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live yews. lie anodes the totem's, and informed him that he bad
W valuable consigement coming from the Mediterranean, and was
Seamus of baying se advance of money upon the bill of ladtng.
Tbe witness was unacquainted with mercanule affairs, and he cc-
• compattied bits to Mr. Collins's house. He was present when the
application we' made for the money, and he stated as the prisoner's
• ' Solicitor. When the forgery was dltcovrred, and an explanation
• *as demar dist, the prtsorer admitted hawing prepared the bill of
lading ard the letter with the forged pcst.wicrk, but be said '
horsed that Mr. Collins would forgive him.
Mr. SrAIiPLY tasked if 31r. wmild underalie to prow the
forgery of the signature to the bill of lading ?
Mr. Collins said that would be impossible : he was totally tamable
to bring forward such proof.
31r. Sitietw—l observe that the warrant for the prisoner's 'p-
rehension was taken out in September last ; how it it that tie was
tot taken tote custody before ?
Mr. Collina—lt may portably be the fault of the Aker ; but I
was totally i.,diffrrent about it. lie prontised to pay the money,
and I did not wish to prosecute Min.
The prisoner advised Mr. Collins to be camietts of what he said
reflecting on his character. Ile could prere to the tomtit), of hie
statement, and that it was a conspiracy against Um.
Mr. ;WADE', said the prisoner was charged with obtaining the
sum of 30!. under false pretences ; at present there was very little
evidence to sustain that charge, and the prisoner must be rensacded
fur anothtr examination.
The prisoner was taken before the Lord Ma, .v,s- on Thursday
Last, and charged with attempting to obtain 1.01./01. from a Mr.
Aylwin, on a bill of lading for a similar cargo. The evidence
against him could not then be completed, and he was discharged,
It is expected that on his next examination et Union-Hall, seve-
ral other charges of fraud will be brought against him.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING.
Wind W. to N.W..-Lligh ater, 46 minutes past S.
Arrived the Sally, Cummings, from Dundalk; Defence, Buck,
from Wexford; Good Intent,lsior: tt, from ditto: Mary and Betty,
Howell, from ditto; Triumph, Carrel. from Drogheda; Guy-
bound, Shannon, from Londonderry; Carrick:, -, from Har-
lington; Fierier, Marshall, from -.
SATURDAY EVENING, 31ARCR 12.
Wind W.N.W.-High Water 54 min. put 5.
Sarah, French, from Wexford; Favourite, Parkinson, (tom
Belfast ; Clifton, -, from Workington; Birklry,
from ditto; Resolution, front Dublin ; Eclipse, Barge,
from Belfast; Edinburgh, Wilson, from Glasgow; Ailsa, L're,
from ditto ; Arrow. Nisnett, from ditto ; Fame, irviug. from do ;
Bootle, Blundell, from Dublin ; Town of Liverpool, Penn, front
Witco;; Lion, Shaw, from Glasgow; Nelly and Jame, Nicholson,
from %Vestport ; William Nilson. from New Orleans, sailed
Feb. 2; Catherine, from Sligo; Helen, from ditto; Favourite,
from ditto; Stafford, from I.irnerirk; Caledonia, from Wexford;
John and Robert, from Sligo; Ann, from Belfast; Maria, from
Cork.
PRICES CURRENT. LIVERPOOL. Masten 12.
The transamn, in West India produce during the week have
been limited, and the prices barely maintained. The sales of B. P.
