Monmouthshire Merlin

WHAT S THAT, MOTHER WHAT is that, Mother ?— The lark, my child.— The morn has but just looked out, and smiled, Wben he starts from hi3 humble, grassy nest, And is up and away, with the dew on his breast, And a hymn in his heart, to yon pure, bright sphere, To warble it out in his Maker's ear. Ever, my child, be thy morn's first lays Tuned, like the lark's, to thy _\lake:'s praise. What is that, my Mother ?— The dove, my son.— And that low, sweet voice, like a widow's moan, Is flowing out from her gentle breast, Constant and pure by that lonely nest, As the wave is poured from some crystal urn, For her distant dear one's q,uick return. Ever, my son, be thou like the dove,—■ In friendship as faithful, as constant in love. What is that, my Mother 1- The eagle, boy, Proudly careering his course of joy, Firm in his own mountain vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying: His wing on the wind, and his eve on the sun, He swerves not a hair, bufb'iars onward, right all. Boy, may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward, *true to the line. What is that, Mother ?_ j.. The swan, my love.—■ He is floating down from his native grove: No lov'd one now, no nestling nigh He 43 floating down by himself to die 1Jeath darkens his eye, and unplumes his wings, Yet the sweetest song is the last he sings. Live so, my love, that when death shall come, Swan-like and sweet, it may waft thee home.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—! 'UEJDAT, FEB. 1 i ADDK«SS OF CONGRATULATION TO THE QUEEN.—Viscount Melbourne: I beg to give notice, that on Friday next I shall move an address of congratulation to her Majesty on the occa- aion of her marriage. After a short discussion on the subject of Socialism, their Lordships adjourned to Thursday. TH URSDAV, FEB. 13. The Bishops of Salisbury and London presented many petitions in favour of the extension of church accommodation. The Bishop of Exeter having presented a petition on the wubject of Owenism and the social publications, gave notice that on Mondsy—he would not put the question to day, as a congratulatory address to her Majesty on her marriage was to be proposed—he should make inquiry of the Government re- garding a letter sent to Lord Melbourne, in July last, by the minister of St. Margaret's, Leicester, on the subject of the mis- chievous extension of Socialism. The Marquess of Normanby, in answer to the Earl of Rip- on's inquiry, stated that the report of the church commis- sioners (Ireland) should be forthwith laid on their lordships' table. r bisons Act Amendment (respecting rules applicable to confined debtors) bill was read a second time. The Marquess of Normanby stated, in answer to the Duke of Richmond, that a remedy for the grievance of poor-houses, &c. being subjected to assessed taxes, was under the consideration of the government. The Marquess of Westminster moved for a select committee on the subject of railroads, and of the supply of the metropolis with pure water; and eventually a select committee on the latter subject was agreed to, after which their lordships adjd. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. Marquess Lansdowne presented a petition from the East In- dia Company, in behalf of the native population of India, pray- ing the adoption of measures to remedy the commercial disabi- lities which affect that population. These disabilities exist in the present state of the sugar duties, and in the duties on spirits Tk petition likewise prayed for a protecting duty to encourage the cultivation of Assam tea. His lordship observed, that though be was not prepared with any proposition on the part of the government, he consideied the representations ot the pe- tition deserving of the most 3erious consideration.—The peti- tion, at the request of his lordship, was read at length by the clerk at the table.—Lord Ellenborough thought that the peti- tion being so important, ought to be referred 10 a select com- mittee. India, not being represented in Parliament, is entirely at the mercy of the British Legislature. Lord Melbourne, without any introductory speech, as he did not anticipate any opposition, moved an address to the Queen congratulating her Majesty on the happy event of her nuptials' The Earl of Aberdeen (in the absence of the Duke of Welling- ton) seconded the motion.-The Marquess of Londonderry 3S& \Td°ruVha ,ad^ress* The address having been I"1" Ro)al HijUaass ihe Ducto* of KVOI* rang'.tt ting her llpon an event so deeply interesting to her, and of so much Importance.to her Majesty's subjects The Lord Presi. dent (the Marquess of Lansdowne) and the Marquess of An. Th^' pCre deliver the necessary messages. i he Prisons' Act Amendment bill having passed through eommtttee, i.heir lordships adjourned till Monday. °

HOUSE OF COMMON'S.—-TUESDAY, FEB. 11. DIVISIONS op THE HOUSH. Sir E. Sugden wished to state, that on the last division on Friday night be had endeavoured to escape from the House, but the door being locked, he found himself suddenly involved in the majority, and was therefore compelled to vote against is intention. (Laughter.) He would, therefore, suggest whe- ther some alteration should not be made which would allow members to retire from the house when they did not wish to l'ote. DISCHARGE OF THB SHERIFFS. Alderman Thompson said that be should not be able to bring on the motion which he had placed on the votes of the house this evening, in consequence of the pressure of other business but he gave notice that he should on Friday next bring forward a resolution •• that the authority of this house having been vin- dicated, it is the opinion of the house that its privileges will ho -wi°° »f *•- not entItled to precedence. I nrA CO:-lGRAtULATORY ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY. Lord J. asse gave notice, that he should on Friday next that a congratulatory address should be presented to her -Majesty, upon the occasion of her Majesty's marriage. THE EAST. In answer to Mr. Alderman Thompson, Viscount Palmerston said that it was impossible for him to say what were the inten- tions of the Pacha of Egvpt. He only knew the fact, that some of the crews of the Turkish fleet had been exchanged to the Egyptian fleet, and that the Pacha had ordered home four thousand men from the army of Syria. CHINA. In answer to Sir R. Peel, Viscount Palmerston said that the papers connected with the state of our affairs with China. were in a forward state of preparation, and as soon as they were ready he would lay them on the table, and give the house all the information he could with reference to them. CONSPIRACY IN GREECE. Mr. E. Tennent wished to know if the noble lord was in possession of any information respecting the state of Greece and the conspiracy that had broken out there ? Viscount Palmerston said that a conspiracy had been disco- vered to exist in Greece, but what the object of it was he was not aware of. What information he had upon the subject he did not tnink it at present expedient to state. PRIVILEGE. Sir E. Sugden begged to ask if the Government had deter. mined to bring in a bill respecting the publication of the papers of the house, and, in the event of such bill passing, if it was intended still to continue the imprisonment of the s!.eriff51 Lord J. Russell said that the question of the right hon. and learned gentleman was too important for an immediate answer; but he (Lord J. Russell) was prepared to resist any motion for the liberation of the sheriffs. CHURCH RATES. Mr. T. Duncombe rose, pursuant to notice, to bring forward his motion for a bill to abolish Church Rates, as far as Dissen- ters were concerned, and for the liberation of John Thorogood, at present confined in Chelmsford gaol for the non-payment of 5s. 6d. of that impost. This man, who was known to be a most kind, charitable, and benevolent man. and upon whose character the slightest stain did not exist, had been thirteen lIh*^°ed for.not Pay'ng 5s. 6d. for Church Rates, JSSr uCKDSClenU0US scruP!es objected. The object this bilr would be to introduce a declaration, to be made by all DIssenters, that they were Dot members of the Established Ch.urcb, and that a certificate of their having made such decla- r. 0n protect them against any suit for the recovery of urc Kates. Would it be said, that conscience had nothing o o m the refusal of the rate? He would ask, when indivi- 00411 were seen suffering as Mr. Thorogood had suffered, could ere be any other motive to impel them but a conscientious to contribute to the maintenance of a worship from which they dissented t (Cries of Hear, hear.") And he hoped that he should not hear in that house the consciences of Uissenters ridiculed upon that point. (Hear, hear.) Their consciences would not lose in the contrast with some of the lesialstlcs of tl,e land. (Hear, hear.) He concluded x/* *erms his motion, viz.: to move for leave to bring In, a bill to relieve from the payment of Church Rate tent '0,L° • Mary's subjects who conscientiously dis- llr? r t16 nt8S °' doclrin" of the Established Church. 