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prevent commerce from neutralising the inequality
of the seasons, and so it makes the benevolently
intended changes of abundance and dearth, in both
cases, a serious affliction.

gators of this movement. " Every one in Spain feelsb"
says the Debats, " that a compromise between the
Carlist and Constitutional party is approaching. The
former wish to preserve their privileges and the ofticers
their rank. But the moment of pacification has not
arrived. In human affairs it is often necessary that all
their phase: be developed—all their chances exhausted,
before a conclusion is arrived at, even when that con-
clusion is inevitably foreseen."
BOURSE,—PARIS, SATURDAY, Ago. 24.

Mr. HUME made some remarkable observations
on Friday, to two of which we shall call attention.
The first was this—
It was lamentable to see that England, the richest
state in Europe, was reduced to the absolute necessity of
maintaining its credit by bills of accommodation on another
country. 'This was the fact, and it would tend materially
to injure the credit of the country. At this moment the
commercial interest in the country ranged from 6 to 10
per cent. The interest of the Bank of France was 4 per
cent., and the banks of Lyons 3 per cent.
Mr. HumE attributed this in a great measure to
the conduct of the Bank of England, and added,
which is the second observation to which we solicit
attention,—
That the repeal of the Usury-laws, as regarded
commercial transactions, placed not only the foreign
commerce of the country, but the home commerce,
on quite a different footing to what it ever had been.
On former occasions, when transmitting goods to
any part of Europe, merchants might calculate that
the charge on their advances would not exceed five
per cent., but now they were obliged to be cautious
lest they should subject themselves to the grinding charge
Gf 10 or 15 per cent. The consequence was there was a
discouragement to all foreign commerce. What would the
nation say if England gave a power to any Company to
alter at pleasure the length of the foot-rule—(Roars of
laughter)—or the size of the pound—(laughter)—yet, the
Bank of England had a worse power of altering the cur-
rency.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price. Price
French 5 per Cents l:2 SO ... 112 80 ... 112 75 ... li2 75
3 per Cents BO 85 ... 80 93 ... So BO ... 8' 9.1
Bank of erance 2795 ...2795 ...2790 ...2790
Latfitte Bank I.ooof. Sh 1062 50 ...1062 50 ...1062 50 ...1662 50

5,000 f. 5h.... 5225 ...5225 ... 5225 ...5225
Belgian 3 per Cents ... 71 80 ... '7l 80 ... 71 83 ... 71 SO
Bank 7(5 ... 76i ... 763 ... 7t5
Coupons .....
Spanish Ac ive
.., ...

Passive 414 ... 4S(i ... Oi ... 43i
Don Miguel
Neapolitan
Roman 11*.% ... 102% ... 102% ... 102%
RAILWAY SHARES.

St. Germain
Versailles, It B 572 50 ... 587 50 ... 572 :0 50 50

L.B. 320 335 320 ... 335
flavr r
Strasburg to Bale .. 31-2 50 ... 315 ... 312 50 ... 315

We hare received the whole of the Paris Journals of
Friday, and Saturday. The Sugar question, the Spanish
question, and the Oriental question respectively oc-
cupy the columns of our French Contemporaries. Of
their opinions with respect to Spain, an outline is pre-
sented in another article. The revolt against MAROTO
was generally believed to be at an end. Respecting
this affair the Moniteur Parisien of Friday night pub-
lished the following telegraphic despatch :
" Bayonne, Aug. 21, Noon.
" THE GENERAL COMMANDING TIIE 20TH MILITARY DIVI-

