The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

thered frogs all countries, in
dered In exile, were restored to their precario,:.
dominion, and have hitherto been upheld in their at: •
natural authority, by foreign influence. The feeling.,
the attachments, the views, the interests of the peopie
of France, are all founded on the state of things pet,.
duced by the Revolution, and hostile to the claims or
the emigrants whom foreign bayonets restored. W.
governing minority are obliged to obey their masters.—
the Holy Affiance ; and if those masters should be
sufficiently fearless of consequences to command in-
stant war, instant war must be proclaimed by
Bouasox Ultras. We are not apprehensive t
the Holy Alliance are thus fearless. Those a
constituted guardians of absolute power, and .
tormented abhorrers of revolution, are placed
situation of the utmost perplexity; if they let Sr
alone, the peaceful establishment of her Revoluti
I and the solid benefits which result from it, car
be concealed from France, Italy, and Gerstali.

and cannot be seen by those oppressed countruz
with indifference; if they rush into war against Spain,
the very evils which they dread may be accelerated,but
r cannot possibly be finally averted. It is not for us to
counsel the embarrassed Alliance, for counsels such
as ours are not to their taste. We finely believe they
will not have recourse to arms, but adopt the securer
alternative of sullen discountenance and admosiWy
lectures. If they should withdraw their represeita-
lives from Madrid, they will give the Spanish magma
an enviable opportunity of consummating their gr iat
work without interruption or irritation. The Spanish
people may have all necessary information through
the English Minister. The threat of recognizing the in-
dependence of the South American States is the most
sensible part of the proceedings of Congress. It ii to
be hoped that the threat will not remain long unexe-
. cuted.


The unfortunate minority in France, who does oei
ancient abuses, and cherish exploded prejudices vs a
part of their existence, are placed in a state of ur ere-
cedented difficulty. Fearful is the illustration they
afford of the futility as well as wickedness of foreign
interference with the internal affairs of a great nation.
What progress have the restored of 1814 mad• ;a
conciliating confidence and esteem? Are they at
this moment less odious or more secure than when
they first marched into their conqured country
in the rear of allied foreign armies ? The Boua-
sox dynasty mill -weer strike its roots again is
the French son; it is withered to the con= what
foreign support is withdrawn it falls never to rise.
We did think that experience and prudence. had
taught respect for public feeling and deference to the
*pint of the opt; we did hope that Louis XVIII.
would have twalitaitied the integrity of his own
Charter, preserved the freedom of the Prase
to the extent to which he had granted it, and
respected the representation of the pelvic but
it seems fated that the dynasty should increase its
own odium, and ensure its own ruin. All members
of this emigrant party regard revolution with
stinctive horror, but they an utterly destitute of ',fry
amiable virtue, and of every splendid vice—they cis
neither adorn the taboo» of peace, nor conduct en-
terprises of war,—they therefore shrink from war sod
from revolution *is the same horror.

Another panic has alarmed the Exchange, and no
one can assign its true cauie. 'According to some
it was the violent death of the Sultan Han moo D—a
general revolution in Conetatutoopletlowpossibility
of serious differenceii-bctweea Austria sad 'Russia—
Iliad, finally, a war in :tba East. Why, it. Is asked.,
rdoes Austria make a sew lean? We know ao reason,
ill fact, unless it be the repayment of the sine due to
England since 1796, and of Whieh the Eagfish Mi-
hater, at the end of the last Session of Parliament,
announced diet be would endeavour to obtain the re.
;ititutioa, or at least a portion. But we confess tine
this reclaniatiort, on the part,of England, °meld neve
be regarded Ivy us as in sanest, so long loth* politic
of England and Austria were pursuing the oame di
motion. The new loam of Austria presents *pus °ill:
a simple °petition of order and economy foreactiang
laelhe old and burdensome' debt for mew loads raise
on more favourable terms. 'The 'Aft bf.thwatitsorial
141.
itoilaiNos may tubed be only the resaltot44 lams
Bused
eed by io.arculators of London mid
Other politicians of dia,Tolcnangelobk holm
for a subject of alarm. • Hostilities, aatiMille la than
have commenced on the Pyrenean frontier... Ada Franc
territory violated—a bloody battle with Illtraa -*ln
-,,7—ona of our Generals, struck by asomasny's bal
Hare, without doubt, is soittetbing bate dram the ri
p=ta of the. Seraglio, or the strangling sad dace
of Sultans. Td kit these fins stories the:
ts nothing wanting but math'. Therefore. they at
treated 'bf 'men of Some with jam diode* and ti
sudden fall of our funds ceased as rapidly as it be
commenced.
These manceuvres er'llii BOctimigisi• Seal to IA
gmady and credulous herd of spetalitoruirithoot e,
palmy, could wet be brought to wet , with so mu<
tacility, if the public at large would •matiatote all pt
tensions to fatMh the' rlyths of political hysterie
and cease to risk their fortunes upon salsa sad pa
chases founded Ce idle rbtnburs. . .
How can any man, with the least judgmssit, belie'
the European Powers distressed, to etaillataaa in t!
West a war, not merely without atiMsitft. bet WI:
,out any axed end or poseible .atilityi-.Ait if n
withstanding the wisdom of' the it Owsaromen t
notwithstanding the pacific *legit of the libly AlliaP
—this war must break out, at leasithit gigour of
season on which we are 'enter slaslFtetard
commencement of bostilitimi. ' at rational eau
then.. can exist for the yreeentleyrietudasd
But the spectacle of thole alarms 1416 the
report 6f wit ?Induced, mutt pere4o64lll)lBtates
w tch the conviction that the ataintehmstib of re..
the present moment is the first del* 'society
idea of pesos associates with dame( wale ai
tiMicy ;• %writ war awakens emitisty the
subversion and of revolutions.--founeed des Iv.:'
1 Thursday. ' • .: •.
Op Saturday last a large splendid sower'
the mentop of the late Mr.. Placa* sis,, war .
in Westminster Abbey. It reyreseets him ft.
the moment ht assassination. .fialimyhaaa, b
sin, ia introduced. The likeness of the late
is considered excellent.