The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-13 00:00:00

I From the Juar not der DAils.l

It is generally reported that the P,mperor of Riist.ia has an-
t °united to the other great European Powers his intention of
taking possession of Wallachia and in the event of no
L!mgrer being given to his ultimatum by the time fixed; and
tt is said that the terms propolei are considered so moderate
hy the ot!.er Powers, as to be entirdy approved of. Peace
has urecalled :it Constantinople since the fire, but the misery
ei the Turks and the Armenians, who hove n.) asylum,
s...:rpaiaes all description. There revising no doubt that the
t.-e was the r/Olrk of the Janissaries, The Div„ and the
e.ritao himself appear to be more trimly than ever. This is in
tl:rred from their anxiety to appease the ',met cLs•e,t, by keeping
tro prices of loutish:Ls lower than has been known for the last
re it years.

News has been rer..ired at Surr.liri of 01: retaking of the city if
Athens by the

PrTT:lust:Y:ill, SETT. 20.

The Emperor of Russia has hotted a Uoe-ec• for it.e suppression
a7d panialner.t of the peasarrry who still display a spiritist
i-subordinatom.

..fhe information which we have received from almost
every quarter of Great Britain and Ireland has enabled
LA to toake up the following impartial statement of the
results of the harvest in the United Kingdom. The par-
ticulars must b 2 peculiarly interesting at the present
moment.

(he Wlaest crop, bring less liable to injury fr,m drought
t' an most other species of produce, has suffered has, un-
t'4ubtedly, in all parts, than the other descriptions of grain.
1•2 some particular counties the crop of Wheat may be
considered a full average, but in many pallets it can
scarcely be estimated at more than a very ma.letate average,

having been forced by the heat into a premature ripeness,
which diminished its quantity as much as it added to the
excellency of its quality and condition. Though Barley is
said in some districts to be a good crop, we cannot assert
upon the whole, judging from the concurrent testimonies
received from most of the counties, that the crop exceeds
two-thirds of the usual average, but the quality has every
appi arance of proving excellent. As to the crop of Oats,
the accounts, we are sorry to say, are of a very different
nature. This species of produce has every where sustained
the most severe injury from the weather. The straw was
of:eu so short that it was found extremely difficult in
many cares to reap them. Even according to the most
favourable aerounts, it is impossible to suppose that the
crop in Great Britain exceeds half the average. The South
of Ireland is the only district in which this crop has been
in any degree productive, and the exportation from that
quarter is expected to equal that of last year. The quality
of the Oats is in general goal ; but the ear has not been to
heavy as usual. The prospect in the case of Beans and
Peas is not less discouraging. The crop of these is every
whcr: considered extremely deficient. In some counties
they will not pay the expenses of cultivation, the crops
having been entirely ruling!. I'utatucs, in the early lint
of the season, were deficient in quantity, and inferior in
quality ; but the rains latterly have produced a bene-
ficial effect, and the general results in this article will
probably in some degree falsify our gloomy anticipa-
tions. Two of the articles on which the price of
butchers' meat most always in a great measure depend
(hay and turnips) arc both very deficient crops. flay
will scarcely reach half its usual average in point of quan-
tity. Though in good condition, the want of moisture, and
its premature ripeness, have tended considerably to deterio-
rate its quality. This circumstance may at first induce
fartne.is to sell their cattle at lower rates, especially in
winter ; but it would certainly tend in the end, if not
counteracted, to increase the present pricks of butchers'
meat. Besides all these unfavourable circumstancas, we
learn that the stock of foreign grain on hand is small, and
that the importation from Ireland has been considerably
less than usual.

