The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-18 00:00:00

SAFETY LAMP.

A writer in the Whiteketten Gassite asys:,.-10It is *se-
workable sod lamentable fact, that since the invention attic
eafety.lamp, Mole fatal accidents have happeorid in coal
mines frem the explosion of fire-damp, this in the mine
epee of lime previous to that invention. All the miser.
with whom I bare conversed ou the subject, admit that the
temp is perfectly safe, and that they can fearlessly penetrate
with it into workings which they dare out captors with lights
all formerly used; brit, unfortunately, the safety.lamp gives
such a dim light, that imprudent miners are frequently is.
duced to open It; sod this, I fear, will always be the care,
whilst they can do so without the knowledge of the stewards
Cr overnice. To do away with this inducement, by rolaryg-
ing the safety geese, so as to admit a larger lamp (which
might be supplied with spermaceti instead of common whale
oil), and placing a rellector in it to condense the rays of the
light—or by any other contrivssee, calculated to attain this
desirable object, would be an inventing worthy of the psis.
and high character of Sir Hympbry Davy. One objection to
the asfety-Imeip is, that the meshes of she gaits. are 00 ex.
tremeir tine (which is necessary for security), that they are
soon choked up with coal dust, which requires to be ever
tied allow brushed uff to make the light visiblei yet eves this
obstacle may be removed in tome.

JIIAIt X E TS.
Ilse • =s yfloreamlne Prise Cartage if
May 15, I 811.)
WEST INDIA AND SPANISH MAIN PROMOS,
CollStu.—A lame quanity has bees britsght ts•96B/8 •
sale since our last, which appears to belts rather asthma IMP
laarki,t, though *early the whole has bees disported of si the
prim paid on Tuesday last; on Friday the demand was lees
brisk Mau during the former part of the week, sod the prices
paid at the public sales were scarzrly equal to those of the
preceding days: the total quantity brought forward suet,
Tuesday is $64 casks and 4,631 bags.
The Stuck of W. I. Coffee is now 3,789 toss beteg 8
more thin at Ibis time last year, the mewed prices are la.
per cat lamer.
11. P. Suortft has brew in less demand generally, the 21011
and strong qualities, particularly of new Sugar, Ilorl a ready
sale at full prices; the other sorts citations very doll of
Mk.
Fositicas SUGARS have not bets is deemed, so Wes
have been I flirted privately, and two or three parcels of fh-
b, sountating to about 600 chests, principally middling
and good white, have been offered by sachem sad take. is.
at the prices quoted
The Stock of 0. P. Solar is now 1,L92 casks more thaw at
this time last year, present prices 4s. per cwt. lower.
Rum has been tuts emely dull of ask. •
The present stock of Rum is 14,3.53 pascheons, ssi pike
Of pro fs le. 9d. per gallon. Stuck last year Mane dasellllo
8,733 and • of S. 3d. per

.4 puncheon., price of proufe per gallon.
Loowono bar bren in greedy demand; Cargo Jamaica
Wks brought an advance of be. per tow.
Pursuit, remains without alteration, a retool of 470
bags was mold on Wednesday at bid. for good quality, one
lot brought 81J. per lb.

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LIVERPOOL REPORT, MAT IS, /ell.
The COTTON market way very Rat motif yesterday, when
we bad as incresaed 'leased both front the trade and spe-
culators, chiefly for Boweds sod Odessa, at the priers ob-
tained at the close of last week : the sales are 7,109 bags,
sad consist 4,209 Boards al lld. • 11d. mid a few at 8 d.;
400 Orleans at 11}J. • 121 d., mid one lot of prime at 13 1;
230 Ilea Island sat ISIJ. a 21d.,'3 it ostained at 13id. sad 16 .;
i
720 Ferments at 13.1. a 131 d., 210 Bahian at Ilid. a Itid.,
450 Slaraiihains at 1 lid. a 12.1.1., 110 Para. at 11d. • 111.1.
50 Mots Geraes at 100. • 101 d. 150 Drowning at I ltd. •
121 d., 40 Domingo. at qd. 180 Cubas at 9d. a 11d, 58
Lejaires at Bp., 1111 Alsilr.is sot Q. 10 Surats at 81.1., 240
Bengal. at flit. a Bd. per lb.: about 2,000 Bowed, have been
taken oil speculatioa. There are 1,500 Sea Island., 300 Or-
leans, and 500 Bengal. advertised to be sold by auction on
Friday the 18th imaant. The import is 836 bags Jamaica
and St. Thomas' 367 Demerara, 3,463 New Or4eans, 11,932
Charleston am! S It, 2,483 other parts of U. S., 4,911
Brasil. —total 23,982 bags.
About 550 birds. of Demerara and Barbadoes Sugar have
been offered this weik at public sale, the former of which
sold steadily at our last prices, but the Barbadoes went 4s.
lower: is Foreign descriptions nothing has bee• dime, sad
50 chests of Rio, slightly damaged, with 30 Babies, were put
up
to auction on Thursday, bulb of which were taken iu
for watt of buyers, 800 bags of middling hot free white
Bengal offered the same day were withdraws aim at 70s. and
have since been bought by the grocers at Os.
The public sales of Coffee ou Thursday, Vonsistiag of
1,375 bag., went off steadily at 100 s. a 110 s. for good to
Eat ordinary Rio, and one lot of middling has brought Ills.;
ordinary Sumatra has sold at 103 s, and few luta of middling
Dutch at 123.. a 1255.

Pinvento of midJlisig risibly has sold at 7td.; sad
100 bap of fair Pars Cocoa have been takes for asipavest
at 48s.

Them Is still little inquiry for Rice, and there hare bees
oily 150 casks of ordinary and broken Carolina sold Its.
a 12s. 9.1 per cwt. Rum is dull, soil there have bees few
sales this wcek. There has been nothing June in Orr/sods.
The inquiry fur Ashes continues. and Busion Pearl. have
hers sold at 40s. Boston Pots at 425. and stained Iduntreal
Pot. at 31s. The Hides offered at auction this week have
bees taken by the trade at sd. Cie salted B.A. Os, and d.
fur salted North American.

In Tobacco we have no alteration to notice; prices remain
steady. Our Corn minket was thinly attended on Turrday,
bet tbe little business done was et former priees, and holders
are generally very firm. American Flour fully supports
its prier, the stock being very much reduced; bet tae
demand is not so extensive as it was for shipment. Abe..
30 tuns Trieste Shaioac have been sold by auction at 15..
per cwt. .

Ou.a.—ln Greenland there has been scarcely any thing
done for borne ronsumpiiun, contracts have been made to
arrive at 25/. per ton. South Sea Oil has been in brisk de-
mand for the horns trade, and will now readily bring 23/. in
casks. Greenland Whalebone is still uurniaal al 11W. per
tee, sales cannot however be effected thereat.
BRITISH STAPLE ARTICLES.

larsn Pnovistons.—Prime Mesa Reef Is soiree and in
good demand. Indi■ Reef and Pork are both rather scarce
and higher, Mess Pork is in abundant supply and dull of
sale.

fincla.—The demand has been dull eves fur
low lumps, in which the must business has hero dour, sod
the prices of this description are Is. per cat lower.