Star.
London, England, 1823-03-05 00:00:00

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Little business is dohtg in the above Market, on account of
the absence of intelligence from Paris. Spanish Bonds opened
at 3Cti I.—Current Prices: Chi Van 68, New Spanish 301, Old 38
'to 30, New Prussian 761, Old 79, Rusdan 731, Danish 78, Nea-
politan 67, Colombian 471, New Spanish Scrip 36.

PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock. shut-3 per Cent. Reduced shut
3 per Cent. Consols 73% VI 34
31h per Cents. 8614 Ih-4 pet Cents. Old shut
4 per Cents. New 93% 14
• Bank Long Annuities shut
India Stock shut—lndia Bonds•22s. 245. •
Exchequer Bills of CI ,000, 10» 11,.
Ditto Small, 10i. 12%
Consols fur Acct. 74 731/2 %.

Mr. Holm brought forwardslast night, in the
House of Commonc, his promised motion relative to
the establishment and property of the Church of Ire-
land. Ilis first Resolution, implying that that pro-
perty might be devoted to other purposes than the
use of the Church, as Parliament might direct, was
so evidently in opposition to the general feeling of
the House, that Mr. Hume did not press a division
on it. He divided the House, however, on his second
Resolution, to inquire into the state of the Established
Church in Ireland—when 62 Members voted for WA}

motion, and 167 against it; Majority, 105.
If Mr. Hume be a Gentleman of any mode-ay or
delicacy of mind, we know' not an individual in the
whole country more deserving of pity. At this
period of the year, the cruel Morning Papers, day
after day, represent him as meddling with subjects
so supremely above the grasp of his very ordinary
capacity, that his life must be bitter indeed.—
The report which they affect to give of the debate
which he originated last night is meant, we should
of a comment on the text of SCripture wherein
it is said—" Bray a fool seven times in a mortar," &c.
Mr. HUM c having somehow heard of the.m.essive
Livings in the lrish Church, the Papers chew him off
as running ram-slam, armed with his brazen pestle,
to pound them. This is too bad. Surely Mr. limn
is not so weak, though in our opinion Nature has de-
nied to him the power to comprehend a general prin-
ciple, as not to know that Church property is as much
property as his own India Stock, and that hii first
Resolution might just as properly have run thus. as
in his words :

" That the property of the Nobility of the United Kingdom
is public property. under the controtal," &c.—Ur,
" That the property of the Fundhoiders and Proprietor of
the different Public Companies is public property, nwier the
controul," &c.

The poor man, as he appears in the derisive ex-
posures
of the Morning Papers, does not seem to be
aware that Guveinments exist but for the conserva-
tionof property—nor that the property of Corpora..
tions is as sacred as that of individuals. We mean,
hereafter, " to tickle the catastrophe" of Mr. JOSXPH
a little, and if we cannot teach him to estimate his
• i
own pennyweight of wit better, we may, if he Is good-1
perhaps give him the pleasure of a laugh
at his cora statesmanlike qualificktions.

Lisbon Papers; up to the 20th February,. have'
arrived to-day. A Law has been proposed, in con.l
formity with the suggestion noticed a few days ago,
to declare every invasion of the Peninsula with a
view of modifying its political institutions shall be
considered as an aggression of Portugal, and the
whole Army is to be immediately assembled. In the
discussion on this subject, in the Cortes, on. the 19th,
many long and animated speeches were delivered, in
favour of the principles of National Independence,
and against the Holy Alliance.

The expedition to Bahia, consisting of about 2,000
men, sailed on the 15th February.

We have the satisfaction to state that his,ManSlT
continues well, and that his general health has been
improved, rather than deteriorated, by his Mesurv's
late regretted fndispOsitioc; , • •
The Duke of Yonc continue! at • Brislttoo,,. His
Royal Highness tOk ii
,Carriage akin on M'ondity.
An
•ingenious Corropondent, in ours, Paper of
Thursday hut, in reasoning upon the- observation
which Mr.C.tarfiso made in reply told& HdistOesa,
respecting the present policy or tlte BritisliCabinet;
has, supposed that the State Paper alluded to was
the result of an arrangement among Ministers before
that Gentleman accepted the setli. This, hOwever;
is founded in error:
•the State Piper alluded to was
Lord LaNG9NGENG3rI Circular relative to the oval-
pation of Naples; and Mr. CANNING but did justice
to his nsemori in vindicating him from politt)tal,
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