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      THE KING'S EVIL . A &i * e * at hai existed , by history , we find , ** Kiiig ' * Kv 2 , ' so named , of the scroluleuj kind—A dangerous di » temp «—a troublesome thing , ¦ Yet said to " cured by the touei of » king . " This circnmst » n «> , doubtless , gave rise to it * nime , And not that Kvugg cause it bj evil or blame . Ttis di * et * e , th . mgh distressing , afBicUbut a few , And is not contagious , tiu » t ererl kn « w . Another distemper more fatal by far , 1 mean the i ^ iseaae which is cpli'd fublie War Is truly King ' s Etil , or Ecil oT King / , In reference to site and the swce whence it spring * . H"U the jrreatest of evili trhieh trouble our nee , Aialijaiant , contagious- th « ruW \ s dUg ' race . Oa- monarch infected , by pestilent breath , J > iauses through uaxiuna conugiou aul" 4 ekth .

      JViirlum , insanity , m » d * ps » , and hate , Arp symptoms foreboding a perilous fat * . Infected , inflated with maJxe uj rasje , The victims by thmsanis 1 W isurdcr encage ; " Li armies they sall y and dash one another , i * ca striving , lik « ' Satan , to murder his brother . Axid -Tich u the nature ol Roval disease , That men fight for giory , their rulers to please ! Ah so little they know of duty and right , 4 c ? ^ *" " an honour like tige r * tu n ^ tif « h » le conntri « in- n » nae"d with horrffr anS woe , rrodue d by King ' s Evi !/ or manslaugiiter show ' . A * King * , and King * woHid be , the erfl produce , '' „ hiut to their sul . j ^ ets may be of surueuse ¦ — If King « will nut toach ~ ior an evil . so great , k-n it bursts from their bosoms to dcia ;«» state ,

      Sec-are them as maniacs among the in . < a »* Ti . l they e-me to their sense * and cease to complain * * i tne time has arriv'd whtn the truth hhould be ^ spoken , 1 * ta waging of war , God ' s pr «« pts are broken . A King has no license to murder ana rare 1 * ojfipe is PEACE , and his duty , to SAVE . PETSR

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      THE NATIVITY . STAXZA 5 FOR CHRIS TMAS DAT . I bring yon glad tidings of gj ** t joywaiei stall be to ail people . ' What menu tob li ght tm BerWfiMnn ' * plait *; - Say whence those splendour * sti « e ; - . Descending from the starry coheres , Why steps a iorm divifie ? Lirht is hij robe , of brilliant shine , Aad tine'd hi * win <» with g « U ; But say , wha' monre braurs hun here—What mandate to oaf old f Be visits a « t pwtd Herod ' s court , ¦ Nor Saletu ' t ho ! y t owers ; But into wakeful ihepherd " * ear * ,. Th' amazing story poors . " Feai not , j e swains , nor be yosr br * a » t » With trembling anguish torn , rnnumher'd tongues tha mom shall hail , la age » ret unborn .

      " Long as * hall roll the wheels of tiaie , Or inn his race prolong . The tiding * slid I now di&eiose . SiiAii waJce tn .= « ur » ptux'd au&g . " To you , of David " * line , thi * day Is bero in Daridg town , A Sarioar , Chri » t , th Lord , proclaim ed , Whose * way th * earth akaiL own . " And this to lead yon to the baVe , ( Your God in & 4 h reveaVd ;) Receive asheaTea " * appuint'd « ro , >" rom Cimpi xni coart * eonceird . "His form no royal purple deck * , No downy conch a spread , But swaddling tiinis hia limbs ecWd , A mantrer lornu hi « bed . "

      Bntraae ' d , imaii , the shep herd * staad , But socn th' anselie choir . Burning with love , their an thesis raise , And ( use r * eh golden lyre . ** Glory to God , en Hearen ' g high throne , Xreia all <« r order * ri »« , U ow peace de * cend » on earth to Teiga , And war aad discord die » . ' Such wij their tocy , sjad roth be ours , Let love each hrart employ ; WhEe hilU , and t » U * , » n 4 fltKid * , and plain * , Re-echo back our jor .

      Let pareat * , parteers , kindred , friends , Be one in aonl and mind , And * eek to blfM where ' er we go , Uui country and oar kind . „ , „ T . B . SMITH Hs ' . I , Dec . 17 , 1 S 38 .

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      TISIT OF AN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN TO THE FIELD OF YTATEBLOO . "I have ju * t retarned frwm Waterloo . " "And ¦ what modre had yon , now , after tbe lapse of twerrtv years , in going to the batlie iield of W » teTloo-: Prrhaps it wa . < , becanse the jxiwer * of Europe have been so ungallant as not to fight so great & battle fine * . Or . perhaps it wa « , that , standing oa the £ rld of batile , I might deepen the abhorrence which ] " nave long felt and cherished of war , in all its a * pert of slaughtering , and suffering , and crime . Cuar . tr would hope that this last motire had more influence on my mind than the otbtr . Bat whether it had or not , 1 tme been at Waterloo—and my sou ] is « ck !

      The distance from Brussels is tweke miles . The road lies nearly half the way through a very thick and tall beech forest . At the time of the great battle it was mach more extensive than it is now . Large tract * of it have been recently cleared np ; and the proc «» ss of brii-ging the land nnder cnlriration , in its rarion ? srage ^ reminded me more of what one everywhere meeuwith in the newly-settled part * ef the United States , than 1 ever dreamed of seeing in one of the old countries of Europe . As you approach Waterloo , women and cnDdren sally ont , with maps , and charts * and relic * . One ¦ wants to sell ycu a bullet ; another offers yon a grape-shot ; another a brass eagle , such as the French cavalry wore on their helmets ; another a small piece of a bomb-shell ; and so on . The only relic ¦ which 1 brought away was a piece of charcoal from the farm-house of Hngonmont , that wa « burnt , full of tbe wounded , daring the engagement .

      This I valne the more , as 1 leel * cre it was Bot xnanulactared for the occasion . In some respects the field of Waterloo has tindergone considerable changes since the battle . A part of the fore * t through which Blncher bronght hia Prussians into the action , has been cut down ; as has also another smaH forest on tbe right wing of tbe British army , where tbe battle raged with the most horrible fury and slaughter . Bat the greatest alteration has been made by the erection , of an immense pyramid of earth , Terr near Ibe Britteh centre . To build this pyramid , which u nearly . one-third of a mile in cirenmference at the base , and about two hundred feet high , the ground has been taken awa-v . to the depth of several leet , for a great

      distance , so as to rednce tbe most commanding point of Wellington ' s position to a dead level . This , it is said , military men regard as a kind of sacrilege , which they will not goon forget or forgive . At first I waa inclined to comphdn of it too ; bnt when I came to ascend to the top of the monnd , and to eee what a perfect map there lie * spread oot before yon of the w hole scene of action—orer one of the most fertile and lovely landscapes thaterermy eyes beheld , I confess I was glad the pyramid had been raised , even at whatever expense of military ta * le . Upon the top of the monnd is a square stone p illar , or rather a high pedestal , surmounted bj an

      immense hon , Testing one foot upon a globe , and presenting a fine appearance in every direction . Every one , who hag th « heart of a Christian or a philanthropist within him , w ill readily conceive , that , as I £ tood over thig grave-yard of two mighty armies , and looked , first at the ground , and ( ken at the pUce of battle , I was oppressed by such a throng of rushing thoughts « s can never be adequately expressed ; and that when I descended from thi * watchtower of death , and walked slowly away , I could not help exclaiming , " 0 Lord , whati * mac : What w be in hu ambition—in bis wrath—in the pride of bis power—in his cruelty to bis own flesh—and in hL contempt of the law and authority of his God i "

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      Hew ., it h * B b * en said , wti » the great battle of SS ? , ?^?** ft" * " on th » ftfli of June , 1813 . ? w JS&c ?*^ ! tsof thst TOJTaeroTji conflict i £ i ?* SL > ? ?* ^ expectations of many S ^ i ?^^ 1 *** ° ^ *** Voiced in tbe mrA ^ dowirikll which it immediitely occasioned . Arr f it that the rery spot on which the most r enwrkaMe man of hii age staked his di&dem , and in aeren « e or which so many tr > ouflmd « of the brave * t ot the brave poured ont their blood ? Is it true htftory , or is jt fable , that I h&ve so often read ?

      tiow cahn and peaceful is every thing now ; as if the breath of mortal strife had never caused so much a » a leaf to tremble ! How bright is that « JHh which looks down upon it to-day ! Did tbe instruments of death ever intercept those beams ? Did the stm of W " aterloo ever mourn over tbe carnag *? of a great battle ? Now , in conscious security , the peasantry are there at their work . The ripening harvest is there ; and soon will the reapers be there , to gather it in , and return with joy , bringing their sheaves with them .

