The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-13 00:00:00

DUreq PAPERS.

11/1BOTN•, SEPT. 4. 1823.
The colonial brig Nautili's has brought to the island, from
Bands, four Englishmen, named John Soerlock, Francis °reeves.
fileorge Lave'cite, and John Parker They say they were part of
the crew of the John of London, William Wilson Commander,
bound to the 3larquesas and other islands in the South Sea. They
nailed from England the 16th of June. 1824, and reached the
Blareumos in December following ; left there in March 1823, and
were wrecked at the end of May. on the coast of New Caledonia.
The Captain, the first officer, sod bittern men, were drowned, but
the second officer, and these four men, escaped in the long boat.
Baiting westwards, they touched on many islands and coasts, pro.
bably the South of New Guinea; were everywhere treated in a
boodle manner, and passing through many dangers, and losing
the second officer, teethed the little island of Grogos. near Gomm,
where they were picked up by an A nachnsa, of lielivirde, in
Ca.:in-Lent, and sent to Banda by order of the listlja of that place.
Before this, two other Englishmen, Wiliam Booth, anti Joseph
Elbow, of the brig Z lira. Captain John, belonging to Francis
'Solidi*, had arrived in Bands. This vessel, with metchandize,
bound to Timor I)elle, was wrecked on an island unknown tothern,
where they saved themselves in the bra's, with thirteen of the
crew. The eaptain furvinig leaped into the sea after his wife, was
drowned. After wandering among several islands, and being
dispersed a hostile attack of the inhabitants, four of those who
bad escaped separated. The two men above mentioned at length
reached the island of Roemer, where they were conveyed to
Banda by the Orang Keiji', of Giese', near Ceram.Lant.
Accounts have been received. stating that another English brig
was overpowered by the inhabitants of Timor Lam. and two lads
belonging to the crew kept prisoners there by the islanders. The
Governor of the Moluccas has ordered the Captaid of the colonial
brig, the Dnerga, which has been gent on a cruise to that quarter,
to touch at the blend, and demand the release of the prisoners, and
to make inquiries everywhere for the missive sailors of the Zaire.
When we consider how terrible it is, idler having suffered ship-
wreck, and hardly escaped with life, to have to repel the attacks of
savage tribes, whom it iv necessary to approach in order to obtain
food, it is to be lamented that European inflitence does not yet ex.
tend to all the countrim to which trade daily attracts more vessels.
The diference befireen people under this influent*, and others
Wholly Independent, is evident, and is manifested also In the
aboveroentiened cases. As long as the shipwrecked men were
among the savage ',slanders, they were exposed to ell kinds of dim-
intel2l soon as they approached places where the dominion of
is felt, they obtained support and deliverance from the
ir..6r-whose manners' are mare mild. The Eurnpean may some-
times have abused his power. Lust of gain or of power may haveled
him to the commission of evil actions and of ineseir aide cruelties,
but on the other hand it is certain that his superior knowledge, and
Bien his own interest, better underarms!, have esused hint to in.
undue. a Government under which every owe find. security. and no
one can venture with impunity to commit an offence against the
life or the property of another. In the Government of the blolue-
cas, as elsewhere, every thing is done to establish more and more
meth a happy state of tbirors among the natives, and the Sultan of
Tide, baa been exhorted to trop his stealer Papoa and New
Uadoa subjtets under a more wholesome rro taint.
ilAtivf!, MARCH 9.
It is thotteht that the debases on the Tariff will take place in the
Second Cnaniber iii a fortnight. and that the Session will be closed
a few days after. The Second Chamber continuLa toe discussion of
the new canonical co ,e.
A:nerviness, 31aacif 10.—Exchange on Lontkm :-401. 3c.
1 months, 3;tl. Inc.

