The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-27 00:00:00

ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE.

The Public are most requeeted to take notice, that the
LAST THREE NIGHTS of MK. MATHE*S' INVITATIONS are
positively axed for this Evening, SATUIWAY, May 27 ; MONDAY,
May 29; and THURSDAY, June 1.
An early application at the Hoz.odice will he requisite tnr the parties
who Intend to honour Mr. 11 athews with a visit.

•aa All Lotteries end be ever with this Drawing. SI: Prizes 10.0001.
all in One Day. The Pries of 'fieketa and Shares will rise after this
Day.

The BRITISH PRESS commenced pubh,hing yesterday morn-
ing at five o'clock.

LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 27, ISM

lVe gave yesterday exclusively the official accounts of
the operations before Bhurtpore, up to the 30th Decem-
ber, together with the only accounts which have yet ap-
peared of the circumstances immediately preceding the con-
clusion of the treaty with the King of Ara,. Since the
arrival of this important intelligence by sea, an overland de-
spatch has been received at the India House, transmitted
from Bombay by way of Persia, by Mr. WILLOCK, the
English Resident. From these we learn that Sir CHARLES
METCALF had informed the Governor of Bombay of the
assault and. capture of the town of Bhurtpore. on the morn-
ing of the 18th January, and of the unconditional surrender
of the citadel on the evening of the same day. The usurper
and his son were made prisoners. The British loss amounted
to 500 men and 18 officers killed and wounded. The King
of AVA has ratified the peace. Duplicates of these de-
spatches were sent by the Lonach, Captain Datscou,
from Bombay.

The French Papers contain nothing of importance, ex-
cept the accounts from Turkey. The discussions on the
Budget, on the 23d inst., gave rise to a variety of accusa-
tions against the French ministry, but the topics have
already been repeatedly before the public. We subjoin a
few extracts :

I From the Courricr Francais of Wednesday, May 24.1
PARIS, MAY 23.
A letter which we received from Marseilles of 16th May, says:—
" Yesterday the Truite, from Alexandria, which it left the 13th of
April, commanded by Lieut. llohillard, arrived in this port with
55 passengers, 51 of whom are Turks, Egyptians, or Arabs. These
passengers have been landed at the Lazaretto.
The Etoile, dated Thursday 25th of May (besides the accounts
from Constantinople dated 6th May, and received by express), has
letters from Constantinople, of 25th and 29th April. stating the
pacific intentions of the Porte. anti mentioning the arrival of Count
Wimpfen with despatches from Vienna, on the Nth April, in con-
sequence of which the Austrian Internuncio, Baron Ottenfels, had
had a long conference with Saida Effendi.
Accounts from Odessa of tith May, say that the news of the
taking of Missolonihi had been brought to Constantinople on the
Ist of May br Id Tartars.
FRENCH FUNUS.—PARIS, MAY 24.—Five per Cents. SOlf.
92c.; Three per Cents. 65f. 40c. ; Bank Stock, 20251.; Rentes de
Naples, 741.25 c.; Hayden Loan, 720 f. Exchange on London—
One Month, 25f. 50c.; Three Months, 201. &le.—Coors Au-
th:Jetigue.

The success of the Russian ultimatum is now almost
certain; and the event has most completely justified our
anticipations. The Porte, on receiving the concurring re-
presentations of all the European Powers, and being made
sensible that force, if necessary, would be employed, found
itself under the necessity of unwillingly complying with
the terms ; and the entirely Russian part of the question
being thus disposed of (to use the phraseology of the
French Minister, it, speaking of the war in Spain) no-
thing now remains but to settle the entirely European and
the entirely English part. We allude to the state of
Greece, and the equally important question of French in-
fluence and commercial tyranny in Egypt. It will be re-
collected that the ultimatum was said to have contained a
proviso, that a Congress should be assembled to arrange
the affairs of Greece, and such a meeting will no doubt
take place. Some of our contemporaries, in their anxiety
to find something new, had prophesied a war between
Russia and Austria; and others not aware themselves of
any means of surmounting the difficulties which pre-
sented themselves to their minds, had concluded that these
difficulties were insurmountable, and spoke of a war between
Russia and Turkey as inevitable. The result of the nego-
tiations adds one honour more to the fame of our Foreign
Minister. But that fame would be incomplete, if it could
for a moment be supposed that ulterior measures, favour-
able alike to the feelings and the interests of Englishmen,
had not been stipulated as the price of otir co-operation
with Russia. The remonstrances of England in favour of
the Greeks have been disregarded by the Porte and by
laasnist ; and national honour forbids our [permitting
the English Ambassador at Constantinople to remonstrate
e sel memorialise month after month, without any per-
ceptible result. If the Porte will net listen to the
friendly representations of her old and still faithful ally,
that ally must assume a tone, however reluctantly, which
will give the Porte to understand that there is a possibi-
lity of her becoming an enemy. We do not say that a war
in this Case will take place any more than in the other;
but we do say, that our readiness to undertake such a war
ought to be duly impressed upon the Turks and the Egyp-
tians. The question of French influence in Egypt is one
to which the East India Company is bound to pay the
most scrupulous attention. It is not very long since the
French journalists were urging their Government to secure
that country in their interest, by telling them that it was a
country to which France had many claims, and for whieb
she had made many sacrifices. They seemed even to
flatter themselves that some degree of actual sup( riority
might be obtained over it; and it is much to be regretted
that the French have already acquired a very great in-
fluence in Egypt, both by the number of Frenchmen in
the country, anal the facilities permitted by the Govern-
ment, on account of its vicinity, to fit out vessels for the
service of the Paella in the southern ports of France. In
stating this, we do not mean to imply that the French Go-
vernment had formed any dangerous projects ; but by
showing whit it might do, we would endeavour to trace
the line of argument which must have weighed with the
English Minister in taking his measures about Egypt, in
concert with our allies ; and we would thus endeavour to
prove, at the same time, that it is necessary to make such
demonstrations of oar power, to injure the Paella of Ec Y er,
as may be required to make him fully sensible of its reality
and its magnitude. These demonstrations are absolutely in-
' dispenaible at the present moment, to secure the commercial
interests of our East India Company, which would be
most seriously compromised if our influence in Egypt did
not outweigh that of France, or if it were to continue so
small as the conduct of the niche, with regard to Greece,
shows it to have been on recent occasions. The possibility
of some atteinpt being made by the French Ministry to

