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Warts. A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS. BY JAMES STONEHOUSE. THE PREPARATION. Oh : hither bring the holly bush, To decorate the wall; With noble bough of rnisietoe, To hang arnid the hall. Spread wide the snowy table-cloth L'pon the shining board, And bring the best of ev'ry thing The larder can afford. Arrange a seat for ev'ry guest ; Let here the glasses shine : It was my father's custom, And so it shall be mine. Bring here the massy yule log, And pile the fire well up ; For we must draw around it, To drink the wassail cup. The harmless joke we'll pass about, With spirits gay and light ; Our laughter shall be long and loud Amongst us here to-night ; The old their gossip shall enjoy, The young in mirth combine : These were my father's customs, And so they shall be mine. THE FEAST. Here place the sirloin at the top, And there the fowl and fish ; And make the brawn—the bold boar's head — The middle standing dish. Bring jugs of ale—bright nutty brown, With crests white creaming o'er ; And search within the cellar For th' oldest in the store. The glasses all shall sparkle up With red and amber wine : These were my father's customs, And so tiley shall be mine. Now see the pests assembled, With each a smiling face ; They bend their heads in silence, To ask a holy grace. Now hark how plates are rattling ! The guests enjoy the cheer; And see the viands, great and small, All swiftly disappear. Be gay, my friends ! be merry now— To feast let none decline : These were my father's customs, And so they shall be mine. Now clear away the dishes all, But let the wine remain ; Bring oranges from Portingale, And grapes from sunny Spain. Place here the cate3 and here the nuts, And there the rich preserve ; Good housewife, set your dainties forth— Keep nothing in reserve. Bring out the bowl, the jolly bowl, And brim it up with wise : It was my father's custom, And so it shall be mine. Through England's peaceful, happy homes, Let loyalty be seen ; Upstanding ail with one accord Drink " Here's to Church and Queen !" Hip, hip, huzzah! hip, hip, huzzah ! Now swell the chorus round, Until the very walls shall ring And echo with the sound. Come, send about the bowl, boys ! 'Tis Bacchus' goodly shrine : It was my father's custom, And so it shall be mine. Now clear away the tables, And set aside each chair ; And let the merry music For jocund dance prepare. 4411'. We'll play the games of Christmas time, " Blind man" and " hunt the shoe ;" And kiss the lasses round about The mossy misletoe. Christmas joys come once a-year— To honour them combine : It was my father's custom, And so it shall be mine. ONE QUARTER MORE. TO BE StNG WITH GREAT APPLAUSE AT AN APPROAGEI ING CABINET ENTERTAINMENT. AIR—" One Bottle More." Assist me, ye lads, who our festival grace, To sing of the shifts that have kept us in place; Where public delusion first open'd the door, And luck more than merit gives one quarter more. One quarter more, one quarter more, livcied—l's own luck gives us one quarter more. The Tories full often look knowing, and say, " All's up with them now ; they can't live out the day." But although not so firm on our pin; as before, We always revive to have one quarter more. One quarter more, one quarter more, We always revive to have one quarter more. When William dismiss'd us, in manner so gruff, I fairly confess things were gloomy enough ; But our Irish alliance laid Peel on the floor, And the whack from Shilelah brought six quarters more. Six quarters more. six quarters more. The whack from Shilelah brought six quarters more. Again it was thought we must soon cut our stick, When our worthy old master just died in the nick. The gracious Victoria the sceptre then bore, And her name of itself was worth five quarters more. Five quarters more, five quarters more, The Queen's name alone was worth five quarters more. But finding the public disgust now complete, We wisely determined to sham a retreat ; We retired from the stage, but the Queen cried encore, And we could not resist her for one quarter more. One quarter more, one quarter more, We could not resist her for one quarter more. Since then we've met danger in many a shape, But fortune still farnish'd some means of escape; The marriage came timely our hopes to restore, And the birth of a boy may give some quarters more. Some quarters more, some quarters more, The birth of a boy will give some quarters more. Out of proper respect to so princely a youth, They can scarce turn us out till he cuts his first tooth ; W e m ay even hold on till he's breech'd about four— " Which will give us," quoth Baring, " sixteen quarters more!' Silteen quarters more, sixteen quarters more, g i ve us, quoth B ar i ng , s i xteen Which will quarters more. If a girl shall come first, they must still let us stay, Till a boy he produced on some more distant day; Let us hope there are plenty of princes in store, And that each royal infant gives one quarter more. One quarter more, one quarter more, That each royal infant gives one quarter more. Thus deaths, births, and marriages help us along, Which brings me at last to the end of my song. May our Cabinet live till it reaches three-score, And its last dying accents be—" one quarter more." One quarter more, one quarter more, Its last dying words shall be " One quarter more." (Blackwood's Magazine for December. LAMENTABLE CATASTROPHE AT THE MAN CHESTER ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. On Tuesday m ing, one of the k ee p ers a t th ese gar d ens , named William dy, whose empl oymen t i s to l oo k a f ter it these carnivorous imals, as well as clean out their dens and lairs, was engaged in the cleaning of the den appro priated to the leopard and leopardess. In the discharge of the same duties on the previous day, he had by his carelessness, or his daring, nearly been caught in the toils of the leopardess; but, by great good fortune, he escaped injury. On the occasion now specially referred to, he was armed, or rather prepared, with a couple of knives and two pieces of iron ; thus favouring the presump tion, that he coveted a contest rather than the avoidance of one ; and the folly shown in his conduct, as the sequel will show, seems to corroborate the former opinion. As soon as Hardy had cleaned what is called the spare den or lair, instead of retiring from it and closing the out. ward grated iron doors, and then withdrawing the sliding partition, betwixt the den in which the leopard and leopard ess were, and that which he had just cleared, he, with a folly unparalleled, forced back the sliding partition whiist in the adjoining den, and the instant that sufficient room was thus made for the ingress of the leopardess into that in which the keeper was, she flew at Harvey and seized him by the scalp, the greatest part of which she tore away. It would seem that he had made a desperate struggle ; but, against such odds, certain death must have been the conse quence, had not another of the proprietors' servants, who at tends the refectory, had occasion to pass the building when the contest was at his height. Further assistance was then instantly obtained, and one man, with more courage than the rest, boldly entered, accompanied with a bull terrier, whi c h, flying at the leopardess, caused the noble animal to let go her hold of the keeper. The attack was followed by a dreadful wound inflicted in the side of the animal with a pikel. In a short period, however, a sufficient force was collected for any emergency, but by a sort of council of war held among the various persons employed in the gardens, it was unani mously decided that the animal should be forthwith despatched by a musket or rifle, and the shot taking effect in the side, she almost instantly expired. The lacerated keeper was taken to the Infirmary, where he now lies, with little hope of reco very. Another of the. servants perceiving the terrier, s- could :I' not be avoided, and wishing to preserve its life, took up a ' piece of iron about three quarters of an inch in diamete r , boldly went into the building, and bent the iron w ith a blow be gave the animal on its nose. This blow was so effectual, that the leopardess instantly loosed the terrier from its grasp. ----- AnvicE.—ln entering a printing-office in cold weather, .15 - :`; ?Always walk in boldly, and *hut the door qftar you. ,-- -- . - --i• N al 4 ;.:,. - • 3 , i . 3,!...- , , ~.... -i ISI mo _, i : r • : 8 1'' - ‘... • i...--' , 'V .... Q k :I.z7<ott% eV P isTNi 11 LITERARY Npuc,s, A Faithful Picture of the French Revolution, with a full de scription of the attendant horrors, illustrated by numerous details of the sanguinary cruelties committed by the mob and the military on the helpless and innocent populace. By W. Currie Arncil, A.M. This is an exceedingly instructive and well written little volume, and is most seasonable at a time when a reckless desire for political mutations, which would but result in con fusion and ruin, pervades the minds of the ignorant, who constitute a large portion of our population, and who are but too prone to give a ready ear to the delusive doctrines of the infidel and the anarchist. The author, in his preface, re marks :—" In the present state of the public mind, and of public affairs, the records of the French Revolution form a book in which some of the wisest political and moral lessons may he read. Arising from causes so numerous and so mixed, leading to results so disastrous, and holding out to the masses of society an example, not only of the danger, but inefficiency, of suddenly shaking off any established rule, the scene can scarcely be brought too broadly, or too often, be fore the public eye. The haze that surrounded the events as they occurred at the time, is now nearly dispelled, and the details can be presented in their true colours."