The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-15 00:00:00

HAYMARKET THEATRE.

It is moat respectfully announced that .thN Theatre erlil be Openei
for the Season on tilt/NI/AV NEXT, April 18, with a favatulte
Comic Piece, In One Act, called

TM ELY E PRECISELY.
Amelia Wlldlove, Mrs. Ch ley.
After which, Shalcopeares Comedy ivritli Sousa. Dust& le.) of
THE. MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
Slr John Falstaff, Mr. Dowton ; Mrs. Ford. Madame Vestals; Anne
Page. Miss George.
To conclude with the Entertainment of
THE AGREEABLE SURPRI.;E.
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—.—
Lingo, Mr. J. Russell; Cowslip, Mn. Hamby (from the Thatre Royal,
Dublin), her Ant appearance In London.

S.I.9LItR'S WE/J.B.

This Evening, raipAv...4lpril 15, willbe peri,rmed a new Conde

Introductory Pstlecio, ailed
HERE WE ARE;
Or, THE OLD SHIP NEW TIMBER'D.
A Comic Song by Mr.Wllliame.
After which a ue•.r Burletta, called
UNDE,t THE ROSE;
Or, THE GREAT GENTLEMAN IN THE LITTLE PARLOUR.
To conclude with a new Melo-Dramatic Roman.., called
BE %PTV IN A ROE:
Or, THE FOUNDLING PRINCE AND THE 1 IZIER'S DAUGHTER.

We are obliged to postpone the continuation of our remarks on
the Suffolk-street Exhibition till to-morrow.

Tim DIIITIISII PIIESI commencell publishing yesterday morning
at lire o'clock.

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LONDON. FRIDIY. APRIL 15, 1525.

In the Paris Papers of Tuesday we have the commence-
ment of the discussion of the Law of Sacrilege, in the
Chamber of Deputies, on the preceding day. The two first
speakers against the project were M. BOUEDLAU and M.
DEvAux. Two speakers were also beard in its favour, M.
DI BERTDIEE and M. us Cut:srvsz. iVe have DO space
to-day to give the arguments on either side. The shr,ck-
ing penalties of this sanguinary law were, on one hand,
denounced with great vigour and eloquence; while, on the
other, the necessity of suppressing the inroads of a licen-
tious philosophy were asserted with equal vehemence. The
Law of Indemnity was under discussion in the Chamber
of Peers. Viscount CHATEAUBRIAND had delivered his
sentiments upon it. Several speakers yet remained to be
heard.

On Tuesday the Exchange waa closed at Paris, and
public business susp:ndcd, in honour of the anniversary of
the Ki so's entrance into the capital.
It seems that in consequence of new coders, the corona-
tion will take place on the 29th of May, instead of the
12th of June.

Fhe following are extracts from the E tulle, dated Wed-
nesday :--
We learn from Naples, that the King will set out on the 10th cf
April, with the Queen, to go to Milan, whither their Majesties
have been invited by the Emperor of Austria.
The Chevalier de Medici, Minister for Foreign Athirst and the
Marquis Tommari, Alinister of /Irate anti Justice, will accom.
pally the King, whose brother, the Prince of Pakrato, will iweeetle
hint a few days.
Letters from Milan say. that the Emperor of Austria will go
front that city to Cetus, where he will be received by the L.fig of
Szrdinitt.

The E toile also oontains intelligence from Constantinople,
dated the I Oth of March. The following is the only pa-
ragraph worth extracting :
Count Guilleminot, the French Ambassador, has received. from
Paris a (knitter. with the news of the recognition of the new States
of South America by England, ' His Excellency immediately had
a conference on the subject with the Heis Effendi, and since that
time the Porte seems to fear lest the English Government should
take a similar resolution with rcipect to Greece. It is even affirmed
that the Capitan Partin. who is a little more versed than his col-
leagues in the affair; of Europe, has declared that he should not be
at ail surprised to learn, after such facts, that the independence of
tireece is suddenly Tacognised. Greek eutis•aries, who traverse
Negropont in all directions to excite the people to insurrection,
affirm that the independence cf ()recce will be solemnly recogrise*
by England as soon as the Isle of Negropont shall have openly da.
dared for the canse of the general maoripa;ion.

