The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-11 00:00:00

NOTICES OF MOTIONS THIS DAY.

Lord John Itussell-31otion on Papers containing Auurances
of the Evacuation of Spain by French Troops.
Mr. Martin (of Galway—Bill to prevent unnecessary Expenses
in the Prosecution of Acuons at Law in Ireland.

Mr. Maberly—Motion on the Laws relating to Beer and Malt
(deferred from Tuesday, March 9.)
Lord Viscount Althorp—Correspondenee between Richard New.
ton Bennett, Esq. and Mr. Gregory, in the year 1823, respecting the
suppression of an Amnesty to the Ribbon Lodges in Ireland ; also
a Memorial from Messrs. Leslie and Gore to the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, on the case of Thomas Hughes; also, any Correspon-
dence between the Irish Government and the Magistrates of the
Counties of Mayo and Galway, respecting an Amnesty to the Rib-
bonmen in 1820 (deferred from Tuesday, 9th March, till Thurs-
day, Ilth blarch.l
Mr. Goulburn—Bill to amend the 3d Geo. 4, e. 103 (Irish Con-
stable Act.)
Mr Goulbum—Bill to provide for the application of the monies
vested in Irish Government Securities under 58 Geo. 3, c. 122.

ORDERS OF THE DAY.
(lame Lae!, Amendment Bill—Second Reading.
Judges in Wales Bill—Second Reading.

THE ARMY.

It le understood that Lieut-General the Hon. Sir Alexander
Hope, G.C.B. will act, pro tentpure, u Governor of the Royal
Military College, till the successor to Major-General Sir George
Murray, G.C.B. shall be appointed.
A detachment belonging to the same corps has embarked on
board the Countess of larcourt conviet.ship, Woolwich, to per.
form a similar duty during her voyage to the above destination.
The Countess of Harcourt, with Hunt on board, will sail on Saute-
day or 3lonilay next from Woolwich.

PRICES OF BRITISH
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced,
3 per Cent. Cons. 021 •
31 per Cent.
♦ per Cert.
New 4 per Cent. 10/11 71 111
Long Annuities,
Imperial 3 per Cents.
Bank for Account 240
Cana. for Act. 23} 23 3 212} 3131
India Stock

iTOCKS YESTERDAY.
India Bonds, 00 77 79

India fur Account,'

South Sea Stock, 108.

South Sea Old Annuities
South Sea New Annuities
Es. Bills. 1,0001. Si 62 pr.
Ditto, 8001. 82 Si pr.
Ditto, Small, 52 66 pr.
Indorsed ditto

NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Thle Evening, THI'IIsDAV, March 11, will be performed
HAMLET, PRINCE DE DENMARK.
Harmer, Mr. Kr, Grave•lllggrr, Mr. Harley; (oeft, tie.
IA ',Hack. Gertrude, Mee Royce: Ophrlia, Redone Velar's.-
To conclude with TEKELL
To-morrow, there will be no Performance.

TUFATRE ROYAL„ COVENT-GARDEN.
This Evening. THURSO %V, Mare\ 11, will be performed
PRIIIF: SHALL HAVE A FALL.
Count Ventueo, Mr. W. Fat ren; Stefano, Mr. Egerton; Lorenzo, Mr.
C. Kewble. Victoria, Miss Paton.
After which. THE POACHERS.
TO-1110170W, A Grand Musical Performance, ander the direction of
Mr. &whim.

ADELPHI T'HE'ATRE., STRAND.
This Evening, THURSDAY, March 11, will be perforated
WAYERLEV.
Fergus Madera., Mr. Burroughs; Davie Geßattly, Mrs. Waylett.
Mrs. Nt.ebag. Mr. J. Reeve.
After which, the Ballet of JEMMY OF ABERDEEN.
To conclude with QUADRUPEDS.

THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
cos Wedneadays and Fridays In lent.
LECTURE on ASTRONOMY and the PHF.NobIENA of the
HEAVENS and of the EARTH.
The Third Lecture to bedelivered by Mr. Bartley, TO-MORROW.
To begin at Seven; and conclude at Ten.
Tickets of Admlaidon fur Families to be had on moderate terms at
She BOY-unite.

TM BRIT "1! PRZIS commenced publishing yestaday morning
at half-past Fin (AWL

LONDON. THURSDAY, MAacit 11, 1824.

