The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-24 00:00:00

Is British Guiana, with millions of acres of themost fertile alluvial soil, into which a hoe was never thrust, and with unrivalled facilities of water commu cation, an exhausted colony ? This future El Dorado of Great Britain's western possessions an exhausted colony ! Is the Mauritius, in which, within the last four years only, thousands of acres of virgin soil have been brought into successful cultivation, and in which a larger proportion still lies uncultivated, an exhausted colony ? These four colonies, if immigration into them were properly encouraged, could alone supply 'all Europe with sugar; and yet Mr. Ewart talks about fostering "our exhausted colonies !" A considerable part of the morning was devoted to settling on the Liverpool events. The books were heavy, and we imagine the " Sleight-of-Hand trick" did not suit some of our capitalists. Several parties win long odds rather unex pectedly. Touching the Goodwood Stakes and Cup, we may observe, that 7to 1 was offered on the field for the former. At one period it was taken about Orelia, but a point more was laid before the close. Clarion is about an equal favourite, 7to 1 being accepted in ponies yesterday ; 8 to 1 was offered v. Hetman for the Stakes, and 5 to 1 for the Cup. There were takers at 3 to 1 that either Platoff or Lanercost win the latter event ; and we saw no one disposed to adventure 3 to 1 against Charles the Twelfth, 50 to 20 was the extreme of the market. Romulus, owing to the London quotations, and also Bloomsbury, were both sans friends, the one at 60 to 5, offered repeatedly, the latter at 100 to 5, which price was of fered against the Dey of Algiers, about whom there was a good deal of chat, but no business. Some cross bets were certainly proposed, but did not take effect. A desire was shown in a good quarter to back Mr. Ridsdale's Tag-rag ; and, after a good deal of sparring, a few hundreds were " put on," at 25 to 1. Drayton's price, for the St. Leger, may be considered 100 to 6 (freely off). Gibraltar was proposed against at 12 to 1. The Shah was backed at 300 to 6. Nothing was done on Crucifix or Launcelot, we think. 3to I would have been laid against either; certainly it was offered at noon, bar one. 25 to 1 was offered against Dr. Caius. Galen would have been backed, if the fieldsmen would have " come out." THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE STASES There were offers to take 2 to 1 on the Dean. 4to 1 offered, bar one. -- TATTERSALL' S.—MONDAY. Some important alterations will be found in the events now in the market for 1840. The Goodwood Cup, if we may judge from the betting, is reduced to a match between Charles the Twelfth and Hetman Plate, Lanercost having declined to 8 to 1, with the loss of nearly all his friends ; Bloomsbury to 14 to 1, in consequence of a statement that he had met with an accident on his road to Goodwood ; and Romulus to 10 and 11 to 1, taken two or three times ; it must be added, .however, that 18 and 25 to 1 were laid against him after the room closed. The Goodwood Stakes betting was flat, and remarkable . only for as improvement in Orelia. For the St. Leger, Launcelot and Crucifix were at 7 to 2 each, or takers of 4 to 1; 10 to 1 laid once against Gibraltar, and only 15 to 1 against Galen, who was in immense favour. The betting, which on the whale was languid, closed as follows : Mr. Swart is peculiarly unfortunate in his statements; he writes of " the free-grown sugar of Manilla, Siam, Java, and China." The idea of procuring any con stant supply of sugar from the Phillippines or China is absurd; and, although considerable importations might take place from Siam or Java, we deny that it would be of free-grown sugar. Slavery, such as that of Cuba or Brazil, may not exist either in Siam or Java, but compulsory labour does exist in both countries, and it is that alone which produces sugar in either. The many aggressions of the Dutch in the Eastern Archipelago on British trade render the encouragement of trade with Java impolitic. One fact, in spite of Mr. Ewart, cannot be concealed ; and it is, that our supply of sugar must either be de rived permanently from our own colonies, or from slave countries. The immense fixed capital which the pro duction for the British market requires, exists only in slave countries or in the British sugar colonies; so that if we are determined to destroy the latter, we must be dependent on the former. • THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH. • (From the Morning Herald of Tuesday) The third reading of the Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill was moved, last night, by Lord John Russell A lox z discussion followed, in the course of which dments were proposed by Sir Robert Inglis, by Mr. Goulburn, by Mr. Acland, and by Sir Thomas Acland. Those amendments tended all, more or less. to limit the mischievous operation of the measure ; but thing nor tinkering could suffice to neutralise GOODWOOD CUP. 5 to 2 against Mr. Johnson's Charles Xll.—t. Bto 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Hetman Platoff.—t. Bto 1 „ Mr. Ramsay's Lanercost. 11 to 1 „ Duke of Orleans's Romulus.-25 to 1 laid afterwards. 13 to 1 „ Fulwar Craven's Deception.-12 to 1 t to £.50. 14 to 1 „ Mr. Ridsdale's Bloomsbury. 300 (laid twice) between Bloomsbury and Deception (t); 300 between Deception and Romulus (t); 1000 to 10 against Charles XII. winning this and Maroon the St. Leger. The carpenters on the river Wear, to the number of nearly 1,000, have struck work in consequence of their employers announcing their intention to reduce their wages from 30s to 27s per week. A few days ago, a most extraordinary pike, weighing 15-i lbs. was caught in the river Ribble, near Settle. It was sold in Settle at 10d per lb. Mr. J. Birtwistle caught it with a live frog ! EXTRAORDINARY FLEECE.—Mr. William Bird, of Sutton has shorn a fleece of wool from a ram five years old, purchased of James Bisshopp, Esq., of Westburton, weighing upwards of 121bs. It was shorn two days only after being washed perfectly clean ; as regards merit, it can be shown in compe tition with any other fleece in the county.—Leeds Intelli gencer. It is intended by the Admiralty to pay off six of the old 10-gun brigs, called by some " coffins." One of this class, a few days ago, was paid off at Woolwich. The Opossum Lieutenant Peter; the Reindeer, Lieutenant Dicker; the Spey, Lieutenant James ; the Mutine, Lieutenant Pawle ; and two others, when they return from their respective voyages, will immediately follow. EAST CUMBERLAND ELECTION.—The Hon. Charles Howard, son of the Earl of Carlisle, and brother of Lord ?4orpeth, was, on Monday, elected M. P. for East Cumber land; in the room of the late Major Aglionby. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Digby has been appointed to the command at Sheerness. He is a whit';, but an officer of high merit, and one to *hose appointment, we can, there fore, make no exception.—United Service Gazelle. Sir Mark Singleton, who had been sojourniug at Sunning hill, where he h ately taken up his residence for the resto ration of his he t , was suddenly seized with illness on the morning of Friday last, and in the course of a few minutes he was a corpse. A rumour prevails that the Conservative Club are in treaty for the purchase of Crockford's Club-house, St James-street, with ail its magnificent appliances. Nothing can be more suitable for their purposes. LIVING ON SMALL MEANS.—Dr. Alcott has just pub lished a very clever work on this interesting subject, the sub stance of which work may be summed up in the following few words : For breakfast, two cents' worth of apples, with out drink. For dinner, drink a quart of water to swell the apples, Take tea with a friend, and go to bed.—American paper. IMPORTANT TO AUCTIONEERS.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, an action was tried "Rainy v. Vernon," in which the question involved was, whether an auctioneer who has been once engaged to sell a property is entitled to his commission when the vendor succeeds in selling his pro perty before the day appointed for the auction, and before the auctioneer has done anything. The verdict was for the plaintiff, thereby deciding the question in the affirmative. Comparing Oxford's fate with Courvoisier's, and especi ally the official pains taken to prove the former insane, there are people wicked enough to say that ministers care more for the lives of their uncles and cousins than for that of their royal mistress.—Argus. The Chinese, with unassuming modesty, term all nations but themselves barbarians ; but the common epithet towards Europeans is " fanqui," or •" white devils," " red-bristled devils ; " our money is called " devil-faced money," our language " devil's talk," and our country " devil's regions." Wm. Prowse, Prowse, from Valparaiso, at this port ; sailed 16th April. The Palmyra, Brown, was to sail for Iquique 17th April; the Grecian in a few days for Coquimbo, and the Glanmalier, and Andes, about 25th April, both for Liverpool. The Countess of Durham, sailed for Arica 12th April Friendship, Guy, hence to Archangel, was spoken 10th July, in lat. 64 N, long. I E Sir John Beresford, Threadgold, from Bahia to Hambro' was spoken 2nd July, in lat. 40, long. 35 • Emily, Carman, and Minerva, Brown, from Iquique, at Valparaiso Columbia, Blayney, from Savanilla, at ditto Ellen Jenkinson, Metcalf. from Leghorn, at ditto Calista, Blampied, from Honduras; oft ditto, sailed Ist June Berbice, Grayson, hence, at Berhice Gipsey, Cresswell, from Valparaiso and Rio, at Swansea Vnion, Jones, hence for St. Andrew's, was spoken Ist instant, in lat 41, long 45 Thomas Hughes, hence, at Valparaiso Grecian, Rowett, hence, at ditto Mafia, Sproule, sailed from Valparaiso for Islay, 23d March Cornwall, Butcher, sailed from Rio for Maceio, Bth May Airey, Nicholson, sailed from ditto for Cape of Good Elope, 16th May Betsey Black, Jones, hence, at Trinidad Reindeer, (packet,) from Falmouth at Barbadoes, 9th June Helen Jane, M'Dowal, hence, at Jamaica Sarah Birkett, Atkins, hence, at ditto Sterling, Conn, and Spring, Fletcher, hence, at Havana John Brooks, Smith, hence, at La Guayra Speculation, Schmidt, hence, at Antwerp Jane, Russell, hence, at Leghorn , Mary Ann, Lister, sailed from ditto for this port sth July Globe, -, hence, at Valparaiso Sisters, Short, hence, at Nassau Sir Henry Parnell, hence, at St Thomas Lady Campbell, hence for Africa, was spoken on the 12th instant, in lat 45, long 10 On the gth instant, in lat. 43 0, long. 33 0, spoke the Hibernia, hence for New York Aigyleshire, hence for New South Wales, was spoken Igth inst. oft' Bardsey the pernicious nature of the principles on which