The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-04 00:00:00

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TRY Evening, SATURHAT, Dec. 4. will lav presented a new Extrava-
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THE LICE or AN ACTOR.

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Daly. Scarle. =id Bryan. &c. &c.

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Or, A Ll. 140 N ron LiArte4.
'rimy Principal Cbantzters by Meson'. Wrench a:4 Power; Nesdaants
Parrock and S. 11.1.411.

TO CORRFNPONDENTS.

Vae oirltervatioas of R.AI. on l oode Hurd se mans, - shall &ppm

io our next.

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The latter Lorned " A icti.Cfuracn mut," On the present con_
eldion of I E LAN IV, would take ad more space than we can spare.
We think, I,llotiOTtr* that (.11111971ANiTY hu within, to do
with either iittrA or hr., Church. The principles of pofitinil re.
ligion must always ver,v towards oppression and pmseeution, and
Ireland, we think, has siteady had month of both.
A illmer aor Tierra" Circa UN a hint we cannot take. As
is the extraordinary fact to which h. refers, he may, as he says,
bare " good reason fur presuming it." Rut his presimptiens
may chance to be funded in i;fnorancr. We can assure him;
that this cue often happens, atm: se fear it is so in the present
instance.

The observations teem Iriferh+re rwrreapwrdent, R. IT. " OR the
3iiiasos Fisheries," shall appear with Cis ham possil.l:,lt lay.

A correspondent, signing himself " C. F—ns comp/sins of taco
kct. He has rewily no reason we applied ow...elves most in.
olustriously to decipher his writing, lint were foiled at every ;
there was such a watery gleoni of acn .e in what little we caul,i
not, that we fold: tl it up, anal I lAeed it, in eon evpowt, with
acme other scrawls of the mine cast. It shall, however, be

turned as requested.
The if:wet:et S.'S% Cannot." is : as In it on-try.
there is ins= comic in a peal of marrow-h0.....4 and c'eAr• ; and
as to ita poor, we recollect it WaS Intr„?. I.y it:lid a
ours, that " the man who can pu.: will pick a pocket," ::ad we
'al with hint.

be tlattlf II PKCSS coirtmenred I.ll.,ll,thirg yesterday trarnirg
at halll at,t five o'clo-k.

LONDON, S.tTUP.9.II", I ALI c 4, 'Sgt.

The domestic intelligence in Paris Papers of Wed-
nesday is confined almost v7,::liit.ivAy to the narr,:tives of
the KING'S visits to the public tors of the French metro-
Tho p•pularity of Cu A r X. ihvs mit seem to by
catch diminished, nottrithstanditi7; the. ilis:;ttst E.li
lowardi t!..!! His NIAr E MT 'I •S
COll-
- bota.tll.vs ulrtbility htwartis ail ul.o ap-
proach him. work wonders for hint in the eyes of his sub-
jects. who sze ae^....emned to re •ftril r r nt.d attelit:en
ono of the cardinal virtues of civiliz:d life. Or all these
occasions, he has manifested no inconsiderable degrte
tact and address. Tbe account of his visits on Monday
is concluded in the Courrier frumair iu the following
manner :
flis Majesty several times evinestied the pleantre he Phould
feed roaming completed these canals, by 'chief the supply of food
to the capital La be so much fsctldated. The dim.,; also malt