Sugar do not exceed 200 hogsheads, the grocers being unwilling to
buy at the rreseot high prices. Nothing doing in foreign sugar r
• few puncheons of molasses at 325. The quantity of Last India
Sugar in the market being rcry small, only a few sales have been
made of middling soft white at 735. 6d. In Coffee little doing-of
the sales offered by auction, only about one-half were sold, at prices
rather better than could be obtained by private sale. Pimento
coffered by suction was withdrawn ; an toter of too. has since been I
refused for the whole. Nothing done in Cocoa or Ginger. The de-
mand for Pepper is limited ; and the grocers take small lots at 8101
Nothing doing in Rice. The demand for Rum has subsided; 500 ,1
puncheons offered by auction, but not a bidder; not a sale named,
nor do we look for any demand If there is not an alteration in the duty
Dye woods in very hmited demand ; the following are the sales,
12 tons Campraehy Logwood, at 111. 10s. ; 80 tons Honduras, at
101. ; 5 tons Cuba Fink, at 141.; 35 tons Spanish Emit, at
101. ; b tons Brasil ditto, at 61.; 59 tons large Nicaragua wood
at 861. a 401.; 83 tons stnall, at 20/. a 261. 10 trs. Corolina Rice,
at 241. Ashes' are rather lower. 700 barrels Montreal Puts
;b6s. a 375. ; 163 ditto Pearls 40s. 6d. a 41s. 6d. ; 54 casks
Baltimore Flax Seed 605.; 400 hhds. Old New York at 705.;
100 hhds. New 808. ; 1420 qrs. Egyptian at .41..; 1 seron Cochi-
neal 23.. f)d. The sales in tilde, are 1008 dry Rios at 10d. • 429
salted North Americans bed. a Nil.; 3500 Buenos Ayres domes,
inferior and sound. a 35., Ss. 10d. up to 4s. 10d. for the good. 1083
brls. Turpentine, tine quality 138. 62. ; 2314 bags of Saltpetre at
Ills. 6d. &Us. The demand for Timber increases, and the prices
advanced ed. a id. per toot. Two cargoes of Yellow Pine from St.
Andrews, New Brunswick, sold at 22d. a 2144. The business in
Tobacco is only 100 hhds. for Ireland, avformer rates. Tallow dull
and lower. The grain market dull and lower, 31. tor Al'heot.
Wheat in Bond is held at an advance. 1000 brls fresh Amet.eau
Flour, sold at 255.
Our Cotton market opened with great spit it on Saturday and
Monday, since when the demand has nearly subsided, and prices
which have been Id. a lid. above those of the preceding week, are
tow only id. higher than our former quotations. The total sales
amounted to 17.320 bags, including 7.000 on speculation. Parti-
culars are, 250 Sea Islatids 20d. • 31c1.". 30 Stained 1344., 9,670
Uplands Ilid. a 15:1., 400 Alabamaa 121 A. • 144.. 530 New Or-
leans 14d. a 16d., 1,320 Pernams 1444. a 1644., 700 Bahia.. 144. a
1644., 1.530 51aranhams 14d. a 1644., 100 Alines Novas 144 d., 20
.31,nas Geraes 12d., 70 Derneraras 15d. a I 5 d., 20 West Indies
12id. a 13d., 2,409 Egyptians, 1344. a 15d., 210 Swats 94d. •
1(.44., 120 Ileogals 84d. a 9d.
s. d. s. d.
[agar-Muscovado, per cwt.-Dabs to dry brown 82 0 a 60 0
Middling and
good middling 62 0 a 72 0
Fine and very tine 74 0 a 73 0
East India-Brown and yellow - 27 0a32 0
White - . 36 0 a 40 0
Mayan:Nib-Brown and yellow - 90 oa3B 0
White - 40 0 a 46 0
Braail--Brown and yellow - 24 0 • 20 0 "
White - 34 0 a 39 0
Soleasee per cwt. - - 30 0 a 31 0
Coree, per cwt.-Jamaica-Triage - 46 0 a 65
Ordinary, good, and
fine ordinary - 70 0 • 94 0
Middling and good
middling - 94 0 a 100 0
Fine middling and
fine - 100 0 a 120 0
