The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-22 00:00:00

ST.4TE OF TRADE.

Lerns.—Vre have unfeigned pleasure in stating this
week, that a considerable and general improvement has
taken place in the trade of Leeds and the neighbourhood.
Several orders have been received by the first houses from
Germany, and, in consequence, manufacturers who had
for some time only employed their hands four days per
week, now allow them to work six days. Purchases of
cloth were also made by individuals at the Cloth Hall, on
Tuesday, to a larger extent than for a month previously.
As yet the advance in prices has not quite equalled the in-
creased demand. Wool, however, is somewhat higher, and
in a short time it is expected every thing will reach a fair
value. The most sensible improvement is visible in the con-
fidence and spirits of all classes, as to the speedy return of
prosperity. The receipt of the foreign orders already men-
dolled so sufficiently marks the dissipation of the glut which
had choaked all trade in British manufactures abroad, that

much reliance is placed on the progressive opening of the
markets hereafter. We may take this opportunity to ob-
serve, that we understand the depression in the Irish linen
trade, commuttioated to us last week, was exaggerated. It
has not, we are Informed, exceeded 10 per cent., whereas
in the cotton and wool trades, the falling off has been
much greater. In Halifax, we arc glad to say, things are
gradually improving, and bankers, merchants, and manu-
facturers, are all in better spirits. In Bradford, we learn,
there is not any improvement in the worsted market, and
the distress zontinues yet extremely severe.
Sneerret.n.—Things in Sheffield arc somewhat dull,
but there can be no doubt that in a short time the effects
of a general improvement in other places will he felt there.
The present deadness in Sheffield is not said to be so
much in consequence of not having a market for goods, as
from a reluctance on the part of the manufacturers to ex-
ecute further orders until remittances are received from
their customers.—Leeds Intelligence!.
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The Commissioners appointed at Liverpool by jiie Bank
of England, to advance money on goods, or personal se.
curity, with two sufficient safeties, have announced they
will meet every day to consider the applications for sums
not less than five hundred, and not exceeding ten thou-
sand. The Commissioners are—J. A. Case, Thomas
Fletcher, David Hodgson, and Lister Ellis, Esqrs.
FRENCH STATESMEN.—It appears that the amend-
ment of Chateauliriand, so much applauded by the French
journalists, was nothing but a repetition of a law already
in existence, and enacted so late as the 18th January, ISO.
It hail been supposed that the scenes of the revolution, and
the political turn which French conversation had taken,
lbad in a great measure corrected the natural volatility of
the French, and produced enough of seriousness at least
to enable them to conduct the business of legislation with
some degree of decency; but we have here a proof that
even public acts make no lasting impressions on their
' memories ; and the last law it seems in the Chamber of
Deputies is just like the last damned piece at the Vaude-
ville. It is made, published, and forgotten.
Accounts received from Valparaiso state, that on the
27th November, the fleet, with 3,500 men on hoard, sailed
for the island of Chiloe, accompanied by the frigates
O'Higgins and Lautaro.
ST. HELEN A.—A friend to whom we are indebted for a
gcod deal of information, has just favoured us with the
following interesting extract of a private letter, dated St.
Helena, 27th Dec. 1825.
" Our little island has been gradually improved, since the ar-
rival of General Walker. who really studies the comfort and inte-
rest of individuals and the public in general. lie has established
fairs twice in the year, where every farmer produces the best of his
live stock and vegetables; and premiums are given for the best
cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, wheat, barley, potatoes, cabbage, &c.
not even excepting flowers or rare plants—so that every one has an
opportunity of contributing towards the Grand Show. This ea.
cites emulation, and encourages every description of persons to cal.
tivate and improve their possessions. Samples of lace, cloth, WON
ated stockings, and gloves, manufactured here from the genuine
produce of the island, were exhibited at the fair in July last, and
on the 20th of this month ; arid we may now reasonably look for-
ward to our having manufactories of various kinds established,
which would be a great blessing to the numerous classes of poor--
the free blacks in particular; and as a general emancipation of the
slaves is talked of, it will be absolutely necessary thus to furnish
them with the means of providing themselves with clothing and
food—otherwise it will be turning loose a swarm of thieves to prey
upon the little society here, es I am sorry to say, that the slaves in
general are very unprincipled—there are, to be sure, a few excep-
tions; but these are very limited. Slavery here has nothing odious
in it but the name. Many of them indeed dread being disown
upon their own resource', and would rather remain, as May are,
with their masters and mistrertes..../matniess Courier, Mama la.
WEXFORD CATHOLIC MEETING.—An aggregate meet-
ing of the Catholics of this county and town took place in
the magnificent chapel of Wexford, on Friday. There
were several ladies of distinction and fashion in the galle-
ries ; the body of the chapel was crowded, and several
Protestants of rank were present. Sir Thomas Esmonde
was called to the chair, and briefly addressed the meeting,
stating that the purpose for which it had been convened
were, the advancement of Catholic interests, and the pro-
motion of fair and impartial education among the Catholic
children, by the introduction of such a system as would be
agreeable to their religious tenets and approved by the Ca-
diolie Hierarchy. It was, he said, the duty of Catholics
to pray Government to extend Come portion of the funds
which are now given to other Societies, to the education of
the Catholics. Thanks were voted to the Catholic Pre-
lates, and it was proposed to take a census of the diocese, to
show the falsity of the late returns. Mr. Arthur Chiches-
ter, who had been called upon to otand for the representa-
tion of the county, afterwards addressed the meeting, and
made an avowal of his principles and determination to stand
the expected contest, if such was the wish of his friends.
Thanks were then voted to Mr. Shell and Mr. O'Connell,
but the former gentleman was abruptly called away in the
middle of his address, by a woman who rushed through the
crowd towards him to defend her husband, then on trial
fur his life in the Court-Heuse.
IRISH AGRICI:LIuat.—Wc are happy to perceive the
spirit of improvement which is cultivated in the northern
portion of Ireland, and have no doubt that it would rapidly
extend itself to the south, mid be productive of similar be-
neficial results, if the resident nobility a'nel gentry, stimu-
lated by the example of such men as Lord Downshire, the
Bishop of Dromore, Col. Ford, and several other landed
proprietors in the north, and properly awakened to their
own best interests, gave but the same encouragement to
their tenantry, itt establishing branch farming societies,
and personally superintending district ploughing matches
in the vicinity of their respective rcsidc:T:s.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

