The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-03 00:00:00

BEYRESENTATION OF YORKSHIRE.

ilium .he Stow] Edition of the Lath haelligeneer.)
Leeds Intellii:ercer Office, Thursday night, Dec. 1, Hrs.
„c this morning announced that the Deputation from
10,1 a, Bradford, and other towns in the r.eighbourhood,
odd Ibis 4111 wait upon Mr. R. F. iVilson, at Melton, to
~,rat him with the quisitions of freeholders from re-
_ poets of the county of York, requesting him to ofTtr
wcif as a Candidate for the representation of the county
t the appecoching General Election.
The Festlemen appointed by the friends of the Protest-
Cause in this town accordingly left Leeds this morning
early hour, in a carriage and four, and were met at
pots:rad by the Deputation from Bradford. The party
istaudist.ly proceetkd to Melton, and arrived there about
trti,,,cmpek. In the mean time, Mr. Dennison, of Don-
vim pad arrived at Melton, and, with Mr. Wilson, came
At to receive the Gentlemen Deputies—and most politely
Lioltd them from their carriages.. Nothing could exceed
tie adiality and respect with which the Deputations were
selmscd by Mr. Wilson and his friend. After having
rn ushered into a splendid apartment, the reveral Requi-
,:ou which we published in our first edition, were read
mr. Wilson, to which he gave the utmost attention, and
shich he appeared much gratified. After a short in-.
,031, .Ir. iVitson was pleased to return the following
{uses, in compliance with the object of the Requisitions:
• Melton, near Doncaster. Dec. 1, 1823.
dOOSTLEMEW—The requisitions which you have done me the
woo to present, and the solicitations I have received on the sub.
d representing this bounty in Parliament,- require my warmest
tinAt respectful acknowledgments.
I continually reflect upon the point of view in which I have
pbced by the ananciatell transactions of several towns and the
mazy, not in much with emotions of pride, as with a humble
bare, one des, to answer, in some innuure, their expectations of
of best escuitirx to promote their interests, and to protect, and
Frame unimpaired, the Protestant Church and Government.
• Anuattd by a grateful sense of encouragement. I submit to
..instei, and declare myself a Candidate for the Represents-
of this Court,' at the ensuing general election.
have the honour to be, Gentlemen,.

*. rout moat obedient and faithful se vary,
" RICHARD Fon NTATNZ WU( QT."
The Deputations, on rtes vii 6 this satist cto y *a Liy,
requtsted to partake of some retreat= nt. and re-
;Tr:1111,1a another apartment, where a roll iin of II
• -.t delicate and costly viands was served up with inti-
mate, sod in great profusion. On tl e et rt !las" co tof
hospitable manifestations of sympathy and kink a ss,
D:putata.ims proceeded on their way t. York, to at-
the meeting in that city on Fridsy, cs;• which we hale
.•saity warned our readers.
We cannot close this brief; hasty, and imperfect sketch
the occurrence at Melton, this morning, without con-
otalsting the county of York, and the empire generally,
ei: the certainty thus obtained of possessing in the next
Puliament, at least one truly independent ltepreaentative,
viSose principles and conduct will exactly correspond with
• wishes and interests of the nation, and be a guarantee
the preservation of our civil and religious liberties.

Bunton or Lromisirraa.—There are now five can-
.ii4ies for this borough—Lord Hotbain and Sir IV.
cirri: (the present Members), Mr. Blab, Sir J. Lubbock,
Mr. Baylie. All these gentlemen have been canvassing

electors; except Sir W..Fairlie.-11Purcester Journal.

xtsrelitre or CAMBRIDGE—We uodetetand that the

morset•General has already commenced a canvass for
representation of this University at the ensuing general
tired= It is stated in a London paper, that should Lord
l'intersat decline, Mr. Robinson, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, will offer on the Catholic interest. Had the
Bight Han. Gentleman no higher pretensions to the honour
of representing the University titan his support of the
&rasa Catholic tplestion, his chance of success would be
%tr. slight indeed. the great majority of the University
11,rig so decidedly declared its opinion of the danger of
glctiog political power to the Papists. The names of se-
-1 other candidates are mentioned, but we know not on
*whorl ty bridge Choc k.
'ATE or THR CULCUL•TION.—The embarrassment

