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intrp. TO AN ADOPTED CHILD. Say, what shall charm our drooping days, As childless to the grave we go ; Or who shall close our dying eyes, Or claim our little wealth below ? Say, who shall watch us in the hour?. Of lingering sickness or of care. Who dress with soft affection's flowers Our temples, to dispel despair? And who, when only one h 4 left, To linger out their thread of life ; Oh, who, when thus of joy bereft, And all seems gloomy as the night, Shall, with her gay and loving smiles. Win back the heart to things of eai th, With hope the solitude beguile, And cheer us with a pleasing mirth ? To thee we look, my dear ; To thee the future we confide ; Gladly we'll check the rising tear, So loin as thou art by our side; And the gh he offspring of our love Is tak n, and we linger here, God, who that blessing did remove, Provided thee our hearts to cheer, March 26th, 1840 Y. E. E LECTURES ON THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. (From the Morning Herald of Wednesday.) Yesterday the Rev. Hugh M'Neile delivered, at the Hano ves-square Rooms, his sixth and concluding lecture on the Church of England. The subject chosen for consideration in this lecture was unquestionably one of high importance, but at the same time one of great delicacy ; it was, how far the defects in the working of the church operate as hindrances to its practical efficiency. In pointing out the causes of these defects, and suggesting remedies, the clear, acute, and practical reasoning, and the calm and temperate, yet dignified and earnest language of the rev. gentleman, while they ri vetted the attention of his auditory, appeared to carry such a conviction to, and produce such an impression on their minds, as cannot easily be effaced by any arguments that may here after be employed in favour of the demolition of our national church establishment. The attendance of the nobility and gentry was even greater than on the previous occasion. Amongst others we observed —His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Col. Jones; the Marquis of Cholmondeley, the Bishop of Landaff, Bishop of Chester, Lord Lilford, Lord Prudhoe, Lord Middleton, Lord Bernard, Lord H. Cholmondeley, Lord Radstock, the Earl of Bandon, the Earl of Galloway, the Lord Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Wheelton, Sir C. S. Hunter, Sir Peter Laurie, the Right Hon. F. Shaw, M.P., Sir R. H. Inglis, Bart. M.P. Captain Alseger, M.P., Si r T. C oc h rane , M.P., A. M. Lockhart, Esq. M.P., G. Houston, Esq. M.P., J. Dunbar, Esq. M.P. T. Houldsworth, Esq. M.P., ShG. Murray, Hon. Capt.doward, M.P., J. B. East, Esq. M.P., Hon. A. Duncombe, M.P., E. Wodehouse, Esq. M.P., 0. R. Bowles, Esq. M.P., J. Fector, Esq. M.P. F. Hodgson, Esser M.P., E. Litton, E sq . M.P., Sir T. Hepburn Bart. M.P., Colonel Perceval, M.P., Hon. J. R. Maxwell, M.P., J. Stewart, Esq. M.l'., J. Blair, Esq. M.P., Sir G. Sinclair, Bart. M.P., J. P. Plumptre, Esq. M.P., A. Pringle, Esq. M.P., T. D. Acland, Esq. M.P., G. V. Harcourt, Esq. M.P., Sir W. R. Farquhar, Bart., General Sir M. Disney, Sir Brooke Bridges, Bart., Sir P. Head, Sir J. Hamilton, Admiral Sir T. Williams, Sir J. Eyre, the Hon. F. Dutton, Hon. Captain Mande, lion. and Rev. C. B. Bernard, Hon. F. Nugent, the Dean of Carlisle, Archdeacon Cambridge, Rev. Dr. D'Oyley, Rev. S. Baker, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, Finch; Esq., J. Hardy, Esq., H. Pownall, Esq., Henry Hoare, Esq. Sir Culling E. Smith, Bart., Sackville L. Fox, ' Esq. M.P. W . Astell, Esq., W. H. Hughes, Esq., E. Thorn ton, Esq., Sir P. Foulke, and Sir G. Head. The Rev. Lecturer observed that the causes which impede the efficiency of our national church involve considerations of great difficulty and delicacy. There were persons whose attachment to the church had almost the appearance of ido latry. In their admiration of the general. excellence of our church establishment they seemed to forget that it was hu man in its arrangement, and they could not be induced to believe that there was any defect or even a single error of judgment in any part of her polity, and therefore for any one to admit that anything required amelioration sounded to them little less than profanation. He had no sympathy with such prepossessions. He was dearly attached to the Church of England, and it was simply because she nowhere claims infallibility for anything except the inspired Word of God. She had found that church after church had erred, and she claimed no exemption from the common liability of all hu man institutions to err. Unfair advantages had been taken by the fartious opponents of the church of the candour of such admissions. They had eagerly taken hold of every confession from the friends of the church involving an ad mission of defect. Honesty was a Christian duty in the outset, as well as the best policy in the end. There was a difference between honest reproof and that virulence of in vective which betrays a bad cause. The prophet Jeremiah, whilst reproving the people of Judah for their idolatry, still mingled tenderness with his reproof. Distinguishing be tween the people and their conduct, he still calls them " my people," he still speaks of healing, and sighs for balm. St. Paul, also, was filled with tender and affectionate sorrow for his brethren ; and should he (Mr. M'Neile) venture to speak of One still greater than Jeremiah, who reproved the scribes and the pharisees, and the hypocrites of that day ; and when mourning over the destruction which was to come upon the city of Jerusalem, wept, and said, " 0 Jerusalem, Jerusa lens, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not." It were well that those who set themselves in erray against the church would learn a lesson from this, and that, while they demanded an amelioration, would yet weep for its necessity. How touching would be the expostulation ofan affectionate heart which loved the truth, and which would lament the inefficiency of the church, merely because of its hindrance of the truth which it loved. It was in such a spirit he proposed to enter into the consideration of the subject of his present lecture—namely, how far the prac tical efficiency of the Church of England was hindered by the present defects in its working. He would first call attention to what was the present, and, under the circumstances, the in evitable mode of administering- baptism in the parish churches of large towns and populous villages. The numbers rendered the ordinary method of administering baptism during divine service utterly impracticable, and consequently it had fallen into disuse. Some hopeful attempts had been made to re medy the evil, but they had been frustrated; and thus a fun damental ordinance hid been, as it were, thrust into a cor ner The number of private baptisms had increased, and crowds of sponsors and infants were to be seen collected in the parish church on a week-day. The moral effect of all this was, that that which was held to be the highest exercise of our faith was reduced to a lifeless superstitious ceremony. A handle of objection was afforded to the enemies of the church by this, as well as creating distraction and distrust amongst her friends, the disadvantages of which it would be difficult to estimate. The only remedy was to be found in the parochial subdivision plan, which would give the inhabi tants of a certain district a right to go for baptism to a cer tain church, and a consequent right to the clergyman to refuse those, the moral character of whose sponsors he might not be acquainted with, or knowing it might have sufficient rea son for the refusal. This plan could be so effected as to re duce the number of the population within practical limits, and the clergyman might make an arrangement with his pa rishioners, so as perhaps to do away with the necessity of having the ceremony of baptism performed during Divine service more than once, or, at most, twice a month. Another practical hindrance to the efficiency of the church was one which he felt to be highly important in its nature, and that related to certain passages in some of our services. There *ere unquestionably some passages in some of our services which were variously understood by our clergymen. The effect of this was incalculably injurious upon the minds of many estimable communicants; it damped the ardour of many of the friends of the church, and, by the evils of hesi tation, deprived the church of the advocacy of her lay sup porters. They all knew that the slightest tremor in the band that holds the bow affects the course of the arrow, and drives it hopelessly wide of the mark. He (Mr. M'Neile) was tremblingly alive to the delicacy of the ground upon which he was then treading. He had surveyed the armed hostility which was arrayed against the omission, or addi tion, or even alteration of a single word in our venerated - ritual. He was aware that, even with the aid of inspiration if we could have it, we could not effect an alteration that would be agreeable to all. He would, nevertheless, venture to suggest what occurred to him to he a practical remedy, in the hope that it would be considered in the proper quarter; His suggestion bad this advantage, that it would not erase, or add, or alter a single word in any part of our services, and yet, if introduced by the proper authorities, would gladden the hearts of many sincere and zealous friends of our church. He proposed that the passages he had referred to should be placed by authority within brackets, and that the clergy should be authorised to read or not to read those bracketted passages, according to their varying judgment and conviction, formed from the varying circumstances of each particular case. - Thus no change would take place, for in some places the clergyman would read all, whilst in others the permission to omit them could be acted upon. Nor would it affect the uniformity of our service any more than it is affected by the present practice of officiating ministers in selecting passages in the opening service and omitting certain collects. I n fact, the option in this latter respect was given by the Rubric. This mode, he contended, would gain for the church a vast Accession of cordiality, for there was a great difference be tween describing as indispensable and suggesting as preferable. He did not feel that it was convenient then, either as to time or place. to point to the particular passages alluded to, but he might be permitted to express his anxious hope that the •matter would be taken into consideration in the proper quarter. Another cause of the limited efficiency of the church, he considered, was the want of adequate training of ,the clergy. A college education, as commonly educated, was inefficient in many respects. A clergyman might he possessed 'of those valuable qualifications which a college education is calculated to put him in possession of, and yet he deficient in other respects for an adequate performance of the duties of a Christian minister. For instance, he might lack the power Of giving instruction, and in so far would be comparatively useless. The position of the clergyman was peculiar—he had to go amongst a population in whom the extremes of character were to be found. He had to encounter the most enlightened and the most ignorant, the most moral and the most profligate—in fact persons of all shades of character and disposition, and it was therefore no easy matter to act in his ministration so as to be useful to all. The reverend lecturer then proceeded to contend, that indispensible to the 'formation of a really efficient clergyman, that the study of elocution should be added to the other studies prescribed in the Universities, and the English clergyman (considering the prominent feature of the English character, which was reserved,) should