—The autho supplies a narrative of deep but painful interest ; and conr eludes in the following words :—" The Revolution bad by this time reached in its blighting influence every class of the community, from the highest to the lowest, whether they were those who first fanned the flame or at last yielded to its fury. The king, the clergy, the nobility, the burghers, the peasants, and the paupers, were all in their turn crushed be neath the wheel which their own hands had helped to set in motion, or to whose revolutions they wished to give addi tional rapidity. France had now become a self-conquered and self-exhausted country, and had every other nation in the world, pursued the same course at the same time, the human race would have become extinct. It devolved upon the daring and dauntless genius of Napoleon, to fix upon the only door of escape, from misery, starvation, and death, by replenishing the exhausted treasury, feeding a famished sol diery, and employing an idle population in the territories, and at the expense of surrounding nations. He led his troops into the fertile plains of Lombardy, into which, as into a pa radise, thousands flocked after him, not so much to share his glory, as to avoid the wretchedness that encircled them at home, victory crowned his arms, and encircled that head with a diadem, which by a slight reverse in his earlier mea sures, might have been made to roll on the scaffold." On the Principles of Sound; their application in the con struction of Public Buildings, S s .c." By A. NV. Webster. London. Mr. Webster is already known to the scientific world as the author of " A Treatise on the Structure of the Ear, and Deafness ;" and the present work will, we doubt not, add to the fame he has acquired as an aurist. The author first di rects himself to furnishing a popular definition of the princi ples of sound—its origin, motion, sonorous pressure, trans mission in various substances, the attraction of sonorous atoms to solid bodies, and the general principle of sound. Under this head he supplies a number of highly interesting facts, evidently the result of long application and experiment, directed by a vigorous mind, and conveyed in a manner which renders the study of the science at once pleasing and instruc tive. The second part relates to the application of the prin ciples laid down, to the construction of public buildings ; and as this involves valuable practical facts, we submit a few ex tracts. He states— " It has been assumed by Palladio, and is generally ad mitted, that a chamber best adapted for the purposes of bear ing, seeing, sufficient ventilation, and elegance of appearance, should be of the following proportions;viz., the breadth two thirds of the length, and the height four-fifths of the breadth; thus a room 60 feet long should be 40 feet wide and 32 feet high. The church of St. Mark, at Kennington, is construct ed on nearly these proportions, in respect to length and breadth. " The hall of Christ's Hospital, Newgate-street, is 157 feet long, 52 feet wide, and 47 feet high. A pulpit is erected against one of the side walls, at an equal distance from each end ; and though the orators are generally youths, whose ages range from sixteen to nineteen years, hearing through out is perfectly good. " The theatre of the Royal Institution, Albemarle-street, is stated by Dr. Faraday, in his examination before the House of Commons, to be almost perfect for a single speaker; and though often referred to, preparatory to the construction of other theatres in London and elsewhere, none equal it in the facility with which the speaker is heard.' It is a building the plan of which is rather more than a semi circle, and is 60 feet from side to side, and 44 feet from back to front. It has a large gallery. The walls are ordinary walls, and the theatre is c. , nstructed within them ; in many places we pass between the theatre and the walls. The for mer is wood (fir) all round. It will hold about eight hun dred persons." " The French Chamber of Deputies was erected on the de sign of a committee of the most eminent architects of France, who had previously examined the most celebrated ancient and modern buildings, to guide them in the plan of its con struction. It is of a semicircular form, surmounted by a flat dome, and the chord line is about 96 feet. The chamber is addressed from a rostrum a little in advance of the straight side, and is admitted to be admirably adapted to its purpose; but the principles of its construction are inapplicable iu a great degree to the Houses of Parliament, where the speeches are delivered from opposite sides, and from no particular po sition. Under such circumstances, probably the square form is the best ; and I have found, on inquiry, that the late House of Commons, or St. Stephen's Chapel, was of the proportions before detailed, in respect to length and breadth, being 60 feet by 40 ; but its height was only 26 feet ; and every per son entering that house must have been struck with the low ness of the ceiling, which resembled rather the proportions of a rabbit-hutch than those of a dignified house of assembly." With reference to the new houses of parliament, our author says— " Presuming that the area of St. Stephen's Chapel was sufficient for the members of the House of Commons, the number of which remains the same, I would recommend that its old proportions of length and breadth be preserved, hut that the ceiling be elevated 6 feet, thus making it 32 feet ; and that the house, to at least the height of 20 feet, should be lined with wood of a durable kind, as its reverberating quality is improved by age and dryness. This lining should not touch the floor, but be separated from it by a marble skirting, to cut off all sonorous communication. Galleries should be erected at each end. That in front of the speaker, for strangers, should extend from side to side, and might be made 124 feet deep, while that at the opposite end, behind the speaker, might be 74 feet deep, and devoted to the use of members or select visitors. There would thus remain an arena of 40 feet square, in which no galleries, projecting or retiring should be permitted." The reader will find in the third part of the work an inte resting exposition of the structure of the various parts of the ear, and its adaptation fotiike faculty of hearing—illustrated by an engraving; but weillust refer the reader to the work itself, which will amply repay a careful perusal. A Retrospective Address to the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association. By R. Wakefieid Scott, M.D. This address was delivered by our townsman, Dr. Scott, to the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, which held its eighth anniversary at Southampton in July last. As the title states, the address is retrospective. Com _ mencing with the large field of anatomy and pathology, Dr. Scott observes, that the past year has been more than usually fertile in contests between rival claimants for discoveries. He then refers to a controversy in which was re-opened a dis cussion respecting the discoveries in the nervous system of Sir Charles Bell. Dr. Scott embarks rather warmly in the controversy, and, after what appears to us a fair examination of the claims on all sides, comes to the conclusion, that, no other than Bell can claim the merit of the discoveries alluded to. The present amount of our knowledge in other branches of this division, but relating chiefly to the nerves, is then described. The physiology and pathology of the fluids form the next branch of enquiry : this, with the remarks on the organic chemistry of the blood, the structure of the mucous membranes, are strictly professional. The experiments of M. Orfila to ascertain whether arsenic exists naturally in the earth of cemeteries (which recently obtained some attention in this country from their connection with an alleged case of murder in France) are alluded to in that branch of the Re trospect which relates to medical jurisprudence. Dr. Scott thinks with most scientific men in this country, that little or no importance can be attached to the present results of these en quiries. Various improvements are next enumerated in materia medica and therapeutics, some of which are described ; this is a very interesting portion of the address, and it seems to us tha it may be read, not without advantage, by every practitioner Some medical observations on fever and various diseases con clude what may be called the strictly professional part of the work. We should not, however, omit to state, that Dr. Scott earnestly presses upon the members of the association , the utility of medical statistics, as the means of procuring the best information on the influence of local causes in the general health and Inortali roklhe country. The details thus sup plied, he mention- :Tied to be arranged each year by a section appoin 'tfripurpose. After naming the ap pearance of so •• raters, and the death of some of the fathers of the profes .n in most becoming terms, Dr. Scott con cludes by a few appropriate general remarks, on the union, for general purposes, which is h app il y preva ili ng among hi s brethren. When we mention that Dr. Scott was selected to deliver the Retrospect annually published by the association, after Dr. Forbes, we pay a higher tribute to the industry and learning of the author, and also to the merit of the work be before us, than any we are able to reduce into language. A ONE-SIDED FENCE.—The New York Sun describes a fence made of such crooked rails, that every time a pig crawled through it came out on the same side. A NEW TALE OF THE BORDER.