The Brussels Papers of Tuesday arrived last night.
The Belgic Government liaz beer, waking some alterations
in the departmctis of State. The Minister to whom the

affairs relative to nation..: imlustry, public instruction, the
interior 'generally, and the Waters/oat, are assigned, will
henceforth take the title of the Minister of the Intsaior.
The affairs of the Marine and the Colonies arc allo united
under one Minister. The Director-General of the Catholic
Worship has addressed a circular to the Archbishops,
Bishops, and other Heads of Dioceses, instructing than to
direct the clergy not to admit the proselytizing Missionaries,
sent forth by the propagandists of the Roman Catholic
Faith. The Brussels Oracle contains the Pollowirig
letter :

PARIS, APltn. 10.
It is said that the King of Bavaria has complained, through his
Ambassador, of the Ehtite, which lately insulted the most respect-
able individuals in Bavaria, in an article dated 31unich. It see-ns
that this Prince has taken great offence at an attack in which it is
insinuated that the tlovernment of Bavaria was revolutionary.' The
King or Bavaria is greatly beloved by his people, and deserves to
be so, for his wisdom, Ifs philanthropy, his zeal for the publis
good, and his tolerance. ►le is well known in France, when he
served before the Revo:nti in as G•lonel of the regiment of Deus
Pouts. The Erode also doily rents its:spleen against Eng and,
and semen the British Goveromett of intoletance and peraccutioo.
In its Number of yesterday this Ministerial Journal thought 6t
to make a sally against the Government of the Netherlonda. We
cannot understand an audacity which begins to be scandalous.

Despatches were received yesterday at the India House
by the private ship George Home, which has arrived at
Cowes froM Calcutta. The letter; by this vessel are to the
18th of December. The intelligence respecting the Burmese
war is far from being satisfactory. The British troops at
Rangoon are very sickly. One battalion of 800 men had
only 90 fit for duty, and the other corps were nearly in the
same deplorable state. A spirit of discontent was still, it
was feared, prevalent among the Sepoys. It bad been re-
solved, however, that the British army should advance
upon the Burmese capital. As the intention of ascending
the River from Rangoon was abandoned, it was under•
stood that the expedition would return to Cheduba, and
from thence march across the country to Prome, and
from that point proceed up the Irrawaddy to Atnerapoora.
The King of Ava. had been assassinated in his
Palace by the Quest; and her brother, who, a few clays
afterwards, with all their accomplices, were massacred by
the Klxo's patty. The oath of allegiance had been taken
to the late Kixo's son, who had succeeded to the crow►t
by general consent ; but the affairs of the kingdom were
in the greatest confusion. Prince S&aAwaDDy, the Com-
mander of the Southern army employed against the
English, bad been superseded, but for some reasons had
refused to obey the orders sent to him. The Burmese
Court, in its alarm, had despatched an embassy to Pekin,
to supplicate the aid of the Emperor of CHINA. The Im-
perial reply was at once pompous and discreet :—" He
could not believe it possible that the English would to so
rash as to engage in hostilities with a tributary of the
Celestial Empire !'"f he Singapore Chronicle of the eLth
of November remarks, that—
" It may be c3nsidered as a certain proof of the difficulties antici-
pated by the Burman Government, that it should have at all soli-
cited assistance in such a quarter, where there must have existed so
little chalice of obtaining it ; for it must be recollected, that of all
the pretended tributaries of the Chinese empire, there is none which
has treated it with so lad.: deference as the Burmese ; who, at one
time, not only provoked an invasion, Lut destroyed the Chinese
army that attempted to punish them."

