The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-30 00:00:00

COTTON MARKET.—Tnium o'CLocK

The enquiry for Cotton to-day is to a fair extent, and the
sales will reach 2500 bales, all to the trade, at full market
prices, with a steady but quiet market.

HANOVER-SQUARE Rooms, LONDON.—The concert of
vocal and instrumental music for the Choral Fund, on Fri-
day last, was attended by an. unusually numerous assemblage.
The programme of the entertainments embraced the names
of the most celebrated musical performers. Herr Staudigl
was much and deservedly applauded in his several efforts,
and had also, in some of them, the honour of being very un-
equivocally encored. Miss Clara Novello's recitative and
aria from Rossini, " Di tanti palpiti," was a finished display
of vocal science ; and a simple ballad, given by Miss Rain-
forth, " Sweet, happy home," exercised a spell-like influ-
ence on her auditory, at whose request the fair warbler was
constrained to undergo the fatigue of its repetition. We
have not space, at present, to expatiate on many portions of
the performances, which were, nevertheless, worthy of our
notice ; but we cannot, in justice, withhold our commenda-
tion of the very great powers displayed by Mr. Cohan, in his
tastefully arranged fantasia on the piano-forte. This gen-
tleman evinced a marvellous facility of execution—great
boldness and brilliancy of touch, yet, at will, a grace and
delicacy of fingering, which obtained for him the hands (if
not the hearts) of the majority of his hearers. From the
" taste of his quality, which he gave the public on this occa-
sion, we have no doubt that his future exertions in the ser-
vice of the musical world will be crowned with deserved suc-
cess.—Era. [We understand Mr. Cohan purposes visiting
this town in a few days.—Ed. L. S.]

COMMERCE OF DUBLIN.—The quantity of foreign brandy
in the bonded warehouses in the port of Dublin on the sth
of January last was 18,534 gallons ; the quantity received for
the subsequent three months has been 5,370 gallons. 2,520
gallons were liberated on payment of the duties, and there
remained in bond on the sth of April 18,759 gallons. The
stock of wine, the produce of the Cape of Good Hope, was
30,960 gallons at the same date. The receipts for three
months gave 10,400 gallons, the consumption 10,300 gallons,
and the quantity remaining in the crown stores on the sth of
April was 31,060 gallons. Of French wines there remained
bonded here on the sth of April 22,500 gallons ; the quantity
consumed during the three previous months was 2,650 gals.
There had been received during that time 5,700 gallons ; and
on the sth of January in this year, 20,220 gallons remained
under the Queen's lock. The operations in port wine, by
reason of the unsettled state of the commercial relations of
these countries with Portugal during the last nine months,
was in a state of paralyzation ; therefore the returns do not
present what may be considered the usual features of the
trade in that article, as far as regards consumption and im-
portation. The quantity received during the three months
ending the sth of April, 1843, was 6,520 gallons; 8,600 gal-
lons went into the cellars of the dealers, while 260,400 gal-
lons remained in the Custom stores on that day. On the
preceding sth of January the stock was 264,786 gallons. At
the opening of the present year the stock of Spanish or
sherry wines in the custody of the Crown amounted to
219,000 gallons; for three months the importations give
40,700 gallons ; the quantity on,which duty had been paid
during the same time was 36,000 gallons; and on the sth of
last April there remained in store 215,000 gallons.--Free-
man's Journal.

