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      TO THK EDITORS OK THE KOETHKfcK M STAR . GnrruaiEV «—In a letter intter £ ed in your paper of the 2 a » d nlu , wejbave an elaborate phulipic against the middle classes bj Mr . Bronterre , who identifies them with the upper classes as the interested enemies of the working classes . As to * fr »» individuals who compose th « middle classes they are defined by him in terms intelligible enough for all the purposes of an argument . In his statement they comprehend above three-fourths of the present constituency . From this general definition we may infer , that he includes in the tiAMI ^ classes all tradesmen or dealem in the necessaries of life—&B those whodonot work at anr operative emnloTment ; be this asit may , — ,. ^ w ^ ^ - ^ - ^« - 1 _ _ 1 _* . * . '_ i _ 1 * .. m

      they are a considerable , and I may add , with truth , an influential portion of society , against whom his denunciations are particularly levelled . I belong to that large "body against whom he ** " >|» hittiff * Uj flwflnqr ™ , and believing some of his ; © pinions tobe erroneous , von will , perhaps , give me an impartial hearing ; if not in nndicauon of my own claa * , at least in onpogition to some of the sentiments promulgated by die person to whom I have alluded . HeendeaTOurs to prove- that the middle classes are not only the enemies of the working classes , but that they are interested in being their enemies ; that is , interested in the continuance of the present system , by which the working classes are deprived

      of the privilege of participating in the making of the law * andwithheldrromTotingforthelawmakers . B y any particulars in the character of proofs which-he advance * , 1 cannot see , as lie asserts , that" what is slavery and misery to the working classes is ease and luxury to the middle classes . " If Mr . Bronferre be correct , 1 reouire enlightening upon the subject , my present conviction being , that in nineteen cases out of twenty it is the undoubted interest of all the middle classes to support the interests and promote the prosperity of the working classes . My experience goes to prove th&t the more the ¦ wen-king classes receive in wages , the more I recerre in the way of Irasinew , and thatmy profits are in a ratio to their

      remuneration of labour . If the body of the working class rollers distress through turnouts , partial employment , or reduction of wages , like a limb of the fame body 1 suffer too , in being obliged to give more credit—in making more bad debts—m & dimi Tjution of my weekly receipts—and , having to meet all my engagements as before , 1 need not add that I sufff r through great anxiety of mind . "Now , if the working cla&-e « were regularly and fully employed —if they were well remunerated for their labourand if all commodities were lightly taxed—and traders unrestricted in one article as . another—in short , if the working classes were happy and pros * perous , I infer that 1 riiould be happy and progl

      perous in proportion ; and I infer it not arbitrarily , frat from considering the effect which any alteration in their condition has in invariably regulating , and saxnitariy affecting mine . - . - It may , or may not , be the case , lor anything- ] know , that the middle classes are opposed to the working classes having the Suffrage , but if be so , iny firm belief is , that it is owing to one of the two following causes ; namely , to the unconstitutional and miachievons influence of the Aristocracy upon the middle classes , or to ignorance—sneer ignorance of their trut ; interest and their country ' s weaL The majority nf the middle clashes who have at present the Suffrage , have not the liberty to exercise it conscientitiu > ly : it is a dead letter and a mockery—the real power residing in » be Aristocracy . It 13 notorious , that the Aristocratic landlord , whether he be

      Whig-or lory , tliinis for-all his tenants through-the Xaedinm of ius steward's brains , who is constantly ffispatched . Fith a message to all the tenantspretiou « ly to an election with the word of command , as to whom they are to give their votes ; and obedience to th * command i » as imperative on the poor enslaved tenants as obedience to the command of a colonel is imperative on his regiment . This is owing to sot having the Ballot , and to the son-existence- of any e *> tiuiera . cting influence from masses of other TOtera . How then " could it have been expected that a brtter Parliament would hav . » been elected under snch _ a system ? Notwithstanding ,. I am ready to admit , that many of the middle classes adhere to file £ T 8 iem through gross political ignorance ; yet the way to baiiish ignorance is not b y eensnre , but by the diffusion of knowledge— "that light of the mind . " '

      I am , Gentlemen , Your humble servant , OBSERVATUS Oldbam , September 25 , 183 B-

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      THE SONO OF LIBERTY FOR THK GREAT NORTHERN UNJOS . BT BOBEBT BIBB , XTBMS . TDHS POET . w e come , nv come , from the hardy North , And tjur banner * mve on high ; Oar shouts of freedom echo forth , Our prayers h * re rest the jikj . W e come , we come , with the oare branch , Aodweaeek M > tnaeiea » Vlood ; For oar equal ri g hts eaet heart n staintcb As the oak in Us native wood . ¦ We come , we come , like the mighty rush Ol the fearful aralanehe ; Yet would not the sons of labour crush , Nor the smue of beauty bUacK We come , we come , in a proud array , And ire Kara the tyrxnus' boast ; * For the Son of Freedom yet shall pl » T On onr brave and gallant host . We come , we come , like the bounding sea , Resistless ia our force ; Who dare oppaw the path of the free , Or stop our righteous course ? - We come , -we come , with * >»«• welcome song Of heayeo-bornllberty ; "Whilit countless thousands swell the throng , And join the general cry . "We come , we come , from the hardy North , And omr banners wave on high ; Our shouts of freedom echo forth , Our prayers have rent the skv . . We coqe , we tome , with the olive branch , A » d we seek not useless blood ; For our equal righrj each hnn is stxnnrii As the oak in Us satire wood !

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      PARBURyS ORIENTAL HERALD . Thin is one of the most valuable , as well as ene of the most ably conducted , periodicals of the day : It embraces a wide field of information on matter * which , tboajra essentially connected with British enterprise , and with the honour and credit of the BritUb . came , are yet so little Known or heard-of by the far greater portion of society , that the blackness of oppression and mUrule has been long suffered to input its sombre and savage hue to the fairest portion * of created nature , and to render hopelessly ¦ nbeerrjent to the lasts of avarice and villany , developed in their most sickening and heart-rending fonas , the most interesting and inoffensive portion of

      tae human race , without even the salutary , though partial , check , which is afforded to villanv in more open circumstances by the brand of public detestation Jtfia abhorrence . India will indeed be fonnd , in the words of an eloquent writer in this Magazine , a fearful millstone round the neck of England—when the day of reckoning amongst nations shall arrive . "We are sorry that our limits preclude us from giving at length the masterly article headed , "Indian Holers and Mi-rulers . " It is a . shght pluck at tbe gauze- curtain with whleh the affectation of" Liberal attention to the interests of India have veiled a concocted system of villaniea , such as we ' suppose the world never looked upon in any other instance . The curtain is indeed bnt slightly lilted , and yet

      enoug h' is shown to cause the mind which has'soy regard" for honesty to shrink repulsirery irom the hideous disclosure . Immediately following-this is an excellently well written article , evidently fro » i the pen of one intimately acquainted with his subject— "On the application of British Capital to tbe agricultural resources of India . " "We would comxntnd this article to the attention of all humane and pttilanthropic capitalists .

