The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-16 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

C ITY, SATURDAY
EVZNING.

The British Morn, Market has been in a very lively state
to-day. Consols,which opened at 801 , have advanced to 801,
and this in the face of sales to the amount of at least 590,0001.
This is partly to be attributed to the large sums coming
into circulation by the payment of the Four per Cent. Di-
vidends, and to the purchases made for the Account, the
Bears having delivered all their Stock, or nearly so, at the
last settlement. Exchequer Bills and India Bonds show a
trifling advance ; the former at 18, 19, and the latter at
32, 33, premium.

On the Foreign Exchange the grand feature of the day
has been Mexican fonds (to such changes is this market
subject !) which have, advanced from 63 to 66, in conse-
quence of . the arrival of the Ilussar at Portsmouth, with
1,4.50,090 dollars on board, 600,000 of which are on ac-
count of the Dividend, and the remainder for the mer-
chants. This is the frigate about which so much was said
nearly three months ago, on receipt of a ktter from Ja-
maica at the North and South American Coffee-house, and
as to the accuracy of which so much doubt was expressed.
The writer, -however, is mainly confirmed in his statement
by her arrival ; and it bat so happened that as she did not
reach Vert Cruz until after the 7th of August (the date of
the last letters), there has not been any account of her re-
ceived between the time of her leaving Jamaica and arriv-
ing in England. Independent of bringing this money, she
is also the bearer of very aatisfaCtory accounts as to the
general state of the Mexican Republic. These circum-
stances, combined, have had the effect of ,raising the Stock
3 per cent. Colombian Bonds have not been so brisk as
yesterday : indeed it is not fitting they should : they, how-
ever, show an advance to 4el, which may certainly be at-
tributable as much to the aid they have received from the
Mexican remittances having arrived, as any other cause.
Chilian and Peruvian have both felt the cheering influence
which punctuality always inspires, the former being steady
at 40, and the latter having advanced to 31. Greek and
Spanish are as last.
The Del Monte Shares show further improvement to-
day, having been done from 10 to 30 pretnium ; iu others
there is little or no alteration.

If it could be considered either decorous or respectful, it
would be easy to put some questions to Mr. HrRTADO,
the answers to which would at once place his conduct be-
yond that suspicion which some persons are disposed to
attach to it. Such, however, is not the mode in which the
representative of any State, exercising his ministerial func-
tions in this country, is to be placed on his trial. Mr.
Ilearano is responsible in this instance for an account of
his actions to the Bondholders alone; and, if called upon
by them, no doubt he will be able to give a satisfactory
explanation ; at least this is to be supposed of Lim, as well
as of any other man, until the contrary is proved to be the
case. The written declaration given by Mr. Marano to
the Messrs. POWLES and others, of his not being concerned,
directly or indirectly, on the present occasion, in any Stock
transactions, is of course to be believed ; and it is some-
thing too much to say that his character is to be attacked
because, in a transaction of insurance only, he gave direc-
tions for the policy without advertising the Bondholders of
the circumstance in the first instance. In point of fact,
however, the Bondholders are not the parsons who com-
plain. It has been a fashion of late to decry these Securi-
ties—a fashion which existed before the failure in the pay-
ment of the dividend; and it will eventually appear, in all
human probability, that there is a deeper cause fur the
outcry that has been raised than the tru re circumstance of
the oversight, evetn if it he one, committed by Mr. Iles-
TAD° on this occasion. The observations that have been
offered on this subject app'y to Mr. I; turnuo alone; the
cause of the stock jobbing which has taken place is
not to be attributed to him, fur a Morning Paper
told the world the policy was opened on Tuesday,
whereas such was not the fact until Wednesday ; but
as it was then notorious that the policy would be
opened, and as the conditions of it were then ascertainable,
it is impossible to bold Mr. He era no responsible for what
took place after that period. In conclusion, it certainly
would Ix very desirable if a house like that of the Mem,.
Baum KG would take nil the money aft:4N of this Republic;
and it is not to he tkbphirea of entirely bat that such may
eventually be the case. A member of that family has a
large stake in the well-being of Colombia, awl his influ-
ence may be beat:lit:loly exerted in this respect. That the
state of Colombia is hourly improving is matter of fact ;
and that it will redeem its credit with this country is cer-
tain. Illten the Mexican Dividend was doubtful, the cir-
cumstance of dollars to come by the Hussar was considered
ridiculous. Site has, however, arrived, and the money also
has arrived ; and such, it is to be hoped, will be the case
as regards Colombia.

The Duke of York took his accustomed airing yesterday
morning. The Duke of Sussex visited his Royal Brother
in the afternoon at the residence of the Duke of Rutland,
in Arlington-street. Sir Henry Ha'ford, Dr. Macmichael,
Mr. Macgregor, and Mr. Simpson, visited the Royal Duke
yesterds y.
The Princess Augusta left her residence at Frogmore on
Saturday on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Glouces-
ter, at their seat in Bagshot Park.
The Duke of Gloucester returned to his seat at Bagshot
on Saturday from Dilworth Ciistle, where his Royal High-
ness had been staying on a shooting excursion.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Princess
Feudore, and attended by the Baroness I,e Spaeth!' and
Captain Conroy. honoured the Haymarket Theatre with
her presence on Saturday evening.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town on Sa-
turday front his seat on Blackheath, and, after transacting
business at his residence in Downing-street, returned to
Blackheath in the afternoon.

Mr. Price, the lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, will save
200/. per annrin, during the term be bolds the property,
by the death of poor Kelly, that aum having been
charged on the lease, ever since the building of the Theatre,
by the Select Committee.
The corpse of Michael Kelly has been brought from
Margate, by one of the steam-packets, in a case, with
"glass" written upon it, and was deposited on Saturday at
the apartments of the deceased, in Tavistock-row, previous
to its interment in St. Paul, Covent-garden, which is to
take place to-morrow.

The funeral of Mr. C. Connor, late of Covent-garden
Theatre, whose premature and sudden death we announced
a few days ago, took place on Saturday. ft was attended
to Chelsea Church by Messrs. Bartley, J. Reeve, Egerton,
Duruset, Chapman, and a numerous corps of his theatri-
cal friends and colleagues. Lady Charlot!e Denys, from
whom Mr. Connor rented a house for a to in of years, at
Chelsea, on learning the embarrassed circumstances under
which Mr. Conner met his untimely death, very generously
released the surviving members of his family from the
obligation of the lease ; and, further, waved her claim
to the rent that was due for the premises for the last
quarter.

Ilnl L PREVENTED.-•-ill consequence of a violent alterca-
tion respecting& bet that took place between a young gen-
tleman named J—, and Captain W. 11. It—, of the
Navy, last Wednesday evening, at the " New Hell,"
IVaterloo-place, a meeting was appointed to take place
yesterday morning at Shooter's 11111. In!',,rmation, how-
ever, of the intended sffair coming to 51r. J.'s uncle (an el-
derly gentleman of property residing in the neighbourhood
of St. James's-square) late on Thursday evening, he posted
off over night to the Green Man, on Blackheath, where lie
slept, and, at about half"-past seven yesterday morning,
succeeded in intercepting his nephew, accompanied by a
friend, proceeding in a post-chaise to the place of meeting.
Thus this atiltir was prevented, but whether an amicable
adjustment has been the result we have not hem able to
learn.