The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-21 00:00:00

CONTEMPORARY PRESS ENGLAND AND FRANCE.-WARLIKE SYMPTOMS. (From the Times.) Some of our contemporaries on this side the Chan nel, as well as the other, continue to exhibit all the symptoms of the liveliest apprehension of a rupture with France. M. 'riders is denounced by one of the correspondents of a morning paper as the main author of the strife, resisting all the pacific inclinations of the King of the French, and despatching " dangerous" instruction to the French fleet; whilst a crstinguished writer in another column assures the public that his Majesty approves of all the measures adopted by his minister, and persists in the most warlike resolves. But, whatever alarm may have been expressed here from the apparent renewal of a more hostile tone on the part of the French government, we are now per fectly assured, that though the posture of affairs is ex tremely serious, and that a spark may set the world on fire, yet no new incident has arisen, and no projects are entertained by the French government to hasten so disastrous a consequence. On the contrary, the states men who met last. week at the Chateau d'Eu appear to be fixedly and unitedly determined to adhere to that expectant policy, which is unquestionably the best re maining chance of peace. Under the circumstances of the case, with a community offended and annoyed at the interruption of that alliance by which peace has been preserved for ten years, jealous of England, hos tile to Russia, and besotted to the Pasha—with an in fUriated press, and a large excited military population, it does not appear that any more prudent or pacific course could have been pursued without exposing the government to being carried away into what would be less prudent and less pacific of all. As far as we know anything of the matter, the King of the French and his ministers are not less pacific than they have ever been, but they have a triple and an arduous task—to keep the French nation within bounds, to keep the French fleet within bounds, to keep the Pasha of Egypt within bounds, and all this with a due regard to their own safety and character. The somewhat vehement measure of instant prepa ration for the worst has served at least to maintain the King's personal authority at a crisis when it was as likely to be required to restrain France as to assail Europe. To keep the peace between two great and jealous maritime armaments is doubtless a matter of consider able difficulty ; and the most pacific orders sent from a distant authority may be frustrated by a thousand ca sualties. But we venture to affirm that as long as the measures of coercion which are resorted to against the Pasha are confined to the maritime operations of a blockade on the coast, the French fleet has received the strictest and most precise instructions to re'rain from any kind of hostile interference, and to avoid every risk of collision. Is England inclined to do more ? Is England, any more than France, disposed to fight the battle of Navarino over again, in order to destroy the fleet which she seeks to restore to its rightful mas ter ? Or are we to be responsible for the territorial operations of Russian land forces against Syria, which would hardly be viewed in this country with less jea lousy than in France ? _ _ _ _ On the other hand, the tardy nature of a blockade may concur with the injunctions of France to induce Mehemet Ali to remain quiescent in his present posi tions, until circumstances afford some means of re opening the negotiations, or compel him to relinquish his extravagant demands. In the meantime, if the chronicle of the Court may serve as an indication of the intentions of the Cabinet, M. Guizot leaves town to-day on a visit to 'Windsor Castle, where Lord Palmerston and the Duke of Wel lington are both staying; and the Right Honourable Thomas Babington Macaulay, who is not staying at "Windsor Castle, is gone to Paris at this particular juncture, in order, doubtless, to confound the French belligerents by the bland and unperturbed demeanour of the English Secretary at War. COMMUNICATION WITH NORTH AMERICA (From the Manchester Guardian) The success of the steamer from Liverpool to Boston, by way of Halifax, has caused considerable attention to be directed to that route; and the Boston steamers seem likely enough, not merely to divide the trade in passengers with the New York vessels, but to obtain the greater portion of it. The advantage obtained by the Britannia over the British Queen, both in the out ward and homeward voyage, is not owing entirely to her speed, but to the smaller distance which she had to cover, as will be seen from the following statement, which has been carefully taken from the best charts, and may probably interest some of our readers : New York to Liverpool, To Cape Clear Cape Clear to Tuscar Tuscar to Skerries Skerries to Liverpool New York to Brixtol. To Cape Clear Cape Clear to Bristol New York to Portsmouth To the Lizard Lizard to Portsmouth Halifax to Liverpool, To Cape Clear - Cape Clear to Tuscar Tuscar to Skerries Skerries to Liverpool. ---- 3,048 - 3,162 Boston to Halifax - '4500 .... 350 The advantages of the route by Halifax and Boston are not confined to the smaller total distance ; for, in a steam voyage across the Atlantic, it is a matter of no small consequence to have an intermediate station, at which, if the progress of the vessel should be retarded by unfavourable weather, a fresh supply of coal can be obtained, and the chance of missing the voyage greatly diminished. ORGANISTS AND CHURCH MUSIC (From a Correspondent of the Bristol Journal.) Among other subjects to which the attention of the public has of late been directed, in connexion with the service of the Church of England, is that of its music. For a long period has the psalmody of the church been too much neglected by those responsible for the proper performance of divine ser vice ; and from this neglect have arisen the humble attempts at improvement set on foot by the " sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer" of provincial amateurs, of various tastes and _not much judgment. Now, we repeatedly hear of the erection of new organs in our churches, and the sign is a good one ; but the improvement must be carried out, ere our church music become what it ought to be. Many of the existing race of organists, who have learnt to play mechanically, as a matter of trade (I beg their pardons—profession) would have made much more efficient tailors, capital hands at shoe making, unrivalled artists in ploughing. Set one of these geniuses down to a fine old " plain-song" of the church, which the master-mind of a Handel, or a Gibbons, or a Purcel has enriched by effective soul-thrilling harmony ; our spoiled ploughman conceives himself authorised to alter the arrangement, merely because it is possible to change some familiar and noble chord ; and has the vanity to think his in version, or subversion, or whatever else it may be, an eman ation of genius !_ Another, not less adventurous, and not a whit more clever, if he take no liberties with the harmony, must give you some thing of his own mixed up with the author's score—a shake, or an appogiatura, or a flourish of some kind or other, lest the dexterity of the organist should be forgotten amidst the harmony which should lift the souLheaven-ward. Then again (and this is a very prevalent fault in Bristol), between the lines of the Psalms there must be a sort of flippant interlude, sadly marring the poetry, and reminding one of Cowper's line,— " God's worship, and the mountebank between." And unless the clerk is charged with the duty of " giving out" (as the phrase is) the verses, it is ten to one but the organist favours you with an extempore effusion of his own— perfectly original—there can be no mistake about that—and as different in its style from what church music should be as the presiding operator can contrive to make it. There is vet another barbarism in modern organ-playing, which is avoided by all men of taste and judgment, but much petted by the new lights. Modern genius scorns to let the common chord rest gratefully on the ear, at the close of a chant, psalm, or anthem., It must revel (often after a pain ful and stupid suspension of the 3d) in a series of discordrs, by way of finish ! What would be thought of the performers of an overture of Mozart's, or a chorus of Handel's, who would perpetrate such a barbarism in an orchestra ? How long would the fame of the two Lindleyi and Dragonetti last, if they took liberties with Corelli's trios, such as are con stantly practised by the quacks of the organ loft ? The writer of these remarks is not a professional musician, and therefore has no private interest to serve in making them. His competency for criticism may be questioned, and he has no other defence to offer than that he has made a practical study of music, as an amateur, for forty years of a life ex tended to nearly half a century's duration ; and now, having seated himself in a lecturer's chair, he ventures to give the following advice to organists 1. AdOpt a well-arranged score, and adhere strictly to it. Alter no chord for alteration sake, nor suffer your' singers to introduce even a passing note without your written sanction. 2. Remember that you have the responsibility cast upon you of leading the devotions of a congregation in an act of praise to the Supreme Majesty of Heaven and Earth, before whom the angels veil their faces in their wings, while they cry Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God of Hosts! If this feel ing does not restrain the exuberance of real genius, and abate the vanity of self-conceit, nothing else can. DUTY ON GALLIPOLI OlL.—Owing to a misprint in the last Mercury, the duty on this oil was stated to be reduced from 89s. to 495., whereas it should have been from eight guineas to four guineas.—Leeds Mercury. HIGH PRICE FOR A BULL.—The pure Hereford bull, Hampton, lately imported in the ship Chalydra to Launces_ ton, has been purchased at auction, by Mr. David Gibson, for £soo.—Hobart Town Courier. DEATII BY DROWNING.--A fatal accident occurred here, between two and three o'clock on Sunday afternoon, to a re spectable individual, named Charles Parker, who had, during the morning, been sailing in a skiff on the river Dee, accom panied by a friend. In consequence of the heat of the wea ther, he undressed himself in the skiff, with a view to bath ing, and, after plunging into the stream, was suddenly seized with the cramp. He was observed to lift up his head once above the surface of the water, and, after motioning to his companion in the boat for assistance, he immediately sunk to rise no more. The friend of the deceased, seeing that all his endeavours to save his companion would be fruit less, immediately want on shore, and gave the alarm. Boughton Ford, where the accident occurred, was soon after tried with the drag-hooks, but in vain. Mr. Hill, the Superintendent of Police, then had a large net brought to the spot, which being thrown into the water under his directions, the body, after being submerged about four hours and a half, was, at length, brought on shore, and then rowed in a boat to IMr. Wall's, the Groves Tavern, to await the coroner's in quest, which took place last Monday, at twelve o'clock. The deceased, who was clerk in an office at Liverpool, had that morning merely come over to Chester on a pleasurable excusion. He waa respectably connected, and was about twenty-four years of age.