The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

tw SHEFFIELD tWield Iris.) ,-_ 1 lik rrui received by the gistrate - that :46 3 3: 9. meeting somewhere in Sb eld, i 1.... _off Orly on Sunday morning, t y re , %o preverOny outbreak, an .ap e Mao: , . o septqu . equets . out on all . llides 1 ,,Kut,.., W troops in readiness, part hi he , r eer t ug ...vA ainder.'at the barracks. In4be t o ~,, ,4. ....- co the policemen were fired upkn, f 4yA 4 .,... -• *ilres and bayonets, and we regioct s tr . • ..unds inflicted are of a serious n at.. Walk wliZ, fi tp"ln being dressed in a rough coat, it ; ilias m i s t a ':en- for a policeman, was fired at, and pi - dgaly wounde! ;Via .he was conveyed to the In i.e.dild twenty slugs :sit been extracted - by the surgeon i Tack and shoulders. - Others have been much hurt. itis hat penetrated by stpell, which grazed the upper Ps scalp, without doineut:ther injury. In the course wight several were taken p: sinners, and a great qur muskets, pikes, daggers, ( ?:t.s (an instrument w ith 0 prongs, which is meant to be Wown on the ground to troy the horses' feet), powder, bals'-,...Ergna d r ~ . :...Tc• were zed. At one place the police ditovered a regular store of .ese deadly weapons, and they wfre brought to the office in coach, the body of which was rtarly filled by them. The iicquets on the Glossop road met a considerable body of men marching towards the tom, about half-past one in the morning, the " shine" of whose spears was distinctly visible. The picquet apprSached within twenty yards of them to make certain' and immediately came to the Tontine and gave the alarm. Onche other road bodies of men were also seen, but theVrepuations made evidently had the effect of intimidating them , :i•om entering the town. During the whole oft Sunday thf, greatest excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of tlt Town-hall, where a troop of the Ist Dragoons were on duty, and at five o'clock the yeomanry were called ont,,*who continued to parade the Haymarket and neighbourhOd during .the whole of the night. Yester day a great nuiPJer of prisoners were taken, examined be fore . the magytrates, and remanded. Some of the magis trates have b nin attendance since Saturday afternoon. From in ries at the Infirmary last evening, we hear that the watch n, Howe, who has two s wor d-cuts in the neck and ayv nd in the back, is doing very well. We under stand stand he. as also fired at several times up the Glossop-road, but without effect. Henry Taylor, who was wounded beyond the Twelve-o'clock, by a number of slugs being fired into his side and back, being a worn subject, otherwise in a worn state of body, is not doing so well. Taylor says he had no intimation of the. attack, nor any given by which he could conclude whence it proceeded. He is said to be a chaitift, and that he had by some means given offence to his asso . ciates. The circumstances under which this last individual was shot are curious. We understand he was proceeding to Attercliffe, in company with another man, to fetch a relation to attend on his wife, who was poorly ; and on arriving at the first row of houses past the Twelve o'clock, in the Wicker, he was shot in the back. His companion then left him, and has not since been heard of. The poor man contrived to get to a beer-house in the row, and having knocked at the door, he dropped to the ground. The inmates of the house, who were just retiring to bed, however came down stairs, and every attention was paid to the wounded man. Mr. Watson, surgeon, of the Wicker, was sent for, and extracted a num ber of slugs from his body. At five o'clock in the morning be was conveyed to the Infirmary. There is another rumour afloat, that he was a chartist, and was shot by one of the same class whilst running away from the main body. There are rumours in the town respecting outbreaks in De-,vshury, Mansfield, Barnsley, Sco. It appears to have been a generally pre-arranged_plan throughout the country to have an ourbreak should Mr. Frost be convicted. The troops at Nottingham, Stockport, &c., had rcccivcd notice to be in readiness. TOWN-HALL, MONDAY. EXAMINATION OF CHARTISTS CHARGED WITH HIGH TREASON. The following prisoners were placed at the bar :—Hol berry and his wife, Mary Holberry, Booker, Foxall, Booker, jun., and S. Thompson, most of whom had been taken with arms in their possession. The large table of the Sessions room was tilled with articles taken from the prisoners and from the houses of the chartists, consisting of hand grenades, two large balls, a large quantity of other combustible mate rials, also great numbers of long pikes, daggers, swords, spears, guns, pistols, cats, and ball cartridges, giving to an observer ,a fearful idea of the horrible nature and extent of the proceedings of the physical force chartists in this town. Mr. Thomas Raynor, examined.—l am superintendent of police. 1 am aware of meetings having been held in the rooms in Fig-tree-lane; on Thursday and Friday evenings last I saw persons going in and out; from information re ceived, I expected that some disturbance would take place in the town some way or other, but how I was not informed, About twelve o'clock on Saturday night I went to the house of olberry, No. 19, Eyre-lane, in company with Mr. Wild and some policemen ; we saw a female, the wife of Holberry. Wild asked her if one Hartley lived there : she said, " No he did not. I know who you want, you want a person of the name of Otley." In consequence of what she said we went up stairs, leaving the policemen below. We found the pri soner laid on th bed in the chamber, dressed all but his shoes ; he rose up in bed, and Wild said, " What have you in your pocket ?" He made no answer, and Wild took a dagger from his side pocket, whilst he was resting on the bed with his hand. Wild asked him if he was one of those persons called chartists ? He said, " I am." Wild then said, " Are you a moral or physical force man ?" I then looked at the dagger, and said. " Surely you would not take life ?" He said, But I would in obtaining the charter, and in defence of liberty." " Mind, (he said, lam no thief, no robber ; I will fight for the charter, I will not rest until I have got it ; to that I've made up my mind." Wild said, " ou are very candid." I proceeded to search the box, and the prisoner said, " You'll not find anything there, what you want is up stairs, and I'll go with you." Wild said, " You must go down stairs." He still urged to go up stairs." We took him down and left him with the police. We then went up into the garret ; the first thing we saw was a horse pistol placed within reach of a person going up stairs ; it has since been drawn, and was found to be heavily loaded with shot; we found also: twelve hand grenades, one and a half dozen fire balls, made of pitch and tar, three dozen of tin cases wrapped in tow or hards, three torches, (the prisoner said they were to light the grenades with) forty pieces of ball cartridge, a hundred or two of iron bullets, fuse conducters, iron pot with pitch in it. We brought the prisoner to the Town-hall. I held the pistol in my hand and said, " Surely you would not shoot me?" He said, "0, yea, I would, in obtaining the charter ; I will fight for liberty and the charter." I have seen a grenade opened ; we cut the strings, and found first a coat of bards, then pitch covered with small pebble stones and a bullet; in the centre a blacking-bottle stopped up with a bit of wood with a hole through it ; a quill through the hole filled with gunpowder, the bottle was filled with blasting powder and slugs. Thomas Adcock, a watchman, was brought in wounded in the arm about two o'clock, and another watchman was also brought in wounded about four o'clock; his name is Howe; he was very bad; was brought in a hackney coach ; he was cut in the back and several parts of the head. Information was given of a man being very badly wounded near the Twelve o'clock ; sent down a stretcher for him ; sent both the latter men to the Infirmary. The prisoner Booker," the elder, was brought in between four and five o'clock; he lives in Bennet-lane ; I went there with Wild, Bland, Lieutenant Nichol, and a party of soldiers and policemen ; found there the two young men Booker and Foxhall ; the house is in a yard. On searching the house found a gun over the chimney-piece ; Bland found another gun in a cornet in pieces, and Wild found a loaded pistol in a lower room. The wife of the elder Booker was in bed, and there was lying at the foot of the bed 391 ball cartridges in different quantities. Found also two large bomb-shells about nine inches in diameter, two hand grenades similar to those found at Holberry's four daggers, and a long sharp pointed staff, down stairs. When they got to Booker's house, the two young prisoners were sitting b the file, dressed, and appeared as if lately come in. There is no other chamber or bed in the house, but thinks there is a garret.—l went to search Samuel Thompson's house about seven o'clock in the morning, situated in the Wicker ; Wild, Bland, Lieutenant Nichol, and policemen accompanied me. Found . a dagger in a basket containing groCeries ; Bland took it ; the father said they were his sons. In an upper room of the house saw a very long knife amongst the furniture; it was said to be the younge r Thomson's. Down stairs found in a cupboard several chartist songs. Since that time, that is, on Sunday and Monday, a great many pikes have been brought to the Town-hall. A dagger in a case, finely got up, similar to, that found at Holberry' s , along with two others, were found near the Dams ; some of the handles to the pikes would be nine feet long. When Samuel Thompson, the younger, was brought in, two swords and two daggers were )3rought along with him. The soldiery were on duty the whole of the night. I was in Scotland-street between five and six o'clock, with ten policemen and a division of infantry; also in other parts all over the town. In Scotland -street saw several persons at a distance ; ran after three or four of them up a passage, -b an they jumped over a wall and threw away a pistol • went with Wild and Bland to a person' s h ouse in St. Philip's ; his name was Benjamin Glossop ; it was about ten .ick on Sunday morning; we found materials for making ,iades, a dagger, and ball catridges ; there was no person ,he house, so burst open the door. 3regory Nance, a policeman, went on duty about ten lock on Saturday night ; went towards the D ams a b out enty minutes past four o'clock ; saw three persons in a ae past the Dams ' • when he saw them they ran away ; h e irsued ; two of them got over a wall ; saw something in le hand of one of them ; saw him throw it away •, it was a alter in a stick ; the one now produced was found close to he place. When I got to Booker, he had his hand over the call ; on the other side of which was found, at the place the ,first man got over, a belt; the bundle of cats and a dagger was found a little further off, and about where prisoner stood ; gave him in charge to a policeman ; saw another dagger and a pistol which was found about the same place. John Hadeock, a watchman, was on duty near the Infir mary, between twelve and one o'clock on Saturday night; I observed a party of men coming towards me ; there were from twenty-five to thirty of them, most of them armed with spears ; I gave way for them ; they did not speak a word ; nothing was said ; they attacked me with spears ; they pre sented, thein.to me, and I drew out my, paddle to defend my self as well as I could ; in the scuffle I seized one of the spears, and one of them ,was run through my arm, and ano ther cut my cheek. Several other witnesses proved that they saw armed par ties in various parts of the town, and found pistols, daggers, t:, ;o . in the streets after the people were dispersed. The investigation was adjourned, and the prisoners, in consequence of the improper demeanour of the assemblage in rt, were removed whilst a detachment of dragoons, 25 in • s tood round the cou nc ill ors ' table and boxes with words. along number drawn s At a late hour on Monday all was tranquil, and the town presented its usual appearance, with the exception of the soldiers patrolling in the principal streets. FURTHER CHA OR KS I S MOVEMENTS IN YE. (Prom the Morning Herald of yesterday) DEWSBURY, YORKSHIRE, JAN. 12.