptcy : solicitors, Messrs. Milne and Co., Temple; Mr. Woodcock, Harlingdon ; and Messrs. Francis and Co., Liver pool; official assignee, Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. John Saunders Rayment, Thomas-street, Mill-wall, Popler, London, biiilder. John Edward Smith, James Rait Beard, and Richard Tew Smith, Cheapside, London, warehousemen. John Brocklehurst, High Holborn, London, lamp manufac turer. Stephen Stringer, Northumberland street, New-road, Lon don, coach plater. James Scott, Strand, London, chymist. John Bentley, St. John-street-road, Clerkenwell, London, linen-draper. William Pain Beecham, Hawkhurst. Kent, money scrivener. Robert Martin, Plymouth, ale merchant. Charles Westbrook, Stafford, and Shifnall, Shropshire, shoe manufacturer. John Binch, Nottingham, grocer. John Packer, Cheltenham, quarryman. Charles James Challenger, Bristol, dealer in salt. Alexander MacNaughtane Paterson, John Walker, James Boydell, and Charles Blaney Trevo Roper, Kingswinford, Staf fordshire, ironfounders. George Garton, Sheffield, stock-broker. Ralph Darling Darlington, miller. James Jackson and Robinson Ferns, Durham, drapers. Peter Cruikshank, Ardwick, Manchester, coal dealer. John Townley, Manchester, commission agent. James Birbeck, Manchester, hackney-coach proprietor. Richard Martin, Tavistock, tanner. Henry Gully Foy, Taunton, surgeon. Thomas Payne Falkingham, Lincolnshire, licensed victualler. DIVIDENDS. March 14, S. Stott, Rockliffe-vale mill, near Bacup, Lanca shire, cotton-spinner.—March 21, R. Scholes. Bury, Lanca shire, grocer. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on the day of meeting. March 13, I. N. Pearce, Liverpool, stationer.—March 10, G. and J. Blake, Liverpool and Dublin, soap manufacturers.— March to, W. Gregory, Liverpool, hosier. CERTIFICATES To be granted by the Vice-Chancellor acting in Bankruptcy, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before March 10. T. Stott, Liverpool, laceman.—N. Batho, Manchester, ma chine-maker.—F. Smith, Manchester, innkeeper. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. W. Fearn, Edinburgh, leather-merchant. J. Wright, Strathlane, Stirlingshire, wright. D. Stirrat, Junior, Glasgow, merchant. R. Hall, Edinburgh, grocer. G. Armstrong. Edinburgh, tea-dealer. R. Laing, Edinburgh, paper-manufacturer. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. February. How. 22, William Lawton (special) District Court, 11 23, Joseph Yates Ashton (2nd) ditto, 11 /5, Joseph Robinson (2nd) ditto, 11 25, John Calvin Dreaper (2nd) 25, John Shallcross (2nd) 25, Thomas Tipping (Ist) 29, Edward Hamilton (2nd) 29, Francis Blair Henderson (Ist) ditto, 11 29, Ellen and Griffith Owen (Ist) ' ditto, 12 29, Stephen Owen (proof and div.) March 1, Richard Almond (prf. and final div ) ditto, II 1, Thomas Higginson (prf. and final div.) ditto, 11 2, John Cunard and Jas. Ingram (prf. & div ) ditto, 12 3, William Craven•(2nd) 4, Carter and Baines (special) EI &J. Forshaw's 10 ligariteto. LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL MARKET, FEB. 18. There has been a good demand for Sugar suitable for refining, of which the sales chiefly consist, and extreme prices have been obtained ; 650 hhds. B.P. and 3000 bags Bengal have been sold, the latter principally low and middling white, at 6d. to Is. de cline. Holders of foreign having met the demand freely, the transactions, both for export and refining, have been extensive, amounting to 950 cases 500 barrels and bags Brazil, old brown Pernam and Maceio at 148. 6d. to 17s. for ordinary to good brown, and old brown Bahias at 17s. 6d. to 18s. 6d. ; besides which 50 hhds. Porto Rico were taken for the Isle of Man. 700 casks clayed Havana Molasses have been sold at 15s. 3d., and 100 Barbados, of very ordinary quality, at 18s. per cwt. from the quay. 1 here is still a very good remand for Jamaica Coffee, and 270 tierces have been sold at the full rates of last week ; 200 bags native Ceylon are reported at 355. 6d. 30 bales Mocha at 475. 6d. to 605., 400 bags good pale ordinary Costa Rica at 355., and 40 bags Rio at 325. to 335. per cwt.—There has been a good de mand for Pepper, and 2500 bags have been sold at 20. to 2id. for fair to good Malabar, and 50 bags of Pimento at 4d. per lb. Nothing has taken place in Cocoa or Ginger. The sales of Rice consist of 300 tierces Carolina at 17s. 3d. to 215., and 4000 bags East India, at 9s. to 9s. 3d. for Madras, and Ils. to 12s. for middling to good white Bengal, being a decline of 6d. to Is. on the latter description. The business in Rum is limited to 120 casks, chiefly leewards of low strengths; the value of proofs is about Is. 9d. per gallon; 100 casks low Havana have brought ls. 73d. for proof strength. The Tea market has been rather more quiet this week. At the sales yesterday, consisting of 2000 packages, about 500 found buyers at previous rates; the remainder were taxed at above market rates. Nothing reported in Indigo. 70 chests of Shell Lac have been disposed of at 395. to 445., a few chests of Gum Arabic at for mer rates, 47 bags of Bombay Safflower at ss. to 95., 30 boxes of East India Bees' Wax at £6 to £6 28. 6d., 160 bags of Gutta Percha at 16d. to 17d. per lb.—About 800 bales and baskets of Gambier have been sold, chiefly by auction, at 9s. Gd. to 9s. 9d. per cwt.—Large sales made in Myrabolams, at 3s. to ss. Gd., and a small lot of fine at 6s. per cwt.—Of Saltpetre 500 bags brought 28s. to 31s. 6d. per cwt., and of Nitrate of Soda 1000 bags 12s. 6d. per cwt., but 13s. is now demanded. There continues a good inquiry for Guano, and full rates paid for about 300 tons. PRESTON MARKET, FEBRUARY 19. The moderate supply of Grain at to-day's market was, owing to the improved demand, soon bought up at prices similar to those of last week. Flour, Oatmeal, and Beans, were all in greater request, but did fetch higner notes. RAILWAY RECEIPTS. The following are the receipts of railways for the past week ; that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made:— Prices paid Imports SALES OF THE WEEK. in the week. ThisWk This Yr. 120 Sea Island B/ @ 15/ .. Stained 2328 22627 3160 Bowed Georgia 42 —5/ 2g ,„ f Mobile 4i - 5i ""`" 1 Alabama and Tennessee 0 41 12172 47711 10800 New Orleans n —6/ 560 Pernambuco & Paraiba 5/ 7 1 1 Aracati and Ceara 960 Bahia and Maceio 360 Maranham 5l 61 .. 6009 1 Sawginned 5 —5/ } " .... Minas — ._ .... Para '••• " • ' 40 Demerara, Surinam, &c 62 7 •• • • •• • • 620 Egyptian 6 9 .. 2159 40 Barbadoes 53 , ... Peruvian — .... Bahama — ...