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Vottrp. ODD FELLOW'S SONG. TUNE-' -" The Pilgrim of Love." LITERARY NOTICES, Blachrood's Magazine. January, 1840. Frazer's Magaiine. January, 1840. The .Asiatic Journal. January, 1840. r...,,t.,,,,.....k. t.._ 1..„.. „.. _..i,...141 ( _,..,z....:„,... 4 :7 4.X17 Dear be his memory who founded our Order, Around his loved name let a halo be shed ; On each brother's heart may his worth be engraven, For peace and contentment to thousands he spread : The tree which be planted will bloom for all ages, Its arms shall extend to the farthermost pole ; For Truth is the sap, Faith and Hope the supporters, And sweet:minded Charity guards over the whole. CHORUS. Then hurrah for Odd Fellows, that noblest of Orders, Which breathes peace and joy where'er it is found : May no jarring discord be found in its borders, But peace and good fellowship ever abound. 'Twas planted in England, where grows the proud monarch, Britain's glory and hope, as it rides on the seas ; Her brave hardy sons in its young noon watch'd o'er it, Till matured into strength, it withstood every breeze. The stranger was welcomed across the Atlantic, As the happiest plant ever sprang from the soil ; For it healed all dissensions, made strangers as brothers, , 'And the tear of the emigrant turned into a smile. CHORUS.—Then hurrah, &c. No foe can assail it, thus virtuously guarded ; The demons of strife may bring discord in vain : United in friendship to stand by each other, In health and in sickness, till death breaks the chain. When laid low with trouble, it smooths down the pillow ; The mind steeped in anguish a cooling balm finds ; And old age and wrinkles, at home finds a haven, In peace ends his days, and throws care to the winds. CHORUS. Then hurrah for Odd Fellows, that noblest of orders Let each brother's glass be filled to the brim : " Here 's success to the Order, all over the world ! May it prosper and flourish till Time becomes dim !' —Chester Courant. On the whole this is rather a heavy number, if anything can be called heavy which is replete with learning and elo quence. What we mean to say is, that the majority of the articles are not adapted to please the popular taste. The continuation of "Ten Thousand a Year" and "A Passage of Autobiography" are, however, splendid exceptions to the character which we have bestowed upon this number. Tit tlebat Titmouse is sure to become a popular favourite. .Some of the scenes in thir narrative are eminently rich. The,gro the most suitable works s iiir series tiro- 'cliCgi:' . ;4lfitgigirog . that we have ever met with. Is the author the veritable " Boz" himself? If it be not from his pen it is high time for him to look to his laurels. " The Goblin Lady," from Cal deron, possesses an absorbing degree of interest. The con tinuation of " Goethe's Life and Works" is an excellent bio graphical sketch. The " Thoughts on Asses" strongly re minds us of the style of the amiable essayist Charles Lamb. " - Hints on History" and the papers on " Titian and Vene tian Painting," and " The Essenes," though they display great ability, are not very attractive to the general reader. This is a rich and sparkling number, redolent of wit and pregnant with genuine humour. The "Preface to our Se cond Decade" is in Oliver Yorke's best style—blending vi vacity of expression with deep philosophical wisdom.— Long may he live to write many such reviews of Fraser's career. "My Irish Tutorship" is irresistibly comic, but the author shoots his bolts a little at random. lie is too apt to confound sober evangelical zeal wi4ll ranting enthusiasm. " The Bocage and its Poets" is a pleasing article, introducing to our notice some exquisite translations. The " Recollec tions of Germany" promise to be a very entertaining series of sketches. The "Epistles to the Literati" bring us once more into close acquaintance with two very eminent charac ters, Charles Yellowplush, Esq., and Sir Edward Lyttou Bulwer, Baronet and Novelist, and would-be parliamentary orator. The criticisms of Yellowplush are inimitably droll as well as caustic. The "Discovery of a Premeditated As sassination" has afforded us a hearty laugh in the perusal of the farcical scene at Lyons. " Catherine" is proceeding towards its close. It is a cutting satire on the Jack Shep herd school of writers. " What is to follow" is a capital political article. Dublin University Magazine, January, 1840. The " Portrait Gallery" in the present number is adorned with a well-executed likeness of that distinguished statesman and patriot, the Earl of Roden, to whose charac ter the accompanying memoir pays a highly-merited tribute of respect and praise. The opening article on "Banking and Currency" is well written, and thoroughly dispassionate in its tone, and embodies much information of first-rate im portance iu a commercial point of view. We shall be glad to see the subject resumed in succeeding numbers. • The " Confessions of Harry Lorrequer" are, alas ! to be brought to a speedy close : but it is some consolation to find that his pen is employed on " Charles o'lVlalley, the Irish Dragoon." We promise ourselves a rich treat from the work upon which he is engaged. The " Oak's Death Song" is a splendid ode, frequently rising to sublimity. .The " Recollections of a Portrait Painter" are full of truth and pathos. The pictures of life which they contain are any thing but caricatures. We have been startled with the perusal of " Thuggee in India, and Ribandism in Ireland, compared." The article is preg nant with instruction. " The Way we do things" is 'a capi tal satire. The " Reminiscences of A.Connaught Ranger" . will be perused with intense delight. •• • 7'ait's Edinburgh 'Magazine, January, 1840. This number opens with a very pungent article, entitled " The Claims of the Melbourne. Administration to the sup port of Reformers, considered." The language of the writer' is very far from complimentary towards the present ministry. The exposure of their swaggering, double-meaning, trickery, and juggling, is no less tremendous than justly severe. We shall transfer some portions of this pungent article into our own columns as soon as we have space enough at our com mand. " Hunting a Fummard " is a capital tale. If " Samuel Pogson, Innkeeper," keeps in the same humour, he is sure to please. " The Alias; or, Mr. St. James," is an amusing sketch, embodying much sly humour. ".,The Picture-Dealer" is deficient in point, but improves towards the conclusion. The " Memoirs of Jeremy Bentham" are all—stuff. " The Englishman's Fireside" is intended to be very smart, but we cannot find much to admire in it. " A Danish Tradition" possesses an absorbing degree of interest. The account of " Westmoreland and the Dalesmen," by the English Opium Eater is, like every thing else from the same pen, chaste and classical, and abounds with the picturesque in description. The reviews and miscellaneous articles in Tait's Magazine are exceedingly copious and generally in teresting. The Colonial illaaazine, and Commercial-Maritime Journal. No. 1. January, 1840. We hail the appearance of this valuable periodical with great pleasure and satisfaction. The appearance of the edi tor's name on. he title-page, is a sufficient guarantee for its accuracy as a record of colonial affairs. A magazine express ly devoted to " ships, colonies, and commerce," has long been a desideratum ; and no one could be better qualified for the task of supplying this deficiency than Mr. Montgomery Martin. His elaborate works on the colonies are already well-kn Own, and extensively appreciated. The energies, of his mind, during a long and active career, have been almost exclusively devoted to the investigation of those subjects which form the principal topics of discussion in the Colonial Magazin. He is, therefore, eminently fitted for the office of editor of such a periodical as the one before us, the object of which is to make known the importance (political, mer cantile, and social) of our vast colonial possessions. This first number of the Colonial Mogazine embraces a great va riety of useful and truly valuable information. It cannot fail to command an extensive circulation. We shall frequently avail ourselves of the interesting intelligence which it contains. This invaluable repertory of useful information respecting British and Foreign India, China, and Australasia, we al ways open with pleasure, and never close without having experienced the highest gratification. The copious extracts Cape of Good Hope, the Alauritius, and New South Wales, which are every month presented to us in this excellent pe riodical, constitut e a complete epitome of Oriental intelli gence. It supplies us with a connected statement of the po litical movements in the East —a series of condensed reports of all important public proceedings --a list of all the civil, ecclesiastical, and military appointments, promotions, &c., and a complete record of births, marriages, and deaths, among the principal inhabitants. In addition to its miscel laneous infonnatlon, which is exceedingly com prehensive, the Asiatic Journal furnishes us with several original arti cles in each number, which possess high literary merit, and must command the, admiration, and engage tha attention, of the statesman, the historian, the scholar, and the divine. In such articles the number before us is eminently rich. We cordially recommend this interesting magazine to the notice of cur Mercantile readers in particular. BIRMINGHAM.—The only occurrence in the electioneering movements of this borough during the past week is a challenge offered by the connnittee of Mr. Sturge to the opposing com mittee of Mr. IVlnutz, that their comparative claims for sup port should b e su b m i tted to a town ' s meeting, and-offering to abide by a decision of the majority as to which of the can didates shall retire f rom t h e contest. Th e rep l y of, Mr. Muntz'w committee is to the effect, that such a decision will necessarily be taken on the day of nomination, and that no prqwious declaration is necessary. MARCH ,OF POPERY. —OUR HOLY FATHER THE POPE.— " We find,' in the Northern Whig, says the Ulster Times, the following appropriate toasts, which were given at a festal meeting in Belfast. The idea, however, of toasting - our Holy Father the Pope, at th e head of the list, is rather new. The cloven hoof peeps out beautifully by degrees. It was a pity O'Connell was not second in order. He surely ought to be, and we hope, next time, our friends will thankfully take the hint." " Christian Doctrine Society.