The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-08 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

Accounts from the Cape of Good Hope 144 received
yesterday to the 11th June • the intelligence is important.
An Order in Council from England had been received in
that colony, which has thrown the inhabitants into the
greatest consternation. The paper money in circulation
was in rix dollars at 4s each. The order from England is
,that the payment for this currency is to be made in new
coin, at the rate of one shilling and sixpence for each rix
dollar. The alarm was so great that the inhabilints had
proceeded to the Governor, praying him to stay the order
in Council, as they thought the British Government :lad
been misled. his Excellency stated that his orders were
peremptory, and he accordingly issued the proclamation.
Immediately on the receipt of this intelligence in the City,
the merchants met to deliberate on the subject. The next
arrival from the Cape will bang the memorial of the inha-
bitants. The general meeting was to take place on the
13th of June.

The following is the Proclamation of the Governor with
the public notice:—
ORDINANCE

Of his Excellency the Governor in Council, for making British
Silver Money a legal tender in discharge of all Debts due to In-
dividuals and to Government, at the rate of one shilling and six-

pence for each paper rix dollar.
Whereas his Majesty's Government has determined to establish
the British currency as the circulating medium of all the Colonial
possessions of the Crown, and has further been pleased to order
and direct that the Briti.lt silver money shall be a legal tender in'
this Colony, in discharge of all debts due to individuals and to the
public, at the rate of one shilling and sixpence for each paper rix
dollar, and so in proportion for any greater or less sum.
Ilia Excellency the Governor in Council is pleased to enact and',
declare, that from and after the date of this Proclamation or Ordi-
nance. British Silver Money shall be a legal tender in this Colony,
in discharge of all debts due to individuals and to the public, at the
rate of one shilling and sixpence for each paper rix-dollar, and so
in proportion for any greater or less sum.
His Excellency in Council has in consequence issued the neces-
sary instructions that a table or scale shall be printed forthwith,
apezifying the relative value of the paper rix-dollar. and el all the
lesser proportions thereof, 'with British money, in order to regulate
the payment of the established Government duties, fees, &c. until
such time as new schedules of duties, &c. shall be made out.
The Governor in Council is further pleased to order and direct,
that from and-after the 31st of December next all Heads of De-
partments in this Colony, and all other Civil Servants therein,
shall render their accounts in British money : and that all contracts
entered into, or purchases effected by the Civil Departmzots, for
the Public Service, after that date, shall also be made in British
money.
And that no person may plead ignorance hereof, this will be
published and affixed in the usual tranner.

!int! save the King!,

(liven at the Cape of Good Hope, this th day of June, 1825,
By command of his Excellency the Governor,
(Signed) R. PLASKET,
Secretary to Government.
By order of the Coancil,
(Signed) P. 0. BRING,
Act. Clerk of the Council.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Commissariat, Cape of Good Hope,
Cape Town, Bth June, 1826.
Notice is hereby given, to such persona as may be desirous of
tendering rix dollars for bills of Exchange, drawn at thirty days'
sight, by Assistant Commissary-General /I eweteon, upon the Right
Honourable the Lords Contmtssioners of his Majesty's Treasury,
that on Wednesday in each week, commencing the 15th instant, at,
twelve o'clock. Bills will be granted at this office, in exchange for
the same, at the fixed rate (according to instructions which have
been received from their Lordships), of a bill of 100!. sterling, for
every 103!. in papa mix-dollars, computing each rix.dollar as equi.
valent to one shilling and sixpence British sterling money.
The tenders to be sent in any time prior to the hour specified.
and to express the respective amounts in whicit the parties may wish
their bills to be drawn, observing that to bills will be granted but
for sums of even hundreds, from one hundred and upwards.
The following are extracts from the papers :
[From the South elfricaa Chronick of June I.]
By the last arrivals from Batavia, we learn that the Sultan of
Palembang had commenced hostilities against the Dut-h Govern.'
ment at Palembang. but was defeated with considerable loss, and
his father was a prisoner, and sent to Batavia.
[From the Cape Town Paper, June 4.1
His Majesty's ship Sarnarang, Captain Dunn, arrived in Si-
mon's Bay, from England, on Tuesday last, having on board
forty thousand pounds in British silver, and two hundred pounds
in copper coin, consigned to the Commissariat Department, for the
puhhe service on this station. _

We have the pleasure of announcing the safe return of his
Majesty's Dockyard cutter, York, whose t nn.arrival for some
time caused conbidernble uneasiness. The York reached Port
Natal after a passage of seventeen days, from Simon's Bay. The
party now at Natal consists of Messrs. Farewell and Tynn, four
other Europeans, three Hottentots, and several Caffres. They
have formed an establishment on the north side of the harbour,
near the watering place. Their habitations consist of three small
houses, and several huts built with earth and rushes. Tbey are
upon the most friendly terms with the natives, and have the pro-
tection of Chaka, the King, who professes great respect for white
people.

