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took pollession of the muskets. aNis return to Ba dajot4 his superior Officers told the Lieutenant that he ought to have died rather thannurrender, and that he should be tried by a Court-Martial. Proceedings were immediately commented against him, and are carrying on with the greatest diligence. FM., Deo. 12. (Prom the eours Athen a / a te.) Five per Vents. 99f. 40c. 25c. 30c. 20c. 40e. Three per Cents. 69f. 69f. 70c. 40r.. 30c. Bank Shares, 2,065 f. Neapolitan Rentes, 74f. Cortes Sends, 101 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 52i; Haytian Loan, 695. Fa change on London, one month, 25. 45; three months, 25.30. PORTUG AL. The accounts from Lisbon received yesterday were to the 6th inst. They communicate some circumstances of great in?erest. The first in point of importance is the inveterate hostility against the English. displayed by the rebels on entering Portugal. At Braganza a scene of a dreadful nature has taken place : the English residents were singled out by the traitors, their property destroyed, their families ignominiously and shamefully treated. amidst the rejoicings of these miscreants. One of them. a woollen house of great respectability, has lost 25,0001. The family was insulted, particularly the • females. The merchant is now in the castle, with other 'unfortunates, besieged by these renegadoes, and if these succeed, every one of them it is expected will be put to death. It is reported that the refugees have pleaty of money, all in French coin. By these Papers it appears that the efforts of the re bels, to which any consequence has been yet attached, have been confined to the province of Tras-os-Montes. The detachment which entered Portugal from B4dajoz, and surprised Villa Viciosa, had again retreated to the Spanish side ol the Guadiana. No notice had reached Lisbon of any attack on Algarves, where the spirit of the people appears, from the late events there, to be favourable to the Constitution. Unless some new and extensive treachery should take place, it is to be hoped that the forces from England will reach Portugal before the rebels have made any progress to the south of the Douro; but from the proximity of Oporto to the main force of the disaffected, apprehensions are entertained for its sifety. Sense private accounts say that the troops there cannot be relied upon, but the chalices in favour of a successful defence are increased, by the known character of the • Commander, General Stubbs, whose Proclamation we have inserted in another column: The fatuous citcular which the Spanish Government addressed to the Portuguese and other Governments of Enrope, pretending the expedition to have advanced under specific orders for the disarming of Portuguese deserters, the emulsion from Spain of the Marquis ee Chaves, and Viscount de Canellas, &c. &-. which has already appeared in the newspapers, is signed the '27th November, namely, the day atter the Spanish Go vernment was fully acquainted with the entrance of those desetters into Portugal. and of course, with the impassibility of the execution of those orders which t!,ey pretended to give, as all the arms belonging to the Poi tuguese deserters had been previously restored to them, and as the Marquis de Chaves had already entered P rtugal when the order was issued for his leaving Spain. The Portuguese Government seems to take all pos sible means to crush the rebellion. The corps wirier have already maic ied lions Lisbon ate all commanded be persons of undoubted confidence. The enthusiasm through( ut all classes in Lisbon, and the resolution of maintaining themselves, and preserving for their de- scendants the institutions freely granted by a generous Sovereign, are as strong as can be wished; and the two Houses, composing Use General Cortes, have shewn great spirit, tempered by an admirable moderation.— The militia has been armed in part, and a number of young men, belonging to the nobility of the kingdom, had armed themselves, and had already marched against the rebels. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF LORDS, Dicamsza 13. Part GOWER was introduced as Lord Gower of the United Kingdom. His Lordship's supporters were Lord liowaan pt Wausau and Lord Fsamstotouutt. _ _ The Marquis of CLANsticaarlit was introduced as Baron Sum inerfteld, of the United Kingdom s by the Marquis of &anti and Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN. The Royal Assent was given, by Commission, to the Corn In. damnify Bill, the Exchequer Bills Bill, and the Transfer in Aids' Eill.