The Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser

MISCELLANEOUS. A VIInv OF Morvr /ETNA.—Did TF.tna exist before the human race ? Was it, for ages, a great lonely earth monster, sittinc by the sea with its ragged woody shoulders and ghastly cr"wJI now silent and quiet for centuries, like a basking giant—now roaring to the antediluvian solitudes, vomiting forth fire and smoke, drivelling with lava, then silent again as before—alternately destroying and nourishing the transitory races of analogous gigantic creatures, mam- moths, and mnstons, which preceded nobler humanity ? Was it produced all at once by some tremendous burst of the earth and ocean ? some convulsion, of which the like has never since been known,-perhaps with all Sicily hanging at its rnot ? or did it grow, like other early productions, by the accumulations of time, and its own eiergies, inward and outward? In whatever way it originated, and however the huge wonder may have behaved itself at any period, quietly or tremendously, nobody can doubt that the creature is a benevolent creaturc,—one of the securities of the peaceful a::d profitable existence of the far greater and more mysterious creature rolling in the shape of an orb round the sun in midst of its countless like, and carrying us all along with it in our respective busy inattentions. We do not presume to inquire how the necessity for any such evil mode of good arose. Suffice for us, that the evil itself works to a general good purpose that the earth apparently could not exist without it; that nature has adorned it with beaut}-, which is another good, and fertility, which is another,*and grandeur, which is another, elevating the mind and that, if human beings prefer risking its neighbourhood with all its occasional calamities, those calamities are not of its own willing, nor "f any unavoidable necessity, nor perhaps will exist always. Suppose TEtna should some day again be left to its solitude, and people resolve to be burnt and buried alive no longer What a pilgrimage would the mountain be then What a thought for the poet and the philosopher What a visit for those who take delight in the borders of fear and terror, and would love to interrogate Nature the more for the loneliness of her sanctuary !—Ij>.hjh Hnnt in Ainsicorth's Magazine. Tins Noxious INFLUENCES OF SMOKE.—In the volumi- nous report on smoke, lately made in the House of Commons, by a select committee, some curious fiicts are mentioned for example, Mr. Chandler, a camellia grower at Wandsworth, states that, on account of the great increase of chimnies from manufactories in that vicinity, plants which formerly might be handled without any bad effect, now soil the hands to a great extent. Among other plants which formerly flourished, but will not now grow in the neighbourhood of the metropolis, are China roses, rhododendron hirsutum, rhododendron virginium, and many others of the prettiest varieties, now quite extinct. Mr. Anderson, the curator of the physic gardens at Chelsea, testifies to the noxious effects of what he calls the "bitter smoke" upon the tress of that establishment, particularly on evergreens, and on the two magnificent cedars which have so long been an ornament to the gardens, and form a very conspicuous object from the river. It appears that the sooty particles are attracted to and attached by the resinous exudations of the leaves, while the large surface of the foliage above prevents their being washed away by the rains, so that the functional action of the leaves is disturbed, if not entirely destroyed. ANECDOTE OF ANTIPATHY.—A post captain in the Bri- tish navy, well known for his indomitable bravery in war, had so strong, strange, and unaccountable antipathy to a cat, that, though the animal was unseen by him, he was always conscious of its proximity to him, and would, literally, fly its neighbourhood in trembling fear. It happened that when at sea he had, for a serious fault, condemned one of his crew to receive five dozen lashes. This seaman, being of a poetical turn, was persuaded by his commiserating messmates to try his hand at a poetical witticism to tickle the captain's fancy, for a remission of his sentence. He accordingly wrote im- promptu these lines A cat, I'm told, in abhorrence you hold Your honor's aversion is mine If a cat, with one tail, makes your stout heart to fail, Oh save me from one that has nine." Need we say that, amidst roars of laughter, the officers of the wardroom drank to their captain's health, for the sailor's reprieve." A CHANCE FOR BROUGHAM.—Lord Brougham finding the £ 2,000 presidency of the Privy Council Amendment Bill to be --what is technically termed—"no go," intends, we be- lieve, making an effort to get an appointment under the Ec- clesiastical Jurisdiction Act. As we perceive the Court of Peculiars is to be reconstructed, we think that the very pecu- liar conduct of Lord Brougham points him out as the very Attest person to act as President of the court alluded to.- Punch. WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR AS A BOY.—Walter Landor, when a Rugby boy, was famous, among other feats of strength and skill, for the wonderful precision with which he used a cast-net and he was not often disposed to ask penuission of the owners of those ponds or streams that suited his morn- ing's fancy. One day a farmer suddenly came down upon him, and ordered him to desist, and give up his net. Where- upon Landor instantly cast his net over the farmer's head caught him, entangled him, overthrew him, and when he was exhausted, addressed the enraged and discomfited face beneath the meshes, till the farmer promised to behave discreetly. ANTIQUITY OF EGYPT. Here fancy bows to truth: eldest of time, Child of the world's fresh morning, Egypt sawvv. These Pyramids rise gradually sublime, And eras pass, whose records, as with awe, > Nature has will"d from History to withdraw: Yet learn, that on these stones has Abraham gazed. These regions round acknowledged Joseph's law, That' obelisk from granite bed was raised Ere Moses in its shade sat and Jehovah praised. This Nile was populous with floating life # For ajes ere the Argo swept the seas r -1 Ere Helen woke the fires of Grecian strife TBebes had beheld a hundred dynasties And when the poet, whom all grandeurs please, Named her the "hundred-gated,"and the queen earthly cities, she had reached the less Of her large cup of glory, and was seen Image and type of what her perfect pride had beeja^ Here GrogMLftQ often hailed progenitrix Of mart^"1^te4ai^niiiw^rfaucient We, "■ ~^irst ski)t« the Thi plastic forms that sMR not perish more, Seems a pretender, who astutely bore O'er his youn^ locks a show of reverent grey And Rome, wnose greatness thou eon Id at once adore, Appears, with all her circumstance of sway, A mere familiar face, a thing of yesterday. -From a new poem by Mr. Moncton Milnes. THE CONTRAST. 'Twas on the ocean strand, At the close of the bright summer-day, I watch'd yon sun retire to his rest, And tinge with his criftison ray The unfathom'd, boundless blue. I saw him kiss the western ekfi And make the billow his bed, While in streams of peerless majesty, The rdfc$of glory ne shed, On thë bosom of the pathless deep. I saw him lull to sleep, as some chief, When the heat of the contest is o'er The laurels of vict'ry on his brow, And his vesture dyed with gore, That flows on the battle-field. I saw him vanish away, From the shores of my native land, And I thought that to mortal ken, No earthly scene was so grand As the setting of that bright sun. And though that sun bad retired To visit some distant clime The vision of beauty that lingered behind, Can ne'er be forgotten while time Or being continue to live. left that ocean strand To visit the couch of a saint Whose life had been spent in devotion to him, Who has promised to succour the taint, In the hour of peril and woe. The pulse was beating filst- His bosom was throbbing with pain- The swift phbing tide of life flow'd still, But his sun was beginning to wane, To shine in a happier world. His swimming eye glanc'd round On those who had shar'd in his love- Twas fixd-and his sanctified spirit had wing'd Her flight to the regions above,- His. sun arose high in the skies. I had wrachd that sun go down- Seen the dark shades which.grew on But the spirit of glory that rested there, Yon heaven's bright orb outshone- Twas the presence of the Christian's God. Haverfordwest. ALPHA. IN MEMORY OF A DEAR CtttHh We mourn her not as those whe weep A joy for ever fled Nor murmur" that she sleeps her sleep Low with the quiet dead What God had first in mercy given, Mercy again hath claimed far heaven. So chastened by the trembling tear That stands in weeping eyes— Blest be the love that sent her hellt, J" Then called her to the skies, %■ Ste is not gone-though life's short scene, Like passing dreams, is oer: Not lostr-though where she once hath been, Her voice is heart! no more: Not deáà-though where the pulses thrill'd, Each sound of life is evei. still'd Let years—let ages, wander by— She slumbers but an hour- Another sun from yonder sky, /.Shall ope the folded flower. Softly and bright arose the morn, O'er hill and vale around 9 When slow her infant limbs were borne, To rest in holy ground Softly the zephyrs sang their song- Softly the river roll'd along— Calmly the parting words were said The earth around her thrown And, silent in her narrow bed, We left her there alone. Far brighter shall that morning be, When streaming through the skies, The day-break of eternity ?A Snail on her grave arise! Angels! your watch around her keep Tul seraph strains shall burst her sleep Then, where the flowers of yiwfcler dime In life immortal"bloom, Across the farthest verge of time, Bear her beyond the tomb Haverfordwest, April 3, liU One spring is vastly like another, and yet always with a (lif ert-cc The buls of the tree that grows before your window resemble those that have preceded them but the tree has grown broader and higher-in former springs it was little better than a shrub, but noor it is a real tice. So in the streets, where the mansions of the gay are putting on their spring liveries. The brinks of Northumberland House are not now for the first time coated with ochre and picked out with v. hite but the effect is different from what it was in those springs when a low coffee-house (presuming to call itself the Northumberland too, as if it belonged to the family), stood close in front, staring like a pert Cockney into the ducal windows, now that the soul hath dhow-room where once the Mews stood and it will differ still more when the square blazes out in all the spVndour of column, fountains, statues, church, gnllerv, club, ilnd hotels. London, like man, pre- sents the enigmatical combination of perpetual change with the preservation of personal identity. Charing Cross is still Charing Cross King Charles sedet eternumque sedebit in the old locality and yet the aspect of everything is chang- ing ar)und him. The horn-work of houses that masked the new Exchange has been thrown down, and exposed the front of the building to the battery of criticism. In Piccadilly, a broad terrace-way is about to replace the dead wall, which in the memory of many now living used to be alive with the fluttering of ballads, printed broadside-fashion—the singing- birds of the Parks in those days. Her Majesty has been erecting a summer-house, and having it adorned with fres oes, where she may for some years inhale the combined smokes of Westminster and Pimlico, hoping for the time when the gra- dual demolition of near-approaching houses may permit the access of pure air. London is London still there are Picca- dilly, and Pall Mall, and Charing Cross, and the Bird-cage Walk-btit no more like themselves as we remember them, than the maiden of nineteen, whom all the youths are trying to run away with, is like the tetchy and wayward infant, whom the mother had the trouble of nursing in order that she might be deprived of it as soon as it grew up into some- thing worth having.-Spectutor.

