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London, England, 1840-12-22 00:00:00

of those obscure States whose internal political
movements exercise no influence outside their own
boundary. On the contrary, she can adopt no re-
solution—follow out no line of policy—give ex-
pression to no class of political opinions, without,
in some degree, affecting the condition of Europe.
When, therefore, the English Press appears to in-
terineddle so much with questions which the Debats
regards as exclusively French, it but attests the com-
manding influence of a nation which, above all
oAiers, holds in its hands the destinies of Europe.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.—SITTING OF DEC. 19.
After some business of mere local interest in the
Chamber, the Deputies assembled in the bureaux, when
the discussion on the fortifications was resumed with great
vehemence. la the first bureau, M. de la Salle advo-
cated the plan fur the fortifications, which he said would
have been approved of by Vauban and Napoleon.
In the fourth bureau M. Allard spoke in favour of the
Ministerial project, as did also General Schneider, and M.
Liadicres, in the fifth bureau. M. de Sade said that the
enceinte would be sufficient, but he was opposed by the
Mini,ter of the Interior, who declared that the moral influ-
ence of the fortifications would be immense, as no nation
would attempt to attack France.
The Commissioners which have been appointed are all
in favour of the project. Of these five arc in active ser-
vice in the army. The following are the nominations :
First bureau, M. Billaud ; second, M. Bugeaud ; third,
M. de la Redorte ; fourth, M Allard : fifth, M. Liadieres ;
sixth, M. Dognerau ; seventh, M. Odilon Barrot ; eighth,
M. Bertie ; ninth, M. Thieve.
The Toulonnais has the following paragraph :
" Admiral Duperre has declared in the Chamber that
the fleet shall not remain idle. On the other hand, we
are informed that the French Consul-General at Tangiers
has received a serious insult, and that his Consulate, pro-
tected by the French colours, has been isolated. Admiral
Hugon, it is said, has been directed to have a division of
the ships under his command ready to sail at the first signal.
All these circumstances have given credit to a report that
the French Government was going at length to exact from
the Emperor of Morocco solemn and positive reparation,
or else to take severe revenge for all the insults and ill-
usage which we so long had to endure in that country.
Our ten ships of the line, to which two armed packets will
be added may, perhaps, have occasion to try the effect of
the cannon a /a Paixhans, on the walla of Tangiers,
Sallee, Mogadore, and to ruin the important trade which
the English carry on upon that coast, as they have done
with our f ,ctories on the coast of Syria. It remains to be
seen w hether the Ministry will go so far as has been said.
Its preceding conduct makes us think that it will stop short
at the first note of Lord Palmerston.—La Gazette de
France.
We find the following passage in a Toulon Journal :
" It has been said that the Ministry has promised the
English Cabinet not to make any further naval armaments.
To stop in the present state of things would be exposing
us to yield at the first attack. Between this and next
spring the English will have in the Mediterranean 30 ships
of the line, and 20 frigates, corvettes, and brigs, and they
will have organised the 25 Turkish men of war ; these will
keep the Egyptian fleet stationary in the port of Alex-
andria. France, isolated in the Mediterranean, will
scarcely have 20 ships of the line and 20 other vessels to
guard Algiers, Toulon, and Corsica. While the English
will have in the Levant several steam frigates of 450 horse
power, we shall have only our packets of 160 and 220
horse power. France cannot remain in this sthtc of in-
feriority."—Le Comnierce.
BO URSE.--PARIS, SATURDAY, DEC. 1.
first Highest Lowest last
Price Price. Pric, Price
Fro,ch 5 per Cents
4 per Cents 97 50 97 50 ... 97 50 97 50
3 per cent, 77 30 77 40 ... 77 50 77 41.)
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Utflitte bank 1,0001. SO 1057 50 .. ...1067 50 ...1090
50010. •hares ..19s 75 _5198 75 _5199 75
,-;elgian Mink
S per Cent,.... 93 t 43 ... 97% 97%
3 per Cents 7O 70 ... 70
New Loan
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Passive 9,4 ••• 9%
Portuguese 3 per Cents 21% 21% 21 % ... 21%
Na ;,r,htsii
R quart 99sii 9*4 994
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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LivEaroot. COTTON MARKET, DEC. 21.—The market
to-day has been rather brisk, the sales having amounted to
5,000 bags, the prices, however, about the quotations of
Saturday.

The only arrivals we have as yet is the British Queen
from New- York, cf the lst inst., bringing papers a few
bouts later than the last arrival, which are of little im-
portance. The Excharge upon London much the
same as previously received. United States Bank Shares
6.5. Private accounts state that the Great Western steamer
was not to leave New York until the lolh inst., waiting
for the President's Message.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 30.--We have very little news
stirring, business is languid, and stocks have been exceed-
ingly dull. What little there was done at the Boards to-
day was at a slight falling off in prices. Some of the
officers of our bail here positively assert the Pennsylvania
Backs will resume specie payments at the time fixed by the
Legislature. Cotton has been in demand for home ma-
nufactures, and a few hundred bales has been taken for
shipment to France. The English shippers have with-
drawn from the market in consequence of the unfavourable
state of the trade in Liverpool and Manchester. —Journal
of Commerce.
Llstn.—We learn from Mr. Green, of the United
States Navy, who came passenger in the American, from
Charges, that considerable excitement existed at Lima
about the Ist of September, in consequence of an affair
between the French Charge d'Affairs and the Peruvian
Minister of Finance. The former called on the Minister,
in relation to the claims of certain French citizens, and
was treated with rudeness. He challenged the Minister,
but the fight was prevented by President Garnara, who
arrested the Minister, and placed a guard before
his door ; the latter then made the subject the
matter of official communication, and demanded his
passports. It was rumoured that the French Admiral
had required the Peruvian Government to dismiss the
Minister, and apologize for his couduct within ten days,
and that the penalty of a refusal would be a blockade of
the port. The frigate Thetis was the only man-of-war
in port.