The Paris l'apers of MoThlii7ind Tuesday, reached our
cflice yesterday. The Royalists have triumphed in the
Capital ; the four candidates of that faction have been re-
turned to the new Chamber, and the Constitutional can-
didates thrown out. Among these are the rich manufacturer
Ternaux, the well-known banker Lafitte, and the intrepid
Manuel, who was outrageously expelled by clamour and
violence last Session. They ran the Royalists, however,
close ; the majority obtained in every instance was trifling :
Manuel stood the lowest on the lists, and the majority of
Berticr, his Royalist antagonist, was little more than three
hundred. Every engine of menace, influence, and cor-
ruption, was set at work to produce this consummation.
The approaching Chamber will now be almost wholly
Royalist, and it is impossible even to anticipate what mea-
sures may be proposed and passed by such a body. The
Bourbons consider themselves at present to be secure on the
throne of France ; their great rival is no more ; the
army has fought under the white standard, and been
conciliated by employment, honours, and promotion.
The two Chambers will be more than passive, and gradual
efforts will be made to undo all that the Revolution accom-
plished. Ilow far the feelings of the French people gene-
rally will oppose this regeneration is yet to be seen. The
last Hamburgh Papers contain an article, dated from
Stockholm, the 20th of February, stating the presentation
of a note by Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, our Ambassador to
that Court, on the subject of South America ; its purport
is in accordance with the papers lately laid on the table of
the House of Commons by Mr. Canning. It states that
Great Britain will remain a tranquil spectator of any effort
made by Spain to recover, by her own means and resources, I
her lost possessions in America ; but, on any assistance af-
forded by any other Power, either by actual armaments, or
by subsidies or pecuniary aid, that this country will recog-
nize the independence of South America at once. This is
the only diplomacy that will be effective, and succeed in
preventing any Continental confederacy for the re-enslave-
ment and desolation of these fine and rising countries.
Neither France nor Russia will now venture any attempt on
their independence.
FRENCH FUNDS.—Pacers, MARCH B—Five per Cent. Con-
sols (joules. du 22d Mars) opened at 101 f. 65c., closed at 1001.;
Hank Stock, 1,7851.; Neapolitan rive per Cents. in ducats, 89, in
francs, V 5 50c. ; Bente. d'Eapagna, 24. Exchange on London—
One Mooth, 251. 40c.; three ditto, 23f. 30c.

In the debate on the Ordnance Estimates, on Tuesday
night, Mr. Hobhouse reprobated strongly the existence of
military stations in the heart of London, and moved a
resolution to that effect on the subject of the intended
barracks at the King's-mews, Charing-cross. Now,
though we are seldom disposed to agree with the Member
for Westminster, or to support his idle declamation, which
creates so little attention in the House or country, on this
subject we think he is, for once, right, and that these bar-
racks (a downright nuisance in themselves) ought, from a
regard to common decency, and the feelings of the inhabi-
tants of that respectable neighbourhood, to be transferred at
once elsewhere. Neither the roll of the morning and even-
ing drum, the shrill notes of the fife at the revei'le, nor the
shrieks of the victims at the halberds, can be very grateful
to the ears of the peaceable residents and their families
living in Cockspur-street and Charing-cross, whose win-
dows overlook this station, and to whose eyes (the females
of those families in particular) the abandoned followers of
a depraved soldiery must bring with them constant out-
rage and disgust. This part of Westminster, under the
patronage of his Majesty, has latterly been greatly
improved ; the houses in the immediate vicinity of the
Mews are held at very high rents: when the old build-
ings and stables were pulled down, a general expectation
was entertained that it would cease to be a military station,
and the ground be resigned by the Crown for general im-
provements. Now it appears, however, that additional
barracks are to occupy the site, though St. James's Park
presents such abundant space for that purpose ; and thus
the military nuisance at Pall-mall East, at the mere fiat
of the Commander-in-Chief, is to be made perpetual.

