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MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS,

rnom THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 6 per
mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
10Id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
of 25.30, and exchange at Paris on London at short
being 25.47-.lt, it follows that gold is 0.70 per cent.
dearer in London than in Paris.

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per mark, which, et the English Mint price of 3/. 17s.
10:Vd. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
of 13.61, and the exchange at Hamburgh on London
at short being 13.8, it follows that gold is 0.69 per
cent. dearer in London than in Humburgh.
The President's Message, as far as the Stock Ex-
change was concerned, was net favourably received,
and the part which embraces the topic of the " right of
search," in connexion with the slave trade, was thought
to be of such menacing character that the value of our
Government securities, which had, before the publish-
ing of this document, been buoyant and on the ad-
vance, relapsed about one quarter per cent., and left off
heavy. The only operation of magnitude we heard of,
to induce such a feeling in the market, was a sale of
50,0001. by the Bank broker.
The financial part of President Tyler's Message is
couched in the same cautious language which has
from the first distinguished his Government ; there
is the design of establishing a fiscal agent that shall
be something less than a national bank, commonly
so called, and something more than a mere sub-trea-
sury. The " separation of the purse from the sword"
on the one hand, and the prohibition of operations on
the part of the bank-agencies, without the consent of
the States, on the other, are severally designed to offer
some concession to the two leading parties. The es-
tablishment of a Board of Control for the sake of
keeping the public monies would not be, we apprehend,
the serious point of discussion, and the question of the
issue of Treasury notes may rather be one of amount
than principle. The receipt of individual deposits in
bullion could hardly be refused, as it would seam unfair
to deny the public the use of so unquestionable a place
of security as the vaults of this federal institution,
though even here Mr. Tyler would limit the power
to prevent a sudden withdrawing of the deposits
from the State banks, to the manifest damage
of the latter. The most debateable matter appears to
be the right of purchasing and selling domestic bills
and draughts, and many questions may arise how far
this right may be limited to distinguish this new agent
from an ordinary " Bank of the United States." All
discussion on this subject in its present state is indeed
premature, but it is important to know that there
will really be a fiscal plan emanating from the Exe-
cutive, and that the veto will not be the means of
deciding the fate of the next agent. If there be any
holders of American securities who are so blind as
to entertain a notion that. the federal tiovernment
will guarantee the State debts, they will do well to
observe Mr. Tyler's remark, that "for the debts con-
tracted the States alone are responsible." Indeed,
such a guarantee the holders cannot expect, nor have
they indeed a right to require it.
HERALD.—The old established and respectable
banks of Dorrien, Magens, and Co., and Curries have
issued circulars conjointly to their customers and con-
nections announcing the consolidation or fusion of the
two banks into one for the future, under the firm of
Curries and Co., to commence from the 31st instant,
and to be carried on at the more convenient premises of
Curries' bank in Cornhill. The demise of Mr. Thomas
Dorrien, a partner in the first-named bank, led, as the
circular states, to changes in the firm which tended to
bring about this union.

SUN.—The arrival of the Independence with the Pre-
sident's Message, caused, in addition to the receipt of the
Speech of the King of the French, some bustle in the
City this afternoon. Both of these State documents were
looked upon as of a pacific tendency, making due allow-
ance for the national tone and vigour which they must
usually preserve when touching upon foreign relations,
in order to give satisfaction to the citizens of the coun-
tries to which they are addressed. The Stock Market
was rather neglected this afternoon, and closed with a
slight degree of heaviness. For the opening Consols
realised 891, leaving off at 881. Exchequer Bills were
marked 11s. to 14s. premium. Reduced Three-and-a
half per Cents. 981 to 99, and Three per Cent. An-
nuities 89. Bank Stock was firm, at 1651 to 165 x.
The Foreign Securities were very little dealt in, and
did not improve in value. They closed in fact 'a shade
below the opening rates. Spanish Actives at 231 to 24;
Portuguese New at 3276; Colombian at 201; Dutch New
Five per Cents. at 97:1,, and Danish at 81.

Shares have not lost their elasticity.
The following are the official Returns of the exports
of bullion from the Port of Loudon for the week ending
Thursday last:—
Silver Coin to Hamburg!'
Rotterdam 15,000
Silver Bars to Ditto

DEATH OF MR. WEST, M.P. FOR

DUBLIN.