WEEKLY CALENDAR. I THE Moo:-¡'s CHANGES.—Last quarter, April 9th, 9m. past 10, night. THE MOON RISKS :— Apr. 6,—llh. 34m. A,M, I April' 9. — lh, 24m. A.M. 7. — morn. —— 10, — 2h. 2m. 8. Oh. 37m, H,—2h. 32m. The Sun rises, Clock before Sun, The Sun Sets. April 6. 5h,24m. 2m. 23sec. 6h. 40m, 7, 5h. 22m. 2m. 6sec. 6h, 42pi, 7, 5h. 22m. 2m. 6sec. 6h, 42pi, Sunday, April 7th,—Easter Sunday,

TIDE TABLE. Showing the titne and depth of high water at CUMBERLAND and BATHURST GATES, at BRISTOL, for every day in the week. HIGIF WATER. Cumberland Bathurst daysT Morning. Evening. Gates. Gates. H. M." H, M7 FT. INC. FT. INC April 6 P 9 9 29 3 33 22 0 —— 7 9 49 10 7 01 3 20 0 —— 8 5 29 10 53 29 7 17 4 —— 9 11 17 11 44 25 9 14 6 —— 10 — —. 0 15 23 8 12 5 10 — — 0 15 23 8 12 5 11 0 57 1 44 22 6 11 3 12 2 33 j 3 12 22 11 U 8 EQUATION OF THE TIDES,—These equatipns, applied to the above table, will give the approximate times of HIJJH WATER AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES :— H. M. H. M. Aberystwyth add 0 15 Holyhead add 2 45 Fishguard-bay sub. 1 30 Lundy Isle sub. 1 45 Cardigan-bar .sub. 0 15 Milford Haven en- Carmarthen-bay sub. 1 3 trance.sub. 1 30 j Cardiff-roads :.sub, Q 55 Swansea-bar sub. 1 15

METALS. British Tough Cake and Tile Copper has not been much inquired after, and prices are looking downwards, the foi mer is selling at £85, and the latter at jg83 to jg84. Of Peruvian we have heard of a sale of about 100 tons, lying at ljiverpoolfat jg72, and some small parcels rather under that rate. Tin is without alteration. Spelter is not quite so firm; about 100 tons have changed hands during the week at k22 5s. to j622 10s. per ton, on the spot: for delivery £21 5s. to L21 10s. are the rates asked. British Iron is advancing in value, and some large parcels have been bought; Pig in the Clyde 50s. to 53s.; Bar in Wales 100s. For foreign there is little inquiry, but prices are supported. Lead remains unaltered. There nas been much excitement in the Quicksilver market, in conse- quence of a parcel lately arriving from China in bamboo packages; the article is as pure as that imported from Spain, and a part has been sold privately at 4s. 6d.perlbj 40 boxes, containing 184 bamboo packages, were yesterday brought to public sale, and sold with spirit at 4s. 6d. per lb. Spanish Quicksilver is selling at the same price. £ s. d. £ s. d. SPELTER-Foreign ton 22 10 0 to 23 0 0 ZINC—English Sheet 0 0 0 to 30 0 O QUICKSILVER per lb. 0 4 6 IRON—English bar, &c per ton 5 0 0 Nail rods 5 15 0 to 6 0 0 Hoops 6 15 0 to 7 0 0 Sheets 7 15 0 to 8 0 0 Cargo in Wales. 0 0 0 to 4 5 0 Pig, No. 1, Wales 0 0 0 to 3 5 0 No. 1, Clyde 000 to 2 2 0 For., Swedish 10 10 0 to 11 0 5 Russian, C.C.N.D 18 0 0 SUEL- .per ton 0 0 0 to 17 0 0 Faggot. 0 0 0 to 18 0 0 COPFER—English sheathing. per lb. 0 0 10 Old. 0 0 Ei Cake per ton 85 0 0 to 86 0 0 Tile 0 0 0 to 84 0 0 S. American. 77 0 3 to 80 0 0 TIN—English, blocks, &c per cwt. 310 0 bars. 0 0 0 to 3 7 0 Foreign, Banca 3 1 0 to 3 3 0 Straits 0 0 0 to 2 18 0 Peruvian 0 0 0 to 2 10 0 Tin Plates, No. IC. p. box.. 14 0 to 1 9 0 No. IX 1 9 6 to 113 6 Wasters 3s. p. box less. LEAD-Sheet milled. perton 18 5 0 Shot, patent o 0 0 to 20 15 .2$21 10 0 White 23 10 0 PIG-LSAD—English 17 5 0 to 17 10 0 Spanish o 0 0 to 16 10 Q RAW HIDES, I SHEEP & CALF SKINS, at per stone of 141bs. Per skin. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Best steers and Market Calf 7 0 8 O heifers 4 8 5 6 Long woolled 2 6 3ft Middling hides 4 0 4 4 Sheep 2 6 3 Inferior ditto. 3 6 3 10 Short ditto 2 3, 3 31

