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Zottrp. ON TH E SABBATH Again, again we bail this day our sweet sahbatic rest, Which, when our earthly world was formed, the God of Israel blest : He bade us on this sacred day from worldly toil to cease, And seek for Him, the Lord alone, in prayer, in joy and peace. My Father, to thy holy courts I ever will repair, And with thy faithful gladly join in adoration there; In supplicating meekness then I'll bend before thy throne, And to a God of mercy all my guilty acts make known. Assist me, 0 ! my Father, that, by thy heavenly grace, My faith, my love, my hope, my all, on Jesus 1 may place ; To look to Him, the mighty one, the holy, and the just, And, since for me he gave his blood, in Him alone to trust. Father, I pray that carnal thoughts may not possess my heart, And, whilst 1 worship at thy shrine, 0! let them all depart; Thy holy spirit on me pour from realms of peace above, And raise my thoughts to Thee alone, Lord of unbounded love. E. M. Roscommon-street THE CELESTIAL EMPEROR, The world rests on a tortoise, And a teapot rests on that, And on the teapot sitteth Earth's emperor, fierce and fat. He's brother to ten comets, And a dozen suns and moons ; The ocean is his slop-basin, And his subjects are all spoons. Forty cups of tea he taketh Every minute of the day, And he's owner of a milk-walk Called by men the milky way. But for all his mighty emperorship, I wouldn't be in his shoes, For there's steam enough about him To stew the chops he issues. If stronger he his tea makes, 'Twill blow out half his teeth ; For hot's the water under him, And there's gunpowder beneath. Yet danger can't convince him, Though it grow more strong and hot; Of " green" he's proved a sample ; He's " a spoonful for the pot." " Tu doses" means " thou tea chest," Bnt to teach old China's tribe, We niust read it thus—" Two doses," Such as Nelson would prescribe. As sure as that's a teapot, He'll go upward with a whiz, And be, though more celestial, Less majestic than he is. As sure as that same crockery Community are crackt, Their spouts, and lids, and handles, Will go smash, and that's a fact. Though t be first and last of it, In them there'll be no trust, Till " with your leaf, or by your leaf," Death turns them to " fine dust." How puzzled be their crania Beneath our canon's roar ! They never tasted any - thing But " cannister" before. They'll wonder what it's all about, When shot yet more abounds ; They look into their tea cups, And can't understand the grounds. While they fancy that there's nothing With their own tea on a par, I wonder what they think of The British t-a-r. This fact, celestial emperor, 'From experience we may know, If amongst the quick we leave you, You will leave us—to the sloe. LITERARY NOTICES. The Mind, and other Poems. By Charles Swain. Illus . trated by various Artists and Engravers. Tilt & Bogue, London We have absolutely devoured this poem. We took it up with the fullest expectation of being gratified, and we have not been disappointed. Mr. Swain has been long known to the reading public as an elegant song-writer and accomplished poet ; but it will be on this his last work be will rest his lite rary fame. We have no hesitation in pronouncing it to be the cleverest poem that has issued from the press for years. It occupies four cantos or parts. The first, after a beautiful invocation, treats upon the mind's divine and imperishable nature, its creative faculties, its dominion over all animate and inanimate objects. The bard then touches upon elo quence—its power over the passions —and alludes to Cicero and Demosthenes, Chatham and Sheridan. Painting is next introduced. The emotions of the mind produced by the beautiful, sublime or melancholy character of scenery are described. The names of those great masters of their art, Angelo, Raphael, and Correggio, are brought forward as instances. The influence of the productions of art upon the mind, is then traced. We next find an invocation to Shak speare, Milton, Byron, Mrs. Hemans, and Miss Landon. An episode showing the progress of dissipation concludes this portion of the work. A high devotional feeling is sus tained throughout, and Mr. Swain appears to avail himself of every opportunity of gracefully, and without any ostenta tion of piety, drawing the mind of the reader to the excel lencies of religion. As an example, take the following, which occurs in praise of poetry : Love poetry—for she is Heaven's growth, Wisdom's sublimer spirit, made alone For man and man for her : Nature for both. Affection makes her glowing heart its throne ; Beauty meets music on her lips ; her tone Gives life to thought when all save thought 's expired. Love poetry—and make her charms thine own : She loves thee;—never spirit more desired To bless and grace mankind, than she, the God-inspired ! The next verse is equally beautiful. Now mark the follow ing on the same theme : Devotion reigns wherever she has trod, For she is virtue's and religion's friend; Unto the footstool of a listening God Upon her wings the Sabbath hymns a•cznd ; Her steps to all sublimer regions tend, Man's dark and still repining doubts to quell. She 'gainst oppression's front her bow did bend : She struck for freedom in the shaft of Tell, And Brutus heard her voice when the last Tarquin fell. The next verse to this soars still higher, and is finely and powerfully conceived. The love of country is charmingly expressed in the thirteenth stanza : Oh, my own land—my beautiful free land ! Soil of the gifted--mother of the brave! I love the very shells that gem thy strand ; I gaze with pride upon thy bounding wave. The ensuing stanzas are equally patriotic. The poet loves art. See what he says—having previously done homage to the genius of Michael Angelo : Who may behold the works of Raphael's hand, And feel no mountings of the soul within ; Find not his sphere of intellect expand, And the creations of the pencil win His thoughts towards heaven—to which they are akin ! Ennobling his whole being—touching chords Of holiest sweetness—purifying sin— Raising a deathless moral that records The majesty of truth in tints surpassing words' In the nineteenth verse we find a spirited flow of language, imparting solid truth : What though pale penury may haunt the spot That genius hallows with its earliest flame, Correggio lives while princes are forgot— The canvas speaks when kingdoms lose their name. Where lie the great, whose gold was all their fame ? May costly cenotaph —can sculptured tomb Save titled ashes from oblivion's claim ? Yet there be names that years may not consume, Nor misery corrode, nor death despoil their bloom. The twenty-eighth stanza brings Shakspeare, and the twenty ninth Milton, before us, in a charming and pure strain of poetry. The thirty-third is devoted to Byron, the thirty sixth to Mrs. Hemans, the thirty-ninth, fortieth, and fol lowing verse to Miss Landon : the fortieth we must quote, for its pathos, truth, and beauty : Thou, who received'st her rose-encircled head, Our minstrel in the bloom of her young fame, Give back our lost and loved—restore our dead ! Return once more her first and dearest name ! We claim her ashes—'tis a nation's claim. Her—in her wealth of mind—to thee we gave ; Yet—plead we for the dust of that dear frame' Oh ! bear our world-lamented o'er the wave! Let England hold at last—'tis all she asks—her• grave ! Is not this exquisite? The episode that concludes this portion of the poem is admirably written : it is studded with poetic gems, flung over it here and there, bursting upon us with a sparkle and brilliance that quite take us by surprise. Come we now to part second. Herein we find the subject continued—the source of the sublimity and beauty of ex ternal nature. The poet then shows that without the gift of mind it were impossible that we should have had any concep tion of grandeur, sublimity, delicacy, or beauty. Next we find the poetry of sculpture, its antiquity and splendour. The powers of Angelo are again alluded to—the figure of Moses on the tomb of Julius ll.—the Apollo Belvidere, and Canova's works are touched upon. Next we have music and its influence on the mind. The episode is an instance of heroic fortitude in woman ;—the subject " The Maid of Sa ragosa." The stars and Newton conclude this part. The second, third, fourth, and fifth stanzas, are exquisite; they are a string of pure pearls. Here is the second : There's beauty in the soft warns summer morn, When leaves are sparkling with the early dew, When birds awak e and buds and flowers are born And the rich sun apps, half tr em bli ng through The crimson haze apil dim luxurious blue Of the far eastern heavens! There's beauty deep From mountain tops to catch the distant view Of quiet glen—wood path—wild craggy steep, Or cool seque stered coast wh ere lonely waters sleep. The next stanzas are even sweeter than these. Stanzas from twenty to the close are replete with the noblest philoso phy and devotional sentiment; take the thir tieth : Come view the golden fabric of the spheres, Read the majestic volume of the sky, Alark the grand dial of eternalyears,The rounds ()rages ever wheeling by ! The watch of worlds ! the index .t s h e e toi p i r h i i t g ie b . To teach the proud how little is forth try Let them regard the planets —an( To sum the time — myria ds of ages wi d Their cycle may be made—then number all who've died. work yet ; we shall We have not done with this d eli g htful find a place for another review. In the meantime we must not forget to notice the very beautiful illustrations in vig nette that adorn the pages, from drawings by Stothard, Retsoh, Bury, Boxall, Licersege, Stevenson, and others, all engraved in the best manner. The annuals will this year be meet with a powerful opponent in Mr. Swa in ' s p oem ; sit t of worth, in our estimation, half a dozen of th e very them. The getting up it. , in their own style, while the mate rial in"ar superior. IN gOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT Che.vter Castle, November 301 h, 1841. (13EFORF. MR. COMMISSIONER BOWEN.) In the ~natter of Sir Henry Mainwaring Maintearing, Baronet, an insolvent debtor. Mr. JAMES opposed on behalf of Mr. Smith, the regis tered officer of the Northern and Central Bank, who was the detaining creditor : Mr. VENABLES supported the insolvent. Sir Henry Mainwaring examined by Mr. JAMES, said : I went to Boulogne in July, 1837, and my accounts were there very small : I had no property either freehold, lease hold, or copyhold, except what was included in the settle ment on the marriage of my son: the articles were made in 1832, and the settlement in 1836 : the tithes were not in cluded ; they were corn tithes on a lease under Christchurch • there was also a farm called Gibbon's farm not included : it was 170 or 180 acres, and the rent about £3OO per annum : it was mortgaged for about £6,000: I purchased it in 1835, and I paid from £3,000 to £4,000, and the remainder was left on mortgage to Gibbons's family, from whom 1 pur chased it : the estate was sold by them in 1838, under a foreclosure : I had no copy of the deeds relating to the mortgage : I received the balance of the purchase money, about £6OO, which is stated in my balance sheet : I did not execute any deed : the estate was not conveyed to me at the time I purchased, nor afterwards : I contracted for the pur chase in writing : I had a copy of the agreement which was given to Mr. Wright, of Macclesfield, the purchaser : at that time I was at Boulogne, and it was given up to my solicitor : I had an estate at the Kennels at Sandiway Head, which was not included in the settlement : it was about six or seven acres : I agreed for it with Mr. Heron. whom I succeeded in the management of the hounds : I agreed to take it for £l,lOO : I had never any deed or papers relating to it : I paid no money whatever for it : I paid interest on the mortgage to that amount : I have now no interest ha that estate : I paid interest from 1819 to 1837. 