The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-03-20 00:00:00

LON DO
SATURDAY, Nagai 20, 1819.

We Irrve already expressed a hope that the assur-
ance given from the ministerial bench in the Home
sof Commons, that a new duty upon coals was not
its the contemplation of the Miniiter, wonld have
allayed the ferment which the agitation of the qua'.
into has excited in the country. The CHAN-
CET.I.OR of the EXCHEQUER, however, thought it
necessary to trprat this assurance isn't night, and
we must preonine Vust the anxiety thus expreised
to meet the anther of the public this busi-
nets completely at rest. We should be happy to see
the metropolis relieved from'the anti°, coals. in
whole or in part, as will as from many other taxes;
4,111 its inhabitants are too generous to seep relief
by thrownig any pert of their blinks upon the
shoulders of their fellow-subjects.

The Paris Papers of Monday and Tuesday last,
which have arrived at our office, are more W-
ien-still than esu.cl. The foursta/ des Debuts,
of Tuesday, contains an article from Nimes, whit.;
reprevents the pnblic mind of that town as being
very much agitated by the late injudicious propo-
aition of M. tie BARTSELEIST, respecting the La.
of Elections. The particulars of this temporary
sigitation are given in oor extract,.
The Five per Cents. on Monday were, 66 f. 40 c.
Bank Stuck. 1,540 f.

The Assizes no in progrits through Ireland
afford rather a favourable view of the moral stale
of that country. 'Although the quantity of crime
be not rucluced, the quality is not of the deeps'. die
that lies so frequently ditgrgeed Society. The num-
ber of prisoners, including debtors, in Cason gaol,
ismosinted to 300, a number exceeding that of any
previous year, and *hick Mr. Justice Mocaz ob-
served, was attributable, in no small degree, to the
depressed state of the tiinis for the last two years,
which hod increased the Calendar out only through-
out that couutry, but also Eligbi the Trim
Assizes, in the adjoining coma), of aleath, Lurd
Nossuav, the presiding Judge, no the eentrory,
expatiate() au the quiet of the country, and the
pervading fishiness of the crimes in the Calen-
sla►, which. however, was hr;ivy in slumber.—
At Westmeath Assilter, *loch concluded at
kiu'hope, on Saturday, the crones the Ca-
lendar were such as are eunicion in tVery
populous county, such as burglary, robbery, and
'weeny ; but there was no murder.—epee Civil lin-
to newt was trivial, consisting of only there Al3l Pr ias
cases, of little interest. At Caval. there were only
two. The character of the business was nearly si-
milar at other Assizes.

Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, dated
Mc. 31, 1 8 111:—" Lord COCHRANE has arrived in
and on the 4111 instant entered St. ('ago.
where he nos been received with every mark of
re.ipect. lie lias been offered the commend of the
Chili squadron, which lie is expected immediately
to 149,11111 V. The merchant vessel* in Valparaiso are
likely to be mach distres,:i for itormera, every one
is running to join Lord Co'. 11 RA N E."
Leiters were received last morning from Val-
promo°, dale(' December 10, which confirm the
ari.ounts of the arrival of Lord CO{,HRA Nit at that
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