The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-19 00:00:00

TIDE BRITISH PRESS.

Russian Ministers themselves, to soften down as much
'as possible the degree of complaisance which necessity hes
compelled the Ottoman Power to display on this occasion.
The struggle between ancient pride and modern feebleness,
between the wish to preserve its own dignity and the desire
of conciliating Russia by submission, exhibits a once for-
midable Power in so melancholy a point of view, that,
detesting as we do the principles which have actuated its
councils, we cannot help regretting such a document as
one of the most deplorable mon umentsof human vicissitudes.
It is not necessary to go far back into history to recollect
a time, Then Russia weal as soon have thought of con-
quering England as of sending a soldier within sight of
the Turkish frontier. They have deserved this chastise-
ment, however, and we hope that its effects will be salu-
tary—that they will see wherein lies the difference between
the Russian and the Turk, and will take advantage of the
physical capabilities of a country and a people which pre-
sent better materials of prosperity, perhaps, than any on
the face of the earth. If such should be the result of the
recent humiliations of Turkey, we have great reason to re-
joice; and we have so much the more reason to rejoice
that the 'triumph which will thus be achieved will nut be
the mere expulsion of a barbarous people from Europe,
but the entire destruction of barbarism in one of the fairest
portions of the globe.
The accounts from Constantinople arc still of a doubtful
character. The city presented a scene of devastation.
all the palaces of the grandees having been pillaged. The
Sultan was encamped under the protection of the ban-
ner of the Prophet, surrounded by his partisan". The
firm conduct of the Sultan has induced many of his former
opponents to make common cause with him • but it is
idmitted, even by thaw most anxious for his success,
that no certain opinion can as yet be formed concerning the
ultimate result of the bold measures which he has taken.
In the commencement of the struggle, none of the
foreign, but the English Ambassador, could procure a
courier to convey the intelligence of the insurrec-
tion to their respective Govertnnents. It is added that
.5,000 Janissaries have fallen by the hands of the boa-
taqilgis. In the mean time, it appears by the accounts
from Corfu that the insurrectionary spirit has extended
itself to Albania, anti even to the 111-Ithennetan inhabitants
occupying the lofty chain of Piniles, &c.; but this revolt
could hare no connexion with that of Constantinople. The
Turks of Castoria, it appears, were so enraged at the in-
telligence, that they murdered the Archbishop and a great
number of peaceable Christians, demolished and burnt
the churches, attacked and destroyed San Marina, and,
after being defeated by the Christians. they turned their
rage against the town of Anaselitzas, which they burnt, as
well as several Turkish villages in that country. Similar
accounts are given from Ochritla anti Scodra.

The accounts from Manchester, received in town at a
late hour last night, state that all was tranquil in the even-
ing of the preceding day. No tumult was then anticipated.
The people were occasionally observed in small parties about
the streets, anxiously discussing those topics which may be
supposed to occupy the attention of men without employ-
ment and without subsistence ; but the good sense of the
people, guided by the sober and rational course which has
been pursued by the provincial press, seems in general to have
triumphed over the propensity to turbulence which want, if it
hai no hopes of relief, would undoubtedly generate in their
minds—a propensity which would long since have burst out
in a instiller as destructive ultimately to the agents of the
mischief as to those who would have been its first victims,
if the success of a few ill-dispased but shallow-minded
agents had kept pace, u they had hoped, with their in-
tentions.

CITI, Trr.SDAY EVENINO.

