The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-16 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, SEPT. 12.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloweester a►-
rived at Lyons Ovoid noon on the fith of September.
Ile alighted at the Hotel d'Europe. Marechal de
Camp Roineul, commanding the 19th military di-
vision, immediately dispatched u guard of honour
to the Prince, who would not accept it, but he ac-
companied his refusal with the most gracious se-
knowledgmeuts. On the following day, his Royal
Highness received the visit of all the Officers of the
garrison, and then assisted at a general review of
all the troops. Oa the 7th, his Royal Highness vi-
sited the public establishments and principal 1118111 U•
factures of the city, as also the remains of ancient
monuments in the environs. His Royal Highuess
left Lyons on the tith.
The Duke of Richelieu's plate was sent off yes-
terday for Aix-la-Chapelle.
The British Museum has purchased the library
of the late M. Gingueni:, fur a thousand pounds
sterling. The expense would be covered by selling
the duplicate copier.
An extraordinary crime was committed about the
latter part of August at Chouilly, in the district
of Epernay, by two children, one live years of age
mid the other eight. They succeeded in getting
into a house near their own residence while the
owners were absent, and having satisfied their appe-
tite by eating of every thing they thought proper,
they proceeded to torment au infant eight mouths
old, that was lying its a cradle. They first beat it
with a crucifix, and then to stop its cries they
filled its mouth with ashes, which they also stuffed
into its eyes, and finished by thrusting the child
under the grate, and covering its body with cinders.
The Judge of Instructiou at Epersiay immediately
on learniug the circumstance repaired to the place,
and caused the elder culprit to be placed in con-
finement.

The depositions of five Captains of vessels, lately

LONDON,

WEDNESDAY. Scritmcen 16. ISIS

Lo.t•triglit's Gazette contains a Proclamation by
his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, by which
the meeting of Parliament is further prorogued
from the 2d of October to the 12th day of Novem-
ber. It is not stated in the Proclamation that Par-
liament will then meet rr for the dispatch of busi-
ness." We may therefore conclude that the Le-
gislature will not be assembled earlier than in the
mouth ofJrnuary, unless it becomes imperative on
the Crown to require its assistance by the occur-
rence of a distres.ing event, which the present state
of her MAJESTY'S health offers but too much rea-
son to apprehend. Should the fears arising from
the QUEEN'S illness be unhappily realised, it 13 very
probable that Parliament will be suffered to meet
on the day to which it now is further prwogued.

In the Gazette notice is taken of the riotous
attack made on Wednesday, the 211, by the re-
feactory tradespeople of Manchester, upon the
factory of Messrs. GRAY and Co. commonly
called Ancoat's Mill, in Pollard-street, Manchester,
and a pardon is offered to any person or persons
who shall give evidence against the planners and
advisers of the outrage. The conatables of Man-
chester, however, give greater encouragement for
the production of evidence, by offering a reward of
two hundred guineas. Feeling extremely desirous
that the aggressors should be brought to justice,
we cannot avoid suggesting the propriety of exa-
mining the Editor, or other writers of The Courier
Newspaper, who uypear to be rely deeply informed
respecting the. Wails and operations of all the
rioter+. Iu taking the evidence, however, of these
Gentlemen, went care must he exercised in sepa-
rating their allegations of facts from the vapours
and surmises of their own imaginatioes, and as ill
the playfulness of fancy they are moult in the habit
of confoundiug these together, it will be found
necessary to have all their statements supported by
stiong cir ennistantial evidence. They too will
slimily one point, which W our surprise has been
tted in the Proclamation, namely, the seditious
and traitorous intent; and will, no doubt, from the
specimens already published, argue very wisely and
right legally to prove from the most approved doc-
trines of constructive treason, that the attack on
Ancuut'a factory being a branch of a general
scheme planned for a general object, was high
treason. They will also trace the connexion be-
tween the late rebellton and the present, will point
out the agency of tie same agitators, and above
spew the onion between the rioters in Man-
cheater, Stockport, &c. and the persons assembled
in Palace-yard ! This dreadful combination of
circumstances they will attribute to the licentious-
twos enjoyed in this country, both of speaking awl
writing. and will thence deduce the Necessity of
i tttt nedialely mud totally repealing the troublesome
Act of Habeas Corpus.
himi.ver, it may be asked, could The
Comitr have gleaned all this alarming intelligence?
The knowledge of a plot is generally shared by the
conspirators mid spies, who either have been or
affect to be conspirators ; and in which class floes
the Courier desire to he placed ? It is evident from
the terms of the Proclamation that Ministers do
not consider the outrages committed in Manchester
as the result of a treasouable conspiracy, we are
consequently to suppose that the spies are not as
yet provided with any details of a matured plan, of
which their employers can take cognizance. In
such a ease, we look upon the allusions to con-
spiracies and treasons by The Courier to be worse
than a contemptible affectation of appearing to be
very knowing. Au air of mystery can he assumed

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Without tiidicully, while the danger of detection is
contingent and remote, Should the trick succeed
in deceiving any considerable pert of the people, a
great object 44i1l be gained by the greater as well
as the minor jugglers ; and should it fail, repeated
experiments have proved that it might once more
be attempted with safety.

We have received Perim Papers of Saturday last,
A Bishop of Aleppo arrived during the last months
at Vienna, prating the interfeience of the Emperor
of AUSTRIA fur the protection of the Roman Ca-
tholics within that Pachalick from th.• intolerance
and cruelty of the PA(IIA. This it !low, it sp.
pears, imitating the conduct of the Emperors and
Kings of Europe, is desirous of having all his
subjects of one religion, and to attain this object
lie employs every means of oppression. It would
be strange if the Emperor of AUSTRIA were
to institute a crusade for the attainment in a
foreign and barbarous State of perfect religious
liberty ! The plague has again made its appearance
in Constantinople, where some persons have already
died. it extends its ravages throughout Egypt,
and visited the islands of the Archipelago. We
are sorry to add, that the yellow fever has attacked
the island•of Martinique; in consequence of which
the French Minister of the Interior has given
orders to .subjeet all ships from Martinique to a
quarantine of thirty days. This intelligence will,
we fear, prove very unwelcolue to many persons
'in this country.
The French Five per Cents. remain at 77 1. 75 c.
—Batik Actions, 1,62 i 1. SO c.

The Minutes of the Evidence annexed to the
Third !triton of the Select Committee on 11.1,
Education of the Lower Order,, contains a great
moss of iiiforinatiost iiiterePting to the literary
%orld. The histori and internal economy of Eton
College ore unfolded in the evidence of Doctor
GOODALL, l'rovost of that celebrated Seminary,
which or give this day.

Yesterday the hollowing Bulletin was exhib;tet!
at the Queen's (louse :

" Kew Palace, September 15.

" Fier Majesty had sow, good sleep iu the early part of the
last night, but her 'tat was broken toward the morning. The
symptoms, however, do not appear to I are increased.

" FR. MILMAN."