This latter observation was challenged on the
supposition that Mr. HurlE asserted that the abo-
lition of the Usury-laws had enhanced the price
of money. He subsequently denied that his obser-
vation could bear that construction, but undoubtedly
the fact remains that discounts are now openly
charged 6 per cent. or more, while formerly
5 per cent. was the highest which could be
openly charged. No doubt the general rule was,
when money was actually scarce and the Usury-
laws existed, persons who had to borrow were
obliged to pay the market rate, whatever it was, and
something more to cover the risk of violating the
law. At the same time the repeal of the Usury-
laws has operated to allow the Bank openly to
charge more than 5 per cent. for discount, and till
they were repealed that great Corporation could not
and did not charge more. All who had credit with it
or kept accounts with it could therefore get
discount at 5 per cent. when the markets were some-
what above that, and all those persons have been
injured by the repeal of the Usury-laws. This
class embraced many opulent merchants, and ex-
tensive manufacturers, who obtained that accommo-
dation by themselves, or through their agents, and
such persons, accustomed in many cases to carry on
business on credit, must feel themselves hampered
and injured by that repeal of the Usury-laws, which
allowed the Bank openly to demand more than
5 per cent. Now, there is an admirable reason
why the Bank of England should be restrained
from charging even as much as 5 per cent.
Mr. RICE admitted that the rate of interest
was higher here than on the Continent, but he
contended that it was limited to bills and
temporary accomodation. Money on mortgage
could be obtained, he said, at as reasonable a rate
as before the Bank of England raised the rate of
interest ; and he attributed the rise, not to the
Bank, but to the Corn-laws. According to him,
therefore, it is only the floating capital lent out for
short periods which is charged high, and capital
lent for long periods obtains no higher rate of interest
than 5 per cent. The operations of the Bank,
therefore, only affect the floating capital, and fall
heavily on those who, by discounting bills, have
recourse to it. They are chiefly merchants and
manufacturers, and as profits, generally speaking,
are low, this difference of one, or two, or more, per
cent. charged on the accomodation they receive is
very injurious, and in many cases ruinous to them.
But in what consists this floating capital which
they borrow ? In Bank notes. And what are Bank
notes ? " Promises to pay" issued by the Bank of
England. Debts incurred by the Bank. It bor-
rows to lend again, and what therefore it really
lends is the credit of the community, which it has
the exclusive privilege of using, including even the
credit of the manufacturer and merchant, to whom
the Bank charges six or more per cent. The Bank
Morrows 17 or 18 millions at no interest, and it
lends again at 6 per cent. or 6i. Now we do not
say that the Usury-laws should be re-enacted, God
forbid ; but we say that the abolition of those laws
has given to this Corporation agreat additional advan-
tage, and that the existence of its privileges are to-
tally incompatible with the abolition of those laws. It
ought to be restrained from charging more interest
than would cover the expense of borrowing to lend.
Again, on the one hand, it receives the exclusive
privilege of issuing promises to pay, and those pro-
mises to pay are falsely declared by the law to be
an actual payment, which enables it to borrow
eighteen or more millions of the public without
paying a farthing of interest ; and on the other,
the abolition of the Usury laws enables it to charge
those who cannot carry on their operations without
a share of those loans, 6 per cent. for what it
lends, though it actually lends the manufacturers
their own credit. All credit rests on future produc-
tion, and the Bank not being a producing body,
like the manufacturers, must, in fact, lend them
only the credit derived from some future produc-
tions—namely, their own, or that of some other
productive labourers. We demand, then, the aboli-
tion of the exclusive privileges of the Bank, as
the necessary consequence of the abolition of the
Usury-laws.
Taking Mr. RICE'S view of the influence of the
Corn-laws on the currency, and he ascribes the
high rate of interest to them as contradistinguished
from the Bank monopoly, to which Mr. HUME
.ascribed it, those laws have a most pernicious effect.
'They limit the currency by causing an export of
gold ! They cause that rise in the rate of interest on
floating capital which is so injurious to the manu-
facturer. They injure our foreign as well as our
home trade. They check his operations which are
always extensive in proportion as the rate of dis-
count is low ; and the high rate of interest check-
ing manufacturing industry, curtails the amount of
wages and cuts off a large portion of the demand for
the produce of agriculture on which the wages of
labour would be expended. Thus we trace another
operation of the Corn-laws against the agriculturists,
whose interest we have always contended and still
contend are greatly injured by them.

SLON TO THE MINISTER OF WAR.

" The interview between Don Carlos and Maroto was
to have taken place yesterday at Ormaistegui. The two
officers who have been sent to them have not yet returned
to Vera, and a kind of truce still exists between Elio and
the revolters."

On the report of the Minister of Marine, the KING
has, by a Royal Ordinance, increased the number of
Captains of ccrvettes from 150 to 160, the number of
First Lieutenants from 450 to 500, and of Second
Lieutenants from 500 to 600. A second Ordinance
nominates various individual promotions in the naval
service.

The National contains the following account of the
actual state of the French navy :
In Commission—Four ships oF 120 guns each, one of
110, one of 100, two of 90, four of 86, nine of 82 : in ail,
22 sail of the line.