the bill is founded.. Those principles are, as Sir Robert Inglis well observed, entitled principles of appropria tion :—they are, in truth, principles of spoliation. Mr. Hume admitted the true tendency and character of the measure, when he declared that his only objec tion to it consisted in the fact, that it did not go far enough in placing ecclesiastical property at the disposal of Government. Ecclesiastical property, according to md reasoners of his school, is public pro- Hume s assumption lies at the bottom of all modern •ms of the church : all such." reforms," there re to be resisted at all hazards, and to the utter- is utterly untrue, that church property is public .rty. Church property, undoubtedly, stands to üblic in a relation different in some respects from in which private property stands; but church pro as little belongs to the public as do the posses of any individual member of the community. The administrators of public affairs are, ex-eicio, trustees for the right management of church property; but trusteeship in the case of the state, no more than in the case of private individuals, conveys to the trustee any right or ansottne . The current slang on this subject amongst the eco nomical philosophers is, that the church can have no property, inasmuch as churchmen cannot sell or dis pose of the sources whence their incomes are derived. The inference, therefore, is, that churchmen are merely salaried servants of the public, like soldiers and sailors; while the title to what is styled church property resides in the public fallacy of these assumptions is transparent The property of the church was, at one time, operty of private individuals ; and if private j is to be considered as sacred, the right of livicluals to bestow their possessions on the church cannot be deemed less sacred than the right of indivi duals to turn their possessions to any other use. As to the fact on which so much stress is laid,—the fact that churchmen cannot sell nor alienate the sources whence their incomes are derived—what does it prove ? It proves, assuredly, nothing against the right of the church, however it may prove that the rights of each propert generation of churchm - en are limited. The same cir cumstances may, however, be noted, in the case of every corporation. Corporations may, and do hold masses of property; yet each individual race of corpo rators is utterly powerless to sell or dispose of the cor- poration property. What is true in this respect, of every corporation, is true also of the church. The church possesses property, which the ministers of the church are not at liberty to dispose of. The right of the public, in the matter, is simply a matter of trusteeship. The state is bound, in certain • - cases, to superintend the application of ecclesiastical property; but the property never, on that account, ceases to be ecclesiastical. As well might it be con tended that all the property placed in chancery is the property of the Lord Chancellor, as that the property of the church can ever belong to the state. The Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill is, in its intimate nature, an act of spoliation. The harvest in France, with the exception of the barley, promises well. SINGULAR CASE OF COLONEL MURRAY AND HIS WIFE. —BRUSSELS, JULY 18.—We have mentioned that Colonel Murray had come from Paris to Brussels, to surrender him self prisoner on an accusation of attempting to assassinate his wife on the Boulevard of Waterloo. In the month of November last, a handsome lady, mounted on a white horse, and followed by a servant in livery, was taking her usual ride in the Boulevard of Waterloo, when all of a sudden she per ceived her husband, whom she believed to be at Paris. Being rather alarmed at his appearance, she turned round, descended the Boulevard, and went home ; on her return • she again she again saw her husband on the Boulevard ; + he had in his hand a cane of unusual dimensions. On return ing home with her servant the, fair Amazon saw the vestibule spotted with blood. On examination it was found that the servant's horse had a wound near the tail, from which blood flowed in abundance. M. Doutreligne, one of our ablest veterinary surgeons, was sent for, and declared the wound was caused by a fire-arm : but as no report was heard either by the lady or her servant, it was concluded that an air-gun must have been used. rSuch are the facts on which the accu sation of Colonel Kent Murray is founded. The colonel, however, meets the accusation by pleading an alibi; he affirms, in a memorial which he has lately delivered, that in the month of November last, and especially on the day when the attempt was made, he did not leave Paris. We are as sured that he adduces the minuteAt details, and offers to prove this alibi ; while several witnesses who have been ex amined in the preliminary proceedings declare that they saw the colonel at Brussels some days after the alleged attempt, and Mrs. Murray, her man servant and her maid, declare that they could not be mistaken. —Brussels Paper. TABLE AND DEGRADED STATE OF THE LITERA gGLAND AT THE PRESENT DAY. —That the i our country has h a d a t a ll periods , a vast intlu er the manners and morals of its people, is position ijeiiti 11 not be controverted. The press, —and the es pecially—is a formidable species' of literature et in its 9il The horrible details of offences, th e reportsthe pro gs of police offices, &c., are so many shocks to the eye iocence, delicacy, and virtue. Still worse are such p b ms as Paul Clifford, Oliver Twist, Jack Shepp ard, a n Dullard, 4 . e., to say nothing of the loathsom e papers, the Paul Pry, the Socialist's Journal, Stephen Dullard, (published too hy the Queen's iv , I , it is one of the latest , so it is one of the grossest --- tribe, dealing by wholesale in the coarsest, filthiest, and most brutal butchery, and with scarcely a redeeming trait of talent. " These are cases," observes a contemporary, in which ignorance is bliss ;'—and were it possible, would it not be desirable to remain for ever ignorant of the existence of vice? And without bringing it to our doors, without in troducing it into our parlours, ouc drawing-rooms, our boudoirs,—without placing it under the very noses of our wives and children—those whom we would willingly preserve without spot, or stain ' or any such thing — are we n ot in our daily walks comp e ll e d to witness too much of it—to be too deeply initiated in its mysteries ?" But by the circulation of works, such as those we have alluded to, our youth are fa miliarized with crime as the infant is with its mother's! milk. —Cheltenham Journal. of unstampec PROSPECTS OF THE SESSION.—It appears from the orders of the House of Commons for the present week, that there are at pr sent thirteen bills bef ore it wa i t i ng for a second read ing, seventeen waiting to be committed, nineteen waiting a report, and five waiting for a third reading. Thi s i s inde pendent of the appropriation bill, not yet introduced into the commons, and the regency bill, now in the House of Lords. There is, therefore, a grand total of fifty-six bills still to un dergo consideration in the House of Commons. Out of this number, we believe that there are not more than three which have come down to the Commons from the Ho use o f L ords. If the session is to be closed within a month as public report asserts, the House of Lords must get through their share in the process of legislation with more than railroad velocity.— Timm, Tuesday. The second return relates to the London district post. It appears that in the first four weeks after the reduction from 2d. and 3d. to Id. 1,332,555 letters passed through the post. In the four weeks ending June 20, these numbers had in creased to 1,702,344, or above 30 per cent. Before any change whatever, the average weekly number of letters was 254,225. The weekly average at the present time is 423,086. So that the metropolitan local letters have increased upwards of 66 per cent. The third return shows the progress of the weekly numbers for the whole of the kingdom in monthly intervals : Week ending Number of Letters. 24th Nov., 1839 (before any change) 1,585,973 22d December, 1839 (4d. rate) 2,008,687 23d February, 1840 (Id. rate) 22d March, 1840 26th April, 1840 22d May, 1840 21st June, 1840 The week ending 26th April being Easter week, and con sequently a universal holiday week, accounts for the slight falling off in that week. Excepting. this week, and the first • 5.A.1,..“..a••••• .•-• 1,1, lie it SAA hers have been increasing for the last three months. — Morning Chronicle. QUICK VOYAGE.—The barque Ritchie, 916 tons register, Capt. Duncan Kerr, belonging to Pollock, Gilmour and Co., of Glasgow, has just arrived in the Clyde from Quebec, after a passage of sixteen days only, being the quickest for a ship of her size on record. The Ritchie has performed the voyage in less time than it has ever been done ; having been absent from this conntry only two months and three days, including day of sailing and day of arrival. News has been received here by way of Vienna, that the Egyptian party at Constantinople are intriguing to bring about a marriage between the Sultan's second sister and Abbas Pasha, grandson of Mehemet Ali, which alliance would set the seal to the reconciliation between the port and the Vice roy of Egypt. Khoerew Pasha is to give up 11,000,000 pi astres (only a small portion pf the treasures which he has amassed), after which the port will send him into banishment to Mocha.—Frankfort paper. A NEW CotN.—At the Bolton Court of Requests held on Tuesday, in the case of a debt owing to a shopkeeper named Crompton, the plaintiff was asked by Mr. Hulton, the judge, " Did you ever call upon them for this debt?" ' The plaintiff replied, " Aye, aw cawd till aw durst not caw no longer ; for th' last toime us aw went, aw said, ' Neaw, Tummas, are not you gooin to pay me a bit o' summat tawrt this ?' Un he said to we, ' Ye awl pay thee every hawpeuny in abeawt two minutes ; if theawlt wait till aw put me clogs on, awl pur thee till theaw knows nobody.' " LUDLOW ELECTION.—On Friday, the Speaker of the House of Commons announced that Mr. James Coppock (as agent for the two men of straw who petitioned against the return of Mr. Botfield as member for Ludlow) declined pro ceeding with the case. Consequently, Mr. Botfield is the unchallenged representative of the borough. The case which Mr. James Coppock and Mr. William Downes would not venture to proceed with, must have been hopeless indeed.— Salopian Journal. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—WO understand that the line to Swindon, upwards of 80 miles from London, will be opened next month. The journey to town will then be per formed in about six hours. The permanent rails are now laid from Bath nearly to the terminus at Temple-gate, and the works there are in a very forward state.