0n ^p^ded the motion, and expressed his horror of ti i 1 1.es w. ^ad heen committed in the maintenance of that obnoxious impost. The demand for a Church Rate came hp ath8raCe,,L°m of England, considering that Thp^pnt SmWea 1 "rCh iD tHe WOrld- (Hear> hear0 »U °rte.S8ld that amonS their ranks were to be found all the wealth and respectability of the country. It wa« incumbent upon them that they should spare something out of their own funds for the maintenance of the ecclesiastical edi. fices, without commgto those who dissented from their church. Lord J. Russeil Sir. there are many questions raised by the motion now before the house, and the first is the case of Thorogood, who, I think, does not merit the character which has been conferred upon him—(hear, hear,)—viz., that he is a person suffering confinement for conscience sake, and for that reason is entitled to the support of this house. Now it appeals by the petition of John Thorogood himself, that he was sum- moned before an ecclesiastical court of London, and that he refused to obey, and declined to appear in that court. That is a course of conduct which is opposed to all constitutional prin- ciple. and to common justice. (Hear, hear.) I have heard much of the hardships of Thorogood, and there is not any doubt that he is impelled by conscientious motives to assert that he believes the existence of an establishment to be opposed to the Bible and to religion, aed, therefore, he refuses to pay the rate. (Hear, hear.) It may be conscientious not to have a state religion but so long as it is the law of the land, so long ought it to be maintained, even though the house should think that it was not founded upon just principles. (Hear, hear.) But I say that the Established Church is founded upon just, wise, and sound principles. With reference to the principles of the bill, J confess that to me it is unsatisfactory. It is a pecuniar) tQ C;QI(,niQi bill Hot only encoUTSgts <3issenl, but also holds out inducements to cold and careless Protestants, who may be indifferent to the doctrines of the church. Disagreeing, then, with the petition, as well as with the remedy, I cannot give my assent to the mo- tion (hear, hear) bat I will state what, and what only, I am ready to do now. I am ready to provide, by introducing some bill to the house, that the remedy for the non-payment of Church Rates shall not in the first place be tried in Ecclesias- tical Courts, which are not the proper places for the remedy. (Hear, hear.) It is a civil debt or demand, and ought to be enforced by penalties, not upon the person, but upon the goods. Mr. Hume contended that the arguments of the noble lord assailed the details without fetching in the slightest degree upon the principle of the bill. (Hear, hear.) The remedy proposed by the noble lord" a. an insult to the Dissenters. Sir R. Inglis and Dr. Lushington opposed the motion. Mr. Duncombe replied after which the house divided, when tbere appeared—for ;'ne motion, 62 against it, 117 majority against the motion, 55. DISCHARGE OF ONE OF TilE SHERIFFS. On the motion of Sir E. Knatchbull, Mr. Sheriff VVheelton was ordered to be discharged from custody, that gentleman's physician having stated that his life would be endangered by his further confinement. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at a quarter past one. WEDNESDAY, FEB. ]2. Petitions were presented against any further grants to May- riooih College, Ireland for the pardon of the Chartist convicts; fur the repeal of the Corn Laws; for inquiry into the principles of Socialism for Church extension and on other subjects. TITHE COMMUTATION AMENDMENT. Sir E. Knatchbull moved the second reading of this bill. The right hon. baronet entered into an explanation of the details of the measure, which was quite inaudible in the gallery. He was understood to say, that the object of the bill was to prevent tahes being taken in kind when rent charges were agreed upon, and settled under the Tithe Commutation Act, when security was given for their payment. Mr. Divett gave his most decided opposition to the measure, conceiving that its effects could not be brought properly into operation without putting a machinery in motion of the most expensive character. The bill was very loosely drawn, and the t iisct of its provisions would be to make the operation of the II w even more difficult of comprehension to persons not con- versant with legal subjects than that which now existed. The hon. member then moved that it should be read a second time that day six months. Mr. Fox Maule would only make one or two observations. I The present measure had been introduced with the full concur. rence of the Tithe Commissioners, and in consequence of that circumstance he had thought it to be his duty to inquire of them t ie opinion which they entertained in reference to the subject, He had seen one of their number, who had acquainted him, no doubt, with the concurrence of the others, that this bill, if car- ried out, would have the effect of considerably relieving them of great labour; and that instead of its making the operation of the existing law more expensive, it would tend to make it less so. (Hear.) He should, therefore, support the motion of the right hon. baronet. Mr. Goulburn doubted very much whether this bill would answer any good purpose. Sir R. H. Inglis concurred in the amendment of the honour- able member for Exeter. Sir E. Sugden objected to the granting of the powers proposed to the Commissioners upon their own representations. Sir E. Knatchbull was quite ready to accede to the proposi- tion of a select committee. He hopad the hon. member for Exeter would allow the bill to be read a second time, in order Ihat it might be sent to a committee up stairs. Mr. Divett intimated that he would persevere with his amendment.—The house accordingly divided, and the numbers were—for the second reading, 77 against it, 21; majority, oo. The bill was then read a second time. Mr. Gillon moved the second reading of the Spirit Licenses' (Scotland) Bill.—The bill called forth some conversation, and the second reading was lost by 42 ayes, and 60 noes. In a committee of supply which followed, explanations took place between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Her- ries, on the subject of the powers to fund Exchequer Bills, &c. Sir H. Fleetwood withdrew his motion for an address to her Majesty on the subject of railroad communications with the West of Scotland, and as regarded Ireland.—Adjourned. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13. Several petitions were presented for Church extension, agiinst the Corn-laws, and on other subjects.—Lord Sandon inquired whether Sir R. Inglis would defer till after Easier, atJd thereby oblige many parties, his contemplated motion for Tuesday next, as to the duty of the nation to provide for all the people further and full means of public worship and reli- gious instruction in the established church."—Sir R. Inglis said that he had leceived so many solicitations on the subject, that he yielded, though very reluctantly, to defer this very impor- tant motion till after Easter. Mr. Ewart stated that it was his intention hereafter to move that a copy of the warrant of his late Majesty throwing open t Ie Court of Common Pleas to the legal profession generally, t aether with a copy of the judgment delivered by the judges of t iat court, again shutting it to all but a privileged class (the s !i?eants), Mr. Hume said that on Thursday he proposed to move for a return, showing the state of representations in England, Scot- hnd, and Ireland, being a continuation of that which was made in 1834. Also, that on going into committee of supply he should move for copies of all communications, papers, and lespatches addressed to her Majesty's Government, on the sub- ject of the war in China. And that to-morrow he should ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to fix a time to bring on his motion for a select committee 10 inquire into the system of baiking. Mr. G. Pat Tter, and Mr. Hume, urged on the government J tho necessity of letting the merchants have some idea of the na ure of the instructions forwarded to Superintendent Elliot. Mr. Labouchere, in answer to Mr. Parker's inquiry, said that the commercial treaty with France had not yet been concluded, Mr. Mackinnon moved for leave to bring in a bill to alter an I amend the laws regarding turnpike trusts, and to allow the umon of the same but after some conversation the motion was withdrawn. Mr. Herries moved for a series of accounts regarding income, expenditure, the estimated state of the unfunded" debt, &c. Amongst others, he moved for an Account showing the iiriount of the deficiency bills, charged on the growing produce of the consolidated fund outstanding, unsatisfied on the loili day of February, 1839, and the 14th day of February, 1840, respectively."