The Cambrian

NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP, A great meeting was held yesterday in Exeter Hall, to pass resolutions in furtherance of the cause of immediate abolition of negro apprenticeship. Upon the plattorm, among others, were G. Thomson, Esq. (the Anti-Slavery Advocate), Revs. Dr. Morison, Enstace Carey, J. Gilbert (of Nottingham), J. Stnrge, Esq., Mr. Handiey, M. P., H. Allen, Esq., Sir C. Style, M. P., W, Ewart,Esq. (tate M. P. for Liverpool), Sir G. Strickland, M. P., E. Baines, Esq., J. Scholefield, Esq., M.P., W. Long, Esq., M.P., G. Ben- nett, Esq., Rev. J. Burnet, and J. Couder, Esq. Lord Brougham presided, and the great room was excessively crowded. The noble chairman in his opening speech, re- marked with great severity on the recent conduct of the Government in relation to this question. Lord C. Fitzroy," he said, was dismissed from his office about the Queen's person, because he had conscientiously given an honest vote to abolish the slavery of the negroes—(cheers)—as if to teach, on the one hand, the people of this country that no man but at his highest peril durst take part to support the unanimous voice of that people-as if to teach all in office that it was at the highest peril that they dared have a will of their own-(hear, hear, and continued cheers)—as if to teach the Sovereign herself that it was at the peril of those around her that she was surrounded by the friends of the people and the advocates of liberty—and as if to teach, for that was the main object of the lesson they taught, to teach every man in office, and every man expectant of office- (cheers) that place aud pelf were not for him if he durst support the voice of the people of England in favour of the liberties of the people of England. ( Tremendous cheering). He also stigmatised their conduct on the occasion of the successful division the other night. Several eloquent speeches were afterwards delivered, but that of Mr. G. Thomson was in especial most masterly.—Major Handiey, M.P., then advanced to propose a resolution, and produced a great sensation in the meeting by asking leave to add to the resolution "his protest humbly", but decidedly, against portions of the speech of the noble and learned lord in the chair—a speech fraught in some respect with great personal injustice; but what he complained of still more was, that he thought nothing was more likely to peril their holy and righteous cause than the outpourings of private pique or disappointed ambition." Great confusion followed this, in the midst of which Lord Brougham rose, and when the cheering he was greeted with had subsided, asked the meeting to hear "a gentleman who had come in at the twelfth hour, in opposition to one who has laboured for 35 years in the cause" Upon this Major Handiey advanced with prompt and manly resolution, and addressed the meet- ing thus—"The noble lord says that I oame at the eleventh hour. In that he is wrong. (Hisses.) From the first intro- duction of the measure of emancipation in 1833, I have given voice and ate for the entire, complete, and immedi- ate emancipation of the negroes. (Great applause. J Let the noble and learned lord know that I opposed the apprentice- thip slause—(hear, hear, and cheers)—that I opposed the grant of twenty millions-when the noble lord did not show any unwillingness to procrastinate the suffering of the negro, or to put his hands into the pockets of the Biitish people. ( H wes, cheers, and great confusion.) When the noble and learned lord thundered forth the declaration that—' I have made the negro free,' I said that I doubted that he had done so, fori never could consider that the negro was free whilst he continued an apprentice. (Applause ) I only say to the noble lord before his face what I consider my duty to tell him, and what hundreds say behind his back. (Loud cries of Off, off, chair, chair.' I venture to suggest to the noble lord, if his own good taste has not already suggested it to him, that in any case it is but a bad return for the services of public men that the public whom they have served, and those who have been associated in their acts, should turn round and revile them. I did not expect to hear him name Lord J. Russell, as he has this day named him, and espe- cially for his conduct when the noble and learned lord was a member of the same cabinet. (Loud expressions of disapprobation.) Lord Brougham showed great want of presence of mind in replying to this, and several of his friends interfered to prevent his attempting it. At last, however, he rose, and said he didn't know the gentleman's name who had spoken.—Mr. Handiey Oh. yes! Handiey. Mr. Blair: My lord, its Major Handiey.—Lord Brougham: Oh, yes, Major Handley, I recollect. Perhaps he has the right to advise me, because he was right in 1833, when I admit I was in error. I admit I was wrong, but, however, I gave my most reluctant assent to the grant of twenty millions, and also to the apprenticeship clause. I did the best I could do, when I found that I was wrong. I did not persist in my error when my eyes were opened. (Great applause.) Major Handley rose amidst loud cries of" Order, order, chair, chair." He said, the observations which I have made have had the g od effect. They have drawn from the noble and learned lord a declaration which I have never heard before. (Loud cries of Oh, oh,") Lord Brougham: Oh, yes; I have said so in this room before now. (Cheers.) Major Handiey: I have not heard before the noble lord's admission that he was in error. Lord Brougham I have made it over and over again. Major Handiey: I regret as mnch as anybody can regret the faults of Lord John Russell. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I regret that the light of future days has not been perceived by him as shrewdly and as soon as by the more acute noble lord who is now in the chair. (Great cheering and laughter.) Whatever may be the opinion of the meeting, I can assure you that 1 have not at all wished to throw the apple of dis- cord into the meeting. (Cheers.) I conceived that that had been done by the noble lord. (No, no.) I thought so. I have now much pleasure in moving the resolution put into my hands. After this interesting incident, Mr. O'Connell spoke with much eloqueuce. Before leaving the chair, Lord Brougham took occasion to say—"As to the com- plaint of my being unfair toward the present ministry, I am as ready as any one to acknowledge the services of the Whigs. I belong to that party myself. I have ever be- longed to that party. I shall never belong to any other, at least there is no probability of my so doing, but if the Whigs in office desert the principles which induced me to join them—is it wonderful that I choose to keep by my own principles ? With respect to the Irish members, Mr. O'Connell has truly said, that they are bound to support oar cause. (Cheers.) If any man should be daring and reckless enough to attempt to rescind that resolution (which, thank God, has already gone out to the West Indies, and is so difficult to rescind), why then, it would be impossible for Irish members so to conciliate the feelings of the English people towards them, as by voting in the cause of justice and humanity. (Cheers.) I hope there will be no more recreants—no more ahnfflers. (Hear.) After addresses from Mr. Mills, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Scholefield, the Rey. Mr. Macdonnell, &c., the Meeting adjourned.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, MAY 26.—Lord Fitzgerald inquired if the Government intended to extend the facilities for emigration as an auxiliary aid or adjunct to the Irish Poor Law Bill? The Marquis of Lansdowne said that Ministers were fully aware that emigration formed an important element in the Poor-Law (Ireland) Bill. They were determined,however, to observe the operations of the measure, should it pass into a law, before they made any alteration in the pre- sent system. The Marquis of Londonderry gave notice that on Friday next he would direct the attention of Ministers to the present state of affairs in Spain. The Noble Mavquis also gave notice that on Monday next he would present a peti- tion from certain tradesmen of London, complaining ot the short period allowed to prepare tor the approaching Coro- nation. The petitioners asserted that the time being so short they would be unable to execute the orders they had received from the Peers and Peeresses, and others attend- ing the ceremony, consequently they would be obliged to resort to foreign aid. IRISH EDUCATION.—The Bishop of Exeter then, in a long harangue, entirely made up of shreds and patches from former speeches, and from the fourth report of the Irish Education Commissioners, proposed three resolutions, to the effect that the national system of education bad utterly failed in Ireland; that it favoured Catholicism and that, from the last report of the Commissioners, it was evident that even in its amended and altered form, it was calculated to give a fearful preponderance to the Catholics. To show that he was right, the Rev. Prelate quoted^ from the statistics of Ireland that the number of Catholic children attending the schools were upwards of 50,000, while the Protestant children only amounted to about 18,000.