—Bristol Stan dard. The weather throughout this district has, during the pre sent week, been highly favourable to the growth of the corn crops, which are now generally in ear, and strong upon the ground. Whatever interested parties may say to the con trary, it is manifest, from the published accounts, that if, during the next six weeks, we are favoured with genial wea ther, of which there is every reasonable prospect, the crop of wheat in the whole country will be an average one.—New castle Journal. DESTRUCTION OF A VESSEL BY FIRE.—The following is an extract of a letttr from Brest, dated July 10 :—" A bottle was picked up at Audierne on the Bth instant, containing a piece of paper, with the following written in pencil on it : ' Tbis bottle was thrown out nine leagues outside (name ille gible), S.W., when we were obliged to take to the small boat, when our vessel, the Sylph, bound from Halifax for Liverpool, was in flames. 7 —JOHN DOMAN, captain. Febru ary 20, 18402 " We understand that the works upon the Great North of England railway are proceeding with much vigour, and that it is expected the line will be ready for opening as far as Darling ton in October next. The whole distance between the me tropolis and that town (about 250 miles) will then be traversed with great ease in 12 hours.—Railway Times. MINISTERIAL SYMPTOMS OF A VACATION.—Since the Melbourneites came into power there has usually been a run of ministerial dirty-work at the fag end of every session. The session of 1840 is no exception to the rule. We have before us two measures, one entitled " a bill to repeal so much of an act of the ninth of Anne as prevents the re-elec tion of mayors of parliamentary boroughs and other annual returning officers ;" the other, " a bill to explain and amend the act to regulate parochial assessments." The first is merely intended to protect such people as Sir T. Potter from the consequences of their friends' love displayed in making mayors of them two years together. The second, however, has a more sinister and less worthy end in view, and must be diligently watched. By the second clause power is given to borough justices to hold special sessions for hearing appeals against rates--a power hitherto exclusively enjoyed by coun try justices, and one thdt ought scarcely to be confided to the hands of men who make it a point of principle in their private capacity to oppose all rates indiscriminately. As applied to Manchester, it would have the effect of giving the borough piagistrates power over the rates of the whole parish—even in those townships not included in the municipal borough. Thus the contumacious spirit of the procorporators in those townships would find a ready sympathy and protection in the borough bench, and they would seldom appeal in vain.— Manchester Courier. DEPARTURE OF THE STEAM-SHIP PRESIDENT FROM COVE—MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE.—W e have this morn ing received a letter from our Cove correspondent announcing the departure of the steam-ship President, on Saturday evening, shortly previous to which the following melancholy accident occurred :—A pleasure-boat, containing 13 persons, when returning from visiting the vessel, was caught by a squall when off Haulboline and upset, when, melancholy to relate, before assistance could be procured five gentlemen of the party met a watery grave. Three of the sufferers were fine young lads, sons of the Rev. Mr. Willand, of Cloyne, the other two were Mr. Henry Roche, of Aghado, and a Mr. Johnson.—Lime, ick Standard. H.M.S. Modiste, (IS) sailed from the Cape of Good Hope for the Mauritius and China 30th April H.M.S. Nimrod, (20) from Plymouth, at the Cape of Good Hope, and sailed 13th May for China Christiana, --, hence at Havana Breakwater, Pearson, hence for Pugwash, at Arichat Courtenay, Brown, and Endeavour, Houghton, hence at ditto The Forester, Parker, hence at Matanzas. The John Woodall, Williams, hence at Rio Janeiro in 47 days. The Leda, Rowe, hence at Marseilles. The Agnes, Mur, and Belle, Robins, hence at St. Petersburgh. The Amy, Goddard, from Konigsberg for this port off Freswick. The Massachusets, -, from New Orleans at the Clyde. The Active, Moore, from Frederickstadt, and Caroline, Peterson, from Revel at Deal, and both sailed 17th inst. for this port. The Norfolk, -, from Matanzas off Dover. 11.M.S Sapphire, from the Clyde at this port. H.M.S. Athol (troop ship), from ditto at ditto. The British Queen (steamer) from London for New York, was spoken 11th July, in lat„46 26 lon. 35 0. _ .. The Devon, Gething, ?fence for Sincapore, was spoken I 6 July in lat. 9, N. lon. 24, W. ' • and the Brutus, hence for Africa, on the 26th July, oft Bardsey, by the Anne, from Africa. The Siddons, Palmer, heneeVor New York, was spoken sth July, in lat. 44 30, lon. 42. 80. The Hey Wood, hence for Africa, was spoken 4th June, in lat. 12, N. lon. 27, W. The Christina, hence for Newfoundland, was spoken 7th July, in lat. 44, lon. 43. The Shamrock, from . Elsinore, was spoken 4th July, in lat. 37, Inn. 39. The Lapwing, hence for New South Wales, was spoken 17th July, in lat. 51, lon. 6 15. The William Lockerby, hence for Calcutta, was spoken 18th July, 50 miles S.S.W. of Tuskar. The Martha Ridgway, from London for New Zealand, was spoken 15th July, in lat. 48 36, lon. 8 15. The Norval, hence for Newfoundland, was spoken in lat. 50, )n. 2'2. The Vixen, from Malaga at this port. On the 23rd June, in lat. 38, lon. In, spoke the Vesta, hence for Odessa. On the Bth July, in lat. 43, lon. 12, spoke the Leonora, hence for Demerara. The Agentina, -- from Monte Video atthis port. On sth June, in lat. 7 20, N. lon. 23 30, spoke the General Wolfe, hence for Rio Grande. On the 6th July, in lat. 42 0, lon. 45 0, spoke the United State, and Thomas P. Cope, hence for Philadelphia. On the 20th off Tuskar, spoke the William Russell, hence for Bahia. Aux CAYES, 11th.—The Euterpe, Cumming, from Maracabio for Liverpool, was wrecked Bth June, on Leone Reef ; crew saved, part of the cargo expected to be saved. The vessel will be a total loss. THURSDAY, Juix 23.—Wind N.W. moderate, English - 37 0 39 0 PEAS, Grey 3B 0 42 0 Chevalier 3B 0 41 0 White 44 o 46 0 Scotch, per 601 b. 4 6 5 0 SUIP BREAD, per 1121 b. Irish 4 3 5 0 In bond l4 0 17 0 Foreign, iu bond, 0 0 0 0 FLOUR, English, per,2Bolb. OATS, per 451 b. Fine.. 48 0 55 6 English Scotch 4 0 4 4 Amer. I+ , brl. free Irish 3 8 4 2 Sweet U. 5..... 37 6 39 0 Foreign, in bond 3 6 3 9 Sour 34 0 35 0 Ditto, duty free.. 4 0 4 4 OATMEAL, per 2401 b. RYE, per quarter .. 36 0 38 0 English . - 34 0 35 6 35 6 37 0 34 0 35 6 CONTEMPORARY PRESS FOREIGN SUGAR (From the London Journal of Commerce) The short supply of colonial sugar has at last brought the sugars of Cuba and Brazil into the market for home consumption, on payment of the heavy differen tial-.duty. Such being the case, the time, in our opi nion, has arrived for the temporary opening of the ports to all foreign sugars, otherwise it is perfectly clear that from the use of this The necessities of the people of Englar iugar come from it will . _ But while we - , strongly advocate the temporary reduction of duty on foreign sugars, we do so without any sacrifice of our opinion as to the pro tection which, until an adequate supply of labour is procured, ought to be given to our own colonies. The present state of things is to us the strongest argument that could be used for immediate steps being taken to supply that free labour which would enable our sugar colonies to compete with the products of slave labour. Now, or never, is the time to restore prosperity to the West Indian colonies, and to preserve the capital of the planters. We have no doubt that free labour is cheaper than slave labour; but free labour has not been fairly tried in the West Indies, or British Guiana. Mr. Ewart has addressed a letter to the Morning Chronicle, in which, he " maintains that it is not by forcing and fostering our exhausted colonies that the great question of the abolition of slavery in the world Is to be solved." Exhausted colonies Does Mr. Evart mean to assert that the British sugar colonies are exhausted ? Nothing but ignorance and disinge nuousness could hazard such an assertion. Is Jamaica, with its two millions of waste land, an exhausted co lony ? Is Trinidad, with its fine black mould and wa • tered savannahs, which Mr. Canning described as holding out excitements for carrying on the slave-trade which flesh and blood could not resist, an exhausted colony SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING GOODWOOD STAKES. 8 to 1 against Mr. Allen's Orelia.—t. 40 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Hetman Platoff.—t. 10 to 1 „ Hon. S. Herbert's Clarion. 20 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton's The Potentate. 25 to 1 „ Mr. Shelly's The Drama.—t. 30 to 1 „ Mr. Dixon's II yllus.—t. Conservator was declared nct to run at Goodwood. THE ST. LEGER. 7to 2 against Lord G. Bentinck's Crucifix.—t 4to 1. 7to 2 „ Lord Westminster's. Launcelot.-4 to 1 t 10 to 1 „ Gen. Yates's Gibraltar.—t. 15 to 1 „ Mr. Jacque's Galen.—t. 25 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton ' s Dr. Caius.—t. 40 to 1 Lord Westminster's Maroon.—t. 1000 to 10 „ Mr. Bowes's Morgan Rattler.—t. It was stated that both Galen and the Young-un are added to Lord Eglinton's lot. THE DERBY, 1841 30 to 1 against Mr. Wilson's Yorkshire Lass.—t to XlOO POSTAGE RETURNS Returns showing the effect of the late reductions in the rates of postage have just been printed by order of the House of Commons. The steady progressive increase in the number of letters is highly satisfactory, especially under the present universally dull and depressed state of trade. Even with the short and limited experience of the working of the penny postage, we may augur that the phenomena of the numbers of letters standing still or retrograding, with an increasing population and increasing trade, are pass ed away. One return shows the numberof chargeable letters passing through the general postoffice in London since the first re duction was made, and those for the corresponding period of 1839. The results stand thus : 1839. 1840. FOUR WEEKS ENDING FOUR WEEKS ENDING Total No. of Letters. Total No. of Letters. 1,500,916 4th Jan. 1,543,375 Ist Feb 3,004,266 1,557,800 29th Feb. 3,338,074 1,604,356 28th March 3,372,667 .. 1,656,316 25th Apia 3,404,900 . 1,619,765 23d May 1,649,020 20th June 3,665,193 sth Jan.... 2d Feb..... 2d March.. 