Building—Four first-rates, 12 second-rates, 10 third-
rgtes : in all 26 sad of the line. Of these vessels 15 might
13:, got ready for sea in a few months, and, added to these
Ictu4lly in commission, would raise the force afloat to 37
sail of the line.

The number of frigates at sea is 37 ; building 21, of
which !7 might be sent to sea at a short notice. Besides
these, there are at sea, or nearly ready, 24 corvettes of
from 20 to 30 guns; brigs, 49 ; gunboats, 10, Of galliots
and other smaller craft (the least carrying four guns), 42 ;
steamers, 36 ; besides transports, tenders, &c.
On the merits of the Sugar question the most con-
flicting opinions Pre confidently published in these
journals. In Havre, however, the ordinance for re-
ducing the import duty on, colonial sugar has diffused
the greatest joy. The vessels in the harbour hoisted
their flags, salutes were fired, and the whole city was
illuminated.

From the East the news is not of a later date than
the accounts received on Saturday. The Augsburg
Gazette has a letter from Al itandria, of the 27th of
July, which states that IBRAHIM PACHA was then at
Marasch, and had not been joined by HAFIZ PACHA,
as was reported. All fears of the pacific settlement of
the question are for the present abandoned.
Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer, Secretary of the British
Embassy, has transmitted to the King his letters of cre-
dence, appointing him Minister Plenipotentiary at the
Court of France, during the absence of Lord Granville.
The Chevalier Mead, Counsellor of Legation, has de-
livered to Marshal Soult, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
similar letters, appointing him Charge d'Affaires for the
Netherlands, during the absence of Baron Fagel.
Achmct Fethy Pacha has left Paris on his return to
Turkey, accompanied by Prince Vogorides, and several
French professors, for the education of his children.
The King, Queen, and Royal Family arrived at Eu, on
Thursday morning, at ten o'clock. Their Majesties were
received at the entrance of the town by all the civil and
military authorities, the Prefect and Mayor greeting them
with loyal addresses, and the people hailing them with the
most cordial cheers.

Brussels and German Papers of the latest dates have
been received this morning. They bring the sad Intel-
lio-ence of the death of his Serene Highness the Duke
Of NASSAU. We quote the paragraph announcing this
event from a Brussel's Paper :
A letter from Frankfort, of the 21st August says—" A
Courier, who passed through our city last night, brought
,he melancholy intelligence of the death of his Serene
Ilighness the Reigning Duke of Nassau at the baths of
Kiisingen. This Prince was born Juno 14, 1792. After
the death of his first wife, he married the Princess Pantino,
daughter of Prince Paul of Wurtemburg. His successor
is Duke Adolphus, who was born on the 24th of July, 1837.

Letters and Papers from Madrid of the 17th inst.
have reached, but their contents are of no political in-
terest. The number of Deputies then arrived in the
c ipital exceeded seventy, and others were on their
journey from all parts of Spain. The expectation of a
speedy pacification of the Peninsula was very general.

We refer to our City article for the latest intelli-
gence from Portugal.

It is generally said that Mr. Macauley will not join
the Ministry unless he have a seat in the Cabinet. The
Hon. Gentleman rates himself high. Undoubtedly
his talents are great, but they are far superior to his ser-
vices. If the empire were asked, What has Mr. Mac-
auley done to be a member of the Cabinet ? half of it
would say they never heard of him. His great talents
have hitherto been devoted to serving himself, not his
country ; and there is perhaps a score of men in point of
public desert who better deserve a place in the Cabinet
than Mr. Macauley. However, he fixes his price
high, and as he may be of great use to his future col-
leagues, he will probably receive it. Report says the
Board of Trade is destined for Mr. Macau:ey. There
will be other vacancies. Mr. Labouchere will positively,
as has been already announced, retire from the public
service.

EXECUTIONS and COMMITMENTS.

A return of the number of executions which took place
in England and Wales in the five years ending the
31st day of December, 1833, and in the five years
ending the 31st day of December 1838 ; together
with the number of commitments, in each of those
periods respectively, for offences which were capital
at the commencement of the former period, viz., on
the Ist day of January 1829.
Number of Executions in the five years ending
31 December, 1833
Ditto ditto, ending 31 December, 1833 99

Number of Commitments for offences which
were capital on the Ist January, 1829, during
the five years ending 31 December, 1833 11,982
Ditto ditto, ending 31 December, 1838 11,332
Whitehall, 12th August, 1839.

