The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-22 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

SHIPS TO SAIL /ROM BENOAL.—The Honourable Company' thig
Iltinersa, Captain Probyn ; the first ship Ocean tor London direct the I:,t
December. The Warren Hastinga, Karoo, to proceed down the wart,
and sail about the Stith December
Passengers per Coromandel. Captain Borges, from Bengal daily ex.
pedal to arrive) t—adra. Barlow, Mr. and Mrs. Ashbilmer, Mrs. Shinto&
and Children, Col. Vauban and Servant, J. Malawi', ins, Esq.
Paris, Eeq Satet nig. Capt. Lukee,lll9th Reirlinent, Capt. Event!,
Engineers, Lieut. Taylor and child. Isient. Asstrother, 34tb N.l. I.ltat.
Roxburgh, Cavalry, and Ensign Elliott.

MARKETS.

[Fmm the London New Price Carrel/(.I

Tessnav, -taitca 21.
COTTON.—The demand for Cotton last week was eery good, at fall
prices; • the sales amount to about 3,G00 bales.
flUtAkt.—There was a steady demand for Mnacorades last week ; the
late advance was fully maintained scarcely any brown Jamaica., acre
offered ender 55x. ; St. Lucia Mu. The holders of Iluscovades were this
morning .1u the expectation of a revival in trade, front Me extensive deli.
veries of Sugars, being 1,500 casks more than the corre.pondint week of
bast year, and the stock only 4,500 casks more than In 1525. Au the day
advanced. however, the general gloom over commercial affairs, from
failures, occasioned a dull trade, and it was only towards the close when
the buyers came fanned ; the purchases, with the public sale, are esti-
mated at I.ottk casks; Sugars under Sat. are heavy; all parcels above that
price sell freely, and rate high la proportion. The Burbadaes dupe to-
day sold at very full prices. In refined gods there were extensive put-
chins Last week of fine epode for home conaempaloa t scarcely any log
Lumps were left, and none offered und,r ids. and generally the stock of
retiaed good's was very low. Molasses were 275. 6.1. a 2tIS. The whole-
sale grown cootlnuad to buy fire goods *ls morning, bat not so exten-
sively as last week ; where parcels of crushed Sugars were offering at low
prices, they also were joucholed ; few Lumps are to be seen, and none
ander 75e. Molasses are 2111. a 245. dd. la Pbreign or gad India Saga;s
there was little doing, on account of the holders demanding higher prices.
COFFEE.—Towards the close of last week the request for Codet be-
came laturatd; St. Domingo was nominally Sir. a ;As. hot PIO team/adios.
of any extent were reported. The public sale of Friday west a without
bri.kness, and the Demerara descriptions sold rather lower; fine middling
Jamaica WWI. good middling 87s. a Kb. i middling to good mleldlinz hutch
755. a 85s. There were no public sales this forenoon, and the ioquirier
for Coffee have been suspended on account of four sales declared for to-
morrow t for St. Montage Ms. has been paid, and it is now the nearest
quotation. At a late hour it was reported AM bap St. Domingo sold at

FRUIT.—Tbe deinand for the home trade continues very limited, and
sales conliiiedchledy to small parcels, which can be bougbt at low prices,
there days not appear to have been any thing Mine this week for export.
Of LS,—Pisb Oils are heavy and lower.
SILK —The depreeeed tit:te of the Silk trade has occaeloned a tallier
decline In the prices of Silk.
HOPS.—Hops have remained dull for ouch a length of time, that one
or two sellers, It is reported, have forced sales privately at a colishierab.e
redeettint.

RUM, BRANDS, and HO I.I.ANi/g.—The great reduction In the trice,
of khltedivb gpirit• have occasioned I ..erssation In the trade ; proof Lee-
wastltt. which welt uon-.inelly %e. 2d. have since been sold at It. alt
per gallon, and report state* aWI lower; all the Jamaica cicunptioall
are, of course, depressed in proportion, but the floe for home causurtp-
tion it scarce. Brandy le at 110WilSal prices; we (13 not bear of MI
trail:actions. Geneva nominally at 2.. Sid. a 2s. 311. per new ganon.
TEA.—The sale clueadon }Mat last. Beton bear fd. to lid and the
Cowes kinds tram td. to 3d. salwarabe au the sale ; Icw Cannons hare also
been inquired far.
SALTPETRE.—There have been some private purchases of Saltpetre.
but the particulare have nut trammlred ; the prier is 220. 6d. al*.
SVICES.—The imort., after Spices hare again become limited; gaud
light Pepper may be bought ;it yd. ; there are Incon-idernble purebred of
Nutmegsf.a, mid Mace, but generally the market may instated Itmetrid.ted,
the hlers inuell inclined to sell, that a reduction In the pacer numb
be autmilted to facilitate bovines ; Pimento tlld. a Ofd.
T./11,ACCO„—There are no sales of Tobacco to report; about NV hhdi•
have lately been cleared for home cum-eruption. The areUttna. Istely
from Holland are urifaeourable for Tobacco. A public salt here 6 the
morning adv.:Mond.
IRISH PROVISIONS.—Beref and Pork continue at nominal price;
Peet 113+... Bacon moves mr awe f4eo4 dig nag qualities a
Batter nontiaue scarce; the inferior still neglected.
INOIGO.—Tbe plot., continue mudded.
Itrss lAN PRODUCE.—The merchants 'connected with 1tt0,13 were
put tato a state of soon agitathen yesterday, by the account* from S.
Petersburgh, dated .ilea Instant, stating a 11l in the Exchange from
V, and leaving og a fraction abaft the loiter ; the cause ..shined Was a
park produced by the Whams of li. A. Goldschatidtand Cu. of Landon:
as the alarm could only be temporary, we kennot calculate any permanent
effect upon Tallow, Hemp, and other tutelar: the ;.elm hem in der
meantime have fallen, Tallow from ;Mi. a 32",.• to.day sellers a the
latter. Hemp from 421. to 411. IV.. sad hearry at Use redaction.

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March at hlelleudeaa, I.ady 1.e..11e, of twin daughters.
March Pi, at Totteridge, the lady of James Drowue, Ego. 11. P of s
thetethlety.
A few days ago, the lady of Sir Tattog.Bykee. of a eon.

Ma.reb IS, at St. Georre't, Bloomsbury. W. Tit-cadge, F.M. noYatti,tl"
finery, td ;Ems Forbes, daughter of B.W. Fbrbts, Esq.

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Al 7.P,nkwoutl.mlll, Scotland, aged 100, Mu,. Alr Curry. Ble
40 grasxl.thlittren, and 174 great graud.eiiildren ; and through'
out her long life, It i. said, the n,ver tasted medicine.
At Jetvireh, on the f..2d tilt. !An Nt'ark, ivied 9S. Rs nits long •at
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•the Dutch service afterwards he travelled betivern Jedburah
Kelso as es fJot poet, and ha alMat the tad 49 years held the 'Mutton of
sheriff's officer. He on- and hie •••te tY gaud -
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on Friday weA, Mr. Pinkerton, the distirsitwilbed iriitelrdr4
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