Thatch, dce.--Triage - 60 0 a 75 0
Ordinary good and
fine ordinary 76 0 a 95 0
Middling and good
middling - 95 0 a 100 0
Fine middling and
line - 100 0 • 120 0
St. Domingo - - 75 0 • 80 0
Havanna.h and Brasil - 70 0 a 76 0
Ccooe, per cwt.-Common West India - 44 0a49 0
Trinidad - 76 0 a 90 0
Brasil 41 0 a 45 0
Pepper, per lb.-Black 8i a 0 0
Pimento - 0 9 a 0101
Ginger, per cwt.-Jamaica white - 240 0 a 289 0
Barbadoes 160 0 a 200 0
East India 20 0 a 0
Rare, per galL-Jamaica, 16 O.P. 110 a 2 2
Leewards, corn. and proof 1 8 a IIJ
Sides, per lb.-Buenos Ayres, dry - 0 9 a 0 1
salted - 6 54 a 0 6
Brasil, dr
salted 0 8 a 0 9
0 84 a 0 6
- -

West India, dry - 0 7 • 0 114
Horse, per hide - 4 3 a 5 0
Rite, per cwt.—American - - 20 0 a 23 0
East India . - 16 0 a 18 U
Wien, per lb.—Caracca - - 8 0 a 15 0
Ouatimala - - 7 6 a 15 0
Bengal violet and fee do. . 9 0 a 12 6
Purple 12 6 a 14 0
Ordinary - 4 0 a 6 6
I.3gnood, per ton.--Junaica and llonduru 190 U a 200 0
Campeaehy - 230 0 a 240 0
St. Domingo - 210 0 • 0 0
- ',sole, per tom—Brasil - - 110 0 a 190 0
Spanish and Jamaica - 200 0 a 0 0
Cuba - - 260 0 a 300 0
14:earagua Wood, per too.—barge and solid 720 0 a 800 U
Small - 404) 0 a 520 0
-
Barwood—Angols - 170 0 a 180 0
Oaboon • 130 0 a DSO 0
Mahogany, per foot.—Cslaa . - 1 6 a 2 G
Honduras - - 1 0 a 1 4
St. Domingo - - 1 7 a 3 0
Cotton, pee lb.—New Orleans - - 1 2 a 1 4
Tr--- ~ Alabama, "^w'da '

Whitehead, Ashton-under-line, Lancashire, cotton-spinseee--W.
Sommerrille and Gm. Forbes, Liverpool, commission.agtemt—lla-
' muel Ashton Thomas Ashton, John Ashton, Thom* Ashton,
jun., and Samueli Ashton, jun., Manchester, merchants—JeremiahJeersand Richard Noll. King-street, Holborn, cabinet.naskers.....
Thomas Agga, Edward Vertegans. and Henry John Barker, Ithsg-
' street Cheapaide, Manchester warehousemen—Aloses Hart sod
Joel Hart, Middlesex-street, Whitechapel, pen-manufacturers--
Thomas Dowbiggin and Thomas Afinikin, Mount-street, Banorer-
square, upholsterers—Francis Moody and Wm. Moody, Ponte-
fract, bricklayers—Wm. Clarke, Nelson's-place, Old Kent-road,
and Joseph Clarke, Flriek-lane, Bethnal-green, g‘..&-.s—John Kin-
caid Pitmen and Thomas Jones, Leith, merchants.—WnL ember
and John IVestmorland, Manchester, cabinet-Makers—Thomas
Garnett and Joseph Blundell, Salford, engravers to calleo-printers.
—Win. Grimes and Thomas Jay. Norwich, dyers--Sophia Bailey,
John Surgey, and Gilbert Blight—John Wilkinson and' James
Webster, Sheffield, colliers--Thomas Mason, John Booth, and
Edward Hilton, Currier-Slacks, Ashton-under-line, cotton.spia-
ners, as far as regards Thomas Mason—Thomas Wm. Downes and
Thomas Spicer Dismore„ Clerkenw*l and Islington, jewellers....
Mary Coombs and Harriet Wreford, New Bond-street, milliners
Robert Elliott, Mark Elliott, and Ebenezer Elliott, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, whitesmiths—Jonathan Reynolds and Wm. Joke
Haddan. Tottenham and hackney, brewers—Thos. Flight, Charles
Henry Papps, and James Thomas Flottc.mley, AdelphilMrharf,
Strand, coal-merchants, as far as regards Thomas Flight—Charles
Win. Taylor, and Joseph Berry, Sutton-in-Aehfiell,
Nottinghamshire, twist machine-makers, as far as regards Wns
Taylor—Thomas Mitchell and Wm. Tore, Bear-street, Leicester .
square, boot-makens—Rich. Gibson and Jonathan Peacock, Bled -
friars-road, grocers.
