... THE PRLNCIPLE OF EXCH,\-(GE. (Tnies,) We mav say with sufficielt accnrafc our pr lt rurpose, that the real rate of ?? ?? twa cot; tries expresses the difference of value ?? t weight of gold or silver at one and tite tonic * t gold or silver at the other place. A peutld cf ?? * true, is a pound of gold wherever it iS biuit it n1 re more waitted at London than at Anisteltilizinl- Mf;l el ...

... .Wabal EntentTeref. IiPortsmouth, May 19. The Queen sailed on the 27th ult. for England. The Warspite arrived from Macri on the 2d, having on board the remaining cases of marbles left there by Mr Fellowes. a At a late hour on Friday last orders were received at Wool-, wich to hold the Lightning steam vessel in readiness to proceed to Ireland, and at one o'cock p.m. on Saturday Rear-Admiral a ...

... tLfdlt0U. Tr1ESVDAY. MAY 21. 1844. Llt a PRICES OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. tl ReP Stcd . ?? Bond ?? 94 pm. :ii--ce J Redii u 4l. 3m. (1860) ?? 12 T-1o 6 !t-6 per ePit. Crs. PeA. Dit to, INe w (ditto.. * ~'rio G .iceslllt ?? (Oct. 1859) - 1inn. at per Cnt- -1 Ditto (Jan. I 30).. _ p>5 jednrrod . JM .jl~ itto hOot. 1,880) ?? a lu.e ?? 2t -- SExrchequer Bills. 74- r t] Irish Bank; Stock . ?? 1I71. ...

... .11SID(ppi?1a 3Entelligmet. Arrived in the Clyde, the barque Catherine, Wallace, from I Jamaica; sailed from Bluefields 25th March. After clearing the Straits of Florida, had easterly winds and calms for 25 days. Left loading at Savannah-la-Mar, the Tropic, Burgess, of and for London, to sail in about a month, and the Caroline, also of andcl for London, to sail in about ten days. Also arrived, ...

... ,%T)t:p:ptng Intfiltarnfe. Antigua, April 26.-The Petrel, Frame, of Alloa, from the I Clyde, which got on shore here 12th ult. was mu d o the I 29th.I Thurso, May 17-The Red Rover, from Aberdeen to Ichaboe, I dragged her anchors this morning during a gale, and drove on I shore on Scrabster Sands, and is now lying beached near high l water mark, having passed over a rocky shore during the risng ...

... - -SH EP AND CATTLEBAET qn Tnhe supply of sheep and lambs in the bught t beingupwsards of 200 more tb~an preyionswree5 %l~ay ta 2G1 was dull, last weekts prices ?? Ycasd2s ffd. in the wool, clipt, 5d. Lambs were plenty, anld sold tri: to 20s. Black-fnced wethers ?? 36s Od Do. do. ?? 34S Od - Cd Do. do. ?? 33s 6d Q °d Do. do. ?? Cd 38o Half-breds 34s 6d ?? Do. do. - ?? 25s Od -8 ° d Cheviot ...

... 3xtaet0. TOP PRICES OF G-RAIN, PER QUARTER, L4 ThE FOLLOWSu _ MARKET TOWNS OF SCOTLAND, FOB THE WEEK ERDING mAY 25. Wheat. i Barley. Oats. I Pease. Beans. ?? -I -i- Aberdeen ?? 52d Od| 28s Od 18s 6d -sOd -s Od Dalkeith ?? 59s Od 36s 3d 24s 8d 36s 6d 36s 6d4 Edinburgh ?? 62s Od 36s Od 25s 4d -s Od 37s ?? ?? 60s Od 34s Odl 25s Qd -s Od 35s Id Inverness. 60s d 30s O d 20s 6d -s Od --a 0d Kelso ...

... EDINBURGH SHARE LIST. TmnSDA, MAY 23, 1844. H Last Dividend. Whenpy BANKS. a Ss. able. .0 e Cent. | | £ | £ £ O5 O £6 'April& Oct. Bank of Scotland ?? 100 171 00 100 17 0 6 lJan. & Jul' Royal Bank ?? 100 224 00 10 170 0 0 0 S June &- Dec. British Linen Co ?? 00 100 ° °00 6 Jan. & July CoDeqiSI.. 500 101 6 Jan. & July National Bank ?? 50 8 90 Feb.. Ditto New Stock ?? r 6 90 5 Feb.& Aug. ...

... . parleto. LONDON CORN S XXCHANAGE-aY 20. There was a a fair supply of English Wheat from the near r counties this morning, but it ptmet a slow sale at prices barely v equal to those of last week, particularly the secondary qualities, of which some quantity ?? undisposed of at the close of a the market. There was a rnuderte_ business transacted mn old I foreign, and such parcels of 6ew as are ...

... = onatrn SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1844. PRICES OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock ?? Bonds ?? 92 pm. Three per Cent. Bted ?? 98 Ann. Jan, (1860) ?? 12 Three per Cent. Cons 99¶Ditto, New (ditto} - Ditto for Account ?? 9 Ditto (Oct. 1859) Three and j per Cents.. -Ditto (Jan. 1830) Ditto Reduced ?? 01 Ditto (Oct. 1880) Ditto, ditto, New ?? 102i Four per Cents . India Stock ?? 28 Exchequer Bills ?? S2 ...

... GESNEAL PosT OFFICE. h- Destinatione. Mails I L Ps et ' dpted Lsst Packetr C4 SOUHAMTON despatched Sailed. Due. SoTrAsTIoN from London. Saile Lisbon, Madeira,. (via Lisbon), Every Montrose, Live79' Spain, Gibral- f Thursday. Mav ld. May 2 tar ?? Malta, Greece, Twice every X ontro.;e, and Corfu ?? month'. ayv 16. First day oi Oriental, Egyt gd Idi ?? month. 31ay L British Colonies) in West ...