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ECCLESIAYTICAL PREFERMENTS.

FR/nAir, A Pelt?l.
The Rev. Matthew Morrie Preston, M.A. kite Fellow ~f Ta Drily College,
has been iraiNted, by the Lord Blehirp of I. ,nrtin, to the Vicars:re of
ChcAtint, Dern% od•bire, on the presentation of Duran, of Tor-
quay, Devon, E-q.
On the 12th loot. the Rev. T. Methwold rax inifltuted to the Rectory of
Ellveratone, Suffolk, on the prerentatlon of the Hine.
The Hun. and 11ev. Fredric Pow w•ai on Saturday Itt,t institoted, by
the Bishop of Petetborough, to the It.rctory of Acburch with the Vicarage
of !Alford annexed, In the county of Mortharnpt,or, vacant by the death
of do Rev. Littleton Powys. Patron, Sir George Robertson, Bait.

SW PPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, Aran 20.

Arrived the Thetis, Newton, from Odessa ; BAB+ Tsr, Newby, from
New Orleans • Frances, Cillesple, from llarbsdres Navigation, —,
from Alexantiela and Milford; Erow Anna, from Bremen and Isle of
Man; Medura, from Puerto Cabello, i•ai:ed lab March. halo.
harm, Jedders, for Marenne+ ; Wow Annegona, Hlworr, far Antwerp ;
Alexander. Marshall, fir Mlramichi ; Horatio, Sparks, for Montrr .1 ;
Lady of the 4:le, Hall. for New Brun.wick ; Sidney Packet, Wood, for
Quebec; Ki ton Wood. for ditto; Hippocampl, Gotham. for Memel;
Wince lej, sfor Portsmouth. N. H.; E. K. P. Von Priri en. Mint*,
fur Swinemund; Robert, Evans, for Jamaica; Oratltude, Bowden, (Iran
La Guayas; Congress, Asbildge, for New Brun+wick ; Elita, Demur,
for Newtrundland ; Iluskbson, Wallace, fur New York; Sowerby.
Holmes, for itichibucto.

FALMOUTH. APRIL 19.—Wind S.—Arrived the Fanny, Broken.hire,
from London ; and the %revile, Nash. from Bristol.
I'LYMOUTR, APRIL 19.—Wind W.—Arrived the Good intent, —, from
Havre; and from the Dorris the Mulgrare Castle, Jefferson, for St.
John's, N B.; Nymph, Lyn, far Gibraltar ; Andromeda, Birth, fur Quebec.
Off the Port the Alden, —, fur Van Dietnen's Laud.
Po ars at oven, APRIL 20.—Whil S.S.W.—Arrived the Sarah, Lawson.
from Plymouth. Sailed the Surrey?, Goble, for Miramichl.
Dist, Aran. 20.—The wind ha. been 'elderly until 4 p.m, when it
shifted to S.W. Sailed last evening the Tweed, Benson, for Quebec;
with the Providence, Archer, for India ; and the re, t of the outward.
bound. Passed by the Chesapeake. Gros!), from Rotterdam, for America ;
and two ships at the back of the Goodwin Sands, under Dutch colours,
bound westward.
GR tYKPILNII, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Dublin packet, Strange, from
Pernambuco ; William, Naxeby, from Harlingen ; Ptiends, Power, from.
ditto; Hope, Pere, from ditto; Plots , Christian, from Antwerp; Pelican.
Rieke, from ditto ; Hercules. —, from ditto ; Sophia Christina, Dale.
from Rostock. .ailed the Ward, Hare, for New Brunswick ; Robert
Edwards, Sherburne. for Netv York ; Earl, Hammer, for Dentate ; Diana,
Davis, for Para; Ma. y. Bennett, for Ilerbice ; netlike, Wayth, for St. Pe
tersborgh ; Maria, Plain, for Gibraltar; Eliza, Barney, for Hayti; Glen.
burnie, Wood, for Hamburgh.
DUNUIR, APRIL 18.—fhb Hudson, Law, arrived here, spoke, on the
7th inst. the brig Margaret, of Aberdeen. bound to Quebec. under jury-
masts, with bass of both meets and bowsprit, Rana Island bearing W.N.W.
about 20 miles, steering for Stromness ; offered assistance, but was de-
clined; 9th, passed the Advice, and Horn (whalers) of Dundee, 60 miles
to the westward of lioyhead. Passed a great deal of wreck of ships and
logs of timber on the passage homewards.
Cons. APRIL 17.—Arrived the Palmyra, Lamb, from London, to take
the 78th Regiment to India, The Elizabeth and Grace, May, from Flu-b.
ing, bas been brought in by the Melly Revenue cutter. and ,placed under
detention for having tobacco on board.
Suwon, Marten 21.—The Liberator, from St. John's, N.B. to Liver-
pool, which was abandoned off the Islands the 224 ult., was towed Into
Small Point Harbour, Maine, the 11th Inst. full of water.
CARTRAOUNA Di COLOMBIA, Fen. 27. A sew nitrate of 64 guns,
arrived here two days ago from New York, for this Government, and so-
other is shortly expected. The Germ, Of 26 guns, Is equipped and manned.
There are three Swedish ships of war, and the Protector, from England,
also Isere, and it is expected they will be purchased by the Government.
Mexico, JAN. 11.—An order has been made by the Custom-huuse of
Vera Crux that only four vessels are to be allowed to discharge at a time.
and in rotation as they arrive ; so that vessels may be obliged to be two or
three mouths with their cargoes on board, should many vessels come in
about the same time. By another order, no foreign vessel is allowed to
load good. In Alvarado, for Vera Crux. The latter has been petitioned
against by the merchants. The Brunsvrick, from Liverpool, having en-
tered the river by mistake, must discharge in Alvarado.
Arrived oil Dartmouth the Little Catherine, Wakeham, from Corfu.
Arrived off the Wight the Almable Henri, —, from St. Domingo ;
Margaret...llmill, from St. Michael's ; and Symmetry. Smith, from the
it...traiu„„ri,till;,sarinre.92adnalstitennjdohsrgtie on, the
from I nst long.w. 32. the
Thellarquis of Hastings, Ostler, from London to New South Wales and
China, was spoken 14th Nov. in lat. 39. S. long. 24. E.; and the Frances,
—, (rota Brultatioce to Liverpool, oth nit. lat. 30. long. 64.

