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pomp. ns TO J. B. C. ON HER BIRTHDAY LATE NURSE BY H/ Liverpool Standard.) laiden ! leave awhile in dance, ninstrel ich now is touched no sigh ; sparkling eye thou wert always thus, Lnd roses dressed ; warm as those aldst gently pass ly on its thorns, rs, its cares, its strife s, and wear in thy snow-white breast ; they hide no thorn beneath, suns have shed their rays ,lding eve me little assing year !end as each birthday passes on, Through infancy and youth, ich bud of virtue shall unfold In flowers of peace and truth 3yful met again thy birth, y little prattling tongue, train of mirth tend see t As now 1 may we meet again 1 as good and wise see thee fair Time has swept a all that no Y little mind ~s to play— acfore thee dance )your thrc •e thee cease s and our prayers, and virtue, peace, Around thee ever shine ! Then go, dear maiden! join again Thy little birthday throng; Forgive me if I here have kept ning too long SPECTRE SHIP to ex pec d from a German poem, The author had ars ago t so prosaic a fulfilment of hi: 1 of La Belle Poule at Cherbough poleon t carries no before the gale, dark heavens play; amines billows a sail ss the spray. a spectre hand ng crev D rocky strand where the roar of the surges is lost, a its roc y coast, light cloud flies piles, no forest greens there, alone, from the fields of air, rin on the dreary waste ere lies the King in the barren sand, ,o ornament graced— id his staff of command, .epulchre placed. near, and the world's loud hum her across the sea ; s his neglected tomb, hs have rolled on—the year is past— moved he doth he fifth of Ma to distiirb his rest, On the night when his weary spirit fled 3 peaceful home tOre the haunts 'of the dead, d the shi; that desert shore, royal standa . rd it bore— lerweigh, of the storm it ride 3'er the nightly spray guides stands near the prow, and throbbing his brow, distant strand f r 'tis his own land, is eyes behold. From the ship he deseends; on the well-known sand Once more he wanders about; The ear still shakes where his footsteps wend nd findeth them not len by daylight he sought that spot, ng surges would sound. from its height it is hurled he clouds where it held command, From which he had often looked down on the world, en into his hand n, the child of his care, Ile and fame ; s blooming heir very name ' he cries, " o'er whose head a crown royal grace Ere thou quitted' The wife of my love le days of our fortune were flown, it thy father's embrace —my only son-- 3ne of my house remain ! 1 hath mounted the kingly throne, Cing is a vassal again !" CONTEMPORARY PRESS. TMENT OF THE ARMY Friday's Ti (From the Times.) rence to an article which appeared in last nes, condemning the system under which ier Majesty's troops, and in the particular rred to the 22d regiment, have been and are to extreme hardships, beyond those which enced by the average of the army, and partly l by an unfair or injudicious allotment of the luthorities of the Horse ceived from a highly respectable 4 statement of facts and regula to the routine of military duty : .equired vices by th quarter the folio' Lions annlicable " Every order on the authority of which troops are sent abroad, or recalled from colonial or foreign service to this country, comes from the Government to the Commander-in-Chief It is not the Commander-in-Chief, but the Go , which determines the amount of troops to me of their departure, and moveme .• :;ommander-in-Ch ie f is not le , • ss devoid of re req to ueciue what specific corps shall be moved in yen direction amongst those regiments which are ad " fit for service,' than he is to fix the time at the place to which, or the object for which they rst order for foreign service is to is which stands first on the ros ) say the corps which has been longest at s must be taken (the Commander-in- the cc con Chief having no discretion in, the matter), unless there be certain circumstances in its state of efficiency, &c.— rell-defined, and unequivocal circumstances, Jude it pro hac vice from the rigorous opera roster. ,invent, the assertion is it was 23 years between India and the terwards 6 years at home, then 11 at at home, and is now again ordered and to th, 22d re inaltr 3 The operation of the roster upon this gaiiat corps is beyond all question one of great seve rity, a d a matter of deep regret ; but it has been al ogetE without positive injustice to other and a gross violation of established and im partial rules. _ _ together unavoidable (we cannot me from the Secretary of State or War o out which in the manuscript we co pied) to send two regiments to the Mediterranean some 4arrisons there having been unduly and and the two first regiments for t in orders, being the 42d and 88th, which dangerously wea ome before the But the writer of the letter in Thursday's Times, tin Old Indian and Constant Reeder,' asserts that reinforcements ought to have been sent to India e ordered for the Mediterranea n , in 22d and 20th regiments would have had their station at the lonian Isles, the or one of them, •having received the )r Bombay. chance at , The Old Indian' may know better than who transmitted in both cases the order to is; but then, as Lord Hill is hound rom the Government and not from the Ither (perhaps equa lly respecta bl e ) f unc ti o nary, his )rdship could not fail to execute the official commands ,e received according to the succession in which he re eived them, and therefore, and for no other reason, ave the Mediterranean service to the two regiments , -a • • - _ _ ting for further commands from 'self to the 22d addressed I Old Indian' says, that the officers of the 22d regiments Nvould have v er y g l a dly suf irtailment of their time at home on condition ;r their choice of destination, and being sent 'lion Isles instead of to Bombay. No doubt Id; but what would the 42d and 88th have Would they have given u . p . their right to the inean for the sake of obliging the officers of Lord Hill, as was said before, has no option in this business. The existing system is very possibly a bad one ; and, indeed, the present instance proves that great inequalities of service do take place under it. But it has been imposed by superior authority upon the General Commanding the Forces, who is a mere ministerial officer, and has no particle of discretionary power, either to perpetrate abuse or to alleviate hard ship, left in his hands, as against the application of the universal roster to the emergencies of the colonial or of for of the 22d, 'ice. There are othier cases besides that of perhaps of quite equal, but of very ROYAL PRESENTS Since the birth of the Princess Royal, a great number of Appropriate votive trifles have. reached Buckingham Palace, ['hey consist general of fancifully-worked articles of infant apparel. Unfortu nately for the fair fabricators of these simple but expressive tokens of loyalty, none find their way to the illustrious lady to whose gracious acceptance they are in all humility prof fered, unless those which are fortunate enough to be pre seated through some official channel : such is the etiquette, perhaps :somewhat toa rigidly enforced, when the motive is so laudable. All packages addressed to the Sovereign are opened by, or in the presence of, the deputy steward of the household, whose duty it is to report the contents to the lord steward ; and should that high functionary consider them worthy of being laid before her Majesty, they are either presented by himself in person, or consigned to the charge of the lady in waiting for the time. Such gifts as are connected with literature, the fine arts, or science, are almost invariably accepted ; articles of personal atttire or ornament generally become the perquisites of the Queen's principal attendants, however costly the fabric or curi ous the workmanship may be. Any departure from this rule must therefore be considered as a marked compliment. Such a one has recently occurred. A case containing a pre sent of the latter descripti n was received at the palace on Monday, intended for the Princess Royal, should her Ma jesty be graciously pleased to sanction its acceptance. The amiable donor, a venerable spinster, residing in the neigh bourhood of Huddersfield, seems, as the on dit goes, to have taken especial care that the creation of her fairy fingers should suffer no damage in transitu. Like the congruous puzzle, there was case within case, one of curiously wrought wicker-work, a second of Spanish mahogany, with the royal arms, and the letters " P. R." in a lozenge, richly embla zoned on the lid. This was again enclosed in a strong tin case, superscribed, " For the Queen's most excellent Ma jesty, Buckingham Palace, London." These mysterious cases contained an infant's cap and robe, worthy of a princess. They are described to be of the most chaste and fanciful de sign. The cap is composed of that delicate but almost ex ploded fabric called cushion" lace, in the manufacture of which dames of high, degree formerly delighted to excel. On the crown-piece, the royal arms of England are embroidered in dead gold, the circular fillet exhibiting the national in signia of the rose, thistle, and shamrock, wrought in gold and colours within an interminable scroll of raised needle work. The robe is equally unique. The material is of the finest Cachemere, lined with eider down, the colour royal purple • the hood, which is quilted and padded, is lined with rose-coloured satin, the loops of flock gold, with tassels of small pearls ; the robe is edged all round by abroad stripe of crimson Genoa velvet, having the royal arms and the insignia of the three nations embroidered in dead and burnished gold, and relieved with silver fretted work in points. The great merit, however, of these elegant articles of infant apparel is said to consist in the elaborate beauty of the needlework. Her Majesty, to whom the presents were exhibited immedi ately on arrival, expressed her warm admiration of the skill, taste, and patience bestowed upon them, and commanded in timation of their acceptance to be transmitted to the accom plished artist, who, no doubt, requires no richer reward for her " labour of love and loyalty." NAVAL COMMANDERS AT ACRE, (From the Glasgow Courier.) ADMIRAL STOPFORD. Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.8., third son of James, second Earl of Courtown, by Mary, his wife, daughter and co-heir of Richard Powys, Esq., of Hindlesham Hall, in Suffolk, was born sth February, 1768, and entering the navy at an early age, served for some time in the Prince George, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Digby, on the American station. In 1790, he obtained post rank, and in that year commanded the Lowestoffe frigate, then employed in the channel. His next appointment was to the Aquilon, of 32 guns, stationed in the Medite-ranean, which, in 1794, acted with the fleet under Lord Howe, andrepeated the signals of the rear division on the memorable first of June. In the following autumn, Captain Stopford was removed to the Phaeton, 38 ; and in 1790, joined the squadron destined to escort the Princess Caroline of Brunswick to England. Shortly after returning to the grand fleet, the Phaeton formed part of Admiral Cornwallis's detachment, which fell in with the French squadron, and, by a series of masterly manoeuvres, effected a retreat as honourable to those concerned as the achievement of a brilliant victory. Stopford subsequently drove on shore L'Echoue, of 28 guns •, and, in company with the Anson, captured La Daphne and La Flore. In 1798, the Phaeton cruised under Sir John Borlase Warren, off L'lsle de Dieu, assisted at the capture of several vessels laden with naval stores and provisions, and rendered much essential service by the destruction of many armed ships and privateers. In 1799, Capt. Stopford was appointed to the Excellent, of 74 guns, in which ship he took L'Arethuse, a national cutter, and seve ral merchant vessels ; and after remaining for some time with the western squadron, sailed to the Leeward Islands, whence he returned with a broad pendant in the summer of 1802. In 1803 he commissioned the Spencer, of 74 guns, at Plymouth; in 1804, joined Lord Nelson's fleet in the Mediterranean ; in 1805, received the appointment of a colonelcy of marines; and in 1806 acted a gallant part, and was wounded in Sir John Duckworth's victory off St. Domingo. We next find this enterprising seaman employed in the expedition against Copenhagen ; and in 1808, having obtained the rank of rear admiral, appointed to a command in the Channel fleet., In this (Lstinguished position, his active exertions, his partici pation in the attempt to destroy the French shipping in the Aix Roads, the attack on the enemy's fleet in the Basque Roads, &c., elicited the unqualified commendation of the commander-in-chief, Lord Gambier, and a vote of thanks from parliament. In 1810, the rear-admiral was nominated to the command of a squadron employed at the Cape of Good Hope, and while on this station conducted the naval part of the armament which subjugated Java, a service which ob tained for him, once again, the thanks of parliament. In 1812 he became vice-admiral ; in 1813 returned to England ; in 1815 was crated a Knight Commander of the Bath, and has since been made Admiral of the White, and a G.C.B. His admirable conduct of the operations on the Syrian coast is too fresh in the public memory to require any notice here. Sir Robert married, in 1809, Mary, daughter of Commis sioner Fanshaw, of the Plymouth Dock-yard, and has several children.—London paper. considerable hardship " The 92d, a mosi distinguished regir course of 21 years' service, ent, in the ears at has only been five zht years in the West Inc sii in the again going to the West 22d has been nine years and Mediterranean, and is no• home Indies In 34 years the a half at home " The 33d, the Duke of Wellington's old regiment, out of 18 years, has been ten at Jamaica, fbur at home, and four in the Mediterranean; nor will it be recalled under eight or ten years more. " The routine for service looks at priority on the list, not at either salubrity or pleasure of destination. " But it must be given up, that the sufferings of the British army are unparalleled in the history of the world. They have no rest—no relaxation : the ordinary duties of the officers are heavy punishments to edu cated and respectable men. Those of the soldiers would in many points be an aggravation of the life of galley slaves. " It is calculated by sober and experieneed judges, that the British infantry is short by 20,000 men of the amount which would be requisite to discharge the duties assigned it, even in time of peace, with any decent consideration for the health and comfort of the soldier. India is now supposed to require a reinforce ment of not less than 6000 European infantry, keeping in view the dangers which beset our empire from the west of the Indus to the - east and north of the Ganges. " Keeping in view the obstinacy of the people in the United States on the subject of their north-eastern boundary, and the political impossibility of an acqui escence on the part of Great Britain in their demands upon her, it is clear that no minister of this country can think of reducing the present British force in our North American provinces ; and, as some of the regiments in these quarters have never seen England for fourteen years, it is difficult to guess, with the scanty number of troops at home, where the reliefs for Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, are to come from. " But the military authorities, we are informed by our comespondent, deprecate the slightest imputation to them of any blame for the hardships of the colonial service, in which they deeply sympathize. They lament, for the sake of the army, that they can neither help it, nor themselves. They have remonstrated. complained, and earnestly and respectfully besought attention from statesmen of all parties to the unceasing pressure on our brave troops of the line, occasioned by the in adequacy of their numbers to the duties entailed upon them at home and abroad." We are reminded by our correspondent of a great man's observation in his place in parliament—" Of the danger and mischief of attempting to make a peace establishment supply the demands of extensive warlike operations." Such is the defence of the military administration of the Horse Guards, transmitted to us by a friend who is not dependent upon it, but who is responsible to us for the truth and correctness of his statements. CHURCH RATES AND TITHES. (From the Newcastle Journal.) So, now that the friends of John Thorogood find subscriptions cease to flow in, some one steps forward and pays the amount of five and sixpence to open th prison doors, and the poor "martyr" - is, perfc obliged to sacrifice his " conscience" by accepting the boon, and return to his original occupation of shoe making, after receiving more by idleness than he would have received by honest industry in half-a-dozen years. But, as agitation is to be kept up, and turn and turn about is but fair in order that some division of the loaves and fishes may be made, up ;steps another in the person of Mr. Baines to take Mr. Thorogood's place, and become " martyr" number two ; and, when the cause has become somewhat stale, to procure some kind, unknown friend to pay the money, and allow him to return to the bosom of his disconsolate family. Now, what pure and perfect humbug all this is; it is alike disgraceful to the members of a christian church and to common sense. It is not the fault of the Church, of her ministers, or the appointed lay officers, that these demands are made, but that of the common law of the land. When a rate is made for defraying the expenses necessary to the worship of God as by law established, the churchwardens have no alternative law that imprisonment ensues. The state is depend ent upon church, and not the church upon the state ; the one hag existed from the commencement of time, and will exist to eternity, while the other is de pendent upon circumstances, and is subject to changes and to annihilation. The Almighty has decreed that he shall be worshipped, and that a certain portion of the goods of each person shall be set aside for that purpose, levied upon the land, houses, and wealth of each individual, and whoever refuses to pay the allot ted portion is guilty of disobedience to the divine law, and of fraud towards his landlord or to the party of whom he may have purchased his property. It is the land and houses that pay all these taxes, not the individual. No man purchaseth more than nine tenths of an estate, because it is clearly understood between buyer and seller that the remaining tenth belongs to neither of the two, but to the Church, So, in renting a house, the landlord makes a reduction in the rent proportionate to the parochial and other burdens upon it. Take the poor-rate for instance, which is much higher in some parishes than in others; houses of an equal value will not let for so much in that which is rated at the higher as in that which has the lower charge, so that in point of fact, if any have a right to refuse payment of a rate, it is the landlord and not the tenant, he being only the agent in paying the demands upon the former. Conscience has nothing to do with this system of resistance as it is called, but a love of notoriety. The Jews, whose creed is com pletely opposed to the Christian religion, never think of opposition ; the Roman Catholic, who thinks it highly meritorious to exterminate heretics, does not hesitate to pay taxes imposed by the State for the propagation of a system of religion which he firmly believes ought not to exist; and yet, up starts a parcel of people professing to belong to the National Church, whose consciences will not allow them, forsooth, to contribute to these charges. If some of these gentle men were to settle at Rome, would they leave that place, if it suited them to remain, because exactions were made to support the Papists? Oh no; con science would then he subservient to convenience. What perfect folly, and, it might be also said, want of respect to their Creator, is it then to refuse to con tribute to his worship in the method appointed bylaw? Let no more be heard of resistance to Church Rates. THE LAIRD OF BONNYMUNE One of the many anecdotes