The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-08 00:00:00

THE HARVEST AND MARKETS.

Chichester Beast market, on Wednesday, exhibited a most
pleutiful 'apply of meat, of every de•criptioa, both fat and
lean. The number of sheep and lambs pruned was greater
than ever remembered by the oldest inhabitant, the market
toll, i■ coops, beim, paid for 3,304! Beef was mot in great
quantity, but there was enough fur the demand, as It has
mot bees so cheap fur twenty year.. As the variation in
prices was great, an average tan scarcely be quoted. We
know that good ewe motile sold at 28.4 d. per stone (teller's
seconds) ; and bog meat soder 3s. Prime meat met higher
priers.
At the old Sheep fair, on Tuesday last, at Lewes, about
ten thousand were penned, and the sales were considered'
brisker than those of the last (21.1 September) fair. Ewes
were sold from 20,. to Os.; lambs, from 13s. to 21a.
There is at this time sixty wheat ricks of this year's
growth in the small island of Selsey, near Chichester :
much greater crop than was ever remembered, and all got
up in fair condition.
The PetersAeld annual Cattle fair was held sm Saler.
day, on the Heath:: and •was monstrously allienided by
boyers; of beasts there were 2,000, and of she* 10,1100 s
The spot ou which the fair is held is admirably adapted for
the display of stock, and the scene presented was one of
very lively intone. This fair nas established last year, and
promises to become one of equal importance to any iu the
country.
[MIMES, OCTOBIR 4.
We have had continued and heavy rain throughout the
morning ; our market was in consequence but thinly at.
tended. Good old Wheat obtained Is. per sack more than
lasi week ; the best new Wheat was disposed of ■t our last
quotattuus ; but the inferior was nearly unsaleable.

An Irish labourer hawing been lately employed
in mending the pavement in Fencliurch-street;
placed a heap or stones near the house ..f a surly,
shopkeeper, who in abusive language ordered hie to
remove them. " Pray," Pod the poor man,
" *litre Calk I take them ?"—" Take them to
hell," replied the citizen. 6. I'laiae your Honour."
sat's I'at, " will tlrey be then further remove
Irons yes Own they are now ?"
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?RICE OP SPOORS OR SATURDAY.
3 per et.lierse...7 Ex. S L ari *.:. 1.000/.
3 per Ct. PI. Mk 11 3.1 '2 pr.. • .
India 80ndi..1576, .' DttlO; 1100/......3 4 pr.
I
Lotter/ Tkititsige.l SE.' Ditto, small ....., 5 pr.
• Carr. fir Iheca..i.i/tiff 'Ditto, endorsed.... per.

MR WHALE rismaßr.
The Bat Accord, which arrived at Aberdeen on the 3J in:
slant, brings the latest amnesia, of the whale fishery on the
coast of Greenland, which are quite as unfavourable as those
before received. The master reports, that only the vessels
which got through Davis' Straits with bins, which were she
Don, Cambrian, and mete other* from Dundee, were at all
successful. The Dna Accord wanted host ease fish to make
a full ship, when 47 sail arrived at the spot where she wee
fishing, and although she laboured with great perseverance
fur three weeks, could nut sue:Areil. The Man, which Sr.
rived at Aberdeen with the Bon Accord, is one of the ten
vessels reported to have been lom, but we mint to stale,
Strad: I that she confirms the loss of the other nine.

APPLICATION OF THE CONGREVE ROCKET IN
THE WHALE FISHERIES.

The ship Fame h.. returned to Hull, and Captain Score,.
by has coelitmed all that was stated in Ins letter of the 44th
of June, inserted in the 2711; July, respecting the important
advantages to be derived from the UN: of the nickel ill the
%%ale Fishery.

The Fame bas brought home nine fish, in the capture of
the whole of which the rockets were successfully employed.
After being struck by the rocket, the largest wbale become
an may prey to its pursers. In one ease iostaut death was
produced by a single rocket, and iu cases tile speed was
much diminished, sad its power of sinking limited to three
yr four fathoms.

Our of the largest antlers, of 100 feet in length, a speaks
of ash seldom attacked by the ordinary means, and of the
capture of which there is scarcely an instance on recand in
the uortheru seas, wns immediately lamed by a discharge of
rockets, so that the boats overtook and surrounded it with
ease.

