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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1822•
THE FUNDS.

STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Market opened rather brisk this morning, and Consols
were done at 814 to ; but, owing to the report of Lord
Ltvstt-
roe'. having resigned, the Market got somewhat worse, and
Consuls up to this hour arc 81a to 1 for the Account, and 80& to
81 for Money.
Foams+ FUNIA.—The above Market is rather heavy up to
this hour, and little doing in any Foreign Securities.—Chiliati
823 to 83, New Spanish 64, Old 664, New Prussian 871 1, Oki
901 ij, Russian 861 1, Danish 881, Neapolitan 771 4, Colombian
861, Scrip 861.
STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.
Within the last hour the Market has improved, and looks well;
Consols are 811 (buyers) for the Account, and 81 for Money.

CURRENT PRICES:
2 per Cent. Cons. 811/s 80% 81-314 per Cents. 9314
4 per Cent. New 10034 14— India Stock, 252
India Bonds 435. 501.
Exchequer Bills of El ,000, 3s. ss. 4s.
Ditto Small, 4s. 7s.—Bank for Acct. 2521 A 253 252
India for Act. 2521h—Cons. for Act. 81 IA ih %.

While the Ministers are hesitating or disagreeing
among themselves, as to the successor of the Marquis
of LONDONDERRY in the office of Foreign Secretary,
we would recommend a very easy mode of freeing
them from all embarrassment on this subject; and
that is by returning to the good old mode of having
but one Secretary for both Foreign Affairs and the
Colonies. The introduction of a third Secretary is
of recent date, and though it might be allowable in
time of war, yet it would be difficult to prove any ne-
cessity for it, now that the " piping times of peace"
have so materially lessened the business of Foreign
Affairs and the Colonies.
It is not, we believe, more than two or three Ses-
sions since a motion was made in Parliament for
abolishing the third Secretaryship, which was nega-
tived ; we trust, however, that the motion will be re-
newed next Session, and that so important a saving to
the country of an unnecessary expense will be effected.
Nothing is yet definitively known as to the new
Ministerial arrangements. The Earl of LIVERPOOL
still insists on the necessity of Mr. CANNING'S return
to office, and the Loan CHANCELLOR, it is said, has
withdrawn his opposition to the measure ; but the
repugnance in a higher quarter is not yet overcome.
Indeed we are of opinion that his MAJESTY would
prefer a Whig Administration to one with Mr. CAN-
NING at its head.
We have reason to believe that an attempt will yet
be made to establish a coalition Ministry. Of one
thing we are assured from good authority, that on
Saturday his MAJESTY sent for the Marquis of LA NS.
DOWN; the nature or result of the interview has
not yet transpired ; but it can scarcely be doubted
that it had reference to the present disjointed state
of the Cabinet.

The Earl of Ltvenpoor. had an audience of the
KING yesterday morning, at Carlton Palace ; after
which his Lordship went to Hampton Court, where
his intended bride and he were among the few pro-
menaders of distinction in the Palace Gardens.
It was reputed on 'Change this morning, that the
Earl of Ltirarmoor. had resigned. Other rumours
were in circulation, which caused a slight depression
in the Funds.

This forenoon we received a Flanders Mail, bring- i
ing Brussels and German Papers to a late date. The
Austrian Observer, up to the 27th ult. was still silent
respecting the affairs of Greece and Turkey; having I
blade no mention of them since the 16th of August,
when it contained a long article, attempting to prove
that the Turks had gained a great victory. This si-
lence on the part of the Austro-Turkish Gazette, is
strongly corroborative of the success of the Greeks.
The writer oT an article from Venice seems duly
to appreciate the value of the information contained
in the Austrian Journal. " Since we have belonged
to Austria," says the writer, " the Austrian Observer
gives the law among us on political subjects. At
this moment, however it strangely embarrasses us. It
assures us that the Tui ks are everywhere triumphant,
while not a single letter comes from the Levant that
does not confirm the destruction of the army of
Chow schid Pacha."
The Emperor of RUSSIA was expected at Warsaw
on the 20th ult. Part of his equipage had arrived
there on the preceding day. Count NESSELRODE was
in the suite of his Imperial Majesty. Count Pozzi
nt Boaoo passed through Frankfort, on his way to
Vienna, on the 20th ult.
A letter from Paris, in a Brussels Paper, states that
the Order of Malta intends to renew its application
to the Sovereigns at the Congress, in order to obtain
its re-establishment as an independent power.
Vim*, Aca. 26.—Metatticines, 81 21-52—Bank Sham, 870.

Just as nur Paper was going to press, we received
a Dutch Mail, with Papers to the Bth instant. An
article from Hamburgh says, it is confirmed that all
secret societies, including even the Freemasons, are
prohibited in Russia—not by an Imperial Ukase, but
by a Ministerial Rescript. Every person in office is
ordered to appear before his superior, to declare that