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      v — : BLACK . AND WHITE SLAYEEY . : BY BOBEBT BTJCHAKAK . Does Brougham's master mind , strive to arrest TheoppreBrredapat * of tfee . lnXui West , Because his-wish , wl object i » ta see The hl » ekana-whit « , 'both happy , andlwth free ? VTcriLatliAtmy feeVlepen coulQ&XLBweTyea , — Then might the feeling heart with femifrnefw Wess The Sacred effort , to emancipate The negro ' s limbs , —and right to radicate . Bat r adio teH , the neb can sympathise "With Indian wrwags—ret torn away their eyes From labour ' s sons—i&f tlaves of power , and pride"Which fill our hoasted land on every side . The troephilanthropist nifl always aim - To free each form irhobean the toman same ; . Freedsa and Justice , to the blade and -white , "Wiflbe his watchword , and his soul ' s delight . The tmerdicwnst ishe -who can

      With honest »» i defend the rights of man ; "Who views the slave , beneath as InSansky , And ses girt Britain , trithaa equal eye , And sees , Where ' er the tyrant ' s powers enthrall , AniBsaUoffe ^ dtoihe liord of ilL Not so , the load aad motley throng , -whose tongues , - SeemnoK inspiiEd .-wi \ ii . trans-Atlwitic-WToiig * . EromHuan , nshelp , our home-bred stares , obtain , Their rawed children cry fox bread in rain ; Unmoved brnafire-wrongs , they can behold , Young England ' s hpslth sM ^ norals pledged for Gold The Woonnng morn of childhood tara'd to gloem And youth , the victim of as early tomb . The factory slave ingrain may aid implore . Deaf aretheir ears , and -dosed is mercy ' s door , The love of wealth coined from the -wretches blood , Absorbs their mimls" ; too strong to he snbdned ; lor negroes ' ris&ts they safely may declaim ,

      Then interest lights -on no bestOe same , Bat Snglaads helots claim no passing fi ? h , Because the British " ^ jlants ' s" standing by ; And -while he seems to treep far glares atooa ' d Rales all beneath him -with an iron rod ; Exacting with a Shyloek ' s murderous tnH , From bleeding industry , and native skill , ' The prodnee of their to 2 ;—and yet the knare , Loots grim , yfksa called a tyrant by his slave . In vam may Brougfaon ever think to claim , A good man ' s blessing , or a Patriot ' same , Not all his thnnderingB for the Ethicrn race Can save him from contempt—from black disgrace England , than cries aloud rahold the man , The base concocter of the hellish plan .

      To rob the humble of the last defence The law afforded , and to huushhence , The landmarks of the poor , "which lone had sto » 3 , Between their birthright , and a rcltirrVs brood . Be honest , ye -who cress the -western sea , To set the negro from his fetters free . If yon desire that tyranny shall die , J " cr universal freedom , raise your cry- — At nome show b y your conduct , te the poor You wish to raise them from oppression ^ door , To elevate them in the' social scale ; Their rights surrender , and their wronzs go > heal Then may you hope to see the gloriottf da v , "When wrong and slavery shall have pass'd * = w . ir ; Andliberated men , with loud acclaim , Rejoice in showering blessings on ysur nam » .

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      THE GATHERING OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN UNION BrspeOfvJL y inscribed lo Fearous O'Connor , Esc by Robert Bibb , JTharfdule Port . Arocse ye arouse ! from your lethargy wake I And the chains of base trranny manfully break- ; Ths watchword is echoed torn mountain and lake . And die Banner of Green is unfarled ! Oh ! proudl y it floats on ihe summer ' s soft jrale , And xho * gntyrant 3 would gladly the emblem assail ; Yet freemen will guard it—andj 6 Vously " hia , TheBanner of freedomand Truth i On—on— -to the gathering— tis liberty ' s call ! In a glorious phalanx—oppression appal- Let " J . ustiee and Truth —be the motto of all , "Who dare to contend for their rishta ¦

      T / p— -up—ilen of England—the glorious and hrave The patriot C Connor—jour Birthrights would save ' Be stedfest—be firm—Oh ! and proudly shall it : Te , The beautiful Banner of Green ' . Arise son 3 of Scoda ! the signal 13 given , And the tears of the nation " kre wafted to Heav ' n I Arise ye—and soon , shall dark thraldom be driven , From the Land of the Thisvle and Ress Awake ye—awake—sons of Erin—who stood , The ibieniost in battle—un-iatmted in flood—An 2 thoush . cowards mar term ye—" alleisin blood : Yet ye hurl back toe lie with contempt 1 ThB ^ urse of your country shall fall on his head ! "Who dared such nn infamous falsehood to spread : And the legends of old—when his spirit is fled , ' Shall Wight with , their hatred his tomb I

      Arouse ye , arouse ! both the Thistle and Rose—And twme round the Shamrock—all trrants oppose : Oh ' bravely encounter vour country ' s base foes And on high wxve the Banner of Green !

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      THE LITE xsv TJMES of JOKN MILTOX , "by "Wixixoi Cakpexter . London : —VTakelin , Shoe Lane . '' SirEgerton Brydges jcsdy observes , tiat the lesson of Milton ' s life Is one of the most instructive that biography afibrds ; it shows -what various' and < Visgrm 51 aT powers may be tmited in the same person , and what a grandeur of moral principles may actuate the human heart . " To appreciate his character , however , his prose writings must be especially studied . These are comparatively -nninown , but they are a mine of

      wealth -which -will amply repay all the time and labour ~ th « it are \> estowed upon them . The princi ples which they inculcate are identified with all virtue and social happiness , and should he familarized to the popnlar mind in all countries where civil , political , and religious liberty is- the avowed object of their institutions . Until those principles are _ -universall y recognised and acted upon , civil . « oaety -will be imperfect in its , arrangements , and the people and the governments will be subject to the same perpetual uneasiness and uncertainty , respecting the permanent tenure of their respective rights . "

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      For an apt condensation and just compendium of Milton ' s prose works , - we would refer our readers fo Mr . Carpenter ' s "life and Times of Milton . " A SPEECH , FOB THE LIBERTY OF TJN-¦ I 1 CEXSED . PRLNTLTiG , to the Parliament of England , by Johx Miltox . London : — "Wakelin , Shoe Lane . " WAT TYLER , a Dramatic Poem in Three Acts , byJRoBEST So-cthey , Esq ., PoetLaureattobjer Majesty . ' - THE TISION OF JUDGMENT , by Lokd Bybos . London : —Cleave , Shoe Lane , Fleet Street . These are Three neatly printed , -well got up , cheap little thing ? . IVe recommend them to the attention of our rtsders .

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      HULL TEMPERANCE PIONEER ; Edited by B . Fibth , No . 9 . A capital number—containing an editorial article in -which a Teverend oppoaent of the tee-total army is severely chastised ; a very lively and forcible appeal to Christians by a correspondent who signs - ' Jnaius ; " several excellent letters , and a startling paper beaded " Gleanings of Facts , " from -which we give tie following extracts—** XnTmalhoiaes axe liable to internal combustion , and som e mSivideals are highly susceptible of strong electrical excitation . John Henry Cobanson , informs us , that a Polish gentleman in the fine of Q ^ neen Bona Aforza , having drunk tw » dishes of a liquor called brandy-wine , vomited flames and was "burned Dythem . Thomas Bartho&n thus describes a

      szsularacoflenl :- f'A poor -woman at Paris -used to drink spirits of ¦ wine pleniifiiUy for the space of three years , so as to take nothing else . Her body contracted such a combustible disposition , that one night , -when she lay down upon a stra-w couch , she was all burnt to ashes except her skull and the ex-. tremities of her fingers . Strumms informs us , in' the German Bjihemerides , -that in the Northern countries of Europe , fifiT ^ pg often evaporate from the stomachs of those who are addicted to drinjdng strong liquors ; and he adds that three nobility of Lourland drank by emulation strong liquors , and two of them died scorched snl suffocated hy a fiame which issued from their stomachs . A fisherman ' s wife of the name oi Grace Fett , of the parish of St . Clements , Ipswich , had been in the habit for several veais ' of going down stairs every m ? nt after she was half undressed to smokeapipe . ' She did this on the evening here alluded to . Her daughter had fallen asleep and did not miss her , until she awoke in the morning , ana oncoing do-Hn stairs , found hismother " a"bod y appearing 5 « a block of wood bumine witha eiowine fire -without

