The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-04-18 00:00:00

THE BRI'T'ISH PRESS.

ing those connected with :%lexaco, which are improved in
consequence of the favourabe reports made officially by the
Ministers of that State to the Mexican Com,ress. The
Shares 'n the Anglo-Mexion Association are at 102 i to
1071, and the prices of the other Mexican Companies are
very firm.

The Anglo-Peruvian Wing Association came out this
morning ; the shares fluctwted between 2 and 1 premium,
with, we think, a tendency to improve. The Potosi Com-
pany, of which high expectations are formed, is expected
to make its appearance wry soon. The Canada Ship-
building Company sent out their shares to-day. They are
in better estimation than we should have expected, but no
prices can as yet Le quoted
We have no transactionsto notice in the Colonial Mar-
ket. There was no jobbinr even this morning.

On Saturday morning the Duke of York inspected a de-
tachment of the Guarde. it Ilyde Park, being their first
grand field day far the seasm.
The Princess Augusta ho:aurcd the Italian Opera House
with her presence on Saturday evening.
The Princess Angusta atended divine service at the
Chapel Royal, St. James's, wsterday.
The Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia paid
Visits to the Princess Angusa yesterday.
Yest-rday the Due -ess ofKent and the Princess Fro-
dore attended divine serviceat the Royal German Chapel,
St. James's, and heard a sernon by the Reverend Dactor
Kuper.
Divine service was performed as teual yesterday to the
Ring's household, at his Palace in Pall-mall, by the Rev.
Dr. Blomberg.
Saturday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council, which had
been previously summoned by order of Earl Bathurst, the
Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, assembled
at the Foreign Office in Dowring-street, which was at-
tended by all the Cabinet Ministers, except the Earl of
Westmorland and Mr. Secretary Canning. The Cabinet
continued in deliberation "bout five o'clock.
At the very time when Mr. Secretary Peel is engaged in
the.praiseworthy task of amplifying our laws, and com-
bining all the former and misting enactments, on any
particular subject, in one Act of Parliament, we see the
old errors committed in Bills row before the House. One of
these lies before us, and is a Bill " for further regulating
the payment of the Salaries of bis Majesty's Courts in
Indic, and the Bishop of Calcutta ; and for authorising
the transportation of °Welders from the Island of St.
Helena!" Surely so inennirunus an association of enact-
ments might be avoided in lrgislation.
The Governor and Comptny of the Bank of Ireland
have established a branch of their bank in the city of
Cork, under the agency of two of the partners of a most
respectable house.—Limerick Chronicle.
The Honourable and Vet., Rev. the Dean of St. Patrick
has sailed for England. We understand he has been sum-
moned as a witness to be examined before the Lords' Coin- '
mittee on the State of Irelard.—Dublin Paper.
FORFEITED ESTATES.—in the county of Kilkenny,
the Killarney estate lately advertised for sale in this journal,
the property of Lord Robert.Ponsonby Tottenham, Bishop
of Clogher (a forfeited property), has been purchased by
that distinptiched Catholic patriot, George Bryan, of
Jenkinstown, Esq. This vaitable and well-circumstanced
estate contains nearly 1200 tern, and lies between Ben-
nett's Bridge and Mount Julet, having for one boundary
the beautiful river Nore. The purchase money was 30,0001.
i. e. an investiture far ever a; about 6 per cent.—Leinster
Journal.

An eloquent and impressive sermon was yesterday
preached at Bow Church, Cheapside, by the Lord Bishop
of Chester, on behalf of the city of London National
Schools.

There are six Fellows at present belonging to Peter-
house College, Cambridge, vho have been Fellows of
that college for the last thirty years. In a society liable
to such incessant change, this is held to be a most re-
markable circumstance.

An assemblage of more than 100 sail of yachts is confi-
dently expected at the next Isle of Wight Regatta, many
of which are already in preparation for the season.
The new volume of the Charrwass of M. Beranger was
seized on Thursday morning at the instance of the King's
Attorney-General.—l'aris Paper.
his generally believed at Naples that Maria Louisa,
Archduchess of Parma, has been fur some time privately
married to a Count Nieburgh.. The Count is represented
as a one-eyed man, of very ugly features, with rather a fe-
rocious aspect.—Evenini Paper. .
The Authorities of Jamaica appear to have anticipated
the measures of the British Government. The House of
Assembly offer premiums for the following useful improve-
ments:—

For the hest piece of road on the M'Adam system - £lOO
For the best and most extensive establishment of educa-
tion for poor free persons . - - . 230
For the best and largest quantity of tobacco - . lon
For the best substitute for hemp - . - lint
For the greatest quantity of true cochineal - - 100
For the largest quantity of indigo - - . 100
For the best treaties on the management of Workhouses
and poor-houses - - - . leach) 23

FASHIONABLE INTE L LICENCE.

PARTIES FOR THE WEEK.
THIS T.VEWING.

The Marchioness of Lsusdown's rout, Lansdown House, Berke-
ley-square.
The Countess of firewood's rout, Hanover-square.
Lady Melville's rout, Admiralty.
Mrs. George Banker' rout, Bruton-‘treet.
The Duke of IVellingtoo's entertainment, Apsley House, Pic-
cadilly.
Thy Countess of Orford's juvenile ball, Berkeley.square.
TO-3(011.IICW.
Mrs. T. Chaplin's rout, Grafton-street.

