The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-29 00:00:00

HIS MAJESTI"S lIEJLTIL

The indisposition of his 111ajesty, though, we are happy
to say, not severe, was sufficient to prevent his leaving
Windsor on Tue,,day, as was intended ; and which led to
the expectation of his arrival at Carlton Palace.
Yesterday morning the following Bulletin was issued by
his 'Majesty Physicians; and its publication will relieve
the anxiety that is felt upon a subject of such deep interest
and importance :
" Windsor Castle, April 211, 1821, 10 o'Clock, a.m.
•. The ging has, for smile days past, been much indisposed with
the prevailing epidt Me cold.
" His Majesty is much better to-day, and unless, unhappily,
his Majesty should sutler a relapse, there will be no further
Bulletin.

(Signed) " HENRY lIALFORD,
" 3bll THEW JO/IN TIERNEY."

Tuesday, about one o'clock, the Duke of York, the
Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Duchess of Gloucester,
and the Princess Sophia, went to view the alterations, im-
provements, and decorations, which have been for some
time making in the state rooms in the King's Palace, St.
James's. The Royal party were received by Sir Thomas
Lawrence, Sir Charles Long, and Mr. Mash.
Yesterday, about one o'clock, the Princess Augusta re-
ceived visits t rum the I /itches; of Gloucester, the Duellers of 'I
Kent, the Princess Feeder, the Princess Vittoria, and the
Prince of Leiningen. The Royal party partook of a
thjen
The Princess l'ingusta took an airing in her carriage
yesterday, in the Parks.
Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Clarence took an
airing in their carriage and four.
The Earl of Liverpool has derived great benefit from I
drinking the Bath IVaters. The Noble Earl was to leave
Bath yesterday morning for Clifton, to drink the waters
there for a few days.
Earl Bathurst has postponed the dinner, which his Lord-
ship was tc have given this day in commemoration of
his Majesty's birth-day, in consequence of the death of a
near relative, the Marquis of Lothian. The Noble Mar-
quis died on Tuesday morning at the seat of the Duke of
Bucelench, at Rizhmond. The Earl of Ancram, his Lord-
ship's eldest son, succeeds to the title.
We understand that during the temporary absence of
Lord Francis Conyngham from the Foreign-office, Lord
Howard de Il'altlers has been appointed to act in his
place, as or^ of the Under Sxretaries of State for that
department.
It is said that the Committee of the Foreign Stock Ex-,
change have resolved, that in future they will not sanction'
any bargain in any stock or shares previous to the issuing
of the Scrip R-ceipts. Such a regulation would prove very
beneficial, and drive many of the needy jobierrs out of the
market.

It is rumoured, that in the course of the present year the
Chancellor of the Exchequer will mince the interest on
Exchequer Mils from 2J. to Ibl. per (lay on every 1001.;
and that at the same time an exporiinent will be made of,
funding a portion of them in a stock bcaring interest at
2I per cent. In consequence of the rapid (lccline in the
value of money, and the corresponding advance in every,
species of Covernment security, it is expected that this con-
version may be effected at about 901. for every 1001. stock
of the new description. Its whole amount, as produced
from the conversion of Exchequer Bills, will not be large •
but Goverma.ent will be enabled, by the price it Is found to
obtain in the listof securities, to determine how soon thereat
and important experiment may be ventured on, of reducing
the interest of the 3 per cents. which now represent the great
mass of debt. The payment of the dissentient to the
reduction of the 4 per cents., who bold about 7,000,0001.
of that stock, will create no difficulty, as the Sinking Fund
is expected to be disposable for that purpose before the day
of payment, by the rise of Consols above par.—Evening

_
A prospectus for a loan to Patagonia, of 223,0001., has
this morning been brought into the market. The next
loan will probably he for the renowned country of Lilli-
putia.—Fe. ~i'o Alter.
PORTRAITS or QUEEN ELIZATILTH.—Vertue, the en-
graver, had a pocket-book iu his possession, of Isaac
Oliver, in which the latter had made a memorandum, that
the Queen his mistress would not let him give any shade
to her features, telling him that shade was an accident,
and not naturally existing in the face. The portraits of
Elizabeth are therefore usually without shadow.
MAT CITY COURT.—The New Court at the Old Bailey
is finished, and the division of business between the two
Courts is to take place next Sessions. The beat box in the
Court has been fitted up for the Committee of City Lands !
We understand they demand the accommodation upon the
ground that it has been granted time immemorial ; but
the time immemorial commenced at the trial of Horne
Tooke, and then the Committee, in erecting galleries, took
care of themselves. At the last state trials, those gentle-
man refused accommodation to several persons who were
obliged to attend for newspapers, and were excluded from
the student's box, in consequence of the influx of privi-
leged visitors to that box. It is expected sonic notic,-, will
be taken of this arrangement at the next Court of Com-
mon Council.

The following information was yesterday morning posted
at Lloyd's:—

(EXT:IACT.)

" ADMIRALTY OFFICE• APRIL 27.
" fly the I:tst (tetrarch from the Admiral commanding in Chief
in the Mediterraneau. dated the 2d h mant, it appears that the
whole of the A Igerine squadron are ditsuantla and blockaded in the
harbour of Algiers."