The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-26 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSET.S. JAW. le.
The anniversary of the birth-day of her Imperial
Highness the Princess of Orange has been cele-
brated to-day by discharges of artillery, and •
grand parade of the garrison.
The continuation of Bruges to the Scheldt,
in the sections between the towns of Bruges and
L'Ecluse, with the construction of a' read in the
direct line, boa just been ordered.
t:e•NT, JAL V.
The news of the deaths of Minn: La!spit and
Ponticoulant is absolutely fide, the►e gentlemen
have not been hung in the Brazils, to which they
11• Ire ogre gene.
Our manufactures are still languishing, notwith-
bt •ndi og some assistance, owing to the munificence
of the Sovereign. The worm which corrodes our
industry is in the legislation, and it Mutt necessarily
sink, notwithstanding all the succonn which a pro-
tecting but too powerless hand Might bestow upon it.

There is no goe►tion better decided by the na.
tiomil unanimity than that relative to foreign ma-
nutictures, winch the whole nation rejects with ■
kind of horror. If we except some individual
speculators, mangers to every passion hut the love
of gold, we have beheld the noble spectacle of the
flower of our fellow-citizens proclaim in the
midst of universal applause, that the preference
which weowe to the productions of our own coun-
try ra one of the first principles of our political
creed.

The Nations! Tribune has re-echoed the wise
cries; and if, notwithstanding the public hopes,
our legislation dial not receive already in the last
Session the change called for by public opinion,
and by our wants, it is because the legislator
wished to corroborate his conviction by the experi-
ence or a year. This fatal experience has been Re-
quired, and if nothing is now known, it is because
there is a deter eee i l Winn to know nothing'.
The Chambers of Commeri:e renew their cont.
plaints; numerous memorials addressed to the re-
presentatives express the complaints and the hopes
of the nation.

The Chan►lrer of Commerce of Namur has just
entered the lists. The following are some passages
of the Memorial which ►t has just addressed to the
State►-General, on the deplorable situation of the
manufactures and commerce of a great part of t!►e
kingdom, and on the causes of the ruin of our in-
dustry. It !moves incontestably the causes of the
rapid decline of commerce, and points out the
n►rans of fei4ollll4 It to that activity which but lately
iva. the toliniration of our ileigillomrs, who DOW re-
joice at its inactivity, by which they profit.

" The Chausber does not toter upon the question, wbe.
titer the fetters ithptoett utt eiunisseore butb by the vices of
our system of customs, add by the fret of a truces! Treaty
of commerce w.th the ueiettrouri..,: countries, are the result
of policy ; it is• • diplomatic yutst:u❑ which et dues nut pre-
tend to fathom.

" it (Amities ifielfwilsolly witkin the •pltere of its duties,
eunsists i. i tying liarre the ryes ui the hug the ries-
permc rnu•Gt ea of our insuisfaettliiug iihiustry, •hit'll She
inoytelilylN arc Ri4te the happiness of Ilse citizens
wool.) ',ad loin to ',rowel. if generous 10... art and heitetro-
Ii ut t ICVIS di 11191 indltlC liCll to it.
n (..)01141 ore and indica') are the ►irhes of options.
Vt iti!.fig 'idyl .% it people is toil striitig, nod without strength
people the throne has uu apkiisitoer.
" lu a •tale ur Mai , w Lours :rums sua intrepid nation may

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON.

MONDAY. JANUARY 46, 1811111.

The Speech for the opening of the Session to
was finally settled at Brighton oil Satur-
day. In the course of the day the funds suf-
fered coseidereble fluctuation, and at one time
the Three per Cent. Console were two per
cent. below the price of the preceding Atty.—
The seen of the Stock Etchange being gifted
with the faculty of prescience, this depression
of the funds may have been the result of their
extraordinary sagacity, in having acquired a know-
ledge of some statement in the Speech unfavour-
able to our financial eipectaiions. The presence of
the Duke of WELLINGTON, at this Moment, en-
courages an idea that the state of the Army of
Occupation in Entice, and of the claims of the
Allies on that country, are not entirely fureigo
from the subject-matter of the Speech.
The Address in the House of Lords is to be
moved by the Earl of ATLEIFORD, and seconded
by Lord SELSEA.
The Address in the Commons is to be moved by
Mr. Woomotisc, and seconded by Mr. WIND-
QUIN.

The following letter gives an interesting descrip-
tion of the success of the usi%sion to the capital of
the Ashanseer, which the African Company dis-
patched, with a view to reconcile certain differences
whirls hud existed, and so establish a friendly in-
tt rcuorm: with that kingdom :
“ eve coast Castle, Oct. 2A, 11117.

