The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-27 00:00:00

so opp osed, the machinations of the creatures of the Spa-
nish Court will have little avail. By the Lady East, ar-
rived from India, accounts are received to the 9th of
April ; but as that date is only two days later than the
overland despatch alr,•ady received, she is not the bearer of
any news. The private letters do not state any thing new
as regards the political state of India.
By letters from Vienna, dated the 15th August, it appears
that. the Metalliques had suffered a depression of two per
cent. by the failure of a large money operator of that city,
of the name of CALLA m ; the effect, however, was only
temporary, as, at the close of the market, they had re-
covered their price.
In the Foreign Market there has been but a very small
share of business. The forged letter appears to have damped
theardour of the speculators, who seem apprehensiveof some-
: thing turning up to the disadvantage of the South Ame-
rican S2curities, or else Mexican Six per Ccnt. Bonds, with
the name of BARIsn attached to them as agent, are surely
worth more than their present price. Mr. DAVIES is still
using every endeavour to discover the trick ; but, up to
this.period, without effect. It appears, from a communi-
cation which has been made to him from the gentlemen
themselves, (for there were two who came by the Havre
packet to Portsmouth,) that neither of them put any letter
into the Post-office, of which circumstance they have given
their most positive denial. Mexican Bonds today have
not fluctuated one per cent., and their closing price
was from 6ta to 6l Colombian were barely mentioned,
but appear at 35} to Chilian Bonds have shown the
greatest fluctuation, having been done as low as 37. At
the close of the market, however, they had gained some
friends, and might be found at from 39 to 41. In Greek,
Spanish, and in Shares, the market was very heavy at the
quotations of yesterday.
The Colonial Market has been exceedingly heavy to-
day, and some sales of both Sugar and Coffee have taken
place at somewhat lower prices tlem last week. Whether
this proceeds from the circumstance of some large holders
having grown tared by delay in the sales lately, or from the
check that the trade has experienced within the last few
days on the Continent, we are unable to say : it is not,
however, apprehended that the effect is likely to be more
than temporary.
Exchanges are still a shade lower to-day, with a super-
abundance of money.

•
Lisbon Gazettes to the 17th instant were received
yesterday morning. They contain numerous congratu-
latory addresses to the Princess Regent on the establishment
of the Constitutional Charter, with her answers to them,
which, howtver, present nothing very remarkable. It
appears from these papers that a vigorous exercise of its
authority is still found necessary on the part of the Go-
vernment to guard against the designs of the disaffected.
Mention is made of soldiers and militia men who bad de-
serted returning to their duty • but we observe that various
ordinances have been issued to dismiss the Mayors of different
towns from their situations in consequence of having failed
to compel due observance of the Constitutional Charter, and
being supposed to favour its opponents. In making arrange-
ments for the meeting of the Chambers, we find that a decree
has been put forth, appointing short-hand writers to them.
The proceedings against the parties implicated in the crime
of rebellion are directed by the Princess Regent to be accele-
rated as much as possible. This may be scund policy, but
it would seem to he dictated by the conviction that exam-
ples were deemed necessary to awe the malcontents into
submission. Our impression on this subject is not a little
strengthened by a notice from the General Police Office, in
which the Superintendent of Police prohibits nightly as-
semblages and serenades in the streets and squares of
Lisbon, and which, he says, however plausible the pretence
for them, must positively be discontinued. We arc inclined
to infer from this, that it is apprehended the seditious.
under colour of meeting for purposes of amosement, are
expected seriously to endanger the peace of the capital.
The following are extracts:—
LISBON, SgPT.._B.

A Junta composed of the Cardinal Patriarch, and 'of the Mar-
nuisses tie Valenea, Borba, Oihr,o, and Pombal„ of Counta
de
obidos Dos Arcos tie Linhares, and Mesquitella, and of the Bishop
of Viso), has been appointed by the Regent to determine the cere-
monies which are to preemie and accompany the meeting of the
Chambers, and the articles which are to verve as the bat= of the
internal regulations of the House of Peers.
- Another decree relates to the appointment of short-hand writers
to the tuo Chambers.