—An honest countryman of the North called one morning at the printing-office of a newspaper, formerly published in Aberdeen, and th us ad dressed Mr. B—, the head of the establishment—" Th ey tell me, sir, that you print things here. Is't true 2"" Quit e true," was the reply. " But I want to know if you print a' torts of thing.; ?" "0, yes, to be sure, all sorts of things." "! Here, then !" exclaimed John, with an air of great satisfac 110n, laying at the same time a large parcel on " , the table, clap a flower-border roan' that ; its myelin rite s shawl. LITURARI AND PHILOSOTHICAL SOCIITY This society met on Monday, the 14th instant ; J. B. Yates, Esq., V.P., in the chair, and a full attendance of mem bers. Two papers were announced, one by Mr. Winstanley on the splendid paintings of the Caracci, at present exhibited here ; the other by Mr. Brett, on a recondite subject of Chemical Philosophy. Its title was "The Theory and Con stitution of Ethers of the Alcoholic Series." As the author of this paper will, doubtless, place it before the public in a perfect form, in a strictly scientific periodical, the present notice of the society's proceedings may be confined to Mr. Winstmley's paper on THE THREE CARRACI. " Under this unusual, though not inappropriate title, three of the finest works of the pictorial art, known in this or in any other country, have been for some time exhibited in the to of Liverpool. i f t ,Tt,i not often that the lovers of the art, resident in pro vinci owns, are gratified with the sight of such pictures, and ley cannotfail of making a strong impression on the min oevery person who sees them, perhaps it may not be amiss to apply a small portion of the time of an evening de voted to intellectual pursuits—to the history of these pictures —a notice of the great artists whose productions they are, and of the School of Italian Art to which they belong. The history of the pictures is this,—they were painted for the Giustiniani family, and hung in their splendid collection at Rome, until, by the calamities occasioned by the French in Italy, the family, like many others, were reduced to the painful necessity of alienating their treasures. The whole Giustiniani collection, with the exception of a few pictures, were purchased for a considerable sum by the king of Prus sia, and those not so purchased, the bite Lucien Buonaparte, a man of distinguished taste and judgment in the arts, had bought bef 're the sale of the whole of the gallery was con cluded. From the possession of Lucien they became the property of the late Queen of Etruria, and afterwards of her son, the Duke of Lucca. Further political changes induced the duke to part with these pictures ; from him they were purchased by the present owner, by Mr. Buchanan, a gentle man well known for his taste and judgment in the arts, and to whom this country is indebted for the importation of many of its finest pictures. While the agents of our government, as well as those of others, were haggling about the bargain, Mr. Buchanan gave at once the sum asked, as a matter of private speculation. Whatever may have been his motive or intention, it is to him that we are indebted for the sight of these splendid works of art, and we owe him our thanks for taking upon himself the great risk of removal into this empire. To proceed—we must describe the pictures as they hang in Liverpool. The first of them (on the left), is Christ Raising the Widow's Son, painted by AGOSTINO CARACCI, who died in 1601, aged 48 years. The second is Christ with the Woman of Canaan, by ANNIBALE CARACCI, who died in 1609, aged 49 ; and the third is Christ Healing the Blind, by LUDOVICO CARACCI, the cousin of the two former, and who died in 1619, aged 64. From this short description we are naturally led to the artists who have produced these splendid works, and in our notice of them, to follow their history chronologically, we must reverse the order in which those works are now placed, and begin with the painter of the last. Ludovico Caracci was the elder cousin of Augustin° and Annibale, and a painter by profession. His first instructors were Prospero Fontano, at Bologna, and Tintoretto, at Venice, both of whom advised him to seek some other pro fession, as he was quite unqualified to be a painter. His fel low students called him " the ox," in allusion to his dulness, —indeed; everthing seemed to conspire to discourage him. He alone did not despair, and it will appear that his dilatory character did not spring from a confined genius, but from deep penetration. Resolute to his purpose, after having stu died under the best native artists at Bologna, he proceeded to Venice, where he became the follower of Titian and Tinto retto. From thence he went to Florence, where he studied the works of Michael Angelo, Andrea del Sarto, and others of the Florentine artists, whom he found, at that period, with a view of carrying their art to a higher degree of perfection, were turning towards the models of Corregio and his school. This induced Ludovico to follow them to Parma, where he carefully studied and faithfully copied the pictures of Cors reggio and Parinegiano. Having made the circuit of the principal towns in Italy, studying and copying the most celebrated oictures and fres coes, he returned to Bologna where he established an academy of painting, in which he placed Agostino and Annibale as students ; the dispo:sitionsla, rid tempers of the two brothers were so much at variance dint Ludovica found it proper to separate them, and placed Agostino with Fontano, and Anni bale with Tintoretto, qnder whose tuition they continued their studies until their talents were found to be equal to the same laborious task that their cousin had previously imposed upon himself—that of studying the works of the great masters in the different cities in Italy. This task they accomplished with such assiduity and ability that their copies and studies are purchased at high prices even at this day. Agostino, who was the most learned of the brothers, hav ing been at first intended for the profession of a gold-smith or worker in gold), practised the art of engraving and study ing at Venice, under Cornelius Cort, became the first engra ver of his day of the works of the great masters. He subse quently quitted the buries for the,pencit, and became wholly a painter, pursuing the same line of study with his brother Annibale, and uniting with him in giving a new and more exalted character to The Bologna school, and it may be said to the arts in Italy. So perfectly had the three cousins made themselves masters of the different manners of the works that they had studied, that connoisseurs even now can trace in the pictures of the Caracci the style of the painter that they had imitated. Returning to their native city, having, like industrious bees, " culled sweets from every flour," and having their taste refined, their judgment matured, and their professional powers unrivalled, they there found themselves contemned by their opponents, and their works calumniated and de spised by the masters who had been content to practice what may be called the old style, but some fine frescoes being ex ecuted by the Caracci, from the history of Eneas, in the Casa Magani, at once confirmed their claim to public appro bation and applause. Their triumph being so far complete, they immediately established an academy of painting, which they stored with antique statues, designs, and pictures, and where Agostino gave lectures on perspective, &c., and to which academy the younger artists Clocked in numbers, amongst whom were several of subsequent fame, of whom notice will be taken hereafter. All other academies at Bologna were closed, and the Caracci triumphed. Before attempting to explain the extent and nature of the school of the Carracci, it will be well to call to your recol lection, that for nearly a century the arts in Italy had, from various reasons, divided themselves into schools, the princi pal ones of which were the Florentine, characterised and sup ported by the great talents of Michael Angelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Andrea del Sarto, &c. The Roman School by Raf faello D'Urbino, his able pupils and imitators. The Lom bard School by Correggio and Parmegiano. The Venetian School by Giorgione, Titian, Paul Veronese, and others. Bologna had at that period but feeble claims to a school of art, although she may boast of the talents of such painters as Francis, Nicolo, Abate, and Pellegrini de Tibaldi. The painters thus quoted in their different schools, lived in the 15th and 16th centuries ; at a later period, (early in the 17th) the Caracci shone forth in their splendour, uniting those high qualities of the art in their works, which were only to be found and admired separately in the earlier paintings of Italy. Thus did the school of Bologna become eminept and im portant. The works of the Carracci were dispersed over the whole continent, where they are now to be found, and hold a high rank among strangers, and we shall now see the result of the extended and powerful talents of these artists in their native city. lei the academy before mentioned, as conducted by the Carracci, studied Guido, Albano, Domenichino, Guercino, and many other artists of great fame, whose labours as well as those of whom they, in their turn, became the instructors, gave to the arts a character of excellence and perfection which, wholly emanating froin the Carracci family, displayed a competent knowledge of every branch of the pictorial art. From their well-grounded knowledge of the arts arises our approbation of the works of Domenichino, of Cantvrini, of Guido, of Guercino, the Serani, Lanfranco Tiarini, and the widely-spread beauties of their pencils. Their pictures are always considered the elite of a collection, and formed a charming contrast to the old school of art, as the works of the older masters are now termed. The amateur, who looks at a picture because it pleases him, and the connoiseur, who compares the merits of different artists of different ages. alike find gratification in the works of the Caracci and their nu merous followers. In a society like this it may be thought arrogant to attempt a criticism on the extraordinary pictures now exhibiting in Liverpool ' • but we must venture at a de scription of them, and may thus be led into giving some of the opinions of the connoiseurs of different countries respect ing them. In doing this, to avoid confusion we shall take the pictures as they hang in the room where they are now exhibited. The first, which is the subject of Christ raising the Widow's Son, is thought by the judges of art in Italy, where experience and a means of judging is so easy of attain ment, to take the lead, as the most difficult of accomplish ment, the most learned, and to display the power of the painter to