• Laguayra .... Common West India, &c. •• • • 862 .... Carthagena .... Smyrna — • Manila — 2300 Surat 220 Madras .... Bengal — 306 1331 21840 bales. 19665 105231 ___ LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, FEB. 20. . _ We have had a large business - in Foreign , Wool this week, chiefly for export to the United States, but there is not any im provement in price. IMPORTS FOR THE WEEK. Foreign. Nil. 14,228 Scotch, 165 1,220 Previously this year. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 16. The show of stock was large to-day, and the demand being scarcely equal to the supply, buyers had a slight advantage, but all superior stock was cleared off. litrtl3s, -ficlarrtages, anb ißeatl3s. BIRTHS. On the 22nd ultimo, at Madeira, the wife of JAMES W. BROUGHTON, M.D., of a still-born son. On the 3rd instant. at the Old Swan, West Derby, the wife of Mr. ROBERT GASSON, of a son. On the 6th instant, at Port William, the wife of Mr. JAMES BEGGS, grain-merchant, of twin daughters. On the Bth instant, Mrs. WILLIAM BLACKBURN, of Park road, of a (laughter. Same day, at Highden, Sussex, the lady of Sir H. D. GO RING. Bart.. High-sheriff of Anglesey, of a daughter On the 9th instant, at Bath, the wife of Captain GASCOIGNE, of a daughter. On the 10th ;nstant. at Lilleshall, Shropshire, the wife of the Rev. H. G. BUNSEN, of a daughter. Same day, the wife of Mr. R. WHOWELL, farmer, Kenyon, near Leigh, of two fine girls and a boy. On the 11th instant, at Singleton, the lady Of H. HUSSEY VIVIAN, Esq., of a son. On the 12th instant, the lady of DANIEL lIORNBY, Esq., of The Raikes, Blackpool, of a daughter. On the 13th instant, at the Palace Kilkenny, the lady of the Lord Bishop of OSSORY and FERNS, of a daughter. On the 14th instant, the wife of Mr. RICHARD ADDISON, of a son. On the 16th instant, in London, the wife of JOHN PHILPOT CURRAN, Esg., barrister-at-law, of a son. On the 18th instant, in London, Lady MARY EGERTON, of a daughter. Week i 1847. 1846 RAILWAYS, ending ; Amount. Amt. - .4' s. d. £ Aberdeen Jan. • 0 0 0 .. Amiens and Boulogne — 7 924 0 0 .. Arbroath and Forfar Birkenhead, Lan. and Cheshire. —l3 :, 569 0 0 409 Caledonian —— ', 0 0 0 .. Cockermouth and Workington —— ' 0 0 0 .. Chester and Holyhead —l3 ! 96 0 0 .. Dublin and Drogheda —lo 669 0 0 622 Dublin and Kingstown Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen East Anglian —l3 425 0 0 .. Edinburgh and Glasgow —l2 ' 2916 0 0 3201 Edinburgh and Northern —l2 ' 694 0 0 .. Eastern Counties and N. Eastern —l3 10796 0 0 8071 East Lancashire Eastern Union and Ipswich and Bury — 6 1052 0 0 427 Glasgow, Gnrnkirk, and Ctbrg -= 12 609 0 0 716 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr. —l2 1772 0 0 1925 Glasgow and Greenock Great Southern and Western Great Western Kendal and Windermere —l2 91 0 0 .. Lancashire and Yorkshire —l2 7888 0 0 7165 Lancaster and Carlisle Leeds and Thirsk 0 0 0 .. Londonderry and Enniskillen —l2 121 0 0 .. London and North - Western -__ . ta• - 444 , 11.—0 , its-re — London and lilackwall London & Brighton, South Coast —l2 6002 0 0 3956 London and South-Western M'cliester, Sheffield, and Lincoln —l2 2061 0 0 1659 Maryport and Carlisle —l3 549 0 0 587 Midland, Bristol, and Birming ham Nlidland Great Western (Ireland) —l3 893 0 I .. Newmarket — 0 0 0 ... Newcastle and Carlisle Norfolk North British —l2 172.5 0 0 1264 Paris and Rouen Rouen and Havre —l2 2593 0 0 .. Scottish Central — 0 0 0 .. Shrewsbury and Chester South-Eastern and Branches South Devon Taff Vale —l2 1894 o'o 929 Ulster Whitehaven Junction —l3 157 0 0 .. Wishaw and Coltness Yorit Newcastle, and Berwick —l2 9720 6 0 7809 York and North Midland, &c —l2 5690 0 0 4976 PACKET LIST, GENERAL POST-OFFICE, FEB. 19. Mails desp'd'Last Packet Next Packet De.stinaVion. ' fromtondon sailed. due. S'HAMPTON STATION , Lisbon 7th, 17th, •,Jupiter .... I%ladrid .... Madeira Spain and 27th ofi Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Gibraltar every month Malta &lonian Islands 3rd and 20th Sultan Greece and Egypt. 1 Feb. 3 1 India, Ceylon ,& China month. (1) Brit. Col. in W. Ind. (except Honduras & 2nd .. of every 17th Severn .. N M ext ail Bermuda,)For. Col. Feb. 17 due Feb. 22 in W. Indies, except "' ever y month. Havana, Venezuela, and Madeira e 2) Mexico& Havana . } 2nd of every' t. Western Next Mail (3) Bermuda St. Juan (nd . Y month . Feb. 2 due Feb. 22 1 G de Nicaragua, and 17th of every Severn .... Next Mail New Grenada FALMOUTH STATION. Madeira, Brazil, and 1 Evng. of 4th HM B Swift HMB Petrel Buenos Ayres .' every inontli Feb. G Feb. 24 nate f riday. I r e b. 1. Feb. 26 LIVERPOOL STATION. Be e ry i. B lin r u it d . R N , . s A n t i ve i r j ic;, ta ß t er es -} ..."` er- •firitaimia . : Acadia .... PRICES OF PROVISIONS IN ST. JOHN'S MARKET, FEB. 19. a. d. s. d. I s. d. 8. d. Beef slb 0 6 to 0 7i Plums.. v Quart 0 0— 0 0 Mutton 0 61— 0 7i Filberts 0 6 0 0 Veal 0 61— 0 8 i Red Currants .. 0 0— 0 0 Lamb, fore qrtr l2. 0— 0 0 ;Black Ditto .... 0 0 0 0 Fresh Pork Bacon 0 0— 0 0 Peas.. ..r Peck 0 0— 0 0 Hams 0 0— 0 0 :Beans 0 0— 0 0 Salmon Soles Cod Fish Turbot Haddocks 0 0— 0 0 Partridges,Tbrce 2 0— 0 0 Whiting... 0 0 0 0 Plovers Lobsters ..., .. 0 0— 0 0 Grouse Fresh Butter .. 1, 2 0 0 .Black Game 0 0— 0 0 Salt Ditto ' fa 10 —0 11 Pheasants 0 0— 0 0 Eggs I' 100 -V 0— 0 0 Hares each 2 6 2 . 9 Potatoes, 14 , Peak 1 S. 1 - 4 ;Pigeons,vcouple 0 0 0 .0 .Gocoseheryies,,qt.,o ,0= 0 0 Rabbits 2 0 —.2 2 THE LIVEIIPOOL STANDARD. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 18. The demand continued good from the trade during the early part of the week, but since Tuesday the inquiry has become more limited, and the recent arrivals being freely offered, prices have given way id. per lb. in American ; other descrip tions remain without change. Taken by speculators, 1900 American and 500 Surat, and for export 850 American, 50 Surat, and 650 Madras. There are declared for public sale next Fri day, 400 Bengal, 400 Madras, and 200 Egyptian. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, For the week ending Feb. 18, 1848. WARRINGTON CORN MARKET, FEB. 15. Wheat, 63 qrs., @£2 13s. 4d. qr.: total, .4168 Os. Oct Oats, 17 qrs., 6j £1 2s. Sd. qr.: total, aE 19 ss. 4d, Barley, 0 qrs., @4O Os. Od.l. qr.: total, .€ 0 Os. Od. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 15. The arrivals of the week contain a fair supply of Wheat and Oats, with a good quantity of Oatmeal and Flour from Ireland, and a few limited parcels of grain coastwise. From the American States, the imports during the same time, consist chiefly of about 4000 qrs. Wheat, and 14,000 barrels Flour; whilst of other foreign produce we have little to nate beyond 1656 qrs. Beans from Egypt, disposed of, ex ship, within the range of our quo tations. The week's exports of Indian Corn and Corn Meal to Ireland, and of Flour coastwise, are to a fair extent. At this day's market there was a good attendance of town and country trade, and, generally speaking, there was a better feeling displayed on the part of buyers. All kinds of good Wheat were in tolerable request, the best qualities on terms fully as high as this day week, but general runs and all inferior qualities merely supported the receded rates of Friday. American Flour, in which the sales were but moderate, re ceded 6d, per barrel from the rates of this day week. Irish Flour Is. per sack cheaper. In Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease we have very little varia tion to note. Oats were in moderate demand at the rates of Friday, and Oatmeal was dull at the decline then noted. Indian Corn must be noted is. per quarter, and Corn Meal Is. per barrel cheaper; which induced a tolerable sale for each Wheat, T , 70th. English red, new Ditto, white, do Irish red, do Ditto, white, do Rye, English. qr Barley, English, new Scotch & Irish, I) , 60th Malt, English, T. qr. pale Irish Oats, per 45th. English and Scotch Welsh Irish, fine qualities general do. Beans, English, 44. qr Scotch & Irish, 480 W Pease, English, white Do. & Irish .. maple Flour, per 280tH. English & Irish, 2nds Ditto, superfine Oatmeal, 4. lb. of 240th. Irish, 1847 Canadian Bran, wo 24th BRITISH. s. d. s. d. 7 4 Ca 7 8 01d.... 7 8 8 0 d 0..... 6 4 7 11 !d0..... 7 0 7 4 'do. .... Irsh6 o 4b 31 0 —32 0 Chevalr. 3 9 4 0 01d.... 52 0 —6l 0 (10. s. d. s. d. 7 9 ®8 0 8 0 8 6 70— 7 3 7 4 7 7 33 0 -35 0 3 2 - 3 4 3 0 - 3 1 3 11 - 3 0 2 10 - 2 11 ; 42 0-44 0 . 37 0 -39 0 !34 o —so o 1 38 0 -39 0 ',40 0 -41 0 '22 0 -23 0 22 0 -23 0 ' 1 0 - 1 2 Wheat, 19 7011'. Canadian, free, red .. United States do Danzig, misted & red do L Baltic & Flmburg do Riga and Petersbg. do Odessa, common do French,Spanish,&c do Bannat & Marianopoli Mediter., &c. hard.do Gen.qualities,bond.do Rye, 4) qr., Baltic, free. Barley, ¶ 6011' do Oats, 451b.Russiando. Beans, le , qr,European do 48011', Egyptian do Pease, sp qr., Baltic, &c., white do Canadian, &c., do do Indian Corn, w , 4801b.d0 Do. Meal, brl. 19615 d. Flour, 4) barrel, Canadian, sweet do United States do . • do Do.& Canadian sourdo .Danzic, &c. sweet.... s. d. s. d. 7 7 7 10 8 0 -- 8 6 8 9 9 2 8 0 8 2 64 6 6 6 9 7 0 7 0 7 6 4 0 4 4 O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 Oo 0 0 O 0 0 0 do. ... , do. .. do., U.S do. ... , o 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 tßarketo. MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 19. Without any material increase of demand during the week, the corn trade has evinced more steadiness; buyers, however, have been freely met by holders of every article. At Liverpool and Wakefield yesterday, a generally firmer tone was discerna ble, and it may be presumed that this will increase both in the selling and in the agricultural, or buying markets, as the time approaches for the reimposition of duty, which will probably start at a pretty high figure. To-day's market is described pretty accurately by the preceding observations : more dispo sition to buy at late prices as regards every article. We do not alter the quotations of our last, except as regards Oats, which are Id. per bushel lower, but with less anxiety to sell than of late, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE CORN MARKET, FEBRUARY 19. This week, we have to report numerous arrivals from the Coast of Wheat, Barley, and Flour. To-day, there was a large show of Farmer's Wheat, and the millers showing little dispo sition to deny, prices fell 2s. per quarter. Ship and granaried samples were also Is. per quarter lower. Barley (with the ex ception of prime malting lots) was difficult to sell. and the turn cheaper. Rye and Pease could only be moved off in retail at a trifling reduction. Of Oats, there was a plentiful supply, and prices must again be noted 6d. to Is. per qu art er d own . North umberland Wheat, red, 48s. to 535. ; ditto, white, 50s. to 545. Flour, Norfolk Households, per sack, 375. to 38s. WISBECH CORN MARKET, FEBRUARY 19. Wheat is in better condition to-day. We have had a small show, and the farmers required more money, which in partial instances was complied with ; but on the whole very little Mi. siness was done. A good show of Oats and Beans, which were each cheaper. Prices to the growers—Wheat, new white, 60 to 631b5., 445. to 465., extra, .51s. per quarter; ditto, ditto, red, CO to 631b5., 435. to 458, extra, 478. per quarter. Oats from 100 to Ild. per stone. Beans, new, 65 to 66ilbs., 345. to 375. pe. quarter. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FEB. 18. We have fair arrivals. Wheat is held more firmly, and with a steady demand full better prices are made than last week. The sale for Barley is slow, and all but the finest samples are lower. Oats and Shelling remain without alteration. Beans the turn lower. HULL CORN MARKET, FEB. 15. The condition of farmers' Wheat at our market this day was only moderate, and exceedingly difficult to sell, while good samples were taken off at fully the current rates of last week. Foreign, though offered on decidedly low terms, meets little favour; sales when made are in the merest retail. All kinds of spring Corn are neglected. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, FEB. 16. During the present week we have had very little passing in the trade, and prices of all articles nominally unaltered. At Wolverhampton to-day good dry Wheat realized last week's prices, and in some instances for prime quality a trifling ad vance was obtained. DUBLIN CORN MARKET, Fan. 18. The supply of Wheat and Barley to our market to-day was moderate, of Oats considerable. The market generally was very dull, but we note no alteration in the currencies of Tues day last, except for Oats, which were 3d. cheaper. Indian Corn met a slow demand, without Alteration in prices. White Wheat.. 26s Od to 28s Od Oatmeal Its Od to 12s 04 Red ditto .. 23s 04 to 26s Od Second Flour.. 