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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1836.

The :Marquis of _ C lIANDOS brought forward the
question of Agricultural Distress last night in the
House of Commons, in the form of a motion to the
effect, " That in the application of any surplus revenue
towards the relief of the burdens of the country, either
by the remission of taxation or otherwise, due regard
should be had to the necessity of a portion thereof
being applied to the relief of the agricultural interests."
In advocating the propriety of his motion, the Noble
Marquis expatiated at some length on the present de-
pressed state of the agricultural interests, which he re-
presented to be worse off now than ever they have yet
been. This is a favourite argument with all agricul-
tural agitators, who, in lieu of more substantial ones,
have been in the habit of pressing it into their service
once a year, for the last twenty sessions and upwards.
Nothing, indeed, is so hacknied as the cry of agricul-
tural distress. Other interests, equally important,
suffer and are silent ; but no sooner does the farmer
imagine he feels the pressure of the times, of which all
classes equally take their share, than he raises a dread-
ful shout that he is ruined ; that consequently his case
must be instantly investigated by Parliament, and the
consideration of every other interest sacrificed to his
own. Having sufficiently bewailed the agriculturist's
present state of all but absolute destitution, the
Noble Marquis went on to defend him from the charge
of being a monopolist. "He gloried," he said, "in
feeling that the charges of monopoly made against the
farmers, was not true ; they did not want to monopo-
lize any benefit at the expense of their neighbours ;
but all they wanted was even-handed justice, and an
equal, not a partial, distribution of taxation." These
arc pleasant sounding words enough. What a pity
then, that they are at utter variance with fact ! If
there be one class of men who are greater monopo-
lists than another, the agricultural is that class.
They are monopolists to the amount of many mil-
lions ; and not only this, but they take spe-
cial care, by their influence in the House of Com-
mons, to procure from time to time the repeal
of all the taxes which they conceive to be injurious to
their interests. The importation of many articles of
necessary consumption is almost wholly prohibited on
their account ; yet notwithstanding this, they still come
forward with their lamentations, and insist that their
interests are not sufficiently protected by the Legisla-
ture. In reply to the observations of the Noble Mar-
quis, Lord JOHN RUSSELL remarked, " there was
the tax for the relief of the poor ; had Government
neglected the landed interest in that particular ? No •
they had passed a measure calculated to mitigate, the
evil—a real, practical measure, one of great advantage
to the landowner, the farmer, and the labourer; and

one which, when put in force to the full e::teut of
which it would be found eventually capable, would, he
ventured to say, be productive of a 'reater saving of
money to the agriculturist, than any other which could
he devised." His LorLhip is quite right in this asser-
tion. The Poor Law Amendment Act has already
been productive of the greatest advantages to the agri-
culturists, by diminishing the pressure of the Poor-
rates nearly a million and a half sterling, and will, at
no distant, period, be productive of still greater be-
nefits. How idle, then, in these. men to say that
little or nothing has been done for them, and that
all other interests have been favourably considered by
Parliament but their own ! Have not the taxes on
beer, leather, soap, and candles been reduced? Has
not the duty on tiles and fire-insurances been reduced
also? And can any one say that these reductions
are not so much positive relief to the agriculturists?
Look, too, at the reductions in the house and window
taxes. Surely these arc of advantage to the farmer,
unless, indeed, it can be proved that lie lives under the
untaxed canopy of heaven ! All things considered,
the agriculturists have no great reason to complain of
unfair treatment on the part of the Legislature.
" Oh firtunati nimium, sua si bona norint

Agricola 1---"
But it is folly to reason with this body or men.
They always have grumbled, and they always will
grumble. They were all but ruined, they said, under
an unreformed Parliament ; and now they arc being.
completely ruined, under a reformed one. Whig hnd
Tory 'have alike treated their complaints with indifference,
and the consequence is, they are now reduced to such
a state of destitution, as might -melt the hem t of a Chi-
kasaw savage, and " draw iron tears down PlutO's,
cheek." Doubtless the prospects of the agriculturists
are not in the most flourishing condition just now—
certainly not what they were in the glorious times of
war-and high prices—still they are not worse than
those of other classes of the community.; and so the
House thought last night, by rejecting the Marquis of
CHANDOS'S motion by a majority of 36. Lord JOHN

RUSSELL and Mr. HumE made each a most tri-
umphant reply to the Noble Mover's doleful repre-
sentations—misrepresentations perhaps would. be the
most appropriate term—and even Sir 'JAMES GRA-

-. .
11AM and Sir ROBERT PEEL requested him to with-
draw his motion, otherwise they would be compelled to

vote against him.

