We learn that considerable orders have been received within the
last few days from France for the purchase of lead, the execution of which has already had the effect of causing a rise in that article of nearly 2/. per ton, and some large orders remain unexecuted in consequence of the limits being too low. An extensive sale of saltpetre took place to-day in Mincing Lane, which brought an advance of 6d. hundredweight on the previous quotations. The price of hemp has been advancing stea- dily for sonic time.—Morning Chronicle.
The Liverpool steam-ship has, we understand, been engaged by the Governntent, and will proceed in a few days with troops, arms, and ammunition, for the Ionian Islands. The Liverpool is, we have learned, to remain upon the Mediterranean station for the purpose of keeping up a communication between those islands and other British stations during the progress of hostilities in the East.—Dublin -1/erconliie Ad- vertiser.
A return has been made by the Foreign Office to an order of the House of Commons, of the slave-vessels brought before the several Courts of Mixed Commission for adjudication since the 1st day of January 1839, to the Otis of March 1840. The total number of vessels is 80. Of these, 49 sailed under the Portuguese flag ; 4 under the Spanish; 5 under the American ; 2 (whereof one had Portuguese people on board) carried no flag ; and reports have not been received as to the flags carried by 27. A statement is given of the number of slaves in each of twenty-six vessels : the lowest number of slaves on board any one vessel is 3 ; the highest 424; the average of all the numbers given is 208 12-26. No slaves were on board eleven vessels. For the remainder no statement is given. The proceeds of the sale of sixty-eight vessels are stated, in sums varying from 301. to 5,0001.; for the remainder the accounts are not forthcoming.
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