Arrived at Matanzas on the 28^th Feb, the Captain and crew of the brig Nancy, of Halifax, in the long boat having been wrecked on the reef at key Britton-vessel in ballast total loss.

At Norfolk on the 22d, barque Mary Seaton, London; and Huron Liverpool.

In Hampton Roads-ship Devon, from Liverpool, bound to Baltimore.

Bark Sarah E. Snow, John Classon, Jr., from New York, Jan. 1^st. For Galway, [before reported lost near Blacksod Bay] while lying to in a gale 24^th, was struck by a tremendous sea which hove her on her beam ends; the masts went over board, when she righted. The Captain was drowned in the cabin and all the hands washed overboard, except the mate, who was saved on the 25^th by a boat that saw the vessel drifting on the Bellmullett. The bark struck the rocks and immediately went to pieces-cargo and vessel a total loss. The Sarah E. Snow was a fine vessel belonging to Blue Hill, Ma? on her first voyage.

At Baltimore, on the 25^th barque St. Clair from Cork.

At New Orleans, on the 16^th, ship Wm. Penn, from Liverpool

At Savannah, 20^th ship Charlotte, Dublin, and ordered to New York

Arrived at New York on the 20^th ult., ship Devon, Betts, from Liverpool. On the 26^th, the D. came to anchor in the Delaware, and at 10 o'clock, in the late gale, had to slip both anchors and chains, and put to sea; lay to under bare poles. She had a Philadelphia pilot on board, and put in to New York to refit. Left in the Delaware, ship John Fielden.

Arrived at New Orleans, 21^st, Uas, Mack, Liverpool

At Mobile, 21^st, ship British American, Miles, Liverpool

Arrival of Troops.
The Transport ship Herdfordshire, Capt. Richardson, arrived yesterday in 16 days from Barbadoes, having on board the Service Battalion of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusileers. The H. arrived at Barbadoes on the 20^th of February with the 88^th Regt., from Gibraltar.-[Halifax Post]

Evading a Law.
It is said that no law can be framed that a Yankee cannot avoid, and an instance of the fact is given in a Maine paper. The Legislature of that State passed a law recently requiring that the composition and the proportion of each article of the composition of every patent medicine offered for sale, shall be printed on a label and pasted on the package, &c., of each article in the compound translated into Chinese, and in that language the required labels are printed. He thus complies with the letter of the act-because the law does not define the language of the labels.

The Flood Tide of Emigration.
Within the next twelve months, there will be a greater flood of emigrants than we have ever had before in the same space of time. In Germany, we learn that the most extensive arrangements have been made, and thousands and tens of thousands, will embark early in the spring; many of whom are no doubt, now on their way. Whole villages of people have made up their minds to turn their backs on the land of their fathers, and seek new homes in our country. The people of Holland, too, are determined to emigrate in large numbers. Hitherto but comparatively few Hollanders have left their country;-but it appears that the dire necessity which compels the Germans and other European people to bid adieu to the home of their childhood, and all its pleasing associations, has had the same influence on them. The British Press states that there will be a complete outpouring from Ireland. The Chronicle says that the ports are already crowded with persons about to emigrant; "but unfortunately they are those whose loss will be severely felt, as they possess pecuniary means, and are not destitute." So great was the demand for ship accommodation at the last dates, that in Liverpool the price of steerage passages to New York had risen from three pounds to four guiness. The Germans and Hollanders, who are coming here in large bodies, have purchased lands in the Western States and Territories, to which they will proceed immediately after their arrival.-We are informed that the Hollanders have purchased an immense tract of land in Ohio, in the neighbourhood of Maumee, all wild, and that they have employed agents here to guide and direct them when they arrive. The Irish will come as they always have done, by single families. Of these, there will be many substantial, sound farmers, who have for years cultivated a small patch of five or ten acres of land, and been able to save a little from their industry, after providing for their families. The unfortunate condition of things in their native land, and the want of confidence in the potato as an article of food hereafter, have compelled them to muster all they had in the world, and invest it in our happy land.-Boston Mail.

