The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-21 00:00:00

THE TRADE OF BRADFORD.

BRADFORD, Nov. 18.
Business is proceeding in this town in the same way as
before the late strike, except that trade is much more dull
than it was in June last. Pieces u well as wages have
got down to the old prices, and nothing is now wanting
but a corresponding reduction in the price of wool, to put
business on the same footing, with respect to profits, as it
was at that time. The muter' generally hare received
such men as they have employment for, in a very frank
and cordial manner. There are, however, still out of work
540 unmarried men, 76 women, and 745 married men, with
1,147 persons dependent upon them for support. A small
allowance is still distributed to the unemployed from the
funds of the Union Committee, contributed principally by
those who bare obtained work; but it has not this week
exceeded Is. each to the unmarried men and women ;
Is. 6d. to marriM persons with small families; and 2s. 6d.
to those with large families. Much distress, of course,
prevails, which several highly respectable and benevolent
inhabitants in the town are endeavouring to mitigate by
charitable contributions.

We hail as a favourable omen, a resolution taken by a
number of the principal worsted-spinners in Bradford to
diminish the hours of labour in the mills. Hitherto forty
minutes only have been allowed in the day for meals, but
in future the work-people are to have an hour for dinner
and twenty minutes for bteakfast. The honour of ori-
ginating this improvement 'is, we understand, due to Mr.
John Wood, jun. ; but the humane suggestion has been
cheerfully adopted by Messrs. J. Rand and Sons, Megan.
Pearson and Whitehead, and Messrs. W. and T. Marshall.
Leeds Mercury.

REDUCTION IN WEAVING.—III the paragraph inserted
in our last paper, stating that a reduction of one shilling a
piece had taken place in the weaving of plaids and carolets,
it ought to have been said, that the masters very consider-
ately promised the men that when the state of trade would
allow of it, the sum now reduced should be added again to
the price of their labour, without any resistance ou their
part.—Leeds Illereer7l.
NETHERLANDS BANK.—The Bank of the Netherlands
(says the Juurnaldea I)elats) has just adopted a vcry pru-
dent measure. It has reduced the period of discounts to
two months; and raised the rate of discount from three
per cent. to four ; and it will no longer lend on foreign
funds at a lower rate than five per cent. It is even said
that it positively refuses to lend at all on the Neapolitan
Stock, and that this is the cause of the late declineof that
Stock at Paris.

THE BRITTSII PRESS.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

POIITSMOUTH. Nov. 19.
Yesterday landed here the crew of the brig Victoria,
Holland, Master (of North Yarmouth), from Lisbon,
bound to Liverpool, laden with lead ore, which vessel
foundered in lat. 43, 40, N. long. 14, W. The crew were
providentially picked up, after being five days and nights
in the boar, by the Danish galliot Balthazar, from Cadiz,
bound to Hamburgh.
Remain—Rainbow, Dispatch, and Pirangs. In the Har-
bour--Victory, Warapite, Ganges, Volege, Herald, spar-
rowhawk, Mastiff, Royal Oak, and Magnificent.
The Sparrowhawk, 18, was commissioned on Monday
by Lieutenant Crosier. Mr. Greenish, Surgeon, Mr. Re-
nifold, Purser, are appointed to her. Lord W. Paget, it is
said, is to command her.

Major-Generalßourke, Lieutenant-Governor and second-
in-command at the Cape of Good Hope, and family, will
embark to-morrow in the Rainbow, 28, Honourable Cap-
tain Rona, and proceed for that settlement.--The Dispatch,
Captain Parsons, for the coast of Africa, is expected to sail
on Tuesday next.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 17.
Arrived the Reynard, Lieutbnant Hardy, with seventy-
five volunteer seamen, from Liverpool, and sailed again
with thirty seamen, for ships at Portsmoutb. Sailed the
Lyra for Liverpool ; Vittoria transport, with troops fur
Gibraltar. Captain J. S. Carden, of Torpoint, has taken
the command of the ships in ordinary at Sheerness; Lieut.
L. Roberta is appointed to the Coast Guard at Cadewe-
worth, near the Lizard. Remain the Britannia, Genoa,
Windsor Castle, Druid, Shamrock, Talbot, Pandora,
Nimrod, Harlequin, Victor, Nightingale, Falcon, Dove,
and Swallow.

