The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-06-03 00:00:00

Market, and the Securities maintained themselves full/ It' 3reliter-
day's quotations. Old Spanish [toads were 224 234, and the Nett
were 17. Greek Bonds were 58 69, and the Scrip 10 94 diactrint
Colombian Bonds were 87, and Mexican Scrip 2i j dtscoupt•
Brazilian ditto was 11, and Danish 34 4 discount.
• In the Share Market the Anglo-Mexican Company was a 9:1 180,
United Mexican at 13 20, and the General Mining CeMpany`x
Shares at 104 11. There bas been a considerable bustle for th=is
'several drys in the Hoek Sal► Shares, which are become great
Svourties with the public. Through the operations of jobbeis
'bey declined td:day, but they were at 3 34 premium.
ln the ColdnieMarket the prices of Sugar and Coffee were very
steady, and these articles in fair demand. There were many in-
quiries for Rum. line broker bu a large ortiar to purchase, bat
holders are so obstinate as to their price that he ceruot complete it.

His Majesty is expected to return to town early in the
ensuing week, to hold a Drawing-Room. •
Yesterday %the Printiess Augusta honoured the Exhibi-
tion of l'aiotirgs in the British Gallery, Pall-mall, with
her presence.
Yesterday evening Prince Leopold gave a grand enter-
tainment at Marlborough-House.
Prince Leopold 'honoured the Earl of Darnley with his
company at dinner on Wednesday, at his residence in
Berkeley-sqnare. In the evening his Royal Highness
honoured the Concert of Ancient Music with his presence.
Mr. Hunter, sec. the King's Messenger, arrived at the
Foreign Office, Downing-street, yesterday morning, with
despatched from the Duke of Northumberland, our Am-
bassador et Riltilll3, respeoting the Coronation of the King
of France. -• . •
We have received letters from Demerara to the Ilth
April ; but they centain nothing of public iuserest. . •
'The Allgetietne &thing of the 2t'th ult. contains an ab-
surd article' tin 'Spanish- affairs, And South of France,
May 15, which represents the Spaniards to be anxious to
have it under.tood that the recent event* in Peru were
brought about by bribery and treachery. Camerae, who
is said to bea.krencirman, is charged with being in the
interest of England, and to have long laboured to effiret the
complete disorganization of the Spanish army.
The Courier of last night positively contradicts the re-
port that the English Govenisnent is incliued to recognise
the political independence of St. Domingo. Our readers
are aware that negociations between -this ancient French
colony and the Mother Country have been begun, but are
at present suspended. It cannot be supposed, however,
that England would depart so widely from the principles
by which she regulated her policy towards the South Arna-
rican States; for it was not till every effort had been fruit.
lenity made to induce Spain to adopt measures of concilia-
tion that our Cabinet took its resolution.
It is said that the deplorable state of commerce at Ve-
nice has attracted the attention of the Emperor of Austria,
who intends to visit that city with a view to take such mea-
sures as are calculated to improve the trade of that once
flourishing place.
Colonel A. Macdonald, of the Recruiting Departniento
Westminster, it is understood will be appointed Adjutant-
General at Bengal, vice Sir Thomas M•Mahori, promoted i
to the rank of Major-General.
Colonel M'Grigor is expected to succeed Colonel Maa
donald at the Recruiting Department, Westminster.
Colonel Jordan, it is also ctid, will succeed to the Liver-
pool Recruiting District, rice Colonel Freeth, promoted to
the rank of Major-General.
Major-General Thornton, it is stated, will be plated on
the Staff in Ireland.
By the death of General Vyse, the Colonelcy of the Sd
(the Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards, has
become vacant. .
Mr. John Edwards, of Regent-street, and Mr. Richard
Williams, of Albemarle-street, London, are the new can-

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ditlates for the Borough of lirells at the next election.
On Wednesday Mr. Rush, who has been for the last
seven years Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary from the United States of America to the British
Court, embarked with his amiable lady and family, for
New York.
The French Papers have stated that two oxen, destined
for the King's table at the Coronation baniittet, Weighed
6,6601b5. The statement appeared to 1.111 to savour us;
much of the marvellous; the Journal de la Marne, how'
ever, renders the fact somewhat more Credible by stating
that the largest of these oxen was ten feet six inches in
length, six feet in height, and eight feet six inches in girth.
Mr. O'Connell will arrive at Howth to-morrow (Wed-
nesday), on his return from England. He will be met on
the beach by a numerous cavalcade of friends, who will
accompany him to town.—Dubin Freeman': Journal,
Muu 31.
The Earl of Dunraven and the Protestant parishioners
of Adare have granted, at full vestry, sot, towards re-
pairing the Roman Catholic Chapel of that place.
The Right Rev. Dr. Doyle has arrived at Carlow.
Yesterday being the day of Corpus Christi, a festival
of the highest order in the Roman Catholic Church, it was
observed with great splendour at the chapel in Moor..