PRICES Or SHARES ON S:TI'RDAY,

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Share. Pahl.
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49 I ipu
11'1 IV 14 die
lOW 5 1 pti,
24 1V- Id 1 $ dis
41,0 4041 70 dis
411 211
40 14 1 j
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PRICES OP lIIIITISII
lank Stott
Ditto Acct.
S per Cent. Conn. 7814 771 7'
Ditto Acct. 786 6 771 788
Kew• 4 per CCM. Stij 96 PO

PRICES OF FOREIGN
Chillan Bonds 46
Colombian Ronda
Ditto Honda /132 E i 7 1
unto Acct. 1 7 *
Daniah Honda 34 f 1 3 1
Ditto Joet. 332 4 31 2
Greek Booth
Ilitto Bond% ',1523) 18!
Mexican Rondo

COCKS OK SATINIDAT.
India Bonds par I pm
Es. Bilis WOOL 1 9pm
Ditto kW!. 1 2 pm
Ditto Small I 2 pea
Lottery Tickets 211.111.

'COCKS ON SATURDAY.
Data Bonds (Is 2) 62y f 2
rum) Acct. 621 2
Peruvian Bonds 311 2 1
Portussuese Bonds 741 6
Boasts's Bonds 76 Si
Ditto Acet. 763
Sponisli Bonds 14 10
Data Acct. 91 10

WOO*

KING'S THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING alit be performed ktortini't Comic Opera. In
Two Act., entitled
IL BARBIERI.: UL SIVIGLIA.
The principal Character,. by Mederne Combat, Wes Willi% Signer
Shier Polemini (hi. 21 approrance in thie couutry), Signer
Pot to, Signor Devillu, and SICHOT 1)e Segni*.
Between the Act. the Diterti.ternent Pallet of
JUSTINE ; ott, LA CIII:CHE CASSEE.
After the Opera,
LE itAL CHAMPE*IktE.
Oa THURSDAY, the h
oG of April, a tiktA MASQUERADE.
tiou etc. USUILL ND

DRCRY-LANE THEATRE.
nis Evening, MONDAY, Maud; 13, wal be performed
FAES'f
ne primeipel Charectere by Messrs. Vt'releek, Harley, 3. Amu% and
Firer, ; 311.4yee Stephen-4, 1. Paton, mud Povey.
To coneiude with the Opera of
DER. vitEiscitriz.
Adolo. Mr. T. C,mte ; Ca.par, Mr. novo liernberd. Mr. Bedford;
'Ethan, Ur. Fitzwiliirm ; Zarniel, Mr. 0. Smith, Linda, 1111se °carillon;
P..ote, Mies Povey.

COVENT-GARDEN T II HAI' RE.
Tau Erataiug, MONDAY, March 13, will be performed
PIZARRO.
Rolla. Mr. Warde ; Atallba, Mr. Egerton; Pizarro. Mr. Serlel Alamo,
Mr. Cooper. Cora, Mrs. Slower' ; Elvlra, Mime Lacy.
After which,
GIOVANNI IN LONDON; Or, THE LIBERTINE RECLAIMED.
Dun Giovanni, Madame VeArls.

. .
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
fiIIAND PERFORMANCE OF ANCIEN r AND MODERN MUSIC,
'MUIR THE lIIANA.CbIIIIIOIT 4fP MIR CZOR.JII SIII•at,
Un WEDNESDAy NEXT, March 15.
Paler I.—A Selection from Der Freischuts, unti..r the direction of the
C Carl dluia VJU Weser ;being his third public appearance
in this coumtry• .
PART lI.—A favourite Selection I.f Music.
PA*, 6,end Miscellaneous Act.

ENGLISH OPEItA-11(1USE.
Tula Pul,tie are respectfully informed thut they wilt find
MW MATHEWS AT HOME
This Evening, MONDAY, March 13, with an entirely new galena La.
anent, founded on his Ob4ervallun4 on Characters, Manaus,
and Peculiarities, entitled
MR. mAniEws• INVITATIONS.
Sown* is PAR!' I.—" Twopenny Post"—"Cipsying Siegal/or aad
Quadrilles"—" t sit to the Italian Opera."
Son r 4 PART II.—" I,,,ndan at live tba Morniner—" A Ranch
of Hey*"—" General Election."
PART 111.—A Monopolylrerga, lo be Galled
THE car: umIGE!
Eight different Characters by Mr. Mathew%
Doors open at Seven ; the Performances to commence at Elie&

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
The Letter of " T. J. W." fn awer to the remarks of " Justitle,'
bee not bee ns n
received.

