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FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1851.

perstition be dispelled by the bright beams of God's Holy
Gospel."

The petition was then resd by FRANCIS lIMIT DYKE,
Esq., the registrar, and ordered to lie on the table.
While these proceedings were going on in the Upper
House of Convocation, the Lower House had ascembh,d
in an adjacent chamber, under the presidency of the
Very Rev. William Rowe Lyall, D.D., Dean of Canter-
bury. _ _

Venerable Archdeacon THORPE presented a peti-
tion similar to that submitted to the Upper House by
the Bishop of Chichester.
A long discussion arose as to whether the Lower
House was sufficiently constituted to receive the peti-
tion. Upon a wish being expressed through the Prolo-
cutor that the Archbishop's opinion should be ascer-
tained prior to any further proceeding, the Lower
House was summoned to an interview with the Upper
House.

Upon being admitted, the Prolocutor stated that a
petition had been presented, and it was the wish of the
members that the opinion of his Grace and the Upper
House should be obtained on the question of their com-
petency to receive it.
The Archbishop of CANTERIZURY said that the Lower
House was legally constituted, and was in a position
to receive the document alluded to by the Very Re-
verend Dean.

The members of the Lower House then withdrew,
and on re-assembling in their chamber, the petition
was received, and an order for recording it made. The
Lower House was about proceeding to the consideration
of other business, when the members were again for-
mally summoned to the Upper House, and on being ad-
mitted into the chamber,
The Archbishop of CA.NTENBURY directed Mr. FraiLis
Hart Dyke to read the following document
"In the name of God, amen.—We, John Bird, by
Divine Providence Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate
of all England, and Metropolitan President of the pre-
sent Provincial Synod or Convocation of the Bishops and
Clergy of the province of Canterbury, do by this present
writing continue and prorogue the said Provincial Synod
or Convocation, lately to, and until this day and place,
and continued and prorogued, all and singular the certifi-
cates or returns already made and delivered, and all
others which have not yet been made and delivered, in
the same state in which they are now, until Thursday,
the 28th day of August next ensuing, to a certain upper
chamber, commonly called ' The Jerusalem Chamber,'
situate in the deanery belonging to the Collegiate
Church of St. Peter, Westminster, with further con-
tinuation and prorogation of days then following and
places, if it shall be necessary to be done in this behalf.
" J. B. CANTUAR."
The reading of this document created considerable
surprise amongst the members of the Lower 'louse, who
were of course prevented from entering upon any further
topics of discussion. There was no alternative, and
bath Houses were then formally adjourned.

