The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-22 00:00:00

by him forwarded, by order of the Calais Custom-House,
to the " Direetion de la Lihrairle" of the Mirasvl R FOR
FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Ministers. des .lifilires Etran;,,er,s)
at Paris, to be cleared by M. Austoxr, printsellcr of the
Rue Eoussean, who, finding that it was intended to deduct
three of each impression, refused to accede to it, and at
length got permission to have the consignment returned to
Messrs. CorsAGni in London. Thus three impressions
are exacted of each print out of the number sent, whatever
it may be, and however high-priced the print may be. As
seldom more than half a dozen are ordered of any expensive
print at one consignment, this is equivalent to a duty of fifty
per cent. besides the regular ad valorem duly, which, when
the twenty-five per cent. commission to the agent on the
sale is added, and the expense of shipping, &c. the print-
sellers in England are as effectually excluded from the
French market, as if English engravings were an article of
positive prohibition.

We trust this subject will be brought under the imme-
diate attention of the British Ambassador at Paris. We
shall not fail to advert to it again very shortly, as no ex-
action can, under the circumstances, be more unjust, nor
any hostility to the English Artist more unjustifiable.

A letter from Genoa. states that the Greeks had captured
the son of the Pacha of Egypt.
We have conversed with some of the passengers per
Alexander, Hilton, arrived at this port in ten days, from
St. Petersburgh, who report that accounts bail just
reached that place, stating that the Grand Seignior of
Turkey had been compelled to sign a Constitution dic-
tated to him by his subjects. lie refined it at first, and
caused the head of the person to be struck off immediately,
who first presented it to him ; but finding afterwards that
the parties who insisted upon this Constitution being signed
had got his son into their possession, and his life threatened,
he acknowledged and signed the proffered instrutnent,
and it is believed to be favourable to the people.—//u/1
Pack. t.

Extract of a letter dated ?ante. Scpt.l9 :—" All persons
arriving from the Levant, .even Sir Frederick Adam, who
came this morning from Napoli di Romania, confirm the
victory gained by the Greeks over the combined fleets of
Egypt and Constantinople ; the particulars of which are not
known, but the defeat has been most decisive. In short.
the affairs of Greece assume from day to day a most favour-
able aspect. Dervish Pacha is completely surrounded by
the Greeks in the vicinity of Salona. The trip of Sir F.
Adam to Napoli is wrapped up in great mystery. He pre-
tends that his object was to obtain from the Greek govern-
ment a more satisfactory revocation of the proclamation
respecting neutral flags than has hitherto been.
Letters from Gibraltar, dated 30th of September, state
that by an arrival from Oran, accounts were received of
the sailing on the 10th of a squadron of four vessels of war
(brigs and schooners) from Algiers on a cruise to the west-
ward, for the purpose, it was reported, of capturing all
vessels under the Spanish and Sardinian flags.
il'e have received Jamaica papers to the 19th of August;
they contain no political intelligence. A meeting of the
parish of St. James had been called to deliberate on the de-
fenceless state of the town of Montego Illy. The Island
remained perfectly tranquil. We extract the following
from the postscript to the Royal Gazette of Aug. 1 I. :
Ilis Honour the Chief Justice passed sentence this day on the
various persons, who have been convicted during the present Assizes.
The pirates were all sentenced to be hanged, and Isaac Nunes Da.
costa to be imprisoned fur six months, and at the end of that period
to find security to keep the peace, himself in 150!. and one or more
sureties in 2.0/. each.
Mr. C. C. Hodson has been dismissed from the Magistracy
of Demerara, for having, prior to the publication of the Agent's
letter, announced the removal of the Earl of Huntingdon.
Died, at Warren's plantation, on the 21st ult. the Honourable
Samuel Hirds, M.D. aged 63; his remains were attended to Saint
Michael's Church by a very numerous and respectable company,
among whom were moat of the public characters of the island. II
Extract of a letter from Demerara, dated August 29 (by
the Sisters, Capt. Hayes, arrived in the Downs) :
The Megan Logies of Plantations Success and Redult have
been set fire to, and a Negro of the former estate has confessed that
he saw another Negro set the to the Logic. Two stand of arms
have been found secreted in a negro's bed of Plantation, Elizabeth
nal (East Coast), oiled, and in complete order. Sir Benjamin
d'Urban has despatched an officer and thirty men of the nth Itegi-
ITICAL to Plantation Non Parent. One cannot help feeling how un-
certain our hold is of this valuable colony, which a short tame since
was so happy.