Mortality among Seamen.
The New York Courier and Enquirer states on the authority of a sermon by Dr. Vinton that, from tables accurately and carefully compiled, it is ascertained that eleven-sixteenths of those who follow the sea, die by shipwreck. The average of deaths annually among this much neglected class is eighteen thousand, and in one Winter alone twenty-five hundred perished by shipwreck on the coast of New England.

The following appears in the London Economist of December 19:
Last evening I met, at dinner, a Roman Catholic priest, a Doctor Smith, from Connemara, County Galway, who related the following conversation he had with that extraordinary man, Cobbett, in 1826. While speaking of Ireland, Cobbett said that the dirty weed, alluding to the Potato, would be the curse of Ireland. "How so?" replied Dr. Smith, "what must the people do without it; they live upon it. They have had it in cultivation 183 years." Cobbett answered "they must go back to the same food they were accustomed to live upon previously to the general cultivation of the dirty weed; and that is to grain; as wheat, oats, rye, &c. You have eight millions of souls in Ireland, and four millions of acres of uncultivated ground. This ground must be drained , and brought into cultivation, and you must again grow wheat, oats, rye, &c. The potato will not last more than twenty years, when it will work itself out, and then you will see to what a state Ireland will be reduced. You must return to grain crops; and Ireland, instead of being the most degraded, will become on of the finest countries in the world You may live to see my words prove true, but I never shall."

The Horse shares the fate of man. Provender is growing scarce, oats are too precious for horses when selling at 20d. a stone, and hay is insufficient to prolong life where the animals are overworked on the public roads. Hence, a great mortality among the horses. Fourteen died of starvation in the parish of Lismore, county Waterford, in one week.-[Irish paper]

Growth of New York.
From the 1^st of January, 1846, to the same time 1847, there have been built in different parts of New York 1932 houses or new edifices. The preceding year the number was 1980. The year 1846 has then given to New York 48 houses less than the year before, but the record is still considerable enough to deserve to be cited.

Disasters by the Gale
Capt. Matthews of the sloop James Nelson, from Yarmouth, reports fifteen vessels, coasters, went ashore on the South side of Cape Cod, during the gale on Friday night.-[New Bedford Mercury.]

Spoken, 25^th March, lat 30 46, lon 79 25, ship Favorite, of St. John, from Dublin, for Savannah.

Spoken, March 11^th, in lat 42 30, lon 34 brig Ruby, 11 days from Glasgow, for New York had lost foremast, &c.

The Ship Zenobia, at New York, passed March 24^th lat 48 lon 55 30, brigantine Emerald, of Halifax, standing to the northward.

Schr. Vine, Henry, 17 days from St. Vincent, for this port, put into Halifax on the 4^th inst.

Brigt Wa??bman, Roberts, of this port, from New York, for Belfast, (Ireland) with a cargo of corn, put back on the 18^th ult-leaky.

Ship Devon, Botts, of this port, put into New York on the 29^th ult. For anchors, &c. On the 26^th she came to anchor in the Delaware, with a Philadelphia pilot on board and at 10 P.M. had to slip both anchors and chains, and put to sea-lay to during the night under bare poles.

Arrived-at Boston, 31^st ult. Schr. Eleanor Jane, McCarthy, St. John; April 2d, Meridian, Kavanagh, do; 4^th brig Belle of Maitland, Seeley, do-At New York, 30^th March, ship Charlotte, Campbell, Dublin, via Savannah; April 2d, Colonist, Sinnot, Liverpool-At Philadelphia, March 29^th, ship John Fielden, Strang, Liverpool, via Savannah; 30^th, schr Robert Johnston, St. John; 31^st, barque Odessa, Laverty, Dublin; April 1^st, barque Princess, Newton, St. John, via New York, (lost both anchors in the Delaware during the gale of the 26^th and was ?????????