Malahide Castle, the beautiful seat of Colonel Talbot,
one of the Representatives for the county of Dublin, has
been offered to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, for the
summer season, and acceptsd. Part of the Vioeregal esta-
blishment will be sent there in a day or two. Colonel and
Mrs. Talbot are gone to spend the summer on tlfe Conti-
nent. They arc at present in l rance.—Dublin Paper.
DISBY PITT CIA:B.—The Commemoration of the Birth
of the late Right Hon. William Pitt was celebrated at the
New Inn, in this town, on Saturday last. Sir Charles
Abney Hastings, Bart. (the High Sheriff for the County)
took the Chair, and was supported on his right by E. M.
Mundy, Esq. and the Rev. C. S. Hope (the two Patrons),
and on the left by Sir Robert IVihnot, Bart. and Godfrey
Meynell, Esq. About five o'clock a numerous and highly
respectable party sat down to an elegant dinner, which, as
well as the wines, did infinite credit to the house. After
the removal of the cloth, and on Nobis Domine had been
sung, the health of the King, and the other standing
toasts of the Pitt Club in London, were severally given,
and drunk with enthusiasm, all of which were introduced
by short but appropriate speeches from the Chair, and
were received with much cheering, approbation, and ap-
plause. The songs, &c. were executed in a superior man-
ner throughout the evening, and the Anniversary of the
Birth of this illustrious Statesman was spent with the
greatest good humour and conviviality. At about half-
past nine the Chairman left the room amidst the loudest
acclamations.—Derby Mercies.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
ALMACK'S BALL

Mmict's Vali, on Wednesday evening, wet iery fashionably
attended. Among the company present w er6—
'bikes—Brunswick and Wellington.
Princess—Baratinskey.
Marquises—Londonderry and Dovrnshire.
Marchionesses—Emily of Londonderry, Winchester, Cornwallis,
Downshtre.
Earls—Dornley,• Albemarle, Stamford. Rosalyn, Cowper, Kin-
noull, Roseberry, Clad, Glengall, Aboyne, Morley, Carnervon.
CouniesscsDarnley, Cathcart, Charlemont, Dowager of War-
wick, Dartmouth, Suffolk, Jersey, Cowper, Baseball. Clare,
Aboyne, Euston, Mount-Charles, Ayleaford, Sandwich, Glengilt
fords—Clive, Ifunlo, Merin, F. Beauclerk, Sydney. Mahon,
Andover, Barnard, PalmeNton, Mark Kerrx. Killeen, Firtharris„
Ponsonby. Ravensworth, F. Somerset, C. I. itzroy, F. Bentieck,
Dudley, Auckland, F. oAwune, Deere, Eliot.
Ladies—Aboyne, 0. C. Gordon, Acton, Bligh. Marsh= C.
Legge, C. Barham, E. Norman, Dufferin, De Clifford, C. Beau-
clerk., C. Osborne, J. Thynne, A. Paulet, Cathcart, Belhaven,
Herbert. Clements, M. Caulfield, Greville, E. Stopford, C. Stew-
' art, S. Buncombe. E. Lowther% Folkstone, E. Howard, E. Camp-
bell, Keppell, Mitchell, Codrington, Duberley, F. Osborne, E.
Fortescue, A. Vane, Dynevor, F. Lascelles, M. Finch, J. Guy,
Milton, Fremantle, Sheridan, Gage, E. Cornwallis, A. Vernon,
C. Fitzroy, Wrottuley, L. Clive, C. Graham, Petre, Ravensworth.

Arrivals at. Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-place :—Mr. and Miss
Plumptre, from their scat in in Norfolk; Captain Schoemberg.
R.N., from Chichester ; G. R. West. Esq. from his seat in %Var.
wickshire. Departurca :-3lr. and Mrs, Sanderson, for Chelten-
ham ; J. Price, Esq. for his seat in NVisles.
Mr. and Mn. Roberts and Itlrs. Baker arrived yesterday at the
British Hotel, Jentlyn-street, from Cheltenham. Mr. and Mrs.
Hartley have left ditto for their seat in Oxfordshire.
Arrivats at Long's lintel. Bond-street:—Mr. and Mrs. Ander-
son and family, from Bath; Mr.. Mrs.. :stir' Miu Wilson, from
Paris ; W. Arkwright. Esq. from his stat in Derhystire.
Departures from the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-square :
—Mr. and Mrs. Nixon, for Brighton: Captain Russell, R.N., for
Perfamoutir; C, Stuart, Esq. for the Continent.