Before this new fortress is *erected in the heart of West-
minster, with all the disgusting profligacy that must follow
upon
it, we wonid ask the Government whether the feel-
ings of the families in that neighbourhood are to be unne-
cessarily outraged, and the valuable ground, of which in-
, finitely better use may be made, converted into a military
station, and rendered a scene of eternal vice and the worst
possible profligacy ? If we must have soldiers in London,
there are other places for their encampments besides Cha-
ring-cross. We do not think with Mr. Hobhouse, that our
soldiers should be mixed up with the citizens at large, or
billetted in their houses ; such a disposition would lead to'
a relaxation of all military discipline. Hogarth's caricature
of the March to Finchley is a striking illustration of the
morals and discipline of the citizen soldiers of his day.
As the Continent is now situate, a large standing army
must be kept up by Great Britain ; such a force is essential
to our domestic safety, our national integrity, and the pr--
tection of our wide-spread colonies. Our soldiers, to be
effective, must be kept in a great degree apart, and under
strict discipline ; but proper situations should be selected
for their barracks. Hyde Park, and St. James's Park, affiud
ample room for such purposes ; and the Guards, in such
times as these, should not be encamped almost opposite the
King's Palace, hourly outraging the eyes and the feelings
of an entire neighbourhood, in the most respectable and po-
pulous part of Westminster. We do hope that the Govern-
ment, which appears at present sincerely disposed to attend
to all the fair wishes of the people, will see the necessity
I of having these barracks remaved—that the King's Mews,
in place of becoming a vile and disgusting nuisance, will
he thrown open for public benefit and improvement, and
be filled with respectable private houses and shops, in place
of filthy barracks—the haunt of a licentious, profligate
soldiery, and their abandoned followers.

Mr. Martin, on Tuesday night, was not very kindly
treated by his " Honourable Friends" around him; but

he showed fight, and did not yield until after a stout
battle. Ilia " bull" was severely baited from all quarters,
but he stood the attacks well, and Mr. Martin has him
still in reserve for another exhibition. Mr. Hume was
rather severe on the brute philanthropy of the worthy
Member for Galway, and made him wince for a while
under his pointed animadversions. But Mr. Martin is no
holitiay orator; the hide of I,i.c " bull" is a tough one, and
be ultimately turned on all his adversaries, and gored the
Attorney-General severely on his horns. We cannot help
thinking with Mr. Hume, that Mr. Martin's humanity is
somewhat strrsge and inconsistent. On a motion by the
indefatigable Member for Montrose, to abolish the torture
of the lash and halberds in the army, the philar.thropic
Representative for Galway opposed it, with an utter
disregard for the backs of his fellow-beings: but he
is most dolorous on the sufferings of cattle; his sorrows
for the baited " bull" know no bounds ; he sympa-
thizes deeply with afflicted badgers, and is the devoted
enemy of the Westminster Pit and Charley Eastup.
His " bull" on Tuesday night was beset from all sides,
and at length ejected out of the House; but Mr. Martin
led him off in good plight, and has him in reserve for an-
other encounter. The fact is, the legislation of Mr. Mar-
tin goes too far—he sympathizes too profoundly with the
brute creation—his attachment to his " bull" savours of
Egyptian idolatry: they consecrated that animal into their
god Apia, and Mr. Martin would fence him round with
legislative homage of almost the same dtscription. His
past exertions to prevent cruelty to animals have been
really most praiseworthy ; he has reformed in a great de-
gree, by wholesome terror, the drovers and butchers of
Smithfield, but he would push his legislation much too
far. The actions and customs of a people are not to be
minutely regulated by Acts of Parliament ; legislation
carried so far becomes at once tyrannical and ridiculous. If
boxing, cock-fighting, badger and bull baiting, are to be
proscribed by statute, why should hare hunting, par-
tridge and pheasant shooting,—sports full as barbarous and
cruel,—be suffered to exist? The only difference is, that
one constitutes the amusement of the populace, and the
other of the higher orders. Legislation, to be just, should
be equal and impartial. Mr. Martin's propositions, there-
fore, do not rest on a fair basis. We have before suggestA
to him very many evils and abuses existing in Ireland, to
which his attention might be much more usefully directed.
How many miseries are the very peasantry of the im-
poverished county he represents loaded with, which his
persevering exertions, if well applied, might correct ! In
looking to these, he would, in homely language, " take the
bull by the horns," and employ his time usefully. In
his present mock humanity and legislation he only wastes,
his breath in vain, and has the whole pack of Opposition
unkenneled upon him. If Mr. Martin succeeded in his
present efforts, his next Bill would probably embrace Po-
lito's caravans, and the " menageries" at the Tower and
Exeter 'Change—from the bull he would rise to the bear,
and the glories of Bartholomew fair ;—the exhibition of
sagacious elephants and dancing monkeys would be extin-
guished by his outrflegislation !