WEDNESDAY.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury's party, Arlington-street.
Almack's second grand ball.

TIICISDAY.
The Countess of Arran's party, Dover street.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Camac's party, Mansfield-street.

FRIDAY.
CoL Grant's entertainment, Bruton-street.

SAT U RDAT.
The Duke of 31ontrose's entertainment, Orowennr-square.
The 3larquis of Lanadown's entertainment, Lanbdown House,
Berkeley-square.

The Countess of Charlmont entertained an elegant circle of
fashionables on Saturday evening, at her house in Grosvenor.
lace.
Lord Melbourn entertained the Earl and Countess Cowper, and
a party of friends, at dinner yesterday, at his louse, Whitehall.
The Countess of Clare had an elegant party of fashionables on
Saturday evening. at her house in Saville-street.
The Dowager Duchess of Riehemod entertained a distinguished
party at dinner on Saturday, at her house. Waterloo-place.
Lord Holland entertained the Duke of York and a large party at
dinner, on Saturday, in St. James's-square.
Henry Peters, ksq. had a dinner party on Saturday, at his
house, in Park-street. Grosvenor-square.
The Countess of Sandwich bad a grand dinner party on Satur.
day, at her house in Dover-street.
Lady Hyde Parker entertained an elegant circle of fashionables
yesterday evening, at her house in'Oreat Cumberland-place.
Mr. Secretary Peel-entertained a select party at uinr.er yesterday,
at his house in Privy-gardens.
Earl Bathurst had a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house
in Stanhope-street, May-fair.
Sir Chad* Coote. Bart. had a grand.party at dinner yesterday,
at his house in Connaught-place.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond arrived on Saturday at
the Duke of Argyll's, Upper Brook-street, from their seat, Good.
wood, Sussex.

Earl Sefton and Lord Alolyneux left town yesterday, for New-
market.

Lord George Lennox arrived in town on Saturday, from his seat
in SUFWX.
The Earl of Rosslyn has-arrived at his house in St. James's.
square, from his seat in Scotland.
The Rev. Mr. Mackie left town nn Saturday, for Rath.
Arrivals at NI iller's Hotel, Jerniyn-street i—llenry Tempest,
Esq. from Liverpool; and James Daly, Esq. M.P. from Ireland.
Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. Jamea'a-street :—Doctor, Mrs.
and Alias Keate, from Eton; Colonel, Mrs. and Min Chol.
mondelcy, from a tour ; Robert Benson, DI. from Liverpool ;
Colonel and Mrs. Wyndham, Irmo a tour. The Rev. J. Austin
has left ditto on a tour.

Arrivals at the Waterloo Hotel, Jerrnyn.street :—The Lnrd
Advocate of Scotland, Lady and is Rae, from Scotland ; and
E. P. Bastard, Esq. M.P., Mrs. Dastard, and family. Heotr.
turd :-111r. and Mrs. Hay, for the Continent ; and Uvedale Price,
Esq., for Southamptor.
Arrivals at the Cleveland lintel, St. James*,street :—Mr. and
the Honourable Mrs lieneage *nil family, from Lincolnshire;
Mr. and Mrs. Temple, from Cheltenham.
. .

Arrivals at Nertit's Hotel, Clilford.streetr—The Honourable
Miss &Byrne and Mrs. Tipping, .lehti Forbs, Esq , Mn. Mae-
intyre and ladies %ir. W. Ikla.ternlan and' Islnly, A. Annes:ey,
Esq., sed F. Oakwood, Esq. from the Cs'e of Oood Hope.

THE FRENCH AND COLOMBIAN GOVERN-

MINTS.

In the Celorshiann of the 'zail of February, there is an
interesting correspondence between General Paez, Cjl7l-
- of the Department of Venezuela, and Captain
Dupotet, commanding a division of French vessels of war
on that station, which was blockading Puerto Cabello.
The ground of this alleged blockade is stated by the
French officer to be the refusal of the public authorities at
Puerto Cabello, to make restitution to the Captain of the
French ship Urania, for the merchandise taken from him.
and also to indemnify him for the injury he had sustained
in cons;nnence of such illegal capture. At the same time
Capt. Dupwet denies that his " cruise in front of Puerto
Cabello" can he considered as a blockade, and refers, as a
proof that it s no!, to the free passage, to and fro, which
he permits to the commerce, and vessels of war, of Co-
lombia. II? also anxiously disclaims all hostile dispo-
sition totvards Colombia on the part of the French Go-
vernment ; but requires, first, that the Government of the
Republic !hall decide, within a given time, on the subject
of the ship Urania ; and, secondly, that it shall give orders
to its privateers, not to detain French vessels. Upon the
assurance of General Pact, that these two points will be
conceded, he expresses his willingness to depart;
other-
wise he must await instructions from the Governor of Mar-
tinique, and from the Admiral commanding the West
India station. General Pa; z replies, that it is impos.iilde
any public functionary can pledge himself to the line of
conduct his Government may think fit to adopt ; but, as
the requisition of Captain Dapatet appears to him to be
reasonable, and in unison with the principles thc Colom-
bian Government hag already avawed, he en;:ages to 'anew
his application in behalf of his claims, and lie hopes this
communication will enable Captain Depotet to arras ;c his
ulterior operations. There the matter rested at the date of
the last advices.