struggle with and to overcome difficulties of the most complicated and diversified kind ; the style seems to partake of that of both the Lombard and Roman schools. The expression given to the different characters, especially to the anxious mother, has all the powerful effect and simplicity of truth. The drawing and composition are worthy of the most able of the Caracci ; but the casual observer may think that the subject of this sublime work of art is not the most pleasing, at the same time confessing that its effect is that of nature felt and displayed with no common power. The same objection cannot be made to the second or cen tre picture— Christ with the Woman of Canaan—painted by Annibale Carracci. Here the rich harvest of beauties, gleaned by the study of the different schools of Italy, is, frely displayed ; the " woman of Canaan," who is kneeling is a splendid portrait of a lady of the Giustiniani family, but so beautiful, so full of divine expression, that it might have been considered to have been the painter's beau-ideal of grace and loveliness, with the expression of a deeply-felt piety, ardent faith, and confident devotion; the form and at titude are full of elegance, while the figure of Christ is ap parently in motion, turning to express that "it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs." The heads of the Apostles, Peter and John, are in a grand style of art; the back-ground of the picture which, in the noble edifices as well as the landscape, are truly Caracciesque, giv ing a powerful and harmonious effect to the whole of this fascinating work of art ; the colour is rich and admirable. The noble mind of Ludovico would not censure us for not thus bestowing our warmest arses on the works of his ju nior cousins, of whom he wade guardian and friend as well as the instructor, but we shodl not do justice to our own judgment if we did not approach the next and last picture with feelings of admiration and of awe. The subject is Christ healing the Blind. It is impossible to stand before this sublime composition and contemplate, without a deep and serious feeling of the dignified yet benignant character of Christ, while in the act of healing the misery of the blind. Here we see no theatrical display or attempt to produce effect, but the simple record of the miracle. The position of the hand of Christ upon the eyes of the blind, his attention, as well as the solemn dignity of his figure, shows the perfection of the art. The apparent dsubt, mingled with pious hope and gratitude in the figure of the blind, is admirable. The heads of the Apostles in the back ground, and the pillars of the Temple bear their part in produsung the interest of this noble work of pictorial power ; the story is told with propriety, and the whole is in the quietude of fine feeling. It is said that the Caracci often painted their pictures in the same studio, each giving to the other the assistance or advice that might be wanting. It appears that a certain com munity of tastefs through the whole o f th ese t h ree pic tures, which fo matchless series, evincing a combined power of the art, produced by three of the greatest masters, and which series should never be separated. It cannot be supposed that any of our hearers would refuse to join their sentiments to those of their friends in expressing a wish that our governmen t would place these splendid works s t h h a e re character ra acdtevanr. of before the British public, in the National Gallery , where they may be seen, and their beauties enjoyed b y the w hole of the British public, as well as by strangers , a s ob j ects of the first the importance; nation, a n such r i t treasures ish artia t awouldmight tages formerly afforded by the works of th e Caracci t o the arts of Italy. Many of our hearers, no doub t, have seen , and some may have not seen, these important p ictures ; to elevatethen those who have seen them we appeal for the t ruth of o ur observations. Those who have not we can only resp ectfull y , but with earnestness, advise not to lose such an opportunity as they now offer of contemplating at their leisure what the art of painting can produce. • Mr. Buchanan (who knows not of this humble attempt to bring his treasures into notice), with the feelings of an Englishman is willing to place them in our National Gallery on terms of a moderate profit upon his liberal outlay, but he has assured the writer of this, that such are the offers of foreign sovereigns, that he has much reason to doubt the Continuance of the pictures in this country. At •any - rite, we trust that Mr. Baolianan will receive an ample reward for the risk, the'trouble, and the expense of bridging theta to Liverpool. CONTEMPORARY PRESS. STATE OF PARTIES IN FRANCE, (From the Morning Herald.) The aspect of affairs in France is far from denoting stability. M. Thiers has, it is true, been discomfitted ; and the funeral of Napoleon has not led to an insur rection, nor to a massacre of the English resident in Paris. Still, doubt and uncertainty hang over the po licy of France nor can the most acute observer fur nish any very strong grounds for anticipating the ad vent of one series of possibilities rather than another. Some persons speculate on great changes, as a con sequence of the insecure position of the royal family in France. Louis Philip, it is argued, possesses abili ties of a very high order—abilities which have not des scended to any of his sons; and if Louis Philip has scarcely been able to make head against the revolu tionary movements, which have distinguished the last seven years, how, it is asked, may his descendants hope to struggle with difficulties that are likely to become more formidable every (lay ? On the strength of a knowledge of the complexities that surround the King of the French, speculators have imputed to him pro jects of the most startling kind. Some have alleged, that he desires an intimate alliance with Russia, as a means of propitiating the advocates of legitimacy in ' every part of Europe. Others, again, maintain that Louis Philip contemplates involving France in a gene ral war, and by securing to his sons occasions for achieving glory, securing to them, at the same time, the opportunity of acquiring a hold on the affections of the French people. To the soundness of these ingenious calculations, there exists sundry somewhat cogent objections. Still the speculations in question, whether sound or un sound, serve their purpose. They amuse the quid nuncs ; and the undeniable truth still remains—that affairs in France are extremely unsettled. The state of parties in France is, of course, the cause of that insecurity which attaches to the reigning dynasty. The throne of France wants its natural props. It wants an aristocracy. It wants that aid which the law of primogeniture .alone can impart to royalty. To surround a throne with republican insti tutions, is to leave to that throne as little of dignity and usefulness as attaches to a joint-stool. The " three glorious days" blotted France out of the list of monarchies, in the true sense of the term. The " three glorious days" completed what the French law of succession to landed property began. The peerage of France is a mere mockery. The Chamber of De puties does not represent the real strength nor the truest interests of France. The moneyed classes are paramount in the Chamber of Deputies ; and the mo neyed classes are connected with the towns, not with the rural districts. Yet the true sources of French greatness ought to be looked for in connection with agriculture, not with trade, nor with any of the avoca tions which have their seats in towns. No aristocracy nor monarchy can exist in a state of efficiency for the discharge of those functions which appertain to mo narchical and aristocratic institutions, excepting in a country where agricultural industry is predotninant over all other forms of industry. Trade and manu factures are generated in towns ; and in towns is ge nerated, of course, the spirit of democracy. To state of any country, therefore, that its most favoured pur suits are connected with manufactures and trade, is to state that the prevailing temper of that country is de mocratic. .A throne, however, surrounded with demo cratic institutions, is a contradiction in terms. The influence of the throne must, of necessity, neutralise the influence of the democratic institutions ; or, on the other hand, the democratic institutions must deprive the throne of all its usefulness as an instrument of go vernment. Since the revolution of 1830, the institu tion of monarchy in France has been redeemed from contempt only by the genius of Lous Philip. The elements of government in France are, in short, in a state, not of harmonious combination, but of an tagonism. In such circumstances, it becomes almost impossible to predict, with certainty, the policy of France from week to week. Of Russia, on the other hand, the policy is found to remain unaltered during many successive generations. The overthrow of M• Thiers was one of the many little revolutions to which the revolution of 1830 has given rise; but the overthrow of M. Thiers has not given assured permanence to the government of M. Guizot. Already there are rumours of another change in the French cabinet ; and hints as to the probability of an alliance between Russia and France begin to be cir culated. `That such an alliance should actually be formed is, in the highest degree, improbable; yet of such impro babilitiesis modern political history composed. Nor are there wanting circumstance s , which to those who are curious in speculations on the course of public events, might seem to furnish some colour for believing in the rumour, however incredible it may appear. That there exists, can the part of a large section of French . society, the deepest hatred of England is ob vious enough ; and, in order to secure the gratification of that hatred, even an alliance with Russia might, perhaps, be tolerated. To many observers, besides, it appears that France and Russia have many common interests to promote, by crippling the power of England. England