The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-05 00:00:00

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER AND CREWE RAILWAY. On Wednesday last, the usual half yearly meeting of the proprietors of this undertaking was held at the Royal Hotel, Chester. It was very thinly attended, only two proprietors being present in addition to the directors. John Uniacke, Esq., the right worshipful the mayor of Chester, chairman of the board of directors, presided. H. Kelsall, Esq., the law clerk to the company read the following reports : DIRECTORS' REPORT. A reference to the report of the engineers, will show that the works, with a trifling exception, are proceeding in a moat satisfactory manner, and the directors intend that the line shall be opened to the public on Monday, the 3d of August next. The bill for consolidating this company with the Grand Junction company, has passed the House of Commons, and will in a few days be in a committee in the Lords. From the absence of all opposition, on the part of the shareholders, to the bill, and the greatly improved value of the stock of the company, the directors feel convinced that the proprietors without exception, acquiesce in the arrangement entered into with the Grand Junction company. On reference to the accounts of the treasurer laid before the proprietors at a former meeting, it will be seen that one item of expenditure was incurred in a survey by Mr. Stephen son, of the country for a line of railway from Chester to Holyhead, and on a survey and report by him of the line recommended by Mr. Vignoles, from Shrewsbury to Portdynllaen. His surveys and reports were laid before the commissioners appointed' by government, to examine the merits of the different lines of railway, between London and Dublin, and the directors are happy to say that the result of the corn mis,ioners' examination and their report entirely confirm Mr. Stephenson's opinion of the supeli :illy of the line from Chester to Holyhead. The Holyhead harbour has also been preferred and recommended by the naval commissioners. Under these favourable circumstonces the directors, in conjunction with the provisional committee of the Great Holyhead Railway Company, will use their utmost exertions to forward this great work, and bring it before the public at the earliest period that may be advisable. The importancf of this line to the interests of the Chester and Crewe, the Grand Junction, the London and Birmingham, the Manchester and Birmingham, and Chester and Birken head and other railway companies, is such as to convince the promoters of it, that it will meet the warmest upport of the proprietors in nose companies. The following directors have been ballotted out under the provisions of the act, but are eligible to be re-elected : Mr. Cross and Mr. Follett. The directors have caused notices to be given for the forfeiture of the following shares :-Nos. 421 to 460, 461 to 465, 1201 to 1220, ' 2159 to 2160, 3721 to 3725, 4538 to 4550, and 4926 to 4915, and recommend this meeting to confirm such forfeitures. J. UNIACKE, Chairman. ENGINEERS' REPORT. To the directors of the Chester and Crewe Railway Company. Gentlemen,—Since our report to you in November last, the contractors have been put in possession of the whole of the land, and are now proceeding in the execution of the re maining works upon the line with energy and vigour, the extent of excavation completed to this line being as follows I Waverton contract, 83 pee cent; Bunbury, 82 per cent; Wardle, 90 per cent ; and Crewe, 72 per cent. The amount of work executed upon the Waverton contract in the last six months will be observed to be less than upon the other portions of the line, and is •accounted for by the fact that the contractor has been confined in his operations to four miles and a half of the whole extent, having been only put in possession of the remaining two miles and a quarter about three weeks ago ; but he is now making most rapid progress in this part of the contract. The tunnel under the Ellesmere canal was completed early in this month, and for some time the traffic was allowed to pass over it. A leak, however, occurred, owing to a defect in the puddling, which caused a failure in a portion of the work, and arrangements have been made to prevent any delay arising from this occurrence. The middle contracts, as is shown above, are in a very ad vanced stafe of forwardness, and we have great pleasure in noticin„ the unintermitting exertions of Messrs. Jackson and Beard in the execution of their works. The Wardle contract is very nearly completed ; the prin cipal work upon the Bunbury division is the Crimes Brook embankment, requiring now only 48,000 cubic yards to com plete, and as this has to come from two ends, its finishing in time may be looked to with certainty. The arches of the Weaver viaduct are now closed, and a very advanced rate of progress in the performance of this work may now he calculated upon. To complete the embankment upon the west of the viaduct, and to convey the requisite material over the river Weaver, a wo.den bridge has been constructed, which, with very strenuous exertions on the part of the contractor, and pro bably with the assistance of side-cutting, will enable him to execute this bortion of the work in the required time. When the unparalleled wetness of the late season is consi dered, which has moct materially increased the cost of con structing and maintaining many railways; and when it is remembered that in tbrming the excavations on the Wardle and Crewe contracts, the contractors have had to contend with the v ry worst description of clay, which the late Mr. Telford called the " Cheshire mane," ann which his expe rience on the Birmingham and Nantwich canal led him to denounce as most unfit for heavy works, it is gratifying to find that your contractors have not experienced any serious loss, and that the treatment of the slopes here adopted has been so far successful that it is not likely any slips will occur. Presuming now upon a continuance of favourable weather, with the avoidance of unforseen accidents or causes of delay, and judging from the forward state of works, we have no doubt hut the line may be ready for opening early in August next ; and we may further state, that we feel satisfied that in consequence of the easy nature of the work upon the line, and favourable inclinations, 30 per cent. per annum upon the income will be sufficient to defray the current cxpences of the line when opened. Upon the subjects of the estimates we will only repeat that the completion of the line with engines and carriages ready for opening will not exceed £13.000 per mile. We are, gentlemen, Your most obedient Servants, GEORGE STEPHENSON, MURRAY GLADSTONE. Railway Office, Chester. April 28, 1840. Mr. R. L. Jones, the treasurer, read a long financial ab stract, which most lucidly explained the expenditure. The general result was as follows : Total received on calls Ditto for interest Ditto for land. On loans.. . £182,052 1,885 25,350 £209,367 Disbursements Balance £2067,147 3,220 £209,367 The Rev. Mr. Lyon asked if all the money had been bor rowed they were entitled to raise by way of loan, and whether there was any difficulty in borrowing ? The Treasurer said the whole sum they were empowered to raise by way of loan was £83,000, and they had it ten dered in one sum. Mr. Lyon said that showed the security was deemed good. He then asked whether the company had adopted Adam's patent springs in building their carriages. The Chairman stated that the latest improvements were adopted, and the construction of the carriages were accord ing to the views of the Grand Junction Company. They had been inspected by competent judges connected with that line, and he could confidently state, that on no line were there better carriages in every respect. They were of superior construction and workmanship. Mr. Lyon then enquired whether there would he any diffi culty with the viaduct under the Chester and Ellesmere canal? The Chairman said none whatever. Precaution would be taken against any further accident. The report was then adopted, and ordered to be printed and distributed amongst the proprietors. The recommendations were also adopted. The Chairman then drew the attention of the meeeting to that part of the report relating to the Holyhead railway, and said that as that project was of such great importance to this line, and also to the Grand Junction and the London and Birmingham, the energies of the directors, and the Holyhead Provisional Committee would be directed to Carrying out the project with as little delay as possible, and he hoped that in a short time the company would be in a condition to go to parliament. William Cross, Esq. and the Rev. James Folliott, who had neen ballotted out as directors, were then unanimouly re-chosen. The meeting then broke up.—Cester Chronicle. Those who recollect the furious hostility with which the Aformng Herald has hitherto assailed all railway projects, will be no less pleasingly su r p r i se d t h an we were on the following extracts from its city article of last Thursday. The observations of our contempor ar y are , on t h e whole, ex ceedingly sensible and judicious, alth oug h exceptions might be taken to particular phrases : •"fhe public continue favourable to investments in the share market, and generally speaking, not only is there an in creased demand for railway shares, but some enquiry for shares generally. This sort of speculative investment, it may be ob served, is both prudent and commendable, under such restric tions as to the eligibility of the property or undertaking which the exercise of a sound discretion will dictate. It is rarely that loss will be risked where a due share of caution is brought to bear ; and in contradistinction to foreign loans or foreign enterprises of any description, which may fail, as they too generally have failed, it must be noted that however in dividuals may suffer by undigested speculation in domestic undertakings, the wealth of the nation collectively, is not di minished; for the loss of a class of individuals, becomes the gain of a greater number, and labour is more largely em ployed and more henefijally requited, although to the disper sion of the hoards of capitalists, great and small. In respect of foreign schemes, the reverse takes place ; for what the ca pitalist loses is so much impoverishment to the nation in every sense. The wealth lavished remains abroad, without profit or return of any kind, or in any shape of interest or labour to to the nation, or to individuals at home."—Railway Times. The Reports on the Anglo-Hibernian Railways are just ready to be placed in the hands of honourable members. The opinion of Sir James Gordon and Captain Beachey is in favour of Holyhead as the station for the Dublin packets, and the r!ilway commissioners have given the preference to the line projected by Mr. Stephenson, via Chester and Bangor to H uly head .—.Railway Times. Last week a preliminary trip was taken on the Great 'Wes tern Railway as tar as Didcot, by the chairman and other directors. Only one line of rails has as yet been laid down, but it is expected that this further opening will be made on first of next month. It is anticipated that by the begin ning of next year the railway will b e comp l eted as far as Swindon. where it is joined by the Cheltenham line.