Liverpool, March 16-Emigrant, Hill, from St. John; Leedine?, Wilson, do; John Walker, Tobia, do; 17^th - Eliza Caroline, do.

Arrived at Bristol, March 12-Chieftain, Walker, and Caroline, Ward, from St. John.

Gloucester, March 10-Elizabeth, Boliehouse?, sailed for St. John.

Cleared at Liverpool, March 11, Harmony, Jameson, Staten Island-Sld. Elizabeth Grimmer, Grant, St. Andrews.

Entered for Loading at Liverpool, Prompt, Irving, St. John.

Passengers in the ship California, from Liverpool, arrived Monday-Two Misses Gilchrist, Thomas Gilchrist, Alexander Gilchrist, William Thomson, Mr. Beard, Mr. McGee, Mr. Kilpatrick, James Smellie, Thomas Hanford, Mr. Bridge.

The Old Burying Ground.
We have repeatedly called attention to the state of the Old Burial Ground. We see that the Grand Jury's Presentment to the Court of Quarter Sessions, a couple of weeks since, recommends that it be closed and trees planted in it.-We sincerely trust that this recommendation will not be lost sight of by the Common council. The ground at present is any thing but creditable to the City-at a very reasonable cost, it could be walled in, filled up with earth, and trees planted, rendering the spot not only pleasing to the view, but ornamental to the City.

On Tuesday and Wednesday last no more than 27 vessels arrived at Cork harbour with corn and bread stuffs.

There were no less than 27 loads of potatoes in the Cork market for sale on Wednesday, the quality of which was reported sound. Sold at 1s 6d per weight.

A ship of 450 tons was launched at Cork on Tuesday last, intended as one of a ??? of ships to run to and from New York.

In five nights last week the fish taken by the fishermen of Dangarvon realised £8? besides affording the men and their families a wholesome abundance of food.

The Dublin Pilot announces that large orders for rye meal, both on Government and merchants' account, have been executed in the Russian ports of the Baltic, and now only await the breaking up of the ice for the vessels to come to England.

Gloomy accounts continue to be received from France, where recent snow storms and sharp frosts have added to the general discontent of the people, at the high ?? still enhancing prices of food.

The London papers announce the death of Mr. Bradshaw, M.P. for Canterbury.

The late storm extended to Canada-Much damage was done near Quebec. Many sheep perished in the snow at Burlington, Vermont. In Western New York, in Tompkins county, the snow drifts were ten feet deep, the average depth being two feet.

Relief for Ireland.
The cargo of the barque Tartar which cleared at Boston on Wednesday, for Cork, Ireland, consists of 408 barrels, 1 half ditto, 8 tierces, 1 bag beans; 400 brls. bread; 60 bags, 1 brl. barley; 1 do. beef; 681 do., 1953 bags corn; 9 barrels, 28 cases of clothing; 50 barrels flour; 2353 do.; 1 half do. meal; 1 brl. oats; 251 ditto pork; 1 tierce peas; 47 barrels, 1 tierce, 2 bags rye; 1 bag wheat; 100 tierces rice. The cargo is valued at $23,308 24s.

A Lingering Fire.
On removing, yesterday, some of the ruins of the great fire in July, 1845, in Broadway, opposite Morris street, the fire beneath was found still alive.-[New York Commercial, 17^th ult.]

Later from England.
By a letter received in town from a gentleman in Eastport, we learn that Liverpool dates to the 20^th of March, have been received at Boston.-Flour and Corn had slightly declined, a million and a half dollars were to be shipped by the next Steamer,-there was a prospect of money matters being tighter. 700,000 people are employed by the Government in Ireland-still starvation continues.-[St. Andrew's Standard.]