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      TAIT'S MAGAZINE . " Peeps political from the loop-holes of retreat , " is as excellent artiele in which the imbeciles , wbo now misgovern s * , set It en both lugs in good style . The O'Conorll sad Melbourne trick for shoving poor Unwell , Bice , aB ? Glenelg overboard , bv way of lightening the thipthat she may float a little loager ; is well exposed . The whole batca are very admi * nii \ f shfwu to be iaeapable of fining more than ont boat . Thej must aU sink'togetaer . " "Wildsporto < f ^» Far-West , " is ajrivid description of bear and buffislo hunting in the remotrwilds of Upper Canada , interspersed wiiJ » some lively ciaracteristie 4 tat « - flrte * of th * 'hair-breaadi escapes of the hunters . Tie select one of a buSalo hunt : ~ eWBa how

      «» £ ^ f ^ S ? * f ! f « ww » iwtroetkms u to l ant wnrtmraUdijriiig the haM , l bring mitt » wmM « ote gg * jf S'JS ^!!^ 5 *~ ^ fcllow-Wte » Wh « 4 bom mnfi or wynated fcbca fcuQ « . OniSe occwjoir he W ttrwCTtMwiwrtwufora ^ nnt . Itwai « riv ia IiA + ± + ££ T * tZzZ % jE £ x * * n m he * ' M con « efi «( fyji ^ fe ^ i ^^^^ 'Ss "gfc ^ Mj- ^ f !* * " /^? w ^ » itio » u w « fired , therflmdeaei «« T u . « U . dnctwoa .- We djtmotmtrdi ant hm ^ SSI aeeeaie , we jtoeeedrf to Meed and diiBeUhYeow Wka ! ttn . CBMed ; I observed a befiaio diatngwed from tkiTh « d WWW * Ob e ^ ing my Mmpan £ . n ' sattentionto ^ the crcnaunaa , one of-them masted en going to meet , and haTeasbotatit . We expostulated wit * him , pointed out the

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      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I ^ B danger of attaekiBB , single-handed , an aaunal which , fromiu manner of ajMRMeL seemed to hn » e no amicable intentions ; hut he would bare his way , and we contented ourselraiwith i * -loaamg w rifle * , and preparing to follow him . We were on the siide of » email eleranoa , and therefore could only see one side of th * prairie , and it was on the other side that our friend aa « th * bufialo were . While mounting our horses we 3 ttwi .- » . shot , * hd immediately , after » k > od cheer .. We proceeded up the slope at a caster , sut had not gone adoeen y » rd » i when wt hevd tha peculiar thundering noise which heavy feet make upon the prairie . Just as we raaehed the top » fearful sight presented itself—bur friend the hunter galloped furiously past , about an hundred yards distant from us . We could Mar the loud panting of tae hone , and see the flakes of fc « a dxopomg from iia mouth , ms with conrnUive energy it bounded along . About twenty jards behind him was the bufalo . apparently an enormous bull , bellowing with rage , and tearing up the grouad whh bis horns , as he nadly rushed on ^^ , ^ ,. !^^ V _ i . v _ . 'rr \ - i " __» * « . *!

      alter tmr poor friend , lately the hunter , but now the hunted . Not a momeatwas to be lost : we galloped on , keeping at a wary distance on oar side , and ready to fire thn moment we fiot within shot . One of the hunters , a half-brother to our apparently " devoted comrade , Pierre , kept up within two hundred yards of the buffalo ; the other hunter and I , finding ths rtHtraw increasing rather than otherwise , besaa to - «*» P *» Tol-getting np ia time for a rescue , when suddenl y Piene changed his course , and made off nearly at right angles lor his former , direction , thus getting the start of the buffalo , and giving us the opportunity to ride across to meet him . We . ¦ purred on out horses , an din a few minutes were considerably in advance of Pierre and his pursuer ; we each took our station ** . » fow y * ra »' . distance on either side of the coarse , and rawed our riflei ready to tire . In another moment , Pierre daabed by between thus . We both fired at the maddened animal behind him . Whether wounded by n > y ball or not 1 oo not know , but in an instant it rushed on me . Mv eves

      began to darken , I felt a severe pain , and then became unconscious of what passed , until I was recovered by the usual remedies-ef brandy sad cold water , and then found that my left arm ad threeriV- were brokni . I hadbeenlifbsd on " my horae en the bMoo ' a hems , and pitched up in the air . My poor horse w »« gored terribl y : it died on our return . Pierre s brother , on seming up , fired at the monster , on whirh it left u » and trotted off to < he herd , probably mortally wounded ; but we were * n no condition to purgne it . Pierre neytr stopped his furious career till within the shade * of the forest . W hen his half-brother got him up , he found that extreme tenor had deprived him of cgeech . He , however , recovered his speech before night , and informed us of the circumstances . He had fired at the animal ; it tottered and fell , which wan the occasion of the cheer we heard ; he then trotted up to it , reloading as he went on , when , in the twinkling of an eye , the buffalo was on his legs , Pierre threw down his rifle , and the chase began . 1 , concluded Mr C—— , was assisted home , and was confined to bed for several weeks after ; however , Pierre and 1 have shot many bofialoea since then . '"

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      ERASER'S MAGAZINE . This is tije worst number of Fraser we have seen . The only thing worth reading in it is a descri ptive piece , in which there is a considerable share o : Tivacity and spirit , entitled , "A day among the Mountain * . " "We give thefollowing from it : — ^ " A day among the mountains—far in the hillsis a passage in a man ' s life more touching and memorable than a day in ibe woods . In the latter we > c&rcely ever lose sight of the cheerful haunts of men or their occupations . Our sensations are unmixed with terror . The animals and objects around us excite tbe genial sympathies and impulses of onr frame- ; our emotions are not forced into one channel , or overpowered by one master feeliue or

      nassion . Alone among the mountains , . v ? e are reduced to utter insignificance ; our sympathies are choked ; the soul is thrown back on itself . The scene is strong with the original , primeval impress of nature , untouched by man or his works . We seem to stand direct ^ in the presence of the Almighty , stripped of all flatteries and disguises ; the bold ' outlines and peaks of the hills , cleaving tbe silent , motionless air , appear as His b : md writing , legible in their majestic character , and appalling in their sternness and solitude . Such las we now see them they-were beheld by ^ the world ' s grey fathers , ' bond and free , in the earliest periods ol creation . The eas > le still builds

      bis nest among the cliffs ; tbe torreat still flashes down the ravinej the birch tree , or the pine , wares ov-r the precipice ; and the lake , visited by the red deer and the * iJitary water-fowl , stili beats its banks , reflecting the gi-ey rock and the cloud , all utterly careless and nnconscious of man , who seems an alien , anincumbrance to the scene . The conquerors of the world subdued nations ; but the mountains , like tbe banner of heaven , were impregnable . Woods are perishable and evanescent ; they flourish and fade ; * Fall successive , and i-uccessive rise ; ' are cutdown or reproducectin their deciduous beauty and leafy splendour ; the mountains remain unchanged amidst the mutations of time . "

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      BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE . Blackwood , of course , retains all his horror of Popery , and we have the alarm bell rung to a fearful tune in the present number . We warn all i ? ood Protestants to take heed , for if Blackwood ' s yearnings be not out of place , we are all iu a fair way for being made Papists in spite of ourselves , and it will be no ma-. ter ol Mirprise to find our little Queen , some of these fine mornings , smacking most devoutly the great toe of the Pope with her royal lips . Opining , howeTer , that this may not happen quite bo soon as poor Blaekwood apprehends , we can enjoy his horrors by way of amusement in the meantime . In literary merit this is , at least , an average number . The "Essay on the earlier English Moral Songs and Poems , " displays an intimate acquaintance with the writings of "W yatt , Spencer , Surry , Raleigh , &e . Several pleasing extracts are introduced , for which we have no room . We give the following feeling and appropriate reflections from an article headed " Funerals . "

      " A London ehnrehyard is at any time , crowded as It is , a moBt forlorn place , so utterl y abandoned b y the living , and as mneh xs u . » y W * bot out from sight , as if tre were ashamed of them , and compensated by a long neglect for the undertaker ' s on * expensive parade . And who does not , while in life , encourage the idea of resting in the grave ? But in these receptacles there can be , fancy assures us , no rest , night nor ^* J- The incessant nois- ol carriage * that pass them in their speed of pleasure or trasiness ; the full tide and roar of life , tnatnever stops to remember one inhabitant of all the tombs , that ring with the chariot wheels of universal neglect . rattling on to feast or ahaw—and the dampn « 5- and the fog that settles on , or broods over them in the twilight of a November day , and the dull and rales of wintry nights , so sadly contrasted with the low debuhig riot of life , and wickedness of lanes around them , all those seem to rob death of it « repose , and of its

      eren respect , and the grave-tenants of their respectability . No , Eosebms , I am weak enotigh to abhor such sepu ] tnre . If I ont contemplate the outward scene of my last homeand how few are there that do not?—let it be where the grass grows not rank and black , amid the broken pots and pans , and refuse east from decaying windows—but where the grass grows on which the sun shine * , and a flower may spring np from the fresh earth , returning modest thanks as an offering , even from the dead , for the blessing of showers and dews of heaven—where , if there be pride , it shows not its offensive arrogant airs , bat the aristocratic and humble monuments bear a family relation to each other , claiming clanshi p in death ; where the daily frequented path yet leeps friendly fellowship with tbe living , and where graves are not unrisited ; where graves look sensible of a Sabbath , and Sabbath care and villagers' talk where -. the S « nday congregation , not hastening out with all speed , as from an odious place , love to linger : and there is homelv