—Mr. Herries, Mr. Goulburn, and Sir G. Clerk, "puke in favour of the motion.—The Chancellor of the Exche- quer and Mr. Labouchere opposed il.—Mr. Hume made the best excuse he possibly could for his official friends—yet found limself compelled to vote in favour of the motion.—The house 1 livided on the motion which ministers resisted, showing the ( amount of the deficiency bills charged on the growing produce J tlf the Consolidated Fund, &c., when there appeared for Mr. Herries' motion 182—against it 172. Majority against minis- 1 ters 10. Mr. Brotherton then moved his resolution, providing that new business should not be commenced after twelve o'clock, but it was negatived on a division of 25 ayes. and 145 noes. A conversation then arose on a motion of Sir M. Wood,&c., regarding the sheriffs, to protect them from further actions, but it was withdrawn. f The remaining business being disposed of, the house adjd. 1 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. Petitions were presented from York, for the liberation of the a Sheriff of Middlesex—from several places for church extension j —f<-r the liberation of the Chartist Chiefs—against the grant R 'o Maynooth College—against the corn-laws—and upon other [. subjects. Mr. Leader stated that on Tuesday he should bring forward s i.is motion, previously deferred, regarding Frost, &c. 1 Mr. Hume said that on Monday he should put a question c regarding the dethronement of the Rajah of Satara. He then f( inquired whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer could name j, the day on which he would bring forward hia motion for the a SELECT committee on banking, CSLC.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer hoped to be able to name the day next week. S| Sir R. Peel made inquiry respecting the authenticity of Go- „ vernor Harvey's despatch from New Brunswick, published yes- terday, and other official papers that also appeared but Lord j J. Russell said, that not having read the despatches and papers, f he was not prepared to give explicit answers. The Right Hon. n Baronet then enquired when they were likely to receive the pa- „ pers regarding the proceedings in China, but no answer was j ^iven. „ Mr. Pakington asked whether there was likely to be intro- duced a bill for the union of the Canadas and whether there p *vns any truth in the rumouied resignation of Governor Arthur. Lord J. Russell said that a bill on the subject was expected —;hat it would be considered by the Government, and that he s( expected then to have to present the bill to that house. As to c Governor Arthur's resignation, he had not received any inti- a Miaiion that it had taken place, or that there was any intention t| to resign but as that officer had not good health, he did not t| <now what might be contemplated. S( Lord J. Russell moved an address to tbe Queen, and messa- ges to Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent, similar to the proceedings in the House of Lords.—Sir R. Peel seconded the n address, after which, the motions were agreed lo. g Lord Morpeth moved the second reading of the Municipal t Corporations Ireland bill.—Sir R. Inglis opposed it, and pro- r posed as an amendment, which was seconded by Mr. Litton, fl that it be read a second time this day six months."—Mr. j| Shaw and Mr. Sergeant Jackson, were for the bill going into ,| committee, considering that this question ought to be set at rest, j) and that in the committee there could he introduced into the a bill safeguards for the protection of Protestant interests in Ire- (, land.—The house eventually divided, and the second reading n was carried by ayes, 149 noes, 14. Mr. Labouchere moved the second reading of the Flour Im- t] portation (Ireland) bill.—Mr. Emerson Tennent opposed it, e and moved as an amendment that the second reading be that n lay six months.—Considerable discussion took place, and the house divided the numbers were, for the second reading, 154 against it, 102—majority, 52. The bill was accordingly read the second time. The Tithe Commutation Act Amendment bill went through committee; and the Transfer of Aids bill was read the third ■ irne and passed. Mr. Aldeiman Thompson moved a resolution declaratory a that "authority of the house having been vindicated, it was h the opinion of the house that its dignity and privileges would a be best maintained by'the immediate discharge of William Evans, Esq., out of the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms." He thought sufficient had been done to vindicate the privileges of the house.—Lord J. Russell opposed the motion; and after ■iome discussion the house divided on it. The numbers were, ;iyes, 76 noes, 149—majority against it, 73. j Sir E. Sugden then moved, but without intending to take tiie sense of the house on i', that the order of the house, di- re.-ting the sheriff to repay the sum of £64,°. to Messrs. Han- sard, be rescinded and it was negatived without a division. Mr. Law deferred till Monday his motion for calling ihe at- nation of the house to the petition of the Lord Mayor, Alder- men, and Commons of the City of London, for liberation of the Sheriff of Middlesex."—Mr. Godson gave notice that, on Monday, he should move-the liberation of such sheriff. A new writ was ordered for Morpeth, in the room of Lord Leveson, who had accepted the stewaidship of the Chiltern hundreds, and the house adjourned till Monday. T* t

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tHt LATE STEAM-BOAT COLLISION NEAR GRAVESEND. Many versions and incorrect statements having gone forth to the public, relative to the melancholy catastrophe which oe. curred on the morning of Thursday, off Gravesend. we by I before our readers an account of the calamity, elicited from the survivors anc others present on the occasion. James Clarke, OPS £ f llVe crew of the Tyrian, s'ates that he had the Anchor watch, on the night of Wednesday last, on board that vessel, at which time the captain, Mr. Cunningham, and his wife, as well as two passengers, Mr. Sheen and Mr. A anzellen, and the whole of his messmates, were in their berths below asleep. The crew's berths were in the forecastle, and I hose of the passengers in the state cabin. In the early part of the evening of the night in question, Mr. Sheen being well ac- quainted with some of the crew, joined them over some grog, in the forecastle, where he left him, and he did not see him return. About a quarter to one o'clock, whilst parading the deck, he heard the noise usually attendant upon the approach of a steamer, and on looking about perceived a large one in North. fleet Hope, about two miles from the Tyrian, which was lying south of mid-channel, abreast of the Custom-house, Graves. end. At this time the night was very clear, and the moon shone bright, enabling him to see to the extent of several miles. I he steamer, which proved to be the Manchester, bound for Berwick, had lights at its foremast, and also over its bow, but the Tyrian had none. The barque was not the only vessel at anchorage off the Custom-house three were lying to the south- ward of her, and the north side of the river was entirely free of craft of every description. He did not take particular notice of the course which the Manchester was taking, until within about three cables' length of the Tyrian, when, seeing that the steamer stood right on to her, he hailed hnr at the top of his voice, by shouting "Steamer, a-hoy!" Hearing no answer, he called again, and then heard a voice a-board the steamer sing out Starboard starboard He was convinced, when he heard these orders, and saw the vessel answer to the helm, that the Tyrian would be run down. Immediately after the order" starboard" was given, he saw a person on the paddle- box of the steamer, at which time she was not more than a cable's length off the Tyrian. Apparently perceiving the dan- uer, the person on the paddle-box called out, and motioned to the man at the helm to Hird a-port!" '•• i b he repeated twice or three times. The order was too lat • ;i seiuce a mo- ment had