is the great obstacle to the success of those ambitious projects in which both Russia and France indulge. Russia longs to possess Asiatic as well as European Turkey; and the influence of England alone has, hitherto, prevented Russia from realising her schemes in reference to that great object. If, how ever, the influence of Engla.n. d might be so far set aside, as to admit of the addition of the Turki s h do minions to the vast empire of Russia, is it not tolerably certain that the influence of England would speedily prove insufficient to preserve her Indi an emp i re f rom the grasp of the great n orthern empire ? France has objects of ambition scarcely less com prehensive than those which Russia has long enter tained. France longs to establish a mighty colonial empire. Witness her attempts to occupy the shores of Algiers, and to indulge her " instinctive" attach ment to Egypt ! The plot, .besides, to w res t M a j orca and Minorca from Spain is an instructive incident. France has, however, has no . such obsta c l e t o th e attainment of a colonial empire that which the power of England presents. /dem vale, idem id demum firma amicitia est," France and Russia h av e the bond of friendship to wh i ch Sallust has alluded. Not that any alliance between France and Russia could ost injurious to France. be lasting, or other than m Still the mischievous character of the ultimate results to which such an alliance would lead, is no reason why that alliance should not be formed by statesmen, whose schemes of policy would seem to comprehend only the interests of a day. We do not believe in the probabi lity of such an arrangement; yet a country w hi c h commits her destinies to the hands of such rulers as M. Thiers may be guilty of the folly of mixing her destinies with those of Russia. PRICES OF SHARES, DECEMBER 24. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices. Bolton and Leigh .... Bristol and Exeter 6O •• • • 34 0 0 .... Birmingham and Gloucester paid 67 10 0 .... Ditto and Derby lOO .• • • 89 0 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester .... Ditto, new 2O •• • • 16 12 6 .... 16 10 0 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid ... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 20 Paid 22 2 6 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar 1 30 paid 29 5 Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction lOO •• • . 210 0 0 . ... 211 0 0 Ditto half shares.. Ditto quarter shares (late Chester and Crewe) Quarter 2B 0 0 .... 28 5 0 Great Western 65 .... 90 10 0 .... Ditto new shares 4O 51 10 0 .... 51 5 0 Ditto Fifth Shares 4 .... 10 12 6 .. . Hull and Selby Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 53 15 0 .... Lancaster and Preston 42 10 0 26 10 0 .... Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O 169 0 0 .... Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 39 .... 54 5 0 ... Ditto & Brighton Manchester and Leeds 7O .... . 76 0 0 .... Ditto half shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 35 .... 26 15 0 .... Ditto and Ditto Extion Midland Counties , lOO .... 73 0 0 .... Ditto, quarter . i 5 .... 910 0 .... Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... 92 10 0 .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland lOO .... 76 0 0 .... New North Midland 4O .... 37 0 0 .... Paris and Rouen 2 .... 2 18 6 .... South Eastern and Dover North Union York and North Midland 5O paid 67 10 0 .... BANKS, Bank of Liverpool .... .... ei2 10s paid 18 15 oex div. Borough Bank ......... 10 .... 14 2 6 .... 14 12 6 Commercial of Liverpool 12 10.. 18 0 0 .... Commercial of England. 5 .... 3 2 6 .... East of England of Manchester M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 9 7 6 .. Northern and Central North and South Wales lO .... 4 5 0 .... Phoenix lO .... .... - Royal of Liverpool South Lancashire Albion Liverpool Union Liverpool Banking Co. Wilts and D0r5et......., 7 los. •••• GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings £loo paid 158 0 0 .... L'pool and Harrington Water Works } 350 .... 477 10 0 . .. Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 0 0 ...• L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 38n 0 0.• • • L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 171 0 0 .... Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance 1 Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 0 ... 0 13 9 .... Liverpool Fire and Life ........ 2 10s . . 2 3 0 ... DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . . 7 0 0 .... Barrington Docks 100 .... 57 0 0 .... Apothecaries' Company .... 6 2 6 ... Woodside Ferry .... .... Egremont Ferry l2 10 s . ... . Asphalte (Liverpool) ----- (Polonceau) 2 .... 1 0 • 0 .... AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 15, is 523 40 per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain Aibipping TUESDAY, DECYMBER 22.—Wind E.S.E. moderate, ARRIVED.—Gregory Bogosloff, --, from St. Petersburg. SAlLED.—Mexican Packet, Chaplin, for Vera Vruz—Golden Fleece, Hubbuck, for Pernambuco—Republic, Thompson, for New York—Lisburn, Clark, for Havana and Matanzas—James, Whyte, for Sydney—Nonpareil, Harding, for St. Michael—and Donna Maria, Millard, for Constantinople and Syra. Adelaide, Granby, hence at Charente Tommy, Craizlevicb, from Rio Janeiro. at Trieste Camille, Beniest, hence at Marseilles Sarah Stewart, Simpson, and Thomas Gelston, M`Donald, from Miramichi, at Belfast Leila, M'Donough from Quebec, at Galway Concordia, Ethics, hence for Dordt, at Falmouth Industrie, Zellein, hence for Ostend, at ditto Richmond, Cochran, from Laguna for this port, at Crookhaven Julie, from Bathurst, and the Minstrel, from Pictou, at Baltimore, Ireland, both with loss of sails, and other damage, bound to this port Mir, Zupper, from Trieste for this port, at Crookhaven Seatlower, -, sailed from Ancona for this port 7th Dec. Boykett, Morton, sailed from Bourdsaux 10th Dec. and the Girondin, Lacoste, on the I3th--both for this port WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23.—Wind N.E. ARRlVNlL—Victoria, Williams. from Alicata.—l.ord Brougham and Vaux, Walker, and St. Harlampy, Kruger, fr. St. Petersburgh. SAlLED.—Gazelle, Hogg, for Jamaica— ,annali, ltattray, for Havannah—Garland, Rogers, for Apalachicola—Alliance, Marshall, for New York—Severn, Williams for Rio Grande—lris, Henderson, for Alexandria (Egypt)—Louisa Maria, Weeks, for A,dra. British Queen (steamer), frem New York at Portsmouth, sailed Ist Dec. Republic, Thompson, hence at New Orleans. Ambassador, Kelly, hence at ditto. Corsair, Harland, from Newport at Savannah. Fairy Queen, Goodwin, hence off Tampico 12th Oct. Tiber, -, from New Orleans at Trieste. Snowdrop, Nichols, hence at Gibraltar. Camille, Renoldt, hence at Marseilles. Augusta, Jeuning, hence for Gallinas at Cadiz, with damage. Triumvirate, Hunt, from Newfoundland at Lisbon, with loss of cabouse and part of bulwarks and stanchions. Empreza, Peetana, hence at Lisbon. Mary Ann, Chapman, hence at Oporto. Myrtle, Martin, and Flora, Farren, hence at Terceira. Effort, Orfeur, hence at Naples at Belfast, with loss of boat, bnl• warks, &e. James. Wright, Leake, hence for Cork at ditto, with loss of main• yard, &c. Pembroke Castle, Stanhury, from Quebec at Baltimore, (Ireland. Eleanore, Cornelis, hence for Ghent and Falmouth. Adriana, De Jonge; hence at Rotterdam at ditto. Earl of Harewm;d,Fox, from Cuba and Nassau at Padstow, with loss of boats, bulwarks, and stanchions, sails split, &c. crew sick, and short of provisions. William Ackers, Nichol, was to leave Puerto Cabello for this port 4th Nov. Salima, Coats, sailed from Leghorn for this port 7t Dec: Emma Graham, Ferguson, sailed from Oporto for this port 12th Dec. Mersey, Gregory, sailed from Lisbon for Vera Cruz gth Dec. and Espadate, Setuabal, for this port 12th. - Schooner Brian Boru, Atkinson, from Dublin to this port, that sailed yesterday, in putting back this day, with loss of foreyard, ran upon Clipera Rocks yeast side of Holyhead,) where she now remains, every assistance has been offered, it is expected she will float off next flood. HONDURAS, .30th Dec.—Mary Brock, from Truxillo to England,' put in here yesterday, being short of water, without any spare sails, and Master dead, and crew sick, but will be supplied, and pro ceed in a few days. The Palinurus, Simpson, from Otnoa to this port, which was on shore in Tom Owen's Chaunel, has been assisted off leaky, after beir g lightened, and carried into Omoa by H.M.S. Census, and will discharge to be hove down. PLYMOUTH, 20th Dec.—Sophia, Johns,, arrived at this port from Sincapore, experienced a hurricane at S.S.W. which lasted 12 hours, on the Bth instant in lat. , ty 0, lon. 11 0. On the 16th, the Start N.B. about 24 miles, saw a large ship to leeward, with loss of mainmast. A barque, of about 320 tons, water-logged and abandoned, the name off the stern, and with the loss of inizenmast head, was past in lat. 47 0, lon. 14 0, West by the Sophia. TEI DECEMBER 24.—Wind East, fresh. ARRIVED.--Juno, Spohn, from Danzic—Herald, , from Altona—and Janet Hay. Patterson, from London. SAlLlD.—Scotland, Robinson, for New York—Asla, Lea, for Leghorn—Franklin, Rogers, for New Orleans—Janet, Brown, for Genoa—Eliza, Woolley, for Valparaiso—Jonas, Hearne, for Naples —and Andover, Buckley, for St. John, N.B. Andrew*M . Kean, Thompson, sailed from Stornaway for Ham bro' Isth Dec. Abeona, Atride, from London, at Waterford Brilliant, Yabsl , ly, hence at Oran Pomona, Penny, from Rio Janeiro, at Trieste David Banks, Jolly, sailed from Palermo 26th Nov. for Liverpool, and Mary Ann, Galles, for Palermo 30th November Great Liverpool, (steamer) hence at Gibraltar 7th instant, and sailed 7th for Alexandria Boreas, Dale, hence at Seville Armistadt, Farrendiz, sailed from ditto for Liverpool 24th Nov. Rising Sun, Pollard, sailed from Cadiz for Liverpool 3th Dec. Coq, Palot, hence at Bourdeaux Orion, Sandbach, from Gainla Carleby, and Ann, Williams, from St. Petersburgh, at Loughope, both for Liverpool _ . CARRICKFEZGUS, Dec. 2ci.-- - -The Balance, from Liverpool to New York. which put into Belfast Lough 7th instant, is still detained in consequence of the sickness of the crew. HocrnmAD, Dec. 23.