30th March 27th April 25th May 22d June... RATING STOCK IN TRADE A report from the poor-law commissioners to the Marquis of Normanby, on the expediency of an alteration of the law in respect to the rating of stock in trade, dated May 14, 1840, has been published. After describing the extent of operation, under the statute of Elizabeth, and progress of the tax on stock in trade, with its great inequality and easy eva sion in many instances, they proceed thus : " The rate on stock in trade, dependent on the amount of profit, cannot be made without minute investigations into the concerns of individuals--investigations so difficult, and the results of which are so fallacious, that a right conclusion can scarcely be obtained, while to the rate-payers every inequality, the result of a wrong estimate, is a subject of dissatisfaction, necessarily begetting disputes and litigation. " From there difficulties, and from a desire to avoid ap peals, another kind of injustice has ensued in places where stock in trade has been rated. Those who could most suc cessfully conceal their profits, or could most easily reside elsewhere, or keep their stock away from the parish, have been able to make the best terms with the overseers, to which terms, rather than lose all, the overseers and other in habitants are compelled to submit ; and, as an inducement to avoid appeals by such as might be supposed to be capable of appealing successfully, it has been the practice of overseers to set the rates at sums which, being much below the true amount of the liability, were likely to be undisputed by the rate-payers, and which the overseers were certain of being able to prove. t‘ There is good reason to believe that there is no parish in the kingdom in which the overseers have ever been able fully to carry out the law. The instances which have come to our knowledge of attempts to carry it out have been instances of compromise, and fully justify Lord Mansfield's enlightened views as to the impossibility of carrying the rating of stock in trade into effect, His lordship's views appear to be still entertained in the manufacturing districts, and in other parts of the country, duce the recent communications on the rating of stock in trade, which we have received, generally express a stronger sense of the impracticability of the law than of its injustice or impolicy. ` It would appear to be unnecessary for us to make any remarks upon the general policy of a tax operating so un equally, affecting some trades and some classes of traders with inevitable burdens, from which others are exempt, with out any other reason for the difference than the merely acci dental variety in the ease with which the tax can be imposed in one class of cases, as compared with the other. But it is proper to call your lordship's attention to the fact, that the tax, as yet, has never been imposed on the parishes in the greater part of England and Wales, and is practically unknown in the districts which have become the great modern seats of manufactures. Thus, its extension to these would operate with all the disturbing effects of a new tax, and with an effect which we are not prepared to estimate, but which may be considerable in changing the relations of our trade and manu factures, both as regards other parts of her Majesty's do minions, (as Scotland and Ireland,) where no such tax can be laid, and as regards the competition of our countrymen with the trade and manufactures of other countries. " On the other hand, as the tax has not yet been practi cally laid on these districts, the repeal of the law would not deprive the landed interest of any benefits now enjoyed by it in the taxation of the commercial and manufacturing classes. The repeal of the liability would leave the whole class of rate payers in these districts in their existing relative positions. In the districts in which the practice of rating stock in trade formerly prevailed, and haS been recently resumed, the alter ation, by the total repeal of the liability, would be compara tively small, on account of the limited extent to which the liability has hitherto, from the causes before adverted to, been capable of being enforced. " It is likewise important to remark, that rates are made by the parish overseers, who are unpaid officers, acting only for a single year, and therefore not likely to possess or obtain the skill, or to bestow the labour, which would be requisite for so difficult a task as that of making a fair and legal rate upon stock in trade. It has been sometimes suggested as desirable, that the practice of rating inhabitants for stock in trade should be confined by legislative enactment to the places in which it has already been carried into effect. • " If this suggestion should be adopted, it would be right to couple it with another—namely, that the rate should be made only in the same proportions to the actual profits as hitherto. For, as we have before stated, the practice has been such as escape of profits from the rate ; and if ever a t o r a a t l allow shouldw of a largeegnie adein any place on the whole amount of profits legally liable to the rate, such a rate would, to the ex tent of this difference, be a new rate on the trade of the place; this provision, however, from the difficulty of discovering the proportion between the amount of profits which have been rated, and the amount of the true rateable profits, would be difficult of application. " We think that it would be most beneficial to repeal alto gether the effect of the word ' inhabitant' in the statute of Elizabeth. Hitherto no inhabitants, simply as inhabitants, have been rated other than the possessors of stock in trade ; but, inasmuch as stock in trade was affected with its liability above a century and a half after the passing of the statute of Elizabeth, and as the words of the statute would undoubtedly admit of a much wider signification than has been attributed to them, there is still danger that it may at some time or other have a wider practical effect given to it. It appears to be bet ter to prevent such an extension than to postpone the re med y until the evil has arisen ; without any derangement beesyPoe n ci d al t l h y e a r s e th ea is l c n a f n th n e o l w iab b i e li d ty on to e be rated in respect of sto c k i n trade. P " It would, however, be sufficient for the immediate pur pose, to repeal snecifically the liability of inhabitants to be rated in respect of stock in trade." elegantly_ D ETERMIN ED SUICIDE OF A YOUNG IIADv.--etween pgantly seven and eight o'clock on Friday morning, an dressed lady, apparent l y about 20 years of age, comm itted a most determined ac t of suicide, b y th rowing herse lf i the Surrey Canal near th e arch of the Londo n and Greenwich R a ilway. Two labouring men, who saw her jump in, in stantly ran to the spot, but the body never rose to the sur face. It is a most melancholy fact that, since the formation of the above canal, upwards of 2,000 bodies have been taken out of it. MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—A viaduct over the valley of the river Dane, of dimensions nearly as gigantic as the one over the valleys on each side of the river Mersey, in this town, is about to be contracted for on the line of the Manchester and Birmingham railway, between Wimslow and Crewe. It will have 24 arches of 63 feet span each, at an elevation of about 80 feet, and will be up wards of 1,700 feet in length. There will be but little dif ference between the one here and that over the Dane, ex cept that the former has 26 arches, and the latter '24, withl an altitude of several feet less. We suppose the cost will be much the same ; the one here being, we believe, £BO,OOO. — Stockport Advertiser. THEATRICALS EXTRAORDINARY.—The greatest novelty that has been exhibited lately came off near " Fort Searle, Fa." A party of Seminoles sacked the waggons of Mr. Forbes, the manager, on his return from Savannah, and about thirty of the "red skins" rigged themselves out in the most motley style imaginable. One wore Hamlet's tunic, with Othello's doublet, whilst another put on the up per garments of Romeo with the kilt of Macbeth. Thus disguised they marched to the Fort, danced and played all sorts of antics, and concluded by challenging the soldiers to come out and join them in a grand combat. The soldiers not liking such rough customers, respectfully declined per forming under that management.—New York Morning Herald. BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTlVAL.—Preparations for the approaching Musical Festival, to be held in this town in September, and proceeding with the utmost activity, and we our readers. The run - lento and, we understand, will hAn ' sn "" • • 1 b consist almost wholly of the finest performers in the kingdom, the committes of management having availed themselves of the great increase of talent which at, the present time exists. We hope soon to announce the names of the principal per formers who have been engaged; they will be found to com prise vocal talent of a still higher character than on former occasions. We are happy to see by an advertisement in our present paper that the meeting is to take under the patronage of our gracious Queen, and that of the Queen Dowager and Prince Albert.—Midland Counties Herald. DISCOVERY OF TIIE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT.—An inte resting rather than important geographical discovery has this year been made, in the Southern Antarctic Ocean, of an island or continent, with a coast of 1700 miles from east to west, but situated so far to the south as 64 to 66 deg.; it will be unavailable for tillage or settlement, though highly useful for seal and whale fishing. The most singular coincidence is, that it was discovered by the French and Americans on the same day, January 19, 1840, at the distance of 720 miles from each other. By reference to the map, it will be seen the above discoveries are in the longitude of New South Wales, and a continuation most probably of the same continent ; for a series of large islands was discovered in 1830 by Mr. John Briscoe, of the navy, who, when commanding the brig.Tula, on a sealing voyage, fell in with the land in lat. 67., long. 50 (that of the Mauritius), and coasted it for 900 miles. He was also driven off by severe weather and icebergs.—Sydney Herald. BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—Among the many distinguished men who will honour Glasgow with their presence at the approaching meeting of the association, we have just learned that the celebrated Quetilet, of Brussels, has announced his intention of being present. Professor Lamert, of the Royal Observatory, Munich, and Professor Schubart, of Berlin, have likewise accepted of the invitations sent to them ;, and it is also stated that Sir John Robinson will bring along with him M. Elie de Boumont, of the Jardin des Plantes at Paris, the Duke de Decazes, and the American Ambassador. It is also expected that the French Ambassador, M. Guizot, will visit Glasgow at that time. As the period approaches, the applications for membership have become very numerous. There are now upwards of two hundred on the list since the last election, which took place only a few weeks ago.