known his opinion with respect to works undertaken by private
companies. Ile alluded to the benefits England hail demo* iron,
these bodies, and named several parties whom his klajett's was
personally acquainted with, and vet remembered with affection.
who had realized incomes of MAW. veiling from undertakings of
that nature, which at the same tints were highly advantageous to
the State.
•• This opinion of the King as to the benefits resulting from
these commercial associations, is the more remarkable, as it was not
shared by the Ministers in the discussions that took place on that
subject in the Chambers.
" Ills Majesty afterwards adverted to the great idea of making
Paris a sea-port, in order that its population Lid riches may be
raised to the highest pitch of mosperity."
The news from Spain, in these Papers, does not differ
from all that we have lately had from that wretched
country. At Barcelona, a young man of respectable family
was tri.d More the Permanent Commission, for having
!teen one of a mob, which, in March last, prevented a monk
from finishing a sermon be was preaching. There was no
evidence whatever against him to prove the fact. Ile was
therefore necessarily acquitted ; but, on account of some
suspicious circumstances in his conduct, condemned to the
galleys ! Assnssinations are common in every part of Spain :
in one village in Catalonia, consisting of only .SOO inhabi-
tants, fifty murders have been committed since the restora-
tion of }stems AND to absolute power, and not one assassin
brought to justice. It appears that the Kixo's brothers
are really about to go abroad.
[From the Moniteur of I4ednesday.l
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_MADRID. Islov• 19.

A traveller, who is just arrived from Portugal, states, that the
great majority of the inhabitants of that country are strongly opposed
to the Constitutional Government. The number of Liberals is
very small, and they are detested there as much as in Spain. War
is made on them, though with less rigour. IV hat It is the fashion
to call liberal ideas cannot suit pious people, who are consequently
submissive to the Royal power, which emanates from Cod. It
must be added, that the l'ortui,mese Government, which is wise
and calif; tenet!, knows hues to temp sr its power, and to accommo-
date itself to circumstances. Hence this little State, though it has
undergone the same trials as Spain, is more tranquil and much
more happy than the latter kingdom. The Portuguese provinces,
it is true, were not plundered during the reign of the Cones,
and have consequently more resources. That kingdom would be
quite happy if it were left entirely to itself.
The same traveller has passed through Galliria, and finds a
great analogy between the sentiments of the Gallicians and the
Portuguese. There are but very few Liberal. in that province.
The Infants lion Charles and Don Francisco arrived at Madrid
yesterday, with their families. from the Escurial, whence it is
supposed that I/on Francisco will shortly set out on his journey to
Naples. It is believed, also, that 1)on Carlos will very soon go to
Lisbon.
It is affirmed that a decree will anon he issted, ordering all the
political chiefs who are in foreign countries to return to Spain, to
give an account of the acts of their adatinistratton.
Nov. 21.
The bulletin of his Majesty's health, published to-day, says, that
he has ahnost entirely recovered from the gout.
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[From the Etaik, dated Thunder, Dee. 2.1
51 A on in, ICov. 25.
The Madrid Gazette of the 23d states, that the King having ap-
pointed 1)on F. Zea Bermudez. Secretary of State, has by a decree
of Nov. 11, declared that the office of Counsellor of State shall be
annexed to that office, and he shall enjoy all the advantarA at-
tached to the title of Counsellor of State, as his predeeevors had.
We mentioned yesterday that one of the assassins of the Royalists
at Corunna, after being sentenced to death, began to sing the Tea-
gala and other revolutionary songs. This man was a shoemaker,
named Joseph Liesaso, and openly professed himself a Communero.
The other condemned individuals. following his example, obsti-
nately refitted the succour of religion. notwithstanding the affec-
tionate exhortations of the ecclesiastics who aczampanied them.
In the delirium of revolutionary rage these unhappy wretches re-
plied to there pious exhortations only by obscenities or insults to
the Royal I/ avernment.
The organization of the Royal Guard is continued with activity ;
three regiments of cavalry are already complete; the greoadiers,
the hussars, and the lancers. The lit and 2d regiments of infantry
of the guard are also complete.
Two Swiss regiments will remain for the present in the capital,
in the service and pay of Sind!). They will do duty in the Palace
conjointly with the Royal Guard.
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',From the Coostitutionnci of Wednesday.l
BAIICELONA, N0v.20.

eh. Paper of this day contains a most extracirdinaiy judgment
given by o,ir rem anent Commission against a young man, of a
respectable family, accused of having taken part in a fray on the
Iltof March last, in interrupting a monk in the course of his
sermon, by uttering exclamations of ••Blood and vengeance !"
The Commission decided that the charge was not proved, but never-
theless that SOWS of the evidence against the accused compelled it
to condemn him to the galleys.
Disordcrs still sontinue in our province; assassinations take plaza
daily, and the assassin relies on impunity. In the town of Sane-
hiija alone, which does not contain more than MO inhabitants,
fifty murders have been committed since the restoration, and in no
une instance was the murtkrer brought to justice.
PARIS, Nov 30.