The question concerning the ekpenses of the Duke of
YORK'S Palace is, in the opinion of some Honourable
Gentlemen, a very different matter from that of the other
Royal Palaces, yet all we have said concerning the policy
of supporting the dignity of the Crown is equally appli-
cable to that of the Heir Apparent to the Crown. If the
expense of building a Palace, or even a far greater expenses
would serve to draw closer the bonds which unite the inte-
rests and feelings of the Royal Family with those of the peo-
ple, we are confident that the Catholics of Ireland themselves
would come forward to defray any charge incurred in behalf
of his Royal Highness. We assert once more, as we have
before done, that the Royal Family has not advanced in
opulence in the same degree as the higher portion of our
Aristocracy. Our Ki►:gs submitted voluntarily to the ar-
rangement which has produced this effect, in order to pro-
mote the good of their people. They acted wisely in this;
for by this measure they made themselves the leaders of
the people, instead of continuing merely the chiefs of•
their Barons, the only character which they could for-
merly be considered as posseining. Let "the good under-
standing between King and people be promoted by
au increase, if possible, of protection and favour, en
the one hand, and by still greater liberality a►►d gra-
titude on the ether. Let the Royal Family study,
on the one hand, still more to convince the people that
they feel their connexion with them ; and let the people
prove to their Sovereigns that they are disposed to show
their gratitude for the protection afforded to them. If
both will do their duty in this respect—if the members of
the Royal Family will identify themselves a little mote even
than they have hitherto done with the people, whilst the
latter show themselves rather more disposed to consider the
dignity of the former as their own—little danger can then
arise from the corrupt influence of riches, either to the
dignity of the Throne or to the liberty of the nation. If
there he any defect in our system (and all human plans
must have defects), we are convinced that that defect can
he remedied only by a mutual exchange of good offices be-
tween the KING and his people. If there be, as we are
told there is, a danger of an oligarchy springing up in
this country, to the detriment both of Crown and people,
that danger can be prevented only by an alliance, founded
on mutual benefits,. between a constitutional King, an up li
-
right Aristocrary, and a generous nation. To secure that
most desirable of objects, England might well build a Pa-
lace for the Duke of Yon K, if it were to cost millions for
thousands.

CITY. THURSDAY EVENING.

The settlement in the British Stock Market has taken
place tmday, and, as the business done during the period of
the Account has not been of any very extended nature, it
is understood to have passed off' without default. Such
continuations as took place, but which were not numerous,
were done at per cent., the interest on money not being
more than 5:,1 per cent.
In the course of the afternoon a man appeared upon
'Change with a hand-basket, covered will' a white napkin,
wh;ch attracted some attention as to the edibles which it
was supposed to contain, and which he appeared anxious
to vend ; on closer inspection, however, they appeared to
be lithographic prints of which he was so careful, repre-
senting two eminent capitalists,' Ball and Bear fashion all
over, except the countenances, which bore no mean resem-
blance of the parties for whom they were intended.
Consols remained stationary during the day, at FOI to 1;
and, fur the Account, at 80! 4. It is fair to suppov, from
this result, that the state of the Revenue is not of that
alarming nature which some would wish it to be consi-
dered. It has been contended that the deficiency is, in
point of fact, one million more than it really appears on
the face of the account ; but even this announcement has
not shaken the confidence which is reposed in the resources
of the country and in the wisdom of its Government.
Exchequer Bills and India Bonds have not altered in their
cootations.

The Foreign Market has, if possible, been more strongly
excited to-day than yesterday. Colombian Bonds, which
closed yesterday at 40 to 401, opened this morning at the
same quotation, fell back to 381, rallied to t2i, and finally
closed at 41 to 411. Such has been the fluctuation ; and
now to account for it. The order for the policy of incur-
on 160,0001., which was opened yesterday, on specie li
from Carthagena to England, and of which sum 55,000/
was written yesterday, was not revived in the early part of
the day, in consequenee of a suggested irregularity in the
order, some individuals thinking that it should have been
direct from Mr. Ill'itTADO to the brokers, instead of being
addressed to a third party. This circumstance was advan-
tageously laid hold of by the speculators for -a fall, and
they went down as stated. The effect, however, was of
short duration, for persons generally could not be led to sup-
lw the irregularity, if it was one (which does not exactly