current of the Laird of Bonny mune relates to his journeying home at night, which, after dining at a friend's house, he invariably did; and to the soli tary instance on record of his riding homewards after a new fashion, without reaching the place of his destination, or even approaching a step nearer. For the time, he was like Don Quixote, under the management of the gay duke and duchess. This, perhaps, is worth repeating. It happened that a young Englishman, who inherited pro perty in Scotland, had been exceedingly diverted with the eccentric appearance and demeanour of the Laird of Bonny miine in his boot-hose, antiquated coat, most peculiar wig, and cocked hat. Moreover, the said youth, having been on one occasion induced by the laird to transgress the bounds of temperance, had a strong inclination to play the old gentle man a good-humoured trick in return, which was done ; but to his dying hour Bonnyrniine never forgave it, and would not visit in the same house again. I cannot recollect under whose roof the trick was played off; however, that is but of little consequence. After din ner, just as the laird had imbibed a stout dram, quite suffi cient to impair the discriminating faculty of taste, two de canters, one labelled port, the other claret, were placed o n the table, and into the former were slowly poured the con . . tents of a dingy, cobwebbed bottle, duly - Chalked ( ill requisite formality being observed to det hether the bee's wing were of the right tra turn( 1 textut ,parency anu . This decanter Was passed to the laird, who, on trial, said it was a fruity wine, and of excellent body ; at the second glass, he pronounced it to be the best port he had ever met with in his life, and he " wad never wish to see bet ter drink." Being afterwards asked, whether he would not take a glass of claret by way of variety, the lairdanswered " Na, na! after port o' that quality claret tasted nae better than sour milk; and he would not damnify his stomach by mixing liquors." Accordingly, he adhered pertinaciously tb this " capital drink; and in the course of the evening fin. ished to his own share, under the name of port, three bottles of brilliant, strong-brewed, cherry-bounce!. Such a dose would of course have annihilated any ordinary man (or even George IV., who was partial to the same kind of liqueur); but it by no means produced conclusive effects on the Laird of Bonnymiine, who through the whole evening seemed in the best possible condition, and highly pleased with his entertainment. At the usual hour, Peter announced that the horses were at the door ; but having been summoned into the dining-room to receive his own " stirrup-cup," be, on retiring, declared that the laird was " extraordinar t foo." Foo or sober s however, the laird as a matter of course per sisted in his determination to ride home. On the present occasion it happened that, in attempting to leave his chair, 13 onnymiine tumbled down ; but this was of no consequence, his friend: , being Sober and willing to help him up again. Meanwhile, by the activity of the young Englishman, who had retired from the room, a saddle had been adjusted to and fixed upon a " fell dyke," that is to say, a turf-wall, close by the mansi on ; suc h fell dykes, often centur es old (and mixed with whi n - s t ones ), 6eing then an adjunct of every ancient residence. is somewhat confused by his fall, and began fto suspect that he was rather " foe." He adjusted g, drew up his, boot-hose, and his spurs were buckled on for him ; finally, his great coat, shawl, and cocked fiat, all endowed ; and with a look of authority, out he marched. But, by the kind interference of his f r ie n d s , hi s course was . . directed to the " fell dyke " instead of the horses held the stirrup, the laird mounted, (taking up a snaffle-rein firmly attached to a stump) wished his friends "good night, tipped them a chorus to the last song, flogged the dyke, and did his best to ride away ; all of his friends retreating except the young Englishman, who had sheltered himself in a neigh bouring broom-bush, and the faithful Peter, who stood by, having tied the horses to a tree. In a little while the laird whipped and spurred so hard that the saddle broke f r o m it s fastenings, and he rolled down. Peter helped him up again, and this time prudently seated the laird on the dyke without any saddle. After about half-an-hours whipping and spur ring, Bonnymiine again fell off ; and Peter goin g up, an nounced In a decisive tone, " We 're at Name noo, sir ! Your honour has just Wen aff at the stable-door!' But his policy was superfluous, for by this time the laird was sound asleep ; and forthwith he was. parried 9uietly to bed.—From Itra t e r , ,, Magazine. for December. A groom COMMODORE NAPIER Of the heroic services of the brave and daring Charles Napier, no statement can be so interesting or so characteristic as his own, contained in his address to the burgesses of Ports mouth, at the election of 1833 : ,` in the course of my canvass (said the gallant officer), I have been asked who I am ? I'll tell you. I am Captain Charles Napier, who, 25 years ago, commanded the Recruit brig, in the West Indies, and who had the honour of being 24 hours under the guns of three French line-of-battle ships, flying from a British squadron, the nearest of which, with the exception of the Hawk brig, was from five to six miles astern the greatest part of the time. I kept flying double shotted broadsides into them. One of these ships, the Hautpolt, only, was captured by the Pompey and Castor, the other two escaped by superior sailing. Sir Alexander Cochrane, my commander-in-chief, promoted me on the spot into her. At the siege of Martinique, the JEolus, Cleopatra, and Recruit were ordered to beat up in the night, between Pigeon Island and the Main, and anchor close to Fort Edward. The enemy, fearing an attack, burned their shipping. At daylight in the morning it appeard to me that Fort Edward was abandoned ; this, how ever, was doubted. I offered to ascertain the fact, and with five men I lauded in open day, scaled the walls, and planted the union jack on the ramparts. Fortunately I was undisco vered from Fort Bourbon, which stood about 100 yards off, and commanded it. On this being reported to Sir Alexander Cochrane, a regiment was landed in the night. Fort Ed ward was taken possession of and the mortars turned against the enemy. lam in possession of a letter from Sir A. Coch rane, saying that ' my conduct was the means of saving many lives, and shortening the siege of Martinique,' 1 had once the misfortune of receiving a precious licking from a French corvette; the first shot she fired broke my thigh, and a plumper carried away my mainmast. The enemy escaped, but the British flag was not tarnished. On my return to England, in command of the Jason, I was turned out of her by a Tory Admiralty, because I had not interest : but, as I could not lead an idle life, I served a campaign with the army in Portugal as a volunteer, when I was again wounded. At the battle of Busaco I had the honour of carrying off the field my gallant friend and relative, Colonel Napier, now near me, who was shot through the face. Busaco was not the only place where he shed his blood ; at Corunna he was left for dead ; but, thank Go 4, he escaped with six wounds. On my return to England I was appointed to the Thames, in the Mediterranean ; and, if I could bring the inhabitants of the Neapolitan coast into this room, they would tell you that from Naples to the Fare-point, there was not a spot where I did not leave my mark, and brought with me upwards of 100 sail of gun-boats and merchant vessels. I had the honour of running the Thames and Furieuse into the small mole of Ponza, which was strongly defended; and before they could recover from their surprise, I captured the island without the loss of a man. I was then removed to the Euryalus, and had the good fortune to fall in with two French frigates and a schooner. I chased them in the night close into Calvi, in the island of Corsica, passing close under the stern of one, plumpering her as I passed : and though we were going eight knots, I tried to run aboard of her consort, who was a little outside, standing athwart my hawse; the night was dark, the land close, and she succeeded in crossing me, but I drove her ashore on the rocks, where she was totally wrecked, and her consort was obliged to anchor close to her. The Euryalus wore round, and got off, almost brushing the shore as she passed. These ships were afterwards ascertained to be armee en flute, mounting 22 guns each, and the schooner 14. From the Mediteranean I was ordered to America ; and if my gallant friend Sir James Gordon was here he would have told you how I did my duty on that long and arduous service, up to the Potomac. He would have told yeti that in a tremendous squall the Euryalus lost her bowsprit and alt her topmasts, and that in 12 hours she was again ready for work. We brought away a fleet from Alexandria, were attacked going down the river by batteries built close to what was the residence of the great Washington, and I was again wounded iq that action in the neck. On the peace taking place, I went on half-pay, where I remained till I was appointed to the Galatea, which ship I commanded for three years on this station ; and I hope and trust that I have faithfully done my duty during that period to my King and country." ln addition. we may mention, that in 1533 Captain Napier succeeded Admiral Sartories in the command of Don Pedro's fleet, and achieved a signal victory over the more numerous and powerful squadron of Don Miguel, which the gallant Englishman, with his British followers, captured at a single blow, by boarding. He now commands the Powerful, of 84 guns, with the rank of Commodore, on the Syrian coast. This intrepid and enterprising sailor is the eldest son of the Hon. Charles Napier, R.N., of Nlerchistonn-hall, in the county of Stirling ; was born on the 6th of March, 1786, and married widow of Lieutenant Edward Elers, R.N. TO MESSRS. X.','ALLAN, REIMARS, BROWN, AND THE CHURCHWARDENS OF ST. MARK'S. MY DEAR FRIENDS,—As you were the medium of con veying to my hands a