— Glasgow Rend& REMARKABLE INSTINCT OF A CAT.--4IF. Samuel White side, of Skippool Mill, near Poulton-le-Fylde, had during the last spring three goslings hatched under a hen, from which they were, immediately taken and brought into the house for a few days, in order to strengthen them, previous to•their being turned out without a parent to protect them ; in the mean time, the cat in a maternal sort of manner took a fancy to them, and brought them daily two or three mice morning and evening. One day in particular, one of the goslings was missing, and on search being made, it was found upon the hay-loft, with the cat by its side. She has fre quently carried them one by one, until such tines as they were grown too large for her to carry. She still continues to bring them mice as usual, lies down with them, and pro tects them. Grimalkin's diligence has been such in provid ing for her young charge, that she has been observed to pro cure and bring to them upwards of twenty mice in a day.— Preston Pilot. A respectable and well-behaved young woman was placed at the bar of Chelmsford petty sessions, charged with the following crime :—The watchman of the town said that the prisoner was on the street late at night without any money, so he took her into custody. In answer to this charge the poor girl, crying bitterly, said that she and her stepfather did not agree, and being ill-used by him she was on her way to her uncle, who is a hrewecat Watton, and who_ would, afford her protection, but that her means had failed, and she was walk ing about until the waggon came to take her on to her uncle. In answer to questions put to her by the corporation justices, she stated her name to be Harriett Osborn, and that her mother raided at Brandon-row, Newington-causeway. The justices sentenced the poor girl to one month's imprisonment, and desired the officer to write and ascertain the truth of her story.—Chelmsford Chronicle. WEST RIDING POLITICS.—There is a rumour that no op position will take place in the West Riding at the next elec tion, but that Lord Milton and the Hon. J. S. Wortley will be elected by an arrangement between the two parties. It will be desirable, if possible, to save the riding from the ex citement and expense of a contest ; but to do so, we hope no unworthy compromise will be resorted to. We certainly doubt whether two conservatives could he returned ; but we are quite certain•that the liberals can no longer monopolise the riding. Sir George Strickland was returned last time by the second votes of Mr. Stuart Wortley, and had there been two conservative candidates, the hon. baronet would not have had the opportunity of playing such " fantastic tricks" as chairman of the Hull election committee. If a contest takes place, therefore, it must be fought two to two ; and in that case, it is not improbable but that the candidates will be the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, Esq., and Edmund Denison, ER., of Doncaster. We believe the latter gentle man was, some time since, requested to allow himself to be put in nomination, should it be deemed eligible to bring for ward a second candidate ; and - we do not know any one who would do more honour to the choice of the constituency, either from the .weight of his private character, or the re commendation of his talents as a man of business.—Hull Packet. LIABILITY OF A GRANDMOTHER TO MAINTAIN HER EN.—ed m A co t rw t h o e o S d h iv e a tti s e s ld un l i )O n l i i o C n e e -r t u o rt s , h o o n w Mcaounse (Glaßyr a D I a c d ri y u n n a i n t why she should not indemnify the parish against the charge of maintaining the children of her son, a dissolute young man, who had abandoned his offspring, leavin g them charge able to the parish. The solicitor for the parish stated the facts of the case, and contended that under the new poor law amendment act, as the grandchild was obli ge d to guar rantee the parish against the charge of the maintenance of the grandparent, by analogy the grandfather or mother were an swerable for the support of the offspring of their son. Mrs. Moorwood was proved to have an estate of more than X4OO a-year. For the defence it was enforced, that the magis trates had powers given them under the act, which merely stated that the offspring were obliged to support the ascend ing branch, making no provision at all for cases like this, and that the father could not be • said to come within the meaning of the words of the act, "as an impotent, old, or disabled person." The magistrates, after consulting toge ther, decided in favour of the claimants, and made an order on Mrs. Moorwood for 4s. 6d. per week.—Sheffield Iris. Mademoiselle Taglioni made her reappearance at the Academie Royale de Musique at Paris on Friday evening last, in the ballet of the Sylphide. He reception was most enthu siastic. She was called forward to receive the plaudits of the audience three several times, and at the close the stage was literally covered with a shower of flowers. The house was immensely crowded, the receipts amounting to 10,700 francs, 400 francs more than was realized at Nourrit's bene fit. She dances for the last time there on the 25th, and im mediately after the performance starts for Hamburgh, on her way to Dobberan, in Mecklenburgh, where she is engaged to dance on the 3d of August. A MAGNIFICENT HOTEL.—We see by the Boston Courier that another, and a still more extensive building than the Tremont, has been added to the princely establishments in which the denizens of the city of bridges so justly pride them selves. It is called the United States Hotel, and was built for the company of owners at a cost of 200,000 dollars. It is six stories•high, containing about 300 rooms, and as many as 500 persons can find comfortable accommodations under its roof at the same time. In the principal dining-room 400 persons can be conveniently seated at the tables, in arm chairs, which have been provided for the ease and comfort of travellers. ..Q,41q111.9K. cl/49ictirgEksa7311e 1 , 3 87i&ii% DPniAIS contemporary is mistaken. The l aw o f church-rates is more than 1,000 years old. A declaratory—mark, only a declara tory law, and one which, therefore, refers to au existing law still older—a declaratory law of King Ina commands that the church scot or rate be paid as a house-tax at Martinmas, under the peualty of 405., and twelve times the rate. Now Ina began his reign in the year 688, when the law in question, with others, was promulgated—so that the law of church rates is at least 1,162 years old. So far were we within the truth.—Standard. FATAL ACCIDENT ON iTHE MANCHESTER AND -LEEDS RAILWAY.—An inquest was held at the Infirmary, on Sa turday last, before Mr. Chapman, the borough coroner, on the body of Richard Hoyle, a labourer, of Bent Meadows, near Rochdale, who died, from injuries received under the following circumstances :—Benjamin Holt, a labourer, stated that on the preceding Tuesday evening he was upon a waggon laden'with bricks, which were about to be attached to the train going to Littleborough, when the deceased, while they were in the act of turning to get upon the line, attempted to climb upon the waggon, but slipped on the bricks, and fell upon the.line ; and the wheels of another waggon, which was attached to that upon, which witness was riding, went over both his legs before the waggons could be stopped.—Mr. Furnival, house-surgeon at the Infirmary, stated, that the deceased was admitted there on Tuesday night' last, for a compound fracture of both his legs, of which he died on Friday.—The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." —Manchester Guardian. FATHER MATlfEw.—The following fees are paid by every person who subscribes the pledge of the " Great Apostle of Temperance :"—First, for the medal, ls.; second, to the clerk, 6d.; third, for the flag, 6d.; fourth, to the parish priest, weekly, for masses to keep them in a state of grace, and pre serve them from breaking the pledge, id. "No penny, no pater noster," is a maxim which the priests never lose sight of in their financial arrangements. Our readers, particularly our sporting friends, may not be aware, and will, perhaps, be surprised to find, that by the addition lately made to the assessed taxes of the kingdom, the duty on game certificates is increased. In future, it will be charged as follows :—Duty £3. 13s. Gd.: ten per cent. in crease. 7s. 4d.; collector's fee, Is.; total, £4. Is. 10d.—Bris to/ Mirror. COWES YACHT NEWS.—fit the last general meeting of the Royal Yacht Society it was resolved unanimously that his Royal Highness Prince Albert be requested to do the Royal Yacht Society the honour of allowing his name to be joined to that of her Majesty, as patron of the squadron. And his Royal Highness has been graciously pleased to intimate to the commodore, the Earl of Yarborough, his willingness to accede to the wishes of the members of the squadron. PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY.—The Fly, 18, Commander Loch, arived on Friday evening from South America, having on board 1,700,000 dollars. She left Valparaiso on the 31st of March, and Rio Janeiro on the 21st of May. At the for mer place, the flag of Rear-Admiral Ross was flying on board the Calliope. The Sarnarang was to leave Valparaiso at about the present period, with a large freight for England. It is expected the Fly will be ordered to Plymouth to be paid off. The committee of the House of Commons on banking will not, it is understood, make any report during the present session of parliament : they will merely lay the evidence on the table of the house, with a view to its being printed and considered during the recess. The committee have lately been occupied with the question of the expediency of recom mending one bank of issue. The two 'gentlemen who were to have been examined on the part of the joint-stock banks, it is said, cannot be heard at present, as the case of the Bank of England has not yet been completed. NEWPORT, July 19.—Mr. William Foster Geach, late of Pontypool, in this county, attorney-at-law, was last night brought here from London, in the custody of a Bow-street officer, charged with uttering sundry bills of exchange and promissory notes, knowing them to be forged. He was taken before the mayor of this borough, and after a short examina tion of one of the witnesses against him, he was remanded for further examination until Tuesday next, at two o'clock in the afternoon, when his case will be fully gone into. He is now confined in the gaol of this town. The bills and notes which he is charged to have so uttered amount to several thousand pounds.