SIX out of the 11h111 fish died in lees than IS minutes; and
live out of Ilse member took out tin litre at all. One only our.
•hed neatly two hours, and one ouly took more than one
by genius Mira a pack of tee, %bete the boats could nut
follow.
The peculiar value sod lasportance of the rocket in the
fisheries is, that by means of it all the destructive effects of
a six, or even a twelve-pounder piece of artillery, both as to
penetration, explosion, force, and internal fire, calculated to
accelerate the death of the animal, may he gives with an ap-
paratus not heavier than a musket, mid without nay sbock.
or re-setiou on the boat ; whereas, it is obvious that uu boat
applicable to the fishery of the whale can ever be made capa-
ble of sustaining t►e shock necessary to produce the same, or
ally thing like the effects of the six or twelve-posod shall, by
• the ordinary means of artillery.
lit fact, uutbiog larger than the harpoon-gun could be ap-
plied; and the IlliSSile which could be discharged from sui h
an implement, could 'wither bare penetrstion our explosive
force, sulticieot to do any serious injury to the fish.
With respect to the rocket, however, it is a fact, that some
of the smallest, fired in the late experiment in the Fame, pe-
netrated completely through the body of the fish, so that the
effect of the explosion was visible on the opposite side—the
fierce fire of the rocket fixed iu the animal's inside, rapidly
destroying life; and the effects, and report of the explosion
being distinctly perceivable within him, as in one instance
as above stated, producing immediate death. Indeed
it is certain, that t►is might, in almost every case, be in-
sured by Mc/easing the power of the rocket, without Mere's-
ing the tuconvenieuce or encumb►ance of the apparatus re.
quired to discharge it, and equally without re-action un the
boat, as when the smallest rockets are used. In addition
to Ibis, it rosy be stated, that there is no doubt of the rucks t
ultimately disponsiog with the operation of the hand har-
poon, by couveytng the hue, and destroying the animal at
the same time, and that without requiriu; the approach of
the boat to the fish, within the limits of perfect security.—
It is also squally certain, that the large Miners, never or
rarely attempted to the North, will be reudered am easy prey,
by the judicious application of the rocket.

NAVAL INTELLIG'HNCE.

roar:mourn, oarosat S.

Arrived the Alligator from Madras ; sailed Yd Jane, from
the Mauritius 14th July, and from St. Helena Mk August ;
Tiger, Brush, from the Downs for New Smith Wales; and
Only SOU, Green, from Rotterdam for St. Übe's. The latter
during a heavy squall iu the night parted from owe cable and
■lipped another. Two other vessels also slipped their cables.
Sailed the Rosario on a cruise.
PLYMOUTH, ooTonzit 4.
Arrived the St. Johannes, Nielson, from Halmstad fur
Cadiz; and Friends, Hunt, from Louden fur Gibraltar.
The Mariner, of Dartmouth, for Liverpool, has put in
here a ith loss of niaiiimast, having been ruts foal of.
The Success slid Drake cutters have been paid off at this
port. The crews are to be retained and employed in Ireland.
FALMOUTH, oc 000 E R 4.
Arrived the Bee, Raymond, from Punk fur Liverpool,
leaky.

YARMOUTH, OCTORRR 5.
Four or five Is, supposed to be colliers, cut from their
auditors last light mutter Eccles, close to this place.

LI(1111NOT011, OCTOSER 5.
Arrived the Armihworth, Sampson, from Portsmouth fur
Cork and New South Wales.

RAIISGAtE, OCToUtIII 5.
Arrived the Regent packet, Collins, from Loudon for
Limerick, having slipped her chain cable; Desire, Round-
tree, from Sunderland, with her windlass broken ; Codells,
Urquarth, from London; and Judith, Coward, from —,
with loss of anchor and cables. A boat, marked Swift,
Puvey, of ftridpori," much stove; also an anchor and cable,
have been brought in here.
The Royal Sovereign of this port has brought on shore
about 70 fsihoins of 16 inch cable, a new buoy and buoy
rope, and on anchor oh about 14 cal.

GRAVESEND, OCTOBER 5.
Arrived the Ann and Amelia, Short, from Calcutta.
DEAL, OCTOBER 5.
Arrived and sailed fur the River the Zephyr, Cox, from
Honduras. She has put back again with the loss of two an-
chors and cables,
The following hive also pot bark and remain I—Fortitude
Increased, fur St. Kitts; Britannia, for Halifax ; Minstrel,
•first Noiles; Ceres, for Africa ; Good latent, fur Lisbon ;
Amid Alexander, fur Cork.
Arrived and semain the Princess Mary, Best, front the
South Seas ; Briton, Richards, from Palermo ; sad George,
Miithorn. from Blyth for Encamp.
The wind shifted about three a. m. from flie SAM. to
N.W. and blows bard. The ships in the Dooms rude all well.
AISIERDEEN, OCTORMIL 2.
The Yibao, from Davis'. Straits has arrives/ here with
nine Erb, 140 tuns. She was reported to be lost along with
several others. It is hoped from Ibis circumstance that this
report may prove groundless in other cares. The lithan had
uut heard of the loss of the Elizabeth of this pl.rce.

