Ship Sea King, at Boston on the 4^th inst. from Liverpool, reports having spoken the ship Sea, 16 days from St. John-No lat. or long. given.

Arrived at Boston, 6^th instant, barque Reliance, Crowell, Cork and Thames, Best, Liverpool.-At Grosse Isle, (Quebec) 2d, ship Eliza Caroline, Briggs, Liverpool.-At New York, 5^th, barque James Cochrane, Dublin.-At Halifax, 4^th, brig Eight Sons, Creighton, Liverpool, 36 days.

Cleared at New Orleans, 27^th May, brig Lauretta, Cook, St. John.-At Baltimore, 1^st June, Frederica, Waddington, Cork; 5^th, brig Ann Davis, St. John.-At New York, 7^th, ship Harmony, Jamisson, Liverpool.

Shipwreck and Great Loss of Life.-The brig Carricks, Thompson, of Sunderland, from Sligo, bound to Quebec, with 160 passengers, was wrecked near Gaspe on the 22d ult., when 132 of the passengers and one seaman drowned.

We should be ungrateful did we allow such unmerited kindness to pass unnoticed without giving it publicity in the public prints.

The Digby Boat will leave next week on Thursday instead of Wednesday morning.

Emigrants in Canada.--
The Quebec correspondent of the Montreal Herald gives a frightful picture of the condition of the Emigrants, who are daily arriving from Ireland at Quebec. On the 10^th there were 35 vessels with passengers at quarantine, at Grosse Isle, and 15 between Grosse Ise[sic] and Quebec.

The following is an extract from a letter from Dr. G.M. Douglas to Mr. Buchanan, for the information of the Mayor.--
"Grosse Isle, Tuesday, 9 A.M.-Out of the 1000 or 5000 that left this place since Sunday, at least 2000 will fall sick somewhere, before three weeks are over. They ought to have accommodation for 2000 sick, at least, in Montreal and Quebec, as all the Cork and Liverpool passengers are half dead from starvation and want before embarking; and the least bowel complaint, which is sure to come with change of food, finishes them without a struggle. I never saw people so indifferent to life. They would continue in the same berth with a dead person until the seamen or captain dragged out the corpse with boat hooks."

The Montreal Herald, of Saturday, remarks--
"Dr. Douglas's apprehensions are already fulfilled here. Our Marine Hospital is filling up fast-236 patients in it this morning, and there is only room for 300. Sheds are being erected on the vacant ground adjoining that building. Several deaths have occurred in the hospital."

We learn from a gentleman who arrived from Quebec this morning, that at Grosse Isle on Saturday, 5^th instant, there were sixty funerals, and on Monday, the 7^th, one hundred and sixty.

There were about fifteen thousand immigrants on board vessels at anchor, fifteen hundred of whom were sick, and there were eleven hundred sick on the island. The arrivals at Quebec up to the 10^th inst. were 322,-at the same date last year, 475 vessels had arrived.

Late From Boston.--
We were favored this morning by Captain Brown of the Steamer Herald with Boston papers of Thursday afternoon, brought to Eastport by the new Steamer Admiral. The Mail Steamer Cambria arrived at Boston on Thursday morning at eight o'clock. Her news is reported to have caused a decline of 7s. 6d. per barrel on Flour in the Boston Market.

The passengers by the Admiral were landed in this City in twenty-six hours from Boston, including the stoppage at Eastport.

The Mail Steamer Hibernia left Boston at one P.M. on Wednesday, with 108 passengers for Liverpool, and ten for Halifax.

The Crops.--
The Washington National Intelligencer says that "from every quarter we hear of the promising condition of the growing wheat crop. Occasionally there is a note of complaint that the crop here or there has been winter-killed; but the news of the death is never confirmed. The truth is that the crops, as a general thing, were never more promising. With even a tolerable crop, the unusual quantity of seed which has been put in, both of wheat and Indian corn, will produce a greater quantity of breadstuff than our country has ever seen before."

