The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-19 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, NOTIMIIIti 13.
The King yesterday, et eleven o'clock, received
the visit of the Duke of (Means.

After Mass. which his Majesty heard in his apart.
meats. lie returned to his Cabinet, where he receiv-
ed the Ministers, the Marshals, and a great num.
ber of the Peers and Deputies of France.
The King has granted a pension of 1,200 francs
to M. Casimir Delavigue. author of the Sicilian
Vespers.
By en Ordinance of the 10th of November, his
Majesty has placed on active service 20,000 young
soldiers of the class of 1818. Of this number
i0,0t6 will be sent to the regiments of cavalry,
1,232 to the regiments of artillery, 120 to the
engineers, and the remainder will be attached
to the departmental legions. The departure of
these young soldiers for their respective destinations
will be terminated by the 20th of next December.
They will enjoy to the eve of their departure the
power of procuring substitutes.

MADRID, NOVEMBER 4.

The King his published the following decree :

" Considering it useful sod advantageous to the service
of the State, that Doe Jew lunar, charged with the port-folio
of the nuances, should mime his employment of Director-
Gerund of Annuities, 1 relieve hint from that of Minister,
(motile; him as a recompeue for his service the honours of
my Council of State, and 1 nominate Don Antonio Guns*les,
Honorary Caveatltor of War, to succeed him in the Minis.
try of Fionsce.
" At the Palace, N0v.3,1815."

The town of Puerto Real has not escaped the
malady which desolates Andalusia. The disease
continues to dec in San Fernando (bland of
Leon), as also at Cadiz. where the number of sick
has considerably diminished.

At Puerto Santa Maria, there died on the 24th,
16 persons out of 816 sick; on the 25th, 27 oat of
905; ou the 26th, 18 oat or 867.
At Cadiz, the mortality on the 26th, was 90
lieri.i.ss out of 8,981 sick ; on she 27th, 71 out of
7.76 s ; on the 28th, 70 out of 6,960. There re-
mait:ed on the 28th, 6,211 sick, but it must be
remembered that ou the,i2th, ten days before, the
sick amounted to 12,338.

be sent to increase the esprdition which has arrived
Fiat the Hersonsh, and to second the troops which
Isar to defend our possessions in the Florida,.

The influence which the Grand liuqui►itnr vier.
civet; in the Council a Stole begins to be felt.
The iuquteitors in the provinces have received
e►ders to make every three months u circninstuntisi
report on the religious conduct or every perms em-
ployed tit s public office, and of the priucipsl per-
sous of their districts.

sum's. novsssea 6.

The proceedings relative to the secret associations
are continued with great activity. and the Com-
mittee will soon make its report to the king. The
Committee is under the direction of M. liiioheirn.
Minister or Justice.

The new Prussian Edict respecting the censor-
ship of the press, which is now in force in the
whole Monarchy, is the general subject of conver-
sation among the enlightened classes of sotiety. It
has excited a diliagreenble sensation—ninny of its
regulations are a restraint on the book trade. The
enlightened friend* of liberty would have desired
the fulfilment of !Homilies long since made, by
introducing all unlimited liberty of the [IMP, un-
der the responsibility I.f authors and printers, a
law bring published to repress the abuse of this
liberty. It is hoped that this subject will be recon-
sidered in the discussion of the Cnn•titution.

It i. arid to be resolved to try Dr. J,hn before
the Criminal Court at Berlin, for baring attempted
to excite troubles, and inflame the youth against
the Government. He is still at Custrin, where he
is well treated. Nothing is decided respecting the
other prisoners for political transgressions. Some,
it is thought, will be sent to Mentz, not to be tried,
but to be confronted with others who have been
arrested in other parts of Germany. with whom
these are said to have been conuected.—( Brussels
Papers, November 16.)

ST. PETERSBUROH, OCTOBER 27.

The day before yesterday, in the afternoon, his
Majesty the Emperor arrive.] in good health, from
Warsaw, at Gatachinu, where the birth-day of her
Majesty the Empress Maria was celebrated yester-
day, and this city was splendidly illuminated. The
Emperor arrives here to-day.
The Society established here, with his Majesty's
permis.ion, fur ameliorating the situation of pri-
soners, and the state of the prisons, was opened on
the 23d. A Ladies' Committee was also appointed.
In both are the most distinguished names in the
empire.—(linotburgh Correspondent, Nov. 13.)

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