THE BIRDS AND BROUGHAM-HALL AGAlN.—During the
last two months a number of paragraphs have gone the round
of the newspapers relative to Mr. Thomas Bird, of Ashton-
on-the-Lyne, schoolmaster, having claimed to be entitled to
Brougham-hall and estates, as the heir-at-law to the Birds ;
who were the owners before it came into possession of Lord
Brougham's father, and distraining upon one of the tenants.
The distress, however, was not carried into execution ; and
shortly after Lord Brougham brought an action of trespass
against Mr. Bird and his assistants. The copies of the writs
were accordingly served upon the parties, when Mr. Bird put
in an appearance. It appears that Lord Brougham has not
thought fit to file his declaration, and it is supposed that his
lordship has relinquished the action. The Birds have since
been in London, where they profess to have taken counsel's
opinion, according to which it appears they allege that their
claim is a legal one. And in order to substantiate that claim,
Bird arrived at the village of Clifton, in the county of West-
morland, about a mile distant from Brougham-hall, in a car-
riage and four horses, on Tuesday morning last, accompanied
by five sons and a nephew, and about six o'clock in the
morning actually took possession of Brougham-hall. Since
then, we understand, they have taken an inventory of the
furniture, library, plate, and other goods and chatttls. The
servants at Brougham-hall immediately sent off an express
for Mr. Bleaymire, of Penrith, his lordship's solicitor. Mr.
Bleaymire was from home at the time, but in the course of
the day he returned, and proceeded thither with all haste on
horseback, where he found the birds snugly roosting in the
" bird's nest." Mr. Bleaymire, on his arrival, demanded of
the old Bird what right he had to take possession, and three
times successively ordered him and his brood to he off. The
old Bird ruffled his feathers, and in reply told Mr. Bleaymire
that Ins would not quit his nest neither for him or Lord
Brougham himself, on which Mr. Bleaymire left, mounted
his horse, and returned to Penrith, and has, we understand,
communicated with Lord Brougham on the unpleasant sub-
ject. And so the matter will rest until Lord Brougham's
sentiments arc known, and instructions given how his solici-
tor is to act. It was expected that William Brougham, Esq.,
his lordship's brother, will arrive at Brougham .hall on
Friday. This transaction has caused a great sensation in
the neighbourhood of Penrith.—Morning Herald.

A BRIDE DISAPPOINTED.—" Many a slip," &c. This
adage was never more fully verified than in a case which oc-
curred at our parish church, or rather in the churchyard
thereunto belonging, on Monday last. Shortly before twelve
o'clock, a youthful couple—the lady somewhat on the shady
side of forty, of diminutive stature, and dressed in all the
dimity and gingham finery of bridal costume, and a gentle-
man, the groom elect, of rather seedy exterior—were seen
joyously wending their way up the umbrageous archway to-
wards the church portal. Their object being suspected—
what couple can walk towards a church during the hallowed
matrimonial hours without suspicion ?—the usual number of
stragglers followed in the wake, to witness the
.ceremony.
The happy pair were unencumbered by either bridearnen ur
maidens—no anxious attendants waited on them from their
carriages, no groups of friends or kinsfolk, in favours and
white satin, had been invited to the wedding breakfast. The