U You will, no doubt, wi.h to bier 'worthily of the sue.
coos of tour miuiuu Wit) the lutes ior. The OfLetts "tut up

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wart, MeC4lll. fames. BZMJicly Holsliison, and Ttillie
rain), Some inisitinli tritanding arose, and it was agreed
Ilottibit command devolved ois M. liswilirli, who has, 11
Ms address and ability, conducted the 'fission to a happy
apeciaaaii, having entered into a Trial; mill the Kings of
Ashantee anal Dwahiu, std left 711 r. Huh Inset resident rot
Ilse capital of Convolve. This event h.J lard open a
lair kid (or extensive Helium inteteourse o ith. the
iute-
riQ of Moira. Mr. flowilieb sptaks its the molt Carom -
Able terms of (i.e reeeptinis Kirin than by the King ~r
Aamuire, and silt his general cousins lo them, diinug their
stay, which lasted six mouths. He •.rys to one--'
sit it' is tistursi to 'tulips's* I was, Inn tar's to Cape Coast ;
I du assure you that I shook bonds will, the man for the last
time, with WIN b regret.'—Of the (Wirers who came over
by oust last !lure-ship, Messrs. Phillip (Chaplain) and Mm-
joss (a wilier) are di:ad.—Africa* o ill son,. I trust,
a bnril matter of curiosity stud of ryal impoitunt informa-
tion a

Tie Treaty mentioned by the :shove Correspon.
/lent, as being concluded with the Kings of Avlimi-
ter and Dwaine', is to the following effect:—
There shall be perm tool peace between the contracting
parties. same shall also exist Iwtnef all the subjects •
of the ir King', and the people residing whirr the
prottdiest of the Company; and all disputes and claims
now existing shall be considered as lerniinated arid all-
nulleth—ta case of never:dor on the part of the vilifiers •
sindiT the Compaq's prottetiom the Ring shall rim-
inin thereof to the Governor:in-Chit; to obtain miffs,. ;
aud hostilities shall in no case be resorted to, withai.t
endesnrouring to frfrcel an amicable arraugement.—A Di 1- 1
tish Officer residr constantly at the Ashmitee
tat; for the purpose of communicating with Cape Coast' Cas-
tle.—The two Kille3 pledge themselves to countenance, pro-
mote, and encourage the trade of their subjects with Cape
Coast Castle, and its dependencies, to the extent of their
power.—The Governors of the British hurts to afford pro.
tent- to such subjects of the two Kings as may resort to
the water-side. allipkt offences committed by Ashantee
I jeers, while on the coast, to be punished by the British Gu-
ymon ; but for the greater crimes the offenders to be pu.
nished according to his law —The Kings agree to commit
their children to the care of the Governor-in. Chief, for edu-
cation at Cape Coast Castle, in full confidence of the good
intentions of the British Governmeut. and the benefits to be
derived thefeflom.—The Kings engage to direct diligent in-
quiries to he made after Major Peddle and Capt. Campbell's
missions, and to influence aiml oblige the iseighbouriug king-
doms and their tritinsaries to befriend them, as the subjects'
of the British Government.

The country ship Cornwallis, Captain Bitows,
from Madras, come into Portpmouth harbour on

Tuesday, to land the detachments of invalids and
discharged well from the 86th and other regiments
stationed in India. Upwards of thirty of the tura
died on the passage. S;.e Nailed on the 17111 of
August. The troops have landed and marched to
Hikes.

We have received Paris Papers to the 22d.
The debate on the recruiting of the army wus re-
sumed in the Chamber of Deputies on the 20th.
The speeches, in point of argument, presented no
novelty, and little that merited attention, The
only remarkable circumstance in the debate was
the delivery of a speech► by proxy. M. CRIGNON
D'Auzouen, whose voice happens to be some►►hat
weak, deputed the Marquis de VILLEFRANCIIE to
read his speech to the Assembly, choosing the
Noble Marquis probably on account of the powers
of his utterance. The custom of reading a speech
by the composer of it, we had looked 'sport es suffi-
ciently ridiculoul, hut this is a vast improve-
ment. The matter would be complete if
some half dozen clerks, distinguished by their
stentorian lungs, Were appointed to read all the
speeches of the Members on both sides of every
questio►t. The Members would thus be spared a
great deal of unnecessary t►ouble, and business
would be treusacted in a peaceable and orderly
mariner. In such a cot, too, there would be no
fear of having the judgments of the Deputies led
astray by the fa•cutatiug influence of the orator's
manner.