There is so much truth and justice in the follow-
ing spirited remarks of the Morning Advertiser, that
we hesitate not to put them in a conspicuous place in
our columns. " Fair play is bonnie play :"

Our readers must be aware that within the last few days
several articles have appeared in the columns of some of our
Morning and Evening Contemporaries, inculpating the deci-
sion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, not only with regard
to what Mr. Wakley and the ultra-Radical portion of the
community have denominated the " gagging clauses" of the
Stamp Duties' Bill, but also with regard to the discriminating
duties proposed to be levied upon newspapers. It is but right
that the public should know that what have been termed the
"gagging clauses" in the Bill about to be considered to-mor-
row, are not clauses thought of or proposed by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, but clauses suggested to, and urged upon,
him by the whole of the Metropolitan Press, with the solitary
exceptions of the Morning Chronicle, the Spectator, and the
Examiner, and, therefore, if there be anything improper or un-
constitutional in the clauses, the cause is not to be found in the
Right Honourable Gentleman to whom are confided the
financial concerns of the country, but in the proprietors and
editors of the existing newspapers, who have justly felt that
they have been greatly injured, and very seriously robbed by
the printing, publishing, and smuggling of unstamped and
illegal publications.
With regard to what may be termed the discriminating, or
rather the graduated duties upon newspapers, the ques-
tion can scarcely admit of a decent hearing. The present
Stamp Duty is fourpence, with a certain discount, and we
need scarcely inform our readers that that duty has not only
amply repaid the Government for the transmission of the
stamped newspapers by post, but also added considerably to
the revenues of the country. It is now, however, proposed to
reduce the duty to one penny, in other words, to a postage
duty ; andwe put it to our readers whether it be not in every re-
spect just and right, that those newspapers which are the
sources of the greatest expense in the shape of carriage or
postage, ought not to pay more than those of smaller size and
weight, and that cost comparative little in eithei• way? What
principle is there involved in this matter which is not in accor-
dance with every rule of taxation hitherto observed in this or
any other country ?
We can very readily imagine that those of our Contempora-
ries who are in the habit of inflicting upon the public their
double sheets would be anxious to escape from the double duty ;
but however successful they may be in filling their columns
with matter which the public cares nothing about, we are
rather inclined to think that it will not be disposed to sanction
them in their request to be posted at the same rate of duty as
the single sheets.
Their accusations, we also beg to remind them, of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer having partially selected the
size of the Morning Chronicle as the gage by which all single
sheets of newspapers are to be tried, are utterly false and un-
founded. There has been no partiality or leaning in the
matter. In diminishing the duty upon newspapers, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer was bound to consult not only the in-
terests of the revenue, but those also of the existing press.
With a Conservative spirit, which some of our Contem-
poraries would praise in other instances, the Chancellor of
the Exchequer made a memorandum of the largest single
sheet Morning Paper published in the metropolis, the Morning
Chronicle ; and because he did select momentarily the size of
that journal as the extent of all single sheet journals, it has
been most foolishly and falsely averred that he was de-
termined to urge and carry the size of that journal as the ne
plus ultra of an English newspaper, bearing a penny duty.
No such thing. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, with a
cordiality, good feeling, and attention to all existing interests,
which cannot be too highly praised, has used the utmost exer-
tions to make himself acquainted with the real merits and
bearings of the question, and is quite prepared to adopt any
just and rational suggestion upon the subject which may be
submitted to him. The Chronicle is a thousand and sixty-six
square superficial inches ; but as a proof that there has been
no favouritism or partiality in the matter, we think we may
with safety state that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will
extend the size to eleven hundred or even twelve hundred
square superficial inches, if it shall appear upon discussion that
a shorter measure would be productive of serious injury to any
existing newspaper establishment. For our own part, we have
no interest in the matter—the size of this journal is a trifle less
than that of the Monthly Chronicle, but had it been larger,
we should have felt bound, in consistency with every true prin-
ciple of taxation, to have submitted to what we, and we only
proposed, the graduated duty. We see no reason why any
quantity of paper, be it newspaper, pamphlet, or anything
else, should not be made to pay the Government for its trans-
mission. _ _

