The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-14 00:00:00

CUSTOM-HOUSp,firc. 12.

'SIMS ENTERED Inwriana.—} atth, Forster, from Riga;
Room and torah, Bloom ; London, Rumbeet ; and Triton,
Larmaden, Rowe Hamborgh; Favorite, Mathews, from Peters-
bough; Frances, Rice, from Amtaerdam ; Carl, Hammer, from
Dobisic ; Tranby, Smith, from Gottenburgh ; Mitford, Taylor,
from Napier.; Vriendschap, Hund, from Schiedam ; Antina,
Ruse, fawn Leer; Sophia, Bergman, from Stralsund; Hoffnung,
Arises, from Carolienzyl ; Harmonic, !ifoller, from Antwerp;
ACIIIII%. Wright, from Rotterdam ; Alexander. De la Rue, from
Mesabergb ; lElisabetb, Berry, from Riga ; Good Intent, Bragg,
from Ostend ; Swift, Artie, from St. filched's ; Four Sisters,
Foreman, from Seville ; Julie. Sergant, from Jersey ; Speedwell,
Holderneos; Hobbs, Buchannan ; and titration, Bromley, from
Stoodgate Creek : Victoire, Osterberg, from Gottenburgh.
ENTERED OUTVIAIDS.—Ebenezer, Williamson, for Oporto :
Ass, Monday, for Malta, Smyrna, and Constantinople; Creole,
Galloway. fir Pernambuco; Earl of Clancarty, Heath, from Rot-
terdam t Flying Fish, Boxer, for Ostend ; Panther, °owing, for
Naples and Marina ; Henry, Bunney, for Madeira, Van Diemen's
Land, and New South Wales ; Diadem, Cologrove, for Bombay.
eITARLD OUTWATIOS TISALLT AT Gaaerstun.-.Veneedor,
Dos sanity, for Oporto ; Robert, Simeon, for Trieste. flood In-
tent, Fox, for Haniburgh ; St. George, Browne, for Grenada;
Lively: Barer, for Bordeaux; Carshalum Park, Park, fur Ja-
maica; Aimable Elsa, Grandin, for Haire; Kattern, Bosusiow,
for Terceira; Ariel, Buchan, for Sierra Leone; Prince Frederick,
Ladd, for Rotterdam; Brute, Sim, for St. Lucia.
CLSAIIING OVTWAIIDS.—WwerIon, Leveque, for Jamaica;
Esperaece, Van Geo, for Antwerp ; Grecian, Allen, for Sicily.

?RUIN OF BRITISH
Rank Stock 200 203 2021
per Cost. Rad.7o/ 711 801
3 per Cent. Cans.
Mite Acct. 821 831 821 831 1
82 1 1
31 pet Lint. 83 8.1 _

MOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per Ct. Rad. 86 82386384854
horT, Ann. DOA
India Bends 94 40 dig
Ex. Hillslid.l,ooB/. 32 38 28dis
Ditto, 500/. 17 34 30 dis
Ditto, Small 8 10 dis

CHIVE:. °HEWN
Braaten Bonds 66
Ditto Scrip
Ditto Acct. 16l di.
Chiliad Bond*
Ditto Aeet. 55

I sTorks YESTERDAY.
Greek Bonds
Ditto Bonds (1325) 16
Mexican Bonds 53 6 4
Ditto Acet. 66 4
Ditto Bonds (1825) 621 11 21
61 601
Ditto Acct. 021 11 21 1 601 1
60
Portuguese Bonds
Ditto Acet. 72
Prussian Bonds 94 3
Russian Bonds (1822) 35 614 6
Ditto Amt. 861 51 6
Spanish Cons. 14
Ditto Acct. 141
A NOE YESTERDAs

Colombian Ponds b 7 I 7 7 6
Ditto llor_itie_(lB2l) 501

89 IN4 -
Ditto Acct. 8
98 84/4 ON 1 004
Dasieb Bonds 994 99
Ditto Bonds (lan) 89 84
Ditto Acct. 89
French Rtmtesi perCt.62f.ezdit
liseltange 28t. 10e.

awns: OF EXCII
A raeterdam C. F. 12 9
Ditto at sight 12 6
Rotterdam 2 U. II 10
Antwerp 12 10
Newburgh 2 U. 37 II
A1t0n.... 2i U. 37 10
Peril, 3 days' sigh r 25 40
Ditto. 2 U. 26 73
Bordeaux 23 73
Berlin 7 0
Frank.on Main Ex. 51.163
Petersburgh, rble. 3 Us. V
Vlenna,effeetivefl. M. 10 13
Trieste ditto 10 16

Leghorn 49
Genoa 44
Venice 27
Malta 9
Naples 40
Palermo per os. 129
Lisbon 501
Oporto 51
Rio Janeiro 481
Bahia 50
Buenos Ayres. 431
Dublin
Cork 991
BULLION, Mt OZ
.C. a. d.
PortugalGoldin coin 0 0 0
Forein Gold in bats 3 17 6
New D0ub100n......... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 19
Silver in bars, stand 0 0 0

Madrid
Cadiz :a
)6
Bilboa MI
Barcelona 34;
Seville ¶64
oi,naltar 31

PRICES OF SRA,
sot

;ES YESTERDAY.

