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itets,t od the depression or improvement of the
old, than by any matters relating more imme-
diately to the state and circumstances of the
debt itself. Should the trade of the country
be uncertain and discouraging, so that merchants
would be unwilling at the moment to embark their
capital in it, the funds will certainly rise, because
•.he unemployed capital will be turned into the
Stock Exchange, where its value will be lowered
io prnportiou to its abundance, and consequently a
larger sum of capital must be given for a fisted
sum payable as intern?, than would be required
if the competition of capital wes less. If that
fined sum payable as interest were diminished,
so of course must be the amount of capital re-
quired for the purchase of it; the justice of the
proposed measure, therefore, to the proprietors of
Government securities, would be precisely the
same as if an Act of Parliament were passed for
depriving the present propiietors of hind of a cer.
taus proportion—not of their rents—but of their
land itself.
We are sorry to perceive that this project of as.

sailing the rights of the fundholders was egoist no-
-lu:fa last night in the House of Commons in terms
of approbation by more Members then one. The
suktiret cretsiuly has not been considered by these
Geniis-tutu with all the seriousness that its import-
uner- merits. Nothing can be more alarming than
thus to hold out to one part of the community, as
thornily prospect of relief, the direct robbery of
moodier. We shall not now touch upon the re.
ciedneiss of the public faith, as pledged to those
persons who, in the distresses of the countiy,
intrusted their money to the Government for
the public service. This consideration cannot fail
to strike even those who now urge the violation of
this engagement; but were the subject to be en-
tertained merely es a question of political expedi-
ently, every principle of policy must be found to
militate against the suggestion.
The Paris Papers of Tuesday lest have arrived.
The Fumls continue to rise. The Five per
('tit. Consols left off on M lay et 83 1-sth fr.;
Bank Actions, 1,4974 fr. These Papers contain
little other intelligence of any interest. The fol-
lowing are extracts :-.-
FARIS,' FEBRUARY 7.
On Sonde,' night, at nine o'clock, the musket of
the atonic.' placed at the door of the residence of
the Duke of Angoideme, went off at rest. The
report of the explosion caused the guard at the
Cootie to take arms, who since the attempt of the
27th of January, have redoubled their vigilance.
The soldier to whom this accident happened suf-
fered no injury.

Certain journals. for the last month repeat
every moraing, that the Duke de Gallo, Minister
for Foreign Affairs of Naples, who followed King
Ferdinand to Lai Bach, had received an order to
stop on the way; that he had been interdicted from
passing the frontiers of the Austrian territories,
&Ad finally, that it had been intimated to him he
roust not appear at Laybach. All these asser-
ting's are alike contrary to the truth. It is true
that the Austrian officer who commands at Mantua,
prevented the Duke de Gallo from continuing his
route, but upon the complaint addressed to Lay-
bitch by the latter, a courier extraordinary carried
back to the Commandant at Mantua an order
to suffer the Neapolitan Minister to pass. At Guilts
the same difficulties presented themselves. They
ware removed in the same manner. Thus the Duke
de Gallo is now with the King of Naples at the
Congress of Laybisah.
_Prince Ituffo has not resumed the portefenille as
the same journals have stated.—(Constuntiosel.)

There is a rumour in the west end of the town,
that the restoration of the Quint's name to the
Liturgy was the subject of deliberation at the Coun-
cil held on Thursday at Carlton Palace. With
the two late majorities in their favour, in the House
of Commons, and the popular reception of his
MAJINTY on his two late appearances in public,
Ministers might now yield the point with a good
grace, and without any wound to their pride. This
concession is necessary towards repairing the in-
justice inflicted by Ministers on the Quzeta, and
without it we fest, the agitation excited by that in-
justice will not subside.—( &vetting Paper.)
It will be seen by an advertisement in the front of
our Paper. that a Public Meeting will be held on
Monday next, at the Crown wad Anchor, Strand,
to take into consideration what couduct it will he
proper to pursue respecting the sentence upon Sir
FSANCII BURDITT.

Extract of a letter from New South Wales, dated
September 1, 1820:—The following ships are now
lying here—the Aeptune, !Indium, filangler, hurl
St. Vincent, Woodlark, and the Dromedary. The
Claudine, Captain WELCH, ►ailed iii July for Ba-
tavia and England. The Dromahry is to sail in
November for England. Governor fklseriusistE
is expected to return to England very soon. The
colony is in a most flourishing state ; every thing
tranquil, and ■ll kinds of European goods cheaper
than in England, the market. bring ve►y full.

The Ajax. arrived in the Downs, leftArndt .4 Ist
October, and the Cape Bth December ; the Coro-
mandel, Lases, IVorfolk, and Blossom had Mil ivrd
at the Cape ; off Ascension spoke the Borodino
transport from Mantras with the ullicris mid crew of
his Majesty's late ship Carron.
A Board for passing Invalid'', as in and oul-pen-
Nioners of the Royal Hospital!, was held on Wed-
nesday at Chelava, when 390, who arrived from
Chatham the preceding day, belonging to the fol-
io«iag regiments, were admitted, vie. ;-10th, 31st,
4Gthr 121/4 72d, 73d, 75tb, 601 h, tteth, and gist.