Star.
London, England, 1823-05-02 00:00:00

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Spanish Bonds opened this morning .at 31i, I, and got up to
SSI, 6, with the Market looking op.
Current Prices :—Chiliart 68. New Spanish 32f, New Prus-
sian 8! I, Old 83, Russian 76f, Danish 86, Colombian 60.

Pit ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Rank Stock 2151 A-3 per tent. Reduced 77A 54
3 per Ct. Cons. 777/8 78% 1/8 IA-31/2 per Cts. 89A
4 per Cents. Old, 95% 961/4
4 per Cents. Net", 98 981
Bank Long Annuities 19 15 16 20.
Imperial 3 per Cents. 76% 3/8
India Stock 245% 246—India Bends 355. 38s.
South Sea Stock 881/8
Etchequer Nils of Cl,OOO, las. 14s, 15s.
Ditto Small 15s. .18s.
Consols fur Payment 777/8 783/8 1/8 1/4.

A report prev ails among the best informed persons in
the City, that the war commenced between France and
Spain is likely to be arrested in its progress, by these
Powers submitting the cause of their quurel to the
mediation of foreign Courts. Although the inter-
position of Great Britain may be said to have ceased,
yet it is to our mediation that both France and Sdain
ace said to look for averring the further calamities
of war. In consequer.ce of the general belief this
report obtained in the City, a rise has taken place in
all the Funds.

Wu cannot sufficiently, call the attention of our
Readers to the proceedings in the House of Commons
on the late ; uestion of the Foreign. Policy of this coun-
try. Nevir did the proud feeling of being an English-
man burn in our hearts with gi cater ardour, and never
did the Lower House do itself more honour. It was
quite delightful to hear the fearless expressions of manly
independence, the just detestation of arbitrary power
and of unnatural aggression, and the wise arguments
of the advocates of neutrality. If the love of liberty,
and attachment to the Throne and best interests of
the country, are fitobjects of the admiration of man-
kind, the Members of the House of Commons are
justly entitled to the praises and esteem of their
countrymen. We hate bceu speaking of the House
of Commons generally ; we mean now to offer a
few particulay-observations on the Opposition.

Never, in the annals of Parliamentary history, did
One party obtain such a triumph over another as on
Wednesday night: never was so large a mountain in
labour, and so little a mouse brought forth ; and now
that this poor little marine abortion wishes to creep
into the first hole it can find, the cruel, unnatural

propagators turn away from it and disown it.—
A short week ' sinte and nothing was heard but the
note. of preparation for the overthrow of Ministers;
von knew of the plotting of the conspirateit ; and Mr.
Eaitxttßs was told to beware of the Ides.of March;
and we have no doubt that Gloucester Lodge was
'often disturbed by the unquiet dreams of Mrs. CA24;.
NINO, forewarning her to advise tire Foreign Se-
cretary not to go to the Senate during the fatal Ides.
bey were to turn out the Ministry, they were to
shew Kipgs they had better mind what they were
about-
-9.--.-...500d0 reges, atque tetrarchas
Omnia nukes towns; mod* Barret strive Glenorehy !
—for these two Gentlemen, -with five or six others,
were all who could be found with sufficient hardi-
hood to vote an inculpation upon Ministers s the rest
of the vast minority of twenty were forced back
(" necessity makes us acquainted with odd bed-fel-
lows !") into the House, from the pressure in the lobby.
It is quite delightful to see the confusion the Opposi-
tion are in. Mr. TIERNEY, and the shrewder part of
it, says, " You don't imagine that the voices .of-feur
or five wrongheaded fellows are to be "ten as the
opinion of • our body ? They don't. mind me more
than a deaf donkey, and the more I tell them that
by following such a Course they will get into a scrape,
the more they do it." The Morning Chronicle,
(which is written by JOS:Ell Hume), ingeniously
says, " Mr. MACDONALD expressed his intention
of withdrawing his Motion that an unanimous
vote might go forth to the world, expressing their
abhorrence of the conduct of France." No, no,
Mr. MACDONALD, this is too capacious a bit
of humbug for our easy credulity to swallow. So
that, forsooth, all his address, all the tedious
debates during three whole nights, had only this
object in view, that the House might erpre,s its
disapprobation of the aggression of Prance. The
truth is, that the only object was to overthrow the
Ministry, by obtaining a vote of inculpation upon
their conduct during the late negociations. The Ad-
dress of the Opposition breathes nothing but blame
throughout, and the Amendment of Mr. WORTLEY
has nothing but commendation upon the course they
have pursued ; and what was the result? As we said
before, there were only about half a dozen volun-
tary voters for the Address and 372 for the Amend-
ment. As Mr. CANNING well expressed it, if he
who, unconsciously, has bestowed on as a benefit; is
entitled to our gratitude, we ought to be particularly
grateful to Mr. MACDONALD. By his absurd mo-
,tion, he has elevated Mr. CA brxrNo and his Col-
leagues still higher in the estimation of the country.
He has obtained almost an unanimous approbation
of the course of policy they have pursued, and in the
words of the Amendment, he has she wn to all Europe,
that however highly we, estimate the *Op:gage of
`peace, particularly in the present moment, we shall
be at all times ready to affoi d his MAJC.STY the
most zealous support to vindicate the dignity of
his Croin, or to maintain the rights and inte-
rests of bisfeople. We say, and we say the truth,
that the- Opposition expected to have a very strong
division to inculpate the Ministers, and that too up to
the delivery of Mr. CANNING'S .speech, -which flashed
conviction upon the mind of every catdid person.
He, in a speech which has hardly everbcen equal-
led, warded off the attack with the shield of eloquence
and truth ; and now that the dart his fallen harmless
at his feet, they disown having had anything to do
with this.