Mr. Justice Nolan, it appears, has been thrown out for
Barnstaple, and all his future honours must now be eon-
, fined to those of a Welch Judge. His promotion just came
in time : had a dissolution somewhat earlier unfortunately
taken place, Mr. Nolan might have been neither Judge nor
Member. His legislation on the Poor Laws is thus most
unexpectedly interrupted and put an end to. His oracles
must henceforth be delivered within the Principality,
to gaping rustics. Fetimus Troes, Mr. Nolan may now
say ; but he cannot complain he has laboured and voted
lin vain : he bears his legal honours u the reward of his
services ; and though the ungrateful electors of Barnstaple
have been insensible to his merits, he has in his Welch
I Commission a solid consolation for his disappointment, and
a proof of the estimation in whioh his sittings on the Trea-
sury benches have been held. In Wales he will be a
second Daniel in the judgment seat, and administer justice
between the parties who come before him indifiCrently. As
a Legislator he is now funds: officio.

On Tuesday night the Duchess of Kent and Prince
Leopold honoured the Italian Opera with their presence.
Despatches were received yesterday morning, at the Co-
lotlial Office, in Downing-street, from Lieutenant-General
the lion. Sir G. L. Cole, G.C.8., Governor at the Island
of Mauritius.

Letters from Buenos Ayres, of the 29th November, an-
nounce that the Indians have appeared in great force, and
menace that town, which only has 2,000 or 2,500 troops ;
the consternation is general, and all commerce is in-
terrupted.
A contemporary says—" We alluded some time ago to the
report of the regret expressed by the Lord Chancellor on
account of what he had said respecting Mr. Abercromby.
We understand his Lordship, immediately after the debate
in the House of Commons, sent a letter, couched in the
most courteous terms, expressing his deep regret for the
! language into which he had been inadvertently betrayed."
The lamented death of the Marquis of Titchfield (writes
our Lynn correspondent) was announced by a notice from
the Mayor, this morning (Monday), and at the same time
appeared an address from Lord John C. Bentinck to the
electors, soliciting their suffrages. Soon after appeared
another, from Sir M. W. B. Folkes, and both parties
forthwith proceeded actively to canvass the town. We
ate therefore looking forward to another contest, though of
a different complexion to the late one, both candidates bring
of the independent ititcrest.—Bury Pus!.

A ballot took place yesterday at Lloyd's, to decide whe-
ther the subscribers to that establishment should nominate
eight of their members to form part of the Committee ap-
pointed at a general meeting of merchants, ship-owners,
and underwriters, on the classification of merchant ship-
ping in the two register-hooks ; when there appeared—For
the nomination, 351—Against it, 327 Majority, 25.
The election of a Member for Barnstaple terminated on
Monday, when, after the most severe contest ever known
in the Borough, Frederick Hodgson, Esq. of St. James's-
place, was declared duly elected. At the clo3a of the poll
the numbers were as follows :

Mr. Hodgman . . - .
Mr. Nolan - - . .
Alderman Atkins . - .

Giving a majority of 2tl in Mr. Hodgson's favour. This
was the more gratifying, as he was unavoidably absent in
France, and gives a strong proof of the high estimation in
which Mr. Hodgson and his friends are held in the
Borough.
. . _

The- steam-boat Harriet. while getting under weigh
from Mobile, on her upward passage, on the 11th ult.
burst her boiler, and injured three men, one of whom died
soon after. The boiler, though weighing 7,0001b5. was
propelled from its situation fifteen feet forward, taking part
of the cargo and several large beams along with it.—
Charleston Courier.

MINING CO MPANIrs.-IVe have much pleasure in be-
ing enabled to state that a second Mining Company has
actually been formed, to be called " The Hibernian 'Alin-
ing Company." A petition has been lodged for their in-
corporation ; their capital to consist of 500,0001., of which
I 3,50,0n01. has been subscribed in England—the remainder
in Ireland.—Dublin Morning PO3l.
Regent-street is now completely M'Adamized ; it seems
likely to answer the views of the projector. In any future
experiments, we would recommend the carriage-way to be
stopped while the work is going on.
()n Tuesday night the silk weavers in Spitalfields bad a
partial illumination of their houses, in consequence of the
repeal of the prohibition of foreign manufactured silk be-
ing put otf till July, 1826. One upon a more general scale
is expected in the course of a few days.