Share. Paid. Premium per Share.
A Iteo-Memican £lllO 35 3 5
100 5 11
Colombian lOO 5 s 4 3
Hibernian 6O 4 21 (din
Pasco-Peruvian
Potosi, iAI Pas. and Peruvian 50 6 24 1 dis
(jolted Mexican .......
Ditto New 4O 10 5
Welsh Iron and Coal 25 20 61 di.
ASSURANCE COMPAXIEI.
Protestor Fire

MISCICLLAXIOVI. -
&klub Annuity
Canada
Equitable loan Bank 6O 1 die
Irish Manufactory

Rate Nrittgat Prroo.

DRURY-LANE
SOOT ironing, WEDNESDAY. U
Coined,
THE all

7'HEATRE.
ee. 14, will be performed the
of
'ALS.

Sir Anthony Absolute, Mr. Dowton; Sir Lucius o•Trlgger, Mr.
Thompson; Fatikland. Mr. Arebtr Captain Absolute, Mr. Wallach;
Acres, Mr. Harley; David, Mr. Knight. Lydia Languish, Miss
Kelly: Mn. Malaprop. Mrs. C. Jones; Julia, Mrs. Davison; Lucy,
Mrs. Oro,.
After which the Comic Opera of
THE WAGER: or, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR.
The principal Charaeters by Messrs. Dowton, Horn. J. Russell,
Harley, Tayleure, and Bedford; Misses Kelly and Cubltt ; and Mrs.
C. Jones.
To.morrow, The Panel, The Wager, and De La ?grouse.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
This reining, WEDNESDAY, Dee 14, 11111 be performed the
new Play of
THE THREE STR kNGERS.

Tba prlndpal Kemble, Cooper.
Batley. and Blanchard Mesdames rbatterley and Glover.

After which the Operatic Piece of
'TWAS I.

The prinelpal Characters by Messrs.nutußet. Keeley, E%llllll, and
Barnes; Miss Jones. Madame Vestrie, and Mrs. Davenport.

To conclude with the Ballet of
THE DESiIIItTER OF NAPL ES.

.—•••—.
Asnry, Mrs. Vining; Simpktn, Mons. Mazurlers Skirmish. Mons.
Vassar*. Louisa, Iss J. icott ; Jenny, Miss Rower.

r, The School for Scandal, and Aladdin.

ADELPHI THEATRE', STRAND.

711!stressing, WEDNESDAY, Dec.l4, will be presented the Nautical
llelo-Orantatlc Barletta of
THE PILOTS
Or, A TALE OF THY SEA.
- - -

The prinetrel Charietere— Ay Wuua Terry, Yates, T. P. Cooke. and
J. Reeve; and Mrs. Ft t winhuri.

After which the new Grand, Meek-Heroical, Allegories'. °piratical,
Meio-Dramatleal, Magical lanything but Tragical) BurJetta of
SUCCESS I
Or, A HIT. IF YOU LIRE IT. .

The yrir.elpal Characters by Messrs.% rench, T. P. Cooke, Yates, and
J. Reeve; and Mrs. Fitawilliam.
To conclude with the Burietta of
THE YOUNG WIDOW.
Splash. Mr. Wrench ; Aurelia nano's, Mrs. litawilliarn.

The nn !TIN It TnnsaeortenenCednubliehlng yestaday morning
at five o'clta.

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1891.

The Paris Papers of Sunday, which arrived last night,
furnish us with no political intelligence of any importance.
The subscription for the family of General For exceeded
415,000 francs on Saturday night.
From the Eroile of Monday we subjoin a few paragraphs
et some interest.

1 From the Etoik dated Monday, Dec. 12.1

ROME, DEC. 2.

It is affirmed Ere that France will emricy two frigates to punish
the Ooveroment of Tripoli for the capture of four vessels belonging
to subjects of the Popr, the restitution of which has hitherto been
demsoded io vain.

Monsignor Ben venuti, who, as Governor of the provinces Mari.
tine and Capagna, has shown so much energy in the puma it of the
bentiitti who infested the country, will, it is said, be appointed Go-
vernor of Houle, which would be attended with great advantages for
the maintenance of the public safety. The present Governor, with
whose administration people are, however, well satisfied, is expect.
ed to here the Cardinal's hat, as well as the Treasurer, the Major-
DOOM, and the Genebil of the Capuchins. The office of treasurer
will then be suppressed, and the treasury managed by commis.
siosers.