The occurrence of most interest in the present state of
the Suck market, " the account," has passed off without
any material event that will record it as one of any parti-
cular moment. Consols opened at 774, and so continued,
with a slight variation of an eighth at the close of the mar-
ket, for the August account. There was a great scarcity of
money steel:, and such continuations as took place were
alone at a sixteenth, being about 2 per rent. From this
circumstance, it is clear that any rise of consequence is not
much thought ef ; although a most considerable and dis-
tinguished dealer did observe, that if they were not up to
S 2 within a given period, he would walk across the Es-
;llatige sons culotte. It is just possible that the gentle-
men concerned in these speculations may, by dint of arti-
fice, give the Funds a temporary lift; but that they can rise
beyond the spur of the moment, in the present state of the
country, is a most hopeless expectation. Of what use is
the quantity of money in the market, it' the manufac-
turers arc starving? Time was, from the nature of the
political state of England with reference to the Continental
powers of Europe, that when one branch of trade became
particularly depressed, another would rise tip to take off the
labour so dispensed with. But it is no longer so, and it
becomes a most serious question how the unemployed are
to provide for themselves, or be provided for, until things
come round. If any limit is to be named as to the extent
of over-trading, then certainly, beyond that period, it may
fairly be supposed that trade will revive; that ia, when
the manufactures so forced into the market shall be con-
sumed. But until such is the cases, and trade shall re-
vive, and with that revival a retina of credit and of
confidence such as did exist (though we fear it will take
a long period to effect the latter), it is impossible to ex-
pect any permanent rise in the British Funds.
The Foreign Stock Market has been in a very feverish
state the whole day : Mexican 6 per Cent Bonds, which
rose yesterday S per cent. (from 39 to 41), have been
sold in the course of the day at 474, and at the close of
the market were 49i. This rise is stated to have taken
place in consequence of the accounts received from that
country, of the very flourishing state of its exchequer,
and of its resources and prosperity in every particu-
lar. It will be very gratifying to find that these
reasons are founded in fact. Colombian Bonds have also
risen 2 per cent. The meeting of the Colombian Share-
holders that was to have taken place this day, in conse-
quence of the non-payment of the dividend, has been put
off sine the, and in all probability will not take place, at
least at present. Mr. 11URTADO, Minister Plenipoten-
tiary in this country of the Colombian Government, has
put forth a statement, explanatory of the cause of the de-
lay in the payment of the devitlend, which is understood to
he as satisfactory as could he expected under such a disap-
pointment. lie states that the Colombian Government hail
set aside certain funds for the payment of the dividends in
question ; but that, inasmuch as the Government of Peru
was indebted to the Colombian Government, and had au-
thorized the raising of a loan in England, it was proposed
that the debt so due to Colombia by Peru should he de-
ducted from the Peruvian loan intended to be raised, and a
pottion of it be appropriated for the payment of the di-
vide.•nds in question ; and fur which purpose a draft was
given by the Peruvian Government on their agents in Lou-
den. The raising of the loan in question failed, and con-
s the draft was dishonoured. Of this event, and
also of the failure of the agents of the Colombian Govern-
ment in this country, that Government could not be in-
formed in sufficient lime to remit the requisite funds
fur the payment of the dividends. Mr. Bee repo con-
cludes by stating his hopes that he shall, by the first op-
portunity, receive despatches, acquainting him with the
determination of the Government in consequence of those
untoward circumstances ; and which, as he knows its tnea-
mires will be directed by the most perfect good faith, he
trusts will be satisfactory. Upon this statement the Bond-
holders deferred their meeting ; and it is very likely, un-
less something unexpected should occur, that they will al-
low a reasonable time for the arrival of information, with-
out going further into the question. Greek Bonds are tl-
most obsctirtel by the transactions in those just mentioned,
and cannot be quoted at more than 19, though they will,
doubtless, very shortly occupy a paramount place in the
market. Northern Foreign Stocks are at a trifling ad-
vance, and taut very abundant. Exchanges remain
stationary.

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PARTIES.
!and Berwick had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in
Iltrinstone.,quaie.
Lord Dude entertained a select party at dinner yesterday, at his
house in Dover-street. _

Lady Myth entertained a distinguished party at dinner yester-
day, at her house in Piccadilly.
Mrs. t'ouus had a dinner and evening party on Monday, at her
house in Strattomstreet, Piccadilly.
MOVEMENTS.
The Marquis of Clanricarde arrived on Friday at his house in St.
James'a.squate, from Ireland. The Marchioness; arrived on Mon-
day. front Mr. l'lsita'a seat in Sussex.
The Earl of Calellon has lef town for Ireland.
Lord mid Laity Grantham and family left town yesterday, for
their seat, Newby Hall, Yorkshire.
Lord and Lady He Clifford and family left town yesterday for
their seat, King's Weston, near Bristol.
lady Elizabeth and Miss Palk left town yesterday for their sea',
Rectory House, Enfield.
SirWm• Rowley, Bart. has left town, for his sept in Suffolk.
Sir George Robinson, Bart. left town yesterday, for Portsea.
Colonel and lady E leabeth Steele left town yesterday, for the
Duke of Manchester's seat, Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire.
Major and Mrs. Aleultre have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel
(late Blake's), Jermyn-street, from Hastings.
J. M. Chihiera, Esq. left town yesterday for his seat, Cantley,
near Doncaster.
T. Brant, Esq. left St. James's Palace yesterday, for his scat at
Twickenham.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Caning:on left town yesterday, for their seat in
Rucks.
Miss Jane Capel left the Duke of St. Albans' yesterday, for
Paris.
Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork.
streets Milner, Esq. from Maidstone; J. Brown, Esq.
from Worthing. Edward Pratt, Esq. has left ditto on a tour.
Arrivals at Head's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street :—Lord Thos.
Hay, front a tour; Captain Newburgh, ditto; T. li.Weatim, Esq.
from his seat in Suffolk ; M. J. Weston, Esq. from ditto ; Captain
Head, front his seat in Devonshire.