The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-15 00:00:00

WILLIAM CORBETT and his 'quondam ally, HENRY
Hunr, are both of them, it seems, on the look-oat to ob-
tain a seat in Parliament. Mr. CORBETT annonnces, in
due form, the day that he intends to start on his Prepara-
tive Tour. " My intention," says he, in the last nutnbet
of his Register, " is this : when I bare put all my seeds
into the ground, and graffed all my trees, which will be
about the first of May, to set off, on horseback, from this
place' to Reeding, thette to IVeanbursi, &c. &c." HENRY
HUNT, in like manner, when the last invoices are safe in
the warehouse, and the casks of blacking are all well
bottled and corked, intends to mount his caravan and com-
mence his canvass. It is rumoured, too, that Breit Aan CA R..
LI r. t intends, if the last editions of Atheism go off well, to fol-
low in the wake of his two worthy friends, and, instead of
serving his customers in the shop, to serve his country in
Parliament. This adjunct will complete the trio.
The common people have a shrewd notion of things,
and hare no ambition to be regaled with " the Feast of
the Gridiron :" this sort of feast does not square with their
conceptions of patriotism. The Be EVOR subscription goes
on scantily; " the money comes slowly in ;" not enough is
yet raised to pay for the first five bowls of rack punch. In
the last week's Register we observe that the Committee
assembled at Fleet-street, Sir Thomas BEEVOR in the
Chair, " beg leave to acknowlerlige the receipt of subscrip-
tions from the following places —and it proceeds to enu-
merate them—but no sums are mentioned as being sub-
scribed. This orhission must operate as a sad damper to Mr.
Geno EON, and the rest of the Rettivers-General belonging
to the Committee of Management. The TREASURER, we
suspect, will have a sinecure appointment. But WILLIAM
COBRkTT understands these thtiot It was sot without,
Iltbod trailting that hd qttailiied•hYttiielf to teach cottage
economy. Cheap living is an useful art to learn in these
times. We have an instructive hint in this way in the
public notice with which he prefaces his intended tour to
Rerefiaal: " I will, in another Rcgister," says he, " mark
out my route, as nearly as I possibly can. Free quarter
is exceedingly conrenient, as well as pleasant. As far as
Herefonlshire I shall have two horses, one for myself, and
another for my little son. After that, I shall have, I
believe, another horseman, of about the same age with my
son, and we shall jog along at the rate of about twenty or
thirty miles a day. We shall hare nothing to prevent us
from diverging to the right and to the lc/?; and if any
friend of mine shy ild wish me to take his house in the way,
I shall comply with his wish." What an admirable guar-
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dian of the public purse this Itraveller will make, who
keeps such precious watch over its own ! He is a sponge
thrown into the water, absorbing all, and giving out
nothing. What a blessed Representative!

CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.

The recent arrangement respecting the funding of Ex-
chequer Bills has kept Stock transactions somewhat in
abeyance since the notification took place, for specu-
lators apparently prefer waiting to see how this financial
scheme will work before they act upon it. However a little
jobbing was entered into in the new Scrip at 4 premium to
par. Consols for account opened this morning at 79, but
they shortly reached ! 1, and, after a day of not very exten-
sive business, closed at 1 4. Money Stock continues scarce;
money is abundant in some quarters, but not generally
so; as the alarmists begin to unlock their iron chests, and
bring money into the Market again, it will become more
extensively diffused, but that, we suspect, like the return
of trade, will be subjected to various delays, and many
vicissitudes will yet be experienced before the Money
Market and the commerce of the country are again placed in
a sound and healthy state. Exchequer Bills were 7s.= 9s.
premium, and India Bonds 6s. premium. The Stock was
226 for money, and 229 for the account ; a clear proof
that speculators at least take a favourable view of Eastern
politics. The New Four per Cents. were 96.
The announcement as to the non-payment of the Peru-
vian dividends, together with the settlement, had a serious
effect upon South American INSeurities ; although .rhe ftw'
mer circumstance probably may not be of so formidable a
nature in reality as the anticipations of it which have been
afloat for some time might have led the holders of these
Bonds to imagine. This morning they were 24 for the-
account,•and 25 for money. The Contractor attributes the
defalcation to the reliance of the Peruvian Government on
funds in this country—a reliance which was disappointed'
by the refusal of several parties who hail applied for Scrip
to make the payments upon it—the Peruvian Government
not being informed of this refusal in time to make the re-
mittances. Ile expresses his confidence, however, as to
the means and good faith of the Government.
The principal transactions in the Foreign Market were
in Colombian Bonds, which fluctuated between 44 and
422, at which quotation they left off. The highest price
of Mexican 6 per Cents. to-day was 63, and the lowest 604,
and the concluding bargains were done at the intermediate
quotation of 6114. Greek Bonds were steady at 144, 15,
as were Spanish at 91 9.
The trifling business that was done in shares was at a
reduced price.