—Last night the town was taken possession of by an armed body of men, and the private watchmen, six in nnmber, obliged to fly. M r .. Matthew Hale, merchant, who was out as an inspector of the watch, on going towards the Leeds-road-end, was stop ped by about twenty, with muskets and daggers, and bid to stand, which he dial; and on finding that he would not be allowed to proceed, turned round and retreated homewards, when he was immediately tired upon, but fortunately without receiving any injury. The party afterwards continued to fire their pieces off for upwards of three hours. Upwards of 200 discharges were fired. Sonic trifling damage has been done to the lamps and posts, the lights being all put out, and stones were thrown through the windows of Mr. Mallinsou's chamber. From 100 to 200 men paraded the streets, and every avenue to the town was guarded. DEWSBURY, JAN: 13.—" I n h • my hurried note, yesterday, I forgot to say that abo u t th ree or half-past three o'clock in the morning the tiring ceased, and the chartists left the town. Almost every one of them was armed with a gun and a bay onet, and the party_parading the streets was headed by a fel low crying out, " Hurrah ! the town is our own. Death or glory !' The magistrates, who reside about a mile from the town, and who had not been informed before daylight (so great was the terror of the inhabitants that no man durst venture out), met in the morning and sent over to Leeds harraCks for a detachment of soldiers, and about 30 of the , dragoons, arrived here in the afternoon. All has been very quiet since,,. but rumours are abroad that to-morrow night a .general attack will be made upon the town. It is surprising ' ' thatim more mtschief was done, the whole of our police force being three—a constable (who is strongly supected of being - . Artist himself), and two deputies. The inhabitants gene 7 • • 11Fxry thankful that no attack was made upon their ' ." • rty, 41F4 . 44trilinte it solely to Almighty qod, in not per- C' ' - . 2. ale • thatth e town was not sacked and burnt. - A . v . • 4 , • 'ie. / 4 " 4 r 7 Z file ,-' ,6. %,....Y . Jo ) ; Ai t ii .- ez C 01SitEltiP - OEARy T O'CONZMPTE MgETING AT DUBLIN. (F r pr o the Mornitig Herald.) e meeting of toe Ministerialists in Dublin, on Fri day . st, may be regarded as one of the expiring efforts of t • desperate faftion which has rioted on the pa tron.. eof Ireland for five years past. In itself, the affai was utterly contemptible. The speeches were of the s 'est description—disgraceful, indeed, they might be te, ed in reference to the lack of talent exhibited, to an but a congregation of O'Connellites. T h impudent cant which these pettyfogging traders in ag,i tion pour forth is, in itself; utterly disgusting. They 111 k of "oppressed Ireland," of "tort' tyranny," and of the necessity that exists for " striking a blow in beh4f of Ireland," as if they really believed in the existence of some conservative plot for the extermina tion ofilrish Papists ! Lord Brabazon spoke of the - present Ministry in the following strain : "But, remember, at the same time, and allow me most anxiously to impress it on your memory, that it is not for any mere empty objects we fight, but that we are entering into a struggle for the sustainment of those sacred principles of justice which are professed, and, what is more, acted upon by the Government under which we have the happiness of living—(cheers,) which are bringing forth abundant fruits in Ireland, and in innumerable instances have conferred practi cal benefits on the empire (Hear, hear.) I think there is no man here that will not agree with me in saying that we are bound to make the greatest sacrifices to maintain those principles ' • and the man that does not agree with me is un worthy of the cause he has adopted. (Hear.) The under taking in which we are engaged is of no small moment. It is of the most vital importance, and this must strike every man who recollects that our opponents are actuated by a spirit of the most determined hatred and hostility to this country. The spirit is now far stronger than it ever was be fore ; for the people in all parts of the country, at least in England, are stirred up by a parcel of men whom I may call politico-religious crusaders, who are going about from town to town misrepresenting us, and putting forward as facts as sertions that are most essentially opposed to truth and sense, and thus gulling the people. (Hear, hear.") What may this impudent gabble really import ? What are " the principles of justice," in reference to Ireland, professed and acted on by the whigs ? The " principles" which the mountebanks now in office, along with the mountebanks of the " tail," were wont to style " the principles of justice," were the " princi ple" of the Municipal Corporation Bill, and other " principles" of the same stamp. But these principles are now abandoned ; and it is impossible to prove that any one of those "principles," the assumed necessity for asserting which led .to the establishment of the Lichfield-House alliance, has ever been " carried out." No : the whigs have pocketed public money ; O'Con nell and his satellites have revelled in the patronage of Ireland; and both O'Connell and the whigs have laughed at the simplicity of those who expected them *to redeem the pledges which they gave in. 1835. In so far as " principles" are concerned, the Irish Papists owe tnore to the conservative government which passed the Emancipation Act than to all the whig go vernments that ever existed. The ingratitude with which O'Connell and his gang have requited the fatal " concessions" of 1829 is a natural consequence of that great mistake on the part of the Duke of Wel lington and of Sir Robtrt Peel. Grapes are not to be gathered from thistles, • The following observations by Lord Brabazon prove that the whigs are pretty conscious of the dangers that surround them. If their Popish body guard shall fail them, the present occupants of office feel that all is lost : " Gentlemen, remember that the very existence of the pre sent ministry, in consequence of the nicely balanced state of parties in the House of Commons, and the country generally, depend mainly, if not entirely, on the steady support, and upon the stability of that support they alone rely, which sends Irish members to Parliament—(hear, hear). On their sup port the ministry alone depends at this present moment, and it is therefore necessary for the constituencies of the country from one end of Ireland to the other, to put them and their return to Parliament in such a state of security as will place them beyond the reach of danger—(hear, hear). By a little exertion, by timely energy -they may place themselves and their representatives in such a position that all attacks, no matter from whence they come, will prove fruitless and hope less—(hear, hear). I ask you, gentlemen, is not that a game worth playing for? Is it not a a game worth contending for? Is it not a game for securing that which we should be all ready to make sacrifices for, however little or great they may be ?—(hear, hear.)" Assuredly, the "game" is worthy to be played by the Popish faction. The power of mal-administering the law in Ireland is of infinite importance to the im placable enemies of England. Mr. Sharman Crawford took part in this miserable exhibition. The worthy gentleman has evidently been compelled to succumb to the O'Connell influence. He prated, accordingly, in the most approved "liberal" fashion about the necessity of "union amongst all classes of reformers." The Duke of Leinster and the Earl of Charlemont sent an address to the people of Ireland—an address which expressed nothing but the determination of these noble persons to adhere to the Whigs at all hazards. It were a pity if the whips should lose such supporters at such a time ! The hero of the day was Daniel himself, He ad dressed the rabble before him in his customary style of brutality—of stupid, unredeemed brutality. Ihe open ing sentences of this harangue furnish a fair specimen of its merits : " Mr. O'Connell then came forward. He was received with cheers. He said lam not able to speak, because lam extinguished. (Laughter.) Sure I was extinguished by the gin -drinking vagabonds of the London press. (Laughter.) Then as I am extinguished, will you tell me what. I am to do? Then, first, hurrah for old Ireland, and hurrah for the Queen. (Cheers:) Well, these hearty cheers bring me to life again, and I believe I must make a speech, though it shall be a short one; and if I were an orator, as you all know I am not, there never was a - period in the history of these countries when it was more necessary to raise the voice of genuine oratOty in support of universal rights than the present moment. (Cheers.)" It the "universal rights" of Ireland have yet to be established, what have Mr. O'Connell and his honest Whig allies been about for five years past ? The second object of thi s Dubli n mee ti ng —th e fi rs t being to impart a semblance of strength to the Whigs —was blazoned by Daniel towards the close of his harangue. That object is to put pence into the mendi cant's pouch. Daniel is not the man to work for nothing. " The Protestants and Catholics have united in working out the temperance cause, and yet the orange gang say there is, some horrible conspiracy on foot—(a laugh). We mean to