be a man of knowledge, not merely of books, but of mankind also. No one could doubt, who had been in the habit of attending popular assemblies, the effect of a ready elocution upon the people ; and yet how little was the study of that art attended to in the Universities ! Fol low the clergyman from the pulpit to the school-room, from the catechetical lecture to the examination of children in school, to the bedside of a dying sinner, or to where it might be necessary to administer a kind reproof for intoes. cation ; follow him from the abode of misery to the parlour of worldly avarice, from the humble cottage of resignation and contentment to the cftawing-room of piety on the one hand, and vanity on the other, and finally to the platform of a public meeting, where his efforts were required for the propagation of Christianity throughout the nations of the earth ;—in whatever department of his duties they might follow him, they would find it difficult to estimate the advanta ges which • would result from the establishment of elocution classes. This might be done without inter fering with their other studies, but might he added to them ; and if the delay even of a year were interposed to the com pletion of their studies, the advantages would more than compensate for any inconvenience occasioned. The rev. lecturer then proceeded to point out another cause which operated as an hindrance to the efficiency of the church, and that was the want of candour of personal deportment in our clergymen, and dwelt at some length on this point. The next cause was to be traced in the inadequacy of the incomes of many of the clergy, both incumbents arid curates. It was a well-known fact that many incumbents were unable to pay a curate for his assistance : it was true that in some instances the seasonable benevolence of private societies had been ex ercised, but that source was precarious, and therefore inef fectual. According to returns he found that there were in tne whole 10,718 benefices. Of these, 297 were under the annual value of £5O, 1,629 under the annual value of £lOO, and 4,935 under the annual value of £3OO. One of the effect s f' this state of things was, that many clergymen were driven 0 ;tie necessity of resorting to other employments, such as tips instru,otion of young Wu; or becoming 5,11001045ta% Or aisistent6 at schools. By these means, the usefulness of the clergyman was reduced to the mere dwarfishness of a Sunday congregationalist, Such a person could not leave his tutorship to become a week-day evangelist; he could not go into the garrets and the cellars, the bye-streets and the bye-lanes of our populous towns. It were better to have no present provision for each parish, so that the desti tution might be fully and intolerably apparent to all. It were better, he said, to have no provision at all, than that species Of' provision which merely served to hide nakedness without communicating warmth ; but yet served, however uninten tionally, to prejudice those whom it was intended to benefit. Many attempts to remedy this evil had been made by increas ing small livings from some of the internal resources of the church ; but they were, and could only be a temporary pal liation, and, in effect, a prolongation of it. The only real remedy, he considered, was a large endowment by the state, which, however, ought to be accompanied by the restriction that no man having charge of a school should be eligible to a cure of souls, and that no man having a cure of souls should be allowed to pledge himself to any other occupation than that of a minister of the Gospel. Another cause of hin drance to the practical efficiency of the church must be re ferred to the existing arrangements for the appointment of our bishops. It must be obvious that there was a mixture in the present system which was in no small degree injuri ous to the best interests of the church. It bore upon it an appearance of disingenuousness which was rePtignant to the English character, and created in the minds of the lay friends of the church a feeling of reserve which prevented their ad vocacy and support. The name of an election of a bishop was indeed continued to the clergy and chapter of a diocese, but then they were subject to the penalties of a premunire for refusing to elect the nominee of the Crown. This was a fruitful source of taunts for the enemies of the church, and of deep pain to the clergy themselves. The church should not be exposed to—the anomalous incidents attending a congi d'elire. Either the appointment of the bishops should belong at once to the Crown, as is the case with the Irish bishoprics, or the statute of Henry VIII. should be re pealed ; in other words, the clergy and chapter should have either a real choice, or a real deliverance from the appear ance of a choice. The rev, lecturer then went into a dis cussion as to the preference to be given to either of these two methods. From the experience of former times, he was in clined to prefer that the appointment of the bishops should be absolutely in the Crown, as being better calculated to se cure the civil liberty of the subject from invasion by ecclesi astical tyranny, which was in reality what was meant by the "independence of the church." It was true that in other days, as well as the present, the Prime Minister who wields the patronage of the crown, might be an enemy to the church. (Cheers.) He might be a voluntary in church polity—(cheers.) —an Arian, a Socinian, or a Romanist i p his opinions— (cheers)—and he might declare that a manis as little respon sible for the opinions he entertains as he is for the height of his stature or the colour of his complexion—(here the rev. lecturer was interrupted by the loud and long continued cheering of his auditory which for some time prevented him from proceeding.) It was true this would be an anonalous state of things but, yet he was inclined to say that the greater danger lay on the other side. The reverend gentleman fol lowed up his argument in support of this position. He warned us of the dangers to be apprehended from the church being at any time wholly independent of the civil power. He was for extending the authority of the crown over every bishop of every name. For the rightful authority of the crown in this matter, Pitt and Canning, and other eminent statesmen of other days, had boldly contended, and every statesmen of these days, who feels for the honcur and inter ests of his country, should also contend for. It was the only thing that could guard us against an imperium in imperio, such as is in existence in Ireland, where the papal hierarchy are appointed by a foreign potentate. Having pursued this subject at some length, and with surpassing ability, the rev. gentleman then proceeded to give a convincing and eloquent exposition of the fallacy of the assertion that religion has nothing whatever to do with politics." This was a favourite topic with the adversaries of the church. It was urged honestly on the one side, and hypocritically on another. Honestly by the dissenters,who advocated the voluntary principle without being aware of its inevitable consequences, and hypocritically by the Romanists, who believed just what their church believed, without having any possible means of ascertaining what that belief was. The connection of religion with politics was inseparable. Human motives and human actions were as inse parable as cause and effect. And this the priestly usurper in the Christian world well knew. Yield to the pope supremacy over mind and motives, and he will have supremacy over moral effects. Concede this to him, and the effects would soon be discernable in the registry, the polling booth— aye, even in the senate. (Loud cheers.) The fate of the free institutions of country was, therefore, involved in this question. Under the protection of our national church establishment this country had thriven to a degree unexam pled in the history of nations; but deprived of that protec tion, it would fall into hopeless and irretrievable decay. The rev. %gentleman then dwelt on the importance of preserving the sacredness of an oath, for on it depended the property, the prosperity, nay even the life of every man ; and atter re ferring to other topics naturally arising out of, or connected with, the subject of this lecture, concluding with one of lithe most solemn, earnest, affecting, and truly eloquent appeals to his auditory and the legislature, on behalf of the spiritu ally-destitute population of this country, we ever remember to have heard on any occasion. He deprecated half-measures as worse than useless. If man's existence terminates with what we call death, why go so far as to give half-measures ? But if on the contrary, he be an immortal being, why rest satisfied with half-measures only? It was said that extremes were bad—imprudent—dangerous. It might be so in tempo ral things, but here nothing but extremes were sensible—me dium was madness. "If Jehovah be the true God, follow Him ! but if Baal, then don't be afraid, follow him ! " There were but two consistent characters in the world—the one was the bold-faced atheist—the other the enthusiastic Christian ! It is impossible to describe the effect produced on the im mense assemblage by the concluding appeal of the rev. gen tleman. He was frequently interrupted in the course of the lecture by theirapplause, and at its termination retired amidst the almost deafening manifestations of their admiration and delight. THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.-SINGULAR• ROYAL ALLIANCE. (From the Morning Post) For the last day or two a rumour has prevailed to the ef fect that a public marriage is about to be solemnised between his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and s.ady Cecilia Underwood, with the consent of her Majesty in council. The rumour adds that a recommendation, on the part of her Ma jesty, to the House of Commons to make an additional pro vision for his Royal Highness . will accompany, or very speedily follow, the Royal message, communicating the con sent of her Majesty in council to the marriage. The amount to be added to the income of his Royal Highness is said to be .46,000 a-year. _ Although we do not vouch for the precise accuracy of the above statement, which was yesterday in everybody's mouth, we have reason to believe that it is substantially correct. This proceeding, should it take place (as we have no doubt is intended,) must be regarded as one of very considerable national importance, seeing that it would materially affect the status and character of the Royal Family, and influence the domestic morals of the country at large, in exact proportion to the power, be it little or great, which the monarchy and court actually exercise over this, by far the most important of all national interests. On the first and most obvious view of t'-e subject, the in tended union would seem to be of beneficial tenuency to the great and permanent interests of domestic morality in this country. If it cannot efface the memory, it will at least ter minate the existence of a monstrous and revolting scandal. We shall no longer be condemned to witness the daily proofs that indulgence to royal vice is carried so far in a certain elevated sphere of society as to supersede altogether the au thority of the church's ordinance, of the law's behest, of the nation's manners, feelings, and principles. We shall no longer see sycophancy, and adulation, and political partisan ship, crouching with affected alacrity to offer an unchaste, unhallowed, and illegal connection tributes of respect appa rently as profound and sincere as if it were an indissoluble union ratified by the law and consecrated at the altar. We shall no longer behold a lady, to describe whose position we cannot find a word which decency permits us to print, led