The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-09 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

The Britannia, Luke, from Italia, has arrived off Perts.l
mouth ; saliva from Penang the 2Lth of Iteeember, from
Madras the '2lst January, and from St. Helena the 4th
April.
'rile Rapid, Wright, from th.! South Was, has arrived
oft' Falmouth ; sailrJ from the coast of Japan the '21411
A 'Tim, anti St. Helena tin io ii Nl:trill.
The tania, Newton, flout New Smith Walt s and the
Mauritius, was spot:e n wills on the 30th May, in lat. 40.
north, long. 11. west. all well.
The Albion, Best, from tit w South \Vales, was ICIC-
I grn:diett by the 11•arren Hastings. on the I.sth February,
in lat. south, lung. (W. 51. ea3t, all well, bound to the
The Mary, Ate• le, from London, arrivt d at llobart
Town on Ow :oh ( snobs r, and at Fort Jackson I:te 11.1
October, and was to sail front tlitime the loth November
for Siteppore.
iromca, II utehimon, from tontlou and the Cape,
11::s arrival at the Mauritius.
The I or malowo, Garrick, froin Bengal, ins arrived
off Valmont n ; saliva frosts th..nce the stli December, from
Bourbon the lilt Fdiruary, from the Mauritius the 19th
February, and front St. Helena the '2d April.
I'l,4st:sot:its p,r the Hero of hlalown.—rrom Calcutta—Mr.
Hodson, Alr. Thomp.on, Miss 11rialus, blis Sarah Tlamapson,
Misr E. Thompson, Miss A. Thotoptain, Miss Al. Thompson,
3liss S. Thompson, 31r. It. D. Allan, and 31r. 11. Reighly.
the Rosy, 31r. Foreman, Mr. Launay,r'steain
itosse, Mr. It h,y, Antoine Slianset, Esq. 31r. Shauvet. Captain
Mark, Black, Miss Marshall, Mr. 11. ,liiilirorie, Mr.
Ambrose, Mr. E. Marshall, 31r. 11. Marshal), Mr. (1. Marshall,
and Mr. F. Mat.liall. From St. Ileleaa--Mr. E. Jeuley.

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TO THE EDITOR OF TIM BRITISH PRESS.

Si n,—On perusing the " liaisons" of Sir William Cungreve in !
defence of the Equitable Imam Bill, he has omitted to state the ne-
etossity fur going to Parliament toe privileges which himself, or
any teloer charitably disposed rennin, already possesses. Ilave the •
pawnbrokers, I would wok. any monopoly ? Cannot Sir William,
or any person, become a pawnbroker ? Ile states that the pawn-
brokers take 20 per cent. ; but he tom ets that, for any Man above
2/., they take ri ly Ift per cent. If I borrow from each :J., to the
Eopoitable I pay Itkl. per month. to the pawnbroker 1.-. l.—not
double the amount, as held out to the public. Ile also states, that
he does 1101 Reek " to enjoy privileges nut enjoyed by the trade."
Can the trade, or can any person, but the " Equitable," lend
money above the sum of 111/. at more titan lol,ral interest, without in-
curring the triple penalty ? And is not the power to advance loans
without limtitatiun in amount, an "exclusive privilege." If elm.
rity is really his motive (aid I dare not question it), I will put him
in a wry In effect it, and by means of the very same charitable di-
mules associated with him. There are twenty-four of then], who
might be formed into six partnerships of tour each, and open six
establishments. l'oder their present regulations, 700 shares are al-
lotted to mach director ; thus every establishment will have a capital
of ROM., no contemptible sum for the purpose% of charity ; and if
not upon the very large scale of bentfiernet Sir William it anxious
to bestow, yet it may go a ►,:cat way to ameliorate the truly unhappy
situation of the poor. TIM*, Sir, charity may he effected tinder the
protection of the law as it now stands ; the outcry of innovations
upon trade by legalized establishments, will be silenced ; the
groundless attacks upon stock-jobbing shareholders will be no more
heard ; and the insinuation that an officer of the " Equitable" is
to have a permanent incisor of 1,0001. per annum, and the reports
of conditicmal sales of shares, should the Bill pass the brads, will
die away and be forgotten. NO PAWNBROKER.
June ti, RUE.