A Magazine Blown Up.
Seldom has the blowing up of a powder Magazine been recorded as a harmless incident, yet one occurred, of such a character, last Wednesday afternoon, in this city. The removal of the old Magazine at Fort George being requisite, the work of pulling it down by hand would have been laborious and expensive, as the walls were seven feet in thickness. By the aid of science, however, the object was easily and expeditiously accomplished. The building was first undermined, and a train of powder laid; fire was applied by a galvanic battery, and in an instant the massy walls shook and crumbled into ruins, the roof disjointed, sprawling alongside on the ground. Scarcely a sound, besides the crash, was made by the explosion. Capt. Burmester, R.E., directed the operation.-[Halifax Recorder]

Cleared, on the 11^th, brig Cathleen, for Cork, and schr. Relief, for this port.

Cleared at Charleston, April 6-ship Thetis, Liverpool.

Cleared at Mobile, April 5,-Commodore, Pritchard, Liverpool.

Arrived at Boston on the 9^th, Brig Widow, Gorum, Glasgow. Reports experienced a succession of gales, losing sails, rigging, part of bulwarks, &c. 17^th and 18^th ult., lat. 45 42, lon. 38, was obliged to throw overboard part of cargo-pig iron and bricks.

The ship Belvider, at New York from Leith, on the 24^th March, lat. 40 28, lon. 47 10, spoke ship Spartan, from new York for Liverpool.

The brig Actor, at New York from Glasgow, spoke, on the 16^th March, lat. 49 49, lon. 37 40, bark Alpha, from St. John; was lying by the British brig Concordia, dismasted, getting up jury masts.

Glasgow, March 14.-Arrived, brig Conservative, Ferran, from St. John, N.B. Throughout the most part of the passage, experienced a continuance of heavy gales, principally form the southward. On the 18^th ult., while lying-to in a heavy S.S.E. gale, carried away maintopsail yard in the slings-doing a great deal more injury. On the 25^th ult., whilst scudding under close reefed foretopsail, in a very heavy N.W. Gale, broached-to, splitting foretopsail (the second sail split that day), had, consequently, to heave to; at 2 A.M. same day, shipped a most tremendous sea, which started boats, galley, and every thing about the deck, and stove in all the water casks on deck (consequently had to go on allance), washed away binnacle, cabin sky light, nearly filled the cabin with water, and did considerable other damage.

In Buffalo one year ago, the first of the present month, peach trees were in blossom-Now they have a coat of snow, and the ground is frozen to the depth of fifteen inches.

Employment for Labour.
Commend us to Sir Allan N. MacNab for a good idea. The distress existing in Scotland and Ireland has suggested to him a plan by which a remedy may be applied, and the various railroads in Canada completed. This plan is developed in a petition to the Queen, signed by Sir Allan and the other managers of the Great Western Railroad company, the more important portions of which we copy-

"In the opinion of your Memoralists, this Company can employ 10,000 labouring men upon the construction of the Road, and for the purpose of providing relief to the fullest extent, your Memoralists would humbly suggest that the intended labourers should be selected out of those who have small families, by which means an emigration for this Company alone might be created to the extent of 50,000; if the same scale be applied to other Railway companies, your Memoralists are of opinion that this emigration may be increased to the extent of at least 250,000.-...

As many as twenty-four large iron steam ships are now building on the Clyde. One of them, the "Simoon" war ship, 800 horse power, is nearly as large as the Great Britain.

Humanity of Louis Philippe.
Lord John Bentinck mentioned in the House of Commons, on the 22^nd February a fact highly to the credit of the present King of France and his Ministers-that, while 25,000 persons had been allowed to perish by starvation in Ireland, notwithstanding the warnings received by Lord John Russell as to a defective harvest in Europe, M. Guizot and his colleagues had bought, in time, not less than two millions of quarters (eighteen millions of bushels) of grain, and it was so managed that not a man, woman or child had died in France of starvation. Several journals, quoted in the Nation, estimate the deaths in Ireland from absolute want at 50,000, and is stated that such is the police report of the constabulary office in Dublin.

Cleared at New York on the 17^th, brig Egremont, Belfast.

