The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-09 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

aauss►rr, It*WTI 1.
RemipAtt,'. French cook, who lately arrived here from St.
Wenn, by way iif England, *rid who is gone to Pariv with
a paiispoet front the French Minister, gives a very uufavour-
abl• account of the climate and the soil of that Mind. At
the nine he I, ft it Bonaparte enjoyed very good health, yet
hr seemed to suffer from indigestion; he was very gloomy,
and his lief uccopation appeared to be the arrangement of
be. Ilemeire. The wives of Messrs. Bertrand and Mmitho„
lon lead a very 111111 ■nd melancholy life, but they appear
willing to share the fate of their husbands and their former
master.
The Sections of the Second Chamber of our Stales Grae-
ral arc still engaged in discussing the new laws sn the Excise.
BATAVIA, OCTOBFB. 24.

The long-expected Netherlands troops arrived n. the
1911 i of August before Malacca, in order to receive pos-
s. ssion of dual Colony. On the 20th, the Commissaries,
Adnural ,Volierbeek and Governor Timmerman Thyssen,
went on shore in ►late. They were received with great
(Trillion! by the English Resident, Mr. Kenneth Murchison,
and inrU. Ito • magnificent dinner. At the departure of
the last accounts, the Nig of the Netherlands had not yet
hem liiiistfil, and the Netherlands troops were in barracks
mile to the north of the town. The Commissioners were
iirgociAlin4 respecting the taking possession. The English
Resident was making preparations to celebrate the birth-
day of the King of the Netherlands on the 24th of August.
These rt ports are extracted from the Gazette of Prince of
%Vales's Island, of August 29.

[Au American Captain has brought word that the ('ololly
wa, giveu up me the 20th of September]
In the same Gotteife we read that the British flat flies in
Palembang. This, however, is nut true; by the judicious
conduct of M. Mioutinghe, the roileavoors of unautho-
rised persons to oppose the Netherlauds Government there,
have been defeated. A post has, however, bees placed by
Mr. Raines ui Samanqka Bay.—[This Bay lies ou the south
coast of Su ca, on the Strait% of Simla.]
It is obseived in our Gazelte—" The British Gove tttttt eut
will most certaioly disapprove of this violation of the ter-
raory of the Netherlands, and out permit an inferior
officer, at so insignificant a place as BClllO.lOlfll, to eUmmit
such violations of the territory of a friendly Power, mud will
probably follow the visniple of the Netherlands Govern-
ment iu the hlies, with respect to one of its inferior
officers, who had violated the Portuguese territory in Ti-
ming."

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1819.

Last !lied at a late hour the CIIANCELLOR of
the EiCNIFVUR brought forward his promised
:notion for applying to the public service the ba-
lances of the public monies in the hands of the
Bank, Itinitiog the extent to six millions. The
money, however, thus raised, will not be imme-
diately applicable to that amount, for the
sum of 3,300,0001. will be required to make
good the arrears on the Consolidated Fowl,
and the remaining 2,700,0001. will be handed
over to the Bank, in part payment of a debt
of 3,000.0001. which the Bank had lent to the
Government, we believe, in 1807, without in-
terest, as a com:iensaiiiiii for the use of these bit.
lances. No part of the money will therefore be
available in the present year, to meet the current
expeuscs.

flanihurgli Papers to the 3d instant have arrived,
but brit% no intelligence of importance. Au arti-
cle from Petersburgh asserts moat positively, that
the accounts we have recently seen of the introduc-
Witt into Europe, by M. J01:111611T, of 1,300
Cachemire goats, must be incorrect, from the im-
possibility of his making the journey to that pint
of Thibet, of which illetie aniwaisare natives,
within the period front his arrival in Astrachan, on
his journey thither, to the time when he appeared
at Marinpol, on his return. This question is of
uo
trifling importance to the Ladies of Paris, to whom,
therefore, with the assistance of the profound
triflers in the National Institute, we shall leave the
decision of it. A new civil Code of Laws is in •
.tale of great forwardness in Sweden, and a com-
plete military Code his been iiiiished. A new,
translation of the into the l'sweilish language
Isis been undertaken, of which the New Testament
has been completed.