—Chatrr Chronicle. THE WEATHER.-SERIOUS FLOODS On Monday last, this town was visited by one of the most severe ►storms of rain and wind that we recollect to have occurred in the summer season. During Sunday, the baro meter, which had previously been steadily rising, suddenly fell about eight-tenths of an inch ; and during the night there was a very copious tall of rain, but unaccompanied by any considerable violence of wind. About noon on Monday, however, a very heavy gale began to blow from the westward. accompanied by showers of rain and hail ; and, from about four o'clock in the afternoon, the rain was heavy and inces sant, and the wind rose almost to a hurricane, which con tinued all the night, and which we fear must have done most extensive mischier to the crops of corn throughout the dis trict to which its ravages extended. We have heard that nearly the whole of the corn between this town and Altrincham is beaten down by the force of the wind, and generally lies as flat as if a roller had been passed over it. The damage resulting from the wind and rain is not, how ever, the only mischief to be regretted. The rivers Mersey and Irwell were swelled by the rain to a height which has not, we believe, been reached by any summer flood since 1799, which is still remembered by many Cheshire farmers, and which, it is worth while to remark, also occurred on the 17th of August. The flood on this occasion, indeed, did not reach its greatest height until about half-past six o'clock yesterday morning, when the whole of the low grounds in Broughton were flooded, and Great Clowes-street, and the newly paved portion of Broughton-lane, were flooded to some depth, as well as many of the houses on the low ground in Salford, near Broughton Bridge. In that part of Cheshire which adjoins the river Mersey, the whole of the low ground was under water yesterday morn ing; and we fear that many hundred acres of corn, turnips, and potatoes, will have received irretrievable injury ; and much mischief in other ways, of which we have not yet had time to hear, will have been done in various quarters. We regret to add, that this flood has been attended by a very melancholy loss of life near Bury, the details of which we have heard imperfectly; but we believe the following par ticulars will be found tolerably correct. A carter in the em ploy of Mr. Thomas Oram, fulling-miller, of Tottington lower-End, near Bury, was returning on Monday evening from Rochdale with his cart; and, on arriving at a point where the road between Bury and Mr. Oram's mill crosses (by a ford) the holcome Brook, a very short distance from its junction with the river Irwell, he found that the brook was greatly swelled by the rain, and was advised by some per son who saw him, not to attempt to cross it. He. however, refused to listen to this advice, and not only got into the cart himself, but took with him a woman and a child, who were desirous of crossing the brook. He then drove his horse into the water; but, before he reached the middle, the force of the current overpowered the horse, and compelled it to swerve from the proper course ; the cart was overturned, and the whole party were precipitated into the raging torrent, which swept them immediately into the Irwell, and they were all three drowned. We have been informed, that two of the bodies, namely, those of the child and the man, were washed ashore yesterday several miles below the point where the fatal accident occurred ; but that of the woman has not yet been heard of. From the violence of the wind on Monday night, we were prepared to hear of extensive mischief at " sea ; but we are glad to learn from the Liverpool shipping letters of yester day, that the only loss known at that port up to four o'clock was that of a Russian vessel, the Minerva, from Memel to Fleetwood, which was driven on shore near Southport, and would be a total wreck. The crew, however, were saved. It may not be uninteresting to our readers to be reminded, that Monday, the day on which this storm prevailed, was not only the anniversary of the disastrous flood of 1799, but also of the loss of the Rothsay Castle, which was wrecked on the 17th of August, 1831. The day, therefore, seems to be peculiarly marked by a recurrence of wet and boisterous weather. Since the above was written, we have received a commu nication from Bolton, to the effect that Wilcock:lan's coach from Preston had not arrived in that town at two o'clock, which, we believe, is some hours after its usual time ; and it was reported that the bridge at Walton, near Preston, was washed down. We think it much more probable, that the road on the low ground upon the bank of the Ribble, at Walton, had been so deeply flooded as to prevent the passage of the coach. It does not appear, that any serious damage had been done by the flood in the neighbourhood of Bolton. —Manchester Guardian. (Prom the Blackburn Standard.) The fine weather, on which we took occasion to congratu late our readers last week, disappeared about the time our publication issued from the press, and for several days we had a continuance of cold showers, which increased in inten sity until Monday last. This was a thoroughly wet day, and in the afternoon and evening torrents of rain fell, and a per fect deluge of waters, accompanied by a strong westerly wind, kept pouring down till long past midnight. The consequence was that the waters in the neighbourhood rose to an extra ordinary height. In many parts of this town the streets were flooded, and the lower parts of the houses filled with the overflowings of the brooks. In the Ribble the body of water which rolled down was perfectly immense ; indeed, so large a flood is not within the memory of man, and the damage which has been done is proportionately great. We have heard of cattle and large trees in considerable numbers being washed down the stream, and of the destruction of crops on the river's banks ; hut as we have not been able to ascertain the details of such mis haps, we decline alluding to them more fully. The greatest injury, however, which has been done, is the partial carrying away of Brockholes Bridge, on the Black burn and Preston new turnpike road. The reader is aware that this is a wooden structure, and that fears have often been felt that the calamity which we now have to record would oc cur. It seems that the event took place about three o'clock yesterday morning, at which time the river was at its highest point : it rose upwards of a foot above the path over the bridge, and the long level on this side was covered for nearly half a mile. Three of the arches on the side next to this town are quite carried away, and it is understood that the immedi ate cause of the accident was the lodgment of three large trees against the bridge, which were at length forced underneath one of the arches by the immense body of water pressing upon them. A man who was fishing with nets was on the bridge just before the accident, and it is said he had a very narrow escape : he describes the catastrophe as presenting a very sin gular appearance,•the upper part of the structure having been forced upwards into the segment of a circle before the actual crash took place. The whole of the wood-work was of course carried loff by the current :' some of it has made a voyage to the sea, but there are several pieces of timber scattered about in'the ditches," which had been entangled in the fences on the retiring of the flood. Three of the bays have made their way to Cuerdale-hall, and we understand have been floated into the farm-yard there, having passed through several gate. ways in their course. Such of our readers as know the situation of the building may form a pretty correct notion from this fact of the extraordinary height of the flood. Of course travelling between this town and Preston by the new road is suspended for a time, but we understand that ar rangements are in progress for the temporary reparation of the accident. A meeting of the trustees of the road was held last night, and from the conversation which took place thereat it is probable that the erection of a stone bridge will not be long postponed. THE WEATHER AND CROPS THE CROPS IN IRELAND.-It is, far and away, too soon to despair and croak about the prospects of the harvest, al though we are free to confess, that the broken state of the weather, just at this crisis, gives plausibility to the ominous tone of our contemporary alarmists. Much rain, accom panied by high wind, has fallen since we last addressed our selves to this subject ; and last night was particularly incle ment and unfavourable to the heavy crop. Nevertheless, there is something compensating in the mixture of rain and wind which prevails ; the latter drying up the former almost as rapidly as it falls, and strong gleams of warm sunshine ripening what the moisture has filled. No injury has hitherto been done, which a week of warm breezy weather would not amply remedy ; and we have sufficient trust in the good and allwise dispensations of Providence, to rely, with confidence, on the succeeding season, for the realisation of those hopes which, up to this period, the general progress of the harvest has inspired.—Evening Mail, Monday. Rain has.fallen during every day of the past week, but net in such quantities, we are glad to say, as to do any injury to the crops. Accounts from all parts of the country continue to represent them in the most flourishing condition, and as affording every promise of yielding a plentiful harvest.— Whitehaven Herald. NORFOLK.—The fine weather has forwarded the harvest during the past week, with only the interruption of a few showers on Tuesday, and which were far more beneficial than injurious. A great breadth of both wheat and barley is car ried and stacked, and a still greater breadth out. If the sun shine as fairly till Saturday night, in many parts of the county the wheat will all be secured, and in most parts the greater portion will be down. The rapidity of mowing over shear-' iug is the manifest and most considerable advantage. To our eyes the crop has appeared more abundant in the shock than when standing, and corroborates onr belief that Norfolk never enjoyed so fine, nor, as far as it has gone, so fair a harvest. — Norwich Mercury, Aug. 15. KENT.—Last week great quantities of all kinds of corn were cut and carried in prime condition. The tveather up to Satur day was as favourable as could be expected, and the farmer was busily engaged in the field. On Sunday the weather was wet, and yesterday, from an early hour to the evening, the fall of rain was tremendous, accompanied by ♦iolent wind. We are afraid that the uncut strong wheat will be laid, and the barley in a similar state, will be much injured. In the afternoon of yesterday we were visited with a terrific hail shower.—Kentish Gazette. GLASGOW.