The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-19 00:00:00

Till •vithin these few days we had no idea of what a dear darling little duck of a man Lord John is. To continue this most expressive ladies' phraseology, he is such a sweet thing, quite a jewel ! We had thought that his lordship was more inclined to the tnodernfee losophy in vogue among the utilitarians than to the new lights, and had feared that he was to be classed among the degenerate rather than the regenerate.. But from certain words and opinions which have lately fallen from his pen, there can be little doubt that he is about to join brother Knibb, and has received a powerful call to go and wrestle in behalf of the black peasantry of our British plantations. It is delightful to witness the unction with which he consigns the trade and com merce of the West Indies to utter perdition—he, pious soul, thinking nothing of the loss, but giving loose to his holy joy at the prospect of the sable elysium which will reign when the sugar cane and its toils shall be for gotten, and labour be an unremembered word. "I he " call" is announced in a despatch from his lordship to the Governor of British Guiana, dated the 15th of February last ; and which despatch ought to he received as a sweet song sung in Zion,. a word of consolation to the saints. Lord John begins the can tide tigura.ively, setting forth the deficiency in last year's crops in Demerara only to have been almost a million, and they' proceeds to show that this is the result of a natural cause. It is, humanely observes the singer, the consequence of emancipation ; and he urges that the planters, " with little reason, expected that the negroes were, at all events, to carry on the cultivation of sugar." Warming with his theme, he subjoins, " it is not to be expected that men who can subsist in condor• without hard labour, will continue to devote themselves to it." Turning from the lyric to the de scr.p!ive, he then draws a beautiful picture of a negro fxaijv living a. life of listless ease on the produce of the it little plot of ground, forgetting in his enthusiasm the state of the planter and his family all the while : " A few acres of ground will produce provisions for a family, with some surplus to sell at market, and bring home manufactured goods ; the negroes who earn high wages, buy or hire plots of land, and refuse to let their daily labour for hire. There is nothing in this singular or culpable." Rising then to a loftier flight, his lord ship says or sings : " Nor, were the damage to end here, would t::e British Government have any cause to feel disappointment. Carry ing into effect the religious and benevolent views of the na tion at large, it was their object to convert slaves into free men ; to rescue their brethren of Africa from the lash of compulsory toil, and establish them as Christian men on the soil where they had been transported as chattels, or beasts of burden. On this, the principal question of all, there is, I am happy to say, no room for doubt. None of the most in veterate opponents to our recent measures of emancipation allege that the negroes have turned robbers, or plunderers, or blood-thirsty insurgents. What appears from their state ment is, that they have become shopkeepers, and petty traders and hucksters, and small freeholders—A BLESSED CHANGE, which Providence has enabled us to accomplish." Brother Knibb, brother Knibb, you have a formida ble rival here. We had no notion that his lordship was so strong at an exposition ; and should like much to be an attendant at one of his field-preachings. There is a vein of tenderness in his style, which marks him as a brother calculated to he powerful among the sis ters. The " coal-black roses" will flock to his private exhortations, and gather unto his love-feasts. In a subsequent verse, his lordship, we perceive, speaks hopefully of " an advance in numbers" among the black population—" under the institution of marriage." Such being his choice of subjects, Lord John may be assured that he will never lack bearers ! But our readers must be marvelling what all this means. It is soon explained. Governor Light had applied to Lord John Russell for information as to the measures which Government proposed to adopt in or der to facilitate the immigration of labourers into Bri tish Guiana; and thereupon Lord John forwards him the despatch from which we have culled the foregoing flowers of rhetoric. The answer, in point of fact, amounts to this : that all measures which have been proposed, or which are likely to be proposed, for the introduction of labourers into the West Indies, will prove failures, and that it is of no consequence if they do. "Itis an important," remarks his lordship, with a lack-a-daisical air, "but still A SECONDARY QUES TION, to consider how we can maintain the natural prosperity of our West India colonies, promote the cultivation of products for which the climate is adapt ed, and keep up, if not increase, the consumption of British manufactures." The coolness of this is equal to anything Lord Palmerston has done : to go beyond the latter is impossible. So, here is a British minister declaring that the pro sperity of important colonies and the consumption of British manufactures are SECONDARY to the security of indolence, ease, and enjoyment to the African race. Hear his lordship speak again : " Let me, then, look at this question largely." (Oh !my lord, Oh !) "It is stated—l take it only for illustration — that the wages of a day labourer are, in Guiana, Is 6d per day, and in Hindostan not more than 2d. When you should have removed to Guiana a large number of labourers, they are still to be free labourers ; the soil is fertile, the climate invites to indolence; the African race loves ease and enjoy ment, at least as much as any other; you have still no cer tainty for your sugar crop. In the mean time, it is a mere matter of calculation to the capitalist what sugar will cost him to raise in Hindostan, to bring to England, and to clear of duty ; and whether, all this done, he can compete success fully with the Demerara planter. If he can, the sugar busi ness will rise in Bengal, and the Coolie remain at home; the plantation will be found for the labourer, and not the labourer to the plantation. Changes in commeroe' as great as this took place when woollen manufacturers came from Saxony to England, and fabrics of silk went from the East to France. Of all the cants that ever were canted in this cant ing world, save us from the cant of the politico-econo- Ware. [ORIGINAL.] ON BEING ASKED O BY A G 'S ENTLEMAN, " WHAT IS A WMAN LOVE?" Oh, ask me not in words to tell What is a woman's love! But look around, where'er yc dwell, In courtly hall or lowly cell, Each will confess its magic spell, Its witchery will prove. Go to the court, where splendour shines, In varied joys around ; Go to the hut, where misery pines, And see how woman's love entwines, In viewless bonds, in shapeless signs, A balm for ey'ry wound. 'Tis this which lights the monarch's brow; Alone could he be blest ? The streams that wealth and power bestow Unheeded fall. and joyless flow, Unless a woman's fondness throw Its sunshine.o'er their breast. The love of woman ne'er was told ! Can empty words impart Such faith, such love, unbought by gold, Nor e'en by worst of wrongs made cold, When shrin'd within the inmost fold Of faithful woman's heart ? It is to hope through worst despair ; • ' To love while others hate ; To smile through many a falling tear; The hour of adverse skies to cheer ; The object of her love darkest fate. And what is hope's most brilliant tiow'r, Unless she twine the braid ? Nay, what wa s Eden's rosiest bow'r , Till woman's smile beguil'd each hour, Gracing• bode of peace pow'r, With blossoms tha t i ne'er fade ? The richest treasure that Heav'n bestows, In mercy from above ; The source whence truest rapture flows, The purest bliss that mortal knows, The star with softest light that glows, Is this—a woman's love ! THE MINISTERS AND THE WEST INDIES (From the John Bull.) BRITISH GUIANA. (From the Guiana Chronicle.) We believe we can now put forth the statement, without fear of contradiction, that brighter prospects never dawned on this province, than are now presented to the mind's eye the of our proprietary body. The labouring population of colony, it is true, do not work as sedulously and regularly as they did in the day ofeoercion ; nay, we will go farther, and say, that they evince much laziness and fickleness in their -:arions employments as well the labourer in the field, as the domestic servant. Will this indolence and unsteadiness continue ? We do think it. DA them but behold the work which they j; et, or indolently spin out, eagerly grasped at, and in dustriously performed by, the rival workman from another 1!:nd, and a different and opposite mode of action will be soon adopted. No sooner did the American immigrants arrive in Trinidad, than, from sheer shame, the former sluggard in the field, became the active rival of the new comer. • The same beneficial result may he anticipated here. We are now in the daily receipt of numerous labourers from Bar bados,—and in constant expectation of the negro population of the United States. The accession of these, independent of their own exert ions, will soon bring our peasantry to their senses. A year and a half of transition has gone by—the new freeman most now be taught that something more than mere vegetation is exi , ected from him. Under all circumstances, this country is now likely to be come one of the first sugar-growing colonies attached to the British Crown. Of boundless extent and inconceivable fer tility, a f u ll su pply of labour can make it what no other de pendency of England can become. In the other West India possessions, not only is great labour required in the produc tion of the staple commodities, but even with hands they can not bring their produce to perfection, without the artificial accession of manure. Here, no such auxiliary is required; the land of this province almost spontaneously produces the cane, and the labour of the peasant is only necessary for keep ing it cleanly during its growth, and cutting it down wh en fit for the mill. We speak not, of course, of the drainage ; but in this department, an improvement, likely to save much exertion of manual labour, has been effected. Looking then at the addition to our population—at the great fertility of our soil—at the improvements hourly made in machinery—we are fully borne out iu asserting, that a great destiny awaits this splendid province. COUNTY AND POLICE RAT ES.