REMARKABLE CASE of the EXECUTIONoi
an INNOCENT MAN in FRANCE.
The family of a M. Lesurques, who had been executed
fifty-six years ago, for murder and robbery, had peti-
tioned the Assembly to cause the innocence of the
father to bo proclaimed, and that his character should
be re-established. The Assembly ordered a report to
be drawn up by M. Laboulie, and this report is to-day
published by the papers. The facts are of unusual inte-
rest; they are simply these:—
In the month of April, 1795, the Paris and Lyons mail
was stopped at Mongeron by five men on horseback, who,
after murdering the courier and driver, plundered it of its
contents. Among the arrests of persons suspected ofhaving
been engaged in this crime was a man named Gueno;
but, after undergoing an interrogatory and being
confronted with witnesses, the commissary of police
declared that there were no grounds for runner proceed-
ings against him, and he was set at liberty. The commis-
sary having seized the papers of Gueno, promised to return
them. On the day following the liberation of Gueno
the commissary was engaged in hearing further evidence,
when he was informed by one of his agents that two
women, of the locality where the crime was committed,
were in the room adjoining the cabinet of the commis-
sary, and had there recognised among the persons
present two of the murderers. The commissary had
the women before him, and after reminding them of the
gravity of their statement, desired that one of the men
pointed out should be introduced. This person, to the
astonishment of the officer of justice, was Gueno. The
commissary had a strong conviction of the innocence of this
man, but as the women swore positively that they had
seen him at the place of the murder immediately after
its perpetration, he was compelled to order that he
should remain in custody. When Gueno was asked
why he came to the office of the commissary,
he replied that it was for the purpose of claiming
his papers, and that ho was accompanied by a
friend named Lesurques. This was the other man
spoken of by the women. Lesurques was then
confronted with his accusers, and they swore
positively to his identity. The respectability of
Lesurques, great as it was, did not suffice, after
such direct testimony, to induce the commissary to
leave him at liberty. The woman said they recognised
him perfectly, and even described the plated spurs which
they said he wore at the time of the murder. Lesur-
ques, therefore, was also arrested.
Subsequently other persons were arrested, and brought
to trial with Lesurques. Gueno was acquitted, and
Lesurques would also have escaped but for an un-
fortunate fatality. Several persons of the highest
respectability established a clear afiii—they swore
that at the time of the murder Lesurques
was with them in Paris. Among these witnesses
was M. Legrand, a wealthy jeweller of the Palais Royal.
This gentleman, who was an intimate friend of the
prisoner's, swore that on the Bth Floreal, the day
of the murder, Lesurques passed a great part of the
morning at his house, and he mentioned as a proof
that he was not mistaken as to the day, that he
had made, whilst Lesurques was with him, a sale, an
entry of which was in his books. When the books were
produced, however, it was found that the entry was
under date of the 7th, but that the figure 7 had been
altered into 8. This unfortunate circumstance, whicb
subsequent events have shown to have been au error of
the clerk in first putting a 7 for an 8, was regarded by
the jury, as a proof of perjury on the part of Legrand, to
serve his friend, and the witness was ordered into custody
on a charge of perjury. From this moment the jury paid
very little attention to the defence. The witnesses for the
prosecution, misled by the strong resemblance of Lesur-
ques to a man named Dubosq, who really was one of the
criminals, and was afterwards tried and executed, swore
positively to his guilt, and he was found guilty.
After his condemnation, many circumstances tran-
spired to demonstrate his innocence, and he petitioned
the legislative body for relief from the verdict of the
jury. The petition was referred to the Council of
State, but eventually the law was suffered to take its
course, and Lesurques was executed. After his
death, a man named Beuldi was arrested as one
of the criminals. This man confessed his guilt, but re-
fused to declare that Lesurques was innocent. Previ-
ously, however, another of the criminals had solemnly,
and, up to the moment of his execution, proclaimed the
innocence of Lesurques, and given the names of all
the murderers, who were five in number. The number
had been sworn to by all the witnesses, but, including
Lesurques, six persons were convicted of the crime and
executed, so that one must have been innocent. The si-
lence of Beuldi still left doubts in some minds as to
the innocence of Lesurques, but six months
alter the death of Bueldi the priest, who had acted
as his confessor, gave up a paper which had been placed
in his hands sealed by Bueldi, with an injunction that
it should not be opened until the expiration
of that period. In this paper Bueldi declared
before God that Lesurques had nothing to do
with the crime, and was totally unknown to
all the criminals. By the death of Lesurques, his
wife and children were left destitute, for the confisca-
tion of all his property had been ordered, and it was
attached by the Government to the senatorie
of M. Count de Jacqueminot, who refused
to accept it, observing that he respected cala-
mity too much to receive property stained with the blood
of an innocent man, and that it ought to be restored to
his family. This noble conduct produced no good to the
family of Lesurques; the property refused by M. Jacque-
minot was subsequently appropriated by the public trea-
sury. Fifty• six years have elapsed since this great judicial
error, by which the life of an innocent and honourable man
wits sacrificed, and his family plunged into poverty, was
committed, and up to the present time all the prayers,
petitions, and memorials of that family for the rehabili-
tation of the memory of the victim have been fruitless.
It is hoped ❑ow, alter the report of M. Laboulie, that all
that human justice can do will at length be rendered.