—We deeply regret to state that for some days the weather has been very unfavourable to the progress of the harvest. A great deal of rain fell on Sabbath night and dur ing the greater part of yesterday, which must have laid the crops in the more exposed situations. Harvest can hardly be said to have commended in this quarter, although a few fields have been cut; and unless the weather speedily take up, very little can be ready for the sickle before the latter part of this month. We observed last week along the whole line of the Edinburgh road the most promising symptoms of more than an average crop. The fields of wheat, oats, and barley, the latter considerably in advance of the other two, but all green for the middle of August, looking strong, full and healthy ; and the same remark applies to the aspect of the country in the vale of Clyde.—_-Scottish Guardian. —NEWCASTL-E.—The corn harvest has partially commenced in the county of Northumberland, several patches of barley having this wee k been cut on T yneside , Coquetside, along the Tweed, and in t he nei g hbour hood of Wooler. The croc:s of oats and barley are ver y abundant, a nd as the season ad vances it is found that the wheats improve both in quality and quantity. A few gentle showers during the present week have materially improved the turnips and pastures. For the last three weeks the weather has been all that the anxious husbandman could wish, and looking at the prospects which the country now presents there is abundant reason for thank fulness. In about a week or ten days it may be expected that the harvest will be general in the northern counties of England.—Newcastle Journal. We have been informed that one of the most extensi ve engineering establishments in Glasgow has received an order for the construction of one of the largest marine engines which has ever been made, viz., 601 horse power, for the passage from England to India. Whether or not the ship is to be built here we cannot say, but from the performances Clyde. dhull or ship of the Britannia, which are noticed elsewhere, we have good reason,an on her account, to be proud both of the machinery to 13C built -shape of the vessels which sail from the A t fo th r e t s h a e m c e o t a i s m ti e ng th t e r r a e d a e re o t f wo orthree i d ronsteanars land engines ordered for Abdul Mehjid India, of Tu r a k n ey... there ciasg a o s w o Herald. A YOUNG PRISON RR , —At the Luton petty sessions on Wednesday week, the clerk,iy calling t o t h e o ffi cers , as k e d if the prisoner Joseph Hide were there The officer said Yes ; "when the clerk, e ' with all due - solemnity, read the wa rrant against the defendant for wilfully and malici o usly Ts ceremonial, ,thi " Here," said breaking the windows of John Foa. the clerk asked, " Where is the prisonAerft the officer, pointing to a pretty little boy tween three and )lace t d bi b s efore four years old, who was quite delighted at being i;e i the magistrates, standing Gn a form. O n beholding ter rible offender, he court burst out laughing, in which the child joined. The mag istrates asked who could lave nt the granted a warrant against an infa nt like that ? The cl erk said wife of the complainant ha d a pp lied for it witho ut stating boy's age ; if she had done so , he would not have granted it. Mrs. Fox here came forward , and amidst roars of l aug h te . r demanded justice against the child, whom she saw " with he r own eyes " break the windows. The magistrates immediately dismissed the warrant.—Bedford Gazelle. MISCELLANEOUS Earl Grosvenor's yacht, the Dolphin, is now lying in Southampton water, waiting to take his lordship and family to Naples, and other cities on the Mediterranean coast. His lordship will not return to England until the ensuing spring. THE TEA -TRADE, MONDAY.—The public auctions com menced to-day : the quantity declared, being about 12,000 packages, has gone off firmly. Privately we quote company's congou at 2s. 3d. per lb. The deliveries last week were again rather lower, being 413,0001 b. RESTORATION OF YORK MINSTER At a meeting of the Lv inst_ it. was Anted . , . that the sum already subscribed amounted to about £9,600, or nearly half the amount that it is supposed will be required. Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the Earl of Aboyne to be a Lord of the Bedchamber in the place of Lord Falkland, who is to succeed Sir Colin Campbell in the go vernorship of Nova Scotia.—Ministerial Paper. Lord John Russell was a passenger by the mail . train on the Lancaster and Preston Railway on Thursday evening. His lordship, after having stopped at the King's Arms, pur sued his journey into Scotland the following morning.—Lan caster Guardian. We understand the late Earl of Durham has bequeathed the whole of his extensive property, both real and personal, to his amiable countess, without limitation, and also appointed her ladyship his sole executrix. The youthful Earl of Dur ham arrived at Lambton Castle on Tuesday.—Newcastle Chronicle. Prince Albert, who is said to possess a fine knowledge of art, has already began to patronise our native painters of English landscape. On Wednesday last, his royal highness sent for Mr. J. W. Allen, to whom he gave a commission to paint a purely English scene ; a task by which the painter has so frequently won golden opinions. Dr. Lardner will, we hear upon good authority, be re moved from the council of the British Association fur the Advancement of Science at the ensuing meeting at Glasgow. lie has always been conspicuous for the prominent part he has taken at the head of the mechanical section, and has had charge of many money grants connected with steam improve ment and mechanical discovery. General Santander, for many years president of Columbia, and afterwards of the separate republic of New Grenada, died at Bogota on the Gth of May. He was interred with great pomp on the 13th of the same month. The congress at Bagota closed its session on the 19th of May, having first passed a decree authorising the executive to borrow 300,000 dollars at 1 per cent. per month, redeemable in two years, to meet the extraordinary expences occasioned by the disturb ance at Pasto. RAPID MODE OF GETTING-UP STEAM.—Lieut. Janvier, of the French navy, is said to have•discovered the means of getting up the steam of engines with such rapidity that, in ten minutes from the first lighting of the fire, and although the water in the boiler be quite cold, a vessel may be set in motion. This is, it is added, to be accomplished without any additional apparatus, and very little expence. Prince Metternich had a narrow escape a short time since while visiting a manufactory which he had established on one of his estates in Bohemia, the boiler of a steam-engine hav ing burst while the Prince was there. Fortunately nobody was near it.—Galignani's linssenger. The ship-builders of this port have presented a memorial to the President of the Board of Trade, to remit the exces sive tax on Honduras mahogany. A reply of Mr. Labou chere has been received, from which it appears that the Pre sident of the Board contemplates a reduction of the ditty complained of, as a measure likely to tend to the prosperity of the trade.—Bristol Mirror. On Thursday an inquest was held upon the body of Mr. Richard Yarworth, who, it will be recollected, was shot and robbed on the highway at Piff's Elm, between Tewkesbury and Cheltenham, on the 11th of January last. After a long investigation the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against William Bowen," who has been for some time past in custody upon the charge. OKRA COTTON.—This species of cotton has now established amongst the planters of that part of Alabama, where it was first discovered and most extensively cultivated, an undis puted superiority over all other varieties of the short staple. The yield to the acre is extraordinary, and the staple finer, while its turn out from the gin head is still more astonishing. On good land the product is 3000 pounds to the acre. The secret committee on banks of issue have made their preliminary report to parliament; but, as they propose to resume their labours next year, they appear to have purposely avoided offering any decided opinion upon the disputed points of the question in the present stage of the inquiry. The re port merely specifies the objects to which they have directed their attention in the examination of witnesses hitherto. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—OD this line great activity is manifested. The directors and all engaged are in= cessant in their exeations to expedite the opening of those portions of the line extending from Croydon to Hooley-lane, and from Merstham to Balcombe. Orders have been given for the engines and carriages, as well as for the necessary ac commodations for passengers.—Standard. HYDROPHOBIA.—A few days since a young man, named Cross, at Corsley, seemed to be very unwell, and complained of a pain in his arm. When Mr. Slade, surgeon, of Frome, was called in, he inquired if he had not been bitten by a dog, pronouncing it a case of hydrophobia. It was then recol lected that the young man was slightly bit in the hand by a little dog about six months ago, but no notice had been taken of it. The younc , man died on Wednesday morning fin a lamentable state of rs madness.—Bristol Journal. THE ARCHIMEDES, PATENT SCREW-PROPELLER SHIP. —This vessel made the voyage from Plymouth to Oporto in 70 hours, and, on Wednesday morning, intelligence was re ceived of her return from Oporto to Plymouth in 88 hours, total out and home 157 hours, the most part of which was ?erformed against strong head winds and a heavy sea. This is unquestionably the most successful voyage ever wade by a steam-vessel, the efficient working power of which has been ascertained not to exceed 65 horses, and we imagine there can no longer be any question as to the snperiority of patent screw propellers as compared with paddle-wheels.—Sun. UNION OF THE Two CANADAS.—Friday night's Gazette announces the first step of the executive government towards completing the union of the two Canada& At the privy council held at Buckingham Palace on Monday, the Queen, in pursuance of the act lately passed. authorised the Gover nor-General a the province' of 'Upper and Lower Canada to declare' I t c et‘twittlon e w that the said provinces, upon, from, ank r -oOrtain day proclamation In such to be appointed, h • ay shall be within fifteen calendar months next after the passing of the said act, shall form and be one province, under the name of the Province of Canada." NEW INVENTION.—A recent invention occupies much of the attention of artists. After repeated, persevering experi ments, Professor Heideloff, of Nuremburg, has succeeded in permanently fixing paintings upon lime, gypsum, or stone. The expense of the process is trilling, and a successful appli cation of it has been made in the cathedral of Bomberg. Milk is used as the cohesive medium, and, by a peculiar mode of preparing the mixture, the painting is enabled to withstand heat, cold, and moisture. The invention possesses another advantage, viz., that the paintings may be washed with water, without detracting from the brilliancy of the colours. It is also said that lime, thus prepared, has the property of receiving colour better than the fresco plaster.