amalgamate the two associations, the Loyal Reform Asso ciation, to which I belong, and the Reform Registry Asso ciation, which meets in Westmorland-street, and of which many of the gentlemen present are members—(hear). Every man who pays a pound will be recognised as a member of the committee ; and none who can afford the sum, you may de pend, will refuse to give it. Then, all the members of Par liament and gentlemen of fortune connected with Ireland, but residing in England, will be appointed members of a com mittee to sit in England, and then we shall be enabled, five or six of us, to go to Lord Palmerston and other noble lords to ascertain whether their agents in Ireland are bringing up their tenants to register—(hear, hear). We will write from London to every proprietor among the liberal interest in Ire land. From Donegal to Kerry we will stir them up with a long pole—(laughter). We will thus get up an association, in which shall be combined persons of various shades of opi nion —(hear, hear). Many causes lead to slight differences of opinion. I, myself, hold opinions differing from persons of unsuspected patriotism. I mean, therefore, to move that an association be formed in which all persons paying one pound, and all members of the two societies already formed, will be admitted. The honourable gentleman then read the names of the finance committee and the rules of the proposed society, and concluded by saying, thus we will get the screw on all reluctant persons ; for I have ever remarked that some people are never so patriotic as when their patriotism and interest run in the same channel—(hear). This association will prove a stumbling block in the way of hypocritical Peel, and it will frustrate the plots and defeat the machinations of the daring Bradshaws and Robys—(cheers)." The "pounds" of which Daniel speaks will, we ven ture to predict, prove marvellouSly few. The whole affair, regarded in the light of an attempt to get up a demonstration in favour of the wl:igs must be pro nounced a signal failure. On the, following day, a "re form banquet" was given ; and there, too, O'Connell was the leadi ng ora t or . His - speech at the banquet was even worse than his speech at the meeting of the previous day. The man is, in fact, a driveller, who lendeavours, e most b ruta l scurr ili ty, to compen sate for the de 0 f powers, never of a, high order. THE WEST INDIES.--EDUCATION OF THE NEGROES. , • uiana Ch We have been (From much the str G uck by the l observations of the Editor of the " Grenada Free Press," in a recent number of that journal. They call the attention of the Executive and the House of Assembly, to the immoral language habi tually indulged in, in the open streets, by, the lately emanci pated classes. Obscene and ribald discourse, mingled with blasphemy and curses, seem to pervade their ordinary inter ' course. Who is there here, who will not say that such con duct finds a counterpart in this colony ? Go into the mar kets, or even listen to them when strolling through our streets in the evening, and language the most disgusting to every pure mind falls continually on the ear. No parent is safe in entrusting a child to their care, for if he do, the infant mind, accustomed to gross expressions, gradually loses all refinement, and a moral prostitution of intellect is sure to be the consequence. How is this to be remedied ? By a LAW, says the Editor of the Free Press. We do not agree with the writer. A law may slightly check, but cannot suppress, such immorality. We look to a higher source, and point to a system of NA TIONAL EDUCATION. M few, r still replete s" ableE d u e c s a s t a e y buton Poordo n L o a t ,a b .s a : n g words,th e m ,'' said though with much that is worthy of reflection: for ignorance is ge nerally th e precursor of crime, and " crime leads to death." Sir William D'Avenant, who lived in times not very fa vourable to the principles of free government, thus expresses himself: " The received opinion that a people should be con tinued in ignorance, is a maxim sounding like the little subtlety of one that is a statesman only by birth or beard, and merits not hi s pl ace by much thinking. For ignorance is rude, censorous, jealous, obstinate, and proud ; these being exactly the ingredients of which disobedience is made." In no single age have greater changes taken place than are at present in progress ; and the revolutions in which king doms are made, and constitutions rise and fall again, are not the most momentous, neither are they those which most materially affect us. The effects produced by the discovery read. The as of printing could never be felt extensively by any country 'til education and the diffusion of knowledge had become so genera l, that the most humble peasant could havvienacicmestshiaot " it is politic to mends would 'th e e r h p e :o r p t le he i m n s ( witness an advertisement newspapers, read them , r for labourers, wherein it is annotinced in a late English Pape to those who can neither w ill be given seem to have place in some 1 that a "preference read nor write"), will n o t country of good intentions, and trust be maintained in any where the rulers are conscious to sustain. F or they well know. that the best mode of in th e i ntr i ns i c va l ue o f the institutions which it is their duty strengthe n i ng those institutions, Is to make the people see *se to obedience." of the state, and thus render them wise how closeleir own well-bein is connected with the sta bility" y heir g The tide of immigration is daily turning to this colony people wbo understand not our; nor each other's language, will ere long crowd upon us. How will the complicated rules of society be observed in this Babel-like confusion of tongues ? No amalgamation with the natives of this conti nent, or the rescued African, can take place without the sympathy of a general oral communication. How can the mutual jealousies likely to arise from this non-intercourse be remedied, if the new denizens of our state have no common " store of knowledge," whence they can attain a mastery of the language of those with whom their fate is to be for ever cast ? • But, independent of this politic argument in favour of education, there is another as powerful, namely, the present immorality of our people, and which, we think, education would most certainly remedy. Look at the " penal gang," as it passes through our streets ! Does one single man exhibit the slightest sense of his degradation, or compunc tion for the crime which produced it ? No : with him the moral effect of the punishment is lost, because he knows not shame, and the penalty he pays is only appreciated by him in proportion to the amount of labour to which he is con demned. Would this be the result if the negro were educated ? As suredly no. Instruction would produce a feeling of sensi bility, and many a crime now looked upon without a fear of mental abasement, or without reference to the opinions of his fellows, would then be avoided with horror. We have thrown out these few observations in the hope, that the subject of National Education may he taken up by more influential persons, and in the desire that the attention of.our Legislature may be directed towards it. It is a sub ject more important than at first sight appears, for its effects are not only immediate, but prospective. We are too fond of living in the remembrance of the past, and not looking forward to the future. To dwell with the past is the mistake of him who, avoiding the living realities of this world, so journs in the misty region of his own abstractions. In the language of the celebrated Dr. Phelan, " To watch and pro vide for those silent i n fl uences w hi c h time is continually shedding ; to correct irregularities, some as they arise, others in their causes ; to make every new measure a liberal ana logy from the past, and a safe precedent for the future, and thus, while the parts are in unceasing flow, to secure the continued stability of the system. These are the noblest cares of a statesman—the cares which approach nearest to the plastic energy of Providence, reaching mightily from one end to the other, and sweetly ordering all things.' MR. VILLIERS ON THE CORN LAWS. (From the Farmer's Journal.) Mr. Villiers being the recognised leader of the anti-corn law party in the House of Commons, the sayings and doings of the honourable gentleman, in regard to the great question" of free trade in corn, possess at all times considerable im portance. A dinner was given to him a few days ago, by his WolverhamptOn constituents ; and on that occasion he in dulged, after his accustomed fashion, in invective against the agricultural " monopoly." We desire to weigh the value of his statements : " He alluded to those silly and selfish laws (loud cheers), that proposed to regulate the price and quantity of our food, and which regulation had been made by those whose incomes depended on that price. (Cheers.) He must consider those laws a perversion of the powers of the state for selfish pur poses (cheers) ; and it was they, and not the people, who discredited the legislature by maintaining laws so selfish in object —so unsound in principle, which were, beyond all possibility of question, injurious to the community—which each year received their condemnation by the further evil which they annually produced, and -which evil, annually in creasing in intensity, at length presented the country in its present condition. (Loud cheers.") Mr. Villiers proceeds to charge on the corn-laws, the re cent derangement of the currency ; and then observes : " Will they who defend the corn-laws venture to repeat the foolish falsehood that this limited territory is adequate to the supply of food for its constantly increasing people—cries of " No, no"—and will they speculate upon the results of trusting to this untruth, when the consequences are bringing misery and ruin to every man's door, and leaving no man in doubt of their policy. (Cheers.) For what is the effect of restricting the intercourse with the food-growing countries, and being cast in utter dependence on these home producers ? Why that, in our emergency, they were obliged to send out their money to buy up at great cost other men's focd. (Cheers.) And when they got the food, in what plight were they without their money ? (Hear, hear.) Why, like a car penter who had pledged his tools for bread ?