elapsed, before the Manchester upon the star- board quarter of the Tyrian, abreast of the foremast, with a frightful crash At this moment he was shouting down the forecastle to his messmates, For God's sake, come up we shall be run down when the force of the collision knocked him down, and in an instant the water made over the vessel. He was convinced she was rapidly sinking, for he cculd per- ceive that the bow of the Manchester had stove the starboard quarter completely in, and was itself sticking fast in the M>ws of the barque. He rushed to the jolly-boat, which was at- tached by a painter to the mizen rigging, which he jumped into, and was almost instantly followed by the captain, his lady, Mr. Vanzeller, and several of the crew, in their night dresses. They had scarcely obtained a footing in the boat, when the vessel went down and in their hurry and fright, having forgot to cut the painter by which it was attached to the rigging, it capsized and precipitated them all head-foremost into the water. As soon as he gained the surface, he swam to a portion of the rigging, which was still perceptible above it. Having gained hold of it, some one seized him by the leg, and on looking be- hind, he perceived it to be the mate, Thornton. The current being exceedingly strong, he was unable to maintain his hold for any length of time, and was obliged, owing to the weight of Thornton, to relinquish it, and swim to another part of the rig- ging, where he remained until taken off by two Gravesend wa- termen, in a boat in which they had afso picked up the captain and his wife, a custom-house officer named Bold, who had been on board, and some of the crew. They were then taken ashore to Waite's Hotel, adjoining the custom-house, where they received eveiy attention. He never saw Mr. Sheen or any of the boys who slept in the forecastle. After the collision, he was confident they never reached the deck. The Manchester managed to clear heiself from the Tyrian before the latter went down, which was within three minutes from the moment she was fiist struck. As soon as the Manchester got clear, she turned astern, and did not stop till she had got a cons'deiable distance from the spot where the Tyrian had sunk. T. e crsw of the Manchester made no attempt to save those on b, ar 1 the lyrian, nor even did they lower a boat, nor were the paddles ever stopped or eased until the collision took place. He was positive that had it not been for the assistance rende ed by the Gravesend watermen who picked them up, they must all have perished. John Adamson, ship carpenter of the Tyrian, states th:it he remained on deck in company with Clarke, on the night in question, until eleven o'clock, when he went into the forecastle, and turned into his berth on the larboard side, and went to sleep. He believed Mr. Sheen had fallen asleep on one of the lockers, and the other parties who had perished were in their berths on the starboard side. He was awakened by the noise uf the collision, and saw the water rushing in in a most frightful manner. He made the best of his way to the hatchway stairs, but before he had reached the top, he wa< up to his kn.es in water, and others of the crew were following him. If he had slept son the starboard side instead of the larboard, he had no doubt he should have perished, as the whole of that side ot the fore- castle was stoved in and his impression was, that they were either crushed to pieces by the bows of the steamer, or suffo- cated at once by the mass of water rushing in upon them, with- out the possibility of extricating themselves. He was certain they had never come out of the cabin, and he believed their bodies to be there still. Thornton, the chief mate, stales that he was asleep in the after part of the vessel, when he was awakened by a tremen- dous crash, which he at first imagined was an explosion of gun- powder, there being three bairels on board. He instantly jumped up and ran on deck in hia Bight drew, and the first person he saw was the captain's wife, Mrs. Cunuinghum, in her bed gown. She appeared in a distracted state of mind, and I on seeing him exclaimed, Oh heavens, Thornton, what's amiss? To which he replied, "We are either blown up or blown ùown;" but perceiving that the vessel was filling and pitching head foremost to the bottom, he exclaimed to her, Death stares us in our faces; you must get into the jolly boat, which is your only chnnce for life." Mrs. Cunningham flinched back, and said, Where's Cunningham?" To which he (Thornton) replied, to pacify her, that he was in the boat, although he was aware he had not yet come on deck. He then, with great (lifficulty, laid hold of her, under the arms, and forced her into the boat, into which he got himself, and was followed by the captain and a portion of the crew. At the mo- ment the vessel went down he knew the jolly boat was secured to the rigging by the painter, but he had not a knife to cut it, and they were all pitched head foremost into the water. On coming up he found that he was under the boat, which had turned bottom upwards, and he was obliged to dive again to get clear of ft. He then made for the rigging, on getting hold of which he also saw the captain swimming towards it, and Mrs. Cunningham, struggling in the water. She sank twice, and was sinking the third time, when the watermen came up, and one of them thrust down his oar and caught her by the arm, and succeeded in getting her into the boat. The waterman then came to the wreck and took up him and others, at which time 1MI'. Cunningham lay in the boat apparently a corpse. He had lost everything he was in possession of, which he valued at £120, as likewise had been the case with the rest of the crew, and had no clothes on when brought ashore, except- ing his shirt. No assistance was rendered them by the crew of the steamer. Capt. Cunningham states that he went to bed at nine o'clock and was awoke shortly before one o'clock by his wife, who drew his attention to the shouting on deck by Clarke before the collision took place. He immediately after heard a loud crash, but did not think much of it at first. Mrs. Cunningham got out of bed and he followed her, hearing the water rush down stairs, and on getting on deck he saw what had taken place. After he had been taken on shore and procured clothes, he pro- ceeded with a gentleman on board the Manchester which he found had her cutwater carried away, and other damage. He inquired for Captain Polwart, the commander of the steamer, and was told he was in the cabin, but could not be seen. He (Mr. Cunningham) then sent him a message, but he refused to see him, -and the Manchester sailed on the same day for Ber- wick. Mr. Cunningham states that the persons drowned are George Watker, a lad belonging to Aberdeen, 17 years of age James Smith, aged 19, whose parents live in the Shetland Isles; Robert Mason, aged 15, of Blackheath William Lee, a sea- man and Mr. Sheen, son of Mr. Sheen, of Holborn. The greatest kindness was received by the survivors at the hands of Mr. Waites, of the Commercial and Custom Hotel, and had it not been for the praiseworthy exertions of Lightfoot and De Warr, the two Gravesend watermen, they would all have perished. A passenger, of the name of Robertson, on board the Man- chester, gives the following account of the occurrence: He states that he was on deck at the time. The night was very clear, and at the time of collision the steamer was at full speed, and the tide was ebbing fast. It appeared to him that it was the intention of the man at the helm, instead of sweeping along the north channel, to go between the ships at anchor on the south of mid channel, by which a great distance of space would be gained. Since the unfortunate event, several attempts have been made to get the bodies of the sufferers from the wreck. On Saturday, Dean the diver Weftt down 1tud ait £ iopt«{l theater the forecastle but in consequence of the quantity of-spar^aud rope in his way, he was unable to effect his object. Several fruitless attempts have also been made 10 weigh the vessel, but it is expected that it will be accomplished on Monday. Up to the present time none of the bodies have been discovered, and it is expected'they are all in the forecastle. We are happy to add that the statement relative to the death of Mrs. Gunning- ham is the pure invention of some unprincipled paragraph- monger, who has not only imposed upon the press by such a fabrication, but also inflicted a greater wound on the feelings of the family and connections of Mrs. Cunningham. The greatest excitement prevails in the town of Gravesend, and on Sunday nhmbers of persons visited the wreck.—Morning Chronicle.