      But the truth cannot be controverted . Aceldama is the proper name of that field . For there two mighty armies met , steel to steel . There , flying from rank to rank , went forth the note of preparation ; and th ? war-horse ' pawed in the valley , and went on to meet the armed men . " There broke forth " the thunder of the captains , and the shouting ; and there were the garment * rolled in blood . " There was the shock of tEose veterans who had conquered Europe , on one side ; and those of lion-hearts who from the cliffs of their own little island , had bid defiance to the conqueror on the other . ' There raged , fromhonr to honr of awfal uncertainty , that iron stonn which threatened to beat down every living thing into the dust . There , thousands upon thousands fell to rise

      no more . From that gory field went up the voices of the wounded and the dying , and entered into the ears of Him who hath said '' vengeance is mine ; I will repay saith the Lord . " Thus the victor in a hundred battles played his last game ; for at the close of that day the star of Napoleon went down •' into the blackness of darkness ior t-ver . " ( See Note 1 . ) v " It was a glorious battle ! " so . said the warrior ; so said the politician ! so said the -moralist ; so said the Christian ; so snid the united voke of Europe and America . But , as a Christian , sis a philanthropist , as a man , I protest against the decision . Before heaven and earth . I jrrolest against it . There is no true glory in slayiug / orty thousand men in one dav , and

      maiming as many more . That terrible battle o eht nt-vt-rtu have been fought . Does any one meet rue herp , and say it was ne cessury ? U ' ho , I demand , created that necessity ? It was the work of man , and no ; of God . Nothing but human depravity could ever have made such a battle necessary . I do Dot undertake to decide where the guilt lay ; that is quite auotner question . But war ' is an ' incarunie demon—war is wholesale murder , and itisimpos-ible for murder to come from Him who hath said Thou shalt not kill . " The field of Waterloo ought never to hnve boen heard of by the civilized world and wort the principles of tlie Christian relizion to comroui the councils of states and kinuvlvim * , no such murderous contiict would ever again disgrace the pages of history . ~ But still , it was a glorious victory I H was glorious to be

      wounded there ; to die there ; and to be buried tHurewas to sirep in the bed of glory ! It wasglonou * intelligence that flew from nntion to natioD , and from coutineut to continent ! Yes it was as glorious as tbe slaughter of fifty Uwusandmen could make it ! For when the news reached England , as 1 well remember to have read in tbe journals , th » Park and Tower guns were fired , and there was great Dubhc feastins and rejoicing throughout the land . 1 es , there was a Hood of glory . But , Oh ! was there nothing else ? Where were the widows , —and part-nU—and si > kTj— and orphans—of those who dwdal Waterloo ? Could the roar of cannon and the ringing of bells assuage their grief ? Could the general rejoiciug bring back to them their husbauds , fathers , sons , and brothers ? Glorious as that great victory was in the eyes of tW nntion , it wai tear * , and agony , and deathto tho bereaved .

      , J * war , then , never justifiable ; Let those who beheTe that it is , proTe it from the New Testament , if they can . I kaow tbeoftener some conscientious men attempt it , the nrore difficult do they find the ta * k . But one thingi * certain—war is directly contrary to the whole scope and spirit of the ir ' ospel . U could never Jake place , were the great law of lore , as it ongbt to be . tbe freat law of nations . . No battle was ever foosht , or evvr will be , without involving the euilt of murder . It may be on one side , or on both ; but the staiu of blood-znilriness is certainly there , and no rireM can wash it out . Howfearful , then , must'be the responsibility oi whetting the sword upon a point ot honour . " or making aggressive war , under any circumstances whatever . Aiid how will those professed disciple * of the Prince ol Peace , who either foment , or justify , or cherish u war spirit , meet Him iu the treat dav r

      But . hark : what sound is that over the field of Waterloo . ' Look ! what heaving of the earth is there .- > o-l anticipate . 1 bear no voice n * vet 1 see no movir ^ of the sleeping dust . But ' the trumpet will sound over the field , and the . lead will awake . All the thousands that He buried tWe will come forth from their gnv . es , and wi' , 1 be summoned to th ^ judgment bar . Officers and comnon soldiers must hear and obey the summon * alike And tbe same bar will theV meet all those tch ' o

      kindled the var in which they perished . Kiugs . privy councillors , and military commanders will all be there . And I have the rriost solemn conriction that be lore that dread tribun * l every mortal wound , at Waterloo , will be held and judge ' d as a clear case of murder , tbe guilt of which must rest somewhere . In who * # skirts , or in the skirts of how many , the blood of that most bloody day will be found , " it belongs to no mortal to deciie ' ; but' the Judge will know ; and when the final > cnt ^ nce comes to be pronounced , the universe will know . }

      Uh , how fearfnl a thing will it be , under snch circumstances , to " fall into the hands of the living God ! ' And if all war is murder , who can conceive of the multitudes who will be involved in the guilt of it . when the books come to be opened ; or of the punishment which a righteous God will inflict upon the guilty , in that world of retribution where the " worm dieih not , and the fire is not quenched . " 1 L H .

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      • The several invasion * of England by the Danos , in the r . inth and tenth centnrie * , are recorded in aggressive ariacki of a barbarous people ; and w niay rest inured that thf future hutoriaui of K « . rope will not lai ! to record our military oj > eratir-ns i » Germany and yUndnrn , und < -r Marlburough , Wellington , aud others , and sanctioned \> v a liuTtrniueut profrttxiu ) the r' / oriTied rdipun , an equally m » rk « d by & tiiir » t for military glory . _ A private tetter from Mons , dated Uth Jnly , 1815 , ( 27 i » yt afw the battle ^ mentjuiied the following horrible circumstance which attended burying tht de » d oa the field ol Waterloo : — "It i » only four darn tince barying the dead bodies with which tae field of ike battle of Waierlwo wasntreweii , waa ended . Several thousand carU had be « n pnt in requisition for this oj * T » Uon in the depaiinient of Jeiunvpv .

      " Alter a lapxe •¦( ten , tirelte , and even Jiilenn days , there were found among the dead carcases great nauiber * of wounded , who , impelled by madness or hunger , had eaten of the bodies of the men acd bor » e « that HnrfonndeiJ tbrm . 1 « ay madness , because th ^ re w ere »* me of them who eren then cned , in thtir dying aRonien , I ' iee f Emperrur . " A soldier who wa » in the batlie write *— " When 1 looked over the field of Waterloo , it was am red , and heap ^ l up in many places , with the » laju . The wounded trawling along the rows of dead , was R honiMe spectacle . " " War iu ail case < U accompanied « iih dreadful evil * ; of which we are apt to consider toe h « avy expense as if it were the only one , and forget the sufferings anil miserable deaths of » uch multitudes ol knman cre :. Uire « , though «* ry one of them is -a murder committed by the author * of thu calamity . " —Stcker , Areh ' Athop oj \ Olplerij \ ir \ ) .

      J " The field of Waterloo ( gays Dr . Raffles ) is now rich in waving corn , rijjening for the sickle . Wfeat » scene m »* t it hHvr b"en whtrs death wm the reaper , ' and gathered his th"U * asd » of sheaves to the gamer of the grare ! And what a scene will it be again , when the trump of the archangel sUxll awake the s . ecpen that repose beneath its clod * , and the ruuhty armies that day annihilated , shall start up to life npun Uie plain un which they lell ! " 1 j , evtT beard a si-nnon bo impressive is the silence that reigned around me on the fi « ld of Waterloo . I conld not but connect a contemplation of their ererlasting destinies with the remembrance of tbe thousand !! ef dead nj > on whose dust I tjod . The eternity that seemed to open upon my view , peopled with the spirit * of the slain , was an awful seen * . The

      bitterness ot flying on the field of battle—the widow ' s criesthe orphans' tears—the agonies of unrviving friendship—were a'J forgotten . 1 only saw the immortal soul hurried unprepared , and perhaps blaspheming , into the presence of its God ! 1 shuddered at the contemplation , and felt how dradly a scourge , how bitter a cursn is war . "Amid tbe repose which mankind once mnre enjoy , let it be tb « care of Kngland to cultivate the arts el peac « * . Let her poor the balm of the gospel into the wounds » f bleeding nations . Let her plsiit the tree of life in evety soil , that goffering kingdoms may repose beneath her shade , and feel thevirtn * of iu healing leaves , till all the kindreds of the human family shall be bound together in one common bond of amity and love , ard the warrior shall be * , character unknown hut is the page of history /'— RaKeit Tour .