flattering testimonial from the congre gation of St, Mark's, permit me to return My thanks, through you, for their kind consideration, and for this proof 9f their ap l p f r e o e b l a f t u i l o l n y n h o y n w s cuhs thisho uwnasdeasce.crvoining. a I ff a e m c t theioofn an and eersmtese ofm . panied. At the same time, lam bold to say, that I will give place to no pastor in the gospel folds, in my earnest desires , in labouring to the for the external interests of my flock, best of my ability for their spiritual good, in endeavouring to set before them the whole counsel of God, and " to give them their portion of meat in due season." But Ido not mean, when I say this, to arrogate to myself any superior intelli gence, zeal , or amount of labour, in the discharge of my duties ; nor to a conclusion personally favourable to myself from the spontaneous offering of the congregation : if the kind feelings of the church have been favourably evidenced in my case, to God be ascribed all the glory ! Nor does it follow that other flocks may not feel equally attached to their respective pas tors, a lthough circumstances may not have favoured a similar mode of develope.42kent. In fact, wher ever th e gospel is sim ply and faithfully . ; prezaed, it will be its o w n witness in the corresponding fruits and behaviour of the people ; and it is to that blessed gospel alone,ano.9o to any personal feelings, that I attriknite this expresSion of at4chment from the flock that j %owe, to their unworthy pastor, B. A. MA HALL. Dec. 12,181, The mahogany coffin whs,4i enclosed the remains pf Na poleon at St. Helena, and which was evchanged for the ebony one brought from France, was cut up by order of the Prince de Joinville, and distribnted in pieces to the offiee,rs and men of the Belle Poule and Favorite. VARIETIES Tat DEFINITE ARTICLE. — The mere substitution of the definite for the indefinite article is capable of changing en tirely the meaning of a sentence. " That is a ticket "is the assertion of a certain fact ; but " That is the ticket ! " means something quite different.—The Comic English Grammar. NEW MODE OF MARKING LlNEN.—Simply cover the linen with a fine coating of pounded white sugar ; impress upon it a stamp of iron very much heated, and in two seconds the linen will be slightly but indelibly scorched—marked with the. mark. A prudent master advised his drunken servant to put by his money for a rainy day. In a few weeks after the master asked the man how much he had added to his store ? " Faith nothing at all," said be, "it all went yesterday. I did a s you bid me ; it rained very hard yesterday, and it all went.', No. 18, THE RULING NUMBER IN THE FATE OF NAPO LEON.—The circumstance of the Belle Poole frigate having left St. Helena with the remains of Napoleon on the 18th of October, has led to an article in a German paper, stating several events of importance connected with the career of the Emperor as having taken place on that day of the month. The article names—the Revolution, which gave him the consulate ; the battle of Torlina, on the Boresina ; the battle of Leipsic ; the battle of Waterloo ; and his arrival at St. Helena. _ —The Boston Notion, surpassing its contem poraries in magnitude, has surpassed them all in its extrava gant admiration of the dancing of Fanny Elssler ! Noticing her appearance in the Tremont, the Notion remarks that it is " no longer wonderful that she has been able in Europe to make crowns her playthings, and thrones her footstools ! !" She is then likened to "the spirit of dreams, sporting in reck less and unrestrained delight." " A cloud wandering be tween earth and heaven seems not more etherial." " The sea-bird on the ocean wave moves not more lightly." Her dancing is said to be " the result of mind chastened and dis ciplined by study !." And the Notion absolutely goes so far as to intimate that the chief occupation of the tenants of heaven will be such dancing as Fanny Elssler's ! THE ORIGIN OF PLOUGHING MATCHES.—The occupa tion of the ploughman is one upon which the very existence of the whole human race depends ; shall he not then be con sidered respectable and worthy of support? " Let," says the Maidstone Gazette, " the origin of ploughing matches answer. An extensive farmer in Essex, not many years ago, happened to lose his ploughman, and went to the overseers to make enquiries for another. To his surprise, however, he discovered that out of upwards of 60 men who were then working on the roads, not one of them could hold a plough ! The magnitude of the existing evil soon induced several other farmers to join him in a society , which offered premiums to the best ploughman. This, we believe, was the small begin ning from which our present numerous and valuable agricul tural associations have arisen." THE FORMATION OF PUBLIC COMPANIES IN THE UNIT ED STATES.—The President. steam -ship, brought us an amusing specimen of the mode in which Trans-Atlantic spe culators attempt to procure capital in this country for the formation of joint-stock companies in the United States. By it we received a letter from a gentleman in New York, of whose existence we had no previous knowledge, informing us of all the preliminary steps he had taken to form one of the most likely companies in that city ; how he had obtained the best charter, induced men of the first-rate respectability to join in the direction ; how he was determined to have every dollar paid in cash, or bank and state stocks in sound banks, whose stocks are above par; how he could command the best business, and would pay the highest profits ; but how unfortunately he could only procure one-half the capital he required in his own country. In this predicament he thought it possible—to use his own words, "we can render each other some mutual assistance, either directly or indi rectly ;" we could draw " the attention of our capitalists to the subject in a few lines ;" he would be all liberality. " If," said our correspondent, " upon examination of the subject, you can, with the aid and influence of your friends, assist Mr. —, the American consul at —, in forwarding our views, and carrying out our plans in London, we shall be disposed to pay you the liberal sum or bonus for your time and trouble of 5000 dollars !" The proposal is certainly liberal as well as characteristic ; but it should have been made to a stock-jobber, and not to a journalist in England. We suppose they manage these things better in the States.— London Journal of Commerce. A. NOTION ! A GHOST STORY.—In the hot weather of this last slimmer, Lord Ashburnham's very old uncle, the Bishop of Chiches ter, was waked in his palace at four o'clock in the morning by his bedchamber door being opened, when a female figure, all in white, entered, and sat down near him. The prelate who protests he was not frightened, said in a tone of autho rity, but not with the usual triple adjuration, " Who are you ?" Not a word of reply : but the personage heaved a profound sigh. The Bishop rang the bell; but the servants were so sound asleep, that nobody heard him. He repeated his question : still no answer ; but another deep sigh. Then the apparition took some papers out of the ghost of its pocket, and began to read them to itself. At last, when the Bishop had continued to ring, and nobody to come, the sprectre rose and departed as sedately as it had arrived. When the ser vants did at length appear, the Bishop cried, " Well! what have you seen ?" " Seen my lord !" " "man Ay," seen; or who, what is the woman that has been here ?! my lord!" (I believe one of the fellows smiled ; though, to do her justice Lady Onslow did not say so.) In short when the lord had related his vision, his domestics did humbly appre hend that his lordship had been dreaming: and so did his whole family the next morning, for in this our day even a bishop's household does not b e li eve i n g hosts : and yet it is most certain that the good man h a d b een i n no dream, and told nothing but what he had seen ; f or , a s the story circu lated, and diverted the ungodly at the prelate's expense, it came at last to the ears of a keeper of a mad-house in the diocese, who came and deposed, that a female lunatic under his care had escaped from his custody, and finding the gate of the palace open, had marched up to my lord's chamber. The deponent further said, that his prisoner was always read ing a bundle of papers.—Horace Walpole. ORIGIN OF THE TERM " PROTESTANT."—The name of Protestant took its rise from the following circumstance. At a diet of the princes of the empire, held in Spires, in Ger many, in the year 1520, it was decreed by the majority there present, " that in those places where the edict of Worms had been received it would be lawful for no one to change his religion •, that in those places where the new religion (i. e. the Lutheran) was exercised, it should be mainthined till the meeting; of a council, if the ancient (the Popish) raligion could not be restored without danger of disturbing the public peace ; but that the mass should not be abolished, nor the Catholics hindered from the free exercise of their religion, nor any one of them allowed to embrace Lutheranism ; that the Sacramentarians should be banished the empire ; that the Anabaptists should be punished with death ; and that no preachers should explain the gospel in any other sense than what was approved by the church." Six princes of the empire entered their protest against this decree, viz., John, elector of Saxony ; George, margrave of Bradenburgh ; Erxest and Francis, dukes of Brunswick and Lunenburg ; Philip, landgrave of Hesse ; and Wolfgang, prince of Anhalt : to these were joined the following free cities of Germany, viz., Strasburgh, IsT orimburg, Ulm, Constance, Lindaw, Memmingen ' Kempen, Nordlingen, Halibrun, Reutlingen, hne, St. Gall, Weissenburg, and Windscheim ; and from this protest the Lutherans first obtained the name of Pro testants, which was afterwards given in common to all who separated themselves from the tyrannical and idolatrous practices of the church of Rome. SACK OF A VILLAGE BY AN EGYPTIAN ARMY.