—By the new bill recently introduced into the House of Commons by Lord J. Russell and Mr. Fox Maule, " for the further amendments of the laws relating to the relief of the poor in England," it appears that in addition to the enormous power already vested in the b oar d s o f guardians of unions and parishes, under the poor law amendment act, they are by the 2Gth section to have the payment of " all county rates and borough rates, and all rates made in cities, boroughs, and towns, or in liberties and fran ehises, in nature of c ount y rates, and all police, rates," and they "shall have the same powers, authorities, and reme dies" as overseers, " for obtaining contributions from parishes for the relief of the poor, and all precept! and warrants of justices for the levying. collecting, and pitying of comity rata or other rater aforesaid. ADDRESS TO THE BRITISH Em MORE PARTICULARLY TO YORKSIRE. LANCASHIRE, AND LEEDS, IN REFERENCE TO BRANDY AND SALT. Last year when I took the liberty to address this great British empire in recommending the remedy which 1 had discovered, I did expect that great good would be done by it ; with respect to some neighbouring towns I have not been entirely disappointed, as the knowledge of the remedy has made great progress and has been attended by corre sponding good, but by no means equal to its merits. It is now five years since I first laid it before the public through the medium of the papers, and though it has attained to a great degree of usefulness, it has by no means attained that favour which it is entitled to. There have been many striking instances of its e ff icacy since I was in Leeds last year. I will particularise only two ; the first was that of a lady in the village near my castle, who had an attack of the nerves which produced extremely low spirits and was fast verging to insanity. Every method in ordinary use which could be devised was resorted to without success. Though I saw both her and her husband frequently, and was almost certain the remedy would cure her, I only mentioned it and did not press them to use it : at length her disorder became so serious that I got the gen tleman to promise me that it should be used ; two or three applications removed the complaint, and I am happy to assert that she has been well ever since. I observe that those gentlemen who are the guardians of the public purse in the West Riding, have voted or agitated a vote of giving two thousand pounds for the enlargement of the Asylum for the Insane at Wakefield. Judging from the foregoing case, I do think that if they spent one hundred pounds for this remedy, and applied it to every inmate of the Wakefield Asylum, they would be able to discharge one quarter of its present patients cured in a month, which would prevent the necessity of the enlargement 'of the Asylum. During the prevalence of the late north-east winds, which sometimes were very severe, several persons in the neigh bourhooa where I live in France, were attacked with illness, shivering or trembling, a violent pain in the head, the chest, and the side, and had difficulty in reaching home if at a dis tance. The first was my bricklayer, a fine young man in the prime of health and strength ; I saw him in about three hours after he was taken ill, but as they had sent for the doc tor, I thought it best not to interfere ; he was severely bled and blistered, and put upon low diet, which made him very weak, but I am happy to jay his life was saved though his recovery was doubtful ancl%low. The second was one of my woodmen, and I did not know until they said he was dying. The third was a youth in one of the farms ; he was seized on the Saturday and died on the day after (Sunday). The fourth was a youth on one of the farms which I have in my own hands, and which 1 visited on the Monday ; I was told that he had risen at three o'clock that morning, and had gone out to feed the bullocks, that he had been seized the same as the others, and had difficulty to get home ; that he was as bad as the youth in the neighbouring farm, who had died the day before ; that without a change they thought he could not survive beyond the following day. I saw ,him im mediately, and though they had sent for the doctor, as he was my servant, I would try to relieve him ; I therefore had his head washed or rubbed with the remedy, and did what I thought was necessary in other respects; before I left the chamber I inquired how his head was; he said the pain bad gone from it; well then, I said, you are half cured. The second day after, when I visited the farm, my first inquiry was about the boy, the answer was, " Oh, he is quite well, and has returned to his.work this morning." They said the doctor had not been, having been occupied elsewhere; the pain had left him the day on which he was seized ; the day atter he was very weak, but he had returned to his work that morning. He came immediately to thank me for having cured him ; I told him all the return he had to make was to do well his duty in the situation in which he was placed. He appeared highly delighted that he was well again, indeed, we were both very much pleased at the result of the application ; be is a fine and rather handsome youth, and I considered his his case as bad as the first; the other two I did not see. Since I was last in Leeds, I observe that some gentlemen who have derived benefit from the remedy, have begun to publish one of my addresses in pamphlets. I have no doubt but the intentions of these gentlemen were good, but this practice is attended with so much inconvenience that I have determined to publish one myself, therefore I hope that no more pamphlets will be published. Six months ago I had not the least intention to publish any pamphlet for sale, but I think the public will see that there are great inconvenien cies in publishing the results of this discovery in an imper fect state, for in consequence of these publications I have re ceived letters at my residence in France, which it would have been impolite not to answer, but as my occupations employ the whole of my time, when there, from five o'clock in the morning to the evening, it will he impossible in future for me to answer any such letters, and if I did they might be in creased to a thousand or more each year. And it is easy for any one to count the cost of such a number of letters, when I inform you that those which I received cost me upon an average nearly two shillings each ; therefore I beg leave to decline receiving any letters upon this subject either here or in France, as I cannot undertake to answer them, neither will it be necessary after the publication of my pamphlet, which I am convinced will carry consolation into every family where its precepts are put in practice, which I intend shall be printed in editions of one thousand each, the first edition published by subscription, at 2s. Gd. each, the profits, if any, to be applied to a charitable purpose under my di rection. As I cannot remain long in Leeds, of course the publication must fall to the ground if the subscription is not rompt. I am, with true respect, yours sincerely, WILLIAM LEE P.S. This pamphlet, though simple, like the remedy of which it treats, would be as a family book of reference in case of sickness, in my opinion one of the most useful ever laid upon a table, and I write from the experience of ten years of the use of this remedy ; but unless a sufficient num ber of copies be subscribed for to defray the expense, I shall not send it to press. CAPTAIN DENHAM'S PUBLICATION. We feel pleasure in submitting to our maritime readers the following extracts from Captain Denham's "Work on the " Mersey and Dee Navigation." They contain much useful information, and the suggestions are truly valuable. "TIDAL STREAM.—The following abstract of a series of tests should be considered on approaching Liverpool Bay : At a 9-mile offing N. of the high land over ' Point of Air,' Flintshire, in 10 fathoms water, (sand and shells,) both Flood and Ebb set direct to and from the New Channel E. by S. and W. by N. at 21 knots on Springs and I knot upon Neaps; the flood -stream ceasing 20 minutes earlier, and the ebb draining 30 minutes later than the time of rising or falling upon the contiguous shore. This Mersey-influence upon the stream predominates whilst your off-shore distance is not less than five miles, nor your soundings less than six fathoms. When, however, you have advanced Eastward, so as to bring Formby Point S. E. at 5 miles distance and 6 or 7 fathoms (muddy bottom,) act so as to avert the _Ribble indraught, which here sets East, at the rate of 21 knots on springs, and upon neaps ; the stream slacking 1 hour before it is high water at Liverpool docks. The masking Crosby Light at night indicates your being in the Ribble influence. It is most important in thick weather, that if bound to Liverpool, you do not shoal your water below four fathoms, whilst running or turning up between Ormshead and the Eastern high shoul der of Flintshire forming the Dee entrance, or you will risk being entangled with the Chester Flats and West Hoyle Split, under the influence of the Dee indraught, particularly from low-water to half-flood drawing S.E." " SIIIPPING PILOTS.—It would much facilitate this opera tion, and not only save immediate valuable time to both par ties, but, in case of boisterous weather secure the pilot board ing before nightfall separates boat and ship (to the cutting off, perhaps, of even leading-in,) if the following hints were attended to. You observe a Liverpool Pilot-boat (described page 4 ;) if her Blue Peter is flying, she has disposable pilots —your pilot jack is up and clear to view ;—take notice on which side the pilot-boat's fenders are; that tells you which she intends to board you upon—brace your afteryards by, so as to reduce way, but not to stop it ;—if, as she nears you, her flag is lowered, the Master-pilot considers you have too much way—brace up your head yards ; understanding he is satisfied when his flag is close up again. It may happen, however, that he perceives you drawing into shoal water, or there may be some advantage in your being on the other tack.; this will be indicated by his shifting fenders over to the other side ; when you shall act accordingly, by wearing or tacking." "REMARKS AND PROPOSITIONS RESPECTING STEAMERS' LIGHTS, AND PASSING EACH OTHER; OR IN REFERENCE TO SAILING VESSELS.—NO general system of lights exists at Liverpool; some carry three lights, one at foremast head, and one at the fore part of each paddle-box ; some carry the tipper light at the fore part of the vessel ; some carry a red light on starboard paddle-box, and a plain light at the oppo site paddle-box and mast-head ; some carry lights on their quarters ; some a middle light at the bowsprit end : all, how ever, attend to one rule, and that is, in passing each other on their starboard sides; but 1 understand the reverse is ob served at other ports, which has naturally been attended with collision when a Liverpool vessel gets amongst them. Now it is to be wished that a compulsory general rule were intro duced • and I submit that three plain lights, one on the fore mast head, and one at the fore part of each paddle-box, (not to throw any light abaft the beam,) cannotfail to indicate the position of the vessel. And as it is most important to know when the rule should be departed from (as in the case of two steamers suddenly discovering each other in rounding a point of land, or closing in a fog,) I propose thatthe starboard pad dle-box light should be masked, so as to cross the line of keel direction, at an angle of 17 degrees, towards the larboard bow. It would then be simply thus; if you ever perceive the three lights of a steamer, (which must be in a vertical triangle, if ever seen at all,) on your larboard bow, then you must star board your helms and cross to the right side, until respec tively on the starboard bow of each other. If, however, you do not see the three lights, it is certain you have so advanced on each other's forward track, as to have shut in the star board ernssin l g, ight ; and if you attempt to recover the right side by is ke t e h p e e r t r o t e n the vo will, in all probability, run into each other. It rule course.shouldl b a e n abandoned,annex a to each expl a in vessel m y plan, l and haveill apply assnmed the starboard side as the rule side. The piah il conversely.