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      AGHicrnLTUBAL Pboduce . —Tbe result of the enquiries made by the Commissioners leads them to estimate tbe agricultural produce carried from the interior of tbe country to the ports at about 1 , 225 , 000 tons ^ annum , of which 700 , 000 tons are exported . Tbf return trade ( manufactures , shop goods , beer , spirits , &c . ) from the port ? to the interior in estimated at 385 , 300 tons . From 1825 to 1835 , the DBmber of the cattle exported increa « ed from 63 , 524 to 98 , 150 ; that of sheep from 72 , 191 to 125 , 452 :

      pig « , from 65 , 919 to 367 , 191 ; wheat , from 283 , 340 quarters to ¦ 420 , 522 ; meal and flour , from 599 , 124 cat . to 1 . 984 , 480 ; and butter , from 4 / 4 , 161 c-wt . to 873 , 009 cwt . The increase in tbe imports during tbe same period was , in cotton articles , from 4 , 966 , 885 yards to 14 , 172 , 000 ; in woollens , from 3 , 384 , 918 yards to 7 884 , 000 ; in tea , from 3 , 889 , 6582 > . ' . to 4 , 794 , 316 ; and in Coffee , from 335 , 9-218 ) 3 . to l , 205 , 7 b" 2 . It is hardly necessary to add , how greatly the employment of steam-vessels has contributed to these result * . Parliamentary Paptr .

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      Debasing Influence qp Sla . veri .--I ¦' Iwfi ? " . listened with horror aad aktoiusbment to . the rancorous sentiments issuing from female lips , whenever , in society , tbe discourse happened to turn ap » m tbe negroes . Ladies who , in England , would have almost / atN / erf at the bare idea of treading even upon a spider , will , after very ¦ ¦ few ¦ 'laentiu' residence in the colonies , converse in an wfteoncerned tone on the number of lashes which had been inflicted daring tbe morning on their own tir their husband ' s s ^ Tesl

      I particularly remember entering rather suddenly a room , without being announced ; and ' there I beheld a negress on ber knees . before her young mistresSn beseeching , with agonuing eloquence , that the ^ ^ fi og-, ging to which she bad been ordered migbt be remitted . I heard ber remind the mjtr ^ ss , that tbe tame breast bad given them suck—that their infancy bad been passed together—that they had married at the same time—at the same time become mother * , and that from her milk the children of both had received

      sustenance . The repry vfa * a cold , stern ' refusal of pardon . I even yet feel the chill which crept through my frame , when tbe poor woman , perceiving my presence , dashed hentelf at my feet , and cqnyuU nively clapped me , implored my mediation . " l > 'a £ successful ; but , to rise to the highwfc honour * of my , profession , I would not supplicate a mortal as I supplicated on this occasion , I have seen young and lovely women turn from chaunting the most sentimental songs , to issue directions for the immediate whipping of a slave wbo bad mislaid a piece ot music ; and then revert to their warbling , unmoved by the cries of the victim undergoing the punishment in tbe yard . ' I have likewise seen negro servant * appear with tbeir shoulders all scarred and festered

      from the recent lash , and been li « pingly told by the respective mistresses ( mild and gentle being " , too , strange as it may seem , where the odious "Blacks " wt-re not concerned ) , that these records of English female humanity had been imprinted on the " worthless" creatures for being absent when they were required to fan away mesquitoes . I have known of ladjes , and those , too , of rank and reputation in the society of the place , who were in the habit of often with their own hands inflicting corporeal punishment on their ulave * ; and , in one instance , in the island of Trinidad , the fair executiouer performed the operation with xuch determined vigour and severity , as to rendir it incumbent on Government to briug the circumstance before the judicial authorities . —Capt . Hodgson ' s Truths from the West Indies .

      A Muht Scene sear Jericho . —Thenigbtscere on the pluin of Jericho was one never to be forgotten . Bands of musicians carrying flambeaux paraded the tamp , blending the discordaut fymphouies with the gurgl ' mg noise of the camels , the braying of a ** es , the Btigbing of horses , and tbe screaming ot' children , frightened at sights and sounds consorting so ill with tbe peaceful slumbers of infancy . Here a party of pilgrim * were spending the tjiirht in revelry ; there a group of Turk * were making merry over the follies of the " giaours , " while the hallooiug of the guard intimated to the Bedouins , that an attack would be repelled by an armed force . Around , thousands of every age lay

      buried iu sleep , thousands whose hearts were beating high wuh exultation in the prospect of attaining on the morrow theo-ject which for years they mo . « t had coveted . Amonn these were Mosiims , Greeks , and Protestants ; European * , American ? , Asiatics , and Africans ; travellers , tuuteteers , musician !! , and noldier * . In every quarter of tbe campiauldrons of burning pitch ( terrible emblems of the fateof Sodom ) raised on pole * ten feet in height , marked the different stations : , while their lurid glare contrasted with the calm and mellow light of tbe celestial orbit ; tor our encampment in tne vicinity of Jordan wus favourtd hy one of those brilliant nights which are

      seldom witnessed , except uader an Eastern sky , when not a single cloud intervenes between the eye irnd the deep azure of the firmauent , decked with iu myriads of glittering Rtars . On one side were the ruins of Jericho and Ai ; on the other , Sodom aBd Gomorrah ingulfed in a sea of dtatb t abo \ e , the eye rested on tbe glories of the God , of nature j below , on the terrors of a God of judgment , gueb were the discordant elements which combined * to Brra tkis memorable seme . A little after midnight the pilgrims put then . fe ' . ves in motion , in order to reach r-y sunrise the banks of the facred river ; but h is no easy matter to start a caravan of ti ««

      thou-« . ind person * , and it was three o ' clock a . m . before the cavaicade vi a * in progrew . A number of torchbearers preceded , carrying flambeaux , which threw a wild blaze of light over tbe plain and the moving host . The Arab . cavalry marched ntxr , their <[> irited horses curvetinp , while they plunged into the high grass and jungle , to driTe . out any lurking Bedouins ; the governor with the Greek archbishop followed ; and lastly , the whole host of pilgrim * , hurrying along with anxious expectation to w * shin a stream which they vainly supposed to be endowed with a cleaning efficacy . In such a multitude , moving without order , nubjeet to no discipline , and wrought up to an unnatural excitement by superstitious zeal , it is not surprising that maav accident *

      should occur . Some of the party are genpralfy left dead ; many are wounded ; and all are kept in a . « tate of feverish alarm for their personal safety . One thing struck uj forcibly , —the entire absence of . sympathy among the professors of piety . . It" an aged man , a feeble woman , or a helpless child , fell from his seat , no friendly band was s'retched out to aid , and no fellow-pilgrim baited to inquire the extent of injury received ; tbe groans and cries' of the sufferer were responded to by a laugh ; and tbe cavaleatie mored on regardless of their brother / wfro ^ if he met with sympathy and aid , found it "at the hand of some " good Samaritan , " united to him . by no ties of country or faith . —Eitiot ' s Travels in Austria , Riusia , and Turkey .

      The Great Wall of China . —The late Bishop of Capsa , M . Bruguiere , having been appointed vicar-apostolic aud head of the catholic mig . ion in Corea , traversed tbe most important part * of the Cbinrse empire , in the Chinese dre ? a , and aided by Chinese Christians , to Tartary , before he could reach his destination . The journal of his travels has been published in tbe An / tale * de la Propagation de hi Foi , No . 50 . In the course of his journey he passed the great wall , his description of which is somewhat at variance with that of preceding travellers : — " On tbe 7 tb of October , 1834 , we arrived at the grea ; wall , so highly extolled by those who know nothing about it , and so emphatically

      described by those who have never seen it . This , and the other wonders of China should only be seen in pictures to maintain tbeir reputation . The great wall has nothing remarkable but its length , which is about 1 , 600 miles : its principal direction is from ea ? t to west ; but a little to tbe noTth of Sbanse , it tends to the west-south-west . This rampart , formerly covered with bricks , which have tumbled down , forms the frontier of three or four provinces , each of which would jn Europe be a considerable kingdom . In the plains and ravines it is a regular wall , fenced with battlements betwten 30 and 40 feet

      mgh ; indeed on the heights it in a little more than a ridge of earth , flanked by numerous projections like redoubts ; but there is no person to guard them . There are gates and regular intervals for the convenience of travellers , and the levy of transit duties , I passed through the gate called Cban Tchaku ( Changkee-kow)—it is that through which the Prussians go on their road to Pekin . No one paid the lea . « t attention to me ; the guards turned tbeir back » , as if to give courage to me and my follower * Were a more rigorous watch kept , it would be easy to cross tbe wall in the mountains , or thrpugh the breaches which time has made . — Asiatic Journal .