We cannot quit this subject, in justice to our own feelings,
without adverting to an article which appeared in the Morrang
Chronicle of yesterday. Our Contemporary, in referring to the
omissions in the speech of Lord Lyndhurst, on Monday last, ob-
serves. " that with respect to another omission, however,
there can be no doubt that it must be placed to the account of
the Noble and Learned Lord. When his Lordship stated that
this Pape': (the Chronic/e) 'was the only Morning Journal that
supported the policy and principles of his Majesty's present
Government,' he must, strangely enough, have forgotten that
the Morning Advertiser fights under the same banners ; and
if his informants had dealt honourably by him, they would not
have concealed from him the fact that in regard to circulation
the Morning Advertiser ranks considerably higher than some
of the petitioning journals. We by no means wish to arrogate
to ourselves the exclusive advocacy among our Morning Con-
temporaries of the cause of Ministers, or to connive at any at-
tempt to set aside the fair claims of our fellow-labourer the
Advertiser."
We ara obliged to our Contemporary for this handsome and
generous notice of the Advertiser. It may be that the patents
of the Times and other journals may deem us unworthy of
their notice, but we are much more pleased with their neglect
than we should be with their praise. We are supporters,
alndon, inglvtietad of hourCntemporary of the present Government;
and, apologizing to any party for the support of it,
we trust we shall have ever have reason to be proud of giving it
our humble aid.

We beg to call the attention of our readers to the
report, which appears in another column, publicofa,ory
Meeting held at Bristol on Monday last. The r
clique in that city, it
will be recolleetcd, to
11N R uss EL L's refusal to appoint old Ex-Alderman
DANIEL, to the magisterial office greatly in dudgeon
rd ;
A:4
and after a hole-and-corner meeting at a counting-
house, represented by the evening organ of Toryism
in Blackfriars, with its usual regard to truth, as a
public meeting attended by all the respectable inha-
bitants of Bristol, the Tory portion of the Council,
which, by the treachery of a liberal " damned to ever-
lasting fame," we regret to say forms a majority, deter-
mined to make a little show-off by way of a diversion
in favour of their gallant representative Sir R.
VYVYAN, who bad, to say the least, made a
fool of himself in the House of Commons. Ac-
cordingly, they passed resolutions at a meeting of

Council, in which they thanked Sir RICHARD for
imputing corrupt motives to Lord JOHN RUSSELL
in his appointment of Macistrates, and at the same
time begged the Noble Secretary of State for the
Home Department to inform them what those motives
were ! The minority (who, by the bye, represent a
majority of the burgesses) unable to prevail on their
blind and obstinate associates to desist from these pro-
ceedings, were determined to let the world see what
the real sentiments of the pople of Bristol are on this
subject. A public Meeting was held at the Guildhall, and
counter resolutions, condemning both the conduct of
Sir R. VyvyAN, who brought forward charges which
he had neither the manliness to press forward nor to
retract, and that of the Council who had presumed to
call in question the Royal prerogative, were passed.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday, received this morn-
ing, bring a report of the debate in the Chamber of
Deputies on Monday, relative to the ditties on foreign
coals. The only Member of the Chamber rho took a
decided stand against the restrictive system of the Go-
vernment, was M. ODILLON BA ItROT. The small-

