The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-25 00:00:00

794~L NDON,

SATURDAY, APRIL 45, 18:8.

Important intelligence has been received from
the East Indies, by the seodosia, arrived at KM-
sale, from Calcutta, which she left on the 7th of
December. The George Canning.. from Calcutta,
which she left on the lOth of October, k also ar-
rived at the same port. The Papers from Cal-
cutta are of so late a date as tb 29th or lat•t No-
vember.

An insurrection had broken out it Ceylon, fc:
the purpose of placing on the throne one of tl e
deposed family. The Goverameat Cazei le slim
no particulars, but says, that one of the civil eel-
Taws fell a victim to the fury of the rabble.
The accounts from the Bengal Army are to tl e
10th of November. The operations against the
PEISHWA had produced some effect upon the
movements of our army on the Nerbudda. A de-
tachment of troops had been sent to Nagpoec,
near which the contingent of the Berar
was encamped. Sir TtioNtes HISLOP bad joined
the army on the 10th of November, at Horde&
The right wing of the army, under Major-Gene-
ral DONICIN, was at Dliolpoor on the 9Th of
November, and a detachment of Sci NDI A'S troops
were on the opposite side of the Chumbul. Gene-
ral OCHTEILLONY had marched to Rewaree, about
'orty miles S.W. of Delhi. The Bliurtpore Rajah
had furnishtd his contingent against the Pindarees
and since the ratification of our treaty with Sus-
DIAN, MEEitKitaii, the active General, had been
deprived of his power in Jypore and Joudporr, and
had acceded to the terms offered him by the Mar-
quis of HASTINGS.
111 the Cuttack one of the Chiefs had been killed,
and the detachments were pursuing Juctiutini.ib,
from jungle to jungle, with such activity, that it
Was supposed he would soon I* taken.

the centre of the array, we are sorry to say, has
suffered mwch from un epidemic distemper. It
had been particularly fatal to the native troops.

We hive received Paris Papers of Tuesday 11st,
from Which we have made the following extract.:

PARIS, APRIL 21

Several Charges d'Affaires and Conturissiouets of the
Foreign Powers residing in Paris, for the purpose of do.
mending indemnities, assembled this morning at the Duke
of Wellington's, where they held a long conference witli btv
Grace. The dispositions that have been made at his hold
authorise the belief that his Lordship will depart immedi-
ately for London.
Letters from Albi state, that another procedure will fu:.
low the sentence of the present prisoners. Madame Slaii‘oi
is destined, it is said, to play a great part as witness. Tte
Sieur Constans, Ex• Commissary of Police, who had been
arrested, and afterwards set at liberty, has withdrawn hos,
self, by Bight, from the researches of which, he has been the
object. He is supposed to have fled to Spain.
In examining the plan of Rhodes, we have remarked (lot
the house of M. Fualdes and that of !learnt, though situated
iu different streets, join iu the rear. A partition wall fume
the only separatiou, and on the same story iu the respectit,
houses is the chamber of Colard, and the cabinet wh,rll
M. Fualdes g thy occupied, and where the crime rcceircd
its final consummation.

The Five per Cents. are 87 60 c.; Bank Actions, 1,625'

Hamburgh Papers to the 18th, and Dutch t t
tid instant, have bten received. The fullom,
are extracts :

ST. PUTILIILIBUKtit, MARCH IN
The Pauopticon, a large wooden building, five sturics
which lay out of the city on the other side of the Neva, ‘‘o.
a prey to the flames. This building was erected only I. 0
years ago, after a very ingenious plan, and as workshop,fr,
many branches of the marius. It was also used as kg
racks for sailors. It was capable of containing 3,(100
sons. lu the middle of the building there use ah, Ik.
cylinder, which went through all the stories, nod in
middle a chair for the nuperinteudsot of the %rusks, fr.',
which, without being seen himself, lie could are ~,g`
thing through the openings in the cylinder, and overlov.
each of the work rooms, which were N 11116611
glaas doors ; and by another contrivance, could let log:
self up and dowel as he thought proper. In every sl.'"
there were doors to the cylinder, opening from the ."
side, so that the suptriatendant could come oral of 16:1
limier and shew himself whenever it was ncccreery. It''