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Luther, a poem The Omnipresence of a r, 124, Oxford-a ' viewer is ii: i n 1.0 upon the prose introduction rind r be the first to attract tl to the perusal of t parried. We are compelled sent case ; -and they are great—tile graph. itsc_ _ Luther, contained in the introduction, will, we feel convinced, character of the g hns t the object of our uring of his muse, before us The introduction in qu estic pages, is, in strict fac ,ery, M.A., author . of ;.c. London: Francis R a a orb of poetry, a re- first instance is accom Bever, to do lay be the Inc s of the poem sketch of tbe life of .eader who brings ue or even a dim idea of tt 'former, whose writings and tenets it r to place, in the magnificent Vending to upwards of 140 nction to the much an intro essay upon the life and poem of I%!r. Montgomery, as character of Luther himself. It is a distinct and noble work, with I thoughts in fancy and eloquence teeming arb of metre and rhythm, and d e appreciation of the genius of a man who never never nil world upon whom it has been his lot able benefits It is not by a desultory per. I' the events merely, str king though they were, which distinguished the career of Maitin Luther that we can ever arrive at the character of that extraordinary whose daring and impetuous spirit shook the power of v which ever prostrated and the mig htiest engine of t led upon mankind. V see, to appreciate bim aright, the g at reformer of Christianity in his hours of self- when the earthy nature of the man strove with the struggle convictions of the searcher after divine truth. We must con- template him in his daily converse with those who share conflicts, who witnessed his weaknesses, and into whose ears he poured out the feelings which now impelled him on and now dragged him back from the goal which he had placed before him. We must watch, in fine, the progress of his mighty mind, united as it was with a temperament equally calculated to wreck as to bear it to a secure harbour, from its first darkling perception of error, through all its intermedia stages, until it emerged at h eng,th into the full blaze of truth and perfect conviction to be a for all ages to come. acon light to point the wa: Through such an examination Mr. Montgomery has led us in the essay which he entitles an introduction to the poem of " Luther;" and the styl which he has executed his task is so piquant that it 1 to win the attention of the moat superficial reader And to tempt him, s it wer into an exa- mination of the depths of the character of this extraordina: man. He has brought to his aid, too, the fruits of an ex:ten- sive reading which he has intertwined with bursts of eathu- iliastic description which are irresistibly pleasing. There is an occasional mannerism of style—an affectation of German mysticism extending to the verge of the unintelligible — which will somewhat detract, in the estimation of most Eng lish readers, from the delight which his poetic prose excites but the blemish is scarcely one which will be sensibly felt, and is, perhaps, calculated to give a freshness and originality to the thoughts which are thus set before us in an outlandish We will endeavour to select a specimen or two of Mr And, Montgomery's peculiar style. ..rst, we have a graphic picture of Luther's mode of treating a Popish bull : _ " But the war is raging ; on the one side, stands the miner's son, firm and unflinching as granite, for the truth ; and on the other,—the Pope, the Devil, and the world, with all their poinps and braveries and threats, and arts, against him ! And vet, listen !—how the monk will keep them all at bay ; shaking them off from him, like a storniful Boanerges, with indignant. bat not ungraceful, determination. "The glory of the Pontificate is departed. The wrath of God is come upon it for ever." "To every man lam prepared to give way in all things, BUT THE WORD OF GOD I DARE NEITHER ABANDON NOR DENY." Now this prepares us for the scene that shortly followed. The Infinitely miserable and detestable bull of the Pope, having been at last promul rated by Eckius, and Luther's writing being actually burnt in various towns, — the brave Martin is determined to have a bonfire too ; and as noble a one it shall be as ever sent up its flaming appeal to the skies.—On the 10th of December an invitation is affixed to a black board for the students at Wit temberg to attend this Lutheran firework. And, lo !at nine in the morning, just as the chime is sounding, forth cotneth Luther, from the Elster Gate, encircled by a goodly number of Doctors, Masters of Arts. and Students, and there !—hark to the rejoicing crackle of the flames as they demolish with burning rapidity (as if they loved their work) Canon Law, Decretals, Clementines, the Extravagants, and parts of Eckius and Emser's work. As soon as these are annihilated, forth steps Doctor Martin, holding the infamous Bull in his hand, and exclaiming aloud,—" Because thou hest grieved the saints of the Lord, so mayest thou be grieved and. con demned by the everlasting fire." It must have been a. heart shaking spectacle, this egregious bonfire : one may be excused a desire to have warmed one's hands in the reflection of its blaze ; or to have taken a look at the fine, craggy, and open fronted visage of the redoubtable Doctor, when his great black eyes were glittering with fearless light, while his voice rolled its solemn intonations- over the mute and admiring assembly. But that suspended breath was soon unloosed; and what a shout went up at the conclusion of this moral jubilee !—The world is haunted with its echoes still We give another extract descriptive of the as he appeared within his domestic circle. It is beautifully written, and presents a pleasing contrast with the style of the treat reformer preceding : " When we analyse the character of the Reformer as a man, next to the Idealism (Allis nature,—we delight to re cognise the exquisite sociality of his temperament. There was no ascetism, cant, or pharisaic airs and graces about him He hated trick, pomposity, and pretension ; and shook fror him, with a hearty disdain, ail tL which appertain to the mere drama of external piety, u have nothing to do with the healthful spirituality of the genuine Christian. At the fireside, in the bosom of his family, or amid the circle of attached frieeds,—Luther ap pears to have been the very fascination of companionship. He could laugh, and sing, and coeserse ; utter his witticisms, and throw forth those gleams and:sparkles of innocent mirth, which the hypocrite, or mere practiser of religious pantomime, can neither admire nor understand. And then what bursts and outbreak: or thrilling pathos, and poeti c feeling, and im passioned enthusiasm were blent with all this ! Truly, it was worth a walk of some few hundred miles to have heard Doctor Martin hold his vivid conversations with those assembled round his family board ; and there behold the same man, whose unquailing heart had faced and fronted all the batteries of Rome, subsiding into the laughing simplicity of childhood and mirth :—after all, he has lost one of the finest elements of a feeling manhood, both in faith and character, who retains none of the child about him. " But'Luther's radiant happiness arose not only from the fervour and freshness of an' elastic temperament, but his very religion was the divinity of joy. He was a PARDONED man ; and felt himself to be so, on the intelligible basis of gospel truth, and therefore had (with some intermissions) ' joy and peace in believing.' With him, Christianity was not an 'in sulated act, a sacramental right, or an observed institute alone; it was far more than this,—it was a renewal of NA TURE, evidenced by all the tangible experiences of a new life : it was Christ within—the hope of glory.' He lived up to what he believed ; and thus, there is a spiritual ease, hearti ness, and simplicity in all the motions of this van's religious character. Religion was not put on him by imitative effort, bat put into him by efficient grace. And thus the sociality of the man was not checked or chilled by the sanctity of the Christian ; but, on the contrary, expanded, purified, and en nobled by being brought into contact with it. All relations were redeemed into him in Christ : and he had learned the blessed science of connecting every thing with the atoning purchase of the Saviour's blood. As to the honesty, unworld liness, and thorough-paced integrity of Luther,—even the bitterest of his Jesuitical foes have admitted this. He never defiled himself with the ` Mammon of unrighteousness but lived, in the main, a ppor man all his days, perpetually re fusing imperial bounties and aid. But we must not omit to remark, in this glance at Luther's private character,—how strangely, and almost mysteriously, the chords of his whole spiritual and moral being vibrated to the appeals of melody. In fact, to him, music was almost the religion of sound ; it hovered, and trembled, and played like a subtle and sub duing magic over his fine imagination, and seemed to have an effect upon his wasted mind,—akin to that which the balm, and breeze, and beauty of a rustic walk in the May time has upon a convalescent frame." se wean accompaniment The notes to the poem, which run on to upwards of 1 pages of closely-printed matter, contain a mass of evidence and illustration of the leading features of Luther's career, as well as of the eventful time in which he lived ; and are at the present moment truly invaluable. But they are more espe cially so, on account of the authoritative form in which they bring before us those doctrines and practices of Romanism against which our great reformer so energetically proteste On the latter ground we recommend them to the caref perusal of ever;reader. Independent of the poem to which they are attached, the introduction and these notes are wor thy a place in the library of every Protestant. In our next publication we shall bring before our readers the poem itself. Since 'writing the above we have been favoured by a friend with the following copy of a letter addressed to him by the Rev. Edward Bickersteth, of Walton, containing his opinion of the work in question : " Dear Sir,--I have great pleasure in testifying that I have been much pleased with what 1 have read of Air. Nlontgo mery's " Luther." 1 thinlc " it to be a v er y seasona ble and poem valuable work. In themuch important Christian truth, and many very striking original thoughts, are b roug ht before us, and the notes are finte a treasury of va luable informa tion, g ather ed from the best sources, and ex ceedingly th needed at this time, when e blessed R e f ormers, w h o m God raised up to restore to us with immense personal sacr i f i ces the inestimable blessing of the P h a ve been so grievously undervalued, aunrd gospel of Christ, fully slighte d. I trust t hat i t will be extensively so ungrate help to diffus e in fam i ly circl e s, far and wide, t aa, and blessed principles of Protestrtism, which p are the i n f a llib le truth of the word of God.