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Showing the Feelings of Living Property on Changing owncrs.——I’ccuniary Difiiciilties.— An intorresting Conversation.—Aii Unsuspec- ted Listener.--A Mother's Anguish.——l:‘.liza‘s Flight. Mn. and Mrs. Shelby had retired to their ii rt- ment for the ni ht. IIo was lounging in a urge easy chair, loo ing over some letters that had come in the afternoon mail, and she was stand- ing before her mirror. brushin out the complica- ted braids and curls in which illiza bud arrange her hair ; for, noticing lier pale cheeks and hug- gard eyes, she had excused her attcniliiiicc that night, and ordered her to bed. The employment, 9- with the girl in the inornin ;and turning to her husband, she said, careless y,— , “ By-the-bye, Arthur, who was that low-bred fellow that you lagged in to our dinner-table to H7 “ Haley its his name," said Shelby, turning himself vittber uneasily in his chair, and con- tinuimg with his e as fixed on a letter. “-Hale ! Who is he, and what may be his ere, ." e , hc’sa man that I transacted some businessuyvith list time I was at Natchez,” said Mr. She “ And is presumed on it to make himself quite at home, cad call and dine here, oh I” “ Why, l‘inv'i‘tel him; I had some accounts with him," sai S e “ Is he ii negro-trader!” said Mrs. Shelby, notiging a certain smbarrasmcnt in her hus- ban ‘s manner. “ Why,_my‘ dear, wha_t put that into your head? said She ll , looking up. ' “ Notliing—on y Eliza came in herc,after din- ner. ina great worry, crying and taking on, and said on were talking with is trader, and that she heard bin: make an offer for her boy—the ridiculous litt e o l" “ She did, oh lfioidid Mr. Shelby, returning to his paper, which he seemed for a few moments quite intent upon,not perceiving that ho was holding it bot-tom upwards. “ It will have to conic out,” said be mentally; “ as well now as ever " “ I told Eliza,” said Mrs. Shelby, as she con- tinued brushing her hair, “ that she was alittle fool for her pains, and that you never had an - thing to do with tiiat sort of persons. f course, I knew you never uieaiit to sell any of our eo Ie—loast of ill, to such it fellow." “ o I, Emily,” said her husband, “ so I have always felt and said ; but the fact is, that my business lies so, thit I cannot get on without. I shall have to sell scum of my hands.” H To that gesture! dmpossible ! Mr. Shelby, ou cannot serious.‘ . y “I am sorr wear that I am,” said Mr. Shelb . “ I've agreodto sell Tom.” " hat! our Tom l—that good, faithful crea- ture !—been your faithful servant from a boy! Oh Mr. Shelby !—and you have promised him his freedom, too--— on and I have spoken to him a hundred times 0 it. Well. I can believe an - thing now, I can believe now that on could so 1 little Harry, poor Eliza‘ipnly chil 3" said Mrs. Shelb , in a tone between, grief and indignation. “ ell, since you must know all, it is so. cod to sell Tom itid Ilarr both ; and I don't ow why I am toibe rate , as if Iwcre a monster for doing whsiievery one does every I! D-I a . - ‘yl Butwhy, of all others, choose those I" said Mfg Shelby. “ Why sell them of all on the place, ifyou must se i at all I" _ “ Because they will bring the highest sum of any--that’s why. I could choose another, if on say so. The follow nisde uic a high bid on Illisa, if that would suit you any better," said Mr. Shelby. I , “ The wretch !" said Mrs. Shelby, vehemently. " Well, I didn't listen to t a moment-—out of regard to your feelings, I voiildn’t ; so give me some credit.” - _ " M dear," said Mrs. Shelby, recollecting herself,“ for ‘vs me. I have on hasty. Iwas surprised, entirely unppparod for this; but surely you will allow me tunterccde for he or creatures. Tom is a nible-hearted, faith- ¥ll’l fellow, if he is black. ',I do believe, Mr. Shelby, that if he were putto it, he would lay down his life for you.” , “I know it-—I dare say; twhat's the use of all this? I can’t help my lf." “ Why not make a pecan’ y sacrifice! I’m willing to hear my part of e_inconvenience. Oh Mr. Shelb , I avo tried ied most faitli- fully, as a is n woman i ould—-to do my duty to thoseyioor, simple, depindeut creatures. I have cared or them, instructsd thcm, watched over them, and known all their little cares an ' ya, for years; and how can I ever held up my {cad a sin among them, if. for the sake ofa little pa ta gain, we sell such It faithful, excel- lent, con ing creature as poor Tom. and 109? from him in a moment all we have taught him to love and value I have taught them the duties of the family, of parent and child, and