-[Sup- posing the nubers to be correct, this was no proof at all of the truth of the Rev. Prelate's resolution he forgot or rather assumed to forget, that Ireland is essentially a Catholic country. The whole speech is a mixture of false reasoning and mis-statement where the Rev. Prelate had occasion to refer to documents.] The Marquis of Lansdowne completely demolished the assertions of the Right Rev. Prelate, and complained of the motion being brought forward at a time when the Lord Chancellor of Ireland was necessarily absent from Parlia- ment; but, taking the Rev. Prelate's line of argument, he was wrong in his charges. Under the much-lauded system of the Kildare-street Schools, at most, the number of children educated only amounted to about 37,000; the Noble Marquis denied that there was anything to be dreaded in the pre- ponderance of Catholics over Protestants. Take, for ex- ample, the population of the ecclesiastical province of Ar- magh, the number of Protestants amounts to 1,171,686; and the Catholics to 1,055,123; the children of the former attending the national schools amounted in number to 17,000, while these of the latter was 28,000. It could not be denied that the greatest possible good arose from the institution of the national schools. The Duke of Wellington admitted that in many parts of Ireland, the system had conferred advantages upon the pauper children, but contended that, as a joint system it had totally failed. He could not, however, support the re- solutions of the Rev. Prelate, because he thought the pre- sent system ought to have a longer trial. The Noble Duke concluded by moving, as an amendment, the pre- vious question. The Bishap of Derry bore testimony to the admirable working of the system in that part of the country with which he was connected, and contended that all the members of the Board had entitled themselves to the dis- tinguished gratitude of the country for the efforts in the great cause in which they had been so long engaged. The Bishop of Norwich, in an eloquent speech, which pro- dnced a great impression on the House, passed some severe strictures on the harsh measuies and terms dealt out by hi< Right Rev. Brother of Exeter, as well towards the Board of Education and towards the system itself generally. He (the Bishop of Norwich) was sorry to be obliged to say he did not think the Right Reverend Prelate had not been careful to bring the whole question forward with that openness and candour which would have become the occa. sion, for he held in hi3 hand a circular, addressed by the Right Rev. Prelate to some of the clergy of the diocese of Derry, requesting information on the subject of the system of national education in Ireland—not, let it be observed, with reference to its general effects, but especially any instances of abuses in the system, and of perversions of it to purposes of party." (Cheers.) Surely it would have been fairer and more candid to have called for all the information —the good and the bad—that they might be balanced and compared together. (Cheers.) Now with respect to the representations made on this subject, their Lordships had heard much of the parish of Roundstone. The principal of the school in that parish, whose name was O'Flaherty, wrote a letter to the Archbishop of Dublin, and he believed to the Noble Lord at the head of the Government, complaining of having been dismissed from his situation by the priest, and he forwarded a memorial for his restoration, signed by the Protestants and Catholics, and by Patrick King, Esq., of Annievale, the Chairman of the meeting. He begged their Lordships to bear in mind Patrick King, Esq., of Annievale, the Chairman of the meeting. An inquiry was instituted, and, after much cross-examination, Mr. O'Flaherty was compelled to acknowledge that most of the names were put to the memorial by himself and Patrick King Esq., of Annie- vale, the Chairman of the meeting. The question was then asked, who was Patrick King, Esq.,of Annieva'e, Chairman of the meeting, and Mr. O'Flaherty, being much pressed upon this point, also at length, unwillingly confessed that Patrick King, Esq., of Annievale, Chairman of the meeting, was absent without leave, so far as he was concerned, as a public criminal, by the verdict of a jury, performing penance on the tread wheel of the gaol. (Laughter.) Escar School had also been attacked, on the ground that mass was cele- brated in it on an altar, in the presence of the children. Now, the fact was, that before the national system of educa- tion was introduced, the friars in that neighbourhood had been collecting money to build a chapel, and when the school came into the hands of the Commissioners, permission was requested to leave the altar in the school until the chapel should be finished, but a red curtain was placed before the altar, and mass was not performed in the presence of the children nor was all gold that glittered in the petitions on the table. With regard to one of them, the rector of the parish of Dean Burgh declared that it was a hole-and-corner petition, got up by no one knew whom; and one man said he had signed it because he had heard there was a Conserva- tive Board of Lords sitting at Dublin, who were ready to pay the passage money of every man who might choose to go to America, and that one Noble Lord, he believed now before him, had the charge and had possession of the money. (Loud laughter.) He said, therefore, that the petitions must not be taken without some caution as the fair and can- did expression of the opinion of those who understood what they were signing. Many attacks had been made upon the unfortunate books which he held in his hand unfortunate, because never had books been so grievously misrepresented and so unfairly treated. It was said they were substitutes for the Scriptures. The compilers of them never so in- tended them; they intended them as leading steps towards the Scriptures, and, in an uneducated community to give, in the words of the apostle, milk to babes." It was said that they were filled with sentences constructed and perverted to suit the Catholic faith. Now, a decided enemy of the national system of education in Ireland, after vituperating it in the strongest manner, said he must do the editor the justice to admit that, so far as he had examined, there was no passage which appeared to have been introduced or omitted under the influence of any particular views of Chris- tianity or religion, and that the books might be used with great benefit for the instruction of Catholic children. He hoped their Lordship would not suffer the evening to pass wiyiont opposing these resolutions and doing their best to support and advocate that religion which, he was convinced, was best calculated for a Catholic population. Let them remember that we could not do all we would let us, there- fore, do what we could. If we could not compel the Ca- tholics to read the Bible, let us show by our conciliatory spirit, by onr charity, by our Protestant Christianity, that we read that Bible, and that we practised its precepts, and upon those data, and those solely, with the Bible in our hands, let us stretch forth the right hand of fellowship to the Catholics. We complained that the Catholics were ignorant —that they were barbarians; it had been represented that they were not to be believed on their oath. Perhaps the lower orders might be liable to some of these strictures, but whose fault was it? For 600 years we had kept them in a state of ignorance. If then they had kept them ignorant for so long a period, but had now given them civil liberty, now let their Lordships extend to them education, and thus pave the way for religious instruction but it must not be forced too strongly on the prejudices of the people. Their Lordships had heard much of the mutilation of the Holy Scriptures but he must say, mutilate as much as could be done even the small book which he held in his hand, still like the Sibyl leaves, there would be much that was valuable that would remain; he would take the words Glory to God, and peace and good-will to all mankind." (Cheers.) Let that text go forth, an alien and a wanderer in Ireland, and depend upon that, in conjunction with a system of edu- cation, it would soon cease to be a wanderer, for it would find a home and resting place in every cabin in Ireland. (Cheers.) The Earl of Winchilsea, the Earl of Wicklow, and Earl Roden supported the resolutions which were opposed by the Marquis of Clanricarde and Lord De Vesci.