      conrteay , and better than everyday thoughts , put on with Snaday clothe * Where a friend , sneh as my Euaebius , may freely come and cheat his fancy , and give breathing to his affection , without baring to seek sexton or beadle for fey . an <* a permission to be paid for . Net too gay for sorrow , nor too sad tor love ; but where there may be an indwelling sanctity that may "hallow both ; whence sorrow may receive comfort , a&d . lore trust ; where there is a sweet green Bhade for die tale * of thcyotmfr- and a . lingering sunshine upon maov a sod to rest the aged as they sit , not unthankful that beneath their feet is the same home that will receive . them , u it has n « m * ed their kindred before them . Such ia a scene of peace . Here the living may hope to ' sleep with their fathers . " 1 love erea the country churchyard epitaphs , their repetitions , their quaint rhymes , and mis-spelling * . Ose can fancy that on moonlight nights , when the shadows connect grave with granre , and stone with stone by their distinct lines , that gentl * spirits eome oat of them , and , linked together in groups , seek amusement "

      "The Tutor" is a sbort tale , full of broad , racy , hwnour . "The Letter from Tomkins" contains some amusing and pointed passages .

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      MONTHLY" CHRONICLE . Excepting tbe first article on the People ' s Charter , about as weak an article as could be wished for , this is a number of tbe Monthly Chronicle fully adequate to . the sustenance of tbe high opinion we have expressed-of former numbers . N - * The Byzantine Greeks i * an article embodying tancb research , and communicating a ma&sof information , of which popular readers know little , in a { leasing and elegant manner . ' Our Banking nstitutions' is & useful , practical paper , which commercial men will be sure to read with interest

      * Portraits of Remarkable Frenchmen * furnishes us with a sketch of M . D ppin , thecelebrated advocate . * -More Virtues of Brevity , is a sprightly essay , full -of shrewd and good humoured observations . In the Review of Literature , ' there ere some clever critical notices of > Lord Linsav ' s Letters on Egypt , ' ¦ nd * Mt . Raikes ' s Visit to St . Petersburg * . ' Notes of fiie Month' are amusing , and five a whimsical account of the grievances of a great—that is to nay , of a _ tall—man , who whenever it rains , gets his hat wet a quarter of an hour before the rain reaches any one else .

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      THE NEW MONTHLY . The Gurney Papers are continued , and , as usual , abound with well narrated incidents . From "Algiers in the ipring of 1837 , " we grre the following : — . A veiled Moorish lady requested one day to be admitted to the provisional governor , unveiled herfeifbeforehiin , and declared in broken French that she was determined to become a { Christian . General Vpirbl . a temperate and intelligent maa , inquired if tn 6 l * oy was married , and , on learning that she was Tibt , sent her to the Abba Spitz , .-who was quite

      delighted with the prospect of having to baptize the -first convert in Algiers . Meanwhile the Cadi , a " most rwpect&ble officer , but fanatically attached to la » religion , was informed of the cvrcBB >' l ' ~ ice . He hasienedio the governor , and claimed lady , declaring that she nad no right to chang uer religion . General Voirol replied , -with great moderation , that to him personally it was a matter of the utmost indifference to . whit religion this lady chose to belong ; that the law allowed every one to . fo&ow that religion

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      BjiM—1 ^ MB^^^^^^^^«^^^^^—— _^ _ ' '¦" - ' ¦ " - - " which bin conscience preferred , consequently he could not permit violence to be done to ihe wfll of thefemalejn question , -The Mohammedan judge then desired leave to speak to the lady , that by words of persuasion he might bring her back to the win of her forefathers . The cadi and abb * then beganto preach both at once to the recreant Moor , iney loaded one another , with abnse , but neither lelt offended , because neither understood the language of his antagonist . The eloquence of the ^ ^ Abbe » ll ^* r& h 4 , ever > two powerful auxiliaries Xrvhik * -S ?^ . " , ¥ first wa « , the fondness wmen the Moorish lady had contracted for f ** °

      me ^ proved ineffectual . He quitted file field , tothe great satisfaction of the abbe , whom want of breath and words had nearly silenced . His adversary , finding that he could effect nothing by fair mea n * ,- determined to have recourse to violence . He sent his tchiaoux , or rannerB , to bring the apostate Mohammedan to the Hall of Justice , where preparations were just making to administer the bastinado , wnen tne arrival of an aide-de-camp of the governor prevented the execution of this tyrannical sentence i » jSi £ escorted by a great coucouree of people , headed bv the abb ^ , was conducted in triumph to the church , and baptized immediatel y . The Exasperated Cadi thereupon repaired to the

      M-ifti-fil-mnlessi , the chief of the Mohammedan clergy , and both resolved forthwith to shut up the native court of jushce , which produced a great ferment fmong the Moorish population . General Voirol , feeling that he wa » in tfce right , took instant measures to break j / f !? , ^ PP ^ tion . He removed the Mufti and < . adi from their offices , and appointed in their ¦ tead respectable Moors of more moderate sentiments . This affair made a great noise in Algiers , especially as the then civil imendant , Genty de iluasey , tookpart with the Cadi againSt the governor . The matter wa » referred to Paris , where the Minister decided mostjustl yiu favour of ^ General Voirol , and approved his proceedings . "

      There are also in this number " Castles in the Air , " by Miss Twigs . " The Rocking Horse , " by Douglas Jerrola ; and some other pieces .

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      NICHOLAS NTCKLEBY , NO . 7 Nicholas mends . This is a much better number than either of the last two .

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      THE NATURALIST . The present number has an excellent lithograph of Dr . John Latham , accompanied by a memoir written in a very chaste and elegant style . There is also a vtry ingenious paper by Geo . Bird , Esq . " The Singular phenomena connected with the Deposition of Mud id theTay , " and " Sketches ef Ornithology , " by the editor , being a series of elegant criticisms on Mr . Gould ' s work . The work is well worth the attention of the general student .

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      HULL TEMPERANCE PIONEER . Edited by R . Firth . We have only just room to say that tbe Pioneer of this month abounds , as usual , in excellent matter . The talented and amiable editor of this periodical seems to live only for one object , the effectual abolition <> f that greatest curse of mankind , intoxicating drink . Every person ought to feel interested in the progress of the holy crusade against intemperance which is now so vigorously carried on by some of the best men in the world , and every one who does feel interested in the question ought to read the Pioneer .

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      Tee Important Man . —Nearly all our time , money , and talent * , are expended in sustaining the machine of Government ; for we have come to think that the particular form and administration of tbe government is the all-important thing to make men wise and happy . But all this is only a means to be used in bringing about , a great end . We should not live to mate laws , but make laws to live happy . Laws may be necessary , but they are only subordinate means ; just as the bellows-blower is necessary . The man who . play ' s the organ , however , is the one who enraptures and elevates the souls of the audience . Government is the bellows-blower—the teachers are the organists .

      Rab H'Kellar . —Many anecdotes of this great big-fisted Hi ghlander who erst was the jolly landlord of the Argyle Hotel , Inverary , or , as he himself termed it , par excellence , u The Travelling Emporium ! " have been told , and our late , worthy friend Carrick gave some of his good things to tne world . The last time we saw the hearty roistering fellow ^—peace to his manes !—he is now no more—he was bickering with an Englishman in the lobby of the inn regarding the bill . The " stranger Baid it was a

      gross imposition—he could live cheaper in the best hotel in London—to which Rab with unwonted nonchalence , replied , "Oh , nae doot Sir—nae doot ava— but do yo no ken the reason ? " " No , not a bit of it , " said the stranger hastily . "Weel , then , " replied tbe bo * t , " asye . Beem to" be-ft . gye sensible callaut , I'll tell yeT there ' s 365 days iu tbe Lunnon hotel keeper ' s calendar , but we have only three months in oors !—yewTerstan me—we maun make hay in the Hielan ' s when the sunshines , for its d—d seldom she dist !"