husband and wife ; and how can I bear to have this open acknowledgement that we care for no tie, no dut , no relation, however sacred, com- pared witli money! I have talked with Elisa about her boy—hor dnt to him as ii Christian mother, to watch over im, pfly for him. Ind brin him u in . Christian way ; and now who can sir. ,i you tear ni away, and sell him, soul an body, to a pro , unprincipled man, just to save a little money! I have told her that one soul is worth more than all the money in the world ; and how will she believe me, when she sees us turn round and sell her child l—se him, perhaps, to certain ruin ofbody and soul!" - I in sorry you feel so about it, Emily—in- deed I am," said Mr. Shelb ; “ and I res ct your feelings, too, though don’t proton to share them to their full extent ; butl tell you now solemnly, it's of no uso—I can't begin“ my- self. I didn't mean to tell you this, ily ; but in plain words, there is no choice between selling these two and sellingiovcrything. Either they must go or all must. iiley has come into possession of a mortgage, which, if I don’t clear of with him directly, will take everything be- fore it. I've raked, an , and trow- ed, and all but begged, and t e price of these two was needed to make up the balance, and I had to give them up. Haley fancied the child ; he agreed to settle the matter that way, and no other. I was in his power, and had to do it. If on feel so to have them sold, would it be any otter to have all sold!” Mrs. Shelby stood like one stricken. Finally, turning to her toilet, she rested her face in her hands, and re a sort of groan. “ This is od‘s curse on slavery?—a bitter, bitter, most accursed thing !—a curse to the master, and a curse to the slave ! Iwas a fool to think I could make anything good out of such a deadly evil. It is a sin to ho d a slave under laws like ours; I always felt it was—I alws s 1 h vl I I - 'l—Ith ht till naturally enough, suggested her conversation . t 0%“ w’wmn “Ha 5" mg .0. more after I joined the church ; butl thought I could gild it over. I thou ht, by kindness and care, and instruction, I cou d make the condi- tion of mine better than freedom. Fool that I was !” “ Why, wife, you are getting to be an Aboli- tioiiist, uite.” “ Abo utionist! If they knew all I know about slavery, they might talk! We don’t need them to tell us ; you know I never thought that slavery was right—-never felt willing to own slaves." “ Well, therein you difler from man wise and ions men," said Mr. Shelby. “ on re- mem r Mr. B.’s sermon the other Sunday ".' “ I don't want to hear such sermons; I never wish to hear Mr. B. in our church again. Min- isters can't help the evil, perhaps—can’t cure it, any more than we can—but defend it ! Ital- ways went against my common sense. An tllltllik you didn't think much of that sermon. er ’ '2 Well,” said Shelby, “ I must say these ministers sometimes carry matters further than we poor sinners would exactl dare to do. We men of the world must wink pretty hard at va- rious things, and get used to a deal that isn't the exact thing. But we don’t quite fan when women and ministers come out broad an square,and go beyond its in matters of either modesty or morals, that's a fact. But now, my dear,I trust on see the necessity of the thing, and you see tI have done the very best that circumstances would allow.” “ Oh, yes, yes!" said Mrs. Shelby, huniedly and abstractedly fingering her gold watch. “ haven't any ' wellergof any amount," _slie add- ed, thoughtfiielly, “ ut would not this watch do somethingl—it was an expensive one when it was bou ht. If I could onl at least save Eliza's chi d, I would sacr' co anything I ave.” “ I'm sorr , very sorry, Emily," said Mr. Shelby ; " m sorry this takes hold of you so ; but it will do no good. he fact is, Emily,_ths things done ; the bills of sale are already mg; ed, and in IIaley’s hands : and you must _ thankful it is no worse. That man has had it in his wer to rain as all, and now he is failigly of. I you know the man as I do, you’ ' that we had had a narrow escape." “ Is he so hard, then I" “ Why, not tl cruel man, exactly, but a man ofleather—a man alive to _notliing but trade and profit; cool, and unbcsitating, and unre- lenting as death and the grave. Ie‘d sell own mother at a good per centage—not wishing the old woman any harm either.” “ Ahd this wretch owns that good, faithfiil Tom, and Eliza's child?" . “ Well, my dear, the fact is, that this goes rather hard with me-it’s a_ thing I hate to think of : Haley wants to drive matters, and take possession