The Prefect of the Police has addressed a circular to all
the Cominissionm, in which he commands them not it softer the
proprietors of libraries to retain in their collection any pCilicatitw I
enntrary to r2ligion and morality. Among the prohibited works
mentioned by the l'refect, are the Romances of Pigault Le Brun,
and the last pamphlet of 31. Salvandi against the ministry. As to
any other works that may be sold, the Prefer leaves it to the dis-
Cfelidll of the f'ommissaritr, rho, no doubt, have their secret
instructions. Boileau, who has so well described the hypocrisy of
false devotees ; 31oliete, who has given then. up to the derision of
all ages; and Pascal, who bas defamed the Jesuits, are, without
doubt, among the number proscribed by the Jesuitical police.
Why all these underhand manoeuvres ? The Spanish Junta acts
with more freedom. Ily dond, diary visits to burn all auoh as are
opposed to the Ilall of St. Martin, by rewards and protection to
the infowien : such is the model of a religious and moral police !
Something n:ttst speedily be done for the glory of letters and the
advantage of literature.
FasKcn ns.—Pattia, Dec. I.—Five per Cents. opened
at 11:11. 35c.; highest 101 f. 43e.: closed at 10If.; Batik Stock,
1975 f. ; Neapolitan 5 pry cents. 11;:3 ; Spanish 5 per cents. ;
Royal Spanish loran.Exeliat:gcon Landon—tine month, 25f.;
three months, 24f. bk.—Court --lutlicutivue, Dee. 1.

The Austrian Obwrecr gives a version of the state of
Greek affairs, according to which the Turkish fleet has
sustained but little injury in its conflicts with the Orsek .
We know that these representations are quite groundless.
Authentic accounts have been received from Odessa, con-
firming all the recent intelligence favourable to the Greeks,
who, we believe, have the good wishes of all Europe, ex-
cepting only the persons under the immediate influence of
the Austrian Cabinet.

The state. of Ireland becomes daily more intensely inter-
esting. The exasperation of party on each side increases,
and we begin to fear that affairs arc fast approaching a
cris's. li it be possible, by temperance on the part of Go-
vernment, to avoid extremities, we may rely upon the
wisdom and firmness of L.eril IVErrestEv's adminis-
tration ; but looking at the religious feelings that have
been already irritates!, and the hoPes that are excited,
we confiss stk augur iii for the tranquillity of the
Island. We observe that tha attacks made upon
the Irish Protestants are reiterated and virulent. Come
what may, the Protestant intereet in Ireland must be sup-
ported. It is the hoed of connection between the countries ;
and therefore not for a moment can we, on any considera-
tion whatever, ceasent to expose the Protestants of Ireland
to any 'Lingerer injury from which we can defend them. It
is the curse of Ireland that site is tarn with hostile factions
now, as she was lately with provincial disturbances: the
runner must, for her welfare, ba siippreseirsl, as the latter
have been, by the strong arm of the law, in enter that the
lie;o's Government may safely and uninti iruptedly
pursue those measures of public benefit which are for the
present neeeasarily saspinel: 1.

A good deal of business was done in yrsterdsy's Consol
market, and a consequent rise of priers was the result.—
Consols for Aceomit opened at trai, and rose steadily till
they reaeholl 9:4i. Mexican stock experieneNl a still
7r:ater ricr, but a'r,ain fell hark to warly the opening price,
941. We have reason to believe that there will he a very
consiclerthle rise in these, and the other South American
Securiti: s ere long. The mania for every kind of mining
Ames ,till C92161111(11 Ullabatt`ll. _ _

It is Row swell that the despatches received on Wed-
nesday at the India !louse were from Persia, and did not
:lilac to the state of the British army, or to the war with
:he Burmese. This around version duos not meet with any
et edit, nor does it remove the gloom which has spread
room hest informed India merchants. The price of
the East India Stock, in place of advent-ins; to the former
pries•, has az,aitt fallen, several sa!es rcportA at
Vt.; to VS.S.

