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      = ^ g " BARB 0 GAT 8 VISITORS' EXCURSION GUIDE . ¦ By h , S . T . HaIL . HiiTojtte ! thy balmy powers . Thy p lwsnit waiki . thy shady bowtr » , Jdontpelter of the North : 1 inwr thee in my * arlie « t days , In J cheerfullj ehannt forth thj praiw , An 4 e « tim » te thy worth . A » time flie » o ' er with rapid ving , 1 Aide the tar 3 / -p » itri Spring , - Tia \ rtro » delay * my > 7 - Thou g » T' « t me renovated health , Fox "what » » D tlu » -sroiU of wealth , He » Jth w » i ( tJi >^ , btzt » Doy ? Then ye who l » ck » » tocl of h « Ith , A » a h » r « to * p * r * * little wealth , Ke eriit » thon » qme « entt But "hitter bMte with wife « mm , Who wiU tout liule w » nt » attenO , You'll soon be convalescent

      Tkr miaeral w » te » , lucid * prag , 6 rre kealih aad strength , to mil , » ad fcriftg Onr grateful feeling * forth ; T © TTrm j-th * pVS of * U £ DOd , Be honour , praU *; in Wy mood YFe 8 epw *» l * fci * ' *™ k- Thy htalth-rertoring % a&a and . ipu Spread forth thy fcm « in rew » i » d prote , Ato , e' « n to . other dune * . The » hitheririDjt jtwt wive » andiin ^ hUn , And drink—drink deeply of the water * , And never heed ayxhyniw . And t » ke * walk between b » A glast , An 4 thus vonr morn Tonil g * Oy pai , I' th' Roy » l Promenade : "With norela . Pick-nick , 01 the aews , You * E fina sufficient to amuse ; I speak it " by the card . "

      The morbid Bines and all their tram S » I ) -nrrernKire sunoy » R » in » lUmtf . ve -wi-reg ot 3 « i » ujfcterB ; The tribe of Aaaaelsftnd the gout Dew Harmjtate'haapTit to the rout , By its life-giving waters . Aad now you ' re ready for » jaunt , . ^ To view each well-known neighbouring haunt ^ So take a short excnrsion : To KnaresbTo' then , by early daws , Or reasonable tim >? of mean , 1 pp-mise yon diversion . itB Castle and its Dropping W e& , And MotVi Shipton ' g tamcras cell—The prophetess of yore . 7 ort Montajnie , St Robert's Bhrine , The &tb , the scene of Aram ' s crime ; Be murder known no more .

      And GrimbJd ' a Crai ? , a towering Hjrnt , previewed it often with delight , It can ' t fail to amue : Or you may see it well defined , If thitiienrard tou ^ tv not inelxned , Id " Mr . HoweE's Views . " And Abbott * * Gardens , " not the teart , " »• The last"' I've named , vrttl proTe * feast , Thev-TIfunush a refaction : They ' re far-famed Sot deHtaow fruits , And esculents or bulbous roots You'U getthrtn in perfection . The rnina of the stately Hall At spofforth , nor attention call , My muse I now invoke . Ones Cowthorpe ' * bowers , a * we hare read , -One tree eV r half am acre spread ; Bail , venerable oak !

      Sow bade to Hamate , my frienda , / or th »» Tonr first excursion end * , You re ready ft > T a meal . Sow of fatigue you ' ve had a share ; To bed . may sweet sleep , after prayer , Soft o'er vour senses steal .

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      Shjltixg THE . HeaD -s .: nt > Beabd bt the ascjest Egyptians . —" The Egyptians , " says Herodotus , only let the hair of their head and beard grow in mourning , being at all other times ihared ^ " which agrees perfectly with the autboriry of the Bible , ' and of the scnlprures . So particnlar , iadeed , went they an this point , that to liare neglected it was a subject of reproach and ridicule ; and ¦ whenever they intended to convey the idea of a man « f low condition , or a slovenly person , the artists

      jK ) n > ented him with a beard . Itis amusing io ~ find , that their leve of caricature was not confioed to the lower order * , but extended even to tbe King J si > d tie negligent habits of _ Remes « 5 VII . are indicated il the toiab at Thebes , by the appearance of his dan , biacKesed by an unshorn beard of two or three iiys' growth- But it was likewise grrea as the test if hardships undergone in a severe campaign ; and tie warlike character of Remeses the Great is

      jointed oat in the- same manner . The Egyptians cd nat confine the privilege of shaving to free-born Qtreeas , like die Romans , who obliged slaves to wear their beards and hair long , and only permitted them the use of a cap after they had been enfranchised ; * ad cbongh foreigners , who were brought to Xgypt si toves , had beards on the : r arrival in the country wt find that so soon as they were employed in the lenice of this civilised people , they were obliged to eeofonn to the cleanlv habits of their masters : their

      iord « ind heads were shaved , and they adopted a d » se cap . The priests were remarkable for their l » te of cleanliness ,- -which was earned so farthat tbev daveJ the whole body every three days , and per , fcraed frequent daily ablutions ,, bathing twice a day xod twice daring the nijbt . It was not confined to tbeirorder ; every Egyptian prided himself on the raconragement of habits which it was considered a fcgrace to neglect : we can , therefore , readily aceoniit for the disgust they felt on seeing the squalid appearance and nmefined habits of their Asiatic naghbourw , whose long beards were often the subject of ridicule to the Egyptian soldier , and for their

      ibborreoee of tie bearded and long-hared Greeks , wii : h was so great , that , according to Herodotus , ' bo Egyptian of either sex would , on any account , iJB tie lips of a Greet , make use of his knife , his *? it and cauldron , or taste the meat of an animal which had been slaughtered by bis hand . ' * The same iabits of cleanliness are al * o indicated by the * chai > ge tframmt' giTtn by Joseph + to his brethren , when Ikej > et ont to fetch their father to Egypt Barbers maybe considered as the or&pring of civilization ^ uiw a Roman youth , when arrived at the age ot oanhtod , cut off his beard , and consecrated it to ° ffle deitv as a token of his having emerged-from

      * state of childhood , so a people , until they have Copied the custom of shaving , may be supposed to ^ aia a remnant of their early barbarism . The Booanfi , at first , liie other people , allowed then ^ rds to grow , until abont 454 years after the Hiding of the city , ( 299 B . c . ) when P . Ticinius ^ ena , having bronirbt barbers from Sicily , intro ^» ed the custom to Rome ; and , as Pliny state ? , f Scipio Afrieanus was the first Roman » 1 » shaved every day . ' They xesembled $ & Egvptians ratier than the Greeks in

      « tti respect , aai in--Ae . Labk of aDowing the Mr of the head and beard to grow in mourning ' $ e Greeis , on the contrary , shaving themselves on & * e occasions . The prejndice of these last in k * oar » f Jong hair seems to be retained to the pre-*» t Jay ; for , thoogh the modern Greeks hare * 3 opted a motion custom , and wear the Tsdjgjs of 2 « coast of Barbary , they have remained insensible to the comfort and cleanliness of shaving , and have preferred the inconsistency of eoverine the bead with iclose cap , and f-heriahini ? the growth of lone Lair .

      With the Egyptians it was cnstomaTy to shave the teads of even yoongchildren , learingonly . cenainlocks * ithe front , sides , and back ; and those of the lowvr dssses were allowed to go ont in the sun with the fead exposed , without the protecdon of a cap ; which s the reason assigned by Herodotus for the hardl * s » of the Egyptian sknlls compared -with those of V& 3 people . — Wilkinson's Manners and Customs tflhe Ancient Egyptians . & Mas overboard . —About six o'clock in the

      Rang—a good smart breeze—all standing under ^* hanic-ane-boBse , and enjoyiDg the washing of ^ ^ pray over the fore . part of the ship , when oar * sement was intermpted by the cry of " a man ^ wboard ! " "What an awfttl change came over our r ^ ° g » '• The poor fellow had been washed off the ^ ^ prft , and came op again a-stern . We thought * . keard his screams for help throngh the gnshing ^ e of ih water . We were sailiDg at the rate of **** biou an hour ; the boat , the only one we had , flashed at the top of the round-house , and would ™ tare lived in guch a sea . Three ot fbnrienders 5 ^* tboira overboard—every effort was used to PK the sim abaci— but tip rare atwhicb we seemed