—l ours, faithfuy, ED. BICKERSTETH If Walton Rectory, March 9, 1842 A shower of little stones, or petrified rain, has lately fallen to the south-west of Neusiedelerse, and the surrounding plains are covered with millions of them. HERRING FISHERY. —In the year ending sth April, 1841, being .. fishery 1840, the total q uantity of herrings cured was .mi,262/ barrels ; the number of boats employed in the year referred to was 12,422, manned by 53,939 fishermen and boys ; and the total number of persons engaged 89,642. The govern. CHILDREN'S went commission, which was on the motion of Laid Ashley ..-LOYMF T _. , ,sion, which w appointed . C°34NI IISI:rtl-lielate ministry ...0 motion of Lard Asl• condition, bolus of work, in quiring into the moral and physical con , 1.. I 83), for the purpose of he children and wages, and time allowed fur meals, young persons (the former under thel3 and t latter under 18 years of age) employed in mines and manufactories,, the employment n ot un der the jurisdicti on o f the acts fur regulat i ng young pe op l e it, mills, &c., will shortly be brough t The report on mines will, in the course of a few weeks, be presented to parliament, and that on manufactories will follow immediately. We have no doubt that the sti- tistics which will be e m b o d ied in the report of the Children's Employment Cornmis sioners„arnong whom we may name Dr. Southwood Smith and Mr. Tooke, assisted by 20 gentlemen who have been employed for some length of time. in the ca pacity of sub-commissioners, in obtaining evidence as to the actual condition of thesC ebilarert,.'not only in England but in Seetland and Ireland, svilteause no little sensation among those who have the welfare of,the rising generation•at heart. to a close MISCELLANEOUS 4eral r :tber of The Globe (radical paper) says that 14 ie.flouse of Common's have determined 'to oppose the pro- I axing the income c end detail. Sir Charles F, )f Antigua, arrived on - the 11th February last ent, a great mass of co nrounications from persons 'come tax, whic t appear 'ction committees Lewes elections it Robert :verul votes from the results of the The decisions—in the Ciitheroe and have already given him an acces in London, k report has obtained very general curren _ ended. it is said. on the best authority, that the Queen is again placed in an " interesting situation One day lately a funeral took place at Hempstead, at which a baker's cart—in which bread is carried about—was actually used instead of a hearse !, Bristol Journal, The chief EXCHEQUER-BILLS.—New Exchequer-13i1 issued on an improved and better fabric of paper improvement, however, is that the signature of Monteagle is countersigned by a witness to the subscription 3y this new tax the Earl of Lime rick will have to pay one thousand pounds a-year out of his Irish rent-toll, whilst residing in England. The absentees possessing property in the surrounding counties will have to contribute upwards of twenty thousand pounds by residinE out of Ireland.—Limerick Chronicle THE I 'HE PEor r.Ty TAX —lt is not gener known that an earthquake, similar that recently expected, was predicted during the administration of Sir R. Walpole. It was pro ductive of as much alarm as the anticipated catastrophe of March, 1842. When the fanatic who occasioned the disor der found that his prediction had not been verified, he assured the deluded people that it had been postoned, on account of his intercession with the Almighty. GLOSECUTIONS FOR WHIG-RADICAL PERSONATION AND At the Derby assizes on Wednesday eight per sons were found guilty of personation and perjury during the last election for that county, when qualifying themselves to vote for Lord Waterpark and Mr. Gishorne, the radical can didates. Where personation and perjury were combined, the party was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment, PERJURY ith - har'd labour—in cases of personation, without perjury, to'six months' imprisonment MOST DARING' BURGLARY.—A robbery, attended with savage barbarity, took place at the house of the Rev. It. Watson, in Over Wyersdale, on Saturday morning last, about one o'clock. The thieves had broken a pane of glass in the kitchen window, by which, means they were enabled to open the latch of the sash, and 'so effected an entrance into the kitchen ; they then broke open the kitchen door, which was fastened on the lobby side, and proceeded to Mr. and Mrs. Watson's bed-room door, which was locked ; they called out " open the door." Mr: Watson demanded who they were, arid what they wanted, and receiving no answer he refused to open the door. The next moment they shivered the door to pieces, and three ruffians entered the room, all disguised, ut ring the most dreadful imprecations. Mr. and Mrs. Wat n asked them if they wanted money.; saying, if they did, ey should have all the money they had in the house. Their " Yes, but we'll murder the old ;" at the ply was, same time one presented something like a gun, another a pistol, at Mr. W. ; the third began striking him on the head, face, and arms, with a bludgeon in a most savage manner, and seizing him by the throat with his left hand, threw him on the be and nearly strangled him. All the while this was going on, two of them used the most horrid threatenings against his wife, uttering the most disgusting curses. They then demanded that their money should be given to them im mediately. Mrs. Watson then brought all the money they had in the house, consisting of a £5 Bank of England note, and some silver. They hesitated taking the note, saving, " bring out that bag of sovereigns, we don't want notes." One of them espied Mr. Watson's watch, and put it in his pocket. After asking for some rum, and being told by Mrs. W. that there was none in the house, they hastily left the premises as if alarmell.—Lancaster Gazette. BANK OF ENGLAND.—The half yearly general meeting of the proprietors of the Bank of England was held on Friday, and the dividend for the )calf-year was fixed at 34 per cent. At this meeting the objections to One of the details of the in come tax, supposing it to be levied everywhere at an uniform 'rate, were made in a definite form. There was scarcely a dissentient voice as to the propriety of memorializing Sir R. Peel on the subject, and indeed the meeting was dissolved somewhat earlier than usual to allow the directors sufficient time to prepare a memorial so important. The condition in which the bank stands at present is of itself sufficient to make them remarkably sensitive as to any severe pressure on their income. A rough estimate made by one of the pro- ietors to-day g are the amount the bank Would have to pay, if 7d. in the piniiid were levied on their terminable annuities, as above £30,000 per annum, while the addition to the " rest" for the half-year just closed does not exceed £7OOO. The ,present amount cif Abe dividend (7 percent. per annum) is the subject of renewed complaint every half-year; and the result of this calculation seemed to threaten a still further reduction of the interest on bank stock. To show how general the feeling on this subject was among the proprietors, it should be observed that they, as distinguished from the directors, seemed anxious to take the responsibility of the memorial on themselves, art(' to make it visible that it was their own act. It was this question of the income tax that was in fact the leading feature of the meeting. Some re flections were cast on the conduct of the Bank of England for - not joining with the other holders of the •" iepudiated Exchequer-bills" in petitioning parliament, by one of the proprietors, but this made no great impression.. and as it was ascertained that the bank held no more than £BOOO of these bills, the main curiosity connected with this matter was soon satisfied. The general questions put to the directors were even of a less searching character than usual, as the feeling on the subject of the income tax appeared to be too absorb ing to admit of more trifling matters of debate. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN' . .— The following is a copy of the resolution passed on this sub ject at the meeting of Irish and Welsh members, held in London on the 9th inst., and since presented by the deputa tion to Lord Eliot, and upon which his lordship has undetz taken to act :—" That a deputation from the present meeting be appointed to wait upon Lord Eliot, as chief secretary for Ireland—first, - to ea d u mat tiavt.h , ,..l.orachip will draw the at tention of her Majesty's government to the great public im portance of improving the communication between London and Dublin, adverting to the present long and inconvenient passage by Liverpool, and the consideration that the power of steam is available for travelling by railway, in a proportion of about three to one of the speed that can be attained at sea; secondly, to request that Lord Eliot will have the good ness to communicate with the Board of Admiralty, referring to the reports of Captain Beaufort, R.N., presented to the House of Commons, on the 14th of March, 1837, of Lient- Sheringham, dated the 14th of March and 17th of May, 1838, respectively, on the harbours of Holyhead and Portdynllaen, in pursuance of the repot t of the select committee, appointed by the House of Commons to inquire into the existing com munication between London and Dublin, of the Bth of July, 1836 •, and to the report of Rear-Admiral Sir James Gordon and Captain Beechey, R.N., of the 14th of January, 1810, relative to the best means of communicating between London and Dublin, in pursuance of an address of the House of Commons, of the 12th of August, 1839, with the view of ob taining the opinion of the Board of Admiralty on the relative capabilities of the ports of Holyhead and Portdynllaen for the purpose of a packet station for such communication, or the construction of worki suitable to a packet establishment, for the use of steam-vessels of a class sufficient to secure, as fas as is practicable, expedition and certainty in the passage, at all seasons of the year." TRIAL FOR A MURDER TWELVE YEARS SINCE.-At the York assizes on Wednesday and Thursday, Robert Goles brough was tried for the murder of William Huntley, at Cra thorne, in July, 1830, by shooting him with a loaded gun. It will be recollected that in August last a skeleton, sup posed to be that of the deceased, was found by some men who were making a drain, and that the prisoner and another man, named Grundy, were apprehended on the charge of having murdered him. Grundy committed suicide in gaol, and the prisoner manifested great trepidation on having the skull suddenly placed before him. The circumstances of suspicion were very strong ; for Huntley had been last seen in the company of Golesbrough and Grundy, and when missed was represented by them to have gone to America. The jury were not satisfied with the identity of the skull, and acquitted the prisoner. MEETING OF THE IRISH SCRIPTURE READERS' SO CIETY.—The first of the annual religious meetings, held usu ally at this season, took place on Thursday at the Rotunda— St. Patrick's being the anniversary day of the society for diffusing a knowledge of the scriptures.' through the Irish language. The chair was taken by the Right Hon. the Earl of Roden—a nobleman ever foremost in the promotion of the spiritual, temporal, and political interests of his country. The adoption of the report was moved, in a speech of much simple eloquence and most interesting detail, by the Venera ble the Archdeacon of Emily ; and being seconded by the Rev. R. Winning, presbyterian minister of King's Court, who enjoys the high honour, we believe, of being the founder of the society—it was unanimously adopted. The meeting was subsequently addressed by the Rev. H. Newman, Dean of Cork; the Rev. R. Ratcliffe, the Rev. A. Wynne, Rev. C. Beresfovd, &c.