      Fate or Coachmen . —Ask the people of Bristol and Chester what sewed them up ; and they will tell you while thry tras asleep , Liverpool ran off with tbeir trade . And if you bavn ' t time to . go there , ask tbe firur coachman you get alongside of , what he thinks of the railroads ; and gist lkten to . the funeral hymn be'il sing over the turnpikes . "When I was in England last , I always did that when I was in a hurry , and it puts eoaehee in such a pa » sion , he'd turn to and lick hi * br .-ses out a spite into a full gallop . D—n ' em , he'd say ; them that sanctioned them railroads , to ruin the ' pikes ( go along you lazy willian , Charley , and he'd lay into the wheeler ) , they ought to be banged , sir , ( that ' s the ticket , and he'd wbop the leader ) ; ye ? , sir , to be hanged—for what is to become of them as lent their money on the ' pikes ? ( Whist , crack , crack goes the whip . )

      Hanged and quartered they ought to be . These men ought to be remunerated as well as the shareholders . 1 wonder , sir , what we shall all come to yet ? Come to , says I , wh y , to be a stoker , to be sure , that ' s what all you coachmen will end in at last , as sure as you art born . A stoker , sir , said he ( looking as bothered aa if it wor a French furriner that word ) , what the devil is that ? "Wh y , a stoker , says I , is a critter that draws , and stirs , and pokes tbe fire of a steam engin ' . I'd sooner die first , sir , aid he ; would , d—n tne if I wouldn ' t ' . Only thiBk of a man of my age aud size bein' a stoker , sir ; I wouldn ' t be in the fellow ' s skin that would propose it tome for the best shilling that ever came out o' the mint . Take that , acd that , be'd say to tbe off for ' ard horse ( a layin' it into him , like mad ) , and do your own work you dishonest rascal . It is fun aliTe you may depend , —Sam Slick .

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      ' ¦¦ ' ¦ i * I « grf- |' 'H - * i { n (> . , ., ; .. . ' ; , ( COMPARISON 6 P Fb ' Rtafcut 'WKfk ( A ^ D fc't ' OrW WITH TUB ENQLl 8 &MMM ; L' " ' llTi ; ' Tho price of white wh . ateij bwad of | he nr » t qv » lity at HnrjH u 7 < iclhel ?» f of two kilogramme * , which ia 1 ms , than ( 5 } d the loaf of 41 b English weight , ind-lrtie wirt ithttJA et tfce hr « t quality in London btnng . U ( d tfa * Wi of 4 ibiihe : < lHWnola 70 g per c « nt . that br ^ fr de ^ H ^ I ^ ndan thta i ** r&ns . . ¦ - ^ oJT 1 ^ hi ? lie 8 t quotation uf white wkeftlof «><) 'tint onmlity is m the lfhfcctoW , which ecfui . r . S& ' ia tfiifjw ; "•>" S & The highest quotution of flour' ot * the flrit ' fctuH «» 'is l > 9 f . the 1 M kilogrammes , which » n » WOT « u > 4 toid th » « ac * of ZfaOlb English weight , and th » bijtheO qnotatiouof flour oi the Una quality in London being It )* A ^ ntk , iUolUmB that flour u Ol j ppr cent dearer in fcoudon thaa . sVParis and that with the aumol J' 3 10 i a man may buy 4511 b of fine flour at Pan * , whereas with the name until h « can . buy onty 2801 b ill London . ¦ ¦ , ' ¦ ¦ " ~»"

      ' According to the official return the avenge priee of wheat at Parw . for the preceding moniU ( Dec ) nr » H 23 f 38 c , whkfi equals 5 &i . 0 u the qr . V ' ^^ Frlnce - OtTLng " ' ^ " ^ - thin « a ^ & <* J > Mts of Kn At Arras the quotation of vhAte ( tW ia from ? 4 r to 25 f 50 c , which u frojri 55 * to 58 a 5 d the qr : 'At Bordeaux the quotation of wheat ih from 25 f to St 6 f , which U from 57 s 3 d to 09 s 7 d the < jr . Thequbtation of Nerac ; nouris 23 f the 50 kilogramme « , which eqn » l « < 6 » the » ack ot 2 M 01 b , Unglwa weicht . At Blou the registered mea « price ofj « h , e » t . « , 2 lf . 2 c , which '" I" , ' 2 JtheqrJ . At preus , 7 he , , noWion of wheat of the hrst qnahty 1 S i 3 f 43 c , of the second quality 22 f 25 c , and of'the third qnalityglf 25 c . which ! gire « k * inean price ol lit 31 c , and which onswera to 5 t « 24 the or . At Lyons the quotation of wheat is Hi , which equals 45 » the or . At OrleaTi . the mean price of wheat |» 24 / , Jc wbjch anawew to r ™ ld ° } S V : - -AtRbinma wheaij ralrt frora m - to m which iirom 8 34 the

      « « oa to 30 ^ ^ Jr vAt R 0 « in foe registered mean price of wheat is 23 f ibe , which answers to 63 * 10 . 1 th » qr . At htrashOTgthOhigaftgtqxiotatkiiKjf-wheat of the tirst qunlity is 25 f , winch ongwew to 57 » 44 the qr , and at Toulmise the highe » t . quotation ot whea » . oJthe tinit qu » Uty ia 23 f , which equals 52 b 8 d the qr . The quotation of wheat of the firat quality ' at SoUwns ia Irom Ami toSOef , of the second quality , from 29 i 5 f to 304 fand of the third vitality , from 285 f to ' 295 f , all per muid of 13 hectolitres , which gives a mean price of 22 f 99 c the hectolitre , and which answers to 52 * 8 d the qr . The highest quotation of flour of the first quality m 6-tf the 159 kilogrammen , which equals 40 s 4 d the Hack of 2801 bs , English weW a » d the hi g bMt quotation of flour of the first quality in Lon ? donbeit . g / 0 s the * ack , it follows that flour is 73 > 6 per cent , dearer in London than at Soiwqns , ond that with the sum of ^• 5 10 s a Jnian may bny 4861 b * of fine flonr at Soissons , whereas with the same Bum he can buy only 2601 b in London

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      LEEDS CORN MARKET , January 22 . The arrival of Wheat to thia day ' * market is larger th » n Jast week ; other kinds of Oraiii rathnx smaller . Wheat ha * been in limited demand , » t decline of 3 a . to 4 a . net quarter . Barley U per quarter lower , for the inferior qualities very little aemana . Oats ana Shelling dull n » le . Beans but little alteration . ' ' WH&AT per Qnarterof Bight Ba 8 bals , 601 b « . Norfolk , Snffolk , Bbsox , newrea , 72 , 76 , fine 78 « . wht . SOi 84 g l > inco \ nahire and Cambridge do 70 s , 75 do ^ 78 s do 78 a d 3 * Yorkshire ................ do 70 « , 33 » do , 76 » , da 77 * 81 a did do 70 » , 73 « , do ' 784 .. $ : 80 * 84 l foreign , do 70 a , 74 a , do ; _ 7 fti , do 80 s 84 * BARLEY per Quarter of Eight Imperial BusheU . Norfolk , and Suffolk ........... . ne w , 43 * , extra fin * 44 * 4-7 Lincolnshire , do - 39 « , do 43 * 45 * Yorkshire , Wold&Boroughbridgc , do 37 » , do 40 a 43 s Pens , White do -. _ i uo lirey ,, «« .. « . «» .. « .. »« ............. . ' so : mmti ' - ^ m

      BEANSpeTQuarterof 6311 )» perBuahel . ' fickn ,.......................... new , 4 l 4 , 43 s . old : 46 * 4 fk Harrow and Pigeon , ............ dp 4 ?« , 44 s , dp 46 a . 4 fy OATS , por Quarter of Eight Imperial Bushel * . ... vr .-Potato , . new ' , 2 S # ^ S 8 *; olflJ 7 Poland ,... ^ ........ do £ 5 » , 26 * , do 3 fn SmallandKriezland ,.................. &o 84 » , 2 it ( do I 6 s Mealing , new 141 . to 16 d . p « r Styne o ( M \ b » . SHELLING , per Load of 2611 b » ,... . old 36 s 38 a i » e # ^ - » to— s MALT , per Loud of 6 Bushul * ,....... i ........ 44 s . 46 s , to 48 * RAl'BSEBD , per Lastof 10 Qnarten ,.......,. * 30 to je $ 2—a

      ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEK . Wheat .. 7917 Malt .................. 38 Out * . 340 Shelling 30 Barley 3129 Flour ...... 41 Heana 202 Rapeseed ... 908 1 'eas .................. Linseed ...... 320 iures ..................

      THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK , ENDING ) ax . 15 th , 1839 . Wheat . Oats . Barley . Beans . Rye . Peas . 1016 ' 700 2729 345 — 27 63 * . 6 d . 29 * . Od . 43 s . lid . 47 s . Id . —a . 0 d . 46 s . 6 d .

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      NEWGATE . AND LEADENjBALL MARKETS , Monda y The arrival * of iilsmghterea meat from Scotland during the pa » t week have been exceedingly unimportant ; but from most parU of England , except Yorkshire , tolerabl y good . A * the receipt * have chiefly consisted of carcases ol Veal and Pork , a very * inall quantity of country killed Beaf and Mutton hux been offuring . The prevailing favourabk weather for slaughtering , aided by si full attendance of buyers , has can *^ ? he trade notivithiitanding that the supplies •» ' London killed Beef and ; Mutton have considerabl y more than equalled those exhibited on many previous occasions , to be very steady and we note Beef from 2 dto 4 d . ; Mutton 4 u per 81 b . de » ier than on this day w ' nnight .