CHURCH RATES AT BOSTON,

The French Journals begin to entertain confident
hopes that the Spanish question is at last about to be
settled. According to the Courrier Francais, the French
Cabinet is on the eve of assuming an attitude which
must convince the friends of Don CARLOS that his
cause is hopeless. Ten months have elapsed since the
Frency Commissary quitted ESPARTERO'S head-quar-
ters ; and now it has been thought requisite to replace
him by no fewer than three officers, M M. ZARGOZIA,
GUILHON, and JARDOT. Another, and not less strik-
ing proof of the disposition of the French Cabinet to
abandon the neutral policy of the last five years, is
indicated by the promised publication in a few
days of General NIAROTO'S opinions on the
best means of effecting the pacification of Spain, con-
fidentially addressed ty him to General HARISPE
in
1836, in answer to certain questions proposed to him
by that officer in the name of the French Government.
MAROTO is reported to have then declared, that French
intervention was the only means'of terminating the civil
war, militarily and morally. That the Basque provinces
would never have supported Don CARLOS had they
known the extent of his bigotry, fanaticism, and weak-
ness ; and that they continued to fight for him from a
principle of honour which would disappear before
foreign intervention. "As to Don CARLOS," states
this remarkable document, "he would willingly give
himself up on receiving personal guarantees. If the
French army on the frontier showed itself merely ready
to enter, and would issue a manifisto, declaring for the
rights Of ISABELLA, but determined to interfere between
both parties and stop further effusion of blood, guaran-
teeing an amnesty and the Fueros, under necessary
modifications, to be considered in a Congress—the
Cnristino, or constitutional army, not to occupy Biscay
for a certain time, say five years—after snch a manifesto,
the French troops entering would meet with nothing
sate benedictions."
The Memorial Bordelais has also an article on this
I subject, in which it is stated that great events are pre-
paring in Spain for the pacification of the Basque pro-
vinces. Measures are rumoured to be under considera-
tion which will enable the QUEEN REGENT, on opening
the Cortes on the Ist of September, to congratulate the
country on the tie prospect of that repose which is so
essential to the moral and physical improvement of
Spain. What these measures are the Memorial Bordelais
does not inform us, farther than. that they will include
among them a combined intervention on the part of France
and England. We are not over
although otherwise satisfied that the
this point ;
Spain draws towards a close. This is civil
l. war in
likewise the
MAROTO
n
oopinion of the Journal des Debats, i
an-
nouncing that the Ultra.Carlist revolt against articlest
has been put down by General afo, greatly to the an-
noyance of the Pretender and his wife, the secret insti-

LINCOLNSHIRE.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

BOSTON, SATURDAY NIGHT.—It is five years since any
attempt has been made to saddle this parish with a Ctiurch-
rate—at that time the rate was obtained, after a severe
contest, by a majority of about fifty. For some time past
it has been evident to the Dissenters that the Church
party were organising and preparing for the struggle;
they had obtained three Tory churchwardens; they had
employed two of their own party to survey the Church,
who reported that to colour the walls on the inside, and to
repair the windows, &c., &c., it would cost 1601. ; in ad-
dition to this the churchwardens asked for 1101, to pay
for the Sacramental wine, washing surplices, and for con-
ducting religious services ; for this a 3d. rate was pro-
posed, and, after three days' arduous struggle, the poll
closed on Saturday last (the 24th), with the following state-
ment-297 for the rate, and 418 against the rate, leaving a
majority of 121 against the rate. The Church party are
at their wits' end ; they talk largely about law, and the
Consiatory Court, but no doubt they will look before they
leap, for although one of the churchwardens is a Tory
la,yer, and, probably, would have no objection to involve
the parish in law, yet the question with them is who will
pay ;he expenses.

Lord and Lady Jersey left Longshaw, the seat
of the Duke of Rutland, on Tuesday last, for Alton
Towers, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Shrews-
bury, where a distinguished party is expected on the 9th,
to meet his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and Lady
Coetlia Underwood.

