which had their approval, and that body has declared in favour of the plan of Mr. Murray Vicars, the most easterly of the three, which, breaking through Paul-street, just below the Episcopal schools, crosses the present Fish Market, and enters the High-street in that direction. The plan thus approved, is throughout the greater part of its line that of Mr. William Cleeve, and a reference to both the plans, as originally published, will show it to be the case; the only difference, in point of fact, being a small diverging east on nearing the city walls, and thus running it to the Fish Market instead of Goldsmith-street; that in truth, the plan of Mr. Cleeve, as now adopted by Mr. Vicars, is the only approach to a straight line, there being the most incontestable evidence that the latter gentleman, at the outset, contemplated reaching the city by a more circuitous course.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

The first meeting of the Trustees for the Clifton suspension-bridge was lately held, when, in addition to the Master of the Society of Merchants for the time being, the Senior Sheriff for the time being, and Mr. Alderman Daniel (the three Trustees named in the Act), the following gentlemen were elected, viz.-Messrs. John Savage, James Adam Gordon, John Haythorne, George Daubeny, John Cave, Joseph Hay thorne, Thomas Stock, Philip Protheroe, John Scandrett Harford, George Hillhouse, Abraham Hillhouse, John Evans Lunell, John Hare, Thomas Kington, Wm. Fripp, James George, Edward Sampson, Joseph Cookson, Isaac Cooke, Wm. Wright, Henry Bush, Daniel Wade Acraman, George Thomas, T. R. Guppy, Charles Payne, and John Winwood.

A special meeting of the subscribers to the Bristol University was held last month, when it appeared from the report that 228 shares had been taken, leaving only 72 to be disposed of. It farther appeared, that the Council had been much occupied in endeavouring to find a suitable place for the building, but without success; and in the mean time they had taken a lease for three years of the mansion of the late Mr. Wright, in Parkrow, as a temporary establishment. R. Bright, Esq. moved the restoration of a resolution which had been rejected at the general meeting, for establishing a Theological Lectureship within the walls of the College, he (Mr. B.) being well convinced, that no education could be complete that did not embrace a study of the evidences of Christianity and Bible criticism. The resolution was unanimously agreed to; after which, the meeting separated.

To those who remember the state of the ground on which Pittville, Cheltenham, stands, only three or four years since, the alteration there must appear like the effect of magic, as it now forms one of the most elegant properties in the kingdom; and its va lue in the estimation of strangers is amply proved by the number of genteel residences already built on the ground allotted for streets and squares, which, at no distant date, will form a splendid new town. The approach to Pittville is through one of the most beautiful shrubberies that can well be conceived, and it exhibits a tasteful variety of sylvan walks, flowery parterres, and spacious lawns, which are arranged in a manner highly creditable to the taste of the projectors. On arriving at the end of the first plantation, the picturesque lake breaks gently on the view, with its banks of

sloping verdure rising from the water, which is enlivened by one or two pleasure-boats and a miniature sloop; while the elegant bridges at each extremity of the sheet of water do not fail to excite the admiration of all who visit this enchanting scene. Beyond the lake there is a walk leading to the front entrance of the pump-room, the view of which is rendered bold and striking by the ascent of two spacious flights of steps, which place the building, as it were, upon a spacious platform that adds much to the splendour of the coup d'œil. The design and architecture of this edifice, with its noble colonnade of Ionic pillars and lofty dome, presents the classical appearance of some temple of the ancients; and from the eminence on which it is placed, it commands an extensive view, including the shrubberies and town in the foreground, with the striking amphitheatre of hills in the distance, and the vale of Gloucester on the west, which may be compared to an Italian landscape. Prior to entering the building, are seen the sculptured by Mr. Gahagan, in Bath stone, in a manstatues of Esculapius, Hygeia, and Hippocrates,

ner that confers considerable fame on that artist. The countenances of Esculapius and Hippocrates are masculine and commanding, and bear upon them the impress of godlike thought and wisdom; in flowing and graceful drapery. The grand sathe attitudes are dignified, fand partly enveloped length and 37 broad, with a proportionate height, loon in the interior of the building is 87 feet in rising in the centre to the summit of the dome, the ceiling of which is ornamented in the most tasteful and classical manner. Beneath the springing of the arch of the dome is a lofty and handsome gallery of wrought iron, which, with the whole of the roof of the building, is supported by fluted Ionic columns, surmounted with a beautiful cornice and entablature.

