The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-31 00:00:00

P4RIS PAPERS.

PAM. OCTORta 26.
*Yesterday evening the Marquis de Clermont Ton.
nem., Minister of the Marine, transacted business
with the King; and to.dsy his Majesty transacted
business with the Comte de Villele.

FARIS, OCTOBER 28.

M. the Duke de Blacas urrived to Paris yester-
day. lie is the bearer of the fiusl arrangements
concluded between the Holy See and France, which
consist of a new limitation of the Dioceses, and
Bulls of Institution of the three Bishopricks of
Amiens, Nantes, and Limoges.
The police, yesterday, seized at the library of M.
Niogret, a publication totaled " Systeme Scoriae,"
by Baron d'Holhach, which is a verbatim reprint of
an old edition.
It is affirmed, that at the instance of a great
Power, Prince Alexander Ypsilanti, who is still con•
fined in the fortress of Moutgatz, will soon be Übe.
rated.— Constilationad.
M. Benjamin Constant, and the reponeible Edi.
tors of the Pilots, the Journal da C'ommeree, the
Courier Francais, and the Constitottionnel, have re.
ceived a citation to appear before the Tribunal of
Correctional Police, ou Wednesday, the 30th in-
stant.—( /dem)
It is announced that Count Capo &Write, who is
at the country seat of the Baron de Stein, in West-
phalia, has recently received a courier, with dis.
pitches from the Emperor Alexander. which sp.
',eared to be of a nature most gratifying to him.
Hence it was concluded that a sudden change
would take place in the policy of the Cabinet of
St. Petersburgh, relative to the strains of the Esst.
To strengthen this conjecture, it is added, that the
Barou de Strogottuff has received orders to join his
Sovereign at erona without delay.

VENON•, OCTOBER 19.

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(CITRACT FROM • PRIVATI CUTTER.)
The Emperor of Austria and the Kings of Prus-
sia and Sardinia went on the 17111 in the morning
to meet the Emperor of 'Lasalle, who entered our
city the same day. Ili* arrival was retarded till the
17t11, because hi. Imperial Majesty, on the way from
luspruck to Alf, visited some of the most pictu-
resque spots iu that part of Southern Tyrol. Ile
also visited the north bank of the Lake de Garda.
Among the persons in his suite we observe Lieut..
General Prince Walkeusky.
Cardinal Spins, the Plenipotentiary from the
Pope, is row here..
Lord Wellington was still at Venice yesterday,
the Ibth. It is said that our Podeste has been de..
sired to prepare lodgings for a person of distinction,
who iv to come Irons London, and who, together
with the Dukrof.3Yellingtoni will represent Great
Britain at the Congress.
It is affirmed that one of the first operations of
the Congress will be to decree the evacuation of
Piedmont by the Austrian troops. This point iv in
a manner settled, and will not require any farther
discossiou, the Ministers of the Great Powers Inv.
iiig perfectly agreed ors the subject in the pre.
liwiurry conferences which took place at Vienna.—
But it is not the same with regard to the kingdom
of Naples and Sicily. The deliberations on this
point at Vieuna coutinued several days. Some
Mioiaters had at first voted fur the evacustiou of
these countries, but the contrary opinion was car-
ried by a great majority. There is reason to be-
lieve that this first decision may be confirmed by
the Members of the Congress. though Engloud is
not of this opinion : thus the kingdom of the Two
Sicilies would coutinise to be occupied by the Aus-
trian army, which would be ever* reinforced or at
least raised to its full complement. It must be
observed, that For some time,pest a certain quan-
tity of troops has proceeded from the Mslsom to
the Roman State, to go thence to join the army of
Baron Trianon. They talk also of the formation
of an Baron,
corps of obeervation on the cents or
the Adriatic; 'the trod-Auarleis or, which woukt.ber
at A4utcoror. P.m, last nevi, bosircvarot,..lF9o••
armatnio..
.• • ...woe vlart
ginito'ireisons, wA.pretend to be we entomed.
amen titan the preliminary rtsolution taken a:

THE BRITISH PRES S.

LONDON,
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3), 1822.