DUnLIN, DEC. 27.—A general sensation was caused
this morning throughout the city by the intelligence of
the death of John Beatty West, Esq., Queen's Counsel,
and one of the representatives for Dublin. The melan-
choly event took place at five o'clock this morning, at
Mount Anvilla, near this city, the residence of fudge
Burton, the father-in-law of Mr. West. Since the last
general election in July, when Mr. West, with Mr. Gro-
gan, was returned for this city, after one of the most
formidable contests on record, the deceased gentleman
never fully recovered from the effects of the fatigue and
exhaustion he had suffered on that occasion. The pas-
ing over of the paramount claims of Mr. West, when Mr.
Warren obtained the vacant Sergeantcy, might also have
had considerable effect upon a constitution debilitated by
illness. •

In all the relations of private life Mr. West was beloved
for his kindness, amiability, and generosity of disposition;
and many an elector voted against him with reluctance,
and not a few abstained from voting on account of his
private virtues as a neighbour and a citizen. Mr. West
went with his party as a Tory, but he never degraded
himself by the disgusting intolerance which so generally
characterises the ruling faction in this country.
Mr. West had acquired considerable landed property,
and he also succeeded in forming a very splendid collec-
tion of paintings. But his immense expenditure at con-
tested elections must, no doubt, have considerably dimi-
nished his fortune.

The general topic in political circles to-day relates to
the candidates at the election to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Mr. West. The Tories speak of start-
ing Sir Edward Borough, or Mr. Smith, Q.C. But the
former is the new Sheriff of this city, and he should re-
sign, in case he consented to come forward. _

-A
very strong feeling prevails amongst the Reformers
of all shades, that Lord Morpeth (now in the United
States) should be put forward. I believe there is no
doubt whatever that his Lordship would be retarned by
a large majority.

EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER.-
THREE LIVES LOST.

BRISTOL, TUESDAY.—An accident, attended with ♦ery
serious consequences, occurred yesterday on the line of the
Bristol and Gloucester Railway, about two miles from
\Vickwar, fifteen miles from this city, from an explosion
of gunpowder. Three unfortunate men were blown to
pieces, and killed on the spot ; and five other persons,
being all who were in the immediate neighbourhood
at the time, were severely burned, and otherwise injured.
These five are now lying in our infirmary, and one of
them has an eye blown out, and is otherwise so dread-
fully burned that he cannot recover.

The unfortunate men were all engaged on the railway,
and the names of those who are killed are Matthew Ste-
phens, James Bennett, and another, name unknown.
The names of those now in the infirmary are—Thomas
White, one eye out, and dreadfully burned ; Lewis,
Crew, Henry Williams (blacksmith), George Collins
all very badly burned and bruised ; and John Hodges,
much burned in the face and legs, but not so much as
the others. From the circumstance of all those who
were present being too much injured to be able to give
evidence, the inquest cannot yet be held, but I have
gathered the following particulars of the catastrophe:—
The spot where it occurred is about two miles from
the town of Wickwar, and the men were engaged in the
formation of a tunnel. On Saturday a barrel containing
half a hundred weight of gunpowder, intended to be used
in blowing up the rocks, in order to form the tunnel, was
taken and deposited for safety in a shed situated at the
mouth of the tunnel, and sometimes used as a black-
smith's shop. Yesterday the blacksmith was ordered to
go to " sharpen" the men's tools, and whilst so engaged a
spark of fire flew from the anvil and ignited the powder,
which, of course instantly exploded, and the poor men
were blown in all directions; the explosion shattering
the smithy, a place called the Milbring, and a part of the
tunnel, and causing the greatest sensation in the whole of
the surrounding hamlets to the distance of six or seven
miles; the explosion being distinctly heard in all of them
to that distance. For some time nothing could exceed
the alarm of the inhabitants, who, being entirely unaware
of the cause of the frightful explosion, would not believe
but that it was occasioned by the shock of an earth•
quake. At length, however, the cause of the fatal catas-
trophe was ascertained, and spread considerable dismay
in the minds of all those persons who had relations work-
ing on the railway. The scattered remains of the bodies
of the men who were killed were gathered together to
await the result of a Coroner's inquest, and the wounded
men were conveyed
to the Bristol Infirmary, where four
of them are now lying in a very dangerous state.

THE LORD NELSON.—This vessel still lies on
Billsbank, and we understand that, should the weather
continue calm, there are hopes entertained of getting her
off. The bodies of the captain, mate, and one of the
seamen were found in the beginning of the week, close
to the vessel, from which in all probability they had
been washed during the fatal night. That of Maearnochan
is still missing,—Carlisle Journal.