The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-05-20 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 19.

We bad but few fresh arrivals of any Grain at our market this
mooting. What little fine Wheat there was, sold readily at full
Monday's prices,
Beans, sod there was no alteration, but
prices, but other descriptions were quite unsaleable. In
prices of B
Data were rather dearer than on Monday, having a demand fur
good horse Corn, and the stock as band very limited.

COAL MARKET, MAY 19.
St4B at Market- Ships sold. Price.
tn Newcastle - - 26 - -30 s Od to 39s Od
10 Sunderland - - 7i - -30 s Od to 401 6d
1 Scotch Coal - 1 - -36 s Od to Os Od

The lamented death of Mr. Peirse will, no doubt, pro-
duce considerable effect on the turf, where Mr. P. has been
well known and respected for many years.
By the report of the Secretary to the " Swaffhatn Rat
Society," it appears that the number of rats killed since
October is 1140, and 'within twelve months, 2947.—Nor-
fit& Paper.
We have to notice a melancholy accident, occasioned by
, the late heavy rains. A post-chaise, containing two ladies,
was proceeding to Halls-place, Bromley, and in the act of
crossing the bridge, when, at the instant, it was blown up
by the amazing force of the water, and the whole preci-
pitated to the bottom ' • we mach regret to add, one lady
was drowned, and also both the horses.—Kentirit Gazette.
An inquisition was held at a late hour on Tuesday night,
at the house of Mr. J. Freetuantle, the sign of the Hole-in-the-
Wall, Haldwin's-gardens, on the body of Sl illiam Batting, a boy
belonging to the National School in that place, and whose parents
reside in Leather-lane, who met his death by falling from the pa.
raper wall of that establishment, about five o'clock on Monday
evening, when he was killed on the spot. A report having gone
abroad that the deceased was employed in cleaning the windows
at the time the accident occurred, an inquiry was particularly made
on the subject, and we are happy to learn that the report was entirely
unfounded. The deceased had gone out at one of the attic windows,
and was at play with some other boys, unknown to any person be.
longing to the establishment, when, in leaping from one pan of the
prams% to another (a thing he had before performed), he unfortu-
nately slipped, and falling into the street, was killed on the spot.
Verdict —" Accidental Death."

PRESERVING Eoas.—ln 1820 a tradesman in Paris
asked permission of the prefect of police to sell, in the market,
eggs that had been preserved a year In a composition, of which he
kept the secret. More than 30,000 of these eggs were sold in the
open market without any complaint being made, or any notice
taken of them, when the Board of Health thought proper to
examine them. They were found to he perfectly fresh, and could
only be distinguished from others by a pulverous stratum of car.
&mate of lime, remarked by M. Cadet to be on the egg-shell.
This induced him to make a series of experiments, which ended
in his discovering that they were ed in highly saturated
linteseratiZ. es
mama a link estararad enerlate
of lime, but gives no reason. ?bey may also be preserved by im-
mersing them twenty seconds in boiling water, and then keeping
them well-dried in fine sifted ashes ; but this will give them a
greyish green colour. The method of preserving them in lime-
water has been long the praetge ef Italy ; they may be kept thus
for two years. This useful mode ii well know.l is many parts of I
England, and cannot be too touch recommendaL--Mechaitic's
Magazine.
Hazard and Co. have already sold three prizes of
20,0001. in the present Lottery. Next Saturday two more 20,000 f.
prizes must be drawn, batiks other capitals, as on that day the
Lottery entirely finishes. Tickets and Shares are selling by Ha-
sard and Co., Royal-Exchange Gate, 26, Cornhill, and 3241, Ox-
ford-street, end of Regent-atreet, and by their agents in all the
principal country towns.

BIRTHS.

On Monday, in Hill-street, ---tile7ady of A. W. Robarts, Esq.
M.P. ofa daughter.
On the 17th instant, in Upper York-street, Portman-square, the
lady of John Canipbell, Esq. of a daughter.
On B•Aurday, at Clanton, the wife of Robert Finch, Esq. of
Dollcy's-Itill, of a daughter.