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

k INTELLIGENCE. • tHESTER 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 super i3rily of the line from Chester to Holyhead. The Holyhead harbour has also been preferred and recommended by the naval commissioners. Under these favourable eircurnstonces 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 importanc: of this line to the interests of the Chester and Crewe, the Grand J unction, 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 support of the proprietors in those 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 4GO, 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. UNIACICE, Chairman. ENGINEERS' REPORT. To the directors of the Chester and Crewe Railway Company. Gentlemen,—Since oar 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 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 he observed to be less than upon the other portions of the line, and is accounted for by the fact that the contractor his been confined in his operations tt, (mu: mile: and a half of the whole extent, having been only put in possesso a of the remaining two miles and a quarter abaut three weeks ay ; but he is now making most rapid prod ress in this part of the contract. The tunnel under the Illesntere 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 iti e ! , :41 line.. which caused a failure in a portion of the k. anti have been made to prevent any delay tnis occurrence. Tne tn . (' tie contract , , as is shown above, are in a very ad vaneed stale of forwardness, and we have great pleasure in noticin the unintermitting, exertions of Messrs. Jackson and Beard in the execution of their works. The Warlle co tract 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 Wearer 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 wooden bridge has been constructed, which, with very strenuoua exertions on the part of the contractor, and pro bably with the assistance of side-cutting, will enable him to execute this portion of the work in the required time. When the unparalleled wetness of the late season is consi dered, which has moot materially increased the cost of con structing and maintaining many railways; and when it is remembered that in forming 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 marle, :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 unthrseen accidents or causes of delay, and judging from the forward state of works, we have no doubt but 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 Xl3. per mile. We are, gentlemen, Your most obedient Servants, GEORGE STEPHENSON, MURRAY GLADSTONE. D 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 80 25,350 £209,367 Disbursements Balance ....... . .£2067,147 .. 3,220 4209,367 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 bad 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 bad 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 be 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 ant) the London and Birmingham, the energies of the directors, and the Holy..ead Provisional Committee would be directed to carrying out the project with as little delay as possible, and or hoped that in 1 short time the company would be in a n , i*tio., to go to parliament. Witham Cross, Esq and the Rev. James Folliott, who oevi ballotted out as directors, were then unanimouly re citoseu. The meeting then broke up.—C ester Chronicle. Those who reeo lees the furious hostility with which the 11,rrang He old hitherto assa il e d all railway projects, Li s s p,easinAly surprised t h an we wre .ti perusing ursday. • eracts from its c it y art i cle of lasotT .thser. - ations of our contemporary are, on the whole ex. ceeJitigi, - s ensible and judicious, although exceptions might be taken p trticular phrases : continue favourable to investments in the s . ,„ ~n,t generally speaking, not only is there an in cr- s • 1 d -r rail way snares, but some enquiry for shares !.. i• ~4 sort of qieculutive investment, it may be ob - • , an,i coisiniendable, under such restric . •-•.. e ngihility of the property or undertaking •.e exercise of a sound discretion will dictate. It i s • , y tit nt toss wit he risked. where a due share of caution is oc4; ; and in contradistinction to foreign loans or ti:erprises of any description, which may fail, as they iti,.-11,--raily have filed, it must be noted that however uivinuals :nay suffer by undigested speculation in domestw undertakings, the wealth of the nation collectively, is not di thiniShed ; for the loss of a class of individuals, becomes-the g+in of a greater number, and labour is more largely em ployed and more tienetLially 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 Timer. IC if)A, The Reports on the Anglo-Hibernian Railways arc 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 „railway commissioners have given the preference to the line projected by Mr. Stephenson, via Chester and Bangor to yh ea d.—Railicay Times. Last week a preliminary trip was taken on the Great Wes tern Railway as far 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 the first of next mouth. It is anticipated that by the begin ning of next year the railway will be completed as far as Swindon, where it is joined by the Cheltenham line.—Rail way Times. WEEKLY RETURN OF TRAFFIC ON RAILWAYS. (Pronz the Railway Hayazinej P.u2ile P.mile iits;;:i. NAmE. P,assen pr.w 41).d ay. per ay k d gers. Cash. L- X. X. X ' 1 Birmingham - 14121 1251 18 4 - rand Junction _ 8006 821 12 - jiverp. and Manch. - 4 751 mial 22 - Great Western -. 4142 116 JO - South Western -- 3103 131 7' Newcast. & Carlisle - 1501 23 ;: 3 -- Greenwich 29934 1033 276 39 075 :Manchester &Leeds 18223 1025 76 1i $603 Birmg. & Derby - 984 25-i 31 ---- - Croydon ...... 'York &N. Midland 2296 324 221 3 i 324 Midland Counties 5882 442 28i 4 840 Glasgow & Ayr 2126 - -- _ 364 14:astern Counties... 7755 3 71354 5 1108 DIVIDENDS FOl/. THE WEEK. North Union Railway Co., X 5 per shore, May 4. Hope Assurance Co. New Jersey Railroad Co., 6 per cent. United General Gas Light Co., May 7. ,Shaffidd C 4241 Co. 6 par coat• FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. NAPLES. Paris papers of Thursday have been received. Some 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. Morrie bello, the French ambassador to his court, whose arrival was daily expected. "// re'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 may be 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 her 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 fur 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 English mission for the con version of the Jews, consisting partly of English emissaries, partly of German mystics, who 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 must guilty persons are Germans, and among them, several converted Jews, by whose conversion, therefore, not much is gained. COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. TIIE EMIGRANT BooßS.—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 Mae: :—lntelligence concerning the boors, or emi grants, at the ?dodder 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 mist rable state, and for want of a head are continually quarrelling and disputing among themselvesT provisions are scarce, the cattle dying; and he assures ns, that many of the farmers would return into the colony, if they possessed the. means of so doing, or if government would receive tnem. 