The average price of Brown or Afuscovado Sugar, computes
from the Returns made in the week ending the 9th day of Muck
1825, is 41s. 31d. per hundred weight, exclusive of the duties of
Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof inns
Great Britain.
Average price of Corn fmm the Returns received in the Wcek
ending March 5, 1825.
Wheat. Barl. Oats. I Rye. I Beans. Pali.
s. d. s. d. a. d. a. d. s. d. d.
65 11 40 2 23 3 39 0 3B 2 42 2

THE ARMY.

LIEUT.-GEN. SIR JAMES ERSKINE, BAR?.
The late Lieutenant-Genera! Erskine entered the service on tits
Nth February, 1788, as en Ensign in the 26th regiment of foot ;
obtained, on tl,e 9th of January, 1793, a Lieutenur.cy in the 7th
foot, and succeeded to a Company of Independents on the 9th of
March, 1793. Ile was appointed, on the 21st of November, 1793,
to the 37th regiment of infantry ; was made, en the 19th of May,
1794, Major by brevet, and was promoted, on the 22d Augual.
1791, to a Lieutenant-Coloneley in the 1334 regiment of infantry.
He was appoimA, on the 27th February. 1796. Lieutenant-Col.
of the 15th light dragoons; succeeded, on the 10th February, 1803,
to the 24 regiment of dragoon guards, and on the Ist of January.
1806, was made Colonel. lle was raised, on the 25th April, 1801,
to the rank of Major-f ieneral, and on the 4th of June, 3813, to the:
of Lieutenant-General.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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MANCHESTER MEETING, 11V.5.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25.
The Manebestn St. Leger Stakes of 25 son. each, with so son.
added, for three-year old colts and fillies. One mile and •
quarter.
Mr. Jackson's b. e. Melon, brother to Sherburn, by Leopold.
Mr. Gisbome's b.f. Susan, by Mango, dam by Medley.
Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Filbo des Puts, Maid of Lora.
Mr. Petre's b. c. by Comus, out of Sailor's dam.
Mr. Russell's b. c. The Alderman, by Bourbon.
Mr. Houldsworth's b. c. Escape, by Filbo des Puta.
br. c. His Grace, by Filho des Puta.
Sir W. 11-yrine's be. f. by Champion, Williamson's ditto.
Mr. Johnson's be. f. Proserpine, by Rhadamanthus.
Sir J. Byng's be. e. Comedian, by ('onus, out of Gadabout.
Mr. Clifton's b. c. Tess, by Bourbon, out of Tramp's dam.
Truro SIMI%
The 31uhester Gold Cup, value 100 gs. added to a subscript ion ai
10 sows. each, for all ages. Twice round and a distance. ,
Col. Yates', be. h. Arrogance, by Muter Goodhsll, 5 yrs old.
-Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Portrait, by Ruben., 4 yes old.
be. c. Hadji Baba, by Filho des Puts, 4 yrs old.
Mr. Glean's eh. h. Gen. Mina, by Camillus, 5 yrs old.
Mr. E. G. Stanley's gr. C. Grildrig, by Camillus, 4 "TS old.
Mr. Honldsworth's b. c. The Miller of ;Mansfield, 4 yrs old.
Mr. Russell's b. h. Abron, by Whisker, 5 yrs old.
Mr. Hatton's be. c. Mustachio, by Whisker, 4 yrs old.
Mr. Buckley's gr. m. Minna, by Camillus, 5 yrs old.
Mr. Jaques's b. I Ringlet, by Whisker, 4 yrs. old.
Mr. Pene's eh. e. by Outcry, out of Bella, 4 yn old.
.51r. Leicester's eh. e. Carouser, by Comits, 4 yrs old.
Mr. Thompson's be. e. The Butler, by Filho des Puta, 4 yrs old.
gr. e. brother to eor Edward, 3 yrs old.
Mr. Mrtton's be. h. Whittington, by Filho des Puta, 5 yrs obi_
Mr. Clifton's b. e. Brutendorf, by Blacklock, 4 yrs old.
Lord Urosycnor's be. h. Hymettus by Thunderbolt, 4 yes old,
Lad Grey is a subscriber, but did not name.

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