It is stated that the French Government have received a telegraphic despatch, announcing that the plague has just broken out at Alexandria. It is on board the Turkish fleet that this scourge has made its appearance. The Journal c/es Debuts announces that the commercial negotiatiations carried on for some time by French com- missaries with England and with Holland are both near to their conclusion. The writer says the Elnglish commis- saries have agreed 10 admit French mirrors and paper hangings at reduced duties, France admitting our iron mongery. Hopes were at first entertained that the French would lower thfir duties on wrought iron but this, it seems, is too difficult lor the present, and the diminution is to be merely III favour of tools, cutlery, and ironmon- gery articles. Tilis must occasion great disappointment. Even the Debuts thinks the French iron duties might be diminished onefonrth. The admission of our cheap earthenware is also an advantage obtained by the commis- saries. But the treaty, if concluded, is merely a com- mencement, as we believe it is amongst the stipulations to havearevisa) every tluee years. In the negotiations of the Dutch commissaries with France, one of the objects of the latter has been to open the navigation of the Mo xelle and the Meuse from the Rhine, so as to allow Hol, land to send colonial produce to the east of France. The Journal des Debuts approves of this, although it admits that it is contrary to the maritime system and interests of France:to allow the Dutch to import the cotton needed by the manufacturers of Alsace. French vessels employed in the trade of American cotton are a small proportion; and, by a reciprocity treaty with Holland, French vessels may continue to bring cotton from New Orleans to Rotter- dam, instead of bringing it to Havre, whence the transport is too tedious and expensive to the departments of the East. The journalist adds, that the Dutch Commissary has gained Ills point, and that Strasburg, Metz, and Siere, will be considered ports for the importation of colonial produce. AKTWEUP, FEll, 13.-The Commerce Beige says, We were well informed when we stated that the visit of M. Ouvrard to Brussels was connected with some great finan- cial operations. Wenowtearnfromanauthenticsource that he is engaged at Madrid in the realisation of a project concerning Spain and Belgium. This is the acquisition of the Philippine Islands for our advantage, on a basis en- tirely new, combining the means of deriving the greatest advantages from these colonies, and making them a grand depot for Belgian manufactures and produce. Besides pecuniary aid and credit given by the state, a society with a large capital would be founded."—Journal du Commerce d'Anvers, Feb. 14. HAMBURG, FEB. 14.—His Majesty the King of Hano- ver has issued a proclamation convoking the general As sembly of the Estates of the Kingdom. The proclamation, which is of very great length, enters into minute details of the measures adopted by hiS" Majesty, and the grounds of them, since his accession to the throne. The communica- tion of a change in the ministry was officially announced yesterday. His Majesty has been pleased to accept the resignation of Count Ramiblad, Minister of Justice, and has appointed in his room Count H. G. Trolle Wacht- meister. His Majesty has likewise accepted the resigna- tion of M. Von Lindencrenz, and has appointed in his room Baron O. W. Stael Von Holstein. Both changes are much approved by the public. Not to mention cir- cumstances which made Count Ramibald obnoxious to the public, his gieat age eighty two years, seems to he a sufficient reason for his retiring from public life. His suc- cessor, however, is a man advanced in years, who served the office of Chancellor of Justice twenty-four years; he is, however, universally esteemed. The other change is still more approved, especially as Baron Stael is very popular. THE KING OF SWEDEN.—The speech of the King of Sweden, on opening the Diet at Stockholm, on 25th ult, which is of unusua) tength, represents the kingdom as in a state of high prosperity, and states that,although the taxes have been annually diminished, there has since 1814 been expended in public works upwards of fifteen and a half millions of thalers, or about eighty millions of francs. Particular attention, it says, has been paid to the moral and religious education of the people, and the States are recommended to authorise the establishment of a primary school in each of the 1200 existing parishes. WAR wtru CHTNA.—By express from Paris we have received important news from China and India. The Bombay Courier, of December 28, contains intelligence brought from China to that place by the Good Success, Captain Fraser, which arrived there on the 23rd of Dec. It was announced by the Good Success that all the nego- ciations between the Superintendent and the Chinese go- vernment were broken off, and also the particulars of an engagement between her Majesty's ship Volage and Hya- cinth, and 30 Chinese war junks, in which the latter are said to have lost 900 men. The engagement was brought on as follows:—"Captain Eliot had proceeded on board the Volage, with the Hyacinth in company, to Chumpee, to deliver a chop to the commissioner, when a fleet of 29 war-junks sailed out with the manifest intention of sur- rounding the two ships of war, and continued to close of repeated and urgent-warning as to consequences, until it became necessary to open fire upon them; this was promptly returned by the junks, when a regular engagement ensued, and in less than half an hour, five of the junks were sunk, another was blown up, and the remainder, many of them in a disabled state, crowded all sail to escape. This they were permitted to do; the example that had been mada of them having been deemed sufficient—or rather, as it is said, Captain Smith, of the Volage, having yielded to the entreaties of Captain Eliot, to discontinue the destructive fire from the ships, and permit the escape of the fugitives. It is allowed that the Chinese fought pretty well; but the only damage sus- tained on our side, is stated to be a 12lb shot in the mizen mast of the Hyacinth." Letters state that new fortifica- tions were in course of construction at Hong kong; and the few English who had gone back to Macoa,were again warned away by Captain Eliot after the engagement. IMPORTANT FROM IN DIA.—Captain Outram has brought despatches from General Willshere, whose camp before Khelat he left on the night of the 15th ult., announcing the capture of that place on the 13th, and the death in the conflict of Mehrab Khan, the chief, all of whose principal I Sirdars were killed or taken, and hundreds of other pri soners. This was accomplished by a weak brigade of infantry (her Majesty's 19ih and 2d foot, and Bengal 31 si regiment), and six light guns, at mid-day, by storming the place in the teeth of 2,000 Beloochees, the elite of the nation, after a previous march and assault of some heights commanding t e approach, on which the enemy had six guns in position. Our loss was severe, 140 being killed ,ind vvoun e -a i°ut one-fifth of the number actually eng-iged, one othcer, Lieutenant Gravat, of the Queen's, among the ormer, and six or seven officers among the latter, but none severely. ° A Moscow paper relates that, a short time ago, M. I Katchyntsof, a landowner in the small village of Wejtow- ska, in exploring a ox s earth,discotered in it a treasure estimated at 600,000 rubles, consisting of coins of Ivan IV., and severa) others of the early Czars. It is believed the money was concealed by one of Mazeppa's aides-de- camp, who took refuge in that country. The whole was <ent to St. Petersburg, but the full value was paid to M. by of