—Rail- ,r 6 7, Times. WEEKLY RETURN OF TRAFFIC ON RAILWAYS. (From the Railway Magazine) P.mtle P.naile Passen g . P,assen- Cash. pr.wk..p. day. per day. NAME. gers. ...._____ .t:. IX. X. ' Birmingham .. - 141211 1254 18 - Grand Junction ---80061 821- 12 - Li verp. and Manch. - 4751 1534 22 --- Great Western - 4142 116 i 16 - South Western - 3103 534 'il - Newcast. & Ca r li s l e - 1501 25 34 _____ Greenwich 29934 1053 276 394 4276 Manchester &Leeds 18223 1025 76 1) 2603 13irmg. & Derby _ 984 254 31 -- Croydon .• • 11875 698 664 94 1696 York &N. Midland 2296 324 224 34- 328 Midland Counties.. 5882 442 284 4 840 Glasgow & Ayr.... 2186 - 364 Eastern Counties.. 7755 371 354 i 5 , 1108 DIVIDENDS FOR THE WEEK. North Union Railway Co., X. 5 per share, May 4. Hope Assurance Co. Itiew Jersey Railroad Co., 6 per cent. United General Gas Light Co. , May 7, Etaifteld Cabal Co. 6 Pff Mat' FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. I4APLES. Paris papers of Thursday have been received. Sane of these journals state that the King of Naples had accepted the mediation of France in the dispute between him and the Eng lish Government; but we are enabled, on the best authority, to deny the truth of that statement, and to assert that the King has declined giving any answer until he see M. Monte bello, the French ambassador to his e•ort, whose arrival was daily expected. "27 n'y a rien qui presse" was the only re mark made by the King on receiving the despatches an nouncing the acceptance of Great Britain of the proferred services of France. But he subsequently explained that he would decline giving any answer until he saw M. Montebello, on whose good sense and knowledge of the question at issue he had much reliance. _ _ In the meantime, our cruisers have captured two Neapoli tan vessels, and sent them to Malta. Some of the French papers say that as many as fifty have been detained, but the official accounts received at Paris limit the actual number to two. We are enabled, further, to state, that no fear exists at present at Naples, with regard to an insurrection in Sicily. Had the government neglected to despatch a large number of troops to overawe a discontented population, disorder must have taken place on the first appearance of an English ship of war off the coast. The large force sent with rapidity from Naples has so completely subdued the rising spirit of revolt, that no danger in that quarter is now expected. The King of Naples has therefore a question of foreign policy and of commercial interest, and not of domestic dis content, to treat of, and he prefers waiting for further in formation before he accepts the mediation of France. He has refused the offers of Austria, because there is an innate dread of everything Austrian at Naples ; but he is cautious in giving further offence to the court of Vienna by too hastily placing himself in the hands of M. Thiers. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL B.—The situation of Turkey now is very different to what it was at the death of Sultan Mahmoud. Then, though dismayed and panic-struck at the defeat of her army, and the desertion of her fleet, she had the desire, and still possessed the means of resistance. Her losses had been great, but her resources were not exhausted, and the only boon which she particularly demanded from foreign intervention was the surrender of her fleet. Since that time, have the ministers of the Porte profited by the respite which, if nothing more, the interference of Europe has procured them ? Have they concentrated the wreck of their army ? Have they recruited its ranks ? Have they improved its organisation? Quite the contrary—in the pro vinces it has been allowed to disperse, and even in the capi tal a portion of it has been disbanded. A few tolerably look ing troops, doing duty about the palace of the Sultan, and a number of ragged tatterdemalions, many of them boys, who occupy the guard-houses of the capital, and maybe seen (at least in good weather) creeping backwards and forwards on the dilapidated batteries of the Bosphorus, constitute now nearly the whole military force of the Ottoman empire. It has been the constant object of Russia to reduce the Turks to this helpless state of impotency, and the occurrences of the last few months have been admirably.calculated to second her views, and to inspire the Porte with a loftier idea of the invincible power and consummate wisdom of the Autocrat. During the diplomatic struggle of the last eight months, the energies of Turkey have gradually pined away in the consuming agonies of hope deferred; her patience has been exhausted by the tantalising indecision of European media tors, and the very small number of ber public men who were still faithful to the cause of their country, have been com pelled to submit to the ascendant star of Russia. The con temptible manoeuvring of the French and English fleets, during the whole of last summer, before the Straits of the Dardanelles, without daring to violate the dreaded boundary which Russia had marked out for them—here shall ye come but no farther—tended to rivet the chains which they ought to have burst asunder, and permitted the Czar to place his protectorship in Turkey on as secure a foundation as in the provinces on the Danube. POLAND. WARSAW, APRIL 6.—The English mission for the con version of the Jews, consisting partly of English emissaries, partly of German mystics, wbo held meetings here, these became bolder, found protection under Golowzon's admini stration, and now ventured to annoy the Protestant Consis tory in the most unheard-of-manner, and with impunity, have now had their assemblies forbidden, and all preaching prohibited. It is notorious, that these pious gentlemen dur ing the war, and afterwards, suffered themselves to be em ployed as spies, and did much mischief by their denunciations. They are now humbled by the hand that they served. We must, however, do justice to the English company. The system of espionage was the act of individual members, and was not even known in London, much less approved, most of the most guilty persons are Germans, and among them, several converted Jews, by whose conversion, therefore, not much is gained. COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. ---- THE EMIGRANT Boons.—Cape of Good Hope papers of the 29th of February have arrived; but they contain very little news of interest. We extract the following from the Colonial Times :—lntelligence concerning the boors, or emi grants, at the Modder River and Port Natal, has been re ceived from a farmer named De Vos, who called at our office for the purpose of affording information, in order that others may not be deluded. This De Vos has just returned from the camp at Modder River, and details the following facts :—The camp contains about 400 families, who are living in a miserable state, and for want of a head are continually quarrelling and disputing among themselves ; provisions are scarce, the cattle dying ; and he assures us, that many of the farmers would return into the colony, if they possessed the means of so doing, or if government would receive them. The camp over the Stinkhout Rhant contains 600 boors ; 400 were preparing for a commando, in conjunction with Panda, against Dingaan. At this camp, it is impossible to feed sheep, so that most of them and the cattle are on this side of the Vaal River. In fact, this De Vos, whose heart appears to bleed for the sufferings of his fellow-countrymen, gives a most woeful description of the sufferings and privations of the emigrants ; and deeply do we regret the state of misery into which these infatuated and misled boors have plunged themselves. GRAHAM'S Tower, FEB. 12.—Some rumours were afloat in a certain circle in England, that Sir George Napier was to be recalled, and that a major-general would be appointed commander of the forces on the frontier. We sincerely hope, if Sir George Napier is to be removed, that ministers will appoint a civil governor at Cape Town, and send a lieutenant governor for the frontier, who can command the forces. Of what utility is a commander of the forces at Cape Town in time of peace, when there are not more than 400 soldiers to command I—Colonial Times. NEW SOUTH WALES. The Mary has brought out 236 (Marshall's) emigrants in a very healthy state, having lost but one woman above sixty years of age, and three children under twelve months. They principally consist of farming men and mechanics, a great number of whom have paid their passage.—Sidney Gazette. The Maria, arrived from Liverpool on Tuesday last, expe rienced very severe weather during the whole of the passage. She spoke the following vessels, viz.-28th July, off Cape Fi nisterre, spoke the Caroline, out from Plymouth 12 days, bound to Port Adelaide, with merchandise and passengers, all well. 29th August, in latitude 4 deg. 30 min. north, 13 deg. west, spoke the Mount Bernor, from London to Cal cutta, also the William, from London to Port Philip, with merchandise and passengers, out 49 days, all well. Septem ber 2d, spoke the ship Duke of Bedford, from London to Calcutta, all well. 18th September, in latitude, 26 deg. 45 min. south, longitude, 22 deg. west, spoke the China, from Ireland to this port, with emigrants, all well.—Sidney Ga zette, Nov. 26. EXECUTION.—On Tuesday morning, at the usual hour, the five men ordered for execution underwent their sentence at the rear of the gaol. Their names were Morris, Gorman, Saunders, Scallion and Murray, all convicted of the crime of murder. To-morrow morning seven more unhappy wretches, also convicted of murder, are ordered to suffer the like fate. —,Sidney Gazette, Nov. 28. PORT PHILIP. Port Philip papers to the 6th of Nov. have been received. The David Clarke had arrived from Leith with 230 emigrants. A mechanics' institution was in progress of formation. EMIGRATION PER DAVID CLARKE. — The immigrants per David Clarke seem now to be nearly all engaged ; their account of the voyage and reception here seems full of content and enjoyment of future good prospects. This vessel has been five months on her voyage from Leith, and has landed 229 passengers out of 230, one male only having died before crossing the Line. All that we have conversed with speak in high terms of the care and attention of :Mr. Gilchrist, the surgeon superintendent, and state that their provisions and water were abundant, and of the best description. Upon arrival they were landed in the ship's boats at the beach, opposite William's-town, and having walked overland two miles to the banks of the Yarra Yarra, they were received in tents which were pitched, to the number of fifty in three parallel lines—each numbered to avoid confusion on a green wooded rising ground. They were of course visited by swarms of the white natives, as the cannie Scot facetiously designates the European inhabitant, and many were engaged upon the lapse of a few hours. The females who did not exceed thirty, seemed most in requisition, for the purposes of washing, nursing, and cooking. In the evening the piper struck off with some of his wild national airs, and the greater part of the immigrants danced by moonlight on the grass ; after some time passed in this way, the whole party headed by the man of wind and pipes, went off through the hush for about a mile to see a grand corroborie of the blacks; it was singular to hear the blending of our highland music with the deep monotonous chaunt and beat of the Austral aborigine ; what must have been their ideas upon seeing those grounds which five years before were tenanted by them selves alone, teeming with hundreds of fresh and strange arrivals, it would be highly curious but difficult to divine. VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. We understand that the Hon. Mr. Elliott, the A.D.C. to Sir John Franklin, proceeds forthwith to England via Bom bay and Egypt. We wish him a pleasant course during so interesting a tour.