1 have not executed any deed or paper relating to that estate : I have not paid any interest on it since 1837: Mrs. Gleave, of Moor, the mortgagee, took possession of that estate : I had no interest in any other estate, not included in the deed of settlement : all my property was settled on the marriage of my son, in 1832 : I entered into the articles of agreement before the mar riage, they are dated 20th of January, 1832: the articles were carried out by a deed, dated 27th December, 1836 ; on the 7th of March, 1838, I assigned certain tithes and leases to nay son, which had not been included in the marriage set tlement . that was during the time I was at Boulogne : I was then considerably involved in debt, above £100,000: I have not incurred many debts since : my debts now are £109,000 : nearly £55,000 of that sum is secured on mortgage : I con veyed the tithes to raise a sum of money to satisfy a judgment debt, and to pay the expense of the renewal of the leases : I was induced to sign that deed with the understanding that all my debts would be paid : I did not read the deed : I had no solicitor with me : the solicitor, Mr. White, of London, who came over, told me it was the best thing I could do : I had never employed him as my solicitor; he came to Boulogne twice : his first visit was to get me to assign the tithes and the estate generally : there were two or three deeds : I was induced to sign by him : I had had a correspondence with my son, which was discontinued, as he said he was recom mended not to write to me on any business whatever : that correspondence commenced shortly aftei I went to Boulogne, and continued nearly up to the time I executed the deeds : I expected Mr. White would come over in consequence of that correspondence : my son recommended White to me, as a man I might put confidence in, to settle the business for the advantage of all the creditors : I expected be would bring deeds for nie to sign : he might have read portions of the deeds to me, but it was only a very small portion : he said that Sir John Stanley, the present Lord. Stanley of Alderley, recommended me to sign them : I have not since read the deeds : Mr. White told me what their purport was : at that time I owed Mr. Reed, of Knutsford, £2OOO, for money bor rowed, about 1830 or 1834: I had given a bond for it, jointly with my son : 1 don't know if that has been paid : I owed Joseph Barlow, of Knutsford, about £7OO or £BOO, part owing on a joint bond also : I have not paid that, nor do I know that it is paid : my son also joined me in a bond to Daniel Antrobus, of Peover, for £6OO ; to Peter Taylor, of Peover, for the same sum ; to Barra, of Knutsford, for £BOO ; to Samuel Beswick, of Toft, for £600; and to Thos. Firth, of Northwich, for £602 14. : I don't know if any of those bonds are paid, nor if Banks has been paid £BOO, for which a judgment was obtained : I was at Boulogne on the 27th June, 1838: I executed that day another deed to my son : I had seen my son between March and that date in Boulogne, when he came to fetch Lady Mainwarine away ; the deed is an assignment of household furniture at Peover Hall : I then was in arrears on his annuity : I had no con versation or correspondence with him about it, nor with Mr. White, who brought the deed over : I bad had notice from Mr. White that he would bring over such a deed : my son after his marriage resided at 011erton, near Knutsford, until 1838 or 1839: he went to Peover, subsequent to the deed of 1838: there was a sale of books and pictures to the value of £1624 7s. 4d., which being considered heir looms, the pro duce of the sale was paid to him : I had added to them pro bably to the value of £2O : the books and pictures had be longed to my father, who had inherited them with the estate : they were not included in the marriage settlement : my father inherited from his half brother, by whose will the estate was limited to me : I have nothing here to show that the books and pictures were heir looms : I never read the will : I un• derstand the books and the pictures belonged to the estate. Examined by Mr. VENABLES.—I had only a life estate under the will, with remainder to my son : in 1826 or 1827 my son joined me in cutting off the entail of that estate, and I agreed to give him an annuity of £300: I agreed in the marriage articles to find him a residence, an outfit, and £5OO a year, reserving to myself a power to mortgage for £150,000 for Lady Mainwaring and the younger children : the debts I owed in 1832 were charged in the estate by the deed of 1836: Mr. White told me all my debts would be paid, by my signing the deeds of the 7th and Bth of March, 1838: I have not had any correspondence with my son for years on busi ness : a deed of composition was prepared early in this year, and many of my creditors signed, and it was tendered to the approving creditors, who held as security for their debt a po licy of insurance on my life, which they have ...d e available by sale for £500: I had no interest in the Kennels beyond being the manager of the Cheshire hounds. Mr. George Saxon, solicitor at Northwich, examined by Mr. VENABLES: said—l prepared in March last two deeds, the object of which was to make provision for the payment of Sir Henry Mainwaring's debts, one of which was executed by about twenty-two creditors, and the other by not so many; the detaining creditor and Mr. Harvey his solicitor came to my house on the 21th of May, when the deeds were submitted to them for their perusal, and also a variety of pa pers, elucidatory of Sir Henry's affairs, and they went away without signing them : I had afterwards a letter from Mr. Harvey to the effect that he had reported the case to the Di rectors of the bank, and they had declined to become parties to the deed, and should proceed against Sir Henry Main waring for the recovery of their debt ; the deeds provided for the debts of such creditors as signed before the 10th of June, so far as there were means : I have filed a bill of equity against Sir Henry Mainwaring's son, in the name of Peter Hickson and Stephen Carter, trustees under one of the deeds. Examined by Mr. JAMES :—the arrangement under the deeds contemplated a Chancery suit : I apprehend there will be nothing for the creditors until the Chancery suit is de cided : the parties to the deed must contribute to the ex pense of the Chancery suit : I have had no communication with Mr. Wainwaring : in February, 1838, several of the creditors met at Knutsford, and I attended as a creditor : I have adopted this proceeding, with the sanction of several of the creditors ; Sir Henry Mainwaring came over from Bou logne in Oct. 1840, and attended a large meeting of credi tors, called by Mr. Hostage, of Northwich, a friend of Sir Henry's : I had been in communication with Mr. Hostage a month or more previous to the meeting: I had brou g ht an action against Sir Henry, and was retained by creditors as early as March, 1838: Sir Henry at the meeting offered to give up any assets he had for the benefit of his creditors : I have not acted on behalf of Sir Henry in any form : the draft of the deeds were submitted to Sir Henry's solicitor, and when engrossed, Sir Henry signed them ; I have not written to Mr. Wainwaring, nor has he been written to by my authority, or with my privity. Re-examined.-1 am not the solicitor for either Sir Henry or his son. Sir Henry was received with shouts of applause at the meeting of creditors, who threw all the odium on his son. He offered to do all that he could in favour of his creditors. Mr. Thomas Hostage, solicitor, of Northwich, examined by Mr. VENABLES.—I acted as Sir Henry's friend, and called the meeting of his creditors; and he attended and gave a full explanation of his affairs, and left himself entirely in their hands, and pledged himself to execute any deed, to the extent of every farthing he had in the world, for their benefit. I suggested the creditors should appoint their own solicitor. I know Mr. White, the solicitor, he is deranged, and now in confinement. Cross-examined.—l sent the notices. I believe the bank did not get a notice. nor did I know they were creditors. The Kennel property belongs to the hunt, and Sir Henry has no interest in it. It belongs to Mr. Egerton, of Tatton, Sir Ricffard Brooke, and Mr. Cornwall Legh. Sir Henry Mainwaring re-examined by Mr. JAMES.—I purchased furniture for my son in 1832. That was the case. Mr. JAMES, for the opposing creditor, said, that many matters required explanation on which no explanation had been given. He then called the Commissioner's attention to the state of Sir Henry's affairs, when he assigned away his property in 1838, without doing anything for his creditors. The offer that had been spoken of at the meeting of creditors, came after he had divested himself, by deed, of every shil ling he possessed, though he owed then more than £lOO,OOO. He had left the country in 1837, and corresponded with his son about the subsequent deeds, which correspondence was not produced, and he had a right to assume that the purport was to divest himself of his property without benefitting his creditors in the slightest degree. The purport of the deed was at entire variance with the representations which Sir Henry said had been made to him about providing for the liquida tion of his debts. No adequate consideration had been given for any part of the property. One of the deeds was a convey ance of property clearing £4OO or £5OO per annum, to pro vide for a judgment debt of £BOO, and the expense of the renewal of the leases, and which debt it did not appear had been paid. The next deed conveyed away the life estate of Sir Henry Mainwaring, in the settled property, and also his interest in the property not settled ; and there was nothing to shew that this was for the payment of debts : in point of fact, they contained no such trusts, but divested him in all interest in all his property. The deed sheaved that there had been gross misconduct in some quarter, and on behalf of the insolvent, that blame was imputed to Mr. Maiuwaring. The deed only specified that certain parties were to he paid, for whose debts the son was jointly liable with the father; but not one word was said about the great body of the creditors. And even as to that condition, there was no evidence that those debts had been paid. The learned counsel then a!