Cleared at Savannah, 13^th, bark Caledonia, Liverpool.

Spoken, on the 31^st ult., lat. 39 45, lon. 54 06, bark Sarah, of Yarmouth, 7 days from New York for Liverpool.

The schr. Isabella Ann, from Newfoundland for Halifax, was cast away on goose Island as the 3d inst.

The British brig Glide, cleared at the Castom House, Boston, for Ireland, with 6641 bushels corn.

Emigrants.
The ship Columbia arrived at Boston on Thursday, from Liverpool, with 232 steerage passengers. Eight died on the passage.

Relief for Scotland.
The ship Morea, in the employ of the Relief Committee, cleared at Boston, for Glasgow, Scotland, with the following cargo: 412 barrels, 1 tierce, 202 bags beans; 450 barrels bread; 207 do; 10 bags corn; 2 boxes clothing; 564 bags, 1926 barrels meal; 44 boxes, 100 barrels, 1 bag oats; 3 bags peas; 250 barrels pork; 100 tierces rice. The vale of the above is about $21,500.

Later from Mexico.
Later accounts have been received at New York from the Seat of War. Another battle was fought at Puebla on the 31^st January, by which the Mexicans were again defeated. Santa Anna had reached Mexico and quelled the rebellion-afterwards he was proclaimed President. He'll only enjoy that honour until the Americans arrive at the Capital. Then his office is gone.

A Flour Dealer's Dream.
Referring to the news by the Hibernia, which caused the flour dealers to wear very happy faces on Sunday, the Boston Mail relates an anecdote of one of them whose happiness had resolved itself into a quiet snooze while at church. The minister was descanting upon the unsatisfying character of sublunary things. "What is the price of all early happiness?" he asked, in a rather animated tone. "Forty-two shillings per barrel!" replied the flour dealer, whose mind was awake to prices, if nothing else.

At Philadelphia, 16^th, Odessa, for Dublin.

Arrived at Norfolk, 13^th, ship Bethel, London.

At Alexandria, 14^th, Favourite, from Liverpool.

The bark Yarmouth, Cook, of St. John, N.B., in ballast, from Dublin, bound to Philadelphia, was stranded on Berlin Beach early on the morning of the 18^th inst. Up to the latest advices the Y. was perfectly tight, and it was supposed would be got off without much injury-[Phil. Paper.]

The Mail for England, to meet the sailing of the Steamer Cambria from Halifax on the 3d of May, will be closed at the General Post Office in this City on Wednesday next, the 28^th inst. At three o'clock in the afternoon.

Health of Towns.
Lord Morpeth has introduced an important bill into parliament, which proposes to establish a Board in London for promoting the health of towns, and regulating all measures bearing upon that object. The bill proposes to secure for the poorer classes in the great communities, the advantages of improved air, light, and water. The details of the measure are voluminous; like the Poor Law Bill, its working will be entrusted to the local authorities on the spot, subject to the supervision of the head body in London.

The master of a public school, who had a year since, a hundred and forty scholars, now has not one. Half are dead, the rest incapable of raising themselves. The master, to support his family, is working on the roads."-[Jour. Of Com.]

Excusable.
Whilst a regiment of volunteers were marching through Camargo, a Captain, (a strict disciplinarian,) observing that one of the drums did not beat, ordered a lieutenant to enquire the reason. The fellow on being interrogated, whispered the lieutenant, "I have two ducks and a turkey in my drum, and the turkey is for the captain." This being whispered tot he captain, he exclaimed, "Why didn't the drummer say he was lame? I do not want men to do their duty when they are not able."