—Hobart Town paper. We learn that Mr. Gardner, formerly cashier of the Bank of Van Diernnn's Land, is about to, proceed to Port Philip, with materials for the formation of a new bank tit that thriv ing settlement. Three hundred of the shares have been taken up in this town.—Colonial Times, Nov. 12. BANKING ACCOMMODATION.—W e learn that an arrange ment for the accommodation of the mercantile operations of the two elder colonies have been completed between the Commercial Banks of Sydney and Hobart Town respectively, whereby money can be now transmitted, or received at either place as may be required. Such an arrangement has been long wanted.—Colonial Times, Nov. 5. SHIP BURNT. —The American whaler, Tobacco Plant, of New Bedford, Captain Swaine, while " trying" out oil off Torres Straits, unfortunately took fire on the 2d October, and the combustion was so rapid, that the crew were obliged y pi lase d b u ee p n b h y o li spita l b S ly . to take to the boats the captain and the two mates a l boat a h s e Herald, and each, that with the thheirrde,mwahteerewt settled here, has Jessee Morell, in particular, an American , received, as well by the government as by ind i viduals. Mr. A tre si a a t t e i d c h ß is ev c i o e u u jr,itir\yroinve.79with every kindness.— Dee Austral- It is whispered that in consequence of the revenue suffering l so govseervnemreelnytfrmhoavete nn cont; into England duty free. meopnlsautinoinptisoonaolifowwhiitsskeiny t i r n o d i t r i e c t a i o n n d Some of the ablest and most philanthropic minds of America are beginning to mingle apprehensions with the hopes excited by the improvements in swam navigation that have half annihilated the space between them and Europe. They fear for the effect upon the condition of their own working classes. They dread the competition that may re duce wages in their workshops and fill their towns with pauperism. TURN -OUT OF WEAVERS AT STOCKPORT.-011 Wednes day night, a large meeting of the power-loom weavers, em ployed in this borough, was held near the Stanley Arms, New Bridge-lane, for the purpose of taking into considera tion the steps to be ad o pt e d on t h e su bj ect o f t h e not i ce o f abatement which had been given to 4,000 out of the 5,000 weavers, and which notice expires at the latter end of this week. The meeting was addressed by sev eral s p e ake rs , amon gst whom was a married wom an , i n support o f t h e se veral resolutions, which were all passed, the weavers agree ing to resist thee re rpeduscetnitonsytsotein the a u d t o m pte os a t, i a n n s d om a e t e t s h t e ab s l a is m h e . time to oppose th laoato of oroplOYin exclusively &gulch—Stockport paper. LONDON LAW REPORTS. BAIL COURT, APRIL 30. IR RE JOHN THOROGOOD. Sir F. Pou.ocx with whom was Mr. Serjeant MANNING and Mr. ROEBUCK) applied for a rule to show cause why the writ de contumace capiendo issued in this case should not be set aside, and John Thorogood (about whom so much had been heard) discharged from Chelmsford gaol. The Learned Counsel said, he founded his present application on three grounds ; first, the citation, commanding Thorogood to ap pear before the Ecclesiastical Court for the non-payment of a church-rate, ought to have been made out in the name of Dr. Lushington, the Judge of the Court, and not in the name of the Bishop of London. Second, that the rate de manded being under the sum of £lO, Thorogood ought to have been the first summoned before a magistrate for pay ment ; that not having been done, he should contend that the Ecclesiastical Court, under the circumstances, had no power or jurisdiction to interfere in the matter. .And the third ground on which he applied was that the wording of the citation was informal. The learned counsel then pro ceeded at some length to detail the circumstances attending the imprisonment of Thorogood in Chelmsford gaol, which have so frequently been before the public, that it is unneces sary again to repeat them, and then contended that the cita tion was not in conformity with the Act of 58 Geo. 111., cap. 127. Mr. JUSTICE WrLLIAms.—I suppose unless Thorogood appears tp the citation issued out of the Ecclesiastical Court, and thereby clears his contempt, that there will be no limit to his imprisonment. . Sir F. PoLLocx.—Exactly so, my lord, and I contend that the proceedings have not been strictly regular. Mr. JUSTICE WILLIAMS.—I think, under these circum stances, the court ought to grant a rule to show cause. Rule Nisi granted. THE LATE EARTHQUAKES IN SCOTLAND. At a recent meeting of the royal *society of Edinburgh, amongst other interesting papers read was one by David Milne, Esq., on earthquakes felt in Scotland during the au tumn and winter of 1839. For the subjoined summary of this document we are indebted to the Scottish Standard. Mr. Milne stated that the shocks were first perceived on the 2d of October, and had continued, with hardly a week's in terference, down to the present date. The total number of shocks, from that date down to the 13th of April, 1840, was 145. From the 3d October to the 2d November no day passed without shocks, and on several days there were as many as 12 or 14. The shocks appeared to have diminished in number and number as the winter advanced, though on the 7th of April there was a shock only exceeded in severity by the great one of the 23d October. The author then proceeded to de scribe the effects produced by this last mentioned shock, felt at Comrie about 10h. 14m. p.m. It was perceived in all the central and southern parts of Scotland, and extended to the north, as far as Dingwall on the east coast, and Appin on the west. This shock, as well as all the others, emanated from we central point, situated about two miles N.W. of Comrie. Kfter describing the effects of the most violent shocks, both physical and moral, some of which were curious and inte resting, Mr. Milne proceeded to describe the undulation of the earth's surface, which produced them. He showed that the natural levels of the ground had been altered, and in some case to the amount of more than two degrees, and in the opi nion of some intelligent eye-witnesses, four degrees. There appeared to have probably two undulations, and cer tainly one consisting of an interior swell and a posterior hol low, which caused houses, situated on an hollow ground, to to rock like boats on the swell of the sea. The velocity of the undulation must have been intense, as it occurred through out the whule country, to which it reached at one and the same instant. Houses situated on rock were not so sensibly affected, and the shock was in all cases felt more in the upper than in the lower flats. The shocks were transmitted to greater distances in the direction of E.N.E. from Comrie than in any other direction. Of all these phenomena, expla nations were offered. The author next noticed the probable cause of the shocks, which he assigned to fractures or ruptures in the earth's crust at a great depth. He considered that the phenomena could be better explained on this assumption, than by supposing, as many philosophers did, that the earth's crust was floating on molten lava. The vibrations caused by these subterranean ruptures, would rise vertically, as well as obliquely upwards, and create at some places the sensation of the shock coming from below, and at others, of its moving forwards along the surface. The cause of these ruptures, and their frequent occurrence near Comrie, was next adverted to ; and some geological explanations were given, tending, as we undersood, chiefly to demonstrate that the earth's crust is there intersected by great lines of fracture, that these lines were nearly parallel E.N.E. and that there had been frequent outbursts of igneous rocks in them. It appeared that, for a month before the commencement of the earthquakes, and for some time after they were perceived, there had been in Perth shire an almost unprecedented quantity of rain ; notwith standing which, it was observed of the Erne, the Airdle, and other streams near Stratherne, that they were not flooded as might have been expected. The fact of these earthquakes being in some way connected with the rain, was rendered probable by the fact, that in former years, they had been almost always preceded by rainy weather ; and it was known that if water percolated to the depth of one mile and a half into the earth's crust, it would, in consequence of the subterrane an heat, generate steam, which might cause ruptures. The water might, in Perthshire, percolate into subterranean depths, by the numerous fissures abounding in it. It was further shown, that for a month before the commencement of the earthquakes, the atmospherical pressure was less than it had been for several years ; whereby any volcanic forces be neath would be enabled to press or push towards the earth's crust with unusual effect, and thus facilitate the percolation of water to its fissures. A number of other phenomena was mentioned, such as a peculiar smell or odour, and a black powder which fell extensively in the district, and floated on Loch Erne, last October; but in consequence of the lateness of the hour, they were not fully described. THE WEATHER AND CROPS. All persons connected with agriculture concur in stating that a season of greater promise than the present has not opened upon the Cumberland farmer for many years. With the exception of two or three slight showers we have now been favoured with continued dry weather for two months, and during the latter half of the period it has been nearly as mild as in the middle of summer. Notwithstanding the long continued drought, everything, even grass, is growing well. This is probably owing to the moist state of the ground from the quantity of rain which fell in the course of last year, and at the commencement of this. There is every rea son to expect that, by the blessing of Providence, crops of every description, including fruit, will be most luxuriant. — Carlisle Patriot. Nothing can be more beautiful than the weather, but the thirsty land begins to want rain. Such a spring we do not remember. It is quite a season of the olden time, and if we do not get nipped by one of our Lancashire May-winters, the harvest will be uncommonly early. A friend who has been in the southern parts of the county informs us that he has heard the cuckoo, and seen sheep-shearing.—Lancaster Gnzette. The month of April, which has for years brought with it its showers, sleet, and storms, and in some instances a re turn of winter, must be recorded as having commenced and terminated with but one day's rain ; every other day pre sented all the lovely appearance of summer. The fruit trees are all in full bloom or bud, and the vegetable world presents the promise of abundant crops. There is still no great out cry for water, but to the numerous beautiful plants and flowers it would be of great service. If the merry month of May he as auspicious as its predecessor, the greatest abun dance may be fully anticipated.