—As soon as the general and his suite had disappeared, I and my comrades, being resolved to see something, turned our horses' heads towards the village whose smo ki ng ru i ns th e general had pointed out. It lay about a mile and a half from his tent. As we approached, the wind, which blew from it, seemed actually laden with the foeter of half-burned carcasses. It was an odour perfectly unlike any I bad ever before encountered. There was no escaping from it. It clung to one's nostrils, clothes, every thing. But we had short time for reflection, for we were soon on the spot. A broken part of the rampart served us as a gate, through which our horses clambered with some little difficulty. What a terrible sight burst upon our eyes ! immediately before us were a party of Nubians rooting amongst the rub bish and yet burning vvalls l still fringed by the half-expiring flames. They were delving for treasure concealed by the unfortunate inhabitants, nearly a dozen of whnnl lay dead at the entrance of the breach, which they had died in defend- ing. The appearance of the bodies was horrible in the last degree. Most of them seemed literally to have been burnt to death. There having been no outlet for escape which was not taken possession of by the invaders, the flames and heat of the adjoining houses, when fired, must have consigned them to the most painful and torturing end. Filled with disgust, I was urging my horse for ward, when the noble animal, with the instinct of his race, refused to budge ; and on looking down I saw, stretched across the narrow path, the body of a young woman, clasp ing an infant to her breast. Her clothes were still burning; add as the offensive exhalations rose from her body, I either heard, or fancied that I heard, the hissing noise of the flames, as they licked up the juices thai oozed through the ppres in the body. Even there—there , of the midst of all that is horrible or devilish—the bland smile of infancy seemed yet to linger on the face of the infant, which in the struggles of death she had clasped to her bosom with all that frightful energy which a mother alone can feel. Yet one of the feet of the child had been burnt off. It must surely have been freed from all mortal suffering ere that terrible agony could have reached it, for its face was as th e f ace o f s l um ber.— From Fraser's Magazine for December. GLACIERS IN SCOTLAND.—Dr. Buckland has stepped forward to support his friend, M. Agassiz, with respect to the theory of the latter on the existence of glaciers in Scotland. At the Geological Society, London, the doctor lately read a paper to this effect. He seems to think that glaciers may even have covered the Calton Hill and the Castle Hill of Edinburgh ! They existed in all parts of Scotland •, and he had observed grooves and striae on the surface of granite rocks near the east base of Ben Nevis, and also near the base of Ben Wevis, where there is a high ridge of gravel, arranged obliquely across the valley, and not explicable by any action of water. These phenomena, he is convinced, since his ex amination of the Swiss glaciers, may, be explained by the ac tion of ice upon rocks. It is impossible, Dr. Bucklaud ob serves, to refer the striae to the action of pebbles set in motion by water, because fragments of stone moving in a fluid can't produce continuous parallel lines ; and because, if they could produce them, the striae would be parallel to the direction of the current. The vast longitudinal and insulated ridges of gravel, extending two or three miles up the valley east of Blair Gowrie, and the transverse barriers, which ' form a se ries of small lakes on its west, in the valley Lnhanburn, Dr. Buckland considers to b e moraines ; also the lofty mounds composing the ornamental grounds adjacent to Dunkeld Castle, the detritus which covers the left flank of the Tay, along a great part of the road from Dunkeld to Logierait, the left flank of the Tumel valley from Logierait to Killiecrankie, and the left flank of the Garry, from Killiecrankie to Blair Athol ; likewise the vast congeries of gravel and boulders lodged in the shoulders of the mountain opposite the gorge of the Tumel, and accumulated, the author believes, by gla ciers which descended the valley of the Tumel, from the north side of Schiehallion, and the mountains around Loch Ran noch. This elevated mass of moraines, and detritus of mo raines, in the lateral valley of the Tumel, Dr. Buckland con ceives was formed across the longitudinal valley of the Garry, in the same manner that modern glaciers of the Alps, as in the case of the Val de Bagne, occasionally descend from the trans verse across the l ong itudinal valleys. The climate of Scotland must then have been cold indeed !—lnverness Cou rier. THE WOUPED SNIPE.—When snipes congregate in , g wisps" N they are always wild ; but if they rise in flocks they never keep together till they alight. I have seen fifty rise at once from a piece of bog of half an acre, and disperse them selves over twenty times th a t space. Ilrider such circum stances, if you can mark them they will be certain to lie—a good dog is then indispensable, one, of course, that is not afraid of water. On one occasion last season I shot and wounded a snipe in a favourite bog, but did not at the time bag him. The next time I beat the same spot the wounded snipe rose with the cry of " scape," repeated many times the moment I put my head over the hedge surrounding the bog, and every other snipe went with him. This happened five or six times : the wounded snipe was so wary that I could not get near to him, and he invariably so alarmed his com panions, that, in a place where I had generally eight or ten or more shots whenever I visited it while he remained 1 sel dom got one. He was killed at last, by my using a wire cartridge in each barrel, and firing them at almost the same moment at a long distance. The snipes lay afterwards in the bog as they had done previous to this occurrence. On examining the bird, I found that the three outermost wing feathers had been separated from the rest, and hung by the skin.; it had not pined ; on the contrary, was fatter than usual. Its fight was steady and in a direct line, like that of a partridge, but ',lopsidedafter being first shot at.—Old Sporting Magazine for' December. &hipping Intelligente. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11.—Wind S.E ARRl , ED.—Majestic, Laidley, and Asia, —, fronl Quebec — Adrian, from New Orleans—Catherine, from Cephalonia SAILED.—James Matheson, Bransconshe, for Sydney—Sham rock, Daldy, for Launceston—Belvidere, Stephenson, for Bombay— Isabel, Griffiths, for Antigua—Asia, Hannah, for Mobile—Robert Burns, Messenger, for Apalachicola—Thetis, Brown, for Charleston —Fama, Winreath, for Virginia—lsabella, Rymer, for Pernambuco —Alexander Liddle, Henderson, for St. Thomas—Joseph, Potlick, for Ghent—Neersland, Vrow, De Groot, for Rotterdam Elien, Yapp, hence at Calcutta Marwood, Stott, from London at Malta Apame, (late Hunter,) from Port-au-Prince, at Falmouth, lost sails, stauncheons, stern boat, &c. Jean Hastie, Smith, hence to Sierra Leone, was spoken sth i nst In lat. —, long. 9 15 London, of Liverpool. was spoken 21st Sept. in lat. 36, long, 17 Premier, and Mauritian, from the Cape of Good Hope, at the Mauritius Allerton, —, from Calcutta, at the Mauritius Silksworth, Maldrum, from St. Petersburg for Liverpool, at Stromness, lost boats, bulwarks, cook-house, and one man washed overboard Haidee, ' hence to New South Wales, was spoken 3rd Nov. in lat. BN, long 23. On 25th October, got on shore on Quail Island, Cape de Verds, but was got off with little damage, and loss of best bower anchor Madras, ---, hence to Demerara, was spoken 3rd Dec. in lat. 49 31, long. 10. WORKINGTON, Dec. g.—The Lord Abercromby, Potts, from Li verpool, in attempting the harbour yesterday, got on shore to the North of the Channel, but is expected off without much damage. Woodstock, Pines, from St. John, N.B. at this port; sailed 16th Nov. The Clyde and Frederick, from Liverpool, were going in. Matilda, Hodgson. sailed from Messina for Liverpool 18th Nov. CORK, Dec. 9. Hanover, —, from Baltimore for Liverpool, is on shore near Beerhaven. The cargo is expected to be saved DUBnIN, Dec. 10.—Perthshire. Jones, from Liverpool for Havana, struck on the Codling Bank this morning and filled. Crew saved in the long boat. It is feared the vessel will go to pieces. Voluna, Foy, from St. John, N.B. at the Cove. On 19th Nov. in lat. 47, long. 34, saw a barque with green counter, upset, Uut could not render any assistance, as the Voluna was scudding under close reefed maintopsail Agnes Ewing, Wade, from Miramichi, off the Cove. Has on board the crew of the Deveron, from Dalhousie for the Clyde, abandoned in lat. 45, long. 47 SATURDAY, DEcEmsga_l2.-:—W . ind S . E. Fght, SAILED.— Isabella, Thorpe, and Cambridge, Dickson, for Dem a rara—Lord Glenelg, Simpson. for Trinidad—Concordia, Eddes, for Rotterdam—Hermes, Oliphant, for Lima—Garrow, Lingharn, for Africa—and Ganges, Henderson, for Charleston. Souter Johnny, Little, from Quebec, at this port; sailed Ist Nov On 3rd Dec. in lat. 22, spoke the Earl of Harewood, from Cuba and Nassau, for Swansea, with 200 tons copper ore thrown qverboard, very leaky, and with loss of stanchions, bulwarks, sails, &c. boat stove, and part of the crew laid up, having experienced very severe weather Adam Lodge, James, from Calcutta, at this port; sailed July, and from St. Helena 20th October Phoebe. , from Quebec, at this port; sailed 11th November, lost boats, bulwarks, Ike, Ma.y Ann Hatton, , from Quebec, at this port; lost sails, bulwarks, &c. Sophia, •, from Messina, at this port Heyworth, Dunlop, from Demerara, at the Clyde; sailed 26th October; lost bulwarks, Sze. On 7th Nov. in lat. 21, long. 28, spoke the Spartan, hence for Cuba St. George, Stewart, from Cuba, at the Cove, in 39 days ; sailed in company with the Fama, for Cowes Cayman, (iron steamer) hence for Demerara, at Dundaik Effort, Orfeur, hence for Naples, at Belfast Lough, with loss of boats and bulwarks Harriet, Matthews, hence for Cadiz, at Scilly Victory, Jarvis, from Newfoundland, at Holyhead Julia, Swindell, hence for Hamburg, at Beaumai is Mount Stewart Elphinstone, for Calcutta, has put back to the Clyde, with loss of stanchions, bulwarks, &c. Mary Elizabeth, Currie, sailed from China for Liverpool 21st July Clyde, Matches, from Batavia, at St. Helena, and sailed 22nd October for Amsterdam Heart of Oak, --, hence at the Cape of Good Hope Duke of Lancaster, —, hence for Bombay, of ditto 27th September Lord Abercrombie, Potts, hence at Workington, after being on shore, but without much apparent damage Wilsons, Campbell, henee at Demerara Rcsabel, —, from Smyrna fur Liverpool, off Cape Matassan 4th November PILLALT, Nov. 23.