The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-28 00:00:00

SCOTCH BANKS.

Sir 0. CLERK moved for a return of the number of banks
established in Scotland, hewing notes payable to bearer, distin-
guishing the chartered banks from those not chartered, and the
number of partners in such Mini*. s ate not chartered.
PRISON LAWS.
On the motion of Mr. °MILBURN, a Bill for consolidating
the Prison Laws was read the first time.
The House, having disposed of the other crdets of the day, ad-
journed at Twelve o'Clock.

MINURITIES.
Minority of Nine who voted fur Hr. flume's Amendment
Oaring, Sir T. Monk, J. D. Palmer, C. T. TIC LIARS.
11urn4tt, Sir P. Lloyd, Sa Wood, Aktorman Hobhou.w, J. C.
Maber►y, Major Knight, Rubert Webb, Colonel Hume, Joseph
Minority of Nineteen who Toted for the Meow proposed by Mr. Hume.
Burdett, Sir F. Johnson, Colonel Nugent, Lord Wilson, Sir R.
Denman, T. Knight, It. Sykes, S. Wood, Alderman
Evans, WM. Leader, W. Wane. J. A.
Griffith, T. W. Leyceater, R. Webb, Colonel TR LIAR.
Hamilton, 14 A. Mottle, Hon. W. White, 8. Flume, Joseph
Hobbouse, J, C. Monet* J. D.
COTTON.—The arrivals since our last publication have
been considerable, but the weather having been unfavour-
able, not much has been landed: 213 bales of Mobile have
been sold at 1t cents, equal to cash ; and 100 bales of
Uplands at l3i to 14 cents. cash. We continue our last
qnotations. By advicea received by the ship Leeds, from
Liverpool, to 27th there doed not appear to have been
much variation in that market.—New nil. Price Current,
Feb. 8.

PRICF:3 OF TIRITISII
Rank Stock 2)4 202
3 per Cent. Red. 'NI 77j
3 tier Cent. Cone. 774 77 71;1 j
Ditto Acct. 774 j 743 77
34per Cent.
34 per Cent. Red. 954 13
Kew 4 per Cent. 94 j

PRICES OP FOR
Brazilian Bond. 544 3
Ditto Acct. 56
Colombian Bonds
Ditto Boncb(uzu 461 76 61 6
6 I
Ditto Acct. 474 61 4 6 6.1 * 6 *
Danish Bond+ P 44
French Rentes 3 Con. 97f. 76c. 98f.
Exchange 36r. bk. 66c.
urea* Ronde
Ditto Bomb (MI) 614 17 18
Ditto Acct. In

PRIM OF SHARES VESIE:
MINIM

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Share. Paid.
Anido.Mmilsan - ClOO 40 In (110
Brill*/ Iron
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Chilifin lOO * 14 pm
Potmd. La Pas, and Perul•lan kearklatlon */0 . 6 34 dls
Heal del Monte 4OO 414 i 0 ilk par
United Mexican 5.... 40
Ditto New '
Velak Iron sad Cold ' 2/ 20 21 dila
AiIIpIANCII 00)Ria 111 111.
Palladium • 5O 2 I die

IiOX
Liverpool and blancheathe W 9 hi Opm
inisontaasnova. • • •
General Steam Naviiraliali.
Mexican
Pacific Pearl Fishery • • 50 '
Van Mance* Land Agricalbend • 100 b pn' par

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DRURY- LAN E THEItTRE.
This Evenint, TUF.IMAY, Feb. 21, Will be perforMed the
National Ballad Opera of
MALVINA.
The principal Characters by Messrs. Wallach, Sinclair, Horn Bedford,
Marley, and Flint illiam ; Nine* Stephen., Povey,, alt
After which ymniodic Exercises by II Diavolo An:o.do,
To conclude with the Farce of
JOHN BROWN.
The principal Characters by Messrs. Browne, Wallach, and Henley ; Mrs.
Marlowe, Mr.. Yates, and Mks NI .01.

COVENTIGARDENTHEA.TitE.
This Evening, TUESDAY, Feb. 28, will be iperfort6d the Comedy of
A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE.
Colonel Felgnwell, Mr. C. Kemble ; Perylwinkle, Mr. W. Farren ,
Obadiah Prim, Mr. Fawcett. Ann Lovely, Dibus*.lones.
To conclude with
THE BEGGARS' OPERA.
Peaehtim, Mr. Blanchard; Locale, Mr. Bartley; Captain Macheath,
Mudanle Westrls Filch, Mr. Meadows. Mrs. Peachhm, Mn. Davenport;
Lucy, Miss Love; Polly, Miss Paton.

The Durlor Para Gomm eticed publl.llnryesierday moraine ate qtar-
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ter paert.five

LONDON, TUESDAY, FeisnuAair 23, 1846.

The French Papers continue destitute of interest. The
Pilule of Satur:lay contains some sfieculations concerning
the designs of the Russian Government. Prom a private
letter dated Augsburg, the 25th February, the following
are extracts :