Tice discussion of the law was further adjourned
to Thursday.
The Five per Cents. are 65 f. 85 c. Bank Ac-
tions 1,552 f. 5U c.

A Treaty has bete concluded between this coun-
try and Spain, signed at Madrid by Sir 1-IFNRIf
WES.LIPSLUT and AL PtraAUo, the Spanish Minis-
ter, on the 23d Sri*umber, and ratified at Lon-
don on the 42d Ociebtsvausd at 111adridwn the 2lst
November last. The Van following clauses of
this important docingtawill be read with peculiar
interest
ACT. 3.—Hie IleitannicMajesty engages to ply in Lon-
don, or the 20th of February, 1818, the SUM of four hundred
ihnissand pouts& sterling, to such person as los Catholic
Majesty shall appoint to receive the same.
ART. 4 -.The said slim of four hundred thousand inoindi
sterling is to he considered as a full compensation Gm all
losses sustained by the subjects of his Catholic Majesty to.
gaged in this traffic, on acco tint of t cowls eriptiored previrool)
to the etchange of the ratifications of the present Treaty; ;,s
also fur the lonics which are a necessary consequence of the
abolition of the said traffic.

Parliament will meet to-morrow for the dispatch
of business, and as the farce of Kim insurrection
at length terminated, leaving no risti.e. to appre-
hend its renewal, we trust that the Home of Com-
mons will permit no other stale device to he prac-
tised oil thesis, for the purpose of (livening their
minds from the urgent concerns of the State. We
fear, however, that !Nome such attempt will be made,
for, if our information he correct, materials have
been provided from Italy, as we have already no-
ticed, for the purpose of agitating the House and
the tuition with 111 ta!e el private 'caudal. With

such n sill,j.,:a for pulizric aisetics7oo, Mieierta
hope that all other ealltlers wool,' become
finite aecotolare, and that etaitaates tool 101n,4 to
one intiount r I,w:a the lion*, almost without
vomment. Ilta the renntiy ut the ',traria nto•
'mot o'lrti.:ta au alarming appearance, from wh.ch,
Parliattieta shall exert itar:f with energy, the
Moat periticions consequences may he nppreheisiiert
In the midst* (If a I.rofothisl peace we are maintain-
ing au enormous war ei-tablialimerst, our annual ex-
penditure exceed* the income by ;natty million!,
while the reeenne far enceed., the Aility of
the people to support it. Tins a•taie of -trying%
rendered still more alurmisug by the immense mid
almost irtahsulable magnitude of the.. national
debt, which, in proportion to its immuot, not mlly
prellses rivoo the induarry oftriniry, ..I>o
by supporting in• idleness tiem depend ter. ••+t
the interest-of the debt* their maintenance, coin-
pet the istdmarions pfd t (..4 the levott to wow, tor
. the entire. we do not mention iiivillion•lts
for the warp.- of exciting go odium a."amat those
who tirsf rke well 4.f the coontry, in having intro-tad
their property to the public faith ; met-. ly Ito-
taw. the fact st. one of the thousand tfondraniages
• that attend the nuti,,r• I debt. The dilnioution
of this debt ought to be our primary colleens; hut
aim hope can be entertained on this point if the
Government be tuffered to sletorti, its the s,:n;tl:.
wit of the year, the hind said to he appropriated
for ei:sectint, that pug nise in the course of the
lag SeS,ioll the met case in Vie unfunded, rh ht
automata' to 1.1.7'29.700f. hereby the general debt
of the nation was reduced by oily I 394,7431.
though the Sink u:t Vu d applied by the Coin-
• miasitiners pleseitted the fl aterinit dililay of
16,1423,4431. Such a reduction. when contraital
with the magnitude of the debt, or the ratorlav of
its oceotookfflost, is contemptible its th• I reillMq
and yet, if die present rate of e••
sanctioned by Parliament in the present yews, the
Finance Resolutions at the clo-e of the ii,h•iou
inina exhibit an equally sad and do.couruging