We regret to state that Sir ALEXANDER Camrszxx, the
Commander-in-Chief at Madras, was seized with apo-
plexy on the 21st of November, and that little or no hor.e
of his recovery was entertained

We understand that the Great Powers of the Contirent,
in conjunction with England, hare resolved, if possible, to
put an end to the further effusion of human blood in the
destructive contest between the Greeks and Turks. For
this purpose, an armistice will be proposed, and the in-
fluence of the mediating powers will be afterwards exe..
cised, with the view of absolutely terminating the struggle,
by such an arrangement as will secure substantially, to
each of the belligerents, all the real advantages for which
they are contending.

The Lady Wellington packet, from Jamaica, has arrived
at Falmouth ; cf :be safety of this vessel there were great
apprehensions. She brings letters from the city of Mexico,
of the 3d of February. At that time the Congress wrs
sitting, and the question relative to the duty on the Froduce
of the Mines was before them. It was not expected that
the impost would bz inc-eased, the Minister ALAMLN
being decidedly favourable to the continuance of the lower
duty. The news of the overthrow of the Spaniaßis in
Peru bad caused great rejoicings in Mexico.

CITY, THURSDAY EVEVINC.
The English Money Market, which has presented such
a gloomy appearance for some time, has to-day been a
scene of great bustle. and some heavy sales have been made
in it. From that circumstance, and others combined with
it, Consols at cne time retrograded to 92. The other
causes to which the fall may be- ascribed are the gloomy
intelligence from India, relative to the Burmese war, and
a report of a Congress of Sovereigns at Milan relative to
the affairs of Spain. At this Congress also it is stated, that
the independence of Greece will be considered. These
were the reports floating about the Stock Exchange, whi.:lt
had a tendency to cause the depression that we have
noticed in Consols ; and in addition, we may state that the
capiialisis do not support. the Market. Towards the close
of the day the prices rallied a little ; and they left off; for
Money, at 924 4, and for the Account at 923.8.
In the Fon:1;m Market there is consitle -able languor, but
the prices are tolerably steady whh reference to these of .
yesterday. Greek Scrip was buoyant at 43*- Indeed, we
should say, that it was the lightest Stock in t'ie market.
The Bonds were done at 52. The Old Sp: nish Bonds
maintained themselves firmly at _sit, and those of 1823
at fsi. The South American S.surities ilia not vary a
shade from yesterday's prices, Colombian Bonds being
at S9i, and Mexican 'Scrip at par to discount. Brazilian
S:rip was 21, and Danish ditto 3i 3 discount. Mg spe-
culations in India Stcck are for the most part limiteT, but
the arrivals of to-day had an effect upon it. It was done
at 256. The previous quotation was ?SS.
If we except the La Plata and Honduras Companies,
there was scar:ely any business doing in the Share Market.
In these Associations there were a good many transactions.
The former were done at the latter at 2.

In the Colonial Nlaikci there were ether eN tenaire jcal-
ings in Sugar. There was a disrosition in.bmers to make
purchases, but sellers also were ai.:ions to real:se, and on
that account the prices rather There were sonie •
bargains in Cinnamon and other Spices, on fair terms.

Despatches, dated the lith of February, have been re-
ceived from Alalor-General Sir P. Maitland, in 11:pptr
Canada. The Douse of Assembly was then sitting.
There are said to be commercial letters in tcwn from
Alandla, dated Dec. 4, which make no allusion to any poli-
tical events there, or in any part of the Philippine Islands.
11• e suspect, however, there must be some mistake in the
alleged date of these letters.

Extract of a letter front Demerara, dated March S. per
the Elizabeth, Captain Robin, which his arrived at Liver-
pool :—" We have at last had ser,ral showers of rain.
which fell in the niglir, and will t.o doubt be of great
service. The colony is perfectly quiet."—Captain Robin
says several showers had fallen previous to his tailing on
the loth of March.
Accounts from the Havannah of tl:e 2d of March state.
that the news of the British Government having recognised
the independence of three of the American States, and of
the li'mation of Peru, had excited a great sensation. A
deputation was to be sent to the Court of Spain from the
Ilavannah, to treat for its Interests and protection.