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      * L 0 rfD 0 fr CORN EXCHANGE . . u . ii « i o . MAi * kiIi k *» By ¦ Monday ; Jan . 21 .-J- ^ SPii ^ JW ^ . ?? ^ ^ 9 . ° » ntitJ' ot Wheat for thU fte ^^ Sl ^^ Wi- ^^ r . ^ JW iBwU tut there was a fair S 1 jL 7 ?^ i £ , *» » ftoffifal"he * e conwUes a good supply of WvUartwJfaWJviawls wiiBOhU ^ ther from our coau t , Scot / ^ rt <^^ i ^ iwv » aTrir « l , 8 mce Friday . Thoroughly wet mwijmtyt kvfm-rtKtoa , * he condition of ' most of the new Wheat , much ofthe small supply beingin very bad condition , the trade for such was dull , and roust be quoted Is . \ o 2 » -lpot lowflfibis ihwdny w ' nnicnt , whiUt for old foreion « t , 4 «^ rtP «•« B « bmitlQ 4 to , but ; our millew only took small qnjHmieifstQ ^ ttKily . theiejjnw ^ aiafcewanta . Ship Flour was « eq ^ fehee df fti / A . y hrfng heia gtetij firmly , thw artie ' e did not meet a brisk' sale ; 'b * t wsw much the same in value as on-* m *^ V ?^ JS » f \ fh . ¦ ¦ M » Jt w »» Vithoat alteration in price Witue . « . WW }«(» , P jnwMidiBg * steady demand . Be » ns and {^ & ** JV # .-Wfc * no materi 111 al »« ation can bfcqnbtHd in eithernrticle . * fhedemand for Oats-waa ntoatly eonflned toonr . eonstimeM , who gave la » t week ' s prick for K « Hfc Corn , but infcru > r ln * h scarcely supported the rates of ¦ t hi * d » y « o ' awght r « ndto dear shi ps on demurrage lower pneeanare accented for « uch . There wa * nothing of moment jm ^ ng m eiOier Linseed or Rapes . ed The high pric e * paying for Ked Cloveiseed check any briskness in the demand and the seedsmen keep their stocks low , ana onl y buy as

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      IS 5—552 ^ H ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Ss"B *™ p * BBBB& ' . * At the comnnaeeuiettt of the week t « ier » w »» » wry guoA dew » ndfoT Sugar , and sale * were jnad « at full price * , Wtc in « onsequene « « f the flat * ce » rant » fr , > m London , there a * s * * i nee be * n 1 « m doing , aad the market ha « etowd r » th » - hoavily , though wiihoat m ; mateTJal ; change in prie »; tl * r naleit comi > rise lOOp hhd * of British Plantation , together wi » i 4000 bag * Bengal , » t VU U for middling jellow , 67 » « d to tdm . 6 d far good to fine white , and ' 800 bags Mauriu »» at ts « - quotations . ' There lias keen a fnr' inquiry ' for' Kbr » tg » Sugsr , particularly for the brown des ^ iptidns ; barrelt » B » bi » s have b « en disposed of , ordinary browii st'SOs uptse 22 * tut middling dry brown , at » d 50 «*>» low whh « PantaaN * at 24 s to 25 » peT cwt . The market for MoW * es i >« xceed » gly quiet , and as holder * are Arm at onr qnotatioDS , only triflutgj ; sales have been made . There has been a steady 'd « max « ¥ for Plantation Coffee , » nd the sales comprise 22 J eask * WT / Jamaica , at extreme rnte « , also .-50 casks Betbiee , bold triace- 87 s to 94 s fair to good middling 105 a tid to 108 s p « cwt . \ Vh .

      . O—v ^ " ... » . — « .. w ... ... * .. * . ^» ^ wn ...... . ^| . w «^ ..... i . mwr ^ mm triage , » t 25 * 6 d per cwt . Nothing done in Cocoa , Gbger ,. or Pimento . 300 bags black Pepper sold at 4 Jd to 4 £ d p « r lb . The only tran-aciion in Rice is € 00 bags of Bengal s t 20 * per cwt in bond . The market for . Rnm , from being barelj supplied witbauitablo qnalitie * , limits the bnsaew , Ihe s » W » baceW reaching 100 punehs , chiefly Demerarm , of kih pre » and hne flavour , at 5 s 3 d to 5 » 8 d per gallon . ¦ ^ There is nothing to report in Indio . Upwards »« 200 chest * Shell Uclare been sold » t 81 s to ? 2 s ; * ml 46 cheats of Lar Dye at 12 d to 12 Jd . Tbe transactions in Nitrate of Soda » mB Saltpetre hare not been extensive ; 30 * has , however , bee * obtained for small parcels of the latter . ^^ DY £ WOODS .-The d « rswid , foT Logwood hias be « n rrrr liimted . and only about 30 tons sold , at # t 15 » for ort » - nary , to ^ 16 for goud _ fr « esh wood ; , 80 . tons of C » rtba ««»» Fu » tic , brought at auction , ^ 11 12 * 6 d to jril 17 s 6 d , » few ton * ot pvime Cuba at > 15 , and Taniplco at Jeii pex ton ; nothing reported in other kinds . There was a fair Se"J > . ' . Tn'pentine on Tuesday , when 500 barrels m » oflwed by public sale , and for which Us 7 vl to 12 a 8 d w « s > obtained , but , . subsequently lls Id wss ac ; epted for 3 « s > bHrrels kthe vessel

      y same . Nothing new in American s * r ttockholm Tar . Montreal Pot Ashes are still dull , and titsrsales have been very limited , at 27 s to 28 s but princip « Mjr at 27 s j Bomit few Montreal Pe « rl Ashes hare br « u « ht 35 * per cwt . There is no alteration in Quercitron BaTk , holdew being firm at the quotations , but the demand is limite # . With the exception of 300 bhds New York Flaxseed , damag ** by salt water , which brought 45 * to 66 s per hhd , at auctw ** ,. no sales have yet be ^ n effrctvd of new Seed for 9 owi » t ^ importers are generally asking 90 * mi- hhd . Nothing dexk » 1 s » Cl » verse « d ; suine parcelsof Uutch , German , and Kreiich wiSJ . be oflereel next week . The greater part of the dry sake * Hra « l Hides ottered yesterday were withdrawn , except tfcsr damp and damaged , uf which there was a large proportionsound East India Kjds sold at lower priwi , but the rubbeft generally brought their fuU value ; 3 , 300 of th « formes Tealised 5 d for inL-rior , 6 d »« t 6 Jd for geod , and lt , 90 O E » sfc India Kips lOd lor sound brineil , 7 } d to 7 } d for lstrubbe * .. 65 ^ 1 to / d for 2 d rubbed , 7 J ^ d to 7 % d for sound dry , and 6 g * to /^ dperlbforrnbbed . 14 tons Diviaiyi » Te al » orepoTte 2 a * - ^ i per ton . The gales of T obac co have been 130 hW aw chiefly to the trade , at former prices . '

      For Brimstone there has bwn en the whole a limiteJTuemaiid , and in some instances rather lower prices hav « bent accepted ; the quotations are altered accordingly . Shuwsr ha * been in moderate request , at full prices . Kor Algol * Asc demand has been limited . Cream of Tartar being held fewadvanced prices , only a few sales ha « e been effected . Madras * and Madder Roots are in stead y demand . More business b »» been done in Olive Oil than tur ' somn time past ; the salw have been chiefly of Lialon , of which" upwards of 80 tw «» nave found buyers at thn qufttations , ' with 10 tuns Seville a » ¦ £ 01 , IS tnns of Malaga ai JtM , and sma , U parcels of Gallip « tt . tU ^ " 55 per tun . There hnye been no transaction * , ia Fklb tills to notice this week , and urices remain « cithhnt allprx 4 i ** L

      Liuseed Oil has b « en inquired for , and some tusijiess 3 o » ra& the quotations . In Pale Rape hothinfr db ^ e . > There- Bosbeen more buainesa doing in Palm Oil , both « ntha spot aa © for arrival , at full rates Oil > f Durpehtfaw'ia less inqmw *' for , Ibe price steady . In Peteejibnrgk olean Hemp jnoUiMjp . ha * been done ; rather lower , rates . would now he . sobwitted *•;; a specnlaUve inquiry has . appeared for Jute , and abftut 1 J » bales have been sold at ^ 14 . pw ' ibnl - ' fa ' Flix no sa 3 »« reptfrted * . There appeared a fcftteV feeling' ih thte IJOvm - ,, , " y ta *« wMk , and some bnainess was dose a * » 8 m » ll advance ; there has since been less inquiry ? on Mr » - ? W , V * W * ? ^ 58 batf-pipes Monte . Video Tallow ¦ rtfe ^ briskly b y auetion at 56 a 9 d to 5 "» 6 d for very boo * quality and 5 3 * to 53 * 9 d per cwt for dark coloured . ¦