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 arc 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 suffeiings 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 TowN, Fun. 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 gap command the forces. 01 what utility is a commander of the forces at Cape Town - in time of peace, when there arc no; wore than 400 soldiers to command ?—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 ou 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, woke the Caroline, out from Plymouth 12 days, bound to .Port Adelaide, with merchandise and passengers, all well. 20th August, in latitude 4 deg. 30 min. north, 13 deg. west, spoke the Mouut llernor, from London to Cal cutta, also the William, from London to Port Philip, with merchandise and passengers, out 0 days, all well. Septem ber 2d, spoke the ship Duke of Bedford, (RAI London to Calcutta, all well. 18th September, in latitude, 26 de.g. 45 . min. south, longitude, 22 deg. west, spoke the hine, froin 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,inorrow inorningseven more unhappy wretches, also convicted of murder, are ordered to suffer the like fate. —Sidney Gazette, Nov. Q.B. PORT PHILIP. Port Philip papers to the Gth of Nov. have been rpeeiyed. 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 toll of content and enjoyment of future good prospects. This vessel has been five months on her voyage from Leith, and has landed 229 passeniers out of 230, one male only hiving 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 dpseription. Upon arrival they were landed in the ship's boats at the beach, opposite William's -town, and having walked overland tip miles to the banks of the Yarra Yarra, they v:cre received in tents which were pitched, to the number of fifty in three parallel lines—each numbered to avoid confusion op 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 inunigrants danced by moonlight on the grass ; after some time painieel in this way, the whole party heeded by the man of wind and pipes, went off through the hush for about a mile to see a erarid cotrob.orie of the blacks; it was singular to hear the blending of our 14:114nd music with th e deep monotonous chaunt and beat of the Amaral aborigine ; what must have been their ideas upon seeing those grounds which fivu 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 A LAI:D. We understand tithetha eds Hr 4 . Mr Elliott, the A.D.C. to SirJ a o n h d n E F g r y a i n ,t k . lia m . We wilts proceeds forthwith to England via Bom baypleasant course during so interesting a tour.—Hobart 'Port a We learn that Mr. Gardner, fO i r ' t merl roce b ed paper. Y cashier of the Bank ie shares k at that thriv ing Van Dieman's Land, is abont with materials for the formation of o a new p ing settlement. Three choultoidnriaeld Toi,fnet4i., Novar lP . P h r a t ve Pl b li e li e p n , Z n .M . O — DATION.—We learn that an arrange ment for the accommodation of the mercantile operations of the two elder colonies have been completed Commercial Banks of Sydney and Hobart Town respec t' whereby money can b e now transmitted, or received at eit e l l ie y ; p l ace as may be required. Such an arrangement has been tong wanted.—Colonial Times, Nov. 5. Suit BURNT. —The American whaler, Tobacco Plant, of New Bedford, Captain Swaine, while i' trying" out oil off Torres Straits, unfortunately took fire on the 2d October, and the combustion was so rapid, that the crew were obliged to take to the boats -the captain and the two mates a boat each, that with the third mate was picked up by H.M.S. Herald. and brought here, where they hate been hospitably received, as well by the government as by individuals. Mr. Jessee Morell, in particular, an American settled here, has treated his countrymen with every kindness.—The Austral- Asiatic Review, Nov. 19. ..________--_ It is whispered that .. in consequence of the revenue suffering i s n o to se E ve n r g e l l a y n t d 'ro d u u i t t y h f e re n e. on-consumption of whiskey in Ireland government have in contemplation so allow its introduction are e Some of th 1.4 ,... 4,•,e half annitatedimthp America beginningablest and most philanthropic minds of er t o o svie, ai mingle nc hopes excited by he improvements pprehensions with the ,nrdkrsehadopsthaesteatmheimmvaiigiadtiEonurothpea.t u: l ltY fear for the e e nts betweeni in 1 effect re upon the condition of their own working ~dosses. , itx their 2 wages nd fil l t competition heir that townsmay w ire ducethpauperism. TURN-OUT OF WEA,v-ts day night, a large meeting • 4t . the'iT STOCKPORT.-011 Wednes pinyea so this borough, vas.l ni p d ower-loom weavers, em near the Stanley Arms, New Bridge lane, for the pq r p ose e considera tion the steps ,to he adopted on the s4ki taking t ng into of the notice of abatement web had been given .t o 4 ni °oout of the 5,000 weavers, and which notice expires at the latter end of this week. The meeting was Addrenied by several 'speakers, amongst whom was a married vinnwm, in support Vera! resolutions, which were all passed, , th of th e se- . ' weavers agree ing to resist the reduction to the utmos t, • 444 cl at the s ame time to oppose the present sys tem ado p t e d in establish motssomes --- • of em ploying exclusively fornalee.—Stockpo rt pfp c f . . LOIVION LAW REPORTS, BAIL COURT, APRIL 30. IR RE JOHN THOROGOOD. Sir F. POLLOCK 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 applictition 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 Lushington, the Judge of the Court, and not in the name of the Bishop of London. Second, that the rate de mai:ded 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 scme 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. cap. 127. Mr. JUSTICE WILLIAMS. — I suppose unless Thorogood appears to the citation issued out of the Ecclesiastical Court, and thereby clears his contempt, that there will be no limit to his imprisonment. Sir F. POLLOCK. — Exactly so, my lord, and I contend that the proceedings have not been strictly regular. Mr. JUSTICE WILLIAMS.—! 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 he others, emanated from _ one central point, situated about two miles _of Comrie. After 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 been probably two undulations, and cer tainly one consisting of au 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 whole country, to which it reached at one and the same instant. Douses situated on rock were not so sensibly affee'ei, and the shock was in ail 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 Cemrie, was next adverted to ; and some geologieel explanations were given, tending, as we undersood, chiefly to demonstrate that the earth's crust is there intersected bv 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 hadbeen in Perth, shire an almost unprecedented quantity of rain; notwithT standing which, it was observed of the erne, the Airdle, and other streams near Stratherne, that they were notflooded 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 perpolated 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 ; thereby 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 tilehout, they were not fully described. THE WEATHER 4NP Con S. All persons connected with agriculture concur in stating that a season of greater promise than the present has not opened upon the Cumberland fanner fur many years. With the exception of twe 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, everyU ing, 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 haiye;3t w,ll be uncommonly early. A friend who has been in the gputh6rn Parts of the pounty informs us . that he has heard the cuckoo, anal been sheep,:.theuring.