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appear), was of any consequence, and the advance to the
highest quotation of the day tock place. At this period
there was some realizing, and they giadually receded to
the price at which the market e!osell ; a short time previous
to which period' Mr. 111'1(1'A DO'S sanction of the transac-
tion of the insurance arrie d, but, as might have been ex-
pected, did not prcduce any alteration in the market. The
late hour at which the intelligence was received did not ad-
-1 •
mit of many names being added to the policy, of rather to
the slips, for the policy itself had not been written ; but
to-morrow, no doubt, the business will preceed in its usual
form to completion. In consequence of the severe anima&
versions which appeared in a Morning Paper of this day,
an express was sent off to Mr.
.11 URTADO, at Twickenham,
and lie immediately came to town, and the following letter,
a copy of which has bcen banditti to us, has been tendered
in answer:—

Stn—(laving observed, In the leading article of the Timer kur.
nal of this morning, some remark< respecting as Insurance, effected,
by my orders, on dollars, from Carthage's* to London, and an in-
sinuation that an met-sive speculation In Colombian Bonds is
going on under she sanction of my name, I deem it necessiry to
,tite. in the mosf explicit and unqualified manner. that if any
sreenlation has Lccn entered into, or is still going On, it is entirely
without my sanction or knowledge.
-

\Vith respect to the other observation In the paragraph, 1 brg
to state that I had nothing to with effecting the insurance, after
giving the order for it, which order vas given h 1 me in eonaequence
of information contained in the despatches I received from my
tlovernment.

We never could suppose for a moment that it was
possible but that the transaction was a bona fide one, and
expresses! yesterday our positive conviction that Mr.
HUSTADO proceeded upon the official authority of his
Government. The character of that gentleman is above
the base suspicion of being a party to a fraudulent act.
Not alone upon the highly-respectable character of this
gettleman, however, did we rest our faith, but upon
the resources of the Colombian 11,.public, gradually recover-
ing from the effects which the failure of their agents hail
produced. Fern the well-known anxiety of Bot.►vAtt that
the Republi, should redeem its faith with this country—from
the prospect of a form of Government being settled with-
out bloodshed—fr.-/1 the correspondence and apparent un-
derstanding that is keeping up between him and Pass—but,
above all, from lie general state of the Reim!)lic, as re-
ported by those who have but lately left it—we have felt dis-
posed to augur a well-r„roundA confidence that the credit
of Colombia would he redeemed in England. It certainly
does not follow of necessity that the speck should even now
be at Carthagena ; but that it will be there eventually it
is impossible to doubt. Mr. Ile !trap() had only, therefore
to direct a policy to he opened, in order that his Govern-
ment might be secured when it should he embarked. Mr.
Marano could not make Roy positive assertion as to
when the payment will tak.! place ; and it is contended that
the line of conduct he has followed on this occasion has
been less calculated to excite speculation than if he bad
made any more direct communication, and which most de-
cidedly the circumstances of the case would not have war-
ranted. IVe had proceeded thus far when the following
communication reached us from Mr. IIIIRTADO:-
" Application having been made to the undersignedfor informa-
tion on the subject of the expected remittances, front his Govern-
ment, for the payment of the dividends. which on the 15th of July
became doe on the Colombian Loan, desives to lay before the pub-
lic the following stdtentent of facts
• Having received advices front his 4nvernment that a million
of dollars were' about to be shippad a Cartliagena for the paymen'
of the dividends, and Mr. Hendricks having on Saturday last
called upon him at his residence at Twickenham, and requested to
he allowed tc effect a part of the insurance, the undersigned, of
coming to town on Monday, gave him an order to insure to the
amount of 150,000/., in full confidence that Mr. flendricks would
effect the same without delay.
" Mast-ec JOSS HURTADO.