happy couple, apparently satisfied with their own bliss, had
no thought of its being shared in by the obtrusive gaze of
strangers. Well, in this order, and attended only by the
crowd of unbidden guests before spoken of, they reached the
portal of St. Mary's, that mystic portal, through which so
many maidens have passed only to return wives, and within
which so many maidens' names have been eschewed for ever ;
but, as we said before, the old adage was in this case too
' sadly verified, and "a slip between the cup and lip" did oc-
our, which sent the elated and expectant bride again to her
solitary home in single blessedness. On reaching the door
a halt was suddenly made by the bridegroom, an earnest con-
sultation took place between the parties, and at length the
lady, " all blushes and smiles," dragged forth from the deep
recesses of her pocket one of the current coir s of her Majesty
Victoria, with which the eager swain made off in double quick
time towards the Iligh-street. The gratuitous visiters doubt-
less thought that the ring had been forgotten, and the swain
despatched to purchase one, and they accordingly hung about
the avenues for his return, to witness the upshot of the mat-
ter. The disconsolate fair one maintained her stand at the
church door, often sending furtive and anxious glances to-
so
wn witching ntgh the
ornuirssoifn
to-
wards the gate. In the meanwhile the minutes rapidly
passed; time, that waits for no man, and who on this occa-
siony
: oborni bridegroom rt ohoe m
church; the urinatesd
o o rsb
put on his swiftest foot, " kept pace with her exnectanc
creased to moments, the bell of St. Mary' clock boomed
andfi)rt
forth the
;
were
ruthlessly closed, and the blushing bride elect, a " N--
tears," found herself wandering about like all
Ghost in Ham-
let—alone, un
, blest, unwed 'What was done?
What now to be
h What was a delicate and tender arid blushing
the victim of disappointment to do ? No fi friends around
dt thus
ar.oun to sympathise in her sorrow, exposed to the
jeers of a churchyard rabble. The moment the vestry_doorelsionarid
was closed she darted to another, but that too was srred
against her ; she flew from door to door, made the circuit of
the sacred edifice, but all to no purpose. The mob, ever
ready to insult misfortune, now turned their jeers into open
insult; the fair victim was regularly mobbed, and only saved
from personal injury by the interference of some of the more
decent of the bystanders, assisted by the police. The ancient
ballad has, it " there is no faith in man, e'n your own
brother and, gentle readers, this sweeping denunciation
against the sterner sex was in this case but too well merited.
The simple cause of the disappearance of the bridegroom was
this : feeling, on arriving at the church, his resolution, like
Bob Acres courage, oozing out of his fingers' ends, the faith-
less man begged of his chere arnie the loan of ls. to procure
" a drop of sunnnut short," to " screw his courage to the
sticking point." The too easy bride, alas ! consented, and
the sequel has been told. Esiu sold his birthright for a mess
of pottage, Judas betrayed his master for 30 pieces of silve:,
and the martial bliss, hopes, and prospects of our little
heroine, on the shady side of forty, were sold by her " faith-
less swain" tor a paltry shilling's worth of beer. Moral—
ism-lies, never lend a shilling when you are at the church
door, at all events before the knot is tied ; and. above all,
I marry none but teetotallerc—Chellenharn Examiner.

