The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-14 00:00:00

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t From the Loistion Niw !'rice C nrtot, Oct. 11)
SUGAR—The holders of Itluseovades oubmittato a further te-•
duction on TueSda, of fed. to la.per cwt. The Aeeline had a favotirobla
effect on the market, the purchases time Considerable; brown Pc.
wenn and St. Lucia are rutty offered at the lowest unint quoted.
The limited demand for Muscovado% during the week Wpweare to.
day to Le suspended o 7) aceown of 41ic large quantity of Si. Lori v
Sugars declared for public sale thl.-s foreman. It connoted of 31.ta
iihdr. 120 tr.'. and 77 brie. Of a fair quality St. Lucky the salads
sold ; the inferior quern', rather lower, the ctheri without altera-
tion ; damp at 514. a Is,: ,ge dry at del lowest quotation, wilt&
mi is mw the settle! price. ot bee browni; some tine qnaliies so high
as 115 s. The average Jiileintrehasts this week, including the pub-
lic sale, are about 700 hhtfs, The redaction of the prices 41( riititted.
:toe& attracted the attention of the buyers ; the grocers and rat.
;torte's have purchased largely, and the small accmnitlatiott at
stork has been neain cleared off; no humps or 31olaa.ses arovati.red •
under our quomtletia. There is 'little alttration in the Ile.tieti.•
Market to-day; the wbolessle gircers appear to purchase on a
i limited scale, but only at low prices,; the shippers mate inquiries,
but them is no life in the trade. Molasses are in snore &inland :.t
the inserted friers. In Foreign Sugars there is no alteration.
COIFF.b.—The public sake thi:: week have gone re heat ily ;
on 'l7e.esalay a *Spilt Beeline was perceptible, stn.: a which the nitrate
has been languid, but without any ftorther reduction in the cur"
rcncy ; St. Darning° fine ordinary taken In at SO!. 151. and hover.
cells of much et our fits. ; for the former we behave 50s. was offered
and refused. Previous to the public sales to-day attic appeireti an
evident improvement in the demand for Coffee by private tiiontriirt ;
large parcels of Brazil were purchased at 19s. ca . ; fine ordinary St.
Domingo at 50s. fal. ; and very tine sls. The puitlic sale to.dny
282 maks, 5 hags Jamaica, sold heavily et full prices. At a late
hour the request for Coffee is rather extensive; above WO bags are
I sold by private contract chiefly ; Brazil slr., a 505..
O 1 LS.—The ships which have arrived from the Greentsnl
Fisheries appear to be pretty well fished, and the reports of the
. otheraare more favourable. The consequence is, that Oils ire ex-
ceedingly heavy. Greenland. for arrival, offered freely at 341. and
no buyers. Spermaceti and Seed Oils are little varied.
IRISH PROVISIONS..—Reef and Pork are heavy, Vet *Rhea(
'any further reduction in prices. Bacon dull, but little of good
quality ,at market ; new 60s. a Sir. Butters go off at our quota.
trona, or are held firmly.

TOBAbtX).—About 100 hhds. of dm stew crop hue breapold
to the trade, in small parcels, at sd. Glid. for good light Teed)
Virginia, and some Strips bare been taken 7d. to 7fd.

RUAI, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The principal holders
of Runt continue anti refuse to sell ; loine pareeli of four ever
offer at 2s. 4d. which makes the market for Leewards rather heavy
and a shade lower; but there has been but little or no tuvtinette re.
ported. The fine Jamaica Rum, fully supports the late prices, ands
continues in request, in small parcels for home consumption.
!!randy is held fur a further advance of Id. per alon, is catise.,
quence of the new companies established in France speculating hi
spirits. The quantity of Geneva in the market is quite inconiftkr.
able, and held generally at 2s. 4d. • 2s. lid. The inquiriessiftet
Itilin continue : the purchases that we ore aware of are Leo-anis S
and 4 over, at 25.411.1.; 34 at 3s. lid.
!TEMP, FLAN, and TA I,l,olV.—The Tallow Market has
been rather heavy ; Yellow Candle Tallow 3115. bl, n 39.. Dew!)
is advancing. Flax without alteration. The accounts yesterday
from St. Petersburgh to the 26th ult. state the price of Tallow still
at 105 roubles, the Exchange had fallen to 9Sd. 'fallout to.fught
335. Gil.

