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

HAMBURGH AND DUTCH MAILS.

FROM THE FRENCH FRONTIERS, JULY 31.

ll'e learn from Lille, that General Montfort,
Inspectenr de Genie ut Peri*, is appointed to exa-
mine all the fortresses in the Northern departmenta.
which are nut occupied by the foreign troops, and
to make a report on the works necessary to be
undertaken in order to put them in a proper state
of defence. He has already arrived at Arras with
two Officers of the Ei.gineers. A large quantity
of bricks and other materials are preparing for this
purpore.

BRIJ/MEI!, AUC. I.

We learn that several French exiles, included in
the Royal Ordinance/, have inltlressed petitions to
the King of France for permission to room to their
own country. It is said that these petitions were
referred to the Conseil of State.
HAGUE, AtIO. n.

This morning a courier arrived from Sarah!, k,
bringing the agreeable nrws that her Royal High.
ness the Princes+ of Orange was safely delivered of
a Prince this morning, between ten and half past
ten o'clock, and that both her Royal Highness and
the young Prince were well at the departure of the
courier. At five o'clock the happy news was an-
nounced to the inhabitants by the discharge or lot
guit%. Already ors the arrival of the courier, the
citizens hoisted H igs to express their joy, flags
were also hoisted at the steeples) and other public
buildings. The hotels of their Royal Higlisiessea
stir Princesses Dowager, Ilse residence of the Go-
veruor, the theistic, and most private houses in the
chief parts of the town, were illuminated.
A few hours after the arrival of the news, the
Miiiister of Foreign Affairs went to Sorstrlyk.
It is Raid that Admiral May is ordered to carry
to St. Peter burgh the hews of the happy delivery of
the Princess of Orange.

SOESTDIM, AUG. 4.

The Princess of Orange has had a very good
night, and is this titoriiii.g very well, and entirely
free from fever; the young Prince is also quite well.
—(Dutch Papers, Aug. 5.)

cuPENHAGEst. JULY 25.
The Royal Flintily will arrive at Frrderick.berg
this evening.
On the It of this smith, a waterspout almost
entirely clestioyttl live houses Hear W. Ilion:, in J ut-
tore up tiers by the roots, sail threw them
some hundred paces. A great quantity of hull fell
in the neighbourhood the ►sate day.
The Imperial duty on foreign sugars is aug-
mented, and the duty on sugar from the Danish
colonies is luivertd. At the same time it is ordercd,
that all sugar refined in the kingdom shall receive,
on exportation, u lioutity of two 1111(11 it half whiffing
Italie° in silver. The heat increases here, and the
thermometer is generally at noon at 21. of Iteisumur
in the shade. On the 21st the lightning struck a
neighbouring villuge, and in a short time the build-
ings of three farms were reduced to ashes.

&T. PETERSOURGII. JULY 10.

On the 17th of July, his Alsje►ty the King of
Prussic► will lust this city to return to his domi-
nions.

This morning there was a grand review of in-
fantry sod artillery, in presence of the Emperor of
Russia and King of Prussia.
His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Ni-
cholas is prevented from taking any share in the
numerous and brilliant fetes given to his father-in-
law, the King of Prussia, on account of the memoirs,
with which he is now ill. It is however hoped, that
he will soon recover.
The weather continues warm, with alteniate rain
and thunder storms. The crops promise to be
most abundant.

STOCKHOLM, JULY 21.

For this fortnight post we have had the heat ge-
nerally bttween 290 and 30° of the theitnometer of
Crlstia. Old people cannot remember such a long
continuatiee of hot weather. However, the harvest
in the plAustes me likely to be better than W4S at

LONDON,

SATURDAY, AUGUST S. lam

THE QUEEN.—The account froth Kew yesterday
was—

" The Queen has had a good night, and is something
better to-day."

A number of the Nobility and others called at
hew Palace yesterday to leave their names, in•
(pairing after her MAJEsTy's health.

The Paris Pipers of ►he 4th instant have arrived.
Thep contain Ito news of importance. The nee per
Crnt. Coati)ls were on Monday, 7e 1-10 francs—
Bank Actions, 1,631.

Hamburg's and Dutch Mails have arrived,
with Papers from the former city to the Itt, and
from Briiels to the Gth instant. The Princess
of ORANGE was delivered of a Prince on the 2d,
who, with his mother, is doing w';l. This i 4 her
second son. Tie King of Pacsita proposed to
leave St. Peter burgh nn the 17th lee, on his return
to Berlin. The heat is extreme in Ptitabia,
end other parts of the Continent, and the
harvest prosnisiog.

A Correspondent says—

" It is a fact that Hussey ackniiiiledged the crime for
which he suffered ut Maidstone, just previous to his being
turned off, whet. he iriosested the return of the Hey. Mr.
R UDG V, to whom he then confessed his guilt, but requested
that he would not make it public until after his death."

Not knowing the authority which our Corres-
pondent ins for this assurance, we do not know
how to appreciate it truly. We are sorry, however,
to see ai,y uneasitwor entertained in the public mind
on the subject of this unfortunate man's guilt, for
many ruisons„ of which we shall notice only the
pain which an upright Judge and Jury must feel
from the imputation of having consigned au inno-
cent man to an ignominious death. We think,
however, that their peace of mind need not be dis-
turbed by any such reflections, and that they
have nothing to reproach themselves with for Isis
fate. In his defence he stated that he saw a strange
man throw a bundle over a wall into a garden,
which bundle he afterwards picked up. This bun-
dle, he said, contained the stolen property, and
this is the way in which lie accounted for its coining
into Isis possession. Now in his confession since his
conviction, although he denied the murder, he ad-
mitted his knowledge of the robbery—asa ad-
mission inconsistent with his defri.re. Again,
every article of winch the house of Mr. Biau
was stripped is found in the possession of
Homy ; and thus we are to believe, that
the man who committed the murder did it
gratuitously, and gave all the fruits that tempted
him to the foul deed to this Hussey, who bad no
share in it.

Yesterday. at two o'clock. a Cabinet Council
was held at the house of the CHANCELLOR of the
Exciiirous:a, which was attended by the Earl of
LIVERPOOL, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
Viscoßul CASTLEREAGH, Earl BATHURST, Mr.
CANNING, and Mr. WELLESLEY Poi.s:. The
Council lint till holr-past four. The Duke of
WELLINGTON was present during the whole of
the sitting of the Cabinet Ministers.
The following notice hus been stuck up in the
Stock Exchange :

" Conrersinn of lizeheqwer BIM into Three per Cent.

CoNiolidaledintd Bed Nerd Annuilier

" The certificates in which the instalment due on the Ist
day of August has been paid, are now ready (or delivery.
"The future instalments are to be nude either in Ex-
chequer Bills, dated before the Ist of Auxual, 1818, un
which day the interest thereon will cease, or by a payment
in money ; in wheel. case 1011. money must be paid in lieu
lif each 1001. of Excheqiier Bills, and interest mode also be
paid of the 4d. per diem upon each 1011. money, to be com-
puted front the Ist August to the day of payment.
" ifscheqwer Dill Office, 611. August, 1818."
The Earl Perry, CUNNINGHAM, him arrived at
Kirkalily, from Greenland, with 1Y fish.

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