The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-22 00:00:00

EXCHANGES ON LONDON.

llA►snuttorr, MAY 18.—A holiday, o o List prime'. Done op
London 2i months, 36 G.
PETERSIWROH. MAY 2.-9 3-8.
BERLIN, MAY 13.—Three Months,
LEIP)ICI, MAY 12.—Three 3lmuli,, 6 19i.
A SISTERDAM, MAY 19.-40 1. Two .'Months, 4)1.
The Dutch Papers of Saturday a-e Tilled wiai extracts from
English, French, ar d German Papers.

Some of our contemporaries have hazarded very unbe-
coming reflections on the conduct of the ',win Co.ss
con, and one journal in particular has tenifminly assumed,
in speaking of him, a tone which can n P.ret disgrace only
upon those who can descend to the use of it. The business
of the Court of Chancery, as a court of equity, is one of
so much delicacy and importance—the Nobleman at the
head of it has so great a responsibility lying upon him—and
the cases are in their very nature so difficult and ember-
rassing,—that it is less astonishing that delays should take
place, than that so many cases should be actually brought
to a decision. The business of a court of equity must
not be compared with that' of a law court, where
the mere letter of the law has to be considered.
'f he Loan CITA NC ELOR has in a degree to legislate for
himself ; he has to determine what is equitable without any
reference to express laws, and with the further embarrass-
ment of being obliged to adhere to the spirit of former pre-
cedents, the reasons of which are frequently obscure, and
often opposed to each other. The casts which come into
a court of equity are almost all of a nature similar to those
which history has sometimes recorded, and the d,, eision of
which has been considered as the best grounds of culogium
on some of the most distinguished characters of ancient
and modern times. Men who are not accustomed to go
deeply into matters, who do not investigate all their bear-
ings, and weigh the conflicting arguments, before coming
to a determination, may be decisive in their measures, and
rapid in their conclusions, for difficulties which they do not
see cannot arrest turn ; bur the more quick the penetra-
tion of an individual is in a situation like that of the Loan
CHANCE! too R, and the more anxious he is that his deci-
sions should not be in any respect objectionable, the mere
tedious must the process be by which he can come at the
truth, and the more numerous must the obstacles become
to his speedy decisions. The injustice of affixing the
odium of the system of Chancery on the present distin-
guished lawyer at the head of that Court, is perhaps the
most glaring to which Opposition, in its lack of real grounds
of complaint, has been lately reduced. The Court of
Chancery was a standing joke in the days of AD-
DISON, and long before. The evil exists, in fact, in the
nature of things, and must ever exist to some extent, till
laws can be made to include all cases—a consummation to
he wished, but hardly to be expected. As a court of equity
is above law, and regulates its decisions only by general
,justice, the pleadings in it must have reference, not to any
fixed rule, but to an accurate balance of every principle
which can weigh either in favour of one side or the other.
Few people. if they have once taken up an opinion, find
themselves at a loss for argument in support of it ; anti
when interest disguises their views of truth, it can be no
very easy task to unravel satisfactorily the slphistries, whe-
ther of those who only aim at deceiving others, or of those
who in fact deceive themselves. Such is the business of
the LORD CHANCELLOR; and we COIIfZES it appears to us
that Mr. SHADWEI.I. was in the right when he asserted
that three angels would not be sufficient to get through it.

CITY, SATURDAY EVENT O.

The Funds are a elude lower to-day, but there has not been much
speculation entered into. Consols for Account, which left off yes.
terday afternoon at 711, buyers, have declined to 773. which is the
nearest quotation at present, and 71 for the opening in July. This
is not a regular transler.day at the Bank, but Monty Stock Is not
quite so abundant as it was yesterday. The 4 per Ccat. Scrip is
steady ; the 4 yer Cent. Stock is WI.
The fluctuation in the South American Securities this morning
has rather exceeiel per cent., at least as far as regards the Mexi-
can and Colombian ; the former opened at 62, declined to 61R, and
are now fill 62; Colombian has varied between 44 and 42.

Some fur.ber sales of Russian Bonds have been made this morn.
Ing; hut the lowest price at which they hate been sold to-day has
been ; a re-action of I per cent. has since occurred. banish,
and the other Northern Bonds, remain nominally the same as yes-
terday.
In the Share Market some few purchases have been made of the
Real del Monte Mine, and an advance of about 461. per Share has
taken place. The new Shares have also improved from `2.01. to 601.
per Share.