HAMPSHIRE.

The annual speeches and prize compositions were delivered, last month, at Hyde Abbey School, Winchester, under the superintendence of the Rev. H. Richards. The selections were from the best Greek, Latin, and English classics, and received full effect from the exertions of the young orators, who acquitted themselves, generally speaking, with more than their usual credit. The Latin prize, "Sinus Neapolitanus," was adjudged to Mr. Woodham; and the English, "Jonah at Nineveh," to Mr. Grant. An English composition, of considerable merit, was also recited by Mr. Harris. In consequence of the difficulty of deciding between his pretensions and those of his more successful rival, Mr. Grant, the prize for elocution is not yet awarded.

LANCASHIRE.

The Liverpool and Manchester Railway is now so far completed, that the directors lately travelled from Liverpool to Manchester, as far as Oldfieldlane, at the entrance of Manchester. This is the first time the whole distance has been accomplished, and it was done in the most satisfactory man. ner. The directors travelled in two coaches, and were drawn by the Arrow locomotive engine: seven waggons laden with stone being drawn after them: the whole weight of the engine and load was thirty-nine tons, with which they performed the distance in two hours and twenty-one minutes; twenty minutes having been consumed in taking

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WALES.

⚫ Great improvements are now carrying on in the ancient sea-port of St. Dogmell's, near Cardigan. Last week the foundation of a large pile of buildings was laid, together with an extensive quay, lime-kiln, and store-houses. Several respectable new mansion houses are intended to be erected at the completion of the present buildings, for which great encomiums are daily heaped on Morris Williams, Esq. of Cwmgloyn, the sole proprietor of these undertakings. St. Dogmell's was in former times a place of great resort, being once the seat of several Princes of great renown, Rhys ab Tewdwr Mawr, Rhys ab Gruffydd, &c. Ruins of stately palaces are now to be seen, together with the Bishop's palace, and also of a most celebrated Abbey, which stood nearly in the centre of the town, to which religionists then resorted from all parts of the country. Since the revolution the town dwindled into insignificance, having hardly any traces of its former grandeur, but, by the laudable exertions of the above gentleman, it begins to emerge itself from obscurity.

SCOTLAND.

A Society under the name of the Glasgow Celtic Society has been formed in Glasgow, for the purpose of promoting and improving Gaelic literature. The distinguishing feature of this society is a proposal to make a complete change in the orthography of the language, to write every word exactly as it is pronounced, introducing, when necessary, letters unknown to that primitive tongue. For this system they advance various plausible reasons, such as avoiding misunderstandings, and establishing a more fixed system of orthography; and it certainly has the arguments of brevity and simplicity to recommend it, and has been adopted both in the French and Italian languages. The advocates of guttural and quiescent consonants oppose this innovation as destructive of all etymology in the language, likely to introduce confusion, and confound the derivation of words. It appears a most formidable task to learn either to speak, read, or write it; and young Highlanders in counting-houses care little about Gaelic, and are sometimes ashamed of their mother tongue. It is not in very general request either in the literary or

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These banks, when they are placed upon a permanent footing, and so managed as to be kept free of speculation, will afford an admirable test of the relative condition of the labouring classes. The deposits have increased 290,0007. in Ireland in five years, or nearly 60,000l. per annum on an average, but in 1826 and 1829 there was an absolute diminution; and if no change in the rules, or in the rate of interest operated then to discourage the making of deposits, these two years must have been times of comparative privation with the labouring classes.

The following is the account of the produce of the Irish Copper Mines, sold at Swansea since the 31st of December 1829, at which date the audits stated in the report were closed, up to the 2d of this month :

Knockmahon 678 tons, producing £6,736 7 6
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4,097 5 0

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The attention of the mercantile world throughout the kingdom has been a good deal taken up with Mr. Goulburn's scheme of reducing the duty on the impure sorts of sugar, which is as follows:

On all brown, or Muscovado, or clayed-sugars, the produce of, and imported from, the British possessions in America or the island of Mauritius, according to the average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, published in the manner directed by law; viz:

If the value of such sugar shall exceed such average price by more than 1s.