      v * ' L p ° quenching the fire with water , the .-nei g hbour 3 , ^^ w cries of the daughter had hronghtin , -were almost ssiied with the smelL The trunk of the mdhrtanate -woman ^ f ^ 051 turned to ashes , zzi appeared like a heap of ^ P ^ I ^ fd idthTThite ashes : T&hea ^ aruiSjlezs a ^ ra ^ r ^* * ? " * ^ uraed . " The cloAes -of a ch&a on ed " scd theJ ^ S * ) a ? er screen oi the other were -nntoiichnkh ^ weko ^ 0111 ^ ^ ? P ^ rifuDy « f gin orerffiraS ^ - ^^ to . ^ noW ^ centl / retamed sod ? Dothevnat t ^^ = » encea » etp consoderBacehusa Sw Lord God ^ T ^ -S ^ ^? ^ io ^ ^^ d of vants : we ** 1 Z *^ ££ ^ J ™™**<* servants . -his serago , ™ this uei gtbS ^^^^ P ^^ ea , a fe * years ^ sSscSSSS ^ w ^ ¦ wh ere liquor was , having hT ^ fZ !^ " !^ ^ tie $ * & > toxicationpreviouslv , anfhad ^ f ^ 110 ? ^ a state of ™ - and wa fo ^ d burnt as ^ ckaife 10 ^ 1631 ^ tefa ^^ This extract Jnay afford mnrli ™ • r - tt ^ ' ^ : £ » SZ'Stt ,

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      A DEMAGOGUE EC" A COUNCIL OF T ^ IR exckSed pSL ^ - attempt Teta P ^ S ^ ship !' ' fa 'i ^ ^ . retnmedMr . Track ; who havi ™ thr .-^ ZSSt *? ^^^ ont lighting ad ? . Ifwe doU ^^ ^^ ° i ^ maj notdSit .

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      The gentlemen looked at each other ; the young waiting in respect for the counsel of the old , the old hesitating in deference to the pride and feelings of the voting , "We mast join you in this enterprise , Captain , " said Mr . Sharp quietly , but with the manner of a man of spirit and ner «> . - " Certainly , certainly , " cried Mr . Monday ; we ougbt to make a common affair of it ; as I dare say Sir George Templemore -will agree with me in maintaining tne nobility and gentry are not often backward when their persons are to " be risked . " Tbe spurious baronet acquiesced in the proposal readily as it had been made by Mm whom he had temporarily deposed ; for , though , a weak and a vain T ^ o gpntiomBn 1 / wVatI nt AStrr . other : the TOOlig

      young -m « Ti , ie was far from being a dastard . "Ihis is a serious business , " observed . Paul , J * and it ought to be ordered with method and intelrice . IF we have a ship to care for , wehave those who are infinitely more precious . " ^ " Very trne , Mr . Blunt , very true , " interrupted Mr . Dodge , a little eagerly . It is my maxim to let-well alone ; and I am certain shipwrecked people can hardly be better off and more comfortable than -we are at this very moment . I dare say these gallant sailors , if the question were fairly put to them , would give it by a handsome majority in favour of things rs they are . I am a Conservative , Captain ; and I think an airoeal ousht to be made to the

      ballotboxes before we decide on a measure of so much magnitude . " The occasion -was too grave for the ordinary pleasantry ; and this singular proposition was heard in silence , to Mr . Dodge ' s great disgust . at I think it the duty of Captain Truck to endeavour to retake Ids vessel , " continued Panl : " but the afiair-will be serious and success is far from certain . The Montank ' s launch ought to be left at a distance with all the females , and in prudent keeping ; for any disaster to the boarding-party would probably throw the rest of the boats into the hands of the barbarians , and endanger the safety of those left in the launch . . Mr . Emngham and Mr . John Effingham will of course remain with the ladies . "

      The father assented with the simplicity of one who did not distrust his ow _ n motives ; but the eagleshaped features of his kinsman curled with a cool and sarcastic smile . " WDl-. yoM remain on the launch r" the latter asked pointedly , turning towards Paul . " Certainly ft -would be greatly out of character -were I to think of it . My trade is war ; and I trust that Captain Truck means to honour me with , the command of one of the boats . " "I thought * as much , by Jove ! " exclaimed the Captain , seizing a hand , which he shook with the utmost cordiality . ' - ' ' 1 should as soon expect to see the sheet-anchor wink , or the best bower give a

      mournful smile , as to see you duck . Still , gentlemen , I am well aware of th «* difference in our situations . I ask no man tn forget his dunes to those on shore on my account ; and I fancy that my regular people , aided by Mr . Blunt , who can really serve me by Ms knowledge , will be as likely to do all that can be done , &s all of ns united . It is not numbers that carry ships , so much as spirit , promptitude , and resolution . " li But the question has not yet been pnt to the people , " said Mr . Dodge , who was a little mystified By the word last used ; which he had yet to learn was snictly technical as applied to a vessel ' s crew .

      "It shall , Sir , " returned Captain Truck ; " I beg you to note the majority . My lads , " he continued , rising on a thwart , and speaking nloud , " vou knov the history " of the ship . As to the Arabs , now they have got her , they do not know how to sail her ; and it is no more than a kindness to take her ont of their hands . For this business 1 want volunteers ; those who are for the reef , aud an attack , will rise up and cheer ; while they who like an ofliug have only to sit still , and stay where they are . " The words were no sooner spoken than . Mr . Leach jumped np on the gunwale and waved his hat . The people rose as one man , and , taking the signal from the mate , they gave three as hearty cheers as ever rung over the bottle . " . Dead against you , Sir , " observed the Captain , nodding to the editor ; "and 1 hope you are . now sat isried .

      " The ballot might have given it the other way , " ' muttered Mr . Dodge ; " there can be no freedom' election -without the ballot . "—Homeward Bound .

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      AxElectricai Lady . —A respcctaWe physician , in the last number of SiUiman ' s Journal , gives the following very curious account of an e ] ec ; rical lady . Ke states , that on the evening of Jan . 2 Sth , during a somewhat extraordinary display of the northern lights , tie person in question Iseeairie so highly charged with electricity , as to give out vivid electrical sparts from the end " of each finger to tLe face cf each of the company present . ' This did not cease with the heavenly phenomenon , but continued for several months , during which time she ivas constantly charged , and giving off electrical sparks to every conductor ? he approached . This" was extremely vexatious , as = he could not touch the « tove , or any metallic utensil , without first civiug off an

      electric spark , with the consequent twiuge . The state most favourable to this phenomenon was an atmosphere of about £ 0 Fah ., moderate exercise , and social enjoyment . It disappeared in an atmosphere approaching zero , and under the debilitating effects of fear . "When seated by 3 stove , reading , with her feet upon the feeder , she pave spark ? at the rate of three or four a minute ; and under the most favourable circumstances a spark that could be seen , "heard , or felt , passed every second ! She could charge others in the same way , when insulated , v / ho could then give sparks to others . To make it satisfactory that her dress did not produce it , it was changed to cotton and woollen without altering the phenomenon . The lady i ; about thirty—of sedentary pursuits , and a delicate state of health , having for two years previous suffered from acute rheumatism and neuralgic affections , with peculiar symptoms .

