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the histonvitilaod disinterested motives of his friadist
professed that he could not suffer the kiting: of friend-
ship which had dictated Mr. Capers conduct to in-
tercept the benefit that the Freemen would receive
from his worthy friend's well known public send-
inents and attachment to the principles ofliberty, and
therefore begged leave also to decline filling the post
which his worthy friend and colleague's Iletermsna-
don had devolved upon him.
The Wardniote.was for some time at a loss how to
proce• d, as, in consequence of this event, there were
only seven instead of eight Common Councilmen re-
turned; whereupon Mr.Thorogood was proposed, but
the worthy Alderman (Wood) determined, that as it
poll had been demanded, notwithstanding the resig-
nation of the two late Repreientatives, Mr. Eicke and
Mr. Capel, it must be proceeded in, and the polling
.therefore necessarily continues till Tuesday, the 24th.

FRENCH RAPERS OF THURSDAY:
PARIS, DECEMBER 19.
The most extraordinary reports were in circular.
tion . yesterday on the Exchange. It was said, for
example, that Russia, who was absolutely for war,
discontented with seeing. us not beginning hostilities,
held language extremely hostile, and even threatened
to begin hostilities herself. We give to credit to a
report so absurd and so injurious to our independence;
but unfortunately there are in the policy of the Mi-
nistry such strange and sudden changes,. that the
Public is disposed to believe anything; however im-
probable, after what has passed within the last two
months.—Censtitutionnel.
Another panic has alarmed the Exchange, and no
one can assign its true cause! According to some,
it was the violent death of the Sultan Matnoudr—a
general Revolution in Constantinople—the possibility
of serious differences between Austria and Russia—
and, finally, a war in the East. Why, it is asked,
does Austria make a new loan? We know no reason,
in fact, unless it be the repayment of the sum due to
England since 1796, and of which the English Mi-
nister, at the end of the last Session of Parliament,
announced that he would endeavour to obtain the
restitution, or at least a portion. But we confess
that this reclamation, on the part of England, could
never be regarded by us as in earnest, so long as the
politics of. England and Austria were pursuing the
same direction. The new loan of Austria presents
to us only a simple operation of order and economy
for exchanging the old and burdensome debt for'
new funds raised on more favourable terms. The
fall of the Austrian metallics may indeed be merely
the result of the losses suffered by the speculators of
London and Paris.
Other politicians of the Exchange look nearer home
for a subject Of* alarm. Hostilities, according to them,
have 'commenced on the Pyrennean frontier : the
French ten itory violated—a bloody battle with Mina,
and —, one of our Generals, struck by an enemy's
ball. Here, without doubt, is something better than
the revolutions of the Seraglio, or the strangling and
decapitation a Sultans. Tu all these fine stories there
is nothing wanting but truth. Therefore they are
treated by men of sense with just disdain, and the
sudden fall of our Funds ceased as rapidly as it had
commenced:
These manceuvres of the Exchange, fatal to the
g:eedy and credulous herd of spectiltors without
expel ience, could not be brought to act with so much
facility, if the Public at large would renounce all
pretensions to fathom the depths of political myste-
ries, and cease to risk their fortunes upon sales and
purchases founded on idle rumours.
flow can any man, with the least judgment, be-
lieve the European Powers disposed to commence in
• the west a war,, not merely withbut necessity, but
without any fixed end or possible utility ? But if,
notwithstanding the wisdom, of the King's Govern-
ment—notwithstanding the pacific views of the Holy
Alliance—this war must break out, at least the rigour
of the season on which we are entering. must retard
the commencement of hostilities. What rational cause
t%en can exist for the present inquietudes ?
But the spectacle of these alarms, which the mere
report of war produced, must penetrate all statesmen
with the conviction that the maintenance of peace at
• the present moment is the first duty to society. The
idea of peace associates with those of order. and legi-
timacy; that of war awakens constantly the fear of
subversion and of revolutions.
FIUNCII • cIINDS, Tnuasoar.—Five per Cents. opened at sof.
50c. rose to Sof. 45c. and closed at 88f. For the cud a the month
the tranaktions closed at Sof. 25c.

The fist two Volumes of NAPOLEONS MEMOIRS,
and also LAS CASES' JOURNAL, will be published i
To-morrow in French and English.. Of these two
Volumes of Napoleon's Memoirs, one is edited by
the Count de MoNruoLon, and the other by General
GOURGAUD.
Melancholy Catastrophe through the Bile of a Mad
Dog.—An awful instance of hydrophobia has within
the last two days occurred in the family of Mr. MAN.. •
RING, a coal-dealer, residing in Portugal-street,
Lambeth. Some time during the month of August
last, the family kept a small dog, which either
went mad from the bite of another animal, or some
other cause, and in this dreadful state was flying
into the street, when Mr. MANNING, who had then
determined on destroying ir, impeded its progress.
The furious animal instantly sprang at him, and bit
Lim on the nose, and then left him and bit the eldest
child, a boy, also in the face, and also bit Mrs.
MANNING and a pig. The animal was seized and
almost instantly destroyed, being in a horrible state
of canine madness. The family who had been bitten
apprehended no danger, and the wounds, which were
small, were directly healed. The pig was killed,
buvrithin the last few days the whole-of the above.
rientioned persons were taken suddenly ill, the boy
being apparently first affected, and before medical
advice was called in, the poor child (to a horrible
degree) displayed the effects of hydrophobia, and in
a very short ume was a corpse; his father nest
sickened, and some surgical Gentlemen, connected
with the parish, bled him, and so much so as to
produce a partial change of the systeth, but very
faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. Mrs.
Distant° has been attacked in the same way, but
sotto such a violent degree; she is, however, con-
sidered likely to recover.. The awful circumstance
has produced a great shock in the neighbourhood.