—Lapcatpr 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 be as auspicious as its predecessor, the greatest abun dance may be fully anticipated.—Flull Times. Mr. James Liley, of Bondgate Cottage, Ripon, has now growing in his garden a tine crop of early peas and beans *WA a r e in full blossom, and have been so above a week, showing the iniOness of the season. Some of them are in pod.—Leeds There is a splendid shoW of Ohm, F berry i and' pear blos soms this year. The damson tree's are finite Loaded . With bloom. There is also a very good promise of appe blossom. —lbid. The fine weather which has prevailed since the rain which tell on the and 12th instant has done wonders for agri culture, and for the last fourteen cr fifteen days there never perhaps was known such uninterrupted sunshine in the month of April. An immense additional surface of bare soil has been exposed to the sun's rays, owing to the late-sown heat not having yet covered the earth with its blade, and the Lent gain being also later sown than is usually the case; and the atmosphere, pop receiving its usual vegetable exha lation from these'locay cauies, 114 r, been unusually dry and free from clouds, and most favouraWe for the ilcilyering Of fruit trees, and for every crop except upland grass o 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 sgal at to early a period of the season. April—the opening 4104th—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 lath of June, whpn the mecrury reached 111 degrees off Fahrenheit; but on Saturday last 114, being degrees higher titan any one day last year.—Staffordanire 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 irhege common road coaches might, after all, be consi dered a public accommodation. Great, however, as may be the superiority et rail:iv:ly travelling, it cannot be denied that the new system acts most ruinopaly- upon the old one, not only as having in its favour all the adimtages that practical science could bring to its aid, but by a doss inequality in taxation upon the two. We have snore 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'speedily disappears 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 mompily in favour of railways ; 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 bswtairidol ytbbeta there es m re oewas when e s onu o l r bn e o c as h nu i n so b g a r o ao u n l e n t ' f s ltu destination. jttoisto oinuev gn yuap toyp. It l ob i f s urto t too o it .aonetownisb osowho have t o the e next. :o support, and heretofore kept post-horses and carriages have depended ‘vh m e a n i t n hat mainly partuthepon of th their roga trade os frequented taken a r w oa a d y s th f o o y r not as much employment left as will enable them to pay the taxes.uuderstaSnede how w at tohnistasot risngtonsolitary iv e o r o p a l t 0 0 0 h A e l a s n e e e l o i e . s If a mail a o f has already begun to work. line of is r road a from business' at Li•:erpool have business at Prescot, he can get there by coach, and if he wishes to get on toWarrington, off at present, ke.e but since, and is proba blyebg no o n better ither horse nor vehi c l e in thetotnlri to walk, there licensed to let out to hire. The railways have destroyed town, and the unequal pressure and foolish restrictions ofthe travelling on the turnpike roads render it profitle ss for upon or any one to have a post. horse or saddle-horse for public accom modation. It cannot be denied that this is a state otn in a commercial country which should not exist, 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 horse or carriage with outrd , fi license, ned. acid r w o o i without t t i h o e n o r i f s k the of b r e e i s nt beingsystem will be informed against a auffioient to cOitect the OVll—it must be done sway with. p 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 M`Keen, a Scotchman, who has lately resided in Halifax, where he 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 is. 6d. Mq(een said to . " Wilrtwopenee do ?." • Mr, I.enard said; " 'Yes ; but not for the plant." Nl'Keen tlrea 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; brit 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 014 tirne got admittance to the loch-op t 'ere disposed to inflict Siimuiary chastisenient upon the proner. 4 scuffle e ns ued ; hilt 'Ultimately the 'manwas 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 ot " wilful murder" was returned. The prisoner, whose real name , it appeare d 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- i 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 abitorrenoe of the crime, by hissing and hooting Smith as the vehicle passed. The Unfortunate depeased • was about fifty years of age •:' he had held the situation about fmir years, and was esteemed an active and intelligent officer. lie leaVei a widow, brit, we believe, no family. SECOND EDITION. Standard-oce, Three o'clock. LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, THIS DAY. Owing in some degree to adverse winds, we have had very few Grain vessels up since Friday ; the supplies in Coast wise and from Ireland are consequently small, and with the exception of 5751 barrels of States Flour, we have little more foreign produce to notice. With the continuance of fine warm weather of late, the growing crops in this district have been greatly improved ; but from the drought which now prevails, rain, in all situa tions, would be very acceptable, and in many, without an early change, vegetation will inevitably suffer—the appre hension of which has produced some effect upon the trade to-day for Oats and Oatmeal, the former having been taken rather freely, for remote counties, at a further advance upon that above stated, thereby raising our quotations full 2d. per 451bs. over those of Tuesday last, while the latter, upon a more general inquiry, was ls. per sack dearer. We have had a fair demand this morning for fine fresh Baltic Wheats, at the full rates of this day se'nnight, and several parcels of new Irish have again been sold for re shipment; but notwithstanding the improvement in Lon don yesterday, no advance could be established here on any description of this Grain. Barley, Malt, and Pease ruled much the same as on Fri day. Beans being scarce, and in request, realised an im provement of Is. to 2s. per quarter. English and Irish Flour remained in the same dull state es before ; but in duty paid foreign, the transactions were con siderable, at a decline of 6d. ; and of bonded states Flour 7000 to 8000 barrels have changed hands at 27s ad to 28s in the course of last week and to-day. ARRIVALS OP CORN, From the 28th April to the 4th May, 1840, inclusive. IRE- COAST- PO- i UNITED t , TOTAL DESCRIPTION. LAND. WISE. REIGN. STATES. ; --- - -- - Wheat Qrs. 126 8377 ' 8551 Barley Qrs. • 980 2756 I 5736 Malt Qrs. i 6 5 472 I 537 Oats Rye Qrs. ' 650 i 650 Beans Pease Qrs. 56 I 56 Shelled Barley Indian Corn . . Rapeseed Qrs. Oatmeal .. . . Loads ' 3153 18 3171 Flour . Sacks, 292' 18 327 Ditto Bris. I 5751 5751 EXPORTS.—Foreign. Barley, qrs.; Oats, 108 qrs. ;Pease, 6 qrs. ; Flow, 3l49brls.