Liverpool, March 9.-Owing to the favourable change of wind the importations of the past week have been considerable, and in consequence the prices of Grain and Flour were scarcely obtainable at the ratio last quoted; and at the market of this day so small a portion of business was effected, that we can scarcely make an alteration from the prices of last Tuesday, although it is probable that inferior Wheats might have been purchased about 3d. per bushel below the quotations of this day se'nnight, had the few buyers at market been disposed to make the offer.

Imported into Liverpool from the 2d to the 8th of March, 1824, inclusive :-Wheat, 12,066; Oats, 20,065; Barley, 3136; Malt, 4148; Beans, 1978; Peas, 1169; and Rye, 55 quarters. Flour, 3959 sacks, per 280 lbs. and 2280 barrels. Oatmeal, 680 packs, per 240 lbs.

Norwich, March 13.-An immense show of samples of all kinds of Grain, but the market was very dull, at prices a trifle lower than last week.

Bristol, March 13.-The markets here continue to be well supplied with Barley and Malt, both of which are rather lower. Wheat sells freely at the prices below:-Best Wheat from 9s. to 9s. 3d.; inferior ditto, 5s. 6d. to 7s. 3d.; Barley, 2s. 9d. to 4s. 9d.; Beans, 2s. 9d. to 5s. 6d. ; Oats, 2s. to 3s. 6d. ; and Malt, 4s. 6d. to 7s. 4d. per bushel. Flour, Seconds, 30s. to 54s. per bag.

Birmingham, March 11.-On this day se'nnight the price of Wheat advanced about 4d. per 60lbs., and that of Barley 1s. per quarter. Old Beans were in good demand, and also New ones that were dry; the former scarce. Oats sold pretty freely, and Malt was in fair request. Flour stationary as to price, but a heavy sale. To-day the trade is generally dull, at the same prices as last week. Supplies are moderate. In consequence of wet weather, there is but little doing in Tares.-Wheat, 8s. to 8s. 6d. 8s. 8d., and 9s. per 60 lbs.; Barley, 34s. to 40s. and 41s.; Malt, 60s. to 64s.; and Oats, 26s, to 30s. per quarter;: Beans, 16s. to 20s.; per ten scores; Peas, 40s. to 48s. per quarter; Fine Flour, 54s. to 67s.; Second ditto, 49s. to 50s. and 54s. per sack. Tares nominal.

Ipswich, March 13.—Our market, to-day was not largely supplied, but the sale was extremely dull at lower prices, as follow:-Wheat, 56s. to 70s.; Barley, 31s. to 38s.; Beans, 40s. to 43s.; Peas, 35s. to 37s.; and Oats, 28s. to 30s. per quarter.

Boston, March 10.-The market has been very thinly supplied with samples. Wheat samples were quite dull in demand, and dry samples could only be got rid of, the merchants being very backward in purchasing, at the following prices:-Wheat, 60s. to 70s.; Oats, 19s. to 25s.; Barley, 35s. to 40s.; and Beans, 35s. to 42s. per quarter.

Wakefield, March 12.-We have a very short supply of all kinds of Grain up the river, but a large show by our farmers. Not having many buyers, and the London and Liverpool accounts being very dull, our market was heavy for all kinds of Grain; but no material alteration can be quoted in the prices of any one article.-Wheat, 64s. to 76s. per qr.; Mealing Oats, 15d. to 16d. per stone of 14 lbs.; Shelling, 38s. to 39s, per load of 261 lbs.; Barley, 40s. to 44s.; Beans, old and new, 48s. to 60s. 63 lbs. per bushel; Maple Peas, 58s. to 60s.; Tares, 60s. to 68s.per qr. ; Malt, 46s. to 50s. per load of 6 bushels; Flour, 58s. to 60s. per sack of 280 lbs.; and Rapeseed, 321. to 334. per last.

Prices as

Malton, March 13. Our market was very busy to-day. follow :-Wheat, 72s. to 76s. per qr., five stone per bushel. Barley, 36s, to 42s. per quarter. Oats, 13d. to 14d. per stone.

AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN, sold in the Maritime Counties of England and Wales, for the Week ended March 6, 1824.

COUNTRY CATTLE AND MEAT MARKETS, &c.

Norwich Castle Meadow, March 13.-There was a pretty good show of lean drove Beasts, but owing to the high prices (4s. 6d. per stone of 14 lbs.) demanded by the Scotchmen, and the winterly weather experienced to-day, but few sales were effected; prime fat Scots fetched 7s. per stone. There was also a plenty of Sheep, but no appearance of buyers.

Horncastle, March 13.-Beef, 6s. to 6s. 6d. per stone of 14 lbs.; Mutton, 5d. to 6d.; Pork, 5d. to 6d. ; and Veal, 7d, to 8d, per lb.

Malton, March 13.-Meat in the shambles:-Beef 54d. to 6d. ; Mutton 6d. to 64d.; Pork 5d. to 6d.; and Veal 6d. to 7d. per lb. Butter, none sold. Bacon Sides, 6s. 3d. to 6s. 6d.; Hams, 7s. to 8s. 9d. per stone.

At Morpeth market on Wednesday, there was a good many Cattle and Sheep; there being few buyers, they met with rather dull sale: part of both were left unsold. Prices continue steady.-Beef from 5s. to 5s. 9d.; and Mutton 5s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. per stone, sinking offals.

At Wakefield Cattle Market last week, there was an excellent show both of Beasts and Sheep; but the attendance of buyers being but small, the price of Mutton was rather lower than at the preceding market; but that of Beef without variation. There were many Beasts and Sheep remained unsold.-Beasts, 560; Sheep, 10,600.

Skipton Fortnight Fair, March 9.-Our fair to-day was well supplied with fat Beasts and Sheep; there were a number of buyers, and little alteration in prices.

Bristol March Fair commenced on the 1st inst. when there was a large show of Cattle:-Fat Beasts fetched from 50s. to 55s. per cwt. Lean Beasts were in great demand, and sold briskly. Good Horses went very Ligh, and were eagerly bought up for the London markets. At Shrewsbury Monthly Fair last week, there was but a small supply of fat Sheep, which were nearly all sold, at from 5d. to 6d. per lb. Of fat Cattle there was a large show; they fetched from 5d. to 5 d. per lb. ; fresh store Bullocks sold well; small Sheep, as well as small choice Cattle, sold a halfpenny per lb. higher than large ones. Pigs obtained about the same as at last fair. There was a small supply of Butter, and a great many buyers: lumps, 9d. to 93d.; tubs, 94d. to 10 d. per lb. Of Cheese there was a good supply, and nearly all sold: skim, 42s. to 46s.; middling dairies, 52s, to 57s.; best dairies, 58s. to 65s. per cwt. Bacon, 6d. to 7d.: Hams, 7d.

Tewkesbury Fair, on Monday last, was very plentifully supplied with fine fat Cattle; the dealers, however, being unwilling to give the prices demanded by the farmers, little business was in consequence done. The average price of Beef was 44d. per lb.; some very fine fat Beasts fetched 5d. and for inferior only 4d. could be obtained.

Price of HOPS, per Cwt. in the Hops appears quite at a stand, and we expect will continue so for some time to come.

BOROUGH.

Monday, March 15.-There has been more enquiry for Hops the last few days from the country, which, in many parts, are getting low in stock. Currency remains the same, though an improvement is expected. The injury the bines have received from the late blight is more generally confirmed; cuttings cannot be had to make up the deficiency. It is reported that the Hop duty for the year 1822 is to be remitted one half, provided the other moiety is paid-in due course.

Maidstone, March 11.-We have nothing to observe from the accounts last week. The trade as to

COTTON MARKET.

tice no alteration in our Cotton Friday, March 12.-We can nomarket this week; the business done has been limited to a few country orders, with some demand for shipment; about 600 bales is the extent of the sales, at steady prices.

COAL MARKET, March 12. ships at Market. Ships sold. Price. 25 Newcastle..17..34s. Od. to 41s. Od. 13 Sunderland 13.34s. 6d.—43s, 3d.