— Polytechnic Journal. " Prince Louis Bonaparte," says the Constitutlonnel," was born on the 20th of April, 1808, consequently he is in his 33rd year. M. Faure, who was killed, and has been designated as a military sub-intendant, is no other than a quondam huissier at Bourg, a native of Nantua, and well known for his jovial qualities and adventurous spirit. Atter filling various situa tions at Paris, he was sentenced some time ago to two months' imprisonment as editor of a journal, the Union, which was Bonapartist in its colour, and appeared without the required caution-money being deposited. To escape this confinement he went to London, became Secretary to Prince Louis, and merely invested himself with the uniform of a mi litary sub-intendant for the affair at Boulogne." CAUTION TO PERSONS SAVING OTHERS FROM DROWN ING.—A few days ago Mr. Galt, an experienced swimmer, was bathing near Kempock Point at Gourock (Glasgow), and was on the point of drowning from exhaustion, when a Mr. Mair, of the Trongate, Glasgow, jumped in and saved him by adopting in this case the following plan, according to some instructions lately published in the local paper, and which we cannot do better than reprint briefly :—Mr. Mair swam behind Mr. Galt, caught him by the hair on the back part of the head, turned him over on the back in such a manner as the latter could not take hold of him, and swimming with one hand, pushed him forward to the land. ROYAL NAVAL FEMALE ScnooL.—We are gratified to learn that the endowment of £lOOO of Admiral Sir Thomas Williams to this most excellent institution is already trebled, and that the annual subscriptions in sums varying from ss. to £lO, amount already to £390. When it is considered that one individual, Dr. Bell, the great naval benefactor, contri buted £lO,OOO to the Naval School at Camberwell, we enters tain just hopes that among the wealthy aristocracy of the land, to whom this sum is, as it were, but a drop of water in the ocean, the subscriptions for the Royal Naval Female School, requiring, as it ought, greater sympathy and interest, will before long greatly surpass it.—Standard. Two or three days ago, there was pulled, in one of the fields of the Messrs. Baird of Gartsherry, one of eight stalks of oats, growing from one root, which measured about six feet six inches high, containing 220 grains, and though the grains on each of the other stalks were not counted, they were presumed to be about the same in number on each stalk, so that one grain of oats in this instance has produced 1760 fold. The whole field seemed to be of the same prolific description. Some of the roots having shot out five, six, seven, and eight stalks ; one of these pulled from another part of the field, contains 210 grains.—Glasgow Argus. ELSINEUR, AUG. s.—ln consequence of representations made by her Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburg, the Russian government have resolved to admit into the Baltic ports of Russia all British vessels laden with American cotton, and proceeding from Great Britain, without subject ing them to fresh purification in the Sound ; with the con dition, however, that such vessels are provided with cer tificates, either from the British government or from the Consulates of Russia or Denmark, proving Such cotton really to be the growth of America, and to proceed from a port of Great Britain or America. This measure is made equally to extend to the ships of other nations laden with American cotton, coming from America, or from any Euro pean port not in the Mediterranean. THE LANCASTER CANAL COMPANY.—It has been stated in various papers that this company is about to adopt the same mode of propelling the boats on the canal as is adopted in the steamer Archimedes. This is not the fact. The com pany have contracted with Messrs. Peter Taylor and Co., of Hollinwood, for the supply of a boat 75 feet in length, by 10 in width, fitted with patent engines and patent propellers, (consisting of a series of oblique vanes, or curved blades, upon two axes,) both the patent of Mr. Peter Taylor, of which we gave some notice in June last. The engines and propel lers are in a forward state ; the boat, it is expected, will be launched within six weeks, and it will probably be fitted with the machinery, and be in active operation upon the Lancaster Canal, within two months from this time. The build of the boat, or what are technically called " the lines," we believe, are upon Mr. J. Scott Russell's plan. Provided this boat should be found to realize the expectations of the company, we understand that Messrs. Taylor and Co. are to supply other boats forthwith on the same construction, and propelled by the same means.—Manchester Guardian. THE MOORS.—Grouse shooting commenced on Wednes day last under favourable circumstances, the weather being town earlyremarksin unt ' week, on causes e t s h i e u i r way moors.d through The this subjoined delightful, and the pro s p ec t o f sport excellent. Various par ttoiesthpeasse ope ration which affect the breed of moor game, are from a Scot tish contemporary. Some of the most experienced game keepers in Galloway have given it as their opinion that grouse or grey-fowl, although remarkably strong on the w ing, are much weaker numerically than iu the olden time ; not, however, from any disaster attached to the hatching of the present season, but from causes that have been in opera tion for a number of years. Muirburn used to be alleged as the leading cause of decay, even where the rotation was pretty regular; but fresh obstacles to the extension of the feathered population have sprung up, and are gradually ex tending their range, in the shape of tile-draining, sub -soil ploughing, and bone manure,. applied to heights previously consigned to cattle and sheep—improvements which are changing more and more the general pas ect of the country, and conferring marked agricultural distinction on the nine teenth century. Drainage •Is at once the bane of heath, and the creatures it nurtures amidst solitudes sublime. But a large remnant of grey-fowl remains ; moor partridges and hares still abound in the south of Scotland, and better than all, blackcocks have increased to such a pitch, in the parish of Minnigaff and other wilds, that no fowler deft in his art need despair of very splendid sport.—Newcastle Journal. The marl of Carlisle, as lord of some manors in Northum berland, is about making a personal perambulation of them on the 24th inst. He will be accompanied, as in the feudal times, with the necessary retinues. BRUSSELS, Aug. 12.—The jewels and trinkets belonging to the late Malibran were sold by auction the day before yesterday. Great numbers of persons, especially ladies, were present ; everybody who had the means was desirous of obtaining some portion of the ornaments of the modern muse. The articles sold at good prices; the capital lot was a pair of ear-rings, with four large stones, which fetched 3,900 francs. Considerable purchases were made by English gentlemen and ladies. SEAT OF GOVERNMENT IN CANADA.—There are indi cations that the seat of government will be changed from Quebec to Montreal, as more central for the united legis lature. Surveys have been made in the latter city, prepa ratory to the erection of public buildings. Some of the Quebec papers complain of this as an unwise alteration ; but they intimate that the position and strength of their city will always insure its importance, and that the change will only be felt by a few, or for a short time.—Nova Scotian. THE IRISH COMEDIAN.—MackIin was exceedingly quick at the reply, especially in a dispute. One day, Dr. Johnson was contending some dramatic question, and quoted " ted a pas sage from a Greek poet in support of his ownion.l don't understand Greek though, doctor," said Macklin. " Sir," said Johnson pompously, " a man who undertakes to argue, should understand all languages."—" Oh, very well," returned Macklin ; " how will you answer this argu ment ?" and immediately treated him to a long quotation of Irish. Such is the bad feeling shown now towards the English in Lisbon, that when the Royal Tar steamer arrived there from Cadiz, on Saturday afternoon, August 1, the Portuguese authorities, contrary to custom, would not allow the pas sengers to disembark until the day following, and then sub jected them, ladies, as well as gentlemen, to the indignity of having their persons searched. Our informant, who arrived in the above vessel on Sunday, saw two brigs at anchor in the Tagus, which he was told were being fitted out as slavers. —Morning Herald. A COSTLY TEETOTAL TRICK.—On Monday, the 3d in stant, Archibald Farquharson, Esq., of Finzean, was sum marily tried before the Sheriff at Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, for having wickedly and feloniously administered, or caused to be administered, to the members of the total abstinence blue, held at Banchory Ternan, on the 16th of June last, a certain quantity of jalap mixed with a pound of t ea , an d an ounce and a half of calomel mixed with four pounds of sugar, and which was accompanied with the following note—" From a well-wisher to the health and prosperity of the society." The panel pleaded guilty, and was tined £lO. TxE " BALL."—We have received the following notice of a ball which took place at Trailwater, in the neighbourhood of Ottery. We insert it as a genuine specimen of rustic an nouncements which contrasts strongly with the announce ments in the Morning Post. " A ball was held at the half moon inn.talewater on Tuesday last been the fiecond fair day the rooms was well furnished with male and female the band played most sweetly the ladies foot it most handsomely till about two o'clock on wensday morning the broke up and the ladies, wes walkt home by their lovers in prime style.'— Western Times. REPRESENTATION OF CANTERBURY.—Lord Albert Co nyngham has issued an address to the electors of Canterbury (dated the day following the prorogation of parliament), announcing that it is his intention, in consequence of ill health, to resign his seat at the commencement of the next session. It is a positive fact that he applied for the Chiltern Hundreds on Friday last, but no whip candidate being ready, no writ was issued. We are very happy, however, to say that Mr. H. 0. Gipps, who was a candidate at the last elec tion, has again started ou the conservative side, and there is not a shadow of a doubt that he will be successful, and thereby rescue the borough from the dominion of tile whig-radicals. RELIGIOUS FANATICISM.—A person who styles himself a " New Light," and has for some time located himself in the village of Dymock, has been giving out that he has re ceived a heavenly mission, and has been deputed to tell his followers that they must immediately sell their possessions and journey with him to a city which is prepared for them, viz., " The New Jerusalem." In consequence of this decla ration, and by his persuasions, he has actually induced several very respectable people in the neighbourhood to sell their houses and lands and prepare for their journey. Men and women are to start at the same time, but the men are to proceed by longer journeys to make preparations for the female pilgrims.—Gloucestershire Chronicle. THE ADVANTAGE OF AURICULAR CONFESSION.