—lrOl3nd. Wheat, 1041 qrs.; Indian Corn, 25 qrs. ; Flour, brls. —Coastwise. Wheat, 95g qrs.; Barley, 1003 qrs.; Malt, ag qrs. : 0at5,476 qrs. ; Rye, qrs.; Beans, 20 qrs. ; Pease, 141 qrs.; Indian Corn, 73 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 105 loads; Flour, 795 sacks, 1578 brls. Average prices of Grain, for the week ending April 24, 1840. Wheat 635.7 d. I Barley.. 325. I Id. I Oats.. 255. 44. Rye .. 375.4 d. • Beins.. Vs. 9d. I Pease, 425, Oil. Aggregate average of the six weeks. Wheat.. 6gs. Od. - I - Barley.. 40s. Od. Oats.. 255. 7d. I Rye.. 375. 5d Beans .. 41s. Bd. I Pease .. 418. 3d. Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week. _ . .. . _ Wheatl3s. Bd. Barley 18.10 d. Oats .. 98. 3d. Rye .. 14s. Od Beans, Bs. Oct. I Pease. fits. Od. Indian Corn 18.10 d. Flour Bs. 21d Liverpool Averages, week ending 28th April, 1840. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. Beans. Pease. Qr 5..... 827 1406 30 Prices.. 5913. Ild. Os. Od. 265. Id. 435. Od. Os. Od SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. TUESDAY, MAY s.—Wind E.S.E. ARRIVED.—ItivaI, Sutherland, from Nassau; sailed 28th March-- Orpheus, Cole, from Mobile—Harriet, , from Antwerp— Riza, , from New Orleans—John Bull. , from Sicily— Lady Campbell, —, from Demerara—Frances, , from Savannah. Alert Packet, from Falmouth, at Rio Janeiro 28th Feb. Isabel, --, bpnce for Vplparuiso, was spoken 3uth April, 30 miles S.W. of Tusk ar Atalanta, Clark, hence for Newfoundland, at the Cove—lost fore. yard Robert, Lawson, from Sayanilla, off the Cove Ganges, —. from Charleston, ditto Mary Ann Webb, Lloyd, hence for Calcutta, was spoken 18th March, in lat. 2 N, long. 20 N Georgiana, Bill, from Islay, at Valparaiso, and sailed 18th Jan. for Liverpool Pearl, Carrick, from Guayaquil, at Valparaiso Mary Bibby, Walker, (fence at Leghorn Adelaide, Granby. hence at ditto Tigend,Fretwurst. hence at Warnemundo Beinrich 111, Soderberg, hence at Wismar Jan Freick, Smit, hence at Hambro' Rimac, Sproule, from Valparaiso, off the Wight Ranger, Brown, from Pernambuco, at Cowes Jason, Hammer, from Danzic for Liverpool, at Stornaway Helene, Anderson, from Lubeck for Liverpool, at Stromness 4ALHOKU, April 27.—The Rapid, Matthew, from Liverpool for Stetiin, got aground on a reef to the N.W. of this place, 25th inst. but came off without assistance GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departure from Lime•streel Liverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester : . TJMES OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAN 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m a.ln. Mixed 15 a.m. Fl4t . Clasa 10 30 a.m. First Cla s s 12 15 p.m. First CIaSS 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. 1 I 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do. 11 30 a.m. First Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. _ _ _ 3 30 p.na. Mixed 'l', P.m. Virit '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 91 tt 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. „ 7 P.M. ~ If ~ 12 2 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 11.1 p. „ - 243 p4h. , The Trains on ' Snndays stop at First Class Stations only. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. FROM L'POOL TO MANCHESTER. FROM MANCHESTER TO 1.'1.001.. First Class Second Class First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 „ 10 0 ~ 9 0 „ ..10 0 „ 11 0 „ 11 43 „ 11 15 „ 11 45 „ 2 0 Aftern. .. 230 Aftern. l 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 4 45 „ 5 30 „ 5 0 „ .. 5 30 „ 715 Evening .. 715 Mixed t 715 Evening.. 715 Mixed Stop only at Nmton Prkside 5 Stop only at Newton & Prk.side I * Except on Saturdays, when this Train does not start till Three, ON stilt/PAYS. First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & PrkSide 1 AND WIGAN. FROM NIANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 .15 ~ • • 2 45 Aftcrn. .. Second Class 5 0 „ .. Mixed 7is „ .. First Class NDAYS. 7 Morning— Mixed 5 30 MOI 7 I OO I I .. 0 BOLTON FROM LIVERFOOL. 5 45 Morning.... First Class 2 0 rr I 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 8 30 „ „ First Class Second Clais u Morning.. 7 0 Morning 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 15 Mixed top only at Newton 8: Prkside I TO PRESTON FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. First Class 1 0 2 30 Aftern. Second Class 4 45 „ .. Mixed 7 15 „ .. First Class ON $ll. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 5 30 4fternoou FRO] ItANcrissTsn. 9 o Morning.... First Class 11 15 91 ••• t, 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 • • •• tf NDAYS. 7 o Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. „ HELENS. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 so Morning.... Second Class 10 0 ~ •• .. 11 45 „ •,•. 2 45 Afternoon., I) 5 3 ' ) If • • • VDAYS. . ON SU 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. If TO ST. FROM LIVERPOOL. 7 IS Morning.— Second Class 10 0 „ rr II 45 ~ • • •• 2 30 Afternoop.. 5 30 „ ON su 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon 7 0 Morning.... Second Clas „ 1 5 30 Afternoon.. fl TO RUNCORN GAP. FROM LIVERPOOL. FROM MANCHESTER. 715 Morning.... Second Class 730 _Morning.... Second Class 11 45 " • • • • V 0 5 30 Afternoon .. 11, srtirs. 7 0 Morning.; .. Second Class 5 30.. Afternoon „ 5 30 Afternoon ON so: 7 o Morning., .. Second Class I 5 30 Afternoon .. STATE or TRADE AT KENDAL.—Never since the oldest man can remember were the working classes of this town suffering such privations. The fancy and, linsey trades still continue to be in a very depressed state, and hundreds of operatives may he seen parading the streets and fields with dejected looks.—Kendal Mercury. LEl:l:s.—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 consumptiob ; 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 trilling progression. 'nipping intellignire. FRIDAY, MAY I.—Wind S On , THE FORT—Alliance, Halsey, from Mobile SAll.Eu—Astley, Harling, 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 liorn—Astracan, Webster, for Charleston—Guluare, Burnam, for llgitirsore—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—CElus, 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 2;th March, in lat. 6 N. long. 24 W. Betsey. Ivey, and Porcupine, Brooks. hence at Alexandria Atalanta, (steamer,) sailei from Suez for Bombay 23d March Vanilla, 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 dischargip g 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 London, at ditto Josephine, —, sailed from ditto for this port 24th March • Tamerlane. —, hence for Quebec, was spoken 21st April, in lat 47, long 16 Priscilla, , hence for Pernambuco, was spoken 21st ult., in lat 49, long 9 SATURDAY, MAY 2.—Wind S.S.E. ARRIVED.—Tarrujo Filhos, Almeida, from Lisbon—Al:lance, 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, tor Derdt—Funf Gebrueder, Geyken, for Bremen—Maria, Vanloo, for Bruges— Konigen von Sclivveden, Grap, for Wolgast—Alida Klazina, Tiktak, for Narva—Julie, Alwardt, for Rostock—Countess, Garrard, for Kiel—Roman, ilopoer, and Cherokee, Simmons, for Havana—and Osprey, Donkin, for Newfoundland. Colombo, M•Kellar, 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 2Uth 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 for Odessa 9th April Albertus, Nodius, hence at Rifvo Swallow, Wilson, hence at Swinemunde Union, Steffens, hence at Hamburg Jeannette, -, from Mobile, off Cape Mar 27th April John Marshall, - -, from Virginia, do, 27th April William Large, Seymour, from Jamaica, off the Cove Ann Johnston, Corbiun, from Pernambuco. at Falmouth; sailed 9th March Royal George, Richards, from Sydney, N.S.W. off Falmouth sailed lith Dec. and from Bahia Bth :March Jacob Pennell, -, hence for New York, w•as spoken 25th April, in Ist. 4p, long 11 CONSTANTINOPLE, April A.