TALLOW. There is no new feature in this market. The holders of tallow remain firm therefore, the prices for Y. C. on the spot and for the autumn are the same. Town tallow is still plentiful, at 4ls. to 41s. 6d. net cash. There were letters on the 1st mst. fro II St. Petersburg. A titir busi- ness is doing there, and the prices still on the advance.

OILS. Linseed Oil has been in brisk request privately; some extensive sales have been effected at 29s. 6d. per cwt. Rape Oil has been purchased at higher rates; pale at 38. 6d. to 37s., and brown 36s. 9d. to 37s. Cocoa Nut Oil is not much in demand, but prices are supported at auction 63 hhds from Madras were taken in atjg30 10s. to ZSI per ton. Palm Oil is flat and rather easier rates are accepted, Olive firm and higher; Galipoli £ 49 10s- to £ 50; Spanish £48 to 948 10s. Barbary jC47 to 947 10s- Fish Oils are quiet, in consequence of large sales being advertised: privately little business has been done. British sperm is worth £70 10s. to jt76. — —

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1844. A desultory conversation arose respecting the Irish state trials, with reference to the extent and character of the dis- cussion to come on, on the presentation by the Marquis of Clanricarde, of the petition from Ireland, praying for inquiry. It seemed to be the general feeling, that as the verdict of the Irish Court of Queen's Bench is still open to question by writ of error, nothing should be said respecting tne subject. On bringing up the report of the ecclesiastical courts' bill, the Marquis of NORMANBY took the opportunity of expres- sing his dissent to its principle and after some conversation the report was received. Lord BROUGHAM was anxious to correct a misrepresenta- tion of his sentiments. He had received very abusive letters; but these he did not mind. He was asked why he tried to keep the poor people labouring, when he himself did nothing at all for the money h e received out of the taxes paid by the poor ? His answer to this was, that he did labour—that he did work pretty hard too (hear) and there was nothing he should like so much as that he might be allowed to give up what he received out of the taxes, on condition that he might go back to the bar. What he received as a pension—and such was the case of Lord Cottenham—was in the way of compensation for not returning to their practice at the bar, where they would receive a great deal more money than they now did. But Lord Campbell was in a still worse situation, for he gave up a very large income made by him, and re- ceived nothing.-After some further observations the house adjourned. FRIDAY, MARCH 29. The LORD CHANCELLOR called the attention of the house to the decision that had recently been given in that house on the subject of the Presbyterian Marriages, and moved the reappointment of the committee for the purpose of legislating on that subject. Lord CAMPBELL thought legislation was indispensable. Lords COTTENHAM and BROUGHAM were also of opinion as to the propriety of appointing a committee. Lord BROUGHAM moved for leave to bring in a bill to extend the provisions of the amended criminal code to Scotland. Lord CAMPBELL objected to the irregular mode in which the bill was introduced, because he knew it could never be passed without the approval of the government. He was extremely anxious to see the measure taken up by the govern- ment, as that was the, only country without the regular criminal code. The Marquis of NORMANBY then called the attention of the house to the appointment of Mr. O'Brien to the ma- gistracy. He thought the selection of that person extremely objectionable and injudicious. The Duke of WELLINGTON objected to <tfbe diacttssiogi of the question without previous notice. The Marquis of LANSDOVVNE then jnowl.for copies of the instructions sent to the Irish govenimiBrfwfcJgg^lie challenging of jurors. He did not suppose such wapfltMr intention, But the object would appear to be to exafoder Roman Catholic* from juries. Lord WHARNCLIFFE would readily agree to produce sacfi part of the instructions as were not inconsistent with his public duty. He denied that there w<t< any-wish on tit, part of the government to exclude Rattan Ca ics. Adjourned. = • V HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THURSDAY, MARCH 28.^ There were only thirty-four member* -present; opening of the house, and consequently 4h*re wtis no house." FRIDAY, MARCH 29. • Mr. F. SHAW moved that the Gravesend, ffcochester, and Chatham railway company be allowed to proceed mlfi theft bill. The object was to give a fair trial to the-principle of the atmospheric railway, which it was intended to adopt upon that line. Mr. STRUTT said the petitioners had not complied with the standing order, and therefore the present bill could not be proceeded with. Mr. GLADSTONE objected to the motion, and after somi discussion the motion was withdrawn. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN gave notice that on Monday he should move for leave to bring in a bill to prohibit the hold- ing of vestries in churches. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that on the second reading of the masters and servants' bill, he should move that it be read a second time that day six months. In answer to Mr. Protheroe, Mr. MACKINNON said he had no objection, if the government would give its sanction, to introduce a bill founded upon the recommendations of the smoke prevention committee. Sir J. GRAHAM said such a measure would receive the best attention of the government. In answer to Captain Pechell, Sir R. PEEL said he under- ml stood the French government intended to submit a project of law to the chambers for carrying into effect the fishery con- vention of last year. Lord PALMERSTON postponed his motion on the slave trade treaties till after Easter. Mr. F. SHAW gave notice for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into Abe importance of giving an early and full trial to the. atmospheric principle as applied to railways. Sir J. GRAHAM, in moving the order of the day for the committee on the factories bill, for the purpose of discharging it, presented a petitition from sixty-two firms in Manchester, employing 30,000 labourers, paying £44,0Q0 per annum poor -te rates, ancj- embracing nine-tenths of the capital employed in the cotton manufacture in Manchester. Petitions for and against the ten hours' bill were also Mpsented by Lord Ashley and several other hon. members. "The order of the dav having been read, Mr. B. COCHRANE regretted very much the course that had been adopted by the noble lord (Ashley) in sanctioning the withdrawal of the bill before the house, Mid permitting the governmentto intro- duce another without opposition. It was with thrirundep standing that he had given the noble lord his support. Mr. T. Duncombe would move, as an amendment to the motion of the right hon. gentleman, with a view to carry- ing into effect, in any future bill, the recorded deciuons of that house, that the labour of young women and children should be less than twelve hours, and also with a view to maintaining good faith with those whose confidence in the integrity of the votes of this house is indispensable to its existence and character as a dffiiberative and representative tive assembly." He trusted that, after the house had ÖfI. so many occasions solemnly recorded its opinion with regard to tho limitation of labour to ten hours, they would notiipw refafee that decision. Lord ASHLEY acknowledged that he had been coittpktelv taken by surprise by the intimation of the govenimeiwig withdraw the bill. If he had resisted that motion, he shoiin| have been in no better position than before, and it would be doing what he never had done in that house—mere technical objection. (Loud cheers.) He denied that he had any feel- ing or any influence to consult in the course he had taken but that of the labouring classes. He trusted the house 'u would adhere to the decisions it had already come to. Lord IIOWICK said his noble friend (Lord Ashley) hhd ascertained, by consulting those hon. members who had sup- ported him, that they would support him in resisting the withdrawal of the bill. He had, under these circumstances, given his assent to the arrangement made by the noble lord. He thought the course taken by the government was any- thing but respectful to the declared opinions of the majority of that house, and under such circumstances he regretted that those who thought with himself and his noble friend had not resisted it. By permitting the introduction of the new factory bill, it would be placing the government in the position they occupied before they had had two divisions recorded against them. Now that was a most extraordinary course, because if the government waa agmn defeated it might repeat the very same nranoeutrt again. The contradictory divisions of Friday night clearly indicated the opinion of the house that a compromise of eleven hours ought to take place, and he regretted very much that the government had not adopted that compromise. By passing the bill with an eleven hours clause, they would nave been enabled to ascertain whether any reduction of wages would take place, and to what extent In his opinion a reduction of wages would take place but it was a Choice of evils, and he thought the latter much preferable & the existing law. Mr. ACKLAND regretted that the government had not adopted a middle course, and taken the term of eleven hours, which would have met the views of the great majority of the honse. He believed the great bulk of the manufacturers would be satisfied with an eleven hours' bill. He did not think the house could, under the present circumstances, carry, against the wishes of the government, a ten hours' bill-at least he, for one, was not prepared to pay the price it was likely to cost. > Lord J. RUSSELL thought the motion now submitted by Sir J. Graham could not fail to be a severe blow to the autho- rity of that house. (Hear.) An understanding had taken place between the noble lord (Ashley) and the government that the sense of the house should oe taken on the second clause the government was twice defeated, and then they resolved to take the opinion of the hf$K& upon the 8th clause, and on that occasion the principle coKtcnded for by the go- vern men was agnin negatived, The nght hon. gentleman opposite now -attempted to frustrate fbp- effect of those re- peated'decisions by tne introduction of% n £ w bill embodying > J* these objectionable clauses. It was evident that the question had now assumed a new character, and that the ordinary supporters of the government were to be appealed to as such to prevent the carrying out of the repeated decisions of that house. Sir R. PEEL was ready to admit that in ordinary cases, and where no great danger was likely to occur, the opinion of the majority of the house ought to prevail. The government in the present case was anxious that the question should have the fullest and most' mature consideration of the house, and he thought that was the strict parliamentary usage. He Lwould remind them that the opinion of the house was very nearly divided, and that the noble lords (Howiek and John Russell), had expressly stated that they had the greatest difficulty in making up their minds, and that many of those who acted with them in the late government had voted against the ten hours' clause. The government had a strong conviction in its mind that it was not expedient to interfere with or restrict any further the hours of labour, and it was on that ground alone they objected to what in ordinary cir- cumstances was the proper solution of a difficulty like the present, namely a compromise. He thought there was great danger in further interference. (Hear, hear.) He believed if they had proposed eleven hours they would have a large majority but the government feeling conscientiously con- vinced that such a step would be most injurious to both mas- ters and the working men, declined to resort to that mode of getting out of the present difficulty. (Hear, hear.) He had no hesitation in saying that the country was taken by surprise by the noble lord's amendment, and that the opinion of those best informed, when it was ascertained, would be found to be against it. Mr. WILLIAMS suggested that the amendment be with- drawn, as no practical good could result from it, and after a few words from Mr. Fielden, the amendment was negatived without a division, and the motion for leave to withdraw the bill agreed to. On the order of the day for going into committee of supply, Mr. EWART moved a series of resolutions for the reduction of the duty upon raw materials, particularly woollen and cotton also upon tea, sugar, corn, and other articles of inter- change, and those which encouraged smuggling, namely, to- bacco, silks, and foreign spirits and that any deficiency resulting to the revenue be made up from the property, and not by the trade and labour, of the country. The non. mem- ber entered at some length into the alterations that had been made in the tariff by the present government, and contended that nothing short of large and extensive reductions in the duties upon these articles could satisfy the manufacturing and commercial interests, and relieve them from their present depression. Mr. HUME seconded the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the large and increasing commercial transactions that took place in raw cotton was a sufficient proof that the present duties did not operate injuriously. The proposition of the hon. member proposed to deal with thirty millions of revenue, and on the ground of expediency alone he should resist the motion. After some discussion, in which Mr. Williams, Mr. Ba- ring, and Mr. Howard took part, the house divided, when there appeared—for the motion, 24 against it, 88. The house then went into committee on the miscellaneous estimates. On the vote of £37,987 for the British Museum being proposed, Mr. HUME called the attention of the committee to the importance of throwing open the Museum on Sundays. He thought such an arrangement would not be attended with any inconvenience, and would tend materially to the morality and sobriety of the working classes. The vote was agreed to, as also £ 436,284 for the commis- sariat department, £ 46,618 for the half pay of the commis- sariat, and £18,407,430 for the repayment of Exchequer Bills. The house then resumed, and Sir J. GRAHAM moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws for regulating labour in factories. The bill was almost similar in its provi- sions to the former bill. After a few remarks from Mr. Duncombe and Mr. Hume, the bill was brought in, as also a bill for the regulation of county courts. The house then adjourned at one o'clock. [Continued in our second page