PARI.Y.

FROM OVk CORII3I.OIIDENT.

Pius, Nov. 28.

The unsuccessful negociations of Messrs. La Roza and
Rot' NN/Z, the Ilaytian Commissioners, with the French
Gov, rnment, does but confirm die opinion I Informed you in
a former letter was entertained here by men fully capable of
judging of the nlteriar views of the French Cabinet with
respect to that Republic. There is no doubt but that active
agents have been already employed to sow the suds of dis-
sention and mistrust between the Mullattos and the Black
Natives of the Island of St. Domingo. On the arrival of
the Costnopulite with the Commissioners, and the failure of
their mission to the French Government being known, the
President Boha lost not a moment in publishing his
Circular Letter of the fiat October, 1824, which is distin-
guislit.xl by its energy and It:Aeration, yet, at the same
time, shows that the President has sufficient penetration to
discover that the refusal on the part of the French Govern-
ment (to acknowledge the independence of Hayti, was a
tacit admission that it does not mean to relinquish its right
of re-conquest, whenever a favourable opportunity presents
•
j Melt.

With respect to our domestic politics, whatever in the
present state of France may be the result of intrigue, the
voice of the whole nation is against the Triumvirate. You
may rely upon it, that it has been through the interest of
M. its VILLE La that the Mistress of the late KING has ob-
tained the favour of the caree at the Court of CII A ai.rs X.
M. us Vi LLC LE found her influence over L01:13 XVI 11. of
infinite importance to him ; he has his views, the•_ is no
doubt, in having obtained her the grace of the new KING.
Madame us Cwt As is a woman of some talent, and much
wit ; she is fascinating rather than elegant ; interesting
rather than handsome ; but well qualified, however, by
her address, to acquire her full share of influence at Court,
and to obtain her fair portion of interest with a gallant
Monarch like Cu&ui.es X.

A young Doctor whose loyalty led him to borrow a mili-
tary dress to enable him to enter the Tuileries with more
facility, in order to sprinkle holy water on the coffin of the
late KING while lying in state, was discovered by some
one in attendance, and arrested. Fie was tried for the
offence of appearing in disguise, and at the earnest pleading
of his Counsel, condemned to the mitigated penalty of
twenty hours imprisonment.

A letter from Lisbon states, that " the charter or con-
stitution which is to be given by the King of Portugal to
his subjects has been completed, and that it will be made
public in the course of the month of Doccitiber." Of its
nature nothing is known.
MEXICO.—It was rumoured some time ago, that the
Mexican Government had laid an additional duty on the
exportation of go'd and silver. This was, in fact, the case,
and a commission appointed to report on the expediency of
this measure. We have lately received the Report of this
('ommission to the Constitutional Sovereign Congress, dat-
ed 9th August, 1824, together with the official intelligence
that the Government, acting upon this Report, has not only
rejected the former proposition, but enacted an express law,
setting forth that no additional duty whatever can, for the
future, be laid on the exportation cf gold and silver. It is
hrther in the contemplation of the Government, either to
take off the duties on these articles altogether, or at least to
diminish those already in existence.—Ceurier.
The Austrian (farmer contains a long article from Con-
stantinople of the 25th October, relative to the actions be-
tween the urkish and Greek fleez which it concludes as
follows: (of the fells) agree nearly with
ours. They prove that up to the Bth October no action of
any importance had taken place, much less any of those
decisive actions which had been so confidently announced ;
and we may believe, on good grounds, that none had taken
place on the days immediately preceding, since nothing was
known resrecting the future destination of the Egyptian
fleet. It may probably winter at Rhodes, and then wait
for orders from Alexandria or Constantinople. It might,
at all events, winter in Candia, that great island being
now entirely subdued by the threes of the Path:: oftEypt.
Though the Ottoman fleets are by no means in atlas- ?con-
dition as they are made to appear in the talc: ofa
mance writers, it cannot he donied that this catnpa
not be satisfactory to the Porte, since, excert the c.
tion of Ipsara, none of the objects of the great pre
have been obtained."
A circular letter has been issued by the Elect°Af hose,
imposing a poll-tax on commercial travellers! The pre-
text for this curious measure is, that by their accustomed
exemption from public taxes, their numbers arc increased,
to the gr.:at injury of trade in the interior. Every traveller
coining to collect orders for foreign goods is therefore sub-
jected to the payment of not lens than three, nor mon than
nine crowns, for every three months during which he may
reside in the Electoral dominions.