      TiSIE- —There is no such thing as time . It is bet space occupied by incident , It is the same to eternity as matter is to infinite space—a portion of the immense ocenpied by something within the sphere of mortal sense . We ought not to calculate our age by the passing year ? , but by the passing of feelings and events . It is what we have done , and what we have suffered , makes us old . —James . Diet of Old Persons . It is certainly more healthful for old people , as well as for every one , to eat three or four times a day xhan to make one full meal only . "No . aged person sho-atd eat animal food oftener than once in the day . The stomach will digest a dinner when breakfast and supper have been

      light ; but if the digestion of one meal he Eot completed before another is taken , there is little chance ) f either being properly disposed of . Persons in high life , and especially those advanced in years , who are in the habit of going to dinner partie ? . Sec , should set apart ose or two days in a week to rest , quiet , and abstinence . It is reported of a late wellknown alderman , that he used to have what he called one banyan day a week . Habits , which might be indulged in with comparative impunity when the system was in its highest vigour , are productive of

      immediate evils to the weak frames of the aged ; and , therefore , whatever I have reprobated as hurtful to the young or mature is especially to- be avoided by the aged . Others may , with some appearance of reason , hope to escape the penalties of their imprudence ; but , for those who are on the brink of the grave , and whom the slightest departure from the dictates of reason may precipitate into it , to cherish any such delusive ' expectations i 3 inexcusable , and their vain dreams must speedily be dissipated by the stern realities of retributive sufFeriss . —Curtis on

      Health . Trial by Battle . —Amongst the customs of the old Scandinavians was the judiciary combat or trial by battle , which rooted itself so deeply in the institutions of the Korth as to defy the authority of popes and councils . This mode was attended with many difficulties and inconveniences , such as the proximity of relationship , or the inequality of age and strength in the antagonists . The dexterous pugilist , or the daring adventurer , frequently abused this practice by converting : it into a source of gain . It is recorded in Grettir ' s Sacra , that in the reign of Erik Jarl , these desperadoes " challengedlando-raers and even noblemen to fight duels for money and for

      women ; no compensation or redress was made for a man killed in such a duel ; many were dishonoured , and some slauehtered ; therefore Hing Erik abolished all-duels " ; he also outlawed all robbers and Berssrkers who disturbed the kingdom . " Despexadoes fought within a very narrow space ; sometimes on a hide nine ells long , spread on the ground ; or xil " a ring marked with stones or enclosed -with hazel stakes . Others chose an island or " holm , " so that neither parry could escape , -whence this combat was called the Hblmganga . Instances are recorded where a man and a Woman were the combatants , and , in that case , the rules for equalizing

      the strength and advantages of the parries were whimsically ingenious . Tha male hero was fixed in a ' circular pit to the depth of his girdle , and armed with an oaken staff a cloth ell long . The virago was famished wittf a rope or sling of equal length , at the end-of which wa 3 tied a heavy stone . YVith this weapon she endeavoured to fell her antagonist , who parried and shifted as well as he could . If h « succeeded in twisting the club in the sling , which was fastened to the woman ' s arm , the battle ^ generally won , as he could then drag her within reach of bis fists . —Edinburgh Cabinet Library , No . XXIII . Scandinavia , Ancient and Modem , To ? . J .

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      h * t £° ? l > ¥ - ~ I have ieard much of the beauty of truth ; but it is a beauty no one likes to wLT " * a T ° , fiDd U out > is only t 0 find that you bare been duped in every possible manner ; and to fiear it , is only to have a friend give way to his v 7 JZ ' ^ Y T . ething disagreeable to you . Every question has two faces , and If you view it T ? L ° n n On ^ Slde l * * "MW * durable light . Time ought not m reason to diminish friendship , when it confirms the truth of it by experience . There . » no state of feeUng . to whic / we SS Acn ^ . o .. - V , ^ -. - - .- --.- -7- .

      nna something in the elements or in the natural world so nearly corresponding , as to give us the idea of a companionship in our joys and sorrows . —Sarah XTS ^' i , Notlung hardens the heart more than that knowled ge of the world ; which is founded on a knowledge of its vices , made bitter by disappointments and misanthropical by deceit ; -Dr . IAndsay . -Love levels all inequalities , makes low the mountain and exalts the valley , arid brings human beings of every age and every station into a state of brotherhood . The lion and lamb lie down together , the leopard dwells with the kid , and a little child shall leaaV them . "What unprejudiced man can look abroad in . the-world and not see this . La Foutaigne and Goldsmith . ——Joseph Warton pronounced Goldsmith the first of solemn

      coxcombs ; "Wal pole called him an inspired idiot ; Beattie , a genius who affected silliness and absurdity . Goldsmith himself confessed , with infinite goodhumour , that he always argued best when alone ; and his famous observation to LoTiShelburne , " I wonder they should call your Lordship Malagrida , for Malagrida was a very good man , " is a specimen of the facility of his blunders . The records of Fontaigne ' s conversation , recall the Hibernian . Upon one occasion he accoxipanied E . acine to mass ; and his companion perceiving him to be weary of the long service , put into his hand . a bible . Fontaigne , turning over the pages of the minor prophets , happened to glance at the prayer of the Jews in Baruch ; and

      and unable to suppress his admiration of its eloquence , lie said to Racine , " This Baruch was a noble genius . " During the following and many sub-Sequent days every friend whom be met was accosted with the same inquiry , " . Have you read Baruch ? He was a beautiful genius . " During the first , performance of his opera Astree , he was seated behind some ladies who were unacquainted with his person , and every moment he exclaimed " this is detestable . " The ladies displeased at the interrupt ion , expressed their astonishment at his manner , informing him , that the author was a person of wit , M . de la

      Fontaigne . " Ah ! ladies , " replied the poet , the play is worth nothing ; and this Fontaigne , whom you praise so loudly , is a fool ; it is he himself who addresses you . " At the conclusion of the first act he Tetired into a cafee , and went to sleep . A friend happening to enter , awoke him , with astonishment at his absence from the theatre on the first performance of his opera . " I have just left it , " said Fontaigne , " I tried the first act , and was so prodigiously fatigued that I have no wish to hear the remainder . I admire the patience of the Parisians . " —Fraser Magazine .

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      Shaup Retort . —Sir William B—— being at a parish meeting , made proposals , which an influential farmer objected to , and so effectually , that they were not carried . Highly enraged— ' Sir , " says he to the farmer , " you may be a judge of a plough , but you know nothing of the subjects in which you interfered . I think I ought to be well informed upon them—I have been at both the Universities , and at two colleges in each . " " Well Sir , " replied the farmer , and what of that ? I had a calf that sucked two covrs , and the observation I made was , that the more lie sucked the greater-calf he grew . " J

      Compos on ; Nox-Co > : pos . —In a cause respecting a will at the Derby Assizes , evidence was given to prove the testatrix ( an apothecary's ¦ wife ) ¦ a lunatic , and amongst other things , it was de-posed that she had swept a quantity of pots , lotions , potions , &e . into the street as rubbish . " I doubt , " says the k-iirned judge , " whether sweeping physic into-the . street be any proof of- insanity . " " True , my Lord , " replied the counsel , " but sweeping the pots awav certainlv was . "

      The Country Fiddler . —A rustic Paganini was so fond of accompanying his performance on the violin conspirito , that it frequently brought him into many scrapes us well as distress . A gentlemanmeeting him one day , looking very doloroso , said , " Why , Jack , what ails you , " isn't vour fiddle in tune ? " ' 2 s 0 , Zur , " replied Jack , "it be in pairn . '" Riding . —An officer on a field-day happened to be thrown from his hor ? e , and as he lay sprawling on the ground , said to a friend who ran to his as " - sistauce— " 1 thought , " said he , " I had improved in my riding , but 1 find I have fallen off . " Preventative of the Effems of Thunder on Bekii . —Amon 2 the learaeudissertitVons

      delivered during the late scientific meeting at Liverpool , was one on the power of thunder over small beer . The learned lecturer forgot to recommend , ns the best preventative , "brew it stronger . Lord Ken von . —A brother lawyer having mentioned to Jekyll that he once went down into Lord Kenyon ' s knclun , and saw the spits as bright and unused as when they came from the maker . " Why do you mention his spit , " said Jekyll , " when you know nothing turns upon that !"

      How to make a Pun , —First lay a trap for it , and when you see an opportunity , pounce upon it immediately ; garnish it with a few grins ; and servu it up as often as you conveniently can . A trap may be set in many ways . The trap enigmatical , thus : —Why is a person beating his wife like a ladies' tailor ? Because he is a man milling her ( milliner : ) do you take ? The trap hypothetical , thus : —If a chairman were political , he certainly

      would lend a helping hand to the Poles . The trap anecdotieal , thus : —When the tyrant of Algiers was conveyed te Naples , the polacea , on board which . he was , outsailed all the vessels which accompanied her . " Indeed , " — "but you know there -was no wonder in that , for she was sure to carry tbe Dey . *' These , or many other method * , may be * followed of laying the trap , and when once the pun is caught , it requires little csre or ingenitv to make it available .

      bTRANGE Aa > ies . —Three gentlemen l : eing at a tavern , whose names were Moore , Strange , and Wright;—said the last , " There is but one knave in company , and that is Strange . " u Yes , " answered Strange , " there is one iloore . " " Ay , " said Moore , " that's Wright . " Minimum ok Wit . —A gentleman being asked by a friend , " what it was o'clock ? " replied , "Little or nothing . " . " How so ? " asked the inquirer . " Why , " said the wit , "it is not quite one , and that which is lest than one must be little or nothing . " Astronomical Solution . —At a school near London , the learned master was lately giving- a lecture on astronomy ; and after alluding to the representationof the world on the shoulders of Atla- * .

