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ICIJADOII
Committee of Spanish American Bondholders,
8, Bread-street-buildings, Dec. 20, 18.52.
The following is en extract of Mr. Mocatta's letter re-
ceived this moruing by the committee, dated " Ouaysquil,
Nov. 1, 1852:
" In my last respects I expressed a hope that I should be
able to report favourably as to an arrangement being
effected, but I regret to say that the continued ill-health of
the President hue detained him nearly the whole mouth at
Daute. On Thursday last, he returned here for a few days,
and has resumed the reins of government which the Vice-
President has been charged with. On the 30th ult., I had
an official interview with his Excellency ()emend Urhina,
when I urged the necessity of an arrangement of the foreign
debt being effected, and expressed great regret that I should
again be forced to write that nothing had been done; that
I was willing to lay before him a basis for an arrangement,
if he were prepared to act up to the law of public credit, and
assign the fowls therein Adjudicated fur the foreign creditors.
Hu expressed his desire to discuss the subject with me
in a friendly spirit, and that he ha I already given it his
serious attention. He purposes removing the government to
Dude for a few weeks, and invited me to ace mpany him thi-
ther, when we should have ample time to consider what could
be done ; I 'Jodi accordingly leave this week with his excel-
lency. From what has already passed in conversation, I
clearly see the government is surrounded with financial
difficulties; that every effort is being made to surmount
them. If tranquillity prevails, I think this may be done,
and the government be able to comply faithfully with the
law of public credi', in which one-eighth of imports and
salt revenues are appro_priated to the payment of interest to
the foreign creditor. From what I have heard from one of
the foreign roini•ters here, I consider there exists a great
probability of the Colombian Clair= on Peru being adjusted,
and, in consequence, I urged the necessity of the assign-
ment being made over to the bondholders. He has some
scruples, not deeming himself authorised to do so until the
commissioner has concluded the arrangement; but I shall
endeavour to induce him to waive his objections."
The Ravensbourne has brought over between
0,0001. and 8,000!. worth of bar silver from Antwerp.
Letters from Florence of the I Ith mention that
the Grand-ducal decree, guaranteeing 3 per cent. on
the• 130,000!. preference stock of the Lucca and
Pistoja ltailway Company, was expected to appear
on the following Monday.
The demand for Australian ?hares of all descrip-
tions, gold mining, land and banks, was again very
brisk to-day, and prizes were generally better, the
"run," however, being chiefly upon the lower-priced
securities of the several classes. The recent rise in
the shares of the Australian Agricultural
Company is well supported, and there can
be little doubt • further advance would
have taken place but for the circumstance
that some of the old holders, who at this period of
last year could scarcely realise at 10/. per share, are
naturally desirous of taking the extraordinary profit
held out. The closing price was 293 to 300. The
purchases, it may be mentioned, are made generally
by highly respectable parties. As regards the future
policy of the company in the extraordinary muta-
tion which their affairs have undergone, we believe
no decision has been finally come to. There is to be
a board meeting of the directors on Wednesday, at
which the policy to be recommended at the annual
meeting of the shareholders, to be held next month,
will probably be finally settled. At present it would
appear that the company can avail themselves of
three several modes of carrying on operations. They
may either sell the auriferous land, with the gold, in
lots to such purchasers as may offer from time to time;
or leave the lands for working to other associations and
private enterprise, on condition of receiving a certain
proportion of the profits; or, finally, they may de.
termino to keep the entire management of their
golden property in their own hands, and work it
themselves, either by means of ono gigantic gold
mining association, or several such. In the present
unparalleled position of the company's affairs, great
interest attaches to the decision of the share-
holden,.

Another considerable feature of the market
consists in the demand for Australian Bank
shares, which again took a start to-day,
the Bank of Australasia rising to 80, and
thaw of the Union Bank of Australia to 74.
There can be no doubt that the vastly increased
movement in our great southern colonies must neces-
sarily cause a corresponding increase :n the demand
for banking accommodation, and the only fear is that
too much haste will be shown to supply this deside-
ratum. The favourable opinion entertained of wall
conducted banking establishments in Australia is
sufficiently shown in the premium of 100 to 126 per
cent. alrewly current upon the shares of the old
banks, whilst no one can doubt the profitable ob..

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Badinage on London: &LOOM, 25 3; 90 ds7s; .94 93.
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PAatn, Dee. 20. —St. Germain, —; Venales (right
Maki, —; ditto (left bauk), 330; Parts and Grimm, 1,630; pars
and Itouru, 913 ; Honda and Deere, 730; blar•eilles and Ann-
run, —; tambour, and 11a4, 367 JO; Northers, 900; Paris ;And
'gra...bourn, 630; Part. and Lyon., 910; Lyons and Sledster-
ranran, 147 So ; t vest, 790; Means* and ISt. Dialer to Gray, 313;
Paris and Charboa•gbieli; Dijon awl Besancon, 573; Bor-
deaux and thus, 93; and Peaszap, 343; Paris and
• Borgebruc and Teas, ; Montercas and frayed, 313 ; Grand
Cnibe,l3'9.

BERLIN, DEC. 18.—Voluntary Loan, 1011. New
Loan, Four-and-a-Half per Cent. (1861), 1021 ; ditto
(1852), 162! ; National Debt, 941. Commercial and
Sistine Society's Premium, 148. Bank Shares, 109 i.
VIENNA, DEC. 18.—Five per Cent. Metalliquca,
951; New Loan (Series A), 941; do. (Series B),
1091. Four-and-a-lialf per Cents. ditto, 841. Ban
Shares, 1,313. Exchange on London, 11.8.