—Yesterday evening the members and friends of this society held their annual dinner in the Diocesan SeMinary, Donegall-street. The room was very taitefully decorated for the occasion, and the dinner, &c., excellent. The Right R ev. Di . Denvir pre sided. The following toasts were afterwards dr un k. - .Some, of them elicited admirable speeches :—` Our Holy rattle r th e Pope," The Queen,' ' Prince Albert,' The Duchess of. Kept," Lord Melbourne and her ANesty's Ministeri,"l'he 'eutenant,' ' The Most Rew.-Doc:lbr.Crolly," Daniel. pL. M.P.' "--= . . , •:. 12.1. tat NATIONAL EDUCATION. LETTER FROM THE REV. JOHN SINCLAIR, M.A., SECRETARY or THE NATIONAL SOCIETY, TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD ASHLEY, M.P., CHAIRMAN OF THE SUBSCRIPTION COM MITTEE FORMED IN AID Or TBAT INSTITUTION. National Society's Office, Jan. 1, 1840. My Lord,—At the request of the subscription committee I have drawn up the enclosed statement, containing further grounds On which to rest their present appeal in behalf of the National Society to the generosity of the English public. The passages 1 have extracted from the letters sent to this Office ay the clergy and managers of schools will effectually advance the great object which the committee has at heart, if they produce the same impression upon others which they have made upon thyself.—l have the honour to be, lay Lord, with much respect, your Lordship's faithful and obedient servant, JOHN SINCLAIR Secretary. TO the Right Hon. Lord Ashley, M.P. AN APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY TO THE FRIENDS AND PROMOTERS OF SOUND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES. • The National Society has now for upwards of 27 years carried on, unobtrusively, but laboriously, and, it is believed,. effectually, the 'great work of promoting the education of the poor in the principles of the Established Church. By its charter of incorporation the society includes in its committee of management, besides a stated number of temporal peers and Privy Councillors, the whole of the right rev. bench, and has thus been enabled to exercise a beneficial influence over every diocese and district in the kingdom. For many years the resources of the society arose entirely from the vo luntary contributions of individuals who had at heart the instruction of the young in the principles and practice of genuine Protestant Christianity. The contributions to its funds were by no means in proportion to the magnitude of the object to be effected; but so judiciously were they hus banded and expended, that in the year 1833, nearly half a million of children were receiving education under the super intendence of our parochial clergy in schools connected with this truly Christian and patriotic association. In that year the society for the first time received assistance in its benevolent labours from the public Treasury. The sum of £20,000 was voted by parliament for the purpose of education, no part of which was ever appropriated to the National Society itself, though a considerable proportion was set apart for schools recommended by the society to the Lords of the Treasury. The conditions required by their lordships were, that the tenure of the site should be secure ; that the edifice should be suitable as well as substantial ; and that reports upon the state of education should, on being called for, be presented to government. Their lordships confined themselves to these equitable and well-advised requirements, because they gave no aid to the maintenance of the school, but only assisted in its first erection ; and assisted only at the rate of 10s. per head for every space of six square feet allotted to each child. Their lordships acted upon the principle, that the managers of the school, by whom four-fifths of the cost of the building were paid, and the entire maintenance. of the school was de frayed, were entitled to the privilese - of deciding as to the to be pursued. Thoir zeal in the cause of popular education ; their rank in society, as belonging to the middle and more educated classes ; and, in someinstances, their station in the church, entitled them, it was conceived, to this moderate ex ercise of confidence on the part of the public. Auy inspec tion of the school, to ascertain how the parochial clergyman was discharging his duty to the younger members of his flock, was left to his ecclesiastical superiors. The foregoing arrangement for the distribution of the na tional bounty continued in operation for the space of five years. The amount was not large, or rather, indeed, was trivial, in comparison with the magnitude and importance of the national object to be attained ; and, indeed, the method of distribution was not free from serious objections ; yet the plan encountered no resistance from the Church, and was ac-. quiesced in by the community at large. A new impulse was given to the progress of education, and an expectation raised, and gradually confirmed, in the minds of its supporters, that the parliamentary bounty will continue to flow—and, per haps, even more copiously—in its atcustorned channel. No suspicion arose, or could in candour be expected to arise, that the ordinary annual gift would be all at once encumbered with new conditions: The year 1839, hoivever, has brought an unforseen change. During the last session the sum of £30,000 has been voted for educational purposes ; not, as before, with the full con currence of both Houses of Parliament, but by the lower house alone, contrary to the declared wishes and solemn re monstrances of the upper. A central board, consisting of four privy councillors, all of them laymen, to the marked exclusion of the spiritual members, has been for the first time established, and to their discretion has been committed the distribution of the grant. In exercising this discretionary power, the board thus constituted were unhappily persuaded to betray suspicions as to the zeal and judgment, not only of the originators and promoters of schools throughout the country, but even of the National Church itself. They re quired the inspection of all schools which should hereafter be aided by public money; and would not be satisfied with an inspection carried on under the authorities of the Church, but insisted upon appointing an inspector of their own ; who, without inquiring into what had hitherto been considered the most important point for examination, namely, religious knowledge, should ascertain merely the state and progress of what is now termed secular instruction. In this new con dition annexed to public grants for educational purposes, the managers of schools, and especially the clergy, to whom pro fessionally the superintendence of education is confided, could'not be expected to concur. An i ns p ec ti on b y Ch urc h authority, so far from resisting, they would have courted ; but not only had they reason to apprehend that this inter ference of a government functionary would lead to further and very perilous encroachments on their pastoral influence, but they considered the measure as in itself objectionable on various grounds ; and more especially from its tendency to make religion be regarded as a secondary instead of a primary and paramount consideration. The clergy, therefore, were precluded by conscientious scruples from accepting the aid so ungenerously and cruelly restricted. Meanwhile many friends of practical education; trusting to the wonted assistance of parliament, and to the hitherto un failing co-operation of the National Society, not only pro jected plans of new schools, but proceeded to carry them into execution. In several instances, the minister of the parish, foremost as became his holy office in the good work, made himself personally responsible for the whole of the deficien cies which the public grant was expected to supply. But suddenly this resource fails him, unless, as has been stated,, he consents to conditions which he considers dangerous and degrading. To form any adequate conception of the difficulty and em barrassment - to-which the clergy were reduced by 'their zeal for popular education, joined with their high-minded reso lution, rather, to suffer for conscience sake than do violence to their principles, it- would be necessary for the public to read a large proportion of the voluminous correspondence, ameamting to above 1000 letters, which, during the last three months, it has been my painful task to peruse. In many instances, the applicant-, who had accepted offers from the Committee of Council, inforrits me that he has done so with great reluctance, only because ." his resources were utterly insufficient for the work ;" or because " the parish would otherwise remain in its usual destitution in point of education, and it would be totally out of his power to risk the undertak ing upon his own responsibility ;" or because " his funds were quite inadequate to pay his contractor ;" or because he was ' obliged to take -the money much against his will, in uttertlespair of ever obtaining a grant from any other source : or because, " to his great regret, the managers, from the kindest intentions, would not suffer him to incur the respon sibility of raising the requisite funds." In' other cases the applicant, after accepting the offer of the Committee of Council, has opened his eyes to the danger lurking under the plausible pretence of unauthoritative go vernment inspection; has heard of the acknowledgement by the Committee of Council that regulation 'A is only "for the present year," and will be afterwards succeeded by more stringent measures; has ascertained what is the ultimate ob ject of the philosophical educationists by whom government inspection was first proposed ; has begun to look upon it as the first step towards transferring the superintendence of education from the Church to the State, and thereby either introducing into schools a generalised Christianity or banish ing Christianity from them altogether ; and has written to me earnestly soliciting assistance from the society that he may rid himself of the offensive bond and return the money. When the applicant has from the first considered himself precluded from accepting the grant, he has the Christian firmness to decline it, although he is almost driven to accept it " by urgent necessity," or thereby " brings himself into a strait ;" or must " make himself responsible for the defi ciency;" or " feirs he must abandon his present project ;" or " from the poverty of - his parish must take upon himself the whole expense ;" or " will be involved in' great embar rassment '•" or " is ca ll e d u p on t o pay a l arge sum w hi c h h e has . only the means of meeting to a limited extent ;" or " is subjected to great inconvenience, having, on the faith of the government grant, made