15s 6d to 16s 64 Barley 13s 6d to 16s 64 Indian Corn... 26s Od to 31s Od Bere 12s 64 to 13s 64 (per 480 lbs.) Oats 9s 9d to 10s 9d LEEDS FORTNIGHT CATTLE FAIR, FEB. 16. There was an average number in the supply of stock at our market to-day, some of which was of very inferior quality, and there being a good attendance of buyers, the whole was sold up. Beef, best quality, 6d. ; inferior, sid. per lb. ; Mutton, 6id. to 7d. per lb. Beasts, 380; Sheep, 2500. DUBLIN CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 17. The market was lesser in every way than that of the previous week, with better sales for export and home use. Beef sold at 455. to 545. per cwt. for ordinary kinds ; good 50s. to 545.; very prime, 555. to 565.. Mutton stationary at from 50. to 74d. per lb. ; Veal 62d. to 7d. per lb., sinking the offal ; Pork sd. to s+d. per lb. ; for export, 445. to 565. per cwt. on corn. The difficulty of curing at those prices, obliged dealers to be out at the seve ral country markets; we had consequently less to show than usual. The continuance of open weather, together with the facilities of turnip-feeding (happily not injured by the late frosts,) along with railway conveyance, render our Smithfield markets every way better supplied than usual, during winter and spring at least. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER.—Since Tuesday, the gradual abatement ix the demand for cotton at Liverpool, and the slight decline of prices, caused by the nature of the recent advices from the United States, by the Cambria, have rendered buyers here more and more unwilling to give the advanced rates demanded by spinners and manufacturers. At the close of the week, espe cially, the business done was exceedingly limited, generally at the rates current on Tuesday ; and the market presents a very flat appearance, which will certainly not do much to counter act the tendency towards shorter hours of labour. The general tendency of the trade is decidedly towards diminished produc tion, in almost every branch. Since our last report, there has been a failure in London, that of Messrs. W. Clay and Co., Manchester and Yorkshire warehousemen, whose liabilities are stated to be of moderate amount. We believe their engage ments in Manchester will prove very small. We are sorry to learn, however, by a letter from. Huddersfield, that the house has been largely connected with the trade of that town ; that, in consequence of its failure, many of the principal houses in Huddersfield are more or less involved, and that one firm, that of Benjamin Mellor and Co., of Paddock Foot Mills, have yielded to the pressure, with liabilities amounting to about £14,000. This last-named failure will seriously affect some of the wool-staplers, dyers, &c., of the district. • , LEEDS.—The woollen trade in this town and neighbourhood is without much alteration since our last report. A little more activity has been manifested in the home trade, and inquiries are making by the foreign houses for goods suited'to the spring trade. Stocks are not heavy; and from the advance in the price of wools, a rise in the price of manufactured goods is ex pected. BRADFORD.—WooI. There is no disposition evinced to buy English combing, except to supply present wants. The sales of colonial now progressing in London, at higher rates, will only tend to lessen the consumption, the spinners being previously unable to make a profit. Yarns.—There is more inquiry for Yarns, both by shippers and manufacturers, but the prices at which they are buyers are such as rather to retard than aug ment the present diminished production. Pieces.—There is a shade more doing than last week, but without alteration in prices. HUDDERSFIELD.—A fair amount of goods has changed hands here this week, at fair prices ; and the staple trade of the district wears a slightly improved aspect. HALIFAX.—This week's market has been pretty much the same as last week's, lint few buyers having visited the hall, and very few pieces having changed hands. There is no improve ment in the demand for yarn, though the present open weather leads to the expectation of an early resumption of business by the shipping houses. Not much wool is selling, and prices are slightly giving way. There is, however, a more active demandfor short wool, accompanied y a small advance in price. ROCHDALE.—The flannel market this week was. equally as well attended as last. There has been is good demand for mid dling qualities of gray goods; higher prices were asked, and, in some few instances, a small advance was obtained. LEICESTER.—Both the London and country markets still continue in a very depressed state; the little doing is chiefly in low cotton goods. Worsted spinners continue to act with great caution, and the mills are not working math more than half the time. There has been snore doing in Wools, at firm prices, particularly in short kinds and noils. Norm NOHAM.—Lace : There is little change to notice since our last. Many buyers have been and are .in the market, but their operations have scarcely cominenced ; they limit them selves, as yet, to inspection mid inquiry. Prices are without material change. Hosiery : We are gratified in being able to notice, this week, a much better feeling in our market, and al though at present this is but slight, yet it is the opinion of many persons that there are visible signs of improvement which will continue, and, as the season advances, be more fully developed, and gradually lead to a more steady and regular bu siness. It has been noticed, that many large parcels of goods have been sent off during the last week or two; and we hear also that several extensive orders are now in the town for vari ous descriptions of spring goods. In the yarn market, the prices remain firm; but the transactions are very limited for this season of the year. This may, in part, arise from the ex tensive purchases made in the earlier part of the year ; yet, at the same time, it shows how cautiously manufacturers are net ing in the present depressed state of trade. ' ' ' NlLlt TII _ILLS _RE aT S IL.Y , • VAUXHALL-ROAD. J. ASPINALL TOBIN, Esq., Vice-President. The number of new cases received advice at the institution, visited at their own houses, and supplied with medicines during the last week 311 Visitors, Mr. George Green Hornhy, Mr. Jos e ph King, jun., and Mr. W. F. MacGregor.—A meetin g of th e su b- comm i ttee every Wednesday, at Two o'clock, at the Dispensary. SOUTH DISPENSARY, 1, UPPER PARLIAMENT-STREET. CHARLFS BOOTH, Esq., Vice-President. The number of new eases received advice at the Institution, visited at their own houses, and supplied with medicine during the last week Visitors, Rev. D. D. Stewart, Mr. J. Whitby Williams, and Mr. John Rogers.—A meeting of the sub-committee every Wed nesday, at One o'clock, at the DiSpensary. LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL. i Direct.' Indirect. " .Direct. ) Indirect. .