The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-21 00:00:00

THE BRITI SH PRESS.

LON I)ON,

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY RI, 1818.

According to the Rao!tinnily, (Mbar, Prince
KASIRUN hos demanded several Les of rupees from
the mother of the Vizur FUTTEII KIIAUN, which
has given great offence. Several of the Chiefs of
Kohestatt, in consequence of domestic disputes,
have fled to RUNJELT Slim'. A famine prevails its
lit,hestatt, and thoussittis I perished from the
aunt of food. RUNJEET SINGH has applied to the
Killetlah of BHULWA to assist in arresting the
fugitive RAMI.OTT. who hes taken refuge at Kun-
RUNJEET has obtained a Hot-oldie for
the balance of the Mohan Tribute. The fatnily of
the unfortunate SIIOOJAH•UIATOLUCIL has been
ruff( red to proceed to Itsdheanna.
kbars received from Itaolpundy state, that
thousands of people had perished of famine at
Peshour, and that every night the hungry pro-
creded in gangs to plunder for their subsistence
from the houses of the defenceless.

Ilur.r:Aa'sbrut-lum ter* were ut Moja Churree.
The mutineers had promiPerd Pul • riots if one
ll pay should he odeuuetti to thew, but this
the Bil Ar. hail refined.

Tier army Nay plundering near Slahmood
K,,te.

The Sun of last evening made n tremendous
c:iarge agaitmt the daily l'ress of this country,
urged indeed indir..ctly, and expressed in very
guarded language. It insinuates, under the pre-
tence of repeating a report, said to prevail in
Paris, that fire British Newspapers tire actually
in the pay of the French parties, whether Mini-
sterial, Royalist, or Popuhir. Affecting thus to
discredit the report, it adds—

" It, however, not only becomes our 'Moister', but is
absolutely their duty to endeavour, if possible, to ascertain
t►e fact ; for what coutidence. as we before observed, ought
they, or can they, place is any Journal that any affect
to be attached to the interests of our Government, if it is
employed in support of such measures of a Foreign Govern•
meat as may be injurious to our own! Thst the higher
o►der of our Rulers, would diarists to pica the lead cagoule-
*mice to any Jourwal to which the suspicion of each a dis-
graceful coanectioa with a Forrigo Government might at-
tach, we bendy believe ; but they 'should be sure that no
counteuenre to imparted to asp suck .1 1 by any of
their official soborainatir. Ii would be worse than fully to
patronize any Public Amnia: that may have an intermit iu
support of a Government which leas always been adverse
to this ministry, of which it, indeed, has long been Collbi.
dercd as the asalreca Emmy."
By the terms of this admonitions to Ministers,
more evidently is meant than meets the eye. By
the constant allusion to ministerial patronage, and
to the Impropriety of contiutring to shew favour to
a Journal guilty or so flagrant an act of treachery,
we must conclude that the charge, or at least the
waist pert of it, refers to the 11cicisterial Journals.
We wish lice Son had been a little mute explicit,
for we really feel something more than ordinary
curiosity to discover who these trailms sue that
would lend themselves to the 'twin ses of foreign

and rival Atates, and would for a paltry bribe sacri-
fice the interests of their own country to promote
the objects of foreign factions. This is the second
time that l'he Son his uttered this imputation, and
if it dons not shortly satisfy the public cotio.ity,
we must e'en seek for some information respecting
the matter from other sources.

We have received Paris Papers of S.iturclay
last. l'he discussion in the Chamber of Depu.
ties on the law fur recruiting the army rill con-
tinues. Several amendments respecting the du-
ration, amount, locality, and govet ttttt ent of the
army and of the departmental legions, have been
proposed : for the practice of the Chamber of Depu-
tier, unlike that of the British House of Com-
mons, permits various amendments to be enter-
tained and considered in one and the same discus-
sion. Of these the most important are—one for
voting the army annually, and another for substi-
tuting the words 4, in virtue of a special Ordinance
of the King," in lieu of 4, by virtue of a special
law," thereby depriving the departmental legion, or
militia of the country of their Veality, en-
abling the Government to uturch them to oil
point of the kingdom it might think proper. Ex-
pediency, or rather on absolute necessity, appears
to have originated this law, as the only mcunA of
maintaining the effective strength of the tinny of
France.