There was a very numerous meeting yesterday at
Lloyd's of the subscribers to that establishment,
to take into consideration the late correspondence
between their Committee and the Secretary of the
Admiralty: we may .say it nearly comprised the
whole commercial interest of London, and that is
saying every thing for wealth, honour, and integrity.
Mr. Mattel,Arr, M.P., their Chairman, was in
the chair, sod opened the business of the day by a
very clear statement of the cause, the continuance,
and the direful close of this notable correspondence.
It would not be desirable to many of our readers
(particularly those uninterested) to detail verbatim
the different speeches; yet we must say they did
credit to those gentlemen who delivered them, for
a rational, calm, and dignified view of the ques.
Lion. The general feeling seemed to be, and in-
deed was proved by the subsequent vote, in favour
of the Committee, and a motion was put and car-
ried, with a very few dissentients, approving most
unequivocally of the conduct of the Committee.
We now submit this correspondence in detail to
the public. The substance has already appeared
in our Paper. We particularly call their atten-
tion to the cause of complaint—the immediate
cause. Two vessels, the Vittoria and Isisistry,
were captured by a piratical schooner off the island
of Cuba, and one of them, from Jamaica to Lon-
don, was insured for 30,0001. in Lloyd's. The Com-
mittee complained to the Lords of the Admiralty
of the want of protection. Their Lordships, through
their Secretary, replied, that the Cansarion and the
Doiterel were upon that station by order of Ad.
mind ROWLEY, about the very time of these cap-
tures. Thi Committee, in rejoinder, suggest •
doubt upon this subject, referring to their own in-
formation—sad indeed if any one will look at the
Havannah and New York shipping lists of this
very period, they will find these ships very snugly
anchored in harbour when the pirates were makiiig
their speculatons upon the Vittorio and Inthistry;
that subsequently the Carnaiim was off the Colo.
emit*, and nut off Cuba, that is, on the 13th
August ; and that the Dotterel was on the 201 h
August delivering specie at New York. The Ad.
niiralty, upon receipt of this letter, desire an in-
terview, or rather their Secretary desires to see two
of this Committee ; but some how or other the
Committee have a most extraordinary aversion to
an interview, and after some :iehitation they decline,
and the business very abruptly rods by the Ad-
miralty Secretary very peremptorily desiring all
correspondence with the Committee of Lloyd's to
cease, as we lately stated. It would seem there
was a want of confidence in any verbal communi-
cation. English merchants are generally • very
airtight-forward, clear-headed, unbending 'Sort of
persmages, and ever like to have a written rom.
muslettliOns,:Whicb cANN OT be expliiiirel.liwity% ;air
frittered linsih.t Aenied. away, or tiroisitt ormay
to 110tiliOK; or, peeimp, appropruttal to !gime
or screering of a 'party. They like the 'untie

document, which hal proof on the free on it, and,
like demonstration, can always be referred to with.
out a doubt.

The fact is, the protection of the British
navy in the West Indies is misnamed. Instead
of saying a young man is appointed to the Ja-
maica station, we should say he is appointed to
the "carrying trade" in the West ladies, for not a
man of war gees there but is immediately, in the
language of the Royal Eachang., "up fur a
charter" fur specie, tither from one island to
another, to America, or to England ; and this is
called protection! We know rt is said our ships
cannot be every where; if they carry your specie,
they protect your property, sod are doing their
duty. The merchants lay, protect the seas, keep
them clear, and then we can ship in nor own vessel
our specie, without the extraordinary charge of a
per centage to the Captain of a man of war, the
pet child of influence and fortune, fora protection
that ought to be within our own power; always
keeping in view, too, that our sugars, our indigoes,
and our coffee, would not be liable to the tithing of
Cuba schooners.

Now respecting the differences between " the
powers that he," and the bold yet timid gentlemen
of this Committee, we think these latter wanting
in consideration to their own dignity, nod to the
high hotel ests it is their duty to protect, in quarrel-
ing about • silly point of etiquette. Surely com-
mercial credit and capital are not to be tried with
for a courtly prejudice. On the other side, we du
not wonder at the unmixed hatred and contempt
again+. official insolence. The Underwriters still
bear in recollection the rude answers to their com-
plaints about convoys in the latter end of the war,
and the impressment of seamen in India, even iu
these peaceable times, which is ruinous to their
property. If these things were unavoidable, at say
rate return gentlemanly answers to a fair and not
Peevish complaint. If we recollect rightly, Florence
M'Carthy is made to say of this personage, "Och!
and did you know his father ? He was • molt
beautiful bl--d ; sure his son is the very spit of
him."

In reviewing all the proceedings of yesterday, we
see no occasion to alter our opinion given iu a for-
mer number—that it is much better to sacrifice
little ceremonies to great interests, more erptcially
where there interests are a sacred trust from otLert,
and where those ceremonies are nearly, if not purel,
personal. A man should think first of his duty to
his constituents, and lastly of himself.

A person has arrived in this country from the
Colombian capital, with stivices of later date than
any yet published. He has brought a Prods...
tion, signed SANTANDAO, and also an order he
40,0001. sterling, signed by the Mid.% authority,
upon Mr. ZEA, which aunt is to be expended iu the
purchase of two ships. The order has been pre-
sented and !mid. This has been assigned as the
cause of the rise io the Colombian Stuck yesterday.

The Paris Papers of Monday have arrived. The
fear of foreign invasion has called forth the energies
of Spain. The Cortes have voted the extraordinary
levy of 29,000 men, proposed by the Minister at
%Var. It is also presumed that they meditate re-
prisals against France for the encoara,geraeut and
protection which she has afforded to the Spanish
rebel.. These Papers contain a letter from
Verona, in which it is confidently asserted that
one of the first acts of the Cowes, will be to
decree the evacuation of Piedmont by the Antrim
troops, and that this measure will excite no dia.
cussion, the determination having been taken in the
previous conferences. The same justice, however,
is not to be done to the Neapolitan people, notwith-
standing the recommendation of England, who is
represented as having resumed her character es the
advocate of the rights of independent nations. The
proposal made at Vienna to withdraw the Austrian
troops from the territories of Naples and Sicily, is
said to have been outvoted, and was expected to
meet with the same fate at Verona if it should be
renewed. It is even asserted that Austria will aug-
ment her force in that quarter, and that a corps of
observa►ion will be formed at Ancona, on the coast
of the Adriatic. These re,olutioos having been
communicated to the King of NAPLES, that
Monarch is said to have manifested his displeasare
be• refusing to come to Verona, where he was es-
pected, and directing Prince Rom) to attend to
his place.