—The Commissioners were. the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, Lord 111xxvita.a, and the LORD CHANCELLOR. Earl BATHURST delivered his 3lajesty's Answer to the Address Vt-ted yesterday. It was read, as usual, by the LoaD CHANCELLOR. Iblf I oans-1 think you for your loyal and dutiful Address, and accept with satisfaction the assurance of your cordial concur rence and support in measures taken for the protection of Portu gal, which will be found the best means of avoiding war with Spain. " 6. It." • His Maass's' gracious Answer was ordered to be recorded on Vie Joun als. On the motion of Earl DATUM; the House adjourned to the Bth of February. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER announced that he had been before tho House of Lord; and that the Transfer in Aids' Bill, the Exche quer Bills' Bill, and the Corn Indemnity Bill, had received the oyal Assent. Mr. CRATER, from the Treasury, presented several Papers, which were laid on the table. ►Mr. CHAIM/EA, from the Exchequer, presented Returns relating to wpiehts and Measures in Scotland.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. JOHNSON. from the Mace or We Clact °Meta. r fatr Ireland, presented a Certificate filed by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and the Report of the Chief Baton.4-Ordered to be printed. The SPEAKER acquainted t'ke House, that William Cobbett, F.sq. who petitioned against the Return for the Borough of Pres ton, had not entered into the proper recognizances prescribed by the Statute.—The Order for taking the Petition into consideration was accordingly discharged. Mr. SH A U WELL presented a Petition from Archibald Doug- Il las, of the Middle Temple, Gentleman, as Agent for John 'leaden, Esq. complaining cif an undue Return for the Borough of Denbigh, and stating thatthe recognizance. required byStatute 28 Geo. 3, cap. 59, bad beet► duly entered into; but that those prescribed by Statute 53 Geo. 3, cap. 71, had, through mere inadvertence, been emit ted. The Petitioner therefore prayed the House to extend the time for entering into those recognizance. from Friday to Wednes day next, the 20th instant, inasmuch as it would otherwise be im possible for Mr. Headen, who lived at the distance of two hundred miles front Itridon, to comply with the forms necessary according to Act of Parliament. Mr. C. W. WYNN said, that it was too much to grant the re quired extension on the mere allegation of an Attorney, If the inadvertence of the party were admitted as a fair ground for the indulgence claimed, it would at all times be necessary_ to grant a similar indulgence under like citcunutantes,which would obviously be productive of considerable inconvenience. Under the Act, the power of the House in such a case to extend the time, was limited to special circumstances stated by the Petitioner, and verified upon oath. Mr. DOUGLAS being then called in, appeared at the Bar of the House, and verified the facts stated in the Petition. The SPEAKER said, that the particular point of enlarging the time, or not, lay in the breast of the House. But before they de cided on the subject, they should recollect that this Petition related to a double return ; and if they refused to comply with its prayer, they' did not, by so doing, preclude the Petitioner from goggg before the Committee. If, however, they gave leave to extend the time, 'the Petitioner then beeasne liable to the mulct or fine imposed fo vexatious or &Meow proceedings. Mr. ABEACROMBY thought that mere inadvertenee was not a sufficient reason foe mot enforcing the Statute. Mr. W. SMITH said, that if the claim were allowed, the Pal. tioner would profit thy his own wrong. After some further conversation,ibe question of extending the time was put to the vote and negatived. Mr. HUME presented several Petition foes repeal of the Corn Laws, front Northumberland ; from Wilsby and Silsbridge, in York:hire • and from a Parish in the neighbourhood of Brentfurd. —Ordered to be printed. Mr. GRATTAN presented a Petition from the Roman Catho. lics of the Parish of Arkiow, in the County of Wicklow, praying for Emancipation.