The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-05-13 00:00:00

of marbte From the r•iw of PeroTotill, &el They
have been •II di ~iced, by his Manger?! Com-
mand, ill the Asiatic blowout •f the Academy of
Sciences.

The severe retelistory measures enacted, or cots-
templated by the United States of America spinet
the commerce of Great Britain and her deproi.
dancers, will, by drawing public attention to this
important subject, be probably attended with the
good effect of inducing Parliament speedily to un-
dertake a revision of our mercantile system, with is
view to removing some of the restrictions by which
it is now fettered. The Bill that has lately passed
the Senate prohibits all intercourse between the
badmen; of the tinned States and all " ports and
places" in the British colonies and dependencies
on the Continent; or in the Islands of America, and
especially mentions Bermuda, which our Govern.
mead had erected into an entrepdt fur continuing
an indirect trade between the West India Islands
and the putts of the Union. This measure was
threatened in the Mestige sent to Congress by the
PUIIII3IEIII' at the commencement of the present
Session; its object, like that of the American Ns.
vigittion Act, is professed to be merely retaliatory
upon the restrictive system of commerce pursued
by England ; and es the effect of such messures
Cannot but be felt severely by the Americans them-
selves, they must evidently hive been proposed and
adopted solely with the hope that the British Go-
vernment, feeling their inconvenience, would be
disposed to relax the strictness of ou• system in fa-
vour of our kindred beyond the Atlantic.
We doubt very much whether this speculation on
the part of the Americans will succeed so far as to
overcome the obstinscy or firmness of the British
Government. to regulating our external relations,
there are some points wherein principles merely
commercial must yield to those which concern our
military strength, politics! importance, and. national
security. We shell not now examine. how far these
latter considerations enter into the questions respect.
ing the repeal of the Navigation Act, and the free
triode of vs" colonies, which are sought by the Awe-
rice° Government ; but certain it is, that such
measures of retaliation (as they are called) will recoil'
with no slight degree of violence upon those:wfro en-
force them. England will not be theattly sufferer
in such a contest, although uo, doubt she will feel
its effects severely. We cannot, however, escape-
the conviction, that if induced by the prospect of
commercial gain, or by feelings of respect or friend.
ship, we should relax our system in these two ices. •
pormat points in favour of the United States, we •
should net be euabled to refuse tats same indul.
• rove to all other friendly states, sad possibly we
might thereby endanger the sacrifice of-our ship..
plug interests—our superiority in nautical archi-
tectore—the maintenance of oar maritime institu.
'liostell the advantages we now derive from our
Atlantic colonies io conspensitionfor the dil6t`iiilty..7
and expense of detending ;bens—relax the bond that
unites the colonies to the mother country, motr
eventually burst the connexion altogether. These,
considerations are certainly worthy of attention
before we surrender old and long-cherished princi-
ples, but at thesaine time it may be fit to inquire
whether the mitigation of this part of ow system
might not be gookred consistent with our interests
and security.

The Lords of the Council assembled yesterday
generally, ill consequence of summonses, at the
Cockpit, Whitehall, to wake arrangements for the
Coronation.

The installation of the Knights of the B►th, in
Westminster Abbey, is fixed for the lst of June.
The preparations for this august ceremony are goirg
on with the greatest rapidity.

Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted mili-
tary bu►ioess with the KING, at his Palace in Pall-
mall.

Yesterday the Dukes of YoRK. Sussex, CLOG..
CUTER, end a select party, dined with the KING.
The Prince' CASTCLCICALA and Count
TAUENTZEIN had audiences of his MAJESTY yes-
terday.
His Serene Highness the Duke of HOLSTEIN,
and suite, left REDDlsies Hotel, Jermysi-street,
yesterday evening, for Harwich, to embark for
Denmark.
On Thursday last- tile,Duke de SAM CARL os
and the entire of the Spanish Embassy, were en-
tertained by the Rev. Dr. CoLians, Chaplain of
Honour to her Catholic MAJESTY. al Southall
Park. There were present severuL Noblemen and
amongst others—

The Earls of Shrewsbary, Finral, and Donongbmore ;
Lords Clifford, Hutchinson, and Arundel; the Honourable
Meseta. Barnswall, C. Clifford, and Pelee ; Messra.Jeriling.
bans, Loughuan, Louergani Counts De Reines, &c atc.—
wbo all espremed the greatest regret at the Dsete's ►ecal.

The Constatationel (a Paris Paper) of Tuesday
says—" The Queen of ENGLAND. who has been
detained at Macon (the chief town of the depart-
ment of the Soane and Loire) in consequence of all
the post-liorsei hiving been engaged for the tour of
the Duke d'AntrouLeuE, resumed her route un
Thursday, the Ith inst.; she travel, by easy stages,
and it is pmbable that she will arrive in [ldris this
evening or to-murrow."—Her MAASTY must be
greatly altered since she left England. During
her residence here she never wished to drive at less
than fourteen miler au hour.
The presentation of Lieut.-Colonel Peornan,
by Mr. CANNING, on his ■piointment as a C -
minion ui the Bath, was omitted iu our list of yes-
te►day.
The Lord Bishop of LINCOLS hen instituted
the Ree. THOMAS GARDPIZI4 A.M. to the vicarage
of WAlen, in the county of Berko, on the presto..
titian of the trustees of Dr. Bunt, late Master of
Westminster Scheel.