      * vj from the straggling man was magieaL The ^^ gtTs , wbo , but the minute before , h&i teen ^ care less gaiety , now with convulsive featnres wViA ^^ ^ - ^ mttked the dimmishing speck "cb still floated on the large wares -that heared ^ ° ^ a ad down , now grnng him to and now taking * j " a from oot sight The women clambered into ^ gerocn places , which at other times they would , j * je shrDnk from with fear , and waved their hand-• chief ^ to c heer him . in his straggle ; their eyes J ~* kBcinated to the small spot which assured ns /*** fellow treatnre waa ^ still buffeting in mortal j &zj for existence . Still we sailed from him , and " ° ^ Bow ?* sefn at P olonged intervala . 1 "Wi he is making for one of the fenders , " said

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      t * r « en . xiJ . 34 . Joseph , trhen sent for by Phwaoh from £ >** , - . harea timseif , and clanged hi » rumHU . " IfiT' «^ -23 . *• To bD of them he ? ave each man changes firoT ^ i ibot toi o'j » nun he g » Te three hundred pieces of "> md fire ch » nge « of raiment . "

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      a man in the Arouds . ** Then be maybe saved ?" conT « l « iTely « oqnired -one of * e ladies . " I nope so . " " God grant ft ! " " "Sod save feim ! " was re « onded % voice * fcudcy with emodoB- ¦> ' It is of so nse , " aonrafnlly answerpd < he man ^ be is gone . All eves were &r « l npofl fte spot where he shoald be » een-botTione conld ray fbeysMrtim . Still all hope was not akandoned— -we kept Seating about ontildark . "WeTOa « t have gone ctese to the « q > ot where the poor-fellow sank , for we saw again all the fenders which had been thrown overboard , and from wnich-we had « ailed away , a * we ^ so distanced the Doorpost man . All in vain—be was gone . While this vas going on upon deck , the black man in the cabin below « rss cabBVy laying tfce tea-thiogs— -tht clvi . ef toe-cop * and saucers made me iiL Eight

      ofdpc * . —A « deadcalm . The atom had received its victim , and was appeased . Wednesday . —AH hands —eaptain ^ rew , at » d passengete , gloomy a « d sad . Tie poor lopt man was the sailor whom Ifww taking terfarewell iiss at Liverpool of his wife , to whom be had been mirried > only a fortcight . Tbe-jnate , on looking , up bis" things , to place them nnder the capiain ' # care , foan ' a Vsort of Io ^ book which the poor tfellosF o » ej ttf keep . Moneys anembranda , observa-* k > ni , and sums ^ in -rule of ttiree were interspersed ¦ with scraps of . poelry which he had copied out . The last line he had written was the tide of a poem ae had intended to-copy ; it was " The Manser ' s EareweB . "—Keelf * Leg , in the u New Monthly Magasint ?'

      Piratical Habits of she Old Scandin * - TlAHa . —Various -causes have been enumerated by historians as having contributed to produce the roving expeditions of the -Scandinavians . Among the most obvious of thesemay be reckoned that restless predatory spirit and 4 ove of wild adventure which mark ihfrcharacter of all maritime nations in * heinfancy of-civUizauon . lu the Nortn tbe occupation of a pirate , likethatcf a robber among the Arabs , wa « deemed not only lawful but honourable . These natoral motives of fame and -cupidity are alleged to bave been strengthened b y * usage then prevalent , in-eompliance with which aportinnof the inhabitants were periodically expelled by force , as the increase of popnlatioD cotgrew the ^ neans of sobjistance , whicii in tanse barren reg ions , was chiefly confined

      torfishing and the chase , or the produce of their docks . The Norman chronicles , in France , mention an old Scandinavian custom , by which the eMest ' soninherited the patrimonial estate , whilst the younger was compelled to have recourse to piracy ; and , when a father had several children , it was-determined by lot which , of them should be his heir . The others were then obliged to seek an estairlisbmeDibeyoDd tie seas . Sometime * tbP 8 U 0-oawion to the throne was divided equally between two or more sons , who agreed to reign alternately for a specified period , one part over the land , and the rest over the ocean , but all with the title of kings * . The younger branches of reyalty , the . sons of jaris and chiefe , looked upon the waves as their only inheritance , and endeavoured to calltct . from the lower orders adventurers as brave and destitute as thetn

      selvt ^ . These noble and gallant youths , ere they had parsed the years of boyhood , were provided , at their father '? expense , with a small fleet , manned-by a-hardycrew , v * ho « ra } jht no reward but glory and > poil , and -who mutually engaged never to return unless adonitd with laurels and loaded with plunder . As the mechanical am weredespised , and the learned professions uaknown , the praedce oi sea-roving became the favourite pursuit . It possessed the interest of romance , and was surrounded with all the lustre of chivalry , so that it might be said to form not only the most lucrative occupation but the most praeefal accomplishment of the princes and chieftains of that heroic age . The b » -st and bravest

      of the land were thus launched and living upon the waters j and so mBch had they increased , that , in the days of Ragnor Lodbrok , the Panes were , perhaps , more numerous on sea than on shore ; so that , according to one of their own historians , they resembled a nation of marines , wearing the habit of sailors , that they might " be ready to embark at the first signal . " No appellation could be more appropriate to gueh ad venturers than that of sea-tings : — "And they are rightly 50 uamed , " says the author of the Ynglinga Saga , " who never seek shelter under a smoky roof , and never drain theirdrinkinghorn at a cottage fire . " * —Edinburgh CubinetLibrary , 2 fo . XXIIJ . Scandinavia , Ancient and Modern , Vol . I .

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      Tbav £ llers see Stbang ^ Things . —A sailor who had been many years absent ifom bis mother in foreign lands , when be returned lo his native village after tbe many voyages he had made to differ « -Dt parts of the globe , was heartily welcomed back bv tbe good old woman , who had long considered him as lost . Soon-after his arrival , the old lady became desirous to learn what strange things her son John had . seen , after sailing so long upon the seas . Amongst the many thiuys that Jack ret-ollecied , be mentioiiwl his having ; seen -lying fish . * Stop , Johnny _ , * said his mother , ' don ' t tell me such things as toat , tell me of what you have really se <; n ; for as to flying fish , I could as soon believe vou bad seen

      flying cow *; ' and Jack saw that wonders of this sort , though very true , were quite out of his mother ' s way , so he immediately changed his tack . 'Perhaps , mother , " says he , ' you wont believe me , when 1 tell you , that casting anchor once in the Red Sea , it was with difficulty that we hove it np again ; when we did , what should we find banging ^ t th e end of it but an old wheel . It was a strange old thing to look at , so we boisted it in . Well , our captain , you see , being 3 scholar , overhauled him , and di « .-ov-wed that it was one of Pharoah ' s cJutnot-¦ w heeU when he teas capsiztd in theKed Sea . ' 'Ab , well now , Johnny , ' says she , ' I can believe this , because we read of this in the Bible ; bnt never tali to me any more about flying fish . '

      Pun tjpon Names . —Two gentlemen , one named Chambers , the other Garret , riding by TybuTD , said the first , * This is a very pretty tenement , if it had but a Garret . ' ' You fool , ' said Garret , ' don ' t you know there must be Chambers first . ' ANOTHER . —Two gentlemen , one named Woodcock , the other Fuller , walking together , happened to see . an owl ; said the last , " That bird is much like a Woodcock . " " You are very wrong , " said tbe first , " for it's Fuller in the head , Fuller in the eyes , and Fuller all over . "

      Matrimonial Journal . —A gentleman lately took a meteorological journal of his wife ' s temper : — MoDday , lather cloudy ; in tbe afternoon rainy . Tuesday vapourish ; brightened up a little towards evening . Wednesday , changeable , gloomy , inclined toTsm . Thursday , high wind , and some peals of thunder . Friday , fair in the morning ; variable till the afternoon , cloudy all night . Saturday , a gentle breeze , hazy , a thick fog , and a few Bashes of lightning . Sunday , tempestuous and rainy ; towards evening somewhat calmer . How to make a Shift . —A commercial traveller lately left an article belonging to his wardrobe at an inn , afld wrote to the chamber-maid to forward it to him by coach j in answer to which he received the

      following;"I hope , dear sir , yon'll not feel hurt I'll frankly tell you all about it . I ' ve made a shift with your old shirt , And you must make a shift without it . " COHPESSIONS . —A young Catholic lady was at confession * The confessor , after asking several questions relative to her confession , felt some curiosity to know who was the fair penitent : he asked her name ; the lady , not choosing to satisfy him , replied , * Father , my name is not a sin .

