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London, England, 1825-12-16 00:00:00

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LONDON,
FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 11%:17"

1111 B FUNDS.

Co;•sols—Yesterday closed
After the Market

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This morning opened
Yesterday the Funds maintained their Prices
until nearly four o'clock, when a sudden sale
100,0001. Fours, for _Notes, by the Broker of at/
eminent Banking House, largely connected
Country Banks, threw a damp upon Consolot
which declined from 824 to 89“, and closed at
that price. The market was kept open half aR
hour later than usual, and transfers were made gt,
the Bank till five ! No business of moment IY°
effected after the close, and a general.expect"
tion prevailed that Consols would ()Pen this
morning at a decline.

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The total absence of any rumours; atto Town
Bankers, inspiring confidence, Consols, opened
this morning 82-H, ith every appearance of a
favourable Market. The briskness with which
they began, subsided on the contents of Cne"trl
Letters trauspiring,on the Market, which then be'
t•
came gloomy, and the price gradually declined
to 81-i. At one o'clock the quotation was 82.111'
From the Bank Brokers having ceased to one'
rate in Exchequer Bills, they dropped to a dis'
count of 65, at which several bargains were Made
for bills of 1000; for those of 500, the extreme de.
pression was 40. Even small Bills were done at
10 discount, but what yet more strongly she 1%
the distress for money, those advertised for pal'

ment bare been done at a discount of 12. east

India Bonds -have been -depressed to 80
count, but subsequently recovered to 70. ganic
Stock,' f 3..

The letters from the country represent lhe'dis`
tress to be extreme, and hourly inereaslng;
Supplies of gold are called for from all qua"
ter!, there being no other substitute for the °Tie'
and two pound notes of Country Bankers.
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Reports of Country Banks, in counties
very remote from the metropolis are in circul"

lion, and generally believed ; but until these rg"
mours shall be confirmed beyond all doubt, We'
refrain form •even hinting at the firms, to 01°111

owever allusion is made without reserve.

T.
It is now beyond question that the public
mind is yielding to the powerful truth, that not.
withstanding the confident assurances of the
Speakers at the Mansion-boucle, the extremity °f
difficulty is not yet past. The tranquillity that
has succeeded to the tempest.in the metropolis'
is not a true criterion of the real state of the
kingdom. In the country, the effects of the stool'
have not yet been felt,and whether the provision
that has been made, is sufficient to meet the emer-
gency, yet remains to be seen. The demand

upon the Bank of England, both for Gold and
Bank-notes, is intense.
The report in circulation as to the specie
and bullion held by the Bank a few wee"
.0
since, states the amount at seven millions. 11"5
we know to be the statement sent forth to the
public. Admitting such to have been the fact---

which we altogether doubt—the drain for gold; if