- luded to the assignment, of the 27th June, 1838, of house hold furniture at Peover to the value of £3OO, said to have been made in pursuance of marriage articles, completed by a deed in 1836 ; and he commented strongly on the fact, that everything Sir Henry possessed, and which might have been available to the creditors, had been conveyed to the son ; and he said, that though the blame was thrown on the latter, yet there were facts and circumstances which led to the in ference that there had been collusion between the parties. With respect to the books and pictures, which sold for £l6OO, the money paid to the son, no evidence had been given to sliew that they were heir-looms, or that the son had any right to have that money. He contended, that though pictures were heir-looms, yet books had never yet been so held ; and he quoted Blackstone to establish that point. If the purchase money, however, followed in the nature of a heir-loom, Sir Henry had still the life estate in it, and was entitled to the interest. The COMMISSIONER said, that was a question for the assignee, and not for the court. How could lie compel the son, who was in a hostile position, to pay that money into court? Mr. JAMES continued and said—He had a right to assume, that as this furniture was on the property of Sir H. Alain. Waring, it was his property, unless evidence was given to the contrary, which had not been done, and also that he had the absolute interest in it. In conclusion he recapitulated that Sir H. Mainwaring had divested himself of all property Whatever, without benefiting his creditors ; and the defence set up was that he had been duped and deceized into making these deeds. He must, however, be held responsible for the acts he had done, and for the advice on which he had acted. He could not escape from that position. It was however said that certain parties had made provision for liquidating these debts, by the deeds prepared by Mr. Saxon. And what was that provision ? A chancery suit to which the parties who sign, became parties. It appeared that creditors representing £17,000 had signed; but bona fide creditors representing £20,000 had not signed. There was no probahlity that ever one shilling would be realised for the creditors. He then put it to the court that a number of persons were not put in the schedule, whom it did not appear had been paid their debil l and It the wand pbte, Sir Henry Mairmarini had made away with his property ; and on these grounds, he sub. witted that he was not in a fit position to be entitled to the benefit of the act, until further evidence had been given on the points he had raised. Mr. VENABLES for the insolvent, submitted that as Sir H. Mainwaring had propounded his schedule, and was un opposed except by one creditor, the registered officer of the Northern and Central B an k, whol had not however put him self into the box to tell the nature of his debt, or what had become of the policy of the insurance, he was entitled to his discharge. No imputation was cast on Sir l - lenry Mainwar ing's honour, nor was any fraud alleged ; but he had by a course of extravagance not defensible got into difficulties; and he did not see any legal ground why he should be de tained in prison four months longer. The COMMISSIONER asked if Mr. Mainwaring was in town? Mr. VENABLES said he was at the Albion Hotel The COMMISSIONER said he must be called. Harry Mainwaring, Esq., examined by Mr. VENABLES.— I reside at Peover Hall; I married Miss 'Patton early in 1832 ; two deeds were executed to me by Sir Henry in 1838, prepared by Mr. White; I had no correspondence with Sir Henry on the subject of those deeds previous to the execu tion ; I have satisfied the provisions of the first deed ; I have paid the debts in the schedule of the second deed, ex cept Antrobus, Taylor, Barra, and Beswick, which I shall pay; I have changed the mortgages at a lower rate of inter est ; I borrowed £43,000, and paid off the old mortgage, making a new one in my own name ; I owe the bond debts of the deed of 1836 ; there has been no surplus applicable to the simple contract debts ; I have not received my own allowance due last Christmas : I have not sixpence of sur plus in my hands; the heir looms were sold I believe under an execution; I claimed them from the auctioneer, and the money was paid to me ; there was no collusion between Sir Henry and myself; with the money arising out of the heir looms, I paid an execution of £9OO then in the house; I paid the remainder to Mr. Firth, to whom we were jointly liable; in 1838, when the furniture was assigned, my annuity was in arrear. Examined by Mr. JAMES.—I paid the £9OO in satisfaction for an execution put in the house at the suit of Banks, in the beginning of 1838 ; I have the estates. Mr. JAMES asked the witness if it would not be better for him to give up the estate, rather than keep his father in gaol? - The COMMISSIONER said the question was not a proper one to put. _ _ Mr. Mainwaring's examination continued.—l have paid £43,000 to several mortgages, viz. to Colonel Brook, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Field, and Mr. Norbury • the rental of the estate is about £4OOO ; there is £56,000 mortgage debt ; I pay £3 15s. per cent. on £43,000, and four and a half and. five per cent. on the remainder ; last year Sir Henry executed a deed of appointment in favour of my brothers and sisters, charging the property with £15,000, and I have paid the in terest on it to my brothers and sisters; I have paid nothing to my father; I did not correspond with my father on busi ness before he signed the deed ; I have not had any commu nication with Mr. Saxon. Mr. JAMES then addressed the Court on this evidence, and said Mr. Mainwaring had proved that certain parties had been paid whom he thought ought to have been put into the schedule, but he contended there was a variance between the father and the son as to there being no correspondence before the signing of the deeds, from which he inferred collusion. The COMMISSIONER said that the evidence of the son completely confirmed that of the father. Mr. JAMES said that his view was confirmed by the so licitor who instructed him ; and on that view he contended with much asperity and vehemence there was collusion, and that there had been correspondence touching this very busi ness ; and he called upon the Court to do its duty in this case as in any other, when parties in a lower station in life came before it. Mr. VENABLES, for the insolvent, said there was no pre tence for pressing for a remand : there was perfect con sistency in the evidence given by Sir Henry Mainwaring and his son, and there was no pretence to say there was any col lusion between them. The learned counsel then recapitulated the deeds proved in evidence, in order to show that a conside ration had been given in each case, and that the intent of each was to provide for the honourable liquidation of debts ; and he then contended that the deed of appointment was a fair one to make ; and in making a provision for his younger children Sir Henry had only done his duty. He admitted the improvidence of Sir Henry, and drew the attention of the Court to the fact that he was not a man of business, and cer tainly had signed the deeds on representations which he ex pected to have been fulfilled. So far, however, Mr. Main- Waring had not been an improvident steward of the estate ; but it appeared that as yet there had been no surplus, either for himself or the creditors. He asked on what clause Sir Henry was amenable to the penal consequences of that act? He had not done any act which justified him in being so treated. With respect to what were, and what were not heir looms, he would not enter into that question ; but it appeared that what they realised had gone in liquidation of certain judgment debts. After some further observations, the learned counsel contended that no debt had been fradulently con tracted, and no property made away with or concealed, con sequently there was no valid ground for applying for a re mand. And in taking that view he pressed upon the Court the fact that out of the large number of creditors on the schedule, the only one who opposed was the manager of the Northern and Central Bank. The COMMISSIONER in adjudicating on the case, said he had been told that this case ought to be decided as all other cases were. He believed that to be the practice of the court. He had had persons of superior rank before him, and had decided on their cases; and he believed had decided satisfac tory, though he had not had the benefit of the lecture he had received that day. The question was what had been done which brought the insolvent under the act of Parliament ? The learned council who opposed, said that the insolvent was certainly answerable for what had been done, and the acts of his attorney, but he had cited a case not at all analogous. It must be proved that the insolvent had acted with fraud ; and there was not any evidence of fraud, and certainly it was unusual to infer fraud : so far from there being fraud the deeds were ca.. ueoa w la. a ......;f-nrinris view, because the in solvent thought he was assisting the distrinuLiun .f property, and with an honest intention, to pay his debts. He was glad that Mr. Mainwaring had been called, as he had completely cleared up the question of the heirlooms, on which he had felt some difficulty, as unless that point had been cleared up, he should only have discharged the insolvent conditionally. It now appeared that the proceeds had been voluntarily paid away in discharge of two executions. The same observations applied to the conveyance of the furniture, which was to satisfy certain covenants which had not been performed, and the insolvent had made that conveyance for a good consideration. The insolvent did not come within the penal causes of the act—there was no evidence of fraud, or inference of fraudulent intention, and on being sworn to his schedule he (the Commissioner) should be able to adjudi cate accordingly. Sir Henry Mainwaring then swore to the schedule. • —. The CONIMISSIONER then said,—The Court decides that you are entitled to the benefit of the act, and orders you to be discharged forthwith. The detaining creditor was appointed assignee ; hut the costs of opposition were not allowed, though the commis sioner said it was a very proper case for opposition. Sir Henry Mainwaring was attended in Court by Mr. Roscoe, of Knutsford, his solicitor. AN EXCELLENT QUARTETT.—A good temper, a good library, a good wife, and a good friend, are four of the choicest blessings of human life. THE LENGTH OF A LAWYER'S BEARD.