The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-06-07 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW STIILEVT.

Yesterday now gaiphiley was charged with ricking
the pocket of Mr. Hypo!, of Cecil-street. of a prir of sp. c.
lades, uear the Kissed Mews, during the royal prueesporis
to the /loose of I "ea+. The Prisoner had several ACCIIIII-
- who attempted slso In rob alr. Ityad of his watch :
tlwy however esesped.—Retnausled till Thursday treat.

MARLBOROUGH-STROM?.

VetoerJay Thostas Jones anti June. Callen,
were charred with .Iwitig •kiaordrrly io Itusaellvigunre, be-
tween uue and two o'clock in the 'limning.. _

Cuthbert and II a* k inn, two wak Innen, Ft3leil, that nt
the above early hour the nerghbourhisoil War dist u rlocal by
the Prisoners who were blots rug their horns at a terrible
rate, sad bawling ready to split thrir Wogs, " Glorious
news. Shied edition of the queen's arrival isi
being spoken to they persisted in waking the nud INT
were taken lo the wateldrouse.

The Magistrate said it use a most improper thin: on the
part of the Prisoners to alarm the in ighbourhauil by such
discordant isistruments at so early an hour, it speeiall) as the
Morning Papers would supply lb,. public with .itoular
licence. Bring their brat ofreuee, lie *mold look over 11,
but ;ileum, them they would be severely ponielied uu the
discovery au second offence.

At 51mucliester, white goods have for some time
been ripitig to value; and the boners who buy for
money have I I it HeeesPary to give the advance,
as well as those who porclisPe on credit. This is
an unequivocal indication of improvement, R. la
(airs iil pat fiat revie.il rich lo:opes are able to traffic
with the nerdy without act•rilling to the enhance-
ment whicii is unavoidable by oihrrs.—(ti: rening
Paper.)
roerday, about one o'clock, Visit of the new
flouriog of WePtininater 11414 tit the moth mid, took
lire, and burned for 11411111 r 111111111ICF, and wail only
rxiiiigniplod by taking tip preens' planks. It
one of the workmen allobviog mime lend
to twit over on some shaving'. Tie alarm was
considerable for moue uiettu teii, uud a scene of great
(volution' took plate, as the Courts of Law were
au nog and sere's' litection (•olnmitte,a in the
moony. belonging to the House of Commons.

MALDIVE ISLANDS.

The fu awing is the account of the Alaldivee,
'their inhabitants, government, customs,
" Man/ iii tat. 4. 20. N. though small in extent,
appears to have been selected by the sovereigns of
the 'Maldives. for the seat of government, on ac-
count of its local advaut•ges. being defended by
nature on ntot,t sides, and capable of having its de-
fence much increased by art. The island is nearly
vireol in, and about three miles in circumference.
heit.e •ilt't.inndrd naturally by * serf on all side"
rx.•rpt the western, 111141 there au attitical reef has
hero thrown up, cnn•tectiog the extremities of the
great reef, sod only two narrow entrances
through which boots can pave, and which are shot
up by booms whenever danger iv apprehended from
the people of the Laccadives, the aliment fuer of the
Maldivian'. On this surrounding reef the surf is
generally high, and all hotcile approach is conse-
quently dangerous; but between the reef and the
',lend the water is as smooth us a mill-pond, and
generally about an hundred yards broad. Here
all the Lading vessels ami fishing boats belong-
ing Su the place, the former ■mounting to seven,
and petformtug voyages at the proper treason to
Ceylon, the Coau, Cidcutta, and Chittagong—the
fishing busts amounting. perhaps, to fifty or sixty.
The titles are irregular, beluog greatly influenced
by the strength of the wind, bat rising generally
about seven feet.

The island itself is fo►tifed all round, except on
the eastern vide, which is the ►troagest by nature,
and on the difforent sides and bastions (sen in num-
ber) I counted one bombed piece. of ortillery.some
of them brass guns, the largest being 12-pounders,
and slimly, it nut all. Dutch pieces. They are
uot, however, well mounted. or in good order, and
the fortifications ou which they stand are alto going
to decay.
The town extends over the whole island, and is
remarkably neat and demi, the streets being wide,
crossing each other at right angle,, and always swept
every mortailig. The entrance into it front boats is
by several small gates on the western side, where
the Sultan also ►esides io a sort of citadel, having
high walls lull of loop holes, and a wet ditch sin.
rounding it about fourteen feet wide. 'file Sal-
tail's house, within this place, ►s built of stone and
two stories high, but has a mean appearance, which
is not diminished by the chopper roof that covers it.
The houses of the town. which are very numerous,
are very commodious, with spacious compounds
neatlyifenced round. They are limit generally of
wood and mats, some of them entirely of wood.

Two snowlues are the huildinv most calculated
to sweet the eye of a straiiger, being of consider-
able sire. and having a very respectable appearance.
T. one of these the Solidi, always repairs on Fri-
day, fur the purposes of devutioni, when he is in
good health, but while we were there he was mostly
unwell, and scarcely (utted Ins pliice. From this'
cause I was also deprived of the minor, * y of
examining the citadel, although I had been pro-
mised mu introdoction to his Majesty, wbru he
found himself able to receive visitors.