—when his bread is gone how is he to earn more without his tools? (Cheers.) What then does he do ? Why he is then obliged to sell up all he has, his household goods, to get back his tools, and has to endure, for this purpose, great privation and distress — (cheers)—and this is the position at this time of the country." (Hear.) Mr. Villier's charges against the corn-laws resolve them selves into the following points :—The soil - of England is in sufficient to feed the population of England. The corn-laws deran7,e the currency, by compelling, from time to time, the exportation of large quantities or•bullion in exchange for foreign corn. The corn-laws, therefore, act upon the condi tion of the English operative, as- if they should compel him to pawn his tools ! In reply to the assertion that the soil of England is insuffi cient to feed the population of England, it might be sufficient to advance a single counter-assertion on the subject. It might be no difficult matter, moreover, to establish that England possesses many millions of acres uncultivated—a vast amount of capital lacking profitable investment—together with a " surplus population " craving employment. Until the energies of the unemployed population, and the " fructifying" power of the unemployed capital shall be brought to bear np on the uncultivated land, it will be unsafe, especially for a " philosopher" of the stamp of Mr. Villiers, to pronounce that the soil of England is unable to sustain in comfort all the inhabitants of_England ! What reasoners like Mr. Villiers really mean, when they allege that the soil of England is unable to feed the popula tion of England, is—that if the land were fully cultivated, and the population fully employed at remunerating wages, our modern system of foreign trade would be annihilated. England, in other words, cannot fully cultivate her soil, and employ her population, unless her foreign trade, as now con ducted, shall be abandoned! When so shaped, Mr. Villier's proposition is true. So costly to England —so destructive of national happiness—is that foreign trade, to which Mr. Vil liers would sacrifice all the more profitable varieties of na tive industry ! _ _ Let us, however, place in yet another point of view, Mr. Villier's assertion, that the soil of England is unable to feed the population of England ! Does Mr. Villiers forget that he, and the other leaders of the anti-corn law party are in the habit of taunting the agri culturists of England with the " distress" of which farmers and landlords complained some years ago—that " distress" being adduced by the advocates of free trade as a proof that the corn laws do not protect the English farmer? But was there, let us ask, contemporaneously with the " distress" in question, any complaint that the soil of England did not pro duce enough to sustain the population of England? Or ra ther, did not the " distress" of the years alluded to prove, that the farmers of England extracted more from the soil than the people of England could afford to pay for? And if the surplus production of the years 1833, 1834, 1835, and 1836 had been stored up, in order to meet the deficiencies of the last two harvests, will Mr. Villiers venture to allege that there would have existed any necessity for introducing five millions of quarters of foreign wheat into England within the last eighteen months ? On the average of years, therefore, even under the des tructive influences of our prevailing system of foreign trade, the soil of England is proved to be sufficient to feed her po pulation. A better system is, it is true, required, in order to bring the surplus of one year in aid of the deficiency of another ; but the want of that better system is, clearly enough, not to be assumed as an objection against the prin ciple of the corn laws. _ • If, again, as we have already shown, the capit a l a nd the industry olEngland could be fairly brought to bear upon the uncultivated soil of England (and the only obstacle to such an arrangement is our system of foreign trade !), England might, with ease, sustain a population twice as dense as her present population ! But the corn laws have, according to Mr. Villiers,derang ed the currency ! . _ _ The charge may be safely denied. The currency has been deranged because we have been called on to pay for foreign wheat in gold ; and if a free trade in corn were established to-morrow—and if the basis of that trade should be an ex change of English manufactures for continental wheat—still, whenever a dearth should make itself felt in the country with which we might deal, then, as now, would arise the necessity of sending abroad English gold in exchange for the wheat of some country on which we should not, even on the assump tions of the advocates of free trade, habitually depend for food. A free trade in corn, therefore, would obviously not pre serve our currency from occasional derangement ; nor will any other system than that which we have hinted—the system of storing up the super-abundant produce of one year to meet the deficiencies of another—the system, in short, of elevating England above dependence on the harvest of each successive season—prevent the recurrence of such an exportation of the precious metals, as that, from the effects of which, the trade of Englang suffers at the present moment. If, when wheat should fall in the home market to a certain price, it became the business of government to buy; and if, on the other hand, when wheat should rise to a certain price, it became the business of government to sell, England would be ren dered absolutely necessary and at all times independent on foreign countries for her supplies of food ; and the currency of England would be preserved from that ruinous derange ment to which it is now liable. Mr. Villiers, as we have seen, waxes figurative, as he dis cusses the Corn-law question. He alleges that the Corn laws, by driving gold abroad, act upon the operative, as if they should compel him to pawn his tools for bread—th e go ld of England representing in Mr. Villiers's simile the tools of the operative ! We have already shown that the Corn-laws do not drive gold abroad : and, as to the metaphorical reasoning of Mr. Villiers, it seems to us liable to the charge of being confused ! When Mr. Villiers alleges that money represents the tools of the operative- . ' and describes the payment of money as the infliction on the operative of a severe hardship, does Mr. Villiers mean to insinuate that the operative ought to receive bread without paying for it ? Or does Mr. Villiers mean to prove, that the hardship in question consists in the payment of money to the foreign grower, rather than to the English ? Such is, undoubtedly, Mr. Villiers's meaning ; but that meaning being admitted, Mr. Villiers's argument resolves itself into an argument in favour of home trade, rather than of trade with foreigners ! Mr. Villiers is a person of respectable talents ; but let him avoid reasoning by the aid of rhetorical figures. The figures of arithmetic, he will find to press with severity enough against his arguments in favour of free trade ! THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN AND THE REV. T. D. GREGG. The - public have learned, with some surprise, that the Archbishop of Dublin has, by an ecclesiastical inhibition, prevented the Rev. T. D. regg from preaching in the parish church of Lucan on Sunday last. This inhibition has led to the further proceeding, on the part of Mr. Gregg, of resign ing the Chaplaincy of Swift's-alley, which he had occupied, without episcopal molestation, for above three years ; and where, though 'not licensed, yet by the tacit permission of the Archbishop, he has lawfully preached the Gospel, accord ing to the ritual of the Established Church. Proceedings of i s n u g c s h o a f k s o i t a y r ai n way h s ca a s r e s h t haenyda are e e pugn aggravatedant t o by h y e t g h o e o l d e n f egetlh of time in which, without censure and by acquiescence of his ordinary, Mr. Gregg has discharged his pastoral functions in the diocese. There is no motive assigned ; but as it is known Mr. Gregg was to have preached at Lucan a controversial sermon, on the doctrines of Popery, the inhibition might reasonably have been imputed to an unwillingness on the part of the Archbishop to have such topics discussed, had not his Grace himself been amenable to Roman Catholic censure for a similar offence, and become by his writings a standard controversial authority on the errors of Popery. The correspondence laid before the public on this discus sion is too meagre to justify repetition. The act of di sm i ssa l is purely arbitrary ; the absence Of episcopal license," though a good ground of power will prove but a bad apology for its abuse, if such should appear to be the case. To the credit of Mr. Gregg we mention, that in honest adherence to his principles as a churchman, he has submit ted, without reservation, to the authority of the diocesan or dinary. Under such a censure as implied in the inhibition to with t p h e h a i s e h y a o t w L s u a c n a d n d , h u t e y, did o r n ot withc o neeiv he o benefit e to could consistently congregation, retain his appointment to the church in Swift's-alley—and he has accordingly resigned his chaplaincy.--Dublin Even ing Mail. SECOND EDITION. Standard Office, Eight o'Clock, a.m. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-YESTERDAY. Her Majesty opened the Session of Parliament yesterday with a Speech from the Throne. At an early hour the carriages of the nobility and those who had obtained orders of admission into the body of the House of Lords and the Painted Chamber began to arrive in rapid succession. The ladies were all in full court dress. Parliament-street and the whole line of road leading from Buckingham Palace, presented the usual animated scene, and shortly before the Ro - yal procession passed, the streets were much crowded. Shortly before two o'clock her Majesty entered her state carriage, accompanied by the great officers of state and the household, and proceeded to the House of Lords in the usual form. The road was lined with the First Regiment of the Guards. A discharge of cannon announced her Majesty's arrival, and a few minutes afterwards the Queen, attended by all the great officers of state, entered the house, and took her seat on the throne. The house at this time presented a brilliant spectacle. Her Majesty having desired the Peers present to be seated, ordered the Usher of the Black Rod to summon the Com mons. In a few minutes the Members of the Commons, headed by the Speaker, appeared at the bar, when her Ma jesty delivered the following most gracious Speech : THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. •• My Lords and Gentlemen, " Since you were last assembled, I have declared my in tention of allying myself iu marriage with the Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. I humbly implore that the Di vine blessing may prosper the union, and render it conducive to the interests of my people, as well as to my own domestic happiness, and it will be to me a source of the most lively satisfaction to find the resolution I have taken approved by my parliament. " The constant proofs which I have received of your at tachment to my person and family, persuade me that you will enable me to