The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-05-02 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
SATURDAY. Mr; it;

List night. in the Hausa of Cotiiiloos. Mr.
ti
Sae S'Y tussle his promised voodoo 'fur a Cu..
nutter to inquire into the mate of the cuiressey or
the ennestry. and the propriety of the Bank of
England returning oats payments. Ilir.'ttaartifei
'tweet,' 'upon this soiled. so highly interesting to
the welf4te of the country. will. we deulitout. he
OW with extreme aridity, "and those isbolonieto
• for 610'11%00n em not he 'criiippointed.=
The tliiuse. at a eeey lice haat, and after an
aai-
-IMated debate. divided. The was last by a
fiiijority of i 64 to 09. The Bank itestrietScia'Bill
'Was immediately read the second tithe.

Tim, Paris Papers of the teth ult. 'waved AA
uigitli The Chamber of Destinies is orcapiell
Vith the litliget ; sod the trial Of the perilous for
the amide). of ruatfiet is not yet brought to •
clone.—The 5 per cent. Console *end oe ibe
!nth, 07} fr.; Bault.tctious. 1,335.

A Hensbargh Mill boo arrived. with Papers to the
4eth last.
aziramkr di• • Larrta Viols setifalas, *vim 'la.
Ha lisjesly the (basso Dowager of Wirressbefg will go
ia the mooth of ils) from Wl gle Fritslifort so the
!Raise, to as.. bee Wake Elloaleads Nome of Hesse Hos-
boom Mee will ilbsrliseds pass at Notiard,
wider is be presets se the Hist of delivery, which
*expected at Übe sod of Nag M the lieglisfog of Jose.
ioseviage of his Rays, fibgborse the Volts of Cam-
brifllp i.lalM to be flood kw the 711 i of Nay.

'Charlatan Papers to the gist of March have
bitn received. The &Haiti's is as extract from
the Paper of the 16th
MARTFOIRD, 11/11101 11.
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The army 4 mow on its march to Fort Early.
We are inferbsei that General Jacksou has oulrred
all the ludiatia who are frieudly tojuin hie coisataud
inimerhately. or 'they *lll be treated as entratia.
Col. Davis, Inspector-general, direct from Wilk.
iugtoo, informs us, that the lactation of the
Gears! Govettiment to ocapy the Florida's ltnme-
seistelv. sod expects that orders have 'beta seat to
General Jmksou to that effect.

SPAN ISM PATBIOTS.A Memorial of Vintente
Pesos, of Pero, deputed Agent 9f the Authorities
acting in the name of she Republic► of Veneinela,
New Grenada, and Mexico, was presented to Coo-
great un the 10th instant. It is cobehed in bold
mid animated language, bit its great length pre-
chide) the possibility of oar giving it ti) our
Readers. In it the Memorialist complaios of the
conduit of the Govetnteent of the Unite*States,
in violently expelling *the 'Patriots from florid',
and of his inability to obtain any satisfaction
from the Prebideut dr the Secretary of State,
for Olio violence offered to those *hose interest
he represents, and virtually ippeels from the Pre•
sident to Congress for a redress or grteiratiero—
which memorial ceased a debate of three hours,
sod the Home determined by a vote of 14.4 to 48,
that Me paper should not fe received.

Some more Calcutta Papers to the end of last
Piot/ember, enable us to add some interesting par.
tienlars to those we lately communicated.
Tate herd-quarters of the Marquis of RATTING,
we're it (lodie's oo the '6th November, and at
'Feral, on the 10th. The rumour *hick we formerly
mentioned, that the Short Pore ItAJAH bad been
ealkd •pou to futoiSh his coutingesit. proves cor.
tett. TwelVe habdred lihurtpore horse joined
Mlijor.Gesieral Mariam on the sth November.
An inference wan drawn from the low price of grain
at .thialior, that Seto DIA was about to move.
Sir DAVID OCHTBILLONY had proceeded from
Centring to Hewaree.
Major O'Dorinet.L. commanding the sib N..
tire Infantry, has been murdered by a trooper of
that corps.
By letters froth kundlecund. it appstlrs that •
bode of Pluderees had plundered Mowe, near to
Chatterporr, used had afterwards advanced near to
Benda, with tile intention of crusting the Ji1111441.
The}• took fright and fled back.
CALCUTTA. NOV. el.
The following, which we received yesterday from
the Nisrbudd3, thews that the movements of the Psii.
divers ore pretty well usideistood at that quarter:—
" Accounts front Sagur of the 29th ult. state
that Mczzatt Buz had gone off for Chatterpure,
with • body of 4,00 u Pinclareest. for the purpose of
plundering that place and Poonah ; and that
another body of about 6,000, under Wlttsvi. MA.
!MUDD, hid gone to meet Getwral MADIMALLeS
dirt ton. about Hattah, and had on their way Lid
in ache• all the villages around. These two Due.
rah, came from Basoundee and Borteah, jaglitres
of chiefs. It is said the latter Durvah
will try to melte its way through the Iliirriapoor
Par% owns Niiizetiore ; but I do not believe they
will again attempt • distant escureson into our pro:
rimer, having antlered so much in the attempt
limit cold lielekto ; besides, all their jegliires will
moon be iu our powiession, so that they could tutu
their plunder to no account."

