The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-02 00:00:00

DUTCH PA PE RS.

BATAVIA, DEC. 7.
A letter from Colonel Shiers. Resident and Military Command.
ant of Padang, dated Nov. 15, and addressed to his Excellency the
Govemor.(leileral, says—" The Capta'n of the Romlis being on
the point of setting sill, I take the liberty to give tutu this letter to
your Excellency, to give you the good news that to-day, at 0000 r
I have formally concluded peace with Linto Palower, 50 kottas,
and Agam, four districts of the Padries, which in a manner str.
round our inland provinces, and have made war against us for so
many yezrs.
" By the first opportunity, which will not be long delayed, I
shall have the honour of sending to you the particulars of the peace
which I have concluded, and which I hope will be attended with
advantageous consequences."

MIDDLEBURG, APITL
A letter from a surgeon on board his Majesty's ship Diana, dated
Port Mahon, say.--4. We are all in good hea'tht; the ship must put
to sea by the end of March, to join at S nynut w mt more vessels,
and to cruise in the vicinity, one of our merchant!, en baying b.en
plunderer; ih the Archipelago by a Greek ship, no that it it tines.
stay to be vigilant. I shall now be able to obtain some news of
the war between the Greeks and the Turks."

HAGUE, APRIL n.
fly a resolution of his Excellency the Minister of the Interior,
it is ord:red that no pupils shall be admitted into the Philos°.
phical College at Louvain, during the re,nsinder of the pr.'eat
Academical year, and that in future pupils shall be admitted in the
month of October only, when the lectures commence. The rea-
sons of this regulation are that new pupils continue to arrive
whose admission, tionthat the curses of lectures have proceeded
so fur, ChUgell difficulties in giving them Instructions, and the
pupils themselves derive little advantage if they do not attend
the lectures from the beginning.
AMSTERDAM, APRIL `2l.
The great building which served as a magazine for the Old East
India Company. at Amsterdam, was sold by auction on the 17th,
for the sum of 34.000 florins.
Bzchange on London-40, 4. Two months-10, 1.

The following letter was yesterday received at Lloyd's,
from their Agent at Carthagena:
British Consulate, Carthagena, April 18, ISM
Sin—l have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of
the ship-owners in general, that all merchant vessels touching at
this port. either casually or otherwise, if u» provided with a bill of
health, incur the penalty of one hundred ducats, and are subject
to such quarantine as the Board of Health may think expedient.
I have further to remark, that no meet hant. vessels are permitted
to enter or sail trom this port between sun-set and sun-rise, tied In
both cases are exposed to be tired at from the batteries. As ihe
water has been gradually retiring from this port for some years,
and the harbour has not been cleared for halls century, masters Of
vessels should be instructed not to enter wi,hout a pilot, with which,
on making the proper signal, they are immed.ately provided at
trifling expense.
John Bent:ett, Esq. I am, &e. &e.
See. so-Lloyd's. CHAS. CHAMSER LAIN, 001311111.
JEDBUitilail, Ar tt. 17.—This being a maiden Arise,
the Town acrk, fwMtassre of the pmvinee of Jethurgh, word'
ing to ancient usages, presented tbis Ju and the functionaries
of the Conti with white glove.. I said lad very
great pleasure in accepting this ancient testiramill. he rc-
vetted he had occasion to receive niudi sehlomer than lie could de-
sire. He was not fund of adding to the burdens of the country,
but, although he could not venture to hope. yet he moat sincerely
wished, that the town of Jcdburgh were put to the same charge
every six months.
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Friday the prisoners in the gaol of Ayr made 'heir
escape, with the exception of one man, under sentence of mina•
portstion for life. The twat number who left was 12, of whoa
eight Iwtve been re-captured. Those alto still remain at large see
Francis Donechie, James Strom°, George Carmichael, and ('serge
3l•Fitrlane. They are all under sentence of banishment, the first
for life, and the others for 11 years.
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The three poor children who lost their lives at the late
fire in Vere.street, were gestetday buried in one grave, in the
burial ground,l Portugal-ittseet. Mr. Hawkins, who also lost his
life at the same time, was buried in a grave near to them.
beautiful article, invented and monnficiured by \'yse,
We arc not at all surprised to see that the novel and
street, in Ladies' Hata and Bonnets, last Spring. is again the pre-
vailing fashion for thin • for it is, without doubt, the moat elegant
and durable ever produced.
of Ludgate-
Doti aLE DissoLuvtosto—The dissolution of Parliament
wl/1 be accompanied b the death of another old and valued Mei'
lotion of the State, which bin existed upwards of 150 years. The
State Lottery in at dm point of death ! The drawing to take place
to-morrow, 3d May. is the last opportunity but one which the
public will have otgaluilig a fonune by an insignificant risk--
Six Prizes of Twenty T Guineas—ao blanks.