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      LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET , Monday , Jas . »_ iiij ^?^ ^? , ? V *^ ' . » -iaW r . « nppiy of Beaste at market . t « - « w ¦ '"• n' ^ t ^ eck , and the quality generally pretty good , ao& tHMigo therp were many country buyer * pn-sent , and safc # - bft * le , w « Crtrtnot note any" alteration in pnemfrom our lasts Week'rt quotations ; The nnmWr of Sheep hasbeen laro * ftev U » 8 * easonof the year , bat the demand * are equal to the-srcpJje * . ( UBid for-largfi Wether Mutton there has been a aiv £ » advance from last week . The best Bwfvrai sold a ** wl second quality qd , ordinary 5 jd > erlb . ' ' Good Wether Mvttts : ^ m * y l «^ ubf » d at f ^* , - middling 7 d , ordinary and Kwe » 6 j £ T per lb . The market upon the whole may be considered a » o * on 4 » , werpnneipalrpartpf tk » Beantftand Sheep beingsoM -as * at ^ afl- dnse . iiumbe ? of . Cattle at market : —Beasts 1 Jite ^ Sheep 5 , 234 . ,: , r- w-

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      "LOST TO THB WORLD AliD TO MB . " To • • ¦ Dear lovely maiden , thn pride of the rilhg * Where nothing but beaotr 1 sea—As I mi » on thy charms , I muse on my sorrow , For tfcou ' n lost to th * wavld aad to m »! - To tbe sighs of thy bosom onee mirthful mdjoycru , AndhappT , because it was true —¦ I listen wUh ' a&jraith , aad wety while I liat ^ ft , For thou ' rt lost to the world and to m « \ Anl those t «» n that 4 « e » i ) d like bright gem * from this * eye—An eye that onee sparkfco' with gl«—Ar * the d < - » th of my plesrare * , the bane of mj life . For thou ' rt lost to the world and to me ! Why lo * t ? Do the walls of a dungeon re-echo The sighs that are ntter'd by thee ? K - -,, v' * , » % pri ^ m , the world is Iky home , Soil thou art lost to tbe worW aad to me I ' Why lost ? Ha « thehremtl » oftlvepestfleMeM ^ tethe « ? 1 » the eoW hand of death laid oa thee ? No . Thy lifo is yet spared , * a 4 thy cheeks are ^ yet blooming , SuU thou art lost to the world and to me ? ' W lort ? , ' TU b ** w * fiatMm aiming « ao vow d erer constant to be . Ha * brokenIiis tows , ln 3 left thee in sadness—Thus thou art lost to tile world and to me ! Leeds , Jan . 23 , 1839 . - " T *

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      . Si « Joshua , B | i VNoii > S ^^ fb * t ^ T foi- ' M for this sketch ? ' Mid SJjr Jcw ^ oa ' ; # '»^ p fj o&fy dealer , whole portfolio be » W ]|«^^^ * Tw 0 Ptj 3 r guintwj , yooihonoor . -VTwepfir ^ pw *? , i « nppow you mean . ' 'No , tit : itistroelwoBldh ^ e-tftken twenty pence for it * thi » morning , but , ^ f Jon think it worth looking * t , all the world wiU tirink it worth buying . ' - . ¦ : ¦ . : ¦ ¦ - .. ;¦>] ¦¦¦ ¦ ,.. ¦ ; , ;> ¦ -. ¦ ¦ . ¦ . -.. ; , CHBSTERFiEtb ' s ADVxci ' . — Kdrd Chesterfield

      had a chaplain who led a life that did no great hoDpur to hi * , cloth . Bis lordfahip was at length compelled to take notice of hi « conduct , but , knowing the patient was squeamish , he sweetened the medicine in the following manner : —he told him , with a smile of good humflur , that , if to the few rices be had already he would add one more , he did not doubt but his character , might be mach improved . Tha clergyman de » iring to know what it might be , he ¦ was answered l ) y his lorjiihip , 'Hypocrisy , doctor ; only a little hyppcrjsy . '

      The Abolition q * Imprisonment for Dbbt . — ¦ 'They say- nn . Englishman ' s house i » his castle , and a pretty one it i » , ai per example !—if it is to bo jstormod , and 'bumaVthtsQwa iu'it attlw beck of every \ ht \ v bourgeois , whom youjBi&y ghaoced t * have honoured by porchaaiag I » i 8 ' , v ? ar # » . 'Baxter ' 8 Humour an . il Pathoa * - Just pubjii&ed . Correction . —An Irish gardetwr - , seeitig a boy stealing some fruit , swore if » he ca « ght him there again , he'd lock hiin up in th « iee ^ home and-wim bis jacket . ¦ " ¦ . •¦ ¦ ¦¦ : ¦ ¦ . ; , , Tolerably Modest . — A' few years since , a traveller in France met with a pfcture repro ^ enting heave ^ , wherein the angel « werekneelingon cushions , on which the amis of France were embroidered !

      A Liar Rebuked . — A notorious liar boasted ef never having told the truth . ? Then you lia , re told one novr for the first time , ' said a person who overheard him , ' and thus destroyed the onlv slorv * ou had left . ' * 8 - Joyful Kepautee . —Two friends met , one said , ' 1 wish you joy . ' « Why ? ' said the other . ' Because you don ' t seem to have any , ' was tbe reply . A Speaking Likeness . —The gallant Captain C , on being shown one day the portrait of his scolding wife , fresh fr « m tbe hands of the immortal Lawrence , did justice to the execution and merits of the never-to-be-forgotten painter by energetically placing his hand * upon hia ears * .

      Beau Brummet , —Beau Brummel , who was not 'frantically fond' of vegetables , for he only ' once eat a pea , ' was in his days of decadence requested by a friend who with himself was incog , at a smalt roadside inn , to butter a French roll for his own breakfast . < i have not the strength' to do it ( replied B . ) , do you butter it , whilst I flirt with a bit of dry toast . ' ' • ¦ Irish Hanging . —Two Irishmen about to be

      hung during the rebellion of J 708 , the . gallowa , was erected over the margin of a river . When the first man was drawn up the rope gave way ; he fell into the stream , and escaped by swimming . The , remaining culprit looked u . u to . the executioner , a » 4 said with genuine native simplicity , apd an earnestneM that evinced his sincerity ,., ' , Do ,, good Air , Ketch , if you please , tie me up , tight , jfor ' i ? the rope breaks I ' m sure to be drowned , for I caa ' t swim a atrnb * '

      A Monkish Bui-t . —An Italian monk , in his Life of St . Francij Xavier , as «* rted , that . by one sermon he converted ten thousand persons in a desert island . , -. _ ... , , . , , .... { . Assertion without PRbor . ^ -Mt . Boaden , the dramatic twaddler , gave Drury-lnn * Thearr * the title of a wilderness *; '' TnW ¥ eadhed thi ears or Sheridan , who didnotforgetft ' wheti heWidg Teqtiested to accept a tragedy ofMr . " Bdadert'is . - * Noi in , * * aid Sheridan , l the vfise'and discreet ' author tfaila o « f bouse-ft wildernes * . Now I don ' t mind totting the oratle have bis opinion , hut it is really too much for him to expect I will tuflfeif hini to prove his words' * .,-...,.

      Fit »^ Re ^ o ^;— X fellow , who ^ bt a lit . ing W fiadhng at fairjand about tbe cpuatry , ^ one da ^ - mtt ^ an ' aqqujiinUnceihailiad not seen h for a gre , dt fhiVi , who aocosted' 1 iin » tbua ' i 'Bless me , are you alive ? ' , ' Why not , ' answered the fiddler ; ' did ywu send any body to kill roeP ''No , ' replied the other , ' but I was told you were dead . ' 'Ay , so it wan reported , ' ' said ' the fiddler , 1 but I knew it was a He as soon as I beard it . ' Embxrbassjjlent . —Notwithstanding Lord Rochester was the mostdebaucbed and impudent nobleman of his time , and though he had even exhibited as a mountebank on Tower-bill , yet he had not confidence enough to speak in tbe House of Peers . One day , makiDg an attempt , he gav » a true pioiure of . this defect , ' My lord / .. aid . be ,, ' , J r ^ e ^ ftja fjmerrpy-Wro "» . 8 » mean to dWdeJ , fW » i diic fW r ^ ^ fp & » n | branches- ^ m ^ iords n ^ f ^ v er * aU « ffW | dJ ^ 18 ^ tb . s house again 1 II mH . JmJtWa . tA J 3 | M > W ^ f root and branch f « r ever . ' ^

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      £ W ? N , * Q 6 h MARKET BftlTBH&FO ^ ISlu « -Mt ) N : ; 'flrjf nttit » p « cnI « tionM apparent w tilt Loudoh . « a « r 1 t < st , »' a ^"' li ''* I * " }"" . 6 f tK ' nippHra offiiiug'in- the- above ui « fc « Uwj ^ rktfa oif , the ttMftfriet at which wdpl will b » Mlling during tb . e « xt three raotitiw eamwtlM dettrnrincd ngtn . TlMaiiantkjof vtxA oflcrmg i » oxtessive , ba » no depre * noncanbepoti « edin thn « nrrencie » . ¦ , Down ttfg , u 8 d to ?« 8 jd , halt-teal d » . 1 . Vjd fe 1 . 8 } d ppwiii ewe . and vretheri It 4 | dto U % d ,, Leicsrti hog * UId to 1 » 7 id , Leicester wethew , It SJ ^ dtd l * 416 % , % Unk « twooV 8 d i ° ^ . , ? 5 nuel diUo ' - 1 ** - * & > cubing skin li i ^ d to lled . - ¦ . . ¦ v Verr little actual bn » ine » 8 w ptning in fomign wools , anS the pnee » noted laat week are barely anpported . Sinw our la » t , the imports hare been computed of about 1200 bales