—Times. THE EGLINTOUN ARMOUR. — The sale of this superb col lection, which last year glittered in the lists at Eglintoun Castle, was attended on Saturday by a great number of per sons f rank, both English and foreign. The great feature of the sale was the splendid suit of fluted mail worn at the tournament by the. Marquis of Waterford. ft is in the finest preservation, elaborately worked, and beautifully bright. This is one of the most perfect and 'complete suits in existence, consisting of helmet, vizor, back• and breastplate, cuisees, splints, &c. It was bought for 210 guineas, for the collection in the tower of London, to which it will be a noble addition. 100 guineas were given for the suit of armour worn by Lord Alford at the Eglintoun tournament, which suit will also be placed in the armoury of the tower. The suit worn by Mr. Lechmere was knocked down at 100 guineas. The cap it pie suit of knight's armour, wholly gilt and engraved, worn by the Earl of Eglingtoun as lord of the tournament, and sold with the tilting apparel en suite, 176 guineas. • DREADFUL' EXPLOSION OF 'FIRE-DAM? AT AGECROFT COLLIERY, PENDLETON.—On Monday morning last, a dreadful explosion took place at Mr. Knowles's colliery ; and it is our painful duty to state, that no less than fifteen indivi duals suffered considerable injury. No blame can attach to the underlooker, or any person having the management of the works. Every necessary precaution was taken ; and the individual who ventured into the mine with a naked candle had, a short time previous to the explosion, been warned of the danger. Two persons—viz. mother and son—were con veyed to, the Infirmary, having received considerable injury in different parts of the body. The others were conveyed to their respective homes, and were promptly attended by Messrs. Bird and Doming, of Pendleton, surgeons to the colliery. Although the whole of them have sustained con siderable injury from bruises and burns (one man stating that he was blown upwards of sixty yards), yet it is hoped, that, with one exception, the sufferers will do well. The names of the individuals injured are as follow :—.Tohn Bury and Son, Pendlebury ; John Ashton, do. ; Mary and Margaret Seddon, do. ; Thomas Sense, do.; Thomas Greenalgh, do. ; Jabez Watson, Age cro f t ; Mary Garner and Son, Pendle bury ; J. Lee, Charlestown, Pendleton ; T. Holts, Pendle ton ; John Jarvis, do.; man a t H e ight ; man at Pendlebury. —Manchester Guardian. ARRIVED.—IrIarn. —, from Barbadoes ; sailed 22nd June— Barbadian, Hughes, from Falmouth, Jamaica ; sailed 15th June— Zenobia, Putnam, from New York—Activo, Freitas, from Lisbon— Rapid, Bounce, from St. Petersburg—Mona, Virby, from Wated ford—Jane, Gregory, and Success, Kearns, from Arklow—Robert Burns, Campbell, and Duke of Athol, Douglas, from Dublin—So beno, Savalla, from Hull—George, Birnett, from Newport. Acadia, (steamer) from Greenock, at this port, and will sail 4th Aug. with a mail for Halifax Congaree, 43, long. 43 -, hence to Boston, was spoken oth July, in lat, London, --, hence to Halifax, was spoken 12th July, in lat 46, long. 27 Mary Somerville, -, hence to Calcutta, 18th March, in lat, 2 N, long. 19 W Devon - , Gething, hence to Sincapore, was spoken 2nd June, in lat. 8 30 N, long. 23 30 w Carterella, --, from Pernambuco, at Torquay Mason, Allen, from New Orleans, at the Clyde CARDIFF, July 22.—The Ann, Softly, from Liverpool, grounded upon her anchor 20th instant, and filled. She is now upon Penerath Beach. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, ac. Wave, J Broadfoot, 638 Bombay, J W Brooke WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Supply, J Leslie, 150 Cuba, Kirby & Watson Aurora, M de Mendicolanda, 200 Havana, F Huth &,Co SOUTH AMERICA. Balfour, W Foster, 310 Brazils, T & J Brocklebank UNITED STATES. Solon, S Buckman, New York, WildeS, Inekersgill & Co Glasgow, C Little, 605 Philadelphia, Ingleby & Co Hope. Collins, 512 New Orleans, Hughes, Cowie & Co Talbot, J Story, 625 New York, J & W Robinson BRITISH AMERICA. Coronet, Bute, 170 St. Andrew, N.R. Rankin, Gilmour &Co Julia, T Meihuish, 08 Newfoundland and Labrador, J Glynn & Son Banffshire. R. Pitcairne, 531 Quebec, M' Leod & Yarrow John, G Heselton, 535 Quebec, C Chaloner & Co Neptune, J Parker, 145 St. John, Nild, Job Brothers Carlton, A P Allen, 533 Miramichi, Rankin, Gilmour & Co EUROPE. Augusta, L C Bagge, 136 Nyborg, P Christianson Rarer, E Curtis, sg rigueira, J Glynu & Son Swallow, P Wilson, 147 Hambro', Bahr, Behrend & Co Giorgio. G Cherico, 164 Messina, Vianna & Jones Eleanor Palmer, , 155 Constantinople, Bahr & Co *WOOD, Deals, 120 stand. in. duty paid Archangel £l9 o @ 20 0 Memel 17 0-18 0 Gothenburg l6 0--16 10 Not above 16 ft Wyburg l6 10 - 18 0 I F. t'l9. B. P. 2. Petersburg 17 0 - 19 10 21 feet. PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. £22...e2 103. Danzig, Deck British American Pine LArusvoon, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet .18 10 g 10 £4 ss. British American • 4 10 5 10 155. MAHOGANY, per foot of 1 inch thick. II Honduras Cuba St. Domingo 1 0 2 0 1 JAK PLANKS, British American none. ,iss per load. ricArt wool), per cubic feet STAVES, per 1200. - "Danzig, C. Pipe <el4o 0 —145 0 1 Not ab. 36 in. Hhd. 7O 0 8 0 0 I ~ S .. ~.. Quebec, red, I. inch thick, ..• ...' ,13 - • 1 and 5} feet long Do. Puncheon l4 0— 24 0 J 3 0 6s. Timsen, per cubic foot. s. d. s. d. Oak 2 6 3 o ! Pine, British Amer. common red 1 6 2 0 ; per load. yellow Danzig, middling 2 21— 2 3 Memel, middling 2 2a— 2 3 IL2 15s. ti, load Riga, red 2 sa 2 6 , *There is an additional duty of 5 per cent. on these rates. MISCELLANEOUS, 'Married, at Grimsby, Mr. Charles Stout to Miss Susan Brown, both of that place. By this happy union, of course the lucky pair will henceforth bear the enviable cognomen of Brown Stout. SHOAL OF HERRINGS.—Captain Brown, of the Pegasus steamer, on his voyage from Hull to Leith, reports having passed through a shoal Of herrings at least six miles in length, on Wednesday night, at eleven o'clock, off Whitby.—Scot tish Guardian. It appears we have taken from Scotland in the last year one hnndred and fifty thousand barrels of herrings, which at the average price of Scotch herrings, cost us above £200,000. —Morning Register. Distress prevails to a melancholy extent throughout the Queen's County. Many of the poor people are actually en &avowing to subsist on weeds.—Leinster Express. A woman of Vernon, in Normandy, has lately died from the effects of the sting of a fly, after four days suffering. It produced the disease called the charbon. The queen has appointed Charles Locock, Esq., M.D. to be first physician accoucheur to her majesty ; Robert Fer guson, Esq., M.D. to be second physician ; and Richard Bladgen, Esq., to surgeon accoucheur. 'hipping Entelligenrt. ------wit.----- TUESDAY, Juzy 21 .— Wind N ARRlVED.—Falkland, Bennett, from Monte Video—Governor, James, from Jamaica—Tiger, Baker; Charles, Coffin; Georgians, Toole; Paragon, Curtis; and Sheffield, Porter, from New Orleans —St. Louis. Watson ; Alexander, Copse, and Majestic, Laidley, from Mobile—Aberdeen, Andrews, from St. John, N.B.—Nora Creina, from Isabella, Campbell, and Superb, Wood, from Archangel—Matilda, Hodgson, from Leghorn—Elizabeth Wood, Crosbie, from Antigua—Bombay, Guy, from Mobile—Susquehanna, Bancroft, from St. Mark's—Faside, —, from Quebec—and Emerald, Dempsey, from Bourdeaux. SAILED.—South America, Bailey, for New York—and Nicholas Biddle, Meru, for New Orleans. Alarlttts. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JULY 23. There has been but a moderate clemtvid for Cotton today; the sales are 4000 bags, including 300 on speculation and 509 for ex portation ; the market rather in favour of the buyer, as there is more offering. A letter from Algiers, dated 4th July, and published in a Toulon paper, states that the Arabs were still in force near that city, and that they had made an enormous conflagration of their grain Crops to keep them out of the hands of the French. The French are represented as haNing had " quite enough of fighting." WEDNESDAY, RI Ly 22.—Wind W.N.W ARRIVED.—AIbion, Dooley, from Trinidad—Robert Watt, John sun, from Apalachicola—Tynwald. Porteus, from Mobile—Nerio. -- from Miramichi—Wm. Rushton, Barnes, from Oporto— Anne. from Africa—Crescent, Thomas, from Cadiz—Ox ford, Rathbone, from New York ; sailed Ist July—Superb. Mowat, from Revel. Killermont, Smith, from Cape Coast, at Accra, and sailed 24th April for the Rivers Frankland, Pearce, hence at the Cape of Good Hope H,M.S. Melville, (72) and Blonde, (42) sailed from the Cape of Good Hope for China 30th April H.M.S. Blenheim, (72) sailed from the Cape of Good Hope for China 13th May imports. EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. &T. Argyra, (30g) D Reed. from Mauritius, 6761 bags sugar, Taylor, Potter and co-225 bundles rattans, order AFRICA. Anne, (250) J G Gotham, from Africa, about 615 casks palm oil, 18 elephants' teeth, Agett and Hemingway—K D WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA Peggy, (148) J Hanson, from Jamaica, 8 tees coffee, 19 brls gin ger, 79i tons logwood, 81 tons ebony, 1 box cashew nuts, 1046 laucewood spars, 10t1 bales bees' wax, 4, , , tons fustic, Jones, Mann and co—Q D Alexander, (177) J Young, from Montego Bay. 60 hhds 3 brls sugar, 10 puns rum, 44 brls 1 tee ginger, R W Dickson-12 brls ginger, order-4 hhds sugar, 4 puns rum, Vickers and Bennett-13 hlids 27 tees sugar, 6 puns rum, Executors R W Appleton -40 lthds sugar, Percival and Parton-6 hhds 24 tees do, T Rawson-20 tons logwood, 400 lancewood spars, Graham and Taylor-167 lancewood spars, 32 bags pimento, 4 tons fustic, Vickers and Bennett-55 logs mahogany, 10 tees honey, 5 boxes arrowroot, 1 cutting machine returned, It W Dickson—W D Denison, (325) H Jones, from Antigua, 397 hhds 3 tees sugar, 107 puns molasses, CfV and F Shand-45 finds sugar, C Turner, jun -8 hhds sugar, 10 puns molasses, Graham and Taylor—ig hhds su. gar, 18 puns molasses, J Jones-1 dipper returned, C W and Shand-2 boxes arrowroot, 1 box preserves, 2 kegs tamarinds, order—P D Science, (326) A M'Lellan, from Belicze, Honduras, 73 logs ma hogany, G F Angos and co -127 do, about 22 tons logwood, 6500 coker nuts, order—B D Governor, (281) T James, from Jamaica, 30 hhds 10 tees sugar, 92 tees S 9 brls 3 casks coffee, I hhd rum, J Adams-9 tees 5 brls coffee, 2 hhds rum, Barbour and Lohley-20 tees coffee, Murray, Syme and co-6 hhds sugar, 7 tees coffee, J Daniel-2" tees coffee, Gibson and Bright-9 hhds sugar, 144 tees 71 brls 3 casks coffee, J Holt-14 tees coffee, W D and A sl'Andrew—l brl sugar, 1 brl coffee, order-2 brls sugar, I brl coffee, J Jones-2 brls sugar, A Sprott-40 tees 10 brls coffee, J Hall and co-6 tees 2 brls coffee, W Storey-8 tees 3 brls coffee, C Horsfall and Son—l 2 tees do, Imrie and Tomlinson-18 tees :7 brls do, H Roose-5 tees 3 brls do, T Hatton, jun-24 tees do, Dr. Vose-7 tees 4 brls do, J M Wood-27 tees do, T and II Murray-62 tees 27 brls 3 casks coffee, Wilson and Derbyshire-4 tees 2 brls do, F Stacey -1S tees do, J West-30 tons logwood, 133 tons Node, 11 tons ebony, J Holt—io tens logwood, J Adams-15 salted hides, T Hatton, jun-207 salted hides, Wilson and Derbyshire-6 kegs tamarinds, J Adams-2 do, .1 Holt-1 keg saccades, J 0 Brien-1 case do, 1 case pickles, Mi chas, Lucas and co-1 package goods, S Sherwood-8 trusses returned goods, J Dodgson-1 bale cotton, the master—l box shells 1 case presents, J Adams-1 case 3 kegs presents, 203 lancewood spars, 31b tortoise shell, 1 bok specimens natural history, 500 coker nuts, J Holt-1 case, J Jones—G D Pandora, 1 / 4 227) T Lush, from Barbadoes, 406 hhds 91 tees sugar, 1 package cordials. s packages tamarinds, T Lee and co-2 hhds sugar, .1 G Ouxliterson-7 hit:, sugar, S L Trotman—i brl sugar, Miss Coulthurst-2 packages succades, 1 package arrowroot, T Lee and co-1 package roots, 1 package peas, J G Oughterson-2 packages roots. 