The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-12-03 00:00:00

LONDON,
MONDAY, DF.CEUBER 3, 1821.
THE KING OF FRANCE.

REPORT OF HIS DEATH.

Various have been the rumours of the state of
Paris within these 44 hours: in one of the Sunday
Papers we read of a report of the King of FRANCE'S
death, and that the funds have fallen 5 per tent.
in consequence. It was currently reported iu the
course of yesterday that the King of FRANCE had
dissolved the ChiiMber of Deputies. And we heard
last night from a source which we have generally
found comet, that a courier arrived yesterday after.
noon to the Spanish Ambassador, coiihrtning the
account of the decease of Louis XVIII.

Paris Papers to the 30th last have reached town.
The Minister of Finance presented his Budget
to the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. The
estimates for the year 1844 are nearly 890 millions.
exceeding those of the current year in a sum of
upward* of seven millions. This excess is gene-
rally diffused over the several branches of the public
service, and is satisfactorily accounted for. The
Minister, however, candidly adniiis that the demand
for so large an expenditure must excite astonish-
ment, and endeavour, to reconcile the Chamber to its

great magnitude (enozmile) by drawing • flattering
picture of the prosperity of France, contrasted with
the evils entailed upon other countries engaged in
the late war. In this contrast he evidently alludes
to England. the greatest of all the sufferers in the
quarrel. The budget has given less impulse to
the price of the reales than might hare been
anticipated. Some of the private letters which
arrived by eapress ascribe this to some occur-
rences which have 'taken place in the Chamber
•f Deputies, which denote a decli►►e. of influ-
ence on the part of the preserit Ministry, and
may make it expedient for them to ►esign their
rimetiotib ; but the statements are involved in
a, much obscurity, that it is.d!ficult to say chat
degree of credit attaches to them. The Senate of
the lonian Islands have adopted • Resolutions pro.
claiming martial law in Zante. The ardent feel.
ing of the inhabitants in favour of the Greeks, tbs.:.
played on the occasion of the rencoutre between the
Greek and Turkish fleets off that Island, is the
foundation for this violent measure.

We hive received Spanish Papers to the 15th of
November. The Cortes had received a message
from the KING. directiug their attention to the
state of the public credit.

The Papers received from Ireland on Satnrday
announce the murder of Captain WATERS, a gen-
tleman resident near Newmarket, in the comity of
Cork, on Sunday. They also mention the murder-
of Mr. WALLACE, the late High Sheriff of that
county, on the same day ; but we are happy to
find that doubts are entertained respecting the, ac-
curacy of the latter information. Horrors now urt.
grown so familiar in that country, every arri..al
from it is expected to bring some dreadful tidit w.
and the following dialogue from Macbeth apii;it,
to the ',learnt time :
mAtont.ii—a That is the neweet grief ?

Rona—" That of an boor). axe floth hi' the RpenLer.

Each nsuonent teems a new one."--..-

The season of the yeor unfortunately favours this
melancholy state of things; to, the suppression of
which the exertion! of Cavern:petit and of the sr-
*Went Gentry have hitherto !noised unavailing.

About five o'clock on ti.iturday evening ord.,
were received it Knightsbridge barracks fur the
battalion of the first regiment, o► grenadier It
guards, to held themselves in readiness to mart h
for Ireland at an early hour on Tuesday morning
next. The order beteg unexpected, most of the
officers were absent on visits to their friends, and
expresses were instantly sent off requiring their im-
mediate attendimice at their posts. The troops
embark Ull the Paddingtoo canal on their wity to
Liverpool, from whence they will proceed in the
first ioolootv to Dublin. This battalion, which IS
800 strong, greatly distinguished Itself at the battle
of Waterloo.

Alarquis WELLitat.Ev, me are assured, is im-
mediately to Supersede Esrl TALBOT In 11. c
LOU, Liratcuautci• of trosod. It Is 141 d that Mr.