The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-13 00:00:00

After which a farvurlte Sous by Mr. Gibbon.

TLe whole to conclude with the grand Chinese Blelo-Draine called
IiCIINING BRIDGE;
Or, TEE SPECTRE Up TIIE LAKE.
W. th all its splendid Scenery, superb Dresses, at.dgalleolid
decorations.

the Bqtr tau PRESS commenced publishing on Saturday morn-
ing at live o clock.

LONDON, MONDAY, SCPILUBIR 13, 1824.

The critical situation of affairs in France bocomes every
day more interesting, from the fluctuations of fear and hope
v.hicli each succeeding day chances to bring with it, se-
eJr.litig to the changes for the better or the worse, in
the K No's health. His MAJESTY talks of his approaching
witli firmness, and looks forward to it without
dismay. This inward serenity betokens at least a con-
science not scared by much self-reproach. In truth, he
has, we believe, as much, perhaps more, of virtuous tea-
denc in bin dispo3ition and character than usually falls to
11;.: lot of persons in his exalted station. It is not unusual to
visit upon a King the sins of his Minister, and in this re-
spect Louts XVIII. has suffered not a little. Eat time
red teeth will speedily dohim justice. His 11IA.1..:STY is
well aware that his brother the Count n'A r.To is, in con-
junction with M. DE VILLELF, are proceedings/naafi., me
de justice, to revive the supremacy of the priesthood. Ile
feresces plainly enough, that after he is gone the sceptre
o F.allet will go effectively into the hands of the Cardi-
nals, and that mun r‘4.(lreitdissime PL'ee en lien will be,
both estensibly and actually, the real ruhr. His Majesty,
in his heart, deplores this, but he has ceased to reign, and
has long avoided all interference in public affairs, which he
well knows would only involve him in vexation and dis-
quietude, without leading to the least useful result. The
fi,ilowing extract from a letter we have just received will
confirm the above remarks:-
I,a ranter du Not continue de se snatenir dans unmeillnsr kat ;
Errs sentait le plus aecable, it v n quelques Pun, it de-
r ondait i man medicin, itepourdit pu tuourir dun: us de cse
smstudenee dent 11 se sestait Sethi de temps en temps."
eetr.nle le Metlicin cherchait a le rammer ; "Ah," di. le Rot
•• je crainspeu de mourir; je ecsserai alms de soufrier, et sa:lout
de wir les mitosis gni enrirotment toujoues inosin:re."

The above, for the accuracy of which we can vouch,
eenotes not only the sennity of the King's
fe...nngs under the solemn contemplation of his approaching
tad, but the harassment of mind which he suffers from
obrerving the complete subjection of the Count D'AaTots,
to the crowd, in priestly vestments, that perpetually surround
him. "1 have no great fear of death," says the dying Mo-
NAFCH, " for I Shall then cease to suffer, and, above all,
I than cease fu beho!4l the SURPLICES that continually en-
circle ?11l br.ther."

We have observed, with inexpressible pain, the revival
if a disgusting traffic, which the well-directed (forts of a
very useful Institution had in great measure suppressed.
We allude to t' sale of obscene engravings and publica-
tions. A few years ago works of th;s stamp were rare:}
seen. Now they arc openly displayed, with revolting pro-
fligacy, in the windows of most of the pamphlet venders in
the metropolis, and constitute, we fear, no inconsiderable
portion of their trade. The grossest oareees against public
decency are committed with the calmest effrontery, and the
eves of every respectable female an: unavoidably insulted
by the most shocking exhibitions, which are generally
}dared in the most conspicuous station in the shop. These
marts of immorality abJund to an extent that is absolutely
surprising; and some of our princii;al thoroughfares are
thereby almost rendered impassable to all but the liemtious
and the abandoned. We consider this to be an evil which
eills aloud for immediate attention ; and as the crime is in
its own meter:. clear and palpable, we trust thLt the punis&
mint of the guilty may be in every case proportionately
severe. We know not how to account for the apparent
cessation of the labours of the Society for the Supprt-s-
-sion of Vice. If its funds be Mad( 'pate, why is not
art appeal math to the public for further aid? We
are sure that such an appeal•would not be ma-:e in vain,
and if accompanied with a public meeting for that purpose,
the evil would be, perhaps, half destroyed, without a sMgle
necution, The renders of these in.:anions publications

