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COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COLONIAL PRODUCE.-Sugars.-The business done since our last report has been limited, and prices declining. The stock of British plantation sugar is now 2900 casks more than last year at this time; the present prices 4s. per cwt. lower per Gazette average. Cotton.-This article is acquiring attention as an object of speculation. The accounts from Glasgow notice more extensive business in cotton than had been remembered for a long time.-Stock of cotton, March 31, 1819,-371,400 bags; same period last year 152,933 bags,-Imports of cotton in March 1819:

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Coffee. Within the last two weeks, coffee has fallen in price as follows: Demerara and Berbice about 10s. per cwt. Jamaica and St Domingo 15s. East India and Brazil, 20s. per cwt.-Rum continues in some request, particularly for exportation; prices, however, little varied. Tobacco is chiefly in demand for export; the request for home consumption is confined to small parcels for immediate supply. Oils. The market is still heavy; whale oil a shade lower; in other descriptions little variation.

EUROPEAN PRODUCE.-The prices of Tallow are nominal; little or no business doing. Hemp and Flac remain unvaried. Brandy continues exceedingly heavy, and Geneva without alteration.-April 13.

British Manufactures, Exports and Imports. An account of the total, real, or declared value of the produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom, exported from Great Britain during each of the three years ending 5th January 1819.

1817.

L. 42,955,256

1819.
L. 48,903,760

Total official value of foreign and commercial merchandise exported from Great Britain to all parts of the world.

1817. L.14,545,964

1818.
L. 43,626,253

1818.
L. 11,534,616

1819. L.12,287,274

An account of the total value of all articles imported into Great Britain during each of the three years ending the 5th January 1819, as calculated at the official rates of valuation.

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Course of Exchange, London, April 13.-Amsterdam, II: 6. Ditto, at sight, 11: 3. Rotterdam, 11 : 7. Antwerp, 11 8. Hamburgh, 33: 11. Altona, 34: 0. Paris, 3 days sight, 23: 80. Bourdeaux, 24: 10. Frankfort on the Maine, 141. Madrid, 383. Cadiz, 39. Gibraltar, 34. Leghorn, 51. Genoa, 47%. Lisbon, 57. Oporto, 57. Rio Janeiro, 604. Dublin, 13. Cork, 13 per cent. Prices of Bullion per oz.-New Dollars L.0: 5: 6. Silver in bars standard L. 0:56.

Premiums of Insurance at Lloyd's.-Guernsey or Jersey 20s.-Cork or Dublin 20s.--Belfast 20s.-Hamburgh 20s. to 25s.-Madeira 20s. to 25s.—Jamaica 30s.Greenland out and home 31g.

Weekly Prices of the Public Funds, from March 17, to April 14, 1819.
17. Mar. 24. Mar. 31.|April 7. April 14.

Bank stock,

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ALPHABETICAL LIST of ENGLISH BANKRUPTS, announced in March 1819, extracted from the London Gazette.

Anderson, H. W. Middlesex, merchant
Bigg, J., and C. Halfield, common-brewers
Barnett, A. London, glass-dealer
Barnes, J. Portsea, builder

Baker, S. Brighton, linen-draper

Barter, R. and H. Bishop's Waltham, grocers
Brunwell, R. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hatter
Barton, W. London, upholsterer

Brooke, N. London, shoe-manufacturer
Buckland, T. Langley, brick-maker
Barfoot, J. London, fancy-stationer

Booth, J. Gloucester, earthen-wareman

Burton, W. Cornhill, auctioneer

Burraston, W. Worcester, hop-merchant

Bennet, J., A. Tabbener, and C. Scudamore, Man-
chester, woollen-cord-manufacturers
Brodie, H. Liverpool, linen-draper
Bell, C. F. Middlesex, victualler
Beer, W. Plymouth Dock, ironmonger
Blake, J. Parsons Green, Fulham, brewer
Bamforth, J. jun. Wathe-upon-Dearue, York,
butcher

Burchall, R. Ashton-within-Mackerfield, Lancaster, dealer

Booth, J. Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derby, brewer Bush, H. Wick and Abson, Gloucester, dealer Burminster, J. W., and C. L. Vidal, London, merchants

Cameron, J. Manchester, merchant

Chaster, G. J. and T. York, coal-dealers
Cocksedge, T. A. Woolpit, Suffolk, merchant
Cook, W. P. Plymouth, merchant
Chamberlain, W. Bristol, corn-factor
Canstal, N. London, druggist

