The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-16 00:00:00

betel sentiments, wAo will. in their tuturc con. '
duct, consult only the welfare of their Constituents,
and not receive the opinions of Ministers with the
same veneration as if they were the emanations of
divine wisdom. The City of London ought to
offer an example to the rest of the Empire. The
Livery constitute one of the most independent bos
dies of min in the world, and if they do not, in the
present instance, make elections worthy of them,
they will tint base the excuse of wanting Candidates
to represent their City with effect.
The Candidates are numerous. Some of them

have already served in Parliament, but the talents
and principles of the others can easily he appreciated
frnn►,their exertions in spheres more confined, but
not less within the scope of their fellow-citizens• esti-
tnation. •With respect to those who have served in
Parliament, their merit may be tried by the test of
experience, in the manner suggested in our last
number. Of the others, too, some may refer to a
ost, as the promise of a future; and according as
such testimonies of conduct agree with the senti-
ments of the Elector., the men so recommended

ought to he preferred to those who can advance only
empty promises. It is dangerous to send men to
P.aliament whit have never avowed their political
tenets. In the moment of uncertainty they are
easily influenced, without the consciousnessof being
spayed by improper motives; but the Minister pos-
sesses so many winning ways, and can employ so
many persuasive arguments, that a man of unfixed
principles is sure of being sooner or later ranged
wider the banners of the Treasury. In Westmin-
ster, the election will commence on Thursday.—
There is but one Court Candidate. In the very
seat of the Minister, surrounded by all his house-
hold troops, he thus dares not to aspire to more
than thrilled empire. The independent and con-
stilutional interest, we regret In see, is too much
divided, It is, however, consolatory to find, that of
She interest. so far as the sentiments of the Electors
have been ascertained. there is a decided majorily
in favour of Sir &sawn ROIIILLY.

Welnlet received Paris Proper. of Friday last.
They mention some of the circumstances attend-
ing the execution of Bastide, Jaasiots, sod Cotard,
at Alhi. These unfortunate wretches persisted to
the latest moment in protesting their innocence;
but in mower to this, which might be construed
into a presumption in their favour, it is sufficient
to observe, that, though attended by the. Ministers
of religion, they do not seem to have admitted the
performative of its sacred duties.
The French Five per Cents. are 73 1. 73 c. ;
Bask Actions, 1,635 f.

A Flanders Mail has arrived, with Papers to a
recent date. The effects of her Hoye! Highness the
Hereditary Princess of HUSE HOMBOURG arrived
at Frankfurt on the 3d inrtat►tr in a Dutch vessel.
Preparations ars making at Aix-In-Chapelle for the
Cudgre.s of Sovereigns, winch is to be shortly held
in that al..
_ _

The following is an extract of a letter received
yestrrilav from Brighton :
t• This morning the Surrey Etat Indlaman, Captain Old-
ham, palmed by our Roads. The Purser landed and deliver-
ed the .tlip's mails from Calcutta, of the 7th January, sad
k,•,,, the Cape of Good Hoye of the 25th of March, into our
Past mffice. The ship, on arriving off St Helens, was hail-
ed by the Conqueror, of 74 nuns, rein. a.); off the island,
with which all commuoientioe was forbidden"

Thu account corroborates the report of a visit
11.4ving been paid to BONAPARTE by one of our
bailors. Something important must have occurred
to require this interdiction of all intercourse with
the island.

We have received a series rif Barbadocs Papers
to the 4th of April. At that period the island was
prrfectly healthy. The House of Assembly has
voted the rum of 900/. towards alleviating the dia.
tres.rs of the inhabitants of Sit. Lucie, arisiug from
the Lt.. listrr.catte *lnch devolated that island.—
The following ate extracts:—

IA Bridge-lows, March!).
" The brig .Ifaria, Leith, Muter, belonging to this purl
from Gibraltar, batted to Personas totally lost at the mouth
of that river on the 9th ult. The Captain preserved the
spew that wagon board, and, with the crew, reached Pars,
to the hr.i's bust, but they were unable to wee any of their
clothing.

" Sy accusals received frees Connors, it appears that ■
Freads squadron, which at brat was supposetl to haw ►een
Spanish, passed Santa Martha at the end of December last,
trots Cads ►owed to Purtu Bello, for specie, CU account of
the Goverwaseat of Spain, with which they wen to proceed
to Hdrassnab, and thence to Cadiz.

" The schooner Eche, of this port, has arrived from Ale:-
satins, and bas beau seised by vistas of an order from the
ssiosei sof the Cllbio.ll of London."

An Aide-de-Camp of the Marquis of HASTINGS
is VII his passage to England, in the Lord Sidmouth
pa ket, from the Mediterranean, which may be ex-
pecttil hourly, having Irht Gibraltar on the 19th
ult. He brings great news from India, and was put
tin board the packet from his Majesty's ship Tigris.
orawrill Paper.)

The freedom of election not admitting the pre-
sencc of the military, they are obliged to evacuate
the vanuus county and borough-towns, and their
utonelliate vicinity, which constitute their present
litho tett. The troops thus removed will occupy
points at a proper distance, until the election being
ever they can constitutionally resume their former
residence. Gravesend is thus filled with soldiers
tram orher parts of Kent. Saturday morning a
relay of the 13th Dragoons left Hounslow, and
took up their quarters at Hampstead.
tin Monday last two troops of the 6th D 111.'
Guards posed through Halifax front Man-
where they have been some time, and two
snore un Tuesday. We understand their head.
splatters will be at Scarbrough.