The BSITISA Paasa comonced publt.hing on Saturday =orator at
halmf-pa.d nye o'clock.

LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 13,1846.

The French Papers inform us that the limits between
Frarce and Bavaria have been finally determined.
T' ley state from the Florence Gazette of the 1.25 th Feb.,
that several transports have been captured by the Greeks
in their voyage from Alexandria to Motion, and that the
Turks are :ending fresh troops to Moldavia and Wallachia.
The following are extracts :
[From the Etoik dated Saturday, March 11.1
PARIS, MAUCH 10.

The telegraph orßordeatft Watsroftled yestUdaylfte dreadful
news of an accident which had befallen the Archbishop of that
city, who is above 89 years of age. The curtains of his bed caught
fire and be was severely burnt, chiefly on the stomach. His situa-
tion war very alarming; but, however, not considered as desperate
when the despatch was sent off.
The limits between France and Bavaria ant finally regulated.
Lieutenant-General Viscount de Mauriclian. Commissioner of the
King for the demarcation of the frontiers of the North, went on
the 2d, 3d, and 4th of March with M. de Blair, Sub-Prefect of the
arrondissement of Weissenburg, and the other civil and military
flincf,onaries of the country to the several parts of the territory
ceded by Bavaria to France, and took possession of them in the
name of his Most Christian Majesty.
His Excellency M. de Stichauer, Counsellor of State to his
Majesty the King of Bavaria, and his Commissioner General
in the circle of the Rhine, had been ertrusted by his Sovereign
with the operations relative to this demarcation.
The French authorities speak in high terms of their intercourse
with DI. de Stichauer, and of the readiness with which his
Excellency concurred in putting an end to the difficulties which
have sabsisted, ever since 11113, between the frontier communes and
establishments of the two states.
Another shock of an earthquake (the third in the course of the
month of February), was Mt in the kingdom of Naples, on the

10th ult.
On the 20th, Count Stockellturgh, the Russian ambassador, had
the honour to present his credentials to his Majesty, the King of
the Two Sicilies.

IFrotu dm note of Friday, March 10.1
PARIS, MAILCII 9.
The Flores== Vozette of the :sth February ann,unces that the
GN-rks have captured several transports, bound from Alexandria to
Motion with troops and ammunition.
The same paper says that atcording to a letter from Constant

nople, of Jan. 15, the Divan, instead of causing M Marla and Wal-
lachia to be evacuated, is sending fresh troops to the two princi.
polities, that a number of adventurers have embarked for Varna,
and that several ships of war have sailed to the Black Si..
The Prussian Government has resolved, after the definite revisal
of its civil code, to extend the appliestion of it to all the States of
the kingdom, including the Rhenish provinces, where the French
code is still in force. The Government has become sensible of the
impoitance of a uniform code of Taws. Experience has proved
dist the French penal code is not adapted to the satthen of the
Prus;lin people. • •
The Court of Assize of Paris has just condemned Joseph Eloi
Koppk to -Sve years imprisonment and the piilo•y, fOr having
Moho two 50. centime pig` ;with theaggravating circumstance of
being a domestic servant.
Fait RCI[ FURDS.—YAMS. MARCH 10.—Five Per Cents. W.
etc. : Three per Cents. Of. 7.11 e. ; !tank stork. prov.; Beate
de Naples, 71f.2i1c. ; Rented' I.:spoor. 8 j ; Royal Spanish Loan,
43f. t. • Harden Loan, 7501. Exchange on Loudon :—One
month 251. 50 c. Three months, Tit% Vse.

• Not write ten-pence sterling.