—OR the 22nd of June, 3 and , 1 Philip and Mary, A.D. 1557, it was ordered that none of the companies of the Inner and Middle Temple, under the degree of a knight being in commons, should wear their beards above three week's growing, upon pain of 405., and so double for every week of monition.—Addison's His tory of the Knights Tempters. A friend of mine, who is an M.P., was travelling the other day, in company with two foreigners. They were conversing about Dr. Bowring. The doctor had sojourned at the house of one of the gentlemen, who was mayor of his district or town. " What opinion do your countrymen form of Dr. Bowring ?" inquired my friend. The foreigners looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and seemed unwilling to reply. Being pressed, one of them answered, "De doctor make out his own case ; he reject all vitness vich no suit dat case ; he be de big quack !—Oastler's Fleet Papers. • A BEGGAR CAUGHT.—A gentleman observing a lady giving a beggar sixpence in the street, loitered about for a few moments, then approached the mendicant, who, in the most piteous manner, stated that he was literally starving, for he had not tasted food that day, concluding with, " Pray, your honour, give me a penny to buy a bit of bread." The gentleman putting his hand in his pocket, said, " I am by no means a rich man, and cannot afford to give you more than sixpence, so if you will give me change, here's a shilling." The fellow, being taken unawares, dived into his pocket, an d fumbled about for some time t o fishl out sixpence from among a lot of various coins which he had, and at length held one betwixt his finger and thumb, when the gentleman lectured him very properly for imposing on the public, and, on calling for a police-officer, the limping imposter ran off at a railroad pace. RICHARD WEEKS.—This old Greenwich pensioner, who has been lately bequeathed £120,000, has been a resident of the Lunatic Asylum, Bethnal-green, whither he was removed last year from Greenwich Hospital. Although it was re ported that he was entitled to a large sum, it was not believed until Mr. Phillips, the governor of the asylum, received a letter announcing the death of Weeks's aunt, and her be quest to him of £120,000. This joyous intelligence had no effect upon the maniac, as he was in his own imagination a prince of immense wealth, and possessed of upwards of 15 palaces at Greenwich. Mr. Phillips is the chief object of Weeks's imaginative bounty, as he is always conferring ho nours, titles, wealth, and bags of diamonds upon him. Very little Is known of Weeks's origin. He had been a midship man, but from some impropriety of conduct, it is supposed, was placed before the mast. He is now about 60 years of age. His wife resides at Greenwich, supporting herself by needlework; in manners, she is much superior to her pre sent, or rather late, station in society. A commission de lunatic° inquirendo has been issued against Weeks, for the purpose of properly disposing of his enormous wealth. He will, it is supposed, voluntarily reside with Mr. Phillips, to whom he is greatly attached. FALLING OF A HOUSE AT SIIEFFIELD. — The dram-shop of the Old Three Tons public-house, occupied by Mr. Proc tor, has been recently taken down, to be rebuilt on a more modern scale ; and the workmen were engaged, in the early part of the week,,in excavating the site of the building for a cellar. They had dug from two to three yards without taking the precaution of propping up the old fabric. About half-past eight o'clock on Tuesday evening, part of the house fell into the excavation with a tremendous crash, endanger ing the lives of about twenty persons, some of whom were drinking in the house, and made their escape through a window. The landlady, who was drawing ale in the bar, went down with the floor, and was overwhelmed with rub bish, receiving very severe bruises. An infant had just been taken from the cradle, which was crushed to pi eces . A n elder girl stood upon the stairs with the child, and it was taken from her, when the fall of a no th er portion of the building severely bruised and cut the g i r l' s head. Two or three children, who were in bed, were rescued by means of ladders. The damage done to the house is to the extent of about XI-W.—Sheffield Independent. FRIGHTFUL STRUGGLE AND CAPTURE OF A ROBBER.— A letter from Carcassone has some curious particulars rela tive to depredations committed by a robber of the name of Pierre Forque, among the mountain fastnesses of the Pyre nees, and concludes by giving the following account of his capture. Two young men belonging to the commune, named Amiques, one a tailor, the other having served for a few years in the army, were returning from Carcassone, when they perceived Fourque, who appeared by his manoeuvres determined to stop their progress. One of them, knowing that the bandit hail a design upon his life, always went about armed with pistols. One of these he gave to his brother, who walked up calmly with the intention of soothing Fourque. The latter immediately knocked him down with the but-end of his gun ; but, even when lying on the ground, he was un able to arrest the bandit's arm while taking aim at his brother. A terrible struggle corps a corns ensued between them, dur ing which the brother thus engaged discharged hi s p i stol, but without effect. The other brother also fired hi s p i stol un successfully, being intimidated in his aim by dr ea d l est he should take the life of his own brother. lie then managed to wrest the gun out of Fourque's grasp, fir e d it, and wounded was fast seizingcho k chokin g his gun by its prostrat e him in the shoulder. The wound produced not th e s li ghtest adversary,effect when n r t o h b e b o e t r he , "r.ho (the w tailor) barrel, broke in his skull with a blow of the but-end, an d the robber died instantly. The two brothers immediat e l y sur rendered themselves into the hands of the authoriti es ; and the news of the event produced a great sensation throughout the entire surrounding country. UNITED Wf.tTEF. The royal mail steam-ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, ar rived in the Mersey on Tuesday night, shortly after eleven o'clock. She left Boston on the Afternoon of the 16th, and Halifax on the evening of the 18th ultimo, and has, not withstanding very tempestuous weather, made the run from port to port in twelve days. She has brought over thirty five passengers. This is the second arrival from the United States within the week. The Britannia has brought advices from New York to the 15th ultimo. Money still continued plentiful, hut was some what more in demand than it had been. The banks were avoiding long loans, and the continued shipments of specie were compelling them to be cautious in their operations. The operations in exchange had been to a moderate extent. The rates were, London 10 to 10*, and France 5 dollars and 20 cents. Grain was coming forward in abundance, and in all de scriptions of produce the supply was large, the yield of pota toes having been the largest ever before known. Flour had advanced to 6 dollars 75 cents, at which price holders were very firm. The sickness had ceased at New Orleans, and business was beginning to revive. The public were still amused with promises of resumption on the part of the banks. Cotton was fast accumulating, and, though the prices were low, it was expected to go off rapidly. Great uneasiness existed along the border. Cannon and powder continued to be stolen, and it is to be apprehended that an outbreak may take place before the winter is over. Much property has been lost on the St. Lawrence this sea son, owing to the lowness of the water. The new revolution in Mexico had terminated, after a pro tracted struggle, in the deposition of Bustamenta, and the elevation of Santa Anna to the throne. The former was in prison at the mercy of the conqueror, around whom the troops with the officers bad rallied. A rumour prevailed, that Santa Anna was preparing to despatch expeditions to re conquer Texas, Campeachy, and Tobasco. The following is from the New Orleans Bee of the sth ultimo : Captain Heath, of the ship Swanton, from Liverpool, which arrived yesterday, brought his steward (a coloured man) to this port in irons, for an attempt to poison his crew, consisting of nine individuals. It appears that while at sea, on the Ist October, the steward mingled corrosive sublimate with the crew's food. The proofs of this were flagrant, as the poisonous mineral was found on his person. The crew were all exceedingly ill for some time, and one of them now remains in a most critical condition. The culprit has been handed over to the proper authorities, to be dealt with as the law directs. WEST INDIES The crane packet, which has made a fast passage from the Leward Islands, has brought a few papers from Jamaica, Demerara, and Barbadoes, the respective dates of which are the 2d ult., the 22d'of October, and the 27th of October. In none of them, however, is there news of importance. The Jamaica House of Assembly had been opened for the despatch of public business by Sir Char:es Metcalfe with a speech wherein he deplored the commercial distress under which the colony had laboured, and 'the sickness which had afflicted its inhabitants. There was now, he was happy to state, a better state of things. His excellency is against the indiscriminate emigration of Europeans, who, in many re spects, he seems to say, are not fitted for the labour required and the climate. The answer from the members had been submitted to him, and from this it appears the labourers and the planters are working more harmoniously together; and the latter express no doubt but that they will be able to in crease the cultivation of the staple exports, a subject to which the governor, in his address, had made strong allusion. There are no accounts of the state of the weather in the Ja maica papers. The news received there from Carthagena to the end of October states that Carmena had raised the blockade, and that several of his vessels had proceeded out to Rio Hache. Provisions were pouring into the port for the Carthagenian troops, and the time for their admission duty free had been further extended to the 15th of January, 1842. The Honduras accounts noticed nothing but boisterous wea ther, and strong and destructive winds. The Demera c ia journals speak of the bad state of credit ; the failure of firms engaged in the West India trade had en gendered. Their merchants were firmer than they had been, and reports were less frequent of failures. Emigration from the African coast was held up as the plan to be followed for the development of the products of that territory. The boundary question of British Guiana was a source of fruitful discussion for the colonists. LONDON MONEY-MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE WEDNESDAY EVENING.