* The bishoprics thus marked are to be abolished when they become vacant.

Number of the Clergy. — From a return, just laid before the House of

Commons, of the staff of the Church of England:

The number of curates serving benefices on which the incumbents are non-resident, is 2,711. The number of curates assistant to resident incumbents, is 2,032. Total number of curates, 4,743.

WOOL, AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES. According to returns lately made to the House of Commons, the quantities of wool imported into Great Britain in the year 1843, were 21,132,852 lbs., the produce of British possessions, and 28,110,741 lbs., the produce of foreign countries, making a total of 49,248,093 lbs. In 1842, the total quantity imported was 45,881,639 lbs.; in 1841, 56,170,974 lbs.; in 1840, 49,436,284 lbs., and the average of 14 years, from 1830 to 1843 inclusive, 45,500,000 lbs.

Of the imports of 1843, there was received from the Cape of Good Hope, 1,728,453 lbs.; from the British East Indies, 1,888,023 lbs.; from New South Wales, 11942,557 lbs.; from Van Dieman's Land, 3,993,040 lbs. ; and from Southern Australia, 1,387,514 lbs. Of the quantity imported from foreign countries, there were received from Russia, 3,511,916 lbs.; from Germany, 16,805,448 lbs.; from the States of the Rio de la Plata, 1,879,653 lbs.; and from Peru, 2,535,200 lbs. Of the foreign wool, 17,736,888 lbs. were charged with a duty of 1d. per lb.; 7,804,918 lbs. with a duty of d. per lb.; and 1,906,636 lbs. (alpaca or lama wool,) with a duty of 2s. 6d. per cwt.

The total declared value of British Woollen Manufactures exported to British possessions in 1843, was £1,307,191; and to foreign countries, £5,483,041.

SHIPPING IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

The number and tonnage of sailing vessels, registered in England, on the 31st day of December, 1843, was as follows:

Sailing vessels which entered inwards coastwise, in the year 1843:

The amount of tonnage of vessels which cleared outwards coastwise in the same period, was 12,571,031 tons.

The number and tonnage of British sailing vessels which cleared inwards during the year from the colonies were

The number and tonnage of British vessels to and from foreign ports

POPULATION. The following is a statistical and official table of the

population of France since the year 1700:

The population of Paris, according to the census of 1841, amounts to 912,330; and, if the troops of the garrison and strangers are added, to 1,035,000.

AMERICAN OBITUARY.

1843.

Aug. 10.-In New Brunswick, N. J., Robert Adrain, L.L. D., aged 68, a native of Ireland, whence he came with Emmet and others. He was much distinguished as a man of science, and was made Professor of Mathematics successively at Rutgers' College, N. J., and Columbia College, N. Y.

Oct. 26. In Boston, Ms., Hon. Alden Bradford, aged 78. He had been Secretary of the commonwealth, and had written several valuable works of biography and history, among which was a "History of Massachusetts." He was ever ready to lend all his influence to any measure of reform and philanthropy, which promised to improve the welfare of his fellow-men. He was born in Duxbury, Ms., a lineal descendant of William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth colony, and graduated at Harvard College, in 1786. He afterwards became a tutor in that institution, and having completed his studies for the ministry, was settled as a pastor at Wiscasset, Me. He remained there eight years, when he was obliged to leave on account of a failure of his health. He held the office of Secretary of State in Massachusetts from 1812 to 1824, and his public life was irreproachable.

Dec. 24. In Providence, R. I., Gen. Edward Carrington, aged 68. He was a man of high character, distinguished for his enterprise and liberality. His name has been honorable among the eminent merchants of Providence, and his character in private life irreproachable.

Sept. 28. At sea, on board the bark Duc d'Orleans, S. L. V. Clevenger, an American sculptor, of high reputation.

Oct. 23. In Northboro', Ms., Hon. Joseph Davis, for many years a member of the State senate, aged 69.

Dec. 22. At Pittsford, Vt., Calvin Drury, aged 78, for forty years one of the deacons of the Congregational church in that place.

Nov. 22. At his residence, in Centreville, Md., Hon. Richard Tilghman Earle, in the 77th year of his age, deeply deplored by his children, relatives, and friends. He was an eminent lawyer of the old school, and commenced practice in the year 1787, and continued therein to June, 1810, when he was appointed Chief Judge of the second judicial district, and in virtue thereof Judge of the Court of Appeals. In these high stations he acquitted himself with great ability, and to the entire satisfaction of the public. In June, 1834, his bodily strength gave way, and be

lieving he could no longer discharge his duties with the same fidelity which he had previously done, he resigned his seat on the bench, and sought repose in retirement with his family.

His active business habits, contracted in early life, never forsook him until within a few weeks of his death, and are worthy to be imitated by the young who are in pursuit of knowledge and fame. His untiring efforts made him what he was, a sound lawyer, and an able judge. He reverenced and respected the Christian religion, of which he was a sincere believer, experiencing its consolations before, and more especially in his last illness. He retained his faculties almost to the last moment of his existence, was perfectly resigned to the will of his heavenly Father, and expired without a pang or struggle, amidst the lamentations and tears of his afflicted and fond family, who will long mourn the great loss they have sustained.

Oct. 18. At Bridgeton, N. J., Ebenezer Elmer, aged 91. An officer of the revolutionary army, and the last survivor of the Jersey line, for several years a Representative of the State in the Congress of the United States, and President of the Society of the Cincinnati for New Jersey.

Nov. 23. In Fauquier Co., Va., Thomas Fitzhugh, aged 81. He was a highly respected citizen, and had been for many years presiding judge of the county court.

Nov. 9. In Andover, Ms., George Gay, Esq., aged 53. He graduated at Harvard College in 1810, and soon after his admission to the bar, removed from Dedham, his native town, to Boston, where he continued in the practice of his profession till his decease. He was a man of good sense, sound judgment, and a kind and amiable disposition.

Dec. 14. In Washington, D. C., Charles W. Goldsborough, chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing of the Navy Department, and author of a Naval History of the United States. He was one of the oldest and most respected inhabitants of the city.

Dec. 7.-In Cleveland, Ohio, Hon. Ralph Granger, aged about 50. He was a native of Suffield, Conn., and graduated at Yale College, in 1810. He was several times a member of the Ohio State Senate.

Aug. 16. In Newark, N. J., William Halsey, aged 73, one of the oldest members of the bar in New Jersey, and at one time Judge of the Common Pleas for Essex county, and Mayor of Newark. He was an active and enterprising man, and had contributed much to the improvement of Newark, where he had resided more than half a century.

Nov. 20.- In Philadelphia, Penn., Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, aged 74, late Director of the United States Coast Survey. Mr. Hassler was a native of Geneva, and came to this country just before the war of 1812, being introduced by Mr. Gallatin. His high attainments as a mathematician and a man of science were universally recognised, and the duties of the important office, which he held for so many years, were discharged by him with great fidelity and skill.