Ou Wetlucidity night Mr. Fiume. the King's
Messestger, arrived et the Secretary of State's
°Mee, iu Duonturstreety with dispatches frow
Brrhit.

liebterday was. holiday it the Stock Exchange,
bargains were effected. Cumuli tor
A.:count kit of at Sub.

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ROYAL VISIT TO MR

Yesterday morning shoot- eleven o'clock. the
NW_ Doke (it.oucuerrn, the Pinter*,
44unusya, the Prince Princess of Hymn
'lltssisounn.• the Prince.," SuPIIIA ILOUCKsTEIt.
aitemlesi by Colonel lilGutNs, Colonel DALTON,
Bonin (/'Nrinturita, &c. went iii three Royal cur.
ri"lrra• to Somerset House, to view the Exhibition
of the Arts of the present tear, previous to their
tmestistss" to the pulalie at large on Monday. The
RoyalPariy were received by the venerable Presi.
URNJAHIN WEST. tog. Sir WM. BEECHET.
the Keeper, &c. who conducted.. them over the
+Soma mottle, which occupied above an hew
one a hull. The itnyel Party.ese leaving Somerset
Mower. proceeded to the Gallery iu Pall
Moll, So slew the Exhibitions of Pictures of the
Ancient Masters, leevious. to its opening to the
public at large on Monday:
At two 'o'clock the Patrons of the Arts, the
Messibevs of the Royal Academy, end their parti.
color friends,, were admitted by tickets to view the
Exhibttiute, being the hour slim the inspection by
the Royal Family, and wisest it was supposed they
would have retired; however, about three o'clock.
the Pattica RSOENT, accompanied by the Mar.
(psis of ANOLLITI‘Ir eml the Right Han. CHARLES
LONG, ersived. The Pantos*, fortuitately had
not left, and received and attended the l'Atticit
Hum. Sir THOMAS LAWRENCR arrived soon
alter, to attend his Royal Ilighnetr, who misted
with the Patrons of the Arts, the Members of the
'loyal Academy and their friends. The Prince
appeared much affected so beholding the picture
of his beloved daughter the late Princess CHAR.
LUTTR, and remarked to those in attendance, that
he recollected seeing her sat Inr it.
The Panics Itscniwr remained its the different
rooms mar two hours, suit appeared highly gra-
tified with the whole of the Exhibition.

ROYAL ENTEICTAINMENT
AT GLOUCLSrER HOUSL.

On Tuesday evening the Duke and Duchess of
GLoUCESTiII goer a grand entertainment at Glow.
tester House, Piccadilly, consisting of a dinner
and an evening party. the dinner party consulted
of the Royal Fatudy only. Her MAJESTY and
Prinaim AUGUSTA went in sedan chairs from the
Queen's Palace; they proceeded through the
Queetr•s garden at the back of the Palace, and
west out at the gate at the top of Cror.titution-
hill, error Hyde Park-ranter, and were escorted
by a party of the YeUltlell of the Guard, to Glue.
Crater House, where the QUEEN was received by
the Royal Duke and Duchess iii the usual elec.
finagle and attentive incline►.

The PRINCE REGENT arrived soon after the
Qasso, and was received with all due rvspect mud
attention. The other branches of the Royal Fa.
tally present were the Duke and Duchess of You.
the Duke of CtssEacc. the Duke of Kane, ilw
Prince and Prinersa of liessg.Houtunita. and
the Princess SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER.

On the Roysl Foully retiring from table and the
diuingsroont, soon after nine o'clock, Mr. Coc
Ow florist, of Duka•street, with a nutobrr of resist.
assts. were itn attendance. end by great exertion*
converted the dining-anew. in little more than •
quarter of an hour. Into e must delightful comer.
eatery of the mu►s►t choice and rare flowers, exhibit-
Mg great taste and ingenuity. Arra►gen►ents bad,
however. been previously made for the purpose
The flowers, Ike. consisted of exotics, roses, puska
jonquils. &c. o
During the forming of these nrn►naements, the
QUIZ!t had retired to the suite of a►ljoining rooms,
where the e.es►i•g party were assembled, who were
invited, ou their cards of invitation, to meet her
Majesty the QUEILN. Among the company were,
the Netherlands, the French, the Austrian (Prince
Esvgatiazy). and the Spanith Atubassedora. Se-
veral of the Cabinet Ministers. the great Officer', of
State, and a numerous easeiolilige of distinguished
character.'.

