Star.
London, England, 1825-12-20 00:00:00

LONDON.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 182.5.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

On the first opening of the Market this morning, everything
looked gloomy, and Consols opened at 79j for the Account; they
went down to 79j j; but upon*-sosounts bring received hop
various parts of the country, pardadirly from Glasgow and its
vicinity, that the greatest tranquillity prevailed there, and business
going on as usual, the Coma liarket•assunsed a more bright ap-
pearance, and are now 79j I j for the Account. The panic which
lately prevailed in the City has entirely disappeared, and no new
failures are talked of. A great deal of business has been done in
Consols, but little ur nothing in the Foreign Market.
Current Prices: Old Spanish 124 12, Russian 74 76, Mexican
Six per Cents. MI, Cokmibian New 54j, Brazilian Scrip 20
18 disc. Greek Reads ►6 18.
prticgoF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK.

Bank Stock 202 201 203
S per Cent. tied. 76 78
S per Cent. Cons. Shut.
31 per Cent. 83 84
31 per Cent. Red. 81% 85
4 per Cent. New Shut.
Long Ann. 181,4 34
India Bonds 75 S 5 5.5
1.1,000 Excheq. Bill, 85 35 40
4:500 ditto 65 25
4100 and £2OO ditto 15 5
Cons. for Account 791/2 % 1/2 801,4 80 54 34
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Austrian Ilds S p Ct. 'Mex. Scrip,
Braailian Bonds, IN.-vont/so Bonds,
Do. Scrip, s p C. 1825, ,Peruv. !Ids,* p C. 40 39 40
ituenos Ayres Bonds ;Ditto Scrip, 1825,6 p C.
Milian 'Scalds, 6 p Ct. 45 50 Toituguese Ponds 73
Colombian Ilds,6p C. 52 S 4 Oitto Aect.
Ditto Acct. SI 52 (Penn. Ilk S p C. 87% 9%
Do. lids 1824,541 4% %6% 6 Do. Bonds, 1822,
110. Acc. 541 % 6 5% 6% Russ. 11d1,1822, a p Ct. 75 79 78
Danish Ronds,loo% I Ditto Acct. 73
I hr. Marks Span. 5 p Ct. C. 9%
Ditto Bond% 3 p Ct. 1825, SS Ditto for Ace.
Ditto Aect. SS Ditto
Greek Bonds Span. tt. C 1843,
Du. Ws, 182.5. 17% 17 F -rites, Sp C.
Ditto Aect. 171 17 Rxc e,
Mex. Bonds s p. Ct. 52 Frew tee,
• Ditto Acct. p
Dn. 8d5,1825,6 pC.56 71 1 S 9 81 Onaten*Ja Bonds,
Do. Amt. i 71 * 85 % % 9 Ditto
(est. dis.
BRITISH' AND FOREIGN SHAR TWO
.O'CLOCK.
sttAaa P
Chilian 100
Pasco Peruvian 100 v. •
United Mexican 40 40
Ditto New 40 10
Protector Fire •20
British Iron Company • 100 2.5

3p C.

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His MAJESTY came to town at a quarter past one
one o'clock this day, and held a Privy Cooncil at Carlton Palace,
whieh was numerously mended. At this Council, the Rictuses
made his Report of such of the convicts now under sentence of
death in Newgate, as were tried the Session before last.

The warlike character of the Grand Duke CONSTAN•
me, has led some persons to fear, that on WI accession to the throne
the peace of Europe may be endangered, particularly as his ambi-
tion to reign in the capital of his great namesake, is no secret.—
We hope, however, that be will pursue the pacific conduct of his
brother, but it certainly behoves this eounvy to be prepared for
the worst, and happily our energies and resgurses are sufiicient for
any emergency. Nor should we be surprised to hear of some of
our ships of war being speedily put in commission ; though of the
pacific views and intentions of this country there can be no doubt.

Whi'e we were yesterday apologising to our Readers
for having ten times over enforced :on their attention,,
and
,that of Government, the immediate necessity of
adopting the only practical means of arresting the ea
lamity which now so severely presses on the country, a
letter was read at the Bank, froM Henatzs, inti•
mating, that en S 4turday eveninluthe Cabinet had
come at length to the Resolution ofsarrying the mea-
swe which we bad thus so frequently proposed into
effect. The whole of the outstandint Exchequer Bill;
;re henceforward to bear interest at tiro rateofl3 Os.loll.
per Cent. instesd of £2.55. lid per Cent. as heretofore.
While this decision admits in principle the propriety of
that advice which our Readers will be well aware the
STAR alone, of all the Journals of the day, suggested, we
regret to have still to observe,tbat in detail it is carried to
so slender an extent, that, as a remedy,it• is not likely to be
very efficient. That it would have been, in all probability,
quite effectual as a preventiie, if applied at the first
moment when symptoms of an extreme pressure for
money became apparent, we have no doubt ; but now
that the malady has spread its ravages far and wide, the
medicine is, in quantity, too insufficient to effect a cure.
We earnestly recommended that New Exchequer Bills,'
bearing an interest of 3d. per cent., per diem, should be
issued, in exchange for the old. That the Bank should
issue notes to those holders of the old Bills who should
be desirous of that species of circolating medium in
preference to the new Exchequer Billi:.and then that an
equal amount cf the latter should be sold by the Bank,
from day to day, even at a discount if necessary, in.
order to re-absorb the excess of Bank notes thus issued
to the dissenting holderi of,bills ; by which surf situ:
pie process it would Coale to pass that the whole of the
ditty rbillicrs of Exchequer Bills POW afloat would

Miriam