SEPTF.MBER 15.
The Gazette prints, by superior commend. the woe-ceilings in the
King's Bench on the affair of a libel on the 31,trquis de Palmella.
SEPTEMBER. 16.

The accounts from the provinces are satisfactory.
Letters from Vienna, of the 17th August, hare been received,
which state that the Infant Don Miguel continues to enjoy perfect
health.
The last bulletin of the health of the Princess Regent, dated
Cintra, Sept. 12. is favourable.
The George IV. steam-boat, Capt. Black, haring on board Mr.
Jolitfe and several passcngets, arrived in the tort of Lisbon on the
sth of September, having made the voyage from London in six
days.
Extract of a letter from the Agents of Lloyd's at Smyrna,
addressed to the Secretary, dated August 19, 1826 :—" It
is agreeable to learn that two ships of war had sailed for
this station. The Ariadne is said to he arrived at Malta.
His Majesty's ships Cambrian and Brisk are in port. The
Rose gave convoy to the Scamauder to the Dardanelles, and
is expected to return here. We have no news of the Se-
ringapatam since sailing on the Sth instant for Thermic.
'There is yet much need of a greater number of small
cruisers in the Archipelago ; and we may observe that
since the Rose came in, three weeks ago, there does not ap-
pear to be any ship of war cruising near Cape !loco, and
in the other passages (where pirates are the most nu-
merous), to protect vessels bound upwards, unless the
Seringapatam and Rose have taken their station there
lately. Convoy may be appointed next week to the Ma-
tilda for London, anti the Levant, Star, anti Albion, for
Liverpool, nearly ready. A sailor was brought from Tino
last week, in a Sardinian ship of war, who reports he was
one of the crew of a Genoese vessel, La Perla, loaded at
Gibraltar for this port, and attacked withinihe entrance of
this Gulf by a Greek schooner, who, after some resist.
ane:‘, cart ied the Genoese vet-sel, and put all the crew to
death, excepting this man, saved by the Grrek Cats!ain.
The prize has been carried into Hydra. This horrible
story not being as yet supported by other evidence than
that of the sailor who escaped, it is to be hoped it may not
be true, though for the present it is to be believed. The
Capi:an Paella has yet done nothing against Samos, not-
withstanding daily demonstrations of an attack."
There are now two of the New York packet-ships due,
the Panthea anti the Columbia. The Silas Richards will
sail ta-day, should the wind be favourable.—Liverpool
The Hannah, from Lima, has arrived at Creolchaven ;
sailed in company with the Ayacucho, which touched at
Deal a few weeks ago. It is stated that the Hannah has
on board fifteen tons of silver, on tnerchants' account.
She is not to sail from Crookhaven but with a fair wind.—
ARK ABLE OCCURRENCE.—The following is an ex-
tract of a letter from an English gentle:llan, now on his re-
turn from Italy, dated Turin, S2pt.lo:
" Let we reenact to you a curious eircirmstatire:—Two English
gentlemen. travelling from Genoa to Turin, were stopped by a body
of brigands, twelve or fourteen in number; being all ruined. re-
sir ance was useless; they were pluodered of all they possessed,
and actually left • en rhemi.ye.' After bidding the gentlemen adieu,
with the utmost politeness, the brigands retired to divide their
spoil, which consisted of their wardrobe, 4,000 francs in gold, and
two bottles of Le Roy: the quality of the first bottle. marked
No. 1, being that of a violent purgative, and No. 2 an emetic
one spoonful of each being a full dose. Totally ig,lorant of the
nature of either bottle, it was considered ardent spirit; and brandy
(like in tincture of rhubarb) forming a principal part, it was
drunk by the band ! The result I need tor relate—one died of the
effects, others cr4wled home, hut two exhaust-11 rascals were
caught, tried. last week here, and will be executed on Thursday
next."
ECONOMICAL. LAMP.—Take a stick of phosphorus, put
it into a large dry phial, not corked, and it will afford a
light sufficient to discern any object in a room. The phial
should be kept in a cool place, where there is no great
current of air, and it will continue its luminous appearance
for more than twelve months. What a treasure would
this Lave bozo to the Vestals of old !