The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-15 00:00:00

entLD, Mr, WARITII, anti other gpittlem:n. inform
Cie Committee, that hills ore 11::.re u•tiatlly dis-
tottattiql at four, five, and 1.1!C per qua. the durcauat
varOng like the value uf every other 'peewit
of property, according to the state of the marker,
the extent of the dent-and, and the a aaaaa mot of
the solid). lo A nsitia Ind Prussia there are
laws that regulate the sate of interest, but in all
commercial %nitwit:lions they are silent ; and upou
hills and obligations the rate of interest is always
detemiord 6.3 pi ivote coutrurt. In all these places
the greet mirellicf excr.mve usury which prevails
os much in this country, ts mik stow's, because all
pecuniary transactions are open to the corrective
eye of !milk: opinion, they are not coothied to per-
sons of bad character, all capitalists alike engage in
them, end the competition in the markets prevents
the pinniibility of imposition. The same result
would, most probably, hr felt to this country were
the Usury Laws repealed, sod money would. like
every other species of property, find its proper level
in an open market, amidst fair cud honourable
campetitara. •

Captain RANDOLPH is *hpSHAW to the POO-
dOAL brill. I I MAIN GS to comirenid the Kangaroo,
IlUfVeyillg vvtrrl rot the Jamaica station.
A private letter front Port Royal, Janiuice,
daittl 4.2 d December, says—The emefiance' Capt.
Aloticruougase. smiled lately fir Smite Martha
Moracrylio, and Barbadoes ; for the latter port thee
took 300,000 dollars for Governalent--freight half
per mid. which will give 1,500 dollars. The hearer
is goue to Santa Martha for 800,000 dollars— per
cent. which will give 88.000 dollars. The Kybille
is daily expects/ from Vera Crux. with a large.
freight of eincie."
The Spartan, 46, Capt. Wt9E, C.B. is expected
at Portsmouth from the Plymouth station, to take
a freight of specie to Bengal.
A ship to be called the rage, is to he built by
''Nye litorkots of Navel Architecture, at Portsmouth
Dpekwyeed. The homilies is taken oat of Dock.
It is said the coamossid of the Ist Somerset
regiment of militia, vacant by the death of the
hie Earl Pouurre. will be offered to the present
Earl ; sod the command of the second regiment
will be given to Sir THOMAS B. LETHBIIOOS. But.
Doctor Vi'aiouT, of the Royal Hospital at
lia.lar, is appointed to Greenwich Hospital.—Dr.
Gate (who is at present at Marseilles, ou a visit to
Lord ST. VINCS111). will succeed him.
A coiummy of sappers and miens arrived at Ports•
mouth from Jersey ma Tuesday, to he disbanded.
It is feared that the Speedwell schooner. Isient.
A. Wallet's. has heeu lost op the coast of Cuba,
and all hands perishrd.
BRAISING OGLE or WIGHT). FED. 11.—On
Thursday, the 4th list. being the anniversary of the
day that the Town of Brathug asserted its iiidepets.
deficit of the Bororgls•nrongering itifl ernes is the lisle
of Vl' iA lit, by repremuti lig to Pashariteut the necessity
of itetrablitallitt and Reform. a Meeting was held
in mienseild f thireem; and samett other patriotic
Prislilltfiliti ou the °editions), The
ludependentailredn of Riedel, the only tallying
point in the Mood for the Frieda of Freedom."
The lowest point of depression which Coosols
remised during the last week was on Wednesday,
whoa amine berries were dooe at 74 fur the ac-
count, and 751 for money. Saturdey the Como!
market *wiled at 76 for the account, fell to 76i,
anti left off at 761 to t. For the April account,
the price was about 77. sod Ominous was at a dia.
vomit of per cent. It is not improbable, that
the payment of the lest instalment on the lose,
which w SO per cent. and becomes due next Friday,
way °emotive a similar distress for money to that
experienced hot week.
Au improvement iu the exchanges has taken
place, atooliiitiog to rather more than I per twist.
the price of standard silver remains at 5.. 751. the
ounce, bat dollars, which had been raised iu valve
hy the late demoted for the !Witt market, are sow
fallen to the same rate mi bullion.
By the arrival of the Qateensberry packet, Ja-
maica Pavers hove been received to the ?7th ult.
A clai'► contest had arisen between the House
of A•sritibly and lit Chief Justice of the island
(the Hon. THOMAS WITTER JAMISON), to conse-
queueu of the letter having relined to be sworn to
✓ive evidence before is Comidiittee of the House.
The Chief J inner having hero ordered to attend
at the Imr of the House, justified his refusal en the
groosal that the Committee were proceeding to
inquire unto his judicial conduct. A motion was
made for his &rebottle. which was uegatieed, 18
to lii Ile was then ordered to the bar again. aid
asked by the SPEAKES whether he intended to deny
the privilege of the House to carmine himself and
other persona on with. The CHIEV
• mist ouguestioaably set; he had no Wre-
nn', to invade their privileges; sink ohJ was
.
to inanition his own. He was then. on Ra . dios. awe
cloaked. The Legiolotaire was proeogued by hie
Grace the GUVSILSIOSSO the 19th ult. till the 19th
of January.
A letter from Guernsey of the odd ult. say,— '
Wedel sdsy night lase, abuse eight rs'elerk, we expert-
enerd our of der WWI •lulellt Moms that ever happeued
here ut the rasaanip of the obiast ruses; the liehienea kit
I/II the pianaele of 81. Marten's Church, and disserd
greatly ; the weatherseek, awl Use large stow tin which it
was fired, •ere heat*. dews; it pessetrated into the bolo
fr), I... Naomi a wire that was Gard to a small bell,
'thick conducted it to the pulpit; almost all the pews
weir ilasnigeol, the ems in the istlerios tors ap, as
won as the waits, sad the plaster iota of the wells
iu serest pieces: the pillar obare dos Tea Cationvaillinests
erre placed, as also arvesol of the pillars which supperist
the whinier this alike, have cracks no thew news or We.
tower ; tar short, these is scarcely a pert of the dwelt which
has so fell the 'frets of the Mara all the wisdoms hats
twee broken ; the retire of &beast widow, iteed4reet sad
alt, qrs. demo iota the elosoehlartl. Several persons 110100
were on the wails at the site rave thrown Sawn an. *ha
posed, awl the irishows of s house opposite to the chore%
were Ilea tly oil heollra."
MEL-88141 en Wednesday morning, the to h
instant, an alfiste of heroin took place its the New
Finn), hetweeu Capt. late of a
light inflow, regiment. and Liesst. B--
or a West India regiment. After no exchange of
two allots Lieut. B-- received a severe
woeful in tiff knee, when the seconds interfered,
and the itf.iir was amicably scitlid.