—Hull Times. Mr. James Liley, of Bondgate Cottage, Ripon, has now growing in his garden a fine crop of early peas and beans which are in full blossom, and have been so above a week, showing the mildness of the season. Some of them are in pod.—Leeds Intelligeneer. There is a splendid show of plum, cherry, and pear blos soms this year. The damson trees are quite loaded with bloom. There is also a very good promise of apple blossom. —lbid. _ The fine weather which has prevailed since the rain which fell on the 11th and 12th instant has done wonders for agri culture, and for the last fourteen or fifteen days there never perhaps was known such uninterrupted sunshine in the month of April. An immense additional surface of bare soil has been expoked to the sun's rays, owing to the late-sown wheat not having yet covered the earth with its blade, and the Lent grain being also later sown than is usually the case ; and the atmosphere, not receiving its usual vegetable exha lation from these local causes, has been unusually dry and free from clouds, and most favourable for the flowering of fruit trees, and for every crop except upland grass on poor soils,— Worcester Journal. It is impossible to imagine more propitious weather than we have enjoyed during the past fortnight. An uniformly high temperature, and frequent bursts of powerful sunshine have urged vegetation forward with forcing-house rapidity. Forest, field, and garden, alike attest the genial influence ; and the grass lands exhibit a luxuriance of verdure quite un sual at so early a period of the season. April—the opening month—has never verified her title more fully than in the year 1840. The greatest degree of heat in the sun in 1839 was upon the 18th of June, when the mecrury reached 111 degrees off Fahrenheit; but on Saturday last 114, being 3 degrees higher than any one day last year.—Staffordshire Gazette. RAILROADS, POST-HORSES, AND COACHES. (From the Sheffield Mercury.) To those who are in the frequent habit of travelling, rail roads will prove of immense advantage. They vastly econo mise time and money, and reduce to almost nothing the risk of labour attendant upon long journies. They also possess the power to run down all competition, and have not failed to annihilate the last vestiges of rivalry through lines of coun try where common road coaches might, after all, be consi dered a public accommodation. Great, however, as mtiy be the superiority of railway travelling, it cannot be denied that the new system acts most ruinously upon the old one, not only as having in its favour all the advantages that practical science could bring to its aid, but by a gross inequality in taxation upon the two. We have more than once adverted to the oppressive tendency of the post-horse duty, and the assessed taxes upon innkeepers and others who let out to hire carriages and horses. We have shown that in some cases the taxes amount to more than the entire fare for the same distance by railway. " Competition speediliiiisaPpears under such disadvantages ; in fact, it is taxed out of existence, and public convenience suffers in many cases by the destruction brought upon the postmasters. To be subject to a tax of threepence per mile in one case, and half a farthing in the other, is disparity enough to create a monopily in favour of railwtys ; and it requires but little experience in travelling across the country, and of the means at present employed to carry persons from one part to another, to see that the pre sent taxes and restrictions upon those, whose only resource is to hire vehicles on the common road must, ere long, de stroy that means of reaching one's destination. It is too bad that there should be such an unjust inequality. but it will be worse when no means are left to convey people from one town to the next. Those who have heretofore kept post-horses and carriages have depended mainly upon the more frequented roads for support, and when that part of their trade is taken away they have not as much employment left as will enable them to pay rid Warrington, taxes. S ee h ow t hi s system has already b egun to work. seeWe under s t an d th at on the old line of road from Liverpool to Manchester, a o r f r b i n u g s t i o n n e s , s t t e there Liverpoolis tiot a have solitary coach to be n. If a vbusiness at Prescot, he can get there by coach, and if he wishes to get on to Warrington, he had a short time since, and is proba bly no better off at present, no choice but to walk, there being neither horse nor vehicle in the town licensed to let out to hire. The railways have destroyed the great traffic of the town, and the unequal pressure and foolish restrictions upon travelling on the turnpike roads render it profitless for any one to have a post-horse or saddle-horse for public accom modation. It cannot be denied that this is a state of things in a commercial country which should not ex i st, and which, as they have the power, it is the duty of our legislators to re move. • We perceive Mr. Godson presented petitions from Staines and other places on Wednesday evening, praying for a re mission of the duty on post-horses and on carriages let out to hire. This must be done generally if the evil is to be re moved, an evil which very materially interferes with the movement of commercial men, as well as with the agricul tural interests. The trade to remain in existence must be wholly unrestricted, so that any man in a small town may be left at liberty to employ or let out his ho rse or ca r riage with out license, and without the risk of being informed against and fined. No modification of the present system will be sufficient to correct the evil—it must be done away with. STATE OF TRADE LAN C surn.E.—Calico block printing is moderately brisk; at some places there are two sets of bands, one for the night and another for the day ; machine printing is also brisk. The silk trade improves every week, and weavers and dyers in the neighbouring towns of Manchester have full employ ment. The hands employed in the flannel trade at Rochdale are in miserable circumstances ; the wages of most of the weavers have been reduced within the last month upwards of twenty per cent. ; there are sad complaints amongst manu facturers. The trade in cotton mills, both here and at Hey wood, near Bury, improves, and the machinery in nearly all the factories is in full operation ' • mechanics are yet very slack of work. The woollen cloth trade at Saddleworth is unusually dull, and some manufacturers declare that if an 4teration does not take place they will have to give up ; the `Lieiatives have nbt half employment, and a great number are totally without work. The machinery in some of the cotton mills at Bolton, which has been at a stand for some time, has commenced working,' trade seems to be slowly improving, yet there is a deal of distress amongst all trades. The cotton-spinning and power-loom weaving at Oldham is considerably better than it was a month ago, and the hands generally have full work. The various trades in other towns that we usually mention are rather improving, and manufac turers have better prospects than they had a fortnight since, yet the profits were never known to be so low as at present. —Preston Chronicle. MANCHESTER.—There was no material change in the market yesterday, though, perhaps, the demand was not quite equal to that of the preceding Tuesday, especially for power-loom printing cloths, which in some few cases, we believe, were scld a shade lower than last week. Stocks, both of goods and yarn, especially of the latter, continue ex tremely light, the demand taking off the entire production at steady prices; and, though the business done is not very profitable, it is generally sound and healthy, and encourages an expectation of future improvement. ROCHDALE FLANNEL M ARKET,MOIIday, April 27.—There is no change to report in the flannel market to-day. The demand has been slack, and prices low as usual. The wool market continues heavy, at former prices. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, April 28.—Although there was a fair demand for fine woollens, and light fancy goods, generally speaking the market was not so brisk as might have been expected, if it was only on account of the extremely beautiful and fine weather. Nor do prices much improve, but they are very firm. Orders are more numerous, and stocks of salable goods very light, so that better prices are demanded, and must shortly be realised. There is more animation in the wool market, at prices much the same as of 14. The warehouses are tolerably busy, and better prices a obtained ; but we fear the manufacturer is yet far from obtaining a satisfactory remuneration.—Man chester Guardian. STATE- OF TRADE AT KENDAL.—Never since the oldest man can remember were the working classes of this town suffering such privations. The fancy and linscy trades still continue to be in a very depressed state, and hundreds of operatives may be seen parading the streets and fields with dejected looks.—Kendal Mercury. LEEDS.—The continued fine weather has given an im proved tone to the market, and has in some measure tended to improve the demand for domestic consumption ; but the amount of business transacted since our last is not much greater than during the previous week. Still it is satisfac tory to report even a trifling progression. BRADFORD.—Our market, on Thursday, was very nume rously attended by merchants and commission agents, but the amount of business transacted was not so extensive as might have been expected; neither was there any improve 'ment in prices, though goods were held firmly at former rates. The principal demand was for lastings, and Alpacha figured stuffs, which were comparatively low in stock. The spinners are very careful not to increase their stocks, for which there is no material improvement in demand or in prices. The wool market was rather flat, and previous rates were scarcely supported. WAKEFIELD.—We are not able to alter our report of the wool market in any respect from that of last week; the de mand is still languid, and prices without variation. HECKMONDWIKE.—The blanket trade still continues in an unsatisfactory state, both as regards the demand and prices. Many looms are standing for want of work, and many hands are out of employ ; many of the mills also are only partially employed. BARNSLEY.—In the linen trade a slight improvement has taken place, some very good orders having been received, and work has been given to the weavers more freely this week than for some time past, but in many of the warehouses stocks are very heavy. SADDLEWORTH.—The woollen cloth trade is still dull here ' • complaints are universal ; the masters disheartened ; the hands badly employed and paid, and suffering severely. KNARESDOROUGH.—We are happy to be able to report a considerable improvement in the Linen Trade of this place. Several orders have been received, which it is hoped will keep the operatives tolerably employed for some time. NOTTINGHAM.—In Nottinghamshire, the operatives con tinue in a very depressed condition; and, we regret to add, without any prospect of immediate change. DUNDEE.