A person of this town has invented a telegraph, by which,
it is said, the following tiosisierata will he gained : a con-
siderable saving of time in working, greater accuracy in
communication, and impenetrable secrecy in conducting
the correspondence. By the application of a comprehen-
sive tabw'ar arr.angement, .5,776 mesvages may he trans-
mitted, with only . two signals eacb.—Hamphire Tele-
graph.

LIYERPO.O4, 8 IT;IJ .1:1", Nov. 19.

tilloll 0171 c7IESPONDENT.)
ANOTHER RTEASLPACKET ACCIDENT.
The steam-packet Lee, Callan Colville, sailed from this
port on Wednesday evening, and scion after one o'clock
yesterday morning, when between Point Lynas 'and the
gkerries, came in contact with' a brig, the Enterprise, from
Westport, corn laden, bound to this place. The captain
and crew of the brig, seven in number, immediately leaped
on board the Lee, two of theta nearly in a state of nudity.
There were still in the brig, a man and his wife, pas:
genera, and Captain Colville instantly lowered and manned
his boat to save them ; but we lament to say, before they
could reach the sinking vessel she went down, and the ill-
fated couple met a watery grave. One of the men, who
Was below at the time, states that he escaped by the chasm
made by the steamer. No blame whatever can he at-
tached to the Captain of the Lee, which vessel bail a
light on the bow, and another on the foremast head. The
brig was running before the wind, at the rate of six knots,
and her crew, it appears, took the lights on board the Lee,
which they saw for some considerable time before, for those
of some vessel lying to. The weather was hazy at the
time, and had they taken the reasonable precaution of
showing a light on seeing these of the Lee, it would not
have been our painful office to record this melancholy
accident. The Lee, which suffered some damage in her
stern, became leaky, and put back to this port to repair.
LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LITZRPOOL, SATURDAY, Nov. 19.
Our Sugar Market continues dull, and prices down Is. a Is. 6d.
About 700 hhds B. P. sold. No sales in Foreign or East India.
About 100 puns. Molasses have been sold at 345. a 355., principally
at the former price. Yesterday about 550 bap Sumatra and 1.50
casks Jamaica and Demerara Coffee were offered by auction. The
former sold at 501. but the greatest part of the Plantation Coffee
was withdrawn. About 100 tasks of B. P. have been sold in the
week at a reduction of 2s. per cwt. In Cocoa, Pimento, and
i-Elingsv nothing dote. Of 700 Mgt of Pepper, wltieh were
ofteted yesterday, 200 of middling quality sold at $l. but
the remainder, being inferioi, Seas not sold-. Ja Montreal Ashes
about 490 Ms. Pots have been disposed of at gas. 6d. for old, and
295. 6d. a 301. for new ; 159 brls Pearls at 31.. 6d. a 31s. 9d. with
150 brls. States Pots at 325. Dyewoods are rather heavy of sale, and
only no tons of Campeachy Logwood sold at 71. 172. 611 AIM ; 150
tons Cuba Fustie at 9/. 15s. a V/. 17s. 6d. ; 25 tons Spanish at 61. 15"
a 71. ss. ; 100 tons Nicaragua Wood at lilt for large rough, 231.
for very ordinary sold, and 26!. DN. for good solid. In Turpentine
about 4000 brls. have been sold at 10s. a 10s. 6d. Nothing done in
Tar. In Rice only 120 bap Bengal at 245. Considerable sales
have been made in Hides; 6500 Buenos Ayres Ox and Cow at
101 d. a 12d.; 6500 salted at CO. to 6,id. ; 600 West India