Tau. coffee. ices, and various choice refreshment*.
were served up by the attemlaina of the Royal
Duke and Duchess.—Her MAJESTY afterwards re-
turned to the dining-room, end war agreeably sur-
prised by its conversiou into a conservatory.
Card tables were set not for the amusement of
the royal and di.tisigisishrd assembly. The Duke's
based of the 34 Regiment of loot Guards attended
so their full state utiolurni. in en anti-room, and
played PuttEt's celebrated and delightful music
in The Tempest, with much taste and expression ;
also the music to the Opera of Dux Giunistatt,
and other char g compositions.
Her iiill•itsTs and the liatuctssaa left roots
after twelve o'clock ; they returned to the Paluce
in a carriage. The ('SINCE REGENT left a short
time after. and the whole of the cortivtuy had re•
tired before one o'clock. Tl., Duke and Duchess,
attended by Mr. CeSKY, Coload* HIGGINS. DAL.
TON, COTTON. &c. accompaiiied her NIAJKSYY to
her carriage, site hand saluting the Quxxx with
4, God sure the King." as they did the other
branches of the Royal Family.

'Yesterday 6131 e-sling was held at the Freconssetes'
Tavern, fur the purpose of raising 14 subscription
i.o aid of the Natio►tal Sel 10. The Duke of
YORE was w the Choir. There were present the
Archbi,hop of Ca wrimeuet. the Bishop of Los.
DON, I.ortl HARROWST, Lord iikllll'oll. Lord
BROWN LOW, Sir T. A c LANS, Mr. WILDERPOSI4I4
&c. A subscription Itari►rt{ t►rcu Oprlled, flit I.)soke ef
Vohs said, 611841 toren commanded by the 'ASIDES
REUSS? to put down his Royal Highness's rouse
fur 5001. and her MAJESTY for took/. The Duke
of Yung solkscrilito 100 ui►etts. the Arch-
bishop ut CA NTESSUSY. tool. &c. &r. Ulan lilt
w►et of 1111 t Archt.i,l►op of CANTSSOUiIIt the
'l'l►aok. of the 11ret►ut{ were voted to the Doke
of Yoga. And the Tlimoks Irving ohm voted to
the Archbishop of CANTEUDDET dud the Chagy.
the Meeting broke op.

•
'1211130C iIiaUMENT
TO THE DIRMORV Or THE LATE LAMENTED
PRINCRad CHARLOTTE OF WALES AM) RARE
COBURG.

The Cenotaph eanumitiee, after maturely con‘i.leriutt
yttrium' twanoutinicatinas they have received, and in cantor-

oily with what they have rcasou to hclie've is the wi.h
of the Public, bec Wye to state that it is their intention,
shouts their foods be adequate, to construct the proposed
Temple of the Cenotaph int • talk sit Eficient ly exten.ive to
admit of its being approprinica to the purposes of Divine
Worship, and conseitntid a Free Church.
(hir the Croutuitire)
BENJ. BOTCH, Jun

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ROYAL ACA DENY.

At two o'clock yesterday there was a private view at the
Royal Academy of the Exhibition of Works of Art, which
will be opts fur public haspectitie on Monday next. Nearly
all Iharsonebers of the Academy hie contributed works this
pear, aid upwards of two hundred Artists, who du nut be.
keg to this Crepurstion, have swelled the collection to a
nesmerical serpent hitherto almost esexampled. We have
lately asemereed the Works which Mr. Prelatical Wm; Sir
Toss. LAWRENCe, Mr. Cstrwre, Mr. TVitsza, Mr. Cu,,
mita, sad other Artists, have amtribsted; besides there,
there is a lane masher of works is etery deparrnest of
Art. Portrait paititiog, as us el, prediedeates. The his-
torical pictures, thot anierrous, an MA as imposing es
they should he, tha7w the poverty of public patrossee is
the highest department of Art, while at the saw time they
exhibit specie/sensor native powers, which, if cultivated sod
natured by fair and prime eacusragrinent, are &related et
es distort period M establish the ',putative of our Artists
is the must difficult breech of their prokssiort. Tie
poetical and lamiscspe subjects are ne various as the diversi-
fied taro of iedividisals and dissimilar character of pat ore's
'emery ens make them—mere of these are really heausifel.
The Sculpture Room is fell, and Sir. CIIANTRWS basis at.
leaded great attentive. The &charmers' drawings are mod,
sod sow of them, which ere dangles fur national moss.
meots, am retitled to peculiar cosioderation at • smineut
when the attention of the Legislature and of beuevuleat irs-
ilivideah has Mee called to these subjects with so indium
anxiety. The enamels sad minimums are Indy executed.
In the as. called the Antique Academy, them is a beau-
tiful wort by A 1,,. Pore, which is Mar described :
" A eumpositios of Rowers, drawn from eatery, contained
in a portrait of the vase presented to EDMUND lime by the
xub-Comudttee aid Pla formers of the Theatre Royal,
Drary-laest."
A prcaure of matter prevails our going isle the details of
this xE this day ; we shall resume it in our seat
puldiestios.
Mr. President Wass, Mr. Fossil, sad several other din.
tinguished Academicians, were at the private view yesterday.
Several personages of the first dirinelion also attended, and
expressed their wars apparition of this ysar's Exhibith.n.
The Academy dieser, the invitations to which roiled,
this year the names of the Most distinguished characters no
the etrustry, will take place at seves u'eluelt this ceeuiag, at
Somerset Hesse.