The Hamanls of Hertford's concert, yesterday evening, In Piccadilly.
was att.mded 11 a numerwraparty of the haut ton.
The Earl of Veruiam entertained the dowager Marchioness of Salisbury
and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Grulvenor-

The Countess of Tankcrvllle's assembly, on Monday evening, was very
fashionably attended.
The Hon. Agar Ellie had a dinner party yesterday, at his house In
Spring-Tauten,
The Marquis of Wmitmenth left town on Monday, for Ireland.
The Earl of J.:Tremont has left town, for bla seat, Petworth, Monet.
Lord Robert Spencer has left town, for his seat lo susses.
Lord Nugent left town yesterday, for his sent, Litter, Bucks.
Lord and Lady Colchester left town yesterday, for the: seat, Kldbrooke,
Bosses, for the holidays.
Sir George Warrender, Bart. has left town, for his seat In Bucks.
Arrivals at the Burlinoton Hotel, New Burlington-street i lr Joseph
and Lady Radcliffe nod family, from their seat, Miimbridge House, fork-
shire; Colonel Illanlortald, from ditto. Departure.:—General Plgot, for
Brighton ; Sir Edward Stanley, Bart. for Richmond ; Mrs. rpton and ft-
mUy, fur Bath.
Departures froth the British lintel, Jerrnyn.st reel :—Sir William Shaw,
Bart. M.P. for Ditblin ; Captain Goodwin, for Brighton , • W)Ularn Ken-
nedy, Eq. for Scotland.
Departures from Kirkham's Hotel, LoWer Brook-street:—Mr. Putt
and Lady Cope, for their neat in Barks; Sir Gregory Way, Bart. fur
Brighton 1 Captain Edwarde, for Bath.

