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and partly with a view of accelerating the depar-
ture of the armament, a contract has been entered
into with some private individuals for the equip-
ment of the troops at 50 dollars per head. The
names of the individuals are (prudently we think)
omitted ; as it would be no easy task to find
private persons who would advance money to
any amount to a Government so notorious for
its utter contempt of pecuniary engagements as
that of Spain.—lt is possible that the idea of
this expedition originated with the attempt to
raise a loan at Amsterdam, and afterwards in
this country ; and, if our surmise be just, the
failure of the one will necessarily lead to the
abandonment of the other. But what is to be-
come of Cuba in this case, which can only
be retained in subjection to the Parent State
by measures of unequivocal energy and vigi-
k lance. It is possible, that in this crying di-
lemma, the French Government may be romantic
enough to assist its ally with the necessary pecu-
niary funds ; though it is highly improbable, as
this would be a departure from the prudent
course, which that Government has professed
so anxious a desire to follow in the dispute be-
tween Spain and her Colonies. It is so difficult,
too, to distinguish in this case between a measure
of precaution, as far as Cuba is concerned, and
one of annoyance as regards the opposite States
of the Continent, that the French Government
will scarcely expose itself to the obloquy of being,
a party in so obnoxious a transaction. If Ferdi-
nand be intent on the expedition, he must find
the means himself; and we therefore suspect that
it will have the fate of former projects, upon
which he entered at first with great avidity, and
afterwards abandoned, partly from fickleness
of character, and partly from want of the requi-
site pecuniary funds. Spain has obviously but
one chance of retaining possession of her remain-
ing Colonies, and that is to enter without the least
delay into terms of peace with such of her former
Colonies as have virtually estiblished their in-
dependence. All her resources would be insuf-
ficient to maintain Cuba against a hostile confe-
deracy of the new States ; and whilst the attempt
would complete her financial embarrasments, she
would have the mortification of seeing that it was
wholly useless. But as Ferdinand is incapable of
taking so wise a step, he ►will not have a single pos-
session left, in a year or two more, in that part of
the world ; though we do not think that the loss
would be so injurious to him as he imagines. The
possession of territory in that quarter would urge
, him to indulge in idle dreams,—an indulgence
that would be sure to involve him in serious prac-
tical difficulties. To he safe at home, he must
divert his thoughts wholly from the New World;
hut it is absurd to expect a reasonable proceed-
ing on his part ; and it would he equally absurd
to suppose that he can extricate himself from the
difficulties in w hich his iaatuation is sure to in-
volve him.

[MORNING lIER Ur). j
The continued languid state of the Money
Market is-an object of general remark, and for
which nil' per!ou can account. There was a very
unexpected decline in Consols yesterday—they
opened at 918, and closed at 9l it, without one
word or even rumour bt•ing assigned for such
delay.—There has been uncommonly little busi-
ness doing, either in the Foreign Funds or in the
Schemes ; and the prices of all were nominally
much the same as on Monday.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, July 5.

Colonial Department, July 4.

The King has been pleased to appoint Major-General Bourk
to be Lieutenant-Governor of the eastern district of the Cape of
Good Hope.

Cream-Office, July 5.
Mrmnrit returned to serve in this present Parliament.
County of Tyrone.—The Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corty,
of tNhenis, in said county of Tyrone and of Castlecoole, in the
county of Fermanagh, in the room, of Sir John Stewart, Bart.,
deceased.