Paris Papers of Friday have been received since
our last publication. The five per Cents. closed
Im Thursday at IN f. YO c. ; and Bank Stock at
1.495 F.—The following are extracts :
PARIS. tti 4ac ti

The Spanish Ambassador last iuur;iiiig officially
announced to the King the death of Charles I V. of
Spain. The Court will put OM mourning for -21
dos in memory of this event.
All good citizens deplore those dreadful duels
winch fur some time I►ave evinced less of the deli-
cacy of honourable feelings than the exasperation of
pria-son and political animosity. ‘Ve therefore con-
graiulate the public Vii seeing n respectable Ms-
histrate beco►uing the organ of public reason. in

a matter Which se nearly *interests The public tran-
quillity. M. BeMitt, the King's Attorney.Ge-
tiers', has atlblresaed u letter to the Moniteur
otr
this bilbject, front which the following inDsoges are

extracted :
" The public Minislry recognises neither single combats
in themselves, nor thy pretended rides prescribed by usage•
Tlw public Nlikeistry is at this moment proceeding on ton
rely dtplurable bionic'.les.
" Wean*e voluntary honsienle, according to our laws, is •
crime. It i. • crime men in the event of a duel, sinless the
duel has not occurred in consequence of previous prepara-
tion, and that death ha* molted iu an unexpected rencoototre,
solely from the necessity of self-defence, and saving to the
Judges and Jury the right of admitting a justification.
" Because a premeditated duel is an insult to the laws,
whirl, have nut given to any individual the right of avengiwq

himself.
" And because it is important to the maintenance of pub.
lie security, the preservation of families, and the concord
which it is necessary to preserve among the people, that this
dreadful and anti social error should not be propagated,
that they may be permitted to kill WSW'S, provided it be in
a duel, without the appielieusion of any kind of punish.-
meat." _

A Dun h Muil has arrived, with Papers to
the 6th instant. The Dutch feel very sore from
the exposure of their encroscliments in the East
Indies, and the opposition which they have met in
the firm and manly conduct of Sir T. S. RAFFLES.
Abandoning the ground of right and justice with
respect to the gnestio►► of Palembang, they rest
their hopes of success ui the forbearance and
pacific temper of the British Government, and flat-
ter themselves that it will not suffer the harmony
subsisting between the two countries to be inter-
rupted by a matter of such little importance.
But they should not forget that brave inert find
cause of quarrel in a straw, where honour is at
stake, and that the weaker and more insignificant
the Sultan of PALEMBANG is, the stronger must be
his claim to British protection.