      Living in the Desert . —The Boschmans have neither sheep nor goats , nor do they cultivate grain or lemons . At one season of the year they patch with their dogs the fawns of the springbok ; at another , the nests of the white ants are robbed of grass seed , and of the aats themselves , for food . Flights of locusts they delight in , and honey is sometimes most abundant ; roots are found after rain by their green shoots ; and in the months of July and August , ostrich eggs supply the wants of these " children of the desert . "—Alexander ' s Expedition of Discovery . Doggkel . —Post-Office Curiosity . —The Gloucester journal says that a newspaper with the following superscription passed through the Post-Omce at that city on Friday last : —

      " Postman , —In Milferd-Haven dwells One Williams , and he physic sells , — Doses of rhubarb , pills , and senna , Boluses and ipecacuanha ; Gunpowder , which a house would rear up , And eel all Milford in a flare-up ; Perfumery , vinegar , tea , cigars , Pig-tail tobacco for Jack tars ; Good soda water , too , I learn Lemonade , and candles ( wax and sperm ;) Fish-sauces , pickles , soap , and snuffs , 'CummultJB aliig '—nasty stuff * : — And one word more I need not drop To guide you to this doctor ' s shop . There . take this paper , Postman , and inquire For Marsh Green Villa's lord , A . Lane , esquire ; And if he ' 8 left there , ueing in haste to quit ' em , Pray re-direct it to ? PoBt-Office , Wycombe !'"

      A MoRAi Tale for the Times . -A little Frenchman loaned a merchant five thousand dollars when the times were good . He called at the counting-house a few days since , in a state of agitation not easily described * . ' How do you do ? ' inquired the merchant . ' Sick , ver sick , ' replied the monsieur . 'What ' s the matter ? ' l JJe Times ! what disease is that ? ' ( De maladie Tat breaks all de merchants ver much . ' Ah ! the times , eh P well , they are bad , very bad , sure enough ; but how do they affect you ?' 'Vy , monsieur I log « the confidence , ' In whom ?' 'In everybody . ' * Not in me , I hope . ' ^ Par donnez moi , monsieur , but 1 do not know who to trust at present , when all de rnerchands break several

      times all to piece * . ' * Then I presume you want your money ? ' "' Oui , monsieur , ' I starve for want of I ' argent . ' * Can't you do without it ? ' 'No , monrieur , I must have him . ' You must ? ' ' Oni , monsieur , ' said little dimity breeches , turning pale with apprehensions for the safety of his money . ' And you can ' t do without it P' No , monsieur , not one leetle moment longare . ' The merchant reached his bank-book , drew a check on the good old chemical for the amount , and handed to hn visitor . 'Vat is dis , monsieur ? ' * A check for five thousand dollars , with the interest . ' < la itfoft t' said the Frenchman , with amai « inent Certainly . ' 'Have you de (" argent in to pay de aum ? ' 'Undoubtedly . "What astonishes you ? ' ' Vy , dat you . have f bt them in dees times . ' 'Oh , yes , and I have plenty more . I owe nothing that I cannot pay at a moment ' s

      notice . ' The Frenchman was perplexed , i ' Monsieur , yon shall do me von leetle favour , then ?' * "WiUj ; all : my heart , ' ' Veil , monsieur , you shall leep de Cnrgent ; hr mesome leetle year longare . ' * Why , I thought you wanted it . ' . * Tint au contrare . I no vant de Vargent , I vant de grand confideDce . Snppoae yftri no , get de money , den I vant him ver much ; suppose you get him , den I no vant at all . Yen * cemprene * him P' After some further confer" ence the j-Brae ' Frenchman prevailed upon the merchant tq retain the money , ana left the counting-house with a light heart and a countenance verydlfferent from the one hevrore when he entered . Bisconfidence was restored ; and although he did not stand in need of ihe tooney , he wished to know that his property was in -safe hands . This little sketch has a moral , if the reader has sagacity enough to find it ont . —2 few York Mirror ,

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      tUrS ?^ I % o * .-, A gehtleman ^^ wassaying at ^ eTilt ^ yard coffee-house ^ w&nitrained exceedingly hard , that it puthim itt mind of the general delule : Uons , sir , ( said anbld campaigner who stood by , ) I v it *** of **} th « generalsin Europe but him ? v ery ukeiy ^ ( said the other ;) his commission was dated at the time of Admiral Noah . —Ensign Rainbow succeeded him . Logic . —Two Oxford scholars meeting on the road with a Yorkshire ostier , they fell to bantering mm and . told the fellow that they would prove him to be a horse or an ass . 'Well , ' said the ostler , and 1 can prove ^ oursaddle to be a mule . ' 'A mule ! cried one of them * * how can that be ?' Because , ^ said the ostler , 'it is something between a horse and an ass ' -

      _ Theatrical Pcbgat obt . —After Mr . Boaden had read his Amelia and Miranda in the greenroom of Drurj ' -lane Theatre , he observed that he Knew nothing so terrible as reading a piece before a critical , audience . * I know but one more , terrible ... said Mrs . Powell . 'What can that be ?' asked our author— 'To be obliged to sit and hear it . ' A Duel PREtENTED . —A noble lord , not over courageous , was once so engaged in fin affair of honour , as to be induced to go to Hyde Park to fight a duel ; hut , just as he came to the porter ' s lodge ,-an empty hearee came b y , on which his lordship s antagonist , who was a droll officer , called out to the driver , > Stop here , my good fellow , a few minutes and I'll send you a fare . ' This operated so powerfu l y on his lordship ' s nerves , that he beirsed

      tne omcer s pardon , and preferred riding home at his owe expence . *

      Worse than the WoRst .-Aculpritin Dublin had once committed a trifling offtnee , for which the judge pronounced the following sentence :-Judge . The sentence of the Court is , that you be flogged from the Bank to the Quay .-Prisoner , hastily interrupting the Judge . Thank you , my lord ; you have done your worst—Jud ge . And back again . The Counsellor Matcher . ,- When Lucy Cooper was once examined in a court of justice on a crim . con . suitj one of the counsellors asked her if she came there in the character of a modest woman . 'No , sir , " replied she , ' I do not . That which has been the ruin of me has been the making of you impudence . ' ¦ '

      Putting a good Face on a Matter .-JJodd , an excellent actor of foppish characters about the year 1780 , was a small man , and of a passive temper . He had offended a brother comedian a tall powerful man of six feet high , who declared that he would beat Dodd , meet hi m wherever he should Some time after ill fortune threw them together at the corner of Charles-street , where , as good as his promise , the big man gave the little one such a leveller as almost laid him prostrate at his feet Dood , on recovering himself , said ,.. « Damme , sir ! what 8 that for?—do you mean that in jest or in earnest ? ' « In earnest , ' replied the other , at the same time placing himself in a boxing attitude . « 0 h very well , ' said Dodd , 'if it ' s in earnest , but 1 should not have liked such a jest at all , ' and walked oft .

      A Bull . —It is related of a well-known magistrate oi times past , that being often deceived by false rumours of Queen Elizabeth ' s death , he protested that he would never believe she was dead , until he saw it under her own hand . Repartee . —A young man , visiting his mistress , met a rival who was somewhat -advanced in years and , wishing to rally him , inquired how old he was . I can ' t exactly tell , ' replied the other , 'but this I can tell you , that an ass is older at twenty than a man is at sixty . '

      Street Pun A gentleman passing in dirty weather through a Street in which the pavement had been broken up , got bespattered with mud—on looking about him in his distress , he saw written up on aboard , 'No thorough-fare . ' 'Egad , ' said he , 1 tkey may well say that ; for I have proved it thorough foul . ' The Fifth Sense . —A certain fop was boasting in company that he had every sense in perfection . ' There is oue you are quite without , ' said one who wa « b y , « and that is common sense . '

      Poor Scholar *—A beggar asking alms under the name of a poor scholar , a gentleman to whom he appliec . himself asked him a question in Latin ; the fellow , shaking his head , saidj he did not understand him . Wh y , ' said the gentleman , ' did you not say you were a poor scholar ? ' Yes , ' replied the other , ' a poor one indeed , sir , for I do not understand one word of Latin . ' ^ A Cure for Love . —Several years ago , when Mrs . Rogers , the player , was young and handsome , Lord N orth and Grey , remarkable for his homely face , accosting her on& night behind the scenes , asked her with a sigh , what was a cure for love P ' Your Lordshi p , ' said she : ' the best I know in the world . '