experienced in London from the restricted discounts
,!;.: Bank of England is truly alarming. It a!Fo appears,
tite effects of this reduced accommodation is severely
in several parts of the country besides the metropolis.
, this subject, the subjoined extract of a letter received
~.'aday by a gentleman in Leeds, from a friend in Devon
151; is but teo expressive. For our own part, we are
t Bled tint until the monopoly of the Dank of England
ditroyal, and a check thus imposed on their arbitrary
:Auctions of the circulating medium, periodical embarrass..
iints like the present one are inevitable.
-1 regret to announce to you the failure of the respectable and
cumin banking hutiee of stir William Elford, Bart. Elford,
Throw, and Clarke, of Plymouth, which took place NI Friday
the greet dismay and injury of that town and neighbour.
..nu. The :castor distress th.tt was exhibited at Plymouth and
ii-te.Net on &I:waxy be=ars ell description. and a rendre run
attrworesl on all the barks in Devonshire and Cornwall.

. ef the respectable merchants and traders in Plymouth and
!WOW:tenor' hid ar,•oun.s with Elford and Co , and, besides,
Ism bankerifot nealv ell the public works nos earrying on
tilt pat. Sir William Eiferd is an eld and respectable country
letnan, and for many years has been a munificent patron of the
eArts—lie will one of the most intimate friends of Sir Joshua

ri,ll Ail mansion at Ductland contains several of that
anguish/Al painter's finest pmdoctions. The present failure
salts the firth that has occurred amongst the bankers of De.
%velar sua Cowardl within the last few weeks."—Leeds Intel.

.I:tre was great interest excited on Thursday, as to dis-
twitt; of bills at the Ban!: of England. The town bills,
they are called, are sent in only once a week ; and as the
restart for money was severe, the merchants, in most in-
stances, on hills to twice the amount they required, in the
eget:Wien that a half, at least, would he thrown oat. The
Ann was, however, the cise ; all the bills sent by re-
:tab!' merchants were discounted, and in consequence
acs b..tatne very plentiful. The bills sent in by
tkers and persons connected with bill brokers were ge-
ally rejected, as the latter have been discounting at 5
sat. and sending the same bills to the Bank to be dis-
°Allied at 4 per
The East India Company, in order to relieve the nom-
ircial world, hive given notice that the payment on the
I Ixel to take place on 'Thursday might be postponed, at
!op; ion of the portiev,to a future per io d,on paying interest
tit: delay. The payment is estimated at betwaaaa three
. . .

four hundred thintiand pounds.
The Royal Bank of Scotland. as well as several other
;-te banks in Edinburgh, have recommenced giving
t cent. interest for money deposited with them.
.:11i*L'I'let Observer.
be mam-voysge to India promises ill in its first stage.
E.derprise left England on the 16th of August, and
sot niched the Cape. which is rather leas than half-
, ett the 29th of Sistemher, six weeks after her depar-
It is not likely that she will complete the voyage to
:au. i;1 lass time than the sailing•vessels—that u four
;at: ; an.l the probability is, that she will require a
tb t r svo more. 'Pill the Egyptian Canal opens* much
:1-1- torte, or till steam navigation receive some grand
sets ; cts‘l improvement, nothing will be gained by
1!": A to India.—Srasnutu.
la 1 ths.lay the Australian Company's ship Greenock
aunt le ith Roads for Van Diemen 's Land, having
nd 4.1 partet gers.—EXubergh Obsesper.
or Race Ilogsks.—The letters from Madeira
~tti ;c4t.Jtlay state that the merchant ship the Prince
t'o..d trrived in tight da-s from England, with se-
t ::ta•rsce-bor:es, for New South Wales.
"4: L. tl.: delightful adrantazes that we havederived
.o that of ramblinl over and exploring the dif-
•l s.t ries of P.urope. How must the author of The
; ; , 7/.: Protestants of Languedoc, have re-
:•1 iti th:t enjoyment. feasting his rural sense with the
and wild, and glowing beauties of the mountains,
.s. and forests of the Cevennes ! In addition to his
sktielits of character, and the deep moral interest of
-de, descriptions of sett:cry are amongst the f.nest

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