preparations the 'cost of which he will be obliged to defrAy ;" or " finds himself at a stand still, with the future all dark, and a t a l oss w h a t t o d o. " Sometirnes 'Correspondence has afforded me the grati fying intelligence that the applicant will not call for assistance from the National Society, because it is " not to the society, but to parliament," that he looks for redress of the wrong he has sustained ; or because " the promoters of the school, who strongly objected to the proposed inspection, had sup plied all his wants ;" or because " he was enabled to carry on his buildings through the very great munificence of a neighbouring landowner ;" or because " he will endeavour to procure the sum required from other' quarters, and trusts that his parishioners will not ultimately suffer from his per formance of a duty which he owes no less to them than to himself;" or because " he can afford to complete the school buildings from his own resources, and considers it the duty of every individual to strain every nerve at this crisis to ren der himself rather a help than a burden to others." A painful contrast to these gratifying communications is afforded by the many letters I have received from every quar ter of the kingdom, in which the parties inform me, that as they cannot, under present circumstances, conscientiously accept public money, and consider the whole cause of sound Christian education in the greatest jeopardy, they have either for the present abandoned their whole design of building schools, or have contracted the dimensions of the buildings, Sun ay schoolsinstea iSMggk i el y sc oo s,not now provide i accommodation for the master and .mistress. To cseeocived how upon right effectually the Committee of Council have suc- in discouraging the chief patrons of popular education principles, I shall conclude these quotations with one more remarkable example :—" The promoters of the schools here are any probability, resolved tto lay one st one o f a b u ildi ng which may bya is t now any future to be tim e,be , diverted it from the obj ec t for whicherected, the education of the ciples." poor in sound Chur c h o f E ng l an d pr i n- It is to obviate these circumstances of unprecedented and unlooked-for embarrassment, to animate the promoters of popular instruction, to meet new claims upon the National Society, from parishes in a state of spiritual destitution, which pn some future occasion I may describe, but of which the public has at present no conception—that the Subscription Committee, formed in aid of the National Society, are now endeavouring to call forth the generosity of the English na tion. It is at the request of that committee that I have writ ten the above explanatory statements; and I shall only add, that an appeal such as theirs, in behalf of the Church of Eng land, has never yet been made in vain. All parties are agreed that no object whatever is more important than the education of the people; and no party can deny, th a t re li_ ? l on in a Christian country must form the basis of Christian i struction. U this basis the National Society has been formed Upon and incorporated ; and it remains with the En g li s h public to decide, -tried and useful edifice shall this long -tried shall continu e to be the bulwark of sound popular education, or be suffere to crumble clergy shall he supportstheirinto ruin ; whether the legit' violate the erv i • Mate endeavours to preserve in straint the lai s sion of their flocks, feeding without re- Shepherd' of the sealmitted to their charge by the great ference ; whether the ll 4 6 ea r t be subjected to invidious inter land shall be instructed and in t s.is of the population of Dig it was promulgated by its Divainecehped in Christian truth, as uninutilated and entire, or shall' ic Pounde r and His apostles, fect instruction, incapable of tra' ' e a partial' and itoper. ming them t o • here or happiness hereafter. moral virtue MATEs.—The following memorandum appears iirsB3 'O, this quarter's Navy List :—" Admiralty, D ec . 16 Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty are ple ase d to dMy i that in future the names of all mates who shall r rect emain out of the service for more than one year without applying for an appointment shall be removed from the official register of mates and midshipmen, and they shall be considered as hay.. ink relinquished the naval service, unless my lords shall be suistied that the omission proceeded from unavoidable causes." PURCHASE OF BIRKENHEAD FERRY. (From the Liverpool. Journal.) The corporation are now in treaty for the purchase; which we hope there will not be a moment's hesitation to complete, of the valuable estate constituted of Birkenhead Ferry and Hotel, and about nine acres of the adjacent land, with all the shore down to low water mark. The price, £63,000, though large, does not seem an extravagant one, even without refer ence to prospective improvement. The old corporation showed much less than its usual judg ment in purchases, in not securing the whole of the Birken head estate belonging to Mr. Price, which a very few years back might, we have been informed, been bad for £lOO,OOO, and which, even under the ferry monopoly, which has tended greatly to check improvement, has immensely increased in value—possibly to six or seven times that amount. The ad vantages of such a purchase, not merely to the corporate estate, but to the general interests of the people of Liverpool,. would have been incalculable. The advantages of the present purchase are great and ob vious. If merely sold off, or let on lease, it would afford a fair investment for money. It gives the corporation, in con junction with the Wallasey estate, the monopoly of the only sites on that side of the water suitable, either in respect of convenience or economy, for the construction of docks ; and, more than all, it affords them the means of securing the pub lic the free navigation of the river, by affording a landing place for competition in the conveyance of passengers at the lowest possible cost. To say nothing of the steamers, the corporation could not do a more useful or popular thing than to afford a free slip, at which the poor boatmen on the river might earn a living in fine weather, by plying, which they do now under great disadvantage, being compelled to land pas sengers on the open beach, since they were driven from the ancient highway at Woodside. Under the acts constituting the Liverpool dock trust, the bond debt contracted in their construction, amounting to nearly a million and a half, is secured on dock duties payable equally by all vessels which enter the Mersey, whether they discharge in the docks or at Runcorn, or any other point on its shores. This guarantee, to which :the public faith is pledged, at least so long as the debt remains unpaid, has been frequently assailed by parties having an interest on points of debarkation higher up the river, backed by the representatives of Manchester and the inland towns and counties ; and at this moment the Harrington dock company have a bill before parliament for effecting that object. It was the stumbling-block in the last conservancy bill, and stands in the way of every attempt to improve the navigation, and will stand equally in the way of the proposed warehouse bill ; for we do not believe that the legislature will ever con sent to mortgage the whole commerce of the Mersey, to the extent of six or eight hundred thousand pounds, to build warehouses in Liverpool ; or that the money can possibly be borrowed on the particular security of the docks and ware houses to be constructed. Such being the case, the Liverpool corporation and the dock committee have looked with great and well-founded jealousy on the formation of any docks by other parties on the opposite shore, which might not only compete with their VYglipiS'gP Ain& tsiteddindatiitlN? of ~ able dues, from the but might add new and formidable opponents to a list al ready sufficiently formidable of the enemies of their claim to tax the commerce of the river ; and their purchases on the shore of Wallasey Pool were dictated by the same judicious motives as now prompt the one proposed on the creek of Tranmere. No such objections, however, apply to the con struction of docks there, to a certain extent, by themselves. Whether it would be politic to construct docks for the pur pose of discharging, and warehousing on the spot, the car goes of inward bound vessels, is certainly a doubtful matter, and will continue doubtful so long as there are the means of further dock accommodation within the present line of quays; and when those are exhausted, the question will be, whether it is more politic to contend with the sea on the ex posed north shore, or to go to the natural shelter on the other side of the river. But we think there can be no question that it would greatly facilitate the commerce of the port to have at Birkenhead•a dock for the reception of flats em ployed in transferring the merchandise shipped at Liverpool, like the basins at Ellesmere port, Runcorn, and Weston Point, at which the different great canals, the feeders of our commerce, debouch. The necessity of such a port will be the more decided, when theßirkenhead and Chester Railway is completed, as a means of transferring to this shore, or from it, the heavy goods, cattle, and bulky articles of dif ferent kinds which that railway will most certainly convey. The finance committee deserve great credit for their fore sight in this matter ; and we again repeat our hope that there will be not a moment's hesitation in ratifying a contract every way desirable. (From the Liverpool Courier.) We are glad to see that the Town-council is turning its attention to, the opposite margin of the river, with a view to taking advantage of the facilities which it affords for mer cantile acconimodation, in the event of Liverpool continuing to proceed at her present rate of commercial and territorial advancement. The report of the Finance Committee, to which allusion is made above, referred to the subject of the Birkenhead Hotel, and other property, with the right of ferry, which the Corporation, it appears, have now an oppor tunity of purchasing, at the sum of £65,000. The quantity of land, exclusive of the shore, is stated at 43,000 square yards, the space available for docks, and capable of extensive increase by means of purchases under parliamentary powers, at 300 yards by 110. It is greatly to be regretted that this purchase was not made conjointly with the old one at Wallasey Pool, or ante rior to that period, when the entire estate of Birkenhead might have been purchased for £lOO,OOO or under. It af fords