The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-24 00:00:00

THE KING.

The Doke of YORK arrived on Saturday ut
Windsor, and ►lept at the Castle. It is with the
deepest regret that we state our app►ehensions (but
which are founded 014 on rumours which may
arise from the contiumil attendance of the Doke
of YORK on his veneraLle parent) that his MaJcsvir
iS again seriously indi►posed. It k more than pro-
bable that the severe weather way have pro lucetl
alarming effects on a constitution which must be
gradually yielding to the infirmities of a great age.
Yesterday, shout three o'clock, an express was
sent of by so orderly dragoon from town to the
Duke of 'ironic et Oatlands, to require the Royal
Duke's sttendatiee in London ; however his Royal
Highness arrived soon after and attended the
PRINCE REGENT. at Carlton Douse.

Yesterday the Duke of CLARENCE visited the
PRINCE REGENT.

THE DUKE OF KENT.—We are extremely gra-
tified in being able to say, that the bulletins of the
state of his Royal Highness the Doke of KENT, re-
ceived in London yesterday, were of a More favour-
able nature than those of the preceding day.
" sidmoutli, January 21, 1820-9 o'clock, a. ni.
" His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent cosaiiuuea much
the same as be was yealcrday.

(Sigurd) " J. WILSON, M.D.
" W. G. MATON. M.D.
" Light o'Cluck, p m.
" The Duke of Kent !mud the day rather more favoura-
bly than yesterday."
(Signed as above.)

The Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursday
arrived yesterday. The Petitions against any alte-
ration in the Law of Elections have been rejected
in the Chamber of Peers by a oattjority of 48. This
was a wore favourable result than in the Chamber
of Deputies, in whirl', on the same question. the
Ministers bad wily a majority of +5. Deputations

were elAtewin both Chtunbersto gild at the fune-
ral service in memory of the death of Lunn XVI.
which was celebrated at the church of St. Denis
on the 21st instotsit. A great Wind in the Seine
sod the breaking up of the ice had been attended
with great damage am! twiny accidents on that
river.

Dutch and Hamburg,' have arrived with
Papers to the 15th Umtata, but their contents sire
nut of any interest.

A Flanders 11ai1 'mired last night, with Papers
loin 8r0.:4,4s to the '2 ist irritant. The fulluwing
are extracts :

vIESIMA, AA NV ASY 4.

Several ►ubjects of great importance to all Germany have
been settled without any decided opposition from any
quarter. The last subject discussed was She interpre-
tation of the thirteen Articles of the Federal Art. The
reporter in Hared, that there was no intention or inter-
fering wills the constitutiono which stone Sovereigns of Ger-
many have gi►es to their people, but that their exiateuce
Was lass ohjection to the establkliment of steam general prin-
ciples. Hr laid down the doctritte, that every nation haring
a hiototy of its own, promotes its own r by founding a
conotittition on foreign basis ; and that it can never be
Kowa fur the Germans to adopt the institutions of 1 to.
reign country, whose history his n's sisidoey with that of
Germ:thy, and a hose situation is wholly inherent.
ttt CURT, MYVARY 14.

The Chainher of Cummeree at Cologne has presented to the
Pt used All Nnl istry a memorial on this wield "Shall the
Rhine be ficv to the sea or not ?" As ilullviiil interprets the
hist Artiult of Os*. Art of Cusigresii, it relates only In the inter-
nal tiositatilM, 91) I hit the Rhine would-be free in its whole
oiriv, but liulland might impose what duties it pleased
at its mouth. The memorial endeavours to prose, by the
history of the Hotels tnll., and by the Act !tacit; that this
is nut the real sense of :he Article.

