The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-21 00:00:00

MANCIIE.YTER, SATCRDAY EVLNING.

It is difficult to collect, either from public or private
sources of intelligence, the precise state of trade in the tta,
nufacturing districts; but although there is a great vita.
ante in the published accounts oi trade, it appears to b.,
admitted on all hands that there is not even a tetn:ency to
any further depression. Private letters from Itactalale,
Oldham; and Middleton, all agree in repres:•nting tile con.
tinned Frtnnese of those markets, and in Maceesfield the
silk-manufacturers begin to feel an assurance that in
their line they can resist foreign competition. It would
• also seem, by the Stackpor: 'Nue, tiler, that the prospects
of improvement there are quite cheering ; indeed,
there is little doubt but that trade is fast return.
ing to that sound and healthy state beyond which it
is to be hoped it will not in future be exte teltd. The
great difficulty is how to find employment or support fa
that portion of the population which the regular and re-
duced demand for our manufactures must leave unoccu-
pied. This consideration has become of more importance
as the Relief Committee here have ceased giving food
to the numerous families who fur some time past
depended principally upon charity fur support. It is
however gratifying to observe that the pour people received
the announcement with exemplary resignation, and I have
no doubt but that the public meeting w 1 ich was held here
on Thursday had a share in tranquillizing their minds, as
the people felt some gratification in seeing tl sir situation
attended to and discussed. A circumstance oceurred at
the meeting, which convinces me that tae majority of
the people are not disposed to encourage any wild or
visionary sell-ernes. A man of the name of 111Vil.
Hams, who announced himself as a tradesman, and
who I understand possesses considerable influence
amongst persons of his own condition, was prevented from
proceeding to discuss the propriety of regulating the civil
list of this country by the salary of the. President of the
United States of America. And I believe the assembly
would have been as well pleased if the discussion had
been altogether confined to the Corn Lawa, the repeal of
which, they think, would increase employment, and give
them cheap bread.
The promoters of the Joint Stock Banking Company
are still sanguine in their hopes of getting one tem.
blished in Manchester; - but from some captious objec-
tions which I hear made to the detail of the plan, it
is evident that they will have some dlfieulties to
encounter from such parties as fancy their influence might
he affected by the intended Institution. I understand the
Buroughreeve is engaged in making applicatiews to the
trustees of several roads, for the purpose of proem-jog rtn•
ployment for the adult poor, and it is believed with a
chalice of success.

LIVERPOOL COII3IERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

SATVEDAY, AUCUST 19.