—There appears, from what has taken place during the last week, to be some faint prospect of better times for our merchants and manufacturing population, and we feel great satisfaction in stating, that 21,900 pieces of the navy canvass contract has come to the share of Dundee, and 1600 pieces to Arbroath, being the wl:ole quantity required by government, with the exception of 1500 pieces taken by a Somersetshire firm. It is calculated that this contract alone will give employment to 500 of our weavers for a year, which must tend materially to the easing of the pressure on the other branches of our manufactures. Several cargoes of fresh flax have arrived from the lower ports, which has been found of better quality than that of last year. The advices from the foreign markets regarding the demand for our linens are much the same as for some time back.—Courier. The market for metals continues in a very inactive state, but the prices are nominally sustainei for every article ex cepting spelter, which is again ss. per ton lower, for delivery on the spot. DREADFUL MURDER OF A POLICEMAN AT HUDDERSFIELD. The town of Huddersfield was thrown into a state of ex citement on Tuesday evening last, by the murder of the prin ciPal police-officer, William Dukes, by a man whom he had in custody. About four o'clock in the afternoon of that day a man, usually known by the name of Sandy Al`Keen, a Scotchman, who has lately resided in Halifax, where be work ed as a daily gardener, went to the market stall of Mr. Le nard, of Huddersfield, and asked the price of a particular plant, and was told it was ls. 6d. M'Keen said to Mr. Le nard, " Will twopence do?" Mr. Lenard said, " Yes; but not for the plant." M'Keen then threw down twopence, and was walking away with the plant, when the police-officer No. 2 (Danson) was called, who asked M'Keen to lay the plant down ; but he refused. Mr. Lenard then ordered the policeman to take him into custody, which he did. After being in custody in the station-house about an hour, Mr. Dukes heard a great noise at the prison door, and went to ascertain the cause. When he opened the door, M'Keen rushed upon him, and struck him with a pruning knife, which he had ready in his hand, and wounded him so dreadfully that he died in about a quarter of an hour after the attack. Danson hearing Dukes' cry of " murder," ran to his assist ance, and endeavoured to pinion M'Keen's arms. In the struggle both fell ; and, while on the ground, Danson receiv ed several severe stabs in the back and hip, and now lies in the infirmary in a dangerous state. The third officer (the town having no other than these three), we believe belonging to the metropolitan police, whose name is Dalton, having come up, rushed- upon the prisoner, and disarmed him with a blow with his staff, which took effect upon the right hand, and broke one of the fir gers. Some persons having by this time got admittance to the lock-up, were disposed to inflict summary chastisement upon the prisoner. A scuffle ensued; but ultimately the man was replaced in confinement. An inquest was held the following day (Wednesday), at the George Inn, on the body of Dukes, before the coroner for the district and a respectable jury, consisting chiefly of the principal manufacturers, and a verdict of " wilful murder" was returned. The prisoner, whose real name, it appeared from letters found in his possession from his wife, who re sides at Stirling, is not M'Keen, but Alexander Strachan Smith, was immediately committed, under the coroner's warrant, to York Castle, for trial at the next assizes. Smith manifested the greatest hardihood and recklessness. It is said, that shortly after his murderous attack, he said, in the lock-up, that he only wished he had done for some more of them. While being conveyed, in an open car, from the lock up to the George Inn, to be present at the inquest, he laugh ed, and manifested by his gestures and conduct the most brutal indifference. The crowd displayed a strong feeling of abhorrence of the crime, by hissing and hooting Smith as the vehicle passed. The unfortunate deceased was about fifty years of age : he had held the situation about four years, and was esteemed an active and intelligent officer. He leaves a widow, but, we believe, no family. VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, A.c. Helena, J Drenning, 630 Bombay, W & J Tyrer WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA Cossack, W de La Due, 128 Antigua, Valerosa, J Mera, 175 Havana, F Bond Sellers Brothers SOUTH AMERICA. Oberon, G W Farrell, 150 Lima, T & J Brocklebank Irt, H Ludlow, 215 Bahia, Cotesworth & Wynne John Horton, 0 Cunningham, 335 Arica, Islay and Lima, W & J Tyrer J Moss & Co Eliza Scotland, C Smith, 173 Rio Janeiro, UNITED STATES. Oxford, J Rathbone, 707 New York, Baring Brothers &Co St. Cloud, E Colburn, jun. 475 New York, Focke & Boult Manchester, W Junnan, 366 Philadelphia, Brown, Shipley & Co Montezuma, C H Christian, 4U3 Philadelphia, Brown, Shipley & Co William Badger, J H Tripe, 319 Portsmouth, U.S. Roskell &Co Ocmulgee, 1' J Leavitt, 547 New Orleans, W Quayle St. Andrew, A Storer, 543 New Orleans, T & J Brocklehank Ocean, J Willard, 566 New Orleans, Galt, Barif &Co Aurelius, P S Crowell, 549 Savannah, Isaac, Low & Co Louisville, W H Allen, 551 New York, Bolton, Ogden & Co Normandie, W Tyson, 611 New Orleans, G Brown &Co Leopard, J M Donald, 217 Boston, Baring Brs & Co Joseph Porter, J Wilson, 482 Charleston, Ellerton & Carter BRITISH AMERICA. Ben Nevis, P Burns, 955 St. John, N.B. Wildes, Pickersgill & Co Cceur de Lion, \V Robinson, 352 Montreal, W Fisher & Son Skipton, 279 Montreal, Crozier Brs & Co Courteilav, H Brown, 608 Halifax, N.S. Gibbs, Bright & Co Anna Liffey, J Stewart, 522 Quebec, M'Leod & Yarrow EUROPE. 151 St. Petersburg, Kirby & Watson 100 Wismar, Bahr, Behrend & Co 171 Narva, Bahr, Behrend & Ca 80 Narva, Bain, Behrend & Co 131 Narva, Bahr, Behrend & Co 104 Malta and Marsala, . G Yates, Louthean & Co Ada, R Rowe, 131 Marseilles, Eshelhy, Rowett & Co Mary, D Robertson. 007 Marseilles, G Malcolm & Co Mischief, J Jones, 196 Ancona, Vianna & Jones Tampico, J Winder, 123 Cronstadt, C 0 Weber & Co Goede Hoop, J J de Boer, 144 Dordt, Bahr, Behrend & Co Z Folcher, 200 Elsinore and Narva, 0 A Lilly & Co Tjakkina, H Drews, 50 Zwolle, Bahr, Behrend & Co Aurora Liberal, J Mendez, 90 Oporto, T Martin & Son Uniao, B B Pamplona, 239 Lisbon, Cotesworth & Wynne Lively, L Hicks, 146 Dordt, Cram & Smith Vriendschap, M K Klein, 120 Amsterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Erbgrossherzog Paul, J Studemann, 100 Rostock, Bahr & Co Frances, H C Delpierre, 100 Ostend, Bruges and Ghent, Bahr, Behrend & Co Bahr, Behrend & Co C G Weber & Co Earl Grey, W Douglas, Lucintle, J C Schultz, Orontes, A Gardiner, Alida, H F Eddes, Delight, J Duncannon, Lightning, J Le Setu, Jacobina Barbara, Z K Schutt, Narva, Camilla, C K Coster, 5g Harlingen, GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street :,iverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester : TIMES OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. ' 6 a.m. Mixed 8 15 a.m. First Class 10 30 a.m. First Class 12 15 p.m. First Class 4 p.m. Mixed 7 p.m. First Class 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER 2 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. I 15 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 a.m. Mixed Train do. 11 30 a.m. Hut Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 pm/. Mixed 5 p.m. First Class On Sunday the .Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed PI fl 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. ~ 7 p.m. l2 2 15 a.m. First Class IP 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. FROM L'POOL TO MANCIIRSTER. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 „ ..10 0 ~ 11 0 .. 11 45 , 2 0 Afterh. .. 2 30 Aftern. 4 45 ~ .. 5 30 ~ 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed Stop only at Newton & Prkside I * Except on Saturdays, when tl ON SU First Class Second Class 9 0 Morning.. 7 0 Morning 5 0 Aftern. 5 30 .Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed top only at Newton & Prkside I TO PRESTON PROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. First Class 11 0 „ If 2 30 Aftern. .. Second Class 4 45 „ .. Mixed 7 I s „ .. First Class ON SU) FROM MANCHESTER TO 1. 9 P001.. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 0 „ .. 10 0 „ 11 15 „ 11 45 „ 2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 5 0 „ • • 5 30 „ 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed Stop only at Newton & Prkside I his Train does not start till Three. NDAYS. First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 After!). 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside. AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 ~ 2 45 Aftern. .. Second Class 5 0 „ .. Mixed .. First Class 1 715 „ rNDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 5 30 Afternoon. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 5 30 Afternoon „ LTON. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 n Morning.... First Class 11 15 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 rnArs. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. :ELENS. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 IP 11 45 11 BO FROM LIVERPOOL. 5 45 Morning.... First Class [2 0 I 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 8 30 ox so 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. TO ST. FROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class [0 0 f, ,1 45 /9 2 30 Afternoon.. ~ 5 30 „ .... PI I 2 45 Afternoon 30 • • NDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Cl ass 30 Afternoon.. /1 ORN GAP. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 11 45 „ 4 •• • • 11 5 30 Afternoon .. 1P NDAYS. I 7 0 mOnag.... Second Cl ara 5 30.. .Aft4Whooo „ ON SU 7 o Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon . TO RUNC! PROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 11 45 PP 5 30 Afternoon .. .. ev 7'o Morning Second oN Claw 3 30 Afttrnoou f~i fit intriliguirr. FRIDAY, MAY I.—Wind S OFF VTR PORT—Alliance, Halsey, from Mobile SAILED;—Astley, Hailing, and Marys, Bravey. for St. Petersburg —Princess Victoria, Cooper, for New York and Quebec—Alexaw der Grant, Thornton, for New York—Julia, Hippensall, for Leg horn—Astracan, Webster, for Charleston—Gulnare, Burnam, for Baltimore—Athena, Asbrige, for Singapore and Canton—Paul Frederick, Funzer, for Pernau—Countess, Garrad, for Kiel—Specu lation. Vagt, for Wismar—Henrietta, Hall, for Arica, Islay, and Lima—CElns, Forbornson , for St. Petersburg—Providentia, De Grave, and Eclipse, Muzellart, for Ostend—St. Vincent, Lingard, Demerara W. S. Hamilton, from London to Penang, was spoken on the 27th March, in lat. 6 N. long. 24 W. Betsey, Ivey, and Porcupine, Brooks, hence at Alexandria Atalanta, (steamer,) sailed from Suez for Bombay 23d March Venilia, Andrews, hence at Smyrna Hebe, Warren, hence at Syra Albanian, Winsor, sailed from Patras for this port 30th March Colombian Packet, White, sailed from Malta for this port Bth April Helen Scott, Scotland, hence at Genoa Mary Bibby, sailed from ditto for Leghorn 16th April Ludd, Zuitloff, hence at Antwerp PATRAS, April 7.