The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-19 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FAL morTtt. MAY 17.---Sailed the Plover packet for the Brazils.
COWES, MAY 17.—Arrived the American brig Niger, Luce,
from Matanzas, in forty-four days has experienced easterly winds
fdr the last thirty days; the master states that two days previous to
his sailing, a pirate had been taken off that place by the United
Stated arm steam-boat Sea Gull, one of the squadron employed on
that cow for the Suppression of piracy. The pirate mounted six
guns and engaged the seam-boat for two hours, when she finally
sunk, and had seven men kilted during the action.
Pi3nrsmotii•w. MAY I;.—Arrived the John Read, Feathers,
and the Rider, Lewis, from Havannah In 49 days; and his Ma-
jesty's ship Tweed, from Cork. biassed by the Wight, the Crisis,
3lead, from Jamaica.
DEAL, 3lax 17..—Sailed for the River the General Harris, from
China. Passed ihroilgh from the River the Amphitrite, Abbott,
for Quebec; the Ann, Reed, for Newport; the Eliza, Sutton ;
and the William Miles, nestle, fur India.
Wiv Esti-tot:, Jl An ctt 16.—The smack I lebe, of Colchester, sailed
from Jersey about three weeks ago, andbas not since been heard of.
OstsvEsExn, MAY 17.—Arrived - the Bramin, Rawatd, from
Bilboa ; Thomas and Mary, Hutchins, from St. Michael's; Re-
liance, Smith, from nordeaat ; Johii and William, Silly, from
Lisbon; Providence, Hurst, :rnm Lima; Shakapeare, Granson,
from Memel Victory. Cubitt, from Harlingen; Vide, Charisin,
from ditto; Atalanta. Byrne, from ditto. Sailed the Eliza, Witty,
for Pillau ; Peter Proctor, Brown,. for Dominica; Fortitude,
Butcher, for Barbadoes ; Georgians, 11-Awn, for Berbice; Lion,
Dillon, for Mexico ; Viscuunt Exmouth, Walt, for Bilboa ; Ann,
Rundell, for Carthagena ; Ainiable Eliza, Gremlin, for Havre.
BELFAST, MAY 14.—The Molly, —, from Kilrush to Li-
verpool, wds driven on the rocks off Ballywalter, on Thursday
night, and bilged. 3lost of the cargo damaged.
NEw Os EsAir s, MARCH 18.—The Delphos, Bray, which sailed
hence for Liverpool on the 14th instant, In pfoceedimv down
the River with the steam-boat Missouri, ran foul of a vessel
at anchor, during the night, and received so much damage as to
render it necessary to retutn to port to repair.

Arrived MT Dartmouth the Latchi Crews, from Demerara.
The John Reed arrived at Cowes, left at the llavannah the brig
Alice, Cunningham, and the Thomas and Ellen, Tummingi,
which had not begun loading.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVlMllffil.
Wind E.N.E —High Water, 53 min. p. 10.
Arrived the Frederick, Sargeant, from Charleston ; St. George,
Henry, from Drogheda; Europa., Neuman, from Rostock; Mer-
sey, Williams, from Dublin; Nimble, Kennedy, from White-
haven t Java. Mitchell, from Glasgow; and Majestic, Oman,
from Greenoek.—Sailed the Kitty, Cooper, for Gibraltar ; Richard,
Cox, for Quebec ; Fisher, ISl'Donald, for Quebe:; Magdalena,
Maws, for Rostock; Rehm Castle, Jones, for Lisbon ; Hippo..
campi. Gotham, fbr o.lessa ; Vriendship, De Vries, for Ostend ;
John Bull, Brayden. for Ramsay ; Cam's Delight, Roberts, for
Dublin ; Suffolk, 3latters, for London ; Ann, Abernethy, fur
Londonderry; and Friends, Bailey, for Strangford.
The Franklin, Brabam, from Liverpool, has arrived at Bal-
timore.

The Alexander, Baldwin, from Liverpool, has arrived at
Philadelphia.
The Algonquin, from Philadelphia for Liverpool, arrived off
Cork lath May, all well, some of the passengers having landed and I
arrived here via Dublin.