—and the proceedings were closed by a luminous and most Christian address from the noble chair man. The approbation of a nobleman, whose life we may say has been devoted to the creation and maintenance of a spirit of Christian exertion, and who has taken so active a share in the management and surveillance of the several societies connected with the advancement of true religion in the United Kingdom, is perhaps the higheSt proof of the merits of this society, and the best security to the public for the advantages it has been able, and is still labouring, to confer upon the population of Ireland.—Dublin Evening THREATENING NOTICE.—We have odd notions of liberty in Ireland. Had liberalism its full swing, no one opposed to popular opinion could venture beyond his own hall-door except at hazards not pleasant to encounter. In any other place the election of a poor-law guardian would excite little interest and no exasperation ; but here, even to propose one provokes an intimation to prepare for death. In a plight of this kind does Henry R. Foot, of Carrigacunna, Esq., find himself. He had the audacity, it seems, to think that Pierce Creagh, of Killavullen, Esq., would be a very proper guar dian of the interests of his district, and therefore resolved to put him in nomination. Mr. Creagh, however, though a Romanist, has the misfortune to be in disfavour with the priest, who prefers, it is said, a person of the name of Barry. Into the cause of the alleged preference or the alleged dis favour we do not enter ; but it is, we suppose, known to " the people," by whom the pastora l predilections are es poused, and not only espoused, but asserted in a way which, whatever he the strength of his partialities, his reverence must condemn. On Monday morning Mr. Foot found the following notice posted on his gate : " I tell you mot if you dont give Creagh up we will give you a bonefire to your house and stables. No further notis. [Here is sketched the figure of a coffin.] Preper, " Sined white sheet." Peremptory enough, Mr. White-sheet. Mr. Foot, we may remark, has the misfortune to be a liberal — we say the mis fortune, fo r we canno t b ut feel it to be a misfortune that a n y gentleman of charac ter and respectability should throw the weight of that char acter and respectability into a scale that inclines ag a i ns t his country, and therefore against himself.— Co T rk ilE Co i n jA st T i E tution s . on evidence ag a i ns t Huohes, thep convictednl policemen o n e i S i CONVICTIONIenf AT ARMAGH—SYMPATHY WITH THE CONVIC T .— a cr t i u 'o rd , n a n y as Catholics. Th e y went, of the murde rers of unfortunate Mr. Powell, were Reman place of worship, unconscio us t hat on S un d ay morn i ng t o th e ir ida being ,gave on one the trial, in opp os i t i on to a that they had acted, during What was their surprise, however,nylaw, e ith er o f G o d or ma n. !Alen on their arrival they found the chapel do ors closed against them ! This was not only the case, but they were actually threatened with vio lence by an infuriated assemb,,la place ostensibly for the purpose e ofpersons, come to w orshipping the God. So ne of the more law-fearing of the n' congregation,i however, shut h policemen angryte c hp p a eo eg chapel-gate, people d kp e e , e an i keeping the p b y that means afurther mischief was outside bovet , lern an o d nst t r h a e . prev ented. It is only just to say th at the don took place before the arrival of the clergyman, and when he arrived he expressed his disapprobation of the proceedi ngs in very unequivocal terms. The policemen particularly ob noxious to the chapel - goers were Head -constable DnnnY' who gave evidenc e in the murd?r. cat-e,. and Co nsta b le who was concerned in t he p rosecution of the Itibbontr Cox, Newry Telegrapi. btr ong 1 y editorially 'eel is likely tc ;o oppose this me After labourit: MARCH OF INTELLECT The widow of IVlo2art died at Saltzburg on the Bth intt., in the 85th year of her age. J.- D. Bedford; assistant secretary of the Savings' Bank, has absconded, and deficiencies in his .ac counts to the amount of £l6OO have already been discovered. THE INCOME TAx•-A requisition is in course of signa mre to the Lord Mayor of London, to call a public meeting 12 hours per day their earn ings do not amount to 2d. each.—Exsea. Standard. We notice with regret, in the Dublin papers, an account of the death of the Rev. Caesar Otway, well-known for his published works relative to Ireland. Her Majesty's liberality, in proposing to subject tbe Royal . income to taxation, has had no pr ece d en t s i nc e the time of Her Majesty's grandfather George the Third, who contribu ted £20,003 to what was called the loyalty loan, at the com mencement of the revolutionary war. Francis Egerton's proposition has been r strangled in the birth, that some steps will be taken by the clergy to repu diate the calumny which would father upon them the senti- inents expressed In a single petition from a small number of clergymen in the single whig-ridden diocese of Norwich. the lady of one of our trades men, a short time ago, having rung for her servant, was sur prised at her delay, and proceeding to her bed-room to ascertain the cause, to her great surprise found the girl stand ing in front of her looking glass, reciting a portion of Byron's poetry, and suiting the action to the word .—Briyhton Gazette. Mr. Hawthorn has announced himself as a candidate in the conservative interest for the representation of Wigton hire. Captain Dalrymple, expecting to be thrown out by a has also issued an address to the electors of that committe county. It is expected, in addition, that in the event of a vacancy, Sir Andrew Agnew will offer himself for the suffrages of the electors. Sir Robert Peel has silenced all his political opponents, and nothing is now heard but praises of his comprehensive and most enlightened policy. Not a paper do we open, whether whig, tory, or radical, but is warm in expressions regarding the honourable baronet's boldness—his honesty of purpose—his profound abilities! Never did any British minister stand higher in public estimation than does Sir R. Peel at the present moment! Where are now the effigy burners ?—Glasgow paper. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM FIRE ARMS.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, before J. B. Hyde, Esq., at the Infirmary, Worcester, on the body of Joseph Groves, a youth about fifteen years of age, who died from the effects of a gun-shot wound, which he received in the following manner :—He was out rook shooting on Sunday last, at Upton Snodsbury, with two of his companions, one of whom was in the act of resting his loaded gun on the ground, when his knee caught the trigger, and the gun went off, the whole of its contents lodging in the hips of the deceased. Loss OF SEVENTEEN LlVES.—Extract of a letter from Havre-de-Grace, dated March 16 :—" Letters received here from Rovan, dated the 13th instant, report that the packet Le Commerce de Bordeaux, Captain Lunean, was wrecked that morning at two o'clock, at the Point de la Coubra. She had on board the crew of the Chateaubriand, as passengers, of whom, melancholy to relate, only one seaman and the ap prentice were saved—all the rest, seventeen in number, un fortunately perished. - It is also reported that Le Commerce has gone to pieces." A frightful accident occurred in Woombell's show of wild beasts at Stamford on Friday night last, owing to the indis cretion of a person in a state of intoxication. About nine o'clock, Mr. Francis Martin, farmer, of Ufford, after being repeatedly cautioned that his teasing a very fine tiger in one of the cages was foolish and dangerous, was seized by the animal, which fixed its terrific teeth in the muscles and bones of the right fore-arm of Mr. Martin. Every effort to compel the tiger to loose its jaws was ineffectual, until a hot iron was applied to its nustrils, and then Mr. Martin was able to drag himself away, having his arm lacerated and injured so dreadfully that danger of • fatal consequences still exists. — Stamford Mercury. PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS.—A very desirable improve ment, and one that has advanced per ealium beyond all former steps in photographic art, has recently been introduced by an invention-of Mr. Fox Talbot, for which a patent has been taken out. The improvement consists in the portraits being taken on paper, instead of on metallic plates, of their being indelible, of the extreme accuracy of likeness, the breadth of light and shadow, the general pictorial effect, and the capa bility of the portrait being multiplied into many copies or transcripts, or fac simile representations, without the sitter being required to sit for each portrait. They resemble sepia drawings, and are exceedingly true. The sitting requires but a minute, or two minutes, according to the brightness of the day. The paper is prepared with salts of silver, and subjected, by an apparatus furnished with glasses, to the rays of light, and the likeness is, as it were, absorbed by the paper. EXTRAORDINARY FRAUD ON AN INSURANCE COM PANY.—Rumours state that the agent in this city (Exeter) of one of the London insurance-offices has been playing a very strange game. It seems that he insured, without instruc tions, two cottages at Broadclist, and immediately afterwards claimed the amount of insurance, £l2O. The ready" not being forwarded so punctually as the agent. desired, he again wrote up to the office saying that the insured would be wil ling to accept £BO, provided that the money was remitted without delay. This strange communication surprised the insurers, and they accordingly despatched a surveyor to the scene of the reported fire, and he at once discovered that the cottage had neither been insured nor burnt down. A warrant against the agent was obtained on Friday last, but, in law phrase, at present he is non est inventus.—Western Times. EXECUTION.—We have just beard of a most disastrous occurrence which took place this week in the county of Fer managh. A number of persons assembled at a wake, some of whom had been at the assizes at Enniskillen, and wished to show the others how the business at assizes is conducted. Accordingly one person represented the judge, and others the counsellors; a jury was empanelled, and a person ar raigned as prisoner; tit_ jury found a verdict of guilty, and the prisoner was ordered for execution. A rope was imme diately procured, and the poor fellow put standing on a creel with the rope fastened to a beam ; the executioner gave the creel a kick, the prisoner was thrown off, and before any assistance could be rendered him, life became extinct. We believe there was no malicious intention in the proceeding ; but it should be a warning to others in future not to trifle with such serious experiments.