      Pillars of the Church . —Sir B—ch—r w —y > > * the beginning of Queen Anne ' s reign , and three or four more drunken Tories , reeling home Trora the Fountain Tavern in the Strand , on a Sunday morning , cried out , ' We are the pillars of the church , ' ' . No , ' said a Whig , that happened to be in their company , ' you can be but the buttresses , for you never come on the inside of it . ' The Her fafter . —Colonel- — . who made the

      fine fireworks in St . James ' s Square , upon the peace of Ryswick , being in company with some ladies , was highly commending the epitaph just then set up in the Abbey on , Mr . Purcell ' s monument . — 'He is gone to that place where only his own harmony can be exceeded . ' ' Well , Colonel , ' said one of the ladies , ' the same epitaph might serve for you by altering one word only : ? He is gone to that place where only his own fireworks can be exceeded '

      Pavier ' s Wit . —Dr . Sadler , who was a very fat man , happened to go thump , thump , through a street in Oxford , where the paViers were at work , in the midst of July ; the fellows immediatel y laid do ^ n thei r rammers . ' Ah , bless you , master , ' said one of them . ' it was very kind of you to come this way ; it saves us a great deal of trouble this hot weather . ' Fasting Doors . —Daniel Purcell , the famous punster , and a friend of his , having a desire to drink a glass of wine togetherupon the 30 th of

      , January , they went to the Salutation Tavern , near Holborn Hill , and finding the door shut , they knocked at it , but it was not opened to them , only one of the drawers looked through a little wicket , and asked what they would please to have ? ' Why , openyour door / said Daniel , ' and draw us a pint of wine : ' the drawer said , 'that his master would not allow of it that day , for it was a fast' ' Hang your master , ' replied he , 'for a precise coxcomb ! ia he not conterited to fast liimself , but he must make his doors fast too ?'•

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      COMPARISON OP FOREIGN GRAI N AND FLOUR WITH THE ENGLISH 'MARKET . The highest quotation of white wheat of the firet qnality at Hamburgh ib 155 rixdollars ctirrent the last , which answers to 4 / s 8 d the quarter , and the highest quotation of red wheat of the first quality is 150 rixdollara ciirrent the last , which answers to 4 fis Id the quarter , and therefore the mean price at Hamburgh of white and red wheat together ia 46 sH ) d . the quarter . The highest quotation of white wheat of the firat quality in London is 73 s the qr ; , and the highest quotation of red wheat of the first quality is 68 s the qr ., and therefore the mean pnee in London ofwhite and red wheat together is 70 s 6 d tne qr ^ It appears , therefore , that wheat ia 50 J per cent . : £ ? wf ?^ Lonoon than at Hamburgh , and that with the sum of ^ 3 10 s 6 d a man may buy 12 bnahels of wheat at Hambunrh , whereas with the same aum he can buy only 8 bushelfl in London . '

      The highest quotation of Zealand white wheat at Amsterdam is 330 norms the last , which equals 53 s 3 d the qr ., and the mean price of wheatin London being 70 s 6 d the qr ., it foUowB that wheat ia 82 j percent , dearer ui Londonthanat Amsterdam . - : ' -...-, Thehiahest quotation of white Wheat at Berlin ia 2 rixdollars 33 groschen the scheffel , which answers to 45 s 2 d the qr ., and the highest quotation of white wheat in London being tiatbB ^ qr . , the difference is 61 g percent , that wheat is dearer inLonSon than at Berlin . i T ^ hjgne « t quotation of re a w he 4 t of the first quali ty at Antwerp is 14 florins the hectolitre , which eonals 58 s Od the qr ., and thehisthest quotation of red wheat in LondohbeiiiB 68 b tte qr ., it follows that wheat is 17 J per cent , dearer in iK tn

      > noon » n at Antwerp . : , . , ; The highest quotation of red wheat of the first quality at Stettin , ia 55 collars the wispelof 24 scheffels ^ whicliis eauivalest to S 7 « 53 the qr . and the highest quotation ofred jrneat of the first qnality in London being 68 s the dr . it follows that wheat UB 1 | per ' cent . dearer in London tlym at Stettin , and ftat with the sum of ^ 3 8 a a man may bay 141 bu » hels of wheat at Stettin , whereas with the same sum he can bny only & bushels in London . ^ ^ Themean or averaM ^ - ' of ^^ the prices of ^ wheat : « f the first & % £ - -: ¦^ SPfc Amsterdam , ; Berlin , Antwerp , Sr ¦ b % i * r ? ? ^ W **** t , and the mein lh ?» ° l >^ ° fv tlle ^ q ^* y > London being 70 s 6 d 3 I v ^* " that ^ « " **>« P ™* ^ ndon ia 46 i pel cenVbignei than the mean price of the five above-mentioned

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      LEEDS CORN MARKET , October 8 . t Thearrival of Wheatto this day ' s market is smalW than wk * T ; J ° * er * iad 8 of Grain about the same . Find old \ r » mrat and tone dry new . has made about last week ' s prices , «» W r ° rold ^? , ? . P ' * a * . :- " >>« a > ver y heavy sale , ana rather lower . -Shelling ' , Oats , andBeans have made full as S £ T n iP * ™**<* ** & been fine sbce last Tuesday , and neatl y all the new Grain is seenredi ¦ ' ... - ; WHEAT per Quarter of Eight Bnshels , 601 bs . L ^! ^ nfl 01 ^ 'J * ' - ? ew red - 62 , 66 , tine 68 s . wht . 67 s 71 . H "" ^? ? ^* Cambridge do 62 s , 65 ^ do 67 s do 67 s , 70 s tm \ ^ — — — •*¦ *•¦ 39 ., « 8 do 65 s , ao 66869 S 2 JL * r • • r • • -do 62 s , 65 s , do 69 S , do 67 s 71 s * orei 8 n dofils , 66 g , do 68 s , do 65 s 7 ls BARLEY per Quarter of Eight ImperialBushels . Norfolk , and Suffolk ............ new , —s , extra fine —s—a Lincolnshire , ' .................. do 8 do s— a york . hBe . Wold&Boronghbridge . do —s ' , do -a-. Peas , White ,.. ' do _ _ D <> Gre y » ...............: ; do .. ; _ : - ' * *«* 4 '^ — _ _ - ' - - ' - - ' . - " .

      BEANS per Quarter of 631 bs per Bushel . ricks ....... new > 39 s , 42 s , old 40 s 42 Harrow and Pigeon , do 41 s , 43 s / do 41 s 43 s OATS , per Quarter of Eight Imperial Bushels . Potato ........... ., ,,.... new , 25 s , 26 a , old 27 s - i ? ' ' ; V- " . '"' V ' a ° 253 , 26 s , do 27 s hmallandFnezland ,... do 24 s , 258 , do 28 s Meahng ,.., new 12 d . to 13 d . per Stone of 141 bs . SHELLING , per Load of 2611 bs ,.... old 29 s 31 s new —a to —s MALT , per Load of 6 Bushels ,................ 37 s . 39 s to 41 « K APESEE 1 ) , per Last of 10 Quarters , . ^ 35 to ^ 38-8

      ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEK . Wheat .. ........ 8451 Malt .... 15 Oats 696 Shelling 80 Barley U 3 Klour . * " 410 Beans 269 Rapeseed _ Peas .... Linseed *** _ Tares

      THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK , ENDING OCT . 2 nd , 1838 . Wheat . Oats . Barley . Beans . R ye . Peas . 5140 588 181 668 0 65 68 s . 4 d . 24 s . Vd . 34 s . Id . 46 s . 6 d . 00 s . 0 d : 42 s . 5 a .

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      LONDON WOOL MARKET , BRITISH & FOREIGN .-Men . Speculation in British Wools is still carried on to a considerable extent , but we do not consider that there ia a possibility of the prices of Wool rising during the whole of the present year much above those at present noted . A considerabie inquiry has been apparent during the past week for clothing Woo ' , and the prices are firmlv supported . A liberal supply of foreign Wool has arrived in the port of London during the past week from various parts , amounting to about 1 , 900 bales , There is a very steady sale for fine Spanish and German Wools , and the prices are well supported . . Downteggs Is 6 d to Is 7 d , half-bred do . Is 6 Jd to Is 7 Jd , Down ewes and wcthftre Is 3 d to Is 4 d , Leicester hogs Is 3 d to Is 6 Jd , Leicester wethers Is 2 d to Is 3 j , blanket Wool 9 d to la , flannel do . Is 2 d to Is 4 d , combing skin Is 2 d to Is 3 id .