1 package peas, Miss Jones-1 package succades, Mrs. 1-1111-4 packages succades, order-2 spars, for exportation— Q D Bencoolen, (402) A J Tait, from St Domingo, 3484 bags 207 casks coffee, about 40 tons logwood, T Ripley-1261 bags coffee, H KB lick-1319 bags 99 casks coffee, Ackers, Greenshields and co-1 box contents unknown. Mrs. Tatham-2 packages musters, 1 case plants, order—P D SOUTH AMERICA. Argentina. (246) S W Kelso, from Monte Video, 211 Aces tallow, 7653 salted ox and cow hides, about 4o tons bones, and 4000 horns, • C Holland-5 bales hair, 30 bales 'wool. order—G D UNITED STATES. British Merchant, (4gB) R Birnie, from Mobile, 1152 bales cotton, order-31 do. J Johnson-50 do, W Rotheram-175 do. W H Gilliat —3OO do, N Cairns—V D Nornmn, (596) •E Wood, from Mobile, 1596 bales cotton, Hum phreys and Biddle-41 do, order-35 do, Baring Brothers and co Hannibal, (423) 0 It Mumford, from Mobile, 65 bales cotton, Phelps, James and co -980 do, Humphreys and Biddle-174 do, H Mure and co—V D Alfred, (454) C Cheever, from Mobile, 1533 bales cotton, Baring Brothers and co—su do, Waddington, Holt and co-12u logs cedar, order—W D Wellington, (539) J M'Comb, from Mobile, 1417 bales cotton, Wainwright, Shells and co-300 do, order—W 1) Alleghany, (M) A Michaels, from Mobile, 43 bales cotton, Brown, Shipley and co-30 do, E Frodsham and co-1183 do, order —V D Oxford, (707) J Rathbone, from New York, 2 cases contents un known, order-3 do, T Cave and co-1 do, T and A Browne and co-1 do, .1 Maudsley-5 casks do, Baring Brothers and co- 1 pkge do, R. and W Ryle-1 box do, J E Smith-5 0 bales cotton, W A Brown -287 do, Finlay and Neilson-159 do, W H Gilliat-262 do, order-12 hhds tobacco, Evans and Trokes-12 tees manufactured do, W Smith and Sons-32 do, order-900 brls turpentine, J Eecles and co-34 brls ore, Tennants, Clow and co-100 brls ice, T Mar tin and Son—qt bags rags, Magee and Corcoran-I-8403 sacks wheat, Twiname, Maxwell and co-500 salted hides, 1 ease shawls, order-54 chests 100 hf chests tea, (exportation) Wildes, Pichersgill and co-1 box furniture, T S Tarleton- 2 cooking grates. 142 bun dles 4 casks shooks, hoops and heading, 11 leagers, 1 Camboose, Fitzhugh and Grimshaw—P D Charles, (531) T S Coffin, from New Orleans, Ng bales cotton, Orford, Ramsden and co-1094 do, order—W D Richard Anderson, (597) R Bennett, from Charleston, 1031 bales cotton, Molyneux, Witherby and co-721 do, order-9000 cane reeds, 20 tees seed rice, ag brls cotton seed. 1 keg cow peas, 1 box contents unknown, Reid, Irving and Co—W D Robert Watt, (491) J Johnson, from Apalachicola, 200 bales cot ton, Roskell, Ogden and co-500 do, Wainwright, Sheila and co -678 do, order-11 D BRITISH AMERICA Faside, (572) J Craig, from Quebec, 33 pces oak, 51 pees elm, 6 pces ash and 434 pces fir timber, 129 c 5 staves, lic 22 deals, 24 oars, 1 dozen handspikes, Rankin, Gilmour and co—d pees oak plank, exportation—B LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JULY 23 Our Butter market is without animation ; but we can note no alteration in prices. Pickled Butter is a freer sale at 90s. Bcef is scarce, and fully supported in price. Pork comes forward more abundantly, and we think may be had upon easier terms. Bacon has become a brisk sale, and expected to rule higher. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, JULY 21 (From the Circular of Messrs. James Scott and Son.) Since Tuesday last the imports of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal from Ireland have again been very small, but of Wheat and Flour from Foreign parts, and of Wheat and Malt Coastways, they have been to a very pretty fair extent. Notwithstanding the settled appearance of the weather, noticed this day week, it has rained heavily part of almost every day or night since, though the temperature has been a little warmer— thus continuing wet for the last four weeks, it is now becoming very injurious to a considerable portion of the Hay still unsecured; and it is reported to be forcing the crops of Grain into straw; rendering them very liable to be laid, while the deficiency of sun shine and summer heat prevents them from progressing in ripe ness, and of course postpones the approaching harvest, the com mencement of which, in the northern districts, it is at present impossible to anticipate ; in consequence of which, we have experienced a .very steady demand for every article in the Corn trade, free and in bond, during the past week ; a small advance has been demanded, and in some instances obtained, but sales have not been very active nor extensive, although some purchases of Wheat and of Oatmeal have been made for export to Ireland and Scotland. The duty on Barley, Indian Corn, Buck Wheat, and Rye from Foreign ports has increased since Friday last is tid per quarter —on Oats and Peas it has decreased Is 6d per quarter —on other kinds of Grain there is no alteration ; it is now very likely that the duty on Wheat will be decreased to 16s 8d per quarter, on Friday next; some very considerable parcels of Wheat, (chiefly Russian,) and of American and European Flour, free and in bond, have changed hands at fully last quoted prices ; and on Oats, in bond, duty will now be paid, anti they will find a steady demand for Provender. At this day's market there was a pretty good attendance, but notwithstanding the advance yesterday in Mark-lane, and a con tinuance of unsettled weather here, we had a less active market, and the transactions were to a much less extent than anticipated ; sales however were effected to a moderate extent of Wheat and Flour, free and in bond, at an advance of about 3d per 701 b. on the former, and of about 6d per barrel on the latter; Oatmeal was Is to is 6d per 240 lb. and Oats about ld per 451 b. higher; the prices of other articles were fully supported. per 7olbs a. d. a. d. INDIAN Coax, 1) 48016. t English - Red 4B o@so 0 Scotch g 4 10 6 White 4B 0 50 0 Irish 6 4 8 0 BEANS, per quarter. Bonded BARLEY, per qr. _ Irish _ 44 0 46 0 MA vi, per fine 68 0 70 0 Ditto, new middling 56 0 66 o Scotch.... AGRICULTURAL 3 s. d. s. d. Old Hay .... 1 Kt,/ 31y. 201 b. New Hay.... 0 8 0 10 - Clover Hay.. 0 0 0 0 - MARKET, JULY 22 8. d. s. d. Potatoes, gOtb. 3 841 Cattle Ditto 0 0 0 0 - Turnips 0 0 0 0 - Carrots - Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 - Manure 5 6 7 0 - Straw, Wheat 0 9 o 10 - Straw, Oat .. 0 8 0 9 - Straw, Barley 0 0 0 0 - Green Clover 0 3 o si - AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE, Imported into Liverpool, from 14th to the 20th inst. inclusive Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lambs 1968 9140 2521 161 2 2836 Previously 34983 66388 117934 2062 164 160 5416 COASTWISK. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Calves. Lambs, 863 6 2 2942 1927 4620 100 15 95 Previously PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, JULY 22 The slim of stock to-day was very good, especially of sheep and lambs. Owing to the continued badness of trade, which prevents the labouring classes from purchasing as they have been accustomed, the demand was by no means equal to the supply, and priCes of beef, mutton, and lamb arc each id. per lb. lower than last week. A few cattle and a fair number of sheep and lambs were left unsold. Number of cattle at market ;-764 beasts, at Sid. to Gad.; 2724 sheep, at sad. to fiad., and 4087 lambs, at 6d. to 7d. per lb. sinking the offal. LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispensaries duri" - 7 —i. • - Nortn. boutn. Total _ _ Received adVice and medicine at the Insti. tution Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine .. 314 2SI Total at each Dispensary VISITORS. North—Rev. T. Bibby, Rev. Dr. Buck, and Mr. C. Booth. South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. J. Cooper, and Rev. C. morrall. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary Dispensaries' °dice, 1, Fenwick-street, July 13, 1840. NORTHERN H ALMITTED. Accidents Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation ... )SPITAL, JULY 18. DISCHARGED 15 Cured Attending as Out Patients 13 Irregular Died Remaining in thi Le Hospital Treasurer. R. W. Bateson, Esq House Visitors, Rtv. Dr. Ralph, and D. l‘PVicear. Esq. Chaplain, Rev. J. Connor.—House Surgeon, Mr. Arnott, TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JULY 23, 1840 Wind at Holyhead, N.W. light breeze in the morning; West, at noon, and W.S.W. in the evening. Off Holyhead, at 5 a.m. No. 2:01, Glorat, 8.8. from Ceara, (by Marryat's code,) and 736, Dryad, 8.8. at 3 30 p.m. from Lima. Off - Point Lynas, at 8 a.m.(have pilots) a ship with No. 560, (by Marryat's code) without any distinguishing pendant, supposed to be the Brothers. No. 1662, Lanark, 13.8 k. at 2 p.m. from Mobile. TIDE TABLE. 21Irn. I Erni. Height H. Si. H. M. Y. Friday ..24 6 5 634 13 9 Saturday 25 720 8 5 15 4 Sunday 26 839 913 16 7 51onday 27 949 10 19 17 6 Tuesday 28 10 45 11 13 17 10 Wednes. 29 11 35 0 0 18 8 Th ursday 30 0 4 023 18 8 Sundays, Holydays, 6. c. 1 16th Sunday after Trinity. PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Jamaica Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbiec 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, Valparaiso, &c. Malta, Sicily, &c. Smyrna and Constantinople Malaga Madeira Western Isles, Cape de Verds Lisbon Cadiz France Holland Hamburg, Bremen, &c. Gottenburg, Stockholm Petersburg, Riga, &c. • Oporto PACKET BOATS.