FUNDING EXCHEQUER BILLS, SATURDAY
EVENING.-A ludicrous circumstance has attended the
winding up of Mr. Spring Rice's conversion scheme, which
has left the fact in doubt, upon which considerable wagers
were laid, whether it was completed or not. Literally
speaking, that was not the case, for at one o'clock yesterday,
which was the limitation of time in the notice from the
Treasury, about 7,0001. or 8,000/. remained unsubscribed
for, and this fragment was taken, it seems, at the instance
of some parties, who were desirous of seeing it d'sposed
,of, and gave information to those they imagined would
act upon it. According to the letter of the notice, these
last subscriptions should have been refused, but they were
too happy, at the cashier's office, to see their master safe
in port, to stand upon any such niceties. The incident
is of little importance except to the betters on the result,
and the losers will not fail to contest such a point. It re-
mains to be seen--and the subject is a very anxious one
at the Stock Exchange—how the parties will act who
hold the new stock produced by this conversion. A por-
tion of them have already sold on speculation, and if the
rest should prove to be in weak hands, the effect on the
market must be extremely serious. Money is very scarce
in the Stock-market, and Experohdequcueedr-bbiyllsth,
ewchoincyherwsioenre,
demandgi way.—Tinter.
y Times.
aonly a
ai sustainedn beginning b t 1
9 The salmon se. son is drawing to a close. The
salmon fishing in Scotland will end the 14th of next month.

IttlETg, LONDON, MONDAY, AtIGTIST 18M.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. 1
1
CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The yearly comparison of the liabilities and assets of
the Bank of England has been published as follows : i
The average of the month ending the 20th inst., as com-
pared with the average of the month ending Sept. 13,
1838, shows a decrease in the circulation of 1,803,0001.,
a decrease in the deposits of 1,362,0001., and a decrease
in the stock in bullion of 6,642,0001. ; wherefore it appears
that the decrease in the liabilities is 3 165.0001., and this
represents the total decrease in the quantity of money in
the month ending the 20th lust., as compared with the
month ending Sept. 18, 1838, in so far as regards the
administration of the currency by the Bank of England.
From the state of the foreign Exchange it is greatly to
be feared that the drain of bullion, which still continues,
and as the stock of bullion in the coffers of the Bank ap-
pears to be under 3,000,0001., will cause,
1 in the course of a
few months, a suspension of cash payments.
Arrivals this morning :—two French, two Ostend, and
one Dutch mails. Also mails from Gibraltar and Lisbon
by the Royal Tar, sailed on the 19th of August from
_ Lisbon, from Gibraltar 15th, Cadiz 16th, and Oporto 20th.
A mail has arrived from Jamaica by the Ranger, sailed
July 20th, from Hayti 25th.
We have received the Jamaica papers to the 21st July.
(From the Jamaica Papers.)
THE PRIVY CouNcit..—We understand that one of the
objects for which the Privy Council assembled on Thurs-
day was to take into consideration the propriety of pro-
claiming the Ist of August next a holiday; this was de-
termined upon, and his Excellency the Governor has, ac-
cordingly, been pleased to issue his proclamation to that
effect.
ORANGE GROVE ESTATE.—Just as our paper was going
to press the melancholy tidings arrived in this town that
Orange Grove Estate, near Falmouth, has been burnt
down; the fire is stated to have been originated by a spark
from the boiling :house, and to have destroyed the greater
part of the buildings.
ANOTHER SLAVER CAPTURED.--Ott the morning of the
4!li ult. her Majesty's scnooner, Pickle, observed a very
suspicious-looking vessel standing iii for the height of
goes,lic l
an ford
Pines, to which she immediately gave chase, firing several
stranger paid no attention, continuing to run directly for
utliedeprurapohsecaoyf bringing
ypresg her too ; but to which the
of
canvas',
and soon after
commenced heaving overboard casks and other articles to
lighten her. The Pickle gaining last upon her now fired
several shots with grape and cannistcr, which fell thick
'round her, but such was the determined obstinacy of the
r..w that it was perceived they laid fl a on the deck on
every gun being fired, and jumped up again immediately
atter. After a chase of six hours, the vessel which had
'toisted Portuguese colours ran on shore in the bight, dis-
tant about too cables' length. Lieutenant Holland des-
Retched his boats to capture her. It was now seen that
the crew were pitching the negroes into the sea, and on
the boats nearing they jumped °so rboard themselves.
swam to the shore, and escaped into the thick mangrove
bushes on the water's edge. On taking possession of the
vessel she proved to be the schooner Sierra del Polar, 78
:lass from &tint, from tl a African coast, with 180 i.e.
groes on koard, several of whom were in the most emacia-
7ed condition. She had, originally, 255, but death, and
several who had escaped into the woods eith the crew,
reduced the number to 180. The scene of misery and
filth which Tow presented itself on board this vessel is in-
conceiveable. From having such an addition to her com-
plement the Pickle steered for the Havannah, the nearest
port, where she arrived on the 12th.
By the advices from St. Thomas we perceive there has
been no variation of consequence in prices. Exchange
was as before, 425 to 500 dollars for 100/. sterling, Beek
drafts. Sugar is said to have advanced 3i dollars in the
French colonies, in consequence of the permission lately to
sell it, or send it to, or for any place.
The Magistrates who proceeded to St. Dorothy; for the
purpose of investigating into the origin of the late fire at
Bushy Park estate, have committed one of the labourers,
elm was caught in the act of applying the torch to the
canes, to take his trial.
By private advices received in this city by the Colom-
bian schooner Florida, which arrived on the 16th inst.
'rotn Carthagena, we regret to learn that the town of
Quibido, in the province of Choro, in New Granada, has
been partly destroyed by fire, 75 houses having fallen a
sacrifice.