—Farewell, Korsch, from Liverpool, in entering the port, in tow of the Gazelle, (steamer) took the ground, but came off after discharging a small part of her cargo, and put back to the Roads. A lighter, with from 25 to 30 tons salt, (part of the cargo of the Carl Christian, Birr, from Liverpool for this port,) was stranded 24th Nov. near this place. The Carl Christian pro ceeded eo Danzic today. ISLEMAN, Dec. 11.—Dinah, Dick, from Liverpool for Palermo, put in here yesterday, with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, caboose, long-boat, &c. and two men disabled, having been struck by a sea on Monday last. off Holyhead SUNDAY, 13TH DECEMBER.—Wind S.D. light, Oriental (steamer) Soy, from Alexandria, at Liverpool; sailed 26th November; from Malta, Ist December, and from Gibraltar, 6th December. SAILED.—Mary, Redpath, for New Orleans—Lady of the Lake, Stewart, for Demerara—Garrick, Palmer, and Westchester, Ferris, for New York. BREMEN, STII December.—A long boat nearly new, marked out side Samaritan, and inside Thod v s David, was picked up in the Channel, 30th November, and brought here. Abbotsford, Chambers, from Mauritius, at Kedgeree, and sailed for Liverpool, Young Queen, Atkins, sailed from Calcutta, for Liverpool, 11th October. BELFAST, 9TH DE CE MBE .--Cambria, Robertson, from Liverpool, for Calcutta, has put in here, with head-rails washed away, long boat stove, and cabin half tilled with water, in a heavy gale 6th and 7th instant. Mr. James Wrght, Leake, from Liverpool, for Cork, has atso put in here, with loss of main yard and topsail. CAMFBELTOWN, yth Dec.—Emerald, Dempsey, from Liverpool, for Bordeaux, was driven on shore on Sanda Island Bth inst. and it is feared will be a wreck- Carl Christian, Birr, from Liverpool and Pillau. at Danzic Science, Baker, from Liverpool for Constantinople, at Kingstown Appollo, Fisher, do, for Grenada do. Osprey, Kirk, from Liverpool, for Bombay, at anchor off Carrickfergus, gth Dec. having touched on the South Rock in the gale on the 7th Dec. ; is leaky. and will put back to Liverpool or Grenock. Rosanna, Reid, from Liverpool, at Rio Janeiro. OFF THE POR.T.—Monarch, from Bombay MONDAY, DECEMBER 14.- E.S.E. light ARRlVED.—Harrier from Marseille, SAILEIL—AmeIia, Teaadale, for Rio Janeiro—lndustrie, Zellein, for Ostend—Britannia, Aitchison, for Mobile—and Vesta, Shaw, for Rio Janeiro. Snowden, (steamer) took fire this morning in the Clarence Dock, but it was got under without doing any serious damage. Scotland, from Quebec, that was on shore near the Magazines, Was got off this morning and docked Lochinvar, Allen, hence for Trinidad, at Waterford, with damage Cordelia, Cawdet, hence at Calcutta Harper, Murphy, from Miramichi for this port, was spoken 22nd Nov. in lat. 44, ioug. 55 SAND Haans, Oct. 6.—The Urgent, from Calcutta to Liverpool, in proceeding down the Hoogley yesterday, passed the Hector, for Liverpool, on shore in Diamond Harbour. DUNDALK, Dec. 13.—The Cayman, (iron schooner) from Liver pool to Demerara, got on her anchor on the ebb tide last night, and filled. Of the Port, the Monarch, from Bombay. TIDE TABLE Height.' Sundays, Holydays, 6-e. R. . R. )I. F. I. Tuesday 15 331 j 358 13 4 Wednes. 16 423 1 455 12 3 Camb. Mich. Term ends. Thursdayl7 529 557 12 0 Oxford Mich. Term ends. Friday .. 18 628 7 5 11 11 Saturday 19 736 8 6 12 11 Sunday.. 20 837 9 6 13 5 4th Sunday in Advent. Monday 21 931 g 53 14 3 St. Thomas. Winter begins 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 a.m. Mixed 8 15 a.m. First Class 10 30 a.m. First Class 12 15 p.m. First Class 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. Fiist Class ~ 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 1 15 p.m 4 p.m 6 p.m _ 6 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do. I i 30 a.m. First Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 43 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 5 p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. S 15 a.m. Mixed tI 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. ~ 7 p.m. PP OS 12 730 am 2 15 a.m. First Class 11 30 a.m. ~ 245 p.m. ~ The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only LIVERPOOL AND MA. 4CHESTER RAILWAY FROM L'POOL TO MANCEESTER. FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL., First Class Second Class First Class Second Class _-- Morning.. 7 0 Morning - Morning.. 730 Morning „ 9 45 ~ 9 0 „ ..10 0 „- ll 45 ~ 11 15 „ 45 , • • 2 Aftern. 2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. • 445 „ .. 530 ~ 5 0 „ .. 530 „ 715 Evening .. 715 Mixedl 715 Evening ••7 15 Mixed Stop only at Newton & Prkside f Stop only at Newton & prkside I * Except on Saturdays, when this Train does not start till Three. 845 „ 11 0 „ 2 0 Afterp ON SUNDAYS. First Class Second Class First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 0 Morning.. 7 o Mornin 4 45 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 715 Evening.. 715 Mixed l 715 Evening.. 715 Mixed ll Stop only at Newton & Prkside I Stop only at Newton & Prkside TO PRESTON AND WIGAN. FROM LIVERPOOL. FROM MANCHESTER. Morning.. First Class 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 I 5 „ „ 2 45 Aftern. .. Second Class 5 0 „ .. Mixed 715 „ .. First Class 8 45 11 0 ~ 9. 2 30 Aftern. .. Second Class 4 45 ~ .. Mixed First Class 7 )5 ~ Morning.. 5 0 Afternoon First Class. I 713 Evening.. TO LANCASTER. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 4 45 Afternoon 7 15 Evening First Class FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.... Mixed 11 0 „ .... First Class FROM MANCHESTER. g 0 Morning.... Mixed 11 15 „ .... First Class 2 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.... First Class 11 0 2 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 •••• , FROM MANCHESTER. g a Morning.... First Class 11 15 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 7 I) Morning.. 5 30 ArtPrrioPP -lELENS. ecopcl Class FROM MANCHRSTZR. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 ~ 11 45 .... I 2 45 Afternoon .. PP 5 30 „ DAYS. 7 0 Morning.. 5 30 Afternoon Second Class RANCE AT LLOYD'S. Outward LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, DECEMBER 12 The imports of Grain, &c., for the past wee k,have been moderate and the duties have been paid on Foreign produce to the extent, only of 620 qrs. of Barley, 611 qrs. Beans, 550 qrs. of Peas, and 12 barrels of Flour. Most of the parcels of free Foreign that were pressed for sale at the close of last week having been cleared off, the Wheat trade on Tuesday, assumed a firmer tone, and, with a fair amount of business, prices recovered the decline we had to quote in our last weekly report. Holders have continued to ask rather increasing rates: this, however, has checked disposition to purchase, and the subsequent transactions have been to a limited amount. Sweet barrel Flour becoming scarce, it has brought ad. vanced prices : 35s has been paid for good brands of United States, whilet 36s is demanded for some choice parcels. In the absence of fine samples, the secondary qualities of new Oats, which have been in limited supply, have been rather better sold : good mealing at 3s to 3s Id per 451b3. Oatmeal has moved slowly, and has barely sustained previous rates : 26s 6d per 2401b5. the top quotation for Irish manufacture. No change as regards Barley, Beans, or Peas, A few small parcels of United States Flour have been sold, in bond at 25S per barrel. ow suwoAys Second Class 7 0 Morning 5 30 Afternoon,. ~ 'l'o ST. I renom LIVERPOOL. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class g 45 • • • • IP 11 45 • • fl 2 30 Afternoon.. 5 30 • ... IP ON SU o Morning.... Second Class 7 30 Afternoon „ PREMIUMS OF INSU LONDON & LIVERPOOL, Jamaica Leeward Isl. Dem. & Berbice 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 25s Od@ 30 0 60s 0d9105 0 20 0-25 0 30 0-40 0 50 0-- 60 0 6o 0 0 30 0-- 40 0 17 6-- 20 0 30 0-- 40 0 20 0-- 25 0 40 0-- 50 0 40 0-- SO 0 40 0-50 0 60 40 0-60 - 60 0 40 0-60 0 30 0-60 0 40 0-- 60 0 20 0-- 30 0 25 0- 30 0 j 25 0-30 0 55 Q-40 oj9o 0 — 35 Q-40 0 35 0-40 0 105 0— --77 Q- 94 0 35 0• 40 0 i 0 0-56 0 40 0--50 0 40 6- 40 0-- --7 40 30 0 126 0 --147 6 20 0— 20 0— 50 0-60 0 40 0— 25 0— 20 0-25 0 40 0-- 50 0 25 0-- 30 0 25 0-30 0 20 0- 15 0-20 0 15 0-- 20 0 25 0-30 0 17 6-20 0 25 0-- 20 0 30 0-- 40 0 25 0-- 30 0 30 0-- 40 0 25 0-- 30 0 40 0-- 60 0 30 0-- 40 0 50 0-60 0 40 0— -- 60 0 40 0-- 60 0 20 0-25 0 17 6-20 0 liftarkets. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, DEC. 11 Sugar.—The demand still continues to be confined to good and fine descriptions, and the sales are 600 hhds., B. P., at steady prices ; brown and low middling are quite neglected. For Bengal there is a good inquiry, and 3000 bags have been taken, at the former prices for good and fine, but in low damp brown a considerable reduction has been submitted to. Foreign.-74 boxes damaged white Havana were taken by the Refiners in public sale ; no other transactions reported. In Bonded Refined nothing done. Treacle in request for spring delivery. No sales in Molasses. Coffee.— There are no sales to report. either of Plantation or Foreign ; the quotations are continued without change. Nothing done in Cocoa, Ginger or Pimento. 100 pockets black Pepper sold at 4id per lb. Rice is in limited demand; 50 bags East India sold at 15s. The transactions in Rum are limited to a few puns. of Demerara and Jamaica at the quotation. _ . Tea—The market still continues very flat, and prices may be con sidered nominal. _ _ _ The sales in East India Drysaltery articles have been to a very moderate extent, but without change. In Saltpetre, 200 bags brought 27s to 275 per cwt., and small lots of Nitrate of Soda 21s per cwt. Dyewoods.