      Want of Evidence . — There is a pleasant anecdote told of the late Reverend Judge Peters , who was no less known for the integrity of his legal decisiona than for his witticisms . The crew of a vessel brought into his court a complaint , alleging thennwbolesomeness of the provisions laid in for the voyage , and claimed damagps for this misusage . One of the evidences in support of the charge was an apparent ] / mov ) aj sea biscuit . The ' opeoiDg ' counsel produced this during his exordium , and it was banded incidentally to the judge . The cause

      proceeded in doe form , and when the defendant's counsel was proceeding -with the citation of proofs to sustain , his client ' s cause , the movildj biscuit was not to be found ; great reliance was placed on this ; it' had , however , unaccountably disappeared . At length one of the jnrymen reminded the counsel he had-ianded it to the judge , who it appears , little by little , as the cause proceeded , had inadvertently eaten it up . The hearty laugh was irrepressible , and it were needless perhaps to add the complainants were foiled -in the . prosecution ; evidently a spite action against their captain and owners .

      Lord Howe . —When Admiral Lord Howe was a captain , alieutenant , " not remarkable for courage or presence of mind in dangers ( common fame had brought some imputation ; upon his character ) , ran to the great cabin " and informed his commander that the ship was on fire near the gun-room . Soon after this he : retained , exclaiming , ' Yon need not be afraid , as tie fire is extinguished . ' Afraid ! ' replied Captain H ., s little nettled ; ' how does a man feel , rir , when he is afraid ? I need not ask bow he looks .

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      - A Hint . * ou Borrowers .- Tom Clark , of St . John's , -desired a fellow of tbe ' same ' college , tplend him Bishop Burnet'a History of the Reformation ; the other t « ld him he confcTnot possibly spare it out of Ws chambers , but , if fee pleased , he might come there and « adin it aftiiay long . Some time after , the same gentleman -sends to Tom to borrow his beHowB ; Tom Bent him word he could not possibly spare them out of his-chambers , but he might come theie and blow all day long jf he would .

      Love aud Liw . —A young lawyer who had long paid his court to a lady without much advancing his suit , accused her oneway of * beiag insensible to the power of love . ' * It-does not follow , ' sfce archly repl fed , ' that I am so 'because I am not to be won by the power of attorney . 'Forgive me , ' replied the suitor , ' but you should remember , that all lie votaries of Cupid are solicitors . ' An ArPT Motto . — The worthy -widow of an ¦ eminent bi » cuit-baker ha-ring intimated her intention of launching b $ r carriage , inquired of one of her young friends , wbere sb . e -was spending the evening , whether she could think of a good motto for it ; on which the young lady promptly replied , that she coald B * me none more appropriate than— ' TcU me where is Fancy Bread ! ' . ,

      A Htjju ' tjn . —Thw expression ' -Hf not yet forty years oW ; and though it was nursed in London , and served itx apprenticeship in Gloucestershire , where it was born , it has Jong ; wrought journey work in Staffordshire . Jonas Bell ; a country schoolmaster , near MiDchinhamptoa , had a pupil so remarkably stupid , that , when he found it necessary to exhibit his abilides before the lady patroness at " a fixed examination , he Selected the most iatniliar words to commence his analysis upon the first was

      M-I-L-K ; — 'And what does that spell P' said Jonas . ' Don't know , ' said the lad . 4 What does your mother put into her tea ? ' * aid Jona . * , quite cock-sure of his answer . * Rum , « ir , ' replied the promising youth . The lady patroness vanished , Jonas Bell was bothered , and the boy was pleased with his own sharpness ; but it soon -became a matter among the sparks in Gloucestershire , when recommended to the favouT of a young lady , first of all to inquire if she was ' a rum ' un . '

      Awkward Trav . elling . —In Edinburgh resides a gentleman as huge as Falstaff . It is his custom when he travels to book two places , and thus secure half-the inside to himself . He once sent his servant to book him to Glasgow . The man returned with the following pleasing intelligence ;—* I've booked you , sir 4 taerp -weren ' t two inside places left , SO 1 booked you one In and one otct . ' Age and Weakness . —At a confirmation

      which tiok place not one hundred miles from Chert-« "y , in Surrey , the clergyman , examining a simple country girl , asked her if she knew who was the oldest man ? She promptly replied , ' If you please , sir , they say old Master Goring , tbe tailor , is . ' ' "You are a very weak girl , ' said the reverend gentleman . ' I am , indeed , sir , ' was her reply , ' becaust-1 have taken a great deal of doctor ' s stuff lately , aDd that has made me weak . '

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      MINUTES OF EVIDENCE BEFORE THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON COMBINATIONS OF WORKMEN , Archibald Auso . v , Esq ., called in , and examined . 17 / 2 .- —Chairman . —You are Sheriff of Lanarkshire r—I am . 1773 . —How long nave you filled that office?—Three years and a quarter . 1774 . —Mr . 0 ' Council . —How macy years have you beeu at the Scottish bar ?—Twenty-three years . J 775 . —Have you had experience in the criminal laws ?—I was * made one of King ' s Counsel ( which office , in Scotland , imposes upon die person receiving it the duty of conducting all the prosecutions at the instance of the Crown . ) in February , 1823 . and 1 bel-i that office tUl 'Sovember , 1830 . 1776 . —U the book upon criminal law written by you ;—It if .

      1777- —Are you able to say whether it is quoted in the courts as a book of authority?—Within a year after it was published , it tookits p . nC ' .-, I believe 1 may say in ihu prtsseucti of the Lord Advocate , beside the institutional writers of the law of Scutland , and has ever since maintained it . 1 should add , that I think the valuvj of tbe work arose chiefly from the great number of new cases which it reported , amounting to 1800 , -which had passed through my bands as counsel . J 778 . —But the arrangement and the matrer of the work must have met with the approbation of the Scottish bar?—I should not gay so myself , but 1 believe it did . 177 iJ . —How long have yon been Sherifl' of Lanarkshire r-r-Fi 1 r three years and a quarter .

      3780 . —Your office has no resemblance to onr office of Sheriff : —The office of Sheriff of Scotland is an office for life ; it is a judicial office , and one which imposes ( at least that of the Sheriff of Lanarkshire imposes ) upon the person holding it , onerous important duties of tbe highest description . 17 bl . —Vou are . a resident ' Criminal Judge?—I am a resident Criminal Judge , and J ain also a resident Judge for the determination of civil qu -srions from the smallest to tbe greatest amount ; 1 ay try a question of Is ., or I may try a-question ot £ l , i > 00 , 000 sterling .

      1782 . —lu the decision of criminal matters , do you try by the aid of a jury , or are you judge of the fact as well as the law ?—In summary cases , where the punishment is trivial , a few mouths' imprisonment , 1 try the cases without a jury ; in cases of a more serions kind , which , by law are capital , or which are to terminate iu a spnons punishment , I always have the assistance of a jury ; last year 1 trieJ 128 persons with a jury . J 783 . —i 3 y summary cases , you mean those that are generally decided b y a Magistrate or two?—Police ca ? es terminating iu imprisonmpnt lor two or three months at the utmost . 1784 . —The breaches of particular Acts of Parliament ?— Vrs ; or police cases of any sort . 1785 . —What is the population over which , you preside as judge ?—The populatiou of the city is 253 , 000 ; of the comity , about 130 , 000 ; in all about 380 , 000 .

      17 ^ 6 . —Has the business increased or diminished since you have filled the * office?—It has increased very materially ; I should mention that the civil business consists of two parts ; the one consists ot cases of a large pecuniary amount , which are tried in a Court of Record , where the pleadings are written , and which is subject to the review of the Court of Session and the Honse of Peers . Tiie other isa court of summary jurisdiction , where the civil questions are tried without writing , aud determined by myself , both upon the law aud evidence , at the moment of hearing the parties , and at the

      cost of a few shillings . In the court wh « re the proceedings are conducted by written p leadings , 1 decided last year 1 , 400 cases with written pleadings , pronouncing interlocutors in each , which , were subject to the review of the Court of Session , and'Ot the House of Peers . In the small debt court , which is a court for civil actions , the number of cases last year was 17 , 000 , and in the registration court , which also is part of my duty for the city and county , 1 adjudicated last year on 4 , 600 claims , and b ' , objections to persons on the roll . 1787 . —Are you paid by a ( salary ?—I am . 17 B 8 . —What is the salary?— £ 800 a yean

      1789 . — Have , the parties an option , either to institute proceedings m jour court , or to go at once to the Court of Session r They may either go to the Sheriff Court or to tbe Borough Court , a court of the same description within the city of Glasgow , or they may go at once to the Court of Session ; or in small cases they may go to the Justice of tbe Peace Court , which has the same jurisdiction as the Sheriff , in cases of small amount , 1790 . —Do you mean civil as well as criminal?—Civil as well as criminal . 1791 . —Who presides over the Borough Court r—A Magistrate nominally presides ; but the person that really gives th <; judgment is Mr . Reddie , a member of the Scottish bar ; a gentleman of great respectability . . 1792 . —He is in the nature of an assessor?—He is an assessor , who writes the judgments which the Magistrates sign .

