The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-02-17 00:00:00

. r CAS nocaraGtl to E.ll dated
I'. r:s, December 10, 1818. In these payers all the
.I.'ied Sovereigns profess their earnest des. re for the
roily, complete, arid entire sbalition of the. Slave
Trade; lint onfortanately fur the cause of huierinity
that Erect nhject has not been yet attained. In the
;ccferrTMe bi twreui the live Allied Powers, held eit
Nuveniber 19, 1818, " Lord
..iCILEREAtaI expressed his sincere regret that
repent reiniaii hail not brought about it mort
'• c:sisr result fir 'he timid success of the abolition;
••• r. s .!erectly applicable
si tepressiiiii of the crud shores by which the
commerce liar hitherto eluded and bos-
omed the neer-ions already agreed upon, and the
anti regulations already in force iii various
4tater ;" and in the concluding renew:tide of leis
Lordship's disrrich to Earl BATNUItSt, dated
1./ecember 10, 1818, which completer the series
of the present porters, his Lordship adds, " Vpoit
the whole, my Lord, whilst I cannot give you
:miles of any immediate progress, I venture, never-
theless, to indulge a sanguine expectation, that if
the object be pursued with the same persevering and
conciliating temper on the part of Gre,t Ili mein,
whirl: has already achieved so much fur thee cause
or the abolition, the French Government may he
blinglit, at no disbud period, to unite their snarl
evertions with those of the other Allied Pulver's, for
the rapprersion of the illicit Slave Trade, under the
modified regulations submitted for this purpose to
the Plenipotentiaries assembled at Aix-Is-Chu.

RANK 'Thgests.—lt may hr necessary to remind
the pishlte, the period limited (by the Art of Paths-
rood pa•srd last Session) for pet itiittitioc the i• eeisit
of flank dollars acid tokens to payment for taxes,
done., stamps, Ste. will expire on the sth of April
next ; suri that the Receivers General will not ac-
cept them in pa) went from the Collectors of Taxes
slier that period.
It at said in a Paris Paper, that Generals MA/LAW-
SON and SOULT are placed on the list of ►uperior
officers on active service, and disposable.
A numerous meeting of the Burgesses was held
yrsterday forenoon in Freemasons' Hall, at which it
•,es unanimously resolved to petition Parliament,
puling lot au improvement iu the present system
of Edimbr rg Paper.)
Colonel FOLTY is expected to be chosen Member
for Drolly:id', in the room of the Hun. A N [MEW
FOLEY, deceased. . . . .

Friday next the ports will be shut 'grind the im-
prirtation of foreign wheat fur hurtle consumption,
but will remain open fur every other descript 1111 l of
grain. They eminot open before the f2ld of
!Wiry ; the importation of sit other grain will still
continue Gar.

Very striou% apprehensions are entertained for the
►afety of the Berwickshire packet, D.i Y, which
smiled front Bristol, tdtli of January, for Waterford,
Las out since brew heard of. She was exposed
to the tremendous gate iu which the 7/a►quis of
Angkor, Packet sufe►ed so much. We lament to
add, that she had tarty paspengers nn hoard. among'
whim were two Colour,* in the Army, one of thew
with hi, lady and several children.
The Amphitrite, JEW/LIN,' friar St. M rimers
fir Bristol, was wrecked on Thursday m 611,, in
Barnstaple Bay.
Advice* hive been received by the L.eewa►d
bland, mai!, from Moittuo's army in the Caw-
vas, up to the :Bth December, at which period no
rogagement had taken place. Bouvaa still re-
si.ritiril at Angostura.
Letters received from Barbacises so the middle of
Jaiiutery, state, that the Tartar, from this country,
hart arrived safe out at Oroonoku, with troops. It
will he recollected, that four vessels lately sailed
f out the Haver with troops, and the Tartar is die
tot that his arrived.