HORRIBLE MURDER IN PARIS.
(From Galignani's Messenger.)
At the end of last month M. Desfontaines, a manu-
facturer of bronzes, Rue St. Honore, 422, was obliged
to dismiss his man-servant for misconduct, and he ap-
plied to one of the bureaux de placement (register
offices for servants) for another. The bureau sent a
young man of about twenty-four, who produced excel-
lent certificates, and was at once admitted. Early in
the morning of the 13th the new servant, who had
been about a fortnight in the place, went to
the corner of the Rue Royale, and bargained with two
commissioners to convey three trunks, containing, he
said, goods and patterns, to the Centre Railway, Boule-
vard de l'Hopital. He then took the men to the house, and
having told the concierge that his master had already
left for the railway station, that he was about to join
him, and that they shoukthe absent several days, he helped
the commissionnaires to put the trunks, which were very
heavy, into a hand-cart, and saw them leave. He after-
wards went away himself. The neighbours were greatly
surprised to see the shop of M. Desfontaines closed on
the next and following days; but, to their inquiries, the
concierge said that he had gone with his servant on a
journey which was to last several days. As, however, he
had not spoken of this journey either to his relations or
more intimate friends, and as, moreover, his business re-
quired his presence, some alarm was felt, and a commu-
nication was made to the commissary of police. An
application was even made to the prefect to cause an
investigation. Things were in this state when, three or
four days ago, the pref. ct of the department of the
Indre informed the Minister of the Interior that
a horribly-mutliatcd corpse had been found in the
r.tilway station at Chateauroux, in a trunk which
had been sent from Paris. This trunk bore the
address, " Merest', watchmaker, at Chateauroux;"
but no watchmaker of that name resided, or ever had
resided, in the town. The trunk had been opened, in
consequence of a strong smell which issued from
it. As soon as Ibis intelligence reached the Prefecture
of Police, the recent declaration respecting the dis-
appearaece of M. Desfontaines was called to. mind,
and orders were given to send up the trunk and
the body to Paris. Inquiries having been made as to
when and by whom the box was sent from Paris, it
was ascertained that on the 13th three trunks had been
taken to the station by two commissionnaires; that one

resembling a lady's travelling trunk, covered with oil-
cloth, and Weighing 190 kiiegramtnes, had been sent
separately to Chatesuroux, whilst the other two, which
were more solid, larger, and heavier, had been taken by
the owner to Beurgee, end he had paid extra for
them, as they exceeded the weight of luggage
allowed for each passenger. The trunk ar-
rived in Paris yesterday morning by the five
o'clock train; and it so happened that the two commis-
sioners who had conveyed it to the station arrived at the
same time with the luggage of a person about to leave.
They and the trunk were sent to the Prefecture of Police,
and a judicial investigation was forthwith commenced.
The trunk, or rather box, was fastened with a bad lock,
and bound round with cords. The judicial authorities of the
Indre had placed their seals on these cords The address
Al.Moreau, watchmaker atChateauroux" was written in
a bad hand, on a common piece of paper, and stuck on
the box with wafers. As the box was rather small,
the murderer hal cut the body into pieces, and bad de-
posited first the trunk, then the legs, and then the
arms and head. NI. Desfontaines was a strong end
courageous man, and the murderer must have
killed him as ho was asleep. It is supposed that
after the commission of the crime, the murderer pos-
sessed himself of everything of value in the shop and
apartment, and packed the property in two trunks. The
apartment and shop hare not yet been entered by the
authorities. Yesterday telegraphic dispatches were sent
to the frontiers to arrest the domestic, but from the
length of time he has been away—seventeen days—there
is every reason to believe that he has already got out of
the country. It is supposed, from the direction he took,
that ho has gone into Spain.