—.--- Australia .. : .. 'Oct. 3 Lima ' . D. 11 Bahia ' 1 Dec. 2 Maranhazn.. Dec. 17. .. Barbadoes j .. Jan. Mauritius ~ .. N o y. 22 Bombay ' .. , . 1 Mobile . ;Jan. 24 H. Ayres .. I .. Nov. _ Monte Video Dec. 18 .. Calcutta .. .. Dec. 2 New Orleans .. .lan. 23 C. G. Hope. Dec. 201 ... New York F e b . 1 Charleston .. .. I,Jan. 27 Pernambuco. .. - F an. 7 Chi na • . INov. 2 Rio Janeiro.. .. ,Dec. 29 Demerara... .. ,Jan. 4 Savannah .. ' .. Jan. 25 Havana Jamaica— , • • ; • • 7 "alparaiso .. .. :Nov. 30 La Guavra .. ' • . ti Vera Cruz .. .. Jail. 14 LYING-IN HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, 21, PED4 intoKE-P LACE. JANUARY, 1848. ADMITTED i In-Patients, 12; Out-Patients, 122; Total, 134. DISCHARGED : Cured, 115; Relieved,!l Irregular, 12; Died, 5 : Remaining on the Books, 174. Consulting Surgeon, Thomas Blackburn, Esq. t Ac.:ott chers, Messrs. Watson, Roche s and Blower • Assistant- Acconchenr, Mr. Grimsdale ; T reasurer, labeict Smith, Esq., Tower-garden. Honorary Secretaries, Thomas Dwyer, A.M., and Mr. James Stonehouse. BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY, FEBRUARY 19, 1818. Hoserrm..—Admitted, 3; Discharged—Cured, 2 ; Relieved, 0; Made Out-Patients, 0; Not Benetitted, 0; Irregular , 0; Dead, 1; Remaining, 7.—DisrENsAny.—Out-Patients—d mitted, 4 9; Discharged, 39; Dead, 0; Remaining, 210: Home Patients—Admitted, 4; Discharged, 11; Remaining, 12. Total since January 1, 303. Visitors for the ensuing week, Rev. C. J. Hamilton and Mr. Bellhouse; Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Smith; Surgeon for the ensuing week, Mr. Walker; Treasurer, Mr. R. lifyans, Jun.; House- Surgeon, Mr. Macdougall. Thomas Fry, Honorary Se cretary. AN IRISH PRIEST.----At the repeal meeting, on Mon day, a Rev. B. Masterson delivered a most inflammatory harangue against England, accusing her of having op pressed, plundered, and butchered Ireland "for the last six hundred centuries." (!) He told the meeting how, in •Elizabeth's reign, the English had thrown four hundred monks into the sea, and how Englishmen of the present day arc " panting" to commit a similar enormity ; how men, women, and children, were butchered at Wexford and Drogheda by " the forefathers of the very men who would now feel a pride and happiness in murdering and assailing us again ! ' and how Irishmen knew nothing of robbery or murder until they were taught by the English! Reverting to Lord Shrewsbury, the pious and charitable " divine" said—" I think the noble lord knows as much about the constitution of England as he does about the religion he professes; and he knows as much about both as a cow knows of an eclipse." (Laughter.) A vote of thanks having been passed to him for his " brilliant elo quence," the rev. gentleman said that whenever they wanted clergymen in Conciliation-ball, they had only to send to the diocese of Meath, and twenty of them would be in attendance any Monday. TIDE T. MORN. EV F.N6.1 Feb. ;h. M. h. m. Tuesday.... 22(' 055 111 l irednesday.93l 127 143 Thursday .. 24' 2 0 I 2 18 Friday ....25 234 f 253 Saturday .211 3 14 i .135 Sunday ..„ 271 4 0 427 N 1 000417.......A: 5 0 535 ABLE. LIGHT. Hot.l DA ETC, ft. in. 17 3 ifi 7 15 g • )4 13 3 12 0 Sexagesinni Smoggy 11 1 'do. 2 Bi 2 10 d 0..... 2 6 2 8a d 0..... , 38 0 —4O 0 do. ... '35 0 —37 0 d 0..... 1 45 0 —4B 0 blue.... '3B 0 -39 0 fine .... extra .. 124 6 -25 6 FOREIGN. s. d. s. d. 7 0 7 2 7 6 7 10 7 4 7 10 7 6 7 10 64 6 8 6 2 6 6 6 10 7 0 6 6 6 9 6 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 31 0 —33 0 3 6 4 0 2 9 2 10 36 0 —4O 0 26.6-28 0 43 0 -44 0 34 0 -38 0 26 0 -31 0 12 6 -13 0 25 6 -26 6 26 0 -27 6 21 6 -23 6 0 0 - 0 0 white .. do. .... highmix white .. Archngl Polish.. white .. Egypt'n white .. in bond d 0... do. . j do. .7 do. .. CORN EXCHANGE, FEB. 18. A few parcels of Wheat, Indian CAirn and Corn Meal, and a moderate supply of Flour from the United States, with the ad dition of two cargoes of Russian Wheat, and one of Egyptian Beans, form our main supplies from abroad since Monday last ; the fresh arrivals from Ireland and Coastways are, at the same time, trivial.—The American exports are not expected to con tinue in quantity until the opening of the canals in the States, when it is probahle their prices will assimilate more nearly in proportion with ours than they have done for some time past. Although we have not received any lively reports this week from other markets, the trade here upon the whole assumed a more firm tone than during the past two days, without, how ever, any decided improvement in prices, except for Indian Corn and Corn Meal, which, upon a more extended inquiry, 'have realized rather higher rates ; good fresh parcels of Ameri can Flour have also found a steady sale, at the full prices of our last.—The general bearings of the trade at our Corn Exchange to-day, appeared fully toeontirm the foregoing remarks.—Ent,_ - a lighndirlatr wheats"were smeante - tird moderate extent, and the millers evincing rather more confidence, paid Id. to 2d. over Tuesday's rates; whilst good Foreign samples, though not in lively request, were Id. per 70Th. dearer. States Flour, upon a fair inquiry, was held firmly at an advance of 6d. per barrel, but was not taken freely at the amend men t : h ome - ma d e an d Irish, commanding somewhat more attention, realized a slight improvement in value. Barley and Malt, exciting little notice, merely sustained our last quotations. Beans, attracting a fair demand, fully supported late prices; and for Pease, rather higher terms were partially acquired. Oats, coming very spa ringly to hand, fully maintained our last currency, and very fine well prepared mealers may be deemed the turn dearer. Oatmeal ruled nearly the same as last noted. Of Indian Corn, with transactions daily for Irish account, the middle descrip tions have obtained an advance of 6d. per quarter ; and Indian Corn Meal, continuing in improved request, made 6d. to 9d. per barrel more money. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET. FEB. 21. We have had a fair supply of all kinds of stock at our market to-day, for this time of the year, and the whole, or nearly so, were sold. Beef, 50. to 60.; Mutton, 7d. to Bd. per lb. JLTURAL PRODUCE IItUARY 19, 1848• s. d. i. d. LIVERPOOL AGRIC MARKET, FE] s.d. s.d. Hai•, old, 20th 0 7@ 0 9 Potatoes, r 901 b. New Clover Grass 0 0— 0 0 Cups Straw, Wheat .. 0 31— 0 4 Cattle 0 0— 0 0 Oat 0 Si— 0 4 Manglewurzel ..'