The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-22 00:00:00

LORD COCHRAN h.

The CoVi;er has thought proper, like " the as*
who had it kick at the dead lion," to spit a Issue
of its venom at the gallant Lord Cocbsatie, since
his Lordship's deportute from the kingdom. Not.
withstanding the 'nutria and unjust aspersion
which the • tenet wilier ha., injudicionsly, cast
to, the gallant " Admiral," we airy thily venture
to affirm. that the political iratnins cud allies of
that writer were anemias to induce his Ls rclatop to
draw his sword end exeitike htstilesits in their
cause; and that overtures were actailly intuit. for
find perpose, to that Nobleman's near relit.
lives. Of this fact The Courier must have li•ril
ignorant, when it ventured to mewl this eh-
sent Nobleman, whose judgment, courage, and
professional iistrepiiiity reouhl du hoaeer to uny
service. 'the Courier should team, that half-curs.
(Weiler, like WI-measures, generally leads to pal-
pable blunders sad serious It shioilit there:
fore insist upoti being eidielr .clrnitted behind the
scenes, or be silent. We suspect The Courier
knows as little as any other Journalist of the real
intesetions or sciitinitrits of its joreiA;or pohtteat
allies, who are probably only one shade Its, jeulatis
of the Ministerial Patriat of tom Jtiti! oat, t!:.o
they are of the open advocates sod friends of true
freedom and human happitiess all over the globe.
The Noble Lord just mentioned has left a phalanx
of staunch and sincere friends behind him iii tiiia
kingdom, also vr:11 ever feel the deepest interest iu
hits future welfare and happiness.
It is a most remarkable fact, that the Spaniard!
of Old Siosin cannot gain a single British Officer to
serve their tame, and actually have not our em.
ployed with their armies in South Aim rice. Who,
indeed, would trust himself among them, unstop..
ported by a British force? The waist of fried. iii
this country to assist Old Spain, drives them to the
necessity of' teasing Government out of the it hses„
to exert the Sovereign's authority to pruvrot tine
gallant countrymen from serving the Patriots.
Ministers are reluctantly obliged to set contrary to
their ono, and the wishes of the notion.

DMINTERESTEDN ESS NOT I N FECTIOVS.—.Mr.
OsIfORNE MARK 11 AM, we understand, told an irdice
in the Diocese of York, given to hini by the lota
Archbishop. With a spirit of iincommou hberslity.
he resigned it into the hands of the present Prelate,
stating that he had from his own iticoine and othe►.
emoluments, more than sufficient for his modes of
Tlw offer wus accepte.l by the l'reiate, hot
the disinterestethievi dors not stem to lane been
catching; Ha he immediately p:uccd the office on
the bead of his own son.

WATERING PLACES.—Nothing eau he more de.
chive of the increasing wealth of the country in
general, than the crowd* that are now found at nit
the *meting places : and the crowds that are chiefly
found there seent to consist of the trtithig and
middling ranks of people. Scarborough is nearly
full, and yet not above four carriages and borers
are to be seen on the Sands. This circommance
is attempted to be }recounted for by the unreason-
able charges wade by the imikerpert there for Ivey
and corn; in addition to which may hr reckoned
the (linger incurred in des ending and a.cendutg
the Merl) bills to and front the st•lt ;Imre, which
the visitors are obliged to do, and %%Inch the Cur-
noration •of Scarboruitgh, fur their own betirlit,
should attempt to re.tuuve, at they have the oppor-
tunity of doing ir.

We understand it was theintetnion of the fiirioN
of Tone Oliver, to give him en extia lift at the
Fives Court on Tuesday next, but that lieu% the
first thy of Egloim Reyes, it will be postpolied to
Tuesday the 2ld September next, when u lull at-
tendance of the fancy is expected.

TEA AND Cori&Es.—Adulterations of both
these articles are *preuiling theinelves veso feet
and generally over the provincial towns. Tile Pe-
nalties are taco high its to render itrortridiiusi well
Worth while—anil what makes it inure nrcrwoiry
that there are riders, or liagstreen, from LaiilloN
who are tonotukit enough to bring down sampled
and recommend (he circtel..tion.

AtiItICULTURL.—The turnip crop, in all the
Monger and more retentive !Oils, Contrary
to Cuatnno, is this year likel‘ to he it good tote. Ito
the higher and drier parts of the country they have
suffered from the want of rain. prur►tiw to
turn out good and iilnintltint, but Curetting:a t will
be rh,lit in encouraging the oovortutiott of
The gieat horse CM at floretcasole, iu I.u.codo-
shite, commenced thin week. It iii allowed to sup-
ply the most numerous assemblsge of I•orser of any
fiir iii the kingdom, as it concentrates a supply
from every comity al tin England. Ihe dents d
for horsts es almost incredible, so ion rrseut are the
researches made for them by country dealers, as
well as foreigners, who are continually riding al 11111 l
the country to look into the Lamers' posturer, and
to inquite what stock he liar coining on. Ely throe
met 110.11 the appearance of lo,rses ts so
at the public tams, that not mislay CHII he found ex-
cept at the highest pliers. Forint., 1y good marts
might be had at moderate talus-, but they 'ire now
all taken assay to supply the foreign markets. who
hove dtaleis uu the luok-out lur them.

PRESENT LABOURS
OF lIIIi A NIsTRATION.

