The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-19 00:00:00

" Hughes left Dublin yesterdit-y.." &c.
And yet, within a short interval, we find this tone of
sanctified infatuation changed to the following:—

" If you are determined to distress ms continually with unnecea.
nary accusations, on my soul I shall take you at your word—every
thing I have in the world is now at stake, and by G— I will nut
be bothered."

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.4 What the devil is the matter with you, you little ? If you
do not be quiet I will kick If I do not see you before I
leave London, I will take care that you shall be with me shortly
after, and will take care that Crooke shall have the needful."
It seems that between love of a month old, and love of
a twelve month old, la dTerenee eat grande. This truth
may be proved by ample evidence., front the notes and
letters which passed from Mr. KLAN to his "dear, dear,
dear, dear, love," as he styles her; but they are so coarse,
and so silly, that we cannot stain our columns by tran-
scribing them.

Yesterday was settling day at the Stock Exchange, and
it went off more quietly than these days usually do.
Consols opened at 94 ex-dividend ; they declined very
soon afterwards to 93t, and left off at 931; so that our
readers will perceive there was but little variation in the
price fora settling day, and the accounts were consequently
arranges! without many long faces. Probably one cause for
the tranquillity of the Stock Exchange on this generally
bustling day arose from the public attention being absorbed
in mining speculations, which have of late superseded in
interest almost all stock transactions. Every security,
however, of this description, was heavy throughout the
day.
AUSTRALIA?: COMPANY.—Yesterday a meeting of the
Australian Cotnpany was held at the London Tavern.
The Report was most favourable as to the state of the
Company. It declared a balance of 10,000/. in the hands
of the treasurer, although only 1/. per share has been yet
paid. The shares arc at 401. premium.
Extract of a letter from Valparaiso, slated 11th Nov. :
" The Spanish ship Asia 64, one brig, and two privateeta,
entered Callao without daring to attack the small force of
the Patriots, consisting of a frigate of 44 guns, and a small
brig !"
Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated Nov. II:
" Within these two weeks past we have had several clouds
of locusts, which are about two inches long, and it is
feared will have done much mischief to the gardens about
town, if not to the grain. We are sometimes troubled
with a cloud of moths. I have seen the streets completely
white with them, having been blown across the river, and
die from the cold air at night on this side. Another most
curious work of nature is, when the large ants take totwing
at the close of the summer, after laying their eggs, they
have the gradual use of their wings, and a few hours after
are dead. What is the cause lam not naturalist sufficient
to tell ; whether it is the call of nature, after fulfilling its
work, or the sharp air upon the enfeebled insect, having
undergone the change. I do not however recollect seeing
any two days successively on the wing ; were it otherwise
they would be a most destructive creature, being half an
inch long and very strong insects. The country looks very
fine, and we have a good prospect of an excellent harvest.
It is reported that in a short time we shall have a new
coinage out from England, both gold and silver, in which
case it is supposed the bank notes will be called in.
Industry begins to show itself, and buildings appear in all
directions, but it is observed they are more for the profit of
the speculators titan for either stability or conveuieace."