      1793 . —Are you bound to give the reasons of your judgment?—I am , and invariably do so . 1794 . —The Lord Advocate . —Mr . Reddie is also Town Clerk?—He is Town Clerk and Assessor for the Magistrates . 1795 . —Mr . 0 'ConnelL—Ha . ve the appeals from your decision increased or diminisb . ed since your appointment?—All p ases come before me , la genera ) , by appeal from the judgment of the Under-Sheriffs . 1 ' he appeals to me fromthe judgment of the Under-Sherifts have increased about tenfold since my appointment . . -i 1796 . —Then yon have a Deputy-Sheriff ?—I iiave four , who decide the cases in the first instance , on written pleadings . 1797 . —Have the number of appeals from , you to the Court of Session increased or diminished?—

      -Last year , out of 1 , 400 cases , there were twenty appeals , in which , I think , there were seven in which the judgment was altered . 179 S . —Do your duties briBg yon in contact with the working classes of Glaseow?—In the Small Debt Court , and in the Criminal Court , continually every week . I sit in the Small Debt Court , and generally sit from eleven in the morning till seven or eight in the , evening , and that court is attended , in general , by 500 or t > 00 of the working- classes . 1799 . —You nave heard allegations made of misconduct and partiality on your part , of which one or two instances nave been adduced ?—I have . 1800 . —Have you anything to state to the Committee , respecting those instances ?—I have . As far

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      as I can recollect : , there were four cases specified ai instance , * of partiality on my part , a ^ o dnst the ¦ workmen . The finsi ciise was onti of ' tbe witiiesst ^ s who were examimvi , Mr . A ^ gW Campbell : tbe second wnness examined here . It yma not , property brocgBt hsa-case of partiality : ; Inut it was stated as a -KugTilar tting thatfie was impmoiied , and that for five wet ^ s he did not know wha t the cbarge was . Th * grp . und -of bis being apprehended wa - this :- —it was deponed to , in a deposition taken before me , that Tie was seen in company with Maclean , the person who yrns charged . with the rmirder of Smith , on tbt » morniiiir <> f the day of tbe murder ^; and was overheard making an . appointment to meet him on the night of that day , at ten o ' clock .

      1801 . —} Vas that sworn , to?—^ It was . He was also stated to be a person well known io be connected with the violence us « d by the cbttoaspinners , and b person vofy likely to have been engaged in . the perpeh-ation -of it . Search was made for him immediatelyvtb see if he could explain the circumstaEce ; it Wat * found that ; he had left : town the day before , and that in consequence of that he confd riot be got . Tbis . was on the 28 th of July . He was apprehended on the ) Otb of August . The warrant of commitment was , as bring accessory to the murder of Smith . . Itis'the ' law of Scotland , that a person is invariabl y funrished , when he is lodged iu gaol , with a copy of the petition and warrant against him , which specifics minutely the circumstances of the charge .

      if" ^ T i ^ y tte c ° i » nidnlaw ^ or by statute ? —Both by the common law and enjnrcftd by statute . I-tave-. no doubt , in this case , that that was done in the gaol of Glasgow ; though I caimot say spHcially whether it was or was not done , as the gaoler of Olasgow is not under my jurisdiction , but under the jurisdiction of t « e . Magistrates ; but I know for certain that the petition a gainst tunvwns read in his presence , when he was exnmined ns a prisoner iu the S } ierift 's office , wliich was four days after his commitment . It was read to him and put into his bands . 1803 . —Did you ever hear of a complaint made by him of riot having had the law complied with in this respect?—Never the slightest .

      1804 . —Had be an opportumty of making a remonstrance upon that subject?—He might hav « « vrittfn to me any day , and ? n point of fact he did write to me , and said uuthing about this , but that he was innocent , and in consequence I looked into the deposition , and he wan liberated the next day ; in that letter wHich he wrote to roe , he made no complaint of not having had a copy of the warrant against him . ' , ' ¦ 1805 . —If he had made such a complaint , would it have been immfdiatfJy attended to ?—If he had given me the slightest intimation of the thing , I would have directed immediately tbat ht > sli . nild have a copy of the wairant and relative petition containing the accusation , and 1 would have sent for the gaoler , and reprimanded the gaoler severely ; J have no doubt it lk unfounded .

      Markets.

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      LONIJON WOOL -MARKET , BRITISH * FOREIGN . —Mon . The sales of Colonial wooIh , of which public notice has bepn given , commenced on Tuesday last , unJ wtre continued up to u late hour on Saturday evening , for the present series ol sales abimt 10 , 000 bales have benn declared , of which aboiit one hall have already passed the hammer ; the whole quantity will not btv got through until nearly \ the ^ termination of tlje present week . The atcenilance of bnyeri * from the inanulac ' turinjj distiicU was very good , and the biddings , brink . As fur as the avprajzes have yet been made out , the prices realised have answered the expectations of the importer * . The nr » t sale was on Tuesday , uader the management of Messrs . Simes and Go ., when 10 W bales of wool were put up ; the Australian ( 350 bales , ) « old at Is lid to 2 s . 1 jd per lb lor the middling samples , and Jit W to Is Id per lb for the' greasy and inferior fleeces . The Van Diepan ' s Land wools ( about 74 f > bales , ) realised 2 s 3 d to 2 a 7 d per Ib for ^ ood lambs , and from 9 d to 2 s 2 d per lb for kreasy and mid < Iiii » ar sainnles . On

      WfdnHsday Messrs . Southey and Son offered 1025 bales , of which 5 W > jwere fnm Sydney , and the . remainder from Tasmania ; the former ( lamba' ) 8 oldat 2 s 2 d per lb inferior Is 6 d to Is ll ^ d and the l atter at -Is to Is lOJdper lb . Messrs . Marsh and Eilenowugh on the following diiy pnt up 1000 bales , of which tJiO were Australian , and the remainder from Van Dienian ' s Land , the prices for the former ranged from 1 * 2 d to . 2 s Id ; and some Very good lambs" wool , the produce of Tasmania , 2 s 3 d to 2 a . 4 < t per lb were Tealispd . On Friday-, Messrs . Simes and Co . offered . 1229 bales . The Van Dienian ' s Land quotation ( 431 bales ) went off , at Is 3 d to 2 a l { il , the Australian ( 7 ( 53 bales ) at 2 s 2 a 4 d—line at 2 s 3 d to 28 6 d and inferior samples at lid to 2 s per ) b . A few Merinos from Odessa sold at Is Od to la Sd per lb , Th >* sales of Saturday were by Messrs . Loughnan and Hughes , and by Messrs . Ebsworth , Brothers ; the prices obtained were not diffeTent from those already given ; the first comprised 984 , and the latter about 150 bales . The aales will be resumed

      thisafternopn . There was a good attendance of buyers at most of the publLe sales which took place last week , and the biddings were anmewhat animated ; whilst the prices realised w ere fully equal to those obtained at the preceding sales . Van Dieman'a Land wool from la to 2 s 4 d ; AuBtralian 9 d to -Vs 7 d . Since Monday last the arrivals have been composed of 1330 balea from Van Dieman ' s Land ; 500 ; rom Germany ; 200 from Turkey ; 190 from Spain ; 290 from the Cape of Good Hope ; 100 trom Russia ; and 40 from Di'nrnaTk . Although we have a large quantity of British wool on sale , a portion of which is of the present year * 3 clip , the British wool trade condnnes very steady , and the prices noted on Mviiiday last ate wett siippbrted . DownteggnU 6 d to la 7 d , half-bred do . In 6 Jd to Is 7 £ d , Down ewp . a and wethers Is 3 d to U 4 d , Leicester hogs Is 3 d to Is 6 dj Leicester wethers Is 2 d to la 3 d , blanket wool 9 d to Is , flannel ditto Is 2 d to Is 4 d , combing sk . n Is ljd to Is 31 d .