" 33, Portland-place, Oct. 12. 12211."
The circumstances under wbich the insurance has been
opened is by this document put at rest, and it cannot bu'
be regretted that any thing like prejudice should have been
allowed to exist as to the means by which It *X33 to be ef-
fected. The Colombian Government has no accredited
agent in this country at the pr.tscnt moment, and therefore,
when the agency is in ;they:lice, it certainly is open to Mr.
Hear ano, in a mere matter of accidental limines, to em-
ploy whom he pleases to transact it. The electing this
insurance he appears to have delegated to Mr. lievnslcss•
who, in the regular course of business, transmitted the
order to a house of the first rank, character, and respecta.
bility at Lloyd's, and who opened :the policy accordingly.
The whole matter appears to be fair and 110,100i-414e be-
tween all parties; a•ttl we have great pleasnre in thinking
that the conduct of Mr.llultTADO stands completely exone-
rated. All other descriptions of Transatlantic Stock, as
well as Greek and Spanish, retain the quotations of yes-
terday.
In Shares the DA Monies are still better to-day, at 40 to
20 discount, and Hrazilian at I I to 12 pm.
The Colonial Market was heavy during the first part of
the morning, but towards the close there was some indica-
tion of improvement, both as regards demand and prices.

Our Ambassador at Constantinople, Mr. Stratford Can-
ning, has again presented a note to the Porte, respecting
the indemnity demanded for the British and lonian mer-
chants, who suffered at the pillaging of Chin, and on other
occasions. The object of this note, it is said, was to press
the Sultan into a compliance with the demands of Russia.
The French journalists consider that this is only a prepa-
ratory step on the part of England to the occupation of the
Morea and the Al chipelago. as pledges for the indemnity.
Extract of itter from the agent to I.leycl's at Vera
Cruz, dated Aug. :—" A coasting terse: which arrie eel
here on the 30th ult. from Tampico, reported that, three
days previous to her departure, three Spanish frigates were
at anchor ()lithe bay, but stood out to sea again the next
day. Cotnmodore Porter, formerly of the United States'
navy. is now Commander-in-Chief of the Mexican, and,
on the 29th ult., hoisted his broad pendant on board of the
Libertad frigate."

Extract from the agent to Lloyd's at Gibraltar, dated
19th S .pt. :—" The lb:publicans, Colombian privateer,
detained on the 10th inat., off' Adra, the French In ig
Emelie, from this port to Marseilles, on the plea of having
Spanish property on board : she is now here in possession
of the privateer.st It is reported that she has captured a
Swedish vessel from Malaga, with a valtiablecargo, bound
to the West Indies, or some port in America..
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, AVG. .S.—EACTIIQVAICII.-011
Friday last, about twenty minutes before one, p.m., two
smart shocks of an earthquake were felt in this town.
The efli.ct was also experienced at Montego Hay. They
seemed more like sudden gusts of wind than irrtgelar un-
dulatims. All the dwelling houses were visibly Shaken,
particularly in the more elevated parts of the town. We
have not beard of any severe damage having bien sus-
tained.

DISEASE AT GRONINGEN.—ASISTERDA SI, OCT. S.-Ac-
cording to private Litters from Groningen, the state of the
province was again lees favom able, the number of the Ock
having much increased in proportion to the deaths, so that
on Saturday, the :loch of September, there were 31 added
to the list. The distress becomes daily greater, but much
is expected from the zeal of the medical men, which is
spoken of in the highest terms; Professor Bahker and Hr.
IVolthers are particularly mentioned.—Rotterdam, Oct. 9.
--The accounts from Groningen to the SAI of this month
state the number of sick to be dreadfully great, being esti-
tamated at between 9 and 10,00.

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BIOVEaIENTS.
The Earl and Countess of Hardwicke arrived viands/ at their
hope St. Jathes'a-mitinre, from Thtenhansvi HEIM, Oil
their way to H'impole, Cambridgeshire.
Lord and Lady Arden yesterday left their seat, Nork House,
Surrey, for If utvley Park, Winchester.
lead titarlea triterny has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square,
fort is seat in Suirdk.

.....
Mr. and hlrs. Icest and family yesterday left Gould's Dote!,
Jer.nyn-street, for Nora ich.
Mr. and Mn. Gowen and family arrived yesterday at their house
in Park-cr. scent. Regent's Park, tnrg
Lord and Lady Montagu have lett their seat, ninon Park,
Burk., for Scotland.