to-morrow. l’m gouig to get out my horse bright and early, and be ofl. I can't see Tom, that's a fact; and on bad l)_ct- ter arran a drive somewhere, an carry Elisa on’. Let c thingbe done when she is out of si ht.” 8“ No, no," said Mrs. Shelby; “ I'll be in no sense accomplice or hcl in this cruel business. I'll and see rold m-God help him in his distress ! hey shall see, at _any rate, that their mistress can feel for and wit em. As to Elisa, I dare not think about it. The Lord forgive us ! What have we done, that this cruel necessity should come on us ." _ _ There was one listener to this conversation, whom Mr. and Mrs. Shelby little suspected. Communicating with their apa_rtment was a large closet, openin by a door into the outer ssa . on re. Shelby had dismissed lisa or the night, her feverish and excited mind had suggested the idea of this closet; and she had hidden horsclf there, and, with her car was close a inst the crack of the door, had ost n ta wor of the conversation. When the voices died into silence, she rose, and crcpt stealthily sway. Pale, shivering, with rigid features and com resscd lips, she looked an entirely altered being item the loft and timid creature she had been hitherto. She . happy one it had moved cautiously along the entry, tiled one moment at her uiistrcss's door, an raised her hand. in mum up I to Heaven, and then turn- cd and idod into her own room. quiet, neat apartment, on the same door with her mlsuess's. There was a leasant, sunny window, where she had often sat singing at her sowiii ; there,a little case of books, and various little fancy articles ranged by than. “I0 [ml Of Christmas holidays ; there was her simple ward- robe, in the closet and in the drawers; here was, ‘in short, her home, and, on tbs whole, a been to her. But , on the bed, lsyi her sluinberin boy, his long curls falling neg gently around is unconscious face, his rosy mouth half open, his little fat hands thrown out over the bed-clothes, and a smile spread like a sunbeam over his whole face “ Poor boy! r fellow !" said Eliza; “they hay? sold you! at your mother will save you c .” No tear dropped over that pillow. In such straits as these the heart has no tears to give ; it drops only blood, bleeding itself away in silence& She took a piece of paper and a pen- ci , an wrote hastily :— ..".°3:'..'.'-‘..':‘:..’....“'..'.' W "“‘.“l..".‘.: '.'.=-W2: on _I . me, uny.wsy;-- a you an §.'..".7.'sii".,'.‘L."i’.i3l.‘l.l".'...i "'<'i.;‘.i"'il.i'Z ‘hm :.'.".$’,'?..‘l’rT all your kindness !" Hastily folding and directin this, she went to a drawer and made u a Iittle ckage of clothing for her boy, w ich she tied with a pandkerchief firmly round her waist; and so ond is a mother's remembrance, that, even in the terrpips qt‘ phat Illitlf, she did not for at to at in e itt e pac age one or two 0 his Iiavourite toys, reserving ii. gaily- inted not to amuse him when she should be ciille afivalkeiil hipi. t was some trouble to arouse t e itteseepor; but after son if t, h t up, and was playing with his lii3rd,0iivhil: Iiis ln0l’.lI‘evl'hW&S putting on her bonnet and shawl. “ are are you in , moth I" a'd h asghe drew near thgo held with eI1lS li!ttle cost an cap. His mother drew near, and looked so ear- nestly into hiseycs, that he at once divined that something unusual was the matter. “ Hush, llarr ," she said: “ mustn't speak loud, or they wi I hear us. A wicked man was coming to take little Harry away from his mo- ther, and can him ‘way oil‘ in the dark ; but mother won't ct him—she’s going to puton her little boy's cap and coat, and run oil’ with him, so the ugly man can't catch him.” Saying these woi'ds, she had tied and _button- ed ‘(in the child’s simple ousfit, and, taking him in or arms she whispere to him to be ver still; and, ’opcning a door in her room which pod gate the outer vorandah, she glided noise- oss y out. hlt wig: a sparklin ,fr}pstyl, stiprlight nigbt,and t e mo er wrappe t c s iaw e use round her child, as, rfectly quiet with vague terror, ho clung roun her neck. 0'1‘ Braini}, pl great Elewfoundligndi who slept at t can 0 t e porc , rose, wit a ow rowl, as she came near. She gently spoke hisfiamc, and the aniiplal, an old hpct aiqd playmate of ers instan y wa ing is ta , pre red to fblloiw her, thougliaapparently rcvolvin much in liiis sample dog s gead what such an in iscreet mi iiig t promena e might mean. Some dim ideas of im rudence or impropriety in the mea- sure secme to embarrass him considerably; for he often sto ‘pod, as Eliza glided forward, and looked wist ully, first at her and then at the house, and then, as if reassured b reflection, he patted along after her_a ain. A ew minutes brought them to the win ow of Uncle Tom’s cottage, and Eliza, stopping, tapped lightly on the window-pane. edpraycr meeting at Uncle Tom's had, in the or or of hymn-singing, been protracted to a very late_hour, and as Uncle Tom had indulged himself in a few lengthy solos afterwards, the consequence was, that,a thou h it was now be- tween twelve and one o‘elock, e and his worthy helpmate Iwoer; noth yet asleep.