It-
is worthy of remark, that the four last New York
packets, the William Thompson, John Wells, Florida,
and Leeds, have made the passage from New York to
Liverpool in twenty-one days. The fifth, the Corinthian,
made it in twenty two; but easterly winds prevailed dining
the greater part of the voyage.
Extract of a private letter:—" The coronation of the
young King of Tahiti, Yoram 111., took place in April
last, and was made a solemn and festival religious ()evasion.
The Wier, is only four years of age. His oast it at the
head of the Government dining his minority. 'f h's is a
singular circumstance, because his mother is living, and
though necessarily a personage of great influence in public
affairs, her sister, by the usage of the island, is virtually
Queen, or, as we should say, Regent. The sisters live to-
gether, with the young King, in perfect harmony. The
laws of the island, since it became Christianized, were
eztabished and promulgated about four years ago; but as
in the interval many things wanted settling, from the re-
sult of experience and unexpected circumetarces, a Parlia-
men:—the fist Parliament ever held in the South S..as—
met fe.r "the despatch of business" in February last. It
consisted of all the families related to the Kings of Tahiti
and Ein;eo, the Governors of dietricts and previnces, and
two persona chosen as Representatives by the people at large
of every district. This Parliament, it seems, in one body
comprehended the estates of Kings, Lords, and Commons,
and its proceedings were most exosuplaty. The Sexsiou
lasted nine days. Every thing submitted to consied. melon
was very fully discussed, and unanimously passel by die
whole body. Our friend rays, " I wish yen could have
seen the earnestness and calm deliberation, and g breed-
ing., displayed in this Assembly of Tatitans. They often
diff.red much in their views, and frankly expressed their
pecular opinions, but they never interrupted one another ;
and when any found that the general sentiment was in
favour of a decision comeary to their own, after the
matter had been fairly argued, they always yielded to the
majority, and the votes were thus, without exception, una-
nimous." They n nee coughed, or spat upon the 'round,
or yawned, or made a noise with sticks upon the floor, or
whispered loudly to each other, or sneered, or bawled out,
'hear him, hear him !' or made any noise whatever, indi-
cating pleasure or dictleasure—in tact, they behaved like
Christian folk."
The cotton spinners still hold out. The business of the
shopkeepers in the suburbs has in consequence been much
(ht Friday last an inqnce rite held at the Bull Inn,
Deeping-gate, by Mr. Hopkinson, Coroner for the sok,: of
Peterborough, upon the body of Robert Ehlred, who on
the preceding day poisoned hinetelf by taking a !erg- dose
of arsenic in warn, ale. Verdict—" Feta de se." It ap.
pears that the wretched man had ceetetipiated the fatal
act for a twelvemonth past, and in the agonies of death
avoseed to his wife and the people near him that he bad
" done the job." The body was (according to the late Act
of Parliament. abolishing the use or the stake and cross
roads) interred ile Maxey church-yard, but without the
service of the church, between the hours of nine and
twelve at nielit, within twenty-four hours after taking the
inquest. The deceased was .R) years of age,