We extract the following from a letter, received in town
yesterday from Paris :—" They write from St. Peters-
burgh, that the mission of the Duke of Wellington be-
comes more complicated every day, which it is supposed
will prevent his leaving that capital until the month of
June. Although the Emperor's intentions are pacific, he
is not disposed to diminish or change the position of his
troops on the frontiers of Moldavia and Wallachia ; his
Ministers insist that the dispute must be settled between
Russia and the Porte, and that no foreign Power has a
right to interfere."—The Sun.
The Hamburgh.and German Papers received yesterday
are chiefly occupied with the details of the funeral solem-
nity of the late Emperor of Russia.
Lisbon. Papers to the Ist of April arrived yesterday
morning. The following paragraph is the only article
which they contain of the slightest interest:—" The public
is informed, by superior authority, that, in an apartment
of the Palace of Ajuda, a box is placed for the reception of
any representations which they may wish to address di-
rectly to the Government; and this box will be opened
every day by the members of the Government."—Lisbon
Gazelle, April 1.
Accounts from Lima have been received to the 30th Dec.
The castle of Callao was still held, by the Spaniards, but
negociations for its surrender had again been opened. Two
flags of truce had been exchanged, and it was, from this
circumstance, expected that the place would be given up by
capitulation,as previously to this time all offers for negocia-
tion had been neglected by the Governor Radii. His Ma-
jesty's ship Eclair was daily expected to sail from Peru for
San

The following is an extract of a letter from Rangoon,
dated on the 10th of December :—" Battles were, beyond
all doubt, fought on the Ist and 2AI inst. at I'rome, and it
is equally certain that Sir Archibald Campbell beat the
enemy on both days ; but strange indeed to say, though
some country boats have come down since these events, not
one single line has reached an individual at Rangoon.
Our loss in Europeans is said to have been severe."
STATE or TftADE.—Same of the manufacturers are
slowly increasing their hands, and lengthening the time
which those already engaged are allowed to work. Coarse
descriptions of wool, or rather t'ae refuse of the comber.,
arc a little higher, but this arisei from the scanty supply
of the article, in consequence of the depression of the .tuff
trade, and the few spinners now running. At the Hud-
dersfield woollen market, on Tuesday, rather a greater de-
mand was experienced for goods than previously. The
trade at Bradford is still flat, though last Thursday snore
goods were sold than on several preceding market-days.
No higher prices, however, were obtained.—Leeds Intern-
gencer.
FLax.—The quantity of flax imported into Great Bri-
tain in 152.5, was 1,034,336 cwt. The quantity of flaxen('
linseed imported was 2,480,82'3 bushels. The rapeseed
imported was 488,637 bushels.
A meeting of the owners of freehold property in the city
of Lincoln and county of the same city, was held on Mon-
day, the 3d inst., in Lincoln, at which it was resolved to
petition the Legislature for an extension of• the elective
ifranchise to the freeholders within tint jurisdiction. •