est reduction of the present rate of duty was opposed,
both by M. TITIERS and M. DUCHATEL, WllO con-
tended that they were only employing the policy of
England against herself. The Minist:as were of opi-
nion that Normandy could only be supplied with coals
from England or Belgium ; but that as the Belgian
Chambers had introduced a law favourable to French
commerce, the Belgians were best entitled to the pri-
vilege of supplying the inhabitants of Normandy with
coals. It was further observed that, without some
such indulgent measure, Belgium might be led to join
the German Commercial Union. M. PA ssY admit-
ted that England had taken off her exportation duty
on coals, " but," added this most sapient States-
man,_-"- suppose that we were to abolish the impor-
tation duty, England might then replace the exporta-
tion duty which she has removed, and whew then
could the Normans look for cheap coals ?" This, as
brother Sonathan would say, was a complete clincher.
Such a supposition was enough to silence the clamours
of the Opposition ; and in truth not one of them of-
fered to refute so miserable an absurdity. Now, M.
PASSY ought to know that the British exportation
duty on coals never amounted to one half the French
importation duty on that article ; ar►d, therefore, allow-
ing the case which he put to the Chamber possible, the
Normans would be gainers to the amount of the diffe-
rence between the British and French rates of duty.
Again, were we, by duties on exportation, to raise the
price of coals, we could only effect what the French
Ministers themselves deem so desirable—namely,
securing a monopoly of the coal trade to Bel-
gium. Now, this is the last thing the Parlia-
ment of this country would seek to do ; and,
even were it so short-sighted, the Chamber of
Deputies would not be debarred from exercising what
M. PASSY considers a most effectual counter-check.
But the folly of this proceeding is not the worst feature
What we most condemn, is the adoption of the
yrannical principle that Normandy should be directly
and permanently oppressed, rather than that England
should have it in her powerto subject the Normans even

in it.

for an hour to the same evil in a diminished form. In its
paternal wisdom the Government closes the market
against English coals, and then takes credit to itself
for guarding against any fluctuation in prices I
The monstrous absurdity of the French prohibitive
system, was never better exemplified than in this very
question of the coal trade. The only argument in
favour of a restrictive system, is the sound policy of
cherishing and encouraging certain branches of do-
mestic industry. Thus when we prohibit the free
importation of corn—(a most absurd prohibition we
admit)—our defence is the protection of the British
agricultural interest, and the wisdom of encouraging
the people to raise at home a sufficiency of bread for
themselves. It is just the same with every other
article upo❑ which we lay a prohibitive importation
duty. Not so with the Government of France. The
Deputies never trouble their heads about articles pro-
duced in the country or out of it ; or whether they are
imported in a raw, or in a manufactured state. France
cannot supply Normandy with coals—this was ad-
mitted by M. PASSY. Normandy, besides, is the
seat of 'large cotton and silk manufactures, which can-
not be carried on without an immense consumption of
coals—and vet here coals arc subjected to a duty which
must operate as a direct prohibition
There is little else of any importance in these jour-
nals. The rumours from the north of Spain represent
IRIARTE as victorious over the Carlists at Balascoain,
where he destroyed a bridge and trenches belonging
to the insurgents.
PARIS, APRIL 25. A courier was: dispatched on Saturday
evening from the Foreign Office for Vienna and Constanti-

nople.
Yesterday the Council met at the Palace. It is affirmed
that measures were agreed upon respecting Spain resembling
those adopted by the English Cabinet; that is to say, it was
resolved to favour more than ever enrolments for the Queen's
service, to furnish farms and ammunition and even money to
the Queen's troops, without, however, going so far as England
has done, if we may judge by the proclamation of Lord John
Hay and the explanation of Lord Palmerston.
We are assured that Government has given orders in all
the military ports on the ocean to send to Toulon all the ves-
sels which arc armed. It is also said that the squadron of the
Antilles is to come back, and proceed to the latter port.
The soldiers who are to receive their discharge were in-
formed yesterday of the permission which the Government
gives them to serve in the Algerine Legion in Spain. They
were not informed of the terms, but those who were desirous
of enlisting were referred to the Colonel.
On the 21st, Iriarte, with a battalion, supported by the gar-
rison of Pampeluna, attacked the Carlists, who were en-
trenched at Balascoain, with two pieces of artillery ; he drove
them back to the Ulzama, after some resistance, and destroyed
their bridge and entrenchments.
On the same day the commander of the English squadron
received 50 artillerymen and the English Legion 200 in-
fantry.-21roniteur.
It is affirmed that the Duke of Orleans, in his visit to
Germany, will be accompanied by Generals Baudran and
Marbot, and the Duke of Nemours by General Colbert; these
officers are aid-dc-camps to the princes.—Messoyer, April 25.
FRENCH FUNDs.—Pauts. APM L
Five per Cents., 10Sf. 10;t: 95e. luttf.
Four per Cents., Intl.
Three per Cents., S'.2f. Slf. 95c. 82f.
Bank Actions, 2,241 r.
Rente de Naples, 10-f. (..)sc. 40c. 30c.
Roman Five per Cents., 104% 105.
Spanish Actives, 45Wft•
Spanish Difreres, 12'4.
Spanish Passives. 14%14%.
Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 10S.
Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 8454.
Portuguese Three per Cents 54 55N %.
Dutch Two and a half per Cents., 57f. 75c.
Haytian Loan, 3:;7f. 51. w. 403 f.

EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25::. 45c. ; money, 25f. 45c.
Three mouths, paper, 25 f. 30e. ; money, '251: 30c.
o, rs Jut/ICA:WIC.

BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—The Rentes remain steady
at the closing price of yesterday, 82f. 10c., sellers. The set-
tling-day will probably prove this to have been a bull account.
Spanish stock is a shade lower. The discussions in the
Proceres have not pleased the holders of that stock. The
price of the Active stock is 45i, sellers.
LAST PRICES. —Five per Cents., 108 f. 10c. ; Three
per Cents., 82f. sc. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three
per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, ; Gueb-
hards, —; Dilteres, 161; New Loan, ; Actives, 451;
Passives, 14i; Ducats, 102 45; Romans, 1041; Pedros, ;
Belgians, 103 ; Dutch, 57f. 75c. ; Ilaytians, 400 f.
Miguels, 18; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 17 ; Con-
tinuation, —C. ; New Differes, 221; Five per Cent. Perpe-
tuelles, —; Royal Loan, —.

The Germans Journals state that persons in autho-
rity at Belgrade, have positively affirmed that the
Sultan MAHMOUD—weary of, and disgusted with
the resistance which the Bosnians have hitherto offered
to his Highness' reforms—has offered the immediate
sovereignty of the country to Prince MILOSCII, pro-
vided in he succeed in subduing it, and planting i it

certain liberal institutions. The dominion of the
Prince is to be bounded by similar restrictions to those
which regulate his exercise of regal power in Servia.
The measures for the reduction of the army arc pro-
secuted with much activity. The reduction is to be

on a very large scale. The numuer or horses to be
sold in consequence of this course r: ill exceed 15,00.
'Fhe follow:ng are extracts :--
VIENNA, APRIL 18—Immediately after the return of his
Majesty the Emperor from Presburg, whither be will go on
the 30th of this month, to close the Hungarian Diet, the Ccurt
will go to the Palace of Schoenbrunti. Hi; Imperial High-
ness the Archduke Char'ei wid his family will pass the summer
at his beautiful seat,• Wcilburg. , Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Att,gouleme arrived here the day before yesterday,
accompanied be the Princess Louise Maria d'Artoi,;, Ma-
demoiselle (Countess of Rosny), and alighted at the Imperial
Par:ce.

VIENNA, APRIL 18.—Five per Cents., l 031; Four per
Cents., 99!) ; Three per Cents., 75 ; Rank Shares, 1,363.
Allgemeine Zeitung, 23.
The foundation of the iron rail-road to Bochnia will IT laid
next week. ills Serene Highness the .Reigning Prince of
Lichtenstein, who had an apopletie fit a few days ago, is very'
ill to-day.

Brussels Papers of the latest dates have b3:i re-
ceived. The following paragraph includes all that is
of the slightest interest in them ,

M. Felix do Merode. Minister of State, causes a petition
to the King to he circulated in the-Chamber of Representatives
in favour of the Guides•condemned at Mons, whose pardon he
asks. 1k exerts himself to the utmost to obtain signatures to
this petition.
BELGI AN FUNDS, flaussEt.s, Arum 115.
Actual Debt, ,114 per Cent.
Iluthschild's Loan, 5 p,..r Cent. 10134
Loan of City, 114:111. 4 per Cent
Society or Contaterce, 4., per Cent l.-2S
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ll7
—Brussels Papers, April G.

