The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-06-20 00:00:00

MR. HUSKISSON.

The Liverpool subscription for the service of plate to be
presented to Mr. If uskisson, amounts to 3.293 L Fla. The
following are amongst the late subscriptions :
American Chamber of Commerce - - £lO5 0
Portugal, Brazil, South American, and 31exican Associa-
tion - • - 105 0
ship Owners' Association . - . 103 U
West Indian Assoei.itiun - . 105 0
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Salt shippers' Association - . 103 a
J. Bolton . . . . . 100 0

C. W. Williams - 100 0
W. and J. Brown and Co. - 100 0
CroppPr. Kennon, and Co. - 100 0
Sbip Builders' Association - 30 0

On Friday the Bill to allow newspapers to be printed on
paper of a larger size than is now allowed, and to reduce
the stamp duties now payable on supplements to news-
papers, and other papers, in Great Britain, was brought
into the House of Commons. It was read a first time,
and ordered to be read a second time to night. The fol-
lowing were the resolutions agreed to on Thursday, and on
which the Bill is founded:-
1. That it is expedient to repeal the restrictions on the printing
of Newspapers on paper above a certain size_
2. That for every Supplement to any Newspaper printed in
Great Britain, containing advertisements only, that is to say, for
every sheet, half-sheet, or other piece of paper, there be charged
the sum of twopence, in lieu of any duty now payable.
3 That for ever Paper printed in Great Britain, weekly or
oftener, or at intervals not exceeding 26 days, containing only or
principally advertisements, and not containing public news, intelli-
gence, or occurrences, ter every sheet, lialf.sliset, or other piece cf
paper, there be charged the sum of twopence in lieu of any duty
now pg.:able thereon.
Ail article from Munich, in the Frankfort Papers, states,
that the young men accused of participating in a secret
political association, which has been under investigation for
this year past, are now released from confinement without
any trial, and even without an honourable acquittal, for
the proceedings may be resumed, "should the suspicions
be strengthened by further information." The accused
have also been sentenced to pay the expenses of the pro-
ceedings ; are obliged to give notice to the police of their
residence, which must not he in or near any place where
there is a high school or academy.
Fine ARMS AS • W•LEINCI STICI.—The Shifeid
Mercury states, that a patent has been granted to Mr.
James Cook, of Birmingham, for certain improvements
in making locks fur guns, pistols, &c. The object of this
invention is the construction of gun and pistol locks upon a
more simple principle than those hitherto made. Instead
of the usual main spring, formed as a lever, the paten-
tee proposes that the hammer should be projected for-
ward in a right line, by meanies belies: or worm-sp.ring,
by which contrivance, all the operative parts of the
gun lock are contained in a cylinder within the head of a
walking-stick. The lock, with all the mechanism for dis-
charging the gun, being placed within the diameter of the
barrel, its appearance is simply that of an ordinary cane.
with a buck-born head, and a plug ferrule in the bottom
or muzzle. The sight is taken along the side of the barrel.


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