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      LONDON CORN EXCHANGE . ; Mark-Lane , Mdin > AY , AVOVST 20 , The weather has been mostly favourable _ for harvest operations since this day se ' nnight , the rain which fell on Thur » . day and Kriday nig hts not preventing field work the following days . There were some showers about yesterday , and it does not appear quite soflettleJ now . A fair supply of Wheat was t > n sale tbi . s morning from Essex , but the quantity was moderate from Suffolk and Kent , and limited of all spring corn from these counties , with only » . moderate fresh arrival of OatS , as well English and Scotch , as . Irish . There was a considerab . e proportion of new Wheat in thi « 3 » y ' a atipply , mostly from Essex , and a £ ew samples from Kent , quality good , a few parcels damp , and although generally heavy by no me * nii a hand .--oTne sample , the skin being coarse , the weight t however , will run from 02 to 64 lbs per imperial bushel ; The Wheat trade was dull for . all sorta , old being 4 s per . qr cheaper , and new selling at i ' rom 70 s to 74 a per tir ; ifor the beatruijs . i few

      inferior parcels rather lower and selected lots , at somewhat more money . Flour was without any alteration in value Ther ; were several samples of new Barley at market to-day of heavy quality , taken by our distiller * at about 37 s per qr for good , rather more for a ^ choice and kindly lot or two ; old grinding in consequence waB difficult of Hale , and lower . Malt was in slow request and . rather cheaper . Beans vetre much the same as last week , fine qualities Being held high . Peaa were without alteration ^ n value ; a few new . were at market . There were ; several lots of new Oats on the market from Esaex and Kent , good useful corn , but not very heavy . The trade for Oats was alow ; but for tine hprae-corn lower prices were not submitted to . Rapesecd continues to be held for the seedsmen , and many samples are too damp to keep , which must be sold to the crashers er * long ,, as yet they cannot buy . New Rye met a fair inquiry for mowing . Bonded Wheat was held at Friday ' s decline , without pressing sellers ot anxious buyers . ''¦'¦ ' ! " ¦ ' '

      . CUKRENGY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE , WHEAT . ¦ 9 ; b . Malt , 'NorfolkPaJeV . 52 .. 66 Essex j Kent , Suffolk 66 ., 74 Ware -.. ; ........ 61 .. 63 White ,. ; .,....... 66 :-.. 60 . PEAS Norfolk 4 Lmcolu 8 liire 68 .. ' 70 . HogandGrey ,... ' ... 34 .. 35 White , do ., do . .... 66 .. 74 Ma * j a ..... // ....... 35 ,. w' f ^ \'" i'y" White ............ 40 .. 42 Westtountry Red .. > «„ ¦ .... : Wbitevdo ......... ¦ - ¦ -. o „ ? E A NS - Northnmherlahd and ^ " m '""' Vm « m Scotch White .... U .. 68 " c ^ , old .......... 38 ... 40 Finedo ..... 70 .. 72 Sf rrow < - - ' " ** Moray-Angus and ' rigeoa ............ 44 .. 4 o Rothakire Red .... 0 .. OATS .

      WhiteV :... ' ft n u . j :. i i .. j 99 n , „/••••••••••• ° " ° Bngliahfeed ........ 22 .. 25 friab . Red , New ...... 64 .. 70 ShoTtamall ..... ^ , -. ; x > o . . Whitev ;' . - .- . Vi . 64 .. 72 Polana .. » .. » .. 26 .. 29 . BARLEY . scotch j New Angus 25 .. 28 Grinding .......... 34 .. 35 Potatoe .......... 29 .. 31 DistUlihg .......... 36 . i S 7 Berwiclc .......... Malting , New ...... 38 . . 39 Irish , white 22 .. 29 C'heraher , Nev Do . Potatoe ..... i Malt , Brown 48 .. 51 Do . Black 22 .. 24

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      N KW < s . vf £ .-i « ND LBAOENHALLAiiRKl !; Ti .. Mf . Ni-AY ) During the last week our supplies of country slaughtered meat have bei-n very limited , yet the salesmen have experienced much difficulty in finding purchasers for the meat cimtfijtneii hither , owing to its arriving ; iu bad condition . Vtom Scotlund , by Steam-packets , about 30 horned and polled Scots , and ISO Shtfep and Lambs have been transmitted , the general quality of which h ; is been prime . The prices of meu ' t , notwithstanding-the falling « ff in the s . upi ) Sies that arrive from Scotland , are still very low in these markets . At the corresponding period last year we perceive that the quotations of beef were frmii 3 s 4 d to 4 g 2 d , of Mutton iJs 8 d to 4 s 4 d , of Lamb 3 s jlOd to 5 s , of Veal 3 s 4 d to 4 s 8 d , and of Pork 4 s to 4 s l-0 d per Slba .. Thus it will be perceived that a great loss must accrue to our graziers .

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      SUGAR , COWEE , COCOA , AND SPICES . SUGAR . s . d . 8 . d . COCOA . Large Lumps .. 72 0 a 73 U s . d . a . d . Smull ditto .. 73 0 a ?¦> 0 Trinidad ( per Molasses , British 24 0 a 28 0 cwt . ; ... 39 6 a 52 0 Bengal good and Grenada 39 0 a 50 0 line ........ 0 0 a 0 6 St . Lucia .... 0 0 a 0 0 Barbadoes , Kine 0 0 a 0 0 Brazil ,. 35 0 a 38 0 COKFBE . SPICES , amaica , Fine 116 0 a 131 0 Cinnamon lb , 3 6 a 7 6 MiddliDg .... 106 0 » 1-15 0 Cloves ( Am-Ordinary .... 90 0 a 104 0 boyna ) .... 1 0 a 1 2

      beiu « raraand Do . ( Bourbon ) 1 0 » 1 1 Berbice good Mace 2 8 a 7 0 Middling .. 112 0 a 122 0 Nutmegs < on-Good andiine garb . J ...... 4 8 ft 5 2 Ordinary .. 90 0 a- 110 0 l ' epper ( Cay-Ordinary and eune ) ...... 0 8 a 2 6 Broken .... 80 Oa 94 0 Pimento { Ja-Dominica , maica . 0 3 a 0 3 J Middling .. 104 0 a 122 0 Ginger ( Jamaica ) Goodandnne WhiteprcwtBO 0 a . 130 0 Ordinary .. 90 0 a 1 P 3 0 Fine large .. } 35 0 a 205 0 St . Domingo 40 6 a 42 0 Barbadoes .. 43 0 a 48 0 Mocha ...... 60 0 a 122 0 East India .. 17 6 a 23 6

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      HIDES ( pel lb . ) a . d . d . d . Market Hides , 56 a Market Hides , 96 a 64 ibs .... 2 ja 2 $ 104 lbs ............. 3 Ja 4 J Ditto , 64 a 72 lbs 2 j a 3 Ditto , 104 a 112 lbs .... 4 a 5 Ditto , 72 a 80 lbs ..... zija 3 f Calf Skins ( each ) ...... 6 s 6 d Ditto , SO a 88 lbs 3 a-3 j Horse Hides , ditto 8 s Od Ditto , 88 a 96 lba 3 } a 3 J

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      LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET . Saturday Evening , August 18 , 1838 . The demand throughout the ' week has been very , moderate , bnt as holders ofl ' er tlieir stocks sparingly , no change ot prices has occurred , excepting for the common qualities of American , which are rather lower ; 1 , 000 American ypere taken on speculation , and I , t > 00 for export . At a public sale of 560 htatti ' ed Sea island , 240 bags were forced off at a decline of fully Id per lb from the previous nominal rates . The sales amount to 16 , 120 bags , aa follows ' . — d < 1 i d 140 Seal 8 land 16 to 36 330 Bahia& Mac . 7 Jto 8 | 270 Stained do ....... 5 to 13 — Demerara , < &c ... fcf to 12 4630 Bowed Geor .. 5 J to 8 J 260 Egyptian ...... 9 j to 13 / y ? Mobile ...... 5 } toSi —Barbadoes i ... 6 | to 7 ! 00 -J Alabama , &c . 5 to 6 } 50 Peruvian ...... n to & 2220 NewOrleans .. 5 to 9 190 Lagnayra ... 7 to 8 Ton I Pernambuco , -r Weat India . . . 6 to 8 y Paraiba t &c . 81 to 9 ^ 1530 Snra t 4 to 5 j iOft J Maranham ... i \ to 9 20 Madras ...... 4 J to bi 4 UU J Sawginned .. 61 to 1 \ 70 Bengal ........ 1 to % The Imports for the week are 12 , 607 bags . Comparative view » f the Imports and Exports of Cotton into and from the whole kingdom , from the 1 st of January to the 11 th inst . and of the Imports and Exports for the same periodlast year . . Into the kingdom this year : American .. .. .. .. .. bags 966 , 227 South American .. , 697 West-Indies , Demerara , &c . .. .. 3 , 735 EjwtIndies ! . .. ¦ '& % & ' Egypt , &c . .... .. .. .. . » 26 , 070 Total of all descriptions .. .. .. 1 , 154391 .- •¦' . Same period last year : American .... -. bags 690 . 679 South American .. .. •? B * «™ West Indies , Peroerara , &c , 3 , 784 , East Indies .. ... * v ??»???¦ Egypt , Ac .. .. - ^ I > 093 e j 013 c Increase ^ of imports as compared wUtsamftpenodiastyear . hagB 256 , 895 EXPORfSIN 1838 . American , 30 , 652 ~ Brazii , ; 4075- —Ewtlndiei , 26304 Total in 1838 ...... 61 , 301 bags . Same period in : 1837 .. > . ' 79 , 652 Monday , Aogtnrt 2 Oi 1 ^ 58-The sales to-day are about 4 , 000 bagi » , chiefly in American ; a few Egyptian at l& } d to lid- ; 300 Bahia 8 fd to 6 Jd , and 100 Pernam 8 Jd . The market is firm and steady at these prices . On Saturday 3 , 000 bags were aold .

