The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL lIMISTEIt

the object of his journey. lie has been assured by his 1,
Excellency, that every facility will be promptly afforded
to all his Majesty's loyal and industrious suljects, who
may wish to proceed to the Upper Province, and that
large tracts of the most favourable situated land will be
immediately surveyed, fw the accommodation of the
vast numbers who are directing their steps to those
fruitful regions.
4‘ We are also informed, that the delays which have
hitherto occurred in the locating of settlers will in fu-
turc be avoided, his Excellency being determined to
give the most earnest attention to the emigrants, who
are from the district, having their' bind as contiguous
to each other as possible. Arrangements will also be
made for directing them on their route, so that many
of the hardshigs lvhilt these poor people wirer on
lancing will be avvided.
' " The trial between the North West Company and
Lord Selkirk excites much interest in Canaan; the
hostility between the partisans of each is carried to the
greatest extreme.
" A letter from Detroit, Sept. 18, says, Lord Sel-
kirk was arrested by the Sheriff at the suit of the
North West Company nu Sunday last, in an action of
trtsfpass. his Lortf,bip intends to contest the legality
of the arrest as king on the Lord's.day."

We have received the Paris Papers of 'Wednesday.
The French Funds remained nearly stationary fluctu-
ating only between 69f. and 69f. 10c. They loft off at
the latter price, which was the closing price of Monday.

Extract of a private letter from Aix-la-Chapelle, '
dated Nor. 6—" Mr. Baring is expected here from
Paris, to be present at the conclusion of the new con-
vention, for the payment of the 165 millions, whkh
France will pay by virtue of the Treaty of the 9th of
October, lil 18, by arrangements entered into with the
firms of Hope and Co. and Baring and brothers. By •
this Convention the periods of payment will be pro-
longed three months. M. Labouchere, one of the
principals in the house of Hope and Co. will remain in
Paris."
Hambnrgh and Flanders Mails have arrived They
contain little besides accounts of the mutual visits paid
by the Empress Dowager at' Russia, and the Royal Fa-)
mily of the Netherlands ; the arrivals at, and depar-
tures frota Brussels, of distinguished persons; and the
progress which Sir T. Lawrence is making in painting
the portraits of the Sovereigns and their principal Mi-
nisters at Aix-la-Chapelle, for each of which, it is as-
serted, the artist receives 500 guineas from our Prince
Regent. It is said, that all the Princes in Germany
will be assembled in Aix-la-Chapeile by. the 19th inst.
If they do, they will be a tolerable addition to the
temporary population of that city. It is reported, that
the grand Duke Michael is about to marry a Princess of
the House of Brandenburg's. M. Malthus; the Ex-
Finance Minister of Wirtemberg, was dismissed from
wrong addition, in making the amount of the Crown
Revenue four millions instead of three. This arith-
metical blunder, it maims, was diseovered by a Lynx.
eyed Clerk; but it does n'ot appear that he has been
rewarded for his vigilance.
The private letters from Paris, dated Monday, re-
port the closing price of the French funds on that day
at 69. 10, and that the market was far from being con-
sidered in an improving state. A great sensation had
been produced by the failure of one of the principal
speculators, who was much relied on,• and considered
of high respectability, but had proved unable to fulfil
hisengagernents. The assistance afforded the holders
of the reties, it appears, had not proved so effectual as
was expected ; compulsory sales.were still Very numer-
ous and produced a corresponding effect on the market.

Private letters from Paris mention, that the Price of
the funds on Tuesday fluctuated from 69. 15. to 69.
50.: but that a confident expectation exists in the
French money-market that tl►e price will gradually
rise. It is still allowed on all sides that the cause of
the depression is not political. Among the various cir-
cumstances that have affected the rate of the French
stock may be mentioned th. failure of a great House in
lloiland ; the principal of which had been speculating
very largely, and had, among other pecuniary transac-
tions, purchased no more than four million of renless
these renter he had distributed as collateral securities
with his bills among ten different bu►king-houses in
Paris, to which, on the bankruptcy of the drawer,
the various holders of the bills looked for payment. At
this moment the French Bank having refused to
discount, the bankers were forced to sell the
whole of the four million of macs, to meet the
demands of the different creditors. It is easy to see
that so extensive an operation muss have considerably
affected the market; though, at the same time, there
is no feature in the transaction calculated to produce
any permanent alarm fur the _credit of the French
funds.