AIERTINGS OF CRIWITORS AT GUILDHALL
TO-MORROW.

IR. R.
R. Merman, late of Love-lane, Rone-favor 3 11
A. W. Jones, New Brentford, corn-merchant ..... 3 12
J. P. Hillary, Mark•laae, wine•merchaut
J. Bell, late of Hampstead, victualler
H. Stuart, late of Worcester, wine merchant
DIVIDEND.
E. Spencer, Bitliter-lane, merchant l2
CERTIFICATES.

P. Jordan, of Whileehapel, Middlesex, drugeist.-1. Graf-
NM of Blanchester, caliempriuter.—S. Robinson, of Hud-
dlingleld, Turk, busier.—T. Parks, of Birmingham, merchant.

FOREIGN WOOLS, per lb.
Spanish Sheep, Leases& 3u ed a4s 6,1
Segovia „ „ Se Od • 3s 9d
Saab 9.1 a 3s 3d
------------- Merdhe lte Od a Se Od
Saxony, Ist ... Ss 6tl a7s 34 ~,J

2d b Od a, is 34 11,,)
Bohemia, ........ 4s 94 s7l .o 4 "
2d 3. Id a 4. 44

lifroorm.4i4 murales.

AOIMAM* fatly Rekl 11.0 k, eoususunlcoled by a constant
Concerti' Reverend popular preacher, well known
to the literary circles "film 1e1e1e1,11.111%, was constantly received,
with warm huspilalsty, it the table at the late Mr. and Lid,
Eliaabeth Whitbread. His conversational (ideals hail re-
commended him likes/ire to the favour and proteclion of
Lady Angasta Murray, better known, perhaps, to pens dc
nondition,by the title of " °lichen of S111$411," at the haunt
of whose table he was usually reguesteil to take his chair.
This priest of nice diserimination had (mazed himself in
dinner with his early patroness, Lady Elizabeth Whitbread,
and iu the forearm of the appointed day was Isomouredieith
a 111111111111011, Pm immediate attendance in Isis customary place
at the " chequered" Irani Of flue Royal Duchess. It did out
lake him much time to decide het mem thr fauteuil of aristo-
cracy and less flatteriug eta' itin with an utspeetemling bour-
geois. Obli‘iscent" (to use one of his uwu oratorical
terms) of his duties in Dove r-etrera, he sat dela as his
ieriloire de table, and iodated fart grand (atop) the 1046
foliate( notes, and by " a refight of bond" was suffici-
ently fortunate to transmit the •• billets" (cress-purourrd)
exactly to the parties fur whom tb.y were " MOT" 11411.
" Deer Duchess---A 'hoes:sod thanks fur .yuce
most dehghtful invitati .... . I must, I will accept it—tbowg'i
to do so, I am compelled to put off the brewer arid his
wife ;"—addressed, par smitten', to Lady Elizabeth ‘i'hit-
breed, Doverthlreel. 21. "The lire. ll presents his
risprelful compliments to Lady Elizabeth IVlsitlasead, and
regrets that the sudden indispotition of his aunt, 641111 whom
he has meat expectations, will pees-eat hits from iudulging
himself to the high honour of waiting upon the family t..
dinner this evening in Durset-st.;"—addressed (par tniprise)
le the Duchess of SILISeX. IlOrinrert, staggered, chagrined,
and corifuourteil upuu discovering too late the slip of
baud, which had thus laid bare the as istoerat lurking amid
• the folds of his pt really Karmen(, he wrote off to his ucglect-
ed patroness a ryprem-wise letter, doling out miserable de-
precations of wrath, and urging more miserable entreaties
still of forgiveness; eonclurfing with the unfeigned assu-
theee, " that los rout would be czpoimil to suffer all the tor-
ments of purgatur y, Mole for this one error bauished, as he
t It that he merited, from the paradise of In r
Mass fur the repose aloe disturbed soul was executed, rn
Ineeltante reponse, in the following terms:—" Lady Eliza-
beth Whitbread presents her complimetits to the Rev. Mr.
H. and doubts nut but that, when fatieurd with the society
if Dikes and Duchesses, he would kitidly et/ride's-rod to put
up with the humble fare of a brewer ail Iris wife. At
the same time, the Reverend applicant for pardon must
clearly understand, that Lady Elizabeth Whitbread cast
never admit blasphemous language as au apology for un-
gentlemanly cottilues."— (Oxford Herold.)