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      LONDON CORN EXCHANGE . Mark-Lane , Monday , Ogtobeb 8 . The weather has been very favourable throughout the whole of the past week . There was a fair snpply of Wheat and Uarjey trom Essex , Kent , and Suffolk , for this day's market , with ^ a good show of Beans from the two . former counties , but oa | y . hmited quantity of Peas from any of thf se counties ; and the fresh arrivals of Oats wero to a moderate extent only , as well from our own coast as from Ireland and Scotland . The tine weather of the past week , with drying northeasterly winds , having improved the condition of the new Wheat generall y , moTe ot the supply was available for the millers ' , consequently rather lower prices were submitted to for fine samples , whilst the general runs of new must be qwpted at Is to 2 s per quarter lower than last Monday . For old foreign there was a good steady demand without submittmg _ to any material decline on the choicest parcels , but secondary sorts could be bought Is per jr under the terms of this day se ' nnight . Flour was much the same as last week .

      Barley was taken off slowly , and even the best malting qualities were again Is per qr cheaper , and all other sorts bought sparingly by the distillers . l ^ ere was a fair sale for choice new Malt , but a limited demand for old , at rather lower prices . Dry new Beans met a fair sale , at fully the rates of last Monday , and there was a somewhat better demand for prime old . White Peas realised full as much money , with a fair inquiry for this sort , whilst Maples were not taken so freel y , and it was only from the small supply that they supported their price . there was onl y a moderate demand for Oats , our large dealers holding off purchasing in expectation of good Irish supplies , but in the value of fine corn there was no alteration , whilst all other sorts were , offering on lower terms . Tares were dull and again somewhat cheaper . Brown Mustardseed was Is per bushel dearer , and in demand .

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      NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL xMARKETS .. Moni > ay . The arrivals of slaughtered Mutton from Scotland by steam vessels since Monday lasthaye been rather great , but we regret to state that a large portion of them have reached these markets in such bad condition , that as low as 2 s 2 d per 81 b » has been paid for most of the carcases in that state . However , that meat which has arrived in good saleable condition , has produced fair prices , they being in some few instances somewhat higher than those noted in our last report . The season for the arrival of Veal by land carriage from the West of England may now be considered as fairly commenced , and , immediately the weather is sufficiently cold to admit of its bein ^ transmitted hither without fear of its being spoiled , we anticipate that the supplies will be extensive . The quantity of London slaughtered Meat which has been exposed for sale has been large , and the trade with most kinds of it , particularly primest Pork , has been steady , at full prices .

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      MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGE , Saturday , Oct . 6 . The attendance at our market this morning was not rery numerous , and the transactions were on a moderate scale for most articlei . Foreign Wheat may be quoted as on this day se rimght j whilst Irish new might b . * had on rather easier terms . Fresh pareels of English Flour were taken off by the bakers at former prices . Oats remains as last noted—for new and old Oatmeal tnete was a fair inquiry , and insole instances a small advance was obtained . Beans were in request , and choice qualities were rather better sold ; for' middling and inferior descriptions of Malt there was no demand .

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      LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET , Monday , October 8 . The supply of Beasts at market to-day has been considerably larger than that of the preceding week , but as the quality was inferior , there has been but little business done in comparison with the supply , consequently there are a great many rough inferior Beastw left unsold . The number of Sheep has also been somewhat larger than last week , but we cannot note any alteration in the prices , though the Hale for Mutton has been very flat , making it throughout a very dull market , and a number was left unsold at the close of the market . Beef may be quoted at from 5 jd varying from that down to 4 d , and Mutton from ad to 6 d per lb sinking the offal . Number of Cattle at Market : —Beasts 1 , 854 , Sheep 7 £ 29 . CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL From the 1 st to the 8 th October . Cows . Calves Sheep . Lambs . Pigs . Horses . 4 , 314 33 5 , 350 15 4 , 413 157

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      LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET . —MONDAY . Of British Grain , Flour , and Oatmeal the supplies continue very light . From the 1 st to the 5 th instant , ( both inclusive ) there had arrived 7 , 500 qrs ef foreign Wheat and 1 , 800 bris of Flour , which were admissible at the duty of 10 a 8 d per qr ; the subsequent arrivals ( consisting of about 1 , 200 qrs ofWheat and 1 , 100 bris of Flour ) were subject to the increased impost of 16 s Sd per quarter . The dullness noticed in the Wheat trade on Tuesday last was followed by a better demand , and at Friday ' s market a fair amount was done in foreign Wheat at fully-the prices quoted on the day first named ; 10 s to 10 s 6 d up to 10 s 9 a the rates for Danzi g , and 9 » 9 d to 10 n per 70 lbs for good Baltic red . We have yet very scanty supplies of new Gr .. in , and the Irish Wheat still comes forward soft and inferior ; 8 s 6 dto 9 s 6 d have been the prices for the parcels that have appeared ; a few samples of Wheat , were , on Saturday , exhibited by our local growers , and wero sold at 10 s to Us per 701 js tho quality fair . The small lots of Irish new Oata have gone off as they arrived at 3 s 2 d to 3 a 4 d per 451 bs ; old are worth 3 s Id to 3 s 3 d . Flour and Oatmeal have met afairdeuiand , the latter at 27 a to 27 s 6 d for old , and 28 s to 29 s per 2401 bs for new ; Flour at 50 s to S 6 s per 280 lbB A little Irish Barley , pretty good , has been sold at 4 s 6 d per 60 lbs ; Beans and Peas as last noted .

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      LIVERPOOL , COTTON MARKET . Saturday Evening * October 6 , 183 *^ _ COTTON . —The trade have bought very sparingly , and al descriptions are heavy of sale at last week ' s quotations . Exporters have taken 1 , 400 American and SOOSurat , The sales amount to 17 , 440 bags , comprisingd d id 110 sea Island ...... 16 to 36 500 Bahia * Mac . 7 * to 8 } 70 Staineddo 5 to 14 — Demerara , * c . .. 8 to 12 6010 Bowed Geor .. 5 to 8 620 Egvptian :... » . „«! ' to'I ^ . 670 t , ° ^ : 5 to 8 * lO Barladoes ..., 6 J . to 7 i » o ^ l Alabama '* c > 5 to 6 l — Peruvian ...... 7 t 0 8 6200 New Orleans .. 5 to 9 150 Lagnayra . ; .... 7 to 81 640 > PCTnambuco , — Westlndi * .. 6 to 6 * ° * f Pafaiba , &c , 8 i to 9 J 1440 Surat ........ 33 to Si 90 I Maranham .. 7 j te 9 30 Madraa ...... 4 * to 8 ? f Sawginned .. ej to 7 J —Bengal 2 to 5 | The Imports for the week are 8 , 814 bags . Comparative view ef the Imports and Exports of Cotton into and from the whole kingdom , from the 1 st of January to the 29 th nit . and of the Imports and Exports for the same penodlast year . Into the kingdom this year : American .. . ¦ . '*' .. .. bags 1 , 070 , 016 South American .. .. .... .. 114 , 544 West Indies , Demerara , Ac . .. .. 4 , 871 East Indies .. 79 , 043 Egypt , Ac , .. .... ...... 27 , 250 Total of all descriptions .. .. .. 1 ^ 96 , 624 Same period last year : American .. .. .. bags 754 , 962 South American .. .. .. 97 , 578 West Indies , Demerara , Ac . 4 , 441 East Indies .. .... .. 128 , 046 Egypt , &c .. •• .. 35 , 945 ¦ - ¦ ¦ ¦ 1 , 015 , 972 Increaseofimports as compared withaamepenodlast year , bags 280 , 652 EXPORTS IN 1838 . American , S 7 , 797 ~ Brazil , 6661—East Inuiet , 34 , 342 Total in im .. .. .. 78-800 bags . Same periodm 1837 .. u 103 , ; Monday , October 8 , ' 1838 . There has been more business doing to-day , 3 ^ 500 bags having been s ^ ia . Prices are perfectly steady . The sales to-day comprise 500 Surat , at 4 Id to 5 Jd ; 100 Egyptian , lQ | a to 14 d ; 250 Pernam , 9 d ; 30 Bahia , flid ; and 2420 American , 5 d to 8 t On Saturday 2 , 500 bags were sold .

