The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-02 00:00:00

ASSIMILA7'IO.I" THR CORN MEASURE.
(From the genti4h Cirrourcle.l
Gacrsartutv, JAN. 3
The following h.tter has been sent to the itiapeetew
Corn Return in this city, by which it will ApreAr that ti
return must continue to be tootle according to the o!d
‘Vinchester bushel ; anti that the Inspcctor will be te,,
quired to convert, by calculation, the new Imperial inewsurt
into prices adapted to the Winchester
Corn Return °thee. JIM. 27. laf6.
am directed by the hardy of the Cuoimitue sf IN
Majesty's Privy Council for Trade, to acquaint you, thatin tee,
sequence of doubt, which have arisen respecting the Applicata,
of the Imperial measure to the return of the prices of torn, wh„
form the averages by which the importation of foreign 0.,,;;►
regulated, their Lordships have taken the opinion of his nejew,.3
Law Officers upon the question, whether, under the nperaucta'o
the Act of 5 Geo. IV. c. 74, and of the Ist and Yd Geo. IV, e„ ivt
these averages should be calculated by the price of corn utiwwwi
according to the new Imperial bushel, or according to the
wtw
cheater bushel: and it being their npininn that the returns taw,
continue to be made according to the Winchester bushel, tor *blot
purpose it will be requisite that the return, of corn sold by then",
Imperial measure. should be converted, by calculation, in prim,
adapted to the Winchester bushel, 1 arn to dudre that you eat
govern yourself in conformity to their opinion.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
(Signed) IVILLIAM JA€Ol4.

SHIPPING INTALLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, TVESDAY, JAN'. 31.
Wind S.W.—High Water, 26 to. p. 4.
Arrived the Sneaton Castle, frnrn 3lamham—sailed 14th
nq
The Catherine was lost next day, after sailing on tit. Juan Island
the crew (except the csptain) wired—vessel and cargo lost. Tile
'Warren was to Pail for Liverpool the first weak to January.
The Libertador, fur Granada, sailed hence the 29th tostant—pti:
back.

FALMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Arrived the Eliza, Wates, from As.
Cosa.—Wind S. to ri.W.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 30.—Arriyed the Reaper, Evans, from Sett
John's, New Brunswick, in 31 days, water.loggetl, bound to Loh.
don ; nailed the Aurora, linnet, for London.--Wind S.
Po tIT smo Jar:. 3l.—Arrived his Majesity's ship Tutu,
from Valparaiso and Rio Janeiro, sailed fmni the former on the
213th of September, and from the latter on the 211th of No.
vember ; his Majesty's ship Tribune, from Lisbon, in tie.
yen drys ; the Diadem transport, from Malta aid GiErshar, and
is under quarantine. Sailed the 31elpomene. Johnson. and the
Mary, Pratt, for London ; the Wilhelm ins, .IVaybourgh, roe
burgh • the Preston. Davison, for Shields ; the Wandering Mat,
—, for Norway.—Wind J.S.W.
DEAL, JAN. 31.—The Elizabeth, Longridge, from Smrna and
D y
ibralta, passed this morning, reports that in lat. 43, 55, long. If,
27, fell in with a wreck--two lower masts and bowsprit standing,
without rigging, painted head, coloured sides and foremast; 6:
main was painted yellow, with a scroll head—full of water—blos.
ing too much wind to board her. Arrived from the river and
main the Rachael, —, for the Mediterranean; and the Coon,
Ormston, for Madeira—the latter put into Ramsgate harbour._
Wind S.W. by S.
(iRAVESEND, JAN. 31.—Arrived the Auspicious, Ens, fro,',
Seville; Concord, bangdon, front ditto; Ilambletonian, 5111 they.
son, trim Africa: llygeia, Large, from St. John's, N.B. Sailed
the Dunira, —for China; Laurel, Wataun, fur St. Thomas's;
Dart, Free. for haguayra ; Brilliant, Brice, for Rio; Britai-is,
Rubie, for Lisbon.

PADITOW, JAN. 29.—The Vigilentia, Smit, from Liverpool for
Amsterdam has been brought into this place in a very le .ky matt.
NASSAU. N.P., DEC. 23.—Some wrecking vessels arrival here
on the lath inst. with sugar and coffee. saveu from the French brg
Adele, from Ilaranneh for Nantes, wrecked on Sandy Key, It:.
hams Yank. The cargo of Zephyr, Arrowsmith, from Hondo-,
for London, put in here, in distress. will be shipped on board itts
Atlas. Heed, and highlander, Mitchell.
NEW Vona, JAN. 4.—The Adele, Lagree, from Ilarannah fi
Nantes, was lost I Ith ult. on Cat Key. Crew and part of the cargo
saved in a daniagt d state, and sold at Nassau, N.P. TI e 3lcchar:c.
Godfrey, from Turk's Island for this port, put into Newport,
26th ulr. with loss of sails, boats. &c. The Vancouver, Scudder.
from Boston for Canton, put into Anjeer in September, with loss of
rudder.

JAN. 7.—The John Brown, Bowen, from London for this pert,
put into Providence, R.I. on the let inst. leaking badly, and must
discharge. The Commodore Perry, front Calm. for Boston, pat
into Belfast, 25th December, with loss of deck load, and crew
badly frozen.

The Argo, Belling, arrived at Liverpool from Charente, Failed
22d January. The Alert, of Lor,don, and the Perseverance, trot:
London, were going into Charente.
Extract of a lette► from St. Thomas's, dated 18th December:—
" The chief motive of the present is to inform you that some
Spanish cruisers have appeared in these seas (said to be four, ra;i
from Cadiz). The Laguayra packet, from Laguayra to this place,
has been captured, and it is said many other vessels, amongst which
is the English brig Union, from Tobago to Halifax, with hides and
tallow. The Laguayra packet was a Columbian vessel."
His Majesty's ship Diamond, Lord Napier, sailed from Rio
Janeiro 24th November for Bahia.
VESSELS SPOKEN W IT 11.-3latTnioO, Liven:74lol for New York,
sth ult. lat. 61, long. 43, by the Brothers, arrived at Bristol. The
Tennis, Walker, from St. John's, N.B. for Liverpool, 26th Decrra.
ber, lat. 48, 47, long. 60, 80, leaky, and Ere feet water in her hold.
Captain Smith, of the Warren (arrived at Boston) put seven men
on board the Tennis, and spoke her again 28th, when they had
made the pumps suck.