—The sales in logwood are 50 tons Campeachy at £9 10s to .£9 15s, 70 tons St. Domingo and Jamaica at £6 7s 6il Z 7 10s; a few tons Cuba Fustic are reported at £9 15s, some Savanilla at ..e4 15s ; 30 tons Camwood at £23 105 to £24 ; 170 tons Lima Nicaragua Wood at 4'12 to £l2 ss; and a few tons Angola Harwood at -eS 105 per ton. The sales of Turpentine con sist of about 2000 brls from the quay, at 125 5d to 125 5d to 125 Sd and 125 9d per cwt. Of American Tar, 600 brls have brought 15s 6d per brl. The demand for Montreal Pot Ashes has been very limited ; a few parcels of old brands have been sold at previous rates. 298 6d has been accepted for new Pearl Ashes, but there are few, if any, sellers now below sos per cwt. Hides.—The market continues heavy, and with the exception of dry salted Brazil, of which 4000 have been sold at sild to ajd per lb, there is nothing to report. Tobacco.—The sales of the week amount to 120 hllds, ' of which 50 were for Ireland, and 90 for export, remainder to the Trade ; no change in prices. . . . . _ . . F • Bnmstone continues in fair demand, at the full prices quoted ; the sales have been about 50 tons, Of Sumac the sales have been limited, as well as of Argols and Cream of Tartar. Nothing has been done in Persian Berries, which continue dull of sale. There are no sales reported in Madders or Roots. Olive Oil has bean more inquired for, and the sales of the week amount to about 100 tuns. the principal part of which has been Galipoli, at a shade below the current rates, and from the ship-side. Further sales, to the extent of about 160 tuns, Newfoundland Cod Oil have been effected during the week, part at rather lower rates ; very little now remains in the importers' hands, but further arrivals are daily looked for; some business in pale and coloured Seal Oil has been done, the former from the store, and the latter from the quay, at prices ranging ..e25 to .e 27 10s for coloured, and £3O to £3O 10s for pale ; of - the latter very little is now offering. Linseed Oil continues in very limited request, the prices remain steady as quoted. Pale Rape is inquired for, and fine quality now brings 45s per cwt. For Oil of Turpentine there is less inquiry, but the prices remains steady. Of Palm Oil the sales have been upon a limited scale, but the market is firmer, and the few transactions that have taken place have realized an advance of lOs to 205 per ton. In Hemp and Flax no sales of moment have transpired, For tallow a better demand has appeared this week than for some time past, and about 500 casks Petersburg yellow Candle have been sold at 48s Oct to sgs per cwt., principally at the latter rate, at which the market to-day is firm. • • LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DECEMBER 11. There has been a good and steady demand throughout the week from the Trade, and prices of American, of all qualities, are firmly maintained. Brazil has also been more inquired for, and Surathas found buyers readily at the full prices of last week, leaving the market generally firm, and in favour of the seller. Speculators have taken 2000 American and 1000 Surat. There will be offered by auction next Friday, 350 Sea Island and 70 Stained do. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, From the 4th instant, to this day, inclusive. SALES OF THE WEEK ,- 510 , Sea Island 131.141 21 70 Stained 5920 j Bowed Georgia _ r 71 Mobile 7860 i t Alabama and Tennessee 4/ 51 } 9 , 123 I New Orleans 590 { Pernambuco & Paraiba I 8i Aricati and Ceara 360 Bahia and Maceio Maranham 150 Sawginned Minas ... iPara ... Demerara, Surinam, &c... 460 Egyptian 7* t - .... Barbados — .... 10 Peruvian .... Bahama 50 Laguayra 7 .. Common West India, &c — } 490 :: .. Carthagena .... Smyrna .... Manilla 1820 Surat 3l 51 i } 2066 .... Madras — .... j Bengal 30360 bales 73955 Prices paid IMPO RTS in the week.lThisWk.ithis year t 1 456.596 1703637 i 1 39107 } 19619 20038 1} lung 1638 1 1401821 LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, DEc. 14 The Irish Butter markets continuing very high, and the Londo,n people being anxious purchasers therein, although at advancing prices, has of late caused a good deal of excitement in this part of the world. There is very little fine Butter in town, and holders at such require 3s to 4s advance upon last week's prices ;—for choice Belfast, Carlow and Kilkenny, the currency is iofis to 108 s, and some will not offer under 110 s. In middling and inferior Butters there is not much doing, although the prices are improved some is to 2s per cwt. ;—the stock of these descriptions is large. Pickled Butter has become further enhanced in value, gBs having been obtained for seconds. A temporary gloom hangs upon this market for the moment, caused by the retirement of a shipper, who had intended, largely, to patronize several of the importers ;—the party's liabilities are not very heavy. The price of heavy Beef is supported, but of light and inferior it continues on the decline. Porkiis not much inquired for, and 70$ to 72s 6tl per barrel is about the rate for the primest. The Bacon market appears to be quiet ; but holders evince no symptoms of fear, but on the contrary, an ticipate better times as soon as Christmas has turned. LIVERPOOL PRICES CURRENT. MADDER, aE* cwt. S. d. s. d. Dutch, crop 70 0 —BO 0 Ombro 50 0 —65 0 Gamene 32 0 —4O 0 Mull 10 0 —3O 0 French, S.F. 42 0 —46 0 S.F.F 43 0 —52 0 E.S.F 54 0 —53 0 E.5.F.F.63 0 —66 0 42 0 —5B 0 Mines Montreal, Pot 30 0® 30 0 Pearl, new 29 6 -30 0 U. States, Pot none. Pearl none. BARE, Quercit. - 14 0 Oak, or ton .. A's 5 - 7 0 German 4 15 - 5 0 BRINISTONE, 3. ton Sicily, &c lO 10 - 11 0 Tuscany ll 0 - 11 10 CASSIA LIGNEA, S. d. s. d o . cwt. in bond 80 0 - 85 0 CLOVER-SEED, V• cwt• American, red.. none Dutch 70 0- 2,0 0 French & Germ.7o 0- 80 0 COCOA, V cwt. Trinidad Grenada .. Brazil.... COFFEE, V cwt. in bond. Jama. triage :: 160 0- 85 0 ordinary .. good& fine ord. 92 0-112 0 .30 0 -30 10 middling 116 0-126 0 brown. ..26 0 -,e9 0 good mid. l3O 0-140 0 Cod 26 0 -26 10 fine mid. &c... 146 0-157 0 LINSEED, V , eat 27 6 -28 0 Rape, pale do. 44 0 -45 0 Dutch, triage.. 160 0- 75 " ^ ordinary .... Turpen. s cwt 51 6 -52 0 good &fine ord. 75 0- 82 0 RICE, V cwt middling B4 0- 90 0 Carolina, dress. 36 0 good mid. 1 0- 98 0 in bond 22 0- - fine mid., &c. 1 92 Bengal, ord. do.. 13 0 - 14 0 Mocha Ceylon - 90 0 African none. Java - 70 0 RUM, op gallon, in bond. Havana Jamaica, good & fine ord. 46 0- 52 0 12 to 16 o. p... 4 St. Domingo 42 0- 44 0 stronger...... 5 Brazil 42 0- 45 0 choice marks.. 6 Laguira 6O 0- 0 0 SAFFLOWER, V cwt. DYEWOODS ' V ton £• S. £. S. Bengal, Logwood, Jam... 6 5- 6 15 good & fine...es Hon. & Dons. 7 0- 7 10 ord. & mid .. 2 Campeachy .. 9 0- 915 Bombay Fustic, Span 4 15- 5 0 SALTPETRE, "p• cwt. a, Tampico 6 10- 7 0 East India 26 Brazil - 5 o South America.n..2o Cuba - 10 0 SHELL LAC, V cwt. in NICARAGUA WOOD. orange 36 Rio de la Hache liver and black 33 solid - 12 0 SKINS, rough 6 n- 7 10 Neutria, 4 5 do:: .. 6 small - 8 0 Chinchilli, do. .. 10 Lima, solid l2 0- 13 0 Seal, each Boxwood, Ango. 8 0- 9 0 Strum:AC, V cwt. Cahoon ... ~ • 6 10- 7 0 Sicily lO Camwood l9 0- 25 0 Malaga Red San. Wood.. 8 0- 810 Trieste 7 FLAX, V ton. , Verona 6 Riga. P.T.R. .... 43 0- 43 to Tyrolese P'burg, 9 head .. 40 0- 41 0 SUGAR, ? cwt. Archangel 44 0- 55 0 B. P. Muscovado Dutch & Elem 60 0-120 0 moist brown .. 73 GALLS, '3,4 cut. dry brown .... 76 Turkey, blue 65 0- 72 0 good & mid.... 80 mixed 60 0- 66 0 fine &v. fine .. 85 , East India 6O 0- 72 0 Mauritius, GINGER, '1.9 , cwt. dabs and moist 70 0 - . Barbadoes 45 0- SO brow' 73 0 -75 0 Jamaica 6O 0-200 0 yellow 77 0 -SO 0 E. India, in bond 12 0- 19 0 fine yellow Bl 0 -84 0 GUM, op cwt. East India, Bengal Arabic, Turkey .. 70 0-140 0 ord. white 7B 0 --81 0 East India. 24 0- 55 0 good anti fine 82 0 -86 0 Barbary 5O 0- 0 0 extra fine S 6 6 -87 0 Senegal 75 0- 0 o Manilla, in bond 20 0 -23 0 HEMP, V ton r. .t"' s. Havana, do. P'burg, clean 41 0- 42 0 brown 24 0 -24 6 outshot:. 40 0- 41 0 yellow 25 e -27 0 Riga, Rhine .... 42 0- 43 0 white ord 32 0 -33 0 Ont Shot.. 40 0- 41 0 good & fine 34 0 -36 0 Archangel ...... 0 0- 0 0 Brazil, in bond. Manilla ...30..... 0- 31 0 brown Bombay ........ 19 0- 21 0 yellow Jute ........ 15 10- 16 0 white ord. .... IlinEs, Ox and Cow, 94 , lb good and fine.. B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry. TALLOW, V cwt. inferior & mid. 0 71 - 0 tiii 'P'burgh, Y.C. ..49 0 -4g 6 good & prime.. 0 9-0 10 Odessa 49 0 -49 6 Do. sulteil .... 0 4,i- 0 5 Archangel 47 6 -48 0 N, Anici. salted 0 3i- 0 4 BOnos Ayres 40 0 -47 0 Brazil - 0 7 T A „, :,,,, b r i . • dry salted 0 54- 0 6 Stockholm 2O 0 -21 0 Rio, dry - 0 84 Archangel l9 6 --20 0 Valparaiso, dry 0 7- 0 8 Carolina Odessa, &c. dry 0 61- 0 7 Virginia - 0 0 W. India, dry.. 0 61-, 0 ... , ,TARTAR, V , cwt. salted.. 0 44- 0 si Cream of Tartar 7B 0 -80 0 East India .... 0 8- 1 0 brown and yel 50 0 -70 0 Kips, B.A. dry. 0 74- o, 9 TEA, 19- lb. in bond. Horse, d. each 9 0 -12 6 Bohea, Canton -2 21 H O RSE HAIR, V tb. Fokein - - Short - 0 9 Congou, com. .. 2 4- - mixed - 0 131 mid. to fine. 2 5 - 3 5 long tails 1 4 - 1 10 Twankay, corn... 2 4 - combed - 2 9 mid. to good 2 44- 2 5 INDIGO, v lb. in bond. Pekoe, Orange .. 2 6 - 3 6 Bengal. Campo', pur. & violet - 0 0 corn. to good.. none blue & violet - 0 0 j Hyson Skin 2 1- 2 2 blue - 0 0 mid. to line.. 2 3- 2 6 violet, -. & fine 6 6- 7 0 I I Souchong, com... 2 4 - 2 5 ord. & mid. 53-6 0 I good to fine.. 29- 3 6 violet & cop, 1 , 9 i Pekoe, flowery .. 3 03 6 mixed .. I 5 0- . - Hyson, com. .... 2 8- 2 9 cop. g. & fine. 5 0- 5 6( fine.. 3 0- 4 6 ord, & mid. 4 0- 5 0 Young Dyson .. -, 7- 3 3 con. quality . , 3 6_ 5 9 Imperial ........ 2 10 - 3 6 Oude ' . 2 ~, 0- 4 9 Gunpowder, Madras . . .... . -- 5 0 good and fine .. 3 6- 5 0 Guatimala, is. lb • TOBACCO, ', , p , lb. in bond. Floras - 6 0 J. Falter, Leaf.... 0 4 - 0 7 Sobres - 5 0 ' Stertuned.. 0 4- 0 7 Cortes - 3 9 1 Kentucky ' o 4- 084 Caraccas, Floras 5 6- 6 0 ; Maryland - 7 Sobres 4 0- 5 3 'TURMERIC, V cwt. in bOnd. Cortes - 4 0 Bengal 25 0 - 4 5 0 LAC DYE, V lb. TURPENTINE, V Clot. D.T. and prime, 1 6- 2 6 American mid• to good.. 0 8- 1 4 VALONIA, V tOR. .1 s ..t . 