The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-15 00:00:00

Ehe Brftisni Vreoo.

ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
This Evening, FRIDAY, September lb, will be presented the new
Musical Farce of
BEFORE BREAKFAST.
The Characters by Messrs. Mathews, Bartley, W. Bennett, J. Bland, and
W. Chapman ; and Miss Soden.
After which,
JONATHAN IN ENGLAND.
JonathanW.Doublklns, Mr. Mathews; Natty Larkspur, Mr.W.Chapman,
Agamemnon, Mr.Sloman.
To conclude with the Comic Opera of
/MOTHER AND SISTER.
Don Sylvlo de Fldrea, Mr. Thorne; Pacheco, Mr. W. Chapman ; Donna
Isidore, Miss Paton; Rosanthe, Miss Goward.

The Batman PRESS commenced publishing yesterday
morning at five o'clock.

LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPIEMBER 1.5; 1826.

We have received the French Papers of Tuesday and the
Etoile of Wednesday; the following are extracts :
[From the Etoik.]

PARIS.

In the Angsburet Gazette the following passage occurs :
" Oa the 30th of July a courier was despatched by M. dq Wo-
ronzow and M. de Ribeaupierre, to M. de Minziacky, by way of
Odessa, conveying the intelligence that the Turkish Cummins-
ries were at first unwilling to submit to the necessary quarantine,
as being contrary to the precepts of their religion. They after-
wards declared that Akerman was too far from the frontiers ; and
proposed, in consequence, to establish the conferences upon the left
bank of the Pruth. M. de Minziacky immediately applied to the
Reis Effendi, requiring him to despatch the necessary orders to
the Turkish Commissioners. We hope, in Fpite of the enigma-
tical, evasive, and laconic answers, attributed to the Reis Effendi,
that the Porte will not raise any more obstacles to the opening of
the conferences."

We do not pretend, like the Aug:burgh Ganlettc. to know each
day's diplomatic occurrences ; but we in general endeavour to com-
municate to our readers that news only which is certain and can be
relied upon. It is too evident, in this case, that thismotle of relating
*hat may occur at a future period is a means of deceiving their
readers, to whom they ought to communicate events, rather than
make conjectures. We have already announced that the conferences
had opened ; and we subjoin the following details of the reception
of the TurkiNh negotiators, which we take from a Russian demi-
official Journal :

" (in the 20th cf July the Plenipotentiaries left Scoulani, after
having passed quarantine for that period of time which was rigor.
ously judged necessary, in order to observe those measures pre.
scribed for the preservation of the public health.
" In all the places through which the Plenipotentiaries passed they
were received with that regard and those marks of distinction
which went due to the character with which they were invested. The
instant they arrived at Akernian a crowd assembled around them,
anxious to have an opportunity of seeing them. The novelty of
the sight, the solemnity of the occasion, the diversity and the
richness of the Levantine costume, all united to excite a curiosity
and create an interest in the public mind.

" A detachment of troops was stationed at the barrier of the city,
and another detachment was stationed between the two houses ap-
propriated to the Plenipotentiaries. Equipages of all kinds had
been placed at their disposal, to facilitate their journey from Scan-
lsni to Akerman. The Plenipotentiaries entered the city in two
carriages and four, escorted by a guard of Cossacks. Immediately
on their arrival, they went and occupied the apartments that had
been assigned to them. The situation of the houses, and the care
with which they had been decorated, appeared to take them agree-
ably by surprise. The next Sunday, at halipast twelve at noon,
the Plenipotentiaries had their first• conference in the saloon; the
second conference was on :11onday, the Nth, and the third on the
29th. They went to the conferences in two coaches,-drawn by six
horses each, and were fe'llowed by two calashes, in which were their
' dragomans and secretaries, accompanied by a very numerous train
of domestics."

Our readers are aware of the vast establishment which
had sprung up lately, under the denomination of the British
and Foreign Bible Society—of the immense funds placed
at the disposal of its managers—the extensive ramifications
which it had stretched out in every direction—and the

great hopes entertained by the religious world from its
agency in promoting the cause of piety and good morals.
We attach as much importance as any one can do to every
method which can be devised for promoting the cause of
religion, particularly in cases where civilization is intro-
duced along with it ; but it always did appear to us that
there were defects in the system of these Societies, by which,
though at .first imperceptible, we feared that, in the end,
when less conscientious persons came to be introduced into
the management, many abuses_ would creep in, and perhaps
serious evils might arise to the country in consequence. It
may, perhaps, appear invidious, but it is impossible to avoid
drawing the parallel between the present state of the Bible
Society and that of the monkish orders at their first institu-
tion. Far be it from us to compare the many eminent and
pious men who conduct the business of the Bible Society with
the disciples of LOYOLA or ST. DOM! N. lOU E. We respect
true piety in every profession; but we cannot go the length
of some of the supporters of these associations, who seem to
have forgotten (so unbounded is their confidence in certain
individuals) that the managers of these Societies, after all,
are men. In spite of all that can be urged by those who
have thought so long of Bible Societies that they identify
them with the Bible itself, in considering the results to be
expected from these institutions, we must take the prin-
ciples of human nature into the account. We must not
trust all to supernatural agency. Bating the errors of their
treed, the monkish institutions, at first, were praise-
worthy. Nothing could be more useful than the pur-
poses for which convents were instituted—to instruct the
young, to preach to the poor, and to relieve the distressed.
In point of benevolence (though certainly not in purity of
doctrine) we might almost say they surpassed us. Their
objects were more various, their means more exten-
sive, their difficulties greater, and their privations more
painful. Even our northern brethren, placed as they are
at the antipodes of Catholicism, have not yet ceased to

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