—ln-the case of other craft a m n u d at steamers,inali cases I egainveon wayl) suggest, that ,) th if a whilsta shoal) the na s l t ) e a. yetmer it should be imperative th a t th e sailing risking vessel show a light over her quarter towards the approaching steamer • of course, the showing the lantern in time d e p en d s on the look-out on board sailing vessels ; a fixed li g ht on each quarter of sailing vessels would be well when in pilot waters. This is a point not at all settled, as regards Liverp oo l ; vessels at an c hor, however, are expected to ..keep a light np at the fore-stay." _ _ OYSTERS. —The oysters of the British coasts have long been admitted to be the best p rocur able in Europe. R omans paid great prices for them, although it iseThelikely that they would then be taken to Ital y in a - fresh gt the British coast s the districts most famous for thei r oysters ° are the shores of Ke nt and Essex. Those found near Milton, in Kent, and usua ll y called the " native" oysters, are p er h aps the very best • they are small, round , plump , and white, with thin shells, which are easily opened. The oysters found in the river Coln, on which stands the city of Colchester, in Essex, are also of excellent quality, and are renowned over the whole island. Massinger has made them classical, by causing Justice Greedy in A New Way to Pay Old Debts, to say that he had nothing to speak of this morning before breakfast, except a barrel of Colchester oysters. The Coln, near that town, forms a great many arms and creeks exceed ingly well suited for the formation of oyster banks. The Dorsetshire oysters rank next in estimation to those of Essex. Those of Poole, especially hold a high reputation, as do those also of Faversham, in Kent, of the Isle of Wight, and of Tenby, on the coast of South Wales. Vast quantities are e l a n ri w ed e o the Continent from Kent. Several hundred ves selsat one time employed annually in this trade alone. London, during the proper season, the trade in oysters i 3 very . eonsiderabl,bot T h h for d exp l o . r . ta b tion into the country .. and native consumption. serving and feeding the oysters in i e n iS tub e s St° o3 W ia g ta r i e n a i t u p g a a i n ns in il ius p lu e n water oyster-banks are common s o i f lo s r a e l s t , and oatmeal.mmlloensidoen;tthheotsleorothnetrhne coasts s lis o li f 1 Ireland. The Scottish a capital has been, till a recent period;' good oysters from the Frith of Forth, plentifully supplied with in its immediate vicinit Nearly opposite to Leith, there was a large depot of them, formed around or near the Islet of Inchkeith. Local poets withspeak rapture of the delicious caller (that is, fresh) oysters which were to be had in Edin burgh onlsters have o r some e other eveningcau cause., t the st i vi ti Edinburghes. f lost one de generated in quality ; and the town has y consequently from , Arklow, beds of its objects of attraction. Dublin is sup a little to the east, and oysters are conveyed to artificial near the capital, on the northern side. At Sutton,a additional and Dalkey, places but a short way from Dublin, supplies are procured for the tables of the Irish motro t pO n li al . uun.-4,einclort 00ZirieP, RAILWAY COMMUNICATION WITH THE SOUTH. The North Midland line of railway from Derby to Rother • ham, which, with the Branch Railway from thence to Sheffield, brings down a line unbroken from London to the latter town, was opened to the public on Monday last. The distance from London to Sheffield by this route is one hundred and sixty-five miles, which will now be performed in about nine hours and a half, instead of twenty as formerly. The York and North Midland Railway was further opened on the same day, from York to Burton Salmond, near Ferry bridge, a distance of twenty-five miles ; from whence to Rotherham (twenty-five miles) coaches are started so as to make good the communication between York and Rotherham in four hours, and between York and London in little more than twelve hours, inclnding time for refreshment, &c. The trains leave York at half-past seven in the morning, and half-past one at mid-day ; and from Sheffield or Rotherhatn there are trains five times a-day, direct to London and Birmingham, viz. at half-past five, and a quarter past nine in the morning, twelve at neon, and at two and at six in the afternoon. The railway not being, as yet available to serve the town of Leeds, coaches are appointed in connexion with it four times a day, viz. at five in the morning, suiting the nine o'clock train ; at a quarter to eight, suiting the twelve o'clock train ; at eight and at ten, suiting the two o'clock train. Passengers from this part of the country have there fore two points to run to, viz. York and Leeds ; and the advantage of the York line seems to he, that there is but twenty-five miles of road conveyance. The conveyances from this town wich seem to suit best for direct communication, are the mail to York at half-past nine, p. m., and the Hero to Leeds at eight, p. m. which establish the route from Newcastle to London per the mail in twenty-four hours, and per Hero in twenty-five hours. Parties, however, who do not choose to run direct, cam have the advantage of a night's rest, taking the day coaches from this town either to York or to Leeds. The trains from London to York reach the latter city at twelve o'clock at noon, and at eight at night ; and coaches leave York for Newcastle at two in the afternoon, and eight o'clock in the morning. The above communication is merely temporary, until the whole line is opened out to York as well as Leeds, which will be in the early part of July, when the time from either point to London will not exceed ten hours and a half. The opening of the Great North of England Railway from York to the Tees, in the latter part of the present year, will reduce the communication between Lon don and Darlington to little more than a twelve hours' jour ney. There is one thing in connexion with the opening out of these railways, changing as they will most completely the mode of travelling to which the public have been accustomed for years, to which it is necessary that some attention should be paid. The fares are, in our opinion, much too high, and, as compared with those charged upon the railways in this district, exorbitantly so. The expense of travelling by rail way to London is even greater than by coach. The charges upon the Newcastle and Carlisle line are extremely moderate, and the same may be said of the Brandling Junction and North Shields lines ; whilst the directors of these several companies, in their conduct towards the public generally, have in every instance acted with extreme liberality. The same cannot be affirmed of the directors of lines communi cating with the South, and more especially those of the Mid land Counties. The charges are not only high, but the accommodation is very inadequate; and the public, we fear, will be compelled at no distant day to appeal to the legisla ture for a law to defend them from the extortions of mono polising speculators, and secure to them that accommoda tion which, in abandoning the old mode of conveyance, they are so fully entitled to expect.—Newcastle Journal. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY—OPENING THROUGHOUT.—The line of communication between London and Southampton is completed. and was opened to the public yesterday. This affords another, and beyond all doubt, a finer and more delightful outlet from the metropolis than any that modern ingenuity and enterprise have yet afforded. Journeying by railway we measure distance not by miles, but minutes; and adopting this scale it may be safely said that Southampton, the Isle of Wight, and the charming neighbourhood of the New Forest, are now little more distant than Gravesend, and considerably more within our reach than Ramsgate and Margate. The traveller, urged by busi ness, or the tourist seeking change, taking his seat at Nine Elms at eight o'clock in the morning, is gladdened by the smiling beauties of " the island," or plunged in the depths of the New Forest, before the chimes of the town or village steeples in this far off and delicious regions, ring out the hour of noon. Three hours of easy travelling bring him half way down the channel, place him in the midst of the most charm ing scenery in England, or set him well on his route to Paris. Henceforth the relations between Southampton and London are changed, nor can the time be distant when the magnitude and national importance of the change will be as fully appre ciated as they are manifestly apparent.-3/Orning Chronicle of Tuesday. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY—OPENING OF THE SHOREHAM BRANCH.—On Monday the Shoreham Branch of the London and Brighton Railway was opened by the Directors, and on Tuesday morning the line was regularly opened to the public, the first train starting from Shoreham at 8 o'clock, and returning from Brighton at nine. The trains continued running the whole day ; and no less than 1750 persons paid the fare. A. great number of these pas sengers were visitors at the Swiss Gardens where a fete had been got up by Mr. Bailey, the spirited proprietor, to cele brate the opening of the railway. The trains continue to start alternately from Shoreham and Brighton several times every day. The prices are—for third class carriages, 6d. ; second class, 9d. ; first class, Is. ; coupe of the first class, Is. 4d.—Brighton Gazette of Thursday. CHESTER AND CREWE AND GRAND JUNCTION RAIL WAYS CONSOLIDATION. — We are now enabled to inform our railway readers, that this important and desirable arrange ment has received the sanction of both Houses of Parlia ment, the bill having been read a third time and passed, in the Lords, last Friday. As the two lines are now, for all purposes, one undertaking, the difference in the comparative prices of the shares in the two will, of course, at once disap pear, as all doubt of the success of the application to Parlia ment is now removed. (From the Railway Times.) Among the railways now on the eve of completion is that portion of the Birmingham and Gloucester line between Tewksbury and Spetchley. It is understood that the open ing will take place early in the ensuing month. The Essex Mercury, which may be looked upon as the semi-official organ of the Eastern Counties' Railway Direc tors, states that the opening of the line to the Brentwood station will take place on the Ist of July, the day previous to Fairlop fair. The same authority says the works at Shore ditch terminus are proceeding with great rapidity. It is expected that a portion of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, as far as Bridgewater, will be opened in the course of the present year. We understand that the works are pro ceeding with great activity. A correspondent informs us that the opening of the first portion of the Northern and Eastern Railway will take place at least two months sooner than was anticipated—namely, in August next. We learn from other quarters, that the greatest energy is displayed in the prosecution of the works. The directors of the G reat Western Railway have issued an official notice, intimating that the line will be opened to Steventon (within ten miles of Oxford) on the Ist of next month. We understand that since the opening to Reading the traffic has greatly increased. WEEKLY RETURN OF ' (From the Rai Passen gers. NAME. Birmingham Grand Junction Liverp. and Manch. Great Western .. South Western.. CRAM rway A Cash. OT ragazini IP.mile pr.wk. Newcast. & Carlisle' Greenwich Birwg. & Derby... Manchester &Leeds' Croydon.. York & N. Midland Midland Counties.. Glasgow & Ayr.... Eastern Counties.. 