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      The demand for Sugar continues bmited , aid the sales of Briiish Plantation are uiidvr . 5 W . hbdi . in- some mstanca * at rather lower prices . 1200 bags Bengal sold at 61 a od for low , 6 a » lor middtog white , and 64 » peTCWt . foi good , and 1500 bags IWauritius ' at the quotations . In foreign nothing ha » been done . 260 puncheons of Antigua Molasses have been sold » t 27 R per ewt . Qf Coffee the grocers hare shown leas disposition to pnrchaae British Plantation ; bnt the holders being firm , iwo . public sales of Jamaica went off without anyreductionin prices worthy of notice , beyond , which Utere are no tranaactions to report . SoO-pockets Bengal Gingw have been sold at : 21 s per cwt . and a . small lot of Pimento at 3 d per lb . In Cocoa or Pepper there is nothing to report . Ho ssue » have occurred in Rice . Rum continues in re < juest ,. hut ttequantity on hand ia very small , and the sales ure limited to »• tew puncheons of tine Demerara , 31 per cent , over-proof , at 4 s 9 aptirgalloiu ; . ., •"•

      There is a very good demand for Indigo , and about 60 ehe ; st 8 of . Bencal have realised an advance upon the previous currency . Tne following articles have found buyers , viz . 2 * chests Lac Dye at Ud to U | d ; 20 hhds . and 80 bags Ttnealat 6 Ha to 67 s ; 125 bales East India Senna at 2 i ; 5 bales Bengal Saimower at J ! 4 5 s to . JS-5 7 s . 6 d ; 74 bales Munieet at 12 * i- ; 200 bales Jute at jc \ 2 10 s to JrU ; 125 ! bags Sago at 14 a od , Saltpetre and Nitrate of Soda are more inquired for . ; : the . sales of thftformeifare about 1100 bags , fot the latter 14 s 9 d to 15 s has been realized , . . - ; - Brimstone has been much inquired for during the week , bnt in consequence of holders demanding an advance- of 5 s . to 10 a per ton , this sales have been \ limited to abont 400 tonsonly , from Jt 9 Hp to J 6 ' 9 10 per ton tor good seconds ., Shumac has become dull of sale , arid prices n > ay be iponsidered rather lower . Only a limited busine ^ has beenidoie in-AtjjoIs and Cream of Tartar . For Madders and AJadder Roots there has been an improved deinaiid ,: and . . . at-Tauier better prices : several parcels of both French and iJntcls Mad '

      ders have changed hand *; the former of tine qualuy , ftt , 4 t » to 50 dthe latter of various marks , front 20 a up to 4 tw per . sjft bpsides which , several parcels of Sp anish Madders hav * - ie ^ a sold . About 200 tons Valonia have been sold this week , at ^ -13 15 s . to '^ 15 for common , to ^ lS lOa to jf I 9 per torr for rery good quality . QliveOil has heen firmly supported at the recent advance ; the sales of the week amount to about 100 tuns . Kurther imports of Seal Oil , to some extent , ha » e been received this week , and about 180 tons , ( mostly pale , ) have be « n taken-by the dealers , at ^ 3 S 10 s for pale , and proportionate rates for the coloured ; in Cod Oil little is doitig ; Se « d Oil * continne in requeat at our quotatioos . The trahsactiorrS in Palm Oil have been almbnt exclusively confined to parcels for anival ?¦ the sales of this description are fo the ext « nt ol 460 tons , the p rice varying according to the period of arrival i the quoted prices are now demanded for parcels oa the spot , Rather more inquiry has appeared for Oil of Turpentine . Hemp meets a reaJy sale . Flax is little inquired for ; Being without further imports of Tallow thisweek i the stock i * vprv HmalT , and a further advance of 6 d pe . r cwt . has been realised .

      Dyewoods—The sales of all descriptions have been , to a . very moderate extent , and although about 50 tons of Gampeachy Logwood have been sold , the rates are still nominal ; 15 tons of Jamaica soid at ^ 8 2 s 6 d from the quay ; a few tons of Sarailla Fustic at jt 6 2 s _ 6 d but ~ t 6 10 s is generallj demanded- ; £ 0 tons of Lima Nicaragua Wood brought . ^ 12 and 6 ' 0 of Gaboon Banvood ^* 4 5 s piir ton . The Turpentine market , which towards the close of last week and sit the beginning of the present was denres ^ ed , arid 3 d per Cfi't . lower , rallied ilgain on Wednesday , yStd became very firm at some little improvement on our last quotations ; abounJS 0 barrels have been sold at lls to llsbd ; and there are few , if any parcels now on sale at these prices . So American Tar in first hands , but 2700 barrels . Stockholm have been sold at 15 a 9 d to Itis 3 d part of which into arrive , and 1200-barrels Archangel , at 15 s . to 15 s 3 d . Although there have been frequent

      inquiries for Pot and Pearl Ashes , the sales have been on » very limited scale , and in prices there is scarcely any variation . QuvrcitronBark is in gooii demand , arid about i 00 hhds . have been disposed of during the week , at 15 a to 16 s 6 d according to qwantity and quality . Nothing done in Clovereefid . - > lax--Hi-ed isin request , and is now generally held for higher rates ; 500 quarters of East India , for crushing , wen » sold 8 t 42 » per quarter . At the public sale of Hides yesterdav , 7700 East iiidia Kips were gold at very high p rices ; guoii sound dry saltt-d bruught lid toll | d rubbed 7 d to 9 fd , sound brined 7 d > rubbed 5 Jdio 6 | d , und Buffaloes 4 | il to 4 | dner lb ; about i'OOO salted Buenos Ayres Ox were also 8 'ild Dy auction on Tuesday at 4 p to 4 | d , 300 cows at 4 | d . ISO brined at 7 d , and 44 <> dry-salted Brazil at 5 | d per lb . The sales of Tobaccov amount to 110 hogsheads ol which 40 were for Ireland , and the remainder to manufacturers , without change in prices .

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      LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET .-Tuesday . The amount of business to-day was extremel y small . Wp note a decline , since this day week , of 9 d to Is per 7 t lbs o » Wheat , 2 d per 45 lbs on Oats , 4 & to hi per sack un Fliiur , anil ' 6 $ pw load ( in Oatiueal . A few barrels of iriah New Oats were s » ld at 4 s 4 d per bushel , and a little new B . re at bi 6 d per 60 lbs . Some parcels of Bonded Whi'at , to bs delivered free , wen ? sold at a decline of about 9 s per bushel from theextreme quotations oi" the previous week .