another illustration of the good policy of anticipating the wants of commerce, by purchasing land likely to be re quired for commercial purposes while it can be purchased advantageously. The position of Birkenhead is one of incalculable importance to the port of Liverpool. In the event of new docks becoming necessary, it may be a question whether Birkenhead would not present a more eligible site than the remote extremities of the present lengthened line on this side of the water. There are a variety of ways in which the interests of the port might be promoted by the formation of docks at Birkenhead. It might be advisable:to remove thither the timber trade,which now absorbs so much valuable space on this side ; or a steam dock might be constructed, to admit the larger class of ves sels of that description ; or, thirdly, it might be made the depot for Irish produce, so as to save the inconvenience and expense of warehousing in Liverpool, previously to its being sent up the country. To whatever purpose, however, it may be applied, the reasons for the Corporation taking it into their hands are sufficiently obvious. They involve, pros pectively, to our minds, the whole question as to whether Birkenhead shall be a subsidiary. adjunct or a formidable rival to Liverpool. Should. the Council let this opportunity slip, other parties may get possession of the ground, and form docks along it, to the serious detriment of the trade of Liverpool. There seems to be a natural reason, too, why the Corporation, as conservators of the river, should •be in possession of the ferry, which may be termed, and is, we be lieve, so considered iu law,. the king's highway. The sum :demanded is large, it is true ; but the time is fast coming when it will be much larger, should the property be even attainable a t an y p r i ce . Much of the uncertainty which would formerly have hung over such a speculation is now removed. Birkenhead is already a flourishing town, and there are many certain indications of its future eminence. It will very shortly be the terminus of a railway to Chester, connecting the shores of the Mersey with the important mining districts in that direction, and giving an impulse to business in all its departments. It is extensively resorted to , as a ready and cheap retreat from the turmoil of the town, and for those advantages of a pure and salubrious atmos phere which cannot so easily be obtained on this side ; and new residences and public buildings for the accomodation of the accumulating population are springing up on every side. There can be no question, therefore, that this is the point towards which the stream of prosperity is now setting; that consequently, if docks are to be constructed on any part of the opposite coast, it must be here ; and that, whether con verted to dock purposes or not, there can be no doubt that the proposed purchase will prove ' a safe speculation.' STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER.—There was a good general inquiry both for goods and yarn yesterday ; but, as a great majority of the spinners and manufacturers held out resolutely for higher prices, which the buyers in general were not disposed to give, the amount of business did not quite correspond with the extent of the inquiries. In some few cases an advance was given ; in the remainder the full prices of the previous week were obtained ; and, generally speaking, the market wore a firm and healthy appearance. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARRET.—MONDAY, JAN. 6. — To-day is scarcely deserving the name of a market ; very few buyers have attended, and those have made limited pur chases. There is generally a scanty attendance on the mar ket days that occur between Christmas day and the " new market," which, this year, will be held on the 13th instant, .being as late as it can possibly fall. Wool has been rather more inquired after, and has met with a better sale at the old prices. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JANUARY 7TH.—From all we can learn our report of improvement in this market last week, is fully confirmed to-day. A gradually increasing demand for goods is generally apparent ; and purchasers of the raw material are pretty extensive. Prices, too, are on the advance. Orders are more plentiful, so that the warehouses begin to wear a more stirring appearance. Work, too, begins to be more plentiful; but we fear a great mass of operatives will have to struggle hard during the winter months, until a re vival of trade becomes more general.—Manchester Guardian. EXTENT AND POPULATION OF GREAT BRITAIN AND HER COLONIES. Area in Sq. Miles. 50,520 7,409 British Subjects. 13,086,676 103,000 2,365,930 7,839,460 72,000,000 14,700,000 1,288,088 132,000 100,000 48,720 104,470 136,375 34,923 562,980 250,000 94,392 139,000 30,000 32,000 t,, d England 2 -8, Wales . Lai •:=. l ' Scotland 1 .-' .. Ireland Bengal . Madras Ceylon.. Penang. &c. New Holland Van Dieman's Land Mauritius Cape of Good Hope Western Africa Canada (Lower) Canada (Upper)._ .... New Brunswick . ... Nova Scotia Cape Breton Prince Edward's Island Newfoundland Hudson's Bay Jamaica Trinidad Barbadoes Grenada Antigua Montserrat.... Dominica .... St. Vincent's Nevis St. Kitt's St. Lucia Tobago... Tortola, &c.... Bahamas Bermudas Demeraras, &c Berbice ....... Honduras .... Malta, &.c.... Gibraltar.... Jersey, &c.. Man.. 29,605 26,798 306,012 141,323 f2,8T0 1,317 .... 1,000,000 ..... 240,000 1,000 120,000 1,080 205,863 95,125 26,704 14,031 3,125 2,159 35,923 525,000 6,400 2,400 166 109 80,000 2,000 359,690 44,163 102,277 28,732 35,678 7,406 20,039 27,738 12,154 26,922 18,351 13,952 10,042 16,836 8,920 80,124 2,965 24,839 128,960 17,024 65,834 36,006 . IN ' 1' , 120 .312 36 70,000 25,000 10,000 122. '2,824,040 121,829,501 R E PRESENTATION OF PRESTON.--We hear that a requi sition has been, or is,about to be, sent to Murray Gladstone, Liverpool,Eerseqiedofapeer. requesting him to allow himself to be put in nomination, on the conservative interest, with our present member, Mr. Townley Parker, at the next election. The liberals will, probably, have to look out for a candidate in the Place of Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, as it is rumoured that at her M of a D je u s u ty w ' i s e a i proaching nuptials the Hon. Boronet is to be of ' l ,larl of Stradbroke has given the munificent donation 4, zuu towards the National Education Fund of the Deanery SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. We stated, on Friday evening, that we anticipated the. Chester Cup. entry would be " superior to that of last year." It proves, numerically speaking, to be so ; exceeding last year's entry by three horses, and amounting to the largest number ever known for this stake, viz. forty six. It re mains, however, for the cognoscenti to say, whether the qua-• lity of the field is as good as the extent is great. Leaving them to settle this point, we may simply observe, that the list, as far as the entries have gone, does not look so pro mising as the last one ; but, if the sport is equally, good, there will, indeed, be little occasion to complain. If ester day the gelding entered by Mr. Massey was backed for a good deal of money, the acceptor tiring the fieldsmen at 100 to 5. Lanercost and Cowboy were then supported at 20 to 1, the former to win at leakt £5OO. Neither Abraham,New land nor Malvolio go down at the price which was the ex treme of the market a week ago, asshould be.almo4dispoSed to think that the closeness in the offers, - against two or three, leaves it a doubtful point to write the absolute premier.. Twenty to one was at noon offered against two or three, Malvolio we did not hear named. Twenty-five to one was offered against any of. Colonel Peel's lot, and 100 to 6 would have been taken on " All Ireland:" Melbourne was asked after, but no price transpired. Great changes will no doubt appear when the handicap comes out, and the latest day.must be the 14th. As near as we can collect the market, an aver age scale is thus : THE CHESTER CUP, p.p. 100 to 6 on the field.—off 20 to 1 against Tubalcain.—t 20 to 1 .. Sir Thomas Stanley's Cowboy.—t 20 to 1 .. Mr. Isaac Day's Caravan.—t 25 20 to 1 .. Lord Westminster's Sleight-of-Hand.—off 25 to 1 .. Lord Westminster's Sir Ralph. 25 to 1 .. Mr. Ramsay's The Doctor. 25 to 1 .. Mr. Stephenson's Lightfoot. 25 to 1 .. Mr. Ramsay's Lanercost. 30 to 1 .. Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers.—t 50 to 1 .. Lord Eglinton's St. Bennett.—t 50 to 1 .. Lord Eglinton's Bellona.—t THE DERBY.—This evening 15 to 1 was offered against Brother to Euclid, or 100 to ebar him ' • 300 to 15 was taken on Muley Ishmael, and takers of 25 to 1 on Bokhara or Wardan ;:100 to 3 offered v. Moliueux (take 40 to 1 freely) ; 200 to 30 v. Gambia (off).—Manche ter Guardian. fitteittgence. . TUESDAY, JANUARY 7.—Wind S.S.W. ARRIVED.—Marys, —, from Westport—Robert Irvin, Law, son, from Annan—Jos. Grant, Walsh, from Wigton—Zotoff, from New Orleans—Prosperite. RUtzkie, fi 7 om Dantzic—X L, , from St. Petersburg—and Marquis Normanby, —, from Sligo. SAILED.—Agnes, Bainbridge, for Mobile—Rival, Sutherland, for Barbadoes and Nassau—Flora, Cowing, for St. John, N.B—Euro, Jancovich, for Rio Janeiro—New York, Barstow, for New York — Sidney Ellis, for Batavia and Sincapore—LCharles Eyes, Moss, for ' itc.ines, for Tauipicu—Aglace, Lahaye, for Marseilles—Johann Friederich, Noetzel, ditto—Fanny, Sloan, for Charleston—and Barbara, Webb, for Bombay. Zoe, --, from Mauritius for Cork, was spoken in Ist. 6 N long. 3.5 W Nereid, 'Watkins, hence at Alexandria Cornelius, Betts, sailed from Alexandria 7th Dec. ; Chieftain, Potts, 11th Dec. and Jenny Jones, Carpenter, 14th Dec. all for Liverpool Zuleika, Scott, from Gibraltar, at Smyrna Mary Halkett, Sinclair, from Malta, at Smyrna Rock Scorpion, Falens, hence at Gibraltar Jason, Reynolds, sailed from Cadiz for Liverpool 22nd Dec. Emily, Wardle, from Pernambuco for London, at Paraiba sOth Nov. Lousia Desiree, , sailed from the Loire for Liverpool 30th Nov. Fortuna, Tary, hence at Helvoet President, (steamer) sailed from Deal for Liverpool 4th Dec. Wind S.S.E. The Farmer, Wisem in, hence for Port Soy, was wrecked 3rd instant, at Cromarty ; one man saved Holyhead, Jan. 6.-4 p.m. wind E.S.E. fine breeze and hazy. Asia, Patterson, from Calcutta, at London Dit-bn, Le Gros, from Cadiz, at Jersey Margaret, Evans, from Miramichi, at Dublin Dolphin, Weckberg, from Manilla, at Cowes, with loss of sails and leaky, six of the crew died on the voyage; it appears the master, mate and a boy navigated the vessel since the Ist November last Herald, Smith, sailed from Lisbon for this port 23rd ult. Quitaxc, Nov. 27.