The Pr. •i• of the 11--d of I'—de, is 'ell-
pg,(l TO arduous nccupation•. His morn-
' ti,g. ate went arrringii.g a Table of European Ex.
thanes IT 1141 M. The wars wiih the PEtsnws
his seheients are over, peace and plenty will
elmr and trade will flourish. The Table of
Eschingts *di shew that ittielfect in mercantile ar-
rpogruiruts is without a cause, and that if the
' rsu•r do not vise. the elf.ct will not follow.

Whelp Sir J. NI ACK I wrosii commenced his labours
it Bombay. he pointed out, to his celebrated charge
to the Grand Jury, the means which parts of

Europe adopted at different times to provide against
th, ioeui approach of famine, and earnestly enforced
the neccieity of iidoptimg steps of similar precru-
lion w those parts of India in which there visitations
wear felt. The President of the B--d of T—dt%

following the example of the Learned Recorder, is
anxious In give India the benefit of European ius-
piosenients in mercantile, as well as legislative ar.
rangements. Hi• Table of Exchange% is divested of
the abstract dryness of COCKER, and utterly sets at
nought the terseness or TIERNEY'S commentary. He
tittnnts t hat the exchange on Lisbon, in the years 1814
and 1815 was much against London ; but Mat the
Fr-Ambassador could not help, neither could the
Treasury help paying the hills, as fast as they were
drawn, for the support of the Embassy, unless it
*rtr meant to have it as forlorn as the coffins of the

foreign Envoys, so long unburied itt West..
soin•ter Abbey. " But why," he exclaims with lo-
gical truth, " was not the whole of this expense
rendered useful. by the return of the Portuguese
Pinter to his European dominions ?" A LPHONSO
iitignrei to embrace CAVOENS; why not the present
Prnice receive C---o, who patronized the his-

lona' and bard of those war., of which his country
was 1,0 long the scot, whose library contained the

boils of the bud of Talavera, •od the laureste

historian of the Lusitaisian wars ? The Table of Ex-
changes is as eh•gaently arranged as Sr. Pleatte's
weak on the Pular Ices. The one ►hews that the
3liosiou was no job, as clear as the other
priors the connexion between the thawing of the
Puler Ices and phenomenon of the Aurora /fo►eulis.
The worthy Prestdrid has been also revising
some of his early poetical works. He enema to
put stamen! them in ehomeery, but SOIJTHLY says
its no use, fur even Woe Tyler could not fight
his way through such an ordeal. They must now,
therefore, be taken •. fur better for worse;" besides,
the Port says, the Doctor is of a most forgiving
disposition in hi► friendships; and us the author in
Outnte's case offered to take the field at the instant
in los rouse, without knowing whether his lance
would, like Dow Quixote's, pierce •' the wine-bags"
or the win mill," there can be no doubt that ■n
oblivion of the past has long since taken place.

Lord is preparing at North Cray for
lr journey to the Continent ; his brother ii already
at &inset.. The German waggons lire again pre-
pion% ; the rough drifts of Treaties and Pro-
•
torols are alreidy under lock *; and no couriers are
to travel except ow business. A story is told, that
dining the active service of the Volunteers in ire.
Lod, during the late rebellion, a Gentleman in
a respectable corps was knocked up out of his bed,
during a very wet night, to ride express eighteen
miles with au important dispatch Err the General
i.oteransling the district, and that being surprised
t the hulk of his dispatches, he had the utimilitary
..inarsity to uncover the envelope, which he
Is 'toil to contain a lady's bat-box and some mil.
hoer). for the General's wife, who rather 'suddenly
to equip for a ball. We do not know that
such couriers pass between our Minister* and the
Contiticht, or what is the reason they are to be less
uornerons now than heretofore ; but were the Con-
gien 10 Plt at Vienna, uo feeling man could refuse
a l'epid to our 111inister's Staff, unless indeed the
1:11:10 and the German theuteeries were fur the
nano itt to hold their sittings under the same roof,
by u community of dispatch, assist the Plain-
tiff in each in the consummation of his twofold
!impose. As matters stand, it is expected that
Lord CliT-1:11 will obtain speedy lenve for his
?aide Brother to return to this country for a short
period, lest lie should pine in absence, for then—
Trifirs Itght as air
Are to the jealous COll6flHlll6Olll Strollg
Aa proofs of Holy Wrtt."
After this florinsl exercise of friendly will:tufty,
tt " vspecleil the Vide Lind will be able to ten.
el.riske the weightier of foreign diplu-
uric:, like a giant refreshed--
0, The cause is courteous, sod the valid is fair."
(Tot rottnatted

Tile Spanish Charge d'AZaires a the Cold of
Ls died in a sudden manner. An rx !Adria-
tam, Ivrivever, is pulilislied r,f the CNus. Or 1110
cAirlailltd to stleilee the bubpiciessi it at first
gar! um. tn.

but evening. oboist six o'clock, o child, time
"'"" "id, fell nut tif ■ window on the flour of
" house to Old Boswell•court, Strand, and was ,o
sr+ rr.ly brui•ed, that it WA* CatilMyra to a *orgasms's
the utighbotuhooti, oitb but little bulks of us

I rchrrry.

•fhr•undrr-hotter of 4r. KORTIVIIGHT, of Fry.
r" lug, in E.... 14 tort with u ortiosom occident on
tontuitog loit, in cotnrtiorsore of taking
!htuorl£rhstes to 'hoot of some wood-pigeons.—
I • bluod•rhuss bring foul. or otrerloNcleil, bare,
.1..1 £4.6141 'why our oh his thumb. wild tom of the
vriath ttutlrrrtt amputauvu Wray!.