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      SMITHKIELD CATTLE MARKET , J ^ n . 21 . [ Whenever the word stone oecursin these prices throughout this paper , it iu to be considered as the imperial » tOne of i 41 b » audnuch only , no other being lawful . ] ¦¦ One of the _ most prominent characteristic features of the trannactioni * in this market since Chriatma * has been the comparotid l y limited -number * of both Beasts and Sheep , which Out . fjnmera have transmitted hither for salt-. It i / usually anticipated that tho arrivals of fat stock at this period ol the year will be soracwhatnunierou * , and that the demani on the purtofboth th «' metro , M ) Htan and provincial buyers will keep pac « with the steadily increasing supplies . Such , however , him hot been tho case thia season , us we hare not had , since the montli'scuinniencenicnt , b > any means an exteiif-ive sopply ol any kind of n ' oefc . r owever , this » ppi . rent Jailing-off u , ma great mcaaure , attributable to th « extren ; e caution absolutely necBggary to be hnd in ndndresoectina tht > r » r * int *

      ot slaughtered meat , both for Scotland and various dutant purUol bugland , by land carriage and steam-packets , exhibited for sate in Newgate and LBadenhall markets , an it often nappenn that the prices realised here are naturally governed by those obtained for d * ud meat in thn above nurk .-U ; in fact , > t has non ; becomes pretty general practico amongst butchers to a « c « rt « in the actual currencies of dead meat previously to making ttieir puichasps in Sraithlield . When the great fluctuation * , which ften take place in the value of meat in thd (¦ arcane markets nre known , it will not be a matter . ( burprisc that great cinuion is requisite in sending hither no laruer number of fat stock than are abodt adequate to the prevailing drmand . We ournelvcs aieawaienf a depression in th « course of » few hours , aft * r the arrival from various quarters of a large quantity of dr . ad meat in Newgatfl market of upwards of one shilling per Slbs . in the quotations of Mutton , Veal and Pork ; whilst it has often Impperrea that , ahbuld supplies not « pected arrive in dae course , ^ althwigh , possibly , meat killed in the metropolis may , to jn . kood sum , | vWh « « riM >»

      have rapidly asaumed an wusBallyhigh ' range , it beiwf t neces « nry that the mftitahoyl ^ b « dis posed pi as noun a » pos » TMe after ' -arrivbl , . ' at almost ahy 9 acr 5 Hce : especially if it nhoul * prove somewhat outof conditiirti ' from ' bei nfc clo&ly packHd arid travellings longdi » tan ( Je , > i * yery iniwiofia to the nUtttmU'of those transmitting : lhr « i stock Aunhi » . market for -Hkr ^ " t ' ? lO ^ . tyvmft&f . X&r th » »» lesmeh to ' . ' « ?* * ' »! 8 WH » tft " . dy cujrenciea ^ wlj ^ tpceiptB of . cQuntrykilled meat we . re less extensive . , " ' V ' .. '• ¦/• •*; There wat a vflpylimited , . rinm ' ^ er q ( featU oflfcrina in this day ' s market yeV © wing to the weat&er toeing , very unfayourable to ulnn ^ hte r ^ g , tbe Beef trade' 'th ( rt 1 gn ' , tolettbry Bteatfy , wi . s by no-means bmk ;' and Kriaay'a / 4 iHiit'& Vites - wnre maintained . The aii pplj- of Shetp wat w * the-whoiu ; gooi ; whilst tbe Mutton Mj . was . verr . duU ^ t ^ uJeprewiim offro « i 2 d to . 4 d per Olbs . O » lv « were in Umit « 4 » up *) ly , and tinsoisn inqiury at Jttte rate * . Prime small PorkiVi commandS ;* steady , other kinds a dull sale , atlaat Mondiw ' a ^ uotatiohl At the clow of the market the whole WW''ftpply-the general-qnahty of which wa * tolerablr priaiH . -wai not atf po » e ( Jof . .. .. ; .. . : . ; . . . . . .. a .,..,, : ,., to

      W ^ receivfta » this day ' s imtiWl MO ShtoH-horiJ * from Lincolnshire ; 2 Q 0 Shon-horu « and Uevd »»( yf » m Lei ce ^ 'f ?' ^! } 20 _ bhort-horn * . and R ) inu , ; Jtfm « wtpa | ppton , slure ; « Q S p ots , from - Norfolk , : ;^) S « U _ , IJrt Ye « s , and gp nl . s , Worn Suffolk ; . . 40 RHntt . DevoW ^^^^ fe ^ S * « x i D Scoti < . « nht » ^ '" V » Cow . ; froiff i ^ bWg ^ rfj Uir »; J 0 ftil « r (» fortUv rromiHeftfo * 4 « Mr * r . t « pt 1 e (| . « , na ; 'jWtt ^ vwi ^ re ; mMfm ^ ud Iteyrtwi fr . wljw MxTwDenink , ? . r » fe «^ jHerrfoju * ., frjm . Kentf ajjd i ja Ob * aMRonu ! m&o £ ^>^ ^ ^ ^ n-t . i ¦„ ' ' . ¦> :.-i- - . ' .: ¦¦ : ' : :. , ; .. ¦ > iv \ ¦ _ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ,- ... ¦ ; ' : ! .. i : r >¦ . ; ,: .. - •¦ ¦¦

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      CURRENT PRICES OK GRAIN per Imperial Quarter n « P . « !? T 1 T . > , ff AVKRAQE PRICES of BRITISH OK . A 1 N , per Imperial Quarter , Hold in the London Market , duiing tfie week , ending Jan . 15 :-Wheat , 3 , 901 qM . 82 * . 8 d . Barley , 8 , 601 on .. 43 g . 3 d . Oata , 26 , 305 qrs . 2 Ss Id Beana , 2 , 804 «« . 4 ^ . 0 d . Fe »» , 1 , 006 q « . 45 g . Id . Rye ) 40 * jl * 8 * dull * UCL ' .

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      LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET . Saturday Evening , January 19 , 1839 . The demand continues moderate . . In the early part of the week lower prices were partially submitted to j 011 Thursday and yesterday however , the market has been ' more stead y ^ and closed with a greater appearance of firmness , the holders generally evmcmg no disposition to tell below the prices of > nday week . The 1 business on speculation consists of 5 500 t ^^ l ^ Z ™ - iC 8 ale 8 ' wWA- »» ftl 6 d in 120 Sea Island 2 f . to 36 9 S 0 Bahia 4 Mac . 8 to 10 in Stained do 7 to 15 SO Demerara 4 c 9 » a 191 3320 Bowed Geor .. 7 to 9 340 E gyptian' ^ . I * 12 " ? 2 l 40 l ¥ , . l ) o ? t 0 9 i - Barhadoc . .... PJ t 0 91 ¦ * C Alabama , &c . 6 ? to 8 110 Peruvian H , „ tu » i SSS 5 :: ?! 51 \ s £% ? ::::::. h 3 The Imports for the week are 16 , 251 bags . Comparative view of the Imoortt and Exports of Cotton i ri " ^ ° ? h <> ^ olekingdom , from the 1 st of Jannan to the 12 th inst ., ana of the Imports and Export * for thi same period last-year . * r Into the kingdom this year : American bags 15 , 883 South American .. .. .. ., .. 5114 West Indies , Demerara , 4 c * 381 East Indies .. .. .. .. .. .. 592 Egypt , 4 c . .. .. i 731 T « tal of all description * .. .. .. 23 , 898 Same period last year : American .. .. .. bagi 15 , 400 South American .. .. .. 7 , 869 West Indies , Demerara , 4 c . 22 East Indies .. .. .. ,. ——_ Egypt , 4 c 3 . 894 26 , 694 Increase of imports asaompared with same penoalast year , bags 2 , 796 EXPORTS IN 1839 . American , 280 —Brar . il , 00 BtfitladiM m West IndU , 00 Ottwr kinds , 00 ' Total in 1839 .. .. .. 280 ba *« Same period in 1838 * . „ 425

      Monday , January 21 , 1889 . , On Satnjdsy and to-d » y the market has been ™>»™ .. » - li . 000 bales havingto wld intlie two da «! ffifiS ' i *!^ SSsr ^ peciiiation -. ?«« - ^ wSjass

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      LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET , Jan 19 vfiS ragRW ^ WKerfein iSKBSasSBWff ^ JSSStS'SS ""™* - * » W-ftriMl , * SS ?^ i , 558 .-spSssSS -wnvvb or Mediterranean and East India Wooll at Mitt SS ® SWSU-A !« at 5 ' TouRS > . Week > 1 > 093 baIeS ' ~ Previonaly th « year , 677 .