      , asked the class generally on what Atlas stood ? One replied , as the world was made out of chaos , he must stand on chaos ; another conjectured on a rock ; when a lad from Cardiff , at the bottom of the class , exclaimed , " I know , sir . " " Indeed , " replied the doctor , " pray tell us on what you think be stood . " " I know , " answered the toy , " but it is not my turn yet . " When the question passed to him , the whole class was on tiptoe to hear the young Welshman ' s idea , when , with an air of consequence , he exclaimed , " On bis legs , to be sure ; on what else could he stand ?"

      A Fair Toast . —In a company of topers , whose fancies are always inventive of " a reason fair to fill their glass again , " a round of belles , was proposed . Dr . Barrett , upon being called upon for the fair object of his admiration , gave with much gravity , " the college bell . " Extraordinary Medley . — The following advertisement of a sale by auction is extracted from the Worcester Journal . " To be sold by auction , by W . Hobbs , in '^ R corn-market , Saturday , Jan . 10 , a . handsome hackney . filly , four cart horses , a handsome . bible , gilt leaves , with plates , and a hall lantern . " - . -

      A Reason for Crying . — 'Dean Swift relates , that a piouB and orthodox parish clerk always began to cry " - soon after the Te Deum had commenced . Being asked the reasdn , he replied , " Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cru , and so do I , " Advertisement . — The following advertisement is literally copied from a New . Jersey paper . " To be sold on the 8 th of July one thousand and thirty-one suits-at-law , the . property of ap eminent attorney , about to retire from business . — -N . ote ; -tlje clients are rich and obstinate . " . ••

      Dinner Huktixg . — " Do you hunt ! " inquired a " countryman " of D ¦ —r-. " " Huntj did you Say , my darlint " ? " replied he . " To be sure I dp , every born day of my life . " "And pray , " continued his friend , " what description of game do you pursue ?" " What game ? " thundered Dan , " why the best of all game that comes to the table—a dinner , to he sure ! " The " oderPat" was satisfied .

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      - £ ^^ Set . —The verger qf Salisbury eathedrai was telhng a party of -riaitbrs that ho less tnan eight persons once dined a > the top 'of ( the « pire ^ then , " rejoined one of the party , " they must have ; been ^ plaguily : sharp ^ et ^ \ ^ : ';¦ ¦< : ; : ' : - \"] t u " ^ %£ ? *^ HEArkNi-I n tho heighbournood of Kilbarchan there lived two men , father and son , weavers by trade , and sole . inhabitants of the ^ . ^^ - -- *« r ^ ciTa L -4 er M . | n ^ --fciiuW - w ^ - ship before going to bed , the old man praying and the Bon reading the chapter . Qne night the son w ™»* ng from the twelfth chapter of Revelations « 7 o . ¦ fnpfter wonder- in Heaven , a great dragoon . " otop , Hughie , " says the father ¦ « than ' 9 ™™

      , ,, -it s . no dragoon , , it ' s a dragon . " « Wha should ken best quo' Hughie , " when 1 have the beuk t £ Z ? f " ^^ ^^ 8 ^ out that , ¥ ve ^ ^ fift y times , and I ' m right ; dear me | Hugh , did ^ ou ever hear o' a dragoon being ik that guid place ? I ne ' er did . " « Ay , aT , father ; but this Hu ^ ^ ^ " "^ eV ^ el , read awa at % r . ' - rate ^? 7 o'Clavers ' bloody troopers ^ M edical Ad vice .-A learned doctor , in a recent work on the climate , &c . of London and its vicinity , recommenda Grmesend as a salubrious SlidTi * cheerful Permanent residence for

      Human Zoology . —The celebrated Professor —— - dining in company with a gaudy , discordant and silly chatterer , was asked to telpher to the usual concomitan t of boiled fowl ; as he did , he abstractedl y murmured t'Fzrstey-Jtitaliopcb-rrts . "

      Markets.

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      " 5 MSBK » ™ " » The price of white wheaten bread of the first quality at Parw is 6 / jc . theloafortwo -kilogrammes , which w less than 6 d the loaJ of 4 Jb Wish weight , and the price of bread of the first quahty u » London being 9 d the loaf of 4 lb , the difference is super cent , tnatbread w dearer in London than at Pariii The highest quotation of white wheat pf the first quality is 33 f . the ^ lj hectolitre , which equal ? 50 s 5 d the quarter . The highest quotation of flour of the first quality is 501 . the 159 kilogrammes ,, which answers to 37 s 6 J the sack of 2801 b ; English weight , and the hi ghest quotation of fluurof the firist quality in-London being 55 s the sack , it follows that Il 6 ur is b 6 per cent dearer in London than at Paris , and that with the sum of * 2 15 s a wan may buy 4091 b . of fine flour at Paris , whereas with the same sum he can buy only 2801 b in London . . The following is the state of things in other parts oi

      At Abbeville the highest quotation of white wheat of the hist quality is 2 W ., which equals J 5 s 10 d the quarter . At Iduu the mean price olI wheat is 19 f . 48 c ., which answers to ^ in ? ™ ^ v ^ J- M Dl J the hi ghest quotation of wheat is . 191 . 50 c , which answers to 44 s 8 d the quarter . Atlhinkirk whe ; it rules from 23 f . to 301 V th « 1 )^ hectolitre , which is from doa Id to 4 js lOd the quarter . At Marans the highest quotation of wlieat is 17 f . ( 56 c , which equals 40 s 5 d the martHT . At Houeu wheat rules from 19 f . 50 c , to 20 f . 50 c which is from 44 s bd to 47 s the quarter . At Tours the highest quotation of wheat is 30 f . the If hectolitre , which answers to 433 lOd the quarter .

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      LEEDS CORN MARKET , JVLiy 29 . WHEAT per Quarter of Eight Bushels , 601 bs . Norfolk , Suflblk , Essex , new red , 62 , 64 , tine 67 s . wht . < 55 s 70 s Lincolnshire and Cambridge , do tils , 03 s , do 60 s , do 64 s 68 s Yorkshire .......... do-61 , , 63 s , do G 4 s , do 64 s 67 s Old ><•>•••• . ' ... do 61 s , 63 s , do C 6 h , do 6 Js 69 s BARLEY per Quarter of Ki ght Imyerial Bushels . Norfolk , and Suffolk . new , 29 s , extra fine 32 s 33 s Lincolnshire ,... ....... do 27 s , do 30 s 32 s Yorkshire , Wold & Boroughbridjje , do 27 s , do 30 s 33 S P ^ as , White .... do 348 40 s Do Grey , .. ¦ .,,..... do 33 s 35 s BEANS per Quarter of 631 bs per Bashel . Ticks ,,... ................ new , 36 s , 39 s , old 35 s 39 s Harrow and Pigeon , ........ do 37 s , 10 s , do 3 Ss 42 a

      OATS , pnr Quarter of Ei ght Imperial Bushels . Potato ... new , 24 a , 25 s , old 27 s lolund ,. Jo 248 , 25 s , do 27 s binalandlTiezWd , do 2 : ^ , 258 , ( 10 26 a ^• V )^ * • "V V' • new 12 ( 1 - 13 &-per Stone of 141 bs . bHKLLl-NG , per Load of 2611 bs ,.... old 30 s 31 s new — s to —s MALT , pc-r Load of 6 Bushels , .., . 37 * 3 g 3 to 4 Is RAPESEED , per Lastof 10 Quarters ....... . V ^ to i 27

      -ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEK . ^ heat 6 HFB Mal t _ Oati ... - . - .- 634 ¦ " Shelling _ Barley ................ 344 Klour _ Jteans ' 1204 flapeseed 870 i , l Linseed .... 320 Tares ..... THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK , ENDING May 15 th , 1833 . Whoat . Oats . Dartey . Beans . Rye . Peas . ' 4136 420 854 409 2 — 62 s . 2 d . 22 s . 9 d . 3 ls . lid . 40 s . 3 d . 40 s . 8 d . -s . 0 a

      The arrivals of Wheat and Beans to thw day's market are larg er than last week ; Oats ami BarW wnallur . There has bet-n a good demand for Wheat to day , " at an advance of Is . to 2 s . pnr quarter . Barley , Oats , Shelling , and Beans are much the same in price , as last week . After laet Tuesday we had the weather much colder , and it still continues at niglitu ;