— Viscount Melbourne felt some difficulty in thinking that con- scientious scruples alone actuated those who came forward to attack these schools. He could not help feeling that po- litical feeling was mixed up largely in it. The system now impugned was brought forward by a Noble Friend of his (Lord Stanley) in 1831, immediately after the expression of popular opinion which so completely overthrew that party, which was then an anti-reform party; but which now called itself Conservative—which turned them upside down, and left them in a prostrate and unhealthv position, from which they imagined that the only mode to raise them- selves was by appealing to the religious feelings of the com- munity, and excite a strong party feeling by that means. That was the system upon which they had from that time forward continued to act. It was said that the effect of this system was to encourage Roman Catholics and to dis- courage Pro'estantism. He (Lord Melbourne) was sorry to say that there were too many who seemed to think that the mere education of Roman Catholic children was an en- couragement to Catholicism. Such at least seemed to be opinion of the metropolitan Bishop, of Mr. Goulburn, and Dr. Everett. Another circumstance which tended to ex- cite the very strong feeling now existing was, that the op- ponents of this system had been beaten. If they had been beaten it was their own fault for having engaged in an un- wise and unreasonable battle. He hoped those Noble Lords who were abont to vote for these resolutions would consider the situation in which they placed themselves by so doing. It seemed to him that they had much better continue the present system than make a grant for the education of Roman Catholics, over the administration of which they would have no control. He should support the motion of the Noble Duke. The House then divided, when the resolutions were re- jected by a majority of 71 to 26.—Adj.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23.—Several petitions were pre- sented, which occupied as usual, the attention of the House for some time. Mr. Crawley, the new Member for Bedford, took the oaths and his seat. Sir R. Peel then intimated, agreeably to his promise, that he should offer no opposition to Lord J. Russell's motion on Friday for going into Committee on the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill; but that he should avail himself of that opportunity to state his views regarding that bill and the other measures respecting Ireland, without wishing to "obscure" any prospects there might be of satisfactorily adjusting them. He added that he should wish the Tithe (Ireland) propositions brought forward previous to the Municipal Corporations Bill being disposed of in that House. There would be several proposals made in the Committee on the Irish Corporations Bill, and divisions on them taken —a fact he mentioned, that there might be no complaint of surprise.—Lord J. Russell said he could have no objection to the course proposed. The House then resolved itself into Committee on the Lord's Day Bill; and, after a conversation of some length, the Chancellor of the Exchequer recommended Mr. Plnmptre to introduce a measure which should be directed against specific violations of the Sabbath.—Sir R. Peel and several other members concurred in the view of the matter taken by Mr. Rice, and the bill was withdrawn. The Spirit Licenses (Scotland) Bill was read a second time, after a brief debate, and a division of 56 to 45. The Spirituous Liquors Sale Bill was rejected on a division, by a majority of 59 to 16. The Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill passed through Committee. The Custody of Infants Bill was read a third time, on a division of 60 to 14. The Bribery at Election Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday.—Adjourned. THURSDAY, MAY 24.—Mr. H. T. Hope took the oaths and his seat as Member for Gloucester. NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP.—Sir E. Wilmot, in answer to observations made by Lurd John Russell, stated that on Monday, he would inform Ministers of what course he in- tended to pursue in reference to the abolition of the Ap- prenticeship System in the Colonies. Any measure he might bring forward would be of such a character as the forms of the House demanded. DANISH CLAIMS.—Mr. Creswell, in a maiden speech of considerable power, called the attention of the House to the petition presented on the 9th of February, from the sufferers by Danish seizures in 1807. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman concluded by moving that an Address be pre- sented to her Majesty, praying that the commissioners of Danish claims may be empowered to examine and report upon the claims of those who sustained losses on goods afloat in 1807, being the third class of claimants.— Mr. Blackett seconded the motion.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Solicitor-General opposed it-Mr. Warburton said that the arguments against the motion rested on the fallacy, that when the seizures was made by us which provoked re- prisals, we were in a state of war—the fact was, that ue were in a state of peace.—Mr. Goulburn said he should only offer one observation—that if the present application were agreed to, it would endanger the supremacy of the British navy. It was not a question applicable to Denmark only, but to every nation with which we might be at war.—Sir F. Trench said the Hon. Member for the Tower Hamlets had put the case in its true light; the merchants had been de- luded by Government and its officers into a trap, in which they were caught, from which they could not escape.—Mr. Cresswell replied. He thought the case of the petitioners was just, and that the cost of doing justice should not pre- vent its being done. The arguments against the claims had utterly failed, and he hoped the House would do justice to those who suffered for the benefit of their country, (Hear, hear). The House divided—For the motion, 115; Against it 81; Majority 34.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer said he should not take upon himself any responsibility in conse- quence of the vote which had just been come to-(hear)- but he would bring the result as early as possible before the House, ROXBURGH ELECTION.—Sir James Graham moved for leave to bring in a bill to disqualify Hawick from being a polling-place for the county of Roxburgh, and to enable the Sheriff of that county to appoint other polling places in lieu thereof. The motion arises out of the alleged distur- banccs which took place at the last election in the above county.—Mr. Elliott, the sitting member, defended his con- stituents from the charge of participating in the riots; the fault was not on the popular side, but on that of the Con- servative. Ultimately the debate was adjourned till Fri- day on which the House immediately rose. FRIDAY, MAY 25.—Lord Morpeth reported that the Committee had determined that Andrew Henry Lynch, Esq was duly elected for Galway, and that neither the pe- tition nor the opposition thereto were frivolous or vexatious. Lord Eastnor reported that the Committee had decided that J. W. Deans Dundas was not duly elected to serve in Parliament for the borough of Devizes, and that George Heneage, Esq., was duly elected, and ought to have been returned, and that the Committee had altered the poll by striking off the names of several persons who had voted at the last election. NEGRO SLAVERY.—Sir E. Wilmot having stated that it was not his intention to move for leave to bring in a bill for the abolition of the Apprenticeship system in the Colonies founded on the resolutions of the 22d instant, which had been carried in his favour, Lord John Russell said that, "in order to prevent the injurious consequences which might follow from the intentions of Parliament being in doubt in reference to the Colonies, and in order to maintain the peace and welfare of the Colonies, it is necessary to declare that in the opinion of this House it is not advisable to adopt any proceedings for the purpose of giving effect to the re- solutions of the 22d of May and, secondly, that this House declares its opinion that every measnre whichcan tend to se- cure the Negro population the privileges secured to them un- der the act for the abolition of slavery, ought to be adopted and. further, that the most anxious attention of this House shall be directed to strengthen the condition of the Negro population when the expiration of the term of apprentice- ship shall have entitled them to the full enjoyment of free- dom." The Noble Lord stated that on Monday his friend, the Secretary for the Colonies, would move resolutions to the above effect. ROXBURGH.—The adjourned debate on the Roxburgh election riots was resumed by Mr. Horsman, who opposed the motion of Sir James Graham, for removing the polling- place from Hawick. The debate occupied the remainder of the evening. Ultimately the House divided, and Sir James Graham's motion was lost by a majorty of 272 to 250. —The House adjourned at half-past one o'clock.