—There was a good deal of busi ness transacted in the English funds to-day, and fluctuations to the extent of 1 per cent. took place, the price of Consols for money at one period being as low as 881, but it eventually recovered to 89, which was the final quotation. The cause of this action and counteraction upon the market was the continuance of sales by the government broker to make up the necessary supplement to the late funding, and so strong did these bear upon it at the time they were made that money fetched 6 per cent. The temporary effect of this was soon effaced, for before the close of business there were borrowers of stock. Consols for the amount left off 891 to ; Ex chequer-bills, Bs. to 10s, premium; Bank Stock, 164 to 165; India Stock, 2474 tq 2484 ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 88k; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 971 ; New Three and-a-Half per Cents., 984 ; Long Annuities, (expiring January 5, 1860,) 12 7-16; and India Bonds, par to 2 premium. _ _ The price of Spanish was not upheld well to-day, although at Madrid prices are represented as further advancing. The Actives for the Account ending the 16th of December were quoted 251 at the commencement of business, but closed 2-11 to 1. Portuguese Five per Cents. were done at 341, but closed 331 to 341. The other foreign stocks were firm, but there were hardly any bargains. Colombian left off, 201 to ; Brazilian, 58 to 59 ; Belgian, 100 to 101 ; Dutch Two itiltl-a-nair Pe , 52 to ; Mexican, 25+ to 1; and Danish, 78+ to 79+. _ _ - TEA.-The market was without the least alteratn,.. SUGAR.—In the raw market the sales were 460 hhds., at very full prices. A parcel of 350 bags of Mauritius went off at steady prices ; very low to good brown, 545. to 565. ; low yellow, 595. 6d. There were no other public sales to-day. THE QUEEN DOWAGER. SUDBURY, Nov. 29.—The bulletin was .not issued until late this morning, but the reports which got abroad previous to its publication, respecting the Queen Dowager's health, were very favourable. Her majesty had passed an excellent night, it was said, and appeared in all respects much better this morning. The bulletin, when it came out, confirmed all these reports, and has given the livesliest satisfaction. It is as follows : " The Queen Dowager has made satisfactory progress since the issuing of the last bulletin, and there is, this morn ing, a continued improvement in her majesty's symptoms. " DAVID DAVIES, M.D. " Sudbury-hall, Nov. 29, 1841." " No bulletin willbe issued till Thursday next. " DAVID DAVIES, M.D SUDBURY, Wednesday, Dec. 1. I am happy to say that the Queen Dowager's health con tinues to mend, and a satisfactory bulletin is consequently expected to be issued to-morrow. Her Majesty has now for some time derived considerable benefit from passing the night in an undisturbed state, and from enjoying more regular sleep than during a long period after the commencement of her indisposition. This, as 1 stated in my communication of yesterday, is a sign that her cough, which threatened such dangerous consequences, is to a great extent abated. I am told this morning that her Majesty passed an excellent night, having slept well for several hours, and that the symptoms of her illness are progressively improving. Her Majesty is stated to be much better this morning. There is then no doubt that to-morrow's bulletin will, unless some change, which is not in the slightest degree anticipated, occurs in the mean time, communicate intelligence of a gratifying character respecting the condition of the Queen Dowager, and in this event the bulletin of to-morrow may be the last which will be issued, though, of course, nothing certain can be known on this point. The apartment at present occupied by the Queen Dowager is very pleasantly situated. It looks to the west, and has a pretty prospect before it, and opens upon a terrace tastefully laid out with small patches of gardening and gravel walks. Beyond this is a lake of some extent, and further on a view of the country. The chamber previously accupied by Her Majesty looked across the Deer-park towards the east, but the prospect is not so varied here as on the other side of the house, nor is the situation naturally so warm. lIMMIMOIRMINQIIIMIII...., _____._._.______________________ `1161.1 STATE OF TRADE MANCHESTER, DEC. 1. There was an exceedingly gloomy and languid market yesterday; and prices, both of goods and yarn, were exceedingly irregular, whilst the amount of business done was very small. Owing to the severe and long-continued depression, the inclination to work short time becomes more general ; and many individuals, in diffe rent parts of the district, have diminished their hours of labour, though without any general agreement upon the sub ject. Some efforts have been making within the last few days, with the view of bringing about such agreement ; but we do not very well know what progress has been made in it. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Gisborne and Wilson, who stopped payment last week, was held yester day, when it appeared that the engagements of the firm were £91,000. After the partners had made a statement of their affairs, an order to pay a composition of 13s. in the pound, by five different instalments, was made, and was unanimously accepted by the creditors, who appeared well satisfied with the recent conduct of the partners, and with their ability to extricate themselves from their present embarrassments. The business of the firm will, consequently, proceed without in terruption. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, Nov. 29. — The market has undergone no change to-day ; the demand for flannels has been about the same as that of last Monday, and prices quite as low. In the wool market there is no change to report. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, Nov. 30.—This was another gloomy market day, in all sorts of goods, except pilots and other heavy woollens, which were in tolerable demand. The general trade was decidedly flat, unprofitable, and discou raging. Prices are nominal. Warehouse business is much in the same state; and tradesmen generally are at their wits' end to know what to do, and whom to trust. INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANCE.—Last week one of our parochial clergy met on th e L u dl ow roa d, near this city, a young girl, about 16 years of age, weeping bitterly. She did not ask for relief. In reply to questions put to her, she said she had walked from Cl eo b ur y M or timer, a distance of 18 miles, without a morsel of food ; that she was on her road to Bath to seek an aunt, intending to sleep at Worcester, but knew nobody there, and had nowhere to go ; that some days previously she had left Bolton, in Lancashire, having been sent from home by her mother, a widow, who was on the eve of being married again ; that she had sold her gown to pay for her lodgings ; had once belonged to Dr. Slade's Sunday school, &c. The simplicity and apparent honesty of her tale excited the compassion of the clergyman. As night was ap proaching, he felt it would be cruel to leave this housless stranger to wander in the streets, and placed her under the care of a respectable woman, where she was supplied with food and lodging. It was found that although she had sold her gown through want, and had gone all day without food she had preserved, carefully wrapped up in her pocket-handker chief, the Prayer-book and Hymn-book she had received at the Sunday school. The clergyman wrote to Dr. Slade to make the necessary inquiries, and yesterday received a satis factory answer, ss. being kindly inclosed to assist the poor girl on her vo ay. Some benevolent ladies subscribed to pay her fare by the van to Bath, for which place she left to-day to seek that refuge from her aunt which had been refused by her unfeeling mother. In case any difficulty should arise, the clergyman furnished her with the address of a gentleman resident in Bath, well known as a friend to the poor. We relate this little narrative to show the importance of bearing in mind the example of the patriarch of old, " who searched out the cause he knew not ;" and we have here also an in stance of the value of Sunday schools. This poor girl had evidently profited by the instructions she had received. Al though destitute of th e f os t e ring care of a pious mother, she was, through the divine blessing, Preserved, preferring to suffer the utmost extremity of want rather than plunge into the paths of vice.—Worcester paper. TIDE TABLE I Alm. ' Ems. I Height, Sundays, Holydays, 5-c H. N . H. M. F. T. Friday .. 3 2 3 226 16 6 Saturday 4 230 316 15 4 Sunday.. 5 I 343 416 14 2 2nd Sunday in Advent. Monday . 6 449 525 13 3 Sun rises Bh. 2m., sets 240 Tuesday 7 6 5 648 12 4 Wednes. 8 727 8 3 13 5 Thursday 9, 834 9 2 13 8 Con. B.V. Mary. Milton born 1608 PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S Outward DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE, Nov. 30. We had a fair supply of grain at market this day, which sold rather dull at the decline of Friday. Oatmeal without alteration in value. It is very difficult to effect sales to any extent in baker's new Flour, except a reduction of 1 s per cwt—inferiors and thirds a slow sale at last day's rates. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 1. There was only a short supply of both Beasts and Sheep to-day, and the quality generally inferior. The best Beef found ready sale, and was dearer than last week. Prime Mtitton also was the turn dearer. Every thing sold up at the close of the market. Best Beef fid to 6id, middling .51c1 to tid ; best Mutton 6id to 'ad, Ewes, &c. (*I to hid per lb. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 2. We continue to experience a fair dem-nd for Cotton, with a steady and firm market as regards prices. Surats are in great de mand, owing to the lowness of price, and is one to the many proofs daily given of a bad trade, compelling Spinners to work upo❑ the lowest priced articles. The quality sold yesterday was 4000 bales, and to-day about the same quantity. The market not well supplied, especially in American descriptions. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATOE MARKET, DECEMBER 2. Our report of the 27th ultimo, respecting the business in Potatoes overboard vessels, is fully applicable to the transactions in this article during the last three days. The quantity our local farmers still press into market, continues to have a depreciating influence upon the general market; although the quality is very inferior. Many Scotch and Irish Cups are selling for Is Sd to Is 10d per go lbs. The demand for the different descriptions of produce exhibited in the Hay market is only very limited. Pink Eyes 2s to 2s 2d; Cups is 7d to is 11d ; Short Tops is 6d to Is gd ; Cattle Is to Is 4d per 90 lbs. Turnips 21s 6d to 2tis ; Manglewurzle 21s; Carrots 405 to 4.5 s per ton. Old Hay sd to lld ; New 6d to is; Clover 7d to 9d per 20 lbs. Wheat Straw 4d to -lid; Oat 3d to 3d per 24 lbs. '-%bipi3tng Intelligence. ----•.cs•--" TUESDAY, 2gTit NoviydnEß.