‘ d " r !w at‘s that. sai Aunt Chloe starting up, and hastily drawing the curtain: “ ysakes alive ifit aint Lin ! Get on your clot es, ole man, quick ! There s ole Bruno,too, a-pawin' round—wat on airtli ! I’m gwine to open the door.” _ And, suitin the action of the word, the door low 0 ii, an the light of the tallow candle, which om had bsstil lighted, fell on the bag- gard face and dark wi d eyes of the fugitive. “ Iord bless you! I’m skeered to look at ya, Lizzy! Are ye tuck sick, or what's come over cl‘ '4 “ I’m running away, Uncle Tom and Aunt Cihloo-Carrying off my child. Master's sold h in !” “ Sold him!" echoed both, lifting up their hands in disma . “ Yes, sold liim !” said Elisa, firmly; “ I cre t into the closet b mistress’s door to-night, an I heard master to l missis that he had sold my Harry and you,Uncle Toni, both to a trader, and that he was going off this morning on _his horse, an that the man was to take possession to-day." _ Toni had stood during this speech with his hands raised. and his eyes dilated, like a man in a dream. Slowly and graduall , as its mean- ing cams over him, he collaps , rather than seated himself, on his old chair, and sank his head down a ii his knees. “ The Lord have pity on us !" said Aunt Chloe. “ Oh, it don’t seem as ifit was true! What has he dono,that inas'r should sell him .7" “ He hasn't done anything-—it isn't for that. Master don't want to sell, and missis—-she's al- ‘ways good—I heard her plead and beg for us; but he told her ‘was no’us_e—that he was in this man's debt, and that this man had got the ‘power over liini—end that if he didn't pay him of clear, it would end in his having to sell the lace and all the people, and move ofi‘. Yes, I heard him say, there was no choice between scl- ling these two and selling all, the man was dri- vi them so hard. Master said he was sorry; but oh,inissisl you oughtto have heard her hlkl If she an‘t a Christian and an angel, there never was one. I'm a wicked girl to leave her so; but then I can't help it. She said herself one soul was worth more than the world; and this be hua souI,and, ifl let him be carried cl‘, who nows what‘ll become of it! It must be right; but if it an’_t right’, forgive ins, for I can't hel doing it! “ Well, ole man!" an Aunt Chloe, “wtlgy don’t cu tool Will you wait to to down 0 river, where the kill niggers with hard work and starving! I¥d a heap rather die than there, any day ! There's time for ye; be olsiiith Lissy— u'vo got is pass to ‘come "4 so ugyfi-e. bustle up, and I ll get your thing tnotbsr 99 H . onto‘ Tom slowly raised his head, and looked sor- rowfully but uietly around, and said :- “ N0. I10; an’t gcgng. Let Elisa go--it's lier right. Iwouldn’t s one to so no. "I\n’t in rumir for her to stay; but is card what she said! lfl must be sold, or the poo Is on the wee, and everything go to rack, , We sold. I ’spose I can b‘ar It as we I as an on ’em,’_' he added while soinsth‘ like a so and a sigh shook his broad, rod: chest convulsivel . " Mss'r always found me on the spot-—he a ways will. I never have broke trust, nor used my pass nows contra to in word, and I never will. It's tter for me alone to than to break in the place and sell all. Mas r an t to blame, bloc ; and he'll take care of you and the r-—" » Here is turned to the rou trundle-bod full of little woolly heads, and rake fairly down; he leaned over the back of the chair, and cover- ed his face with his lar hands. Sobs, heavy, hoarse, and loud, shoo the chair, and great tears fell through his fingers on the fiocr-—just such tears,sir, as you dropped into the cofin whore lay your first born-son: such tears, wo- man, as_you shed when you heard the cities ‘of your dying babe—for, sir, he was a man, an you are but another man. And, woman,though IO , dressed in silks and jewels, you are but a wo- “ And now,” said Eliza, as she stood in the door, “' I saw my husband only this afternoon, and I little knew then what was to come. They have pushed him to the very last standing-place, and he told me to-day that he was going to run away._ Do