The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-10 00:00:00

TI-IE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, tiste.

The Westminster Election commenced yesterday,
and now in every part of this great metropolis are
to be seen the bustle and agitation of riectiootering
politics. The state of the poll, and bow certain
individuals meao to vote, with the necessary ap-
pendages of wishes for the success of favourite
candidates, are the only topics of crdinaty con-
versation.
The result of yesterday's poll, at Guildhall., left
the several candidates in the relative position they
revectively held on the day preceding. In the
Borough, Mr. CALTERT and Sir ROBERT 11'IL6
SON are very far before Sir THOMAS Turrom.—
The contest in Southwark cannot continue mach
longer. In IVestruinater the poll was open yester-
day during only one hour, from the result of which
not even a conjecture can be formed of the prcg-
hat& termination of the contest. Sir FRANCIS
BURDETT and Mr. Honuouss are considerably to
advance of Mr. LAMB.

Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday last have
arrived at our Office. The intelligence they contain
from Spain tends only to confirm the accounts
brosight by the previous arrivals, respecting the rapid
march of RICGO from Xeres to Malaga, and thence
towards Grenada, but no conjecture is hazarded
of the object contemplated •by this enterprising
chief, nor intimation given of the favourable senti-
ments entertained towards him by the inhabitants.
'bile arrival of MINA in Navarre is asserted in there
papers with increased confidence, sod with the im.
portant addition, that a strong party of his friends
were awaiting his arrival at San Esteban, and
another at Pamplona. A, sudden insurrection of
the Constitutionalists in Navarre might be at-
tended with the moat important results, as there
are very . few troops in the province, and the
garrison of even the important city of Pamplona
does not exceed five hundred men. The pro-
phecies uttered by the Royalists of Spain and
France, respecting the speedy exhaustion of the
insurgent army by famine or desertion, seem at
this moment farther from being realised than when
they were first so confidently asserted. The in-
surrection indeed does not appear hitherto to
have obtained the active assistance of the people
of Spain, but it is very evident that they do not
discountenance it, and from the length of time
that 1145 now elapsed since the standard of revolt
was first raised, and the very inconsiderable pro-
gress of the KING'S army in quelling the mutiny,
we must conclude either that the troops who first
proclaimed the Constitution were very numerous,
or that their ranks have since been silently but pro•
gressively swelled by the occasional union-of their
former military companion,.

The Paris Papers contain no domestic news of
any interest.
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The Five per Cent. Consols were on Saturday
74 f. 75 c. Bank Actions, 1,470 f.

We have received New York Papers from the
27th January to the 10th of February. The pro.
ceedings in Congress are totally destitute of interest.
The following are extracts :

EW EOM FEBRUARY 13,

The Dutch armed ship Dolphin arrived at Cu.
tacos on the 23d of December. in less than two
days from Margaritte.and informed that about 1,500
men had arrived there from Ireland. and encamped
at l'ampansr. It was expected that they would
soon proceed on an expedition to the Maine, as
pr. potations were making for that purpose.
The whole of the kingdom of St. Fe, with the
exception of Carthagens, Mornpoz. and St. Martha.
was in the possession of the troops of Bolivar. It
is said that Calzada had been defeated in Popitin,
by the inhabitants, and the Governor taken pri.
saner, together with about 400 men. Antioquia
and Choco have acceded to the independence... the
'Governor of the latter province having been the
first to call out Fiats /a Putria P'—(Coss. Ado.)

The Duke of Ricoisono, by the title of Duke
of LENNOX, took the oaths of allegiance lest morn-
ing in the Court of Chancery, to qualify him to
vote on the election of the 16 Peers of Scotland.
A Gazette wee published last night, containing
a great number of Addressee to his MAJESTY from
various parts of the empire, of condolence on the
much-lamented death of his d father, and of
congratulation on his present MAJESTY'S accession.
Dtret..—A grimmer, of the name of Smithson was
wounded in a duel witlll,Captain G—d—is yesterday morn-
ing, on Old Oak Common. The dispute was about Mrs.
p—e, s cootie:an of high breed,alsd lately she Aire wads
Of • Noble Lord.
FULL—Yesterday morning as alarming ire broke out is
Medileh,

the beet premises belonging to Mr. ~ merrier, of
elrarlar.street. Hattoo-prden. The bre broke ma at two
o'clock. and at four the whole of the back presminik mil pro-
perty were communed. Several amigos area Air
its commencement, and received a goodfpflrer esker.
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