We consider it of infinite importance to the own-
ers and masters of ships trading to the Mediterra-
nean, to be apprized, that a very long and expert-
site quarantine invariably takes place in the Italian
and Sicilian ports, on all vessels that may have
touched at Gibraltar for any purpose whatever;
and that it also subjects the cargoes to be discharged
into lazarettoes. fur which a duty of 11 per cent. is
Ireted.
By the Agnes, arrived at Holyhead, letters have
been received from !looms Ayres to the 28th No-
vember, but they contain no material news. No
further intelligence had arrived from Chili since
the 21st November, when the post brought the in-
formation of the capture: of the three Spanish
transports already published. The Government of
Buenos Ayres was well aware that Spain would ere
long make a grand and last effort to subject them,
and cohsequently every preparation of defence was
making. This, it was expected, would be chiefly
meritinse, and, besides gon-busts, all the cruisers
in the Atlantic and Pacific were to rendezvous iii
the Ricer Plate about August, when it was thought
the capture of Peru would have been effected.
The slumber of commissions in possession of
cruisers amounted to 170, according to official re-
turns from the Admiralty. It is pretty clear these
cruisers will not respect the flags of any neutral
ships carrying Spanish soldiers and arms ou board,
nor, indeed, after the declaration of the Royalists
tlietuselves, could it be otherwise.
In consiquesice or Mr. SWANN being declared
not duly elected, an active callers's took place in
the Borough of Penryn on Tuesday last, by the
friends of Mr. SWANN for JOHN SHARD, Esq. a
Gentleman of high respectability and fortune, and
by Messrs. Sowet.i.s and the Corporation for their
friend, Mr. A NDERDON, who has failed in the
attempt toady: to seat him in Mr. SWANN'S plate.
TIPPERARY ELECTION.—On Tuesday, at Cleo-
mel, the Right you. WILLIAM BAGWELL was,
without opposition, chosen to represent the county
Tipperary in Parliament, instead of Lord CAIIIII.
advamed to the Peerage. Mr. BAGWELL declined
the compliment of chairing, but dtetinguished his
return by charitable lergesses to a large amount,
not less than 1,000!. if we are correctly informed.
In the year 1734, Mr. NTT, then in the zenith of
his power and popularity, proposed a tax of 2s.
a ton Ott coal, :It the pit mouth, which produced
such great alarm and such warm remonstrances
from aril parts of the kingdom, that lie first post-
poned, awl liuully abandoned the measure. The
objections, indeed, against thin odious tax, are so
numerous 111111 weighty, that it is astoilishing that
the measure biltiltht ever be seriously contemplated.
It is en impost which would be most burdensome
and uppressiVe to the poor--destructive to our
manufactures—and in the ultimate result,unproduc-
tive to the revenue ; it is also a tax which could not
be imposed without endangering the tranquillity of
the kingdom ; one of the chief comforts remaining
to the labouring clas4es in the manufacturing coun-
ties, is the cheapness of coal and the consequent eii-
joymeist of a cheerful fire-side, which consoles a pour
man under many privations ; to attack hint on the
domestic hearth, 41111 to wrest from him his few re-
maining comforts, would be au act of the grossest
cruelty, and *mild probably produce • dangerous
re-action; sere this the roily objection which could
be urged against this tax, it would be sufficient, with
every considerate Administration, to ensure its
prompt rejection ; but it is an iinpost which will
also operate to the irreparable injury of many of
our most imporbint maiinfactures. Those who are
aware of the immense consumption of coal in the
manufacture of iron and other metals, from the
smelting of the ore to the completion of them, for
home consumption or exportation, will perceive that
a tax upon this article will, be attended with the
most ruinous effects. Nor would its operation be
less injurious on the uumeroua manufactories of
glass and earthenware which are established through-
out the kingdom. It is also well knowu that the
principal processes in the woollen and calico mu.
Hof:return are effected by the power of the steam-
engine, which requires a very large supply of fuel.
Immesite quantities of coal are also necessary for
the burning of lime, which is an indispeusable
article not only in building but in agriculture.

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PAVILION I NTELLIG

The Prince Regent, in the happiest enjoyment
of health, continues to honour and enliven this
town with his presence, nor has the day for his
Royal Highness's retnoval to Carlton-house as
yet been named. We fear, however, that we
tarty have to announce his Royal Highness's re-
gretted departure in our next weekly communi-
cation.
His Royal Highness was daily on horseback last
week, and twice in public. Friday and Saturday;
accompanied by Admiral Sir E. Nagle.
The Pavilion dinner and evening parties through-
out the whole of the last week, with the exception
of the Sunday, were limited principally to the
Palace Noblesse—on the former day, in addition to
the suite of Royalty, the following distinguished
Personages were prevent
The Duchess of Richmond, the Earl and Countess of
Meitho gh, the Marquis and Marchioness of Conyugham,
the Earl and Countess of Newburgh, the Ladies Eyre, the
Earl and Countess of Warwick, the Countess of Clare, the
Earl and Countess of Charleville, Lord and Lady G Lennox,
Sir M. J. and Lady Tierney,Clllllli and Countess St. Antonio,
Lord and. Lady John Townshend, Sir Thomas and Lady
Lyiltlell, Ladies C. Dundse, Webster, Peeling, Fslkiuor, and
J. Fitslibbon, Admiral Sir J. Buries, Warren and Lady,
Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison, Colonel and Lady Charlotte
Seymour, Stc.
A fine performance of a grand selection of
Sacred Music gave heavenly harmony to the oc-
casion.
Mr. Becht, late House Steward at the Pavilion
and at Carltou•huuse, continue' so dangerously in-
disposed as to preclude all hope of ultimate re-
covery.
The following ere the Palace arrivals, departures,
and returns of the last week,
Sunday and Monday, none.
Tuesday, arrived, the Duke of Rutland. Colonel French,
and General Bayley. departed, Lord ant I.s,!y Amherst.
Wednesday, deputed, the Duke of Ratland and Colonel
French.
Thursday, arrived, General Sir Hussey Vivian.
Friday, arrived, the Doke of Dorset and Sir Andrew
Bernard ; departed, Lord Graves sod General Bayley.