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      SMITHFJELD CATTLE MARKET , May 28 . [ Wheneverthe word stone occurs in these prices throughout thispuper , it is to bu considered as the -imperial stone of i 41 bs . and such only , no other being lawful . ] In our market this morning thorn was a fair average time-ofycar suppl y of Beasts , both as to numbers and quality , exhibited for sale ,. the best oi which were in very steady demand , at fully last weeks quotations ; whilst in tne middline and inferior beasts but little was doing . The supply of Sheep was modernt . 'ly good ; ' For the . primost Southdnwns the sale was rather br « k , and a somewhat ¦ . butter feeling was apparent in tnedemand . The quotations noted in our last week ' * report . wore firmly supported . The suuply of lambs being somewhat morL- than waa required to meet he wants of the buyers , much sluggishness was apparent in the demand , and the prices were lrom 2 d to 4 d per Wbs lower than last quoted . Calves , the supply of which M-as moderate , wore in steady sale , at an advance of 4 d nor 8 lbs . But littlvj business was transacted in Pigs , at the currencies noted hist weekwhilst the lwaa

      , suppy tolerably good . The arrivals of livestock , by steamers , from Scotland ; have been very modiirate , but a very large Slinnlv is expBcteil thence for Friday ' s market . : About 600 Scots , Homebi-ods , jind Shorthorns , came from Norfolk ; 300 Scots , Herefords , and Runts , from Suffolk ; 200 Uunt ^ , Devons , ; ind Septa , from Iwsox ; 100 Devons and Hereforos , from Cambrid geshire ; 200 Shorthorns , from Lincolnshire ; 100 Shorthorns , from Leicestershire- ; 100 Shorthorns , from Northamptonshire ; 300 Herefords , from Herefordshire ; 200 Devons , fiom Devonshire ; 90 Scots by sea from . Aberdeen ; - 100 Devons , Ilnrits , and Herefords , from Snssnx ; 50 Scots and Devona , frorii Bunoy ; 50 Scots , Herefords , and Runts , from Kent . The ' remainder of the supply of bvasts came from the neighbourhood of the metronolls . The supply of Sheep chiefly- consisted of Southdowus , LcicesUTs , Kents , and Kentish- half-breus witli 300 by stpampackets from Scotland , 200 from Hull , and 300 from Boston . NeiiTly the -whole of the Lambs were Devons . Lincolns Leicesters , and Dorsets .

      Per stone of 81 bs . to sink the offal . 1 . s . d . s . d . s . d . s . d . Inferior Beef ..., 'i 2 to 2 4 Prime Reef 3 0 to 3 6 Ditto Mutton .... 3 2 .. 3 6 DittoMutton .... 3 10 .. 4 0 Middling Beiif ... 2 6 .. 2 8 Lamb ........... 4 10 6 8 UittoWuU 0 n .... 3 8 .. 3 10 Veal . 4 4 o in

      LIVE CATTLE AT MARKET . Boast 3 , 2 , 859—Sheep and Lanib 3 , 23 . 920— Calves , 115—Pigs , 334 . Live Cattle at Market on Friday last , Beasts 61 o—Sheep and Lambs , 3 , 811—Calves HGI Pigs ( 50 ^ .

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      LONDON CORN EXCHANGE . MAiiK-LANE , Monday , May 28 . There were some alight showers in the early part of the oast week , but since 'Wednesday , to yest . irday inclusive the weather has been dry , with the wind mostly . prevailing from the northcast ; this ; morning we have hud s «; m « fine rain . There was a ffood supply of Wheat this morning from . Essex and Suffolk , but only a moderate quantity from Kent , and frotnull these counties the show of B-ariey , Beans , and Peas , was very limited , whilst ¦ pt Oat 3 fur thw day-s nvnrket there was alartre arrival , consisting principally ot Irisli . There was a fur steady demand for all fresh thrashed Wheat , and for the choicest red an advance of Is , per quarter Was obtained , but this improvement cannot . be quoted for even the finest white , whilst XiM general runs were no dearer than on this dav . ^ enmght . The price of ' town-made flour has been fixed at o / spiTsack , being an advance of 2 s cer sack : nnSitoWt

      marks , ex-slup , are held nt a similar improvement . Barlev continues Scarce , and this article met a good demand at last week's currency , the , distillers taking the finest qualities , and dealers grinding samples . Malt was without alteration in value . Beans and Poas were in fair request , at full as much money . The h . rjro supply of Irish Oats , cujubined . with the re reshing rani ot this morning , caused a . dull trade for this article , but only on cargoes Wanted out was there a trifline aba ! ement submitted to ,. this scarcely avaraging 6 d per qiiarter , whilst the recent arrivals are held pretty firmly at last Monday squotationa . There 1 V as nothing of consequence passmn - with the . crushers in Linseed or Rapeseed ^ both arHcli-s being held fully as dear , but of the latter , for small-lots adapted lor sowing , high prices were made . Bonded Wheat was in , good demand at rather niora money , there hetiaa several countryibnyers at market this morning who took off a large quantity .

      CURRENCY PEHIMPERIAL MEASURE . ^ WHEAT . s . s .. Malt , NorfolkPale ; ' - . 52 * .. 60 Es ^ ex Kent , Suflblk 5 « .. 66 Ware ' el " 63 f r -line , , , . »» , »» , ; , N OJ 5 •//* ¦ ¦ *'¦ ' pp \ q ^^ dt ^ S ;; f $ r Gr ^ - - S ••* Yorkshire ......... We .....,-.,..... S 6 .. 37 WPStCornitryRed '" V : * ite . „ ,.... 40 .. 45 White , do ......,.. ; _; ,.. , :., . BBANS . Northumberland and ; . £ > mau- * ............, Scotch White ..... 54 ... 58 X ^ , old ......,.., 35 .. 3 g Fine do ... . ; ...,.. 59 .. 63 ™™> n ............ 3 S .. 41 Moray-Angus and ¦ . ' :, MH-agan ' ... ; ..., , < , RotlishireRed .. ; . ' 0 ,. -. 0 ¦ ' ' ' 0 ATS . - ' ' i ^ m § m mmm- ™ mmmmm-iBm

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      : PRICES OF HOPS IN THE BOROCdH / '¦ "' V Tv Th ? j 5 raand for Ho P ' V to' supply immediate wants . Ihe old duty stands at ^ " 155 , 000 . Farnham .... jj-6 16 to 8 16 East Kent , Pkets ^ 4 0 to 5 12 Mid . Kent Pkets 8 15 ... 5 2 Weald of Kent do 3 10 ' ,. 4 0 Vaga .... 3 15 .. 4 18 Sussex Pockets .. 3 5 .. 3 14

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      ¦ The : trade haying gnpplied thenisfilves freely last week , the demand for Sugar has been more limited , and . the Bales onljr reactt , 600 Wids . British . Plantation , without alteration in . Mice . . 2 ^ 0 Q bags Bengal sold , at 64 s to 64 s 6 di and 1 , 100 bags ^ 2 ? - at the nnotatipngi No transactions in foreign worth reBortmg . The business transacted in Mohsaes lia &een ^ nanedtoaH raaU parcel of Demerara , at 28 » per cwt . Ihe transactions in . Plantation O 6 ffee comprise 200 ^ a ks of offavJuTUe ^ rks ^^ ^^^^^ £ > f 4 s iist §§ t ¦ * H ?* & £ &M ??« l y thet whpleTf-IfflSSiSa £

      SiSSB froveff , ana sales to the extent - -rf 300 ^ chTh ^ ,. ^ maae . vi ^ DeroeraraVof low strength-ana q ^ S ' & ^ aala ^ miaaiing 3 s 9 d to 3 s il 4 , ana choiw ^ arksT ^ a ^ lot of very fine Jamaica 4 s , ; 7 d . per gallon . , >«™»» maii . There has been a partial inquiry for East India Indigo ; the public sale of Caracca went p . ff well , considerintt the previous state of the martet ; : the whole 227 serons sold from ^ s 6 d to 5 s 9 d per lb . in bond , which is 3 d to 4 d below the last sale ' s prices . In Lac D ye there has been more aping , 118 chests are reported , at lOjd to lid . Sales of Tincal at 58 s , Bombay Safflower at 20 s , and sAovit' 500 bags of <petre at 24 s , ' . 6 d comprise all . the transactions in Bast India Drysaltery articles tliisweek . . ' .-. . -