It is generally affirmed that the measures ta►en with regard
to the Jews at /tome will be eztendc.: to all those in the estates
of the Church, and that they will be everywhere obliged to re-
side ettelnsively In a particular quarter. Travelling Jews will
wet be excrete from this meaner.. It appears that a certain num-
ber et Jews of the higher class are going to quit Rome, Pesaro.
and Ancona, to settle elsewhere.

The embarrassments of the bankers and commercial men
in the City are multiplying to an excess that has become
truly tremendous. This result was to be expected from
the very operation of the causes which have led to it. Hail
the bankers only had the difficulties of the mercantile world
toeneounter they would have felt no heavy pressure. Their
funds would have borne them easily and safely through
all the demands which the necessities of the present
crisis could have created, and far beyond. We gave a
brief and rapid view, in the British Press of Monday, of
the causes to which our commercial embarrassments arc to
be traced, so far as they are connected with those heavy spe-
culations in which such large sums of money lie invested,
which, from the stagnant condition of the market, cannot,
for a time, be realised, but which will be gradually realised
as prices are reduced. We say, had the bankers had no
other demands to meet than the distress in the Money
Market could have given rise to, those firms in the metro-
polis which have been compelled to suspend their payments
would not even have felt a shock. There was nothing in
the real state of things to occasion all this mass of wretched-
ness and ruin. Private credit was no doubt under the in-
fluence of great dopression—many had suffered consid r-
ably, and they had involved many more ; but this distress,
severe as it was, had its limits. Beyond those limits all
was sound and out of danger. Agriculture was nowhere
depressed—our internal trade and consumption was healthy
—the nation, with respect to its finances, was prosperous—
the Bank never had a mere plentiful supply of coin and bul-
lion in its coffers—public credit never stood higher—a new
mart of endless extent was opened to our commerce in the
New World—the prospects, which ever way we turned,lwere
encouraging, and full of promise, and yet, in the midst of
all this, we behold all commercial credit paralysed—bank-
ing houses of the highest character suspending their pay-
ments—all.public and private confidence at an utter
stand—no man knowing whose failure may be next an-
nounced, or where the convulsion is to end. Never before
was a crisis so deplorable produced under a state of things
so totally the reverse of all that should lead to it. But we
here see the power of the public press, and what a dreadful
engine of evil it may become when its influence is wilfully
perverted ; when it is employed to serve the views and prin-
ciples of a paqy, and sacrifices to those views and prin-
ciples the great and leading interests of the country. There
is a party in this kingdom who have been long working,
with restless activity, both openly and in secret, to destroy all
public confidence in every species of paper currency to effect
this purpose, they have spared no pains to depreciate its
value as a circulating medium. The BANK or ENGLAND
is the object of their rooted hostility, and credit the subject
of their undisguised attack. To this party the Tames be-
longs. This journal is their organ, and it is through this
medium that its urgent and boding voice is heard.
No sooner did the embarrassment arising from the ill-
advised and over-sanguine spirit of speculation begin to
manifest itself in the manufacturing districts, and to
extend onward to the metropolis, than the TIMES instantly
began to sound an alarm throughout the kingdom, that the
BA NI or ENGLAND was involved in great difficulties by
the excessive over-issue of its notes ; that application had
been made to GOVERNMENT by the DIRECTORS for relief,
which bad been decidedly refused : it was even insinuated
that Government was itself not in a condition to grant
it. This startling intelligence, conveyed through the
columns of this Journal into every manufacturing town in
the kingdom, naturally produced a strong sensation
of alarm : the first Country Bank that failed was
instantly construed into a confirmation of dais rumour
as to the embarrassed state of the Barre or ENGLAND
and of the GOVERNMENT. The TIMES continued day
after day to infuse new alarms into the public mind, by
strongly insinuating the insecurity of the London bankers,
and the propriety of " putting their,
.funds to the Ica." All
those at a distance, whose minds had been wotked up to a
state of fearful suspense, were told "that CREPIT was un-
dergoing a severe trial both in town and country :" and " as
for RELIEF from the King's Government," it was not to be
locked for. An indistinct conception of the danger *gut
on magnifying itself in all minds, till it was at last height-
ened into that general panic which has been the cause of
these afflictive results. The more strongly the public feel-
ing became agitated, the more plentifully dial the Times
Journal pour in fresh supplies of alarm. Before a bank-
ing-house could have time for making the necessary tea.
rangement to meet an extraordinary and unexpected de-
mand, it found itself rue upon, and from no other cause
than the representations which had been thus reiterated
from thy to dav, as to the issecarity of all private basks,
' and the utter insufficiency of the funds of " the paper-
men," as they were called, if " put to the test," to meet
31Anv in, Nov. 30. the demands upon them.
It will never be properly understood in other conntries what an It is not the extent of the demand itself, arising from a