The whole of the Appeals of the Earl of EGLINs
tox's Iterifrewshire Annuitants to the House of
Lords, respecting their qualifications to vote in the
Election of a Member of Parliament for the County,
hove been remitted back to the Court of Session
with imtructiohs. It was in °neat those cases, that
the Lott n CUANCELLOa with so much 'mist defined
the true meaning of political rutlinc.
The ii.liabitaots of the melmpulisi are much in-
added to those reirpectable and puhlic•spiiitesl is.
ilivnluals who have brought to their atiention the
rktreuie niequulty of the duty on roads. 11 is u
writer that comes home to every lire-side." It
is a hearth tux of a most singular kind, in which
the pour man of London pays, out only fur himself,
hut for six or eight other lame melt m other parts
of the kingtinni; and the manufacturer of Luialuri
contributes to light the furuace of six or eight other
ulairofacturers, trim are actually ha cutup:taut. in
tr.o.ie.
line hundred new cotton apMiireiz, manufactories
ar.t erecting at Manchester nisi us virntily.
Monday morning 11.1 r. CARLII.E, of Fleet-
-07 eel. Wit. hbrr.tlrd from Newest.-. by gibing bard
at JiaJirea' Chambers, in the indictment by the
Sucre,* fur the Suppression of Vls-e.
'Chem are between 4e awl Sae female cauviets iti
,:t.sgate under sentence of transpernamm, awl
p 1111 now Labels up to convey them to Botany
!;4y saw will sail early to the storing. This vessel
. i • mat a Commissioner deputed by (suveriiment
Ma present ...lie of the Colony, arid
•••1). munch coometed with It; lie .• to be invested
r.th nor orOat ample powei• It, inquire 11110 tine II-
Noun of the cucriicts the state of trade. mallufec-
tr4r, cosec deice, &c. He is to return as speedily
. wurs•ihle with his report.
ftrtruordneary quirk sailiag.—The Cornet, Leith
▪ ('alit. T. Alleevitai., soled from Leith on
Fairy last, at half-past five o'clock in the after-
wit, awl arrived at Miller'. Wharf, London, on
clay at own o'clock, having performed her voyage
othout 6qo mars to less than 45 hours. being the
yelest prosue tyre before wade.
A geiltlrman, aallbad FAANICLIN, has wider_
herr, uri W.thiesday, to drive a tandem ma the
•1141doti road lit miles in one hour. with heroes
l'orsfide Isis own property. He engages to taro
hi.li horses if they break out of a trot, and be is to
city his giumn.

CUTLrnL4LL. T,,.,
MY, Pn. la.
ri, the istatier of sNd ICTLI.T.
late bankers at Pertsneeseth.