SEAMAN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.
On Wednesday the 30th general meeting of this
excellent charity was held at the society's offices, 74,
King William-street, City, J. Labouchere, 1+.;:41 , in the
chair. The annual report, read by the secretary, stated
that although, happily, there had be en no cholera or
special epidemic, the hospital had never proved more
useful than during the past year. The committee were
happy to report that, owing to the thorough cleaning
of the Dreadnought, the sanitary condition of the hos-
pital had been much improved. The question as to the
right of the society to penalties imposed by the Mer-
chant Seaman's Act had been materially affected by
the Mercantile Marine Bill of last session. By this new
Bill all penalties formerly made payable to the society
are now paid to the Board of Trade, which pays to
the society annually a sum not exceeding 1,1501 This
alteration set at rest the question pending between the
corporation of Liverpool and the society, and the
dispute now only involved the sum in the hands of the
corporation, arising from their receipts under the Mer-
chant Seamen's Act, which it was considered expedient,
if possible, to compromise, rather than pursue a pro-
tracted litigation. .Negotiations were now going on
likely to conclude the matter satisfactorily. The com•
mittee acknowledged with thanks the receipt of a legacy
of 1,1661. from the late Colonel Parches, and others to
the amount of 128/. from different benevolent indivi-
duals; they saw, however, with regret, that the income
of the society from annual subscriptions was gradually
diminishing. The number of patients admitted into the
hospital last year was 2,274; out-patients for the same
period, 1,528. The annual receipts from all sources, in-
cluding 2,755/. interest upon stock, amounted to 8,146/.
9s. 9d., while the expenditure for the same period was
8.583/. 14s. 6d., showing a balance against the society of
4371. 4s. 9d.

This report was received and adopted, and the usual
electio❑ of officers for the ensuing year having taken
place, the meeting separated, at tcr a vote of thanks to
the chairman.

When made up in From what When
PLACES. General Post-office port die- due.
1 London. patched.
1
America (by Brit. pkt.) N February 14.. .. Liverpool.. Feb. 12
America (by U.S. pkt.) N February 7.. .. Liverpool .. Feb. 17
1194tthh
8„ of3tohtehmooftli ntoh . America (by U.S. pkt.) M March 8 .. .. Southampt. Feb. 22
AI e Africaxan(dWr 1 ae sot .c. 0.". .t )..
... NN
Belgium .. .. •• N; Dally •• .. ..IDover .. Daily
Brazil .. • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Feb. 24
Buenos Ayres • • .. NI 9th of the month ISouthampt. Feb. 24
Dover Plymouth
Feb. MarchlB3
California(viaChagres)3l:l7th of month Southampt. Feb. 20
Constantinople* .. N,7oll7tll27thofmo Dover .. Feb. 10
Cape of Good Hope N;l4th of month Plymouth.. March 3
Central America .. 31;2d & 17th of mon. iSouthampt. Feb 20
Channel Isles • • .. N'Mon., Wed., & Fri.,Sonthampt. Tu. Th. Sa
Chili .. .. .. . M 17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20
Franco .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedally
Greece* .. .. .. N 7th I 7th 27 th of mo Dover • . Feb. 10
Hamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat.
Holland .. .. .. M Wednes. & Satur.lLondon .. Most. Thur
Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the month 1 Southampt. Feb. 20
Ireland .. —M & N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead Iwicedally
India(via Southamp.) 31 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 25
India (via3farseilles) 37, 7th& 24th ofmontit 'Dover .. Feb. 23
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) .. 31•20 th of the month Southampt. Feb. 28
Mediterranean (via
..
Marseilles) .. .. N 7th&24th of month,Dover .. Feb. 23
Mexico .. .. .. M2d of the month.. 'Southampt. 3farch 5
Madeira .. .. .. 3f 9th of the month Southampt. March 12
..•
..
..
NE
ut3losttitht2isf
tmonth
Malta* .. .. N 17th,17th.19U1,27th1} Dover Feb. 10
Papal States* .. .. N sth 15t1125thormo'Dover Fob. 12
Naples*
reninstd,... .. .. M 7tlll7th 27th of rno,Southampt. Feb. 15
Peru
..
.. .. .. 3f 17th of the month iSouthampt. Feb. 20
Tuscany*
.. .. • . N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. Feb. 12
West ',Aim .. .. 3I 17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20
West Indies (except 1
Havanna & Nassau) M 20 of the month .. ,Southanyt. March 5
* The mails to those countries thus marked (5) are conveyed by
French packet via Marseilles.
5,5 The Brazilian and Buenos Ayres mail will be made ap on the
morning of the 10th of February, in consequence of the 9th falling
on a Sunday.