Saturday morning, between eleven and twelve o'clock,
Lis Alujesty left :own in his tratelling carriage for Wind-
sor, whose he inspected the works going on at the Royal
Castle. llis 'Majesty dined at the Royal Lodge, and after-
wards returned to London.

The Duke of York and the Princess Augusta attended
Divine Service yesterday morning, at the Chapel Royal,
St. James's.

Yesterday afternoon the Duke of York and a party of
Nobility, &C. wire admitted to a private view of the
Exhibition at Somerset-place. Sir Thomas Lawrence, the
President of the Royal Academy, and the Officers of the
Institution were in attendance, to receive the Royal Duke,
and to conduct lli Royal Highness through the rooms ap-
propriattd for the display of the different specimens of the
Arts.

Yesterday the Princess Augusta visited the Princess
Sophia, at her ai:a:..uctits at the King's Palace, Ken-
sington. _ _ _

Yesterday the Duchess of Gloucester visited the King.
The Lord Chancellor had also an audience of his Majesty.
The Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit yesterday to the
Princess Augusta.
Yesterday morning, about half-past nine o'clock, the
Duke and Duchess of Clarence, accompanied by Colonel
hue'arena., Mrs. Fox, Miss Fitzclareticc, Capt. Fitzcla-
rence' and Mr. Sidney, attended by Baroness Ilanstine and
Missltitldell, the Dliche.,s'a Ladies in Waiting, left that
residence at busby Park, in three carriages and four, and
proceeded to Woolwich, where their Royal Highnesses, to-
gether with their suite, emlArked on hoard the Royal
Sovereign yacht, about twelve o'clock, for Calais; on reach-
ing which place it is expcc:ed that the Duke and Duchess
will immediately proceed to Pus in Germany, where his
Royal Highness will take the baths, for the benefit of his
health.

Saturday Prince. Leopold had another rand dinner
party at Marlborough House, and afterwards honoured the
Italian Opera with his presence.
Yesterday morning the 'Lev. Dr. Blomborg performed
divine service at the King's Palace in Pall Mall.
On Friday Lord Charles Somerset 'ransack(' business
at the S.:eretary of State's office fur the Colonial Depart-
ment, for the first time since his Lordship's arrival in Eng-
land from the Cape of Good Hope, where the Noble Lord
Was Governor.

On Friday night Mr. Latchford. the King's Messenger,
arrived at the Secretary of State's Oliice for Foreign Affairs,
with despatches from the Jim. Stratford Canning,
the British Ambassador at Constantinople.
Mr. Haviland, the King's rtlessengtr. arrived at the
Foreign Office on Friday evening, with despatches to Mr.
Secretary Cannhig, from Lord Granville, our Ambassador
at Paris.

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ARRANGE3IENTI FOR TIIE WEEK.
Tors EVE I,ll..—Prince E•terhaty's grand ntertuirm:•n
House; the Marchioness of Londonderry's grand R■seml,.y, lioldrtne-s
House; the Countess of ler ey's rout, Berkeley-square ; Mrs. Lanefoed
Brooker's rout, Upper Brook .trert ; Mrs. Comte . fraud ball, Piccluilllyt
Mrs. Edward Dews ins's concert. Portman-stinaro•
To-Noartow.—The Coolness of Arran's card party, Dover-street; llrs.
Gibbs's ball, Conduit-street.
WIDNI4I. A V.--ne Dowager MatClllolll/tvl or Nalifitgrre grand
sembly, Arlington-street Earl Fortescue's grand 'Honer to the Directors
of Antlent Mu•lc ; Almrek's grand ball ; the gall and Countess of Nd
broke's entertainment, in Yrll y gardens.
URSIIA e.—The Countess of Arran's assembly, In Dover-stroll Maltland's rout, Gloucester-plare.
FMD A T.—The Marquis of liertford's grand ball, Piresdnly
Treror's assembly, l'ark-street ; .str. Degree's concert, at the Luse o; Mban's, St. Jimes's..quare.
SAN/ADA T.—The COUlitled4 of Arran's card party, l)orer-strest.
buntrAv.—The Countess St. Antonio's concert, Manure, •Nuare , Hamilton's concert, Grosvenor-street.