      DYEWOODS . —A cargo of 200 tons of fresh Campeachy Logwooaha 8 beensoldatjf 8 5 s , and 40 of Jamaica at jfl 5 * to £ 1 12 a-: 6 a . ; in Fustic ; 30 tons Cuba at ^ 7 , and 40 o £ Snanishat jf 4 5 s to jf 4 7 s 6 d peic ton ; the sales of other kinda of . Wood have been trifling . AmeiicanTar continoes in request , 350 barrels have been aisposed of at 17 a 6 d net barrels TBrpertine supports last week ' s quotations , 1 , 300 Barrels b £ . middling quahty brought 12 s id to 12 s 4 d per cwt . The demand for Ashes is conhnea to . Mbntreal Pearls , of which about iOO barrels havebeen sold at 31 s 6 d to 32 a ; of Pots only a . yeryfew barrels have changed hands , at 27 s to 27 a 6 d ; chiefly ? t ^ o ? Iivt i pnc ? - There is ho alteration in Quercitroa Kark ; 250 hhds . are announced for auction on Wednesday next . Nothing done in Gloverseed or Linseed . The sales oi Hides arejtanted to 1 , 640 salted Buenos Ayres , chiefly inrfenor , at 3 | d to . 41 d . ^ 400 dry aaUed at 6 ^ 4 & 6 jK 300 sa \ te 4 Demerara at 4 id , 1 , 800 brined East India KipVat 8 , 'd for sound , and wormed at 4 jd ., and 400 Buffalo at 3 | d to 4 id per iulue il

      . uemauaor oDacco is very limited ,-and the sales have been confined to 120 hhds at the quotations . In . consequence of advices received this week ' irom Naples , which seem likely to enhance the future prices of Brimstone a speculative . inquiry took place a few days ago ,-and npyraTdsof 500 tons changed hands at an advance of 5 s : per ton ; themarket since ha 3 been quiet , though the quantity offering is iiotsolaTge as previoustj , ' . Shumac continues to find a steady sale , without change in prices worthy of ^ notice . Several parcels of Argols having arrived thia week , them has been a temporary suspension of the demand for them ; the few small sales made have full y supported previous rates . Cream of Tartar and brown Tartar continue very scarce ; the former article has realised 68 s from the ship-side . There has been a partial . inq \ iiiy for the better descriptions of Madders , ana

      small sales made . Bladder Roots continue neglected . Olive Oil has also been in limited demand , audlower prices have in most instances been accepted ; the eale . 5 reported do not exceed 20 turis . We have no sales fo notice in Fish Oils , and prices remain without alteration In Seed Oils the transactions have been confined principally to pale Rape , which ia in good request , at rather better prices , owing to the large export of Rapeseed to the continent , and the consequenl advance in price of that article ; a small-b-oainess has been done m Linseed Oil . The sales of Palm Oil continue very trifling , and . the price remains steady as quoted . Oil of Turpentine dull of sale . Hemp has become veiyscarce , andJ £ 3 Sia now readily obtained for Petersburgh clean ¦ 54 bales Bombay sold at ^ 19 10 s ; in Jute nothing doing . Flax continues in runited request . The sales of T aHow are trifling , and lower prices have been submitted to by holders .

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      CURRENT PRICES OF GRAIN per Imperial Quarter . . QUANTITIES and AVERAGE PRICES of BRITISH GRAIN , per Imperial Quarter , sold in the London Market , dunng . theweek , ending May 22-.-Wheat , 9 , 545 qrs . 63 s 8 d . - Barky , 8 , 141 qrs . 338 . Id .: Oats , 24 , 618 qw . 23 s . 7 d . M % 3 i ! a qr ! 3 ' 6 d # * " * 634 < 1 « - 34 s . 8 d . Rye ,

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      SUGAR , COFFEE , COCOA , AND SPICES . SUGAR . s . d . 8 . d . COCOA . Latee Lumps . . 72 0 a 73 0 8 . d . s d Small ditto .. 74 0 a 75 0 Trinidad ( per AIola 83 e 8 , Briti 8 h 24 0 a 2 ri 0 cwt . ) ..,..... 40 0 a 54 0 Bengal good and Grenada 40 ' 0 a 5 » 0 line ....... 0 0 a 0 0 St . Lucia ..... 0 0 a 0 0 Barbadoes , Fme 0 0 a 0 0 Brazil ... 35 0 a 40 O . COFFEE . SPICES . Jamaica , tine 110 Oal 22 0 Cinnamon lb . 3 6 a 7 6 Middling .... 97 OalOS 0 Cloves ( Am-Ordinary .... 80 0 a C 6 0 boyna ) .... 1 0 a 1 2 and

      Demerara Do . ( Bourbon ) 1 0 a 1 1 Kerbicegood Mace 2 8 a 7 0 ¦ Middling .. 106 0 a 114 0 Nutmegs ( un- Goddandline " " garb . ) 4 10 » s « Ordinary .. 96 0 a 104 0 Pepper ( Cay- 5 6 Ordinary and eine ) ...... 0 8 a 2 fi Broken .... 69 0 a 80 0 Pimento ( JanTi'S - " ' maica ...... 0 3 a 0 4 ^ Middling ... 96 0 a 116 0 Ginger ( Jamaica ) VMMJu . ano . ime White sn n - ion n Ordinary .. 82 0 a 93 0 Sfarge . ' . UO S a 210 ° 0 St . Domingo 42 0 a 44 0 Barbadoes .. 48 0 a 56 0 Mocha ...... 65 0 a 120 0 East India .. 21 0 1 30 0

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      LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET , May 18 . nf ? fl rrnnn \ eek ' S i mpOr n are ext J finsive , and they consist of about 1 , 000 bags from Peru , and the residue from the Aleuuerriinean . Until the result of the public sales is known vve uonot anticipate much business . The sales this week have been rather limited , but we have no change in the rates to nSw ' j fe ^ h ° 2 ' ^ S « ' Piously this year

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      LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET , MONDAY , MAY 28 . The imports of Flour and Oatmeal , as well as those of free bwin , have this week been moderate . Several cargoes of v » heataud Flow have arrived lrom foreign ports . Throughout the weak , prices of both free and bonded Wheat have continued to advance ; in the former the business has not been to a great extent ; bonded has been in considerable rpquest and the last reported sales were at 63 9 d to 7 s per 701 bs for fresh importations of fine Baltic red . Choice Irish redhasbroueht 9 s ed to 9 s 9 d per / Olbs . Flour has met a better . sale , at an advance of Is to Is 6 d per sack- The Oat market has also shown a tendency to improvement ; fine mealing qualities of Irish Oats have brought 3 s 3 a , and there are few , if any , to be had under 3 s Id per 451 bs . Several speculative purchases have been made m Oatmeal ; 27 s to 27 s 6 d per 2401 bs paid for choice Irishmanufactnre . Bailey has continued to me » t a demand forshipment to Wales ^ and has brought full pricesibs to 37 s per imperial quarter for English ; 4 s 6 d to 4 s 9 d up to 5 s per COlbs . for choice parcels of Scotch . Beans are held at rather higher rates . In the ralue of Peas no change In addition to the business above named the transactions under lock have been confined to the sale of two or thrre parcels of superfine sweet Baltic Flour at 25 s to 25 s 6 d ner barrel . y

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      LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET . ™ , . . ' , Saturday Evening-, May 26 , 1838 . The extensive demand noticed last week stiU continues Doth Irom the trade and speculators , ana although the importers of American have ofiersd their stocks freely , the market has closed at the full quotations of last week ; Pernambuco Balua , and the common qualities of Egyptian , ' have advanted U per lb . 13 , 500 American and 3 B 0 Egyptian have been taken oh speculation , and 600 American , 220 Surat arifl ifiO Bengal for exportThe sales amount

      . to 41 , 540 baes comprising ^ " ' " f 1 » SOSealslana 17 to 36 550 Bahia & Mac . 7 * to 81 l ^ Staineddo . 6 to 13 80 Demerara , &c .... 8 to 12 / ISO Bowed Geor .. 6 to 8 J 1740 E » yptian 8 tn 19 J 4590 rMobile .. 5 ] t 08 -B ^ doeV ' .: r . 63 to 8 J Alabama , ic ; 5 ^ to 64 200 Peruvian 7 * t « f 2 260 ldNewOrleans .. 5 J to 9 * . fflo Lip ^ i . " . ' . - " - . e'S-f 1370 l ^ niambuco , 10 West India .. 6 to 8 1 Jaraiha , &c . 8 J to 9 ? 2260 Snrat ........ 31 to 5 * llOoi ^ aranham . 8 to 9 ^ 100 Madras ........ 4 to 53 S Sawginned .. 7 to 8 280 Bengal ....,... 3 . 3 to 5 The Imports for the week are 73 , 211 bags .