New Orleans papers of the 9^th inst., give accounts of a dreadful explosion on board the steamer Eda on the Oachita river-twenty-five persons killed and eight wounded.

From Mexico, all is rumour...

Government Immigrant Agency,
St. John, N.B. 17^th June, 1847.
Lists of Passengers by the following vessels have been received at this Office by the 4^th June Mail:

Biographical Sketches of the American Loyalists.--
We have to acknowledge the receipt from the author, of a large and handsomely printed volume, entitled, "The American Loyalists, or Biographical Sketches of the Adherents to the British Crown in the War of the Revolution, with a Preliminary Historical Essay- by Lorenzo Sabine," which has recently been published by Messrs. Little & Brown, of Boston. The notices of these worthies appear to be compiled with much care, and must have a cost the indefatigable author a great deal of labour. The book is extremely well got up, and is a deeply interesting one to many of the inhabitants of these Provinces, and will no doubt be anxiously sought after.-We shall have a few copies on sale at our Stationery Store, in the course of next week.

Gesner's History of New Brunswick.--
We have been favored with a copy of this work, which has lately issued from the London Press, but we have not had time to examine its contents.-The author possessed the means of acquiring materials for compiling an interesting and valuable volume, and such a publication circulated extensively in the Mother Country would doubtless prove a great benefit to the Province.

New Paper.--
The first number of a large sized weekly Newspaper, under the title of "The Albion," was issued in this City on Saturday last, by Messrs. Bailey & Day, two young printers. It makes a respectable appearance, and has our good wishes for its success.

New Ship.--
A new Ship of 800 tons, called the Neptuna, built at Oromocto by William Scoullar, Esq, for William Leavitt, Esq., of this city, was piloted through the Falls by Capt. Wm. Eagles, on Thursday last. She is in every respect a superior vessel.

We learn from the Miramichi Gleaner of Tuesday last, that twenty passengers and one of the crew of the ship Looshtauk have died since they were landed at the Quarantine Station at Miramichi. No new cases of fever had manifested itself among the passengers since they landed on Middle Island.

Wreck.-

The ship Ceylon, Crisp, of and for this port, from Liverpool, via New-York, with 250 tons of coal, went ashore on Thursday night, 10^th instant, near Moosepecca head, (State of Maine,) and bilged-crew and materials saved. The Ceylon was a first-class ship of 754 tons, nearly new, and was owned by Messrs. Wm. & Jas. Lawton, of this City, and was insured for £6000.

Whale ship James Stewart of this port, with 500 barrels Sperm and 300 of Black Oil, was discharging at Sidney, (N.S.W.) on the 15^th Feb. last, for shipment to London.

Whale ship Peruvian, of this port, was at New Zealand, Feb. 25^th, with 400 brls. whale oil and 120 of sperm.

Schr, Kate, Billings, hence, at Boston on Sunday last, spoke, same day, off Cape Ann, brigantine Emily, from St. John, for Philadelphia.

Spoken, off Bermuda, on the 26^th May, brig Adelis Ann, Tobin, of St. John, five days from Norfolk, bound to Barbados-all well.

Cleared at New Orleans, 1^st June, ship Albion, Matthews, Liverpool, and brig Maris, for St. John; 2d. barque Pearl, for Hull.-At Philadelphia, 9^th, brig Irene, for St. John.

Arrived at Newport, 19^th May, brig Racer, Power, St. John.-At Dublin, 31^st, Camilla, Ritchie, do.-In the Clyde, 18^th, birg Vixen, Justie, Matanzas.-At Belfast, 22d, brig Kathleen, Pettigrove, Philadelphia; 25^th, Egremont, Vogler, New-York.-At Liverpool, 27^th ship Jane, McLean, New Orleans.-At Cork, 28^th, barque Princess, Newton, Philadelphia.