No better evidence can he given of what truly be accom-
plished by ability and perseverance in the consolidation of
any branch of our public laws, than is furnished by the
lahnors of Mr. lie Kr., the CJmptreller cf the Customs for
the Port of London, to which Mr. Ilusaissos, in his late
memorable areal en Free Trade, whit, replying to Mr
BA thus adverts:—

" The second measure propa.,:cl for fur adoption, by the honour-
able memher for Taunton, Intl a general revision of the Re.enue.
Caws, with a view to their sinitlitieation. The Honourable Nem-
ber s:ated—and he stated truly—that those laws were so numerous,
so complicated, and so cmitradictory, that mercantile men could
not understand them—that they were at once a great impedin
to track, nr,(l a source of vexation anal oppression to all who were
engaged in it—that no man, however innocent his intention, could
escape their penalties; that, therefore, it was the bounden duty of
his 3lrjeloy's Government to simplify and consolidate them.
" The task was one of great magnitude and difilculty ; but we
did not shrink from it. Al y Right Honourable Friend, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, devoted a great deal of time and attention
to the subject : but, lam free to admit, that e never could have
succeeded in our undertaking, without the assistance of an olliciat
gentleman in the wake of the Customs, a gentleman of the most
unweaned diligence, and who Is entitled, fur his persevering ex-
ertions, and the benefit lie has conferred low the commercial world,
so the lasting tlrstitude of the country. Max difficulties of the

undertaking the House will be enabled to judge, when I state
that there were no fewer than fine Modred ,stalsiss, relative to the
Customs alone, to wade through ; independently of the numerous
enactments concerning smuggling, warehousing, the plantation,.
&c. In the performance of this duty we bad innumerable dil6•
copies to encounter, and battler without end to fight. And now,
Sir, in one tittle volume,* which I hold In my hand, are com-
prised all the laws at present In existence on the subject of the
management and the revenue of the Customs, of Navigation, of
Smuggling, of Warehousing, and of our Colonial Trade, com-
pressed in so clear and yet so comprehensive a manner, that
no man can possibly mistake the meaning or the application of
(them

is impossible to praise too highly the unwearied efforts
of those in the Government who caused this great work to
be supplied to the public. The service rendered to the
commercial world is incalculable. The task of bringing
together a mass of enactments so widely scattered—of select-
ing what was valuable from what was useless, or worse
than useless, and embodying all thelaws that were practically
essential within the compass of a single volume, portable
everywhere, and of easy reference—was a task which pre-
sented so many difficulties, that many, even of those high
in office who most wished for its accomplishment, despaired
of being able to procure any one capable of carrying it into
effect. It was deemed impossible to be able to do more
than make " a Digest of the Laws of the Customs," as had
been already done, and very ably, by Mr. hex Lino, un-
der the sanction of the Lords of the Treasury, in 18141. We
are toll by Mr. Hume, in his Introduction, that—
" So much, indeed, was the difficult,' of the work overrated by
many persons in high stations, that the question wu for a while
suspended between the palliative remedy of a Digest,' or Ab.
strict, and the effectual curse a ' consolidation and but for the
exertions of 51r. Herrin, by whom, as Secretary to the Treasury,
all tie Bills were introduced into the House of Commons, and car.
tied through their stages, and who had satisfied his own mind of
the practicability of the design, it is probable that the public would
have been left to apply and adapt, as it best could, a few hundred
more quarto pages of digest to the 1,375 already in its possession."
Mr. HUMS speaks with great diffidence of the result of
his exertions; but he may rest assured that the public
do not fail to appreciate the value and merit of his labours :
they are of a kind which can only find their compensation
in the just estimate that is formed of them : but this is
of itself a great and lasting reward, and offers, to minds of
a certain cast, the only excitement which can carry them
through the labours called for in any arduous and important
public service.
Our criminal laws are next to be consolidated. If who-
ever may be appointed to this duty shall be able to com-
prise them in the same space, and to arrange and classify
them in the same: lucid -order, his claims upon the grati-
tude of the country will not be easily discharged. As
liule easy will it be to set limits to the obligation which it
' will owe to Mr. Pars., for the zeal with which lie has
brought the subject forward, and the time and pains which
he has devoted to it.
• Laws of the Customs, by J. D. Hume, Esq.

