The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-12 00:00:00

DUrelf PAPERS.

The Dutch rapers of Saturday reached us yesterday:-
IL►oyr, OCT. 6.
In consequence of the application of the States-fieneral to the
Ring, to take into consideration the distressed state of Agriculture,
his Majesty, by an order of the 3d of this month, decrees that,
awaiting the regulations to he proposed to the States-General to
the limitation of the importation of foreign grain, all nu:sorter., of
wheat, rye, barley and mite, ground or unwound, shall from this
time, besides paying the import duties, give security for the pay-
ment of such higher duties as may be tixed by the law respecting
importation, in the same manner as if the importation hail taken
place after the enactment of the law, :Ale. yep last on
wheat, 10f. on rye, 7f. Mk. on barley, and 4f. 5Cc. besides the
per restage for the Syndicate.
This measure is adopted, that, as the state of agriculture requires
immediate relief, the proposed regulations may nut be rendered
fruitless, at least for a time, by an extraordinary importation.

BATAVIA, MAT 11
The Eurydice frigate, with the Governor-tteneral on board. ac-
companied by the Syren and Swallow, and die Doert:a. arrived on
the 4th of 31areb, in the Ilay of Ami'myna, where his Excellency
was received with all the honours due to his rank, by 31. Van
Merkue, Governor of the Mohicans. His Excellency afterward*
visited several of the othet islands. It is observed. that help the
Hovernor-Gentral that has visited the Moluccas since Van Die-
men (1031._

On the 18th of April, his Eacellency left Ambnyna. and five
days after arrived at llanda, just at the moment that the terrihk
volcano, Onenong Api, opened a new crater, and threw out clouds
of smoke and as)es, though withaut etching any apprehensions of
immediate dancer.

Colonel liaaf, Resident at Petlang, in Sumatra, died on the 17th
of April.
On the 13th of this month there was a violent shock of an earth-
quake at Magellan, in the lletiilency of Nadel. The thermotmter
was ut 78 deg., the atmosphere foggy and calm.

DANISH' ASIATIC COMPANY.

COPENIISOAN, SEPTENIT:Eit 28.

The following is the result
the Asiatic Company, held on the 23d of this month :-
1. A letter from some Jewish proprietors was read, who pro-
tested against the meeting, because it was their New Year's Day,
and they could not attend. No notice was taken of this protest.
t. It was stated, that of the 961.1 bonds, at 1,0911 Dutch florins.
which constitute the Dutch debt, MI hail been bought in by the
e patty; that the holders of the other 2.10 wished to retain them
at 4 per cent. interest, instead of ti per cent. which has hitherto
been paid. Nothing was stated respecting the Ilni.outt dollars de_
posited in 181 S, with the Dutch Government in Meat ia.
3. It was resolved not to uttilt-aake any new expedition ( the last
having been attended with considerable loss) till more favourable
circumstances should arise. _

The claim of the Company on the English Government,
for the loss sustained at the taking of Seratupore, was
stated at 8,335,162 Hz dollars.--Homburg.i Puitt.r.

The Emperor of Russia arrived at Tambow on the
7th ult.

Prince Goslotsky, who is well known for his diplomatic
missions, is now at Berlin, and has been often incited to
his Majesty's table.
M. Chassetian, who was sent to Colombia as the Com-
missioner of the French Government, his returned to Paris.
—Cionalitutionnel.

Major-General Turner has embarked on hoard the Mar-
quis of Iluntly transport, and sailed from CUMS on Friday
to assume the government at Sierra Leone.
His Majesty's ship. Iris, having witnessed the capture
of *tiara, by the Turks, immediately sailed to the north-
ward of that island, and picked up one hundred and
fifty-two Greek women and children, who would otherwise
have perished.
From the agents to Lloyd's at Malta, dated Sept. 4:—
" The Pacha of Egypt's expedition against the Greeks
sailed from Alexandria on the 13th, 17th, loth, and 19th
July, consisting of about 19S ves,% Is, including the slips
hired to transport the troops, must of them British; and
we may mention, that should they fall in with any Greek
vessels, will uu doubt be expose(' to capture. The Mary
Ann, Scott, will sail this evening for London; and the
Doris, White, for Zante."
Voi.ostsi LoArc.—The half-yearly dividend, due"
on the Ist November :text, en the bonds issued by the
Hon. Manuel Jose Ilurtado. will he paid on that and every
succeeding clay, at tile counting-house of Messrs. Herring,
Graham, and Powkw, Ni,g :t, Freeman's-court, l'orulaill,
between the hours of ten and three o'clock. The dividend
warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order, are to be
left one day previous, for examiratton.