about from one, baronial residence to another, and receiving at each from the wives and daughters of our highest nobility, and of all the neighbouring gentry whom they can draw into their vortex, that peculiar homage which is due to one class, and to one class only, of human beings—a class which in England is fortunately not a small one—we mean the virtuous wives of honourable men. When regarded in the above point of view, the approaching royal marriage may be regarded as an event favourable to the cause of public morals, and the consent of her Majesty in council to its celebration may obtain that degree of praise which is implied in the vulgar expression of " making the best of a bad job." But there are other and more comprehensive and lasting considerations connected with the subject, which, when due weight is allotted to them, may lead, we fear, to a very dif ferent conclusion. The elevation of the lady in question, by a direct and public act of the state, from the position she has descended to occupy to the rank of Duchess of Sussex—to a station distant, in fact, from that of Queen Consort of Eng land by more than three lives—will be a spectacle altogether new to this country—one that cannot fail to operate as " a heavy blow and great discouragement " to female purity and virtue. Such is felt to be the tendency of every conspicuous example, in which the disgrace of concubinage becomes the steppingstone to the honours of wedlock. How much more powerfully will the reasoning apply to an example in which an illicit example is converted by the direct intervention of the state into a matrimonial alliance, accompanied by the splendour of of a royal coronet in possession, and the glorious chance that a regal crown may be in the distance ? But how infinitely more dangerous still to the interests of female virtue does the example become when it is notorious that the royal mis-alliance is permitted only because it has been preceded by an illicit amour. and when the elevation of the female assumes the distinct and avowed character of a recommpense for vice? We are very far from denying the possibility that the patties to the reported marriage may have sought the necessary con sent their legal union from motives rich ought to be held in honour. If Penitence for their past course of life, arid an anxious desire to amend it, have inspired their resolution, these are feelings which have an unquestionable claim to the sympathy and feelings of the community. But we must take leave to say also, that these are feelings which may be in dulged as well without as with (perhaps even better) the aid of a parliamentary grant of £6,000 a year. Should a pro posal for any such preposterous grant be made to parliament, we hope and believe it will be indignantly and contemptuous ly rejected ; for this proposal will at once divest the proposed marriag - of whatever character of grace, or virtue, could by any possible exercise of charity have been ascribed to it. Re pentance and amendment should be encouraged ; b u t when they are to be bought with money they will seldom prove worth the purchase. Reformation should be its own reward. To endow it with superfiuobuessew are -ea h‘lothN.vioonus truths,ldbe, in iwe effect, doto u offer a premiur.to vice. T not anticipate tat the r l e i g o e useofCommons will manifest a the slightest disposition to rd them. (From the Standard.) wd bes in i o Friday do u b s t o f the ti correctness fh o Majesty s o . f the s ru mour These appearsmentioned to by us (soorlermatnbiezratßiounggobflst,hfoermtbaart ti n i a t g e e n t o i of toLady c o e n e s e e i l l ! a to the nde p r w u o b 0 1 i d c is, we assured, H ha ig v l e me h s e s e ntheDuke 0 thef Sussex. lady's real Tbe with hi s Royal Chro nicle th e is whole ofopi n e i m on p empire " will` e nbiem rejoicedm ense tomajoritylearnott that t e people such a by of step has bee n d ec id e d on . W e a r e also assured our con temporary that a private marriage was solemnized between his Royal-Hi g h ness an d t h at l a d y some y ears ago, and that all who refuse to admit that her Majesty has been judiciously advised, in the determination she has formed of placing Lady Buggins in a position which may possibly render her the Queen Consort of Great Britain are " vile and envious faction," who wou l d deprive his Royal Highness of the " happiness of, seeing his wife raised to a proper station." We confess that we belong to the stigmatised order who come within our contemporary's category ; for we are decidedly of opinion that neither the public morals, nor the dignity of the Royal Family, will he likely to be enhanced by drawing the attention of the country to circumstances which might other wise been buried in oblivion, for the sordid purpose of re pairing an unsuccessful attempt to put an additional income into his Royal Highness's pocket. If her Majesty's minis ters consider themselves in his Royal Highness's debt, let the name of decency and g oo d f a i th, adopt a less o ode of repaying the oblig a ti on. Should such a precedent° them, bj ee tin nal? ie mode of there is no say i ng where it may end. The Qneen has appointed the Duke of Roxburgh and th q a of 11014berVY to be guights of the Thistle. EMIGRATION TO JAMAICA, A. LETTER ON THE UTILITY OF ESTABLISHING A VILLAGE IN A CENTRAL PART OF EVERY PARISH OF JAMAICA, TO BE PEOPLED BY BRITISH AGRICULTURAL EMIGRANTS, ADDRESSED TO PROPRIETORS CONNECTED WITH THAT COLONY, BY JAMES MAXWELL, M.D., OF ST. GEORGE'S. (From the Jamaica Royal Gazette of Jan. 11.) The object of this brief Letter is threefold :—lst. To show the beneficial influence which industrious European labourers would have upon the indolent habits of the blacks. 2d. To point out the salubrity of the interior of Jamaica, and its compatibility with the health of strangers from temperate climate ; and, 3d. To excite those who are interested in the welfare of the island to give the measure their whole influ ence and assistance in carrying it into immediate effect. I shall endeavour to establish these points without entering into unnecessary details, and leave the completion of the scheme to those whose interest it is to see it carried into effect. The benefit of colonizing the interior of Jamaica, when well understood, will secure the countenance and support, not only of all those intimately connected with that valuable colony, but likewise of those whose sincere desire is to see the blessings of emancipation consummated, and the lately enfranchised negroes reaping all the substantial benefits of freedom in a moral, political, and religious point of view. The present state of that island is the reverse of what every well-wisher to the cause of rational freedom would like to see it ' • and although civilization has made considerable progress, and education and religion have effected much, still other contingent circumstances are wanting to give a vital impulse to all that is essential to an honest, intelligent, and industri ous peasantry. The most effective measure which could be devised to per fect the grand work of emancipation, in addition to the im pulses at present exerting so salutary an influence ; would be to establish an agricultural village in the centre of each parish, to be peopled by British peasantry, of thorough agricultural habits, of approved moral principles, and who are either members of temperance societies, or profess to abide by the rules which regulate these associations. The beneficial influence which would result from establish ments, upon the feelings and habits, and propensities of the negroes, would be infinitely more powerful than any precepts, however wisely and carefully inculcated ; and when they saw themselves surrounded, as it were, with European peasantry, of sober economical habits, pursuing their avocations with systematic perseverance,Aaking every advantage which cli mate and soil afforded, and turning their labour to profitable account, it is the concurrent opinion of all acquainted with the negro character, that such examples.would have the most gratifying effect in stimulating the recently emancipated population to emulate their more enlightened rivals in every thing which adorns a well regulated and industrious commu nity. The system of emigration which is here projected, is neither intended nor required to infringe upon, nor to sup plant the places of the present agriculturists, because, if their labours were well directed, and turned into a proper channel, they are sufficiently numerous for the cultivation of the staple productions ; but to act as a moral engine upon the via inertim of the indolent, and render them, what every peasantry ought to he, a " country's pride." Whilst thousands are leaving their native land to seek a livelihood in Australia, or in the equivocal colony of New Zealand, the inhabitants of Jamaica, and those in the mo ther country connected with it, blind to their own interest, allow the stream of emigration to pass their shores, and con tent themselves with taking a surface view of the present precarious and ruinous state of an island which has, within a given compass, more natural riches and resources than probably any other spot under the sun. Population and enterprise are the two fundamental prin ciples upon which hinge the future welfare of Jamaica ; and, according as these are understood and carried into effect, so will agriculture flourish, and its concomitant civilisation keep pace with it. It could scarcely be expected that the recently emancipated peasantry would have immediately resumed their labour in a continuous manner even for high wages. The transition from hereditary bondage to unrestricted freedom ; the ex citement attendant upon such a transition, and the novelty of the condition iu which they were placed, from all former restraint, have been removed, conspired to raise their expec tations to the exalted ideal notions which they had so long and fondly cherished ; and instead of soberly looking upon freedom as the labourers of Europe do, many of them be lieved, or affected to believe, that its direct tendency would be to exempt them from labour, and place them upon a per fect equality, in every respect, with their former masters. The present political and statistical state of the island partially favour these erroneous impressions, and will con tinue to do so, not only to the detriment of the proprietors, and the labourers themselves, but also to the general inter est and welfare of humanity, until obviated by causes which are exceedingly simple, and might easily be carried into effect. The beautiful tracts of rich exuberant land, amounting to upwards of two millions of acres, lying waste in the interior of Jamaica. in all the primeval grandeur of nature, cannot be exceeded, either for salubrity of climate or fertility of soil, in any part of the world. These mountainous waving lands are crowned with forest trees of great magnitude, of the rarest and most valuable kinds ; and rivers of pure soft water, are so profusely scattered over every variety of hill and dale, that the Charibs bestowed its appropriate name, signifying, " Is of Springs." Valuable mineral productions of every description abound throughout the island, and, from the recent analysis of cop per ore found on Williamsfield Plantation, in the parish of Saint George, as well as from the report of a committee of the Kingston Literary Association, who state, " that it would equal, if not exceed, any mine now working in any part of the world." It is evident that both this, and nu merous resources of a similar description, might be profit ably developed by the patriotism and enterprise of capital ists connected with Jamaica. To enumerate the productions which might be advanta geously cultivated, independently of the grand staples of sugar and coffee, would be to name