We have received very few Windward Island papers by
the packet. The few we have contain nothing of interest.
BARBADOES.--THE WEATHER•—" A succession of re-
freshing rain and showers during the last fortnight have af-
forded the most favourable opportunities to the planters and
labourers, of which we are led to believe they have riot
availed themselves generally."
ANTIGUA.—We have no papers from this island ; but
learn from the Barbadoes Mercury that it had been visited
by an earthquake, accompanied by terrific thunder storms
and heavy falls of rain.
GRENADA.—We learn from the s,me source that Mr.
M'Combe, the Editor of the Free Press, was still suffering
under the unjust and despotic sentence of imprisonment.
ST. VINCENT. —We are sorry to perceive that a trifling
collision has been occasioned between the Lieutenant-
Governor and the Assembly of that island, through the
improper conduct of Mr. Stipendiary Nanton, the House
having requested his Excellency to furnish them with a
report of the proceeding of the Magistrates for the King-
ston district.

ST. Cultism,Pusa.—We have the Gazette of this island
.3f the 7th June, which contains the special meeting of the
Legislature, to pass another Money Bill, which was mega.
lived, and the Tax BM was then passed.
We have received Demerara l apers to the 7th July,
chiefly filled with English news.
BARBADOES PAPERS, JUNE 26.—Yesterday and to day
we have b. en blessed with delightful showers of rain. It
is glorious:weather for the labourers to plant. The blessing
of freedom has been grievously abused. Agriculture, the
very life-blood of the country, the staff and support of
thousands, is retrograding instead of advancing ; we
hope to see better times.

We have received Port of Spain papers to the
6th July:—The agricultural report states " Never
do we remember a more favourable season for manu-
fecture as also for vegetation. The crop is now
over, and is more abundant than could have been antici-
some exceptions, re-
quietly fallen back to
mencement of sugar
other have arrived in this Colony.
THE FUNDs.ei
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‘d. ;a
weedingtheg e
s paid Negroes g
withroes
previouslyh goodav e also,w i
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making. Emigrants still continue to arrive but not in
large numbers. We have been informed on good autho-
rity,patien, about 700 labourers of
onedtehsactrispittlicoen theor
Our chief arrivals this morning are from the West
Indies, by the Jamaica and Leeward Island Mails, which
are of a favourable description in respect to the weather and
agriculture in some of the Islands. In regard to the conduct
of the labourers we have very few details, but we find there
has been disorder amongst the labouring population, which
extended itself to St. Dorothy's. A cane piece has been
completely destroyed by fire, and about 800 acres of prime
canes have also been destroyed. The effects of misrule
are now
the Island.
1 By the Lisbon Mail, received this morning, the accounts
state that there is every reason to suppose that the whole
1 amount of the loan, 4,200 contos Five per Cent. Steck for
dde.loping themselves in almost every quarter of
developing
' raising 1,400 contos in Cash, has been contracted for.
cent. discount.
ex Paper move} 56 per
i;
r Exchangeconsois oopneLneodndtiolnissm6iorntoinsl;
morning
at
911 1
the Account 91a I, Money, and for
very little doing.
Exchequer Bills, 12 14 ; Bank StoJk, 184 185 ; India
Bonds, 5 10 prem. ; India Stock
Active,
246 247.
In the
20 Fri Foreign
Portuguese, Market
the prices are nominal, Spanish
28
per Cents.,
iBi II ; Colombian, 314; Brazilian, 774 7841. ; Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 63-,1 54.
ii;
Three
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT 0572 O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 1,4•74 India Stock
••.•. 247
3 per Cont. Red. 91%34% Ditto 80nd5...,_ Pm
3 per Cent. Cons. 91% ti South Sea Stock —
3% par Cent —l Old Annuities —
oitto Red 98% 9 8% , New Ditto
New 3% per Cent 99%1,4 ' 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities 0/expire Ditto 500 ••• 14 9 pin.
Jan. 5, 1860 i4 5-16% I Ditto Small 2O ... 14 9 pm.
Oct. 10, 1859. — Ditto Commercial par
Jan. 5, 1860 14% Ditto Advertised ... .. pm.
Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock fur Account ...
April 5, 1850. — India Stock for Account ...
Jim 5, 1870 — Consos for Account 9134 4%
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Urazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos J yres Bonds
Ditto As.'ount
Chilian Bon, .
D-tto Accost.. t ... ........ -..—, Russian Bonds, 1822 —
Columbian Bonds _ Ditto Account —
Ditto Account - I Ditto Metallic
Columbian Bonds, 1824 — Spanish Bonds.. ....... ......._20%