SHIP NE WS.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 6.—Wind W.N.W.—Queen, City of
Poonagh, and the Malacca, from Calcutta, have arrived at
St. Helena; Kyanite, hence for Newfoundland, has put
back to this port with damage. Arrived—Observer, from
Smyrna; Marseillais, from Caen; Princess Royal, from
Rouen; India, from Dunkirk; Forget-me-not, from Dieppe;
Constantine, from New York; Albert Edward, from China.
CLYDE, FIB. s.—Vanguard steamer, hence for Dublin,
and the Eleanore schooner, of Wokington, were in contact
this morning off Corsill Point, in a snow storm, and both
vessels received considerable damage.
Cuxu.kvEN. FEL 2.—Dutch kroff Johanna Christiana,
from London for Jutland, which was ashore near Neuwert,
Jan. 22, has been got off and brought into this port.
PARIS, FEB. 6.—Bella Donna, from Blyth for Bordeaux,
struck the ground near her place of discharge, got off, and
has arrived; Amelia, from Bordeaux and Hontleur for Cher-
bourg, was stranded below the Have, on the night of the 3d
inst , and has bilged, the batches have burst open, and a por-
tion of the cargo (wine in barrels and cases) has drifted out.
ST. LVCIA, JAN. 10.—The figurehead and part of the cut-
water of a ship, representing a full-sized man, in frock coat,
Mt hand in his bosom and right hand cut off, was picked up
on the 7th of November, in lat. 46 N., long 14 NV.
DRONTHEIM, JAN. 13.—The Christiana packet, hence for
the Baltic, has pat back with damage.
STAVANGER, JAW. 17.—The Maria of Drontheim, from
Copenhagen for Leith, was stranded and wrecked on the
south side of Jedderen, on the 11th of January. The day
previous she picked up the crew of the Victoria, from Dant-
zic for London. which had foundered in the Kattegat; erews
saved. The Elizabeth, from Nysted for London, was stranded
and wrecked on the south side of Jedderen, on the 12th of
January; crew saved.
COPENHAGEN, JAN. 31.—The Thorwalsden. from Rio Jas
neiro for this port, was lost on Hesseloe Reef, in the Katte-
gat, in the night of the 26th instant; crew and passengers
saved.

ELSINORE, JAN. 25.- The Porto, of and bound for Oporto,
from St. Petersburgh, which put into this port on the 21st of
November, with damage, has been sold.
GRAVESEND, FEB. 6. —Wind W.N.VIT , fresh, cloudy.
Arrived—Martin Luther, from Odessa; White Mouse and
Greyhound, from St. Michael's; Aqui], from Ancona; Fox,
from Genoa; Louise, from Galatz ; Venezuela, from Havre;
Fame, from Calais; Skyrocket, from Mogadore; Grevinde
Knuth, from Bandolm ; Ann Guthrie, from Sweden • Reso-
lution, from Aalborg; Rhine, from Rotterdam ; Sir 'Robert
Peel, from Dunkirk—Eliza Caroline, from Callao,
Sailed Soho, for Antwerp ; Alexander Robertson, for Pa-
nama; Hero, fir Launceston; Czesar, for Demerara; Nunez,
for Gambia; Leon, for Gravelines; City of London, for
Dunkirk.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
Zealous, from the Mauritius for Qeenstown, on the 28th of
November, in lat 34 N., long. 27 E.
Emily barque, from New Zealand for Liverpool, on the 12th
of December.
John Cock, from Liverpool for the Coast of Africa, out 50
days, in lat. 30 S., long. 10 E.
Bermondsey, from Singapore for Arracto., on the 9th of No-
vember, off Seyer Island.
Elizabeth, from Newcastle for Aden, on the sth of Decem-
ber, in lat. 22 S., long. 25 W.
Prosperity, from Newcastle for Panama, on the 12th of De-
cember, in lat. 18 S., long. 29 W.
Montezuma, on the 27th of January, 10 miles north-east of
Tuskar.
Loyal Briton, from Calcutta for London, on the 17th of De-
cember, in lat. 20 S., long. 1 W.
Glasgow, of Liverpool, on the 18th of November, off Cape
Horn.
Viola brig, from Sunderland for Bahia, on the 25th of Decem •
ber, in lat. 10 S., long. 34 W.
Duke of Wellington, from London for Calcutta, on the 13th
of December, in lat. 39 long. 16 W.
John M'Vicar, from Liverpool for Bombay, on the 14th of
December. in let. 39 N., long 17 W.