MISCELLANY. VALUABLE FURNITURE.—Among the gentry of Eng- land, there was no man who could boast of a more valtta- ble assortment of ftirhiture than the late Mr. Hope, author the popular romance df tc ArtdStasiiis." We have not heard of the estimated worth of the fütriWjre affone; but including his splendid collection of pictures, it ftdS been valued by some persons at £300,000. Of course, sucn estimates can only be regarded as guesses at the actual value.—Grant's London Journal, No. V. CAUTION TO DRUNKAUDS.—It is calculated that 50,000 drunkaids die yearly in this countiy, and that one-half of the insanity, two-thirds of the pauperism, and three-fourths of the crimes of the land are the consequences of drunkenness. BuRNiSfa AS IDOL.—Daniel Isaac, the celebrated Wesleysn preacher, was fond of smoking and on One occasion an elderly lady entered the room, and, seeing him engaged with the pipe, lifted up her hands and exclaimed, as if pariicularly shocked at the sight of so much self-indulgence,—" Ay, Mr. Isaac, you are at your idol again Looking up to her with one of his quiet yet pleasantly demure expressions of feature he returned, puffing out a cloud of smoke, Yes, I am burning it 1" The proportion of illegitimate children in London, is said to be as 1 in 38. In Paris, it is as 1 in 5 in the rest of France, as 1 in 71 and in Stockholm, as 1 in 21 AN EXTEMPORE VELOCIPEDE.—There is a story told of an Irish post-chaise, the occupier of which, without quitting it, had to lake to his heels. It was going down hill as fast as wind and the impossibility of stopping could make it, when the foot passengers observed a couple of legs underneath, emu- lating. with all their might, the rapidity of the wheels. The bottom had come out, and the gentleman was obliged to run for his life. A friend of ours, who was travelling in Ireland, used to have this proposition put lo him by the postilion, whenever he approached a turnpike, Plase your honour, will I drive at the pike 1" The pike hung loosely across the road. The an- swer was always a cordial one Oh yes, drive at the pike." The pike made way accordingly and in a minute or two the gate people were heard and seen screaming in vain after the illegal characters:— II Fertur equis auriga, nequ8 audit currus.Yirgil, The driver's borne beyond their swearing, And the post-chaise is hard of hearing. THE QUEENS' GIANT CHEESE.—The Pennard cheese was made on the morning of the 20th June last with the milk of 750 cows, fifty dairy maids officiating at the ceremony. The shape is an octagon, the lineal edge 14 inches, depth 22 mea- sures, from angle to angle, 36 inches, containing 20,820 cubic inches; weight 10 cwt. A powerful press was made for the occasion, capable of giving a pressure of 40 tons. The fol- lower" is formed of a block of mahogany five inches thick, with the royal arms sunk in it, which appears in bas relief on the top of the cheese. To pieserre it effectually from vermin, •ie., a prison of beautiful wire-work surrounds it, covered with an octagonal pyramid of the same, surmounted by the royal crown. On the Queen's wedding-day a party from Ilminster was received by Messrs. Norris and Dunkerton, the projectors, and entertained, in the most hospital manner, in the room where the cheese stands, when a song written expressly for the occasion by Mr. T. Dibdin, and set to music by Mr. T. Williams. was sung to the great delight of a numerous com- pany who had assembled on this joyous occasion. The follow. ing is one of the verses :— The Pennard men then built a cheese The like was never seen 'Twas made, and press'd, and fit to pleas8 Our gracious lady Queen! And wedded to her royal love, May blessings on her fall, And Pennard cheese at dinner proTe The best thing-after all NOVEL MODE OF CONVEYING A STEAM ENOI*B.—It is but a short period that the Steam Engine has been used to convey post letters on land, and now for the first time a post letter is made the means of carrying a steam engine. Meesrs. Newton and Berry, of the Patent Office, Chancery-lane, London, have ( this morning received per post, from Messrs. Chadburn Bro- 'hers, Sheffield, a perfect working steam engine, constructed on the oscillating cylinder principle, with its fly-wheel, framing, boiler, and fire-place complete; the whole was enclosed in a case wrapped in paper, secured wilh string, and accompanied with a description of its construction and mode of working. The total weight being under four ounces, was charged as eight letters, which sum being pre-paid at Sheffield, cost eight-pence postage, and came safe to hand with its fellow penny travellers We understand that Messrs. Bailey, of Holborn, received last week, per post, a proof impression of an embossed metal plate, which being under half an ounce, was directed on its surface— pre-paid at Birmingham, and delivered as a penny post letter. Query.—How did the post-master put the post-office stamps upon itl—From Newton's London Journal of Artt and Scienccs. ORIGINAL ANECDOTE.—A jolly set of Irishmen, boon com- panions and sworn brothers, had made up their minds to leave the "old sod," and wend their way to Amenhy. They were five in number—two Paddies, one Murphy, one DennX. tnd one Teague. It so happened that the vessel they were to go in could only take four of them. At lenglh honest Teague ex- claimed, Arrah I have tt: we'll cast lots to see who shall remain." But one of the Paddies swore it was not jointetl to do that thing." You know, Teague," said he, that I am an arathmatician, and I can work it out by the rule of suhstrac- litm, which is a great deal better. But you must all agree to bide by the figures." All having pledged themselves to do so, fat proceeded—" Well, then, take Paddy from Paddy you can't; but take Dennis from Murphy, and Teague remains. By my soul, Teague, my jewel, and it's you that can't go." Why did Queen Victoria at her marriage resemble a soldier noing to be flogged ? Because she was tied to an (H) albeit. Upon a majority of five last session, the Tories called the House of Commons the Fives' Court—the game is now changed to vight-un. Do they like it better.—Examiner. It is remarked that the number of the great Irish temperance body would nearly reach from London to Edinburgh, allowing Inree feet for each individual to stand on, or more than would cover from the Giant's Causeway to Cape Clear. In London the legal professien consists of 1500 barristers, 100 conveyancers and pleaders, and 3000 solicitors and attor- neys. [What an army of crocodiles and alligators.j It is reported—not at the Mint, but in the clubs-thatll new gold corn is 10 be struck in honour of the Queen's marriage— It is to be a thirty shilling piece, 10 represent a sovereign and a half.—Herald. On the morning of the 5th inst., a whale of the rorqual" species, measuring 44 feet in length and 21 in its largest cir- cumference, was driven on the beach and killed, at Charmouth. PROfIT TROM THOROUGH-DRAINING.—A farmer in Lanark- shire, whose name we are not at liberty to use, tried the effects of thoiough-draining on a small field of four acres. Two acies of this field were drained in every furrow, the subsoil being re- tentive, but the upper soil was favourable to the growth of green crops. The other half was allowed to remain undrained, as the whole had been until the winter of 1837. In spring, 1838, the whole field was worked for, and planted with potatoes. The potatoes were sold, and the result was, that the thorough- drained half, yielded £45. an acre, whilst the undrained only realized.E13.an acre. The drained land thus yielded about three and one-hatf times the undrained and supposing that the draining cost, at the utmost stretch £10. an acre, the first crop, notwithstanding, not only repaid that cost, but left £22. an acre more than the whole crop per acre of the undrained land. What an encouragement does this simple fact and single in- stance of profit hold out 10 farmeis to spare no expense and in- dulge in no hesitation in thorough-draining retentive bottomed land Alihough £45. is a veiy large sum to obtain for an acre of potatoes, yet the crop was generally very deficient last year, and good potatoes were very scarce but it must not be supposed that that amount was all profit, for the expenses of raising and taking the crop to market are to he deducted from the value of the gross pfodure still forty-five and thirteen pounds give the relative values of produce obtained from drained and undrained land. It is worthy of remark, that draining renders strong soil capable of raising a large green crop even in a wet season, whilst soil in want of draining is comparatively materially injured in a wet season. It ilobvious that Ihe soil here spoken of only required draining to render it eminently qualified to raise green crops; and there is abun- dance such soil in the country.—Journal oj Agriculture.