The moimait of actual loom% ledge is so newt, that
it can hardly be Blousing to coiiieet Ore adult oily
be the principal topics of the opening g: each.
Whut a picture of Royal calamity will its two tiost
sentences t xhibit ! The et inpathy of the people
will be invoked at the same time for tloe 1111111 th.ra
of their present Sovereign, and for the outiowly
loss of her, to whom their hopes hod already coil-
signed the sceptre. The approachilig marriage of
the Duke of CAM nni DGE will I iltit be 'cored; and
we shall of course be loudly conglutinated on the
suppression of the late ilatigerotos tuusptruy, tiw
punishment aml dispersion of the I 11.11rgelift., 811(1
Midi our miraculous escape from the gtritt mitt im-
minent danger Nils which itillisters astute us t
had been thri.at-Ited. The lilnun s and 11::.-
durn of the present Government were rover more
manifest, thou in disconcertitig the iiischislatinois of
these inoiginmy eouspirisiot s, iu (11.4.1 ta6nua a re.
hellion that loot! never Ikrn termed, aunt in punish-
ing treasons that load never been committed. Sticlt
an opportunity for self-oplikitise could not be
omitted, and it trust be ullowed that approoloatiolo is
norm be despistd, even though
iiipprocceds only
from one's-self.
The inconsiderable, or Jr problematical
inr-
proveuleut in sonic haunches of the revenue dosing
the last quarter, will be noticed with emphasis; lout
will the Alonisters promise that the t skill
embrace the expenditure? %Ye hat etwaid of the
reduction of some Isittolimis in the army, and 2:.w
discharge of about a score of del ksi mid these, of
course, will be called signal proofs of momsieriat
economy ; but we shall hear of 110 recommo odatoott
to the Douse of Commons to investigate ilie ineass
of reducing the public burdens, of diminishing the
amount of the Salt Duties, the !.rather *1 ax, the
Soup Tim, or Molt Tax, a 'Mill presto so go ietionsly
upon the labouring classes of society. finch top',
ore wlonily inconsistent with the s)steist (.f nor
sent Ministers. They love extrailogtnoce to o des ;;v
to be themselves instrumentl its repiessing It, 31.1.1
military potser is too fascioutiog to thin senses, to,
mink of its beilig compared with the comforts bud
happiness of the people.

The CITANCPI.I.ort of the EXCIIFQtIrtt-Oceq
Parliwuneu►ery tinnier hits cluy, ut in. retldruce Ni
Duuutug-street.

HENRI/ COMPS' COMPTON, T'-q. or 11;1;1(4-
Miustr4d. ut pre,rot at 1,4 wnr.l4
candidate fur titr Verdererslop of the New
vneutot by the tit-4th of the Right GLO,/6E
HOSE.

The F•tenterite. iirAICULFs ROSINsON.
if :mired 1%1 nt De 161101,1 at l'ortsmoof tor tar
crew to 01.• mu-turd and paid wage-, pi, Boat. Iv
to proctedo•;; to the St. Il.lena alai Cape .
She will yatl about Thursday next.

Tile l'hatton. Ca t. STA NJ FF.1.1., nni, b. alu.rllt•
expected to:urirt ffolll lIIV
FA hOU liA IL, titan the Mauritius, tunics home tit
her.

The nti—iati i•iiliadron is cal mind-110usid
Span(

Gt cooe. iteration (4 the many onfivowable eir-
cuing:owes %%Oh which the (Avers of his 1111.jtai.•
*hip 111eleille had to couteml, to 0ari2:,;11,4 114.4 t-
luihie
Siiii) Sufi. to Portsmouth, the Leeds of the
*denim! ty hair pirast it to cootio us the fn,:tr
who come home metal in that ship, I:r. Lueoleoatit
I-1. C. PI :413FIZTON (actin,, 7 Commnod.t).to beCom-
mantle, ; dletctV. MATT. Lys find H. 11. Cock E.
RILL (.o.toug• Ltrotenants), to be Licuteoautl.
The 41/elville laud off talt ot%k.

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le4terdey the Duke of %Immix arrived at the
Cool', on a visa to her MAJESTY, unit the PRIN..
CFS4I.A, dud afterwuds returned to Loudon to
dinner.

Taus morning her MAJMY. the 'Duchess of
Croccssrsa, and Printer' after at-
tending Divine Service, ►ode out in s coach unti
four, 'mended by their Ladies in by
Saa 11l a i

BRIGHTON, JANUARY Ci 4.

%lost or the Cabinet Mitikers are arrived at the
Pouliot), for the purpose of holding, this day, •
Cooing!, at which the Speech prepared for the °pro-
aiL! of Parliament will lw rol ttetl to the Prince
Regei.t. Hi% Royal Highness was in public oil
hoist-Weft,ou Alonday. He looked extremely well.
The Doke of Welliesoon ta expected. The Duke
1111. Ciat 11110 is recovering.