AWFUl. DEATH.—Mr. T. Hutchinson, the eminent rail- way contractor, met his death last week on his way from the Sedgefield station of the Stockton and Darlington Rail way to the village of Morden, where he lived. He had a few glasses of whisky at the Sedgefield station, which is a pub- lic-house, and in less than half-an-bour after he had left to walk home he was found with his head just within the rails, and an engine with a train of 35 waggons had gone over his neck, right shoulder, and arm, wfcich killed him in a moment. He has left a widow and six children. FANCY FAIR UNDER THE THAMES.—Monday being the anniversary of the opening of the Thames tunnel, a fancy lair was held in the tunnel, to commemorate this extraordinary triumph of waence, energy, and perseverance. The centre arches, that ifivide the two parallel lines of road through the tunnel, wei|e adorned with holly and other evergreens, and early all <t|pupicd by stalls, displaying fancy goods of various .-kinds wftgst which may be mentioned, medals and en- i gravings^jBtthe tunnel, printed on the spot," some very S ^excellent slEcimens of blown-glass, painted trays, work-boxes, § ^in-cushioqE and all sorts of toilet articles, for which the jgBtall-keepemgenerally asked very moderate prices, but the Tgoods did^nHrappear to go off well. People came to see and not' to btw £ In addition to the stalls, there was an exhibi- | tion in tl^jfcea at the Rothcrhithe end, of a dwarf, said to j^be thirt^Kc years old, only thirty inches in height, and j (twenty-ei|K pounds in weight, and in the same show were I k°a CgBtrictors, the dwarf appearing to rely for safety TfJSan hja b^e ig too insignificant to attract the animals' notice. The nubtaf of visitors who passed through the. tunnel at each eud ^ire computed to have averaged 2,400 per jiour. 1 The crdirMScame so dense in the afternoon, at the entrance ■- on the London side of the tunnel in Wapping, that great F numbers of"-persons lost their patience, and actually crossed the river in boats to get into the tunnel at the Rotherhithe entrance. The visitors were all very orderly in their be- haviour. The fair was continued with great spirit through- out the whole of Tuesday and Wednesday. The decorations of the interior of the tunnel, and the general arrangement of tho stalls, were excellent. The number of visitors which the fair attracted was almost beyond credit. In addition to the fair in the tunnel, there was something very like one outside, at the Rotherhithe entrance, consisting of gingerbread-nut stalls, exhibitions of tumblers and mountebanks, and a dis- play of the illegitimate drama, in the shape of Brewer's Pavilion Theatre," which was well patronised by the visitors to the tunnel. The extraordinary fineness of the weather caused as great an influx of visitors on Tuesday and Wed- nesday as otf the first day. The fair closed on Wednesday at 10 o'clodrtlt night. ST. St £ 9^w, WALBROOK.—Wednesday week a meeting of th^-yparmKniers of St. Stephen, Walbrook, was held in the veSf^loom, pursuant to adjournment from February last, at which time a vote of censure had been passed on Mr. Alderman Gihbs in reference to his accounts. The meeting was called for two o'clock, at which hour a number of the parishioners assembled round the church door, but finding it closed against them, they applied to the sextoness, who in- formed the, she had received express instructions from the two chtfpKvardens, Mr. Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Eddison, not^S open the church to the parishioners. The parishioners, ilSleotnpany with Mr. Ilock, Mr. Howett, Mr. Cunliffe, Mr. &4&t, and others, then applied to the church- wardentfof thgtiunSed parishes of St. Stephen, Walbrook, and St. wnet^jk€i^hog, who instantly gave directions to admit th^#M^p6gtA to the vestry-room. Ingress having been effect k was voted to the chair, and com- mented in se s on the renewed officious interference of Mr. AlilcrnflMUbbs in again excluding the rate-payers from the veftr tated that the receipts of Mr. Alder- man Gibbs for l^Hpirish rental during the past year had been £ 700, but jft^^Kired from the accounts of the Poor Law union thai^MWKish on the 15th of December last was X159 9s. lid. tSpett to the commissioners of that union. It was now suggjfiedjwith a view to open the vestry of the parish, and to reiSve from it the four irresponsible persons who had presided ver it for twenty-one years, that the rate- payers should eqjfeavour to open the vestry under the 1st and 2d WillinqsK., c. 60, commonly called Hobhouse's Act, and by which f$HH*would be enabled to elect twelve vestry- men from amoa £ <Cthe parishioners themselves. A requisi- tion on the subject had been sent to Alderman Gibbs and Mr. Eddison, who statwi, in reply, that no declaration as to the adoption orij^Mkfortion of the 1st and 2d William IV., c. 60, could be niade'djjgtmbl'shed by them, they having been advised by courisoaGnat the provisions of the statute could ft0.t be acted upodfifi the state of things now existing in the pansh." It now rijflfr remained with the parishioners to elect their own veShmen on Easter next, Mr. Cunliffe, Mr. Flight, Mr. and others, addressed the meeting, i and offered variouSfeggestions with reference to the pro- posed elections, ntI ultimately a resolution was passed adjourning the vestsj until Easter. The weekly meeting of the Anti-corn-law League was held 'as usual at Covent^Garden Theatre, on Wednesday, Mr. Milner Gibson was chairman for the evening; and the speakers were "Sfe Thomas Gisborne, who made an amusing speech, Mr. Briglft, .and Mr. W. J. Fox. Mr. Fox found an historical parallel for the fruitfulness of the Parliamentary session thus far: when Queen Elizabeth asked—" Pray, Mr. Speaker, what has. passed in the House of Commons ?" he replied—" Why, teven weeks have passed, Madam." He concluded hi* speecfl^ however, in a gloomier tone?. It was easy to perceive, he said, through a long vista perhaps, but yet distinctly visible in its remoteness, the blazing and roaring of a distant revolution and it was foolish in the aristocracy to blame the members of the Leagfle, who stood between them and ruin, by inspiring a hope in the minds of those who withgu^the cheering influence of such a hope might be drivenToJdesperation. At the close, it was inti- mated that the meetings would be discontinued during the Easter recess dujjjnotice to be given of the recommencement. TEMPLF. op; JUGGERNAUT.—A despatch has been sent out from th&Court of Directors of the East India Company to the Governor-General of India, relative to the temple of Juggernaut, and the superintendence of the native religious institutions. They transmit with it copies of a publication respecting the present state of the temple, in which are statements to thitt effect, that patronage and support, not- withstanding the ab$]jtion of the pilgrim-tax, are still aflbrded to Juggernaut, in the annual payment of 60,000 <ta>ees far the niain|djBcc of the temple, the fees of the '{tifgrim hunters, JthdWjfljellishments of the idol, and the pomp-of the festivals, 'jhey further request to be informed as to whether the.trade «f tne Perkarees, or pilgrim.hunters, is continued, and the ^authority of the police employed to impress the labouring classes to drag the idol's car at the great festivals. Also, whether the trade of the Purkarees is sanctioned by the Government—whether the superstition at Juggernaut is noy^oiirishing beyond all experience," and whether the loss oW life among to pilgrims is as high as 50,000yearly P The despatch intimates that it is the express desire of the Court tpat the authority of the police may be c employed on all-occasions in preventing the people from dragging the idol's car,-Glrk., DUELS.—From the commencement of George III. to the reign of her Majesty, upwards of200 duels have been fought. In 80 one of the combatants were killed in each, and in all 120 were wounded. Upwards of 20 trials for duels have occurred, in which four duellists were found guilty of murder, and two were hangedjjj&In the list of duellists occur the names of York, NorfoHs^Castlereagh, Pitt, Fox, Sheridan, Burdett, Canning, Peel, Wellington, &c,