THE MOON.—(A SONNET.) AGAIN the Moon, fair queen of silent night, Drives her gay chariot through the azure sky; The gh aming stars at her approach take fhght, Or veil their brightness as she passes by. Attendant orhs compose her glowing train, At courteous distance hymning sweet on high Her natal song—the sphere-exulting strain Resembling heaven's first love-taught melody. Beneath her path bright clouds translucent play, But there, perchance (though fair each fleeting form), With lightnings girt, preparing for affray, Lurks the wild spirit of the thunder storm. Ah thus it is. when all around looks fair, Broods o'er the soul the demon of despair. Newport, Feb. 18th, 1840. LEON.

IRELAND-FOR" THE QUEEN I" ON my couch of many a tear A pleasant voice I hear! They are shouting far and near! And between The pauses of their shout. Happy laughter breaketh out, And shaking hands about, For the Queen And the shoutings that I hear, Are not those I used to fear, o. As, before from year to year, It hath been, When, for plunder of my land, A cruel bigot band, 1 Yelled coldly, at command, King" or Queen I" But the shouters that I hear, They are my children dear, And the standard they uprear— 'Tis the Queen! As, in rapturous surprise, éourage dancing in their eyes, They roar unto the skies— For the Queen! She is a bride to day Loved, loving, young and gay In her hopes of future sway- Bless the Queen! Are there who bless her not Or would cloud her sunny lot ? Oh let them but in thought Touch the Queen Kilkenny. J. BAM.

THE LAST LOOK. FAREWELL, sweet sleeper I those dear eyes Have closed on sin and sorrow; And yet thy weeping father sighs To think that on the morrow He will not in that placid brow, Where Death so calmly dwelleth, That I could almost deem it now False in the tale it telleth. Yet why lament, my cherished one, No longer to behold thee, When thou art to our FATHER gone, Whose arms of love enfold thee Go, sweetest, go welcome the grave To all, if thee it taketh While the loved mortal sleeps below Above the immortal waketh. Yes, go, my child, to-morrow's sun Will shine on thy last dwelling; But thy to-morrows all are done. Where day's clear fount is welling. In one eternal nightless flow Of light and pure enjoyment; Where all that saints and angels know Shall give thee glad employment. Dearest, farewell! no more I'll weep, In thinking of the morrow But FAITH and HOPE my heart shall keep Rejoicing mid my SOHQW. Bath, Februftjj$thr 1340, W,

LONDON MARKETS. CORN EXCUANOI, IVFARK LANE, MONDAV, FEBRUARY 17.- Outsuppliell of wheat are small, and we have this morning a good demand for the best samples at an advance of Is. per qr., and (or other qualities the market is firm at the prices of this day week. There has been more demand for free foreign wheat, and full prices are obtained.—The value of flour is without al- teration;—Good malting barley sells readily at late prices, but riliddltng and inferior qualities meet a dull sale.—Beans and pease without alteration.—The arrivals of oats are not large, and the trade is fitm at fully the prices of this day week. §i t. ». i. Wheat Eneiish 64 to 70 Small Beans 42 lo 43 o .36 to 43 Tick Beans 3G to 31 Barle'v .» 32 t0 48 °at8 (P°la,oe) 28 t0 29 Ma1, .56 to 75 Ditto (Feed) 26 to 27 White Pease (Boilers) 4o IP 42 Flour 52 to 62 White Pease (Boilers) 4o IP 42 Flour 52 to 62 Grey Pease.39 to 40, Official Com A^raget. Imperial Weekly) Wht. Barl. I Oats. Rye,- Bea"» Pe"* Average, ending s. d. s. d.l s. d. s. u. 8* °l ?* i Feb. 7 64 11 38 S 24 0 37 8 & 7 39 6 AggregateAverage of 6 weeks,which regulates Duty. 65 7{ 39 2 23 11 3H 3 40 6 40 6 Duty on For.Corn 21 8| 3 4 12 3 12 6 9 6 9 6 SEED MARKET.—Fkb. 17. There were rather more buyers of red cloverseed to-day, but the factors were not able to establish any advance on the prices of last Monday. s. ». ■' a. Turnip,New,per bush. 10tol8 Clover, white, new. Ota ff RyeGrass,English,do. 30to 42 Trefoil 12 tff25 Clover,redEng.percwt.63 to85 Rapeseed, perlast, £ 25.to £ 2» SMITHFtKLU MARKET—FEB. 17. We have a large supply at market this morning, and consi- Ir dering the state of the weather, a steady trade is dotnu. though at rather a decline in piice for the primest Scots and old Downs. Veal and pork also partake of the tame, and may be quoted from 2d. to 4d. per 81bs. cheaper than this day week. Per at. of 8IbB., sinking the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Beef. 3 4 to 4 8 Lamb 0 0 to 0 0 Mutton .4 4 to 5 2 Veal 5 0 to 5 10 Pork. 4s. 4d. to 5s. Od. HOP INTELLIGENCE.-Fer. 17. Hops continue very firm, with a steady demand for all good sorts the better classes aie now nearly all out of the growers' hands. Kent Pockets, 1839 £ 3. 5«. fo £ 4. 10a, Ditto choice, ditto. £ 4. 15s. to i6. 15s. East Kent Pockets, ditto £ 4. os. to E6. 6s. Sussex ditto, ditto £ 3. 3s. to £ 3. 15s. Kent bags, ditto £ 3. 15s. to £ 5.15s. WOOL MARKET.—FKB. 17. During the last few days a considerable briskness in demand has been experienced, and those persons who were disposed to quit the stock which they had held so long, were enabled so to tin, and, consequently, business to some amount has been trans- acted; but generally, as soon as the dealers found out that there was an enquiry, they bought whatever they could meet I with at a market price, and preferred holding to selling; the market, however, instead of answering their sanguine expecta- tions, is flatter, and the trade, generally, retrograded to its pre- vious state of uncertainty. Per lb. s. d. I. d. Down Tegs 1 3 tol 3i Half-bred Hogs I 2J 1 3J Ewes and Wethers 10 1 1A Blanket Wool 0 6 0 8 Flannel ditto o 10 1 2 Combing skin 0 0 0 0 PROVISIONS. liutter, Cork, per cwt. £ 4 16a4 18 Beef, India prime, per tr. £ 7. lTsSd Belfast ~4 13 4 16 New Mess, do 0. 5s Dublin 4 8 4 5 Navy Sligo 4 4 4 6 Old India Do. £ 0 • 0 # Waterford 4 10 4 15 Old Mes« Do.0 0 0 0 Carlow 4 16 5 3 Hams, Yorkshire, n«w, Newry 0 0 0 Oj Small 3 17 0 « Limerick 4 14 4 16 Large 3 10 0 9 Dorset, per firk.O 0 0 0 Cumberland 3 10 3 |( Cumberland .0 0 0 0 Pork, India prime. £ 0 I9ia £ 7. Scotch, per cwt.3 12 4 7 Pr. Mess per brl. £ 4. £ 4. J«6d Cheese, Cheshire 2 ,3 3 18 Old India 6.13s04 New Do 0 0 0 0 India, free on board, 6.9s Od Glo'ster, Single.2 1 2 15 Mesi 3.10a Od Double.2 12 3 6 Scotch £ t. 17s £ j. J* Hacon, small singed,cwt. 2 7 19 Eggs, English, per 110, 8»6d. 9s Od Large 2 6 2 8 Scotch 7g6d8sAd Middles, scalded.2 4 2 10 Irish ft Jd jt 5^ Hams, Irish 3 2 3 3