':enet•l Ord has left Gm'clotee Hotel, Albemarle-street, for his
'eat is Hunt,.

The Earl of Plymouth has arrived at his seal, Ileac, Worcester.
shire. trmn a tour.

fir George Pocock, Bast. has left town for his scat, Twlcken-
biro

Arrit als a the British Hotel, sfermyn-street D may at;d
Thomas Disney, Esq., from a tour. ; Foley St'ilann, Esq., from
Russia; Strangesy. . from a tour.
Departures from the Huh 11ute1, .Iga:won-street :—Mr. and
Mrs. Marsden for Brighton; Gr.thato, fur Brusselo ; J.
Hughes, Esq., on a tour.
Arrivals at the Royal Motel. S.. Jamts'it street : —Major and
Mrs. Willirm,erom Brighton ; the 119:1. Twislettm e Imes, hero
Belvidere, Kent; Mrs. and Miss Healtry, from Chatham ;
Holland, Esq., from Paris; 11r. and 31ra. Host from heeda : Cap.
twin Barton, R.N., from Paris. Departures from ditty:—A.
French, Esq. 31. p., for Calais; Mrs. and Mime Dealtry, for Lin-
colnshire.

Sir Herbert Taylor, Sir Henry Torrens, and Sir Richard
Jackson, transacted military business with die Duke of
York yesterday morning, at the residence of dm Duke of
Rutland, in Arlington-street.
Sir Frederick Adam, the Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Isles, left town on Wttltitsday. on his return to
the lonian Isks. It is exp' cted that Sir Frederick will
proceed to PariQ, to visit Mr. Secretary Canning, who is at
present staying there, and, after remaining at that city some
days, to proceed on his journey through France to Italy,
and, after saying at Rome for about a fortnight, to embark
from some sea-port town in Italy for the lonian Islands.
Mr. Littlewood, the King's Messenger, arrived at the
Foreign Office yesterday morning from Pails, with de-
' spatches from Mr. Secretary Canning.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Foreign Office
from the Right Hon. Frederick Lamb, our Ambassador at
Madrid.

Talmo has been brought back from Enghtin to Paris,
without being of all improvi din 'Kahl'. 'ilets' his state
is considered to be very dangerous. He continues sensible,
and the vigour of hie character remains undiminished. His
Him s 4 is a conCrmed inflammation.