The demand for British Plantation Sugar this week has been
good, and the sales amount to upwards of 1200 hhds., at an ad-
vance of Is. on the lower and middling qualities, and full prices for
the other sorts. In Molasses we have also had a good demand, and
about 600 puncheons have been sold : Trinidad at 23a. a Z. 14.
Demerara a 25.. fd. a 24.., and St. Vincent's and Grenada at 25a.
a 255. aid. per cwt. In Coffee the prices are steady, and are
rather higher for the fine sorts. The Rum market is in.
active, little or nothing doing. Some good flavoured Ja-
maica, recently landed, has been sold at 2s. ltd. per gallon,
for lid. over proof. In Ginger or Cocoa nothing don:R.-
.11'e have still a good demand for Pimento. About 35 bags sold at
9fd. a 94d., and expected higher. In Ashes, 400 buts. Montreal
Pot have been sold at 2011.0 d. a 21a. for old, and 225. for new ; 200
barrels Pearl at 235. 6d. a 24a. for new. In States Pot nothing done,
and only a small lot of Pearl at 2.1.. per cwt. The demand fur Dye-
wood is more steady. Sales are 70 tons Camoeachy Logwood at
6!. 12a 6.1. ;30 tons Jamaica at 51. a SI. 6.1. ;25 tons Cuba
Fustic at 71.5 a. a 71. 155., and a few tons of Jamaica at 61. 7s. ed.;
and 50 tons of Nicaragua Wool at 181 aM. 2s. 61 for solid. la
Flaxseed 1,000 qrs. Egyptian sold at 375., and 130 hhds. Dutch at
335. per qr. In Hides about 1,200 have been sold. Div salted
Brazil at 41.; dry West India sjd, ; anti wet salted New i at
3ld. a per pound. Indigo is rather improving: 19 WOES
Guatimaia, by auction, at 3s. ikl. a ss. 9d. ' • 9 moons Ceram& at
45.9 d. la 78.3 d. and 14 chests Bengal at ss. Ild. a 7s. 6d. per
round. In Tar the sales are 300 Mr. picked Really at 18s.; 200
barrels Stockholm at 15s. per barrel. In Turpentine 300 bele. bare
been sold at Bs. 3d. a 9s. per cwt. In Tobacco about 100 hhds. have
been sold at previous prices. In Rice Made doing. In the Corn
Market there is little doing. Wheat is looking downwardt, and
in Oats the holders tire expecting better prices than the buyers ars
a Wing to give. In Qucrcitron Bark nothiee doing. to Olive Oil
the demand is limited to small lots for consumption. Palm Oil is
dull at 211. a 211.105. In Brimstone nothing dating. Saltpetre is
also dull, and goes off slowly at 201. to 231. per ton.
We have a very steady increasing demand for Cotton, and rot-
withstanding the arrivals are consideeable, the prices obtained are
higher titan last week ...y about Ad. per lb. The sales of the
week amount to *Moot 14,700 bap, coosisfng of 4,300 bags Uelards
Georgia, at SAd. a 7d.: 4,20 Alabama, at Aid. a 7d. ; 1,830 New
Orleans, a 6d: a 9d. ; 300 Sea Islands, at 12d. a 17d.; 70 Stained
Sea Island, at 7ld. a 9d. ; 440 BatMt, at 80. a Old. 650 Pernam-
bucos, at MI. al Id. ; 350 31aranttatn, at a 91d.; 10 Para, at
Old.; 31 Barbadoes, at fiAd. ; 1,1;02 Egyptians at Old. a 110.;
and 700 Surats, at 41d. a 5p ,I. per lb-
About 1..-01 bags on speculation, and 800 bags for exports, in-
cluded in the above.
The import of Cotton this week is 24,902 bags.

A King's Messenger was sent off from the Foreign Of!lce
yesterday evening, with despatches for the Continent.
A most erroneous account of the Newspapers and Banks
in this kingdom has appeared in several of the London
Papers. Our readers will be convinced of its inaccuracy
by the following specimen :—" The City of Oxford has
fire Banks, one of which is claimed solely by the Univer-
sity, to deposit its learned treasures." There are only four
Banks in this City, not one of which is claimed solely by
the University.—Orford Paper.

EXTROORDINARY Ave.lo.—On
the 96th April, this year, Count Wirckerbarth presented in
person, to the German Diet at Frankfort, a remarkable
statement of a claim, a printed copy of which, dated Wack-
erbarrthrulte, April 1, 1846, has been communicated to us.
It appears from this donnuent, that the ancestors of Count
Wackerbarth became, in 1565, sureties for Duke Francis
the elder, of Saxe Lunenburgh, for the sum of 5000
marks in silver, borrowed for the benefit of the country ;
anti as neither the Duke nor the Elder discharged the debt,
the sureties were obliged to pay it in ready money, in 1578,
with all the interest up to that time, and the expenses,
which, according to the present value of money, made
11,500 marks of silver, or, according to the most accurate
calculation of persons versed in these matters, 36,500 louis-
d'ors. Now, notwithstanding all proceedings before the
Chamber of the Empire, no part of this sum was ever paid,
except 6000 crowns ; and as a capital of .5 per cent. interest
is doubled in twenty years, Count Wackerbarth calculatta
that the debt, which in 1580 was 30,500 louis-fors, in
1600, 73,000, anti so on doubling in twenty years, amount-
ed, in 1840, to 900,701,000 lonis-d'ors—a trifle which the
Diet is humbly requested to order Hanover, Great Ertslo,
and Denmark (the last as the present possessor of 5.1N0
Lunenburgh), to pay without delay.