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will be made to parliament by ministers to settle an annuity FRIDAY, MAY 26.—Wind S.W. to S.S.W• moderate.
Calcutta—Portland, Stalker, and John Campbell, White, 't '
on that princess of £3,000 per annum. The auspicious cere-
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molly is now understood to be fixed for the first week in Video—Lowther, Nicholson ; Isabella, Brown, and Fanny Palmer,
July.
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REPEAL—At a meeting of Irishmen, held on Wednes-
day night at " the Political and Scientific Institution,"
Turn-again-lane, Skinner-street, London, Mr. Feargus
O'Connor declared for repeal, and said that if it were not now , Lincoln, fromAloiilaendCaßrooray' from New Orleans—Ariatus,
granted, the Irish would have a total seperation ; they would Miner, from Savannah—DeveinreenxMaßraslrito;nSiritcl and Eglinton,
no longer be treated by the Saxons as colonial slaves. There Ganges, Corkan ; and Hercules, from Charleston—Monongahela,cora,Rodgers;
was a great deal of violence displayed, and no little sedition Turley, from Philadelphia—South America, Bailey, from New
Se in a highly excited state. York—Wm. Murray, Dobie, from Palermo—Ann, Herald, from
spoken. The meeting
Copenhagen—Ajax, Claussen, ann. from Painhcenf—D '•1
Marius,
It appears that a Romish priest, who attended to give spi- Brewer ; Anna Wykmer, and Agatha, Schorr,
Rotterdam—
ritual instruction to some convicts of his faith in the hulks at Catharine, from Amsterdam—Charles, from
Ostend—Elizafrom
San-
Woolwich, actually applied to Sir James Graham/in. paymeni ders, Fowler, from Smyrna—Pi
# geon, Iliscock. from Candia—
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I'o this he received the following reply :
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of the Isles, Harper, and
March 15, 18 i3.—Sir,—l am directed by Sir James Graham
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, Cadiz, E
Quiz, Nancy,
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from
Malta—Sir Lass,
and Bertha, Elliot, from
Colin Campbell, from
in which you apply for compensation for attending as Catho- Charente—Hope, Ferranti, from nd,
Havre—and Dorothea,
lie priest on some Catholic convicts on board one of the hulks ; from Danzic.
and to inform you that as there is no public fund applicable to SAlLA:D.—lndependence, Nye, for New York—and Ann Moore,
Paton, for Montreal.
such service, and none from which lie can direct compensation
to be made, Sir James Graham is under the necessity of de-
clining to accede to your application.—l am, Sir, your obe-
dient servant, J. M. Phillips- Rev. W. Marshall, Roman
Catholic Chapel, Deptford.
MB WAR IN CHINA.—A parliamentary return of the
sums paid on account of the war in China, so far as they can
be made out, and of the sums received or due from China
under the late Treaty of Peace or otherwise, has just been
published, from which it appears that the total expenditure,
including £1,096,416 by estimate for 1812-3, is X 1.215,413,
and the actual receipts £2,537.504, whereof £1,237.504 is
Cantor, Ransom ; and £1,300,000 the first instalment paid
under the treaty with China. The amount due from China
is stated thus:—ln June, 1843, 3,000,000 dole.; January,
1814, 3,000,000 dole. ; June, 1815, 2,500,000 dole. ; June,
1845, 2,000,000 doll. ; January, 1816, 2,000,000 dots; total
15,000,000 dots. ; equal, at 4s. 4d. each, to X 3,250,000. This
added to the amount received, makes the aggregate X 5.787.504,
leaving a balance over the expenditure of X 1,572,091. There
are, however, in addition, the following claims to be pro-
vided for :-Ist Opium claims, 6,000,000 dole. 2nd. Bong
merchants' days, estimated at 3,000,000 doh,. 3rd. Such
sums as may be due to the East India Company for expenses
connected with the war, not yet brought to account, and for
which no estimate can now be formed.
WILL OF THE LATE MR. RICHARD ARKWRIGHT.—The
will of this wealthy commoner was on Friday proved in Doc-
, tore-commons, by the oaths of Robert Arkwright, Peter
Arkwright and Charles Arkwright, three of the sons and
executors named in the will, which is dated Dec. 16, 18-11.
This document effectually contradicts the mis-statements
which have been going the round of the papers. One para-
graph asserted that the deceased had given £1,000,000 to
Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Wigram. This so far from being the
case, that that gentleman has not received a legacy of any
kind. Mr. Arkwright gives to his son Robert, £100,000; to
his son Peter, £40,000 ; to his son John, £50,000 ; to his
son Joseph, £80,000; to his grandson, Francis Hurt,
£35,000 ; to six of his grand-daughters, £14,000 each ; and
to all of his other grand-children, £5,000 each ; to his daugh-
ter Ann, wife of Vice-Chancellor Wigram, £25,000 abso-
lutely, and a life interest in £50,000, with power of disposal
at her death : to the Derbyshire General Infirmary, £2OO ; to
the General Hospital near Nottingham, £200; to the Luna-
tic Hospital and Asylum near Manchester, £200; to his
butler, £lOO ; and to his housekeeper, £lOO. The residue
of his property is given to his five sons, who are named
executors. The property has been sworn to exceed in value,
£1,000,000; but of course this is only a nominal sum, as the
scale of stamp duties goes no higher. The probate bears a
stamp of £15,750, and the legacy duty will amount to a much
larger sum. We have heard the whole of his property esti-
mated as high as X 6,000,000, but we believe this estimate is
much exaggerated.—Sunday paper.

