The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

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Papers, September 11./ 1

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Extract from a letter from tlke Agent to Lloyd's,
slated Zonte, A ogust 7:—" The tosibined•Turkisb
fleet, consisting of line.of.battle ships, frigates,
sloopsi sod brigs, in all about 30 sail, passed-by
this on the 2d instant, and are at present at Patric"
Extract from a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's,
dated Gijon, August 31 Ao Insurgent pries.
seer, under Buenos Ayresn colours, fitted out .at
Bourdeaux, with•44-pounders, four mall guns, and
part of her crew 'Frenchmen, has been cruising of
this port for several days, and captured and pluo•
dered some Spanish vessels. and ransomed others, at
the entrance .of Rivades."

Yesterday a General Quarterly Court of the
Proprietors of the Bank of England was held at the
Bank, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. A
good deal of interest had been excited in the City,
under tit* idea that from the reduced rate of dis-
count, and consequent reduction of prufits, the
Direciois would be obliged to declare u Ins divi-
dend than the hut, and the Court-room was there-
fore much crowded.

At twelve o'clock the Governor and Directors
entered the room, and after the Secretary had read
the minutes of the lest General Court, the Gover-
nor announced to the Proprietors, that the dividend
on the profits, for the half year ending 10th Oc.
toher next, with the approbation of that Court,
would ,be five per cent. He also informed the
Court he had received • letter from Mr. Gundry,
in the usual style of that Gentleman.
[The letter was reed, calling upon the Directors
to furnish • detailed account to the Proprietors of
the state of the concerns of the Batik; such an ac-
count as those given by the banks of France and
that of Edinburgh, sad which, if refesed, he said,
would subject the Bank of England to the reproach
of a violation of the first principles of justice and
humanity, &c.]
The letter was ordered to be inserted in the mi-
nutes.

Mr. You woe, before the question wamesr, *bbed
to know whether, as the Bank had reduced the rate,
of discount, and consequently much diminish their
profits, there had, been an increase of business to
justify the declaration of the present dividend. M,
'present the Proprietors were absolutely without any
clpta on which to form •judgement respecting it.
The AX, in sneerer, stated, that the divi•
dead was declared on a view by the Directors of the
whole of the concerns of the Bank ; but it must be
obvious, that since the peace the business of the
Baiik, like that' of every other commercial esta-
blishment, bad diminished.
The question,
:that the dividend be 5 per Cent., I
was then ;out and carried.
A PROPRISTOR asked if the plan for a sew
bank note was yet matured, or if the idea was en-
tirely given up ?
• The Caatastax replied, that it was still under
the consideration of the Court of Directory, though
at present no plan had come before them which
they thought superior to the present system. FrOm
the Bank ha►ing discontinued the issue of the small
notes, end the larger ones being their own protec-
tion, the number of prosecutions fur forgery was
greatly diminished. In fact, there was now but one
person in all England in confinement for that
offence.

The same Propriety observed, in reply, that
though there was now no issue of small notes. the
necessity might again arise, though he was far
from anticipating it, sod he thought the idea ought
not to be abandoned, and that the change could
more conveniently be made whilst the circulation
was small.

Mr. RANDALL JACKSON deprecated the ides of
■ reissue of small notes being considered as a mis-
fortune. If the necessity for it should arise, for the
convenience of commerce, he was assured the Direc-
tors would not require any other prompting than
the consideration of that convenience.
A PRoPalgToll rose to•offer some furthe► obser-
vations on the same subject, but Mr. Yousse re-
minded the Court that there was no question before
them. The minutes of the day's proceedings.were
'than read (on which Mr. GUMMY'S latter lessen.
-tered) and the Court adjourned.
Immediately'after the meeting Bank Stock rose
2 per cent.

All the Foreign Ambassadors in town attended
at the Foreign Office between two and three o'clock
yesterday, to pay their respects to Mr. CANNING
on his coming into office. Their names are, as
they srri ved—
Baron Fogel, Count Ludoif, Chevalier De Onie, Count
De Aglir, Count Moltke, Baron Mirther, Baron Stdhsell,
Count Moodlesloh, Bares Bolts, Count Munster, i3sron Oar.
sneuto, Baron Lanpdorff, M. De Navas, ■od Viscosat de
Marc*lioe.

Tag FUNDS.—The market still continues re-
markably inertly ; Consols 81} 110 if 81*; New 4
per Cents. 100111; Consols for Account, Sinn ;
:Bank Stock, 948 9.511; Foreign Stocks WWI as
yesterday
A I is ordered to sail from the Downs fur
Antwerp to take on board the Duke of CLAISPCI'S
carriages on or about the 29th instant, and to pro.
ceed with them to Deptford. From this circum-
stance, it is presumed their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Ditches, intend to return to Eoglsnd
before the winter.
Earl GRIM has recently communicated to his
numerous tenantry in Northamberland and North,
Durham, his intentroa to remit 99 pct,e4111.4 all
his rents, from Martitillialt, 1891.