Cricket, D. Hoffam, Kent, timber-merchant
Chant, J. Walsall, Stafford, flour-seller
Cross, J. H. Bristol, corn-factor

Cheppet, E. Walcott, Somerset, cabinet-maker Campbell, D., B. Harper, and A. Baillie, London, merchants

Cox, J., and J. Morgan, Gutter-Lane, London, glovers

Carlisle, W., and F. Hodgson, Bolton-le-Moors,
Idealers in 'cotton-yarn

Cole, R. London and Surrey, haberdasher
Cotton, G. Manchester, plasterer

Cotterell, E. M., and C. G. Middlesex, dealers⚫
Dobie, A. Liverpool, master-mariner
Dyson, R. Doncaster, corn-dealer
Dunnage, H. Colchester, miller
Dampier, E. London, seed-crusher
Dickinson, W. Scalby, York, coal-merchant
Dalgairns, P., and E. Winslow, London, ship-

brokers

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Hoffman, J. London, brewer

Howard, J. Liverpool, flour-dealer

Hunt, J. Cheltenham, brandy-merchant
Helicar, T., and J. Bristol, merchants

Harman, T. C. Wisbeach, Cambridge, linen-draper

Hornshaw, T. Halifax, grocer

Jammieson, J. Globe Street, Middlesex, mastermariner

Jones, G. E. Bedford, bookseller
Johnston, J. Sheffield, draper

Kent, A. Deptford, baker

Knowles, J. Stroud, Gloucester, innholder
Lesslie, A. London, provision-merchant
Lawes, T. Amesbury, Wilts, corn-dealer
Lamb, J. M. Pilkington, Lancaster, calico-printer
Lea, W. Birminghara, victualler
Mial, M. Portsea, merchant

Mercer, J. Heath Street, Middlesex, mariner
Masters, J. Dartford, grocer

Morton, J. Ainsworth, cotton-manufacturer
Mycock, H. Manchester, provision-dealer
Murray, J. Landon, cordwainer
Moule, H. St Michael, Bath, baker
Miller, R. London, bookseller
Macdonald, R. Frant, Sussex, shopkeeper
Mountjoy, R. Ealing, nurseryman
Moore, T. R. Middlesex, paper-stainer
Norris, H. Bolton-le-Moors, confectioner
Nelson, T., and E. Smith, Bolton, bed-quilt-ma
nufacturers

Newton, H. London, tailor

Needes, J. London, coal-merchant

Pinkerton, T. Warwick and London, merchant Pigot, W. London, grocer

Power, T. F. London, merchant

Price, T. Liverpool, baker

Pearse, W. London, Blackwell-Hall factor

Peel, J., C. Harding, and W. Willock, Fazely, Tamworth, cotton-spinners

Parkinson, T. sen. T. Parkinson, jun, and J. Lilley, York, rail-merchants

Pearson, J. Portsmouth, mercer

Pegrom, M. and J. Middlesex, dealers

Ratcliffe, T. and J., Ewood Bridge, and R. and J. Ratcliffe, Manchester, calico printers

Rugg, J. Bristol, victualler

Relph, W. Lewknor, Oxford, farmer
Stein, J. London, rectifier

Starkey, W. London, bricklayer
Stephens, J. London, merchant

Sykes, J. jun., J. Sykes, and W. Redfearn, Almonbury, fancy-manufacturers

Stanley, K. Hope, Derby, meal and flour-dealer Sibley, J. London, drysalter

Stalker, D., and A. D.,Welch, London, slop-sellers

Stubbs, W. Leek, Stafford, innholder

Simpson, F. Huddersfield, woolstapler

Taylor, T. London, master-mariner

Tuckett, J., and E. H., Bristol, grocers

Trahair, T. Newlyn, West Cornwall, baker

Tatum, W., and E. Palmer, London, paperstainers

Turner, W. London, stationer

Thistlewood, G. London, flour-factor

Vigers, W. R. London, merchant
Westwood, C, Bristol, merchant

White, J., and W. French, Kennington, dyers
White, S. London, victualler

Whitmarsh, H. H. Wingham, Kent, maltster
Williamson, T. Leigh, Lancaster, provision-dealer

Wright, W. Kirkdale, near Liverpool, victualler

Watson, H. London, merchant

Williams, D. Bath, saddler

Wood, S. Bolton, banker

Whitebrooke, J. Chester and Stafford, shoemaker Whatton, J. Liverpool, cattle-dealer

Webb, A. London, coach-proprietor

ALPHABETICAL LIST of SCOTCH BANKRUPTCIES and DIVIDENDS, announced in March 1819, extracted from the Edinburgh Gazette.