MIS C ELLA N E 0 US. THE CORONATION.—Though the Government has re- solved that the Coronatiou of her Majesty shall not be attended with wasteful and unnecessary expenditure, yet it appears that everything really conducive to the great- ness and solemnity of the ceremony is to be on a liberal and magnificent scale. The performance of the sacred music, in particular, which forms a part of the religious service within Westminster Abbey, is to be in a style of unprecedented grandeur. At the Coronation of his late Majesty the temporary orchestra erected in the Abbey contained 187 performers; too small a number to give full effect to choral music in that edifice. It has been found practicable, we understand, to erect an orchestra capable of containing 400 performers, the number in- tended to be assembled on this occasion which object will be effected by taking down the Abbey organ, and erecting a temporary organ, placed much farther back, and connected by a long movement with the keys in the front of the orchestra, where the director will be stationed. A number of the most eminent English vocalists will be engaged, and, in addition to the members of the choirs of the Chapels-Royal, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, and Windsor, a body of female choristers will be introduced. This being unprecedented in our cathedral music, gave rise to some deliberation; but the proposition was adopted, as being liable to no rational objection, and calculated to increase immeasurably the beauty and effect of the choral harmony. The most splendid mansions have been taken for the reception of the Foreign Ambassadors and their numerous suites, and it is reported, no doubt with great truth, that fétes on the most extensive scale will be given by these representatives, that suitable honour may be done to this court, and that the Sovereigns whom they respectively represent may be reflected with a becoming magnificeuce.—The arrangements for this solemnity are rapidly advancing in the Earl Marshal's department. The Peers and Peeresses have all received their letters of summons, and the 11th day of June is fixed as the last day upon which they can signify their intention of being pre- sent. The requisite accommodation in the Abbey will then be appropriated to them, and the tickets issued. The 2d of June is the last day that any application for admission will be received for persons who in right of their offices would have had the privilege of walking had there been a procession.—Lords of Privy Council have decided against their own competency to entertain petition of Baronets to attend. THE BRITISH QUEEN STEAM-SHIP.—On Thursday, the new and stupendous vessel, the "British Queen," was floated out of the dock, in the ship-building yard of Messrs. Curling and Young, at Limehouse, in the presence of an immense assemblage of people. Since the launch of the Thunderer, at Woolwich, in the presence of his late Majesty and Queen Adelaide, in 1831, there has been nothing like such a spectacle as that of Thursday on the banks of the Thames, nor so many pe;sons congregated to witness the launch of a vessel. At an early hour people were seen flocking in all directions towards Limehouse; and the Com- mercial-road, Ratcliff-highway, Shadwell, High-street, and other places, presented an animated appearance, and the olden times, when the English people used to take so much interest in all that related to maritime affairs, and were drawn together in countless thousands to witness the launch of an Indiaman, appeared to be revived. The dock-yard, the houses adjoining, and every spot from which a view of the British Queen could be obtained, were covered with people, and there could not have been less than 30,000 persons assembled on land. The number on the river could not have been much less; there was a fleet of more than one thousand small boats, as well as a fleet of Gravesend, Greenwich, and Woolwich steamers filled with company. A few minutes before two o'clock, while thousands were directing their attention to the monster steam-ship, which is equal in size to a liue-of-battle-sbip, and 35 feet longer than any ship in the British navy, an unusual bustle at the head of the new barque indicated that she was soon to leave the dock in which she was built, and precisely at two o'clock, when the tide was at its height, the ceremony of christening the new ship was performed by the Hon. Mrs. Damer, by dashing a bottle of wine at her stem, and two steam-tugs engaged for the occasion, having made fast their warps to the British Queen, she was gently floated out of the dock, into which the water had been admitted, amidst the cheers of the people, the music of several bands in the steamers in the dock, the firing of cannon, and other demonstrations of rejoicing. The British Queen remained off the dock. yard for about 15 minutes, in the midst of a fleet of steamers and other vessels, which appeared like pigmies by the side of the British Queen. She was accompanied as far as the South West India-dock by the steamers and small craft, a Triton among the minnows, everything appearing insig- nificant near her, and about half an hour after she had been towed out of the dock she was safely brought to an anchor and moored off the West India-dock entrance between two tiers of colliers. The draught of water seemed to be about ten feet, but when her stores, machinery, and engines are taken on board, her draught of water will exceed sixteen feet. She is copper-bottomed and fastened, and for sym. metry and beauty is one of the most elegant vessels ever seen afloat. Her cost is estimated at 70,000! and before she is ready for sea the total outlay will not be less than 100,000Z. English and African oak are the principal mate- rials employed in the construction of the British Queen. Although her internal decorations will be very splendid, her outside colour is black, and except the gilt work at her stern, and the full length figure of her Majesty at the bows, she is totally devoid of any exterior ornament which is certainly not required in a New York passage ship. In the British Queen utility and ample room in the sleeping berths, which are double the size of those in many of the New York liners, has been preferred to gaudy ornament, and ginger- bread decorations. At the same time there will be no want of comfort in the new vessel. The British Queen was hauled into the South West India-dock, known as the City Canal, on Friday, for the purpose of completing the rigging and joiners' work, and in about a fortnight will proceed to Scotland to take in her engines and machinery, of 500-horse power In about two months she will start on her first voyage to New York. About 250 persons were on board the British Queen when she was floated out of Messrs. Curling and Young's dock, and they had somt- difficulty in getting out of her after she was moored; the only means of descending from the vessel was by a ladder, quite perpen- dicular, from which the company bad to step into the wherries alongside. A gentleman who had never been on board ship before, and who appeared very anxious to get ashore, refused to descend the ladder, and said he would wait until it was low water, when he should not have so many steps to go down. This remark afforded great amusement, and the hapless wight remained on deck with- out his dinner until sunset, when he found that he was just as far from the water as he was six hours previous, and, at his particular request, was lowered by ropes slung round his waist. The following is the official account of the di- mensions, &c., of the vessel, and it will be seen it differs in some respects from those already published:- Length extreme, from figure-head to taffrail. 175 feet. Length on upper deck 245 feet. Length of keel 223 feet. Breadth, within padle-boxes 40ft.6in. Breadth, including paddle-boxes 64 feet. Depth 27 feet. Tonnage. 1862 tons. Power of engines 500 horse. Diameter of cylinders 77^ in. Length of stroke 7 feet. Diameter of paddle-wheels 30 feet. Estimated weight of engines, boilers, and water.. 500 tons. Ditto of coals for twenty days' consumption 600 tons. Ditto of cargo 500 tons. Draught of water with above weight and stores.. 16 feet. The British Queen is believed to be the longest ship in the world, the length exceeding by about 35 feet that of any ship in the British navy. FATAL EXPERIMENT AT GRAVESEND.