tr , ifyou can, to gpt word to him. Tell him how went, and wh went; and tell him I'm going to try to find anada. You must give mylove to him, and tell him, ifI never see iim again,”—she turned away, and stood with her back to them for a momont.and then added, in a husky voice. “ tell him to be as good as he can, and try and meet me in the kingdom of heaven.” “ Call Bruno in there," she added. “ Shut the door on him, poor beast! He mustn't go with me.” A few last words and tears, a few aim is adieus and blessings, and clasping her won or- ‘ ing and afi'righted child in her arms, slic glided noiselessly away. From late English Paperi. CONTIIOVERTED ELECTIONS. From the JV'¢wu of His ll’orld.i Much dissatisfaction has always prevailed as to the manner in which controverted elections are dealt with by the House. It has been thought, and not without reason, that the pro- r mode of dealing with the alle. ' orth in titions, complaining of un of meiu rs to arliament, woul them to the ordinary courts of just cc, or else to establish a special tribunal of a judicial char- acter, perfectly independent of the Iiouseitielf for the express purpose of tr ing them. This would unquestiona ly be in nitely the more satisfactory course to tbsnation. Notwithsuind- ing the present improved mode of constitntl the election committees of the House of Co - mons, it is im ssible to dissociate from them the idea that they are not impartial tribunals, and that their decisions are apt to be governed not so much by the actual merits of the case under their investigation as b the political tendencies of the majority. of t c members of which the committee may composed. This is a vice inseparable from tribunals constituted of men necessarily possessin a greater or a lesser amount of personal fee ing, and perhaps of personal interest, in the matter upon which they are required to ad’ dicate. As long, there- fore, as the House insists on retaining its ‘vi- lege of being the sole judge in matters ning to its own constitution, so long its decisions wi be open to controversy and its justice be subfi: to sue icion. Hitherto, however, the House brave all objection upon that score, and has stoutly s upon its privilege in defiance‘ of every argument and of every rcmonstranos that could be urged against it. But then nobody expected that upwardsof a hundred tdtlons would ever be lying upon the table of 0 House at the same moment, all calling for immediate investi tion and prompt yiudgment. Possibl , after t e experience 0 t o present year, t 0 House will see the expediency of abatin some- what of its hi h sense of privilege, an of ca- tiiblishinga trifiunal for the trials of controvcr ed elections, which shall at once relieve it from the labour and the odiuin of adjudicsting upon matters in which its im rtiality can never un uestioned, at the same time providea oi-urn fore which electionccring iniquity shall tremble to present itself. , __ iiioiui. r.vii.s or A osiuitii. sucrioiv. (Fyom The London Watchman.) In the last Edinburgh Review there are some remarks on the moral evils of a gene- riil election as votes are now taken. The Reviewer differs from Mr. Macaulay, in declining the ready specific of the Ballot; and with ood reason, for the adoption of secret voting is not logically indicated by the abuses of open voting, and woul not, even though it had become the process of an universal suffernge, necessarily abate the evils of corruption and intimidation, as America and France have testificd. The Reviewer proposes that votes should be taken on the plan that is now practised at the election of Boards of Guardians, and in other parochial contests. This plan consists simply " in taking the polling-booth to every elector, instead of, as now carrying each elector to the polling booth. Two days be- fore the one appointed for the election, a voting paper, with the names of all the can- didates and simple direction as to the mode of filling up the paper, is left at the house of every rste- yer, and atlter the lapse of one clear-day, epapsriscallssifssbyths ap- New Series. lie. 6. inted parish ofieer." He proposes, thoro- ore, that ‘f i_inmediate_ly after the nomination the publicity of which will secure all the popu ar excite_nicnt'eonstitutionslly desira- ()ra paper containing the names of the can idates and accompanied. with the ad- dresses they have put forth, be left at the hoiise of every elector by a sworn and a pointed oflicer, who shall call sin for the same on the next day, or the sy but one after, as may be determined on. 0 she receive the papers