—The river between this and Montreal is nearly closed HAMBURGH, Dec. 31.—The frost set in again last night, with wind at E.S.E. • GREENOCK, Jan. 2.—Arrived the Acadian, Auld. from Charleston, sailed 19th Nov. in company with the American ship Washington, for Liverpool experienced for the first four weeks strong gales from the N.E. to S.E.. was driven for 24 days to the south of lat. 29 to long. 56, the latter part of the passage more moderate, but the wind still inclining to the eastward :WEDNESDAY, JANUARY B.—Wind variable and light ARRlVXD.—Liverpool, Greaves, sailed 25th Nov. and Florence, Barstow; sailed 3rd Dec. from Charleston—Medford, Thomas, from Savannah; sailed 7th Dec.—Admiral Benbow, Bruce, from Quebec—Jane, Williamson, from Charente—lsabella, Miller, from Marseilles—and Britannia, Furzman, from St. Übes. SAILED.—Lee, Bowness, from Barbadoes—Montague, Crabb, for Monte Video—Algonquin. Turley, for Philadelphia—and Monu ment, Chace, for New York. Challenger, Winter, from Algoa Bay, at the Mauritius 10th Oct. Memnon, Pether, from Madras at ditto the 14th . Scotland; Black, hence at Charleston .Nimrod, Manning, hence oft' ditto Wm. Sorlie, France, hence at Leghorn Eggar,d99 Castle, Walland,,from Newfoundland, at ditto Aventura, , hence at Terceira General EvanS, Dare, from Havana, at ditto, with sails split and loss of bulwarks Matilda, Hodgsen, sailed from Leghorn for this port 19th Dec. 'Union, Pulliam, sailed horn Trieste for this port 24th Dec. President (stearin* from London for this port, at Plymouth, with loss of foremast Mary Ann, M`Symon, from Tobago, at the Clyde Ide,,Bosustow, from Jamaica, at Falmouth Peri% Palfrey, Item Rio de Janeiro, off Dover William Strong sailed from Milford for Constantinople nth instant Peri, Dawes, and Olive Branch, Hatinaford, for the Azores : Boreas, Bell; Speedy, Wills, and George Canning, Archer, for St. Michael's: andAgtbre, Russell, for Terceira, sailed from Holyhead nth instant DAitTmorrii,`Jin. 6.-LThe Skeen, from Laguna for London, got in contact 4th instant off the Needles, with the Exile, frorn London for Bristol ; the master; mate, and one of the crew of the former, got on board the latter vessel, and were consequently put on board a pilot boat, to proceed in search of their vessel ; the Exile will be towed into harbour THURSDAY, JANUA ay S.S.W. light. ARRIVED.—PearI, Cove, from Seville—Creole, from Nas kow—Eliza, frOin.Limerick—Eftse;'Wffentie, and Mari Antionette, , from Dublin—Active ? Ball, from,Woodbrldge Hopei from DrititOlSovereigeow4.4.-- , ,•and Charles: . from Loudon —Thet4„Robsrljs, frippa4e.yivort r ,s from Glasgow —arid romKirketulbright. SAlLED. — Romulus, Mild, for Savannah—Tigris, Robinson, for Calcutta-Mary Queen of Scots, Miley, for Pernambuco—Why Not? Dart, for Leghorn—H 2 Olden Fleece, , Hubbuck, for Bahia— Venilia, Andrews, for Malta and Smyrna—and Falcon, Mairs, for Barbadocs. John & Robert, , hence for New Orleans, was spoken 2nd instant, in lat. 46, long, 17 Concord, Martin, hence for Alexandria, was spoken in lat. 49, long, 9 Margaret, - , hence at Sierra Leone Sandia, Kraelt, hence at Copenhagen Lyra, Gray, sailed from Gironde for Liverpool 29th Dec. Schyryd, Sanders, from Laguna for Liverpool, at Kinsale John Scott; • from Demerara for the Clyde, off Tuskar 7th instant TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JANUARY 9, 1840. Wind at Holyhead, West, light breeze morning and noon ; S.W. in the evening. Off Great Ormshead, outward bound, at 9 a.m. No. 271, Algon quin, A.S. for Philadelphia. Off Voel Nant, inward bound, at 2 p.m. No. 1060, Liverpool schooner, from London. imp rts. BAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 4•c. Hinds, (258) J •Lowthian„ from Calcutta, 731 bags sugar, 1000 bags saltpetre, 507 packages kutch, 565 pockets 1200 bags linseed, 37 chests lac dye, 10 bales raw silk, 32 bales hides, 125 bales jute; G Boggt-1 box skins, 1 box contents unknown, 1 box a tippet, boa and muff, J Lowthion—W D AFRICA. Warree, (148) G Cornish, from Africa, 234 casks palm oil, SO ele phants' teeth, 130 sea horse teeth, 51 dried skins, about 1 ton cam wood, It C Crosbie—V D WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. - Spencer, (388) J Birkett, from Demerara, 20 tees 112 brls 33 bags coffee, 56 puns 14 hhds molasses, T and II Murray-137 hild.4 8 tees 3 brls sugar, 38 puns rum, T and 1 - 1 Murray-33 hhds sugar, 4 puns 10 hhds 12 brls rum, Sandbach, Tinne and Co—lo hhds sugar, Wilson and M'Keand-44 puns 18 hhds rum, G Labalmondier-20 puns rum, D Waterhouse-46 hhds sugar, 36 puns 10 hhds rum, C W and F Shand-46 hhds sugar, 76 bales cotton, P Girvin-11,356 pees staves and heading, 2 boxes presents, T and H Murray—W D -- SOUTH AMERICA. • Maypo, (173) G Seymour ' from Lima, 2 .- i;arcels contents unkn, F Huth and co-1 do, G F Dickson and co-1 do, Began, Hall and co-1 do, Gibbs, Bright and co-1 box do, C Barnard-1 do, Nor wich Museum-100 ox hides, Gibbs, Bright add co-562 bales cot ton, 20 bales wool, H T Pearce and co-1 brass gun, 1 cask sea cat skins, order—P D Nautilus, (136) F Mackwood, from Aricati, 680 bags cotton. 901 dry ox and cow hides, Cotesworth, Powell and co-48 bags cotton, J Duucau—K D UNITED STATES. Zotoff, (425) J Merrill, from New Orleans, 524 bales cotton, A Dennistoun and co-100 do, G Green and Son-76 do, order-436 do, J Holford and co-80 do, Purton, Parker & Co—P D Medford, (602) B Thomas, from gavannah, 129 bales 5 bags cot ton, B Smith & Sons-1058 do, order-30 bags cotton, Douglas Brs —4OO bales cotton, Wildes, Pickersgill and co-6000 cane reeds, the master—W D Florence, (450) E W Barstow. from Charleston, 501 bales cotton, Molyneux, Witherby and co-505 do, Brown, Shipley and co -29 do, W Stuart-57 do, A Dennistoun and co-11 do, the master -282 do, 3 bags samples, order—W D Liverpool, (413) S Graves, from Charleston, 1077 bales cotton, order-24 do, J Calder-200 do, J Hall and co-45 do, NV Stuart -4 do. D D • Washington, (428) W Adams, from Charleston, 875 bales cotton, order-300 do, J Hall and co-50 do, T Crowder and Son-94 do, 1 brl maize, J B Killey—P D EUROPE. Providence (56) If Gore, front Seville, 311 chests 50 hf chests oranges, k, H urnett-3 boxes oranges, 1/4 kegs ouves, tqr cask wine, the master-1 box contents-unknown, order--S D Delphine, (93) J Chauvelon, from Marans, about 580 qrs barley, Blundell, Falk and co—P D Naiad, (122) S Hayes, from Smyrna, 540 drums 806 hf drums 658 qr drums figs, W T Rothwell-72 drums 20 hf drums 220 eight drums do, T Fletcher-200 drums 500 qr drums 1000 eight drums do, 200 drums raisins, E Clarke-17 brls raisins, T Fletcher-38 do, 3/I`Andrews, Pitcher and co-17 bales 219 sacks 30 bags yellow berries, 93 bales madder roots, order-91 sacks yellow berries, 34 bales madder roots, W T Rothwell-76 bales do, Harrison Brothers —2O bales valonia, Geller and co-3 tons emery stones, 20 drums figs and raisins, J Glynn and Son-835 pees boxwood, 8 drums fruit, order—K D X L, (212) J Clough, from Cronstadt, 500 casks tallow, 600 deals, 730 bars iron, Carne and Telo-18 tons oakum, 7 casks beef, 2 casks flour, 2 fms lathwpod, order—i fin lathwood, 15 dozen tongues, 801 b sausages, thd master-1 box 6 jars fish, J S Ramsey—K 1) Prosperite, (255) 51 Reetzke, from Danzic, 530 qrs wheat, 245 bags peas, 300 brls flour. Sandarsand Claxtou-200 bags black beer, 1312 bags wheat, order-75 deals, the master—Q D firitannia, (84) J Purzman . , from St. Übes, 264 chests 394 boxes oranges, 2 boxes grapes, order-12 boxes grapes, the master—G D Jane, (115) R Williamson, from Charente, 10 hhds 5 qr casks brandy, Currie and Newton-8 pipes 2 hhds 20 qr casks 12 cases brandy, T and II Murray -25 hhds brandy. R W Preston arid co -5 do, T Huline-5 hhds 9qr casks do, R C Carlisle and co-10 hhds do, Lassell, Lewin and co-2 hhds 20 qr casks do, Moore and MiViears-53 qr casks 20 cases do, order- 20 cases do, J Gage-6 qr casks do, W Driver-33 hhds 20 brls do, Glazebrooke Brothers -2 pipes 12 hhds 6 eases do, H Thompson and co—lo hhds do, J Etty 3 pipes 2 hhds do, Winter and Son-3 pipes 4 hhds do, T and W Thwaite-4 hhds 12 qr casks do, J Gaskarth-1 hhd do, 1' Priestley —lO do, N Slater-10 do, It W Preston-12 pipes 223 hhds 69 qr casks 67 cases brandy, to be landed at the Clyde-1 case contents unknown, order—G D Isabella, (280) D Miller, from Marseilles, 205 casks ground mad ders, 173 bales madder roots, 32 bales orchella, 13 bales moss, 4 cases contents unknown, 47 bales yellow seed, 10 bags galls, :3 cases gums, 52 cases 1 brl wine, 1 box liqueurs, 9 cases essence, 2 casks capers, 1 case dried fruit, 101 tons sulphur, order—K D Boscoe, (101) C Ellis, from Si. Michael, daran's Bay, about 800 qrs beans, Blundell, Falk and co—Q D Norval, (185) C T Ferguson, from Odessa, about 1059 qrs wheat, 300 staves, Twinanie and Maxwell—W D Elena, (233) A D Dabinovich, from Trieste, 300 bales cotton, 300 bags shumac ' 100 casks olive oil, 28 casks tallow, 24 cas k s clover seed, about 9 tons cattle bones, 2 tons old junk, order—K D TIDE TABLE. Days. Men, Een. Height. Sundays, Ifolydays,6,.. ------- U. 11. H. Al. Y. I. Friday .. 10 238 249 15 10 Saturday 11 311 342 14 y Hilary Term begins. Sunday 12 4 2 430 13 11 Ist Sunday after Epiphany. Monday •13 5 5 530 13 0 Comb.' Lent Term begins. Tuesday 14 *6 10 650 13 3 Oxford Lent Term begins. Wednes. 15 726 811 14 5 Thursday 16 844 y 23 15 10 Moon Perigee eh moruing. 15 16 iMoon Perigee eh moruing. j:f • ntiT VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 4.c.' John Bagshaw, T Clucas, 416 Calcutta, Ashley Brothers CANTON. His Canton, Cotesworth & Smith AFRICA. 425 Africa, 473 Africa, NEW SOUTH WALES. Duan, -, Bombay Packet, C Caine, Dee, R Wylie, C Horsfall & Son Yule, Wylie & Co Bengalee, T Hamlin, 351 Sydney, N.S.W. Cotesworth & Wynne WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Sarah, F Adolphus, 272 Berbice and Honduras, J Poole & Co Stanley, Pugh, 142 Hayti, M'Leod & Yarrow SOUTH AMERICA. Criterion, T Fry, 119 Laguira, W & J Tyrer Minstrel Boy, W Moyse, 244 Lima, CoteswOrth & Wynne Westmoreland, J Mann,. 