p*lrEft OT TOREION
MOJA Benda 6:te •
finnan Boas
eolotaissn Bonds 37e es die
Ditto }Owls ,m) * 391 4G
1016 i
pene e:et. 40 39110 e Jd e 39 40 e
pi,e fiends lOC
Ditto A: cot,
'tench States 5 pet Cent. 96f. 60e.
Fschaner 25f. Bk.
Urviti Bonds
Ditto Bonds . Inc 144 1
Deli, Arts. 1.14
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STOC K 3 VEMTKRDA Y.
Guationla Hondo
Mexican Rondt bli 30 1 80
Ditto Hands hi& GI 01 13
Moo Acct. GI ROI Gil 3 13
Peruvian Bonds 29e 30 291
Ditto Acct. 293
Portuguese Hoak 711 2
Ditto Acct. 723
Knottan Bondi 753 81
Ditto Acct. 753 6t 3
Spanish Honda B 73 8 73 8
Ditto Honda (1321) 63
Ditto Arct.

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liING'S THEATRE.
TTIIS wi// be performed ZingarellPs Operallerik
In -Two A ets.
ROMEO E utt:LirrrA.
TM principal Chanute+, by Madame Plala, Madame Canaan, Madame
de Angell, Signor Destri, Signor Porto.
Mict the Opera the new Ifytbol oecal Ballet, In Two Acts, composed by
If. O'F.gville,
LA NAISSANCR VENT'S.
Ito Orden will be admitted. and the Free List is eruspended.
A new Ballet is In tehransal. as wel
ll lei KondisPe Opera of L'Aurellano
Palmirs, and that by Meyer. si Medea.
A Masquerade is in preparation fur Monday, May lb.
Applications, he . as usual.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.
Ths Evening, TUESDAY, Slay 2, will be performed ,3d time' a
Grand Romantic Opera, called
ALADDIN.

The Pri"lral Chancier,' bY ner,ra. NlnAsir, Horn, Browne, Redford,
C. Smith, and Harley; Misses Stephens, Cubit. and Pueey ; Mra. Davi-
ass, ands young Lady.
After which the Farce of
A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER.

lir Meek Oast, Mr. 17owten Alfred Hiebilyer, Mr. Browne; Flatus,
Mr. J. Russell. Maria Derlingtoo, Miss Foote.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
This Evening, TrItaDAT, Mry 2, will be performed the Orend
Romantic and /airy Opera of
OBERoN ; or, TEL KLY-KING'S OATH.
The principal Chesartere by Messrs. Brahmin, Cooper, I) , C.
Bland, J. Loam and Raker; MIAMI'. Paton, H. Caws.; Madame Ves-
t,* Mrs. VIDIng. and Mr.. Davenport.
After which ;Ist thee) a new Parer, called
THREE. DEKP ; or, ALL ON THE WINO.
The principal Characters by Messrs. June+. Farley, and Keeley; bllsaee
Coward, Jones, and Love; and Mrs. Davenport.

The ntITISX Parse iommaiied nubli‘hing yesterday morn.
ins at half•paat fire o'clock.

LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1846.

We are enabled, by the French Papers of the Soth of
April, to correct the date which had been stated as that of
the last attack on Missolonghi. We subjoin, without com-
ment, a few extracts from different quarters, relative to
the affairs of Greece:—