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      .. : CATTL&'IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL , " " Froin ' the 14 th to the 21 st Jan . Cows . . Calves . ; , ; sWp ., Lambs . Pigs . Horsrc . . 1338 90 ; < 4 OT 3 f ; . 10 4451 3 &

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      MANC ? E » tBR CORN EXCHANGE , Saturday , 3 a » . S » - Tae transaetiona at our market this morning were «» tl » - most limited scale , and very little business was reportei in * vr article . On Wheat a rednctionofSd to 4 d per 70 lbs . m . 11 TJm noted , and Flour wag offered at a decline of Is to Is Ugtn 2 H » b * . Oatmeal was likewise dull sale , at faUy 6 d per 2401 *** below the previous currency , and Oatawere Id per 453 at . lower . Vor Beana or NUlt there waa » ut a languid inquiry , and no alteration in valuo . ^

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      LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET . —Monday . , The imports are to a fair extent of Wheat , Flow , Osf * and Oatmeal , but very limited of other articles . Un ta ' « Friday the trade waa languid , and prices generally gave way a little ; on that day , however , there was more confidea # « t and several cargoes of Mediterranean soft Wheats wei »» - - tailed to oar town dealers , and one or two were taken to k « 2 £ - over , at 9 h 9 d up to 10 * 6 d p « W 01 bs : the Imaiket wther iw * ? vfe *? i ! er ^ Vi / ^ -- B o * j ? red wbeat was worth 11 *^ 4 towhite 12 s 6 d p £ r < 01 bs . Irish new . slow stl ? ; 9 s $ & to m wa * tliera » ffefor ieneralrlini . h «» « Aj ' - ^ IiLi ^ -. i ^ -j T" T ? i-

      - Ma to 66 s , and | r&b . 6 ftj o ! 68 *! per 28011 a ^;« fe obserieiLw fetch 44 s to 46 » , while . for ^ ya % r , 4 & , p ^; iSp « Jis kl ) Baart » t- - could be obta&eii Oats , j fiSye , rfr ' a ^ tm ' wjve-tt £ W--limited demand . . The ^ fc * fW 4 | t ( U ?^ ldw Wre . Va . Jfi ^ - ' best new readily ; selte afcTggp Ariiripwiai ^^ . v There iaX f ifita ^ s ^ ^ ' ¦ ' - ' - ' " ' ¦ : " \ iil'Hi-11 '• a- ' iV- " ' ¦ '¦' " '

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      ; BANKKUPTS . ; ¦¦¦' ¦> ' '•] ANDREW NORTHCROFT GhaBMry-lai ^ , sraiJoipr M Bur Jan 25 , at half-past eleven o ' clock ,. MarttTi , ilWlrfrii the Bankrupts' Conrt ; sols , Messrs : TilfeatB dtii Son , iiiSk , Jewry ; official assignee , Mr . Abbott .- : • . " j T HENRY JACOB , Amershara , BncVinghamshire , bniHeK ^ Jan 25 , March 1 , at one a ' clock i at tho Bankrupts' CoadTT solicitor , Mr . Sun , Chancery-lanes official as « gne » , M *^ - Belcher . ¦ - . ' . ' . ¦ EDWARD W . WHITAKER , "Webber-street , Blackfri , ^ road , wholesale paper stamer , Ja » Jf 5 , at ( wo o'clock , Ma ?«^ 1 , at eleven , at the Bankrupts' Court ; sol , Mr . GrurlwEt Bread-atreet ; official assignee , Mr . Uibson ^ Baainghattstreet * " - ¦ .. " - ¦ ' . "¦ ' -GEORGE SAMUEL BODDY , otherwise James' WeWb ^ Buddy , Red Lton-street , Spitallields , licensed victualler . >' e >> 1 ,-at two o ' rlock , March 1 , at « leven , at the Bankrupts'CoJtiii . not , Mr . Hardmari , New Droad-street ; official assifkes- ' Alsager , Birchin-lane , Cornhill . . ¦ e-c «>^» ' - CHARLES WEST , Liverpool , printer , Teh I , Mardb % . at one o ' clock , at the Clarendon Rooms , Liverpool- ativ-Mr . Cornthwaite , Dean ' acourt , Doctors ' Common * . ' ^^~ ARTHUR NICHOLSON , Newcastle-Tipon . T yne , ' comB > B 9 ti , krewer , Jan 25 , at eleven o ' cl « ck , March 1 , at one , a * a * Bankrupt Commission Room , Newcastle-upon-Tyne naJfa . Messrs . Swain , Stevens , Maples , Pearse , Hunt , and Sfaveair Krederi « k ' 8-place , Old Jewry . •«»/ -- WILLIAM HORRAB 1 N MORGAN , Rnncorn , ChwMfcv drnggist , Jan 29 , March . 1 , at . twelve o ' clock , , \ i&-Clarendon Rooms , Liverpool ; sol , Mr . Arastrong , Sr ^ fc " . . JOSEPHSINGLETON . Aston , Warwickshire , wire araw « v-Jan 29 , March 1 , at two o ' clock , at the New Royal Uota&l Birmingham ; sols , Messrs . Alexander , Gem , and PooWT Linccln ' s-inn-Fields . *"*»^ Ec JOHN TODD , jun , Newca 8 tl « -upon-T yne , < rnmer , FeDirr « at eleven o ' clock , March 1 , at two , at the Bankrupt Comn&T * on-Ro ° ro - New «!«^ P ° n-Tyne ; sols , Messrs . CKs&olaey Hall , and Gibson , Lincoln's-inn-Fields . ¦ ft DIVIDENDS . Feb 11 , H . Doncaster , Sheffield , ppiter merchant . PARTNERSHIPS ' DISSOLVED . E Jones and Co , Liverpool , ana Jones , Wvnne , and Edwa ** * . Pernamhuco ; as Lr as regard . R ' Wynne-A anT » Roberts , Liverpool , master porters .

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      ' : . . *¦ : — : — - FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE , Jan . 22 .. a BANKRUPT 8 . .: . ' > \ HENRY BOJOD HOPEi oil ana colonrman , Goswell-strw * - ,-to surrender Frt 1 , at one , and March 5 . at eleven , » t rt ^ Court of Bankruptcy . Graham , Bafcinahall-jitreet , iflicbB assignee ; Coote , Son , and Ashbee , Amtinifrtars , London . . THOMAS MORRIS , iiitder , ' Worcester , Feb 7 , « vS - March 3 , at twelve , at the BeU Inn , Worcest 4 r ; ' fin A SI . Jones , Worcester ; Whit * ' and Whitinore , Bedford-row ^ . London . -. ' ¦" . ¦ ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .. ¦ " ' ¦ - '¦¦¦; : - ¦ , ¦ - -.-. ' ¦ ^^ FREDKRlCKSCStejlK ana JOHN HEAPY , watchmskeasi , Brighton , Feb l , a « a March 6 , at tMWlve , at tlw Town Hai ^ - Brjghton . Bennett , Brighton ; D » x aad Bkknell , Lincoh . % . Inn ^ field * . _ . -. - - . . ¦ -... - . . . j . ... ^ WILLIAM MADDAM 8 * eabinet maker . Th eobald ' s-ro »« ^ Red Lion-square , J-eb 1 , at hslf-past eleven , » nd March a ^ at rieyen , at theCourt otBanXrnptcy . E «» wards , OW Jewrr ^ official assignee ; Williams , Alfred-place , Bedford-squoa * .. JOHN- WH 1 TCH 13 RCH BENNETT , lodging-4 ioc * a . keeper , York-road , Lambeth , Jan 30 , at two , and Matcb K at eleven , at the Court of Bankrop-. cy . Johnson , Basinghan-street , official assi gnee ; Foster and Lyon , Fuh-str «* b . Hul . . EDWARD MASON , innkeeper , Kingeon , Herefordshirei , Feb I . and March 5 , at twelve , at tlie Rp 4 Linn laa ^ . Leornbister . Smith , Chancery-lane , ' London ; HainmaxA ^ Leominster . . VI JOSEPH JOHNSON , sadler , Cockermonth , Curab fr ^ uML Feb 1 and March 5 , at eleven , at the Globe Inn , jS Sg «^ , mouth . Marraynand Ryn >« r . Chancery-lane , ¦""^ Og flWCTh- ' ¦ ^ Cockermonth . ¦ 3 / Ss ^ p ^^ S ^ JOHN WOOD , laeeman , Manchester , Feb 2 «««^^ at eleven , at tb » Commissioners' Rooms , Manc ]| tfK » ' JI | Sip * -5 . I Trinder , and Tudwny , John-street , BcdfcrdfowiOMmKHg ^ Browne , Nottinghamf $ && * ImSW

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Jan. 26, 1839, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1042/page/7/