FATAL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION.
GLASGOW, Fun.ls.—About a quarter-past seven o'clock
this morning a fearful explosion took place on board the
steamer Plover, then lying at the steamboat wharf, Broomie-
law, preparatory to her departure for Bowling, to which place
she plied regularly in connexion with the Caledonian and
Dumbartonshire Railway. The Plover is a double-funnelled
steamboat, and worked by two boilers, situated fore and att,
partly under and partly above the deck. It was soon ascer-
tained that the explosion proceeded from the bursting of the
aft boiler, which carried with it almost the entire deck, and
threw down both funnels, one of which fell overboard. So
violent was the explosion, that fragments of the boiler and
deck were thrown into the adjoining streets, upwards of 500
yards distance. The engineer, who happened to be standing
on the deck at the time, was so much injured that he died in
a short time afterwards. One of the firemen, who was below,
was so fearfully scalded that it was deemed necessary to send
him to the infirmary, where he lies in a very precarious state.
Most providentially, only seven cabin tickets had been issued,
the holders of which, there is reason to believe, had not gone
on board, otherwise they must have been killed or
sustained severe injuries. There are, however, some
doubts on this subject, as only one of the tickets
has been accounted for. It was rumoured that the
remainder had been blown into the water amid the
general wreck, but, as no traces of any of their bodies has
been recovered, we trust the supposition is an erroneous one.
There were a number of steerage passengers in the fore part
of the vessel, none of whom, we are happy to say, sustained
any injuries, with the exception of one man, who had his
finger broken and head cut. A person who was in the vici-
nity describes the noise of the explosion as resembling that
of thunder, and the moment it occurred he saw the air
filled with fragments of the boiler and deck. No reason can
as yet be assigned for the occurrence of this melancholy ca.
tastrophe, but the vessel will be immediately examined by
competent engineers, at the instance of the Fiscal, who will
report thereon.

Shortly after the accident the Plover was towed down to
the bottom of the harbour, where she was examined by the
Fiscal and police authorities, the result of whose investiga-
tion we have not yet ascertained. During the greater part
of the day the utmost excitement prevailed at the scene of
the catastrophe, and large crowds watched with eagerness
the operations of divers, whose assistance had been called in
to lift the funnel and any other portions of the wreck that
might have been thrown overboard. This excitement was
rendered more intense by the rumour that several of the
passengers had been blown overboard being freely circulated.
We annex a list of the killed and wounded, so far as we
have ascertained :
William Dickson, engineer, killed; William Carson, fire-
man, severely scalded and cut, sent to the infirmary;
Wil-
liam Lambert, steward; Alexander M'Dermid, seaman, and
Paton, fireman, all slightly injured. A passnger, whose
name is unknown, slightly injured.
The Plover was built for the Messrs. Burns, the proprietors
of the ill-fated Orion, bout two yenrs ago, and plied regu-
larly on the river. ghe was one of the swiftest river boats
afloat, and was always a great favourite with the public. At
this time she was running in keen competition with the
Dumbarton steamers, at the ruinous fares of only 2d. for
steerage, and 4d. for cabin passengers. Whether or not this
had any connexion with the accident remains to be seen.
The last steamboat explosion on the Clyde took place ten
years ago, in the cue of the Telegraph, the only steamer on
our waters which ever had a high-pressure engine. A dozen
people were then killed.
Had this accident occurred at a later period of the day,
when the Plover is generally well filled with passengers, the
loss of life must have been frightful.