—The Brian Boru got off the rocks last night, and put into the harbour VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Src. China, A Phillips, 618 Bombay, Aikin & Sons Georgetown, , 412 Batavia and Sincapore, %V A J Tyrer Lady Rowena, W A Clayton, 399 Calcutta, W& J Tyrer NEW SOUTH WALES. Frank&ld, W C Mitchell, 903 Port Phillip and Sydney, Cotesworth & Wynne LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 24. (From the Circular of Messrs. R. Makin ntid Sons.) The 'arrivals so long anticipated from the west, being still de tained by contrary winds, we have received no fresh supplies into this port worth naming since Tuesday. To-morrow being Christmas day, our second market this week was held to-day; which being out of the regular course, with the prospects of the Canals being closed by the frost, and several of the country markets interposing at the same time to cause the absence of buyers, we have had a very slender attendance this morning ; and a decided neglect of extensive business in any article of the Corn trade.—Holders of Wheat notwithstanding re mained tolerably firm, and in the few small transactions with local consumers, and one or two parcels of Foreign taken on specula tion, our last quotations were nearly maintained.—Free Flour, of all descriptions, was in moderate demand on the full terms pre viously ; but in any kind under lock, no sales transpired. Having no malting Barley left over, prices continue nominally unvaried, and in grinding samples we have no change to note. Fine Malt moves off gradually, but other qualities. being very unsaleable, hardly support their former value. Beans, exciting little notice, were the turn cheaper. Pease, on the contrary, sold rather more freely at a slight improvement upon the rates of Tuesday. Of good new mealing Oats the stock here is nearly exhausted; but as supplies arc expected on a change of wind, and a continuance of the present severe weather will necessarily increase the de liveries of this Grain from the farmers, the millers and, lealers appear rather disposed to wait the result, and buy sparing in the interim. Oatmeal also has become very scarce, and as the con sumption is considerable, the next arrivals are expected to find a ready sale. The return of the Averages, not being yet received here, the duties for the ensuing week will appear in our next Circular. WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Charlotte, W White, Splendid, .1 Laird, 256 Jamaica, J Hall & Co 317 Kingston, Monte Bay and Black River, Cotesworth & Wynne SOUTH AMERICA. Alonzo, H Wallerton, Oriental, R Dixon, Panope, C Lempriere, Renard, Le Grand, Rossendale, E C Friend, 245 !MonteVideo, Imrie & Tomlinson 392 St. Übes and Monte Video, J Clint Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. H Smith & Co Monte Video and Buenos Ayres, H Smith & Co R Tanton 297 Bahia, UNITED STATES. Ocean Queen, W Wilson, 568 Savannah, Gibbs, Bright &Co Belvidere, A M•Kown, 409 Charleston. ' Focke & Boult Clinton, Little, 581 New Orleans, Hughes. Cowie &Co Isaac Allerton, Torrey, 650 New Orleans, Hughes, Cowie &Co Coronet, J Bute, 870 New Orleans, W N Moore Eliza Keith, J Simpson, 537 Charleston, M'Leod & Yarrow Gideon, J W Guswell, Oriental, J Soy, Speed, E Pentreath, Isabella, W Campbell, EUROPE. 100 Leghorn, J Martin ESS Malta and Alexandria, J Pollock 1010 Mobile, Gibbs, Bright Sr CO 155 Leghorn, Fianna & Jones finports. EUROPE. Victoria, (175) J Williams, from Licata, 220 tons rough brimstone, no consignee —G D Lord Brougham and Vaux, (310) J Walker, from St. Petersburg, 174 bundles clean hemp, 150 casks tallow, G G Morgan and co-2 kegs cranberries, 2i fms lathwood, the master-36 deal ends, for exportation—Q D Gregory Bogosloff. (535) E Tuleff, from St. Petersburg, 300 casks tallow, about 30c oakum, 6345 deals, 1200 deal ends, Came and Telo-1770 bars iron, I case contents unknown, i case flour, I cask tongues, order-200 or nso deals, 60 dozen tongues, 1 cask 90 kegs cranberries, 87 rick ers, the master—B D Palmyra, ;127) R Gill, from Alexandria, 250 bales cotton, R Zwilchenbart and co-200 bales do, order-155 bales do, Acramann, Briggs and co-79 bales of the above were relanded in a damaged state-3 cases contents unknown, R Tassell-1 do, M Banada -1 do, Briggs, Thorburn and co-1 do, 57 hgs galls, order-1 fishing rod, F Hornby-1 octave wine, 1 kg currants, 1 dm raisins. Master —s D GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street, Liverpool, and from 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 0 a.m. Mixed 8 15 a.m. First Class 10 30 a.m. First Class 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. First Class „ 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVEKPOOL AND MANCHESTER 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 1 15 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 0 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do. II 30 a.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 5 0 p.m. First Class On Sunday thte Departures will be FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed PP PP 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. ~ 7 0 p.m. ~ 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER. 2 15 a.m. First Class - 30 a.m. Mixed 10 a.m. 2 15 p.m. „ 1 tie Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only. FROM CHESTER TO CREWE. 7 0 a.m. Second Class, to meet 6 a.m. Train from Liver pool and Manchester. 11 in a.m. First Class, to meet 10 30 a.m. Train from Liver pool and Manchester. FROM CREWE TO CHESTER. 2 0 p.m. First Class, on arrival of 11 30 a.m. Train from Birmingham. 6 30 p.m. Second Class, on arrival of 3 30 p.m. Train from Birmingham, and 4 p.m. Train from Liverpool and Manchester. There will be no Trains on Sunday until further notice. AGRICULTURAL MARKET, DECEMBER 23. s. d. s. (1. s. d. s. d. Old Hay .... 0 o@o 0 201 b. Potatoes, 90th. 1 10@2 6 vi)Olto New Hay.... 0 8 0 :1f - Cattle Ditto 1 7 1 9 - Clover Hay.. 0 7f 0 10 - Turnips 22 024 0 - Straw, Wheat 0 4f 0 5} - Carrots 4O 045 0 - Straw, Oat .. 0 4 0 5 - Manglewnrzle 0 0 0 0 - Straw, Barley 0 0 0 0- Manure 7 610 6 - Green Clover 0 0 0 0 - BIRKENHEAD AND CHESTER RAILWAY. (FROM GEORGE'S PIER HEAD.) Morning B 0 .. /0 0 .. 12 Afternoon 2 0 .. 4 0 .. 6 0 FROM CHESTER TO BIRKENHEAD. Morning 8 15 .. 10 15 .. 12 15 I Afternoon S 15 .. 4 15 .. 8 15 ON SUNDAYS.—FROM GEORGE'S PIER HEAD. Morning 9 0 Afternoon 4 45 FROM CHESTER TO BIRKENHEAD. Morning 9 15 I Afternoon 6 0 LIVERPOOL AND MA: CHESTER RAILWAY. PROM L'POOL TO AIANCHESTER. First Class Second Class - Morning. • 7 0 Morning 845 „ .. 945 11 0 „ 11 45 ~ 2 0 Aftern. 2 3t Aftern. 445 „ • 530 „ 7 15 Evening 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I * Except on Saturdays, when ti ON so : First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning. • 7 0 Morning 4 45 Aftern. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening • • 7 15 Mixed Stop only at Newton & Prkside I TO PRESTON FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. Mixed 11 0 „ .. First Class 2 30 Aftern. .. Second Class 4 45 „ Mixed 7 15 „ .. First Class I _ ON gm FROM MANCRESTRR TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 30 Morning 9 0 „ 10 0 „ 11 15 „ 11 45 , 2 0 Aftern. ..*s 45 Aftern. 5 0„ 5 30 „ 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I his Train does not start till Three. rNDAys. First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside f AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHXSTSR. 9 0 Morning.. Mixed 11 15 „ .. First Class 2 45 Aftern. .. Second Class 5 0 „ .. Mixed 715 ~ .. First Class NDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 5 0 Afternoon .. 7 15 Evening.... First Class. rCASTER. FROM MANCII”TER. First t ed class 11 1 0 5 Mornin g .... g 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 0 „ Mixed ILTON. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed — 445 Afternoon .. „ 7 15 Evening.... First Class. TO LAN' PROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.... Mixed 11 0 First Class 2 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 4 45 „ .... Mixed TO R FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.... First Class 11 0 •••• 2 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 „ „ FROM MANCHESTER. g 0 Morning.... First Class 11 15 ~ •••• ~ 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 ~ • • • • tr NDAYS• I 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. ~ HELENS. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 PP 111 45 ~ .... 2 45 Afternoon .. PP 5 30 NDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class -5 30 Afternoon.. PP ON all 7 0 Morning.— Second Class 5 30 Afte:noon.. TO ST. ] PROM LIVERPOOL. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 9 45 II 45 PP 2 30 Afternoon.. IP 5 30 ~ • • • • ~ ON 81./ 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. - fitattail. SALFORD CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 23. There was a very small show of Beasts and Sheep to-day, smaller in fact than we almost ever had, considering it to be Christmas week. The supply being greatly below the demand, cspecially for good Beef, the best qualities sold readily at id ad vance, the primest fetching 7d per lb. Mutton also was the turn dearer, and prime Wethers were taken freely oft' at lid. rest Beef did to 7d; inferior Id to 64d. Wether Mutton, 6id to lid ; Ewes and inierior Sid to bid per lb. sinking the offal. All sold. LIVERPOOL WOOL MARCET, DEC. 23 Our market has acquired more firmness since the termination of the late London sales. The selection► here is not of a superior description, but all clean saleable Wools have experienced a good demand. The transactions are more numerous than for some time past, and, in several instances, higher prices have been obtained. Imported this week, 1 bale; previously this year, 55,32 i ; total, 53,323 bales.—Scotch :—The stocks of Scotch Wool held here at present are low; a good demand has existed for most descriptions this week, and prices had a tendency to improve. Imported this week, 831 bags; previously this year, 13,473; total, 14,301 bags. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, DEC. 24. Without being able to notice any considerable sales of Butter since the publication of our Tuesday's circular ;—we can positively state that the market wears a more salubrious aspect ; and from inquiries making by certain members of the sjuare toed, but ob servant old school, we unhesitatingly predicate a spanking business when Christmas has turned. Our advice therefore, to all parties, (holders particularly,) is, to be patient; and to every member of the trade we wish most heartily that they may have " Long purses, renewed energies, and a merry Christmas." 'LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, DECEMBER 22. (From the Circular of Messrs. James Scott 6- Son.) Owing to a continuance of easterly winds since Tuesday last, the imports of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, have again been very trivial; and although the demand has been limited, the scarcity of fine British and Foreign Wheat, and of free sweet Flour, has caused last quotations of the former article to be fully supported, and an advance of 6d to is per sack and per barrel on the latter has been obtained. The stocks of all other Grain on this market are much reduced, and the value thereof has been steadily sup ported. The weather has continued very favourable for agricul tural operations, a steady frost without any snow. The duty on Wheat, from foreign ports, is increased since Friday last to 26s ad per qbarter, and on Flour to 16s 04d per barrel, also on Barley, Indian Corn and Buck Wheat, to I 2t 4d per quarter, and on Pease to 6s 6d per quarter. There has not been much demand for export, but Flour, in bond, has been sold at 26s per barrel ; the quotations of Grain, in bond, continue almost nominal. In consequence of the advance in Mark-lane yesterday, higher prices were demanded at this day's market for every article in the Corn trade, excepting Malt,—but they were barely obtained, and only to a very moderate extent, so that we can make Wit a very small increase in our quotations since this day week. WY CAT, S. d. a. d. INDIAN CORN, Ip , 4SOp. English Scotch 8 3 9 0 White 'is 0 32 ~, 0 Irish 6 w 8 9 Biraoa,',per . quarter. Bonded BARLEY, per qr. Irish '44 0 46 0 English 33 0 38 0 PEAS, Grey sB 0 42 0 Chevalier 3B 0 39 0 White 4l 0 45 0 Scotch, per 601 b. 4 6 5 0 Rills BREAD, per 112 Pa. Irish 4 6 5 0 In bond l3 0 14 0 Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 0. FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. OATS, per 451 b. Fine 44 0 50 0 English Scotch 3 4 3 5 Amer. ia brl. free Irish 2lO 3 li Sweet U. 5..... 34 6 35 0 Foreign, in bond 3 3 3 4 Sour 31 0 32 0 Ditto, duty free.. 3 4 3 6 OATMEAL, per 2401 b. RYZ, per quarter .. 36 0 38 0 English 24 0 25 0 MALT, per qr. Ipe.. 62 0 64 0 Ditto, new 26 0 27 6 middling ' 54 0 58 0' Scotch 24 0 23 0 PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL. *Woon, Deals, 120 stand. m. duty paid Archangel £l9 10 otp 20 0 Memel 18 0 19 0 Gothenburg l4 10 - - 16 0 Wyburg l6 10 - 18 0 Petersburg 17 0 - 19 0 PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. _ - _ Danzig, Deck British American Pine LATHWOOD, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet £9 0 9 10 British American 4 10 6 0 MA uooANT, per foot of 1 inch thick. Honduras Cuba St. Domingo 1 0 2 0 OAK PLANKS, British American none. riCAKWOOD, per cubic feet STAygs, per 1200. Danzig, C. Pipe 4140 0 —145 0 Hhd. 7O 0 —BO 0 Quebec, red, 14 inch thick, , j4O 0 0 and 5f feet long Do. Puncheon l3 0 21 0 TIMBER, per cubic foot. s. d. s. d. Oak 2 2 2 6 Pine, British Amer. common red 1 5 2 1 yellow Danzig,middling 2 2i— 2 3 Memel, middling 2 2i— 2 3 Riga.red 2 5 2 6 *There is an additional duty of S per cent. on t Not above 16 ft F.XI9. B. P. 2. 21 feet. AM.. X 2 101 s. 5s per load. os. Not at,. 36 in. 1 3s. B.P. 2s, 26 -is, 3 0 tis, 10$ per load. £2 13s.'. load lese rates. CES CURRENT. MADDER, ae cwt. s. d. s. d. Dutch, crop 70 0 —BO 0 Ornbro 50 0 —65 0 32 0 -40 0 G amene Mull 10 0 —3O 0 French, S.F. 42 0 —46 0 S.F.F 48 0 —52 0 E.5.P... 54 0 -58 E.5.P.F.63 0 —66 0 Spanish 42 0 —5B 0 MOLASSES, cwt. Trinidad, tkc 32 0 —34 0 Demerara, &c 33 0 —36 0 Bar & Antigua.. :,8 0 —4O 0 MUNJEET, YMt 12 0 —l4 0 OIL, Olive, T• 252 galls. Gallipoli .t'63 0 —64 0 Trieste 6O 0 —6l 0 Sicily 5 9 0 —6O 0 Malaga 57 0 —5B 0 Portugal, &c 56 0 —5B 0 Levami 57 0 —59 0 Palm, tin 33 15 —36 0 Fish, is , 232 gulls. Seal, Pale brown. 30 10 —3l 0 26 0 —29 0 Cod 26 0 —26 10 LINSEED, etVg 28 0 —2B 6 Rape, pale do. 46 0 —47 0 Turpen.T. cwt. 5l 6 —52 0 RICE, , cwt Carolina, dress. 36 0 —37 0 in bond 22 0 Bengal, ord. do 13 0 —l4 0 mid to fine l4 6 —l5 6 African none. Rom, 91, gallon, in bon]. Jamaica, - 12 to 16 co. p... 4 4 510 stronger ..... 5 0 6 2 Choice marks.. 6 4 6 10 SAFFLOWER, V cwt. Bengal, good & 0 7 10 ord. & mid .. 2 10 4 10 Bombay ........ 0 18 1 5 SALTPETRE, 719. cwt. S. d. S. d East India ...... 25 0 —3O 0 South American-20 6 —2l 6 SHELL LAC, Ri3 cwt. in bond. 1 orange .......... 56 o —so 0 liver and black .. 33 o —5O 0 SiiciNS, Neutria, v doz 6 0 —l3 0 Chinchilli, do. lO 0 —25 0 Seal, each ........ 1 5 3 6 Silt/MAC, 11). cwt. Sicily Malaga Trieste Verona Tyrolese SUGAR, VP Oa. B. P. Muscovado 10 6 —l2 0 none 7 6 8 6 6 6 7 0 9 0 —lO 0 moist brown 73 0 —75 0 dry brown 76 0 —79 0 good & mid So 0 —B4 0 line &v. fine B5 0 —B7 0 Mauritius, dabs and moist 70 0 —72 0 brows. 73 0 —75 yellow 77 0 —BO 0 fine yellow Bl 0 —B4 0 East India, Bengal ord. white 78 0 —Bl 0 good and fine 82 0 —B6 0 extra fine 86 6 —B7 0 Manilla, in bond 20 0 —23 0 Havana, do. brown yellow . white ord good & fine Brazil, in bond .24 0 -24 6 .25 0 -27 0 .32 0 -33 0 .34 0 -36 0 brown lB 0 —22 0 yellow 22 6 —24 0 white ord. 22 0 —23 0 good and fine 24 0 —26 0 TALLOW, r cwt. P'burgh, Y.C. 6 —5O 0 Odessa 49 3 —49 6 Archangel 47 6 —4B 0 Buenos Ayres 40 0 —47 0 TAR, To bil. Stockholm Archangel Carolina .. ....20 0 --21 0 ....19 6 --20 0 ....16 9 --17 0 .... 0 0 -- 0 0 Virginia [TARTAR, 7,4 , cwt Cream of Tartar.. 78 0 —BO 0 brown and yel... 50 0 —7O 0 TEA, '3O , It). in bond. Bohea, Canton .. 2 2 2 21 Fokein Congou, coin. .. 2 4 mid. to fine. 2 5 3 Twankay, corn... 2 4 mid. to good 2 4i— 2 5 Pekoe, Orange .. 2 6 3 6 Campoi, com. to good Hyson Skill mid. to fine.. Souchong, com • none • 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 6 2 4 2 5 29- 3 6 3 3 6 2 8 2 9 3 0 4 6 2 7 3 3 2 10 3 6 good to fine, Pekoe, flowery llysou, corn fine Young Hyson Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine .. 3 6 5 0 TOBACCO, v lb. in bond. J. River, Leaf.... 0 4 0 7 Stemmed.. 0 4 0 7 Kentucky Maryland . 4a- 7 - 7 ITuaaiealc, cwt. in bond. Bengal 23 6 —32 0 !TURPENTINE, v. cwt. American lO G -13 3 !VALONIA, ton. £ s 0 Smyrna, picked 14 0 —l9 10 Morea IWA, BEES' V elVt. AfriCan... L in bond. 6 10 - 8 0 _East - lndia American 7 0 s 0 LIVERPOOL PR Assns Montreal, Pot 30 0 ® 0 0 Pearl, new 3O 0 U. States, Pot none. Pearl none. BARK, Quercit. Oak, ton 5 7 0 German 4 15 5 0 BRIMSTONE,'Is• ton Sicily, &c lO 10 11 0 Tuscany ll 0 11 10 CASSIA LIGNEA, S. d. S. d. ap , cwt. in bond 80 0 85 0 CLOVER-SEED, 13 , cwt. American, red.. none Dutch 70 0— 80 0 French & Germ.7o 0— 80 0 Cocow, ap. cwt. Trinidad 49 0— 52 0 Grenada Brazil COFFEE, 1.1 , cwt in bond. Jama. triage ordinary good& fine ord. 86 0-106 0 middling llO 0-125 0 good mid. fine mid. &c 142 0-153 Dutch, triage.. 1 60 0— 70 0 ordinary .... good &fine ord. 75 0— 82 0 middling B4 0— 90 0 good mid. 192 0— 98 0 fine mid., &c. Mocha Ceylon Java Havana good & fine ord. 46 0— 52 0 St. Domingo 42 0— 44 0 Brazil 42 0— 45 0 Laguira 5O 0— 60 0 DYEWOODS, qp• ton £. S. S. Logwood, Jam... 6 5 6 15 Hon. & Dom. 7 0— 7 10 Campeachy .. 9 0— 9 15 Fustic, Span 4 15— 5 Tampico 6 10— 7 0 Brazil Cüba NICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Hache solid - 12 0 rough 6 0— 7 10 small Lima, solid l2 0— 13 0 Barwood, Ango R 0— 9 0 Gaboon 6 10— 7 0 Camwood l9 0— 25 0 Red San. Wood 8 0— 8 10 FLAX, 19 ton. Riga. P.T.R. 43 0— 43 10 P'burg, 9 head 4O 0— 41 0 Archangel 44 0— 55 0 Dutch & Flem. GALLS, cwt. Turkey, blue 63 0— 72 0 mixed 60 o— 66 0 East India 6O 0— 72 0 GINGER, a 3 cwt. Barbadoes 45 0— 50 Jamaica 6O 4-200 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 19 9 Gum, Is , cwt. Arabic, Turkey East India 24 0— 55 0 Barbary 5O 0— 0 0 Senegal 75 0— 0 HEmr, 14 , ton s. s. P'burg, clean 4l 0— 42 0 outshot 4O 0— 41 0 Riga, Rhine outshot 4O 0— 41 0 Archangel ....... 0— 0 0 Manilla 3O 0— 31 0 Bombay Jute HIDES, Ox and Cow, tb B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry. inferior & mid. 0 7i— 0 83 good & prime 0 9 0 10 Do. salted . • N. Amer. salted 0 3i 0 4 Brazil . dry salted 0 8,3_ 0 6 Rio, dry Valparaiso, drY 0 7 0 8 Odessa, &c. drY 0 Si— 0 7 W: India, drY• • 0 63 0 7 salted 0 4i— 0 53 East India . • 0 8— 1 0 Kips, B.A. dry. 0 71— o 9 Horse, d. each g 0 — l2 0 HORSE HAIR, 20. lb. Short mixed long tails 1 4 1 10 combed INDIGO, V. I. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet blue & violet blue violet, g. & fine 6 6 7 0 ord. & mid. 5 3_ 6 violet & cop. mixed .. J 5 0— 5 9 cop. g. & fine. 5 0— 5 6 ord. & mid. 4 0— 5 0 con. quality 36 _ 5 9 Oude • 2 0— 4 9 Madras 2 6 5 0 Guatimala, p lb. Floras Sobres 3 9 5 0 Cortes Caraccas, Floras 5 6 6 0 Sobres 4 0— 5 3 Cortes LAC DYE, 14). lb. D.T. and prime. 1 6 2 6 mid, to good 0 8— 1 4 ord. & inferior 0 4 0 73 MADDER ROOTS, 7 0 9 , cwt. Smyrna Galipoli & Syria .. 42 0— 46 0 French 45 0— 47 0 Naples 45 0— 46 0 L.ONDO2I GAZETTE..-;-4 zusDAy , - DE4,2 2. • PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. - T. Friend and T. Macartney, Liverpool, marine-store-def i le,/ll_ E. J. Pemberton, T. Powell, and J. Speakman, Warrington, Lan cashire, common brewels—; as far as regards J. Speakman,—R. Preston and G. Hilton, Pickley.green, Lancashire, coal-proprietors —I). Mitchell and J. W. ;Mason, Manchester, shawl-merchants— J. Mulby and IV. Iliffe, Manchester, trunk-makers—R. Wright, W. Craig, and J. Booth, Manchester, machine-makers ; as far as regards W. Craig—A. Turner, J. Hamilton, R. Hulme, and J. Cottrill, Bolton-le-Moors, linen-draper. et. • t INSOLVENT. Dec. 21.