The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-17 00:00:00

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THE BRITISH PRESS.

to what it was this morning, and the list of prices will
bear us out in this assertion much better than any disserta-
tion we catrwrite. The business was exceedingly heavy,
particularly in South American Securities, and the rciult
was a moat extraordinary decline, unlooked for even by
the most desponding. Colombian Bonds were at 631,
sellers. Mexican Scrip 16 134 dib. Guatemala ditto 76i
dis. Brazilian ditto 14 13 ills. Old Spanish Bonds 13
1341. Greek ditto 22 ; and Danish ditto 63 4. These
quotations need no comment. It was natural to expect
that the over excitement of last winter would occasion a
great fall in prices; but we confess, though we viewed the
mania for speculation which then prevailed with alarm,
and did all in our power to check and control it, we were
by no means prepared to witness the present ruinous coun-
teraction. Notwithstanding this deplorable state of things,
money is by no means scarce, and can be candy borrowed
on the Stock Exchanges, and amongst bankers, for short
periods, at 3 percent.
The Sugar market was extremely flat, and the prices
rather gave way. Coffee and Rum were steady.
The prices and the supply of Oats and Wheat in Mark-
lane to-day were about the same as on the last market day.
Barley was brought in rather freely, in consequence of the
certainty of the ports opening for that grain.

A letter from Dover notices the sudden departvre of
three boats, with expresses for Paris, annourreing the fall in
our funds. A quantity of silver, to the amount of 1,000
bars, consigned to Mr. Rothschild, had been lauded and
sent off for London.

We understand that the Austrian Ambassador called on
Mr. Hurtado on Sunday last, to congratulate him on his
presentation as Colombian Ministet.—Evening Paper.
The National Intelligencer some time since declared that
Commodore Porter had been invited by the Mexican Go-
vernment to accept a command in its navy, and also by the
Colombian Government. So far as the statement concerned
the Colombian Government, we were authorised to contra-
dict it. The assertion that the Mexican Government is
willing to have his services is reiterated, and is, in all pro-
bability, correct.—Philadelphia Gatelte.
The accounts of a large vessel, supposed to he an East
Indianian, having been wrecked in Table Bay, are believed
to be incorrect, as a letter has been received from a mercan-
tile house in Simon's Bay, dated Sept. 5, which dues not
advert to any such event.
It is understood that Government intend removing the
Bellerophon hulk from Sheerness to Chatham. This ship is
appropriated exclusively to the reception of boys under sen-
tence of transportation, who do not work in the dock-yard,
but are taught various trades, under proper masters, on
board the ship.—Kentish Cazelle.
The brig Harmony left the port of Greenock on the 9th
inst. with about luo passengers on board, f.ir the British
settlement formed on the lands of Cie Rio de la Plata Agri-
cultural Association.

A meeting of farmers WAS held last week at Norwich, for
the purpose of re-establishing an Agricultural Association
in that county, to protect the landed interest against the
threatened repeal of the Corn Laws.
The London mail, we understand, will in a short time
arrive here about seven o'clock ; and that the letters will
be delivered the same evening. Some alterations in the
other mails are also in contemplation, but of them we
cannot at present speak with certainty.—Liverpool Ad-
vertiser.