PARTIF.S.
The following distlngul.hed personages had dinner pruner paterd.,
her it.syal Highnelv the Duchies. of Knit. the Dowager Ifarehloncs,,
oy
Sall.bury, the Earl of Bristol, J. E. Littleton, Eaq. M.P. and the Marmos
of Hertford.
Tie D•ucliess of Northumberland has Issued cards of invitation tor c
grand rout on the 2d of June.
The Lake of Beaufort had a grand dinner party on Saturday, at
house In Groevenor.square.
The Duke of Grafton entertained a distinguished party at dinner Teo..
day at hi. house lu Clarger—treet.
Emily Marchioness of Londonderry entertained a (their:Malted tart,
n.
at dinner yesterday, at her ho. In St. JarneCis.agriare.
The Marquis of Stafford load a dinner pasty yesterday, at his home to Cleveland.sqnsre.
The. Aromas of Clanricarde entertained a distingui.hed tarty at dryer
on Saturday, at his house its St. JaMtell-ItillglV, among whom were—tte
Earl of Clanwillistm, the Earl of Howth, the Earl of Belfast, the (Jounte.,
Lieren, Lotd Howard de Walden, Lady G. Harvey, Mr. Secretary Lc,
ning, Mr. Fortreene, Mr. William Harvey, Mr. Liddel, Re.
The Earl of Bristol entertained a large party at dinner on Saturday, to hi* horse In St. James's-anomie, among whom were—the Marquis of Cam.
den, Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, Lord John Thyune, Lord and
Lady and Miss Frame"' Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. G. Byng, IlonouraCie pr,
Upton, Mr. Watley, Arc.
li The Baroness Willoughby de Ersby gave a grand dinner grate on Sabo.
toy, at her lion.e, Whitehall, to the Marchioness of Choimoadeley, Lady
Charlotte Seymour, the Dowager Marchioness of F.zeter, Lord Brat. savage, Lord St. Helena, Lord Prudhoe Lady Susan Percy, the Hon. Mt. and Lady Georgina Ellis, Lady Harriet Ashley, the Earl and Countess at
Clare, the Hun. Captatn W. Percy, Colonel and Mr.. Renck Mrs. Ben-
nett, Miss Fitzroy, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Mercer, Mr. Sueyd.
Mr. and Lady Barbara Pon.umby gave a grand dinner on Saturday, to
the Mounds and Marchioness of Tavistock. the Earl and Cosatess of
Tankerville,'iond a large party, at their house to St. Jameies—oura,
Lady Hose has Issued cards of invitation for a ball on the anth hest.
Mrs.
numerously and fashituably :Me's flail, on Friday
nded. evening, in St. Jansesis.rai_c„
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MOVEMENTS.
The Duke of Leeds has arrived at his how, In Bruton-street, Ctil el y.
square, from his seat, Huenby Castle, Yorkshire.
The Earl and Countess of Dartiagton and family arrived yesterday even.
ing, at their house in St. James's-square, from Cheltenham.
Ladles Marla and Charlotte Benuelerk left town yesterday, fur Meyridr
Lodge, Sunning HIII, on a visit to Lady Caroline Cape!.
Lady Emily and Miss Stratford and Miss Tate have arrived at the
Waterloo Hotel, Jernsyn-Areet, from Paris.
Mr. and Mrs. Childers and family have arrived at Gould'; Rare,
Jermyn-street, from a tont. bep ores :—lhe Had of Baicaria. and
Lord Lindsay, for Windsor.
Antral* at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street :—Captaln
from Yoricahlre; Sir Edward Carrington, from Berks. Departures—
Thomas Whitmore, Esq. M.P., Mrs. Whitmore, and family, fur Brisbton.
Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's.steeet :—Str R. Brooke. &rt.
from a tour ; Sir John Shelley, Bart. front hie lest is Sussex; Mrs. and
Miss Sparrow, from their seat in Staffordshire.
Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street :—R. F. Ironer, Keg.
from Oxford; Jebb. Esq. from a tour ; Capt. Doubirrin, from York.
Departures :—J. H. and Mrs. Vivian, to their seat In Wales.
Arrivals at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street:—Lord and Lady Kennedy, from
Se aland; and Mrs. Barnaby and family.
Arrivals at the Buh Hotel, Ar ingtun•street r—Mr. and Mrs. Pouliot,
from their seat, near Bath Mr., Mn., and Miss Hoywoud, from Reds.
Departures :—Major and Mrs. %Valfurd, for the North.