2616fi 1391 904 157 114 i 241+ 261 60 645 251 15. - 12652 11888 2073 47011 3120 6488 3738 1807 1698 296 672 520 927 THE " ROYAL GEORGE. "— Colonel Pasley began his pro- ceedings for the removal of the wreck of the Royal George on the Ist of this month, but up to this day (Monday) no thing very remarkable was effected, Two guns, the rudder, and a considerable quantity of timber were recovered ; but as these were merely those fragments of last year's work which the inclemency of the season prevented the engineers from picking up, uo serious measures were deemed necessary till yesterday. At eight o'clock in the morning, the red flags to odn ea at Spithead announced that a great explosion was to be at tempted ; and at eleven o'clock one of those huge cylinders, which have already been described, and filled with 2,116 th of gunpowder, was lowered to the bottom. One of Colonel Pasley's onre c e l t i h s o .e ef r t s lhoe ( ,), G .ceyr eorge Hall), who has acquired great ex pertnessmnoaunvtedi,natthidesteheopveelrisanstions, descended his rope ladder a little gudgeonsedlesr being, and o s w i r i . c bi c r e da e c d e e a d o i n n t ti b x e i fixing irudder-post ,tseeurely within six or eight feet of the keel. The diver having re the enormous charge was ignited i b t ; ap paratus. Within less than two secondsmaewa 11 1: s : to o :r a t hh sa ee fe vsoh d lo i t s ca t ki a c n w c a e s t o 'e r lt n , o t t h g e n s i e t a e rose over o s ‘ n 'er hi th i c spot to the height of about 15 feet, explosions last year ; g a l isit did on occasion of the great the cylinder on the present occasion . d difference i ascribable, having been probably, r placedo bsb ly , to un derwatetrh,eihloullevinerst,esvatal s of so al g o r n: a s t i . e a t . rate. to o uean Thecause s ,xe ,asthe presently l u commotion m p i a n andth e tallow can Cl ' l f lighters to pitch and roll at a great s The w th h e ol c e y s l u in r d fa e c r e . of the sea for several hundred yards round l es, e a a n d d fi a sh ro , mass of Amongst co vered with these edseea were ef innumerable, and snial l fragments ed A , s ai s ir t u b ' e boats had returned butter a foot and a half in length, aesvtihdeenvtlaypsitdecreivsinaunpd ftrioonm in t li i e tn p e ur w se a r t ' e s r st h o a r d e room. suaid from the universal scramble for the tehe c en a r n ed d rw le iva s es a t t i d to d diver proceeded again to the bottom, and soon reported that s a i s i c ip ert b ar i n, b now a free and that, so s h o ol t e .ar st a e s rn ho of c ' o t u h l e d wide channel directly fore and uft the ship, from stem to stern, through which both the flood and ebb tides will rush; and thus the mud with which the hull of the Royal George has been silted for half a century will be washed out, and the way cleared for Colonel Pasley's further operations. From the auspicious manner, indeed, in which he has commenced, we may safely predict his final success ; and we confidently trust that,. before the season closes, Spithead will be cleared of this grievous and long-standing. d ra wback to its efficiency ex a roadstead for line.of•battle etups.—kondon Tunet. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.—II will be recollected that, a few months ago, particulars were given of the death, by starvation, of James Forte, an eccentric character, and who was found in a dying condition in a cave near Farnham, formerly the reputed residence of " Mother Ludlam, a noted witch." This unfortunate man was of good family ; but from the loss of a beloved wife, his reason became impaired, and, impressed with an idea that he should live the rest of his life in a cave, he left all his connections and travelled about the country until he arrived at Farnham. During the interval that elapsed between his death and the holding of the inquest, a gentleman (a stranger) came to the Union-House, and requested to see the body ; he recognised it as that of a rela tion, and said he had left London, his place of residence, several months before, and none of his friends hal the least idea where. be had gone to. When the inquest took place this person did not appear, nor did any one come forward to give the least information respecting the deceased. The jury returned a verdict that deceased died from starvation, and as none of the deceased's relations came forward, he was interred in Farnham churchyard. The remembrance of the occurrence gradually died away, but within the last few days a rumour was generally spread about that the grave had been disturbed, and the body removed. These rumours caused so much excitement, that it was considered prudent steps should be taken to ascertain whether they had any foundation, and application was made to the minister of Farnham for his per mission that the grave should be opened. On his consenting, the grave was dug up, and it was found that both the body and the coffin bad disappeared. The object of this violation of the sanctity of the grave will, for ever, probably, remain a mystery, but the general belief is, that it was adopted by the deceased's relatives to obtain possession of the body, not wishing to claim it publicly when the deceased was first found.—Salisbury Herald. The Me'morial de Bordeaux gives the following curious account of a female swindler who has just been arrested at La Reole :—" A few months ago there was living at St. Emilion a female without education, but who pretended to be the daughter of the Baron de Bastard, and that, having quarrelled with her family, she was in retirement, adding, however, that the quarrel was made up, and that she was on the point of being received hack by them. Some officious old women having proposed to• an innkeeper of St. Emilion to marry her, a negotiation was opened, to which Marie de Bastard, as she styled herself, listened, but in order to con vince the innkeeper that she was worthy of him, as to for tune, she took him to Lihourne, and there presented him to a female, who stated that she had 30,000 f. belonging to Marie in her hands, which she would pay on the wedding-day. She next took her intended husband to Bordeaux, and presented him to a man whom she called her cousin, and stated to be of noble family. This person said he was under obligations to her family, and - would cheerfully contribute towards her dowry, but that, as he was at that moment rather short of cash, he could only promise 7,000 f. for the wedding-day. Whilst at Lisbourne she also presented the innkeeper to an old woman, whom she called her aunt, and whose miserable appearance ought to have opened the eyes of the credulous innkeeper, but Marie removed all suspicions, if he entertained them, by attributing the apparent misery of her aunt to parsimony. The pretended aunt promised a considerable sum. The innkeeper, in the contemplation of his future wealth, abandoned at once his business to the care of his brother ; but he was to have another agreeable surprise, for Marie was resolved, she said, to set him above the richest men of the country. She told him one morning that she had a secret to reveal, which, if violated, would place their heads in peril, and then added, that the chief object of her visit to Bordeaux was to enrol partisans for Henry • V., whose mother, the Duchess de Berri, was then concealed in the department. The innkeeper began to be incredulous, but Marie offered to present him to the Duchess ; and, a short time after, a meeting took place on the bridge at Bordeaux, where a female, covered with a veil, played the part of the Duchess. On the innkeeper taking off his hat, this person said, Do not keep yourhead uncovered, it might compromise my safety,' adding, in an under tone, I thank you for marrying my- formerfemme de chambre. I have sacrificed her honour, but am resolved to repair the in jury. She has a child, and has pushed her heroism so far as to call it her own ; but it is mine. I will give you 100,000 f. in cash, and property to the amount of 4,000,000 f., which M. Marcellus is purchasing for me in the department. You shall then enjoy the revenue of this property until the child shall be of age. Do not hesitate to accept this, for Henry V. is rich enough to spare it.' Perceiving a man who was looking at them, she said, Is not that your bro ther?' and on a reply in the affirmative, she added, I give him 10,000f.' The joy of the innkeeper was now at its height, but some weeks afterwards, whilst Marie and her intended husband were at R4ole, after having visited two or three departments in search of the Duchess who had desired them to follow her, a man accosted Marie in the street, with Te voila done coquine ! Marie, in apparent astonishment, said the man was mistaken, and persuaded the innkeeper to say that they had been man and wife for 25 years. The trick succeeded for a moment, but shortly afterwards, during the absence of Marie, who was gone to Marmande to an nounce to a cousin that he had succeeded to a brilliant inhe ritance, of which she was entitled to a third ; the innkeeper, who began to have doubts, found out the man who had accosted her in the street, and learned that she was a swindler, who had cheated the elder branch of the Bourbons out of 6000 f. on pretence of serving- their cause. On her return the innkeeper denounced her to the police, and she was arrested. It turns out that she is a long-practised swindler; that the Bordeaux cousin is a journeyman tailor, the aunt a mendicant, the pretended Duchess de Berri an accomplice, for whose apprehension the police are exerting themselves." RIBBONISM. — The Carlow Sentinel speaks of the ribbon system as follows :—" An executive directory exists in this country, which, through the agency of its affiliated branches, can commit a murder at any given tom or place, without the slightest fear that the names of those who direct the ma chinery can transpire, while those who are nominated to execute the decree of the directory, are - compelled to perform the duty on pain of death. In order to enable our readers to judge the systematic manner in which such men as Lord Norbury . or Mr. West can be assassinated, it is necessary to premise that the " directory," or head committee, obtains as nearly as possible, likenesses of the intended victims, no matter whether they reside in Cork, Limerick, or Fermanagh. The likeness so obtained, is then placed in the hands of the parties appointed to commit the deed, and who are selected from ribbon lodges, perhaps one hundred miles distant from the locality of the murder ; and those assassins generally travel as dealers, pedlars, or labourers, certain of protection from the ribbon lodges throughout their route. When they arrive in the neighbourhood of their victim, they watch his movements, and await in perfect security the moment to strike the deadly blow ; after which they disappear, and the nearest coach conveys them, before twenty-four hours, per haps to Leitrim, Sligo, or the county whence they came. being simply