If such sugar shall not exceed in value such average price by more than 1s.

If such sugar shall be of less value than such average price by 2s.

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If such sugar shall be of less value than such average price by 4s.

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On all other such sugar, the produce of and imported from any other places 3 3 0 The Sugar Markets in the Metropolis and the principal trading provincial towns have been thrown into a state of great agitation and confusion in consequence of the announcement of these extensive modifications relative to the duties. Opinions vary a good deal as to their practicability, or even the probability of their ultimately passing throngh Parliament. The plan is certain ly not matured, and the difficulties in carrying it into effect are considerable. Nevertheless it must

be admitted, that it is not only ingenious, but, if carried into execution, will relieve the planter. Meanwhile all business in sugar is suspended. The holders of low brown have withdrawn their sugars from market, and prices have remained merely nominal. It is expected that the practical effect of the proposed modifications on the market will be to raise the price of low sugar, and reduce the price of the fine.

In refined sugars, however, a good deal of business has been done in the course of the month. The demand has arisen from the execution of orders for exportation, chiefly to the Mediterranean, and parcels were speedily taken off as they were brought forward on the market, at full high prices. The loaves for the double-refined bounty at 38s. to 398. have been especially in demand; but they were scarce. Few sales of foreign sugar have taken place since the agitation of the new sugar duty.

The spirit of speculation has already begun to manifest itself in the Corn Market, in consequence of the unpromising weather that we have had for several weeks past. The average prices, however, have remained unaltered. Those on wheat, which, in the early part of the month, were at 65s. 10d. imperial weekly, and 658.10d. aggregate six weeks, consequently establishing a duty on foreign wheat of 21s. 8d., have only varied up to the close of the month, the imperial weekly to 66s. 5d., and the aggregate six weeks to 65s. 8d., thus maintaining the same rate of duty on importations. There have been large arrivals of foreign wheat and flour, but the show of English samples has not been very great.

A still greater degree of activity has lately taken place at the Corn Market of Liverpool than we have to record in regard to that of London. Besides a steady and increasing demand from the millers for every article of the trade, there has been an active speculative inquiry for both bonded and free grain; the transactions have been on a very extensive scale, and free wheats have been held at an advance of 3d. to 4d. a bushel, with few sellers. Bonded wheat has been in request at a similar improvement, and all the loose parcels have been latterly disposed of. The sales in United States' sweet flour under lock, including those sold to arrive, have exceeded thirty thousand barrels, at an advance of 1s. to 2s. per bar. rel, 28s. being readily obtained. This article, duty paid, had previously moved very slowly. The supplies in Liverpool have been chiefly from foreign ports, and, with the exception of about three thousand barrels from Canada, were nearly all placed under the King's locks. The only alteration in the corn duties has been on rye, which has risen 18. 6d. per quarter.

All the corn duties in France have remained unaltered during the last month, and the same ports have continued open. No charge is expected to take place in July.

We are sorry to say that the latest advices from all the hop districts of the kingdom are extremely unfavourable: the market has, however, been rather dull all the month. This year's duty is hardly expected to amount to 125,0007.

Considering the continued suspension among the manufactories of cotton goods for the fancy trade, in consequence of the King's illness, and the sudden alarm which had been spread throughout the country on the publication of the very

first bulletin, a good deal of business has continued to be done in the Cotton Market of Liverpool, and prices have been very well maintained. In the metropolitan Cotton Market, very little has been done. The manufactories throughout the country are completely paralysed, and all descriptions of trade for the home consumption have participated, in more or less degree, of the stagnation. Even the cloth manufactories, which had received some considerable orders for black colours, have since remained in suspense, the occasional favourable symptoms in his Majesty's disorder, and the ambiguous language of the bulletins, having thrown great uncertainty as to the period at which the lamentable catastrophe may take place.

In the Coffee and Indigo markets, little has occurred worthy of attention.

The East India Company's Silk Sale commenced rather languidly in the earlier part of the month but some animation afterwards occurred, and an advance of two per cent. took place in the fine qualities, and of a quarter per cent. in the coarser ones. By the private trade, 3814 bales of China, 347 of Bengal, and 117 of Persian, were added. Nearly the whole stock has gone off.