C•THOLIC INTOLERANCE.--A letter from Rouen, dated
the 2d of September, contains the following details :
" My wife was delivered of a son on the 6th of July last.
The intended godfather and godmother were then upwards
of 200 leagues from Rouen. It was necessary to await
their arrival before the baptism of the infant could take
place. They came on the 26th and 27th of August, and it
was decided that the ceremony should be performed on the
following Monday, the 49th. The curate being absent, we
applied to the vicar, and at eight in the morning the child
was carried to the church, accompanied by the godfather,
the godmother, the mother, and several other relations.
It was baptized without any remark. I should observe
that the child is very robust, and appears to be four months
old. The vicar must have seen that he was more than
eight days of age. We went to have the baptism registered.
I The vicar asked what was the child's age? lie was told
that it was born on the 7th of July. Without any further'
inquiry or preambie, he turned towards the parties prestnt,
and said—l have a painful duty to perform ;itis to ex-
communicate the father and mother of the child. The
godfather asked in virtue of what law ? The vicar teplied
that he acted in pursuance of a pastoral letter of the Arch-
bishop, by which all parents arc excommunicated who,
within eight days after the birth of a child, do not have it
baptized. But, said the godfather, this child has bad the
water cast upon him. No matter, replied the vicar, I can-
not help that. I must execute the order. The party then
withdrew."

In the different ports of France there arc twelve vessels
bound for llayti, that will sail between the present day
and the 20th inst.

According to an account published in the Official Gazette
of Norway, the Rerctine of that Kingdom in 1821 ex-
ceeded the expenses by the sum of 70,000 rix-dollars in
silver, and 133,000 rix-dollarc in bank paper. In conse-
quence, the government has deposited the sum of 150,000
rix-dollars in the bank of Not way.
The Stocktulni Gar.cite of the '23d ult. contains the re-
markable and afflicting news that the Veterinary Surgeon
to the stud at Stanisholtn, having opened the body cf a
horse which died of a contagious disorder, caught the in-
fection and died.

A soldier named Penis Sengis was lately condemned, at
Lille, to two years' imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 16
francs, with costs of the proceeding, for having publicly
shouted the seditious cries of " Vire l'Empereur—Vivo
Napoleon IL—Vire le Roi de Rome."—French Paper.
LlVEnvooi. Mait..—The alteration in the arrival of the
north mail, which took place a few weeks ago, must, we
think, be found extremely inconvenient to the mercantile
community of Livcrpoo!. That mail now arrives a little
before nine in the morning, and the letters are delivered
at a quarter before ten :—the office opens at half-past eight
for the delivery of letters from London and the other parts
of the country, and Ireland ; so that individuals are sub-
ject to the great inconvenience of having to send a second
time to the pest-office. Scl are aware that the alteration
is a great accommodation to the inhabitants of Edinburgh;
hut we trust means will immediately be adopted to secure
the arrival of the mail at least an hour earlier, so that the
letters may be here in time for the first delivery.--Liver-
pool Advertiser.
A Paper was prlblished in 1711, called Tim GROWLE/t.
—True to the assumed character, this modern Diogenes
snarled at the vices and follies of the day. One of his sub-
jects is the M cr.cLus. who are thus introduced: " Alas!
a handsome young mercer cannot carry on his business
with any reputation without an embroidered coat to stand
at the au op-door in, to invite in his customers."

WIT OF Milt FORF.TATIIFIIB.—The peace of 1713 gave
great satisfaction to the citizens; and the proclamation of
it was honoured with the usual State c.:remonies, the re-
sponses of shouts and bout'. res, and with general illumina-
tions. Aldhon,h many eccentric nictbods may have been
taken by individuals to express theirjoy,onc only of those has
been recorded, which was the thought of the keeper of the
Spread Eagle Inn, in Graccelturch-strect, who advertised
one altillin; tickets for a Pr•cm pudding, nine fat in
lengift, (went v. it'ci:es trradn, Mud rix igc.4rt drep.