Saturday, 'none. -
Divine Service, as usual, was yesterday perform-
ed at the Palace by the Rev. F. W. Blomberg.
Arrivals here were very numerous last week for
the season.
The departures of importance were, the Dow-
ager Countess of Ros.lyu, Lord and Lady North-
land, Lady Wake, and Lady Hoye.
It gives us pleasure to observe, that the effort.
making to restore annual races to this place now
appear likely to be attended with certain success.
Nut only was the approbation of the Earl of Egre-
mont obtained on Saturday, in furtherance of the
desired object, but that of General Sir Benjamin
Bloomfield also—the result, therefore, is no longer
to he doubted.
The Theatre here, it seems, is yet without a
tenant. This scheme certainly offers many ad-
vantages to the renter, in the event of able manage-
ment; but without that, as various proofs have
sliewn to us, only the reverse, of course, can fairly
be expected.

On Sunday the Duke of YORX attended Divine
Service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace,
and heard a sermon preached by the Bishop of
CARLISLE., for the Bishop of EXETER. His Royal
Highness afterwards received the sacrament, which
was administered by the Bishop of LONDON, as
Dean of the Chapel, and the Rev. Mr. HoLau',
as Sub. Dean. A new anthem, composed by Mr.
ATTWOOD (one of the composers to the Klxa),
was
sung by ►Mr. VAuGHAN, &c. the words from the
16th Psalm.

Sunday the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER,
accompanied by Mr. Cuattint, Colonel HIGGINS,
and Lady ISABELLA THYNNE, attended Divine
Service at St. George's Church, Hanover-square.
lm the evening their Royal Highnesses visited the
Princess Soma. of GLouccrrtit. Yesterday the
Duke and Duchess had a small party at dinner.
SIR PHILLIP FRANCIS—Fur the information of
those readers who have perused the various publi-
cations which have attempted to establish the iden-
tity of this well-known character with the secret
and mysterious Junius, we have to state, that the
will of Sir PHILIP, dated the /1011 of April, IBM
contains no allusion whatever to those celebrated
letters. IVe understand that a sealed box has been
deposited by order of Sir PHILIP FRANCIS at
DRUMMOND'S Bank, with an injunction that it
shall not be opened with% • given time.

Travels in the Interior of Africa.—We have to
contradict a paragraph which appeared in the Lou-
don Papers, and which we copied in our impres-
sion of the 20th of last mouth, stating that a young
French traveller had succeeded in reaching the
town of Towbuctoo. IVe have been informed,
through the same channel by which we derived the
intelligence respecting the movements of Major
GRAY, that the said French traveller had returned
to the coast, without reaching Tombuctoo, nor
even Sego ; that he, however, socceerted clearly in
tracing the sources of the Niger, Senegal, and
Gambia. His name is MELHAINEE. We are,
therefore, in great hopes that the honour will de-
volve on our countryman, Major GRAY, to have
been the first European who ever visited the far-
famed town of Tombuctoo.--( Plymouth Tele-
graph.)
Haltom Acr.—On Wednesday, the 24th ult.
during a very heavy gale, u Mr. Daaw, one of the
junior midshipmen of the Windsor Castle, now in
liamosze, was lying alongside that ship in a boat,
he, hy some accident, fell overboard. The occur-
rence being perceived by Mr. ELWorrliy, mid-
shipman of the Dwarf cutter, who happened to be
on board the Windsor Castle, he immediately
plunged into the water, though clad in a heavy
Flushing coat, and reaching Mr. DREW, succeeded
in supporting him, until a boat rescued them both
from their perilous situation. We trust that this
heroic and humane act will nut he lost on those
who have the power of rewarding it..