provide for such an establishment as may' appear suitable to the rank of the Prince and the dignity of the Crown. " I continue to receive from foreign powers assurances of their unabated desire to maintain with me the most friendly relations. " I rejoice that the civil war which had so long disturbed and desolated the northern provinces of Spain, has been brought to an end by an arrangement satisfactory to the Spanish government, -(1 to the people of those provinces ; and I trust that, ere long, ~ pace and tranquillity will be re established throughout the % ' 7 Spain. " The affairs of the Levant .eve continued to occupy my most anxious attention. The concord which has prevailed amongst the Five Powers has prevented a renewal of hosti lities in that quarter, and I hope that the same unanimity will bring these important and difficult "ers to a final settlement in such a manner as to uphold the integrity and independence of the Ottoman Empire, and to give additional security to the peace of Europe. " I have not yet been enabled to re-establish my diploma tic relations with the Court of Teheran, but communications which I have lately rec,i-ed from the Persian government inspire me with the confident expectation that the differences which occasioned a suspension of those relations will soon be satisfactorily adjusted. " Events have happened in China which have occasioned an interruption of the commercial intercourse of my subjects with that country. I have given, and shall continue to give, the most serious attention to a'matter so deeply affect ing the interests of my subjects and the dignity of my Crown. " I have great satisfaction in acquainting you that the military operations undertaken by the Governor-general of India have been attended with complete success ; and that in the expedition to the westward of the Indus, the officers and troops, both European and native, have displayed the most, distinguished skill and valour. " I have directed that further papers relating to the affairs of Canada should be laid before you, and I confide to your wisdom this important subject. " I reccornmend to your early attention the state of the municipal corporations of Ireland. " It is desirable that you should prosecute those measures relating to the EStablished 'Church which have been recom mended by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of England. " Gentlemen of the House of Commons, " I have directed the estimates for the services of the year to be laid before yOu. They have been framed with every attention to economy, and at the same time with a due re gard to the efficiency of those establishments which are ren dered necessary by the extent and circumstances of the empire. " I have lost no time in carrying into effect the intentions of parliament by the reduction of the duties on postage, and I trust that the beneficial effects of this . Measure mill be felt throughout all classes of the community. " My Lords and Gentlemen, " I learn with great sorrow that the commercial em barrassments which have taken place in this and in other countries, are subjecting many of the manufacturing districts to severe distress. " I have to acquaint you, with deep concern, that the spi rit of insubordination has in some parts of the country broke out into open violence, which was speedily repressed by the firmness and energy of the magistrates, and ty the steadiness and good conduct of my troops. " I confidently rely upon the power of the law, upon your loyalty and wisdom, and upon the good sense and right feel ing of my people, for the maintenance of order, the protec tion of property, and the promotion, as far as they can be promoted by human means, of the true interests of Europe." The house again met at five o'clock. , ' — _The LORD CHANCELLOR read her Majesty's most gracious Speech. It was afterwards read by one of the clerks at the table. The Duke of SOMERSET then moved the address to the Crown, which was seconded by Lord SEAFORD. The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that he entirely con curred with the observations of the two noble lords who had addressed the house respecting the marriage of the Sovereign ; and he was certain that a proper and liberal allowance would be made by parliament for the Prince. He could not help saying, however, that the country ought to know something more of that Prince than his name. (Hear.) He was one of the privy council when the Queen announced her intention of allying herself in marriage with that Prince. The prece dent of the marriage of George the Third was adhered to in every respect save one (hear) ; no mention was made of the Protestant religion. (Hear, hear.) He was satisfied that the illustrious Prince alluded to was a Protestant (hear) ; but why was it not stated ? (Hear, hear.) If he is a Protestant, why was it not so stated ? Lord MELnouINE then proceeded to reply to the noble lord. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter before four o'clock. The attendance of members at the commencement of business was not very numerous, but the house was crowded before five o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The following Members took the oaths and their seats : Mr. Manners Sutton, for the borough of Cambridge ; Lord Claude Hamilton, for Tyrone ; Mr. Gregg, for Manchester; Mr. F. Baring (Chancellor of the Exchequer), for Ports mouth ; and Mr. Wyse, for Waterford. NEW WRITS. New writs were ordered for the following places :—Daven port, in the room of Sir E. Codrington ; Birmingham, in the room of Mr. T. tttwood, who has accepter'. the Chiltern Hundreds; and Edinburgh, in the room of Mr. Macauley, appointed Secretary at War. On the writ being moved, Mr. DISRAELI rose and said, that on the day of the pro rogation of the last session of parliament. he had upon what principles of the new Cabinet would be constructed, and he now begged to ask upon what principles it had been construct ed. (Hear, hear.) He thought the present a very proper opportunity for giving the required explanations. Since the Reform Act passed 12 members of the Cabinet had left it, and he was really at a loss to know who were her Majesty's ministers. (A laugh.) Perhaps the Cabinet ministers would hold up their hands. (Laughter.) He now repeated the question, and hoped he should get an answer. The SPEAKER then put the question that the writ be issued, which was agreed to without opposition. New writs were also ordered for Periryn, Newark, South wark, Meath, Denbigh, and Beverley. WANT OF CONFIDENCE IN MINISTERS. Sir J. Y. BULLER gave notice that on Tuesday, the 28th inst., he would move a resolution declaring the want of con fidence on the part of the house in the present administration. (Loud cheers.) BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.-STOCKDALE V. HANSARD. Lord J. RUSSELL felt great regret that it should be his duty to interpose between the Speaker reading her Majesty's Speech and the house taking it into consideration, but in the discharge of his duty as a Cabinet minister, and a member of that house, he could not avoid it. A petition from Messrs. Hansards bad been placed in his hands, which was of so im portant a character that, without at present going into other details, he should at once move that it be read. The petition from Messrs. Hansards, setting forth the whole of the proceedings in the action brought by Mr. Stockdale against Messrs. Hansards for libel, was then read at length by the clerk ; and, on the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Mr. James Luke Hansard was called to the.bar, and deli vered in certain papers connected n ith the proceedings. • Lord J. RUSSELL then said it was incumbent on the house not to lose any time in coining to a decision on the impor tant question, the importance of which every member must be aware of. In whatever way the house treated the ques tion, one thing was quite clear, that the house could not re main in its present position. They might proceed in various ways ; but the course which he apprehended would be the best was, that which had been taken on former occasions with great effect, viz. the committal of the parties who had invaded the privileges of the house. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord, after some further observations, moved that to morrow the following persons be summoned to appear at the bar of the house :—Mr. John Joseph Stockdale,-(hear, hear)—Mr. J. Burton Hayward, his attoney ; W. Evans, Esq., and J. Wheelton, Esq., Sheriffs of Lyndon and Mid dlesex (hear) ; Mr. T. Clarkson, and Mr. Burchell, Under Sheriffs (hear); and Mr. Kemp, the bailiff, srlio executed the writ of execution against the goods of Messrs. Hansards. (From a Correspondent of the London Standard.) This morning a numerous meeting of the Conservative members of the .House of Commons tool place at the re sidence of Sir Robert Peel in Privy Gardens, and it is gene rally reported amongst well-informed per:ons, that it has been determined upon not moving an amencment to the Ad dress, unless some event at present unforeseen should occur in the course of the debate to render such a proceeding necessary ; but it is supposed that Sir Robot Peel will give notice of a motion during the evening, whip must shortly test the strength of ministers in the House or Commons. I RE- COAST-! PO- UNITED I I TOTAL DESCRIPTION, LAND. WISE. REIGN. STATES. Wheat Qrs. 43 1806 876 2725 Barley Qr3. 62 323 1884 2269 Malt I Oats Flour . Sacks 121 I 121 Ditto Brls. 2946 1 2946 Oatmeal .. .. Loads 1277 154 1 1331 Rye Qrs. Beans Pease. Qrs. 1851 1851 Shelled Barley . Qrs. Indian Corn . . . Qrs. Rapeseed Qrs. EXPORTS. Foreign-Oats, 150 qrs. Ireland-Wheat, 1601 qrs. Coastwise-Wheat, 353 qrs. ; Barley, 184 qrs. ; Malt, 9 qrs.. Beans, 25 qrs. ; Ooatmeal, 90 loads ; Flour, 368 sacks, 320 barrels. Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Jan 10, 1840. Wheat.. 665. 10d. I Barley.. 3gs. 6d. I Oats.. 245. Id. I Rye.. 365. 9d. Beans.. 41s. 2d. I Pease, 41s. 11d. Agregate average of the six weeks. Wheat.. Otis. 2d. I Barley.. 395. 11d. I Oats.. 245. 6d. I Rye.. 365. gd. Beans .. 435. Id. I Pease.. 425. 7d. Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week. Wheat 20s. Bd. I Barley 3s. 4d. I Oats . ... 10s. gd. I Rye .. 12s. 6d Beans, ss. Od. I Pease. 6s. 66. I Indian Corn, 3s. 4d. I Flour, 12s. 5d Liverpool Averages, week ending 14th January, 1840. Wheat. ( Barley. Oats. i Beans. Pease. Qr 5..... 429 ) 178 1517 47 Prices... 60s. 11d. I 408. 3d. 265. Od. 475. Id. Os. Od. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17.—Wind W., moderate, ARRIVED.—Tweed, Lawson, from Calcutta—Grace, Kennedy, fm Berbice—Victory, Blackley, (sailed Bth December,) from Maranham —Henry, Pierce, and Ontario, Jamieson, from New Orleans— Governor Fenner, Kemble, from Savannah—Cincinnati, Barstow, from.Virginia—Champion, Cookson, and Colombia, Blaney, from St John, N.B.