This morning, as souti as the CI
their IIIV;411,
_ _

Mr. WsLug, as Counsel for Mr. Minebin, con-
phoned that the most calumssious whir/errs had
gone abroad and bettio dispatched to Portansouth,
respecting the 'proclamat 00000 issued against Mr.
Alitichits on Saturday last. Ile now held in hie
hand an order from the Lord Chancellor. rtlitvitig
Mr. Nbischiss from the effect of that proclamal ;
mod he had al.'s authority to state, that neither in
law, nor in effect. could it have operated upon
(tie. !Mins-hits, who hail been present belisre the
Commissioners in ten nibbles after the time when
the proclamation was made. It hail been calumni-
ously asserted, that Mr. Minchin had ran otf, and
carried away all his property. Mr. Alitichin was
pre-cut. and ready and anxious to meet the most
serntilliting inquiry into all the transactions in
which lie hail been engaged. It hail been even
said, that he kid appropristed to his own oar bills
intrusted to him for a particulv, purpose. Let the
persona come forward and attempt to substantiate
such a fact; they could nut, and dared not. 'rise
Learned Gentleman then, at some length, defend-
ed Air. Alinchiti from the calamities which, lie al-
leized, had been tittered aping him. Ile went
into a history or that gentlemen's private property,
at.4l stated the sacrifice which he felt he had made
by the councilman. There were, in fact, •oiets to
the amount 4461,0004 to meet claims of 9-23,000/.
indepelident of the sums which would lie realized
out of 56.0001. bad anti doubtlnl debts. Was this,
lie would ask, a state of things to justify the
cal •us assertion, that the bank could
not pay 10s. iii the pound ? In answer to the
chalet that the batik hall traded without capital,
lie alluded to the great profits on their trade. which
of itself created a Eapital—the luau of 48,0001.
from Mr. Godwin, and repeated advances made us
orension required by Mr. Alinchin, and of course
withdrawn as they became unnecessary. They had
lust by no adventure or speculation, they had out
traded or speculated upon any other people's
money, and the only loss the creditors could even-
tually endure would be in the mirecovered fair
'nuking debts due to the firm, Ile stated that the
immediate shock which led to the bankruptcy was
the refusal of Mastertnan's house to discount bills
according to promise, and though they had large
funds in their hands. 'The bills so returned had
only gone back the night before Mr. Alinchiii ar-
rived its town with ample funds to deposit at Mos-
termah's, who were now to fact creditors to the
rotate. lie then explained several nems in the pli-
cate account of Mr. Minchitt, and also the circum-
stance of the mistake between the alumna in the
calendar mid the cancelled notes, which had, it was
clear, occurred by error only in the course of some
years of business antecedent to the years 1812 sod
1913. He cosidemited, its the strongest and most
unequivocal terms, the attempt that had hero made
to excite a prejudice against Mr. Alnichin, who was
there, and invited the moat iiiquisitorial scrutiny
into the whole of his affairs. All is desired was,
that the inquiry should be open and unmasked, mid
out made with insinuations mud whispers.
Mr. AluaTatinc., us reply, observed, that the
assignees cast sits imputation upon Mr. Slitichin—
all they wanted was to proceed in a fair, open, and
candid inquiry. which, lie trusted. would end in
the most satisfactory manner fur that Gentleman.
Ale. Alisichin then underweist a long examination,
which was adjourned until the '47th inst.

The Countess of ESSEX had a select fashionable
party on Monday evening, at her house in Hill-
street, Berkeley-square.
FRANCIS GLANVILI.L. Esq. entertained the
Earl of ST. GERSI•INs, and a select party, )ester.
day, at his house in Welheck-street.
JOH:4 DENT, Esq. will give a grand entertain-
ment on 51onday next, to the Duke of YORK, and
a large party of distinguished perso..ages, at his
house in Hertford-street, May-fair.
At the late grand party given by the Dowager
Marchioness of LANSDoWN, the amusements com-
menced aaih an instrumental concert, conducted
by Signor ANDROGETTI. There went Peters;
amateur performers present, among whom were the
Hon. Nlistes WHOTTESLET amid GIEFARD. [lad
the PuiscE REGENT beeu iu town, his Royal
Highness would have been present.

The. cuinpaily jut luili d several Futeigu Princes; Dukes
Secs Ceihis, and Lawn, Spinelli; Declass of Argyll;
klarshiusnsa of Salisbury; EArhi IVisickilsea, Lauderdale,
Stair, I .inirrirk,Wesisnin land and Itoseberry; General Bligb;
Colonel Fisatliireirce ; Muses Sheridau. Wrottrbley, dirt,
Fit:Clarence., Ilarbeelun, hock; Pall, &c. &c.

Preparations are makilig at Bushy Ptak, for the
recrptiots of the Duke awl Duchess of CLARENCE,
whore grrivei iu LugNUJ 10 expected the begioutieg
of the utxt Illuittil.—( Evening Paper.)
Mr. Smartt, Suwon, who has beru assistant to
Mr. CLINg fur the 1:1-t sevrotteu years, is removed
bow Vellum-place, to %u.