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. R. MARTIN begged to say one word as to a misstate. ment which appeared in an Irish Newspaper respecting him. The paragraph to which he alluded was calculated to injure his character in the Sister Island, inasmuch as it intimated that he bad disap. proved of the conduct of the Irish Catholic Clergy, and the part which they took in the course of the late Elections. Now this was so far from being true, that be had spoken in terms of the highest commendation of the very persons whom he was thus represented to have censured. Mr. J. WILLIAMS moved that there be laid on the table a comparative statement of the British and Foreign Tonnage which entered the ports of Great Britain from the sth of January, 1826, to the sth of January, 1827 ; and also foe similar Returns with respect to Ireland. Mr. HUSKISSON had no wish to oppose the motion; but it was quite unusual to make an order for a prospectite Return of the kind now sought. The terms of the motion required a Return of all the vessels' which have entered the ports up to the sth of January next. Now, if the Hon. Gent. would defer his motion until after the Recess, every exertion should be made during the Recess to meet it with promptness, but at present it would be pro ductive of great inconvenience. Mr. J. WILLIAMS said be would be content with Returns up to the 15th of the present month. He only wished for the fullest information that could be procured on the subject. Mr. HUSKISSON said that this did not cure the anomaly of calling for a prospective Return. It would derange all the pro ceedings of the department to which application should be made, to require them to furnish a Return beyond the 10th of October,lB26. Air. J. W ILLI AMS agreed to this restriction, and the Return was accordingly ordered. A .Mitsisaa presented a Petition from the Minister and Chapel. Wardens of Grindel, in Yorkshire, praying the House to resist, step by step, every attempt made by the Catholics.—Ordered to be printed. _ _ . Mr. VENISON presented two Petitions from the Surrey Auxi liary Anti-Slavery Society, praying the House to abrogate those duties and bounties on Sugar, which formed a great bar to the free dom of the Negroes. About ,Et 8,000,000 it was alleged bad been thus paid out of the pockets of the public within the last ten years, for the benefit of the few individuals who had an interest in West Indian plantations. The lion. Member hoped that as by the vote of last night, Portugal was to be protected by British forces, that Ministers would take measures to prevent the Portuguese Flag from continuing the sanction which it hitherto so shamefully afforded to the Slave Trade. SLAVE It =ELATION& Mr. BROUGHAM took occasion to ask whether any intima tion had been received by the Coloidal Department as to the man ner in w►ich the propositions from Englaad respecting the Slaves, had been recognised? Mr. HUSK ISSON regretted the absence of the Secretiry of State: but—(as we understood him)—he said, that no decided inti mation on the subject had yet been received. Mr. BROUGHAM was sure that communications had been made to the Governors. Ile only wished to know the sort of re ception with which they had met. In Jamaica he understood that no decision was yet come to on the subject. Mr. HUSIEISSON said that in Jamaica they bad promised to take the communication into serious consideration. LICENSING SYSTILS. Sir J. GRAHAM asked the llome Secretary whether lie in. tended to renew the existing Act regarding the licensing of ale. houses ?—there was an Act which was for one year. Mr. PEEL replied, that be had this and many other subjects under his consideration. lie was by no means satisfied with the present system ; the existing Act was fur one year at his request ; and he hoped to be able to pay attention to so important a subject. Mr. HUME reminded the Home Secretary that he bad pro mised the House the opportunity of discussing this subject during the present Session. Mr. TUREENS moved for various returns of Corn,34c.—Or dered. He then presented various petitions from the Seamen of South Shields and Bradford (20 in number), fur a revision of the Corn Laws. Mr. R. GRANT moved, that the Arigna Committee have power to adjourn from time to time.— Agreed to. Mr. MOORE presented a Pecithn from Alr. Hamilton, of Hampton Hall, regarding the Dublin Election Petition, praying for an enlargement of the time to enter the requisite recognizances. They had been presented, but objected to, on the ground of insuf ficiency—to establish their sufficiency was the object for which time was required. The SPEAKER said, that this Petition was to provide for what might occur; and that if any adjournment of the House took place previously to the time being expired, the counting of the days was resumed from the day of the re-assembling of the House. 