--Ballyshannon Herald. The Archbishop of "York has recently revived the office of rural dean withi❑ his diocese, and has sent each clergyman appointed to the office a copy of his instructions. The rural dean is to-inquire and give information to the archdeacon, to be by him made known to the bishop, of all matters concern ing the clergy, churchwardens, and other officers of the church, which it may be necessary or useful the ordinary should know. He is to inquire and to report to the arch deacon as to the residence of incumbents dr licensed curates; also as to the due performance of Divine service every Sun day, with one or mole sermons ; also as to the observance and administration of the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's supper, together with a return of the annual number of communicants, &c. MUTUAL POLITENESS.—AMOY, Nov : 6.—The Chinese authorities a short time since collected about 200 war-boats and many tire-rafti, preparatory to an attack on her Majesty's ship Druid ; but with the kindest consideration they previ ously sent a friendly message to Captain Smith, requesting, advising, or ordering him to move her Majesty's ship out of the waters of the Amoy, and if he reverently obeyed the or ders, they—the Chinese—would in their tender and compas sionate consideration allow her Majesty's ship to pass out unmolested. It is said that to this friendly message Captain Smith returned as friendly an answer, to the effect that he had no time to move her Majesty's ship, but that if they did not move and immediattly disperse his Imperial Majesty's flotilla, he would forthwith undertake the task himself, to its utter destruction. The Chinese, with much more complai sance than Captain Smith evinced, immediately followed that officer's friendly advice, and the flotilla has been no More heard of.—Canton Register, Nov. 12. IMPORTANT TO SEEDSMEN.—An application having been made to Mr. Gladstone by the seed-merchants of Southwark, to the effect that the proposed duty on clover should not come into operation until after the close of the present season, as otherwise, there being no English-grown clover in the mar ket, great confusion would be caused ; we are enabled, through the kindness of a correspondent, to lay before our readers the following communication : " Southwark, 16th March, 1842. " Dear Sir,—l beg to inform you that, in answer to a me morial from the seed-merchants of Southwark, the Vice- President of the Board of Trade has consented that the pro posed reduction of duty of 10s. upon foreign cloverseed shall not take effect until the Ist of June next, at the earliest. Our market has, in consequence, assumed a firm tone.—l remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, F. THE PROPOSED NEW TARIFF—THE LEATHER TRADE. —A meeting of the various branches of the leather trade took place at the Bridge House Hotel, Loudon Bridge, on Wed nesday evening. Mr. Williams in the chair. The following resolutions were passed :—That this meeting views with alarm the.new tariff proposed by the government on the subject of leather, believing that the intended low rate of duty will not adequately protect the British manufacturer ; that the present depressed state of the trade will not allow increased imports from the continent, but that the meeting relies on her Ma- jeaty's government for a scale of duty high enough to afford protection to the British manufacturer; that while the reduc tion, if carried into effect, will cheapen the price of boots and shoes purchased by the higher classes of society, those worn by mechanics will not be affected ; and that a deputation be appointed to represent the opinion of the meeting to the Pre sident of the Board of Trade. A petition was also prepared for presentation to the House of Commons, after which the meeting broke up. THE BRITISH QUEEN—BRITISH SEAMEN AND BRITISH GROG.—The true version of her majesty's tasting the grog ! on board of the Queen, during her late visit to Portsmouth, is as follows :—Strict orders had been given to the men that when her majesty came down to the lower deck to see them at mess, they should not speak a word, bu(preserveas pro found a silence as possible. Jack, of course, was too much taken up with watching the royal visitor to think of talking, save perhaps the desire of whispering to his messmate a com ment or so on the meteor passing before him. All was still. Her majesty tasted the cocoa, and approved of it—yet all was still. Her majesty then inquired whether there was no stronger beverage allowed the men, and forthwith a tumbler of " three-watered grog" was handed her. She then raised it to her lips—when Jack forgot his orders, and three distinct cheers ran round the deck with such " a will," that the ship's sides seemed to start with the sudden explosion. The ho nour done. was more than a sailor could bear without clearing his limn with an huzza ; and her majesty must have read in those honest cheers the spirit with which the British tar is ready to meet her enemies—for he enters into action with the same enthusiastic cheering which then burst on the royal ear. He meets friend and foe with a similar greeting —a voice fraught with terror to one, but in the other, inspiring trust, security, and confidence.—john Bull. DUBLIN, M ARCH 15.—The particulars of a most atrocious assault, committed upon a lady of respectability last Satur day, have not as yet generally transpired through the press, lest their publication might tend to defeat the arrest of the accused, against whom a warrant has been issued. It appears that Mr. C—l, an attorney, hitherto holding a highly re spectable rank in the profession, and the son of an eminent merchant, has been for some time past lavish of his profes sional favours upon Mr. C—, a barrister, living in one of our most fashionable streets, bringing him deeds, declara tions, and other documents in the way of his profession, with . the quiddarn honorarium in every case. The lawyer's pro fessional friends were naturally jealous at not getting a share of the attorney's business, but the ereatest intimacy pre vailed between them, to which these marks of favour were na t ura lly attributed. All went on smoothly until Saturday, when tie attorney called upon his friend the lawyer, wishing to see hint, but being particularly engaged, h e was denied. The attorney asked to see the mistress, arid was at once ad mitted to the parlour, where the lady sat. The usual warm and friendly salutation passed, but he had not been long in conversation' when he commenced the most fervent expres ions of admiration for the lady, protested that it was to gain her love he had so patronized her husband, then seized her by the waist and proceeded to the most rude and infamous measures. The lady screamed violently, ran to the side board, and seized a knife to defend herself. The husband and servants ran in, attracted by the screaming, and in the consequent rantageofw shtricuiglgLleaatintdatsccro.flinteritsheedhtuosheasiciadp fell,e One e in o g i ad vantage of magistrates was . sent for ; he took t he lady' information, at once issued a warrant for the delinquent, and placed it in the hands of a confidential constable, but as yet he has not been able to make the fellow amenable. The affair, in the Circle where - it has' transpired, has caused the utmost as tonishment as well as itidigrnitibn.—Marnin, Post. The Prench journals generaliSi praise Sir Robert Peel's plan of an Income Tax. CANALS.-Several of thicatTall companies have now bills before parliament for authorizing them to become themselves the carriers upon their canals. That great political sage, Lord Drottzliam, has been heard to declare that his old friends the Whigs have no prospect of recovering office for at least halt a century to come. Rather MturTARY MOVEMENTS. — The 10. h regiment of foot stn- tioned at Glasgow, is to be replaced by the 66th, from Ma chester, the former being under orders for immediate em barkation for India. The 17th lancers, stationed at Piers- hill, near Edinburgh, proceed in the course of this. month to Leeds; to be replaced at Piershill by the 6th dragoons, from Birmingham. The depot 42d regiment, at Stirling, and the regiment, a ,o exchange quarters 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 :—Brighton, £2,110; Blackwall, £649 ; York and North Midland, £1,829; Edinburgh and Glasgow, £1,153;. Midland Counties, £2,218; Great North of Eng- land, £1,286; South Western, £4,328; Birmingham and Derby,, £1,063; Great_ Western, £10,165 ; Northern and Eastern, £869 : Birmingham, £13,694: Greenwich, £ 862 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, £1,442 ; Hull and Selby, £941 ; Eastern Counties, £748 ; and Manchester and Birmingham, £331. The Newcastle Journal says, it would appear by the pro posed tariff that British machinery will be exported duty free —whether by inadvertence or design is matter of doubt, though we apprehend there can be no doubt as to the impo licy of the measure.—[This is scarcely a necessary conclusion. The alteration in the corn duties are not included in the ge neral tariff, being the subject of a separate enactment, and the exportation of machinery, we apprehend, being untouched by the proposed new tariff, and, we believe, regulated hitherto by a special act, will remain as at present.—Ed. L. S.] TAX ON COALS.—The following notice with regard to the proposed duty on the export of coals to foreign parts, was given in the House of Commons by Mr. Bell :—" Whenever the resolution imposing a tax of four shillings a ton on the export of coals is under the consideration of the committee, to take the sense of the house on it."—Newcastle Journal.-- [Deputations to government upon this subject have gone up, we understand, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Stockton, Gates head, &c. The shipowners of the Wear have different views as.to the effects of the duty, and in consequence have taken no steps to offer opposition to the measures of ministers.