erect Egypt into an independent state, and to wenn gOlll-•
mercial advantages in consequence to their count*.
suggested in the French Chamber of Deputies on TJe•-
day. To prevent this, England has no other course bit
to endeavour to secure her influence more firmly, by reek-
ing Turkey and Egypt tensible of their true interests lis
the present conjuncture. It will be seen by this, that we
consider the question of Egypt as entirely East Indian.

Lor,l Jour; Russet r. moved two •Ikeolutions last
night in the House of Commons, the (Neel of which was
for the further prevention of bribery and corruption tot
elections. His Lordship carried his motion by the
SPEAKER'S casting vote, there being an equal number of
Members in favour of and opposed to it, the nitrnbers be-
ing
62 and 62. Mr. TIERNEY afterwards, on the bringing
up of the Report of the Committee on the Scotch and Irish
Currency, complained of the timidity and vacillition of
Ministers, in not extending the application of their.prin-
ciplcs, respecting the currency, to Scotland. He prefficted,
also the necessity of returning to the old system. Mr.
ttertriry's chief ground of argument was, that before
the present theories were put in operation—that is, prea
vious to the year 1196-the country flourished ; and Mr,
PEEL, in his very able reply to the P'ght Hon. Gentle-
man, observed, that the object of Ministers was to bring
the country hack to the stale it was in previous to 1796,
the period at which it flourished, according to Mr.Ties-
rrty s own showing.

CITY, F■tnA! EtztriSo.

The news relative to the pacific views of Burma being now con-
sidered as confirmed, a great effect has, in consequence of it, been
produced on the Funds. The speculators for a Aware fast gaining
confidence, and at present there is every appearance of an improve.
meat. Consols closed this afternoon at 791 t. Some eminent
brokers were large purchasers, and es cry operation Indicated firm.
netts in the price of Consols. The news from India, that wested
exclusively in the British Press this morning, had no sweet od
India Stock; it coritinueil at 15 O. Thent was Bet little Tana.
lion in the other English Set-whim
In the Foreign Market, Russian Stock advanced !rt Itte, In coo.)
nertence of the intelligence wt have above alluded to. Colombian
Bonds were also higher. 43. as were slexican Six per cants.. 63.
(ine!! Bonds were 154. The Bonds of Peru have declined to 31 3)4.

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PARTIES.
The Duke of Grafton had a dinner party yesterday, at his house st
Chtrges-st feet.
The Earl and Coonteis of PemSroke entertained a distinguished party all
dinner yestertlap,at their house in rrivy.gardens.
The Countew of Arran's card, party, on Thursday evening, was
elegant:y attended.
Lard Bexley had a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house In Great
George-44res t„ Westoun,ter.
The I... Lowing distluguiThed personages had dinner parties yesvrday
The Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Gifford, Lord Methourn, the Rey. J. Peel,Sll
C. 3lonck, R. H. Cocks, Esq., Lord dherborne, and Mrs. Hlachliffe.

MOVEMENTS.
Earl Spencer arrived yesterday at his house In St. Jsmees.placa, from
his seal, Althorpe, Northamptonshire.
The Earl of Brechnock leFt town yesterday, for Baits,.
The Bkhop of Chichester !eft CUXIIII*4 Hotel, Blount-street, yesterday.
fur !he Palace, Chichester. . _

Captain Crippa arrived in town yesterday, from his seat in Gloucester -
shire.
T. T. Barney, Esq. left Ibbeteon's Hotel yesterday, fur his seat, om..
Norwich.
C. H. Tracey, Esq. arrived yesterday at Die house In Dover street, from
his sest in %t urceatershire.
Lord and Lady Hoilnnd and family iri etperled in toren in a few days,
from Paris.

Lord and Lady Ring left town yesterday, for their seat, Gelatin).
Surrey.
Captain G. Schreiber. A.Y. arrived yetterds• nt renton't New Hoer',
St. Jantesit-atreet, from hit teat In SANIk. Cotulle' Auritin has left ditto.
for hit seat tp Hint.
T. T. Drake, Lot. IS.P. left the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, yes-
fr in Oafordthlre.

Wiley, for his.vest In Oxfordshire.
Artirni-, at lilivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street.—Field Marshal the
Earl of liore.furd. from Herta , lie. and Mrs. Mrtyware, inset Laneashire ,
-- Birch, Esq. from Lancashire; Mi. and Mrs. Nightingale and family.
from Hants.