—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, BIAY 3.—Wind S.S.E. moderate AautvEu,—Warsaw•, Mendall, from New Orleans—Jeannette, Cathy, from Mobile—Damel, —, from St. Michael—Thomas Battersby, Leech. from Bahia—Otterspool, Scales, from Calcutta — Sarah Sheafe, Gray, from Charlestcn—and Britannia, M'Cabe, from Wicklow. SAILED.—John Brooks. Smith, for Lagnira, &c.—Sic 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. Dermana, Jonker, for Dordt—Solertia, Hillstrom, and Cornet, Lee, for Nam —Diana, Puffen, for Norway—Tamenend, Borland, for New York— Egidius, Steene, for Ostend—Jessie, M'Clelland, for Quebec— Margaret Scott, Scotland, for St. Petersburg—Tjackkena, Drews, for ZWFolle—Superb, Gatchell, for Charleston. William IV, Stirling, hence off Pillau Argus, Pain, hence oil' 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 Phillip, 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, Tasker, 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•Susau, 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 2gth Feb. PORT MARIA, JAMAICA, March 17.—The cutter Louisa, belong mg to the barque Hesperus, was lost on Gallina Point yesterday MONDAY. MAY 4.—Wind S.S.E. A ant w X D.—ThomaA 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 , avanuali— Europa, from Honduras—and Condor, Churchill, fro;no St. Joseph's. SA I n.—Sarah, Toay, for Arichat—Vl47a4oo, l iliiam, for DOS ton—Syra, I%:litchFll. for CoOstantinople and Odessa — Lady £assett, Carthew, for YeioCenil Brans. for Hambro. Mary, Nl'Au!ey, from London. at Sydney, in 100 days Cheshire Witch. --, front Trinidad, at London Prima Donna, Kell. from London to Swan River, was spoken 17th March, in lat. 5 N, long. 20 NV A quantity of wreck with spars, rigging, and bales of cotton, were passed in lat. 35, long. Go, by the Jeannette. from Mobile Mazeppa, , from Newfoundland, at Bahia VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, &c. Helena, J Drenning, 630 Bombay, W & J Tyre. 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 4 Wynne John Horton, O.Cunningharn, 335 Arica, Isl!iy F,rk4 Una, W & J Tyrer J Moss & Co I7:1 Rio Janeiro, Eliza Scotland, C UNITED STATES. Oxford, 1 Rathbone, 707 New York, Baring Brothers & Co St. Cloud, E Colburn, jun. 475 New York, Focke & Bonk Manchester, W lunnan, 366 Philadelphia, Brown, Shipley & Co Montezuma. C II Christian, 403 Philadelphia, Brown, Shipley & Co William Badger, JII Tripe, 319 Portsmouth, U.S. Itoskell &Co Ocmulgee, T J Leavitt, 547 New Orleans, AV Quayle St. Andrew, A Storer, 543 New Orleans, T& J Brocklebank Ocean, J Willard, 566 New Orleans, Galt, Barf &Co Aurelius, P S Crowell, 549 Savannah, Isaac, Low & Co W H Allen, 551 New York, Bolton, Ogden & Co Normandie, W Tyson, 641 New Orleans, G Brown &Co Leopard, J M Donald, 217 Boston, Baring Bra & Co Joseph Porter, J Wilson, 482 Charleston, Ellerton & Carter. BRITISH AMERICA. Ben Nevis, P Barns, 955 St. John, N.B. Wildes, Pickersgill & Co Cceur de Lion, W Robinson, 352 Montreal, W Fisher & Son Skipton, 279 Montreal. Crozier Brs & Co Courtenay, II Brown, 608 Halifax, N.S. Gibbs, Bright & Co Anna Liffey, J Stewart, 522 Quebec, M'Leod & Yarrow EUROPE. 141 St. Petersburg, Kirby & Watson . 100 Wismar, Bahr, Behrend &Co 171 Narva, Bahr, Behrend & Ca Sq Narva, Bali, Behrend & Co 131 Narca, Bahr, Behrend & Co 104 Malta and Marsala, G Yates, Louthean & Co Ada, R Rowe, 131 Marseilles, Eshelby, ltowctt & Co Mary, D Robertson, 207 Marseilles, G Malcolm & Co Mischief, J Jones, 196 Ancona, Vianna & Jones Tampico, J Winder, 12:i Cronstadt, C G Weber & Co Gocde Hoop, J J de Boer, 134 Dordt, Bahr, Behrend & Co Albion, Z Folther, 200 Elsinore and Narva, G A Lilly & Co Tjakkina, H Drews, 50 Zwolle, Bahr, Behrend & Co Aurora Liberal, J Mende:, 90 Oporto, T Martin & Son Uniao, B B Pamplona, 239 Lisbon, Cotesworth & Wynne Lively, L Hicks, 145 Dordt, Cram & Smith Vnendschap, 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 (1 Weber R Co Earl Grey, w Douglas, Lucinde, J C Schultz, Orontes, A Gardine.r, Alida, H F Eddes„ Delight, J Dimeaiinon, Lightning, J Le Sent, Jacobina Barbara, Z K Schutt, Narva, C R Coster, 59 Harlingen, import, EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, &T. William Lockerby, (334) J Parker, from Calcutta, 1054 bags sugar, 3409 bags rice, 501 bags saltpetre, 59 boxes castor oil, 38 bales hides, 35,305 deer horns, 85 bales munjeet, 331 bales jute, 293 bags horn tips, 100 packages matting, 1 horse, 50 pees timber, order -13 D EUROPE. Alma Dorothea °tilllia, (71) J 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 Filters, (125) F A de Almeida, from Lisbon, s 4 chests 106 boxes oranges, Duarte Brothers and co-45 chests 32 boxes oranges, J Van Zeller apd co-56 bundles coekwood, T J, Hutton-- 145 do, 1 parcel patterns, 10 pipes olive oil. 64 chests onions, Duarte Brothers and co-2 parcels patterns, T J Hutton—:4 pipes olive oil, Leech, Harrison and co-2 boxes lemons, J Van Zeller and co —G D Iris, (130) J Garreda, from Santander, 450 qrs wheat, 1 box fruit, 19 bags madder, Zulueta & Co-56 brls madders, A A Gower, Nephews and co—G Martha, (9g) P Martin, from Antweip, 4g bales flax, order-120 do, T Moore—about 60 tons bark, Boutcher, Mortimore and co— KB ~'',~ldt'~>P~~'. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MAY 4. New Butter is purchased with avidity as it arrives. and suchis the scarcity, that the high rate of 32ns 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, Considevabl e 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 sh;p stores it is brisk et full prices. Prime middles of Bacon are a ready sale at 525, which is an advance in price of Is to 25 per cwt. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MAY 4. We have bad 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 sid, 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 blethers in Wool 7ad, second quality 7d, sheared Sheep 60. Lambs were scarce and very dear; they sold froM 20s to 34s per head. Beasts, 900 ; Sheep and Lambs, 3596. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. MAY Hotta 5. Blundell, Falk and Co. (2nd) Clarendon Rooms, 2 6. John Mottershead Mr. *her's, 12 6. William Ambrose Dawson . . Claren Rooms, 1 7. John Mottershead, (die.) 8. James and Peter Richardson, (Ist).. • • Ditto, 1 8. John Alexander Griffin, (2nd) Ditto, 2 O. Edgar Bowyer, (div.) 11. Thomas Mahony and Co. (Ist)~ 12. James Wilson, (2nd) , Ditto. 11 12. William Bates, (2nd) 13. James Moile, (div.) NORTHERN HOSPITAL, MAY 2. 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 lid on brown and middling, and fully Is per cwt. on better descriptions. 36e bags damaged Mauritius sold at high rates, and 6000 bags Bengal at tips 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.-32 puns Deme rura Molasses were taken from the quay at 33s 6d.—Although the stock of Planter ion Coffee is exceedingly low, such is the disin. clination on the part of the Trade to purchase beyond their ham, diate wants, that the sales effected this week, corsisting of IS casks Jamaica and 40 brls and bags Berbice, have been at a redue tion, in most instances, of 38 to Is per cwt. 570 bags Samarang and Penang, at gd duty, brought 30s to tiis per cwt.. Of Foreign 113 bags Ceara were sold, price not reported, and 2 0 bags ordinary Brazil at 46s 6d.