The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-05 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY Emus°.

Wind S.S.E. to S.S.Nr —High Water 26 minutes past H.
Arrived the Silas Richards, Holdridge, and Franklin, Dance,
from New York ; Florida, Caodry, from Charlston ; Catherine,
Adams, from Savannah ; Mary, from Mcsaina and Dingle; and
Mary, lYs.tson, from Paraibo ; sailed March 16; kft there the
General Brock, Mars, Betty, Ann, and Grace. Arrived also the
IYilli.un, Barclay, from Belfast ; Catherine, Quirk, from Colerain ;
Pargy, from Killaht ; and Kilton, Fletcher, front Pernambuco;
sailed 20th March. On the Ist May, off Bartisay, spoke the brig
Sarah, of Whitehaven, four days from Belfast, for Quebec.
Also arrived the Leonidas, Ward, from New Orleans, sailed 16th
March ; Sublime, Steinsoo, from New Orleans, sailed 18th
March, from Balite, in company with the Xenophon, for Liverpool.
On the 19th April. in lat. 48.28. long. 25. 53. spoke bark Prince
of Orange, outward bound. On the 23d. in lat. 50. 14. long. 12. 10.
spoke brig Blandford, 12 days from Hull, foe North Amenca. 26th
in lat. 48. 54, long 9. 14, spoke bark Ann, from Liverpool to the
Braila; 79i11, in lat. 51.49. lon. 7.45., spoke the brig Arab, from
Liverpool for Boston. Also arrived the Crisis, Martin, from
Alaranham ; Duke of Athol, —, from the Isle of Alan ; City of
Dublin. —, from Dublin ; William, Buckly, from Belfast ;
klope, Thompson, from Glasgow; Liverpool. Peebles, front ditto;
James Bryce, —, from Sligo; Cathainc, —, from Colerain;
Peggy, —, from Killala.
Off—The Fairfield, from Sierra Leone ; and the Hardware, from
Lishori. •

Our cotton market has been dull since the close of last
week. Yesterday and this day a little more business has
been done at former prices, but at present only account of
sales of .5,600 bags are known ; and the import this week,
18,500 bags.

The Brunets papers of Monday mention the passage of
a Russian Cabinet Courier, charged with despatches for
London. The total of the collection for the sufferers by
inundation, with the exception of the province of Antwerp,
amounts to 1,180,995 florins, about 1,200,000/. sterling.
Accounts ftom Pernambuco, of the 13th February, state,
that the place was perft ctly tranquil, and that the trial of
tl:e insurgents had commenced ; four of them had been
tried, three of whom were ordered to be hung. About
three weeks previous, two persons had been bung. and one
shnr.

POSTAGE RATES.—The following is an official copy of
the resolutions reported and agreed to on Tuesday evening,
respecting the rates of postage to Columbia and Mexico,
and between Great Britain and Ireland, by way of Liver-
pool:-
1. " That there be charged for the conveyance of letters and
packets from or to any Fort of the United Kingdom, to or from any
Port or Ports in Colombia or 3lesico, on the Continent of America.
the packet postage folios ing ; (that is to say) s• d.
For every single letter
For every double letter . . - 4 2
For every treble letter . . . . ft 3

Andfor-evcry ounce in weight - - - - 0 4
And so in proportion for every letter or packet of greater weight
than an ounce.

And for the convey mce of letters and packet' from or to any Port
in the British Colonies in the West Indies, to or from any Part or
Ports in Columbia or Mexico, the rates and duties Mllowing ; (that
is to sa►) s. d.
For every single letter 1 0
For every double letter
For every treble letter 3 U
And for every ounce in weight . . . . ♦ 0
And to in proportion for every letta or packet of greater weight
than an ounce."
2. " That there be charged for the conveyance of letters and
packets between Great Britain and Ireland, by way of Liverpool,
the packet postage following; (that is to say) s. d.
For every single letter . . _ . . olt

Foe Neely double letter
For every treble letter 2 0
And for every ounce in weight . - 2 $
And to in proportion for every letter or packet of greater weight
than an ounce,'