CITY, SATURDAY Evvittro
Considerable fluctuations took place this morning in
consequence of a severe struggle between the speculators
fora rise and the speculators for a fall: but after a variety
of efforts, which for a dine rendered the contest doubtful,
the former succeeded in rallying the Funds, which 'hewed
so much elasticity this morning, that it appeared necessary
that some report should be pot in circulation to counteract
the favourable influence of the purchases which were
made; and is the Melt pat of the afternoon it was stated,
not only that the Duke of Wellington had arrived at St.
retersburgh, but that be bad hastily quitted that capital.
[Another rumour was, that his Grace had died suddenly,
when within one day's journey of his destination; a third
was, that the Russians had crossed the Pruth ; and the
fact of the suspension of payments of two Country Banks,
mixed up with these reports, caused considerable alarm at
the Stock Market, and countenanced, as they appeared to
by the courage of some of the dealers, who sold very largely,
a reduction of not less than one per cent. took place in the
prices. Consols for account, which had advanced to 785,
declined to 775 ; but did not remain long at this reduction.
At four o'clock, after a violent struggle between the con-
tending parties in the market, which terminated in favour
of the Bulls, the price rose more than 4 per cent. above
the extreme depression ; so sudden was the change that
it was impossible for those who had sold largely to turn
their accounts without submitting to a considerable sa-
crifice.
The funding of Exchequer Bills is more confidently
talked of to-day than ever, and it is said Stock will be
created to an extent sufficiently large to reduce from 1R to
15 millions of Exchequer Bills. Whatever may be the
amount of Exchequer Bills to be funded, supposing that it ,
does not exceed what we have just stated, we have no
doubt that the monied interest is already prepared for such I
a measure, and that the Public.Securitics will not undergo
any material depression. The quotation of Exchequer
Bills, even on the promulgation of the reports to which we
have above referred, was steady at from Ito premium.
The Northern Securities have likewise been compara- '
tively steady, even Russian have not varied more than 5
per cent. In Prussian Bonds there has been a good
deal doing, at quotations between 871 and 89. As soon as
the negotiations shall have been commenced by the Duke
of Wellington, at St. Petersburgh, it may be expected that
more attention will be paid to all the Northern Securities,
and whatever may be the result of these negotiations, it is
highly probable that the Bonds will be much depressed.
Danish, which a few days since were at 50f, have ad-
vanceli in a much greater proportion than the others, and
the rise has amounted to not less than three per cent.
In Spanish and Greek Bonds no alteration of importance
has occurred. 'New Spanish Bonds have, during the
week, been depressed to 5. but have since risen to 75,
while the Old have only varied between 95 and 105.
The rumourcitt the oky, to-day bad but a slight effect
on the Foreign Securities. In the morning there was an
advance of about one pat Cent. on Danish Bonds, which
were sold as high as 51. Russian Bonds also, which left
off yesterday at 755, touched 76, but in the course of the
afternoon declined in the came proportion. Austrian and
Prussian Bonds have undergone' no alteration. It has
been repdrteel that an express has brought over the quota-
tions of French Stock, on Thursday, rather higher, but
here nothing at ell has been done in it to-day.
The fluctuation in the Republican Bonds, at the close of
business, has net been quite so extensive as that in oar own
Funds. Columbian New Bonds opened et 47, rose to -fat,
and left off 5 per Cent. lower: that in Mexican Bonds,
both for Money and Account, has been precisely similar.
Spanish Bonds are from 85 to 10; and Greek Bonds steady
at the quotations of yesterday.
The business in Sheres is still very limited.

Wtxnson, SUNI)AY, Mt. Hen l2.—The report of the
state of the King this morning is that his Majesty is much
better. This morning divine service was performed at the
Royal Lodge by the Rev. Dr. Sumner. Her Royal High-
ness the PrinCtll6 Augusta, attended by her lady-in-wait-
ing. attended divine service at the parish church.
The unexpected failure of the rid-established and re-
spectable hawking-bonne of Niessre. Wakeford, of Andover,
which tuck place on Saturday last, has caused a .etnnplete
stagnation in business in that town, and it is much feared
will ultimately involve many in that neighbourhood in pe-
cuniary distresses who be-fere were in affluent cireutn-
cances.—lfunips4ire Telegraph.
So firm is the public confidence in the responsibleness of
Messrs. Ilcath, of Andover, bankers, that in the course of
a very few hours after the suspension of payments by,
Messrs. Wakefind warknown, nearly two hundred highly
respectable perl6ollll signed a declaration, stating their en-
tire confidence in the stability of their hawk, and their rea-
diness to tyke their notes in the usual course of business u
befute.--Ltampaiire TeleLyuph.