-On Tuesday evening an inquest was held before C. C. Lewis, Esq., Coroner for Kent, on the body of Corporal Mitchell, who met his death under the following circumstances:—An attempt was made on Monday in the River off Gravesend to fix the powder cylinders for blowing up the wreck of the brig William, which was sunk there last year, and to r.iise which several futile attempts had been made. A little be- fore the time of low water Capt. Yule sent down Corporal Mitchell, of the Royal Sappers and Miners, who, after having examined the bottom and the side of the vessel, came up and reported that he expected no difficulty. He went down a second time to fix an eyebolt to the ship's side, after which he made the concerted signal, and a rope was sent down to him to pass through the eyebolt. At this time, when he had been down about three-quarters of an hour, Captain Yule made a signal to him to come up, as the flood tide had begun to set very strong against the side of the vessel on which he was employed. This signal not being answered, Captain Yule ordered him to be pulled up by what is called the life line, fixed round his body, which, after raising it five feet, proved to be entangled, on which they hauled up the ladder by which he had descended, but they found that a rope attached to the bottom of it, by which he ought to have held fast, was loose. In the meantime they continued pumping air into his diving helmet in the hope of keeping him alive. Several hours elapsed before the body of Mitchell could be recovered by means of the diving bell. It was ascertained that the life-line and signal-rope had got entangled by a spar, nearly upright, attached to the side of the wreck, and that he was suspended four or five feet from the bottom. The apparatus had preserved him entirely from the water; the Jury therefore concluded that death was occasioned from extreme cold.-Verdict accordingly. AWFUL SmpWRECK.—The Sunderland Beacon gives the following account of one of the most calamitous ship- wrecks that has ever come under our notice; by which, of 41 human beings on board, two only were miraculously pre- served, one of whom the second mate, furnished that paper with the following particulars:-The Margaret, of Newry, transport, of the burden of 826 tons, commanded by Wm. Mowbray, after taking in a quantity of stores in the Thames for the use of her Majesty's troops in Canada, proceeded to Cork, at which place she completed her lading, sailing from thence to her place of destination on the morning of the 26th ult., having on board, in addition to the crew (which consisted of the captain, the chief and second mates, and 25 able seamen), two officers' ladies, with their children (seven in number), the captain's wife and child, two pstlers, and 12 horses. The weather, at the time of her departure, was fine; but shortly after noon a fresh breeze sprung up from the SSE., which, as the day advanced, increased to a gale, accompanied with thick showers of snow. At about half-past 11 p.m., the ship being still on the same tack, in the darkness of the night, and during a heavy fall ofjjnow, she struck on the rocks lying off Cape Clear, at about the distance of about a mile from the main, the sea making a complete breach over her; and shortly after the captain, his wife, and child, were successively ingulfed in the raging abyss. The chief mate, with a view to steady the ship, which was beating violently on the repf, ordered the carpenter to cut away the mainshrouds and mainmast, which was promptly done, the mast being left about two-thirds cut through. The whole of the crew and passengers then sought refuge in the fore part of the ship, with the exception of the survivors, Mr. Wills, and a seaman of the name of James Johnson, a native of North Shields, who lashed themselves to the main- mast on the windward side. Shortly afterwards the main- mast went over the lee cdrrying with it the two hapless seamen who, on their again, rising to the surface, floated 9 freely. A few minutes afterwards the foremast went by the board, hanging over the lee side of the vessel, only attached to her by the shrouding, with the unfortunate ladies and children lashed thereto for safety, the remainder of the crew clinging to various parts of the ship. At this moment the universal shriek of despair which burst from the devoted group was of the most heartrending description. Mr. Wills and his companion in misfortune at length drifted clear of the wreck, surrounded by an accumulation of horrors. Exposed to the fury of the sea, pelting of the snow-storm, and enveloped by the deepest shades of night, the mast to which they were lashed continued to drive in the direction of Cape Clear until six o'clock a.m., when they perceived a large dog of the Newfoundland breed, which had belonged to the unfortunate chief mate, swimming towards them, and which they contrived to place on the mast beside them. In this helpless condition they remained till half-past 10 a.m., when they reached the shore, well nigh exhausted. The sagacious brute which accompanied them immediately on landing set off to a preventive station, where, by the singularity of its actions, it attracted the attention of four of the coast-guard, who were eventually induced to follow it, which circumstance led to the discovery of the suffering mariners. THE GREAT MONTGOLFIER BALLOON.-An immense multitude of persons assembled on Thursday in the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, to witness the ascent of the great Montgolfier. or fire balloon, which has for sometime past excited public attention. They were, however^ dis- appointed—the aerial giant, like Pope's tall bully, lifted his head and lied." At seven o'clock the balloon appeared to be completely inflated, and though it did not exhibit violent struggles to get free from the ropes which restrained its ascent, it seemed sufficiently full of rarified air, or air of some kind (" all smoke," as it afterwards appeared), to render its rise into a loftier element a matter of certainty, and the spectators were on tiptoe for the wished-for event. In vain, however, they waited all their patience gradually away. At length placards were exhibited in front of the platform, on which was the following announcement:— The balloon cannot ascend bnt to compensate for the un- avoidable disappointment, an eruption will take place at dusk" The company, at least a certain portion of them, became exasperated yells of the most discordant nature commenced these were followed by throwing stones at the balloon. The shower, at first a slight one, gradually increased in force and energy until the sides of the "giant" gave way beneath the attacks of his assailants, and pre- sented a thousand wounds, from every one of which the vapour of his life escaped with fearful rapidity. The harmless monster swayed backwards and forwards in the agonies of approaching dissolution, and atjlength fell over the pdge of the scaffold, and bent his head into the water. The disturbance gradually subsided. The company ad- mitted could not be estimated at far short of 15,000 persons. MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY. OF 12,OOOl,-On Monday, information was received at the station-house, Whitechapel, of a mysterious robbery committed during the previous day, at the residence of Mr. Rogers, bill-broker in Gloucester- terrace, Mile-end, when sovereings to the amount ofl2.000L were carried off. It appears Mr. Rogers and family left their residence about eleven on Sunday forenoon upon an excursion. The house was in the care of the servant girl and an aged female, occasionally employed there. They returned home about one Monday morning, and shortly after, on going into the room in which the property had been deposited in two cash boxes, and a tin deed box, dis- covered that they had been stolen. One of the cash boxes contained 1500 sovereigns; the other the aame number, and the deed-box, the remaining 9000 and a ledger, which had also been carried off. Inspector Fryer proceeded to Mr. Rogers's residence, interrogated the servants, but they con- curred in declaring that no person had been to the premises during the absence of the family. On examining the doors and windows, no traces of a forcible entry could be dis- covered and it is conjectured that the thieves, who must have known where the property was, secreted themselves the night before in the house, and let themselves out of the street door after dark. Information and particulars of the robbery were immediately despatched to all the station- houses and police-offices. No hopes are entertained that any portion will be recovered, sovereigns being so easily disposed of. LORD WILLOUGHBY DR ERESBY'S PEAT-COMPRESS- ING MACHINE.—We have just had the pleasure of witness- ing the operation of this beautiful hand machine. Its object is one of great national importance, inasmuch as it adds to our stock of fuel; and in countries were coal is scarce and peat abounds, it will be an invaluable blessing to the inhabitants. The peat harvest is long and precarious, because subject to all vicissitudes of the weather: months often elapse ere the peat is sufficiently dry to burn. Lord Willoughby's machine receives the bog, after it is moulded by the hand into a form resembling a brick; it is placed therein, and all the moisture is pressed out of it at one operation: months are gained by this process, simple in its operation, and of the highest importance in its utility. His lordship reserves no patent right, but offers it to the public, who are much indebted to the Noble Lord for his valuable invention, which makes peat as useful as coal.