0 ord, & inferior 0 4- 0 74 Smyrna, picked l4 0 -19 10 MAnnER ROOTS, V cwt. Morea Smyrna - 57 0 WAX, BEES' 1p cwt. in bond. Galipoli & Syria .. 42 0- 46 0 1 African 6 10 - 8 0 French 45 e- 47 0 East liJdia - 8 0 Naples 45 0- 46 0 American ..... ~. 7 4 - § 4 Spanish MOLASSES, ..tOLASSES, eta. Trinidad, &c 33 0 —35 0 Demerara, &e 34 0 —36 0 Bar & Antigua.. 38 0 —4O 0 MUNJEET, cwt 12 0 —l4 0 OIL, Olive, T• 252 galls. Gallipoli Trieste Sicily Malart Portugal, & - c , Levant Palm, 19 , ton Fish, 13. 252 galls, Seal, pale AniB 0 —64 0 ..6o o —6l 0 . 59 0 —6O 0 .. 5 7 0 —5B 0 56 o —5B 0 • . 57 0 —59 o ..35 0 —35 10 49 0- 52 0 } 32 0- 36 0 -37 to - 5 10 -6 -610 o 7 10 10 4 10 18 1 5 .d. s. d 0 —3O 0 6 —2l 6 bond. -80 0 -50 0 0 -13 0 0 -25 0 5 - 3 6 6 - 8 6 6 - 7 0 0 -10 0 o-75 o o —79 o o —B4 0 0 —B7 0 0 -22 0 6 -24 0 0 -23 0 0 —26 o LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, DEC. 14. At our market to-day we have had a good supply of Beef but small, of Mutton customers were numerous, and the demand good, and prime things fetched very high prices, the average of our best Beef was sad to 7d, middling 54 to 6:1, and good Wether Mutton 7d to lid, middling and inferior 6d to sid. Number of Beasts 1570 ; Sheep 4740. • LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, DEC. 11 PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED Desilva and Stewart, Liverpool, painters--R. and R. Also'', Man chester, grocers—Cowpe, Mellor. and Co., Blackburn, Lancashire, cotton-cloth-manufacturers; as far as regards C. Cowpe and A. Pickup BNKRUPTCY ANNULLED. George Sandford, Great Dover-street, Southwark, merchant, from Dec, 25 to Jan. 2. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. Isaac Cleverley. East Allington, Devonshire. miller. BANKRUPTS. George Stephen, Basinghall-street, London, scrivener. Frederick George Noakes, Deal, tailor. John Noble, Paragon-mews, New Kent-road, London, wheel- Wright. Henry Edwards, Edgeware-road, and Crawford-street, Maryle bone, London, surgeon. Michael Stewart Wallace, otherwise Michael Stewart Wallace Cooper's-row, Crntchedfriars, London, shipowner. Thomas Marshall, Somers'-place-west, New-road, London, licensed victualler. William Smith, Bartlett's-passage. Fetter-lane, London, stationer. Edward Hemming, Heckenham, Worcestershire, needle-manufac turets. James Robinson, Kingston-upon-Hull, scrivener. Henry Lewis, otherwise, Henry Price Lewis, Llandovery, Car ,arthen, draper. George Hannam, Manchester, Lancashire, victualler. Edward Hill, Woctwell ,Norfolk, mille . a William ,and Benjamin► Hulke and John East Dixon, Deal, bankers, -- liichard and John Melling, Chorlton-upon.Medlock, Manchester coach• makers. George Brown, Bilston, Staffordshire, malster. DIVIDENDS. Jan. p. J. Hearn. jun., Salisbury, bookseller—Jan. 9. J. Higgs. Walling-street, London, cheese-factor—Jan. 4. J. Threlfall and W. Oliver, Manchester, tailors—Jan. 1. R. W. Johnson, Gloucester, merchant—Jan. 5. Millichamp, Birmingham, wine-merchant—Jan. 1. G. W. Earle, Devonport. printer—Jan. 4. T. Chanter, Hartford, Cheshire, banker—Jan. 4. T. Watts, Manchester, victualler--Jan, 2. T. Halsall, Liverpool coal-merchant—Jan. 1. T. Moffat, J. Carter. and T. Halsall, Liverpool, marble-masons. CERTIFICATES To be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before Jan. 1. A. Wilson, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, cotton-spinner—R. Richardson, Judd-street, New-road, bootmaker—C. Marshall. Kingston-upon-Hull, victualler—E. Smith, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Norwich, linen-draper—J. and C. Macpherson and A. Robertson, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, London, milliners—N. M. Priaulx, Southampton, wine-merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS William Pyle, Kelso, grocer, Dec. 16, Jan. 6, at 1 o'clock, at the Queen's Head Inn, Kelso. David Davidson ' Edinburgh, brewer, Dec. 16, Jan. 6, at 2 o'clock, at the Old Signet Hall, Edinburgh. William Barr, Glasgow, glass-merchant, Dec. 18, Jan. la, at If o'clock, at the office of Mr. M'Alister, Glasgow. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 8, is 84s 2fd per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain MEETINGS or CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. DECEMBER. Hovs 14, James Tatlock Clarendon Rooms, 12 18, Mathew J. Seagre, (proof and final div.) Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester, 10 18, Parke and Kenrick, Ist Clarendon Rooms, 1 19, Warden and Wanostrocht, (T , roof and div.) Ditto, 1 19, Jonathan Laidman, Ist Ditto, 1 21, Richard Benbow Ditto, 11 21, Peter Petrie, (proof and div.) 23, G. Miller and R. Blackie, (proof and div 23, Blundell, Falk and Co. John Rowlett, (special Davenport anti Collier's, I PRICES OF SHARES, DECEMBER 14 Prices. This day Last Per Share. Prices RAILWAYS, &c Bolton and Leigh Bristol and Exeter Birmingham and Gloucester .. 90 paid 100 paid 34 0 0 67 10 0 89 0 0 and Derby Birkenhead and Chester 50 paid Ditto, new Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties ... Ditto, Debentures Edinburgh and Glasgow 35 Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 20 paid Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar Greenock, and Ayr 3O paid Grand Junction 1 Ditto half shares Ditto quarter shares (late Chester and Crewe) Quarter Great Western Ditto new shares Ditto Fifth Shares Hull and Selby Leicester and Swannington Lancaster and Preston Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester 10 paid 23 paid 34 15 0 .... 34 10 0 10 15 0 .... 0 0 0 .... 8 15 0 .... 4 15 0 .... 4 14 0 29 5 0 .. . 22 2 6 29 5 0.. 213 0 0 93 10 0 Rig 0 0 52 15 0 52 11 0 29 5 0 89 10 0 50 10 0 .... 49 15 9 15 0 .. 45 0 0 .. 53 15 0 .. 32 15 0.. 14 IS 0 .. 184 0 0 42 10 0 87 0 0 172 10 0 40 45 paid 50 „„ Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 39 Ditto & Brighton Manchester and Leeds 7O Ditto half shares Manchester, Bolton, & Bury . , 83 Manchester and Birmingham 35 Ditto and Ditto Extension 7 Midland Counties Ditto, quarter 5 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO 48 5 0 div 27 17 6 .... 54 0 0 ... 30 15 0 .... 30 S 77 10 0 .... 28 5 0 .... 28 13 0 26 15 0 .... 5 2 6 .... 73 0 0 9 10 0 .... 92 10 0 27 15 0 76 0 0 .... 37 0 • .... 2 15 0 .... 11 15 0 .... 79 10 0 ex 67 10 0 .... Ditto quarter shares , North Midland New North Midland Paris and Rouen South Eastern and Dover North Union York and North Midland. BANKS 50 paid £l2 lOspaid Bank of Liverpool - Borough Bank - Commercial of Liverpool 12 10 - Commercial of England. 5 .. - East of England lO .. - of Manchester lO .. - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .. - Northern and Central - North and South Wales lO - Royal of Liverpool 5OO - South Lancashire - Albion - Liverpool Union lO .... - Liverpool Banking Co lO - Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings £loo paid L'pool and Harrington Water 350 .. Works 18 15 0 ex div. 14 2 6 .... 16 17 0 .... 3 2 7 2 6. 8 16 3 with div. 9 7 6 3 7 6 .... 5 2 6 .... 417 741 0 0 div 5 2 6 ..., 20 5 0 ..., 1! 17 6 ..., 8 10 0 ... 158 0 0 477 10 0 325 0 0 ... 380 0 0 .... 171 0 0 ....171 U Bootle Ditto Stock L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. .4'loo . Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES Liverpool Marine Assurance 125 paid 3 2 6 Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 0 .... 0 13 9 Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 1 19 0 DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . . 7 0 0 Plarringto - n Docks - Apothecaries' Company Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry Asphalte (Liverpool; (Poloncean)... 0 15 6 2 .... 1 0 0 * Exclusive of new Shares. BIRTH. On the 4th instant, at No. 18, Berkeley-street, the wife of Mr. DANIEL DAMES, of a son. MARRIED On the 21st ultimo, at Kirkland Church, near Penrith, Mr. JOSEPH DODD, of this town, butcher, to Miss MARGARET HODGSON, of Ranbeck, in Kirkland. On Wednesday last, at St. Nicholas's Church, Mr. THOMAS WALTON to Miss MARGARET QUINN. Same day, at Trinity Cburch, by the Rev. J. H. Stafford, Mr. W. GOULBORN to lIANNAH, eldest daughter of Mr. THOMAS PRIOR. On Thursday last, at St. Crux, York, by the Rev. J. Crosby, Mr. THOMAS KING, of Brownlow-hill, in this town, chemist, to MARY ANN, third daughter of the late CHARLES SELLERS, Esq., of the above city, wine-merchant. Same day, at the Friends' Meeting-house, Lancaster, JOSHUA HADWEN, Esq., of Sunnyside, to MARY, relict of tne late BENJAMIN BARTON, Esq. Same day, at Great Crosshall-steeet Chapel, by the Rev. D. Jones, Mr. R. VAUGHAN, bootmaker, to MARTHA, daughter of Mr. WOOD, Shropshire. On the 11th instant, at Stoak, by the Rev. J. T. E. West, JpiiN, ANDREW, second son of WILLIAM SMITH, Esq., of St. Anp street, Liverpool, to ELIZABETH, eldest daughter of the WS THOMAS COLLISON, Esq., surgeon. . Same day, at Brompton Church, by the Rev J. Geo . Brett, STEPHEN DIGBY, eldest son of the late Admiral ROBT. MURRAY, to GEORGINA FRANCISCA, daughter of Geo. W. Brett, Esq. of Grove House, Old Bromptop. DIED On the 3d of June, at Old Calabar, THOMAS son of the latt3 Mr. G. OWEN, brewer, of this town, On the 3th nit., at German Flatts, aged 106, Mr. GEORGE R. 7'. HEWES, the last of the Boston tea-party. On the 16th nit., aged 32, HENRY, the son of Mrs. JANE HOPE, proprietress of the Bull's Head Inn, Warrington. On the 30th ult., aged 66, Mrs. ELIZABETH EDWARDS, Warwick-street, Toxteth-park. Same day aged 51, Mr. NEIL LEITCH, late of 11. M. Customs at this port. On the Ist instant, at his residence, Wilbram-place, Northwich, in his 7sth year, CHARLES BROADY, Esq., rock-salt-proprietor, deeply regretted by a numerous circle of relatives and friends. On the 2d instant, at Heanor, in her 82d year, PHCEBE, the be loved wife of Mr. HOWITT, a member of the Society of Friends, and mother of Mr. Wm. Howitt. On the 3d instant, after a long indisposition, borne with Christian fortitude, aged 76, HANNAH, wife of Mr. ROBERT SAMPSON. tailor. — On the eth instant, aged 72, ANN, wife of Mr. GEORGE LEIGH, bookseller, St. Vincent-street East. 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