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COLLISIONS IN TREFORTH OF CLYDE.
GLASGOW, WEDNESDAY.—Last night appears to have
been a most disastrous one on the Forth of Clyde. The
Thistle steamer, from Glasgow for Londonderry and Port-
rush, left Greenock about seven P.M. on Tuesday. Bet Ween
ten and eleven o'clock she was off Pladda Light, when she
came into collision with a sailing-vessel by striking her on
the starboard quarter. As the night was wild, and there
was a high sea on, the attention of the crew of the steamer
was, in the first instance, directed to the nature of their own
damages, which are considerable, some of the bowplates (as
she was an iron vessel) having been stove in. In conse-
quence of these injuries, it was deemed necessary to put
back, and the Thistle arrived at Glasgow in the course of this
day for repairs. After the collision nothing was seen of the
sailing-vessel, and whether she has floated free or gone down
no one can as yet tell. There is too much reason to fear that
the latter is the case, both from the great power of the
Thistle and the damage she herself sustained.
At a still later hour last night, or rather early this morn-
ing, the Vanguard steamer, from Glasgow for Dublin, came
into collision with a schooner or brig when off Corsewall
Point. Three of the crew of the sailing-vessel took refuge
on board the steamer, but, as in the former case, it is not
known what became of the vessel, although the worst is
feared as to her fate. The name of the supposed missing
vessel is not yet reported The Vanguard, which is one of
the largest and finest vessels belonging to Glasgow, put back
in consequence of the damage she received, , and arrived at
Greenock this day, where she now lies. Such is all that is
yet known of these disastrous occurrences.
THURSDAT EVENING.--The vessel with which the Thistle
was in collision off Lamlash on Tuesday night, proves to be
the brig Laurel, from Demerara for Glasgow. She has gone
down, and all her crew perished, about 14 in number, It is
believed portions of the wreck came ashore last night and this
morning at Largs and Carnbrae.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
LOUGHBOROUGH, FEB. 6.—There was a very full
market, and very little business done; good wheat sup-
ported last week's prices; inferior dull sale; good barley
scarce, and made full as much money as last week; little
demand for inferior oats, which sold at prices varying
from 163 to 18s.
NOTTINGHAM CATTLE MARKET, FEB. s.—There
was a large supply of good beasts, but the attendance of
buyers was small, and prices ruled dull. Best beef, 5s 9d
to 6s; inferior, 5s to 5s 3d; best small mutton, 6d; large
ditto, sid; inferior, 4i; bacon pigs, sd; porkets, .5s to
5s 3d; hides, 2s; rough fat, 3s Gd; skins, 4d.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEB. 4 —The supply
of fat beasts was large and quality generally good; the
attendance of purchasers was large, and most of the
animals disposed of. The supply of sheep good, of
excellent quality, and were readily bought up at fully last
week's prices. Fat pigs were plentiful, with a brisk de-
mand. The number of fat and store calves was larger
than it has been for some time. Beef, 4id to sd; mut-
ton, 5d to 6d; veal, 5d to sid per lb; pigs, is Gd per
score. Rough fat, 3s Gd per stone of 141 b. Hides, lid
to 2d per lb; calf skins, 2d to 4d per lb.
BOSTON, FEB. s.—Wheat, red 24s to 371, white 36,
to 395, extra 435; barley 18s to 23s ; oats 13s to 17s;
beans 22s to 295; peas 17s to 22s per quarter,