— Ed. L. S.] NIGER EXPEDITION. — Letters have been received by the Wesleyan Missionary Society, announcing the safe arrival at Kumisi, the capital of Ashantee, of Prince William Quanta. missah, and Prince John Ausah, the sons of the reigning Monarch of that country.". These two interesting youths, who had for some time been in this country for improvement in their education, left for their return in the ill-fated Niger expedition. They left Cape Coast Castle on the 7th Novem ber last, and were accompanied by Mr. Freeman and Mr. Higgins, two newly-appointed missionaries to that country. COLLECTION OF THE INCOME TAX. — In order to give an idea of the manner in which the income tax will be collected, we subjoin the following account of that proposed and car ried into effect by Mr. Pitt :—" According to the provisions of the act imposing this tax, all incomes of less than £7O a-vear were exempted from assessment; an income of from £6O to £65 was taxed one hundred and twentieth part ; and the rate of duty increased through a variety of gradations until the income reached £2OO or upwards, when it amounted to a tenth part, which was its utmost limit; a variety of de ductions being at the same time granted on account of Chil dren, &c. The commissioner's to whom the management of this tax was entrusted were chosen by the freeholders of counties and the electors of boroughs, in the same way as their representatives in parliament, only that a smaller quali fication was sufficient to enable any one to be elected a com missioner. The services of the commissioners were gratui tous, and they were sworn to preserve the most inviolable secrecy with respect to the affairs of individuals. They were authorised.to call for returns from every person whose income they supposod to exceed £6O a-year ; and in the event of their being dissatisfied with these returns, they were em powered to call for written explanations, and, ultimately, for the oath of the party. But this examination was rarely ne cessary, except in the case of incomes derived from wages, from capital employed in manufacturing and commercial business, or from the interest of loans ; the rental of land lords was, in most cases, learned from the terms of the leases held by their tenants ; while the profits or incomes of the tenants were estimated to amount in England to three fourths, and in Scotland to half, the rent paid to the land lords. The commissioners were assisted, or rather over looked, by the tax-surveyors appointed by government, who were required to see the provisions of the act strictly en forced, and whose duty it was to scrutinise all returns of in come—to challenge such as they considered fraudulent—t o object to the deductions allowed by the ordinary commis_ sioners—and to bring the matter under the review of th e commissioners of appeal, whose sentence was final.—Envy _ cloptedia Britannica, vol. XXI, p. 109, Article—Taxation, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA.—On Friday a public meeting was held at the rooms of the City Colonial Society, Cornhitl, London, to adopt measures for securing a regular and safe transit of passengers, goods, &c., to and from these colonies, across the isthmus of Panama. Mr. Cotter, of Port Phillip, in the chair. The chairman briefly stated the object of the meeting to be the shortening of the passage from this country to New Zealand and Australia via Panama. Mr. Evans went into a long statement upon the present mode of travelling from this country to Australia. The latter, he said, was 16,000 miles distant from our shores, and that it required 66 days to reach it by steam. The mode of transit proposed, via Panama, was by the West India steam mail packets to Clarges, which was distant 3,750 miles, a journey performed in 25 days. From Clarges the goods and passen gers would be passed - over the isthmus of Panamato Port Nicholson, a distance of 6,280 miles, which would be, per formed in 26 days. Thence they would be conveyed to Sydney, a further distance of 1,285 miles, which would be completed in five days. This overland travelling would he a saving of ten days within the time at present required. Mr. Walker (of Sydney) could state that the shortening of the distance from this country to Australia was an object desired by the colonists. More he could not say, as he was not ac-- quainted with the intended project of the parties who got up the meeting. Another gentleman said that he was satisfied. from the survey taken by Mr. Lloyd. under the sanction of government, that a passage across the isthmus was impracti cable, from its being so shoally. There was a bay about eight mites higher up that would suit the navigation very well. Several gentlemen having expressed their thoughts upon the proposed overland passage to Australia, it was resolved to adjourn the meeting until the opinion of those who had crossed the isthmus could be obtained. Cuuncii EXTENSION.—It is r:ot to be expected that the propositions of Sir R. Inglis, or those of any other members of the legislature who may take up the cause of the Church, can embrace any object more comprehensive than that of providing for, the religious wants of those who ar e being added to our population—in short, the object of securing to th e Church her present relative command of resources —or, in other words, of keeping he r where she is. Most earnest ly , from the deepest recesses of our hearts, do we wish that the deficiencies of the past could be atoned for; but of this, under present circumstances, we have, humanly speaking, no hope. Altogether differing from the worldly wisdom which avoids pleading for the Church through fear of embarrassing our Conservative rulers, we declare it to be our solemn con viction that those rulers will bring irretrievable disgraceupon themselves if, for politically-prudential considerations, they shrink from doing for the Church that which, will, at all events, keep her in her present relative situation. This—we again and again say—is, after all, the extent of what Sir Ro bert Inglis and those who think with him can contemplate in their views of Church extension. Their meaning would, indeed, be far better expressed by the term " Church main tenance." If this " Church maintenance" should not be accorded, as far as in them lies, by the present ministers and their majority in the House of Commons, they will, taking into account the great augmentations which are being steadily made to onr already dense population, be aiding, pro tanto, in CHURCH DESTRUCTION. THE BUDGET. — Of the scheme propounded by Sir Robert Peel, our contemporaries (both liberal and conservative) have themselves waxed equally laudatory. The Manchester Guardian (the fairest sample, perhaps, that we could select) declares that the " new provision tariff will be a very great boon to the industrious classes," and shows on Dr. Bow ring's authority that that portion of the tariff alone will save the country " nearly three times the amount of the proposed income tax." Of the speech of Sir R. Peel this whig editor says, " It is not only excellent in spirit, but contains an enunciation of the soundest principles of commercial and fiscal legislation." To the proposed income tax the editor gives his " strong and decided approbation." and declares his gladness " that Sir R. Peel, instead of imposing further taxes upon consumable commodities, which press with seve rity upon the poor, has had the wisdom and the courage to lay the burthen on the shoulders of those who are best able to bear MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.—AB a ser vant of Mr. Rees Price, of Ynismoch, in the parish of Lien , gadock, together with two female servants and a lad, were 1 returning with a four-horse waggon from the meeting of the Llandovery Agricultural Society, on Wednesday, the 9th instant, they had on their way home to cross a ford in the river Sawthey, near the wooden foot bridge, about three quarters of a mile above its junction with the Towy. The man mounted one of the leading horses, and either in conse quence of the darkness of the night, (being past seven o'clock,) or the swollen state of the river, he missed the ford—the body of the waggon was disengaged from the carriage, and horses, waggon, men, and women, were hurried with fearful rapidity down the river. The cries of the unfortunate party were luckily heard by the neighbouring cottagers, who succeeded, by great exertion and risk, in extricating the horses and saving the lives of all with the exception of one of the servant girls, who was carried away by the impetuosity of the stream and drowned. Thouglya diligent search was made, the body of the unfortunate girl was not found until! Friday, - in the river Towy, near Manorafon, about seven miles from the place., where the melancholy catastrophe occurred ; and it is a 'mist singular circumstance that the body was picked up very near the cottage where her widowed mother resides. — Carmarthen Journal. CAUTION TO ENCOURAGERS OF PRIZE-FIGHTS.-At the Norfolk assizes was tried an indictment for riot and assault, committed by Lord Chetwynd and ten other defendants in the month of February, IS-11, at Hollcutt, in that county, on account of a prize-fight between two individuals of the names of Adams and Uin. On the case being called on, Mr. Gunning, for the defendants, said lie was instructed to withdraw their plea and to allow the crown to take a verdict against them. The defendants were satisfied, on reflection, that what had taken place could not be justified in a court of law ; and that being so, they were desirous of taking the only course which could be properly adopted. On their be half he was instructed to make every apology which gentle men. with a due regard to their own character, ought to make, and which gen tl emen ought to expect and to receive. Mr. And rews , for the prosecution, said, that after what he had heard, he would only say that his clients were perfectly satisfied. Their only object in preferring this indictment was the preservation of the peace of the county, in which they had succeeded. The learned Judge said, there could be no possible objection to the course proposed by the counsel for the defendants, and the jury would , therefore, return a verdict of " Guilty." Such verdict was, accordingly, re turned, and thus amicably ended this long - pen din g prosecu tion, which h as g i ven rise to much expectation, and created considerable interest in the county and in the " sporting world" at large. THE BANK OF ENGLAND.—The Gazette of Friday night contains the usual return of the average circulation of the Bank of England and country banks, for the four weeks pre ceding the sth of March. From this return it appears that the average circulation of notes h England for the four weeks preceding the sth of March shows a decrease of £818,984, as compared with the average of the previous month : This decrease is formed by a diminution in the cir culation of the Bark of England A diminution in the notes of the private banks of 233,069 A diminution in the notes of the joint-stock banks of 77,915 818,984 lAs compared with the month ending the 18th of September, 1841, there is a decrease in the total circulation in England of £964,636. This decrease is composed of— A diminution of the notes of the Bank of England of X 175,000 A diminution of the notes of the private banks of 468,681 A diminution of the notes of the joint-stock banks of 320,953 964,636 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of England during the 4 weeks ending the 3th of March was £6,281,000, showing an increase, as compared with the previous month, of £679,000. Atipptng IntelHuila. -.1:1*-- FRIDAY, MARCH 18.—Wind W.N.W. fresh Ihorgiana. Duniam ARRIVED tarleston—Tyrian, Jack son, and Hannah Sprague, Cook, from Natchez—Mars, Patterson. from New Orleans—Splendid, Crocker, from Mobile—Sterling, saunders, from Savannah—and Quiz, —, from Jersey. Litherland, Freeman, from China, at this port. Orf Sth Feb. in lat. 1u S, lone. 12 W, spoke the Athena, from Mauritius to Liver pool. On 15th February, in lat. 2N, long. 22 W, spoke the Aim Jane, from China for London Higainson, Hogg. from Bombay, at this port. sailed 10th Dec. and from Helena 29th January.' On 2.4 d February, in lat. 11 N, long. 21 W. spoke the Fabian, from Mauritius for Liverpool Athol, flossack, from Bombay, at this port. On sth March, iu lat. :34, long. 30. spoke H.M.S. Warspite, from Portsmouth to New York ; 10 days out _ Frances Y.: - Romulus, for Malta, has put hack, with loss of sails Querida, for Manilla, has put back, with loss of rudder Riugdove, for Trinidad; Seven. for Alexandria ; James Duncan, for Leghorn ; Concord, for Constantinople; and Sharon, for Ge noa, have put hack Rose, from Liverpool for Teneriffe, was spoken 13th March, in lat. 51, long. 7 Jane, from Liverpool for Smyrna, off Howth, 1F th March Emma, Henderson. and Janet, Salter, hence at Genoa Betsey Hall, Cholditch, from Civita Vecchia, at Cove Thomas Matthews, and Adventure, from Calcutta. at St. Helena Dorothy. Mather, and Margaret, Roach, from Bombay, ditto Watkins, and Fabian; from Mauritius. ditto Newham, ditto, ditto, leaky and discharging SATURDAY, NlARcii W.N.W. very fresh Aaal vs D .