CITY BUSINE

The Lord Mayor held a Court Of Aldermen yesterday, at Guild-
hall, upon special business, which was fully attended.
The Sheri& delivered in reports of the state of the several
gaols, &c.
Sundry petitions from the ship-owners of Shields, Newcastle,
and Sunderland. against any advance being made in the price of
labour to the tnetets men, &c. in the Port of London, were re-
ferred to a Committee.
The Court requested the Lord Bishop of Chichester and the- Rev.
John Wilson Cunningham, Vicar of Harrow, to preach the Spltal
Sermons at Christ Church. Newgate-eireet, on Monday and 'Tues-
day in Easter week, before the Lad Mayor and Governors of the
several Royal Hospitals.
An order from- thw Vice-Chancellor, fig the Court to declare and
certify the custom of London in respect of Freemen's WidOwlra
two questions arising in a cause depending between .the .Ret
George Walton Onslow, Clerk, plaintiff, and Arthur Onslow lod
Ann Fuller, defendants, was read, and also 9 copy of the case.
L. SHADWELL. E.q. King's Counsel, was heard in support of
the right of the Widow of Sir Francis Drake, Bart. under the
custom, lie having been admitted to the freedom of the City in the
Company of Grocers, pursuant to a vote of the Court of Common
Council.
Mr. Serjeant SPANFIE was heard at considerable length against
such right, and Mr. SfrADWEI.T. having replied,
The COUNT resolved to advise upon the subject previous to
coming to a decision, and mferred it to the Law Officers of the
Corporation to consider and report thereon accordingly.
Sundry persons were allowed to be admitted 'broken, and li-
censes were granted to coal undertakers.
Commissioners of the Court of Requests for the month of May
nest were appointed.
The -Court agreed with a report from the Police Committee, re-
commending directions to be given that no public houses be allowed
to be opened in the City on Sunday mornings earlier than siz
o'clock, from lady-day to Michaelmas, no.] seven o'clock from
Michaelmas to Lady-day, and directed orders to be irsotal record-
.

Mg's.
William Matthews. a poor man, of St. Margaret, Westminster,
was admitted un out-pensioner of Emanuel

