The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-26 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALMOUTH, A VOIJST M.—Arrived the Onager, Blenkinaop,
from Newcastle foe Trinidad. Sailed the Priace Regent pack,i,
for Buenos Ayres.
PLYMOUTH, A VG usT M.—Arrived the Henrietta Wilhclmina,
Fracomast, from Memel; the Apollo, }A-storm. from Longsound,
Sailed the Stephen, Hansel!, for Picmu.
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 24.--Arrived the Duchess of York
transport, from the Downs; the Dash, Allen. from ditto; the
Rolla, Nelson, from ditto, far Sydney; and the Arrow cutter, front
a crui..e. Sailed the Margnis of Ilaatin*s. O.tler, for New StiGIG
Wales ; the Britannia, Corkie, for Cork ; and the Medway,
Bolton, for Newcastle.
DEAL. AUGUST 24.—Passed through from the River, the Ls-
vinia, Morris, for Seville; and the Sprightly, Norris, for the
South Seas. The Elisabeth, for the South Seas, sailed early this
morning.
OstavissrreD, AUGUST 24.—Arrived the Asoph, Bell, from
Leghorn ; Minor, Gerard, front Beniearlo; Charles. Benkman,
from Antwerp ; Ar-us, Pain, from Hautburgh ; Hope, Page,
from Harlingen ; and Walter Matthews, Moulder, for ditto.

The Traveller, Anderson, taken tr 'the Greekc, anreatried into
Napoli di Romania, has been given tip, and u.rived at Smyrna on
the Pith ult.

The Britannia, Neil, from Enas to the Mores, has been taken
by the Greeks, carried into Napoli di Romania, and the cargo con-
demned.

The Elizabeth, Thomson; bound to Rio Janeiro, got on shore
in going down the River, and is now lying at Blackwall.

CITY OF NEW YORE

We are indebted to a valued correspondent for a pamph-
let published in New York two or three months ago, and
centaining a statistical sketch of that city. New York is
now the largest town in the western hemisphere, and it is
increasing, and from its natural advantages must increase,
with a rapidity which, in the course of a century, will pro-
bably make it eclipse the most populous capitals of the
Old World. From an actual and careful enumeration, it
was found that the number of new houses erected in 1824,
was 1624. Of these there were—of brick or stone, 720;
with brick fronts, 503; of wood, 401; total, 1624. Of
one story, 49 ; of two stories, 1293; of three stories, 228;
of four stories or upwards, 49; total, 1624.—Mr. Hardie,
who made the survey, reckons each house to contain, on
an average, two families, or twelve persons. Of course
New York must have added about 20,000 persons in the
course of last year to its population, which is now esti-
mated at 1.50,000 souls. 7 here are of different places of
worship—Baptists, 11 ; Friends, 4 ; Imb pendents, 4 ;
Lutherans, 2; Methodist Episcopal, 7 ; Methodist So-
ciety, 3; Methodist African, 3; Moravians, 1 ; New
Jerusalem, 1 ; Presbyterians, 19 ; Protestant Episcopal,
18; Reformed Dutch, 13; Roman Catholics, 2; Syna-
gogue, 1 ; Unitarians, 1; Universalist., 2; Non-descript,
3; Building, 2—Total, 97—Number of Ministers, 139.
New York has fourteen banks, whose united capitals
amount to 17,000,000 of dollars, or 3,700,0001. A Saving
Bank was established in 1819, which receives any sum
from one dollar upwards. In 1824 this bank received
118,000/. from 900 depositors, and its entire funds then
amounted to 1,381,636 dollars, or 304,0001. There are
ten Marine Insurance Companies, with capitals amounting
to 4,6.50,000 dollars ; and twenty-four Fire Insurance
Companies, whose united capitals are 9,830,000 dollars.
A Lombard Association was established in 1824, which
lends money on goods and chattels at from seven to fifteen
per cent. according to the magnitude of the sum. There is
a Gas Light Company—capital, 1,000,000 of dollars.
The Police, or, as it is called the City Watch, is di-
vided into three districts, and consists of six captains, six
assistants, and 416 privates—in all 428 persons. The
men are divided into two portions, which do duty by night
alternately; so that only one half of the strength of the
establishment is on duty each night. A captain is paid It
dollar (6s. 6d.) per night, an assistant 11 dollar, and a
private 7.5 cents (3s. 3d.) The whole expense of the
watching establishment in 1824 was 5.5,331 dollars, or
12,100!. The number of lamps on 31st December last was
2,513, and the whole expense of lighting 21,470 dollars, or
4,700/. The Fire Engine department is remarkably
efficient, it has 1.6 engines, and employs 1,283 men.—
Sco /man .

A novel occurrence took place in George-street (Lime-
rick) on Thursday night, which afforded some amusement.
A cow, pursued by a posse of drovers, ran suddenly into a
fashionable confectionary shop, to the terror and amaze-
ment of the laminates, threattning ruin and destruction to
the costly array of glasses, pastry, and jellies, which pre-
sented themselves in the most fanciful and inviting shapes
on all sides. Penetrating to the interior, the animal
coursed round a table, on which was displayed a rich as-
sortment of glasses and viands, and rushed through the
shop again into the street, amid the shouts of its pur-
suers, without offering the slightest possible injury to the
variety of fragile ware exposed to its fury.—Limerick
Chronicle.

The millions Hazard and Co. have distributed to the
public will be increased Next Wednesday, when Four
Prizes of 25,0001., with other Capitals, must all be drawn.
Hazard and Co. are selling at their Old Offices, Royal
Exchange, 26, Cornhill, and 324, Oxford-street, where
they sold, 31st last May, 1,804, 30,0001., and 3,627,
.5,0001. • and in last Year's Lotteries, Five Prima of
30,000/ and 20,0004 : and by their agents in all the prin-
cipal 101V118.