" Without pretending to be initiated into the secrets of Cabinets,
we venture to say it is almost impossible for the Emperor Nicholas
not to make war on Turkey. Besides, relying on very good autho-
rity, we do no' doubt that he has already explained himself on this
subject with the most noble frankness to another Sovereign who is
in the first rank of European Sovereigns, and to whom lie is united
by the bonds of affinity. We are obliged to believe that he has
made to the latter a confidential communication, in which he ex-
plains his present situation and the measures whirl, he is obliged
to take in order to ward off the ineonveniencies which this situa-
tion, offers, and which are of a nature to endanf!er his sacred per.
son, by making hlm run the niost perilous chances. In short we
think that the Emperor of Russia has written to the King of Prus-
sia that the temper of his army, and even the wishes of the great
majority of his people, declared so powerfully for a war with Tur-
key, that there remair•.ed for him no alternative but to descend
from the throne or to march his troops against the Ottomans. The
overture has been communicated by the King of Prussia to the other
great Powers of the Holy Alliance and to England. If negotbs.
tions are still carried on at St. Peteriburgh, it is no longer to dig-
cuss the question of peace or war, but solely to agree on the object
of a war, the success of which is not doubtful, but respetting which
it is povaible to agree in such &Manner as to prevent all Etirope
from being thrown into combustion.
" Witsare also infanta et another circtscristanee„ the importAnce
of which we can appreciate. An Austrian Diploinatiat of the first
rank, who has been at Vienna for some months, but who ghoul,'
have returned to his post six weeks ago, is detained at Vienna or ly
because he is intended for another mission, Mr which lie i l peculiarly
calculated by his great skill In business, of which he ha: already
given striking urook on many occasions ; we mean the Baron de
Munck Rellinghausen, President of the German Diet, which re-
sumed its sittings at the beginning of January ; and we know that
affairs of such importance are discussed in it as would render the
presencs of this amiable Statesman very desirable. Nevertheless he
seems to prolong his stay at Vienna indefinitely, and it is solely
because be is kept in reserve to be sent to St. Petersburgh at the de-
cisive moment, when the presence of it negotiator of the first order
will be imperiously necessary.
" The French Papers contain no news from St. Petertiburgh
subsequent to those contained in the Joilrnal de Si. Petetaburgh
of Feb. 7, received some days ago."
FRENCH FUND3.—PAitis, Fen. 24.—Pive per Cents.
35c. Three per Cents, frif. 45c: Bank stock, 2,000 f. Remiss de
Naples 71f Ztlic. Rente d'Espagne 81. Royal Spanish Loan 4fil.
Haytian Loan 7291. Exchange on London—One Mouth, 231.55 c.;
Three ditto, 25f. Anthrntique.

We have received files of American Papers to the 10th
February. The Congress had been debating the Bill for
the Improvement of the Judiciary System for a fortnight,
and the discussions had frequently gone to a great length.
The American Legislature has also been occupied in con-
sidering the propriety of sending representatives to the
Congress at Panama, which measure, although not decided
upon, the American Editors believe will c2rtainly he
adopted. The attention df the Senate has been likewise
called to the amendments in the Constitution ; upon which
subject an elaborate repoit has been made. The principal
alteration regards the elections of the President and Vice.;
President. These-papers contain articles on the financial
and commercial difficulties of this country, and a long list
of provincial bankers who have suspended their payments
is given from the London journals. we make the fol-
lowing extracts from the Neu. Tot k Daily Jrlvertiser of
February S, relative to the affairs of South America:—
' The various events which for several years have occurred to
promote the independence and improvement of South America,
have been remarkable; as the condition of those countries has been
in many cases so precarious, that it seemed as if a single adverse
turn in affairs would have produced the most fatal consemiences.
And this succession of favourable circumstances, it appears, has
not yet cedaed; for while the new states are on the point of form-
ing a mutual league, which promises to be of the utmost tin.
portance to their security and prosperity, events are transpiring in
America and Europe which materially favour their designs. The
death of the Emperor of Russia paralyzes the power of the Holy
Alliance, and leaves Spain in a condition doubly feeble and de-
plorable ; while the capture of Montevideo, and the new revolt in
Brazil, if the late reports are continued, will place Don Pedro
entirely on the defensive, and probably result in joining his sub.
jests to the cause of the Republicans.
Under such happy auspices will the Congress assemble at
Panama; and its deliberations and measures will have great
weight, particularly if they receive the additional sanction of di-
plomatic agents from the United States, of which there now seems
to be little doubt. The opinions of men are already so extensively
enlisted in their favour in all quarters of the world, that these new
states are rapidly progressing in a bloodless moral triumph, in
spite of all the physical power of Europe.
" By an arrival from Colombia, we are put to possession of
Bogota papers to the 22th December, and a Carthagcna Gazette of
the 7th January.
" The Congress was to meet in a few days, and the Editor of
the Cultslit name! speaks bf the Session en one that is likely to
prove uncommonly interesting and important. The choice of a
Vice-President will devolve upon the national legislature, its time
people have made no choice ; and this appointment may well be
regarded as one of no small consequence. while Bolivar, who has
again been elected into the Chief Magistracy, continue* to be occu-
pied out of the country.
" The Itnancialsystem of Colombia is still considered as very
imperfect, and it is presumed that measures will be taken in the
ensuing Session to introduce a thorough reformation into that
branch of afairs. It is said that tin representation lies ever yet
been made to the public, of the aetual situation of the country
with regard to its pecuniary resources and expenditure, and no
system proposed calculated to draw from one a supply for the other.
" New civil and criminal codes arc also found necessary, al.
though some of the nutst striking defects of the old Spanish legis-
lation have been removed. Committees w ;-e appointed the last
year to prepare such codes for deliberation in the comirg Session ;
and it is presumed that they will be brought up, as well ss the
subject of organizing the army ang4, improving the public prisons,
promoting the interior novigation of the country, etc, &A,
" The Bogota papers complain (tithe want of an efficient police in
the capital. Two or three attempts at robbery and assassination
had been made within a few days, but no arrests had taken place.
Nt:w YORE, FEBRUARY In.

" CoLostnia.—We have received by the'ship Canton, from
cartbigena. Bogota ripens to 29 inclusive, but do not obaetve
anything of irencrnt interest. The paper of the latest date con-
tains soros etlitmial remarks on the subject of the approaching sea•