The Alexander and Jenny, from Liverpool, has arrived at
Cork.

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The Pandora, Corry, from Liverpool for Barbadoes, has wired
at Cork.

Arrived the Thomas Parsons, from New Orleans ; on the 24th
April spoke the Romulus, from Charlaton for Liverpool, lat. 43. 55.
N., long. 47. 24. W. On the '27th spoke the Elizabeth, of North
Shiettls, bound to St. Andrew's, lat. 45. 20. N. long. 36. 30. W.
On the 2d May spoke the Heron, of Newcastle, bound to Quebec,
lat. 47. 10. N., long. 36. W. On the Bth May, a four-masted vessel
in sight, standing to the North-westward, supposed the Colombus,
lat. 48.48. N. long. 19. W.

The Cotton Market continues much depressed and flat, yet
holders arc not willing to glee way. Some Pernambuco Cotton hat
been sold to arrive at 210.

CORN MARKET, TursDAY, IILAY 17, 1825.

Our Corn market this day is flat, and although the attendance of
dealers was good, yet their purchases were light, and prices again
depressed since last Tuesday, Wheat 3d.. Oats 23., Barley 3d.,
and Flour Is. IVheat under lock has tilso declined 33. a 6d.; and
Flour in bond continues at a moderate dtmand at former prices.
GRAIN. F. d. a. d•
Wheat per Bushel 701b.—English - - 9 6 a 10 6
Scotch g a n

....
Irish (red) - i• 9 0 a 10 0
Do. (white) - u 9 4 to a
Foreign* . - 7 0 a 8 fi
Petersburgh and Rigat 4 6 a 6 (1
Oats per Bushel of 451b.—Irish Potato . 3 2 • 3 6
English.Scotch&NVelsh 3 5 a 3 8
Common 2d. a 3d. lower.
Barley per 601b.—English . . 1 0 a 6 3
Irish - 4 9 a 5 0
Malt per 9 galls. (old) . . . 90 a 9 3
Ditto (new)-
- - 9 6 a 10 0
Oatmeal per 244/lb.—English - 30 0a32 0
Irish - - - 25 0 a 30 0
Flour per 2801b.—English . - 51 0 a 64 0
Irish - - . 50 0 a 63 0
American per 1961 b. (in bond) 24 0 a 26 0
Danrsic - - 0 0 a 0 0
Foreign, free 0 0 a 0 0
Beam per Quarter—English . - 42 0 a 44 0
Irish - - 40 0 a 41 0
Foreign - - 0 Q a 0 0
Peas per Quarter—English, White - 0 0 a 0 0
l)itto Grey - . 0 0 a 0 to
Foreign - 0 0 a 0 0

IYPOSTSD AND EXPOILIPID FROM TN' 10T11 TO TUi
111'11 MAY INCLUSIVL.
'Wheat : Oats:
Foreign • 6,797 qrs. Foreign
Ireland . 5,41.2 Ireland
Coast ways . 216 Coast ways -

- LIMO qrs.
- 21,978
703

12,473
Flour :
Foreign - I,::00 sks.
Ireland . :Sul

27,03 t

nenn* :

('onttways - 60
Oitrcexl :
Ireland - 1,433 Ida.
Coast ways - 136

1,301
Barley :
Foreign . 2,100 qrs.
Coastwsys . 40

1,569

2,140
• Bonded berme May, 1822.

izroaTen.
Thus . - 1,445 brli
1- Ditto, subsequently.

CORN EXCHANGE, 31AY la.

We have had only scanty supplies of Grain fresh up since last
day. The trade in our market to-day was genera* heavy, and
the few sales effected wee on about Monday's terms.

DRENKENNESS.—An Inquest was held last week at
North Driffiehl, on view of the body of Christopher Todd, a travel.
ing ma:hint-maker, who, during the previous five days, had drank to
a very great excess. lie was seized with spasms in his stomach
and kidneys, which terminated his existence. Verdict—" Died
through excessive Sticking."