The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-28 00:00:00

them to oear great evils, as not coming unexpectedly, it
frequently makes them too much depressed under trifling
or imaginary evils. The consequence of this is, that wheit
objects of their terror come to be actually emppled with,
they find them much less than was anticipated, and are
consequently puffed up into a degree of cordidalicc 23 much
greater than is warranted by the reality, as dick former
depression was too great in proportion to its cause. They
vibrate thus, as it were, between excessive prosperity and
extreme distress. The merchant scatters all his ventures
abroad, in the one case,and in tlr_ other, withdraws his en.
terprise, even from the surest speculations. We It",
chewed repeatedly that speculation had bacii misdirected
before the late crisis. Instead of altering its direction,
our capitalists have withdrawn their capital altogether
rum commerce ; whereas, their true plan ought to hare
1 een, only to employ it in such a way as would produce
real, instead of imaginary riches.

CITY. THURSDAY EVENING.

Another day has passed away without any particular
event to mark its progress. It generally happens that, in
the absence of information, some kind souls set their in.
genuity to work, and get up a little news: but even the
faculty of tuvention has been allowed to take a short va.
cation, although the arrival of some foreign mails ortred
an opportunity for its exercise, had it not been otherwise
engaged. Consols opened at 77, advanced an / during the
Clay, and finally closed at 771. There has not been w
much done as yesterday, but still, generally, it has been
uponascaleof improvernent,as compared %jai thelast week.
In the Foreign Market, Northern Stock retains its price,
while in South American there has been but little
movement, Colombian closing at 321 1, and Mexican at
1.41 to 1. Brazilian Mining Shares are the only security
in which there has been anything like business, and they
closed L per cent. better than yesterday, being at 13 prem.

The letters from the manufacturing districts to-clay
are not of a nature to quiet the fears entertained for their

tranquillity. A deputation, composed of persons of respec-
tability, from these districts, has arrived in tow n,in order to
have an interview with •Mr. Nom, which is &sated to hie
taken place this day. It is said also that a meeting of the
unemployed operatives of Spit&lßMs has, been appointed
for this evening, to be holden in the neighbourhood of
Bethnal-green ; its particular object being to petition the

Government for relief. It does not appear what that relief
is to be, unless indeed, they can induce his Majesty's Mi-
nisters to purchase the stock on hand from the manufac-
turers for ready money, which are the only terms on which
they are disposed to part with it. The Bank -Directors
have had another meeting to-day on the subject of the.
Branch Banks, and this appears as much a question of
doubtful operation as that to which we have just alluded,
in reference to any good they will do in alleviating present
distress, titiless, indeed, they can each put an almost us-
. iimited quantity of money into circulation. In deposits it
is to be apprehended their business will for some time to
come be of a very limited character indeed.
The Mail from the Mediterranean does not bring com-
munications, as respects Greece, down to a later period than
:hose already received.