—The Fanny and Jane, Lovering, from Vostizza, that was on shore near Lepanto 28th ult., was got off 31st without apparent damage, after discharging part of her cargo, and proceeded 2d instant for Zante or Cephalonia. The equinoctial gales still con tinue, and at Navarino they have been uncommonly violent Simon Hardy, Barclay, from Barbados off Cove, sailed 26th March Falcon, Mairs, and Alice, Anwyl, hence at Barbados Lee, and Victoria, —, hence at ditto Halifax Packet, —, from Londor, at ditto Josephine, —, sailed from ditto for this port 24th March Tamerlane. —, hence for Quebec, was spoken 2lst April, in lat 47, long 16 Priscilla, --S hence for Pernambuco, was spoken 21st ult., in lat 49, long 9 SATURDAY, MAY 9.—Wind S.S.E. light. ARRIVED.—Tarrujo Filhos, Almeida, from Lisbon—Alliance, Haley, from Mobile—lris, Granido, from Santander—and Martha, , from Antwerp. SAlLED.—Virginian, Harris, and Alhambra, Davis, for New York —Franconia, Crabtree, for New York, &c.—Superior, Sherries, for Seville—Lady Sondes, Bowles, for Stettin—British American, Prichard, for St. John, N.B.—Wm. Rushton, Barnes, for Oporto— St. Andrew, Storer, for New Orleans—Mary, Walker, for Smyrna —Anne Baldwin, Hay, for Lima—Vrow Maria, Aden, for Hamburg —Margaret, Appleby, for Halifax, N.S.—Ann Paley, Williams. for Genoa, &c.—Lively, Hicks, and Hendrika, Gust, for Derdt—Funf Gebrueder, Geyken, for Bremen—Maria, Vanloo. for Bruges— Konigen von Schweden, Grap, for Wolgast—Alida Klazina, Tiktak, for Narva—Julie, Alwardt, for Rostock—Countess, Garrard, for Kiel—Roman, Hopper, and Cherokee, Simmons, for Havana—and Osprey, Donkin, for Newfoundland. Colombo, M•liellar, from Calcutta and Madras, at Suez, 30th March Isis, Graham, sailed from Jamaica for Liverpool, 16th March ; put back same day, having sprung a leak, and sailed again Roth March Jane Davidson, and Paragon, Coleman, hence at Tampico Violet, Murray, hence at St. Thomas Ariel, , hence at Newfoundland Don Juan, Shearer, from hamburg and Liverpool, at Newfound. land Treasurer, Lowrie, from Odessa, at Constantinople, and sailed 7th April for England Thomas Crisp, Bloom, sailed from Constantinople fin• Odessa 3th April Albertus, Nodius, hence at Rifvo Swallow, Wilson, hence at Swinemunde Union, Steffens, hence at Hamburg Jeannette, -, from Mobile, off Cape Clear 27th April John Marshall, from Virginia, do, 27th April William Large, Seymour, from Jamaica, off the Cove Ann Johnston, Corbinn, from Pernambuco. at Falmouth; sailed gth March Royal George, Richards, from Sydney, N.S.W. off Falmouth sailed I Ith Dec. and from Bahia Bth March Jacob Pennell, —, hence for New York, was spoken 25th Apnl, in rat. 49, long 14 CONSTANTINOPLE, April B.—Naiad, Hayes, from Liverpool, got aground in the Dardanelles, previous to 4th April, but came off without apparent damage, after discharging part of the cargo SUNDAY, MAY 3.—Wind S.S.E. moderate ARRIVED.—Warsaw, Mendall, from New Orleans—Jeannette, Calby, from Mobile—Damel, —, from St. Michael—Thomas Battersby, Leech, from Bahia—Otterspool, Scales, from Calcutta — Sarah Sheafe, Gray, from Charleston—and Britannia, M'Cabe, from Wicklow. SAILED.—John Brooks. Smith, for Laguira, &c.—Sir H. Parnell, Airth, for St. Thomas—Zephyr, Powell, for Africa—Vriendschap, Klein, for Amsterdam—Carena, Hayden, for Calcutta—Reliance, Dunley, for Ceara—Gryphea, Hoop, for Danzic—Gez. Hermann, Jonker, for Dordt—Solertia, Hillstrom, and Comet, Lee, for Narva --Diana. Puffen, for Norway—Tamenend, Borland, for New York— Egidius, Steene, for Ostend—Jessie, M'plelland, for Quebec — Margaret Scott, Scotland, for St. Petersbtirg—Tjackkena, Drews, for Zwolle—Superb, Gatchell, for Charleston. William IV, Stirling, hence off Pillau Argus, Pain, hence off Hambro' Jan. Frederick, Smit, hence off Cuxhaven Maia, Sproal, hence at Sydney, N.S.W. Wm. Carey, Glenday, from Hobart Town, ditto Andes, -, from Bahia, ditto Britannia, Kemp, sailed from Sydney, N.S.W. for Port Philip, 14th Nov.: and Duncan, Wardle, for Manilla, Bth Dec. Golden Fleece, Hubbuck, hence at Bahia Mary Ann, Lister, hence at Leghorn, 21st April, in 21 days Cleopatra, Southern, and Bootle, Tacker, hence at Trinidad Tintern, Thorpe, sailed from Havana for Cowes 20th March Campbell, Queripel, hence at Messina Puella, Thomas, sailed from Messina for Palermo and Liverpool Bth April Black-eyed• Susan, Watkins, sailed from Marseilles for Liverpool 26th April Louisa, Elliot, sailed from Lisbon 13th April, and Patriot, Austin, 22nd April, both for Liverpool Frederick Huth, Toby, sailed from St. Helena for Liverpool 29th Feb. PORT MARIA, JAMAICA, March 17.—The cutter Louisa, belong. ing to the barque Hesperus, was lost on Gallina Point yesterday MONDAY, MAY 4.—Wind S.S.E. A gat vsn.—Thomas Mellor, late Hutchinson, from Bahia; sailed 17th March—Emma, —, from St. Michael's—Faith, —, from Lisbon—Johan Christian, Neyahr, from Rostock—John Mar shall, —, from Virginia—Leonidas, Gardner, from ayannah— Europa, , from Honduras—and Condor, Churchill, from St. Joseph's. SAILED.—Sarah, Toay, for Arichat—Hamilton, Killiam, for Bos ton—Syra, Mitchell, for Constantinople and Odessa—Lady Bassett, Carthew, for Venice—and Deiphin, Bruns, for Hambro. Mary, IWAuley, from London, at Sydney, in 100 days Cheshire Witch, -, from Trinidad, at London Prima Donna, Kell, from London to Swan River, was spoken 17th March, in lat. 5 N, long. 20 W A quantity of wreck with spars, rigging, and bales of cotton, were passed in lat. 35, long. 60, by the Jeannette, from Mobile Mazeppa, -, from Newfoundland, at Bahia illlpOrts. EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 4-c. William Lockerby, (334) J Parker, from Calcutta, 1054 bags sugar, 340 g bags rice, 501 bags saltpetre, 50 boxes castor oil, 38 bales hides, 35,305 deer horns, 85 bales munjeet, :131 bales jute, 293 bags horn tips, 100 packages matting, 1 horse, 50 pees timber, order -11 D EUROPE. Anna Dorothea Othilia, (71)3 H Jessen, from Bisserup, Denmark, about 500 qrs barley, order—Q D Alliance, (570) J B Haley, from Mobile, 1371 bales cotton, T and J Sands and co-300 do, Melly, Prevost and co-128 do, order—P D Tarujo E Filhos, (125) F A de Almeida, from Lisbon, 84 chests 106 boxes oranges, Duarte Brothers and co-45 chests 32 boxes oran ,, es..l Van Zeller and co-56 bundles corkwood, T J Hutton -145 do, 1 parcel patterns, lo pipes olive,oil. 64 chests onions, Duarte Brothers and co-2 parcels patterns, T J Hutton-14 pipes olive oil, Leech, Harrison and co-2 boxes lemons, J Van Zeller and co —G D Iris, (130) J Garredo, from Santander, 450 qrs wheat, 1 box fruit, 19 bags madder, Zulueta & Co-56 brls madders, A A Gower, Nephews and co—( D Martha, (99) P Martin, from Antwerp, 49 bales flax, order-120 do, T Moore—about 6e tons bark, Boutcher, Mortimore and co— K D liiarkttss. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MAY 4. New Butter is purchased with avidity as it arrives, and snchis the scarcity, that the high rate of 120 s has been obtained for Wa terford. Much will depend upon the make, but for some weeks to come, prices must, in our opinion continue high, Considerable orders for Baltic have we understand been forwarded to the Conti nent; a step which present extravagant prices and the great facilities offered by steam to get the article quickly to market, — would appear to justify. Some new Pickled Butter, 2nd quality, has been purchased upon Portugal and Brazil account, at, we be lieve, 112 s per cwt. The export demand for Beef and Pork is smail, but for ship stores it is brisk at full prices. Prime middles of Bacon are a ready sale at 525, which is an advance in price of is to 2s per cwt. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MAY 4. We have had a little larger supply of Beasts at our market to day, and the trade by no means brisk. Prime Beef sold at 6id to 7d, second quality fiid, inferior Sid to 6d ; at the close of the day a few lots were turned out unsold The number of Sheep was about the same as last week. Prime Wethers in Wool 7d, second quality 7d, sheared Sheep 60. Lambs were scarce and very dear; they sold from 20s to 34s per head. Beasts, yoo ; Sheep and Lambs, 3396. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. MAY HOUR 5. Blundell, Falk and Co. (2nd) 6. John Mottershead 6. William Ambrose Dawson 7. John Mottershead, (div.) 8. James and Peter Richardson, (Ist) 8. John Alexander Griffin, (2nd) .... 9. Edgar Bowyer, (div.) 11. Thomas Mahony and Co. (Ist) 12. James Wilson, (2nd) .... 12. William Bates, (2nd) .... 13. James Moile, (div.) . Clarendon Rooms, 2 . Mr. Leather's, 12 . Clarendon Rooms, I Ditto, 12 Ditto, Ditto, 2 • Ditto, 1 Ditto, 1 Ditto, 11 Ditto, 1 Ditto, 1 NORTHERN HOSPITAL, MAY 2. ADMITTED. DISCHARGED. Accidents 22 Cured 27 Medical and Surgical cases Attending as Out Patients . . Upon recommendation ..... 15 Irregular - Died Total 37 1 Remaining in thi te Hospital ... 80 Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. House Visitors, John Rigby, Esq. and G. J. Wainwright, Esq. Chaplain, Rev. J. Connor.—Home Surgeon, Mr. Arno*. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MAy . 1. There has been a good demand for Sugar, and 1000 hhds B.P. have been sold, at an advance of is to is 6d on brown and middling, and fully Is per cwt. on better descriptions. 360 bags damaged Mauritius sold at high rates, and 6000 bags Bengal at 69s for low, to 72s for fine white, and 53s to 57s per cwt. for low damp brown. No sales in Foreign Sugar, nor in bonded Refined.-52 puns Deme. rara Molasses were taken from the quay at 35s 6d.—Although the stock of Planta ion Coffee is exceedingly low, such is the disin clination on the part of the Trade to purchase beyond their imme diate wants, that the sales effected this week, consisting of 160 casks Jamaica and 40 brls and bags Berbice, have been at a reduc tion, in most instances, of os to 5s per cwt. 570 bags Samarang and Penang, at gd duty, brought 50s to 61s per cwt. Of Foreign, 113 bags Ceara were sold, price not reported, and 20 bags ordinary Brazil at 46s 6d.—Nothing done in Cocoa, Ginger or Pimento.-200 bags good black Pepper sold at 4d to 4id per lb —3BOO bags Bengal Rice brought 13s lid to 14s for middling, and 14s 3d to 15s for good and fine white.—The sales of Rum have been extensive, at im proving prices, and amount to 400 puns. at 3.s 7d for ordinary Ber bice, 2 per cent 0.P., 4s 10d to 5s 2d for Demerara, 20 to 24 0.P., 5s 5d to 5s 10d, 28 to 32 0.P., and 6s to 6s 3d for high strengths and fine flavour. During the week the Tea market has been quiet, and not much business done; prices may be considered rather nominal. Small sales of Indigo, Lac Dye, and East India Gum Arabic have been made at previous rates, and 120 chests Shell Lac are reported, but without price, and 100 bags Stick Lac at 38s.—The transactions in Saltpetre are confined to 550 bags, at 24s 6d to 25s 6d, with some of good quality at 28s per cwt.—Of Nitrate of Soda, 400 bags have been taken at 17s 6d to 18s. There has been rather more demand for Dyewoods this week ; the sales are 170 tons Campeachy Logwood 15s to £lO, 170 tons Jamaica at £B, and 110 tons Honduras at £7 lOs per ton; 110 tons Savanilla Fustic at .e. 5 Ss to £5 75:6d, and 30 tons Cuba at £9 to .elO ; 30 tons Lima Nicaragua Wood at .e 8 lOs per ton.—The Tur. pentine market continues firm, and 1100 to 1200 brls have been sold at 12s 64 to 12s 7d for good quality.—Of American Tar 400 brls have brought 14s 3d per brl, which is an improvement of 3d to 6d per brl. upon previous prices. —Montreal Pot Ashes go off regularly at 24s 3d to 24s 6d for new, and at 23s for old brands; about 300 brls have bee❑ sold. For Pearl Ashes 31s 6d has been paid, for about 100 brls.—Dry Hides are in demand for export, but the descriptions suitable for home consumption are dull of sale ; 320 good dry salted Maceio have been sold at 6id, and 270 Monte Video at yid per lb.