1 Mr. C. W. W YNN said, if the party omitted adequate security, the fault was the Petitioners ; but there were no reasons for yet 1 1 presenting this Petition on the subject of time. Petition withdrawn. The order for extending the time to put in the requisite recog nizance' for the Hedon Election Petition, it was moved by Mr. Villiers, should be discharged, on the understanding, as suggested by Mr. Petl, that, after the men, it should be without prejudice to the petitioner's case. This created an extended conversation, Mr. BROUGUAII and Mr. CaLcsiarr contendir'g, that it was taijmt thus daily rescinding the resolution for time on Tuesday, and in reality deciding the seat for Fiction. The petitioner only desired to question the return ; but Mr. Vitiates required that the seat should be decided in his favour. Mr. PEEL said, the matter was one of difficulty, and therefore he bad made the suggestion. Alderman WOOD observed, that there was nothing to warrant the application. Mr. M A BERLY contended, that no new facts had been adduced to warrant this application, and to justify the proposition to undo what was done yesterday. A long discussion took place, in which Lord FOLIIISTONK, Mr. C. Wynn, &c. had part. It was strongly resisted as a dangerous precedent. Mr. PEEL eventually said, it would be a safer course, under all the circumstances, to adhere to the resolution already come to by the House—(Hear!) and not to disturb the order for extending the time. He hoped the question would be withdrawn. Mr. VILLIERS withdrew his motion. Mr. 3. RICE presented a Petition for time to enter into recog nizances regarding the Mallow Election Petition. The Agent swore to the accuracy of the contents of the Petition.—Time granted till February 13. Mr. 3. RICE presented a similar Petition regarding the Kerry htectu.. Padden,. MESSAGE !ROW HIS MAJESTY. Mr. Secretary PEEL delivered at the ear, the Answer given by his MAJISKY to the Address of the House of Commons (for which :ce Lords). It was received with loud cheers. ADJOURNMENT OT TIE HOUSE. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that the exertions made by his Right Hon. Friend last night, rendered it impos sible for him to come down to-night to propose the motion of which he had given notice, respecting the adjournment of that House. It became necessary, there fore, for him (Mr. Peel) to become his substitute. He could not enter upen that motion without expressing an anxious hope that nothing might occur which would give the !nit grounds for the supposition that the mea sures last night agreed to were not sanctioned by the unanimous approbation of the Legislature. No one de precated more than he did the calamities which must necessarily attend the progress of war. Experience told us that there was no human ill which drew so many evils in its train. It must necessarily check the progress of civilisation, and contribute to the aggrava tion of any previously existing distresses; but then it should likewise be remembered, that the surest method by which the peace of nations could be preserved, was the manifesting, on all occasions, a jealousy of the national honour. In moving, now, that the House at its rising do adjourn to the Bth of February next, he wished to observe that this period was not an unusually 'long one. The propriety of adjournment must depend on the circumstances of the country at the - time, and he felt himself sanctioned in this notion by the usages of former Parliaments, which had been sum moned before Christmas. -In 1814 the adjournment was to the 9th of February ; and in 1819, to the 15th of February, although in the latter year the death of his late Majesty rendered an earlier Parliament necessary. He trusted that he should obviate any other objection which might be raised, by giving notice now of the particular day on which it was the intention of his Right Honourable Friend Mr. Huskisson, to bring forward that great question, to the discussion and arrangement of which the country looked with so much anxiety, namely, the state of the Corn Laws. Business would be actively commenced on Thursday, the Bth of February, and on Monday, the 12th of February, his Majesty's Ministers would deem it the'r duty to call the attention of the House to that important subject, and to enter into a detailed explanation of the views of