Jane, from Galway at Liverpool, with the crew of the Virginia
Packet, from Liverpool for Boston, abandoned 18th May, off Kin-
sale

Kestrel, Wise, from Lima, at this port; sailed Bth Feb. The
Robert Finnie was to sail on the lath Feb. for Liverpool. On 30th
Feb. in lat. 2.0, long. 40, saw one of the West India steamers, out-
ward bound. On Ist May, in lat. 25, long. 39, saw the Simpson,
from Liverpool for Tampico

Flavia, Coffin, from New Orleans, at this port. On 19th May, in
lat. 51, ling. in, spoke the Robert Kerr, from Liverpool for Quebec,
Grecian, Rowett, from Cephalonia, at this port. On 22nd May,
In lat. 61. long. 8, spoke the Helen, from Liverpool for Alexandria.
Adam Lodge, hence for Calcutta, was spoken in lat. 28 S, long.
79 K.

Currency, hence for Calcutta, was spoken 23rd April, in lat. 4 N,
long. 2'2 NV

Mischief, hence for Bombay, was spoken 22nd April, in lat. SN,
long. 21 W

Stirlingshire, from Bombay for Liverpool, was !spoken 3rd May
in lat. 18 N, long. 31 NV

Otterspool, from Calcutta for Liverpool, was spoken 7th May, in
lat. 23 N, long. 36 W
England, hence at New York, in 21 days
Wilhelmine, Warwell, hence at Naples
Mary R Jane, Osborne, hence at Genoa

Wea-therall, Hall, from Sincapore, and Caribbean, Flemming,
from Madras, at St. Helena, and both sailed sth April for Liver-
pool

Duncan, Grives, from Calcutta, at the Cape of Good Hope, and
sailed and April for Liverpool

Brilliant, Havana Packet, Spartan, and Porcia, sailed from Monte
Video for England previous to 17th March

Ocean Queen, from Samarang, at St. Helena, and sailed sth
April for Cork
Coromandel, Harwood, from Bombay, at St. Helena, and sailed
10th April for London
Pilgrim, Rawlins, and Senator, Collins, from Mauritius, at St.
Helena

Ann & Jane, from Calcutta, off ditto
Java, from , at the Cape of Good Hope
Eleanor, from London, at Monte Video
Capp: OF GOOD llopic, March 31.—The Maid of Mona, Blake,
from Bahia, got on shore in Table Bay, yesterday, and was aban-
doned, but was assisted off, after being lightened, making but little
water, and will be hove down. Cargo not damaged.

SATURDAY, MAY 27.—Wind N.W.
ARRIVED.—Qeeen, Dickson, from Savannah—Alpha, John, from
Texas--Juno, Wilcock, from Messina—Catharine, Duentzen, from
Nantes—Mary, Wilson, from St. Bricx—Freundkchaft, Wichards,
from Calais—ldo, Janson, from AntK•erp—and Hannah, Wykmer,
from Dordt.

Jemeson, for New York—Shenandoah, West,
for Philadelphia—Golden Fleece, Ilubbuck, for Bahia—Veracity,
Gething, for BraLils—Gratitude, Lloyd, for Stettin—Fred. Wilhelm
111, Behrendt, for Pillau—Copia, Jarvis, for Gfbraitar—David
Banks, Jolly, for Ancona—lndustry, Craig, for Almeira—Bride of
Abydos, Weakner, for Archangel—Samson, Butcher, for Leghorn
—aud Templar, Orfeur, for Malta, &c.

Samuel Hicks. and Memphis, Knight, hence at New York
Monkton, Armon, hence at Bilboa
Vulcan, hence at Memel
Jacobina, hence at Swinnemunde
Prince of Brazil, hence at Hamburg
Ann Medealf, hence at Cuxhaven
Ocean Queen, hence at Bremen
Commerce, hence at Ostend
Elizabeth, King, hence fur Barbadoes, was spoken 18th May, in
lat. 49, long. s

Clyde and Catharine, from Charleston for Liverpool, were spoken
about .20th May, in long. 22
Defiance, from Alicant for Liverpool, was spoken 18th May, in
lat. 35, long. 10
John Cumming, Thayer, from Savannah, off Waterford
Cockermouth Castle, Bell, from St. Lucia, ditto

SUNDAY, MAY 28.—Wind variable and light.
ARRlVED.—Catharine, Baird; France, Marshall, and Neptune,
from Charleston—Carl August, and Carl Christian, Birr, from Dan-
zic—lngeborg, Eckman, from Chrbitianstadt—and Soldoholm, from
Gothenborg.

SAILED —pith, Day, and Winifred, Webb, for Calcutta—Eliza
Keith, Scott, (or Men—Republic, Luce, and Francis Depau, Forbes,
for New York—Dauntless, Rogers, and Lord Maidstone, Taylor,
for Quebec—Mysore, Ward, for Rio Janeiro—Bolton Abbey, Mason,
for Shippagan —Mathew Plummer, Nicoll, for Genoa—Astrea, Hall,
for Elsinore—Onrust, Huisman, for St. Petersburg—Vigilant, Mul-
lerat, for Ostend—and Pomerania, Brandt, for Danzic.