— Tobacco. We have experienced an improved demand throughout the month, the sales amounting to 920 hhds., viz. 2SO Virginia leaf and 235 stemmed ; 45 Kentucky leaf and 360 stemmed ; of these, 70 Virginia leaf and 100 stemmed were for Ireland, 170 Virginia and 44 Kentucky leaf for export, and a few Kentucky stemmed for re-sale, leaving about 500 hhds for the home-trade. Prices of stemmed have continued to give way, whilst leaf is saleable at former rates. The stock is now under 4000 hhds. There has been a fair demand for Brimstone, and full prices have been obtained; the sales amount to 250 tons.—Sumac has gone oft' steadily.—A fair business has been done in brown Tartar; but Cream of Tartar, though held for extreme prices, has been neg. lected.—Argols are dull of sale.—No transactions worthy of notice have taken place in Annatto, Berries, or Galls.—There has been some inquiry for Madders and Roots this week, and the sales re ported are 43 casks Dutch, ;0 casks French, and a few bales French Roots, at the quotations.—Nothing reported in Quercitron Bark.— Olive Oil has been in limited request all the week, with prices barely sustained for the common descriptions.—Acconuts from Newfound. land, dated 7th ultimo, have been received this week, bringing a very early report of the prospects of the Seal Fishery, which is likely to prove abundant, and the market for Fish Oils is in conse quence farther depressed; the quotation for pale Seal is little more than nominal, and Cod Oil is rather more freely offered, at £26.-- Seed Oils continue in limited demand, at former prices. —Oil of Tur pentine has been more inquired for, but the Distillers sell very cautiously at present rates.—Palm Oil. At the close of last week a small cargo (about 200 tons) was sold at .i'3s 10s, an ; about 250 tons have since been disposed of at .4'35 10s to 435 Iss. with a few small lots at .e 36 per tore.—ln Hemp the business has been con fined to some small sales of Riga and Petersburg Outshot at .-•34 10s, Pass at 4'32, and half-clean at £27 lOs per ton ; 239 bales East India Sunn Hemp at*.&l4 to £l6, and 210 bales Jute, the price of which is not reported.—A little more inquiry has appeared for Tal low, which holders seem disposed to meet, and prices may be eon. sidered a Shade lower, 50s having been accepted for Petersburg); yellow candle ; a- few pipes South American, rather inferior, sold at 44s per cwt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 1. Although the sales to the Trade have been extensive, the markets has borne a quiet appearance this week, and prices of the middling and common qualities of American, more particularly of Upland, are id per lb lower. Brazil is in limited request without change, and East India heavy of sale at previous rates. At the public sale of Sea Island to-day, 1390 bags White and 70 Stained were offered, and 1140 of the former and t 0 of the latter were sold, at an advance of ad to Id per lb on the last quotations. Speculators have taken 4500 American and 100 Surat. During last month there have been forwarded to Importers in the country 4900 American, 100 Egyptian, and no Surat. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, From the 24th ultimo to this duvj, inclusive. 'inn paid EUPORTS SALES OF THE WEEK. 'Hi, the week. This Wk. this year 1380 Sea Island 12*(16)21a 60 Stained 9010 Bowed Georgia 31 , 0 1 5 Mobile 1 Alabama and Tennessee 41 52 1 25449 1264534 16710 New Orleans no 1 f Pernambuco & Paraiba pi 104 L .. i / 9966 i 1 Aricati and Ceara gi —lO 5 160 I Bahia and Maceio f Maraliham I Sawginned Minas — 1 1 i Para 40 . Demerara, Surinam, &c lO .... 161 780 i Egyptian Barbados ... ..... .. ... .... 18:3 80 ; Peruvian Bahama 40 , Laguayra 9 go Common West India, &c 7* 72 } 18 2109 20 , , Carthagena s* Smyrna — i Manilla — J 2060 Surat 3 i 5} } 2654 } 28242 Madras — I Bengal 33720 bales 1 39622 510460 Mo: !or Cotton to. culation, DAY EVI .day, and 1300 fa ENING, the sales )r export, There has been a good demand ff are 6000 bags, including 500 on spec with a very steady market. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MAY I. Except of Foreign produce, the arrivals of which comprise 10,327 qrs. of Wheat, 860 qrs. of Oats, 2750 qrs. of Barley, 650 qrs. of Rye, and 16,858 brls. of Flour, the imports of Grain, Flour and Oatmeal, for the last seven days, have been light. There have been released from bond, during the same period, 3050 qrs. of Wheat, 3240 qrs. of Barley, 1030 qrs. of Beans, 200 qrs. of Peas, and 2570 brls. of Flour. Yesterday the duty on foreign Wheat be. came 13s Sd per quarter, that on Flour Bs lid per barrel, a fall of 3s per quarter, and is yid per barrel respectively. A reduction of Is 6cl per quarter also took place in the rates of impost on Barley and Pease the former is now admissible at Is 10d, Pease at Is per quarter. At about the rate quoted on this day se'nnight we have had a fair business in Wheat, the transactions including purchases for the country as well as for shipment to Ireland. The seduction of duty inducing importers to relax a little in the price of free, there has been a tolerably good sale of American Flour to the trade. At our market, yesterday, and at Manchester to-day, several thousand barrels have been taken for consumption at 36s to 37s per barrel . 28s per barrel is demanded in bond. Oats have attracted the attention of speculators, and they are enhanced in value fully 2d per bushel : the best mealing are worth 4s : ordinary runs of Irish cannot be bought under 3s 10d per 451bs. Oatmeal must also be noted Is to Is 6d per load dearer, but is not easy of sale at the advance. The malting season being nearly over, very little Baltic has been sold, except for grinding, for which purpose a few parcels of foreign have found buyers at 4s 3d to 4s 9d up to 58 pe 60Ibs. for very fine quality. No change as regards Beans or Peas.r LIVERPOOL Pit: :CES CURRENT. As n ES Montreal, Pot 22 6@ 24 6 Pearl, new 3l 6 —32 0 U. States, Pot none. Pearl none. BARK, Quercit. Oak, vt, ton .. 0 6 10 German 3 10 3 15 BRIMSTONE, ag ton Sicily, &c l2 0 13 0 Tuscany l3 0 13 5 GASsiA LIGNEA, S. d. s. d. 18. cwt. in bond 80 0 90 0 CLOVER-SEED, qp , cud. American, red.. none Dutch 70 0— 30 0 French & Germ.7o 0-- 80 0 Cocos., •40. cwt. • Trinidad 56 0— 65 0 Grenada Brazil Corrxx, 11 , cwt in bond. Jama. triage ordinary good& fine ord.loo 0-108 0 middling ll2 0-116 0 good mid. fine mid. &c 130 0-144 0 Dutch, triage.. 60 0— 95 0 ordinary good s,'‘ fine ord. 96 0-100 middling lO2 0-104 0 good mid. 11 106 0-110 0 rine mid., &c. Mocha .. Ceylon .. Java .... Havana good& fine ord. 46 0— 52 0 St. Domingo 45 0— 48 0 Brazil 45 0— 50 0 Laguira 6B 0— 75 0 DVICWOODS, ton £. S. £. 8 Logwood, Jam... 7 15— 8 0 Hon. & Dom. 7 15— 8 0 Catnpeachy ~ 9 0— 10 0 Fustic, Span 5 5 5 15 Tampico 6 10— 7 0 Brazil Cuba , , 9 0— 10 0 NICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Hache solid rough 6 0— 7 10 small Lima, solid 14 0— 16 0 Barwood, Ango 8 0— 8 10 Gaboon 5 0— 6 Camwood l9 0— 25 0 Red San. Wood 8 0— 9 0 FLAX, 14 ton. Riga. P.T.R. 4l 0— 44 0 P'burg, 9 head 4O 0— 42 0 Archangel 4B 0— 50 0 Dutch & Flem. 6O 0-110 0 GALLS, cwt. Turkey, blue 74 0— 80 0 mixed 60 0— 70 0 East India 7O 0— 72 0 GINGER, cwt. Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 Jamaica 6O 0-120 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 19 0 Gum, I‘4 , cwt. Arabic, Turkey 7O 0-140 0 East India 24 0— 55 0 Barbary 45 0— 50 0 Senegal 65 0— 66 0 HEMP, ton t S. s. P'burg, clean . . 36 0-- a 6 10 outshot 34 10— 35 0 Riga, Rhine outshot 35 0— 35 10 ArchangeL 33 0— 33_10 Manilla 27• 0- 2 29 0 Bombay l7 0— 20 0. Jute Hinxs, Ox and Cow, v. tb B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry. inferior & 0 7 0 81 good & prime 0 94 0 104 Do. salted N. Amer. salted 0 4 0 4#l Brazil dry salted 0 51— 0 64 Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 61— 0 8 Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 \V. India, dry 0 51— 0 7 salted 0 41— 0 54 East India Kips, B.A. dry 0 74 0 83 Horse, d. each g 0 —l2 0 HonsE HAIR, Ip• Pb. Short mixed long tails 1 5 1 10 combed [NDIGO, lb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet blue & violet blue violet, g. & fine 7 9 7 9 ord. & mid. 6 3 7 0 violet & cop. l 5 6 9 mixed ..I cop. g. & fine. 6 3 G 9 ord. Re mid. 5 3 6 0 con. quality Oude 2 6 6 0 Madras 3 6 6 0 Guatimala, tb Floras Sobres 5 0— 6 3 Cortes Caraccas, Floras 6 6 7 0 Sobres 5 0— 6 3 Cortes LAc DYE, IP lb. D.T. and prime. 1 6 3 0 mid. to good 0 8— 1 4 ord. & inferior 0 6 0 74 MADDER Roors, s cwt. Smyrna • . 0— 53 0 & Syria .. 0 0— 0 0 French 47 0— 49 0 Naples -44 • 0— 41 - MADDER, 2,43 cwt. S. d. s. d. Dutch, crop 70 0 —BO 0 Ombro 50 0 —65 0 Gamene 32 0 —4O 0 Mull lO 0 —5O 0 French, - S.F. S.F.F 48 0 —52 0 E.S.F 51 0 —5B 0 E.5.F.F.63 u —7O 0 Spanish 4S u 0 0 MOLASSES, 10 cwt. Trinidad, &c 33 6 —34 6 Demerara, Sec 34 6 —35 6 Bar & Antigua.. 36 0 —37 0 MuNsEET, v cwt 14 0 —l5 0 OIL, Olive, v 252 galls. Gallipoli Trieste 5B 0 —59 0 Sicily s o —sg 0 Malaga 5i 0 —52 0 Portugal, &c 5l 0 —52 0 Levan;; 5l 0 —54 Palm, p eta 35 15 —36 0 Fish, v 252 galls. Seal, pale.. brown 27 0 —27 6 24 —26 0 Cod 26 0 —2C 10 LlNsaith, cal 24 0 —24 6 Rape, pale do. 3B 0 —3B 6 Turpen. cwt 0 0 —57 0 RICE, 9f) , cwt Carolina, dress. 36 0 —37 in bond 24 0 —25 6 Bengal, ord. do 11 0 —l3 6 mid to line l4 0 —l5 0 African none. Rum, gallon, in bond. Jamaica, 12 to 16 o. p 4 6 4 9 stronger 4 It) 5 10 choice marks 6 0 6 4 SAFFLOWER, V cwt. Bengal, good & 0 7 10 ord. & mid Bombay SALTPETRE, V Cal. S. (I. s. d East India 2't 0 —2B 0 South AmeriCan 17 6 —lB 6 SHELL LAC, V cut. in bond. orange 56 0 —95 0 liver and black 33 u —5O 0 100 0-125 0 ... 92 o— 98 o ... 7o o— 74 o SKINS, .. Neutria, r doz 0 —l5 0 Chinchilli, do. .. 10 0 —25 0 Seal, each SH ETAIAC, 19 , cwt. Sicily ll 0 —l3 6 Malaga none Trieste 8 u 8 6 Verona 7 o 7 6 Tyrolese 500A0., eta. B. P. Muscovado moist brown 6l 0 —62 0 dry brown good & mid 66 6 —6B 0 tine &v. fine 7l 0 —73 0 Mauritius, dabs and moist 110 0 —62 brown 61 0 —67 yellow 68 0 —7O 0 fine yellow 7l 0 —73 0 East India, Bengal ord. white 65 a —67 0 good and fine 70 0 —7l 0 extra tine.... Manilla, in bond . Havana, do brown yellow . white ord good St fine Brazil, in bond. brown ........ 11 . 0 -22 - 0 yellow ........ 22 6 —24 0 white ord. .... 23 0 —24 0 good and fine.. 25 0 —27 0 TALLOW, cwt P'burgh, Y.C. Odessa Archangel Buenos Ayres The, Is , Sri. Stockholm Archangel Carolina Virginia TARTAR, 44' ciet Cream of Tartar.. SO 0 —B5 0 brown and yel... 50 0 —6B 0 TEA, V. lb. in bond. llohca, Canton .. Fokein Congou, corn. .. 2 3 2 4 mid. to fine. 2 6 3 0 Twankay, com... 2 5 72 0 -73 0 20 0 -23 0 .. none. do. do. • • do. 50 0 -51 0 49 0 -50 0 47 6 -49 0 44 0 -48 0 .16 6 - 17 0 .16 o —l6 6 .13 '6 —l-1 6 .0o 0 0 mid. to good 2 6 Pekoe, Orange .. 2 8 Campoi, coin. to good.. Hyson Skin mid. to fine.. Souchong, corn none 2 6i 4 0 . 2 2 - 2 3 2 6 - 3 0 2 4 - 2 5 2 9 - 3 6 3 0 - 3 g 2 8- 2 9 good to fine Pekoe, flowery Hyson, fine Young► Ilyson Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine .. 3 6 5 0 TOBACCO, 49 lb. in bond. J. River, Leaf.... 0 3 0 8 Stemmed.. 0 4 0 9 Kentucky Maryland - 0 0 TURMERIC, 19 , eta in bond. 3 0 - 5 O 3 0 -- 3 6 ... 2 6 -3 3 Bengal 28 0 --33 0 TURPENTINE, V cwt. American VALONIA, toll. S 4" 8 Smyrna, picked l5 0 —23 0 Mores. WAX, Bass' v. cwt. in bond. African 6lO 710 East India Alneriean 7lO 8 0 I.ONDON GAZETTE..