The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-06-27 00:00:00

lIAMRURGH MAIL.

LETTER FROM ST. PF.TERSBURGII, DATED JUNE 1.

" The Court of Great Britain has, according to
certain information, in►ited our Court to require
of the Porte a fornt•.d declaration, whether it con-
sider:. the Itninny Regencies as depending 111/011
it or nut ? and whether it has concluded a Commis.
to guarantee them? In this case the Porte is
to be called upon no longer to permit any Euro-
pean nation to be molested by those pirates; but
if the Porte should refuse this, or declare that it
has no obligation to guarantee the Barbary Re-
gencies, then Isis Majesty the Emperor will be
invited by the Court of London t.► conclude a
Convention with Englund, like that concluded
%Pine 1111 w ago between the Kingdom of the
Netherlands and Spain, by whicl► the two Powers
will reciprocally engage for the protection of their
flags."

SUTIBURCII, JUNE 19.
The Blucher Club celebrated yesterday the an-
itiverNity of the battle of IVaterloo, by diatributiog
benefits here to the pour, and by au entertainment
where the wreaths of Blucher, Wellington, and
other patriotic tows were (bank.

FLANDERS MAIL.
lIRVSSEI S. SVlte 19.
Yesterday, the 18th June, being the anniversary
of the battle of Waterloo, a detachment of the 15th
Prussian regiment of the line, commanded by Col.
Wittich, who wore several order., and was accom-
panied by his staff, assembled at Planchenois. All
the soldiers of this detachment wore orders. This
regiment, which particularly I liatili;olislied itself in
the immortal day, the 18. th June, 1615, on the very
spot where a titoisument has just been erected, has
been given by his Nligjesty the King of Prussia to
his Royal Highness Prince Frederick of the Ne-
therlands.

After the religious ceremonies which took place
at the hint tit the pyramid erected order or his
Prussian Ahrjrst, and where repeattil acelamatione
were heard of Long lire the King of Prussia !"
" Long lire she King if the Netherlands.' divine
service was peeforinerl, anal Te Drum eh:milted in
the chinch of Platielienms.

We learn from
of Iltramgers who
ereared within a
rived, ure Count

JUNE 20.
A ix-Is-Chapelle, that the number
have *rimed there has greatly 111.
tear days. Among those last at•
flogeadurf, Alionster of his Ma-

jesty the litog or the Netherlands, and the Prir•
cess of Hatzfeld, Lady of the Pro-statt Anlll46Sii.
dor at the Hague.

IMANKFORT, JUNE 16.
A letter from Ber;iii of the 13itu, snym—" The
Prince Chancellor will set our on the 21.4 of this
month, on board of u steam-boat, for Hamburgh,
whence he will go to the Westphalian provinces,
thence to Engers, and in the month of September
to the Cohgtess at Aix-la-Chapelle, an that ht
will-not return to Berlin till towards the month of
December. He will he accost `timed by Privy
Counsellors Jordan. Rotheri sod Borer."
Sir Humphrey Davy is tioN Sisitio.g the tutors
Saxony, to introduce there his safety lump, us I,‘
England and Belgium.

THE BRITT SH PRESS.

LON DON,
SATURDAY. JUNE 27, 1818.

The proceedings ou the hustings at Covent.
garden were more interestiog yesterday than they
have been since the commencement of the Elretiam,
There were present the Marquis of TATISTOC6,
Lord MONTFORT, the lion. Mr. BENNET, Mr.
BT NG, the Member for • Middlesex, and several
other Gentlemen, distinguished by the independence
of their political princip'es. Of these some ad-
dressed the multitude, awl were received wi►h marks
of the utmost respect. The polling proceeds very
favourably. Sir SAMUEL ROM I LLY still keeps at the
head, ..draticing w.t ready and regu'ar progres•ion,
Sir Ftt4 acts BuitnE re is 25i below anal %37
above Sir :MURRAY MAXWELL, so that no doubt
can now be entertained of the ultimate triumph of
the popular Candidates. The niiisterial Ripens
feel this, but they effect to disguise their conviction
of it, under a bold confidence in S.r MURRAY
MAXWELL'S success, but the weakness of their
case is manifested by the scurrility they heap on
their antagonists.

The Elections for London and the Barough have,
as might be expected, galled the Ministers
for we find their bitterest feelings daily vented
through the medium of their hireling press. But
we cannot attribute to the Ministers themselves the
coarseness and indelicacy with which those feelings
are expres.led. The purest stream will be sullied
if it flows through an i:npure ehaunel, and senti-
ments which in themselves may be walling mite
tisan the natural result of disappoiottnelit, will. it
conveyed through a vulgar arid narrow niiiid,
all that is generous and honourable in their latiiri.
In the City the Alwisters base lost three Aleut-
berg, of whom one was considered as " a tower of
strength ;" and what is m, at distressing, as we ce .
perceive by the iinpruden. r of the Treasury Print•,
Mr. WAITHMAN is otie of ih it rot querms. hhev
would have bowed more willingly before any other
competitor that could have beers rai-ed in the
Metropolis. " The independent Livery of Lon-
don," says The courier, have now got Mr.
WAITHMAN fur a representative, rod we under-
stand the return of Hu NT is coofideotly talked if
in the City upon the next VHC2III y."—From tins
simple paragraph much may be collected of the
spirit uniformly evinced by The Courier, If) it;
political hostility. It seldom stops in its 100'16011i
to consider how far they may be consistent soh
truth, nor cares how gross may be the
if it tend to the attainment of any petty or unlock-
tary advantage. The sneer at the iro!rpentleorr of
the Livery is very ill tippled, if it be inuan• to
urge an insitiortion against it ; but in aiot her
braise it is excusable, as th a iiidepeodence ea,.
perhaps, found too firm a quality to Ire irt.,:ttled
by the powers of the Treasury. Meti seldom
think or speak well of what they feel to be their
greatest impediment. The association hetseen the
principles of Mr. WAITHMAN and Mr. !loss', im-
plied in the unfounded ulluzion to the possible ap-
pearance of the latter as a Candidate at the next
Election for the City, is a contemptible effort to
degrade Mr. W•ITHSJAN and his friends in the
eyes of their fellow-citizens. But Mr. W A ITHM
is too well known in London, and Ilia politie..l
conduct too well understood, to be affected by -to.l
a miserable attack. It is impossible that The
Courier could have been commanded to ridicule
the principle, as it has done, of sending to Parka...
ment a tradesman, however respectable lie may be
in point of wealth, talents, and personal character.
This we presume to have been a gratuitous exer-
tion. But what is the material difference between
Mr. WA A N and many of those who call them-
selves merchants? As was observed by Itiniself of
the Coinnion Flail, he might easily, by hiring
.a
little counting-house, at so/. a-year, have comae-
tilted himself ri merchant, atid have thereby sur-
mounted this serious objection. Bur the citizeus
of London are the best judges of their Representa-
tives, and, we are conviiiceri, will never stoop to ark
the opinion not alone of The Courier, but even of
its master.

We probably should ask pardon of lklr.
WArrtimAN for thus itittoducitig hi* name, but lie
will forgive u*, for the milt., of tier pit ci isle WC
wiali to advocate. The Mliitst-rial rdilers had
contended during the clititept in favour of Sir Wst•
CV RTIS mud Altirlitissi ATKINS ; and we would rill

any il".p.i.%isinate wan acquainted wish them- G.'s,"
tleinr,., and tiio.e now rettirued for the Cite.
A they the change is calculated, " to a national intuit