the various products of every region of the globe. Pimento, ginger, cotton, indigo, cocoa, arrow-root, opium, drugs, dy es , an d s pi ces , he rear ing of the silk-worm upon the ramoon, which is an indi genous plant in every parish, and which answers as well as the mulberry now aeclamated, the culture of the vine, and numerous other exotics; would afford healthy employment for thousands of our industrious countrymen, who are com pelled to seek a precarious subsistence in colonies favoured with few such advantages. Not only would the interests of the island he permanently established, from the developement of its rich native stores; but the revenue would be increased, commerce, as a matter of course, would revive with successful agriculture, and in stead of vessels leaving the shores of Jamaica in ballast, as they are now doing, the shipping interest would flourish, and an outlet for manufactures would create a salutary reaction on the present stagnation of trade at home. By thus introducing a concentrated mass of industrious -labourers, with a proportion of mechanics, into the heart of each parish, we would be transferring from the shores of Britain a necessary degree of shill and intelligence, so much required to diffuse, by the force of example, a knowledge of the arts, together with improvements and invention in agri culture, at present almost totally and unaccountably neg lected ; and thus indirectly effect, with the collateral aids of education and religion, all that is propitious to industry and favourable to commerce. This scheme- is founded upon a thorough conviction, both of its practicability and usefulness, from an intimate ac quaintance with the genius, habits, and dispositions of the black population ; and may be received, not as the theory of a speculatist, but as the result of the calm deliberation of one whose knowledge of the state of the country entitles him to be heard, and whose interests are identified with the prosperity of the island. It is submitted as a private measure, of course requiring the sanction of a legislative enactment of Assembly, to se cure its full and successful operation, and which would be readily granted • and, no doubt, Government would likewise afford every facility to its fulfilment. The vigorous execution of the present system by public spirited gentlemen, whether proprietors, mortgagees, or an nuitants, ought not to he deferred, in expectation that the Assembly may adopt this or a similar measure; for every movement must now be prompt and efficient, to meet the exigencies of the times, and to secure the advantages of a plan possessing' the elements of all that is requisite for order, industry, and wealth. A Central Emigration Company ought to he instituted in London, under the guidance of those whose influence and interest in the welfare of Jamaica best suit them for carrying the scheme into effect; and branch societies would cheer fully respond to these efforts in every parish of that island, to promote the fulfilment of a measure which the inhabitants hail as the harbinger of their former prosperity. The primary, and what is considered to be the only valid, objection to the successful accomplishment of such a scheme, is the popular belief that the island is unhealthy. This is a vague assertion, resting upon partial statements, and admits of satisfactory explanation. Every climate has unhealthy localities, from the fens of Lincolnshire to the swamps of Walcheren, from the malaria of Italy to the jungles of the Ganges, and Jamaica has likewise its unhealthy spots; but it would he as illogical to draw an inference of the insalubrity of a climate, from partial statements, made from particular localities in that island, as it would be to characterise Eng land, Holland, or Italy, unhealthy countries, because certain districts are detrimental to health. Taking the general state of the island, and leaving out cer tain low lying tracts, at present abounding in swamps and marshes, most of which admit of being easily drained and brought into cultivation, the climate of Jamaica is as corn patible with the enjoyment of health and longevity, as the most highly favoured districts of Europe ; and competent judges will admit that the elevated range of lands in the in terior, are as pleasant and salubrious, and enjoy an immunity from febrile diseases, which few countries can boast of. If yellow fever be endemial, and occasionally prevails, at certain seasons, along the shores of Jamaica ; typhus fever originates in every densely populated town in Great Britain, sweeping off thousands of the inhabitants, and is more in tractable in its nature, and fatal in its consequences, than the gravest of West Indian febrile diseases. It - is well known that, beyond a sertain range of elevation, intertropical fevers of high excitement are unknown in the island, and, by observing proper precautions, strangers from temperate regions may be acclimated with perfect safety. The greatest apprehensions are to be entertained when in • cautious soldiers and sailors, and new-corners, are allowed to riot in dissipation, and are left to season in localities most favourable for the production of disease. Every hundred yards of elevation reduces the temperature one degree, so that by ascending to an altitude of 3000 feet, a decrease of ten degrees may be obtained, which would proportionally continue, and thus enable immigrants to choose the climate most agreeable to them. • Nothing exemplifies the pleasing variety of climate, throughout the boundless range of mountainous lands, more than the geographical distribution of plants, and in an ascent of a few hours, the productions which give the peculiar fea tures to a tropical landscape, gradually give place. to those of more temperate climes. Convalescents also reap the advan tages of these cool retreats, by retiring to them to recruit from the enervating effects of sickness contracted in the low lands, and the bloom and vigour of the inhabitants of these upland districts exhibit evidence of the most positive nature of the purity of the atmosphere, and healthfulness of the in terior of J amaica. The unbounded access which new corners have to cheap spirituous liquors, is the bane and the opprobium of the island; remove that demoralising and fatal cause, and the problem is solved regarding the insalubrity of the climate. If strangers from temperate climates, to the excitement of the system oc- ' casioned by a temperature higher than they have been accus ftoormeseidotot , to ad f d or t e h s e ee us t e be of e i o n n fl s a e m q inflaming liquors, it will require little nences. Fatal effects are pro duced by the thoughtless and imprudent during the first month's after their arrival, from the unrestrained liberties which they take with their constitutions ; and the danger in acclimating is generally in an inverse ratio to their temperate habits. Several partial importations of ill-selected European la bourers of loose dissolute habits, have failed, by not attend ing t o a system of temperance, as well as by locating them in unhealthy situations in the lowlands, and consequently such failures have thrown unmerited reproach upon a measure which. under judicious regulations, would have succeeded admirably. l oo h r az sepsairtthiceueloamrleys a i n ssi since g s r t i edu n p o o n no t n he in ab t o b l e itio so n e o e f es s sfil spirituous liquors, would be better of European colonisation ; .ap d d i uonblseesrsvesdueiht abstinence be particularly specified, and rig' y , intendedmpo rta n ce, emigrants and to not to attempt such a scheme. insu o re e success obviate the o u f nd su er e ti hakn paramours let all afilun have an interest be selected from agricultucal districts , by com p etent perso"s of acknowledged integrity and honour, who in the fulfilment of the measure, and who iwll take care that no improper characters be enga:ged, and none but healthy Young persons of both [sexes be allowed to Pip the peroGhial communities; and let it also be distinctly understood that the agricultural communities, are to be established upon the principles which regulate temperance societies, This can be easily attained, as such societies are already in operation both in England and Scotland; and when it is taken into consideration that they are now geperally diffused through out the United States, with the most gratifying results, little difficulty will be found in peopling these villages with sober characters ' • and whilst effectual steps are thus taken to ensure health and activity, we shall accomplish a plan which will do more to revive the decaying interests of Ja maica, by abolishing indolence and substituting continuous and well-directed industry, than the most sanguine could have anticipated. If sufficient encouragement be given to the object of this letter, and villages be established under the prudential regu lations recommended; they will form nuclei for numerous ad venturers who are ready to go out, where such abundance of every thing essential to happiness and comfort exists. When it is taken into consideration, that Columbus found Jamaica peopled by a million of natives, which the cupidity and wickedness of his followers exterminated, and that only a comparatively small proportion of the .soil was then cultiVa ted to supply their wants,.it is surely not extravagant for un to hope to see double the number of the present population located in rich districts at present lying uselegs ; and by thus carrying the scheme into vigorous ,effect, : confidence would be restored, property secured, and agriculture would flourish; and instead of the present .negative system of industry, we would behold the energies of the black population enlisted in a cause which would raise the country . beyond her former, prosperity. The advantages to be expected from a well-conducted sys tem of emigration are,- Ist. To increase the security of property, enhance its value, and revive the prosperity of Jamaica. 2d. To colonise and bring into cultivation the extensive mountainous tracts of rich land, and to people the interior of the island with European peasantry, from whom we might derive occasional assistance, when required for extra planta tion purposes. 3rd. To introduce new articles of produce, and otherwise develope the numerous resources of the country. 4th. To set an example of morality and well directed in dustry to the black peasantry ; to teach them the value of time and labor, and, by so doing, perfect the scheme of eman cipation. The following regulations might be adopted for establish ing an agricultural community in each parish of Jamaica : That the management of each parochial establishment be entrusted 'to a committee, consisting of a president, and twelve resident shareholders, to be annually elected by ballot of shareholders, foul of whom to be a quorum ; whose duty it weuld•be to superintend every thing relating-to the economy and welfare of the establishment. That 700 shares. of £lO sterling each, be disposed. of to subscribers, to enable the committee to purchase 1500 acres of land, and import 500 immigrants in families. That a subscriber • may purchase as . many shares as he pleases, and that each share shall bear interest at the rate of 5 per centum, to be transferable the principal to he paid back out of the first proceeds. That the committee shall, froM time to time, inspect the village, suggest such improvements as. their local knowledge may enable them to give to the new corners, and reserve a fair proportion of the crops to pay off shares. . __ _ That the committee shitll order a surveyor to run out 1000 acres of the land in comparments of 10 acres, upon each of which a house shall be built, in a cottage style, in a neat comfortable manner ; and one acre of each allotment be cleared and planted with provisions, for the use of families when they arrive. 