DEPARTURE OF PRINCE ALBERT FOR GERMANY. ct His royal highness Prince Albert left Buckingham-palace at half-past nine o'clock on Thursday morning, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson, Captain Francis Seymour, and Colonel Bouverie, and proceeded to the tenninus of the South Eastern railway, at London-bridge, where he was received by the chairman, Joseph Baxendale, Esq., and the principal officers of the company. The Prince, with his suite, almost immediately entered the state carriage that had been prepared for their reception, and the engine having been attached, they proceeded rapidly on their journey. The royal train reached Dover at a few minutes after one o'clock. On the royal carriage arriving on the platform at the Dover terminus, the Prince was received by Colonel Jones, commandant of the garrison, and a guard of honour of the 77th regiment, and under a salute from the guns on the western heights. There were also present on the arrival of his royal highness, Capt. Mercer, superintendent of the packets, and a number of naval and military officers, while every point commanding a view of the terminus was thickly studded with spectators, and the ships in harbour, and the government stations, and the houses of the inhabitants, displayed their gayest colours. On his alighting from the train, the Prince was informed that, owing to the state of the tide, he could not sail from the harbour for two hours. At this he appeared rather disappointed. His royal highness proceeded to view the station, after which, attended by Colonel Jones, he ascended by the private stair- case to Archcliff Fort, from which a magnificent view of the channel is obtained, and spent half an hour in inspecting the fort, and surveying the surrounding scenery. His royal high- ness then proceeded towards the harbour on foot, attended hv Colonel Jones, &c., and entered the Ship hotel, where he stayed a few minutes, and then walked along the quay to the steamer, the Princess Alice, which lay at the Crosswall, ready to receive him. His royal highness on going on board, descended to the cabin, where he remained till the tide had flowed sufficiently to float the vessel out of the harbour. On the Prince going on board the steamer his own flag, the Gotha arms, quartered with the standard of England, was hoisted at the main. This flag, which is a very magnificent one, was sent down from Woolwich to be hoisted on the Prince's embarkation. His royal highness wore a plain suit of deep mourning, and looked remarkably well. At a quar- ter past three o'clock the Princess Alice got under way, and steamed out of the harbour in gallant style, amid the cheers of the numerous spectators who thronged to the quays and piers. His royal highness gracefully acknowledged the marks of respect shown him by the people, by repeatedly bowing to them in return. The weather was beautifully fine, and the channel as smooth as a mill-pond, so that, we doubt not, his royal highness reached Ostend in about four hours and a half from the time he left Dover. The time occupied by thq^train fromLondon to Dover was only two hours and ten minutes and, but for the delay occasioned by the neap tide, his royal highness might have accomplished the whole journey from London to Ostend in about seven hours. The arrange- ments of Colonel Jones, of the railway company, as well as those of Captain Mercer and Commander Smithett, of the Princess Alice, were excellent, and elicited the highest ap- probation of the Prince. His royal highness passed the night at Ostend, where, upon his landing, he was received by his august relative the King of the Belgians. He will, we are informed, proceed on Friday, by railway, to Cologne, where he will remain for the night, and will then, by travel- ling without intermission Saturday and Saturday night, reach Gotha on Sunday. The Prince will, it is expected, remain for a few days at Gotha with his brother and the other members of his family who are at present residing there, and thence proceed to Coburg for the arrangement of some important business. His royal highness will probably return to England within a fortnight from the time of his departure. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING.—We have two days later papers to-day from New York by "The Sea." The Oregon question was still under discussion in the senate. The new British minister had also opened the negociations foa the settlement of this subject with Mr. Upshur, the secre- tary of state, just previously to the fatal occurrence which deprived that gentleman of life but some trifling difficulties had occurred in the preliminaries, which were calculated to produce some delay. Negociations will, however, be re-open- ed, as soon as a new secretary shall be appointed.—"The war feeling," says the New York Weekly Herald, "against England, is at its very lowest ebb at present among the 'democracy.' The whigs, northern abolitionists, and southern nullifiers, are all for peace, and they all together outnumber in influence the Benton ultra section. The arrival confirms the accident on board the Princeton, which had been doubt- ed, and supplies some further particulars:—When the gun was fired, tne whole ship shook, a dense cloud of smoke en- veloped the whole group in the forecastle but when this blew away an awful scene presented itself to the view of the spectator. The lower part of the gun from the trunnions to the breech Was blown off, and one half section of it lying on Mr. Upshur. It took two sailors to remove it. Mr. Up- shur was badly cut over the eye and in the legs-his clothes were literally torn from his body—he expired in about three minutes. Governor Gilmer of Virginia was found equally badly injured. He had evidently been struck by the section of the gun before it had reached Mr. Upshur. Mr. Sykes, the member for New Jersey, endeavoured to raise him from the ground but was unable, a mattress was procured, and he was placed on it before medical assistance could be procured, i.e had breathed his last.—Mr. Maxey had his arm and one of 1113 legs cut off, the pieces of flesh hanging to the mutilated limbs, cold and bloodless, in a manner truly frightful. He died instantly.—Mr. Gardiner, of New York and Commodore Kennon lingered about half an hour—but they did not seem for a single moment to be conscious of their fate, and expired without a groan. The flags of the union were placed over the dead bodies as then winding sheets. Such was the force of the explosion, that tLe starboard and larboard bulwarks were literally shattered, and the part of the gun I described was blown into 20 or 30 pieces besides the two principal sec- tions. The most heart-rending scene, however, was that which followed. The two daughters of Mr. Gardiner, of New York, were both on board, and lamented the death of their father, while Mrs. Gilmer, from whom they in vain endeavoured to keep the dreadful news of the death of her husband, pre- sented truly a spectacle fit to be depicted by a tragedian. There she sat on the deck, with hair dishevelled, pale as death, struggling with the feelings and with the dignity of a woman. Her lips quivering, her eyes fixed and upturned, without a tear, only the comers a little moist, soliloquizing Oh certainly not ? Mr. Gilmour cannot be dead Who would dare to injure him ? Yes, oh Lord, have mercy upon me Oh Lord, have mercy on him ?" And then, still more apparently calm and seeming to be collected, with the furies tearing her heart within, I beseech you, gentlemen, to tell me where my husband is ? Oh! impossible! impossible! and he, can he, can he be dead?—impossible!" Here Mr. Senator Rives, of Virginia, drew near. Come near, Mr. Rives," she said in a soft whisper, which resembled Ophelia's madness," Tell me where my husband is-tell me whether he is dead. Now certainly, Mr. Rives, this is impossible—is it not so p" Mr.Rives stood speechless, the tears trickling down his cheeks, I tell you Mr. Rives it is impossible," she almost screeched; and again moderating her voice, "Now do, Mr. Rives, tell his wife whether her husband lives." Here several ladies exclaimed, 0 God grant she may be able to cry. It would certainly relieve her, if net she will die of a broken heart." A MISTAKE.