The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-06-13 (London, England)

LIVERPOOL MARKETS—SATuDAY, JexE I I.  British Plantation Sugar still continues in demand, and about 1.000 hhds. have been disposed of at full prices. Nothing doing fti Foreign. 110 bags white Bengal at 77a. 260 puncheons Demerara Mols.ses S9s. a :Vs. 20 brls. fhe Jamaica Ginger at 121. 10s. Nothing doing in Pimento. Pepper of Cocoa. Sales in Coffee do not exceed 120 ca‘ks. and those at a reduction of 25., the holden being desirous of selling. Some inquiry for Rum. and npwards of 260 puncheons have been disposed of-200 puncheons Jamaica at 2s. 81. for 116 O.P. : and 60 puncheons strong Demerara at 2s. 4rl. per gallon for ltl O.P. The import of Logwood has been heavy of late, and a cargo of 200 tons Campeachy has been forced off at 81. 2s. lld. ; 70 tons Jamaica and St. Domingo likewise sold as 7/. 7s. 6d. a 81. 120 tons Cuba Fustie, from the Quay, at 91. 10s. a 91. 13%; 80 tons Spanish at 71. 17s. fld. aN. 10s. A few ton Solid Nicaragua Wood at 341. ; and 80 tons small at 141. a 181.:x. 300 brls Montreal Potauthes have been sold at 31s. a els. 6d., with a few at 32a. ; and 100 brls. Pearl at 345. lid. a 355. 6d. ; 30 b• States Pot at 40s. 3d. About 100 bra. Tar have been sold at Ise. for Carolina, and 201. Virginia. 260 brls. Turpentine at 12s. i• r cwt. Rice by auction, and 280 casks sold at 15s. a 20s. 20 chrs • Bengal Indigo at 9s. a 10s. 3d. 600 dry salted Brasil Hides at 76dt. a HO. ; 1.000 wet salted 51d. ; 500 Dutch 51d. ; and 300 Norm American at Sid. The demand- for Cotton has been very limited indeed, and the market much depressed. Prices ate Id. lid. lower than lair week. But the quotations must be considered in a great degree nominal; it being understood that forced sales have been privately made at lower rates. Some holders become impatient to sell, and a publiff sale will take place next Friday of 400 bales Alabama. The safest of this week are a little short of 2000 bags, and consist of about 450 bags Upland Georgia, at led. a 18d ; 600 New Orleans at Irv. a 200. ; CO Alabantas at 186 d ; 10 Sea Islands 5. 71. ; r.O P,rnambucco at 206 d. a 21fd. ; 200 Bahis at 204 d. a 211,1.; 260 Alsranhams at 1964. a 21; ±0 Surinam 206 d. ; 100 Demerara -t 20 a 20{ ; 10 Egyptian at 2ld. ; 60 Barbadoes at 171 d. a 181: 10 Egyptian at 21d.; 60 Barbadoes at 171 d. a 14 : be Carthage,..is at 16d.; and 100 Bengal at 9d. • 96d.  DETERMINED SUICIDE:CORO:4IneI! INQUEIT:-.4):1 Saturday afternoon an inquisition was taken at the Artichott.' public-house, in the Dog-row, Bethnel-green, before Mr. lined., the Coroner, on view of the body of Mr. Wm. Forbes, a respect. able tradesman in that neighbourhood, who put an end to his ex= iatenee by the following dreadful act t—John Wooding, one of chit headboroughs of the parish, deposed, that between ten and eleven o'clock on Thursday forenoon, he happened to be passing the deceased's house, and was alarmed by some persons within thiekios, Witness ran in immediately to ascertain the cause, and was told by one of the domestics that her master was in the act of cutting his throat in his dressing-room. Witness proceeded up stairs instantly, and forced open the door, which was secured inside ; on enteriota the room he Raw the unfortunate man in the act of drawing a knits across his neck ; witness advanced towards him, with the intent:boo of wresting the deadly weapon from his hand, but the deceased, OA perceiving his object, made a desperate lunge with the knife as him, and had he not dexterously jumped aside, the consequence must have proved very serious. Witness made another astempt to save him from destruction, but before he could do so the deceased drew the knife a second time aaroas his neck, and completely severed the wind-pipe and blood-vessels. A surgeon was called in instantly, but nothing could be done for him, and he died in a few minutes. Other witnesses were examined, and from their evidence it appeared that the unhappy man had Mice before attempted his life. The Juny after a short consideration returned their verdict—" That the deceased committed the act of suicide whilst labouring under temporary mental detangernent." The deceased was only twenty-five years of age, and no canoe could be &aligned for the perpetration of the horrid deed, which was effected by an ivory bandied desert knife. Yesterday evening, about eight o 'dock, the body of • man was turned up by the Sy-boat passing into the Basin at that part of the Itegent's Canal neat Maiden-lane, Battle Bridget. II was immediately taken out, and conveyed on a shutter to der Maidenhead 'public house, but, fronds offensive smell it v.se floc joining, till the mimic. The body was Instantly recognised by a positcd in the weighing-house of the turnpikes/4s sat:lrliniptie; tnac.idtic,l hba.undt consisting of a persons, to be that oft live in Atarclimont-place, Coram.street, Batt, ben missing since Wednesday, and was seen :htscieeteraft,,tly. in Oxford-street, as if going to business, thou not attend at all that day. A three-foot rule, . and a piece of chalk were fcund in his pockets. twisted ound his body, and he bore every -person stated by thaw who recognised him.  i i)  ,•1 a man named Beck, • a wife hnd ten childless Node Bridge. He ha seen early that morokis though it is said he did two pencils, a awe pockets. His apron way *1 appeetanes of being Wei  •  11l  '1