Beautiful Extract.
At the recent meeting in New Orleans for the relief of the Irish sufferers, the Hon. S.S. Prentiss made a speech, from which we take the following beautiful extract: "There lies upon the other side of the wide Atlantic, a beautiful island, famous in story and in song. Its area is not so great as that of the State of Louisiana, while its population is almost half that of the Union. It has given to the world more than it share of genius and of greatness. It has been prolific in statesmen, warriors and poets. Its brave and generous sons have fought successfully all battles but their own. In wit and humor it has no equal; while its harp, like its history, moves to tears by its sweet but melancholy pathos. In this fair region God has seen fit to send the most terrible of all those fearful ministers who fulfil his inscrutable decrees. The earth has failed to give her increase.; the common mother has forgotten her offspring, and her breast no longer affords them their accustomed nourishment. Famine, gaunt and ghastly famine, has seized a nation with its strangling grasp; and unhappy Ireland in the sad owes of the present, forgets for a moment the gloomy history of the past."

A Famishing Community.
At Galway, Ireland, strong forces were employed to keep the famishing multitude in order. A Yankee captain who took out a cargo of corn, says, while taking it from the ship the poor followed the drays in hundreds, picking up and eating the odd grains of raw corn that fell on the pavement.

The bark Stirling, 557 tons, Captain May, of and for London, has arrived at Plymouth in a leaky state, in 147 days from manilla, with sugar, hemp, and hides. One hand, Henry Lentlop, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, died on the 31^st of October, of Dysentery. On the 3^rd ult., one of the crew became sick with a liver complaint, when scurvy supervened. This disease subsequently attacked several of the men, and on arriving here, out of a complement of 17 hands altogether, eight were brought ashore in a disabled state. It has been observed that the scurvy seldom prevails on board the East India merchants vessels belonging to the Netherlands, the crew of which consume more beans and other vegetables, and less salt junk than the crews of English merchant vessels.

Cleared at new York, April 24-Ship Belmont, Grant, Liverpool.

Philadelphia, April 22-Arrived, Londonderry, Hattrick, from Londonderry.

Delaware Breakwater, April 19-The brig Watchman, from St. John, N.B., came in last night and proceeded up.

Savannah, April 16.-Cleared, ship Yeoman, Purden, Liverpool. Sailed, ship Alexander, Edmond, for St. John.

New Orleans, April 16^th-Cleared, ship Charles Chaloner, Liverpool.

The Schr. Pilgrim, arrived at Alexandria, from Salem, reports, on Friday evening, 10 inst. At about 7 o'clock, off the Wolf Trap, a ship bound up the bay, run into a schooner, loaded with pig iron; the schooner immediately sunk, and all hands perished except the captain, who was taken off, and is bound up to that port on board of a schooner. Capt. Rich reports that there were several lady passengers on board, all of whom perished. He does not report the name of the ship or schooner, not having inquired what the names were.-New York Herald.

Brig Loyalist, of Halifax, Lyle, master, which sailed from New York about the 1^st February, for St. John's, N.F., arrived at St. Thomas on the 10^th of March, leaky; was discharged, and on the dock repairing; would sail in a few days for her port of destination; was getting some new sails and rigging.-Cargo damaged.

Brig Tusket, Stowe, from Dublin, at Norfolk. On the 14^th ult. Lat 38 43, long 35 21, Charles Pike, Seaman, of St. John, N.B., was knocked overboard by the main trysail sheet, while in the act of wearing ship, and drowned. On Sunday morning last, off Cape Henry, during a severe blow, touched bottom and knocked the rudder off, broke rudder pintals and irons, and caused the brig to spring a leak; has five feet water in the hold.

A letter dated Berlin, Md., 20^th inst. states that the barque Yarmouth, (before reported ashore off that place) hails from Yarmouth, N.S., and belongs to Mr. Moody. The barque had worked over the outer bar, and is near the beach. As yet is in good order and uninjured, and making no water. The captain wishes to contract to get her off immediately. She is a new vessel, on her first voyage, of 100 tons, burthen, and is about 30 miles South of the Capes of the Delaware.

The New York Tribune says "it is estimated by one of the most intelligent of the London journals, that from Ireland alone there will be an emigration to this Continent of from 200,000 to 300,000 of her people during the present calendar year.