The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-06 00:00:00

apparent deficiency has arisen from the remission of the
duties on silk and on coals imported into London, and from
the repayment of the silk duties on the manufacturer's,
stock in hand. The drawback on this account has been'
immense. The silk trade arc deeply indebted to the libe-
lrality of his Majesty's Government, which in their favour
was carried to the utmost verge of propriety. The following
statement will render the great increase. of the customs
during the last (piarter obvious to every eye :
customs for the Quarter ending Cith of July, 18'24 C 2,000,000
Atmlunt of Money repaid to the llohlen of raw and ma.
nufactural Silk, being the stock on hand at the period
of the remission of the Silk Duties, the whole of which
has been repaid out of the Revenue of the current
Quarter, about . -

- •
Repeal of Duties on Silk, I,ontlon Coal, &e. about

- 500,000
150.000

Total amount of Customs' Revenue, in the Quarter end-
lug sth July, 1824 6:10,000
Customs' Revenue for the Quarter ending sth July, lit 23 2,096,111:10

Increase - . 554,W0
This increase is at the rate of upwards of two millions a-
year on the Customs alone. The principal articles on
which there is an increase are Baltic timber, wines, cotton,
wool, seeds, &c., the growing demand for which indicates
the progress of our internal trade, and the increasing enjoy-
ments of the people. The national resources are thus ex-
tending themselves in every direction with amazing vigour.
The revenue becomes more productive daily, in consequence
of the reductions which have been effected ; and our trade
and manufactures, freed from the shackles of a mistaken
protection, are spreading with unexampled rapidity. While
we are filled with pleasure and admiration at Ibis most gra-
' tifying prospect, let us not forget that we owe it entirely to
the continuaticoot the blessings of peace, and let us ap-
plaud afresh the wisdom of the policy by which we have
been enabled to preserve them, with,:ut in the slightest
degree sullying the national honour, or compromising the
dignity of his Majesty's crown. We look back at the past
with satisfaction, we survey the present with joy and
pride, and we look forward to the future with tranquil
confidence.