—John SticklanTl,Wo;;; Powell Shaw, and Francis :Mattock, Newgate.market, cheesernonger. BANKRUPTS. _ _ Samuel Dickinson Leathern, Liverpool, ironmonger, Jan. 5, Feb. 2, at twelve, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Shackleton, Wright. and Hunter, Liverpool; and Messrs.l3azendale, Tatham, Upton. and Johnson, Great Winchester-street, London. Benjamin Allport, Liverpool, coffee-merchant, Jan. 6, Feb. 2, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Wor thington and Holt, Liverpool ; and Messrs. Taylor, Sharpe, and Jackson, Bedford-row, London. Thomas Collett and Thomas Hales, Liverpool; butchers, Jan. 7. at one, Feb. 2, at eleven, at the Clarendon Room, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Kenyon and Stone, Liverpool; and Mr. Cornth waite, Dean's-court, Doctor's Commons, London. Robert Clements, Addison-road North, Notting-hill, London, publipan. George Pound Dalston, London, licensed victualler. John Denton. St. John'-street-road, London, licensed victualler. Henry Skinner Pells, Norwich, linendraper. Lewis Green, Cranbrook, Kent, grocer. Joseph Davis, Pain's-lane, Shropshire, innkeeper. John Sanders Walton, Northallerton, Yorkshire, money-scrivener. Edward_ Snook, Southampton. common-brewer. Benjamin Wood, Chester, innkeeper. Edward Roberts, Bristol, scrivener. George Bayley, Bristol, hosier. William Peete Mann, Great Yarmouth, merchant. John Settle and Abraham Bentley, Leeds, flax-spinners. George Albemarle Cator, Leeds, wool-merchant. DIVIDENDS. Jan. 12. A. Christie, Eastcheap, London, spirit-merchant.-Jan. 12. B. Vanderplank, Saville-row, Burlington-gardens, London, woollendrapers-Jan. 14. S. Reed, liawkliurst, Kent, blacksmith- Jan. 14. T. E. Southby, Beech street, Barbican, London, hatter- Jan. 14. T. M'Donnell, Pall-mall. London, boot-maker-Jan. 12. W. Monday. Nun-court, Aldermlindbury. London. factor-Jan. 12. C. J. Grace and E. Grace, Cross-lane, City, London, coal-factors- Jan. 14. J. Hardie, Queen-street, City Loudon, druggist-Jan 13. H. Tindall, Hastings,brewer-Jan. 20. J. Richards, Newcastle. street, Strand, London, Surgeon-Jan. lg. J. Warner, Bedford, linendraper -Jan. 16. W. Bailer, Oxford-street, London, laceman- Jan. 16. T. Brown, and T. Brown, jun.. Mansell-street, Goodman's, fields, London, plumbers-Jan. 4. W. Holdaway, Petersfield, Southampton, innkeeper-Jan. 14. W. Denman, Carnarvon, inn keeper-Jan. 19. J. Wheatley, jun., Leicester, grocer-Jan. 22. W. Naftali, Manchester, banker -Feb. 6. M. J. Segrc, Liverpool, mer chant-Jan. 25. S. S. Jackson, Liverpool, wool-merchant-Jan. 13. C. Drury, Sheffield, timber-merchant-Jan. 22. It. Caldecott, Chester. draper-Jan. 14. It. Lamb, Stockton, Durham. iron-mer chant-Jan. 14. J. Taylor, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, coaLlltter - Jan. Benbow, Liverpool, timber-merelagut. • - • -CERTI FICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before Jan. 12. F. Bradford and T. Healey, Great Trinity-lane, City, London. wholesale stationers—M. Moss, sen , and M. Moss, jun., Armley, Yorkshire, cloth manufacturers—J. Dawkins, West-green, Totten. ham, cattle-dealer—W. H. Stockwell, Hampstead-road, furnishing. undertaker—F. Stephenson, Bradford, Yorkshire, saddler—W. Swift, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, timber-merchant—T. Manley. jun., Atherton, Lancashire, patent nail-man utacturer— J. Eccles, Bolton•le-Moors, carver and gilder—D. Tulloch, Duchess street, Portland-place, coal-merchants—G. Walter, Change-alley. City, London, commission-agent—J. Banfield, Cheapside, London, silversmith—S. Belt and J. Whitfield, Winlaton, Durham, merchants —V. R. A. Mooks, Robert-street, Hampstead road. London, stationer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. James Matthew, Glasgow, builder, Dec. 26, Jan. Is, at two, at tha chambers of Mr. Livingston, Glasgow. William Bayne, Glasgow, merchant, Dec. 25, Jan. 14, at two, at the chambers of Messrs. Alexander and Morrison, Glasgow. James Harley, Glasgow, merchant, Dec. 25, Jan. 15, at two, at the Black 13u11 Inn, Glasgow. MEETINGS of CREDITORS ror. LIVERPOOL. DKCEAIIiKg. How% 28, William Robinson, (special) 2), Thomas Hebblewhite, 2nd.. 30, John Edwards, (proof and final div,) Jan. 1, Thomas Moffit & Co. (proof and div.) . 2, Thomas Ha!sail, (proof and div.) 2, Ebenezer Jones Henry Rime's. 1 Clarendon Rooms, 1 Ditto, 12 Ditto, 1 Ditto, 1 Ditto, 2 TIDE TABLE. Days. I aitrn. i Lan. Height. Sundays, Holydays, r. U. 11. U. M. i Y. 1. Friday .. 25 0 016 f 15 8 Christmas day. Saturday 26 025 043 15 9 St. Stephen. Sunday.. 27 1 2 119 15 8 Ist Sunday after Christmas Monday 28 1 4 1 157 15 5 Innocents. Tuesday 29 214 231 14 11 Length of day 7h. 29m. Wednes. 30 2 42 3 14 14 3 Thursday3l 333 356 13 3 Silvester. AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED Into LIVERPOOL, from the 16th to the 22nd instant, inclusive. FROM IRELANg t. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Hrses. w Mules. Calves. Lambs. 831 2374 2769 Vi 4 23 84831 196995 170633 4031 214 436 16765 CO49TWISE. - -- 262 Prey.. 3646 23876 5652 33 119 LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispensaries during the last week:— _ North. South. Total Received advice and medicine at the Insti. tution Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine 300 239 539 206 418 Total at each Dispensary VISITORS. North—Mr. J. H. Smith, Mr. W. F. Macgregor, and Mr. C. Booth. South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. J. Cooper, and Rev. W. Parker. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fenwick-street, Dec. 21, 1840. THE WORKHOUSE. Statement of the average number and expense of paupers in the Workhouse for the week ending Paupers 1863 l'er Head. Dec.l3, 1840 14, 1839 lOid. 1 10. Per Week .€I7S 3 3 167 19 3 More 94 Less o u 4 More 7 4 0 Stntem cnt of daily relief paid out-door poor the week ending - Dec. 21, 1840 Dec. 23, 1839 More 265 More £2B 6 11 NORTHERN HOSPITAL, DECEMBER 19. ADMITTED Accidents Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation 31) Remaining in th, DISCHARGED Cured Attending as Out Patients . . Irregular Died 2 te Hospital . 6i House Visitors, R. B. B. H. Blundell and Daniel Neilson, Esqrs. Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. Chaplain, Rev. J. Connor.--House Surgeon, Mr. Woodward. PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S Outward. Home. 25s Od@ 30 0 20 0-25 0 50 0-60 0 30 0-40 0 30 0-40 0 40 0-50 0 40 0 -- 50 0 40 0-60 0 40 0-60 0 P 4O 0-60 0 25 0-- 30 0 35 0 -- 40 0 35 0-40 0 105 0 35 0 -- 40 0 40 0-- 50 0 40 0 30 0 20 0 50 o 60 0 25 0 40 0-50 0 25 0 -- 30 0 1$ 0 -- 20 0 25 0 -- 30 0 25 0 -- - 30 0 -- 40 0 30 0 -- 40 0 40 0 -- 60 0 50 0 -- 60 0 60 0 -- ---- 25 0 -- 30 0 17 6 - 20 0 20 0 - 25 0-30 0 25 0 --- 30 0 30 0 - 40 0 40 0 - -- 40 0-60 0 17 6 - 20 0 On the 23rd instant, at his residence, No. 5. Devon-street, the lady of CHARLES SHAW, Esq. of the Post-office Liverpool, of a son. MARRIED. On the 10th of October, at Mhow, in the East Indies, Dr. JOHN MURRAY, M.D. and M.A., of the Bengal Artillery, to LOVEDAY MARIANNE, youngest daughter of the late JOHN OWEN PARR. Esq., of London. On the 13th instant, Mr. JOHN MYERS, brush manufacturer, to Miss MARY RILEY, of Blackburn. On the 17th instant, at Ecclas, Mr. WILLIAM WILKINSON, of Salford, to JANE, fourth daughter of LIN DILLON, Esq., of Vine grove, Pendleton. Same day, at Warrington, Mr. THOMAS BANKS, to ANNE, third daughter of Mr. JAMES PIERPOINT, builder, of Warrington. Same day, at Chester, FRANCIS fifth son of JAS. BOYDELL, Esq., of Rosset, Denbighshire, to MARGARET, youngest daughter of JOHN HASSEL, Esq., Abbey-square, Chester. On the 22nd instant, at St. ,Catherine's Church, Abercromby square, by the Rev. J. North, Mr. JOSEPH BARKER ABBOT'', to ANN, fourth daughter of Mr. EASTW 00D, both of this town. Same day, at Cheddleton, by the Rev. Edward Powys, Mr. CHARDES ROREHAM, of Field-piace, near Stone, to ANNE, eldest daughter of the late EDWARD SMITH, Esq., Cheddletosa, Same day, at Ramsay, Isle of Man, Mr. ANDREW M'CON NELL, of Sartfield, to Mrs. GELDA Ft, of Crowville. Same day, at St. David's Church, by the Rev. R. Davies, M.A., W. B. PRITCHARD, Esq., civil engineer, of Holywell, to LAVINIA, only daughter of the late Mr. MARTIN, KING, R.N., H.M. Packet Service, Liverpool. 605 moms 0 30 0 -- 40 0 60 0 -100 0 17 6- 20 0 20 0-25 0 40 0 -- SO 0 60 0 -- SO 0 30 0 -- 60 0 30 0-- 60 0 " 20 0-30 0 25 0-- 30 0 30 0 35 0 -- 40 0 63 0-- 84 0 40 0-50 0 40 0-- 40 0 126 0 -147 6 20 0- 40 0 - 20 0-25 0 25 0 -- 30 0 25 0-- 15 0 -- 20 0 DIED. On the 28th ult., in the 55th year of his age, Mr. JAMES HAWKINS. ..... On the 2d instant, aged 19, ELLEN, only surviving daughter of RALPH ASHTON, Esq., Dominica. On the 7th instant, at the house of Mr. John Lancaster, Friar. gate, Preston, aged 29, ISABELLA, wife of Mr. ROGER PARRY, butcher, Birkenhead. On the loth instant, aged 5 years, RICHARD, the only child of Mr. GARTON, veterinary surgeon, St. Helen's. On the 11th instant, in the 47th year of her age, Mrs. QUICK, wife of Mr. J. Quick, of this town. Same day, aged 33, Mr. JOHN ROBERTS, lineman and hosier, Whitechapel. Same day, aged 75, Mrs. REDDISH, of Brookside. On the 12th instant, aged 45 6 Mrs. HALL; relict of the late Mr. Joshua Hall, the deservedly respected keeper of the New Inn, Marsden, near Huddersfield, of intiamation of the bowels. Same day, aged 76, Mrs. MARY SHAW, relict of the late Mr. Frencis Shaw, of Knowsley, formerly of Holland, in this county.. On the 20th instant, in his 72nd year, Mr. JOHN HOLME. On the 23rd instant, at Annesley, near Liverpool, aged IS. ELIZA, eldest child of CHARLES S. PARKER, Esq. LIVERPOOL : FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1840. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY gORNING, BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 88, Mount Pleasant, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orfordstreet, At No. 4, ST. GEORGE'S CRESCENT, Livsneoot.. Orders and Advertisements are received by Messrs. 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