supplied with travelling expenses. Such is a brief outline of the ribbon plan of assassination, and affiards a clue to unravel the mystery which still hangs over the murder of Lord Norbury and Mr. West • and these facts, we pledge ourselves, will shortly be revealed to the world by the developement of the whole plot." RAMTV4Y INTELLIGENCE, NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY. The southernmost portion of this important line of rail. way, extending from Derby to Masbro', near Rotherham, a distance of forty miles, was opened for the use of the public yesterday week. Half-past five o'clock, a.m., was the time appointed for the starting of the first train from Sheffield, but it was within five minutes of six before they got off. In little more than five minutes they reached the Masbro sta tion, travelling along the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway ; and, after a stoppage of a few minutes, proceeded on to Derby. Their progress was, however, very slow, owing to the heavy rain that fell, which caused the rails to be very slippery, and to the newness of the engines. Instead of arriving about eight o'clock, the train did not reach Derby till some time past nine. The directors left Derby at a quarter-past Dint, and reached the Masbro' station by halt past eleven. After staying a short time they proceeded on to Sheffield, and lunched at the Tontine, Hotel. At two o'clock the greater number of them returned again to Derby, which place they reached in less than two hours, and they afterwards dined together in a spacious building connected with the station. The company's station at Derby is of vast extent and ca pacity. The building for offices measures not less than 1,050 feet in extent, and the platform for passengers is co vered in with a very lofty skylight roof. In the centre of the area within the station, which is several acres in extent, stands the spacious engine-house. It is capable of holding at least thirty-two engines and tenders, and all the various lines of railway connected with it radiate towards its centre, where is placed a moveable turn-plate, by means of which an engine can be turned upon any given line at a moment's notice. The whole is expected to be completed before the opening of the entire line takes place in June or July next. RAILWAYS Passeng. p. day. per day. MISCELLANEO'CS, MittacuLus EscBl'e.—Ou Wedflusday last, a lad aged 13, son of George Pearce, of Burn Lee, Holmfirth, was pro ceeding with his work as a piecer for jennies at Mr. Lock wood's Mill, near Holmfirth, whilst passing an upright shaft, a portion of his clothing was caught by it, and he became so entangled with it that the poor lad was unable to extricate himself. He was whirled round the shaft with fearful rapi- dity, it is supposed upwards of twenty times, as, before any assistance could be rendered, the engine required to be stop ped. Of course this proceeding occupied some time, during which the sufferer came in frequent contact with the jenny frame adjoining. Upon being taken down, the boy was senseless, and it was feared that life was extinct; he shortly revived, however, and surgical assistance being obtained, he was found to have escaped without one broken bone; some general bruises over the body being the extent of his injuries. —Leeds Intelligeneer. STATE OF SHEEP-STOCK IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. —The stock-masters in the northern counties of Scotland lave not for a long period experienced such a favourable winter and auspicious spring as the present. The consequence ' is, that sheep stock in general, has not been iiisuch good con dition for a number of years back—indeed it may be safely said that stock is a month in advance in condition to what they were this time last year, and abundance of lambs is cer tain. I had some conversation with a very extensive sheep farmer from Lord Reay's country lately, and he says stock in that country was never better in condition. We have the same favourable account of stock from Sutherland, also from the western districts of Ross-shire. Losses by storm have not occurred anywhere throughout the north, and that un welcome visitor, poverty, has not been "so much as heard of. Hogs wintering on turnip have all left their winter quarters, and gone to the hills in very fair condition, with few excep tions. Turnips have now disappeared, with the exception of a few plots reserved for feeding stock for the south markets, and they are fast passing into the hands of the butchers. Sheep are expected to bring good prices ; there are some stocks in this neighbourhood sold as high as 335. per couple. Correspondent of the Inverness Herald. &bipping fittelltatnrr. FRIDAY, May S. W., variable. Rain, ARRIVED.—Cyrus, —, from St. Joseph's—Edward, 41lke Du Pelle, Carthlers3 Gluckan. Kruger, from Danzig—SaNcy Jack. —. from Dragomestre—Wilhelm, Bradeing, from Rostock-- St. John, , from Malaga. OFF Tit E PORT.—Grace, Pearson, from Antigua—Union, Jones, from Demerara-Watt. —, from Africa—Gardener, --, from Mobile—Alexander. Edmond, —, from Savannah—Limena, from Nassau—Thomas P. Cope, ---, from Philadelphia—Ports mouth, •—, from Mobile—Visiter, from Leghorn—Nailer, —, from Odessa and Holyhead—William Jardine, —, from Cal cutta—Shaw, —, from Mobile—Lowell, —, from —Georgina, Hill, from Valparaiso—Washington, —, and Maria, Wheedon, from Savannah. SAlLED.—Madonna, Miller. for Bombay—Champion, Steele, for Bahia and Valparaiso—Courtenay, Brown, for Elalifax—Eliza Scot land, Smith, for Rio Janeiro—Robert Pulsford, Prince, for New Orleans—Sarah Sheaf, Gray, and Roscins. Collins, for New York — Anna Liffey, Dady, for Quebec—Condor, Churchill, for Baltimore — Vestal, Graham, for Demerara—Triton, Molkbuhr, and Elise, Moiler, for flambro'—Onderneeming. Weyland, for Narva—Cornelius, Betts, for Trieste—lsis; Scott, for Leghorn► Cordelia, Creighton, from China, off this port; sailed from Tong Roo on the 15th Jan. and St. Helena on the 26th March. On the 6th April in lat. 15, long. 20, spoke the George 4th, , hence to New Zealand. Helen Stewart, ---, sailed for thiS port on the 6th Jan. and the T apley was to sail for London on the 16th Jan. The Tyrer had sailed for Manilla, and the Queen Mab-was to sail atthe latter end of January for this port Armistad, Fernandez, hence at Havana Zeldenrust, Konig, hence at Texel Eliza, Uil, and Gezina, Wyk mer, hence at Helvoet Eclipse, -; Providentia, Degraeves ; Paulina, Schreyenberg, and Egidius, Von Steen, hence at Ostend • Frankiand, Hutton, from New Orleans for this port, off Water ford 10th instant Tintern, from Ilavana off Dartmouth 12th instant Alert, Duff, hence for Dordt, off Plymouth 11th instant Ann Wise, Nicholson, hence fox Tortola, off Falmouth 11th inst. Mary, Gunton, from Cephalonia, off Waterford Blake, Eshelby, from London at Hobart Town, on the 24th Dec. Cuisachan, Every, and Aden, Ponsonby, hence at China Republic, hence for New York, was spoken on the lyth April, in lat 42, long 57 Potomac, from Charleston for this port, was spoken on the 3d Instant, in lat 50, long 15 Criterion, Fry, hence, at La Guayra Hannah Grayson, Penrice, from Laguira at Cove, short of pro visions Vigilant,-, hence for Ostend, at Falmouth Helvellyn, M`Lean, hence at Hobart Town on the 26th Dec. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. The following are the Times of Departure from Lime-street Liverpool, and from Liverpool-road, Manchester TIMES OF DEPARTURE FROM LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER TO BIRMINGHAM 3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 6 a.m. Mixed 8 13 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. 1 15 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. 17nion Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed s p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be 3 30 a.m. First Cla.;S, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed /I 1 30 p.m. 10 30 a.m. „ • • 7 p.m. /I ~ 12 15 a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 30 a.m. „ 245 p.m. „ The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only, LIVERPOOL AND MA: 'CHESTER RAILWAY FROM L'POOL TO MANCRESTER. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 8 45 • 10 0 ~ FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 PP . . 10 0 . PP 11 15 ~ 11 45 ~ 2 0 Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 5 0 „ • • 5 30 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside I his Train does not start till Three NDAYS. First Class Second Class 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Afters. 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed Stop only at Newton & Prkside • AND WIGAN. 'mom MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 „ 2 45 Aftern. 5 0 „ ti o —ll 45 2 0 Aftern. .. 230 Aftern 4 45 „ .. 5 30 - - - 7 15 E ven ing .. 7 15 Mixed Stop only at Newton & Prkside * Except on Saturdays, when ti ON SU: First Class Second Class Morning.. 7 0 Morning 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed top only at Newton & Prkside I TO PRESTON FROM LIVERPOOL. 8 45 Morning.. First Class 11 0 „ +r 2 30 Aftern. .. Second Class 4 45 „ .. Mixed Second Class Mixed First Class i 15 - :', .. First Class ON S 7 0 Morning.:.. Mixed 5 30 Afternoon I 7 15 NDAYS. 7 o Morning.... Mixed 530 Afternoon .. „ LTON. " zo 130. FROM LIVERPOOL. 5 45 Morning.... First Class 12 0 „ ..• „ I 30 Afternoon .. Second Class 8 30 ox sr 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. .•_ TO ST. I PROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 ~ 11 45 PP 2 30 Afternoon.. Pt 5 30 „ 09 ON SU 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. 19 TO RUNO PROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 11 45 , .. II 5 so Afternoon .. .6 ON' au . 7 Morning... . Socoud class 5 Ai .IfteritOoti FROM MANCHESTER. g n Morning.... First Class 11 15 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 n. • • 'AYS. I 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 3o Afternoon .. „ LIE LENS. FROM MANCHESTER. ' 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 ~ •••• 11 45 ~ 2 45 Afternoon 5 33 • • • • NDAYS. • I 7 0 Morning .... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon.. ,ORN GAP. FROM MANCHESTER. 30 Morning.... Second Class 11 45 rr •• •. 79 5 30 Aftenioon rNDAFS• 7 0 Morning.... Second Qua I .5 $0 Afteruom „ SATURDAY, MAY 16.—Wind S.S.W. moderate, ARRIVED.—Amazon, Sturson ; Washington, MiClay ; Alexander & Edmund, Strang, from Savannah—Limena, Eddington, from Nassau—Rochdale, —, from St. Vincent—Franklin, Burgess ; Adirondack, Hackstaff; Orozimbo, —; Brunette, Robinson, and Frankfield, Hutton, from New Orleans—Blorenge, Banks, from Calcutta—Catherine, —, from Monte Video—Erie, Funk, from New New York—Potomack, Gorham, and Sullivan, Brown, from Charleston—Gloucester, ' , from Mobile—Anne Waine, —; Pocahontas, : Cybele. , and Ann Eliza, Ma theson, from Baltimore—Jane, , from Marseilles—Friend ship, —, from Smyrna—Angora, Salisbury, from St. Joseph's— Mary, , from Cephalonia—Helen Stewart, -, from China—William & John, Snow, and Virginia, -- from Apala chicola—Virginia, Barstow, from Natchez—Lowell, , ft um Boston—Leo, Kendall, from St. Mark—Robert Finnic, Beverley, from Valparaiso—Pauline, Klarnp, from Bremen—Auguste, --, from Wismar—Patriot, Austin, and Visiter, —, from Lisbon— Wheaton, Hamlyn, and Sir John Campbell, —, from Malaga— Nailer, —, from Odessa—Dart, Vitterz, from Santander--John, Kendrick, from Cadiz—Hannah Booth. Best, from Requezade— Atalanta, Shipley, from Palermo—Ze Lellar,Vinctlech, from Trieste —New Thomas, Nicol, from the Cape of Good Hope—Antelope, Steinkrauss, from Danzic—Progreso, Achitgni, from Silvoe—Shaw, Chase ; Isaac Hicks, , and Portsmouth, —, from Mobile —Alice Jane, Bleasdale, from Laguira—Georgina, --, from Valparaiso—Agnes, . , from Lima—Gardiner. Jackson, from St. Mark—Matchless, , from St. Michael—Thomas P Cope, --, from Philadelphia—Eugene, Moritz, from Stettin—Rosa, Diesner, from Danzic—Darcey, Phillips ; Lady Douglas, David, and Julie, Sym, from Odessa tinion, Jones, from Demerara; sailed 23rd March—Grace Brown, Duff, from Savannah—Cyrus, Clark, from St. Joseph—Altion, , from New York—Sally, from Alexandria--Grace, Pearson, from Antigua; sailed Ist April . —Auguste Matilda, Grunswalet, from Stralsund. SAlLED.