would he frlghscned trthe farm of the law from their
pursuit cf " filthy lucre," and they would, we dare say,
gladly consent to purchase forgiveness by refraining from
future offence. The original Imblishers, however, should
not be allowed to escape thus easily. They, at all events,
should be dragged to the bar of criminal justice. The con-
&knee file by these most noxious traders in iniquity, has I
induced some of them to issue their works periodically ;
a eentinual supply Lf this baneful matter is by this means'
sent forth to c3rrupt the innocent, and aggravate still deeper i
the sins and shamelessness of the already corrupted. The
extent of the mischief produced by these publications it is!
difficult to estimate ; nor is it mere invective to say that it
would .be too much, on a repetition of their guilt, to
drive ',them for ever from a country, whose morals thq,
for the basest ends, endeavour to pollute. The con-
tagiousness of obscenity is known to all. The morality
of youth depend, chiefly on its ignorance of vice. The
strength of the passions, and the want of experience,
increase the perils of indiserc :ion at an age when—certainly
with one sex and too often with the other—illicit indul-
gence lays the foundation of an utter depravation of cha-
racter. Every head of a family must tremble as he con-
templates the consequences of the unrestrained circulation
of these detestable works—the father for the morals of his
children—he muter for these of his Servants. 'rite public
owe a vast debt of gratitude to the Society for the Sup-
pression of Vice, for what that Society fc:merly did in
putting an end to the open sale of indecent 'publications.
If the Society be now unable to proceed against the present
race of criminals fur want of funds, the public would not
hesitate to remove this inability, by giving a fresh supply
to those hands which have so well administered all that
has yet been intrusted to them. We arc unwilling to sup-
pose there has been any culpable remissness on the part of
the Society's otfic3rs, but unless there be a want of funds
we must come to that conclusion, as the evil has notori-
ously reached a monstrous height, and stares every pas-
senger in the face at noon day.

Some days 110 we stated, that a series of experiments
' had been made with Mr. Snern's patent compressed steam
boiler, to prove how far it would be applicable to the mak-
ing of sugar in our West India Colonies. On the com-
plete success of the trial then made, we congratulated the
patentee and the public at large. On Friday last a second
set of experiments were instituted, to prove its capability
for refining sugar. These were conducted on Mr. Man-
g:LILT:I premises, Upper Thames-street, under the im-
mediate superintendence of one of the most extensive and
scientific sugar refiners in the metropolis. Two boiling!
were run off iu sixteen and seventeen minutes from the
period of lighting the fire; and the Gentleman who con-
ducted the experiments, expressed himself highly gratified
by the style in which the sugar was concentrated. It was
then run into pots to be cloyed, and compared with some of
the same materials, prepared in the ordinary way. It will
be some time before the process is complete, but when it is
we shall lay an account of the result before our readers.
On Saturday the boiler was proved, up to a pressure of
forty-seven pounds on the square inch, which will give a
heat more than sufficient to refine tallow, a process which,
in the belle:. in common use, is both tedious end difficult,
but which, by using the compression boiler, the heat
of which can be regulated to a single degree of the
thermometer, will be comparatively simple and easy.
The experiments made upon this substance, together
with one which we lieu is about to be made upon gra-
nulating East India sugar, and refining saltpetre, we
shall take notice of on a future occasion. The only fears
which were entertained u to the feasibility of the process,
arose from an apprehension that so many rivets being re-
quired, the vessel might not be quite steam tight, as some
inconvenience of this kind was experienced in the trials
made at lirmingham ; but from the workmanship of Mr.
Marshall's boiler all difficulties on this score were com-
pletely set at rest, as it was found that not a particle escaped.
Since the excitenientausedby the bustle of war has subsided,
and the n ise,firm, and liberal conduct of his Majesty's Mini-
sters bas silenced the jarring; of domestic politics, the undi- '
vided attention of the public has been called to the arts of
peace ; and the strides which these arts have made have been
proportionably rapid. We intend to keep cur eye steadily
fixed on their progress, anti give them publicity by every
means in our power, as, in our opinion, it may, with some
truth, be said of the man, who by his inventive powers in-
CiVa3CS the comforts of the community, were it c:en in an
improved method of making a needle, what a philosopher
of the last age said of the man who causes a blade of grass
to grow where a blade of grass never grew before—viz.,
that be confers a more essential benefit en mankind than
all the wrangling metaphysicians the world ever produced.