'That each lot of land have a nominal value attached to it by the committee, that in the event of any of the immigrant wishing to purchase up the lot they may be allowed to do so. That a common of 100 acres be reserved, for the run of six cows, to be placed there by the committee, and attended to by a boy, for the use of families, agreeably to bve regula tions. That the immigrants shall plant, establish, and thoroughly cultivate such a field of coffee, ginger, arrow-root, and other profitable commodities as the committee shall direct, so that shareholders may be repaid out of the proceeds ; and that each able labourer shall cork in , such field at least four days in the week, of nine working hours each day, appropriating to himself the two remaining days for cultivating his lot, or employing himself and family as he thinks fit. That as soon as the shares are paid off; the houses and lands, and all such fields as may have been established un der the superintendance of the committee be granted to the immigrants, and to their heirs in fee-simple, for ever. ESTIMATE FOR ESTABLISHING SUCH .1.. N AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY IN EVERY PARISH. 1,500 acres of land, at 30s. Erecting 100 cottages, at 1:15 each Clearing and planting 100 acres in the compart ments with provisions £2250 1500 1000 Incidental expenses for support, &c. during the first year, say lOOO Importing 500 persons* in families, say. Expenses for an agent in selecting them 4750 5750 1000 250 £7OOO That as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers are ob tained, a public meeting be called, to elect officers, and carry the means into effect, and that an annual report of all pro ceedings connected with the establishment be printed. * Sugar vessels might be obtained to carry out immigrants upon advantageous terms. A MISERABLE JOURNEY.-NARRATIVE OF MR. NICHOLS. The following narrative we extract from the Adelaide Guardian. The letter is addressed to the editor of that journal : " As the circumstances attending my recent journey to Encounter Bay, for the purpose of holding a coroner's in guest on view of the body of Alexander Riches, must have occasioned considerable excitement in the public mind in Adelaide, will you allow me to request the favour of the in sertion in the following number of your journal, of the fol lowing brief account of the causes of the. delay which has taken place, and of the circumstances which have led to many sufferings and privations experienced in the performance of an important public duty. On Saturday, 10th instant, I left his excellency the governor's station, at Willunga,in company with Mr. Calder, under whose directions I pro ceeded on a route which he then pointed out to me. On arriving at the, base of Mount Compass, I succeeded in tra cing the bullock tracks, as I had been directed to do, over that part of the country where they were visibly defined. In this way I proceeded shout three or four miles, in the course of which „I crossed two temporary bridges, which had pre viously been described to me by Mr. Calder. " Shortly after having passel those bridges I lost all tra ces of .the beaten road or track, and found myself upon a ' sandy spot covered with scrub, backed by a swamp of a very considerable extent, which appeared to me to be impassable. I recollected some directions which had been given to me, and, thinking it necessary to cross the same, I endeavoured to do so where it appeared to be passable, and I urged on my horse accordingly. I had proceeded a short distance only, when I was compelled to dismount, to save my horse from being bogged, and succeeded with difficulty in extricating him. After several other unsuccessful attempts to accom plish my object, in which my horse was nearly lost, I was compelled to direct my course round the swamp, with the view of attaining the summit of an eminence to which my at tention had previously been directed. " I found it impossible to accomplish this object; and, as the evening was fast approaching ! I endeavoured to select a convenient spot for passing the night. I fastened my horse to a tree, and, having no provisions of any kind, or the means of kindling a fire, without any covering I lay on the grass, exposed to the cold. In this situation, impatiently awaiting the morning, at daylight I again endeavoured to get round the swamp, travelling a distance of upwards of 20 miles, leading my horse, which at that time appeared almost worn out, by the bridle, over steep ascents, covered with thick scrub, and a species of vine, presenting a formidable barrier to my progress. I now passed another night in a situation similar to that which 1 have described. " I had now been nearly two days without food of any de scription, except grass and water from the swamps. 1 con tinued in this state several days, leading my horse by day, and passing the nights in the manner I have described, which produced sufferings of the worst description, through the de bilitated state to which 1 was reduced. I shaped my course by the sun, in a direction which I intended to be S.E. by E.; and finding that I could not succeed in crossing the swamp, after several fruitless attempts, I abandoned the intention of doing so, and returned to the spot from which I started. I had been wandering about in this state six days, without food of any kind, and subsisting entirely on the grass, which I chewed, and water. On this I succeeded in getting over the swamp, leading my horse through high grass and hay f and picking out the hardest portions of the ground over which I was travelling; and frequently wading through water a considerable depth. lat last succeeded in reaching the opposite side, where I had to contend with an extensive and almost impassable scrub in my progress over an ascent of the steepest description. With much difficulty I reached the summit of this eminence, where my horse, now completely exhausted, and unable to proceed further, fell to the ground unable to rise. At first I determined to bleed him, in order to obtain for myself the means of sustenance, being at the time weak and exhausted myielf; but being unwilling to lose my horse, and having no knife in my pocket, or other means of accomplishing my purpose, I proceeded to a stream which was running near me through the hills, to get water both for myself and horse.. In this I succeeded, making use of the top of a pen-case which I had in my pocket, and pouring the contents into the nostrils of the horse, which apparently seemed to revive him. I afterwards used my hat for a simi lar purpose, and restored my horse at last, but I was unable to proceed further that day. I then shaped my course towards an eminence which I mistook for Mount Jarred, as well as my recollection, already affected by the extreme bodily and mental sufferings under which I laboured, would permit ; but, being nearly exhausted from privation', having been now nearly eight days without food, my feet swollen and excoriated in a frightful manner, I became scarcely able to move, and frequently sank from exhaustion, unable to proceed further. " My horse dropped a second time, and I succeeded in re storing him, but I could not lead him onward ; he seemed unable to proceed ; I therefore -fastened him up in the usual manner for the night. I laid down myself, prostrated almost in mind and body. The horse had in the night broken the bridle and strayed ; and, although I traced him on the fol lowing morning for some distance, I was too ill to follow up my search ; I therefore p rocee ded alone on my journey. Ott the day following I found a few mushrooms which I de voured voraciously, and succeeded in reaching the surveying station of Mr. Pullen, where I received the most hospitable and kind treatment. He rowed me over the Henniss as soon as I could be removed, and sent one of his men with me to Encounter Bay. " From the commencement I felt scarcely any sensation of hunger; but I was visited with acute pains in the head and chest, accompanied with extreme faintness, so much so as to produce a total prostration of mind and body. I also expe rienced much annoyance from the wild dogs, several of whom constantly surrounded me at night. I had no difficulty in driving them away. " I feel it unnecessary to apologise for trespassing on your time, and occupying such a space in your columns. Having received so many demonstrations of anxiety for my personal safety, the publication of this statement has become a public duty. In the mean time allow me to subscribe myself your very obedient servant, "J. W. NICHOLS." Lord Brougham, by special invitation, will visit the King and Queen of the French, at the Tuileries, en route to Eng land. A STORM IN KoounisTAN.---Last year, I think it was, nearly two hundred serbfiz, who were proceeding from the village of Nistfin by Soonfis, together with upwards of two hundred yahoos and asses, were lost in one day. The sun shone clear in the heavens, and the weather below was fine, so that the men were tempted to proceed on their way. B u t, in these lofty hills, the wind often blows hard while a calm reigns below, and it seems a gale was blowing in the pa ss , which raised the dry snow in clouds ; this was observed from several points below, but . no one knew of the unhappy caravan ,• and even had the truth been known, what mortal aid could have availed? The whole were buried by the snow clouds, and frozen to death by force of the wind alone. I was told that nearly a thousand living creatures, men and cattle, had perished that season at Seradhust. Nay, so severe is the winter there, that the khan's steward told me he had frequently been storm-stayed in the khan's house, so that be could not get to his own for days ; and that communication between the villages was frequently cut off, so that all gene ral intercourse ceased for rnontbs.--Praser's Travel, in Koordistan. elfPbippfit_rf Entellifftitte. TUESDAY, MAncii 24.—Wind N.N.E . it scut usu.—Harmony, from Marseilles. SA I xn.—Hibernia, Cobb, and Hilah, Hammond, for New York. —Betsey HaU, Bannant, for .Syra and Constantinople—Warlock, Seymour, for Calcutta—Tuscany, Smith, for Havana—and Magnet, lklorton, for Montreal. The Mary, Rosewall, from Honduras for Liverpool, was totally ost of the east end of St. Domingo Bth Dec. ; crew saved Amelia, Lookup, hence at Port-an-Prince Scipio. Watson, hence at Cape Hayden Lima Packet, Singleton, hence at Trinidad Wm. Gonne, France, sailed from Zante for Liverpool Igth Feb. Albanian, Winsor, from Leghorn, at Zante Alexandrina, Howes, and Why Not ? Dart, hfncc at Leghorn Horn, Bell, hence at Genoa Black-eyed-Susan, Watkins, from Pernambuco, at ditto Dos de Enero. Ferrer, from Malaga, at Gibraltar, and sailed for Liverpool 29th Feb. Elena, Dabinovich, hence at ditto, and sailed 7th March for Trieste Creole. Moller. hence at ditto, and sailed gth March for Genoa Argo, \lanella, from Trieste, at ditto, and sailed gth March for Liverpool • . . • • • Hebe, Warren, hence at ditto, and sailed 11th March for Syra, &c. The Hibernia, , for New York. grounded this morning off the . Waterloo Dock. but came off early in the flood without da mage • _ _ . . . . Iforace, froM New Orleans, at Trieste Anja, Hazewinkle, hence at Texel Isabella, Dempster, hence at Helvoet 'row Henrietta, Klie, hence at the River Alaise Redbreast, Millard, hence . at Seville, and sailed 3rd March on her return Stirling, -, from Savannah for this port, off Cape Clear Elizabeth Walker, Crawford, sailed from Llanelly for Bombay on the 19th March Margaret Highfield, JohnsOn, hom Leghorn at Cove Lucretia, Hays, from Laguna at Cove Cunningham, Gladstone, and City of Durham, Bentham, from Odessa. off Cove William Wright, Flagg, hence for St. John's, off Cape Clear on the 20th instant Malabar, —, hence to Calcutta, was spoken I gth March, 23 miles south of Hook Light Pandora, Grayson, hence for Barbados, off Tusker, 20th instuit BALRANDAVLD, NORTH Uis•r, March 7.