The brig E.rpress, Captain 13Anttr.T, from
Ciib-
raltar, touched at Portsmouth oil ('riclry night,
and sailed again on Saturday moroinig for Stand-
gate Creek. She brought a trim!, which has been
forwarded. Ily her we learn that the epidemic
fever in Cadiz declined very much toward the
loiter end of Noretniirr, und was flrel:trvd to have
in the first weeks of I)ecember.
entirety ceased
Commonly:0.10os with the di•t ricts of Spain adjoin-
iiig Gibralt:tr, which continued healthy throughout
the autumn, were iii consequence opened on the 23.1
of Dect niter. 'h lie Spanish Government had lin-
po•eil an chservation of forty days, dating from the
kst code, tiro') Cachz and the towns which had been
alketi rt. The garri,on arid civil population of
Gibraltar cojoyed the most perfect state of health
during the season. The Emperor of mouocco
had quelled the distudiaiii,,, which prevailed in
1114 dominions during the summer. The plague
subsided there, with the exception of t few
cases, which were reported to have occurred in the
towns on the v•estern coast.

The Loan Cu/Au:Ewa bad an 'audience of the
Pattscx !Immix yesterday.
An overland dispatch from Bomhay anived on
Slturday at the East Indi• House, but the political
intelligence brought by that medium has not beets
'Orrind to transpire. The Company's ships York
and Marquis of Hosting arrived at Bombay, the
fanner on the 15.11, the latter on the tht of
August.
The following is an extract of a letter received on
Saturday from Barhadne• :--•"rhe non-intercourse
with America produces no inconvenience to our
col 'es in general., and this island at least is per-
fectly iutleiresoleut of the United States. The in-
tercourse with British America it, extensive, and be-
neficial to us. and I have never known this Wood
in greater prosperity. Within two years the value
of land has advanced 100 per cent. We Lave not
heard of sissy depredations by the Insurgent vessels
since the Fortitude was plundered off Maddra."
PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 20.—The sth Veteran
Battalion, Col. COGHLAN, a on the march from
Slifilplllilre to this garrison, fur duty. The Watt
has been repaired ; the Itichnerrud and Bchetub,
were taken into dock on 'Faraday, to be repaired.
The (Mon, 104 guns, was midocked on Monday,
having been terutell, and the Endynsion frigate
takes, tutu dock tlie same day, to he repaired. The
Shamrock. Captain M. Witax, having been re-
fitted, will sail no Saturday lor Ourrosary and Cork,
to resume ■uneying. Sailed the Sprightly, fur
Dartmouth.

The Alexande►, CARPENTER, from iloutluras,
with a cargo of mahogany for London, put auto
Portsmouth on Thursday, being short of prowia
sinus. She spoke many •easels beating in ll*
chops of the Channel against a strong north-east
wind, which had so long prevailed that most of the
vessels were short of water and provisions. The
Alexander sailed on S.itiarday afternoon fur the
River.

The Bremen, 48, Captain Vu. SHEPHEARD,
will sail this dry, to join the squadron under Rear-
Admiral Pr..turew, at St. Helena. Lieutenant
CHARLES HILLS lilts j.iined the Vrezen. rare HIRE.
Captain J. Tour NICOLAS. C. B. has taken the
command of the Egeriu. Mr. LLOYD EDWARDS
is appointed master of her.
The extraordinary strength of the ice on the
ricer Ear, last week. presented many novel scenes.
From Exeter Bridge to Towhriii, the river and
canal have been covered with skaters. Eves. down
SS low as Topsham, many persons. we are assu►ed,
here walked acres to and from that town and the
'Kenton and Exwick shore. A party dined on the
ice off Topsham. 0.. Saturday a spring-tide lifted
the !nowt field of ice, and broke it ; so that it Gal-
cif away with the eble iu such 000000 eismt mas-es, as
actually te break iv the bows of a coal vessel that
unfortunately lay in the way.—The furred and
feathered tribes have Puttered in a manner unprece-
dented sitter the illeaVy sllUw sIX )raf• ago. Even
those airy birds, thiushra and blackbirds, have vi-
sited the bower near the centre of Exeter, every
morning. and fed at the doors and window's; whilst-
the market is filled with woodcocks, plovers, wild
ducks, teal, &c.

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