—Morn. Paper. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY.—Dane Hill at Mar- gate has for many centuries been celebrated for a decisive battle between the Danes and Saxons entire skeletons, bodies, partly decomposed, armour, and warlike weapons of the most ancient calibre, have been from time to time discovered, exciting the inquiry of the antiquarian and the astonishment of the natives, and many a spear that glittered in the sun beams lies deeply buried there. A more recent circumstance is now all the engrossing topic, and the good folks of Margate are again wondering. Belle Vue Cottage, a detached residence, has been lately purchased by a gen- tleman, who, having occasion for some alterations, directed the workmen to excavate some few feet, during which operation the work was impeded by a large stone; the gentleman being immediately called to the spot, directed a minute examination, which led to the discovery of an ex- tensive grotto, completely studded with shells in curious devices, most elaborately worked up, extending an immense distance in serpentine walks, alcoves, and lanes, the whole forming one of the most curious and interesting sights that can possibly be conceived, and must have been executed by torch light. EXECUTION OF MRS. JEFFRAY.—Monday se'nnight the sentence of death pronounced upon Mrs. Jeffray at the late assizes in Glasgow was carried into effect. It will be remembered that she was convicted of administering poison to H. Munro, a Highland miner, and Mrs. Carl, who both resided as lodgers in her house, in Carluke. The evidence was altogether circumstantial, but enough to prove two hideous murders. A majority of the jury returned a verdict against her, although, for some reason hitherto unexplained, they accompanied it with a unanimous recommendation of her to mercy. Many, very many, petitions presented for h reprieve, proved unavailing. The only relative who visited her was her husband, who walked from Carluke on Sunday night, and reached her cell on Monday morning about half- past two o'clock, where he lemained till four. He urged her strongly to confess if she was gnilty, and she replied with protestations of innocence, and avowed her resolution to repeat them on the scaffold. She gave her husband some directions as to the disposal of her rings and clothes, and parted with him coldly. The poor man was confused and stupified. The crowd at her death was enormous. SUPPOSED MURDER.—At an early honr on Saturday morning an unhappy girl, named Eliza Greenwood, was found lying on the floor of her lodgings, 12, Wellington- terrace, Waterloo-bridge, with her throat cut from ear to ear. As no instrument was to be found anywhere on the premises with which the deed had been perpetrated, it is concluded that it was not her own act, but that the unfor- tunate creature must have been mnrdeted by some one who was in her company on Friday night. She cohabited with a man living in the same house, but who slept up-stairs when she took home other company. The servant girl let her in shortly after midnight on Friday, accompanied by a man whom it was too dark to recognize. When found in the morning, this person was gone. As soon as the discovery was made, information was given to the police and the beadle of St. John's, who are making the most active ex- ertions to detect the guilty party. An inquest will be held on the body this evening. HORRID MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A most painful excitement was caused on Sunday morning from the dis- covery of a murder and suicide in Newman's Mews, Castle- street, Oxford-market. The deceased persons are, Mary Conway, aged 35, occupying the ground floor, and John Parker, at least 20 years her senior, residing in the attic. The female had for some months obtained a livelihood by mangling, and paid Parker a trifling sum per week for as- sisting her He had frequently intimated his wish that they should be united, and on her repeated refusals, frequent bickerings arose, which annoyed the other inmates. Parker had been frequently heard to declare, if she would not have him she should marry no one else. They were at work to- gether on Saturday evening apparently in good humour with each other, but about two o'clock in the morning screams were heard, but as such noises were not uncommon little notice was taken. At eleven o'clock the parlour- shutters being closed, and no answer being given to repeated knockings, the shutters were forced, and a quantity of blood discovered on the floor. The police were apprised of the circumstance, and bad some difficulty to force their way into the house from the concourse of persons assembled. On entering, the poor woman was found with her head severed from her body, and a dinner-knife lying by her side. There was also a severe gash on her cheek, no doubt re- ceived whilst struggling with her murderer. Parker was found in the back room sitting on a bed with his throat cut, and a razor beside him, quite dead. Mr. Myers, surgeon, of Castle-street, was called in, and pronounced life to have been extinct for some hours. On a table in the latter room was discovered a letter in the handwriting of Parker, in which he spates that the dreadful affair would not have taken place bnt for the circumstance of the woman's (Con- way's) love being centred in another person. The letter was, from the appearance of the ink, not fresh written. The greatest excitement still prevails in the neighbourhood, and a number of constables are employed in front of the house to keep the way clear. The bodies remain precisely in the position in which they were found, and information of the horrid transaction has been communicated to Mr. Stirling, the coroner.

CHRISTIAN VII. OF DENMARK.—This monarch, for some years previous to his death, was subject to mental aberrations, which at last settled down into confirmed in- sanity. The condition of the King was kept as secret as possible, and the government was carried on in his name until his decease, in 1808. His conduct was often marked by strange extravagancies: of the documents which were to receive the royal signature, it was frequently necessary to prepare as many as a dozen copies, for until he had suffi- ciently amused himself by scrawling over them, it was im- possible to get him to affix his signature. His councillors and attendants soon ceased to show him any respect; and at the council-board and the banquetting-table, he himself was fiequenty the object at which they levelled their laughter and jests. On one occasion, two ladies, seated near him at table, were laughing and whispering together in a most unseemly manner; he rose from his seat, placed a hand on each and pushed their heads apart, and striking the table, vehemently exclaimed :—" Now, ladies and gentlemen, sup- pose the King should have recovered his senses? We need hardty say that the ladies and gentlemen felt themselves to be in a rather unpleasant position. The monarch, after a few moment's pause, and bursting into a loud fit of laughter, continued—" Well don't be afraid, that's not the case just yet."—Town and Country Magazine for June.

CAMBRIDGE.—May 26.—TyrwhitCs Hebrew Scholarships. -On Saturday last, Thomas Coward, B.A., of Queen's College, was elected a Scholar of the first class and R- A. F. Barrett, B.A., Fellow of King's College, a Scholar of the second class upon the above foundation. OXFORD, May 26.—In a Convocation holden yesterday, the nomination of Dr. Ogle and Dr. Daubeny to be Examiners of Candidates for Medical degrees was unanimously approved. In the same Convocation, Thomas Wilson, M.A., 01 Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge, was admitted ad eundem. In a Congregation holden the same day, the following degrees were conferred :— Ma-ters of Arts.-Charles Archdale Palmer, Student of Christ Church, Grand Compounder; Rev. Wm. Fred. Wingfield and Rev. John Fisher Hodgson, Christ Church Rev. Walter John Clarke, Balliol Rev. Richard Stephens, Magdalen Hall; Rev. James Hannay, Fellow of Worcester; Rev. Thomas Parry, Wadham; Wm. Fred. White, Trinity; Henry Beaumont Leeson, Caius College, Cambridge, incorporated of Trinity College, Grand Compounder. Bachelor of Arls.-Cromwell Lloyd Evans, St. Mary hall George B issett, Balliol; John Baron, Alfred Brown, and Arthur George Hogarth, Queen's; Leopold Geo. Browne, James Car- thew, Henry Gosse, and Colin Campbell, Exeter Charles Carey, Oriel Thomas Ryle Smythe, Scholar of Brazen-nose Wm. L. Collins and James Cadwallader, Scholars of Jesus.