—The following statement, on confession, by the Rev. Mr. Bourke, a Roman Catholic priest, formerly of Achill, is designed to set forth the excellence of Popery iu opposition to Scriptural Christianity or Protestantism. "My friends," said the preacher, " if ye have a falling out with one another, will ye be content until ye tell it to some one ? No, ye will not. Ye know all this. Now suppose a Catholic and a Protestant went and murdered a man, there would be a gnawing at their consciences. The Protestant would not tell it to any one, not even to his minister. Why ? Because he could do no thing for him. He would not tell it to his wife or to his greatest friend. Why ? Because they could do nothing for him. But the Catholic comes at last to his priest and kneels before him. The priest gives him absolution—he gets up as clear as he ever was in his life." Curt. Toys FACT.—In the wide range of Cally Park a spot is pointed out where stood a clump of trees that were com pletely wrecked during the fearful storm of the 7th January, 1839. Flocks of daws built in the said trees, so long as their branches waved buoyantly above ; and it seemed odd to the wood forester and others that the daws should remain in their old howf after the tree had disappeared. Although no nests met the eye, there the daws were in full feather, as active, pert, and cunning as ever. At length it was discovered, by sheer accident, that their dawships now breed in the burrows of rabbits, taking care to encamp a little to the one side, so as to allow the original class of tenants, who, although they eat his grass, pay no rent to the lord of the manor, a free passage out and in. The rabbits, on their part, are equally courteous, neither breaking an egg nor molesting a bird ; and between the two the best understanding exists imaginable.—Dumfries Courier. SINGULAR EXPLOSION AT CORK.—Shortly after nine o'clock last night, a child named Lucinda Alby, who was at play with others in Drawbridge-street, ran into the shop of a publican named Mead, and having rubbed a lucifer match across the bung-hole of a spirit cask that had been emptied, the gas which had formed in the veinal immediately ignited, and the head burst from it with such force as to shake the houses in that and the adjoining streets, and was heard at a great distance. The shop was instantly filled with flame, the ceiling was broken, as were also several bottles and glasses, and unfortunately, the little innocent cause was struck with some of the fragments, which fractured her jawbone in two places, and lacerated her face and chest. The fractures were reduced, and the child's wounds dressed by surgeon Towns end, and she is now likely to do well. —Cork Southern Re porter, Aug. 15. TnE LONDON.—This fine ship, of 92 guns, was commenced in 1827, and is expected to be launched in the course of the present, or early in the ensuing month, at Chatham. Her dimensions, &c., are as follow : — Extreme length, 242 ft. ; breadth, 54ft. Bin. ; height aft, 57ft. 6in. • height afore, 50ft. 9in. ; length of lower deck, 2051 t. 6in. ; depth of hold, 23ft. ; tonnage, 2602 tons. Lower deck guns—six 68-pounders, each weighing 65cwt., and Oft. in length; 26 32-pounders, each weighing 56cwt., and 9ft. Gin. in length. Upper—four 68-pounders, each weighing 65cwt., and 9ft. in length ; 30 32-pounders, each weighing 56 cwt., and 9ft. 6in. in length. Quarter-deck and forecastle-26 32-pounders, each weighing 41cwt., and Bft. in length •, Congreves. Total, 92 guns. Total weight of metal, 33041 b. ; broadside, 16521 b. The fore mast is in length, 113 ft. 7in., and in diameter, 37in. ; the mainmast is 121 ft. 9in. long, and 40 in diameter ; the mizen mast is 77ft. Bin. long, and 26 in diameter; the bowsprit is 76ft. 3in. long, and 43 in diameter.—Kentish Mercury. The greatest quantity of cucumbers we ever knew produced from one set of plants, and of superior quality, many of them measuring from 10 to 21 inches in length, have been raised this season, by Mr. Samuel Middleditch, of the Hare and Hounds Inn, Bury, in the hothouse of Mr. Chapman, Risby gate-street. The plants proceed from the centre, and are carried to the top and sides of the hothouse, the fruit hanging from the stems like bunches of grapes from a vine. They have been viewed by many persons in the town and neigh bourhood, and by several hortieulturalists from a distance, who were highly gratified at the novelty of the sight. The number cut since the latter end of May, up to Monday last, amounts to upwards of 340, and the vines may now be seen in full fruit. —Cambridge Chronicle. SHARP PRACTICE. - Yesterday morning the passengers in the steam-boats and the inhabitants of Long Island shore, between eight and nine o'clock, had their attention attracted by repeated discharges of musketry from Blackwell's Island. It was soon perceived that a prisoner was attempting to es cape, and that he was the mark. It was reported that the guards and sentries having fired and missed their man, a me chanic (a mason), being an expert shot, took a rifle and put a ball into the head of the prisoner. There were two or three boats on the river at the same time in pursuit of the prisoner, who were near enough to hear him exclaim, " I am shot," and saw him sink a few feet from them.—American paper. SEA SERPENT.—We are informed that this monster aas seen a few days ago from Cohasset. A party of five or six persons, among whom was a sea captain of no inconsiderable experience, watched his motions for more than half an hour, during a part of which time he approached within thirty rods of the shore. None of the party had the slightest doubt as to its nature. The head and a considerable part of the body were visible ; that part which was seen was supposed to be about sixty feet in length. The motion appeared to be caused by lateral fins, or the movement of the tail under water, and not by the undulations of the body as in the land snakes. The bumps on the back were observed, as they have been described by previous witnesses. We have this information from a source removed from all suspicion of misrepresentation or exaggeration.—Boston Advertiser. CAUTION TO TRADERS TO NEW ORLEANS.—It is impor. taut to masters of vessels trading to New Orleans to know the provisions of a recent act passed by the legislature of Louisiana, in reference to fugitive slaves. It provides, that, if any slaves are found on board, a ship, or any other vessel, without the consent of the owner, it will be presumed that such slaves were received with the intent to transport them out of the State. This presumption will be sustained by the law, whether the slaves were actually transported or not, and the question of concealment will not be entertained. Two witnesses, not employed in the ship, will be necessary to convict the master, who is responsible to the owner in the sum of five hundred dollars for every slave taken away or lost: in addition to the value of such slave, the owner may recover from the proprietors and captains of ships, or other vessels, all damages that may have be•n sustained. The parties are responsible in person, and the vessel is liable to lien.—New York paper. TREASURE TROVE.—On Saturday last, an inquest was held at the house of Mrs. Scott, at the Bull Inn, in Preston, before John Hargreaves, Esq., one of her Majesty's coroners for the county of Lancaster, for the purpose of deciding the ownership of the coins and other valuables found at Cuer dale, in May last. We have before mentioned, that the claimants were her Majesty, in right of her duchy of Lancas ter. and Mr. Assheton, as lord of the manor. Mr. Ellis, at torney-general for the duchy, appeared for her Majesty ; an d Mr. John Addison defended the manorial rights of Mr. Assheton. The jury, being sworn, went to view the place where the treasure was found ; arid, during their absence, its contents were looked over, and found, upon a hasty examina tion, to be nearly as follow : —About 6,800 coins , weighing about 304 ounces troy ; sixteen ingots of *. silver, about 84 ounces each, 132 do. ; small bars of silver, 7254 do. ; manu factured articles, of rude workmanship , consisting of rings, armlets, chains, &c., 1034 do. Total 1,265 ounces.—Upon the return of the jury, Mr. Ellis opened the proceedings, by stating the law on the subject of treasure trove, and quoted some acts of parliament, to show that it belonged to the crown ; and further proceeded to show how the rights of the crown had, in this particular instance, been ceded to the duchy. It was, therefore , not his intention to make any claim for the crown, but for the duchy only.—Mr. Addison contended, that the treasure might have been abandon e d or wrecked ; and, after an able summing u . p . by the learned assessor (Mr. Starkie), the jury, after retiring for about half an hour, gave their verdict in favour of the duchy.--Th e coins are in the most perfect state of preservation, and con sist principally of those of St. Eadmund, Alfred, and Ed ward the Elder ; very few of Athelstan occur ; which, as his coins are by no means scarce, leads us to a belief that they must have been deposited in their place of concealment i n the early part of his rei gn : an d the conjecture is not impro bable, that the owner lost his life in some of the conflicts of that disturbed period. The collection also contains a consi derable quantity of French coins, of cotemporary reigns with the English ; and a large proportion, bearing on the ob verse cvx •.• HET'..TI ; which is not at present well under stood.—Manchester Guardian. alDbipping TUESDAY, Annual. 18.—WindN.W ARRlVED. — Sisters, Short. from Nassau, N.P.—Sarah, Allen, from St. John, N.B.—Rival, Keswick, and Euxine, M'Nichol, from Mobile—Frankfort, Russell, from New York—Adahlina, Chisman, from Licata—Mary, Brown, from Gergenti—Ellen, Cos ter, from Messina—and Lansdown, Turnbull, from Konigsberg. Rival, Keswick, from Mobile, at this port ; sailed 7th July. On the 17th, in lat. 24 0, long. 84 0, spoke the Roman, from New Or leans for this port. On the 18th, in lat. 24 0, long. 83 0, spoke the Sherbrooke. from Mobile for this port. On the gth Aug. in lat. 45 0, long. 33 0, spoke the Tarolinta, hence for New York Frankfort, Russell, from New York, at this port ; sailed 29th July. Yesterday morning, oft nowt'', spoke the Garrick, hence for New York The Laura, from Sincapore, that arrived at Cowes, 15th instant, experienced very severe weather to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope and in rounding it • Elvira, Gill, and Matilda, —, from Calcutta, and Rothschild, —, from Bombay, at St. Helena Harmony, Douglas, hence at the Cape of Good Hope FOrtfield, Willis, from Whitehaven, at ditto Gratitude, Harvey, from Hayti, at ditto Columbine. Woolverton, and Betsey Black, Farrant, sailed from Smyrna for Liverpool 22nd July Thalia, Rogers, hence at Leghorn Albanian, Winsor, sailed from ditto for Liverpool Bth Aug. Robert, Symonds, hence at Gibraltar, with loss of fore topmast, and sailed sth Aug. for Odessa Harmony,fike, hence at Cadiz Loochristy, Dofty • Pauline, Schreyenburg, and Auguste, Kirk - hove, hence at Ostend Union. Heyde; Louisa, Rooms, and Harriet, Beniest, hence at Antwerp Minerva. Domansky, from Memel to Fleetwood, was driven on shore last night, near Southport, and will be a wreck : crew saved Sultana, Lyall. from Singapore for London, off Anjier, 24th April Kinnear, Millard, from Sydney, N.S.W., off Dover, sailed gth April. On the 14th July, in lat 10 N, long 24 W, exchanged signals with the Matilda. from Calcutta for this port. On the 26th July, in let 33 N, long 40 W, spoke the Christina, from Batavia to Cork Sydney, —, from New Orleans, at Havre Aurora, Warren, hence for New Orleans, was spoken on the Bth August, in lat 42, long 15 Actif, Vander Brock, from Ostend for this port, at Dartmouth, leaky Repito, Gomez, from London at Ramsgate, with damage, having been in contact with the Brazilian, of Liverpool, off Folkstone Magdalen, Brown, from Newfoundland for this port, at Cardigan, with loss of mainboom. On the 31st July. in let 47, long 42, spoke the Don Juan, from Cadiz for Newfoundland Mr.ry Walker, --, hence for Demerara, was spoken on the 30th July. in lat 43, long 16 30 Lydia, Bryant, hence for Savannah, was spoken on the 10th Aug. in lat 49, long 11 Ferris, Long, from St Petersbnrgh for this port, at Longhope Susan. Jones. hence for Dordt. at Cardigan, with loss of bowsprit Mary Lloyd, Donaldson, hence and Lisbon, at Monte Video Mary, Duncan, and Eve, Marshall, hence at St. Domingo British Tar, of Whitby, that was on Arklow Bank, floated off yesterday, with loss of masts, and drifted down channel ST. HKLSNA, June 26.