There was a faint cry yet.terrldy of "10 Lamb,"
at Covew-gaideu, awl, what is roost extrachtlinury,
IL Caine hum d Itw hungry Men.
The Gr.:tire of 1.14 night notices the return to
Yarliuurut ut Sir WILLIAM CURTIS, fur the 80.
rough ref

A letter from Naples. to which credit may be
attached, falsthes the accounts circulated here and
oil the Coutiireiii, respecting the death of the cele-
brated African trove lie', Belzuni. Lord Behoove,
alio has resided fur some cline at Naples, where lie
arrived alter a lung and iuterestiag tour through
Egypt, I'mbettor, tsyria, anti so Troy, leas received
letters from M. &WIWI, dated films Thebes, in
Upper Egypt, of the :'7th of October. Ile continues
his researches iu Egypt with the greatest activity,
aid has lately made many iiiipuritutt dist•uveries.
Lord lk!more himself had advanced to 150 leagues
beyond the Cataracts tutu Nubia ; he ',imbed etc
weeks at Thebes, where he every day made some
reseriches with the assistance of a hundred Arabs.
Ills discoveries these are very valuable. His
hair will •be of great advantage to geographer's,
lire he has accurately determined the taught le and
latitude of the greater past of the places through
which lie passed. On his Loalship's return lo
England he will publish his travels.

WESTMINSTER itLF.CIII)N. Ft*. iG.
THIRD DAY.
The poll tottlmeneed, as at nine o'clock
this morning. The crowd around the hmajogs
was. until a late hour iti the day, far from borne.
eons. The voters for the oldreernt Candidates had
free ingress to, and egres. front the Ind'. The state
of the turll, at one u'elock. was as follows:
J. C. ilubhonse, Egg ... . 149
lion. G. Lamb
Major Cartairight
AI three o'clock the ourabers stund iliu, :
J. C. Hahleriase, Eaq
Hon. G. Lamb 149

Major Cartwright
At the close of the poll, at Attar o'clock, the
following slumbers were displayed, and were re-
ceived with shouts of approbation by the friends of
the two principal Candidates :
J. C. HAN'we, El.
Hon U. Lamb
Major Cartwright
A great deal of interest was excited, early in Om
day, by a report that Sir Francis Burdett would
head, to the poll, a large body of the votrps
rrwd-
ing in the pari‘li of St. James. About Id o'clock
the Hop. Ilaronet trade his appearance, pecceded
by • based of music, playing I. See the cowl:tering
Jkro conics," and surrounded by sortral Laurier ,
bearing patriotic inscription*. The force he lona-
tereil on this occa'ion, sinriiiiited only to 4el indi-
vidual', and the Hi',,. ILionet's mi.proach to the
hustings war not masked by any of that fervent ex-
pression of populur applause which we have men
exhibited on similar I.eemcon.,

During the period occupied in making the re-
turn, 11r. Hobhouse, accompanied by Si,- Fiamis
13tirdetr. and several friends, appeared on the hust-
ings. He was received with great applause. Mr.
Lamb, acconspauied by Mr. Macdonald, appeared
immediately after, and was received by his friends
with the most cheering blitouis of approbation. Mr.
Hunt, the supporter of Major Cartwright. with a
select party, amongst whom Mr. Gale Jones was
must prominent, occupied that part of the Imo-
MK+ which adjoins Henrietta-street. From this
redoubt. he fired forth copies innumerable of the
following jeu d'esprit

" Sir Benjamin Ilobhonie. a Pluee-holder, and
his Son John. a Place hunter.
GLORIA GODHuUSS ! •
To the Either &nil Son, er Sts**4o
Alt glory be given ; ham* &vs t •I'
The Spirit is unr, 4uirth i4tuts,El4l •
Aud their reefing is eves. • AU* est
ssie ;It
The Either rots well, se.i
;.. If
The Sox refs ss clever;
They're railed, they du ref,
And will ral fur estr.

