The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-11-12 00:00:00

EDINBURGH:

A numerous and ►espectable Meeting of the
Burgesses nes held on Thursday, in Freemasons•
Edinburgh, to consider in how fur the rights
of the Burgesses of Scotland have been istfringed
by the mode in %hick the Magistracy of Aberdeen
has been re►torrd under the Isle warrant of the
Privy Council, in opposition to the prayer of the
Burgesses for an election by open poll.
Mr. SPI►TAL bring unanimously called to the
Chair, and having stated the occas►on of calling
them together,

Mr. DAVID BRIDGZS, jam rose, and in r di
tinct atill innttly manner weal over the leading
grievances or the pre-omit *wets, of Burgh Polity,
and 111 a snore particular manner 'Hutted to the cir-
cumstances constectrd with the poll election grant-
ed by the l'tosy Council to the Burgh of Montrose,
contrasted with the ineiniute pursued 111 regard to
A 'order's. lie ►hewed that she course stursuril iu
this last instance is illegal sod uncoatiiiutional, and
contrary to sn-uge, and that the Burgesses or scot-
loud ought to resist by every firm mid peaceful
lorann the infringement of Their birth-right, and
wholly uncalled fur its the present state of the
country. Mr. Bridges concluded by moving a
srrir. of rutolutiuns.

[This *perch ;atm:tett amen attention, and drew
forth many compliments 1
Mr. JOHN CLAPPER7O.II seconded the motion,
which was carried by acclamation.
Mr. IViLt.trix lrrint.ts shortly went over tl•e
subject, and altodtd to the influence said to hate
been used in the late restoration of the Alagirarates
of Aberdeen.
liar. ARCHIBALD thasom made. few remarks ou
the impuitance of the subject to all the Burgesses
in Scotland, and ►hrwrd flint the fate of Aberdeen
might ultisnutely be our own unless opposed.
Mr. DAVID BROWN moved, thut Mr. James
laughs, banker, should be appointed treasurer, with
ml reroluiimi, in addition to those already noticed,
fur a sub.cripoion in aid of the objects of the Meet-
ing. after which the Alerting (having toted think•
to their Chairman, the mover, and seconder of the
resolutium) utljourned.

The town of Portsmouth was on Tuesday thrown
into .he ution,t c.inslenirlloll iu COOPentlem e of
GODWIN and Co.'a Bank having stripped payment.
Such was the confidence of the inhabitants in that
Brno, that Biers is scarcely an individual in any port
of trimness there. that does not hold sem.. of their
uotrs. Government has a claim of 80,0004 on the
above liras.

The continued depression of the French fund* is
entirely ascribed to the great scarcity of mouser•,
which still exists, not only in Framer. but in ;utmost
every place on the Continent. letters received
from Amsterdam mention. that the Bank of that
city had given notice to the merchant•, that ()using
to the great demand for money, they ciuutut till
longer discount bills fur lc' that) 5 per cent. in-
terest ; the former rate was 3i per cent. At Ant-
werp cash was more scarce than i tiny part of [Jul-
land; money was worth 71 per cent. By informa-
lioo from lianitaiugh, we ILO that it Ives borruived
readily as light as 10 per cent.
There never wu more zeal or indefatigable ever.
thins used than by Captain fitu., R.N. and princi-
pal agent of tratoport* at Calms, who emb,rkeul the
whole of the British infantry from that place
sive of the Guards ■ud 5211 regiment), cuissoting
of 12,000 men, together with the officers, *women,
children, and nutuerou* staff, 400 horses, two bri-
gades of artillery. one of pontoons, with ;ill their
materials; rod all the vessels clear of the luau hour
in the short space of 7-2 hours from the commence-
ment of the csubm k . The principal u;fficers of
the army spti.k in the highest terms of Captain

Inteligence from Havannalt states, that every
furrigii vessel touching there, on any pretext what-
ever% although her stay should be but fir a moment,
Would be subject to pay a tax of half a dollar l►er
ton, light money.
Two hundred men of the 43,1 regiment, which
are under orders tiir Ireland, ware discharged on
Thursday last at Canterbort..
Report says, Ilud a great proportion of the di*.
charged blur k w►ll be sent to Africa, such
of thew as are entitled to pensions receiving the►u
t here.

The 21.1 Nuttt Buit:sh Futtlet•r‘, NOOTH.
have treeiveel ureters to hold themselves in 'esthetes*
to egotistic at Y day', loftier for the West Indies.
'Flo 35th itegitowit towelled into l'ortiatout It, front
Sussex, to ettibstk fus

Five Spaioidi Guinea:urn, with shoves, bound to
Ilavaionaii, nut long sour put into Burnam* de
Culla. fur a supply of water.
Au account Goon Carl. 4 notices the arrival of the
crew of the uterchant s'oop Lu Candle, which war
eaposneol by sot Inolepriodent croopeor within • few
leagues of Cad 4. This was mor of the four rich
vessels which sward emote 10006 litter from Lotus,
rind of which uulb tour has as yet readiest its
nee. A fleet of attic:l6'ot ships sailed Irani Cadiz
bur the !familial* and Fern Coal, qii tl a 19,11 of
last 0000 nth under r uuvuy of only one frigate. They
must be hailly speculators who would undertake tub
ile.tire the safe passage or tio•be vr.srl. under sup weak
a cuiirpy, while the track they Lave to truerr-r
hterrlly swarms with active privottrei* oral regular
ships of war, under the fl ogs of the lioilepeiothast
Governments of South Ameoicis.

The slop Louise Almeida, of Ili guns and 100
Men, under Buenos Ay rea colour., *.o.apolen with
ur hat. 34. 36. long. 114.1. gong; round Cabin Horn, on
a crukr.

The schooner dlerrinder, belonging to l!essris.
Olt:firftolf and Q'llAti A, of Kingston, J/11111111C)..
Na. 11/11111dt•rt41 Ily u 501.1)sler uu the 11)iit Stp.
trasbee, shout 1,,1it levers to the ‘outiloorf I 111 Ilse
Nloro. The pirate aril shout 80 toms, atomising
one rstrisige gull, and had a complement of 60 • r
70 men, of all misions. They force", so pae.. s•g• r
out of the iikrainicr, and threatened, in the aisso4
ssolvot sionssies, to h.'s% I if be shut not • s,
IllAtely defies r ups ell Isis properly. In sisi4soissatosts
he was obliges, to i•olifess that he had 4.000 dollars
fill hoard the A/ex•sprits, which were takes, posse.,
1.11111 of by there lawless freebooters, lot they sot
'west they hat: uu colours, sad ittltuuwleslottl uu
eouptry.