The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-03 00:00:00

[From the Costrrier F raneais.)

It appears that our 3linisters have different ideas sport the elts.
merits of industry and trade, from those of Great Britain ; in fact,
the Cabinet of France appears to adopt measures directly opposite
to those which the Cabinet of St. James's wishes to pursue, for the
purpose of extending the commercial relations of the two countries.
During the last Session Parliament proposed and had carried into
effect, in the importation system, certain modiScadons which for Cie
precettiug eighteen months offered great outlets to our silk mans.
factures; during the same Session the Opposition having agitated
the question of the free emigrations of Artisans, and the Minister
not wishing to support a mode of legislation which is not in ac-
cortlance with the increase of trade and the advancement of in-
dustry, the consequence has been that no obstacle has been placed
in the way of the emigration of the artisans, and many of our
manufactories are now actually tilled with English tradesmen. In
what manner has our Minister replied to the advantages which
arc thus promised, and to the facilities offered from the other side
of the English Channel? Imposts, burdensome and arbitrary.
have been imposed upon English engravings. The law of the
211th April, 101li, i :poses only 15 per cent. upon the stamps.
However, if we arc to believe the statements of the British Press,
which we copied into the Coitrrier Francais of the day before yes-
terday, and which are not contradicted in the Ministerial Journals`
an addition is still to he made to this tax, already too high, of a
right of deducting many proofs upon each importation. Nor is this
all—some French artisans, influenced by a patriotic send-
ment, and by an accurate knowledge of commercial interests,
proposed to establish a manufactory of silks amongst our
neighbours at the other side. Not only has no encou-
ragement been given to an enterprise which may be productive of
most important consequences in the circumstances under which the
manufacture of silk is at present in England, but criminal pro.
cresting, hare been instituted against them, under the pretext
that they wished to decoy from the country those artisans who
were disposed to follow them, to enable them to put their plan
into execution.

There still remains a commercial difficulty, in the solution of
which Bordeaux, and the other maritime cities of the south,
ought to feel a lively interest. The English journals state, that
the Council is wniting for the opportunity of reducing the duty
upon the importation of our wines by two-fifths. We know not
upon what this intelligence is founded, but the spirit which reigns
in the Cabinet of St. James's, and the terms on which it is with
Portugal, give some probability to the reports. Might not
some overtures from the French Cabinet remove all the dif.
fieulties which exist at present ? Ought not our States.
men to condescend to suffer their lofty political views to sink
to those a,. 'ifs which are of vital importance to agriculture and
industry ? Are we to presume that they will exhibit themselves
upon this question more in unison with the Minister of England,
than conversant with tb' other two subjects •o which we have al.
luded ? To acquire an accurate knowledge upon such matters, they
have neither die same capacity, the same object, or the same
design.

Letters were yesterday received from Zante, dated 27th
September, which leave no doubt whatever as to the defeat
and dispersion of the Egyptian fleet by the Greeks. The
German Papers have also brought an account of the victory
over the Mussulmans, on the 1?5t.11 of September, between
the islands of Patmos and Samos. In these engagements,
it is said, that the Greeks have made captives IBRAHIM
Peens, t;ie sou of the Viceroy of Egypt, and the Vice-
Admiral IVIAEL 6111kALTAR. The ransom of these
priswers will recruit drat:reek treasury,which has already'
it is stated, been enriched with eight millions of piastres,
taken from the Turks in the recent battles. Nearly an
hundred Turkish vessels have been captured or destroyed.
[1 We are gratified a!so to learn by the letters received in

town yesterday, that tranquillity prevails throughout the
emancipated provinces of Greece. The authority of the
General Government is firmly established and cheerfully
obeyed. Accounts from Corfu, dated the std October, re-
present the great battle between the Greek and Egyptian
fleets to have taken place off Cos, and the loss of the van-
quished to have consisted of one frigate, several armed
vessels, and a great number of transports. The remainder
that escaped the Greeks fled in every direction. To ag-
gravate the calamities of the Mahometans, it is reported