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      LIVERPOOL CATTLE SURKET , Monday , August 20 / The supply of Beasts at market to-day has been somewhat smaller than that of the preceding week , and the tjaalitjmuch about the name ; but we caunut note any alteration in . price irctil OUilait week ' s quotaiio « s . It has tieen u Sflling market with many country buyers , but / the bedsts were not all sold up in consequence ol the steanieTanot arriving utitil a late hoar ; Hhich prevented inauy parcels ' of . bea * t « Irora being showu tintil very late in the alternoon . The number of sheep , has also be « n smaller than last wepk , and Lambs rather scarce ; the demand has been tolerably good , and principally all sold up , saving a few Sheep of very ordinary quality . Best _ lieef was ^ soM at from 5 | id to 6 d , varyingTruns mat dowa to 5 'd per lb , b . » t prinvipally at the former prices-\ Vether Mutton maybe quoted at e ^ d per lb , middliug 6 d , very ordinary and bwes at a shade less , and Lambs much , about the same price . NoruDer of Cattle—Beasts , 1213 ^ Sheep and Lambs , 9 , 213 , CATTLE IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL From the 13 th to the 20 £ h August . Cows . Calves Sheep . Lambs . P / gs . Horses . 4 , 210 38 10 , 805 2121 3 > 033 195 "

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      MANCHESTER CORN EXCHANGB , Saturday , Aug . 18 . Therfi was a slender attendance of buyers at our market this morning , and the trunsactiniM were . cm . the most limited scale . From the quotations of this da / se ' nniijht , we notice a reduction of tid per 70 Its on Wheat , and on Flour of 4 s to 5 s per 280-lbs , and even at this decline connumere were without cuntiiienice , coiiaeqiiewtly lew sales were effected . Oata may be noted 2 dper 45 lbs lower , and Oatmeal , was freely •¦ tierea at lull 3 a per-240 lbs below the late currency without inducing much business . Malt , Beans , and other articles , were likewise npsilected , and the advance previously demanded wasnot continued . :

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      BANKRUPTS . THOMAS MAYO , Twickenham , victualler , Ang . 24 , September 28 , at 12 o ' clock , at the BankrupU' Court ; solicitors . Mesara . Pain and . Hatheriy , Great Mariborough-street ; official assignee , Mr . Abbott ; .: ¦ ' .- - ¦ •' -. MARY REBECCA ISAACS and BENJAMIN SAMO ^ Strand , 'diamond merchants , August 31 , at 2 o ' clock , Sept ember . 28 , at 11 , at the Bankrupts' Court ; solicitors , Messrs . Kearsey , Hughes , and Thomas , Leadenhall-street : official assignee , Mr . Alsager , Birchin-lane . CoTnhill .

      JOHN ATKINaON , King William-street , tarpaulin-manufacturer , August 30 , September 28 , at 12 o ' clock , at the-Bankrupts' Court : solicitor , Mr , Batikart , Cleraent ' s-lane , Lombard-street ; official assignee , Mr . Edwards , Frederick ' splace . Old Jewry . WILLIAM BARRETT , Jun ., Abingdon , Berkshire ; gToceiy August 24 , September 28 , at ten o'clock , at the Golden Cross Inn , Oxford : solicitors , Messrs . Hindmarsh and Son , Crescent , Jewin-Btreet , Cripplegate . - RUSHTON WALKER , Bristol , sculptor , Angnst 24 , September 28 , at one o ' clock , at the Commercial-Tpoma , Bristol : solicitors , Messrs . Clarke and Medcalf , Lincoln'sinn-fields . .

      JAMES WOOD COOK , Dover , woollen-draper , August 25 ,. September 28 , at 12 o ' clock , at the Bell Hotel , Sandwich ; solicitors ! Wessra . Dods and Linkkler , Korthumberland-street , Strand . BARNET ^ ALKER , Sheffield , journevman cabinetmaker , August 27 , September 28 , at twelve ' - . o ' clock , ; at the Town-hall , Sheffield ' , solicitor , Mr . Preston , Tofcenhouaeyard ,

      , .- . DIVIDENDS . G , Wilson , Darlington , Dnrham , mercer . —W . Gravenor , Hatfieid , Yorkshire , farmer . —September 14 , A . Bell , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , merchant , CERTIFICATE—SEPT . 7 . J . Chadwick , Oldham , Lancashire , cotton spinner . PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED T . Williamson and R . Armstrong , Peridleton , Lancashire ,, dyers . W . and W . Earie and J . and J . W . Carter , Liverpool , corn-merchants ; as far as regards J . W- Carter . Mason and Richardson j Barnsley , Yorkshirev linen-mannfacturers . W . JWClennan and R . Parkinson , Pre « ton , Lancashire , grocera . J . Smith and Co ., Heywood , Lancashire , DO we » -Wm makers .

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      - — ' tm ....- ' ¦' . FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE , Avg . 21 . BANKRUPTS . THOMAS DRIVER and JOHN MOORE , shipowners ,. London , to surrender August 28 and October 2 , at eleven , at the Conrt of Bankruptcy . Belcher , official assignee ; King , Freeman ' s-conrt , Comhill . JAMES WILLIAM BARRETT , Jim ., grocer , Abinirfon , Berkshire , August 24 ah | October ^ , at tenj at the Golden Cross Inn ,- Oxford . . Hindmarsh and Son , Crescent , Jewinstreet , London . . JOSEPH HAIGH , dyer , Meltham , Yorkshire , Sept 13 , at one , andOct 2 , at two , at the George Hotel , Hnddersfield . Atkinson , ' Huddeisfield ; Batty , Fisher , and Sndlpw ^ ChanceryJane ^ London . ,: . ' JAMES- ROpGBRS / coachbnilder , Chorlton-opon-Bfedlock , Maneheslep , Aug 29 , and Oct 2 , at ten , at the Commissioners ' Rooms , Manchester , v Sharp , Staple-inn , London ; Rowley aad Taylor , Manchester . . MAICGARET KJEW , victualler , Torrishblme , Lancashire ^ Sept 4 , and Oct 2 , at twelve , at the Roy » l ; Oa * Inn , Lancaster . Makinson aid Sanders , Temple , London ; Robmsori and Dod-Bon , Lancaster ; ' - ' ¦ ¦ . '' : " ' . . ¦ „ -.,. ¦ PERC 1 VAL BEADTIMBNT , builder , Wfflington , NprthnmbeTlaMd . Sept 11 , at eleven , and October 2 , at one , at the Baftkrupf Commission-room , . , NewcasUe-npon-Tyne . JPlumptie ,: Lamb-buildings , Temple , . London ; Cram , Newcaatie-Tipon-Tyrie- . : , " ;

      PARtNERSHIPS . DISSOLV ED . MaUaiieu and Lees , ' Manchester , ironmrjngeTS . Grirhshaw and Hammond , Manchester , fcrewere ; H . and T . Bramley and Co ., Skireholme , Yorkshire , and elsewheiie , cottonsp inners . Joaes : and , Wf wsoHv ^ werpoolf hlockmakers : JackiBon and Chesinaa , Shefceld , surgeons . Cleraesha and Co ., Burnley , Lanoaakdre , grocerB . . J . Hellewen and Co ., Salford , Lancashire ^ dyere . J . Hinks and Coi , and GTaylor'and-Co ., i ^ l ^ Terppolv ' pamtm ..- Evan $ and Rees , . LWerpOol , linen-idrapera- BU FUher ana T . J . Walker ? -Wbiston , York 8 liirp , fannerfi . J . Brown and'J ^ D $ eanT Braiford , ¦ v faate-de » ler » ¦' . ' ••¦ -. ¦ ¦ ¦¦¦ '¦¦¦•¦ 0 > ' ¦ •" = •'» '¦'¦'¦¦ -: ' .. ¦ .

      ¦¦ .. . .: . - ,. - . . -: . - ¦ - . •¦ DIVIDENDS . .: ' ; ' ¦¦;¦' :..: ' - : ¦ -, : \ September 12 , W . Stephenson , Leeds , wooUei-drapsr .. Sep ^ temher 17 , S- Flitcrolt and T . Alusgrove , LiveVpool , gratemanufacturers . : October 16 " , W . and H . VVfrth , Totnenap Devonshire , linen-drapers . ; ; t

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      I ¦ . LEEDS CORN MARKET , August 21 . The arrival of Wheat and Beans to this day ' s matki-t is modera . tB ; Oats considerably larger . Wheat has been 4 d to 5 s per quarter lpwer , and the demanded limited . Oats ' one hal .-penny to a penny per stone . Shelling In to 2 s * and Ueati 6 Is pur cjuurter lower . The weather up io Sunday was very tine , since i ralhfr showery . WHKAT per Quarter of Eight Bushels , 601 bs . Norfolk , aullolk , Essex , new red , ft 8 ,. 7 J , line 7 lw . wht . Tos SO * Ljiuioliiiliiri anil C ' unibridge Uo C 8 s , " it , do 7 o » do 7 An , H (> YorknhiTe do 6 Sa , 72 s do . 73 s , do 71 a ? 7 « Uia , i doti&n , 7 Js , < J ) 34 s new —sto—s MALT , pi'r ' Load of ( i Btwheld ,. 4 ' fls . 4-2 s . to 44 s RAl'KSKKD , peT LastoV 10 Quartern , ........ ^ 30 to jt ' Si —» ARRIVALS DURING - f-HE .. WEEK . Wheat . 1250 Malt Of ) Oats 1 H 66 Shelling MO Bailey Hour 000 Beans ................ 167 Rapesced 630 Ceas Linseed — Tares .............. j .... ' THE AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE WEEK , ENDING AUGUST 14 th , 1838 . Wheat . Oats . Barley . Beans . Rye . Peas . 5249 1499 30 458 18 00 76 s . 7 d . 26 a . Sd . 32 s . lid . 42 s . 6 d . 46 s . Sd . —s . Oi