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      In consequence of the intelligence received from the West Indiesot the disinclination on the part 01 the negroe . to w ^ A under the new 8 > 8 tem in HevenJ colonies , there has been an ahima'ed demand for all descriptions of ^ ugar , attended with a ci-nsiderable improvement in prices ; and the sales dnrine the week amount to nearly 2 , 000 casks Britwh , Plantation , together with 3 , 000 bags of Bt-ngal , at from 62 s to 63 s for low whitii j and 66 s to 67 s per cwt . for fine ; only a small lot of Mauritius has been disposed of at the quotations . There has . been a good demand for foreign Sugar , but no improvement ia prices can be noticed j the sales are 270 cases , 350 brli ., and 150 bags Brazil , at 1 S » to 22 s for low . brown tu middling ye : low 24 s to 268 for ordinary gri-y to good greyish " white , and a few chests white Paraibas at 29 s 6 d per cvtt .: also 400 baas drv

      brown Manilla at 20 s 6 d , and 2 , 000 bags Lima , which were oHeredby auction and withdrawn , were afterwards sold at 22 s rVX 7 e holder » ° f Molasses are asking higher prices ,. I ' t -A ^ 1 * ^^ are hmited to 12 ° pnnchs . of ordinary Berbice , CoflS : L A 4 n t- Perft » a » teady demand for Plantation Coffee , and 220 casks of Jamaica were sold ; dean ordinary Sonsh ^ IOt ! R - ^ frices , fair to good middling deserip l eX W ? ntaln M P ^ ioTis rate , * whilst some parcels ot of ^ t theauotatinni 'i 00 >' 8 » J > en > enir » were also disposed wmmms

      Safni * S ^ i'dS « n « n ? e tobe made at steady prices , bale * or ttast India bum Arabic are reported at 35 * tn i 2 HLac Dye at lOd to 10 ^ d , and Shell Lac ^ s 6 d to / ol In Saltpetre thesales are tnfliug . 100 bales Jute have been sold SLt Jt * X 2 * ; ¦ .- ; ¦¦ ¦ ¦¦ ¦ :., ^ DYEW'OODS . —Logwood continues to advance inconsequence of . the reduced state or stocks everywhere , and the continuance of the blockade of the Mexican porU ; about 150 tons eampeach y were sold this week at jr . U , and holders now ask a further advance , and 50 tons of Jamaica at ^ --10 to jflO Samper ton ; Fustic has also become very scarce , about 50 tons . sold at *• * 10 s for common Spanish , and Jl 10 for Tampico ; of Nicaragua Wood , the sales have Wen about 150 tons , Viz . 120 tons short-cut Lima , at jf I 25 s . and 30 tonssoUd HacheWooa at ^ jf 10 per ton ; small sales have been made in Barwood at 4 4 6 s , and in Camwood at . € 19 to ^ 20 per ton . The Turpentine market continues steady at ptevious prices ; 1 , 600 bfls . in store , of good quality , have been sold at 12 s ; 1 , 000 bris . offered

      by auction yesterday were withdrawn , 113 lid beina the highest bi „ 1 , 000 bris . of American Tar were sold ye ? terday at public sale , at the advanced price of 17 a 9 d to IDs M . rhere has been a steady demand forMontreal Ashua , but more parucularly for Pearl Ashes , on which an advance of 6 d pet cwt . has , been obtained , \ Quercitrpn Bark is in fairdemaS , but _ as the-stock is entirel y in the hands of the dealers , the business done is confined to small lots by them , at 19 s to 20 s per cwt . Bees' Wax is in steadyrequest ,-snd a few packagesof American have been sold at th « quotations . There contuiues a good demand for Hides , and rather higher prices haye beon paid , but owing to tho light stocks , the sales are confined to dry Rio Grande and salted Monte Video , 2 , 400 of the former having been sold at 7 } d to 84 , and 6 , 500 of the latter at 5 jd for Ox , and 5 | d per lb . for a few Cows ; also , 45 a dry Monte Video Horse Hides at 10 s lOd each . There has again been an extensive and brisk demand for Tobacco from the trade , and the sales are about 680 hhds ., a proportion of which were new Kentucky stemmed , at lOd and lOjd , and yesterday at lid ; the advance in Virginia stemmed has not been so great , but 9 d has been paid tor a parcel , not of fine quality ; 200 hhds . have been taken for re-sale .

      Brimstone has been much neglected during the week , and only a few small parcels sold to consumers , without any change in prices . The business done in Shumac , Madders , and Madder Roots has been to a limited extent onl y . For Argels there has been an improved demand , and 100 casks Oportn and Lisbon feund . ready buyers at 30 s to 33 s 9 d , according to qaality , and 10 casks Sicilian' white at 35 s per cwt . Some parcels of discoloured Tartar , yellow Tartar , and Cream of Tartar , have been sold at full prices . Valonia , of good quality , sells freely ; some fino Camata , at auction , brought jt 2 . to jt'd above the present quotations , in consequence - of great competition fork . There has been a moderate demand for Olive Oil , and the sales chiefly confined to Portugal , which has brought jf 52 for good parcels . Little or nothing has been done in Pish Oils , and prices remain without alteration .

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      SM 1 THFIELD CATTLE MARKET , Oct . 8 . [ Whenever the word stone occurs in these pricesthroughout this paper , it is to be considered as the imperial atone of 141 b « and such only , no other being lawful . ] A la ' Tge number of very superior Beasts , chielly Devons , runts 50058 , , and Heiefords , was exhibited lor sale in to-day ' s market : indeed , a marked improvement was apparent in the general qualit y of each kind of stock . The arrivals from our northern grazing districts this season have proved to be of much better quality than many persons a short time since anticipated . A great foiling pfl has lately taken place in the quality of those Beasts and Sheep which have arrived by steam vessels from Scotland ; pet the supplies from that : quar ter haVe been for some lengthened period extremely short . This : is chiefly owing to the very low prices which have been , obtained for both Beef and Mutton in this market , many of those who have shipped stock from Aberdeen hv « p » hnvincr

      intimatea to us that they have been considerable losers by their speculations . Although the Supply of Beasts to-day was large it was not so great as was that exhibit , d for sale tbia day se ' aniKht . There was a large attendance of both metropolitan and provincial buyers , arid the demand for Beef was considerably renovated , at an advance froni 2 d to 4 d per 81 bs , and a good clearance of the supply was effected at that enhancement . The number of Sheep on sale was moderate , whilst the sale for them was animated , at an advance of from 2 d to , in some few instances , t ! d per 8 lbs , the highest price of Mutton being now 5 s per 81 bs . Calves were in moderate supply , and / steady sale at somewhat enhanced rates . Prime small Porkers commanded a brisk demand at considerably enhanced rates bat

      ; , with middling and . inferior Pigs , trade was rather dull . ¦ We fecejv-a fresh up to this morning ' s market about 850 short-hbins and Devons from Lincolnshire ; 800 short-horns iand runts ficom Leicestershire ; 400 short-horns , Devoiis . and rants from Northamptonshire ; 300 Scots and homebreds from Norfolk ; 50 Scsti and runts from Suffolk ; 40 Scote , Uevons , andHerefords lrom Essex ; 20 Devone , runts , and Scots , from Cambridgeshire ; 450 Herelords , from Herelordshire ; 400 Devons , from Deyynshire ; 30 Scots , by Bea , from ScoUand : dO Oxen and rnnU from Essex ; 5 > 0 Cows , runts , and Devons , from Kent ; 1 Q 0 Scots and IrishBeaste ; from Warwickshire and Oxfordshire . The remainder of the Bullock supply waa chieSy derived from the neighbourhood of London .

      The supply of Sheep was composed of old and new Leicester , Southdowns , Lincobs , Gloncesters , and various other breeds .