BANKRUPTS.
G. Farnworth, Fothersall, Lancashire, dealer, to surrender
July 14, 15, at the Red Lion Inn, Preston, and Aug. 16, at
the. Royal Oak Inn, Lancaster. Solicitors, Messrs, Sherwood
and Son, Canterbury-square, Southwark.
E. Wheatley, Leicester-square, bookseller, July 9, 19, Aug.
16, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitors,
Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, King's Bench-walk,.Temple.
T. Buxton, Compton, Derbyshire, tanner, July 18, 19, Aug.
16, at the Green Man Inn, Ashborne. Solicitor, Mr. Barbor,
Fetter-lane.
T. Swindells, Bosden, Cheshire, farmer, July 14, 19, Aug.
16, at the White Lion Inn, Stockport. Solicitor, Mr. Makin-
son Middle Temple.
Lathbury, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, mercer,
July 18, 19„-kug. 16, at the Crown Inn, Burton-upon-Trent.
Solicitors, Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, Inner Temple.
J. Wells, Aldbourn, Wiltshire, corn-dealer, July 9, 16,
Aug. 16, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street.
Messrs. Few, Ashmore, and Hamilton, Henrietta-street,
Covent-garden.
J. Sarfaty de Pinna, SG Anne's-lane, Cheapside, ostrich
feather-manufacturer, July 12, 19, Aug. 16, at the Bankrupts'
Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Lane, Lawrence
Pountney-lane.

• DIVIDENDS.
July 29, W. Horne and J. Stackhouse, Liverpool, mer
chants—July 26, M. and .1. M'Donnell, and J. Bushell.
Broad-street, merchants—July 30, S. Couchman, Throgmor
ton-street, printer—July 28, 'l'. Vostenholme, Sheffield, hair
seating-manufacturer—July 23, G. North, Sheffield, butcher
—July 27, T. Jackson, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire,
grocer—July 16, S. Humphrey's, Charlotte-street, Port-
land-place, merchant—July 26, S. Humble, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne. stationer—August 6, W. and A. F. Smith,
Stockton, Durhani, bankers—July 26, T. Mantle, Dover, ca-
binet-maker—July 26, T. Kinning, Oxford-street, linen-draper
—July 26, J. Holbrook, Derby, grocer—July. 26, H.' Cul-
lingham, Kensington, carpenter—July 28, C. Bond, Graves-
end, victualler—July 12, N. Gillbee. Denton, Kent, coal-mer-
chant—July 26, M. and J. F. IVeleker, Leicester-square,
• tailors—July 26, A. J. Cumming, High-street, Southwark,
cheesemonger—July 30, R. H. Hunt, Great Yarmouth, Nor-
folk, wine-merchant—July 30, T. Mercer, Billinghurst,
Sussex, brewer—July 30, T. C. Butts, Nagg's Head-court,
Gracechureh-street, wholesale perfumer—July- 30;G. B. Lons-
dale, Green Lettuce-lane, insurance-broker—July 29, C. Aus-
tin, I.uton, Bedfordshire, banker.
CERTIFICATES, JULY 26.
- • 'E. France,,Huddersfield, plumber—J. Bentley, Bradshaw.
Lancashire, bleacher—C. Campbell, Liverpool, merchant—T
Chambers, Fenchurch-street, hardwareman —V. Leonard.
Taunton, Somersetshire, linen-draper—H. Clarke, Agnes
Waterloo.road, Surrey, coal-merchant—C. Parker, Bris
tol, tailor—J. Ednians, Warwick-lane. clieesemonger.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Go Oakley and H. Phillips, Baker-street, surveyors—J. Cock
and T. Pillow, Thomas.street, Horselyclown, lightermen—T.
Ginn and G. Pung, Balling don, Essex, lime-burner—W.
Wigglesworth, jun , and J. Bradley, Leeds, silk-mercers—S.
Statham and T: COwgill, Huddersfield, hosiers—J. Braddock
and J. Jackson, Macclesfield, silk-manufacturers—H. Howe
and J. Melville, Manchester joiners—J. Kendall, T. R.
Sewell, and T. Green, NottinOam, millwrights—J. Saunders
and J. Bushell, Foulsham, orfolk, silk-manufacturers—E.
White and T. Andrews, Goswell-street, timber-benders—W.
and J. Ayliffe, Bath, pork-butchers.