.7 0— 0 0 Barley Carrots, per t0n.21 0 —24 0 Manure 5 6 8 0 MARRIED. On the 16th of August, at Sydney, N.S.W., J. BECK, Esq., to Miss MARION BROWN, both late of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. On the 2nd instant, at St. Anthony's Catholic Chapel, by the Rev. Mr. Kendrick, Mr. JOHN KENNY, eldest son of Mr. J. Kenny of Everton, to Miss MARY RIGLEY, of the Industrial Schools, Kirkdale. On fife 9th instant, at the New Church, Swindon, Wiltshire, by the Rev. Mr. Mansfield, JOHN MILLS, second son of Mr. GEORGE SEDDON, of the Nelson Hotel, Toxteth-park, to SARAH ANN, second daughter of the late Mr. THOMAS RHODES, veterinary surgeon, Hadlow, Kent. On the 13th instant, at St. Anthony's Catholic Chapel, by the Rev. Mr. Kendrick, Mr. MATTHEW HOLLIWOOD, to Miss CATHERINE MURPHY, of the Industrial Schools, Kirkdale. On the 14th instant, at West Derby, Mr. FREDERICK MYERS, of Preston, to ALICE, daughter of Mr. ROBERT WESTMORE, of the former place. Sarae day, at St. Mary's Church, Edge-hill, Mr. J. CHRIS TIAN, to Miss HANNAH VICKERS, of Preston. Same day, at St. Bride's Church, Mr. CORNELIUS RO BERTS, of her Majesty's Customs, and son of the late Mr. Cornelius Roberts, stonemason and innkeeper, Scotland-road, to Miss JANE WORTHINGTON. On the 15th instant, at St. Mary's Church, Edge-hill, by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, D.D., the Rev. AUGUSTUS JES SOPP, of Papworth St. Agnes, Cambridgeshire, youngest son 'of Mr. John Sympson Jessopp, Esq., barrister-at-law, F.S.A., of Albury-place, Herts, to MARY ANN MARGARET, eldest daughter of Charles Cotesworth, Esq. Same day, at St: Peter's Church, `lr. GEORGE WILSON, engineer of her Majesty's steamer Merlin, to Miss ELIZA BETH HOLMES, of Hoylake. On the 16th instant, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Stanhope street, by the Rev, E. Price, Mr. C. A. BRADBURY, junior, of Stockport, to Miss ELIZABETH DAVIES. Same day, at Alva-house, N. 8., Captain Lord FREDERICK C. P. BEAUCLERK, R.N., to JENIIMA ELEONORA, sixth daughter of the late JAMES JOHNSTONE, Esq. of Alva. Same day, at Malpas, JOHN, eldest son of R. I.:LOYD, Esq., of Rhagott, Merionethshire, to GERTRUDE JANE MARY, youngest daughter of P. L. GODSALL, Esq., of Iscoyd Park, irlintshire. On the 18th instant, at Runcorn, JOHN lIIGNETT, Esq., to MARY, daughter of the late T. HAZLEHURST, Esq.. of Camden-house, Runcorn. Same day, at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. C. H. Burton, M.A., Mr. JAMES BIRCHALL, to ALICE, daughter of the late Mr. ROBERT TINSLEY. Same day,•at St. Aryan's, Monmouthshire, ROBERT PRES TON, eldest son of THOMAS RODICK, Esq., of this town, to ELLEN, eldest daughter of Mr. ROBERT BAINBRIDGE, of Lancaster, and niece of the late J. Bainbridre, Esq., of St. Aryan's Park. On the 18th instant, at St. Philip's Church, Mr. ALFRED CHRISTIAN, to Miss MARGARET STYTHE FAIRCLOUGH. DIED. On the 15th December at Calcutta, aged 42, Major HENRY WORSLEY, of the 74th kegiment Native Infantry, and son of Mr. T. Worsley, Wavertree-road, Edge-hill. On the 20th ultimo, of decline, aged 48, J. PIERSON, of Wa terloo, late of this town. On the 22nd ultimo, in Dublin, aged 71, the Rev. WILLIAM COOPER, for many years pastor of the Independent Church, Plunket-street, Dublin. On the 24th ultimo . , in London, aged 42, Mr. W. C. THOMP SON, solicitor, of this town. On the 26th ultimo, aged 87, MICHAEL BUSHEL, an old seaman, well known at Poole, and believed to be the last survi vor of that portion of the crew saved from the wreck of the Royal George, sunk in 1782, at Spithead. On the 28th ultimo, at Pen-y-bryn, Denbigh, aged 82, JOHN HUGHES, Esq. On the 30th ultimo. at Ipswich, Suffolk, aged 30, ELIZA BETH, wife of HENRY AUGUSTUS DIXON, Esq., late stu dent of St. Bee's College. On the Ist instant, at Naples, HARRIET CHARLOTTE BEAUJOLOIS, Countess of Charleville. On the 4th instant, in CarnmonShire, in his 19th year, Mr. JOHN PEARSON, jun., mariner, son of Mr. J. Pearson, of Prussia street. On the sth instant, at his residence, Moorfields, after a short but severe illness, aged 47, Mr. JOHN LAYCOCK, livery-sta ble-keeper. On the 6th instant, at Normanton-on-Soar, aged 93, Mr. WILLIAM COX. He was formerly champion of the light weights in the Bunny wrestling ring. He retained the full pos session of his faculties up to his death, and took his usual walk on the Friday previous. Same day, in Mansfield-street, aged 33, MARY, eldest daugh ter of the late Mr. RICE WILLIAMS. On the 7th instant, aged 86, Mr. JONATHAN CHESTER TON. Deceased served in her Majesty's 74th Regiment of Foot thirty-one years. On the'Bth instant, at Neston, Cheshire, aged 41, JAMES, son of the late JAMES WHALLEY, Esq., of this town. On the 9th instant. at Haukelow-hall, near Nantwich, aged 51, THOMAS COOI'ER, Esq. On the 10th instant, at Youghal, county Cork, HARRIOT, relict of the late Rev. THOMAS NOLAN. A.M., for many years principal of the Youghal Grammar School. Same day, in Rock-park, Rock Ferry, Mr. WILLIAM BOR LAND, of Church-street, in this town. Same day, at his residence, Green-hall, Atherton, near Leigh, aged 82, SAMUEL NEWTON, Esq., one of her Majesty's jus tices of the Peace for this county. On the Oth instant, at Belfast, in her 88th year, Mrs. MIVER. Deceased had seen no fewer than six generations of her own family. Same day, at Mr. R. Johnson's, Wrexham, aged 87, ELIZA BETH, relict of the late Mr. ROBERTS, Woodside- Same day, in St. Anne's-place, Lancaster, aged 64 years, Mr. THOMAS CUMSTY. On the 12th instant, in Great Newton-street, aged 82, MAR GARET, relict of RICHARD JONES, Esq. Same day, at Ltanhedr, near Ruthin, at the advanced age of 78 years, THOMAS CASH, Esq., formerly of this town. Same day, in Irvine-street, Edge-hill, aged 55, ELIZABETH, wife of R. G. HUNT, Esq. Same day, in Clayton-square, Mrs. DOROTHY PI LKI NGTON. Same day, aged 80, ELIZABETII RIMMER, mother of Mrs. Gandy, of the Rising Sun, Portland-street. Same day, suddenly, aged 78, MARGARET DAVIES, mother of Mr. ROBERT DAVIES, of Ibidport-street. Same day, aged 55, HANNAH, wife of WM. SHAKSPEARE HART, and a descendant of the poet Shaksneare. Same day, at the house of her brother, Mr. Gaskilli Duke street, Mrs. MARY WILAIE, wife of Mr. Thomas Wilme, soli citor, late of Manchester, in her 56th year; and on the 18th, at the same place, Mr. THOMAS WILME, her husband, in the 58th year of his age. On the 13th instant, aged 31, THOMAS LUCCOCK, eldest son of the late Mr. THOMAS GRIFFITH. Same day, aged 24, Mr. WM. MORDAUNT, of Ormskirk. Same day, deeply regretted, aged 53, JANE, wife of Mr. ISAAC