—Unicorn, (steamer) Douglas, for Halifax, N.S.—and John Bolton, Teuton, for Quebec. Fortitude, Arbuthnot, from Monte Video, at this port, after being aground on Burbo Bank Watt, Young, from Africa, at this port; sailed from. Coriseo 6th March. On sth March, off Prince's Island, was in company with the Thomas Hunter, for Liverpool Champion, Steele, for Bahia and Valparaiso, has put back Chebar, (late Smallwood) for China, has put back, the Captain having been missed from on board the vessel, which is leaky St. James, Crawford, from Killala for Quebec, at Cove, leaky Lydia Jane, Richardson, from Leghorn for Liverpool. off Cove Hope, (packet) from Falmouth, at Barbadoes, 4th April Sarah Trotinan, Brown, hence at ditto Ist April Mary Ann Peters, M'Pherson ; Triton, • Thomas Parsons, M'Kinney, and John Taylor, Tyrrell, hence at Old Calabar Ada, Tregarthen, from Malaga at Scilly; wheel broken, sails split, &c.. Superior, Sherds; hence at Scilly, and sailed 9th May for Seville Dean, Ahier, and Packet, Briggs, from Cephalonia for Liverpool, at Corfu Medora, Lunt, hence at Havana Eliza Heywood, , sailed from Antigua for Liverpool 29th March. The British Queen and Campbell were to sail for White haven, about 3rd April Rival, Keswick, sailed from Rio Janeiro for Maranham 10th March Richard Watson. Seeds, hence at Demerara Claudine, Paul, from Trinidad, at the Clyde; sailed 26th March The Mary Walker and Nerva, were to sail in about 10 days for Liverpool Minstrel Boy, Moyse, hence for Lima, was spoken !st April, in lat. 23 35, long. 33 30 Circassian, —, from Valparaiso for Liverpool, was spoken 7th May, in lat. 42 30, long, 20 30—out 117 days SUNDAY, MAY 17.—Wind W.N.W. Aaan•sn —John A Lancaster, Rogers, from Richmond—Eng. land, Gardiner, from Mobile—Prompt, —, from Charleston— Kosate, Murray, from New York—Esperance, Mackie, from Trieste —General Jackson, Moore; Commerce, Reid, and Sarah, Kinney, from Savannah—La Fayette, Laudos, from Baltimore—Royal Mint, Seawright, from Jamaica—Wm. Fawcet, (steamer) from Havre— Expedition, from Danzic—Abeona, Essen, and Eleanor, Pembroke, from New Orleans—Courier, Beck, from Memel — Emma, , and Jabez, , from Odessa—and Charles, , from Ostend. Heart of Oak, M'Dowall, from the Mauritius, at this port; sailed 26th Feb. The French barque Marcambie. Danget, sailed Ilth Feb. for Nantes, and put back on 26th, having been in a hurricane 150 leagues to the N.W. with mainmast cut away. The Malabar sailed 29th Feb. for London Calypso, 19th, for Bristol ; and Eleanor, 24th. for London--Juliana, Ned, sailed for London, and Dawson, for Sydney, N.S.W. Treasurer, Lowrie, from Odessa, at Falmouth Jupiter, Davies, from Newport for Liverpool. at Fishguard, leaky Robert Newton, Mosey, from Odessa, at Cove Sirius, Croal, from Laguna, off Cove. On Bth May, spoke the Intrinsic, Davidson, hence for New York Lascar, Mackie, from Manilla, off Cove Tintern, Thorp, from Havana, at Cowes Elizabeth, Pothoff, hence at Liebau Sharon, Fox, hence at Ancona Penang, Cumming, hence at China Otter, Preston, hence for Odesaa, was spoken 17th April, in lat. 37, long. I E Elizabeth, Head, from Villa Nova for Liverpool, off Scilly MONDAY, MAY 18.—Wind N.E. fresh ARRlVED.—Spinster, Colquhoun, from Laguna—Jane Mary, May, from Ceara—Lydia Jane, Richardson, from Leghorn—Phoenix, Maack, from Rostock—Johanna, Hagen ; Johanna Heinrich, Hart wig, and Fred. Wilhelm, Folsch, from Stettin—Meda, Bieckherdt, from Pillau—Pantaloon, Crosby, and Pearl, Campbell, from Glas gow—Prosperity, Newman, from I nverness—Melampus, Monteith, from Leith—Shy - lock, Carson, from Dumfries—Margaret, Ham, and Lord Nelson, Murphy, from Dundalk—Nimble, Wright, from Whitehaven—Enigheiten, Benger, and Augusta, , from Bel fast. SAILED.—AIan Kerr, M'Kechnie, for Bombay—Elizabeth, Nor man, for Sydney, N.S.W.—Thomas Blake, Churchward, for Sinca pore--Mary Wylie, Miller, for St. Petersburg—Carroll of Carroll ton, Bird, for New York--James Ray, Mann, for Monte Video— Magdalen, Bowen, for St. John, Newfoundland—Sir Colin Camp bell. Pentecost, for New Orleans—Tarrujo e Filhos, Almeida, for Lisbon—Othello, Alexander, for Honduras—Lord Lambton, Pratt, for Malta and Odessa—Union, Pulham, for Launceston—Mayflower, Edwards, for Labrador—Abbey, Barnes, for Cronstadt—and Vestal, Graham, for Demerara. Resolution, Forrest, hence at Maranham 23rd March Timerario, , from Para at Gibraltar, for Genoa—pumps choaked and would have to discharge Caledonia, Bibby, hence to New York, was spoken 28th April, in lat. 48, long. 2g, by the Prompt, from Charleston Heroine, Bondi, hence at Lisbon VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING. (SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.) EAST INDIES. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, 4-e. Ann, Salkeld, 1575 Bombay, Imrie & Co or G Brown & Co Royal Saxon, R Atkins, 442 Bombay, Ashley Bros Otterspool, J Scales, 401 Calcutta. W N Moore Horatio, W Howland, 128 Manilla & Canton, Baring Bros &Co Entered 13th May for Singapore & China WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA. Josephine, I Scott, 310 Barbados, T Lee & Co Wm. Large, Seymour. 162 Kingston, Jamaica, Imrie & Tomlinson SOUTH AMERICA. J Holliwe' Thomas Mellor, J Palethorp, 257 Pernambuco, UNITED STATES. Warsaw, W P Mendell, 367 New York, Fde Lizard' &Co Richmond, J R Russel, 426 Hampton Roads and Charleston, Rathbone Bros & Co (Entered gth May for Richmond, City Point, Va.) John Marshall, W P Pothress,t32l Alexandria, A S, Master Sir Conn Campbell, R Pentecost, 651 New Orleans, A Taylor BRITISH AMERICA. Liberty, J Littledale, 147 Newfoundland, Harrison &Coor J J Day Argestes, T Hannah, 171 Montreal, J N Wood & Co Mayflower, W Edwards, 54 Labrador, C and E Hunt &Co Hose, H Jilliard, 128 Labrador & Brazils, J Glynn & Son Entered gth May for Labrador only EUROPE. Belle, J Robens, Y lB6 St Petersburg, Bahr Behrend & Co Nra Sra de Los Dolores, J J de Monterola, 310 Bergen, W H Wood Jane, R Williamson, 115 Charente, G Brown & Harrison Friedericke, F Brandt, 242 Danzie, Bahr, Behrend & Co Gneisenan, J W Lutke, 200 Danzic, Bahr, Behrend & Co Johann Christian, F Neijahr, 120 Elsineur, C G Weber R. Co Jantina Engelina, B G Ebbing, 134 Dordt, Bahr, Behrend & Co Livorno, J Randall, 163 Dunkirk, Cram & Smith Flamer, 'P Binst, 103 Guernsey & Jersey, the master Despigne de Inveyja, J T da CruL, 66 Lisbon, Cotesworth & Wynne Anja, A Hazewinkel, 91 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co Akke Boom, 'B A Potjer, Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co William, W Clouston, 131 St. Petersburg, Campbell & Rudd Quiz, R Laucklan, :39 Syra and Constantinople, • Bahr, Behrend Sr Co gtarktts. LIVERPOOL COLONIAL MARKET, MAY 15. There has only been a moderate demand for Sugar, but as holders are asking very extreme rates, and the market is at present very barely supplied, prices remain without alteration, and the sales are confined to 200 hhds 8.P., and 600 bags of very fine white Bengal, at 72s per cwt.—Foreign Sugar. 75 cases, 220 brls and 300 bags Brazil have been sold, chiefly brown, to the Refiners, who have also taken 25 hhds Cayenne, at 21s 6d.—Bonded Refined. Several small sales of Crushed and Loaves have been made at the quotations.— In Molasses there a few small parcels Jamaica, at about former rates, and 100 Brazil, via Cape, price not reported. Of Foreign, 45 bags ordinary Brazil sold at 448 to 46s 6d per cwt.-54 bags Trini. dad Cocoa realized 62s per cwt., 650 bags East India Ginger, of ordinary quality, 13s, and 160 pockets of good 17s to 19s per cwt. —Nothing done in Pimento ; but 250 bags black Pepper sold at Sid to 4id per lb.-2500 bags of fine white Java Rice sold at 13s 3d, and 700 bags of Bengal at 13s to 145 per cwt.—The sales of Ruin con sist of 140 casks Demerara, 6 per cent. O.P. at 3s 9d, 20 to 37 per cent. 4s 10d to 6s, and 20 puns Jamaica at 6s per gallon. During the week the Tea market has been quiet, and very little business done ; the market closes heavy at our quotations. There was a fair attendance of buyers at the public sales of In digo, hut they progressed without spirit; of 180 chests ast India fh and 420 serons Caraccas brought forward, only 70 of e former sold; the good descriptions of Bengal went at fair prices, ranging from as 9d to 7s, but the ordinary, Oude and Bombay Fig sold irre. gularly, and lower; the whole of the latter was disposed of, at prices upon a par with those current in London, but a material decline upon the last sales held here; the following were the rates —Sobres, middling and good, 4s 6d to 5s lid, Cortes, good and fine, 3s 9cl to 45 3d, ordinary and middling 3s to 3s 6d, trash and very low hard Cortes is id to 2s 96.-25 bales Bengal Safflower re ported, without price.—The sales of Saltpetre amount to 1300 bags at 26s to 27s 9d, and of Nitrate of Soda to 600 bags at 17s 6d to Iss. Dyewoods. The sales comprise 200 tons of Campeachy Logwood at £lO for direct import, and .€9 105 for indirect, 3o tons Honduras at £7 120 6d to £7 158, 30 tons Jamaica at £7 120 66 ; 40 tons Cuba Fustic at ey to £lO, 40 tons Jamaica at 6 Is, and a few tans Tampico at 487; with 10 tons Lima Nicaragua at er ton. —The demand for Turpentine continues regular, 1600 brls have been sold at 12s 3d to 12s 6d per cwt—ln Tar no sales are reported. —Montreal Pot Ashes are taken in moderate quantities by the Trade, at previous prices ; but as the stock is now confined to few holders, it is difficalt to purchase extensively at the quotations. Small parcels of Pearl Ashes have been sold at 31s 6d.—There has been more business doing in salted Monte Video Hides, but a fur ther decline of t per lb, and the sales reported are 12,000. at 4id to sd; East India Kips continue in demand, at high prices, and 19,000, chiefly dry salted, sold briskly on Tuesday at 11 id to 13d for sound, loid to lid for Ist rubbed, lOirl for sound brined, Bid for Ist rubbed' 9id for sound dry, 71c1 for Ist rubbed. and 7id to 73d for 2nd rubbed, also 630 Buffalo, at aid for heavy, 611c1 for light, and lid to 4id for rubbed ; 450 dry Monte Video brought Bid for sound and 74d to 8d wormed, and 230 dry salted Ccara at aid per lb.—Tobacco The sales this week are 180 hhds., 30 of which were for Ireland; Vir ginia stemmed, of last year's import, is quite neglected by the Tram); for all other kinds tile market is steady. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, MAY 16. Our imports of British Grain, Flour and Oatmeal, since this day se'nnight, have been very small ; but front abroad the receipts have been large, comprising :18,000 quarters of Wheat, 1.300 quarters of Oats, 11,550 quarters of Barley, 1,326 quarters of Peas, 1,165 qrs. of Rye, and 12,580 barrels of Flour. As regards those of W heat and Flour, however, the whole, or nearly so, have, for the present, been placed under bond, duties having been paid (since Friday, when the rotes of import advanced to its 8d per quarter and lOs per barrel) upon only f, 80 quarters of Wheat and 770 barrels of Flour. Of other articles there have been released, during the week, 10,110 quarters of Barley, 232 quarters of Beans, and 35 quarters of Peas. With continued tine rains and favourable ac. counts from the country generally as to the growing crops, we have had little animation in the corn trade, and the bias of most of the leading articles has been slightly towards decline : for none except free Foreign Flour, however, do we materially vary our last quotations ; this article must be quoted 6d to Is cheaper, 36s fid being a top price for American. Oats, upon a very limited supply, have been held with firmness, but few have been sold; the same remark may he applied also to Oatmeal. Two or three parcels of Barley, for grinding, have found buyers at about late rates, and most of the Indian Corn has gone into second hands (some for Irish account) at 39s to 40s per 4801bs. Beaus are scarce and rather dearer. Peas as last noted. There has been a fair inquiry for Brimstone, and about 150 tons Sicily have been sold, from .fel2 15s to el 3 per ton, principally taken from the quay.—Small sales have been made in Sumac, Sicily at 13s, and Verona at 76 3d per ewt.—ln Argols and Cream of Tar tar no sales to report.-25 casks brown Tartar were sold at 40s 6d to 50s per cwt.-6 casks Mulatto were sold but the price not re. ported.—The transactions in Madders are very limited, and the only sales of Roots reported are 100 bales Turkey at 48s to 50s. — About 40 tuns Olive Oil have been disposed of, chiefly Seville, at £5O to £5l per tun.—No sales of moment have been made in Fish Oils.—ln Seed Oils no alteration can be noticed, although a little more demand has appeared for Linseed, and higher prices required for future delivery.—Oil of Turpentine is still in limited request.— Palm Oil. The sales this week (chiefly in small parcels) amount to pe tons, at £35 les to £35 15s ; business to some extent has also been done for arrival, on lower terms, but the exact prices are not allowed to transpire.-125 tons Petersburg clean Hemp was sold at 36, and 300 bales Jute at ..t'll 15s per ton.—The Tallow market is not brisk, but holders are firm, and the nearest price for Peters burg yellow Candle is 40 6d per cwt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 14. Although the demand this week has been to a fair extent, the market is rather depressed, and the continued disposition on the part of holders to effect sales has caused a decline of -id per lb upon the lower and middling qualities of American; the recent import of Brazil being now generally brought forward, prices have given way id to id per lb ; East India is heavy of sale at previous rates. Speculators have taken 4000 American and 800 Egyptian, and Ex porters 1000 American. 550 Sea Island, 100 Smyrna and 200 Madras are declared for auction qext Friday. • , ACCOUNT OF SALES AND IMPORTS OF corroN, From the Bth instant to this day. inclusive. Prices paid i IMPO in the weelc-ThisWk.i LTS his year SALES OF TM: WEEK. Stained i 11 8514 7yo Bowed Georgia I 4/ 7 I ~„ f Mobile IS 7i . I) • ''''' ~ Alabama and Tennessee i 4 - 4 - 5i I } 6371 11300 , New Orleans GO : f Pernambuco & Paraiba 1 91,-- 104 I } " 1183 ' ; 1 Aricati and Ceara 410 Bahia and Macelo { Marauham -/ 101 1, 310. Sawginned Minas Para 10 ' Demerara, Surinam, &cc l2 -- I . 1120 ,- Egyptian I 91 12 Barbados .. 580 Sea Island, I3d 023 d • 30 Peruvian Bahama Laguayra Common West India, &c 386 4J Carthagena - ... Smyrna , ... Manilla 6JO Surat j 4 5 } ! Madras ... Bengal 16654 inAy Eric ;:otton to-4 ttion ; the XING. day ; the market 29030 bales There has been but a moderate demand for C saleg are 3550 bags, including 700 on specula steady. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MAY 18 Butter continues to be bought up immediately upon arrival, and such is the scarcity, that several country orders are left un executed, Fine Carlow has commanded I las. Pickled Butter has pretty readily brought 112 s for seconds, and some ask 114 s. Higher prices are anticipated for prime Beef, and Pork is not expected to be lower ; there is no demand at present for either beyond the or dinary requirements for ship stores. Bacon is in steady request at full prices. LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, MAY .18, There was to-day a small supply of Beasts at market; the de mand was brisk at an advance on our last quotations. Prime Beef sold at 7d to 70, second quality 6id, inferior 6d to 60 ; at the close of the day the Beasts were well sold up. The supply of Sheep and Lambs was a little larger ; prime Wethers in demand at Bd, second quality 70, inferior 7d; Lambs sold from yd to lOd. Beasts, 744; Sheep and Lrmbs, 4,160, M _ Ditto . o and Derby Birkenhead and Chester Ditto, new 5 13 0 0 .... 13 2 8 Bolton and Leigh , . 100 paid .... Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter 25 .... 20 0 0 .... 29 10 0 Chester and Crewe 45 .... 55 10 0 .... 55 10 0 Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid .... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greencek 17 paid 19 10 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmer 1 31 , Wu. . Greenock, and Ayr • • Grand Junction Ditto half shares 3O .... 100 15 0 .... Great Western 65 91 la 0 .... 95 0 0 Ditto new sharer, 3O .... 4:: 15 0 .... 45 5 0 Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 42 10 0 32 15 0 .... Ditto, new Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham yo .... 173 15 0 .... 176 0 0 Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto ani Southampton 39 .... 52 10 0 ... 53 u 0 Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 83 0 0 .... Ditto half shares Leicester and Swannington no .... 71 0 0 Ditto, ' (new) , 35 paid 54 10 0 .... Manchester, Bolton, & Bury .. b 3 30 15 0 .... Manchester and Birmingham.. 2.5 23 5 0 .... Ditto and Ditto Extension .. 7 .... 0 0 0 •• • • Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle loo Ditto quarter shares North Midland lOO . 105 10 0 New North Midland 2O 31 0 0 .... 33 5 0 South Eastern and Dover 18 .... 0 15 0 s 13 0 North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap too paid u 0 0 .... York and North Midland 5O paid 64 0 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 746 10 0 ex div Bank of Liverpool £l2 lOs paid 20 12 6ex div. - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 17 2. 6 .... - Liverpool Union lO 13 7 6 .... - Northern and Central - Albion - North and South Wales lO .... 6 10 0 - of Manchester lt) .... 10 2 6 . - M'chester & L'pool Dset. 15 .... 9 17 6 .. - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank.. Commercial Bank of England 5 .... East of England lO .... 8 0 0 Phoenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings Xttlo paid 163 0 0 .... L'pool and Harrington Water } 3 , 477 10 0 • Works • • • Bootle Ditto Stock 325 0 0 ... L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 370 0 0 L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. £lOO .... 191 0 0 .... • Ditto new shares are now paid up. ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance 25 paid 2 10 0 .... Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 5 3 0 ex div, Liverpool Fire and Life s los. 1 13 0 ex div DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIEI.•;, &c. Anderton Carrying Company l5 .... Woodside Ferry Egremout Ferry l2 10s. Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company lO . . 6 1.2 6 ... Harrington Docks 100 .... 57 a a Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool: (Polonceau 2 . 1 0 0 SHARE MARKET, MONDAY EVENING. We have had a very active market to-day for Railway stock of every description. and a considerable business has been done• Birmingham and Gloucester Shares have sold at 71 ; Birkenhead and Chester 533, new Shares 13i ; Eastern Counties 134 to d ; Great Western 953, 95; new ditto 411, 45k; Lancaster and Preston 126. 1 ; London and Birmingham 1751, 176 ; quarters 293, 31, 301 ; thirds 513 ; London •and South Western 53 ; North Midland halves 33, 333 ; South Eastern and Dover 83, ; Bristol and Exeter 2d3. 293; Chester and Crewe 553; Edinburgh and Glasgow 254. TELEGRAPH OFFICE, MAY 18, 1840. Wind at Holyhead N.N.E. blowing fresh during the day. pa' rometer rising. In the Victoria Channel. inward bound, at a 30 p.m. NO. Circassian, B.Bk. from Valparaiso. NORTHERN HOSPITAL, MAY 16. ADMITTED. DISCHARGED. Accidents 6 Cured Medical and Surgical cases I Attending as Out Patients .• • 9 Upon recommendation ..... 10 Irregular • Total Remaining . in th ie Hospital . . . 79 Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. House Visitors, Rev. Dr. Ralph, and John Clint, Esq. Chaplain, Rev. J. Connor.—House Surgeon, Mr. Arnott. BIRTHS. - - On the Bth instant, at Lymington, the lady of tha Rev. R. D• MACKINTOSH, of Gateacre, of a dughter. On the 18th instant, the lady of the Rev. HUGH M'NEILE, of a 9011. MARRIED. On the 7th instant, at St. Mary's Church. Mr. ROBERT NEY SOURS to Miss ELIZA SENNOTT, both of Woodside. On the 10th instant, at St. Helen's, Mr. SAMUEL WILDE, of the Excise, to ELIZABETH TAYLOR, daughter of Mr. John Taylor' of St. Helen's. On the 14th instant, at Huyton Church, by the Rev. Joseph C. Moore, A.M. Mr. JAMES MOORE, of Montreal, son of James Moore, Esq. of Cronkbourne, Isle of Man, to MARY STATTEg. eldest daughter of the late Robert Statter, Esq. Knowsley. Same (lay, at All Soul's, Langham-place. London, by the Rev William Hunter Ross, M.A. RICHARD COBDEN, Esq. of Man chester, to CATAERINE ANN WILLIAMS, yougest daughter of Hugh Williams, Esq. bilactlynileth, Montgomeryshire. On the 15th instant. at St. David's Church, by the Rev. Robert Davies, A.M. Mr. HUGH WILLIAMS to SARAH PRICE, youngest daughter of Mr. R. Price. On the 16th instant, at He District Church of St. Paul's, Isling t( n, London, Mr. JOSEPH YATES ASHTON, of this town , solicitor, to ANNE, second daughter of THOMAS CHUBB, Y- 94 * Newington-green, Stoke Newington. LIVERPOOL PR: CES CURRENT. Astins Montreal, Pot 22 6 @ 24 6 Pearl, new 3l 6 —32 0 U. States, Pot none. Pearl none. BARR, Quercit. Oak, v. ton .. £5 0 6 10 German 3 10 4 15 BRIMSTONE, 'l+ ton Sicily, &c l2 10 13 10 Tuscany l3 0 13 10 CASSIA LIGNEA, S. d. s. d s cut. in bond 80 0 90 0 CLOVER -SEED, V CiCt. American, red.. none Dutch 70 0— 80 0 French & (ierin.7o 0-- 80 0 COCOA, V cwt. Trinidad 55 0— 65 0 Grenada ' Brazil 39 0— 0 0 COMER, V MI in bond. James. triage :: 70 0— 98 0 ordinary .. good& line ord.loo 0-108 0 middling ll2 o-116 0 good mid. fine mid. &c l3O 0-144 0 Dutch, triage.. 1 60 0— 95 0 ordinary .. good ord. 96 0-100 0 middling 102 0-101 0 good mid. pO6 0— - fine 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 66 0— 68 0 Dvxwooos, qt. , ton S. X. S. Logwood, Jam... 7 15— 8 0 lion. & Dom. 7 15— 8 0 Campeachy 9 0— 10 0 Fustic, Span . 