General ConDovA has addressed a dispatch to the
Minister of War, in which he states that he had
given directions for the evacuation of Lequeitio, and
that the garrison embarked in safety before the Carlists
could bring their artillery before the town. The fol-
lowing are extracts from the Madrid Journals relative
to the war in the North :

MADRID, APRIL 18.—In our official notice yesterday, we
gave a copy of the despatch of General Cordova to the Go-
vernment, dated the 14th instant ; by the same channel letters
have keen received, from which it appears that on the 11th a
Council of Generals was held, at which it was determined to
evacuate Lequeitio, and make war on the whole coast (hosti-
le:an) It appears that General Cordova had long contem-
plated this operation, but had refrained from carrying it into
effect out of regard to the inhabitants. At the departure 'of
the post the troops, to the number of 16,000, were on their
march to reinforce St. Sebastian, and there was every proba-
bility that in a few days the rebels would be entirely driven
from the coast, and forced back upon their barren mountains,
where there is little likelihood of their maintaining their posi-

thin, looking to the superiority of our forces, who are con-
stantly blockading them within a narrower circle.—National.
APRIL 20.—We are assured that the Procuradores of the
kingdom, to a considerable number, have presented a pet:tion
praying that the Cabinet may be reorganized by individuals of
the Movement party, and who have given positive proofs of
their desire to see the nation properly constituted.
The rebel forces existing in the principality of Catalonia,
do not amount to 12,000 men, and in consequence of the vi-
gorous persecution to which they are exposed by our troops,
the greater part are divided into insignificant parties.
On the 7th the town of Blanes, in Catalonia, was attacked
by 1,500 men upder the chiefs Zorilla and Mallorca. The
National Guards defended themselves with the utmost bravery,
the firing having lasted till night, when the rebels retired,
leaving many killed on the field, and taking with them seve-
ral wounded.—Eco del Conimercio.

DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE.

THIS DAY.

The Committee met this day at one o'clock; but in con-
sequence of the absence of one of the members, business was
not proceeded with till near two o'clock.
Mr. HurroN, on the part of the sitting Member, objected to
the vote of John Robinson, who acted as a street agent for
West and Hamilton at the election.

The evidence relative to this person's vote was read at
length. It appeared he was employed as an agent by Captain
Childers. one of the Committee of the petitioners—that at one
period of the election he expected to receive 11. a day for his
services ; but at his examination before the Commissioners,
he declared himself an unpaid agent. Other witnesses de-
posed to conversations with the voter, in which he declared
his intention not to vote unless he received employment as an
agent, and to the expectation of receiving payment.
The Committee resolved—That there is sufficient evidence
to show that payment or promise of payment, was made to
John Robinson for hiCservices at the late election, and his
vote must therefore be disallowed.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Our arrivals this morning are the French, Ostend, and Malta
Mails—the latter by the Confiance—sailed from Malta, April
6th, and Cadiz, April 16th. We have also ship letters from
Savannah.

Accounts from Vittoria to the 18th of April state that Gen.
Cordova was still there. On the I Gth an engagement took
place in the Canton of Minano Mayor, between four battalions
and three squadrons of Carlists commanded by Villareal, and
the 3d Light Infantry and 80 Cavalry under th 6 command of
Col. O'Donnoll. The General-in-Chief immediately repaired
to the field. On his arrival he found the enemy had been put
to the route by two charges of the Cavalry—the Carlists had
200 men killt;(1 and wounded and 14 were taken. Forty of the
Queen's troops were put hors de combat ; an officer of the Etat
Major was killed. The enemy were driven into an entrenched
camp which they formed at Luco. On the 17th the enemy
made another demonstration ; but Col. O'Donnell having
made his appearance, they immediately returued to their en-
trenched camp.
We have accounts this morning of the unsettled state of the
Ministry at Lisbon, and the positive refusal of Carvalho to go
into the Finance department.
The accounts from Greece received to-day are of a very
complex character. The northern provinces remained in an
unsettled state, and a change in the Ministry was on the eve
of taking place. The King had quite recovered from his
recent illness. The British fleet continued at Malta, but
were expected to leave on the 15th for a long cruise. The
Manchester steamer, which conveyed the Prince of Portugal
to Lisbon, had proceeded to Malta.

TIIE FUNEK.