-. , FRIDAY, MAY. I. PARTNERSIIII 7 S DISSOLVED. A. Taylor and Co. Liverpool. merchants—J. and E. Norris, Liver pool, attornies-at-law—j. Lindon and Co. Liverpool, wine-dealers —R. Muwgrove and Sons, Liverpool, cotton-brokers—J. and Willan, Wigan, joiners —J. and S. Occleston and Co. Manchester , silk-manufacturers—Nuttall, Giles, and Watchurst, Manchester and Mount Zion, Lancashire, and Bread-street, Cheapside, London, calico-printers; as far as regards S. Giles. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Richard and Charles Joseph Russel, Ludlow, scriveners. Thomas Kimbell, Haddenham. Buckinghamshire, grocer. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Banks, Liverpool, tallow-chandler, to surrender May 15, June 12, at eleven, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors , Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford- I ' o W' London • and Mr. Fletcher, Liverpool. Richard Abram, Liverpool, wine-merchant, May 15, June 12. 4 two, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Ad lington, Gregory. Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London; Messrs. Littledale and Bardswell, Liverpool. John Owen Evans, Liverpool, draper, May 14, June 12, at eleveth at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. BaXter , Linaoln's-inn-fields, London, and bitessm Sale and WorthingtOn , Manchester. Henry Nicholes, Piccadilly, London, confectioner. Thonias Jenner, jun. High-street, St. Giles's, London, oilman• Sydney Fontifex, Noble-street, St. Martin's-le-Grand, Londo o, builder. William Sanders, Birmingham, apothecary. Joseph Canter, Barnsley, linen•manufacturer. John Carter, Birstal, Yorkshire, woolstapler. Francis Legge, Birmingham, builder. DIVIDEwDS. May 23, J. Baker and G. Wallis, Edward-street, City.road, don, farriers—May 22, .1. Drabble, Kent-street, Great Dover-streeti, Newington. London, ante.tree-maker—May 22, J. Read and J. Het:. lyer, St. Mary-at-hill, London, merchants—May 23, G. H a ll, Gres. Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London, draper—May 22, D. Campbell. Copthall-court, London, merchant—May 23, W. Potts, Ray-street , Clerkenwell, London, oilman—May 23, H. Foster, Newington" causeway, Southwark, draper—May 23, N. Norton, Blackman street, Southwark, and East Dereham, Norfolk, wine-merchant — May 19, J. Brown, Fogey. Cornwall, draper—May 22, M. A. d e Freitas and A. da Costa, Tokenhouse-yard, London, merchants:: May 22, S. B. Hemmer, London, Ely-place, merchant—May 25. " `Maud, New Bond -street, London, cook—May 25, R. Joy, Pl!' Grand Hotel, Covent-garden, London, hotel-keeper—June 3, 1 ' Bailey, Keighley, .Yorkshire, worsted-spinner—May 28, M. Fe?: Leamington-priors, Warwickshire, plasterer—May 26, H. Coif , f' Nottingham, iron-bounder—May 21, J. Trenhohn, Darlington, DO' ham, common-brewer—May 21, C Parker, Houghton-le.Skers e, and Darlington, Durham, and Rawcliffe, Yorkshire, flax-spinner"... May 25, G. Cowper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, tea-dealer—May SirL and J. Kendall, Deritend.Warwickshire, and other places, perfumes —May 30, R. Draper, Wood-street, Cheapside, London, WWI' sell.lr—E. Clarke, Leamington-priors, Warwickshire,. builder. CERTIFICATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or beki t May 22. J. Thompson, Manchester, Manchester-warehouseman—R..7.l' Mellin, Wakefield, dyer—J., J., and T. Buxton, Leven Greave-nm" Lancashire, cotton-spinners--W. Benham. Alexander-sqnsf e ' Brompton, lodging-house-keeper—T. Kirby, New Bond-street ca . man—R. W. Holt, Manchester, calico-printer." SCOTCH SEQUESTitATIONS. William Young, Dundee, merchant. James Munro Mackenzie, Fortrose, Ross-shire, merchant. Hector Mackenzie, Conon bridge, Ross-shire, innkeeper. Campbell Blair, Glasgow, grocer. James Thompson, Canon mills, near Edinburgh, AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. , The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed fro , ' the Returns made in the week ending April 28, is 4 1 s 3d p e r Col. PRICES OP SHARES, MAY 4. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. prices. Birmingham and Gloucester SO paid 70 10 0 .... Ditto and Derby Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new lO 2 ti .... Itt u Bolton and Leigh Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter Chester and Crewe Dublin and Drogheda .. Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow . J . 100 paid . 90 .... . 45 .... 48 10 0 . 10 paid 0 0 0 _ . 21 paid .11 2 6 .... 13 g . 30 .... 26 0 . Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid .... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid 18 17 6 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar } 30 paid Greenock, and Ayr Grand Junction Ditto half shares 10 . b 7 10 0 ..., Great Western 65 87 10 0 .... 90 0 Ditto new shares 3O .... 41. 15 0 .... 43 0 Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 42 10 0. 0 0 0 .... Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .... 165 10 0 .... 165 1 0 Ditto new sharps Ditto quarter shares Ditto an: Southampton 39 .... 52 10 0 ... 53 10 Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 82 0 0 .... 82 0 Ditto half shares Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 71 0 0 .... Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 20 5 0 .... Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... •••• Ditto quarter shares •—• North Midland lOO .... 16s 10 0 .... New North Midland 2O . . 33 17 6 .... 34 1 0 South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap 11:3 paid • 0 0 0 ..., York and North Midland 5O paid 54 0 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool .. 5OO 7.56 10 Oexdiv 13 -e Bank of Liverpool - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 17 2 6 .... - Liverpool Union lO .... 13 7 6 .... - Northern and Central - Albion - North and South Wales lO 6 IS 6 .... 61 0 - of Manchester lO .... 10 2 Ii - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 9 17 6 - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank lO Commercial Bank of England 5 .... East of England lO .... Phcenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 los. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings £loo paid L'pool and Harrington Water } 350 .... Works Bootle Ditto Stock.... L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. 00 .... Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance } 25 paid 2 10 0 . Company Ocean Assurance Company.... to .... 5 Y ti ex div, Liverpool Fire and Life 2 los. 113 oex die DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, &c. Anderton Carrying Company is Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company Harrington Docks Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool; (Polonceatt. 8 0 0 ... 15 0 0 ... 8 0 0 163 0 0 .... 477 10 0 325 0 0 ... 370 0 11 .... Iylo 0 .... ... 12 10s. 6 5 0 .. 10 ... 100 .. 9 7 5 u Ii 12 0 .... 57 I) 0 6 17 6 .... 14 6 .... I 0 0 TIDE TABLE. Days Mr n. H. Tuesday 5 1 3 I Wednes. 6 154 Thursday 7 241 Friday .. 8 3 t Saturday 9 i 5 2 Sunday lo . 6 23 Monday 11 722 Eon. . M. 1,7 2 21 3 19 4 22 5 41 6 47 7 52 Height. Sundays, Ho lydays.!f; T. 1. 17 5 15 8 14 1 13 0 12 8 12 7 3rd Sunday after East° . 13 3 BIRTHS. Ulf On the 22nd ult, in Grosvenor-square, Lond on , th e Hos. '- CHARLES STANLEY, of a daughter. On the aoth ult. at the house of C. 0. Jackson, Eaqq of street, Brougham-terrace, the lady of T. J. RADCLIFFE, 04. son. ' • 1 4 ' On the Ist instant, the lady of WILLIAM HENRY BRIGGE, Esq. surgeon, of a son. MARRIED. to Lately, ROBERT HAYNES, Esq. of the Island of Bar i s hit• ANNA CAITCHEON, eldest dau g ht er o f th e l ate M r. R. 11 n ' cheon, of this town. On the 27th ult. at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. Mr. or'' hend, PETER RIGBY, second so n o f M r . P eter Ri g b y , o f rat p A to ELIZABETH WOOD, eldest daughter of Mr. William Seymour-street. Same day, at St. David's Church, by the Rev. Robert 13 ' i s te EDWARD KIRKMAN HOLLINGSHEAD, eldest son of the y e t Mr. Robert Hollingshead, of this town, to Miss GREENW° ° Parkgate. ford' On the 213th ult. at St. Philip's Church, by the R e v. P. Cra ._ ~,01 GEORGE M. CHADWICK, eldest son o f J ames Ch a d w ick. V"De Castle Mere, Rochdale, to MARY ELIZABETH Aysif FORD' second daughter of Captain Miles James Ayshford. sir On the 30th Mt. at All Saints' Church, Newcastle-upon.TYn., - .ict; , THOMAS HARRISON, of this town, to MARY ANNE FEN" youngest daughter of C. S. Fenwick, Esq. of the former Plac e i t oe! , On the Ist instant, at the Cre s ce n t Ch ape l , b y t h e Rev. Dr. ~ AUGUSTUS MONGREDIEN, Esq. to JEANNETTE ANN' LU ERBY, second daughter of William Loekerby, Esq. of Windso r ' Same day, at St. Mary's Church, Bi r k en h ea d , b y the IEt L4 O O Knox, B.A. THOMAS FRY, vsq. to MARY ANN PALlr' , aoo• daughter of the late Captain Thomas Pali n , o f th e l Oth Regt• E. I. Co's Native Infantry, Bombay. On the 2nd inst. at St. Philip's Ch urc h, b y th e R ev . M r . So lf° 2 ol Captain CLEVELAND FORBES, of the ship Francis de 70€ New York, to MARY MACKINNEY, second daughter of th e Mr. John Mackinney, of this town. 1 11 ,,1 Same day, at the Catholic Chapel, St. Mary's, by the Rea ow Fisher, Mr. WILLIAM SPENCER to FANNY DOWKERI daughter of the late Captain John Dowker, of this port.l see On the 3rd instant, at St. Bride's Church, by th e R ev. Mr. +,: id et Mr. S. TILLING to ALICE CLARISSA CUNNINGHAM. `" daughter of the late Mr. THOMAS Et. I .RNSHAW, engraver. DIED. 0 0. On his . passage from the island of Cuba, aged 25, PAUL a 1 , TON, son of Mr. Grove Benton, land-agent. On the 21st ultimo, aged 7 years and 4 months JOHN 0 ,.. 0 11 , SCOTT; and, on the 23rd ult. aged 19 months, WILLIAM S' sons of Mr. John Scott, au c ti oneer. , Same day, at his residence, Haze-bank, near Belfast, in year, DAVID APTEAR, Esq. OO P Same day, aged 23 years, WILLIAM, second son of Mr. CA RROLL, Joiner, Richmond-row. _ .0 051 • On the 23rd ult. after a long and painful illness, aged 3 3 Mr. JOHN ATKINSON, draper Birkenhead. or tlj ' Same day, at the house of her , mother, Great Nelson-street aged 4 years and 6 months, MATILDA MARY LETHRIUDG youngest daughter of the late Captain Lethbridge. 10 oOn the 26th ult. Oeeply and deservedly regretted by lier for and friends, aged 37, MARY FLETCHER, wile of Mr. Fletcher, fannr, Bursough Abbey, near Ormskirk. D P° On the 27th u e lt. aged c 2 years and 9 months, GEORGE WIL SHARP, only son of George and Ann Sharp, Whitechapel- Same day, at Carrick-en-Suit. aged 107, Mr. THOMA S t isf' MONDS. For forty years he enjoyed a pension from the late;ioS quis of Waterford, which was increased and continued f o r al fifteen years by the present Marquis. Same day, at the house of his son.iu-law, Mr. John Br i Great Orford-street. after a protracted illneesotred tiw G OODCH IL D. On the 28th ult. at Paris -- aged 72, General HORSFORD. o pre - co lant and highly respected veteran, whose services to his are well known. /. 1 f" On the 20th tilt. aged 60, MARY DODD, w id ow o f the Rite John Dodd, butcher. On the 3oth ult deeply regretted, Mr. RICHARD DITC LATIIAM, of the Old Haymarket. 116 Same day, MARY ANNE HOLMES , t h e b eloved w ife of 1 , 1 Holmes, Esq. of Sandhills. Her death will be an irrepso b t to ga a numerous inchnd disconsolate family. 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