A FERRET."
The following Squib woo alru very graiendly
cu laird :

" TO THE HON. G. LAMB.

" The Hon. Geurite Limb), the author of a farce, enacted
with much applaasa at The Prior,. Stunmure, and danself,
with great expeditisw, at the Tut teatt-RoYAL. C
samosa. It was emitted Whistle for It •.' The farce,
which fatted at COYENT.OARDIII4 TIIItATILIN is now mediae
at COVENT•UARbEII RLSTISG., where the Anther ig as
Aeto► hut owe perfuesuauct—but, as fur success, he way
Whistle for gr."
A few minutes before the state of the poll was
proclaimed, a lamb's head, ornamented with
orange-peel, one side of it black, the other of e
muddy brown, was exhibited sin the top of a stick,
and paraded before that part of the hustings occu-
pied by Mr. Lamb sod his friends. This " jest
of the shambles" afforded great ointsseceent.
The state of the poll having been made known—
Mr. Hustiouse stood forward to address the
Meeting. He was received with almost oniversal
appldu-e—but some few individuals assailed him as
a " political clisrletasi." on whom nu dependence
could be placed, and he was, for several minutes,
nimble to obtain a hearing. Paintsl silence was,
with difficulty idnatued, when Mr. Hoblinuse spoke
as follows

" Gentlemen, your cause is azain at the bead of
the pull—and I lime no doubt but that, iii spite of
every art %hull will be resorted iu by your opponent,
it will still coutinue to triumph. 1 say, iii spite of
all the arts that will be resorted to—fur I have now
in my hand a proof of orate of the most extraordinary
artifices, that has trier beet. practised at a coiliested
election. Gentlemen, the paper to which I cad e our
atteution, comes Iron the Committee of toy lerrord
opponent. It contaws certain obset embolus on the de-
claration which I modem, Saturday last, with respect
to ivy opiuiou mt Parliamentary Reform. If this
paper. which I will now read to you, doer not
come from the Committee of the Learned Gentle-
man. I rhombi thank Inn to disavow it ; but it
comes. I am positive, from that repository.—(4p-
plasse.)—That paper says, Geldtrine°. that, 111
the City of Westminster, • You have a right of
suffrage, almost universal.' This is a positive
fallacy—fur your City coolants 168,000 inhabitants,
roil you have not 14.000 electing. So that, to
iii fact, slot so much its a tenth of your impulstion
has a right to vote.—(Applause.)—• What then,'
(continued this popes) • dues Mr. llobbouse mean
lay raying that he *mild give the utmost extent to
tile right of election ? Why, he weans to extend
the right of suffrage in other places, but to ablitige
tt iii the City of IVertuntotter P Nnw, I ask,
under what pretext could they make so infamittur au
assertion ? I hewer declared any such sentiutesits.
But the author of the paper tells you, that ' when
returned to Parliament, Mr. [Minium memos to
d.sfratichise the great body of electors.' I ask of
Illy LCATIlrfi Opponent, and 1 put it to that Inmost
%loch he is knows) to possess, to answer use, how lie
dares, or how his C 'bee dares, to aspen that
mean, when in l'ailirmeol, to diskette:lure the
electors of Westminster ? The paper goes ou to say,
The opulent shopkeeper, the rich householder,
he will leave in full pursession of their eotes....but
he will deprive the holiest latch:one, the Milustrioss
autism', the humble labourer, of his rights.' Geo.
ileum'', this is going beyond the usual intake re-
sorted to at elections. It is a sad thing, that throe
persons give us, at the very outset of the elettion,
a proof of the toeing by winch they intoned, if poem.
bin, to carry it. The Hots. Gentleissau who seersoded
the tiounesation of my Learned Opponent. begasi by
telling you a gross falsehood about myself—mid al-
meat the find plarrril which the party Stave SNIP ot,

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