Hibernia, (steamer) Judklns, from Boston, at this port. Left 16th
May, at 1 30 p.m. arrived at Halifax lath at 4 a.m. ; left at 3 p.m.
anti arrived here at 6 a.m. this day. On 25th May, in lat. 52, long.
so, spoke the Creole, from Liverpool
Mars, Patterson, hence at New Orleans, after being aground
Douglas, Brewster, hence at Savannah, with upwards of 590
sacks salt thrown overboard, having been on shore going In.
Nathaniel Hooper, Churchill, hence for Havana, at Norfolk, with
damage, having been in contact with the Jane, from Charleston,
going M.

incisor Castle, Glover, hence at New Orleans. On 29th April,
saw the wreck of a barque on shore, near Cape Antonia.
Great Western, (steamer) Hoskin, hence at New York
H.M.S. Malabar, (72) from Rio Janeiro, at Plymouth, with Mr.
Ellis on board

Lucy, Little, from New Orleans for Antwerp, at Savannah, to re-
pair damages, basing been in contact with the British ship Eliza-
beth, 4th May, in lat. 24, long. 7g
. .

. .-
Tha Sandwich Islands were ceded to the British Crown on the
25th February, and possession taken of them the same day, in the
name of her Majesty by Lord George Paulet, commanding H.M.S.
Carysfort, (26 guns.)

Sarah Ann, Fortune, hence at St. John, N.B.
Gipsey, Cresswell ; Eliza Kincaid, Brown, and Vesta, Shearer,
hence at Rio Janeiro
Lucy, Woodstock, hence at Barcelona

Statesman, Quillcr, hence at Port Philip

MONDAY, MAT 29.—Wind N.W. light.
ARRlVED.—Velocity, from Trinidad—Clyde, from Charleston—
Post (toy, from Madeira—,'magic, Trewavaa, and Star, Ewart, from
Licata—Chase, liaison, and Priscilla, Thomas, from Palermo—
Venus, Classen, from Norway—and Mary, Boss, from Antwerp.
SAILED.—Hark away, Nicholson, for Virginia—Eliza, Snell, and
Mysore, Ward, for Quebec—Regatta, Martin, for Revel—Hannah
Grayson, Penrice, from Jamaica—George William, Conn, for Ham-
bro'—Enaily Taylor, Ross, for Boston.

Ulster, Drenning, from Maracaibo, at this port; sailed 4th April,
in company with the Wanderer for Liverpool. The Wm. Sorlie,
Helen, and Moslem, were loading (or Liverpool
Stirlingshire, Davidson, from Bombay ; sailed 31st Jan. On lath
May, in lat. 33 N, long. 39 W, spoke the Wanderer, from Pernam-
buco to Liverpool
Oithona, from Liverpool to Port-au-Prince, was lost on Lafolle
Reet, off Aux Cayes, about 10th April; crew and part of the cargo
saved.

Oriental, and Lady Charlotte Guest, sailed from Buenos Ayres
for England 19th March
Stewart, and Cora, hence at Pernambuco

Progress, and James Wolf, from Leith, ditto
Sauguenay, M urray, from London, at Savannah, and cleared 10th
May, for Quebec

Mersey, Reid, from London, at ditto

Mersey, Hamilton; Magnet, Morton; Avon, Robinson, an
Souter Johnny, Little, hence at Montreal
John Walker, Simpson ; Syria, Cox ; Clyde, Matches ; John
Heselton, and Compton, Chapman, hence at Quebec

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Margaret, from Laguna, at Cove
Oxonian, Wilkinson, hence at Oporto

Half Shares
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar
Greenock, and Ayr
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock
Railway Bonds..
Grand Junction ..
Ditto half shares

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BANKS

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Commercial of Liverpool 10 ....
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East of England
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M ONTE VIDEO, March 24.—1 t is understood that the blockade of
this port by the Buenos Ayrian squadron, under Captain Brown,
will be acknowledged by Mr. Mandeville (H.M. Minister), and it is
believed that it will commence Ist April. The Commodore of the
United States squadron has declared that he will not recognise the
blockade.