—The Matilda arrived here from Calcutta for Liverpool, experienced a hurricane in May. in long. 78 E, and was eight days on her beam ends. The Exmouth was in company pally at the time. WEDNESDAY. Auousr lg.—Wind S ARRIVED.—Jessie, —, from Quebec—Leila, Higgins, from New Orleans—Francisco Scoeris, Maresco, from Naples—Geor giana, Lamond, from Marseilles—Amalia, Albrecht, from Danzic— Dorothea, Diercks, from Hocksiel—Resaitatet, Amenius ; Finis, Linkin ; Feliclty,Vincent, and Lavinia, —, from St. Petersburg —and Portland, Robinson, from St. John, N.B. SAILICD.—Maria, Smith, for Africa—Aquenet. Masher. for Ha vana—Sycee, Jolly, for Bombay—Alice Jane, Bleasdale, for Vera Cruz—and Fairfield, Lyon, for New York. Queen Victoria. Grantham, hence at Dunkirk Birmingham, Drummond, hence for Bath, U.S. was spoken 31st July, in long. 27 Margaret. Watkins, from Wicklow for this port, at Beaumaris, with mainboom gone, cargo shifted, &c. Acastus, Hayes, from Falmouth to this port, at Beaumaris, with maintopmast carried away, cap of foremast broken, and one of the crew lost overboard Joseph Porter, Wilson, hence at Charleston Jeanette, Colby, hence at Mobile Huntingdon, -, hence at Windsor, N.S. England, Gardner, hence at Quebec, with damage, having been on shore Augustus, hence for Quebec, was spoken in long. 12 _ . Maypo, hence tbr Lima, was spoken I Ith May, in long. 42 8, long. 82 W POwhattan, hence for Baltimore, was spoken 3rd Aug. in lat. 42, long. 28 Dyson, -, hence at Arica Buono Matilda, Provissick, sailed from Trieste 7th Aug. for London or this port, and Liverpool Packet, Mersa, sailed same day for this port Gegina, Vostra, hence at Tezel Jane & Eliza, Richards ; Fnfield, Habbard ; Anna Laura, Ellis ; Swallow, Wilson ; Esther, Taylor, and Arno, Norman, hence at Helvoet Mary Ann, from Valparaiso at Ramsgate sailed 16th May Glanmalier, sailed from Valparaiso about 2nd Marforthis port, and the Emily for London, about the 14th Superb, Mowatt, hence for Riga, at Stromness Swallow, -, hence at Valparaiso Quiver, -, hence off Lisbon sth Aug. Grasshopper. -, hence for Naples, off ditto Majestic, Mustard, from Mobile for this port, at Bath, leaky Irlam, Morphew, hence for Madeira, was spoken loth Aug. in lat. 46 0, long. 12 0 Lady Raffles, Osborne, at St. Petersburg 2nd Aug. THURSDAY, AUG UST 20.—Wind light and variable. ARRlVED.—Columbine. Robertson, from St. Domingo; sailed 4th July—Russell, Connor, and Vieksbnrg, Bunker. from New Orleans —Vercien, Kanstaidt; from Stettin-and Condor, Smith, from Monte Video. • Lucille, , from the Cape of Good Hope, at Falmouth West Hindon, Whitfield, from Stettin for Liverpool, at Pentland Frith Thetis, Hamilton, hence to Dalhousie, was spoken Ist instant, in lat. 44. long. 56 Columbus, Green, hence to Pernambuco, was spoken 9th inst, in lat. 44, long. 14 Eliza, -, hence to Halifax, was spoken in lat. 47, long. 13 Lady of the Lake, hence to Newfoundland, was spoken in long. 23 0 John & William, hence to Newfoundland, was spoken 30th July, in lat. 47, long, 37 Dalmarnock, hence to Quebec, was spoken 30th July, in lat. 46, long. 42 Covenanter, hence to Quebec, was spoken 9th Aug. in lat. 56, long. 22 Talbot, Storey, hence to New York, was spoken 14th Aug. in lat 4g, long. 9 Nith,Shan, from the Isle of Sky to Prince Edward Island, was spoken 11th Aug. in lat. 49, long. 26 Warsaw, from Mobile to Liverpool, was spoken 25th July, in lat. 55, long. 80 Rhind, Mackay, from Konigsberg for Liverpool, off Freswick Quiz, Lachlan, hence at Syra Leonidas, Gardner, hence at Bristol, U.S. Palmer, Jorgenson, hence for Pernambuco, at Arendahl Wassily Welliky. Nimradt ; Lydia Jane, Richardson, 'and Sir James Kempt, Archibald, hence at St. Petersburg Harlequin, Robertson, from St. Domingo, at Hambro' DEAL, Aug. 17:—The Margaret, Probst, from Bremen for Liver pool, shipped her anchors, and proceeded for Margate and Rams gate M2M.—The Royal Albert, reported by the Queen Victoria, that arrived here 24th instant, was outward bourtd, and not from De merara for Liverpool VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, a•e. Letitia, W Black, 375 Batavia, T & H Murray Urania, E Noakes, 467 Bombay, C Horsfall & Son Token, NV Chalmers, 579 Cape of Good Hope, Gemini, W Mardon, _ Hughes, Cowie & Co 410 Calcutta, Cotesworth & Wynne AFRICA Havana Packet, C Dawson, 210 Africa, Wilson & Dawson NEW SOUTH WALES. Brothers, G Wheeler, 684 Sydney, Cotesworth'& Co Nerio, 338 Hobart Town and Sydney, Eshelby & Co WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Globe, E Oliver. 3gl St. Thomas, Jmrie & Tomlinson Archer, J M Matthewson, 237 Madeira and Barbadoes, Madras, R Slack, Imrie & Tomlinson 524 Demerara, J Poole & Co . SOUTH AMERICA. Esk, A Adamson, 217 Pernambuco, Imrie & Tomlinson Seagull, H Grayson, 248 Monte Video, 11. Tanton Denison, H Jones, 325 Rio Janeiro, CW & F Shand Racer, Blackalier, 132 Rio Grande, J Poole & Co Wm. Prowse, W Prowse, 305 Valparaiso„ Cotosworth & Wynne Jubilee, W Anderson, 235 Rio Janeiro, W & J Tyrer UNITED STATES. Tiger, R Porter, 465 New Orleans, Ingleby & Co Alabama, C C Berry, 485 New York, Wildes, Pickeregill & Co Constantine, Winsor, 840 New Orleans, Hughes, Cowie &Co Jane, W Warner, 230 Boston, J Calder & M•Nicol Cincinnati, Holbrook, 607 Baltimore, Brown, Shipley & Co BRITISH AMERICA. Albion, T Donkin, 722 Quebec, U Brown & Harrison Erin-go-Bragli, P Surnpton, 431 Montreal, W Fisher & Son EUROPE. William & Joseph, J Crisp, 277 St. Petorsburg, C G Weber &Co Joven Teresa, C Van Dine, II 1 Havre, H Mure &Co Catherine Hendrika, R Kroon, 70 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Rosanna, J M`Laren, 116 Riga, Bahr, Behrend & Co Suomi, A Knape, 350 Elsinore and Kevel. C G Weber & Co Mary Bain, R Mitchell, 116 Dordt, Eshelby, Rowett &Co Palme, J Dickman, 100 Hambro', Bahr, Behrend &CO Iris, P Flanagan, 69 Malaga, C S Middleton & Sort Houp & Fortuni, E A Niehoff, Amsterdam, Bahr, Behrend & CO Tomlinson, Wallace, 125 Athens and Smyrna, M & A Wilkin Tweed, T M'Kenzie, 250 Trieste, G L Jackson & Son Susanna, W Maberley, 255 St. Petersburg, Campbell & Rudd imparts. WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA Tyrone, (154) A Shand, from Jamaica, 91 hhds 15 tees 13 briS sugar, 75 puns 12 hhds 7 caske rum, 6 casks 24 brls coffee, Graham and Taylor-45 hes ginger, E Rae -250 lancewood spars, no con signee-30 tons logwood, 5 tons green ebony, i log mahogany, order—K D SOUTH AMERICA Mersey, (207) J Gregory, from Laguna, about 220 tons logwood, T Martin and Son-1 trunk apparel, &c. J Miller-3 bales cotton, W Pearce-2 boxes war figures, C Tayleur, Son and co-3 boxes wax and curiosities, Penny Brothers—G D Priscilla, (219) J Taylor, from Pernambuco, 72 bags cotton, T and J Brocklebank-1071 do, 60 cases sugar, order-100 do, Baring Brothers and co-300 dry salted hides, 1 barrel tapioca, 2 boxes patterns do, order-2 boxes contents unknown, G Boulderson—P D UNITED STATES. Roscius, (1093) J Collins, from It ew York, 1 bundle contents un known, H Eliehefebure-2 bales do, C Hoppe and co-26 hhds 34 tees do, Tennants, Clow and co-1 case do, Castellain and co-1 box do, W Macau:ey-1 cask do, Horley and Eyre-1 case do, W Lindsay-1 parcel do, C da Silva-4765 brls flour, Sanders and Claxton-3000 do,W Healing and co-1000 brls turpentine, J Eccles and co-500 do, Prichard Brothers-37 do, Waddington, Holt and co-12g do, J Eddleston and co-141 do, H Eliehefebure-12 brie 616 kegs butter, J and A Fraser-1 rocking chair, Tennants, Clow and co-12 bundles shooks, order-45 btindles shooks and hoops, 2 medicine chests, 2 casks heading, 5 cambooses, P W Byrnes—W D Delaware, (732) D Patten, from New Orleans, 2372 bales cotton, Baring Brothers and co—W D Caspian, (537) L Patten, from New Orleans, 1007 bales cotton, 200 do, Brown Shipley and co-56 do, J and W Oxley and co-28 do, Todd. Jackson and co—i4g do, A Dennistoun and co—g do, Perkins, Smith and co-426 do, order-1 box 1 trunk contents un known, G Marples-31g sacks wheat, F de Lizardie and co—W D Virginia, (380) H S Hussey, from Orleans. 500 bales Cotton, order —3Ol do, B Smith and co-200 do, W Rotherham-150 do, Wildes, Pickersglll and co-72 do, Phelps, James and co-1 desk, order— WD Dibden, (570)J Hutchinson, from Mobile, 975 bales cotton, 200 do, A Pope—W D Heioine, (374) It Bouch, from Mobile, 1948 bags nitrate soda, 10 do, Ft Bouch —213 bales wool, 117 bales cotton, A Gibbs and Sons —426 bales wool, Hegan, Hall and co— 30 do, order-1981 bags nitrate soda, Gemmels, Harker and co-35 tons nicaragua wood, W ltavenscroft-17 do, order-2 packages contents unknown, Huth and co-1 truss do, 845 dry salted hides, A Gibbs and Sons -3 boxes 2 parcels samples, 1 seron coffee, Gibbs, Bright and co — WD Kingston, (388) J Kennedy, from New Orleans, 824 bales cotton, Wilder, Pickersgill and c 0—142 do, order-1936 bores, G Pitts — about 58 tons logwood, R Currell—P D BRITISH AMERICA. Wakefield, (607) J Young, from St. John, N. 8.153 pees birch and 648 pees fir timber, 1499 pees deals and deal ends. 7560 pees staves, 9j Cms lathwood, 15 spars, Gibbs, Bright and co-350 boxes her rings, D Cannon-75 salmon, the master—B D K Maria, (191) W H Kemp, from Odessa, 720 casks tallow, order— _ -- Emerald, (731) :I Ellis, from Quebec, 24 spruce spars, 106 pieces oak 55 pieces elm and 672 pieces fir timber, 270 deals and deal ends, 1355 g staves, W and H Sharpies and co-30 planks, 3 spars, ex portation—E D Paragon, (598) T Swinford, from Quebec, 27 pieces oak, 155 pieces elm, 431 pieces ash and 455 pieces pine timber, 372 deals, 1717 staves, 26 spars, W H Sharpies and co-3 spars, 18 handspikes, ex portation —B 1) . -- -- ---- Royal Sovereign, (504) P. Pence, from Quebec, 163 pieces pine, 80 pieces elm, 4818 deals, 12047 staves, R and G Bonn—B U EUROPE. Mary Bibby, (209) T Walker,from Leghorn, about 12 tons poz zolano, 2 cases contents unknown, J Bibby and Sons—remainder of the cargo landed at Milford—B • • Fero, (249) R Patterson, from Gergenti, 400 tons sulphur, A A Gower and co —P D . Mary, (130) W Brown, from Gergenti, about 180 tons brimstone, or der—K D _ . Adahlina, (265) T Chisman, from Licati, about 420 tons sulphur, A A Gower and co—IC D James & Elizabeth, (248) R Robinson, from Catania, 370 tons sulphur, A A Gower and co-100 bags shumac, Potter Brothers — Diadem, (313) J Ross, from Pernambuco, 780 bags cotton, 11 cases sugar, Came and Telo-46 do, Heyworth and co-331 barrels do, Baring Brothers and co-425 bags cotton, 13 barrels sugar, older— K D fftarittts. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, AUGUST 20. There has been a quiet market to-day in Cotton, the sales are 3000 bags, without change. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, AUGUST 18. The imports of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, from Ireland, since Tuesday last, have again been very trivial, and have been for some time past exceeded by the exports thither ; but from ports, coast ways. from Canada, and from foreign ports, they have been to a considerable extent. _ _ During the first part of the week the weather continued as favourable as in the two preceding weeks; and, although since Friday last it has been of a similar temperature and we have had frequent showers, further than retarding-Harvest, they have not as yet been injurious to the crops o; Grain, and they have been beneficial to the Pastures, Turnips, and Potatoes, which stood in much need of moisture. The stocks of the millers and dealers having been much reduced, the demand during the past week has been to a fair extent for almost every article in the Corn trade, and prices of last Tuesday have been pretty generally obtained. The duty on Wheat from foreign ports has been reduced since Friday last to 10s 8d per quarter, and on Flour to 6s 5d per barrel, and on Beans to the lowest, Is per quarter; on Friday next, It is almost certain that the duty on Wheat will be further reduced to 6s 8d per quarter, and on Flour to 43 per barrel ; further we will not anticipate, though some are very sanguine in their expectations of seeing it at the lowest in September, Some very considerable quantities of Wheat and Flour, in bond, are reported to have changed hands since our last, at fully the prices then quoted ; the duty on Oats will also, very probably, be reduced is 8d per quarter next Friday. _ During the whole of yesterday and the preceding night we have had a deluge of rain, which fell very heavily, accompanied by strong gusts of wind ; the result of which, to the crops of Grain, must have been very injurious, though this is not yet ascertained ; by accounts from London it appears they have had equally severe weather there yesterday, which enabled them to obtain an advance on Wheat of 2s to 3s per quarter; this day it has continued rainy and broken, and in consequence, at this day's market, an advance of 3d to 6d per 70 lb. on Wheat, 2s to 3s per barrel on Flour, free and In bond, Is per 45 lbs. on Oats, Is per 240 lbs. on Oatmeal, and la per quarter on every other article in the Corn trade was steadily demanded and obtained to a moderate extent, and we must now, at this our most critical time, fluctuate in the most capricious manner with the weather for the next three or four weeks, as Harvest is but just commencing throughout this and the northern districts. WiticAT, per 701bs s. d. S. d. INDIAN CORN, p 4801 b. English Scotch 9 6 10 3 White 47 0 48 0 Irish 6 0 710 BEANS, per quarter. Bonded BARLEY, per qr. Irish 44 0 CS 0 English 36 0 37 0 PEAS, Grey 3B 0 42 0 Chevalier 37 0 40 0 White 42 0 46 0 Scotch, per 601 b. 4 6 5 2 SHIP BREAD, per 1121 b. Irish 4 9 5 0 In bond l4 0 17 0 Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 0 FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. OATS, fier - 451b. Fine English Scotch 4 0 4 3 Amer. v. brl. free Irish 3 6 4 2 Sweet U. 5..... 37 0 37 6 Foreign, in bond 3 6 3 9 Sour 34 0 35 6 Ditto. duty free.. 4 0 4 3 OATMEAL, per 2401 b. RYE, per quarter .. 36 0 32 0 English 34 0 34 6 MALT, per qr. fine.. 67 0 69 0 Ditto. new 34 0 35 6 middling 56 o 65 0 Scotch 34 0 34 6 SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, AUGUST 19 We had again another short supply of stock of all kinds, and the demand being fully equal to the supply, every thing was cleared off early in the day at fully the the last week's prices for beef, and an advance on both mutton and lamb. Best beef at 64 to 634 per lb. ; middling, sad to 64; wCther mutton, 634 to 74; ewes, Gd to 63d; lambs, 634 to 7d. AGRICULTURAL MARKET, Aucarsr 19. s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. Old Hay .... 0 11@1 a ap 20th. Potatoes, gob -2 loco 0 *9Oll, New Hay.... 0• 8 0 11 - Cattle Ditto- 0 0 0 0 - Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 10 - Turnips o 0 0 0 - Straw, Wheat 0 74 0 - Carrots - Straw, Oat .. 0 6 0 74 Manglewurzle o 0 0 0 - Straw, Barley 0 0 0 0 - Manure 7 0 9 0- Green Clover 0 14 0 24 -- PRICES OF TIMBE R AT LIVERPOOL *Wow), Deals, 120 stand. m. duty paid Gothenburg l6 0--16 10 Not above 16 ft Wyburg l6 10 18 0 F.XI9. B. P. 2 Petersburg l7 0 19 10 , 21 feet. PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. , £22.. £2 10s Danzig, Deck ,' British American Pine LATHWOOD, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet £9 10 British American 4 10 MAHOGANY, per foot of 1 inch thick. Honduras Cuba St. Domingo 1 0 OAK PLANKS, British American none. 'lss per load. TEAKWOOD, per cubic feet STAYKS, per 1200. Danzig, C. Pipe £l4O 0 —145 0 Not ab. 36 in. Hhd. 7O 0— 80 0 £1 3s. B.P. 25 Quebec, red, •14 inch thick, 145 0 60 0 2 6 495. and 5} feet long Do. Puncheon l4 0 22 0 3 0 6s, Tiklem a, per cubic foot. s. d. s. d. Oak 2 6 3 0 Pine, British Amer. common red 1 6 2 0 per load. yellow Danzig, middling 2 2i— 2 3 Memel, middling 2 4 2 3 }AI 16s. dpload Riga, red 2 51— 2 6 *There is an additional duty of S per cent. on these rates. Archangel Memel.... £l9 0 ® 20 0 .17 0 - 18 0 O 3i- O _24- 10 0 4'4 5s S 0 15s. 0 10 !.E1 108. 0 2 0 I PRICES OF SHARES, AUGUST 20. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices Bolton and Leigh lOO paid Bristol and Exeter 25 .... 26 0 0 Birmingham and Gloucester Ditto and Derby lOO .... 89 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new l5 20 10 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid 19 5 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar 30 paid 32 10 0 Greenock, and Ayr • ' • • Grand Junction lOO .... 212 0 oex div Ditto half shares 4O .... 113 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares (late Chester and Crewe) Great Western 65 .... 102 10 0 Ditto new shares 4O .... 50 5 0 .... 50 0 0 Hull and Selby Leicester and Swannington 5O 55 10 0 Lancaster and Preston 42 10 0 32 15 0 Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester 100 .... 188 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .... 176 0 0 Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 39 .... 57 0 0 ... 57 0 0 Ditto & Brighton' Manchester and Leeds 7O .... 101 10 0 .... Ditto half shares Ditto, (new) Manchester. Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 3O .... 25 15 0 .... Ditto and Ditto Extension 7 5 2 6 .... Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... g 2 10 0 .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland New North Midland 4O .... 43 15 0 .... Paris and Rouen 2 .... 2 6 3 .• • • South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 York and North Midland 5O paid 67 10 0 .... BANKS. Bank of Liverpool .t'l2 10s paid 20 10 oex div - Borough Bank - Commercial of Liverpool 10 17 2 6 .... - Commercial of England. 5 3 2 6 .... - East of England . - of Manchester lO .... 10 2 6.. • - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 10 12 6.. - Northern and Central 6 12 6 North and South Wales.. 10 Phoenix lO Royal of Liverpool 500 .... 770 0 Uex div South Lancashire Albion Liverpool Union lO .... 13 2 0 .... Liverpool Banking Co lO .... 8 1U 0 , Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings £loo paid 139 0 0 L'pool and Harrington Water . } 3 50 .... 477 10 8 Works Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 0 0 ... L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 380 0 0 .... L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 187 0 0., „ Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance) 25 paid 3 2 6. • " Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 0 .... 0 13 9ex div, Liverpool Fire and Life 2 105. 1 14 0 ex div. DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company lO • • 7 7 6 .... Harrington Docks 100 .... 57 0 0 .... Apothecaries' Company A;phalte (Liverpool) (Polonceau) 2 .... 0 15 0 2 .... 1 0 0 GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street, Liverpool, and trout Liverpool-road, Manchester : TIMES OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM, 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 6 a.m. Mixed ff 12 8 15 a.m. First Class „ 1 15 p.m. 10 30 a.m. First Class PP 4 p.m. 12 15 p.m. First Class /I 6 p.m. 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. First Class „ „ 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 6 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do. 11 30 a.m. First Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 5 • p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed PO PP 1 30 p.m, 10 30 a.m. „ 7 p.M. OP ~ 12 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. „ 245 p.m. ~ The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only LONDON GAZETTE.—TuEsDAY, Auc. 13 LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY FROM L'POOL TO MANCHESTER. FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 845 ~ •10 0 ~ 9 „ 11 0 ~ ..1145 „ 11 15 „ 11 45 ,• 2 0 Aftern. .. 230 Aftern. I 2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 445 ~ •• 5 30 ~ 5 0 „ 530 „ 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I St op on l y a t N ew t on &Prkside I * Except on Saturdays, when this Train does not start till Three. ON SUNDAYS. First Class Second Class First Class Second Class 8 o Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 715 Evening.. 715 Mixedl 715 Evening.. 715 Mixed top only at Newton & P r k s id e I Stop only at Newton & Prkside TO PRESTON AND WIGAN. PROM LIVERPOOL. PROM MANCHESTER. 8 45 Morning.. First Class g 0 Morning.. First Class 11 0 „ 11 15 • • If 9, 2 30 Aftern. .. Second Class 2 45 Aftern. .. Second Class 445 „ .. Mixed I 5 0 .. Mixed 7 15 „ .. First Class 7 15 .. First Class 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 530 Afternoon.. .. ON SUNDAYS - I 7 o Morning.. s 30 Afternoon TO BOLTON. FROM LIVERPOOL. FROM MANCHESTER. 45 Morning.... First Class 9 0 Morning.... First Class 12 0 11 IS 130 Afternoon .. Second Class 245 Afternoon .. Second Class S 30 5 30 ON SUNDAYS. Second Class I 7 0 Morning.. PP 5 30 Afternoon TO ST. HELENS. FROM LIVERPOOL. FROM MANCHESTER 715 Morning.... Second Class 730 Morning.... Second Class 10 o 10 o 11 42 11 45 2 30 Afternoon.. PP 2 45 Afternoon 530 PP 5 30' „ 7 0 Morning.. 5 30 Afternoon Second Class ON SUNDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class I 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. I 5 30 A ft ernoon .. PP TO ' RUNCORN GAP. PROM LIVERPOOL. PROM MANCIIESTER. 