195 Pernambuco, T & J Brocklebank Australia, A B Blanchard, 373 Maranham, R Tanton UNITED STATES. Areatus, D Lincoln, 621 New Orlesns, W Quayle Britannia, W Atcheson, ;fp Mobile, Wildei * Pickersgill & Co Mary, J Martin, 344 New Orleans, G BrowS & Harrison Woodstock, J Simpson, 520 New Orleans, Wildes, Pickersgill & Co America, P B Mackie 591 Savannah, Wildes, Pickersgill &Co Jas. H. Shephere, S C Redman, 719 New Orleans, Focke & Boult Joha Walker. R Gaskin, 523 New Orleans, G Brown tic Harrison BRITISH AMERICA. Mersey, J B Mather, 722 St. John, N.B. Holderness & Chilton EUROPE. Catharina Cornelia, II J V Burg, 88 Amsterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co 120 Ostend; Bruges and Ghent, Bahr, Behrend & Co 141 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co 120 Rotterdam and Dordt, _ Perseverance, D Mounot, Concordia, J C Kunst, Concordia, K J Zwere, Bahr, Behrend & Co King of Tyre, D Stephens, 81 Lisbon and Azores, W Dart Redbreast, H Millard, 132 Seville, F Littleton Harmonie, P H Schabeling, 160 Rotterdam and Dordt, Bahr, Behrend & Co Providence, H Gare, 56 St. Michael's, J Glynn & Son Brisk, W llullen, 105 St. Michael's, Eshelby, Rowett & Co Vigilant, L Simons, 166 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend & Co Marie Antoinette, P Ocket, 173 Antwerp, C G Weber &Co Henry Bell, J Wesley, 173 Alexandretta and Beirut, M & A Wilkin MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. JAN. Houa 10. Henry and George M'Minn, (div.) Clarendon Rooms, 12 11. Samuel Mead and Son, (Ist) 11. Thomas Croft Huxley, (Ist) 11. John Edwards, (Ist) 13. Edward Owen, (Ist) 14. William Parlour, (div.) 14. Charles Hargreaves, (Ist) 15. Joseph P. Bradford, (div.) 15. James Poynton, (Ist) 15. Hudson, Williams, and co. (div.) .. 17. Thomas and William Wilson, (2nd) . AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE. Imported into Liverpool, from the Ist to the 6th inst. inclusive. FROM IRELAND. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lambs. 1247 3425 3643 31 6 . _ COASTWISE. Cows. 8 Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Calves. Lambs. 9i 524 •8 LIVERPOOL AGRICULT URAL MARKET, JAN. 6, s. d. s. d. • s. d. s. d. Old Hay .... 0 11Q1 2 201 b. Potatoes, 1 11@2 8 isgOlb New Hay.... 010 1 Oi - Cattle Ditto 1 9 110 - Clover Hay.. 0 g 1 0- Turnips 29 033 0 - Straw, Wheat 0 6 0 7- Carrots 4B 050 0 - Straw, Oat .. 0 L o 6- Manglewurzle 0 0 0 0 - Straw, Barley 0 4 0 5- Manure 8 610 6 - Green Clover 0 0 0 0 -- PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL. Woof, Deals, 120 stand. in. duty paid Archangel Lip 0 oCe 20 10 Memel 17 0 18 0 Gothenburg l5 10 - • 16 10 Wyburg lB 0 - 19 0 Petersburg 18 10 - 19 10 PLANKs, per foot of 2 inches thick. Danzig, Deck British American Pine LATRWOOD, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet L 8 10 9 10 British American 5 0 6 0 MAHOGANY, per foot of 1 inch thick. .Honduras - 0 11 Cuba St. Domingo 1 0 2 0 OAK PLANKS, British American none. TEAKWOOD, per cubic feet STAVES, per 1200. Danzig, C. Pipe .e 135 0 —l4O 0 Hhd. 7O 0 —BO 0 Quebec, red, 1 inch thick, 155 0— 75 0 and 5i feet long Do. Puncheon l4 0 14 0 TIMBER, per cubic foot. a. d. a. d. Oak 2 9 4 0 Pine, British Amer. common red 1 5 2 1 yellow Danzig, middling 2 23 2 3 Memel, middling 2 2f— 2 3 Riga, red 2 si 2 6 Duty, o o 3 Not above 16 ft B. P.Z. 21 feet. .e 22 .e 2 10s. ea ss ss. '1 10s. [5B per load, [Os. Not ab. 36 in. £1 3s. B.P. 2s, 26 4s, 3 0 6s, 10s per load. 1.e2 15a. 4.10 ad 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 346 414 730 256 146 402 Total at each Dispensary 560 1132 VISITORS. North—Rev. Dr. Buck, Rev. Thomas Bibby, and Mr. J. H. Smitl South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. T. Robinson, and Mr. Joseph Cooper. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fenwick-street, Jan. 6, Is3g. LIVERPOOL INFI January 4 :RMARY REPORT. t, 183 y. DISCItAKGED ADMITTED. In-patients cured 3l Relieved and at own request 8 Made Out-patients 9 Irregular . o Dead 2 In-patients Out-patients Casuals during the last week 6 Remain in the house . 226 Consulting Surgeons, Mr. Forshaw and Mr. Dawson. Chaplain House Visitor*. . . Mr. Houghton and Mr. J. B. Braneker, Apothecary, Mr. W. Burgess. . , House Surgeon ' Mr. Nottingham. Admitted.. . LOCK HOSPITAL. 10 Discharged • Remain in the house SO THE WORKHOUSE Statement of the average number and expense of paupers in the Workhouse for the week ending Paupers. 1791 Dec. 28, 1839 29 , 1838 Per Head. 2s. 6id. 2 Per Week. £229 17 4 225 19 6 ... I;6y More 22 Less 0 0 More 3 17 10 Statement of daily relief paid out-door poor the week ending . Jan. 6, 1840 7, 1839 More 36 STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, ON THE IST OP JANUARY, 1840. (From the United Service Journal.) [Where two places are mentioned, the last-named is that at whicl . the Depot of the Regiment is stationed.] Ist Life Guards—Hyde Park 40th Foot—Bombay ; Chatham 2d—Windsor 41st—Madras; Chatham Royal Horse Guards—Reg. Park 42d—Limerick Ist prgr, Gds.—Canada ; York 43d—Canada ; Naas ad—Glasgow 44th—Bengal ; Chatham 3d—Edinburgh 45th—Newport 4th—Birmingham 46th—Gibraltar; Jersey sth—Nottingham 47th—Malta, Inniskillen 6th—Manchester 48th—Gibraltar; Templemore 7th—Leeds, 49th—Bengal ; Chatham lst Dragoons=sheffield 50th—N.S.Wales ; Chatham ad—Ballincollig 51st—V. D. Land ; Chatham 3d*—Bengal ; Maidstone 52d—West Indies ; Armagh 4th—Bonlbay ;. Maidstone 530—Ionian Isles; Plymouth 6th—Dublin 54th*—Madras ; Chatham 7th Hussars—Canada; York 55th—Madras; Chatham Bth—Leeds 56th—Jamaica; Dublin 9th. Lancers—lpswich 57th—Madras ; Chatham 10th Hussars--Dorchester 58th—Portsmouth 11th Light Dragoons—Cantrbry 59th—Malta ; Nenagh 12th Lancers—Brighton 60t0(1st battaln.)—l Onian Isles ; Birr 13th Light Dragoons—Madras 14th—Hounslow (2d batt.)—lon. Isles ; Cl onme l 15th Hussrs—Bombay; Maidstone6tst—Ceylon ; Cork 16th Lancers —Bengal ; Ditto 62d—Madras ; Chatham 17th Lancers—Dublin 63d—Madras ; Chatham Grenadier Guards (Ist batt.) 64 th—Jamaica; Boyle Wellington Barracks 6 5th—Canada; Clare Castle 66th—Canada Kinsale ((32dd batt bait .)— St )—Can G a e d o a rge's Barracks 67th—West Indies; Buttevant Coldstream Guards—(lst batt.) 68th—Jamaica ; Cork Tower 69th—America; Youghall (2d batt.)—Canada 70th—W. Indies; Templemore Scotch Fusileer Guards—(lst batt)7lst—Canada ; Stirling St. John's Wooa 720—Cape of G. Hope ; Dundee (2d batt.)—Portman Barracks 73d—Canada; Sheerness Ist Foot (Ist batt.)—Gibraltar 74th—West Indies; Fermoy (2d batt.)—Canada ; Devonport 75th—C. of G. Hope; Plymouth 2d Foot—Bombay ; Chatham 76th—West Indies , Enniskillen 3d—Bengal; Chatham 77th—Malta; Hull 4th—Madras • Chatham 78th—Edinburgh sth—lonian Isles ; Galway 79th—Manchester 6th—Bombay; Chatham 80th—N. S. Wales ; Chatham 7th—Gibraltar; Cork 81st—Barbadoes ; Hull` Bth—America ; Guernsey 82d—Jamaica ; Portsmouth 9th—Bengal ; Chatham 83d—Canada ; Londonderry 10th—Burnley 84th—Kilkenny 11th*—Canada; Gosport 85th—Canada; Plymouth lath—Mauritius ; Brecon 86th—Bolton 13th—Bengal; Chatham 87th—Mauritius; Dublin 14th—West Indies ; Chester 88th—Dublin 15th*—Canada •' Plymouth 89th—West Indies ; Gosport 16th — Bengal ; Chatham 90th—Ceylon ; Dover 17th—Bombay ; Chatham 91st—Cape&St.Helena; Aberdeen 18th—Bombay ; Chatham 92d—Malta; Birr I,,th Dublin 93d—America ; Fort St. George 7/oth—Stockport . 0.1 th,--Mad rat, ; Chatham 21 st —Ben gal ; Chatham 95th—Ceylon:; Carlisle 52,1—Dublin 96th—Manchester 234—America; Castlebar 97th—Newbridge 24th—Canada; Portsmouth 98th—Newcastle-on-Tyne 25th—C. Good Hope ; Devonport 99th—Athlone 26th—Bengal; Chatham Rifle Brigade (Ist batt)—Weedon 27th—C. Good Hope ; Wexford (2d batt.)—Windsor 28th—N. S. Wales; Chatham Royal Staff Corps—Hythe 29th—Woolwich Ist W. Ind. Regt.—Demerara, &c. 30th—Bermuda ;_ Newry 2d—Jamaica 31st—Bengal; Chatham Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Ceylon 32d—Canada Cape Mounted Riflemen—Cape of 33d—Gibraltar; Tynemouth Good Hope 34th—Canada ; Chatham Royal African Colonial Corps 35th--Mauritius ; Chatham Sierra Leone 36th—America; Nenagh Royal Newfd. Veteran Company 37th—America ; Waterford Newfoundland 38th—Belfast Royal Malta Fencibles—Malta 39th—Madras ; Chatham * Ordered home. The 56th-and 67th are to go to Canada 53 East India 0 74 0 12 Kips, B.A. dry. 0 73 0 8i Horse, d. each 9 0 —l2 HORSE HAIR, V' lb. - Short Less .t'6 9 7 mixed 0 10 0 123 long tails 1 7 2 0 combed INDIGO, Vo lb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet 0 0— 0 0 blue & violet 0 0— 0 blue violet, g. & fine 7 3 7 9 ord. & mid. 6 3 7 0 violet & cop. l 5 9 6 9 mixed .. cop. g. & fine. 6 3 7 0 ord. & mid. 5 3 6 0 con. quality Oude 3 3 5 9 Madras 3 9 6 0 Guatimala, v lb Floras Sobres 5 0— 6 3 Cortes • Caraccas, Floras 6 6 7 0 Sobres 5 0— 6 3 Cortes LAC DlriC lb. , D.T. and prime. I 9 3 6 mid. to good.. 0 9 1 6 ord. & inferior 0 6 0 8 MADDER ROOTS, cwt. Smyrna Galipoli & Syria .. 43 0— 48 0 French so o— 52 0 Naples 3B 0— 40 0 PREMIUMS OF INSURANCE AT LLOYD'S. Outward, Home. 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. r Porto • ' ... 1 t)(1) 1 !IVO T. 25s Odev 30 0 20 0 25 0 50 0 40 0 30 0 -- 40 0 -- 50 0 —6O 0 66. 0 - --- 80 0 - 25 0 - 0 0 35 0 - 40 0 35 0-40 0 40 0 - - 40 0-45 0 40 0 - 30 0 - 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 - 25 0 - 20 0 - - 25 0 - 30 0 20 0 - 25 0 30 0 - 40 0 60 0 - -- 60 0 - 70 0 25 0 -- 30 0 &OS Od elOOB 0 30 0-40 0 105 0 —147 0 20 0 25 0 20 0-25 0 40 0 —5O 0 ' 50 0-60 0 126 0 —l6B 0 126 0 —l6B 0 40 0 25 0 - --- 30 0 - 35 0-40 0 60 0-70 0 40 0 - --- I 40 0 - 40 0- 126 0 - 20 0 - 40 0 - -- 20 0 - 25 0 30 0 - -- 26 0 - -- 20 0 - 20 0 - 25 0 20 0 - 25 0 25 0-30 0 60 0 - 60 0 - - 60 0 - - 20 0 -- 25 0 Oaritets. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JAN. 8. The sales on Thursday last were 5,000 ; Friday, 5,000 ; Saturday, 3,500; Monday, 5,000; Tuesday, 2,500, and to-day, 2,500. During the early part of the week, up to Monday, considerable animation existed in the market • and prices were rather against buyers ; but yesterday, and to-day:the market has been very quiet, and holders have offered more willingly. The import of the week amounts to 9,197 bags. LONDON GAZETTE.-TUESDAY, JAN. 7. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. 