—Wind N ARRlVED.—Hesperus, Jackson, from Bonny; sailed sth Sept., and from St. Thomas 18th Sept.—Monarch, Booth, from Bombay— Francis Staunton, from Savannah—Windsor Castle, Young, from Bombay; sailed sth August—Martha, Fish, from Poole. Ludlow, fram Bahia, at Liverpool ; sailed 12th October. On 28th instant, off Wicklow, spoke the Crown, for Bombay, and Ab botsford, for New Orleans. Windsor Castle, Young, from Bombay, at this port ; sailed sth August. On the 29th Nov. off Bardsey, spoke the Rival, hence for Barbadoes Emma, Irving, and Mersey, Gregory, put back to Leghorn, previous to 18th Nov. both with cargo (grain) shifted Cessnock, Atherton, sailed from Guernsey for Demerara 25th November James Hunt, Stewart, sailed from the Clyde for Demerara 27th November Florist, Huggup, from Bombay. at Falmouth Philadelphia, , from New York, off ditto James Baillie, for Newcastle, has put back leaky. Satisfaction, Simon; Commerce, Corran ; Mary, Scott; and Snowden, Calvert, hence, at Bonny. Chebar, Renner, from China, off Cove, and proceeded for Liver pool; sailed from Macao 14th May, and St. Helena 4th October. On 12th Sept. in lat. 35 S, long. 21 E, spoke the Celt. hence to Ba tavia. On 24th October. in lat. 12 N, long. 26 W, spoke the Reli ance, hence to Rio Janeiro Sydney, Elliot, from Laguna, at Cove Cantab, from Rio Janeiro, at Plymouth Thomas Hunter, hence to Africa, was spoken 17th instant, in lat. ag, long. 12 Dorcas, Anthony, hence at Genoa Frances, M`Lean, hence for Berbice, at Kingstown Centaur, Fox, hence at Gibraltar Alliance, Harper, hence at Seville Endeavour, Davies, hence at Helvoet Eugene, Schreyenherg, hence at Ostend Anne Laing, Hudson, from China, at London Wm, Parker, Sewell, from Calcatta, ditto Bella Marina, Wykman, from China, ditto WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER I.—Wind S. moderate, ARRIVED.—Tory, Johnstone, from Bombay; sailed from St. Helena 10th October—Cybele, Fitchett, from Honduras—Young Queen, Chalmers, from Monte Video—and Pauline, Schreyenberg, from Ostend. SitLEn.—Lintin, Gilman, for Bombay—Standard, Fawcett, for Demerara—Avon.lßobinson, for Jamaica, &c.—Elizabeth Bentley, Hunt, and Mearns, Dryman, for Mobile—Pursuit, Spence, for New Orleans—Eliza Kincaid, Brown, for Bahia—and Priscilla, Taylor, for Pernambuco. Caledonia, (steamer) Lott, hence at Halifax 16th November Maid of Mona, Blake, hence at the Cape of Good Hope Antilla, Burnett, from Rio de Janeiro, at ditto John Colvin, -, from Calcutta for Clyde, at St. Helena Fort William, from China for London, at d i tto -, Wellington, Foster, hence at Miramichi Lord Ravensworth, Newhohn, hence at ditto Josephine, Smith, hence at Richibucto Wm. Rippon, Storey, hence at ditto Andover, Buckley, hence at St. John, N.B. Commodore, Matthewson, hence at Quebec Gilmore, Lord Seaton, and the Clyde, from Quebec, were off the Brandy Pots 13th Nov. all for Liverpool Columhus, Coffin, and New Jersey, Adams, hence at Boston 10th November Empire, Torry, hence at Charleston Swanton, Heath, hence at New Orleans Alabama, Crowell, hence at ditto Virginian. Higgins; Clifton, Ingersol, and Richmond, Bartlett, hence at New York Goodwin, Davies, hence at Philadelphia Glenarm, White, and Actmon, Duniam, from Valparaiso, at Arica, and sailed 28th July for Callao Oliveira, Santa Anna, hence for Oporto, at Kingstown Earl of Errol, Wade, hence for Almeira, at ditto Sultan, Banen, hence for St. Michael's, at ditto Match, Nichols, hence for Antwerp, at ditto Helen Henderson, Thompson, from Iquique, at Arica 18th July, and sailed 28th for Valparaiso Helene, Bjerke, hence for Norway, at Longhope Esquirnaux, Pearce, from Stettin for this port, at ditto Star, Martin, from Fayal, at Kinsale, for this port ; mate lost overboard Ganges, Walker, sailed from the Cape of Good Hope for Swan River 10th September Chilmark, Penny, sailed from Batavia foe Sydney, N.S.W. 32nd July Pearl, Christmas, from Guayaquil, at Arica 2nd July Wm. Rushton, Barnes, sailed from Arica for Islay 15th July Black Prince, for Islay, and Mary Muir, for Iquique, at Arica. previous to 25th July A barque from this port is on shore near Sydney, C.B. Elizabeth, Brabble, hence to Dalhousie, was driven on shore at Miscow Island, in Octoher, and is a total wreck ; crew saved The brig Rowena, of Arnlwch, was driven on shore near Grand Etang, St. Lawrence, previous to 14th Nov. and abandoned Roseanna. 'hence to Calcutta, Was spoken 29th October, in lat. 9 N, iong. 25 W Livingston, -, hence to New South Wales, was spoken in lat. 8 N, long. 19 W Margaret. Coats, from Honduras, at this port ; sailed Bth Oct., in company with the Dalmarnock, for Cork. The Planter, for Lon don, and Waterlily, for Cork, were to sail next day. Britannia. (steamer) Hewitt, from Boston and Halifax, arrived at this port last night, at eleven o'clock ; sailed from Boston 16th and Halifax 18th Nov. HALIFAX, Nov. 18.—The Herald, Dickson, from Liverpool to Miramichi, was driven on shore sth instant, inside of Point Race minal, and it is feared will be a total wreck ; crew saved NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—The John Taylor, Mallett, from Liverpool to New Orleans, was driven on shore on the south side of Cuba. during a gale 18th October, and would be a total wreck ; one pas senger drowned CZovir, Nov. 29.—1 t blew a heavy gale from S.E. with very heavy rain, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. yesterday, when the wind veered to S.W. and still continues to blow a gale. The Chebar, from China, was obliged to run in for shelter. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2.—Wind N.E. ARRIVRI3.—Hark away, —, from Virginia—Avon, Masters, from St. John, N.B.—Touch-me-Not, Todd. from Leghorn—Ma donadel, Laurs, from Marseilles—and Emily Jane, from London. SAILED.—GoIden Fleece, Hubbuck, fur Pernambuco—United States, Britton; Rochester, Woodhouse, and Countess of Arran, Parkin, for New York—Fanny, Sloan, for Charleston—Samaritan, Davie, for Trieste—Ann Falcon, Brown, for Messina—Avoca, Harvey, for Sincapore—Lily, Messurer, for Leghorn—Lady, Mar shall, for Bombay—Sultana, Asplett, for Beirout—Broad Oak, M'Coy, for Bahia—Boconnoe, Burgen, for Azores—Martha, Le Roy, for Venice—Trinculs, Hullin, for Valparaiso —Washington, Wilkie, for Mobile—Horatio, Tiffin, for Sierra Leone—Nelson Vil lage, Barclay, for Savannah—Pet, Shotten, for Bourdeaux—Cro marty, Bain, for Lisbon—Le Foy, Abe, for Havre—Mauney, Biffen, for Oporto—and Princess Royal, Baxfield, for Almeira, &c. Alert, Jordan , hence at Jamaica Kitson, Johnstone; Flavio, Coffin, and Margaret, Krause, hence at St. Thomas Robert James Haynes, from Whitehaven, ditto ratherine. Coffey, hence at Trinidad Heywood, h.flce at Arfica Sarah, Fletcher, and Join nrootcs. Lockhart, hence at Grenada Colonist, Henderson, hence at Barbadnen Glengarry, Pit• Donald, hence at Antigua Eliza Mick, Davies, sailed from Cape Haytien 31st October Blucher, ; Sultana, Summers, and Traveller, Vicker man, hence at Jamaica Charlotte, Tyson, sailed from Jamaica for Liverpool Ist Nov. Courier de Guathnala, Le Vesseur, sailed from Nantes for Li verpool 26th Nov. Braunsberg, Kuhr, and Richard, Doodt, hence at Pillau Auguste Matilde, Grunwold. hence at Swinemundc Carl Wilhelm, hence at Griefswald PLYMOUTH, Nov. 30.—1 t has biown a heavy gale all night, and stilll continues. Ali the shipping in the Sound and Cutwater (nearly 100 sail) ride well. The Cantab, Kenny, from Rio Grande, having only one anchor down, drove this morning in a squall, but now rides all well. H.M.S. Harlequin, (16) has put back with loss of boats, and decks swept VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, kc. Bengalee, W II Boadle, 351 Canton, W & J Tyrer Potter, Saddler, 334 Ceylon, Cotesworth & Wynne WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. John Horrocks, J Bond, 349 Berbice, J Booker & Co Penelope, C Ward, 273 Trinidad, Reid, Irving & Co Jamaica, T Gibson, 361 Jamaica, J B Yates & Co SOUTH AMERICA. Romance, R Skeoch, 316 Pernambuco, Cotesworth & Wynne Cornuhie, T Bell, 408 Maranham, W & J Tyrer UNITED STATES. Queen Victoria, W T Thompson, 787 Boston, Baring Brs Inc Co Garrick, J Skiddy, 949 New York, Brown, Shipley & Co EUROPE. Caroline, J Menhennet, 73 Havre and Rouen, II Smith & Co Firefly, J Holland, 146 Constantinople, Bahr, Behrend & Co Langley, J Langley, 240 Genoa and Leghorn, Vianna & Jones Mischief, R J Downes, Ig6 Lisbon, Vianna & Jones Essex, W Rice, 54 Malaga, J Martin Loochristie, F Cornelis, 246 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend A Co Joaquim Santa Anna, Saldenha, 120 Oporto, Highfleld & Co Maria Beerta. K A Tap, 130 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Orlando, T Blair, 344 Constantinople, Odessa and Kertch, Bahr, Behrend & Co 110 Syra and Salonica, Bahr, Behrend & Co 67 Nantes, Bahr, Behrend &Co Devon, S Morrish, Orion, T Jones, MANCHESTER AND SALFORD HIDE, SKIN, AND TALLOW MARKET, DEC. 1. Short-horned Hides sold this day at 2id per lb., Irish ditto 3d per 60 to 701b5., and large ditto 721bs. and upwards aid. ; Irish Sheep skins 2s gd to 5s ; Cheviots and half-bred 3s to 3s 9d ; Scotch 2s 6d to 3s. Tallow 4s gd per stone of 141 b. LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Jamaica Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbice, Honduras Havana New York, Boston Charleston, Savannah New Orleans Canada British North America Newfoundland Brazils River Plate East Indies China Batavia New South Wales Cape of Good Hope Africa Gibraltar Lima, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. Smyrna and Constantinople Malaga Madeira Western Isles, Cape de Verde Lisbon Cadiz France Holland Hamburg, Bremen, &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm Petersburg, Riga, &c. Oporto 25; . 00@ 20 0 0 0 30 0- 0 0 40 0- 0 0 80 0-105 0 35 0-40 0 60 0-70 0 30 0-40 0 20 0-25 0 30 0-40 0 20 0-25 0 40 0- 0 0 40 0-60 0 50 0-60 0 40 0-60 0 50 0-60 0 40 0-60 0 0 0- 0 0 30 0-40 0 25 0-30 0 f 25 0-30 0 35 0-40 0 30 0- - 35 0-40 0 35 0-40 0 50 0-60 0 H6O 0-84 0 35 0-- 40 0 35 0-40 0 40 0-50 0 40 0- - 40 0-50 0 1 40 0- 30 0- - 4215 0- - 15 0- 17 6 1 17 6- 20 0 50 0-60 0 4O 0- - 25 0- - 17 6-20 0 40 0 - 50 0 120 0 - 25 0 20 0- 25 0 I 17 6- 20 0 15 0-20 0 11s 0-20 0 20 0-25 0 20 0 - 20 0 - -- 25 0-30 0 30 0 -. 35 0 O 0 0 0 O 0- - 20 0 - 25 0 17 6- 20 0 17 6-20 0 20 0 - 30 0 -•40 0 40 0 - 50 0 17 6 2n 0 DEFINITION.—ChiIdren are inquisitive bodies,—for in stance :—" What does cleave mean, Pa?" "It means to unite together." " Does John unite wood when he cleaves it ?" " Hem ! well—it means to separate." " Pa, does a man separate from his wife when he cleaves to her ?" " Hem ! —hem !—Don't ask so many foolish questions, child ?" INSECURITY OF LEADEN COFFINS, AND DANGERS RE SULTING FOOM INTERMENT IN VAULTS.