—On Tuesday morning week the 51st party of revenue police, stationed here, were out on duty. When a few miles from town they perceived a company of soldiers advancing, which afterwards turned out to belong to the 11th regiment stationed at our garrison. The officer of the police ordered his men off the road, and drew thepi up in line on an eminence adjoining the road, probably to give horse-room and car-room to her majesty's forces, or to let his men have a view of them as they passed, in order to take a lesson from the red-coats in the precision of their movements. On per- ceiving this movement of the police, and seeing the sheen of ik"ir fire arms, the officer of the advanced guard of the military, possibly suspecting that the repealers had at length taken the field, and that his advance was about-being im- peded, ordered his men to halt, and returned himself to the main body, where he held council with his brother officers for a few minutes. The main body then halted also, and the bugle sent forth its martial notes. A small party was im- mediately dispatched, under proper compiand, to outflank the police, and took post at a sma'l wood partly in their rear the black jackets were surprised, as well they might be at such an occurrence, and suspecting there was some mistake, their officer ordered them to advance in single file to the party sent against them, on hostile deeds intent." As soon as they advancing near enough to be clearly discerpable, one of the soldiers cried out, Still hunters," on which the film seemed to have fallen from the eyes of the commander of this little party, and he ordered a backward movement, and was received by his comrades amid laughter and congratulations on his bloodless success.—Athlone Pal)er. The Bishop of London has announced, that after January, 1845, he will not admit any graduate of the university of Cambridge as a candidate for holy orders, who has not passed the voluntary theological examination, THE CIIY OF FIREs.-Destnlctive fires on a large scale! are exceptional cases in all other European cities, but in Li- verpool they are quite in the common course of events. The reading public has been taught to look-for its fortnightly fire in Liverpool, as regularly as for the arrival of the Halifax steam-packet. The conflagration, if postponed for a few I days, is expected, not exactly with a pleasurable anticipation on its own account, but with that sense of resignation which (i is excited when men wait for an event which they know to be unavoidable—perhaps with something of the better's trembling hope that the event will prove the soundness of his judgment. People inquire what can be the cause of the frequent fires in Liverpool, not with any hope of being able to suggest a remedy for the evil, but in order to prove that it is incurable, as a reason for transferring the trade of the port to some less volcanic locality. It is remarkable that the Liverpool fires are confined to the region of stores and ware- houses the citizens can protect their dwelling-houses. It is equally remarkable, that the inflammable region is nearest to the Mersey-the least elevated above its level and conse- quently affords greater facilities than any other in Liverpool for arrangements for extinguishing fires. Experience, we should fancy, must by this time have suggested to men of or- dinary powers of apprehension, the circumstances under which the fires originate, and the best means of prevention. And yet the fires blaze as briskly and frequently as ever, and as uniformly burn themselves out, instead of* being extin- guished. The case is clearly a hopeless one. Families and family-furniture are safe in Liverpool but merchandise sent to lie deposited there runs an equal chance of being burned. It is a sheer tempting of Providence to send goods to Liver- pool-a wanton incurring of the risk of their destruction by fire. If bales and barrels had sense, they would roll out of their own accord, with as little delay as Lot escaped out of Sodom. We are sorry for Liverpool but if Liverpool can- not insure the safety of merchandise, merchandise ought not to be sent there. Perhaps the opposite side of the Mersey may not be so inflammable or perhaps fire-proof depots may be found on the Dee or the Ribble.—Spectator. The announcement that the New Zealand Company has been suddenly brought to a pause in its operations, will cre- ate wider and deeper consternation than even the massacre at Wairau. The Company is unable to maintain the straggle with the difficulties put in its way by the government. It is three years last month since the New Zealand Company gave/a dinner to Lord John Russell, in commemoration of the government, that was to place at the disposal of the company, broad tracts of land, which it was to colonise. After having established important and promising settlements, and having expended halt a million of money in the process, the com- pany finds itself at the end of three years as far off as ever from obtaining the fulfilment of the government part of the contract—government has not conveyed to the company the title to a single acre of land, nor performed towards the colo- nising body any of the duties of a government. Its only acts have been to quarter proteges upon the settlements establish- ed by private enterprise, as secretaries, protectors of abori- gines, commissioners of land claims, custom-house-officers, and the like and to rob the chief settlement of many thou- sands a year of revenue, abstracted without return. Had the officials merely let New Zealand alone, to shift for itself in utter neglect, the settlers would have shifted for them- selves, succesfully: but the colonial office imposed the re- straints and the burdens without the aid of the government. -Spectator. CHURCH EXTENSION.—A meeting of the Incorporated Society, for promoting the enlargement, building, and repair- ing of Churches and Chapels, was held at their chambers in St. Martin's-place, on Monday last, the Lord Bishop of London in the chair. There were also present the Bishops of Bangor, Llandaff, Norwich, Hereford, and Lichfield the Revs. the Dean of Chichester, Dr. Spry, Dr. Shepherd, J. Jennings, H. H. Norris, B. Namson Messrs. F. Dicken- son, M. P., Edward Badeley, William Davis, Newell Con- nop, J. S. Salt, William Cotton. The reports of the sub- committees having been read by the Rev. Mr. Bowdler, the secretary, the meeting proceeded to examine the cases referred to their consideration, and finally voted grants of money towards building additional churches or chapels at Mowbray, and Causeway-head, in the parish of Holme-cultram, Cum- berland Bernard's Green, in the parish of Great Malvern, Worcestershire; Smallwood, in tne parish of Astbury, Cheshire Cookham-dean, in the parish of Cookham, Berks; St. Giles's-in-the-fields, London and Longham, in the parish of IIampreston, Dorset towards enlarging by re- building the church at Bawdeswell, Norfolk and towards en- larging or otherwise increasing the accommodation in churches at Paulerspury, Northamptonshire Berrow, Somerset Upton-cum-Chalvey, Berks Emmanuel church, Bolton-Ie- Moors, Lancashire Monksilver, Somerset; St. Mary, Haverfordwest and Kentish-town, parish of St. Pancras, London. The p pulation of the parishes now assisted is 273,994 souls, and the accommodation provided for them in 40 churches and chapels is 40,824 sittings, of which 9,334 are free by the erection of seven additional churches, the re- building of one existing church, and the enlargement, &c., of seven others, it is intended to add 4,338 seats to this insuffi- cient provision of church-room, including free sittings for 4,195 persons. It is worthy of remark, that in the present places of worship there has been hitherto accommodation for only one-seventh of the population, while the free seats have been in the proportion of one sitting for 30 persons the latter will now be increased to the rate of one in 20. Certi- ficates of the completion of new churches, and the enlarge- ment, &c., of existing churches in several parishes, were examined and approved, and orders were issued to the trea- surer to pay the amount of the grant awarded in each case the population of these parishes is 46,595 persons, for whom church accomodation to the extent of 4,684 sittings only were provided previously to the execution of the works towards which the society's grants were voted, and including only 1,374 free sittings 2,537 seats are now added to that number, 2,157 of which are free. Since the last meeting forms of ap- plication for aid from this society have been issued to 18 applicants to enable them to submit their cases to the consi- deration of the board, and five of these applications are for assistance towards building additional churches in populous places. The treasurer reported that a legacy of £ 300, free of duty, has been bequeathed to this society by the late Mr. James Hurst, of Stamford-baron, Northamptonshire. REMUNERATION TO CROWN JURORS.—In the course of his charge at our recent assizes, Mr. Justice Coleridge called attention to a subject which we have often thought exhibited some hardship and practical injustice—we allude to the fact, that whilst allowance is made to juries for civil causes for attendance and loss of time, not the slightest compensation is given to those summoned to decide on criminal charges. The learned judge calculated that, at the very utmost extent, the compliment (for after all it is but a compliment) of 6d. each to the jurymen on every trial would not in this county entail an expense of more than £100 a year, a sum not to be re- garded where fair dealing and equal justice are concerned.- Hereford Journal.