0. Edwards, W. Thistlethwaite, and T. H. Hawley, Liverpool, cigar -manufacturers ; as far as regards T. H. Hawley—T. Jerikih son and H. Manley, Manchester, woollen-drapers. INSOLVENT. Jan. 4, Austin Fussell, Oxford, ironmor. ger. BANKRUPTCY SUPER-EDED. Richayd Dalby, Great ;Malvern, Worcestershire, miller. BANKRUPTS. Charles:James Wilson Wharton, Liverpool, provision -dealer, to surrender Jan. 20, Feb. 18, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms. Liver pool. Solicitors, Mr. Cornthwaite, Dean's-court, Doctor's-com mons, London; and Mr. Cornthwaitc, Liverpool. Francis Jordan, jun. and Robert Lovel Magrath, Liverpool, mer chants, Jan. 22, Feb. 18, at two, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liver pool. Solicitors, Messrs. Daxeudale, Tatham, Upton, and Johnson, Great Winchester-street, London ; and Messrs. Shackleton, Wright, and Hunter, Liverpool.' Charles Holtzendorlf Byrne, Liverpool, sailmaker, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, at eleven, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Vincent and Sherwood, Temple,•London ; and Mr,..Robin son, Liverpool. James Foster. Southwark-square, Sothwark, carrier, - - . William Geddes, Albion-place, Hyde Park-square, Loads *Vier. Anthony Bull, Bucklersbury, London, laerchant. Charle§ Bowen, Oxford, linen draper. Richard Gill, Rushfield, Yorkshire, fancy-manufacturer. John Fox, Barnsley, linen-manufacturer. Alfred Henry Harrold, Frome Selwood, Somersetshire, chemist. Joseph French, jun. Coventry, riband-manufacturer. DIVIDENDS. Jan. 28, A. Lord, Trinidad-place, Islington, surgeon—Jan. 28, J. F. Pattison, Finsbury-circus, London, commission-agent—Jan. 28, K. F. H. Mackenzie, King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, London, dealer and Chapman—Jan. 30, M. Williams, Old Bailey, London, eating-house-keeper—Jan. 39, G. Hardesty, Sheffield, table-knife manufacturer—Jan. 30, J. Ransford, Leamington-priors, Warwick shire, coal-merchant—Jan. 30; C. Bebbington, Creasy, Burstein, watchmaker—Jan. 29, S. Fox, Manchester, corn dealer—Jan. 30, S. Fox, Manchester, corn-dealer—Jan. 30, S. Holmes, Derby, silk waste dealer—Jan. 20, J. Rose and W. Pearson, Stratford-upon- Avon, coal-dealer—Jan. 28, S. Sharrocks, Chorlton-upon-Nledlock, Lancashire, cotton-spinners. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, JAN. 7. Since our return of the 31st ultimo, upwards of 10,000 qrs. of Wheat have entered this port Coastwise, consisting principally of Foreign growth, duty paid; but from Ireland or direct from abroad, the arrivals of this Grain were inconsiderable. Of English and Irish Flour, including about 6500 barrels from New Orleans, Philadelphia and New York, and of British and Foreign Barley, Beans and Pease, we have to note a moderately fair accession, with a further good supply of Irish Oats and Oatmeal. In addition to these, by the payment of duties last week, 4920 qrs Wheat and 9062 barrels of Flour have been placed upon the free market, affOrding a good show of samples for to-day. Although a tolerable number of town and country nililers attended this morning, the Wheat trade remained extremely languid ; and with a general disinclination to purchase beyond a very limited amount, in order to serve the wants of needy buyers, all descrip tions of both old and new Wheats declined 2d per 701 b from the rates of this day se'nnight. At the same time, all sorts of free Flour moved off very sparingly, hardly supporting former prices ; and although a few thousand barrels recently changed hands at 315 6d in bond, the demand has subsided, and 31s per barrel the highest price obtainable to-day. In Barley we have little or nothing to report, the market con tinuing bare of fresh samples; and for Malt, Beaus and Peas, the trade was heavy at our last quotations. In Oats and Oatmeal the transactions to-day were likewise upon a very limited scale, all but the finest qualities of the former being per 451 b cheper. WHEAT, per 7olbs s. d. s. d. English 10 012 3 INDIAN CORN, 4801 b. Red 44 0@45 0 White 45 0 46 0 BEANS, per quarter. English 45 0 50 0 Irish 44 0 46 0 PEAS, Grey 3B 0 44 0 White 45 0 50 0 SHIP BREAD, per 1121 b. In bond l4 0 17 0 FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. Fyne 52 0 60 0 Irish 48 0 57 0 Amer. brl. free Sweet U.S 42 0 43 0 Sour 37 0 38 6 OATMEAL, per 2401 b. English 32 0 33 0 Ditto, new 34 0 35 0 Scotch... 32 0 33 0 Sccitch. Irish... Bonded .10 0 II . 6 6 10 .o o 0 BARLEY, per qr English 46 0 47 Chevalier 48 0 49 Scotch, per 601 b. 5 4 ti Irish, 5 4 6 Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 OATS ; - r'er'4slb, English Scotch.. Irish... .. 4 2 4 4 .. 4 2 4 4 .. 3 7 311 Foreign, in pond 3 6 4 Ditto:ditty free 4 0 4 RYE, per quarter 36 0 39 MA LT, per qr. fine 70 0 75 middling 56 0 68 LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JAN. 9. The late advanced rates of Butter are steadily maintained, and the stock of the finer sorts having got into few hands, more atten tion is given by the consumers to the medium descriptions.—Very little doing in Pickled Butter, and last quotations may be therefore considered nominal.—There is a very limited demand for Beef and Pork, the same being entirely confined to ship stores.—The Bacon market remains inactive. LIVERPOOL PR. :CIE CURRENT. Asnms Montreal, Pot 23 0® 23 6 Pearl, new 29 0 -29 6 U. States, Pot none. Pearl none. BARK, Quercit. .. 13 0 15 0 Oak, ton .t".l 5 6 15 German 4 15 5 5 BRIMSTONE, V tun Sicily, &c l3 0 14 0 MADDER, V cwt. S. d. s. d. Dubla, crop 56 0 —6B Ombro 42 0 —54 Gametic 32 . 0 —3B o Mull 10 0 -,-30 0 French, S.F. 42 0 —46 0 S.F.F 48 0 —52 0 . Tuscany l3 to 14 CASSIA LIGNSA, S. d. s. la cwt. in bond 63 0 68 0 CLOVICR-SIiED, 43 , cwt. American, red.. none Dutch French & Germ. 1 Nominal Coc9A . ,_w. cwt. Trinidad 4B 0 52 6 Grenada .... 45 0— 50 0 Brazil 34 0 36 0 COFFEE, V , cwt in bond. Jama. triage .. 70 0-100 0 ordinary .... good& line 0rd.103 0-110 0 middling ll2 0-118 0 good mid. l2O 0-128 0 tine mid. &c l3O 0.. 144 0 Dutch, triage. • 55 0— 94 0 ordinary .... } good &Mae ord. 96 0-102 0 middling lO5 0-108 0 good mid. fine mid., Sze. 110 0-114 0 Mocha Ceylon lOO 0-105 0 Java Ilavana E.5.F... 54 0 -58 0 good & fine ord. 46 0— 52 0 St. Domingo 45 0— 48 0 Brazil 42 0— 50 0 Laguira 47 0— 55 0 DTEWOODS, tO/1...e. S. s Logwood, Jam... 7 15— 8 0 Hon. & Dom. 7 15— 8 0 E.5.F.F.60 0 —63 0 Spanish 3O 0 —32 0 MOLASSES, 19. eta Trinidad, &c 31 0 —32 6 Demerara, &c 31 6 —32 6 Bar & Antigua.. 33 0 —34 6 MUNJEET, cwt 15 0 —l6 0 OIL, Olive, 44 , 252 galls. Gallipoli £62 0 —63 0 Trieste 57 0 —5B 0 Sicily none Malaga 53 0 —54 0 Portugal, &c Levar.;; 51 0 —56 0 Palm, a.p. 1.074 31 0 —3l 10 Fish, 44 , 232 galls Seal, pale.. brown 32 0 —32 10 27 10 —2B 0 Cod 27 10 —2B 0 LINSEED, 10 cal 24 6. —24 6 Rape, pale do. 37 0 —37 6 Tnrpen. v cwt 56 0 —57 0 RICE, 19 , eta Carolina, dress. 38 0 —4O 0 in bond 26 0 —26 6 Bengal, ord. do 11 0 —l3 6 mid to tine l4 0 —l5 0 African none. Rum, is. gallon, in bond. Campeachy 9 0— 9 10 rustic, Span 4 15— 5 0 Tampico 5 10— 6 0 Brazil Cuba lO 0— 11 0 qICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Hache solid lO 10— 12 0 Jamaica, 12to 160. p 4 4 4 8 stronger 4 10 b 8 choice marks 6 0 6 3 SAFFLOWER, p cwt. Bengal, rough small Lima, solid ll 0— 17 0 Barwood, Ango 8 0— 8 10 Gaboon 5 0— .6 0 Camwood l9 0— 24 10 Red San. Wood 8 10— 9 0 FLAX, ton. Riga. P.T.R. 45 0— 47 0 P'burg, 9 head 4l 0— 42 0 Archangel 4B 0— 50 0 Dutch & Flem. 6O 0-110 0 GALLS, 1, cwt. Turkey, blue mixed 60 0— 70 0 East India 75 0— 82 0 GINGER, 13 . . good & fine e 5 0 7 10 ord. & mitt 2 15 4 10 Bombay SALTPETRE, 3 1 ) , cwt. s. d. s. d East India 22 0 —27 0 South American 17 Cr —lB 0 Smut. LAc,l9 , cwt. in bond. orange 50 0 —BO 0 liver and black .. 35 0 —4B 0 I Neutria, doz .. 10 0 —l5 6 Chinchilli, do. .. 20 0 —25 0 Seal, each SHUMAC, 19 , Cwt. Sicily... 1 Malaga. Trieste . Verona. " ( SUGAR, a',► cwt. Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 Jamaica 6O 0-120 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 17 0 Gum, v cwt. Arabic, Turkey 70 0-140 0 .10 6 -13 6 .11 0 -11 6 . 9 0 - 9 6 . 9 0 - 9 6 . 9 0 -10 6 East India. 24 0— 58 0 Barbary 45 0— 52 0 Senegal 67 0— 68 0 llzsip, 130 ton e. s. s. P'burg, clean 38 0— outslkot 36 10— Riga, Rhine 39 0— outshot 38 Archangel 36 0- 29 o—, 29 10 Boitibity Jute HIDES, Ox and Cow, 19 , lb B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry, inferior & mid. 0 74 0 134 good & prime 0 9 0 10 Do. salted N. Amer. salted 0 4 0 4i Brazil dry salted 0 54 0 64 Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 62 0 72 Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 W. India, dry 0 52 0 salted 0 42 0 B. P. MUscovado moist brown .. 55 0 —56 o dry brown .... 56 6 —6O 0 good & mid.... 61 0 —66 o tine &v. fine .. 67 0 —69 0 Mauritius, dabs and moist 51 0 —55 0 brown 57 0 —59 0 yellow 62 0 —64 0 fine yellow 64 6 —67 0 East India, Bengal ord. white 64 0 —66 0 good and fine 69 6 —7O 6 extra fine 71 6 —72 0 Manilla, ist bond 20 0 —2B 0 Havana, do. . none. brown.. yellow . white ord good & line Brazil, in bond. brown l7 0 —2O 0 yellow 21 0 —22 0 white ord. 22 6 —24 0 good and tine 25 0 —27 0 TALLOW, 14 , cwt. P'burgh, Y.C. 4B 6 —49 0 Odessa 49 0 0 0 Archangel 47 0 —47 6 Buenos Ayres 42 0 —45 6 TAR, bri. Stockholm l6 0 —l6 6 Archangel Carolina Virginia TARTAR, r cu't. Cream of Tartar.. 65 0 —7O 0 brown and yel... 50 0 —6O 0 TEA, lb. in bond. Bohe - a, Canton Fokein Congou, coin. 2 5 2 6 mid. to fine. 2 8— 3 2 Twankay, com 2 10 —2 101 mid. to good 2 11 3 1 Pekoe, Orange 9 4 0 Campoi, corn. to good Hyson Skin 2 6 2 8 mid. to fine 2 9 2 10 Souchong, com 2 5 2 good to fine 2 10 3 6 Pekoe, flowery 3 9 4 0 Hyson, com 3 6 3 10 fine 4 0 5 0 Young Hyson Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine TOBACCO, p Ib. in bond. J. River, Leaf 0 43-0 103 Stemmed 0 9 1 2 Kentucky Maryland - 0 93 TURMERIC, V. cwt in bond. Bengal TURPENTIN4, 19. 1 American VALONIA, V , ton. £ s £ s Smyrna, picked.. 15 0 —22 0 Moiea 6 0 -14 0 BxEs' lo cwt. in bond, , . African 6 10 7 10 East India American 6 15 8 0 GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departure from Lane-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 /0 12 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. First Class If /9 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. 11 30 a.m. First Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed 6 p.m. First' Class On Sunday the Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 5 30 n.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed /I If 1 30 p.in. 10 30 a.m. „ 7 p.m. „ 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. „-- 245 p.m. • The Trains on ' Sundays stop at First Class Stations only. „ 12 LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. FROM Vrool. TO MANCSISSTES. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 „ ..10 0 ID 11 0 „ 11 45 „ 2 0 Aftern. .. 230 Aftern. '4 45 „ .. 5 30 „- 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside * Except on Saturdays, when ti ON SU First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Morning 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening .. 7 18 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I TO PRESTON FROM LITSRPOOI„ 8 45 Morning:. First Class 11 0 „ 2 30 Afteni. 4 45 „ 7 18 „ .. Second Class .. Mixed .. First Class ON S U 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 530 Afternoon .. .. TO BI PROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.... First Class 11 0 2 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 „ ON so 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. „ TO ST. FROM LIVERPOOL. 715 Morning.. Second Class to o PP 11 45 2 so.Adternma.. 5 30 PP 7 0 Morning.. 5 30 Afternoon ON SU: . Second Class FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 0 „ .. 