The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-26 00:00:00

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The surveyor of mail-coaches from the General
Post-office in London, hes been for some dem in
consultation with the principal officers of the Post.
office here. on various intended urrangenseitts of the
mail-couches to sad from the south—and throughout
Scotland; the general object being to accelerate
the conveyance of letters, and to increase the comfort
and convenience of travellers. It is proposed. we
understand, that the London mad should strive in
Edinburgh about nine or ten o'clock at night. Oa
Monday a meeting of the Chamber of Com-
merce was held in the Royal Exchange Coffee-house
here, to consider of there arrangements, when it
was resolved to present a memorial to the Post.
musters-General spinet a proposed delay in the ar-
rival of the north until.—(Caledorrian Mercury.)
Another cargo, consisting •of 104 fine fat ►keep,
has been sent by sett f the vicinity of Twat".
in Devonshire, to Brighton, and retailed there at
SI per pound, by the joint.
A man who some time since ran against the Ips-
wich coach, from London to Ipswich, end beat it,
ran ten wiles within un hour at filiation fair. The
first two miles he accomplished in nine minutes;
the second two in nine and a half ditto; the third
two in teu ditto ; and the whole in .57 minutes and
a half.
Mr. TNOEIAS FERMIUM. the young man who
made as attempt to destroy himself by discharging
a loaded !nand at his head, is a watch catimsker,
resitting in Northampton-place, Cie►keowell. Ile
is still at White Conduit-house ; but so far from
having the left side of his skull curried away, be was
observed ou Monday walking arm in arm iss the
garden with the young woman on whose account
he committed the rash act.

Some seamen who are stationed on the banks of
the Seine, at Paris, to rave the lives of persons
who in bathing go out of their depth, and purlieu-
lady boys who endanger themselves by wttemptiiig
to. swim, have been brought before the'Triburial of
Correctional Police, on a charge of hiring boys to
go nito the water and pretend to be in danger or
drowirisig, in order that they may get the reward
allowed fo► earl► individual saved.

PRICE OF lIOPS, per Cwt.
New roomsis mew •tog.
Kest —.31 51 to 3/ IN Kent Al —c to 01 —s
Ounce ..21 Os to 31 Os Sussex .... 01 —s to 01 —s

BIRTH.
Ha Friday the 21tot inst. at Rutland-squarer Dublin, the
Countess of Loogfued, of a sun.

DEATH.

At Somerville Honor, inlbeinunty of Meath, on Wed.
seaday last, the 19th inst. aged forty-three, Mary Anne,
wife of Sir Marcus Somerville, Bart. and Duly dsegbier of
Sir Richard Gorges Meredyth, Bart.

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Moraiag 2 after 2. I Regain 40 alter S.

PRICE OF

3 per Cent.enne 76iii
5 per Ct. N. An 1091
10911
Indio Stock 2341
India 80nd5..." 64 pr.
New Auuuilies.... 76!

8 YESTERDAY.
Ez. Kills, ed. 1,000/. par
2 pr.
Ditto, 300/ 3 5 pr.
Ditto. small 5 7 pr.
Lottery Tickets 191. 18'.
Coos. for A cc.. 76M

Tvnimy,liarrimorat.3.
Leghorn . .... 47
43;
Venice .....
Malls

Naples. .... 39i
Palermo, per 0z... 110
Lisboa
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
Bahia 59
MIAs 9
Cork 9

•ULLIOIN.
Par'Loral Gold i■ t s. d.
Coin, pe► on 0 0 0
Gold is Bars...—. 3 17 loi
New Dessiduees..., 0 0 0
New D011ar5...... 0 4 Cot
Silver in Bars 0 4 11

Pasted sod Published at THE BRITISH TRW mil TIME
(MORE OSee, No. It 7, Strand, by C. CORNWELL,
of the Stroud.

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