BANKRUPTS IN THE LONDON GAZETTE. Friday, March 29. James Balls, Holloway-road, Islington, livery-stuble- kpeper. William Beckirt, Doncaster, scrivener. George and Richard Cave, Banbury, drapers. Charles Deane, Southampton, coach-builder. John Peitten, Paddington-street, ironmonger. Thomas Smith and James Osborne, Redcross-street, Southwark, builders. Herbert Hancox Wright, Shiffnall, Shropshire, cattle- dealer. Tuesday, April 2. James Game, Long Melford, corn dealer and maltster. Joseph Steer Christophers, East India-chambers, Leaden- hall-street, merchant. Thomas Robinson, Leicester, wine merchant. George Hawkins, Bristol, mason. Thomas Winstanley, Laurence-lane, City, commission agent and warehouseman. Frederick John Henry Mulley, Addle-street, City, furrier. Samuel Ball, Liverpool, chymist and druggist. Edward Gibson, Kendal, builder, and Dolwyddelan, Car- narvonshire, slste-merchant, James Francis Garnett, Wellington-street, and Tooley- street, Southwrak, hatter. William Brown, Wapping, victualler. George M'Donnell, Mincing-lane, wine and spirit broker. John Cottingham Johnson, Laurence Pountney-hill, Can- non-street, merchant. James Bradshaw, Mary-le-hone-street, woollen-draper. William Ball, Goodge-street, Tottenham-court-road, ca- binet maker.