Tile E x-Ki No or SwEDaw.—Among other objects de-
serving notice at Aix-la-Chapelle is his discarded Majesty
the Ex-King of Sweden. He dwells in a back apartment
of a respectable print-shop near the gambling-rooms—oc-
casionally attended by a servant not his own—without
show, even without substance.

Yesterday morning was married, at Marylebone New
Church, by the Lord Bishop of Killaloe, Miss Arbuthnot,
niece to the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot and of the
Bishop, to John Lister Kaye, Esq., eldest son of Sir John
Lister Kaye, Bart.
On Wednesday the Lord Mayor gave a dinner at the
Mansion-house to a large party. Four young Greeks, the
sons of sane of the principal directors of the operations in
Greece, were amongst the guests. They were introduced
by Mr. Bowring, and were attired in the costume of the
country, richly embroidered. At the request of Mr. Bow-
ring, who communicated the wish of the Lord Mayor to the
Greeks, they swig several of the national airs without
the least hesitation, and they danced according to the
style of their country, with as much readiness. The ladies,
of' whom there were many in the party, were delighted at
the musical display, which was completely scientific, but
the dancing was incomparable. The names of the young
Greeks, who are four of the ten sent over to be educated
here, upon the invitation of Mr. Jeremy Bentham, are
Eustatio 'talks, from Napoli di Romania ; Stamonseca,
a Livadian, son of one of the Chiefs of that province, at
whose house Lord Byron was accustomed to visit ; Costa,
son of a Suliot Chief ; and Pericles, an Athenian. Yes-
terday his Lordship gave a grand dinner to a large party of
political friends, at the Mansion-house.
A new Comedy of great promise amongst those who are
in the secret, has been read in the Green Room of Covent-
Garden Theatre ; it is called " The Widow of Cornhill."
The whole comic strength of the Company, including
Charles Kemble, Charles Young, and Miss Chester are
engaged in this play.—Saa.
%'hen Lord Ellcnborough was Attorney-General, he was
listening with some impatience to the judgment of a
Learned Judge, afterwards his colleague, who said, " In
—a. ---- I ruled that" 8:c. " You rule !" said the
Attorney-General, in a tone of suppressed indignation,
loud enough to be heard, however, by many of his brethren
of the bar ; " You rule! you were never fit to rule any
thing but a copy-book."

Ma. GLADSTONE.—The magnificent present for which
the inhabitants of Liverpool subscribed to offer to Mr.
Gladstone, was exposed last week for public inspection, in
Mr. Jones's shop, Castle-street. It is a complete dinner
table service of silver, without the plates. It consists, in
all, of twenty-eight pieces, as follows: Two candelabras,:
two tureens, four ice-pails or wine-coolers, four large co.
vered dishes, four small covered dishes, two large salvers,
two dishes of the largest size, without covers, four large
ditto, four small ditto. All ie pieces, with the exception
of the candelabras, have this insctiptiou

JOHN GLADS74iNE, ESQ. M.P.
!lON
1119 FELLOW-Towxsaizx ♦XD rittrxns.
LIVERPOOL, 11.21

Mr. Gladstone 's arms is also on all these. The camlelabru
are the most splendid pieces of the service. From a trian-
gular base, which is supported by three paws, rises a beau-
tiful shaft, much ornamented. From this spring six
branches, also richly ornamented, to hold the candles.
On one side of the triangular tits:. is Mr. Olaflstone's arms,
on the other the Liver, and on the third this inscription :

JOHN HILADSTONE, F.Q.
This Service of Plate was prevented, February, MOCCCXXIV.
by his Felloa•.townsmen and Friends, to nisrk their WO sense of
1111 successtul esertions, for the promotion of Trade and Commerce.
and in acknowledgment of his most important Services, rendered to
the Town of Liverpool.
The service was presented to Mr. Gladstone yzaterday.—
Billingr's Livrrpoul I'aper of Tuesday.