BROUGHAM, of Sylvester-square,Burslem. Same day, at Crewe, in his 54th year, Mr. JOSEPH MUN DAY, formerly of Chester. Same day, at Cranbrook, Kent, in his Csth year, Rear-Ad miral the Hon. JAMES W. KING. Deceased was brother to the late Lord King, and uncle to the present Earl of Lovelace. His post-commission bore date 1809, and last year he was pro ►noted to the rank of rear-admiral. On the 14th instant, in Great Orford-street, aged :36, Mr. JOHN J. 0. BROWN, fourth son of the Rev. Joseph Brown, M.A., ♦icar of Kirk Michael, Isle of Man, and brother of Su perintendent Brown, police-officer. Same day, the infant son of Mr. U. PHIPPS. Same day, in Bringcliff-edge, Sheffield, CATHERINE, wife of SAMUEL YOUNGE, Esq., solicitor, and sister to the Messrs. Gorst, of Preston. Same day, AIARYANNE, wife of Mr. EDWARD CASEY, grocer, late of Tralee. Same day, aged 83, Mr. ANDREW M'GERROW, of Moul— ton-street, Hulme, Manchester. Same day, at the Old Swan, West Derby, aged 2 years, RICHARD, son of Mr. R. GASSON, innkeeper. Same day, in ,Upper Stanhope-street, aged 29, Mr. JOSEPH NICHOLSON, formerly of Whitehaven. On the 15th instaPt, aged 80, Mr. WILIAM BYROM, of Wesley-place. Same day, aged 52, Mr. ROBERT WALSH, Postortice, Egerton._ Same day, at Kilfera, County Kilkenny, HENRY RYAN, Esq., of North Great George-street, Same day, at Whitchurch, aged 6.5, Mr. J. H. EVAN SON, esteemed and respected by a large circle of friends. Same clay, aged 33, Mr. LEWIS PIERCE, of Hill-street, Totetp-park.. . . On the'lfitli instant, in Alfred-street, after a protracted ill ness, JANE, wife of Mr. JAMES (311,DAILT. plumber. On the 17th instant, tt%cd_ 33, .)Ir,THOMAS JONES, brush maker. Same day, in Paddington, Edge-hill, aged 40, ANNE, relict of the late Mr. GEORGE surroN. Same day, in Chatham-street, aged 71, JANE, relict of the late Mr. ROBERT CAIN, of Lord-street. Same day, in Brook-street, Holborn, London, in his 72nd year. Mr. JOHN JOHNSON, printer, author of Typographic, &e. On the 18th instant, ag ed 5 years and 7 months, MARY JANE, only daughter of fir. WAi. HAUGHTON, Chester street, Birkenhead. On the 19th instant, in Tarlton street aged 72, Mrs. WIL LIAMSON, relict of the late Mr. Samuel Williamson. Same da_y, at Durham MARY, the beloved wife of WM. HENDERsON, Esq., of that city. THE STANDARD AND THE MERCURY. In his publication -of Tuesday last, the Mercury, con siderably to our surprise —for we were not at all aware that to anything that we had been doing could be attri buted that " wastyne sicknesse" under which his bulk, strength, and lively spirits have been recently falling away—fell foul of us in the following paragraph of his notices to correspondents:— "STANDARD MORALITY.—Oar Crescent contemporary has adopted a mode of advertising, and especially of placarding the town, which has for its object the vain attempt to palm off his publication as the only Tuesday paper published ; the only one that can be read in Manchester that day; in short, to perpe trate a practical hoax upon the pubiic, under cover of a pitiftil quibble. The salvo to his very flexible conscience is, that he uses the word " weekly"--as a distinction for fact's sake, but not for the sake of the intended impression, as his typography on the walls decidedly shows." We dare say we should have foregone making any reply to so trumpery an imputation as is here attempted to be conveyed —set i c down as an ebullition of old womanly spleen—and forgot all in an _hour afte r it s perusa l. O n Friday, however, we found him reiterating his censure on most immoral conduct ; and even resorting to very myste rious threats of punishment. Then, and not till then, we felt ourselves bound to say a word or two in self defence. Our contemporary says—so far as we can understand him—that " as our typography on the walls decidedly shews," it was our intention to have conveyed the idea that he himself was defunct; that there was no Tuesday's Mercury published. Our readers, if any of them are too elderly to discern moderately-sized type, will perhaps put on their spectacles, and give us their opinion of the size of the type in which this word " weekly" was given. We only give one letter, for the word itself would not come within the column— We think there could be little mistake as to such letter being perfectly legible, upon a placard of very moderate size. Our contemporary is the very last person in the world who ought to have ventured to accuse another of tricky practices, inasmuch as he is himself a sinner in such gag gery and a constant practitioner of the art of humbugging the unreflecting public. At this moment the walls of our town, and of the neighbouring outskirts, are plentifully posted with a large placard, of which the following is a copy : LIVERPOOL MERCURY, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. AVERAGE CIRCULATION, Of Fridays, 8,950 COPIES. Now, when we state that w'•ilst the whole of the placard is in most imposing letter, ,o type in which "Average circulation" is printed is 11 inches in height, and that is which " 8950 copies" is printed is 8 inches, what do our readers suppose is the size of the intervening qualifying size "of Friday's." Why just a third of an inch, and the type stuck in a corner so as to escape observation as much as possible. Of course so virtuous a personage could never wish to convey the impression that the average circulation' of Tuesday's and Friday's Mercury is 8950 copies each. There are more than oue in a million, however, who glancing at the placard in question arrive at that coaclu sion ; if indeed it were not intended that they should do so. We would seriously advise our contemporary, whilst in his present distempered state, not to strike out at so much random ; for random blows are seldom wisely dealt, and often provoke unpleasant returns. If he has made his moves clumsily ; if he has benefitted little from the wan ton and unprovoked injury which he inflicted upon his brother Whig journalist when he usurped his day of pub lication ; if his poor six columns of Advertisements in his Tuesday's issue remain just six columns ; he ought not to blame us or any other competitor, but rather to take to his heart the lesson which disappointment conveys, that the public, however well disposed to reward well-deserved merit and energy, will not tolerate attempted monopoly, which seeks to advance itself upon the weakness of a neighbour. THE BUDGET-INCOME TAX-MILITIA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Well might Mr. Hume say, at its conclusion, that " he had