—Sir George Provost, Morrison, from Pugwash—and 'Colombia, , from Newfoundland Parker, Risien, from Demerara, at this port, sailed December 11. The Minerva sailed on the 10th, and the Little Catherine was to sail in a few days, both for this port Frederick, -, from St John, N. 8., off thss port Bengal, Hicks, hence at Maranham, in 33 days Robert Burns, , hence, at Berbice Leo, Kendall, hence, at Demerara Cornwall, Butcher, hence for Rio Janeiro, at Milford British Lad, , from Prince Edward Island, at Milford Janet, Blairs, from Monte Video, at Falmouth, sailed 10th Nov. Elizabeth, Pothoff, from Rotterdam for this port, at ditto Bleng, M'Dowall, hence, at Vera Cruz Marion, -, hence and Cadiz, at Tampico England, Waite, hence for New York, was spoken 21st December, in long 36 Warrior, —, hence for Tampico, was spoken on the Bth inst., in lat 49, long 36 Java, , hence, at Manilla Blanche, , hence for Donegal, at Ramsey, Isleman, afte being on shore, but without much damage Tory's Wife, Buchan, hence, at Halifax Clio, Daly, hence, at ditto Iris, Bradley, sailed front Messina for this port 23d Dec. Georgiana, Anderson, sailed fin Girgenti for this port 26th Dec. Elizabeth, . hence, at Tampico Ann Paley, Williams, hence, at Genoa Pauline, Scheryenberg, hence, at Ostend George. M'Kenzie, from Pictou for this port, at Canso Elizabeth, Calleston, from Prince Edward Island for this port, at Halifax, in distress • Margaretta, Koster, from Amsterdam for this port, off Margate Unicorn, —, hence for Havana, was spoken on the 10th inst., in lat 46, long 15 WARREN POINT, JAN. 15.—The Eagle, Duncan, from Liverpool' to Newcastle, was driven on shore in Dundrum Bay, 12th instant, and is breaking up : crew saved TELEGRAPH OFFICE. Wind at Holyhead, N.N.W., light breeze. The signals cannot pass beyond Hilbre Island, for fog, at 12 noon NORTHERN HOSPITAL, JANUARY 14. ADMITTED. DISCHARGED. Accidents 7 I Cured Medical and Surgical cases Attending' as Out Patients . . 6 Upon recommendation ..... 14 Irregular - Died 2 Total Remaining in ie Hospital . . . 79 Hottse Visitors, R.,8, B. H. Blundell, Esq. and Jacques Myers, Esq Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq. Chaplain, Rev. J. COnnor.—Hause Surgeon, Mr. Arnott. THIRD EDITION. Standard-office, Three o'Clock. LIVERPOOL MARKETS.-THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. The large imports, stated in our circular of Tuesday last, have been followed by limited arrivals only of Wheat, Oats, and Flour; but of foreign Barley, Beans, and Pease, and of Oatmeal from Ireland, we have to note a further good supply. In accordance with the indifferent state in which the other markets of this district appear, we have experienced no lively symptoms in any branch of the corn-trade here between Tuesday and to-day ; during which, the pressure of the sup plies remaining over, seemed to impart a tendency to rather lower prices generally. At this day's market, upon a very slender attendance of buyers, all descriptions of Wheat continued to meet a slow retail demand ; and though in some instances fine qualities were held at late prices, the general runs were decidedly 2d per 701bs cheaper, and the quantity sold altogether, consisting chiefly of foreign, scarcely exceeded 2,500 qrs. Home made Irish and American free Flour remained extremely difficult of sale on the terms last noted ; and about 2000 barrels of the latter kind, in bond, at 295. 6d., comprise the only tran sactions therein since Tuesday. Barley and Malt, still moving off sparingly, hardly main tained our last quotations. Beans, in consequence of the increased supply of foreign, were is to 2s per quarter lower. In Pease, no variation. Oats, from the large surplus remaining over, and a limited inquiry, were Id. to ld. per 45 lbs. cheaper to-day; and Oat meal, in the absence of country demand, was rather de pressed in value. The duty on foreign Barley and Indian Corn is increased to 3s 4d, on Pease to Gs Gd per quarter ; remaining on all other produce the same as last week. ARRIVALS OF CORN, From . , the 14th to the 16th January, inclusive. A 7.0431.1 tag iiittrllignur. TUESDAY, JAN. 14.—Wind South. The Columbia, that was aground in King's Dock Basin, was got off last evening without damage, and is now reloading in the rirer William Salthouse, , hence at Trinidad Belmont, —, hence at Jamaica Alecto, Ayshford, and Ruby, Anning, hence at Lisbon Robert Morris, Walker, from Virginia for this port, at Cowes Patalina, Yabsley, hence at Naples Frances, Dixon, from Antigua at London Hannah Grayson, Penrice, hence at Jamaica Gratitude, Harvey, hence at Gonaves Palinurus, , from Jamaica at St. Jago de Cuba Mary, , hence and Santa Martha at Carthage= Ann Wise, --, hence and Barbados at ditto Betsey, Grey, hence for Alexandria, at Cove Mercer, Mercer, hence for Barbados, at ditto Agnes, Turcan, hence for Venice, at ditto United Kingdom, Patterson, hence for Charleston, off Cove, 11th instant Jane, Calvert, hence for Africa, was spoken 16th December, in lat 17 N, long 30 W G'ilnare, Williams, from Siam at St Helena, and sailed 33d Nov. for London Spencer, Swift, hence, at Berbice, afte ing on shore at entrance of the River Courantyne Grace, Kennedy, sailed from Berbice for tnis port 25th Nov. British Queen, Robinson, hence, at Antigua Woodstock, Cook, hence, at St. Thomas Erin Go Bragh, Sumpton, hence, at St. Kitt's Sisters, Short, hence, at ditto Bencoolen, Tait, for Cape of Good Hope, put back to Cape Hay tien 30th Nov., with cargo shifted, and sailed again 15th Dec. Waterville, Mills, sailed from Port-au-Prince for Cape of Good Hope 13th Nov. C.II.O!LTO, JAN. Alterido, Marquis, from Liverpool to this port, was wrecked off Vigo on the night of the 27th ult. : crew, except the mate, saved WEDNESDAY, JANCARY 16.—Wind S.W. moderate. ARRIVED.—Byron, Purrington, from New Orleans—America, Holden, from Savannah—Triton, --; Magnificent, Whitty, s iu 22 days) and Maitland, , from St. John, N.B.—Charlotte, , from Africa—Augusta, Ponet, from Marans—Endrackb, Von Simwen, from Rotterdam. SAlLED. — America. Mackie, for Savannah—Roseius, Collins, and Europe, Marshall, for New York—Jas. H. Shepherd, Redman, for New thleans—May, Brown, for Africa—and Gipsey, Shotton, for Bourdeaux. Grace, Pearson, hence at Antigua Lucretia, Haye;, from London. at Barbadoes, and sailed for La, guna 24th Nov. _ Duchess of Portland, -, from Demerara. at Barbadoes for his port __ . Charles Hamerton, Davies, hence at St. Vincent Blundell, Haynes, hence at Trinidad Ellen, Cobb, from Miramichi, at Halifax, leaky, bound to this port Columbine, Mason, and Leander, Philan, hence at St. John, N.B. Greenhow, -, and Sherbrooke, O'Brien, hence at Charleston South America, Bailey; Napier, Sandford, and Rochester, Wood house, hence at New York Silvitnus Jenkins, Barker, hence and St. Thomas, at ditto Evergreen, -, hence at Savannah Corsair, Cumming, hence at Constantinople Royal William, Miller, hence and Syra, at ditto Amphitrite, from Odessa, at ditto, and sailed 18th ult. for this port Trial, Patrick, sailed from Marseilles for this port 7th Jan. Nova Amizade, Glore, hence for Lisbon, at Kingstown Governor, James, hence for Limerick, at ditto, having struck on the Kish Bank Sollestra, Haletrom, from Odessa for this port, at Falmouth Serrigo 2do, Silone, hence for Lisbon, at Beaumaris Lady Paget, from Leith for Charleston, was off Loughope 7th instant Siddons, Palmer, from New York, at this port , sailed 28th ult. Yesterday, saw a signal of distress flying at the Tuskar Light-house, but could not communicate owing to the heavy sea Henrietta, Fell, from Mica, at this port; sailed Gth Oct. The Cigar was to sail on the 1 ith for Callao. The Agnes was discharg• ing. The Thomas Fielding was to load wool, and the Georgians was going down the Coast Iron Sit;, Mitchell, hence for Texas, was spoken 30th Dec. in lat. 47 0, long. 1.9 George Washington, , hence off New York 27th ult. was standing off and on about 40 miles off Sandy Hook, waiting till the Ist January, to take advantage of the reduction in the duties — Wind N.E. blowing a gale NEW YORK, Dec. 28. —The Lavinia, from Quebec for Liverpool, put into Sydney, C.B. previous to the 11th instant, and has been condemned. A severe gale was experienced at Charleston 22nd inst. during which the Sherbrooks was driven foul of the St. Cloud, and carried away timber heads, cat heads, &c. CASTLETOWN, ISLEMAN, Jan. 13.—The St. Andrew from Liver. pool to Carlingford, tailed on the rocks in endeavouring to get into Port' St. Mary, and has brought in here, with a hole in her star board quarter, and very much strained WEXFORD. Jan. 13.—The Samuel Freeman, from Clyde for Charleston, struck on Blackwater Bank early on the night of the 11th instant, and got off and sunk in about 9 fathoms water; three men drowned THURSDAY, JAsuAur 17.—Wind W.N.W. ARRIVED.—Wm. Shand, —, from Calcutta—Alleghaney, Michaels, from Charleston—Moslem, M'Clure, from New Orleans —Margaret, —, from Demerara—Cornet, , from St. An drew's—Egira, —, from Reis Effendi, Harvey, from St. Domingo7-Ariel, Robinson, from St. Andrew's—Juno, Spohr, from Danzic—Pollix, FaHauge, from Lisbon—Northampton, Morin, from New Orleans—and Duchess of Portland, -, from Deme rara. Palmyra, Cushing, from Charleston, at this port. On sth Jan. in 48, long. 30, spoke the Ann, from Prince Edward Island for Lime - rick. On 28th Dec. in lat, 40, long. 56, spoke the Thomas, from Slc. Thomas for Cork Gulnare, -, from Sincapore, off Margate Agnes, Bell, from Glasgow, at Campbeltown, after being on shim e Brothers, Murdock, from Manilla, at the Clyde Colchester, Withers, hence for Bombay, at Bray Port Eliza Heywood, Heywood, from Calcutta, at the Cape of Good Hope _ Prowler, M`Dowell, hence at Venice Aringale, Rooke, , from Lisbon; Diligent, Vertue, from Trieste, and William Wright, Fleck, from Hambro', for Liverpool, at Wa terford - - Halifax, Cleary, hence at Halifax • EAAIIIIIO', Jan. 10.—The welly, Clay, for Liverpool, has been hinted on shore, out of the ice, at Jircilentiutte, and the Pomona, Purr ! , for Liverpool, at Gluckstadt ST. JOHN, N.B. Dec. 16.—The Hannah Kerr, Brown, from Liver. pabl for this port, is on shore in the Bay of Fundy, and likely to come a total wreck New Hampshire, Harding, from New Orleans, at this port. On 24th Dec. in lat. 34, long. 7u, fell in with the Schooner Belt, of Bur linzton, in distress, having been blown off the coast, and after great exertion saved the crew , ---- , , TELEGRAPH OFFICE, JANUARY 16, 184&. _..--- rind at Holyhead, W.N.W. blowing fresh during the day. ff Holyhead, outward bound, at 11 a.m. No. 576, Europe, A.S. for New York. Qff Point Lyria.s, inward bound, (have pilots) No. ggB, Henry, A. at 8 a.m. from`New Orleans-98, Parker, B.S. at 10 a.m. fr om Detneram-1388, Columbia, 8.8. at lo a.m. from Newfoundlan d -1624, Cincinnati, A.S. at noon, from Virginia, and 510, Frederick, Bk. from St. John's. PORT OF LIVERPOOL. Number of Vessels, with their amount of Tonnage, Reported in wards at the Custom-house, from the lath Nov., ISM to the 24th Dec., 15.39, viz.