      Per stone of 81 bs . to sink the offal . s . d . d . d . g . d a & InferiorBeet .... 2 0 to 2 4 1 Prime Beef ...... 2 10 to 3 4 Ditto Mutton ... , 3 4 .. 3 8 f Ditto Mutton ... . 4 6 .. 4 8 Middling Beef ... 2 6 .. 2 81 Lamb ...... 0 0 .. 0 0 Ditto Mutton .... 3 10 .. 4 2 | Veal . 5 o .. 5 2 LIVE CATTLE AT MARKET . Beasts , 3 , 580—Sheep & Lambs , 29 , 210—Calves , 27—Pigs 555

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      BANKRUPTS . WILLIAM MATTHEWS , Kingaland , grocer , to surrender Oct . 15 , atone o ' clock , Nov . 16 , at eleven , at the Bankrupts ' < . ?} - , > ohcltQr > Mr Ashley , Shbreditch ; official assignee , Mr Graham , Basinghau-street . GEORttE HELD , Two Waters , Herefordshire , papermaker , Oct . 11 , at twelve o ' clock , Nov , 16 , at eleven , at the BankrupU XJourt . SoUcitors , Messrs Smith and Weir , Cooper * -hall , Basiiighall-street ; official assignee , Mr Gibson , Basinghall-street . o . ., .. . . » WILLIAM STRICKLAND GLADILL , Clerkenwell-close , japanner , Oct 15 , at eleven o ' clock , Nov . 16 , at twelve , at the Bankrupts Court . Solicitor , Mr . Finhia , ! Hart-street , Bloomsbury ; official assignee , Mr Green , Aldermanbury . DAVID PINNER , Crown-street , Finsbury , copper-plate press-maker , Oct . 13 , at one o'clock , Nov-16 , at twelve , at tha Bankrupts' Court . Solicitor , Mr Pierey , Three qrown-square , bouthwark ; official assignee , Mr Johnson , Basinehall ' street . , ' °

      JOHN RANSON , Tottenham-conrt-rOad , victualler , Oct . 13 . at twelve o ' clock , Nov . 16 , at eleven , atthe BankrupU' Court ! Solicitors , Messrs Hf-athcote and Ho . man , Coleman-street ; o&cial assignee , Mr Johnson , Basinghall-street . JAMES SKEAT , Lostwithiel , Cornwall , druggist , Oct . 20 . at eleven o ' clock , Nov . 16 , at two , at the Royll Hotel , Ply ? mouth , solicitors , Messrs Sole , Aldermanbury . WILLIAM' CLAYTON , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , milliHer , Oct . 2 b , at eleven o'clock j Nov . 16 , at one , at the Bankrupt Commission-room , New castle-upon-T yne . Solicitors , Messra Shield and Harwood , Poultry . ROBERT LIDDELL , Monkwearmouth-shore , Durham , ship-chandler , Oct . 24 , at eleven o ' clock , at the Half Moonl Gateahead i Nov . 16 V at one ,. at Kay ' s Hotel , Sunderland . So-Ucitors , Messre Meggisonj Pmgle , * ndMani 8 ty , King ' s-roaa , Bedford-row . ¦ . ¦ ' . .:

      JOSEPH SMITHj Salford , Lancashire , plumber , Oct . 18 . Nov . 16 , at one o'clock , at the Commissiohers' Rooms , Manchester . Solicitors , Messrs Willis , Bower , and Willis , TokenhouSe-yard . ' WILLIAM CURTIS , CluttOn , Somersetehire , innkeeper , Oct . 16 , at two o'clock , Nov . 16 , at one , at the Commercial Rooms , Bristol . Solicitors , Messra Meredith and heeve , Lincobt ' iilnn . - ¦¦'¦' JOHN JAMES ANDERSON , York , innkeeper , Octl 8 and Nov . 16 , at eleven o'clock , at the Star Inn , Stonegate , Yorkshire . ' . Solicitors . Messrs Johnson , Son , and Weatherall , Kin a ' 8 Bench-walk , Temple . " .. : '¦;; IRVING SHORE , Preston , LaRcaslnre , draper , Oct 30 , Not . cIS , at eleven o ' clock , at the Town Hall , Preston . Sbli-• itors , Messrs Arlington , Gregory , Faulkner , and Follett , Bedford-row . THOMAS and WILLIAM HODGSON , Thorp , Yorkshire , shoemakers , Oct . 13 , Nov ; 16 . at twelve o ' clock , at the Devonshire Hotel , Skipton : Solicitor , Mr Jones , Size-lane .

      DIVIDENDS . Nov . 7 , T Boddy andll Catley , Leeds , mahogany-mer chants . Oct . 31 , S Nickola and C Bateson , Leeds , carpetdealers . ^ CERTIFICATES—OCT . 26 . . W Grantham , Kingston-upon-Hullf mercer . H Dickinson . Sheffield , nail-manutacturer . J Moore and E Raisbect Dewsbury , Yorkshire , iroBfounders . M Kew , Torrishohnel Lancashire , victualler . ^ » ¦

      PARTNES 8 HIP 8 DISSOLVED . NewtpH and G ^ n , Warrington , Lancashire , ironfounders . J r £ ' WaUer i * nd Copsiei York , tea-dealers ; as far as regards R Waller . R and W H . Robinson , Oldhain , Lancashire . woollen-drapeTS , Nojvelli , Casacuberta , and Co ., Manchester , commission agents . Munro and Ibler , Liverpool , dealers in bonded ship stores . J Ramsden and Sods , Sowerb y Bridge , Yorkshire , worsted spinnera ; ms far » s regards E Ramsden Blackburn , Sorley , and Co ., Liverpool , general brokers . Harrison and Inman , Bridge-end , Yorkshire , turners . E Gledhill and Sons , Stainland , Yorkshire , worgted-top-manufac turers . ' ' ... ' ' . . ' •¦ ' ¦ ¦ '* ,. ¦ ' ' . ; ¦ . ' .:.:

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      FROM THE LONDON Q AZETTE , Oct . 9 . BANKRUPTS , WILLIAM ASHMORE , optidan , Sheffield , Oct 17 , and Nov 20 , at elmn a ^ the ^ owri Ball , Sheffield . Fiddey , Se ^ Z'SX / lS ? 1 *?** ' Lond «* I *« nith , Sheffield . J OHN HOtMB , stonemasoh , ^^^ Wh atwiV ^^ Lancashire , Oet 20 , and Nov 20 , at pnej at the Clarendon Rooms , Liverpool . Adlington and Co , Bedford-row ; Heyes and Pemia ^ I Preston . ¦ ¦ ' '¦ '• : •' . . . ¦¦ - ¦ . : -.: ¦ :. ' ¦ .- ¦ ... ; , ' .: . > ¦ •' _ PARTOEHSHIP 8 DIskjLyEl ) : . E ^ L ^ J Htibob , irjcWayere , Liverpool-W W Cooze and W J Cpo « e , plumbers . Longa « re—H Emett and J B Mason , surgeons , Liverpool—J Ackroyd and J Bridgman , mercers Sheffield—< J'W Newman , jun , and J W Macrae , ' general mere *» Bt « , Liverpool—& Pickup 1 « ad A Livse ? flannel manufacturers , Manchester—J Sykes and J Tinker , doth milkrs , Folly Hall , Huddenjield . :-

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      CURRENT PRICES OE GRAIN per Imperial Quarter . O ^ NTITiBS and AVERAGE PRICES of BRITISH »» AIN , p » JLn » perial Qu * rteT , ^ ^ sold in the : London Market , ??^ : * no ; week j , ending Oct . K—meat . 5 , 300 ots ; 67 sfe , * fe 3213 qw . 34 s , 83 . , Oats , 17 ^ 92 qrs . 28 s . 2 d . Beans qrs . 3 bs . l 0 d . Teas ^ 1042 qnVlSa . Hd . Rye , 50 qrs . 878 * lOd . ¦ ; ;

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      X ) ctdb ^ 13 , 1838 . THE NORTHER ¦ . ^ i , ^ ~ ^ 7 -- ' ___! : ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ - v ¦¦ . - . ¦ ¦¦¦ - .. - . ~ "' ^^^^^^^ m . -

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 13, 1838, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1027/page/7/