COPPER ORE Sold at TRURO, May 24, 1838. MINES. 21 CWT. PURCHASERS. PRICE. Consol. Mines 93 Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Drnce,& Co. £ 4 IS 6 Ditto. ill P. Grenfell and Sons. 3 9 0 Ditto .86 Mines Royal Co 6 7 6 Ditt0 83 P. Grenfell and Sons 4 17 0 Ditto 84 Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce, & Co. 8 0 6 Ditto 81 Crown Copper Co. 6 7 a Ditto 81) Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce, and Co. 6 12 0 Ditto 79 Freeman an,1 Co. 8 12 0 Ditto 78 P. Grenfell and Sons 6 13 0 Ditto 77 Mines Royal Co. 10 19a Ditto 7tj Ditto 6 16 6 Ditto 75 Ditto 6 12 6 Ditto 74 Vivian and Sons .246 Ditto 72 Ditto .300 Ditto 69 Mines Royal Co., and Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Drnce, & Co 4 18 6 Ditto 67 Vignrs and Co.680 Ditto el Williams, Foster, and Co 7 4 0 Ditto 60 Mines Royal Co. 5 18 6 Ditto 59 Vignrs and Co. towey Consols 100 P. Grenfell and Sons 6 2 0 Ditto 98 Ditto 4 17 0 Ditto 96 Freeman and Co. 4 18 0 Ditto 91 Freeman and Co., and P. Grenfell and Sons. 5 13 0 Great St. George 80 Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce, & Co. 3 0 6 Ditto 59 Vivian and Sons 2 16 6 Ditto 55 P. Grenfell and Sons 2 16 O Ditto 54 Ditto 906 Ditto 53 Ditto 450 Ditto 47 Ditto 3 iT 0 Ditto 34 Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Drnce, & Co. 2 II 6 Wh. Ellen 85 Ditto „ •• 3 Ditto. 76 Vivian & Sons, & P. Grenfell & Sons 5 II 6 Ditt0 47 P. Grenfell and Sons Ditto 46 Sims, Willyams, Nevill, Druce, & Co. 3 13 0 Ditto 43 P. Grenfell and Sons 3 13 6 Wh. Leisure 60 Vivian and Sons .• •• •• 6 0 Ditto 54 P. Grenfell and Sons Ditto 50 Ditto, and Williams, Foster, and Co. 1 16 0 Ditto. 38 P. Grenfell and Sons 5 2 6 Ditto 32 Ditto •• •• ..330 Ditto .22 Ditto, and Crown Copper Lo.400 Levant, 60 Williams, Foster, and Co. II 0 6 Ditto 50 Ditto 1 0 Ditto. 45 P. Grenfell and Sons 18 19 0 Godolohin 100 Vignrs and Co. •• 8 1 0 Ditto. 46 Williams, Foster, and Co 4 10 6 East Crinnis 83 Ditto 6 17 0 Ditto. 50 P. Grenfell and Sons 6 15 6 Wh. Prudence.. 80 Freeman and Co. 40 0 Ditto 32 Ditto 4 II 0 Ditto 21 P. Grenfell and Sons 4 0 0 Pembroke.. 52 Ditto 5156 Wh. Kitty 11 Vivian and Sons 9 16 Wh. Edward 5 Williamas Foster, and Co. 10 120 Total.. 3404 Average Produce, 7}.—Quantity of fine Copper, 263 tons < twt. 0 qr.— Amount of Sale, JSM,939 to. 6d.—Average Standard, jglll. BANKRUPTS from Friday's Gazette. 1 To Surrender in Basinghall-street. i J. SOUTER, builder, St. Luke's, Chelsea, June 7, July 6. Att- Turner, Clifford's Ian. W. KEMPTON, goldsmith, Sinith-street, June 1, July 6. Att. Norton, Jewin-street. T, CLIFT, druggist, Kingsland-terrace, June 9, July 6. Atts. Clarke and Co., Craven-street, Strand. To Surrender in the Country. t ,i «7^Thatm> surgeon> Andover, Hants, June 12, July 6, at w £ r 1 lB"' Andover- Att. Lamb, Andover. f W. MADDICK, jun drysalter and agent, iManchester, June 12, July 6, at the Coinmissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Att. Hitchcock, Manchester. S. LONG, licensed victualler, Cheltenham, June 15, July 6, at the Royal Hotel, Cheltenham. Atts. Croome and Son, Cains-Tost, near Stroud. R. CKOWTHER. builder, Birmingham, June 6, July 6, at the Union Inn, Birmingham. Atts. Bedford and Spencer, Bir- mingham. High Water on Stoansea Bar and at the Passages, KOtt THE ENSUING WEEK. N SWANSEA BAR. THE PASStUKS. Morn. Even. \Heiyhts.\ Morn. Even. A H. «• H. M. P. I. H. M. H. i Saturday June.. 2 1 40 2 13 11 0 3 0 3 33 1 Su inlay 3 2 44 3 10 It 5 4 4 4 30 ] Monday 4 3 35 3 57 12 2 4 55 5 17 J luesday 5 4 18 4 37 13 1 5 33 5 47 1 Wednesday. 4 5, 5 Ie ,4 3 « 17 c 36 1 1 hlirsday 7 5 35 5 52 15 5 6 55 7 12 1 •• •• « <5 12 <> 30 16 2 7 32 7 50 1 Moon, 8th day, 4h. 37in. morn.

lflrtarketø. MARK-LANE, LONDON, Monday, May 28.-The arrival of w teat and flour during the past week was far from large, and the trade closed with some briskness on Friday. This morning we had a very fair supply of wheat, chiefly from Essex and Kent, and the weather appearing more favourable for the growing crops, lhere was not quite so much life in the trade, though for the best rims all ad- vance of Is. per quarter upon the prices of this day se'nnight was generally obtained.—Barley fully supports our last quotation, and beans are not cheaper -PellS of both sorts also sell on full as good terms.- We have had an abundant supply of oats during the last week, in the whole nearly 50,000 quarters the trade is in conse- quence dull, and nearly is. per quarter lower.—The flour trade has advauced tit. per sack, the top price being now settled at 57s. PRICE OF G&A.1N*—Per Imperial Quarter* « 8. 8. 8. 8. Wheat, Red 52 to 60 Maple 34/« 36 63 65 White 38 ivl;. — — Boilers 43 White 65 gj Small Ueaiis 33 42 £ lne „ 63 66 Ditto, old — — 68 70 Ticks 3* 34 u — — Harrow 36 38 30 3'i Feed Oats 21 25 ntu 28 34 Fine 23 o, hue malting 35 37 Poland 22 24 pin-1 25 26 Hoi? 6" PoUloe 28 "Og^eane 32 31 Fine 29 30 R FLOUR, per Sack of 280/6. —— eat 52*. to 57«. | Second 48". to 52.1. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, per Qr. For the Week euding May J9, 1838, and by which importation is regulated. Key I gats 22 —-y •• •• 30 p| Rye .32 0 Pease .33 6 PRICK OF SEEDS. PWJR1" «"« — WM, ::S*S Mustard, Blow,, J5 Foreign Red 40 76 r,.„„ n»rnnart 7 9 Foreign White 42 70 Canary, per quartet 45 Trefoil j2 19 sanfoin 38 42 Carraway 40 44 Rye Grass 30 4.5 Coriander 11 14 PRICE OF^IIOPS, in the Borough, per Cwt. Weald or Kent.I 8 4 41 Ditto SIIs5ex 3 10 4 10 Sussex ditto .1 3 4 0 3 10 4 10 Old It. IOS. 31. Os. IRPIY? ()F MEAT.—SMITHFIELD, May 28. ini but cLTce ZtenShu 0f beasts and sheeP nt mar^ "»<"•»- Tau week viz V I T quite as good as this alhM tra^' M for flatter, with a tolerable trade.