-F. GENERAL POST- r./2 0 0 et .1 ra = = t g ? t : st: • z ALMOUTH STATION OFFICE, July 21. 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V) . ei • 2 0. 0 gr; = 4 " a =n cs , . o ° cm g rg a a:4 g n LONDON GAZETTR....wTtIENDAY, JULY 21. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED R. Railton, sen., John Ralltoia, James Railton, and R. Winder. Blackburn, machine-maker y so far as regards James Railton—R. sen., J. Railton, and R. Winder, Blackburn. machine makers—W. Miller and J. L. Hunter, Preston, land surveyors— Harrison and 0. Waterhouse, Liverpool, wholesale tea and coffee dealers. INSOLVENTS. 20. Charles Thompson, Sheffield, printer. Samuel Quickiall, Newcastle.upon-Tyne, draper. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Farley, Upper Clapton, grocer. Robert Brine, Hart-street, Crutched-friars, London, wine merchant. Edmund Thomas, Aldermanbury, tailor. Isaac Isaacs, Chatham, army clothier. William Routh Burrill, Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant. William Robinson, Kirton, Lincolnshire, scrivener. Frederick Blew, Bristol, innkeeper. DIVIDENDS. August 26, T. Blackstock, Manchester, cotton-cloth manufacturer. CERTIFICATES August r, B. Pearson, Jun., and J. Pearson, Walton-le-Dale. Lancashire, cotton manufacturers—P. R. Atcherly, Whitchurch, Shropshire, mercer—W. F. Fussell, Baltonsborough, Somersetshire, MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. JUNJ HOUR 24, William Little, Ist 24, Alletson and Frankland, 2nd 25, Robert Williams, Ist 25, Robert Alexander, special 27, Joseph Sutton, Ist 98, S. S. Jackson, 2nd 28, Benjamin and Thomas Tattersall, 2nd 28. Robert Alexander 29, Richard Abram, special 2g, George Raw, (proof) • 29, James Herd. Ist 29, William Robertson, (div.) 31, Holdforth, Bald and Co. 2nd 31, Thomas Tattersall, 2nd Clarendon Rooms, 12 Ditto, 1 Ditto, E. G. Dean's ll Clarendon Rooms, 11 Ditto, I Ditto, 2 Ditto. William Stockley's, 12 . Clarendon Rooms, 12 Ditto, •14 Ditto, 1 Ditto, 12 Ditto, PRICES OF SHARES, JULY 23, RAILWAYS, &c Bolton and Leigh Bolton and Preston ... Birmingham and Gloucester .. WI paid Ditto and Derby loo .... 100 paid 30 .... Birkenhead and Chester 10 paid 21 paid Prices. This day Last Per Share. Prices 71 10 A ... 80 0 0 ... .13 0 0 ... 15 0 0 ... 60 12 6 ... 0 0 0 34 7 6 29 5 0 18 17 6 32 10 0 Ditto, nev Chester and Crewe Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties ... Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven p paid Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar 1 30 paid Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction IGO .... Ditto half shares Ditto quarter shares 25 Great Western 65 .. 40 paid 42 10 0 Ditto new shares Hull and Selby .. Leicester and Swannington Lancaster and Preston Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester .... 100 Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares .. London and Birmingham Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton Ditto & Brighton Manchester and Leeds Ditto half shares Ditto, (new) - Manchester, Bolton, & Bury .. 8. Manchester and Birmingham.. 30 Ditto and Ditto Extension .. 7 Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle lOO Ditto quarter shares North Midland New North Midland 3O Paris and Rouen 0 South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap IOo paid York and North Midland 5O paid 35 paid _ BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 Bank of Liverpool .4'12 1 0 m paid - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... - Liverpool Union lO .... Northern and Central .. 10 Albion North and South Wales.. 10 25 paid of Manchester lO M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Companylo Borough Bank Commercial Bank of England East of England Phoenix Bank Wilts and Dorset GAS, WATER WORKS, &c Exchange Buildings ..e100 paid L'pool and Harrington Water $5O .... Works Bootle Ditto Stock.... L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. g' Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES Liverpool Marine Assurance Compan 25 paid Ocean Assurance Company 10 Liverpool Fire and Life 2 lOs DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c Andcrton Carrying Company ls Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company Harrington Docks Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool; (Poloncean)... 6 7 6 7 5 o 7 17 6 o 6 17 6 o 14 6 1 0 0 LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY REPORT , July 18, 1840 ADMITTED, . In-patients cured 2B i In-patients Relieved and at own request . 7 L Out-patients Made Out-patients u Casuals during the Last week 6 Irregular . 3 Remain in the house Dead a Consulting. Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. Chaplain House Visitors .. Mr. J. Edwards and Mr. 11. Lawrence Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. LOCK HOSPITAL 17 1 Discharged in the house MARRIED On the Ist instant, at Preston, Mr. %V. BANKS, solicitor, of that town, to ISABELLA, daughter of the late Mr. JOSHUA DAVIES. On the 13th instant, at Dumfries, Mr. JAMES HILL, wine merchant, of this town, to Miss GRACE GILLISPIE. On the I4th instant, at St. Marylebone, ROBERT JOHN ST• AUBYN, Esq. to LAVINIA SOPHIA, youngest daughter of the late CHARLES LEICESTER, Esq. of Stanthorne.hlll, Cheshire, brother of the Right Hon. Lord de Tables,. On the 15th instant, at NantwiCh. Mr. IRVING, of this town, tO ROSANNA, second daughter of Mr. JOHN MAJOR, tate of Wor leston, Cheshire. On the 16th instant, at Cockerham Church, by the Ray. Robert Lamb, M.A. ROBERT A SCROFT, Esq. solicitor, of Preston, to MARY ANN, youngest daughter of the late WILLIAM LAMB. Esq. of Sand Side. Cockerham. On the 16th instant, at Pembroke Chapel, Mr. JOHN LEWIS. teacher. Devon-street, to Miss AMELIA MONIS, St. Jude's• tenacc. On the 17th instant, at Llanbcblig, in the county of Carnarvon. by the Rev. M. Williams, curate, Mr. TIMOTHY RAILTON. of Hyde Grove, Chorlton.upon.Medlock, to ELIZA, daughter of the late Mr. RICHARD EWEN, draper, Turf.square, Carnarvon. On the ipth instant, at St. Phillip's Church, by the Rev. T. S. Bowstead, A.M., Mr. HENRY WHITEHEAD, to Miss ALICE WHITTLE, niece of Mr. THOMAS MAYOR, fruit merchant, Dale street. On the I gth instant, at St. Bride's Church, by the Revak!, . Stewart, Mi. JOHN STEELE, sen., to Mrs. MARY ANN EDWARDS, eldest daughter of Mr. HUGH COVENTRY, of this town. On the 2oth instant, at Walton Church, Mr. HENRY CROSTH WAITE, to ANNA MARIA MANN, daughter of Mr. WILSON, of Bootle. On the 21st instant, at St. John's Church, Chester, Mr. JOHN COGLAN, of Liverpool, to EMMA, daughter of Mt. JOHN KEARSLEY, Chester. Yesterday, at St. George's Church, Everton, WILLIAM, second son of the late JAMES MAR..DEN, Esq. Evertor, to ELIZA JOHANNA, second daughter of the late ROBERT WOODWARD, Esq. Hamilton square, Birkenhead. Same day, at Saint John the Baptist Church, by the Rev. J. Hassall, A.M., Mr. WILLIAM MYRTLE, to HANNAH, ounßcer (laughter of the late Mr. JOHN COTTER. DIED On the 25th of February last, at Old Calabar, Africa, Mr. THOS MYTTON, of this town. surgeon to the ship Thomas Parsouo eldest son of Mr. B. MYTTON, of Garston. On the 2gth of kpril, at Calcutta, aged 24, Mr. JAMES DUNCAN mate of the Junina, son of Mrs. Duncan, Great CrosshaU•street. On the 11th ult., at Port-au-Prince, Hayti, Mr. GiOiGg MASTERS. On the 2Gth ult. at Newton, North America, WM. MUSKER. WINSTANLEY, the eldest son of Mr. JAMES WINSTANLEIG wlne.merchant, of this town. On the Bth instant, at her residence, Brown low.hill, much re spected, Mrs. MARGARET CROSS, relict of the late JOSEPH CROSS, in the 78th year of her age. On the 9th instant, Mr. RICHARD SMITHIES, cotton manage turerer, Greta-house, near Burton•in-Lonsdale. Same day, aged 50 years, at his residence, Strawbery Hill, Pendleton, Mr. ROBERT WYATT, manufacturer, of this town. __ Same day, aged 39 years, SARAH ANN, wife of Mr. HENRY BOWMAN, of Cheetwood ; and on the 18th inst. aged 3 months. JOSEPH, their infant son. . On the inth instant, in kis 41st year, at Liverpool, Mr. THOS. BARGE, late of the Crescent, Liverpool. On the 13th instant, at Holm Rook, near Whitehaven, while en gaged on a professional visit, EDWARD THOMPSON, Esq. of that town. On the 14th instant, aged 40, Mr. JOHN KNIGHT DODD, waiter of this town. Same day, in London, very suddenly, Mr. JOHN GARDNER. formerly a reporter on the northern circuit, and father of MI. GARDNER, news agent, of Warrington. Same day, aged 58, GRACE, relict of STEPHEN BACKHOHSE LAYCOCK, Mount-pleasant. Same day, aged 46, HANNAH, wife of CAPTAIN JOHN JAN JOHNSTON, of this town. On the 15th instant, in Lionel-street, aged 62. Mr. WILLIAM LEICESTER, painter, for many years in the employ of Mr. Porter. Same day, at Leamington, aged 66, Peter Girvin, Esq. of this town. On the 16th instant, Mrs. GORE, relict of WILLIAM GORE, Esq. Hope.street. On the 17th instant, JAMES GARRATT FROST, Esq. one of the justices for the borough of Manchester. On the 18th instant, at New Brighton. in her third year. MARIANNE CILUDEN, only child of JAMES BAIRD, Esq. of Toxtetb-park. The same day, aged 46 years, Mr. CHARLES EDDOWES of Wrexham. On the 19th instant, EDWARD SUMNER, draper of this town, aged 43 years. _ Same - day, at the residence of her brother, Parkfield Woodside. DIANA MARIA, youngest daughter of JOHN HANCE, Kensington. Middlesex. The Same day, aged 42, Mr. WILLIAM ALLEN, of Upper Dawson-street. He was a worthy man, and deservedly respected. On the loth instant, aged 63. JANE, the wife of Mr. C RICHMOND, of Thornton. Same day, at the residence of his uncle, JOHN STRETCH. Esq• Isle of Walncy, aged 8 years, ARNOLD, son of Mr. JOHN GAGE, Wilton-street, in this city. Same day, after a shoh illness, SARAH, relict of the late JOHN TREBLE, Esq. Byrom-street, St. John's. On the 21st instant Mr. HENRY MOULT, cotton dealer of this' town. LIVERPOOL: FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1840 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING, JOSHUA FLETCIIER LACE, of 138, Mount Pleasant, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At No. 4, ST. GEORGH'S CRESCKNT, LIVERPOOL. Orders and Advertisements are received by Messrs. Newton and Co., Warwick-square ; Barker, Fleet-street ; Deacon, Walbrook Iteynell, Chancery-lane; Lawson and Barker, Ilirehin-lane . Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch-lane, Cornhill ; Munden Hammond, 'l. Lombard-street ; Mitchell, s, Red Lion-court, Fleet-street Clarke and Lewis, 4, Crown-court, Threadneedle-street, at Garraway's ; at the London Commercial Cofice-house, Minciap lane ; at the Jerusalem Coffee-house, Cornhill ; Chapter Coffee. house, Paternoster-row; North and South American Coffee house, Threadneedle-street; and Messrs. 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