      Comparative view of the Imports and Exports of Cotton mtoana from the whole kingdom , from the 1 st of January to the . 19 th inst .- and of the Imports and Exports for the same penodlastyear .

      Into tho kingdom this year : American ...... .. .. bags 518 , 012 South American .. .. .. .. .. 52 , 391 West Indies , Desaerara , &c . .. .. 1 , 961 East Indies .. - .. .. .. .. 24 , 206 . Egypt , -&c .- ... ' ,., ' ... .. ; . .-. ¦ '•• . 18 , 183 Total of allde 8 cription 3 .. > . .. 644 , 753 Same period last year : American .. .. .. bags 405 . 1 Z 4 South American - ... .. ..-. 63 , 804 West Indies , Demerara ,, &c . 2 , 528 East-Indies .. ., ' .. .. 71 , 20 $ Egypt , ifcc . .. .. .. 11 , 147 ¦ . ..,. /¦ —— --613 , 807 ; . Increase pf imports as compared . ' .-withaamppenodlastyear , bags : . 30 947 ' -

      EXPO ^ TS 183 » . ; . ; . ¦ ' - ' . American , 14 , 492——Brazil , 1245 ^~ -Bast Indies , 8 , 664 ' ' Total m 1838 .... . 1 ' 24 , 6 ) 1 bags . " i ? ameperioainl 837 .. / W . ' - - ' 33 , 730 " ' ''' . M _ GNJxn % ! jW 28 . ^ The ' V 8 ale 9 . today . are ^ rge having been sold , including 1000 American on speculation , and 450 for export . The - prices . ' of Friday are firmly supported , and m some instances an advance has been obtained . The sales to-day comprise 1000 Stoat at 4 $ 4 to 53 d , | 900 Pernam , 9 d . to 9 * S . ; 250 Bahia , 8 d . to 8 jd . ; 150 Maranhamj 9 d .. to 9 Jd . ; 150 Egj-ptian , 9 d . to 12 d . ; and 4750 American , 5 | d . to 8 jd . On Saturday 4000 bags were sold . . ' " ¦ .

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      BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED . iNN FOSTER , Barton-hill , Yorkshire , innkeeper

      . BANKRUPTS . fll ^ S 0 U ^ BR . , E ^ t ^ Street , ChelseaVbiiiiaer , to surrend fc r fune . Jv at half-past twelve . o ' clock , Jul y . 6 , at half-past eleven , at theBankrupts' Court . Solicitor , Mr / Turner Cliftoras-mn ; official assignee , Mr , Turqaana , eopthail-Dmld-™ n 1 L % ! ^ KEMPTON , Smith-8 treet , Northampton-square , goldsimth J une 1 , July 6 , at twelve o'clock , nt the Bankrupts ' Mr l'ennell ° > ^ orton ' Je ^ vin-street ; official assi nee , T ™ $ t * \ ^ ^ S King ^ ana . ternice ., Kingsland , chemkt , June 9 , July 6 , at eleven o ' clock , at the Bankmnt « rin ^ f '

      swucltora , Messrs Clark , Fynmore , and Fladgate , Cravenplace ( Id J et »*»«««» » Mr . Edwar ^ Frederick ' s-ROBERtTSoMAS LATHAM , Andover , Hampshire , surgeon June 12 , at one o'clock , July . 6 , at two , atV Wh ^ Hart Inn , Artuover . Solicitors , Messrs . Austen and Hobson . Raymond-buildings , Gray ' s-inn . ; - h . WILLIAM MADDICK ; Jun ., Manchester , drysalter , June 12 , at three o ' clock , July . 6 , at ten , at the . Commissionr ^ ' - ^ e ^ erlrSi ; . ^^^^ Messrs . Johnson , Son , and SAMUEL LONtx , Cheltenham ,. licensedvictualler , June 15 July 6 , at tliree oxlock , at the Royal Hotel , Cheltenham : So- ' haters , Messrs . Creome and Son , Cainscross RICHARD CROWTHER , Birmingham , builder , June 6 July 6 at one o ' clock , at the IJnion Inn , Birmingham . Solicitors , Messrs . Philpptt and Son , Southampton-street , Fioonis

      DIVIDENDS . ; June 23 S . MarshaU , Sheffield , manufacturer of cutlery . June 19 , J . Schofield Oldham , Lancashire , gW . June io' n V % , ? \ ' - Manchester , warehousemen . June is , 1 .. K . uilz ,. ballora , Lancashire , manufactunng chemist . CERTIFICATES—JUNE 15 . J 'S a n f ^ xton , Irlam , and Manchester , dyewood-erinder . D . Dakcyne , Manchester , and Gradbach , Stafforash # e , flaxspinner . W . W . Garlick , Manchester , plumber ; PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED . R . Parker and Co 7 , Kendal , Westmorland , and J . Squire and ¦ Co ., Manchester , butter-dealers ; as far as reg : irosR . Parker . Hall and Oldham , Manchester , silk-throwsters .

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      FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE , May 29

      BANKRUPTS . . SAMUEL GEORGE BEAMISH , limestone-dealer , Manorplace , W'alworth , to surrender June 4 , at one , and July 10 , at twelve , at-the Court of Bankruptcy * Rickardsand Waller . Lincoln ' s ihn-tield 3 . ¦' ¦ ¦ ¦ . . FREDERICK WYATT , upholsterer . West Cowes , June 7 , and July 10 , at eleven , at the Vine Inn , West Cowes , Walker , Southampton-street , Bloomsbury-square ; Deacon and Loag ? Southampton . " 3 AMES ABELL , money-scrivener , Gloucester , June 8 , and July 10 , at three ,. at the oflice of Mr . Lewis , Gloucester . Lewis , Gloucester ; a'Beckett , Goldeh-BquaTe , London . ALEXA . VDJBR MORE , merchant , Old Broad-street , June 4 , at twelve , and July 10 , at eleven , at the Court of Bankruptcy . Clark , St . Swithin ' s-lahe , official assignee ; White and Wbitmore , Bedford-row , London ; Edwards , Strand . JOHN WADE , grocer , Plymouth , June 11 , and July 10 , at ten , at the Royal Hotel , Plymouth . Suit , Lombard-srreet , Londou ; Lockyer and Bulteel ; Plymouth .

      Af ^ 5 XV ? o - DAWSON , SQUIRE GALLOWAY , SMITH MOORHOUSE , WILLIAM JQWETT , and JOHN NUNWEEK , worsted-spinners , Bradford , Yorkshire , June 9 , and Jnlr 10 , at eleven , at the GourtBouse , Leeds . Battye , Fiiher , aniSudlow , Chancery-lane , London ; Wagstaff , Bradford . SAMUEL , CHIFNEY , horse-dealer , Wood Ditton * Cambridgeshire , June 18 , and July 10 , at one , at the Bull Inn , Cambridgeshire . Bratiscbmb , Wine Office-court , Fleet-street , London . •¦ - . ' : ' . . .. ¦ ¦ ¦¦ : ¦• ¦' . .. ¦' '; . ¦¦ ¦ ¦ ' , ¦" . ' : JOHN ? NORRIS ANDREWS , provisionrdealer , Northampton , June 9 , at teri , and July 10 , at one , at the Goat Inn , NMthampton , Becke ,. Northampton . ¦' Becke , Lihtoln ' B Innfields , London . . ¦' - .. ' ¦ ¦¦ _ . J . OHN CHESWORTH , innkeeper , Lune-streeti Liverpool , "June 13 , and July 10 , at one , at the Cla . Tendph-ro 6 m 3 , Liverpool . Norris and Allen j Bartlett ' a-biiildingSj Holborn , London ; Lowe , Lord-street , Liyernopl . : . . . ; : CHARLES DRANSFIELD , cardmaker , Emley , Yorkshire , Jtine 19 and July 13 , at eleven , at the George lniy Huadersfield ' . Battye , Fisher , and Luolow , Chancery-lane , London ; Allison j -Huaaersfield . _ : ¦

      DIVIDENDS . "V : > v . Jnne 20 , W . Green , . Shenield / irpnirioneer . Juiiel 9 W S : , dna'J . Woodhe ^ d , Aldmoiidbn > y ,. Ypft 8 hire , scribbling-^^ v / K ? ^ v ^^ l ¥ ^»' iiS » -t o-MooiB ,- £ S > cushire , distiller ; -June : 21 , ^^ ^ W ^ Scau > , OTiifax , " draper . H "'¦ ' ^ - ¦ 'i - : PAITCHE 8 S » £ P 8 / iusS 0 LVEb . ¦;¦ ::: ' . : '" Bussey and Wrayi Leeds , stone-masons ;" - WOIrinson aniT Armstrong , Manchester , calico-printers . J . Tomlinson and W . Cooper , ^ Rochdale , Lancashn-e , butchers . E . Foster and Co . v Sheffield , common-brewers . T . Woodward and Ce . Oldham , Lsncashire , cahinet-makers ; as far as recards T » Heseltine . ft . and" S . Jones , Liverpool , ship-smiths . : T » Green and'H . M'Phail , Leeds , -wire-workers .