—Nothing done in Cocoa, Ginger or Pirnento.-20i bags good black Pepper sold at 4d to 4id per lb - , -3800 bags Bengal Rice brought 13s 6d to 14s for middling, and 14s 3d to 15s for gooc and fine white.—The .sales of Rum have been extensive, at im proving prices, and amount to 400 puns. at 3s 7d for ordinary 13er bice, 2 per cent 0.P., 4s led 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 anc 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 et 38s.—The transactions in Saltpetre arc 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 Logwocd at .t 9 15s to .tlO, 170 tons Jamaica at 48, and 110 tons Honduras at :t7 lOs per ton; 110 tons Savanilla Fustie at .4'5 as to £5 7s:6d, and 30 tons Cuba at al/ to 410 ; 30 tons Lima Nicaragua Wood at 40 its per ton.—The Tur pentine market continues firm, and 1100 to 1200 brls have been sold at 128 641 to 12s 7d for good quality.—Of American Tar 400 brls have brought 143 3d per brl, which is an improvement of ad 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 been sold. For Pearl Ashes :31s 65 has been paid, for about 100 brls.—Dry Hides are in demand for export, but the descriptions suitable for home consumption arc dull of sale ; 320 good dry salted Maceio have been sold at bid, and 2'70 Monte Video at 92d per lb.— Tobacco. We have experienced an improved -demand throughout the month, the sales amounting to 920 hhds.. viz. 250 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 cotitinued to give way, whilst leaf is saleable at former fates. 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 off 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, 10 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.—Accounts from Newfound. land, dated 7th ultimo, have Leen 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 further depressed; the quotation for pale Seal is little more than nominal, and Cod Oil is rather more freely offered, at 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 - '35 10s, an r about 250 tons have since been disposed of at £35 10s to 35 155. with a few small lots at per ton.—ln Hemp the business has been con fined to some small sales of Riga and Petersburg Outahot at .t'34 10s, Pass at £32, and half-clean at ;£27 les per ton ; 239 bales East India Gunn Hemp at af:l4 to .tl6, 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 con. sidered a shade lower, 503 having been accepted for Petersburgh yellow candle ; a few pipes South American, rather interior, sold at 445 per cwt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 1. Although the sales to the Trade have been extensive, the market 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, mid East India heavy of sale at previous rates. At the public sale of Bea Island to-day, 1390 bags White and 70 Stained were offered, and '4140 of the former and i.O of the latter were sold, at an advance of id to Id per lb on the last quotations. Speculators have taken 4500 American and 100 Surat. During last month there have been forwarded to hnporters in the country 4000 American, 100 Egyptian, and 290 Surat. ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF COTTON, Front the 24th ultimo to this day, inclusive. ; Prices paid IMPORTS SALES OP THE WERE. lin the week. This Wk. this year -- 1350 Sea Island l2kdO 210 60 Stained 9(110 , Bowed Georgia 3170 . j Mobile t Alabama and Tennessee 41 5i 25449 264534 16710. New Orleans 130 j Pernambuco & Paraiba 92 --104 •• . - / 9966 1 Aricati and Ceara 160 Bahia and Maceio j Maranham -- 1 1 Sawginned Minas _ ... • 1 1 .... • Para 40 Demerara, Surinam, &e.. 10 —•— .... 161 780 Egyptian • 9 % — 1 1 i 27979 Barbados 80 Peruvian Bahama ' I 40 Laguayra 90 Common West India, &c 7} 71 } 18 2109 20 , Carthagena - i Smyrna — ...... Manilla — J 2060 i Surat 3l 5} i } 2[ 6)4 } 28242 Madras IBengal 1 33720 bales , 34622 510460 :NINO the sales LONDON GAZETTE.-FRIDAY, MAY 1. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. A. Taylor and Co. Liverpool. merchants—J. and E. Norris, Liver , pool, attornies-at-law—J. Lindon and Co. Liverpool, wine-dealers —R. Musgrove and Sons, Liverpool, cotton-brokers—J. and L. Milan, 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, Haddenhain, 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-row, London ; and Mr. Fletcher, Liverpool. Richard Abram, Liverpool, wine -merchant, May 15, June 12, at two, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Ad iington, Gregory. Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London , and Messrs. Littledale and Bardswell, Liverpool. John Owen Evans, Liverpool, draper, May 14, June 12, at eleven. at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Baxter, Linooln's-inn-fields, London, and Messrs. Sate and Worthington, Manchester. Henry Nicholes, Piccadilly, London, confectioner. Thomas Jenner, jun. nigh-street, St. Giles's, London, oilman. Sydney Fontifex, Noble-street, St. Martin's-le-Grand, London, builder. William Sanders, Birmingham, apothecary. Joseph Cauter,liarnsley,linen Manufaettirer. JohI; Carter, Birstal, Y(iikshire, ~ voolstapler. Francis Legge, Birmingham, builder. DIVI DEurDS. May 23, J. Baker and idWald-street, City-road, Lon don, farriers—May 22. J. I/rabble, Kent-street, Great•Dover.street, Newington. London, axle•tree-maker—May 22, J. Read and J. Hel lyer, St. Mary -at-hill, London, merchants—May 23, G. Hall, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London, draper—May 22, D. Campbell, Copthall-court, London, merchant—May 23, W. Potts, Kay-street. Clerkenwell, London, oilman—May 23, H. Foster, Newington causeway, Southwark, draper—May 23, N. Norton, Blackman street, Southwark, and East Dcreham, Norfolk, wine-merchant— May 19, J. Brown, Fowey. Cornwall, draper—May 22, M. A. de Freitas 2nd A. da Costa, Tokenhouse-yarl, London, merchants— May 22, S. B. Hemmer, London, Ely-place, merchant—May 25. C. Wand, New Bond-street, London, cook—May 25, R. Joy, Jun. Grand Hotel, Covent-garden, London, hotel-keeper—June 3, T. Bailey, Keighley, Yorkshire. worsted-spinner—May 28. M. Fern, Leamington•priors, Warwickshhe, plasterer—May 26, H. Cowen, Nottingham, iron-founder—May 21, J. Trenholm, Darlington, Dur ham, common-brewer—May 21. C Parker, Houghton-le•Skerne, and Darlington, Durham, and Raweliffe, Yorkshire. riax-spinner— May 25, G. Cowper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, tea-dealer—May 27, J. and J. Kendall, Deritend,Warwickshire, and other places. perfumers —May 3u, H. Draper, Wood-street, Chealiside, London, Liana selPir—E. Clarke, Leamington.-priors, Warwickshire, builder. ADMITTED Accidents 22 Medical and Surgical cases Upon recommendation Total , 3 7 Remaining in th, Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. House Visitors, John Rigby. Esq. and G. J. Wainwright, Esq. Chaplain, Bev. J. Connor.—House Surgeon, Mr. Arnote. DISCHARGED, I cured . 27 Attending as Out Patients .• . 9 15 lrregular Died. 1 ie Hospital . . . 80 expo. MONDAY Ev .day, and 1300 There has been a good fAelnand for CoUmJCo:I are 6000 bags, inclucliog 500 on speculation, and with a very steady market. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MAY 1. Exeept of Foreign produce, the arrivals of which comprise 10,327 qrs. of Wheat, £t6o qrs. of Oats, 2750 qrs. of Barley, 650 qrs. of Itye, and 16,538 brls. of Flour, the imports of Grain, Flour and Oatmeal, for the last seven days, have been light. There have been relea. ed from bond, during the same period, 3050 qrs. of Wheat, 3240 qrs. of Barley, 1030 qrs. of Leans, 000 qrs. of Peas, and 2570 brls: of Flour.. Yesterday the duty on foreign Wheat be came 135 Sd per quarter, that o❑ F lour ss aid per barrel, a fall of 35 per quarter, and I s yid per barrel respectively. A reduction of I s tid per quarter also took place in the rates of impost on Barley and Pease: the former is now admissible at is led, 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 reduction 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 ads 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 as led per 451bs. Oatmeal must also be noted Is to Is (id per load dearer, but is not easy of sale at the advance. Tire Malting season being nearly over, very little Baltic his teen sold, except for grinding, for which purpose a few parcels of foreign have found buyers at 45 3d to 4s yd up to 5s pe fcr very line quality. No change as regards Beans or Ppqs.r LIVERPOOL PR. CES CURRENT. Asuss • Montreal, Pot 22 C C 24 6 Pearl, new 3l a —32 0 U. States, Pot none. Pearl none. BARN ' Quercit. 12 0 I s 4 0 Oak, 4. ton .. 4'a 0 6 10 German 3 10 —3 15 BRISISTONE, V , ton Sicily, &c l2 0 13 0 Tuscany l3 0 13 5 CASSIA LIGNEA, S. ti. S. d Cwt. to bold 80 0 90 0 CLOVER-sEED, 4. cwt. American, red.. cone Dutch 70 0— 80 0 French & Gerra.7o 0— 80 0 COCOA, cwt. Trinidad 56 0— 65 0 Grenada 39 0— 0 Brazil • COFFEE, 13 Cll4. in band. j ` lul4 "'V ja ; -,e 170 0— 90 0 crilinary go.c;d& tine ord.loo 0-108 0 middling ll2 0-116 0 good mid. fine mid. &c. l3O 0-141 0 Dutch, triage.. 160 o— 95 0 ordinary .... good &fine ord. 96 0-100 0 middling lO2 0-104 0 good mid. fine mid., 84c. tO6 0-110 o Mocha Ceylon Java Havana good& fine ord. 45 0— 52 0 St. Domingo.... 43 0= 48 0 Brazil 45 0— 50 0 Laguira 6B 0— 75 0 Dyxwoons, ton s, s Logwood, Jam... Z 15— 8 0 Hon. & pont. 7 45 8 0. Carupeachy .. 9, 10 0 rustic, Span 5 5 5 13 Tampico 6 10— 7 Brazil Cuba NICARAGUA W00f)... Rio de la Hache solid rough 6 7 10 small 6 10— s o Lima, solid 14 0— 16 0 Barwood, Ango 8 0— 8 10 Gaboon 5 0— 6 0 Camwood l9 0— 25 0 Red San. Wood 8 0— 9 0 FLAX, 44 , ton. Riga. P.T.R. 4l 0— 44 0 P'burg, 9 head 4O 0— 42 Archangel 49 0— 50 0 Dutch & Fiera. 6O 0-110 0 GALLS, by Cwt. Turkey, blue 74 0— so 0 mixed Go 0— 70 East India 7O 0— 72 0 GINGER, 11) , cwt. Barbadoes 45 0— 50 0 Jamaica 6O 0-120 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 19 0 Gust, V cwt. Arabic, Turkey 7O 0-140 0 East India 24 0.- 5,5 • 0. Barbary 43 0— 54 0 Senegal 6.5 0— 66 0 3' ton A s. 4' 8. rburg, clean 36 0— 36 10 outshot.. 34 10— 35 0 Riga, Rhine 36 0— 36 10 outshot.. nr, a— 35 10 Archangel ...... 33 0— 33 10 Manilla 27 0— 28 0 Bombay l7 0— 20 0 Jute ll 0— 12 0 Hums, Ox and Cow, 35 rb B. Ayres and Monte Video, dry. inferior & mid. 0 7i— 0 81 good & prime 0 9i— 0 104 Do. salted 0 0 34 N. Amer. salted 0 4 -- 0 40, Brazil dry salted 0 si-- 0 64 Rio, drY Valparaiso, dry 0 6:2 0 8 Odessa, &e. dry 0 6 0 7 W. India, dry 0 si o 7 salted 0 Al_ a s j, East India Kips, B.A. dry 0 73__ 0 si Horse, d. each 9 u ..._ l2 0 HORSE RAM, V' Short mixed long tails 1 5 1 10 combed INDIGO, v lb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet blue & violet blue 0 0— 0 0 violet, g. & tine z 3 7 9 ord. & mid. 0 3 7 0 violet & cup. mixed *. a 9--- 9 cop. g. & fine. 6 3 6 9 ord. & mid. 5 3 6 0 con. quality .. 4 9 6 6 Oude 2 6 6 0 Madras 3 6 6 0 Guatimala, lb Floras Sobres 5 6 3 Cortes 3 0— 4 10 Caraccas, Floras 6 6 7 0 Sobres 5 o— f> 3 Cortes • 3 0— 4 10 LAC Dim, q r l• Ih. D.T. and prime. 1 6 3 0 mid. to good 0 8— 1 4 ord. & inferior o 6 0 74 MADDER ROOTS, V , cwt. Smyrna Galipoli & Syria .. 0 0— 0 0 French 47 0— 48 0 Naples 44 0— 45 Q MADWER., cwt. S. 4, s. d. Dutch, crop 70 0 -86 0. Ombro 59 0 —65 0 Oikmanc 32 0 40 0 Mall 10 0 —3O 0 French, S.F. 42 o —46 0 S.F.F 4S o —52 0 E.5.F... 54 0 -58 E.5.F.F.63 0 —7O 0 Spanish 45 0 0 0 MOLASSES, 41 cwt. Trinidad, &c 33 6 —34 6 Demerara, &e 34 6 —35 6 Bar & Antigua.. 36 u —37 0 MUNJEET, cwt 14 0 —l5 0 OIL, Olive, 252 gaits. Gallipoli .O-4 0 —65 0 Trieste 5B 0 —5B 0 SiCilY 58 0 —59 0 Malaga 51 0 —32 0 Portugal ; &C 5l 0 —52 0 Levan.. 5l ,O —54 0. Palm, I. 33 15 —35 U Fish, To 252 galls. Seal, pale.. brown, 27 0 —27 6 24 0 —96 0 Cod 26 0 —2l 10 LINSEED, 35 CWI 24 0 —24 (i Rape, pale do. 3B 0 —3B 6 Tarpon. 3 cwt. o 0 —57 0 cwt 'Carolina, dress. 36 0 —37 o • • in bond 24 0 —25 6 Bengal, ord. do 11 0 —l3 6 mid to fine l4 0 —l5 0 African none. Rusi,l9. gallon, in bond, Jamaica, 19 to 16 o, p 4 6 4 9 StrOligQr 4 11) 5 10 0110iCV ;narks (i 0 G 4 S~BFLOII a, I I CICt. I S. l 4 , Calt • good & fine.. £5 0 7 10 ord. & mid Bombay 19. cwt. s. 0.. S. (1 gaSt India 23 0 —2B 0 South American 17 6 —lB 6 LAc, 19 , cot. in bond. orange sti 0 —95 ' liver and black 33 0 —5O SKINS, Neutria, r dnz Chinchilli, do. Seal, each SI-11.131Mr, cent. Sicily Malaga Trieste Verona Tyrolese SCGAO, cwt. 13. P. Muscovado moist brown dry brown good & mid.. tine &v. fine Mauritius, dabs and moist 60 0 —62 brown 63 0 —67 yellow 68 0 —lO fine yellow 7l 0 —73 Ease India, Bengal ord. white . good and. fine 70.. 0 —7l extra fine 72 0 —73 - Manilla, in bond 20 0 —23 Havana, do. 100 0-125 0 92 0- 98 0 70 0-;4 0 11 0 —l3 p.one 8 0 _ 8 o 7 9 0 —lO yellow . . white ord. good & fine, Brazil, in bond brown yellow White ord. good and fine TALLow, Is. clot. Vnburgh, Y.C. Odessa. Archangel ... Buenos Ayres. TAR, brl. Stockholm Archangel ... Carolina Virginia TARTAR, cwt. ' Cream of Tartar.. 80 0 —Ss 0 brown and yel... 50 0 —6B 0 TnA, r lb. in band. Bolles., Canton .. .. none. do. do. do. 18 0 -22 0 22 6 -24 0 23 0 -24 0 25 0 -27 50 0 —5l 0 4g 0 —so 0 47 6-4® 0 44 0 —4B 0 -.16 6 -17 0 -.16 0 -16 6 ... 13 6'-14 6 ... 0 0 - 0 0 Fokein Congou, com. .. 2 3 2 4 mid. to line. 2 6 3 Twankay, corn... mid. to good 2 6 Pekoe, Orange 2 8 Campoi, corn. to good none Hyson Skin 2 2 2 3 mid. to One 2 6 3 0 Souchong, corn 2 4 2 5 good to fine Pekoe, flowery Hyson, corn line Young Hyson Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine .. 3 6 5 0 TonAcco, v' lb. in bond. .1. River, Leaf. 0 3 0 8 Stemmed.. 0 4 0 9 Kentucky Maryland TURMERIC, V cwt in bond. 2 9 - 3 $ 3 0 - 3 p 2 8 - 2 9 3 0 - 5 0 :3 0 - 3 6 2 6 - 3 3 Bengal . 28 0 —33 0 'TURPENTINE, 49 , cu't. American VALONIA,I7 too. X S Smyrna, picked l5 0 —23 0 Morea WAX, BEES' 30 , etet. in bond. African 6 1 0 7 10 East India ..... 610— 7 15 411wricin Itfl Fl CATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before May 22. J. Thompson, Manchester, Manchester-warehouseman—R. J. S. Mellin, Wakefield, dyer—J., J., and T. Buxton, Leven Crease-mill, Lancashire, cotton-spinners--W. Benham, Alexander-square, Brompton, Lodging-hoktso-lceeper—T. Kirby, New Bond-street, oil man—R. W. Holt, Manchester, calico-printer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. NVilliarn 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 from the Returns made in the week ending April 28, is al s 3d per ewt PRICES 01 SHARES, MAY 4. Prices. This day Last RAILWAtS, &c. Per Share. Prices. Birmingham and Gloncenter SO paid 70 Ditto and Derby lO9 .... 82 0 0 Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new lO 2 6 Bolton and Leigh . Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter Chester and Crewe 45 .... 48 10 0 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow 'lo ad 0 0 Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 11 paid Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 17 paid 13 17 6 Glasgow, Paisley, la'mar 1 Greenock, arid Ayr 3O paid Grand Junction Ditto half shares Great Western . 