MARKETS.

LFrom the Landoll New Price Carrells:l
Fat DAT, APRIL 21.

COTTON—The holders of Cotton have again given way, the conse-
quence is, there ha. been rather more bushiess doing the purchases this
week are nearly 1900 bags. Semis at 40. a Sjd. ; the Bengal, at 40. a
sjd. and a few Pernams at Ibid. The accounts from Liverpool state that
market heavy, and the prices a shade lower.
SUGAR.—The Sugar market has become exceedingly heavy, and only
tine and working qualities are saleable at former prices ; fur the very low
browns no offers whatever are made ; 50s. for low Jamaica has been an-
reined, and low browns of the other Islands could be purchased at stlil a
lower rate, but there are no buyers. The Refined market remains in the
late languid state ; low goods scarce, and only small parcels of inferior
Lumps could he purchased under 785.; goods from 85s. a 90s. are in good
supply, and rate low ; the One Patent and Crashed are In some request.
alulasses heavy at 2f4. In Foreign Sugars uo sales are reported ; the
quotations are nominal.
COFFEE.—The public sales this week have beep considerable, but such
I. the complete stagnation of trade, that the quantity sold H trivial; St.
Domingo. of fair quality, 48.. a 475. 6d.; Havannah and Bratli 50s. and
50.. 6d. for good quality. The public sale this forenoon consisted of 147
casks 23 bags British Plantation Coffee; the Jamaica sold 2.. a as. lower;
the Berblce at previous ; Jamaica, good ordinary c doyley, but not
clean, 4Ss. fine ordinary 58.. tine fine ordinary 60a.; Berblce, hoe tine
ordinary 631. low middling 69.. a 70.. middling 755. good ut!ddling 925.
The market this week Is generally 2s. a 3.. per cat, lower, and heavy at
the reduction. At a late hour to-day, 400 bags ordinary pale St. Domingo,
by private contract, sold at 454.
TOB 4CCO.—There have lately bees no sales of Tobacco worth report-
ing. If was stated, Rai Mids. were sold on Tuesday, but It proves un-
founded. The trade have been netting the result of the public sales, at
Rotterdam ; one consisting of 290 lihds. of which Der gold at 4 I I•l6ths
TtiVelli (about 3144 remainder brought in at 4j; they now wait the re-
sult of the large sale of yestei day.
BUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The Rum market continue, ex-
ceedingly depressed; only one parcel reported sold Chia week, which con-
sisted of Jamaica description., 26 and 27 over, and forced off so low as
21. 44. per old gallon, about Is. per gallon lower within a few weeks. In
Leewards no purchases reported. Brandy is also very very heavy; the
new, just landed, offers at 3s. 6d. per Imperial gallon ; the old at 34. 9d.
no sales. Geneva Is. Ind. per old gallon.
1111511 PROVISIONS.—The market is exceedingly heavy, the quota-
tion, nearly nominal.
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FRUlT.L:tvublle sale was brought forward on Wednesday, consisting
0(34 butte and 3 caroteel+ Currants damaged, and all sold at fair prices ;
540 barrels. Red .4myrna Raisins were all bought In ; also autumn parcel of
Turkey PIRA. The /inflation of the Fruit Market at the present time will
not admit of the attempt+ made to force rale+ ; the prices of every rtescriF-
eon are much too low, and even submitting to lower prices would not fa-
cilitate the sales, as the trade buy only sufficient to supply their hatnediate
wants.

TI 4.—Teas continue very heavy Bohn. a shade lower.
HEMP and TALLOW.— The price* of Tallow today 320. • 112a.15d.
Hemp 411. Ins.

CORN-EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, APRIL 21.

The Meal's, trade has been very dull tbl4 week. What few samples of
fine Wheat appeared, however, were taken off on quite a. good terms as
on Monday. Barley, Bean., and Peas are steady in value; and though
the Oat trade 1. far from brisk, quite as good prices are obtained for fine
fredi Corn. The highest price of Flour is 58s. In other articles no rani.
&don worth notice.