Some business has been done in Tallow, but prices have hardly varied from those of the preceding month. There is a difference of 28. in the last month's price of tallow, and that of the corresponding period of last year. The present price is 35s. 3d. and that of 1829 was 37s. 3d. There is also a much greater stock on hand; it is computed at 14,835 casks; whereas last year's stock at the same period amounted to 8011 casks. This difference, both in stock and price, is owing to the opening of the Black Sea, from whence a great supply of tallow has consequently arrived, which had been some time locked up in the Russian ports there on account of the war with Turkey.

The carpet-mauufacturers are, perhaps, the only branch of trade which can hoast of activity at the present moment in the country. The low price of wool has enabled the makers to bring them forward so cheap as greatly to increase consumption. On the other hand, the demand for Tartan in the Scotch manufacturing districts has fallen off, and the weavers employed in that branch complain of curtailed employment.

It may be worth recording here, for the benefit of the subscribers to "The New Monthly Magazine," who may be interested in the matter, that by an Act of Parliament at present in progress, the duties on wheeled carriages are considerably reduced. Carriages with four wheels are to be charged 47. 108. instead of from 67. to 9l. as hitherto, and only 31. 5s. if the wheels are of less diameter than 30 inches, and drawn by ponies. Carriers' waggons with four wheels are to be charged 27. 10s.; with two wheels, 11. 58.; and no additional duty than what is paid by schedule F. of the previous act to be charged for any increase of the number of horses. By the same act, exemptions are made of carriages with less than four wheels, less than 30 inches diameter, and drawn by ponies less than twelve hands high, if not let for hire, and of one horse employed by farmers paying less rent than 2007. a-year. These exemp tions are only to be allowed when a return is regularly made, and exemption claimed.

This has been an idle time for the dabblers in English funds. The Consol books were closed on the 3rd, for the payment of the dividends, and to

this circumstance is to be chiefly ascribed the unusual stagnation which has since prevailed on the English Stock Exchange. Under the apprehension that the facilities of money withheld by the suspension of transfers might occasion an inconvenient scarcity among the monied men, the Bank of England has extended its facilities for discounts for the period during which the Consol books would continue closed. This measure has, in fact, tended in some degree to obviate the scarcity in the Stock Exchange, and the rate of interest has continued there at two and a half to three per Cent. Owing to these circumstances, fluctuations in Consols have been unimportant, the price having ranged, from the 1st to the 25th, only about five-eighths per Cent. that is, from 92 one-quarter to 92 seven-eighths. The quotations in the other English funds have been nearly stationary, and business in them has been almost entirely confined to sales on account of the Savings' Banks, which have taken place to some extent.

The turn of Greek affairs has considerably altered the credit and the price of Greek stock. There has been occasionally an inquiry for it, in consequence of orders received from Holland, but to a very limited extent, when compared with the demand which had for some time before prevailed in the Foreign Stock Exchange. The price of Greek bonds has averaged this month at 37. In the other Foreign Funds nothing has occurred worthy of particular notice. The following list will show the closing prices of the 25th, which generally evince but a slight difference from those of the preceding month.

Bank Stock, 215 and a half. - 3 per Cent. Reduced, 91 and a half.-34 per Cent. 1818, 99 three-quarters.-3 per Cents. Reduced, 99 one-eighth.-4 per Cents. 1826, 104 three-quarters. -Long Annuities, to 5 Jan. 1860, 19 one sixteenth.