All the houses of the town are provided with
wells containing excellent water, and 'eyelid public
tanks, pockets built, serve the inhab:tarts for their
ablutions. Various burying grounds are to be per-
ceived, scattered about, in which are marry tomb-
stoues placed upright, with inscriptions iu the lan-
guage peculiar to the 'taller s, cut iu Arabic cht-
racters, which they are in writing it.
'rise Government appears to be despotic and he-
reditary in the family of the Sultan, who has all the
members of the. blood royal living with Irhis in the
citadel, in which also LOS. regular troops are quar-
tered, ansountiog to 150 men. In the exerci.e of
the supreme authority, I was uniformly informed
that the Ink of the Submits was rather iofrierchal
than despotic, end the cenduct of the pr.s.•at Sove-
reign fully answers the Je►cript . Those whoa are
poor are fed end clothed bum the total boority, and
crimes appear to be so rare aid of such trifling
magnitude, that puiri.hmeuts are never severe.
When an individual is loomd by his conduct to
dustrub the tranqiiillity, it as reckoned sufficient to
hurtle him along the street, and throw gaud and
water on him, the disgrace otireolsog which serves
to check those who are ill tempered. \l'here any
one way be particularly violent ■nd refractory, a
day or too iu the stocks is considtted adequate to
recal him to u proper sense of his dirty, and it is
said that the severest pnaliskinent does not occur
above once or twice in ten ye:fa. Indeed the inks-
Wants of al.tll, umouriting to about 2.000 souk.
appear to live exempted from tunny of the evils to
which societies of more refinement mid less industry
are generally subjected.
The Sultan, called Mihiomod Ays►ock Dawn,
has a Ministry composed of riglat Chiefs. styled
Viziers, int), of thew being of the first or lushest
class, and the other fun► inferior in rank.
General or Commander-in-Chief,;*ll)abotned Dhoti.
Mains, the Collector of Revenues, Maui Mall.
enfami, and Abner. Venture, the Shahhonder, were
three of the first class. With the fou(th, who was
sick, I was unacquaiiited, neither did 1 learn what
particular deportinent was under his charge. The
other Viziers are sulturffinste to theses mad act under
their directions as Deputies. The Viziers. as well
ea the Governors of tank mu the most valuable
Islands, draw no direct emoluments from the Trra-
►ury, but have Wands assigired them fur their sorp-
tion while in office.

The royal revenuer are drawn from all the islands
to M. 111,111 cocoa nut,, tortoise shell, cowries, coil,
&c. and those that ure nearest supply the town
with fowls, eggs, limes, bread, fruit, plstionsms, &c.
--The total number of islands under the Sultan
is rt.! u n rted nt twelve hundred, which appears cer-
tainly very great however, I should conceive it to
lie near the truth, as l have found generally what
aerated at • little disionce to Ire only nor ialand, to
be actually ten or a dozen diatioct islets. I could
gather no precise intelligence to enable me to com-
pute the whole ',unifier of stiltabatditts oil the dif-
ferent Wanda, anal it was something curious, when
I mentioned to the Commander-isoeletti that re-
turns of populstion might be wielully required eud
..btaitord from all the Governors, to bear lam repro.
bate the Wen us one that would be very dangerous,
and draw dowu calamities un the Maldives, such as
overtook God's chosen people, when David slums
tiered them.
(To Ite continued).

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IRELAND.
• innimi. Jura 3.
STATE OCIFFAIHS IN THE SMITH.

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We have this day had scrotums front the South mark mine
consolatory Shag could be expected, considering the sir loos
confusion avid deraggement which Ike pub:ic 'merest has
incurred, in comieripsesipe of
_the stoppage of oar many
Yanks. The bitterness of lbe egteriag is pest, we verily
believe, though far to. whirl for the general welfare i. y• t
emiseirig—.and ender* with a garble renegue, shirk cos.
Ass the greatest ho sour upon the iolsaltitania of Cork ii•pe
chilly. We are awthoriserl—go far as:tior'owii .ledurtinus
Ilse information/ etteltimmiested to as ran tw ,
Impe, that the Bork of Leslie, will sat IVIOCI oor lt „
all its dealings with the public, and lr.ve u sie oither
of discooleuteill ; Red further to liepe,l hat Ni
of say suet is likely to iocreme th‘liat of owisCiriirues Ity .h„ •,
iheiubabitnbofCorkhavebermsosiigallydiarrtowil Th. e
are no fears whatever eafertaised that Ilr. Pike% Hank co
be abetted iniariosaly by the panic which Akira, the
Mopping of the other banking borers. Tbs• solidity of it
only reassisiog Babk of Cork has been ranter estahl,sh J
than gisekes by what has onfortonstely oreurred,
The liberality of the Bank of 'retails! has bad meek
is softening the .extremity of the distress. Their ibsars
were freely gives is alder all bona Mdc iransertion.;
their liberality and rudest-, going baud in hoed, toile
earised a sans very little short of 100,0001. in be irammiitet
Is Cork, to supply the formidable reality cussed by ilk
amides deprivation of the circulatiag asedi gas of that qua,
ire. The relief caused by conduct SO wise mid sea.oostoo.
is already felt, sod confideote is beginning already to rr._
appear in itriageosesee.
Three is nothiag now wanting to draw the public stet of
their struggles and difficulties bat the granting of that aid
fur whirls application has been made to the Govei aareat.—
A mediation so iffeetive and so comforting, w 001.% at
twice extinguish the little which remains of that appritwo.
site firebug, which has aggravated to such excess she
lurid urgrecy of circumstances. It would bring int., action
a great mass of private capital which exists in the city of
Cork, mail which, its a little hone, Imola be found fully sulli.
ciest fur all the wholesome purposes of public interest ; sod
it would insure the supply of revenue, which, is that spa•
ter, is very considerable, soil widish sow, where is malice qr
the first importai.ee le Imes seance —gligginar Paper.i