The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-14 00:00:00

MARKETS.

1 From the Leaden New Price Correia.l
COTTON.—There was a good demand for cotton last week, the
sale. amounting to 4,800 halo, viz.-2,000 Bengali 30. a Iljd. or.
dinary to good fair; 1,0161 Stunts id. a lijd. middling to law vip,
Madras fijd. a &Ad. ordinary to fair; OP Panama 100. ; 811 Pane
90.; 900 Sea Islands 121 d. a 141 d.; 38 New Orleans Ind. • 420
Bowed.. 71d. a Bld. ordinary so good hie; 20 Demerara 120:--all
in bond; and 20 Egyptian 110 duty paid. The bursts and Ben.
gala were taken chiefly for re-sale, with a few for export; the
Brazils for home consumption ; and the Americans ter export.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 10.
There has continued a fair demand for Cotton throughout the
whole of the week, and the prices of all descriptions are without al-
teratinn. There were offered by auction 900 bales Egyptian and 900
Laguira, of the former only SS sold at 10td. a lted., and of the
latter 83 woes 7td. a Bd.
SUGAR.— Towards the close of last week the request for Mus.
covades improved very considerably ; there was a much greater dis-
position amongst the buyers to Esurelpies, and several coniuderable
parcels, both for Refilling and for Grocery, were purchased at full
prices ; we could not state at higher rates, es the holders met the
demand freely at the previous currency.
This forenoon the purchases were considerable, taking into cal-
culation the small quantity on show; there was no alteration what.
ever in the prices.
The purchases of Refined goods towards the close of the market
last week were more considerable than for a length of time pre-
ceding, and the business was not confined to low goods as formerly ;
several parcels of fine goods were taken ; the purchases of Lumps
and crushed were very considerable. 3lolasses were heavy at 265.
The Refined market has again become heavy . - brown Lumps,
which last week were firm st 765. are again to be purchased M.
a Is. lover ; crushed Sugar 3a. ; all other goods are heavy.
Molasses 20s. &t.

The request for Foreign Sugars was very considerable last week,
the purchases reported, White Havannah, middling to good 14& •
395.; middling Brazil 345.
For the 50 chests middlin' white Rio Sugars offered at public
sale to-day there were no biddings the whole withdrawn at 345.
COFFEE.—The public sales of Coffee last week went cT vary
heavily ; the Jamaica qualities supported the former prices; ea
other descriptions sold considerably lower; Demerara and Berbice
Coffees went st • further reduction of 2a. a 4s. per cwt., mid,
(Bing selling in considerable parcels at 765. a 80a. ; tit. Doming,
sold 61a. a 6.35. 6d.; Brazil ordinary 605.6 d., good 625.; Porto Rial
635. a 635. tid.

These were four public sales this forenoon ; Demerara and Ber-
bice Coffee are so pressed upon the market, that a further decline
must to-day be stated, making • fall of ha. a Is. since this day
week ; the qualities of unclean sell lows in proportice than die
good descriptions; St. Domingo is also lower this forenoon, sales
595. • 625.; good middling Jamaica sold to-day 103 s. • Me.; the
latter is the only quality which supports last week's prices ; the
market must be stated very heavy.
HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW—The Tallow "whet eoi
mains in the same languid and depreesed state which we MO
lately reported ; yellow candle Tallow hem, Ms 3d. a 31s. isr
the new ; for the o'd, 325. 6d. a 335. 6d. ; for July arid Angus'
shipments, 365. fal. a 365. lid. ; for April and May, 348.6 d.; fret
on beard, 29.. ltd. Hemp continues heavy t Petersburgh elem.
361.; Hemp for July and August shipment, 3411. There his been
little business lately reported in Flax.

BIRTHS.
On the 9th Dec. lut, at Calcutta, the wifz of Captain Joha
Lamb, of the Pa'mica, of a daughter.

MARRIED.
At Pontefract, on Friday, the 9th instant, Samuel Bamford
Hamer, of the Inner Temple, Esq., to .inn, widow of the late
Joseph James Swill, Esq., of Chapel House, and only daughter
of Thomas Clark, Esq., of Knottingley, in the county of fork.
On the 319 h ult. by the Rev. E. Forster, at the Chapel of the
Embassy of his Britannic Majesty, at Paris, Thomas Hung"
gray, Esq., of Earl's Court, Kensington, Middlesex, to Elizabeth
Maria Brand de Itlarcillv, daughter of the late John James Clr9-
tian Brand, Esq., of Lausanne. Switzerland.
On the 19th instant, at Willey, by the Rev. James Htsville,
James Williamson, Esq., of Hunter-street, Brunswick-square. to
Elizabeth Ballard, daughter of Moses Oreetharn, Esq., of Esse
Cobham, and Deputy Judge-Advocate of the Fleet.

DIED.
On the 9th instant, aged 90, Benjamin, son of the Right Hon.
John Radcliffe.

On the ith instant, at White Hill, Berkhamptuead. Hem- in
the Vith year of her age, Mrs. Sparrow, relict of the late Robert
Sparrow. Esq., of Wortingisans Hall, Suffolk.
Lately, at her house. Southampton-place, Euston-square, Mtn..
Augusta Schutz, daughter of the late George Schutt, Etch
Shotorer llouse, Oxfordshire.
At Ayr, on the 3el current, Hamilton Douglas Howell, Esq. g
Garnllan. Mr. Boswell's death wu strikingly sodden sad unex-
pected. On the afternoon of Saturday, he went out to enjoy his sf•
mammal walk, spent the evening knd supped with his family to
his usual spirits, retired to bed a little before eleven, apparent', '3l
rrect health, and in less than a quarter of an hour he was &ample.

111011 WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON-BRIT/GS.
33 min. after 2. I A Rernonn, 53 min. after 4

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