FINLAVSON'S SELF-CLEANING lIARROW.—" We have
already seen potatoe, turnip, and bean lands preparatory
the sowing of wheat, manured, limed, composted, and com-
pletely pulverised and freed of root-weeds without the use
of the plough. For this latter purpose the country is in-
debted to Finlayson's harrow, winch is in possession of
some of the most eminent agriculturists. East Lothian
had the merit of being the first county that adopted the
thrashing machine, and it promises to be the first in adopt-
ing the harrow. This batter implement is truly invaluable,
and it must, like the thrashing machine, he in possession
of all thoae who thoroughly understand and successfully
practise agriculture.—Erlinhurch Star, Nov. 11.
ATTEMPT ♦T ASSASSINATION.—The commune of
Pasty, near Paris, was last Friday the scene of a most
shocking attempt. M. Emanuel de las Casas, son of the
Count de Las Casas, received two stabs there in the night
from same double-edged weapon. One was aimed at the
beast, and he only escaped by a particular protection of Pro-
vidence; the weapon pierced a pocket-book, and was only
stopped by a bundle of visiting cards, several of which
were also pierced through. The second blow occasion-
ed a serious wound in the right thigh, but which is
not, however, apprehended to be dangerous. M. Ema-
nuel de Las Cams was going from his father's
honse at half•past eight o'clock. He had that day dined
with his father, and was returning to Paris. He had
hardly advanced two hundred paces, when, at the corner
of a detached street that communicated with the fields, he
was suddenly assailed by two villains. He knocked one
down, and was overtaking the other, who had taken flight,
when the bad condition of the road caused him to fall
down, which gave the murderers an opportunity of escsp-
ing. The police have been made acquainted with the af-
fair, and are in pursuit of the offenders. M. de las Casas,
not having any enemies, thinks that he was attacked
through a mistake.—Journal des Dehols.

Gross FADRICATION.—The following story, which we
extract from a Dutch Paper received yesterday, rivals the
best of its kind that ever travelled across the Atlantic, and
would, as the Americans say, be wonderful indeed " it'
true." l're recognise it, however, at once as a new version
of a very old tale, which owes its origin to the veracious
Baron Munchausen, who in nearly the same terms relates
his own eac4e from the jaws of death. The Dutch
Editor, however, gravely asserts, that he can "answer for
the authenticity" of the story, and states, that the scene
of the " extraordinary contest" was Bantam, in the East
Indies :—" Aeman fishing on the banks of the river Tyeli-
man heard something splash in the water, and perceived a
tiger at no great distance, swimming from the other side of
the river. The fisherman thought he should best provide
for his safety by climbing a high tree, and bad scarcely ef-
fected this when the tiger reaching a tree that hung over, at-
tempted to get upon it. At that moment an alligator of the
largest Cap darted out of the water, seized the tiger, and
dragged him back. This gave the fisherman courage to
look at this strange sight, and be witness of a combat be-
tween the two most, rapacious animals of 'these countries.
Six times the two combatants appeared above the surface of
the water, exerting their utmost efforts. The water was
dyed with blood, and the tiger, which was seized by the
alligator across the back, became at length the prey of the
latter."

GAMS LAWS.—One of those desperate and bloody con-
flicts, so inevitable under the existing state of our game
laws, took place on Saturday morning week, in the phea-
sant preserves of H. Hoghton, b:sq. in Walton-le-Dale. A
party of six gamekeepers, who had been joined by another
person in their, midnight watch, fell in with a company,
consisting, according to the keepers' account, of not leas
than eleven poachers. The parties having mutually re-
cognized each other for a moment, one of the poachers
said, " D—n 'em, let us fire," upon which several pieces
were in'stintly let off, and the volley was, answered by a
discharge from the gamekeepers. The guns of the poach-
ers were ineffective ; but an exclamation, when the game-
keepers tired, indicated a different result on their part, and
a day or two afterwards a hat was picked op near the spot,
wish several shot-holes in the crown. The tire was not
repeated, and the gamekeepers did not feel themselves in
sufficient strength to attempt a. capture of the pinchers.
A report has prevailed that the man who was hit is in
danger of losing his eve-sight, being badly wounded in the
upper part of his fare, but the name of the individual is
kept a semi—Preston Chronic(e.
At one o'clock yesterday morning twenty-five felons,
ordered for transportation, viz. two 14 life, three for four-
tent years, and twenty for seven years, were piaeed in a
caravan, and proceeded for Sheerness, pursuant to their
sentence of leaving this country. They were most of them
young men ; several were not more than Li or 15 years of
age. 'Mete were but few persons in attendance; but there
was still a degree of levity evinced on the part of several
of them. The usual escort attended them over Bleckfriare-
bridge, &c.