—" From some remarks I have previously made, my readers will easily un derstand that many thousands of bodies have been deposited in places on the surface—with or witeout being placed in lead. This is a monstrous abuse, and one that ought to have been annihilated in its very origin. I have repeatedly entered places in which vast piles of coffins have been de posited—the general smell of the atmosphere is extremely offensive ; here I have seen women of delicate organisation, oppressed with grief for the loss of a beloved:object ; sub ject themselves to the action of a malaria, given off in enor mous quantities,—p oss ibly th em selves specimens of walk ing sickness, led thith er t o con t em plate the remains of what once was an a ff ec ti ona t e h us b an d; a beloved child, or rela tive, This s h ou ld no t b e p erm itt e d ; the power of resist ance ought not thus to be to be experimented with. Coffins may he of l ea d, so ld ere d, lined, and cased , yet the pestife rous vapours will frequently escape ; the security, th ere f ore, is merely imaginary. Every person who has been accus tomed to enter these places, can vouch for the truth of this assertion : the disgusting stench in places largely venti lated, proves this. Very poisonous gases are the products of the decomposition of the dead ; they are generated under all circumstances, whether in the strong vnd expensive cof fins of the rich, or in the frail and imperfect shells o f th e poor. The gaseous products of decomposition, condensed and compressed as they are to considerably less than half their volume by continual increments from the decomposi tion of the tissues (in some instances) may he retained in their cases by the strength with which they are made; these, necessarily, must ultimately decay and burst, when the gases generated will be diffused throughout the vault in which they are deposited.--Gatherings from Grave Yard,. By G. 4. Walker, En. AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED Into Liverpool, from the 23rd to the 29th instant, inclusive PROM IRELAND. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lambs 226 g 3515 4025 Prey.. 82807 13264 g 131149 1785 66 449 25132 COASTWISE 8 870 2410 48265 Martato. wr , .... , ..0.%..w....... Wheat, White, per 75Ibs Ditto, Red Ditto Malting. Ditto, new Barley, per 38(its Oats . FOUR-LANE ENDS MARKET, Nov. 22 s. d. s. d 9 9 to 10 0 9 6 ~ 9 9 5 3 ~ 5 4 3 2 ~ 3 4 5 0 ~ 5 0 4 3„ 4 6 MIDDLEWICH CORN MARKET, Nov. 30, Wheat, old, la , 751 t s. d. s. I. -- to -- 9 6-10 0 4 2 4 6 33 3 6 new Oats, old, v. 50th new Beans, 14 , 601 b WARRINGTON CORN MARKET, Nov. 30. Wheat, 6j qrs., total amount £209 6s. od, price per quarter e 3 Os. Bd. Barley, 61 quarters, total amount £lO2 13s. Bd, price per quarter 1 13s. Bd. Oats, 452 quarters, total amount £485 185. Od., price per quarter £1 Is. 6d. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET.—Dzc. 1 Almost everything on show has been sold at Is ad to 2; advance on the prices ruling last week; the had assortment of samples has prevented extensive sales. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET, DEC. 1 During the present week few transactions are reported in the Corn trade, and prices of all descriptions of grain may be con sidered nominally the same as last market day. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, Nov. 29. The change in the weather has had an unfavourable effect upon the market. The attendance of butchers this morning was scant, and those present chiefly composed of the smaller dealers, whose wants are for meat for immediate use, the mildness of the weather preventing extensive purchases. Of horned Cattle the supply was again largish, being within nine head of the number at market on the 15th instant. Sheep were moderate in supply. Of Calves the number was on an average for Monday's market. Pigs were a rather large supply. The Beef trade was very heavy, but no re duction in price was submitted to from Friday's rates. Mutton sold steadily at former quotations for inferior and middling quality, but prime Downs realized ss. In Veal and Pork a fair trade on tie whole was done at the rates quoted on Friday last. (Per stone of Sib, sinking the offal). LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, Nov 29 The supply of English Wheat being very short to this morning's market, fine samples have commanded the prices of this day week, but all other kinds are an extremely heavy sale on rather lower terms. ' The supply of Foreign Wheat is 10,000 quarters, but of Flour the supply is very small, being only 58 barrels. Fine malting Barley commands last week's prices, but other descriptions are Is lower, and difficult to quit at the reduction. The supply of Irish Oats is nearly 18,000 quarters, but very moderate from other parts. Old Oats and fine heavy New find buyers, but inferior are a very languid sale on rather lower terms. New Beans of dry quality bring last week's rates, but soft and inferior are a shade cheaper. White and Hog Peas are in limited demand without any material alteration in value. Flour continues nominally as last week for town marks and ex ship. _ WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1 The business has been extremely dull this morning in conse quence of the bad condition of the samples of every description of British grain. The prices are all nominally the same as on Monday, excepting that Irish Oats are lower, the supplies since Monday being 12,500 quarters, and all in a very inferior and almost useless state. HULL CORN MARKET, Nov. 31 The Corn trade during the past week has been characterized by by an almost total want of demand—general prices may therefore be considered nearly nominal. Linseed without alteration from last week ; present prices are high, and crushers (where they can) prefer waiting further arrivals from the Baltic. Not much passing in Rapeseed, and prices unaltered. Linseed cake in more demand, and at rather better prices. Nothing doing in Rape cake. Bones very firm. The market to-day is met with the same dullness I have noted above, and notwithstanding the show of Wheat from the farmers is much less than for several weeks back, and the condition of that offering no way improved, still we have no better demand for the old liberated foreign, prices for which may be considered nominal. The town and neighbouring millers confine their pur chases to the lowest retail point, and select the best runs from the farmers at about last week's prices, while second sorts are altogether neglected. Oats and Beans appear for the moment entirely without demand. Barley very dull; the best malting qualities scarcely support the prices of last week ; inferior, and grinding fully Is per tiltbuter low Cr. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, Nov. 30. Of Irish and Foreign Wheat together we have to note a fair quantity into this port since Tuesday last, with a good supply of Barley and Oats coastwise and from Ireland ' • also a further abundant accession of Oatmeal from th e latter source, several parcels of Beans from abroad, and a mode rate import of Flour, as stated beneath. The weather continuing so extremely unfavourable for autumn culture, that much land, intended for Wheat, must necessarily remain over to sow in spring ; which seemed to impart a slight impulse to the trade for good descriptions of Wheat this morning, and a moderately fair business was transacted chiefly in foreign, at prices, in some instances, rather above, and in others a little below the rates of this day se'nnight ; the damp and inferior qualities of English or Irish new, however, remains unnoticed, and were nominal in value. English and Irish Flour ruled in the same dull state as last week, and foreign gave way 6d per barrel. Barley and Malt moved off very sparingly on the reduced terms of Friday. Beans, with an improved demand, recovered the decline abovementioned; and Pease steadily supported former prices. In consequence of the increasing supply of Oats, and large accumlation of Oatmeal, both these articles met an exceed ingly difficult sale ; the former receding ld. per 45 lbs., and the latter 6d. per 240 lbs. below our laat quotations. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispensarie during the last week : North. South. Total Received advice and medicine at the Insti tution Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine Total at each Dispensary VISITORS North—Rev. Dr. Tattershall, Mr. C. Bushell, and Mr. C, Booth South—Mr. Jordan, Rev. C. Morrall, and Rev. W. Parker. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fenwick-street, Nov. 22. PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL. *Wool), Deals, 120 stand. m. duty paid Duty. Archangel .WIO 10 @ 20 0 Memel 18 0— 19 0 I Gothenburg l4 10 - - 16 0 ; Not above 16 ft Wyburg ld 10 - 18 0 1 F..W19. B.P.S Petersburg 15 10 1 9 0 21 feet. PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. i .e22...42 lOs Danzig, Deck British American Pine - 0 2 i i LATHWOOD, per fathom. 1 Danzig, 4 feet -t 8 0 8 10 1.€4 5s British American 4 0 5 10 1155 YLAHOGANT, per foot of.} inch thick. Honduras Cuba St. Domingo 1 0 OAK PLANKS, British American ricAxwoon, per cubic feet STAVES, per 1200 0 81'.'110s 1 0 } es. 2 0 none 4 6 liss per load 6 6 1 10 s • Danzig, C. Pipe £135 0 —l4O 0 Hhd. 7O 0— 80 0 Not ab. 36 in. .e Quebec, red, li inch thick, 1 l 3s. B.P. 2s. and 5i feet long ..... , 30 0 55 0 2 6 43. „ , , f 30 63. Do. Puncheon " 10 0— 18 0 TIMBER, per cubic foot. s, d. s. d. Oak 2 2 4 2 6 Pine, British Amer. common red 1 7 2 1 per load. yellow Danzig,middling 2 0 2 1 Memel, middling 2 0 2 1 I.t'2 15s. upload Riga,red 2 4 2 5 *There is an additional duty of S per cent. on these rate . PACKET BOATS.—FALMOUTH STATION, GENERAL POST -OFFICE, November 30. -,.. .T.wxmmK.vl o=7; ;79095:41p1.8et . 0 . qg.z.1.9. 1 - ,. „..t p 1 E r... g.2i11a 53.0 . 9 , 2 ;i'. .-2 0 -5 . 22 , --;.-.,-; 0&..a,1 , -x-P , ,,&- pza. E . E- , orl.;-. g - v - 1,mr=.9..-4 .. - .4 - " oa A.92,.p,A=.0 6- . 5 . t=i ,, .,.. so=' , ' ,,- - -. .: .. t . ,9 - ~,,EI a. Pm TP..R. il g 5. "u;gFigr4 t1.7..:-.1 .. .-, g p. t ..7.mg. 57 :,T nPar 0.. 0 67, 3 = •EL S . 2: 3 '.2 S. 5i aiT g . P! , ?r:, ?gee'? Z " 0. - V K rzi-i of 5. :4 g >4' g , 4 ET S . 5" .?2"-1 A F.,. 7, la a 7; p m ry Ct. A l 0 5 . P. 0 y4'l 2 `- 1 4 gP . `-< F = = = ) = 0 1 -3 4 . • C 1 k ei• as. 9 . . _-, P I ? I PI m .1 . ;1 w g "El t- , tl rn • re av P :;', 7:',- • • X X • X • • X o X o X z 0 X 0 : 4 `, Si : 4 9,1 5, ) : 4 :g N - t,* O . . 0 = ' z u 2 PI A Z l r)gtH "g4g Pgspi4c,cr94, : 1 )-48 ;Er 4g oy oE g Lc , r A ? ' Wl g- 7 /a/ar t 3.1 =4 . .P io ;! :1 , § y co •ti P. a !