Private letters from Paris mention, that tie Duke
DE FITZJAMES has been exiled from Court fur hav-
ing printed his opinion on the law projet respecting
the Journals, which it appears he had lost the oppor-
tunity of expressing in the Chamber of Peers.
The same letters add, that his disgrace has not
been attended wttli the loss of either of his situa-
tions of first Gentleman to Monsieur the Count
D'Aurota, and of Colonel of the cavalry of the
• National Guard of Paris. Ministers are, indeed,
said to have made application to Mousieur, es
Colonel-General of the National Guards of France,
to deprive the Duke of his rank in that corps ; but
his Royal highness refused, adding, that he would
sooner resign himself. It is even added that the
Ministers have gone the length of holding a Coun-
cil to consider whether the resignation of the Count
D'ARTOIS ought to he accqoteil.
The Duke's offence was, in the eye of the Mi-
nisters, of the deepest chtracter, for he has criticised
their political system with extretne severity, amid re.
feted their existence to CONAPARTE and the Revo-
lution. The pamphlet is sold publicly in Patis,
without experiencing any obstructions bow the

The live per Cents. on the pith were G.', f. c.;
Bank Actium' I,5Gu

There have been three Cabinet Councils within
these few days. On Friday a Council was held at
the Foreign Office, which was niustirrously attend-
ed. On Saturday's Council wa• held at the same
place, at which only a few Members were pre-
sent. Yesterday, at two o'clock, the third Coun-
cil was held, which was attended by all the Nlein-
bets except the Earl of MU ILGRAVE. The Coun-
cil did not break up till ball-past four o'clock.

The answer to the inquiries after the state of
the Duke of YORK yesterday was--" His Royal
Highness bar had a good night, and is much better
to-day."

Yesterday the Duke of WELLINGTON surd Lord
STEWART transacted business at the SPeretaty of
State's Office fur the Foreign and Colonial Depart-
ments. At live o'clock the Duke of Wr.r.t.lNG..
TON had a long interview With Lord CASTLLR EA G
at his borne in St. Jatnes's-square. Ills Glace after-
ward■ dined with Lord CASTLEREAGH at Sett
o'clock.

Gazettes from Rio de Janeiro to the pith of
November, have been received. They desei iii
glowing terms the arrival of the Austrian Arch•
duchevi LEOPOLDIN E, now Prioress Royal or
Portugal and Brazil, in her adopted c ... try,—
The debarkation took place in the forenoon 4.f the
6th, when the KING and Quass, with the PtuNCE
ROYAL, went in grand procession to the shore,
where liabiug received the PRINCESS WAAL ou her
lauding with every mark of splendid ceremony,
proceeded in the same state through the pliticir al
streta, crowded with applauding spectators, to the
Royal Chapel, where the nuptial benedie
pronounced. The Royal Personages then retired
to the Palace, while the people were amused with
military spectacles, theatrical exhibitions, and bril-
liant illuminations.

A letter from Ramsgate, dated Jan. to (Mon-
de)), says--44 His (Inlet" the Duke of ll' 1.1.1NG•
TON landed here lust evening, about half pint seven
o'clock, from the Poll packet, being unable in get
into Dover harbour. After partaking of some re-
freshment at the Alhion lintel, the Noble Duke set
off iu his travelling carriage to London, at half past
'sine o'clock : lie was recognized ma lantliiig, and
was loudly cheered by the imuserous spectators.
" The late gales have caused a great untidier of
vessels to take shelter in our hartiossr, which is at
plesent full of vessels of various descriptious."
Ou 'flitinalay and Friday last the ttsth, or Duke
of York's Own Light Infantry, under the couunand
of Colonel THORNTON, marched into Gloucester,
where they have established their head-quarters.

Cardiff has been suppled with ao immense quan-
tity of apples and other fruit, brought over by sonic
French tessels, cousigned thither to lake in cargoes
of iron ; but such is the scuicity of the latter urti.
de, although the Glamorgaushire iron-works are in
bill activity, that the French:um tuuat dtpart and
load elsealme.