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      SMITHKIELD CATTLE MARKET , Augcst 20 , _ [ VVtenuverthf wordatoneoccura in thesepricesthroughout this paper , it is tA be eunsidtsred as tbe imperial stone ofXtlbs . and such only , ao otUiBr being lawful . ] . Owr market this roorubg wasj for the time of year , tolerably welU but nottoeav , heavily , supplied with Beast ? , the general quality of which was prime . The aaiembliige ol tinyers was by tar more numerous than we bavetwitne * iL'd on many preceding market days ; whilst a : decided improvement wan apparent iu the tieniithd for all kinds of Beef , and . in noost sales an udvunce of about 2 d per bibs was realised . TJUe priiu «« t Southdown Shsep . commanded a steady sale , at full ( jrici-B ; but with gther kinds of Aintton trade was rather dull , with a good siijiply ofiering . Lambs were in good stipnl y , a nd heavy demauil , » t no quotable Variation in the currencies ^ Owing to the » d pp ) y of Ualvts being pood , the trade with them was dull , ut wot Friday ' s quotations . < Pigs went oil

      slowly , at late rates , with a moderate number in the market . There , were a lew storo Beasts on sale , but the sale lor them was heavy . ir ' rom Norfolk we received up to this day ' s market , 350 Scots , runts , and homebred *; from Suffolk , 50 Scots , Devons , runts , and short-horns ; from Essex , 25 > Scots * ndDevons ; lrom Cambridgeshire , 42 Devons , Uetefords , and runts ; from Lincolnshire , 4 . U 0 short-horua ; i ' roiu Leicestershire , ? 90 shorthprns and rants ; from Northamptonshire , 100 : short-horns an < i Devons ; from Stai 3 ord 6 hire , l 0 fttaflordsaiid rants ; from Oxlordshirew 2 . M ) De-vuuu , runta , and lriiih Beasta J from Herefurd 8 hiiv , SiO Her « f »> rds ; , from Devonshire , / 40 U i > evons ; from Scotland , by sea , 150 horned and polled Scots ; from Sussex , tiuDevond , Oxen , and runm ; from Surrey , 25 Devons , Cows , and runts ; aud from Kent 26 Devono , iitfre / ords , Cows , and ruiits ; the remainder of the supply of Beasts came chiefly frum ihe neighbourhood o ! the metropolis .

      ; Per stone of tJlbs . tOdiiikthe offal . s . d . a . d . s . d . d . Inferior Beef . - .. ' . . 2 " 2 to 2 4 PrimeBeef . 2 ' 10 to 3 8 Uitto Mutton 3 2 .. 3 6 Ditto Mutton 4 2 .-. 4 6 Middling Beef . ., 2 6 .. 2 8 Lamb . 4 8 .. * 8 Ditto Mutton .... 3 8 .. 4 0 Veal ....... 4 8 .. 5 0 LIVE CATTLE AT MARKET . Beasts , 3 , 075—Sheep & Lambs , 27 , 520 ^ Calves , 444—Pigs 250 .

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      CURRENT PRICES OK GRAIN per Imperial Quarter . QUANTITIES and AVERAGE PRICES of BRITISH URAlN , per Imperial Quarter , sold in the London Market , during the week , ending August 14 : —Wheat , 14 , 165 qrs . ' 4 a . 9 . 1 . Barley , ~ > ib qM . . 33 * . 3 d . Oats , 23 , 963 qw . 35 s .-3 d . Heuna , l . , i-W qrs . 3 ; -s . lOd . Peas , 252 qrs . 35 s . Sd .- Ryu 55 qrs . 3 o ' s . 7 d .

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      IMPERIAL AVERAGES . Wb BarleiOa t 8 RyeiBns . 1 Peaw Week ending July 6 , 1638 . 6 f 0 31 iO 22 7 36 3 37 8 36 11 13 6 "S 0 3 l 5 221134 7 37 5 * 36 1 20 68 232 5 221 34 9 37 3 35 4 27 69 1 31 8 Mlv 36 4 38 2 34 4 Ang . 3 6911 32 9 23 0 37 1 38 10 35 2 10 Tl > 33 5 ^ 3 337 338 837 6 Aggregate Average of the lastsix weeks 69232 3 221136 3 37 1135 11 OuUes 13 MiJ 10 13 il 15 6 14 0 . 16 . 9 Do . on gmin from British PoHtiHA ^ ion ri out ol

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      TALLOV / ' AND CANDLES . Whitechapel Market price of Fat , ' 2 s lid . In auantitie of 81 bs . " s . d . 8 . d . Town Tallow { per cwt ) 52 0 Graves ......... 16 0 Kussva do ( Candle ) .. 50 6 Good Dregs 5 0 White do . O 0 Would Candles 9 0 Stnti 38 0 Store do ....... 7 6 Rqu f rh dn 25 0 Inferior ditto .... 6 6

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      PRICKS Oh HOPS IN THE BoRuUUH . & 1 OXDAY , ( i'ER CWT . ) C ' arnham .... Jt 6 OtoS 0 \ East Kent , i'kets ^ 3 15 to 5 Q Mid . Kent Pkets 3 15 . .. 4 10 j W i-alu ol Kent do 3 12 .. 3 lb Bafts- 3 10 .. 4 10 I Sussex P ockets .. ' A 10 .. 3 16 The hop market u very heavy . —Estimated old duty ^ 170 , 00 J to -e * 17 i , O 00 .

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      LEATHER ( peT Vb . ) d . d . d . d . CrdpHiJ 9 S , 30 a 40 lbs . 11 a 13 German Horse Hides .. 10 a 21 Dittu , 40 » 5 ( ilbs ...... laaldj Spanish horseilides ... 12 a 24 i-Atio , 50 » < Wlb « 13 a 17 Cull ' tikin& , 30 a 40 lbs . Hull Hides Il > al 3 ( dozen . ) 14 a lb Vitriol Kutts 16 a 17 Ditto , 40 a 50 lbs . 14 a 21 Knglish Butts .. 14 a 24 Ditto , 50 a bO lbs ...... 16 a 22 Foreign Butts ........ 14 a 17 Ditto , 70 a l 001 bs ..... l 4 a 2 U Foreign Hides lUai . 2 Large Seal Skins ...... 11 a 15 Dressmg Hides 11 a 14 Ditto , Sin-, ill ,........, 20 a 2 i L ) itto , Shaved .... 12 al 4 Kips .. 10 a 18 BeStSaddlers'Hides .. 14 a l < i Basils 7 a 12 English HorseHid « s .. 10 a 13 Bellies .... ,. 6 a 8 Shouldftra ............. 7 a 13

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      HAY AND STRAW ( perload of 36 trusses . ) Smithfield . jt .-e . jf . h . | Whitechapel . Jr . s . jf . s . Hay 3 5 a 5 12 Hay 4 0 a 5 IS Clover . 3 0 a 6 0 Clover .. 5 15 a 6 15 Straw ... I 16 a 2 5 Straw ..... 2 0 a 2 6 Cumberland . Portman , Edgeware-road . Hay ............. 5 0 a 6 0 Hay ............ 4 0 a 5 IB Clover .. 5 15 a 6 15 Clover .......... 5 O 46 g Straw 2 4 » 2 8 Straw ..... 2 0 a 2 fc The trade for hay , clover , and straw is very dull , the supply being equal- to the dem . ind .

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      METALS LEAD . JS a . £ 8 . £ . s . £ . a . British Pig Litharge .... 23 0 a 0 0 ( per ton ) .... 19 0 a 0 0 TIN . s . d . s . d . Sheet ( milled ) 19 15 a 0 0 In Blocks .... 82 0 a 82 6 ^ i * r .......... 21 0 a 0 0 Ingots ...... 83 0 a 83 6 Patent shot , Bars .......... 84 0 a 84 8 la 12 ...... 24 0 a 0 0 COPPER . Red , or Minium 22 5 a 0 0 British Cake ^ 85 0 a jf 66 0 White 30 0 a 0 0 SheeU . per lb . 0 lOJd a 0 0

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Aug. 25, 1838, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct354/page/7/