PRICES OF SHARES, MAY 29.
Prices within the last seven days. This days
RAILWAYS, &c. Per Share. Prices.
Bolton and Preston
Birmingham and Gloucester
Ditto quarter
Birmingham and Derby lOO .... 0 0 0 ...„
Bristol and Exeter
Birkenhead and Chester
Ditto half
Ditto, new, issued at .t 33 dis s .... 0 0 0 ....
Dublin and Drogheda
Eastern Counties
Ditto new Shares .... 8 6 8 0 0 0 .... 10 12 6
Ditto, unregistered l3 68: 10 17 0 , 11 0 0
Ditto, Debentures
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto new shares lO 9 17 6 ....
Ditto Leigh and Newhaven 20 paid 0 0 0 ....
Glasgow, Paisley, & Greenock 25 paid 0 t► 0 ....

4 per cent. par. .. • •
100 .... 197 a 0 .... 197 7 0
50 .... 90 10 0 .... 98 5 0
Quarter 25 ... 49 a 0 ....
New ditto lO .... 0 0 0 .... 34 2 6
Great Western 65 .... go 0 o ...
Ditto new shares OO .... 66 10 0 ...
Ditto Fifth Shares
Great North of England
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Preston . • :
Ditto Junction, new — .... 22 0 0 ...,
Leicester and Swannington 5O .... 0 0 0 ...
Leeds and Selby
Liverpool and Manchester lOO .... lgg 0 0 ...
Ditto quarter shares
Ditto half shares
London and Birmingham lOO .... 211 0 0 ...
Ditto new quarter shares
Ditto old shares
Ditto
London & Brighton 5O . . 93 12 6 ...
Ditto new
London and South Western
Ditto, lath shares
Manchester, Bolton, & Bury
Manchester and Birmingham 4O .... 23 2 6 ...
Ditto and Ditto Extension , 7 .... 0 0 u ex.
Manchester and Leeds 7O .... 00 0 ex,
Ditto half shares
Ditto quarter shales
Midland Counties
Ditto, quarter
I.sth Shares 2 .... 0 0 0 ...
North Midland
...
New North Midland 4O .. 34 0 0 ...
One-third Shares
North Union
Newcastle and Carlisle ISO .... 00 0 ...
Ditto quarter shares
Ulster 25 .... 00 0 ...
Paris and Rouen 24 15.. 27 2 6 ...
Paris and Lyons 2 .... 0u a ....
Rouen and Havre
Newcastle and Darlington June. 3 .... 13 7 6
South Eastern and Dover 6O .. 0 0 0
New shares
York and North Midland 50 paid 0 0 0
Flail Shares . 15 .... 0 0 0

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 26.

Notwithstanding a change of wind to the westward in the
course of yesterday, we have still much rain at intervals,
and this, with the cold easterly winds prevalent for a month
previously, will possibly bring the period of harvest to a
somewhat later date than was at one time contemplated ;
which consideration, coupled with the diminution of stocks,
very partially replaced by limited supplies for some time
past, fully confirms the renewed steadiness of feeling obser-
vable of late upon our market and those of the country gen-
erally. The fresh arrivals of the last three days are to a
trivial amount altogether, and, though not active, there has
appeared a more general disposition to purchase, and at very
full prices for most articles of the trade.
No change takes takes place this week in the various du-
ties on Foreign Corn.

Although ;we had but a slender attendance of millers and
dealers at this day's market, the wheat trade tkroughout
continued to exhibit an increasing degree of stability ; and
upon a moderate demand, English and Irish Wheat, being
scarce, realised the full rates of Tuesday, whilst Foreign, es-
pecially the better qualities of Odessa, were the turn dearer.
Flour being in fair request, home-made and Irish obtained
a slight amendment in value, and superior brands of States
and Canadian commanded an advance of 6d. per barrel.