The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-04 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

AItIITTAT.3 AT Rio JANT.IIIO —The Sarah Ann. Phillips, nn
the 29th November, from New Zealand ; and the Cape Packet,
Nellie, from London, on the 4th December.

Smitvcs FROM 1110.—The Canada, Watson, for the Cape, on
the Nth- November ; and the Harmony, Butler, for ditto, on
the 30th. •

We understand that a petition from the ship-owners of
this port to Parliament is in progress of signature, request-
ing a revision of the laws relating to merchant seamen, a
measure which is loudly called for by their constant de-
sertion and itumbortlination.—Dublin Mercantile Adver-
tiser.

A fire broke out yesterday morning, about four o'clock,
at the rope-manufactory in Kent-street, belonging to Mr.
Staff. The engines belonging to the Surrey, Sussex, and
Southwark Fire-office were the first which reached the
spot, and, by the prompt exertions of the firemen, had
considerably reduced the flames before any others arrived ;
but owing to the combustible nature of the materials, a
property to the value of three thousand pounds was de-
stmyed before the fire could be extinguished.
Mr. Pearson, the pedestrian, undertook, at one o'clock
yesterday morning, to go on foot from Ashford, Kent, to Vim:.
hall (WI miles), In eleven hours. He went to Al aidstoae, 21 miles,
in the first four hours, and halted five minutes " —h. fir
nest stretch was to Farnlngham,lo miles, in •
at Newcross he had an boor within five
he won the match in ten minutes within
A French author observes, " the .
extraordinary people in the world. The
enter intoaspeculation is in direct proportion
the scheme. Tell them of a l,'tle gold ore th-
at the bottom of a fathomless taw .e, tilled
four thousand miles in the interior of St
companies are instantly formed,—immense
and the mind becomes maddened with the h
which perhaps exist only in imagination;
within their own reach *Ming ‘Vealth,
mined, by the mere turn of a wheel, 7
Prizes of Twenty Thousand, all to be d
of Nash, aed in Two toase Drawings


Ashford. Kent, to Van:. proposed to commence the work of dissection by cuttinp al,
went to Maidstone, 21 miles, the bags. The firmness with which the carter called for a
e minutes to refresh. His
ilea, in two hours, and when warrant before that he would yield to their threats, tentil
lee minutes to spare ; and to make " confirmation sure," and they were just abovt,to
in the given time. operate on the unhallowed bags, when an Excise officer
with
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iroportion to the wildness of authority was rewarded beyond eepectation for.. his rely
Id ore that is suspected to be „ Iknife intethe wetl-
ed with water, some three or ' tfureanetrefeelelill.
hedience ; he bad scarcely plunge( the
.n
ea • _
' South America, competing filled canvass, when his optic* and olleclarteP. 1.. r .`i_iii,.
mense capital subscribed,— being put to the rack by " smells and sigh. .
'to unhallowed,
h,aititdes
not , ibis
hti)st.
the hope of distant Ingot*. was more agreeabli Articled' by a itresso of Pure. Wick
ation; " whilst they possess mom On a mum manuteinaptcties it Wei 641144 1111441"
alth, that can be readily ob. ~.,•, inntii„id Tho km than Ewe, a oupggiedlustaff. e
I. as in this Lottery of Six --*th tite,4ollla.sad- sat t
decided on Widneiday, lit man was detained, and'the snug wi
A Lotteries sad far ever. Were seiscd..--...Sterling Joanna. 1-. • .