—Negociator, Young, from Alexandria—Vigilant, Simons, from Ostend—and Speedy Packet„ from Jersey. Warree, for Africa, has put back, with loss of anchors and cables, and pumps choked Equity, Jordan, for Dordt, has put back, after being aground on Burbo . Bornholm, - ; Byron, Russell ; Camillus, Ashton, and Adams, Gay, for New Orleans, andl'arton, Richardson, for Beirut, have put back Liverpool, Taylor, hence at Sierra Leone Tiber, Crowell; Hebe, Wright, and Symmetry, Whitney, hence at New Orleans Auguste, Kirkhove ; Egidius, Halewyk, and Union, Heyde, hence at Ostend Lowther, Hunter, hence for Messina. at Kingstown Jane, M'Lennan, hence for Malta, at ditto Busy, Rundell, from Rouen for Liverpool, at Holyhead Columbia, (steamer) from Liverpool for Halifax, was spoken 9th March, at five a.m. in lat. 50, long. 17 Gulnare, of Liverpool, was spoken Bth March, in lat. 40 N, long. 11 W Emma, from Liverpool for Maranham, was spoken 15th March, in lat. 50, long. 10 30 Birkby, from Liverpool for ,Sierra Leone, was spoken 4th Feb. in lat. ID, long. 14 Robert, Butler, from Savan illa for Liverpool, was abandoned is the Gulf of Mexico. Crew saved SUNDAY, MARCH 20. ARRlVED.—WalterEScott, Bell, from Nassau—Dublin, from Mo. bile—and Garrick, from New York. Milton, for Porto Rico, has put back Teaser, Airth, and Fox, Cumming, hence at Lisbon Hibernia, and Roscius, hence at New - York Sheidrake, Forrester, and Mischief, Campbell, sailed from Lisbon for Liverpool lath March John Woodall, sailed from Mauritius for London lath December. MONDAY, MARCH 21. —Wind North Hampshire, Gain, hence for Alexandria, at Milford Conservative. Lind, hence for Trieste. at ditto Amelia, Gillman, from Newry for Liverpool, at ditto, with loss of boats, bulwarks and stanchions, and leaky Henry Winch, Davies, hence for Laguira, at Milford Marys, Leslie, hence for Smyrna, at ditto Lynx, Kitto, hence for Corfu, at ditto Lucy, Wright, hence at New Orleans Lady Milton, Sinnott, hence at the Clyde, for Londonderry and New York, to be surveyed, having encountered heavy weather Ann Best, Michael, from - Troon for Lisbon, &c. at Clyde, with cargo shitted, decks swept, and leaky in her upper works North America, Lowber, and Adirondack, Hackstaff, hence at New York Lanark, Bainbridge, hence for Mobile, at Lamlash Blake, Fraser, for New Orleans, at Lough Ryan Artemis, Goulding, from the Cape of Good Hope, at Mauritius Talleyrand, Healey, hence at Boston _ _ PORT LLUFIN, CARNARVON, March 20.—The Heron, from Li verpool to Malta, was driven on shore near this place, yesterday, and it is expected will he a total wreck; crew saved. The Hawk, Wood, hence to Marseilles, was also driven on shore near the same place, but it is probable she will be got off. Crew saved. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MARCH 21 Wind at Holyhead. N.E. blowing fresh. No vessels to report during the day. Off the port. at 6 p.m. 1 brig and 3 schooners , VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) WEST INDIES AND MADEiIi,I Phcenix, R Shaw, 365 Antigua, C W & F Shand Gannet, K Nicol, 322 Barbadoes. D Nicol Caledonia ; T Irvine, ' 112 Montego Bav, J Poole &Co SOUTH AMERICA. Syren, J Monde', 314 Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, Ashley Brothers Nautilus, A Gibson, 232 Rio Janeiro and Valparaiso, W & J Tyrer Magellan, R Pouch, 358 Lima. W & J Tyrer Apparition, J Hulson, 188 Laguira and Puerto Cabello. Jeffreys & Meek UNITED STATES. Charles, W M.Lea, _ 579 New York, Robinson &Co Sidney, N Nichols, slg New Orleans, F Huth & Co Ohio, H Lyons, 738 New York, C Grimshaw &Co Trenton, K P Manson, 756 New York, Baring Brs & Co Solon, C Bucknam, 540 New York, .1 S Holmes &Co Lord Seaton, \V Fitzsimmons, 730 New Orleans, Amey, Catto & Co Scotland, W Robinson, 465 New York, Ingleby & Co BRITISH AMERICA Mary Caroline, J Brewer, 736 St. John, N.H. Gibbs & Co Loyalist, S Gale, 171 Pictou, Cannon, Miller it: Co Britannia, R Oliver, 522 Bathurst, Cram, Smith &Co EUROPE. Seaflower, W Foster, :13 Dordt, Bahr, Behrend & Co Carron, J Potter, 167 Genoa, F Chapple Lydia, J Horman, 67 Jersey, C Hemery Competitor. T Brooks, 144 Leghorn, Bahr, Behrend &Co Mischief, R J Downes, 197 Lisbon, J Bibby & Sons Gracia, J Scarpati, 250 Naples, - • F Chapple Nymph, W Hughes. 63 Nantes, Cram, Smith & Co Thomas & Mary, W Dodd, 141 Stettin. Cram, Smith & Co Thor. C Sjoquist. Trieste, J Bibby & Son Eleonore, P Cathuysen, gi Ostend and Bruges, 13ahr, Behrend & Co Maria Emilia, G Caffero, 200 Hambro', Bahr, Behrend &Co Cebourg, J Green, 120 Harlingen, Cram, Smith &Co La Pauline, B Caillot, 70 Havre and Rouen, Bahr &Co Ariel, J Clement, 72 Jersey, Graham & Taylor Emerald, J Thomas, 85 Lisbon, Bahr, Behrend & Co Leveret, W Brown, 61 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Crescent, J Thompson, 137 St. Petersburg. Campbell & Rudd 'Etna, R Davies, 268 Genoa and Leghorn, J Bibby & Sons Days. TIDE TABLE Mrn. I Ems. 'Height Sundays, Holydays. tie. H. M. j H. M. F. r. Tuesday .22 7 0 743 11 11 Saturn rises 3h 1401 morn. ednes .23 821 j 852 jl3 11 Jupiter rises 3h 34m morn '1 imrsday24 919 946 16 4 Moon in Perigee 11h even Friday .. 25 10 11 10 33 18 5 Good Friday. S..turday 26 10 63 11 14 20 1 Sunday.. 27 11 35 11 56 21 1 Easter St.nday. Monday. 23 - 016 21 2 Length of day 1211 3SM LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES Number of new patients entered on - the books of the Dispensari during the lust 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 325 283 60S 190 388 473 996 VISITORS. North—Mr. C. Booth, Mr. John A. Case, and Mr. R. Johnson. South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. Cooper, and Rev. C. Morrall. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary Dispensaries' Office, 1, Feuwick-street, March 19. PRICES OF SHARES, MARCH 21. Prices within the last seven days. Thi RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. er Bolton and Preston Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto quarter Birminghawi and Derby lOO .... 0 0 0 .... Bristol and Exeter 7O .... 0 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 2O .... 0 0 0 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Ditto new Shares.... 2 6 8 4 4 2 .... Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid 0 0 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 23 paid 0 0 0 .... Half Shares 4 10.. 0 0 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar GreenOck, and Ayr 5 50 paid 00 0 .... Grand Junction Ditto half shares 5O .... 80 10 0 .... Quarter 5 . 24 0 0 New ditto. Great Western 65 .... 91 0 Ditto new shares 5O 63 15 0 63 5 0 Ditto Fifth Share5. .. , Great North of England lOO .... 84 5 0 ex. Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston . 47 10 0 0 0 0 .... Ditto, new Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 0 0 0 Leeds and Selby Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 00 174 0 0 ex. Ditto quarter shares Ditto old shares Ditto new London & Brighton Ditto new . 5 11 .... London and South Western Ditto, ioth shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 4O .... 0 0 0 Ditto and Ditto Extension Manchester and Leeds 7 0 .... so • - • Ditto half shares Ditto quarter shat es Midland Counties Ditto, quarter North Midland • lOO .... 0 0 0 .... New North Midland 4O .... 34 10 0 .... One-third Shares North Union Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... 0 0 0 ... Ditto quarter shares Ulster 22 10.. 0 0 0 .... Paris and Rouen l4 .... 0 0 0 .... 17 10 0 South Eastern York and North Midland 50 paid 0 11 0 .... Half Shares l5 .... 0 0 0 .... BANKS. Bank of Liverpool - Borough Bank lO . . 00 0 .... - Commercial of Liverpool IS .... 0o u .... - Commercial of England. 5 .... 00 0 .... - East of England lO .... 0 0 0 .... - of Manchester lO .... 0 0 0 .... - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 000 .. - Northern and C en t ra l - North and South Wales lO .... 0 0 0 .... - Royal of Liverpool 500 .... 666 10 o .... - South Lancashire - Albion - Liverpool Union ls .... 0 0 0 .... 11 5 0 - Liverpool Banking Co lO .... 0 0 0 ... - Wilts and Dotset 7 10s. 0 0 0 .... GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings £loo paid 0 0 0 L'pool and Harrington Water } 350 .... 00 0 Works Bootle Ditto L'pool Gas Light Company, (Original Stock) 101 Ditto new Shares .... 100 L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO Ditto new shares are now paid up 0 0 0 200 0 0 171 0 0 0 0 0 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. • Liverpool Marine Assurance }lO paid 0 a 0 ... Company M'cliester Assurance Company. 10 a a a Liverpool Fire and Life 2 los. 2 13 6ax Ocean Assurance DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COM PANIEs, &c. Anclerton Carrying Company .. 16 as. 0 0 0 Rock Ferry Steam Tug Company lO 0 0 0 Harrington Docks lOO .... o e 0 Apothecaries' Company g .... ►► 0 0 Asphalte (Liverpool.) 0 0 0 :Poloncean) glarittb. LIVERPOOL . PROVISION MARKET,Mkncn 21 Except in the very finest kinds of Butter, (which are scarce,) there is not the least improvement observable in ourmarket. Belfatt, Kilkenny, and fine Carlow, we quote 86s to 87s. The price of Beef and Pork is looking down, ana the demand very dull. Bacon ; ells only by retail, at late prices. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, MARCH 18 -- - The arrivals this week are trifling, nor are there Many samples offering from below. Our market to-day made a stand, and some. what recovered itself from the extreme depression of last Week. A considerable extent of business was done in all articles.' and more firmness evinced by holders; no material advabce could, however, be established. Barley in rather better demand, and the turn dearer. There was mere inquiry for • Oats, Beans, and Peas to-day, at the rates of last week. Shelling bid per load higher. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 18. The greater part of English Wheat disposed of on Monday has been for resale, owing to the inferior condition, and such qualities arc selling at low prices. Free Foreign is in rem I demand at Mon day's currency ; bonded very dull. Barley is difficult of sale.' the same pi ices demanded. Peas and Beans remain wihout alteration. There is no improvement in the value of Oats. Since the de termination ot• the Board of Trade has been known, to continue the present duty on Clover Seed until the Ist June, confidence has been restored in the trade, and prices are much the same as on this day se'nnight. Arrivals this Week.