Mr. Price, the lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, arrived at
Liverpool on Tuesday eveoina, in the Manchester, front
New York, and on Wutlnt Play night he reached town.—
It is stated that he has brought a number of recruits for
his already extensive theatrical regiment.
We are glad to parctive a benefit is announced for the
widow and orphans of the late Mr. Cotatar, who, by his
sudden death, have been 1,11 in a state of distress which
calls for prompt alleviation. The bills announce the
English Opera House as the house to he opened for this
charitable occasion, and the reason assianed for such an
arrangement is, that, by a compact with Drury-huts,
vent-aatden is to be clos.el on that night. The absence of
Mr. Price is greatly to be regretted, as he loses an excel-
lent occasion of acquiring much popularity by waiving his
privilege in favour of humanity—a course which, as it
would rause a pecuniary loss, his agents do not feel at
libirty to pursue upon their own authority. This change
to a smeller tlr.atre is to ha regretted, as we Ratio ttate that
the strength of the bill, added to the goodness of the cause,
must ensure a bumper. As Mr. Arnold has liberally given
the house, and the actors their services, we hope the re-
ceipts of tie night, together with the rtipemi allowed by
the fund, may at least secure from want the widow and
m plans of a very deserving inan.—Evi niag Paper.
All C a Lt. Kruse.—‘.Ve announced yesterday the death
of this amiable man, after a long and painful illness, which
!tad deprived hint of Ilia use of his limbs for many years.
l'pan his talents as a composer and sinaer the writer of
this article is nia qualified to decide. That they were con-
sidarable may be ntirly itifereed front die fact, that he led
the vocal department on aur stage for Many years ; and
that ha composed or adapted several pieces, which are still
favourit,s with the public. Hut of other and better
qualities, the writer ran speak from an intimate friendship
of above a,;) years. Michael Kelly hail the rare talent of
aequiring and pr:serving the good opinion of every man
with whom lie lweame acquainted—not by sycophancy,
but by a cordiality of manners, a heartinias, a warmth,
which convinced you that to render you a l:ery ice was a
pleasnrc done to himself. Ha had mixed touch in the
world, bad travelled a great deal, had been familiar with
the tided and the rich—and lie might have been vain. had
he not estimated this familiarity at its just value. What-
ever honour the patronage of tank and wealth confers upon
talent is. at least, compensaud by the instruction or amuse-
went which talent conveys to riches and to rank. He was
fall of livelinesa, abouteling in anecdote, and a pleaaant
cauTanion at all times, even in those visitations (and they
were not " nor far between") when fretfulness and
despondency might have been expected to be the com-
panions of suffering and of pain. Incomplete, however,
would i, this tribute, if it diet not record one feeling and
devoted atta.thment—the deep, the rowed, attachment to
his preci nt Majesty ; it had not only the enthusiasm of
loyalty, but the devotion of religiote--it amounted almost
to adoration. It is to be J:wred that be did not die in af-
fluent eircutr static.. s. There is a child, now in her
year, who was the ohji et of his tenderest affection, and for
whom ha hail been must anxious to make a decent pro-
vhioe.

THE LATE MR. FARQUHAR...(FrOM the Roston Sea-
tind.)—'fhe London papers have mentioned that the heir-
at-law to the great Foothill estate in England, of which
the rich East India capitalist died poeticised, was a lady re-
siding in the United States. We are happy in being able
to mention, on the authority of the following note from
one of the relatives of the lady now in this city, that she
is living, and resides in Charleston, South Carolina:—
" Mr. Russell—The lady referred to jibe article you
quoted on Sstuttlay from an goglish paper, as the heir to
the Foothill estate, is the wife of Peter Tie:et/ant, Esq.
of Charleston, South Catolina, brother of the late Judge
Tresevant. She is now living in that city, and has a
family of eight children. 11r. Trezevant's grandfather's
family was mon; the most respectable Hugonot fatnilits
which took refuge in South Csrolina, from France, imme-
diately after the revocation of the edict of Nantes. Mrs.
Treaerant is the late Mr. Farquhar's brother's daughter."
IMPROVEMENTS IN ST. JAMES'S.-It is intended to
continue Pall-mall in a straight line to the Girt n Park,
by pulling down the Club Houses and the Hotel at the
corner of St. James's-street, the whole of Cleveland-row,
the stables belonging to the Marquis .fStail'ord, the Itomcs
opposite, together with Mr. Lambton's, and the houses
behind it. Tht se improvements will knee an uninter-
rupted view of the Park and his Majesty's new Palace, and
will allow a grand carriage way into the Park and to the
new Palace. It is alto intended to remove Little St.
James's-street, and several small houses in that neighbour-
hood. A gramd crescent is to be built on the ground
now occupi:d by Cleveland-row and Little St. James's-
street.

The Lincolnshire tenants of the Marquis of Bristol have
presented his Lordship with a very massive silver branch
candlestick, " as a standing memorial of their attachment
and gratitude for his noble act of generosity in a reduction
of 20 per cent. on their respective rents (to those under
lease as well as others), during many years of unprece-
dented agricultural distress, still fur continuing that relief
fine one year after their difficulties had ceased."—Hertford
Journal.
We are happy to state, that the iron trade of Scotland
continues decidedly to improve.
is Pig iron, No. 1, hag ad-
vanced los. a ton. The price now 7/. per 1011. There
is not much perceptible increase in the demand for iron
for the foundoics in this vicinity; but from other parts
of the country there are considerable orders.—Gla.sgutv
Chronicle.