The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Augusta visited
Prince Leopold yesterday.
Prince Leopold honoured the Duchess of Rutland with
a visit on Sunday, on her recovery from her late indisposi-
tion ; as did also the Duke of Wellington. The Duke of
York honoured her Grace with a visit yesterday.
Divine Service was performed on Sunday to the King's
Household, at his l'alace in Pall-mall, by the Rev. Dr.
Blomberg.
The Earl of Ilarrowby is gone to Tiverton for a short
time.
Yesterday steeping early Lord Bexley left town for
Buckinghamshire.
His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, and Lord Surrey and
family, left Arundel Castle, on Thursday, for the 'lsle of
Wight.
The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham passed through
Carlisle yesterday (Friday, 2d instant), on their way to
Glasgow, from whence the.), proceed on a geological survey
of the Highlands of Scotland. Ills Grace's yacht is in
waill ~,no at Glasgow, to convey the noble tourists through
the lochs, &c.—Carlisle Patriot.
Lord Grantlcy entertained the Corporation of Guildford
at his seat, Wonerab, on Thursday last, on which occa-
sion the newly-furnished superb dining and drawing rooms
were thrown open, and the choicest delicacies of the season
provided.
Sir Charles Morgan's annual cattle show, at Conrtybella
Farm, Tregetlar, near Newport is fixed for 21st December
next. No less than thirty-seven silver cups have already
been promised, and arc now making, to be distributed 11111
that day, by various Noblemen and Patrons of Agrienl-
ture.--Coolo Chronicle.
Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart accompanied by. his friend
Capt. Young, of the East. India Company's service, is about
to sail hence in his new yacht, Elizabeth, for the Mediter-
ranean, tonching at Lisbon and Algiers, " to see how the
land bye."-Irma/Mhire Telegraph.
Lieut.-Colonel Payne is appointed to command the
Royal Artillery in the South-Welt District.
We have the pleasure of enumerating among our present
visi:ors the :Vanish Patriot General Mina and his Lady.--
Belli Garuit...
Riva-.l,zuero, Ex-President of the Republic of Peen,
has arrived in London.
The cavalry review, on Ilonslow Heath, will,take place
to-morrow.
Amongst other rumours respecting the health of the
King or France it is stated that a mortification has cona-
nieneed in one of his Majesty's legs.
'Cite Mune at the Louvre, consecrated to receive the
chefs-eltruere of sculpture from its restoration, by a de-
cision of his Majesty, is in future to bear the name of La
Gallerie Jag-owl:inc. Five new saloons have been finished
under the auspices of his Excellency the Ministre de la
Maison du Rot, which arc to be opened to the public on
the Oth of this month.
The following is an extract of a letter from an officer on
hoard his Majesty's ship Espiegle, dated Cape of Good
Hope, eth April, INS:—
" We arrived here the 29th ult. after a three months' cruise on
the western coast of South Africa, whither we went in search of
I fresh water. We discovered two eery extensive riven. one of which
we named after the Commodore, Nourse River. We saw num-
bers of pelicans and other birds on the hanks. The water was good.
The othes river which we called Somerset River, is more to the
southward.
It Ines three or four bays, one of which we called
Elephant Bay, from the number of elephants we saw on the shore
--not less than two hundred ; and, what astonished us, on seeing
us they all moved off, making a great noise. The next bay we an-
chored at was Buffalo Bay. much the same as the last, a large
wooly fiat, with plenty of fresh water; here we saw large heels of
buffalos, and a few elephants. Our 3larines fired eight balls into
one of the elephants, which appeared to strict him hut little; he
escaped. We went to another bay, and sew numbers of animals
of various kinds, but all very shy. This we calved Stag Bay, from
I the great numbers of neap we saw on the hills. This place also
abounds with good fresh water, and shrubs in great variety."
'l' is EG it K s.—Let WM were received yesterday front
Trieste, dated Jane 22, which confirm the account of the
failure of the Turkish expedition, as far as it respected
the landing at Schaal but state that the Turks made good
' a retreat without much loss. It is also said that the land-
ing to the myth of Negropom was equally unsuccessful.
According to these letters, the Greeks, notwitstanding
their owr. unfortunate and disgraceful dissentions, are
unanimous in one feellpsof detestation for the 'Turks, and
they have so little feat of the result of the invasion, that
they have detached a force of snore than 2,000 men to
Candia, to reipforce the army of Turibassis, and enable
him to assume the otrensive against a large body of Egvp-
tian troops, which are said to occupy a portion of Culla.
A, letter from Marseille*, dated June 26, mentions the ar-
rival at that port of a merchant vessel, the Captain of
which reports, that on the 2351 of May he fell in at Milo
with the French squadron, conveying General Guilleminot
to Constantinople. lie also brings intelligence, that the
Greeks had obtained some nets advantages over the Turkish
ilcet near Negropont ; and that the army of the Turkish
Commander-in-Chief, Derwiseh Pacha, which had com-
menced its operations against the hocks under very fa..
vourable auspices, hail, upon its arrival at Zeitung, b:en
vigorously attacked by the Greeks, and compelled to make
a hasty retreat in great disorder.
A letter from Marseilles of the 21st June says, that very
favourable accounts of the state of Greece have been received

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from Ancona. John Zaimi, a Greek Deputy, had arrived at
Marseilles, on his way to London ; he atfirmed that perfect
harmony prevailed in Greece—that the Chiefs conducted
themselves well—that the Government was firm in its de-
signs, and that there was every reason to hope that the nest
campaign (which had not commenced at the time of his
departure) will be glorious to the Greeks.
CA NADA.—Papers from Canada to the Soth ult. have,
rt ached town, which supply the particulars of a riot winch
took place at Perth, Upper Canada, between some Irish
emigrants and Canadians. It appears that a great many. most
violent assaults bad some time previously been committed ;
two lives were lost in the last affray, and several persons
were missing, who were supposed to have been drowned in
the rapids of the Mississippi, in endeavouring to make
their escape. An armed party was tent by the Magis-
trates, under the direction of one of the Sheriffs, who ap-
prehended eleven of the ringleaders.