—The Rebecca & Mary, M'Carthey, from Tralee for Liverpool, put into the giound off Hus ker short of provisions, ha►ing sailed pth ult. and been driven to the westward JAMAICA, Feb. 1.--The Countess Dunmore, from Aux Cayes for the Cape of Good Hope, put into this port sth ult. in distress, but proceeded on the 14th WEDNESDAY, M ARcu ss.—Wind N.E. moderate. SALLEn.— George Washington, Burrows, for New York—Wat kins, Whiteside, for Siudapore—Mersey, Edwards, and Mss. of Bute, M'Cellan, for Mobile—Calder, Turner, for St: Thomas—lntegrity, Watson.; Mearns, Allan.; Eagle, Campbell, ,and Dash, Huntress, fru St. John, N.B.—Vistula, Sullivan. and Margaret Forbes, King, for New Orleans—Wm. Parker, Sewell, for Montreal—Pioneer, Cork, for Gibraltar—Champion, Holt, for Rio Janeiro—Lady Cre morne, Fenwick, for Hambro'—and Aurora, De Mendicolanda; for I lavana. Indian, Frost, from Calcutta, at St. Helena, and sailed 21st Jan. for this port Mary, Robertson, from the'Mauritius, at ditto, and sailed 21st Jan. for London Ganges, M'Donald, from Batavia, at ditto, and sailed 22nd Jan. for London Fairfield, Abbot, from Manilla, at ditto, and sailed 26th lan. for London Ann, Murray, from Bombay, and Lyra, swan, from Sincapore, al ditto, and both sailed 27th Jan. for London Auga,tus, Carr, from the Mauritius, at ditto, and sailed 31st Jan for London Royal Saxon, Atkins, from Calcutta, at ditto, and sailed 2nd Feb for this port Chi'de liarolde,Willis, from Bombay, at ditto, and sailed 3rd Feb, for London Pekoe, Giliies, from China, at ditto, and sailed sth Feb. for Cowes Heywood, Jones, from Bombay, at ditto Royal Sovereign, Hopton , from Calcutta, at ditto Dorothy Gales, Brunton, from the Mauritius, at ditto Arachne, Thurtell, from ditto at ditto 'Undo°, Van Zullecom, from Hobart Town, at ditto H.M.S. Erebus, and Terror, from Plymouth, at ditto. on a voyage of discovery Cabinet, Linnell, hence at New Orleans Pearl, , hence at Virginia Mary Wylie, , hence at Laguira Pearl, , from San Blas, at Guayaquil Josko, Negovetich, from Bahia, at Trieste Thomas Leech, Jolly, from Pernambuco, at ditto Argyle, (steamer) hence at Cadiz Concordia, Kunst, hence at Flushing Davin, Speigelberg, hence at Swinemunde Francis, Wrighton, hence at the Texel Ludwig, Andreis, hence at Swinemunde Hero, Lark, hence for ,Newcastle, at Great Yarmouth, with fore. mast sprung Cumbrian, Lee, from the Mauritius for this port, off the Cove Hewuth, Lacy, from Odessa, at Crookhaven Adelaide, Manger, from Rio Janeiro, off Falmouth John O'Gaunt, Robertson, from China, off this port ; sailed from Tongkoo Bay 9th Dec. and from St. Helena sth Feh. On 21st Dec. in Banca Straits, spoke the James Ewing. On the 28th, in lat. 10 0 5, long. 102 0 E, spoke the Christina, from New South Wales for Batavia. On the 3rd Jan. in lat. 16 15 S, long. 81 10 E, spoke the Symmetry. from London for Ceylon. On the 14th, in lat. 27 30 5, long. 80 E, spoke the Martha, from Calcutta for London. On the 26th, in lat. 35 18 S, long. 19 20 E, spoke the Selma, from Calcutta for Dundee. In lat. 30 S, long. 18 0 %V, spoke the City of London, from the Cape of Good Hope for London. On the 15th Feb. in lat. 2 25 N, long. 20 10 W, spoke the Inglis, from London for Bombay. On the 17th, in lat. 5 10 5, long. 23 30 W, spoke the Augustus, from the Mauritius for London. THURSDAY, MARCH 26.—Wind variable and moderate, ARaivED.—Jolla O'Gannt, Robertson, from China; sailed 9th Dec.—Harriet Rockwell, Prescott, from Mobile—Sterling, San ders, and Alexander Grant, Thompson, from Savannah—and Eliza Scotland, , from Messina. SAILED.—Queen Victoria, Thompson, for New Orleans—New Brunswick, Mattison, for New York—Manley, Glover, for Antigua —Flora, Reteick, for liambro' and Riga—Victoria, Jarvis, for An cona—Myrtle, Carter, for Lisbon—and Formosa, Adam, for Syd. ney, N.S.W. Ranger, and Superb, hence at Pernambuco Thomas Mellor, , hence off ditto Tam O'Shanter, Stevenson, hence at Barbadoes Jarrow. Walker, from Demerara for Liverpool, at Barbadoes Gratitude, , was to sail from Gonaives for the Cape of Good Hope 21st Feb. Eliza, Sawyer, hence at Jamaica Roseland, Dunstone. hence at Bilboa Lord Lambton, Pratt, from Smyrna, at Waterford Sisters, Adamson, from Constantinople, at the Cove Eliza Johnstone, Petrie, from Pernambuco, off ditto Amazon, Holmes, from Odessa, at Milford; sailed 31st Jan. and from Constantinople 20th Feb. Thomas Carey, —, hence at Hobart Town Mardi 25.—The Ann, Keivan, is sunk on the South Bull, Drogheda, and the Union, Mulholland, in the river Drogheda WATurtFoan, March 24.—The Henry Hood, —, from Liver fool to New York, that put into this port 27th Jan. witfi damage, sailed to-day for New York, after being repaired- TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MAucti 26. Wind at' Holyhead, East, light breeze in the morning; north noon and evening. Off Holyhead, inward bound, at 3 p.m. No. 1473, Nantasket, A.S. from New Orleans. Off Holyhead, outward bound, at 12 at noon, No. 1851, Marchio ness of Bute, B.S. for Mobile. Off Great Or►nshead, inward bound, at 8 a.m. No. 627, Alexander Grant, B.S. for Savannah. Off Toel Nant, inward bound, at 7 a.m. No. 72, John O'Gaunt, B.S. from Canton. East of the Floating Light, inward bound, at 1 40 p.m. No. 1925, Eliza Scotland, 11.11: from Messina. - - - VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. • . (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Tacitiis; P Moore, -- Havana,Wildes, Pickersgill & Co Christina, M Oginaga, 135 Havana, F Mailer() Zeno, W Mosso)), 215 Jamaica, A Cliff & Son Denison, H Jones, 325 Antigua, C W & F. Shand Ntandard. --, • 214 Demerara, G Booker & Co Levant, T Bartlett, 413 Matanzas, ft Zwilchenhart & Co Mountaineer, W V illiams, 296 Kingston, Jamaica, __ Imrle & Tomlinson SOUTH AMERICA. Huntress, N Putnam, 546 Pernambuco, Galt, Barr &Co Diadem, J Ross, 213 Pernambuco, Cotesworth & Wynne Bessy Robertson, D Christie, 149 Rio Janeiro, Imrie & Tomlinson City of Perth, J Porter, 186 Para, IV N Moore UNITED STATES. Ambassador, \V 3 Ekenhead, 59.2 New Orleans, " \V Quayle Eli Whitney, E Harding, 528 New Orleans, Isaac, Low &Co Panther, G W Ashby, 641 New York, .1 & W Robinson Helen, T B Smith, A Taylor 423 Charleston, Henry, .1 Laird, 619 New York, ingleby & Co Napier, J L Sandford, 451 Philadelphia, G Brown & Co Mersey, W Edwards, 344 Mobile, Wilder, Pickersgill & Co Majestic, C F Mustard, 370 Mobile, Focke & Boult Ellen Brooks, J B Lindsay, 517 Baltimore, C Brown &Co Eleanor, M'Plierson, 679 New Orleans. W Lindsay Mary Kingsland, M'Cerran, 796 New Orleans, F Huth & Co Mayflower, L Weeks,. 579 New York, C Brown & Co United States, Britton, 650 New YOrk, 'l' & 3 Sands &Co Katherine Jackson, J G 'lorry, 445 New York, A Denuistoun & Co Virginia, K Ilussey, 380 Mobile, A Taylor BRITISH AMERICA. • Halifax, IV Galilee, 344 Tatmagouche, Holderness & Chilton Devaux, Vii Armstrong, 425 Quebec, C Chaloner & Co John, G Heselton, 535 Quebec, C Chaloner & Co Jenny, li. Bolick, 195 st. John, :CM, and Montego Bay, Jamaica, . _ Jones, Mann & Co Alcyone, NV Gates. 301 Quebec, G Brown & Co Quebec, Pye, . • 587 Quebec, Rankin, Gilmour &Co Carlton, —Allan, 533 Miramichi, Rankin, Gilmour & Co Erin-go-Bragh, P Sumpton, 431 Montreal, W Fisher & Son St. George, T Dempsey, 240 Dalhousie, Cannon, Miller & Co Hope, W Sheridan, 158 Newfoundland, W Tarbet Promise, --, 362 Quebec, Boyes, Burrell &Co Boddingtons, F Venus, 301 Quebec, Boyes, Burrell &Co George Glen, Bride, 227 Montreal, W Rose & Co EUROPE. Undaunted, G Foster. 2-;6 Stettin, Bahr, Behrend &Co Feronia, J A Jarvis, 119 Oporto, Highfield & Withers Union, E Vander Heyde, 150 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend &Co Champion, J Bream, 121 Genoa, Bahr, Behrend & Co Liuld, C Zoetcheft, 83 Antwerp, Bahr, Behrend &Co Helena, W J Waltz, 112 Rotterdam and Dordt, Bahr, Behrend & Co Fortuna, F Taay, 190 Narva, Bahr, Behrend & Co Mary & Eliza, C Tregarthan, 83 Messina and Palermo, J Rothwell Amelia, D White, 199 Genoa and Leghorn, J Bibby & Sons Adelaide, C Granby, 107 Adra, J Glynn & Son Julia, R Hippensall, 162 Leghorn. Haskayne & Co John Freerk, D G Smit, 109 Hambro', Bahr, Behrend &Co imparts. SOUTH AMERICA. Lord Cochrane, (499) L H Smith, from Pernambuco, 2089 bags cotton, Order-194 do, Foster Bros- - 18 do, K Zwilchenbart and co —25 do, F J Vanzeller-50 do, Hadfield, Wood and co-20 do, J Cragg-20 do, E S Yates and co-640 brls 1:38 cs 33 bxs sugar, Order —460 brls 57 cs do, M'Calmont Bros and co-6 ps angeki and 7ps amerella wood, 1200 coker nuts, Master—W I) Sarah Birkett, (202) R M Atkins, from Laguna, 275 t logwood, W Rose and co—K D UNITED STATES'. St. Mark, (545) C Varnum, from Savannah, 1677 bls cotton, Order -W D Merrimac. (413) E Pike, from Mobile, 300 bales cotton, Melly, Prevost and co-72 do, Wolfe and Bishop -25 do, Gibbs, Bright and co-261 do, Roskell, Ogden and co—s do, T B Barclay and co - 534 do, Order—W Benjamin Morgan, (392) it Johnson, from Charleston, 77 his cot. ton, A Taylor-604 do, Brown, Shipley and co-36s do, Coltman and Stolterfoht-202 do, \V Forde and co -13 do, Order—P Susquehanna, (550 J W Mien-ken, from Philadelphia, 2 tcs 10 brls 1 pkge do, G Wadsworth-- 1 do, T Hodgson -1 bundle do, W B Ogden -1 do, G Green and Son -4 bxs do, Booker and co-5000 bris 300 hf brls flour, Order-200 lif brls do, W A Brown-Igs brls do, .1 Swire— /65 do, 2 locomotive engines complete, Brown, Ship ley and co--P 1) Garrick, (940) A S Palmer, from New York, 75 chests 25 hf chests 130 qr chests tea, M'Calmont Brothers and co-249 chests 146 hf chests 279 qr chests do, no consignee -102 chests 382 hi chests 228 boxes tea, Glen and Anderson-54 chests do, II Mare and co-297 hf chests do, K Dowie and co-50 chests do, C B Buchanan and co —172 chests do, Graham and Taylor-100 chests 126 hf chests do, T Hatton, jun-6sg hf chests do, order-53 cheats 91 bf chests do, Wildes, Pickersgill and co-146 chests 1060 hf chests do, Magniac, Smiths and co. Nll.—All the tea is :or exportation.-9 brls I box contents unknown, order-4 brls do, J Brown—lsl bales cotton, Roskell, Ogden and co -74 bales do, C B Buchanan and co-323 do, Phipps and co—]o3 do, order-38 tees 4 hf tees flaxseed, Brown, Shipley and co-112 tees do, J W M'Bride and co-100 do, J N Terts —2OO do, C B Zuchanan and co-2090 brls flour, Baring Brothers and co-16.431 bushels Indian corn, Ii Mare and co--1V I) BRITISH AMERICA. _ Nlai ilia Harrison, (122) J Green, from Harbor Grace, Ntlnd, 362 casks train oil, 174 c old junk, 36 oars, 28 wet cow hides, Harrison, Ridley and en —127 cks train oil, J Davies-4 bdls Ibx dry codfish, Order--G D _ _ _ . Leander, (813) J It Phelan, from St. John, N.B. 62 pees birch and 820 pees fir timber, 2310 deals and deal ends, 7775 staves, I brl cran berries, 12 spars, Gibbs, Bright and co—• 3 spars, I fender, exporta tion•—B D EUROPE. John Blake, (220) AV ChuTel;ward, from Odessa, 1241 qrs wheat, S Blain hrul Son—ll 3 bales wool, J Pownall—K Ellen lligh6eld, (127) R J Doughty, from Ancona, about 940 qrs wheat, A F and R Maxwell—Q D Marys, (266) H Bravey, from Licati, 380 t sulphur, A A Gower, Nephew and co—Q D Teesdale, (20) S Sterling, from I.leati, about 400 t sulphur, A A Gower, Nephew and co—Q D Pyrenees, (282) J Warman, fm Gergenti, 420 t sulphur, Whitaker. Carter and co—Q D _ Corinna, (4."24) 11 Willmett, from Smyrna, 675 Ms madder roots, 2847 ps boxwood, 40 bo valonea, Order —K D Redbreast, (132) H Millard, from Seville, 146 pipes 40 bf pipes 40 brie olive oil, order--Q Aladem LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 25, The sales on Thursday last were 3000 bags ; _Friday 4000 ; Satur day •l 500; Monday 5000; Tuesday 1500; and to-day 4500. There has been a fair demand since last week ; the trade has taken more freely the last few days than for some time past ; the desire to sell as soon as landed is very general, and which affords buyers an ad vantage in respect of choice. Prices of all descriptions remain with little or no variation from our former quotations. The import of the week amounts to 26,067 bags.- LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, NI %atm 26 There has been a fleeting gleam of brightne'ss in our Butter market during the last day or two, prices having become steady in consequence of the severity of the weather. Belfast Butter we quote 100 s to Ioss ; Coleraine and Ballymoney gds to gss ; Kilken ny and Carlow 9-Is to 104 s; Newry 90s to 94s ; Derry 908 to loos. Pickled Butter is very dull at 96s to 975. Beef has advanced fully 5s per tee. and Pork held for more money. The holders of Bacon ask Is per cwt. higher rates, and they are partially acceded to.. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MARcx 24. (From the Circular of Messrs. James Scott and Son.) Although the winds have been only partially favourable since Tuesday last, the arrivals of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, from Ire. land, coastways, and from foreign ports, have been lather con siderablel; and, added to those of the preceding week, have greatly exceeded the demand. Sales have been effected only to a very moderate extent of Wheat, at a decline of about 2d to 3d per 7016 ; of Oats at id told per 431 b. ; of all other Grain, and of Flour and Oatmeal, at a small reduction, but hardly sufficient to alter last quotations. n The duty on Wheat from foreign ports has receded to 20s 13(1 per quarter, on Flour to las Sd per barrel, and on Beans to gs 6d per quarter since Friday last ; on other Grain there is no alteration ; some parcels of American Flour in bond here, and on the passage, have found purchasers at 30s, and for export at 305 6d per barrel ; Oats also in bond for export at 38 pd to 4s ad per 451 b. The weather has continued very favourable for all agricultural operations: very dry, but perhaps rather too severely cold. We have had but little or no rain in this district during the last six weeks. At this day's market there was a fair attendance, and sales of Grain effected to a moderate extent, at about the decline above mentioned ; and for Flour in bond and free, and for Oatmeal, about (id decline was submitted to. WHEAT, per 701bs s. d. s. d. INDIAN; CORN, 113 4SOIL. 10 Scotch p Irish Bonded BARILKY, per qr. • English 43 Chevalier 46 Scotch, per 601 b. 5 Irish 4 Foreign, in bond, 0 OATS, per 451 b. English Scotch • 4 'lrish 3 Foreign, in bond 3 O@l2 0 Red 43 01 44 0 9 10 6 White 44 0 43 0 O 9 3 ; BEANS, per quarter. o o 0 l English 45 • 0 49 0 Irish 42 0 44 0 o 45 0 I PEAS, Grey 3B 0 44 0 • 47 0 ; White 42 0 47 0 4 6 01, SHIP BKEAIi, per 11311). _ 6 6 0 I In bond O 0 0 English, per 2801 b. • • Fine 52 0 58 0 1 4 3 Irish 44 0 55 0 1 4 3 'Amer. 14; brl. free 7 310 Sweet U.S. 6 4 2 i Sour 42 fi 43 0 40 0 41 U Ditto, duty free 4 RYE, per quarter 36 MA LT, per qr. fine middling 56 O 4 O 39 o 73 O 68 2 OATMEAL, per 24u1b. 0 English 32 6 33 0 0 Ditto, new 33 0 34 0 0 j Scotch 32 6 33 0 AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE. Imported into Liverpool, from 10th to the I'th iost. Inclusive, }•ROM IRKLAND Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lamt 1017 676 5399 • 17 39 Previously.. 6663 19985 51731 298 8 44 420 Previonsly Old Hay New Hay.... Clover Hay.. Straw, Wheat Straw, Oat .. Straw, Barley Green Clover COASTWISE Cows. Sheep. Pitts. Horses. Calves. Lambs 134 1091 713 '11977 2910 37 8 26 AGRICULTURAL MARKET, MARCH 25. s. d. S. ti. s. d. s. d. O 10@1 *4. 20%. Potatoes. 2 3(2 10 rgoit, O 10 1 2- Cattle Ditto 1 11 2 1- 0 1 1 - Turnips 36 030 0 ; 0 6i 0 7i - Carrots 5O 060 0 - O Li n 63 - Mauglewnrzle34 0 0 0 - O 4 0 4 - Manure 9 612 0 - O 0 0 0 -- LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispensaries during the last week:— North. South. Total 273 634 215 123 338 Received advice and medicine at the Insti. tution Visited at their own houses and supplied with medicine Total at each Dispensary 376 972 VISITORS. North—Rev. Dr. Tattershall, Mr. J. H. Smith, and Mr. C. Booth. South—Mr. Jordan, Mr. Joseph Cooper, and Rev. C. morrall. R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary. Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fenwick-street, March 23, 1840. TIDE TABLE. Dugs. Mrn. Ern. , Height. Sundays, llolydays, March n. st. H. r. I. Friday .. 27 512 524 11 S Venus rises sh. Ilm. morn Saturdal 28 647 7iu 12 s Mercury stationary. Sunday 29 510 842 14 6 sth Sunday in Lent. Monday 3o 910 931 16 1 Length of day 12h. 51m. Tuesday 31 9 52 10 13 17 5 Wednes. 1 10 2d 10 47 18 6 Thursday 2 11 6 11 24 18 7 New Moon Sh. Sm. A PRICES OF SHARES, MARCH 26. . . Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS. &c. Per Share. Prices. Birmingham and GlouCester BO paid 65 0 0 .... Ditto anti Derby • ' 90 .... 76 10 0 .... Birkenhead and Chester Bolton and Leigh lOO paid 61 0 0 .... Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter .... Chester and Crewe 4O .... 44 5 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh anti Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid 3 5 0 Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid 16 2 6 Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar 1 30 p aid Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction lOO .... 230 0 oeXdiY23o 0 0 Ditto half shares 3o .... +39 10 0 .... Great Western 65 67 10 0 .... Ditto new shares so . :II 5 11 .... Hull and Selby 35 paid 26 15 0 .... Lancaster and Preston 42 10 0 0 0 0 .... Liverpool and Manchester lOO .... 183 0 0 .... Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares 5O . . 26 0 0 .. .. London and Birmingham 9O 155 0 0 .. .. EL 0 0 Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto ana Southampton 5O .... 42 5 0 ... Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 70 lu o .... Ditto half shares Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 71 o o .... Ditto, (new) 10 paid 49 10 0 .... Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 12 0 0 .... 11 17 6 Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .. .. .... Ditto quarter shares North Midland New North Midland lO .... 133 0 0 .. • • South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap. • 100 paid o 0 0 .... York and North Midland 4O paid 51 15 0 ... Great North of England :to o U„.. 70 10 1; 15 0 BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 765 0 ttexdiv Bank of Liverpool - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 17 0 9 - Liverpool Union lO .... 1S 15 - Northern and Central - Albion - North and South 10 .... 7 7 6 - of Manchester lO .... I 6 - M'cliester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... g 17 6 .. - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank lO 15 17 6 ... Commercial Bank of England .; .... 3 14 6 East of England lO .... 7 17 6 Phcenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 mi. 7 12 6 GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings £loo paid 161 0 0 163 0 L'pool and Harrington Water l 350 Works . 12 10 0 7 17 6 . 47.; o o Bootle Ditto Stock.... 32:, 0 o ~, L'pool Coal Gas Company.... Stock.... 3; o o u .... L'pool New Gas &Coke Co. .WlOO .... 19 i o o ... Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance Company 125 paid 210 0 •••• Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... p 5 0 .....,. Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. lls oex div. DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company l5 .... 97 6 .... Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry l2 los. .... Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . . G Is 0 .... Harrington Docks . Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool; (Poloncean) 2 .... 0 Is 0 .... GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following arc 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.in. (5 a.m. Mixed 99 „ 12 09 8 15 a.m. First Class 99 1 15 p.m. 10 30 a.m. First Class g . 4 p.m. ,P . 12 15 p.m. First Class OP 99 6 p.m. 4 p.m. Mixed _ 7 p.m. First Class 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVE RPOOL ~ AND MANCHESTER, 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 6 a.m. 11 30 a.m. 2 15 p.m. 2 45 p.m. Mixed Train dO. do. do. First Class First Class 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.l.ondon Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. „ 7 p.m. . It .. 12 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. ° 245 p.m. ~ The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. PROM L'POOL TO MANCRESTER. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 .. 10 0 FROM MANCIIHSTER TO L'POOI.. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 0 10 0 „ 11 15 ..1145 „ 2 0 Aftern. ..*2 45 Aftern. 5 0 „ 5 30 „ 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I his Train does not start till Three. TvoAys. Fir:;t Class Second Class R o Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 IS Mixed Stop only at Newton & Prkside, AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHESTER. g 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 „ • • „ 2 45 Aftern. .. Second Cl&.; 5 0 ~ ..Mixed 715 „ . First Class NDATg. 7 o Morning.... 'Mixed 5 30 Afternoon „ ILTON. 11 0„ •• 11 •15 2 0 Aftern. .. 230 Aftern. 445 I/1 • • 530 PP 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed' Stop only at Newton & Prkside * Except on Saturdays, when t 1 ON SI! First Class Second Class 8 U Morning.. 7 0 Morning 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 .Aftern. • 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed top only at Newton & Prkside I TO PRESTO! FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. First Class II 0 2 30 Aftern. Second Class 4 45 .. :Mixed 7 LS . ON S 7 0 Morning.... Mixed sno Afternoon.. „ TO BC • FROM LIVERPOOL. 5 45 Morning.... First Class 12 0 • 1 3l► Afternoon .. Second Class 830 0)/ MU 7 0 Morning.... Second, Class 30 Afternoon . . TO ST. T. IPROM AIANCHEiTER. g 0 Morning.... First Class 111 IS , 2 45 Afternoon .. Second tla , s 5 30 NDAYS. 7 0 Morning Second Class 5 30 Afternoon HELENS. FROM MANCRSiTICR. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 „ .... 111 45 „ ...• Pt 2 45 Afternoon .. 119 •• ft NDAYS. I 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. t 1 ::ORN GAP. PROM bIANCUESTE R. 7 30 Morning Second Class 11 45 „ .... .• 5 30 Afternoon .. PP 'NDAYS• I 7 o Morning.... Sec oa d 0 1154 1 3 SO.. Afteknoop ~ FROM LIVERPOOL 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 11 45 2 :10 Afternoon.. 11 5 30 .. .... .. ON Sv. 7 0 Morning Second Class 5 30 _Afternoon .. TO RUM FROM LIVERPOOL 7 15 Morning.... Second Clas;. , 11 4f, 5 30 Afternoon.. ON SG 7 0 Morning.... Second Cia:43 ti so Afternoon .. LONDON GAZEM.- T TURADAY, MA ECU 24, PARTNERSIIIkS DISSOLVED. Williams and Morrison, Liverpool, tobacco.manufacturer—HOL , ford. Sauer, and co. liamburgh, and J. Holtord, Sater, and co. Manchester—T. Lady man and co. Ashton, Lancashire, tea dealers —Hargreaves and Powell, Lancaster, plumbers—Daglish and Brittle low Pemberton and Wigan. Lincashire, coal. propri etors —N. Shel met:ditie and Sons, Salford, smallware-manutacturers. ; as far u regards It. Shelmerdine. _ INSOLVENTS. March A.—John Barlow. St. Helen's, Lancashire, grocer. James and William Wateiman, Winsley-street, OX ford-street, London, builders. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Peter Moore, Hirwain, Glamorganshire, innkeeper BANKRUPTS. William Blundell and Robert Falk, Liverpool, merchants, to Cur render April 14. May 5, at two o'clock, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Holden and Clarke, Liverpool ; and Messrs. Taylor, Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bedford-row, London. Robert Hatton, late of New Brunswick, now of Liverpool, wool len-draper, April 7, May 3, at one o'clock, at the Clarendon Rooms. Liverpool. Solicitors, Mr. J. H. Parr, Liverpool; and Messrs. Ad• liugton, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London. William Sawer Young, West Smithfield, London, banker. Leonard Wild Lloyd, Richmond, Surrey, hotel-keeper, and Lin colti's.inn-iields, London, builder.. Donald Tulloch, Duchess-street, Portland-place, and Ade wharf, Strand, London, coal-merchant: William Bracher, Great Ormond-street, London, painter. John Luke Boorman, New-road, Gravesend, silversmith. David King, Eltharn, Kent, surgeon. Robert and Frederick Palmer, Reading, Bftkshire, coal-mer chants. James Cocker, Barnsley, Yorkstir:, dyer. Samuel Prat, Glastonbury, Somt rietshire, attorney-at-law. Elizabeth Cooke, Market liarborough, Leicestershire, and 'North ampton, hatter: James Lambert, Monmouth, draper. . James Ilill, Wisbeach St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire, and Thomas BBL Peterborough, Northamptonshire, merchants. William Blaxland, Birmingham, woollen-draper. Samuel Sleep,.Altarmin, Cornwall, linen-draper. James Gelcher, Darlaston. Staffordshire, gun lock-manufacturer. • DIVIDENDS. _ _ April IG, .7. Thompson, Liverpool, grocer—April 14, W. Milburn. Old City-chambers, Bishopsgate-street, London, merchant—April 16, J. D. Gander, Brill-row, Somers-town, licensed-victualler—April 15, H. Hall, Lamb's Conduit-street. London, ironmonger—April 15, W. 11. and C. B. Tarbett, St. Mildred's-court, London, merchants — ' April 14, G. Field, Heinel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, paper-maker April 14, W. Green, Cheapside, London, ‘a arehouseman—April 14. J. S. Bray, Coleman-street-buildings, London; merchant—April 16, C. Alcock, Sheffield, case -manufacturer--April IL, C. Long, Brad ford, Wiltshire, wharlinger—April 14, P. Taylor, Chorley, cotton spinner—April 16, A. 11, Tulk and E. Banks, Gateshead, Durham. soap-thanufacturer--April 21, .1: Bacon, low Ousegate, Yorkshire. grocer—April 27, H. Ellis and G. H. Dryson, Manchester, brace manufacturers—April 23, M. A. Fles, Manchester, merchant—April 28, M. Saville, Staley-bridge, Lancashire, mercer--April 23, T. Cart wright, Manchester, toy-merchant—Am il 21, W. P. Coope, Man chester, victualler—April 23, J. Brittain, Kingston-upon-Hull, hop merchant—April 24, A. Ccrt and T. Harrison, Blackburn, cotton spinners—April 20, S: Elliott and J. Alleu,'Wakeneld, corn-factor , —April 23, W. Wood, Kirkby Moorside,'Yorkshire, innkeeper — April 13, I'. Coates, New Mallon, Yorkshire, torn. merchant--April 23, J. Ashe, jun. Stockport ; cotton-spinner—April 24, J. Ilickling , Warwick, brickmaker—April 14, P. P. trle, Liverpool, shipwright April 15, B. Baker, Liverpool, marble-mison. CERTIFICAI ES _ . _ To be glinted unleis cautse be shown to the contrary, on or before Aprill4. A. A. Dobbs, Liverpool, wine-merchant—J. Rogers, Manchester. hop-merchant—W. Hill, Bridge-street. Lambeth, ironmonger—"' Wyatt, Uuion-street, Southwark, licensed.victt a .er—W. Hind, Preston, millwright—C. Winter, Marlborough, Wiltbhite, innkeePet —T. Irving, Halifax, Yorkshire, dyer—R. Edwards, Aston, War• wickshire, victualler. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. APRIL Uowm 1. John Lloyd, (lst)... Clarendon Rooms, 18 1. Thomas i'agan, (Ist) Ditto, I. NVilliam Robertson, (Ist) 1 Ltn, 2. Theodore Frederick Clark, (special) Atkinson, birch and Co's, Manchester, 12 3. Theodore Frederick Clark, (2nd) Clarendon Roonis, 4. Henry Martin Ditto, PORT OF LIVERPOOL. Number of Vessels, with their amount of Tonnage, Reported in wards at the Custom•house, from the :13111 Jan to the 1' Feb., 1840, viz.— British. Foreign. TOTA L • Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons• .. 4 970 0 0— 4 Y7.° Africa Azores . . . British America Belgium . Deumark . . 932 -- 7064 0 - 0 - East Indies . . France 19 4442 -7 9 1460 --U U 1; 9 31 o u 17 7 064 1!.0 1 15° 0 0 Germany Guernsey Holland . • . Isle of Man . Iceland . . Jersey . Mediterranean . Madeira . . . 0 0 ▪ . . 0 0 • . . • • • 2.; 1517 -- • 0 0 - . 3 473 - • 19 36 ti -- 1 95 -- 0 0 -- 11 4 442 0 0 -- 9 1400 Portugal. . Prussia . . Russia . . Sweden . 3 409 - 0 0 1 373 - 0 -- 4 410 - - , 1 117 1 11, 0 0 --- u o 1 167 1 167 0 0 9.5 ISO O 0 -- U f) U 0 - 3 4 1 O 0 19 367 6 0 0 —, i 9:, I 100 - 0 -- 0 0 •- 0 0 -- Spain . . 0 -- 4 ..,09 0 0 1 375 SOuth America . . . 11 2490 --- u 0 440 United States . . . . 4 2279 27215 - - Eg 29 1 9 1 West Indies . . . 8 1981 o g 081 Ireland and Coastwise. 635 93759 U 0 63,1 937 54 59 27749 sz; 150109 768 122360 Vessb and Tonnage entered the Port of Liverpool, in the Monti , ' ending 24th Feb.,.183g and 1840. 1810 Liverpool.... 827 vessels 150109 tons Runcorn .... RR 4549 s,g Liverpool Runcorn , 915 vessels 134659 tons 147348 3084 Decrease 1055 vessels 152432 tong. 2228 tone increase._ NORTHERN HOSPITAL, MARCH 21. ADmITTEI) Accidents Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation ... • • 15 27 1 Remaining in th, DISCHARGED. Cured Attending as Out Patients . • Irregular Died. Tot al ie Hospital . . Treasurer, R. W. Batescn, Esq. House Visitors, James Ileyworth, Esq. and B. H. Jones, EQ. Chaplain, Rev. J. Connor.—House Surgeon, Mr. Arnott. BIRTHS. " At Liscard, Cheshire, the lady of the Rev. JOHN TOBIN. of $ On the 18th instant, at Flower Grove, the Viscountess MOUNT' NIORRES, of a son. MARRIED. ----- ---- • On the 17th instant, at St. George's, Hanover-square, tke 11°11 , ANTHONY JOHN ASHLEY COOPER, youngest son of the Earl Shaftesbury, to JULIA, eldest daughter of HENRY JOHN CO YERS, Esq. of Copthall, in the county of Essex. On the 18th instant, at Great Stanmore. Middlesex, by the R e , ' J. R. Chauvel, D.C.L. ROBERT HOLLOND, Esq. M.P. for ings, to ELLEN JULIA, only child of THOMAS TEED, Ei 4 b Stanmore.hall. Same day, at Castleknock, near Dublin, by the Rev. Charles La"' rence, THOMAS AISKEW LARCOM, Esq. to GEORGINA, dtt ti F ij ; ter of Colonel D'AGUILAR, C.B. and Deputy Adjutant-Genera . '" Ireland. • On the 24th instant, at the Unitaria n Chapel, Parad is e-street. bY the Rev. James Martineau, ALEXANDER ALLEN, Esq. to ELI' BETH, eldest daughter of J. DAWSON. Esq. the by On the 25th instant, at the Catholic Ch a p e l, Copperas-hill, ). he Rev. Dr. Youens, and immediately aft er , a t Ed Ee -hill Ch urc h, by Rev. IL Barker, JOHN JOSEPH GUMMING, Esq. of Galway , 1 4 REBECCA, daughter of the late JOHN HOPKINSON', E'l• Mount Vernon. Same day, at Childwall Church, by the Rev. Ge r a r d L e i g h. t Captain TOWNSIIEND, 38th Regiment, youngest son of Ethca' Venables Townshend, Esq. of Wincharu-hall, in the county Chester, to JANE, eldest daughter of JOHN SHAW LEIGH, E" . of Childwall-hall, in the county of Lancaster. Mr. Yesterday, at St. Nicholas's Church, by the Rev. Mr. M'Gill, WI LLIANI A LLANSON, to ELIZABETH, dalghter of the late bit' JOHN RICHARI)SON, cooper. Yesterday, at the Parish Church, Wigan, M r . THOMAS EL. elO, joiner, to Miss ELIZABETH RATCLIFFE, youngest daughter of Mr. Thomas Ratcliffe, farmer, Haigh. DIED. At Egham, ANN, wife of ROBERT lIAYNES, Esq. of Barhados' in her 75th year. On the 25th July last, at Camaroons, Captain WILLIAM AVTAO" CART, of the barque Watt. Drowned on the 12th October last, off the Island of the Chinas Seas, in endeavouring to reach the shore from the verrS, of the Sunda, JAMES ILBERY, Esq. of Doughty-street, (Madras. street, London. On the 7th January last, at Bahia, in the 18th year of his ag e, JAMES, third son of THOMAS MELLOR, Esq. Edge-lane. g On the 4th instant, at Fontenoy.street, aged 61, Mr. W . LIA GORDON. On the 15th ult. aged 21, deeply and sincerely regretted by . hi . relatives and friends, THOMAS, third son of Mr. 'MORLEY, 6 " aeon, of Newton-in-the-Willows. On the sth instant, aged 48, Mr. W. WALLER, cabiner.maker s On the Bth instant, at C on w a y. a ge d 7 6 , WILLI AM JONES, 0. „, 1 late Comptroller of Custom s , a n d formerly surgeon in that toN"'S The deceased was in the service of the Custom-house for the 10y° period of 47 years. , t , On the 11th instant. aged 74 years at his apartments n t James's Palace, Sir THOMAS MASH, who in was for many years 6 1 tached to the Lord Chambe r lai n ' s o ffi ce , during the reign,. (~ George 111. IV. and William IV. by the last o f w h om he " knighted on his retirement from public life. On the 13th instant, in Lower Broughton, MARY, relict of tht late Mr. THOMAS ROBINSON, of this town, and mother of -' S. P. Robinson, of Manchester. sa: ji On the 14th instant, at Whitehaven, aged 100, M r. CHARLis- BURNELL, for many years captain and owner of several vers e s belonging to that port. . . . On the 15th instant, at Ilerner's Hotel, London, in her 24th ,s'e si a . i ELLEN DOROTHEA, wife of the Rev. WILLIAM HORS4I4Ys.4 St. Michael's-on. Wyre, and (laughter of the late William C!" - Esq. of Red Scar. On the 17th instant, aged 82 years, Captain PETER STEW ir formerly in the employ of the late John Shaw, Esq. and step-fa t of Mrs. Duncan, fishmonger, Great Charlotte-street. Same (lay, MARY, wife of Mr. HUGH WILLIAMS, Sr. Patu s s square, aged sG, much and d eserve dl y respected by her relatives ."- friends On the 19th instant, in his 41st Oar, at Edinburgh, Mr. JOB MATTHEWS, commercial traveller for the firm Of Messrs. W,S, r and Westheads, of Mancheste r, b y whom he had b een employed ' the'period of thirty years. On the 20th instant, in her 82nd year, at her house in UK, Grosvenor -street, CATHERINE LOUISA SHIPLEY, fifth drug ter of the late Right Rev. Jonathan Shipley, Bishop'of St. A5a„,,,P 1 14, King's Head, in that tosvitiar On the 22nd instant, aged 5s years. at h'rodshain, ELIZABIss daughter of Mrs. NICKSON, of the Kin On the 22nd instant, ALFRED, infant son of Mr. W. F. ROP ‘ '' SON, Prince Edwin-street. Everton. .fag Same day, in his 49th year, in Kensington -square, HARR— r y. GORDON COM), Esq. a magistrate of the police court of 3 ?„ o f lebone, and one of the equerries to his Royal Highness the Duk e Sussex. On the 21st instant, suddenly, in her twentieth year, Mu rb- sa deservedly regretted, SARAH ANNE HARTLEY , t h e n' daughter of Mr. Richard Hartley, Falkland street. Same day, after two days' illness, WILLIAM, son of Sir BOULT, Vine street, aged nine years. of Same day, MARY, the beloved wife of W'Ai. WHITE, drape r ' this town. On the 22nd i ns t an t , muc h and deservedly regretted, age' 45, years, Mr. JOHN ROLLING, butcher, Scotland-road. s On the 23rd instant, aged 40, Mr. PATRICK COLLIS- , al , noted oyster dealer, Dale-street, corner of Prince's-street, °- respected by a numerous acquaintance. Same day, after a painful and lingering illness, Mr. stOnS ifi' CAVANAGH, baker and flour-dealer, deservedly respected. On the 24th instant, aged 9 months, W11.1.1A51 CHAPS O , youngest son of JOHN SMITH. Esq. Ch a th am - p l ace, Edge.° iste On the 95th instant, aged 58, Mr. GEORGE TYRRELL'. el .; Lieutenant of the 88111 Regiment of Foot, or.Con naug ht Basr a a s , much and deservedly respected by a large circle of friends an quaintance. oev eP Yesterday morning, in this town, after a sev ere ill ness of s e. mouths, Mr. DANIEL BLOWE, printer, in the 76th year of hi LIVERPOOL: FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1840. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY•MOR:\,' JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 88, Mount Pleasant, 911 ‘ LEONARD ADDISON, of 11, Great Orford-street, At No. 4, ST. -1.1 . 01WE'4 CREACNNT, LIVERPOOI.• Orders and Adveftisements are received by Messrs. Nesvt°, l :oll ; Co., Warwick-square ; Barker, Fleet-street ; Deacon, ‘‘ .9l ` ) ,-,ii , Remelt, Chancery-lane ; Lawson and Barker, Ilirchin'd, Joseph Thomas, 1, Finch lane, Cornhill ; Munden liannnoc!rect Lombard-street ; Mitchell, 8, Red Liod•rourt, t . 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