into a sealed box, or be , and shall deliver them to the returning oth- ccr. On this plan, each elector, when he returns home at night, finds the important document awaiting him; he considers the merits of the candidates; he reads their ad- dresses; rha he consults his wife and family or his neighbours; and then he places his name opposite to that of the man or men 5 e ‘of his choice, and folds up the paper ready for delivery to the collector." The advan- tages _of such a plan are that, were it in operation, we should have no more riots at elections, though probably a much greater number of votes, and those of a more valu- able class, would record their sulfragcs, that it would reduce the cost of elections, by rendcrin it unnecessary to bring the voters up in ca s an carriages, and to entertain them at public houses, that there would be no more timid men frightened from the poll,” “ no more broken heads, no more interfer- ence of the military, no_ more Six-mils _Bridge aifairs." Intimidation at elections is of two sorts—thnt which is produced by the apprehension of the enmity of employers, customers, or landlords; and this, it is con- fessed, would not be much affected by the plan proposed,\and must still be left to pub- lic ‘opinion; but t is kind of intimidation which influences so many Irish and not a few English elections, threatening present violence to voters on their way to t e poll- ing booths, would be entirely done away. . The plan would enormously diminish .bri- bery, for this offence chat-actcrises cliiefl ' close contests; and is committed most reck- lessly in the last few hours of the day of election. “ lf, therefore, a candidate were disposed to bribe, hcanust do so a couple of days beforehand, when he would be very much in the dark as to whether he was not throwing away both his money and his consci- ence gratuitiously or ineli'ectually.” We are '- not advocating the adoption of the exact plan proposed in the Edinburgh Retina, but we boil it as an expedient ingeniously eon- trived and honourably intended to relieve proceedings as those which have recently taken place at Sudbury, St. Albans, and Derby, and as further designed to protect the country from revolutionary proposals, for which those proceedings will doubtless be made an occasion and argument. SALE OF SHIPS IN LIVERPOOL, IN 1853 In conformity with our usual custom at this season, we have the pleasure to hand you our annual statement of the business done in the sale of ships at this port for the year past, and on no occasion have we been able to report so favourably, both of the amount of tonnage sold, and the prices that -have been obtained. In one of our recent reports we stated that ii period of unusual prosperity in the shipping interest of this country might shortly be looked for, and most fully have our iinticipntions been rea- lised; prices of colonial ships having advan- ced ful y I7 per cent. since then, and with a continuing tendency upwards, whilestocks have been reduced to 48 sail against 76 in I852, and 82in I831‘, without any immedi- ate supplies being expected. We have great p ensure in noticing a marked improve- ment both in the model, material, and finish of Canadian ships, the majority of which have been ‘constructed to class six-or seven years, and to which a decided preference is given h buyers over the spruce ships, or those c suing but four or five years, even at a very increased price. Amoiig those that have arrived within the last eight months will be found some as fine models of naval architecture as ever have been produced, combining in reslity (lroni having great length of floor a line ends) both carrying and sailing qualities of no ordina- ry kind. This advance in rices we do not mean to apply so much to ritish-built vea- scls, for though a larger business has been done in them this year than last, we cannot advise much, if any, increase in price. Our quotations for I852, therefore, remains unaltered. cw colonial ships, to class 7 years A I, must be quoted at £6 lbs to £8 l0s per ton; those classi £6to .127 ms; 5ycars, 6 l0s to£7. St. John's, Mii-amiehi, and Quebec build, to class 4 years, are worth $6 to £8 per 10-; ' those built at the Lower Ports of same class are worth Ii-om £4 Ills to 85 ms ton. Large second-hand slii _ with, or without class have also been ‘iimi demand, in snticipstiouof an sdvnndbg Cettonand Timber freights. The seq-ass enfii-ssh.-, to Aunt-alia has mainly codfbuted to that advance, lieddawliisli our representation from the disgrace of such ' 6ycarsAlat, .-us.-on . ' - I '~m.~q NJ