I FAIRS IN APRIL- PEMBROKESHIRE.—Fishguard, 8; Pembroke, 12; Ha- verfordwest, 13. CARMARTHENSHIRE.—Llandilo, 1; White House on Tave, 3; Carmarthen, 15; Llangathen, 16; Llandovery, 17. CARDiGANSHtRE.—Aberystwyth, t! Cardigan, 5; I.1an- dyssel, 25.

I THE LONDON MARKETS. (From the Murk-Lane Express.) CORN. As to the appearance of the young Wheat-plant, we are happy to say that no complaints have reached us indeed, the reports on this head are, up the present time, almost universally of a cheering character, which has probacy assisted in producing the depression under which the trade has lately laboured. The influence has, however, been more of a passive than an active nature. Even at this time of the year a decidedly unpromising appearance frequently gives rise to speculation, and notwithstanding the many vicisitudes the plant must yet undergo ere ij arrives at maturity, by exhibiting present health and vigour speculative investments have been checked, and the purchaser tor consumption more or less curtailed. Bonded wheat or. the spot has been totally neglected i and though offers of floating cargoes from the Baltic ports have increased, the disposition to speculation has entirely ceased, scarcely a bargain having been closed since our last. IMPERIAL MEASURE. WHEAT, Essex & Kent, red 51 -58 White. 53 65 Do. new 48 55 Do. new.. 48 60 Norfolk and Suffolk. 48 55 Do 48 51 RYE.— — 31 33 BARLEY, Chevalier,new 33 36 Malting.. 32 33 Distilling 30 32 Grinding. 30 31 Scotch 30 32 Irish MALT, Brown 52 55 Pale Suffolk & Norfolk 56 57 Ware pale 56 58 Chevalier 59 61 OATS, English, feed. 18 21 Potato,&c 19 2-1 Irish. YoughaD&Cork.bk 17 19 Cork,whitel7 19 Dublin. 17 20 Westport 18 20 Clonniel 17 20 Limerick. 18 22 Londonderry 17 20 Sligo 18 22 Newry „ 18 20 Galway. 14 11 Waterford 18 20 Ballina. 17 2() Scotch, feed „ 22 24 Potato 23 26 PEAS, white, Essex and Kent, boilers 31 33 Do. tine Suffolk 32 Si Do. do. extra 33 35 Do. foreign 31 S'i Do. non-Loilers 28 3i Maple 29 31 Grey or Hog 28 30 Blue — —■ BEANS, Tick 25 27 30 Harrow 27 28 Pigeon 30 32 — —" Mizagan — — — —' FLOUR, Town-made& first country marks, per sack 50 Norfolk and Suffolk 44 47 Stockton and Yorkshire 36 31t Wheat Barley Oats Rye Beans Peas- Average of the 6 weeks which regulates the 6 weeks which regulates the duty. 54 7 33 5 19 10 33 10 30 10 31 2 Dutlespayable on forn. corn 17 0 5 0 7 0 9 61 10 6 10 6 I Ditto on grain from British possessions ou t of Europe exclusive of Canada. 6 0 0 6 2 2 6 2 0 1 0

LONDON AVERAGES. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wheat 2 17 7 Rye 1 13 3 Bailey 1 13 10 Beans 1 8 6 Oats 0 19 10 Peas 1 10 9 Bailey 1 13 10 Beans 1 8 6 Oats 0 19 10 Peas 1 10 9

BREAD. The prices of wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from Sid. to 9d.; of household do., 6d. to 8d. per 41b. loaf.

BUTTER, BACON,CHEESE,AND HAMS. Irish Butter, new, per cwt.i Cheese, per cwt. s. s. s. s.iDouble Gloucester. 52 Carlow, new 84 92 Single ditto 48 54 Sligo 72 — 'Cheshire 52 76 Banbridge 79 —Derby 54 60 Cork, 1st 81 —'Foreign ditto 40 44 Waterford 70 76! Bacon, new 36 40 English Butter, |Middle 40 44 Dorset, per firkin 54 —illanis, Irish 64 70 Foreign Butter, cwt. Westmorland 66 70 Prime Friesland 100 104 York 70 74 Do. Kiel 91 1021Fresh Butter 14s. Od. per doz.

HOPS. The market is steady, but there is very little doing; fine qualities continue scarce. Sussex 120s. to 130s. Mid. Kents .140s. to 180s. Wealds 120s. to 130s. East Kents .145s. to 210s. Do. Choice .135s. to 140s. Farnhams 195s. to 210s. Do. Choice .135s. to 140s. Farnhams 195s. to 210s.

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