-'',- il 0.: iv '" '4 2 to ' 5 to o. ,-•= 4,, 2 0 . g a 0 • wg sr 54 nk g 4 0 ; 0. g al A. A. 0 P co • •1 C < O g & hoNnom 1947,nrr1f,-Tiri/PRDBv, NOV , 3a, PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED, - - Foster and Ellis, Liverpool, general-brass founders—G. Roskell, W. Williamson, and J. B.Tipton, Flint and Liverpool, lead-smelter s, as far as regards J. B. Tipton—S. Shingler and S. T. James, Liver pool, linen-drapers—H. Dance and W. J. Lewis, AbergaveM3Y. Monmouthshire, maltsters—M. and S. Gerrard, Manchester, lodg ing-housekeepers—T. and S. Harwood, Shrewsbury, accountants — J. Gwillem and C. Mansell, Devonshire.square, London, wine merchants—T. M'Leod and D. Thompson, near Cold Harbour -lane , Camberwell, London, common-brewers—lt. Brunton and T. T. Williams, High-street, Whitechapel, London, brosh-inakers —V " Coleman and J. Parkes, Atherston, chemist—M. W. Hooper and W. Gibbons, licensed-victuallers—A. C. and S. B. Lutley, Exeter, and Wiveliscombe. Somersetshire, hop-merchants—Steward and Thomas, Little Stanhope-street, Mayfair, London, carpenters — Barkers and Fenwiek, Tynemouth, Northumberland, attorneys — Potters and Norris, M an chester, general Manchester-warehousemen ; as far as regards R. Potter—W. and J. B. Grierson, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, linen-drapers—A. Scott, G. Webster, and J. Gear'' , Charterhouse-square, London, wholesole-booksellers ; as far as G. Webster—M'Call and Ross, Glasgow and Manchester, manu facturers. INSOLVENTS. Nov. 29.—Charles Dod, Riches-court, Lime-street, London, ship' broker. s Nov. 30, ,—Robert Bacon and Robert Wayman, Barbican, Wes' workers. • - Nov. 30.—Henry Carew Hunt, Hamburgh, and Old Broad street, London, merchant. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Unsworth, Liverpool, joiner, Dec. 11, Jan. 11, at 1 2 o'clock, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool: solicitors, Messrs. Holme, Loftus, and Young, New-inn, London. Bartholomew Berrill, Liverpool, merchant, Dec. 11, Jan. 11. at 1 o'clock, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool: solicitors, Mess"' Holme, Loftus, and Young, New-inn, London. William Match and William Lampert, Grove-place, BroMPO n ' London, printer. Thomas Giles, St. John's-lane, Clerkenwell, London, Wes' worker. John Buckle Terrace, Kensington, tea-dealer. Edmund Adams, Blenheim-street, New Bond-street, Loador', livery-stable-keeper. John Marshall, Birchin-lane, London, merchant. Benjamin Oliver and William Goodwin, High Wycombe, Bucking hamshire, draper. Thomas Pilbeam, Parker-street, Drury-lane, London, smith. Reynold Hogg Goddard, Wood-street, London, fringe-maker . Edward Morris Morgan, Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, butyes manufacturer. Starmard Algar, Reading, Berkshire, common-brewer. Thomas Wainman, Leeds, dyer. • Robert Pritchard, Bangor, Carnarvoushire, druggist. James Smethurst, Manchester, smaliware manufacturer. James Hugh Loundes, Manchester, wine-merchant. Bas ford, Henry, Carey, Nottingham, and George Daniel Carey, =As at-manufacturers. Allen Cook, Manchester, commission-agent. Richard Collis Walker, Chesterfield, earthenware-manufactu rer• William Burton, Nuneaton and Chilvers Cotton, Warwickshir e ' tanner. William Miles and Joseph Dawkins, Southampton,boot-makers. DIVIDENDS Dec. 23, J. and G. F. Squires, Emmet-street, Poplar, London., plumbers—Dec. 23, S. Hopkins, Croydon, grocer—Dec. 23. Barlow, and It. Mulley, Little Bartholomew-close, West Sinithfielo, London, stone-mason—Dec.23,C. Daley, Red Lion-square, London. bookseller—Dec. 21, P. Tagg,Tooley-street, Southwark , Loudon, slog" seller—Dec. 23, K. Brett, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, corn-faqo r-- Dec. 21, E. and J. Kirby, and J. and W. K. Gregory, Sheffield, silver platers—Dec. 28, J. G. Caporn, Bedford, draper—Dec. 22, E. Cope Birmingham, scrivener. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, 00 or before Dec. 21. A. Wood. Basinghall-street, Blackwell-hall, London, factor-4'. M'Ardle, Liverpool, victualler—W. H. Taylor, Norwich, apothea r Y —J. Morris, Birmingham, victualler—O. Staite, Wood-stree, Cheapside, London, lace-warehouseman—M. W ar d a ll, Carey-stree t ' Lincoln's•inn, London, lodging-house keeper—T. C ro wther, LiV' r. pool, wine-merchant—C. Lawton, Liverpool, shoemaker. MEETINGS of CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL Dec. 3, William llaslett, (2nd). DECEMBER. Clarendon Roolnaliloui —......-- --- 4, Brocklehurst, Dircks and Ne150n..... Ditto, 1 7, Charles H. Bryne, (proof & div.)..... Ditto. 11 7, Samuel Mead and son, (special) Duncan and Radcliffe's, I 8, George Worthington. . Clarendon Rooms, IS . PRICES OF SHARES, OCTOBER 3. Prices within the last seven days. This WS RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Price.• Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter 6O .... 0 0 0 .... Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto quarter Ditto and Derby . 0 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester 0 0 0 .... Ditto, new.. 0 0 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda 0 0 0 .... Eastern Counties 7 12 6 .... 100 .... 50 paid 20 .... 10 paid 23 paid Ditto, Debentures 8 ii 8 Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 23 paid 9 11 6 42 15 0 0 0 0 22 7 6 Half Shares Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar 40 paid Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction lOO .. Ditto half shares 5O Ditto quarter shares (late Chester and Crewe) .... Quarter Great Western Ditto new shares.. Ditto Fifth Shares Great North of England ... Hull and Selby Leicester and Swannington . Lancaster and Preston 42 10 0 Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester 100 ... Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .. Ditto quarter shares Ditto old shares Ditto 2 Loudon and Southampton 39 Ditto, 10th shares 3; London & Brighton Leeds and Selby Manchester and Leeds 7O Ditto half shares Ditto quarter shales 2 Manchester, Bolton, & Bury . gs Manchester and Birmingham 40 0 0 0 0 0 0.. 191 o 0 ....191 0 95 0 0 .... O 0 0 O 0 0 O o 0 .... 56 15 0.... 57 0 ° 8 5 0 ... O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... 195 10 0 ... O 0 0. .. 90 .... 100 paid O 0 0 .... 158 0 0 ....158 0 0 22 0 0 .... 53 0 0 .... 24 10 0 .... 56 U 0... 43 2 6 .... 36 to 0 .... O 0 U .... O 0 0 .... O 0 0 .... 2 17 6 .... 52 10 0 .... 53 Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties O 0 0 O 0 0 62 0 0 20 10 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 66 0 0 32 7 6 14 2 0 10 2 6 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 30 0 0 O 0 0 Ditto, quarter Newcastle and Carlisle Ditto quarter shares North Midland New North Midland 0»c-third Charo 4 Paris and Rouen South Eastern North Union York and North Midland, Hall Shares Ulster BANKS Bank of Liverpool 50 paid .412 I Os paid - Borough Bank lO - Commercial of Liverpool 10 - Commercial of England. 5 - East of England lO - of Manchester lO - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 - Northern and Central - North and South Wales.. 10 - Phoenix lO - Royal of Liverpool 500 - South Lancashire - Albion - Liverpool Union lO - Liverpool Banking Co lO - Wilts and Dorset 7 los tiAS, WATER WORKS, &c Exchange Buildings .eloo paid L'pool and Harrington Water l 350 Works Bootle Ditto L'pool Gas Light Company, (Original Stock) 100 Ditto new Shares .... 100 L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. .WlOO Ditto new shares are now paid up ASSURANCE COMPANIES Liverpool Marine Assurance } Company 10 paid M'chester Assurance Company. 10 .... 0 0 0 Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 0 0 0 Ocean Assurance I O. . 0 0 0 DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company .. 16 Is. 0 0 0 Rock Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . . 0 0 0 Harrington Docks 100 .... 0 0 0 Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool) (Polonceau) 2 .... 0 0 0 7 10s. 25 paid 0 0 0 0 0 0 270 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 BIRTHS On the 2gth ultimo, the lady of THOMAS D. HEADLAM P Esq. of a daughter. On the nth ultimo, at Mount pleasant, the lady of CHARLE . MOZLEY, Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 23rd ultimo, at Bagilt, Flintshire, Mr. JOHN WRIGHT , only son of Mr. James Wright, of Willisson.hall, Cheshire, to Miss DOROTHY DAVIES, daughter of Mr. John Davies. On the 30th ultimo, Mr. JOHN ROWLANDS, of Frampton , Gloucestershire, to ANN, only daughter of JOHN HICKLE, Esq. , Toxteth-park. . _ _ On the 27th ultimo, at St. John the Baptist's Church, Waltoo.orl the-Hill, Liverpool, by the Rev. David Stewart, B. A., Mr. RICHARD JAMES, printer and stationer, Hanover street, to Miss LYDIA MARIA MABBOTT, of Cheshunt, Hertford. DIED. Recently, at Paris, the Earl of ELGIN, in his 76thyear. th e noble earl was the collector of the celebrared Grecian marbles placed in the British Museum, and called after his name. On the 14th of May, at Cameroons, Africa, GEORGE, second son, and on the 3rd ultimo, aged lg, JAMES, third son of I 4l ' JAMES ADAMSON, Scotland-road. • Drowned at Macaio, on the I2thof Feb., THOMAS EDWAKM the youngest son of Mr. GRIFFITH JONES, of H. M. Customs• On the 10th of August last, on the passage home from Bombsir on board the St. Lawrence, JOHN, fourth son of T. ROBS O Hill-street, Toxteth-park, aged 22 years. On the 14th ultimo, at Oxton, near Birkenhead, in her 37- th year, ELIZABETH, wife of GEORGE DODD, of the Caruaryo u Castle, Oxton. On the 15th ultimo, at her house, Windsor-street, Toxteth-Par aged 68, Mrs. KELLETT. Same day, at his residence, Lower Lane-house, Ashton, .1 00 ECCLES LYNCH, Esq., aged 28. On the 16th ultimo, after a long and extreme suffering, ELIO' BETH, wife of Mr. W. THOMAS, of Gill-street, aged 44 years- On the 19th ultimo, aged 21, SARAH, fourth daughter of sli• JOHN ROTHWELL, Berry-street. On the loth ult., aged 36, Mr. JAMES SPEAKMAN, veterinsi , surgeon, Birkenhead, Cheshire. . . O , -. _ n the 21st ultimo, at the house of her grandfather, THOMAS. DRURY, Esq., Pembroke-place, aged 24, ANNE, wife of Mr. g• SKIDMORE. On the 24th ultim o, aged 46 years, MARY, wife of JO HN EASTON, Esq., Bedford•street. On the 25th u l t i mo, at his residence, Kensington, .4. 80, FRANCIS ROCKLIFF, Esq. On the 27th u lti mo, at Seacombe, aged 16 years, HANNAH„ JANE, second d aug h ter of WILLIAM BEETHAM FOTHERGIL," of that place. On the 2gth ultimo, at his house, Old Church Yard, greatlY re" spected, Mr. JAMES BUNNELL, in his 53rd year. On the 30th ultimo, at Sea Bank Cottage, Liscard, Cheshire , 1 : 1 her 86th year, deeply lamented by a large family and circle friends, MARTHA, relict of the late GEORGE LOMAS, Esq. Strangeways, near Manchester. On the Ist instant, at his house, in Grove-street, Liverpool, aa-. 35, Mr. JOSEPH JOHNSON, iron merchant. The deceased vs.!: extremely well known in the commercial circles connected wig the trade in metals, and was highly and justly valued for his sa e. nity of manners, goodness of heart, and integrity in business. LIVERPOOL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1841. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 33, Grove-street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford -street. At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL. CO , Warwick-square; Barker, Fleet-street; De acon Walbrook Orders and Advertisements are received by Messrs. 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