10 0 „ 11 15 „ 11 45 „ 2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 5 0 .. 530 „ 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I iis Train does not start till Three. NDAYS. 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 AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 ~ • • " 2 45 Aftern. Second Class 5 0„ Mixed First Class 715 „ NDAYS. I 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 5 30 Afternoon .. „ ,LTON. FROM MANCHESTER. g 0 Morning.... First Class 11 15 „ „ 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 • • • • .. (DAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon fELENS. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 IP 11 45 2 45 Afternoon .. It 5 30 NDAYS. I 7 0 Morning.... Second Class •30 Afternoon .. :ORN GAP. PROM MANCHESTER. T 30 Morning.... Second Class 11 45 • PP 5 30 Afternoon .. PO IMAM I 7 0 Morning...: Second Class 5 30 Afternoon , . lt TO RUNG ?ROM LIVERPOOL. 7 ls Morning.... Second Class I 1 45 5 30 Afternoon ON SU 7 0 Morning. :.. Second'Class 6 30 Afternoon .. CE ItTI F 'CATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before Jan. 28. J. Rolling, Alfreton, Derbyshire, ale and porter merchant—J. Finlinson, Leeds, grocer—M. Reynolds and J. M. Knight, Rugby, grocers—H. Stanley, Trio g, draper. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. John Gemmell, Paisley, innkeeper. PRICES. OF SHARES, JANUARY 9. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices. Birmingham and Gloucester 7O paid 50 5 0 ....•.. Ditto and Derby Birkenhead and Chester Bolton and Leigh lOO paid 61 u 0 .... Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter 25 .... .... Chester and Crewe -35 .... 29 0 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid 3 5 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 11 paid 12 17 6., . , Glasgow, Paisley, Samar 1l 30 paid 25 10 0 Greenock, and Ayr • • • • • Grand Junction loo_ .. 210 9 0 .... • Ditto half shares 'lO 79 10 0 .... Great Western 65 ..... 67 10 9 ..-.. 66 .0 0 Ditto new shares ' 20 .... 20 0 0 .... 19 12 , 6 Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston '3O paid 22 15 0 .... Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .... 151 0 0 .... Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton 5O .... 43 15 0... Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 70 0 0 .... Ditto half shares Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 71 0 0 .... Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 14 7 6 .... Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties 00 .... 6s 10 0 .... Newcastle and Carlisle ' . . - Ditto quarter shares North Midland 95 81 10 0 .... South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland 3O paid 40 10 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 718 0 0 es div. 22 10 Bank of Liverpool £l2 10s paid 22 5 0 .... - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 18 12 6 .... 18 17 6 - Liverpool Union lO .... 13 5 0.. - Northern and Central - Albion - North and South Wales lO .... 7150 .. - of Manchester lO .... 11 7 6 - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 •• • • 919 6 • • - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank lO 15 13 6 .. Commercial Bank of England 5 .... 4 1 o . East of England lO 9 7 6 Phcenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 Ws. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings .t'loo paid 170 0 0 L'pool and Harrington Water 1 350 .... 475 0 0 Works Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 0 0.. L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 370 0 0 . L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. x'loo .... 11i6 0 0 . Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance 125 paid 2 2 6 . Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 7 2 6 . Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 1 11 0 7 2 6 DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Auderton Carrying Company 15 .... 97 6 Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry l2 10s. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry • 20 .... Steam Tug Company 8 10s. Harrington Docks 100 .. Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool; (Polonceau) . 5 7 6. 3 16 6. 4 12 6. O 0 0 . 10 5 0 . O 14 0 O 15 0. BIRTHS. On the Ist instant, at Lansdown-crescent, Bath, the lady of Sir W. S. R. COCKBURN, Bart. of a daughter. On the sth instant, at Portland-place, London, Lady TEIGN MOUTH, of a son and heir. Same day, at the Rectory, Whitchurch, the lady of the Rev. CHARLES MAITLAND LONG, of a son. MARRIED. On the 23rd ult. at Lancaster, Mr. GEORGE ROBINSON, of Hudear, Bury, to REBECCA ANN, eldest daughter of Mr. CHARLES WRATHALL, of Lancaster. On the 24th ult. at Preston, Mr. WILLIAM INGRAM LAW, chemist Manchester, to MARY ANNE, only danghterof Mr. JoiiN SELLERS, Preston. On the 2nd instant, at the Collegiate Cht.rch, Manchester, by the Rev. Henry Fielding, Mr. SAMUEL BLAKEY, of Cheetham, to MARY, youngest daughter of the late WILLIAM LOWE, Esq. of Timperley, formerly of Stockport. _ • . Oi► the Ist instant, at 14escot Church, THOMAS BELL, Esq. flint-glass manufacturer, St. Helen's, to JANE, eldest daughter of the late SAMUEL ROBINSON, Esq. of Tarbock-hall, near this town. Same day, at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man, Mr. QLTALTRAGII. wood-turner, to ELIZABETH, daughter of the late Mr. PAUL GELLING, of Douglas. On the 9th instant, at Neweastle•under-Lyne, by the Rev. C. Leigh, Captain SEMPLE, of the 19th Regiment, to JESSIE, second daughter of THOMAS MACKENZIE, M.D. On the Bth instant, at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. James Hal dane Stewart, WILLIAM LEACH, Esq. of Higher Broughton, near Manchester, to Miss CATHERINE MARY JACKSON, of Abercromby-square, in this town. On the Bth instant, at St. George's Church, Everton, by the Rev. R. P. Buddicom, Mr. RICHARD HOUGHTON, jun. to ELIZABETH, daughter of the late JAMES GORDON, Esq. of Manchester. DIED. At Ogdensburgh, U.S. aged 100 years 6 months and :3 days, Mr. JOHN CHAPIN, the hero of three wars. Mr Chapin, who was a native of Connecticut, had a remarkably robust constitution and enterprising spirit. He entered the army and performed good ser vice during the French war. Again, in the American revolution, he enrolled himself among the continental forces, and aided, by his personal bravery, his country's cause, we believe, during the whole struggle. Again, when the war of 1812 called to arms, Mr. Chapin was located at Ogdensburgh, and entered into the contest with his usual valour. At Dunkerrin, in the King's County, Ireland, aged 104, Mr. PATRICK O'LAUGHLIN. His death is supposed to have been hastened by the fatigue he underwent in walking to Limerick, to visit the Apostle of Temperance, whence he walked back the next day, in all a distance of sixty.four miles. On the I lth of September, off Bonny, on board the ship Lady Stormont, on his homeward passage, aged 30, Captain JOHN MUSKER, of this port. On the 2nd nit. at Ballynsod, near Larne, aged 106, Mr. W. OWENS. He was followed to the grave by a numerous retinue of sons and daughters, together with their children's children, the greatest portion of them being great-grandchildren. He retained his faculties to the last moment of his life. Nearly the last order he gave a short time before he died was as to who should dress him after death. His eldest son is 72 ; and, a few years since, his wife died at the advanced age of i 2, On the 20th ult. at Paris, JAMES B. HORNER, Esq. M tjo r)f the Bedford Regiment of Militia; also, within two hours, HELEN, his wife. On the 21st ultimo, at Calcot, near Holywell, aged 69, Mr. ED. WARD PRICE. On the 22nd ultimo, aged 6g, DAVID HAIGH, Esq. proprietor of the Newton Heath Asylum for the diseases of the mind. On the 22nd ult. at the Gunnery, near Waterford, after the birth of her twenty-third child, Mrs. JOHN CASTI.E PHELAN, leaving a fond and attached husband and a numerous offspring to deplore their irreparable loss. Same day, aged 54 years, THOMAS SUDLOW, eldest son of Mr. Thomas Cross Sudlow. On the 23rd ultimo, at Wepre-hall, Flintshire, TREVOR OWEN JONES, late Major in the 3rd Regiment, or Buffs. On the 24th ult in this town, aged 52, Mrs. JANE HEANEY, the wife of Captain Richard Heaney, of the Maria, of Mornington. On the 25th ult. at Hythe, after a lingering illness, the Hon. RD. WILLIAM LAMBART. The deeeased, who was the eldest son of the late Earl of Cavan, by his second marriage, only completed his 24th year on the gth. On the 26th silt, at the Abbey, near Denbigh, WILLIAM YORK JONES, Esq. one of the surgeons of the Denbighshire Infirmary. On the 29th ult at:ll,.ath, near Halifax, aged 78, the Rev. ROBERT WILKINSON, B.A. Master of the Heath School, Incumbent of Lightcliffe, and Vicar of Darton, near Barnsley. On the 19th a dinner was given to Mr. Wilkinson by his former pupils, several of whom came from great distances to pay a tribute of affection to their venerable preceptor; and, on this occasion, the greatest en thusiasm prevailed, proving how high the pupils of this excellent man valued his unwearied attention to their future welfare and happiness. On the 29th ultimo, at his house, Moor-lane, Lancaster, Mr. HENRY RAWES, an extensive stone-mason and builder, aged 84, much respected. The coffin of the deceased, who in life was a very stout and powerful man, was six feet six inches in length, two feet two inches in breadth, and weighed with the body 23 or 24 stone. According to a particular wish expressed by the deceased, he was buried in a grave ten feet deep, with a flag at the bottom of it, and another heavy one at the top of the coffin. The corpse was drawn to the churchyard in a hearse drawn by two favourite strong grey horses, which used to lead stones out of his quarries. Upwards of a hundred of his friends and work-people in procession followed the funeral, amidst a great concourse of people attracted by the novelty of the stout grey h orses , b ut w hi c h w i th their sable trap _ pings produced a very solemn and imposing- effect. On the 30th ult. in Victoria-street, Sheffield, aged 77, Mr. EBEN. RHODES, formerly of the firm of Rhodes and Champion. Mr. Rhodes has long been well known as a public character, having for many years taken an active part in the business of the town of Sheffield. As an author, Mr. Rhodes is well known by his " Peak Scenery," the first part of which was published in 1818, and from the beauty and faithfulness of the description, as well as from the superior style in which it was illustrated, (by Sir F. Chantrey, R.A.) soon became very popular. 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