Government, and the plan they had formed for the ad justment of the subject—(C peers). The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving, that this House at Its rising do adjourn over to Thursday, the Bth of February next. Mr. J.WILLI AMS said that it had been his misfortune to differ from the majority of that House on the ques tions agitated during the Session ; but, when the Right Hon. Gentleman bore in mind the irritation which that •ery question of the Corn Laws had occasioned—a question which suspended all transactions between land lord and tenant—when he bore in mind that tie only great subject that had been touched during the Sess'on had been carried through last night with as little cere mony as if it had been a Road Bill—when also the state of the country was considered, and the number of Pe titions which were presented from a large body of its inhabitants for the means of delivering themselves from it—when all these things were considered, he (Mr. W.) thought the cases of precedent quoted by the Rightlion. Gentleman were quite insufficient to warrant so long a postponement of the sittings of the House. It could but be looked on by the distressed population as manifesting a considerable indifference to their sufferings. There was another subject, too, the condition of Ireland, which was totally passed over during the Sets'on. and it was not without reason. He thought the hest way to redeem the fault of that neglect, was to have it considered at as early a period as possible.—The motion was then carried without a division. ELECTION PETITIONS. On the motion of Mr. WYNN, the Orders of the Day for taking into consideration the several Election Petitions before the House were postponed as follows :—The Petitions against the returns for Denbigh and Leominster, to Feb. l 3; Westmeath and Ilcbester, to Feb. 15; Kilkenny and Coventry, to Feb. 20 ; Waterford and Ipswich, to Feb. 22; Cavan and Penryn, to Feb. 27; Preston and Stirling, to March 1 ; Berwick-upon-Tweed and Reading, to March 6; Pomfret and Dover, to March 8 ; Aylesbury and Sud. bury, to March 13 ; Bast Looe and Wootten Bassett, to March 15; Galway County and Dublin, to Marcb 20; Monaghan and Tre gony, to March 22 ; Maldon and Banffshire, to March 27 ; Iledon and St. Ives, to March 29 ; Dundalk and East Retford, to April 3; Fuwey and Wells, to April 5; Ludlow and Kerry, to May 1 ; Kingston•upnn-Hull and Callan, to May 3; Ballow and Stock. bridge, to May 8; Beverley and Galway Town, to May 10; Li. merick County, to Nay 15. STAMP DUTIES-LAW OP LIBEL. Mr. HUME said, it was not his intention, in the pre sent state of the House, to offer any opinion on the ques tions involving - that important branch of the revenue, the Stamp department, He rose merely to obtain re turns of the amount of revenue derived from the sale of Stamps on Newspapers, Advertisements, Pamphlets; and oa Marine, Fire and Life Insurances. Some parts of the law regarding the Duties on Stamps requited imme diate revisi•,n, and he trusted the Right Hon. Secretary (Al,. Pao') would loac no time in carrying intocffcct the suggestions recommended by the Commissioners. The duty on newspapers was not only an impediment to the diffusion of knowledge and information, but it was an injury to the revenue. He was prepared to shew that the increase of the tax on newspapers had so far lessened their circulation as not only to limit their utility, but to injure the tevenue. He was persuaded that, if Govern ment would reduce the duty from threepence-halfpenny to one penny, the revenue would gain, by the immense rove :se of circulation which, such a reduction would occasion. In the United States, whete there was no duty, no less than 598 newspapers circulated ; while in Great Britain and Ireland, it appeared, from the returns laid on the table in 1821, there were only 281 newspapers in circulation. When the comparative wealth of the two countries was taken into consideration, it must be evi dent that a great impediment to the circulation of news papers existed in this country. In 1815 an additional tax of a halfpenny was Lid on newspapers; and it would appear, by comparing the returns for nine years before and nine y, ars alter that period, that the tevenue gained nothing by that additional tax. He trusted that his Maj sty's M:nisttrs would adopt the same libe ral system, with respect to these most important vehi cles of information, which they had already applied to other branches of the revenue. He