—English, Wheat, 2,650 qts ; Barley, 7,2 It) rrs ; Oats, 3,720 qrs ; Flour, 4,530 sacks. Irish, Oats, 1,550 qrs. Foreign, Wheat, 12,300 qrs ; Oats, 1,040. SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET, MARCH 18. The comparative increase in the supply of Beasts to-day, arising from the large numbers of stock turned out unsold on Monday being again brought forward, together with the large arrivals from Scotland—the latter being composed of about 420 horned and polled Scots, by steam-vassels—caused the Beef trade, this morning, to be excessively dull. In most instances, however, the primest qualities of Beef were held at the late depression; but middling and inferior kinds might have been publi.hed at an abatement of about 2d per Sib, and a clearance was not effected. Notwithstand ing there was a scanty supply of Sheep brought forward, the in quiry for them was extremely inanimate, at barely stationary prices. The receipt of Lambs from Essex, Kent, and Surrey, was on the increase, yet the demand--for them was firm, at an improvement in their quotations af-cully 2d per Bib ; very few Calves were on sale, whilst the Veal trade ruled dull. at a depression of about 2d per 81b, the highest figure obtained for the best sorts being es 6d per 81b. Pigs mostly sold at previous currencies. Milch Cows went off at from £l6 to £2O lOs each. By the quotations of Bibs sinking the offal. LIVERPOOL HAY AND POTATO MARKET, March 21. A change of wind has brought into port upwards of thirty cargoes of Potatoes during the last two tides. There is a very good demand for the best descriptions of Cups to our retail town dealers. The country buyers purchase very sparingly ; the markets in the interior being very dull, particularly in Manchester. Manx, Scotch and Irish Cups 2s °id to 2s 2d per golb. We have had a fair supply of Sweed Turnips to hand coastwise during the last week, for which there is a brisk sale at from 26s to 305 per ton. according to condition and quality. Our local markets are-pretty liberally supplied with produce by our neighbouring farmers, for which they experience a brisk sale. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Potatoes, 9 lb. Old Hay .... 0 8 • I I 70 , 20tb. Pink-eye 2 S 2 9 New Hay.... 0 6 0 14 - Cups 2 3 2 5 Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 10 - Short Tops 1 9 2 0 Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 5 v 241 b Cattle Turnips, 2p , ton - Carrots i 2 0 36 0 Manglewurzle 0 0 - v ton. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MARCH 18. Sugar.—The announcement that no alteration was intended to be made in the Duties, has caused an animated and extensive de mand for all descriptions, and the sale of B. P. amount to 1300 hhds., at an advance of 2s to 3s per cwt. 12, 00 bags Bengal have also been disposed of at a similar improvement, viz. at about 3000 bags Khaur, at 4fls for low to Ifs for middling yellow, and the re mainder good to fine white at 71s to 74s per cwt. 50°0 bags Mauritius, not reported last week, were sold at an average of about 665. No transactions in Foreign. Molasses.—The same cause which has influenced the 8. P. Sugar market, added to the unusually small stock, has induced the Trade to take off what few parcels were offering. and the sales =cant to 430 puns. Demerara, at 24s for old to 2.7 s to 28s for fair to fine new, being and advance o( Is per cwt. Coffee.-111 consequence of the proposed reduction of Duty on B. P and the present very limited stock, there has been an increased demand for Plantation, and the sales comprise 140 casks of Jamaica, at an advance of fully 4s per cwt. 220 bags Ceylon were also sold at 78s, being an improvement of 6s per cwt. 45 casks Rio (via Cape) were disposed of, price not reported. The Tea market has borne a quiet aspect, and not much business has been done. 39 chests of low Bengal Indigo have been sold at full prices ; 40 chests of dark liver Shell Lac at 34s ; 20 chests of Gum Arabic, at 54s for good, and in proportion for other sorts, and 30 boxes Tincal at 42s per cwt.—For Cutch there has been more demand, and 30 tons sold at rather higher rates, with 160 baskets of Gambier at 13s 6d per cwt.—Saltpetre. 700 bags disposed of at 27s 3d to 28s 6d, and 500 bags Nitrate of Soda at 21s gd to 32s per cwt.— The sales of Logwood are 50 tons Campeacliy at .t 7 15s, and 150 tons Honduras at £5 ; 200 tons Savauilla Fustie are reported at £5 lOs to .ess 12s tid, and 30 tons Cuba at 5s per ton. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET• MARCH 21. Our report of the Cotton market for the last few days does not vary in the slightest degree from our last, all is quiet and inani mate, buyers merely taking for their immediate wants. On Satur day 3too bales were sold, and to-day 4000 at last week's prices. The accounts from Manchester are still of a gloomy nature, and manufacturers seem disposed to adopt the plan of short time, though this is always a last resort in a time of low prices, when the risk of holding heavy stocks is so inconsiderable. COTTON MARKET.—WEEKLY REPORT. In the early part of the week the demand was moderate, the Trade supplying their immediate wants only; since Wednesday, however, there has been more doing, and as holders have not pressed their stocks on the market quite so freely, the prices of last week for all descriptions remain without change. Speculators have taken 9000 American, and Exporters 9,500 American and 200 Surat. 300 Sea Island are advertised for auction on Friday, Ist April. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF corroN, From the 11th to the 17th instant.inelusive. SALES OF TOE WEEK Prices paid L airoßTs iii the week. iThisW year 120 , Sea Island 9i 0 16 _ ) 40 ;Stained 4900 , Bowed Georgia Mobile 4050 , { Alabama and Tennessee 4* * 41 I 8225 165647 10700 New Orleans f Pernambuco & Paraiba 7 73 & .... 1 4837 1 380 Aricati and Ceara 7 74 ) 230 Bahia and Maceio 4 6 0 i Maranham 52 61 1 .... } 13073 l Sawginned 54 5* , .... ! Minas Para Demerara, Surinam, tic 250 j Egyptian 5349 1 .. .. .. .. - i ll 1 } l { g 7 2672 44 ! I 1 Barbados 50 Peruvian Bahama.. 30 Laguayra Common 'West India, &e.. j 40 Carthagena ▪ Smyrna • Manilla 2110 Surat .. 30' Madras .... Bengal 4i 44 11 9104 l 1 44618 23390 bales 244;9 I 325410 ASHES LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT 0 0 j 34 0 ! 32 9 -33 0 Montreal, Pot Pearl, new . U. States, Pot none Pearl none BARK, QUerCit. Oak, 4) , lux £4 !0 German 4 0 B MADDER, 14 ewt, s. d. s. (I. Dutch, crop 70 0 —72 0 Ornbro 50 0 —6O 0 Garnene 32 0 —4O 0 Mull lO 0 —3O 0 8 3 1 French, S.F. 36 0 —4O 0 6 10 1 .F.F 42 0 -- 4 15 I E.S.F 46 0 —4B 0 I 1i.5.F.F.48 0 —s4_ 0 RIMSTONE, V , ton Sicily, &c 6 5 6 10 ! Spanish Tuscany 6 10 6 15 !MOLASSES, 4, CW/. CASSIA LIONEA, S. d. S. d.I St. Lucia, &e..... 25 0 —27 0 V cwt. in bond 76 0 b 6 0 I Demerara, &c.... 27 0 —2B 0 CLOVER-SEED, 4) , cwt. Bar & Antigua.. 28 0 —3O 0 American, red.. 74 0— 80 0 MuNiEmr, any cwt.. 14 0 —l4 6 Dutch 76 0— 8 . 2 0 OIL, Olive, v 252 Zal/ , French & Germ.7B 0— 80 0 Gallipoli CocoA, V. cwt. Trieste ..7 0 —3B 0 Trinidad 3B 0— 43 0 Sicily 5O 0 —57 0 Grenada .. 1 32 0— 35 0 ..• . Mala g a— 55 0 —55 10 Brazil Portugal ; 6.1; COFFEE, .4., cwt. in bond. Levar.",: Jama. triage .. —s2 0 140 0— 76 Fish, :ie. 252 galls. ordinary .... „ Palm , 'O4 , t~, good& fine ord. 85 0-108 0 Seal, pale 38 10 —39 0 middling llO 0-130 0 brown 30 0 —37 0 good mid. .... 132 0-138 0 Cod 27 0— 28 0 fine mid. &c... 142 0-152 0 LINSEED, :1;. rid/ 34 0 —35 0 Dutch, triage.. }3O 0— 60 0 Rape, pale 'do. l2 0 — 5 3 0 ordinary .... Turpen.l. cwt 48 0 —49 0 good &fine ord. 65 0— 75 0 RICE, 1-s• cwt middling BO 0— 90 0 Carolina, dress. 35 0 good mid. 195 0-110 0 in bond 22 0 tine mid., &c. Bengal, ord. do.. 11 0 —l2 Mocha Ceylon - o Java Havana Jamaica, good &line ord. 46 0— 52 0 12 to 16 0. p... 3 6 St. Domingo 4O 0— 42 0 stronger 3 10 , Brazil 37 0— 40 0 choice marks.. 5 3 5 Laguira 46 0— 48 0 SAFFLOWER., 3.) , CWI. DYEWOODS, qt , ton .i;'. s. .e. s. Bengal, Logwood, Jam... 5 7 6 good & fine.. ,t•,•5 0 7 0 Hon. & 1)om. 5 0— 6 0 ord. & mid .. 2 Is 4 10 Campeachy .. 7 5 715 Bombay Fustic, Span. 5 0— 5 15 SALTPETRE, - 49 , cwt. s. 4. S. (.1 Tampico 6 10— 7 5 East India 26 0 —29 0 Brazil Cuba 8 0— 8 10 SHELL LAC, 91-, , cwt. i,, bond. NICARAGUA Wool,. orange Rio de la Hackie liver and block solid rough 6 n— 7 10 Neutria, -p dnz small 6 0— 710 Chinchilli, do. Lima., solid l4 0— 15 I) Seal, cavil Barwood, Ango. 8 0— 9 0 SIIUSIAC, %4 cwt Gaboon 5 0— 6 10 Sicily Camwood l7 10— 26 0 1 Malaga Red San. Wood.. 6 10— 7 0 I Trieste FLAX, V. ton. I Verona Riga. P.T.R. .... 40 0— 42 0 ! Tyrolese .. P'burg, 9 bead .. 38 0-- 40 0 SUGAR, 11 , cwt. Archangel 44 0— 55 0 B. P. Muscovado Dutch & Elem 60 0-120 0 moist brown .. 59 0 —6l 0 GALLS, 1. NUL dry brown .... 62 0 —65 0 Turkey, blue 57 0— 60 0 good & mid.... 66 0 —7l 0 mixed 50 0— 55 0 tine &v. fine .. 72 0 —75 0 East India 55 0— 60 0 . Mauritius, GINGER, p cwt. dabs and moist 45 0 Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 , brown & yd... 61 o Jamaica 6O 0-200 0 fine yellow .... 68 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 17 (I Kast India, Bengal - Gun, v cwt. Khaur 47 0 —56 0 Arabic, Turkey .. 70 0-140 0 brown & yel. 5B u —65 o East India. 24 0— 60 0 good and tine 71 0 —74 0 Barbary Senegal 85 0— 0 0 Manilla, in bond 13 0 —l7 0 IllicNip,lo. ton ~t S. £ s. Havana, do. P'burg, clean.... 37 0— 37 lo brown outshot.. 35 10— 36 0 yellow . Riga, Rhine .... 38 10— 39 0 white ord outshot.. 38 0— good & fine Archangel Manilla 27 10— 28 0 brown Bombay Jute HIDES, Ox and Cow, 10 , tb good and fine.. 2 B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry. TALLow,p , cwt. inferior & mid. 0 6i— 0 75 P'burgh, Y.C. .. 49 0 —49 6 good & prime 0 75 0 8 I Odessa 48 6 —49 0 Do. salted .... 0 35 0 45 Archangel 47 0 —47 6 N. Amer. salted 0 35 0 331 Buenos Ayres 40 0 —46 0 Brazil dry salted 0 5/ 0 65 Stockholm l7 0 —lB 5 Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 6 0 7 Carolina Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 Virginia - W. India, dry.. 0 15— 0 7 TARTAR, sp. cwt. salted.. 0 45 0 55 Cream of Tartar 66 0 —67 0 East India .... 0 7 0 105 brown and yel 46 0 —5O 0 Kips, B.A. dry. 0 7 0 85 TEA, s,o lb. in bond. Horse, d. each 7 6 —ll 6 Bohea, Canton EIORSE HAIR, 1,9• lb. Fokein Short mixed long tails 1 0— 1 6 'rwankay, com... 1 105— I 11 combed INDIGO, I) lb. in bond. Pekoe, Orange .. 2 0 3 0 Bengal. Campoi, pur. & violet blue & violet blue violet, g. & fine 6 3 6 b Souchong,com... 2 ord. & mid. 5 3 6 0 good to tine.. !' violet & cop. 1 4 6 5 3 Pekoe, flowery .. mixed .. 1 Hyson, c0m.... cop. g. & fine. 4 6 3 0 fine ord. & mid. 3 3 4 6 Young Hyena . con. quality Oude • 1 6 4 3 Gunpowder, Madras 2 3 _ 4 6 good and line Guatirpala, v. lb. TOBACCO, v• lb. in bond. Floras Sobres 4 0— 5 3 Stemmed.. 0 4_ 0 •:, Cortes 2 3 s 9 Kentucky Caraccas, Floras 5 3 6 0 Maryland „ 0 0— 0 0 Sobres - 5 3 TURMERIC, IP cw,. In bond, Cortes LAC DYE, la lb. TURPENTINE, li) , curt. D.T. and prime. 1 6 2 o American ...... 10 0 —l2 6 mid. to good 0 65 1 4 VALoNIA,I- 0, ton. Al , 0 ord.- & inferior 0 3 0 6 Smyrna, picked.. 14 0 —l9 o MADDER ROOTS, 13 CICL Morea .......... 6 0 -i-13 0 Smyrna .. 50 0 — WAX, BEES' 14 cwt. ill bond. Galipoli dc Syria .. 38 0— 40 0 African.......... 610 8 0 French .......... 42 4 East India ..... 615 8 0 Naples; .......... 40 0— 46 0 American........ 