The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-24 00:00:00

with that degree of coterideration in which they observe
our Government to he held by their own. Any one who
has travelled on the Continent of Europe, even withont any '
of those pretearriona to nobility or • puletice which secure re-
spect without any national consideration, must have per-
reited how much more respectfully the bearer of an Eng-
lish passport le treated than those of most other countries.
The reason is obvious: our Government watches over its
subjects—Foreign Governments respect ones—their police
treat British subjects accordingly, and the people them-
sebes regulate their conduct towards us on the same prin-
ciples. It is therefore of high importance to the commer-
cial interests of this countrs that the insolence of the Sore-
miens of Asia Amid be repressed: and no course could be
more effectual for this purpose titan the Invasion of the
Burman Empire. justified, as it has been, by their en-
croachments on mi. It will even tend to soften the tone of
the Chinese, when they sees Power so close to them, and
sn formidable in their estimation, humbled, as it in all
probability will be, by the successes of the British arms.
Ther tuition of the Dutch. and the Islands connected
w;th our Indian empire, would now naturally come under
consideration ; but our limits have already been exceeded,
and we shall confine ourselves to two important countries
onnected in some degree with our Indian empire—we
mean Arabia anal Egypt. The East India Company has
already had occasion to send troops to both these quarters,
and has by this means shewed the practicability of taking
share is any combinations which may be made to bear on
Turkey. The possibility of Egypt falling under French
ielluence, especially if it should continue to make
advances in civilization as it has lately done, can never be
toe much deprecated, *ad would be pregnant with the most
fatal consequences ter the English commerce with the East.
It is therefore of the utmost importance to spew the Pacha
of Fe;ypt on how many sides we have it in our power to
injure him, as well as to convince him of the advantage to
be derived from continuing on good terms with us. Should
our army before Bhartpore soon find itself disposable, it
would be of very great weight in any negotiation which we
may have to enter into with Men Ear T, in order to procure
the recall of the Egyptian troops from Greece, or for any
other purpose. In fact, the concurrence of events which
has placed so great a force in the north-west of India, if
not the result of combinations, is at least a very fortunate
circumstance, of Which our Ministers will not be backward
in taking advantage, whenever it may be found necessary
and practicable to do so. The Pacha of Egypt himself has
not neglected to carry his views to India. He has lately
appointed the Sheik A BDOOLL A, a well known Mohamme-
dan merchant, as his agent at Calcutta, to superintend his
commerce there and to attend the levees and durbars in
the Government House. It would seem probable from
this that it is his intention in future to extend, if possible,
his direct trade to Italia; and his attempts to do so must
be watched with the greatest jealousy by this country.

CITY, SATURDAY EVENING.

The great holiday among the Jews to-day caused the
business on the Stock Exchanges to be very dull in the
early part of the morning. On their return from the
Synagogue some transactions were entered into, but, as
might be expected, late on Saturday they were by no
mesns extensive. To give effect to them, alarming riots
at Manchester were announced, and reports of the crossing
the Pruth by the Russians, together with the general dis-
tress of the country. were circulated with the most deter-
mined assiduity. These rumours had the effect of de-
pressing Consols to 79 ; hut as the efflves of them wore
away, they rallied and left off at 79/. The new Scrip
was not so buoyant to-day, although it 'till continues to
be a good deal sought after. It was reported at pm.
A good deal of bustle was apparent in South American
Securities in the latter part of the day, and a general im-
provement has taken place in them. Colombian Bonds
were 434; Mexican 6 per Cents. 644; and Peruvian
Bonds, after touching 33, left off at 314; Greek Bonds
were steartrat 144, as were Spanish ditto at 74 8.
The Share Market becomes more deserted every day,
and the quotations in it necessarily decline.
Exchequer Bills were 10s. premium.