PRICES OF SHARES AT LONDON. BRITISH MINKS. 3 £ c • w No. of NAME or o.12 ■ £ o ?S Shares COMPANI. Sr/3 E « -'C S'C S Z < e-XZ* ^PH fiau Q* < e-XZ* ^PH fiau Q* 50Q Anglesey 100 5 10 o ln 1,800 Arigna Iron & Coal Co.. 50 34 91 91 91 4,000 Bissoe Bridge 5 5 3 3 I 8,000 Blaenavon 50 40 37* 374 171 20,000 British Iron 50 50 21 2 a 1,000 Cariggan — 13$1 1 100 Copper Bottom — 41 30 30 30 1,000 Cornubian Lead Company — 34 3 2t 21 6,000 Cornwall Great United.. 12 9 1 1 1 1,000 Cuddra 10 8 8 8 ft 5,000 Dartmoor Consols 5 5 1 1 1 10,000 Durham County Coal Co. 50 321 2,000 Danescombe — — 3 25 21 2,000 De Dunstanville — — 3J ai «il 1,000 Duffield — — 16 144 15 2,000 East Cornwall Tin, &c. 66222 1,200 East Mulberry Hills H 3} 1 1 1 4,000 English 25 12A2112 3,200 Great VVh. Prosper. 25 71 6i 6i 6f 4,000 Great Wh. Charlotte. 2i 26 3i 3 3 2,000 Gemick — — 4 i i 10,000 Hibernian. 50 12 41 4 4 1,000 Holmbush. 100 14 40 38 40 2,000 Isle of Serk (Guernsey).. — 6} 11 11 11 12,000 Kellewerris 5 2| i 4- J 600 Llwyndyissa — 5 74 7k 20,000 Mining Co. of Ireland 25 7 15 14 15 o,000 Perran Consols 4J 44 J 1 1 3,000 Polberou Consols 10 10 1 1 1 6,000 Polbreen 541 1 { 2,000 Relislian 5 41 4. 5,000 Redmoor Consolidated .1 5 4! U 11 if 10,000 Rhymney Iron 50 50 39 39 39 8,000 St. Hilary 21 2i 4 4 800 South Towan 10 10 4 4 4 1,000 South VVh. Neptune — 2J 2$24 4,000 l'regollan 5 3J lj ji 4,000 Treleigh Consols 5 4J l| l| U 4,505 Tamar Consols 5 3 li 1 i 6,000 Tin Croft 10 6J 3* 3§ 3J 198 Trevaskus — 60 40 40 40 4,000 Trefoil — 1 £ 3 2} 3 4,000 United Hills 5 5 8j 81 81 2.000 Wendron 8 8 3 3 3 3,300 West Cork 50 50 — — — 5,000iWh-Harm. & Montague. 10 10 i J J 6.000^ Wicklnw Copper 5 5 8J 8 8 4,520 West Wheal Jewel 8 7J 3i 34 at 5.000| Wheal Sisters — i ii i i 1.0001 Wheal Julia — — 42 40 40 Nit. of Shares. CANALS. Price per Share. 2409 Monmouthshire .100i. sh. 202 1005 Brecknock and Abergavenny 1501 sh. 941 600 Glamorganshire, Average cost.. 172/. 13s.4d. 533 Swansea. 1001. sh. 265 3762 Severn and Wye & Railway. Av. 351, sh. 39 1960 Gloucester & Berkeley. lOOt. 269 Ditto (optional) notes. 60L 247 Neatli .o. lool. sh. 326 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 25,000 Monrtiouth S.& Glamorgan Sh.201.sh.lOi.pd. 16 20,000 North and South Wales IOI.sli.bi.pd. 101 10,000 Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 10/. pa. 30 50,000 West of England and South Wales? ,« Distiict 20/.sh.l24/ pd.$ 10,000 NationalProvinI.England.1001.sh .351.pd. 33; 25,000 Liverpool 1001. sh. 124/. pd. 22 50,000 Manches.&Liverpl.Disct.100/.sh. 15/.pd. 9J 20,000 Manchester.. 100Z. sh. 25Z. pd. 27 RAILWAYS. 2,500 Forest of Dean 50Z. sh. 50Z. pd. 40 2,000 Llanelly ]001. sh. 82l pd. 73 9,500 Birmingham & Gloucester. loot. sh. 701 pd. 551 350 Cheltenham lOOl. sh. lOOt. pd. it 7.500 Cheltm. 6c Gt. Western ..lOO/. sh. 45l. pd. 96 25,000 Great Western lOOLsh. 75/. pd. 66 5,000 Bristol and Exeter.lool. sh. 40Lpd. 17 BRISTOL PRICES CURRENT OF LEATHER AND RAW GOODS. lb. lb. d. d. lb. lb. d. It Crop Hides per lb 30.35—11 to] 24 Irish Skins —1J Is 40 48-13 14 Welsh Skins 31 40-14 to 50 60-15 If) 40 H-I4 17 Foieign Hides .80 35—12 134 45 50—18 20 40 45—H 13 62 56-20 24 Middlings 12 13 27 35- 12 IS Butts English. 16 20-—I4 IS Kips, English and Welsh. 15 I7 24 26-t5 16 Petersburgh 6 8 -17 19 28 30—10 18 g 10—14 17 extra 34 3Q -I7 19 East India ]« 19 Foreign. 16 20—14 15 Saal Skins, small 17 ]S 22 25—14^ 154 middling 14 18 28 30—15 ie large il 13 Extra strong 34 36-]6 17 Basils 0 II Best Saddlers' Offal, Foreign Bellies 64 8 Hides 37 40—14 £ 154 Foreign Shoulders. 8 11 Common ditto 35 40—13 14j Dressing Hid* Bell. 8 9 Shaved Hides 18 22—13 16 Ditto Shoulders 10 ||1 Shoe Hides 20 23—*4 124 Common ditto 27 29—11$I«J- n»w rrtnnn 82 34—il 13 HAW GOODS. Welsh Hides 114 12J Bull Hides 10 II Dry A. Hides 74 94 English Horso Hides 13 16 §alte<1 ^'tto 44 5 Welsh ditto 12 15 "Jitto « fl German ditto 13 16 Market ditto 24 U Spanish ditto 18 22 Mark.t calf skins 1 7{ Spanish ditto 18 22 Mark.t calf skins 1 7{ Ditto Shaved, without Petersburgh Kips 10 11 butts 12s to 16s fld each. East India ditto 9 13 Horse Butts 9 II ———— BestPatternskins 56 64-26 28 Bark £ 7 to £ 7.10s per ton. 65 70-25 27 Valonia. £ 15 to £ 18. os per ton. 80 100-20 2t Shumac 14s to 16s per cwt. tt0t20—t8 20 Ox Horns 45s to 35s per 12d. Heavy. 30 36.—12 15 Neu-port, Saturday, February 22, 1840: Printed and Published for the Sole Proprieter, EDWARD DOWLING, of Crindau, near Newport, at the MERI.IN General Printing Office, situate in Corn-street, in the Bo rough of Newport, by JOHN O'DWYER, of Hanarth- street, in the said Borough. London Agents:—Messrs. Newton and Co., Wanvick-squaie Mr. R. Barker, 33, Fleet-street; Mr. G. Reynell, 42, Chan- cery-lane; Mr. S. 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