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- Annuities, 30 years, Dividend due April. & Oct. 18 seven-eighths.-India Bonds, 3 per Cent. So, South Sea Old Annuities, 91 three-eighths.-Exchequer Bills, 10007. 14 per diem. Ditto, 500. Ditto, small, 80. 78.-Consols for the Account, 92 threeeighths. French 5 per Cent. Rentes, Dividends due 22d March and 22d September, 104 to 105.-Ditto, 3 per Cents. Dividends due 22d June and 22d of Dec., 77 and a half to 78 and a half.-Prussian per Cent. Bonds, of 1818, in £ Stlg. Dividends (payable in London) 1st April and 1st Oct. 102.— Russian 5 per Cent. Bonds in £ Stlg. Dividends (payable in London) 1st March and 1st Sept. 109. -Danish 3 per Cent. Bonds, in £ Stlg. Dividends (payable in London) 31st March and 30th Sept. 73.-Neapolitan 5 per Cent. Bonds, Dividends due 1st Jan. and 1st July, 88 and a half.— Spanish 5 per Cent. Bonds of 1821 and 1822 in £ Stlg. with Dividend from 1st Nov. 1823, 17 seven-eighths.-Colombian 6 per Cent. Bonds, of 1824 in £ Stlg. with Dividend from 15th of Jan. 1826, 23 three-eighths, one-quarter, one-half.— -Mexican 6 per Cent. Bonds in £ Stlg. Dividend from 1st July, 1827, 37 and a half.- Greek 5 per Cent. Bonds in £ Stlg. with Dividend from 1st January, 1827, 36-Brazilian 5 per Cent. Bonds in £ Stlg. Dividends (payable in London) 1st of April and 1st Oct. 72 and a half.

SHARES.

Anglo-Mexican, 371.- Bolanos, 190 to 200.Brazil Co. S and a half to 9 and a half.-Do. Imperial, 73 to 74.- Do. National, 28 and a half to 29 and a half.-Do. Del Rey, 7 to 7 and a half.-Do. Cocaes, 7:15 to 8:5.-Colombian, 9 to 9 and a half.-Real Del Monte, 61 to 63.United Mexican, 16 to 17.-Mexican Company,

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May 21. J. FARRANT, Strand, tailor. R. BULLEY, sen. Maldon, Essex, tailor. R. BACK, Mitchell-street, Old-street, St. Luke's, back maker. W. WILLIAMS, Drury-court, Drury-lane, licensed victualler. LEWES East Anstey, Devonshire, cattle salesman. STIEGER, John-street, Chicksand-street, Spitalfields, sugar refiner. A. G. CAMPBELL, Lower Grosvenor. place, Pimlico, apothecary. J. TUTT, Rye, Sussex, cabinet maker. W. BELTON, Skinner street, Bishopsgate street, victualler. J. BROUGH, King-street, St. James's, victualler. J. HOLLINGS, Leeds, Yorkshire, victualler. W. BINNS, Stayly Bridge, Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, cotton spinner. J. BROWNRIGGE, Keswick, Cumberland, woollen manufacturer. W. LEWIS, Bach, silk mercer. J. T. ROSE, Witney, Oxfordshire, grocer. W. DEAN, Manchester, stationer. May 25. R. LLOYD, Jerusalem Coffee House, master mariner. JE. MERE, Bedminster, Somersetshire, tanner. H. WYLIE, Bank Chambers, merchant. LAMPRELL, Chelmsford, Essex, linen draper. BRYDONE, Leicester, carver and gilder. R. RAVALD, Manchester, ironmonger. T. ALEXANDER, Man. chester, merchant. W. H. FLETCHER, Greenwich Brewery, Ripley, Pentridge, Derbyshire, common brewer. J. CROSBY, Spofforth, Yorkshire, joiner. E. BARDSLEY. jun. Rhodes Mill, Oldham, Lancashire, cotton splaner. R. ROBERTS, Liverpool, slater. T. CUS SONS, sen. G. CUSSONS, and T. CUSSONS, jun. Manchester, cotton spinners. May 28. M. HYSLOP, Tokenhouse-yard, London, mercbant. J. SEARLE, Lombard street, London, bill broker. J. T. CORDINGLEY, Lombard-street, London, laceman. J. WALKER, Allen-street. CarlisleJane, Lambeth, builder. W. A. SHORE. Lane End, Staffordshire, wine merchant. R. BUXTON, Skinnerstreet, Snow-bill, London, milliner. H. C. A. W. PENGREE and J. NOLDWRITT, Princes-street, Commercial-road, Lambeth, ironmongers. G. PURNELL, High street, Shoreditch, victualler. R. JOHNSTON,

J. ARTHUR, Bath, baker. W.SMITH, W. SOWDEN, and J. SOWDEN, Warring ton, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers. T. PEAKE, jun. Oxford, wine merchant.

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