SEQUESTRATIONS.

Anderson and Mackintosh, Glasgow, merchants

and manufacturers

Barrie, Thomas, Edinburgh, merchant Brodie, George, Leith, merchant

Cadell, Thos. and Co. Edinburgh, brewers Christie, George, Perth, tanner

*Cockburn and Baird, Edinburgh, mill-wrights
Douglas, James, of Burnbrae, partner of George
Loudoun and Co. Glasgow, merchant
Galli, Charles, Leith, jeweller

Gillespie, Richard, Anderston, Glasgow, calicoprinter

Hamilton, T. Stirling, hardware-merchant

Hay, Robert, Nether-place, bleacher

Henderson, T., and W. and Co. Edinburgh, merchants

Hogg, William, Edinburgh, cabinet-maker
Johnstone and Allan, Crieff, saddlers
Kirk, William, Glasgow, merchant

Knox, Arthur, Edinburgh, builder and glazier
Lang, Smith, and Co. Parkholm, near Glasgow,
merchants and calico-printers
Maclean, Charles, Edinburgh, merchant
Meldrum, Robert, St Andrews, banker
Pitcairn David, Leith, merchant

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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

Oct. 21. 1818. At Mullye, in the East Indies, the lady of Major Charles P. Hay, a

son.

Feb. 24. 1819. At Criggie, Mrs Low, a son. 25. At Celle, Hanover, the lady of Major-General Hugh Halkett, K.C.B. and C.B. a daughter

28. At Glenkindy, the lady of Sir Alex. Leith, a son.

March 1. The lady of Thomas Mylne, Esq. of Mylnefield, a son.

2. In Cavendish Square, London, the lady of Admiral J. E. Douglas, a daughter. At Sandhouse, Shetland, the lady of John Scott, Esq. jun. of Scalloway, a daughter.

4. At the Hague, the lady of John Toring Ferrier, Esq. a son.

5. At Colliepriest, Devonshire, Lady Mary Hay, a daughter.

6. At Edmonstone House, Mrs Wauchope of Edmonstone, a daughter.

At Levenside, Mrs Blackburn of Killearn, a son.

7. At Mansfield, the lady of W. Thomson Honyman, Esq. of Mansfield, a son and heir.

Mrs Mowbray, Howe Street, Edinburgh, a son.

The lady of George Bell, Esq. City Road, London, a daughter.

At Aberdeen, Mrs Ferguson of Kin

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22. At Montague Place, Russel Square, London, the lady of Capt. Forrest, a son.

23. At Aberdeen, the lady of Capt. Mackay, 70th regiment, a daughter.

24. Mr Wright, Greenside Place, Edinburgh, a daughter.

At Wauchope, Roxburghshire, Mrs Scott of Wauchope, a son.

Mrs More, 65, George Street, Edinburgh, a daughter.

At Queen Street, Edinburgh, Mrs Greig of Hallgreig, a daughter.

25. At Newlands, the lady of Captain Scott, R. N. a son.

At Aberdeen, the lady of John Abercrombie, Esq. a daughter.

At Horton Lodge, the lady of Lieutenant-Colonel West, a daughter.

26. At Castle Craig, the Hon. Lady Gibson Carmichael, a daughter.

28. In Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, the lady of the Hon. Lord Cringletie, a daugh

ter.

29. At 40, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, Mrs Fullerton, a daughter.

30. Mrs Stivens, Warriston Crescent, Edinburgh, a son.

April 1. At Eskgrove, the lady of North Dalrymple, Esq. a son.

MARRIAGES.

March 3. At St George's, Hanover Square, London, John Ashley Warre, Esq. of Stratford Place, and Cheddon Fitz Paine, Somersetshire, to Susan, eldest daughter of the late John and the Hon. Mrs Cornwall, of Grosvenor Place, and niece to the late Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Gardner, K.C.B.

4. At Dundee, James Knowles, Esq. of Kirkton, to Isabella, youngest daughter of William Pitcairn, Esq. Dundee.

5. In the cathedral of Londonderry, John, eldest son of Hugh Montgomery, Esq. of Benvarden, in the county of Antrim, and High Sheriff of that county, to Jane, third daughter of the late Sir Andrew Ferguson, Bart. of the Farm, near Londonderry, and niece to the Lord Bishop of Down.