_____ ___ _
Ditto Account _
,
Ditto Account. 201,2%
' Danish Bonds
Ditto Account — Def
..
Greek Bo ..... • French, 5 per cent. —f.
Bonds
..,

_ 3 per cent. —c ...a.
. .
...
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Bonds, 18'25. ... — per cent. -C. —e.
Ditto Account ..........
: Exchange. --4. —.c.
...
Ditto Account _ ; Dutch, 25 per cent.......... 1.3%
Ditto, 6 per Cent - , Ditto Account
,
Ditto Account
Neapolitan. ........... Ditto Acc0unt........
............
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DA 1 AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per ,s,hare.
Great Western Railway Company 65
Ditto N'ew....... - - 1% pm.
.
Lo corn and Birmingham Rail :ray Company ... WI 145
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, AUGUST 24.
3 per went. Consols ... ... 91U Grand Canal Deb& 6 per cent.
s per Cent. Stock ... LS ia Ditto, 4 per cent.... —
Ditto Reduced .......
Hibernian Bank —
Ditto New, MO ..
........... 98 q City of Dublin Steam Comp.
34 per Cent. Debentures... 111,i National Insurance Company
Bank Stock ........ • ' City Debenteret, 4 per cent.
Grand Canal Stock. .... ......
Ballast Office Debentures, 4 ---
Royal Canal Stock
........... per cent —
.....
papers of the HALF-PAST ONE.
The Hamburg mail has arrived of the 23d inst., with
same date, bringing the Exchange on Lon-
don
13 4i, lower i per col • t• , • Gold 4311, also lower;
Discount at Hamburg 6 to 61 per cent. Money scarce
there.

The accounts from Odessa to the 9th of August state
that although the assurance
given by our Court to the
other Powers, consenting to the question of the East, the
military preparations in our country still continue, the
two divisions of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea, each
of them composed of six sail of the line, four frigates, and
five brigs, with two steamers, are not far from the Bos-
phorus. The corps d'armee of twenty thousand men is
still at Odessa.

The Memorial Bordelais states that the plan for the
pacification of Spain will be executed before the Ist
September.

a Ofecwtodbaeyra. Acii
good deal of Money Stock has come to market. The Go.
.
A very great scarcity of money prevails. 31 per cent.
choausnbte,ewnhgicivheina
afotrth
the
vernment broker has been selling 31 Reduced, and at one
period Consols Were sold for money at 91
Exchequer
eratccenotfiniupaetriecne ofn t. forthe
Bills have been done at 9s. prem. ; in the early part of the
day, they were 12 14.
i Consols may be quoted at present 911 4, Money 91i;
1 Exeiequer 81113 12 9 prem. ; 131nk Stock 18q; India
247; Spanish Actire 201 il ; Deferred 9 ; Portuguese
261 ; Three per Cents. 181 ;,Brazilian 77i ; Dutch Two.
and-half per Cents. .53i. The market is heavy.