— , British. Foreign. TOTA c. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. Africa Azores British America . Belgium . . . Denmark . . . . 80 36170 - .0 0 - .0 0 - o o 80 36170 4 677 4 677 2 330 2 330 East Indies . . . . is 6867 o a is 6867 France Germany Guernsey i 6 Holland9s — 5BO 7 675 Isle of Man . . . . 26 1390 0 0 —26 1390 Iceland Jersey Mediterranean . . Madeira Portugal 5 716 1 140 g 836 Prussia Russia .. _ Sweden 0 1 83 Spain l4 1100 0 0 14 1100 South America . . • 16 3900 0 0 16 no United States . . . • 2 759 21 11543 23 12302 West Indies . . . 6 1633 0 0 6 1633 Ireland and Coastwise. 799 108701 0 0 799 108781 1013 170150 5 1 16422 1066 186572 Vessels and Tonnage entered the Port of Liverpool, in the Months ending . 24th Dec., 1838 and 1839. mg Liverpool.... 1066 vessels 186572 tons Runcorn .... 122 5643 1188 Vessels 192215 tons. 1838 Liverpool.... 1136 Runconi ... , 128 170760 6325 1261 vessels 177085 tons. Deerease 15130 tons. An account of the number of vessels which sailed from Liverpool, to Foreign Ports, during the year 1839, with the number which have been lost, stranded, &c. in the outward passage, compared with the years 1838 and 1837 British. Foreign. Vessels lost out. Years. Vessels. Tons. Vessels. Tons. ward voyage 1839 2078 548614 1186 370188 10 1838 1897 525544 1246 402567 27 1837 1759 -- 419392 -- 1000 -- 320970 -- 25 ;filariteto. 'LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, JAN. 16. Every thing wears a quiet appearance in our Butter a n d Pro, vision market, and prices are entirely without alteration. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, J.N. 15. The Cotton market has to-day been very dull, and the sales only amount to '2500 bags. Holders continue to offer freely, even at a decline of fully 4d per lb on last week's prices, and still the trade, whose attendance has to-day been very small, are reluctant buyers. at the decline. LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, JAN. 10. (From the Circular of Messrs. James Scott and Son.) By a minute investigation into the imports of Grain and Flour in the three months ending 31st ult. compared with those in the same period of the year 1838, there is a great deficiency in the im ports of Wheat, Flour, Barley, and Oats from Ireland—the Wheat Coastways is about 3-4ths Foreign from London and Hull ; of Flour from America our supplies have considerably increased. Our stocks of free Grain are much less than at this period last year, estimated at this date at about 50,000 quarters Wheat, about 18,000 barrels and sacks of Flour, about 45,000 quarters of Oats, and 40,000 loads of Oatmeal ; in bond here, about 35,000 quarters Wheat, and about 95,000 barrels of Flour ; of all other Grain, free or in bond, very trivial ;—although quotations in our circulars for Wheat are nearly the same, the averages in the Gazette are about 15s per quarter lower than in this week last year, chiefly owing to the very bad quality of the new; of other articles not much difference. The weather for winter seed time has been very bad all last month ; constant rain, no frost or snow up to the sth instant, since which we have had six days of severe frost, without snow, which im mediately succeeding a very wet day, cannot be favourable for re cently sown Wheat, and a vast deal of winter Wheat most be sown farther on in the season, the consequences of whi,ll render pros pects for another harvest not very satisfactory. The new Irish Wheat is very bad, and although we may expect large supplies of Wheat and Flour from America, and also from the ports of the Baltic and Mediterranean in the spring, we must remember that the ac cumulated stocks of previous years in Europe were pretty well exhausted last year, and we shall require large supplies of Foreign Grain to prevent an advance, greater than we anticipated, before another harvest :—we believe this season will prove as favourable as the last for Importers of Grain from Foreign ports;—more sanguine expectations appear now generally to prevail that some material modification will be made in the Corn Laws early in the present Session of Parliament ; on this subject we have often expressed our ideas—particularly in our Harvest Letter of the 12th November last, to which we steadily adhere. During the past week, notwithstanding the prevalence of easterly winds, the import of Oats and Oatmeal from Ireland, and of Wheat, chiefly Foreign, from Ports Coastwise, has been rather considerable, and the demand has been Co languid, that purchases might have been made of any article in the trade at a small decline.—The only alteration in the duties this week is an increase on Oats and Beans of Is 6d per qnarter.—Some parcels of American Flour, in bond, have changed hands at a decline of 3d to 6d per barrel, and the recent account of a reduction of half a dollar in America may cause a temporary depression here. The supplies to this day's market have been very considerably increased by arrivals yesterday of Wheat and Flour from America, and also Coastways and from Ireland ;—our demand here having thus been so greatly exceeded, sales were very languid, and to a very moderate extent, at a decline of 3d to 4d per 701 b on Wheat, 6d to Is per barrel on Flour, Id per 451 b on Oats,—aud every article in the trade participated in this temporary depression ;—it is not possible to state prices correctly. WITEAT, per 701bs s. d. s. d. Eziglish Ezetc.ll 9 9 10 9 k 5411. Bonded 5' 5 -9 oo oo BARLEY, per qr. English 45 0 46 0 Chevalier 47 0 48 0 Scotch, per 601 b. 4 tl 0 Irish.. 46 6 o Foreign, in bond, 0 0 0 0 OATS, per 451 b. English Scotch.. Irish.... .41 4 2 .32 3 9 Foreign, in bond 3 6 4 0 Ditto, duty free, 40 4 4 RYE, per quarter .. 36 0 ag 0 INDIAN CORN, 10 , 4801 b. Red 44 0(05 0 White 45 0 46 0 BEANS, per quarter. English 45 0 50 0 Irish 44 0 46 0 Paws, Grey 3B 0 44 0 White 44 0 48 0 SHIP BREAD, per 1121 b. In bond l4 0 17 0 nova, English, per 2801 b. Fine 52 0 59 0 Irish 48 0 57 0 Amer. ag brl. free Sweet U.S 42 0 42 6 Sour 37 0 38 6 OATMEAL, per 2401 b. English 32 0 33 0 Ditto, new 34 0 35 0 Scotch 32 0 33 0 MA LT, per qr. fine 70 0 74 0 middling 56 0 63 0 PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL. WOOD, Deals, 120 stand. us. duty paid Archangel £l9 0 @ 20 10 Memel 17 0 18 0 Gothenburg l5 10% • 16 10 Wyburg lB 0 - 19 0 Petersburg Is 10 - 19 10 PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. Danzig, Deck British American Pine LATHWOOD, per fathom. Danzig, 4 feet £8 10 9 10 British American 5 0 6 0 MAHOGANY, per foot of 1 inch thick. Honduras Cuba St. Domingo 1 0 2 0 OAK PLANKS, British American none. TEAKWOOD, per cubic feet STAVES, per 1200. Danzig, C. Pipe £135 0 —l4O 0 Hhd. 7O 0 80 0 Quebec, red, inch thick, 1 550 75 0 and 5i feet long Do. Puncheon l4 0 24 0 m man, per cubic foot. s. d. s. d. Oak 2 9 4 0 Pine, British Amer. common red 1 5 2 1 yellow Danzig, middling 2 *— 2 3 Memel, middling 2 2i— 2 3 Riga, red 2 si 2 6 Duty. Not above 16 ft F..4'lg. B. P. 2. 21 feet. £22.. 2 10s. E 4 ss. ss. el 10s. [55 per load. [Os. Not ab. 36 in. £1 3s. B.P. 25 2 6 45, 3 0 6s , 'los per load. 142 15s. v load AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE, Imported into Liverpool; from the 7th to the 13th inst. inclusive. ,FROM IRELAND. Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lambs, 1464 2527 4667 32 15 6 Previously.. 1247 3425 2643 81 COASTWISE. Sheep. Pigs. 1126 g 65 Cows. 32 Previously 96 824 Horses. Calves. Lambs, 4 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 Is a.m. First Class 10 30 a.m. First Class 12 15 p.m. First Class 4 p.m. Mixed 1 15 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. First Class 11 90 12 FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER 15 a.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. _ 6 a.m. Mixed Train do. do. do. al 30 a.m. First Class 2 15 p.m. First Class 2 45 p.m. First Class—Meets N. Union Train to Preston at Parkside. 3 30 p.m. Mixed •6 p.m. First Class On Sunday the Departures will be :3 30 a.m. First Class, joins London Train at 8 30 a.m. 8 15 a.m. Mixed PP Pt 1 30 p.m. BO 30 a.m. „ 7 p.m. „ 2 I a.m. First Class 7 30 a.m. Mixed 11 .30 a.m. „ +;5 p.m. ~ The Trains on Sundays stop at First Class Stations only. ~ 12 CHESTER RAILWAY. FROM MANCHESTER TO L'POOL. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 9 0 „ .. 10 0 ~ 11 15 2 Q Aftern. .. *2 45 Aftern. 5 0. ~, .. 5 30 ~ 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside his Train does not start till Three. , NDAYS. First Class Second Class 8 0 Morning.. 7 0 Mornin 5 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed I Stop only at Newton & Prkside AND WIGAN. FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.. First Class 11 15 „ 2 45 Aftern. 5 0 ~ 7 15 „ NDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Mixed 5 30 Afternoon oLTOI4. Second .. Second Class .. Mixed .. First Class I• FROM MANCHESTER. 9 0 Morning.... First Class ITi 15 „ .... , 2 45 Afternoon .. Second Class 5 30 NDAYS. I 7 0 Morning.... Second Class I 5 30 Afternoon .. ~ HELENS. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 10 0 PP 11 45 „ .... PP 2 45 Afternoon .. PP 5 30 „ • . • • II NDAYS. 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. PP :ORN GAP. FROM MANCHESTER. 7 30 Morning.... Second Class 11 45 5 30 Afternoon .. PO , NDAYS. 1 7 0 Morning.... Second Class I 5 30 Afternoon .. s, LIVERPOOL AND Mk MOM L'POOL TO MAN'CIIESTER. First Class Second Class - Morning.. 7 0 Morning 1845 ro •• 10 0 ~ 111 0 " •• 11 45 „ 2 0 Afters. .. 230 Aftern. it 45 ~ • • 530 . „ ;7 15 Evening .. 7 15 Mixed Iftelp only at Newton & Prkside I Except on Saturdays, when ti ON SU :First Class Second Class 93 o Morning.. 7 0 Morning :0 0 Aftern. .. 5 30 Aftern. 7 15 Evening.. 7 IS Mixed 11 *tap only at Newton & Prkside TO PRESTON FROM LIVERPOOL. , 6 •45 Morning.. First Class 111 0 ~ 230 Aftern. .. Second Class 45 • • Mixed 7 .. First Class ON Sal: 7 0 Morning.... Mixed .30 Afternoon TO 80. FROM LIVERPOOL. 45 Morning.... First Class II 2 34 Afternoon .. Second. Class 330 OM su 7 0 Morning.... Second Class S so Afternoon.. PO TO ST. I FROM LIVERPOOL. 7 is Morning.... Second Class /0 to o .. „ [1 45 ft 2 30 Afternoon.. Pt 5 30 PI ON St/ 7 0 Morning.... Second Class 5 30 Afternoon .. 19 TO RUNC FROM LIVERPOOL. 7 15 Morning.... Second Class 11 45 „ PP 5 30 Afternoon .. PP ON SU 7 0 Morning... .Second Class 30 Afternoon .. I/ LONDON GAZETTE.-TUESDAY, JAN. 14. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Maw, Rodgers and Co. Liverpool, ironfounders ; as far as regards E. Maw—Halliwell and Jackson, Oldham, cotton-spinners—Wood and Evans, Manchester, woollen-cloth-merchants—W. and J. Fletcher, Burnley, grocers —Burgess, Swanwick, and Johnson. Hollins Vale and Manchester, calico-printers---Ashworth and Ellerby, Manchester, engravers—T. G. Bennett' and H. Latham. Ince and Wigan, mordaunt-manufacturers—T. F. Johnson and W. King, Manchester, manufacturers INSOLVENTS. Jan. 4.—George Gibbons, Rotherhithe-wall, shipwright. Jan. B.—William Kay, Ramsgate, bookseller. Jan. 14.—Benjamin Reach, of Great Portland-street, London, cheesemonger. Jan. 14.—John Andrew Anderson, Upper Park-street, Greenwich, lodg,in g- house-keeper. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Willacy, Windle, Lancashire, to surrender Jan. 28, and Feb. 25, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms. Solicitors, Messrs. TaY 'or. Sharpe, Field, anti Jackson, Bedford-row, London. William Bsrnard John Brandon, Newington, and Lock's-fields► London, manufacturer. James Silver, Hatton-garden, Holborn, London, silversmith. Hugh Ellis and George Henry Bryson, Manchester, brace-manu facturers. John Gauthorp, Manchester, chemist. Edward Burt, Aston, Warwickshire, victualler. George Shuckard, Preston, Sussex, brewer. William Thomas Barker, Birmingham, plater. Charles lieney, Littlemoor, Oxfordshire, corn-dealer. Joseph Burr, Wells, Somersetshire, baker. Thomas Wilson Proud, Newcastle upon Tyne, ship broker. John Edwards, Glocester, baker. Samuel Wood, Northampton, ironmonger. Sigisinund Gans, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, furrier. Jesse Ross, Leicester, woolstapler. DIVIDENDS. 'Feb. 8, It. Gibson, Liverpool, cart-owner—Feb. 6, A. Brandon Castle-street, Moorfields, London, mustard-manufacturer—Feb. 6 T. H. H. Canty, Pall-mall, London, auctioneer—Feb. 5, W Jonas, H. Stracey, and G. E. Graham, Iterners-street, London, bankers—Feb. 5, G. More and J. Woolly, Basinghall-street, Lon don, wholesale woollen-drapers—Feb. 6, W. P. Litt, Lime street, London, merchant—Feb. p, G. Children, Tonbridge, Kent, banker —Feb. 6, H. Lloyd, George-street, Adelphi, London, broker—Jan. 30, W. Swain, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, builder—Feb. 5, T. Walker, Hook, Yorkshsre, miller—Feb. 10, W. Elstob, Hough ton-le-Swing, Durham, cabinetmaker. CERTIFICATES To be granted unless cause be shown to the contrary, on or before Feb. 4. J. Stevens, Brighton, carpenter—T. Morgan. St. James's-street, Piccadilly, London, perfumer—A. Gallimore, Stone, Staffordshire, printer—O. Hustler, Halsted, Essex, scrivener—G. Harvey, Hands acre, Staffordshire, spirit-merchant—H. E. Wartnaby, Wood-street, London, silkman—J. Gazard, Bristol, clothier—J. Man, Brickhill lane, Upper Thames-street, London, wholesale ironmonger. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Andrew Yuill, Port Dundas, Glasgow, liesher. Andrew Chrichton, Glasgow, smith. Henry Blyth, Dundee, merchant. David Smith and Co. Carntyne Chemical-works, near Glasgow- Emanuel Franklin and Co. Edinburgh, jewellers. Robert Thomson, Leith, cattle-dealer. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS FOR LIVERPME. JAN. HOWL 17. Thomas and William Wilson, (2nd) . . Clarendon Rocma,, 2 20. C. J. Wilson Wharton, (Ist) 21. Charles Holtzendorff Byrne, lst) . . 22. Jordan and Magrath, (Ist) 22. Nathan Litherland, (div.) 23. Thomas Johnson, (special) 24. William Ambrose Dawson, (Ist) 25. Eyton, Carlile and Dyson, (div.) Davenport and Collier's, 12 25. Colborne and Dobbs PRICES OF' SHARES, JANUARY 16. Prices. This day Last RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices. Birmingham and Gloucester 7O paid 50 10 0 .... Ditto and Derby Birkenhead and Chester Bolton and Leigh Bolton and Preston Bristol and Exeter 25 .... .... Chester and Crewe 35 .... 29 0 0 .... Dublin and Drogheda Eastern Counties Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 9 paid 3 5 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 14 paid 12 5 0 .... Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar } 30 paid 0 0 0 ... Greenock, and Ayr - Grand Junction Ditto half shares 3O .... Great Western 65 .... Ditto new shares 2O .... Hull and Selby Lancaster and Preston 35 paid 21 17 43 .... Liverpool and Manchester Ditto quarter shares Ditto half shares London and Birmingham 9O .... 151 0 0.. Ditto new shares Ditto quarter shares Ditto and Southampton..., 5O .... 43 15 0.. Ditto & Brighton London and Croydon Leeds and Manchester 6O .... 70 0 0.. Ditto half shares Leicesterand Swannington 5O .... 71 0 0.. Ditto, (new) Manchester, Bolton, & Bury Manchester and Birmingham 25 .... 14 7 6.. Ditto and Ditto Extension Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle lOO .... 92 10 0.. DUN quarter shares North Midland New Noi'th Midland lO .... 12 17 6 .... 12 15 0 South Eastern and Dover North Union St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap lOO paid 0 0 0 .... York and North Midland 3O paid 40 10 0 .... BANKS. Royal Bank of Liverpool 500 .... 718 0 oex div. Bank of Liverpool .t'l2 10s paid 22 12 6 .... . - Commercial of Liverpool 10 .... 19 0 0 .... • - Liverpool Union lO .... 13 12 6 .... - Northern and Central - Albion - North and South Wales lO .... 8 2 6 .... - of Manchester lO .... 11 7 6 - M'chester & L'pool Dsct. 15 .... 9 15 0 .. . - South Lancashire Liverpool Banking Company Borough Bank lO .... 15 12 6 .... Commercial Bank of England 5 .... 4 1 0 .... East of England Plicenix Bank Wilts and Dorset 7 10s. 7 2 6 .... GAS, WATER WORKS, &c. Exchange Buildings .5100 paid 170 0 0 .... L'pool and Harrington Water 1 350 ... . 47., , 0 0 . .. Works Bootle Ditto Stock.... 325 0 0 ... L'pool Coal Gas Company Stock.... 370 0 0 .... L'pool New Gas & Coke Co. AlOO .... 196 0 0 ..... Ditto new shares are now paid up. 209 0 0 21111412 79 0 0 ....... 814.30 0 64 10 0 19 5 18 15 0 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. Liverpool Marine Assurance Company Ocean Assurance Company.... 10 .... 72 6 ..... Liverpool Fire and Life 2 10s. 111 6.. DOCKS, FERRIES, NEW COMPANIES, tic. Anderton Carrying Company l5 .... 97 6 . --- Woodside Ferry Egremont Ferry l2 108. ... . Rock Ferry Monk's Ferry Steam Tug Company 8 10s. 412 6 .... Harrington Docks Apothecaries' Company Asphalte (Liverpool: . 2 .... 0 14 0 .... --- (Polonccau) ' 2 .... 015 0 .... BIRTHS. On the 2pth ultimo, at the Castle, Dublin, the lady of J. W POOLEY, Esq. Comptroller of the household, of a son. On Tuesday, the 31st ult. a poor woman, the wife of WALTER PHILLIPS, miner, at the Coalbrook Vale Iron Works, near Nasty glo, was delivered of four tine children, three girls and a boy. The mother and the children are getting on as well as possible. On the yth Instant, at No. 5, Percy-street, the lady of JOHN GREEN OUGHTERSON, Esq. of a daughter. Same day, at the Vicarage, Holley, Oxfordshire, the lady of the Rev. R. J. BUDDICOM, of a son. On the 14th instant, at Egremont, the lady of 4OR.RIS REY NOLDS, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 16th ult. at Annisquain, Gloucester, U.S. Mr. CALEB HARADEN to Mrs. HANNAH INGERSOLL. Twenty-four years since the parties were betrothed, the banns were published, and every preparation made for celebrating the nuptials. Some un toward circumstance prevented the accomplishment of the mar riage, and a separation ensued. Subsequently each formed a matri monial connexion. These ties being dissolved by death, the parties became free, the attachment of their early days :was renewed, and the long-deferred union was consummated. On the 23rd ult. at St. Peter's Church, Mr. JOSEPH COLE to Miss MA RGARET STRUTTON, only daughter of the late Mr. Thos. Stratton, formerly of London. On the 24th ultimo, at Kirkham, Mr. THOMAS BAMBER, of Blackburn, to Miss WILLACY, of Larwick.hall, near Poniton. On the 30th ult. at Brownedge, Mr. JOSEPH KENWICK, inn keeper, Preston, to Miss HUBBERSTY, Blackburn. On the Ist instant, at St. Mary's, Cheltenham, by the Rev. Edwd. Holmes Farrington, the Rev. G. H. EVANS, M.A. chaplain in the Hon East India Company's service, Madras establishment. to MARIA HARRIET, youngest (laughter of the late Sir HENRY MATURIN FARRINGTON, Bart. of Spring-lawn, Devonshire. On the tith instant, at Manchester, JOHN SINCLAIR, Esq. assistant-surgeon to the Virus, to ISABELLA LOUISA, youngest daughter of the late PETER M‘LAKEN, Esq. of that town. On the gth instant, at St. Ann's Church, Mr. C. W. FINLEY to Miss A. YATES. Same day, at New Marylebonne Church, London. Mr. GEORGE TODD, of this town, to Miss MARGARET MILLAR, youngest daughter of James Millar, Esq. of Manchester-street, Manchester square, London. On the 13th instant, at St. Peter's Church, Mr. JOHN AMBROSE DAWSON, mariner, of this town, to Miss ANN DIXON, Dumfries. On the 15th instant, at St. Catherine's Church, by the Rev. Jas. North, A.M. Mr. DANIEL LEDSON, of Ercrton. to ANNE, only daughter of the late GEORGE BERNARD, Esq. of this town. Same day, at Trinity Church, Littleborough, by the Km J. Gaits kell, M.A. JOHN TWEEDALE, Esq. of Birch-house, near Roth. dale, to HANNAH. fourth daughter of Mr. ISAAC GAITSKELL, yeoman, of Hall Carleton, in the county of Cumberland. DIED. At Kingston, Jamaica, Captain ROBERT S.TOTHARD, of the barque Chandos, of this port, much regretted. .... At Tinrabeen, Ireland, aged gg, PHILIP REDMOND, Esq. ; and, on the following day, aged go, his wife. At Compton - Martin, SOmersetshire, in her 107th year, Mrs. MARY DAVIES. One of her children survives her, whose appear. ance was / Older than that of her mother, though her age is only 76. The dece4sed has left several grandchildren and great-grandchidren, and hot sister, the youngest of her father's family, is living in the above parish, at the age of 96. On the 9th ult. at Elkton Msl., in - consequencd of in accident on a railway, aged 36, Mr. HENRY W. KNIGHT, comedian, second son of Mr. T. Knight, of Drury-lane Theatre, as well known in the theatrical world as a comedian of excellence. Mr. E. Knight, the composer, was the elder brother. On the 26th ult. at Loanhead, aged 102, Mrs. JANE BELL. She was born in the parish of Crichton, the first of July, 1737, and resided chiefly in the village of Pentland for the last eighty years. She has left upwards of seventy grandchildren and great grand children On the 28th ultimo, aged 54, Mr. JAMES BARBER, formerly o Henry-street, leaving a bereaved wife to deplore her irreparable loss. By his death society has lost a useful member and an honest man. On the 6th instant, aged 57. Mr. GEORGE WILSON, book keeper at Leeds-street Brewery. He was a young man of an amiable disposition and much esteemed by his employer. On the 9th inst. at the seat of the Earl of Glasgow, the Dowager Marchioness of HASTINGS. On the 10th instant, at New Brighton, near this town, EDWARD LLOYD, Esq. late of Dublin, solicitor, much regretted by big numerous relatives. Same day, at this town, THOMAS, third son of the lat THOMAS ELLISON, of West Derby. 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