5 5 5 15 Tampico 6 10— 7 0 Brazil Cüba NICARAGUA WOOD. Rio de la Bache solid rough 6 0— 7 10 small Lima, solid ll o— 16 Barwood, Ango 8 0— 8 10 Gaboon a 0— 6 0 Camwood l9 0— 25 0 Red San. Wood 8 0— 9 0 FLAX, V lb/l. Riga. P.T.R. 41 0— 44 0 P'burg, 9 head Archangel 43 0— 50 0 Dutch & Flem. GALLS, CifY cwt. Turkey, blue mixed 60 0— 70 0 East India 7O 0— 72 0 GINGER, la cwt. Ilarbadoes 45 0— 50 0 Jamaica 6O 0-120 0 E. India, in bond 12 0— 19 0 GUM, ie. cut. 70 0-140 0 MADDER, 1 Cal. S. d. S. d. Dutch, crop 70 0 —BO Ombro 50 0 —65 0 Gamenc 32 0 —4O 0 10 0 —3O 0 French, S.F. 42 0 —46 S.F.F 48 0 —52 0 E.S.F 54 0 —5lB E.5.F.F.63 0 —7O 0 Spanish 45 0 0 0 MOLASSES, V cwt. Trinidad, &c 33 6 —34 6 Demerara, &c 34 6 —35 6 Bar & Antigua.. 36 6 —37 6 MuNr LET, V cal 14 0 —I:, 0 OiL, Olive, v , 252 galls. Gallipoli ,e64 0 —65 0 Trieste 57 0 —5B 0 Sicily 58 0 —59 0 Malaga 50 0 —5l 0 Portugal ; &c 5O 0 —5l 0 Leva 5O 0 —53 0 Palm, le 35 10 —36 0 Fish, •p 252 galls. Seal, pale brown 25 10 —26 0 23 0 —25 0 Cod 26 10 —27 0 LINSEND, cud 24 0 —24 6 Rape, 13a1e do. 3B 0 —3B 6 Tnrpen. ¶ cwt 0 0 —57 0 RICE, ap• cwt Carolina, dress. 36 0 —37 0 -110 0 in bond 24 0 —25 6 Bengal, ord. do 11 0 —l3 mid, to fine l4 0 —l5 0 African none. Rust, T , gallon, in bond. Jamaica, 12 to 16 o. p 4 6 4 9 stronger 4 10 5 10 choice marks 6 0 6 4 SAYYLOWER,V. cwt. Bengal, good & fine.. XS 0 10 ord. & mid Bombay SALTPETRE, 4) , cwt. S. d. s. d East India 23 0 —2S 0 South American-17 6 --18 6 SHELL LAC, i cwt. in bond. .100 0-125 0 . 92 0- 98 0 . 70 0- 74 0 orange 56 liver and black 33 o —gs 0 0 —5O 0 !SKINS, Neutria, v doz 8 0 —l4 0 ChinChilli, (10. .. 10 0 —25 0 Seal, each SOVNIAC, clll Sicily Malaga ' Trieste Verona Tyrolese i SUGAR, '4l. cwt. B. P. Muscovado moist brown .. 6:1 0 —64 0 dry brown .... 65 0 —6B 0 good & mid.... 69 6 —7l 0 fine &v. fine .. 72 0 —75 0 Mauritius, dabs and moist 61 brown 65 yellow 1 19 fine yellow 72 East India, Bengal ord. white 66 good and fine 71 extra fine 73 Manilla, in bond 20 Havana, do brown yellow . white ord good & fine Brazil, in bond brown yellow white ord. .... 23 good and fine.. 25 TALLOW,V cwt. P'burgh, Y.C. 49 6 —4O 9 Odessa 4b 6 —49 0 Archangel 47 0 —47 6 Buenos Ayres 42 0 —46 Twa, brl. ' Stockholm ... Archangel ... Carolina Virginia TARTAR, cwt Cream of Tartar.. 90 0 —95 brown and yel... 46 6 —6B 0 TEA, lb. in bond. BOhea; Canton .. 11 0 —l3 6 none . 8 u - 8 6 •7 0 - 7 6 • ! 0 -10 0 -63 0 0-68 0 0 -71 0 0 -74 0 Arabic, Turkey . _ u—, East India. 24 0— 55 0 Barbary 45 0— 50 0 Senegal 65 0— 66 0 ton, s. £ s, P'burg, clean 36 0— 36 10 outshot.. 34 10— 35 0 Riga, Rhine .... 36 o— 36 10 outshot.. 34 10— 35 0 Archangel 33 0— 33 10 Manila 27 0— 28 0 Bombay l7 0— 20 0 Jute Hinxs, Ox and C0w,19.16 B. Ayres and Monte Video. dry., inferior & mid. 0 72 0 82' good & prime 0 in— 0 10 Do. salted N. Amer. salted 0 4 0 41 Brazil dry salted 0 52 0 61, Rio, dry Valparaiso, dry 0 62 0 8 Odessa, &c. dry 0 6 0 7 W. India, dry 0 51— 0 7 salted 0 41— 0 511 East India Kips, B.A. dry. 0 71— 0 8/ Horse, d. each 9 u-12 0 HORSE HAIR, If) , lb. Short mixed long tails 1 4 1 10 combed Num), Sy) , lb. in bond. Bengal. pur. & violet 0 0— 0 0 blue & violet blue violet, g. & fine 7 0— 7 6 ord. & mid. 6 0— 6 9 violet & cop I mixed 5 6 6 6 cop. g. & tine. 1 9 6 3 ord. 8( mid. 4 9 5 6 con. quality Oude 2 3 5 g Madras Guatimala,V Floras o —I 0 ---: 0 —: 0 —: none, do. do. 0 -22 0 6 -24 0 0 -24 0 0 -27 0 ...16 ... 16 ...13 ... 0 6 -17 0 0 -16 6 6 -14 6 0 - 0 0 Fokein -- Congou, corn. .. 2 2 2 4 mid. to fine. 2 6 3 0 Twankay, corn... 2 3 mid: to good 2 4i— 2 5 Pekoe, Orange 2 S 4 0 Campoi, corn. to good Hyson Skin 2 mid. to fine 2 Souchong, corn 2 none o 2 1 3 2 6 4 2 5 good to fine 2 g 3 Pekoe, flowery 3 0 3 9 Hyson, corn 2 8 2 9 fine 3 0 5 0 Young Hyson 3 0 3 6 Imperial Gunpowder, good and fine TOBACCO, V lb. in bond. • .1. River, Leaf 0 3 0 8 Stemmed 0 4 0 g Kentucky Maryland TURMERIC, V cwt in bond. Bengal 28 0 —33 0 TURPENTINE, V cwt. American lO 6 —l2 g VALONIA, ton. X a 40 a Smyrna, picked 15 0 —23 0 Morea WAX, BEES' V cwt. in bond. African 6 10 7 10 East India American 7 10 8 0 6 6 O 3 4 3 3 6 9 6 s 11 8— 4 3 Sobres 4 Cortes Caraceas, Floras 6 Sobres 4 Cortes LAC DINE, T , lb. D.T. and prime. 1 6 3 0 mid. to good 0 8— 1 4 ord. & inferior 0 6 0 7i MADDER ROOTS, 19 , cwt. Smyrna Galipoli & Syria .. 0 0— 0 0 French. 47 0— 48 0 Naples 4l 0— 45 0 TIDE TABLE. Days. I lin:. I Ern. Height. Sundays, Holydays, dyc. H. Si. j H. M. F. I. Tuesday TO 026 045 14 10 Wednes. 20 1 3 121 14 7 Thursday 2l 1 41 2 1 13 II Friday ..22 219 237 12 11 Saturda) 23 1 3 8 333 12 8 Sunday 24 f 4 0 42g 12 10 Rogation Sunday. Monday 25 5 6 5 42 13 5 LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL. INDIRECT. DIRECT From China.... Jan. 20 .... Calcutta .. March 20 .... Bombay.... March 31 .... Nlauritius Valparaiso Jan. 31 Bahia Pernambuco Mar.. 19 INDIRECT From Rio Jan. Feb. 28 Maranham N. Orleans April I I Mobile April 7 . ' Savannah . April 11 Charleston New York . . April 15 . April 20 MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPOOL. MAY Houn ..... 19. William Wright, (2nd) 22. George Raw, (2nd) Ditto, 12 22. John Stripling, (2nd) Ditto, 1 22. John Barlow, (2nd) 25. James Tatlock, (Ist) 25. Jordan and Magrath Ditto, 12 2t. Betty Smith, (2nd) 26. William Wilking Bailey, (2nd) 26. Charles and William Sidebotham, (2nd) Ditto, 1 26. Henry Lager, (2nd) 26. James Sill and William Watson Clay and Swift's, 1 27. Golborne and Dobbs Clarendon Rooms, 1 27. Thomas Maguire Ditto, 2 29. Samuel Rogers, (Sic.) Commercial Rooms, Bristol, 12 29. William Bilsborrow, (2nd) Clarendon Rooms, 1 20. Betty Smith, (special) Ditto 11 30. Moritefiore. Carmichael & Co. (special) Court of Bankruptcy, London, lQ -68 0 -72 0 -74 0 -23 0 DIRECT LONDON GAZETTE.—Famty, MAY IG. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Lord and L. Lord, Tenterhonae, Lancashire, fullers—lt. Dratis. field, J. Dransiield, G. Draustield. and 0. Jones, Hopkiu Mill, Lan cashire, cotton-spinners. INSOLVENT. May 14, Alexander Learmonth, tread-street, Cheapside, London, drysalter. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. R. Gibson, Holywell, Flintshire, banker. W. 1,. Hilton, Holywell, Flintshire, banker. J. H. Ford, Flolywell, Flintshire, banker. J. Pearson, Stockport, riour-dealer. H. Tyler and W. Tyler, Dudley-port, Staffordshire, cement-manu facturers. BANKRUPTS. James Tatlock, Liverpool, saddler, to surrender May 25, June 26. at twelve, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's.buildings, Holborn, London, and Messrs. Norris, Liverpool. Henry Harrison, Bruton-street, Bond-street, London, builder._ Samuel Clyde. Southampton-row, Russell-square, London, grocer Jonas Brocklehurst, Manchester, fishmonger. Joseph Linsley, Leeds, woollen-cloth merchant. Williiam Henry Parker, Brecon, printer. John Huddleston, Monkwearmouthshore, Durham, boat-builder. Samuel Perks, Dudley, Worcestershire, builder. Daniel Horton and George Horton, Russell's Hall Iron Works, Dudley, Worcestershire, i i romnasters. John Braddock, Asliton : under-Lyne, Lancashire, chemist. Thomas Rabone, Burnt Tree, Staffordshire, huckster. DIVIDENDS June 9, .1. Hamilton. Liverpool, merchant—June 5, S. Breckels, High-street, Southwark, bedstead-maker—June 5, T. Kirby, New Bond-street, London, oilman—June 6, L. E. Gordon, South Lam beth, bookseller—June 8, R. Bishop, Greenwich, grocer—June 8, C: Sharp, High-street, Southwark, tailor—June 8, M. Fenwick, St. James's-place,. St. James's-street, London, man-milliner—June 8, W. H. Turnham, Leicester, innkeeper—June 9, J. Woods, Stow market, Suffolk, ironfounder—June 8, T. Vertue, Woodbridge, Suffolk, corn-merchant—June 16. E. Marriott and J. Marriott, Northampton, drapers—June 10, W. T. Barker, Birmingham, plater —June 4, W. Wood, Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire, innkeeper—June 10. J. Hawthorn, Birmingham, brassfounder—June 25, G. It. B. Cooke, Leamington-priors, hatter. CERTIFICATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before June 5. M. Hart, Nnrthwich, Cheshire, mercer—T. fait, Hadleigh, Suf folk, draper—J. P. B. Chappe. Manchester, cotton-spinner—J. Field, Bennett-street, St. James's, London, builder—L. James, Little Tower-street, London, coal-merchant—W. Miers, Strand, London. ormolu miniature-frame-maker — J. A. Meyer, Creat Tower-street. London, merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Aitken, Glasgow, merchant. Alexander Kennedy, Edinburgh, insurance.braker. John Cowper, Glasgow, baker. Francis Davidson, Edinburgh, merchant. Archibald Wright M'lntyre, Fort William, merchant. John Low, jun. Dundee, wood-merchant. James Halket, Dundee, manufacture;. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar. computed from the Returns made in the week ending May 12, is 44s 10id per cwt. PRICES OF SHARES, MAY 18. Prices. This day Last RAIL: PAYS, Rc. Per Share: Prices. Birmingham and Glouce,ter .. SO paid 70 Io o 71 0 o DIED. - --- • On the 2nd instant, aged 10 years and 6 months, ELIZA, daugh ter of Mr. RODERICK MWIEL. On the sth instant, at his house, in York-street, Covent-garde n ' London, after a lingering illness, aged 62, T. B. JOHNSON, r- st l' formerly of this town. On the 11th instant, at Rhyl, whilst bathing. aged 21. MAR Y ANN ROBERTS, youngest daughter of Mrs. Roberts, Warren' street. Her kind disposition and gentle manners endeared her to a numerous circle of relatives and friends. On the 12th instant, much lamented by her family and friends, in her 52nd year, ELLEN WOOD, the beloved wife of Mr. Wm. Wood, Seymour-street. Ou the 13th instant, at the house of his father-in-law, Jame s Munro, Esq. of Lymington, deeply regretted by his family friends, the Rev. R. D. MACKINTOSH. A.B. Curateof Chiloisy" and eldest son of Dr. Mackintosh, of this town. On the 13th instant, MATILDA VICTORIA HUGHES, aged 6 years. At his house, in Lowther-street, Whitehaven, Mr. JOSEM ALLINSON, aged 58. The above gentleman, after a long en d painful illness, breathed his last on the morning of Wednesday ' the 13th instant. In the relations of private life Mr. Allanson sto o d ,high in the opinion of those who knew him well ; in his public one be was respected by all who were able to appreciate honesty to worth ; and in his death evinced the firm reliance of a christisth with that meekness and humility of spirit characteristic of one wh ° , con templated calmly, and with reli g ious hope, the a wful change a' a final struggle leading to endless contentment. On the 14th instant, of scarlet fever, aged seven years and thi n months, EBENEZER, eldest s o n o f the Rev. JOHN BOW • Vine-street. Same day, awfully sudden, aged 52, Mr. THOMAS TAYLOR , late school master, of this town. sZS Same day, suddenly, in Warwick-street, aged 34, MARY BROWN, wife of Mr. Thomas Brown, landing-waiter at H. Customs at this port, and daughter of Mr. Denton. of Halifax. .„ On the 16th instant, Mr. ARTHUR WILSON, Formby, aged e' years, universally respected by all who knew him. Same day, aged 40, Mr. WILLIAM WADE, Castle-street, leaving a disconsolate widow and seven children. Same day, aged 72, SARAH GARDNER, wife of Mr. Thoul o Gardner, Park-mill. Same day, aged 39, ROBERT ARROTT, Esq. merchant, son of the late Colin Arrott, Esq. of Glasgow. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, AIAY 19, 1840. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING' BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, 88. Mount Pleasant, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, At No. 4, LIVERPOOI.• Orders and Advertisements ST:GEOßGE'S are received by Messrs. 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