The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-11 00:00:00

[MORNING HERALD.]

The most important event, communicated by I
the foreign arrivals, is the opening of the Extra-
ordinary Cortes at Madrid. The pretended
friends, but real enemies of King Ferdinand,
persisted in maintaining to the last that that
Prince could not be brought even by personal
restraints and indecent menaces, to agree to this
measure, upon which seems mainly to depend, at
the present crisis, the freedom and independence
of the Spaniards as
_a nation. But from the short
and well-judged speech of the President of the
Permanent Deputation (see yesterday's SUN),
whose duty it was to open. the Session, it
would appear that the, King was in perfect ac-
cord with the Ministers. M. Valdes (the
President) aims, in his speech, to soothe an con-
ciliate the public feeling towards Ferdinand,
and indeed to reconcile the Sovereign towards
the nation—which, perhaps, is the more difficult
task of the two. The hatred of a party who has

injured is more deeply rooted than that of the,
party injured. 'I he passions of an individual are
more difficult to be assuaged than those of a mul-
titude. The public, though an animal capable
of violence and ferocity, is still at heart easily
exorable. The following is the sentence to which
we allude :
" The King (whom God preserve) has ordained the convoca-

tion of Extraordinary Cortes, for the objects with which you are
already acquainted, and which indicate, in an unequivocal
manner, that his Majesty has it in contemplation to insure our
liberties, our Constitution, and our absolute independence by
the exercise of his sacred prerogatives. 7

It may be thought that not even the public func-
tionary who uttered this sentence can have any
confidence in a Prince whose acts have so dis-
astrously placed him in a state of repulsion to all
confidence. But weak minds are the creatures
of those who surround and influence them ; and
is it not at least possible that this unhappy Sove-
reign may at last seek refuge, -after so many
dangers, disappointments, and disgraces, in the
counself of a Constitutional Ministry ? As to the
cause of the Spanish nation, the assemblage of
the Cortes—a body supremely authoritative, both
morally and politically—is of the utmost moment.
Whether its independence be assailed by intrigue
or by open force, the Executive Government,
supported and sanctioned by the Legislative
Body, will be the better enabled" to wield the
resources of the nation and the powers of State,

in carrying into effect the measures, deemed ad.
visable for resisting aggression, and for cementing
friendship and alliance.

It is said that a Mr. N ORTHAIO RE, and Sir
CHAS. Wo LSELEY, have entered into recognizances
of 5001. each for the future good behaviour of
BUNT, previously to his liberation from gaol.
A Greek deed for sale, drawn in the Thebais, the
9th day of Epipki, and in the 4th year of the reign
of Cleopatra and her son Ptolemy Soter 11., (25th
July, anno 113 before Christ), and registered the
28th of Mesori following (12th Sept.), has been
brought to Europe by a traveller named Casati,
and purchased for the Royat Library of France.
It is stated to be the most ancient Greek MS. i 4

existence ; a similar deed of the year 105 before
Christ has been published. M. Casati has
brought from Egypt several other interesting spe-
cimens of Greek and 'Egyptian writings on pa-
pyrus.—(Edinburgh Observer.)

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING:

By letters received this morning from Liver-
pool, dated on the Bth current, it appears that during the pre-
ceding week there were imported into that place, from Ireland
alone, 14,841 quarters of wheat, 460 quarters of barley, 2,843
quarters of oats,- 941 quarters of beans, and 3,532 bags of flour.
The consequence of this arrival, notwithstanding the sales were
considerable, has been a reduction in the value of Irish wheat
to the extent of 4s. to 6s. per qr. The best samples of new
having been sold at 31s. td 4s. a quarter, and for the growth of
1821 only 255. to 295. a quarter having been obtained.

A Government Contract for 150,000 Gallons of Rum, 5 per
cent. under proof, was this day taken by several Gentlemen at
a pride which averages Is. 4d. per gallon.
In the English Funds the operations this day have been lan-
guid. Consols opened at 82k, and closed at the same value.
For the November account, the price is 82i. In the Foreign
Securities the usual bustle exists. and much business has been
done at great fluctuations in prices. Some of the Members of
the Stock Exchange appeared in the foreign market, and en-
deavoured to produce those scenes which are little honourable
to them in their own house. Fair dealing, and not confusion,
has as yet attended the operations on the Royal Exchange, and
nothing unpleasant has yet happened, unless in the settlements
of a few Brokers educated in the regular Stock market. The
Spanish Old Bonds are Three per Cent. lower, probably occa-
sioned by a natural re-action. The loan of Messrs. HAEDI-
MAND and Sox has not as yet appeared, and the terms being
unknown,' no price is fixed for time. The new Russian and
Prussian loans are dearer, and considerable transactions have
taken place.in them.
The following are the general prices of Foreign Stocks this
day :
French * Five per Cents. Dividend from 22d Sept. 94.
Spanish * Five per Cent. of 1820, Dividend from Ist May,
88 9 B'7 6 5.
Ditto Five per Cent. Bonds of 1821 (sterling), Dividend from
Ist May, 74i A 4 3i -al.
Russian *Six per Cents. Dividend from Ist July, 82.
Ditto *Five.per Cents. (metal].) Div. front Ist Oct. 83.
Ditto New Five per Cent. (metall.) Dividend from Ist Sept.,
9 0 4 i•
Prussian Five leer Cent. Bonds of 1818 (sterling) Dividend
from Ist Oct., 89 4.
Ditto of 1822 (sterling) Dividend from Ist July, 90 1 a j.
Austrian * Five per Cent. (metall.) Div. from Ist Feb. 82.
Neapolitan * Five per Cent. Bonds, Dividend from Ist July,

Ditto Scrip, 84 4.
vanish Five per Cent. Bonds (sterling) Dividend from Ist
July, 9044
* Ditto Banco Marks, Dividend from Ist July, 883 9.
Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds (sterling) Dividend from Ist
May, 95i 4.
Chilian Six per Cent.. Bonds (sterling) Dividend from 9th
Oct. 88 3.
American Bank Shares, 21 10.
Ditto Seven per Cent. 94.
Ditto Three per Cents. 693. •
Ditto Five per Cent. Loan, 1820, 941.
Ditto Five per Cent. Loan, 1821, 953.
Marked * are subject to the rate of Exchange.
—( Morning Chronicle.)