Sr Ilenry Milford left the King Yesterday morning fl.r
London about eleven o'clock; his Majesty was then in a
perfectly composed state. On his way, Sir Henry stopped
at the Royal Palace at Kensington, to report to the Princess
Sophia the state of his Majesty's health. In the evening
S:r Ilenry dined with the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
It was Sir Henry's intention not to return to Windsor last
night, except his presence should be unexpectedly required.
Duet or YORK'S LE v vs.—Yesterday, at a quarter past
4 o'clock, the Duke of York, as Commander-in-Chief, held
a Levee at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was at-
tend( d by the Marquis of Carmarthen, Generals the Earl
of Cavan and Nicolls, and Lieutenant-Generals the Earl
of Rosslyn and Sir Thomas Ilialop, Major-Generals Ste-
venson and St. George, and about twenty six others. The
Levee closed soon after 5 o'clock.
Princc Leopold came to town on Sunday evening from
Claremont. His Royal highness honoured the Duke and
Ouches of Somerset with his company to dinner on Mon-
day, at their residence in Park-lane, where a select party
met his Royal Highness.
Despatches were received on Monday at the Foreign
offices, fee hb the Duke of Wellington, to Mr. Secretary
Canning. The despatches came by the way of Ham-
burgh.
Yesterday the Lords of the Treasury held a Board at the
Treasury Chambers.
On Monday and yesterday his Majesty' small alms were
distributed by Mr. Hanby, the King s Secretary to the
Lord High Afmoner, to eight hundred poor aged men and
women, at the Alinonry Office, in Whitehall. The Royal
bounty were in the coinage of the present year.
Mr. Goulburn stated last night, in his,pjace in the House
of Commons, that the absence of the Attorney-General for
Ireland from his duty in Parliament was occasione&by in-
disposition.
Last week a splendid fete was given by Sir Christopher
Bethel Codrington, Bart. upon the occasion of his son,
Mr. Christopher William Codrington, attaining his ma-
jority. Dodington-house was thrown open to a very nu-
merous hotly of visitors and tenantry, who did full justice
to the ample proofs afforded them of " old English hos-
pitality." We understand the fete extended to Marsh-
field and Codrington. Between three and four hundred
persons sat down on Monday at Dodington-house to din-
ner ; and a splendid ball was given in the evening,
when the mansion was brilliantly lit up with oil gas,
produced within its walls. Amongst the company at pre-
sent at Dodington-house, we understand, is her Grace the
Duchess of Newcastle.
The " Eve," so generally admired by connoisseurs and
men of taste, which was executed in marble a few years
ago, by E. H. Bally, It. A., trot having,been purchased by
any nobleman or gentleman, was on 'the point of being
sent out of tite country. Fortunately however the fact
became known to the members of the literary and philoso-
phical institutions of Bristol, (his native city,) and they
subscribed among themselves the sum of GOO guineas, and
bought it for that institution, where it will be placed as a
mark of respect for his great talent and genius as a sculp-
tor. We understand that Earl St. Vincent's statue,
which is to be placed in St. Paul's, by order of Govern-
ment, is in a stale of forwardness ; also several other
pieces of sculpture, which are now executing by that
eminent artist, snch as a mythological group, a marble
bust of Byroneand one of the veteran Sto:hard, R. A.,
&c. &c.

1115 K SOCIETY.—The Annual Meeting of the Society
for disseminating the Bible, in the Irish language, was
held yesterday at the Rotunda—the Earl of Annesley in
the Chair. A letter was read from his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Tuatn, stating his regret at being unable to pre-
side at the Meeting, and declaring his Grace's continued,
and, if possible, increased approbation of the Society's ob-
ject.—The Right Honourable St. George Daly explained
the objects of the Society in a neat and appropriate speech,
and concluded by moving one of the Resolutions.—The
Rev. Mr. Bushe then read the Resolutions of the Roman
Catholic Masters and Scholars, in connection with the So-
ciety, in the counties of Armagh, Monaghan, Cavan,
Louth. and Leitrim, which were published in the Dublin
Evening Pool of Thursday; and, after some apposite re-
marks, concluded by seconding the Resolution, which was
carried.—Dablin Evening Past, Mardi
Private letters have been received from the friends of
the lady, who was actually stolen from the boarding school
in the neighbourhood of Liverpool, that she has been re-
covered safe, after only suffering a very melancholy fright.
A LABOUREH.—A few days ago a man, named James
Quirk, applied to the Select Vestry of this parish for re-
lief. Ile wag, he stated, a labourer, had been married 21
years, and his wife had, during that period, blessed him
23 children, 1G of whom were now living. I Irree of them
had been born at one birth, and four of them were twins.
Of the 16 surviving children 12 are now at home, consist-
ing of 3 boys and 9 girls, of the following ages :-14 years,
girl, 13 ditto, 12 ditto, 11 ditto, 10 ditto, 9 bey, S girl,
7 ditto, C ditto, 5 boy, '2 ditto, 0 months, girl. Surely the
pair who have added so much to the population of the
town deserve relief from the parish in their old age.—Li-
rerpol Alhinn•
"The hope of every man starting into life, is to acquire
thatindependence which will place him above the world : but
as ,Johnson observed, to obtain this by "climbing the steeps
of labour," requires years of application; whilst, by a lucky
hit in the Lottery, the hope may be realized tOr a few
pounds in a few days ; and considering how long they have
existed in this Country, we can see no reason fur the Act of
Parliament which abolishes Lotteries for ever, after the
prt sent and on:.: were draw ins.