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one, surrounded with difficulties, and one in which no glory
can be gained, and to which blame attaches almost as a
natural consequence. The line is so narrow between un-
due severity on the one hand, and a relaxation of duty in
this service on the other, that it is almost impossible for
frail human nature to escape from its trammels without
censure; and although we are ready to admit that it is a
branch of the public service that ought to be watched with
jealousy, at the same time, the infraction of its duties, tak-
ing all circumstances into consideration, ought, in our
judgment, to be treated leniently. Lord MELvir.ax and
Lord Lira arum., successfully, we think, defended the
officers and men engaged in this distressing duty; and we
perfectly agree with the last Noble Peer, that no other
' system, naval or military, could be usefully substituted for
the present, or would be liable to so little inconvenience.

CITY, TEESDAT EVENING.

Jobbers and brokers were closely engaged this morning
in preparing for the approaching heavy settlement, and
public business was comparatively neglected, although
some heavy bargains were reported. The news from India
very naturally affected the Funds, but not to so great an
extent as might have been expected. Consols opened as
low as 794 f, but they subsequently rallied and left off at
; India Bonds, that opened at Ss. premium, declined to
•2s. premium, and buyers were not „eager at that price;
Exchequer Bills were 6s. Ss. 7s. Ss. premium ; Bank Stock
was 2021, 2011 ; and the New 4 per Cents. 9514.
The Foreign Market displayed more firmness to-day
than the one for British Securities, and Transatlantic
Stocks particularly showed considerable elasticity ; the
report that the Buenos Ayres Batik had stopped payment,
although industriously circulated, had no effect upon them.
The report originated in an arrangement that the Govern-
ment of that State had•entered into, for the purpose of
bringing their banking accounts into a narrower compass.
By arrivals from Paris yesterday and to-day, a great
number of Colombian Bonds have been received, but the
quotations being under the prescribed limit, they have not
been thrown upon the Market. They form part of a large
amount of the last loan, which was disposed of in Paris on
rather better terms than could have been obtained here at
the time, and since the fall they have been gradually
finding their way to the English Market.
The following quotations of the principal foreign Secu-
rities were reported :—Colombian Bonds, 4811}; Mexican
6 per Cents. 6S ; Peruvian Bonds, 2811. In Old Spanish
Bonds no bargain was done, but in the New there were a
few transactions at T. Greek Bonds continued at 141 ;
although no official confirmation has reached town of the
fall of Missolonghi, every day's intelligence from Paris
tenth to strengthen the probability that the afflicting event
has taken place, and therefore they cannot be expected to
improve under such circumstances.
• A considerable quantity of gold arrived this morning
from the Continent, so that the amount received during
the last ten days must now be very large. We understand
that Mr. Roxirsenixn bas averaged not less than 150,000
overeigns a day for the last week. The consignment to•
day ii, however, to another individual.
The advice* from the country to-day were for the moat
part satisfactory, as to the progress of improvement in the
state of trade in the manufacturing districts.

Jamaica Papers have been received, to the Sdof March ;
the following is an extract—" The brigantine Cora, Pew,
which sailed from this port on the loth of December, for
Rio Hache and the Indian coast, has been wrecked off the
latter place ; Captain and crew saved. By the Bustard brig
of war, Captain Sandra», which arrived on Monday evening,
we learn, that on the 21st January, off the Double-headed
Shot Keys, she discovered a brig, having a signal of dis-
tress flying; a boat was sent to her with the surgeon, and
directions to steer into the Havannah, as the Bustard
would proceed after her as soon as she saw the vessels un-
der her protection safe through the Gulf. On the 2d ult.
the Bustard again fell in with the brig, which proved to
be the General Phipps, out fifteen days from this port, for
London. Captain Kennedy, and two of his crew, bad died,
and the brig was in a very leaky state—both pumps going,
and yet could not be kept free. Lieutenant Judor, with a
boat's crew, went on board, and took her into the Havan-
nah, where a survey was held on her, and it was found ne-
cessary to land her cargo and repair herb"

Ve understand that letters have been received in this
town, stating that Lord Cochrane has arrived in Greece.
It is stated to be his Lordship's intention to carry the war
into the enemy's territory.—Liverpool Albion.

Tire Mary, from Calcutta, arrived off this port yester-
day afternoon ; but she had bad no communication with the
shore up to ten o'clock last night. She is the latest from
Bengal, as she was to sail from Calcutta about the middle
of November.—Liverpoul
We are evidently on the eve of a general election. Pre-
parations for that event are pretty common throughout the
country; and several sharp contests are anticipated for the
honour of possessing a seat in the renowned Chapel of Sc.
Stephen. Whilst, however, the " note of preparation"
may be heard in most parts of the United Kingdom, it is
a singular circumstance, that, in Liverpool, the subject of
the approaching election is scarcely ever mentioned, even
in political companies. This apparent indifference to an
event of so much local as well as national importance may
be attributed to two causes. The first cause is, undoubt-
edly, the distresses of the times, the pressure of which
has, for now nearly three months, been severely felt in
this town. When men's private affairs are not in a very
prosperous state, they cannot be expected to give much
of their attention to affairs of a public nature, how im-
portant soevcr those may be. The second cause we take to
be, the satisfaction of the majority of the freemen with
the present representatives of the borough in Parliament.
There is not, we verily believe, a matt •in the town who
would offer the slightest opposition to the return of Mr.
Huskisson. The career of the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman has been so brilliant, his services to the commercial
world have been so beneficial, and Liverpool will so
largely benefit by the principles of free trade which he has
so eloquently advocated and enforced in Parliament, that
lie has not an opponent, much less an enemy, in this great
ant populous community. Mr. lluskisson will, in our
opinion, be returned with infinitely more ease than ever
Mr. Canning was. The Right Honourable Foreign Se-
cretary had so lashed the Radical Reformers by his wit,
and exposed their designs by his eloquence, that they to a
man arrayed themselves against him, whenever he appealed
to the freemen on the occasion of an election. 'l'o be sure,
the opposition of the Radicals was more annoying than
formidable ; it only gave an opportunity for the Tories to
display their overpowering strength. and to Tenthr their
triumph over their feeble antagonists the more signal. But
Mr. Huskisson has not even the hostility of this insigni-
ficant faction to dread. His course has been one of con-
ciliation rather than of irritation, and, like Cesar, he has
only to come, to see, and to conquer.---Lieerieed A/bien.
Colonel Davies (one of the present Members for Wor-
cester), we lament to say, has been arrested in his can-
vass for that city, as far as relates to his own personal
exertions, by a most unpleasant accident. On Monday
afternoon, whilst passing along Fernhall-heath, in a four-
wheel machine, accompanied by Mr. Prance, the soli-
citor, the horse took fright at a stage-coach going at full
gallop, and overturned the machine. The Colonel was
thrown out upon his head with such violence, as to re-
main for a considerable time insensible ; and, besides
the contusion, he was inddlt cut. He was brought im-
mediately to Worcester, and, we are happy to say, isfast
regaining convalescence ; hut, from the nature of the in-
juries, is necessarily confined to his room, and compelled
to preserve strict quiet. Mr. France escaped with sotpe
slight bruises only.