Yesterday a Court or Ilrettors was held at the
East India (louse, when the following Captains
were sworn into the col 1111 l and
of
their
•
ships, viz. Heref,rdshire. Capt. W' ILIA AM Ill' pi ;
Farquharson, Captain WILLIAM CMAJICkohIA
tiosntsuy and China.
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The following letter wus put up at L'oyd's cn
Tuesday :
Hanoverian °mitelate, Circus, M111041j4111,
October 29.

oi—f have Ike pleasure of segn;iotift row Shot I S.."'"
(I.y kw, a rounnisairalion /carat his Extelleoey Cmsni
sus, by which it approve that iiiireciione lisse Imes Oven!.
Hie Hanoverian Goversisoent to place British ships, r—
apist to charges, apes She like footing is the Peril of Wm.-
over with Haroterius Woo.
(Varied) JOHN HALL
To I. Himself, jowl. Esq. Seevetary al Lloyd's.
Fut4BB.—There wilt yesterday great fluc-
tuation in the foreign stocks; our own markets
were very stesdy Cumuli; for Account. 8.11;
ditto for Money. Hit ; Bunk Stock. 451tiOji ;
Reduced, Blifi ; per Cent. 9.313 i; 4 Per
Cents. 9911; New ditto, Mit; Limit As-
nuities, Y 0 13-161 ; India Bonds, 30 54
Exchequer Bills, 6 7; Small ditto, 7 9.--
Foreign Stocky: New Spain...ll, 7giffi ; Neopoil.
tan, sot 811; Russian, 88111 89; Perini's", 86!
viembian 6 pet Cent. 89.

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FASHIONABLE NOvEmszorrs.

The Hoke of Hamilton arrived ma Torridly eveniog, at
nomae• Hotel, Berkelerammem from is seat in Seotiand.
R. Foliates Esq. sod Gaily, have wired et ditto from
their mat sear 'Uxbridge; and A. Merry, Esq. from bis seat
sear Yaresoist b.
Lord sad Lady Grainier* arrived on Monday evening, at
their house is St.Jasses's•square, from the Continent.
Earl Simmer left loon yesterday coo a visit to Mr. and
lady AnoCoke, at their mat in Norfolk.

Wr William sad Lady Risley sod family have arrived st
their bowie, is Lour Grairesor•street, from the ide of
IVight.
Samuel Mitre, Esq. has left tows for his seal, Herrings-
finffulk.
The Countess of Marys, sad the Ladies Gorski have sr-
tired at their house is Charles street, Berkelepospiare, from
a lour.
Captais Charles Fos has arrived is Clargeautniet, Picca-
dilly, from the Cape of Good Hops.
Tba.Yerl and Gasses' a Jemmy arrived yesterday eves-
in{ at 'heir boss. is Berkelepsamare frau& Sir Arthur Pride,
ilut.'s seat sear floulhamptaa.
Departures from Warsa's Motel, Conduit-street :—Mr.
sod Mr.. Sisalry for ILdisbary; Mr. sad Mrs. Odsorits for
Ir..rthiag; Colonel Mills fur Blandfardi Mi. lyilges sod
Nis. Dudes fur Wrutbem, Kent.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Mostly left toss oo
Tuesday on a tour.

Lord Wm. Beelissek left ►ie brother's (dee Doke of
Perthiod) ►ouse to St.Jaseesoqoare, us Toesday retitle&
fur Paris.

Sir Alex. Dos, Bart. has arrived at the Pshenry Hotel,
Piccadilly% from hie seat is SemWad; and Mr.. HaiHie and
family from their seat is Teetotal-a.
The Earl of Covestry is espected is tows this day from
Ma Nal, Game, Worccatershire.
The Males Percival have arrived at their house in
Charles-street, Berkeky-squarr, from their seat, Wydiall
Hall, Herta.
Cialowel and Lady Eleanor Lowther have arrived oe •
visit to Calomel Masettion, at his atm. Fiamittead, Nurthemp.
*mishits, from the Earl of Lossdales seat, Lowther, West-
isseelaad.

1. E. Beall,. Esq. has left town fir Brightort.
The cAtietted of Dysart has left tow■ for her scat, Ham
Bove, Su►rey.
Colonel Dittos has left tows for Brighton.
Lord Merles Fitzroy has left tows for his vest in Suffolk.
The Earl aud Cowden" of Drrtimouilt have arrived at
their seal, Sandwell Hall. Staffordshire, front Yorkshire.
Sir Edward and Elizabeth Baker sad Mr. Baker have ar-
rived at Kiekliames Hotel, Lower Brook-street, front Paris.