9. At Faisley, George Robertson, Esq. of London, to Miss Mary Douglas, youngest daughter of the late Colin Douglas, Esq. of the colony of Demerara.

At Drumderfit, John Gollan, Esq. of Gollanfield, to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Thomas Logan, Esq. of Drumderfit.

12. Peter Hewat, Esq. W. S. to Isabella, eldest daughter of Andrew Taylor, Esq. of Westbarns.

15. At Dumfries, John Allan, Esq. of Fountainbleau, to Miss Jane Allan, daughter of John Allan, Esq. of Kirkhouse, Lancashire.

16. At Wandsworth, the Hon. James Sinclair, second son of the Earl of Caithncss, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of George Tritton, Esq. of Westhill.

At Hampstead, Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq. of Bedford Square, London, to Miss Longman, daughter of Thomas Longman, Esq. of Mount Grove.

At Arniston, John Borthwick, Esq. younger of Crookston, advocate, to Miss Dundas, eldest daughter of the Right Honourable Lord Chief Baron.

17. At Paris, Charles Shakerley, Esq. eldest son of C. Shakerley, Esq. of Shakerley, in the county of Lancaster, and of Somerford Hall, in the county of Chester, to Madame Rosalie D'Avary, only daughter of the Duke D'Avary.

18. At Edinburgh, Mr John Morrison, writer, to Jane, eldest daughter of James Hay, Esq. Hanover Street.

20. At Liverpool, Mr Egerton Smith, printer of the Liverpool Mercury, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr James Wood,

accountant.

22. At Glasgow, Mr John Kinshelwood, cotton broker, to Lillias, only daughter of the late David Macmillan, Esq. of Glasgow.

At Edinburgh, John Tait, Esq. younger of Pirn, W. S. to Harriet, eldest

daughter of the late Arch. Hepburne Mitchelson of Middleton, Esq.

March 22. At Dalwhat, parish of Glencairn, C. A. Lennock, Esq. Captain R. N. to Lillias, fifth daughter of John Corson, Esq. of Dalwhat.

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At St George's Church, Hanover Square, London, Sir Jacob Astley, to Miss Dashwood, the youngest daughter of Sir Henry Dashwood.

23. At the cathedral, Bath, William Bowrin, Esq. of the island of Nevis, to Grace Eliza, second daughter of Capt. Gourly, R. N.

25. At Barnton house, A. Maitland Gibson, Esq. younger of Cliftonhall, advocate, to Susan, eldest daughter of the late George Ramsay, Esq. of Barnton. At London, Thomas Burch Western, Esq. eldest son of the late Admiral Western, to Margaret Letitia, fourth daughter of William Bushby, Esq. of Kirkmichael.

27. At Dunglass, Henry Harvey, Esq. of the Madras army, to Lady de Lancey, widow of the late Sir William de Lancey, K.C.B. and eldest daughter of Sir James Hall, Bart.

29. At Brae House, Capt. Robert Campbell, of the Hon. East India Company's service, to Jane Campbell, only child of the deceased Mr Archd. Campbell, writer in Edinburgh.

30. At Balhary, Alexander Whitson, Esq. of Parkhill, to Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of the deceased John Smyth, Esq. of Balhary.

At Cupar, Mr James Hardie, merchant, Kirkaldy, to Miss Rachel Coventry, youngest daughter of David Coventry, Esq. of Pittendreich.

Lately, Major-General Henry Eustace, brother to the Dowager Lady Trimlestown, to Henrietta, daughter of Count D'Alton, and grand-daughter to Nicholas, the late Lord Trimlestown.

DEATHS.

Aug. 8. 1818. At sea, on board the Hon. East India Company's ship, Duke of York, on his passage to China, James Dyce, son of Dr William Dyce, physician in Aberdeen, at the early age of 17.

Sep. 19. At Canton, Mr Charles More, First Officer of the Hon. East India Company's ship the Duke of York.

Nov. 8. At Petrazavodsky, Russia, Adam Armstrong, Esq. Director of the St. Petersburgh, Cronstadt, and Olonetz founderies. -He also held the rank of Major-General in the Russian service.

Feb. 1. 1819. At Rome, M. Akerblad, aged 60.-His death is a severe loss to the sciences of philology and archæology.

12. At Knock of Kincairn, Strathspey, Captain John Stuart, of the 53d regiment

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