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      IMPERIAL AVERAGES . « , , ,. WhtBartaOata | B . ye \ Bn 3 . iPean . Week endmg April 111838 . 5810 30 1 2110 31 » U 2 ' 31 11 18 08 9 29 10 21 8 31 4 34 9 33 S 2 59 0 29 9 21 lofi | j 9 34 9 33 \ -f May 1 60 0 30 1 22 oP ' 4 34 11 33 8 8 6010 29 . 10 22 0 M 3 36 4 34 4 15 62 2 30 2 22 8 32 6 36 5 34 4 Aggregate Average of the I _ last six weeks 5911 29 11 22 0 I 3 II 0 35 3 33 6 Duties ..,.. .... 27 818 4 13 9 22 9 16 9 19 9 Do . on grain from British - Possessions out of I

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      HIDES ( per lb . ) Market Hides , 56 a ' ' Market Hides , 96 a ' ^ 6 « b « 2 Ja 23 104 lbB :..... » 31 a 4 i ^ ' 4 l J ' - "" 2 * a 3 Pitto , 104 a 112 lbs .... 4 * bS Ditto , / 2 a 80 lbs 2 ^ a 3 » - Calf Skins ( each ) ....,. 6 s 6 d Sittn' * Qfi h * * ' L U Horse Hide 8 ' ' ••• • S * 0 d Ditto , 88 a 961 b 3 ... . 3 | a 35

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      METALS LEAD , je s . ' £ s . jp . £ 8 British Pig Litharge .... 23 15 a o ' 0 ( per ton ) .... 21 10 a 0 0 TIN . s . d . a . d hhcat ( milled ) 22 10 a 0 0 In Blocks 92 0 a 92 6 R"r .... , 23 10 a 0 0 Ingots 93 0 a 93 6 Patent shot , Bars ... 94 0 a 94 6 la 12 21 10 a 0 0 COPPER . Rod , or Minium 23 10 a 0 0 British Cake ^ 91 a £ 0 0 White 30 10 a 31 0 Sheets , per lb . 0 lid a 0 0

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      THS WATERSIDE POTATOE MARKET . Prices remain rather steady , notwithstanding the continued arrivals of most descriptions of Putatoes : a decline , hfiwever is anticipated , should the weather become warmer . ' s . s . s s York Reds ( per ton ) 90 a 100 Shaws ( per ton ) 45 a 50 Scotch Rods 70 a 80 Devon Reds ... . 70 a 80 Kidneys . > ... G 5 a 75 Jersey Whites ...... 40 a 50 Natives , 40 a 50 Blues' 55 a 65

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      LEATHER ( per lb . ) Crop Hiaes , 30 a 401 bs . ll ' a ' li German Horse Hides .. . 10 a 21 Ditto , 40 aa 01 ba ...... 12 al 4 j Spanish Horse Hides ... 12 a 24 n , ' , , ' ^? 1 bs 13 a 17 Calf Skins , 30 a 40 lbs . ^ . H ^ es . io 13 ( dozen . ) .... I 4 al 6 VHn ., 1 Bntts . 16 a 17 Ditto , 40 a 50 lbs ,..... 15 a 21 gnghah Butts 14 a 24 Ditto , 50 a 60 lbs ..... . 16 a 22 Foreign Butts ...,.... 14 al 7 Ditto , 70 a 100 lbs ..... 14 a 20 ' ^ rwgti Ilides . 10 a l 2 Large Seal Skins ...... 11 a 15 Dressing Hides ....... 11 al 4 Ditto , Small .......... 20 a 22 Di « p SWd . 12 a 15 Kips .... , 10 a 18 Best Saddlers'Hides .. 14 a 16 Basils ..... 7 al 2 English Horse Hides .. 10 a 12 Bellies 6 a 8 Shoulders ............. 7 al 3

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      TALLOV / AND CANDLES . Whitechnpol Market price of Fat , 2 s 8 | d .- In quantities of 81 bs . s . d . ad Town Tallow ( per cwt ) 48 6 Graves 16 0 Russia do ( Candle ) .. 47 0 Good Dregs .. 0 0 w"ite do 0 0 Mould Candles ... 9 0 Stnil 37 0 Store do ....:.. 7 r Hough do .... 24 0 Inferior ditto is ' 6

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      HAY AND STRAW ( perload of 36 trusses . ) Smithfteld . £ . a . £ . s . 1 Whitechapel . £ . a . £ a % * y » - •'"• ¦ * « a 5 5 Hay ............ 4 0 a 5 6 Clover .... 4 4 a 5 14 Clover .......... 4 0 a 6 0 Straw ... 116 a 2 2 Straw .... 118 a 2 2 . Cumberland . Portman , Edgeware-road . Hayv .... - 3 15 a 5 0 Hay 4 10 a 5 5 CWer 3 15 a 5 10 Clover .......... 5 0 a 5 A 5 btraw 2 0 a 2 2 Straw ........... 2 0 a 2 5

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      LONDON WOOL MARKET , BR 1 TISH & , FOREIGN , -Mon . We have not the slightest alteration to notice in the currencies of British wool , whilst there has been byiiomeausa large amount of business transacted . We are nappy to intimate that several very extensive orders for woollen ^ oods have lately arrived from the United States , which will , we doubt not , give an impetus to trade . -Inferior German wool is in steady demand , at fullv labit week's nutations ; but , with other kinds of foreign wool , trade is dull , at barel y late rates . The imports since our last have been moderate . v- .

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      . MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE , Saturday , May 26 . . At ' our market this morning there was a better attendance of the trade and a fair inquiry for all articles . Wheat was held for an advance of 2 d . to 3 d . per bushelj and in some instances equal to 10 s . for red , and 10 s . 6 d . per 701 bs . for white was-realised . Higher rates were likewise , firmly demanded tor Flour , and Is . per 2801 bs . improvement on . the previous rates may be noted . —Some speculative purchases in Oatmeal were reported in Liverpool , at au advance of 9 d . per load , which caused holders to demand corresponding prices , a limited extent of business was however trausacted at such rates . Oat » were rather dearer . Beans and Malt as ' -last quoted . . '

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      LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET , Monday , May 28 . We have had but a very limited supply of Beasts at market to-day , and the demand has been rather large ; consequently there has been anadvance of price . Of Sheep we have had a large supplv for the time of theyear , and the prices are slightly on the decline , owing to many cli pped Sheep having been in the market . The first quality Beef was readily sold as high as 6 « d . per lb . ; middling , 6 d . tofijd . The " beatWobl Sheep weTe sold at about 7 | d . ; varym ? . from that to 63 d - clbpedSheep from 6 dto 6 jd . The market throughout w ^ nt off tolerably brisk , especially for Beef , which wasTold up at a very early hour , and the Sheep and Lambs were principal ! . ' Holdup at the close of the markfit . Lambs may be qrioted a ' t from 18 s . to 28 s . each . Number ef Beasts at market S ^ S , Slieep and Lambs 5 , 616 . CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL , From the 213 t to the 28 th May . Cows . Calves . Sheep . Lambs . Pies . ' ¦ Horses 1 , 702 2 2 , 931 773 4 , 635 132

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 2, 1838, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1008/page/7/