-The disposal of lambs is bad in the extreme, there being an excessive slack inquiry, and a great indifference to purchase. Terms consequently correspond with this depression, the prices made being very middling indeed-say nothing wLtever a fraction higher than as. Wd.—Calves, if choice iu quality, go off well, and realize fully 5s. 6a., but ordinary ones, which are plentiful, remain a good deal on hand.—Pigs may still be quoted at 5s. 4d. for smalt kinds. io Sink the Offal—per 8lbs. Heef. 3s. 8d. to 4s. ttd. IVeal. 4s. 4d to >i« 2<t Mutton 3s. lOd. to 4s. 8d. Pork. 4s. 80. to 5s. 4d! 6s. 0,1. to 6s. 4d. Heall of CallIe this day. Beasts, 2,591; Sheep, 23,580; Calves, 120; Pigs, 354. Head of Cattle on Friday. Beast, 286 Sheev. 1.830; Calves, 8-1; Pigs, 280. NKWGATE and LBADENHALL.—By the Carcase. Beef. is. lOd. to 3s. 9d. Veal 3s. 8d. to 5s. Od. Muttou • 2s. 9d. to 3s. 9d. Pork 3s. 8d. to 6s. Od. am •• 5s. 8d. to 6s. Sd. PRICE^OF TALLOW AND SOAP, per Cm. Town Tallow 50 0 Melted Stuff 33 *0 Yellow Soap 48"o ?W|v'.?9la" 47 0 Ditto 22 0 Mottled dim, 52 0 White Ditto 0 Greaves 14 0 Curddiito 70 0 PRICE OF IRON.- £ 5. d. £ s. d. British Bars, Staffordshire 9 10 0 to 12 10 II -——_——— Welsh 8 0 0 to It 0 0 rin9, Staffordshire 5 0 0 to 6 10 O Welsh 4 15 0 to 5 10 O BRISTOL PRICE CURRENT.— May 26. Tlie import during the last eight days has amounted to about 2,650 packages and 9,500 bags of sugar, and other vessels are daily expected. The market has been tolerably supplied with samples, most of which a, e of low quality. There is but tittle disposition to purchase at the prices demanded, and the business effected has been on a limited scale, although considerable anxiety was partially evinced to secure what was offered. The eagerness demonstrated was im- mediately checked, to a great extent, by the ideas of the sellers; but as they find these cannot be responded to by the buyers, it is probable they may relax Is. or 2s. (a shilling or two), otherwise, it is im- possible that much can be done yet. =>UUAH. II, ». VllrrKS. ». S. nlusc.veryBrown(percwt.) 58to59 Fine ditL> U2foll8 Dry Brown 60 tit Very line 118 120 Middling. 62 63 RUM. a. d. s. d. — Good ditto 61 65 Jamaica (per gal.) 3 6 4 6 — Good 66 67 Leeward Isle .3 0 4 0 Fine 68 69 LOGWOOD. £ s a. Molasses 33 34 Jamaica (per ton.) 6 4 6 15 COPPHB. St. Domingo 65 7 0 Jamaica, triage (per cwt.) 58 74 Cainpeachy 9 0 9 10 Ordinary jq Fustic, Jamaica 6 10 7 0 boort ditto 90 —— Cuba .9 5 10 0 94 98 OIL. Middling 100 104 Gallipoll (per tun) 58 0 59 0 kood ditto 105 1091 Sicily 55 0 57 0 Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the week ending May 25, 38s. 2id. per cwt. PRICE OF LEATHER. r u d• d■ d• <*■ ^rop Hides, per lb 12/ol7 Calf Skins tngligl, Butts 13J 18 Best Pattern Skins 20 22 Buffaloes |o ll £ Common ditto 18 19 Middlings 11J13 Heavy Skins, per lb.15 18 Mutts J3 |6j Calf Skins, Irish 13 14 txtra Strong ditto .14 18 Curried 16 18 Beat Saddlers' Hides 13 16 Welsh 12 14 shaved ditto 12 (6 Kips, English and Welsh 12 J5 Shoe Hides n 12 Shaved diitto 14 lti Common ditto 11 13 Foreign Kips 13 17 Bull ditto 12 SmaUSeatSttin:! .20M Hor!ieHidt;!i(Eugtiah)..H)i3 Large ditto 12 10 Welsh Hides 9 ]2 Basils 7 12 German ditto jo 14 Foreign Shoulders •• •• 8 10 Spanish ditto 13 18 -Bellies. 6J 7 Shaved ditto, without bntts, Dressing Hide Shoulders 9 10 10s. Od. to 16s. Od. each. Bellies 8 9 Horse Butls 3 jo REGISTRY of the HEIGHTS, Itc., of the TIDES, as ascertained by the Tids Gvage, for March, 1838, on Swansea Bar, Glamorganshire. A. M. P. M. Moon's A. M. | P. M. 'ss/. Time Qf Rije .n Time of Rjge in passing I General Remarks. Dale. High Water. Feet&Inches High Water. Feet&Inchef Meridian. Wind. H. M. FT. IN. H. M. FT. IN. H. M. Tuesday Feb. 27 8 1 24 10 8 14 23 2 2 53 SE SE Wednes 28 8 43 23 7 8 51 22 0 3 44 SSE Thurs March I 9 IS 21 8 9 28 19 0 4 36 SE NNW The curves generally were even and regular,; Friday 2 9 34 18 4 10 15 16 5 5 29 NNW NNW except the 4th, both tides were rather uneven, Saturday 3 10 45 15 1 It 1 14 2 6 25 JJNW SSE and the 6th very uneven. Sunday 4 11 44 J3 0 7 20 SE SSE Monday 5 0 12 II II 1 28 10 8 8 14 SE SSE Tuesday 6 2 10 II 11 3 10 13 0 9 5 W NW Wednesday 7 3 42 13 5 4 7 14 7 9 53 NW W Thursday 8 4 30 is 3 4 53 15 0 10 38 NW NNW Friday 9 lost. 5 25 17 5 it 20 E SE Saturday.. 10 5 41 18 9 6 0 18 a 12 0 SE S Sunday U 6 12 19 9 6 24 19 4 12 39 S S Monday 12 0 40 19 7 6 56 19 3 13 18 SSE NW On the 16th the curve was very uneven, Tuesday. 13 7 7 19 9 7 19 19 2 13 59 SSW SSW with much billow; 17th uneven; the 19th Wednesday* 14 7 33 10 2 7 48 19 2 14 41 NNW SW rugged and uneven with much billow, blowing Thursday 15 8 I 18 6 8 17 18 2 15 26 NNE NNE hard NW. The curves were afterwards even1 Friday, 16 8 39 18 2 8 55 17 1 16 15 N N and fine throughout. Saturday.t7 9 9 15 11 9 18 15 2 17 8 N N Sunday 18 9 41 14 « 9 58 13 10 18 6 N N Monday 19 10 25 12 5 II 6 12 9 19 6 N S On the 21st time correct by observations,— Tuesday. 20 ll 27 II 3 20 ( 7 sun west of meridian. Wednesday 21 0 51 10 11 1 8 10 4 21 6 Thursday 22 2 33 12 11 3 14 13 8 22 2 Friday 23 3 44 16 4 4 15 17 4 22 56 i Saturday 24 4 40 19 9 5 0 20 7 23 47 NNE The time of moon's passage is taken from the Nautical Almanack, and is therefore Astronomical time, commencing at noon. The time of bigb water, civil time. The former is inserted as useful to determine tbe establishment of the port. The highest tide appears to occur only one tide after the opposition and conjunction of sun and moon. The ge- neral belief h, that it occurs three tides after. The rapid rise of the equinoctial high springs is remarkable. Printed and Published 611 WILLIAM COURTENAY MURRAY AND DAVID REES, At No. 58. WIND-STREKT. SWANU". SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1838.