The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-19 00:00:00

NEW AFRICAN EXPEDITION.

Dospatcltes have been received from Captains Clapperton
ind Pearce, dated Bating Roads, in the Bight of Benin,
the 29th of November lest. •

On the evening of that day they were to land at Bads.
frv, where, fortunately, they found Mr. Houtson, a Bri-
lig merchant, well known in that part of the country, who
not only arranged for them a safe passage in palanquins,
ahrou4h the King of Badagry's dowdaions, but agreed to
accompany them to the next kingdom, Hio, or Eyo, about
Live days' journey, of twenty-five miles each, and there to
settle a palaver with the King of that country, who is in
constant communication with Nvffe and other parts of
Rousse. From Mr. Howson they learn that, once
',rived at Rio, there is little reason to fear any check to
their future progress. From !Ito to Tessa is about nine
slays' journey, and from Taste' to Nyffe nine days' more;
so that the whole distance from the coast to Nyffe is 93
113)s, or about 370 miler.
• At Whydeh they met with aM. tie Souza, a Portuguese;
and also Mr. James, who makes so remarkable a figure in
Air. Bow('itch's book ; they both recommended a visit to
the King of Dahomey, as the direct road to the. Sultan
Belle', domitticms was through a part of his; and as M. de
Souza was most intimate with this Sovereign, he offered to
accompany any of the gentlemen to his capital, Abomey,
to swain permission for them to pass through his territory;
for this purpose Dr. Dickson was despatched with orders to
join the party in the interior. They were all in the best
health and high spirits.

Yesterday the Princess Sophia visited the Duke of York,
at big house in South Authey-street.
Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the Duke cf York
accompanied his royal sister, the Princess Sophia, in her
carriage to his office in the Horse Guards, where, in a
abort time after, his Royal Highness held a Levee, wh'ch
was attended by—
Tha Marquis of ikedr. Lard Charles Fitzroy, Cen. Sir John
Murray Lieut.-Generals Sir John Hamilton, Sir William Haus-
town, Sir F. T. Hammond. Murray, fluidic, Molyneux. O'Logh-
kn, and Slade; Sir Richard Borough, Sir James Macgregor:
Major-General King. and Mr. Hue Wilson, to present his Book of
Travels through Norway. Sweden, Denmark, Oa., dedicated by
pmaission to big Royal Highness ; and shout sixty others.
'fbe Levee occupied the attention of the Commander-in-
Chief till past six o'clock.
-'the Monday evening the Duchess of Kent and the
Princesa Feooore honoured Covent-garden Theatre with
their presence.
Prinoe Leopold left town yesterday morning for Clue-
Mont.
' Yesterday Viscount Melville transacted business at the
Feviign- office.
. Despatches were yesterday morning received at the
Foreigu-office from Lord Bloomfield, the British Ambas-
'sada. at Stockholm.
Yesterday inornifig Mr. Hunter, sen. arrived at the
Foreign-office with despatches from the Netherlands.
Rotex. I name rietv.—The,Managtes of the Royal In-
stitution have adopted the judicious and popular measure
of uprning their apartments, every Friday evening, for
scientific ensversazione. Every member, who has any new
discovery or invention in the arts to communicate, is in-
vited-to explain and exhibit it ; and the meetings have hi-
therto been attended by the many philosophers of the day.
From the drawings lately exhibited by Mr. Faraday, in
illustration of Mr. Brunell's patent for actuating an engine
by carbonic acid in the piece of steam, many are sanguine
as to its ukimate success. Should sueh an object be ever
achieved, it is said that it will give to man a power as far

superior to the common steam-engine as that extraordinary
maefrine is above those which are actuated by animal
strength. There is every reason to believe, that the heat
of a cannon lamp might, in such a case, be substituted
foe that of au expensive furnace ; since the liquid carbonic
acid, when under the pressure of forty atmospheres, is
Converted into gas, or made to boil by the low temperature
**eh is produced by the beat of the hand. Sir Humphry
Davy lately received from the Emperor Alexander 4 'nag-
nifieent silver gilt vase, in testimony of his Imperial Ma-
jekie grateful sense of the important benefits conferred
rapdn maul:intl by the scientific discoveries of the learned
Pfetident. It bears the simple inscription, " The Emperor
Alexander to Sir Humphry Davy."
Th. alotagoot (Arimiele says' " l'hongh there is no im-
paoltment in the demand for goods, the low price of yarn
lad, the diminution in wages have induced soma of the
inifitio.-loom factories, which had partially stopped working,
eortsunne at full time; and the same motives have, in
moss small degree, lessened the inactivity of kand-weav-
lilt will be very extraordinaryif the path sows et
present low rum should not yield a profit. We learn
zplemure, that the measures at Clyde Iron Works, in
faro& of free labour, are going prosperously forward.
About 700 men have applied for work, and 270 have been
ctigatted, 70 as a guard and 200 as colliers. There is no
40,414 that Mr. Dunlop will completely effect the desirable
olject, and. while he gives bread to the deserving, will free
iliFestablishment from the pressure of the combination."
Dberkeys are now much sought after as a profitable ex-
part.to the Continent. Some thieves have lately stolen a
great number, for this purpose, in Hampshire.
We understand that Messrs. Ed. Eagleton and Co., of '
Net/lite-street. have reduced the prices of their teas in
F4ordon so the fall which has just taken place at the
Nast India Company's sale.
The planet Mars is now in a very favourable situation
sp be observed. A good telescope will show the six white
urns at his north pole, which an astroloser in Westminster
Oassiders indicative of the Six Prizes of Twenty Thousand
Cuiness, and advises those who are desirous of gaining one
.two of'them to adventure directly, as they must all be
etraiwg sh IVerinesday, the 3d of May.
• 'nit husband of the woman who was burnt to death in
ldslis V'ynd, Edinburgh, on Wednesday night, has been taken
Vito reresoiy, utnil an inquiry into the case is made by the Sheriff.
A wont .6. se understand,' is also in cu.tody in Leith, suspected of
being es .eerne.l in the violent death of her husband, who was une
14 Vie 1, tnburgh night patent.

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. 3e; et; trise.---One of the most audacious burglaries that
his tom.- to our knowledge to some time pro. WAS 013 Saturday
afrening nominated on the premises of air. Plant, a respecteb:e
pfnc:r Great /Ilk-street, Goodman's-fields. The harglara et.
Poled their entrance in the front of the house, by forcing the area
meting, and pwecoeded thence thmier the kitchen to the shop.
trans a desk In which they stole sixteen sovereigns. In the hurry
aid cen..t.ion attendant on crimes of this deveription, they over.
looked a much larger sum, wbicb was in gold and notes In a drawer
...oc same place.