FRUIT.—The arriva'a of new l'rluscafel have been consider.
ab'e, and nearly the whole have been offered by public sale and
Fought in, the grocers taking only. sufficient to supply their imme-
diate wants after the sale, and then picking their parcels at 51. to r 4.
Lexias 40s. to 425. A parcel of Currants, partly damaged, sold
yesterday 82s. a 92a. The demand generally for fruit coot Tana
very limited.

COCOA—By public sale this forenoon 279 bags Brazil
39i. 6tl. a 40s.
EWOODS—There are sales of good Jamaica Login,. aC
6/. ; Cuba Fustic tit. 10s., both in bond.

The journeymen silk-weavers of Macelei:field bail a
meeting on Tuesday last, at which they agreed to petition
Parliament for the total abolition of the Corn Laws. Seve-
ral persons spoke at considerable length, and with an ability
which could not have been expected from the rank which
they hold in society.
SHOCKING ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon the neiph..,
bourhood of Bartholomew-close was thrown Into considerabteniam
by the falling in of a portion of the extensive buildings*
narrow part of the Close, leading to Queen.square, the upper,patt
of which has been used for some thus as a repository for corn, with
which the apartments were heavily loaded, and die !Owe% pot is
occupied as a stable, by Mr. Sharman, the respectabh;preprigtr of
the Bull and Mouth Inn. A number of rersons rushed to the spot,
ss ascertained floorings had given way fries the
'Pee into and several Wrist, is ens
'art instantly cuntmcnetd to
perilous shoasient* **at
of that part of tke Nannies
esertioa, it still rertisrmn4
‘ne suing, anti one hone, "What
erased almost unbutt, basin/plain
ed them from any grievous
was most oppiehernied by
Is sure two or three itsesev
distance from them; and fey* are
mad "named Smith, Irtib tbltlrup.
stables, and his rot yet bases

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I NlMGo.—There 1733 a further advance on Monday at the
India Ilotoe, of 4d. a W. per 14.; since which the market has re-
ceded in the same proportion. At the close of this day's sale; the
prices of Indigo are, as nearly as poosible, at the =miry of.thier
day week; the narket having rkettled nearly in proportion its :he
advance obtained on Monday ; about ball of the sale is dispend of.

I IIIC 1)%111 WU /11V1.0 a..... d-w ~....a.u.• r. 1..
k Y.—Pidtling and Co. for the last time I when It was ascertained thet the floorings I
t the Drawing on the 18th of October is to greet pressero, sad that two er three ineti
lee of Lotteries in this country ;by an Art 1 burial in the ruins. Every exertion was
or that purpose, it is absolutely so fixed and rescue the unfortunate men fmtit their pi
r be maimed those who have not yet pro. fears were entertained for the stability of I
is at the Lucky Corner, No. 1, Ceenbill, at present standing ; but after en hotu's 111
ing so, es this concluding Drawlng•erill dis- upright, two ostlers were dog from the ruin
I number of Six Canttalsof 30,0001. besides bettor fellows had miraculously escaped elm
f
111., &c.; and Pidding and Co.'s pretviiies, . tinders cross-beam that elfeetuellyeecured
lir. (buy, who acquired about 400,011101. 1 bodily injury. Suffocation fremi the dust w
lit and endowed the noble hospital in the tlienti One of the reecaid states that he li
i uniformly con!picuPus for extraordinary
.timi billed, which were at a distance frt
doubted but their' cekeer" will be uphebi to
.entertained for the safety of a mart 'nem(
of great pan of the above at the Lucky' Vila was in some part of the stables,