715 Morning.... Second Class 730 Morning.— Second Qa s 5 45 11 45 „ • • • • „ PP 5 30 Afternoon .. PO 5 30 Afternoon .. PP LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Jamaica Leeward Isl. Dern. & I3erbice Honduras New York, Boston Charleston, Savannah New Orleans Havana Canada British North America Newfoundland Brazils River Plate East Indies China Batavia New South Wales Cape of Good Hope ' Africa Gibraltar Lima, Vithinraiim, Zt.c. Malta, Sicily, &c. Smyrna and Constantinople Malaga Madeira Western Isles, Cape de Verds. Lisbon Cadiz France Holland Hamburg, Bremen, &c Gottenburg, Stockholm Petemburg, Riga, &c. Oporto Outward 2S • s •• . 00® 30 • 0 :0 • 13 .0d 1s 0 so 0 20 0 Y 0 0 2b ° SO 0 50 0 0 !, 17 6 20 " - 17 0-50 - 25 0— 30 40 0 40 0-50 ° 30 0 25 0— 30 ° 30 0 50 0-30 - 20 0-25 0 0 25 0 _ 40 0 30 0 4 0 0 40 0 40 0 40 0- 45 0 40 0 40 0 -- ---- 1126 0- 17 6j 20 0-- 60 • 40-0 - 25 0 20 o_- 50 0 90 0-- 0 o —25 _._, 20 0I 20 0 6 - 20 1 20 0- 25 0 1 20 0 20 0 - 20 0 - 20 0 - 30 0 - PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED J. P. Clarke and J. H. Archer, Liverpool, jewellers—W. Fowden. J. Mayson, and W. A. Mayson, Manchester, cotton-merchants as far as regards W. Fowden—W. Fowden, J. Mayson, W. A• Mayson, and G. Earnshaw, Manchester, cotton-spinnitrs • as far ss regards W. Fowdeu—G. Bentley and J. Bentley, HeywoOd, Lanca shire, ironmonger—W. H. Russell, G. W. Hodges, C. H. RtisSo ll , and C. Gorton, Manchester, merchants. " BANKRUPTS. Thomas Wilkinson Edwards, Liverpool, coal-merchant, Sept. at eleven, Sept. 2g, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Neville, Eccles, and Ainsworth, Blackburn; - and Messrs. Brown, Martin, and Thomas, Mincing-lane. William Monday, Nun court, Aldermanbury, factor. Timothy Jenkins Barry, Mortimer-street, London, upholsterer. Richard Lambell, Maidenhead, Berkshire, saddler. William Lawton, Rumworth, Lancashire, iron-founder. William Johnson, Birminghain, victualller. Thomas Gill and William Wheelwright, Leeds, dyers. John Hawes, Stoke Ferry. Norfolk, common brewer. John Wilkinson, Leeds, grocer. Henry Hepworth, Leeds cloth-manufacturer. Francis Hewer, Hereford, innkeeper. George Fittock, Devitoport, tea-dealers. George Ilenry Burrell, King's Lynn, rorfolk, cordwaimir , William Conlin*, Nantliwich, Cheshire, ironmonger. William Swift, Ashton-under-Lyne, timber merchant John Jackson, Bury, Lancashire. grocer. INSOLVENT Sept. 12. S. Bagnall, Cheadle, Staffordshire, Grocer—Sept. 7. J• Pox, Barnsley, Yorkshire, linen .manufacturer—Sept. g. A. Bryant, Shepton Mallet, Somersetshile, auctioneer—Sept. 15. J. Liggins, Hinckley, Leicestershire, hosier—Sept. 10, J. Wilson, Rington, Herefordshire, bookseller—Sept. 9. J. Oakes, Sheffield, merchant cutler—Sept. 8. C. Reesby, Stamford, Lincolnshire, malster, Sept. 11. J. Broadhead, Wooddale, Yorleshirc, clothier—Sept. 14. P. F• Clark, Liverpool, linendraper—Sept 14. W. Hague, Manchester, commission-agent—Sept. Is. S. Hague, Manchester. coinmiesion agent—Sept. 10. A. Whitaker, Salford, licensed ♦ictualler—Sept. 29. J. Ashe, sen., Portwood, Cheshire, cotton-spinner. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before the Bth Sept., 1840. J. Price, Birmingham, jeweller—R. Ferris, Bristol, merchant — W. Greatwood, Birmingham, money scrivener—A. J. M. La B eau mo. Argyle•street, Regent-street, medical galvanist—C. J. WilkinNon, Eye, Suffolk, inerchant—J Henderson, Poland-street, carpenter — J. Seville, Oldham, Lancashire, cotton-spinner—l. Grundy, Preston, Lancashire, woollen .draper. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. George Scotland, Kincardine, shipowner, Aug one, at Dewar's Inn, Kincardine. Robert Brittain, Blyth, Edinburgh, commission-agent. Aug.l 6 . Sept. 16, at one, at the Old Signet Hall, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh. James Brown. jun., Dundee, manufacturer, Aug. 24, dept. 14, at two, at the Rpyal Hotel, Dundee. James Colquhoun, Glasgow, plumber, Aug. 24, Sept. 24, at two. at the Chambers of Mr. Drew, Glasgow. Duncan Irvine, Edinburgh, grocer, Aug. 22, Sept. 14. at one, at the Chambers of Messrs. Dymock and Paterson, Edinburgh. George Marshall, Jedbut gh, grocer, Aug. 21, Sept. 10, at twelve at the Spread Eagle Inn, Jedburgh. Lewis M'Kenzie and John M•Donald. Kilwinning, railway con tractors, Aug. 22, Sept. 18... at two, at the Eglinton Arms Inn, Irvine . • 21, Sept. 11, at . Peter .'Murray, Enoch, Perthshire, cattle-dealer, Aug 11, at 0.13 Q, at NlitehelPs Commercial Inn, Blairgowrie. ii, Sept MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. AUGUST nous 21, William Robinson, 2nd Clarendon Rooms, 1 21, Robert Williams, 2nd Ditto, 1 21, Cooper and M'Leod, div. 21, Thomas Masser, lst 21, 'William Farrell, Ist Ditto, 11 31, Blyths Brothers, (final div.) New Royal Hotel, Birmingham, 11 25, Thomas Crowther, (special) Clarendon Rooms, 12 26, James & Peter Richardson, (div.) Ditto, 12 26, James Wright 27, John Stripling Ditto. 12 27, John W. Hunt, (div.) 28, Joseph Sutton, 2nd Ditto, I I 28, James Herd, 2nd Ditto, 12 28, Thomas Mahony & Co. (div.) 29, James Wilson TELEGRAPH OFFICE, AUGUST 20, 1840 The signals could not pass beyond Cefndu Station during th• day for thick weather. Wind at Point Lynas, S.W. light breeze morning and noon; W.S.W. moderate in the evening. Off Point Lynas, at 2 p.m. No. az by Marryat's code t 37, Paragon, ship,from Jamaica, Off Vciel Naut, at 5 p.m. No. 1646, Robert Bruce, B.S. from St John's. The vessels that sailed this morning were off Voel Nant at 7 a m TIDE TABLE Alm I Ern Height.l Sundays, HoWays, .1-e I. M. Y. I. 4 54 I'2 5 6 22 13 7 766 15 4 10th Sunday after Mufti 9 Is 16 s Friday Saturday 22 Sunday 23 7 Monday 21 , 8 Tuesday 25 941 10 10 17 5 Wednes. 26 10 33 10 55 18 0 Clock lb. 325. fast. Thursday 27 11 17 11 36 18 0 Total eclipse of Sun, invis AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE Imported into Liverpool, from 11th to the lath instant, inclusile. PROM IIi,XLAND Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. LAWN .2463 7167 1306 99 19 967 Previously 42708 99176 125247 2703 165 191 12423 COASTWISE Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Calves. Lambs , 5 2295 2979 4735 5136 104 24 55 Previously PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE- AT LLOYD'S 15 0-20 0 15 0-20 0 20 0 25 0 - 95 0 25 0- - 2 O 2O 0-25 20 0-25 0 I 17 6- 30 BIRTHS On the 14th instant, in the island of Guernsey, the lady of MAJ. , CHARLES St. LO MALET, sth regiment, of a daughter. At Staplehurst, the LADY MARY HOARE, of a sou. . - On the 18th instant, in Charlotte-street, Bedford-square, London , the wife of EDWARD GILLAM WHITE, Esq., barrhster.at-10 4 of a daughter. On the daughter. 20th instant, Mrs. JOHN WHITBY, Park-lane, of • MARRIED On the 4th instant, at Bedford, Mr. CHARLES GREEN, solicitor of Hartford, late of Runcorn, to HANNAH, fourth daughter of O. late Mr. JAMES LANGLEY, of Bedford. On the sth instant, at St. Margaret's, Westminster, by the Re!' Samuel Wasse, M.A., incumbent of Hayfield, Alx. JOHN SLACK' of Hayfield, Derbyshire, to Miss COPELANfiI, of Kensington► Middlesex. On the 10th instant, at Nantsvich, Mr. G. SHUFFLEBOTHANI , coachmaker, of London, to ELIZABETH, only surviving daughter of the late Mr. CHARLES COBBS. Same day, at Warrington, Mr. JAMES SHAW, game-keeper., , High Leigh, to MARTHA, the only daughter of Mr. DAVID FAIRCLOUGH, farmer, Lymm, Cheshire On the 11th instant, at the Parish Church, Preston, by the Rev J, Owen Parr, M A vicar, Mr. SAMUEL BOOTH WILDING , painter, to Miss BETTY HUNT, both of this town. Same day, at Disuse Castle, Scotland. GEORGE HOME DRUM MOND, Esq., younger, of Blair Drummond, to MARY, eldest daughter of ILLIAM HAY, Esq., of Drummelzier. On the 12th instant at St. Nicholas's, Copperas-hill, by the Rev- John Dawber, Mr. JAMES DAWBER, veterinary surgeon, Barnett' street, to ANN, only daughter of JOHN SHEPHERD, Esq., Acre field House, Woolton. On the 13th instant, at Portobello Chapel, Glasgow, by the Rev. H. S. Berresford, JAMES DOUGLAS, Esq., of St. Vincent-street; Glasgow, to EWAN CAMERON MACNEIL, youngest daughter of the late RODRICK MACNEIL, Esq., of Barra. On the 13th instant, at the Parish Church, Leigh, the Rev. WM• JACKSON, 8.A., incumbent of St. John's, Workington, to SUSAN. second daughter of the late RICHARD MARSH, Esq. of West leigh-hall, in this county. On the 16th instant, at St—James's Church, by the Rev, Hollist, Mr. WM. DORE, hatter, of this town, to Miss JAND MITCHELL, of Heaton Norris. On the I;th instant, at the New Church, Fairfield, near Buxton. by the Rev. J. Anderson, Rector of Colne, Mr. GEORGE COOKS , of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, to Miss ELIZA STUART, sister of Mr. STUART, of the Theatre Royal, Liverpool. • • ' Same day, at the Collegiate Church, Manchester, Mr. WILMA , ' lIARTLEY, to :Miss BRADSHAW, both of th a t town. On the 18th instant, at the Collegiate Churuh, Manchester , JOHN, son of JOHN BURD, Esq., Higher Broughton, to 241 01 BROOKS, eldest daughter of SAMUEL BROOKS, Esq., banker , Manchester. On the 20th instant, at St. George's Church, Everton, by the Rey'' R. P. Duddicom, RALPH DAWSON, Esq., of Everton, t o HANNAII, daughter of Mr. THOS. WHITELEGG, Esq., of the same place. DIED At London, Upper Canada, GIDEON ACLAND, Esq., aged 39• , At Normanton-on-Soar, Notts, in he r 88th year, M ARY, w ife 0' Mr. B. THIRLBY, daughter of the late Sir CHARLES TOWNLEY' Clarenceux and Garter King of Arms, who in the former capacity officiated at the Coronatien of George 111. On the Ist instant, aged 74, at Great Malvern, COLONEL PARKER, of Astle, in the county of Ckester. He was many years, colonel of the Cheshire Militia. On the tith instant, at Brownedge, near Preston, whither he ha d retired for the benefit of his health , Rev. VINCENT GLOVER , for 22 years the zealous and indefatigable pastor of the Catholic congregation of St. Peters's, Seel-street. On the 11th instant, at St. Dunstan's-hill, London, JEREMIAO THOMAS MIDDLETON, aged 72; and, on the 17th, ANNE, widow of the above, aged 69 years. On the 12th instant, of consumption, aged 23, MAGARET. eldest daughter of the late Mr. WILLIAM FORREST, .of Runcorn. On the 13th instant, at her son's hou se , Mil e-en d , Scotland-roa d s JANE STANANOUGHT, aged 64. On the 14th instant, after a lingering illness, Mr. THOMAS KELLY, of this town, aged 6g. On the 15th instant, in Nicholas-street, Chester, Mr. J 0 1 1 ,14 JONES, aged 42, for many years the much and d eserve dly respecte' managing-clerk in the office of Mr. Humberston, in that city. On the 16th instant, at Penybryn, Dyserth, Flintshire, SARA O ' the beloved wife of EDWARD LLOYD, deeply regretted by a nIP 'Herons circle of relatives and friends. Same day, at Southport, aged 22, MARY, youngest daughter the late R. PETERS, Esp. of Platbridge-hall, in this county. On the 17th instant, in the 31st year of his age, much respect Mr. PAUL SIIACKLADY, tobacco-manufacturer. Same day, at his hou'se in Rodney.street, in his 72nd year, FLETCHER RAINCOCK, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister• at-law, and formerly Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. 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