710— 8 10 40 0 -. -37 0 -12 0 —ls 6 -56 0 59 0 -67 0 -71 0 18 0 -19 0 20 0 --22 0 25 0 -27 0 28 0 -32 0 6 —l7 0 6-1 s 6 6 —2l 0 0 —24 0 none 7 1 8 0— 2 4 3 0 - 4 6 1 10 --- 0 24- 3 4 PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED Freer and Ihler, Liverpool, wine-merchants—Ainsworth and Legs, Oldham, Lancashire, coal-miners—J. and J. Mills and J. Schofield, Ashton-under-Line, Lancashire, cotton waste dealers— J. and J. Houston, Manchester, engineers —Gresham and Carding, Liverpool, pawnbrokers, INSOLVENTS. March IB.—Henry Warne, Diss, Forfolk, flax-spinner. March 17.—George Wood, Portland-street, Poland-street, Lon don, victualler. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. David Davies, jun., Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, flannel manu facturer. S. John Anderson and WiIIiam BANKRU Gar PT row, Liverpool, merchants, March 26, April 29, at 1 o'clock, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool : solicitors, Messrs. AdWigton, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; and Messrs. Duncan and Radcliffe, Liver- PO9l. William M`Leod, Coleman.street-buildings, London, mercbant. , illiam Bateman Byng, Old %Vindsor, Berks. and Saffron Walden, Essex, engineer. David Bidinead.Bread-street,London, Cheapside-warehousemaai Robert Mills, Heywood, Lancashire. ironfounder. Wilmot Robert Bayntun, Bath, surgeon. John Matthews, Ledbury, Herefordshire, builder, William Barnes, Shinehilt and Quarrington, Durham, fire-brick manufacturer. Frederick Augustus Wheeler, Birmingham, percussion -cap-ma. nufacturer. John Watson, Manchester, muslin-rnanfacturer. John Powell, Newcastle under-Lyme, grocer. Thomas Whyley Wright and George William Hyde, Nottingham, dyers. Thomas Clcnt, Worcester, victualler. DIVIDENDS. April 26, J. K. Heron, Manchester and Wigan, cotton-spinner— April 27, J. S. Heron. Manchester and Wigan, cotton-spinner— April 22, R. Gibson, Manchester, cotton.spinner—April 29, J. H. Ford, Manchester, cotton-spinner. CERTIFICATES TO be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before April 8. W. Bauer, Oxford-street, London,lacernan—E. Adams, Blenheim street, New Bond-street, London, livery stable-keeper—T. Dare, New-town, Exeter—H. Clark, Fleet-street, London, brush manu facturer—C. S. Evans, Cornhill and Hammersmith, London, master mariner—J. D. Wells, George-street, Mansion-house, Lon don. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL MARCH. nova 23, James JaAson, (proof and div:) Clarendon Rooms, 12 24, Hudson, Williams and Co. (proof and div.) Ditto, 12 24, .I,:hu Jones, (Ist) 2(3, Anderson, Garrow and Co. (Ist) 29, John and Thomas Frankland, (Ist) ' Ditto, 3 2.9, William Lloyd, (Ist) .. , 3u, Henry Reynolds, (proof and final div.) Ditto, 12 LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT March !g, 1840 DISCHARGED In-patients cured Relieved and at own request 9 j Made Out-patients ....• 1 Irregular Dead In-patients Out-patients . Casuals during the last week 4 Remain inthe house . 216 Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. Chaplain Rev. R. Davies. House Visiters, W. M•Cracken and W. Houghton, Esqrs. Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. House Surgeon . Mr. Brandreth. E. W. JACKSON. Treasurer, NORTHERN HO AbbIITTICD. Accidents Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation Remaining in th, , PITAL, MARCH 12. DISCHARGED. Cured Attending as Out Patients Irregular • Died. Le Hospital .. . 68 House Visiters, R. B. B. H. Blundell and B. H. Jones, Esqrs Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. Chaplain, Rev. E. Ma,ginnis.—House Surgeon, Mr. Parker BIR'T'HS. On the 13th instant, at No. 3, Bedford•street South, Mrs. J. C. JACK, of a son. Same day. ELIZABETH, wife of JOHN WOOD, residing in a cellar, 15, Vinceut-street, York-road, Leeds, of three children. The mother and children are doing well, but in any thing but comfortable circumstances. On the uth instant, the lady of Mr. R. LEYLAND, Everton, of a sou. MA RRI ED Cn the gth instant, at Everton Church. Mr. THOS. PEARSON, of Freston, to Miss MARY ANNE BROCKLEBAN K, of Ulverstone. On the 10th instant, at Eilet mere, by the Rev. S. Burrows, Capt. JOHN WHITE, R.N., to MARY, only daughter of the late RICHARD WYNNE, Esq., of Cricket-hall, near Ellesmere. On the 14th instant, at St. Giles's Church. London, by the Rev. T. Ward, M.A., GEORGE WM. DUNSFORD, Esq., ot ornington crescent, Regent's-park, to ANN HALE, widow of the Rev, RICHARD DUNCAN MACKINTOSH. 8.A., of Childwall, in this county, and only daughter or James Monro, Esq., of Lymington, Hants. On the Ifth instant, at Childwall, Mr. ROBERT PROCTOR. of this town, corn-merchant, to MARY, eldest daughter of THOS. k LEMINIi, Esq., of Gatacre._ Same cay, at Hope Chapel, Sandbach, by the Rev. Vtilliam S'lrester, 2.1 r. JOHN Hassall, miller, to ANN, fourth daughter of the late Mr. GEORGE JACKSON, of Minshull-hill. On the I;th instant, at hebbington, Cheshire, GEORGE HULL, Esq., M.D., of Peckham, Surrey, to SUSANNAH, daughter of the late A SKLIEW BICEMORE, Esq., Hadleigh, Suffolk. DIED. HEEREN, the celebrated philosopher of Groningen, in the 82 year of his age. At his residence, in the Rne St. Florentin, Paris, Dcn FRANCISCO DE P. LIZARD!, of the firm of Messrs. F. de Lizardi, and Co., of London and New Orleans. In the 1. antal, FranJe, a woman aged 110. During the last thirty years she had never laid down on a bed; and yet, the day before her death, she has sufficient strength to give a beating with a stick to her eldest daughter, who is 72 Yeats 01 age. In her 103 d year, Mrs. PACKARD, North Glenham; Suffolk, leaving 8 children, 48 grandchildren, 148 great-grandchildren, and 14 great - great-grandchildren, total 218. The Rev. Ch SAR OTWAY, well known for his published works relative to Ireland. On the I ith of December, near Seebee, Upper Scinde, in his ttith year, EDWARD DARNLEY HALSWELL, tith Regiment Bombay Native Infantry. This talented and amiable young man was killed by the natives whilst out sketching. On the 20th ultimo, at Churchtown, North Meols, aged 59, much and deservedly respected, SARAII, wife of Mr. EDWARD SMITH. On the 7th instant, after an illness of several days, in his 43rd year, his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of MECKLENBURG SCH WERIN. He is succeeded by his son Frederick Francis, born February 28, 1823. .Same day, aged 70, SARAH, wife of Mr. T. RICE, Lodge-lane. Same day, at 'West Derby, aged 74 years, ALICE, daughter of CHARLES SAUNDERS, Esq. On the I 1 th instant, at Bedford.mills, near Leigh, aged 33, JAME:, lIATI'ERSBY, Esq. ; also, in the previous week, Mr. JOHN BATTERSBY, of the same place. The former attended the funeral of the latter. Same day, at Great Mollington, in his 68th year, Mr. JAMES WALTON. He was a truly good man and the father of a numerous offspring, consisting of seven children, thirty-four grandchildren, and forty-eight grandchildren. Same day, in Wolf-street, aged 39, Mr. JOHN OVERTON, deeply lamented by his family and friends. On the 12th instant, in her 63d year, much respected, BETTY, relict of the late W.U. CHADWICK, farmer, %Abington, near Manchester. same day, in his S3d year, the Rev. RICHARD FRY, of Kidder minster. Same day, aged 7 months, THOMAS WALMSLEY, son of Mr. JOHN TUMLINSON, St. Anne-street. Same day, in Tower-street, Birmingham, suddenly, in his 47th year, Mr. GEORGE CLARK, sculptor. On the lath instant, aged 3 years, EMMA GURLEY, youngest daughter of Mr. WM. GROCOTT, printer. Same day, at her father's residence, Norris green, West Derby, in her 0 5th year, Mrs. HARRISON, of this town. z!aine day, at Liscard, aged 42, WILLI A M , second son of the late Mr. JOHN SENIOR, of Bradford. Same day, aged 93, Mr. JOHN GOODWIN, of Congleton. On lhe 15th instant, aged 31 years, DEIGIITON GILL, joiner and builder. Same day, at Hawarden, Flintshire, in her 67th year, W. RIGBY, Esq. dame day, Mr. THOMAS CLAYE, Broad-green. Same day, at his residence, 6, Great Mersey-street, Kirkdalc, in Lis b4th year, Mr. MICHAEL DOYLE. Same day, at his residence, Piccadilly, Manchester, after a pro tracted illness, which he bore with Christian fortitude and resigna tion, in his 72d year, ROBERT TURNER, Esq., of the• old and respectable firms of Messrs. Robert Turner and Sons, of Blackburn, and Messrs. Robert Turner, jun., and Co., of Manchester and Mill hill. On the 16th instant, aged 45, Mr. JAMES TURNER, for the last: eicht years collector at St. John's Market- Same (lay, in Clarence-street, Everton, aged 84, Miss AMELIA% JAMES, sister of the late Mrs. Rawdon, of Elmc-house, West Derby. saine day, at West-hill, near Castletown, Isle of Man, in his 77th. year, ROBERT QUAYLE. Esq. On the uth instant, CHARLES JOHN, infant son of J. C. JACK, Esq., Bedford-street :outh.. Same day, after a few hours' Illness, aged 20 months, MAR GARET, third daughter of Mr. THOMAS KERR, grocer, 29s Preston-street. Same day, at Pennymaes. Holywell, Mr. W. JONES. Same day, at her residence. in Grove street, CHARLOTTE SHUTE, third daughter of Mr. BBOWNLESS. Same day, in Pembroke-street, aged 22, COWPLAND, son of the late Mr. JOHN CARTER. Same day, ELIZABETH DURIE, wife of Mr. WM. SHARP, 45, Great Homer -street. Same day, at Mortlake, the infant child of Mr. W. GLADSTONE. On the lath instant, at Wavertree, ELLEN, the beloved wife of Mr. THOMAS HODGSON, stationer, of this town. same day, at Behbington, aged 27, WILLIAM BOWYER, second son of the late Mr. JOHN NORBURY, attorney, of Macclesfield. On the I:)th instant, at his residence, Wavertree, WILLIAM WINSTANLEY, Esq., aged ad, On the 2Cth instant, aged 29, Mr. JOHN BLEAKLEY, builder. 1, Parr-street. L : TUESDAY, MA LIVERPOO RCH 22, 1842. ' PRINTED AND EVERY TUESDAY AND PUBLISHED FRIDAY MORNING BY JOSHUA F'LETCHER LACE, of 53, Grove-street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, LIVERPOOL. Orders and Advertise meats are received by Messrs. 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The corn trade .here, during the last two days, has re mained in the same dull state as we have so frequently had occasion to report for some time past ; still, from the limited supplies - received weekly of late, the stocks of the leading articles of tree producd, although apparently in slow request, have been moving imperceptibly into consumption, and are considerably reduced in amount. At the opening of our market to-day the holders of Wheat evinced rather more firmness, and somewhat higher prices were required ; but upon a moderate attendance only of buyers, and by no means a desire to purchase freely, the transactions on the whole were limited, and no advance being obtainable, the current rates of Tuesday remained unvaried. Free Flour of all sorts continued to meet a slow demand on the terms last noted. In bond, a cargo of Roman Wheat at 6s 3d per 701135. and 1000 barrels of States Flour at 255, were disposed of. Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease were saleable in small parcels merely, and scarcely maintained their previous value. Oats were little noticed to-day, but, from the short supply at hand, supported former prices. Oatmeal continued to meet some inquiry for investment, but although no sales for that purpose were reported this morning, a moderate quantity was sold to consumers, and the trade for this article exhibited a steady aspect at our last quotations. LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, MARCH 18.