VOL. 49.-No. 13.] LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1824. [Price 6d. Published every Saturday Morning, at Seven o'Clock.

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MR. STUART WORTLEY. On the Game Bill, as amended by the Committee.

SIR,

Kensington, 24th March, 1824.

becheered Mr. Frederick Robinson, when he so bepraised that House; that House, who, in their wisdom, borrowed eight hundred millions of money; who, in their wisdom, made a deadweight; who, in their wisdom, passed Peel's Bill; who, in their It is related of POPE (who was wisdom, passed the Small Note a little man, ugly and hump- Bill; who, in their wisdom, passed backed), that his usual exclama- the Marriage Act one year and tion was "God mend me;" and repealed it the next; who, in their that, having, upon one occasion, wisdom, passed those Game Laws thus exclaimed in the hearing of which have filled the prisons; a person who was offended with who have now a pauper-army him, the hearer answered: "God Bill before them; and who have, "mend you, indeed! God d-n to top most appropriately the pile you, I say; for he would make of their wisdom, your Game Bill 45 a thousand new ones while he before them: Six-ACTS say, those "would be mending you." I do Six-Acts, which were brought in not say the same, Sir, of this your by CASTLEREAGH, who has since Bill; but, I would say it, if it cut his own throat and killed himwere not for fear of the conse-self, at North Cray, in Kent; quences. To be banished for life those Six-Acts say, that, if I utter is no such pleasant thing; and (in print) any thing, that any Six-Acts say, that I shall be ba-justice of the peace thinks has a nished for life, if I put upon tendency to bring the aforesaid paper any thing having a TEN-famous House into contempt, that DENCY to bring into CON-famous House, of which CASTLETEMPT, that House, who SO REAGH was what is called the

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1. May it therefore please Your MAJESTY, That it may be Enacted; And be it Enacted by the KING's Most Excellent MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, THAT from and after the passing of this Act, so much and such parts of any Acts now in force for the preservation of hares, pheasants, partridges, black game, grouse, heath and moor game, as restrain persons under such degree or rank, and not possessing such estates, as in the said Acts respectively

"LEADER" at the very time | lic will please to observe, that the when, as his friends afterwards several Clauses have the same said and swore, he was INSANE numbers here as they had in the those Six-Acts would, in short, original Bill, as inserted in the seize hold of me, torment me, Register of the 13th of this month. badger me, bait me, worry me half to death, if I were to say of your Bill, as amended by the Committee," what POPE's assailant said of the amending of the poet, I shall, therefore, say no such thing. But, do you mind me, Six-Acts shall not tie my tongue. I will make some remarks on this amended Bill; and I and my readers will see what sort of mending this is, which is carried on by Mr. Frederick Robin-are specified, from killing, or having son's eulogized and most cheering pose any penalty upon persons who, in their possession, Game, and as imHouse of Commons. not being qualified in such manner as is prescribed by such Acts or any of them, shall pursue, take or destroy Game, or have Game in their possession, or keep or use any gun, dog, net,snare or other engine for the destruction of Game; and also so much and such parts of any Acts now in force as prohibit the buying or selling of Game, or as impose any ing Game, shall be, and the same are penalty upon persons buying or sellhereby declared to be, Repealed.

First, however, I must insert the whole of the amended Bill The Title is the same as before; and, there are all the same Clauses in it, from No. 1 to No. 26. But there are five additional Clauses, from A to E; and, one of these, namely, Clause D, (" and D was a dunce, as you very well know,") does away with more than half of the original Bill, and, at the same time, produces contradiction and confusion that it would require a large volume fully to describe: But, I will first insert this amended

2. And be it further Enacted, That all hares, rabbits, pheasants, partridges, grouse, black game, heath cocks, snipes, quails, landrails, wild and moor game, bustards, woodducks, teal and widgeons, and the upon any inclosed land, are and shall young and eggs thereof, found in or be deemed to be the property of the litic, corporate or collegiate, seised person or persons, body or bodies poBill; and then, Sir, offer you thereof in possession (and not in of, or entitled as owner or owners some remarks upon it. The pub-reversion) to, the land on which