Mr. Kaye, a Kin's lessenger, was ;sent off on Friday
evening front the Fo:eign aii•r, with despatches for
the Right lion. il.iry Ircilv:iey, our Ambassador at
Vi-Anta.

Letters from Lima of the 9th of April state that, in C7ll
formity with the proclamation of La Serua, lamed on the
11ilt of March at Cusco, the Spanish troops in Lima had
bean sworn to obey the absolute King. It was, however,
not done with the cordial concurrence of the soldiery,
among whom there existed a secret but strong attachment
to the Constitution.

Extract of a letter, dated Smyrna, August 4:—" This
town has btvin in a foul state for the last few days, b, the
passage of Turkish troops to Scalanova and Samos. Ihey
have committed the most abomirable excesses here, and
pillaged the surrounding villages. Our hanars have been
closed during the whole time, and many of the houses bar-
ricadoed."

Tlm Active, Captain Patit•ne,.. arrived at Plymouth on
Tinerstlay, In 79 days, from Cape Coast Castle. The
Captain reports that at distren waa felt there for want of,
Frovisions. and that troops and bread wire anxiously ex-
c,...ted. O.:ly fifty Ittitish troops survival at the time the
!Active sailed, and they were destroying the town, it& order
to prev:nt the Ashaturocs from sheltering thvrtstivta
among the houses, limn the fire of the Cattle, should they
venture upon atmelcing it. The following is au extract of
a Leiter fret Cape Coast, dated June VS:—
" I am in ColllMilltd of the Mivtello tower, which overlooks the
tn:n, and commands t!ic oitproadics to the castle. It'e have hair
heavy t!sty to perform, actl are in momentary expectation of an at.
tack from the Ashantees. Previsions of every kiwi are scarce, par-
ticularly rum and sugar; and ;;real distress prevails. We are
anxiously waiting the arrival of reinforcements, and also a supply
of provision., without which we shall be In woful plight should
he attack be made."

I)espatchts, dated the Ist June, have been recriveil at
the Colonial Office, from Colonel Sutherland, at Cape
Coast Castle. Letters of the 14th June have also been re-
ceived from the same quarter. At that pried na military
operations had taken lilac: between the British and
Ashantees.

Captain Priekett, of the Owen (llentlmver, who bail the
command of the African squadron, and who was co-ope-
rating with the army at Cape Coast Cittlie, against the
Ashantet a, has bent rewarded by his promotion to the rank
of l'oat-Captain. Captain the lion. Robert ltnaney is ap-
pointed to the Active, 49, fitting a: Plymouth for foreign
service. Lieut. J. 1). Mercer, }lag Lieutenant of the
Salisbury, iv promotes' to the rank of Cenimander ; and
Nlr. Jackson, Alidshiptorn, to the rank of Lieutenant.
Lieutenant J. B.llore, and Mr. Beal, i'urser, ere appointed
to the Owen Glendower.

We understand that there is not any intention to dissolve
the Parliament until the autumn of the Lest year, not-
withstanding the rumours which have been so industriously
circulated to the contrary.—Sun.