concluded by moving for a return of the amount of duty arising from Stamps on Newspapers, in England, Scotland, and Ire land, from the year 170. Mr. BROUGHAM Loped his Hon. Friend would persevere in his inquities, as there was no mode by which he could add so greatly to the numerous benefits he had already conferred upon the country. It would require great consideration before any distinction ought Ito be made beta een the Daily and the Weekly Press; but as the latter was on a more limited scale, it might be the more safely selected for the first expe riment. All men who had ditected their attention to the improvement of the people, were anxiously desirous that an opportunity should be afforded of publishing Weekly Papers, which might contain a little of the cur rent news, and some articles of science or more general information. Such productions would now beNewspapers, and taxed as such, however little they might have of the character of Newspapers. He threw out these ideas in the hope that they would be attentively considered.— Whilst he was on his legs, he would take the opportu nity of saying, that it was only the state of the Session, together with the absence of his Hon. and Learned Friends, the Law Officers of the Crown, that deterred him from calling the attention of the House to the law of libel. He had nine years ago brought in a Bill to render evidence of the truth of the assertions charged as libellous, admissible in Courts of Justice. That Bill had not met with encouragement, and had been drop ped. But recent experience of the inconveniences which it was the object of that Bill to obviate, led Mm to hope that the present Session might be a favourable opportunity of recalling the attention of the House to the subject. It was one of the greatest opprobriums of the law, that however true the facts might be if the prosecutor chose to proceed in a certain manner, not by civil action, not by information, but by indict ment, the truth of the facts gave the party accused of libel no greater chance than if they were utterly false, of escaping conviction. He had himself been enga g ed in a course of this nature in which the prosecutor had been said to have been convicted of felony—and al though be had an attested copy of the record of comi c Lion in his pocket, he was precluded by law from off, ing it in evidence. He would earnestly recommend thi % subject to the attention of the Right Hon. Gentleman, and if he should be induced to take it up, and be the same foster father to his Bill, as he had been to other measures which had been originally proposed from that side of the House, he would find his Bill,which had been read a first time, very carefully drawn up. His Bill had bet( ' merely to render the truth of th e f acts admissible in evidence, but not conclusive of the case. Mr. Secretary PEEL agreed with the Honourabl e an 4 Learned Gentleman as to the great importance of the subject, but thus unprepared it was:impossible for hin t to give any decided opinion upon the merit of the suggested alteration. He should give the subject hi, 1).-5 , . attention, and If he should deem the alteration desirable, he w o give the Hon. and Learned Gentleman ample notice of h 6 intent:oe, The motion was then carried. Mr. HUME moved for a Return of the net amount of Atlrer. tisement Duty for the last 3o years.—Carried. Also fora Return of Stamp Duty upon Pamphlets, which, is he understood, was now yielding only 1,0001. a year, but which ye t operated as a check upon literature and information.—Carried. On the motion of Mr. HUME, Returns were also ordered of the amount of Duty on Marine and Fire Insurance ; and of the nutuk t of Officers of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the Royal En. gineers and Artillery, dismissed the service without trial by Court Martial, in each year, since 1793. The other Orders of the Day were then read, and the Howe adjourned until Thursday, the Bth day of February next. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14,1826. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A great confusion again prevailed at the opening of the market this morning, and no real price could be obtained by 4 per Cent. owing to the different opinions formed by the Public on the Knee, of FRANCei Speech, particularly the latter paragraph, which the Bears state to be Jesuitical and ambiguous ; in consequence of which, great sales were effected. Consols, which opened at I buyers, receded to 784, went up again to 784, and may now be quoted at 784 for the Account. The Balls state that the Speech is very pacific, and that no war will take place. In the Foreign market there is not much doing, but South Ame rican Securities continue falling. Current prices : Old Spanish 131 14, Mexicans 62 1 1 , Colom bian 32 33, Chili an 38, Danish 53 55, Russian 78 80, Greek Ise to 16. CITY, TWO O'CLOCL The Markets are in such a state of contusion, fluctuating almost every minute, that it is difficult to give a price. Within this hour Consols have become very heavy, and have again receded front 78/, at which price they were in the earlier part of the morning, to 771 for the Account, being a fall of 1 per Cent. this mauling. The Commissioners were served in Reduced at 76. A great panic _ . still prevails. In the Foreign Market it is almost impossible to obtain correct prices. Nu Salts can now be effected for South American securities. Consols just done at 77a I. Notice has been sent to LLOYD'S for Owners of Steam vessels to send their addresses to the Navy Commissioners. Accounts are said to have arrived from Paris this morning, that FIaDINAND has taken the Portfolio from &Limon, his Minister, who is under arrest, with three Captains General. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK: Bank Stock 199 1 4 198 1 4 3 per Cent Red. 77 3 / 8 76 3 per Cent. Cons. Shut. 31 per Cent. 82% 14 Si per Cent. Bei. 82% 83 82% % 81% 4 per Cent. New Shut. 4 per Cent. 1826. 92 7 / 3 93 92 1 ,4 Lont; Ann. 18 17% India Bonds 17 prem. par. 11,(XX) Excheq. 3 prem. par. 2 prem. par. £5OO ditto 3 prem. par. t:100 and 121 X) ditto 4 8 3 5 prem. Cons. Int Acct. 78 1 / 2 79 78 1 / 4 % 77% 78 FORF:111N FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Chilton Bonds 6 p Ct. I Mex. Ms 1825, 6p. Ct. 64 3 13 Ditto Account 37 61 2 1 Colombian Bond:, 6 p Ct. Do. Acct. 631 60 2 1 Do. Bonds, *824,54 321 31 32 Peruvian Bonds, 6pC. 30 I)o.Acct. 33 sti 1 2 Portuguese Bds 5pC. 66 65 Danish Bonds, 3 pCt. 54 Russ. lids, 1822, $ p 791 Do. Acct. 55 54 Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 151 121 13 Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Ditto Acct. 14 133 D0.80nd5,1825,5 pC. 15 16141 Ditto 85, 151 Mex.Bonds,s per Ct. 50 1 Fr. Renter , 5 p C. 96f Ditto Acct. I Exchange, 25f 50c BRITISII AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. SHAM ram. Potosi La Paz and Peru. Ass. 50 5 .521.55. lls. United Mexican 40 271 181 191 Equitable Loan Bank 5O 1 1 We are this day enabled to lay before oar Readers a document, which has been expected with the utmost anxiety,and which will be perused with proportionate co riosity. We allude to the Speech of his MOST CHRISTIAN MAJESrY, at the opening of the Session of the French Parliament, on Tuesday last; and that it may be the bet ter understood, we beg to remind our Readers that there can be no doubt, at least it is infinitely probable, thatthe French Cabinet was fully aware, when this Speech was framed, of the proceedings which were to take place in the British Parliament on the same day. Ist. Because, on the Sd day of December instant, the Portuguese Ambassador in London made a formal demand on the British Government for military aid. 2d. Be cause the Portuguese Amtassador at Madrid had about the 25th of November, or earlier, officially de• dared that his Government had applied to England for such aid, and that the legislative Chambers had autho rised the reception of foreign troops, which declaration was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affsirs at Lisbon in the Session of the 4th instant. Sd. Because on Friday last that formal sanction for the reception of an English army bad arrived in London, and on Sa turday the British Cabinet had decided on the Ktsc's Message. There can scarcely be a que►tion therefore, that each of those important announcements lad teen duly communicated to the King of FRANCE, al.,' reached Paris before Tuesday last. With these facts before us, we are obliged, although with the utmost reluctance, to pause before we care Batter ourselves with the conviction that the Speech of the French KING affords an adequate guarantee for the preservation of the peace of Europe. In the first place , the allusion to the daring aggression on Portugal is very slight, indeed, and vastly below the important notice which such an even{ demanded. His MAJESTY indeed says,—" I continue to remove from all foreign • Governments the assurance of the most amicable dts•