never heard with such pain any budget brought forward as he had heard the present. He pro tested against the idea of the probability of an y war w i t h France." _ _ _ The continuance of the income tax for a period of five years, and an increase of it from 3 to 5 per cent. for a period of two years, is almost insupportable, considering the depressed state of the times ; but not satisfied with this, we are again to be saddled with that most grievous scourge the militia. Lord J. Russell, in his announce ment of it, said, that " if they took substitutes, (the plan hitherto allowed and adopted,) they might not be forth coming," inferring, of course, that whoever should h ave the misfortune of being balloted,--no matter in what sphere he might move, • or whatever situation he might hold, so that it did not happen to be a government one, — should be compelled to serve his term. Now, Sir, I ask, is this reasonable ? Is it not intolera ble, that a man must sacrifice a good situation for the scanty sum of thirteen pence halfpenny a-day, to say nothing of the degradation ? I think that every man who studies his own interest should resist this odious impost by every constitutional means in his power; for a man's prospects in life might be for ever blighted by having to submit to this mode of maintaining our " national de fences." If the govern men t were to offer a larger bounty they could, I have no doubt, secure any number of men for the regular forces, if such a course were deemed neces sary. _ _ I would recommend that the inhabitants of "the good old town" immediately set about getting up numerously signed petitions against the establishment of the militia, force, in order to show their disapproval of such a mea sure.—Your's, &c. A LOVER OF PEACE. THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK BILL. On Friday John Abernethy, Esq., the Commissioner appointed by her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, to make preliminary inquiry respecting bills re lating to docks, and now before Parliament, attended at the• Town Hall, Birkenhead, for the purpose of taking evidence relative to a Bill entitled " An act for levying additional rates. and Liverpool dock rates, and also for amending the Birkenhead dock acts." Mr. Maynard, solicitor, appeared for the promoters of the bill, who are the bondholders of the Birkenhead docks. Mr. Worthington appeared as solicitor for the Liver pool Dock Trustees—to oppose clause 8 of the bill, which proposed an alteration of the Liverpool Dock rates. That he considered an abstract question, independent of the present inquiry, and as the parties he represented as well as the Liverpool dock bondholders had petitioned Parliament on the subject, he proposed that the opposi tion to that clause should be postponed until the bill was in cot amit'ee. The Commissioner thought some evidence might be given (under his instructions), with respect to the com parative advantages of Birkenhead and Liverpool, and the mode in which the rates bore upon shipping. Mr. Worthington said he was not yet prepared to give any evidence on the subject. and after requesting that it might appear upon the roes that the bill would be op posed by the Liverpool Dock Trustees, and also by the bondholders, withdrew.—Mr. Forshaw, solicitor, appeared on behalf of owners of vessels engaged in the coasting trade,—Mr. J. B. Lloyd, of the Birkenhead Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company,—Mr. Nelson, on behalf of the landowners resident at Seacombe,—Mr. Hull, as an owner of property at Birkenhead, and also on behalf of several other owners of property.—Mr. May nard, at some length, stated the nature of the bill. Mr. .T. M. Rendell, C.E, being called said he had been employed on the Birkenhead docks since their commence ment in 1844. The Morpeth and Egerton Docks had precisely the same accommodation for shipping as the Liverpool docks. On these docks upwards of £70,000, had been expended. lie banded in a plan sheaving the, progress of the present works, and those intended ; also' - the site of a grid-iron, proposed to be made at the S.W . corner of the Woodside Basin, near the entrance to the Morpeth Dock. Mr. Maynard said he thought coasters should have free use of the grid-iron, but with respect to the scale of charges they intended to take a lesson from their parent— Liverpool. Rendell, in continuation, said the sills of the pre sent dock, and of those intended. were 5 or 6 feet lower than the Old Dock sill of Liverpool, so that vessels could dock at any time, when there was water across the bar, at the mouth of the Mersey. The solicitors severally addressed the commissioner, and none of them objected to the bill but Mr. Forshaw, who merely objected to the site of the grid-iron. Mr. Hull strongly urged the completion of the great coat for the timber trade,'and was glad the promoters in tended it. Tne inquiry then closed for the day. On Saturday, Arr. Abernethy resumed the enquiry, the • object this day being to examine into another hill, pro moted by the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners, and bay ing for its object a change in the constitution of the Dock Trust. Mr. Maynard stated the heads of the hill, which refers to the arrangements on foot to obtain pecuniary aid from government, the whole of the particulars of which have already appeared in all the newspapers. By the new bill the Crown had power to appoint the chairman of the Board, and they had already appointed Mr, Webster, barrister-at law, who was also standing counsel for the Birkenhead Couunissioners in all their contests in the House of Commons. The presiding Commissioner thought the bondholders should be more fully represented than by four commis sioners out of twelve. The legal gentlemen who were again in attendance ad-. dressed the court for their respective clients, but none g them seemed to be exactly in opposition to the bill, thOIWIe i 304 ) 1 . several of th em soug h t an extended representition. Mr. Maynard replied, merely expressing his suritrist ".• that there should be any opposition whatever to tilt, , •.f The Commission then b ro k e u p. ..""• • A very large meeting was held in Bristol last week When. it was agreed to transfer the docks, &c. to the Capora lion. The third resolution was to the effect,--That the consumer pays the dock dues eventually, and that the representatives of the ratepayers should have the same power of controlling the imposts on trade as they already possess, with respect to poor, borough, and other rates. DAYS.