Consols opened this morning at 911- 4 for the Account, and
91H- for Money. Exchequer Bills, 19 21 ; India Bonds,
5 7 ; Bank Stock, 209 210 ; India Stock, 2561 2573.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active Bonds maintain the.
leaving off price of yeqerday, 471 4; Passive, MI ; De-
ferred, 224; Portuguese, 821 831; Three per Cent.., 524
531-; Columbian, 325 ; Mexican, 353 36,1; ; Dutch Two and a
Half per Cents., 5611; Five per Cents., 1003- .1.
The express from Paris this morning does not bring any
news of importance. French prices, Five per Cents., 108 f.
10c. ; Three per Cents., 82f sc. ; Active Spanish 454.
Considerable anxiety is beginning to be felt on 'Change re-
lative to the non-arrival of the Calpe steamer from Lisbon.
This steamer left Lisbon on the 15th inst., and was seen in
Vigo Bay on the 17th inst. by his Majesty's steamer. Light-
ning, which arrived at Portsmouth five days ago. Up to this
morning there is no ;dyke of the Cape's arrival at Fal-
mouth. She had on board, We understand, a quantity of
quicksilver for Mr. Rothschild, on account of the payments
for the SpaniA dividends.

HALF-PAST ONE.

The information received from Lisbon this morning by pri-
vate letters of the 19th inst. being of rather an unfavourable
cast in respect to their finances, as great doubts were enter-
tained as to the capability of the Portuguese Government pay-
ing the dividends becoming due on the first of June and July
next, to the amount of 220,000 L, have rather operated on the
public confidence, in consequence of which the Market is heavy.
Consols at present may be quoted at the morning prices of
91;1 for the Account, and 91 afor Money.
'Co-morrow being settling day in the Foreign Market, the
chief operations arc about arranging their accounts. Spanish
Active 47ii ; Passive 14 ; Deferred 22 ; Colombian 321 ;
Mexican 35i ; Portuguese 83 ; 3 per Cents., 521 ; Dutch
2. per Cents., 56ic.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.

• Consols for the Account, 91 If.
THE FUNDS.—(;LOSING PRICES.
flank Stock BRITISH FUNDS.
2:0 Omni.tm pin
3 per Cent Ilcil 9I India Stock 057!4
per Cent Cues 917 i, Ditto Vonits
15., per Cent. 9IIN South Sea Stork
Ill.', per Cent. Red 41831 Ditto Old Annuities
New n per Cent 10011 Ditto New Annuities
1 per Cent. Assented
Dissented
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5110/ 2l pm.
J:l4 Isol
Oct. MO l5 13-16 :Atha Stock for Act.
Jan. 181;0 l"% Consols for Act.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent — : Firtuguese Bonds, 5 per milt.
ilelgtan, f, per cent 1411,i Ditto, New Ditto S3
Or. zilian Bonds
kluenos Ayres, 6 per c.nt
Chilian, 6 per rent . 4B'4 ' I Otto. Metallic
Colombian, t; per cent
Ditto, 1931
..
Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per scut
Greek Bonds, 1625,5 per ( :mt. ' Exchange
Mexican, S per cent. — French, :3 per cent B'r. —e.
e Ditto,rti,.a6d,elrB-2"5n, tn'i 11/13-8.24)a-it......:.. --364 . t;,:0 kite.,,
s.2ilieVereenet!'.t...::::: ................ ..
I rotu; Ps'4
SII A RES.
2
Aylesbury Railway Compan:. ,2;
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway lo,:i,
Calcutta and Saugur Railway
. Cheltenham and Great Western Railway
Commercial Blackwall Railway
Dublin and Kilkenny Railway Canpany
Eastern Counties Railway .......................................... 4,4
Great North of England Railway..
25..,
Great Western Railway . ................. ...
London and Brigtuon Railway (Re".lle.s) ........... 43/4
London and Brighton Railway (Cindy's)
London and Blackwall Ilailway ......................................
London and Gravelend Railway ................... p'*o'
• ~i
London and Birmingham Railway
29
London and Southampton Railway
London Grand Junction Railway 3%
Northern raid Eastern Railway
North Midland Railwuy "' 12%
7
South Eastern Railway ....
South Western Railway ...... :h*v—a',7".......................... 1 •
IL
Yorl: and North Midland Hat f.
Shares 514
Prices o since our One o'clsck
No other variations in the
List.

The General Steam Navigation Company's packet
the Sir Edward Banks,. from Rotterdam, arrived off tl.O
Custom-House this morning.