Sailed from Cork, 20^th May, ship Avon, Johnston, Quebec; from Newry, 20^th, New Zealand, Wilson, do.; from Liverpool, 29^th barque Sarah, Fletcher, do.

Loading at Liverpool, 4^th June, barque Perseverance, for St. John.

North Shields, May 22.-The Leadbetter, Cownell, from Stromness, for St. John, has discharged her ballast, and is now undergoing repairs, and will be ready to sail again on her voyage in a few days.

Galway, May 30.-The Magnus, for St. John, has put back, making water.

The Duke of Cornwall, Ronald, sailed from Ardrossan, 16^th December last, for St. John, and has not since been heard of.

Donegal, May 27.-Sailed, the Blanch, Green, for St. John, from Killybegs, and put back, being the fourth time.

Spoken, 21^st May, lat. 45 18 N. long. 26 22 W. Brig Mameluke, of Sunderland, for St. John.

Passengers in the Ship Caledonia, sailed this morning for Liverpool-The Hon. William Black, President of the legislative Council of this Province, and the two Misses Black.

The Mail for England, to meet the sailing of the Steamer Cambria from Halifax on the 3d of July, will be closed at the General Post Office in this city on Wednesday next, 30^th inst., at three o'clock in the afternoon.

The French Steamer.--
The sailing of the first packet of the French line to New York, was postponed till the 10^th instant, according to information brought by passengers in the Cambria. The agent in New York attributes the delay to want of action on the part of the French government.

Boston and Portland.--
The steamer Portland, under command of Capt. Seymour, her late Clerk, a good pilot, and an excellent man, is to take her place on the sea route between Boston and Portland on the 26^th inst., and will make three trips a week. She is to be put in complete order for the service.

Quebec Quarantine Report.--
The return for the week ending the 13^th inst. is as follows:-Admissions into hospital, 1044; sick emigrants afloat, 564; captains, mates and seamen, 32-Total, 1640. Deaths in hospital, 156; on board ship, 93-Total, 249.

Five Priests who had proceeded to Grosse Isle to attend to the suffering emigrants, returned to Quebec, having been attacked by the fever. Two others subsequently proceeded to the station.

Notice.
The Semi-Annual Visitation and Examination of the GRAMMAR SCHOOL of the City of Saint John, will be held on TUESDAY, the 29^th instant, at 10, A.M.
J.H. Gray,
Secretary
June 26.

It is stated in the Bermuda Herald that the West India Mail Steamers are in future to come to that Island direct from England, and that Government has therefore given notice that the services of the Mail-Boats between Halifax and Bermuda, will not be any longer required.

New Vessels.-
The Sultana, a fine and beautiful ship of 1128 tons measurement, was launched on the 12^th inst. for the Building Yard of John Jardine, Esq. at Richibucto. Her length on deck is 159 feet-breadth, 33½, and depth 24 feet.

A fine Barque of 341 tons, named the Surinan, was launched from the building Yard of the Hon. Joseph Cunard at Kouchibouguac on the 11^th inst.

Arrived at Halifax, 18^th inst. barque Invermore, Stickney, Liverpool, via Londonderry.-At New-York, 20^th, ship Sparian, Haws, Liverpool, and barque Infanta, Moyes, Parrsboro'.

Brig Emerald, Margeson, from Boston, for Parrsboro, (N.S.) Went ashore on Duck Island, near Mount Desert, in a thick fog, on the morning of the 11^th inst. and became a total wreck-crew and passengers saved, also the sails and rigging, and about 30 brls. of flour in a damaged state.

The British Schr. Columbian Packet, from Baltimore for Glasgow, was capsized in a squall off Cape Henry, on the 14^th inst., and sunk in 7 fathoms. The carpenter, cook, and two seamen, who were in the forecastle, were drowned. The remainder of the crew, with Capt. Marshall, (Who was taken from the mast-head in a state of nudity) were saved.

