The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-23 00:00:00

COMBINATWNS IM SCOTLAND.

the colliers' combination continn‘s so strong in Fife
*lna number of labourers belonging to Cupar-Fife, who
sere engaged to work in some anal pits, were actually afraid
`7pn, and rt tut dell to Cupsr.Fife. 'These terrified in-
unduals would preflt by a visit to Hamilton or Faskine,
tberr they would doubtless be imbued with a becoming
fir, ou obarting bow well their fellow-labourers were

tee: citing.
Super the termination of the weavers' edinbination the
villapes have assumed their wonted peace and in-
,:
r!, and the traders, who have brought the trade to such
• t.",,b, will he forctd to resume their old trades. There
:14% a strnnpreaction of opinion. Well of all descrip-
-1'0:1 is now- eagerly sought after, without exception of
Ntehrtae, and taken at whatever price the •tate of trade
1r arm); and every tibrt is now making by the misled
• acts to repair the disastrous COMM gnomes of the late

Atiothtr of the foolish 4:m1+411/aeons in this part of the
"''nn} has been brdken up, namely, that of the journey-
. n :trittcrs. This was one of the boldtm of the associ-
'''''imi and, in the face of the law, did not hesitate to
r•-,mct the number of apprentices which any toaster was
t,takt% !laving gent anonymous letters to intimidate ap-
!'. it'cry, the It clers were about to be made to answer for
'll.lre ease the Sitsticys, win n they assembled the
of the combination, who decided, by sixteen to
;• ' v that the confederacy should be tiro); .11 up.—
; Chrtynidr.

7HE CHURCH.

'art the Lord Bishop of Gloucester held an
• in the Cathedral at Gloucester, when the fol-
., nt:culen were admitted into holy orders :
.') —IA tad Dighton, A. 31. Exeter College, Oxford ;
A.B. Quern's College. Oxford Hicliord Shutt,
nrl ('oiler, Cambridge •. Thomas Evans, A.B. Oriel
Arthur Turner, A.B. Eviler College. Oxford;
"nolvon, A.B. Queen's College, Oxford.

--( harks Whitromba. B.A. ()TO Oxfood ;
St. EirOund H U, Oxturti ; Jullo-EdJy, 13. A.

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PROVINCI47. RANKS.

LIVERPOOL BANKS.
(PION OUR CO SSSSS ?N111:XT.)

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LIVERPOOL, DEC. 21.
We regret to ;tate that the respectable firm of Messrs.
Johnston, Adamson, and Hope, bankers in this town, have
been under the necessity of yielding to the pressure of the
times, and suspending its payments ; it is reported that
the funds of the house, Wed by the private property of
the partners, will be more than adequate to meet all their
engagement • but, to prevint any undue preference, mea-
sures have been taken to ender the transfer of the notes of
the bank unavailable to any person who was not a bona fide
holder of them prior to this Ilay.
A number of individuals have united in a declaration of
their entire confidence in the bank of Messrs. Hartley and
Co. bankers. This measure was adopted without the
knowledge of the partners in that respectable establislitnent.

(From the Lire pool emerier of Wednesday.(
With regard to this town it is consoling to know, that in
addition to the unquestionable respectability of all the Li-
verpool balking establishments, there is no lame of
local notes amongst us; and, although Liverpool natu-
rally sympathises in the common distresses to which other
parts of the country has been subjected, a view of the
above facts are calculated to continue that state of tran-
quillity and well-founded confidence which we have hi-
therto cojoyed.
WHITEHAVEN BANK.
(From the Whiteloareys Gazette of Dec. 20.1
It is with extreme regret we announce that the bank of
Messrs. Johnston, Adamson, and Hope has sasteended pay-
ment. The following notice was issued early yesterday
morning, and caused a great sensation in the town :
" NOT IC E.--itieners. Johnston. Adamson, and Elope are under
the painful neeessl:y of announcing to the public, that in conse-
quence of the exieniive and unprecedented pressure nu the mercan-
tile establislimenti of the roomy, they are obliged to impend their
payments, and rely nn the tinbearance of those that may hold any
of their paper, in order to give time for s detail of the snits of the
bank, which will be publicly stated with the least possible delay,
feeling, as they dn. perfect confidence in being able to meet all their
engagements.—Whitehaven, Dec. 10."
The fact of the intended stoppage was partially known
on Saturday night, and was the subject of very general
conversation on Sunday. hut was not fully confirmed till
yesterday morning. The notes of the batik were in
extensive circulation in this neighbourhood, particularly
in Harwich, ('ockermouth, Maryport, H'igton, &c., where
we fear the stoppage, though it be temporary, will be
severely felt.
WENTWORTH'S BANK.
[From die Leeds lsdrpesdent, Dee. 20.]
The suspense of the public, and particularly the holders
of the notes, as to the fate of this establishment, will now
in a great degree be dissipated. The following melancholy
intelligence reached us last night. which had been published
as a circular, by the firm at York Messrs. «entworth
and Co. having for several days devoted themselves to the
examination of their affairs, and having in vain used every
possible exertion to procure, in the present state of the money
market, a sufficiency to meet the immediate calls upon their
firms, are under the painful necessity of stating to the pub-
lic their conviction of the impossibility to carry on their re-
spective establishments. Messrs. Wentworth and Co,
trusting to the candour and liberality of the public, under
these most distressing circumstances, confidently hope that
their detersnination will prove the most beneficial measure
to the general interest of their creditors."