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salted at 7id. ; 350 North American salted at 50.; and about
20,000 Hone Hides at ss. 3d. a ss. W. each. Rum conti-
nues steady, 400 puncheons, principally Jamaica. at about
2s. 6d. for strong ones, and Is. Ild. for Leewards up to 2e. 2d.
In Philadelphia Quercitran Bark little doing, 15 hds have been
sold at 15s. and 40 lihds good New York at Ils. 9d. a 124. 6d.
Nothing doing in Cochineal. Madder-roots are dull, and nothing
doing. In Lime Juice 20 puncheons base been sold at U. 10s.
Valonia 120 tons picked Turkey sold at 21/. 10'. a 22/. ILK and
50 tons unpicked Ancona at 151. A few tuna Sicily Brimstone at
81. 3s. in bond. Olive Oil very dull, and sales so trifling not
worth mentioning. In Palin Oil about 200 tone at 261. 10s. a 271.
In Safflower there is inquiry, and Egyptian is scarce. In Stannadh
the sales are very limited, 270 bags Trieste at 104. a 10s. 6d.
25 bags Malaga at 17s. 70 bags Sicily at 16s. 6d. a 17s. for fine,
anti 14.. for inferior. Saltpetre in good demand, 540 bags sold at
235. a 275. A small parcel of .I.mericon Bees Wax sold at 131.
Chinchilli Skins dull; :Nutria Skins in demand, and scarce. At
the commencement of the week we had a good demand for Cotton.
but the market afterwards became heavy, and continued so until
yesterday's public sale, which was well attended by the trade, and
the quality being fair to good they went off at full prices.
The public sales were 1560 bales Upland at 7d. a 104 d. 600 Ala-
bamas at Bd. a 944. and 1400 New Orleans at 8. d, • I rid., besides
shich there have been sold 5140 Upland at 74d. a Ild. 130 Sea
Islands at 201 d. a 24. 2d. 70 stained lqd. a I3d. 2030 Alabama
and Mobile at 70 a 9fd. 800 New t hlums at 6,1 d. a 114 d. 13-11 l
Pernambuco at 120. 13411. 730 Bahia at ltd. a 12d. 640 Martin.
ham at 11 fd. • I2d. 410 Hamerata and Berhice at 10Ztl. a 124 d.
60 Barbadoes 944. 100 Ccirthagena at 13d. Rid. 280 Egyptian at
lid. a llid. 160 Surat 54d. a 7d. 60 Bengal at 61d. which, inclu.
ding the sales by auction, make a total of about 15,530 bales.
About 1800 Brazil and American were taken fur export, and
1200 American on speculation.

IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL. FROM woT. 12 To NOV. 18,

INCLUSTVE.
195 hhds. Quercitron Bark - 144 Mitts.
Sugar, B.P. 27 ma. Hides, and } 3511 dx
i
2 brls. es, c0.0=2774 t.
91olaares . puns. Home I 325 dry
Allies - 572 brls. 3 1925 salt.
Logwood . 11 tons. (cotton, West India 44 bales.
Flour . . 101)0 brls. American - 238 ditto.
Turpentioe - 2264 brls. Inland &. coast 100 ditto.
Tobacco - 872 brls.

In the folio,
From Barbados - - - I
New York - - -
Virginia - 1
Philadelphia - . - 1

ing verriels :
From Quebec - - • 2
Buenon Ayres - I
Dublin

DISTURBANCE AT THR AUCTION MART.-011 Satur-
day, according to public notice, several shares of the In-
dependent Gas Company were put up for sale at the
Auction Mart, by Mr. Williams, the auctioneer. They
were 231. shares, and the Company was described as a
valuable and improving concern. On asking for bidding.,
Mr. Williams was interruirted by two gentlemen, who
wished to know what the prospects of the Company were?
Mr. Williams replied, that he had no doubt the Company
would iu a short time produce a handsome dividend. The
gentlemen said it was impossible the Company could pro-
duce any handsome dividend ; the Company had sold
gas considerably below the price charged by other Com-
panies; and they also knew, although it was stated to the
contrary in the conditions of sale, that the Company would
not allow the transfers of the times to be assigned to the
purchasers. The auctioneer offered to make a condition
that if the tranfer was not made the deposits should be
returned. The persons who attended the sale were per-
fectly satisfied with Mr. Williams's proposition ; but the
two gentlemen created so much disturbance in the room,
that Mr. Williams, finding it impossible to proceed with
the sale, passed the lots, and told the two geistleineu that
actions would be commenced against them.