The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-04 00:00:00

nothing will be publicly made known until his arrival at
Rio. Sir CHARLF.B Will he the bearer of the proposals „f
this (the Portuguese) Government. His Excellency sill
sail as soon as the Thetis a-A Phaeton Frigates arriye.
This great work has been brought about under 'heal
powerful influence of England."

Last night we received New York Papers to the Bth of
April, brought by the Siiu, Richards, which arrived at
Liverpool on Monday, from New York, from whence At
sailed on the Bth. It appears that a further and import.
ant advance had taken place in the price of cottotios
Rip
as in other articles of American produce. Indeed a spirit
for trade and speculation existed in America, that pto.
duced a continued and progressive improvement in al non
every article of produce, many of which had remaincd a
long time wholly neglected and dormant. The articles
which have risen most in price arc cotton and tobacco.
The Philadelphia Democratic Press states. that there are
large order* for pig iron to be sent from Pennsylvania to
England !

The proceedings of the Levant Company on its dis-
solution will be found highly worthy of attention. Our
article is extracted from a pamphlet printed for the use of
the members of the Company. The portion we hare
given comprises all that is of general interest; the re.
minder consists merely of the resolutions passed in con-
sequence of Mr. CANNING'S letter, the petition of the
Company, praying his MAJESTY to accept the uncondi-
tional surrender of their charter, and the deed of surrender
itself. The speech of Lord Gs E NV11.1.1 Will be perused with
peculiar satisfaction; it is a profound and impressive ex•
position of the just claims which this country may advance
to the glory of having first promulgated and established
those principles of free trade which are so intimately con.
nected with the progressive and general improvement of
the world.

" There is no period so remote—there is no nation so barium:l,
in which we may not confidently anticipate that these sucrepful
researches of British philosophy, this auspicious example of Brinell
policy, will become, under the favour of Providence, a pure and
ample source of continually increasing human happiness."
His Lordship,-in • concluding his address, was anxious
to urge on the Levant Merchants the importance of " fol-
lowing up to the utmost this beneficial and happy system
of public policy; carrying into full execution, in so far at
least as depended on them, the gracious recommendation
from the Throne, and the wise determination of Parlia-
ment, for the removal of every restraint by which the
native freedom of trade is still unnecessarily, and there-
fore unjustly, fettered."

CITY, TI:ESDAT EVENING.
At the commencement of business this morning on the Nock
Exchange, prices were firm, considering the fluctuations of yester.
day, and a rise was expected. About the middle of the day, Cot.
soh 3:errograded above per cent., u will be seen by the following
quotations. At the opening of the Market, the money prim was
VII ;at its close, bargains were done at 9lg. The account price
fell from 9li f, to Ulf. About three o'clock, the English Market
was a scene of considerable speculation, as sell as real business,
and extensive sales and purchases were effected. As a fluctuation
in the British Funds cannot take place without an accornpanyirg
report of some kind, the decline of this morning was attributed to
unfavourable news from Russia ; but in what that unfavourable
news consisted, the authors of the rumour were not prepared to
state.

In the Foreign Market the transactions were limited; indeed,
attention was chiefly directed to the English Funds. Old Spanish
Bonds were done at 23,1 24, and the New at 181. link gap
continued buoyant, at at I discount. The Bonds wen 51121.
South American Securities have suffered more depression Man any
other in the Foreign Market, and the re-action from yesterday's
panic was scarcely observable in them, even in the early part of :he
Morning. Colombian Bonds were BEI 4, and Mexican Scrip 213
discount ; Brazilian Saip was 14 I premium ; and Danish ditto.
21_2 discount.

In the Share Market, Paseo-Peruvian was done at the new
Potosi at 3e, and Anglo-Mesiean at 90, 93.
A new 31ining Company, we understand, has been formed under
the title of " The King's Field and Peake Association." The
projectors have made the best arrangements to secure the pros-
perity of the undertaking by employing really scientific and prac-
tical men to satisfy themselves of the advantages deducible from
the operations of the Company, and by offering the Directorship
of it to gentlemen of habits of business, as will as of high
character.

Every thing was exceedingly dull in the .'Market :his
morning. There were bit few Sugar sales, and those at reduced
prices. The quotations of Coffee are also lower.

The letters received from the north of Europe indicate
very strongly an approaching rise in the exchanges. At
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antvrerp, and Hamburgh, bills
on England were becoming scarce, and gold so abundant,
that a very small increase in quantity would make it ne-
cessary to amid it back to this country.
The Lisbon Papers received yesterday contain no intel-
ligence of the slightest political interest. The Board of
Police at Oporto had issued a long circular to the Corregi-
dors of the Provinces, directing the manner in which fo-
reigners should be allowed to reside in Portugal, and the
particular municipal regulations to which they would be
expected to conform.
Letters from Gibraltar state, that two merchant vesvtls
are chartered to bring home to England-entire cargoes of
British manufactures, which arc unsaleable. The Frtrs!i
Authorities are stated to have taken the most vigorous
measures to prevent all English goods from being introduced
into Spain.
A letter from Malta, dated April 3, says—" We have
been hanging pirates here by the dozen ; but those whom
Captain Hamilton took are acquitted—a thing strange
etioUgh, since they fired tint, and brought down every
man at the oars of the Lieutenant's boat before they were
boarded."

The Prussian Government has ordered the annual cele-
bration of the entry of the allied troops into Paris to cease,
as since Legitimate Monarchy has been established in
France, that country is no longer hostile to Pnissia.
The Papal Government have published a decree, by
which all foreign vessels are to pay in the ports of the Pon-
tifical States the same duties of tonnage, anchorage, 211'1
quarantine, as are levied on the vessels belonging 10 the
papal States in the harbours of foreign States, on the foot-
ing of perfect reciprocity.
PLAGUE IN Eovrv.—From the Agent to Lloyd's at
Milford, dated May t :—" Arrived the i)almarnock,
Fora-
ger, and the Tinley, from Alexandria (Egypt), all Whit
unclean or suspected bills of health, as cases of plague wise
occasionally occurring in the city of Alexandria."
A letter from an Officer on board his Majesty's ship
Cambridge, stationed off Calloa, states, that the President,
Bolivar, had written a letter to Miss ltowcroft, condoling
with her on the untimely fate of her father, and intimat-
ing that the Government intended to appropriate to her
use a pension for life.

By letters from Port-au-Prince we learn, that the emi-
grants who had arrived there from the United States have
been not only well received by the Government, but that
every facility has been afforded by the native inhabitants.
The Provincial Parliament of Lower Canada was re"
rogued by the Lieut.-Governor on the YYd of March. .'
dispute between the two branches of the Provincial Parlia-
ment, which had lasted fifteen years, Nincerning the ex-
penditures of the province, was amicably terminated by the
adoption by both Houses of a law granting the supplies of
the year, which has received the sanction of the Lieut.-
Governor. Several measures were adopted during the
Session for making important improvements in the internal
communications of the province and of the neighbouring
pros inces.