Another Wreck.--
The ship Boadices, of London, Captain Walden, four days from Boston, went ashore in a fog, at Abbots Harbour, (Pubnico,) on Monday night. There is no hope, we understand, that she will be got off.-Yarmouth Herald.

It has been before stated that the British ship Leander, from Liverpool, for Savannah, was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition, April 19^th, lat. 27, long. 71 30, and that Capt. Phelan with his family and part of his crew arrived at Nassau on the 24^th. They reached that place in the long boat with much difficulty. The jolly boat with four men and a boy was lost sight of on the 24^th, but Capt. P. thinks the people were saved, as the boat made very good weather. At 10 A.M. the same day, the pinnace, with the first officer and ten men, suddenly disappeared when about a mile and a half distant, and although the long boat beat to windward an hour and forty minutes, no signs of her could be found, except some lamp oil, which was known to be in the boat, on the surface of the sea.

...A government train for Santa Fe, under Capt. Thorp, had been attacked near Cottonwood Fort, by the Camanche Indians, and Capt. Thorp and twelve or fifteen men had been killed. The Indians got possession of a large number of cattle, mules, and other articles.

Among the arrivals at the St. John Hotel, during the week, are the following:-His Excellency Sir William Macbean George Colebrooke and family, Miss Shore, A. Reade, Esq. and Lieutenant Colonel Hayne, from Fredericton; the Right Honorable R. Pakenham, Her Britannic Majesty's Minister, and J.R. Kennedy and H. Berkeley, Esquires, from Washington; Lieut. Colonel Simpson, from Montreal; Honorable Alexander Keith, and A.G. Blair, Esquire, from Halifax; Samuel b. Walcott, Esquire, Mrs. H. Derby, Miss Rogers, and Miss Walcott, from Boston; Mr. Forster, 77^th Regt.; the Hon. G. Elliot, Rifle Brigade; Mr. Sutton, 70^th Highland Lt. Infantry; Leonard March, Esq. Bangor.

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor and family returned to Fredericton to-day, in the steamer St. John.

Fines.--
We understand that during the week His Worship the Mayor imposed fines upon four persons for selling unwholesome meat in the City, one for keeping a disorderly house, one for driving a cart on a side-walk, and another for driving without license. We are glad to learn that such infringements of the law are not overlooked.

We understand that Dr. Collins, one of the Physicians on Partridge Island, is ill of fever.

Capt. Hall, of the ship Pallas, who had been landed on partridge Island from that vessel, we are sorry to say, died there, last evening, of typhus fever.

Ship Launch.--
A very superior and splendid coppered ship of 650 tons, called the Loch Ste[o]y, was launched this morning from the Building yard of Messrs. F. & J. Ruddick. She is owned by William Carvill, Esq., and is equal, in point of model, materials and workmanship, to any vessel ever built at this port. She is to be commanded by Capt. P. Burns.

Sudden Death.--
Mr. William Seeley, a Branch Pilot of this Port, came to an awfully sudden death on Sunday last. It appears that he was to the act of descending the steps on Partridge Island, at the entrance of this Harbour, for the purpose of getting into his boat, in company with another pilot, who preceeded him, but, in doing so, he fell from the steps, and, striking upon his head on the rocks below, was instantly killed. Mr. Seeley was 34 years of age, and has left a wife and three small children, who, by this melancholy dispensation, have, in a moment, been deprived of their dearest earthly friend.

Miramichi.--
We learn from the Gleaner of Tuesday last, that the deaths at Middle Island (the Quarantine Station,) were twenty-seven, seventeen since the 15^th instant. There were at the station 290 passengers from the Looshtank. Three of the seamen belonging to this vessel had died, and the second mate still continuing very ill. There were about 350 persons on the Island, of whom 25 to 30 were orphans. From the insufficiency of the buildings and canvas booths, many of those who were convalescing had caught cold from the wet, and were again reduced to a feeble state.