LOUTH, FEB. s.—Wheat 343 to 38s ; barley 21s
to 23s ; oats 14s to 16s ; beans 22s to 26s per qr.
LYNN, FEB. 4.—Wheat 28a to 345, tine 36t 40s
to 425; barley 17s to 20s, fine 223 to 25s per quarter.
UPPINGHAM. FEB. s.—Wheat 3Ga to 42s ; burley
20s to 23s Od; oats 14s to 20s; beans 24s to 28s per qr.
Butter 12d to 13d per lb. Eggs 22 to 24 for Is. Flour,
best 2a 2d, thirds Is 10d, coarse is 6d per stone; bread
4d to Gd per 41b loaf.
MELTON MOWBRAY, FEB. 4.--Wheat, old 42s to 449,
new 36a to 40s; barley 21s to 245; oats, old 21s to 235,
new 17s to 20s; beans, old 26s to 28s, new 24s to 26s
per qr. Butter 13d to 14d per lb; eggs 20 for Is.
NEWARK, FEB. s.—Wheat, old white 46s to 48s,
new, 35s to
new 44s to 465, ohl red 40s to 42s Od,
403; barley, malting 22s to 26e, extra 00s, grinding
18s to 20a; oats, old 20s to 6.5, new 15s to 20s; beans,
new 25s to 265, old 30s to 32s ; tares, 40s tu 445; malt,
56s to 603 per qr.
CARLISLE, FEB. 4.—Wheat 40s sd; barley 23s ld;
oats 17s lid per quarter.
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inlues bad,
6.—The condition of the English wheat
the supply fair, but the sales throughout the
week have been slow, and at still down-looking prices. Eng-
lish new, 34s to 408 per imperial quarter. Foreign wheats are
also depressed, viz., foreign white, 42s to 44s per 4801bs ;
ditto, red, extra fine quality, 39s to 41s ; ditto red, fine quality,
36s to 38s ; ditto ditto, ordinary ditto, 34s to 365. Flour was
in moderate sale at previous:rates, viz.,
English seconds, 32s to
333 per sack; American, &c., sweet, 21s to 23s per barrel.
Grinding Barley was 6d per quarter lower; English malting,
23s to 27s per quarter ; English and Foreign grinding, 21s to
22s per 4001bs. Malting barley, oats, and beans, were each
vie., oats, Devon and Welsh, las to 17s per
the turn cheaper,
imperial quarter; Irish white, 17s to 18s per 3201b5; ditto
per imperial quarter. Beans - English, 26s to
black, 15s to 16s
285 per imperial quarter ; foreign, 24s to 2Gis per 480Ibs. The
averages wereheat, 36s 9d ; oats, 15s 7d ; barley, 24,10 d ;
beans, 2713 d.
Seasoow, FEB. 5. Coastwise and from Ireland the arri-
vals have not increased ; but from abroad liberal supplies have
again reached the Clyde viz., of wheat about 8,623 quarters,
whereof 6,677 quarters from Odessa and 1,946 quarters from
France ; of flour 3,230 sacks from France and 2,146 barrels
from New York, besides 270 quarters of barley and 1,600 qrs
of beans. Vila Grangemouth, about 555 quarters of wheat,
2,773 quarters of barley, and 525 quarters of peas have been
reported from foreign ports. Little worth notice occurred
during the week, the trade continuing dull and inanimate.
This day's market was poorly attended ; the sales effected were
not important, and prices are nominally unaltered.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, FEB. s.—Wheat—There
were 828 qrs of wheat in the market to-day, being 46 qrs more
than last week. Prices were 3s down on the top, and tid up
on the avera...l74 qrs unsold. Barley—There were in to-
day's market? 33 qrs barley, being 95 qrs more than last week.
The top price 6d down, arid the average 7d 167
qrs unsold. Oats—The quantity of oats in the market was 1,004
qrs, being 184 more than last week. The top price was
qrs unsold.
3d down, and the average Id up-86
Beans—The supply of beans was 143 qrs, being 6 more than
last week. Prices were the same on the top, and Id up on
the average-26 qrs unsold.

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