50 10 0 . 13 0 0 100 paid 'to 13 2 a 229 Oexdiv h 7 10 0 .S 7 1:1 90 9s 011 41 15 0 0 35 0 u .... 0 0 0 .... 184 0 0 ....Ic4 0 0 43 0 0 49 .7, 0 05 10 165 10 0 47 0 0 26 15 0 .... 52 10 0 ... 53 10 10 28 15 0 .... 30 10 0 Ditto new shares Roll and Seiby Lancaster and Preston 42 10 0 Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham go .... Ditto new shares Ditto gnarter shares Ditto an 1 Southampton ::1 .... Ditto & Brighton 15 London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... Ditto half shares Leicester and Swannington. • Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, R. limy .. Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... ......_ _ . —... .. 165 10 0 47 u 0 82 0 0 82 • 0 30 12 6 71 0 54 10 0 .... 35 7 6 .... 20 5 0 .... 0 n 0 96 10 0 .... Ditto and Ditto ENten;ion Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle 100 . lou . Ditto quarter shares North Midland New North Midland South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Anneorn Gap.. lou paid York and North Midland 5O paid 25 ... 160 18 ... 165 10 0 .... 33 17 6 .... :it 10 0 3 IC 0 .... 84 10 0 .... 84 10 0 0 0 0 .... 54 0 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 Bank of Liverpool l'l2 10s paid - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... - Liverpool Union lO - Northern and Central - Aibion - North and South Wales - of Manchester lO .... - Wchester & L'pool Poet. 15 .... - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank Commercial Bank of England 5 East of England in , Phoenix Ikuk Wilts and Dorset. 7 1 os. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings XIOO paid 163 o L'pool and Harrington Water } 350 Works Bootle Ditto Stock..:. 323 0 L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock..... 370 0 e L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 191 Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance } n _ pato ... 140 (t, • --- Cotnpany Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 2 6 Liverpool Fire and Life 2 Ws- LS, 0 eX. div DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COAPAN LES,. Anderton Carrying Company l5 Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company... Harrington 110.4 s Apothecaries' Company Asphalt? (Liverpool; (Poloncean) 756 10 Pexdiv 20 15 0 ex div.2o 12 C; 17 2 6 .... 13 7 6 .... 3 7 6 .... 21 17 6 ex div. 612 6 .... 6 10 0. 10 2 6 9.17 6 8 - 0 15 6 G. 0 0• 477.10 0 t 2 lOS 6: 5 Z a 6 ►► 12 6 .... sr ►► 0 6 17 6 a 14 6 .... 1 II TIDE TABLE. Days. i %rzz. I Eva H. li. H. DJ. Tuesday 5 1 3 127 Wedne.. 6 154 221 Thursday 7 241 319 Friday .. 8 3 422 Saturdr4 91 5 2 541 Sunday 10 623 647 Monday 11 722 752 Height. .Sundags, Ilo&dap., ..5; F. I. 17 5 15 II 14 1 13 0 12 8 12 7 3rd Sunday ;otter Easter. 13 3 BIRTHS. On the 22nd nit, in Grosvenor-square, London, the Hon- Ur*. CHARLES STANLEY, of a daughtcr, On the 30th ult. at . the house of C. 0. Jackson, Esq. of Baker street, Brougham-terrace, the lady of T. J. RADCLIFFE, Esq. of a son. On the Ist instant, the lady of WILLIAM HENRY BAIN IIRIGGE, Esq. surgeon, of a son: MARRIED. lately, ROBERT HAYNES, Esq. of the island of Barbados, to ANNA CAITCHEON, eldest daughter of the late Mr. It. H. cait cheon, of this town. On the 27th ult. at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Towns hend, PETER RIGBY, second son of Mr. Peter Rigby, of Dittos, to ELIZABETH WOOD, eldest daughter of Mr. William Wood. Seymour-street. Same day, at St. David's Church, by the Rer•. Robert Davies, EDWARD KIRKMAN HOLLINGSHEAD, eldel,t son of the late Mr. Robert Hollingshead, of this town, to Miss GREENWOOD, of Parkgate. _ . . On the nth ult. at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. P. Crawford. GEORGE M. CHADWICK, eldest sou of James Chadwick, Esq. Of Castle Mere, Rcehdale, to MARY ELIZABETH AYSIIFORD, ti: - second daughter of Captain Miles James Ayshford. On the :30th ult. at All Saints' Church, Newcastle.upoti-Tyne, Mr. THOMAS HARRISON, of this town, to MARY ANNE FENWICK,. youngest daughter of C. S. Fenwick, Esq. of the former place. On the Ist instant, at the Crescent Chapel, by the Rev. Dr. Raffles, AUGUSTUS MONGItEDIEN, Esq. to JEANNETTE ANN LOCK ERBY, second daughter of William Lockerhy, Esq. of Windsor. Same day, at St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead,. by the Rev. A- Knox, B.A. THOMAS FRY, Vsq. to MARY ANN PAWN, only daughter of the late Captain Thomas Patin, of the 10th Regt. lion_ E. I. Co's Native Infantry, Bombay. On the 2nd inst. at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Staffotd. Captain CLEVELAND FORBES, of the ship Francis de Pau, of New York, to MARY MACKINNEY , second d aug ht er o f the late Mr. John Mackinaey, of this town. Same day, at the Catholic Chapel, St. Mary's, by the Rev. Thos. Fisher, Mr. ‘VILLIAM SPENCER to FANNY DOWKER, third daughter of the late Captain John Dowker, of this port.: On the :;:d instant, at St Bride's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Bates,: Mr. S. TILLING to ALICE CLARISSA CUNNINGHAM, eldest daughter-cf. the late Mr. THOMAS EA RNSHAW, engraver. DIED. 'On his passage from the island cf Cuba, aged 0 5, PAUL G. BEN TON, son of Mr. Grove Benton, laud-agent. On the 21st ultimo, aged 7 years and 4 months, JOHN HENRY SCOTT ; and, on the 23rd uit. aged iy months, WILLIAM SCOTT, sons of Mr: John Scott, auctioneer. Same day, at his residence, Hazel-bank, near Belfast, in his 85th year, DAVID M•TEAR, Esq. Same day, aged 23 years, 'WILLIAM, second son of Mr. JOHN CARROLL, joiner, Richmond-row. On the 23rd ult. after a long and painful illness, aged 2. 3 years, Mr. 401 IN ATKINSON, draper, Birkenhead. Safiie clay, at the house of her mother, Great Nelson-street North. aged 4 years and 6 months,' MATILDA MARY LETHBRIDCIE, the youngest daughter of the late Captain Lethbridge. On the 26th tilt. eceply and deservedly regretted by her family and friends, aged 37, .MARY FLETCHER, wife of Mr. Jobs , Fletcher, fanner, Butscoutch Athey, near Ormakirk. On the 27th 'at. aged 2 years and 9 months, GEORGE WILLIAM. SHARP, only son of George and Ann Sharp, WhitechaPel. Same day, at Carrick-on-Suir„ aged 107, :Mr. THOMAS ETh- MONDS. Fur forty years he enjoyed a pension from the late Mar quis of Waterford, which was increased and conti nue d f or th e last fifteen years by the present Marquis. Same day, at the house of his son-in-law, Mr. John Bridson, Great Orford street, after a protracted illness, aged CS, Mr. GEO GOODCHILD. ._• On the 28th ult. at Paris, aged 72, General lIORSTORD, a Vl lant and highly respected veteran, whose services to his countrY are well known:_ — on the 29th ult. aged 60, MARY DODD, widow of the late Mr. John Dodd, butcher. On the 3uth ult. deeply regretted, Mr. RICHARD DITCHFIELD LATHAM, cf the Old Haymarket. Same day, MARY ANNE lIOLMES, the beloved wife of Isaac Holmes, Esq. of Sandhills. Her death will be au irreparable loss to a numerous and disconsolate family. Same (lay, in his 2;th year, Mr. JOHN PINKARDTON, Great Crosby. son of the late David Pinkardton, Esq of this town. On the let instant, at Edge-hill, JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, EEfl• On the 2nd instant, WARY LA:‘,ll`,, the beloved wife of :Nli; Joseph Lamb, saddler. On the 2nd instant, aged 22, JOHN NELSON, son of the late Mr. RICHARD ROBERTS, bricklayer. 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